Filipino life today is like walking on a tightrope. You don’t know if you’re going to cross to the other side safely or you’re going to fall down to your death. There seem to be a never ending of crises hammering Filipinos – rice crisis, oil crisis, energy crisis, economic crisis, to name the most recent ones. I know we have survived and thrived in worse situations but to be continuously battered by these problems can be very taxing, challenging the limits of the ever resilient Pinoy.

Yup, Gladita - The PromdiBlogger (ehem, that’s me) will start blogging at Blogging Pinoy under the nick Promdiliving. What is Blogging Pinoy all about?
Blogging Pinoy is a multi-authored blog that provides a view on being a Filipino and the Philippines in general.

The moment she sang her first song, we were at her mercy. Lea Salonga wowed Bacolod City with her voice and her charm. The University of St. La Salle Coliseum was jam packed, all 7,000 or so seats. She is truly world class. Totally amazing. Totally awesome.

You know how it is with us Filipinos, we believe all of us are singers. Videoke is always present in any gathering. And we don’t care if we have the voice or not as long as we can belt it out. And oh, there’s been too many a fights over Frank Sinatra’s My Way during Videoke sessions. The love for music is deeply ingrained in Pinoys, pure-blooded or otherwise. …