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yourchumchumblr · 6 years

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OUR 2017 in a Nutshell!

12 months, 12 pictures of us! It was really hard picking only several photos when you have tons of pictures to choose (to be precised, 50+ albums of events), so I secretly spent my night (yesterday) choosing which one should I pick and so far, I think this was the best photos to represent my blog post for this one.

It’s been a year since I last touched my tumblr and a lot of setbacks happened this year which prevented me to create new posts but today (though it’s late) I decided to end my year with an optimistic post which will focus on us, especially on you. To start off the intro, we started our year in a not-so-good events (which was the worst part lol) but it didn’t stop us to look forward and hoped for things to get better. This is the year where we, or I, hoped that this happiness, excitement won’t stop anymore and there are times when I wished that sadness, anxiety, grief shouldn’t had exist, begged to get this over with as much as possible. This is a year where happiness is there, sadness is its back. BUT, He is always faithful and caring, He is gracious, his blessing is abundant and his comfort is reassuring. I’ve learned to love more, more unconditionally; to give more praise when it seemed unhappy. I gave not because I want to/or not but because He deserved it. Rather than hatred, lets pour out the love to each other, so here’s my 12 best months I had with you this year:

1. My tsundere and pabebe partner! Hayo~ still remember our first selfie this year? it’s Jan. 22! and terno pa tayo ng color hihi. I couldn’t get over that time, you know pero hindi ko matiis na magkaron TAYO ng 1st picture kaya ayan, I let you have a selfie with me. You looked so cute and irresistible when you make that face of pabebe and begging “bati na tayo, Chummy” ughh. This was also the time na you’re asking na ilibre kita sa Pares but instead, I brought you to Kenny Rogers to fetch that stomach of yours and you looked like a happy kid and surprised yet satisfied. You deserved it, baby KO. 💕

2. My Couple-shirt buddy! also, my Feb-ibig partner! - You’re my one and only favorite company mapa-birthday ko, Valentines days, songleading and kung anong event man especially yung #WorldPizzaDay 🍕💕 hihi. Perhaps, one of my favorite and best months I had with you! Might as well the ‘most expensive month” kasi andami NATIN gastos but it’s all worth it! Hm. Thank you so much for the unbelievable efforts~ you had me there on my special day, hindi man naging okay yung 1st attempt mo, but you never gave up to make me happy. Kinilig ako dun. And syempre comeback is real, I’ve had return that kilig twice on hearts day hmpf. That was the first time I gave a bouguet to someone, and I loved that reaction of yours when I gave it to you. Hays. I loved making you happy lalo na kapag kinikilig ka sa efforts ko. I really treasure all of your efforts and kung anuman mga binibigay mo sakin. I just love your smiles and the way you’re staring at me.

3. My food buddy! 🍴 🍨 🍩 🍱 🍔 🍝 💕 This is the undenying truth! We became more into food this year! I’d hope naka-gain ka this year😅 syempre, I’m proud na nagkalaman na si baby ko! Yieee~ may bilbil na siya nang konti. WE started to explore and eat more food than ever! Ang cute kasi we’re doing ‘give and take’, there are times that the meal is on you and times that the treat is mine. I’m starting to miss the times when we’re making homemade food, mapa-snacks or sweets! Mas na-turnon ako sayo this year kasi you’ve been doing great at culinary, you know, you can even make cakes already.. compare it to when I met you, you don’t even know how to fry properly. 😂 Thank you for being my food buddy and thank you for making me my favorite cake! I really appreciated it. I also really love these Sundays of March especially when we had the opportunity to listen to Miriam’s testimony.

4. My travel buddy! 💕 It’s more fun to explore places when you have someone you could dragged with, you know me, I’d rather stay and watch anime if I’m just alone. It’s just overwhelming when you passed your term and have planned agendas.. nothing beats ‘study then landi after’ 😉(you know what I mean eherm eherm..) Yung feeling na indoor muna tapos outdoor na~ Despite of not getting too much gala with you this year, I’m still glad and grateful (given the circumstances and opportunity) na we had these rare chances to travel alone. Hindi man ganun kalayo, pero as long as na ikaw kasama ko, super okay na ko. I wanna highlight our Tagaytay trip! There’s so much photos of us, ranging from kulitan sa byahe - to the places we went to - until to dinner, to the point that I wanna post it all but of course, I’d rather keep it private, especially your gorgeous and eye-melting photos hmpf. And as travel buddy, baby, it’s my job to teach you good angle and lighting and what do you/we want to portray on the photos that we’re taking. Afterall, we want the best moment to be perfectly captured and treasure it as a memory. So yun, I’m sorry if there are times that I scolded you for your bad shots, I just want you to learn. So ayun, looking forward for more gala this 2018!

5. My kakulitan buddy/partner in crime! And My ‘Kalandian’ 😉 Ugh ansarap-sarap asarin nitong babaeng ‘to. 😅 tapos kapag na-pissoff, dadaanin ko sa lambing. hihi. Ang cute cute niya kahit matangkad at stick siya jk! There’s a ton of photos to choose of and photos where it’s too cute and exclusive to upload kaya sinarili ko nalang (because I’m a selfish Chummy). I really love this young lady especially when you combined our sense of humor, it will be nothing but endless laughter, korni jokes and tons of fun. 💕 Na-inspired tuloy ako! And syempre hindi mawawala yung mga times na badass kaming dalawa hihi. Ehem. This is the time where I wished na sana ganito nalang parati but it couldn’t be, may oras talaga na malungkot and down ka pero the best part is, we’re here for each other.. kahit na hindi parati. Whenever she’s down or depressed, I tried to prioritize her as much as possible to cheer her up kasi naman, ganda ganda tapos nakasimangot, kaya Chummy to the rescue si acoe (me). Maybe that’s one thing I could do for her even though my thoughts sometimes lurked around and make me realized na it’s unfair for my side. I don’t know.. I don’t know how I went through.. those painful moments I’ve gone through.. that I shared alone, that she wasn’t able to be there for me when I needed her. I’m just grateful that He never leave me and I still continued life. Despite of whatever I went through, I’ll still be your Chumchum. 😊

6. My Ootd buddy! And yea, it’s her birth month! I really wanted to make this month extra special to her. From our kimonos - to black outfit - to stripes outfit! Gusto ko same kami ng suot ihh. 💕 Nakakabitin yung Aikido training namin since we had a short termbreak (especially me), plus the messups that we had midway. It really shortened our moments but hey, we’re able to pull it off! Meron kaming signature pose sa Angelus ulit and we’ve been consistent for 4 yrs! And yea, looking forward this coming summer (but I realized it’s my thesis na huhu but for sake of landi. XD kakayanin). This is also the month where I had a hard time thinking of what to do, what should I give, etc., for her birthday (syempre girlfriend ko may kaarawan eh dapat Bida at da best si boyfie). BUT I’m glad that she had more than enough fun on her special day since we had fights before the day. And why wouldn’t she be unsatisfied, after her actual 19th birthday celebration, may post-celeb pa but this time, it’s only the two of us! Ayun, we had.. 💕 so much kiligs and wonderful time since we had our private moment ugh asdfghjkl first then we went to her birthday wish, to Dog cafe where she got so fascinated of. And it doesn’t end there! We watched Transformers: The Last Knight! Yeeeeeeey! and at the same time, I bought her a gift the day went to date. Hm. I couldn’t choose between photos in this month due to a lot of wonderful events that occupied your birth month, so I chose that photo of us.. I wanna tell them that you’re MINE, and inaangkin kita dyan hihi.

7. My Selfie Buddy! Of course! Our day (most of it) won’t end without selfies! There are times when I was so hooked up on you, to the point na “ikaw lang, sapat na” na feeling in terms of narrowing my vision kasi you’re entangling my sight too much, that I really felt enough. 😵 Same goes to whenever we and the others were taking pictures, my times na gusto ko rin magpa-picture sa iba kong friends (mga girls) but then I remembered you, that I should be fair with you and hindi naman big deal, kasi gusto ko rin na as much as possible ako LANG kasama sa pictures (syempre exempted mga girl friends mo). I realized that I can be that clingy and I felt so much affection being with you. But then, I also realized that too much wouldn’t be good for me, for us. This was also the time that you kept on leaving me behind and I thought of myself if I wasn’t that enough.. enough for you. The month of July implied a warning on me but I still chose to keep going and gave a push once more.

8. My Ministry Partner! 😇 💕 Ughh. Kinikilig ako kapag nakakapag-worship and serve TAYO together! Back then, I was just thinking that it would be that great if meron nga and poof! I met you, and didn’t expect na we’ll be serving Him together. That’s one of best feeling I ever had. I always thank the Lord that I was able to invite you in our church and became a part of it!

9. Ms. Clingy~

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PART 1.5

There’s 3 more remaining, any ideas of what kind of buddy you are? 😉

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mypenitentself-blog · 7 years

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Doctors

Lately, natuwa ako sa kakapanood ng kdramas. Before nanonood naman ako nito pero ngayon lang talaga yung halos maghapon nanonood lang ako kasi nakakabitin pag di tinuloy, para kasing mawawala yung excitement pag di mo natuloy, lalo na pag may revelations, kilig moments, you name it. I feel good kapag nanonood ako, pero I make sure na tapos ko na yung mga kailangan ko gawin bago ako tumutok dito.

So this blog entry is about my thoughts on Doctors. At first, nahanap ko to sa kdrama app na dinownload ko kasi part ng cast si Lee Sung Kyung (one of my faves) and Park Shin Hye na pamatay ang acting skills. Then after I read its synopsis, which is kinda catchy naman so I gave it a shot.

Park Shin Hye is the main character at yung role niya ay parang yung kaklase mo na sobrang matalino pero nakikipag-sapakan sa school. But behind her strong character, makikita din sa story na sobrang dami niyang sama ng loob sa pamilya, esp to her father na later on, hindi na siya kaya ihandle kaya pinilit siya na tumira sa lola niya.

Lee Sung Kyung’s character in the story is also relatable. Siya yung kaklase mo na hindi mo kayang kaibiganin kasi yayamanin. She also plays the role of a smart student na always President ng class at mataas ang expectations ng parents niya sa kanya.

At first, they became friends and study buddies along with their other friend. But things went wrong nung nakaramdam ng insecurity yung character ni Lee Sung Kyung. And that thing got me, grabe yung feels. Makikita dito na wala talagang magagawang maganda ang insecurity, it can really destroy friendship.

As the story goes, mas nagiging harsh yung situation. Sa friendship, sa family, lalo na nung pumasok na yung character nung Professor na naging cause ng love triangle. And I noticed na lahat ng nangyayaring nakakalungkot sa story is out of selfish intentions kaya may character na nagsusuffer.

What I liked most, ay nung naging professionals na sila. Kaya Doctors yung title kasi they are all Neurosurgeons. Nabuo din yung frustration sakin na bakit di ko pinush mag-aral ng medicine which is yun naman talaga pangarap ko dati pa (lol). So madaming naging scene na nagoopera sila, madaming cases, nakakakaba at sobrang nakaka hook yung bawat eksena. Lalo na of course, kapag may scene na nakakakilig ❤

I was just really inspired by Park Shin Hye’s character in this kdrama. She went through a lot but she never gave up to reach her dreams while fighting to give justice to her late grandmother. At relatable din yung character niya na kahit maganda na yung current status niya, patuloy pading inuungkat nung mga kalaban niya yung past niya na naging troublemaker siya. It shows that your success cannot please everyone.

Love ko padin si Lee Sung Kyung kahit nakakainis yung role niya dito (lol). But if you will really look into the character, she has reasons naman kung bakit naging ganun yung attitude niya. Dumating din sa point na naawa at naintindihan ko yung character niya. It may be some of us na same yung situation sa kanya. Mahirap mabuhay dahil sa expectations ng ibang tao.

Overall, sobrang ganda ng pagkakagawa sa kdrama na ito. Nakakaiyak, nakakakilig, nakakainis, nakakatawa. Sobrang balanse lang yung theme niya. Kumbaga good for the heart na hindi nakakastress panoorin. You will also learn a lot from it when it comes to relationships, madaming values at lessons na mapupulot lalo na kung paano ba magpatawad sa mga taong nakagawa ng mali sayo. Gustong gusto ko yung parts dito na nakakatawa at makikita din ng makakanood nito yung reality, na matinding puyat ang pinagdadaanan ng mga doktor at nurse pag naka duty sila at yung pressure pag nasa medical field ka.

I am really happy and I am so proud na napanood ko itong kdrama na to. Sobrang ganda ng pagkakagawa ng storyline, at magagaling yung gumanap. Dagdag pa yung scenes na nag oopera sila, sobrang realistic. I am really satisfied and I am looking forward to watch more kdramas na makakadagdag sa listahan ng favorites ko ❤

#review #thoughts #kdrama

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torpedo-ako-blog · 5 years

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Ivy Marisse Garcia Castro

You are something. Something simillar to me. Start plng ng friendship natin. i hope gumanda ka. Charot hahaha. I hope mag grow ang relationship natin. This time i will take it slowly. For the mean time, ang goal ko ay matulungan kang maka move on. :) yung tangal na sing sing, iba na wall paper mo, yung bang totally moved on na sakanya. Tsaka na ako dadamoves sayo. CHAROT HAHAHAHAH ngayon plng nga e nadadamoves na kita. Sorry hahaha. D naman halata kasi hahahah torpedo ako. Basta. Save ko muna tong blog na to. Update ko sya everytime na makakaya ko. March 07,2019: hmmm sa ngayon, medyo nagkakamabutihan tayo. I mean like nagiging close tayo or nagkakaroon na tayo bonding which is some how not easy to forget. I like the idea that you are always there for me, and I am the same to to you. Isn't that something else? (16-03-2019) : as days goes by, my feelings for you becomes deeper and deeper. Sometimes, I feel like i have really no chance at all. But sometimes, i feel like there is some part of you that says "don't give up. Don't leave. I need you. Be patient." Great things comes to those who wait. Ivy, i will wait. Ang hirap i open up sayo mga nararamdaman ko. Kasi d mo naman din papansinin to. Nasa state ka pa ng moving on. D mo ko maseseryoso. I understand naman. Salamat sa lahat. Kasi kahit alam mong may pagtingin ako sayo, d mo ako totally nilalayuan. You made me feel so special everytime. You make me happy all the time.d ko naman choice na mahulog sayo. Labag pa nga sa loob ko. CHAR HAHAHA. Naturally akong na attract, nahulog(?),at nainlove sayo. Ayoko sana na malaman mo.e ang hirap mag sinungaling sayo. Lab kita. Malakas ka sakin. Weakness kita. Ivy, d ako mamapagod. I promise?no. I promise! Alam mo, dami ko gustong gawin with you.pero baka d mo magustuhan. Baka d mo ako magustuhan. Oopppzxcs. Aminin ko sayo. Lagi ako kinikilig sayo. Hehehehehe. Lab na lab kasi kita. No shit. For real. Gago ka. Kapag ako d mo sinagot after ilang months kong nag hintay. Sususgudin kita sainyo. Hayp ka. Haahhaha pero ayos lng. I hope someday, marealize mo na andito ako para sayo. Hindi ako bumitaw, d ako nag let go. I TRIED TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING. Pero si neal parin. Pero oks lng po. Wala naman ako panlaban don. Hahahaha. Pangit pangit ko, taba taba ko. Tapos ang nerd pa ng itsura ko, itim ko pa. Dugyot. Baboy. But d ko naiisip yon kapag kasama kita. Kasi d mo pinapadama sakin yung mga bagay nayon tuwing magkasama tayo. Sana one day, pag gising mo,na realize mo na na mahal mo rin ako HAHAAHHA char. Pero sana hindi sa wrong timing mo marealize. Pero mukhang malabo yon. Mag hihintay talaga ako na maging more than friends tayo. Hehehehe next time na lng ulit ako magsusulat hahahah (17- 03 - 2019) mahal talaga kasi kita ivy ano ba. Nga plaaaa, yiiieeee first hug. Heheheheeheh potaaaaaaaaa. Namatay ako kninnnaaaaa hahahaahahahah. Sobrang kiliiiiigggg. Landi ko. Arti ko. (25-03-2019) sorry kung napatagal. Heheheehheeh. Hmmm d ako nakapag blog nung friday (22-03-2019) first kiss mo sa chicks ko yun e. HAHAHAHAAH SOBRANG SAYA KO! PROMISE. Hahahahahah. Sa mga araw na lumipas, napapansin ko na medyo nakakawala ka na kay neal. GOODJOB! Alam ko itinatanggi mo na magiging tayo balang araw. Pero naniniwala akong mangyayari yon! Hahahaahah just wait. Wait mo lng, wewait din kita. Lagi mo parin ako pinapangiti at napapasaya. Alam mo SOBRANG GANDA MO TODAY! Bagay sayo yung medyo kulot. Tapos ang bango bango moooo 🥰🥰😍😍😍 kung susukatin yung degree na nafall ako sayo, feeling ko nasa earth's core na ako. Char. Daming alam. Hahahaha. I miss you so much ivy! :) (27-03-2019)(7:03pm) hehehehe. Nakapag date nanaman tayo :3. Na memesmerize nanaman ako sayo. Shet. I really can't wait for you to be mine. Every angle, ang ganda mo. Kahit titigan ko lng mata mo ng matagal, solved na ako. Tngina, narerealize ko na nakakainlove pala talaga yung mga perfect imperfections mo. Lets wait for a couple of months pa. Hahahaha baka akin kna. Chaarrrr. Ivvvyyyyyyyy!!! Mahal, mahal kita. Kita, kita mo ba? Ramdam mo ba? Pansin mo ba? Kasi ako ramdam ko na, sure na ako sa mga bagay. Bagay, bagay tayo. Di tayo tao hahahahah. (30-03-2019) boiiiii. HAHAHAHAHA "kung gagawin mo lng din, siguraduhin mong hindi bitin,at hindi tatama sa ngipin" hmmmm best time. Shit. Hmmm shocked parin ako. Fuck. (April 8,2019) more than a week na. Sorry hahaha. Sobrang improving kasi lahat. And sobrang saya na lagi. Kaya nalilimutan ko ng mag sulat. Or update. E kasi ba naman, lagi na tayo mag kasama. Wala. Eeeeee saya. One sided parin pero atleast, d na ako masyadong nahihirapan ngayon. Kasi ewan. Hahahaha ganda mooo. Mas gumaganda ka lalo. Day by day. :) narerealise ko na sobrang naaattached na ako sayo kaya sobrang nasasaktan din ako minsan. Pero ice lng po :). Part waiting for someone you love naman yon diba?

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voxfhantasma · 7 years

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first of all, what?

RULES: ANSWER THE 20 QUESTIONS AND TAG 20 PEOPLE WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BETTER

Tagged by @tianyiii

this should be interesting xD

Name: I have many names lololol (actually just two: the english and the chinese one) //ididn’ttakeurjoketiff Nickname: Ange [its like how you say Ange for the name “Angelina”] / for some reason, my seventh grade drafting teacher called me “Angie”--I was triggered. / Ca [kah] *don’t ask* Zodiac sign: Aries Height: 155 cm Orientation: tbh I am quite confused about my sexuality rn soooo I can’t really say. Nationality: A Filipino citizen, with half-Chinese blood. Fav fruit: Tomatoes, Grapes, Apples (nO GRANNY SMITHS PLS), Blueberries, WATERMELONS--I LOVE WATERMELONS (get your head out of the damn gutter, perv.) Fav season: Rainy seasons, because I love the sound of raindrops falling down to our roof and gently sliding down to meet the earth (and the phils has only two seasons one is the dry season and the other being rainy season lololololol)*edit: and the sweet sound of no classes but also feeling bad bc there are people suffering bc of heavy rain okay im being eaten by guilt* Fav flower: Lilies, I like lilies--also peach blossoms, and bougainvilleas Fav scent: Clothes fresh out of the laundry--who doesn’t love that smell (or alternatively, mint and lemon together, I think it’s perfect.) Fav colour: black, white, navy blue and some pastel pink or mint green. But I love gray the most *my bby* Fav animal: tbh idk but im really fond of cats/dogs or any other species under the canine or feline category :D Coffee, tea or hot cocoa?: Any of the three, as long as the coffee has a teaspoon of sugar, the tea isn’t too “tasteless” and the hot cocoa isn’t too sweet (e.g dark chocolate) Average hours of sleep: it goes around six-ten hours depends on the day. *funfact: least amount of sleep I had is at least three hours long*

okay this gets really long from here, under the cut nalang?

Fav fictional characters: *i’ll probs give a reason//sidecomments// why they are my fave charas sooo lets go*

Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs): she’s cool I want her to be my doctor lol (joke lang ano ba kayo)

Jughead Jones III (Riverdale): hOW CAN I NOT???? HE IS JUST SO--SO FINE?????

Veronica Lodge (Riverdale): she’s hot, okay?

Nicolas Brown (GANGSTA): I think he is the most precious thing in the fandom, maybe even more precious than Nina.

Nishimiya Shoko (Koe no Katachi): I really don’t understand my attachment to deaf characters.

Yukine (Noragami): I don’t know if you can tell by the username, but I like the kid, he’s kewl.

Mirai Kuriyama (Kyoukai no Kanata/ Beyond the Boundary): again, if you can’t tell by the username. I just really think her blood manipulation powers are LEGIT, and she’s adorable.

Audrey Field (Sad Girls by Lang Leav): my brand new obsession, Lang Leav. I love how Audrey and *bleep* just *bleeeeeep for people who haven’t read sad girls* *haven’t finished it but im half way through!*

Edogawa Ranpo (Bungou Stray Dogs): after Dazai, there was him. Despite his man-baby attitude and his fucking cuteness. He’s 27(or 26???) and he’s smart (putik bakit hindi globe *badjokeisbad*) and he is *buries face in hands* perfect with those green eyes of his ///

Lyra, Shon and Ian (Siren’s Lament): this is one cute triangle.

ALL THE BSD CHARACTERS: KASI ANG GANDA NILA AT ALL OF THEM ARE SO INTERESTING~~~~~~~~~

Ayano Tateyama (KagePro): too good for the world *drops mic*

Takane Enomoto “Ene” (KagePro): pls go to my phone im lonely

Isla (PlaMemo): why????did???you???have????to???go???

Todoroki Shouto (Boku no Hero Academia): haven’t caught up with the manga soo lets see how is he now lolololol

*goes on with the rant of endless fave character*

Number of blankets you sleep with: 0 to 2 you’ll always need another one Dream trip: aaaaaaah i wanna go to japan or to the US aaaaaaah Blog created: April 2015

hey @meowkeys if you have time tho :D @alice-senpao and yOU @yukikazedoodle yOU TWO BETTER DO THIS no pressure tho *smiles* and anyone--ANYONE-- is free to do this soooooo

#ooh #i swear you two should do this #wtf am i doing #edit: ;;;;;;;

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mmmakesitcount · 5 years

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Sounds and Poetry of the Streets: Philippine expressive popular cultures

Last week, from September 4-6, Ethnographies of Philippine Auditory Popular Cultures (EPAPC) organized a three-day conference, entitled, Sounds and Poetry of the Streets: Philippine Expressive Popular Cultures. The conference aims to “investigate and celebrate the performative and sensorial aspects of everyday practices and experiences and the transformative ways of contemplating and apprehending them.” (From the EPAPC event page) The conference highlighted keynote speakers, as well as panel presentations of papers exploring different aspects of popular music, from orchestration of hits from the 70s, to protest music, to Sarah G as an artist, and even to why Filipinos go crazy for Britney Spears. It was an overall interesting mix of perspectives towards popular music in the Philippines.

I was able to attend the first panel last September 4. The first panel included the following paper presentations:

1. Eddie Peregrina, Keempee de Leon and Japanese popular songs: globalization and transcultural consumption in Philippine popular music (Hiroko Nagai, Ph.D., Ateneo de Manila University)

‘Nakakaiyak, ang ganda’: Aesthetic experiences, values, and responses of Filipino audiences towards popular music on social media (Lea Marie F. Diño, University of the Philippines, Diliman)

‘We’re not that innocent’: The democratized fantasy of Britney Spears to Filipino, Catholic, millenial imaginations (Deirdre Patricia Z. Camba, University of the Philippines, Diliman)

Arrangers of 1970s OPM: A musical analysis in the historical context of Pinoy Pop Orchestration (Cristina Maria P. Cayaybyab, University of the Philippines, Diliman)

As a psychology graduate, of interest to me were the presentations by Lea Marie Diño and Deirdre Patricia Camba, especially since they dealt with internalized and mental aspects of people’s behaviors and conceptions towards music.

Diño found that, basically, Filipinos’ aesthetic valuations of popular music hinged on three aspects: (1) empathy - How relatable the song is to the listener, (2) emotion - How the song is able to evoke certain emotions in the listener, and (3) memory - How the song is able to bring to mind certain personal memories which may relate to it. Such aesthetic valuations point to a larger picture: the Filipino popular musical experience. Diño concludes her talk, saying that the Filipino popular musical experience is largely affect-based. Filipinos listen to songs that move them, relate to them and their experiences.

As a musician though, one is led to think: Is the actual music (and the technical aspects of the song, such as vocals, arrangement, recording quality), then, much less significant compared to the poetry or lyrics that it sets? Maybe such a consideration can serve as a follow-up study to Diño’s findings.

Much of the YouTube comments she presented as sample data for her analysis expressed more affective sentiments on songs that were liked, and more detached and non-affective sentiments on the songs that were not so liked (e.g. “The original version was better.”) Maybe it would be of interest as well to look at the other side of the coin: What makes a song disliked by the Filipino listener? And how do Filipino listeners quantify and qualify value judgments towards songs that are not as liked, or are outright disliked?

The next presentation, by Camba, focused on an artist dear to my heart and central to my childhood: “Our Lord and Savior, Britney Spears” (Camba, 2019)

It was interesting to see how Camba fleshed out several of the ways Britney Spears continues to exert her influence in Filipino listeners through various fan practices (participation, collectives, blogging and fanzines, fan videos, cosplay, concept cafes, and the like). Admittedly, the extent of my being a Britney-fan goes only to me knowing the lyrics of all her songs from the 90s; I haven’t watched a Britney concert, cosplayed as Britney, nor written a fanzine or blog about her. It’s interesting to see, though, that there remains a fascination for Britney up to today’s Filipino listeners.

Much of Camba’s presentation focused on a pivotal moment in Britney’s life: the shaving of all her hair following a mental breakdown. Camba posits that this event showed that Britney was not merely a celebrity, she was also a spectator and a participant in the celebrity world and its consequences. Truth be told, when I heard of Britney’s comeback with her new single Piece of Me in 2013, I thought to myself, “Kung kinaya ni Britney mabuhay at bumangon, kaya ko rin.”

What was lacking for me though, was how the fascination for Britney Spears related to the audience qualifiers in Camba’s talk title: Filipino, Catholic, millenial. What characteristics of Filipinos make one gravitate towards Britney Spears? How does the Filipino Catholic identity and culture conflict with, or even reinforce the Britney fascination? How has exposure to Britney influenced the millenial mindset and such?

Either way, though, there is no doubting the influence of Britney Spears amongst Filipinos in my generation. I guess a Britney-phase is inevitable.

It’s interesting to see how varied the topics on popular music in the Philippines range from. Truly, it’s a continuously evolving realm of study, with a huge and maybe even unlimited potential for academic and non-academic discourse (moreso with the increasing use of social media and online platforms). I look forward to the next EPAPC series of talks and presentations!

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paolosales · 6 years

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October 26, 2018

Lord, alam mo nagseselos ako kapag may iba siyang kinakausap. Nagseselos ako Lord kapag di na niya ko pinapansin masyado. Sobrang immature ko no pero Lord kahapon napuno na naman ako ng mga emosyon ko tapos habang papauwi gusto kong umiyak kasi sa sobrang inis at sa sobrang sensitive ko kahapon Lord.

Sinasabi ko na naman sa utak ko na “Gusto ko na magpakamatay.” “Gusto ko na mag-resign.” pero lahat ng isipang ‘to nagbago nung nakita ko yung sunset kahapon. Sobrang ganda. Tinunaw mo yung puso ko, Lord. Gusto ko nang gumive-up pero sinabi mo sa akin at naramdaman ko na, wag kang susuko.

Alam ko naman na yung feelings ko sayo Gab will go nowhere but I know I should be able to control them. Hahaha. And I really never ever thought that this heart would go through this stuff. It is not a burden but I want to see it as a blessing. Nakaka-miss yung mga good morning text mo kahit these past few days wala kang text and I was really looking forward to it.

It pains me to feel na parang ilang ka or maybe I am just assuming again. Whoever will read this blog in the future, again, please keep this between you and I. Promise me, okay? :)

Life goes on. The more I move onward, the more I really rely on God’s faithfulness and goodness in my life. That If I didn’t have the kind of faith of mine today, I would have already killed myself. I know, so saddening to hear that diba but this is really me, this is what is going on my mind as I type this. And I want this blog to let people know what I haven’t shown them before.

I asked Yanna nung nagkasabay kami, tinanong ko, “Yanna, sobrang mysteryoso ba ‘ko?” and she replied, “Oo, pao.” I am sorry for not being able to tell everything because I know ang awkward if I would tell it right now and what has happened at where I am and what team I belong to. It’s not that I don’t trust them, it’s just that things will get awkward I guess.

Only God knows the whole story, the whole sadness of this heart, how this heart had cried so much in pain, anxiety, stress, etc. And I know God has a purpose for why that scenario happened because all things work out for good to those who love Him and I know everything will be alright, Lord.

Thank you for letting me experience this, Lord. I love you, Gab. Haha, But it won’t reciprocate. May “Haha” para di awkward. Ayun. I love everyone but you, Gab, is something to me. In time, sasabihin ko din, hindi lang siguro talaga ngayon, Shocks lakas maka-teleserye noh? And I have already forgiven you for what you did and I will not let those mistakes of yours be imprinted in my life forever though at times the devil will remind me of it but my love for you is much greater, it applies to all, because I was able to do so because of God’s love for me and wow I am actually living in my prayer and doing what He wants His children to do.

Good morning tumblr. Arte ko noh? Hehehehehehe.

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doughnutislove-blog · 7 years

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To the one that got away

Hey there. Been thinking twice if I should really do this crap. Well, I’ve already moved on. I really don’t have to do this. But then, I want it to have its closure. I promise, for God’s sake, this will ever be the LAST time I will write something about you. Probably the LAST. So here it goes… Expect this to be long, a really long one.. *tangina magtatagalog na ko nauubusan na ko lmao* Simula nung nagsimula tong taon na to or before pa, alam ko sa sarili ko I’m over you. I’m done. Kasi after ng mga pagkikita natin nung mga late july and early august medyo natagalan na yung sunod. December na ata yung next. Syempre, magkalayo tayo, nawala na din communication kasi may mga iba't ibang ginagawa na. You got back to Saint Francis, you also got back to the dormitory. Kaya pagpupunta ako BF, wala ka na. Of course, I won't just let myself to not get over you because I know I wouldn't benefit from that, I got a lot of important things to consider than to think about that we should've ended like this and that, we should've ended together and all the bullshits. In short, wala kong mapapala. In between of the happenings in my life, may mga dumating, you know what I mean. But as usual, walang tumatagal. It's just that, wala sa priority and I don't wanna give myself a "headache" and another heartbreak. And theeeen, early this year, may mga times na nagkikita tayo, bonding lang ng Team Japs ganern. I remembered the first time we saw each other again after august, mga december ata last year. I felt that, something really changed. Like, ang laki talaga ng pinagbago.... Mo towards me. Gosh, what just happened? Hindi mo na ko pinapansin just like before. Kung hindi ka pa asarin sakin ni Kuya April, hindi mo talaga ko papansin. I'm shookt. Really didn't see that coming, really didn't expect that. Excited akong makita ka kasi alam kong close na close na tayo, you know the feels na ang tagal mong hindi nakita yung kaibigan mo and you've been longing for them. And of course, when you're about to meet, you expect that he/she feel the same way too. But in our situation, it feels like ako lang nakaramdam ng excitement. Sadnu? Ni ho, ni ha, waley teh! By that time, you made me wonder. Why is he even like that? Did I do something wrong to him? Why? What? How come? Like really, ganon ganon lang yon? Parang wala naman tayong pinagsamahan, respeto naman. Lol. Pinalampas ko yun, maybe you're just in a bad day kaya ganon, okay. Nasundan ng mga ganap early this year, and kaloka ganon ka na talaga. You've been so cold. Back to being strangers again?!? It really made sad and depressed. Bakit bigla nalang ganon? Then, nung birthday ko tune-up ng Team Japs sa Arista, didn't know na tune-up niyo and nasabi sakin ni mama na pupunta kami BF kasi magtatagaytay DAW kami. Nagulat ako kasi bat parang papuntang Arista? Ano meron? May nagrrent sa unit ni mommy so bakit dun? Ano meron dun? Tapos ayun dun lang nasabi na may tune-up daw kayo. Excited ako kasi makikita ko Team Japs sa birthday ko and I was hoping nandun mga crush ko. Di ka kasali wag kang ano haha lol. And yeah, you guys were there, Kenji was there, John was there. Kotang kota lang bes. Beside to mommy, Kenji was the one who greeted me first. Kilig much hehe. Tapos ikaw, ano na?!? Tapos na tune-up dai, bumati na lahat sakin ng "happy birthday" ikaw ni ho, hi ha, waley ulit. Kaloka ka talaga. And then, parang pinagtatagpo talaga tayo ng tadhana, or baka ikaw lang din. May dala kaming car, maluwag pa naman, kasya pa mga bente ganon charot. Nagyaya si Papa na sumabay na samin yung iba kasi on the way rin naman. So sumabay ka. Nung una, si Tito Akong katabi ko, nasa window side ako and nasa other window side ka, pero magyoyosi si Tito Akong kaya kailangan dun siya sa window side. Edi magkatabi na tayo! Sobrang awkward that time. Di ako mapakali. Ako ba dapat mauna magsalita or siya? Di niya man lang ako babatiin? It took him around like 5-10 minutes just to say "happy birthday" to me. Jusko thank you Lord! Kinausap niya din ako ulit. "Happy birthdaaay" "Haha thank you!" "Ilang taon ka na?" "16 haha bakit?" "Tanda mo na" "Luh OA hahaha" End of convo. Tas yung next usap namin, pinakita niya sakin yung wall paper niya and yung wallpaper niya yung jowaers niya. "Ganda no" "Naks inlove si Jibblo" "Syempre" End of convo. The whole night, ayun lang usapan namin. Kumanta naman siya ng happy birthday nun tapos wala na. Mas madami pa ata kaming napagusap ni Kenji at ni John nun pero keri na kilig much hehe. Hanggang sa umuwi na kayo, hindi ka man lang nagbabye. Or even a last happy birthday greeting. Nasad ako ulit ng slight. Kasi sobrang nakakapanibago ka pero hinayaan ko nalang. Aaaaaaand something really interesting came in, I just heard that... You will becoming a Dad very soon. I don't know but when I heard that news, I remembered, I smiled very wide. My heart melted. It lightened up my mood that day. Medyo gulat pero deep inside masaya naman. Nagtatalo yung puso at isip ko. Sabi ng isip ko, grabe parang napagusapan lang namin to nung last summer tapos ano, nakajuntis na siya agad? Kaya siya siguro cold no? Ewan ko. Sabi naman ng puso ko, wow magkakaanak na siya, it might be too a little bit early but that's great because something "life-changing" will happen to him very soon. Who's the mother kaya? Yung pinakita niya kaya sakin last time yun? Of course, bilang dakilang stalker, I stalked his girl. I find her attractive. Same girl din naman. From that day on, hindi ko na binother sarili ko na kung kesyo kung bakit nagkaganon. Wala nalang, hinayaan ko nalang. Wala na naman akong magagawa eh. Pero these past few weeks, days okay na naman tayo ulit. Not really like before pero naguusap usap na ulit. Nagaasar asaran na ng konti ulit. Kenji talaga ko ngayon eh sorry haha charot. So ayun pa lang yung kwento.. Here's the true message of this blog talaga... To my TOTGA (The One That Got Away), again, I just wanna say thank you for the memories we'd shared together, good thing or bad. For the lessons I've learned from our last summer 2016's "ganap". For the happiness and laughter you'd brought to me. For the heartbreak. And for everything you've given to me, unintentionally. You taught me how to tell stories. You pushed me to write again on my blog. I will really not forget about our "ganaps". Though, it looks like I'm the only one whose treasuring it. It doesn't matter anyway. What's in the past, is in the past. I hope you know that you will always be special to me kasi may napagsamahan tayo kahit papaano, sa Team Japs ikaw lang, you owe a little bit part of my heart, you're one of the stepping-stones of my life. Like what I said on my previous blog before, I will never forget, maybe I'm just letting go the thought of you. I hope that you're really happy on your "ganaps" on your life today. And yes, you will becoming a Dad very very soon. That would be a such a big big big responsibilty and you should be responsible for it, it's a must. Hindi na biro maging tatay, alam mo yan. That would be a new chapter of your life. I'm happy for you. I really am. I also hope that, you will make a happy, full of love, God-centered, and precious family. I will pray for the betterness of your life. Magkahiwalay man ng landas, magkalimutan man, alam kong maaala't maalala parin nating ang isa't isa. Gumaling ka pa lalo, sa pagbabasketball. It's nice seeing you play and cheering for you. Magtapos ka ng studies for the future of your fam oki? Ever since I really wanted you to be happy always coz hindi bagay pag malungkot ka, lalo kang chumachaka hahaha kidding. Do great on everything. Really wishing for your best! I hope you're doing fine right now. We're about to see each other again later hehe, see you. Lastly, I want you to be faithful to your girl. Siya nalang please??? Wag ng tumingin sa kung sino sino. Be a goodboy, lalo na't may parating na baby kay ate girl. Pak! Haha. Again, thank you so much. It's never a goodbye just see you later lol. Paalam sa mga kabullshitan ko sayo, it's been great lmao. This would be probably the LAST. Thank you. Hanggang sa muli, jibb john. Yours truly,...

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