Music Feature Blog

    Khai dreams - All I Need

Singer, Composer and the Song

- The singer of this song is Khai dreams, he is an aspiring singer and songwriter from California, the United States. The Pacific Northwest-born singer is a half-Vietnamese. For most of his life, Khai has been into music. He is currently in his 20s and wants to enjoy music for the rest of his life.

- The composer for this song is also the singer, which is still Khai Dreams, he wrote this song about 2 years ago, January specifically. 

- The song has about 70+ million views on youtube and spotify combined, the song was produced by the company, Wizard Island, this also became a banger on the U.S for quite a while. 


Message of the Song 

The song talks about the things all Khai needs on his life, which is his  family, friends and his dreams to come true. 

3 C'S

 



Choice - Ang aking pipiliin ay si Earl Garcia kasi noong nasa ikalawang baitang palamang kami, naaalala ko na binigyan ako nang bolpen kasi nakita niya naakoy hindi nag susulat sa aking test paper pag ikatlong kwarter nang pasukan, at kung hindi palamang sa bolpen na binigay niya, hindi ko sana makuha ang 97/100 sa P.E exam.

Chance - Ang taong na aking bibigyan nang pagkakataon ay isang tao na kapitbahay ko hanggang ngayon, ito si John Patrick. Pinilian ko siya kasi noong bata pa lamang kami, kinuha niya ang aking ice cream na aking binili at aking pinag-ipunan nang isang linggo. Kaya ngayon, kung may pagkakataon bibigyan ko siya nang chance, kasi hindi naman "big of a deal" ang kanyang ginawa dati, eh.

Change - Ang Pipilian ko na taong gusto ko magbago ay si Christian Cagalitan. Siya ang aking pinilian kasi lagi siyang kukuha nang mga bolpen na iyang makikita kung saan saan at para sa akin yan ay isang masama na paguugali, ang pagnakaw nang mga gamit ay isang krimen kaya't gusto kong pigilan ang kanyang habit na ito upang maiwasan na siya ay makukulong sa kanyang kinabukasan.

LOVE STORIES IN MYTHOLOGY

   

      This, right here, is the Venn Diagram I have made. I have chosen Orpheus and Eurydice's love story in contrast to cupid  and psyche's love story  it is because I want a love story that rivals the love story of Cupid and Psyche in a different way. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is a hollywood type of level in terms of story telling, which makes everything even better and so that is why I chose it as a contrast to Cupid and Psyche's love story.    

   
       Love is a learned, emotional reaction. It is a response to a learned group of stimuli and behaviors. To give love you must possess love. One cannot teach what he does not understand. It wants to be present and be together. When people are in love, sometimes they think that they don't have to “do any more work.” But real love actually enjoys giving attention to another person. It feels good, and doesn't see giving attention to another person as a chore.

AFRICAN MUSIC

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCnoDfOuIKY

    African Music is very different and unique compared to other types of music all around the world. Beyond the rhythmic nature of the music, African music differs from Western music in that the various parts of the music do not necessarily combine in a harmonious fashion. African musicians aim to express life, in all its aspects, through the medium of sound. African music is a vital part of everyday life in Africa. It is a part of religious ceremonies, festivals, and social rituals. Songs are used for the important events in a person's life. And just like what was shown in the video. You can see how Keita (The african guy) is giving his all into performing and showing them to the audience. No matter how long, how hard or how tired he is, he is still going all out to give the audience what he has practiced for 25 years. 

Mamady Keita [Youtube Channel] August 19, 2016

The true MEANING behind Vincent Van Gogh's Starry night Painting

 

         The oil canvas painting "Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh, a professional  Dutch painter whose art movement is Post-Impressionism. Painted in June 1889, which symbolizes the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint. Remy de Province, just before the sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village. On this painting Van Gogh used his unique and famous, thick brush strokes, however, this was not the right stroking method he was gonna go for. As he was about to start doing light normal strokes, he suddenly had a slight seizure which resulted on a thick brush stroke instead of a light normal stroke and since there were no extra sheets of empty canvas' he decided to just go for a different approach. Vincent Van Gogh has a maximum of two rooms to go around on the asylum which is the ground level and the top level, first off, the top level, this is the main room , the room where he sleeps, eats, and do a bunch of other stuff. As for the ground level this serves as his painting studio in which he can always go to whenever he feels bored or inspired. During the year, he has made tons of progress while on the asylum. The prolific output of paintings he had begun in Arles continued. During this period, he produced some of the best-known works of his career, including the Irises from May 1889, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the blue self-portrait from September, 1889, in the Musée d'Orsay and finally the famous oil canvas painting "The Starry Night" was painted mid-June by around  June 18, the date he wrote to his brother Theo to say he had a new study of a starry sky. The famous painting "The Starry Night" is currently on the museum of Modern Art located on New York City. Aside, from that, the real reason onto why this Painting has such deep meaning yet such a normal looking canvas  is because Vincent Van Gogh during the point of painting this Canvas was slowly dying because of his ill, unfortunately there was no accurate reason on what was his condition on the asylum. The tree on the background is called the Cypress Tree, in europe, it  represents death and so Vincent Van Gogh was trying to show and present a message in which people would understand the reason on his death. This paining, Vincent Van Gogh was currently painting was  supposed to be a gift for his brother Theo but instead it became a death flag. 

     
        Honestly, on this Canvas, Vincent Van Gogh made, I don't know if its just me but you could definitely  feel Van Gogh's depression through the canvas that he has made.  The fact that he has realized that he has only little time left to  live has made him depressed, it's like he has more things he wanted to do on his life but unfortunately couldn't. Looking onto  the current world we live in, we're trapped in asylum (technically) just like Vincent Van Gogh. Because of this Pandemic, more and more people has experienced depression. Why? you may ask. Well, this is most likely because of being alone or forced to stay on the same place over and over again. But then again, Vincent Van Gogh had it more rough than us on this pandemic. 

        
         I myself have not experienced depression. I couldn't even imagine myself having depression but I have some people that I knew that have been gone through depression. I could easily identify a person especially people that are close to me if there's something wrong with them. It is a shame that I couldn't do anything to help them because I  am afraid of doing mistakes such as making their conditions worse, in fact I myself couldn't do anything about other peoples feelings, it's not like I'm a guidance counselor or a therapist that could help conditions of people that are unbearable and so I am glad that I haven't interfere with any of their conditions. I instead try to pretend and not know anything about their condition and try to make them forget the sadness they are currently experiencing on that moment. 


         The true meaning behind Vincent Van Gogh's, Starry Night Painting is that no matter how simple an object is, there is sometimes a deep meaning behind it. A good example of this is the painting Vincent Van Gogh made. At first look, the towns people thought it is just an ordinary painting. But whenever the painting got to Theo, he knew something was up. Because he knew the his brother, Vincent, wouldn't make such a plain looking painting with no definition at all. And so after a few days he has noticed the tree which symbolizes death in europe. He blantantly  accepted Vincent's death, straight up, because that was how they were taught back then. Anyways,  In the painting there are 11 stars, this reminded me of that movie scene from the bible where the night sky had 11 stars and coincidentally, in the bible it has stated that if there are about 11 stars shining through the night sky means that there's hope. Even how hard  you have gone through, no matter how hard it is to achieve your goal. There is always hope. But unfortunately, for the Dutch painter, there wasn't hope for him. 


          Vincent Van Gogh during asylum has experienced depression through out. Why has he experienced depression? you may ask. I mean, imagine being staying the same two rooms alone for a year. Wouldn't you at least experience a brink of depression? So that is why Vincent tried to prevent depression because he knew this could go worse and affect his mental health. Now I'm calling out every person that is reading this essay, if ever you are experiencing depression try to prevent it. Having depression is hard to get rid of. I know. Even if I haven't experienced having depression, I still have friends that have experienced so I know how it feels. Try to prevent depression by Getting enough sleep, eat well, and exercise regularly. Reach out to family and friends when times get hard. Get regular medical checkups, and see your provider if you don't feel right. Get help if you think you're depressed. And lastly do not forget that there is still hope.




REFERENCES : 

TEMPLETON REID {15 JANUARY 2013} Vincent Van Gogh : Starry Night. Retrieved from :
https://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/starry-night.html

K SHABI. {4 June, 2013}Starry night : Meaning of the Vincent Van Gogh Landscape painting. Retrieved from : https://legomenon.com/starry-night-meaning-of-vincent-van-gogh-painting.html



      
          

False advertising. Why is it bad?!

       

       The consumer law as we all know is a law that we might consider as one of the most important laws that has been implemented in the whole world. The consumer law involves all of the regulations and statutes that seek to create a more equitable balance for buyers in the marketplace and prevent sellers from using dishonest tactics. A consumer is any individual who purchases goods or services, which may be sold by manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers.

     With this law, buyers are gonna be aware of what they are buying, such as the ingredients in food; that advertising is fair and does not mislead; that debt collection is fair, and nearly every step in the buying and selling of goods is ordered towards creating a level playing field. Anyways, let’s get to the point. Why is the consumer law important and why should buyers be aware of the consumer law? Well, according to the department of health the main reason why the buyers should be aware of the consumer law is so that the buyers would know the laws against deceptive advertising and pricing, when they apply. False advertising has been a problem, not just in the Philippines but in the whole world. And this is where the department of health comes in… The department of health has given out tips on how to spot out false advertising namely :

-The product is advertised as a quick and effective cure-all for a wide range of illness.

-Certain key words like "scientific breakthrough, miracle cure, all natural without side-effects or ancient remedy" are used.

And a lot more…

    Obviously the Department of Health is taking these types of things seriously and has shown strict implementation towards the buyers. But the question is,  “why are they doing this?” well, it’s just logic to be honest, and what I mean is that the reason why they’re taking this seriously is to make buyers safe and aware. With all of these false advertising going around, hypothetically, some buyers would believe on these things and could possibly not get the result that they wanted. A real example of this is when my uncle bought a low calorie milk ,thinking it was but apparently wasn’t, he knew it was fake when he noticed instead of him getting lower weight, it instead grew by a lot.

    In summary, Buyers like us should always be aware of the consumer law, to avoid getting deceived by sellers. But this also applies to sellers as well, once you’re caught violating the law, you will be punished for doing such thing. When you engage in false advertising, your consumers will perceive you as untrustworthy. Both the customers you already have and any potential new customers will tend to feel like you betrayed them and take their business elsewhere. Your customers won't be loyal anymore and that will ruin your business. Hopefully, all of these “false advertising” and such could stop, in-order for buyers to stop getting fooled.

KALAYAAN

 

     

        Ano ba ang kalayaan at bakit ba bawat tayo ay kailangan nito? Ang kalayaan ay ang pagiging malaya, malayang maipahayag ang mga opinyon, saloobin at nararamdaman, malayang mamuhay kung ano man ang gustuhin ng isang tao na walang nagbabawal o naglilimita habang ginagampanan ang kanyang mga tungkulin at responsibilidad bilang tao.


       Bilang isang binata sa Pilipinas merong mga araw na hindi ako nakaranas nang  kalayaan. Isang halimbawa nito ay nung hindi ako pinalaro  nang aking ina sa labas dahil takot siya ma kidnap ako. At malinaw naman sa akin na hindi ko  gusto ito. Sa pagdaan nang mga taon unting unti nakaranas ako nang kalayaan. Kalayaan na hindi mo na kailangan ang iyong mga magulang sa lahat nang bagay. Kagaya nang pagpasok sa paaralan nang mag-isa lang, pumunta sa bahay nang iyong mga kaklase at iba pa. At  habang ako nag-enjoy  sa aking kalayaan, naisip ko sa aking sarili na : “Alam ko na pala kung bakit maliit lang ang kalayaan na aking naranas nung bata pa ako, yun pala “over protective” lang pala  sila sa aking, hindi nila ito ginawa para sa kanila kundi para sa ikakabuti ko bilang bata.

         Kaya sa aking paglaki hindi ko gagayahin  ang estilo nang pag-aalaga nang aking ina sa akin. Kung kaya gagawa ako  nang aking sariling estilo upang hindi maranas nang aking mga anak  (kung sakali magkaroon man ako) ang aking naranas noon.

20th Century Art

 

     FINISHED ARTWORK :
"GAUDY TINT"

This artwork I made may look scuffed but it has meaning into it. First off, the majority of the painting has the color white on it. Why is that you may ask. Well from how I see it it is the world, and it's my canvas. The different colors that you're seeing right now other than white, is MY reality and on the painting I made you can see I am creating my reality through the canvas which is the world.

"The world is our canvas and we should create our reality through it."

The art movement that has inspired me to draw this absolute masterpiece that I made is Existentialism Art. Specifically, the Russian Avant-garde. I was inspired to make this artwork because the fact that just "splattering" paint everywhere is hard is a pretty awesome and cool concept for my opinion. I mean I'm really into stuff that look easy but actually hard when you're the one doing it. So, that's about it.

The Little Prince

 

Old city of Jerusalem and its walls

Partners : Godwin & Clarence


         As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been of great symbolic importance. Among its 220 historic monuments, the Dome of the Rock stands out: built in the 7th century, it is decorated with beautiful geometric and floral motifs. It is recognized by all three religions as the site of Abraham's sacrifice. The Wailing Wall delimits the quarters of the different religious communities, while the Resurrection rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses Christ's tomb.


                                        


   HISTORY OF THE WALL 

          In 1535 when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman I ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt. The work took some four years, between 1537 and 1541. The length of the walls in 4,018 meters, their average height is 12 meters and the main gates open for traffic, with two minor gates reopened by archaeologists. These walls were built by  Sultan Suleiman the magnificent in the sixteenth century, roughly following the course of the walls built by the romans to encircle Jerusalem in the second century. Today, the Old city of Jerusalem is a unique synthosis of old and new, not only a historical showcase, but a home for many, and a bustling commercial area.


                                         


   ITS IMPACT TO THE CITIZENS/COUNTRY/WORLD 

         The walls of Jerusalem has a huge impact to the citizens living inside the city. God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its citizens from enemy attack. It helps them survive from floods, it is where Muslims, Judaists, Hinduists worship and mostly it is where Jesus Christ was found and poached. The city and it's walls had also a big impact to the world because by this the world would not be the same thing as it is now if it wasn't for Jerusalem, if it wasn't for Jesus Christ who arrived at Jerusalem and spread his sayings, then we wouldn't be the way we are now.

                                        


   ITS IMPACT OR CONTRIBUTION TO HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS 
        Although majority of impact to human relationships is negative inside the city of Jerusalem, there is still something positive between the chaos the city has been through. And what I mean by negative is that the city, Jerusalem has gone through wars, raids and even natural disasters. But not just that, people outside the of the city isn't only the cause of these chaos but also the people inside the city, the civillians. But after all of these things that happen in the past it brought realization to us people that are living now. This made everyone realize that things that happen on the past are meant to be forgotten and by this, this made the citizens living inside Jerusalem form a stronger bond, by making more walls the represent the times in which the walls were broken and rebuilt again in which they grew up with.

                                         


 RELEVANCE TO "GOOD FENCES MAKE GREAT NEIGHBORS" 

       In the town of Jerusalem Muslims, Judaists, Hinduists are separated within the walls to avoid conflict and for it to be organize, once every year they would choose their best "builders" to repair these walls protecting them or inspect them to avoid falling debrees' to the citizens. As they repair the walls they simply just don't ignore each other if one saw another, these "builders" are actually being better neighbors despite having a democratic community in the city in the city. They're spending time together doing something productive, not just ignoring each other. This is basically what "Good fences make great neighbors" mean in the story/poem, Mending Walls. They did not only repair the fences once in every year during spring for their own benefit, but to benefit one another. Boundaries can make for a better relationship between neighbors.

                                         


    RELEVANCE TO THE POEM, "MENDING WALL"

      The wall of Jerusalem is said to be repaired once every year back on the ancient times because of the enemies that want to conquer the city. Just like in the poem "Mending Walls", every year these farmers always fix their fences. But in both poem and Jerusalem they have different situations, in the poem they only repaired the fences to increase its life span and let the other neighbor know that beyond these fences are beyond your territory. While in reality they only repair these walls of Jerusalem to increase their security and protection from dangerous circumstances. In shorts, both have walls but different situations. But both ahve the same goal and aim.

                                            


         
       "We all know that there will always be someone annoying around you, but admit it once they're gone
                                                                  you'll miss them. "

"ANG AKING NARAMDAMAN PAG FAMILY DAY"

Pangalan : Godwin M. Labaya
Seksyon : Grade 9-Justice
Petsa : Pebrero 05,2020


                 

   

                 Kapagaraw ng pangpamilya ang ating gagawin sa araw nito ay magbigay ng oras sa ating pamilya
kaya tinawag itong "Family Day". Bawat taon ay merong ganito sa paaralan upang makapagsayahan sa mga taong iyong gusto at sa iyong sarili. 

                 Maraming ang mga aktibidad nana ganap sa pangyayari na ito, katulad nang pagsasayaw sa bawat baitang, Tribal queen at king kompetisyon at Raffle promo. Sa aking nakita ng dalawa kong mata ang mga estudyante ay parang masaya sa mga aktibidad na ibinigay ng mga guro pero hindi ako nandito para mag sulat kung ano ang naramdaman ng mga ibang tao tungkol sa pagdiriwang na ito kundi sulatin kung ano ang aking naramdaman pag araw ng pamilya.

                                                     

                     Ang aking naramdaman sa pagsimula ng programa ay ang kapiligaran ng pagmamahal ng bawat sa pamilya hanggang ito sa pagtapos ng programa. Sa pagpatuloy ng programa hindi ko lang nararamdaman ng pagmamahal sa pamilya kundi ang pagmamahal ng mga kaklase sa bawat kapwa estudyante. Kami mga estudyante ay maraming hinaharap sa araw-araw naming kabuhayan kung kaya dapat namin makipagsayahan sa mga araw na ito kung saan wala kaming iniisipin na iba kundi ang aming mga sarili at aming mga pamilya.

                   Sa totoo lamang hindi lahat ng estudyante ay nakapaginbita ng kanilang pamilya pero kahit na ito ang sitwasyon ako ay masasabing mapahalaga sila kasi sila ay pumasok parin sa programa. Ang larawan na ito ay hindi ko makakalimutan sapagkat na hindi kami kompleto, masasabi ko na sinubukan parin namin ang aming makakaya.


                                            


                         Ito nga ang isa sa mga pangyayaring di ko malilimutan sa aking paglaki bilang tao, ang pangyayaring ito ay nagtipon ng mga memorya na aking kukunin bilang inspirasyon sa aking paggawa ng mga bagay na gusto ko, hindi lang ito, kukuha rin ako para makapag tibay sa aking loob bilang estudyante sa pag tapos ng aking pag-aaral.

                         Samakatuwid, ang pamilya at mga taong ating ipinagmalaki ay importante sa ating buhay kasi sa bawat pagsubok na ating masaksihan ay sila ang ating kaagapay.