Just acquired a secondhand Roland E-16 synthesizer last Saturday. The moment Robyn woke-up Sunday morning, and saw the keyboard, he immediately sampled the great sounds it prod

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Perhaps, due to the influx of people wanting to buy (or just checking the ticket prices) for the Eraserheads Reunion Concert this coming Saturday, the Ticketworld website went down tonight: can’t simply handle the overwhelming requests:

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Did I already mentioned in my blog that I am a Rick Astley fan? Well, not as big as I am an SOS and TF fan, but during the first days of my piano lessons, I will ask my parents to buy me score sheets of Rick Astley songs at National Bookstore.

Last night, I missed a great portion of my life: (1) I missed the opening night of Elvert’s Omega exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) — though you (we) may still catch it, still have 28 days left; (2) Rick Astley performs live at the Big Dome. And the best ting about #2 was the fact that Roderick Paulate, Rick Astley Pinoy version, was invited to perform on stage. Never Gonna Give You Up lyrics and YouTube video of the Astley-Paulate encounter below.

Never Gonna Give You Up

Were no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do i
A full commitments what I’m thinking of
You wouldn’t get this from any other guy

I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling
Gotta make you understand

* Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

We’ve know each other for so long
Your hearts been aching
But you’re too shy to say it
Inside we both know whats been going on
We know the game and were gonna play it

And if you ask me how I’m feeling
Don’t tell me you’re too blind to see

(* repeat)

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I’ve reached a decision
It’s time to rearrange my life
We’re speaking the same words
Although their meaning has changed

You’re telling me what I want to hear
But what’s the use when we just don’t share
The same emotions that brought us together aren’t there

In this world, nothing lasts forever
Was it you who changed or me
Should we go our separate ways or stay together
Believe me when I say

I’m not gonna change
I’m not gonna change now
If you walk away
There’s no turning back now

I look in the mirror
And see a relfection that isn’t me
It’s hard to remember the girl that used to be me

In this world, nothing lasts forever
Was it you who changed or me
Should we go our separate ways or stay together
Believe me when I say

I’m not gonna change
I’m not gonna change now
If you walk away
There’s no turning back now

I’m not gonna change
I’m not gonna change now
If you walk away
There’s no turning back now

(Inst. Break)

In this world, nothing lasts forever
Was it you who changed or me
Should we go our separate ways or stay together
Believe me when I say

I’m not gonna change
I’m not gonna change now
If you walk away
There’s no turning back now

I’m not gonna change
I’m not gonna change now
If you walk away
There’s no turning back now

I’m not gonna change
I’m not gonna change now
If you walk away
There’s no turning back now
Repeat Fade

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Weeks ago, I won in the bidding process for a Yamaha PSR-100 (portatone) in eBay.ph. When I contacted the seller of the item, it happened to be that they are looking for a company to host their business website. So I offered TurfSitePH.net and eventually getting the keyboard in exchange for a domain name and website hosting.

Today, Air21 finally delivered the item after two days of following it up from them.

PSR-100 is an old model synth (released in 1991, as stated here), but it was during its time when General MIDI (GM) was introduced. But, the true value of this musical instrument to me is the fact that this is my very first Yamaha machine. My very first electronic musical instrument was a Casio MT-45 (still have it in my closet — reserved for Robyn’s small fingers), then followed by several models of CTK’s, also from Casio. Then, was able to save up for a Behringer U Control UMX49 USB MIDI Controller Keyboard, after Rose bought me a CTK-45 three Christmas(es) ago.

Next in my wish list: a digital piano (portable or not) and/or a Roland synth.

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When was the last time you used the search function of Multiply? I was surprised today and noticed that the Music item is no longer in the drop-down list of the search function in my Multiply.com account. Seems that the music file downloads at Multiply.com (outside your network) is over.

Now, the work-around:

You may use Google’s Advance Search to look for your favorite music files within Multiply.com. In the Find Results > With All Of The Words field, type the title or artist’s name of the music file you wish to look for. Just add the keywords “music/item” without the quotes. Next, in the Domain field, key-in “multiply.com” so that the search results will be limited to Multiply contents only. Though this work-around may not work 100% all of the time, atleast, we can still search for our favorite MP3 and WMA files in the best social networking site this side of the planet.

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In a week’s time, it’s Christmas Day 2007! First time for my baby Robyn Andi Xeon.  As with every year, when this season in time comes, this song from the APO Hiking Society never fails to condition my mind that indeed, Christmas time is fast approaching.

 

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For the lyrics of Tuloy na Tuloy Pa Din ang Pasko, click here.

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I had recently reviewed my website’s hit statistics, and it was overwhelming to see that a lot of search hits came with the phrase “tuloy na tuloy pa rin ang pasko lyrics”. Perhaps, due to an article I wrote about a year ago.

Well, for those who are searching for the lyrics and MP3 file, here it is.

TULOY NA TULOY PA RIN ANG PASKO
(APO Hiking Society)
O bakit kaya tuwing Pasko ay dumarating na
Ang bawa’t isa’y para bang namomroblema
Hindi mo alam ang regalong ibibigay
Ngayong kay hirap na nitong ating buhay

Meron pa kayang caroling at noche buena
Kung tayo naman ay kapos at wala nang pera
Nakakahiya kung muling pagtaguan mo
Ang ‘yong mga inaanak sa araw ng Pasko.

[refrain]
Ngunit kahit na anong mangyari
Ang pag-ibig sana’y maghari
Sapat nang si Hesus ang kasama mo
Tuloy na tuloy parin ang pasko

Mabuti pa nga ang Pasko noong isang taon
Sa ating hapag mayroong keso de bola’t hamon
Baka sa gipit, Happy New Year mapo-postpone
At ang hamon ay mauuwi sa bagoong

[refrain]
Ngunit kahit na anong mangyari
Ang pag-ibig sana’y maghari
Sapat nang si Hesus ang kasama mo
Tuloy na tuloy parin ang pasko

(Instrumental)

[refrain]
Ngunit kahit na anong mangyari
Ang pag-ibig sana’y maghari
Sapat nang si Hesus ang kasama mo
Tuloy na tuloy parin ang pasko

[coda]
Tuloy na tuloy pa rin (Tuloy na tuloy pa rin)
Tuloy na tuloy pa rin (Tuloy na tuloy pa rin)
Tuloy na tuloy pa rin ang Pasko …
Tuloy na tuloy pa rin ang Pasko …
Download the MP3 file here.

You can get free ringtones from different internet websites. All these tones are different and mostly people like music ringtones. There are many companies providing these ring tones like nextel ringtones is best among them.

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Ewan
(Circa 1980 -- http://experts.about.com/q/80s-Music-2701/80s.htm)

Hindi ko alam kung bakit ka ganyan
Mahirap kausapin at di pa namamansin

Di mo ba alam ako'y nasasaktan
Ngunit di bale na basta't malaman mo na ...

Chorus1: 
Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi ito bola
Ngumiti ka man lang sana ako'y nasa langit na
Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi ito bola
Sumagot ka naman 'wag lang ... ewan ...

Sana naman itigil mo na 'yang
Kakasabi ng ewan at anong bola na naman 'yan

Bakit ba ganyan, binata'y di alam
Na ang ewan ay katulad na rin ng oong inaasam ...

Chorus2:
Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi ito bola
Ngumiti ka man lang sana ako'y nasa langit na
Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi ito bola
Sumagot ka naman 'wag lang ... ewan ...

Coda: 
Sumagot ka naman, wag lang ewan
(Sumagot ka naman, wag lang ewan)
Sumagot ka naman, wag lang ... ewan ...

Bonus: MP3 files of the 1980 original APO rendition & the 2006 Imago version.

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