(1566) MUSIC AND ME-328 (July 26, 2018) $70.00 TIP FROM A JAPANESE FAMILY AND PALAUAN BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT

$70.00 TIP FROM A

JAPANESE FAMILY and

Palauan Birthday Celebrant

This Japanese family enjoyed the food and music at the Waves Restaurant of Palau Royal Resort and proceed at the Breeze Bar and enjoyed more Japanese and international music with me for another 2 hours. The lady at left gave me an additional $20.00 tip after I've got $40.00 from them at Waves Restaurant. Their mom, enjoyed also the music and I made her cry with my rendition of old Japanese and American songs. She hugged me tightly when these photos were taken.

In July 25, 2018, while I was playing piano at Waves Restaurant of Palau Royal Resort, I didn't know that the family at the right hand corner of the restaurant are Japanese. Then, a Japanese girl is watching me play. To test her nationality, I played the Sukiyaki song and she sings with me to the lyrics to the amazement of her father. Only then that I realized that they are Japanese. I gave the girl my card and she showed it to her family members. I can see some of them take a very good look at the card because it has my name written in Russian, English and Japanese.

I told this Japanese family that I've been to Japan in April 04-Sept. 28, 1982 in Hayashida Hotel at Kagoshima City. Because of strong internet connection now in Palau since Dec. 7, 2017, they were able to search the Hayashida Hotel and found out that it's not existing anymore. They also search the song "Anak" by Freddie Aguilar, whom I said to them that he always sing the original version of "Anak" wherever he goes as the original is always the best. I mentioned to them that it was recorded in many languages like Japanese, Italian, English, Korean, etc. They search again the "Anak" and learned the meaning of its lyrics in Japanese. They requested me to sing it in Tagalog and I sang it with expression that made their mother cry.

A boy from the Japanese family looked at my Japanese song book and he requested "Roppongi Rarabai" and I asked him if he can sing it. And he did! It's my first time to hear a Japanese singing that song. The chorus of the song is so good that I can play with expression on that part.

There is a Palauan birthday celebrant close to their table and the staff sang Happy Birthday To You song with me playing the piano enthusiastically and at the end of that song, I played the upbeat Japanese song "Chako No Kaigan Monogatari".

Later, a Palauan guy gave me $10.00 tips all in 1 dollar bill.

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- September 03, 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 -- September 03, 2018

              The History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002 -- September 03, 2018

(553) MUSIC AND ME (Aug. 15, 2013) Continuation of "My Repertoire Of International Songs"

PALAUAN-JAPANESE GIRL
     If Batman and Batwoman had a son, what name do you call him? --Batboy!
     If Superman & Supergirl had a son, what name do you call him? --Superboy!
     The girl's father in this photo is Palauan and her mom is Japanese, how do you call this girl? --Japalese!
     If Paul and Paula (the singer of "Hey, Paula") had a son, what name will they call him" -- Paulo?   No!   Then what?     "Charles".  Why?    "It's their choice! Mind your own business!"
                                                                                                   (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
     

repertoire of international songs

(Roberto A. Hernandez – Musician, Palau Royal Resort)

                                                                     E

YEAR                                          TITLE/Artist                                                          PAGE

            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)


Source: Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
             The Beginning of Chess in Palau
             by Roberto Hernandez
             August 15, 2013
            To be published as a book in the future