Letting Go
To let go doesn’t mean to stop caring; I It means I can’t do it for someone else. I To let go is not to cut myself off; I It’s the realization that I don’t control another. I To let go is not enable, but to allow learning I From natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means I The outcome is not in my hands. I To let go is not to try to change or blame I Another; I can only change myself. I To let go is not to care for, but to care about. I To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive. I To let go is not to be protective; I it is to permit another to face reality. I To let go is not to deny, but to accept. I To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue, but I To search out my own shortcomings and correct them. I To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone, I But to try what I dream I can be. I To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow I And live for the future. I To let go is to fear less and love more. I >>>If there’s a certain point of your life right now that you have to let go of something or someone, this poem might really help you through it. Letting go is not as bad as it may seem. It is just a part of our life’s cycle. Every one of us has been in this situation once in a while, so you don’t really have to feel alone. Remember that we’re living under the same sky. ”Life is like a box of chocolates, you don’t really know what’s in it until you taste it.” Familiar? That’s one of Tom Hanks’ lines in his movie, Forrest Gump. As I said, life is a cycle and letting go is something we just have to “taste’s. After all, when we let go of something, or someone, it just mean that something good is coming on our way. Maybe, something or someone better than what we had; something or someone we really deserve; or, something or someone worth holding on. So, heads up!! Cheer up!! Never be afraid of letting go. <<<
“Behind the Limelight”
Singing has always been a part of my life. Aside from growing up in a musically inclined family, I could say that it has turned as my passion. I started joining in choirs since my third grade, up until my fourth year in high school. Well, I think that’s enough about me. What am I really going to share to you is the story of my school choir, the Coro San Antonio. Among all the organizations in our school, it seems that Coro San Antonio was the most unrecognized group in our school. Aside from we don’t have a good room where we could practice, the administrators of the school doesn’t really pay much attention to us. There was a time when I was asked what organization do I belong, and I said “I am a Coro member.” Then, the girl replied, “Really? Meron pa lang ganun?” That hit me. Every year, we conducted auditions for new members and we saw, the number of people auditioning goes lower and lower. Also, every year, the number of Coro members is cut into half because most of our members came from the fourth year level. We felt like soon, there would never be an organization called Coro San Antonio.
But, we’re wrong. By the time, I reached my fourth year in that choir, we were about 15 to 20 members left and most of were in fourth year level. That was a bad sign. So, we and our conductor discussed of a way to convince people to audition in our choir. The next day, we started posting “ads” about the audition, giving leaflets to some people and conducting room-to-room announcements about the auditions like before. We even gave samples of our repertoire to some classes. And then, we even made announcements in the paging system of our school. We also asked help from our teachers to sort of “advertise” us in their classes. We have seen our conductor’s efforts to build up a really good choir and we never wanted those to be wasted. That gave us enough reason to make our choir grow.
The audition day came. We were really surprised to see many students lining up for the auditions. As we checked the numbers, there were almost a hundred of people who auditioned for that day. We knew it would be a different year for all of us. After the audition days, the number of Coro boosted up to almost 50 members. And then, we joined an interschool choir competition called Musikapella ’06. We worked really hard for that competition. We never expected to win as first runner-up since schools like Scholastic, Ramon Magsaysay and St. Paul were there too. These schools have been known in history to have really good choirs. Winning there brought us a lot of changes. The administrators seemed to finally see us. Every occasion, they ask us to sing for the opening and intermission numbers of the program. Every now and then, they call us to perform for them. People started to notice our choir. There were times when people come up to say that we sang really well. Some people even told us we’re the best batch of Coro ever. At last, we’ve finally been given the shot we’ve been waiting for and it’s the next batch’s job to continue the legacy we’ve left behind. Here’s one thing we’ve all realized as a member of that choir. If you work really hard for something, you would most likely get what you’ve always wanted. For our choir, we sing simply because this is our passion. This is where we all feel we could express ourselves. Somehow, it is our way to touch the hearts of people. Dramatic as it may sound but singing is our way to relay a message to people. This story talked about the ups and the downs of an organization. Just like in our life, we might have a lot of downfalls but it should not be a reason to give up. Thus, it should be the reason to strive harder. Like the Confucian Analects said, “Don’t ask the people to know you, just strive hard to be worth-knowing.”
Here’s the video of the Musikapella Competition. Let Coro San Antonio serenade your day! So there!!
Part 1
Part 2
“Black Prison”
Under the vast and empty sky I No star seems to appear I Walking through this infinity I Alone in its midst I Cold Breeze touches my skin I Gusts of wind blow through my hair I Holding emotions within I Bursting, screaming in my chest I Walking through the road I I look on its dark end I Seeing your silhouette ahead of me I And not looking back I I called out but you don’t hear I I reached out though you never feel I All were mere memory I I am trying to hold on. I You disappeared as I close my eyes I In the silence of my heart I I know I have to let go I For you have never been mine I The latent truth within me I That it was always you I long I But was fooled by denial I Feared to let you know I Now, I have lost you I Knowing you’ll not come back I Yet I can’t find escape I In this hollow inside I My strength seems to drain I My silence I can no longer withstand I I stumble down this road I Reflected nothing but sorrow. I Pouring out all these tears I I have kept inside for years I Until I can cry no more I For the words I left unspoken I I run behind my past I As if there’s no tomorrow I Faltering once more I Cold. Numb. I Here I am in this hopeless road I Where nobody sees my struggle I No one but the wind as my witness I I am nothing but a shattered soul. I I want to find my way I In this surreal circumstance I Even in this darkness I Endless. Emptiness.
This video is really cute…hope you’ll like it. 
