worlds collide

back to my comfort zone.

got off work, supposedly headed to my bro's band's gig, fallen oppression, play at the cuerdas bar in pasig. still early, i went to megamall first to find a gift for my kumare's kid sway's birthday the next day. i ended up buying the gift, brand new black stilleto shoes & clothes for my own kid. i met up w/ alex at megamall & patiently waited to hear from my bro if they were at the bar already. as we left the mall, i got the call from sam that my bro's band backed out from the gig & were already at the meat shop. so to meat shop we went. apparently, there were 30 bands scheduled to play that night, & they were the 17th, ouch.

at the meat shop, ariel (chicosci), jeff, his gf ona, sam & my bro were already there. yey!, doing the math, meathsop = rhum + coke + bbq. hehe.

by the way, they will play at mayrics alongswith slapshock on wednesday, august 13. ian said miggy (chicosci's vocalist), will play vocals. unfortunately, i won't be there..i have work at night *:(

fallen oppressions' bassist jeff, guitarist ariel & drummer ian

the other guitarist bjorn arrived later, sporting that aussie cut hehe. he's flying to australia next week. aaron from ams will sub for him; sam & alex & bob (ian's bestfriend)

ona & jeff; w/ paul, a longtime friend who was coincidentally at meat shop as well. part-owner of the king habibu sisig resto at anonas (inendorse ba hehe)

situated very obscurely across meat shop is an underground bar named kampay (or campai. you won't see the bar's name upfront even). after paying our orders at meat shop, we headed there around 3am. we immediately felt at home when we arrived. a pearl jam album is being played & everyone was singing along. every local rock band were just a hindsight from where we were, chatting, laughing & drunk hehe.

worlds collide, a rockin' birthday bash for eric & garon. it was the most awesome birthday party i've been to ever; eric, the birthday boy

sam & ona; w/ tim of ams. he could never straighten up his face in front of a camera. believe me, he is actually handsome hehe

at my back was ams

my brother's idol robert of skychurch; ian, vocalist of queso

w/ andrew, vocalist of ams, robert of skychurch, bjorn; drummers of: valley of chrome, april morning skies, skychurch & fallen oppression/kamada

w/ jeff, ian, sam & ona w/ the birthday boy at the back having his guests gulp on a long-neck of tanduay rhum w/o a chaser ha!; si idol nakascore ha! hehe..robert of skychurch

my brother had a really really wicked time. *:)

running flat

on our way home from a party.

having a skilled photographer around is really handy hehe.

i was running flat, unaware, for a few miles, until the wheels acted strange, ontop the katipunan flyover. scary.

we stopped at the side street of katipunan & saw the front tire heavily damaged & burned. my brother was intoxicated from the heavy drinking, i was desperate to get help. but a taxi stopped over & the driver did not hesitate a minute & helped us get through the day...err..get to the nearest gas station for our reserve tire was flat as well. arghhhh..

i heard my brother talking to another taxi driver about how corrupt filipinos are. on why most locals would volunteer assistance, but for the money. he got irritated because manong taxi driver was expecting. i just asked him to quit it & let manong help instead of getting nothing. we gave him P200.

we received the same generosity over at the shell station katipunan. bjorn & ariel who left the party later than us, followed us at the station to get the flat tire vulcanized.

looked like alex enjoyed nonetheless so she took pictures!

manong driver, shell katipunan gas boys, bjorn, ariel, thanks a bunch!!! we got home around 7am, when we actually left the party at 5am. at least, we still got home ya?

tau gamma sigma's 34th anniversary (ue mnl chapter)

august 7, 2008
once a triskelion, always a triskelion.

didn't you know i gave birth to a triskelion baby? when 2 triskelions unite & have children, they are automatically blessed as triskelion babies. & did you know that my birthday falls on the fraternity's global anniversary? october 4th? well...that's just a tip of the iceberg & that's all you're gonna get from me hehe. also, for obvious reasons, i would have to conceal names of my brothers & sisters in this post.

the anniversary was celebrated at a bar near UST manila. when we got there before 10pm, the place was jump-packed w/ young & old triskelions. been so long since i've attended a chapter occasion. r wouldn't let me. he's a brod so it seemed groundless, but i succumbed to his wishes. i stayed away from the sorority i pledged my life to, the sorority who helped me grow as sturdy & polished my leadership skills. now it's payback time. i promise i'll be there for the chapter whenever necessary.

the universal seal

our young, the school residents

the anniversary was surprisingly successful. i said surprising because the ue residents had enough funds, they didn't have to solicit to gather cash from the alumni, the food & drinks was overflowing...plus, the warmth of the welcome we received was palpable.

congrats sisters! remember, you have me by your side from now on.

mabuhay ang tau gamma sigma!

cocktails galore

august 3, 2008
sam's actual birth date.
cocktail party at home.
sam, ian w/ RT arrived home in the afternoon. fetched alex. she brought along half a dozen of varied hard alcohol bottles for her cocktail concoctions. mom cooked pasta & menudo. sam ordered pizzas from pizza hut whilst dad ordered mcdonalds for everyone. sam & ian's guests arrived after 10pm.

while busy tending to my daughter, sam, ate anna & alex created the cocktail mixes. alex, i noticed you dashed salt in every cocktail glass no matter what the mix was haha! every now & then, she served everyone a glass of different concoctions. i couldn't recall the rest except for the obvious frozen margarita. nonetheless, every mix was lovely alex. ulitin natin 'to sa birthday mo!

sam was getting a li'l lonely when the clock reached midnight for her birthday has ended hehe. girl, we can always get together & alex can cook those lovely cocktail mixes anytime, just give her a call! haha

cocktail ingredients
the birthday girl holding my gift to her, jose cuervo tequila, w/ friends ian & bjorn watching joe black's tenacious d movie
at the salas. this time, ian mixed his own cocktail, rhum & coke haha!

happy birthday again my beautiful young sis. glad to have you in my family. mwaaahhh!!!

girls just wanna have fun

august 2, 2008
guest listed at alchemy, pasig.

sam's pre-birthday celebration.

the disco fever did not end at dolce & temple bar, evidently.

sam guest listed us including 7 of her 20-sumthin' gorgeous girlfriends at the alchemy bar. my sis-in-law, who just turned 23, was seemingly determined to give all of us a marvelous party, amplified!

my brother in the meantime, was at a gig nearby, & followed later in the evening w/ bjorn (bj).

the entrance cost P500 at alchemy, 2 bottles of sml consumable, which we got freed from paying, thanks to sam who had us guest listed.

going to alchemy on a saturday was ostensibly plunging into a swarm of party-thirsty collegians & working class girls & boys. no matter how vast the area was, pathways get gradually narrow while the crowd gets thicker. watching the bartenders dance to the music was also a scene at alchemy. bottom line, every single soul had absolute fun.

oh..before i forget..thanks to oliver (one of 'em owners who approached us) who offered each of us girls complimentary vodka tonics.

pictures!:

the girls minus 2; sam & her prince

w/ alex & sam

janina & sam; the girls on the 10k couch

next year ule sam! happy birthday girl! mwaaahhh!!

makati girls..& a lost boy

well well...my bff was free again! she arranged for another disco fever last friday night! woohoo!!!! hahaha!!!

apparently, she's close friends w/ a dj at the temple bar at greenbelt makati. she had him sign us up in the guest list so there we were again...unfortunately (naks!)

i waited for sheila to get me from work past 8pm. too early to party, we had a few drinks (expensive huh!) first at the bed space bar...then the 'lost boy' followed hahaha! eric, an officemate, i invited him actually. i bet he had a wicked time. *:)

at bed space; the girls at the background were selling the new blue marlboro lights, hence the blue wig & kinky clothing...it got the lost boy drooling (the girls ha, not the cig) *:)

we went to temple before midnight.

free entrance...free flowing rhum coke (in plastic cups)...girls wrapped up like wedding gifts...boys w/ twinkling eyes...ambient noise...ethereal...

daughtry in manila

july 29, 2008

eastwood city.

dared to dip in the hell hole where the devil & his mistress molded their irrevocable lair.

whatever. daughtry held a concert there, it was compelling, so penetrate the impervious i did.

teehee...

ok it was more like a family affair. my sis brought her 2 kids pat & nick, then sam & ian followed & i fetched alex. i didn't bother getting tickets. i didn't have to see 'em up close. sound trip lang. plus, i couldn't afford the cost of the ticket (now that's the bottom line haha).

when we arrived, the perimeter of the core of eastwood was thickly covered in pitch black tall fabric/curtain. the bars who had tables outside theirs had cover charges during the gig ranging from P200-P500 (if you settle for an upper floor bar setting). makes sense because anyone who happened to be within the area can effortlessly enjoy the concert for the live music was resonating throughout the whole of eastwood. oh diba?

we settled at dencios. not too far from where the stage is. no cover charge inside the bar but we could still hear everything. nice huh.

the kids had dinner, the adults had a half-full pitcher of frozen margarita.

pichurs..pichurs..

after the concert, we went to meat shop (my friendly friend d joined us) & ordered our rhum coke & unlimited bbq. yeah!

It's a shame what we've become

When I came here there was more.
Now I've come back to destroy,
And I've got nothing left,
And it's a shame what we've become,
When we hurt the ones we love,
And it's a place I can not go,
Anymore.

When we collide we lose ourselves.
When we collide we break in two,
And as we push and we shove and we hurt the ones we love,
It's a hard mistake.
When we collide,
We break.

When the cold comes crashing down,
And the fight lost what it's about.
I could tell that you'd left.
It's a shame what we've become,
When we hurt the ones we love.
It's a place I can not go,
Anymore.

When we collide we lose ourselves.
When we collide we break in two,
And as we push and we shove and we hurt the ones we love,
It's a hard mistake.
When we collide.