Brainstorming # 1

Why do you like music?

- Music repletes my mind and allows me to bring myself to the very nature of the song. Sometimes, I get attracted on the melody and it satiates my being, thus, making me wander in a different world, the world of the song. Music keeps me sane and connects to my soul.

How do you interpret music?

- I play it myself. I Perform it freely and it could be in various styles. Mostly, I play it on instruments. I play and sing. It could be the drums, bass, guitar, piano. And all I know it feels fabulous and I take great delight on it. Just so you know, I love to interpret it more on the piano because it's more versatile than the rest. When I do stuffs like these, I could feel the inhibitions depart from me and feels like your free from anything that binds you... then you just wanna go further your own. There, you can be yourself, express yourself, interpret it yourself and feel the music yourself. Its an amazing feeling, Really.

What kind of music do you listen?

- I do listen to many types though and songs that has catchy melodies pokes my mentality as quick as lightning.   And if we talk about genres: I don't have to mind because there's plenty that I can say that I'm feeling it. Ultimately, of course, the songs for God. The One, The Great I Am. The one who started it all. I just wanna give back all the credits to Him. You see, what attracts me the most from a certain music is how the lyrics and musicality of the song is being portrayed and it has to go along together.

Who influenced you to pursue music?

- My dad plays the guitar and sings, he could be one of the influence. My friends at home, TV, FM Radios, etc... it gave me the spark to learn how to play the guitar way back freshmen years in high school. I realized that I have it in me so I pursued it. On band/Artist area, what I have in mind is the band Incubus, and before, I don't really mind their lyrics but their musicality is remarkable. Very creative. They took me deeper in music through their style and I feel that they are different from the other band/artists. In the OPM side, I can pick the Hale band, they influenced me in their soft style alternative genre and I really enjoyed listening to their songs. Also, Bamboo band was been my favorite OPM band and they really play cool musics. Versatile, Cool and striking. Every time they perform on stage, they're just amazing. In the area of songwriting, I got struck by the style of Adam Young of Owl City. For me, He is a total genius in the area of music. I appreciate him for being such an independent individual in making musics alone. He creates art like I've never tasted before, inspiring indeed and it motivates to personally try on writing songs. Also, artists like Chris August, Secondhand Serenade, Tyler Ward, Kurt Hugo Schneider and probably many more. In terms of musicality, for me, they're awesome. I'm starting to make music my own and these guys I've mentioned above brought a big impact on me and of course I would not forget, the one I'm dedicating to write music about -- is GOD.

10 Facts about you when it comes to music:

1. I can't sleep when there is music playing and it has to be turned off unless I'm dead tired.

2. I love playing different instruments.

3. I like to sing the harmony part rather than the melody part.

4. I like to accompany singers who I think I'm confident in singing the song.

5. I write songs.

6. I like singing in the bathroom. haha.

7. I love the sound of cello and violin together.

8. I love playing the piano but I'm playing more on the guitar. LOL

9. I play musics for God at our church on Wednesdays and Sundays.

10. I dream to establish a great band and play good songs together one day.

Glimpse of wonders from the mountain

Brilliancy of colors delightfully painted in the morning sky

Sun rays, ain't it cool?

and here comes the sun

Family Retreat 2011

What Happiness could you want more if your family is together. Family Retreat at Mt. View Park, Busay, Cebu City, October 29-30, 2011. This is to be remembered...

I just love my family :D

Time is Eminent

T - treasure it
I - Invest it
M - Manage it
E - Enjoy it

I got convicted of a Devotional Message in our church about how important Time is in our life. As the preacher explained it deeper, I realized things that I have to unleash on a long time locked treasure box. That night, it was magnificent. Now, it prompted me to write this song...

"TIME"

Key of B

[verse 1]
do you look at time as gold
or just a simple thing you hold?
are you certain you'll get that far
straight to the unknown?

do you treasure time like gold
as the mysteries unfolds
it gives the pleasures we spent
in season or out of season

[refrain 1]
won't you ask this simple question?
let your senses guide you to a brighter reason.

[chorus]
time is clearly eminent
but overlooked significance
it builds you up and helps you make it through
you don't have to save up time
invest it wise yes, that's more fine
you'll never take back all those wasted time
and you'll never see what tomorrow brings

[verse 2]
do you manage your time right?
cause if you don't someone else would might
it could be unpleasant and at the end
of the day regrets arise.

[refrain 2]
have you asked yourself this question?
let the light lead you to the better life

[repeat chorus]

[bridge]
yesterday was history
and tomorrow's a mystery
but today's a gift, it's heaven sent,
we have spent, its God's given present

[repeat chorus]



Psalm 90 : 10-12

"The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 
Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due to you. 
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. "

Time is our bank. Its up to you on how you make use of it. Treasure every second of life. If you kill time, remember it has no resurrection. You can make more money but you can't make more time. Do not squander time for it is the stuff life.  --- credits to kuya D. Cabadsan for the lesson.

thanks for reading.
- jm

Road of Uncertainty

the long and winding road

When young and human as we are -- In reality, it's tried-and-true that we are bound to experience people in situations of various kinds. Regardless of the circumstances, truth inevitably appear in your doorstep where life's touchstone of trials abducts you. Now, I assume that there's a somebody whom God put in your life which you considered special? well then, try to think of that somebody while you're reading this. He or she could tend to be always present in your mind. Naturally, during times together, sparks of emotions erupt, beautiful moments could be gracefully engendered and there affection propagates like fireworks display after a New Year's countdown which you can't help but stare at the beauty and brilliancy of colors delightfully painted on the night sky. These feelings dance in your senses, it randomly plays inside your head, and there slowly being glued inside your heart. But then I wondered, how could you immortalize the intimacy between the both of you as time marches on? how could you preserve the affection? I guess, you gotta build up each other eagerly and it would be an intense effort... unless, if you're just aiming for short happiness then later swapped with heartache and frustrating moments. I'll try to sum things up, yes, we always thought that we love someone and out of  stupidity we indulge on something we considered "That's okay, no one knows" or "that's really cute" outwardly not knowing the risks and dangerous consequences we could acquire along the way. Unpreparedness we say, like walking in the middle of the jungle unaware of the beasts that lurks just around corner. Just so you know we're driving in this foggy road of uncertainty. We've been hoping if these special somebody will be the one that could get to sit beside us in this excitingly adventurous but deranged topsy-turvy road-trip of life. If he or she really is, and in my case, if she really is? then it would be my sweetest pleasure to cheerfully put the seat-belts on for it will be the best road trip of my life. Consider that you agreed about it but hey, I want you to pause for a while. Consider this, you know, I know, we all know that still, it's GOD who bless the roads to reach our special somebody, and only if we allow God to do the choosing. We can only wish for the best along the road and the best thing we can do is we must keep driving. Keep driving until you get there but with God. Fate will take along the best of what we want or maybe bring the worst of scenarios, and in our bewilderment, it's all part of the plan where rain of circumstances and challenges that suddenly appear are embedded already as we travel along our long and winding road and there's nothing you can do with that. There will be a point along the journey that we could be worn out, stressed out or in deep doubt. As for instance, this occurred to me...

When you couldn't do anything at all and just can't divulge the long time hidden treasures inside your chest for that particular somebody you highly esteemed and out of helplessness, you tried to contemplate on what's gonna happen next between you and that someone, perhaps. Since you can't make the move,  you'd probably won't get the idea on what's gonna happen next. Then you start to wonder and wander yourself.

Let's say, "THE TWO BUBBLY-EYED ADVENTURERS(he and she)". What could really happen to them?" "How will things be for them both?" you might ask. In the driver's perspective, as we gaze in the far end of the road, you'll see it blurry and vague and it's never been clear unless you've been there already. We never know what lies out there ahead -- what lurks or maybe what surprises awaits. Many questions pops out and it only make us jump in an enormous sea of doubt where we gawk with puzzlement searching for vindication. There along the road are sudden situations you never anticipate that suddenly appear and the next thing you know is that you're already stunned, stumbled and your wheels got stuck in the muddy road of challenging circumstances and there we find it hard for us to move. Sorting things out right as what you wanted is way too impossible and it's like digging a hole on a solid ground using a toothpick. It's an odd feeling and you'll never gonna like it because maybe you find it awkward and wearisome. Indeed, for me, I guess, I never justified myself yet to my special someone and things are never been said and done. I can consider myself an introvert and guess what? my mind glides and couldn't find answers even if I'll be standing on the peak of Mt. Everest and see everything clearly from my perspective. This somber situation made me think this way but it made me believe that only TIME can tell. Simply, I needed TIME. We needed TIME... to unravel this mystery... and this hint of love will be unriddled soon probably.


God designed roads for us to drive along. Reaching for that someone we esteemed so high made it foggy and uncertain. To let you know, my special somebody is my road of uncertainty and reaching for her could possibly make a good driver out of me. As I keep on driving, the road is getting more challenging and daunting but I ain't gonna stop because one day I know that the things that I longed will soon actualize although it's always been so hard to visualize. I will just continue giving out my effort until God reveals things. Whatever aftermaths emerge, rest assured, in my road, it's still God's will be done and the end of my road trip is Him, always Him alone. My strength is never my own and there never will I lose the sight of hope.


It will come that one day I could be able to do all things that needs to be done and say everything that needs to be said that every fiber of my being is attached deeply for that special somebody God will provide. I'd work it out as much as possible on how God designed it to be. Thus, I trust Him because He's the One who perfectly provides, and when He provides, it's special. Nothing more and nothing less. He won't give what my meek heart wants but rather gives perfectly just what it needs. I'll stick on my dreams, they never die. Keep my hopes high like how birds freely fly. Thank You! and I'd like to tell her this...

"If it's hard for you to understand what I'm trying to say, then at least try to feel me in this unusual way. A hole in the bright side is where my eye peeks, but please listen very eagerly, this is how my heart speaks."

(^^,) jm

An Imperative Reminder

Hello there fellas, I kinda borrowed a short story from an unknown author to which really seized my attention. So I thought, the lesson is amazing convincing me that reality hits on every corners of a wall to a one's soul. Some have read and some have not but we'll take this in a Bibical perspective a'yt? I hope you could dig out something with me because this is something that we can ponder about. I'm posting this for another add-up-to-your-learning or maybe a-waste-of-your-time sake but of course, it depends on you.

So I hope you can bear with me cause I'll be buying some of your time.

Now let the story begin... here it goes....

"The Four Wives"

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives who seemingly had everything. Money, Fame, Means of Food, Business, anything you could say as long as it projects a stable and sustained living. His wives owed a lot to him and all they could give back in return is to submit and respect his authority.

Among his wives, He loved the 4th the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best. BEST IN EVERYTHING...

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. She is his pleaser and keeps his identity in a higher standard. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men. It worries him at times.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always been patient and in fact she's the merchant's confidante. Whenever things get tough, he always turned to her and she would always help him out tiding him through difficult times. She's his comfort when things won't turn out the way he expected.

Now let's not forget, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, it's sad to know, the merchant doesn't love her at all. But with every fiber of her being, the 1st wife loved him deeply, but he hardly took notice of her and it keeps her gloomy all the time.

Now, One day, the merchant fell ill and before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxuriously abundant life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be! What will I do?"... He laid in his bed and got so dejected knowing nothing to do. He got desperate.

Thus in his bed lying, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" but the 4th wife answered, "No way!" with a loud voice and walked away without another word. The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart and couldn't believe that she could say that to him.

The doleful merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" but similarly to the 4th wife, "No! Life is so good over here and I'm going to remarry when you die!" replied the 3rd wife with that serious look. The merchant's heart sank and turned cold. His depression stunned his body made him very weak as if his blood that runs through his veins froze. He felt the pain and weakened him.

He then asked the 2nd wife, crying, sobbing and begging desperately... "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" but with a guilty face the 2nd wife said... "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time! At the very most, I can only send and keep you company until your grave only." The answer came like a mad bolt of thunder and the merchant got so overwhelmed with all the things he heard with his wives. devastated, devoured with depression, heartbroken, dismayed. He experienced more torment not just physically but also mentally.

Then a voice called out all of a sudden : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, old, weak, feeble, frail almost like she suffered from malnutrition. The merchant was shocked, greatly grieved and couldn't believe the state of his fading first wife, and said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have! Look at you now! what have I done?". He lament and regret everything he had done.

There the story ended and please don't mind the ending because that's all the author had wrote. You might wanna ask what happened to them in the end "the merchant and the 1st wife".... well, they we're meant to be inseparable together but one thing for sure I'm certain, it's not a happily ever after. Why?
let's jump to the lesson stage, shall we?

Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives. Not literally, You got to believe me, presumably speaking, I couldn't agree more on the story... Why? it's like this...

a. The 4th wife is our body whom the merchant loved the most. OUR PHYSICAL BODY whom we regard the most.  We put the best make-ups on, we diet, we work-out on a gym to be physically shaped, we jog, we wear the best clothes to stay appealing on the eyes of other people. We find the best in every possibilities for our body to be taken good care of. Maybe some others don't. But all of this, I'm not saying it's not good to take good care of our bodies. If you're doing that, Amen! me too must do that while I'm still alive. We all must! but my point is, it's reality!, that no matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die. PERIOD.

b. Our 3rd wife whom merchant boasted among his friends? It's our possessions, status and wealth which we can also give confidence on us to show off to people. But you see, when we die, they all go to others. If your a manager, a president, like Bill Gates or like Steve Jobs perhaps, or any positions we can assume there is, when we die, they all can be owned by your colleagues or some other people that is capable of handling your position as successors. Maybe even you're money, gadgets, cars, your house and lots...and you can name it all... no matter how nice, expensive or how many they are, still, it won't go with you when you die but it could be inherited by your children or maybe your siblings. Like I said, still, they go to others. They're gonna remarry to someone else like what the 3rd wife did. Now it all make sense doesn't it?

c. The 2nd wife is our family and friends -- our confidants. It's good to have a family that we can trust right? I'm forever grateful to God for putting me in His Kingdom that shows unity, inspiration, hope and love. My Physical and Spiritual family is constantly been there giving me strength. Keeping me on the right track and helped me out gaze on the Savior. They always make me feel brave. But sadly, No matter how close they had been there for us while we're still alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave. But let's not be cheerless about that fact for God prepared something grander if we held on to His grace. Let's look on the brighter side. God teaches us to be optimistic.

d. Now, the 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure. We failed to get the point of living. So often we're driven on the wrong purpose and direction. Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament. We need to have the perspective Jesus had taught us. The goal he showed. He is the only way. The real way.

with that I'd like to share to you this scripture in the Bible...

(2 Corinthians 5: 1-8)

"For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies.  While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit. So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. 7 For we live by believing and not by seeing. Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord."

Isn't this scripture awesome? isn't it great to know that God prepared something grander for us? we're talking about eternity here. God has it... It's His calling... He has a purpose for you and don't even dare to ignore and miss that out. Our body is just an earthly tenth that we're living now that is temporary and passing. Remember, In heaven we will have a house and an eternal body that is made by God himself for us to obtain and relish. On earth we sigh and groan but heaven will be the other way around. Therefore, we gotta be confident that while we are living in these bodies, we are not at home with the Lord. We live by believing and not by seeing. We don't need a telescope to see if there's hope and we don't even need a flashlight to see if there's light. It's evident and overwhelmingly obvious, there's Jesus giving us the hope and light. THE CROSS. The holy spirit is a guarantee that God has given whom is residing within us.

SO HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR SOULS???

HOW IS YOUR FIRST WIFE'S SITUATION NOW???

IS IT ALREADY SKINNY, UNHEALTHY AND FELT THE REJECTION???

DO YOU FEEL THAT ARE YOU LIKE THAT MERCHANT??? 

LET'S TAKE A GOOD CARE OF OUR SOUL!

LET'S TAKE A GOOD CARE OF OUR FIRST WIFE AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER WITH HER IN THE END.

THANK YOU GUYS! for really getting this far in reading this one. Indeed, it's a great time sharing with you this story. Hope you appreciate this one and learned something important and bound to be carried always as we're still living. I Hope we could all be reminded by the truth every time. THANK YOU for the time.

yours truly,

-jm bayzon

Homesick

Homesick

[verse 1]
Here we go to a place we've never been
floating on a velvet cloud sunny scene
blue skies filling up the background
gentle winds swinging on the upper ground

Wander gladly along the prairie avenues
the warm scent of the sun will taste like new
absolutely no pain and fear you'll feel and see
even stings of a bee can be so heavenly

[refrain 1]
since there's nothing to do
be ready cause I'll take you

[chorus]
High like eagles fly
let's float freely to the sky
smile, sing the world goodbye
now we'll never see us cry
then our eyes grows wide
won't believe just what we've seen
like we are homesick to a place we've never been

[verse 2]
amidst the open airway we'll make a deal
race a slide on rainbows now that's surreal
counting footprints as we walk along the seas
and hum along with the birds and the forest trees

everything that moves will seem so very nice
woes and worries kept slowly fades and dies
deep beneath the seas lurks a perky realm
let's dive into the deep and then we'll never sleep

[refrain 2]
make yourself renew
be ready cause I'll take you

[repeat chorus]

[bridge]
together we'll watch the world from above
we'll slowly fill the place with love

[repeat chorus]

 

Out of boredom and being so sick and tired of staring at the four walls that got so busy staring back at me for hours at least fuels the desire and determination to create art that is something very personal. I'd say the song is not yet finished but rather ready. The verses, refrains, chorus and bridge seems convincing but I'm not really sure how it goes. It's a matter of audience perspective, it's a matter of "HOW-YOU!" but rest assured, I would worry less for this is something personal and I just wanna make sure that what I wanted to tell will be heard through the song.

I had gone through these lyrics in a state of reverie where I tried to picture out what God's perfectly amazing paradise would be. Although there would be lot more, plenty, stacked, pile of dreamy enchanting thoughts and ideas that twirls around every corners of my thoughts. They flash like whiffs that soon be carried by long and huge freight trains inside the realms of my head so I need to write them down directly. The song ironically tells that you could be homesick to a place you've never been but somehow for real, there are instances that you want to escape from reality drifting away to a daydream for being someplace else where you want to keep yourself away from the blues of reality. Every ideas are like puzzle pieces, so difficult to be put into words and be inserted in a melody like joining them together resulting to a cluttered mind. You just hope that you'd come up of what you think would be best. Basically, the song signifies the nature of trying to get a glimpse of heaven's radiant pulchritudinous environment. I'm pretty sure you can relate to the style of thinking I have. Isn't it?
What about you? What's your glimpse of Heaven?
Try putting it into words and see for yourself. That would be so cool...
I'm pretty sure it would be grander, excluded whimsical environment and more of a positive atmosphere. I'd toggle up the like button by then. :D

Let me tell you this:
By God's grace music lives within us and maybe He's trying to whisper gently in our ears to let it out. He designed it for inspiration, things that we are needed to be reminded about or maybe releasing the truth out whether it would be gentle or hard. I thought He taught me to use it in a great way where I cling to every bits and pieces of optimism that issues inside the hearts of every human being. SPIRIT OF POSITIVITY.
Henceforth, I'll try to continue pursuing things I'm passionate about.

Thanks for your time. Hopefully you could get to hear it soon.
This is a piece simply worth enough to keep. (^^,)

windy prairie