Singing Bee

Every time that life stresses me, it's always music that calms and refreshes me. From around 5 or 6 years old, I've already shown my interest with music or singing. When I was still young my mom bought this 4 piece multiplex cassette set, it contains nursery rhymes and other children songs. Among the 4 tapes, it was tape number 4 which was my favorite. It contained slow songs, such as "Greatest Love of All", "Somewhere out there", "Where is love" and so on. On occasions that I'm with my cousins we usually sing songs of the group Smokey Mountain.

I think it was in grade 3 when we were asked to sing individually in front of class, I was a bit shy that time, but yet I'm confident with what I'll be singing. During that time it was "Closer you and I" by Gino Padilla, that was on top of the charts. It was so popular that I even ask mom and dad to buy the album. Even though it was the most famous song that time, I opted to sing a different song. Though it was still with the same album, I sang "Gusto Kita" instead.

The class was noisy at first, since I was in an all boys school, teasing was something usual, but to my surprise when I started the first stanza, I guess on the second line, everybody stopped talking and was listening to me. This frightened me..... I was hoping that my classmates continue with what they're doing and not mind me singing. Never the less, the show must go on... hahahah. My teacher asked me to finish the song... and so I did....

At the end of the song, my teacher said something about my singing, but I was not able to really hear it, cause I was trying to rush back to my seat. During the time that I got to my seat the class was clapping.... and my seat mate said, "galing mo" ..... weh hahahhaha.

Well the solo singing in class was like an classroom elimination for a much bigger event. After everyone had sung in front, the teacher selected people to bring in "minus ones" for another round of elimination. I was asked to bring one....

With this, I told my dad, I need to find a song, with a minus one that I can sing.... It was Nonoy Zuniga's album that I asked my dad to buy. It was "I will be there for you" that I wanted to sing. I practiced, and I brough the tape in class.... when the teacher was asking the people that she selected to sing in front with the minus one, no one stood up, my classmates didn't bring any minus one and said that they're not prepared. Since I'm really shy during that time, I just hid my tape back in my bag and claimed that I was not also prepared..... Sad? nah, though that big "what if" still keeps on haunting me, my dad and mom was excited for me that time, but I was so shy to show my musical powers hahahaha.

After that you know what? I shifted career hahahaha, well I guess that's another post.... It's the time where "dancing" entered my life.

Here's a copy of the Lyrics of Nonoy's song and a sound clip from Imeem.com



I Will Be There For YouArtist: Nonoy Zuniga

I know it's hard to open your heart again
You've been through too much hurt, to many lies
So many times you've seen a love you thought would last
Then Suddenly you'd see it swiftly die

I know it's hard for you to learn to trust in me
Your heart is too afraid to fall again
You can't believe me when I tell you how I feel
'Coz you're thinking of how soon my love will end

CHORUS:
But if you ever change your mind
Remember these words I'll say
I have never loved this way before
And in love I'm gonna stay

REFRAIN:
I will be there for you
I will be there for you
('coz) If there's one thing in a world of lies
That you can't beleive will hold true
Just take a look over your shoulder

And i will be there for you
I know it's hard 'coz I've been through the same before
I trusted once too much, I've felt the pain
But since you came into my life, I vowed to myself
I'll never let a love like this leave me again

(Repeat Chorus 1 & Refrain)
(Repeat Refrain except 1st two lines)