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Description ng Annual Program nila

Of course, they're proud of Alex ;-)

(sources are linked in my post)

Probably common knowledge na sa mga fans ng tennis pero ako kasi hindi ko talaga alam ito (sorrna hahaha). Hindi lang pala puro tennis courses/trainings ang ino-offer ng Rafa Nadal Academy kung saan nag-train si Alex Eala, isa rin syang full-fledged boarding school. Based sa mga nabasa ko sa website nila, comparable ito sa sistema ng Philippine High School for the Arts sa Los Banos, Laguna and sa National Sports Academy sa New Clark City sa Tarlac, kung saan half ng oras mo e puro acads and then half naman e puro training. So by the time na natapos na si Alex Eala dito, meron na syang high school diploma.

And as expected, kumpleto sila sa facilities. Based dun sa info (and photos) na nasa brochure nila, yung mga estudyante nila e meron ding access sa medical facilities (and personalized health care), spa, gym and 44 tennis courts (22 hard, 22 clay). Meron din silang full-time nutritionist na syang nagpeprepare ng menu ng cafeteria. Limited lang ang capacity nila (parang 70-something lang yata ang boarding rooms nila), so I guess baka competitive din ang admission process nila.

EDIT: nakalimutan kong idagdag hehehe. Bukod sa full-time tennis trainings, they will also arrange tournaments for their students. That's why before sya nag-pro, ang dalas magcompete ni Alex sa mga junior competitions because hinahanapan talaga nila ng laban si Alex. Yung current coach nya, by the way, is one of the head coaches of the RNA (and one of her teachers).

One other thing: hindi unique ang Rafa Nadal Academy kasi meron ding ibang tennis academies sa Europe. They all don't come cheap though, pero sa nakita natin ke Alex (who was a scholar) it paid off naman.

Inspired by a quote na nabasa ko sa isang book about songwriting: "The best love songs are those that talk about love without saying it." (from Songwriting: A Guide to the Craft by Stephen Citron)

Per the title. Pwede ring break-up song or hugot song. Basta pasok sa category ng "love song" in any form. Ang condition e dapat wala yung mga salitang "love", "mahal/pagmamahal", "pag-ibig" and similar words sa lyrics or sa title.

Harder version kung gusto nyong pahirapan sarili nyong mag-isip: dapat wala ring terms gaya ng"heart/puso", "feelings/damdamin" etc. sa lyrics. And wala ring terms of endearment gaya ng "my love", "darling", "sweetheart", "sinta", "irog ko" etc.

I'll start (songwriters yung ni-credit ko dito btw, not the singers):

• Fill Her (Ely Buendia) and Kailan (Eraserheads + Carina Evangelista + Aureus Solito +Vincent de Jesus)
• Araw-Gabi (Ryan Cayabyab)
• Wichita Lineman; By the Time I Get to Phoenix -- (Jimmy Webb)
• You Raise Me Up
• Against All Odds (Phil Collins)
• Without You (Pete Ham, Tom Finger) --> yung kinanta ni Mariah
• Mandy (Richard Kerr / Scott David English)

From the official announcement on the FDCP's FB page:

>𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 2020.

Rediscover the rich history of Philippine cinema through Canon Decampment by film critic Joel David — an encyclopedic exploration of the country’s film landscape that offers fresh insights while challenging traditional notions of the Philippine cinematic canon.

The book re-evaluates 350 films spanning the 1930s to 2020 and highlights the works of 144 filmmakers, including FDCP Chairman & CEO Jose Javier Reyes and his films May Minamahal, Minsan May Isang Puso, and Kung Ako Na Lang Sana.

Online website version: https://amauteurish.com/2023/11/14/canon-decampment/

PDF direct download: https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/david-j-canon-decampment-2026-06-24.pdf

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Nabasa ko na ito nang buo a few weeks ago. Basically, a good survey/collection of reviews of Filipino films from...the very, very beginning? Na-realize ko na wala pa pala sa kalingkingan ng mga nakalista dito yung mga napanood ko na, lalo na sa mga old/classic movies. Ang dami ko pang kakaining bigas 😅

I mean...nasa mismong website nya yun. Eto yung link ng CV nya:

https://alanpetercayetano.asc-nest.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Alan-Peter-Cayetano-CV-.pdf

• councilor sa Taguig - note na 1992 sya nahalal, pero graduating student pa lang sya noon
• vice mayor ng Taguig
• congressman
• senator
• political appointee ni Duterte as DFA secretary
• nanalo ulit na congressman
• tapos naging senator ulit (present)

Version na merong konting PR - https://alanpetercayetano.com/positions-held/

Ibig sabihin, buong buhay nya e pera ng taumbayan ang bumubuhay sa kanya. Tindi rin, ano.

Dahil uso na naman lately si Michael Jackson...fun fact, he created and performed the demos of some of his own songs. Halos buo na sa isip nya yung kanta, konting linis na lang sa arrangement yung ginawa nung magrerecord na sila sa studio.

Marami pang iba, here are some of my personal picks:

Billie Jean demo: https://youtu.be/2Hp3P4XOT\_U?si=EENxYftthamXzq1y

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough demo: https://youtu.be/gJvX3guUOFs?si=Qam6\_Zb3YqUWpBg8

Working Day and Night demo (eto me kasama pang away sa umpisa lol): https://youtu.be/4z-5KMoQ5wU?si=K-_90Bh0j0pghNhe