SING ALONG

hahaha. if you notice that my webcounter counts too much the last few days (i don't think you would, since it's semi-hidden anyway, but even if it weren't i don't think anyone would notice), it's because i've been singing along to "burn" by usher. hehehe. yeah, i have it in windows media player, but opening the blog is the easiest way to go.

needless to say, i refresh it a lot just to hear the song. hee hee.

katy, my editor-in-chief in my senior year in high school, once commented that i sing usher's "u got it bad" quite well. hehehe. i'd flatter you too, kat, but i think by now everyone knows you're a smart young lady who sings and dances and draws and paints and writes. (hmmm... i don't think she'll read this anyway, so anything i say is okay, right? =P)

and oh yeah, i used to do some rap too. hahaha. the bone thugs type ala "breakdown" with mariah. hmmm... maybe i'll practice over the summer? hehe.

i've always liked r&b. actually i think i decided on it during my music-searching days in grade six. right after everyone got over backstreet boys (haha! i'm brave enough to admit! everyone loveD them BEFORE, right? come on!).

so i was drawn to usher's music, and the cool vibe that emanates from his songs. and he's got this falsetto too, something like justin timberlake's, but i daresay usher was first! and for some reason, usher doesn't seem a litttttttle bit girly when he hits those high notes, unlike justin. well i like justin too, just tryin to be objective. if that's even possible. hehehe.

i'm glad usher made this HUGE comeback into the music scene. number 1 song, number 1 album, never mind if he broke up with chilli of TLC. and this "burn" song i really like. something like "u got it bad" if you may, and i find some meaning in it. basta. hehe.

i've come to appreciate different sorts of music over the years, and they all play randomly in my head. i like alternative and acoustic and rap and r&b right now, and they all get their time to play randomly in the jukebox that's my head. but heck, sometimes even sound of music songs (nothing comes from nothing...lonely goatheard...how do you solve a problem like mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!), sometimes even choir/opera-tic stuff like josh groban and charlotte church, or gospel and church tunes, and at times even the oldie oldie stuff my dad likes.

wala lang. and of course, i'm really really into jason mraz. i like how he, what do you call that (teka i'll google it), SKATs. you know, it's singing notes without using words, but just feeling the music and letting out impromptu syllables that essentially don't make sense. something like, bopadididubopdeedeedipdeedidipdididdooorararapahhhhhhhhooohlaaaa...
something like that. it's senseless right, but it sounds great (um, well maybe not my random typing of syllables).
come on, you know jason mraz right? he does the coolest skat i know. ;)



p.s.
regarding my trip home, i've decided, with the influence of brice, that it's not worth going to manila if i'll only stay for two days. nothing much i could do, and what i probably would have done in that short period of time wouldn't be worth all the stress traveling a long way from the airport and enduring the traffic, settling in my aunt and uncle's house, only to pack up after a few days. don't get me wrong, i'd love to meet my dearly-missed friends in manila, but you see, i'm pressed for time. sister wants me home for a secret surprise on the 25th. so that's it, i'm gonna take a connecting flight, on the 24th. may final outing pa pala yung bridging kids dito. sabi ni brice inuman daw. hahahaha. that guy's beginning to call me his "drunkard friend" na. hahaha. it's not true of course, eh sya ata ung lasenggero-cum-bartender eh.

anyway, i'm definitely dropping by manila in july, before coming to singapore. by that time, i'll hopefully look presentable enough and consequently more confident to show myself to my friends and relatives. seeing me now isn't such a good idea, honestly. ;)