Under the leaves of an ancient tree
cliffside, beach resort
picturesque view
trip hop, chillout music playing in the background
Binikini-ed beauty picking up her towel
cliche, almost cheesy in postcard perfection. Like a music video, or a commercial.
(wi-fi by the infinity pool, how fuckin' excellent)
and I'm thinking about certain people and the past:
Coulda, shoulda, woulda
If only
Coulda, shoulda, woulda
what is and what ought to be
Maybe mistakes and stupidity are subconscious decisions to stay regressed in childhood...as close as we can to the comfort of womb-state. We're all looking for re-birth, in a way
My 5 year old brother is calling me
My bacon cheeseburger is ready by the clubhouse.
After mopping up some sausage and eggs, he grabs some chips from the fridge, and disappears. "Where'd you go, Matt?" I ask
Then I hear a voice from under the table, "I like playing sports."
I look under, and I find Machu. "You call that a sport?" I ask him.
"Yeah, Hide and Seek!".
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I had a nightmare recently. I was browsing through old photographs wherein everybody's backs were turned except mine. I try asking people why that was the case, but they don't know, they only give me blank looks.
Then i realized I was dead, a ghost.
Ala Sixth Sense meets the Others. Scared the bejeezus out of me.
Would've continued screaming in my dream if I wasn't woken up by my cellphone ringing :O
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There's this new metal band I'm sessioning for. Ala Perfect Circle with a babe on drums instead of bass. Wednesday at Mag:net, Fort. Thursday at Al's bar, BF. Chickit out XD
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I climbed a friggin' mountain yesterday.
My band will shoot our video there.
I am very, very psyched about this. Booyah.
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Hahahahahahaha
This post made me realize I have A.D.D.
:O
Winning entry for the 2007 Stop HIV Awareness Campaign video contest - sponsored by Victoria Court. Booyah!
Special thanks to Ian King for hooking us up with this gig (again!), as well as the following fantastic people who helped in making the video:
Nicole Asensio
Chiara Cui
Carina Larsson
Love Nakagawa
Liana Recto
The competition was pretty stiff though... and interesting video entry made use of egg puppets and Diego Mapa singing a "spread the love" song.
The awarding ceremony and the grand prize package was sahweeeeeet - including limited edition Red Motorola Razr's designed to help campaign against HIV in Africa, trips to Boracay, tons of gift cheques and other goodies.
Not bad for 5 days of work XD
3.) Leading us to CONTRACTS...NONE of the contestants were briefed beforehand about contracts/waivers/legal documents and what they meant for the artists. Viva records basically owns you for at least 3 years if you win (have you heard of ANY of the bands that won Musiklaban in the past? I haven't. Except maYbe Mayonnaise...). The band also has to give up full management to the Label, which kinda peeved us.
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It
home.
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It wasn't the giant cheques, the photographers, the lights nor the cameras...
We've gone through some pretty great times as well - In such a short amount of time.
We've become - in every sense of the word - a family.
Rockin' our souls out to the biggest crowd, on the biggest stage I've ever played on, was reward enough.
We didn't sign any of the waivers/contracts/etc. which might have cost us victory... but we don't mind :)
The music scene in this country is truly exploding.
It was around 9 years ago when i dragged my parents to the music store, and first picked up the sunburst black and orange Fender Squire Jazz Bass from the display stand.
9 years later, I'm still totally mental about jamming.
I guess it is
and always will be
all about the music, baby.
Video + Editing by yours truly. Music by Fran Lorenzo
Bits and pieces from my video classes in college. Hopefully this helps me score a steady job :O
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It's been a while since i've been truly struck by a band. This is my attempt at a music review:
Notes Do All the Talking
A Brief Review on Toe
This Japanese instrumental band takes all the rules of traditional rock music - and throws it out the window.
Toe takes your regular sunny day tunes, and injects it with doses of drama and grand aural theatrics without the need for words.
Unusually pleasant time signatures, beat changes, and a unique sound filled out by the sonic guitars, the melodic walking basslines, and a truly maveric mastro of a drummer are the main ingredients for this band. The spotlight shines on the beat crafting conductor, the band does an excellent job of allowing the drummer to go...totally mental. We truly love those fills and embellishments.
Don't expect any catchy hooks. Each song is an ethereal emotional experiment in time.
Music is what music does, and Toe's music does it's job of making you feel great.
I've moved residence to Multiply. Put up shop on Myspace. Even joined Facebook just a while ago because a whole shitload of people have been nagging me to.
But Livejournal. Ahhh yes. LJ always holds a special place in my cheesy nostalgic heart. No thinking about pageviews here. If you affected someone with your words, comments would bring you a fuzzy feeling inside. Don't deny it XD
The following have some esoteric bits and pieces that probably make sense ony to me. But hey, that's the reason I joined Livejournal in the first place, eh?
self-serving entries. it's a fuckin' thrill.
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On life:
I'm done wrestling. I think I'll just cruise and catch a long ride for now.
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On freedom:
It almost seems like a faint memory...How it was to completely share a life with someone.
Being a lone ranger, wolf prowler, ninja slinger is always an adventure. But this cowboy wants something more substantial. Something that could be truly great.
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On my mood:
sound of rain
never fails to sooth
weary soul
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On DVD's I just watched:
The Fountain: I was left with a lot of questions. But the visuals were fuckin' trippy.
24 Hour Party People: awesome awesome awesome. I want to show this to my band.
Weeds: I'm on season one. Good stuff. I want some chronic sooo bad.
Checkout our final Multimedia exhibit MLOKAL!
TONIGHT! August 25 @
FORBES TOWN CENTER
The Fort, Taguig
(near McDonald's)
featuring the works of:
Daniel Barangan
Kenneth David
Martin de Gusman
Vince Gomez
Io Mendoza
Alfred Paragas
JM Quiblat
Marc Ruiz
Bands start around 10pm. Crowjane, Sleepwalk Circus, Severo, Peacepipe, Airport Drama and Kinkyhooters are playing XD
*more details at our website http://www.mlokal.com
Free entrance. very very chill atmosphere. The food last night was absolutely delicious, tonight we're doubling the capacity and adding tons of booze.
ALL FREE baby ;)
Check it oooout!
August 22. Was on the way to meet up with some friends at Kassel, along Taft, when I noticed that a large crowd was blocking my way into the condominium.
Turns out a young man jumped from what appeared to be the top floor, breaking the power lines on his way down - causing a blackout in the building.
I remembered having my camera, and started shooting on instinct.
Kassel seems to be a popular site for jumpers - another suicide happened at the same site just a few months ago, according to residents.
Funny that nobody really did anything but watch. Policemen kept the crowd back (then just stood there), passers-by stopped, even whole families gathered around... like they were all watching TV. Except this was the real deal.
Showband vibes, pare :P
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We're playing Capones tonight if anyone's in the area XD it'll be my first time there!
It's some event where the girls get locks, and the guys get keys. Yihee.
Deep down inside, you know you wanna go ;)
*crossing fingers*
Despite the growing pile of tasks to accomplish - i'm in a pretty chill state right now.
Yessir, I'm on a cloud.
I've recently evicted some old skeletons gnawing at my insides, bonded with some old friends, and connected with some amaaaazing new people.
As a tradeoff to the fantastic state of my personal life, the twin beasts of Reality and Responsibility are rearing their ugly heads. I must get into form and beat them back, soon!
I'll be floating with a detached smile, but with alertness in my eyes, if you see me.
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Came home from a Subic trip last night - three days with Crowjane (formerly Scylla). MAD fun.
We were able to get a lot of songwriting done. Ended up goofing around like 5 year olds 90% of the time though...
I've got 2 gigs worth of photos and video clips to sift through. Dang that was the ultimate band-ing triyyyp.
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My brother's celebrating his birthday this Saturday at Chakik's bar, Pasig. Sleepwalk Circus will also be playing with a bunch of bands.
FREE entrance and lotsa booze! Check it ooout XD
I hate the chaos and the stink and the grime of the city.
But I love the familiarity of it all... like a pair of old sneakers, perhaps.
The heat and the noise and the smoke
Spewing out from the buttocks of a bus can get insufferable.
But there are moments of clarity
Sitting
Shotgun on a
Southbound
St. Rose,
Speeding
Psychotically on the
Skyway,
When nothing is good or bad,
right or wrong,
up or down.
Everything just is
Sweet existence.
We were having a meeting, browsing through design studies on the boss' laptop. He steps out for a phonecall. All good right? My colleague and I continue discussing the task, clicking on the next design in the documents folder, when we stumble upon...
Hardcore Porno
We stare at it for a second, expecting a logo study and instead getting full-on, girl-on-guy action, then break into laughter.
And he's the one preaching the do's and don't in the office... ampucha.
Now that's blackmail material right there :O
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From a while back:
I fuckin' love the 2 point lighting on this one, against the sunset pa...saktooo
Photographs by Wacky G. Check out his site here http://gochoco.deviantart.com/
Will upload the rest on Multiply once I get 'em...tons of funny bloopers in that shoot XD
9 minutes of beach-vibing love. I live for freejams like this.
*added Feb 18
Something I thought was deviantart worthy...yeah?
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Catch Scylla on the 23rd @ Saguijo! :D
Belated Happy Birthday to
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thecuteonekills and residentofpluto
Didn't know you were an Aquarian, kris. It all makes sense now...haha!
All of us Aquarians should have a huge shindig.
My punk band in highschool was 4/5ths Aquarian.
Aquarians make the world a better place to live in XD
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Ended up getting smashed, jamming and recording 3 new songs in an empty swimming pool on a Makati rooftop till sunrise during my birthday. That was pretty cool.
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The miniskirt gig last night at Saguijo rocked. My sister and her whole barkada ended up wearing skirts, and getting in for free. The crowd was lovely lovely.
I need to get a new cable though. My Fender California cable served me well, lasting SEVEN years before it started zonking out just recently. Now that's quality quality.
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Sometimes I feel like I'm juggling huge pieces of responsibility - school, work, music - and at any moment I might accidentally drop and shatter one of them. Sometimes.
I can't wait to get my diploma. So I can start DEMANDING decent money. One more term, baby. Then it'll just be work and music. That's more manageable, I think.
Sigh. If music only pays like work does, my life would be perfect! Alas, in this country, unless you are Bamboo or Rivermaya, or are a trust fund child - then you must have a day job.
Bollocks!
I love the Court of Quibs. is nice. High five!
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Gigs. Lots of 'em.
Scylla's freejamming tommorrow night!
Wednesday Jan. 24 at Al's bar, BF, in front of Tropical Hut, next to Starbucks.
And on Saturday too!
so chickitoooout... All ye Southpeeps...have no excuse to miss em!
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So help me I will play a gig like the RazorGang reunion... mindblowing :O
This one I just found plain fuckin' amusing. Hahahahahahahahaha.
Scylla's (soooper rough) demo is finally online... add us up on MySpace!
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La Union was a trip, pare
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Couldn't sleep one night. So I now present to you, in full pambahay glory:
Pambahay blues trippin' :O
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I was asked by Unilever to work on a multimedia training project, which will involve video production and other things that are actually RELATED to my course (as opposed to the Consumer Marketing Insight, Brand Development stuff that I've been doing so far).
So from a lowly OJT's allowance, I will now (hopefully) start earning a project-based employees salary - working on stuff I'm actually decently skilled at.
Most definitely an awesome start to 2007, yo :)
- Music:Tool - Reflection
The year whooshed by...like a cheetah on crack. Pretty soon, it's gonna be 2017 and i'll be... 32. Whatta random thought.
Christmas was great - had a chance to bond with many relatives. I remember being such a shy little dork before during reunions. I love growing up.
Even though the waves were mush, the La Union trip was awesome. The crowd seems to have changed though - there are so many foreigners now - Aussies and Americans, and whole families (with their little kids and all). A bit strange for those used to the bon-fire, beach-tent communities before. The place is getting pretty commercialized with new establishments too. But I was with mondo good vibin' people, and caught some nice waves, so I'm pretty stoked about the trip.
January 1 was also the first time I went to the new year party at Rockwell...it was a pleasant surprise, bumping into a lot of friends I haven't seen in ages. Beautiful, beautiful crowd. 'Twas one huge, loud, drunken reunion...with free booze - I found out after buying 6 beers from the non-open-bar side of the party >.<
2007's gonna rule, bebe. If all goes well this year:
1. I finally graduate college
2. Scylla launches an album and rocks some major gigs
3. I finally get to record my original material
4. Sleepwalk Circus launches...becoming the Broken Social Scene of the Philippines...hah!
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In other news...I have... a multiply account!
Since it was required for VIDPREP class...i decided to make it a venue to dump all camwhore pichurs. Add me up, fools!
From Basti Artadi's wedding. Mike already posted the champion lasenggo shot on his blog :O
Cheers!
- Music:The Cinematic Orchestra [<- this band is mindfuckin awesome]
Despite the earth-shattering, skull-splitting, spirit-destroying hango
..this weekend beachtrip to Matuod, Batangas ranks up there as one of the most Ass-Kicking ever (thanks of course, to the infinite generosity of birthday girl Margaux).
Never drank so much alcohol derecho, literally from morning till evening.
It got to point when alcohol didn't even hit anyone anymore. So on the last day, we loaded all remaining alcohol onto a kayak and proceeded to get thoroughly smashed in the middle of the sandy, shallow bay. Should've learned from La Union not to mix wine and beer. That unholy mix causes pure evil.
And the food. Holy. Steak, pasta alle vongole, baked spinach and cheese, maling crisps...the lists goes on and on. Many a-stomach were smiling breakfast, lunch, dinner, and every snack in between.
Matuod (from Ma-tuhod: you can walk pretty far and the water only reaches up to your knees) is extremely clean, compared to the trash-ridden waters of Matabungkay, and some other beaches in Batangas. The sand isn't white, but the shallow, super-flat, wide beach is PERFECT for skimboarding. One of the BEST spots I've ever skimmed on.
There are fireflies there, too. Fuckin Awesome.
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