He pressed play, and the room was instantly filled with the gentle, familiar strumming of "Pagdating ng Panahon."
As the final tracks played through, Mateo felt a strange sense of peace. Some things change—names, seasons, even the way we see ourselves—but the honesty in those melodies remained frozen in time, perfectly preserved, just like the name on the album. Aiza "Ice" Seguerra All Hits Volume No.1 (Non-stop Playlist)
By the time "Para Lang Sa 'Yo" began to play, the stars were out. Mateo realized he had stopped working entirely. He was just leaning back, letting the "Ice" Seguerra hits wash over him like a calm tide. The playlist didn't just offer music; it offered a confession of everything he had ever felt but couldn't quite put into words. He pressed play, and the room was instantly
The non-stop playlist felt less like a collection of songs and more like a time machine. As Ice’s soulful, steady voice flowed into "Akala Mo," Mateo closed his eyes. He wasn't in his studio anymore; he was nineteen again, sitting on a wooden porch in Laguna, nursing his first heartbreak while the same melody echoed from a neighbor’s radio. Mateo realized he had stopped working entirely
The transition to "Anong Nangyari Sa Ating Dalawa" was seamless, mirroring the way life had shifted for him—quietly, then all at once. He remembered how these songs had been the bridge between his old self and the man he had become. Ice’s music had a way of holding space for both the sadness of things ending and the quiet hope of new beginnings.
The sun was just beginning to dip behind the Sierra Madre mountains, painting the sky in hues of amber and violet. Inside his cluttered studio, Mateo fumbled with a dusty case, pulling out a CD that had soundtracked his entire youth: Aiza "Ice" Seguerra All Hits Volume No.1 .