Tsong, I Wonder.....

I have always wondered where the term of endearment "Tsong" originated from. Along with "pare", "pards", "dre" and "tol", these words are now mainstays of the spoken Filipino language.

I have a hunch. After watching the 70s hippie flick "Cheech and Chong" once more recently, it dawned on me. Was the term taken from Cheech?

You think? ;-)

What I Thought of Today

"I figure I have around 50 years left to live, if I were to die of old age. What if I won't? Then, I can go anytime, in fact. I am not prepared. I don't have a fortune to leave my family with to sustain them for years to come. I haven't taught my children every important lesson I can think of. I haven't lived life to the fullest. I haven't made my life an adventure. I have not made enough of a difference in the world. I haven't given enough love. I haven't cultivated myself and my soul enough to gain entrance through the pearly gates. I just haven't. I haven't.

How much is enough? How long will THAT take? While I try and figure that out, I must always strive to make each day count."

:: Ang Kuwago

Pagbabalik Ng Kuwago (Return of the Owl)

Nagbalik ang Kuwago, ang guwardiya sa gabi
Sasamahan tayo, kahit madilim
Nagbibigay liwanag, ang kanyang mga mata
At lilipad tayo, sa mundo

Dadalhin tayo, sa paraiso
Sa pugad ng langit, ang lahat ay magkapatid
Pantay pantay lang, walang lamangan
Nagkakaisa, nagbibigayan

Bahala ang Kuwago, sa gabing ito
Siya ang bantay, para walang gulo
Kantahan, sayawan, hanggang magdamag
Sa tugtugan ng combo, lalong sumasarap

(Lyrics to the song originally composed and performed by Anak Bayan)

Here we are, we are back! h00t!

Happy Easter!

A Blessed Easter to all!

Let us try to celebrate Easter thinking of the Easter Bunny, Yes, the Easter Bunny.

Let not similar creatures find themselves on our dining tables as we celebrate this auspicious day of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Have a Heart.

That's all, Folks! ;-)

I am being nostalgic again

I have received a lot of comments regarding the paintings I did sometime in the 80s and which I posted here, but another little known fact about me is that I was a professional musician. I raised my young family on earnings from gigs and teaching people to play the drums. It was a hard but fulfilling life. I had to play gigs at night and teach, as well as practice, in the daytime. In 1995, the band I belonged to at that time recorded an album. It was quite an experience, recording for art's sake and not for anyone else's. Since I had long given away any CDs of our album I had left, I was so happy to have come across a copy and quickly ripped them into MP3s.

For your listening pleasure, I have uploaded them on last.fm. I hope you will find them entertaining, if not amusing, at the very least. Back then, we thought it was great.

Here is the LINK.

I also have some songs posted on the right hand side of this blog, just above my entrecard widget, if you prefer to listen to the songs from there.

Sorry, but I could not get a scan of the album cover since I only had my laptop with me at the time. I was quite happy to have been able to rip these songs.