(1563) MUSIC AND ME -325 (July 19, 2018) HALF NAKED GENEROUS JAPANESE GUESTS

HALF-NAKED GENEROUS

JAPANESE GUESTS

ALMOST the whole month of June, 2018, we have a regular Japanese guests (3 of them) that mostly talking. The guy sitting at right always give me tips of $3.00 or $5.00 while requesting Carpenters songs, old American songs, Beatles songs, etc. and sometimes Japanese songs.

In the last weeks of June, 2018, one of them is always half-naked while at the Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort.

On June 26, 2018, I didn't know that it's their last night in Palau. The cashier Len Pielago had a photo session with them. The guy at right, sitting, gave me $20.00 this time.When it's 11:00 pm, before punching out of work (duty) I go to their table and have photo session with them saying, "It's my turn to have photo session with you, guys!"

Sources: 

Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

December 29, 2002 -- August 29, 2018

Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)

The Beginning of Chess in Palau

By Roberto Hernandez

Soon to be published as a book

Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez

Tia Belau Newspaper

March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com

April 25, 2013 -- August 29, 2018

The History of Chess in Palau

By Roberto Hernandez

June 09, 2002 -- August 29, 2018

(1540) MUSIC AND ME (May 17, 2018) INSTALLMENT TIPS

 I have never had an experience of having tips by installment! The Japanese guy here gave me a total of $5.00 tips for requesting 3 American songs at the Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort on April 30, 2018. 


         TIPS BY INSTALLMENT

I've got a $10.00 tip at Waves Restaurant on the night of April 30, 2018. Then I proceed at Breeze Bar to play another 2 hours of keyboard music.

Two young Japanese ladies came and sit near the keyboard. Later they were joined by their father? and I started to play Japanese songs starting with Yume No Tochu.

THEN THE INSTALLMENT TIPS BEGUN...

The father gave me $3.00 tip to play "Yesterday" by the Beatles. I sang the song as I know it by heart and it's the most recorded songs in the world. Being recorded by different artists/singers around the world by about 2,000 versions!

His next request is "Let it Be", another Beatles song. I sang it as well. He gave me a dollar this time. Then "Imagine" by John Lennon follows without tip. Imagine is very popular among Japanese even though it is sung by John Lennon when the Beatles broke up.

 The two ladies sang with me to the songs by Southern All Stars "Tsunami" and "Itoshino Elly".

Then he requested again "Hotel California" by Eagles. I sang it as well with the key lowered by 3 steps to fit my range/key.
He gave me another dollar.

The last song of the ladies is "Nada Sou Sou", a very popular Japanese songs among middle aged generation.

Benny Billones wants to be in the photo also with the Japanese ladies so the last shot was a selfie.




Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- July 05, 2018

               Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
               The Beginning of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               Soon to be published as book

               Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
               April 25, 2013 -- July 05, 2018

               The History of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               June 09, 2002 -- July 05, 2018

(1518) MUSIC AND ME (March 29, 2018) TEMPTATIONS DURING MY 24-HOUR FASTING ON MARCH 29, 2018

        TEMPTATIONS DURING MY 
            24-HOUR FASTING ON
                MARCH 29, 2018

          As part of an spiritual activity of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) Palau Locale for its 13th Annual Thanksgiving, I pledged to do a 24-hour fasting on March 29, 2018 (Thursday) starting at 7:30am after I attended the church Morning Devotion and I proceed to the Palau Track and Field oval and do 30 minutes of jogging/walk and 30 push-ups.
         While eating breakfast, HR Manager Gracie Alenain is talking to me and I mentioned that I will be having a 24-hour fasting. She asked, "Why you are eating?" I said I'll start my fasting after eating breakfast and my next meal is tomorrow at 7:30 am.
        I have mentioned 6 years ago to our Pastor at PMCC Susan Lopez, who is now the head pastor of PMCC is Halang, Hagonoy, Bulacan where I was born, that I can't do fasting because once I missed only a meal for 2 or 3 hours, I am trembling already.
       That was then when I don't have faith yet about what a fasting can do. Even Jesus Christ did fasting!
       That is my 7th or 8th fasting of 24 hours with only water being taken.
       Before taking shower for work at 7-11 pm, the first temptation was offered to me by Aladin Armada, who is one of the 3 people I have invited to attend the Thanksgiving of PMCC on April 15, 2018. He offered me to eat "Lomi" that he cooked at the hallway of Palau Royal Resort's Dormitory 1.
       I have mentioned to Jay Orio earlier that I am on a 24 hours fasting and he said to Aladin, "He is on fasting."

While playing piano at Waves Restaurant on that evening, I noticed an old Japanese couple who are amazed at a young Palauan couple with a baby having dinner to a table about 4 meters from their table.

Before going home, the Japanese couple want to have photos taken with me. I can't find a staff to take those photos when Harry Lin, our MIS Manager, arrived with his daughter Yolanda, whom he asked me a few months ago to teach piano using a very small piano toy he bought in Japan. The lessons didn't push through because of busy schedule. I told him before that I don't teach kids 4 years and younger. He thought that Yolanda can start with a toy-like piano that don't even have batteries to operate. And the sound is so 'cheap' and 'tunog-lata' or sounds like cans.

Harry took some photos of us with the Japanese couple and I took Yolanda near us to be in the photos.

The Japanese couple gave me $10.00 tip and I gave them my card.


Minutes later, I was asked by a staff what kind of drink I would like to have because the Palauan guy is offering me a drink. I said I am on a fasting but thanks anyway.

 At 9 pm, before going to Breeze Bar for another 2 hours of keyboard instrumental music, I go to the Palauan couple and asked for photographs with them and the baby.

I gave the guy my card and thanks them for their offer of drink. 

Whenever I am fasting, I always wear this very tight pants with belt so that my stomach will not feel hungriness especially when I am sleeping where I put the belt to the fullest. That's my experience since many, many years ago, that I can't sleep with empty stomach.


The last temptation is at Breeze Bar when Benny Billiones, the bartender and my former roommate, offered me pork adobo which I refused saying I'm on a fasting.

Benny is a 'product' of my fasting during the PMCC's 12th Anniversary and Thanksgiving in Sept. 2017 where Pastor/Presbyter Gali Concepcion was our guest speaker. Benny was able to attend that event and we had lunch there and proceed to the 2017 Palau National Chess Championship where I took some photos of him with the players and later was able to put in Tia Belau Newspaper.

Benny said he can't do fasting also like me in my younger days. 

DOING FASTING IS ONE OF THE TEACHINGS OF PMCC, WHO FOLLOWED WHAT ARE WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE.




Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002--April 30, 2018

              Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
              The Beginning of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              Soon to be published as a book

              Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
              Tia Belau Newspaper
              March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
              http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
              April 25, 2013--April 30, 2018

              The History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002 -- April 30, 2018

(1427) ANGELO -- FIRST QUALIFIER; LEIF -- 4TH ROUND BYE (TBN- Sept. 25, 2017)

GOSPEL MUSIC, WORDS OF GOD, BAPTISM AND CHESS

                    My roommate at PRR, Benny Billiones, 3^rd from left, experienced 4 good things in his life in one day, Sept. 17, 2017. He heard Gospel music with me and the PMCC choir, was inspired by 30 years of serving God by Pastor Gallagher Concepcion, was baptized after the service and will be featured in Chess Mate by me for the first time while watching the 3^rd round of 2017 PNCC Qualifying tilt. Others in this photo (L-R) are Bheng, Angie, Dennis, Angelo, Neph and Leif.

                                               (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

      ANGELO -- FIRST QUALIFIER;

           LEIF -- 4th ROUND BYE

The 3rd round of 2017 PNCC Qualifying had only one undefeated player, Angelo Salvadora, thus became the first qualifier by defeating previously unbeaten Dennis R Gonzales.

 Bobot Tan is still in the hunt for a slot when he drubbed Gonzalo Escapatoria;

 Neph Macasaet also won over Angie Sisior while Manuel Mahor is still in the run when he clobbered Wilson Barrameda and the shortest game of the day was between Baby Edna Mission vs. Leif Toribiong where the latter still has 1 hr. 2 min. in his clock when he was mated. Jennifer Angeles had a bye

. 4th ROUND PAIRINGS: (First name to play the white pieces) 1. Jojo vs. Dennis 2. Angelo vs. Jennifer 3. Wilson vs. Bobot 4. Angie vs. Bheng 5. Jun vs. Neph and Leif will have a BYE.

September 17, 2017 is the 12^th Anniversary and Thanksgiving of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4^th Watch) Palau Locale and I invited my roommate Benny Billiones to attend the service from 9:00am-12:30pm. He was baptized and we had lunch there.

Before dropping him off to Palau Royal Resort, we dropped by at Bethlehem Park to set the chess sets and clocks for the 3^rd round of 2017 Qualifying Tournament that features Angelo vs. Dennis; Bobot vs. Jojo; Neph vs. Angie; Jun vs. Wilson and Bheng vs. Leif.

After dropping Benny at PRR, I proceed to Tia Belau for my article on Sept. 18 and back again at Bethlehem Park. Minutes later, a car parked near us and there goes an American lady and her son.

 I've talked to an American lady, Jennifer Nehez, 2 weeks ago about her son who would like to join the junior division of 2017 PNCC. They didn't make it last week but they came at about 3pm on September 15 at Bethlehem Park (now known as Ernguul Park).

 I started teaching/playing Nicholas, 9 years old, with Jennifer watching. She said they are just 2 weeks here in Palau. When their 88 keys keyboard arrived from USA, I will teach Nicholas 1 hr. piano and 1 hr. chess in Airai. Jennifer also asked me if I teach Spanish language because she doesn’t like Nicholas to forget to speak Spanish. Although Philippines has been colonized by Spaniards for 100 years, only about 1% of Filipinos who speak Spanish, that’s being taught when I was in high school (1968-1972).

 I have to charge her extra for gas as I usually do to my students living outside Koror. Before leaving to go to another appointment, Jennifer, who works at US Embassy in Palau as Mission Deputy, and Nicholas gave me a rubber chess bracelet with CHECKMATE written at the center. THANK YOU, NICHOLAS! YOU'RE VERY THOUGHTFUL.

After the last game between Angelo and Dennis is finished, I proceed to teach Kyle Soriano guitar from 5:30-6:30pm. Before going back to PRR for dinner, I go to Adrian Abellera’s house to get the payment for his 10 raffle tickets to be drawn tonight at PMCC. Adrian is not home so I talked to Anna, his wife and GM of WCTC. She doesn’t have cash so she asked her son Jake to lend her $10.00.

After dinner at PRR, I proceed to PMCC for the Evangelistic Night by Pastor Gallagher Concepcion, our Guest Speaker from Hawaii, and raffle drawing. I filled up 10 extra tickets for Adrian because we don’t have time to look for those which I have given to him 3 weeks ago. I put his name—Adrian Abellera; Address –Koror; Tel. No. 488-8453.

When Emcee Sis. Jhoie Salvador announces the first prize winning number, she said, “The winner of $200.00 first prize is from Koror and his tel. no. is 488-8453 and he is Adrian…” I shouted to Sis. Jhoie that the family name is “Abellera”. I remember the tel. no. because I wrote it 10 times. I filled up 1 ticket for Nicholas Nehez for giving me a rubber chess bracelet which I always wear now.

When I informed Adrian about him winning the first prize, I told him that I have his ticket no. 1689 and I will go with him to redeem the cash prize whenever he is available. He said never mind and donated the $200.00 cash to the PMCC church!

               

My guitar/piano student Sam Tsao also won a towel as one of the 15 consolation prizes. I taught Jake piano for the first time on Sat. Sept. 23 and his younger brother Cole chess for the first time last Sat. Sept. 16 and 2^nd time on Sept. 23 with Sam as his training partner. Cole might participate in the 2017 PNCC Junior Division.

Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3839: 1. Qxh7+!! Kxh7 2. Rh3+ Kg7 3. Be7#

This week’s puzzle No. 3840: White to play and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

               Tia Belau Newspaper

               Pages 9-10

               Volume 26

               Issue 76

               September 25, 2017

              Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
              The Beginning of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              Soon to be published as a book

              Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
              Tia Belau Newspaper
              March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
              http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
              April 25, 2013 -- September 25, 2017

             The History of Chess in Palau
             By Roberto Hernandez
             June 09, 2002 -- September 25, 2017