TIGIL-HINGA-KALMA: Kim, Ogie, MC and Lassy's buwis-buhay Magpasikat 2024...

TIGIL ... HINGA ... KALMA Just like the reminder before we cross the railroad ... we have to Stop ... Look ... and Listen. Sa Magpasikat DAY 2 naman ang kanilang battlecry ay Tigil ... Hinga ... Kalma. Indeed the theme of Ogie, Kim, MC and Lassie's magnum opus is relatable and any parent worth his salt understands where they are coming from. Any Filipino has experience to be in the main leads psychological shoes. That is why when one of them said: "Wala na ba tayong karapatang magpahinga ... may kirot akong nararamdaman ... dahil everyday nakipagbuno tayo sa lahat ng mga challenges ... at times we feel na para tayong kandilang nauupos ... and we feel strangulated and suffocated at hindi na tayo makahinga. Wala na ba tayong karapatang mag-day off dahil pag ginawa mo yon ... may mga nakaambang mga problema waiting to happen. Para akong nanonood ng Broadway at binuhay natin ang kantahan at sayawan sa teatro in the likes of Godspell or Jesus Christ Superstar. Kim Chiu's daring trapeze act is one for the books ... and it will be forever etched in my memory. This proves one thing ... she can do just about anything. Ogie despite his insecurities about new talents lording it over and giving the veteran's the run for their money is still a musical genius and his musicality has still the touch of gold. MC and Lassie both stand up comedians have left their comfort zones and tried drama this time ... and both succeed with flying colors. Aside from Kim's terpsichorean ability ang acrobatic skills ... what stole the show was Ogie's composition in the near finale where the chant Tigil ... Hinga ... Kalma ... rose to a crescendo ... that gave me goose bumps. I can't help but clap until my palms turned crimson ... because I felt similar pain ... especially waking up in the morning to go to work: My body says I need to REST ... but my spirit says otherwise. Dahil ang isang araw na pahinga ... is already a luxury. Katumbas nito ang kawalan ng maraming bagay - like pambayad sa ilaw, tubig, renta at kuryente.