singing appropriately . . .
i went to the mall yesterday with one of my best buds.
since she’s based in singapore for most of the year, she does her best to visit the record bars here to buy audio cds and even copies of popular and great movies.
so anyway, we were inside and i was helping her choose which cds to buy. while we were at the counter paying for those cds, we couldn’t help but notice the songs being played inside the record bar . . . ok, gawain talaga namin ni mel na mang-okray ng lahat ng pwedeng okrayin . . . but i think we have a point.
we just found it weird because we were hearing acoustic and mellow renditions of songs like “wake me up when september ends,” and “perfect”. ang pangit kasi e . . . i mean, it was soothing but then again, when you try to think about the lyrics . . . it doesn’t seem appropriate. c’mon! the song’s message has hatred, and angst . . . paano mo ‘yun mararamdaman kapag mellow ‘yung pagkakakanta? acoustic versions work in rock . . . pero hindi mellow dapat . . . kailangan pa rin ‘yung angst . . .
think of it this way . . . kunwari si john legend kumanta ng “just like a pill” ni pink . . . it may sound good ’cause john legend is a good singer pero . . . he’s not known for providing songs which has angst in it . . .
which again leads me back to my original concern . . . bakit ba kasi wala nang ginawa ang pinoy artists kundi mag-revive ng mga kanta in a different version? nakakasawa na rin kasi . . . i long for original pinoy music . . .
–GI 30682
Uncategorized | Comment (0)the year-old text message . . .
something weird just happened recently . . .
well, i was trying to browse the inbox of my mobile phone last christmas day . . . i was trying to look for a good christmas message to forward to people (talk about originality, hahaha). anyway, while looking for one, i saw a message i saved last year. funny it came from someone i’ve long wanted to forget.
you know how sometimes something just seemed so wrong at this moment but sometime in the future, you look back and realize that “wrong thing” was actually right all along.
i don’t want to dwell much into that message . . . basta, it was a “words of wisdom” kind of text. i was to leave and move on that time and i remembered my last words to this person - which prompted her hours after to send me that message.
maybe i was mad during that time and so i did my best to disprove that “words of wisdom” message. always brought up that topic with my friends and asked their opinion regarding the message. it was comforting at that time when people also had the same opinion as mine.
funny thing lang, even though i have already “disproved” the message, i never deleted it in my phone’s inbox. that’s why i saw it again recently.
it was actually a weird feeling . . . i don’t know if perhaps the fact that i’ve already forgiven this person deep inside my heart that’s why i became open to the real message of this quote.
for the first time, i saw her point . . . because basically, i was living that point she was saying. i realized perhaps if i already became open last year about her “bilin,” i wouldn’t be hurting this way. when i left, she actually gave me a weapon i could use in my future battles but i doubted it . . . it was just now i wished i used it as my defense . . . then things could have ended up differently maybe . . .
well, i still do not completely agree with what she said . . . but the thing is . . . she does have a point . . .
i’m glad i never deleted that text message. maybe it was meant that i shouldn’t delete it because it’s gonna help me realize something sooner or later . . . and it did . . .
and that’s why i’m still not going to delete that message now . . .
–GI 30682
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you know how everyone shares that this christmas shall be a tough one because of the global financial crisis?
well, really, i think it is happening . . . been seeing signs of it everywhere.
i’ve been seeing less christmas decorations everywhere . . .
less reunions and parties, i think?
i don’t even see lots of christmas carolings . . . siguro naisip din nila bakit papagurin pa nila ang sarili nila e mukhang wala naman silang makukuhang aginaldo . . . hehehehe
for those working, notice how people lately tend to share gifts that is, bihira na ‘yung mamimigay ng regalo na gastos lang nila purely? of course, it’s gonna be cheaper if you’ve got someone to share the expenses with . . .
at mas maraming na-experience ko na ganoon this year . . . mahirap na nga siguro talaga ang buhay . . .
read gi’s conscience: bad trip kasi . . . naisahan ako . . . dapat nakihati na rin ako sa pagbibigay ng regalo . . . hahaha
joke lang . . . i love giving gifts . . . 
and to the others . . . what’s important are the kinds of gifts we can give which are priceless . . .
love . . .
–GI 30682
realizing that i’m not alone . . .
have you ever experienced this before?
that is, waking up in the morning . . . uncertain of what this day shall offer you . . .
you then try to figure out . . . what kind of song will be played today so you’ll know the kind of dance you’ll do in this dance of life?
and so, it’s the same old routine for the past couple of weeks, even months . . . you dread coming to this place, because you fear you’re not prepared to dance the kind of dance being dictated for you to do. at one moment, you realize you’re being expected to dance the waltz, then in a couple of minutes . . . the march . . . and it could really be so confusing, stressful, and tiring.
and so recently, i guess i’ve reached my boiling point and did something which i think should have done a long time ago . . .
aired out my concerns to a person i trust . . . someone of authority . . . and just cried the whole time as i released all the pain, hurt, and fears i’ve been battling recently . . . that so-called “monster” in my life.
maybe i never wanted to do it before . . . because i was unsure of what the outcome shall be . . . if i could get people to understand what i felt during that whole of time of bullying . . . i thought maybe i was exaggerating all things but then i realized, it’s already the real thing because i saw people protecting me already.
you know it was comforting to hear “i understand how you feel” after sharing my concerns to this very respectable person . . . the advice i got was so reassuring as i now realize that i am not alone . . . there are people who saw me otherwise . . . and i’m not as bad as i thought i was . . .
this week, i am about to do something which people have been suggesting for the longest time . . . i’m still not sure of what the outcome might be . . . but hearing the statement “so the person will know the other side of the story” became so promising that now i have the courage to do it . . .
i have a request right now . . . i’m about to make an important decision in a couple of weeks . . . help me pray that i’d be able to make the right decision . . .
–GI 30682
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