The moment I’m blogging this, I am just about to edit spiels for tomorrow’s big event in the headquarters. (Ahm… The headquarters is another story. I owe you that.) But since I feel sooo tired of writing and typing and thinking office stuff, I’ll just share you some happiness rather than posting an ALL-CAPS-SHOUT-OUT of “TIRED!” with an inverted i.
Here’s the happy part (haba ng intro) Last Saturday, Lifehouse went live in Manila. Araneta Coliseum to be exact. This time, I don’t have to endure a sweaty hour of long line just to get through the general admission gate.
How close am I? Close enough to get some clear (I mean not so blurry and grainy) shots when you zoom a digicam in its tightest. hehe Here are some Lifehouse Smoke and Mirrors concert photos I’d like to share with you. Please don’t expect much. I only take photos when I don’t know the lyrics of the song.haha
The guitar picks…
Jason Wade of Lifehouse
By the end of smoke and mirrors show, there are still 3 guitar picks on the mic stand. I asked the sound system guy for one. JUST ONE and he took all three!!! Grrr…
Lifehouse Drummer Ricky Woolstenhulme, Jr. - His face was the hardest to catch.
No, Bryce’s was the hardest to capture pala! He’s the farthest guy from our seat. hehe That’s the bassist, Bryce Soderberg.
And this is Ben Carey, my favorite. :)
The band took photos of the crowd to show their Araneta concert to their facebook fans. :) It seemed like they enjoyed performing in Manila. It’s not surprising anymore. We Filipinos really have the heart for music and we love good musicians (actually, even the not-so-good ones).
Yes, it’s more fun to perform in the Philippines despite the Lady Gaga concert protest. Just a piece of advice… If you don’t feel like buying Lady Gaga tickets, you should’ve looked for other concert tickets, Justin Bieber tickets, maybe Red Hot Chili Peppers tickets or you could just not watch. For even if it’s a free country where you can complain all you want, still, it’s the country where concert-goers can party all they want. :)
“Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend?”
Somewhere along in the bitterness, I wish I kept the first rose I’ve ever had.
It was a special day and I was wearing the perfect floral tank top for summer. Just the two of us. We were walking under the heat, outside the cathedral where she married my dad. Then I noticed a stall of roses and rosaries. A peach rose caught my attention. I didn’t stare at it, it can’t be more than 3 seconds.
Then she asked, “Gusto mo nyan?”.
I didn’t say a thing but the next thing I know, she bought it. The vendor had put it in a long, narrow, brown paper bag. She handed it to me and said that it was her birthday gift to me.
It felt so good for a nine year-old girl to receive a rose (that is uniquely peach) like a lady does. It felt good that I didn’t even know then what to do with it and that’s the last thing I can remember about the first rose I’ve ever had… and the last birthday I shared with her.
Had I known better, I should’ve kept it in a bottle… But no, I’ve never known any better than mom. One look and she knows what I want.
I miss you, mommy! Happy mother’s day!
“I would’ve stayed up with you all night, Had I known how to save a life…”
Sakali pong makita nyo sya, mangyaring ipagbigay-alam lamang sa aking tanggapan (bahay). Paki tandaan at report kung sino ang kasama nya.hehe
At paki sabi…
MISS NA MISS NA MISS KO NA ‘SYA. :’(
(Photo by @JepSenir)
I am “PROUD” of them. These dudes rocked my debut party and since the night they did, I have always believed in their talent and potentials.
There’s one thing I am certain about this band: Wherever their music leads them to, I’ll follow. I can say, “I’m their #1 Fan.” but I’d rather say… “They’re my jo’s.”
Love you, babies! haha Rock on!
PROUDMARY is ♥.
This is a photo op with PM band during their band rehearsal last Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012. Don’t mind Donard’s tummy.hehe:’)
YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO THROW IT UP …not on somebody else! Hehe
Congrats, Kapatid! This is really is it is it is it… Don’t forget Ate on your first pay day. :)
12:06 AM. It’s no longer the 13th.
Okay.
I was 22 the other day and now, I’m 23… A number every 20 year-old woman is uncertain about reaching.
My ‘oh-so-cute’ fondant birthday cake courtesy of The Sweet Creations.
It’s lovely ‘coz it’s not just cake… It’s cake with looove! Yes, the sweetest of all creations is baked with love.
I ❤ it that I felt the need for a photo shoot. :)
P.S. Today is the day I was baked… with looove!
When my Singapore days would fall on summertime, I’d usually go out to spot a Wall’s umbrella to buy a dollar-worth of peppermint choc chip ice cream bar, sandwiched between two wafer biscuits. But in case I fail to find one, that means I have to go to the nearest hawker or food junction and order a bowl of Ice Kacang…
Sabi nila, ang buhay ay simple lang. Ang kailangan mo lang, malaman ang basics. Tapos, bahala na si Batman. Chalk lang :) Kaya kung magulo ang buhay mo, balikan mo ang iyong mga aralin sa elementarya at hayskul… kung saan ka natuto ng basics, kung kailan simple lang ang buhay…
KINDERGARTEN
Saling-cat ako nung kindergarten. Testing ‘baga. Pero dahil pumatok sa akin ang konsepto ng pagpasok sa eskwela nang naka-uniform, may baon at mga kaklaseng ka-inggitan sa bagong pencil case, araw-araw akong pumasok.
Pa-bibo. Bilang batang kabisado ang booklet ng “Abakada sa Pagbasa” at masugid na taga-subaybay ng Sineskwela, Math-tinik, Batibot, Hiraya Manawari, Bayani, Pahina at Cedie, naging pa-bibo ako sa klase. Malakas sumagot at di lang basta nagtataas ng kamay… with matching “wiggling hands” pa. Tapos behave kuno. Ang sarap yatang tumawa deep inside kapag may kaklase kang napapagalitan. Wahaha.
Memorable. Di ko makakalimutan na sinali ako sa inter-school poem reciting competition. Moon So Round And Yellow by Matthias Barr. (Yes, yellow!) Dahil sa tulang ‘yan, naging ganap ako’ng estudyante at naka-gradweyt. Pero mas memorable yung kaklase kong kinurot ako nang sooobrang sakit nung graduation. Siguro, isang taon syang nagtimpi sa kaartehan ko at nag-ipon ng lakas para dun.
Kindergarten. Ito ang unang pagkakataon na nakakilala ako ng batang sipsip! Hindi ko naisip na marami akong makikilalang ganito pagtanda ko. Totoo nga, isa itong basic lesson na nakalimutan kong review-hin:
“Ang mga batang sipsip… ga-graduate din.”
Kitakits sa Grade 1. :’)
Weeee!!! Happy Easter!!! Thank you, Lord, for a ‘box’ full of chocolates. I may never know what I’m gonna get but it’s a wonderful blessing! :’)
Sa panahong MAHAL ang renta ng coaster at mas MAHAL ang ‘entrance fees’ ng mga park…
Sa panahong masarap mag-emote at mas masarap ang kinakain mong seafood kaysa sa sinakripisyo mong pork…
Sa mga oras na tila hindi mapaos-paos ang kapitbahay mong ayaw bumitiw sa mic hangga’t hindi nakaka-100 sa videoke,
Sa mga sandaling kating-kati kang gamitin ang bago mong beach wear na magbibigay-buhay sa isang taon mong pagkain ng kamote,
Sa bawat lumang pelikulang di mo inaakalang nakakaiyak,
Sa bawat litratong kailangan mong i-tag…
Sa bawat maarteng namura mo dahil tili nang tili pero slide nang slide,
At sa mga oras na nakatanga ka sa traffic at nanghihinayang sa tumataginting mong double pay…
Sige nga, ano’ng napagnilayan mo?
Hehe Di bale… Tanong ko naman ‘yan sa sarili ko eh. ‘Wag ka ma-guilty. :’p
APRIL 6: GIFT #3. A SAVIOR—HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. “For God so loved the world…”
After a little nerve-wracking exam (Profiler, Mathematics, Matrices, Vocabulary, Grammar, Spelling and Writing Composition) that lasted 3 holy hours PLUS a little freaky investigation (Thanks to that receptionist who gave me wrong passes)… It’s a total relief to get a free ride home and be free from the magical public van compression!
Super thanks to my sissies, Ate Dette and Clarisse. :) It’s been 2 weeks since I got back in the Philippines and I just met them again since the last time I can’t even remember.
It seemed like a very short journey for our long chit-chat… and I miss them a lot. Heaven is their passenger’s seat. :’)
