ang dami nangyari these past few days no? so eto i thought of blogging again just to sort of express my thoughts and release these emotions building up inside me. also, i may be writing this in english and filipino. i feel like i can express some stuffs more in my own language. hehe...

first of all, the guy who destroyed most of the Filipinos lives: Ondoy.

this saturday nga this storm came and ruined everyone's houses, properties, etc. flood was everywhere and the rain kept on pouring causing it to get higher. luckily here in our area, there were only minor damages and electricity was only cut for a few hours. but cable was down for two days so we only relied on our radio and on internet.

for a while i was so scared of looking at pictures or even videos of this tragedy. but when i finally got to watch some news, i was like .......... my heart was really crashed by those scenarios. things like heavy rainfalls and floods often do happen here in the philippines but not as devastating and large as this. several areas were greatly affected that even those who has great capacity in life can't do anything. as my mom kept on saying, "kahit yung mga mayaman walang magawa. wala din yung mga bahay nila kahit malalaki, lubog pa din sa baha."

yup noone was able to escape him. noone also expected his effect in our lives. but could i really blame him for all those damaged houses? those ruined cars? the flood that took so many lives? i know it's a little inappropriate now and some may not like this. but maybe this is also our fault. it's not the government, or the rain but "US". this could be the effect of what we do to our environment. i suddenly remembered the movie The Happening or The Day After Tomorrow or the upcoming film 2012. maybe this was a sign. maybe these things are really happening or could really happen. a wake up call perhaps? scary but it's time we think of it.

but what i love is that this event brought all of us together once more. people all over the world were really nice in sending their concerns and help to us. i feel really grateful to them. can't it just be like this forever? one world?

right now, i'm scared of what may happen next. we still could not contact one of our friends, i just hope he's fine. all i could just do right now is hope and pray for the best and start doing something in my own little ways.

second, a topic that's very unrelated to my first one : Plagiarism talks between YG Entertainment and SonyATV

some KPOP lovers may be well aware of this. YG Entertainment was recently warned by SonyATV about their promotions of some of their songs which are allegedly plagiarized from some of their artists/producers/composers. last week, YG and Teddy has finally made a statement regarding this and i totally agree with what they had to say:

"To the makers of music, the word ‘plagiarism’ represents the worst honour. Even if the composers say ‘it isn’t plarigiarized’, it remains as unhealed deep wounds to those involved. In case of “Heartbreaker”, the other publishing companies owning 90% of the rights have remained silent, whereas Sony, owning 10% of the rights, have released their “official statement” on the media." -YG

>exactly. it was a little harsh to say such things. it definitely hurts the composer's ego to say this about them and their works most especially when it was indirectly stated immediately exposing it to the media. actually in any case, when someone speaks badly of you, wouldn't it cut you deeply and leave an ugly scar?

"If protecting the rights of publishers is Sony ATV’s job, you should also take a note that other publishers’ dignity and rights are just as important." - YG

>they are not the only person/company in this world. they may be well-known or large but we all have the same rights. we see their intention of protecting their company, but did they even consider others? they are in the same industry, they should have thought of what it feels like to be instantly judged.

"Because Sony ATV released such rash public statements, YG and G-Dragon had to receive more sarcastic remarks and offensive responses, but we decided not to release our statement towards Sony ATV through the media. It is because we respected your company, NOT because we did not have anything to say." - YG

>RESPECT. they should learn that. YG definitely did the right thing. big or small we should practice having respect for each other. directly going to the media is not the best move when resolving such problems. what if they end up losing this battle, wouldn't it be worse in their part?

"You can’t say it is plagiarism just because the feel, not the melody, of the two songs are similar.” He stressed, “Two people living on the opposite sides of the world could have similar facial features. It is not right to say it is plagiarism just because the feel of the songs are similar. “I feel frustrated that some people are convinced that I used the Richie song as a reference, if not plagiarized,” he added." - Teddy

>you can't instantly say that one thing is plagiarized. in this time, i think so many songs have already been written. some songs may sound similar but it doesn't mean that they copied one another. maybe we have actually heard a song from our childhood or somewhere and in the case of writers/composers they unconsciously think of this and puts everything together.

i may have been a little biased here but i just really agree with YG and his thoughts. i think the issue here is the Asian Entertainment vs. International Entertainment. this plagiarism problem had been around for so long. so many songs sound alike and probably more songs are actually guilty of plagiarism but most cases just passed. this may have gotten big because of the fact that lately YGE songs are topping the charts, slowly becoming popular. and why is it a big issue when an Asian song sounds like an International song but not when it is the other way around?

i just wish these would all be over soon and Sony ATV could resolve this with the YGE without involving the media. hehe.. let's all just enjoy MUSIC!

oops! this entry is mostly in english! i am shocked myself. hahaha..

later when i find another topic to blab about. hehe..

yeah, well. we watched the movie UP the other day.

i really loved it!!! it was so much fun watching it. it touched my heart and at the same time made me smile. i loved the story, how it was brought to life and everything. by watching this movie, i realized the happiness of a person do not depend on the grandest things. often, we find it on the simplest things or events that come into our lives. and adventures are more fun when you are with the one you love and care about. i just simply love it!!!!

oh! oh! i also love the short film at the beginning of the movie. it was so touching..... *sigh*

.......... i don't know what to write anymore. hehe.. i've been a bum here in our house for a few weeks now and i still haven't finished what needs to be done. what's wrong with me?!!?! hahaha..

i guess that's it for now.