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.