Day 104: Parody for the Videoke Contest

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   A

   Dalawang araw na lang bago ang contest. Naisip ko, parody tayo: 'yung pinakamadramang ballad, pero tungkol sa Wi-Fi ng kalye natin.

   Two days left before the contest. I was thinking, let's do a parody: the most dramatic ballad there is, but about our street's Wi-Fi.

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   B

   Ay, gusto ko 'yan, pero deadpan dapat. Bawal tumawa habang kumakanta, parang iniwan talaga tayo ng router.

   Oh, I love it, but it has to be deadpan. No laughing while we sing, like the router really did leave us.

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   A

   Unang linya: "Wi-Fi ko, bakit ka lumisan?" Siyam na pantig, sakto sa original.

   First line: "My Wi-Fi, why did you leave me?" Nine syllables, a perfect fit for the original.

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   B

   Pangalawa: "Naiwan akong loading, walang katapusan." Ay, labintatlo, sobra ng apat.

   Second: "You left me loading, with no end in sight." Oh no, that's thirteen, four too many.

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   A

   Ganito: "Ako'y loading nang walang hanggan." Siyam, at tugma pa rin sa "lumisan."

   Like this: "I'm loading for all eternity." Nine, and it still rhymes with "lumisan."

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   B

   Ang lalim! Parang si Balagtas na nag-buffer. Ngayon, 'yung chorus, 'yung bigayan ng boses na umaabot sa bubong.

   So deep! Like Balagtas, buffering. Now the chorus, the part where the voice goes all the way up to the roof.

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   A

   "Isang bar, isang bar na lang, ibigay mo na sa akin!" Doon ako bibirit, nakapikit, parang namatayan.

   "One bar, just one more bar, give it to me!" That's where I belt it out, eyes shut, like I'm at a wake.

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   B

   Ako naman ang sasagot, sa mababang boses: "Ang password mo'y pinalitan, ako'y hindi mo sinabihan."

   Then I answer, in a low voice: "You changed your password, and you never even told me."

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   A

   Ang sakit! Pero si Kapitan ang isa sa mga hurado, at siya ang may-ari ng piso Wi-Fi sa kanto.

   That hurts! But Kapitan is one of the judges, and he owns the piso Wi-Fi on the corner.

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    B

    E 'di mas maganda, may target audience tayo. Lagyan natin ng dedication: "Para sa piso Wi-Fi, na laging nawawala kapag kailangan."

    Even better, we've got a target audience. Let's add a dedication: "For the piso Wi-Fi, always gone when you need it."

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    A

    Hala, baka ma-disqualify tayo. O baka, mas malala, ayusin niya ang Wi-Fi at mawalan tayo ng kanta.

    Uh-oh, we might get disqualified. Or worse, he fixes the Wi-Fi and we lose our song.

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    B

    Kung ayusin nga niya, panalo pa rin tayo. Pero sigurado ako, hanggang Pasko, buhay pa ang kanta natin.

    If he does fix it, we still win. But trust me, our song will still be relevant come Christmas.

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