tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74184417221562395402024-03-14T01:50:57.956+08:00OneDaySoonMario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-19427530052806208402012-03-17T03:47:00.000+08:002012-03-17T03:47:17.024+08:00Why Meeeee?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZQSSTX25Lfbnt00tlxOGeQWb0jWeL-SqFBYW-78rmmIcCzNv2dnRipL3FZDi6IETIQ7Idl5YA6DTvZC8ZbmcskUD-LGkLhLNYmrhPtqVIwCkNQldGQKNYxP289FGfQ3LhGtMy3y6Kcs/s1600/woman_crying_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZQSSTX25Lfbnt00tlxOGeQWb0jWeL-SqFBYW-78rmmIcCzNv2dnRipL3FZDi6IETIQ7Idl5YA6DTvZC8ZbmcskUD-LGkLhLNYmrhPtqVIwCkNQldGQKNYxP289FGfQ3LhGtMy3y6Kcs/s1600/woman_crying_m.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">All too often we hear people say that, don't we? In the news, an unfortunate thing happens, a loved one meets an accident and well, dies. Then the wife, in her pit of emotion asks, "Why him? …of all the people? Too many good-for-nothing punks all around….why him?" Tgsk!</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">Ok, ok,I get it. So she is unhappy and heartbroken. But she should weep and let the tears flow without wishing her misfortune on somebody else. What if somebody sees me as just another punk in the neighborhood and I happen to pass by as she cries her eyes out? Does her tragedy qualify her to wish the curse on me? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">Peeps, try to avoid that eh? Because that is bigotry. It's like a widowed woman hating another woman for not having the same woes. </div></div>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-77171056188188553432011-06-12T19:51:00.000+08:002011-06-12T19:51:19.339+08:00OneDaySoon: Macho Arts<a href="http://onedaysoon-onedaysoon.blogspot.com/2011/06/macho-arts.html">OneDaySoon: Macho Arts</a>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-80635033789652347492011-06-11T23:39:00.002+08:002011-06-11T23:39:18.034+08:00Macho Arts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOqfW5yxoezFzN9jemdGEROX3CIfKOMJGb_gKTfg7uJ29XL-fDyROqQ6oWVyIpAU2KEV9GLwxCNA3tbkjlXal6xic9cROuCq-X1TQBCKJRWYkGQShrek_YEFwCncZMKrPrKIodS9xbI5B/s1600/Cinemagraph+5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOqfW5yxoezFzN9jemdGEROX3CIfKOMJGb_gKTfg7uJ29XL-fDyROqQ6oWVyIpAU2KEV9GLwxCNA3tbkjlXal6xic9cROuCq-X1TQBCKJRWYkGQShrek_YEFwCncZMKrPrKIodS9xbI5B/s320/Cinemagraph+5.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-63438215996059805142010-03-25T17:42:00.003+08:002010-03-25T17:49:25.491+08:00Did You See the Madz Video Below This Page?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65dYOjWjqKNIpDv40JWV6-j8t9pln3PR-Pw-S81YtZ9THe7XfyuElqAR_LBXPqB7GNwwHaVBxGlKwzoqXXwqTGf_VEHCr3BTQs3h15AjtG2JjNbHhxweiA_JQRRLIyHqbbITAjcfclSk/s1600/1_460784481l1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65dYOjWjqKNIpDv40JWV6-j8t9pln3PR-Pw-S81YtZ9THe7XfyuElqAR_LBXPqB7GNwwHaVBxGlKwzoqXXwqTGf_VEHCr3BTQs3h15AjtG2JjNbHhxweiA_JQRRLIyHqbbITAjcfclSk/s320/1_460784481l1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">My MMPC Chorale is presently learning this wonderful piece, <i>Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">If you happen to be on this page, do hit </span>PLAY </i>and hear this wonderful group sing this endearing love song. </span></span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Isolation Exercise: Isolating the Mid-Section</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(You should have read Tip No. 2 'Be conscious' for you to really understand this particular post.)</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Ok, this is not an AB Crunch Instruction. The image is just to attract you. :)) Seriously, this is Part 3 of my "Be An Asset Series" for choral singers.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">:) </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our purpose is to maximize and maintain the breadth of our (human) sounding board (to produce a free and ringing voice very conducive to choral singing) without stiffening in all other areas. For the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">inexperienced</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, when you expand your ribcage and attempt to hold it while you continue breathing and singing, you may find it hard to relax on some other areas as the chest, neck, face, scalp, arms, even legs. It may be very evident in the chest and neck, but if you become very sensitive to it, you may be surprised to find that even the scalp and facial muscles can be under undue stress. Facial tic, headache,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">during or after singing, anyone?</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For the process to be all-natural, our body needs to be used to the routine. MHM! Muscles have memory. Yes, they do. So, our best shot is to train them. How? By employing the Muscle Isolation Technique. Upon mastery, the next time you stand up to sing, your body would automatically shift to 'singing mode' meaning every body part will synch to provide you, the singer, with the state of the art sounding board, so to speak.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the gym or at the exercise corner in your home you learned to isolate certain muscle or body part from the rest of the body to maximize the full benefit of certain exercises. E. g. as you do arm curls with a dumbbell, you learned to keep your upper arm (bicep) glued to your sides, never allowing it to swing in front of your profile. That way your biceps really get worked out to the core. You may find every tiny string of muscle tingling with the stress. You do not let your arms 'cheat' so as to really benefit from the exercise. That's the point. Isolate.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, let's try it. Stand or sit erect (do not sit back), keep your alignments as if you have a string attached at the center top of your head to the ceiling. Breathe in three large amounts of air without exhaling in between. As your lungs fill up, you may also feel your muscles grow taut and stiff; the chest, neck, upper arm, and facial muscles to mention some. Hopefully you also feel your back ribs while doing this routine. If you reached this point, you are doing fine. Now start to relax all the previously mentioned muscles while maintaining the wide midsection. Keep doing it until what is left un-relaxed is your ribcage and abdominals (I prefer to combine the two and call it midsection).</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Once you enter this point, REMEMBER the feeling.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Relax everything afterwards.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div size="11pt" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div size="11pt" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now, do it again but do so by springing back directly to the REMEMBERED feeling; i.e. a wide and taut midsection minus any contraction anywhere else. Now, 'open the masque' i.e. defy the gravity's pull from your facial muscles. Put a sparkle in your eyes and keep a pleasant countenance. There. </span></span></span></div><div size="11pt" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div size="11pt" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Remember that people will never notice what you just did. So don't worry that you would look like a cadet trainee on attention when you need to do it before singing. What they would see is a person exuding calm and confidence. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Keep that 'hollow' feeling in the midsection, never allowing the ribcage to sag through the entire length of the song; remember what I said about those 3rd and 4th images</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #66ffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://onedaysoon-onedaysoon.blogspot.com/2009/08/be-asset-in-choir-tip-no-2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #66ffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #66ffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> There is always the right way to sing. Keep growing in your singing knowledge. Till next time.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;"></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;"></div>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-67420536423078851032009-08-11T15:18:00.002+08:002010-02-11T18:30:16.931+08:00Be An Asset in the Choir Tip No. 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktq97pENcQQXuIAF93atbcoPPlPdwqtahodSGNPB6h4BzQEYqaj4xZafdUUraabs2_tsB9r6EpNhRiUhdNfXZ06iSdau-8dz3OQDieQSt50Xvo8sYZUAgbSOqeaAzBWXguQfBwofW9LE/s1600-h/hold+josh.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368609143664679746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktq97pENcQQXuIAF93atbcoPPlPdwqtahodSGNPB6h4BzQEYqaj4xZafdUUraabs2_tsB9r6EpNhRiUhdNfXZ06iSdau-8dz3OQDieQSt50Xvo8sYZUAgbSOqeaAzBWXguQfBwofW9LE/s320/hold+josh.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 225px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Be Conscious!</span></span></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jTvesIWbzJ8kJ2V0PG0M40dIY5opXzIGSF5eB0VtrPm0w-RH3rvsP1SpQ_oyS05uNM47B3FmCrfKvr7xOYCubTjRz8w9c7Y8JfZTVD54YGOWCGz1E4NFIOp-PqA3x9W7j-cxcl-i2J0/s1600-h/breathe2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Be Conscious?" you ask.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Ok, ok, I say: never be self-conscious. But the title, besides being an eye catcher, also serves a purpose, believe me. If I caught your attention, it has served its purpose halfway.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Of course, to be self conscious is to perform poorly; so never be. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But I say, be conscious of a few things. And if you do, you can sound a lot better and sing a lot more precise and relieve yourself of unneeded anxiety in the process. So that's hitting several birds with one stone; not bad eh? Here goes. . .</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♫ </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BE CONSCIOUS OF THE WHOLE CIRCUMFERENCE OF YOUR ABDOMINALS.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> As you breathe in very deeply, try to 'feel' the whole 360 degrees of your ribcage. If you cannot feel the back ribs as well as the front ribs, you have not breathed in as deep as you need to. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Try this: Drink in the air (as if drinking from a large glass)! Do this by taking at least three successive BIG inhales (that is, without exhaling in between inhales!!) until your lungs get filled to full capacity. Now we are feeling the back ribs aren't we? Very good, we're getting there.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what do we do with it? </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♫ </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Try to DO THAT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SING--(and I'm not done yet)--</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♫ </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">AND TRY TO HOLD THAT FEELING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE SONG.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I mean hold the ribcage outwards; right there, and never let it go up and down as you inhale and exhale naturally (see Josh and Charlotte above). Imagine a balloon inside a laundry hamper. The balloon is your lungs and the wide hamper is your ribcage. The balloon (your lungs) inflate and deflate while you breathe in and out naturally while the hamper (representing your ribcage) remains rigidly wide and roomy; that is, retaining its widest capacity; not 'pumping with' the lungs. (See images 3 and 4)I think you got it by now. If you can do it, half the battle has been won. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why? The problem of a narrow air passage was hurdled; resulting to a freer breath flow. You will eventually find that with this process, you gain full control of your air flow, thereby avoiding 'off-pitches' and wobbles, and shortness of air. Why, because the ribcage, when unheld, drives out the air quickly as it deflates; I mean it squeezes the air out fast. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And you know what? Just like a balloon that 'shrieks' when you let go of its opening, your voice come out less controlled resulting to several singing problems as 'pitchy' singing, wobbles, and shortness of breath to mention a few.</span></span></span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">". . . Relieve yourself of unneeded anxiety in the process"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Did I say that? Yes, I did. When you focus on your breathing, your 360 degrees of ribcage, and the holding out of the said body part for the entirety of the song, your performance tensions get set aside. Get the picture? Your mind gets so busy focusing on these things there is little room if any, left for fear and self-consciousness.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So there. Hold it right there! I mean, expand the ribcage and hold it there. Yes, to the end of the song at hand. Be conscious of your back ribs, never let go. But before I go, remember to relax all the surrounding muscles and body parts from the chest up and the waist down. Because there is what I call...</span></span></span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The SETBACK:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Quite understandably, it's weird to do it the first few times. It may feel so unnatural and you may stiffen in some areas like the chest, the neck, the shoulders, the arms, even the scalp and facial muscles. I tackle this issue ( learn the ISOLATION TECHNIQUE) on my next Singing Tip (No.3) so please proceed there right after reading this. Just in case you're reading this sooner than I post the next tip, just remember to relax everything else but the mid-section. Maybe that would help a bit. Till then.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Slogans/Thoughts to Remember: </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1-PMP - Practice Makes Permanent (Training the body to naturally do the routine)</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2-MHM - Muscles Have Memory (Well trained muscles develop useful reflexes to engage the task at hand.)</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3-From the gym:" You grow (you improve) every time you push yourself to the limits." Your weak muscle fibers get sore but improves dramatically after it heals from the previous routine. You discover on your next visit to the gym that you can easily heft the 30-pound dumbbell that gave you such a hard time the last time you tried to use it. :)</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><a href="http://onedaysoon-onedaysoon.blogspot.com/2009/08/isolation-exercise-isolating-mid.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tip No. 3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - "Isolate"</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"></div><div face="Calibri" size="10.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><br />
</span></div><div face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"> </span></div></div>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-43957798731228322142009-07-09T12:00:00.000+08:002009-07-12T23:52:39.873+08:00Be an Asset in the Choir<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadAUkWXAgI8aejTL8ikM1sITVzWO-N4KbEFcFwg5hIDUnqvovoVXHD7LIIoRV9SsDVbRHI8aaCpviAklPKZf6-d5Hv7Ntn4jKGPIITsv3DQVIkPOkPyRH2KE-faKu4GVGPTCVphfE9LQ/s1600-h/hh0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadAUkWXAgI8aejTL8ikM1sITVzWO-N4KbEFcFwg5hIDUnqvovoVXHD7LIIoRV9SsDVbRHI8aaCpviAklPKZf6-d5Hv7Ntn4jKGPIITsv3DQVIkPOkPyRH2KE-faKu4GVGPTCVphfE9LQ/s400/hh0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356306138515093954" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">It has been standard practice; for it has been proven as an imperative part of the choral training. But sadly for some, this is something they'd rather skip--if they can have their own way.
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<br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Never undermine its benefits. It warms and prepares our vocal tracts for the work ahead. Synonymous to stretching the muscles before embarking on a strenuous workout at the gym. It not only eases our singing. It also protects us from vocal harm. We hear of singers growing one or two nodules in the throat-one of the consequences of undisciplined singing.
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<br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Going back to the analogy of weight training, a very eager trainee would rather go straight ahead to the workout without preparing the muscles by warming them up to make them flexible and adaptable. Muscle tear is a painful consequence. The same is true with singing. You repeatedly punish your vocal cords, you eventually reap your grim rewards.</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The vocal cords, (very fragile) muscles in their own right, becomes adaptable to varying demands of singing, and the well prepared singer would find himself singing smoothly and with relative ease. A well warmed up throat and vocal tract becomes like a well lubricated machine; so able to go with the flow and cope up with the 'uphill climbs' and 'rough roads' of singing.
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<br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The un-warmed singer would find himself singing awkwardly, or hitting notes off-pitch, slurring upwards to hit high notes, and thus become a liability to the group, not to mention the punishment he inflicts on himself. Always remember to warm up!
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<br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">A Singer's Goal: A chorister must be a team player. He walks, glides, hops, leaps, runs, and stops at the same moments with everybody else. And he becomes a reason why the choir is where it is. There should be no one who would be like an injured team mate who needs to play despite his injury, or a weakling who needs to be constantly spoon-fed and cared for by others. He should be able to develop his own skills by constant and disciplined training and not rely on his buddies to assist him all along.
<br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </p> Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-55733623279128268712009-04-24T16:59:00.000+08:002009-06-10T18:59:39.830+08:00When You Pray...<a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y4DdrTFKR6RvMqVNRp6UFg45Tl3YSnPHOt0YPWfB-NfoA9mN_8hCie1MBL-sH9DiWOIm1K8Se_r3_hnWUd4spUh3Ktorjl6YnnxN7whejEwBh8ut8vNiclZcugX4prHXpufI_NBQFVA/s1600-h/je2688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y4DdrTFKR6RvMqVNRp6UFg45Tl3YSnPHOt0YPWfB-NfoA9mN_8hCie1MBL-sH9DiWOIm1K8Se_r3_hnWUd4spUh3Ktorjl6YnnxN7whejEwBh8ut8vNiclZcugX4prHXpufI_NBQFVA/s400/je2688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328180683404132834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDA1NjI1OTIzNjEmcHQ9MTI*MDU2MjYwNDA4OCZwPTQxMTg2MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1hYjViZDIxYTdiMWE*MWQzYmM1ZDBhOGUxODBmNmRiYyZvZj*w.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">When asked to pray, remember to focus on God; not on the people around you. Read more, please click link.</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1677101/when_you_pray_.html">http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1677101/when_you_pray_.html</a><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1677101/when_you_pray_.html"><br /></a>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-79782856299120217412009-03-25T12:06:00.000+08:002009-06-10T18:58:08.615+08:00For the Geek and the Jock<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 175px; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeNOF-9Es347J_Sou383gwWs3Hbg_qyIq6byMSYbzfGdPcN6X6l7eHUBRjTM7cRuGEJmQh2veW9nWAyhT3LvtSRXb9zYZzWaNiLMBe-BAmjb44qpk45rcQIDpBjBRw0SzUa_iyM33pxs/s400/killzone2multiplayer1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316975110230799810" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:verdana;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">by Yanita<br /></span></span><p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">It may seem that sports jocks and intellectual types don’t mix, but there’s something that both can like in common. And that is online games. With online games made for the athlete and the straight-A student, these two personalities have something they both can agree on. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">For the varsities and sports-minded, there are several sport games online. And it’s not just one sport we’re talking about here. We’re talking about all sports ever known in this green earth. You have tennis, golf, football, basketball, soccer and other more games to choose from. Sports games are something that athletes are sure to like as these games do not only simulate their favorite sport, they also provide somewhat the same kind of difficulty and gameplay. Although in the virtual world, these games still bring out the sportsman in every athlete.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">For the those looking for intellectual and mental challenge, there are lots of strategy games and puzzle games online. These games challenge the mental acuity and the logical aptitude of people with intellectual leanings. From memory games, to real time strategy games, there are plenty of games that can give the mind a good sweat and twist. Aside from those, you can also play board games online. Whether it’s the classics, like chess, scrabble or backgammon, or the new original board games, there are plenty of choices for board game lovers. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p face="Calibri" size="12pt" style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">And these games are not bad in the graphics and sound department either. Though your console games are definitely better, but for online games, their quality is comparable. Gone are the days where you get pixelated or polygonic figures and animation. Nowadays, even small </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.gamezhero.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">online games</span></span></span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> feature smooth lines, animation and shading. Actually, you’ll be quite impressed on how well these games look like and play. </span></span></span></span></p><p face="Calibri" size="12pt" style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">And the best thing about these games is that most of them are free. You can play free online sports games and board online games without paying for anything. You can play these games as much and as often as you want. And that’s not all; the games offered in online gaming sites does not just offer sports and strategy games, you can also find other types of games such as adventure games, </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.gamezhero.com/online-games/shooting-games.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">shooting games</span></span></span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> and racing games. You have a wide selection of different games to choose from. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">Whether you’re looking to play board games or your favorite </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.gamezhero.com/online-games/sports-games.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">sport free games</span></span></span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> that will help you do just that are available in the internet. Though jocks and nerds are poles apart, they come together in finding a game that will interest each through online games.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">If you want to play </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.gamezhero.com/online-games/strategy-games.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">strategy games</span></span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> and </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.gamezhero.com/online-games/sports-games.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">sports games online</span></span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">, just click on the links. You can also find </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.gamezhero.com/online-games/adventure-games.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">adventure games</span></span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> in our site.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; 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"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Iin5k7EAwfGZ4htx2xCnma5Kogmm54d_qYyB2mpOK3ug0WcWy7wjH_k9q11dL7ezIC0mZyH2LImGZW6AzJYSbSC17GfiTR5rltaktDFwXZJ_63rgCBlISJtfYO1zd2IV7cjxLTY4v1g/s1600-h/IMG_0653.JPG"><span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296680661841231010" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Iin5k7EAwfGZ4htx2xCnma5Kogmm54d_qYyB2mpOK3ug0WcWy7wjH_k9q11dL7ezIC0mZyH2LImGZW6AzJYSbSC17GfiTR5rltaktDFwXZJ_63rgCBlISJtfYO1zd2IV7cjxLTY4v1g/s320/IMG_0653.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Our second day in Palawan was the Free Clinic Day for the Quezon children. Dr. Fernando Galvez, "Kuya Nanding" to me his brod-in-law and to his church mates, diagnosed a lot of kids and adolescents</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">in the neighborhood and gave them free medicines and vitamins.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Meds we brought from Manila were sorted by the group and laid out on a table. Church volunteers manned the registration and the weighing of babies. My sister, Belinda (his wife) and Brenda, my other sister sat beside him as his secretaries, one at a time; and the rest of our companions from Manila, young adults all, manned the sorting and finding of the prescribed medicine and vitamin bottles. In the adjacent building, the church, Dinky and JM handled the Bible teaching of the many kids waiting in line.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Several local church people on the other hand, managed the kitchen and prepared the food for our group. The folks were so kind to cook all our meals day after day. Quite embarrassing actually, but Pastor Jezer, my brod-in-law and this church's minister said it had been planned and organized in advance by the church so we had nothing to worry about. True enough, the folks were so hospitable they even prepared local snacks in between meals. Now and then, people would drop by to bring local delicacies for us to enjoy. We love you, Quezonfolk; such generosity and hospitality.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">When the day was over, the tireless Doc was able to treat unnumbered kids. There were 100 names enlisted for the day's clinic but we found out that every name was accompanied by more or less 5 siblings or relatives, all needing medical attention.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">But Doc and his "medical secretaries" managed the outpour of patients; many of which came from distant barangays (barrios/towns). It is safe to say that the actual number of patients quadrupled. But our energetic doctor remained cheerful even as we ate our evening dinner; and so was everyone else. Partly because, we were also talking about our Tabon Caves tour scheduled for the next day.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Actually, there is another Free Clinic Day come Saturday. But the concern is that due to the early heavy turnout of patients, medications might not suffice. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">On the other hand, I had the great time of my life spent playing and bonding with my sister's kids, Ruthie & Marc who I sorely missed since they moved over there last April 2008. Ruthie had bounced back to her bubbly and happy personality. And Marc is something else. From a crybaby, he became a happy and playful kid; and he easily mixes with newcomers. But what I have been longing to do is to play with my </span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://latmario.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/little-girl-love/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">Bebe Ruthie</span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">who I deeply missed. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">All images courtesy of Bethel Faye)</span></span></span></span></span></p>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-85431464832208265482009-01-29T18:01:00.000+08:002009-01-29T18:10:38.858+08:00MY PALAWAN WEEK- Arrival (14 January 2009)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cGdrt54ONDvC_I0bCO-B_Z2gbeeYOjGIF8uQfErGtRxS6vbD1kSxb20litDTKPPXPiawWNnxgAylz_RvjjUxcoVREqdlMKVhxCtri5X86OrBmYzcUpS1nFwtDWkWFsrH9rwBt8XkHNo/s1600-h/IMG_0508.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cGdrt54ONDvC_I0bCO-B_Z2gbeeYOjGIF8uQfErGtRxS6vbD1kSxb20litDTKPPXPiawWNnxgAylz_RvjjUxcoVREqdlMKVhxCtri5X86OrBmYzcUpS1nFwtDWkWFsrH9rwBt8XkHNo/s320/IMG_0508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296655646441536626" /></a><br />What a week! <a href="http://latmario.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/my-palawan-week-arrival-14-january-2009/">Read about it here.</a> Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-63011917515268799742009-01-07T18:56:00.000+08:002009-01-08T11:25:42.116+08:00Oh Dear Choir!<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMQnE3RuGnU-TvlUM8lyBrh7OffASZ5hnWzQPPHmOF4GfeM7SvKJdc6OQ3DV1WoeOar3zZcU6HYfVl6gJJs0JpCa-WYoAVzjmggIjE5U6IUd0AmcDj0Be8VUaFHHchNGZfkwkEVh9p20/s1600-h/tryouts.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMQnE3RuGnU-TvlUM8lyBrh7OffASZ5hnWzQPPHmOF4GfeM7SvKJdc6OQ3DV1WoeOar3zZcU6HYfVl6gJJs0JpCa-WYoAVzjmggIjE5U6IUd0AmcDj0Be8VUaFHHchNGZfkwkEVh9p20/s320/tryouts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288506017662716962" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">"Underdevelopments"</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">The previous year's 4th quarter developments (or whatever you may want to call it) in the choir put me in a reality-check of sorts. I realized that my Adults choir is terribly out of shape after many singers opted</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">out of the Christmas choral events.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Covenant Signing</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Prior to this, I merged my Youth and Adults choirs for the Christmas season. I even printed</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">a poster covenant to let people sign in. Sad part is: a considerable number of trained singers have "resigned" halfway through. Then I realized that I am left with mostly newbies in the singing ministry. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Christmas Events</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">And to cut a sad story short, when a shopping mall invited us to grace their Christmas events, I had to shrug my shoulders and not accept the invite. My consolation is that my Kids Choir was also invited and for the second time around, they sang Carols at this mall.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Re-Auditions Coming Up</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">I have decided to re-audition everybody so that 1: I could examine every new singer and design a plan for them to be equipped with the best training I can give them; and 2: so that I can monitor my regular singers and see where each of them stand. But how do I-pray tell me-reject people who cannot really sing but want to really be a part of this group. I know you have quick witted remarks in your heads, but I say it's easier said than done.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Sense of Accountability</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">I also saw that I need to address the lack of dedication among them. And the growing lack of enthusiasm</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">in the</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">ministry they are in. What made me really think was when those who aren't well-trained exhibit the lack of sense of accountability. Well, there are those who behaved well; they kept a set of the Christmas pieces which they bring home to review. Sadly, about 75% were happy-go-lucky types. I failed to notice earlier that they have not heeded my instruction to get their own individual set of copies. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">The Price Paid</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Too late for me when I noticed that they search for copies as we rehearse week after week. It's my fault, I grew very relaxed when it comes to behavior. "Laging nasa huli ang pagsisisi." (Regrets always comes at the end), so goes a famous Filipino saying. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Resolution?</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions. I'd rather not, for many resolutions do not succeed. But this is my resolve-refurbish this choir.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">We'll see what we can do.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span 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class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The early afternoon was marked by busyness; everyone was doing his/her own thing as all prepare for the evening. Men and women doing the kitchen, kids chorus rehearsing for the early part in the program, and a musical Korean (Koh) family rehearsing in the sanctuary.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">We were given the cue to get ready, so I concluded SonBeams (kids)Choir's rehearsal with a prayer, and the Salmo (adults) Chorale grabbed the last few minutes to warm up. After Pee Wee prayed, we headed</span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">to the sanctuary. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">A few moments later, the program started, with a very special cello and piano duet with Joanna Seungmin Oh and Juvy . A prayer was said by Philip, then,</span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">a strings group, composed of Carina, Corinne, and Michael Woojai did a medley of Christmas and some classical piece accompanied by Ms. Joanna Seungmin on the piano. Everyone was gladly surprised to know Corinne has learned to play the violin.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Then the SonBeams sang their repertoire. See the previous post, </span></span></span><a href="http://onedaysoon-onedaysoon.blogspot.com/2008/12/ebc-sonbeams-sang-carols-at-sm-city.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">"EBC SonBeams Sang at SM City"</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> for the song titles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Pastor Roi delivered the meaningful Christmas message, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Christmas, A Time for Family to Be Together,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">" Luke 2:16.</span> Very timely, for there were several OFW fathers and a mother who flew home</span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">to be with their loved ones this yuletide season.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Afterwards, Peter Heeton Koh, Frank Woojin, and Michael Woojai (father and sons) sang </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">"O Holy Night"</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> together, accompanied by Joanna Seungmin Oh, Peter's wife on the grand piano. We were glad they</span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">shared that special evening with us; an endearing family. They had some Korean youngsters with them too.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The Salmo Chorale then took the stage and sang the following traditional English and Filipino carols: </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);font-family:'times new roman';" ><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Kumukutikutitap! </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">("Twinkly" is the most that I can to translate)</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Noche Buena <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Christmas Eve)</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-usually centered on the Christmas Eve Feast</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Pasko Na Naman </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(It's Christmas! [Once Again!])</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The night's program segued to the Christmas Party. Janeil and Jael led the people through various parlor games, exchanging gifts, et. al. and then, the Christmas Banquet. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">It was a long 'Christmas Day' at the church but was a very happy one indeed. Surely, everyone had a grand and blessed time. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; text-decoration: underline;font-family:Mistral;font-size:18pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">A </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">v</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">e</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">r</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">y </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">M</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">e</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">r</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">r</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">y</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> C</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">h</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">r</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">i</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">s</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">t</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">m</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">a</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">s </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">t</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">o </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">y</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">o</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">u</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">E</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">m</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">m</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">a</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">n</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">u</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">e</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">l </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">B</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new 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roman';">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; text-decoration: underline;font-family:Mistral;font-size:18pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; text-decoration: underline;font-family:Mistral;font-size:18pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Photos courtesy of Che Santillan</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span></span></p>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-74714534466616072722008-12-23T00:52:00.000+08:002008-12-23T00:59:23.037+08:00Quezon, Nueva Ecija, et al.I keep seeing you all dropping by. Thanks for visiting my blog. Whoever you are, I appreciate your visits. New York, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mexico, and from all around. Thank you, people! A Blessed Christmas to you all! :)Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-46770095507164252942008-12-18T19:00:00.000+08:002008-12-28T19:23:03.150+08:00EBC SonBeams Sang Carols at SM City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9OAZKesza6yFTpQUycVZIgCYdGOTmOCLEHI9flWVFJ9jWkgfrKcLH6CQ5qoX3bpll3anvaISqFy86SuAbhsLqkzLZwUuuYEsyPdD7MLhH_BEptSLswj4fjyQEDBIXKETHBhMwnEwPqo/s1600-h/EBCSonBeams.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9OAZKesza6yFTpQUycVZIgCYdGOTmOCLEHI9flWVFJ9jWkgfrKcLH6CQ5qoX3bpll3anvaISqFy86SuAbhsLqkzLZwUuuYEsyPdD7MLhH_BEptSLswj4fjyQEDBIXKETHBhMwnEwPqo/s400/EBCSonBeams.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281785581200348514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidPCWuDzYc5a2yQ6GZlRDQYEFGQu3br2v0osA-WnXm75JrK6Xde_8rEC6ByOg82mwujAvCowhyphenhyphenLDViYR9n4xwuHlEz460ULOmlEYMbxNkKE3Nvn0rt5U15blzHOMFmgpUut1tTZeNjiA/s1600-h/CC+Jasha.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><ol style="margin-left:.3173in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin-top: 0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14.0pt;"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;"><span style=" font-size:14.0pt;font-style:italic;font-style:italic;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14.0pt;">It was almost 7PM</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"> and we were running<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>late for our engagement at the SM City mall which invited my Kids & Adults choirs to sing<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Christmas carols. Only the EBC SonBeams (Kids choir) obliged for the Salmo Chorale had other plans. But as we arrived, the technical crew are cramming some last minute changes.</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-style:italic; font-size:14.0pt;">The stage was already</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-size:11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-style:italic;font-size:14.0pt;">set</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> but my contact person, Atche, who is also a church mate, advised the backstage team to clear the floor area in front of the stage because my kids would have some choreo in their performances and it looks like the stage for its size cannot be very safe for kids to move themselves around as they do their singing and choreos. So, the floor would do. Anyway, the stage will still be our backdrop. The place was quite abuzz with all the goings-on; after all, we were in a food court.</span></p> <p face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin:0in;"> </p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-style:italic; font-size:14.0pt;">The place has few diners when we entered</span><span style="font-style:italic;font-size:11.0pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> But we brought a crowd with us and the place became semi-filled with people.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>As I gave instructions to kids, I felt they were so ready and eager to begin. So on my cue, everyone stood on his/her spot. The kids were amazing.</span></p> <p face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin:0in;"> </p> <p face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin:0in;">The mini concert went smoothly without any technical glitch. </p> <p face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin:0in;"> </p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-style:italic; font-size:14.0pt;">The repertoire consisted of six songs</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">. I planned the order for the mood to slowly pick up as concert progresses. I began with two calm songs to prepare the audience. My niece, Jaira Mae sang the solo part on the second song.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The third number is upbeat and picked up the pace, and here's where the choreo started. The fourth song temporary mellowed the pace, but sign language remained part of the performance. The fifth, is the Carols medley part of the program and we concluded with a very trendy and upbeat song with a very apt title. Here they are.</span></p> <p face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin:0in;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><ol style="margin-left: 0.3173in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;"><li value="1" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; "><span style=" ;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;">The Story of Gloria</span></li><li value="2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; "><span style=" ;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;">The Miracle</span></li><li value="3" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; "><span style=" ;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;">Go, Tell It</span></li><li value="4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; "><span style=" ;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;">The Christmas Tree Medley</span></li><li value="5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; "><span style=" ;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;">The Christmas Carol Medley</span></li><li value="6" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; "><span style=" ;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;">Super Duper Christmas</span></li></ol></span> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-style:italic; font-size:14.0pt;">The first five titles</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> were selections from "Visions of Christmas" by </span><span style="font-style:italic;font-size:14.0pt;">Jeff Slaughter</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> and the finale was taken from the Christmas Cantata with the same title, Super Duper Christmas.</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-style:italic; font-size:14.0pt;">And we did two sets that night.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> We were just given a 15-minute break for kids to take some rest and a sip of bottled water. Then a pizza treat for the kids courtesy of the mall as they concluded the final set.</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-style:italic; font-size:14.0pt;">Come Sunday, we will be presenting it all</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> again in the church. The adults choir, EBC Salmo Chorale will be rendering about five songs as well. It will be a big night; and everything will begin with the Christmas Banquet. Then, we will also be having our church Christmas program after the musical presentations. </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14.0pt">But of course, the highlight of it all will be the Birthday Celebrator Himself, our Lord Jesus. The world may have its focus on everything else and forget the "birthday 'Boy' " but we should be careful to remember Him for He is the only Celebrator who, instead of receiving presents, gave all that we could ever need. Even the gift of eternal life. Praise the Lord.</p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:22.0pt">A Blessed Christmas, everyone!</p></ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Mistral;font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(Photos courtesy of Nadine Cruz and Bethel Faye Galvez)</span><br /></span></div>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-86830887646934076642008-12-11T21:14:00.000+08:002008-12-11T21:44:33.263+08:00SonBeams to SM City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3mDyqIUJoqhKnOcmyF3tczJfEybrlVkRDc-FitOVXYlV6DxpxwFv3S5szx-VH8UDGR5l5j-dCh1pHZnovu3Rw82SSlXWqaHD97Na-S13JjgTsAxbcr45LqxX3wrfFT3EU4abCNZQ_D4/s1600-h/DPP_0020.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVMi_3ud-eU3KgdZ2jZat6wYvVDP0yQQFCDUAnqFV-7EkpjgVau3QR87c2zRwsxoIBRSZRIQvWFK8ZARP1fQxdVsGuOy_y89eC7SWLRs992RzOJVW1cVJjy8TLhQy4Sl0C8FzOMqO7J4/s1600-h/DPP_0043.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVMi_3ud-eU3KgdZ2jZat6wYvVDP0yQQFCDUAnqFV-7EkpjgVau3QR87c2zRwsxoIBRSZRIQvWFK8ZARP1fQxdVsGuOy_y89eC7SWLRs992RzOJVW1cVJjy8TLhQy4Sl0C8FzOMqO7J4/s320/DPP_0043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278522526098996786" /></a><br />The EBC SonBeams Choir will be serenading SM City Foodcourt this December. Last year, they sang with the EBC Salmo Chorale in the same mall, but in The Event Center. Then after the Cantata, they serenaded the stores until about 10 PM. They were very happy as they went home with a lot of treats from all the stores they delighted.<div><br /></div><div>They have been excitedly rehearsing for the upcoming engagement, bless them. Salmo could have sang again too, but due to some reasons (one, the original plan was for them to serenade homes instead; and two, many singers have other plans for the Yuletide season, so quite a number of them won't be able to join this year's Choral Christmas events). Sigh.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*The image was taken last year in the church, as they sang carols in the Vesper Service.</span></div>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-23138393485841006962008-11-26T10:59:00.000+08:002009-03-05T01:24:10.183+08:00Shifting Winds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjO_F-ZpGjVrJJ9wLQgM9dSa_IfonMA6V8mg0b843q7Q4d-OFJLzYYTVwyngiztpLGZNRBP4mcl8rVZINwu3P0PEnESpiM3PCbZ7hVpNMFTWpc2drCBeeHGDZDmW7AnbkP_gaN1xzPIns/s1600-h/atlantic-splash-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjO_F-ZpGjVrJJ9wLQgM9dSa_IfonMA6V8mg0b843q7Q4d-OFJLzYYTVwyngiztpLGZNRBP4mcl8rVZINwu3P0PEnESpiM3PCbZ7hVpNMFTWpc2drCBeeHGDZDmW7AnbkP_gaN1xzPIns/s400/atlantic-splash-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272811588173596626" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">"Become a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant." - Anthony J. D'Angelo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Mistral; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-style: italic; font-family: MesouranSansSSi; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Changes</span>. Ah, so much has been written about it. Nothing is permanent but change. When you change, you grow. When you refuse to, you die. It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Wise folks shared all these wisdom</span> and we were indoctrinated enough. But why is it that every time change looms on our dashboards our tendency is to hit the breaks? Sad fact is, even if we had pumped them brakes, the bleak horizon continues to travel towards us and inevitably envelope us like a massive column of sandstorm.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">We shun change.</span> We don't look forward to it, at least for most of us.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">And what seems to be most undesired is the change of heart.</span> Signs of it rearing its ugly head may slowly fade in. Yet more often than not, it comes without any notice. Sending</span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">gloomy chill upon the scenery, it causes</span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">throbs and twinges to the bones.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Being the social beings that we are, </span>whenever the idea of separating from someone enters our mind, we are helplessly gripped with the</span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">cold blanket of sadness.</span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Inside, we feel like some part of our being is being yanked away from us; we freeze and wince in pain in spite of the effort to conceal it.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">It is hard to accept</span> that a friend or a loved one will hardly be on call the next time you need them</span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">because this person is</span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">moving on to a new place.</span></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">But the feeling is heavier should you find you have been mutually drifting on the opposite directions for some time.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Well, there are times you can feel</span> the poignant shifting of the wind. The familiar lull is with you at the moment and you know what that means. Things are about to change. And you may be losing something dear or someone treasured. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">That's life.</span> Deal with it. But in the end, who knows who or what you might be finding. If that would be of any consolation.</span></span></p><p face="Calibri" size="11pt" style="margin: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in;font-family:Mistral;font-size:14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." -Franklin D. Roosevelt</span></p> <p face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"> </p><p face="Calibri" size="11.0pt" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">the photo above this post "atlantic_splash_1" which I personally call "A Sad Man's Profile" is courtesy of dreimendoza;</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a href="http://worldwidephotos.multiply.com/photos/album/27/Bermuda_Landscape_and_attractions?replies_read=31"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:12;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">http://dreimendoza.multiply.com/photos/album/21/Splash_at_Atlantic_Ocean</span></span></a></p>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-56573308542769070162008-11-24T10:36:00.000+08:002008-11-24T12:33:27.878+08:00Creative ZEN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXadwUbwu7LdyeBHzsUiq82vH-d2stWkmxhyphenhyphenEd_womU-r-TJnqgmZ_L2HxPNvgmNDJ3_xeecPa4GU1OgIlnW5S_iyzYWvtoEStOjeQ-XnTvgVUp9yNR0w02t59ckq0631RewS2CaUk__Y/s1600-h/zen+mosaic25+copy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXadwUbwu7LdyeBHzsUiq82vH-d2stWkmxhyphenhyphenEd_womU-r-TJnqgmZ_L2HxPNvgmNDJ3_xeecPa4GU1OgIlnW5S_iyzYWvtoEStOjeQ-XnTvgVUp9yNR0w02t59ckq0631RewS2CaUk__Y/s400/zen+mosaic25+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272058490346337138" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">I came to admire this player. It comes with a CD ROM that installs the Creative Centrale on my computer. Transferring and organizing files are a breeze, as simple as drag and drop. . . </span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-size:24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline; font-size:24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">Please read the rest at my anydaynow. Just click the title to proceed.</span></span></span></span></div></div>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-9561499922101129582008-11-18T18:11:00.000+08:002008-11-18T19:37:47.553+08:00Environment-Friendly Cars of the Future<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_5zr2hEMsNVPP9yTFs5CkzMPDTaMl9H5qS0D5tTOQx2yvPkWuQBv-Gkm5c_czKniElzIc_irDaJ3ebdVwKbZF6ZNgODMwNkDtPzoY7dZNuRMJWYnDE09Zrj9jmodNKK3LwZVV9dYLfY/s1600-h/4-ways-of-looking-at-a-car-06-ss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_5zr2hEMsNVPP9yTFs5CkzMPDTaMl9H5qS0D5tTOQx2yvPkWuQBv-Gkm5c_czKniElzIc_irDaJ3ebdVwKbZF6ZNgODMwNkDtPzoY7dZNuRMJWYnDE09Zrj9jmodNKK3LwZVV9dYLfY/s400/4-ways-of-looking-at-a-car-06-ss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269939620374535106" /></a>Love cars? Concerned with the environment? Now you can love your car and drive guilt-free. Please click the title to read the post. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6OFhJSLM2uJe7idhWFCwt9FV-3fHYv5nqSOpDfPSTEGS9jxrj0i6oeZK_tFaF59_yB8ItOAXSc0dKhSAFq54JcyFm-gMM98v52pEBjkvy9GS8HUzU_vp2U0VbWLhSYO1DCE1EzAMql4/s1600-h/4-ways-of-looking-at-a-car-06-ss.jpg"></a><span><span></span></span>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418441722156239540.post-7164081136706482922008-10-11T11:35:00.000+08:002008-10-11T11:39:44.094+08:00The S-M-A-R-T Singer Is/ Is A<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Please click the title to read the post.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFSqhey02qUXCGWI70LbV7HecVQP-fiaLXAEV7blpLhSdQ8ptyi6cF0PeeN79-6SWTPr-ziy7KhvM6GmDR-ByEjDroMMrmw4zgvMkPsnLTyvQBQmmdamH_YaSS3_43_xlrSZMWfydHyo/s1600-h/singer.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFSqhey02qUXCGWI70LbV7HecVQP-fiaLXAEV7blpLhSdQ8ptyi6cF0PeeN79-6SWTPr-ziy7KhvM6GmDR-ByEjDroMMrmw4zgvMkPsnLTyvQBQmmdamH_YaSS3_43_xlrSZMWfydHyo/s320/singer.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255735435223757218" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mario Lathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793209235974689490noreply@blogger.com0