Change is in the Air

A semblance of a fine weather is all that is left, after the rains from the typhoon have already subsided. We are merely left with strong occasional gusts of wind that to some people may be cumbersome to bear, but nostalgic for me.

Breezes like these bring me back to February 1985, where a group of young third graders in dark blue and white uniforms gathered under the camachile tree in front of the LCES Canteen. A young Stephanie Ganzon, a Lisette Lagaylay, a Luvi Tanamal, a Rocille Joy Atadora, a Donn Ramon Ligason III, a Rea Adora Jo Trino, a Analyn Trespicio, A Claudine Gargalicano, a Jiene Omar Mendoza, a Julius Junsay, a Rowena Obordo and a Ritche Baria gathered sporadically and enjoyed their recess.

It was one of those very rare occasions that probably, children at that age will never replicate, maybe, because of the inability to focus on current issues due to the onset of celphones and other electronic gadgets. As memory serves me right, these kids, barely nine, some eight years old had the audacity to speak their minds about politics. The issue at hand - Cory vs Marcos. It was merely a fifteen minute recess, but everyone had his say about the matter, and heaven forbid, each might have been a catalyst for change given the maturity and the resources. But we were eight, or nine and we couldn't do a thing about it.

As I look back on it now, while having my morning walk along Coronado, with the same breeze behind my back and comforting my face, I can imagine out potential for greatness during that time. And now that we are old enough to help make a difference, I am sure that most of us tried, except maybe for me, who at my age, have not and probably will never register as a voter. (Well perhaps, when the right candidate miraculously appears, or maybe when the PBA hosts games for teams like Rejoice vs Sunsilk, or Pantene vs Dove. I dunno....)

I had an amazing childhood surrounded by amazing classmates. And as corny as it sounds, this wind just reminded me that.

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Trending on twitter last night was #ChildhoodMovies. A flashback of 80's movies, stars and music avalanched and started me tweeting --- Date with an Angel, The Goonies, Superman, Clash of the Titans (Yes, they did not revive the mechanical own in the 2010 remake. Shame!), Hercules, The Never Ending Story, Lost Boys, Fright Night, Nightmare on Elm Street.. etc..etc.. etc..

It also got me wondering, whatever happened to the 80's stars? Phoebe Cates, Jonathan Brandis (who @Shagamy https://twitter.com/#!/Shagamy swears by with loyalty LOL), Devon Sawa (again @Shagamy, not my generation!), The Cast of St. Elmo's Fire (well except for Demi Moore and Rob Lowe who both still have flourishing careers since then). I sure would like a comeback of these 80's stars.

As an 80's baby, I am very fond of music from that era, well, 60's to 90's actually. However, 80's music give me that nostalgic feeling of good vibes that no other era does. I'm not specifically referring to new wave, as it is but part and parcel of the entire genre (if you argue with me I will have to kill you).

As a kid, I was very fond of Jose Mari Chan, well in fact "Tell Me Your Name" was the first commercial song I learned to sing. I still worship Jose Mari Chan after all these years. I've learned that Zsa Zsa Padilla's "Minsan Pa" was very heartwarming and at the age of nine, I swear I could have sang it a dozen of times along with "Somewhere Out There" on evening of the summer of 1986. Archie D's "Mahal na Mahal Kita" was a hit for me, though I never really know what love meant at that time. There were a lot of very good songs.

If one goes global, hits from Toto are a classic favorite. I personally like "Africa" among other hits. Chicago's "WIll You Still Love Me" is a personal favorite. But one cannot minimize the fact that there are still other great artists like Basia, Everything But The Girl, George Michael, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Deniece Williams, Tears for Fears, The Petshop Boys....the list just goes on and on and on.

I don't really know why I am so positive with the 80's. Maybe because life then was easy and happy. Or maybe, I just had more of the 80's in my system. I will never know. Nonetheless, I like it.

How was your childhood?

Background Music : In My Dreams by REO Speedwagon