No Longer a Ghost of my Waking…
It was a phone call from Mark ‘the drummer’ Austin that started it all. I had no idea why he called. I even mistook him for someone I knew who had the same name. Little did I know that that one phone call was the prelude to one of the greatest chapters in my life….
It happened last January. Two months before that unprecedented call, I resigned from my job as a District Sales Manager in a large pharmaceutical company. I was assigned in Mindanao, where I enjoyed a high-paying, energy-draining, and high-profile job. Somehow, something made me quit. It was as if, in some celestial plane, I somehow knew that good things were waiting for me in Cebu. I somehow felt that God had a better plan for me.
My intuition was confirmed with (kuya) Mark’s phone call. It may sound cheesy or pathetic, but yeah, that phone call changed my life. I began to reconsider the plans I’ve been making for the entire year. For once, I began to entertain the possibility that I can finally indulge my passion for singing. This awakened certain yearnings in me, and I knew that this was the opportunity of a lifetime.
It has always been my dream to be a singer. I have always wanted to sing since I was a little child. Though I didn’t have any formal training in singing, one of my music teachers in high school told me that I had a God-given gift. I used to jump at the chance to perform in school. I even joined contests, participated in choirs, even signed up for school plays. It was really something that I loved to do…it was, without doubt, my one true passion.
In the not-so-distant past, there were times when I was actually offered some breaks. A talent manager wanted to sign me up; a well-known band wanted to get me to join them. But the conditions weren’t always right.
But Mark’s phone call happened at just the right time and at just the right place. It was definitely the perfect timing – at least for me.
Now, I am a very happy and very grateful member of Hastang.
Though I first had some doubts and apprehensions, the warm welcome that the band gave me and the great camaraderie that we all share have erased those doubts.
I have to admit that this band is truly a dream come true for me. The music and the people are not only great, they are absolutely perfect.
I certainly am looking forward to all the great songs that we have yet to make.
Thank you, Mark, Jayson, Guile, Roy, Yan2x, and Arceline for making me a part of Hastang. I believe in us. I believe in our mission – a mission to share our passion with others and to make our music heard.
May the good Lord guide us and bless us in this journey…
~isyat
Hastang is a Cebu-based, female-fronted indie band. This is a time capsule, a documentation of their growing pains as individuals and as a band. To get to know the new Hastang, please visit Hastang's new website.
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Thanks for kind comments - very cool blog. I would be very interested to find out more about your band Hastang - I am also doing music (electronic and rock) here in Australia, plus also a radio DJ here. What sort of music do you make? I’ll have to have a listen to your downloads…
hey writers! what did they teach you in school? huh?
did u guys take formal lessons in writing? well, i guess u dnt have any room at C.T.U.
jason! you really look like my dad!
14 March 2005 at 10:05 pm