Natagpuan ko na ang tunay kong ligaya

If I should die this very moment
I wouldn't fear
For I've never known completeness
Like being here
Wrapped in the warmth of you
Loving every breath of you
Still my heart this moment
Or it might burst

Could we stay right here
Until the end of time
'Til the earth stops turning
Wanna love you until the seas run dry
I've found the one I've waited for

All this time I've loved you
And never known your face
All this time I've missed you
And searched this human race
Here is true peace
Here my heart knows calm
Safe in your soul
Bathed in your sighs

Wanna stay right here
Until the end of time
'Til the earth stops turning
Gonna love you until the seas run dry
I've found the one I've waited for
The one I've waited for

All I've known
All I've done
All I've felt was leading to this
All I've known
All I've done
All I've felt was leading to this

--- "Gorecki", Lamb (c) 1998







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28 September 2005. Seven years =)

Hello my friend, we meet again

Woh...sorta freakish, sorta senti sequence of events.

Was checking out my Multiply account.
Decided to visit an online buddy's list of Contacts.

In another window, I logged-in to Friendster and arrived at my homepage.
Was surprised to see that WolfmannFULL had new testimonials.
Checked out WolfmannFULL's page.

In the silence of the room, I kinda heard a song starting.
Turned up the volume.
It was "My Sacrifice" by Creed.
(Ok, I know there are a lot of Creed-haters, but just let me finish my story ayt.)

Since there was nothing else going on in the room, I heard the lyrics word for word.
And, since I was browsing Wolf's page, natigilan ako nang marinig ko ano yung lyrics nung kanta (see below).

I initially thought the music was coming from Wolf's page. What with the new features of Friendster, malay ko bang pwede nang lagyan ng music yung Profile page mo diba.

Turns out, it was coming from the other window, were I was browsing the list of contacts of an Online Buddy sa Multiply. One of his contacts had the Creed video as part of his profile, so yun yung narinig ko through the speakers.

Sheesh.

But then, the coincidence was kinda freaky. And senti narin. Na-miss ko lalo si Wolf.

It's been over a month now, and I still find myself thinking of Wolf quite often, considering na di naman kami friends as in friends (just a bit more than acquaintances, actually). Pero, from what has happened, I find that Wolf has inspired me to live life to the fullest, 'cause that's how he lived his life.

Anyways, eto yung lyrics nung "My Sacrifice". Read it to see kung ba't ako natigilan when I heard that while browsing Wolf's page.

"My Sacrifice"

Hello my friend, we meet again
It's been awhile, where should we begin?
Feels like forever
Within my heart are memories
Of perfect love that you gave to me
Oh, I remember

When you are with me, I'm free
I'm careless, I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice

We've seen our share of ups and downs
OH HOW QUICKLY LIFE CAN TURN AROUND
IN AN INSTANT

It feels so good to reunite
Within yourself and within your mind
Let's find peace there

When you are with me, I'm free
I'm careless, I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice

I just want to say hello again
I just want to say hello again

When you are with me I'm free
I'm careless, I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
Cause when you are with me I am free
I'm careless, I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice, My sacrifice

I just want to say hello again
I JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO AGAIN

My sacrifice.

Rockstar pa rin

Still hung up on Rockstar:INXS, I guess :P


Visit the official website of Rockstar:INXS for a recap of the show's 30 greatest moments (puro Marty and MiG yan hehe).



Visit the official website of Lovehammers, the Chicago band fronted by Marty Casey.



MiG Ayesa's official website is finally up. I've been checking on this since Rockstar:INXS started. Do check out the vidclips part, may cute RayBan commercial dun si MiG :P



For vidclips and mp3s from the show, check out Rickey.org.

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Singit lang. A funny hirit from my Andrew as he lamented the contest piece he had to sing sa isang duets contest nila sa Xavier School: "Hindi pa ko rockstar, sellout nako :( "

Di bale, Drew and his partner tied for 2nd place naman, hehehe.

More stuff to check out: Dicta License's Paghilom / Rockstar CD

Omg, this album is FINALLY out! Pero di pa ko nakakabili! This is definitely a must-check-out CD. In my opinion, the carrier single, "Ang Ating Araw", is currently the most beautiful Filipino song (as in written in the Filipino language) on the airwaves.

ANG ATING ARAW

Sisikat nang muli ang ating araw
Sa nayong may himig ng hanging hinipan ng Banal
Tulad ng awit na pumipiglas sa kahon ng kundiman


Madalas ay reklamo lang ang bukang bibig
Di makita ang sakit na yong pasan
Mas matalas ang dila kung mayroong galaw ng bisig.
Paliparin ang malayang-isip.
Dinggin mo ang tawag ng lupang pinagmumulan
Ng kayamanang di mo rin pala natitikman.
Kailan malilinis ang bahid ng dumi?
Hindi malaman. Pero pag-asa ay inaasam.


Isa nanamang awit na tutuhog sa marurupok na pusong lanta
Lanta sa diwa at pag-asa ng umaga
Bukas-loob silipin ang sarili
Balat, mukha, mata dinggin ang huni.
Pagkalipas ng ilang taon
Unti-unting aahon
Ang lipi ng lupa na napako sa kahapon.
Walang pamagat alay kong alamat
Di makakahon damdaming naisulat.

Di mo ba naririnig
Ang tinig ng lahat?
Sabay-sabay lumiliyab


Sisikat ng muli.

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Another album to check out:


(Click to see tracklist)

Magkaroon kaya nito dito? Hehehe.

Check out the Silver Shiny Jeepney

Hey folks! There's a great new indie album out there that you just gotta check out.



Silver Shiny Jeepney: An All Indie Band Compilation
(Released by Alpha Music Corporation)

1. Party Song - Coffee Break Island
2. You Make Me - Eheads
3. Bihag - Imago
4. Inaasahan - Melancholics
5. Kahit Na - Bridge
6. Jive - Fat Elephant
7. Brownskin People - 18th Issue
8. Di Ko Na Alam - A.D.D.
9. For the Moment - Squall
10. Hey Body Rock - Hemp Republic
11. Hello My Friends, Hello - Bleud
12. Palm Of My Hand - Cattski
13. Traffic - Bob Balingit
14. Kusina - Narda
15. Damn - Centerfold
16. High - Matilda
17. I Wanna Know - Brownbeat Allstars
18. Fried Brain - Moyg
19. You're Always Right - Monsterbot
20. Come On - Neighbors

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Yup, you read it right. There's an Eheads song up there. Check out the write-up for "You Make Me" (w/ streaming video, as of July 2005) at Philmusic.com! This song was part of the EP that the Heads released, entitled "Please Transpose" (I'd LOVE to have a copy of this), with Kris Dancel as frontwoman. Eheads pa talaga sila nun, hindi pa Cambio, and Diego and Ebe weren't there yet.

There's also a track there by A.D.D. ("Di Ko Na Alam"), a side-project by David Aguirre (Razorback) and Wolf Gemora (Wolfgang) when they were both still based here in the Philippines. Another A.D.D. track, "House of Lies", is now being performed by Lokomotiv in the States. Lokomotiv is Basti Artadi and Wolf Gemora (Wolfgang), David Aguirre, and Danny Gonzales (a Mexican-American), and is based in the States. They've been rockin out there for quite some time now (even fronting for PNE during their US tour, I believe); I can't wait for them to release an album (which, hopefully, would find its way to Philippine shores).

Basta check out the disc, lots of great indie acts out there. Some of them are Manila-based, may mga taga-Cebu (like Cattski - great band!), and there even are Fil-Am acts based abroad. Sulit ang P250 :)

And, of course, wag sana itong ipirata ng mga magnanakaw na yan ;)

Pisay Alumni Basketball League 2005 Eliminations Sked

Bracket A - Batches 92, 94, 97, 98, 04
Bracket B - Batches 90, 91, 95, 95, 05

Game skeds:
(All games are held on Sundays, at the Pisay Gym)

18 September 2005
10:00 am - 94 vs 97
11:30 am - 96 vs 05
1:00 pm - 98 vs 04
2:30 pm - 90 vs 91

25 September 2005
10:00 am - 90 vs 95
11:30 am - 97 vs 98
1:00 pm - 91 vs 96
2:30 pm - 92 vs 04

02 October 2005
10:00 am - 95 vs 05
11:30 am - 94 vs 98
1:00 pm - 90 vs 96
2:30 pm - 92 vs 04

09 October 2005
10:00 am - 95 vs 96
11:30 am - 94 vs 04
1:00 pm - 91 vs 05
2:30 pm - 92 vs 97

16 October 2005
10:00 am - 97 vs 04
11:30 am - 90 vs 05
1:00 pm - 91 vs 95
2:30 pm - 92 vs 98

Game, nood na!

Happy birthday mightydacs98.blogspot.com

(Bad trip ang haba na nung pinost ko tas nawala...)

My first ever entry here was after my birthday week last year, and I was raving about Admit One.

A year later, I'm still talking about the same old stuff, the same gig that I love to pieces :D

Spent my birthday weekend at Saguijo with Andrew to catch Chubibo at the September Admit One gig. Finally I got to catch a Chubibo bar gig. And, after 11 years, I again felt like the Pisay freshie idolizing those Batch95 guys - Monsi, Ryan/Doc, Nico.

For those who don't know em yet, Chubibo is Monsi Simon on guitars, Doc Urbino on bass, Nico Pineda on drums, and Irene Tan on vocals.

Monsi, Doc, and Nico were seniors when I first stepped into Pisay. Kuya Nico was the president of SAMAPI, ang Samahan ng mga Manunugtog ng Pisay. I was a member of that org, and now I am its adviser :D Also, these guys bands (Monsi with Killer Kamatis, and Doc and Nico in Studfarm - tama nga ba?) were the most rocking SAMAPI folks back then. Tas nung seniors na kami sa Pisay, I vividly remember Doc on vocals AND guitars doing The Black Crowes' Hard to Handle during a SAMAPI gig sa 4th floor Audi - I've loved that song ever since. Nang matapos yung gig na yun, sinamba ng mga batchmates ko yung gitarang hiniram ni Doc - umaapoy pa nga ata yun sa tindi ng tugtog ni Doc eh.

So now, seeing them with their cute vocalist Irene (who, by the way, is from Assumption) rocking out venues left and right, I'm just so proud to have been a little sister to these guys, lalo na si Kuya Monsi na kasa-kasama pa namin sa backlobby or caf na sumagad sa 7:30 dorm curfew.


Doc


Monsi


Nico


Chubibo, with Irene on vocals

The other guest band was Join the Club. It was my first time to see them - ang galing nila! And according Manong Vin, dami raw nagsabi na Join the Club sana yung nanalo sa 2004 Muziklaban.

Speaking of Vin, he proudly told me last Saturday na dalawang buwan na siyang yosi-free. Astig :D


Twisted Halo

At siyempre, hindi mawawala dito ang pagprofess ko ng aking undying love and support for *that* band. Astig ng Twisted Halo! :D Their new drummer, Abe Billano - formerly of Cagayan de Oro's Nuncyspungen - has definitely made his mark on Halo music. Though I really miss seeing Monmon with Halo, watching Abe do his stuff last Saturday made me realize that indeed he's the man for the job. May bago nang edge sa Halo sound dahil kay Abe.

So the rest of September's Admit One pics are here. Happy birthday ulit kina Diego Mapa (Cambio/Monsterbot/Pedicab), Kris Dancel (Cambio/Fatal Posporos), Jason Caballa (Twisted Halo/Pedicab), and Heidi (kahit di ko siya kilala, hehe) :D

I smell sex and candy

I should be blogging about Admit One, but my sis is using the PC where I have my Admit One pics, so mamaya na yun hehehe.

Eto muna, got this from Chuckie.

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1. Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function here (at the bottom of the page) and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year.
2. Bold the songs you like, strike through the ones you hate and underline your favorite. Do nothing to the ones you don't remember (or don't care about). (Note: I colored mine kasi di obvious yung bold white on black - Dacs)


1. Too Close, Next
2. The Boy Is Mine, Brandy and Monica
3. You're Still The One, Shania Twain
4. Truly Madly Deeply, Savage Garden
5. How Do I Live, LeAnn Rimes
6. Together Again, Janet
7. All My Life, K-Ci and JoJo
8. Candle In The Wind 1997, Elton John
9. Nice and Slow, Usher (naging Usher fan ako dahil kay Drew :P )
10. I Don't Want To Wait, Paula Cole
11. How's It Going To Be, Third Eye Blind
12. No, No, No, Destiny's Child
13. My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion
14. Gettin' Jiggy Wit, Will Smith (the reason why I don't dance, diba Sam/Celeste?)
15. You Make Me Wanna..., Usher
16. My Way, Usher
17. My All, Mariah Carey
18. The First Night, Monica
19. Been Around The World, Puff Daddy and The Family (Puff Daddy fan din because of Andrew)
20. Adia, Sarah McLachlan
21. Crush, Jennifer Paige
22. Everybody (Backstreet's Back), Backstreet Boys
23. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, Aerosmith
24. Body Bumpin Yippie-Yi-Yo, Public Announcement
25. This Kiss, Faith Hill
26. I Don't Ever Want To See You Again, Uncle Sam
27. Let's Ride, Montell Jordan
28. Sex And Candy, Marcy Playground (heard this first on the New Music Challenge - it didn't win though)
29. Show Me Love, Robyn
30. A Song For Mama, Boyz II Men
31. What You Want, Mase
32. Frozen, Madonna (cool vid!)
33. Gone Till November, Wyclef Jean
34. My Body, Lsg
35. Tubthumping, Chumbawamba (quintessential 4th year song)
36. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby), Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
37. I Want You Back, 'N Sync
38. When The Lights Go Out, Five
39. They Don't Know, Jon B.
40. Make Em' Say Uhh!, Master P
41. Make It Hot, Nicole Featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Mocha
42. Never Ever, All Saints
43. I Get Lonely, Janet
44. Feel So Good, Mase
45. Say It, Voices Of Theory
46. Kiss The Rain, Billie Myers
47. Come With Me, Puff Daddy (di ko pa kilala Led Zep stuff nito hehehe)
48. Romeo And Juliet, Sylk-E Fyne
49. It's All About Me, Mya and Sisqo
50. I Will Come To You, Hanson
51. One Week, Barenaked Ladies
52. Swing My Way, K.P. and Envyi
53. The Arms Of The One Who Loves You, Xscape
54. My Love Is The Shhh!, Somethin' For The People
55. Daydreamin', Tatyana Ali
56. We're Not Making Love No More, Dru Hill
57. Semi-Charmed Life, Third Eye Blind (memorize ko pa 'to! bad topic nga lang hehe)
58. I Do, Lisa Loeb (I looooove Lisa)
59. Lookin' At Me, Mase
60. Looking Through Your Eyes, LeAnn Rimes
61. Lately, Divine
62. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart), Backstreet Boys
63. I Still Love You, Next
64. Time After Time, Inoj
65. Are You Jimmy Ray?, Jimmy Ray (hehe)
66. Cruel Summer, Ace Of Base
67. I Got The Hook Up!, Master P
68. Victory, Puff Daddy and The Family
69. Too Much, Spice Girls
70. Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are), Pras Feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mya
71. How Deep Is Your Love, Dru Hill Featuring Redman
72. Friend Of Mine, Kelly Price
73. Turn It Up [Remix] / Fire It Up, Busta Rhymes
74. I'll Be, Edwin McCain
75. Ray Of Light, Madonna
76. All For You, Sister Hazel
77. Touch It, Monifah
78. Money, Power and Respect, Lox
79. Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve
80. Dangerous, Busta Rhymes
81. Spice Up Your Life, Spice Girls
82. Because Of You, 98 Degrees
83. The Mummers' Dance, Loreena McKennitt
84. All Cried Out, Allure Featuring 112
85. Still Not A Player, Big Punisher Featuring Joe
86. The One I Gave My Heart To, Aaliyah
87. Foolish Games / You Were Meant For Me, Jewel (*this* is the Jewel I like)
88. Love You Down, Inoj
89. Do For Love, 2Pac
90. Raise The Roof, Luke
91. Heaven, Nu Flavor
92. The Party Continues, Jd
93. Sock It 2 Me, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring Da Brat
94. Butta Love, Next
95. A Rose Is Still A Rose, Aretha Franklin
96. 4 Seasons Of Loneliness, Boyz II Men (uy! first dance namin 'to ni Drew, senior prom!)
97. Father, LL Cool J
98. Thinkin' Bout It, Gerald Levert
99. Nobody's Supposed To Be Here, Deborah Cox
100. Westside, TQ

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Hehe, that was some trip down nostalgia lane :P

O game, your turn!

Pffffft

The Gallagher brothers are the only rockstar brats I can stand.

With that said, let me just add that I am utterly disappointed sa results ng Rockstar:INXS. I've been raving about this show since I (accidentally) caught the first ep. I've been cheering for MiG for so long - in my mind, siya na nga talaga yung bagong INXS frontman.

But no, siya pa yung natanggal sa final three. And, though I acknowledge that he may not indeed be right for INXS (mas pop nga naman siya kaysa rock), I was still heartbroken kasi, siyempre, kapwa Pinoy yun making his mark on the global stage. And in the end, wala rin pala.

Anyway, if and when MiG comes out with an album, whether solo or in a band, I'll prolly grab a copy. Sana nga maglabas siyang album. Tagal ko nang hinihintay yung kay Camille Velasco pero wala naman. And, no, I'm not into Jasmine Trias so kahit may album out na siya, I'm not interested hehe.

As for the result of Rockstar INXS, yun nga, disappointed ako. Would've wanted Marty to win, if not MiG.

I've mentioned this before already - JD's got talent, that's for sure. Trip ko nga yung "Pretty Vegas" eh. He's got looks (he actually reminds me of Eric Bana - though di ko trip si Eric Bana so JD doesn't charm me either). But, darn, he's got an attitude, too! And LOTS of it! He has sucked up to INXS onstage (thus sparking some ill feelings among the rest of the contestants). And he has shown his unprofessionalism (there's such a word, right?) one too many times. If I were part of the band, I wouldn't want to handle that kind of person. Sakit lang sa ulo yun. But then of course maybe it was JD's talent that they focused on and not his bratty side. So there, gaya ng sinabi sa Peyups.com, "the MB-plant won after all", and "good luck nalang sa kanila" =P

Well, at least they all got brand new Honda Civics. *Wow*

Sana Marty also continues with his career. Trip ko siya. Rocker na nice guy with the mystifying 'smoky eyes' (as Ninna put it).

I really didn't like it na JD won (sorry JD fans!). INXS just lost a fan-to-be.

Panira ng araw. Buti nalang tapos na araw ko nung mapanood ko 'to, hehehe.

Awwwwwwwwww

September 14, 2005. At home, sick.

That's the only birthday I could remember that I spent sickly. Pero masaya naman kasi tinawagan ako ng homeroom/advisory class ko to greet me :)

So anyway, back to work the next day. Little did I know, though, that September 15 would be an extra extra special day for me...

At around 12 noon, Jerome (of Ilang-Ilang '07, my advisory class last year) came into the Bio Unit and asked if I was busy. I was blindfolded and led to the backlobby where the rest of Ilang '07 was waiting to greet me Happy Birthday! They aren't classmates anymore, so I was touched that they sought out their common break to spend a few minutes with their former adviser.

But it wasn't just any greeting...it was actually a Take Two of what they did last year! Hindi kasi nila nalaman in time for Bio na birthday ko nung araw na yun, so 'bumawi' sila the next day. Hinarana nila ako ng "Huling El Bimbo" sa backlob (they knew I LOVED the Eheads), and they bought a super duper yummy Red Ribbon Chocolate Cake. Later that afternoon, matapos ang mga klase nila, we went to the caf to eat the cake. Grabe, parang mga patay gutom, hindi pinatawad ang bawat crumb ng cake. LOL!

So yun nga, yung ginawa nila this year was a Take Two, kumpleto pa rin with the harana and the cake :P Astig, tuwang-tuwa ako. I went through my classes that afternoon with a smile on my face.

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What I didn't know was that there was another surprise waiting for me...

My current homeroom class - Camia '08 - also had a special something prepared for me. Pagkastart ng Bio period namin, kumanta sila ng Happy Birthday, at binigyan ako ng gitara! :D And when I excitedly opened the guitar case to check out their gift, I saw that all of them had scribbled a birthday greeting on the guitar. Ang sweet noh? :)

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Grabe, ito na siguro yung dahilan kung ba't ako nagtuturo. It feels great to know that I am appreciated, that somehow I can touch other people's lives and make a difference. My students really made my birthday extra special. At na-extend pa siya hehehe.

Sa Ilang '07 and Camia '08, a very big hug and thanks for your presents! At sa lahat narin ng Pisay folk na bumati sa akin, THANK YOU! :) :) :)



Ilang-Ilang '07 happily devouring the chocolate cake :P



The guitar Camia '08 gave me, amidst the mess on my bed :D

Pisay Alumni Basketball League 2005

I'm not into UAAP Basketball. I'm not into the PBA. I'm not into the NBA. Don't get me wrong - I like basketball. I daresay it's the best sport I can play, or used to play, hehe. Kaso, hindi lang talaga ako interesado sa mga basketball thingies na yan.

Except for the PABL. The what? The Pisay Alumni Basketball League. The 2005 tournament just kicked off last Sunday (September 18), and Batch 98 scored our first win (vs 05). Yey! Di nga lang ako nakanood. Ay, kaya siguro sila nanalo :P

For a little history of the PABL, more commonly known as Pisay Interbatch (though may iba rin kasi sports tourneys ang alumni so para fair PABL nalang daw), here's something that was posted sa Yahoogroup by Arrow '91:

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Para lang sa info ng mga bago at oldies na rin, yung PISAY alumni basketball interbatch started way back in 1986. For the past 19 years, tuloy-tuloy ang laro except nung 1997 (big jan, ba't nga ba?).

Walang sinabi yung mga Ateneo, La Salle, UP High at iba pa sa ating alumni basketball league...kung patagalan lang ang pag-uusapan. Kaya try natin lahat i-preserve 'tong liga natin at ituloy lang ang laro in the years to come!

Below is the list of champions (as recalled namin ng utol ko of batch 85):
1986- 85 / 1996- 91
1987- 82 / 1997- wala laro
1988- 85 / 1998- 85
1989- 82 / 1999- 85
1990- 85 / 2000- 96
1991- 85 / 2001- 86/87
1992- 85 / 2002- 91
1993- 85 / 2003- 92
1994- 90 / 2004- 91
1995- 85 / 2005- ?

Legend talaga ang Batch 85 with 9 championships. Batch 91 follows with 3!!! Batch 82 with 2. Tapos tig-isa ang 86/87 merger, 90, 92 at 96. Sino kaya dis year?

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Arrow is the main organizer for this year's tourney, along with Jan '92 and my very own Andrew '98. By tradition, though, the batch celebrating their 5th year out of Pisay is the official organizer of the PABL. This year, however, Batch 2000 wasn't able to take on the task. Back in 1997, the same thing happened with Batch 92, though they took over when it was supposed to be Batch 97's turn.

So anong nangyari sa games nung Linggo? Again, posted by Arrow sa Yahoogroup:

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1st WEEK RESULTS

Game 1: Batch 97 - 62, Batch 94 - 36

Thomas Ingles outscored the whole batch 94 team with 37 pts highlighted by 5 3pt. bombs. Mr. Chan led batch '94 with 8 big points. '94 leader Roger Banta was held to 6pts because of very weak knees (galing honeymoon ksi).

Game 2: Batch 96 - 58, Batch 05 - 56

Batch 96 was led by the 23 pts of Pazzicuigan (tama ba?), followed by Duran's 15 pts. In spite of playing with only 5 players and without team leaders Jasper Manlapaz and Mr. Comeback-Player-of-the-Year Jonathan Aguirre, 96 was able to squeeze out the win because of a technical foul slapped on '05 in the last seconds of the game.

Pangandaman scored 29 pts for 05. Next time, please be reminded to field in 5 players at-a-time only inside the court para di kyo ma-technical.

Game 3: Batch 98 - 63, Batch 04 - 51

Batch '98 scoring machine Karlo Hombre, sporting a new look, opened the season with 38pts. Acain had 10pts. This batch, who will again have new uniforms by next week, looks really hungry for a title this year. (We almost had it last year but lost to '91 hehe - Dacs.)

They survived 04's mr. de guzman who exploded with 27 pts. in the first 3 quarters. Napagod na sa 4th and had a lone 3 pt. shot for a total of 30 pts.

Game 4: Batch 91 - 64, Batch 87/90 - 42

The defending champs opened the season with a win against the lone Merger Team of the tournament, batch 87/90. After practicing with the official tournament ball for one month, Armeña scored 27 pts punctuated by a career high 5 3-pt. bombs. MVP for Life Toss Villamil warmed up his season with 18pts in 3 quarters. Manning the center for '91 was Glenn Bernardo who had a double-double game with 11pts, 10 rebounds (ata?) plus a career high 1 out of 4 from the free throw line.

Zed, who is a bank executive, led the Merger with 18pts. Biks Serrano followed with 8 pts. Veteran Lloyd Ecarma ably handled the backcourt for the Merger.

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Bad trip lang kasi Sundays yung laro. If I do make it to any of our Batch's games, that'd mean I'll be in QC 7 days a week (taga-Paranaque po ako), pffft. Mahal ang gas! :P

Let's go Team 98!!! For the win na 'to! ;)


Team 98 at their first PABL 2004 game.

Fuseboxx Album Launch / NU107 Polling Booths

Marami pa dapat akong birthday-related posts, hehehe, pero singit na muna 'to:

It's that time of the year again...
NU107 Rock Awards Polling Booths

Voting stations are located at the NU107 studios at G/F AIC Gold Tower Bldg, Emerald Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, as well as this list of shopping malls on the following dates:

Sep 14 (Wed) - Robinsons Manila, Orosa Atrium
Sep 21 (Wed) - Robinsons Metro East, Level 1, Fronting Greenwich
Oct 01 (Sat) - Market! Market! The Fort, Central Plaza, Fronting McDonald's
Oct 08 (Sat) - Alabang Town Center, Near CPK
Oct 12 (Wed) - Robinsons Galleria, Near McDonald's & LeDonne
Oct 22 (Sat) - Glorietta, EDSA Mall Ramp

OR VOTE thru text, SUN CELLULAR users only.
NUROCKAWARDS then send to 29107

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FUSEBOXX, the grand prize winner of Muziklaban 2003, is finally releasing their album! Grabeee, ang tagal ko nang inaabangan ito. Anyway, check out their album launch:

Fuseboxx Album Launch
24 September 2005, 8pm
6Underground
Lower Ground Flr, Glass Tower
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Neruda
Angulo

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Soundcheck

Last September 5, nagkaroon ng presentation ang Faculty and Admin folks for Pisay's Foundation Day. As in sumayaw ng "Twist" tsaka "Sumayaw, Sumunod" (among lotsa other stuff) ang mga guro at kawani ng Pisay. As for me, ASA pang kasama ako sa sayaw noh :D

Call it guts or kapalmuks, whatever. Nakayanan kong kumanta sa harap ng buong Pisay :D Another so-called gig sa buhay ko hehehe. Wala kaming napagkasunduang pangalan, but anyway ang kasama ko sa 'banda' ay sina Sir Gary Coronado at Ma'am Hershey Palestroque-Regaya ng Physics Unit on vocals, and Harold/Lod Luy (Batch '94) of the Art Unit on acoustic guitar.

Setlist:
Two of Us by the Beatles - Dacs and Sir Gary with Lod
Ipagpatawad Mo by VST and Co. - Sir Gary with Lod
Guhit ng Langit by Color It Red - Ma'am Hersh with Lod
Hinahanap-hanap Kita by Rivermaya - Ma'am Hersh with Lod
Kailan by The Eraserheads - Sir Gary with Lod
Motorbykle by Cynthia Alexander - Dacs with Lod

Nyahahaha! Ang kapal ko noh?! I dared sing (er, grammar?) a Cynthia song in front of sambayanang Pisay :D Anyway, I think it went well, so no worries :P

Importante nga naman ang soundcheck. Never had the chance to rehearse nang plugged-in sa sound system. So last minute (literal), di tuloy ako nakagitara sa Hinahanap-hanap Kita at Kailan. Oks lang, carry naman ni Lod. And I must say, astig ang Motorbykle niya. And since we weren't able to soundcheck, we hardly heard ourselves in some numbers so ayun, pffft. Hehehe.

What's going on?

25 years of my life and still
I'm trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this
Brotherhood of man
For whatever that means
So I cry somethimes when I'm lying in bed
To get it all out what's in my head
Then I start feeling a little peculiar
So I wake in the morning and I step
Outside I take deep breath
I get real high
Then I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on
And I say hey...
And I say hey what's goin' on

And I try, oh my God do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray, oh my God do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution

25 years of my life and still
I'm trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination

- "What's Up?", 4 Non Blondes (c) 1992/1993(?)

* The biggest hit back when I was in 6th/7th grade
* Was twice part of the NU107 year-end countdown, #1 pa nga ata nung 1994 (lemme know if I remembered it incorrectly :P)
* Sung by Suzie at tonight's Rockstar INXS Performance Show
* The official soundtrack of my 25th year here on Planet Earth.

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My personal official soundtrack for the past year:

all the people I once knew
the faces I once could relate to
24 years is such a vast sea of time

all the loves I've gone through
all the things I thought I could get used to
24 YEARS YET I'M STILL JUST A CHILD

some scars we bare are deep
some pain we buy real cheap
best to look before you leap
because the seeds we sow we reap

been talking to a man
who tells me all his problems
and how he could have had it all
but didn't bother
he took things to the bank
and never did he gamble
now he's just a man
who tells people all his problems

and the times I though to change
ENDING UP STAYING JUST THE SAME
24 years and I still can't make up my mind

the ways I wish I went
after countless dead ends
24 notches on this belt of my life...

IF I COULD MAKE IT THROUGH ONE MORE DAY
THEN MAYBE ALL THIS WILL CHANGE
if I could make it though one more day
then maybe he'll go away
make through one more day...

- "24", from Wolfgang's WURM album (c) 1997

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Someone better make a song about being 26, I'm gonna need that in 364 days.

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Salamat sa lahat ng bumati! *hug!*

Importante nga ang soundcheck

Hehehe. Actually, I'll be blogging about ^that^ maybe tomorrow. As for now, here are some snapshots from the Opening Ceremonies of Humanities Week (Aug 31 - Sept 3) at Pisay.

Sa mga kapanahunan ko: may ganito na ba tayo noon? Parang wala akong natatandaang field demo eh...

Field demo...brings back CSA memories though, hehehe. Winner parin yung gigantic wave namin. Astig!


First Years - KONAN


Second Years - ARNIS


Third Years - KATUTUBONG SAYAW
(Winners from 2004's Hum Wk Pinoy presentations)

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Speaking of mga kapanahunan ko...


Camia '08 sa tabi ng Track Oval


Camia '98 sa tabi ni Jollibee, na honorary member narin ng Kahariang Camia Sutra :P

Sa mga naghahanap ng Pinoy Ako

Here's where you can download the Pinoy Big Brother theme:

Orange and Lemons' "Pinoy Ako":
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/orangeandlemons/files/Pinoy%20Big%20Brother%20Soundtrack

You need to be a member of the Orange and Lemons Yahoogroup to access the file, though. To join the group, visit the OnL Yahoogroup homepage:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/orangeandlemons

Just click on the "Join This Group" button somewhere on the page. If you don't have a Yahoo ID yet, I believe there'll be instructions there how to get one =)

Sali na kayo sa Yahoogroup! Best way to get updates (gig skeds, album updates, etc) on the band, and to chat with the band members themselves ;)

Back to reality

Humanities Week is over. After the Foundation Day celebration today (Monday), balik na naman sa trabaho - ratratan na 'to sa lesson, what with about a month to go before perio :D Yes dears, isang buwan nalang, perio na naman...

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Props to Batch 2006 for the superb performances of your Sayaw Interpretasyon! Ang galing, grabe, walang patapon =)

Congrats to the winners of each batch sa inyong mga Kilos Awit, Katutubong Sayaw, Di-Kumbensyonal na Tugtugan, at Sayaw Interpretasyon! Sana sulit naman yung pagod (at gastos) ninyo hehe.

Sa aking Camia08, hindi man kayo nanalo, napabilib naman ninyo ang inyong mga manonood ;) I'm proud of what you did =)

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Huling hirit bago magtrabaho ulit...

September gig skeds for these bands:

twisted halo, sugarfree, chubibo, cynthia alexander, datu's tribe, dicta license, drip, DRT, hale, imago, kapatid, kjwan, neruda, orange and lemons, pedicab, radioactive sago project, the bloomfields, the happymeals, the purplechickens, typecast


Saguijo Cafe+Bar September sked now up.


Production gigs to look forward to this September: Admit One, Plan B's The Sound of the Giant South, Wolfgang night reprise, and The Tribute to WOLFMANN. Details here.


Added a new page to my music website - Sights and Sounds. Here you can download some vidclips I took with my digicam at Admit One gigs. More vidclips to follow. Sorry nalang though kung mabagal ang pagdownload hehe.
18 Sept 2004 - Mitch sings Telepono
14 October 2004 - Cambio Kids at Conspiracy
16 April 2005 - Monmon does Ice Ice Baby


Recent additions to my gig photos at Multiply:
2005_08_13 Cambio with Twisted Halo @ SM Sucat
2005_08_05 Orange and Lemons @ Tower Records Shangri-La
2005_07_29 Orange and Lemons @ Tower Records SM North
2005_07_02 Kjwan's "Twilight" Video Launch @ Gweilo's Eastwood
2005_04_27 Twisted Halo and Cambio with Nuncyspungen, The Ambassadors, and Sheila and the Insects at Gweilo's Eastwood