Venture into The Mind of an Oblong

Losing Someone...

2006-03-13T16:52:00.000-08:00

I feel like i am... How does it feel anyway?

Untitled...

2006-03-08T15:57:00.000-08:00

Hello people... fellow bloggers & bloghoppers. it's been awhile since i've posted something here, i've completely neglected my blog. it's not that i'm busy, im always online actually. in fact i've too much free time and theres nothing much to say either. it's march already, a few weeks from now it's going to be my 1st year here in the US (yes, i've been here too long already) which made me think what my purpose here really is. Up to now i couldn't seem to find the right people to hangout and share a beer with, still i am a loner. I am thankful though that i have two jobs (to keep myself busy) and having to move to our new apartment(finally), which a little bit more of independence and privacy for us. i am just glad i don't have to wake up everyday and go home from work being criticized on how i live my my life, how i percieve things and what my interests are.

But nonetheless, it's just work and home for me. Right now im in one of my depressing states again, i don't know why, but i feel sad having no one to talk to. how i wish someone out there, would just talk to me, for one day, and listen to me talkshit(which i haven't in such a long time), share a laugh with me & welcome me as a friend...

Untitled.

2005-10-15T13:41:00.000-07:00

Loneliness has struck me... and the only thing thats keep me strong and up my feet is slowly fading away... I have been blank the past few hours, i can't think nor i have the energy to move.

A Plain Morning

2005-10-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

I was sound tripping through my i-pod and i heard this song... Damn, it's sad, but sorta sweet, i can definitley relate(pretty much everyone else whose in a long distance crap... este relationship hehehe) and it's playing right now! Hayyy... nakaka-senti talaga mga chongkee ... *tear haha bading!

Artist: Dashboard Confessional
Song title: A Plain Morning
Album: The Swiss Army Romance

It is yet to be determined
But the air is thick
And my hope is feeling worn
Im missing home
and I'm glad you're not a part of this
there are parts of me that will be missed
And the phone is always dead to me
so I can't tell you that the temperature is dropping and it feels like

Its colder than it ought to be in March
and I still have a day or two ahead of me till i'll be headin' home, into your arms again
And the people here are asking after you
It doesn't make it easier to be away
I'd like to hire a plane
I'd see you in the morning
When the day is fresh. Im coming home again

Its warmer where youre waiting
It feels more like July
There's pillows in their cases
and one of those is mine
And you wrote the words I love you
and sprayed it with perfume
It is better then the fire is to heat this lonely room.

It is warmer where you're waiting
It feels more like July,
It feels more like July...

Miss ko na si Tariagables... =(

peace \m/
http://perfectlyoblong.deviantart.com

A Brand New Day

2005-09-15T21:54:00.001-07:00

Regarding my previous post, i did something... something new, a change, a renewal... Damn i fuckin' jad a haircut! AHHHHHHH!!!!!! No way! DAMN! PAKSHIT! AHHHHHHHHH!!!! The rockstar days are over, no more band, no more long hair... My grunge days are over... No matter how much i want to keep it, there are reasons for this sudden act. And the war between me and my aunts(who longed to cut my hair) is finally over. I did them a favor. Especially you tita _ _ . Anyway, before i cut my hair i made sure i have pictures to remind me of the glorious days... Thats 3 years of my life man, 3 fuckin years... Here they are, before and now:

Amethyst will never look the same with this kinda haircut, but hey... Once a rockstar, always a rockstar.. Once an artist, always an artist! You can never remove the artist and the TALKSHIT in me! haha! TALKSHIT pa rin to pare! And who say's I cant grow it back?? HAHA, yari ka saken Tita _ _ ! Papatubuin ko to uli and I will have the LAST LAUGH BUWHAHAHAHAHAH, MUWHAHAHAHAHHAHA! For now, magmumukmok muna ko sa sulok.. hahaha!

2005-09-15T21:54:00.000-07:00

Grace, kahit wala na long hair sana love mo pa rin ako.... =D

peace \m/

I gots the Jitters...

2005-09-15T10:05:00.000-07:00

In the next few hours im about to do a life changing experience... Something i couldn't imagine, something you'd never imagine... Dunno whats gonna happen, but we'll see...

peace \m/

My Deviant Art Account

2005-09-13T13:22:00.000-07:00

Hey guys waddup G!? =D
Recently i just created my Deviant Art, kinda late don't you think? Pretty much evryone thought i had an account there a long time ago since this site's all about art and shit.

Check out mah shit >> http://perfectlyoblong.deviantart.com

peace \m/

Some things just never change.

2005-09-02T01:43:00.000-07:00

People tend to be so dramatic, so sincere and sometimes swear their hearts out just to change for the better. But guess what, ooops! i did it again! See the title? Yep, thats it.

Jammed with the Jew

2005-08-20T00:55:00.000-07:00

Tonight was another great musical experience for me. I was invited by my cousin Rob to come over his place and jam with his jewish neighbor, he's way older than us actually, around 50's i guess. since i had nothing else better to do and my guitar/pedals have been missing a lot of action, i decided to show up. I drove to Rob's place all excited and pumped up! i told to myself im gona show that jewish dude what filipinos are made of! hah! Once i arrived i was looking for action, but unfortunately his jewish neighbor keith wasn't there yet, he was still at work. Damn the jew, ur fuckin' late! =D hahaha, for some reason americans or other ethinicites don't really like the jewish because of being cheap and inconsiderate at times. i cant really judge em, i havent encountered one yet, hehehe.

and so we waited, around 45 minutes i guess. as soon as the clock struck 8 o' clock, we headed straight to his place. as we went down his basement, oh my god, ive never seen such a large collection of guitars my entire life! if i'm not mistaken his collection were composed of 6 Fender Stratocasters(HOLY FUCK), 5 Epihpone Les Pauls(SHIT), 1 Ibanez S-Series(WOAH), 1 Fender Jazz Bass(YEAH) guitar and 1 Ovation acoustic guitar(BADUY =D). Damn! Does he ever get to use all of'em? can i have one? Sobrang inggit ako pare! putang ina! im so jealous man, however, he didn't invest that much on his effects, and guess what it's a Zoom606 baby! holy shit! Taena nka kalat lang zoom606 ni jihan sa kwarto nya eh hahaha! i never expected to see that shit here in the states! haha! kala ko JB Music(megamall) lang ang nagtitinda nyan eh! meron din pala dito! hahah, it looked kinda cheap so i thought it was only sold in Asia, i was wrong i guess.=D Aside from his drooling collection of guitars, he also had a couple of badass amps man, Fenders, Marchalls, Peaveys.. my god, this guy loves music! he even has his own recording studio! The jews kinda frustrated though, his family don't care about music, his only daughter listens to rap! hahahah! i feel sorry for her daughter...

anyway, after seeing his collections and posters of hendrix, malmsteen and eric clapton on the wall, i already figured that this jew got skill. damn the jew, haha. once he picked his strat up, damn, i couldnt do anything but watch. hes got rhythm and he definitely has speed, in other words - a master shredder!! this guys influences are from the 60's - 70's rock, he played songs by eric clapton, jimi hendrix and led zeppelin. tanginang judyo to di man lang ako mka banat! seriously, i was stunned, i didnt know what to play, rob and i just watched him shred that fretboard. hes damn good, i haven't seen anyone play like that in the phil, well the closest one would be Daniel Crisologo who play satriani like tunes. Hes also the guitarist of Kharma(disbanded) and Mojo Fly. Damn, from then on, i just asked him how did those amazing solos, what scales, stuff like that, i didnt wana play coz' i just realized i sucked big time. But then again the night wouldnt be complete if we dont jam atleast one song. So the Jew taught me riffs of an eric clapton song and jimi hendrix(yeah pare \m/!)! damn, we didnt complete the song coz it was getting complicated but i sure did learn some new stuff! damn, i cud never imagine myself playing hendrix, even though its rhythm its still something new, plus the beat, strumming and timing is different. And he told me to lessen the power chords ocz it sucks big time, hahaha. i know, guitar players before are way better than the modern ones... tsk tsk, ive a lot to learn.

after that amazing musical experience, im deifinitely comin back to this place! he told us that were always welcome, im taking advantage of that! i do hope i learn stuff from this guy, hes really good. he knows the scales well, as well as reading notes and theories, this guy ain't the typical athlete musician who just uses speed. hes got musicality. damn, i feel good today. i just had to write this down. =D

peace \m/

Sigh...

2005-07-31T00:58:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you hurt the one who means to you the most...

I'm Mobile!

2005-07-21T20:58:00.000-07:00

Yestreday i purchased my 1st ever car! (katas ng sweldo) It's a 6-year old 1998 Chevrolet Blazer; 2-door, 6 cylinder all wheel drive mini truck. damn, this car is a powerful one! But the gas consumption, err matakaw pare hehehe It may not be the best choice but it's the only one that could fit my budget and i have to get asap because the pipol i carpool with ikanga sinusuka nako, ayaw nako pasabayin! putang ina! I never wanted an american car, but they're way cheap compared to Hondas and Toyotas here. I guess i'll just have to settle with this before i could afford my own Accord or CRV heheheh.

But who cares, atleast now im mobile and our lives would never be as terrible as it is now. My sister and i can watch movies now, going to work won't be much of a hassle and i could start looking for a 2nd job now.. hmmmm... guitar center would be nice you know.. \m/

That's all for now, just want all you folks to know that i'm mobile and i will go to Ozzfest using my truck, weeeehhh \m/ more news to come, i've written a post, but i haven't posted it yet... *hanlabo*

grace grace where are you?? yoohoo, anybody there? echo! heheh miss you pare!!!

peace \m/

CD List Updated!

2005-07-09T00:59:00.000-07:00

Two days ago our fedex package finally arrived! Together with the package was one of the greatest gifts i've had. Grace sent me Imago's 2nd album "Take 2"! Damn! One of my favorites, it has the songs "Akap" and "Tangin". She also sent me stuff from the benildean orgs, to update me on the latest poetry and artworks. Grabe mehn, sobrang saya ko \m/! \m/! \m/! hehehe! And ofcourse i finally got hold of my small but growing cd collection, plus the "El Bimbo" shirt Mabel gave me as a farewell gift... ooops! hahah sorry pare, nakalimutan eh! it's alright now! i promise you mabel, i'll send you a pic of me wearing it hehehe!

I just finished doing inventory of my cds, counting them and inputting them in excel. It ain't that much but i got a lot of cds to added to my current list. Geez, its quite obvious i don't have a life here eh? hehehe bein ol' obsessed with cds and stuff, oh well its the only that keeps me busy right now. Heres the list people:

Artist/Album/Date Released
1.Alice in Chains/Alice in Chains/1995
2.Alice in Chains/Live/2000
3.Angelito Agcoali (Classical)/La Guitara Filipina/2002
4.A Perfect Cirle/Mer De Noms/2000
5.A Perfect Cirle/Thirteenth Step/2003
6.A Perfect Cirle/Emotive/2004
7.A Perfect Cirle/String Quartet Tribute/2004
8.Bamboo (OPM)/As the music plays/2004
9.Black Label Society /Sonic Brew/1999
10.Black Sabbath/The Very Best of Black Sabbath/2001
11.Better than Ezra/DeLuxe/1995
12.Bush/Razorblade Suitcase/1996
13.Coldplay /Parachutes/2000
14.Collective Soul/Hints, allegations and things left unsaid/1993
15.Creed/My Own Prison/1997
16.Cyndi Lauper/Twelve Deadly Guns/1994
17.Dashboard Confessional/The Swiss Army Romance/2004
18.Dashboard Confessional/A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar/2004
19.Dave Matthews Band/Before these crowded streets/1998
20.Days of the New/Days of the New/1997
21.Dream Theater/Metropolis pt2: Scenes from a Memory/1999
22.Duran Duran/Duran Duran/1993
23.Earth Crisis/Gomorrah's Season Ends/1996
24.Eraserheads (OPM)/Circus/1994
25.Gin Blossoms/New Miserable Experience/1992
26.Goo Goo Dolls/A boy named Goo/1995
27.Guns n' Roses/Appetite for Destruction/1987
28.Hootie and the Blowfish/Cracked Rear View/1994
29.Incubus /Fungus Amongus/1996
30.Incubus /A Crow Left of the Murder/2004
31.Imago (OPM)/Take 2/2004
32.Janes Addiction/Nothing's Shocking/1988
33.Jeff Buckley/Grace/1994
34.Jimmy Eat World/Jimmy Eat World/2001
35.Judas Priest/Painkiller/1990
36.Kapatid (OPM)/Kapatid/2003
37.Kitchie Nadal (OPM)/Kitchie Nadal/2004
38.Kjwan (OPM)/Kjwan/2004
39.Korn/Follow the Leader/1998
40.Korn/Issues/1999
41.Limp Bizkit/Three Dollar Bill Y'all/1997
42.Limp Bizkit/Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water/2000
43.Nirvana/The Best Of/2002
44.Matchbox20/Yourself or someone like you/1997
45.Mayonnaise (OPM)/Mayonnaise/2004
46.Metallica/Load/1996
47.Metallica/ReLoad/1997
48.Metallica/St. Anger/2003
49.Metal Praise /Praise Music/1992
50.New Found Glory/From the screen to your stereo/2000
51.Oasis/Definitely Maybe/1994
52.Oasis/The Masterplan/1998
53.Offspring/Smash/1994
54.Offspring/Ixnay on the Hombre/1997
55.Ozzfest/Ozz-fest Live '97/1997
56.Ozzfest/The Second Millenium /2001
57.Ozzfest/Live 2002/2002
58.Pantera/Cowboys from Hell/1990
59.Pantera/Vulgar Display of Power/1992
60.Parokya ni Edgar (OPM)/Inuman Sessions vol. 1/2004
61.Pearl Jam/Ten/1992
62.Pearl Jam/VS/1993
63.Pearl Jam/Vitalogy/1994
64.Pearl Jam/No Code/1996
65.Pearl Jam/Yield/1998
66.Pearl Jam/Riot Act/2002
67.Plane Divides the Sky (OPM)/…panic in the skies…/2003
68.P.O.T. (OPM) /Remastered/2005
69.Radiohead/OK Computer/1997
70.Rage Against the Machine/Rage Against the Machine/1992
71.Rage Against the Machine/The Battle of Los Angeles/1999
72.Red Hot Chili Peppers/Red Hot Chili Peppers/1984
73.Red Hot Chili Peppers/Mother's Milk/1989
74.Red Hot Chili Peppers/Blood Sugar Sex Magik/1991
75.Red Hot Chili Peppers/The Best Of/1994
76.Red Hot Chili Peppers/One Hot Minute/1995
77.Red Hot Chili Peppers/By the Way/2002
78.Sandwich (OPM)/Thanks to the moon's gravitational pull/2003
79.Sevendust/Sevendust/1997
80.Silverchair/Frogstomp/1995
81.Slayer/Gods Hates Us Al/2001
82.Slipknot/Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses/2004
83.Smashing Pumpkins/Gish/1991
84.Smashing Pumpkins/Siamese Dream/1993
85.Smashing Pumpkins /Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness/1995
86.Soundgarden/Superunknown /1994
87.Stone Temple Pilots/Core/1992
88.Stone Temple Pilots/Purple/1994
89.Stone Temple Pilots/Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop/1986
90.Stone Temple Pilots/No.4/1999
91.Sugar Ray/Floored/1997
92.Sultans of Snap (OPM)/All Must Bow/2004
93.System of a Down/Toxicity/2001
94.System of a Down/Steel this album!/2002
95.Thursday/Full Collapse/2001
96.Tool /Aenima/1996
97.Urbandub (OPM)/Birth/2004
98.Urbandub (OPM)/Influence/2003
99.U2 /How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb/2004

grabe, di pa nag 100 oh! bitin!

peace \m/

I PASSED!

2005-06-26T20:31:00.000-07:00

Finally! 2 weeks worth of continuous reading and memorizations finally paid off! I passed the NJ's driver's knowledge exam, probably the hardest part of getting a license. "Putangina nyo magkakalicensya nako! Lalayas nako sa bahay na to!" Getting the road test won't be a problem at all, ive been driving in the phil for 5 years now and i tell ya, the road here ain't nothin like manila. They say that if you're able to drive in manila you can make it here for sure, i agree with that. I'll just have to stick to the basics then and uhm... get rid of the cuts, overtakes, swerving, using the horn too much.. uh.. what else, oh yeah no signal on turns, beating the red light.. yeah i guess that's it, just have to get rid of those and i'm all set :D geez, i just realized my bad habbits.

i swear, passing this exam really meant a lot for me. everyone keeps on pressuring me to study and my aunt, she's very disappointed with my studying habbits. fuck, i don't even remember studying in college at all! it's all about skill and deadlines... like i said, it felt really good. it's like this heavy feeling suddenly went loose and now i feel so relaxed and FREE! since i came here to the states, my aunts were pressuring me, getting a work, and they keep tellin me with my laid back attitude, nothings gonna happen. i know they mean well, somehow they still support me, but i guess i hate being pressured by other people. oh man, they even teamed up with my dad, now that's really fucked up. well look at me now, i got a job, i passed the exam, i look good(haha) and i got money! so there, ang sarap isalpak sa mukha nyo! ooh, did i just said that? hehehe

i know it's not gonna end here, right now ive been pressured to turn the damn computer because it's 10PM and she wants her kids to sleep early. btw, 9 pm is lights in this fuckin place. such a lonely place to live in.

peace \m/

I failed the exam! %%^#$%%^^#$

2005-06-18T11:39:00.000-07:00

Just a few hours ago i took the driver's license written exam. Like i said, I failed! Passing grade is 40/50, and my score is 39!! Damn! i missed just 1 point! 1 f*ckin point! This is so embarassing, the 1st time my sister took it she passed comfortably. Shit, and to think that she's never driven out of tahanan village. Well, i guess that goes the same for my dad, coz he took the exam 3 times already! I hope don't end up like that, somethings gotta happen on my 2nd take or else i'd be damn screwed just like my dad. *sigh*

This isn't a good week for me, work-wise. I've been loaded w/ a lot of sh*t, deadlines here, deadlines there to the point where i don't even know where to start. Thing is, 1 of our graphic artist resigned to accomplish a Master's Degree, so now im doing his job. It's pretty tough. there are other things i still need to learn and now im responsible someone elses duties. I do hope they find a replacement quickly, or else i wont be able to do these things on my own, no matter how hard try. Worse, a superior approached me yesterday and told me to work faster. god, if they only know how much shit i've got to do. Now i can relate to those people saying that no matter how hard they work, they're still being told to do better. it sucks but i guess its part of the corporate world and i guess it'll get better soon, atleast im gettin' paid for it.

Social life? still nothing. no friends unfortunately. it's just me and my y.m. my guitar? geez i have no idea when it'll get a taste of an amp and full distortion. i swear im gonna die lonely here.

peace \m/

In search of others...

2005-06-11T00:27:00.000-07:00

I spent my last three weeks, looking... looking for filipinos godammit! where the hell are you mother fuckers. everytime i look around the train station all i see are curry-smelling indians and marimar look-alike hispanics! where mah peoplez at!? could you help me look for filipinos!? i know theyre hiding somewhere... where the hell are they!?

i always thought that in every corner of this cruel world there'd be atleast 1 filipino standing in it... guess i was wrong there, however... as i continue the search, i just realized... Ako na pala yun...

peace \m/

My 1st Week on the Job

2005-05-30T03:01:00.000-07:00

Its been a week already since i started working. So far its been hell of a stressful week! Its not the workload though, its pretty much fine actually. Its going to work that pisses me off, talk about the distance and the cash i spend just to get there. Since i dont have a car yet, i've no choice but to hitch rides with my relatives. Convenient enough but now i have to adjust to their schedules. Being late is not an option here and it ain't like the Philippines where its ok to be 5 mins late, everything here is on time. Everyday i have to wake up 6am and hitch a ride with my uncle to the train station, and from there i have to catch the 8:02 a.m. train. I also have to be aware im on the right train coz not all of'em pass by the same stations. it takes about an hour to get to my designated station and from there i have to take a cab to get to work, coz theres no other way of getting there unless you have a car. And i hate it when the cab drivers are indians coz their english sucks so bad its like talking to an alien. i dunno what the hell he's saying and worse he's asking me for directions. So im like WTF mate?! you're a f*ckin cab driver, you should know the way more than I do! And we ended up in a fight, coz i dont understand the f*cker and he's pissed coz i don't know how to get there, again WTF mate?! Damn and its only been a week and that's only getting to work. I have to think about how the hell am i going home now. Now i can relate to my saipanese friends and manila, getting lost and all that shit. everyday's like an adventure man!

About work, everyone's nice actually and very hardworking. oh yeah, theyre all chinese, so im kinda out of place, atleast were all asians. But they're cool, they supplied me with some pirated stuff and mp3s hahaha, and i thought piracy only existed in asia. Right now im assigned to do packaging designs for their new products (samurai and fantasy swords). It's pretty easy and i enjoy what im doing however i find it hard socializing with the people. It's like they got their own world man, again WTF mate?! I got to chat with this young group though, they asked me what filipino words i could teach them so i taught them "Tee-teh" hahahah i didn't tell them what it means though so theyre like walking around the ofice calling each other "Tee-teh" hahaha what a bucn of f*ckers!! i shouldn't have taight them that, im so f*ckin bad man. hahahaha! oh yeah, one week has passed and I got my 1st paycheck, fast eh? yeah, just like toon city, ang sweldo dito linggohan, astig! So now im on a shopping galore, bought some old school grunge CDs like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, plus Spawn #1 for 10 bucks only! im like holy shit WTF mate?! Oh yeah, like i said before, you could literally get stabbed on the back coz there are swords and knives everywhere! shit, WTF mate?! haha

sounds like im enjoying my stay eh? well fyi, im getting all depressed right now... i deifinitley miss the life i had in manila, and i don't think all these material stuff that i buy could ever replace it. I miss my friends, my band and ofcourse grace(wala kang kasing \m/ pare) and it kills me thinking that im gona be here for a long while. lately ive been quite bitter and i know that my cousins and aunts are doing their best to cheer me up, but thinking about home just makes me all the more depressed... Im listening to fav song right now "akap" by imago and it sure does remind me of home... *sigh* till the next blog. WTF mate!?

peace \m/

Whats been Da Happenings???

2005-05-21T15:26:00.000-07:00

Its been only a month and it feels like forever. No matter how much i hate to say and think about it, America is my new home. Adjusting to it is pretty hard, especially the weather. it's freakin cold... I've had a lot of things in mind that i wanted to share, however im having this writer's block and couldnt put my thoughts into words. Btw, this post is already my third attempt for today. Right now im surprised at how things happen so fast and i just kept saying to myself, "dude, you're one lucky son a bitch". oops, let me rephrase that, "dude, you're one lucky bastard." Curious eh? Well lemme update on whats da happenings mehn. Well, this entry kinda came late so alot of you pretty much know whats been happening. I was literally online 24/7 thanks to my tito's unlimited DSL and electricity. Anywho, here it goes.

- A week ago I was hired! And i couldn't believe it! on my third week!? holy shit! putang ina! buwakang in....ah! hahahaha, talks*t!!! \m/ I applied at Master Cutlery, its a chinese company thats been up for 25 years and their business involves production and designing of knives/swords. Their designs vary in different categories like fantasy, medieval and modern knives. Their products are used in movies and some are sold as collector's items. If you wanna know more about them, check out the site: www.mastercutlery.com All i could say is that their swords are badass man, woah is that english?! tangina. What scares me is that you could easily get killed in the work place. Coz there are swords evrywhere, literally. I'll definitely try not to piss my boss off. haha.

- My dad, tito and i are already checking out some 2nd hand cars. Im planning on getting one coz theres no way you can survive new jersey w/out one. I barely see any bus stops and seryoso pare, mukha kang kawawa pagnaglalakad sa daan. jologs kami ngyn. Getting to work now is my biggest problem, despite the distance, the fees that im gonna pay for transportation is so f*ckin expenisve! If driving a car to work everyday in the philippines is expensive, driving a car here will save you a hell load of cash. That's why im missing the tricycles, jeeps, fx and pedicabs back there in manila, all places are accesible with public transport. walang ganyan sa states. My sis n i feel sooooo helplesssss here... the only solution here is to get a car, and ofcourse a license which is another problem.

- my mom went back to to manila 2 days ago to fix up some important papers and guess what? nanganak ang aso naming si kirby(spitz)! hanlupet! ang una akala namin si jojie(spitz) ang nkabuntis pero nung nakita nila na pango ang ilong ng mga babies eh si pochi(shitzu) pla ang tatay! pito(7) na ang aso namin ngayon at naiinis ako at hindi ko sila makikita ng cute pa sila! pucha!

- We got to hangout with some of my cousin's friends, who happened to be teeny boppers. Now i feel really old and... short. Yes unfortunately i am short and i could pass as one of their classmates. sad but true.

- Naglalakad ako sa park at may bumati saking pinoy. narinig nya kse kausap ko kapatid ko ng tagalog kya kinausap kmi. mayaman ito, kada tatlong buwan unuuwi ng pinas ka naman updated na updated pa rin lalo na sa mga beer haws at ktv tulad ng air force one. sayang nga daw eh nagsara na ang skytrek, oo nga nman, ganda dun eh, pink ang lights! hahaha, inaaya nya kong maginuman, payag nman ako kse desperado nakong magkaroon ng ka inuman dito eh!

- starwars is showing! wala lang!

- ozzfest 2005 is coming soon! dunno what state, dunno when! all i know is its coming very soon and the reality show(Battle for the Ozzfest) winners have been decided. The A Dozen Furies will be playing in this years Ozzfest \m/ Astig mehn.

well that's it for now, i've a lot more to say but i'll save it for my next post. im also running out of words.. grace, help me out on this.. hehehe ;p mishu pare \m/

peace \m/

Who Da Hell Are You!??!

2005-05-10T04:21:00.000-07:00

Pare who the you!? ---> http://whitebus.blogspot.com/

I saw you post a comment at my entry ---> "Maraming Salamat" nung January

Who is you mehn?! Sabihin mo na! Kilala mo mga taga tahanan eh. Pakilala ka naman, friendsters tayo!
sge if you don't tell me ipagkakalat kong crush na crush mo ko(as in head over hills este heels) at super laglag ang panty mo sakin!

Lagay na rin kita sa links ko ha! :p

peace pare \m/

My lady, my Magdalena

2005-05-02T20:37:00.000-07:00

The moment I inserted the Mer De Noms cd inside the disc player, it hasn't been replaced ever since. This album rocks I tell ya, far better than the succeeding albums Thirteenth Step and Emotive. Galing pare, la ko masabi, nakalimutan ko na nga pangalan ko eh. Stig chong!
Heres the lyrics to one of my favorite tracks:

Artist: A Perfect Circle
Song: Magdalena
Album: Mer De Noms

overcome by your moving temple
overcome by this holiest of altars
so pure, so rare
to witness such a lovely goddess

i lost my self control
beyond compelled to throw this dollar down
before your holiest of altars

i'll sell my soul, my self esteem
a dollar at a time for one chance, one kiss
one taste of you my magdalena

i've beared witness to this place, this lair, so long forgotten
so pure, so rare, to witness such a lovely goddess

and i'd sell my soul, my self-esteem
a dollar at a time for one chance, one kiss,
one taste of you my black madonna

i'll sell my soul, my self-esteem
a dollar at a time

for one taste, one tasteone taste of you my magdalena...

peace \m/

What i love about this place

2005-04-28T21:26:00.000-07:00

i never liked america, i never wanted to live here. i dont like the culture, i dont like the people. however, there are some exceptions... hehe

yeah i know the view is pretty nasty having a lot of humungous sexy babes n' fast fancy cars, but aside from that theres more! I being an aspiring cd collector, have found my own personal haven - the FYE record store! this place is the sh*t man! its got all the records you'll ever need! from the old school grunge-metal era to the new school emo-punk! just name the genre, lahat pare andito! sevendust, soundgarden, tool, finch, janes addiction, jeff buckley, anthrax, led zeppelin, bsta lahat pare! pati mga 1st albums meron! hehe! Now i have a reason to be happy here! but despite all that, nothing beats the everyday life of pinas... its definitely an adventure. and ofcourse i still miss grace.. :(

i got blinded and without hesitation i just took whatever cd i could get my hands on, ive been looking for these cds all my life and i finally have them in my small collection... 4 cds costs a lot and you dont wanna know how much i spent. let's just say ive no more cash for the rest of the year.. so i'd better find work as soon as possible not only to buy cds but to fund me in going back home! i wanna go home! please take me home! :(

heres the list:
1. A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
2. Jeff Buckley - Grace (yihee)
3. Goo goo Dolls - A boy named goo
4. Smashing pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Astig pare! I like!

peace \m/

Holy Mother of God... Mara has a blog!

2005-04-28T03:50:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, yes, my cousin mara has a blog! what a surprise! welcome to the world of gossip, chicka, intrigues, issues, tampohan, kasiyahan and pagmamahalan... nge?!

"lonely... i am so lonely... i am so lonely... here on my own...!"

ah tangina gusto ko nang umuwi ng pinas!!!!!!! ahhhhhhh!!!! :(

Good Morning America!

2005-04-27T13:30:00.000-07:00

I was planning to blog about my 1st sunrise here in New Jersey, due to depression however i couldn't write a single word about it. being here already tears me apart and writing something about my "new home" will make it even worse. i sure do miss the philippines and on my third day here im already dead homesick. all the memories flashed back in an instant and im just dying to go home. :( now i can totally relate to my cousins who went before me, the 1st few months here is indeed very, very, VERY lonely!!! awww man! i just wanna go home right now! i miss everything filipino! tangina.

This trip was really the worse time to leave... I was doing well in Toon City, the band was going great, grace n i were happy, and now everything taken away from me... I am aware that life here is more convenient and i know that work here pays 3x or 5x times more, but that ain't enough to buy me happiness. They say that in time i'll adjust, but it'll never be the same. Nothing here will replace the memories i had back at home... I miss brooklyn pizza, i miss mayrics, freedom bar, sinangag express, san mig light and ryan marifosque (hahaha). I miss the humid weather, the tennis courts, the forvever-increasing gasoline rates and the fishball, kikiams n siopao. I miss school, work, the tindera who had a crush on me sa isang turo turo and megamall. I miss my friends, my band and ofcourse you grace... :(

haaay...

peace \m/

Last gig with Amethyst

2005-04-18T11:41:00.000-07:00

Last night was my last gig with amethyst. :(

Well, it didn't start off right coz' i was late... again... what's new? maiinit nanaman ang ulo ni carlo, but thats ok, it's all good were cool. :) hehehe and because of that our slot was moved and unfortunately we were the last band. come to think of it, in our 1st performance we were the last band as well! those were the "soul tonic" days, and damn memories flashed back just like that. From the late night jams at jihan's place to the stomach filling food trips at tropical hut and burger. From the day carlo took his shirt off outside ksp grille to the day Jan and i were walking outside megamall all drunk and wasted trying to make it to a gig, this ain't funny people, i almost died back then! i almost got run over by a freakin' bus!

While playing i was pretty sad, the fact that its my last gig and i may not have an opportunity to play with another band when i get to states. so i savored the joy and definitely i'll never forget the experience and the memories. I just wish all the luck for the band i know they'll make it someday, these people are talented and dedicated. once they find the right guitarist, im pretty sure they'll make heads bang. Bang bang bang bang bang!!! i'd like to thank grace for being there, for giving us support, you rawk pare! mwah :p

peace \m/

"Halik sa Hangin, Haplos sa Pisngi"

2005-04-10T22:27:00.000-07:00

"Halik sa hangin, haplos sa pisngi" those were the words from the song "Hangin" and i can't get it off my head. Its an original of ours (one of our best-est too) written by mabel and right now i can so f*ckin relate to the song, well some of the words i guess, hehehe. whenever i hear it, it just makes me depressed even more. i wanted to post it here, but i dont know the lyrics and am too lazy to write it down while listening... this song sucks man. hahah *hanlabo*

and it is confirmed, my fam and i are leaving for the states... for good. april 24's the date and i got less than two weeks to do all the bad, good and dirty shit. i'll definitely miss the philippines, talaga nmang walang ganyan sa states!

peace \m/

Ating Subaybayan!!

2005-04-08T00:23:00.000-07:00

Di ko akalaing sinusubaybayan ni Grace ang aking munting blog o live journal mula Dec 2003 pa! Sabi ko na eh, crush na crush mo ko dati pa!! yiheeee!!! hehe!

peace \m/

Why?? Part tres...

2005-04-06T22:25:00.000-07:00

Bakit ba ang maliligayang araw ay napakabilis lumipas... ikanga eh kakasimula mo plang eh di mo alam patapos na pla. Bakit ba? kung kelan ka naman inis eh napakatagal bago maalis, ika'y nagsasawa ika'y nasusuka na. at eto pa, bukod sa pagiging masaya, di nawawala ang mga maligno na umaaligid upang sirain ito. mag-ingat ka at baka matuluyan ka nang mawalan ng kasiyahan. ano ba pinagsasabi ko? for me to know and you to find out. ngunit meron siguro mga ibang nilalang dyan na makaka-intindi at relate sa akin.

yun lang po. magandang gabi sa inyong lahat.

peace \m/

The small but growing collection!

2005-03-24T11:00:00.000-08:00

Did i mention i was into collecting CDs and tapeS? well its kinda obvious if you read my previous posts, ive been bragging about running out of cash coz i cant seem to stop myself from a buying a cd everytime i step into tower records or music one... ive been doing this for 2-3 years now and since i got a job, the buying never stops! Everyweek i buy atleast 1-2 cds, gastos noh? im just thankful enough to have a good paying job. heheheh :) The collection is growing and i can't keep track of them anymore since a lot of people are borrowing them from me, and so i made a list... for my tapes as well.

Here it goes:

Tapes List:

Artist/ Album/ Year released
1. Alice in Chains/ Greatest hits/ 2001
2. Batman and Robin/ OST/ 1997
3. Battery (OPM)/ Battery/ 1999
4. Black Label Society/ The Blessed Hellride/ 2003
5. Bone thugs n’ harmony/ E. 1999 Eternal/ 1995
6. Cardigans/ First band on the moon/ 1996
7. Creed/ Human Clay/ 1999
8. Creed/ Weathered/ 2001
9. Deftones/ Deftones/ 2003
10. Dave Matthews Band/ Crash/ 1996
11. Days of the New/ Days of the New/ II 1999
12. Eminem/ The Marshall Mathers LP/ 2000
13. End of Days/ OST/ 1998
14. Filter/ Title of record/ 1999
15. Family Values Tour 98’/ Live performance album/ 1999
16. Foo Fighters/ Foo Fighters/ 1995
17. Green Day/ Dookie/ 1994
18. Green Day/ Nimrod/ 1997
19. Godsmack/ Godsmack/ 1999
20. Godsmack/ Awake/ 2001
21. Headbangers ball 2/ MTV 2/ 2003
22. Incubus/ S.C.I.E.N.C.E./ 1997
23. Incubus/ Make yourself/ 1999
24. Incubus/ Morning view/ 2001
25. Jars of Clay/ If I left the zoo/ 1999
26. Jane’s Addiction/ Strays/ 2003
27. Kenny G/ Silhouette/ 1988
28. Korn/ Life is peachy/ 1996
29. Limp Bizkit/ Significant other/ 1999
30. Metallica/ Kill ‘em all/ 1983
31. Metallica/ Ride the lightning/ 1985
32. Metallica/ Master of puppets/ 1987
33. Metallica/ …And justice for all/ 1989
34. Metallica/ The Black Album/ 1991
35. Metallica/ Load/ 1996
36. Metallica/ ReLoad/ 1997
37. Metallica/ Garage Inc./ 1998
38. Metallica/ Symphony and metal/ 1999
39. Megadeth/ Rust in peace/ 1990
40. Mission Impossible 2/ OST/ 2000
41. MTV/ Alternative Nation 2/ 1998
42. MTV/ Party zone 2 (this was given to me ok)/ 2000
43. Nirvana/ Incesticide/ 1988
44. Nirvana/ Nevermind/ 1991
45. Nirvana/ Unplugged in New York/ 1994
46. Offspring/ Americana/ 1998
47. Oasis/ What’s the story morning glory/ 1995
48. Oasis/ Be here now/ 1997
49. Pearl Jam/ Ten/ 1991
50. Pearl Jam/ Binaural/ 2000
51. Papa Roach/ Infest/ 2000
52. P.O.D./ Satellite/ 2001
53. Rage against the machine/ Renegades/ 2000
54. Rage against the machine/ Battle of Los Angeles/ 1999
55. Rage against the machine/ Evil Empire/ 1996
56. Red hot chili peppers/ Californication/ 1999
57. Red hot chili peppers/ Greatest hits/ 2003
58. Ramones/ Were a happy family – tribute/ 2003
59. Stone/ OST/ 1998
60. Santana/ Supernatural/ 1999
61. Static X/ Machine/ 2001
62. Smashing pumpkins/ Adore/ 1998
63. Spawn/ OST/ 1997
64. Silverchair/ Neon ballroom/ 1999
65. Staind/ 14 shades of grey/ 2003
66. Third eye blind/ 3b/ 1997
67. Tool/ Lateralus/ 2001
68. Wolfgang/ Serve in silence/ 1999
69. Wolfgang/ Acoustica 09/30/00/ 2001

CD list:

Artist/ Album/ Year released
1. Angelito Agcaoili/ (classical) La Guitarra Filipina/ 2002
2. Alice in Chains/ Alice in Chains live/ 2000
3. Alice in Chains/ Alice in Chains/ 1995
4. A Perfect Circle/ Thirteenth Step/ 2003
5. A Perfect Circle/ Emotive/ 2004
6. Black Sabbath/ Best of Black Sabbath/ 2000
7. Black Label Society/ Sonic Brew/ 1999
8. Bamboo (OPM)/ As the music plays/ 2004
9. Bush/ Razorblade Suitcase/ 1996
10. Collective Soul/ Hints, allegations and things left unsaid/ 1993
11. Cold Play/ Parachutes/ 2000
12. Dream Theater/ Scenes from a memory/ 1999
13. Dashboard Confessionals/ A mark, a mission, a brand, a scar/ 2004
14. Dashboard Confessionals/ The Swiss Army romance/ 2004
15. Dave Matthews Band/ Before these crowded streets/ 1998
16. Days of the New/ Days of the New/ 1997
17. Duran Duran/ Duran Duran/ 1993
18. Eraserheads (OPM)/ Circus/ 1994
19. Earth Crisis/ Gomorrah’s season ends/ 1996
20. Enya/ Paint the sky w/ stars/ 1997
21. Guns n’ Roses/ Appetite for destruction/ 1987
22. Incubus/ Fungus Amongus/ 1996
23. Incubus/ A crow left of the murder/ 2004
24. Jane’s Addiction/ Nothing’s Shocking/ 1988
25. Kjwan (OPM)/ Kjwan/ 2004
26. Korn/ Follow the leader/ 1998
27. Korn/ Issues/ 1999
28. Kitchie Nadal (OPM)/ Kitchie Nadal/ 2004
29. Kapatid (OPM)/ Kapatid/ 2003
30. Limp Bizkit/ Chocolate Starfish and the hotdog flavored water/ 2000
31. Metallica/ Load/ 1996
32. Metallica/ ReLoad/ 1997
33. Metallica/ St. Anger/ 2003
34. Mayonnaise (OPM)/ Mayonnaise/ 2004
35. Metal Praise/ Praise music/ 1992
36. Matchbox20/ Yourself or someone like you/ 1997
37. Nirvana/ Best of Nirvana/ 2002
38. New Found Glory/ From the screen to your stereo/ 2000
39. Ozzfest/ The Ozzfest Live’97/ 1997
40. Ozzfest/ The second millennium 2001/ 2001
41. Ozzfest/ Live 2002/ 2002
42. Offspring/ IXnay on the hombre/ 1997
43. Offspring/ Smash/ 1994
44. Oasis/ Definitely maybe/ 1994
45. Oasis/ The Masterplan/ 1998
46. Plane Divides the sky (OPM)/ Panic in the skies/ 2003
47. Parokya ni Edgar (OPM)/ Inuman Sessions Vol. 1/ 2004
48. Pantera/ Cowboys from Hell/ 1990
49. Pantera/ Vulgar display of power/ 1992
50. Pearl Jam/ Ten/ 1991
51. Pearl Jam/ VS/ 1993
52. Pearl Jam/ Vitalogy/ 1994
53. Pearl Jam/ No Code/ 1996
54. Pearl Jam/ Yield/ 1998
55. Pearl Jam/ Riot Act/ 2002
56. Radiohead/ Ok Computer/ 1997
57. Rage against the machine/ Rage against the machine/ 1992
58. Rage against the machine/ Battle of Los Angeles/ 1999
59. Red hot chili peppers/ Red hot chili peppers/ 1984
60. Red hot chili peppers/ Mother’s milk/ 1989
61. Red hot chili peppers/ Blood Sugar Sex Magik/ 1991
62. Red hot chili peppers/ One hot minute/ 1995
63. Red hot chili peppers/ By the way/ 2002
64. Red hot chili peppers/ Best of RHCP/ 1994
65. Sandwich (OPM)/ Thanks to the moon’s gravitational pull/ 2003
66. Slipknot/ Subliminal Verses/ 2004
67. Slayer/ God hates us all/ 2001
68. Stone temple pilots/ Purple/ 1994
69. Stone temple pilots/ No. 4/ 1999
70. Silverchair/ Frogstomp/ 1995
71. Smashing/ pumpkins Gish/ 1991
72. Sugar Ray/ Floored/ 1997
73. System of a Down/ Toxicity/ 2001
74. System of a Down/ Steal this album!/ 2002
75. Sultans of Snap (OPM)/ All must bow/ 2004
76. Thursday/ Full collapse/ 2001
77. TQ/ They never saw me coming/ 1998
78. Urbandub (OPM)/ Influence/ 2003
79. Urbandub (OPM)/ Birth/ 2004

Independent release:
1. Chicken Sisig/ Sisiw/ 2004

That's it! it's not much, believe me, ive seen larger collections from my friends' ranging from 600-1000 CDs! my gass, where the hell do they get the cash man?! Hard to find pa karamihan dun! Theres something wrong with the text alignment, im quite lazy to fix, sorry! Btw, any hard-to-find cds there for sale, im willing to buy it!

luv ya grace! ;)

Why? Part Dos!

2005-03-20T10:46:00.000-08:00

Why is it that whenever there's a car accident, ako nanaman lagi ang bida?! Yes my friends, once again ive been involved in yet another exciting episode of "Ooops nabangga ang kotse ko". Talaga namang proven na and 100% guaranteed na ako nga ay may malaking balat sa pwet. Di na ako pinagbigyan at wala pang 6 months eh may aksidente nanaman! My gash ano ba yan!? But this times different! Im the good guy! Im the victim! Im the one with the right to claim the damages! And the scene took place right in front of the Tahanan Village Church, of all the places man! who would ever imagine!? I just realized that ive had an accident in almost every part of metro manila, from ortigas to alabang to paranaque and now at our very own village! But like i said im the good guy this time and i still have my parents permission to drive. I swear, from the series of accidents ive had in the past, ONE more, yes ONE MORE and that'll be the end of my driving career.

The car that i used was the 2nd hand 1997 civic we bought from my uncle. they say it also went through a lot of accidents. Unfortunately the car was always the victim, i could tell as i checked the bumpers and side mirrors, that car was pretty much a victim of "hit and runs". it had a lot of scratches.

A lot has happened this week and im pretty surprised how fast things happen...

p.s. Hi Grace! mwah!

Why??

2005-03-14T01:08:00.000-08:00

Just when you're about to forget that someone, signs of that person appear all over the place and the memory flashes back just like that. Why?

Now im having trouble getting it out of my head. Im restless and i can't sleep.

Im getting depressed and i regret what ive done. it will never be the same.

peace \m/

The Long Absence...

2005-03-11T18:59:00.000-08:00

Hi bloggers! i'm back from the dead! nge..? hahah :p

wassup wassup mehn!? i can't believe i havent blogged for almost a month! this is not normal...

Apparently i've been on low profile in blogging these past few weeks for some particular reasons:
- i finally got employed at Toon City! take note, this was my third attempt so i gave my self big credit for this.. now i can really say it out loudly and proudly, "BG Artist nako! tangina nyo!" hehehe. and about the job, its fun, very challenging and the LOAD is %#%@#%$&^*&!!! i work atleast 12 hours a day and when i get home my eyes are just bloodshot red. imagine facing a 21 inch monitor the wholeday, i guess ive more than enough radiation for the day. But it pays good, as long as you work fast. Now i can save up cash for some new pickups for my sweetheart guitar "Iban"(why this name? go figure) hahaha, seymour duncan here i come!

- somethings wrong with my pc at home. i dunno what magic did my dad do this time but i cant seem to open some pages on the internet, that includes blogspot! btw, im here at my mom's office right now, its the only place where i have free access to the net, plus im killing time waiting for the band to meet up at mega for the jam.

- lastly, i've nothing else better to say! so might as well shut up nlang db?! hahahah!

heheheh, its good to be back, i'll be posting more soon!

peace \m/

Never felt better!

2005-02-28T23:42:00.000-08:00

Last friday night's gig at San Beda(Taytay) was another total blast. And who was the star of night? Who else but the hottest member of the band JIHAN!!! Where ever, when ever, Jihan never fails to make the male specie drool over her humungous ass(hahah jk!) as she slides that G note to the F! this girl can definitely own the stage, better yet, rule the WORLD!!! Men of all ages surrender to such charisma. Jihan, "how do you do it? can you teach me? i want to get chicks nman! we don't have chicks for groupies yet!!" enough about jihan, iba naman. heheh.

Like i said, the gig was a blast and we never felt better. I was pretty surprised that right after our last song the boyz from the front row all went up the stage to have pictures taken with us. Honestly the reason why they went up, is because of Jihan(again). From the first song to the last, they were already screaming her name, take note these boyz were all 1st yr high school students! haha! And so for the first time i felt like a rockstar and it feels pretty damn good! Kulang nalang autograph! Pero sana naman next time chicks nman ang pumunta sa stage my gass! This was our farthest gig yet, halos nasa probinsya na kmi! but the distance didn't stop us from getting great exposure and MORE fans! Oh yeah, not to mention, we got paid this time! Thanks to Mars Balisacan of Agama Productions! See you in the upcoming gigs!

A few minutes ago, i logged on to amethyst's friendster account and a lot of new faces added us up together with a few testimonials. the band is definitely on a role and im proud of it. This band will go far, too bad that journey will end pretty soon for me. :_(

peace \m/

BATTLE FOR THE OZZFEST!!!

2005-02-22T21:39:00.000-08:00

Ozzfest, the day when the gods of metal re-unite under one scene of hard rock music comprising of love, hate, anger and despair. The day when fretboards are shredded, amps are abused, women are raped and vocal chords heavily excersised! It is but every rocker's dream to perform in such a momentous event! The opportunity of having to clash rhythms with the legendary Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath is indeed a great honor! That dream however is made possible by our man Ozzy, a new reality tv show "Battle for the Ozzfest" is now hosted by MTV! Out of more than 700 demo cds/videos sent by aspiring heavy metal bands, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne personally handpicked 12 bands as finalists for the said contest. And the prize? not including the great exposure, the band will get to perform live at the the ozzfest 2005 plus a record a deal! damn, how i wish i was there! But theres a catch, only one representive per band gets to go to ozzfest 2004 and compete for a contest that is quite similar to uhm... fear factor?not to mention last episode, the contestants were required to bite a bat's head off! coolness man hahaha. (ozzy did this in ones of his concerts) Im looking forward to see the rest of the episodes, the shows been aired on mtv saturday afternoon. watch out for it, you get to see the likes of Zack Wylde(Black Label Society), Cory Taylor(Slipknot) and many more celebrities.

peace mothafuckas \m/

My 3210's gone ballistic!

2005-02-19T02:16:00.000-08:00

Yes people. I am aware that my phone is a "state of the art" technology phone, it has NO antena and it can compose and send ringing tones! kaya ba ng fone nyo yan!? amazing noh? pls don't laugh, i know you want to. From the high-tech 3310 i have been demoted into using the supa cool 3210 model, bought by my sister... 4 years ago? everytime i pull this junky out of my pocket its either someone laughs at it or makes an insulting/degrading comment. well not that insulting, point is i always get a reaction. i know that phones like these are only used as substitutes for 2nd lines or for sun cellular sim cards, however to me, this is luxury man. Fuck it man, i don't care as long as i can text it's all good. having expensive phones is another reason for you to be mugged where ever and be temporarily broke(you bought it, and now you don't have money). so it gives you a status symbol, but that doesnt guarantee you being a popular superstar and shit, so don't believe all that nokia bullshit you see on mtv where "your life will being changed if you have this!" fuck it, that's bullshit. hahahah. well, im not discouraging you on buying the new models, im just sharing my point of view. to those who have the latest electrifying models, good for you! sana di ka ma-holdup! okie?! tska pa-text na rin! pa-peeeture din ha?!

just this morning, my 3210 has gone ballistic. i tried to charge it, but the phone won't detect it. worse, it kept on turning on and off! like a blinking disco light! it kept on doing the same thing even if i pull the charger out! weird i should say! like a ghost! labo. first i thought it might be the charger, but i tried it with a new one... no success. it's the phone. my dad even offered to have it fixed. wtf?! the repair itself might cost higher! so please don't bother! oh well, what's new had that same experience with my 3310 but the problem is, i have no more backups! seriously, i dont wanna spend cash on a new phone, its not my thing, i'd rather buy guitar effects with the money. however, i need a new phone! so where can i get an old phone thats good for textin? guys, if you have a 3210, 3310 or 5100, please do inform me! i'd happy to have it for FREE! come on guys! bigay nyo nlang sakin yan! please?!

Theres something wrong with me, im starting to believe that i have a "balat" on my ass. none of my hight-tech gadgets seem to survive with me. everything in my room is fucked up. the dvd player's sound is broken, my vcd/stereo is broken, the remote to my tv is broken, the lancer used to be a problem, my headphones are broken and now my cellphone! what da hell!? maybe i do have a "balat". i should get a mirror one of these days and place right in front of my ass to check if there are any huge unidentified marks. Im thankful my guitars still surviving, but that's my baby! i take good care of it! hahahah! Gig on Feb 25th at San beda fair care of Agama productions, be there guys! support us! we need you!

peace \m/

Bumped into some Old friends...

2005-02-16T19:27:00.000-08:00

Just a few hours ago i dropped by festival mall to pick up my racket from toby's. Out of shear boredom and a lot of time in my hands, i decided to pass by tower records in atc and check out the cds. i was hoping to see a new set of cds on sale coz i haven't been there for quite some time. take note guys, tower records puts around 3 music artists on sale every month.(from 450 to 250) Unfortunately, those that were on sale were not exactly my type. However, im the type that never leaves empty handed so i managed to get a copy of Sugar Ray's 1st album, "Floored".

On my way to the parking lot i heard a voice saying, "pssst, si balde oh! yabang di namamansin!" Shit, no one's ever called me "balde" since highschool! so i looked back to see who was that, well what do you know, my old friends from high school! what a great coincidence! haha! i haven't seen these guys for atleast 4 years! haaris rizvi and jp hilario together w/ a friend were hanging out at starbucks. funny thing is both of them just bumped into each other as well and so they spent the time catching up with each other. I joined them and had a small chat, hoping that we might catch our other batchmates. It was all about memories hahaha, yeah memories of grade school and high school days. im quite surprised that they still remember every bit of our escapades, from bringing pornographic material in the classroom to watching it as a group at jayp's place. yeah, ganyan kme kababaw nun! la pang bang bus nun! hahaha! we also made cartoon versions of ourselves and made comics about our everyday lives and haaris rizvi's mom. buwahahahaha! peace rizvi! hahahaha! well, it was a short conversation, i had to leave right away before i get caught in the color coding. I wanted to stay because some of our batchmates(jonathan rubio, cj cervantes) were on their way to atc already. we exchanged numbers and planned a grand inuman session sometime in the future. astig toh pare, hahahah! hope to see you guys! marymount batch '99 rulez!!!

peace \m/

Saturday Night Super Mega Duper Hardcore Fragilistic Combo Combohan!!

2005-02-14T00:26:00.000-08:00

Last night's gig pretty much reminded me of our very 1st performance way back at 2003 in The Venue, located at EGI Taft Tower DLSU. We were invited by Rabido productions to perform in Freedom bar. Surprisingly the line-up of bands was kinda, uh hardcore/hardrock man. haha, it was a night full heavy distortions, low-tone bass notes, fast and heavy drum beats, headbanging, angst and hard shouting/screaming. According to carlo, the gig was a variety event, but to me it really sounded like a hardcore night. some bands pulled it off nicely especially the rap metal ones, but the others were trying hard too much. their renditions of korn's music sounded like pussy, hehehe. only two bands including us played alternative and sunday machine played the old school rock n roll, grunge for short. It was a good gig, we managed to take the crowd and jihan was the star of night... again and as usual! the boyz just love how she slides that G note towards the F. hahaha!

I invited moby, mara and steven to the gig, sapilitan pa! coz' gigs were really not their thing and they have no idea on what to expect. its there first time to attend an event like this, unfortunately it was a hardcore night! hahaha! so what's their reaction? well, mara covered her ears and steven's heart was beating hard... daw, haha. Moby displayed a different reaction, he claimed that di na raw virgin ang mga tenga nya, hahahaha! well, a big thanks to you guys, nagtiyaga kayo para sakin kahit di nyo gusto tugtugan namin, hehehe joke! thanks pa rin mga mehn! they actually found our music good, i was surprised that mara enjoyed the performance by this band, she found their choreography and headbanging quite amusing however she couldn't take the music itself. she also told me a while ago that shes game to watch our upcoming gigs, pero sana wag na daw hardcore kasama. well, thats kinda hard to avoid coz' hardcore is everywhere my friend.

btw, during the gig jihan was looking down from the 2nd floor. she saw a faggot dressed like a lady trying to pick up a dude for sexual pleasures.. they talked for a while, flirting with each other i guess. after a few minutes, they got a cab and were on their way to heaven! hahah! oh yeah! spadahan na to pare!!! hehehe! hardcore na hardcore!!

peace \m/

F*ck you Renato

2005-02-12T11:38:00.000-08:00

And the title says it all.

Clock's ticking...

2005-02-11T01:57:00.000-08:00

Time does fly fast, all the while im still feeling the spirit of christmas... nge!? kiddin, february's approaching it's 3rd week and before you know it, march is already on it's way. and that means a month and a half more before the dreaded april 24th! pressure has indeed been keeping me pressured(duh) and puzzled these days, there are so many things i need to do but i don't know where to start. the more i keep on planning on what to do, the more i end up doing nothing. it always resulted in me sitting at my bed watching dvd. that's it, indeed i am living the life of the bum. this situation is quite similar to a friend of mine, val limaco (single and looking, # available upon request). she rants about having "so many lakads, but so little time", in my case however, "i've so much things to do but so little time and i can't even stuff 'em up my ass!" the fear of april 24 is also one of the things that keeps me unproductive and slowing me down. the idea of it doesn't give me inspiration at all and i can't work without it. i need to be inspired, that's what keeps us goin. even if i do think about other things, it wouldnt be enough to overpower the idea that manifested in me.

so what the hell am i talking about here, well it's for me to know and you to find out. i will be announcing what's up the april 24 crap, but it's too early to say it now. probably next month i'll be posting about it, although i already told a few of my close friends. im pretty damn sure they know what im talking about. as for now, i got to get my shit together and start moving.

p.s. i miss you so much, wenk!

peace \m/

Kung hei pat choy!!!

2005-02-09T12:02:00.000-08:00

Kung hei pat choy everyone!!! btw, did i spell it right?? anywho, you know what i mean. it's also ash wednesday! From this day onwards my diet will be completley ruined, my parents always practiced abstinence and fasting. now im encouraged to join them in the road to starvation, i can't survive w/out meat but i have no choice.

what's been happening so far:

- medical exams and u.s. visa accomplished
finally, one week of waking up at 4am for st. lukes and us embassy has come to an end. what pissed me off is the looong lines for just 3-5 min. interviews and checkups. worse there was a time i qued for 4 hours, only to be informed to come back again tomorrow for a new schedule, what the *^&*%^&*)?!?!?!!!! i also did something dumb, really dumb and that's the reason why it took me a week just to finish the medical bs! curious about it? ask me in person. :)

- Rex Avila, my master, commander, teacher and my idol, finally called us up to report in toon city! at least he kept his word, he promised he'll be calling us around the 2nd week of januray but that didn't happen so i already gave up and started looking for a job. 2 weeks from now we'll report to toon city again as in-house freelance bg artists! naks pare! bago un! we'll doing bg's for their current project "Lilo and stitch", he gave samples for us to pracitce.

- The band's invited to play for another production set at Freedom Bar this saturday feb12, tickets will be sold for 100each. Sunday Machine will be playing with us and i have no idea who else will be playing. Pls do come, we need the crowd.

That's it, peace \m/

Sorry po mga kids!!! Ice cream gusto nyo?

2005-02-07T01:17:00.000-08:00

kaninang umaga lang, ako'y nag-ayang manuod ng sine. tinext ko si mabel kung gusto nya sumama at mag-aya pa sya ng mga iba tao. nagtext sya at maraming sumagot, ngunit mga "kids" lahat. literal na kids talaga, as in 15 below ang edad. naku, magmumukha akong pidupile nyan, si mabel nman di masayado kse pambata talaga ang height nyan eh, wahahahahaah!! peace tyo mabel, 100% ka sakin. tinamad nako bigla at sinabi ko kay mabel na di nlng tuloy at i-text yung mga sasama. natulog nako, sarap tlaga, mahigit tatlong oras! pagising ko may laway pa nga sa unan ko eh, sabay muta ko parang naipon na asin. kadiri ba? sge tama na.

pagising ko, may naririnig akong boses na parang maya bird na sumisigaw/tumitili sa labas ng bahay namin. ang sabi, "tito, is kuya jp awake na?!?" paulit-ulit po yan, parang parrot. nung marinig ko toh eh, nakilala ko kaagad kung sino ito. si princes po, isa sa mga chickitings(kids), at sya rin ang may ari ng singag express na dinudumog ng mga tao ngyn. paborito rin ito ni jihan. naka abang na sila sa labas ng bahay ko at akala nila ay tuloy pa rin ang pagnuod ng sine. biru mo, tatlong oras mahigit sila nag antay, ganyan sila ka-excited manuod ng sine. mga kids talaga oh. sila ay nagtatampo dahil tinulugan ko daw sila. sinabihan pako ng isa na indianero daw ako. pwes, di ako indianero pero aminadong tinulugan ko kyo, wahahahaha! grabe, matinding pag salubong ang binigay akin, kakagicing ko lang at binulabog nako. ang may kasalanan talaga dito ay si mabel, dahil sinabihan ko sya na itext ang mga tao na hindi na tuloy! tinawagan ko sya, at sabi nya nagtext daw sya. ngunit sa mga mukha na ipinakita ng mga kids eh talagang wala sila nakuha na mensahe. di nyo lang alam, pero gusto ko pumunta sa bahay ni mabel at sakalin sya ng matindi. joke lang, di nman ako ganun noh hahaha.

bilang pambawi, inaya ko nlang yung mga kids sa bahay at nagpakain ako ng ice cream. nag-offer pako na manuod sila ng dvd sa kwarto ko, kaso "liberated 2" at "striptease" lang ang meron ako, kaya wag nlng. sila ay natahimik at natuwa, o db? ang galing ko, ice cream lang pla katapat ng mga kids eh! naging bida pa ako. wahahahah! yari talaga si mabel sakin, "im going to make her wish she was never born!" nakamputa english yun pare ah! joke lang, favorite ko yan si mabel, 100% sakin yan lagi. wahahaha! bsta, pag kayo may problema sa kids, ice cream lang katapat nyan, mag ingat lang kyo sa flavor, bka hindi magustuhan!

nais ko pong batiin ang aking pinsan si mara limjoco ng happy 23rd birthday!!! grabe, tumatanda na mga tao... lalo na mga kids...

at congratulations po kay jihan parojinog! sya po ay nagtagumpay sa "quest for the meaning of MILF" nagresearch pa po ito, sa internet at encylopedia. di nya akalain na sa masbata pa nyang kapatid makukuha ang sagot. bilib ako syo jihan! ika'y isang dalaga na!

itaas po natin ang bandila for the kids!!!

peace \m/

Album Review: Parokya ni Edgar - Inuman Sessions, Vol. 1

2005-02-04T12:22:00.000-08:00

Bow! Bow ako sa bandang ito! napaka-tindi! napaka galing! kahit ma pa-live reocrding man o hindi ang galing ng tunog nila! walang sablay ang boses ni chito at ang bandang gumagaling lalo na paglasing! hehe! lupet ng lyrics! haha!

this album is a "must-listen-to", especially when youre down and need a good laugh. otherwise it's also good listening to it with your friends during an inuman session or road trips! this album is performed and recorded live at Unitel Studio A, Makati City. Parokya ni Edgar performed 17 songs from all their albums during a heavy inuman session, despite being drunk and all that, they still managed to keep their sound, especially Chito heheh. ang kulit talaga. They also had guests, Jay from Kamekaze in the song Okat-okat and Franic Magalona(kiko) in the song Yes-yes show. He also sang one his greatest hit Kaleidoscope World.

I suggest you get your own copy, its worth it!

Heres the lyrics to one of my favortie songs:

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Parokya ni Edgar
"Don't Touch my birdie"
Inuman Sessions, Vol. 1

Kapag ako'y nababato
Pinaglalaruan ko ang birdie ko
Ang cute-cute naman kasi
Kaya ko siya binili

My birdie is my best friend
Ang dami naming maliligayang sandali
Madalas ko siyang pinapakain ng birdseed
Mahal kita o birdie ko, 'wag kang lalayo

Don't touch my birdie!
Resist temptation please!
You don't have to grab my birdie
Just call it, and it will come!

Ang birdie ko ay nakakatuwa
Parang cobra na mahilig mantuka
Kapag nilabas na sa kulungan
Tuluy-tuloy na ang aming kasiyahan

'Di naman ako madamot talaga
Ayaw ko lang na hinahawakan siya ng iba!
Ang birdie ko ay medyo masungit
Konting hawak lang siguradong magagalit!

Huwag ka sanang magalit sa akin
Tuwing ang birdie ko ay aking hihimasin
Sana'y maunawaan mo
Mahal na mahal ko ang birdie ko
pati mga itlog nito!

Don't touch my birdie!
Resist temptation please!
You don't have to grab my birdie
Just call it, and it will come!

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napakagaling... napaka-tindi... maniwala kyo sana sakin... peace \m/

Medical exams are BS!

2005-02-02T20:51:00.000-08:00

bullshit!

right now im in a middle of a medical turmoil, and its worse than enrolling and encoding(one of the worst experiences) at school. ive been going back and fourth to st. lukes med. center manila for 3 days already. i've nothing against how they conduct the tests/exams, in fact its quite organized but what irritates me is f*ckin long line! i arrived at the hospital around 5 am and the line is already... damn, you have to see it for yourself, take note that time my number was already 100+ or something... worst, i can't even sleep or i might miss my turn, thats the problem going alone. going to the bathroom was also a problem, i have to plan my trip to the throne and make it really quick!

this morning really pissed me off, i arrived around 530 am, dropped off my med reciept and waited for my name to be called. i waited, waited and waited... 3 hours passed. still nothing. i was about to give up, i was very sleepy and i need to unload my "brownies" badly. at first i thought they called me but i didnt hear, i also thought theyve lost my reciept or something. finally, they called my name around... 10:30!? wtf?! 4 hours?! only to tell me to go back tomorrow for a scheduled pschology exam! BULLSHIT! i was informed yesterday to comeback for immunization and where the hell did this f*ckin psychology exam come from? this routine has completly destroyed my schedule and potential interviews with other companies. however, its the most important as of the moment.

things haven't been going well this week, were suppose to have a gig tonight @freedom bar, but the vocals cant make it. shit, potential exposure pa yun.

got some new CDs as well:
1. urbandub - influence
2. thursday - full collapse
3. smashing pumpkins - gish --> lupet, grunge era pa to!

im pissed, im tired and i wana kill someone.

peace \m/

Congratulations Australian Open Winners!

2005-01-31T01:42:00.000-08:00

Today, there is no happier tennis player than Marat Safin of Russia and Serena Williams of USA who won the singles titles of the Australian Open! They both deserved the title and went through very tough matches.

Marat Safin had a heart pounding 5-set match against the multi-grandslam winner Roger Federer where the 5th set resulted in a slide-two overtime (9-7) during the semi-finals. During the final match against Australia's Leyton Hewitt, Marat started off slow with a great number of unforced errors and lost the 1st set (1-6). However, with the help of his rocket-backhand shots and volleys he was able to take the remaining sets of the championship. The match could've lasted longer when Hewitt had a commanding lead of (3-0) during the early stages of the 3rd set, but Safin held twice and broke serve and regained the lead. The match ended in 4-sets: (1-6),(6-3),(6-4),(6-4). The Russian has two grandslams in his collection, im pretty sure a few more will come.

Yesterday in the women's division, Serena William's won her 2nd Australian Open title against fellow countryman Davenport. The match ended in three sets where the first and third set belong to Serena. I wasnt able to watch most of the match so i can't really say anything about it. Abangan ko pa replay... It's been a while since her last grandslam and this was considered her great comeback. Serena probably has 3-4 grandslams in her collection.

Serena got a fine body man. Sexy pare! Woohoo sexual chocolate!

For those who don't know, im also a tennis freak and i play almost everyday. especially during my bummer days... which is now...

peace \m/

Hoping to get a break!

2005-01-29T04:59:00.000-08:00

A few hours ago, we performed together with Sisig and other bands at the Katipunan mini-golf. The band "Pagan Smoke" was bad-ass! wala ako masabi, bow ako sa guitaristang si nats(whose also from Sisig)!! Well, we kinda screwed up in some parts, in most of the songs actually. Some of us came from work and arrived at the gig wasted. this night was a good performance but not outstanding like our mayric's gig, we lacked the energy, the passion(naks) and coordination. plus the equipment sucked d*ck, it took me around 30 mins or more to setup and get a good feedback from the amps. sabog talaga tunog. And theres something about the host(who happens to own a studio near the mini-golf) and his perception on female musicians. when we arrived, he questioned our female members on what genre they're playing. mabel and the others anwsered, "rock/alternative". the oldman was shocked, he can't believe that these good girls play alternative music, he judged them right away from their looks. and i agree, they look like teeny-boppers from sweet valley high, este kids... whahahah!! sorry girls, ang bait nyo masyado tingnan! peace mothf*ckers! but as mabel grabbed the mic, and i stepped on that distortion together with carlo's butt-f*cking beats and jihan's heart-thumping bass notes, we proved him wrong. in fact, he liked our music. same goes with the other females from other bands, he just can't believe females could play in the rock scene. crush nya si carlo, un lang. hahaha!

on the other hand, before going to the gig i rode the mrt to meet up with the band in megamall. as we approached ayala station a dude started talking to me, he asked me where i was playing tonight and what genre do i play. i told him we play alternative music for various production groups, tonight with "Rock Manok". He then told me about his band which is acid jazz/pop/alternative, btw he was also a guitarist, but way better than me, i could tell. Close na kami pare. we just kept on talking about gigs, productions however on some occassions i couldn't relate coz some bands and productions he was mentioning are those i've never heard off. it's quite obvious hes been in the business for a loooong time! so little by little natatahimik nako... after his long talk, he invited our band to play for a production this feb 18, the "UP Fair", which will be held at UP diliman and this event is similar to last year's Fete De la Musique held at Eastwood Libis. They're in great need of bands to fill up the 4pm-12pm sched of the event. Bands like Kwan, Wolfman, Kitchie Nadal, Pinikpikan and many more will be included in this event! This could be a good break for us! but what if we screw up!? putangina pakshet talaga un. and what about intimidation, these are professional bands my friend, and we are...? intermediate. Then again, this is a good break and exposure for us! he got my number, but my mistake was i didnt get his! shit! he might forget about us, and theres nothing i could do to followup, so im praying now that he will contact us! please Lord, pare magpaulan ka ng biyaya. 100% ka sakin.

Prior to that, early this afternoon, i also met a new dude whose also invovled in band productions. but their music is metal, hardcore and grind. pretty much not our style, so its kinda hard to fit in. we'd prefer to be included in reggaes, punk n ska. Im also hoping that our front act for kitchie nadal at csb on feb 16 would push through, that would be another great opportunity... at mahahawakan ko na ang malambot na kamay at pisngi ni kitchie! yahoo! sana!

and as for rody, i guess we made a wrong choice for our new guitarist. hes already missed a number of practices and gigs, and i assume hes gonna ditch us at the feb 4 gig as well. this guy lacks commitment and doesnt know how to prioritize. tsk tsk, we plan to kick him out and keep the original lineup, no more additions as of now. in fact, we sounded better without him. believe me, for the past 2 months of jamming hes been off-tune all the time yet he claims that hes been jamming with professionals ever since. now im wondering... as jc from sisig said, its not the skill, but the chemistry of the band, the skill could come in time. true, i was looking for skill but i forgot commitment and chemistry. another lesson learned. i'll wrap this up, its too long already, ive also discovered new stuff about my guitar, till the next blog!

peace \m/

Signs of the "Glorious Days"

2005-01-27T00:37:00.000-08:00

its been a while since my last blog... recently ive been busy with some freelance stuff and im done with it. tomorrow, im as free as a bird again! woohooo! and yes, our confirmation with toei animation is still in process. so here we are, waiting and waiting, hopefully for nothing!

now let me tell you a short story...

last saturday night after band practice, i went straight to Sikatuna vill. at q.c. to pickup some freelance work from a college friend(jana's d name). when we arrived at her place, i let my other bandmates stay in the car for it'll only take a few minutes. however, after 10 minutes of ringing the doorbell, multiple missed calls and text msgs no one seems to be at home. so i went back to the car and listened to some opm music while waiting. then something freaky happened, the tape started to sound weird like its back masked and the lights started to blink simoultaneously. i couldn't fix the prob so i turned off the car. after a minute or so, i started it again and holy shit, it didnt turn on! i gave a few more tries but still no ignition. there and then, that incident reminded me of the "Glorious Days" with the old lancer. i guess you're wondering why i called it "Glorious Days" when theres nothing "glorious" about it, well to tell you the truth i dunno either! i just called it like that, hehe. This time, the civic is fucking up on me. finally, jana went out and invited us in. i gave it rest hoping and praying that when i come back it will start. we stayed around 20 mins, so were back at the car again. 1st try, nothing. 2nd try, yes! the car finally started! my prayers were answered!i figured that the problem was the battery, so we drove through EDSA and south superway with no radio(a little only, we listened to parokya ni edgar, inuman sessions), no aircon and dimmed lights only! not to mention the pollution and heavy traffic along boni because of an event. thank God, we got through that, coz if the civic goes dead in EDSA, that's gonna be a hell of a problem.

as we reached b.f. homes, i felt a bit relieved considering lesser problems if the civic fails again. after eating, i had the car gassed up in caltex and that was the end of it. i turned off the car as requested by the gas boyz, and it never started after that. i gave a lot of tries. a few minutes later my dad came to the rescue, gave the car a boost and were all good. the next day we figured that the problem was not the battery but the alternator. ok, so my dad fixed it, but i know that more problems are gonna come in the future. its a 6 yr-old car, 2nd hand, so wat do u expect. its all we can afford right now and im quite pissed thinking that im gonna go through the "glorious days" again, with a different car. tsk, tsk... maybe its just meant to be. then again i suck at driving and i suck at cars, dunno shit. well, at least i know how to change tires and wash it, hehe. this gonna be another adventure, wanna ride wid me?

oh yeah, we have a gig on friday, jan 28 at Katipunan mini-golf near the flyover bridge. pls do come, there will be a lot of bands. show starts at 8pm, p100 per ticket including 1 drink. Thanks a lot to "Rock Manok" productions.

peace \m/

Sold the memory...

2005-01-19T21:45:00.000-08:00

Just a week ago, a few people from the "buy and sell" business went to our place. they were my dad's old friends actually. i just woke up so i went to the dining room to eat, they were talking in the living room but i wasn't listening. a few minutes later they left, and i heard our 1992 lancer glxi(lancer, "shaguar" according to my college & village friends) was turned on and left! my dad actually sold the 12-year old car! for 105,000 bucks thats quite a bargain! they just have to suffer the consequences though; hard startings early in the morning, di-tadyak na aircon, bulok na speakers, sudden engine breakdowns, noisy fan belts, weak shock absorbers(even a little kid sitting at the back could make the car lowered), unchangeable radio stations, tatlong iba't ibang klaseng airfresheners na nka lagay at nakaka-hilo na ang amoy and many more to mention! this car, totally sucked! how i wished xzibit could just pimp my ride! haha! but despite all the ailments, this car has served us for 12-years, and it always FAILED me! haha, but i still love this car!

just like that, as i watched the car being driven away all the memories just flashed through my eyes. haha naks! drama nun ah! from the day i first held my hands on the wheel till' the day i fell asleep while driving and crashed into a revo in EDSA. worse, my dad was with me. speaking of crashes, ive had a few... MAJOR ones! however, only God knows how many "hit and runs" ive been to, haha! seriously! ask my friends, they were with me during those times. to me, those were memories... to my dad, those were heartaches! he could never make the car good-looking, coz everytime he repaints it, boom may gasgas o bangga nanaman.. tsk tsk... i too, failed the lancer. admittedly, i suck at driving. i sucked and i was unlucky. thats why i was never able to bring my car during college coz everytime i get the permission and trust, something happens and back to square 1 again. hanggang tahanan nanaman uli. for 4 years it was like that, on every accident my dad would always say, "ok dating gawi". right now, everytime i bring the car out car, my dad is dropdead worried about the car and calls me every minute, every hour checking up on the car. i went out without the car, no calls, no worries, it just shows hes more concerned with the car. haha.

i was pretty shocked that my dad sold it, he loved that car more than i did. im also shocked someone bought it, but i learned from my dad a while ago that the buyer doesnt know anything about the hard starting shit. haha, goodluck syo pre! if my dad told me about selling the car earlier, i couldve convinced him not to. this car gave me identity(an image kumbaga) and something to talk about during inuman. i was the dude whose car really sucked. for those who don't know, my car used to look like a jaguar, it had mascilla all over it. my dad placed them to hide those mini scratches i made. thats why Isa gave the name "Shaguar". It looked really bad, like a piece of shit i should say. you ain't gettin any dates with this look. btw, after my first accident, the bumper fell off and my dad used a big chain to tie it back in place! now thats ugly! ikinahihiya ko pre! seriously, everytime im dropped off at school everyone stares at that fuckin huge chain man! and its all because of me!

here some of the major accidents:
1. 2000 - while changing lanes i bumped into a 1975 corona
2. 2001 - bumped the back of a 1997 honda civic
3. 2003 - in an intersection, i crashed into a 2002 honda accord
4. 2004 - i fell asleep in edsa then i crashed into a revo

minor:
1. 2001 - bumped noel's honda civic while reversing, it was his brothers' shit
2. 2004 - reversed at a 1998 toyota corolla in a parking lot at KSP grille

there are many more to mention, but God only knows. :)

but then again, despite all those bad things i said and did to the car... it has served me, my village friends, college friends, officemates bandmates and ofcourse my family. it gave us all memories. oh yeah, si marifosque and davao boy! they rode the car as well! hell yeah! we had adventures with the lancer too! i would like to include more but its too long already. just ask me in person, i have a lot to say about this car. too many memories! i could actually write a book about it, theres just a lot to say.

right now ive been promoted into driving my cousin's honda civic that we bought a few months ago, so far no scratches, no bumps, no accidents. ive been praying that my so-called "glorious days" with the lancer will not happen with the civic. please pray for me too. thats all folks :)

peace \m/

Maraming Salamat!

2005-01-16T01:30:00.000-08:00

Nagpapasalamat ako kay mister ryan MARIFOSQUE at nabigyan kme ng pagkakataon makipagtugtugan at maki-ingay sa mayric's! I labs you! maraming salamat sa mga pumunta at hu-med-bang sa aming tunog! i labs u rin! at higit sa lahat maraming salamat sa banda ko! ang lulupet nyo lahat knina lalo na si jihan! ewan ko kung ano rason pero sya ang pinaka-maraming fans knina at napaka-lagkit po ng tingin ng mga lalaki sa kanya! hahaha! biru lang jihan! lupet mo! konting banat pa!

grabe, kla mo nakatanggap ng award eh noh? dein, talagang astig lng yung crowd knina heheh, maraming hu-med-bang! sana ganto parati! sa susunod na tugtugan! kita-kits nlang tyo sa 28 sa may katipunan! mabuhay ang musikang amethyst! mabuhay ang peppermint, dumsel in distress, pedro lucas iii at mga iba pang ksama na banda! we labs u all! mabuhay si carlo serrano! mabuhay ang Plug n' Play productions!

rody, ba't di ka nagpakita?! tangina mo kulang kme! pero ayos lang, kung san ka man... sana masaya ka! hihi! un lang po!

p.s. marifosque! sensya na at umuwi kme agad, mukhang ala-tres pa kyo ng umaga tutugtog eh! yaan mo, papanoorin nmin ang album launch nyo sa 29 sa may peligro! promise! peksman! hihi!

peace \m/

Holy Mother of God, Jihan has a blog!

2005-01-13T23:45:00.000-08:00

first of all, no one even posted anything regarding my previous post. no 1 cares! :(

Jihan, the shy-est, quiet-est and wackiest(deep inside) member of our band has a blog of her own. this is interesting, i would like to know how her crazy mind works. but that's ok, she's cool and steady at all times. I'll add her in my links.

I have a new layout, new pic and a new banner. Budweiser beer goggles po P199.99 lng sa SM! bili bili na!

peace \m/

Let's go fishing friends!!

2005-01-13T01:52:00.000-08:00

I was browsing some of my friend's blog a while ago and one of them posted something about first impressions. actually, she was asking people to post their 1st impressions on her. without hestitating i posted my brutally honest 1st impression on her, hahaha. :)

so here i am asking YOU to write your 1st impression on me in the comments! haha! im not fishing here! im just collecting info! hehe! go and click post comment and say anything you want! go go! please dont be nasty okie!?!?

btw, i have a list of albums lined-up for the review. i'll be posting them very soon, right now im still in the process of absorbing the music and soon to be "one" with the album. hehe :)

heres the list:
1. Parokya ni Edgar - Inuman Sessions vol.1
2. UrbanDub - Birth
3. Kitchie Nadal
4. Korn - Follow the leader
5. The Offspring - Smash

Some of these albums are way ooooldd but i was able to grab a copy just now, so wait for the 2005 edition review hehehe :)

peace \m/

Beer GOOGLES!

2005-01-11T23:57:00.000-08:00

Two weeks ago, mara and her "friend" stephen passed by our house, it was a sunday. i was sleeping that time, but mara's simultaneuos super combo knock on the door just woke me up. i said to myself, "what the fuck!? who the fuck!? this better be good." i opened the door butt naked, este with no shirt on and i saw mara smiling with her shiny white teeth and wide nose together with a funny looking chinese dude. they both looked excited, so i was wondering wat was going on. i was wasted, i was out the whole day and i still had that hangover from last night's drinking session. i was pretty shocked and said "oi", then stephen handed me a bag, it was his belated christmas gift for me which he bought from hongkong! shit, ang sweet laglag ang panty ko! haha, fuck it. so whats inside? two cans of imported beer! oh yeah! that surely woke me up! one was hongkong beer and the other is japanese beer. From the wasted and cranky look, i became so delighted that i grabbed the plastic bag then rushed into the fridge like a kid. yup, from the kitchen i heard mara saying "sabi ko syo beer ang trip nyan eh". mara was right and hell yeah did stephen made my day. btw i also collect beer cans/bottles so if any of you have those imported beers pls do give me the can or bottle, thanx.

i hid it deep into the fridge where my dad can't see it. i guarantee you that if he spots it, im sorry but it will surely disappear. i even told all the maids to keep it away from him. it's mine, im saving it for a very special inuman session or for days that im depressed. since then ive been checking the fridge every night if my two beers are still there, for two weeks it has been safe and away from the dreaded hands of my dad.

a few hours ago, i picked up my mom from work and as we reached home i saw my dad having a good san mig light. first thing that came to my mind are those two beers. i havent drank beer with my dad yet, so i took the oppurtunity to have a session with him and told him, "pa! may surprise ako syo! exotic and imported beer toh!" i rushed to the fridge and... WHAT THE FUCK!!?!?!? HE DRANK MY BEER!!! putangina!!!! he was already on his third bottle so he grabbed a san mig light. SHIT! i was protecting that beer for two weeks and he managed to get his hands on it! i was disappointed, i shouted at one of our maids coz i told her to keep it away from my dad but she's so dumb and stupid! knowing that i was hiding it from him, she even offered to open it for my dad! putang ina! bangenge ka gago! gung gong! sarap mo patayin! i was angry making tantrums while my dad just sat there drinking his 3rd can laughing and laughing saying, "sorry! di ko alam eh!" he was laughing hard the fact that i told him i had a surprise for him not knowing that he sabbotaged my beer! fuck!

tonight, i dont feel good, my imported beers were gone and worse my maid threw the cans away. so i got nothing! sometimes maids can be really... u know... too bad im always a victim. btw, heres a maid story told by my friend: one morning, he approached on of his maids and requested to have his polo pressed. he told the maid "ate paki press yung damit". when he went home in the evening, he opened the fridge, he saw his polo shirt. haha. he didnt know if hes gonna laugh or strangle the maid to death. haay.. thats life people.

peace \m/

Hustle, hustle!

2005-01-09T23:18:00.000-08:00

Yesterday afternoon i went out with an old friend from our village, we've been planning this since last year but somehow our schedules never meet. oh well it finally happened, like its meant to be, hahah! yuck. anywho, we watched the action/comedy/slapstick movie "Kung-Fu Hustle"!! This movie is f*ckin hilarious! I recommend that you guys watch it! Again, stephen chow has succeeded in making me laugh! Correction, everyone! the humor, the settings, the graphics, even the stars are similar to the movie "Shaolin soccer." Basta, astig! nuod kyo!

obviously a "no brainer post", i can't think of anything else to say dammit!

peace \m/

Sucky Friday!

2005-01-08T05:04:00.000-08:00

It's 3:54 a.m. Saturday, obviously i've been attacked by insomnia... again. Wow great timing, just when i needed sleep most here i am back at the pc trying to drain my brain cells. Somehow i don't feel worn out or fatigued despite the stressful friday i've had. In fact, i even drank a few cans of beers with some friends! what the hell, alcohol failed on me this time. Well, at least im not alone, a few minutes ago jihan(another insomniac) texted me that she couldnt bring her car at the jam. So this means were commuting and were gonna carrying a shit load of stuff. (guitars, effects, AMPs?)

Well i guess the reason i couldn't sleep is because im being paranoid about not making it in the qualifying exam i had in toei animation yesterday. it was our last day at navel arts academy for bg training and we were all scheduled for the exam at eastwood. out of 15 students only 8 will be accepted for the ojt program. right now im desperately praying that i'd be the 8th person atleast! god, what a stressful day. from school we made it to toei around 130, we were scheduled 2 o'clock. based on the exam description given to us by the hr of toei, we were expecting to do bg's of One Piece(series) with a time limit which would last around 30 mins to an hour or so. however, when we sat down on the pc's they gave us a rough sheet of backgrounds which has not been cleaned up nor rendered! this is bad, really bad! this means an extra load for us! don't tell me were suppose to do the clean-up artist's job!? this eats up another 1-2hrs of our time and like i said before, it took us hours to paint/render regular backgrounds. and we weren't just given any regular background, they gave us a blow up one where there are many movements such as chase/race scenes. This is bad! given the task i already estimated what time we'll be finished. this is gonna take around 5-7 hrs man, fuck and what time is it? 2:30 pm, shit this means we'll be leaving around nine or so. dammit. and i had other plans in the evening. that bullshit exam caused me a date with a friend! *&^#$@@!!! i was really expecting it to be a short exam, but hell no! given the situation i already said to myself that i may not finish the exam. ive never worked for 7 straight hours even during my college days. there always has to be a gap of 2 hours or so, i dunno but i guess that's how artists really are, were moody and there are times that were completley unproductive. but, like the toei operations manager said, theyre completley destroying our "being an artist". because in this business were required to work and be on-call anytime. this means having to work on late nights, early mornings and sundays as well. we have no choice but to keep on keep on working especially on priority dates or deadlines.

as i predicted, i wasn't able to finish. actually we werent able to finish it. out of 7 students in the 1st batch only 1 of us was able to finish, our super-duper-geek-ass-nerd-looking classmate from UP. hes good. and we don't like him haha. what pissed me off is that their computers sucked, it was pretty damn slow and it kept on hanging! so they transfered me to a new pc where i had to start all over again! take note, thats about an hour wasted. it was already 9 pm and our exam proctor wanted to go home already, so we had no choice but to stop and hope that whatever we finished will be good enough for the evaluation. so far im not proud of my work, and im very disappointed. the time and the pressure of having to make your work look exactly like toei's technique gives you a complete brain drain where you cant work properly and don't know where to start. i just hope the next batch on monday screws up, haha! by tuesday we will be informed of the results, so if you don't recieve a call from toei then its over. shit. after that, being depressed and all, my classmates and i had a few beers. we just had to relax.

i want this job, i couldnt imagine myself being a regular graphic artist again, im done with that. animation is where i wanna be, pray for me guys.

peace \m/

A few adjustments.

2005-01-07T01:00:00.000-08:00

Regarding our jam this saturday, we will be having a few adjustments. Amethyst people read this:

1. Tone down Rody's guitar
- Somehow, the only guitar he hears is mine. So in effect he tends to make his guitar so loud it dominates everyone. i can't hear myself, mabel nor jihan. Bad thing is, if he goes off tune its very obvious and sometimes i tend to get out of tune as well. So this time i will be dictating him on what he should do.

2. Make Mabel's voice louder
- Make mabel's voice louder!

3. Shift Aine from backing vocals to percussions
- This is quite interesting, i wanna see how aine will do with percs. During our past jams and gigs i noticed that aine and mabel's voice don't jive that much. I can't even hear aine sometimes. its also hard to train both of them, so might as well focus on mabel with her voice and give aine percussions. That way, we could have a thicker sound. plus, we could have more variations regarding beats. Now its up to carlo to train her. I hope she learns! hehe, magpractice ka pare! Another thing is, having two female vocals in band gives us the impression of a pussy-ass showband type. yuck! Amethyst opinion ko lang to, walang magagalit.

4. Carlo placing "idiot boards"
- Forgetting the chords is the band's biggest flaw! and i can clearly see that it pisses of carlo that much. So i have nothing to say against it, i think we do need "idiot boards" as guide for our chords. I just hope jihan does not bring her own "board" during a GIG! ok jihan?

5. Convince Jihan to shake that thang!
- Jihan, God gave u an ass... Shake it while you do your bass-thumping shit man! Loosen up! Feel the music and feel horny. hahah joke!

That's it, im pretty sure peeps from amethyst will be reading this so guys take note. see on sat!

yours truly,
JP, your loving cute and handsome guitar samurai!

peace \m/

Amethyst is back in business!

2005-01-06T01:41:00.000-08:00

After months and months of struggling for gigs and finding an appropriate guitarist... we have finally found both! bit by bit we are getting up on our feet again, for the 2nd time! i almost thought that the band will be disbanded due to lack of practices and gigs. but now, we have a GIG! yahoo! thanks to a good friend of mine, ryan marifosque! he got us a slot in their production event and we will be performing together with other bands @ mayric's, jan 15,05'(saturday)! show starts 930pm. Pls do come, there will be tickets sold though, P100 each with 1 free beer! Good news is, this not a one-time big-time production because they hold events @ mayric's every other week of the month. Meaning we get a chance to be included in these succeeding events! yahoo! exposure! however, the bad side of it is the ticket selling! per event every band is required to sell 5-8 tickets depending on the price, if they dont get to sell it, the band will shoulder it. if they surpass the quota, the extra money will go to the band. thats how these production things work. so its really hard to be heard and noticed man... tsk tsk. in our case its ok, were 6 members! we have more cash compared to those 3-piece punk bands! haha!

aside from catching a gig, we also had other developments:

1. we have a soundclick account!
- check out www.soundclick.com/amethystamethyst and listen to some of our rough acoustic recordings. thanx to our former lead guitarist and soon to be sound engineer Jan Javier, we were able to do acoustic renditions of our songs. The following songs are available for download at soundclick:
a. Astray
b. Farewell
c. Nawawala
Astig to mehn, lalo na yung Astray, hahah! find out for yourself!

2. We have an email account! but its not a yahoogroup --> amethyst_combo_combohan@yahoo.com

3. We are friendsters na rin! Like oh my gosh!!!! hahaha, add us up, just use the yahoo account!

well thats it, we'll keep you posted on whats going on with the supa cool alternative band hehe! for now, wish us luck! support! support naman dyan! im so hot, im sweating like a pig!

peace \m/

Album Review: Stone Temple Pilots - Purple

2005-01-05T01:19:00.000-08:00

This album was released waaay back during the early 90's during the famous grunge era with popular hits such as "Interstate Love Song" and "Vasoline". and here i am making an album review of it, kinda late don't you think? oh well, what the heck. back then i wasn't a music fan, i was into toys that time hehehe. i just got a 2nd hand copy 2 days ago and it hasnt left my cd player ever since. a great album, love their music!

It's been a year since i was introduced to Stp music, back then i was only listening to their great hits such as Interstate Love Song, Plush, Sour Girl, Lady Picture Show, Down through mp3's. My curiosity for their music grew so i got copies of "NO.4" and "Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop", their 3rd and 4th album release. From then on my respect for STP grew as i listened to their other tracks that werent released into the mainstream. Since then, i began to look for the "Core" and "Purple"(1st and 2nd album) which i think are their best albums. Anywho, i got "Purple" recently so my last project is "Core", which is very hard to find! So if any of you has a copy or knows anyone selling any please do inform me and maybe we could have a little business meeting, hehehe :)

After listening to the album i could say that "Purple" played a major influence on their succeeding albums. Their sound has not changed that much over the years (riffs, tuning, tempo), however this album appears to be more technical in terms of extra effects and more solos, but the rest are still the same. Scott Weiland's voice style in singing hasn't changed and the riffs created are somewhat similar because of the key and tunings used(drop d, eb and standard). I also liked their music line-up, where they had Scott do percussions on various tracks such as Pretty Penny, Lounge Fly etc. It sounded pretty ok, however they didn't apply this on "No.4". Another thing i liked about them is that they were able to maintain the grunge sound through the years, unlike pearl jam who has completely changed their sound since "Ten" and "VS.". Believe me, it was a big mistake. After that Pearl Jam was removed from the grunge scene and their music wasnt appreciated as much as their early releases.

The tracks that i find cool are Meat Plow, Vasoline, Interstate Love Song, Still remains, Silvergun superman and Big empty! i know most of you wont bother on getting an original copy, so might as well download these tracks on kazaa or something. Ok to mga mehn, astig, magpaka STP na kyo! Overall comment---> ASTIG! LUFETS!

p.s. if you know any place or anyone who sells a copy of "CORE" pls do inform me. Plus, if you know any stores that sell 2nd hand old school cds, i appreciate if you tell me. thanks :)

peace \m/

Bad Boyz ReUnited!

2005-01-03T19:30:00.000-08:00

After a week and a half of parties/get togethers and celebrations for Xmas and New Year... the Bad BOyz( Jhun, Ryan, Mark and Me) of Navel Arts Academy, BG artist training class has united once again! we updated each other on whats been going on during the break and other bullshit. We are the so-called "life" of the class, we are the shit and we rule above all else! haha, its not like were supa cool or anything, but i think were the only students in class who appears to be normal and couldn't pass as a geekish-fuckin nerdo! oh well, what do you expect from a class that teaches background painting for anime episodes. Its given, most of the anime enthusiasts and artists are geeks, nerdos and wierdos! well, geeks alone are okay. nerds alone are okay too, but being both of them combined, thats something else! talking to these kind of people makes you so irritated it justs blows your mind away! im sorry, but im very impatient with these kind of people. you know what i mean, im pretty sure you've had classmates like that. no offense to those who have friends or siblings like that and if you're a self-confessed geekish-fuckin-nerdo, sensya na pre suntukan nalang hahaha! anyway i'll stop here before someone starts an email/text messaging war against me. haha.

and here we are, continuing our plates and making jokes out of our classmates using code names para hindi kmi mahalata. besides, we dont even know their names! haha! but, one of our classmates(UP boy) brought a guest! his sister! holy shit, his sister's hot! Undeniably shes looks irrestible in that nusring outfit, i dunno the reason why she's there but i can't concentrate working on my plates! i just can't stop turning back from my pc and stare at the hot chick. shit, this is bad. jhun noticed that and he started picking on me at nagpaparinig pa, tangina kupal talaga hahahah!

Oh i forgot, one member is missing... Opel from the Davao Islands! He's still in Davao though, but he'll be back next week!! this guy is the shit man! he's the life of the group and the laughing stock as well. He has "gaguhin mo ako" stamped all over his face, so far we had been very consistent in ruining and making gago to his life. hahaha, were bad. theres never a dull moment with this dude, seriously without him the group is quite and the classroom is dead. he just keeps on talking and telling stories about davao, anime, burikats(davao whores) and never fails to make us laugh with his sucky davao accent! you just have to hear him talk! and this guy has a huge vocabulary of words you can never imagine, just ask him. 2 weeks ago, we had an inuman session at my place and he proudly confessed his love to our maid, Neneng whom he refers to as his consumo(consumate). hahah, what a fucker. this is another story, ill tell it you guys some other time. i'll post a blog on how Opel won Neneng's heart. Shit, this sounds like one of those Filipino stories where a rich daughter falls in love with her driver hahaha tangina.

Anywho, after class instead of eating lunch along alabang-zapote road we went to g4 since i brought a car and mark had to get something from gold crest. plus, were all bummers and have nothing better to do at home. we ate at food choices g4 and ryan feasted his eyes with the beautiful view of gorgeous women. actually it was a useless trip, a waste of time and money. we were just plain bored and had to kill time, thats why we decided to come with mark. however, when we checked out tower records i was lucky enough to buy two hard-to-find albums! The Offspring-Smash and self-titled album of Stone temple pilots, those were 2nd hand copies though, still theyre hard-to-find! Coolness! These albums are more than 10 years old and were released during the time of Nirvana and Pearl Jam! Thats 2 CDs added to my growing collection and around 700 php deducted from my depleted savings! Who cares, hahah as long as my collection grows its all good. I also saw old albums of Spin Doctors, Candlebox, the Doors, Blind Melon and other old school alternative bands but i didn't have enough cash. I'll be back for those albums, I can't let anyone get a hold of them! I'll be back this friday, i'll withdraw all my f*ckin cash!! sana andun pa sila! our trip to glorieta was worthwhile after all.

damn, i bought more than 10 original cd's since the past month. starting 2005 with no cash is not good. i cant make "not-buying cds" a resolution coz im gonna break it anyway...

peace \m/

A few minutes till...

2004-12-31T23:57:00.000-08:00

Once again, im using someone elses pc. My pc is already repaired however i dont have internet access. so here i am at mara's place at nakikigamit and ofcourse, family gathering.

Now this is a time to reflect on what has happened in the year2004, im pretty sure we all enjoyed this year despite the tragedies and financial crisis. as long as were together with our families and friends while drinking beer, its all good. hehe. only 11 minutes till new year! and i dont have a resolution yet, shet...

I always believed that by jumping high you'd grow taller every year. well, obviously that didn't work for me, and mabel as well! hahaha!!! joke! peace mabel! Damn, everyone here wants to use the net for ome particular reason so i really dont have time to write anything right now.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR MOTHER F*CKERS!"

Peace \m/

Sick Holidays...

2004-12-29T21:37:00.000-08:00

This week has been pathetic... I'm sick, i have nothing to do at home and my pc is fucked-up. not to mention ive been straining my eyes in front of the tv watching tons of dvd's and making my head ache even more. what a sick fuck. ive been attacked by the colds and cough virus, and its keeping me from going out and having fun. this is really fucked up. well, hopefully tomorow id be ok, coz we might go dancing(what da fuck) tomorrow. hehe, cheeecks! haha. right now im at val's place, using the net, borrowing dvds and spreading my dreaded virus! haha! ive been coughing at the keyboard, sneezing on the monitor and wiping my uhog on the mouse, haha! val's sitting at the back, talking on the phone like a certified conyo, kausap kse mga tga Ua&P eh. Pero pag apak ng sucat road jologs na yan. hahaha biru lang val, mababasa at mababasa mo rin toh. hahaha. Shes not noticing all the bullshit ive been doing, shes busy with all the chicka and stuff. and here i am using whats left of my little time using the net. gosh, i just realized i cant survive a day without it.

vals done making chica, i better wrap this up before she catches me writing all these bullshit. hahah! btw, she gave me take home! yes! yummy! food! food! food! sarap! sarap! woohoo!

mga kompare, nuod kyo ng pinoy horror ngayong film fest! sama kyo ng chicks para kumapit sila syo! hahahah! ok yung Spirit of the glass!!!

peace mothaf*ckers!

A Lesson learned...

2004-12-26T06:19:00.000-08:00

Throughout my childhood, teen and 20's(yuck) years i've always thought that christmas is all about recieving. to tell you the truth, i BARELY or RARELY give gifts, well except for my mom, sister and other "special" people. like i said to my close friends, you are considered special if you got something from me. however, even my close friends didnt get gifts from me this season. so who were the special ones? its for me to know and you to find out! ha! They say that guys barely gives gifts, i say that being a dude is not a reason for not giving. For me, the only reason not to give, is that "i don't have money" or "i forgot"-> i'll let that excuse pass. it's plain and simple, and "self-explainable" hahah what an english pare.

So my point here is, we should'nt count how many gifts we recieved for they are blessings given to us, but to continue to give, for they are points that we earn as we enter the afterlife. the more that we give, the bigger our house gets. the more we share, the more berr googles we get, haha-im fuckin around. naks, this is like fuckin serious man, everyone knows im not serious and i always talk shit. ok, save that for later... earlier, i also wrote a comment to friend's blog about blessings in the afterlife.

moving on,
a few days ago, i bought someone a gift, well im not saying what it is and to whom it is for, but it took a hell lot of effort and thinking just to get it. i was about to give up looking for the gift but then in a split second, *poof* it just came in front of me. God was definitely there and he blessed me with a miracle. haha. i was very fortunate. on the evening of 25, that person texted how much my gift was appreciated. my sister was also happy. and me, i felt good, making other people happy. well, i also made others happy, but not through gifts but through continuos inuman sessions! btw, my haws is open, just tell me.

so christmas wasnt that bad afterall, i feel good as we approach the new year. 2005 here i come. a change would be also nice, maybe id like to be called "the Giver" more than "a talkshit"... but no matter what i do, i'll always be a talkshit, its in the blood. fuck. merry xmas again.

peace \m/

Merry Christmas mothaf*ckers!

2004-12-24T14:03:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas mothaf*ckers!!! Its a time to give, recieve and party hard!!! Ive been pissing alcohol this past week man! im sweating like a pig! n' my jerby is bad ass hard! haha!

Happy birthday again to my good friend MOby de Jesus who misses my 2nd cousin... she could've been the greatest birthday gift... tsk tsk too bad she couldn't come... Inuman nalang! haha!

to the boys and girls! ingat po kyo sa berr goggles! hehe! humanap ka ng pangit!

peace \m/

The Kitchie Nadal experience!

2004-12-21T02:05:00.000-08:00

It's not like i did anything to her, i swear, i didn't touch her... haha. I was just mesmerized with such beauty and talent.

The former lead singer of the band Mojofly had an amazing performance yesterday at the Tower Records, Alabang! As expected, the place was packed with chicks, rockers and many more! I never knew she was gonna perform but im fortunate enough to have passed by with a few friends. Since i was a fan and she was my all time crush, i purchased 2 cd's on the spot, one for me and one for a friend(birthday gift). I had to go through the loooooong line after the performance, everyone wanted to take a shot of themselves with her and have their cd's, posters and even their guitars autographed! holy shit, i wished i was the one signing heheh :) the other members did their autographs as well. it took me around 40 minutes to finish, i even got to know two high school chicks(who happen to be taller than me), hehe they were cool and worth the while, haha. it's all good. i didn't get their numbers. = (

it was my turn for the autograph, woah. such beauty... i was stunned, i couldn't breathe. haha joke! babaw ko naman. this girl could look pretty without make up on. this girl doesnt need to do any beauty rituals after waking up. shes simple, just a plain blouse, jeans, a cap and a guitar is all she needs to look good. i had a little chat with her as she signed, coz im quite demanding on where to put her sign and dedication, it took quite a while but its all worth. its also a small world, a friend of mine back in college happens to be her cousin! coolness man. and i just had to find a lot ways to shake her soft hands... haha! too bad i didnt have a phone, i couldve taken pictures with her as well! my friends even predicted that i'd take my shirt off and have her sign my belly! they were right.. i had that in mind... just didn't have the guts to do it. After that, the other members signed. the drummer however, marco, was the one whom i bought the kahon for our church community, i got it from him personally, he owns K-hon, a good brand. they're all cool man, down to earth.

up to now, i havent washed my hands yet. i wanted the feeling to last... hahaha, seeing her just on stage is nothing compared to a close encounter, a shakehand and a small chit chat. yes, call me mababaw, atleast i didnt faint nor screamed when michael jackson touched his crotch! when my cousin mara(who happens to be a die hard fan) finds out about this, she gonna negotiate for sure. she might offer a good price for that album, and she's gonna collapse when she doesnt get it, haha jk. if i had extra money, i couldve got one for her too. right now im listening to the album, but the words and music havent registered yet, im still in utter bliss... hehehe, this is too much. kidding. i'll be doing an album review a few days from now i guess. for now, i'll get some sleep. just had a good inuman seesion with my animation buddies. shit, 4 albums in two weeks, wala na talaga ako pera, dito na napunta sweldo ko! adios!

first woflgang, next mayonnaise and now kitchie nadal! jp has been star-strucked once again! advanced merry xmas mother f*ckers!

peace \m/

Continuous Celebration!

2004-12-19T21:51:00.000-08:00

I just wanna greet those who celebrated and will celebrate their birthdays this week! Belated and advanced Happy Birthday f*ckers!

Dec. 17 - Jihan Parojinog, the Amethyst hardcore bass thumping biatch!
Dec. 18 - Jan Javier aka Mike Shinoda, the former Amethyst axeman, soon to be all-around multimedia artist!
Dec. 19 - Sara Anzaldo, the sweet and innocent(but not so innocent) friend of mine. =)
Dec. 20 - Carla Valderrama, the annoyingly loud and noisy horse! Giddiyap! Giddiyap!

5 days to go till christmas! yahoo! dont forget to buy ME a present!

peace \m/

What has the world gotten into?

2004-12-17T23:11:00.000-08:00

First, Pantera/Damageplan's mega shredder Dimebag Darrell... And now Fernando Poe Jr. aka Da King!?! Who's gonna be next?!

The TOEI Experience

2004-12-16T14:31:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, the BG Artist training team went on a field trip to the famous TOEI Animation at CyberPark, Libis. YEY! So what can i say about the trip? AMAZING! I wish i could just take home those big posters of dragonball z! heres what happened:

1st, we were introduced to our tour guide(forgot his name), and hes says that hes obssessed with anime. Im not. Then he brought us to the IB(in-betweeners) section, where they drew character movements using their P100,000 touch-screen monitors. Expensive eh? Fyi, they have 60 of those for each artist, holy shit. kainggit sila. For those who dont know, the in-betweeners are those responsible for drawing the frames between the key frames drawn by the Animators. Animators however, are the ones who draw the 1st and last frame of each movement. They are also responsible for the sequence of the scenes, timing and structure. Confusing? just ask me personally, even if i wrote a long description on this blog you wouldn't get it anyway coz im kinda weak on my english, plus i easily run out of words to say. Moving on... IB peeps - These guys could draw FAST! really fast! they could draw 1 frame per minute, without making any mistakes. Btw its a requirement, for each 22-minute episode it takes around 3,500-4,000 drawings, and TOEI finishes around 16 episodes a month! so imagine how pressured these people are everyday, no time to breathe!

After observing the quiet in-betweeners, we were transferred to the even MORE quiet room... The Animators room! Very disciplined, focused and hardworking, these animators never looked nor talked to us! And i was expecting a short lecture from them. These guys are loaded with deadlines that they don't have to time to talk to anyone. They just keep on keep on working as if no one stood or sat next to them. Not breathing at all, heheh kidding. Btw, they currently working on episodes 100 going up of the series One Piece, if you're an anime fan youve probably seen this being airred at GMA during the afternoon. But they're showing the 1st episodes, the old ones actually. So for those who say that its already the ending or claim that they know the ending, then you're wrong, eh yung mga artist di pa nga tapos eh.. hehe... simula pa lang yan. One Piece has yet a long way to go. oh yeah, were also using DBallZ and One Piece BGs as references in our training, un lang po. hihi.

Next we were intoduced to the colorists. Well compared to the in-betweeners and animators these guys are more relaxed and laid back. Some of them are actually playing around the workplace, obviously they have more time to smile and goof around. The work load is easier, all they have to do is provide flat colors for the drawings done by the IB and Animators, then they'll pass it to the special effects team for shadows, lights and special effects, duh. hehe.

Lastly, we visited the noisiest, wackiest, most artistic and perverted team in TOEI Animation... The BackGround team. These people have the biggest work load next to the Animators but somehow these guys could still goof around, talkshit and talk a lot about hentai. haha. hentai-japanese porn. yup most of them are maniacs and from the way they dress and the look of their desks, i could say that these peeps are rockers as well. i feel at home already, haha. So like i said, it was a different environment. people are noisy and shit, maybe its because of the age, in this team the people were around 20-26 yrs old, in the other teams some were 30 above. We got to talk to few artists only, since it was the 15th(sweldo), almost have of the team were out, having a break, enjoying their money and partying at 5pm. haha. Going back, we got to talk to one artist, he just talked while he painted using the Intuos WACOM tablet which costs around 20,000 to 30,000 php. wow mahal. Using photoshop, they were all provided with a standard brush palette and settings so that the backgrounds done would have consistent strokes. The backgrounds maybe the last thing you'll ever look at in an animation series but its one of the most important and hardest things to do. The colors must be consistent, it must be perspective and the lighting should be in the right place. one small error in the strokes or inconsistency in the lights could cause you your job, then again if the director doesnt notice that then your saved. hehe. Even if it shows up only 1-3 seconds they are still very strict about it. Thats how the japanese work man. Anyway, we asked more from the dude, but he didnt mind, as if he was used to talking while working. It was more of an interview than a chit chat, ofcourse we asked about the salary. he said that really starts off slow, but as you get faster at working, the pay gets better, plus the benefits are great. He told us to get ready to end our social life. wtf?! no way! OJT starts january, with a small allowance for food and transpo only, crap. And after 2 months theyll decide if were qualified to join them. We''ll be working at the BG department, the bestest perverted team ever haha. We'll see what happens next year, pray for my success f*ckers. I wanna go to Japan someday, and make lots n lotsa hentai for jihan and luanne! the horniest members of Amethyst! bingo baby! bingo!

Im quitting the band Amethyst btw, when i start working at TOEI... HAHAHA! joke, if carlo's reading this he'll surely react, he over reacts sometimes. hahaha, peace pare. youre a supa cool drummer mehn.

Btw, I was able to refund my Slipknot ticket! FINALLY! after 2 months! For those who bought slipknot tour tickets you can have them refunded at the araneta colliseum green gate! go and claim your cash mothaf*ckers!

peace \m/

Album Review: A Perfect Circle - eMOTIVe

2004-12-13T06:08:00.000-08:00

Damn, the good albums just keep comin in... and now im broke because of that... its barely been 2 weeks since the album release of mayonnaise, now apc's has released their 3rd masterpiece --> eMOTIVe. this is a band not everyone appreciates, but i have great repsect for them. it takes time and constant listening in order to appreciate and understand their musical structure, however you may find their beat rather off and confusing.(which one is the chorus and the verse?) plus add maynard's very deep lyrics. try listening to Tool, its a heavier version of a perfect circle where the vocals(maynard james) is the same but different band members. also, the structure of the songs are quite confusing and very long(around 6-8 minutes per song).

for the review... the band was able maintain their artistic flow through melodramatic riffs and beats, however most of the songs were dark renditions of old songs such as "Imagine" by John Lennon and "When The Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin . Apc made their own interpretation of the songs so you won't notice that right away, but the lyrics are pretty much the same. Out of 12 tracks only 2 songs were originally done by Apc which is "Passive" and "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums". The rest are covers. However, "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" is also a rendtion of their old song "Lullaby" from Thirteenth step. Comparing this with the past albums, this ones quite different. Songs from "Mer De Noms" and "Thirteenth Step" focuses more on suicide, breaking down and angst against god(some). however this album, from their choice of songs, is more of a propaganda against power, abuse and war.. Somehow, this album reminds me of System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine. But as an overall, i could say this album rocks. Apc has never failed to impress me. Keep it up. Peace \m/

No Way!!!

2004-12-09T22:54:00.000-08:00

a few minutes ago, a friend told me that Pantera's ultimate guitar shredder Dimebag Darrel just passed away! they say that he was shot after a live performance. no way! however, i didnt see any news on the internet yet, so there is no confirmation that this is true. we'll find out soon enough, this may be the end of pantera... one of the few surviving thrash metal bands... tsk tsk

Background to Hell

2004-12-09T01:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, honestly even i don't know what that title is suppose to mean. All i can say is, ive been working my freakin ass out finishing all these background exercises assigned to us in our training program. For those who dont know, im training right now as a background artist in Navel Arts Academy - an associate of Toei Animation. im pretty sure uve heard of dragon ball z, well this is one of toei's greatest masterpiece and i hope to be involved in their future hit series. we are fortunate enough to be in this school, since were all be training for a few months in toei starting january next year, you have no idea how hard it is to get in here. so im saying it again, we are very fortunate. however, it does not guarantee us a regular position for post production. toei has yet to test our skills, speed and determination to decide wether we are qualified or not. 2 weeks has past, im already working on my 4th background piece. take note guys, an average digital bground artist can create 5-10 backgrounds a DAY! so what does that make me? yes, a slow f*cker. crap, at this rate i aint getting any richer thats for sure. Fyi, there are atleast 200 backgrounds per episode in an anime series. so can u imagine how many bg's are there? imagine how many artists are there? a hundred i guess? each artist works their ass out into creating quality digital bg's, and to think that it will only appear for 1-3 seconds, 5 secs the most. some of it are only used once, others are re-used. so its all about speed man, speed, discipline and a whole lot of brute force. however, despite the heavy workload, these artists are paid very well. imagine earning 30-60k a month! hows that? they pay you as you work, so no wonder why these people never leave the workplace, they just wana earn some more! so welcome to hell to jp, say good bye to the life. hahaha. wat an english man! oh yeah, we'll touring toei next week, i just wanna see how the artists look like. plus im bringing a camera, magpapa kodak na kme!

peace \m/

* i texted her, she didnt reply. i missed call, still no reply. *%@#$!##(* !!!!!!!!!!
* abangan nyo na rin ang scandal na ilalabas namin nila direk opel dito sa navel. hahaha.

Saturday Night Bling Bling y'all!

2004-12-05T23:40:00.000-08:00

im quite disappointed with the weather this past week, and the weather stations better change their equipment coz their giving out wong info. because of that, no jam on friday night. may bago pa nman ako riff. pakyu yoyong! hehe

jan, lu an and i were invited by mabel to an event by fubu @ elements(not sure of the place) greenbelt. so ok, since ive nothing to do, i went. but before that we passed by rockwell for dinner since the event is at 10 and its also my 1st time to go their! hehe, wow, its so nice! ive never seen such a place before! hehe. plastik. nothing really much to do, just a place to eat and chill. we arrived their around 830 and managed to finish eating around 9 so we have like 45 minutes to kill. well, as usual we talked and we talked, i talked shit haha.

come 945, we went straight to greenbelt, we passed through the other bars and restaurant, jan and i checked out the women in their nice outfits, hehe. as we approached elements i was expecting a sporty event, but hell no, guess what, its a hiphop event! holy shit. if you ask me, i dnt knw shit about hiphop, to be honest, i really dont appreciate the music itself. haha, so we waited for mabels friend to get us in for free. people came in their new school hiphop outfits, some came in old school attires, theres this group who all came in blue with matching headbands and chuck taylors.-->the brotherhood, they all stood by their cars pulling that bad ass look, that dont look bad ass at all, haha. i kept looking and laughing, but jan had to remind to shut up coz these people just might kick my ass and its not our territory. haha, but they looked funny, can't help it man. we sat as mabel tried to get us in, and oh, i was star strucked again! francis magalona arrived, then dice an k9! holy shit, ang ganda ng babae sa dice and k9! so we went in, since it was a girls night out event, only the boys were charged, but since we got the connections, we got in free and didnt have to go through the line! the placed was packed! rappers were doing their shit on stage, funny thing is mabel can't see the stage! haha, i guess u know why, but for those hu dont, well shes vertically challenged? hahaha! (im sorry mabel!) yeah, yeah, yeah, jan and i were going with the flow, we put our hands in da air, and waved it like we just dont care! haha, watever i do, i cant pass for a hiphop, but i tried man. haha. i even made the mistake of saying "la ko alam sa hiphop eh!" aloud, bad thing is a group of hiphoppers actually looke dat me when i said that. i just felt that i had to leave the place before i get my ass kicked hahaha. its been an hour already and no performances, just people drinking beer and moving to the hiphop beat. we were getting bored and planned on leaving until Mr. Blaze was called on stage! Believe me. This guys cool. hes an old school gangsta rapper man. once he entered the stage, the people went wild and this guy could rap hardcore! he reminds me of the guy with the high voice in bone thugs n harmony! coolness! heheh, after that performance, i began to have respect for hiphop. but then again, hiphop was not our thing so we left and drank. but i wanted to stay so i could see the girl in dice and k9 perform, haha. it was a good experience, 1st time i went to a hiphop event. it was cool, but watever happens am still a rocker at heart y'all! hehehe.

mistah blaze gangsta rap represent! tama ba un? hehehe

Addition to the Mayonnaise album review...

2004-12-04T14:21:00.000-08:00

I listened to the whole album last night, what i noticed so far is that the lyrics sang in the song does not jive with the lyrics written in the album. so i looked like a crazy fool singing the wrong words as i sang with the CD. hehe engot, but thats ok. :p they've changed some of their lyrics as well. some only. i also found "Pinky White Blue" one of their must-listen-to tracks. sounds very emo man. cool.

well that's it, ill be posting more soon, as of now i can still say this album rocks! go mayo! \m/

Album Review: Mayonnaise

2004-12-03T23:06:00.000-08:00

After all the trials, heart aches and exhilarations, the alternative/pop-rock band Mayonnaise has finally released their 1st and self-titled album! The pride of CSB and Muziklaban winners have been through a long journey and they have made it into the mainstream. this is only the beginning, theyre gona go a long way, for sure. Give it a few years and they'll probably get one of those "best rock artist" trophies from the NUrock awards.

Early this morning, bandmate carlo texted me, "i got a copy of mayonnaise's album from odyssey". after reading the message, i went straight to festival mall with isa and grabbed a copy! some say that it was selling like pancakes in ATC. well, i believe that, they play great music! So now that i have a copy, di nako magtyatyaga magconnect sa soundclick para lang mapakinggan ang kanta nilang "dahil" at "the only thing". ilang buwan ko din pinagtyagaan un! now i could play these tracks anywhere!

now for the review...
1st of all do not expect a lot from them, the mayonnaise you hear on the gigs is quite different from the album itslef. i have been listening to their rough mixes ever since, and their sound has definitely improved in this newly released album. it only took a few adjustments in voicings, riffs, effects and solos to be able to come up with quality music. i admire their simplicity in riffs/lyrics and use/mixing of effects. idol ko kyo paga and monty! their sound has defintley matured over the months. Hands down pa rin ako sa mga songs nila na Bakit pt.1, pt. 2, the only thing at Dahil. The album also included new songs: "Pink White Blue","Eddie Song" and "Home", well i still have to listen these tracks, pero ayos tunog ng "Eddie Song" parang parokya ni edgar ang dating!

here are tracks btw:
1. The Only Thing
2. Tulog
3. Bakit pt.1
4. Punk You
5. Jopay
6. Pink White Blue
7. Dahil
8. Eddie Song
9. Home
10. Pseudo
11. Bakit pt.2
12. Aircon

some tracks from the rough mixes were not included, i think it was 5:03 and the other acoustic renditions.

ok fine, sge addict nako mayonnaise, mukha bang magpapakamatay nako para sa bandang ito!? hehe, dein mehn! maslalo akong mabubuhayan! at kakampi ko si carlo pagdating dyan! kami lang dalawa sa banda ang nakikinig nito, at kami lang ata ang bumili. hehehe, fanatic ako eh! oh yeah, i have to go to school one of these days to have my album autographed! get a copy! you may not like it the 1st time you hear it, but eventually you just might. only a fanatic could only come up with a blog like this. astig. hehe. btw i posted on the side the lyrics of one their songs "dahil" --> cool.

mayonnaise--> a good album? who agrees with me?
peace \m/

bo-YOYONG day!

2004-12-02T05:40:00.000-08:00

Its bo-YOYONG day! now we could go out to play and dance with the clowns while being swooshed away into the skies by the terrible winds and skin-piercing drops of pouring rain while we hope and pray dat da typhoon will not ruin the happiness of our weekendness! what an english pare! haha.

going home has been very tough today, i was caught in traffic in c5 around 2-3pm. fyi, i went through great pain and suffering. coming from libis it was all good. but as i approached shaw boulevard entering the flyover at c5, i started to feel pain, i felt the chills, and i couldnt breathe. my chests were tight, sweat was running down my forehead, my eyes started to get blurry and my face started to become pale... it was raining, the winds were blowing, i was all alone and it was damn right cold. i couldnt hold on much longer, i could not control... i just had to do it.. i just had to GO! yes! i need to take one hell of a good p*ss.

so i was patient, i drove through the whole of c5 and highway BELIEVING that i could get through this pain. i had my mind set and always reminded myself, "kaya mo toh pards, kaya mo yan, konting sacripisyo". but it was not easy, for the radio commercial added to my burden. they were advertising pampers and other brands that you could associate with p*ss. so my mind was disturbed. i couldnt concentrate, i felt that everything is against me. as i tried to reach to change the station... it began to BURST! it was a total mess! hehe, just kidding. kala mo totoo? 4:30pm, almost 2 hrs on the road, i was approaching the sucat tollgate. i handed over the 31 pesos, my hands were shaking, my body chilling. desperate and all, i began to look for the 1st pink mmda unrinal cubicle. i passed jolibee and alas! i found my savior! the pink urinal! but it was raining hard... and i didnt wana leave the car & get wet. so now i was trapped in a dilema whether i should go down and be drenched or suffer a little bit more and release it at home. the desicion was made, so there, i went home and thats where i did the call of nature and felt heaven. never felt better. haha. end of story.

peace \m/

The Dream Team. The team of your dreams. Makes sense to me.

2004-11-29T22:37:00.000-08:00

Every dreamed of becoming a jock? To belong in a varsity team representing your school where tuition is free, free appartments or if you're lucky enough a car, sponsored apparel, allowance and all other crazy benefits just by playing, having fun and entertaining other people. Your popular, everytime you walk into a room, a restroom or a hallway, people recognize you and whisper around talking about you. Chicks melt when you sit beside them during enrollment, in class, in the canteen or anywhere else. Homosexuals fantasize about you, calling you papa, fifi, daddy or any other fetish names they can think of and they too also melt when you pass by them.<--dein ako natutuwa dyan mehn. Im pretty sure you've thought about being a supa cool jock, but i guess not all of us are gifted with such height, looks and talent! Yes, thats how people become a jock, mainly because of their talent. Same thing in being in a band, you must have the talent and musicality. I know its not for all of us, but if feels so good to be in an ALL STAR or DREAM TEAM. so whats my point here? i dunno. what the hell am i talking about and why am i saying this?? haha. hanlabo talaga.

Oh well, I was watching NBA this morning. How I wished I grew a few inches taller, no, how I wish I grew MORE and MORE inches taller. My favorite player right now is Ben Wallace, love the hair but I don’t plan on having the same look. I enjoy watching the Pistons play and I just wished one day I could be one of them. Oh kahit sa Uaap lng pde. Pasahan lang ako ni tenorio ng bola masaya nako. Hahaha. It’s a wish, not a dream. Anyway, nothing more to say…

Btw, I got more audiences! Bandmates carlo and lu anne, plus an old high school friend zein. Welcome!! Carlo wag kang chismoso ha. LOL, peace motha fucka. \m/

DumbAss McDonald's Biatch.

2004-11-28T19:53:00.000-08:00

Saturday Nov. 27, 2004. 8:30 p.m... Coming home from band practice, mabel, luanne and i decided to grab some food at mcdonald's b.f., pres. ave. I will share a tale that I will never forget. Here it goes:

Entering the drive thru, I pulled down the window. We waited 1 minute, no greetings from the drive thru speaker.

Me: "HELLO?!?! YOOOHOOO!!!"

Drive thru speaker: No repsonse.

Mabel: "Heeellloooooo!?!!?!? Are you there?!?!?!? Yoohoo?!?!?!"

Drive thru speaker: Still no response.

Luanne pulled down the back window and shouted: "EXCUSE ME!!! MAY TAO PO DYAN?!?!?!"

Drive thru speaker: No response. (Does this even work!?)

Tired, confused, hungry and pissed off, the three of us shouted and shouted yoohoooo and hello like stupid kids and i almost said PUTANG INA in front of the speaker, BUT for the love of God, the fucking speaker TALKED!!! Finally!

Drive thru speaker: "GOOD EVENING PO!!!" (Finally... )

Me: (delighted) "Three chesseburger meals, 2 regular one go big time!!!"

Drive thru speaker: NO response.

Me: (pissed off) "Three chesseburger meals, 2 regular one go big time!!!"

Drive thru speaker: Still no repsonse. However after 1 minute.

Drive thru speaker: "ano po un? regular fries?"

The 3 of us almost fell off our seats not knowing how to react to this act of stupidity. I started to get really pissed and wanted to cuss in front of the speaker!

Me: "Hindi! Three cheeseburger meals, 2 regular one go big time po!!!"

Drive thru speaker: "three cheeseburger meals, twister fries po??"

This time we laughed so hard wondering what the hell is wrong here! Is the equipment broken? Or is she plain dumb?

Me: (laughing) "HINDI!!! THREE CHESSEBURGER MEALS, DALAWA REGULAR AT ISA GO BIG TIME!!!! ANO BA YAN!?!?!?!? AYOS BA YANG MACHINE NYO?!?! GISING KA BA!?!??!

Drive thru speaker: No response.

We got more confused and began to get pissed off again. However after 1 minute.

Drive thru speaker: So that's 3 chessebureger meals, 2 regular and one go big time!? any sundae with that??

three of us: yes!!!! sa wakas! nakuha mo na rin!!! yahoooo!!!! ang galing galing mo!

we celebrated like students who passed a thesis defense! Finally the dumbass biatch was able to take our very simple and short order. So we began to ask ourselves, is it the equipment, or is she plain dumb? As we approached the counter, the lady gave us 3 cheeseburger meals, TWISTER FRIES. After that, we therefore conclude that the lady is a genuine dumbass. What an amazing experience. I began to love McDonald's even more. *Lab ko toh*

The Supah COol band.. na off tune knina.

2004-11-28T01:13:00.000-08:00

I've been posting for 4 straight days! This blog IS kinda addictive... for new users i guess. Well, in case you didnt know, im a rockstar. im an artist, a gifted musician, with matching attitude and long straight black hair na shinampoo ko lang, have a cool guitar, irresistable eyes and chicks dig me like chocolate man! haha! chickboy to pre, pedeng pang chick pedeng pang boy. haha. biru lang. tama na. oo na. mayabang na. biru nga lang eh. haha, no seriuosly... i play guitars for a band called slipknot este amethyst! slipknot --> how i wish \m/. the band has been up for 1 year already pushing for its second, going strong, going steady. its formerly acoustic but we managed to shift to alternative since i bought a new guitar and able to beg my cousin for his effects. i can say it has been through a lot especially finding replacements for the very unlucky position of lead guitars. somehow we could'nt find the right person to fit this position. its like a curse, a forbidden spot where no one could stay there permanently or even for a while. every happens so fast. for the past year we had 2 replacements so far. the 1st one left us because of work and ofcourse his girlfriend. and the other --> jan javier aka mike shinoda, who stayed the longest with us, had to quit coz of his studies. however, i regret that he had to leave, he fitted the band well, his solos are clean with good musicality, he knew what he was doing BUT the interest wasnt there. Well i can say that hes a good friend and an inuman buddy, but as a bandmate, lets just say he lacks the passion. But its ok, being in a band is not really for him, hes the type who would be better of as a single rnb artist. For one thing, our interests in music differ and we came from different backgrounds. thats fine with me. So two weeks ago, it was made clear, jan quit the band. holy shit. where do we get another guitarist!!?!? the fucker left us man!

finding a replacement was not a problem, im popular at skul(haha) and i know people who are the shit(literally) hahaha. anyway, i invited another friend of mine hus also a certified supa cool musician, rody cornejo. this fucker can prove that its not about how expensive your equipment is in playing music, its all about the skill man. we jammed, he liked our music, he agreed to be a sessionist, but after jan's confirmation.. he joined the band. welcome, you mother fucker! haha. we jammed for 3 weeks now, rody still adjusting and the whole time we were kinda off. buwaka ng ina oh! I give credit to rody for knowing how use and combine effects BUT, atleast make it fit the fucking tune man! we sound like shit! seriously, but thats ok, i forgive you, its all part of being new with the band, he'll adjust sooner or later i hope. dapat lang! kundi tatawagin kitang etits buong buhay mo kupal! hahaha! peace pare! gwapo ka. cute ka. pamatay ang beauty mo. bagay kyo ni mabel(vocals) hahahah! we'll see what happens in the future, i hope this fucker stays, and i think we'll go far... sana, im just hoping we' get regular gigs like we used to. next week we'll be jamming again, rody promised a performance level. make sure of it.

tska may chicka ako sa inyo! bakla si alexander at may daliri sa kaliwang pwet si nora aunor! chuvaness echussa!

peace! more power! \m/

Alexander is a flaming homosexual!?

2004-11-27T02:19:00.000-08:00

Holy fuck, Alexander the Great... is a homosexual? or a bisexual!? if you're a dude, could you imagine yourself doing it with your childhood bestfriend? who happens to be a dude as well? thats nasty, very NASTY! btw, alexander also had a sex slave(thats what we called him), who happens to be a male also. and believe me, his sex slave could dance well! if you can replace that chest with boobs and add a pretty face, he/she could've turned me on! maala beyonce knowles to pare, hahaha! i was pretty shocked that man to man or warrior to warrior relationships actually existed during these times and that they prioritize their male lovers more than their wives! Gross man! Funny thing is, Alexander's subordinates wont allow him to marry a woman for some particular reason (i have to watch the movie again) and they all hunger for their persian boys.. wtf!? kadiri pare. hahaha. As a whole, the movie was kinda gross because it was brutal and very sexual hahaha. i watched this movie with my training mates in animation and we all had the same reaction. "tangina mo bading!" we said that everytime they had shots of alexander's sex slave, who never spoke a single word the entire movie. his role was more on actions and dancing. hahahah, actually the dudes who sat behind us showed the same reaction as well! the movie reminded me of Frodo and Sam of LOTR who showed the same intimate relationship minus the sex. tsk, tsk.

Aside from the man to man intimate scenes, there are other better scenes to watch out for like angelina jolie! although she was not exposed that much, I agree with what my classmate said, "sarap naman dumede pag ganyan kaganda ang nanay mo!" hahaah, that kept me laughing for a long while, with matching bisaya accent pa yan mehn! this guy came all the way from davao to study animation here and to check out da manila chickababes daw hahaha. You should hear him talk, his tagalog sucks, and his accent sucks hahaha, but hes cool and hes funny. going back to the movie, another highlight of the film is rosario dawson's(alexander's wife) nude scene. shes HOT!!! for those who don't know rosario dawson, shes the bassist in josie and the pussy cats. the black one. hehe. that's all i can say hehehe. You guys watch it, you be the judge, but i learned a lot from this movie, it has a good storyline, it wont bore you dont worry. Oh yeah, for those who havent watched it yet, sorry for spoiling some details, hehehe :) gotta sleep man and peace! true dat!

p.s. dahil sa pelikulang ito, may SAY nanaman ang mga bading "if alexander can be one, why cant we?!?!" hahaha

last, bagay kay colin farrell mag bading/bisexual hahaha.

\m/ \m/

HOLY SHIT! I have an audience!!!

2004-11-26T02:18:00.000-08:00

HAHA! Let me say it again, "HOLY SHIT!! I have an audience!! I just posted my blog address at friendster last night but i never expected anyone to have an interest in visiting and reading the mind of an oblong... Well, thanks for the initiative and welcome to my world!(of talkshits) At least now i know i still exist in some of my friendsters lists... Ok, so who is my audience? WELL, its quite OBVIOUS who this person is, yes i could tell from HER LANGUAGE used in her COMMENTS!! her conyotic jologacious comments. there's only one person in this world who could be a CONYO and a JOLOGS at the same time. This is not schitzoprhenia(forgive my spelling) or split personality... she just happend to be both at the same time! HAHA! If you're reading this you know who you are! Since i already have an audience which is HER, for sure more will follow because shes gonna "make kalat to everyone na" and "its ruined na" hahahaha! sya lang po makakaintindi ng vocabulary ko! tska peace tyo ha! loko lang yung jologs hahaha! I hope that i won't be the laughing stock or the main topic of every conversation, though. Btw, this blog is getting addictive! its like talking to someone, only not! its a good way to stress out your feelings. plus i already have an audience!! haha! BUT! im NEVER gonna put anything about my feelings on love here... yes it sounds cheesy and based from experience in reading blogs, you dont wanna put down names of some one you love nor feelings especially if SHES the one reading it and her other friend.. not to mention ME TOO!!! hahaha! its just one of the worst things you could to do yourself, its like killing your own reputation, its a suicidal move man...

oh yeah, i had an interview in SUMMIT MEDIA this afternoon, it turned out great. theyll be calling me for an exam next week, i hope i get in coz work here is fun! you get to design FHM magazines, tickets and booths!!! thats nice man! i mean, u get to select pictures from a mother load of soft porn pics of our own sexy stars! PLUS!!! Free access to all FHM parteys!!!! YAHOOO!!! I LIKE! After the interview, i saw my college friend fat bastard jay whose one hell of a maniac. no need to ask y hes applying, its obvious :)

...did i say that my dentist is a hot mama? SHE IS! I was scheduled for a dental checkup, coz i havent had one for 3 years! i had to warn the dentist before hand, to save her from fainting or something... But woah, shes one hot mama, she got nice body and a pretty face mehn! hehe! shes pregnant though, thats y i call her a hot mama! all i did was stare while she was cleaning my teeth! but i got shy eventually coz shes facing me and its quite obvious if i kept on staring! well, not to worry! i cud still check her out next week coz im scheduled for another checkup hahah! woohoo!! yahoo!!! its the 1st time i saw a hot dentist!!! hahaha!!! can't wait dec 7! my next check up!

finally, im able to purchase my own dvd player! palaos na ang dvd player saka lang ako nagkaroon! same thing with the vcd player! thing is, i dont have any CDs to play, so i had to go to our star bandmate, carlo serrano to borrow DVDs. Yup he lent me one, but the dvd sucked, i wanted a movie, he gave me a collection of videos, anyway im gonna splurge on DVDs tomorrow. I'll be having marathon! 24/7 nonestop!! btw, interested in buying 1? its cheep! 2,500 only! 1 year warranty plus free delivery at your door step, just text me and ill contact my friend. His shop is based at cityhall btw. ill be back, i have to do some freelance work, its due tomorow and i havent started yet! so fuck off! haha :)

Song of the day: Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Greenday

2004-11-25T07:49:00.000-08:00

This song doesnt sound like the typical Greenday, its more of an alternative composition but nicely done. I can relate to this song, try downloading this.

Artist: Green Day
Album: American Idiot
Title: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

I walk a lonely road
The only one I that have ever known
Don't know were it goes
But its home and I walk alone

I walk this empty street
On the Blvd. of broken dreams
Were the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone

My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find
Till then I'll walk alone

Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh

I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And were I walk alone

Read between the lines of what's
Fucked up and every things all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone

I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...

My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find
Till then I'll walk alone

Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh

I walk this empty street
On the Blvd. of broken dreams
Were the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a..

My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find
Till then I'll walk away!

Life in the FAST LANE and Discovering Blogspot

2004-11-24T09:43:00.000-08:00

Okay, I just posted my first ever blog an hour ago and here I am, posting another one. So much for easily running out of things to say. Anyway here it goes, I'm chatting with a friend, she actually jammed with us a few times at the beginning of the year, and eventually joined us at one our gigs. We were talking about relationships and her being a SAWI-->Samahang ng mga Assumptionistang Walang Iniibig. Haha, yup shes a former assumpsionista and shes now studying in CSB taking up BS HRIM. She was kinda bitter the fact that she just learned that her ex is getting married with a girlfriend whom he knew for only 3 weeks!! WTF!?!? You may say its love or lust at first sight or meant to be etc.. but its just too fast! Its like running on an e-pass lane in the skyway! Life indeed is in the fastlane for this dude. Well, I wish the couple all the luck as they get-to-know each other. GOOD LUCK TALAGA! And hopefully they stay... married!

As she was being bitter and all through y.m., I on the other hand is studying, rather exploring this blogging system. I even downloaded this Hello software, that uploads pictures and posts captions together with it. im still learning what else it can do though, but as you can see, that large picture of me and isa on my post was an accident! i dunno how the hell it got there! I was suppose upload a picture for my profile but instead it appeared on my posts! fuck! it even appeared three times! Good thing i was able to delete the others, it shows that im one dumbass newbie blogger, but am getting the hang of it! in time ill be like one of those professional bloggers.. man, i dont want this as a career... I can't believe im really writing in this stupid blog, its not me pare, tangina, wat da fuck talagang wala ako magawa hahahaha.... sge pare balitaan ko kyo...... kung meron nga balita... sge mga bro! \m/

2004-11-24T09:20:00.000-08:00

The LipGloss and the ROcker

Oblong who!? My 1st Blog!

2004-11-24T07:59:00.000-08:00

Holy shit! is this happening!? Am i dreaming!? slap me! slap me! am i awake?! I can't believe it! Holy shit! Kiss my ass and lick my balls! hahaha! I'm actually about to write my first ever blog post! Congratulate me here guys, I know and I admit it, i suck at writing and its the main reason I never thought of creating my own blog... But then again, holy shit, i made one! The reason? I dunno plain bored i guess... And I realized that I have all the freedom to do all the talk-shitting here, i mean write-shitting?? tama ba yun? hehe..

So uve probably been wondering, WHY the hell did i use "The Mind of an Oblong" for a title and what the hell does "a perfect oblong" mean!? Well, if uve ever heard of the band A Perfect Circle(one of the best rock bands in the world, fuck yeah!) that's where I got it from. I just changed the circle to oblong! I dunno, sounds weird but i just started using it as my account name in almost all my accounts in the web(yahoo, hi5, myspace, friendster and now here! my blog!) Somehow, when people asks for my email address(a_perfect_oblong@yahoo.com), most of the reactions i get are "haha, ano ibig sabihin nyan?", "ang weird!" or some just laugh out of the blue. Eh putang ina pakialam nyo ba?! hahaha, galit na, but for others like my rocker friends back in college (esepecially marcy, whos also an APC-A perfect circle fan) reacted differently, "puta pare! astig!", "ang galing!" or "haha, gago a perfect circle un ah". Much better reaction, much better, at least there are still other people as weird as i am whom i can relate with. So much for "a perfect oblong", ang dami ko nang sinabi, di bale mehn, di mo kelangan i-memorize yan. hahaha, corny mehn...

Well, I'm kinda new here, so expect to see more of my future posts, hope i could make it longer coz i easily run out of things to say although i have so much in mind. I guess i'll end it here, i'll be back soon. good morning guys, u have just ventured the Mind of an Oblong... Good for you Mothafucka!

p.s. for those who are bored enough to check out my friendster acount and able to read this blog, a big thanks! and hell yeah! if u have ur own blog then add me up! alright! adios!