Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Mario, Ka Art Madulid, Bobot Costo, and Songs of lolo bomboy

Mario, ka Art Madulid, Bobot Costo, and Songs
of lolo bomboy
2009

                                                


dear diary,

si mario nga yong nagalaga kay ate rosing noong naratay na siya sa
sakit. at nakapasa din siya sa bar exams noong time na
iyon. siya din yong gumawa ng mga guitar chords para doon sa mga kanta
kong mga sinulat noong 1990's.

mahusay siya sa guitara at magaling ang tinga niya sa pagdinig ng mga
nota ng kanta kaya pinakinggan lang niya yong mga tape recording ko
noong mga kanta ko at saka ginawa na niya yong mga pang saliw na mga
cuerdas sa guitara. tapos nirecord din niya ito sa tape para naman
masabayan ko ng pagkanta.

may mga christmas songs din kaming nagawa kaya nga noong 1990 ay
inirecord namin ito sa isang cassette album na may pamanggat na search
for your dreams. at ang mga kumanta at tumugtog ng accompaniment ay yong
mga classmate ni butch sa UST.


yong anak ni ate rosing na si bobot ay kumanta din ng isa na may title
na Christmas Bells. at si mario din ang sumaliw sa kanya sa guitara.
sila josie at george ay kasama doon sa mga sponsors na sumaggot sa
gastos ng pagrecord nito doon sa isang recording studio at sa pag
produce noong mga copies noong cassette album. kasi para sa charitable
purpose yong project na ito.


naikuwento ko na ata sa sayo na noong huling uwi namain ay nahalungkat
ko sa isang box ng sapatos doon sa ilalim noong pinakaltar namin sa sala
yong mga tape recordings noong mga kanta naming nairecord sa tape.



tapos nga, inilipat ito ni raf sa dalawang cd kaya nadala namin ito
dito. kaya panaw ang patugtog ko nito sa gabi kung hindi ako makatulog.
sabi ko nga sa iyo, irerequest ko kay allan na gumawa ng kopya nito sa
computer at baka sakaling mapadalhan kita ng kopya. para kung may
panahon na wala kang ginagawa ay mapakinggan mo ang mga ito. siguro,
padadalhan din kita ng kopya noong cassette album ng christmas songs.

 hindi naman talaga first class ang dating noong recording o noong mga
kanta na ginawa ko. kaya lang nakakatuwa naman isipin na ako na walang
background sa music ay nakapagsulat ng mga lyrics para sa mga himig na
binuo sa pagtumbok ng isang daliri sa piano keys. kung walang music,
yong mga lyrics nito ay para ding poems na hindi naman malalim ang
dating. kaya balak ko din nga noon na itype ang mga ito para maging
isang book of peoms. english at tagalog ang mga lyrics na ito.

siempre malaki ang utang na loob ko kay ka art madulid na siyang naging
kabay ko sa bagay naito. katulong ko siya noong sa pagbuo noong
kaunaunahang kantang naisulat ko na ang pamagat ay Stay, stay oh my
love. tapos yong Christmas Bells na ginawa ko ay itinuro pa niya doon sa
dalawang anak niya at kinanta ng nila ito sa school. kaya tinukso pa
sila ng mga kaeskwela nila na sila yong christmas bells.

noong minsan nga kaming tumawag sa pilpinas, ay nakausap ko si justine
at tinanong ko kung ano ang ginagawa niya. ang sagot niya nakikinig siya
sa cd. noong tinanong ko kung ano yong mga kanta doon sa cd ang sabi yon
daw mga ginawa ko. kaya nakakatuwa naman na pati yong apo nakikinig doon
sa cd ko. kasi ginawa ding cd ni raf yong christmas album na ito. isa
din kasi sya doon sa mga kumanta at tumugtog sa album na iyan.


meron din akong isang o dalawang kanta na nagawa dito. yong
isa nga medyo paborito ko hanggang ngayon. tutal nabanggit ko na ito,
siguro isulat ko na rin dito yong lyrics.

title : let me love you so dearly

lyrics:

all alone for so long,
i must cling to you now,
if you leave me my darling,
i'd be lonesome all my life.

there were times when i thought,
you would never come back,
but the love i've been hiding,
kept me hoping deep inside.

alone in the night i cried,
because you were going away,
the tears that i shed are dry,
this time i hope you would stay.

oh my love won't you stay,
oh so close to me now,
let me love you so dearly,
let me know that you are mine.

alone in the night i cried,
because you were going away,
the tears that i shed are dry,
this time i hope you would stay.



noong reunion nga namin noong mga anak at apo ni ate rosing, nagkantahan
kami at kinanta ko ang isang bahagi nitong kantang ito at ako rin ang
tumugtog ng guitara. kasi yong mga apo ni ate rosing magagaling din
tumugtog ng guitara kaya pinakita ko sa kanila na yong lolo nila ay
marunong din ng kunti na maguitara at gumawa ng sarili niyang kanta.
tawanan naman sila.

o gabi na ata at medyo napakuwento ako.

regards.
bomboy

Sunday, June 26, 2011

"I will love you forever..."

Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 12:57:28 AM
Subject: Re: my diary/lyrics-song book
dear diary,

ito na yong huling song sa side A ng christmas way demo tape album.

title - i will love you forever
written - november 18,1990
melody/lyrics - lolo bomboy
guitar - mario a. costo
album - side A christmas way demo tape
singer - lolo bomboy
recorded at morning breeze caloocan city



Lyrics:

i will love you forever
through the good times and the bad
and you know that for always
you can count on me to make
you feel so glad

you are all that i live for
you're the meaning of my life
there's no sense in pretending
I'll just say i love you dear
so very much

how can i leave you ever
you're the one i'll always love
though my dreams fall apart dear
you will be my only love

if you leave me forsaken
if you find somebody new
i'll be chasing those rainbows
all across the faded skies
till i find you

how can i leave you ever
you're the one i'll always love
though my dreams fall apart dear
you will be my only love

if you leave me forsaken
if you find somebody new
i'll be chasing those rainbows
all across the faded skies
till i find you

isa ito sa pinaka paborito kong kanta sa mga nagawa ko. para kasing
Elvis Presley ang dating noong melody nito kaya pati yong pagkakanta ko
ay parang style din niya ang himig. ewan ko rin baka naman feeling ko
lang yon. anyway, parang ok sa tingin ko ang love song na ito.

at saka kung isipin na nabuo pala ang kantang ito noong november 18,
1990. one day after nong birthday ng missis ko.
kaya pala tamang tama ang tema ng love song na ito para sa kanya.
akalain mo nga naman. parang sinadya." i will love you forever."

so ok, tapos na ang side A nitong album na ito.

november 20, 2009

bomboy

FACES hymn version of "Our Father...:

Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 12:26:06 AM
Subject: Re: my diary/lyrics-song book


dear diary,

matatapos na din natin ang side A ng christmas way demo tape..yong
susunod na kanta ay yong FACES hymn version ng Lord's prayer.

title -  "Our Father - Faces version." melody - lolo bomboy
guitar - mario a. costo
album - side A christmas way demo tape
singer - lolo bomboy
recorded at morning breeze caloocan

the Hymn:

Our Father
Who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done on earth
As it is in heaven
Give us this day
Our daily bread
And forgive us
Our trespasses
As we forgive
Those who trespass
Against us
And lead us not
Into temptation
But deliver us
From evil
Amen

november 20, 2009

bomboy

"Sapagkat ikaw ay tunay na mahal ko..."

Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 12:14:20 AM
Subject: Re: my diary/lyrics-song book
dear diary,

tagalog pa rin ang susunod na kanta sa album na christmas way demo tape.

title - sapagkat ikaw ay (tunay na) mahal ko
written - no recorded date
melody/lyrics - lolo bomboy
guitar - mario a. costo
album - side A christmas way demo tape
recorded at morning breeze caloocan
singer - lolo bomboy
lyrics:

hindi ako magbabago
ng pagtingin ko sa iyo
hinding-hindi oh giliw ko
sapagkat ikaw
ay tunay na mahal ko

para sa'yo
ang buhay ko
wala silang magagawa
asahan mo ang sumpa ko
magunaw man ang mundo

ang buhay natin
sa mundo
ay walang kahulugan
kung hindi
tayo i-ibig
ng walang kunwa-kunwarian

hindi ko na
makakaya
ang lumayo ka sinta
sana ako'y
pakinggan mo
sapagkat ikaw
ay tunay na mahal ko

para sa 'yo
ang buhay ko
wala silang magagawa
asahan mo ang sumpa ko
magunaw man ang mundo

hindi ko na
makakaya
ang lumayo ka sinta
sana ako'y
pakinggan mo
sapagkat ikaw
ay tunay na mahal ko

november 20,2009

bomboy

"Sana..."

Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 11:56:54 PM
Subject: my diary/lyrics-song book
dear diary,

malapit lapit na nating matapos itong side A ng  christmas way album.
tatlong kanta na lang at buo na ito. sana. yan din ang title ng susunod
na kanta.

title - Sana
written - no recorded date
melody/lyrics - lolo bomboy
guitar - mario a. costo
album - side A - christmas way demo tape
singer - lolo bomboy
recorded at morning breeze caloocan

lyrics:

sana di ka na makalimot
sana luha man ay umagos
sana di mo na panghinayangan
ang sumpa mo hirang
magpakailan man

sana di ka man guminhawa
sana yaman ma'y di makuha
sana di mo rin pagsisisihan
ang aking pagsapit
sa buhay mo hirang

sana ito na
ang tunay na pagibig
sana ito na
ang tunay na ligaya
sana hanggang dun
sa langit ang pagibig
sana hanggang dun
humantong ang ligaya

sana di mo na panghinayangan
ang sumpa mo hirang
magpakailan man
sana di mo rin pagsisisihan
ang aking pagsapit
sa buhay mo hirang

sana ito na
ang tunay na pagibig
sana ito na
ang tunay na ligaya
sana hanggang dun
sa langit ang pagibig
sana hanggang dun
humantong ang ligaya

sana di mo na panghinayangan
ang sumpa mo hirang
magpakailan man
sana di mo rin pagsisisihan
ang aking pagsapit
sa buhay mo hirang

actually, maigsi lang ang kantang ito kaya lang paulit ulit yong mga
paragraphs.  kasi mahirap din gumawa ng mahabang melody at ng mga
paragraphs na u-ugma sa melody na iyan. pero parang naglalagay na lang
din ng emphasis sa message noong kanta yong repitition iyan.

november 20,2009

bomboy

"Fly to the Sky..."

Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 11:18:19 PM
Subject: Re: my diary/lyrics-song book
dear diary,

ito na naman, may nag suggest sa akin na subukan kong gumawa ng
parang folk song na kanta kaya ginawa ko itong susunod na kanta sa
christmas way album.

pero ang hindi ko alam ay naging para din itong inspirational song. yong
isa ngang kaibigan ko na narinig yong kantang ito ay tumawag sa akin at
sinabi na napapanaginipan na niya ito.

noong huli ay nalaman ko din kung bakit. yon pala meron na siyang
terminal na sakit noong time na iyon. malungkot ang storyang ito kaya
lang at least dahil sa kantang ito ay parang lumakas pa yong hope at
fighting spirit niya noong mga panahon na iyon.

title - fly to  the sky
written - no recorded date
melody/lyrics - lolo bomboy
guitar - mario a. costo
album - christmas way demo tape
singer - lolo bomboy
recorded at morning breeze, kalookan
lyrics:

how can you be
like the man that you see
what can you do
when your arms are not free
you have to wait
till the skies turn to blue
so you can fly
as high as the sky
and your eyes
will be dry
if you try

fly to the sky
oh my friend
reach for the stars
till the end
pick up the bits
that remain
search for your dreams
once again

how could you leave
after all that's been done
where can you go
when the lights
are all gone
you have to wait
but you don't
have to cry
so you can fly
as high as the sky
and your eyes
will be dry
if you try

fly to the sky
oh my friend
reach for the stars
till the end
pick up the bits
that remain
search for your dreams
once again

dito sa song na ito kinuha namin yong title na "Search for your dreams "
para doon sa next album na ni-record namin noong 1993.

november 20,2009

bomboy

"Will you be my inspiration..."

Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 10:54:55 PM
Subject: my diary/lyrics-song book
dear diary,

siguro, mula ngayon ay puro derecho na tayo sa mga lyrics ng mga kanta
ko.

title - will you be my inspiraton
written - no recorded date
album - christmas way demo tape
melody/lyrics - lolo bomboy
guitar - mario a. costo
singer - lolo bomboy
recorded at morning breeze caloocan

will you be my inspiration
will you be the one to cheer me on
be a star to shine from up above
be the light of all the days of my life

will you be my inspiration
will you be the one to understand
will you clear the doubts that haunt my
mind
make me do the best i can all the time

be the one to light the sun
raise the moon to the sky
help me out to make my dreams
come true as time goes by

will you be my inspiration
will you be around to lend a hand
will you smile for me while others frown
share the thrill of all the joys i could find

be the one to light the sun
raise the moon to the sky
help me out to make my dreams
come true as time goes by

will you be my inspiration
will you be the one to cheer me on
be a star to shine from up above
be the light of all the days of my life

ang na-aalala ko lang sa kantang ito ay nagsimula ito sa title niya.
tapos naghanap na ako sa piano ng mga notes para sa title na yan. tapos
dugtong dugtong na yong maiksing melody at pati yong pinaka refrain.
ayon natapos din.

yong nga pala may nag suggest sa akin kasi na gumawa ako ng
inspirational song. kaya kaagad naisip ko yong title.

medyo isa ito sa mga gustong kanta na nagawa ko.

november 20,2009

bomboy

Christmas Way demo cassette - 2nd song..."Sino Kaya ang Natutuwa.."

Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 7:58:24 PM
Subject: my diary/lyrics-song book





dear diary,

ito naman yong song na sumunod doon sa kantang christmas way... sa
notebook ko ay may date na nakasulat na ito ay ginawa o nafinalize ko
noong october 16,1990. siguro, itong notebook na sa akin ngayon ay hindi
yong original notebook kung saan ko sinulat ang mga lyrics ng mga kanta
habang ginagawa ko ang mga ito. siguro yong original notebook ay nasa
cabinet doon sa morning breeze, caloocan.

title - sino kaya  (ang natutuwa)
original title - hirap na hirap na akong tunay
album - side a christmas way
written - october 16, 1990
melody/lyrics - lolo bomboy
guitar - mario a costo
singer - lolo bomboy
recorded - morning breeze caloocan city

sino kaya ang natutuwa
kapag ako ang nasasaktan
noon pa nga nagmula ang lahat
noong ang nais  mo'y di naman dapat

sino kaya ang nagkamali
sino naman ang may kat'wiran
paano pa sasaya ang buhay
kung pag-ibig mo'y di naman tunay

ano kaya ang gagawin ko
upang ako'y wag nang masaktan
hirap na hirap na akong tunay
bakit kay sakit masaktan hirang

sana tayo ay magbalik na
kung saan man tayo nanggaling
ako kaya'y mahalin mo pa rin
dati'y kay lambing mo naman sa kin

ano kaya ang gagawin ko
upang ako'y wag nang masaktan
hirap na hirap na akong tunay
bakit kay sakit masaktan hirang

guitar instrumental

sana tayo ay magbalik na
kung saan man tayo nanggaling
ako kaya'y mahalin mo pa rin
dati'y kay lambing mo naman sa kin

ano kaya ang gagawin ko
upang ako'y wag nang masaktan
hirap na hirap na akong tunay
bakit kay sakit masaktan hirang

kung naitype lang sana at naisave ko ang mga lyrics na ito sa diskette
noong araw at nailipat ulit sa ibang computer memory, eh di sana hindi
ko na ito inuulit itype ngayon. kaso wala naman akong computer noon sa
morning breeze kalookan.

ang susunod na kanta dito sa album na ito ay yong "will you be my
inspiration..."

kakain lang muna ako tapos isusunod ko a ito.

november 20, 2009

bomboy

Christmas way demo cassette album, lyrics...first christmas song written by lolo bomboy...

Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 7:20:29 PM
Subject: my diary/lyrics-song book



The Christmas Way demo cassette album we recorded as a charitble project for FACES sometime in 1990 or thereabouts, containing the first christmas song written by lolo bomboy and the hymn version of "Our Father for which he wrote the melody.
dear diary,

tulad ng sabi ko nitong huli, ang gagawin kong presentasyon ng mga
lyrics galing sa notebook ko ay una muna yong nakasali doon sa christmas
way... a demonstration tape album. sunod yong nakasali doon sa search
for your dreams christmas album. tapos, yong mga may demo tape ako, at
huli yong mga lyrics ng mga kanta na wala akong demo tape. ito yong
parang mga poems na talaga kasi baka hindi ko na ma recall yong mga
melody nito.

sa side A ng christmay way demonstration album, ang mga kanta doon ay
ang mga sumusunod: the christmas way, sino kaya, will you be my
inspiration, fly to the sky, sana, sapagkat ikaw ay mahal ko, our
father- faces version, i will love you forever.

sa side B naman ng album na ito, ang mga kanta na nakasali doon ay ang
mga sumusunod: how can i just forget, i will love you so much, i need
someone, ang bayan ko ay may sugat, kapag ako'y iniwan mo, when you
remember, follow the star, di ako magbabago.

kaya ito na yong first song sa album na ito.

title - the christmas way
written - no recorded date
melody/lyrics - lolo bomboy
guitar - mario a. costo
demo singer - lolo bomboy

intro guitar music

when christmas comes
you'll have the chance
to give your love
to everyone
the more you give
the more you want
to live each day
the christmas way

so give your love
on christmas day
and live each day
the christmas way

and so my friends
be sure you find
a way to give
all that you can
be sure you see
there is a way
to live each day
the christmas way

be sure you find
there is a way
to live each day
the christmas way

guitar instrumental

so don't forget
when christmas comes
to give your love
to everyone
the more you share
the more you want
to live each day
the christmas way

so give your love
on christmas day
and live each day
the christmas way

and so my friends
be sure you find
a way to give
all that you can
be sure you see
there is a way
to live each day
the christmas way

itong kantang ito ay nasama din ulit doon sa search for your dreams
christmas album. doon ay dinagdagan ko ito ng  bagong paragraphs at
siempre binago ko yong ayos ng mga ito.

and don't forget
each day you live
to show the love
that your heart can give
and you'll be blessed
for every wish
that might come true
because of you

and you'll be blessed
for every wish
that might come true
because of you

makikita natin yong mga pagbabagong ito pagdating natn doon sa search
for your dreams christmas album... ginawa yong recording nito noong year
1993
kaya gustong sabihin yong original version ng the christmas way ay
ginawa ko between 1989 at 1993... sept 25,1989 kasi namin ginawa ni ka
art p. madulid yong first song namin na "I will love you so much (Stay
oh my love)".

november 20,2009

bomboy

lyrics of the first and only rap written by lolo bomboy

Side A of  the Search for your Dream cassette album recorded by Faces in 1993 containing  christmas and inspirational songs written by lolo bomboy and a hymn version of "Our Father" for which he wrote the melody.
dear diary,

tulad ng sinabi ko na kanina, yong guitar accompaniment na ginawa ni
mario a. costo para doon sa second song na ginawa ko ay ginamit kong
backgound music sa isang narration sa tagalog na ang pamagat ay "
Kumayod Ka..."

hindi ko pala ito naisulat sa notebook ko ang letra ng nasabing
narration kaya kinuha ko ito doon nga sa cd na pinagawa ni raf para sa
akin nitong huling uwi namin dyan sa pilipinas nitong may-june 2009.

title - Kumayod Ka
written - no recorded date
lyrics - lolo bomboy
guitar background - mario a. costo

intro music

Pera lang yan pare ko
Pasensya'y dagdagan na lang
O di kaya'y kumayod ka
Ng husto

kung ang irog mo
ay ubod ng ganda
mag-ingat ka at baka
naman makawala pa
mahirap din kasi
ang nabibigo
ang puso mo'y nawawasak
at nagdurugo

kaya naman
paka ingatan mo
ang irog mo
at mahalin mo na ito
ng totoo
ang tulong niya
ay kailangan mo
habang ikaw ay
nandirito sa ibabaw ng mundo

at kung pera lang naman
ang problema mo
pasensya'y dagdagan na lang
baka naman dumami pa
ang mga utang mo
at kung bilmoko pa ang ugali niya
naku lalo lang na dapat ngang
kumayod ka

mas mahirap na kasi ang
magsisi sa huli
irog mo ay bantayan, mahalin at
pagbigyan
at kung bilmoko pa ang ugali niya
naku lalo lang na dapat ngang
kumayod ka, kumayod ka, kumayod ka

short instrumental break

pera lang yan pare ko
pasensya'y dagdagan na lang
o di kaya'y kumayod ka ng husto

mas mahirap na kasi
ang magsisi sa huli
irog mo ay bantayan,
mahalin at pagbigyan
ang tulong niya ay
kailangan mo
habang ikaw ay nandirito
sa ibabaw ng mundo

at kung pera lang naman
ang problema mo
pasensya'y dagdagan na lang
baka naman dumami pa
ang mga utang mo
at kung bilmoko pa ang ugali niya
naku lalo lang na dapat ngang
kumayod ka

kung ang irog mo ay ubod ng ganda
mag-ingat ka at baka naman
makawala pa
mahirap din kasi ang nabibigo
ang puso mo'y mawawasak at
magdurugo

uso na kasi noon yong mga rap sa tagalog kaya na isipan ko na gumawa din
ng isang parang tula na puedeng matulad sa rap na tugtug. parang laro
lang at biro biro lang naman yong naisip ko pero hindi ko na alam kung
saan nanggaling o kung ano ang pinagbasihan ko ng mga letra ng narration
na ito.

anyay, tutal undated naman pala yong mga kanta sa notebook ko, siguro
ang gagawin ko na lang na presentasyon ng mga ito ay una yong mga
nakasali doon sa christmas way - a demontration tape album, next yong
mga nakasali doon sa search for your dreams christmas album, tapos yong
iba na may demo tape ako at yong huli yong mga walang demo tape.

itong kasing mga huli ay ni hindi ko na siguro ma-a-alala ang kanilang
mga himig o melody. at baka hindi din naigawa ng guitar chords ito ni
mario a. costo ang mga ito.

at tulad ng nasabi ko na kanina, baka ito na muna ang huling lyrics na
ipapadala ko sa lahat ng may mga email address ako. kokopyahin ko na
muna ang lahat ng lyrics at saka ko na ulit ipoporward sa kanila.

ganyan ko na lang ididistribute ang mga ito. sabi nga ni jun chan mas
madali kung sa facebook ko na lang ipost ang mga ito para nang sa ganoon
ay puede itong mabasa ng kung sino man na interested party na may access
sa facebook ko.

day off ko lang kasi ngayon at hindi ako nakapaglaro ng golf ngayon kasi
di ok ang aking pakiramdam kaya maghapon ko lang inasikaso ito mga
ginawa kong mga emails na ito.

regards sa lahat.. at advance happy thanksgiving day din nga pala sa
kanila....

november 20,2009

bomboy

short discussion of songwriting/revision...

Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 12:35:35 AM
Subject: my diary/lyrics-songbook -( short course on songwritng/revision




dear diary,

i will now continue from where i left off in my previous email and say
that as a consequence of the fact that i had to revise some of the
lyrics of the songs i've written, i was also  able to discuss the
subject of song revision.

and i also had the chance to make a further classification towards the
end by reason of which i was able to send you the original lyrics of the
songs i revised for purposes of comparison with the revised lyrics of
the said songs.

all in all, therefore, the presentation i have made can well be taken as
a short course on how to write songs, or on how i learned to write
songs, and even how to revise them. 

the method i learned is what i call the mechanical way of writing a
song.  and this will be the subject of my next email to you.

december 11, 2009

bomboy

the mechanical method of writing a song...

Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 1:46:09 AM
Subject: my diary/lyrics-songbook - (mechanical way of writing lyrics)





dear diary,

let me continue this discussion of the mechanical way of writing a song
by saying that we went to sleep after i listened a couple of times to
the tune we recorded in a cassette tape.

when i woke up early next morning, i started replaying the melody on the
tape, while at the same time  trying to write down words to match the
notes in the said melody or to match each of the six notes in each of
the four lines in the main verse, and the seven notes in each of the
four lines in the chorus.

again, this took a while, but by noon, i already completed writing the
lyrics of this song, with two verses and a chorus.

i then asked ka art to memorize the tune and sing the lyrics in
accordance with that tune. and as they say, the rest is history. maybe,
not quite in any significant way. but just the same, the lyrics went
this way.

first verse -

i will love - 3 notes
you so much - 3 notes
you're my joy - 3 notes
you're my life - 3notes
i'll be there - 3 notes
when you're sad - 3 notes
care for you - 3 notes
oh my love - 3 notes

chorus -

love me too - 3 notes
with all your heart - 4 notes
care for me - 3 notes
when i am sad - 4 notes
laugh with me - 3 notes
when i am glad - 4 notes
stay, stay with - 3 notes
me oh my love - 4 notes

second verse

please don't go - 3 notes
please don't go - 3 notes
think of all - 3 notes
we've been through - 3 notes
say you'll stay - 3 notes
here and now - 3 notes
i'll be sad - 3 notes
if you go - 3 notes

eventually we had to modify the chorus  by adding an extra note so we
could make the lyrics say ..." love me too with all of your heart... so
the first line of the chorus had to have 8 notes instead of the original
7 notes that we used as a pattern for forming the chorus but we were
able to maintain the 7-note pattern for the rest of the lines in the
chorus.

so it seems, all we did was fill the blanks in a quiz.

we decided from the start that we were going to write the song based on
the pattern of six notes for each of the four lines of the main verse
and a pattern of 7 notes for each of the four lines of the chorus. these
were all the blanks that we had to fill.

and these were the same blanks that i had to fill in writing the lyrics
of this song.

but like i said, we had to modify the first line of the chorus to
accomodate the lyrics that i wrote for that line.

and much later, i again had to modify the chorus by adding another two
lines at the end thereof to accomodate the following ...

"please say you'll stay with me oh my lo-oh-ove,
please say you'll stay with me oh my love..."

the above in short is the mechanical way of writing a song.

it would have been more convenient of course, if i knew how to write
down the songs i wrote in a muscial sheet in which case i wouldn't have
had to make an audio recording of them or even to memorize them if only
in order to have a transcript so to speak of the melodies thereof.

i guess this should bring us to the conclusion of this email.

december 11, 2009

bomboy

First song written by lolo bomboy...1989, the mechanical method of writing a song

Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 1:00:45 AM
Subject: my diary/lyrics-songbook - (mechanical way of songwriting


dear diary,

i am now going to go into a little more detail on the subject of the
mechanical way of writing a song.

for instance, the first song that i wrote in collaboration with ka art
p. madulid, started when i wrote on a piece of pad paper several
combinations of notes like do re mi, mi re do, do sol fa, fa sol do, mi
re do, mi do re, and many others. after i did this, i asked ka art to
find out which of the said combinations would sound good to start the
melody of a song.

so he played the combinations of notes on the piano at home in morning
breeze, caloocan, one finger at a time. he finally concluded that the
combination of mi re do, mi do re was the right combination. so we made
this the starting point of the melody.

then we proceeded to find another combination of six notes that would
sound good to follow the first six notes. we continued this process
until we were able to complete a verse of melody composed of four lines
of six notes each.

for the chorus , we made a grouping of seven notes for each of the four
lines of said chorus.  we did this because we wanted to make sure that
the chorus or refrain will be different from the main verse.

it took us a while that night to find the combinations of notes in the
above groupings. 

after that, we recorded the notes in a cassette tape. i listened to the
melody we were able to form, and i asked ka art if the tune sounded
original and not like any other song we've heard before.
and he said yes it sounded original to him and not like any other song
he could recall from memory.

this short account should suffice i think to describe the method we
employed in forming he melody of the first song i wrote in collaboration
with ka art

in my next email, i will describe to you how i wrote the lyrics for this
song.

december 11. 2009

bomboy

Saturday, June 25, 2011

search for your dreams - christmas cassette album..


Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 2:10:50 AM
Subject: my diary/lyrics-songbook - (ultimate purpose of this diary)
dear diary,

by the way, for the sake of clarity, let me just repeat at this point
that ka art p. madulid is a clarinetist and a wind instrument instructor
in penarand, nueva ecija. this the reason why he became the musical
director of the musical training program of the Foundation for active
christian evangelization and service (FACES) purely on a voluntary
basis, and for no compensation.

of course, the songs i wrote using this mechanical way of writing songs
were intended only for my personal consumption. i had never hoped to
become a professional songwriter of any sort or consequence simply
because i knew i did not have the natural ability for it, or the musical
training or background to compensate for my lack of natural talent.

i took it up simply as a form of a hobby.

but then again, later, we were able to use these songs in a project to
raise funds for the charitable purposes of the Foundation for christian
evangelization and service (FACES) through the production of a homemade
cassette demo tape album which we called the... "Christmas way demo
tape.."
and we were able to solicit the help of some sponsors for the production
thereof.

and then, we were again able to use these songs, as the basis for a
workshop on music arrangement, singing, studio recording, editing, and
dubbing under the musical training program of FACES which culminated in
the production of a cassette tape album entitled... Search for your
dreams.." 

we were again able to raise funds through the production of the search
for your dreams cassette album for the benefit of the musical training
program of FACES, and the support of the san jose day care center
project of FACES in montalban, rizal. we were able to do this with the
help of sponsors which included, among others, josie and george
villareal.

december 11, 2009

bomboy

Thursday, June 23, 2011

my groups of songs

my diary/lyrics-songbook -plus discussion of the mechanical method of writing songs:

dear diary,

now it is time for us to review once more the different groups into
which i classified the songs i have written in order that i would be
able to send them to you in a more or less organized manner. i could not
send them to you in a chronological order since i was and i am no longer
sure whether or not i wrote them in my notebook based on the date i
wrote them.
and i so, it appeared to me that the best i could do was to send them to
you on the basis of the following groupings:

1. The first song i ever wrote in collaboration with ka art p. madulid;

2. the second song that i ever wrote all by myself;

3. my first narration in tagalog;

4. songs included in the christmas way demo tape which we made as
project of the Foundation for active christian evangelization and
service (FACES);

5. songs included in the search for your dreams album which we recorded
also as a project of the Foundation for active christian evangelization
and service (FACES);

6. songs from the cassette demo tape i brought back with me from the
philippines;

7. songs included in the cd which raf made from the cassette demo tape
that i have in the philippines - (a)the don't be afraid to fall in love
cd and (b) the how i say you love me cd.

8. songs that are not included in any cassette demo tape or cd but whose
melodies i can still recall;

9. songs that are not included in any cassette demo tape or cd but whose
melodies i can no longer recall.

i could have further classified the songs into other sub-groupings like
english and tagalog songs, inspirational songs, lovesongs, and the like.
but that would have take me more time.

however, in the process of sending the songs to you based on the
groupings that i followed, i also managed to further classify the songs
into those i did not revise and those that i revised. consequently, i
was able to put into my diary the subject of song revision as a topic
for study or discussion.

thus, i had the chance to make a further sub-grouping at the end into
which i sent you the original lyrics of the songs i did revise to serve
as basis for comparison with the revised lyrics of the said songs.

in fine, therefore, this diary can well be taken as a short course on
how to write songs or on how i taught myself, with the initial guidance
of my friend, ka arthur p. madulid, everything i know about songwriting,
and making song revisions.

the method i was able to learn is what i would call as the mechanical
way of writing a song. for instance, the first song that i wrote in
collaboration with ka art started when i wrote on a sheet of paper
several combination of notes like do re mi, mi re do, do sol fa, fa sol
do, me re do, mi do re and so on.

i wrote so many such combinations and i asked ka art to find out which
combination would sound good to start a song. so he played the
combinations on the piano at home in morning breeze, caloocan one finger
at a time, he finally concluded that the combination of mi re do, mi do
re was the right combination. so we made this the starting point of the
song.

then we proceeded to find another combination of notes in groups of 6
notes that would sound good to follow the first 6 notes, and continued
with the process until we were able to complete a verse of melody
composed of 4 lines of 6 notes per line.

for the chorus, we used a grouping of 8 notes for the first line, and a
grouping of 7 notes for the next three lines. we did this because we
were trying to make sure that the chorous or refrain will be different
from the main verse.

it took us a while that night to find the combinations of notes in each
of the above groupings that we wanted. after that, we recorded the notes
in a cassette tape. and i listened to the melody that we were thus able
to form and i asked ka art if that tune sounded original and not like
any song we have ever heard before. and he said yes.

we went to sleep after that. and when i woke up early next morning, i
started replaying the melody on the tape, while at the same time trying
to write down the words that would match the six note combinations in
the main verse and the 8 notes in the first line of the chorous and the
7 notes combinations in the nex three lines thereof.

again, this took a while. but by noon, i think i had completed writing
the first draft of the lyrics of the song. and i asked ka art to
memorize the tune and sing the lyrics in accordance with that tune. and
as they say, the rest is history. maybe not quite. anyway, the lyrics of
the song went this way -

i will love you so much - 6 notes
you're my joy you're my life -6 notes
i'll be there when you're sad - 6 notes
care for you oh my love - 6 notes

love me too with all of your heart - 8 notes
care for me when i am sad - 7 notes
laugh with me when i am glad - 7 notes
stay, stay with me oh my love - 7 notes

and so forth and so on. so everything was done mechanically. from
finding the combination of six notes to form the first line of the
verse. then finding the next combination of six notes to be the second
line of the verse, and using the same process until the whole verse of
four lines is complete and using the same mechanical process to form the
chorous of the song.

then finding the combinations of six words or syllables to match the
notes of the melody of the song to form sentences or phrases to complete
the lyrics thereof. all done mechanically.

so, it seems all we did was fill in the blanks in a quiz. we decided we
had to form a pattern of six notes to a line, and to have four lines for
the main verse. and we decided to have four lines of a chorous composed
of 7 notes for each line. we ended up with 8 notes for the first line to
accomodate the lyrics i wrote for this line.

this in reality is the mechanical way of writing a song.

isn't it funny that after all, this is all you do in writing a song. just
start a pattern for making the combinations of notes. and then fill in
the blanks in this pattern. the lyrics should just match these notes.

it would have been easier if i knew how to write the songs in a musical
sheet in which case i would not have had to make an audio recording in
order to have a transcript so to speak of the melody of the songs i've
written.

by the way,let me just repeat for the sake of clarity, ka art is a
clarinetist and a wind instrument instructor like i said before. which
is why he became the director of the musical training program of FACES
purely on a voluntary basis and without compensation.

of course, the songs i've written using this mechanical method were
just for my personal consumption. for i could never have hoped to become
a professional songwriter of any sort without any natural ability for it
or any formal training or any musical background. i took it up more as a
hobby.

but i also would like to share everything i've done with others. i hope
there's nothing wrong with this. although of course in doing that i will
have to face up to the consequences thereof. there may be those who
might consider what i have done as mediocre for instance,, or not worth
it, or a pure waste of time. which is why i am having serious thoughts
about sending unsolicited copies of this diary at all.

december 11. 2009

bomboy · ·

sagot ko kay Casey

Sent: Sun, November 22, 2009 10:28:12 AM
Subject: Re: my diary/lyrics-song book

dear casey,

ang totoo niyan, doon lang sa pag-gawa ng melody noong kauna-unahang
kanta na ginawa ko kung saan na-involved si ka art p. madulid. tinumbok
tumbok lang namin yong mga keys noong piano namin doon sa morning breeze
para mabuo itong meloding ito. at isinulat ko lang itong mga notang ito
sa papel at hindi sa music scale. kaya by name noong notes ko sinula ang
mga ito tulad halimbawa ng
"mi re do do mi re...."  nong mabuo na namin yong melody ng main song at
noong refrain ay inirecord namin ito sa tape at ito yong ni-replay ko
nang ni-replay para malagyan ko ng mga letra ang bawat nota,

noong mabuo na ang lyrics noong kanta, ay siempre si ka art p. madulid
muna ang pinakanta ko nito para marinig ko at mapag-aralan ko yong tono.
tapos, noon ay nakanta ko na rin ito ng acappella.

noong na-irecord ko na ang kanta sa tape ay noon ko nga ni-request si
yong pamangkin kong si mario a. costo na pakinggan niya yong tape
recording kong ito para magawan niya ito ng mga guitar chords. tapos ay
inirecord naman namin yong accompaniment na ginawa ni mario sa tape na
parang minus-one.

tapos, ini-replay ko naman yong recording na ito at sinabayan ko na ito
ng pagkanta at ini-record ko din ito sa another tape para meron akong
demo tape noong kanta.

kasi kung natatandaan mo pa  noon ay  meron minus-one singalong system
na ginagamit na may dalawang tape recorder/player na magkatabi. yong isa
ay puede mong patugtugin at sabayan ng kanta ay ito ay puede mong
i-record naman  doon sa kabilang tape recorder/player.

kaya noon mas madaling gumawa ng kanta kasi kahit sa bahay ay meron ka
ng private recording system. ewan ko lang kung meron pang available na
ganyang singalong system.

dito kasi meron akong radio na may tape record/player sa left side tapos
doon sa kalibang side ay may cd player. kaya yong mga kanta na nasa cd
ay puede kong i-record  sa cassette tape pero yong nasa cassette tape ay
hindi ko pueding irecord sa cd.

oido lang ginawa ni mario yong guitar accompaninments nitong mga kantang
ginawa ko sa pamaraan na pinaliwanag
ko sa itaas. pero sinulat nya yong mga chords doon sa original notebook
ko kung saan ko isinulat ang mga lyrics nito.

kaya nga noong lumaon ay napilitan na rin akong mag-aral tumipa ng
guitara para nga makanta ko din yong mga ito sa saliw ng guitara. kaya
lang hindi ako natoto na mag-strum tulad noong mga talagang musically
endowed na mga nagi-guitara. kasi sila maraming alam na style ng
strumming at saka puede silang tumugtog ng instrumental, melody at
accompaniment sabay sa guitara.

anyway, iba iba rin ang timing ng mga kanta kong naisulat. meron 4/4 at
meron din 3/4. basta lang kasi sumusunod ito doon sa indayog o bagsak
noong ng mga nota na tinutumbok ko pa isa isa sa piano. sa ganitong
paraan ko lang naman nabuo yong mga melodies na ginawa ko. saka ko
nilapatan ng lyrics.

yong  recordings ng mga demo tape ng mga kanta ko ay nasa pasig. ang
request ko nga kay rafael ay ilipat niya ito sa cd. meron na siyang
naipalipat sa cd nitong huling uwi namin dyan at ito ay nailagay na rin
niya sa computer.

kaya puede siya mag-burn ika nga ng kopya nito sa cd. busy lang ata siya
kaya hindi niya mailipat sa cd yong iba ko pang mga demo tape.

hayaan mo at susulatan ko si  rafael o si butch sa pasig na kung puede
ay  i-burn ka nila ng kopya noong dalawang cd na nasa computer doon.

siguro, puede mo na rin ma oido yong mga chords nito o kaya ay puede din
nating irequest si rafael na igawa niya ng chords yong ilan sa mga
kanta,

meron kasi din akong isang kaibigan na nag offer noon na isulat sa note
yong mga melody ng mga kanta ko kaya lang naging busy din siya kaya
hindi niya ito nagawa. si ka art ay naging busy din kaya di din niya ito
nagawa.

pero may isang kanta na ginawan niya ng mga nota kasi itinuro niya ito
sa mga anak nya noong nasa elementary o primary school pa sila at
pinakanta pa niya ito sa kanila sa school. ito yong kantang "Christmas
bells..." pero hindi ako nabigyan ng kopya nito.

ok pala at ngayon ko lang nalaman na ikaw pala ay classiccal guitarist
finger style at modern classics pa. gustong sabihin ay may musical
inclination ka rin at in born ability sa music.. sabi mo na di ito alam
nila tita honor at tita perlynn mo. ngayon malalaman na nila ito. kaya
mainam din itong diary ko at nakakakuha tayo ng mga information na di
natin dating alam sa isa't isa.

ako kasi walang musical ability. puro mechanical lang ang kaya ko. pati
sa pagkanta at pagsulat ng kanta.  pati sa guitara. wala ba akong likas
na abilidad tungkol dito. utang na loob ko lahat kay ka art ang
natutuhan ko sa music.

o sigue at mahaba na ito. pero maraming salamat at pati ikaw ay
nagkaroon ng interest sa mga naisulat ko na so far sa aking diary....
november 22.2009.

regards,
uncle bomboy

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

possible purpose of my diary

Sent: Sun, December 13, 2009 1:27:13 AM
Subject: Re: my diary/lyrics-songbook - (possible purpose of this diary)


dear diary,

i ceased to be associated with the Foundation for active christian
evangelization and service (FACES) when tita baby and i came here from the
philippines some 12 years ago.

and so when i thought of putting in this diary the lyrics of all the songs
i've written in the hope of having this diary printed or published as a
booklet of lyrics o poems later on,  i was faced with the question as to
what will be my purpose for doing so.

i can no longer undertake this project as a means of raising funds for
the charitable projects of FACES precisely because i have already ceased
to be associated with the foundation since we came over here.

i thought that, instead, i could undertake the printing of this diary in
the form of a booklet of lyrics or poems as a means of raising some
funds for charitable projects to be undertaken in the philippines by an
informal organization of the members of the family of the late spouses
Salvador B. Acejas, Sr. and Florentina J. Acejas.

i thought doing some charitable work in their name might be a good thing
to do in their honor so that they will always be remembered by people
who may be benefited by said charitable work.

i know that i friend of mine in romblon has devoted himself to some kind
of an annual project there in the name of his parents precisely in order
that his parents will always be remembered by his townmates.
and  so i thought that i might propose this plan to all  members of our
family branch of the family tree of our impo, Bibiana Madrid, who i can
readily reach by email..(and now, by this blog.)  those  willing to join me
in this endeavor will be most welcome.

of course, i will also highly appreciate any kind of support for this
project from the members of the other family branches of the family tree
of our impo, Bibiana Madrid.


december 12, 2009

bomboy

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

introduction to my diary

 November 19, 2009 8:03:39 PM
Subject: my diary/ lyrics-song book
dear diary,

hindi ako papasok sa trabaho ngayon kasi medyo hindi maganda yong
pakiramdam ko matapos akong magrecord sa cassette tape ng ilan sa  mga
kanta na nailipat ni raf sa cd noong huli kaming umuwi dyan sa pasig
nitong may to june 2009 dahil naipangako ko doon sa isang pilipino na
kaibigan ko sa trabaho na bibigyan ko siya ng kopya ng demo tape ng mga
kantang ito. 

dahil dito ay naisip ko na mabuti pa kaya ay simulan ko na yong balak ko
na gumawa ng isang libretto ng mga lyrics ng mga kantang naisulat ko
para kung meron magkainteresado na magkaroon ng kopya nito ay meron
akong puedeng ipamamigay.

pero bago simulan ko ang pagtype ng mga lyrics na iyan para sa nasabing
libretto ay kailangan muna akong gumawa ng paunang paliwanag kung paano
ko nabuo ang mga letra at himig ng ng mga awiting ito.

nagsimula talaga ito noong ako ay masanib doon sa Foundation for active
christian evangelization and service (FACES) noong 1986-87 kung saan
nagkaroon kami ng proyektong musical livelihood training program sa
ilalim ng project director naming si ka arthur p. madulid na isang
clarinetista at wind instrument instructor na taga penaranda, nueva
ecija
na aking matalik na kaibigan.

sa ilalim ng matiyagang pagtuturo ni ka art, ako ay natuturuan niyang
kumanta sa saliw ng tugtug ng minus-one na medyo uso noong mga panahon
na iyon. dahil dito ay nabuo namin yong tinawag naming "mechanical
technique of singing along with the minus-one", at noong 4th anniversary
issue noong Let's Face It na newsletter noong FACES ay pinablish doon
yong technique na ito na ako ang nagsulat.

ang nagsulat ng endorsement noong singalong guide na ito sa back cover
noong special issue ng newsletter ay walang iba kundi si Mr. Chito
Bertol, na siyang kilala bilang the original Elvis Presley of the
Philippines
. sa katunayan ay may mga ilang kopya pa din ako ng issue na
ito hanggang ngayon.

pagkatapos ng proyektong iyon, ay sinimulan naman ni ka art yong
songwriting project niya.  kaya doon na kami nagsimula na kumatha ng mga
himig at titik para sa mga himig na iyan at para magkaroon ng demo tape
ay niyaya ko si mario a. costo na gawan niya ng mga guitar chords ang
mga ito.

naisip ko na puede ding gawin project ng FACES yong paggawa ng isang
demo tape ng mga awit na nabuo ko dito sa proyektong ito para
maidistribute naman sa mga sponsors ng FACES.

dahil dyan, nakagawa kami ng ilang kopya
ng demo tape na ito na ang pamagat ay "The Christmas Way... a
demonstration tape". sa bahay sa morning breeze lang namin nirecord ni
mario a. costo yong cassette album na ito pero ito ay nasa ilalim din ng
musical livelihood training program ng FACES at doon din ako ng
reproduce ng mga kopya nito.

kaya doon sa cover nito ay nakalagay na yong project director ay si art
madulid,  yong melody at lyrics ay ginawa ni s.j. acejas at ang guitar
arrangement ay gawa ni mario a. costo. sa katunayan ay meron pa rin
akong ilang kopya ng demo cassette album na ito.

isang christmas song lang ang nakasali sa demo tape na ito at ito yong
"Christmas Way" na pinagkunan namin ng pamagat ng album na ito. noong
time na yon, ito pa lang yong christmas song na naisusulat ko.

yong ibang mga songs na nakasali dito sa demo album na ito ay ang mga
sumusunod: Sino Kaya, Will you be my inspiration, Fly to the sky, Sana,
Sapagkat Ikaw ay mahal ko, Our Father-FACES version, I will love you
forever, How can I just forget, I will love you so much, I need someone,
Ang bayan ko ay may sugat, kapag ako'y iniwan mo, When you remember,
Follow the star, at Di na nga magbabago.

pagkatapos noon, ay naisip namin na siguro mas maganda kung makakasulat
pa ako ng iba pang christmas songs para makagawa naman kami ng isa pang
project sa musical livelihood training ng FACES kung saan magkakaroon ng
actual experience yong mga singers at arrangers na magrecording sa isang
professional recording studio. 

kaya noong 1993 ay nagkaroon kami noong stereo recording ng isang
cassette album na ang pamagat ay "Search for your Dreams.." at dalawa sa
naging sponsors ng FACES sa pagrecord nitong album na ito at paggawa ng
mga kopya ay sila josie at george villareal.

ang mga nakasama sa recording na ito ay yong ilang kaklase ni butch sa
UST na sila Peggy Ann V. Malibunas, Rafael Vicente L. Castillo,  at
Bryan M. Pabustan. Tapos nakasama din dito sila Gary A. Costo, Mario A.
Costo, at Virginia A. Estores na kasama din sa FACES. ang mga talent
coordinators naman ay sila Ana Luisa Acejas at Renator de Vera.

Sa Anchor Electronic Media Center recording studio ginawa yong recording
at sila din yong namahala sa production ng mga kopya. naging sponsor na
rin sila sa project na ito. sa katunayan meron pa rin akong ilang kopya
ng cassette album na ito.

pitong christmas songs ang nasama dito sa album na ito pero yong title
ay doon namin kinuha sa song na "Fly to the sky". kasama din ulit dito
yong FACES version ng "Our Father". yong mga christams songs na naisulat
ko para sa album na ito ay Christmas time is here, Christmas Way, That
Christmas Eve, Pasko ang Saksi, Sana naman pagdating ng Pasko, Feel the
flame of love again, at Christmas bells.

ang presidente ng FACES noong time na yon ay si Atty Ernesto B. Duran.

ang sabi nga noong isang sponsor namin sa mga projects na ito ay ako daw
ay isa lamang amateur songwriter na walang background sa music at dito
lang sa musical training program ng FACES natutong kumanta sa saliw ng
minus-one at magsulat ng mga himig at titik ng mga awit na sinulat ko sa
ilalim ng program na iyan sa matiyagang pagtuturo ni ka art p. madulid.

noong bandang huli nga, nag-aral na rin akong tumugtog ng mga chords ng
guitara para nga maintindihan ko rin yong mg chords na ginawa ni mario
a. costo para mga songs na sinusulat ko noon at para masabayan ko rin ng
guitara ang sarili ko kung kinakanta ko ang mga ito. 

kaya kung meron mang makakapuna na hindi masyadong maganda yong mga
himig at titik ng mga awit na naisulat ko at naisama sa mga album na
nasabi at isasama ko naman sa libretto na sinisimulan kong gawin ngayon,
ay maiintindihan na nila ang dahilan kung bakit ganoon lang ang
nakayanan kong gawin. 

pero personally, kung pinakikinggan ko naman yong awitin ko sa demo tape
at doon sa huling album ng mga christmas songs ko, ako ay nageenjoy
naman ako sa pakikinig.

dahil sa naisip ko na mahihirapan akong magpaprint ng mga kopya ng
lyrics-songbook na sinisimulang ko ngayon, naisip ko na mas mabuti pa ay
bigyan ko na ng kopya kaagad yong lahat ng mga puede kong maabot sa
paraan ng email.

kung gusto nilang iprint pa isa isa ang mga lyrics na ito kasama itong
introduction na ito ay magkakaroon na sila ng sarilng kopya ng
librettong ito pagnatapos ko nang itype ang lahat ng mga lyrics ng mga
awiting naisulat ko. malaking savings din ito sa pagpapagawa ng kopya at
pagpapadala sa mail ng mabubuong libretto.

kaya sana ay maisave o maiprint na nila yong matatanggap nilang mga
susunod na installments ng diary ko na  ipapadala ko sa kanila from time
to time.

unedited version nga lang ang mabubuo nila. pero sa kabilang panig naman
ay matutulungan naman nila akong magedit nga ng mga itatype kong mga
lyrics. malaking bagay din naman yan para sa akin.

tutal, puede din naman nating isiping lahat na ang proyektong ito ay may
kinalaman din naman doon sa family tree project ng angkan ni impong
bibiana madrid na sinimulan natin mahigit  sampung taon na ang
nakararaan. 

lolo bomboy

salamat sa maagang pagbigay ng pananaw

dear diary,

maraming salamat sa maagap mong pagbigay ng iyong pananaw tungkol sa
project na ito.

ok din yong observation mo na baka makapagbigay ang proyektong ito ng
inspiration sa mga susunod na generation ng angkan ni impong bibiana
madrid at baka sakali ay may isa sa kanila na maging sikat na singer
tulad ng mga singers na sikat ngayon na nabanggit mo.

ang totoo niyan, ay naisip ko rin na tutal nandyan na yang mga lyrics ng
mga kanta ko at nakasulat na sa isang notebook ko eh di mas maganda
kung puede ko itong iconvert sa isang book of poems o lyrics na puede
kong maishare sa ibang members ng angkan ni impo at sa ibang mga
kaibigan o kakila.

kasi sure ako ng hindi lahat ng kanta ko ay puede kong gawan ng demo
tape at kahit yong mga nagawan ko na ng demo tape o nairecord na sa
isang cassette album ay hindi posibling mapakinggan o marinig ng
karamihan dahil mahirap magdistribute ng mga ito at time consuming ang
makinig nito sa tape o disc player.

at least, kung nasa book form, hopefully, puedeng mabasa ang
mga lyrics na iyan once in a while.

malay natin, meron tayong mainspire na kundi man makakanta ay puede
namang maging poet o lyric o songwriter o ibang klase ng manunulat tulad
ng pagka inspire sa akin ni tia juana na nakapagpublish ng libro tungkol
sa history ng pre-spanish philippines.

siempre mas serious at mas importante yang libro na yan kesa dito na
sinusubukan ko ngayong magawa. kaming dalawa ni baby ay binigyan ni tia
juana ng kopya ng libro niya noong nov 1, 1998 na may dedication niya na
ang nakasaad ay " my remembrance to bomboy and baby - from the author."

nitong huli naming dalaw kay tia juana sa munoz nitong june 2009 ay
binigyan naman niya ng tig-isang kopya ng nasabing libro niya sila
justine at aljon at pinirmahan pa niya ng "juana j. pelmoka" yong
dalawang libro iyan. halos isang daan taon na si tia juana at that time.

sayang nga hindi ako naging mahusay na manunulat kasi maganda yong
nakakagawa ang isang tao ng something out of nothing. kamukha ng mga
painters at iba pang mga artists o music o lyric writers.

kakausap ko lang kila marivic at jun chan at ginawa nila ako ng facebook
account doon sa yahoo email address ko at inilagay na kaagad ni jun
yong sulat ko tungkol sa project na ito para raw mas madali at maparami
ang circulation nito.

siguro, isasama na nating itong sulat kong ito as part ng introduction
sa lyric/song book na pipilitin kong mabuo sa mas lalong madaling
panahon.

november 19,2009.

regards,
bomboy
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