perhaps you want to hear a funny parokya ni edgar song while watching the video of a group of friends who have been together for 32 years… ginawa ito ng kumpare kong si edgar maderazo, based na siya ngayon sa melbourne at siya ang network administrator ng monash university. kung interesado kayong mapanood ang MTV eh, punta na lang kayo by clicking on my BIRDIE…
this song is lovingly dedicated to my wife JET, who is celebrating her birthday today. happy happy birthday, my love.
overheard inside a philippine karaoke while somebody was singing “my way”
…tangna, “my way” na naman!
…pag may kumanta pa ulit ng “my way”, susunugin ko na ang karaokeng ito!
…dapat talage eh burahin na yang “my way” na yan!
…”my way”, “my way”, puro na lang “my way”
first full day ko sa bahay ngayong araw ng linggo. maraming nangyari nitong mga nakaraang araw simula ng dumating kami last friday sa pilipinas. kwento kong lahat…
contrary to popular belief: suwerte para sa flight namin ang friday the 13th. dumating ang eroplano namin sa NAIA ng mga 8:30 PM na walang kasabay. in short, solo namin ang airport at mabilis ang clearing ng immigrations at customs. masaya kaming sinalubong ng malaking litrato ni GMA na “pumupugay sa mga bagong bayani”. thank you madam president.
mas-masaya kaming sinalubong (may kiss sabay-hug pa nga!) nina kuya bong, darlene at ng anak nilang si lucas. sa may parking lot, nakita ko kung gaano kami ka-suerte. talagang (sabihin mo ito with an ilocano accent) “bumper to bumper” ang mga sasakyan. apparently maraming flight ang dumating pagkatapos namin.
“celebrate me home” ni kenny loggins…ang version niyang live sa “outside: from the redwoods” eh maganda. in fact most of the songs in that concert are really good. nandon din ang duet nila ni michael mcdonald na “this is it”” and my personal favorite – “now and then”. incidentally, both songs are included in the studio recorded lp…”keep the fire”, which in my book would be his best album. ok, balik tayo sa celebrate me home…dedicated sa lahat ng mga pinoy ofw (na tulad kong) uuwi sa pilipinas ngayong pasko.
MAHALAGANG PAYO: “mangulangot ka pagkatapos na pagkatapos ng putukan sa bagong taon” -payo mula kay kuya jay david
pasko at bagong taon sa pilipinas, bow…
isda best in da world! wala sigurong katumbas ang pag-diwang ng pasko sa sariling bayan – biro mo eh, september pa lang eh may mga pamaskong kanta na sa radyo… asahan mo, september 1 eh nag-uunahan nang mga radio station na magpatugtog ng “aysawmamikissing santaclaus” ni Michael Jackson kasama ang mga utol niyang Jackson Five.
miss ko na ang bahay ko…miss ko na ang aso kong si datu…miss ko na ang garden ko….miss ko na ang pilipinas…
gusto ko nang umuwi…gusto ko nang matulog sa sarili kong bahay…gusto ko nang kumain ng adobo at kanin sa dahon ng saging na nakakamay…gusto ko nang magsalita ng tagalog…gusto ko ng kumain ng pansit bihon guisado na hindi maanghang.
gardemet kasing mga tao rito eh, nilalagyan ng chili sauce ang pansit. pag walang chili, walang lasa. pag may chili, maanghang… where will i place myself? in tagalog, saan ko naman ilulugar ang sarili ko pag ganyan ang pagkain?
handle ko ay “bluejay” – medyo baduy, then freddie coco suggested i change it to “jd transit”. hehehe… i was in rj around 1987 when it was still in the j&t bldg at santa mesa. around that time, i was still studying engineering at mapua (4th year).
after school (around 8:30 pm), i’d board a bus in front of the manila city hall and reach j&t around 9:30. i still had 30 minutes to get my cassetes (wala pang cd nung araw) and chat with “the red rooster” who had the 8-10 om slot (sadly, the red rooster died a couple of years ago – a pity, we was a great guy…) i got on board at 10:00 pm and finished at 2:00 AM. afterwards, i had to commute home in a jeep with the rest of the graveyard shift people – drunks, drug addicts, snatchers and hospitality girls.
it was great to work at the tower, especially in the late evenings. you’d see manila by night from up there and it was really beautiful. the city lights and the great music more than paid for my meager “allowance”. wala kasi akong suweldo eh… hehehe.
doubleA was the station manager, dante was the chief announcer, there was freddie coco, bob magoo, monster radio’s the gaucho (i forgot his name, damn – hehehe).
i spent a semester at rj – they fired me afterwards, hehehe… actually, they changed their format again and they fired everybody except dante.
in that short stint, i lost around 30 pounds becuase of the late nights every night except sunday. not to mention, the school work in the afternoon and evening. my grades started getting bad and it was time to make a career move. i chose engineering and left radio to my dad and brother.
Headline sa Singapore kahapon ang mga pinugutan ng ulo sa Jolo. The way the news is told minsan ay nakakainis. Ang portrayal ng mga balita (CNN included) is so – what’s the word: “sweeping”? akala mo tuloy, ang buong Pilipinas ay puno ng mga headhunters. HeadBangers, baka pa!
balitang pilipinas: break na si joey marquez at alma moreno. si kris aquino na ngayon ang syota ni joey marquez.
wow game na game siya!
last indignation statement: bayad ako ng poea fees sa airport. 1 hour na lang at aalis nang eroplano, di pa ako nag-checkin. bigay ako ng 500 pesos. wala raw silang barya, samantalang kakabilang lang niya ng kalahating dangkal na 100 peso bills. punta na lang daw ako sa banko para magpapalit.
murang sangkatutak (pero pabulong)!!!
Batang Kaning Lamig 
