updates

1. During Christmas day my brother and my mom had this conversation:

M: Maging mabait ka na, yun na lang gift mo sakin sa Christmas.
A: New Year's Resolution ko yun.
M: Bakit hindi na lang ngayon?
A: I like to keep things on schedule.

Hahaha. Just sharing. He's even weirder than me. Hahah.


2. I brought all of my uniforms off and had, like 5 or more inches off the waist. Seriously. Even when I was at my fattest last sem, it was at least 2 inches too loose around the waist (and the butt). Oh during our last uniform day for this year I saw a 'person' without hot pants under her white slacks, and her panties were being 'eaten by her butt' in unequal proportions. Ohmy, next time I'd avoid that nightmarish sight. Heck, mean as I may sound, I feel embarrassed for her.


3. Well, I spent most of the last week of school for this year with someone .... Great. As my sister told me, I sound so mushy and annoying so I won't elaborate much on this.


4. I don't know what to buy with my Christmas money. Seriously. Either I have too many things in mind but I don't have enough money or I don't want anything badly enough.


5. I had at least 10 inches of my hair cut last sembreak, but I still feel the urge to cut it shorter. Haha. Short haircut is sort of addictive, trust me. Or is it because I'm too lazy to maintain a longer do? Hm. My crazy ideas are starting to pile again. :)

6. I soooo love Katy Perry. And I want a strawberry necklace like the one she has:

!@#$%^

I feel like I've gone miles since my previous posts and I feel so different (in a good way).

Later's lantern parade and let's see what happens. =)

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Now I officially know that I have Type A blood. Haha! All this time I tought I was an O. =)

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Remember when I dove into the crowd
And I got a bloody knee under my skin, a mark from wiping out
It brings back the memories
Every bone's been broken
But my heart is still wide open

I can't stop
Don't care if I lose
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
I'm going down in flames for you
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
One more thing I'm addicted too

With each scar there's a map that tells a story what a souvenir of Young love's like jumping out
An airplane riding a tidal wave on an ocean of emotion
My heart rips me wide open

I can't stop
Don't care if I lose
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
I'm going down in flames for you
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
One more thing I'm addicted too

And I cover up these scars
(We'll make it we'll make it but we break it)
And I can't stop seeing stars
(lets hope not die)
Whenever you're around
Around

I can't stop
Don't care if I lose
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
I'm going down in flames for you
oohhh you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
One more thing I'm addicted to

I can't stop no I cant stop
no I can't stop
Ohh I'm going out in flames
Ohh I'm going down in flames

band nostalgia

I love playing music.

I just wished music loved playing me too.

I'd like to play music everytime my schedule allows it. Not the kind of play where you press to play but the kind of play where you actually produce music. As Bamboo says "the music plays the band, the songs play the music".

I'm frustrated. I understand the theory and I've been thought a hundred times by my teacher, but I still can't play modern piano properly. Somehow classical music seems easier though it's actually harder. I can't even express how much my inability makes me feel unworthy. =(

frustration

Funny how people say I should like someone better when he doesn't even notice me. He DID, but that wasn't enough.

1@^&&#@*#@#$%^&!@#$%^&*(@%^&*.
On the bright side, it's good that unlike others he's loyal to his girlfriend.

Need I say SHE'S THE LUCKIEST person on earth?

This is beyond frustrating!

truth thursday

I want to show the world the movie Love of Siam so they would better understand gays.

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/224/TRUTH_THURSDAY_10_THIS_HANDMADE_LIFE

puppies, etc

Okay, last week pa dapat 'tong post na 'to, pero dinedelay ko kasi inaabangan ko pa ang photogenic moment nila. Kaya lang tinatamad na ko, saka malapit na magpasukan (feeling ko, haha) madami pang nakapilang dapat kong pagkaabalahan kaya eto na.

Nung super busy sa school kasi 3 linggo akong hindi umuwi, kaya malay ko bang nanganak na pala si Nana. 4 puppies lahat - Dolce, Viktor, Gabbana, Rolf - hahahaha - si Jamie nagpangalan dyan. Si Viktor (white) at Gabbana (brown):

Cute no? Meron din palang bagong pusa si Tune, maliit pa sya na white. Ang pangalan naman Saddam. Hahaha. Hindi ka talaga mababagot dito sa bahay!

Sabi rin pala ng mga tao, masyado akong pasugod magmaneho. E ano ba, wala pa naman akong nababangga kaya go!

Saka nga pala friends, I strongly recommend the movie Love of Siam (Thai movie). Kung gusto nyo ng movie na kasing lakas ng Windstruck ang dating. Nakakamove yan, tagaktak ang luha ko. Pero kung homophobic kayo wag na.

with sam

Ellein, gaya ng napag-usapan, igrab mo na lahat ng photo na gusto mo. :) Naisip ko rin ilagay sa multiply pero dito na lang, kasi konti lang may alam neto, saka alam mo naman ang mga contact natin sa multiply.

(click to view full images)

Friends namiss ko kayo, sobra. :)

(magaling ba magpt kapatid mo, ellein? haha)

truth thursday

I want to say yes to people asking if I can do this and that. (play violin or cello, drive in a race match, swim butterfly style, play something immediately after hearing it, write really poetic poems, have top scores in school - i know, these are a bit impossible for me, but these are the things I want, aside from )

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/221/Truth_Thursdays_9_A_Handmade_Life

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I'm feeling shiny happy these days and I don't know why. Lovelife? Hindi, I'm tigang as can be! xp

river flows in you

Salamat kay Nina Galang sa pag-iintroduce ng River Flows In You by Yiruma. Ittry ko na syang tugtugin mamaya-maya pagkatapos mag-enlist. May mga piesa talagang pag pinakinggan mo ay may pinapahiwatig talagang feelings na hindi mo maipapaliwanag gamit ang mga salita. Haha. Wala lang namove kasi ako nung tugtog. Pero ngayon hindi naman ako napaiyak. Haha.

Yon. Ang dami dami nang nakapilang dapat gawin ngayong araw na to. Pati haharapin ko na ang katotohanan sa 35 at 27 mamaya. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

kwentuhan time

Kaninang umaga, pagkagising ko nasa kwarto ko na si Tune, nakikinig at naglalaro na ng kung anu mang laro sa iPod ko.

Tapos may kwinento sya saking may classmate siya na mapangit ang legs and all, tapos sobrang bothered sya hindi ko alam kung bakit. Tapos siyempre pinagbalingan niya rin ako. Sabi niya tungkol sa legs ko, "Maganda nga ang balat mo puro taba naman. Para kang nagDota pero first blood ka. IT'S LIKE WINNING WITHOUT PRIDE, MAN." Tapos sinuggest nya na magjogging daw ako tutal sembreak naman.

Sobrang idealistic ata ng kapatid ko. Ohwell, at least he knows how to use metaphors now.

truth thursday

On my walls I would write
the reminders on my head that keep me from going back
or your name
i would write all the things i really wish would happen
also "thank you" and "i'm sorry".

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/208/TRUTH_THURSDAYS_8_A_HANDMADE_LIFE

truth thursday

I wish I still had some of the things I used to have, just that and I'll be happy.

And I wish to see my highschool friends, I miss them so much.

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal?&=&page_start=40

truth thursday

I want to write a really good poem for you, I want to be motivated, I want to win the lottery (without having to place a bet!), I want to score very high in a non-UP test, I want to go to the beach, I want to go home (or just some place where I don't need to worry), I want to try lomo, I want to jam with you all day, but more than anything I want to be a senior next year.

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/200

truth thursday

Sometimes I wonder if really mean what I say and if I say what I really feel. Sometimes I wonder if I only say or do things to please people around me, if not to avoid judgment. But most of the time I shun these thoughts away before they accumulate and make me do stupid things.

Sometimes I surge with power.
Sometimes I am unable to buckle down my euphoria.
Sometimes I feel really terrible.
Sometimes I want to go home.
Sometimes I hate my body.
Sometimes I want someone to love all my faults.
Sometimes I don't want anyone to look at me.
Sometimes I don't say what I feel.
Sometimes I regret what I did...
Sometimes

Sometimes wish I was six.

(Sabrina Ward Harrison)

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/197/TRUTH_THURSDAYS_5_IDENTITY_

truth thursday

Today I carry thoughts about next week(my pharm life), *****, and other worries. See, I worry too much about the future. Sometimes I get preoccupied and forget the real things I should bother myself with. I want to be spontaneous sometimes, but I don't want a big mistake to make me see the line between spontaneity and irresponsibility.

"I want to tell you something. But if I let the words out of my head maybe they'll run away. So for now, my lips are sealed."

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/193/TRUTH_THURSDAYS_4_IDENTITY_

truth thursday

My worries today:

• my grandmother
• my parents (everyday, actually)
• chem 150
• biochem lab
• someone*
• weight issues

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/185/TRUTH_THURSDAYS_3_still_on_IDENTITY

truth thursday

My body is holding back every untold story I would never dare tell anyone, a succession of events from childhood up to now, problems as old as me, or older. I am never really sure.

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/180/TRUTH_THURSDAY_2_IDENTITY

the beatles, too!

from my cousin rei-anne...

RULES:
- Choose a singer/band/group
- Answer using ONLY titles of songs by that singer/band/group
- Tag 7 more people.


Band/Singer/Group I chose: The Beatles


1. Are you male or female? "Girl"

2. Describe yourself. "Free As A Bird"

3. What do people feel when they're around you? "Her Majesty" ahahahahaha

4. How would you describe your previous relationship? "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

5. Describe your current relationship. "If I Fell"

6. Where would you want to be now? "Flying"

7. How do you feel about love? "All You Need Is Love!" ahaha

8. What's your life like? "Stawberry Fields Forever"

9. What would you ask for if you had only one wish? "It Won't Be Long"

10. Say something wise. "Let It Be"

[i won't comply with the tag-7-people part, i'm too lazy to rack my brains right now! xp]

truth thursday

My body is holding on to the stars at the back of my hand.

This is the closest I've been to stars and the metaphors they inspire since becoming an adult half a year ago.

I wish I really always aimed for the moon, that way even if I miss I'll land among the stars.

http://taguan.multiply.com/journal/item/176/TRUTH_THURSDAYS_01_IDENTITY

Happy Birthday to my little brother. =)

ph ch 135 lab

Since walang ibang laman ang isip ko ngayon kundi pharm chem 135 lab, yun na lang ang ibblog ko. Ngayon kasi, naffrustrate ako sa Gravimetry. Pati kay Ma'am Tan. Pero mas naffrustrate ako sa prelab para sa Gravimetry na gusto ko nang gawin kasi sa Tuesday ang pasahan. Ang dami kong kailangan basahin para sa isang prelab - nakapila na sila - Skoog, JENkins, Vogel (ohno. dapat hiniram ko si Chatten). Dahil isa akong tipikal na studyanteng naghahanap rin ng online sources dahil mas madaling hanapin, ginoogle ko rin ang topic ko. Puro naman mga tanong ng AS students na nagchchem 32 ang mga nakita ko.

So nagkaidea naman akong tanungin si Nas (biochem friend) tungkol dun. Baka sakaling nakapag-Gravimetry na sya dahil one time napagkwentuhan namin (habang dumudugo ang ilong ng nakikinig na si Paul) ang random titration at nasabi nyang nakapag-Quantitative Analysis na sila. Dapat talaga nakapunta ako sa GA kahapon para natanong ko siya. Pero hindi naman yun ang principle reason kung bakit gusto ko magGA. Alam kong lahat ng org members sinasabi to tungkol sa org nila: Masaya sa (name of org here). Pero pag sinasabi ko yun damang-dama ko talaga! As in. Buti talaga napa-MOrg ako kung hindi madadagdagan ang pagka-ngarag ko ngayon ng boredom, kawalan ng active musical life at higit sa lahat pag-miss ng parte ng buhay ko na dahil sa mga ka-org na napalapit na sa akin.

"Pag si Ma'am Toralba ang sumisita sa'yo, feeling mo tanga ka lang. Pag si Ma'am Tan, feeling mo bobo ka." - Jorge (habang nagshsharing kaming mga mgaka-lab)

jackpot?

ewan. ahm, jackpot ba talaga ang tawag dun kahit meron palang sabit? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. dapat talaga di ako nag-iisip ng mga ganto eh. hahaha.

anyway, kinakahabahan ako magpractice sa wednesday with keith. kasi wala pa kong experience sa paghahalo ng classical music at modern riffs. lalo pa't may mga nagsabi na mapapamura ka sa sobrang galing ni keith magguitar. ohwell. at least friends kami, siguro babawas yun factor na yun sa kaba, sana.

happy day

wala lang, i just want to tell the world how happy i've been today. hopeless na kung hopeless pero who cares? gusto ko man na pahabain pa ito at magexpound pa, meron pa kong ph111lab na dapat alalahanin (actually yun dapat ang rason kung bakit ako online ngayon). bukas baka ngarag na ulit ako so i want to capture the moment with this post.

la la la ♫ ♫ ♫

jumbled thoughts

• I swear I'd really exert effort into getting my target GWA this sem.
• Dette, Jus and Jorge - I love them so much.
• I won't go home next weekend.
• I love my sunblock.
• Next week's exams: IP 195 lab, Chem 150, Ph 105, Ph 111 lab, Ph 111 lec, Histo 4. Enjoy Jen.
• Wish there were more hours in a day.
• Think Kuya Johann, think Nikki Estrella!
• I was first diagnosed with anemia at age 4. And I almost always have low blood pressure.
• I am trying to eat vegetables.
• Last night I reflected on how I was so evil to him months ago, brainstormed and came up with my sorry strategy.
• Lost 2 inches off my waist.
• Have uniforms altered during the sembreak.
• I wan't to have millions on my bank account now!
• And go shopping nonstop.
• Can't wait to go ukay with Angge.
• Next time I'll ask Ate Remy to wake me.
• Still have to email my part for Histo.
• Quiz on Sexism in Language tomorrow.
• Still feel lucky for having Ma'am Jose.
• And being acquainted and friends with toooooot.
• Here goes my hopelessness again.
  
• Stop procrastinating!
  

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konting inspiration pa, gagawan na kita ng tula.
ayan, corny na naman ako.

sonata pathetique

naalala ko yung first time na wala akong iniisip na pinakinggan ko ang Sonata Pathetique by Beethoven. sobrang natouch ako na napaluha ako. weird talaga. pero yun nga, nakakamove talaga yung piece.

today is a very special day. natugtog ko na ng buo yung piece na yun yey!!! =)

Saka pala Happy 14th Birthday Jamie. xp

one republic love

Listen to One Republic and you'll be me amazed and moved to tears, especially their songs Say (All I Need) and All Fall Down. Whenever I listen to these I have to fight the urge to just lay in bed and play them over and over.

Their music tempts me to study one of the instruments in the violin family.

something that blinded me months ago

I used to think they chose her over me, after all, she's always been the angelic one.

Anyway, with all the pressure and schoolwork to do, I'm sure no one wants to waste precious energy and time on old issues now.

make poverty history

naalala ko lang, kahapon kasi sa "sex"- sinangag express sa pedro gil ako kumain kasama ng ilang blockmates at merong matandang nagtitinda ng alkansya... may ginawa na naman akong kakaiba, kahit friday na at naghihirap na ko, ayan na naman at lumalabas ang philantropist genes ng tatay ko.

naalala ko rin nung isang araw, naglalakad ako sa leon guinto papuntang faura - sa a.s. nang makakita nanaman ako ng domestic violence sa sidewalk. nagagalit yung tatay dahil umiiyak ang anak niya, "anong gusto mo? magandang buhay?" yung anak nakacurl na nakaupo habang pinapalo siya ng patpat ng tatay niya. buti nga wala akong kasama kundi nawirduhan na naman yun dahil sa luha ko. tulad kahapon si majo buti naman ok lang sa kanya kahit simpleng tumatawid kami ay lumuluha ako. mukha tuloy pinaiyak ako ni majo. hehe.

at kanina habang nasa bus ako pauwi dito sa bahay namromroblema ako kung pano maiaangat lahat ng nagugutom sa Pilipinas. tapos naisip ko na vinoice-out ko yung problema kong yun sa iba eh ireject lang nila at sabihin na wag ko pag-aksyahan ng brain cells yun kasi di ko naman kontrolado yun.

e pano tayo uunlad kung lahat tayo ganun mag-isip dahil akala natin wala tayong magagawa?

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sa makakabasa nitong post na to, weird lang talaga ko minsan pagdating sa awa, pero hindi naman masama. hehe..

metronome for sale?

nafrufrustrate na naman ako. gusto ko ng metronome! dati eh naiinggit inggit lang ako sa madaming metronome sa music school ko pati sa dalawang metronome na nakalagay sa taas ng piano nila melay pero ngayon gusto ko na rin! yung analog syempre, hindi yung digital. at mas maganda rin sana kung may mga italian tempo terms na nakasulat gitnang column para mas madaling gamitin. tulad nung nasa unang picture. mahirap gamitin ang digital kung classic ka. anyway friends, pag nakakita kayo neto sa music stores o kahit saan, pakibalitaan na lang ako...

actually meron akong nakitang mga metronome sa ebay pero sa labas yun ng pilipinas. ayaw ko naman nun kasi baka malaglag-laglag at masira sa shipping.

small world

hwokey. maliit lang pala talaga ang mundo. lalo pa ang pilipinas. posible palang hingin ng anak ng PNP Chief (Dir-Gen. Razon) ang number mo.

hopeless post

Sayang, gusto pa naman kita.

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Pero may nalaman ako tungkol sa'yo.

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Hindi ko alam kung totoo, wala rin akong paraan para tanungin sa'yo.

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Pero sa naiuugnay ko...

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Totoo nga ba? Pwedeng hinde? Wala naman akong magagawa.

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Buti na lang hindi ko sinabi kahit kanino na kahit akala nila iba, ikaw talaga.

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Kung hindi, napahiya na naman ako.

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Wala namang silbi.

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At malamang diba clueless ka din.

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Magtinginan na lang tayo.

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Hindi mo naman mababasa to, pero blog ko to kaya kahit pathetic wala kang magagawa.

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Hayaan mo na.

histo 4 excitement

yey!!! histo 4 na mamaya. (at dahil sa centennial ng UP, suspended hanggan 1pm mamaya ang klase ay nag-iinternet ako ngayon.)

3 rason kung bakit ako nasasabik sa histo 4:

1. 2 years ago na sinabi ni ren na bagay daw sakin ang histo 4, ngayong 3rd year ko lang na-take finally. eh kasi naman dati eh sobrang tinatamad ako lumihis sa schedule ng block kaya nagsipag na ko ngayon, huling ssp ko na to eh.

2. wala akong friends sa histo 4! (hindi ko alam, baka meron bigla, basta wala naman akong ibang kakilalang nagregister neto eh. saka hindi siya block - restricted.) an opportunity to meet new friends! bonus na lang kung may Morg akong maging classmate.

3. fun daw si Ma'am Jose. (tama ba angge, babae ba yun?). anyway, sabi ni angge sa experience niya, nag-enjoy naman daw siya so hopefully ako rin.

yun lang. =)

viva la vida or death and all his friends

Yay I'm so happy the new album of my all-time favourite Coldplay is out!!! I'll start listening to Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends after I've downloaded all the helpful chem books I found in the internet.

I love Coldplay! Ü

stop exaggerating!

You,

.......I thought we already talked and made peace with each other but, when talking to other people about me or something that somehow involves me, why do you still exaggerate things I say or do? Why, when telling people what I said, do you put additional words that do not come from my mouth? Do you still want our friends to hate me? Do you still want them to think I'm stupid? Haven't you still gotten over it? Or does your mind have automatic reruns of events where the dialogues are altered for your enjoyment?

........Tell me. I desperately want to know if you meant the peace you proposed, because I sincerely agreed (and still agree) to it.

........You gave me a last piece of advice, let me give you one too. Please please stop meddling with other people's social lives. You have your own, make adjustments in it, if and only if you want to step out of that shell and have your own enjoyment. It's also for your own good.

JEN

may nilaglag daw akong kaibigan, hindi naman totoo. ang galing talaga ng imagination mo.

love is a bettlefield, get some scars

I just read Ellein's blog. It said something about her reading past emails with an old 'friend' and realizing how pathetic she was. See, she always apologized and felt miserable for the smallest things, as she puts it, she acted like "a slave apologizing to her master for eating too much." I love you Ellein, now I feel miserable for being oblivious and tolerant to all the mistakes I let you make during the course of that 'friendship'. Please forgive me. I, too, didn't know better then.

She reminded me of myself, and my 'friend'. Thinking of that relationship two and a half years ago still embarrasses me. The words I said after that made the reconciliation of our former friendship almost impossible. About a year and a half a go we tried to discuss the issues, both of us ended in tears we still weren't able to bring the nice back on. I still haven't felt the consequences of losing that friendship, but I know it will show sometime in the future.

But every 15-year-old is allowed a bit of immaturity at foolishness, right? No? As of now I still haven't figured out if that's the rational way of putting it or if that's just my way of tarping a sad story. Either way it convinced me never to walk that same trail again.

At the least, mistakes and experiences seldom fail to make an impression(trauma!) on a person.

Sometimes I wonder if everyone else has as much problems as I do, no, not the light problems I would freely discuss with anyone but the serious problems I would never dare tell anyone. Save a happy face for tomorrow.

random thoughts

* 18th birthday kahapon ni Ruthlee (a.k.a. Bikbik) - siyempre nagkasama na naman kaming magpipinsan sa father side ko at nun ko lang napansin na lahat ay hindi lumalampas ng 17 years old na hindi marunong magmaneho.

* 1st birthday ni Sam. alam kong hindi mo mababasa to, pero miss na miss ka na ng ninang.

* naffrustrate na naman ako sa mga bagay na hindi ko kontrolado.

* mga album na pinakikinggan ko ngayon: move along (all american rejects), system (seal), taylor swift, we started nothing (the ting tings), little voice (sara bareilles), we sing we dance we steal things (jason mraz), narrow stairs (death cab for cutie), todo combo (moonstar88).

* masaya ako para kay Iji na mayroong bagong gitara at effects. sobra ka nang gagaling nyan, tama na!

* hindi na ko makapag - intay sa moving Twilight at sa bagong album ng Coldplay.

instability

wow. eto na naman ang mga sitwasyon na madedepress ka talaga. bakit hindi na lang magkaintindihan lahat ng tao, lalo na yung mga mahalaga sayo, kung pareho lang naman ang gusto nilang mangyari? sino ba kasing nakaimbento ng pride na yan.

('friend', sinabi mo sakin dati na nag-iba ako sa kalagitnaan ng second sem, gusto ko sanang sabihin sayong sana maisip mo na may ibang pinanggagalingan pero ayokong ishare kahit kanino kung ano yun kaya hindi ko na lang sinabi. so yun, iniwan nyo ko dahil hindi niyo ko maintindihan. akala niyo tungkol lang sa isang tikre (-sorry, yun ang unang pumasok sa isip ko) lahat ng yon. pero nag-usap na tayo, siguro hindi na mahalaga yun ngayon.)

friends, pasensya na at nagkaron kayo ng emotionally unstable na kaibigan. pero mahal niyo naman ako kahit anong mangyari diba? siguro after 5 years ko lang masasabi sa inyo kung ano yung totoong dahilan. o hindi na. hay, ang gulo talaga.

F

alin dun sa tatlong yun yung tinugtog niya? bakit naman kasi ang nilagay lang sa program ay Sonata in F (3rd movement), dapat may sonata number din. pano ko ngayon mapapakinggan uli? oo, grabe din ako mangstalk. 19 ang mga sonata ni Mozart, at 3 dun ang nasa F major (2, 12, 16). hindi ko naman matandaan yung tono kahit napanganga ko sa panonood sa gilid ng stage kaya wala rin kwenta kung pakinggan ko yung mga pinagpipilian ko.

buti na lang masayang masaya pa rin ako. hahahaha! at least, ....

ok lang naman sigurong magkaron ako ng pedophile phase(tuwing bakasyon). katanggap tanggap naman dahil 2 o 3 taon lang ang tanda ko. diba?

blues

Ngayon ko lang natanto ang effort ni Rod last year. Mas mahirap pala talaga makabisa ang Secondo part ng duet, kahit pareho lang sila ng level ng Primo.

Kasi kung Primo ka, kadalasan mas matataas yung octave na tutugtugan mo, at dahil mas mataas yung octave, mas maririnig yung tugtog mo. Kung baga ikaw yung nagdadala ng melody sa piesa. Pag Secondo ka naman, mababa yung mga octave na tutugtugin mo, parang bass player ka, pero imbis na isang daliri lang tulad ng totoong bass guitar ay 2 kamay ang gagamitin mo, puro chords na ininvert sa kung anu-anong pusisyon at syempre iba rin yung rhythm kung ikukumpara sa Primo, para mas maraming tunog. Mahirap kabisaduhin ang bass part kasi wala kang melody na sinusundan, kung baga sa dula, props ka, pangpaganda lang sa kwento.

Ayun nga, Secondo ako ngayong summer na to, hindi ko kilala yung partner ko, di ko natanong yung pangalan. Hungarian Dance No. 5 ni Brahms ang tugtugin namin. Parang nangaasar ang mga bagay bagay, kasi tinalikuran ko na ang pagtugtog ng bass dahil masyadong maliit ang daliri ko para sa malalapad na fret non. Pati rin hindi ako magsosolo sa pagkakataong to, kasi ayoko tugtugin ditoyung piece na pinapatugtog sakin. Hindi bagay sa makikinig, basta.

Masaya sana kung maagang binigay sakin ni Mrs. Austria yung Tales From The Vienna Woods ni Strauss, Primo ako dun. Kay Rod nya binigay yung Secondo. Ang maganda ke Rod ay siya ang natugtog ng Secondo. Hahaha. Hindi ako gaanong nahihirapan magkabisa. Nung monday lang kasi niya binigay. Abalang abala pa ko sa pagkakabisa nung kay Brahms kaya di na namin matuunan ng pansin yung kay Strauss. Sayang talaga. Naiimagine ko na yung nanay ni Rod mamaya. "Jenny!!!"

*Magiging masaya ako bukas. Aakyat na naman ako sa highlands - alma mater, tapos kina Alexis (fiesta), tapos kina Riel. Hehe. Yey! =)

freak pinya

Share ko lang ang kakaibang pinyang nakuha kahapon sa farm (si Jamie ang kumuha ng mga litratong to..):

parang flower, 'no?

Kaso hindi niya mabilang kung ilan yung ulo sobrang dami at dikitdikit. Okay lang, one in a million pa rin ang pinyang to.

dicta license disbanded

Truth be told, I am not much of an OPM fan. I know I should be but I'm not. In fact, if I were to name local bands I really enjoy, I would come up with only four. Dicta License owns the top of that list.

I was searching for information about the band's possible new album (which I was so keen on buying) when I came up with an article about how Pochoy was already a lawyer and how the band disbanded. What? That quick?! (Actually they disbanded as early as oct. 13, '07. Yes, I'm a bit delayed when it comes to current events.)

I was expecting another album or two. I was looking forward to listening to more of their music filled with realistic nationalistic sentiments. I was planning on having my Paghilom album (finally) signed on one of their gigs. And I was going to buy a Dicta shirt.

"It’s a tough act then balancing his busy studies with his band’s gigs, he admits. The set up was further complicated by the fact that two of his band mates, Boogie Romero and Kelly Mangahas were also having problems dividing their time performing in Dicta License and Kjwan, another band. When the situation became unbearable, the group finally disbanded, leaving Labog all focused on his studies. "
(http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/apr/13/yehey/weekend/20080413week2.html)

And so I learned that their breakup was inevitable and was for the common good of the members. That somehow alleviates my pain. Anyone who has something so unique and precious taken away from them would understand how I feel.

Here's a letter from Pochoy:

Writing this brings pain to my heart, the kind you get whenever you've lost someone important in your life and then there's nothing else to do but move on.

I'm afraid that dicta will be having its last dance tonight, 11pm at 19 east, Sucat. Please be there with me as I enjoy one last moment on stage with Kel, Boogs and Bry.

Dicta has been my stronghold for almost 8 years. It was never just a band for me. It was a movement, a stage, and a platform to reach people and to somehow use words and music to pierce your hearts and awaken your souls. And now that we are here, on the brink of our career, I just hope that we have accomplished something close to that dream.

Do not worry about the four of us. For each member will do great in whatever path he takes. Also, I want to make it clear that our friendship is so much bigger than this and no matter how sad and frustrating this conclusion can be, we remain as friends.

This is it guys. Thank you for all the love and support and for believing in dicta.

We had an awesome time together! One last time later!

See you guys.

Sincerely,

Pochoy Labog
Dicta License Frontman

"I will carry you through the hurricane waters And I'll remember you in the blue skies."
-Citizen Cope

I will miss Dicta License.

gosh my crush

Attorney na si crush Pochoy Labog (Dicta License)!! waaah. Ang galing galing nya!

661. JURIAL, Niño Jim B.

662. JUSTINIANI, JR., Romeo S.

663. KANAPI, Roberto Ricardo O.

664. KUONG, Dennis C.

665. LABIAL, JR., Ricardo P.

666. LABOG, Norberto Pocholo P.

667. LABRADOR, Chaveli Joan O.

668. LABUSTRO-GARCIA, Jacquelyn A.

669. LACAMBRA, JR., Modesto C.

670. LAGAT, Eileen Mae B.

671. LAGMAN, Mary Rosary D.

672. LAGMAY, Aries John P.

Kinikilig ako gosh. Haha. At eto pa. May nahagilap ako kanina na pictures nya nung long-hair pa siya. Diba bihira lang yung lalaking carry nila yung long hair? Isa siya sa mga yun, (at isa pa si Arvin Toledo)- pero nagpagupit na sila ngayon. Ayos lang, almost perfect parin. Ü

Hay Lord. Sana po, nangangarap lang naman po, maging friends kami. Magbabagong buhay na po ako, basta pakigrant lang po yung wish ko. Haha. Sana rin po intayin nya ko. Haha. O kahit ngayon na po ok lang din. (wut. okaaaaay tama na, nakakaawa na ko.)

toby

well, may bago na naman kaming obsession ni little sister Jamie. si Toby! nga lang e nakiki-obsess lang ako, kanya talaga si Toby. Obviously, kung akin siya, ang naging pangalan nya ay Toma. Eto sya:

Kawaiiiii!!!!!!!

*ngayon ko lang nakita, mukha siyang kuneho sa picture na to. hehe. ang cute cute.*

toma!

Hm. I think I've fallen in love with Toma Ikuta. Don't get me wrong. I don't watch anything aired on GMA. I discovered Hana Kimi through my cousin a few months ago.

Perfect, right? You should watch him act, you'll be impressed - he won Best Supporting Actor twice! Ha!

Anyway, I'm playing Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms, 4 hands, with someone. We're yet to be introduced so I don't know who he is yet, maybe next week. I hope he's like my past partners, because performing a duet's way better than playing a solo piece. And it's always better appreciated by the crowd.

It's sort of rainy season here already. Just when we thought it can't get any hotter, it suddenly started raining. Hard. And frogs are starting to inhabit our garage, garden and backyard again. If you knew me, you would know I am hardly able to step out of the house these days, specially when darkness falls.

That's all, I'll search for something to watch on crunchyroll now. =)