Incriminating Evidence

No Reason

2009-08-02T07:30:01Z

I don't get to blog much anymore, but I think last night deserves to have one.

My childhood days were spent listening to the radio and pretending to be in a band. I remember daydreaming about what it would be like to play with my friends in front of a crowd and just letting the music consume me. I imagined that I would feel exhilarated, nervous, confident, self-conscious, and whatever pre-gig emotion you can think off.

Who would have thought I'd actually get to experience this?

Last night was a dream come true. Seeing my friends and family, knowing that they were there for us, hearing their cheers and feeling all their support was absolutely amazing. Nevermind the rain, nevermind the traffic, nevermind the panic, nevermind the worry that the bar would collapse with all the people in it, nevermind the two years we waited for this to happen. It was all worth it.

And it's all in this 7-track cd.

So to everyone who was at KAZE's "No Reason" EP launch last night, THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was a beginning and an end of sorts for the band, and I am so glad that you got to share this with us. Aylabyoo ol!

Oh, and to those who have pics and vids, pahingi! Wheee!

Every Color, Every Hue

2009-03-06T12:36:16Z

I've seen a lot of posts and plurks about Francis Magalona's passing but I felt I just had to make one myself.

I grew up listening to this guy. :(

From his multiply site:

"I am lucky to have been a recording artist and one day when I leave this world, just like the names I mentioned, my voice will be heard. Always. At a touch of a button or switch, I am "alive" again."

Rest in peace, Master Rapper.

Writer's Block: From A to Z

2009-01-03T16:58:43Z

Using one word for each letter of the alphabet, make a list of the words you most associate with yourself or that you feel best describe you.

Submitted By mesila

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A, you're adorable
B, you're badorable,
C, you're cadorable toooooo...

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

A - accepting
B - burara ("messy")
C - cats
D - dependable
E - extra-large
F - frustrated
G - guitarist
H - hungry
I - idealistic
J - jolly
K - kakaiba ("unique") / KAZE
L - lomography
M - matakaw ("glutton" hahaha) / music
N - nice
O - overweight (wooo!)
P - patient / photography
Q - quirky
R - responsible
S - sentimental
T - teacher
U - understanding
V - vivid
W - warm
X - X (Roman number 10)
Y - young
Z - zesty (parang pagkain lang)

Okay. This was harder than I thought. Took me an hour to answer, LOL.

2008 In A Nutshell

2008-12-31T18:45:57Z

Highlights, good and bad.

• Lomomanila Soma @ Al's Bar, BF Parañaque
• Getting a Holga 120GN from my sister
• Getting my first godchild, MJ (my cousin Ryan's son)
• "Mini Jelly Pie with Confectioner Whatever"
• Mozzie's "Dried To Pseudo-perfection" Relaunch @ Route196
• Passing my thesis
• JL's despedida
• Lomomanila Caliraya Cookout
• Getting stuck in the school elevator
• Going to Baguio for the first time with Fifi, Sherwin, Helen, Miwa and Bri
• Losing my "trademark" RayBans
• Going to Bicol with Miwa, Bri, and Bri's family
• First gig with Parokya Ni Edgar @ Club Dredd (we had two more after this one)
• Lomomarketmanila Launch @ Neo-Chinatown
• My parents and older sister's trip to Jerusalem (no pun intended) for the 10-day Holy Land Tour
• The family birthday dinners
• The SNG birthday dinners
• Graduation
• Getting a job as a college instructor at Southville
• Two of my college friends gave birth to healthy baby girls
• Mindoro reunion
• Ilocos trip with Kaze
• My older sister's month-long stay in San Fransisco for work
• My older sister's operation
• Benefit gig for Tara Santelices
• First gig with Session Road @ Xaymaca
• Faye's 3-month stay in New York for work (which forced Kaze to go on a hiatus)
• My first time to go to Enchanted Kingdom
• Top Junk anniversary @ Route196
• Kaze's 4th anniversary
• Lomomanila Halloween Party (Kazzie!)
• My paternal grandmother had an ischemic stroke and temporarily lost her memory
• A colleague, Maui, gave birth to a healthy baby boy
• Going to Bolinao with Miwa and Bri
• Southville FSAM Christmas party
• Wii!! ^_^
• Gabutero reunion @ Biñan (and meeting my nephew Jacob for the first time)
• Benjie.
• Jaffe (pronounced as "Jafee"), the newest member of our family. He's a 2-month old Siamese cat. :) I will post pictures when I'm not feeling lazy.
• Almost getting my leg blown off by a firecracker. The neighbor's Coke bottle (aka kwitis stand) fell down right after he lit the firecracker, and the thing went streaking towards us while we were busy watching someone else's fireworks and it blew up right beside me. Thank goodness I was wearing jeans and I wasn't hurt.

I don't know if I forgot anything...but what the heck. It was an interesting year, and I hope 2009 will be just as exciting. :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Benjie (Jun. 21, '84 - Dec. 28, '08)

2008-12-30T07:40:57Z

I think this is the first time I lost someone close to me that isn't family.

We were childhood friends. We played all sorts of games, went through most of the "phases" (bike phase, roller blades phase, Spice Girls phase, etc.), even joined the community youth organization together. Sure, there were times when we fought but all kids did that and we'd be back to hanging out with each other the next day or two.

I went off to UPLB, he went off to wherever to get a job and pursue a singing career (he was really very talented). But even when we grew older and led different lives, we'd still stop and chat whenever we passed by each other on the street as if the years we hadn't seen each other didn't happen. It's like we were kids again (except the games and phases were out, and alcohol came into the picture. LOL).

I found out about his sickness just last month, when his mother came by to borrow my nebulizer. She told me his health was deteriorating and that he was skinny as hell. That caught me completely by surprise; I had seen him walking on the street on my way home a couple of months back and he looked okay to me. A couple of weeks ago, I found out he was rushed to PGH.

And then last night, my mom told me he was dead. He was only 24.

I'm used to seeing him walking around the village, hearing him videoke his heart out, hanging out with him and a couple of neighbors every December 31 and waiting for the first sunrise of the New Year (a tradition we started a couple of years ago). Though we haven't talked much lately, I know things won't be the same from now on.

Last night, I got to see neighbors I haven't seen in years at his wake. We exchanged stories and relived our experiences and escapades with him - the old BYO days (with the bote-dyaryo drives, garage sales, and all that jazz), Tai Chi with Guru Dada, songwriting at my house, making a mess of "More Than Words" during one village Christmas party all those years ago (this was something I had forgotten, but it all came back thanks to RV, hahaha), drinking at Chemi's house and witnessing Laiza get her ass kicked by the alcohol, watching a Cherry Pie Picache movie at ATC, and the list goes on. I only wish we all met again under different circumstances.

Tomorrow will be a bittersweet New Year's Eve spent with old friends and tradition (in his memory). Rest in peace, Benj. I know you're in a better place. We will miss you.

Pictures were snagged from RV.

RV, Benj, Miw, Tippi

Clockwise, starting from the upper left: RV, Tippi, K, Macy, Miwa, and
Benj, during one of our yearly traditions.

That's Benj pulling me out of RV's mouth.

Writer's Block: Physical Education

2008-12-02T14:19:57Z

Call it gym, P.E., recess, or pure hell, most people have participated in a class at school that focused on games and athletics. What sport or game did you hate the most when you were a kid? What sport or game was your favorite?

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Hate: VOLLEYBALL. As in. Oh, and dancing. Wait, did we have dancing?

Love: Softball, Soccer Baseball.

Hello, Bolinao! (Nov. 29-30, 2008)

2008-12-01T16:54:38Z

I never planned on going to Pangasinan; it was just a place we happened to pass by on our way to Ilocos. But a couple of text messages exchanged with my sister and a week later, I found myself waiting with Miwa, Bri and 11 strangers for the van that would take us to Bolinao, Pangasinan for an overnight stay at Solomon's Paradise (aka SP) and a guided tour of Bolinao's beaches, caves, and uh, beaches.

And did I mention beaches and caves?

DAY 1

We left Makati a little after 2am last Saturday and arrived at the resort (owned by Brett and Rosie Solomon) around 9am. Before I continue, I'd like to put names on the different groups of people we went with so you and I won't get too confused.

a.) "Spice Girls" - 5 female officemates (I think)
b.) "The Couple" - the name speaks for itself, yes?
c.) "Desperate Housewives" or DH - they're not necessarily housewives and I don't think they're in any way desperate. They're just a group of four friends on a trip. DH was just the first 4-female group that came to mind.

Anyway, our tour guide (Jonathan) let us settle down in our cottage-like rooms (we got room #2, between the Spice Girls and The Couple). Miw, Bri and I tossed our bags on the bed and went straight to ordering breakfast and taking pictures.

Ah yes, such wonderful priorities.

After breakfast and a quick change of clothes, Kuya Jov (the driver) took us to our first stop - the Enchanted Cave (or is it? Dun dun duuuuuuun). I have not entered a cave since that field trip to Biak Na Bato way back in highschool (or was that elementary?). No, that Bantay Abot Cave in Ilocos is not a cave but a hole on the side of mountain. No caverns, no bats poo, nothing. So I don't consider it a cave. I didn't even hear an echo.

But I digress. Inside the cave was a pool of the clearest water I've ever seen where the tourists are welcome to swim in. Most of us (Miwa, Bri, The Couple, and 3/5 of the Spice Girls) couldn't resist the water. The Desperate Housewives weren't feeling it and went back to the surface after taking a couple of pictures. I stayed behind and watched people float, paddle, take pictures, pretend as mermaids, and scream bloody murder when they hurt their foot on the rocks. Oh, and of course I took pictures. They suck, though. I'm new to cave photography.

Next stop was Bolinao Falls 1 (yes, there's more than one). The ride to the waterfall was a tad bit uncomfortable with a damp younger sister sitting beside me. Anyway, it was when we got there that I realized that going to see a waterfall meant going down (and then up) a lot of steps. Lots of steps + partially healed ankle = ARAY. I had to take extra precaution to avoid any accidents. The waterfall was pretty but the water wasn't too enticing so all we did was take pictures. The Spice Girls wanted to swim some more, so they suggested that we go hunt for the 2nd waterfall. Jonathan had no idea where it was, so we had to use the services of a young boy a Spice Girl picked up nearby.

That didn't come out quite right but I think you get my drift.

We finally found the 2nd waterfall, and then my slipper broke. Shet. I had no choice but to stay behind and talk with Kuya Jov, who is actually very insightful and opinionated in a good way. He also fixed my slipper but it was too late to go after the others by then (which, according to Miwa, was a good thing - she thinks I won't be able to climb the steep terrain because of my slipper, ankle, and lack of trekking skills). After the others had had enough of the water (DH finally gave in and got themselves wet), we were all ready to go back because we forgot to have lunch, and that was when Kuya Jov saw a flat tire. Shet #2. To cut the long story short, he changed the tire, drove to the town proper to drop off the others who wanted to buy dinner and have it cooked back at the resort, fixed the flat tire at a nearby vulcanizing shop, then went back to SP to watch the sunset.

DAY 2

I woke up to the sound of soft music (Low, Bartender, Disturbia, etc) coming from The Couple's room. It was supposed to be a free day, meaning we could do whatever we want (that includes sleeping in) but we decided to go see the lighthouse and go to the beach since we weren't able to visit the day before.

Sadly, the lighthouse was closed so we took pictures of the exterior and the perimeter instead. I don't think it was a waste of time; lighthouses all look the same anyway. And I don't think I could climb all those stairs to the top. Next was the Patar White Beach. The Spice Girls couldn't resist the water again and ran to meet the crashing waves, while the rest of us took pictures, walked along the shore, took more pictures, "climbed over the fence" to a resort, took more pictures, were chased away by the resort security guard and took more pictures. At around 12 noon, we decided to go back to SP and have lunch before going home to Manila.

I'm going to make this short since I'm running out of words. We passed by Alaminos for some boneless bangus and banana-q, I kept shifting in my seat to get the blood flowing back in my legs, feet and buttocks, had dinner in Tarlac, watched Wanted on Bri's PSP (I couldn't hear anything because we didn't have enough earphones but I still understood a bit of what was going on), got to Makati around 10pm, arrived home at 11.

And that, my friends, was my trip to Bolinao.

BAD LUCK

A week before the trip, I twisted my ankle and I had to walk in crutches.

Somewhere during the trip, I broke my glasses.

I kept hitting my shoulder on that aircon whatever extension inside the van.

My slipper broke just as we were about to go to the 2nd waterfall.

The van had a flat tire because of the terrain. Lots and lots of sharp rocks.

I accidentally spilled Pepsi on Miwa and Bri (it was actually Miwa's fault, she told me there was a spider right behind me).

The DSLR started acting up, that's why we don't have any digital pictures of the lighthouse and the beach.

Miwa's Adventure. It's her story to tell.

We almost ran out of gas in Tarlac, and Jonathan's credit card wasn't working.

Saya, diba?

SOLOMON'S PARADISE

Fantastic view. Accomodating hosts. Clean bathrooms and showers. Great food. Affordable prices. Nice and simple rooms. Comfortable beds. Roof deck. Very few insects. In other words, I love the place.

FOOD

Boneless bangus. Grilled liempo. Grilled chicken. A huge, 3-foot fish that only costs Php450. Hotdogs. More liempo. Piattos. Oishi. Banana-q. Hamburger with the thinnest burger patty in the world. More hotdogs. Twister fries.

Yep, no time to do some major pigging out but we're pretty content with what we ate. Masarap eh.

I guess that's it. I'd love to go back without the bad luck. LOL.

The Wishlist

2008-11-24T03:14:28Z

A few simple *ahem* things I want and need. Malapit na pasko, yey!

1. An electric guitar (I'm going to get this one by January/February, but I will include this in all my lists until I get it). I'm thinking of getting an Ibanez.

2. Canon Speedlite 430EX external flash with an Omni Bounce Diffuser.

3. 16gb or higher iPod. I don't care what model it is as long as it can play my music.

4. Nintendo DS Lite.

5. Wii!!

6. Sunglasses, to replace my lost RayBans.

7. 512mb SanDisk TransFlash memory card for my phone.

8. MONEY.

9. 640gb SATA hard drive

10. Films (Negs or Slides)

*Disclaimer: I did not take this picture. Click here to see the original.

Wow, it's mostly electronics. Wish my wallet good luck.

"We live in a free world..."

2008-10-20T11:20:31Z

Four Months Later

2008-10-08T03:48:23Z

What do you know, it's finals week.

I never thought I'd actually enjoy teaching. Is this my calling? I'm not really sure. But I can honestly say right now that I love what I'm doing, despite the headaches, issues, disappointments, and stress.

A lot can happen in four months - exams, projects, exhibits, a field trip and a pageant. The way I see things have changed considerably now that I'm on the other side of the fence. I had to exercise restraint and discipline to keep that line between a student and a teacher. People whom I thought would cause me problems turned out to be well-behaved (with the usual bouts of laziness but that is to be expected), and those whom I thought would be reliable turned out to be, uh, different. So different that they forced me to raise my standards and become stricter.

I also found out who my real friends are. How cool is that?

My colleagues are crazy, not to mention they all love food. I fell right into place...eventually. LOL. It took me some time because most of them used to be my instructors, and now one of them is my boss (hello, fresh grad here. I was still in "student-mode" when I started teaching). Sure, the mentor-mentee vibe is still there, but now I get to see a whole different side of her and the faculty that I never would have seen as a student.

I don't know how long I'll stay. Then again, as long as I'm enjoying, I shouldn't be thinking about it, right?

So yeah. See you next semester.

Oh no oh no oh no

2008-09-24T16:17:40Z

I just spent the last two hours battling against worms and malware. I managed to get rid of the malware, the worm is still there, and my external hard drive (Kangkong) had gone haywire.

Half of my raw photos' folders have been rendered unreadable. It includes the pageant photoshoot, the pre-pageant night, the EK trip and Top Junk anniversary, the Media Arts exhibit, and many more.

A lot of other folders became useless, but at least I have copies of those in my internal hard drive (which was miraculously spared from...whatever it was that happened to Kangkong).

But you know what almost made me lose it? My thesis video. It's paking gone.

It's ironic that I was planning to make backups of everything tomorrow, even before my Kangkong decided to make my life a lot harder.

I'm going to ATC tomorrow to have it checked. Gahd, I hope I can get those files back.

Lo And Behold

2008-08-22T17:43:30Z

My very first attempt at cell shading. It took me 4 hours including the line art. Botched almost everything but what the hell. Practice practice practice!!

I shall unleash the power of my dying pen tablet!! *shakes fist in the air*

The lines are bitmap-y because I used pencil instead of the brush tool in Photoshop. That also explains why the backlight (those green highlights) look like crap on a stick. Pero okay lang, cute parin ako. ^^

Okay, I'm going to bed. Not. I'm too inspired to sleep. Magdo-drawing pa ako.

Snippets

2008-08-18T11:55:16Z

Three Sundays ago, I almost got run over by a yellow Pajero on our way home from church. It was raining hard and my parents and I were on our way to the car. I was busy avoiding puddles and I looked up just in time to see a car headed straight towards me and it wasn't slowing down. If my father hadn't yanked me to the side, I'd probably have a couple of broken bones by now.

Foolishly foolish fool of a driver who foolishly drives near the sidewalk and doesn't look at where he's driving.

***

Mangaholix held a seminar last week about drawing and coloring. Nakaka-inspire. It's been a while since I drew me some anime-style characters. So yeah, I'm thinking of going back to drawing stuff like that.

***

Last Tuesday, I went to Dasmariñas, Cavite for a Comprehensive Growth Series (CGS) with the guidance counsellor and ten MassCom and Media Arts students. It was actually a last minute thing (the real facilitator was sick and I was called to be the replacement), but it was fun. And the food was great. Yum yum.

***

Last Friday was the first time I attended a College Cup opening. It was...okay.

***

The band played for a benefit gig for Tara. FYI, Tara is Saffron Speedway's guitarist, and she was shot in the head during a violent holdup incident in Cainta. She's in a coma right now, and we're hoping she wakes up soon.

It's just like what Marge (of Free Beer) said: "It's amazing how people, strangers and friends alike, can gather and show their support when something like this happens to someone." Okay, so maybe that's not what she said exactly but you get the drift, right?

Thanks to Che and FAME for the invite!

***

Had a sWiimming party with friends last Saturday. Some went swimming, others played Wii. Lecheng boxing yan, sakit ng katawan ko.

***

I saw a lunar eclipse last Saturday, on our way home from Katipunan. I wouldn't have noticed it if Chevy didn't point it out. Alavet alavet alavet!

Uh, yun lang. Bow.

Choz

2008-07-11T16:31:17Z

I've been so busy these past few weeks, it's unbelievable. Right now I'm at the "eye of the storm" - relative calmness before I am buried with WIPs and grading sheets. I should really be catching up on some shut eye right now but I wanna Bubblegang.

I was just going through my old Multiply posts and I saw my last "conyo-tations" compilation. Alaala nalang ata ang natira sa utak ko. Damn shit computers! LOL Parang gusto ko tuloy ulit mangolekta.

Two Pinoy guys are singing along to Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" on TV right now in Bubblegang's IyoTube segment. What the hell. Hmmm, a pair of boys making complete fools of themselves, lipsynching to a pop song while someone in the background is busy doing something else? Veeeeeery original. Really.

Woosh. Good night.

So Far, So Good

2008-07-01T02:38:09Z

This is my fourth week. I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.

So what's been happening lately?

• We managed to get a regular gig down at the Freedom Bar in Anonas, QC with Top Junk (Tuesday's band). Yes, I know it's far but hey, it's all for the music right?

• "First blaaaaad!" Yey!

• The band met last Friday at Big Apple BF for dinner and a meeting. With Faye's impending departure (work demands her to go to New York for a couple of months), we have to finish whatever we need to do for the EP before she leaves, lest the launch be delayed. Again.

• Speaking of departures, my older sister will also be flying to San Fransisco for work on July 10. She'll be staying there for a couple of weeks. I'm still thinking of what I should ask her to buy for me.

• My parents have finally finished setting up the koi pond. Filters, water lilies, rocks, etc. The kois are happy. The constant sound of running water is somehow soothing and makes it very difficult to get up in the morning. I tried to show my cat the pond and the fish yesterday and the furball almost shredded my shirt trying to get away. She thinks I'm taking her there for a bath.

• I've been reading this online comic book called Looking For Group. It has all sorts of allusions in it, from World of Warcraft to Lord of the Rings to Star Wars to Big (that Tom Hanks movie). And I heart Richard. For Pony!

That's it. Band practice later, gig tomorrow. Woosh. I'm off to school.

"Malaya Na Ang Bird" (June 14, 2008) <--Repost

2008-06-15T07:56:50Z

Note to self: Always check LJ after cross posting from Multiply.

Playground Productions' Independence Day event. Thanks to Roman for inviting us! And thanks to everyone who came! Nakakatuwa kasi ang daming tao! Kudos to the other bands!

I'm embedding a couple of videos here. I'd upload them in the video section, but I don't like Multiply's new video player.

Salamat pala kay Marves sa videos!

Pseudo-Utopia (original)

No One Really Wins (Copeland Cover)

Marionette na saksakan ng bilis, nakakaloka! (original)

Onga pala, Happy Father's Day sa lahat ng tatay jan! Wooo!

Friday the 13th

2008-06-13T11:04:21Z

Wala akong maisip na title.

Created by OnePlusYou

Weh? Hindi pa nga ako umiinom ng kape eh.

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Today's the last day of my first week of teaching. So far, so good. I just feel like I had a mental marathon with all the relearning I had to do so I won't look incompetent in front of my students.

I met Ecah's daughter, Sam (or "Sem", para daw may slang, susmaryosep) the other day and she's one of the most beautiful babies I've ever seen. It's funny how Sam can just open her eyes and Doi and I would fuss over her and completely ignore her mother. LOL.

And the little girl smiled at me. Homaygad. I love her.

Waah! Cute cute!

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My bandmates and I are going straight to that RockEd event in QC after practice. I was having second thoughts because I would love to catch up on my sleep, but I thought it could be the last time I'll be able to watch a complete Mozzie before their bassist leaves for the States. Ang dami talagang umaalis. =(

I should go back to working on my syllabus.

From Mindoro, With Love (And A Full Stomach)

2008-06-02T17:00:19Z

This is a late post.

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Sunday, June 01, 2008, 10:16pm
Roxas, Oriental Mindoro

I had my reservations about going to the Gabutero reunion in Mindoro because of several reasons but I'm glad I decided to go. It feels so liberating to not actually care about *toot* and *bleep* and do something that I want to do without feeling guilty. I haven't been here for 7 effing years. I would've regretted it more if I gave in to my so-called responsibilities and stayed in Manila.

It's also nice to take a break from my usual routine (aka wake up, eat, internet, eat, internet, exercise, internet, eat, internet, sleep). I've been unceremoniously woken up at ridiculous hours in the morning (with a body clock like mine, 7am is already ridiculous) to eat breakfast, take a bath, then go to the house my dad grew up in, or the house my parents are going to stay in when they retire, or the beach. There's always something to do here, and we had to do it early. It's kind of a shock to my system. Looking at the bright side, at least it's fixing my body clock.

We visited my grandfather's grave yesterday. Tearjerking moment. I hate watching people cry.

And then we went back to Daddy's childhood home and sang videoke loud and weird enough to wake up the dead to whack us at the back of our heads.

This is what I love about these people. There's never a time when you can't hear people laughing because they're always joking or teasing each other (my grandmother has a lot of embarrassing ammunition on her kids), it's crazy. Goodluck nalang if they decide to put you in the hotseat.

It's now a little past 10pm. We (my uncles, aunts, cousins, parents, and grandmother) just finished looking at old pictures of our family reunions. Gahd, I looked like a gazelle. Yes, I was thin once. You have no idea how many times I heard the words "payat" and "noon" in the span of 20 minutes. Anyway, most of my family have retired to our rooms (we're staying at my uncle's house which can house the entire Gabutero clan). My sister and I stayed behind; I'm writing this down, while she's lounging at one of the chairs and texting (uuuuy, textmate).

We're going back to Manila tomorrow morning and back to the usual routines, to the trainings, recordings, chores and work. Gah. At least I have the Ilocos trip to look forward to next weekend. This time, it's my mother's side that's holding a semi-reunion, plus it's my maternal grandmother's sister's first year death anniversary. All of my bandmates are coming with us and I'm stoked. It's my last hurrah before I leave the bum life.

Before I forget, Happy birthday, Ate Jo! Nagparty kami kanina, too bad you're in Singapore. We spent about 100k. Thanks for picking up the tab! =P

NOOOO!!

2008-05-27T13:52:22Z

This is news to me.

Cookie Monster Crumbles To A Healthy Diet

Carrots? Seriously?

What have they done to my favorite character!?

Psycho in the Making

2008-05-27T11:02:57Z

Two nights ago, I had a dream about people dying. Some of them were my friends, some were acquaintances, some were fictional characters from TV. The eerie thing about it was that all 9 of them were murdered and I either saw it happen or found their bodies.

9 people. Anuba. I have never seen that much death in one dream.

I don't remember everything, but I remember seeing one being knifed to death inside the MRT/LRT. I can still picture the look of horror in her eyes as one of her attackers covered her mouth while the other started stabbing. Her companion got away from them and wandered into a deserted alley where a group of guys...basta yon. Thinking about what happened to those two is really disturbing.

Another one was found dead on the roof (how he got there, I have no idea) with his head bashed in. I had gone into his room earlier and saw the bed all bloody, and that's how we knew. My friends and I went looking for him and when we got to the roof, voila. Cadaver.

Another one was found buried in the yard. I was walking my dog (something I don't do in real life) when he went ballistic and ran to a neighbor's house. At first I thought it was his hormones going haywire because of the neighbor's dog (which was also male), but when I ran over to him...charan! Cadaver.

I also had a couple of close calls. I almost fell down a manhole trying to save myself from being run over by a car.

Funny how I dreamt about these things after marathon-ing American Idol 7.

I checked the internet for dream interpretations. Most of them say death could be linked to a change in my relationships with these people, or concern for their well-being, or my personal limitations. Or maybe I'm an up and coming psycho, I dunno. Whatever it means, I don't ever want to dream of carnage like that. Ever. O_o

Finale

2008-05-22T16:46:33Z

American Idol Season 7 finale stuff. If you haven't seen it and you don't want to be spoiled, your eyes better not go beyond the period.

Carly Smithson (why does she have to be so darn gorgeous?) and Michael Johns' performance rocked and had more chemistry than that of the two Davids. Then again, I can't quite imagine Archie putting his hand on Cook's chest...

Anyway.

Syesha Mercado and Seal looked kinda awkward together.

Jason Castro sang all by himself, which is a good thing since I don't know if he'd have chemistry with anybody.

Archie and OneRepublic singing "Apologize" was okay, maybe because I like the song.

The girls + Donna Summer = wow.

The boys + Bryan Adams (I never realized how old he was until I saw him) = also wow. Take away Adams, only Michael Johns and the two Davids were wow. Jason totally killed the "rock factor" in Summer Of '69 (it's pretty obvious how much I dislike him).

Ryan Seacrest attempting to breakdance - "A" for the effort. Stick to the hosting.

Guru Pitka and his "Mariska Hargitay" greeting - Bwahahahaha! Puwede!

David Cook and ZZ Top - I loved the guitars (it looks like David has a new one) and the mic stand. I'm not familiar with ZZ Top songs though.

Brooke White and Graham Nash - surprisingly good. Although there was part in the song where they had to sing differenct lyrics at the same time, and Brooke looked like she was about to go to war and staring intently at the audience. Maybe she was looking at the prompter so she won't mess up her lyrics.

Reynaldo Lapuz complete with the USC Marching Band - two words. Excrutiating pain.

Gladys Knight and "The Pips" (aka Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downy Jr.) - pretty cool. RDJ looked cute dancing and singing, hehe. It looks like last year's Celine Dion/Elvis Presley duet set some kind of finale trend. Are they going to do something like this again next year? I'm thinking Michael Jackson and Miley Cyrus (though I don't think she's his type).

Carrie Underwood was amazing. Shet. *bows in reverent worship*

George Michael's song was so depressing. Shet. I know a couple of people who _might_ just off themselves if they watched it.

And the winner is...David Cook. Now excuse me while I go stalk Carly.

Ayun O

2008-05-21T17:46:28Z

I'm turning 25 in a couple of hours (I was born at 5:10am). I'm about to enter that terrifying space in time called "quarter life". Okay, it's not terrifying. Still, I'm not getting any younger and I feel like I've missed out on a lot of things. I was recently at a party, and as I watched my companions talk about photography, recording, travelling and whatnot, I realized there's so much out there to see. I should consider breaking out of my shell more if I want to ~~get laid~~ accomplish things.

Yeah, magpapaka-pokpok na ako. Charing.

Here's to another fun and interesting year. ^^

Random rant: May umubos ng black pentel pen ko. Pfft.

Sleep Already

2008-05-19T19:25:54Z

Before anything else, HABERDAY ~~CHARISSE~~ ~~CRYSTAL~~ CHRISSIE!! Wooo!

*ahem*

My body clock is seriously whacked.

I can't get Chris Brown's "With You" out of my head. Damn you, David Archuleta!

I may be going to Mindoro next week after all (May 30 to June 02). There's a faculty outing to Quezon on June 02 but family reunions are more important. ^^ Then it's off to Ilocos the week after with my family (again) and the band. Wooo! I hope it doesn't rain. *starts to pray fervently*

Sumama ka na kasi, Helen! Tell your boss you have a band emergency in Ilocos!

We'll kidnap you if we have to!

My parents called me to their room, showed me a picture of a mountain and a dirt road, and asked if I could do some minor changes to it, like removing the mountain so they could see the Jordan River. LOL. Anuveh. Even God can't do that with Photoshop.

I think.

Withiyou, withiyou, withiyou, withiyou, withiyouuuuu...*hininga*

O_o

Early

2008-05-02T15:42:38Z

Mars is my older sister, FYI.

mars - work: i has a birthday gift for you!
kei: ano?
kei: ang aga ha
kei: 20 days pa eh
kei: hahaha
mars - work: guess whaaaaaaat
kei: ipod hahaha
mars - work: nope
mars - work: hindi ako ganun kayaman, sry
kei: hahaha
mars - work: starts with letter t!
kei: surprise me nalang
kei: hmmm
kei: tshirt
mars - work: nope
kei: tamborine
mars - work: ends with letter 8
kei: 8 thousand pesos mwahaha
mars - work: ahahaha
mars - work: pano nangyari yun
kei: hahaha
mars - work: thousand pesos 8
kei: textmate
kei: ayaw ko ng textmate
mars - work: ano yun?
kei: ka-text
mars - work: lol
kei: hmmm
kei: terminate
mars - work: =(
kei: hahaha
kei: clue
mars - work: hindi naman ginagawang gift yun eh
kei: hahaha
mars - work: two words!
kei: clue pa!
mars - work: yan na!
mars - work: two words
kei: nyak
kei: ang hirap naman
mars - work: torta cake
mars - work: (joke)
kei: nyak
mars - work: sige na
mars - work: uuwi raw kami by 5
mars - work: para iwas sa traffic
mars - work: so
mars - work: makikita mo siya!
mars - work: in 2 hours
kei: hahaha
kei: sige
kei: surprise nalang
kei: hahahaha
mars - work: isa pang clue
mars - work: color black siya
kei: waaaaaaah ano yaaaaaaan
mars - work: pag-isipan mo na lang
kei: waaaaaaaah
kei: t-ipod-8
kei: hahahaha

When she got home, she handed me this:

I'm an avid follower of Zafra's Twisted series (I've read them all), so when she geve me the book, all I could say was "yeytenchuyey!"

Pero naman. Ang aga. Hindi rin siya excited na tumanda ako, no. Hahaha!

Dropping Like Flies

2008-04-24T04:56:51Z

Warning pala, if you haven't seen the American Idol results show, may spoiler to. Don't read this if you don't want to be spoiled.

Gary Dourdan is leaving CSI. Two weeks after that news broke out, Diane Neal announces her departure from SVU (I am going to stalk The Powers That Be til the day I day if they give her a moronic exit). Khandi Alexander will be taking off her gloves as CSI Miami's medical examiner. Adam Beach is also bailing on SVU after just one season. Now I find out Jesse L. Martin will have his final appearance as Det. Ed Green in Law and Order this week.

Anuba. What da hell is happening to drama?

And if Neal's departure isn't disappointing enough (malungkot parin ako hanggang ngayon), Carly Smithson just got the boot. I swear, if Jason Castro or Brooke White wins, I am never going to watch that show again.

Affected ako mashado, hahaha. I think I have to go to my mom's room and turn on the aircon to cool off.