Memories of the Past Decade

Here's to the ones that we got
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
Of everything we've been through
Toast to the ones here today
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
And the memories bring back, memories bring back you

Salamat sa inyo mga kaibigan ko

Maroon 5 Memories (of the past decade)

Christmas 2019

Max YouTube Cover Star

Max Schneider sings a lot of cover songs. He can carry a tune, any tune. He sings a lot of songs with angst. 7 years after, he still sings covers, thanks to collaborating with genius musician Kurt Hugo Schneider KHS and fellow vocalists Sam Tsui and Victoria Justice.

His channel Max has a base of over 1.7 million subscribers. Posts have been viewed by billions of YouTube visitors. At age 27, his net worth is estimated to be over $1M. (Kurt at age 29 in 2017 net worth is over $5M).

How he reached that stature is through YouTube.
What can’t Max, the incredible, young and talented singer not sing? What KHS can not play?


In USA Today article published 2014, singing covers paid off for actor Max Schneider "LOS ANGELES — Singing his version of pop hits by Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars has paid off for actor Max Schneider. His YouTube channel has more than 700,000 subscribers and helped get his name out there. He co-stars in NBC's Crisis TV show, and is about to embark on a 24-city tour singing his own material, thanks to his growing online fan base. He told us about why so many folks start off singing other people's hits in a recent interview at USA TODAY's L.A. offices."

Here are some of his cover songs posted 5-7 years ago many of which are among my favorites.

Max in his Sugar post gives tips on how aspiring musicians can build a career in pop music.

Manila has both talentented vocalists and musicians. Online infrastructure is in place though unstable at times (internet speed of at least 50 Mbps to support 4K quality. 4K LED TVs available at local appliance stores). Studios can be built.

The template for success has been decoded and deconstructed. Can Manila replicate Max's story? Abangan.

Breakeven by The Script
Without You by Usher and David Guetta 
Demons by Imagine Dragons 
Counting Stars by One Republic 
Not Over You by Gavin DeGraw 
Try by Colbie Caillat 
Say Something by A Great Big World 
Love me like you do by Ellie Goulding 
Titanium by David Guetta 
Maroon 5 Medley 
It will Rain by Bruno Mars 
Payphone by Maroon 5 
When I was your man by Bruno Mars 
So Sick by Neyo 
Somebody that I used to know by Gotye 
Stay by Rihanna 
Hold on We’re Going Home by Drake 
Maps by Maroon 5 
How to Save a Life by the Fray 
Problem by Ariana Grande 
Bang Bang 
Bruno Mars Medley 
Give me Love by Ed Sheeran 
Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke 
Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s 
As Long as You Love Me by Justin Bieber 
Somewhere Only We Know by Keane 
Lean on by Major Lazer 
The Other Side by Jason Derulo 
Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran 
Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri 
Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis 
Take me to Church by Hozier 
Lights Down Low 
She looks so Perfect by 5SOS 
Sugar by Maroon 5 

Flavors Texture and Colors of Christmas

UPSAri-sari: MusicKasaysayan III

The UP Singing Ambassadors capped this academic 2019 year with UPSAri-sari: MusicKasaysayan III their flagship educational workshop with a choral clinic where invited choirs go through a 4-day crash course and workshop on choir history and singing enhancement.

Facilitated by Dr. Eduardo Manguiat, conductor of the UP Singing Ambassadors, 8 choirs were beneficiaries of their advocacy of raising the level of appreciation of music among choir and non-choristers through lectures, vocalization and other voice exercises, one-on-one coaching and demonstration.


Workshop culiminated with a grand concert where choirs presented a signature classical and popular contemporary OPM number with the UP Singing Ambassadors. Participating in this program were: UP Engineering Choir, UP Mania Chorale, UP Serenata, The Iglesia ni Cristo Sanctuary Choir, Lyceum of Alabang Sangtinig Chorale, Muntinlupa Chorus, Tagumpay Chamber Choir and Quiapo Chorale.

Staged at the UP Diliman David Consunji Theater at the Civil Engineering building this 20 December, the two-hour concert was a musical treat with the choirs performing with enhanced singing prowess.

Show ended with an excerpt from Handel's Messiah by the ensemble composed of all participating choirs closing the concert with a theme appropriate for the Christmas season.


The lead choir lived up to its name of promoting the interest of music through its music and unselfish sharing of skills and competency in choir singing execution.

Thank you UP Engineering Choir for the invitation and ticket.

#EnggChoirEncore
#IlangTulogPaba

Bird Watching and Difficult Documenting at a Gated Residential Area

Hope This Christmas

This Christmas, let me interrupt and surprise you with the message of hope

A hope that affirms our humanity with all its glory and brokenness

That we do feel the hope in our hearts and realize it in our actions

May we attain the joy and peace that comes with this hope

Merry Christmas!

Thought lifted from the homily of Fr. Nemy Que S.J. delivered on the 3rd Simbang Gabi at the Gesu 17 December 2019

Homily starts at 46:14

Kalel 15 Movie

There is still a gem in Kalel at 15, a character sketched by Elijah Canlas who is a product of a dysfunctional family and a young adult diagnosed with a medical condition. 

Even with the hurdles and normal life's derailers, Kalel manages.

He is a dutiful son to his mother, tender, appealing and responsible to his lover, loyal to his friends. In private, he is adventurous and playful. 

Yet, the circumstances have not been not favorable to him; he is abandoned by his mother and sister and eventually dropped by his father. He gets angry when his mother leaves him and his sister for her married lover, when his girlfriend partners with an athlete for not satisfying her sexually, when a close friend betrays him with a guarded secret. Finally, he despised life when his priest father will not support his step sister.

There are yearnings to recover like getting her sister out of jail, going back home and did  not materialize. Even with these major challenges particularly his medical condition which are not just set backs, Kalel did not escape life.

Kalel will live and survive despite all. He has grit and is resilient. 

Elijah essayed an unconventional, uncertain and difficult young adults' life in this well produced film of Jun Lana.

The final frame registered a mischievous grin foretelling vengeance.

#kalel15

Enjoying You Tube Music Covers

YouTube renewed my interest in music, an interest that dated back to my childhood days (although with no musical heritage) but waned because of schooling and work.

Since the discovery of High Definition transmittal (at least 1080p up to 2260p.4k) and receiving, transmittal matched with a stable wi-fi and received in the comfort of home audiophile set up, music appreciation is enhanced.

Three channels captured my interest for their playlist, diversity of music, quality of production and a deep inventory. All three are US-based: TheSamTsui collaborating with Kurt Hugo Schneider (who also has his own KHS channel) and Scary Pockets.

All three have over 400 covers built over a span of  at least 9 years and dynamically increasing. All have a lead musician, Jack Conte for Scary Pockets, Kurt S. for KHS and Sam Tsui. Jack is backed up by a full band, Kurt is the composer, arrangement, musician and plays all instruments as a one-man band.

Kurt and Sam are in their early 30’s with degrees at Yale University. Kurt majored in Mathematics; Sam earned a degree in Greek. The duo graduated summa cum laude. They creatively create mashups, a mixture of several elements or related songs.

On free channel (with local advertisements), the three gift us with meticulously selected pop pieces popularized by other internationally known singers.

Hearing one piece, leads to the next and to the next as if the playlist is limitless. (Music is best appreciated in a home theater set up.)

Sam, Kurt and Scary are your alter options to Wish 107.5. Warning though that this lead can develop into a new addicting viewing and listening habit because selected cover songs are popular, familiar, compelling and well written and arranged.

Click and listen. Scary Pockets, a cover of "Viva La Vida" by Scary Pockets feat. Maiya Sykes https://youtu.be/JP3nskD7ebU

Kurt Schenieder’s medley of Maroon 5 featuring Max Schnieder and Victoria Justice https://youtu.be/p5eoHHrTKvs

Sam Tsui with a mashup of Let it Go and Let Her Go https://youtu.be/aoBELyv9cgk
and Love the Way You Lie https://youtu.be/HkHJ2-zoSB4

Their production is a delight to watch because the three excel in their field. love music and enjoy performing. When music is engaging, I remember this quote by Friedrich Nietzsche “In music the passions enjoy themselves.”

UP Engineering Choir 2019 "Ilang tulog ba pa?"

"There's a fire starting in my heart," sings Adele. Talking to several choir members of the UP Engineering Choir, that perhaps is the compelling reason for them to memorize, vocalise, practice, sacrifice. Balancing with their academic pursuit, family relations, personal agenda, joining a choir to sing and to blend with a group was an effort.

"Nobody says it was easy," says Coldplay but they pulled it through at the David Consunji Theater at UP Diliman last 5 December 2019 with their Eng' G Choir In Encore "Ilang Tulog Pa Ba?" There is the exam tomorrow, Typhoon Tisoy yesterday, the class suspensions this week; these did not get in the way to mount the concert.

Perfection for a singing and artistic performance was not expected from a group studying a  technical field. But the fact that excellence in performing, the same value that drives them to study well was embedded in them for the fire in their hearts made the night truly memorable particularly for them, their college and to us the audience.

Philippe Freznosa  in accepting the UP EC presidency just this September 2019 had three interests: the choir holds, remaining solid and intact, his leadership learning and personal growth. After the last encore "Munting Sanggol" he perhaps realized he achieved them all.

Thank you for sharing with us your music.

Encore! Hanggang sa susunod.


#EnggChoirEncore

#IlangTulogPaBa

Greens and Produce

Produce of the earth sold at prices affordable to its simple folks

Greens nourished well by an abundant water and the bright sun

At the southern back end of an island now made accessible by concrete highways on both the east and west sides, 5 hours via Calapan or 4 hours from Abra de Ilog

San Jose in Occidental Mindoro is slowly moving up from a 1st class municipality to cityhood

Hopefully it still remains as it is for a longer time; quaint, slow-paced, laid-back

Where the indigenous minorities are free to roam around the forest and the mountains

And the farmers still have the productive rice farmlands to till not yet converted to commercial lots and subdivisions

For now

Cellist and Trumpheter

Cinema Paradiso is one of my favourite films. It is a growing up story of an Italian in Sicily who recalls his love for film, friendship and lost love as a boy scored with a melodic music.

Cellist Yo-yo Ma and trumpheter Chris Botti collaborated in  interpretating the moving piece. The live version of the two artists hits you down to the core if you quietly listen.

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When we allowed the child in us to prevail in our younger days, we certainly would have had a lot  of unique Cinema Paradiso moments.

YouTube Musical Marathon Viewing

YouTube Marathon viewing seen in High Definition

Is saying “sorry” truly difficult to say? Anyone can say it but expressing it with sincerity is hard.

Which version of “Sorry seems the hardest word” was interpreted with sincerity dramatizing the pain of rejection?
It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word

The original by Elton John https://youtu.be/c3nScN89Klo
Diana Kralls’ https://youtu.be/_hSn4-F4zjE
Group “Blue” with Elton John https://youtu.be/JCuYcCH3Yos
Clay Aiken https://youtu.be/3_hyY0CDD74
Joe Cocker https://youtu.be/axcXYkiO82Q
Joe McElderry https://youtu.be/j93WvstotJ4

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 Simple straight forward messages in a song interpreted by Joe McElderry, 2009 winner of Britain's X Factor.
I felt the sadness hearing him interpret the songs sorry seems to be the hardest word and she's out of my life.
I felt how it was when you reached your peak, you'd wish that you don't let the sun go down on me.
Joe McElderry then age18 caught the imagination of the English viewers. He matured, evolved as a singer and as an artist.

But I wished Joe did not age and remained angelic and pure.
Watch his performances.
https://youtu.be/SI-i_1FtebQ
https://youtu.be/4FpqdqyyNsw
https://youtu.be/WKozpAeHu9w

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Which cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" relays the message of  "sana tayo na pero may pagninilo (pagtataksil) ka!"?
We almost had it all! but . . .

https://youtu.be/3k5acPIi0f8 Aretha Franklin
https://youtu.be/5NH6aM9YaGI Chinese Opera version
https://youtu.be/wIJC5N4MEZk KZ Tandingan
https://youtu.be/x2Oh7STrSIk Leo Moracchioli (metal cover)
https://youtu.be/_sXrTpOVnak Linkin Park
https://youtu.be/WZ7xADesLNg Vance Joy (acoustic)
https://youtu.be/tt2NIDtp-Ls Simply Three (cello/violin/bass)
https://youtu.be/LvebwuW8xHI Jack Vidgen
https://youtu.be/6R6iqO63ntM
https://youtu.be/nYqbOW4ka8k Han Bryul (K Pop Australian)

And the original live from Adele
https://youtu.be/Mi2cURoOAYY at the Royal Albert Hall
Enjoy

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Poetry in Lyrics. Melody in Tunes. Expression in Interpretation. Reinterpreted in a Cover Song

I am awed by the vocal range, control, versatility, phrasing, interpretation and choice of songs with memorable musicality and well written and crafted poetry of a young Australian-Korean (ex-KPop) singer Jang Han-Byul.

I discovered him on YouTube. From the over 50 videos, I am sharing 5 of my choices demonstrating his versatility and faithfulness to the theme.

Through voice and projection, he dramatizes the pain of separation in covering Adele's "Someone like you" sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead. For me it's not over . . . " https://youtu.be/dr8iyogSxYY

Pain of rejection in Bruno Mar's "Grenade" where "I would die for you but you wouldn't do the same."  https://youtu.be/jIeaneOc-jQ

A gloomy "Story of my life"  by One Direction. "My heart is unbroken but still untamed."  https://youtu.be/CdknvJM-Z6c

Struggling with "Demons" inside interpreting Imagine Dragons "When you feel the heat, just look into my eyes. It's where the demons hide. Don't get too close, it's dark inside" https://youtu.be/PgA136Vu-YI

And the hopeful and my favorite "Counting Stars" of One Republic where he shows singing prowess interpreting the melody of these lines "Old but not that old, young but not that bold," "I feel something so right by doing the wrong things, I feel something so wrong by doing the right things." "Everything that kills me makes me feel alive." Hope comes in the line "no more counting dollars; we'll be counting stars." https://youtu.be/-o5x0SiyegQ

Jan Han-Byul is a talented young artist who conveys his music through his voice though covers but expressed well, very well. He sings in English, French, Korean, Japanese. Currently, he is wowing audiences in Malaysia and India.

Listen to his interpretation to my initial selection of familiar songs. (Studio recordings best appreciated on Smart TV with a sound bar)

To complete my playlist:
Treasure by Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/zmsKikzG2Ns
Just the way you are by Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/3-HR2cLVFjc
Versace on the wall by Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/n-v9H-Tr-DE
When I was your man by Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/qQx7rAeh20E
Blurred lines by Robin Thicke https://youtu.be/On25b7MoyLg
Roar by Katy Perry https://youtu.be/ly9c-rLqMsQ
Royals by Lorde https://youtu.be/zX1r3HUp0D0
Angels brought me here by Guy Sebastian https://youtu.be/Qv1XJt1u84g

The struggle of an aspiring KPop artist. Parents' view and the pressure on Jang Han-Byul to succeed big time https://youtu.be/qgVCdBYd0bk

Undoubtedly talented, intelligent and creative, there is so much pressure for Jang Han-Byul to succeed for his parents and associates. His parents sacrificed their own lives to support their only son's passion for singing. Jang Han-Byul from his videos has been doing everything to decode the formula for stardom. Only destiny will determine if he gets the big break.

For now, I may have deconstructed the motivation for the intensity of his interpretation of struggle songs particularly "Story of My Life."

"Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change
Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage

I know that in the morning now
I'll see us in the light upon a hill
Although I am broken, my heart is untamed"

Good luck Han-Byul. Keep track on your professional growth.

Entrance to Themed Village

Vigan is 90 kms. south of Laoag and only 2 hours away by bus. 2 hours turn you to about 5 centuries back to the 16th century through its heritage- themed village.

Heritage has its price. A boutique hotel in Laoag published room rate is over a thousand a night while a modern heritage styled hotel in Vigan is over two thousand.

Common between the two cities is the widespread use of a language that is distinct, rich and with a heritage, Ilokano.

Ilokano binds the people in whatever city, town or region; it is the primary means of communication across income classes. Values like the language are intact. The people remain to be respectful of others, humble, thrifty, industrious and calculatingly aspirational.

The landscape at the centro particularly in Vigan is aesthetically pleasing in daytime more so at nighttime.

Ilocos Norte and Sur. Love its language, values and the landmarks. Conveniently, this experience is only 8 hours away from Manila in landlocked Luzon. There are no entrance fees to pay.

Agyamannak Ilocos. Dios ti agngina kenka.

Ti Ayat Ti Maysa Nga Ubing

Ti ayat ti maysa nga ubing
Nasamsam-it ngem hasmin
kasla sabong nga apag-ukrad
iti bulan ti abril

Ti ayat ti maysa nga lakay
aglalo no agkabaw
napait, napait,
napait nga makasubkar

This Ilokano folksong resonated in my subconscious since childhood days. Repeatedly heard from the elders, in regional gatherings and on radio sang by the Mabuhay Singers, the melody and the lyrics stuck.

In Vigan this 4rth quarter 2019, I exerted effort to re-learn a language I did not learn to speak fluently and have not spoken in decades.

I wanted to converse in Ilokano to connect.
Directed to "manong, manang, ading," when asking for directions I ask "Ayan na ti  . . .?" When inquiring for a price, "Mano?" Greeting someone, I start with "Naimbag na aldaw." Checking on bus schedule, " Anya oras ti byahe ti Cubao?" Saying thanks, "Dios ti agngina."

The language is sacred to the Ilokanos. Speak their language and you can quickly engage with them. Speak with sincerity and it opens up the possibilities of their heritage.

When the Partas bus enroute to Manila reached Dau terminal, I was surprised to have quickly turned around, "Tya magkano ya pu?" The need to adapt.

Batangas Port, gateway to the islands South of Luzon

Batangas Port is a two-hour bus ride from the Cubao bus hub. (This excludes the North to South EDSA swing.)

Certified as an international port, measures are in place to regulate flow of people and goods. Security protocols are followed. Entering the complex is like entering a military camp though at times security is lax.

Buses from Metro Manila disembark right at the parking area leading to the ticketing area. Likewise, arriving passengers from other islands just walk to the parking area with direct destination via STAR Expressway to Cubao, Pasay, Alabang and at the airport.

Port controls ships, ferries, ROROs, large motorized bancas schedules. Montenegro, 2Go, Ocean Jet, FastCat are among the prominent companies awarded with franchises.

In the advent of advanced communications, one at the very least expects information on departures, arrivals, availability posted real time. Websites are down, cell phone numbers are not updated, Messenger chats are not replied to within acceptable time necessitating one to physically check out just for these at the port. 

Imagine this inconvenience to those on multiple journeys. While other facilities are in place, processes are broken most of the time.

No wonder during peak travel hours as Holy Week, Christmas, elections, long weekends, days with  turbulent weather, local news broadcast bottle necks, congestions, unexpected cancellations and long waits.

My simplest workaround as an intrepid traveler is to establish a local mole stationed at the port to secure information. With confirmed data, that's the only time one moves from Metro Manila to SLEX to conveniently be at the gateway to the islands with a confirmed seat hours not half day or a day before departure. It also spares me of unnecessary travel and outrage.

We almost had it all but . . . We could be rolling in the deep

Which cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" relays the message of  "sana tayo na pero may pagninilo (pagtataksil) ka!"?

We almost had it all! But . . .

https://youtu.be/3k5acPIi0f8 Arethan Franklin

https://youtu.be/5NH6aM9YaGI Chinese Opera version

https://youtu.be/wIJC5N4MEZk KZ Tandingan

https://youtu.be/x2Oh7STrSIk Leo Moracchioli (metal cover)

https://youtu.be/_sXrTpOVnak Linkin Park

https://youtu.be/WZ7xADesLNg Vance Joy (acoustic)

https://youtu.be/LvebwuW8xHI Jack Vidgen

https://youtu.be/nYqbOW4ka8k Han Byul (K Pop Australian)

And the original live from Adele

https://youtu.be/Mi2cURoOAYY at the Royal Albert Hall

Enjoy

Poetry in Music Reinterpreted in a Cover Song: YouTube Concert

Poetry in Music Reinterpreted in a Cover Song

I am awed by the vocal range, control, versatility, phrasing, interpretation and choice of songs with memorable musicality and well written and crafted poetry of a young Australian-Korean (ex-KPop) singer Jang Han-Byul.

I discovered him on YouTube. From the over 50 videos, I am sharing 5 of my choices demonstrating his versatility and faithfulness to the theme.

Through voice and projection, he dramatizes the pain of separation in covering Adele's "Someone like you" sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead. For me it's not over . . . " https://youtu.be/dr8iyogSxYY

Pain of rejection in Bruno Mar's "Grenade" where "I would die for you but you wouldn't do the same."  https://youtu.be/jIeaneOc-jQ

A gloomy "Story of my life"  by One Direction. "My heart is unbroken but still untamed."  https://youtu.be/CdknvJM-Z6c

Struggling with "Demons" inside interpreting Imagine Dragons "When you feel the heat, just look into my eyes. It's where the demons hide. Don't get too close, it's dark inside" https://youtu.be/PgA136Vu-YI

And the hopeful and my favorite "Counting Stars" of One Republic where he shows singing prowess interpreting the melody of these lines "Old but not that old, young but not that bold," "I feel something so right by doing the wrong things, I feel something so wrong by doing the right things." "Everything that kills me makes me feel alive." Hope comes in the line "no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars." https://youtu.be/-o5x0SiyegQ

Jan Han-Byul is a talented young artist who conveys his music through his voice though covers but expressed well, very well. He sings in English, French, Korean, Japanese. Currently, he is wowing audiences in Malaysia and India.

Listen to his interpretation to my initial selection of familiar songs. (Studio recordings best appreciated on Smart TV with a sound bar)

To complete my playlist:

Treasure by Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/zmsKikzG2Ns

Just the way you are by Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/3-HR2cLVFjc

Versace on the wall by Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/n-v9H-Tr-DE

When I was your man by Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/qQx7rAeh20E

Blurred lines by Robin Thicke https://youtu.be/On25b7MoyLg

Roar by Katy Perry https://youtu.be/ly9c-rLqMsQ

Royals by Lorde https://youtu.be/zX1r3HUp0D0

Angels brought me here by Guy Sebastian https://youtu.be/Qv1XJt1u84g

The struggle of an aspiring KPop artist. Parents' view and the pressure on Jang Hanbyul https://youtu.be/qgVCdBYd0bk

Undoubtedly talented, intelligent and creative, there is so much pressure for Jang Hanybrul to succeed for his parents and associates. His parents sacrificed their own lives to support their only son's passion for singing. Jang Hanbyul from his videos has been doing everything to decode the formula for stardom. Only destiny will determine if he gets the big break.

For now, I may have deconstructed the motivation for the intensity of his interpretation of struggle songs particularly Story of My Life.

"Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change
Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage

I know that in the morning now
I'll see us in the light upon a hill
Although I am broken, my heart is untamed"

Good luck Hanbyul. Keep track on your professional growth.

Hosting for a Severed Co-Worker

A tambayan was the venue for a co-workers’ social gathering who has recently received a modest severance pay.

Usually, separated employees upon receiving compensation disappear for good to cut off discretely and quickly. Not the consultant on septage haulage. He willingly sponsored social gatherings for colleagues for the chance to reminisce the good and the challenging times.

Change management practitioners put importance to a symbolic closing which in this case is a drinking binge.

Psychologically, a deliberate gathering signals a closure to the past paving way for a transition to a new tomorrow. Much like celebrating a victory with a party to share success and to reinforce a winning mindset, a gathering to mark a severance neutralizes the negative association with the change.

The night was fun-filled attended by a handful of co-workers. Wine and tapas were served. Concerts transmitted from online YouTube set the vibrant mood on that rainy evening. With minimal discussion on work, conversations were mainly on music, singers and concerts.

Night closed thanking the sponsor for the generosity and our appreciation for the shared resources hoping that the next one will be a victory and not on goodbyes.