As Manilyn Reynes used to sing, and perhaps as Sheryn Regis would these days " Coz your love in me is healing, no matter what I do, if I could in my arms... is hea-ea-ling!" Truly, music heals.

Fortunately, my friends have lined up not Manily Reynes, Sheryn Regis, nor Christian Bautista (because they don't know them personally) but four of the local music scenes crowd-drawing bands all in one benefit concert on Feb.16 at Il Ponticelo. Click on the invite above for details.

Featuring 2 beers and 4 bands and a gathering of Manila's not so hippest set (because they could be at the Fort, y' know), you should be in for a few hours of healing through music. Despite a hip hop/R n B band in the lineup, you have all the right to call each other brotha' -as in Brother Noni, Brother JP, or Brother Larry as you would in actual healing sessions.

Why the heaven am I talking about healing? Because again, this concert isn't called benefit for nothing. Out of the P300 you will shell out, P50 will go to the venue, another P50 for the bands, P60 for the 2 beers, P30 for the bouncers, P20 for the creative invite design, P10 for the guard outside, P10 again for the waiter, P26 for the show's organizers, P15 for the band equipment, P18 for the usherettes. And the most important of all, P1 will go to me to fund my chemo sessions. So please go!!! A lot will benefit from this, not just me but you - because you have helped a lot.

Rock rock-an na!