happy new year

i know it may seem a bit too late but i will still try to start the year right. happy new year to everyone. it has been a while since i last wrote. was kinda busy with all the corporate bullshit that im now into. i dont even have the time to be emo...thus the reason why i havent really sat down and wrote something here... hehe! emo is gay anyway.

the past year, a lot has happened. while for some, it may seem as if it's just another year...for me, it seems like a lot has happened. being away from my family, friends, the things i love doing, and love spending time with.

first off, i badly miss playing. when i went home last december, i had a chance to play again. i played bass with my other band called holding hands. yes, it somehow has eased the itch but as you well know...there's no substitute for the real thing. i miss playing the guitar and with my band (yes, i hate to admit it). i know what we had was something...uhmm..let's say magical. i do not know whether i can replicate whatever it is i did with that group of people. i know we had our personal differences (in the direction and pacing of the group among things) but i really appreciate whatever it is we had. it's just a shame that we werent able to finish our EP. that would have really been something and maybe...just maybe...leave me fulfilled enough to not scratch that itch anymore. as it is right now, im just contented listening to unmixed recordings and videos (one of which is here). well..that's that and i have to learn to let it go. i have to learn to focus on other things which leads me to...

photography (or lomography if you will). i have started my lomo experience when i was still in manila. i had a few couple of rolls developed but have not scanned any of them yet (i prefer to keep them in their original square hard copies :) ). i am restarting that passion again here in Singapore and have shot my 2nd roll here (which is posted here). i also bought a dslr just for kicks and i have enjoyed every bit of it. it was well worth the money.

another thing that is really stirring me up right now is cooking. i started cooking back in grade school where i would normally experiment with fried rice. after school, i would go straight to the kitchen because i would be very hungry and started making my own dishes. simple stuff like fried chopped hotdogs with bread and egg and egg and garlic fried rice were all i started with and i would be proud to say that i know and i can really cook. as usual, i dont have the technical know how (as with all other stuff i've been or currently is into)...but i believe i still know how to cook. :)

going back...basically i've realized that some things have come and go and were replaced with new things. i just need to learn how to appreciate the things around me and not take them for granted. bawas init ng ulo, bawas inis, bawas frustrations, bawas ill feelings towards other people. oh yeah, i know..."parang di ako"...hehe!

welcome to the new me. happy new year!