Even when we were young, we were lovers of music back then.
Music has been part of our lives even when we were small.

I could still remember in grade school that we were the "regular" representatives for singing competitions in our school in South Cotabato in the Philippines.
Me, Celeste Mae, and Jasper Ian not there for any monetary prizes or whatsoever, it was just part of our talent that we share to other people.

There was even this instance where my brother and sister competed against each other in a singing competition representing their own grade level.

But ofcourse, much has changed now. Even I believe my sister has the voice and the high notes that can get her to the spotlight like Charice Pempengco did, she preferred to prioritize her studies.

My brother on the other hand went on with his career working at NCO, a multinational company located in Clarkfield, Pampanga (which was a former American Naval Base in the Philippines).
I continued my schooling and entered law school.

But eventhough me and my brother and sister were already separated and are on our own ways now. What is nice is that we still keep the music part of our integral lives. My sister never fails to sing and even get invited to be the wedding singer for her friends and relatives.
I sing alternative and rock songs while in my sparetime still developing my beatbox skills.

My brother still makes and writes songs as he ever did. He is a member of the FILSCAP, an association of Song Composers in the Philippines. I believe he has more than fifty songs written, and seven are already copyrighted by FILSCAP.

This I believe has been a problem here in our country, many talents, but little nurture and support coming from the government.
Hope this will be addressed in the future.

But as for me, my sister and my brother, we'll just still continue to sing our hearts away.

(P.S. My parents were not good singers. Just us. :-)

(Wanna listen to my brother's song compositions? Check his YouTube profile at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrSpinoy )