traditional relative mingling

This is my weekend with relatives and cousins...of course its family tradition, its raining with food and countless conversations and everything, well of course there's always videoke, and i sang my heart out again.

Glitter My Words

Edata bosses and pals

But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't need me back
You're just the best I ever had
And it may take some time to
Patch me up inside
But I can't take it so I
Run away and hide
And I may find in time that
You were always right
You're always right
So you sailed away
Into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring

-"best i ever had", vertical horizon

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to my bosses, supervisors and guy pals,

thanks a lot for the headaches as well as the laughs!

i enjoyed the ride, till then

edata buddies

we don't even care as restless as we are
we feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts
and poured cement, lamented and assured
to the lights and towns below
faster than the speed of sound
faster than we thought we'd go, beneath the sound of hope
justine never knew the rules,
hung down with the freaks and the ghouls
no apologies ever need be made, i know you better than you fake it
to see that we don't care to shake these zipper blues
and we don't know just where our bones will rest
to dust i guess
forgotten and absorbed into the earth below
the street heats the urgency of sound
as you can see there's no one around..
-"1979", smashing pumpkins
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sometimes, even the expressions of saddest goodbyes are not even enough for these people, who made my work days..bearable.

farewell..to work

she got away with the birds
a night in june
that feelings were hold
away from blue
let the sun
shine on our nature
we're eagles and creepers ourselves
let the sun
shine on the nature
of meeting and losing ourselves
start weavein' up
your toasters cause
we're hiding down the woods
and that bunch of stories
on breakin' up
yeah, leave 'em to someone else
the picture is shoutin' off the clusters

-"our nature", yuppie flu
clearer than before
and i don't know
if your words
make sense anymore

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now, im officially unemployed for the next days..hopefully for a new beginning, finally.

damn tired

when chaos breaks in, you just want to stay out of it and leave the place. For a while, you just want to stay in your own silent world, and avoid everything that talks or makes noise..only for a while. Its true when people say that the more you ignore something, the more makes it unbearable to sleep at night. Its hard when people refuse to understand your whole being and they are selfish enough to just make their own judgement and they stop listening to you. They put up these stupid facades of trying to be nice, when in reality they don't give a shit about what u really are. You feel all the pressure inside, and sometimes the only way to burst the bubble is to slowly fade away, slowly ignore the world. Suddenly, you realize that the only person who understands and ur only ally, is yourself..not even ur mom, ur relatives, ur friends or even that guy u like most..nobody helps..nothing ever helps. so everyday u wake up the usual day, waiting and nervous, waiting for that every day when u finally leave and nervous because u dont really know what everyday brings. the worst part is when u begin to see that no matter what u do, u know u cannot fill the void of that certain emptiness that u feel.

Animo San Beda!

San Beda wins NCAA hoops title
BY FRANK CALAPRE, The Manila Times Correspondent

Ending with a roar instead of a whimper, San Beda College survived Philippine Christian University’s fiery endgame rally for a hairline 68-67 win Friday that clinched its first National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball title in 28 years.

But the Red Lions had to go down the wire to beat the seemingly unsinkable Dolphins, who erased a 61-44 third-quarter deficit with a scary 23-7 tear that nearly did the trick.

Not until PCU’s gunner Ian Garrido drew a blank from 15 feet near the keyhole as time expired could the San Beda crowd at the packed Araneta Coliseum heave a sigh of relief and erupt in celebration.

Yousif Aljamal collared the rebound and held the ball tightly like his life depended on it, as the desperate Dolphins swarmed all over him. Confetti then fell from the Big Dome roof signaling the end of San Beda’s long title drought.

The Red Lions then gave a well-deserved victory ride for rookie coach Koy Banal, who set a record of sorts with the historic triumph, after closing out the thrilling best-of-three series at 2-1.

Banal is the first mentor to win both NCAA and University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball titles. He steered the Far Eastern University Tamaraws to the UAAP crown in 2003.

The Red Lions last won the NCAA championship in 1978 with a squad featuring Chito Loyzaga, Frankie Lim and Jayvee Yango. It took them nearly three decades to collect their 12th title in the country’s oldest collegiate league.

“This is for God above all. I’m so very happy and I’m proud of my boys all of them. Thanks God,” a jubilant Banal said later.

On the other hand, PCU came tantalizingly close to winning its second championship after its inaugural plum in 2004, but settled for its second straight runner-up finish.

With 6-foot-8 Nigerian Sam Ekwe neutralized, Aljamal and John Escobal saved the day for the Red Lions, combining for 38 points, 15 of them in the third quarter when they looked set to pull away for good.

The 6-foot-3 Aljamal, who topscored for the Red Lions with 23 points on top of 11 rebounds and 2 steals, was later voted the Most Valuable Player in the finals series.

Escobal finished with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, while Alex Angeles made 8 points and 4 rebounds. Ekwe, the season’s MVP and Best Rookie awardee, had 7 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.

Jason Castro led the PCU Dolphins with 25 points, followed by Robby David with 10, Beau Belga had 9 points, but the pro-bound Gabby Espinas was held to just 8.

The scores:

SBC (68)—Aljamal 23, Escobal 15, Angeles 8, Ekwe 7, Menor 5, Evangelista 4, Maggay 2, Hermida 2, Gamalinda 2, Tecson 0, Taganas 0.

PCU (67)—Castro 25, David 10, Belga 9, Espinas 8, Navarro 7, Graham 4, Garrido 2, Amparado 2, Chien 0, McCoy 0, Santos 0, Vidal 0.

Quarterscores: 15-19; 36-30; 61-44; 68-67.
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that's my brother allan on the left and his buddy ralph on the right, who both probably got drunk during the after party of San Beda with all the overflowing beers. Gosh, its been years since my highschool alma mater won the championship. I've been student there for like 12 to 13 years (yup, im so sure i wont get lost there even with eyes closed). I missed the good old elementary and highschool days, missed all the moments when i was so young and stupid. You just hang out every afternoon with friends,and do funny things, have crushes with cute guys, attended proms, did assignments, watched basketball games, cheered even if the teams dont win..hehe. And now, we did it. Its nice to know that for just one night, all the bedans became united and cheered. For one moment, all bedans shared the good feeling and shared the win. as they always say back in highschool, "once a bedan, ..always a bedan". 

Night Lights

Click the Video, to see the lovely fireworks at Manila Bay!

NOte: i guess i'd have to click this over and over again, whenever i feel sad or whatever..

seafood, fireworks and friends

Friday night at mall of asia, at LaMESa Grill , great seafood plus good friends, plus the amazing ambiance, equals great night. I had fun, i mean we had great talks and some great laughs. Its a great time for hanging out, although we were orginally waiting for "d sound". I loved the fireworks its like experiencing New Year in advance. A lot of people were there. I will surely miss nights like these................

seafood and fireworks!

"To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed..That can make life a garden."-Goethe

Auf Achse

"You see her, you can't touch her
You hear her, you can't hold her
You want her, you can't have her ..
You want to, but she won't let you "

----"Auf Achse" Franz Ferdinand

Sunsets with maidens

all in just one day..armed with cigarettes, good talk and cool company, me and ruby walked the streets of baywalk and ccp. It was a spontaneous thing, we just got a kick out of the gorgeous sunsets and ruby knows, i'm such a sucker for sunsets (i dont know why, but i love them).

It was nice late afternoon and it was indeed a good walk, i guess needed that. It felt so good and enjoyed so much..Gosh...I realized i'll be missing this moments and this sunset walks, a lot.!!!

AT DENCIO'S

LOVE THE BLUE SKY

PERFECT MOMENTS

"You can be anywhere when your life begins...You meet the right person and anything is possible... and when the future opens up in front of you. And you may not even realize it at first, but it's already happening. .." - Nicole quote from "crazy/beautiful"

one big smile

Patience is always..always a virtue. FinaLLY! something ive wished is slowly coming to reality..Now im torn between goodbyes and hellos..
I'm all smiles..super smileys..
I know the journey is long, and awfully hard as well as sad..its going to be a big big change..
a huge one..
I still have no guts no reveal it yet..but I will..
i promise..en shallah.

"panalangin"

i've always, always loved this song..its a perfect way for serenade. Its simple, and honest way of saying things.

orginal version by "apo hiking society"
new version by Moonstar88

Panalangin ko sa habang buhay
Makapiling ka Makasama ka
Yan ang panalangin ko

At hindi papayag ang pusong ito
Mawala ka sa 'king piling
Mahal ko iyong dinggin

Wala nang iba pang mas mahalaga
Sa tamis na dulot ng pag-ibig natin dal'wa
At sana nama'y makikinig ka
Kapag aking sabihing minamahal kita

Panalangin ko sa habang buhay
Makapiling ka Makasama ka
Yan ang panalangin ko

At hindi papayag ang pusong ito
Mawala ka sa 'king piling
Mahal ko iyong dinggin

Wala nang iba pang mas mahalaga
Sa tamis na dulot ng pag-ibig natin dal'wa
At sana nama'y makikinig ka
Kapag aking sabihing minamahal kita

Panalangin ko sa habang buhay
Makapiling ka Makasama ka
Yan ang panalangin ko

At hindi papayag ang pusong ito
Mawala ka sa 'king piling
Mahal ko iyong dinggin

Panalangin ko sa habang buhay
Makapiling ka Makasama ka
Yan ang panalangin ko

At hindi papayag ang pusong ito
Mawala ka sa 'king piling
Mahal ko iyong dinggin

Panalangin ko sa habang buhay
Makapiling ka Makasama ka
Yan ang panalangin ko
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I grew up with this orginal filipino old pop seventies era three man band, Apo Hiking society. My parents used to play their original hits around the house and as a young curious girl, it got into me as i grew older. Their songs are the perfect serenade music in tagalog words..and if u translate them in english, it makes lovers swoon. I mean if there are simply love songs i would sing to a guy i love most, i mean its their songs. The lyrics in tagalog are so honest and are so simple, like if u like someone, then just say it directly. i think lovesongs should be like that, no more BS or stupid things, but just honest stuff. Now this year, most of my fave local bands got together to sing all their songs in their own versions, its such nice stuff. my fave bands like orange and lemons, sang "yakap sa dilim" (means "hugging in the dark")..moonstar88's "panalangin", barbie almabis' "when i met u", shamrock's "paano"..and other cool bands. I bought the album, and its so sweet. its nice to feel "inlove" once in a while.

JM at calgary, alberta

LARGEST TRUCK IN THE WHOLE WORLD

WITH COOKIE AND HER HUBBY

Zapped with "Psapp"

SHOW IN LOWLANDS


"we quite like cats, also snakes, stickers, mess and bad puns"

Psapp is the collective experiences of Carim Clasmann and Galia Durant, a London based pair of happy anoraks whose mutual obsession with odd noises and heart-prodding pop has resulted in a sound that slips between genres like an excited snake in a margarine tub.
Noise fanatic and self-confessed philistine Carim, a veteran engineer and producer whose talents have taken him all over Europe working with the likes of Einsturzende Neubauten and Natacha Atlas, met with Casio enthusiast Galia; and their shared love of nonsense and clicks soldered them together for good.
Sampling anything they could lay their greasy hands on, the pair pinched sounds from snowy carparks, cats, bike sheds, sitting rooms, fathers and cookery, and nestled themselves away using binary to stitch and snip their analogue finds.
The results are an unlikely mix of heartfelt songs and surprising bursts of noise. Psapp has distilled this couple's talents - Carim's production prowess, and Galia's penchant for warm hooks and quirky world musings. (posteverything.com)
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I first heard of Psapp (with a silent "P") as Grey's Anatomy closing song of "Cosy in the rocket", and i hunted some of their own songs. I have 4 songs from them, "Tricycle" which is really the real experimental song thing, "Hi", "Cosy in the rocket", "King of you" love the vocals and the lyrics. This band is quite interesting because they use toys, i mean literally for their instruments. They love cats a lot. Galia, has a very sultry voice and i mean i am such a fan for girls who sing like that. I love the way they play music, easy and experimental. They're funny, i love this band. i think they're probably going to make it big.

See the Psapp' s Live KCRW session Click here .. astig, galing..awesome!

mp3 download King Of You.mp3 (personal fave)


MORE OF Psapp's
beatkitchen and Psapp's tour blog (it has cool pics)
Psapp.net

.. no, i wont...

Leave now if u must...

leave while its still early..

leave and escape my world..

leave while the wounds still do not begin to hurt..

go and do not look back,..

remember that i will not go after u..

remember that once u leave, everything will stop there..

i shall not call on u and will never think of u..

remember that, i am not like all other girls..

i settle for what you can only understand..

not for things that cannot change..

do not waste your harsh words on a girl like me..

because i have had pain all my life..

and everything u say will never sting ...

do not force Love, if it cannot help..

use ur logic and leave...

leave now, my love...do not wait for tears to fall..

for my grief will not be all about u..

but for the time u that have u wasted with me

wasnt worth at all..-

----mylene

you'll never find a love like mine

on much much younger years, i remember my dad would always sing to me jazz, blues love songs by frank sinatra, matt monroe, nat king cole, beegees and other singers and bands of the 60s and 70s. one of the songs, i've always loved him to sing was "Misty", originally by frank sinatra. Its such a lovely song and i would never compare it to any pop song or whatever, its sweet and simple, and my dad sings it so well, that whenever there's a chance for him to sing at home, videoke or whenever we watch music lounges, i always request this one. Probably on my wedding day {probably 100 years from now}, i would love him to sing that song to me. I've always been fan of jazz, though i'm not openly into it, its just a personal fave. I mean i'd rather hear jazz on my own and appreciate it, because i'm not really familiar with jazz artists, but only a few of them, but whenever i hear one great jazz song, its quite a satisfaction. I love the sound of the drums, the sax, trumpet, piano, a little bit of some strings etc. I don't know but it relaxes my day and sets into mood, and i just forget about everything i worry about. And i don't care at all, as long as it gets into me, its practically super swell.

While riding on the mrt train and the bus on the way home tonight, ...i had a lot of questions on my mind. I thought how about getting tired of thinking.. I mean.. thinking of other people, like caring about other people, like giving a damn about their lives, like worrying what they would think, like for once giving up on something, ignoring things that aren't even rational, even sharing with other people. Sometimes u would just like to shout "stop" and say "its over". I grew weary, some things are so routine and no matter how effort u give or no matter how much u care for that person, sometimes at the end of it all, ironically, everything u have done or said doesnt count and its even useless. Sometimes, i hate human emotions. I hate it when i like somebody, i hate it because I develop feelings for a certain person, irregardless of everything, and no matter how much i try to control it, it gets the better of me. I so fucking hate it. i hate being girl because its awkward to tell a guy how much u feel for them, and yet u are told its stupid. Why bother caring for someone, who doesn't give a damn about what u think or like? I hate guys because they always have an excuse for being insensitive and accuse women of being demanding. If guys love themselves so much and their stupid notion of being "free", they should probably marry themselves., coz i'd rather be a spinster at this case.
I hate having feelings and i wish to be so numb and indifferent, so i wont have to care for nobody, won't have to hear anyone, or won't have to worry with anyone at all. how amusing life must be for me?..probably satisafaction guaranteed.

But back to reality, life isnt about that. Life would be always be a funfilled journey, full of twists..with so many turns. Its just all about learning to deal with it. So probably, the best thing is to handle it with the head not with the heart, maybe this time, finally let go of things that aren't really real and probably will never be.
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Love this jazz song, by michael bub'le.

You'll never find a love like mine - Michael Bub'le with Laura Pausini

You'll never find, as long as you live
Someone who loves you tender like I do
You'll never find, no matter where you search
Someone who cares about you the way I do

Whoa, I'm not braggin' on myself, baby
But I'm the one who loves you
And there's no one else! No one else!

You'll never find, it'll take the end of all time
Someone to understand you like I do
You'll never find the rhythm, the rhyme
All the magic we shared, just us two

Whoa, I'm not tryin' to make you stay, baby
But I know some how, some day, some way
You are (you're gonna miss my lovin')
You're gonna miss my lovin' (you're gonna miss my lovin')
You're gonna miss my lovin' (you're gonna miss my lovin')
You're gonna miss, you're gonna miss my lo-o-ove

Late in the midnight hour, baby (you're gonna miss my lovin')
When it's cold outside (you're gonna miss my lovin')
You're gonna miss, you're gonna miss my lo-o-ove

You'll never find another love like mine
Someone who needs you like I do
You'll never see what you've found in me
You'll keep searching and searching your whole life through

Whoa, I don't wish you no bad luck, baby
But there's no ifs and buts or maybes

(You're gonna) You're gonna miss (miss my lovin')
You're gonna miss my lovin' (you're gonna miss my lovin')
I know you're gonna my lovin' (you're gonna miss my lovin')
You're gonna miss, you're gonna miss my lo-o-ove

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh (you're gonna miss my lovin')
Late in the midnight hour, baby (you're gonna miss my lovin')
When it gets real cold outside (you're gonna miss my lovin')
I know, I know that you are gonna miss my lo-o-ove

Let me tell you that you're gonna miss my lovin'
Yes you will, baby (you're gonna miss my lovin')
When I'm long gone

I know, I know, I know that you are gonna miss .. my love

..she was

"She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as a lasting companion and make it a sharer in her thoughts. "
-George Eliot

GENO, the singing sensation...hehe

CLICK TO SEE GENO'S TALENT (THE GUY IN THE GREEN SHIRT)


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at this stage, my guy friends are half way to drunkiness..so probably why my friend, Geno had the guts to showcase his..um.. singing talent. they're all sing "Maling Akala" (which means "wrong guess"), by Brownman revival