This is a photo diary of how I spent my Holy Week every this year.
Just like all the other Holy Weeks that I spent with my Hijas family, this year was another busy one. It was a marathon of sleepless nights, song practices, flower arrangements, masses and processions all rolled into one crazy week. Looking at all the hundreds of pictures from Facebook, I still can't believe where all our energy came from!
Palm Sunday prep at the Kiosk
Kiosk
Palm Sunday
Hijas
The cutest 2 year old
Practice with the angels
Holy Thursday: Washing of the Apostles' feet
Holy Thursday: Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Not many people know this about me but I have "Fave Singer Phases". Well, maybe everyone has this but I am hardcore when it comes to this one. Whenever I hear a song or see a singer on TV, I could remember each and every special memory I have about it - the first time I heard it, what I was doing, where it was first played and who I was with.
Let us take for example Adele. I learned about her from Thia Megia's audition piece in AI last season. I came home for the weekend (I was still working in Cebu then) and caught up with the latest episode with my family. She did a Chasing Pavements number and I googled the lyrics the first time I heard it. The rest, as they say, is history. We also have Death Cab for Cutie, which I decided to check after I learned that Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard called their marriage quits. It was a sad day, but at least I've discovered some good music!
One of the longest may be Wakey! Wakey! (weird name I know) which I learned about from One Tree Hill. Actually, I've found some great artists from OTH, but this has got to be the most memorable because this has been present all throughout my Cebu life.
Ahh. My Cebu life! (I always utter that line with a smile)
Wakey Wakey was such a star (in my life at least) for a couple of months. I remember assigning ring tones to frequent callers so I'd know from afar who was calling based on the Wakey Wakey song playing. And when I didn't have my TV yet, all I did was lie down on my bed and memorize all the band's songs present in my playlist! I had a workmate who was a self-proclaimed RNB-lover but went head over heels the first time he heard the songs. It was like a 180 degree turn for him, but he didn't mind at all.
So you see, me and Wakey Wakey...we're tight! Here are my favorite songs:
Title: Dance So Good
This was the ultimate song to blame. When I first heard it on OTH, it was love right away. This is where the addiction started.
