just one drop!

Lloyd and I both love the artist Plumb. Actually, he loved her first. Before I just knew she had just one song, Real. Until Lloyd and I did our first project, an AVP for their Christian Life Program, when he used God-Shaped Hole for the bed music. I fell in love with her music at once! She's not just any pop/alternative rock artist. She's a Christian contemporary singer/songwriter, and most of her songs are inspirational, to which everyone can relate and reflect. :)

So while browsing Soundcloud, I learned that she has just released a new album this year (the last was back in 2007) entitled Need You Now. All 13 tracks are inspirational songs, with a touch of rock. (yeah, girls rock!) I've been playing it while at work for a week now, and it just helps me keep an inspired and prayerful mood despite all the stress around. My current favorite is One Drop, to which the intro sounds like a facial cream commercial. hehe. I listened to the lyrics, and hey, and I want this to be a bed music for a wedding AVP! Our prenup, perhaps, since we both love the singer anyway. :) I suddenly wanted that this would be the wedding mood: happy, laid back, sweet. I guess it comes with the planning that every song you listen to suddenly gives you wedding ideas. hehe. Well anyway, while I thought it's another love song, I checked on youtube for its video, and lo, it's actually a campaign song for a cause. Love and Mission! Awesome!

ONE DROP

Plumb

I need you and you need me

Left alone we will never be who we could be

So take my hand and don't forget

We can do anything together!

Chorus: 

Oh, oh, oh, 

Just one drop of your love

A single ray of sun

Just one thing to change the world!

It's just you and me starting with a dream

And giving all you've got

Only takes one drop!

Oh, oh, oh, only takes one drop!

Only takes one drop

Only takes one drop

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Come with me now, look and see how

There's an ocean overflowing with our hopes!

So let's jump in and take us in this

You and me yeah, forever!

Chorus: 

Oh, oh, oh, 

Just one drop of your love

A single ray of sun

Just one thing to change the world!

It's just you and me starting with a dream

And giving all you've got

Only takes one drop!

Oh, oh, oh, only takes one drop!

Only takes one drop

Only takes one drop

Oh, oh, oh, oh

I need you and you need me

We can do anything together!

Chorus: 

Oh, oh, oh, 

Just one drop of your love

A single ray of sun

Just one thing to change the world!

It's just you and me starting with a dream

And giving all you've got

Only takes one drop!

Oh, oh, oh, only takes one drop!

Only takes one drop

Only takes one drop

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh the world is a remarkable place!

The World As I See It

Jason Mraz

The world as I see it, is a remarkable place

A beautiful house in a forest, of stars in outer space

From a birds eye view, I can see it has a well-rounded personality

From a birds eye view, I can see we are family

It's not hard for me to love you

Hard for me to love you

No, it's not a difficult thing

It's not hard for me to love you

Hard for me to love you

Because you are the world to me

Yeah the world as I see it, is a remarkable place

Every man makes a difference and every mother's child is a saint

From a birds eye view I can see, we are spiraling down in gravity

From a birds eye view I can see, you are just like me

It's not hard for me to love you

Hard for me to love you

No, it's not a difficult thing

It's not hard for me to love you

Oh I really love you unconditionally

No, it's not hard for me to love you

Hard for me to love you

No, it's not a difficult thing

It's not hard for me to love you

Oh I really love you,

Love you are the world to me

Thanks to Mr. Mraz for this reminder. His song kept playing in my head for almost a week now, and it just made me smile. It's a given that Jason Mraz is such an AWEsome artist (can't help but WOW everytime I listen to his songs), but the song itself simply made me smile big time. It reminded me that I am remarkable. You are remarkable. Everyone and everything around me is remarkable. And each piece of this world makes this a remarkable place. And that it's really not hard to LOVE. Learning to appreciate every person makes one a loving person.

And of course the song goes out to Lloydie who makes me happy effortlessly. Aside from being a natural comedian (hehe. :p), the things he does to me and lessons he teaches me simply makes me a happy person. And it's just definitely not hard for me to love him. ♥

a remarkable place and my remarkable man over thuurrrr

Side note: How I really wish I could have as much guitars as he does. waaah. When I get richer, or have some extra bucks to spare, I swear I'd buy myself a good acoustic guitar. But for now, or maybe for Christmas, I'd gift myself a new set of acoustic strings for RJ. or can someone grant my wish pleeeaaasseee?☺

High School Musical. :)

I knew there's something special with today's date.

recall...
recall...
recall...

It made me reminisce back to my highschool days.
The first person who sat in front of me on my first day high.
The girl whom I shared the same passion with Music.
We joined the Glee Club together and even join singing contests together. :p
We would stay out until around 8pm, when our class ends at 4:40pm, because of rehearsals and church engagements.

We even tried to form a band, together with our girl classmates, and tried to play "So Young" here at our place..
"yeah...yeah....yeaaaahh yeah yeaaaah, we are soooo yoooung!"

We shared each others crushes, and everytime this certain guy passes, she would sing
"'cause you bring out the best in me, like no one else would do, that's why I'm by your side, that's why I love you..." :)

We would have lunch together, and will sing songs at the canteen.

Together with our classmates we would do the then-famous Coke jingle
"ito ang beat sabay-sabay, ito ang beat bawal sablay, pabilis ng pabilis..."

Or sometimes get our creative juices working and do our own version of songs...
"Jikaw Zamang Qan Tangakong Wahalin..." ('remix' kuno of Panunumpa)

High School was a sweet memory, and it was made sweeter by this wonderful lady.
I'm truly proud of what she has achieved now.
I know how strong she is, and I know she will always be strong, in anything, in everything.

Happy birthday, Joan! :)