FlairBlast..

Booze, Exams & Best friends.. A lot has happened over the past few months.. Feels like a lifetime ago, the last time I posted here. What is there to tell, the 1st semester was different. There is change.. I finally feel purpose.. A decent peer group, a worthy profession.. This semester, I found myself a part of the campus flair guild.. An org dedicated in flair tending and mixology.

Planking, Flairing, Mischief.. pretty much what a typical college student would be sharing with his bestpal.. One of the highlights of this semester would be my 1st ever flair competition. Normally the guild requires new members to train for months before joining competitions but in my case it was different. Despite having the least experience, as punishment for planking around campus I was required to join.. I made a mess of course, but it was a very invigorating and educational experience.

Open Parties.. A weekly ritual for the kids around these parts.. You'll be surprised how young the party animals are today.. We, my pals & I ofcourse are one of 'em. At first, it started out all fun you know.. then it came to us, why not "party... and earn". Thus a new gig came to mind: Bartenders for open parties..\m/

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Hdd Mv Launch..

Hey Daydreamer Music Video Launch! april27 At Capone's Makati... When we heard about the event, my Bro and I immediately cleared out our schedules and went.

The music video was directed by Bianca King and Enzo Valdez. Bianca also reavealed that other friends helped with make-up done by Bubbles Paraiso, styling from Rhian Ramos. Maggie Wilson-Consunji also provided the location. Jasmine Curtis-Smith is the lead girl in the video.

With a successful first single and unwavering support from fans & friends... somedaydream will surely release an album soon. A new trend for the local music scene, electro pop.. Let's support our very own! For more updates check out his page on Facebook and follow him on twitter @sdrez.

hey day dreamer..

been a while since I got into OPM.. last night I went with a pal to eastwood to check this band he's raving about...

Someday dream.. a proudly pinoy electro pop, one-man band. Namely Rez Toledo, this guy from ateneo. Managed by Champ, from HALE. I guess if you regularly tune to local radio stations like magic88.9 or rx93.1, you already heard someday dream's first single "hey daydreamer". Apparently champ heard someday dream play and decided to mentor the young guy. Pretty cool actually, he formed Mecca, a music company that will market, produce and foster young musicians.

The pic above is taken at eastwood. (c/o abby lavienne) we got champ, patrick (my pal), rez (someday dream), and yours truly.

Let's all support local artists.. the awesome music industry.. Someday dream, something to watch out for in the future.

Post Valentine Disorder..

2 years ago I made this mix cd for my friends as a xmas gift.. entitled “Friends, Lovers, or Nothing”. I was then in a very emotional state, I lost two women I cared about. One I loved from afar, she never turned back.. and the other loved me, but I hurt her by failing to give back. Then here I am, years later.. finding myself in the same emotional state. Maybe not in the same situation, but the same ordeal of the heart.

This is what I love about music. It is transcendent. It is timeless. It is.. truth.

This month.. I found love, more like it found me. It is not planned and just sorta happened. First couple of weeks was awesome, we had fun, made new friends, but in the long run I started to question myself. We share interests true, but we don’t connect, personally in so many levels.. no spark. Thus my decision to just remain friends.. I wont hurt her anymore by leading her on. Save the friendship, save our group, to save the good times we spend together.

If there’s anything I learned this month, is that love is not just about the fun, the adventure, the drama or the parties you share together, but when you both share this very unique and deep connection that is beyond words. You feel it.. with your heart.

day of the Yawn..

1- vb
1. to open the mouth wide and take in air deeply, often as in involuntary reaction to tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom

source: dictionary.com

Saturday.
I think I never yawned so many times before that I literally had to struggle to keep myself awake. I mean, I find myself at smx convention center for chefs-on-parade.. interested on watching this kitchen demo with this Belgian chef and I just cant stop myself from dozing off. It's embarrassing really with the room filled with fellow students and young professionals. Then there's that ambush double date at mall of asia, that some friends orchestrated just so we (me and this girl friend of mine) have some supposed time together.. they got us tickets for My Valentine Girls. The entire what.. 2 hour duration of the film, I like yawned for every 5 minutes.. not exactly the romantic mood they were trying to give us. To understand the yawning, I guess we should go back to what happened the day before.

- 24 hours ealier -

Friday.
just finished my classes and hanging out with the flair guild. (this org that focuses on flair bartending.) I asked my girl friend to teach me some moves.. you know maneuvering bottles with your hands. yes, kinda like juggling. Then I remembered my friend asking me if I wanted to attend this party. and I do, but I needed 200 bucks. In times of utmost desperation, I find myself literally begging my brother for help. Trust me, this is so unlikely of me. I never asked my brothers for anything all my life and this is already the 2nd time. The 1st was a couple of summers ago when I needed some cash to go on a road trip with friends up north. Thankfully he pulled through and I went.. I guess there's really no need for an elaborate description of how the party went.. all I know is, I had fun. got home round 3? and with a 5am call time at school, all I had was an hour long power nap ahead of me. surreal enough, I watched Burlesque in between that time line.

back to Saturday.
so yeah, after the movie our stay at mall of asia basically consisted of long walks, awkward silence, sea side, and yeah we got lost.. separated from our friends. but in the end it turned out to be more like of a bonding solitude with my girl friend. good thing we got back to our group just in time for departure. When we got home, the group decided to waste the night away at the local pub. and so we did. To my own surprise, my drowsiness was swept like the wind but still there. So just after a couple of cocktail towers and beer I already got tipsy. We all had fun. The getting to know stage with my girl friend and blockmates. lol.

Sunday.
too tired..... just slept all day.

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Anyway, I have more but I guess this post is getting unusually long. I'm just happy to say.. I'm good. great! Living life. With valentines tomorrow.. college fair... and davao for the weekend! so much to look forward this week. :)

Good Life..

life turned quite unexpectedly these last couple of days.

wed - I was officially admitting to myself that I'm over my last girl. Opening my heart to new possibilities.

thurs - We didnt have any classes, the faculty went out of town or something.. so with a couple of pals and friends of pals we had a pool party. At first I was a bit uptight, if you may call it at that. I'm not really a lax person when it comes to meeting new people. But with booze, karaoke, heightened diving, we let loose and had fun. In the midst of the drunken revelry, I found myself hand in hand with this girl.. and together we dived. Ofcourse pals started teasing and hence the introduction. Afterwards went to an after party at the local pub. then met with an old friend at ice monster.

fri - the usual hungover. good thing my class was not until noon.

oh and yeah, I got a mild concussion.. or atleast I think it was. I bumped my head while swimming. When I surfaced, I literally got dazed and confused. Didnt bleed as much but had this slightly open wound in my forehead.

as if fate opened a door as I closed an old one. I met this pretty awesome girl. We share a few interests.. music, online games lol. and there may be a possibility of something more.. but I dunno yet. I'll let you know if something goes.

Loner with a highly evolved defense mechanism..

My rules for survival are simple. Don't stand out, never raise your hand in class and no drama.

you know how people say that 1st impressions are important? well I guess I'm not really one of them until I hear what other people think of me when they 1st met me. people perceive me as pretty bad ass, a rocker, that I might have been a member of a punk rockband, an emo. That I give off this kind of resonating aura. Well I asked this girl I liked and she said "smart, good looking, englisero." Ofcourse when asking people close to you they would only say the good qualities and skip out on the downside. Then last night some pals told me that our classmates were afraid of me. so I was like "whut?". Apparently some of 'em find me unapproachable, so serious all the time that they would think twice before talking to me under pain of physical violence. lol. well personally I think it's kinda cool but I guess in the long run it'll be a bummer. maybe I should work on that and break some of my own rules for a change.

Blissful days ended to start again..

So here's what you missed these last few days on me..

sports fest, a 3 day affair. no classes but we're still required to meet with our professors for attendance. pretty much sucky and boring since I didn't join any games and our department doesn't really have one of those solid support system called cheer leading. But enjoyed bonding with new pals over karaoke, swim plans and booze.

nightlife, still awesome. meeting up with call center friends for midnight snacks / yosi break. more like for them. lol. strolling the highway on fast-paced motorbikes. oh and I witnessed another accident. I was crossing the street when this 10 wheeler truck literally fell over in front of me. It was like 3 o'clock in the morning and it was dead silent. I think it took me like 5 mins to process what just happened then joined the gathering crowd to see if the driver is alright. Surreal enough, it was in moments like those that I somehow feel alive you know. not that I enjoy seeing people suffer, it's just a lingering reminder that life is short. we gotta "Live like we're dying!" (music)

just another awesome weekend ahead. t'morrow classes resume and I just got swim class in the morning.. then party night. gonna meet with new pals and brood over awesome music and a beer tower. Sunday, got brunch with the family then hopefully go hang at my Alma mater with old friends.

~if only I have a camera to document and share my life experiences.. >_<

Literested...

my all time favorite subject.. English. wherever school I am at, it's like my thing. I'm a speaker, you know I'm actually good at spontaneous public speaking. But I can't say the same when it comes to writing. >_<

Today we had this assignment.. we were asked to bring 20 assorted pics (with ourselves included in 'em of course) and write this paper: our life ladder. basically an outline of the stuff we've been through since we were born. literally, so we all had trouble trying to remember what we were up to when we were like what 2,3 years old and onwards. Then we placed it all in an envelope along with our contact details. We were asked to form a circle, then counter clock wise we passed our envelopes along. When the counting stopped, the owner of the envelope that lands in our hands would be the subject of our next paper. So basically, using the stuff inside (life ladder, pics) we're gonna write a biography of that particular classmate. Personally I find the activity awesome. But on second thought, it'll be tough. I'm acquainted with the one I got but on a personal level I dunno the person one bit. Then again, I guess that's the whole point. To get to know that person. good thing the one who got mine is a girl, it'll be weird if another dude started staring on my pics and stalk me on the net. lol. So anyway using the vague details I better start conceptualizing how to do this thing.. 15 pages!

Oh and yeah, it's our sports fest this week. I didn't want to make a fool out of myself so I didn't try-out for any sport. >_< I'm not really knowledgeable nor experienced when it comes to sports, that's why I just play for fun.

Fail Sunday...

well let's see,, for three consecutive days basically the weekend, gigs are all fail. friday, I was suppose to meet my pals for a party in commonwealth = fail. saturday, I had swim class in the morning. awesome. took time to drip and stretch. afternoon had a tour guiding seminar. was suppose to meet my pals for a drink = fail. well sorta. only one came through which is well okay, had pizza and beer. came sunday morning, bit hungover on coffee. burned some movies I downloaded then watched with the family.. went to this lot we own at burol,taytay to check it out and had a family picnic. I was hopping to jog with pals = but fail. as usual no reply from the kids. well I guess being optimistic has its limits. all of this gig-advocacy thing I had going on is giving me a headache. >_<

what a stressful weekend.

love DRUNK!

literally. saturday night as usual, is party night with pals. I went out to the local bar and met up with my pals from campus. everything is going smooth, ambience, beer, cool music.. all is well until this girl I like, as in really-like brought her new "guy". So ofcourse I played it cool but inside I was basically messed up. All I was sure of that night, I wanna binge drink. Next thing I new, I was high* and already drunk texting people. Which was a first time for me, I guess I vented out even though I didnt realize what I was doing. As every night should end, I walked home drunk...

Next thing I realized, I was in my room talking to a friend on the phone. funny, I dont even remember talking or calling anyone. Then darkness..

I woke up a couple of hours later hungover, which is just right because I have to go to school for nstp(on a sunday who does that?) so I mustered all my strength and took in all hungover remedies known to man. >_< Realizing what I have been texting to people last night, a sudden rush of shame engulfed me. I hoped no one remember anything too.

I spent the rest of the day at marikina, I sprinted at the park, hangout at starbucks & just enjoyed the cool weather hoping I wont run into anyone I knew and.. maybe to forget what I felt.

WHAT IF...

This morning I got a text message from a friend, a very enticing proposition for a summer getaway. But like every trip, it needs a suitable amount to finance and without a steady income I highly doubt I could accumulate such an amount in 3 months. That really bums me out, this might be the 1^st time I’d miss out on a summer trip with friends. I’m not really a thinker you know, I mean the kind of person who would plan ahead instead I would go all like “I’ll just cross that bridge when I get there.” Like the summer of 2010, we had an out of town trip and I needed cash. I didn’t stress over it so the day before departure I literally had to beg my brother for cash so I can go. I guess he just gave me some because that was the 1^st time I ever asked him for anything and that was the time when I was cooped up at home for months so I guess he understood my need to getaway and unwind. But I doubt I could do so again for this summer. I’ll have to figure it out... and soon.

INVESTMENT...

The previous year, I survived with my social life intact using this old battered china phone that I got from an aunt. Some buttons are already missing, the battery is faulty, had dysfunctional speakers and a damaged LCD. It was pretty much a pain especially when I have to contact my friends on a gig. Until a couple of days ago, in the middle of a very important phone call it just gave out and literally fell apart. The obvious and logical option left was to get a new one.

Counting my expenses the past New Year parties and from a couple of wreck less shopping there is very little left of my Christmas earnings. Maybe I can’t afford a cool camera phone but I had enough to get a functional one which is good enough for me as long as I can call and text people.

As I charged the nearby retailer, I was counting on the cheapest one out on the market which is a model from Cherry Mobile but unfortunately they were out of stock. So I had to go with the next one which costs more than my allotted budget but still within my price range… this pretty cool, slim, sleek (and it’s black!) Samsung Cell.

Even though I’m flat broke (so what else is new) again, it was worth it. That evening I was heading out to meet a couple of pals and for a change it was pretty convenient to communicate with them compared with the one I used before. I feel better connected than ever. A new year, a new cell, that’s what I can call a good investment.

What I will NOT not do this 2011...

I guess its never to late for a "Happy New Year!"

Well, you know how people at the start of the new year make all sorts of lists.. wishlist, bucket list, particularly lists that pertain to things that one wants to change with one's self. Me, I was not really a believer of writing down one on a piece of paper when I was younger (or in our generation's case, to type it down) but I guess change can be good, for the better so let me write one right now. >_<

~WALK OF SHAMEs.
you know what I'm talking about, no more sneaking out of somebody's room after spending the night... playing. lol.

~BUFF up.
let's face it, I'm not getting any younger. I should start to take care of myself. well I've already tried jogging every morning, playing sports in a weekly basis, maybe I'll just keep to to that routine and start being more health conscious. Goodbye scrawny emo kid from highschool.

~DRUNKOREXIA
well college is a phase where everyone get to experience, experiment and basically have fun. back then my friends and I party everyday (and sorta still today.) lol. the point is, having nothing to eat all day then drink all night. In all reality not healthy for my body.

~RELATIONSHIP status
I guess I'm just at that point of my life where hook-ups, casual flings, and friends with benefit does not suit me anymore. I wanna have someone to talk to, share my feelings with and share awesome day to night experiences. so Offficially I'm putting myself on the market and change that single status.

So I guess that's just about it.. for now. I wont be one of those people who put up long lists but never get to accomplish them. I'll start with these and hopefully when I look back I can say "Hey! I got to stick with my resolutions this year!" Mine's not really a walk in the park, but if I start now one step at a time I just might get lucky at the last one.. ;)