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...Okay, that may be a lot to remember, so you can just call me Aura, or Au (pronounced "OW"), Au-Au,
or Achau (pronounced "AH-chow"). I don't have any preference, I respond to any of these names. I'm not picky.
Just
a little background info on my full name: My first name (Aura) was taken from my maternal grandmother's first name, which
is Aurelia, and my second/middle name (Dolor, which means "sorrow" by the way) was taken from my paternal grandmother's first
name, which is Dolores. Interesting? I thought so. ;)
I am an only child, but no, I am not a spoiled brat, and I never
had any imaginary friends when I was growing up, contrary to the stereotype. I have been singing since I was 2 years old,
and started out in a Southern Baptist church. My parents were both professional singers, singing in a radio and television
choir that toured most of the Philippines (not all 7,100 islands though, lol) and the United States. They were my
biggest musical influences growing up. My dad encouraged me to explore my vocal range when he asked me to sing in our church
choir at the young age of 11, as his lead soprano. My vocal heroes growing up were, Sandi Patti, Whitney Houston, and
Kathleen Battle.
In 1996, I entered Biola University as a Music Education major with an emphasis in Voice and was involved in the university Chorale, where
we sang everything from Bach to Mozart, from Rachmaninoff to Moses Hogan. It was quite an experience, one
that I will cherish forever. I was quite set on becoming a Music educator, but due to some circumstances, I decided to venture
into other things and said goodbye to music for a while. After 2 years of "wandering aimlessly" I realized that I
was like the prophet Jonah in the Bible (read the book of Jonah). God had called him to go to Nineveh to deliver His message,
but Jonah decided to disobey God and go somewhere else. As a result of his disobedience, he became miserable. It took for
him to be thrown off a boat and be swallowed by a fish (wherein he stayed there for 3 days and 3 nights) to realize that he
should've gone to Nineveh, where God had told him to go in the first place. Okay, so where was I going with this? Well, "Music"
is my Nineveh, and my 2 years of "wandering aimlessly" were the 3 days and nights that Jonah spent in the belly of the fish.
Well, I have finally come out of the belly of that stinkin' fish and decided to obey... I am hoping to go back to school to
finish my Music degree. *throws confetti* Plans are currently on hold right now as I am currently working
full-time, but I have decided that I want to go back and finish my Music degree. :)
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Da 411:
B-day: February 11, 1975
B-place: Pasay City, Manila, PHILIPPINES
Hometown: Toronto, CANADA
Ethnicity: Filipino
Family: mom and dad (he passed away in April of 2001 - I miss him)
Favorites:
SONG: (I have a lot of faves) How Great Thou Art (my grandma's favorite hymn, I sang it at my dad's
funeral)
MUSIC: Rockapella, Dakota Moon, Point of Grace, Avalon, Annointed, Level 42, Jason Mraz, Gavin DeGraw,
John Mayer, Alicia Keys and the list goes on and on... check it out hereMOVIES: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones
trilogy, Amadeus, Immortal Beloved, The Professional, Love Actually, and the list goes
on and on...
COLOR: pink, orange, and blue
BEVERAGE: Iced Mocha (a.k.a. "Dirt Water") and Iced Marble Mocha Macchiatto
at Starbucks, Iced Mocha Latte at The Coffee Bean, and Strawberries Wild at Jamba Juice
FOOD: Italian, Japanese,
Thai & Chinese
VERSE: "Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself
in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this..."
--Psalm 37: 3-5
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