Wednesday, July 25, 2007

to be or not to be

i was watching tv this morning while having my breakfast. the program was The Correspondent and they featured the gifted children or geniuses. one of the interviewees was Shaira Luna. if you guys remember, she was the youg girl who knows almost everything, she played the piano, violin, flute and the drums at a very young age. she was in college at the age of 13 taking up medicine. she is very popular before because of her intelligence and she is a frequent guest of various TV shows back then.

but when i watched her on tv this morning, she has changed. she said that she is not that girl anymore. she got tired of what she was doing. her mind was opened when she went to college. actually, she is now a photographer. can you imagine that? she dropped everything - big dreams, great opportunity and popularity just to be a photographer. because according to her, that is the only thing that made her happy. she can learn everything easily but never sticked to doing it for a year except for photography. what made me admire her is her statement that if you are a genius who concentrates on your mental capacity, you are missing half of your life. if that genius goes out in the street, he'll be lost so it's better to be street-smart. according to her, hindi raw naman kailangan na deretso ang tinatahak mo, it is not bad to move around and see things. and i really admire her for that. she did a very brave move to choose what she is doing now.

it's wonderful. people tend to own mountains but they will later realise that a simple flower planted in a pot is the only thing that really makes them happy. let us live our lives to the fullest but let us make sure that what we do is what we really want. knowing everything is non-sense, all you need to know is what you need to know.. bahala na kayo umintindi dun!!!

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

rico blanco... the man!!!

i feel extremely sad when i confirmed that Rico Blanco left Rivermaya. actually, i've been hearing the news from friends and even from my wife who watched the news from tv. i just commented 'tsika lang yan, hindi aalis yun' because to me, he is an institution being a part of rivermaya. maybe i reacted like that because i can't accept the fact; until i read about it directly from Rico's page. i have been a rivermaya fan eversince. i adored them more than the eraserheads unlike other friends i have who worshipped the heads. i even refused to watch concerts here in dubai even when bamboo and pne came over to have one because i am saving my time for rivermaya. but now i guess my saved time will be wasted. i know rivermaya will still pursue but i don't think a ricoblancoless maya will be that successful. i know mark is still there but blanco is the one who pens almost everything and he is the genius. i salute all original mayas like bamboo and nathan but it is rico who is the most notable. you can see my previous post, the title is one of rivermaya's songs, proving that i am a certified rivermaya fan. below is rico's statement i got from his multiply account. he is now into painting but still a firestarter for the youth and continuously serves as our LIWANAG SA DILIM

Dear friends, i am no longer with the band and management of rivermaya. I have been with the group from the start, and after 14 great years, I am now quite excited about the chance to finally do other things with my life, pursue endeavors outside of the entertainment spotlight, a desire I have made known to my group as early as 2005 and have already postponed several times. I will surely miss the music and the fans and will always cherish the experience. I hope you will continue supporting the group and the whole of opm. My work is done. Thank you for all your incredible love and support.

i will continue supporting rico as well as the rivermaya and i will also mention bamboo..

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

wag na init ulo baby

hindi ko alam kung bakit ako ganito. bakit wala akong kuntrol sa sarili? pag nagalit ako hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili ko. hindi ko ito gusto, hindi ko alam kung matapang ba ako pero hindi naman ako palaaway. bakit ba ako nagkaganito?

nung isang araw, me nagwawalang customer sa dubai dahil naputulan ng TFC at pinagmumura daw ang mga staff dun. ipinagmamalaki na 25K dirhams daw ang sweldo nya at magresign na raw ang manager pag hindi naibalik ang signal ng TFC nya. nagkataon na customer ko yun kasi taga-rito sya sa al ain, isipin mo ba naman na tinawagan ko at kinumpronta ko pa? ang sabi nga ng customer bakit daw ba ako nakikisali e wala naman daw ako kasalanan, alam daw nya na sa dubai ang problema kaya hindi na ako ang tinawagan nya. bakit ako ganun? barumbado ba ako? tanda ko pa nun nung me nakaaway ang kuya cris ko tapos ako ang napagbuntunan nung tatay ng nakaaway nya at isinumbat ang tulong na ginawa nila nung namatay ang tatay ko, hindi rin ako nakapagpigil at nakipagsigawan din sa kanya. hindi ko makalimutan ang sinabi ng kuya ringo ko nun, hindi sya nagalit sa akin pero sabi nya hindi ko na daw dapat pinatulan. kaya daw kami pinag-aral ng magulang namin ay para matuto ng tama. ibig nyang sabihin, edukado ako at hindi dapat pumapatol sa ganun. lagi kong naiisip yun twing may nagagawa akong hindi maganda pag umiinit ang ulo ko. hindi ko alam kung saan ko nakuha ang ugaling ito kasi walang ganito sa mga kapatid ko. sana iniwan nya na lang sa akin ang ugaling yun nung namatay sya. ayokong maging ganito. pero hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko para magbago. this past week lagi kong iniisip yung sinabi na yun ng kapatid ko sa akin, itinatanim ko sa utak ko pero hindi ko magawa.

alam kong masayahin akong tao, masasabi ko rin naman na matalino ako. magaling din naman ako makisama at maraming kaibigan. marami ang humahanga sa 'tapang' ko at pagiging prangka pero ako ay hindi. may ilang tao na rin ang nagpaalala na iwasan ko ang init ng ulo, alam kong dapat iwasan yun dahil nasa customer service ang trabaho ko. ang duda ko ay dito ko yun nakuha sa trabahong ito. sa araw-araw na nakikiharap ka sa iba't ibang tao, may ayos at marami ang hindi ayos, nagsawa na sigurong makisama ng isip ko sa mga hindi ko naman talaga kaibigan. nakakapagod din yung bumati ka ng bumati, ngumiti kahit gusto mo nang sapukin ang kaharap mo at siguro pinakanakakapagod ang maging pag-aari ka ng mga customer mo. pero marami na rin naman akong nagawang hindi maganda dahil sa init ng ulo kahit nung wala pa ako dito, mula sa pagbabalibag ng batya hanggang sa pagbabalibag ng motor.

ayoko ng ganito... ayokong masira ang pagkatao ko. gusto kong magbago at sana mahanap ko ang daan sa pagbabago. gabayan sana ako ng Diyos...