#confessionalblog

By: Keith Labagala

There’s a lot of people plays sport, like basketball, volleyball, soccer etc. and also some people like E-sports and some people likes to travel. But if you’re going to ask me, what is it that I really like to do or what is my passion?

At the age of 5 my dad would play a guitar and sing with him along with my older sister at the balcony of our house, late in the afternoon as our way of bonding. Since then I got interested in singing and playing guitar as I have watched him play the instrument. I got fascinated in how his fingers would move, to strum the strings, and I have always loved the music that it produces.

Growing up I tried to learn to play guitar on my own without the help of my sister nor my father as I wanted to learn it by myself. When I started High School my sister encouraged me to enroll in SPA (Special Program in the Arts) as she knew that I had the potential. True to what she believed the class developed my talent in Music. I learned various kinds of instruments like piano, bass guitar, ukulele, and drums. The class developed my self confidence in performing in front of the crowd.

My first performance was during the Broadway like event that was held in our school. I got exposed and since then I knew what I wanted to do and what I wanted to pursue. I started participating in events like that where I get to sing or play instruments. I looked for band gigs to be able to earn my own money and buy my own guitar. From then on I got into bands and performed in different resto or bars, and get to earn a little reputation where organizers in my local city would contact me for events.