Mhy Stories

Now I am watching The Voice Kids and I will try to finish up in between commercial breaks.  Edray from Team Bamboo and Ton Ton from Team Lea have just rendered their performances. They were not my personal bets, but I say that they are really good. Ton Ton sang One Day In Your Life, and I will go with what Coach Bamboo has said. The song just reflected Ton Ton's personality. Edray sang her piece very well, too. They are not my personal bets in this competition, but I can say that they really deserve to be among the six (6) semi-finalists. 

Darren from Team Sarah has done performing, and owwww emmmm geeee! He did it again, this time with the song One Moment In Time! He finished it off like a grand winner. His performance is something that I always look forward to since he performed Listen from last week's sing-offs. I was trying that time not to look at him on TV and simply  listened to his voice which then sounded to me like one from recording, or directly from a CD. His voice definitely knocked me off my feet. It is clean, he hit the high notes  perfectly and what else can I say? He sings and performs like a pro. His performance tonight is perfect! As described by Coach Leah, it's phenomenal! His journey from Calgary to the Philippines (for this competition) (he is Filipino-Canadian) is definitely all worth it :-) Congratulations Darren! It's still a long way to go, but as yet, you are my winner. I hope you can make it all the way to the Grand Finale. Btw, ang guwapong bata mo. Ayiii:-)

Juan Karlos, another semi-finalist, sang Sway with a real swag. I was not able to watch the episode when he auditioned and when he performed in sing-offs, but he is equally good. And Lyca? Oh Lyca, I wish she can make it to the finals, alongside Darren. So that the battle will be between her and Darren..Aww! But Darleen, the "girl on fire", is another contender to reckon with. Darleen's personality is as charming as her performances. She takes the whole stage when she performs and she does every performance like a winner. Cannot wait tomorrow night for the announcement of the top four (4) semi-finalists who will get the most text votes from the public. Speaking of winning by text votes in talent shows on TV, I do not personally like this idea  for some reasons, or shall I say under these three (3) circumstances: 1) if my  bet does not have enough following for reason that she does not plainly or simply have "it" 2) she or he is well-liked but those who like him or her do not bother to buy loads just to make their votes or are "lazy enough" to cast their text votes  and 3) if my bet does not have "capable supporters" to get and generate other support. I do not personally go with this idea (winning by text votes) especially when my personal fave loses the competition for such reasons hahaha but anyway, that's the way it is. Most of the talent shows nowadays are sort-of commercialized in this way. Cellphone networks are "in" in the competition ehe.  

Back to the show contenders, who among them wins? Let's see in the coming days. I am saying that Darleen is a strong contender. But I hope it's gonna be Lyca. or Darren. or Lyca. or Darren. or Lyca. hahaha. Either.

Her name is Renser Juesa, the only niece (so far) among a bunch of our nephews. Renser Juesa or Ue Ue as we fondly call her, turned 9 last week. One time last year (or early this year? ) while cleaning up the house, I stumbled upon a piece of paper which, when was about to throw in the garbage bin, I discovered contained a writing by her.

Her letter went like this:

It was not a perfect letter, there are words wrongly spelled, but I was moved while reading it. I asked UeUe  of the date when she wrote the letter, but she was reluctant to answer. She appeared surprised and embarrassed to know that I saw her writing. It gave me the impression that her letter is not meant for showing to anyone, it was a thing she intended to keep only between herself and the one to whom she has written. I didn't come to know exactly the "wish" that she mentioned in this letter, but I was particularly grateful about the fact that at a young age, she has the heart to think about others above her own interests. I admire her  attitude not to whine over 'wishes not granted' and accept that not all things she wants, she gets.

We (her aunties) did not teach her to write letters, especially to Jesus, and I am very glad that she starts to write such letters at her own initiative. I myself write letters and prayers to God, but I never told her that. There were times she would see us reading the Bible, or she would come to me and see me jotting down some notes, but I never told her anything about those notes or what they are for, or whether they are letters to God or what. So seeing her putting her prayers into writing at her own volition means something to me. When I have found out about that, I have given her a notebook and encouraged her to write more. As of this writing, I have not checked if she did,  though. But whether she keeps writing or not, I wish and I really hope UeUe will grow up to be loving and God-fearing.