I was raised in a family where dancefloor music from the stereo filled the atmosphere in the house, and Dad introduced Michael Jackson to me during my initial years. Dad then bought the original music video cd of Michael Jackson. I grew up liking the songs by him- and among my top favourites are 'Billie Jean', 'Smooth Criminal' and 'Remember the time'. I spent my free time gyrating and synchronizing to the hot beats and awesome dance steps of Michael Jackson, imitating my young moonwalks and the waist-hurting moves.

I vividly recalled a time when Mom joined me to watch the music videos, and when 'Beat It' was played, Mom danced madly to the song, imitating Michael Jackson's moves, and I was laughing my ass off because she looked funny when attempting to do the complicated moves. In the end she was down with a fever on the following day. Since then she never danced like Michael Jackson anymore.

In the following years, 'Smooth Criminal' was techno-tized by another rock band, Alien Ant Farm. I was pretty disgusted by the modernized song because I was practically worshipping Michael Jackson and kinda boycotted the 'imitations'. And then, teens crazed over the new modernized version when I preferred the original one. And when I mention to them that 'Smooth Criminal' is originally sung by Michael Jackson, they fended it off and claimed that Alien Ant Farm's version are nicer and 'ROCKINN'. I nearly smashed their faces.

Today, Dad relived my childhood by playing back Michael Jackson's music video cd. The whole family was sitting down and watching the videos and awed by the smooth moves of Michael Jackson. I was momentarily detached from my recent world and saw myself standing a few inches away from the tv and dancing madly to the songs. And when 'Beat It' was played, my sister and I pestered Mom to dance again with Sis saying, "I think if you dance now, you'll end up in the hospital for 30 days." but Mom replied, "That was years ago when I danced, but at this old age, I'll prolly not wake up anymore." And we burst out laughing.

When Dad decided to stop playing the music video cd, Younger Bro whined. Mayn that boy, in discreet he actually like Michael Jackson! Well, which child won't, knowing the fact that Michael Jackson's moves are awesome, and I can sense that Younger Bro is sharing the same interest as me- liking Michael Jackson. He's growing up in a childhood just like mine.

But look at Michael Jackson now. His life is in a mess. His negativity is being exposed to the media. But let's just hope that he shall relive his old moments once again, cos this little soul in me has been admiring him since the first music video clip that she watched- nearly a decade ago.

To the KING OF POP.