tala at bituin

 

- Zenaida Seva

dati

medyo huli ko na na-discover ang kantang ito... ang ganda pala! balik-alaala ang tema pero ang da best dito ay dekada '90 ang sentro!!! swak sa akin ito, "relate na relate" kumbaga. tulog muna ng hapon tapos takbuhan, mataya-taya at role playing 'pag medyo bumaba na ang araw. sarah ang munting prinsesa, julio at julia, gimik nina jolina at ang tv! masaya talagang balikan ang nakaraan. :)

Dati
Sam Concepcion and Tippy Dos Santos

Ohh ooooooooooooooooooohh
Dati rati sabay pa nating pinangarap ang lahat
Umaawit pa sa hangin at amoy araw ang balat
Naalala ko pa noon nag aagawan ng nintendo
Kay sarap namang mabalikan ang ating kwento

Lagi lagi ka sa amin dumidiretso pag uwi
Naglalaro ng tao taong piso-pisong nabili
Umaawit ng theme song na sabay kinabisa
Kay sarap namang mabalikan ang alaala

Ikaw ang kasama buhat noon
Ikaw ang pangarap hanggang ngayon (hanggang ngayon), 

ooohh oh oh

Di ba't ikaw nga yung reyna at ako ang 'yong hari
Ako yung prinsesang sagip mo palagi
Ngunit ngayo'y marami nang nabago't nangyari
Ngunit di ang pagtingin ay gaya pa rin ng
da-ra-ra-rat-da dati(3x)
Na gaya pa rin ng

Dati rati ay palaging sabay na mag syesta
At sabay ring gigising alas kwatro y medya
Ohh, sabay manonood ng paboritong programa
Oh kay tamis namang mabalikan ang alaala

Di ba't ikaw nga yung reyna at ako ang 'yong hari
Ako yung prinsesang sagip mo palagi
Ngunit ngayo'y marami nang nabago't nangyari
Ngunit di ang pagtingin na gaya pa rin ng

Dati rati ay naglalaro pa ng bahay bahayan
Gamit gamit ang mantel na tinatali sa kawayan
At pawang magkakalaban pag nagtataya-tayaan
Pero singtamis ng kendi pag nagkakasal kasalan
 

Di ba dati ay nagkukunwaring Marvin at Jolina
Minsan ay tambalang Mylene at Bojo Molina
Ang sarap sigurong balikan ang mga alaala 

lalo na't kung magkayakap mga bata't magkasama

Parang Julio't Julia lagi tayong magkasama (hindi mapaghiwalay)
Sabay tayong umiiyak kapag inaapi si Sarah
(Hindi pwede yan)
Una kang kinakatok sa pagsapit ng umaga
('Yan ang pag-ibig)
Sana mabalik ang dati nating pagsasama

Diba't ikaw nga yung reyna at ako ang 'yong hari
Ako yung prinsesang sagip mo palagi
Ngunit ngayo'y malayo ka't malabong mangyari
Ang aking pagtingin (ohh, bulong na lang sa hangin)
Pangarap na lang din (pangarap na lang din)
Na gaya pa rin ng
da-ra-ra-rat-da dati(3x)
Na gaya pa rin
da-ra-ra-rat-da dati(3x)
Na gaya pa rin ng........
Ng dati.

shiela marie pineda

the adamson lady falcons lost to ateneo lady eagles last saturday. great game for alyssa valdez and the lady eagles who will face the NU bulldogs this wednesday (nu has twice-to-beat advantage). while i’m also a big fan of the best scorer and attacker alyssa valdez and the ateneo team, i wanted adamson to win this game to see bang pineda once more before she hangs up her adamson number 1 jersey. she’s graduating this year and we’ll only see her if she suits up in one of the teams in the semi-professional league, philippine super liga.

since i first saw the older adamson team with janet serafica, rissa jane laguilles placed runner up to feu, i have been following this team. angela benting took over as the captain and passed the torch to pau soriano last year, who steered the lady falcons to a third place finish before graduating. shiela mariepineda, or bang, then took over the reins. the high-flying bang topped the scoring chart in early february before valdez took it away solidly.

every weekend, i would cheer for the adamson lady falcons (even against my UP naming mahal team) and would feel bad if they lost a game... similar to that bad feeling when rafael nadal loses. they lost badly to higher ranked teams such as dlsu and nu and suffered surprising losses to feu and ust. they usually start on the losing side before turning things around to win close matches such as their first match against UP and the winner-take-all match versus feu. adamson doesn’t have physically gifted players like dindin santiago or mika reyes. ok, they’re not the best team in uaap but i still like watching the adamson lady falcons! apart from their heart and great floor defense, the main reason is bang pineda.

according to some trivia from commentators such as boom gonzales, noreen go, mozzy ravena, bang pineda was recruited in the team and was groomed to be a libero since she’s a very good digger. until the coaching staff saw that she could be a great open hitter. she’s only 5’4, short in volleyball player standards, but bang’s high leaps and high percentage attacks made her a true weapon for the team. and she is (or was as she already played her last game). she was the best server last year and one of the consistent diggers in the league. as mentioned, she is second to valdez in scoring, contributing not only on attacks but also on blocking, aces and floor defence. a true all-around player and one who will be sorely missed in the league.

#PinedaTime once more sana.

Gavroche

i thought one or two entries on les miserables are already enough. but no. i just have to post another one. i have to have another one on gavroche.

Gavroche is "one of the most appealing and tender characters in fiction", who, despite his relatively small role in the novel, "brings a breath of happiness and humanity a love of life, wit, goodness, and courage in the face of adversity. His purity of spirit is strengthened rather than diminished by poverty, homelessness, and injustice." Where other characters are hardened by experience, Gavroche lives by his wits and shows kindness to everyone he encounters. In his view, as Javert embodies rigor and order, Gavroche represents the unruly, eccentric, and imaginative. - Mario Vargas Llosa

suddenly

#SongOfTheDay #HappyWednesday

"Suddenly"

Les Miserables

(performed by Hugh Jackman)

Suddenly I see

Suddenly it starts

Can two anxious hearts beat as one?

Yesterday I was alone

Today you walk beside me

Something still unclear

Something not yet here has begun.

Suddenly the world

Seems a different place

Somehow full of grace and delight.

How was I to know that so much hope was held inside me?

What has passed is gone

Now we journey on through the night

How was I to know at last that happiness can come so fast?

Trusting me the way you do

I’m so afraid of failing you

Just a child who cannot know that danger follows where I go

There are shadows everywhere

And memories I cannot share

Nevermore alone

Nevermore apart

You have warmed my heart like the sun.

You have brought the gift of life

And love so long denied me.

Suddenly I see

What I could not see

Something suddenly

Has begun.

incia

A river in northern Italy, a right affluence of the Po River. Its source is at the Alpe di Succiso, in the northern Apennines (Tuscan-Emilian Apennines), at 1,406 m. The Enza is the current boundary of the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia.

After the source, at 1,157 it forms the Paduli or Lagastrello artificial lake, and flows for 93 km in the aforementioned provinces. In its trait in the Pianura Padana it becomes wider, and flows into the Po near Brescello.

In ancient times it was known by its Latin name Incia.

les miserables

binaha ang makati ng indonesia. di tuloy ang mga miting at paralisado ang buong lungsod. walang gagawin kaya nag-les mis na ako. nagdalawang-isip pa pero akin na ang oras na ‘yun dahil lagpas alas-6 na kaya tumuloy ako. natuwa ako sa pelikula. pinanood ko ulit ito nitong gabi ng sabado. at di ako nagsisi. ang galing.

siyempre alam na ng lahat na ang pag-umit ng isang piraso ng tinapay ang dahilan ng pagkakakulong ni jean valjean sa loob ng 20 taon. nakakuha siya ng pagkakataong magbago at magbigay-trabaho sa daan-daang mga trabahador pagkatapos mabigyan ng parole. lahat ito sa pagkakanlong sa likod ng bagong katauhan bilang monsieur lamer. nangako siyang aampunin ang naulilang anak ni fantine na si cosette. muling nagtagpo ang landas nina valjean at javert sa pagbabalik ni valjean sa paris. sabi ng mga kritiko, bukod sa ilang pinaikling mga kanta at inibang mga linya, nanatiling malapit ang les mis sa orihinal nitong materyal.

halos tatlong oras ang les miserables pero ni hindi ko naramdaman ang pagod o inip. simula pa lang nito, hawak ka na nito sa leeg. o ang iyong puso. mahusay ang les mis ni tom hooper sa pagbibigay ng lakbay-emosyon sa mga manonood. mula sa tila walang tigil na pakikibaka upang mabuhay hanggang sa tiim-bagang na “pagpapatupad lamang ng batas”. mayroon ding maalab na pag-ibig ng isang ama at maalab na damdaming rebolusyunaryo, habang maalab din ang simbuyo ng damdaming nagmamahal at sawi sa pagmamahal. may tunggalian din ng kakatwang panggagantso at integridad. dahil sa mga ito, may pagbaha nga rin yata maging sa sinehan. pagbaha ito ng luha kasama na ang sa akin.

musikal ang les mis at live daw ang pag-awit ng mga gumanap dito. napakahusay ng musika at iskor nito. sa look down pa lang, kung saan daan-daang preso ang humihila sa barko kalaban ang masungit na panaho’t dagat, bihag na ang manonood. mahusay din itong tumransisyon sa sukal ng paris sa end of the day at the docks. nakuha ng pelikula ang lawak na kailangan para sa mga tour de force na mga eksenang tulad ng sa paris/look down. agaw-eksena ang makulit na mag-asawang thénardier lalo na sa the thénardier waltz of treachery. sumulat pa ng mga bagong kanta para sa les mis na ito at haylayt nito ang suddenly ni hugh jackman. tuluyan nang sumulak ang aking mga luha sa pagkamatay ni gavroche sa the second attack. do you hear the people sing naman ang eeko at magiging lss ng bawat manonood.

magaling din ang sinematograpiya at staging ng pagpapakamatay ni javert. puno ang pelikula ng akmang bakgrawnd at talagang binusisi ang mga detalye ng disenyong produksyon nito. paborito ko ang rangya ng paris, ang elepanteng bahay ni gavroche at ang mabilis na pag-cut ng camera sa kanya ng mabaril si eponine. magkapatid nga kasi ang dalawa bagamat di ito madalas mabanggit sa mga adaptasyon. 

may mga na-turn off daw sa close-ups na kinahiligan ni tom hooper para sa kanyang les mis. nalimitahan daw nito ang kapangyarihan ng mga kanta na ilarawan halimbawa ang bayolenteng bakgrawnd habang inaawit ang a little fall of rain. pero epektibo ang mga close ups para sa akin. mas dama ang emosyon at naging higit na malapit ang mga karakter lalo na sa mga haylayt.

bagamat di naman belter, talagang mahusay si hugh jackman. dama ang sidhi ng kanyang damdamin sa bawat eksena. kitang-kita ang kanyang dedikasyon sa valjean’s soliloquy at suddenly. tagumpay ang pamumuhunang “pagwasak” ni anne hathaway sa kanyang sarili upang maisalarawan ang pait ng buhay ni fantine lalo na sa eksena ng i dreamed a dream. medyo may kulang sa javert ni russel crowe… kulang sa gravita lalo na sa one day more, di tulad ng obispo ng digne na si colm wilkinson. ekselente si eddie redmayne bilang marius lalo na sa empty chairs at empty tables. magaling din si samantha barks bilang eponine na sa bawat labas niya sa eksena, napangingiti ako, lalo na ng kantahin niya ang on my own.

pasado alas-12 pa ng gabi ang lipad pabalik ng maynila. kaysa maupo sa lobby ng ascott, buti na lang di ako bumalikwas at pinanood ko ang les mis. solb. panonoorin ko ito ulit ‘pag inulit ng hbo.

whitewater

exciting.
exhilarating.
cagayan de oro.
whitewater rafting.
kagay.
november this year.
once more.

let it go

#SongOfTheDay #HappyFriday

Let It Go
 
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I’m the Queen.
 
The wind is howling 
Like this swirling storm inside
Couldn’t keep it in, 
Heaven knows I tried
 
Don’t let them in, don’t let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know 
Well, now they know
 
Let it go, let it go
Can’t hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door
 
I don’t care
What they’re going to say
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway
 
It’s funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can’t get to me at all
 
It’s time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me
I’m free
 
Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You’ll never see me cry
 
Here I stand
And here 
I'll stay
Let the storm rage on
 
My power flurries through the air into the ground 
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I’m never going back, the past is in the past
 
Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
 
Here I stand
In the light of day
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway

come on eileen

#SongOfTheDay #HappyMonday

(Come On Eileen)
(Come On Eileen)

Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio
But he moved a million hearts in mono
Our mothers cried
Sang along
Who'd blame them
You've grown, so grown
Now I must say more than ever
(Come On Eileen)
Too-ra-loo-ra, too-ra-loo-rye, aye
And we can sing just like our fathers

Come on Eileen
Oh, I swear what he means (what he means)
At this moment you mean everything
You in that dress
My thoughts I confess
Verge on dirty
Oh, come on Eileen

(Come On Eileen)

These people round here
Wear beaten down eyes sunk
In smoke dried faces
They're so resigned to what their fate is
But not us (no not ever)
But not us (not ever)
We are far too young and clever
(Remember)
Too-ra-loo-ra, too-ra-loo-rye, aye
And you'll hum this tune forever

Come on Eileen
Oh, I swear what he means
Aah, come on let's
Take off everything
That pretty red dress
Eileen (tell him yes)
Aah, come on let's
Aah, come on Eileen

That pretty red dress
Eileen (tell him yes)
Aah, come on let's
Aah, come on Eileen

Come on Eileen, too-rye-aye
Come on Eileen, too-rye-aye
Now you're full grown
Now you have shown
Oh, Eileen

Say, come on Eileen
These things they are real and I know
How you feel
Now I must say more than ever
Things round here have changed
I say, too-ra-loo-ra, too-ra-loo-rye-aye

Come on Eileen
Oh, I swear (what he means)
At this moment, you mean everything
You in that dress, my thoughts I confess
Which are dirty
Aah, come on Eileen

Aah, come on Eileen
Oh, I swear (what he means)
At this moment, you mean everything
You in that dress, my thoughts I confess
Well, they're dirty
Come on Eileen

Come on Eileen...

6 years

bago ko tuluyang makalimutan, 6 na taon na nga pala ang blog na ito. january 25 ang tumpak na petsa pero nalimutan ko nga kasi ito. biruin mo naman kasing umabot pa ng 6 years 'no?! kung anu-anong bagay lang naman ang laman nito. mas marami ang mga rant o reklamo sa maraming aspeto kaysa 'yung mga posts na may kapararakan. wala rin namang masyadong bumabasa ng mga nakasulat dito. kaya nakapagtatakang tumagal din ito maskipaps. 

siguro kasi nga naging paagusan na ito ng pansariling mga palakat. akin nga naman ito kaya puwede kong sabihin ang anumang naisin. kapag may mga pangyayaring pabigat sa batok, madaling isiwalat dito ang anumang pasakit. kung may nakatatawang mga hirit, may espasyo rin sa blog na ito. kung may napanood akong maganda at may oras akong mag-typetype, tiyak na malalagay dito. siyempre kung may anumang milestone, karapat-dapat ding mai-post. may sarili akong channel at patalastas sa maraming pahina ng 6 na taon nang blog na ito. 

sabi ng google, mga candy raw ang tradisyunal na regalo para sa anim na taong anibersaryo. puwede ka raw mamili ng kahit anong candy basta ayon sa gusto ng may-ari. puwede ring tsokolate o maski gummy bears dahil modern na raw! at dahil gusto ko ang chocnut at gummy bears, heto na! 

sa susunod pang anim (o higit pa) na mga taon!!

tsotsi

tsotsi won the oscar for best foreign language film in 2006. it definitely packed a serious punch and deserved all the awards it won. tsotsi is the name of its central character who is a criminal teenager. in one of his unlawful escapades, tsotsi hijacked a car and fatally shoots the woman driver. on his way to dispose of his loot, he finds a baby on the back seat, brings the baby home and soon bonded with him. he chose miriam, a young mother to help him take care of the baby. the presence of the baby transformed his behavior, from that of a street hooligan to a caring, somewhat a foster father to the baby.

one may find tsotsi another sampling of poverty porn ala pinoy indies since it highlighted soweto’s (johannesburg’s biggest slum) squalor and the city’s underbelly. but what is effective in this one is that the setting only provided a backdrop to a truly compelling story – human beings no matter how big a predator they’ve become, they still have that loving side to them and are capable of caring for another human being. tsotsi may have chosen a life of crime due to his life experiences (his mother died of AIDS and his father was cruel to him), the infant set off a change in his demeanor and he discovered that tender side of him.

it may be a bit hard to watch because of the in-your-face violence. but its realist take didn’t feel contrived at all and may be due to the director’s choice to tap non-actors to tell the story. presley chweneyagae as tsotsi was phenomenal, as was the mathusi magano as boston and terry pheto as miriam. its accompanying music also worked well in intensifying the “low life” urban criminal mood of the film.

intense and powerful, tsotsi is a must-watch.

the kite runner

friendship beyond inequalities, honor and family – these are the central themes of these beautiful, poignant film, the kite runner. adapted from khaled hosseini’s book, the kite runner tells the story of amir, a well-off boy living in kabul’s wazir akbar khan district. set against the backdrop of afghanistan’s turbulent recent history, amir had to live with his guilt stemming from abandoning his friend and the son of his father’s servant, hassan.

in one of their local kite-flying competitions, hassan promised to give amir the winning kite. he caught the kite but a bunch of bullies wanted it for themselves. hassan was beaten up and was sexually assaulted. amir, who saw his friend being assaulted abandoned his friend and even called hassan a coward. national events since played out with the monarchy falling and the soviet union invading the country, amir and his father sought refuge in pakistan and eventually in the US. hassan and his family did not have that luxury and stayed behind in afghanistan and experienced the times when the taliban took over the country.

as critics put it, the kite runner captures the audience’s imagination. it opened my eyes to the glory of afghanistan as a nation and how foreign power destroyed its sovereignty and how fanatic take on religion wipe out familial blueprint and heritage. the special joy of friendship, fun during someone’s youth, loyalty, pain and remorse were all interwoven in this tale. this line from hassan especially resonated with me, “if you tell me to eat dirt, i will. but i know you won't ask me to.”

if there was one criticism against the kite runner, it would have been the fast-forwarded take on the movie’s vital final moments. while it did put a lot of time in laying the background of the story and what happened to amir when he moved to the US, the solution to the conflict felt rushed. maybe because when amir’s moment to stand up for sohrab came, the movie was already running at over 2 hours. however, the ending still provided a good atmosphere by saying that it’s never too late to make amends for missteps committed in the past. it is one inspiring film that everyone should see.