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.

Break!

Feeling ko maloloka na naman ako. Andami ko daw kasi pinoproblema. Pati problema ng ibang tao iniisip ko.

Pero hindi naman basta problema ng ibang tao yun. Problema ng mga kapamilya at kaibigan ko yun. Oo iniisip ko ding huwag na lang isipin kasi may sarili din naman akong mga inaalala, pero pwede ba yun? Ba’t ko pa tinawag ang sarili ko na kapatid o anak o kaibigan kung wala din naman akong pakialam?

Sabi nga nila, hindi naman nawawala ang problema. Nasa tao na lang kung paano niya dadalhin yun. At merong mga problema na kahit alam mong kakayanin mo din naman eh kailangan mo pa rin ang tulong ng iba. Di bale na sigurong maloka ako sa dami ng problema, kahit hindi naman lahat eh sa akin. Ang gusto ko lang ay makatulong kahit paano. Gaya ng kung paano din akong natulungan nung ako naman ang maloka-loka sa king dinadala.

Top 5 On Friday - Week 168

From Music Memoirs (after a very long time!):

Top 5 songs that you've loved the longest

I can’t think of any song that I’ve loved when I was in primary school that I still love until now. It was in high school when I started to enjoy music and began to listen to songs and artists that I really like and not just what everyone else liked. You might also notice a lot of cassette tape references which will give you an idea of how long I’ve been listening to these songs!

1. Upside Down (2 Minds Crack) – what else? I heard this from my eldest brother’s collection. I copied it on a cassette tape and got the lyrics by listening to it repeatedly. It was only in college when the song started to really mean something to me but I fondly recall listening to the song on most nights.

2. Tindahan Ni Aling Nena (Eraserheads) – when Eheads burst into the scene, we were first to have a copy of their first album in our neighborhood. We still have a sari sari store back then and I would play Eheads’ album when I’m manning the store. My guy friends would often tease me and change the lyrics of the song to “Tindahan ni Aling Jela”. As most of you would know, that’s also the title of my first ever blog!

3. Till I Hear It From You (Gin Blossoms) – I recorded this song on a cassette tape when I heard it on the radio and I can still recall the voice of the DJ when he started to speak even before the song has ended!

4. Light and Shade (Fra Lippo Lippi) – before “Beauty and Madness” made everyone swoon, I was already daydreaming to the tune of this song.

5. Build Me Up, Buttercup (The Foundations) – I used to go by the nickname of Buttercup, thanks to this song!