RIP, Mrs. Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino

I was too young to remember exactly what happened during the 1986 EDSA Revolution, but I do know that what happened was indeed something profound. And now that the symbol of that profound moment has passed away this morning, I do sense that a chapter of our history as a people has come to a close.



Thank you, Mrs. Aquino, for the sacrifice you have given for our country. I may not have agreed with everything you said and did in the last few years, but I do respect and admire you for who and what you are. You made me proud to be a woman and a Filipino, and even apathetic fools like me do feel a sense of loss with your passing. The Philippines just lost one of its last moral leaders and there is no one out there yet who is as worthy of our belief as you were.

May you rest in peace.

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RIP Francis Magalona

I'm not really a fan of rap music or hiphop but, like most Filipinos of my generation, I am a fan of Francis Magalona. He was such a big thing when I was in high school; performing his breakthrough song "Mga Kababayan" was even one of our music assignments back then.

People die all the time, but when an icon of your youth passes away, you just can't help but be affected. You will mourn in your own way.

Found these in YouTube. A video of him singing Kaleidoscope with Parokya ni Edgar and, of course, Mga Kababayan.

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I Am A Big Fan of Rafael Nadal...

...but I could not bring myself to celebrate fully his victory over Roger Federer in the Australian Open Men's Finals this year. It is indeed a victory, as Nadal is reportedly the first Spaniard ever to win the Aussie Open title. Moreover, all the odds were against him. His body is still physically aching from that five-hour semi-finals match with Fernando Verdasco, from which he only had a day to recover compared to Federer's two days.

However, I have never seen Federer break down like that. He was so tearful he could barely deliver his speech at the awarding ceremony. He was openly crying. Federer wanted this title, and he would want every Grand Slam title that would come his way from now, because he only needs one more to be able to match Pete Sampras' 14 Grand Slam record. But as long as Rafael Nadal is there to stand in his way, Federer will have a very hard time to grab that 14th. Rafael Nadal, who has defeated Federer in the French Open and Wimbledon last year, is deeply implanted in Federer's head. it will take a lot of work for Federer to get that psychological advantage that Nadal has over him out of his system.

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And still, Nadal deserved to win this year's Australian Open. He is indeed a champion, and I see him dominating the world of men's tennis for quite a while. Or at least men's tennis wouldn't be so boring, just as it had become for me when Andre Agassi retired.

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And I Begin Again

It has been more than a year since I had last posted on this blog. I even forgot that it still exists. Between my freelance work, my current addiction to World of Warcraft, and whatever personal and family issues that I have to deal with on a daily basis, I didn't really have time to update or maintain this blog.

But this blog exists. And it waits for me to pour my musings on it. After all, even though I write for a living, I write using other people's voices and never my own. So few opportunities ever come my way to be able to write in my own voice, and I am not exactly one to create my own opportunities.

Nonetheless, I have to start somewhere. For now, this blog is the only place where I can start. And so, I begin again.

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