Song: Kai

Writer: Maryzark

Artist: Maryzark

 

A song that narrates the specific “you” in the world that problems can never be destroyed, replenishes once the other problem is over. This song talks about life with a group of people and two specific persons with different gender are in love with each other and the third person is only at the backseat thinking about something alone, the hopelessness and despair to be left alone. It is a terrifying situation in every individual’s life until today.

The song helps me to be aware what lies ahead in the future when my friends left me alone in a place. Almost my all of my relatives in Bicol left me in the dark because I left them when my father died and starting to live in Marinduqueto start a new life but thank goodness, they did not forget me. The song knows my life. “Natapos nang ikaw nalang ang bida” means you’re all alone now in this world and in your story. The song is emotional as a novel book. I almost go to the bad side of the effect.

In terms of the organisation of the song,it is good and it is about lie and “playing dead” due to line “mahalin mo nalang kahit kunwari” meaning it is a love by an unknown force even though you didn’t love him or her. “Naubos na ang sandali ng buhay nyang kasinggulo ng isang pelikulang wala namang istorya natapos nang ikaw nalang ang bida di manlang nasabi na mahal na mahal mo siya” change the idea of the song. As for me, it is like a man that never use the opportunity to express his feeling to the girl he loves until she leaves and it is too late-same goes to me. I can’t take back the time that God gave me the opportunity to express it to her. This time, I’ll never miss that opportunity.

Overall, the song is superb and I was aware of the consequences if I didn’t use my opportunities. Another lesson is being prepared that everyone will leave you. The song will encourage you to be strong even though its aim is to provoke you in what you have done with opportunities and for being a person in the group that is always left alone. Never miss the opportunity and always prepared.

 

The video of the song: Kai

“Ma, Ma, saan tayo pupunta?”. Ito ang mga salita na aking binibigkas sa harapan ng aking nanay habang nag-iimpake ng mga gamit. Katatapos lang ng pasukan, may plano na ang aking nanay na magbakasyon sa Bicol na kung saan dito ako nanirahan bago mamatay ang aking tatay. “Pupunta tayong Bicol para makapagpahinga naman tayo ng kahit konti”, sabi ng aking nanay. Nagtaka lang ako kung bakit kailangan pa naming tumungo sa Bicol para makapagpahinga. Naglakbay kami simula sa Marinduque patungong Bicol.

Kami ay sumakay sa isang jeep para makapunta sa pier ng Balanacan upang makasakay sa barko. Ako ay namangha sa mga sasakyang pandagat dahil sa laki nito  at minsan naiisip ko kung bakit kaya nitong lumutang sa tubig. Pagkapasok sa barko, bigla akong nahilo dahilan sa hangin na humahampas sa mukha ko kasabay pa ng malakas na pag-uga ng barko. Nawala ang pakiramdam na iyon noong ako ay nakaupo na sa mga upuan para sa mga pasahero. Dalawang oras ang nilaan ng biyaheng ito upang makadaong sa Lucena ngunit hindi naman nasayang ang mga orasnaiyon. Habang nasa barko, natuklasan ko ang mga ibang isda na tumatalon sa ibabaw ng kumikislap na dagat na parang gustong bumati sa mga pasahero sa barkong sinasakyan ko at napansin din ito ng mga batang katabi ko sa gilid ng barko. Pagkalipas ng dalawang oras, nakadaong na kami sa Lucena at pumunta sa terminal para makasakay sa bus. Labing dalawang oras ang nalaan sa biyaheng ito. Mula sa Lucena hanggang Albay sa Bicol. Nakaupo sa loob ng bus. Nararamdaman ko ang sakit ng aking balakang dahil sa matagal na biyahe ngunit humihinto kami sa mga terminal para kumain.Tatlong beses kaming huminto sa iba’t ibang terminal at dumaan ang punto na umabot na ang biyahe namin sa Bicol. “Bicol na ito”, sabi ng aking nanay. Dalawng taon ko nang hindi nakikita ang Mayon kaya dali-dali akong sumilip sa bintana ngunit hindi ko nakita ang Mayon. Labing dalawang oras na ang nakalipas, nakababa na kami sa Legazpi at kumuha kami ng tricycle para makapunta sa bahay ng aming lola. Sa tricycle ko naramdaman ang lamig at mga kulay dilaw na ilaw sa kalsada. Huminto ang trycicle sa isang gate at maraaming aso ang mga nagtatahulan sa likuran ng gate. Nakita ko rin si lola sa likuran ng gate, nakangiti na parang nakita niya ulit ang kanyang anak.“Ang lalaki nyo na, mag-aral ka ulit dito, iyo?”, sabi sa akin ng aking lola. Naintindihan ko naman ang sinasabi niya. Tinanong ko sa kanya kung ano ang “iyo”, ang “iyo” daw ay salitang Bikolano na parang kasing kahulugan ng salitang sang-ayon. Bago ako pumasok sa gate, lumingon muna ako para makita ang Mayon ngunit natabunan ito ng ulap sa madilim na gabi. Maraming pagkain ang inihanda sa amin ni lola. May Bikol express, imbotido, adobo sa gata at katang. Kumain kami at unang beses ko palang kumain ng ganoong pagkain. Sa bikol express, makikita mo sa unang tingin ay kaparehas ng adobo sagata, ngunit mapapansin lang ang pagkakaiba nito sa lasa.Mahalang, ito ang magbibigay ng kaibahan sa pagkain na ikinumpara, hilig daw kase ito ng mga Bikolano. Ang pagkain na ito ang nagbigay sa aking ng init sa malamig na gabi. Kinabukasan, Lumabas kami para gumala sa kahit saang lugar sa Albay. Kinabukasan, lumabas kami sa bahay napansin ko kaagad ang Mayon na parang tumatawag sa akin. Ang lugar na ito ay kahawig ng Maynila dahilan sa mga istruktura ng mga gusali, taksi bilang sasakyan, malalawak na kalsada at isa pa sa lahat, maraming taong galing sa ibang bansa ang nakikita ko habang naglalakad sa parke kasama ang aking pamilya. Malaparaiso ang parke sa Legazpi dahil sa walang kalat at organisado ang mga gamit at mga halaman. May mga taong nagbabasa, sumasayaw at naglalakad. Tumungo rin kami sa mall na kung saan nakatikim ako ng sili-sorbetes. Ang sorbetes na kakaiba sa iba pang sorbetes na kung saan ito ay mahalang na nasa malamig na midyum. Kumain muna kami sa jolibee para sa tanghalian. Dito ko nakilala ang mga pagkain tulad ng French fries, burger at at coke. May palaruan din sa jolibee para sa mga bata. Pagkatapos kumain, dumako muna kami sa plaza malapit sa parke na pinuntahan namin. Maraming tao ang naglilibang sa plaza na parang may expo at may mga taong nakasuot ng makukulay na damit. “Ano pong nangayayari dito?”, tanong ko kay lola. “May piesta, magayon festival” sabi niya. Mga malilikhaing damit ang suot ng mga sasayaw. Namangha ako sa pagkamalikhain nila. “Ano po ang magayon?” tanong ko kay lola. “Maganda”, sagot niya. Magsisimula na ang sayawan ngunit binigyan ako ng regalo ng aking nanay, “regalo ko ito sayo” sabi ng aking nanay. Isang laruang kotse ang binigay sa akin bilang regalo. Habang natutuwa ako sa ibinili sa akin ng aking nanay, masaya akong nanunuod sa mga aktibidad ng mga mananayaw sa harapan ng entablado. Lumingon ulit ako sabulkang Mayon nang may ngiti.

“Ma, Ma, saan pa tayo pupunta?”, tanong kosa aking nanay habang umuuwi sa bahay sa Legazpi .Maraming lugar sa Albay ang hindi pa naming natutuklasan at inaasahan ko na sana lumabas ulit kami sa bahay para kumain, maglibang at magsaya.

-Elisha Bañas

 

Imagine that we have the capability to understand the beauty of an object. Beauty apply on the preferences of every person who uses their own perspectives. Only that who has knowledge of understanding will see such magnificent view or perspective in an object, situation, person and other aspects. As an example, beauty is that of a butterfly in different aspects like it’s wings, due to it’s colors, the size and others, we understand what beauty pertains for us to understand as a human with intellectual perspectives. Telling what is beauty is like person judging in a pageant, the contestants are ranked based on their look and others but what lies behind it when judging aside from the beauty from the outside? Then there is only way of judging, it is their true beauty.

True beauty are such mysterious words that only individuals may answer it differently. True beauty matters on deep intellectual perspective of a human and that is what makes us human, we have different styles and also likes, we can’t make a rule that contradicts the different meanings of true beauty one every human. Such as this situation, we can only find true beauty in ourselves as an individual.

With this topic, curiosity is inevitable. I want to know some perspectives of the people here in the Philippines. By using the interview method, I conducted my objective smoothly. Now, What is true beauty to them.

According to Kristine Limpiada, true beauty is someone else’s appreciation of one’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual being. That being said, it is therefore how I see your total being. In easy terms, it is the overall being of a human in which the true beauty lies within.

As for Marly Jabal, true Beauty is not only superficial. It surpasses what we see on the outside. A person is beautiful if he has a giving heart. If he knows how to sympathize with people in need. If he knows how to care and respect. I also find intelligent people beautiful. Superficial (outside) beauty fades but a person who has compassion for others will be beautiful forever. Well, we can learn some awesome lesson in her answer because it is very deep.

“Every people is the true beauty itself… as well as nature” answered by Bernard Villaruel. True beauty represents the creation of God, one of a kind response as for Zeus Soleta, “True beauty for me is nature and life All those creations and not man mades”.

Then a fast answer by Sherwin Jighan Saet. “For me kase True beauty really comes from within, and radiates out”.” Beauty is when you accept your imperfections.” she added.

In terms of love related to true beauty, Markuss Villamin’s answer may align to that topic, “True beauty is when you can appreciate yourself and when you love yourself, that’s when you are most beautiful”. Then the belief of Ronilo Manahan, “Syempre ang kagandahan ay di yung panglabas na anyo lang… Mas maganda pa rin yung maganda na ang itsura maganda pa ang ugali… Bonus nalang kumbaga na maganda yung itsura”.

In a doctoral perspective of true beauty, Dr. Medz Arenas Cacheco states that,“Well beauty for me is not your physical attributes because beauty fades but more of mental health because I believe being stress free mentally snd emotionally makes you beautiful inside and out”, This is one of the example of a caring doctor.

 

 

“True beauty, technically speaking is a combination of qualities that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction. It can be categorize on various aspects. Sometimes true beauty is also physical attractiveness in which nowadays is just a trend and a measurement so that you can fit on this sick world. But for me, honestly speaking beauty is not actually how you look but this is beyond of physical appearances. This is more of personalities. It is more of how true to yourself, treat the others and the world itself. Someone said that: “ If you love, appreciate and feel good about yourself, you would feel more confident about facing and interacting with other beautiful people in the world.” Remember that outer beauty can give you a glance but inner beauty make someone stay”. It was a response by Venus Alojado.

There are also some responses that are complex like Rodelyn Madrigal’s, “True beauty is not just a visual experience; it is a characteristic that provides a perceptual experience to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the aesthetic faculty, or the moral sense”. There are also plain explanation of true beauty like Eric Naling’s response, “Anything pleasing to the eyes is true beauty”.

Every perspective is very unique and every response are unique. Therefore, I conclude that the meaning of true beauty is based on the understanding of a person. They are very different and it is interesting to know what is true beauty to them. For me, True beauty lies on every bonds of human. The interaction as well as communication are sacred for harmonic world. So, can I ask? What is True beauty for you?

 

– Elisha Bañas

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