Maria Aragon - Filipino Canadian 10 year old singer sings Lady Gaga's Born This Way

During the 53rd Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga passed the red carpet inside an egg. I watched on television the moment the "Lady Gaga Egg" left the car until it reached Ryan Seacrest for the interview. Of course, the hosts of E! News were not able to interview Lady Gaga because well according to Lady Gaga's rep she is incubating inside the egg in preparation for a song she will perform for the 53rd Grammy Awards. That song was the song "Born This Way".


The first time I saw "Born This Way" is when my friend, Vocal Coach Rona, shared it via Facebook. The next day I saw an article that made me watch the song and listen to the lyrics again and again.



According to Yahoo! News, Lady Gaga's friend, Perez Hilton showed her the video of Maria Aragon, the 10-year old Filipino Canadian, singing Lady Gaga's song "Born This Way".

The full article can be read following this link: http://ph.promotion.yahoo.com/entertainment/article/post/entertainmentfeat_ph/326/lady-gaga-invites-fil-canadian-girl-to-sing-duet.html

When Lady Gaga heard Maria Aragon sing her song she was so delighted that when Maria Aragon and Lady Gaga talked during a radio show, Lady Gaga told Maria Aragon "Not only do you have such a beautiful voice and you are so joyful to watch but, every once in a while, whether people believe it or not, I have a very bad day. And I was not having such a good day. And when Perez (Hilton) sent me the video of you singing I was so overjoyed that I began to cry,"



These words brought tears to the very young heart of Maria Aragon. However, the good news does not end there. After singing the chorus of Lady Gaga's "Born this Way", Maria Aragon was invited by Lady Gaga to sing the same song with her in a duet for the latter's Toronto Concert this coming March 2011.



The teary eyed, Maria Aragon readily accepted the invitation. Finally, the radio talk show host thanked Lady Gaga for making this song so that little girls can be inspired to be like her. I was really surprised to agree with the talk show host this time.

Honestly, I was one of those people who thought that the weird outfits were just a way for this pop singer to get people's attention. I did not see the artist right away. I was distracted with the outside appearance of Lady Gaga. The next breakthrough I had with Lady Gaga was when I heard Glee's version of the song Poker face. I can now proudly say that is my favorite Lady Gaga song next to Born This Way.

Some of the comments of people who saw what Lady Gaga did for Maria John had the same feelings.

Frost20 said:
wasnt much of a fan of lady gaga but after watching this and seeing how nice and cool lady gaga is im like all on board..going to buy her cd for sure.

thegreek14
dammit, now I like lady gaga its a trick! ah screw it, shes a good singer :/

Most of all, the support of Filipinos are overwhelming. Several videos of Maria Aragon is shared in facebook. And the feelings of Filipinos were expressed similar to what futuready said:

"teary - eyed while watching this... proud to be a Filipino... you go girl!!!

Maria Aragon your such a great kid..."

To the rest of the kids out there, we hope that Maria Aragon serves as an inspiration for you to pursue what you want to do in life. Some people might think its just another music video in youtube but you'll never know who might be watching in this big world out there.

Born This Way (Lyrics)
by: Lady Gaga

[Intro]It doesn't matter if you love him,
Or capital H-I-M
Just put your paws up'cause you were born this way, baby

Verse:My mama told me when I was young
We are all born superstars
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick onIn the glass of her boudoir
"There's nothin wrong with lovin who you are"
She said, "'cause he made you perfect, babe"
"So hold your head up girl and you'll go far,Listen to me when I say"

Chorus:I'm beautiful in my way'
Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way

Post-chorus:
Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
Baby I was born this way
Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way

Don't be a drag - just be a queen
Don't be a drag - just be a queen
Don't be a drag - just be a queen
Don't be!

Verse:Give yourself prudence
And love your friends
Subway kid, rejoice your truth
In the religion of the insecure
I must be myself, respect my youth
A different lover is not a sin
Believe capital H-I-M (hey hey hey)
I love my life I love this record and
Mi amore vole fe yah (love needs faith)

Repeat chorus + post-chorus

Bridge:Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Whether you're broke or evergreen
You're black, white, beige, chola descent
You're lebanese, you're orient
Whether life's disabilities
Left you outcast, bullied, or teased
Rejoice and love yourself today
'Cause baby you were born this way
No matter gay, straight, or bi,Lesbian, transgendered life
I'm on the right track baby
I was born to survive
No matter black, white or beige
Chola or orient made
I'm on the right track baby
I was born to be brave

Repeat chorus

Outro/refrain:I was born this way hey!
I was born this way hey!
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way hey!

I was born this way hey!
I was born this way hey!
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way hey!

Kyle Lograsso: the 5-year old Golf prodigy

Kyle Lograsso is a 5-year old Golf prodigy.

According to Yahoo videos where this clip was obtained Kyle Lograsso's was described as, "Kyle Lograsso is a 5 year old golf prodigy. And to think he started playing at the age of 2!"

Yes folks this kid learned how to play golf at age 2 and the best part of the story was that he learned to play golf while watching maybe an infomercial on tv just one time according to Kyle Lograsso's dad.

Thomas D. Willhite said that children absorbs about 50% from ages 1 to 4 years old. But this story is more than just an incredible absorption rate for kids. To give light to what I mean, let's look at the rest of the description for Kyle Lograsso's video which goes this way: "Watch this story about a loving family who overcame a great many problems. Be warned though, keep a box of tissues close at hand."

Below is the video of Kyle Lograsso, the 5-year old golf prodigy. As the description goes, you may want to keep a box of tissue handy (just in case).

Kyle Lograsso @ Yahoo! Video

When I watched Kyle Lograsso's video, I thought I was just watching a golf prodigy. Amazing as it is but I was proven wrong! Kyle Lograsso's story is not just about being a golf prodigy. Though that in itself is already a perfect story for my post on special education since it talks about gifted children. When I say gifted children here, I will be working on Howard Gardner's definition of gifted as per his theory of multiple intelligence. Just a short recap, there are several intelligences according to Howard Gardner's theory which includes Spatial, Linguistic, Logical-mathematical, Bodily-kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalistic and Existential intelligence.

The intelligence Kyle Lograsso is exhibiting can be found under the bodily-kinesthetic area.

However, there is indeed more to the story of Kyle Lograsso! More than meets the eye (pun intended).

When we hear the term "special education" we usually think that it is only for disabled or that the student has to have special needs. It is quite disturbing that a lot of people have long-standing programs about special education which makes them fail to realize that having special needs does not equate to being disabled. Gifted children have special needs too or that being gifted requires special education as well.

On the other hand, what if the child is gifted and at the same time has a disability. As the case of Kyle Lograsso, does this mean he requires special "special education"? I think not. When Kyle Lograsso's parents found out that he had cancer in both of his eyes, they didn't say "Oh no! What will happen now to our prodigy golfer. It's the end of his bright future" No siree! That thought was not even entertained. Because of Kyle Lograsso's mom's early intervention, she noticed that the white mark in his son's eye was something that needs an expert's opinion. And true enough, the white mark was a malignant tumor and the Lograsso family were able to address Kyle Lograsso's cancer. The best thing Kyle Lograsso's family gave him was to show him a picture of him playing golf the moment he opened his eye after his operation. It was as if the parents were saying that this is the vision of what Kyle Lograsso will become.

I think that that incident in the hospital where Kyle Lograsso was shown a picture of him playing golf is one of the episodes that could have made what Kyle Lograsso is now. His parents were persistent and optimistic so instead of cowering down they gave Kyle Lograsso the vision of future. Yes he lost an eye in the process and that he underwent cancer treatments that will make adults hate the world but that was not true for this boy. The incident affected only Kyle Lagrosso's depth perception but Kyle Lograsso's vision of becoming a great golfer someday has never become deeper.

Kyle Lograsso is one of those boys I look forward to see grow and become the world's most successful golfer.

To find out more about Kyle Lograsso, please read the article written by Matty G. for http://www.golfdigest.com

Kyle Lograsso Is Still Fighting The Good Fight:Golfdigest.com

Photograph of Kyle Lograsso taken from http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/blogs/wheres-matty-g/2010/08/kyle-lograsso-8-is-still-fight.html