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…

(more…)

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?? )

(more…)

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.