The clock is ticking..

I’m trying my best to figure you out, but time is working against me.

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I’ve never been more proud..

 

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A night with Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene was, to simply put it, amazing. I was a little bummed that Emily Haines, Leslie Fiest and Amy Milan couldn’t make it, but that means I have to catch them again. Hopefully the next time they come back it’ll be the full band.

How gnarly would it be if the whole band comes down and Fiest, Metric and Stars do their own separate shows along with the BSS show? Ok, fat chance but one can dream.

Some of the songs they played last night.

1. 7/4 (Shoreline)2. Superconnected 3. KC Accidental 4. Stars & Sons 5. Farewell to the Pressure Kids 6. Cause = Time 7. I’m Still Your Fag 8. (Missing song name. Help!) 9. Fucked Up Boy 10. Safety Bricks 11. Fire Eye’d Boy 12. Frightening Lives 13. Backed Out On The… 14. (Missing song name. Help!) 15. 1234 – (Tease) 16. Looks Just Like the Sun 17. Lover’s Spit 18. Ibi Dreams Of Pavement (A Better Day) 19. It’s All Gonna Break

When they played Ibi Dreams of Pavement, I went completely nuts. I was holding Ronny’s hand so hard from the excitement, my hand started to hurt. We should have gotten better seats but I couldn’t afford to get them since I paid for last night’s tickets. It was a surprise 7th “monthversary” gift, along with my ticket to Incubus last friday. (oh I can so imagine BB rolling his eyes if he read this, a concept alien to a man who doesn’t believe in celebrating the little joys in life)

Yet another reason to catch them again.

Cherylene and I vow to save enough money to catch more acts at next year’s Mosaic. No more “Dude I’m so broke” excuses. I would’ve loved to catch Sondre Lerche, Jools Holland, Múm, Fujiya & Miyagi, The Bird and The Bee, Up Dharma Down and a lot of the others. My only consolation is that I’ll be in KL for Sunburst. Incubus, The Roots, John Legend, Incognito, Raul Midon, Najwa, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Bittersweet, Search, Pop Shuvit, Love Me Butch, Tompi, Y2K, Hujan, Gerhana Ska Cinta, Meet Uncle Hussein, Atilia, Joe Flizzow, Aseana Percussion Unit; pretty amazing line up. 4 days!

Cherry, BSS videos please?!?!

Weekend Trip

I’m gonna miss hosting weekend trip this month. Bah. KL in 6 days!

For there is no one else that listens, entertains, supports and cares like you do. Through thick and thin, you’ve always been there for me. You tolerate my bullshit; you hug and kiss away the pain. I can’t love anyone else but you.

And since I’m bad with words, I quote from the movie we caught together that had such an impact on us.

“It always fascinated me how people go from loving you madly to nothing at all, nothing. It hurts so much. When I feel someone is going to leave me, I have a tendency to break up first before I get to hear the whole thing. Here it is. One more, one less. Another wasted love story. I really love this one. When I think that its over, that I’ll never see him again like this… well yes, I’ll bump into him, we’ll meet our new boyfriend and girlfriend, act as if we had never been together, then we’ll slowly think of each other less and less until we forget each other completely. Almost. Always the same for me. Break up, break down. Drunk up, fool around. Meet one guy, then another, fuck around. Forget the one and only. Then after a few months of total emptiness start again to look for true love, desperately look everywhere and after two years of loneliness meet a new love and swear it is the one, until that one is gone as well. There’s a moment in life where you can’t recover any more from another break-up. And even if this person bugs you sixty percent of the time, well you still can’t live without him. And even if he wakes you up every day by sneezing right in your face, well you love his sneezes more than anyone else’s kisses.”

Happy 7th old man! Without you, today’s emotions would be the scurf’s of yesterdays..

Looking back ……

at all that’s happened the past couple of years, I’d say things are pretty sweet.

uso pa ba ang harana
marahil ikaw ay nagtataka
sino ba ‘tong mukhang gago
nagkandarapa sa pagkanta
at nasisintonado sa kaba
may’rong dalang mga rosas
suot na may ma-ong na kupas
at naryan pa ang barkada
naka porma naka barong
sa awiting daig pa ang minus one
at sing-along

puno ang langit ng bitwin
at kay lamig pa ng hangin
sa ‘yong tingin ako’y nababaliw giliw
at sa awitin kong ito
sana’y maibigan mo
ibubuhos ko ang buong puso ko
sa isang munting harana
para sa’yo

di ba parang isang sine
isang pilikulang romantiko
di ba’t ikaw ang bidang artista
at ako ang ‘yong leading man
sa estoryang nagwawakas
sa pag-ibig na wagas

puno ang langit ng bitwin
at kay lamig pa ng hangin
sa ‘yong tingin ako’y nababaliw giliw
at sa awitin kong ito
sana’y maibigan mo
ibubuhos ko ang buong puso ko
sa isang munting harana
par sa ‘yo

Finally..

So I stayed up to watch Heroes on Starworld, only because I wanted to catch the trailers for season 2 because everyone knows a certain band’s been like lucky enough to have their songs picked for the trailers.

So like I’m reading CK’s blog and not paying attention to the television and suddenly I hear a familiar voice sing,

“Been a part of me so long, its not the part that keeps me strong.  Been a part of me and I know, that I won’t miss you anymore..”

I still think the drum’s too soft!!! And no, its not because a certain someone who plays said instrument for said song by said band is of great importance to me. Anyone who’s heard Johari Window live knows how much louder the drums are. It sounds better that way!

Ok, shut up already!

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Again and again…

Young Folks

if i told you things i did before
told you how i used to be
would you go along with someone like me
if you knew my story word for word
had all of my history
would you go along with someone like me

 

i did before and had my share
it didn’t lead nowhere
i would go along with someone like you
it doesn’t matter what you did
who you were hanging with
we could stick around and see this night through

 

 

 

and we don’t care about the young folks
talkin’ bout the young style
and we don’t care about the old folks
talkin’ ’bout the old style too
and we don’t care about our own folks
talkin’ ’bout our own stuff
all we care about is talking
talking only me and you

 

 

 

usually when things has gone this far
people tend to disappear
no one would surprise me unless you do

 

 

 

i can tell there’s something goin’ on
hours seem to disappear
everyone is leaving i’m still with you

 

 

 

it doesn’t matter what we do
where we are going to
we can stick around and see this night through

 

 

 

and we don’t care about the young folks
talkin’ bout the young style
and we don’t care about the old folks
talkin’ ’bout the old style too
and we don’t care about our own folks
talkin’ ’bout our own stuff
all we care about is talking
talking only me and you

 

 

 

and we don’t care about the young folks
talkin’ bout the young style
and we don’t care about the old folks
talkin’ ’bout the old style too
and we don’t care about our own folks
talkin’ ’bout our own stuff
all we care about is talking
talking only me and you
(repeat)
talking only me and you

 

 

 

talking only me and you
talking only me and you