Migraine Boy: I WISH I COULD SING

“I wish I could sing lullabies to you,

Can you teach me how?

All I do is talk a melody

But it don’t come out a rhapsody”

- I Wish I Could Sing

I love music. I really do. As a matter of fact, I really wanted to sing my whole life however, I was told that I sounded awful. That is why I channeled my “frustration” to something related to music and that’s theater.

Back in Cagayan de Oro am a professional theater actor performing under the Mindanaoan Glowing Production umbrella. A few years back, I played Iñigo in Chic Fortich’s three-act musical play entitled “Ay! Kasing-kasing Ko!” I played the villain in the story - an egotistical, self-important and proud Spanish mestizo. Interestingly, I was given a song number in Act II entitled, “En mi casa” and interestingly again, I was given the license to sing the number out of tune. Well, as some of you might have guessed, I did the part effortlessly – not the “so full of himself part” but the “singing-out-of-tune part.”

But seriously, I adore people who are musically gifted; people who have the power to tell my story – my joys, fears, triumphs, defeats and indifference through beautiful melodies and well thought of lyrics.

Last Wednesday, I witnessed how persuasive music is and how it can rally people to work together for a good cause when Aegis PeopleSupport launched Aegis Idol 2010 featuring nine hopefuls representing the different accounts of the company. The first elimination night was dubbed as “Unity for a Cause: Voices of Hope” and it was a venue for the employees to give back to the community by donating canned goods, school items, used clothing, etc. The items collected were endorsed to World Vision.

I enjoyed every moment of the competition as host and spectator. Am looking forward to the coming weeks until we reach the finals and herald 2010’s Aegis Idol.

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Post script: You know what, it’s during moments like this that I wish I could sing!