Why I share lyrics of my songs with friends and relatives.

Sat, November 20, 2010 12:09:17 PM
Re: my diary

the update was of something that happened quite sometime ago... maybe, a year or more because since the start of the new year up to june 2010 we were out of the house... and if not for elliot, i would never have learned about the condition of reggie, well maybe because she herself must have wanted for me not to know.... well, she has every right to keep things to herself.. and i cannot complain...

as for talent, that is what i really don't have because if i had talent, i would have been writing songs since way back...and not when i was already what 1989-1942 is 47 years old... that's what i've been trying to say all along... everyone thinks i have the talent just because i have written over 50 songs, and i have written about 5 songs about my hometown and province of romblon just this year alone, and a song for the gaward alumni for the romblon high school facebook....

i appreciate your congratulatory remarks... but again, i have to take exception to your statement that everybody has a gift, for i don't have a gift for writing songs... like i said, if i had it, i would have been writing songs since before i was 47 years old... i could not even write a poem when i was in high school and college although i really   tried...

if not for ka art p. madulid of penaranda, nueva ecija, i would never have learned to write songs...and though what i've written may never be accepted as remarkable by others, i am happy to know that although i have no gift for music, i still managed to learn before it was too late how to write songs...

this is the lesson that i wish others to see from my experience... this is actually what i expected... that others might appreciate the lyrics of my songs in the light of this truth...

and not that others might think that the said lyrics came naturally as a matter of gift... if you look at my lyrics in this context, you wll begin perhaps to read line by line and ponder how in the world i was able to put these lines together...

and really appreciate for the first time why i am keen on sharing them with anyone like you....and then at the end, you may come to an honest conclusion whether or not as a piece of literary work my lyrics are worth a grain of salt...

that is why when junix sent us via fbook a video of addie singing on stage with jun accompanying her on the piano or keyboard in a talen show, i really took pains in looking at the vide so i could give an honest appraisal of how addie performed on stage... much as i wanted to just say congratulations, great job, or other phrases of praise, i explained how addie rated in terms of stage presence, audience contact, control of her performance, and of whether she showed any sign of nervousness or stage fright...of course, in addition to how her voice sounded and how her timing was....and as to whether or not she actually enjopyed what she was dong...

i said i owed it to addie to do this because she volunteered to go on stage to participate in this talent show on her own....and therefore, i could do not less...

like when somebody gives us a gift on any occasion, we try to appreciate the gift...we try our best not to disappoint the gift-giver by really taking a good look at the gift and honestly and sincerely giving our thanks for it...

why, when i share the lyrics of my songs with anyone, it's just like i shared with them a part of myself, my thoughts, my feelings... my sentiments, and even perhaps my soul....maybe, if it were great sums of money i was sharing with others, maybe, the situation would have been different... but in this case, i am sharing something even more valuable than money...

i am sharing an intangible gift.... worth perhaps more than anything that money can buy....i am sharing something borne out of love...of joy, and of goodwill to my fellowmen....



regards,

bomboy

Tungkol sa pagbukas ng Fam Madrid Facebook...

Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 1:25:35 PM
Subject: fam madrid facebook

                                                
dear diary,

dahil sa isang idea galing sa isang member ng ating family tree, ay nakapagbukas kami ng isang facebook page para sa mga members ng acejas family... ginawa ito noong bale apo ko sa pinsan sa capiz... tapos, sa tulong niya, ay gumawa din ako ng page para naman sa mga members ng family tree ni impo... ang pangalan nya sa facebook ay Fam Madrid...

yong mga dating emails na yong iba ay lumabas na din doon sa bm clan newsletter ay inilagay ko na doon.. pati yong mga lumang family trees nila kuyang romy, sorcio, amang at boy paulino.... pati na ata yong kila tio imo... tapos, nilimit naman ni net yong puedeng magbasa nitong page na ito sa mga members lang ng bm clan...

yong historical sketch na sinulat noon ni sorcio tungkol sa hernandez branch ng family tree ni impo at yong pinagusapan nila ni kuyang ted tungkol sa pagkadonate noong lupa daw sa penarand para gawing palengke ay nandoon na din sa page na ito... ewan ko kung interested pa kayo sa project ng bm clan...

ang purpose lang naman nito ay yong mailagay sa kaalaman ng mga mas batang members ng family tree yong mga bagay na may kinalaman sa kanilang mga ninono..

tulad noong sinulat ni kuyang ted tungkol sa grandfather namin na si silvino jimenez... at yong tungkol kay itay paulino... hindi ko alam kung naisama ko na ito doon sa facebook...

yong sa hernandez side naman, maganda yong sinulat ni sorcio tungkol dito...

halos lahat ng mga members sa side ng acejas ay member na ng both facebooks... fam acejas at fam madrid... si paulito na anak ni boy paulino ay member na sa fam madrid...

mas madali kasi mag circulate ng mga news at information through facebook kesa sa bm newsletter na kailangan pang iprint at ipadala sa koreo... tulad ni alice acejas anak ni kuyang salvador...di naman sya active noon sa bm clan newsletter... pero dahil nagmember na sya sa fam acejas ay nakikita ko na yong mga travels niya sa australia at iba pa niyang gustong ilagay doon... yong email address ni fam madrid ay nasa itaas sa cc... kung mas gusto mong by email, baka dyan puede mong ipadala ang mga comments, ideas at iba pang news o information tungkol sa bm clan project....

o sige na at kamusta na lang sa inyo....

regards,

bomboy

Madrid Store...lola Tina's store in romblon, romblon

lola tina's store in romblon by Fam Madrid on Lunes, 22 de febrero de 2010 a las 10:23 p.m.

dear diary,

okay, i also hope beth will be taking a more active role soon. but i've
not heard from her in what more than a week now. she must be very busy
with her aqua therapy. i hope her knee is getting better.

i'll look up her emails about the ideas she wanted to pursue regarding
not only the newsletter but also other activities which the clan could
undertake. i hope i still have them in my files.

i'll also look up tita josie's and tita perlynn's congratulatory emails
and send them to you if i still have them.

well, we still have a long way to go before we can gather as much
materials about the life story of your lolo badong and lolo tina as we
have to so that the same can be properly written down for the benefit of
future generations.

but, as should be the case, i think the older folks like nanay et al.
would have much more to recall and write about that life story because
my recollection would go only as far back to the time when they were
more or less already established in romblon, although i'm the only one
who was born there and who grew up there from birth more or less,
excepting the time we went somewhere else during the japanese
occupation. when and how we came back to romblon i cannot recall now,
although i'm sure i attended school there from grade one to high school.

of course, juling will have to be mentioned along the way since she was
almost part of the family as well. it was your uncle pepito who met her
in his law office in dasmarinas, sta. cruz, manila sometime in 1963 or
thereabouts when i was reviewing for the cpa board exams. i think that
was when uncle pepito recruited her to be our househelp in morning
breeze. uncle ted or tita ine can confirm this because i recall they
were still residing there at the time.

but she was not involved in your lola's business in romblon until your
lola left romblon to come here.juling agreed to stay in romblon to look
after your lolo badong. and she was the one who handled the store after
your lolo died. but juling never really got involved too much in the
handling of the business except that maybe she handled a few business
matters in manila for your lola every now and then. but yes, she was a
loyal to us up to the very end. and i think she was the one who also
helped us get our other househelps after she left including the yaya of
bing who later on went back to school in antique and kept writing us
until she finished her teaching course and came back to stay with us in
morning breeze during which your tita baby helped her get a teaching job
in caloocan. it was then through bing's yaya that suseth came to us not
long after and that was i think some 15 years ago, if i'm not mistaken.

but the one who really helped your lola was mang takio because he was
the one who contracted to take care of fetching the empty cans from the
pier as they were unloaded from the boat from romblon and would take
your lola's orders to the her suppliers in divisoria, then pick the cans
filled up with those orders and other packages and crates from those
suppliers and would hire trucking services to bring them to the pier and
load them on the boat bound for romblon. later on, he sued your lola for
alleged retirement benefits as an employee of your lola. your uncle
pepito and i handled that case before the labor department and we just
settled the case considering the mutually beneficial relations that your
lola and mang takio had during the good old days.

well, i guess you have some additional materials here for your database
which we can use later on when we proceed in earnest to write a cohesive
account of the life story of your lolo badong and lola tina.

i suppose either beth or you could write that story based on the
materials all of us are able to submit to the database.



love,

uncle

thank you Elliot...

Mon, February 8, 2010 9:54:09 AM 
dear diary,

kailangan turuan mo din syang magtaglog... o kaya itranslate mo yong sulat ko..alam mo si adrienne nong minsan daw nagtanong kung meron siyang mga relatives na na service ng bansa... ang natuwa nga noong malaman na may cousin siya sa military.. si joseph na anak ni carolynn.. di nila naalala si elliot mo... kaya bibigyan ko ng kopya nitong sulat sila jun at annie... kaya tagalog nga ang sulat ko para may kunti security sa mga emails ko sakaling may mga sumisilip dito... at least, maghahanap pa sila ng interpeter... katulad sa mga husgado sa pilipinas... pare pareho namang marunong magtagalog pero sinasalin pa sa english yong sagot ng testigo kung tagalog ang sagot niya sa tanong ng abogado....

hindi naman ako kilala ni elliot... kaya baka magtaka pa yon kung susulatan ko... tulad noong sulat ko kay carolynn mo hindi naman niya sinagot... baka akala niya ay spam yon... kaya paki sabi mo na lang na
thank you very much to elliot for his service to the country and the people not only of this country but of the whole world who all just want to live in freedom and in peace... maybe, it will take a long time and a lot of sacrfices on the part of people like elliot before all of us can again live in a world where we are not afraid of acts of violence and death such as those we are hearing about now and then... a world where we won't have to undergo searches and inspections both of our persons and our luggages at the airports when we travel... and when we can fly again without any apprehension that one of the passengers flying with us might have a bomb concealed in his person... when we can trust and have faith in each other again regardless of race, religion or political beliefs.. or nationality...

before 9/11 when we met someone or sent him off at the airport, we could be right there at the door through which the passengers disembark from the plane or board the same when leaving... this is the world we want to have again... and people like elliot are the ones who will make this world possible again... and they are the ones who really put their lives on the line so all of us can continue to hope that in the future that world will be here once more, if not for us, then for our children and grandchildren.. or their children and grandchildren forever... indeed, to elliot and all the others, our sincerest thanks and our debt of gratitude we may never be able to repay... but which we will never forget...ever..

in the meantime, welcome home... whether for good or for just the moment...

have a good day...and happy valentine's in advance... to you and all your loved ones...

regards,
bomboy

Family tree project emails, lines of communications, photos in emails.

Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:32 PM

Subject: family tree emails

picture of Lolo Badong, Sr., in romblon catholic convent, with Estelito Gutierrez, a co-employee at the CEPOC, marble project in romblon, romblon, with kuyang Margarito Costo, Sr.,husband of ate rosing.
photo courtesy of Mr. Art Gutierrez of romblon, romblon...

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dear diary,

before anything else. happy thanksgiving day to all of you.
perlynn and company will be going to massachussetts so i presume they
will be spending thanksgiving there with you.

wish them happy thanksgivng for me.

preserving these emails in book form will have to be done much later i
think because of the time it will entail. and besides there will be
problems of circulating copies. not to mention the cost. although i've
seen a tv commercial saying it is now possible to publish a book one
copy at a time.

i think it will be more convenient if each of us should have our own
diskette file of these emails for own ready reference. especially now
that i have found a way to reach reggie through the email address of her
granddaughter maris. in fact, i've written her twice now through this
address.

also i now have a way to reach kuyang romy and casey through their
respective email addresses. and also, alice of kuyang salvador. i now
only need the email address of amang paulino.

the rest in san francisco, we can write to them through josie's email
address, although maybe we should also try to get tessie's address, and
through carolyn acejas for uncle ted. maybe, we can use sonia's email
address to send copies to dra. melding. so, our lines of communication
are now more or less complete.

as soon as i learn how to send photos via email maybe i could include
them too in this project.

like i don't know how many of us have a copy of that picture of all five
of the children of impo taken in front of tio imo's house in munoz..

the Bibiana Cuevas Madrid children in front of Tio Imo's old munoz house.

                                                                                                                                                     

regards,

bomboy

Family home in moro, romblon, romblon and Engineer Badong, Jr.

dear diary,

in a post, Mawic escribió (wrote):

"i think we (the cousins from manila) went to romblon when we were 7 yrs old or something, baby brother Junix was still being carried all the time. unfortunately, i do not remember anything at all. maybe when we go for the tree planting, i will visit all these places with you. btw, i met the mayor of romblon sometime in august. i told him we had relatives there in the past and he said he remembered an engineer. he didn't look that old though?"

Mawic escribió

"it was a brief mtg with the mayor - i just chanced upon a friend who was having a mtg.with him. i do not have a way of contacting both, since i lost my phone na. anyway, am sure your members of the rhs58 group can do something. i don't think the guy will even give me time. i beg to disagree - am sure lolo and lola were proud of all his children and grandchildren -you all brought honors to the Acejas name! all accomplished lawyers, engineers, accountants, not to mention being board placers. come to think of it, it seems most cousins from rhs are either lawyers, engineers, accountants, etc. - all following the footsteps of their idols...."

but as we can see, the mayor of romblon only remembers an Acejas who was an engineer in romblon... he does not remember an Acejas who was a lawyer, or a tenth-placer in the bar exams or an accountant, or a nurse, or a teacher...or a board placer or a successful business owner...

that engineer  is no other than engineer salvador j. acejas, jr...which is why i said that that is the reason why papa and mama loved him so much... for the reason that he has brought honor, fame and dignity to the name "Acejas" in romblon... not only in romblon, romblon but the whole province as well because his work in the provincial public works and highways department called for him to inspect and supervise public works and highways projects all over the province of romblon...this is the reason also why our mother had the old
house in moro, romblon repaired and improved because she wanted the house where kuyang salvador and family were staying to be more respectable in keeping with his professional standing as an engineer of the province...so people in romblon will look up to him with due respect and deference...

in fact, that house will always be considered as the house of engineer Salvador J. Acejas, jr...which is why our mother expressed her verbal wish that it should pertain to him when she and our father are gone...precisely, to keep the name "ACEJAS" in the memory of the people of romblon, romblon as part of their legacy by which they too will be remembered with respect and admiration by the people of the town...
it was meant for him, to have and to hold forever, but was not supposed to be sold...it was after all the family or ancestral home...

when impong bibiana cuevas madrid stayed in romblon, romblon during her old age, she would walk from the pantalan store of our mother to this house in moro, romblon and i would be the one assigned to walk her to the place...and kuyang pepito and i would sleep there during those times when we would spend our summer, semestral or christmas vacations in romblon during our college days...and i would even sleep there by myself alone when i was drunk enough not to be scared of ghosts...but when i was sober i couldn't sleep there alone....and the one time that i tried, i ended up running down the stairs to go back to the pantalan store because i got so scared feeling there were ghosts all over the place...

when i was in the elementary school, this house was rented by the engineer who was the manager of the CEPOC marble project in romblon, romblon, where our father worked as cashier and paymaster and later on as caretaker when the project was closed down...i used to wake early to go to the compound of the project to climb the aratillis tree there in a little park in front of the administrative office of the project... i had to go there as early as possible because berting, oldest son of ate rosing, would always get there earlier as they lived in another house of mama and papa right beside the house which later on became the residence of engineer Salvador J. Acejas, jr. and family....and just before the gate of the compound... and i would run out of aratillis if he got there first....

i also recall that we spent sundays in this old house when the pantalan store might be closed...and mama would do her sewing there...i remember also as a little boy that i was the only one sleeping with mama and papa in the pantalan store, while kuyang salvador, ate ester, kuyangs ted and pepito were all sleeping there...

mama and papa had the place renovated when we were all in college although there was nobody staying there anymore... i think she was preparing the house for the day when kuyang salvador would return to romblon as an engineer... i think she had looked forward to that day with so much anticipation... when that time came, she again had it renovated as i explained above...

when kuyang salvador and family moved to manila to work in the regional office of the department of public highways, kuyang salvador rented the house to the wife of his high school classmate, who remained as lessee thereof up to the time i think when kuyang salvador passed away...

i really had hoped that ate zeny and the children left behind by kuyang salvador would keep the house for its sentimental value...as a constant reminder to the people of romblon, romblon, if not the entire province, that it was once the residence of engineer Salvador J. Acejas, Jr., who retired from the service as an assistant regional director of the DPWH, region IV-B...the highest position held by any offspring of Mr. and Mrs. Salvador B. Acejas, Sr. in the government....

there has yet been no formal notice to the other heirs of the rumored sale or other disposition of the house...so, it can be expected that some of them might raise questions as to the legality of the same should the rumor turn out to be the case...

regards,

bomboy

family tree emails

dear diary,

the reason i am trying to gather previous emails relative to the family
tree project is that i am trying to put them together in one place
available as a ready reference to anyone who might be interested in our
family history.

i still don't know how to do this. i cannot keep them in my webtv files
because they will all disappear when we give up the service. i cannot
even print them since i do not have a printer. before i tried sending
them to allan's computer to be transferred to a diskette but now i can
not find that diskette.

so maybe, i am thinking of doing it all over again, send all relevant
emails to allan's computer for transfer to a diskette but this time i
will take care of keeping the diskette myself.

also, i am thinking of sending them to computers in the philippines so
they can be preserved in other diskettes there. i think alice will be of
great help in this regard. i wonder if she has heard anything from
roger.

i asked netnet if her laptop can do this function but she said she still
has to ask benjie about it. how about your computer. can it do this.
i'll also ask butch in pasig. then, i'll also ask those in the
states to do the same so everyone will have their own computer file of
the family history related emails.

i don't know if this is the database which marivic and beth were
suggesting before. i'll check if they have preserved anything in this
so-called base at all.

i'll appreciate it if you can all give me suggestions on how to go about
this. in my case, i also wish to print them eventually and compile them
in a folder or even print them in book form.

love,
uncle

 
ps.
 
i cannot recall right now who suggested the idea of having a computer database in which to compile all materials about the family tree project that we might be able to gather...but sooner or later i know i will be able to trace the email that contains this suggestion....