Sweet moments with Ms. B

Somewhere over the rainbow/What a wonderful world - medley

Ok this one's for Gabby

Ooooo oooooo ohoohohoo
Ooooo ohooohoo oooohoo
Ooooo ohoohooo oohoooo
Oohooo oohoooho ooooho
Ooooo oooooo oooooo
Ooooo oooooo oooooo
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby ii ii iii
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Dreams really do come true ooh ooooh
Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me ee ee eeh
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops thats where you'll find me. oh...

Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
And the dream that you dare to,why, oh why can't I? i iiii

Well I see trees of green and
Red roses too,
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day
I like the dark and I think to myself
What a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, 'How do you do?'
They're really saying, I...I love you
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
They'll learn much more
Than we'll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world (w)oohoorld.

Someday I'll wish upon a star,
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me
Oh, Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I? I hiii ?
Ooooo oooooo oooooo
Ooooo oooooo oooooo
Ooooo oooooo oooooo
Ooooo oooooo oooooo
Ooooo oooooo oooooo
Ooooo oooooo oooooo

Israel Kamakawiwo`ole, a Hawaiian artist who possessed great talent in music playing the ukelele was honored: Male Vocalist of the Yearby the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts , Favorite Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, and Island Contemporary Album of the Year. He was fondly called as "The Gentle Giant" weighing over 750 pounds (340 kilograms) @ one point in his life. He died June 26, 1997 at 12:18 a.m. at the age of 38.

Each passing day opens up to a new life, new hope, new meaning.

This morning, it started with sweetness in my soul through a song... my sweetest song. The lyrics made it so. It is my heart's probe to every man in this great world. I hope you have the answer to this: Have you ever really loved a woman? A song done by Bryan Adams. I like the man, but I love his song, best!

You might need to have a media player (real Player and the like) for it to play. You can download it here if you like:

more 0f Bryan Adams

This is the flag of the Philippines. Our flag... my flag. I post it here because it makes me proud to be a Filipino. Not only that, it reminds me of the fact that as a Filipino, I am purely and naturally born in this great nation which holds the record as the only Catholic country in the far east side of Asia. And with this thought, I am more proud to be one of the residents from the Visayas area, which is located at the heart of the archipelago- near the center -in the queen city of the south called Cebu, with underlying Six (6) cities namely: Cebu city, mandaue city, Lapu-Lapu city, Toledo city, Danao city and the newly named-Talisay city!

I am so proud to be in a place like where I am now:Lapu-Lapu city. And again let me reiterate it that:I am even more proud to be a "Bisaya". As the term implies: "Bisaya" - from the english term Visayas which refers to someone who comes from any of the other islands belonging to the Visayas group. As a bisaya, I feel cared for by the generosity of neighboring Visayanians (I hope it's correct) as they visit here every now and then.

So, fellow Visayans: raise up your chins and feel the greatness in our hearts as we unite for a common goal of friendship!

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Related post:

1. Bisaya-The dialect

2. Bisaya version

3. Ikaw (You)

4. Literaryong binisaya

VISAYAN LITERATURE

I know i have been silent these past few days. You see my world is whirling too fast too soon for me lately. It is as if i'm turning around the axis double time here! What i meant is, presently i am involved. Opps! what a vague word huh.

Well, let me clarify it better for you. As you know i am a very avid fan of the arts and that includes POEMS. And a few days ago, i was so inspired in the thought of creating poems in my local tongue which is "Bisaya". After that, someone posted a message in my shoutbox inviting me to be a part of a new site . Of course i wasted no time and visited it and to my amazement it was a wonderful blog site specifically for Bisaya bloggers known as: BISDAK, ato ni bai!! WOW! i find it cool! It was then that i thought i would translate some of my poems into "Bisaya" and get them posted there as well as in my own personal blog (sweet moments) here.

The fast movement which i was referring to you earlier is this: After a week's posting and involving with Bisaya bloggers, they thought of creating a "balagtasan" online in bisaya and invited me as one of their contributors! Isn't that cool huh! At least it is for me! I am so excited with this idea! Thank you!

Thanks so much mga pinalangga kong bisaya bloggers! ATO JUD NI BAI!

Today, a new site is created for this "balagtasan" online entitled: LITERARYONG BINISAYA and we get to interact through our bisaya poems every now and then. You can check this out @ http://binisaya.blogspot.com . More success guys!
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You can also find some of my poems in this site : http://bisayabloggers.blogspot.com

Hello! I was thinking of compiling my poems both english and bisaya versions into one single list.. kind of archiving them for easy access. I still need to find all of them and scribe them completely here. but i can display some if not all:

This is my second attempt to translate some of my poems created a few years back. I have always been a poem addict or whatever you may call me. Poems keep me connected to the world. My first composition was when i was in the elementary years. Sad to say i didnt have it documented then, 'coz it never occured to me to be of use later. Anyway, time is really a great teacher'coz i am now quick on recording any line or phrase i can compose. Here is the original poem:

Mga ka tribu, ania na usab ako karon dinhi... magsamok-samok o mag pa ambit ba hinuon sa mga binisaya nga pinulungan... Ay! exacto ba ? Bitaw, oi naa lang ko i sulti kainyong tanan nga maka basa ani. Malipayon gayud ako nga nahiapil nianing bisaya blog dinhi. Sa tinuod lang kay ma baid jud ni akong mga sinulti-an nga bisaya. Maayo hinuon kay gusto pud ako maka-kat-on pa ug daghang mga pinulungang bisaya. Padayon sa ko beh akong tuyo ha...

Kagahapon, kami tanan sa akong banay miadto didto sa Tambuli resort-East- (advertising na ha- wala lang bayad-he he) para mag-saulog sa adlaw na natawhan sa akong pinalangga na kamagulangan na anak na si Alpha Mae. Wow! Kaanindot ba ani!Sige mopadayon ko ha... Unya pag-abut namo didto, nangaon mi ug pani-udto sa ila restaurant(opps!- kan-anan diya! sorry). And ila gidalit kay- eat-all-you-can man, mao nga mi deretso mi tanan pag hukad sa mga sud-an sa ila buffet-table nga puno kaayo sa mga nag-kalain-lain nga mga sud-an... whew! i feel great! Ug unya, pakatapos sa among pani-uto, mi pahimutang na kami didto sa ila beach-area- ug didto naa mi dako nga lamesa (español man ni sa?) ug maga linkoranan... Wowwwie! giganahan na ko!

Sa akong pag-inusara

Hey, hey, hey.. Something here for my fellow Cebuanos. After i joined in with "Bisay Bloggers" i find it interesting to indulge more of the dialect. And because of my new love.. i am now keener (am i right) on eyeing some if not most of the "bisaya" terms used which might come in handy in the future. Oh, for the sake of the few friends and relatives who resides abroad, i want to be excused for not speaking the dialect fully here... please please. But rest assured i will be uttering "bisaya" words over @ "Bisaya Bloggers". Oh, if you can find time, you might like to visit it too and see for yourself, ok.

So, in connection with what i have been "yawit" (talking) here, let me share with you some of my "bisaya" encounters: Pang corregir lang unya mo ha sa "comments" area.. he he. To my bisaya fans, adunay hubad sa binisaya adto sa website (bisaya bloggers). sige ha, mag kita unya ta didto. Here goes:

Yesterday,my family went over @ Tambuli beach resort (West) to celebrate my eldest daughter's ( Alpha Mae) birthday. We had fun alright. The resort is nice and we ate lunch in their restaurant which served: eat-all-you-can style @ P350 pesos. Cool huh, with a round of soft drink each per person- it isn't so bad; and we get to use all its amenities- not bad @ all!

Well, my 'bisaya' encounters were exciting enough 'coz when my kids left for the pool, i got so inspired after reading a few pages of the poem book i was carrying, i thought it would be nice to compose a poem too... in bisaya!... which i surely did and two at that! My , my! can you feel how i felt...? Ahhhh!