Thursday: Japan Week Stint, Mom and Rainey...
Japan Week Gig. Classes were suspended that day, so I woke up a bit late (heheh)...
Medyo petiks mode lang ako dito sa house, then umalis ng house past 4pm~ (crammed a bit sa lyrics, heheh!) Nakarating naman ng SM Mall of Asia ng 7pm; agad kong tinungo ang Entertainment Hall, then I met Karlo -- common friend namin ni
purpledoodling -- the one with the band, and knows how to rap daw. I previously added him sa Y!M list ko~ (He's waaay different in person... Whew~) So kwentuhan kami, until I met with
mike5150 and
the_pink_star malapit sa stage area. Gyahh, walang katao-tao gaano. (Dahil siguro sa bagyo... T___T)
Then pinuntahan ko si Rainey sa likuran ng Entertainment Hall, kasama sina Zel, James, and her online friend na si XYPHER HiRa, na doon niya pa lang na-meet in person. (Galing Aklan pa 'yung girl, hanep!)
Later on, pumunta na kami doon sa may stage area, and nandoon na si Ajzone -- he told me na dumaan doon ang mom ko, and interrogated him (!) regarding lotsa stuffs, hahah... Hinintay namin dumating si Adrian; pero dahil gusto na kaming patugtugin, ayun we played agad.
After doin' 4 songs, dumating na rin si Adrian (had a break for a short period, para makapag-setup siya)... And dumating din doon sa area namin 'yung mom ko. That time, pinakilala ko na si Rainey sa kanya. Then talked about some matters. (W00t, buti walang masamang nangyari, LOLZ...) Umalis din agad sina mom. Then we finished off our playlist -- may mga nag-request pa sa amin thru tissue papers (heheh); and luckily may lumait sa aming contact for possible gig bookings -- si Sir Jojo. :D Above all, nakapagpasaya naman kami ng tao kahit kaunti, at kahit drained kaming lahat sa energy. (Yup, mga pagod kami. X___x)
Pagkatapos, kumain kaming lahat sa Yoshinoya -- free beef gyudon!
Then uwian na -- sinamahan ko si Rainey, hinatid hanggang Road 20 pauwi sa kanyang dorm. Ginabi ako ng uwi -- napadpad ng Bagong Silang Kaliwa, and lakad pauwi ng bahay, around 1am.
Pasasalamats. First of all, thanks kay
hydee_takarai (of Juujiro), and sa Yoshinoya for our chance to play~ (chaka sa free food!) Super thanks din sa mga nagpunta at nanood sa amin -- sina
kr_inuki,
uchihayukiko and
rezarius; tapos sa mom ko (kasama yata 'yung kambals? Zoinks~ ;p); sa mga bago kongnakilalang sina Karlo and XYPHER HiRa, and kila Zel, James and Rainey. (Love you, nee~! :x)
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Friday: Normal School Blues, Hired Gun, etc...
Ordinary School Day. Arrived school on time -- had normal lecture on EADMATH, had our open-notes quiz on EFLUMEC (I had a hard time dealing with the problems, though. T___T), and normal discussion in our EBAMENG class; plus we had our midterms and previous quiz results (whew, I got a high grade! :D), and I got my midterm grade -- w00t, I passed, despite of failing to submit 2 major requirements. XD~
Yay, I'm a hired gun!... While at school, I was texting with Jun -- he invited me to play with his co-officemates' band, urgent for Saturday -- and I learned na para sa wedding party ng boss nila (!) 'yung tutugtugan namin. At the same time, I texted Rainey regarding how we could possibly meet for that day -- she'd be stayin'school 'til 6pm... So I decided to join the band's practice at Gig Studio (sabi ni Jun magpa-practice daw sila 3pm-8pm); tapos pinapunta ko na lang si Rainey (nakahabol naman sa practice namin), then hatid ko na lang siya pauwi. :D
(Okay, gotta admit: pumayag ako, dahil madadali naman ang line-ups -- kaya naman -- and shempre, free food and beer! LOLZ...)
After class, I rushed my way to Gig Studio;
on the way, 'di ko napigilang mag-food trip dahil sa gutom, and pagdating doon, a whopping 6 pesos na lang ang natira sa bulsa ko. And akala ko nandoon na sina Jun -- wala pa pala! O___o (Of course, medyo kinabahan ako, dahil papaano kung 'di sila dumating? Paktay ako pauwi! Pero na-text ko naman si Rainey, so whew...)
Past 4pm na sila Jun nakarating -- along co-officemates Patrick (guitarist), Carlo (vocalist), and
the_pink_star (yeah!)... Then I rented a worn-out strat provided by the studio (I didn't brought any!). Then we practiced starting off from scratch (as in walang buong kanta -- doon lang mismo sa studio!) Nakahabol din si Rainey sa practice namin; and after practice ng 8pm, fortunately nakabuo kami ng apat na songs. :D
Then kain kami sandali sa ibaba -- yeey nilibre ako ni Rainey!
And yay, Patrick lent me a hundred bucks, pamasahe pauwi. (Thanks bro!) And ayun, sinamahan ko na rin si Rainey pauwi da dorm niya papuntang Road 20...
Minor matters. On the way, we had some serious talk (lagi naman e~ XD), then decided na lakarin hanggang sa gate malapit sa dorm niya. (Felt better na nung pauwi afterwards. :) Sowi ulit, nee.) Then lakad uli ako pabalik pasakay ng Muñoz; naka-idlip during biyahe... Grabe, antrapik pala sa Quirino Highway, ginagawa 'yung kalsada! -___-;;; Pero nakaabot naman sa last trip jeep ng Shelter, and nakauwi before midnight.
Ang malas pa, walang kuryente sa amin pagkauwi ko (I was about to post an entry!) hanggang kinabukasan, dahil naputul daw 'yung linya namin due to that friggin' tree sa tapat namin (hinangin nung bumagyo). Nakatulog naman kahit walang bentilador, dahil groggy na talaga ako. X___x
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Yesterday: Shopping with Mom, Wedding Jam Aftermaths...
Trip to SM Fairview. Woke up tanghali -- yay may kuryente na ulit!
Nakapag-charge na rin ng cellphone. :D Then around 11am dumating bigla ang mom ko, kasama ang kambal na pamangkins ko, and their yaya; earlier, mom texted me na pupunta pala kami ng SM Fairview to buy stuffs. Nyay! XD~
So shempre marami pa akong ginagawa nun -- nagpapalit ng strings ni Cliff, then crammed more songs na pinapa-sipra sa akin... Nag-lunch kami bago umalis past 1pm. Then sa SM Fairview, sinamahan ako ni mom sa ATM (for financial matters), then shoppingna kami. Binilhan ako ng bagong shirt and leather shoes for school (shushu wawa kasi ako, may butas na at gutay-gutay ang ginagamit ko -- no wonder basa lagi pa ako 'pag umuulan.) Then umalis na rin ako agad, kasi on the way na sa venue 'yung mga bandmates ni Jun.
The Wedding Party Crashers! (Heheh) Met them sa may Robinson's, sa may bus terminal -- hatid pala sila ng isang boss nila -- si Sir Rob... Then tinulungan ko na rin sila on the way, dahil memoryado ko ang daan. Initially, nasabi sa akin na sa Fairview ang venue; then I learned na sa Brixton Village lang pala! (Malapit lang sa Shelter. XD) Pagpunta namin, we immediately set up, then na-practice 'yung mga nabuo naming songs.
Then around 6pm, we decided na mag-stay muna sandali sa place namin, to brainstorm more songs na pwedeng idagdag sa lineup... Nung naghihintay na kami (at nakahanap) ng trike, nagkataon namang pauwi ng Shelter sina mom, galing SM Fairwiew (para iuwi 'yung mga pinamili)... So ayun, we were able to hitch a ride papunta sa amin. (Swerte, heheh!) Pagdating sa bahay, we did some minor Kodakan blues (matatakaw sa pics sina
the_pink_star and Patrick); then nag-practice ng Beatles songs. Then kumain kami ng kaunti, bago bumalik doon sa kasal party.
Pagbalik doon, marami-rami na ring tao, then agad kong inatake ang buffet table (nyeheheh!) and indulged sa maraming pagkain. XD XD XD Afterwards pagka-dating ng isa pa nilang boss ('yung naghatid sa kanila), we then played our set. W00t, in just two days, heto ang mga nabuo (at natugtog) naming songs:
- Interpol - "Evil"
- Weezer - "Undone (The Sweater Song)"
- The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"
- The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"
- 311 - "Love Song"
- Blink 182 - "All The Small Things"
- The Beatles - "If I Fell"
- The Beatles - "And I Love Her"
Feeling namin, bitin 'yung tugtog...
Tapos hanggang ngayon walang pangalan 'yung band -- one bandmate suggested na tawagin kaming Rob His Wife, because...... (Ehem ehem, psst pasend ng pics ha... LOL!) Above all, we enjoyed -- as in. (Maraming food, maraming beer, masayang tugtog! :D)
After some minor pictorials, inuman sessions and pagtrip-an ang isang praying mantis (wala lang, hehe), umuwi na rin kami -- lakad ako pauwing Shelter, while sabay sila kay Sir Rob and his wife sa kotse. Nakauwi naman ng bahay around 1am. Groggy ulit. X___x
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[EDIT] A few pix... (rettrieved from my cellphone)
Kaunting pics na nakuha ko nung party. Sayang 'di ko napicture-an yung.... 

Weapon of choice.

Umiilaw ng pula...

Mmmm, fish sticks, mashed potatoes, beef `n brocolli, barbecued pork...