Rewind: Girl Power!

Good day everyone, and welcome to yet again another edition of Rewind, where we talk about music and everything related to it!

As you may have noticed, I love OPM so much. Most of my musical influences comes from OPM. And just a few days ago, I came up with a hypothetical album and today, we make another one. Last time we dealt with numbers in song titles, this time, we go with the sweet sweet voice of our lovely OPM ladies.

Don't get the wrong idea though, these ladies can rock some serious tunes! So just like before, let's set some ground rules:

1.) There should only be a minimum of eight (8) songs and a maximum of 16 songs in this album.
2.) To have a diverse album, each artist can only have a maximum of three (3) songs in this album.
3.) Only one version of each song could be included in the album.
4.) The lead singer should be a female. If she has a male co-lead singer, or the song featured a male artist, that is fine.

So now that we have got that out of the way, let's start the fun!

As usual, it all begins after the jump.

Bus Window Reflections 03/19/15: Hope, Destiny, Pain and Love

An early one today, so let's get this one out of the way!

1.) First off, prayers to Arwind, his mom, and their whole family. In case you missed it, Arwind’s mom fainted during last night’s PBA game. I don’t know the family personally, nor am I one of Arwind’s biggest fans, but still, you just can’t help but feel for the guy. I just can’t imagine what was going through his mind at that moment. Before following his mom to the hospital, Arwind still managed to play for a couple of minutes, but it was obvious that he is bothered. Not that you can’t blame him, I don’t think anyone can do anything else at that situation, let alone play a competitive game of basketball. As I always say, family first. I do hope this is nothing serious.


2.) In connection to the point above, boy did I feel uncomfortable watching that game last night. Sure, TNT smacking around SMB on a must win game did not help, but after the incident with Arwind’s mom, I just felt blank. Usually I’m frustrated when my team is losing (and they are losing BAD, in a MUST WIN game. I should be furious!), but last night was different. It felt like the wind was knocked out of me. Even at moments where the team looks like they are going to make a run, nothing. I couldn’t even smile. It’s like I didn’t care about the results of the game! It even felt like some, if not most of Arwind’s teammates felt the same. Sure some may spout stuff about being mentally tough, but this is family and health we are talking about. What I was feeling is not even a fraction of what Arwind might have been feeling. Again, a reminder that there are some things that we are just more important than others.


3.) On a lighter note, the 2019 FIBA World Cup would be held in Asia, with the last two finalists being China and the Philippines! While the logistical advantage is with China, there are some factors that are in favor of the Philippines. But heck, it would be beyond awesome if we get to host it. Aside from getting the automatic berth in the tournament, it would be cool to see the very best playing in Philippine soil. Sure, some of the older players now, like Pau Gasol, might not be playing by 2019 (which is still FOUR years away). Heck, even some of the best of the USA like LeBron and Carmelo might not play in it (not that they play at the FIBA tournaments a lot), but I think we still get to see awesome talents like Anthony Davis and Steph Curry. Oh how I hope we pull this one out.

4.) While waiting for the bus earlier today, a pair of guys in a motorcycle stopped near me to ask for directions. A song was blaring out of the motorcycle of this two huge guys. The song? This song.

And it was playing this part at that moment: "Bat di pa sabihin, ang hindi mo maamin? Ipauubaya na lang ba ito sa hangin?".

A lot of people hold back what they want to say because of various reasons, and I understand that. People most of the time wants to have the perfect opportunity to say whatever they want to say. But just food for thought: Sometimes, we ourselves need to make the opportunity the perfect opportunity, otherwise, there'd be no progress.


5.)  “Kaya masakit pa kasimahal mo pa”. I heard this line while my parents were watching Forevermore. While I do agree with the premise of the statement, I think most of those who heard the line (and reacted online) thought that the statement likewise implies that if it doesn’t hurt anymore, then you don’t love the person anymore, to which I disagree. If it hurts, then yes most likely you still love them, but it doesn’t necessarily follow that if it doesn’t hurt anymore that we don’t love them anymore. It could be just because we have accepted whatever has happened, that despite us still loving them, we have just made peace with the situation, and thus, it doesn’t hurt anymore. It has stopped hurting you, but you still love them. See, love is such a wonderful thing, even after all the pain.

..and I wouldn't pass up the chance for a OMC reference! 

“I guess in the end, things seldom work out the way you expect. 

Sometimes, fate is on your side, other times, well, you’ve kind of sealed your own fate. 

Either way you have to trust that whatever’s supposed to happen, will happen.”

Rewind: Top Beats for 2014

   I’m back! One year and 25 days later (or 3 posts later, really, just 3 posts? Damn Kelvz! Write more!) I’m back with the 2014 edition of the Top Beats! 

    Now just like last year, the following are my top 20 most played songs for 2014. Remember that it is not a "best songs of 2014" list. So I grabbed my phone and looked at the top played tracks. To not make this list a long one, I would just link you to a YouTube video of the entries for songs 20 to 11, but for entries 10 to 1, I'd post the video directly here. Last year the list was dominated by OPM songs, as 14 of the 20 entries were from local artists. Will we see yet another OPM domination? Let's begin!

20.) Happy

Let’s start this on a happy note! Happy by Pharrell Williams makes it to the list as our number 20 song. Thanks to the Minions and Despicable Me 2 for introducing me to this song. And doesn’t it really make you the bit more happy by just listening to it?

LSS Line: “Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth”

19.) Shake It Off

Taylor Swift! Two for two so far for foreign artists. While Shake It Off is not the usual Taylor Swift song (i.e. songs that are full of “hugot”), I like Shake It Off because it is an upbeat song. I suspect that the reason that it is here is because we used Shake It Off as one of the songs in our team’s performance during last year’s company year-end party.

LSS Line: “That's what people say mmm, that's what people say mmm..”

18.)Takipsilim

Most of your probably are not familiar with this song, but our first OPM song is brought to you by the band Paramita. Kung ang Shake It Off ay walang hugot, ang Takipsilim ay puro hugot! This most likely is the least known of all the songs in this list, so I advise you to check it out.

LSS Line: “Aaminin ko na ang buhay ko, ay walang kulay kung 'di dahil sa 'yo”

17.) Prom

OPM makes it two in a row with a Sugarfree song! It’s been years since Sugarfree disbanded, and while Ebe is still active in the industry (and isn’t shying away from performing Sugarfree songs), but their songs still feel like they were just released yesterday. Prom is their de-facto concert opener. Most probably would also be their opening song in a reunion concert in the future.

LSS Line: “Parang atin ang gabi, para bang wala tayong katabi..”

16.) Tabi

Tabi as performed by Paraluman with Kean of Callalily is one of those songs that manage to always enter whatever playlist I create. It’s a simple yet beautiful song. How I wish one day I could sing this song with someone who is by my side. (Yiii!)

LSS Line: “Naranasan mo na bang madapa at masugatan?”

Entries 15th onwards after the jump!