Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Sometimes It Gets Tiresome




Sometimes, it could be tiresome being strong for everyone else in your life when you just want to put down your shield, untie your cape and remove your helmet and let somebody else be your hero for once.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Eye Candy


Sad, depressed, uninspired... 30 minutes on my Pinterest Eye Candy Board and I'm good to go!

Friday, March 15, 2013

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Romance in the Filipino Language



Filipino is such a rich and romantic language, it's a pity that it is rarely used by contemporary poets and musical composers nowadays, being taken over by our 2nd language of U.S. English.


Filipino holds so many lyrical words which when translated to English, loses its magic, its intensity.


Let me illustrate it with one of my favorite Original Pilipino Music (OPM) songs which also happens to be the title soundtrack of one of my favorite Filipino movie: Sinasamba Kita.

Below is the partial lyrics of the song, originally written by Mr. Rey Valera and sung by Sharon Cuneta.

Kung kasalanan man sa Diyos ang sambahin kita
Marahil ay mauunawaan Niya ang tulad ko
na labis na nagmahal sa 'yo
Masisisi Niya ba ako sinta?
Sinasamba kita...


 And here's the English translation:

If it's a sin to God to worship you
Maybe He'll understand someone like me
Who has loved you so dearly
Could He blame me?
I worship you 

Dunno about you but I find the Filipino version much more passionate. Just juxtapose "sinasamba" with "worship". The first exquisitely expresses the context by which it was used in the movie: the all-consuming obsession between four people where they end up either destroyed or liberated. The second...well, it sounds too religious for me which is a world away from romance.

As a huge fan of Filipino classic movies (both from the 50's and the 80s), I really hope that the new generation would get to know and love the beauty of our mother tongue and preserve our rich Filipino heritage. 

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Singing through Handwriting

"It's time to say goodbye
        To turning tables..."

Adele, my muse finishes the song with such intensity, I feel the usual tug in my chest reminding me of my lifelong unrequited love for singing.


Suddenly, I hear a soft yet soulful message which, in my heart, could only come from Him: