happy happy day!

congratulations to lesler for her new found love! im so happy for you dude. naks...parang kasal na eh noh? pero seriously, congratulations. you deserve to be happy.

there. for a change, i've posted about something happy. maybe tomorrow i'll have something to rant about again... hahaha!

R.I.P. Eddie

ex-pro baller eddie griffin just died. what a waste of good talent. the man's a perfect example of wasting his god-given talent. i just hope he's happy wherever he is right now.

frustrated incorporated

i just had a little conversation with kurt (former drummer of soapdish, current drummer of moyg and rubberpool) on how the music scene is like back home. based on what kurt has told me, the scene has changed a lot already since I left. i miss the good old days...the days (or should i say nights) wherein we play in saguijo...there are only around 6-7 bands...all good friends at that. the crowd size not so big so we pretty much knew everyone. this type of scenario created a more intimate setting for the musicians to impart their music to the crowd. and who could forget the jamming portion. musicians jam with each other during the band's set. i dunno. maybe it's just me but i really miss those days. i miss playing. i miss making music.

the more i think about it, the more i realized that what we (yes, my old band) had was something special. although we didnt get along much very well (specially the end part) i knew that it was different when we were making music. everything just flowed out freely. there was no structure...no guidelines set. just plain old simple music making and everyone had a say in everything (well, except the lyrics since we leave that part to lara. hehe!). yes, even if it took us around 2 months to write the epic "hanggang takipsilim" it was well worth it. for me, it was and still is one of the best SC songs there is (uhmm there are only around 6 or 7 songs anyway -- hehehe!). it's around 7 minutes long and everyone always has a blast playing it.

i would like to venture into photography but i dont have the money to buy the gear. there's a pc or it show this end of the month. let's see what i can get there but most likely, won't be able to purchase my coveted camera. hehe!

i also like to cook and be a chef or something like that. although i lack the formal training, i can proudly say that i know how to cook and i am able to feed people with real food, not just instant food or canned goods. i think i am too old to go and study cooking. so the next best thing is to open up a restaurant or eatery of my own. the thing is, again...this costs a lot of money.

the frustrations in life...the things you would love to do but cannot. yes, i know. make do with what you have and be happy...but how can you be when you're not doing the things you like to do? yes. i think i just be contented with what i am and what i have right now. no choice.

currently listening to: sugarfree - mundong malungkot