Archive | May, 2024

Dancing and Singing with my Father

27 May

Today, May 27, is the death anniversary of my loving father, Guillermo Menes Meron. I know that my father was a great folk singer and dancer in our hometown, Santa Cruz, Zambales, during his younger years. He was usually invited by single men for Harana or locally known as “Tapat” at night time to accompany them while singing in front of the house of the ladies whom they like. Most of the time, there were three of them such as a guitarist, single man and a singer. These men including my father went home late but with smiles on their faces.

My father was also invited in wedding parties, fiestas and political campaigns with folk singing and folk dancing. He entertained the people around with his songs. He sang Zambal songs as well as Tagalog songs whoever his audience is.

If given the opportunity to bring back the past, I wish to dance and sing with my father while my mother is sitting in front and happily watching us.

Blueprint Memories

19 May

Death is the ultimate destiny of any living thing on Earth. Bacteria, protists, algae, fungi, plants, animals and human beings died at certain place and time. These living things eventually exist then suddenly disappear afterwards. They grow and develop for a certain period of time. All these things are biological in nature. Several biological factors may help them to survive as well as affect them to die.

Death comes in human’s life whether you are poor or rich; illiterate or well-educated; unemployed or employed; unpopular or well-known; male or female; single or married, light-skinned or black-skinned; non-believer or believer; lowest status or highest status, and so forth. Thus, whether you like it or not, death leaves up a blueprint in one’s memories.

Certain people mark blueprint memories on you such as your loving parents, siblings, close relatives, friends, classmates, neighbors, colleagues, co-workers, teachers, administrators and even animals like your favorite pets. It is a blueprint memory in the sense that you’ve got personal, lifelong experiences being associated and directly interacted with these people and other living things. These relevant experiences and significant teachings serve as lifelong learning and create a strong foundation on you, being who you are right now.

Therefore, in order for a person to leave blueprint memories in the future, the person should have build up brighter and brilliant memories when he/she is still living on Earth.

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