Most encouraging comment about my lyrics in facebook...

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the most encouraging comment i have ever gotten for posting the lyrics of my songs in facebook...

Viernes, 21 de Mayo de 2010 a las 12:14 a.m.

dear diary,

sabi mo nga hindi siguro enough yong newsletter para maparating ko ang mga lyrics ng mga songs ko to a larger audience... maybe itong facebook na ito may serve as a better medium for the purpose although i face the greater risk of being rejected by more people than ever before...anyway, talagang ganoon naman ang fate ng isang songwriter or any writer for that matter di ba.... it's the only way to find out whether or not my lyrics are good enough for others....what can i do... pero sayang naman kung itatago ko na lang ang mga iyan simply because i am afraid that they maybe rejected or ignored...if they are good, then i'll find out... if they are no good, then i will also find out.... kaya lang baka mainis yong ibang kasali sa facebook na yan kung lagi akong maglalagay ng posts ng mga lyrics of my songs doon... kaya may reservations din ako about doing so....

regards,
bomboy

may 2010

this is an eye-opener for me... what Mabs Sace has just told me: "

ang pagsulat po nang lyrics nang song ay isang GOD-GIVEN GIFT kasi inilalabas nyo lang ang laman nang inyong puso- at pag-naaappreciate nyo ang kagandahan nang kapaligiran o kakayahan nang tao- means you are glorifying GOD's creation

 lolo:
well, sabi nga ng quotation sa itaas...Rachel allows. “If you’re an artist, it doesn’t matter what people think about your creation as long as you believe in it and you’re happy with it. That’s what’s more important.” kaya kahit na hindi magustohan ng mga friends ko ang mga lyrics ok lang kasi yong nga ang more important ay yong" believe" ako sa mga sinulat kong lyrics at happy naman ako sa mga ito lalo pag kinakanta ko ang mga ito...·

na timing din yong pagtag ni mell sa akin noong inspirational video na never give up in life at nabuhayan na naman ako ng loob sa pag share ko ng mga lyrics ng songs ko sa facebook at lalo pang naging maganda para sa akin yon sinabi ni mabs "na ang pagsulat po nang lyrics nang song ay isang GOD-GIVEN GIFT kasi inilalabas nyo lang ang laman nang ... Ver másinyong puso- at pag-naaappreciate nyo ang kagandahan nang kapaligiran o kakayahan nang tao- means you are glorifying GOD's creation-"....kasi now i realize na writing my songs is my way of "glorifying GOD's creation..." i will always bear this lesson in mind... thank you mell and mabs...

lolo bomboy·

lyrics of my songs in facebook...

lyrics ng mga songs ko sa fb...
Friday, November 5, 2010 10:58 PM

dear diary,

galing ako sa cardiologist ko last month kasi nagkaroon ako ng chest pain... ang findings ay nagkakaroon ng naman ng bara ang mga arteries ko sa heart...last saturday lang, ay tinakbo ako nila allan at tita baby mo sa emergeny kasi nagkaroon ako ulit ng chest pain na tumagal ng mahigit sa 15 minutes....buti na lang ay hindi naman pala heart attack yon... dahil sa nangyari sa uncle toco mo, siempre masyado akong natakot...

kaya ako nasa fb ay para lang magkaroon ako ng libangan...para mawala yong stress ng trabaho ko at ng ibang problema sa buhay...kung nakikita mo, nagcocompose na lang ako ng mga kanta tungkol sa romblon...at yan ang pinopost ko sa fb... dagdag yan doon sa mga dati kong kantang sinulat noong nandyan pa ako...

ang purpose ko dyan ay para lang mailagay ulit sa kaalaman ng mga taga romblon, lalo na yong kabataan, ang ala-ala ng mga lolo at lola mo sa romblon... kasi, wala naman akong kakayahan na gumawa ng ibang projects to perpetuate their memory in the minds and hearts of the people of romblon...yong ngang si dr fonte, naglalagay each year sa souvenir program ng fiesta ng announcement sa back page na kung maaari ay lagi ma remember ng mga taga romblon yong kanyang mga magulang...malaking halaga din ang ginagastos nya para sa bagay na yan.. pero kayang kaya nya kasi doctor sya sa california at doctora din yon missis nya...kaya sa fb ko, gusto ko lang maka establish ng goodwill among other fbs ng mga taga romblon...

ayaw ko nang mag express ng mga personal views ko about controversal topics involving romblon...kasi nga bawat taga romblon may kani kanilang pananaw tungkol sa mga bagay na yan...ayaw ko nang makipag debate pa about such topics... kasi wala din naman akong magagawa tungkol sa mga bagay na yan... stress lang ang aabotin ko sa mga ganyan..eh masama na nga ang stress sa akin...

anyway, dahil sa mga naisulat kong songs, both yong dati at yong mga bago, na naipost ko sa fb, at itinatag ko sa mga fb ng mga taga romblon, medyo napansin ako ng mga fbs na yan... at isa na nga dyan yong romblon high fb...at na request nga ako na sumulat ng lyrics ng gawad alumni award 2010 ng romblon high...sabi ko nga doon sa isang email ko, noong una ay nag decline ako kasi akala ko hindi ko kayang magsulat ng lyrics para sa ganyang kanta...pero ni request nila ulit ako...at nag decline ulit ako...pero noong inulit pa rin nila yong request, ok sabi ko susubukan ko at hiningi ko nga lahat ng materials nila about the project...

at yong nga yong sinulat ko ang inadopt nila as "himig ng gawad award" although pinalitan nila yong first line noong last stanza, at yong title ay tinagalog nila... kasi yong aking original line ay..."ikaw ang nahirang na gawad alumni awardee sa taong ito..." ang sinulat nila ay "ikaw ang nahirang na pinarangalan ng gawad alumni sa taong ito..." sa tingin ko mas mahirap kantahin yong nilagay nilang line pero ok na rin sa akin yon...

actualy, just between us, disappointed nga ako sa naging reaction ng mga kamag-anak at friends ko na pinaldhan ko ng email about this deveopment... in reality, sa dami ng pinadalhan ko ng email na yan, isa o dalawa lang ang sumagot at ni isa walang nagsabi ng "congratulations for a job well done"...

sabihin mo nga sa akin, ano ang dahilan kung bakit walang naka appreciate sa aking nagawa...ikaw na magaling ang ear sa music at sa guitara, sabihin mo nga sa akin kung madali lang gumawa ng melody at lyrics ng kanta...

samantalang, may isa akong nakilala ko sa fb, na graduate pa sa UP sa piano, na nirequest ko kung puede niyang gawan ng music yong himig na yan... ang sabi sa akin, marunong daw syang tumugtog ng piano, pero ni minsan hindi pa raw sya nakapag cocompose ng kanyang music...huwag na lang yon, sa tingin mo ba ganoon ka dali magsulat ng lyrics ng isang kanta...yong mga lyrics ba na tinag ko sa iyo, sa tingin mo ba, madali lang isulat yong mga yon...hindi naman yong mga pictures ang importante doon kundi yong lyrics na sinulat ko...siempre mali din kasi ako sa paglagay ng mga nasabing pictures...noong una kasi akala ko makakatulong doon sa lyrics ko..

sana ang sinabi mo ay uncle walang kwenta yan sinulat mong lyrics...mas natuwa pa sana ako... kasi, malalaman ko kung maganda o hindi yong lyrics na sinulat ko...

yong mga well-founded views mo about the lack of development plans for romblon on the part of politicians at government officials there ay ipost mo doon sa mga fb na talagang designed for that specific purpose..or ilagay mo yan doon as comments sa mga pictures of romblon na pinopost nila sa fb...ako kasi pinapirate ko lang yang mga pictures na ginagamit ko sa mga lyrics ng songs na pinopost ko sa fb...

kung doon mo din ilalagay yong mga views mo sa pictures na kasama ng lyrics na ipinost ko, ang attention ng mga makakabasa ng mga views mo ay mapupunta doon nga sa views na pinopost mo at hindi sa lyrics na ipinost ko...sa halip na pagtiyagaan nila na basahin yong mga lyrics ko na medyo may kahabaan din naman ay doon na sa mga well-founded views mo sila magconcentrate..

gusto ko sana na supportahan mo yong aking sinusulat na mga lyrics at sabihin mo na gusto mo ito...o hindi...para naman magka interest yong iba na basahin din itong mga lyrics na ito...kung wala lang yong mga lyrics ko doon sa mga pictures na binatikos mo ay ok lang sa akin yong mga sinabi mo...may katuwiran ka naman para sabihin iyon...

sana, maintindihan mo lahat ang sinabi ko dito...paki usap ko lang ito.. kasi nga sabi ko sa iyo, ikaw na lang dyan ang ina-asahn ko na maging leader ng ating pamilya...wala nang iba...pinagmamalaki kita sa lahat ng mga kamag-anak natin at nasa iyo ang aking supporta sa mga hakbang mo sa buhay... kamusta na lang dyan sa inyong lahat...

regards,

bomboy

pagbalik sa deatsville

Sent: Monday, December 28, 1998 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: kumusta na!!!!

dear diary,

come to think of it, i should have really stayed.... but then again it
would have been too much of an imposition on the brothers of tess to
take turns driving tita baby to work every afternoon at twelve or
two.... depending on who's available to do so.... allan or tess could
have done the job of fetching her in the evenings but that could have
deprived them of the chance of going to bed earlier... which they need
to do since they get up for work very early in the morning...so, it's
just as well that i came home as i did...

besides, i've also had the opportunity of playing my cassette album once
again and listening to the songs in it....it seems strange though that
i still can't keep myself from believing they're so nice and pleasant
to listen to.... even if i've already heard the songs, probably, a
hundred times or more.... could the secret be hidden in the fact that i
wrote the songs myself.... but honestly, i think all of you should try
listening to the album if you have the time and wonder how someone like
me could have written those songs in the first place... who knows you
might even come to like one or two of my songs in the album.... they're
mostly christmas songs anyway.... or they're supposed to be.... but
don't expect anything traditional in the sounds or the lyrics.... as
someone has said, there's nothing christmassy in them....

tita baby has read your email and that of denise and she seems convinced
that indeed we have to be back there wednesday... she doesn't want to
feel guilty it seems... but the earliest she can get off from work is
nine wednesday evening.... i don't know if that would be convenient
enough for junix and you.... i also wonder if allen would be up to
it.... coming along with us without tess... but i'll ask tita baby to
talk to tess about it....

it was also very cold when we got here friday night.... all of us had to
run for cover inside..but it must also have gotten much colder out
there since we left....

okay, just let us know if you're coming to get us.... maybe, next time
you shouldn't be driving too fast on the express way so i would know
that one doesn't really have to drive there that fast ..... i'm sure i
don't have it in me anymore to be driving there at speeds of 80 miles
per hour or more... show me 60 miles will do and i'll do the driving
next time...

love,
uncle

Mga Kantang pang Pasko ni lolo

Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 1:04 AM

dear diary,

ang bilis mo din nasagot itong email ko. halos magkasunod lang kayo ni
tita honor. nauna lang siya ng ilang minuto. di bale, ipababasa ko itong
sulat mo kay tita babes mo. kami dito sa kwarto panay na ang pagpatutog
ko noong cd noong mga christmas songs na sinulat ko na may copyright
noon 1993. pero yong copyright sa cassette tape pa lang yon. last year
pinacopy ni rafael sa cd at noong minsang nakausap ko si justine sabi
niya na nakikinig daw siya sa radio doon sa mga kantang gawa ko. yon
pala pinatutugtug niya noon yong cd na binigay ng papa niya na "search
for your dreams." ito nga yong album ng mga songs na sinulat ko noon.
christmas at inspirational songs at version ng "Our Father."

sabi nga noong isang araw ng tita babes mo bakit daw malulungkot ang mga
kantang pamasko. sabi ko yong gawa ko masasaya... tulad noong "christams
bells" na kinata ni kuya bobot costo mo. parang Elvis at rock n' roll
ang dating. kung marunong akong comopya nito sa computer sana
maduduplicate ko itong cd

na ito para mabigyan ko ng kopya yong lahat ng gustong humingi. isa sa
mga nagsponsors ng cassette recording nito noon sila tita josie at uncle
george mo. kaya nabigyan ko sila ng copy noong cassette.

nakakatuwa din pakinggan yong "pagdumarating na ang pasko" at " sana
naman pagdating ng pasko"... problema lang, ako lang yata yong may
gustong makinig sa mga kantang ginawa ko. pero nakakabusog damdamin din
na pati si justine ay nakikinig na rin dito. tatlong kanta din kasi ang
kinanta ng papa niya sa album na ito. akala nga niya yong babaeng
kumanta sa album ay mama niya. mga kaklase kasi nila raf at butch sa UST

ang kumanta dito at gumawa ng mga nusical arrangements noong mga
kanta... nasali na rin sila bobot at mario costo at yong isang kasama ko
sa opis. sila yong nagtapos sa dalawang huling songs. yong " I will keep
on loving you (christmas time and new year too)" at yong "christmas
bells."

ang ilang lines ng kantang pagdumarating na ang pasko-

paglumalamig na ang simoy ng hangin
mararamdaman mo nang ang pasko'y dumarating.
pagdumarating na ang pasko giliw ko
kay sarap ng magisip ng saya at pagibig.

ang pasko ang naging saksi
ng ating pagmamahalan,
kaya naman buong siglang,
hinihintay ito hirang.

halos gabi-gabi pinakikinggan namin ito mga dalawang ulit tapos
sinusunod na namin yong romantic piano cd na ibinigay mo sa amin noon
yong nagisstart sa "besame me mucho." yong spanish songs ni kokoy laurel
medyo parang nasira doon pa naman sa "somos novios."

o sige, sa susunod na lang ulit at mahaba na ito.


love,
uncle

Musical Talents of Junix

Sent: January, 2009 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: happy birthday

dear adrienne, junix, and annie,

thank you for your call last night wishing me a happy birthday. it so
happened that we were still at work when your call came but i was really
touched by your gesture.

add to this the fact that junix was one of the first to greet me happy
birthday by email coming only second to tita honor who did the same
barely four hours earlier. it was net who made the first call though on
monday yet.

and right before we cut the traditional birthday ice cream cake that
allan, tess, and allen have never failed to celebrate my birthday with
for the last eleven years now, i got a final happy birthday txt message
from tess,allan and allen.

before that while we were driving home we got a telephone call from
virgie another friend in las vegas to wish me a happy birthday. and
before going to bed, i finally read the birthday email from tintin, net
and benjie.

of course, marivic, denise, and beth also called to wish me a happy
birthday and our telephone conversation which lasted for more than an
hour was only briefly but pleasantly interrupted by another call from
new orleans with tita linda on the line to wish me a happy birthday.

tita baby was a few minutes late for work as a result.

my day started when i got a txt message from the philippines from
clarisse at a little past four in the morning which she eventually
followed up by an email birthday greeting. then came email greetings
from butch, rap and justne and liza from toronto, canada and before that
an email from andre, aljon, bing, joanna, and suseth. and another call
from las vegas made by vivian who has never failed to send us christmas
cards every year since she got there and also never fails to call me on
my birthdays.

well, i hope that sufficiently covers everything that has made my
birthday this year as memorable as the ones i have
had before. this year though, junix did not send me his classic feliz
cumpleanos email.

but this time, junix alluded to the point that my birthday is the least
likely to be forgotten by anyone since it is also the birthday of elvis
presley.

also, to the point that his talents as singer, keyboard artist and
composer were left untapped in the producton of the christmas album we
did in 1993 which seems a little bit strange to me if my recollection
serves me right.

firstly because when the album was produced he was no longer in the
philippines, and secondly, because we ventured into song writing only
shortly before he left. and finally becuase i did try to ask him to play
some chords for some of the songs we have already written before he
left.

time did not permit a more extensive collaboration between us than that.
i can only imagine how much better the results could have been if we
were able to take advantage of his musical talents.

well, i still have to go out and play golf so i have to end this now.
once again, thank you all for making my birthday this year one i will
always remember.

love,
uncle

Mga habilin sa amin ng aming Inang si Florentina

sa araw ng mga ina,
na aalala ko ang mga
habilin ng aming Ina:

ang pagmamahal nya ay nadama ko na
noong ako'y nasa kanya pang sinapupunan
nadama ko rin yan mula pa noong
ako sa mundo ay kanyang isinilang
nadama ko rin yan noong mga panahon
ng aking masayang kabataan
at kahit na wala na sya ngayon ay
madarama ko ito magpakailanman

mga turo nya sa akin ay mahalaga
at aking natatandaan
saan man ako makarating sa aking
landas na sinusundan
ako'y hindi maliligaw sa aking mga
pinupuntahan
dahil sa naiisip ko palagi ang kanyang
mga habilin sa akin noong una pa man

at sa araw na ating pinararangalan
ang lahat ng ating mga nanay
naririnig ko ang tinig ng pagmamahal
mula sa labi nya noong kami ay magkahiwalay
mag-ingat ka anak sa lahat ng iyong
gagawin para sa iyong buhay
alalahanin mo palagi ang tumawag
sa ating Poong Maykapal
at gawin mo Syang gabay
sa hinaharap mong pamumuhay
lahat ng kabutihang mong magagawa
ay sa Kanya mo ito dapat i-alay

huwag kang umasa sa ibang tao
sa iyong ikakabuhay
sa sarili mong tiyaga at sipag
mo isaha ang lahat ng bagay
huwag kang mawawalan ng
loob sa harap ng mga pagsubok
lahat ng paghihirap ay kaya mong
lampasan kung buo ang iyong loob

pamilya mo ay iyong mahalin
at paglingkuran ng tapat
gawin mo ang lahat ng magagawa
nang sa ganoon pamilya mo ay umunlad
ang kabutihan at kaligayan nila
ay sadyang nasa iyong mga palad

ang nanay ko ay totoong
minahal ng kanyang mga kapwa
kaya sa romblon buhay namin
doon ay sadyang pinagpala
nagtulong sila ng aking tatay
na kaming lahat ay makapag-aral
lahat ng hirap ay kanilang hinarap
patunay na kami ay kanilang mahal
di sila nagkulang sa kanilang pangaral
para kami ay mabuhay ng may sariling dangal

Reactions to the music video "For Lolo"

reactions doon sa music video na
ginawa ni butch at ni justine for lolo


A Albert Chan le gusta esto.

yong songs: don't be afraid to fall in love... tapos...
the stars will fall (if you say goodbye)...
gawa gawa ko lang ang mga yan...

19 de Marzo a las 01:39 p.m.
si atty mario a. costo yong nag gigitara... mechanical engineer din sya...gawa nya yong mga guitar chords noon songs ko....

19 de Marzo a las 06:15 p.m. ·
Albert Chan wow this is good! music fits well to the theme of the video. How did you do this? what software?

19 de Marzo a las 06:40 p.m. ·
ako nga pala ang kumakanta sa video na ito at doon sa susunod dito...

28 de Marzo a las 12:13 p.m. ·

title - don't be afraid to fall in love
written - no recorded date(1989-1997)
lyrics/melody- silvestre j. acejas
guitar - mario a. costo
album - don't be afraid to fall in love cd
...(in love cd)
singer - silvestre j. acejas

guitar intro

don't be afraid
to fall in love
i'm not a fool
who'd break your heart
i will never hurt you
you can count on that

how can you doubt
the words i say
how can you put
the blame on me
i have never lied dear
and i never will

everytime you feel you need me
just call me my dear
i'll be there each time you call me
oh yes, i will be there
with you

how can the love
i dream about
just fade away
out of my sight
i will always need you
please don't ever go

everytime you feel you need me
just call me my dear
i'll be there each time you call me
oh yes, i will be there
with you

don't ever try
to leave me now
don't be so cruel
to say goodbye
i'll be sad and lonely
please be fair to me

everytime you feel you need me
just call me my dear
i'll be there each time you call me
oh yes, i will be there
with you

don't ever try
to leave me now
don't be so cruel
to say goodbye
i'll be sad and lonely
please be fair to me
please be fair to me
please be fair to me

november 30, 2009

bomboy



29 de Marzo a las 02:09 p.m. ·
Chan Joann uncle, super ganda ang boses nyo. dapat pala sa night bar club kayo pumasok, hindi sa integrated bar. apparently, singing is your passion and also relaxes you.

29 de Marzo a las 09:10 p.m. ·
bumili nga ako kagabi ng librong about taylor swift...secrets of a songwriter... sa tanong na are songwriters born or made, si taylor swift daw a little of both... i was not born one nor have i been made... she first learned to play the gui...tar and then started to write songs... and she started at very young age...

me, i started writing songs only in 1989, at 47 years of age, and tried to learn to play the guitar later. maybe at age 50...almost all songwriters, i think, write songs because they have talent or inspiration or both... i do it mechanically... which does not require talent or inspiration... i also had to learn to sing with the beat mechanically...

about night bars and the integrated bar, i was active in both throughout my law practice...i gave up both almost at the same time, when i retired from practice...and thank you for your very kind comments.... of course, i love to sing, especially when i sing for tita babes... and it sure is relaxing...and the songs i'm singing in this video, these are some of my favorites too...

29 de Marzo a las 11:20 p.m. ·
bawat song ko na naisulat yan ang message... it is something na nagawa ko inspite o despite na i was not born with the musical ability required or necessary for doing it....pero dahil naisulat ko ang mga songs na yan, akala ng iba talagang natural lang sa akin ang music...hindi nila alam, elementary at high school hindi ako kasali sa graduation song namin kasi wala ako sa tono pag kumanta...

pero now, may music video ako ng dalawang songs na naisulat ko sa facebook...

and i really feel rewarded by the fact that i was able to write the lyrics of the "Himig ng gawad Alumni..." oct 2010, for romblon high fb... upon their request...

of course, of all these that i have done i humbly and sincerely dedicate to the memory of my loving parents, the late spouses, Salvador B. Acejas,Sr. and Florentina J. Acejas...

09 November 2010 at 17:40 ·