Ethnic immersion

I am emotionally and physically drained. I lost weight and an inch of my waistline. My skinny jeans are now loose they look like flares when I wear them. lol. Just a joke.

Well here are the photos from the first of my rockin-social-life week (hehehe). Went to Penguin Cafe, Malate after being prodded by BJ's sisters and brothers-in-law to treat them to a nice place somewhere - anywhere - for my despedida. I told them of the bar, but after uttering the words Pinoy ethnic music, they were a little taken aback. "Like, they have gongs and stuff?" asked one brother-in-law. Although I haven't seen the other bands perform yet, I thought of Kadangyan and said yes. Then silence screams in the car.

But ftw! We went there anyway.

Meet Butong Pakwan. My friend Ryan said they haven't performed in a while. Although their music makes you think of road trips on plains and hills, I'm not a total fan still.

Psychedelic chill. Thanks to Goodleaf. Great pure reggae tracks, but I was bummed for they played just a few songs.

I find the drummer cute anyways =)

Earthfish. Is it just me or the acoustic band doesn't belong in the event that evening? Not organic.

Unitiima. Not because one of the band's members is my friend, but man, they rocked the evening! Tama lang ang amats. lol. They should be the event's finale, and should have played more songs.

Lakbay Lahi. You can expect nothing but the best from this band. But where's Heidi? Naman!

I was tipsy after a couple of screwdrivers, but still managed to take a photo of each band that performed. We called it a night at 3am.

I will definitely miss this when I get to SG. It is music straight from our roots. So beautiful the melody will absorb you. Heaps =)

No mellows for me. Not today.

The whole ordeal is putting me on the verge of depression. I'm crying almost every night. It was crazy! So yea, no mellow/acoustics/soul music for me. For now.

I deleted my senti tracks from my phone and put Maroon 5 and Ne-Yo and Electric Six and every upbeat tune my phone's memory can take to get rid of the sadness clouding over me.

And rock music! Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Static-X... gimme gimme!

PSE, scents, and shouldawoulds

This is me writing something (leftie, obviously) at the Philippine Stock Exchange training we had yesterday in Ortigas. Taking notes from the training? Nah. The fact is Dondon - the guy on my right (obvs!) - and I were exchanging notes then.

The first half of the seminar lasted until around 12:30pm, so imagine our longing for food while the speaker was all engrossed with fundamental analysis then (I just had crackers that morning). But for the record, I listened. Though not intently. Not much.

I was the first in line when the food was served. I was really hungry, wala akong sinasanto.

There. Apart from the fundamental analysis class, that was pretty much the highlight of the training, in my point of view =)

In other news, my sister and her boyf went to Megamall yesterday and the sales guy in the department store informed them of the buy-one-take-one thing on colognes and perfumes. Her boyf asked if he could buy a men's scent and have a for her scent for free. Luckily for my sister, she had hers for free.

I checked her perfume this morning and it smelled like Clinique Happy. Wala lang, just sharing.

Anyway....

Aside from Matchbox' If You're Gone and Papa Roach's Forever, Beverly Knight's Shoulda Woulda Coulda always makes me cry =( And as each day passes, I feel like I could relate to the song more and more =( =(


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People say that together we were both sides of the same coin
That we would shine like Venus in a clear night sky
We thought our love could overcome the circumstances
But my ambition wouldn't allow for compromise

I could see in the distance all the dreams that were clear to me
Every choice that I had to make left you on your own
Somehow the road we started down had split asunder
Too late to realize how far apart we'd grown

How I wish I, wish I'd done a little bit more
Now " Shoulda woulda coulda," means I'm out of time
Coz "Shoulda woulda coulda", can't change your mind
And I wonder, wonder, wonder what I'm gonna do
"Shoulda woulda coulda" are the last words of a fool

People ask how it feels to live the kind of life others dream about
I tell them everybody gotta face their highs and their lows
And in my life there's a love I put aside
Cause I was busy loving something else
So for every little thing you hold on to
You've got to let something else go

Earth music for Earth day

I was about to blog about this yesterday but my computer's having a slow Internet connection. Anyhoo, one thing I noticed for the past few days is everytime my sister and I fight, we talk the following day as if nothing happened. As if we never fought. Ever.

Not that I'm complaining. I'm just sayin'.

Anyhoo again...

Belated happy happy Earth Day!

Earth Day was actually yesterday. Just a heads up: It is an annual observance to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Thanks to Wikipedia.

Here in Manila, I think it was celebrated for the entire past week. BJ and I (and some more friends) went to Malate at Fluid Lounge last Friday to support my friend Ryan's event tagged Musikalikasan. We got a taste of contemporary world music from Lakbay Lahi and Unitiima.

World music got served and I'm totally loving it! I wanna dance when Lakbay Lahi performed actually. I was just shy ^-^ I even have a girl crush on their rower. lols

G-crush! What's her name, Ryan? Hehehe!

She's really simple, and really cute. But quite a snob eh? She's not looking at the audience. Or maybe she's trying to focus on their performance. She is playing three instruments (???) at the same time during their performance.

After the event, BJ and I thought of heading to Tomas Morato for the Earth Day Jam (my sister was there with her friends) for some rock 'n rollin' music. But my sister messaged me that she's already heading home. So we called it a night at 2. Bleh.

Now I wish to attend to an event where Lakbay Lahi and Kadangyan (loves!) are present. That would be heaps of fun.

Luvin' this photo ♥

Days come and go
But my feelings for you are forever...

Music is everyone's upper

I am so happy! I was able to download my fave rock music finally! Was so stupid for not figuring out sooner that anyone can dl music in their multiply account. lols. So so stooooopid! Tsk.

Anyway, here's what I have downloaded:

• Korn - Twisted Transistor
• Papa Roach - Forever
• Saliva - Black Sheep (love this one! heaps!)
  
• Saliva - Here With You
• Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen
• Static X - Push It
• Stonesour - 30/30-150
• Marilyn Manson - Get Your Gunn
• Marilyn Manson - Long Hard Road Out of Hell
• Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus

Kat totally loves her rock music. Heaps! =)

Crankiness made people emit radiation

Everyone was cranky this morning, including me. My sister and I had a fight -- on laundry duties! See, she postponed hers for already a week, and I got quite irritated coz our dirty clothes are piling up. She always has these excuses, like, "Oh, I'll go out with my friends tonight, eh? I'll do the laundry tomorrow, I promise." Then the day came and she'll be like, "I have a date with..." And the list of excuses goes on and on. We're sharing each other's clothes and stuff since we have the same built (and taste perhaps) and I don't want to end up not being able to wear the clothes I like if I go out just because it's in the hamper. I kept reminding her about the laundry and she got mad at me and was like, "Fine! I won't attend my review class today! I'll just do the laundry!" And stormed off our room. Whatevs. She did the laundry anyway. I still win.

And then BJ and I fought about the "opportunity" I blogged in here two days ago. He was upset coz he just found out about that on my mobile phone and yada-yada.... I haven't discussed it with him - YET - coz it's not confirmed. YET.

Man, I feel like everything's really dragging me. Must be the bee sting I got last Sunday? Maybe it's the culprit of my getting cranky. I was stung on my palm. I shoved the bee away but its needle is still in my hand. My sister tried to pinch my palm to bleed but to no avail. The needle even went deeper! Right now it was itchy (and I think it will be itchy forever). I hope I won't morph into something. Hehe. Whatevs.

I love Ne-Yo's Because of You track. I'm not exactly a fan of Hip-Hop and R&B but I do make exceptions (I like Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, and AKON -- totally digging Akon) and this song.... it's pretty catchy.

Well anyway, just to minimize the crankiness:

Isn't David such a cutie pie? He's a total blessing in our house.

My sister and I too. lols. Whatevs.

Happy weekend!

Maroon 5 "Makes Me Wonder" Video

They're back! And the band's latest song is really catchy and I'm loving it. Plus Adam Levine's hot. lol. Totally digging his new look. And the shoes.... I'm loving it! And they way he plays his guitar..... Hearts hearts =) So sexay!

But why is James Valentine (guitarist) head-banging at the near end of the video? This isn't hardcore rock! Silly rabbit...