When I was still a little kid, my family and I stayed in a big house. That was the ancestral house of my dad's side of the family. It was somewhat a modern house. I will not be blogging about the house but about the monkeys you see on the left of your screen. My aunt used to have a tiny metal cast depicting the same picture, the same image you see here. I was curious and later on found out that it meant "hear, see, speak no evil". That's what I will always remember about those monkeys although sometimes, they refer to it...

I have always admired Joey Albert, other than she will always remind me of my Aunt (who is in the US right now), because of her voice and the message of her songs.This is one OPM song I enjoy singing because it is an epitome of a true love that really waits.This one talks about an endless love -loving a person no matter what. To wait is the message; about fate bringing them back, closer together. It says: "there's a time we need to part" either physically or figuratively. Have you ever felt cold when you are in a relationship?...

This is a story about Juliet (not her real name). She was still a kid when she experienced difficulty dealing with people. We started our correspondence when I was still a teacher. I recalled her story when we were discussing about a law on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC). I can't help but sympathize with her plight.She was a victim of child molestation and growing up with that predicament, she said going to school was difficult especially when their subject is about Biology or physical education or anything...

I associate this song with a Pilipino movie of the same title. It was about family, relationships and values. I believe this song is a Bukas Palad Music Ministry original song. I had the chance to mingle with the group when they had a concert here in Dagupan last February. The community I belong to, And Lingkod ng Panginoon - Dagupan Branch, was the sponsor of the concert. I arrived early at the concert venue and was assigned to secure the room of the group Bukas Palad. Bags, guitar, food and bread were all over. I was...

I have loved this song before and I appreciated it even more when this version was released a long time ago before I started to work in Manila.The last part of the original says: Laklak ka ng laklak, mukha ka nang parak! (You keep on drinking, you already look like a cop). It caught my attention because that was the time when cops/police officers here in the Philippines were directed to trim down. I believe it was the term of Sen. Panfilo Lacson. There were initiatives on reforming the ranks of the Philippine National Police.Oh...

I have a new task in the house: to wake up 4:30 in the morning and cook breakfast, prepare the kids' pack lunch and wake everyone up around 5:15AM. This song is my alarm tone because the instrumental at the start is really startling... it would surely make me stand up at an instant.Anyway, I am blogging about OPM music this month so I might as well write someting about this song which primarily talks about one of the most popular modes of public transport in the Philippines: the Jeepney (Please refer to the photo above)....

This is the picture:Kumusta na, ayos pa ba (How are you? Still Okay?)Ang buhay natin, kaya pa ba (Our life, can you still make it?)Eh kung hinde, paano na (If not, how?)Ewan mo ba, bahala na? (You don't know? Whatever?)Napanood kita sa tv, sumama ka sa rali (I saw you on TV, you joined the rally)Kasama ang mga madre, pinigilan mga tangke (Together with the nuns, stopping the tanks)Umiiyak ka pa sa harap ng mga sundalo (You were crying in front of the soldiers)Namigay ka pa ng rosas na nabili mo sa kanto (You handed roses...

This is another song that has a nationalistic theme. I didn't wonder when this song was chosen as one of the songs during the funeral mass for the late President Cory Aquino. Leah Salonga was the chocen singer for the piece and it was marvelous.I guess this song goes without much words to describe it. I just know that when I hear songs of nationalistic theme, I get goosebumps and surely, tears would form at the corner of my eyes.I will always claim that I love my country and I may not be able to tell you great contributions...

All the while I thought Quezon City day is August 29 but my friend told me, today is the day! At the beginning of this month, I mentioned that I shall be blogging about my favorite OPM songs as my way of giving honor to President Manuel Luis Quezon, the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth; and president who encouraged widespread use of Filipino or Tagalog dialect as a major Philippine language. His single goal: to unite the archepelagic country at least in one major language.He somehow achieved that because "Tagalog"...

As I was blogging about Mike Hanopol the other day, I kept recalling the OPM songs that my sister always sings. I remember the band Aegis, one of her favorites as a matter of fact. One song that pops up was this: Luha (it means Tears). I knew this wasn't an original song of Aegis because I have heard of this song long before Aegis band was conceptualized (and long before Aegis members were born? I hope not.) I keep hearing my sister sing this song during videoke time. Who introduced me to this song first? My aunt who, long...

It is now the "wet season" here in the Philippines. Because of the changing environment and climate, we have already experienced rains as early as April this year, the month which used to be the "summer". There were rains during the dry season or summer and somehow, I enjoyed it.On the other hand, I hate summer because I love the rainy season more. I like the wind, the sound of the rain, the cold nights and of course, I have someone to hug me. Rain has always been a picture of the heart for me. I specially loved this song...