Skies of Ember @ Kolumn Bar

Dott - vocals + guitars

Thursday night, instead of going to Katipunan to catch a friend's (cancelled) gig, I went straight to Kolumn Bar in Timog to catch another friend's gig. After what it seems like forever, I've seen Dott again.

Man I miss our group.

There's always coffee y'know.

The gig we we're supposed to watch (and stayed late for) was cancelled. Since my friends and I were already in Makati, we just took a right turn to where the heavenly aroma's coming from. There's no better cure for a sore spirit than a cup of good coffee and good company. =)

Artsy fartsies: Gen of WWAI. Thanks mucho, missy!

Pete's Wedding

Please see related blog entry. Hehe... Tamad.

Pete's Getting Married

Wednesday night, my friends at the office and I met in Makati to give our Peter his "stag" party. He's getting married on Saturday. I remember that some two years a go, I was teaching this guy a couple of tricks of the trade. Well look at him now - he's tying the know tomorrow. How time flies.

Peter is not your typical makalaglag-*bleep* kinna guy. He's good-looking, that's a given, and he's got this aura about him that makes the girls (and matronic women) go ga-ga. I know very little of him, but that's enough to make me like him. He's consistently a gentleman, though sometimes very pabling. And through our bondings I've come to know how deep this person is, what he's gone through in life.

And now he's about to share his life with his long-time love. Because he got too busy with all the preparations, we barakos (yeap, I'm included) made plans to give him a night he'd remember. It was actually a last-minute plan (or lack of it), but I couldn't miss it for all the world. I had to hurry home, take a shower and fly to Makati with Jey.

We had dinner at Yellow Cab before we drove to this KTV bar in Jupiter. IThanks a lot! I have colds!!! I can't sing even if it saves my life. Then Jey said, "at kailan pa napigilan ng sipon ang videoke" (since when did colds get in the way if videoke)? Nga naman. Before I knew it, I was singin my lungs out (as always). Medyo ngongo nga lang, but I think I did a fine job trying not to make it rain.

I laughed so much that night I ended up with a migraine. And all the screamin and singin gave me sore throat. Ah heck. Peter won't be single forever. Had so much fun singin the hits of the eighties (napaghahalata ang edad) like Gold, Upside Down, Buttercup, Light and Shade (na di namin mapasukan ang chorus), among others. We were one crazy bunch of monkeys. We even harassed the waiters. Hehe...

I miss them already. If only I can go out with them more often (which is close to impossible, hehe).

To Peter, I wish you all the best. As I've told you that night, I'm not the best person to give advice if you want your marriage to last forever (hehe...). But I do believe in the sanctity of marriage, and if your marriage worked out, then good for you. May God bless you with little munsters, I mean, angels. Best wishes!

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Post Script: of all nights, nobody brought a camera tonight. Nothing to remind us of this crazy night we had. Oh well, I guess the memories will suffice. =)

One Friday Night

Grilled veggie sandwich and 2 bottles of beer. Ayos!

Jey and I caught a friend's event at the Store for All Seasons. Guess who got lost on the road (again)? Hehe... Afterwards we went to Metrowalk to catch The Happee Freshcapades Event. Met with my WWAI friends. Had so much fun under the rain that I'm now under bug attack. Oh well. No regrets. I sure had a blast!

Pictures are mostly from Jey's cam, and a couple from Gen's. Thanks guys!

Good Monsters

Multi-platinum and three-time GRAMMY-winning band, Jars of Clay, is set to release their highly-anticipated seventh studio project, Good Monsters, on September 5th.

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Personally, I can't contain my excitement. Though I was a latebloomer fan, I'm proud to say that I've caught up fairly well. Jars of Clay wasn't the first Christian Rock Band that I've come to love, it was actually DC Talk. The only JOC songs I knew then were those which received airplay.

Watching the Jars of Clay Live in Manila concert in Araneta spelled the difference. My heart could hardly contain the joy. Though I wasn't a full-time follower of the band back then, I was awestruck by their perfomance. The way the audience responded to their music was so overwhelming, I was so close to crying. When I got home that night, I had been transformed.

Through a friend of a friend, I was able to join this online community of local Jars of Clay fans. Named after JOC's 5th album, the group Who We Are Instead had become a vital part of my existence. From being "just fans" they've become my brothers and sisters. My life was a little better (but better nonetheless) because of them.

No need to ask me now, who's my favorite band. It's simple and obvious. As my faith is central to my being, so is Jars of Clay's music to my soul. They've inspired me beyond imagination. They've made me cry. They've humbled me and lifted me up. They've made me want to sing praises all waking hours of the day.

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So what am I expecting from Good Monsters? Only the best, from the best. I'm sure I'll love this album, as I've come to love all their past produce. These guys haven't failed me yet, you know.

Lovecore @ 3rd Floor Bar

Start:	Jun 29, '06 10:00p
Location:	3rd Floor Bar, 213-F Blueridge Ext., Katipunan Ave. (above Bite Club)

Acoustic set!!!