Hataw!

Naalala niyo pa ba ang Universal Motion Dancers at Streetboys?

Sobrang malaking bahagi ng kabataan ko ang dalawang dance group na ‘to. Sobrang dream ko talaga nun ang maging dancer. At hindi lang basta dancer, gusto kong maging founder ng all-female dance group na magiging kasing sikat ng dalawang eto.

Sino ba mas favorite ko sa kanila? Kung gusto kong magpa-cool, syempre Streetboys. At bakit naman hindi? Pangarap ko kaya na matutunan yung mga stunts nila! At medyo mas mahirap ang steps nila kumpara sa UMD na mahilig sa 8 counts at medyo literal na sayaw (although, technically, Maneouvers ang mas may mahihirap na steps, nagkataon lang na halos kalahati ng mga sayaw ng Streetboys puro stunts.). But of course, UMD started it all! Malamang sa hindi, kapag nadinig niyo ang song na Stars kahit hindi niyo alam ang buong steps sa kanta eh alam na alam niyo ang gagawin when it goes, “I hope you comprehend!”

Kaya sa mga katulad kong lumaki na pilit ginagaya ang mga steps ng UMD at Streetboys, eto ang isang magandang showdown na nakita ko sa Youtube. Sayang at merong mga sayaw na hindi nasama dito – sa UMD, ang How Gee, Oh Carol, at ang da best sa lahat, Do The Rave Stomp! Sa Streetboys naman, na-excite ako na nakasama ang Friends at The Bomb, pero mas maganda siguro kung kasali din ang Selfish at The Sign.


This vid brought so much good memories of my last days in elementary school, a better part of my high school life and medyo konting college life na din. See that step in The Bomb? I have a classmate in high school who looks really ridiculous dancing it! Kasi naman ginagawang sexy yung kembot eh hindi naman dapat ganon! Pati yung step na ginagawa ni Spencer na may flick yung kamay (di ko ma-explain! It’s around the 4:04 mark!), reminiscent ng sayaw ni Michael Jackson at lagi naming sinasayaw nina Eddy at Roby! And speaking of Eddy, kapag siya na ang nagsayaw ng It’s A Beautiful Life, lumayo ka na, kasi halos sakupin niya ang floor kapag sinasayaw na yung “it’s a beautiful life, oh oh oh, it’s a beautiful life...”. Hay, good memories!

After All

After all the start and stops
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall.
After all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me, after all.


Ack, ack! Mushy mushy!

Stop

This must be hard to swallow, but not everything is about you. Stop being so damn selfish.

I'm NOT Winning Any Videoke Contest Any Day Soon

Officemate: (singing) “Sinasamba kita…”
Me: (dinugtungan yung song) “Kung gaano’y di ko alam…”
Officemate: Ano ba?! Mali! "Kailangan Kita" yun!
Me: Ha? Ay oo nga!
Long pause…
Officemate: Uy iniisip!
Me: Pano nga uli yung song? Ah alam ko na! "Kung anumang dahilan ay hindi madadala…"
Officemate: Lyrics mo naman mali! Mahalaga hindi madadala!

RIP Mama Yamin

(I meant to post this the morning I heard the terrible news, but I was not able to blog during the week.)

I hate that I had to read the news of Claudette Yamin’s death today; I even have to check whether this is someone’s idea of a sick April Fool’s joke. As it turns out, it's not and that's just sad. :( I would like to express my condolences to Elliott for his loss.

A part of Elliott’s appeal to me was his relationship with his mother. She seemed like a feisty, yet sweet lady who’s just so proud of her son. I’m glad that she had the chance to see her son fulfill his dreams before she passed away. I know how tough this must be for Elliott and I’m wishing him all the strength to get through this.