Happy living under one roof
relief goods here,” he explains.
“We spend most of our time by the pool,” he says. “We’re not bothered that this area has been a little messy lately.”
The poolside has been the venue of a lot of parties, as well as business meetings, mostly involving Rannie, who is a barangay kagawad (councilman).
Nina adds: “Members of the group Kundirana are always here; so are my granddaughters’ classmates. Lance’s friends come to swim here, too.”
Lance’s favorite spot is his bedroom, on the second floor. It used to look “very Japanese,” with wallpaper made from tatami mats and a chabudai, or shortlegged dining table.
“I was too young then to decide on how my room would look. I requested the change in wallpaper and carpet. The only remaining Japanese thing here is the low wooden bed,” Lance says. “The new look is ideal for me. I like to keep it simple.”
Bedroom’s new look
Free to write
He claims he is most creative when alone. “I have keyboards in the room— sometimes, ideas strike me at the wrong time—I work on them immediately.”
Lance points out: “That song you thought of at 2 in the morning could be a hit but you could miss the chance if you just sleep through it.”
He took a break from performing to finish school and made a comeback in 2011, “not just with a normal CD but a thematic one.”
“I was happy I’ve had a hit, ‘You are the One,’ but I wasn’t completely fulfilled with my sound,” he admits. “Now, I’m given the freedom to write all my songs. I came up with ‘Wonders Of Living and Freedom’ or WOLF. It’s electro-pop. I mixed electronica (referring to a wide range of contemporary electronic music) with pop and dance. It’s Pinoy music that you can dance to in clubs.”