Brain Contour

Franzine Cole “Zee” Salas is a joy in the family. She is the daughter of my older brother. From the moment she started talking, we knew she has gotten the singing genes of the Salas clan.

My mom used to tag along with her the title “songbird” of Argao (our town) because she managed to defend her championship title for 12 consecutive weeks in a singing competition during her teenage years. When she had us, her four children, mom made certain all of us could sing. No wonder we had our share of fame too — either from home-based singing contests or from out-of-town gigs.