this is it

i just finished watching Michael Jackson's This Is It video (i know i'm so delayed and i'm a loser.) he is such an amazing person. he's a great performer! but aside from that, it was really nice to see how he works before a concert. he's so hands-on and he knows his music very well. as one musician said, "you can't fool him". plus, he does not compose crap music. he creates songs from his heart, his passion. yes, that's what he is -- passionate. ang galing talaga :D oh, and how many times did he say "for the love" and "God bless you"? and "that's why we rehearse" :)

can i say that his instrumentalists are amazing?! well, what else do you expect in a MJ concert, right? and his guitarist is a girl! woohoo! and the lights. the props. the videos. the pyrotechnics. the dancers. the backup vocals. everything is amazing :D

i know we are faaaar from MJ-level, but somehow, seeing the video reminded me of my 4-year tenure in the DLSU Pops Orchestra (now called the Surreli Pops Orchestra). just before a major concert. the planning. the brainstorming. the stage and props design. the scripts. the practices and technical rehearsals. woooow! nakaka-miss!! and the people of course. paulit-ulit naming sinasabi dati na Pops is family. but you really wouldn't understand it unless you experience it yourself.

photo taken by Mark Carandang (thanks!)

i could not imaging my college years without it (well, na-imagine ko... feeling ko kung walang Pops, magiging hardcore computer nerd ako na walang social life. hahaha!)

hey hey! guess what i found!! those were the days when i was thin and my life's struggles involved projects and exams and thesis and i didn't have to wear slacks almost everyday and i could cut class just because i want to. sarap! 

i'm sorry though, this are trimmed versions. i can't find the complete videos anymore :(