feeling senti... opm songs in the 80's (inspired by arpi's post)

not many of you knows that marie is a music lover. give me a radio or an ipod and a collection of my favorite songs and i can drift into my own neverland. i used to spend the whole afternoons or evenings during my high school and college days just listening to my favorite fm stations. and i used to be a walking songhits, and my wild dream then is to be a disc jockey; not because i have a soothing voice, but because of my selfish whim to play nothing but my favorite songs during my airtime.

i have favorites in all genre except for metal rock (hinde ko ma-dig, p're! haha) but one of the closest to my heart is the opm songs during the 80's and blame it on arpi's post on kyla's revival of jamie rivera's it's all over now, which is also my favorite, feeling senti ako ngayon! hehe. hey, i was still a kid then and was still learning the ropes of writing and counting but i think when it comes to music and songs... i was gifted. hahaha.

and if you're one of those who loves 80's songs, read on...

can't find no reason - louie heredia

i was never a louie heredia fan but i was surprised and pleased when i learned in "the sweet life" that he's the singer behind this very nice song.

here's the link:

http://www.imeem.com/people/WJ4-Rr/music/YrH0WXAD/louie_heredia_cant_find_no_reason/

and the lyrics, which i copied from the site:

Nighttime passed me by
Dream of holding you tonight
But emptiness surrounds me

Love, say you’ll be mine
I’ll love you till the end of time
Don’t say goodbye now

Reason can’t find no reason why I’m longing
For your touch and your embracing
Be mine tonight
Reason you are the reason for my being
You are the thought of all my dreams
You’re my love

Love, say you’ll be mine
I’ll hold you in my arms tonight
Don’t leave me dreaming

closer you and i - gino padilla

this song is made popular by a toothpaste brand commercial but i think it's the kilig factor that made this song a favorite among the young adults.

you may want to listen thru this:

http://www.tristancafe.com/music/flash/closer.html

sing along!

Hey, there's a look in your eyes  Must be love at first sight  You were just part of a dream  Nothing more so it seemed  But my love couldn't wait much longer  Just can't forget the picture of your smile  'Coz everytime I close my eyes  You come alive   The closer I get to touching you  The closer I get to loving you  Give it a time  Just a little more time  We'll be together  Every little smile  That special smile  The twinkle in your eye  In a little while  Give it a time  Just a little more time  So we can get closer  You and I   Then could I love you more  So much stronger than before  Why does it seem like a dream  So much more so it seems  I guess I found my inspiration  With just one smile, you take my breath away  So hold me close  And say you'll stay with me now   The closer I get to touching you  The closer I get to loving you  Give it a time  Just a little more time  We'll be together  Every little smile  That special smile  The twinkle in your eye  In a little while  Give it a time  Just a little more time  So we can get closer  You and I  

hang on - gary valenciano

this is one of my favorite gary valenciano songs, the other one is "the warrior is a child". up to know i still cannot comprehend why i am a sucker for sentimental songs like this.

sorry i can't find a link for the mp3 of this song. but i remember i have downloaded this before from kazaa but i failed to write it on a cd. sorry moi.

but i still have its lyrics:

Sometimes it’s hard to know that it’s all over
Sometimes it hurts so bad
To think that we did feel much for each other
Yet lost what we once had

To love you is one thing I can do
I have always been around to love you

At times when i’m alone I feel so empty
I’ve always wish you’re here
And now you’re gone and all is gone forever
Oh girl it’s so unfair

Remember the things I always say
I mean them all so please believe
The things that i’ve been telling you

Just hang on
Who knows we might get there
After all the waiting’s done
We’ll be the ones to find out

If we hang on
You know we’re on our way
So just hang on

When I look at the sky I see a memory
That was where I used to be

I love you
I always think of you
Please listen to the words I say
These words that i’ve been telling you

If we hang on

give me a chance - ric segreto

would you believe that i am a fan of the late ric segreto? but i like this song better than the more popular, "don't know what to do (don't know what to say)". ang weird ko noh? hehe.

I need you
Is all that I can say
But deep inside of me
You’ll know I want you more each day
But time won’t let me have the chance
So I’ve got to see you even at a glance

I know, it’s hard for you to see
Exactly how much you mean to me
Since it’s just a one way street
And I’m the only one who’s on it
No one knows the way but me

[chorus]
I love you can’t you hear me
Oh can’t you please see through me
Oh babe I need your love so badly
It’s no lie so please believe me
In my heart you’ll see the real me
You just gotta give me a chance

Well since I got that off my chest
All I need to let you know
Is I really did my best
Keep this feeling inside
But there’s just no place to hide
So please be my love

[repeat chorus]

Give me a chance
Give me a chance

friend of mine - odette quesada

who says that lea salonga's version of the song is better than odette quesada? not me! the latter's version is more melancholic and yet soothing. OMG, am i an hopeless romantic or what???

fortunately, i was able to find a link to ms. quesada's version.

http://www.imeem.com/mcbdlm/music/8OHRcHct/odette_quesada_opm_friend_of_mine/

I've known you for so long
You are a friend of mine
But babe, is this all we'd ever be
I've loved you eversince
You were a friend of mine
But babe, is this all we ever could be

chorus:
You tell me things I've never known
youshowed me love you've never shown
but then again when you cry
im always at your side
you tell me bout the love you've had
i listen very eagerly
but deep inside you'll never see
This feeling of emptiness
It makes me feel sad
But then again, I'm glad

I've known you all my life
You are a friend of mine
I know this is how it's gonna be
I've loved you then and I love you still
You're a friend of mine
I know that friends are all we ever could be

chorus except last line

but then again,
but then again
but then again
im glad....

they are just some of the good ol' songs i loved (and still love up to now) and grew up with. i actually have a cd collection of some of these songs along with the other opm songs, which became popular during that decade.

 

breastfeeding for two years and still counting

the picture above was taken by jude inside the breastfeeding room of makati medical center's nursery section. if my memory serves me right, this was the night after i gave birth to iñigo. i was still a striving lactating mom here while iñigo was a thriving sucking newborn, giving you an idea that both of us went thru the arduous ordeal of breastfeeding. hungry iñigo bawled over my lack of milk as nothing probably dripped from my nips, while i cried and pitied myself and my son and felt lacking as a mother. i was in a state of depression for a number of days.

but that was two years ago. my constant question now is when will the little boy say "minish" (finished) in terms of breastfeeding and totally forget about my milk. it would be nice for me if he can go to sleep on his own and without the help of my breasts. and i would really be glad if i can stay long in front of the computer without him sitting on my lap and ask, "padede?". oh, i can't wait for that moment. =)

but on the other hand, i also want to savor the moments that he still clings to me like a newborn and chooses me over a can of lactum. because for all we know, this too shall pass.

and...

breastfeeding is best for babies for two years and beyond. =)

***

breastfeeding in public? why not! as long as you have the right gadget, mine was a knitted poncho i bought in a trade bazaar, you can do it anywhere and everywhere. =)

i've done it inside the malls, restos, church (que horror! just did it once) our car, aircrafts, buses, taxis...

even in hongkong disneyland park

and on the white-sandy beach of boracay!

o 'di ba? i don't care with the weird looks i get from other people. as long as my son is full and happy and i can't be charged with public scandal (as if), we're fine. =D

 

random q's tags (by yummylicious sis G)

thanks G for the tags! hope to see you next week as i will be in makati. =)

The rules are simple. At the end of the post, the player tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
that was 1998, the year i graduated from college, and if i remember it right i was a BUM during this month as i  just resigned from a forex trading company and waiting for my appointment in department of trade and industry.

2. What are the 5 things on my to-do list today?

• finish my forecast report and action plans for amspec's export business ( i need a lot of imagination here =))
• print our new pricelist for our products in bogzzi
• call shagri-la mactan for booking confirmation (yes, we're off for cebu on march 2009!)
• iñigo's haircut (can someone remind me that this should be done monthly as my son's hair grow fast???)
• another blog entry here in our multiply site

3. Snacks I enjoy

paki-explain G why konti lang nasa list mo? hehe.

mine are arroz caldo (all-seasons favorite), red ribbon's palabok, hen lin's siomai, fish cracker, growers' roasted peanuts, yellow cab's pizza, jack and jill tortillos, hain's (resto here in cabuyao) pancit bijon...

4. Place where I lived
manila, makati, quezon city, caloocan city, san juan, mandaluyong. i was everywhere!

5. Things I’d do if I were a billionaire

invest and buy company shares, shop, travel, donate to charities, build a nice house in tagaytay or palawan (jude and mine's dream retirement destinations) 

6. People I want to know more are

bless, jah, pinky, ails, momai, and rhea

what did the little tot receive for his birthday?

imaginarium's wooden block farm set:

this toy caught my eyes when i was looking for the best gift for iñigo for his second birthday. i had other toys in mind, which are slide (a second-hand though) so we're already done with his playground; leap frog's leap pad, but we don't have the budget for this one as of now; or a new bike but jude insisted that iñigo's old bike, which was a gift from my ate for his frist birthday, is still in tip-top condition.

thank goodness i spotted this toy after two hours of scouring the shelves of the toy shops and finally, toys r' us in robinsons-festival. it did not only fit my budget (the 50 pcs. block set is priced at 1k) but it also met my standard for toddlers toys. should i tell here that i'm veering away from battery-operated toys as much as possible? it's not only expensive for us but i feel that it doesn't help my son's gross and fine motor skills development. while this toy hones more every kid's creativity and imagination.

iñigo's favorite pieces among them all:

he likes to give the horse and the carriage a walk within the farm. and mommy's favorites (yes, this toy made me giddy like a kid. hehe):  

the animal-shaped blocks are such a cutie especially that pig. top view of the blocks set:

and i wish to buy the city version of the blocks set soon as iñigo loves to build towers and buildings, and drive cars...

and the daddy wants to get his hands busy with those blocks, too. =D

missing, musing, and mountaineering

i miss, we miss, our pre-wedding days. it's the time of our life when we didn't care about other things but how to spend our leisure time--and we have lots of it!  and we have a lot of people to spend it with, too! it only takes one text message and we already have a date, "saan ka? ano gawa mo 2nyt? tara, meet tayo sa shang (or megamall perhaps)!" that easy. and we killed time either inside the mall or over a bottle of booze inside a middle-end bar, with chitchats as our pulutan.

i also miss the days when you only have for yourself the money you earn. when upon receiving your bonus you go straight to the mall to buy the item you've been drooling over for a period of time. or join the gimmick or travel your friends are planning to have.

hay! those were the days... i love, we love, our life right now. but there are times that we get the pangs of self-indulgence, but we resist it of course with all our might. but there are moments when the flesh is stronger than the will... =D and we give in.

***

and we also miss our mountaineering group--metropolitan mountaineering society--and its people... uhm, some of its people i mean (or jude might pull my hair). hehe.

we miss the climbs and the sidetrips. we miss the gimmicks and the parties. we miss the meet-ups and the tambay na wala lang.

and so last saturday, after haggling for a lower price of the ticket (hello, feeling nila rich lahat ng members! =D) we--jude and moi--decided to attend the graduation party of this year's batch. iñigo was in tow as we still can't leave him with our new househelp. that also explains why we have to leave early. siempre wala akong picture because i forgot to bring our camera kaya i snagged some photos from the other members (sshh!)

they have igorot as a theme, btw. (kaya andali nakacollect ng penalty fee for non-compliance... hmp!)

batch 2008

 

the rowdy crowd, including jude.

year after year, there is a batch of new faces i welcome in the group. and almost every year i get the feeling that i've already met some of them in the previous years only they wear a different face now.

to be more specific they also have the mr. hunk wannabe, the kikay girl who has no qualms of showing what she got (meron nga ba?) and can do, at aba... meron din gustong biktimahin ni mr. "toot-toot"! hahaha. there's also the kuya ng bayan who seems to be the knight of the damsels of the batch, or the ate ng bayan for that matter. i want the list to go on but i think i better stop as there are also members in my contacts who attended the party. 'kala n'yo, huh! hehe. =D

and as usual it was a night of fun and inuman. booze and foods were overflowing, kahit 4 dishes lang. =D but since iñigo was with us and he has a sleeping time that we should consider, we bid goodbye much earlier than the others. =(

'till next event.

***

and since we were already there, i managed to ask the new batch on their roster of open climbs (climbs open to members and guests as well). i asked because jude and i, for the longest time now, are itching to wear our trekking shoes again and step it on on a rugged terrain. just one climb for us before the year ends will do! i would really love to climb again; to shed the unwanted fats in the middle portion of my body... hihi; to go outside our turf and see the breathtaking sceneries of far-flung places; to breathe fresh air and greet the fog in the morning; and just to be there up on a mountain, it's already something for me.

but it's just a plan. i am not sure though if we could still squeeze it in in our busy schedule (naks!) or i can already leave behind our now very amusing little boy even just for one night. the tot can't even stand not seeing us for more than five hours and he'll already kulit his caregiver with "mommy... daddy... why? (he still has to learn the word "where". hehe.)"

and with this, i began to miss again our pre-wedding days. it's when we can easily decide if we can join a climb or not. take note, not even our jobs can stop us! nyahaha. the only things that can get in the way are lack of budget (but i know some people particularly students who pawn their bikes or other valuable items just to join a climb) or typhoon... "can you take the risk? we'll still push thru." sounds family! =) again, it just takes either one reply thru email or text to confirm if one will join. even the pre-climb meetings were something to look forward to... kasi may gimmick afterwards. hehe.

hay... those were the days...=)

 

 

it was a snake for the little boy!

the weather was perfect this afternoon so i thought of playing ball with iñigo outside our house. for over a week now, the little boy was bugging me to allow him to go "outshide" and play but i refused and just told him that we stay home as it's either "hot" outside or "yaining (raining)". poor kid, eh?

but this afternoon was different. as i went to the porch and observed that the sun was hiding behind the clouds, and there's no sign of rain either, i immediately called iñigo and asked him to wear his sandals as we will play outside. oh, the kid was jumping with joy upon hearing this! =D

and so we played football--kicking and throwing his soft rubber ball at a manageable distance. but after a while i realized that he's no longer in our game and instead was busy looking at something behind his ride-on-car.

me: why iñigo?

iñigo: saike, mommy! saike!

me: (cluess on what he's saying) what?

iñigo: saike! saike!

me: (slow ako, it took time for me to remember that iñigo calls snake "saike") OMG! snake... where??!" and i ran fast to iñigo hoping that i could snatch him away before the snake could bite him.

me: where's the snake?

iñigo: ayooon, saike!

me: (bewildered and relieved at the same time) iñigo! that's a caterpillar, not a snake!!!

mabuti na lang bata pa ako (bata pa ako promise! =D) and is still far from having heart attacks.

oh well, kids are really something, isn't it? hehe.