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Music and Lyrics: Dig – Incubus

A week ago, I intended to post this song for our Music and Lyrics, but I ended up writing a real post when I tried to come up with an introduction. I could think of a couple more songs that has a similar message as this song, but being a Brandon Boyd fangirl, I choose [...]

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Music and Lyrics: In A Manner of Speaking by Nouvelle Vague

I heard this song from the movie A Mighty Heart, Mariane Pearl’s story of her journalist husband, Daniel Pearl, and how he was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan. She went through her struggle while 5 months pregnant. In the lack of words because of their separation, they knew what the other was saying, and it [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Nothing Better by The Postal Service

Come on, who doesn’t love The Postal Service, right? The fact that their music was produced by sending tracks and edits through the USPS, hence the name of the band. I love this song. But this is a break-up song. I love this song because it’s fun to sing to. It’s so upbeat and one [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Crush by Dave Matthews Band

A year ago from today, Chef and I tied the knot in Caleruega, a quaint chapel on top of the hill in Tagaytay, Philippines. This was 4 months after our civil wedding in San Francisco. Ms C helped me plan the wedding while she was in Manila part of the time and I was in [...]

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On the Loose: Christmas Shopping

Christmas shopping was a lot easier and faster this year. I do not know if it was because most of our family, friends and godchildren are overseas or because I did this year’s shopping with my husband. I am more inclined to believe that it is the latter. LOL. But, we did only have very [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Grace by Kate Havnevik

We all know what Grey’s Anatomy scene popularized this song: Meredith and Derek in the exam room while Denny Duquette dies as Izzie is on her way to see him in that fuchsia ball gown. The scenes on GA were definitely suited for this song, turn my grief to grace. I’ve had this in my [...]

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Mommy Adventures + Le Critique + IMHO: Another Kind of Program, A Different Kind of Christmas Spirit

On December 15th, Um, Mommy and I experienced a different kind of Christmas Holiday Program presented by our children’s school. I have got to say, I was somewhat culture-shocked. The program was divided into three parts. There was a play performed by the students from Kindergarten to fourth grade, some sort of “piano recital” and [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Margaret Whiting and John Mercer

I hear Mariah’s voice everywhere. Christmas is, indeed, just around the corner! Though I was once mesmerized by the soothing voice of this multi-Grammy winner, I am honestly getting tired of hearing All I want for Christmas is You plus all the yodeling. Um and I used to have a playlist full of Christmas songs [...]

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Music and Lyrics: I Will Follow You Into the Dark – Death Cab for Cutie

Much to my annoyance sometimes, Chef always watches what I eat. He says it’s because he wants me to live a long life. Chef and I have the Brangelina age gap, and I am praying with all I have and I am that we will grow old together. I take comfort in knowing that he [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Only You (Theme from The Young Victoria) – Sinead O’Connor

Quite similar to my love for the French culture is my curiosity for the British monarchy. This started when I studied world literature. From Jane Austen and Emily Bronte, romance in the English countryside of men and women with ranks and titles. And how I love period films. So, I just watched The Young Victoria, simply the sovereign [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Defying Gravity – Wicked

This version of Defying Gravity is slightly shorter than the one performed in the musical. This was performed at the Tony Awards in 2004 where Idina Menzel bagged the Best Actress Award for the role of Elphaba. I believe this is one of most empowering songs I have ever heard in my life. It wells [...]