ALIAS
Sadako has a lot of nicknames.
My granduncle calls her Angela.
But she's Lovely to my grandmother.
Honeybun's mom calls her Chabako.
I call her cutiepie.
Honeybun calls her sweetiepie.
Sometimes, we call her Chubby Cheeky. For obvious reasons.
I AUDITIONED FOR SMOKEY MOUNTAIN
I loved singing and performing for relatives and guests at home when I was young. One time, when I was about four years old, my mother asked me to sing Tomorrow for our relatives who were visiting. I instantly burst into song. However, after singing the first line with so much passion, I decided to stop and asked to be excused. I went inside my room, did a proper entrance, and then whipped out my milk bottle, which I used as a microphone. I sang “The sun will come out tomorrow” again and finished the song. No doubt about it: even when I was just a kid, I already knew I wanted to sing and perform for others. Fast forward to my high school years. One day, I read in the papers that Ryan Cayabyab was forming an all-male version of Smokey Mountain. Of course, I just had to try out. I didn’t tell my parents about it. My friends and I decided to try our luck. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about, Smokey Mountain was a vocal group composed ...
