Chi from the Cool Clouds

Natural shade courtesy of passionate Passion Fruit vines

Coffee by the backyard garden

Mesclun community

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Philippine Cordillera

Philippine Cordillera

Pastoral Aguid, a mountain village in Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines

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LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9SdmeCEKrM&feature=related You may compare this with an earlier post, Lulu's original version.

http://jackcarino.multiply.com/music/item/288/ Timeless Ilocano Favorites in Piano Instrumental

Link http://ylokoslovakia.multiply.com/music/item/1/my_music ' Heard this song while boarding a bus to Ilocos.... The cultural scene and atmosphere abruptly change right on the road itself, especially once you've crossed the cartographic/provincial boundaries, starting at La Union. There's the sudden prominence of the vernacular language. Ilocano, the language of the North, reigns supreme. That song on the link,"Bakla Met Gayam," is from the collection of Arlon Serdenia, manager of DZTP, Radyo Tirad Pass. Minus the unabashed homophobic humor, what I like about the song is the voice timbre of the main singer. There's a lot of musical talents up North. I've witnessed this as a child and I grew up admiring some of the singers and their songs, especially those which I heard later being sung on operatic stage or the backrooms of music schools, such as the Asian Institute of Liturgical Music in Cathedral Heights, near the Anglican Church of Quezon City, the UP Abelardo Hall or the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Some of these songs are linked here: http://jackcarino.multiply.com/music/item/288/Timeless_Ilocano_Favorites_in_Piano_Instrumental 

LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9SdmeCEKrM&feature=related You may compare this with an earlier post, Lulu's original version.