Tapos na ang pelikula at nagpalakpakan na ang mga tao. Dahil sa maganda nitong reviews ay pinilit naming panoorin kahit sa last full show.
Puno pa rin ang sinehan. Nagbukas na ang mga ilaw matapos ipalabas ang credits pero nanatili akong nakaupo at nakatitig sa blank screen. Goosebumps. Hindi lamang tungkol sa kanta at tagumpay ng iconic na grupo ito. Ipinakita rin kung paano kikitilin ng sakit na AIDS ang buhay ng isang tao. Ano man ang iyong estado. Nagkaroon ako ng LSS (last song syndrome) hanggang sa parking lot.
“Too late, my time has come.
Sends shivers down my spine, body’s aching all the time.
Goodbye, everybody, I’ve got to go..
Got’ta leave you all behind and face the truth.
Mama, o-ooh, I don’t want to die.
I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all.
I see a little silhouette of a man!
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango.
Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very fright’ning me!
(Galileo) Galileo, (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo figaro magnifico..”
ANG BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Ito ay anim na minutong kahaba na kanta (ang standard ay tatlong minuto lamang) ng British rock band Queen noong 1975.
Isinulat ito ng kanilang lead singer na si Freddie Mercury (real name Farrokh Bulsara) mula sa isang simpleng immigrant Zoroastrian family (from Zanzibar, Tanzania).
Kakaiba ang kantang ito dahil sa kaniyang mga bahagi: an intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock part and a reflective coda, pero walang chorus.
Ayon sa Rolling Stone, “it is frequently considered one of the greatest rock songs of all time.” Makalipas ang higit sa 40 taon, ito pa rin ay isang epic song.
SI FREDDIE MERCURY
Ipinakita sa pelikula kung ano ang naging lifestyle niya which led to him contracting AIDS. Mercury was open about his bisexuality and lived a lavish lifestyle. By 1989, Mercury retreated from public life. Rumors about possible health problems began to circulate. On November 23, 1991, Mercury released a statement: “I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV-positive and have AIDS. I hope that everyone will join with my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease.” The next day, he died from AIDS-related bronchial pneumonia at his London mansion. Mercury was then only 45 years old. Isang musical legend ang pumanaw.
ANG A.I.D.S.
Ang buwan ng Disyembre ay itinalaga bilang World Awareness Month for Understanding AIDS.
Ang human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection initially ay halos walang sintomas maliban sa flu-like symptoms. As the infection progresses, it interferes more with the immune system, increasing the risk of developing common infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, skin conditions, weight and appetite loss, as well as other opportunistic infections, and even tumors. These late symptoms of infection are referred to as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Acquired, ibig sabihin nakuha mula sa iba.
SAAN AT PAANO ITO NAKUKUHA
Ayon sa Infectious Specialists, HIV is spread primarily by unprotected sex (kasama pati anal and oral sex), contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles or used syringes, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Fortunately, other bodily fluids, such as saliva and tears, do not transmit HIV. There is no cure or vaccine. However, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease and may lead to a near-normal life expectancy. Without treatment, the average survival time after infection is approximately 10 years. In 2016, about 36.7 M people were living with HIV and it resulted in 1 M deaths. The disease has become subject to debates and controversies involving religion including the Catholic Church’s position not to support condom use as prevention.
Pag-uusapan natin sa Part 2 ng artikulong ito kung ano na ang sitwasyon ng AIDS sa Filipinas. Abangan.
Quotes
“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see..
I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy.”
– Intro, Bohemian Rhapsody
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Greetings are in order: Welcome to the Christian world Stella, my beautiful granddaughter and happy birthday to her father and my son, Paolo! I am sorry not to be with you in this momentous celebration of your life. God is good.
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