BUHAY ni KuyaJoy

Tickle Me Elmo (nakakatawa ito)

2007-02-07T10:04:00.000-08:00

There is a factory in Northern Minnesota which makes the 'Tickle me Elmo' toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms. Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00 AM.

The next day at 8:45 AM
There is a knock at the Personnel Manager's door. The Foreman throws Open the door and begins to rant about the new employee. He complains That she is incredibly slow and the whole line is backing up, putting the entire production line behind schedule.

The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for himself, so the two men march down to the factory floor. When they get there the line is so backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmo's all over the factory floor and they're really beginning to pile up. At the end of the line stands Lena surrounded by mountains of Tickle Me Elmo's.

She has a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles. The two men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of fabric, Wraps it around two marbles and begins to carefully sew the little package between Elmo's legs.

The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter.
After several minutes of hysterics he pulls himself together and approaches Lena. "I'm sorry," he says to her, barely able to Keep a straight face, "but I think you misunderstood the instructions I Gave you yesterday..."

"Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles."

Corporate Lesson 3

2007-01-19T11:21:00.000-08:00

Corporate Lesson 3:
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.
They rub it and a Genie comes out.
The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."
"Me first! Me first!" says the admin. clerk.
"I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world" Poof!
She's gone.
"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life." Poof!
He's gone.
"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

tugtog

2007-01-16T23:29:00.000-08:00

Kailan ulit ako makakatug-tog..

Sinubukan ko tumugtog noong isang linggo... grabe sumakit agad ang mga kamay ko...

Pero nangangati ang mga daliri ko sa pag-gawa ng mga tunog...kakamiss...simple lang dati... tugtugan lang...

sarap ng simple lang....

kailan ulit...

kelan?

2006-09-26T02:20:00.000-07:00

qwesigarilyoqwelang...
natatakotqweakoqweitanongqwedahilqwebakaqweangqwepiliinqwemoqweayqweyosi...
peroqweilangqwebesesqwekoqwenarinqwehiniling...
minsanqwenagulatqwepaqweakoqwesaqwereaksyonqwemo...
pagqwemayqweanakqwena...
naisipqwekoqwelang...kayaqwemoqwebaqwetalagangqwetumigil?
kungqwengayonqweehqwehindiqwemoqwemagawa...kelanqwepaqwesisimulan?
hilingqwekoqwelangqweehqwewagqwenaqwebumili...
kahitqwedoonqwelangqwemunaqwemagsimula...
malakiqwemanqweoqwemaliitqweangqwebagaqweparehongqweusokqweparinqweyan..
masqwemalakingqwebaga...masqwemaramingqweusokqwenaqwemakukuha...
di-koqwealam...
tuldok...tuldok...tuldok...

Bernardo's Sunrise 2005 Vacation

2006-05-24T22:17:00.000-07:00

that's ok

2006-05-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

apartment...Apartment..apartment...apartment...

good morning

2006-05-03T08:52:00.000-07:00

yet again i am a bad guy...what's new?

BUHAY ni KuyaJoy

2006-04-26T00:17:00.000-07:00

Grabe...ang tagal na nito ah...
ibig sabihin ganyan katagal na akong hindi nakakagawa ng musika?

Hmm...there's something wrong about that...don't you think?

But...a lot has happened these past 2-3 months...i have a new job..."first" corporate job here, and yes that means that i graduated from my MISM degree...so i'm officially a MASTER now :) February was all out focused for my CAPSTONE PROJECT..and as soon as i finished with that i started with my new work in IRVINE..so from LA to IRVINE continuing to be a transient border.living without a permanent address...which leads to march and April in search for an apartment that would fit my budget, i discovered that it is more complicated that looking for the most affordable available...with the gas prices hiking up it's not helping...so i still stay here sharing beds...sharing closets...sharing tables...sharing spaces...shoes in the car...shirts in LA...pants in YorbaLinda (my current home) ....and other things in between. And to top that, my car broke down a few weeks ago giving me no choice but to spend a hundreds of hard earned dollars... by the way, you can't-not have a car here in a california.

A lot has been going on, unfortunately it has pushed aside my zest for music making...

enough with my rambling for now..at least i have given some life to the stagnant pixels of this blog...

Bored?

2006-01-17T14:46:00.000-08:00

I was browsing for job opportunites at Dice.Com and came across this fun-fun passtime game for you bored IT people out there. Enjoy...

http://www.dice.com/beingit/

Pilipinas kong mahal

2005-12-29T10:46:00.000-08:00

Ibang klase...

Bakit ba tayo nandito sa ibang bansa?

Dahil ba ayaw na natin sa Pilipinas?

Dahil ba mas masarap ang buhay sa labas ng bansa?

Dahil ba sa mas mabilis ang pera sa labas ng bansa?

Dahil ba sa pamilya?

2005-12-05T23:07:00.000-08:00

Why do i feel i'm the bad guy?

because i am...

high blood

2005-12-05T22:57:00.000-08:00

Perche non mi lascia parlare?

mamma mia...

un giorno la mia corpo explodera..e moriro...

sempre...dice.."mah e' tu sei arrabiato"

non e' una cosa di dire in una momeno cosi...
lascia me parlare...
mi sono alzato solo per bevere aqua perche ero emozionato...
mah tu dice sono arrabiato..????? badtrip...

ero emozionato, per questo volevo alzatto e bevere un bicieri di aqua per pare tranquilo il mio stesso...

mah NO..non mi hai lasciato di fare la mia cosa...dai dire che sono arrabiato...

tu sei brava...

non e cosi..non e cosi...

dificile per me sai? io so che tu sai che questi cosa di dire "tu sei arrabiato" e' una cosa molto sensitive per me...tu sai..tu sai...

e poi tu dice che come tu non sai? mamma mia e molto dificile...

il mio corpo adesso e molto fragile...grazie a Dio sono magro se no..forse avero un high blood...

merd

Merd'

2005-12-05T22:37:00.000-08:00

Si parla su cacca...si fine con cacca...
mamma mia...non so per che, a le volte devi sapera queando fermare, oppure mettere adosso...
sono questo con la problema sai..
lascia perdere per un momento...c'mon...
veramente...non so per che...
lascia perdere...
troppo labo

allora e' cosi

che cosa successo? chec cosa successo?
magare non e' cosi..
magare non siamo...
forsa..non so
al le volte sembra meglio moriro, cosi non ce problema...
cosi la vita
su e giu...su e giu..su e giu...
e cosa faceremo?
come faceremo?
quando faceremo?
chi facera?

perche sei cosi? per che io sono cosi?

2005-11-04T22:10:00.000-08:00

Here's a video I took when i was back home, from drizzle's first gig at BG's in Pasay Road. Hehe, i tried adding some effects and stuff...MTV hehe...another shot at multimedia stuff. Enjoy...

Silly Games (Live version) - by Drizzle

CageStudios.Com

2005-10-23T22:31:00.000-07:00

Ciao a tutti!

I just wanted to share with all you happy people that i have launched my web hosting website at http://cagestudios.com

Why CageStudios? Well it was supposed to be kjstudios.com (kuyajoystudios) but someone owns that domain already, then i remember trixie calling me "cage" from 'kj' short for kuyajoy..and daks y.

Anyway, my hosting plans goes as low as $3.95 a month...that's really affordable.
hehe...

As for my music..well all of my stuff is al over the place..my mic stand in my car...the mixer in Corona..the guitar in L.A...etc..etc...i'm in transient mode right now...PLUS i'm going back to school again after 4 months of vacation....tsk...tsk..vacation from school that is..the past 2 months ive been working on a project to get me some dough... now i have to do that balance your study with work thing again...wish me luck.

oh and by the way, try to visit DRIZZLE my cousin's band back home, they are really good, OPM!.

2005-08-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

sometimes there are too many things happening simultaneously not gioving you enough time to organize what you want to write...that's when thoughts are scattered all around the place creating confusing signals from the vast ultraelectromagnetic space around you...what the?! ...exactly what i'm trying to say...

2005-08-10T06:26:00.000-07:00

Another recording from kuyajoy studios :)
and ofcourse it's from our favorite artists Ananya or Arctic Hysteria or whatever you wana call them :) right now i don't realy know which is which...anyway,
i wanted to record more songs but unfortunately the alcohol was too strong and we ended up with only 2 songs this original song from Trixie "Just For Tonight" and a song from Joey Ayala "Dumaan Ako"

"Just For Tonight" should be played with a piano by Pat as trixie explained to me, but as i was playing with the song i came up with this style i wanted to use and experiment on...it came out to be the chill out version of the song :) I think the crickets in the background is too cheesy now but that wasnt the case when i was arranging the music :) oh well.. isang tagay muna para sa musika!

as always it was fun...

pictures from that night..

and sorry trixie i have to post this next picture but this one really completed the night, when i saw this picture (with some alcohol) i went berzerk , i was laughin like crazy...take a look at it at tell me if it isnt trixies best closeup...

peace...

ang pugiiii!!!!

2005-08-07T10:35:00.000-07:00

ako pwede ikaw hindi...

pahirapan ba?

ewan.

2005-08-05T04:59:00.000-07:00

sadness....
feeling heavy...
mixture...
sentendo che c'e qualchecosa e' sta mancando..da me...di me...da fare...con me...con qualcosa...non so dire..mah c'e qualcosa...
nostalgia? lacrime? sembra c'e una nulla dentro di me...

ha comciato quando il mio fratello mi ha chiesto se volevo andare con loro per vedere una cinema con il suo figlio. Prima esmbra che anderemmo insieme mah hanno cambiato l'orario di cinema, allora non potevo andare perche ho un incontro con il mio amici in una bar si chiama "wasabi" poi sembrava che non so.

sopra tutto..mi manca pat...io so che in poci gioni incontriamo gia...ma questo mancanza e' sulla cosa qui nel filippine...mamma mia sono andato in tanti "gimik" ma veramente diverso sensa lei...si e' divertente questi "gimiks" mah mi manca il momento che abbiamo "gimicato" insieme qui a manila...

un altra cosa penso che la mia anima chiede che andero alla spirito santo perche quasi 2 anni che non ho confesato...

devo andare avanti...

andiamo...

c'e tanti piu di dire..di dare...

mah adesso basta.

basta cosi.

bakasyon

2005-07-24T09:26:00.000-07:00

half way sa bakasyon...

2005-06-09T23:37:00.000-07:00

miss na miss na kita...

sorry...ilang beses na ba akong ganito?

hay naku joy...ano ka ba naman...

eto ka nanaman...

hirap ng malayo...

kelangan mag ayus ayus ka na joy..hindi ka na bmabata...

joy..pagod ka masyado yan ang excuse mo sa sarili mo...

lahat naman tayo pagod eh...

malabo ba ? oo malabo...bukas na nga lang...

the truth hurts kaya ako ganito..deffensive kasi may dinedefensan.....

i can't handle the truth...

sorry

2005-06-01T20:50:00.000-07:00

Here's the first time i'm uploading a video here, sorry for the dial-up connections :)

Anyway, i was walking around sta.monica..watching the different performers on 3rd Street and came across thisawsome musician, ELIAH LEVY he was playing the CHAPMAN STICK. It was the first time i ever saw or heard this and it was great. Hehe..i dunno how much the instrument is but i shure wanna try it out, gotta read some more on that website.

And i bought his CD off the street, and his music is inspiring...2 CD's i got, one with light relaxing music and another which was the fynky one.

So yeah, i recently bought my first digital camera for pictures but it has the video feature too..and so i tried it out. The original quality of the video is really clear i couldn't believe that it came from this tiny digital camera, but here's what i have for the website.

Listen to the funky groove!

Here's a bigger sized video of what i got.
DOWNLOAD 320x240 21MBytes

2005-05-11T22:17:00.000-07:00

Man in the Mirror...

Stop pointing...look at yourself first...summary of the song.

Too tired to post any comment on this song...

I think we did this like a month ago..just to try out the setup i have here...
then "nada" as in blank...dehins ko na ulit nahawakan yung mixer...
it's been on my desk for a while now..just waiting for me to twist her knobs...
yes it's a she because you have to be very sensitive in touching her...a little wrong move and it's a bad day...very sensitive..you have to listen very closely..with your full attention..if not then she won't give you the best...

feeble attemt to post...

but yeah my mixer "mixy" has been laying on top of my desk..collecting dust..aargh..

oh well...

2005-04-18T13:17:00.000-07:00

I've been looking for a digital camera for sometime now, and while i was at compusa this caught my attention...among the many other goodies that i saw :)

It will be mine....

EPSON L-500V

And i'm also eyeing a Universal WALL/CAR/AIR adapter for my laptop...

Yes, i finally settled down with this last laptop i got..
after 2 other laptop returns i fanally am satisfied with this one... i think (big grin)

One of the reasons i have had no time to post nada here is because i've been so busy trying to look for my laptop :)
Asking questions and etc.etc..on notebookforums , well that my friends is a little side of my geeky life :)

It was so hard to find a lappy that could fit my needs, hehe, but this one aces it, i had to find a lappy that will have no problem with connecting the setup for my little home studio, i even bought a gadget for the other laptops that i returned (which reminds me i have to find a way to dispose it, eBay maybe?), well anyway, i got what i wanted, the long forgotten "LINE-IN" for laptops.

Next step, find time to make-music...geesh with all the school work and freelance work i have..i don't think that would be anytime soon...maybe when the smoke clears or maybe sooner..i dunno...i have somthing in the works right now..maybe i'll post what we have so far...

that's the it.

ingats.

2005-03-23T11:13:00.000-08:00

NUMA NUMA DANCE

This is so hilarious...

and i like the music too :) haha

2005-03-11T02:08:00.000-08:00

mamma mia, che nostalgia...
da tanto tempo che non avevo visto la nostra video della scuola gen Maggio -Dicembre 2002. Ho quasi pianto sai.
Veramente, non so, pensando l'attimo che stato bella e brutti, l'esperienze. Forse, non so, sono molto emozionato adesso. Questa nostalgia...

Penso che mai si ripetere una esperinza cosi bella, forse in un altra moda, mah con essatamente lo stessi persone che avevo vesuto? penso che no.

Ahh...loppiano...mi manca tanto

2005-02-15T13:44:00.000-08:00

Came across this one while i was doing things rather than working on my paper..shucks...

Five Reasons Why We Procrastinate

Reason 1. You Haven't Really Committed to Doing the Job
Reason 2. You're Afraid of the Job
Reason 3. You Don't Place a High Enough Priority on the Activity
Reason 4. You Don't Know Enough to Do the Task
Reason 5. You Just Plain Don't Wanna!

That's 5 reasons for me to Put Off Putting Off.

2005-02-15T12:17:00.000-08:00

i have paper due tomorrow but i don't know why i'm not working on it..
it seems i don't feel the pressure yet....i procrastinate too much...
...argh..no motivation...man i hate this...

c'mon joy do it and it'll all be over...don't wait for the last minute...

talking to myself again...

haay naku...pero pag website motivated sa pag-gawa..hmmm...
or music...or program...or presentation..pero writing a paper not realy my forte...c'mon dude

2005-02-15T09:41:00.000-08:00

I dunno why but this morning seems a little different.
I was walking from the parking lot on my way to work like any other tuesday morning. There's this homeless guy by the fence who practically lives by the sidewalk i mean with a small tent and all that, he's lke 6'1" tall fairly medium built but here he is asking for money day-in day-out. It didn't bother me before not giving him a single penny because i always thought that he's just lazy. I mean he's bigger than me, i bet he can find a job as a construction worker, or somethin, or even a bagger in a grocery store, but no this guy stays there and begs for money. And to top that, he has a girlfriend or maybe his wife with him staying there, I dunno. Well, this morning it felt different, He said "Do you have some change so we can have breakfast?" , i just waived my head like the usual, but as i was doin that i began thinking. What if the was Jesus? WOuld i even hesitate in shelling out some coins? I might even give him all my money, What if Jesus was the one asking for help? Another question popped up...What if Jesus was in my place? WHat would he have done? THen i thought he wasn't Jesus ... I wasn't Jesus... but it doesn't matter, i think it bothered me this morning because somehow some of my lost values kicked back in this morning. I grew up "trying" to live my life as a good Christian, Jesus is in the brother, Jesus is in each one of us...and as achild when i was in doubt i often turned to the thought "What would Jesus do?" I dunno, i'm an engineer... logic seems to always run my mind... logic vs faith you might say...or logic vs. emotion....thinking vs feeling... but it shouldn't be that way...it should be "thinking and feeling" it's the balance. This balance is not easily attained, practice helps, but it has been a while since i have conciously considered this and now i'm cought in between. Maybe its bigger than this situtation witht that guy, but it came from that situation.

It would be nice if the popi would invite me again for dinner, i wasn't able to go to the invitation last week because of an emergency. But, i do hope they invite me again, i do need some positive energy or whatever you call it. I think my situation is more of being away from a family than anything else, i practically grew up with the focolare, and it was my family, then now i'm kinda messed p because this has been the longest time that i have had no actual contact with the life i have been trying to live the past 20 years. It's up to me i know, i think i'm just homesick...has been a while that i felt this way but yeah, bottom line is i'm home sick.

2005-02-13T12:04:00.000-08:00

"how fragile we are..."
-Sting

noong isang concert ni Sting sa italy, this was one of the heart felt song kasi biglang the day before they had the gig ---- the 9-11 tragedy occured, they had a different set prepared for that night but the tragedy could never be ignored. It came to a point that they were going to cancel the concert to mourn for the victims. But one of the musician said that they should not be conquered by this terrorism, if they don't play how else would they express their feelings, they should not be beat by this act of terror. So they decided to continue the concert but with a restructured line-up of their songs. It was so emotional, the first song i think was "Fragile", the concert was a tribute to the tragedy, the song "Desert Rose" was also one of the more emotional songs that was played. Amazing, the concert was amazing.

FRAGILE
by Sting
interpreted by Trixie and Joy

If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the colour of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay

Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star, like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are, how fragile we are

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star, like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are, how fragile we are
How fragile we are, how fragile we are

2005-02-05T01:22:00.000-08:00

cala boca hapais...
vo se te un baeta bundawn bis.

sempre pensi che tu sei giusto...mamma mia...stai zito...capisci

2005-01-25T13:58:00.000-08:00

GROOVELAB
M-Audio Groovelab - Mix and Create Music Like the Pros
Small enough to fit in your pocket, brings hi-resolution 24-bit/96kHz recording and playback to any USB-compatible computer.

I'm putting this on my wish list.

I've been looking at a couple of notebooks/laptops that i might buy sometime soon because the computer that i use can't handle what i do. Err..it can run the programs i need but it just can't keep up with the phase that i do work on the computer, specially when i'm working on multiple programs simultaneously. For instance, Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Dreamweaver. And then add to that the normal stuff that's running...yahoo messenger...msn messenger...windows media player..and about 10 internet browser's open ...plus microsoft outlook contantly checking for mail...and of course either microsft word or power point ...all at the same time. Come to think of it it does seem that i do to much things..hehe...that's just when i'm catching up with my deadlines...and that's no excuse for any computer to slow down!!! haha. So anyway i'm trying to find a computer that perfectly fits me AND my BUDGET :)

Well anyway, i need this gadget because apparently all the laptops that i have seen so far don't have their usual line-in anymore, my old laptop has "LINE-IN, MIC-IN, HEADPHONES OUT" but now they only have "MIC-IN, and HEADPHONES" you can use that for conferences but that's the biggest no-no in clean recording, although i started out using MIC-IN in the early stages of my wanna-be recording engineer career, but for clean demo quality recording you need the LINE-IN if you have an analog mixer (which is what i have) to plug-in your computer software. But if you have 'em USB audio mixers then you have no problem, but i don't, that is why i need this gadget right here.

This is around $79, some packages come with the software and even with headphones. But yeah this is the one, or any other cheaper yet same quality interface that i can find out there. Well that is until i can get my hands on the $500 dollar M-BOX audio with the pro-tools software, this small gadget will do it for now (geesh i don't even have the money for this one scratch..scratch...where's that check anyway...tsk..tsk..)

2005-01-16T21:53:00.000-08:00

I have finally brought my humble mixer here, and my mic, but i don't have a cable for the mic...tsk..tsk...ergo i need a mic cable. I was used to borrowing a few equipment back home that i forgot that i don't actually own one, mic stands (plural kasi marami), mics ;), cables and more cables, keyboards, and a few effects..all not mine :) hehe but i still got my mixer and my mic.

I was looking at some stuff from MUSICIANS FRIEND and i saw the cable that i needed and WANTED hehe..but i don't have enough funds for that at this time because i also needed a mic stand for that which is another cost...hehe...then ching! i saw a deal on a mic stand with a mic cable, and it even comes with a microphone only for $19.99, after much deliberation i opted to buy this until i am able to upgrade the cables :)

There's just one more thing missing...who will be singing? Oh well...

And yeah here's the cajon i hand-carried all the way from the Philippines ;)

2005-01-07T23:34:00.000-08:00

My fiance is visiting in february...i'm so excited!!!!! YAHOOO!!!!!

2005-01-07T21:03:00.000-08:00

I spent christmas break back home in the Philippines.
I wasn't sure if there was gonna be time to record some music before i went back here, i only had two weeks, and ofcourse i wanted to spend that time with my family. For the past two years we hadnt spent christmas together. And come to think of it, the next time that we'll be seeing each other would be hopefully in December 2005.

The night before i left, we were able to squeeze in some time to record two songs.
At last i was able to record at kuyajoy studios once again. Here's an old song from FleetwoodMack that we tweaked just a little. Sung by Spirikitrix pinay counterpart of Stevie nicks.

Recorded one track of guitar hoping to add some more, and filling up the intrumental part, but ended up with just one pass at the guitar and using trixies vocals to fill up the intrumental part, pretty good for a one hour recording session.

Enjoy the music.

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Landslide
originally from Stevie Nicks (FleetwoodMack)
performed by:
Trixie Palma on Voclas
Joy Flores on Guitar
recorded at kuyajoy studios

I took my love and I took it down
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail thru the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life

Well, I’ve been afraid of changing ’cause I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I’m getting older too
Well...

Well, I’ve been afraid of changing ’cause I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I’m getting older, too
Well I’m getting older too

So, take this love and take it down
Year and if you climb a mountain and ya turn around
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well the landslide brought me down
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well maybe
Well maybe
Well maybe the landslide will bring you down

2004-12-14T10:53:00.000-08:00

I'd like to show you my vast vast collection of BOSS effects...

...in my D R E A M S.

Well, it was mine for a while :)
This was last Sunday in Guitar Center at Sunset Blvd., no i have not moved to this church yet. I went with Aldrin to help him choos a nice gadget for his nephew. It was hard to focus. I went ahead trying out these nice effects but ..need...to...help...Aldrin buy ..must ..fo-cus.. He ended up with a pretty good WAH-wAH pedal CryBaby by Dunlop...NICE. That took about 5-10 minutes, the rest of the time we were getting dizzy trying out all the nice toys in there. Hehe..dreaming about having this and that...basically about having all of them and calculating how much money we should come up to buy them all...we figured it would take us around...about all our life to do that so i just said "maybe" it's not worth it, haha.

Guitar center...God's gift to musicians of all walks of life...you just go there pick up basically anything you can see and play with it....myabe a $99 Junior Guitar or a wopping $2,999 guitar just waiting for you to pluck its strings...unfortunately you can't take it home with you...but a Guitar Center is always around the corner :)

2004-12-13T01:16:00.000-08:00

2 finals, 1 project & presentation and i'm done with my 3rd session of school.

saturday my final exams for database security class 1:00 - 3:00pm then project presentaion at around 3:30 pm.

and guess what..i leave saturday night 11:50pm flight...talk about hectic schedule...

...makes things a bit complicated..i have to prepare for school..i have to pack my stuff...i'm excited to go home..i'm anxious with school work...and i can't wait to see pat...even just for one day...friday is the day..or maybe saturday..but i think it's gonna be friday...what am i talking about? soon...soon..it will be understood :)

what else? i'm tired...argh

by the way..HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Let's not forget the real meaning of Christmas.

ano nga ba? naisip ko lang ito ngayon:
"...Christmas...Christ-mas....mas Christ...more of Christ"

ang galing ano?

2004-12-03T23:26:00.000-08:00

Here's the lyrics to that song.
Thanks kiko for the lyrics ;)

This song, i believe, captures the reality of someone longing for another. It's a simple song but like many other succesful songs this one has a "HOOK". And a song that has a hook will go a long way. It may be a drunm beat or a certain tone but most often it's a particular melody that once you hear you cannot forget. On the other hand i for one am more hooked by the beat of the song or the distinctive drum style and of course the simple yet unique guitar riffs, U2 is a great example for this. U2's with-or-without-you very simple sone but the guitar riff you can never forget...a great song definitely. Another one is Sting, you'd notice the simple guitar riffs that gives the song another layer of personality...say "If i ever lose my faith.." two strings on the guitar...brilliant.. and the bass line..nice...real nice. Well enough of that, just enjoy the song ;)

Miss ko na talaga mag-record record, skto pa pag-us\wi ko ngayong pasko wala sila sa Pilipinas..si Alon at Noel nasa italy pati yata si Fiel...si Pao naman narito sa states..tsk..tsk..hmm...but then again it's a time i can spend definitely with my family (...ofcourse). Pero gusto ko magrecord!!!! I am even thinking on just taking back with me here my simple studio setup i have back home...but then i don't have enough space here..hmm..think think think...and who am i gonna record with here? But that's not a problem .,..i can brush up on the materials that i have worked on and maybe eve come-up with some new ones ..actually i've been wanting to produce some songs i have had in mind...resources resources....priorities priorities....mahirap din ang walang sariling kwarto..minsan gusto ko tumugtog sa gitna ng gabi dahil madalas yun nalang free time ko para sa gitara ko ngunit isang batak lang sa string eh dinig na sa buong bahay..tsk..stk...di ko naman masetup ng permanente yung isa kong gitara na pwede earphones dahil ala namang lugar masyado...tsk..tsk..excuses excuses...i need to face it i have not balanced my time with these little but very imortant parts of my life...excercise and music...;) SInce i've been here it's work..school...study...ebay...surf the net...i gotta cut down on something and give time for my other activities...AHA! a good newyear resolution don't you think. Yep yep...

Let's see where were we ..oh that's right... enjoy the song...hehe.

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Alarm Clock
by Pao Pangan and Alon Mestica

Nag alarm ang clock
Umaga na naman
Sa pag gising ko’y nakangiti
Napanaginipan ka, nanaman

Magkasama tayo doon
Hawak kamay… hawak kamay…
Ako’y mahal mo, doon
Ako’y gusto mo, ooh doon

Ngunit nananaginip lang
Sa panaginip lang
Sa panaginip lang
Naroon..

It’s all because of me
Ikaw rin naman kasi
Di malaman ang gagawin
Pag nandyan ka sa tabi

Ako’y gusto mo, doon
Ako’y mahal mo, doon
Ngunit sa panaginip lang
O nananaginip lang.. nananaginip lang…
Nanaman..

2004-12-03T02:36:00.000-08:00

Alarm Clock
by Pao Pangan and Alon Mestica
munting alon production
recorded at kuyajoy studios

"...it's all because of me...ikaw naman kasi..."

Here's the song that Pao and Alon wrote...

Is it really only possible in our dreams?

Dreams can come true you know.

2004-11-12T17:42:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to show you the cake they gave me on my birthday.

2004-11-10T11:29:00.000-08:00

Maligayang Kaarawan
Happy BirthDay
Buon Compleano
Feliz Cumpleaños

oh yes, that's + 1 for me

Grazie Dio per questo giorno che mi avete dato.
È veramente un dono grandissima.

Grazie...Grazie..Grazie...

2004-11-09T11:49:00.000-08:00

Birthday ko na bukas.

Birthday wish ko?

I wish she stops smoking.

2004-11-07T23:25:00.000-08:00

I'd like to share a e-mail that i got from lewell.
Cheered me up ;)

MGA NAGBABAGANG BALITA

*Dalawang kalbo,nag-sabunutan!!!

* Capt. Hook dumaan sa Quiapo, pinirata!!!

* Palaisdaan, nasunog!!!

* Tahanang Walang Hagdan, inakyat!!!

* Bakla sumali sa away, napasubo!!!

* Bagong tuli nagyabang, lumaki ang ulo!!!

* Unanong madre, napagkamalang penguin!!!

* Bulag nakapatay, nagdilim daw ang paningin!!!

* Iceman nanood ng porno, nag-init!!!

* Tindera ng suka, tinoyo!!!

* Teacher nagkamali, tinuruan ng leksyon!!!

(one of my favorites)
* Eroplano nag-crash, lahat ng pasahero
namatay...sabi ng mga survivors!!!

* Basurero nagsampa ng kaso, ibinasura!!!

* Dahil may reklamo, eskwelahan ng mga bingi
nag-noise barrage!!!

* Tubero, nagka-tulo!!!

* Lalaki natagpuang pugot ang ulo, inaalam pa
kung buhay!!!

* Barbero tumestigo sa krimen, ayaw
paniwalaan!!!

* Misis ng photographer, nakunan!!!

* Tindera ng tubig, namatay sa uhaw!!!

* Kaso ng pilay, nilalakad!!!

* Invisible man, nakita na!!!

* Labandera nagkamali, sinabon!!!

* Lalaki kumain ng boneless bangus, natinik!!!

* Janitor sumali sa basketball, nilampaso!!!

* Paco binaha, kinalawang!!!

* Dahil lagi raw tulog, guwardiya binantayan!!!

*Bangkay, natagpuang patay!!!

*Tindera ng mais, nagpatawa korni!!!

*Tindero ng plastik, supot!!!

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And that's all for today, watch out for more funny sundays.

2004-11-06T18:43:00.000-08:00

Thought of the night...

"Put yourself in my situation and tell me what to do."

...simple lang diba?

sana maunawaan...

2004-11-04T13:14:00.000-08:00

I was chattin with Pao on YM the other day and he told me that they have a new recording. It wasn't much because they just wanted to record some structure of the song they have created i think from 2 years ago . He said "pasa-pasada lang" (one take recording) , and then he sent it to me and another song that Alon composed, two nice songs with much potential, it sucks not to be there when they record :) i miss doin that sh*t. And yet it's another recording at kuyajoy studios without kuyajoy. Pao said "Ganda ng mic pre..." napa haaay nanaman ako, how i wish i can bring my home setup here, maybe when i get enough money for it i'd build one in my future home ;) That's a must for my house, a basement would be the best place i can put this up. Hmm..but i don't think they have basements here in Los Angeles...maybe i'll just move to Wisconsin or somethin'. Well anyway my birthday's comin up...i still have to finish my wishlist ;)

And yeah one of the songs was medyo tag-lish ng konti lang naman.
I have to ask pao & alon before i post the song though.

2004-10-29T01:21:00.000-07:00

Ako para sa iyo pat...

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"The Reason"
by hoobastank
guitars: Dan Estrin
Bass: Markku Lappalainen
Drummer: Chris Hesse
Singer: Doug Robb

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over newand the reason is You

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over newand the reason is you
I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

2004-10-28T22:32:00.000-07:00

"ASSENZIO" New York
Saturday Oct 23,2004 9pm
Happiness.

abangan...

2004-10-23T21:00:00.000-07:00

Father, God of life and love,
together we come before you.
Make us strong in faith and generous
in love for you and for each other.
Bless both of us.
May we become more honest and sincere
as we try to get to know each other better.
We hear and see so many things around us
especially through the media that convey misleading
messages about love between two people.
May we learn your Truth.
May we let Jesus, your Son be our Teacher
in learning about true self-giving and loving.
Help us to resist all temptations and to avoid
occasions that would lead us to sin.
Let your Spirit be our only Guide in knowing your
will and in living it faithfully.
When we would have become ready to take each other
completely for the rest of our lives, may we celebrate
through the Sacrament of Marriage your wonderful
gift of love together with family, relatives and friends.
Amen.

2004-10-18T11:52:00.000-07:00

"Classes last only weeks. An education lasts a lifetime."

Finals week again...tuesday and thursday...hopefully i'll do good.
Study...study...

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Oh and yeah..i made my first sale today...well umm i haven't received the payment yet so i'm not yet celebrating for it, let's say it's 50% good because the buyer already placed the order online and unless he has a very very valid reason to withdraw that order then he should place the payment anytime soon :)

2004-10-14T23:24:00.000-07:00

Ladies and gentlemen...boys and girls CA License sa wakas!!!

After 3 attempts...i finally passed my behind the wheel test...

My first 2 tries was here in downtown L.A., i was going to take the 3rd one here because i was sure it had nothin to do with the area and it had nothin to do with the car that i'm driving. I'm not saying i don't like the vehicle i'm drivin right now but it kinda makes you worry (i guess) because it's old and full of dings and one big scraped side, maybe i'll post some pictures here soon. So anyway i hate to say it but i think people here are biased or somthin. Well my cousin told me just to take the test in Corona at NORCO he said "basta wala kang masagasaang kabayo pasado ka... " ( as long as you don't hit any horses you're sure to pass the test) hehe..funny but true :) I took the test this morning and there was no cars on the road...well maybe 2 or 3 at a time but comparing it here in downtown L.A. where you have all types of vehicles goin back and forth the streets. It's a nice experience...never give up hope...i'm just really glad that's all over.

It's kinda funny, my cousin who never drove back home (sa Pilipinas) takes the test passed it and here i am 10 years of drivin experience had to take 3 attempts to get a license here, hehe that's Filipino drivin thou...hehe understandable (grin) :)

good night.

2004-10-10T15:10:00.000-07:00

just one teardrop takes out a whole load from your chest... i just wanna cry

thank you mom.

2004-10-10T13:42:00.000-07:00

this just made me think...

it reminded me of my parents..

my mom in particular..how much love and patience they really have...
i think it's more of the same..

i remember back when i was still in the philippines going to school
whenever i went out my parents had no problem with it...even if i go home super late ...
and i remember my mom never actually sleeps....she just lies down the bed waiting for me to get home...everytime..she leaves her lamp open and i'd go there to turn it off so even if she dozes off waiting she'd know that i came home safe.

and that's a measure of love ...she trusts me...she tells me her piece and iuse it as a guide..but she sets mee free...as long as she knew i was safe...

but i am a guy...a guy is different from a girl...everyone can say all they want to... but a guy can never be the same with a girl and vice versa...not all that is ok with a guy is OK with a girl...there are limits...

i remember talking with my friend a week or two ago...he's married by the way...
but same goes with his wife...
she says" it's okay to do this or that..you do it right?" well he says"i'm a guy"
they think it's the same but ..guys don't really actually lose anything i mean we can get our ass kicked or somthing but nothing precious like that of a woman...and that makes the difference

women are more precious than men. and that makes all the difference.

2004-10-10T13:04:00.000-07:00

pathetic...
i am pathetic..
i have no one to talk to except this computer..
and say what? rant about how long distance relationship is hard...
you know why? because there's nothing you can do...you know why? because your a hundreds of miles away...it would probably work well if i can be NEO and fly fast enough to go to the other coast..but that's MATRIX..i am in the real world..we are in the real world..

how do we measure things? how do we limit things..pathetic...i say...i am
upto this..upto that? or just let it be..just be a cool bf... don't be a bitchy bf ranting about sh**t,

so that's why ld relationship is hard...yeah love is not lost..it never does fade away..but that's also the reason why it hurts...somtimes it's better that you don't know...because if you don't know then you don't know...it's not that you don't care it's just that you don't know...

malalaki na tayo..i hate saying things you should and should not do... we are free..we know what is right and wrong..we know what is dangerous and safe...

it's like smoking ..everybody knows it's bad..but what? who cares?
Geesh i myself even smoke sometimes..we are adults...
but what does that mean to you?

grown up that's the word right?

pathetic...

i am

i hate the feeling of being lke a bitchy bf,it's stoopid i hate it
but there's nothing i can do..what should i do...
yes write it down on a piece of paper and nothing...
so i'm here pathetically writing on the internet because i want to.

it's unfair.

life is unfair.

long distance relationship sucks.

so people ask how do you do it? and know i'm asking myself how?
just let things pass? hope that nothing bad happens?
well basically that's it. all you can do is say your piece but
what's that gonna do? you hope it helps. but that's it, it's pure TRUST
it's pure HOPE, nothing tangible. and you live with it..at least you try to
PRAYER...yeah..PRAY another non-tangible thing to do...but that's it...
that's all i can do.

I remember this filipino rapper back home..his song was about his girlfriend in U.S.A. it's a funny song but everything that he says there is true...and it could happen..and it's the worst thing that i could imagine happening in a ld relationship...the song was a narattion of him talking over the cellphone with his gf in trouble in the other end of the line..but that's the problem he couldn't do crap because he was on the other side of the world...it was a rap funny song but i was scare as sh**t ..it's not funny for me..it was scary...

... all i can do is cry.

that makes me think if i should go ahead with my plan..will it make things better or worse?

abangan.

2004-10-08T21:46:00.000-07:00

Are all women like that?

2004-10-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

I haven't heard this for some years now, then i was going thru songs Soft Rock with my yahoo messenger launch-cast and boom this was the next song on the list, it reminded me of the many songs that seem to fade at a certain pint in my lifetime but is brought back thru times like this one. Fade or not fade it remains to be a great song for me...it actually helped me to pick up my guitar and play some tunes again.

inspirational song..brings back my high school days...
astig yung guitar works dito,..simple lang...
parang may violin pero guitar with a fuzz distorion that makes it emotional..specially when he hits the harmonic notes. Ang galing, one of my favorite songs actually.

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When the Children Cry
by White Lion
from the album Pride

little child
dry your crying eyes
how can I explain
the fear you feel inside

cause you were born
into this evil world
where mas is killing man
and no one knows just why
what have we become
just look what we have done
all that we destroyed
you must build again

when the children cry
let them know we tried
cause when the children sing
then the new world begins

little childyou must show the way
to a better day
for all the young
cause you were born
for all the world to see
that we all can live
with love and peace
no more presidentsa
nd all the wars will end
one united world
under God

when the children cry
let them know we tried
cause when the children sing
then the new world begins

what we have become
just look what we have done
all that we destroyed
you must build again
no more presidents
and all the wars will end
one united world
under god

when the children cry
let them know we tried
when the children fight
let them know it ain't right
when the children pray
let them know the way
cause when the children sing
then the new world begins

2004-10-04T10:19:00.000-07:00

(I got this from friendster...senti yata ako ah...it must be the weather)

mga pinoy!..mga pinay! children of the 80's...eto tayo...h'wag i-deny

1.) You ate all the aratilis in your neighborhood.

2.) You plucked all the gumamelas in the area for soapbubbles.

3.) Your parents forced you to take afternoon siestaswith the threat that you will not be allowed to playoutside.

4.) You know all the street games (patintero, agawanbase, langit-lupa, etc., etc.)

5.) You owned a family computer or an atari.

6.) Your hand-to-eye coordination is terrific due tofamily computer.

7.) You gleefully boast that games today are so easybecause of the character's life bar
(remember when weused to play Mario? we died the minute a goomba hitus).

8.) You know this code by heart:UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-B-A-B-A-START(select-start for 2 players).

9.) You had a denim jacket (na may tatak na U.S.E.D.).

10.) You had a sticker book especially that Age ofDinosaurs stickerbook. potek!!! adik ako sa ganito nun!

11.) You were addicted to rainbow brite, carebears, mylittle pony, thundercats, bioman, voltes v, mazingerz, daimos, etc., etc.

12.) You played pc games like digger, tapper,moonbugs, alley cat and prince of persia.

13.) Ms Word did not exist in your vocabulary butWordstar did!

14.) You love 80's music even if you don't want to admit it.

15.) You know the cartoon show, Beverly Hills Teens.

16.) You know Kuya Bodgie and Ate Shena from Batibot.

17.) You watch Uncle Bob's Lucky Seven Club.

18.) You used AQUA NET to fashion ur 4-inch-highbangs. (ako dehins ha)

19.) Your blouses had paddings. huwaaaat?!!

20.) You watched some of your favorite shows onbetamax or even UHF 17 (the channel from Clark AirBase - or was it Subic?)

21.) You collected and "swapped" perfumed stationerieswith your classmates and friends, but followed theunwritten rule that you never write on them.

22.) The only place you go to for summer vacation isBAGUIO! ako sa san juan batanggas lagi eh..s

23.) On that note, camp john hay served BEST ice cream eto totoo ..haha

24.) You get confused playing playstation because of all the buttons on the keypad (nintendo only had thedirection pad, a & b buttons and the start & selectkeys) tunay nga..lalo na't kapag wala kang playstation tulad ko

25.) Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were the players at the time eh Samboy Lim was d best..diba? ayus

26.) When you know more 80's music than the song"Buttercup"

27.) You were allowed to bathe in the rain

28.) You were taught to comb your hair one-sided

29.) You knew who madam bola and sitsiritsit andalibangbang was

30.) Every Christmas you anticipate going to BIG Bangsa Alabang - with the giant slide. oh yes

31.) You know the Ewoks

32.) You had Mighty Kid shoes and Greg shoes. plus..World Balance

33.) You know what Time Space Warp means (and you knowwho Fuma Lae-Ar is)

34.) You and your barkada had a specific Bioman name.

35.) You sucked all the nectar from the santan planthence your mother got really pissed at you for destroying the santan plant. plus palakasan ng pitik sa santan!!!!

36.) For girls: You wore denim miniskirts with rubbershoes For guys: You had those bitin na pantalon whichyou wore with high-top rubber shoes!!!

37.) You loved cheezels and chickadees because of thegreat prizes it had! (remember sticky hands, bearpopups, and the stick on tattoos which were "banned"due to drugs daw?)

38.) Puffy cone still existed!!!

39.) Sosy ka if you bought a Magnolia drumstick

40.) You have those disney bow biters for your rubbershoes

41.) You know who Alf is.

42.) You're familiar with the show "PerfectStrangers". the Best Show!!!

43.) Idol mo si McGyver. ano first name niya? mynemis

44.) Thats Entertainment" ang "the bomb" nung mgapanahon na yun.

45.) Sikat ka kapag alam mo ang wordstar at lotus1,2,3

46.) Six digits lang ang telephone number niyo dati. actually konting tao lang ang may telepono nun...pay phone lang ang meron yung pulang napakalaki

47.) Tatlong .25 cents lang eh makakatawag ka na sapay-phone. eto nga

48.) Cute pa si Aiza non sa Eat Bulaga.

49.) Si Amado Pineda pa ang nagbabalita ng panahon

50.) You drank Chocolate milk from the Magnolia glassbottle which you kept for holding water in your ref.

2004-10-02T21:50:00.000-07:00

magkakasakit yata ako...

sama ng timing...

may project pang kailangan tapusin...

kahirap ah.

soft rock..tumatanda?

2004-09-28T23:36:00.000-07:00

usually when i study i listen to loud music, alternative rock, and it doesn't bother me at all, infact it sometimes motivate me to study.

But guess what...this afternoon i was about to take an online quiz..and i wanted to listen to some music..and i chose to listen to soft rock...and as i was going to school i usually listen to KROCK..just like NUROCK(manila).but this time around i was instead listening to 98.7 KLITE... softer rock....i dunno but i think there's something going on with me...i just can't point my finger and tell what it is...hmm..or maybe it's just my mood for today....

right now i'm listening to Hootie& the Blowfish "TIME"..what a coincidence..it suddenly makes me remember my high school and early college days...reminiscing...senti ko yata ngayon ah..hay naku...

Naaalala ko pa na pinapraktis praktis namin ang mga kantang yan...banda-banda..pero ano nga ba nangyari? hmm...it's funny how things happen and things left forgotten...sometimes we move forward leaving things that we don't really intended to leave but it's just is...oh well...

banda-banda biglang alis ako papunta sa USA para high school graduation gift yata yun..then pag-uwi subok ulit pumasok sa banda-banda..simulan ulit biglang alis papunta sa Bangkok naman...hmm..wala ulit...then pagbalik banda-banda nanaman...medyo tumatakbo na then punta naman ako sa italy...pag balik wala na oras sa banda-banda..gagraduate na eh kailangan tutukan ang thesis...thesis...thesis-thesis naman ngayon....pagkatapos ng thesis trabaho...traba-trabaho....iba-iba..pero masaya.

pero kahit san man ako magpunta meroon musika..sa gitara o kahit sa tapik-tapik lang sa table..musika lagi na sa dugo ko...musika ano pa nga ba.

2004-09-22T10:02:00.000-07:00

i'm feeling sad
umalis na kasi si kuya at least nagkita kamikahit paano,
....
hirap din ng sanadali lang magkita no?
tapos hiwalay na ulit...
di mo tuloy alam kung mas okey ba yun or hindi?
hay naku kakalungkot lang...parang you want more time to spend but you don't have that time...
siguro just spend it well...pero problema sa akin nare-realize ko ito after na...or kung minsan feeling ko i didn't spend my time well..i can be too hard on myself most of the times..
kelangan din pagbigyan ko naman sarili ko...it's not healthy

pero masaya rin ako kasi nakapunta si kuya dito :)

okey din yung mga usap namin...

maging okay naman sana lahat :)

yun lang

peace men

2004-09-18T02:40:00.000-07:00

Eto ang lyrics ayon sa aking pandinig..paki korek nalang kung may mali..sengkyuk

"Laya"
by Pinoy Stories

sila ay sina:
Camoi - vocals
Jerome - bass
Niko - guitar
Ipe - guitar
Mart - drums
Rt - turn table

Tinatawag tayo ng ihip ng hangin
Dinuduyan ng lupang kaharian natin
Sa ilalim ng puno umaawit
May isang ibong sumasayaw sa langit

wooO-huwo-OW-huwo-o-o-OW
Malaya....Malaya...Malaya....

Sinusuyo ako ng iyong pag-giliw(giling?)
Nakatingala sa iyo maghapon hanggang magtakip-silim
(Tinatayog?) ang layo, abot mga bituin
Ibong malaya kailan ma'y di mapapasa-akin

wooO-huwo-OW-huwo-o-o-OW
Malaya..Malaya..Malaya...

(instrumental)

Ibong marikit (kumakalas?) sa himpapawid
Sumasayaw, gimigiling, umi-indak, nakaka-inggit
Ibong malaya kailan ma'y di mapapasaakin
Ibong malaya kailan ma'y di mapapasaakin

wooO-huwo-OW-huwo-o-o-OW
Malaya..Malaya..Malaya...

MA-LA-YA-!!!!

Malaya..Malaya..Malaya...

check them out at soundclick.com

MaLaYa

2004-09-15T21:50:00.000-07:00

Laya
by Pinoy Stories

Ang lupit, feel na feel mo sa boses ..MaaaLaaaYaaAAA!!!!

Malaya = Free

Ang husay talaga ni Camoi!

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Hmm..looking back at my first few months here in the states...i have realized that i've been slowly eaten by the consumeristic fever that is AMERICA. Oh yes, you can buy anything here..not only that you can buy it from anywhere...even if you don;t have money...and that's the scariest thing thank GOD i have not yet reached and will NOT reach that stage. Oh my gulay!

eBay...paypal...credit card...oh my gosh...SALE SALE!!!... buy now!!! buy now!!!! ...$10/month for an item worth thousands...50% Off...Summer SALE!!!...FALL SALE!!!....WINTER SALE!!!...Spring SALE!!! What the heck!!! that means SALE year round...so it's not really on sale..because that's the price year round..DUH?!??! But yes, i admit that i am one of the manymanymany victims of this reality...control..control...it's either you control yourself or be controlled by them SNAP!

abidiabidiabidiabidiabidiabidiabidiabidi..blech!

I need to slow down...look back at my budget....good thing that i do that....but it's scary...one wrong move and i may be in debt for my lifetime...bad..bad bad..that cannot happen.

I should not be trapped by this monster...

I need to be free...i am free

"MaALAaAyaAAa!!! MA-LA-YA!"

Mary's Day

2004-09-08T23:53:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Mama Mary

isa lang ang regalo ko sa kanya, pero naging regalo rin para sa akin,
masarap ang pakiramdam ng hindi nagdadamdam
muntik man matuloy naligtas naman si kuyajoy

kaya ko pala...kaya ko na...

kaya'...kaya natin...

taking it back

2004-09-01T01:40:00.000-07:00

i'm taking it back.

i'll still be around, it's hard not to, considering i'm always online almost 10 hours a day.

i just have to focus more on why i really have this blog...and that's to share my life thru music...gotta get back on track..and that's what i'll do. .. now where's that guiter...tsk...tsk...

- B a L a N c E -

2004-08-25T13:43:00.000-07:00

kuya joy is resigning from blogging...

maybe someday i'll be back... i hope so...

anyway just keep enjoying the music...

ciao...

2004-08-24T23:26:00.000-07:00

Kung kayo ay nasa pilipinas at interasado sa mga iba't ibang activities ng youth try ninyo ito...

clcik ninyo!
YOUTH DAY

Ayos yan masaya!

2004-08-24T16:46:00.000-07:00

And yes i took my 2nd shot at my behind the wheel test and...

BAGSAK!!!! anak ng tipaklong @!@##@#$$^!!! nanaman

...pounding my head...

hay naku..last chance ko na next time and it will be shet

thank you, bow.

2004-08-24T12:09:00.000-07:00

TODAY...

Right now i'm studying and then...

i'll be having my 2nd behind the wheel test L.A. DMV ...yep 2nd time and i hope i won't make any mistake anymore...

Then i'll be with my baby, yahoo!, drive to tarzana...fast..really fast...don't have time to waste on the road because...

IT'S MY FINALS WEEK... my first class PRINCIPLES OF SECURITY AND PRIVACY that's 6:30pm to 10:00pm hopefully i'll be done by 9pm

Pagdasal natin.

Also pray for that Pat gets a good score on the essay part of CBEST, she passed the written and mathematical part and now waiting for the Essay part.

2004-08-11T23:37:00.000-07:00

i'm back from school...
it was very a tiring night, we had our second quiz and i don't think i did any good...
but it's frustration because i thought it was gonna be a piece of cake since i did my homework for the past two weeks..but NOOOO...the problems were so confusing....blech...oh well...

Okey na sana...kasi tapos na yung quiz, but NO, i had to present for our breifing..and blech..it's so hard to present slides that you don't really fully understand...and i think that is what happened..i simply hated my night... but i'm glad it's over, but then again there's still next week..oh well...

das layf

2004-08-09T20:25:00.000-07:00

..ano record tayo?
..sige
...pagkatapos ng fette?
...sige
...okey lang kahit hanggang madaling araw?
...sige
...ayus lang
...tara

One of the last kuyajoy productions actually made in the home studio...
ummm i think this was around 3:00 a.m. in the morning...2 days before i left ...
tipong sige pasadahan lang natin ng isang beses para may record tayo...
and i guess that was it, hopefully we can re-record this again with Camoi

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JADED
by Arctic Hysteria (Ananya)
Trixie on Vocals
Joy on Guitars

Too many times our pride controls us
Too many times we hesitate
During these moments souls are stolen
Our precious destiny is made to wait
* Years go by, we break into a million pieces
Do you wonder why, its empty in your eyes
Walk away from your disguise, into the night
Find your place, it’s a starlit sky and your hearts not blind
The world is not unkind
If you believe your angel’s watching
Don’t be afraid to soar to high
Oh, it never was a sin to forge your own wings
Your strength will cradle you to paradise (*, 2nd stanza)
** Years go by, we break into a million pieces
do you wonder why, its empty in your eyes
A lifetime’s passed you by
I hold the fragile remnants of your eyes
Do you wonder why
Its empty

Noel and Joy: (singing the jaded tune) "...The world is not MANKIND..."
...wala lang ka-tono lang kasi

2004-08-04T01:56:00.000-07:00

isang taon na...

isang taon na kakaiba...

isang taong napakaganda...

mahal ko parin siya at mamahalin pa...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PAT!!!

I LOVE YOU

2004-07-29T22:29:00.000-07:00

"...all i need is someone to listen to me...

that's all..."

- mrksp

2004-07-29T22:28:00.000-07:00

This is not for you neither is it for me, but for whom? Yeah that's it its for "WHOM".

Frustration...no one undestands you..i mean no one...or maybe you just dont want to be understood,what is it really? do you even care of what you're thinking? am i talking to myself? it's a circle..i am traped with explaining myself to finally understand myself. I explain myself hoping you can understand, but thats the point, it's myself. I think you're damaged somehow...by the fact that you can't express what you are, am i? Confusing isn't it..that's just the tip of the ice, if you even dare submerge to see how vast it is below sea level you can see that that ice berg is way too big for you. Random thoughts...words...i wanted to talk to you hoping to what? i really don't know, bt i know i had to talk to you, but where does it end?

Random thoughts, write it down.

Blech, i hate myself right now. I am such a confusion. I came to a point that no one can understand me, or no one around me. Me..me..me ..me all i do is talk about myself..how egoistic is that? How did i become like this? Do you even know me? do i even know me? Who knows? Or is it my nose? Huh?

Nose to nose...only heaven nose (matching turo sa langit then turo sa ilong..) that's if any of you remember the song "heaven knows"

Are you trying to be funny? maybe, or am i just going psycho am i talking to me or you ? So how do you ask that question? wHo aM me? who are i? who am you? who are me? Huwat?
I miss the simplicity of life..how did i make it so complicated? I hope my brain doesn't pop, because i'm all alone.

You shouldn't be reading this.I shouldn't be reading this.

... so how's your bad day going?

Can't i stop thinking of myself for a while? THen i'd be dead, but isn't that what you do? it's not that easy after all, die to oneself as i always remembered, that's the key that i have lost...or i just don't want to use it? a key.. a key...

Again, this is not for you, this is not for me, it may be funny, but not for me, this time i'm really crazy.

2004-07-23T23:57:00.000-07:00

may ginwa akong idea ng isang kanta kagabi...pero ayaw ko muna ilagay dito kasi an ganda pa ng "winowbidubidoobidobidooo" and sobrang tunog tae yung pagkarecord ko nung kagabi kasi wala naman akong gamit dito...yung gitara acoustic na bulok pa...wala kse ako oras setup yung isang gitara...hay naku.....basta yun..napapaisip isip tuloy...basta yun...sana ay mabuo ....

2004-07-22T20:45:00.000-07:00

ano ang tagalog sa "FOREIGN" ?

2004-07-19T00:24:00.000-07:00

Another KuyaJoy Studios production.
Basta si trixie ang haba ng lyrics...
"...wash the window (wooUwuooobiduoohoo)..."

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PATRICIA’S ANTHEM
by Ananya
Trixie Palma on vocals
Aree Pangan on keyboards

Vanity is my sin
And I’m guilty as not even charged
Well I think too much, think I know too much
Don’t know anything, empty
And my masks, countless masks
I’m too good an actress that I’ve succeeded in fooling myself
Got me a few smile-worthy moments, misery

*Is this some kind of game
I know I said I loved games
But I sure as hell am not enjoying this one
Made too much allowances for my mistakes

Circle must be my favorite shape
Where’s my genie? I’d settle for 3 wishes
I am sane, take comfort
Free flowing energy, contagious happiness
A broken dam setting waters free to wash away what should be
BUT remedied by sandbags, heavy *

Heaven, hell, damnation
I feel not that but just an empty abyss
I fade into oblivion
Got a map, a way out, but I can’t read it
Maybe I don’t want to
You call it pride
Hear me I don’t want your help

Here I create a narcissistic soap opera
Shed just a little light
Wash the window
Let the sunlight through
I long for release, I long for release
Grant me that

2004-07-01T12:01:00.000-07:00

Endless Faith
by the Gen Giallo
with guest artist: Trixie Palma
This song was written by Alon Mestica
Bass: Alon/Fiel Endaya
Gits: Alon/Joy Flores
Keys: Jong Savilla
Kahon: Noel DeJesus
mixed and recorded at KuyaJoy Studios

I'm not tired walking in this world while i'm blind
When i'm lost all alone, all alone
I'm not tired searching
I feel the fire inside of my bones

When i'm down
and i'm lonely
THat's because im a man, im a man
but you said there was something inside of me
like the mwind blows

Hey now!
here's my shoulder
stronger and stronger
Give me that cross and i'll be you

Are those your wounds?
i know thats me
THat's because im a man but im your man
ANd i'm here to pay all the things you've done

Hey now!
here's my shoulder
and now that im stronger
Give me that cross and i'll be...

As i walk down the ile
i feel the nail in my hands
and i ask why
is that because i'm a man...

Hey now!
here's my shoulder
stronger and stronger
Give me that cross and i'll be you

a little you...

Ay musika...saan ako mapupunta kung wala ka?
Salamat salamat musika...

That's a new piece from Gen Giallo

Gen Giallo is a band that started way back late 70's or early 80's ,
the members of which changes as one era passes to another, but the music goes on and develops. But there is one thing that will not change in this band,it is the songs written from experiences of the band and the persons that try to live the Gospel in everyday situations.

here's some shots from those sessions

2004-06-29T11:53:00.000-07:00

PILYO
by Pinoy Stories
sila ay sina:
Camoi vocals
Jerome bass
Niko guitar
Ipe guitar
Mart drums
Rt turn table

matagal ko nang hinihintay na mag-record itong mga ito,
at iyan na nga nakapagrecord na sila...
ayan sila...etong trip kong kanta nila...ang huhusay nila!
si Camoi pinakamahusay!!!!!

ang kanilang music ay world fusion...ang sarap pakinggan ng tugtugan nila.
huli ko silang napanood sa BIGSKY sa may new manila, the sound system was not that great but enjoy parin, nakakainis nga minsan kapag ang sama ng sound system pero lumabas parin ang husay ng tugtugan nila...ngayon, di ko alam saan pa gig nila.

from SOUNDCLICK.COM

WE are PINOY STORIES!!
We make music for ourselves!!!

Why this name?
we just chose a name that sounds and feels right.
something that represents what we truly are. ewan!!!!!

Do you play live?
YES!!!! whenever someone asks us to.... wait.. whenever we want to.. usually at Ghettondo!!!

Would you still sign a record contract with a major label?
given the right circumstances... yes!!!

Your influences?
Escriva Rock!!!

Favorite spot?
Brazil (never been there), India,Africa, Egypt, Galapagos, shempre Philippines!!!!

Equipment used:
Camoi : very scientific,highly sophisticated mic
Jerome : fender jazz bass
Niko : Fender Telecaster,drive master, dd3,phaser,flanger,super!!!chorus,pakpak
Ipe : Fender Telecaster,Ds1,vox wah,digitech delay,Super!!!chorus
Mart : zildjian 5a
Rt : vestax,technics

2004-06-28T10:35:00.000-07:00

If you still wanna hear Song 19 just go to "My HOmeMade Music" area and you can get it there...

right now there's another song that we quasi recorded as i see it...a finished unfinished song...hehe ewan ko kung matutuwa sila na pinost ko ito dito..kasi medyo raw pa ang pagkarecord nito tag-isang takes lang..well...pero i like it...

...i just looped some chords and let trixie give it one shot at the mic and Camoi with some parts that i salvaged from an unfinished recording session...then i just grabbed the bass guitar and recorded one take free flow feel it bass line playing along the other parts and looped at the later parts some Percussive shots... but i like it..i didnt edit anymore the background noises because it kinda sums up the feel of the moment..of the song...and it brings memories of that session...

dapat nag-record nalang tayo all night ...punta pa kami sa supposed to be cythia night but it turned out that she only played 3 songs..pinilit pa...pero ang galing talaga niya..heniweys...

enjoy the music...

DECEMBER
by Ananya

Unwelcome intruders steal smiles and inner peace
Unleash the trapped voices from the depths of my mind, heart and soul
Dusk comes too often, moon too seldom to light my way
Biting wind makes me shiver in cold and in shame

Vines that know not how to disentangle themselves from the knots they created
I’m not feeling appreciated, I miss you, is this some pop quiz, who am I?

I am who you want me be
I am your whimsical fantasy

*I wish I took filters picture
To end that winter of heat
‘twas a dagger through my heart
Begin the winter of discontent

Alcohol in my system my tolerance up more than just a notch
You say I swear too much, gotta stop, we yield and mend each other together
Memories and scents sink beneath the sheets and amidst the pillows
A common home, a shared room, three weeks was all it took

You anchored yourself to my being, you dug too deep
And found a place within me, set you free I have to but I can’t kiss you goodbye just now, not now

Faithful companions, good conversation, I want to remember every single detail
You’re the reason I don’t want to go back to school, to life, back to reality

**Don’t want December to end
Take me with you, take me away *

I need a cigarette, I need someone, I need you,
Who are you? Where are you?
A mouse in the corner, a camera over me,
Wasn’t it good enough? How to be good enough

2004-06-23T02:03:00.000-07:00

one of my favorites from "ANANYA" (tama ba spelling?)

"Arctic Hysteria" was their name before

i thank Ananya for giving me the chance to record and mix their song

i'll expound more on their music on the next posts...

for now, enjoy the music.

SONG 19
by Ananya
Camoi and Trixie
Only you have the natural gift

To destroy me, hypnotize me
Make me feel like I’m heading
In the general direction of nowhere
Too much of a good thing is just an illusion
But I can’t seem to let go of you
And I’d rather hold on for as long as you let me

And you’re so beautiful (3x)

Walking this thin line
Between bliss and pain has become routine
Well I’ve traveled many roads
But by far you’re the safest place
I know

And you’re so beautiful

When you take my hand in yours
I can feel your heartbeat resting on my palm
I close my eyes and feel the sand on my feet
As you take me in your arms
Receding waves and stars beyond my reach
Remind me of what we’ve become

And you’re so beautiful

2004-06-21T21:58:00.000-07:00

i`m in japan right now...

i`m not staying here...just passing thru...

libre internet eh..so eto...

grabe...you just don`t know how much mixing/recording time i have spent this past 2 weeks, i have learned a lot just for this past 2 weeks...and i want to learn more...
ang saya mag record and mix...but it is also frustrating at times specially when resources are limited but it`s a learing process,i`d like to someday be able to work with a real pro or even just to see him/her work and learn more from sessions and sessions...it was difficult leaving my room i kinda became a bit attached to it but i am glad that it will still be put into good use while i`m away.

Kaya alon! at pao! kung mababasa ninyo ito...alagaan nyo mga gamit ha! :)
and try to gather more resources ..tips..etc...i think we can start with elfio with regards to home studios..but when there`s a chance to learn from a real pro don`t let it pass...kasi so far all my work has been coming from my trials and errors but i think it would be best if accompanied by outside tips :)

When i get to california i`ll start uploading some of the music that we have cooked...hehe..some would be medium rare..or well done...but it`s part of the musical experience always.

Salamat sa mga pagpupuyat at pagtyatyaga...sana matapos yung album ng Giallo ,
salamat kay alon,pao,noel,fiel,jong,ruben,aree, matmat at trixie for a very memorable last few days back home...di bale babalik din ako..kitakits

No goodbyes ...just goodhellos ...

abangan...

Back to School

2004-06-04T12:19:00.000-07:00

Back to school!!!!!!!
After 20000 years..yes...my student visa application was approved...and yes i am going back to the U.S. of A.

I'm very excited...and very happy!!!
But of course i have my worries...
currently they are two things:
1. car
2. job (on-campus)

oh yes earthlings i need to earn money if i want to survive in the states..and i need a car to go with that...and where am i going to get this? right now three words... I-DON'T-KNOW...hehe

but i'll think of something with God's help and of those who love me ;)

A new adventure...oh yes

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i think this has been one of the hardest decision that i have made..a stable job versus furthering my studies..if they had offered me more, then maybe i wouldnt be going to school..but..i dont think they can level with having the opportunity of studying in the states with their offer and so...ayun

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Salamat sa lahat ng sumuporta sa akin lalo na sa aking tatay , nanay , kuya at ate, alam kong mas gugustuhin nila kung ako'y magtatrabaho na lamang at mananatili dito sa ating bayan ngunit tuwina rin nama'y pinapaalala nila sa akin na ang mahalaga ay ang aking kasiyahan higit sa lahat. Kaya't tuloy lang ang suporta nila, mahal na mahal ko sila. Kapag ako ay nasa Amerika na ay siguradong kakailanganin ko ang kanilang suporta.

Napakaraming tao ang nakapag palinaw sa aking isipan upang makita ang liwanag sa aking pagpili, ang aking kasintahan, ang mga kaibigan kong naririto, at iba pa, ngunit higit sa lahat ay ang Poong Maykapal na laging naririto sa aking piling kahit na ako'y nakakalimot sa kanya.

Salamat..salamat..

2004-05-18T04:06:00.000-07:00

Laud's Comedy...
Noel..Joseph..Bong...dinagdagan ko ng other elements yung kanta...hope you like it...
that's if you guys ever visit this spot..hehe...

hehe...i couldn't resist...
dinagdagan ko ng cajon at bass yung kanta..hehe...
trip...enjoy ulit...

2004-05-17T06:28:00.000-07:00

This was recorded 2 years ago in a studio in Loppiano,Italy in the province of Florence.
Written out of the experience that Noel had with a girl from Colombia. With the help of Bong,former member of the international performing arts group GENROSSO, the poem composed by noel unfolded into this song. Given voice by Joseph and accompaniment by Joy, a few late nights of arranging and jamming the four pinoys ended up with this recording.

Today, Bong is in Australia, Joseph is in Italy, Noel is in Manila, and Joy is still in transit, i don't know when again would these four meet to juice up another song, but here it is the one and only song recorded by J.J.B.N....enjoy.

Laud's Comedy

(for Claudia Baquero Jaramillo, from Bogotá, Colombia)
written by Noel Erasmo
vocals by Joseph Siason
guitars by Joy Flores
mixed & produced by Bong Pesito

Interlude:

He can't sleep on nights like this
Of memories that are not
A heart's been a curator of pennies and dimes
Collecting wishes of happiness and of peace.

Stanza 1:

Tormented and anguished
Of realities that fade
Of memories that should be not
Of thrown coins and disrupted waters
Set unfulfilled dreams

Chorus:

Time and again the coins disrupt
Time and again the coins disrupt
The peace... the peace...
Of this well.

Stanza 2:

The inner peace being searched for
Leaving this well behind
His madness the dream strived for
Wept with the invisible
A memory left behind
A love sought
A love lost
Set unfulfilled dreams.

(Chorus)

Bridge:

As lights go dim, the curtains close
Laud's comedy naturally ended (2x)
lights... naturally ended...

(Chorus)

Of this well.. (till fade)

2004-05-13T19:27:00.000-07:00

What does a "Sales Information Officer" do?

2004-05-12T02:33:00.000-07:00

mrBIG...
one of the best band that ever played...
until they sparated a few years ago...

i remember watching their concert here in manila umm...10 years ago...
oh my it was 10 years ago i can't belive that..grabe..
i remember they played this song...and it is also known as the
electric drill song, true to it's name they hade electric drills on the solo part of the song.
They were awsome..the bassist (billy sheehan) and the guitarist (paul gilbert) pulled out a drill just before a certain section of the instrumental part of the song.
(talk about nostalgia)

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those were better days...
now there's the elections...the counting of votes...
i vonlunteered for the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections a.k.a. NAMFREL and tonight will be my last shift 11pm to 8 am
i hope a miracle can happen in this country...
they say the counting will be finalized still in 15 days...
talk about SLOW...

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updates on my educational plans...
hopefully next week i'll be making my appointment with the embassy..
kung nagdadasal kayo paki sama na sa dasal ninyo yung pagkuha ko ng visa...
salamat

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more than anything else .......enjoy the music!

2004-05-05T09:54:00.000-07:00

FINDPRECINCT
If you are a registered voter in the Philippines check out this site,
it will help you find where you should cast your votes.

I was asked by a friend of mine if i was interested in volunteering for NAMFREL...
i kinda hesitated...because that means i should be non-partisan during that stretch...
But it's also a contribution that i need to do, i've been complaining about dirty elections and all that sh*t
but if i only do the talk and i don't do no walk, then all that i would have been saying was nonsense...
I know that i can't stop all the cheating but i will try to do the very best o my part (peksman).

I remember my dad in his younger years joining NAMFREL, well it's my time now...

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On a different note...
mahirap talaga walang kotse.... i was planning on doing a lot of things outside of the house today...
buy some cables that i need for my homestudio...buy some software...
check out some Hard Cases for my mixer...and maybe get a haircut...
but i wasn't able to concretize that plan kasi ala akong kotse kanina.

Okey lang, it's my fault anyway..i woke up too late....i could've gone out in the morning...when there was still a car available...
tomorrow is a brand new day...and i will wake up early to get things going...

2004-05-04T07:34:00.000-07:00

hehe...a new post and new music uploaded..had to post this...
anyway the previous post about my music "FOUND" if you wanna hear it just click my home made music link

as for this post, i would like to introduce you all to VICTOR WOOTEN
a bass player...i think one of the best BASS player i have ever heard...

anyway here's his version of Stevie Wonder's song OVERJOYED..
using only his bass guitar...

enjoy

2004-05-04T06:29:00.000-07:00

course of development...the music "FOUND" that i've been jamming around with...
listen to the bass line in the middle of this clip and the melody (it's going to be the bridge or maybe the refrain) something new ;)
borrowed a kahon and a bass guitar and souped up some record time in my progressing "home studio".
This song or maybe "instrumental to be" has still yet to be fulfilled.

------------------------ on the academic side
Still no letter coming from my university...tsk..tsk...they said they sent it..but...nothing still...
i'm gonna be asking themn again when...but i hope it'll be soon...

--------------YAHOO!!!
I'm so so so happy and proud that my mahal has been accepted by bankstreet as assistant teacher :)
I miss her so much....

2004-05-03T10:20:00.000-07:00

congratulations to my mahal!!!!!

2004-04-26T23:22:00.000-07:00

medyo techie post ito

i have discovered a way to record two tracks of audio simultaneously but with separate tracks in my computer.
Malaking bagay ito kasi mas makakatipid ng oras pag sabay ang pag-record...and para sa akin mas okey na sabay i-record ang bass and drums,
or kung acoustic aman ang kanta..sabay narin ang vocals and guitar then edit nalang sa computer.

I've tried recording some stuff again, mas malinis na at malinaw yung pag-record kasi may nahiram akong ANALOG multi-track recorder, and i'm using it as my pre-amped mixer for now. But when i get my "real" mixer then yun na ang i-interface ko sa computer ko, exciting.
Here's a pic of that mixer. Mga 2 years ko nang wish magkaroon nito, and malapit na matupad ang wish ko :D

2004-04-21T06:32:00.000-07:00

Here's an old one and not really a clear copy, hindi ko pa na-e-explore and computer recording nung mga panahong itop eh...GEORGY PORGY...hehe i think this was 3 years ago, we were jamming and i recorded this on a tape recorder, actually i recorded our jam sessions but this is the only one left i think, i can't find where the other recordings are.

Sarap ng jam-jam lang pili ng mga 196 songs..inuman...then 5 lang ang matutugtog dito..haha neverthless masaya parin, sa tingin ko ang importante doon ay nagkakasama sama kami and nakakpagusap-usap sa mga buhay-buhay, hindi lang masta banda-banda, eto kasing mga kasama ko medyo times two na nga age ko hehe..joke lang...pero mas may-edad na sila sa akin, and we were all working and para ma-relax naman kami eto na nga't tugtugan na. It was good while it lasted...eventually i went to italy..then when i got back Gary was on his way to the USA and i also went to the USA...then si Aldrin din nag-USA, ako nandito ulit sa pilipinas, nandito nalang ay si NAto, ako at si bimboy, di ko pa nakikita si bimboy nasa akin pa yung DVD ng JOE SAT concert...kelan kaya ulit makukumlepto?

Aldrin on guitar/vocals, sumasakit ang ulo sa mga tugtugan namin kasi ang tataas ng boses and singkupado ang tugtugan :)
Nato on Drums, siya ang nagyaya sa mga jam sessions na ito,
Bimboy on Bass
Gary on keyboards, baby dinosaur,
Ako on lead guitar, pinaka-bata sa bandang ito hehe.

enjoy the music if you can...

2004-04-19T03:28:00.000-07:00

Just one update...

Nasa Pilipinas na ako.

So much to tell...so less enthusiasm to write...oh well.

2004-04-02T13:59:00.000-08:00

kwento...

una sa lahat..huling araw ko na ngayon magtrabaho... (hopefully just for this month)

haha...

Edi nagpunta ako sa Keller...

I took the first test...Quantitative...numbers.. i was given instructions before the test...then halfway the test i remembered that she gave me a calculator to use...it's okay...i still had time... finished it just in time...30 minutes for 30 questions...resulta...bery guud..taas daw nakuha ko...

Ang next...VERBAL test....comprehension and stuff...
...22 numbers for 30 minutes...i tried to answer all the questions thinking that was the best way to go...i was wrong...i shouldv'e made sure of each number rather than just finishing everything...and another thing...mahina talaga ako sa ing-gles anak-nang...anyway i passed pero conditional yung rating ng score ko meaning i have to re-take the test get a higher score if not i have to take a pre-requisite course to compensate...tsk..tsk...

bottom line is TANGGAP NA AKO!!!!

SO...next thing to do is to decide which school i would choose...

KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DEVRY - MISM

or

A.I.U. - MIT

Ano sa palagay mo? WATCHATHINK?

2004-03-31T15:13:00.000-08:00

good luck sa akin...

i'm taking the entrance exam today at Keller GRaduate School...

..will be relying on stock knowledge...hope it doesn't get STUCK! TAHHH...

2004-03-30T14:29:00.000-08:00

...save me...

2004-03-29T10:31:00.000-08:00

smallville days seem over...
i'vd watched the whole Series 1 , series 2 , and all the episodes of the 3rd series that they have shown so far...
so what next?

i'm glad to have finished that streak...i've realized that it helped me relax..but it also took away a lot of precious hours from me...tsk..tsk...it's like reading all the comic books about superman, only better coz i just sit back, relax and watch as each page is turned ..hehe..buhay batugan!

i miss my mahal...i can't wait to see her on thursday ..yahooooOOOO!

2004-03-26T10:38:00.000-08:00

Hehe... theme song from the series Smallville...thanks to Kath Guerin for the music download

Not really unique as it can get but i like...i think they've been influenced by U2..guitar works and voice modulation are almost identical...i guess that's why i like the song..kasi i like U2's music a lot...

hmm...
If you listen to U2's music a lot you'd notice that thier songs make you fly, it's like bursting out from yourself, i dunno but this is how i feel when i listen to U2's music..i feel breaking out of myself and to fly away..and that's why this song by REMY ZERO fit the theme song for smallville not only because of the title and lyrics..but it gives you the same effect of most U2 songs..it's like flying out reaching towards someone or some place...or just flying to be free...

Save Me

by Remy Zero

I feel my wings have broken in your hands
I feel the words unspoken inside
And they pull you under...
And I would give you anything you want, but no.
You were all I wanted
And all my dreams are falling down...
Crawlin' around, and around...

Somebody save me!
Let your warm hands break right through
Somebody save me!
I don't care how you do it
Just stay!
Stay, c'mon, I've been waiting for you

I see the world has folded in your heart
I feel the waves crash down inside
And they pull me under...
And I would give you anything you want, but no
You were all I wanted...
And all my dreams are falling down
Crawlin' around, and around...

Somebody save me!
Let your warm hands break right through
Somebody save me!
I don't care how you do it...
Just stay...
Stay, c'mon, I've been waiting for you

And all my dreams are on the ground
Crawlin' around, and around...
Somebody save me!
Let your warm hands break right through me
Somebody save me!
I don't care how you do it
Just stay... with me...
I made this whole world shine for you
Just stay!
Just stay, c'mon... I'm still waiting for you

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i just checked the remy zero website...they have gone their separate ways...tsk..tsk...

2004-03-25T17:20:00.000-08:00

headache...
sudden drowziness....
what's happening...

i'dont know...

i'dont know...

i'dont know...

2004-03-22T14:11:00.000-08:00

I was eating my lunch and pondered upon the homily of the priest yesterday.

I don't know how to describe this priest...umm unconventional? cool? different? i dunno...

anyway, here is his famous belief "Everybody goes to heaven...there is no hell" he even said that there was a lady who was telling her that there is a hell and if i remember right he told us that this lady did not know God, i'm like...that's kinda harsh...but hey this is america and sorry to say i've seen that people here are a bit harsh hmm..maybe not harsh ...ummm too straight forward... of course not everyone is the same...but so far that's my impression, it has positive and negative side though. But that's not the point...
going back to yesterday's homily...i don't know if i'm gonna be happy or confused of what he said...

is there no hell...?
wrong question...

Question is, what is your definition of hell?

if it's a fiery place with demons and giant fork things, then there is no hell..BUT...

...if its the state where-in you cannot love anymore, a state where you do not accept God's hand even though he offers it, it's not being able to love anymore, you suffer not because God doesn't love you but because you deny God's love for you and it burdens your soul its like when you are angry at someone and you hurt him/her but in return he/she still forgives you but you canot accept this and you become full of hate that you do not want to acknowledge ..it becomes heavier and heavier..and you suffer immensely, if this state is how you describe hell then there is hell.

Yes, everybody is invited to go to heaven, i even believe that everyone will eventually got to heaven...but not right away...

Yes God loves us immensely but it doesnt mean that if you don't want to go to heaven you will be forced by God, if this happens we are not free anymore, God shows us the way but does not force us...he made us free...

After a few minutes...

My guess was right it's not that there is no hell ..it's how you perceive it...if it's a place your thinking then there is no hell , it's the same with the priest who said the homily yesterday, it's just that he should've explained further.. because as i have guessed he has an explanation for waht he was saying ...quoting him from one of his question and answer from the CATHOLIC TROJAN go to the CONTACT PAGE and click on Ask Fr.Bill " Both heaven and hell are more properly conceived of in terms of relationship, not place. "

2004-03-22T11:30:00.000-08:00

smallville yep!
adik..oo medyo na-adik ako bigla sa smallville...dahil sa SUPRNOVA

TV Shows without commercials!! can you believe that...it was weird at first...not having commercials no breaks...you get stuck easily but syempre meroon namang pause kaya eventually i got used to it and ayun na...next thing you know i was having a smallville-athon..i finished the first season..and now on the second season almost half way....it's really amazing.

Brings back my chilhood days when i never missed a show from transformers tchik-kwok-kshuk-khok-khook (tunog yan kapag nagtatransform sila) hehe...i think i'm just coping up with the lack of tv i had this past ummm...5 yrs?!!?!

excited na ako umuwi sa pilipinas...oo uwi ako...excited at takot din...
eh syempre takot naman tayo madalas sa unknown eh,..
kaya yun..di ko alam kung ano na mangyayari pag-uwi ko...
pero kung alam ko na edi wala nang thrill diba?!?!

parang movie na alam mo na yung ending...
parang librong nabasa mo na yung last chapter...
parang invisible na nakita mo na...
parang pagong na nakakita na ng paputok (based from alon..huh?! ..labo men)
basta yun