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The gang minus four. This Gathering Last Saturday, I went out with Kris & Gene with my 7 month old inaanak, Una. I had a chance to ride on their new second hand car. We went to Binondo for food tripping, Eastwood to watch Urbandub, Gateway to eat at Taco Bell and Cubao X to watch Franco. This is my first time to play with my inaanak for long hours. Good thing she was on the mood that time. I also meet the Gutsies at Cubao X that night. It was a regular Saturday Night get together. This is my new (hopefully my lifelong) support group. I only met these guys last August 16 through a magazine contest but it seems that we know each other for years. I never met a bunch of people with the same interests as mine like they’re into budget travels, photography (digital, film, Polaroid & lomo), indie music, good movies and love to hang out at Cubao X. Funny that all of us are single (except Atty. Gem) that’s why most of our topics are about love, hate, break ups, hang ups, crushes, stalkers, dream boy / girl, regrets and other experiences on opposite sex. There is a joke that whoever will have a boyfriend / girlfriend will be kicked out from the group. Haha! I believe that there is a purpose on why our paths crossed.
Empire Record-esque
On that night Saturday, we also met the owner of Cubao X and that’s where the idea of renting the vacated slot of Vintage Pop shop came from. We’ll just chip in for the monthly rental and operational cost and we can start a business. Not literally a business but it’s like expanding our hobbies / interest into a higher level. Our plan is to make that establishment a hobby shop for travel, music and photography. We will transform the small space upstairs into a mini music room for acoustic sessions and listening party. I dreamt of owning a small shop of my hobby like Championship Vinyl in High Fidelity but this time it will be like Empire Records where a group of friends manage the store. I hope we surpass the screening process. I want to quit my job to focus on this but I can’t. I am close to broke. Bahala na si Batman. Tags: life, work
Current Location: my room
Current Mood:  peaceful
Current Music: franco - this gathering
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May LJ nga pala ako. My August is super busy. I spent the 1st two days of the month in Bataan, Good thing I have a good friend there where I could stay and relax. It was the usual weekend getaway of driving and exploring some place for landscape photography. I was surprised when I found out that certain portion of the BataanCoast facing South China Sea can be picturesque as other coastal destinations. I only have one keeper photo because I am not in a shooting mode that day. I will just come back some other weekend. August 5 was history. It was the interment of the Icon of Democracy, President Cory Aquino. A street photographer friend invited me to shoot the scene outside Manila Cathedral. We were there as early as 6am. I never saw a dramatic sight like from a long time (the last one was in EDSA 2). The rain poured hard but it didn’t push us away from leaving the area. I didn’t join the crowd going to Manila Memorial because I need to take a rest for the NIN concert that night. I almost miss the concert because I am still dead tired sleeping around 530 pm (thanks to my youngest brother for remembering that I am watching). Originally, I have 2 tickets but sold them because I thought someone will join me. A Good Samaritan gave me ticket with a higher value. Sweet! I didn’t surprise that the venue was not full, not even half. I didn’t also expect that NIN is a good live band (well, there is a good live band and a good album band). This is the 1st time I experienced a live concert which sounded like a record. They really rocked the coliseum down. They played 25 (yes, 25 songs without break) songs. They performed 3 out of 5 songs from my wish list, Dead Souls, Head Like A Hole and the controversial song, Closer. It was a sweet surprise because Philippines is the only country where they performed Closer in Wave Goodbye tour. I guess, everybody in Araneta enjoyed that night.
I was chosen by a local travel magazine to join their adventure trip this Sunday. This is a good opportunity to meet the people behind the magazine (sayang hindi raw makakasama si Idol Jake Versoza) and new friends na din. Also, a big chance to contribute in their magazine (worth it naman talaga photos ko for publishing. Hahaha). I was invited to attend the launching of their sister magazine’s 2nd issue launching last night at Bonifacio High Street. I was able to meet the big guns and an opportunity to sell myself. Well, a friend not me because of shyness attack. Dapat talaga magpagawa na ako ng sariling card since I am meeting new people everyday.
I can’t wait for my backpacking trip on the 21st. I will be joining fellow traveler Ironwulf, Lagalog and Dong Ho in Nueva Vizcaya. On the 2nd long weekend of this month eh I will be a ninong again. Additional 3 inaanak on the list. Panibagong kantiaw na naman kina Mama and Dad ito.
At home naman eh I have a new role, an architect. I am half way finish on the blue print of the apartment we’re building. Good thing I have a construction building experience in my previous work kaya chicken na ito. As far as I remember, Architecture ang course ko sa PLM nun but shempre pinili ko PUP. Dad will leave again next month.
I am feeling good maybe because I am busy. Feeling ko may Amnesia ako. I am starting to forget something good at the same not good. I don’t want this but I have to. This is for my own good. I really need to move forward.
Shanawa! Tags: life, myself
Current Location: my room
Current Mood:  tired
Current Music: daft punk - digital love
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It’s been love and hate the past few weeks.
I went half day yesterday to take a rest and free my mind for few hours. As soon I got home, I sat on my bed and think of things in the future. Honestly, I don’t want to go to office anymore. I am emotionally and physically tired of handling the tasks assigned to me. My buddy was absent for almost 3 weeks and I was the only one working for whole admin. No wonder that the there are 3-5 employees resigning and 1 employee on AWOL per month, Can you believe in that statistics? Now, I want to believe that I am not really for office environment shit.
I now regularly check my Jobstreet account. I want to work away from NCR like Cebu, Davao or Baguio but the problem is that the salary is low compare on what I am getting now. I came across with my high school classmate in Facebook who is now working in Singapore as a graphic artist. He is encouraging me to do the same since there are a lot of opportunities there for graphic artist. I know a lot of friends working in Singapore like my college batch mates and photography friends (if ever, I will be re-uniting with my best photography pal, Aaron). Now I am looking for a school that offers crash course in graphics / multimedia. Hopefully before I turned 28 next year eh makapag work na ko abroad para makaipon ng mabuti,
I went to the birthday party of my batch mates last Saturday. Some sort of a reunion I guess. I seldom attend this kind of gathering because of my being anti-social. The gang was almost complete in attendance except for those who are working in the province and overseas. We were still like college student who drinks during break time or after classes. I got a little drunk daw because I am singing in the car on our way home. Ewan ko, basta when I woke up the next day eh masakit ulo ko. haha! I don’t know if I will be happy when my bestfriend stopped me from smoking that night. He knows my health condition kasi. Sabi ko 1 stick lang and he just shook his head when he saw me consuming another stick. Haha! Peace tayo Jet! Tags: osbing gang, work
Current Location: my room
Current Mood:  blah
Current Music: Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
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I don’t have internet access at home for the past two days. PLDT cut our connection. We haven’t pay daw for three months. Yes, we haven’t paid because we didn’t receive the bill. My mom went to their office yesterday to settle the payment. She found out that someone received our bill. I have this theory that their messenger was just lazy to route the bill or afraid to go to our place because of its notorious reputation. Wish ko lang eh printed name over signature dapat kung papareceive ng documents. I don’t know what my life will be if I don’t have an internet access. Because of this tragedy, I was able to sleep early (before 12mn). Okay na din kasi I have time to process some photos, read my old magazines, review a little for an upcoming exam and dream a lot. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
I am not yet decided if I will watch Fete dela Musique this Saturday at Metrowalk. I can’t drag Gem with me because she has a daughter already. I am with her when I watched my 1st Fete dela Musique held in El Pueblo Ortigas, We were not band mates back then. I remember carrying a rolled graphic paper and a scientific calculator during the gig (I was doing my math assignment every band’s break. Hahaha!) I have a killer Fete dela Musique trivia to tell. There was Fete dela Musique that I missed back in college. Gem borrowed my point & shoot camera to take band pictures. She returned it to me with all the pictures saved on the memory card. That was the first time I saw Ligaya. I admit that I like her even it was only her photo that I saw. I don’t like her na crazy lang. Joke lang. haha! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
I still don’t know if I will watch Nine Inch Nails this August. I am close to broke but this event is hard to resist. Who the hell in the world will think that Nine Inch Nails will visit Philippines? Pupil will be their front act. I am starting to like Pupil than Sandwich now. I love their guitar driven music and black like lyrics. Not to mention that Ely Buendia is using my dream guitar, a black / yellow Fender Telecaster. Their album Wildlife is in heavy rotation on my player. Tags: music, rant
Current Location: computer shop
Current Mood:  hungry
Current Music: incubus - nowhere fast
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dapat punta ako ng baler, aurora pa mag surf pero wala daw gaanong alon so nagpunta ako ng real, quezon. gusto ko lang mag relax at mag-isip ng maayos. napag isip isip ko na kailangan ko ng tanggapin ang mga bagay na hindi talaga pwede. kahit na gaano ito kahalaga sa akin ay kailangan ko ng kalimutan. pipilitin ko na wag ng isipan pa, burahin ang kanyang numero para hindi na matukso pa na itext / kausapin pa.
june 14
shoot with joel and ma-anne along manila kanina. as usual, third wheel na naman ako. its a great honor to shoot side by side with joel na isa sa magaling na photographer ng bansa, photo lang naman nya ang nasa cover ng digitalphotographer philippines ngayon. dapat mag pnr train ride kami pero iba na ang schedule due to maintenance so nag trolley ride na lang kami sa riles from sta. mesa to pandaca, food trip again, visited buddhist temple sa binondo at san agustin church sa intramuros. nagpictorial din kami sa graffiti wall at ginawa nila akong model (will post the photo some other time).
my long weekend is tiring and medyo napagastos pa ko. tsk! oks lang, worth it naman ang travel at mga photos.
tangina, papasok na naman bukas sa opisina.Tags: friends, joy, photography, travel, weekend
Current Location: my room
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: john mayer - love song for no one
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June 5 Absent ako last Friday. I arranged some documents that I might need in my future plans. I need to make a move since my life is getting shorter. I hope that everything will be okay from planning to execution. I admit that I can be a good mastermind of any crime or game plan. Bank robbery anyone? Haha! June 6 The food trip last Satruday was superb. Ferdz, Oggie, Dom and I invaded Binondo in spite of heavy rains. We started 11am and part ways at around 6pm. Almost 7 hours of eating, photography, travel & blog talk. After the food trip, they were teasing me that I have a career in Binondo food tour. Haha! Pwede! After the food trip, I went home for a while to take a bath and attended the advance birthday celebration of a college friend / mini-reunion. The gang was almost complete in attendance. Medyo shock sila when I arrived because they know that I rarely attend an inuman. It was held at my college friend (ex-bandmate) old house, a tambayan back in college. I came late at around 10pm since medyo malayo ang venue. I think we had 5 cases of Red Horse grande. Ayaw ko talaga lasa ng Red Horse and to think malakas amats nito sa akin (pasensya na, endorser ako ng San Miguel Super Dry eh). Buti na lang na at medyo nadaya ko sila sa ikot ng tagayan. Nabitin nga sa inumin dahil nagtimpla pa ng 2 pitcher ng iced tea at saka pinaikot ang tagay. Haha! The friendship didn’t change. We still like kids who play around. Andun pa rin yung biruan, harutan, batukan at kung ano ano pang kagagaguhan. To think, karamihan sa kanila ay may asawa na at anak. Umuwi na kami ng 4am then nagpa joyride pa Syok sa box type nyang kotse. I can’t believed na nagkasya kaming 7 sa kotse nya saka nang gago sa kalsada. Pucha! Anytime eh pwede kaming makulong pag may nakakitang pulis or may nagreklamo, wish ko lang eh sana hindi sya naplakahan. Haha! I was home at around 5am, took sleepasil and watched some stuffs. June 7 I woke up 5pm. Good timing for early dinner, late lunch and super late breakfast. I didn’t go out of my room, I just surfed the net, watched Touching The Void and Anthony Burdain’s No Reservation Philippines (downloaded at last), practiced some drum lines using my pillows and danced to the songs of EBTG & Daft Punk, I had a chat with my friend who is in Cebu right now. She was inviting me to visit her there and backpack in Bohol. It was a good idea but I need an approval from my wallet. She was also inviting me to relocate in Cebu for new environment. I said, why not? She said that she will help me find a good job there. Sweet! Sana sa Davao na lang eh no? hehe! Basta good opportunity then I’m ready to go. Don’t get me wrong ha, my first love is Manila but I think for the meantime eh lipat muna ako sa less toxic place para hindi maaga mamatay. I texted someone to have a coffee but as expected, no reply. Three things lang yan eh, she don’t like, she don’t like and she don’t like. I don’t know why I can’t let go. Malakas lang talaga amats ko sa kanya na kahit lumipas na ang ilang taon eh andito pa din. Tinutukso nga nila ako noong inuman na its been a long time and its about time to have a girlfriend na. They said kung anong nangyari daw sa agimat ko. I said meron naman ako girlfriend eh ayaw nya lang. Haha! I don’t need to tell the story pa with them since this is a serious matter. Yung mga very close friend lang talaga ang may alam nito plus my ex. They gave me a safe advice. Na tigilan ko na daw since wala naman talaga mangyayari or wait until I die. Haha! Ang babait talaga nilaga. I love them! Tags: blogger, college, joy, weekend, work
Current Location: room
Current Mood: okay
Current Music: third eye blind - blinded
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