This was influences by a song by the Pin-up Girls titled "Broken."

CONCEPT HUMAN
Brain Salad

Could this be our destiny in this our great regime
With all we’ve built to look onto yet nothing as it seems
We strive each day goal onto goal as heartless soulless beings
A new religion for the mass silencing our dreams

And what have we done
And where have we gone
The concept human

Could this be the grand design how things were meant to be
Is really living such a crime that we would trade it all for machinery

And what have we done
And where have we gone
The concept human

And what have we become
And where shall we run
The concept human

So fill my eyes dreadful tears as I realize what we’ve become
We go on living like machines in this so-called age of man

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Last Wednesday, Indio and I went to the World Trade Center in Roxas Blvd to meet up with Carol and Elad to attend the NU 107 Rock Awards. This is my first time to attend the annual event - which happens to be in its 10th year - so I have no idea as to what would be happening.

So there we were, walking around the cluttered hall, surrounded by people garbed in assorted levels of weirdness, as opposed to my plane black Admit One shirt and Indio and his white shirt. Then in my peripheral vision I saw Gabby, of the Cebu-based band Urban Dub. It was going to be my first time to watch Urban Dub live (I have work, you know, and their gigs have never been on during my days off), so I HAD to drag Indio over to their direction. Next thing I knew I was in front of a booth selling copies of their latest album Influence and Gabby and the rest of the band had disappeared.

So I bought a copy of Influence, and up until now I know I didn't make a mistake.

Going back to the Rock Awards.

Best New Artist - SUGARFREE

BUENA MANO! First award off the event and it went ot my favorite signed band! And when the band went onstage to accept the award, one funny and noticeable thing was that Ebe, the vox, and I were wearing the same shirt. HAHAHAHA!


Producer of the Year - BARBIE'S CRADLE/ANGEE ROZUL


Best Album Packaging - PARNASO NG PAYASO - Pan


Best Rock Video - DAISY - 7 foot jr.


Drummer of the Year - ALAN of Kamikazee


Bassist of the Year - ROMMEL DELA CRUZ - Barbie's Cradle


Guitarist of the Year - IRA CRUZ - Kapatid


Vocalist of the Year - KEVIN ROY - Razorback


2003 Raw Award - NARDA


2003 Hall of Fame - ERASERHEADS

It was here when I got all sentimental. The video for "Ang Huling El Bimbo" was playing in the background and a sentimental spiel went on. Now, the Eraserheads REALLY deserved this award. They have always been the sound of my youth; I was in Grade School when "Pare Ko" raided my ears and woke up the alternative music lover in me, "Julie Tearjerky" was the influence behind the cover of one of my Filipino projects during High School (I was the only one who did this) and during College the band sort of disappeared and lead me to think that they were cooking up their next album. And then Ely left. Marcus followed. I couldn't believe what was happening. Next thing I knew, the Eraserheads were no more.

They were the first and only band to be MTV Asia's HotSeat. And now they're gone; echoed perhaps by millions of sentimentals, the bands they have influenced and of course the acts that the ex-members are part of. The Mongols. Sandwich. Twisted Halo. Squid9. And of course, Cambio came out of the surviving members.


Listener's Choice Award - KAMIKAZEE


Album of the Year- SA WAKAS - Sugarfree


Song of the year - SOUL SEARCHING - Urbandub

I LOVE THIS SONG!


Artist/Band of the Year - Parokya ni Edgar

You are naturally born with a gift, whether it be
poetry, writing or song. You love beauty and
creativity, and usually are highly intelligent.
Others view you as mysterious and dreamy, yet
also bold since you hold firm in your beliefs.


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I love historical parallelism
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker...
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

You are Form 9, Vampire: The Undying.

"And The Vampire was all that remained on
the blood drowned creation. She attempted to
regrow life from the dead. But as she was
about to give the breath of life, she was
consumed in the flame of The Phoenix and the
cycle began again."

Some examples of the Vampire Form are Hades (Greek)
and Isis (Egyptian).
The Vampire is associated with the concept of
death, the number 9, and the element of fire.
Her sign is the eclipsed moon.

As a member of Form 9, you are a very realistic
individual. You may be a little idealistic,
but you are very grounded and down to earth.
You realize that not everything lasts, but you
savor every minute of the good times. While
you may sometimes find yourself lonely, you
have strong ties with people that will never be
broken. Vampires are the best friends to have
because they are sensible.


Which Mythological Form Are You?
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Water or Coke?

This is really an eye opener.... Water or Coke? We all know that water is important but I've never seen it written down like this before. The intention of this e-mail is not to boycott Coke or any other carbonated drinks, but for all of us to take a closer look on how important water is for our health.

WATER
1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

And now for the properties of COKE:
1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke
for sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.

9. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

For Your Info:
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in
osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of coke or a glass of water?