(1514) MUSIC AND ME (March 15, 2018) 35th CIVIL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF ROBERTO-FLOR ON MARCH 11, 2018

 35th CIVIL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
                   OF ROBERTO-FLOR
                   ON MARCH 11, 2018

In this photo, I didn't know that I have this photo until I saw the scrap book that was displayed by my sister-in-law Vilma Miranda Belgar near the dining table where I also put on display at the shelf the big chess pieces that I made using guava wood and carved it manually using a saw, knife, sand
paper and lots of patience. There are bishops, king, queen and rook but no knight because it's very hard to carve. 
    I remember making my first chess set where I used the wood called "tuwi", which is very light and easy to break. When I finished all the pieces (king, queen, bishop, rook and pawns), my last piece is the knight. 
   I don't have something to copy on, just what I imagine in my mind. When it's finished, it looks like a dog!
   I borrowed a knight piece from the founder of Hagonoy Chess Club Miling Crisostomo, who is my practice partner after the 7-year-old boy (his nephew) that taught me how to play chess, could not beat me anymore.
   When me and my wife had a vacation in May 28, 2004 to send our daughter Karen to college for Nursing studies, Miling invited me to participate in the Baliwag Mayor's Cup Rapid Chess Tournament held every year at the Mayor's residence with cash prizes offered as well as free food and drinks.
   Miling asked me if I would like to drive but I refuse because I am not familiar with the place and the jeep that we are using is manual drive and I am using in Palau automatic car made in Japan (right wheel drive).


During our vacation last year (July 21-Aug. 11, 2017), I asked Vilma to take out those photos and I will scan it for better results.

That civil wedding photo was held in Makati, Metro Manila on March 11, 1983, 6 months after I have come back from Japan (April 04-Sept. 28, 1982) with the First Quarter Band composing of Toto (drummer), Matt (bass guitar), Jane Ramas (lady singer) and Frankie Ganalon (lead guitar), whom had me having communication with him through Facebook. We have no news/info from the other members.

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/01/music-and-me-nov-27-2014-funny-memories.html

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/05/music-and-me-april-30-2015-heart-beat.html

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2019/12/1760-music-and-me-aug-22-2019-frank.html

In September 25, 1983, we were married in the Sta. Ana church in Hagonoy, Bulacan.

My younger brother Jerry Angeles Hernandez and my co-employee/friend at The Plaza Restaurant Fernando Vergara, my 2 cousins from Manila, my sister-in-law Ma. Victoria (aka Baby) were secondary sponsors.

Fernando Vergara, middle, was the veil and cord secondary sponsor with a childhood friend.




HAPPY 35th CIVIL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO MY WIFE Flor Miranda-Hernandez on this day March 11, 2018...



 We're still going strong, blessed with a daughter Karen Cando and 2 grand kids Zachery Hernandez-Gregorio and Luan Tiffany Cando.


 We have $1,111.11 savings for our vacation in Sept.2018. Just in time for the 35th Church Wedding Anniversary on Sept. 25. 


Those 6 number ones have magical meaning to us as it is the numbers where my life is revolving now....Number 1 -- is my service to God through the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) Palau Locale; 

Number 2 is you; 

Number 3 is Karen, Zach and Tiffany; 


Number 4 is music;

 Number 5 is chess and

 Number 6 is Palau Royal Resort. 


THAT'S WHERE MY LIFE IS REVOLVING NOW --- GOD, YOU, KAREN-ZACH-TIFFANY, MUSIC, CHESS AND PRR! 


So, if they see me in Iyebukel, Airai, Ngerbeched and downtown Koror, I am teaching chess, ukulele, piano/keyboard, guitar.


 If they saw me in Australia, Russia, Turkey, Norway and Azerbaijan, I'm playing chess there representing Palau. 


And if they see me in Guam and Saipan, I'm there for the PMCC Pacific Area Fellowship or 2019 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship.


 PRAISE THE LORD! GOD IS GOOD! 






Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- April 19, 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 25, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
               April 25, 2013 -- April 19, 2018

               The History of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               June 09, 2002 -- April 19, 2018

(1418) MUSIC AND ME (June 29, 2017) JEFF RAMOS --INTERESTED IN PIANO-GUITAR LESSONS

                        JEFF RAMOS --
                       INTERESTED IN
            PIANO-GUITAR LESSONS

                  My wife Flor Miranda-Hernandez and I have a 22-day vacation from June 02-23, 2015 that we spent mostly in Hagonoy, Bulacan my home province. Flor’s cousin Tess Alvarez, also known as “Bunini” as her nickname, invited us for a reunion with their relatives in Imus, Cavite. They haven’t seen each other for more than 30 years.

                We rented a van for 3,000.00 pesos ($30.00) and we picked-up Flor’s sister Marivic and her son Harold Kyle on our way to the secured house. It looks like an ordinary house but inside one of the rooms are very expensive furniture and fixtures that almost all of us inspected the rooms and have photo session while inside.

                I and Welhem Ramos Belgar stayed in the garage where the food is prepared and we are just talking. Later after a sumptuous lunch, Jeff Ramos had a conversation with me regarding teaching him piano and guitar. I gave him my card earlier and he saw that I teach privately piano, keyboard, guitar and chess. I told him that we are just on a 22-day vacation. Because of the distance of his place and my province, it’s impractical to teach him even once a week.

                I remember teaching the 2 daughters of my cousin Celerina “Ka Rina” Dionisio Jumaquio in mid-80’s once a week, the distance is not that much because I can teach them in the same day and I can have a short 2 or 3 days visit to my parents, which reside just a few meters away from their house. At that time, Ka Rina and her husband Rading are in Japan as entertainers (duo). They’ve been there more than a dozen times in the same hotel.

                They told me once that they earned more than their salary doing extra job in the kitchen of the hotel. When I was in Japan with First Quarter Band in April 04-Sept. 28, 1982, I also earned extra by playing the Yamaha grand piano on Monday evenings, the day off of our band and the lady pianist of Celestial Bar at Hayashida Hotel in Kagoshima City, Japan. Our daily schedule there with Jane Ramas, our singer, Matt (bass guitar), Toto (drums) and Frankie Ganalon (lead guitar) is 12:00nn-12:30 (half hour break) and 1:00-1:30pm. At nighttime, it’s 7-7:30; 8-8:30 and 9-9:30.

                My schedule at the Celestial Piano Bar is the same as our evening schedule. During breaks, when my band members are having karaoke singing and drinking at bars nearby, I will go there and socialize/drink with them and go back 5 minutes before my playing time. I will stay with them after my final set. One night at Celestial, a guest requested Italian song “Volare” and put a music note of that song at the piano stand. I was not able to play it because I’m not a sight reader—or a musician that can play musical notes on the spot.

                When I was in Bahrain, that song is also popular there and I was able to get the lyrics of that song listening many times to cassette tape that I recorded in following the radio program every Friday afternoon-- “Million Sellers” where they broadcast the records (45 RPM) that made a sale of a million copies from 1920-1980. Now in Palau for 25 years, I can sing and play that song without looking at the notes.

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

               Tia Belau Newspaper

               December 29, 2002 -- September 09, 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 09, 2017

              The History of Chess in Palau

              By Roberto Hernandez

              June 09, 2002 -- September 09, 2017

               

                 

(942) MUSIC AND ME (April 30, 2015) The HEART BEAT and the DRUM BEAT of Toto in Japan

THE FIRST QUARTER BAND IN KAGOSHIMA CITY, JAPAN IN 1982
    From left to right, Roberto Hernandez (keyboard, vocals), Matt (bass guitar), Toto (drums), Jane Ramas (vocals) and Frank Ganalon (lead guitar, vocals). About 10 meters from this stage is the Celestial Bar where Roberto used to play the white grand piano on Mondays (Band's day off). 
                                                        (Photo by Frank Ganalon)


                  The  HEART BEAT and
                        the DRUM BEAT 
                        of Toto in Japan

A few weeks before going to Kagoshima City, Japan in early 1982, I always bring my 2 Japanese dictionaries and reading those while on a bus/jeep going to Toto's house, where we are practicing our songs and were given updates about the 6-month trip.

Toto is our band leader and drummer, who can speak fluent Japanese. His wife, Lisa is also leader of folk dancers performing also in a hotel in Kirishima (a province in Kagoshima).

Learning any language faster is not by theory or reading dictionaries but not applying it in actual conversation. Our singer Jane Ramas didn't bring any dictionary but she always talks to our Japanese friends even in 'broken' Japanese language just to practice the tongue in uttering words. SHE LEARNS THE FASTEST AMONG 4 OF US!

The band's day off is Monday. The management ask me if I can play on our day off at Celestial Bar where a Japanese lady pianist is also off on Monday. I agreed and the time of playing is night time only and during the time of the band --7:00-7:30pm (30 minutes break); 8:00-8:30 (30 minutes break) and 9:00-9:30.

There are some Monday nights that the other members are having bar hopping. They will call me and ask me to come to that bar by walking during my break time. Many times that our friend Kimiko Iwagawa are treating us to bars with karaoke. When I come, they will ask the karaoke operator to play "Wakaretemo Sukinahito" (a Japanese duet song) and me and Jane will sing it even though the characters in the karaoke are all written in Japanese. We memorize the song so the other customers thought that we can read Japanese.

After 25 minutes, I will leave them again to play for another 30 minutes at Celestial Bar. I will go back again to their bar/hotel where they are drinking during my break again. At 9:30, I will stay with them till midnight.

If they are not drinking on Monday night, I spent my break time window shopping around the hotel's perimeter, mostly in place where there are musical instruments and electronic shops to figure out how to save in buying electronics items. Toto gave us a hint for a real bargain -- when the item is the last one, the price is half.

There's one night in Celestial Bar that a Japanese guy requested me the Italian song "Volare" and put a music score at the music stand of the white Yamaha Grand Piano. I know the song by ear by about 70% and he noticed that I can't read notes very fast. 

During one of our evening performance, Jane is singing a slow American song. Toto is doing steady slow beat because the song is slow. But when a beautiful and sexy Japanese lady (in shorts!) passes by near Toto, his heart beat become faster and so is his drums beating!

Jane shouted at Toto, "Hey, Toto! The song is slow. Slow down! Forget about the sexy lady."

I told this story to a Japanese guest at Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort 3 years ago, who is a drummer in Japan. I asked him, "Are you like Toto?"
He denied it by saying, "No, No, No, No, No, No!" 

I brought a medium size chess board when I come to Japan in April 04 - September 28, 1982. It was used only thrice in 6 months. I teach the kids of Kimiko and Masato Iwagawa chess for some basic of chess but the interest of the kids (Masaki and Kikuko) are not encouraging. 


Source: Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
               The Beginning of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
          April 04, 1982 --April 30, 2015
              To be published as a book in the future
 
  

 

 

            

(887) MUSIC AND ME (Jan. 22, 2015) THE MAGIC AND APPEAL OF ROBERTO'S CARD TO YOUNG JAPANESE COUPLE

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
     This young Japanese couple came at Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort at 11:00 pm, the closing time of Roberto Hernandez' entertainment. But they still have a memorable conversation for 45 minutes. At right, stared for 20 minutes at Roberto's card while his wife, left, enjoyed the stories mostly about guests' requested songs to Roberto in the last 33 years.
                               (Photo by Roberto Hernandez) 


  THE MAGIC AND APPEAL OF ROBERTO'S
    CARD TO YOUNG JAPANESE COUPLE

AT 11:00 PM of Tuesday, January 13, 2015, Roberto has just finished playing the last song for the night when a young Japanese couple sit at the table in front of the keyboard.

After the song, Roberto announced in Japanese -- "Kyo no piano to uta wa saigo made. Doumo arigato gozaimasu." Which means "the piano and singing is over for today, thank you very much." I memorized these sentences because when we were in Japan (Kagoshima City) in April 04-Sept. 28, 1982, our singer Jane Ramas used to say these Japanese words after every set we played-- 5 times a day.

       First Quarter Band- Hayashida Hotel Kagoshima City
                                  April 04 - Sept. 28, 1982
From left to right -- Roberto Hernandez, keyboard, vocals; Matt - bass guitar, vocals; Toto -drums; Jane Ramas -singer; Frank Ganalon -lead guitar, vocals.
                                             (Photo by Frank Ganalon)


It's okay for the couple but I saw and feel it that I need to talk to them as they have nothing to do from 11pm onwards.

I started to talk to them about my working hours --in Japanese! --Shigoto wa sitsi ji kara, kyu ji made desu, resutoran-piano (and pointed at the Waves Restaurant), to kyu ji kara juichi ji made desu koko. Okyakusamu nemoi.  Which means --I work from 7-9pm at Waves Restaurant using a piano and from 9-11pm here only because the guests are sleeping already at that time. 

They ordered just one round of drinks. A few minutes within our conversation, I gave them my card. The guy, is looking at it like it's a book and it took him about 20 minutes staring at it. Maybe he's figuring what those means as 90% are written in English and the others written in Japanese and Russian.

  

The popular "Music Experience of Roberto Hernandez" is also included in the conversation as usual:
  

A PIANO WITH A VIEW
     Roberto Hernandez plays piano at Waves Restaurant of Palau Royal Resort from 6:00-9:00 pm every night except Friday (his day off). From 9:00-11:00 pm, he plays keyboard at Breeze Bar, about 30 meters from Waves Restaurant.
                                                                                                                                                           (Photo by: Jaime Guevarra)


         MUSIC EXPERIENCE OF ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
                                          (THE CRYING OLD JAPANESE GUY)

BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2007, the Queen of Koror, Palau Bilung Gloria Salii, her husband Carlos and daughter Uroi had dinner at Waves Restaurant. They gave me $10.00 tip and a glass of red wine.

Before they go home, I talked to Bilung and said, “I would like to give you a Christmas present. I will tune your piano for free before the end of this year.”

I became very busy and haven’t done my promise.

On her birthday, January 05, 2008, they had dinner again at Waves Restaurant with 3 other guests. I played all their favorite songs. She gave me $10.00 tip, a glass of red wine and a slice of her birthday cake.

After three weeks, they had another dinner at Waves and after giving me $5.00 tip this time, I asked for her telephone number at home so that I can set the date of tuning their piano. She said 488-6216.

On March 19, 2008 (Wednesday), I saw her at the entrance of Surangel’s Department Store. I said I will call her on Tuesday (March 25) and will tune their piano on Wednesday (March 26) which I did. After tuning their piano for 2 hours, she is ready to issue me a check but I said I promise to tune it for free as Christmas present. She gave me bananas instead!

The next day, God gave me more that I expected.

 While halfway on my piano playing at Waves Restaurant, a lone, old Japanese guy sits at a table about 7 meters from the piano. Ten minutes later, I started to play the Japanese song “Kawa No Nagareno Yo Ni”. In the middle of that song, I saw him get something from his front pocket- it’s a handkerchief! He is crying and was carried away by my expressive playing.

The two waitresses Maricar Baules and Maricel Carlos saw him crying and asked why. He pointed at me and I played with more expression. Goosebumps are all over my arms and body which I rarely feel when playing with much expression. I followed it up with another Japanese song “Subaru”. He cried more. The handkerchief is all wet!

When I played the song "Kou Jou No Tsuki", he pointed at the sky as the song is about moon. Tsuki is Japanese word for moon.

Fifteen minutes later, he gave me tip. I put it on the piano music stand. Edgar Cayanan, the Assistant Food & Beverage Manager said, “Kuya”, (Older brother) “I don’t think that’s the color of a $5.00 bill.” He checked the tip and said “It is a hundred dollar!” I just continue to play and ignore him as I don’t look at the amount of tip I get until the giver has left.

Edgar told about it to Maricar and Maricel. The two also checked the tip and said. “It’s really $100.00! Can we have some?”

 When the generous man left, a Japanese couple sat at the same table where he sat. The guy requested 3 Japanese songs (Goodbye My Love, Itoshino Elly and the third one, I forgot). I was able to play all those 3 songs and he gave me $1.00 tip!

 Philippine Ambassador to Palau Ramoncito Marino, the biggest supporter of chess in Palau, and his wife Issa were having dinner at that time with an old Japanese lady guest. When he sat down at the piano to play a couple of songs, that’s the only time I look at the tip- it’s really $100.00. I said to the Ambassador, “Look, sir, a Japanese guy gave me $100.00 tip without requesting and another guy who requested 3 songs gave me $1.00”.

The next day, Friday, Edgar said that the man who gave me $100.00 tip last night said he made a mistake in giving me that amount. I said, “It is okay, I haven't spend it yet and when he comes back, I’ll give him back the $100.00 and it’s up to him to decide how much he really wants to give me.”

On Saturday evening, he comes back. While having dinner at the same table, I played all the other Japanese songs that I didn’t play on that Thursday night. When I play the 2 songs that made him cry, he didn’t cry anymore.

 After his dinner, he comes to me with Cathy (Chinese waitress) by his side. He said, “Do you know the guy who plays piano in the cruise by the name of Norman?” I said, “No. Does he play Japanese songs also?” He said yes but only a few. Then he gave me tip again and I put it in my polo shirt pocket. And he left for Japan. Maricel saw that he gave me again and asked how much. I looked at it and it’s another $100.00!

He didn’t make a mistake. Edgar is just kidding me and maybe jealous.


Source: Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
             The Beginning of Chess in Palau
             By Roberto Hernandez
             December 2007
             To be published as a book in the future 
 
The couple is going back to Japan that night. Because of their enjoyment, they will be back again to Palau. 

Breeze Bar is closed at 12:00 midnight. At 1145, Muning, the cashier, asked Roberto if he had some more things to bring in the store room.

The keyboard and some stuff are not yet secured. When the Japanese couple heard it, that's the time that they go back to their room for the early morning chartered flight.

Although no tips from them, Roberto is very happy with new friendship. He asked them to check the Palau Chess Federation website http://palau-chess.blogspot.com 

ROBERTO PROMISED THEM TO BE FEATURED HERE, AND HERE IT IS!


Source: Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
            The Beginning of Chess in Palau
            By Roberto Hernandez
            December 2007 - February 2015
            To be published as a book in the future

          

(858) MUSIC AND ME (Nov. 27, 2014) FUNNY MEMORIES OF FIRST QUARTER BAND IN JAPAN (April 04-Sept. 28, 1982)

LEAD GUITARIST OF FIRST QUARTER BAND - FRANK GANALON
      Frankie Ganalon, middle, was the lead guitarist of First Quarter Band in Hayashida Hotel in Kagoshima City, Japan. The other members are Roberto Hernandez (pianist/keyboard player), Jane Ramas (singer), Toto (drummer and band leader), and Matt, bass guitar.                                                       (Photo from Frank Ganalon Facebook Timeline)


                FUNNY MEMORIES OF
        FIRST QUARTER BAND IN JAPAN
                   (April 04 - Sept. 28, 1982)

I knew from the start that our trip to Japan to perform at Hayashida Hotel in Kagoshima City, Japan is real because we were given our one month salary 3 weeks before our departure.

Unlike today that you have to pay big amount for placement fees to the agency, the trip is all-expense paid although it's only for 6 months.

After getting our one-month advance payment, I invited all members of the group for an outing to my uncle's fish pond.

They prepared fried noodles (pancit) and pork adobo (stewed pork).

We traveled through the river on a long, motorized banca (boat made from long log) for 20 minutes.

When we reached the fish fond, all of them experienced real fresh sea foods. My uncle Subring gets a bunch of bamboo from the river filled with oysters attached to it. It goes directly to the boiling water, dip it for a few seconds and started to get the oysters with a knife and put it in a sauce consisting of vinegar, salt, pepper, and onions.

My cousin has a net and it caught a big milk fish. He throws the jumping fish to our singer Jane Ramas. She's afraid and excited at first because it's her first time to see a live milk fish. All milk fish you can see at the market are dead for a few hours or even days.

She picked it up, hold it firmly and put it straight to the barbecue grill. THERE'S NO OTHER GRILLED FISH FRESHER THAN THAT!

My uncle Subring also get some mussels from the river also attached to the bamboo. It makes a good soup if cook with water, onion, garlic, ginger, salt and chili leaves.

There are also some shrimps, crabs and tilapia fish--all alive when cooked. 

NOBODY AMONG US EAT THE FRIED NOODLES AND PORK ADOBO THAT WE BROUGHT. WE LEAVE IT FOR UNCLE, HIS WIFE AND KIDS BECAUSE THEY CRAVE FOR THOSE WHILE WE THAT LIVE IN THE CITY CRAVE FOR FRESH SEAFOOD.

 During our chat at Facebook, Frankie told me that he's been to Tokyo, Japan once with a band but only for a short time.

He also congratulates me upon seeing my numerous photos from Australia, Russia and Istanbul, Turkey for chess competitions. He said I was able to use/apply my other passion aside from music.

During our trip on April 04, 1982, we have a stopover in Hong Kong and then to Okinawa before boarding a big bus in going to Kagoshima City. The bus can accommodate more than 70 people and there are only 5 of us.

We realized later that Hayashida Hotel is only a 9-story hotel while our apartment is 11-story high.

We were given 20,000 yen as food allowance. We like the rice (sticky and big grains) and will cook it before we perform at lunch time --11:00-11:30 and 12:00 -12:30 with 30 minutes break in between sets.

We adapted very easily to the climate and performance. One time in the afternoon when we are practicing a sad song, Jane was singing with much expression that one of the lady guest was in tears and was carried away by the song even though it's a Japanese song being sung by a Filipino.

It becomes Jane's trademark -- singing with expression.

 From left to right -- Roberto at the keyboard/Electone Organ, Matt - bass guitar, Toto -drums, Jane Ramas-vocals and Frank Ganalon-lead guitar.
                                                      (Photo by Frank Ganalon - 1982)

There is one performance of us that Jane did everything to get the guests attention while she is singing. But there are times that even the best expressive singers can't get the attention they want.

 Without Jane Ramas this time, and the male members are wearing white suit.
                                                     (Photo by Frank Ganalon)
                                            

SHE SAID TO ROBERTO: "I'M TIRED. I GIVE UP. I TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THEY ARE UNRESPONSIVE. IT'S YOUR TURN!"

Without hesitation, Roberto sung a different version of The Big 3 Sullivan's "May Pulis Sa Ilalim Ng Tulay" (There Is A Policeman Under The Bridge") popularized by that group of singer/comedian in 1974. 

Roberto's version is "May Tatay Sa Ibabaw Ng Nanay" or (There is a Father On Top of The Mother).

Like in the original song, there are additions of lyrics to the succeeding stanzas:

MAY TATAY, MAY TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY,
MAY TATAY, MAY TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY,
MAY TATAY, MAY TATAY, MAY TATAY, MAY TATAY,
MAY TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY.


GUMALAW ANG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY,
(The butt of the father on top of the mother has moved!) 
GUMALAW ANG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY,
GUMALAW, GUMALAW, GUMALAW, GUMALAW,
GUMALAW ANG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY.


BUMILIS ANG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY, (The movement of the butt of the father on top of the mother has gone faster!)
BUMILIS ANG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY,
BUMILIS, BUMILIS, BUMILIS, BUMILIS,
BUMILIS ANG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY.


NAGISING ANG BATA SA BILIS NG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY, (The baby got awaken by the fast movement of the butt of the father on top of the mother!)
NAGISING ANG BATA SA BILIS NG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY,
NAGISING, NAGISING, NAGISING, NAGISING,
NAGISING ANG BATA SA BILIS NG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY.


NABITIN ANG TATAY NAGISING ANG BATA SA BILIS NG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY,
(The father is not finished yet because the baby got awaken by the fast movement of the butt of the father on top of the mother!)
NABITIN ANG TATAY NAGISING ANG BATA SA BILIS NG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY,
NABITIN, NABITIN, NABITIN, NABITIN,
NABITIN ANG TATAY NAGISING ANG BATA SA BILIS NG GALAW NG PUWIT NG TATAY SA IBABAW NG NANAY.



The tempo of this song is march and the guests like it and there are applause from them! Jane is surprised! She said, "Oh, that's what you like, hah!" And she followed it with another march beat song -- Jambalaya.

Jane learned something from that incident. I apply it also while playing solo in any place where I play music. If nobody is listening to me, I will play whatever songs I'd like to play. When they clap to the last song that I played, then I'll play the same songs/style/tempo that they appreciated. 

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:         3 REQUESTS, 9 JAPS, $10.00 TIP

                           Among this 9 Japanese guests, 3 requested different songs – Dancing All Night by the guy at left, back row, Tokino Nagareni Mia Makase by one of the ladies and Yume No Tochu by the guy 2^nd from right, back row, who is also the one that gave $10.00 tip. He said to me, “I remember you.”

                    B  R  E  A  D

 I was in Japan in April 04-Sept. 28, 1982 playing with “The First Quarter Band”, a 5-member band composed of lady singer Jane Ramas, Frankie Ganalon as lead guitar, Toto as drummer, Matt as bass guitarist  and me on the keyboard (I’m using an electone organ with bass pedal). Because Matt was the ‘weakest’ among us because he’s not experienced enough, I usually play the bass pedal to support the band’s weakness.

Our schedules of performances at Hayashida Hotel in Kagoshima City were 12:00 noon-12:30; 30 minutes break; 1:00pm-1:30 pm; 6:00-6:30 pm; 30 minutes break; 7:00-7:30pm; 30 minutes break and 8:00-8:30 pm.

The band’s day off is Monday and I’m playing at Celestial Bar of the hotel for extra income. I have the same time of performances as the band’s performances but only during evening.

At 1:30 pm, most of the time, we’re doing window shopping on our way to our apartment. One afternoon, we passed by at a music store where original cassette tapes were being sold. Jane, our singer, asked me to help her to look for “Bread”, a very popular American band whose hits songs include “Aubrey”, “Baby I’m A-Want You”,  “Belonging”, “Diary”, “Everything I Own”, “Games of Magic”, “If”, “Make It With You” and “The Guitar man”.

When Bread disbanded, its lead singer David Gates still continue doing solo and carried himself very well with some hits like “Clouds”, “Goodbye Girl” and “Take Me Now”.

I started to look for Bread in the hundreds of cassette tapes on display. Jane became impatient and asked me again, “Have you found any Bread?”

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS FUNNY AND SURPRISING!!!

I shouted to her when I found something different but better. I said, “JANE, I FOUND “BREAD” WITH BUTTER INCLUDED!!!   I didn’t know that there is a group of musician and their name is BREAD AND BUTTER!

We all laughed and had good time learning about Bread And Butter!

                           CONTINUATION OF “MY REPERTOIRE OF INTERNATIONAL SONGS”

                                                                    Half of “D” (33 songs)

DADDY’S HOME (Cliff Richard)                                                                                           R     26

DAHIL MAHAL KITA (Boyfriends) (Filipino Song)                                                          OPM 27

DAHIL SA ISANG BULAKLAK (Filipino Song)                                                                    OPM 31

DAHIL SA IYO (Filipino Song)                                                                                            OPM 28

D A I T E   (Japanese Song)                                                                                                  J        8

DANCING ALL NIGHT (Japanese Song)                                                                              J      10

1976       DANCING QUEEN (Abba)                                                                                                     DB255

DANDANSOY (Filipino Song)                                                                                             OPM 78

DANIEL (Elton John)                                                                                                             G     37

1913       DANNY BOY (Irish Song)                                                                                                      DBI 37

DANNY’S SONG (Loggins & Messina)                                                                                R     19

1945       DAY BY DAY                                                                                                                           DB140

1955       DAY-O (Banana Boat) (Harry Belafonte)                                                                          

1962       DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES                                                                                                 DB141

DAY TRIPPER (Beatles)                                                                                                         R   209

DEEP IN MY HEART (Jose Mari Chan) (Filipino Song)                                                  OPM180

1979       DÉJÀ VU (Dioone Warwick)                                                                                                R   129

DELILAH (Tom Jones)                                                                                                           G     37

DELTA DAWN (Tanya Tucker)                                                                                            G     39

DEREBCHESIIL (Palauan Song)                                                                                            DBI 62

DESCENDENTS OF DRAGON (Taiwanese Song)

1984       DESERT MOON (Dennis De Young)                                                                                    DB  48

1973       DESPERADO (Eagles)                                                                                                            G     41

196         DEVOTED TO YOU (Everly Brothers)                                                                                 B   189

D. H. LOBANG (Palauan Song)                                                                                            DBI 69

1957       D I A N A   (Paul Anka)                                                                                                         B     70

D I A R Y   (Bread)                                                                                                                 R   130

DICK AND JANE (Bobby Vinton)

196         DIDN’T WE (Frank Sinatra) (Paul Williams)                                                                       G     43

DIL DIL LOMAIS (Palauan Song)                                                                                         G P 17

1985       DI NA NATUTO (Gary Valenciano) (Filipino Song)                                                         OPM 45

DITO BA (Kuh Ledesma) (Filipino Song)                                                                         OPM 74

DIYOS LAMANG ANG NAKAKAALAM (Filipino Song)                                                    OPM 43

DO I HAVE TO SAY THE WORDS (Bryan Adams)                                                                  G  45

Source: Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
              Tia Belau Newspaper
             Pages 9 and 12
             Volume 22
            Issue 15
            February 21, 2013

For being the pianist at PRR choir, I was given a free gift certificate of dinner for one at Palau Royal Resort's Waves Restaurant. It was used by my wife Flor during the time of the first photo in this post. She's in the rest room when I've got the $10.00 tip. But she saw an old Japanese lady gave me $5.00 tip after she gave me a photo of me and her taken last year at the same place --near the piano.                                                  (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

 




Sources: Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
              The Beginning of Chess In Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez

              Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
              Tia Belau Newspaper
         
              Music and Me
              By Roberto Hernandez

              History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              April 1982 - January 2015
              To be published as a book in the future