Mapapa-wow ka sa ganda ng kantang ito. I think it typifies the kind of songs we love in the Cordilleras — smooth, kind of quiet (or walang vocal theatricals), and meaningful.

Jun Utleg used to be a member of Binhi, the Baguio band known for that hauntingly beautiful song, “Ang Bata”. I remember hearing “Ang Bata” performed in one of Baguio’s bars, was haunted by it, and went back the following night to buy a copy of the band’s record. I can imagine myself doing that for this song, “Igorota”.

Fellow bloggers: Let’s help promote this song. I-blog na rin ninyo sa inyong blog hehe.

VIDEO CREDIT: Jun Utleg

Samingad is reportedly more famous in Japan than in her native Taiwan. You can read more about her here.

Does anyone of you know any Samingad in the Cordillera? It sounds like an Igorot/iCordillera name doesn’t it? Maybe they’re related to this singer, baka 56th degree cousin sila?

It would have been nice if the video shows us some Taiwan aborigines but the road footage is good too and fits the music quite nicely. The road kinda looks like Halsema if Halsema is paved.

Do we, people from the boondocks, know how to flirt? Or are we as direct in matters of love in the same way that we are direct in other matters. You know, maybe we’re the kind that goes, “Hey, I love you. You love me too? No need to play coy. No need to do that flirty-flirty stuff. Come on, let’s just get married already.” Or maybe we’re the kind who get our flirting cues from Hollywood a-la Joey Tribbiani’s “How you doin’?” or other famous movie/tv quotes.

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Ever heard of Cisco? No, it’s not a biscuit; you are thinking of Nabisco not Cisco. I’m sure some of you — particularly those who are adept in computer technology — are pretty familiar with Cisco.

For those of us who are not quite familiar with it, according to my source, a.k.a the ever reliable wikipedia, Cisco is a multinational company which designs and sells networking and communications technology.

It goes without saying that, like any other big info technology company, Cisco needs qualified people with the right certification who are into designing those networking and communications technology that the company is focused on.

So, if you are in the phase of your life where you are like “Oh my God, I don’t know what to do with my life, I don’t know what course to enroll in in college. Maybe nursing, maybe law, maybe accounting?”, why not consider taking a Cisco certification course instead?

It could also be a good alternative if you are having some sort of a midlife crisis [hehe] and would like to shift gears away from the “good old job that pays the bills but there’s no room for growth” which you are stuck in right now. Heck, if the projects I am currently focusing on do not work out, I just might rekindle my early interest in IT and go the Cisco way. I’m told that there is a huge potential for growth for Cisco certified people so maybe we should consider it, no? What say you?

Anyways, do check out https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/ if you are interested in Cisco particularly it’s Cisco Learning Network.

If you are looking for the songs of Eros Ramazzotti, for instance, then testiecanzoni.net is the site to visit. It has the lyrics of Ramazzotti’s songs such as Cose Della Vita, Dolce Barbara, and many others. [Note: I’m sure Lovelyn is familiar with Ramazzotti, but for those of us who do not know him, he is a pretty famous singer in Italy, in Europe, and — quite interestingly — the Spanish speaking world such as South America.]

Now, if you are more of a Antonello Venditti fan rather than a Ramazzotti fan, you can also find Venditti’s song lyrics at testiecanzoni.net. Examples of Venditti’s songs which you can find at the site would be Dalla Pelle Al Cuore, La Mia Religione, Che Fantastica Storia è La Vita, and many others.

Seriously, as stated earlier, this is a good site to visit if you are so into Italian music or if you are just looking for the lyrics of an Italian song that somewhat intrigued you.

But it’s not just Italian lyrics that you can find at said site. You can find the good old lyrics of your favorite Beatles songs, or that of Queens, or the songs of Amy Winehouse, or Linkin Park, and — not surprisingly — Madonna. [It’s not surprising because Madonna is, after all, Italian isn’t she?]. Anyways, www.testiecanzoni.net also has a collection of lyrics from non-Italian singers which makes the site all the more interesting and which makes it also worth checking out even if you are looking for non-Italian songs.

His fans produced different versions of his song which isn’t surprising because it’s really catchy [and as I stated here, sounds much better than the Olympic theme song hehe].

Anyways, here’s an Ibaloi’s version of Renaldo’s song courtesy of igoysiak, a kailiyan currently based in Illinois.