February 2012
11 posts
WatchSee you on Feb 15, 6pm at UP Diliman Sunken Garden.
WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?
This is a continuation of my previous blog “I Have a Branding Problem.”
In that blog, I listed down my predicament with regards to the pronunciation of my name, how I’m being introduced in my gigs and the different names that people would call me when I was younger. As I ponder about this, I remembered the time when Jesus asked a question to his disciples.
Now when Jesus came into the...
I Have a "Branding" Problem. Help! :)
The name of a person is the very first thing that is asked when being introduced. It is something that identifies a person, something that separates him from others, like a “brand” to a product. It is therefore, very important. And yet, I’m having trouble with this very basic thing.
This is my predicament.
I’m ACEL. Pronounced as ‘Asel’ but hosts of events/concerts...
January 2012
24 posts
“It’s His grace that empowers me to do His will and not my will..To love His will...”
“Enjoy where you are on the way to where you are going.”
– Joyce Meyer
From the book: Approval Addiction
SLOPPY WET KISS
“Heaven meets Earth like a sloppy wet kiss, and my heart turns violently inside of my chest. I don’t have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way He loves us.” - How He loves Us.
As I listen to that song, I think about my 3yr old and 1yr old son. I love them dearly. I stare at them when they sleep. Seeing their saliva drool makes me smile. I smother them with...
Juan Republic: 25 Years Later →
juanrepublic:
Yesterday, January 22, 2012, marked the 25th year of the gruesome Mendiola Massacre, an incident that happened in Mendiola on January 22, 1987 in which Government security forces violently dispersed a farmers’ protest march to Malacañan Palace.
A wounded protester is helped by a peasant…
“I will see the season through…I will fix my eyes on You..only You”
– Hillsong
Juan Republic: EDSA Dos: A Historical Repression →
juanrepublic:
Today is the eleventh anniversary of the conspiracy that ousted Former President Joseph Estrada from Malacañan Palace and put Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the helm of power in January 2001. We commonly know it by the name of EDSA Dos. And no one seems to give a damn to throw a celebration.
I…
“Your worth is not based on how other people value you but it is based on who you...”
– Juray Mora
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OPM DYING? What can we do about it?
I was invited to speak last Monday (Jan.16,2012) at UP Los Banos for their symposium that aims to raise audience awareness on how OPM (Original Filipino Music) is used to address societal issues and in turn, mobilize people towards change and development. (read my blog about this topic)
During that symposium, one of the resource speaker, Vin Dancel (a lawyer; songwriter and frontman of the...
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How OPM is Used to Mobilize People Towards Change...
Last January 16, 2012, I was given the privilege to speak to some students in UP Los Banos for their UP ADS Symposium that aims to raise audience awareness on how OPM (Original Filipino Music) is used to address societal issues and in turn, mobilize people towards change and development.
Other speakers for that event includes MIKO PEPITO (rapper,songwriter, comedian and an officer in Dakila) who...
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December 2011
13 posts
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2011 Has Gone By
Every year is a new season..a new page in my story book.. There are triumphs..new beginnings but there are also goodbyes and letting go. And as I say goodbye 2011 and expect great things on 2012, here are my highlights for this year.
1. KAMAGONG FAMILY.
Last January, we moved in to a new place in Antipolo. In a unit at Kamagong street. Never did I expect that I’ll find a new family...
New Song: PASKO AY NANDITO NA!
Watch on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-EQKRWuSK0
* Special thanks to Soak Sessions for the video!!! : )
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
PASKO AY NANDITO NA (Christmas is here)
Words and music by: Acel Bisa - van Ommen
Copyright: 2011
Pasko na naman, kay bilis ng panahon di ko man lang namalayan
Bata sa lansangan.. nangangaroling, may tansang tambourine at..
kay lamig ng...
Is it Wrong to Celebrate Christmas Knowing How...
“And so this is christmas” wrote John Lennon.
Merry christmas was all over the song, but the irony of it is that images of death, war, and poverty was shown in the background video.
I am reminded of this song again four days ‘til the BIG DAY! This image of a man carrying the dead body if his young child stayed in my head like stain that even when I have seen it so many times,...
Trust
May this encourage you today Our God is faithful and we can trust Him. He is powerful and able to do great things through us and in us if we allow Him to take control of our lives. Faith is not about positive thinking..Faith is based on the promises of God in His Word (Bible). We can believe not because we have faith, but because God is faithful. He will do what He said in His word Jeremiah...
Happy Life Under The Sun: I'm a music lover~ →
happylifeunderthesun:
“Acel van Ommen, Championship Vinyl & Kai Honasan will be at the TOMS Philippines Give Fair this Sunday from 5pm onwards! Catch their live sets! The show is FREE. (:
-Whose free on Sunday 5 pm? The venue is in Garden Rooftop, Trinoma. Tara! I wanna go. :D”
Latest post sa aking fb account….
PASKO AY NANDITO NA
A song I wrote last week :)
Pasko na naman, kay bilis ng panahon di ko man lang namalayan
Bata sa lansangan.. nangangaroling, may tansang tambourine at..
kay lamig ng simoy ng hangin..ang jacket ko’y magagamit na rin..
Chorus:
Sa Pasko, pasko kay sarap alalahanin
nang dumating ang pag-ibig mo sa akin
Pasko, pasko kay sarap alalahanin
nang dumating ang pag-ibig mo sa akin
Regalo...
November 2011
1 post
October 2011
4 posts
CCT Visit
I had a privileged to witness what God is doing in the lives of these families and children that used to be street dwellers.. Through CCT (Center for Community Transformation), families were given opportunities for work, by giving them temporary shelter, training and education. Abandoned, neglected and indigent children are given education, in an environment that is safe, clean and...