Lang Lang & Gina Alice Redlinger: Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals, Orchestre de Paris...

“1,000 pesos lang iniiyakan mo?” Maybe to others, it’s just a small amount. But when my mom handed me that blue bill, I couldn’t stop my tears. It suddenly brought me back to the days when I was a student—yung umaasa lang sa baon, yung simpleng buhay where even a little support from my parents meant everything. Then life changed. I started working. I became the breadwinner. And despite the stress, the pressure, and the heavy days, I gave everything I could because I love my family. So when Mama