My love for music, I just realized, hasn't really been made that clear in this blog. A quick history of how I found music or how music found me.

I was in pre-school. Here in the Philippines they'd have mini graduation rites for pre-school. The teacher got me and this girl classmate of mine to do a song for the "graduation". If I remember correctly, we sang that "... i'm but a small voice..." song by Lea Salonga. It was all too cheesy really. But nonetheless, I would remember getting a rush from that particular performance. So I thought singing in front of people was cool. I didn't know back then that I had a good voice mind you.

Grade school came and I think I joined almost every year in the singing competitions in school. Lucky me, I'd win everytime. So thru those 6 years in Grade school, I was able to establish a name, a reputation in school. Students from high school knew me. To a kid in the 5th Grade that was really cool.

During that transition from Grade school to high school, my mom enrolled me in singing lessons at the Ryan Cayabyab Music Studio. That was a really good decision for after that, my confidence really multiplied. I felt more at ease with tackling other songs (aside from those lung exhausting belts of Carey and Houston). I was introduced to Broadway.

High school was a bore. Did the usual performances here and there. I always stopped in the middle of what I was doing and think of how it would've been like to drop everything and pursue a career in showbiz. But then, I'd think, "nah... I want to be a stock broker".. (or something to that effect). This when I was 14 or 15... yikes!

In college I finally got my opportunity to sing more often. Joined a choir, the De La Salle University Chorale, and really enjoyed my stay with the group. Taking me to so many places all over Europe. Performances for various dignitaries and royalty. Performance venues that I only dreamed I was going to perform in but I actually ended up performing at.

Until now I still miss the whole experience of being in that group. Although us alumni members of the choir still enjoy hanging out and performing together, like we always say, being in the real thing is different.

I still listen to choral music which has been, for me, one of the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard. So, that's how my love for music started. Hope that sheds light to what makes me feel like my life has and always will be influenced by music.

To my honey, I will always be singing great music to/for you.