You Changed My Life

I never really got used to watching movies at cinemas.

First of all, with the tickets and the food and beverages, it can get quite expensive. Nope, I don’t buy pirated either. Second, it just seems like such a waste of time to spend over two hours just watching the movie, when I could eventually catch in on the boob tube and do something else like cut my toenails at the same time. Third, I just can’t decide on the best time to watch. There are times with huge crowds, which makes me claustrophobic. On the other hand, there are off peak showings, where sex-starved excuses for human beings prowl in the shadows of the theater.

But lo and behold, I swore to myself that I’d watch You Changed My Life at the movie theater sometime soon. I know I’ve expressed my Kapamilya tendencies before, but not being overly fanatic about John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo, what really caught my attention was the theme song of the movie.

I’ve always loved the song, ever since The Company did their rendition more than a decade ago. But lately, its spell over me has been revived, and I’ve been humming and singing it for the past few weeks.

Why this song? I can relate to it, right here, right now. Lines like...

The nights the sky was filled with clouds
My worried mind was filled with fear...

I never thought that I could change
Could change so much in so many ways...

I'm still surprised when I look in my mirror
To see that I still look the same...

and

You changed my life in a moment
And I'll never be the same again...

just make me reflect upon where I am in life, and gasp in amazement at how perfectly this song fits me and my life. I can’t wait to see the movie.

Hey, wait a minute. Before you go kilig-kilig on me, let me just explain, why exactly I can relate.

You Changed My Life... HIV. In a good way, of course. Hehehe.