Chinese New Year is getting near!

Hi folks! Just in case you still don’t know, this year’s Chinese New Year will start on February 9, 2005. Malapit na!

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rooster will officially begin. Contrary to popular belief, today (January 30, 2005) still belongs to the Year of the Monkey.

Puzzle: Petals Around The Rose

Ha! I finally succeeded in solving the Petals Around The Rose puzzle after more than 50 throws of dice! My friend and officemate Brian introduced it to me, and the first time I attempted to solve it, I thought it’s terribly difficult! But after I seriously paid attention to the name of the game, I got the principle and I was able to solve it! The puzzle is very simple after all!

I’m sure na kayang-kaya nyo rin itong i-solve. Just go to this site and try to roll five dice online. Then guess the correct numeric answer for that roll. Please remember that the name of the game is Petals Around The Rose, and the name is the key to the solution!

If you did solve the puzzle, you can be a member of the Fraternity of The Petals Around The Rose! I’ve just enlisted myself to that group!

Stairway To Heaven: Recap

Mystified by Jodi’s name, Jenna asked Charlie: “Sino ba si Jodi? Kilala ba ako nun?” Pero nainis lang si Charlie sa tanong, ang gusto lang naman niyang itanong kay Jenna ay “kung OK ka lang?”. Earlier, natisod si Jenna at mukhang napilayan siya.

Nagtampo si Charlie, dahil parang hindi na raw siya pinapaniwalaan ni Jenna. Kaya sinabi niya kay Jenna na “sumama ka na lang sa lalaking yun (Cholo)”. Iniwan niya si Jenna as a result. Pero sinubukang habulin ni Jenna si Charlie kahit na pipilay-pilay siya.

Pero maya maya, inabutan na pala si Jenna ni Cholo. Hinawakan niya si Jenna sa braso, then sinabi: “Jodi! Ikaw nga si Jodi!”

But Jenna answered, “Sorry, di ako yun”. Cholo persisted, “Sigurado ako. Ako si Cholo. Naaalala mo?” Then niyakap ni Cholo si Jenna. But Jenna simply replied, “Di ako si Jodi”.

Meanwhile, Charlie managed to get in the bus, leaving Jenna for good. Kaya sinubukan habulin ni Jenna si Charlie at sumakay din ng bus.

Hinabol din ni Cholo si Jenna, pero by the time malapit na siya sa bus, nakasakay na pala si Jenna sa loob at nagsara na ang pinto ng bus. Umandar na ang bus, at naiwan si Cholo sa labas.

But Cholo never gave up and still pursued Jenna in the bus. Matyaga siyang nagtatatakbo habang hinahabol niya ang bus. Meanwhile, Jenna simply watched Cholo outside, running and chasing the bus.

Thankfully, the bus stopped momentarily to unload some passengers. Cholo took this opportunity and rode in the bus. Nakita niya si Jenna sa loob at nilapitan.

Cholo persistently tried to get Jenna to remember him. He revealed to her his picture of them at the beach when they were still kids. “Tingnan mo ang bahay sa likuran natin. Nagpa-piano ako para sa iyo. Naglalaro tayo noon ng boomerang at seashells.”. Tapos napasigaw na si Cholo: “Ba’t di mo ako maalala!” Pero pumapalag lang si Jenna.

Hanggang sa pagbaba ng bus, sinusundan pa rin ni Cholo si Jenna. Napunta sila sa area ng mga tiangge.

Inabutan uli ni Cholo si Jenna at hinawakan siya: “Di mo ba ako natatandaan?!?! Gusto mong sumakay sa carousel! May sumpaan tayo, di mo ako iiwan!”. But Jenna shouted, “Rapist! Tulong!”. Nagsilapit ang mga tao at pinigilan nila si Cholo. But Cholo is still shouting her name: “Jodi!”

Later sa tiangge, tinanong ni Jenna ang friend niya sa tindahan nila kung nakita ba niya si Charlie. Sagot sa kanya, “Ba’t mo hinahanap sa akin? Di ba kayo ang magkasama?”

Nagyaya ang friend ni Jenna na umalis muna sila sa tindahan at kumain sa labas. Di alam ni Jenna na sinusundan na pala siya ni Cholo. Napansin ni Cholo ang pangalan ng tindahan: Icarus.

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Stairway To Heaven: Recap

Nakakatuwa! Puro habulan ang makikita niyo rito!

Gustong magpalagay ni Cholo ng painting sa pader malapit sa carousel. naaalala niya ang kabataan nila ni Jodi, at sinabi niya noon kay Jodi na maglalagay daw siya ng “langit” malapit sa carousel…

So as the new chairman of Global company, Cholo decided to do a painting contest where anyone can join, and the winner will paint the wall near the carousel.

Umaasa si Eunice na makakatulong siya sa project ni Cholo.

Meanwhile, nasa department store sa loob ng mall si Jenna (Jodi with amnesia). Hanga sa kanya ang mga ka-trabaho niya dahil marami daw siyang nabentang damit. In their conversation. In their conversations, it was revealed that all this time, Jenna thought that Charlie (Tristan) was his brother….

Pero nagkataon na nasa loob din ng department store sina Cholo at Eunice. Maraming beses muntik magkita sina Cholo and Jenna, pero parang minamalas at hindi lang talaga sila magkita. Like, kapag makikita ni Cholo si Jenna, nagkakataon na nakatalikod si Jenna sa kanya. Pag nakikita ni Jenna si Cholo, natataon naman na nakayuko si Cholo. And so on…

Meanwhile, habang naglalakad si Jenna sa loob ng department store, nabasa niya ang announcement tungkol sa painting contest.

Moments later, napansin din ni Cholo si Jenna sa loob ng department store…

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Stairway To Heaven: Tagalog song

Here’s the lyrics for the Tagalog opening theme song of the Korean drama series Stairway To Heaven.

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Pag-Ibig Ko’y Pansinin
By Carmela “Faith” Cuneta
Stairway To Heaven Tagalog opening theme song
Words by: Romer N. Timbreza
Music and Arrangement by: Elmer Blancaflor

(Stanza 1)
Narito ang pag-ibig ko,
Ibibigay nang buong-buo.
Nangangarap nang mag-isa,
Umaasa na makapiling ka.

(Stanza 2)
Narito ang buhay ko,
Nakalaan para sa iyo.
Naghihintay ng pag-asa
Na sana ay iyong madama.

(Chorus)
Langit ka, (at) lupa ako.
Hanggang tanaw na lang ba tayo?
Mahal kita, mahal mo ba ako?
Hanggang pangarap na lang ba ito?
Kaya kong gawin ngunit di kayang sabihin…
Ang pag-ibig ko sana’y mapansin.

(Stanza 3)
Narito ang awit ko,
Ang himig nitong puso.
Naglalarawan ng pagsinta,
Nagbibigay ng sigla’t saya.

(Repeat Chorus)

(Bridge)
Ang pagtingin mo’t pagmamahal
Damdaming iingatan nang kay tagal.

(Repeat Chorus)

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As usual, I will put guitar chords on this one if I have the time.

Stairway To Heaven: Song lyrics

Hello! Now I have the lyrics of the sad piano theme song of Stairway To Heaven, entitled Bogoshipda and sung by Kim Bum Soo.

But before I proceed, I want to tell you first that I will post only the pronunciation of the words in the song, not their standard “spelling” (i.e., their romanization) themselves. This way, you don’t have to decipher their pronunciation and thus you can sing them better. (The pronunciation is not that apparent in the standard romanization of Korean words.)

Pronunciation hints: You use Tagalog pronunciation for all the letters, except:

uh — Sounds like “ou” in the English word “young”.
u — Also sounds like “ou” in the English word “young”.
oo — Sounds like “u” in the word “put”.
eu — Japanese “u”: Pronounce the Tagalog vowel “u” without rounding your lips. Sounds nearly like “ew” in the word “new”.

And now for the song itself:

Bogoshipda (”I Miss You”)
by Kim Bum Soo

(Stanza)
amoori kidaryuhdo nan motka
babochuhrum oolko inneun (nuh)nuh-yi kyuhte
sangchuhman jooneun nareul weh moreuko kidarini
tuhnakaran marya

(Refrain 1)
bogoshipda, bogoshipda
irun nega miwuhjil mankeum
oolgoshipda, nege mooreup koolko
modoo uhptun iri dwel soo itdamyun

(Chorus)
michil deus saranghetun ki-uhgi
choo-uhkdeuri nuhreul chatko itjiman
duh isang sarang-iran byunmyung eh
nuhreul kadool soo uhpsuh.
iruhmyun andwejiman.
joogeul mankeum bogoshipda.

(Instrumental)

(Refrain 2)
bogoshipda, bogoshipda
irun nega miwuhjil mankeum
mitkoshipda, orheun kirirago.
nuhreul wihe duhnayaman handago.

(Repeat Chorus)

joogeul mankeum mitkoshipda.

Get the MP3 of this song here.

As usual, I will put the guitar chords if I have the time. Enjoy singing!

Coke jingle guitar chords

Still remember this commercial?

Hehehe…

Like I promised days ago, lalagyan ko ng guitar chords ang lyrics ng Coke jingle na ito, just in case na gusto nyo siyang sabayan ng guitar. Here goes…

  Bb             Eb           Bb
Sana’y masabi sa awit kong ito

   Bb        Gm      C          F 
Lahat ng ninanais nitong puso ko

   Bb           Eb             Bb
Sana saan man patungo sa buhay

        Bb            Gm          C          F
May pag-ibig, may pag-asa, may saya at saysay


  Bb                 Eb            Bb
Sana sa bawat sandali’y matikman pa

   Bb          Gm      C              F
Sarap ng pagsasama at simpleng ligaya

     Bb               E        Bb
Tara na, sakyan lang, malay mo…

        Bb                   Eb        Bb
Andyan lang, andyan lang ang hinahanap mo.

Enjoy!

Stairway To Heaven: Recap

Coincidence is playing the fate of Cholo and Jodi’s meeting together in this episode. Many times, muntik na silang magkitang dalawa. Especially when both Charlie (Tristan) and Jenna (Jodi) went to the beach and found a familiar old house where Jodi used to live. Pero nandoon lang din si Cholo sa loob. While Jenna is watching Charlie sketch the house on his canvas, Cholo is playing the piano inside the house. Medyo narinig lang ito ni Jenna kaya pumunta siya sa house. She saw someone playing the piano but didn’t realize it’s Cholo. Meanwhile, Cholo is so busy playing the piano he didn’t even bother to look at the window and discover Jodi watching him there. Sayang…

In another instance, Cholo’s car overtook Charlie and Jodi’s van on the road. Muntik nang mabangga ni Charlie ang car ni Cholo na nasa harapan na niya, so bumaba siya at ang driver/assistant ni Cholo para mag-usap tungkol sa banggaan. Moments later, lumabas din si Cholo sa car niya para mag-unat-unat, but he didn’t realize that he is now already visible to Jenna at the van’s front seat. Nakatalikod lang kasi si Cholo kay Jenna, kaya muntik na naman silang magkita…

After a meeting in his company, Cholo was being questioned by Eunice about his loyalty and love to her. Kasi, alam ni Eunice na si Jodi pa rin ang iniisip ni Cholo after all this time. Cholo said to Eunice that he loves her (Eunice).

Sa bahay nina Charlie, it was revealed that Jenna thought that she was saved by Charlie’s father from her burning house, which is not true. (Binangga siya ng kotse ni Eunice, remember?) And that Charlie changed his view of Jenna a bit. Nahihirapan si Charlie aminin kay Jenna na mahal niya siya. Hindi rin makatulog si Charlie nung gabing yun dahil doon. So he went to Jenna’s bed touched her cheek and head, and then he covered her properly with her blanket. Pero kapansin-pansin na hawak ni Jenna nang mahigpit ang kayang heart-shaped pendant sa pagtulog…

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Stairway To Heaven theme songs

Every time the Stairway To Heaven teaser is shown on TV, you always hear this familiar little piano tune. Now this sad tune is revealed much more during the episode where Cholo is sadly reminiscing his childhood moments with Jodi in the beach.

The song is entitled Bogoshipda (or Bo Go Ship Da), a song performed by Kim Bum Soo. It’s one of my personal favorites. I think the song captured the overall emotion of the show.

I’ll share with you the MP3 file of this song, together with Cheongukui Ki-eok (or Chun Gook Eh Gi Uk, “Heaven’s Memory”) by Jang Jung Woo and Ave Maria by Rebecca Luker.

Click the file links (the title of the songs) below. Enjoy!

Bogoshipda (my favorite)

Cheongukui Ki-eok

Ave Maria

Later on, I will share their lyrics and construct their guitar chords if I have the time.

Stairway To Heaven: Recap

Jodi’s unfortunate transformation began in this episode where she got intentionally hit by Eunice’s car. Eunice attempted to confuse Cholo’s family and everyone else by creating a situation for mistaking Jodi’s identity. Kinuha ni Eunice ang wallet at kuwintas kay Jodi at inilagay sa ibang bangkay sa hospital. Cholo and everyone else mourned Jodi’s “death”, while they didn’t know that Eunice kept Jodi in her former house. Pero nalaman din ito ni Tristan from Eunice. Moments later, Jodi woke up but her memory is at a loss. Tristan is going to take advantage of her amnesia.

Pero kapansin-pansin ang kuwintas ni Jodi na nilagay ni Eunice sa ibang bangkay, kasi wala sa kuwintas yung heart-shaped pendant nito. Hawak pa rin ni Jodi ang pendant.

Five years later, Jodi transformed into Jenna. Kabaligtaran na ngayon ang ugali ni Jenna sa dating Jodi, kasi medyo siga na ang dating niya ngayon at marunong nang makipag-away. But Tristan is still with Jenna.

Meanwhile, naging girlfriend ni Cholo si Eunice, although hindi siya seriously sa kanya. He was even apparently a playboy who’s more interested in other girls than in his own girlfriend. But Eunice knows all about this because she knows that Cholo is still thinking of Jodi after all those years.

In Seoul, Cholo drove his way toward the beach, while reminiscing his moment with Jodi when they were still kids at the beach. At this moment, you will hear the sad theme song Bogoshipda, sung by Kim Bum Soo, playing in the background. At the beach, wala nang magawang iba si Cholo kundi isigaw ang pangalan ni Jodi, as if hinahanap-hanap niya siya sa kawalan…

Ask Perry

If you have any questions about me or my blog, you can post them in the Comments section. You may also ask questions about anything under the sun (like “Why is zero factorial equal to one?”), and I will attempt to answer them. All comments are moderated.

Q: Why is your blog’s title “Faces of the Moon”? Shouldn’t it even be “Phases of the Moon”?

A: For your info, the moon has two faces (no, not the “phases”): the brighter face which always faces toward the Earth, which you can fully see every full moon; and the darker face which always faces away from the Earth, the one you will never see even during full moon, but which you may see in astronomical photos. In a way, it’s also like my personality; there’s the one you always know, and there’s the other one you don’t know.

Wala lang!

Stairway To Heaven: Kim Tae Hee

She’s the one who played the role of Eunice in GMA-7’s Koreanovela show Stairway To Heaven. Although I don’t like Eunice, I like Kim Tae Hee very much!

Did you know that Kim Tae Hee is Lee Wan’s elder sister in real life? Lee Wan is the guy who played the role of young Tristan. See this article in the donga.com site.









I like her very much!

Stairway To Heaven: Recap

Umpisa pa lang ng show nila bilang grown-ups, drama na kaagad. Nakakaiyak yung mga scenes. Adults na sina Jodi at Tristan dito.

This episode, Tristan got very sad and desperate, because Jodi is going to leave for America in three days and will continue to study abroad, thanks to Cholo (who’s already in the U.S.) who managed her papers beforehand. Yup, si Tristan ay iiwan na ni Jodi — si Jodi na siyang kaisa-isang taong nag-alaga at nagpasaya kay Tristan nung mga bata pa sila at inaapi-api pa sila ng kanilang ina. Makikita nyo talaga ang tindi ng lungkot na nararamdaman ni Tristan; makikita nyo ang lungkot sa mga kilos niya nung mga oras na kumakain sila ng noodles ni Jodi; nung mga oras na inii-sketch ni Tristan si Jodi sa kanyang canvas — pilit tinatakpan ni Tristan ang mukha niya habang dino-drawing niya si Jodi, ayaw niya kasing ipahalata na umiiyak na pala siya — pero eventually nadiskubre ito ni Jodi at napaiyak na rin siya; dama-dama ang lungkot niya nung hindi siya sinipot ni Jodi para manood ng sine, gusto kasi ni Tristan na i-spend niya ang mga natitira pang araw kay Jodi bago siya umalis, pero mukhang hindi sang-ayon si Jodi sa ganitong idea.

Umiiyak at naglalasing na si Tristan habang naghihintay siya sa wala. Unfortunately, nakita ito ng kapatid niyang si Eunice at ti-nake advantage niya ang situation para kumbinsihin na huwag nang pabayaang lumayo si Jodi at pigilan siyang makipagkita kay Cholo in the process. (Supposedly, uuwi si Cholo para sunduin niya si Jodi papuntang Amerika.)

The singer behind the Koreanovela tunes

Every time you see the GMA-7 Korean drama Stairway To Heaven resuming its show after the commercial break, you always hear that familiar voice singing “Langit ka…”.

“Teka, di ba si Nina yun?”

Nope!

“Pero kahawig siya ni Nina, di ba?”

Yup.

“Ah! Siya rin yung kumanta ng Tagalog opening theme song ng Endless Love 2: Winter Sonata, di ba?!”

Yup.

“Yung Di Ko Na Kaya ang title, di ba?”

Yup.

“Eh di si Carmela Cuneta!!”

Ummm…Yup and nope.

You see, Carmela Cuneta is now known as Faith. She also had her self-titled album. And the “Langit ka…” song that’s used in Stairway To Heaven is entitled Pag-ibig Ko’y Pansinin.

Did you know that Carmela once competed with Kyla (a.k.a. Melanie Calumpad) in the 1997 Metropop Star Search? Carmela won first runner-up, while Kyla won second. See this GlobalPinoy article.

The new Coke girl

Since early January this year, nakikita nyo na ang girl na ito na palakad-lakad sa sidewalk na namimigay ng Coke sa mga nakakasalubong niya. Parang hindi siya nauubusan ng Coke no? Wala naman siyang dalang bag!

(Some visitors’ comments: May dala siyang bag! Kita pa nga yung strap running on her shoulders eh! My oversight. )

Her name is Nikka “Nikki” Gil, the latest Coke endorser. Ganda ng boses niya, di ba? Type ko rin yung song niya:

Lalagyan ko ng guitar chords ang song na ito! Stay tuned!

See also the San Miguel Corporation site.

Si Nikka rin yata yung nasa Cream Silk “The Bus” commercial featuring Boy Abunda.

Stairway To Heaven: The younger casts

If you’re watching Stairway To Heaven, then perhaps you already know Choi Ji Woo and Kwon Sang Woo. But today, I will introduce to you the younger casts of the Korean show. Hindi pa ito mine-mention ng GMA-7!

Let’s start!

Park Shin Hye as the young Jodi:

Park Ji Mi as the young Eunice:

Stairway To Heaven: Recap

I’m a guy, but yep, I nevertheless watch the Korean drama series Stairway To Heaven, shown by GMA-7 right after Starstruck. Korny ba ‘ko? Nagagandahan ako sa show eh.

Nasimulan ko ang Stairway To Heaven right from Day 1. It’s been a few days now.

Well in this episode, nagtagumpay si young Tristan na papuntahin si young Jodi (his stepsister) sa school dala yung mga painting tools ni Tristan. Pero once again, pinagpipilitan ni Tristan na sign daw yun ng pagmamahal ni Jodi sa kanya…

Then at Jodi and Tristan’s house, at the terrace on the second floor, pilit niyakap-yakap ni Tristan si Jodi kahit ayaw ni Jodie. Seconds later, parating na si young Eunice, Tristan’s real sister, sa terrace. Nataranta si Tristan kaya napatalon siya from the terrace pababa ng bahay! Ouch! (Pero ba’t kaya hindi siya napilay?? )

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Yet another blog in cyberspace

That’s right!

This is my very first blog.

I’m assuming that the people who will be reading my blog are mostly from the Philippines. I will use mixed English and Tagalog sentences in my posts.

With reference to the name of my blog, did you know that the moon has two faces (not “phases”)? They are: the brighter face which always faces toward the earth, the one you always see during full moon; and the darker face which always faces away from the earth, the one you never ever see even during full moon.

Wala lang.