From Manong Vin--


here's Twisted Halo's June sked so far:
June 13: Mayrics w/ kitchie nadal and hale
June 18: Market Market (Vicor promo gig w/ other Vicor bands like Pedicab etc around 4pm)
June 18: Fete de la Musique (rock stage)
June 22: Vicor Night @ gasoline alley galleria
June 23: Vicor night @ Gweilo's Eastwood
June 24: Admit One @ saGuijo
June 29: Halo bar makati w/ Pedicab & Itchyworms
July 8-9: Davao City

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The Friday night out was a blast!

I started my day by travelling almost three hours to South Super highway and headed to Magallanes next. Then I had to drop by Glorietta to pick up my ID but found instead Verns, saying that the IDs weren't readfy yet. Darnit.

So I won't waste time, I accompanied her to Las Piñas (Pamplona, near Pol Medina Jr's house) where we did an interview with the head people of an animation school/production team. Verns kept on giving hints for them to look at the sketch I brought along, until they just asked me to hand it over. Afer scanning the pages one of them remarked, "Pwede ka na! Pwede ka nang mag-enroll sa Professional Animator Assistant!" And nothing could have swiped my smile of my face. Booyah!

After that I headed over to Megamall to meet up with Carol, Elad, Mimay, Brian and Dar so we all could watch the Bamboo album launch with Sugar Free and Hale.

Unfortunately since I got there late (by an hour or so), Sugar Free and Hale have already performed and have already left. Too bad for Brian who brought his CDs to have them signed. The street surrounding the mall was seriously crowded also because another event was taking place near the EDSA area, the SMB Play concert.
And then droplets of water began falling from the sky. I guess nobody wanted to get wet and squeeze into the crowd of smelly, black-garbed teenagers so we all decided to ditch the event altogether. We wento the MiniStop behind the Raffles building, where Mimay, Brian and I used to eat lunch when we were still working for that call center. But after a round of card game (which I didn't join) a sikyu spotted us and beckoned us to leave.

So we ended up in Baywalk. Had iced tea -lotsa ice- and chatted. We laughed our heads off and I loved every minute of seeing that my two groups of friends were meshing like the sunrise by the Manila Bay. We're definitely doing this again!

Fete dela Musique!

Been staying over at my kuya's place in Fairview to babysit my pamangkins, getting to live the life of complete monotony and boredom. Sure they got cable, but cable can get dragging and boring, kept on catching reruns and funky animes (and I mean funky in the bad way).

With kids you'd think you're gonna get a little change every now and then, but no. They prefer to eat the same stuff my sister-in-law bought, and it kicks me in the ass every time I cook hotdogs, noodles, pancit cantons and corned beef. And the oily stench of frying stuff over and over have begun to permanently cling to my nostrils. They spend the entire day watching TV, and honestly I can't think of anything to make them do than "Paki-fix 'yung table" and paki-dampou ang kinalat n'yo.

Oh and since my brother left his laptop I've managed to play a little and do some "art" between frying stuff and wiping the wet floor (it rained e). Here is all I've managed to squeeze outta my unchallenged skull...

What does a forwarded email message say about me?

JULY:

Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

NEXT GIG/CONCERT:

Fete de la Musique
June 18
Fete de la Musique

Had a blast last night.

Wow, my first Admit One gig in six months. My last was the Admit One third anniversary in Freedom Bar where I went with my Neo Paradiso buddies. And for last night, it was Ebe's birthday party. And it was one hechuva party! I was suppoed to go there with Mimay , Carol or Verns and Lujene, but I no one confirmed, probably because of the rain.

But first I had to drop by the Tanduay office to pick up Ebe's gift so I could bring it to the gig. It rained damn hard, most of the streets were seriously flooded I had a feeling that something not right was gonna happen. Aba, tama ako! When I stepped into the office and asked the guards if Ms. W left my stuff, she didn't. And the rain blazed on outside, and left me wondering what to do.

Empty handed I marched through the drizzle to the highway and boarded a cab to Saguijo Cafe.

The place was packed when I got there but at least I found people to hang out and share a table with. Got there to find Gem, Irish, Lei, Sarge and Reza, so the night wasn't exactly a solo flight to rockdom.

First onstage was Junior Kilat another Cebuano band with a touch of dub. Then Pedicab came up next, with the bar jumping-jumping. However, it wasn't until Twisted Halo played that I started getting high (with the music, mind you).

I am reaffirming this:
TWISTED HALO IS MY FAVORITE BAND IN THE PLANET!
Sugar Free comes next only by a few inches.

Midweek [ FREE ] Gimik


Slap Shocked

It was only for the sake of our friendship that Mimay was able to drag me out on a midweek gimik to attend a gig featuring a band I'd never thought I'd actually watch live in a space as small as Mayric's.

Yes, I'm guilty of watching Slapshock live.

We were there as early as 9pm although the event was slated to start at 10. I had to pick up Mimay at that darn Hindot Strip...este, Indo's Strip in Baywalk and we trudged along to get to Mayric's. Where quite a few people have already invaded, but it was so smokey inside that we decided to get out and wait for the Slapstick mailing listers Mimay was supposed to meet.

These people were the nicest I've met in a gig (next to the Sugar Free listers, that is) and they were unexpectedly tame and pretty normal folks who just happen to like Slapshit's rap-metal music that have recently acquired an emo feel (don't quote me on that one, si Cocoy nagsabi n'yan.)

So as the gig progressed (but not after enduring a Virus Artist set), Mimay and a newfound "buddy" Cocoy (that's because he rarely talked and have this sort of fetish to just disappear and stay unmoving in a dark place for hours- creepy) stood by the bar's wall, watching all these young people mosh like hell. GENERAL RULE: You DO NOT mosh in a very small venue like Bigsky Mind, SaGuijo Cafe or Mayric's. You bob your head, sway a little, but no moshing.

Although the music isn't exactly what I wanted that night, the tempo was just right to move, something I rarely do nowadays, unless you count walk, sit and type. I got all sweaty and tired, apparently the mixture of heat, rapid movements and cigarette smoke can really tire you.



Sugar Free

Ah yes, another free gig. The Sugar Free EB/Lister's Night was definitely for the books. I wasn't supposed to attend it, but ended up being there because Carol and Mimay wanted to go. So I was in Mayric's again, with a bunch of mini party putos and a bilao of Spaghetti from Goldilocks.

I thought I was gonna have unlimited fun with the people I've met during the gigs. But the original hosts didn't show up...the bastards! So Carol and I ended up being hosts. Motherf@#%! I have never experienced a more shaky experience, literally I was shaking onstage with "This is isn't happening." and "Why am I even onstage to begin with?" I may have annoyed the audience a bit, though, but getting to annoy them was the least of my problems because I really wanted to get off the stage and watch the gig like a normal attendee.

So we blabbed onstage, played games and introduced bands like Pumping Pluto, And Bandang Shirley, Juana Salcedo and Moonstar88...oh and Mayonnaise also played, doing a cover of "Hari ng Sablay." Coolness.

And then Sugar Free finally came. I though I was finally sitting to watch a gig, but no, they launched their video for the song "Kwarto" and they needed someone to hold the faulty white trapal. They were mostly girls and small guys so I didn't have much of a choice. So as I was getting numb behind that thing, getting drenched with sweat, I could hear the crowd's oooh and aahs. Disappointing really, that I didn't get to see the video/s.

But it was fun to see old listers like Gela, Chelle (or Mico), Marian, Nato, Ai, Kat and Frances.

And then Vin and I got to chat and it dawned on me that the last Twisted Halo gig I attended was the Admit One anniversary. Sobrang laking utang ko sa kanya!


Next stop: Admit One this coming Saturday. Featuring Cambio, Twisted Halo, Happy Meals, Jr. Kilat, Itchyworms, Pedicab and Sugarfree.

The TV was on while I was typing my article, my brother is watching the A-Team and I just realized that I have no recallection of Mr. T to be this annoying. The loud-mouthed, accent-heavy black guy who is so damn loud you'd want to put your foot through the TV.

Your Birthdate: July 6

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It's been a while since I last posted anything, medyo busy e. Pero astig, and ok lang kasi now I have no idea what to say.

I have been staying over at my brother's house in Fairview and of course I've been getting an overload of their cable. I have five new favorite shows now, which I don't think I'd be able to see once I returned to Angono.

Drawn Together is a neurotic cartoon about a bunch of housemates, all of which are spoofs of cartoon pop culture icons like Superman, Pikachu, Betty Boop and a nondescript princess presumably a parody of all the Walt Disney princesses.
Crank Yankers, a group of puppeteers wourk around the concept of making crank calls and the most bizarre situations and the puppets are the reminiscent of the Sesame Street group.
Shorties Watching Shorties showcases a group of stand up comics and their live recordings druing shows, accompanied by Flash animation.
The Joe Schmo Schow is a fake reality show where everyone are actors playing their own roles, playing around Matt, the only guy who thinks all is real in the show called Lap of Luxury.
The Man Show. I know the episodes being shown here are so old, they even have new hosts in the US, but thise show ROCKS! I don't know about the new episodes, but my new favorite host is Jimmy Kimmel, he's chauvinistic and probably one of the most offending sexist any female may have the opportunity to watch and he simply cracks me up. The show celebrates everything male, chauvinistic and beer chugging. The audience is mostly male and they all can be seen drinking beer, that alone keeps me smiling.