CRL Worship through Music

I was pleasantly surprised when instead of the regular vesper worship at Church of the Risen Lord in UP Diliman, was a fitting worship through music. The soprano was Aileen Espinosa-Cura with tenor Jonathan Malicsi. Espinosa-Cura's rendition of the songs was great but the tenor hit a few flat notes. I know of a Jonathan Malicsi back in the 70's at the UP College of Music (back then). I wonder if  the Malicsi of the vesper service is the same Malicsi of the 70's Madrigal Singers. Most probably.  Anyway, the songs were quite inspiring. Ethan was not  fan though.

After the worship we were all set for an early dinner but not before my son and Ethan took a peek of the catered free snacks after church. I love CRL UPD. It's a great place to feed the spirit and the really hungry!

Freakishky Hot!

 It's so freakishly hot! The temperature yesterday peaked at 35.8 degree Centigrade! That was hot!  Even if  I wanted to closet myself in an air-conditioned room all day, I can't afford it -literally and figuratively. Utility bills continue to rise and  a lot of my friends have expresses shock with their latest electricity bill. It must be great working for a gas, water and electric company. They could just hike up their operating cost and consumers have no say but to embrace the hiked-up price. Anyway, the other reason why it was not possible for me to stay indoors yesterday was because we had to attend a going-away luncheon for my cousin and his wife. They're retired and they are off to migrate to the US. Not that they need to but more on "they want to". God bless them.

The luncheon was held in my other cousin's house. This was the house where I spent many hot summers soaking in the swimming pool. Some years ago, the pool was filled-in for the pool's flooring was cracked due to soil movement. It was better and more practical to fill-in the pool than have it repaired.  The pool area is now a green area made more ideal by the patio furniture and wicker swing placed on it. The very shaded area offered a relief from the hot summer sun.

Blue Satin Shoes

Tabby's satin navy blue shoes make me think of ballet lesson days.

Summer Music Lessons

Ethan is presently enrolled in a soccer summer program. His reading therapy (as he's dyslexic) is still current  and I still see to it that he memorize the multiplication table to the point of giving out the answer in one second flat. Getting there...Anyway I told him the other day that he has to start in his piano lessons. I'll be his teacher and I've already bought the necessary books  for his lessons. He told me that he does not want to take piano lessons and prefers to take drum lessons instead. This irritated me for he never took interest on the mini drum set that I bought for him 5 years ago. Now that I gave away the drum set, he suddenly wants to "play the drums"!

My son heard our altercation and, naturally, he butted in. He said he was at a local music shop buying a reed for his sax when he saw some Fender Custom Shop Guitars on sale. He said some pieces were 20%  and could I possibly consider buying him one. What?!  I told him that I would gladly buy him a box of  reeds and that's that.  Well, maybe for Christmas.

It's So Hot!

It is hot! The average temperature here in Manila is from 28 to 35 degree Centigrade! This is equivalent to around 82 to 95 degree Fahrenheit!  It's great if you work in an air-conditioned office but if you're one of those whose work entails him to be out in the hot sun, woe on him! I could stay indoors and turn on the airconditioner but that would create a great dilemma when the electric bill comes. What to do? Hit the mall and enjoy the cool blast of the mall's air-conditioning system! You can even go shopping or window-shopping. This was what I did the other day.

It's interesting to note that summer time seems to be one of those times when mall-wide sales happen. The thing is, why would I want to buy a thick cardigan in the middle of  the summer season? Well, it's on sale and maybe I could save it as a Christmas gift for who-knows-who. I saw a real elegant mens leather briefcase but I've no idea who to give it to in case I do buy it. So, did I buy it?  Well... not really but I did buy the cardigan.