Chris Brown is set to have a concert at Araneta Coliseum on October 29, 2008.
Keep you posted!

Patron (except the first 10 rows nearest the stage) - P6700
Lower Box (except the two center sections and all front row (A) seats) - P4500
Upper Box A (reserved seating) - P2500
Upper Box B (open seating) - P1500
General Admission - P600

Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I’d just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I’d end up happy
I would pray (I would pray)

Trying hard to reach out
But when I tried to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I prayed I could break away

[Chorus:]
I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly
I’ll do what it takes til’ I touch the sky
And I’ll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won’t forget all the ones that I love
I’ll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway

Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away (I will)
And breakaway

[Chorus]

Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging around revolving doors
Maybe I don’t know where they’ll take me but
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away, breakaway

I’ll spread my wings
And I’ll learn how to fly
Though it’s not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won’t forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway

 

Lifehouse, an all American rock band, came to prominence in 2001 with the hit single “Hanging by a Moment” from their debut major label album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys for the #1 Single of the same year.  Breathing is my all time favorite song from Lifehouse, which was on a loop mode from October – December 2007.

Breathing

Lifehouse

I’m finding my way back to sanity again,
Though I don’t really know what I’m going to do when I get there.
Take a breath and hold on tight,
Spin around one more time,
And gracefully fall back to the arms of Grace.‘Cause I am hanging on every word you say and,
Even if you don’t want to speak tonight that’s alright,
Alright with me.
‘Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside Heaven’s door and listen to you breathing,
Is where I want to be.
Yeah.
Where I want to be.I’m looking past the shadows in my mind into the truth and I’m,
Trying to identify the voices in my head.
God which one’s you?
Let me feel one more time what it feels like to feel alive,
And break these calluses off of me,
One more time.

‘Cause I am hanging on every word you say and,
Even if you don’t want to speak tonight that’s alright,
Alright with me.
‘Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside your door and listen to you breathing,
Is where I want to be.
Yeah.

I don’t want a thing from you.
Bet you’re tired of me waiting for the scraps to fall off your table to the ground.

‘Cause I just want to be here now.

‘Cause I am hanging on every word you say and,
Even if you don’t want to speak tonight that’s alright,
Alright with me.
‘Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside Heaven’s door and listen to you breathing,
Is where I want to be.
Yeah.

‘Cause I am hanging on every word you say and,
Even if you don’t want to speak tonight that’s alright,
Alright with me.
‘Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside Heaven’s door and listen to you breathing,
Is where I want to be.
Yeah.
Where I want to be.
Where I want to be…. 

Album: http://cushee.multiply.com/photos/album/525/08_0726-_Lifehouse_Concert  

July 26.  The Lifehouse band made waves on their first ever concert in Manila.  Araneta Coliseum was packed!  Bubba bought the tickets a month or so in advance.  He was really excited to watch them perform live.  Candidly, as much as I love a lot of their songs, I wouldn’t pay more than 1K to see them.  Well, the tickets we had are at 2K each.  Maybe he wanted to hear them in their purest form.  Everything seemed all set for the evening with his high hopes of sitting next to a guy who won’t be singing along with the band.  Leave a guy in peace with his favorite alternative rock band?  I was on his left smiling all ears and enjoying the songs.  Whereas, Bubba was sitting next to a screaming, gaping fan who was stomping her feet like crazy and going berserk.   

 

Poor guy, you’d think. 

That’s nothing new to him especially when he is late to meet me. 

By 10 minutes. 

Album: http://cushee.multiply.com/photos/album/525/08_0726-_Lifehouse_Concert  

 

The first song sang at the Lifehouse Concert was Make Me Over, but I’m putting You and Me first because this is one of our songs when we were starting out.  (No, I don’t like bread to go with my cheese)

You and Me is a very significant song because of the Story of Us (http://www.janedchua.com/2008/01/19/at-the-beginning/).  It is only but natural that our gym friends (bjj friends, work friends, et. al) were disapproving of our relationship at the start.  Of course, that is not the case any more.  My work friends love him.  My family.  Everybody.  But at the start, it felt like a Sharon Cuneta movie theme, which was “you and me against the world”

You and Me

What day is it? And in what month?

This clock never seemed so alive

I can’t keep up and I can’t back down

I’ve been losing so much time

‘Cause it’s you and me and all of the people with nothing to do

Nothing to lose

And it’s you and me and all other people

And I don’t know why, I can’t keep my eyes off of you
One of the things that I want to say just aren’t coming out right

I’m tripping on words

You’ve got my head spinning

I don’t know where to go from here
 

‘Cause it’s you and me and all of the people with nothing to do

Nothing to proveAnd it’s you and me and all other people

And I don’t know why, I can’t keep my eyes off of you

There’s something about you nowI can’t quite figure out

Everything she does is beautiful

Everything she does is right
 

‘Cause it’s you and me and all of the people with nothing to do

Nothing to lose

And it’s you and me and all other people

And I don’t know why, I can’t keep my eyes off of  

You and me and all other people with nothing to do

Nothing to prove

And it’s you and me and all other people

And I don’t know why, I can’t keep my eyes off of you

We both like Lifehouse too because a lot of their songs have a Christian faith undertone.

Make Me Over 

Wrap my arms around your name

Feel your breath against my pain

As i breathe out

The past is gone

Empty smile

Naked heart

Who I was, falls apart

When you’re here

Inside of me

Feel till your numb

Depth perception becoming

The new deaf and dumb
 

I’m losing myself just to find a place in your mind

In your mind Changing myself, just to stand alone in your eyes

In your eyes Pull me in, take me out, make me over

Read the wave, ride your fears In this ocean of years

We’ve been here Swiming on

Take me deep, till I find

Every corner of your mind

We’ve been here

Swiming on
Touch, till you taste

All the time

We are wasting alone

Waiting here 
 

 

Spin

Why would I chase your shadow all my life

And be afraid of my own?

Id rather be with youId rather not know

Where Ill be than

Be alone and convinced that I know

When the world keeps spinning round

My worlds upside down

You and I wouldnt change a thing

Ive got nothing else to lose
 

I lost it all when I found you

And I wouldnt change a thing

No, you and I wouldnt change a thing
 

Everything I know has let me down

So I will just let go

Let you turn me inside out

Cause I know Im not sure

About anything

But you wouldnt have it any other way
 

When the world keeps spinning round

My worlds upside down

You and I wouldnt change a thing

Ive got nothing else to loseI lost it all when I found you

And I wouldnt change a thing

No, you and I wouldnt change a thing
 

Spinning turning watching burning

All my life has found its meaning

Walking crawling climbing falling

All my life has found its meaning

This next song is by far one of the most popular alternative songs in college.  And maybe one or two have been shot in a videoke joint for playing this for the 100^th time. 

Hanging by a Moment

Desperate for changing

Starving for truth

I’m closer to where I started

Chasing after you

I’m falling even more in love with you

Letting go of all I’ve held onto

I’m standing here until you make me move

I’m hanging by a moment here with you
 

Forgetting all I’m lacking

Completely incomplete

I’ll take your invitation

You take all of me now…
 

I’m falling even more in love with you

I’m Letting go of all I’ve held onto

I’m standing here until you make me move

I’m hanging by a moment here with you

I’m living for the only thing I know

I’m running and not quite sure where to go

And I don’t know what I’m diving into

Just hanging by a moment here with you
 

There’s nothing else to lose

There’s nothing else to find

There’s nothing in the world

That can change my mind

There is nothing else

Blind

I was young but I wasn’t naive
I watched helpless as you turned around to leave
And still I have the pain I have to carry
A past so deep that even you could not bury if you tried

After all this time
I never thought we’d be here
Never thought we’d be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn’t make you see it
Couldn’t make you see it
That I loved you more than you’ll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go

I would fall asleep
Only in hopes of dreaming
That everything would be like is was before
But nights like this it seems are slowly fleeting
They disappear as reality is crashing to the floor

Take Me Away 

This time all I want is you
There is no one else
Who can take your place
This time you burn me with your eyes
You see past all the lies
You take it all away
I’ve seen it all
And it’s never enough
It keeps leaving me needing you

Take me away
Take me away
I’ve got nothing left to say
Just take me away

I try to make my way to you
But still I feel so lost
I don’t know what else I can do
I’ve seen it all
And it’s never enough
It keeps leaving me needing you

Take me away
Take me away
I’ve got nothing left to say
Just take me away 

From Where You Are

So far away from where you are
These miles have torn us worlds apart
And I miss you
Yeah, I miss you
So far away from where you are
Standing underneath the stars
And I wish you were here

I miss the years that were erased
I miss the way the sunshine would light up your face
I miss all the little things I never thought that they’d mean everything to me
Yeah, I miss you
And I wish you were here

I feel the beating of your heart
I see the shadows of your face
Just know that wherever you are
Yeah, I miss you
And I wish you were here

This is one of their new songs that we are both loving now. 

Whatever It Takes

What strangled smile fell from your face
Would kills me that I hurt you this way
The worst part is that I didn’t even know
Now there’s a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay

I’ll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what’s at stake
I know that I’ve let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that I can change
I’ll keep us together whatever it takes

She said “If we’re gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don’t hide the broken parts that I need to see”
She said “Like it or not it’s the way it’s gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me”

I’ll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what’s at stake
I know that I’ve let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I’ll keep us together, I know you deserve much better

But remember the time I told you the way that I felt
That I’d be lost without you and never find myself
Let’s hold onto each other above everything else
Start over, start over

I’ll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what’s at stake
I know I’ve let you down
And if you give me a chance
And believe that I can change
I’ll keep us together whatever it takes  

Album: http://cushee.multiply.com/photos/album/525/08_0726-_Lifehouse_Concert  

Everything Lyrics 

Michael Buble

You’re a falling star, You’re the get away car.
You’re the line in the sand when I go too far.
You’re the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you’re the perfect thing to say.

And you play it coy, but it’s kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don’t pretend, that you don’t know it’s true.
Cause you can see it when I look at you.

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing.
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.

You’re a carousel, you’re a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You’re a mystery, you’re from outer space,
You’re every minute of my everyday.

And I can’t believe, uh that I’m your woman,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we’ll see it through,
And you know that’s what our love can do.

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing.
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.
You’re every song, and I sing along.
‘Cause you’re my everything.
Yeah, yeah

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen 

Wear sunscreen. 

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now. 

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they’ve faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. 

Don’t worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday. 

Do one thing every day that scares you. 

Sing. 

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours. 

Floss. 

Don’t waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long and, in the end, it’s only with yourself. 

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how. 

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements. 

Stretch. 

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t. 

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You’ll miss them when they’re gone. 

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else’s. 

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own. 

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room. 

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. 

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly. 

Get to know your parents. You never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They’re your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. 

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.  

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you’ll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. 

Respect your elders. 

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you’ll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out. 

Don’t mess too much with your hair or by the time you’re 40 it will look 85. 

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. 

But trust me on the sunscreen.

The Hillsong Concert in Manila last Monday was jampacked.  There is no empty seat in sight.  No empty space to even stand in.  Like what the lead singer said, “There is no building big enough to contain God’s love.”

All I Need is You

Hillsong United

Left my fear by the side of the road

Hear You speak

Won’t let go

Fall to my knees as I lift my hands to pray 

Got every reason to be here again

Father’s love that draws me in

And all my eyes wanna see is a glimpse of You 

All I need is You

All I need is You Lord

Is You Lord One more day and it’s not the same

Your Spirit calls my heart to sing

Drawn to the voice of my Saviour once again

Where would my soul be without Your Son

Gave His life to save the earth

Rest in the thought that

You’re watching over me 

All I need is You

All I need is You Lord

Is You Lord

You hold the universe

You hold everyone on earth

You hold the universe

You hold

You hold  

You feel God the most during your weakest and strongest moments, during the highest and lowest points of your life… One has the tendency to neglect the greatness of His presence when you are somewhere in between.  But in this state of normalcy, God calls on to us too.  He calls to us to be a testimony to His love.  It is in this ordinariness that we are one with His multitude of children abound with time and resource to spread His Word. 

One Way Lyrics

Hillsong United 

I lay my life down at your feet
You’re the only one i need
I turn to you and you are always thereIn troubled times its you i seek
I put you first thats all i need
I humble all i am, All to you

One way
Jesus
You’re the only one that i could live for
One Way
Jesus
You’re the only one that i could live for

You are always, always there
Every how and everywhere
Your grace abounds so deeply within me

You wil never ever change
Yesterday today the same
Forever till forever meets no end

One way
Jesus
You’re the only one that i could live for
One Way
Jesus
You’re the only one that i could live for

You are the way the truth and the light
We live by faith and not by sight … for you
We’re living all for you

  

It wasn’t sung during the Hillsong concert in Manila last May 26, 2008, but this is my all time favorite Hillsong United song.  First heard it in 2000 at the Christian church I frequent. 

Everyday

Hillsong United 

What to say, Lord?

It’sYou who gave me life and I

Can’t explain just how

Much You mean to me now

That You have saved me, Lord

I give all that I am to You

That everyday I can

Be a light that shines Your name 

Everyday, Lord, I’ll

Learn to stand upon Your word

And I pray that I

That I might come to know You more

That You would guide me with every single step I take, that

Everyday I can

Be Your light unto the world 

Everyday, it’s You I live for

Everyday, I’ll follow after You

Everyday, I’ll walk with You, my Lord 

Everyday, Lord, I’ll

Learn to stand upon Your word

And I pray that I

That I might come to know You more

That You would guide me with every single step I take, that

Everyday I can

Be Your light unto the world 

Everyday, it’s You I live for

Everyday, I’ll follow after You

Everyday, I’ll walk with You, my Lord 

It’s You I live for, everyday

It’s You I live for, everyday

It’s You I live for, everyday

It’s You I live for, everyday 

Everyday, it’s You I live for

Everyday, I’ll follow after You

Everyday, I’ll walk with You, my Lord 

Everyday, it’s You I live for

Everyday, I’ll follow after You

Everyday, I’ll walk with You, my Lord