Sunday Rewind

Sunday has a reputation for being a day of rest, relaxation, and reflection. For many people, Sundays often evoke feelings of nostalgia and reminiscence, as they recall fond memories of their childhood, spend time with family and friends, or engage in activities that bring a sense of comfort and familiarity.

Regardless of the reason, nostalgia can be a powerful emotion that brings joy and comfort to people. And for many, Sunday is a time to embrace these feelings and enjoy a slower, more reflective day.

I remember waking up on a Sunday with my mom’s radio in the kitchen playing hits from the 70s or 80s. I can’t believe that whenever I hear the words “rewind”, or “backtracks” - you know, those shows on MTV, Channel V or Myx that feature songs from 20 years ago - now refer to songs from my childhood: the 90s and the early 2000s!

Today, I had a meal with friends M & R, and B. R prepared a childhood meal so good that reminded me of Sunday visits to my Lolo’s ancestral and family home in Makati - Beef Caldereta. This morning, while I engage in an hour's session of painting with numbers, I resumed the random music from my Spotify account from Thursday. It's a succession of OPM songs which reminded me of scenes from my childhood. So today, I'd like to play a game I'd like to call: Sunday Rewind. The rules are simple, hit play on Spotify (or any music app, really) and pick a scene from the past that was triggered by the song. Here are my top 10 blasts from the past:

  1. Sandalan by 6 Cycle Mind
    Scene: 3/4pm high school dismissal at the school service, one of my jams from the now obsolete/replaced Philippine radio FM channel, 97.1 Campus Radio

  2. Laging Naroon Ka by Jaya
    Scene: One rainy Friday afternoon in grade school when I can’t go out and play in the rain so I’m stuck at home but no worries. My ate’s (in-house household help), older sister and I would put on the videoke channel while waiting for the champorado (chocolate rice porridge) to cool

  3. Kisapmata by Rivermaya

    Scene: Summer vacation, on a road trip back to Manila from Clark, with me in the front passenger seat and I can’t nap to keep my Daddy, who’s the driver, company. During which, I’m impatiently waiting for the stopover (because you know, stopover = eat!)

  4. Moonlight Over Paris by Paolo Santos
    Scene: My teens, one of those cooler nights when I’d hang out with my boy friends on the streets after dinner to spend time just teasing each other (our love language might be quality time and lightly teasing each other). Usually, my guy/childhood friends call me after dinner to hang out in front of our house. All my life, this has been a constant scene. I thought it was a routine I’d keep forever. During those days, it felt like it could last forever. I miss it every day.

  5. This Time by Freestyle

    Scene: Puppy love and those days when you idealize romantic teen love. High school dance, proms, debut parties…

  6. Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin by Kitchie Nadal

    Scene: Korean Telenovelas/K-Dramas make their debut in the Philippines and become a hit, dubbed and adapted to the Filipino audience so they take a Filipino soundtrack instead of the original Korean soundtrack to make it more relatable. Now, those high school friends of yours who mock you for being “a crazy Korean fan” from the previous years FINALLY understand you. And you look at them with righteous condemnation.

  7. Panalangin by Moonstar 88
    Scene: Grade 6 classroom, complete silence. Your grumpy home economics teacher is lecturing. Pause. The trembling ceiling fan makes its usual noise which your teacher is unaware of. She grumpily asks: sinong nagtatambol? (who’s making that drumming noise?). You all hold back laughter. Tears run down the side of your eyes. One of your classmates dares speak and says, “Miss, ‘yung electric fan po.” You laugh in vibrate mode. “Ah, ganoon ba? Ok.” Your grumpy teacher replies. Epic.

  8. Bahala Na by James Reid and Nadine Lustre

    Scene: Rouen, France. Your former lover, who doesn’t speak Filipino memorizes Filipino songs from the James Reid-Nadine Lustre tandem to impress you. You’re impressed. It’s cute!

  9. Your Love by Alamid

    Scene: High school, fourth quarter. Graduation practices in the chapel. All sections have to make an English and a Filipino graduation song. The winning English graduation song, not from your section, sounds like Your Love from Alamid. It goes: Although it’s hard to say goodbye, we’ll take (lyrics forgotten) with a smile. We’ll carry moments with each other and learning(s) from our Alma Mater. It’s time to show the world who we are ‘cause we’re strong enough to face it. Yes, we can do it, simply as Scholasticaaaaans~ Your section is assigned… alto or soprano?

  10. Foolish Heart by Nina

    Scene: Summer vacation with the older sister at home. After putting on the morning show Talk TV, you change the channel to Myx, while preparing spam and egg sandwich for a pantawid gutom meal (wow, yaman ka girl?) while lunch is being prepared. Then you go back to bed, and stay there doing nonsense with your sibling until our Ate says “kain na”.

What scenes from your childhood do nostalgic songs from your past remind you of?

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