"This Just in..."

Christmass party sa work! Outfit should be in retro 70's and 80's. I came as a hippie with a gypsy on my side, si tita Curing. Somebody commented "Asan daw ang JUTS?". Dala ko din si Epi to complement my outfit. Dami naka 80's na attire. More pictures to come as soon as my friends send it to me...

"Long time no post"

Oh! So many things happened. As usual. Let me just try to remember them...

Dec. 02, 2006 BANGUS @ Freedom Bar, in anonas q.c.
We played front act for TYPECAST. Here are few pics taken by our friends. Many came to watch us that night, all of which are friends of my bandmates. we had a blast! 1 set= 3 songs. I made a few mistakes but anyway its all original so I think no one noticed. Anyway we hope to have a gig again soon and more practice on the back-up vocals. I think I need to back up too. to make the voice a little bit stronger.

On the day before, i got my new cellphone, the motorola SLVR L7. At first I was planning to buy the Moto L6, but later on notice the small difference in the amount but has more functions. Then I decided to buy the SLVR L7.

For more info and functions of my new cellphone check this out!









Guitar Stuff: I have changed the volume & tone knobs of EPI. From the stock bell knob to a new Speed knob I bought from Salonga in RAON. Malinis... Made in Korea.

I've also took a picture of my Guitar setup. As promised from a long time post. Here it is, my rig:

Epi >> Korg VP-10 (vol. Pedal) >> GTX HM-100 >> GTX OD-100 >> Zoom GFX-5 >> Marshall MG15CD + Yamaha BR-200

Happy Bday: Sister Ana! Its my sister's Bday last December 5, We celebrated it last December 3 with my family at the Mary Help Provincial House in Sta. Mesa, Manila. Dami nga Food at nabusog ako ng husto! Sarap ng Litsong MANOK. More pictures when kuya Lito will send me the picture CD.

Medyo mahaba na ata yung post ko! Tuloy lang anyway nakarating ka na sa part na ito e. I was cleaning my room the other night (Sunday) after we had a jamming session sa GiG. I was about to sleep na. Sa kapagudan ko at kagustuhang matulog ng maayos ang kwarto, I decided to stay up a little more and clean my stuff na naka kalat lang lalo na yung mga CD's. Then this happen! Kaya ayoko nagliligpit ng gamit e. Anyway eto mga nakita ko.

Burned CD na bigay sa akin with dedication "MOST EMBARASSING COLLECTION" Hand written pa ito.

Song No. 10 by the Beatles & Song No. 13 Running by No Doubt

Nakita ko din yung "The Note Book" This entry is dated December 2004!

Anyway, Eric is in town. Party ito malamang! Nag inuman na nga kame. Ano, BORA ba o Puerto ulit? hehehe. Sama ako kahit saan basta kasama ko kayo!....

"Birthday Party"

Last Saturday, Michelle celebrated her 29th birthday in Discovery suites in ortigas. Few of her close friends were invited and her officemates. I think I came late, around 11 pm. I got mixed up on the way to the venue. Not enough money for a cab (sucks!) MRT stations are already closed. It’s a good thing a friend paid for the fair. Hahaha! Wala talaga ako kapera pera that night. The place is a family room equipted with 3 bedrooms a dining room, kitchen and a living room. So many things happened on that occasion. Two fights erupted. One was fixed for sure but the other one, no one knows. But things will work out all right. I know! What is important is communication! That’s the key word here and it’s a good thing people already left the party when things get out of hand. So Kame kame nalang ang nandun at wala na talagang bisita. Anyway I just dose myself with lots of cocktail drinks and wow the food was great too. Now I started minding the sound system. I took over the sounds while drinking and eating. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, Kanya kanya lang problema yan. Then After a while, found them gathering in front of me. Andun kase ako sa may living room. And I forgot to mention, I did a bad thing that night. Oh God forgive me. I smoke 3 sticks of cigarette. I don’t know, I just found my self doing it with everything lying around the table. Alak sigarilyo pulutan. Then at around 4am they were all there talking just like the old days. Then finally call it a night at 6am. Jorge and I went home while the rest stayed until the afternoon. Masarap pala mag pa party ng ganun. Hehehe. Of course, I’m a free loader I brought home the excess food and of course ang mga alak which are all unopened! Too bad no pictures that night...

Next….
Bangus will be playing on Freedom bar this Saturday! Yes First gig ever namin. Details will follow after I’ve got the details from our guitarist. We are going to have a rehearsal this Friday then sabado, sabak na kame. The question still remains “ Handa na ba ang mundo para sa musika ng BANGUS?”

Bonus…
$$$ Is just around the corner. Ang dami ko din gastus at ang dami ko pang gustong bilin. Malamang ubos kaagad ito. Haaay! December na naman… Malungkot kaya o masaya? We’ll never know!

“Balita!?”

Wow gumana na yung tag board ko!

So whats up with me lately? It’s still the same old me, living a double life or what ever you may want to call it. Bread winner sa umaga, Bahista pag gabi, Sipra at praktis ng kanta, Student pag sabado ng umaga, band rehearsal naman pag sabado ng gabi, at pag may time pa, konting inuman with friends or relatives. Linggo, rest day or sometimes band rehearsal pa din sa gabi. Really have to earn that much kaya eto may sideline ako, I’m a part time instructor in two subjects. Sipag ko ba? And of course, my famous pampatulog: TELEVISION.

All of this I can manage, but still something is missing. It’s like staring at a blank page of a notebook without anything to write. Naalala ko tuloy yung isang txt message na pinadala sa akin ng isang close friend ko. Here it is:
“What if you waited for your special someone your whole life and later on learned that no one is waiting for you? True love is worth chances for. Sometimes you don’t know why things work out, they just do” –The Lake house.
But I just keep on going because alam ko makikita ko din yung hinahanap ko. Ang weird ko kase e!

Punta naman tayo sa mga material na bagay sa buhay ko. I’m really looking forward to buy a new cellphone. Motorolla L6 to be exact which I’ve posted earlier in my blog. Dami ko talaga gustong bilin at gawin kaya lang wala naman resources. Walang income, naisip ko tuloy mag business. Pero ano naman at tiyak kailanagn ko na katulong. Another sideline para pandagdag sa mga pangangailangan ko. Hay makuha ko na sana mga benefits ko this year. I really love to spend it. I also need the money for our recording. Yes my band BANGUS is planning to record live our rehearsal. Hope this will push trough.

"Untitled"

...eeerrrr I think my tag board is not working!

Really don’t know how to start this because there so many things going on inside my head and I have to edit (hehehe) all the words I have to say here. Yes, I have to edit because I think its going to be really CHEEZY if I just simply blurt out all my thoughts inside my head.

First things first… I can’t find or think of a title for this entry so I just named it ‘untitled’. My last entry was a mess, and I think I was really confused at that time & I badly needed attention, but so far at that time nothing came. KSP?(Kulang Sa Pansin) Yeah but nothing really came. I’m a person who doesn’t expect that much, but the thing is, I always get pissed when someone tells you this but does a different thing. Do you get me? I hate it when people can’t make up their mind. Ngayon, pwede, mamaya ayaw na ulit. Makes me think that I’m not that important, or is it just me because KSP nga ako that time. I just don’t like the fact that anybody can waste your time by doing this to you. Then you can't do nothing. But then time wasted is already time lost, and there’s nothing I can do about it.

More over... Don’t you just hate it when finally you are so ready to put off your guard and open up to someone who is overly into you in the past, that you finally found the same feelings, but then you just end up being messed up because you got to know this person doesn’t know what he/she wants with you? Anyway, I’m sure this will all pass… for sure… because I’m really disappointed. Its like putting the safety off of your gun then you started to shoot but the bullets are empty. Gulo ba? Simplehan ko: “I put my safety off and got ready to LOVE, but nothing happened” Ah basta sabi ko bihira lang dumating ito kaya go go go kaagad ako. E walang nangyare, ayus lang din. Kuntento naman ako sa ngayon. With the way things going right now, lalo na itong mga oras na ito na sinusulat ko ito. I’m so happy and over whelmed. Yung mga malalapit sa akin na lumayo at napalayo e nasa tabi ko na ulit sila. Ang saya diba? Mahirap ang may kagalit…

Now, I leave with the wisdom of these:

"There is no cure for people who are insecure"

"Hinay-hinay lang"

\m/ \m/

"Blitzkreig"

Magulo

Dahil pinapagulo ko

Walang ka kwenta kwenta!!!

Bahala na..

Gulo ko ano.!?

Mamaya maayos na ang lahat...

Sana...


Wasted talaga ako kagabe...!!!!

"B.I.T.S."

Butterflies In The Stomach? Gawd... yeah yeah... Alam ko baduy... E ganun talaga e. Just wanted to share na ganun talaga e. Labo ano. O basta, sa akin nalang yun.

Been experimenting on my GFX-5, trying those double layered delay effects plus chorus. Looking for the Edge's (U2) Infinite guitar sound from with or without you. Nice lyrics too. I need to experiment more later. The volume pedal I added is helpfull too. Hiram ko lang yun sa friends ko dahil di na muna daw nya gagamitin. Pot based din po yun but helpfull naman at di pa sya scratchy. Tone killer though. Later baka pumunta kame sa newly opened guitar shop sa Quezon ave. Maka try sana ng gears especially effects like wah.

I'm using my one week vacation as productive as posible. But it seems konti lang nagawa ko. but anyhow mahaba pa naman ang week. I'd really love to spend sometime with someone. No! di sya ordinary someone ha. Hehehe, Kahit sandali lang, mababaw naman kaligayahan ko e. Basta mahalaga lang alam nya na... Magiging busy na ulit ako kase next week. Sana may kahinatnan dahil SHE is really important to me right now. Alam ko na alam na nya what is in here. I just hope everything will turn out right. Keeping it real slow cause don't want to rush things up. But I think this is the first time I've been so straight to someone. Nakakatuwa nga e. "Im doing my all in taking care of what we have right now. Last time I admit I wasn't sure about what I'm feeling but now I can honestly say... kulang kapag wala ka. Wag ka muna mawawala ha."

Yun lang. Alis muna ako para may makwentong iba, di nalang puro inuman. hahaha. Cheers!

"Master..."

Jam lang kahapon with tremendous headache dahil sa magdamagang inuman nung nakaraang gabi.

Senti mode ako...

yun lang...

Mamaya magliliwaliw ako...

bahala na...

"Updates"

At last, i finally got time to write something here. I'm currently exited on our week long vacation next week. So how was I doing? To start, of course more bass guitar playing. I got blisters on my left pointer finger. Been practicing and playing Mets Master of puppets. Ayus naman ang Jam, nakakatuwa lang the fact that we are a 3 piece band. Aside from Megadeth's Dredd and the fugitive mind and of course our originals. By mastering all of this I think its time we record for a demo or possibly sign up for a gig outside(wow pede na nga ba talaga?). Pampatanggal ng stage fright according to tonyo, Handa na kayang mapakinggan ng mundo ang mga awitin ng Bangus? Madz drum lines are getting better and better as far as the double pedaling is concerned. Tunog helicopter pare!!! Sometimes I really need to listen to him harder kase naiiwan nya ako. Galing nya talaga men.

On my room, I discarded things Im not using anymore and kept those equiptments which I seldom use. This gave way for few arrangement on my small space. I now have better view of my TV, and of course my guitars are properly placed and spaces which are vacant are already been utilized. Now I can set up my guitar gears and leave it without any hasle. Note: Natuwa ang nanay ko sa ginawa ko.

Also last saturday I changed the strings of Tonyo's Guitar. I have set it up to Tonyo's preference. He was complaining about the action and the tension of his strings because he's having a hard time bending them during solos. What I did is simply adjust the spring tension of the bridge and viola! I also arrange the action of the strings as well as the height of his pick-ups. Finally tonyo's guitar gave him the feel and action he was looking during our rehersals.

Work, of course always on the go... we manage to have our house keeping activity last saturday. Wow dami ko pala papeles na di ko na kailangan, ayun. they are all down the shredding machine. Then I finally saw my table top. Get the Idea? neat and clean...

And Oh well, Im just so happy these past few weeks. Wala lang... may mabait lang na kaluluwa na nagpapasaya ke ton2x e. I think I deserve to be happy naman kaya I just returned the favor. Ganun ako kabait. Pag natapos ko na yung poetry ko I'll try to put it here. Well, I'm just enjoying the moment as much as I can. (Oh is this again the 4 letter word?) Salamat sa iyo. You know who you are...

Gas Attack: And now... I need to buy a new washing machine for my mom. Nasisigawan na ako e. Our washing machine broke down last month, I was oblidged to buy but its already the finals and I had to pay for my tuition fee. Oh well, mabibili ko na din siguro yun this coming payday. Also gassing for that Motorola L6 na black. Hay.... Bigay na sana yung dapat ibigay... hahaha! I just sell my old fone and add the momey to get the L6.

Music: As of now, Im currently listening to Puppet-puppet's "Sushi" a side project of Lourd and His Girl. Nakaka addict at LSS ka talaga. Also listening lately to the beatles (again?) then of course Megadeth and Metallica tunes. Hope this break I got to listen to new bands Like Malaya, coldplay, dawns new album, at madami pa.

Hay, ang dami pang nasa isip ko kaso di ko alam uunahin... information over load na ata ito. with that let me leave you with my Final words:

"Blessing comes in the most unexpected moments"

Di mo alam yun na pala yun... thanks...I'm so happy...

"New toy"

Another stompbox added to my set of toys. The GTX OD-100. Chrunchy sound compared to HM-100. Great overdrive for minimun gain need. Sarap I jam ang NARDA using this stomp. Nag enjoy talaga ako dito sa pedal na ito. Just got it last friday lang.

"My new toy"

I just got this last saturday. the GTX HM-100.

Full view

Panel knobs (Familiar)

Battery compartment

This is the GTX HM-100. I bought this immediate after hearing this little monster scream. This is a clone of the Boss MT-2/Metal zone, but as one forumite investigated the inside, he found out that this little monster has better components than the MT-2. I've included it on my set up which goes like this:

Flying V >> HM-100 >> GFX-5 >> Marshall MG15CD

This made the drive module of my GFX-5 sound like "utot/fart". This really sounds good and cheap too. To think that this has a metal casing defeating the beringher pedals. It is also the same size as a Boss stompbox that will surely fit most pedal boards. Now since this is cheap Im planning to collect these little monsters. I think they have 6 different stompboxes. They go in different names like Boston, GLX, GTX but they are all the same. All made in China. On a rate I'll give this a 10/10. Bili din kaya nito. Ill post sound clips next time!

"For you"

In 1969, The Beatles released their Revolver album which includes 14 tracks.
To someone whose given me so much inspirations this past few weeks.
As the Pinoy saying goes "BAHALA NA!" Para sa iyo ito!!!

here is "Got to get you into my life" by the Beatles sung by Paul McCartney
Trivia: According to Paul, the song is about marijuana... hehehe...
Addicting ka nga! here it is, listen ang sing along.

I was alone, I took a ride,
I didn't know what I would find there
Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there

Ooh, then I suddenly see you,
Ooh, did I tell you I need you
Every single day of my life

You didn't run, you didn't lie
You knew I wanted just to hold you
And had you gone you knew in time we'd meet again
For I had told you

Ooh, you were meant to be near me
Ooh, and I want you hear me
Say we'll be together every day

Got to get you into my life

What can I do, what can I be,
When I'm with you I want to stay there
If I'm true I'll never leave
And if I do I know the way there

Ooh, then I suddenly see you,
Ooh, did I tell you I need you
Every single day of my life

Got to get you into my life
Got to get you into my life

I was alone, I took a ride,
I didn't know what I would find there
Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there

Then suddenly I see you,
Did I tell you I need you
Every single day...

"Wish List Oh my GASSSS!"

Wish list for the coming months in no particular order.

A desktop PC on my room with a good soundcard that will interface my GFX-5 so I can now make digital recordings.

A new cell phone. A Motorola L6 in exchange for my N3100.

It’s a long shot but I love to have this Epiphone Les Paul standard, preferably black. Ganda talaga nito, (Whew benta ko kay V ko para makabili ako nito?)

Gig bag or Hard case for my “Epi” (epiphone flying-V)

Wow! How I wish I had the cash in order to have these toys. Well that’s why they call it wish list. Last Sunday, I was arranging my CD collection and came across on these 2 CD’s that has pictures of our 2 summer trips in Puerto Galera. Then it came to my mind that I like to go back there this coming Semestral Vacation. I just miss the fun there, and the fact that its more cheaper going there during off peak seasons such as October or December. Sino kaya manlilibre sa akin at mag-aaya papunta dun? “sagot ko na pamasahe ko pare!”

"Nostalgia!?"

I just got this Bioman Movie in DVD format. It's like I'm like a child again. Those times when I would run back home just to catch this show. Can you imagine the kids are all gone from the streets because everyone is watching this Japanese, english dubed sentai. Hoy FYI, this is the ORIGINAL! Bago mag power rangers, mask man, at kung ano ano pa, this ones the first sentai on that theme. Memories nga naman. Balikan ko nga ulit yung iba pang episodes... para bilhin "DR. MAN 3x" ( in robotic like chant) With the mecha clones. hehehe!

Meron pa ako isang gustong panoorin na series yung ROSWELL, but then malapit na din akong matapos sa Dark Angel, 12 episodes nalang. Wow, malamang sa sweldo bili ako ng mga ito. Nakita ko rin nga pala yung 1st season ng transformers. Wow, hanep back to the 80's na talaga ito. where kids pretend to walk in group as in they were the BAGETS!

"Bella my Bella"

Yet Another one...

"Crappy Recording"

I got this from tonyo, we recorded our rehearsal using a handheld mono recorder used by reporters. I just digitalized it. If you want to Listen to Bangus you can download our song Two faces here (Low tech style), or just listen to it here:

Tagal ko na din walang post ah. So what am I up to lately?

I've been practicing with Ynez, my bass guitar. Picking tecniques, speed picking, endurance and attack, then frequently tweek my bass amp and my effect. I made a short composition but I don't know if they will like it and will fit to our song genre. Anyway, I'll try to record it since its all bass lines. I've cleaned and polished my bass amp yesterday and tighten up the screws to prevent the buzz.

Now I'm gassing for a Gig bag for my Fling V, but until last sunday, I'm not yet satisfied with the TKL-flying V gig bag. Medyo mura kaya lang I'm looking for something na wala dun sa bag e. Anyway, I have to think of it. But it's really cheap at just P1,200 decent and fitted gig bag for a standard Flying V.

I've been watching Dark Angel the series starring Jessica Alba. Season one has 28 episodes and I'm through watching episode 16. I really love this series but unfortunately it only has two seasons. Go MAX!

What else? Yeah need to practice more on my timing and learn more arpeggios on my bass. I love aprpeggios, I've been doing it for a very long time but its just last month that I have learned that what I'm doing are arpeggio scales. Wow parang ang gali-galing ko na. more to come.

"Flame of Recca, AGAIN!"

It became famou back in the day when GMA-7 made a tagalog dubbing for this anime. I've managed to watch all of its episode. Then Again AXN broadcast it on Cable but this time in its original language with English captions or subtitles. Those were the days that I would hurry home just to watch the show or wake up early in the morning to catch the re-runs. Those were the days na wala pang DVD sa Quiapo. hehehe! Last week I bought a 6-DVD of this anime FLAME of RECCA... Started to watch it and relive the moments when he faced his older brother Kurei and managed to let all the 8 flame dragons out. Great! natapos ko na ulit panoorin... Now DARK ANGEL naman. Jessica Alba, Here I come!

"San Beda vs. Letran"

At the big dome in Araneta to support the Letran Knights, our official photographer caught us at the ring side. AAAARRRRRIIIIBBBBBAAAA LETRAN!

The time Coah louie lost his temper because of a referees wrong judgement.

Here we are mezmerized.

Too bad, talo kame sa Beda... Bukas ulit balik Araneta kame...

"What The"

Monday afternoon was fine, then came 5:00pm and it started to get dark. Tapos ayan na. Thunder and lightning came. At around 6:05 I was at the gate of our office ready to go home and get my guitar and gears for our 8-10pm rehearsal at GiG in Cubao. Unfortunately the rain was so heavy. Pero kahit na malakas ulan at wala akong paying lumusob ako para makarating on time. Pagdating ko sa Lawton nakasilong ako sa ilalim ng tulay at naghintay ng FX. Nakasakay ako, byaheng Fairview. Pero bago makaakyat ng tulay ng Quiapo at bigla kaming nabangga. Wow hassle talaga. So I decided to go down and find a new ride. Pag baba ko nakita ko, 3 pala ng nagkabanggaan. 2 jeep at yung fx na sinasakyan ko. Silong ako sa ilalim ng LRT. Ayun nakasakay ako ng byaheng Dapitan. Oo kahit alam kong baha sa Dapitan sumakay pa din ako dahil balak kong bumaba nalang sa quiapo at dun sumakay ng Balik2x dahil alam kong baha na din sa España. So there bumaba ako sa may Arlegui sa Quiapo at naghanap ng masasakyan. Nakakita ako ng Lealtad at agad akong sumabit. Nalaman ko nalang na hanggang sa Bustillos lang pala ang byahe sa may simabahan. Dun na ako inabutan ng syam syam. Wala ng ulan pero baha pa din sa ilang bahagi at traffic talaga. Dun na ako inabutan ng gutom kaya ng decide na akong kmain sa chowking. Pagkakain ko gad akong lumabas at may nakitang byaheng Balik2x na jeep. Sumabit ako dahil isa lang naman ang nakasabit so nagging 2 na kame. Mahusay naman ang biyahe kahit dahan dahan. Bumagal lang ito banding Oro. At dun na. May lasing na mama at nag tatrafic sya. Nagalit sa ilang mga driver dahil singitan daw ng singitan. Aakalain ko bang pag iinitan din yung driver namin gawa ng nasa tama naman kaming linya! Langya sinuntok yung driver ng jeep na sinasakyan ko at eto naman driver ay kumuha ng tubo at mag aaway pa ata. Buti nalang napigilan ng mga tao. Ako bumaba ako at nagsimula ng maglagad. Unfortunately hanggang M. dela fuente sa G. Tuazon lang ang kaya kong lakadin dahil sa baha na banda dun. Nakita ko yung pinsan ko at nagtawanan kame. Ayun may biglang bumiyaheng jeep at kaagad kaming sumakay. NAsa bahay ako mga 9:00pm. Nagbihis at kihuha mga gamit para kitain si Tonyo para sa rehearsal sa GiG. Ayun, when we came, may nag ensayo na. But the technician managed to snag a slot for us 11-12am daw. We agreed and waited. We still got to rehears at least 3 of our songs. Yung 2 kase Sabbath cover e. Yun. Tindi ba?

"Ang Cellphone nga naman"

Maraming beses na din ako naka pag blog tungkol sa cellphone ko. Yng nasa taas yan ang cellphone ko ngayon. Matagal na yan at medyo luma na. Isang taon mahigit na sa akin yan. Wala... Naisip ko lang ang mga nagagawa ng cellphone sa buhay ng mga Pilipino. Palagi nating dala ito at nasa bulsa o bag natin at handang ilabas sa oras na tumunog ito o mag vibrate dahil may nag message o may tumatawag. Mura lang kase ang bayad sa serbisyong nakukuha natin sa mga Malalaking kumpanya ng cellphone. E pano naman sila hinde kikita ng milyon2x, e sa letrang "K" nalang, oo "K" kumikita na sila ng 3M. Yung mga txt msg sayo na nagtatanong at imbes na sagutin mo ng "Oo-kasunod ang tanong nya" ay sasagutin mo nalang ng "k". kung 1 milyon kayong nag txt ng "k" sa piso isang txt, edi 1M na un.

Problema sa cellphone (Kaya mas okay pa ang Nokia 5110 kumpara sa mga higher models)
Kung hinde pakielamera yung GF, ka MU, FUBU, at kung ano ano pang relasyon, okay lang ito. Subalit pag medyo makulit na, ayan na ang problema. eto ang ilan:

-Colored phone na may wallpaper "Honey bakit di mukha ko o mukha natin nakalagay sa wallpaper ng fone mo?" Buti pang mag Nokia 5110 ka.
-High Memory Capacity "Hon, san na yung mga txt msg ko sayo" Puro Fwd msg naman. Buti pa nung naka N5110 ka 15 msg lang puno na.
-Recent calls and sent items "Sweet, sino tong number na tumawag sa iyo, at sino tong ti next mong ito aber?" Balik ka nanaman sa 5110. na walang ganung feature.
-High end camera "Darling lets take our picture" na kahit nag drive ka o nasa loob kayo ng bus o FX. Pinagtitinginan kayo ng tao o pinagsisimulan ng traffic.
-MP3 player & radio "honey peram naman phone mo at mag sounds lang ako". Ayun ubos kaagad ang battery ng cell mo.
-Blue tooth devices "Love bluetooth ko sayo mga pictures ko kagabi ha". na kahit everyday na kayo nagkikita gusto nya punuin ng pics yung phone mo dahil puno na yung sa kanya.

Nadami pa ito.. to be continued...

"Jackson Kelly"

Pang wisk ko lang... If ever i had the money... I just designed my own, you can design your own too. click the image to see larger pic.

Go to this address Jackson Custom Shop and be sure to deactivate your pop-up blockers or just press ctrl then click the link.

Been busy the whole time sa work, but I managed to practice my skills in playing the bass. I devote least 1 or 2 hrs. a day if possible. Then If have time play some guitar and tweek my gfx-5 and experiment on some new patches. Still working on Tonyo's compositions which I think we already have five. More furnishing need since we only have studio time every weekend at GiG in Cubao. The arrangements were turning out good the problem is with the vocals. We really need one male. The rythm section is quite fine since we arranged it for one guitar. "Songer" nalang. Song titles include: Two Faces, Pushing Through, Ageless Tranqulity, Boxed up, Tagalog(forgot the title), then we also have two with no title yet o hinde ko lang alam. Kung makakapag rehearse lang sana kami kahit 2 a week. Kaso work ang kalaban. Oo nga pala may 2 na kaming fans. You know who you are. Salamat sa inyong suporta, kayo ang first audience namin. Handa na kaya ang mundo sa MUSIKA ng BANGUS? (Bangus is the tentative name of our band. Di trying hard pakinggan diba, makabayan pa!)

"Ynez"
Actual picture of my bass guitar taken with Tonyo's crappy Treo.

"Music Stuff"

It's almost 3 or 4 months now since we started jamming and practicing with my band. We now have 5 songs. I finally got my Bday wish. My Ibanez bass guitar (GSR-180), I just set the intonation and the action, then I replaced the strap buttons with a DiMarzio clip lock strap. I'll post pictures next time. I got her last Aug. 4, 2006, and I named her Ynez. Next, I got my ZOOM GFX-5 which I'am been wanting to have early this year. I got it second hand but works just 10/10. Here is a low quality picture.

I still got a long way to go. But for now, Im focusing on playing my bass guitar again. Yes! Hopefully we could finish and maybe record some of the songs we are working on.

Heres one from Harmony Central

"Birthday Wish"

My birtday has already passed by my hopes are still high on getting this baby.
My birthday wish. Matupad sana!

Ibanez Electric Bass - GSR180

COLOR
Black

SPEC
neck type: GSR4 neck
body: Nato body
fret: Medium frets
bridge: B10 bridge (19mm string spacing)
neck pu: Standard J neck pu
bridge pu: Standard J bridge pu

"Patria"

My rendition of the Philippine National Anthem. Recorded using my digital recorder. walang magawa at maulan e.

"Superman Returns AGAIN!?"

Did you ever wonder how it looks like when superman is flying up in the air? I think this is the closest thing it will look like if superman is flying over the Philippines particularly in our place, B.Balic, Sampaloc... Salamat sa google earth! Click image to see larger photo!

Sampaloc

Holy Trinity Academy

Bahay namin!

"What is LOVE!?"

"Tonyo's Bday"

A handfull of friend came on Tonyo's bday last saturday. Konting inom kwentuhan, at syempre kainan din. Nalasing din ako kahit papano. Sa Danny's grill ito, and we end up at 4am.

"Fake and the Se7en"

Just figure it out!

"Much more sadder!"

Last Sunday, I went to pay our water bill in SM Manila. After paying, I planned on buying some of our groceries. But suddenly, I thought of looking for a bass guitar in Lazer at the 4th floor. I saw one and it’s about P5k. I tried it and I think its good enough and needs only a little twicking. Anyway makakuha sana ng magandang break para makakuha ng pambili. After that nakita ko sa cinema yung Superman returns. Napatingin ako sa oras, and I though, maaga pa naman. With that, I found myself falling in line on the ticket booth buying a ticket for Superman returns. Yes, I watched the movie all by myself, and it felt good. I’m like a kid again. I think there’s still this kid in me that made me see the movie. I admit. I love Superman and everybody loves him. Talking about the movie, I loved the scene where Superman asked Loise when they were in the air, “what do you hear?” Loise answered “nothing”. Superman then told her “I hear all the cry and pain every time”. It made Superman more than Super. Galing din ng effects and story line. Brian Singer did a great job respecting all the past Superman flicks including Smallville.

Now here is a poem I've written, hope you like it!

Lost in Transition

As I awake in the darkness of the night
A lucid dream enclosed me in a fight
A love that is once lost
Wants to came out and break loose

You can’t hide it if it’s truly there
And can’t fake it is it wasn’t there
I’m lost in transition
‘Cause if it hurts, it’s real

I’ll have to find someone
Who will grow with me,
Who will, change with me,
Who will laugh and cry with me

Someone who fills-in, in what I am lacking
And in return, fills-in for what they are lacking

I deserve to be happy
Not in the arms of someone who keeps me waiting
But in the arms of someone who will take me now
And be with me forever

Now all I have left to do is wake up
And tell the world of this dream I just have
Answers that I need to know
In this lucid dream, I have to show

"More than Sad"

...need I say more...

"For You!"

Para sa iyo ito! Wait forever by Gary V.



[chorus]
So, I say I love you
I don’t wanna wait forever
Just to say, I need you
Doesn’t even have to matter
If it really matter anything to you

For the entire lyrics click here.

"Rex's Birthday"

It was a rainy wednesday evening of June 28, 2006. I have been so busy the whole day but manage to get along. I'm looking forward spend some quality time with a friend before going to Rex's Bday. Everyone is busy so I have to fit in to her schedule. I was really planning on something that night. I came Armed and Prepared, practiced all the lines like a little boy joining a school speech program. "It's now or never!" I said to my self, as I headed to their place. But I guess things don't go like you planned. You can't tell what might happen. All I know is... I Sucked Big Time! So sad... no! more than sad. Anyway, to clear things up, I don't know... but I think I really don't have the right to argue and demand anything. Because I'm just a friend! Sayang... I'm really on my way with my memorized lines in my head, thinking I'd be winning you back. Para talaga akong bata. :-( we've been in this situation before. If you are reading this, bahala ka na kung ano isipin mo. Basta Sentiments ko lang ito. WALA akong alam na nagawang mali. So ayun walang nangyare sa akin, it's a good thing Tonyo texted me, at punta na daw kame kila Rex. Ayun dun nalang ako nag-enjoy. Just look at my smile kasama si Jorge "nguningiti kahit na napipilitan" hahahaha!

As promised! Click the photos to see the whole album of Rex's Bday!

"Lost In Transition"

I wanted this to be the name of my band, pero eto gawin ko muna syang title sa blog entry ko
Lost in transition: a self conversation

Me: Kumusta ka na?
Myself: Ayus lang, eto medyo malungkot
Me: bakit naman?
Myself: ewan ko nga e, basta di ako 100% ngayong araw
Me: kulang ka lang sa toma pre!
Myself: siguro nga!
Me: O baka naman may iniisp ka nanaman!?
Myself: ano naman ang iisipin ko?
Me: Aba ewan ko sa iyo. O baka naman ‘sino iniisip mo?’
Myself: malamang
Me: aha, sabi ko na nga ba e.
Myself: kaso hanggang dun pa lang ang kaya ko gawin e, ang isipin sya.
Me: e bakit naman, diba okay naman kayo nun.
Myself: Oo, okay naman kame.
Me: e yun naman pala e
Myself: kaso it’s more complicated than you think.
Me: what do you mean?
Myself: basta, magulong malabo e.
Me: ???? di kita ma gets…
Myself: gusto ko kase, ma sure ko itong nararamdaman ko e.
Me: tapos…
Myself: malaman ko din kung pareho kami ng mararamdaman, kase its really complicated e. Kase ayoko din magkamali na i regret ko sa huli.
Me: E ikaw lang naman yata nag papa complicate sa sitwasyon e.
Myself: siguro nga, simple lang pero ginagawa kong kumplikado
Me: kayang kaya mo naman yan!
Myself: hay, sana nga… O sya2, ako na bahala. Pagdasal mo nalang ako.
Me: aba oo naman
Myself: Salamat, bye na ha.
Me: basta dito lang ako parati, okay! Bye.

Sana ganun lang kadali sabihin ang mga katagang ito: Just look at the picture. Get it?

"Pep Rally Concert"

The pep rally concert last night was a blast. First to perform was an upcoming band JACOB. Then the next one played an extremely up beat fast metal punk rock tune, they are the LETTER DAYS. After that, Join The Club (JTC) got on stage, but before they went up, I manage to snug a photo. My last post was a song from JTC Lunes to be exact. According to Biboy, the vocals, On what is Lunes all about: "Sino dito ang di pa maka move on? etong kantang ito para sa mga taong di pa maka move on sa dating pag-ibig!". Stempre di nawala yung kanta nilang Nobela. Astig din mag patawa yung bandang ito. Sa gitna ng set nila at tumugtog sila ng mga ilang linya ng kanta sa mga sikat na banda ngayon tulag ng kantang narda by Kamikazee, kung wala ka by Hale, at Umuwi ka na baby ng Orange and Lemmons. Kulit nga ng performance nila e. And syrmpre, the high light of the activity, Ang Banda ng Bayan RIVERMAYA. Astig yung line up ng kanta nila, but sorry to say I've seen them perform so many times and di masyado energetic yung set nila. Di kase masyado responsive yung crowd dahil napagod na sa Slam dancing sa mga naunang banda. Here it is for your viewing pleasure medyo bitin nga lang, Pictures, next time post ko yung CD's ko na may authograph ng RIVERMAYA.

(pictures)

Join the Club

Mike Maya

Japs Maya

Mark Maya

Rico Maya