Life can seem unbearable at times, but don't let it keep you down. Meditate on God's goodness, talk to Him, and know that He hears you. When life knocks you to your knees, you're in a good position to pray.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Musical Me
I've been a music lover since I was in my elementary days. My passion in music pushed me to learn to play any kind of musical instrument. I so much liked the sound of guitar when I was in high school (well actually until now) and also because it was the "in" thing, besides the fact that you look astig when you know how to play a guitar specially if you're a girl, that it was the first instrument I want to learn how to play.
Though I'd really like to be taught by a professional to play it, our lack of money held me back in doing so. But since I'm so desperate and determined to learn, I did a self study. It helped me to at least learn the basics, and some readings also helped. I also watched some friends and professional in TV play the guitar, and I always tell myself, "I want to learn how to do that." Most of the time I find myself disappointed because there are some moves (I don't really know how to call it) that I can't do. Time came that I got tired of it and so I stopped. Well actually, I still have the passion to play it until now, but I don't have the time. Besides, I'm not content with what I know. Feeling ko, napapag-iwanan na ko nang husto. Saka, andami dyan masmagaling pa sa kin, at masbata.
Then I tried drums, another astig looking talent that a girl can have. But like the guitar, hanggang basic lang ako. :D I was already working then, and studying at the same time. So I didn't had much time too. Saka, wala naman kaming drums sa bahay. Saka habang tumatagal, pahirap ng pahirap. It's the kind of instrument where every part of your body is moving in a different way, but should be in sync with all the others. Iba ang galaw ng mga kamay mo, iba ang palo ng kanan sa kaliwa. Pati mga paa mo, iba ang padyak ng kanang paa sa kaliwang paa. Pero cool sya tugtugin, grabe. Para kang sumasayaw. :)
Then came the time of flutes. Bamboo flutes. Syempre papahuli ba naman ako? I got myself one din, but not a bamboo. Everywhere I look in the campus kasi, I see one holding and blowing it. Uso pa nun ang mga love songs like It Might Be You. Yung mga panahong bumalik sa ere yung mga ganung love songs, o baka sa school lang namin yun. Anyway, I didn't want to look like I'm nakikiuso lang, though in some way I did kasi nga flute pa rin yun (I'd really want to learn how to play it saka that was the only time I noticed it kaya ko rin naisipan), so I did not get a bamboo flute. I want something that would last and different from everyone else so I got myself the plastic version. It's more known as a recorder in the musical world. Mine's a soprano. Matinis ang tunog. Actually, if you're going to compare its sound to the bamboo, the bamboo is more soothing to the ears. Pero yun pa rin ang kinuha ko saka, masmaganda itsura nya, at masmatibay.
Soprano Recorder. This is what I have.
Flute. This is what I want to have.
piccolo. Pwede rin ito.
Now, I'd like to give the metal flute a try. I still love the guitar, but considering the ease of carrying it around, flute is better. Besides, the flute has a more solemn sound and I love it. And not many people can play it. I think the price is one factor why not a lot of people choose the flute. The cheapest will cost you 7,000 pesos nowadays, pinakamababang klase na yun. I am also considering piccolo since they don't have much of a difference sound-wise. Saka, masmaiksi ang piccolo kesa flute kaya tingin ko masmadali tugtugin ang piccolo. I haven't checked the price though. But I really want it so, I'll be buying it one of these days whichever is cheaper, pag nagkapera :D.
Anyone who knows where I can get this at a lower price? I'd even dig a second hand, basta okay pa sya and maganda ang tunog and quality. :) If it's reasonably price, I might go for it, hangga't maa-afford ko.
I don't intend this to be my life's chronicles but I might write some of my experiences here.
Even so, everything that's written in here are either products of my excessive contemplation, or just plainly, pure boredom.
In any case, I still try to write as sensible as possible, for what I really intend to do and I hope is achieved in every writing,
is to impart or share some of the things I learn and sometimes, some struggles in life. Don't expect all seriousness in everything in here though.
In short, this blog is my outlet. My noted thoughts and reflections.
About Me
Name: Goldi
Home: Pasay City, Philippines
Birthday: June 2
Hobbies & Interests: Jesus, music, books, journals, internet, computers, tech stuff, gadgets * sound tripping, singing, playing musical instruments (I know guitar and flute recorder, I just wish I can play them well), watching movie with a tub of popcorn drizzled with melted butter (yum!), reading * observing, pondering, reflecting, learning * laughing or making people laugh (though I'm not good at it) and laugh with them, make people smile, or just listen to their stories. Minsan, trip ko lang din mang-asar =p
About Me: I'm a simple, idealistic but down-to-earth, & friendly person. Quiet most of the time, but friendly enough to have a nice talk (or even a hearty laugh) with anyone. "I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 NLT
Principles I live by:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." -Psalm 37:4
"If people talk negatively about you, live in such a way that no one will believe them."
"God is a God of happy endings. If you're not yet happy, it's not yet the end."
"It's not what we know but what we do that counts." -Our Daily Bread
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." -Dumbledore, Harry Potter 2
"Girls should assume that until a guy expresses interest, they're just friends." -J. Harris, Boy Meets Girl
"True love doesn't just wait; it plans." -Boy Meets Girl
"Eros will have naked bodies; friendship naked personalities." -C.S. Lewis
"Ideals are like stars; we will not succeed in touching them with our hands but by following them, as the sea faring man in the ocean, we will reach our destiny." -J. Harris, Boy Meets Girl
Though I'd really like to be taught by a professional to play it, our lack of money held me back in doing so. But since I'm so desperate and determined to learn, I did a self study. It helped me to at least learn the basics, and some readings also helped. I also watched some friends and professional in TV play the guitar, and I always tell myself, "I want to learn how to do that." Most of the time I find myself disappointed because there are some moves (I don't really know how to call it) that I can't do. Time came that I got tired of it and so I stopped. Well actually, I still have the passion to play it until now, but I don't have the time. Besides, I'm not content with what I know. Feeling ko, napapag-iwanan na ko nang husto. Saka, andami dyan masmagaling pa sa kin, at masbata.
Then I tried drums, another astig looking talent that a girl can have. But like the guitar, hanggang basic lang ako. :D I was already working then, and studying at the same time. So I didn't had much time too. Saka, wala naman kaming drums sa bahay. Saka habang tumatagal, pahirap ng pahirap. It's the kind of instrument where every part of your body is moving in a different way, but should be in sync with all the others. Iba ang galaw ng mga kamay mo, iba ang palo ng kanan sa kaliwa. Pati mga paa mo, iba ang padyak ng kanang paa sa kaliwang paa. Pero cool sya tugtugin, grabe. Para kang sumasayaw. :)
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