“Do not bring up my past.
I don’t live there anymore.”
–Anonymous
We all work hard to forget such painful memories.
Life already has a way of reminding us of them
at the most inconvenient time,
in the most hurtful way.
Then you start processing it all over again.
It’s really quite maddening.
One thing is for certain.
No matter how much I try,
I still can’t find a Time Machine on eBay.
Trust me.
I checked.
I came across this album today on my iPod. My dad introduced me to this one which made me appreciate music a lot more ever since. It gets a little … Continue reading The Classics
This was taken at my Brother’s wedding, years ago.
Sometimes, you get reminded of people you care about,
and ponder on all the things you experienced together.
Remembering my Dad on his birthday,
made me reminisce about a whole bunch of things.
The long talks during a long car drive.
The Father – Son arguments we had.
The music he introduced me to.
The jokes and pranks that he always do.
The courage I gather whenever I borrow the car.
The courage I gather when I am late returning the car.
Him catching me climbing our gates to sneak inside the house at night.
Him offering me my first beer.
Him thinking he gave me my first beer.
Him telling me his side of the story.
And me eagerly listening.
Happy Birthday, Dad!
I miss talking to you.
Goodness!
Why would you play guitar with your wristwatch on?
Hey! It was new. And I liked it.
This was taken during the Christmas holidays of ’93.
And as you can see. I don’t look a day over 93.
Shut up.
Don’t judge me.
I just realized.
Today marks the 18th year that I have been living in North America.
10 in Canada and 8 in the US.
2 more years and I have lived equally from when I was still in the Philippines.
It’s really bizarre how one decision can change the course of your life.
Think about it.
I am here. You are there.
I wrote this. You read it.
Sometimes it’s just ..
You know..
There it is.
And here we are.
That’s deep.
I don’t know where I was going with that.
But here we still are.
“You can’t just play a note.
You have to feel that note.”
– Ty M.
Easter 2012
As always, it has been tradition for me to make a song every Easter.
Here’s a Filipino Worship song called Diyos Ay Pag Ibig. (God is Love)
Its message is that we have a God of Love.
We should help and understand each other.
And if we ever fail or be broken, just always remember
that our God is Love.
With all the trials one faces in life,
It is easy to forget and lose faith.
One of the things I am truly guilty of,
as a Christian,
is that I fail to see hope.
Singing worship songs somehow helps me pause and understand
what my place is in the whole scheme of things.
Though I still fail,
these music keeps me company at least.
Keeps me sane.
Happy Easter to all.
The one true Christmas.
Here’s Diyos Ay Pagibig
Music by: Unknown
Voices and all instruments: Ty Martell
This site is on its way to being renewed for another year.
I have pondered ending this site many a-times,
with all the social networking sites and an all time low on hits,
shutting this down has been marinating in my head for a long time.
Not to mention it costs money to run this.
But you know me,
I don’t give up easily.
So we’ll give this another shot.
See what else we can add to this thing.
Thanks to you too for always checking it out.
Don’t worry. This site has been sanitized for your protection.
Seriously. It’s on my disclaimer.
Don’t you ever wonder sometimes,
what is the point to all of this?
Everything?
Really?
Just when you think you are back on your feet,
another senseless things waits on its heels and hits you.
Is it just me?
Or I have no idea what I am talking about?
Yeah.
Probably.
Again.
Yes, I covered a Manilow.
I don’t care what you say, but Barry is one hell of a songwriter.
An amazing talent and voice to boot.
This is the first time I recorded a song
using Garageband. And I am still learning lots from it.
This is just a simple cover with piano and voice.
I was going to add some more, but I stopped right there.
This is one of my favourite songs.
I wish I can be like Mr. Manilow
who can write songs that make the whole world sing.
Songs of love and special things.
Or what makes young girls cry.
Yiiihhiiiii!!!
Anyways,
Here’s
Somewhere Down The Road
Music by: Barry Manilow
Piano and Voice by: Ty Martell
Lyrics Start Here