Memories&Melodies

Worth It

Dedicated to @RRR_29

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Rob

Minsan, may mga bagay na kahit gaano natin kamahal, kailangan nating bitawan dahil hindi ito magawang tanggapin ng mga tao na mahalaga sa atin.

Since I was a kid, I was always amazed with music and smooth movements performed on stage. It all started when my class way back in kindergarten watched a version of Peter Pan in a local theater as part of the school activity. It amazed me how a simple stage could turn into a magical place.

Sa batang-isip ko noon, pinangarap kong maging bahagi ng ganoong gawain. It was wonderful how the different lights transform a small space into a whole city of dream and fantasy; how music gives different emotions and vibes; and how a simple average joe can be a prince or a warrior or a simple kid.

Nang tumuntong ako sa elementarya, pinilit kong maging parte ng mga pagtatanghal na ginagawa ng paaralan. I started with small roles, an extra who would have a three second exposure in the stage. Hanggang sa makakuha ako ng mga supporting roles. And later on, lead roles.

In that little journey of my dreams, no matter how small or big roles I get, I felt exhilirated, especially when I see that one smiling face from the audience, my number one supporter- Rachelle, my mother.

Simula noon, palagi siyang nakasuporta sa akin. Being an only child, and though I wasn't close to my father, I felt like I was one of the luckiest kids in the world because of my Mom. She was my world... my everything... until I lost here because of cancer.

I was only 12 then. And when I lost her, I lost the chance to pursue my dreams too. Ang dating mailap kong ama ay mas lalong lumayo sa akin. At that young age, I became independent. And my heart got broken for the second time when my father told me to stop my joining plays.

Dahil bata pa ako nang panahon na iyon, wala akong magawa kung hindi ang sumunod. Ngunit sinabi ko sa sarili ko noon na gagawin ko ang lahat para sa pangarap ko na pinangarap din ng aking ina para sa akin.

So when I graduated high school, I choose to get a degree for theater arts against my father's liking. Gusto niya kasing Business Administration ang aking kunin para sa aming negosyo. But I had enough. Tama na ang ilang taon na pinigilan niya akong gawin ang bagay na gusto ko.

I moved out from our house. To say that it was hard was putting it lightly. Sobrang mahirap pero naisip ko, this was better than being controlled. At least, I could do the thing that I love.

Natuto akong mabuhay mag-isa. I worked to sustain myself. Buti na lang nakakuha ako ng scholarship sa university kaya nabawasan ang isipin ko sa pera.

Once again, I became a part of magic. I was again in that wonderful world I always dreamed of. It was amazing but then, something was missing. There wasn't the smiling face in the audience that shows me how proud she is. Wala na ang number one supporter ko.

But I never stopped. Because I knew it would be worth it.

And now, as I stand here, waiting for my cue, I knew that, indeed, everything was worth it. A couple of months after I earned my diploma, I am now ready to take the stage as a professional theater actor. I am now ready to play my biggest role, so far.

And though my mother was not with me, I know that she was watching over me and she was proud of the things that I accomplished.

Other than my Mom, I found another supporter. And I know that she was sitting there with the audience and was waiting for me to be on stage. Like before, I would once again see a smiling face in the audience whose eyes will show how proud she is of me. My Diana...

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"You give me one good reason
To fight and never walk away."

No Boundaries
(Kris Allen)
Sony Music
(c) 2009

Producer Emanuel Kiriakou
Writers Kara DioGuardi, Cathy Dennis, Mitch Allan

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This is not the best and just a little short. Quite frankly, ang hirap gawan ng story ng song. So, here it is.