Insomniac Hours : Dance Music 2015

What started an underground movement, Electronic dance music ( also known as EDM, club music or dance music ) evolve to the most popular music that's being aired in radios right now. 

So the criticism it has also remains... with the mega success it has today, will it die down soon or has the music industry shifted to the mega sensation that is EDM?

What maybe considered as noise before with a musical pattern that is monotonous and repetitive, it has now evolved to mix beats of different musical instruments that truly creates movements and life. From its unique drums, to the involvement of orchestrated strings, and to the warp out melodix that can be generated in Ableton; EDM is surely one category distinctly its own. Now EDM is more popular than ever and the artists behind are injecting a new sense of movement never seen before. With DJs/Producers like Tiesto, Avicii, Deadmau5, Afrojack and many more, it made a simple undeground music into festivals of lights and sounds.

Yet what so great about EDM and what makes it stand out from others is its ability to have the beat come to life. Together with the creation of lights that moves with every drop, it elevated music to be what it can be. It paved the way for an individual to see that you just need not use your ears to feel the rhythm, but you can you can actually witness it. When you go to the clubs, you cannot help but let your body be infused with the music that is EDM. 

So is it a fad? 

Who knows..

What is certain though is that what started as a rave music associated with "American ectronica revolution" in the 1990s has now branched to multiple melodies of dance music, and you have got to admit, the music companies are cashing in the hype. So whether or not it is here to stay or be washed away as the sands of time flies by, what we do know is .....

music is a reflection of a generation.

This is from a voice that got newly swept away by the beats of EDM ♪♫♪

A Legacy that is my Mom

A woman of character and strength...

A woman whose words touched many...

A woman with integrity and courage...

A woman many knew...

A woman many respect...

But to me...

She was the one I call...

Mom

A few would never realize how much someone would mean to them when they are still around; only when they leave this life that it would sink in. Yet, in death we don't celebrate what could have been and what words we could have said. In death, we celebrate the life and legacy the person had over this world.

My mother was not the world's greatest mom. She had her flaws and she had her share of things she could have done differently. Yet, even as a child, I always looked up to her. Her strength as a woman is incredible. To be the bred winner of the family, yet still have the time to share a cup of tea and coffee with her husband is amazing. She was always the rock that held the family together. However, what is so amazing about her legacy were the lives she have touched.

Her charisma, leadership, and aura as a woman of strength and character transcends through the people that surround her.

My mother always said to me, leaders are not born but made, yet I see in you the kind of leaders we should have in this earth. To serve with a heart that gives, and to be a beacon of what should be a utopian society.

Idealism
Hope
Heart...

Those qualities each one of us should possess to lead people, and qualities we need to be what we can be. To not be scared to speak your mind, and to have no fear in living a life of no impossibilities.

People always ask me where I get this passion in life and this courage to seize opportunities; and I always believed in my heart it was my mother who gave me that spark. It was her words to an 11 year old girl that allowed me to pursue life with a regard to never step on anyone as you climb the ladder of success.

My mother's legacy as a woman of incredible strength, resiliency and character lives on, and as we say farewell to her in this life I am sure that her memory will live on.

She has achieved few people have in this life...

She achieved immortality...

People will always remember a Ma'am Racks in their lives. A woman who have touched so many hearts and inspired so many of the youth leaders of today.

And as her daughter, I will strive to be what she have always sees in me.

To my hero, and my rock... 

My mother.. 

Thank you 

Vatican City: Walled Within

Enclave within the city of Rome, with an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of 842,is the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by both area and population. (credits: wikipedia)

- Saint Peter's Basilica -
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Independent from Italy and all of Europe, the Vatican is the only city that is governed by the highest ruling power in the Catholic religion... the pope. A seat of power that once held by Saint Peter whose ashes lie rest within the basilica. It is indeed an amazing experience to thread upon the steps towards the tomb of Saint Peter. One can only withhold tears as you feel an immense aura of humility sweep away from under your feet. As a Catholic and a devotee, to just be inside the basilica is one of the moments you would cherish for a lifetime. Yet, you  need not be a catholic to appreciate the beauty of the architecture and the art inside. One piece of sculpture that lies inside is the Pieta by Michelangelo. 

- Pieta -
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This symbol of the Virgin Mother's sorrow as she hold her son's lifeless body in her arms gravitates the loss any mother would have when their child is taken away from this life.

The grief

The pain

The undying love of a mother...

These emotions evoke a level of sadness not many can comprehend. Let your hearts succumb to the sorrow of this art. Let your hearts feel the sacrifice of a mother, and let your hearts feel the love that is unconditional and true.