Jeff Balbalosa,left, won the 1st runner-up plum of 2012 Palau National Chess Champinship (Class B) and shared his prize of dinner for 2 to other players -- from left, Jon "Sib" Manuel Reyes, Baby Edna "Bheng" Mission, Roberto Hernandez and Angelica "Angie" Parrado, who refused to be in the photo and took it herself instead.
(Photot by Angelica Parrado)
SIGHT AND HEARING
I TOLD Moded and Ultei Whipps this joke: A man is boasting how good is his eyesight to the man next to him and ask a question, “Do you see that ant on top of the hill?” The 2ndman noticed that he is just boasting and ask him, “You can see an ant that far?” He will reply, “Yes! Can you see it?” His final answer: “No! But I can hear its footsteps!”
On the 2nd time I told this to Ultei, she remembers the right answer,“No! But I can hear its footsteps!”
There’s a connection with this joke to my annoying experiences with a man with this kind of extraordinary hearing.
More than 20 times in 6 years that chef horie told me to lower the volume of my piano playing.
I HAVE NEVER HAD A COMPLAIN FROM GUESTS WHO ARE 2 FEET AWAY FROM PIANO BUT MANY COMPLAINS FROM HIM WHO IS 30 FEET AWAY FROM THE PIANO.
A piano has 3 damper pedals—the one on the right is for sustain, the middle is for mute and the left pedal is for sound control. I’m the only pianist in the world that steps on the left pedal more than the sustain pedal.
You can see that the pedal on the left is always like newly polished. That’s why my left shoe is always the first one to break.
The only complaint I’ve got was from a lady guest about 4 years ago when a boy at the table in front of the piano played with the water goblet to make a buzzing sound. I was irritated when he continues to do so without respect to the one playing piano.
I played loudly to offset his annoying habit. To make it louder, I didn’t step on the left pedal. The lady who complains is 20 feet away!
The worst time that horie told me to lower the volume is when I am at the finale part of playing Japanese song “Ai No Sanka” (“If You Loved Me” – American version). I’m playing with expression, giving all I’ve got to satisfy the old Japanese lady who requested it—THEN, the way he told me to lower it down is not nice. I lost my mood for the rest of the night.
I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S PART OF HIS TACTIC OF CONTROLLING MY MUSIC BUT I’M SURE OF ONE THING—HE IS A KIND OF PERSON THAT NO MUSICIANS CAN IMPRESS HIM WITH THEIR MUSIC.
BUT I PLAY MUSIC TO IMPRESS OR SATISFY MULTI-NATIONAL GUESTS AND NOT A SINGLE CRITIC!
The good thing is… he’s not doing it now anymore since the new GM took over. But for how long, nobody can tell.
CONTINUATION OF “MY REPERTOIRE OF INTERNATIONAL SONGS” (E)
EARLY MORNIN’ RAIN (Peter, Paul & Mary) G 51
1977 E A S Y (Lionel Richie) G 53
1953 EBB TIDE (Righteous Brothers) (Platters) DB142
1982 EBONY AND IVORY (Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder) B 337
1959 EDELWEISS R 32
1964 EIGHT DAYS A WEEK (Beatles) R 220
EIGHTEEN OB (18 OB) (Palauan Song)
EL BIMBO (Instrumental)
1966 ELEONOR RIGBY (Beatles) R 220
1933 EL CONDOR PASA (Simon & Garfunkel) B 168
1979 ELLY MY LOVE (Ray Charles)
EMERAECH (Palauan Song) G P 21
1945 EMBRACEABLE YOU R 30
EMMANUELLE (Instrumental)
EMOTIONS (Bee Gees) R 156
1982 ENDLESS LOVE (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross) B 317
ERES TU (Spanish Song) DBI 28
ESPANA CANI (Spanish Song)
ESTUDYANTE BLUES (Freddie Aguilar) (Filipino Song) OPM 39
ETERNAL FLAME (Bangles) R 135
1953 ETERNALLY R 62
1978 EVEN NOW (Barry Manilow) DB215
1982 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER (Air Supply)
1976 EVERGREEN (Barbra Streisand) R 163
EVER SINCE THE WORLD BEGUN (Survivor) R 157
EVERYBODY KNOWS (Dave Clark 5) B 176
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (Police)
196 EVERYDAY (Buddy Holly and The Crickets) B 179
EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU (Boyzone) DB 9
EVERY LITTLE THING (Beatles) R 191
EVERYTHING I DO (I Do It For You) (Bryan Adams) G 55
1972 EVERYTHING I OWN (Bread) B 196
1985 EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY (Paul Young) B 207
EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE (Eddie Rabbitt) DB 76
1978 EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD (Air Supply) DB 89
EVIL WAYS (Santana) R 22
E W A N (Apo Hiking Society) (Filipino Song) OPM 76
1960 EXODUS R 164
1982 EYE IN THE SKY (Allan Parsons Project) B 326
1982 EYE OF THE TIGER (Survivor) B 344
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