Katulad ng panahon sa labas ng aking silid-opisina sa mga oras na ito, muling pumapatak ang ulan sa isang sulok ng aking buhay. Wala man akong pinagpapaalaman, bahagyang umaasa sa posibleng bagong pagbati. Hindi rin nagsasara ng pinto, magbubukas lamang ng mga iba pa... Napakaganda talaga ng kantang ito. Ebe Dancel, isa kang henyo ng musikang Pilipino!
(Hindi ko pag-aari ang video)
“PAALAM KAHAPON” ni Ebe Dancel
Paalam na kahapon, kay layo na pala ng
noon
Di ko inakalang
Darating ang umagang
Ito…
Parang kanina lamang
Nung tayo ay mga bata
Walang kinatatakutan
Sa bukas ay walang pakialam…
Iwanan man kita, nakaukit ka na sa puso
ko
Malilimot ba kita?
Nakaukit ka na sa puso ko
Oooohhhh-oooohhhh….
Paalam na kahapon, kailangan na ako ng
ngayon
Alaala mo’y ikakahon
Ngunit kailanma’y hindi kayang
Itapon…
Ooohhh, tila utos ng mundong mabuhay
akong pasulong
As they say, “Nothing
beats the original”. JR Richards is, and always will be, the best lead singer
of Dishwalla. He just cannot be replaced (sorry, Justin Fox). Original frontmen
of famous bands will always leave a tremendous void when they break away. They
carry much of the sound and identity of the band itself. They are their group’s
“voice”, after all.
I truly hate
December now. I always feel this way towards the end of every Gregorian
calendar year, since 2014. HAHAHA… very specific!!! I just can’t seem to absorb
that I simply won’t get what I long for... always stopped on my tracks and
dumbfounded. Why can’t I finally accept it?! I’m sick of feeling like an idiot
over and over!! I really hope that this is the last. Yes, I’m saying it: I am fed
up trying! I am so angry and sad at the same time. But it always is a better choice to
be sad rather than be angry… Time to fight my demons again.
“ANGELS OR
DEVILS” by Dishwalla, as performed by original lead vocalist JR Richards
This is the
last time
That I'm ever
gonna come here tonight
And this is the
last time I will fall
Into a place
that fails us all inside
Well I can see
the pain in you
And I could see
the love in you
And fighting
all the demons will take time
It will take
time…
The angels they
burn inside for us
And are we
ever, are we ever gonna learn to fly?
The devils they
burn inside of us
And are we ever
gonna come back down, come around?
I'm always
gonna worry ‘bout, the things that couldn't make us cold…
This is the
last time
That I'm ever
gonna give in tonight
And are there
angels or devils crawling here?
I just want to
know what blurs and what is clear to see
Well I can see
the pain in you
And I can see
the love in you, oooohhhh….
And fighting
all the demons will take time
It will take
time…
The Angels they
burn inside for us
And are we
ever, are we ever gonna learn to fly?
The devils they
burn inside of us
And are we ever
gonna come back down, come around?
I'm always
gonna worry ‘bout the things that could break us
If I were to
give in, I’d give it up and then
Take a breath,
make it deep, 'cause it might be the last one you get
Be the last one
that can't make us cooooold, la la la la la la,
That couldn't make
us cooooold, la la la la la la, ooooohhhhh…..
I'm always
gonna worry ‘bout the things that couldn't make us cold…
“I knew you’d come back when I already
have someone else waiting for me.” Those were the words I saw on your social media public
post.
It looked so vivid
that I actually thought it was real when I woke up. I felt you would probably
totally block me again; I AM partially blocked in reality, anyway. (Well, actually just
partially blocked in 1 account and virtually blocked in all remaining social network
accounts.) I know that
for a fact. BUT IT IS INDEED YOUR
RIGHT TO DO SO. I tried to check and look at what I COULD see, and realized it was just a dream. Or was it?
Yes… after a long time, I dreamt of you
again. Exactly on the day I swore I will start forgetting. I should have known that
being (one of) the first to greet you would have psychological repercussions!
I’m not sure I
understand what it means, or if it ever was meant for me in the first place. But I had a strong
feeling: that I’ve been defeated, probably a very long time ago. From the looks of
it, maybe things won’t change back to the way they were before. Maybe we’ll
keep avoiding each other until one of us settles down. I tried to start communicating with you but I could only go so far as a casual birthday greeting on a message
board of our common friends. I know you won’t talk to me privately anymore…
besides, why would you need that? I keep thinking the
suplada/mataray/antipatika you would answer back at me. Sorry, that’s what you
always made me feel ever since my confession. I just don’t want to “dislike”
you further for that. Naiinis na talaga ako sa 'yo minsan! And maybe that's a "good" thing.
Although there are many things to be happy about, I've been feeling quite sad for more than a week now. I don't know why... :-( DON'T GO AWAY by Oasis Cold and frosty morning, there's not a lot to say About the things caught in my mind And as the day was dawning, my plane flew away With all the things caught in my mind I don't wanna be there when you're coming down I don't wanna be there when you hit the ground So don't go away Say what you say Say that you'll stay Forever and a day, in the time of my life 'Cause I need more time Yes, I need more time just to make things right Damn my situation and the games I have to play With all the things caught in my mind Damn my education, I can't find the words to say With all the things caught in my mind I don't wanna be there when you're coming down I don't wanna be there when you hit the ground So don't go away Say what you say Say that you'll stay Forever and a day, in the time of my life 'Cause I need more time Yes, I need more time just to make things right Me and you, what's going on? All we seem to know is how to show the feelings that are wrong... So don't go away Say what you say Say that you'll stay Forever and a day, in the time of my life 'Cause I need more time Yes, I need more time just to make things right And don't go away Say what you say Say that you'll stay Forever and a day, in the time of my life 'Cause I need more time Yes, I need more time just to make things right Yes, I need more time just to make things right Yes, I need more time just to make things right So don't go away....
Jim Henson was
a genius, along with his colleagues at The Jim Henson Company. They are the
people behind Sesame Street, The Muppets (Marionette-Puppets, as they
technically defined the fusion, which later became very popular) and my
favorite, Fraggle Rock, among others. They were the puppeteers behind the
creatures of “Labyrinth”, an 80s fantasy movie starring David Bowie and
Jennifer Connelly. Numerous other collaborations were made with their “creature
shop” in TV and movies alike.
If I remember it right, I used to watch Fraggle
Rock every Saturday afternoon in the late 80s. I was very young then. It was not
exactly educational like Sesame Street, but very entertaining and fascinating
for me. The small characters are called The Doozers –probably the cutest of all Jim
Henson’s creations: they are construction creatures who build
transparent frames which in turn are eaten by larger entities (The Fraggles)
roughly four times their size. And then there are even larger creatures than the
Fraggles outside their caves, kind of a “food chain” hierarchy. HAHAHA!!! I
always wondered how the Doozers were controlled manually, because they were
much smaller than the average-size hand puppet. And oftentimes their whole
bodies were shown, giving little space to hide the hands that operated them. I
loved the technology behind how they were manipulated when I found out! Very clever
and sophisticated at that time. I dreamt of having sets – figures and vehicles,
of remote-controlled toys like them. Hehehe…
(i do not own the video)
I originally
wanted to be a civil engineer. The Doozers were partly influential to spark my
interest in engineering; but when I discovered how extensive algebra and
physics were involved in the study of its different fields, I turned my
attention to the next best thing, Architecture. Not that it’s literally second
best, this field is similar
(tackling both design & construction) but has less number-crunching
computations than civil engineering itself. In the real world, they virtually
have the same liabilities, only varying in degrees. I eventually chose Architecture.
Besides, I loved drawing in high school. I even created a foul-mouthed Filipino
superheroes comicbook where I vented my frustrations. HAHAHA!!! I’d like to
think of Architecture to be the “artistic side of engineering”, although many proud
architects would dispute that it’s a totally separate field of knowledge.
Anyway, I went
on to finish my tertiary education (Bachelor of Science Major in Architecture)
but was unable to land a job directly applying the “art”. I pursued an occupation related to the craft instead =
facilities administration (now more commonly known as property management), a phase
that comes right after the design, planning and construction stages of building
structures. We had a dedicated class for that in college, a subject I almost
totally ignored. Now I hear that it’s a whole new course of seminars or a
diploma program. Makes sense. In my eighteen-year career so far, I am still
learning some stuff, but actually having more emphasis on “social engineering” now.
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT
TO HANDLE PEOPLE AT WORK. PERIOD. It’s not like we’re the Doozers who got along
with each other quite easily. To be responsible and be accountable for the
actions and mistakes of different attitudes, motivations, and even problems,
one has to be flexible and versatile enough. We are not saying that we do not
fail at all, we simply stand up again and push forward the best we can. Just
like the Doozers who might have always been frustrated that their constructed
frameworks constantly kept getting eaten, they carried on anyway. (What an immature analogy!! HAHAHA!!!)
The past two
weeks have been disheartening for me at work. And even so, I’ve been informed
that there will still be incoming problems in the days ahead. This is not
permanent anyway, otherwise it’s time to look for a job somewhere else. But
wherever we go, we are bound to encounter problems along the way, whether we
like it or not. Maybe this is only a “lunatic interval” of sorts. I just
remembered these cute characters. Their hard work being destroyed constantly
and they’re still happily toiling.
We are fortunate
enough to work with colleagues who regard rank over personality (tempers and
all), as it always should be. In my case, count more than two dozen subordinates
who I can directly instruct and reprimand, depending on the situation. But
respect per se, is truly hard to earn. There was once a time when I was the
youngest of all management staff in the building, they were looking for that
“wisdom from experience” thing. And there are also some lazy types who are
vindictive at times; they take it as a personal offense when you lecture them
after a failure, especially safety issues, indirectly implying their laxity and
incompetence. Pride can be the biggest beast
in us. More than three dozen clients also add, with a regular dose of public
relations and solutions to complaints to be applied. It’s a continuous derby of
finding the right balance. So yes, it is tough. But so must we be. We push on
despite the tiresome challenges. We compromise.
It’s still better than having nothing. Work is still a blessing. I’m still
generally happy. Thank God for that. J
Ang cute nito. The girl with the camera
in front row looked so sweet and beautiful then; so starstruck. As one fan put
it, "I really wish to find someone
who (looks at) me in the same way the girl (at) 0:03 (looks at) Freddie". –Yeah, me too. Hihihi… She’s “immortalized on film” @ 0:03-0:08, actually.
Gorgeous but still tender; not noisy like other members of the audience. Mahinhin pa rin ang reaksyon. So pretty. <3 <3 <3 http://www.queenonline.com/features/the-girl-in-the-audience-fan-feature-by-patrick-lemieux
I used to want this kind of love when I was a kid, despite the fact that we had a lack of same-age-group-girl-neighbors. The music video is quite honest. Closer to truth.Even though your neighbors themselves root for you two, the childhood-sweethearts/besties-turned-real-life-lovers seldom happens. Simple but awesome storytelling. Marami na talagang magagaling na cinematographers ngayon. It's a good thing the casting director and/orproducer/s are having less discrimination over plus-size (lead) actors with this one here. Keep it up! I just hope this opens up more doors for "unconventional-looking" but deserving actors, especially here in the Philippines. Makaka-relate lang ba ako dahil mataba yung lalaki? HAHAHA!!! Grabe, fan na talaga ako ni Moira. HAHAHA!!! Although we know generallythat pop culture love songs nowadays sound like more of the same thing over and over, we are still suckers for these (otherwise "relatable") concepts of frustration and failure. This truly is the #hugot generation. HAHAHA!!!
