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Somewhere where dreams come true

This is one of Mia’s favorite songs, which she learned first along with her ABCs.

And one day Mia will learn the complete lyrics. For the meantime, hanggang first line muna kami =)

Fireflies

my brother and i were LSS-ing on Fireflies by Owl City the other day. we weren’t sure which category to put it under; there’s emo-i’ll-kill-myself-after category, the artsy-fartsy-it’s-actually-cool list, and the i-think-it’s-an-environmental-song-so-let’s-plug-it kind.

(or it’s the it’s-so-pop-my-ears-bleed-for-the-nth-time-it’s-played-on-the-radio list).

hmm. anyway, here’s the music video of that. it’s rather cool because of the old school treatment. but you decide.

Lyrics | Owl City lyrics – Fireflies lyrics

Archuleta

Is it just me, or is David Archuleta in his debut song “Crush” really sounded like he was Katherine McPhee loaded with testosterone?

But I could be wrong.

He could be Elliot Yamin minus the testosterone.

Realize it

How many fights would actually be avoided if we just took time to realize? *sigh*

Take time to realize,
That your warmth is
Crashing down on in.
Take time to realize,
That I am on your side
Didn’t I, didn’t I tell you. More »

Mixed Tape of Tags

Cramming in three tags in one post

Am I back in the 90s?

Yeah, Doc, it was the 90s when I became fully aware of this ‘technology’. I guess that’s how young I am. hehe.

I’m sharing these songs with Doc Claire, Patty, and all the mommies and WPP members on my blogroll. There are just so many I can’t pick out just 19, so here are my favorite artists/albums:

• Dishwalla’s Opaline, Pet Your Friends, and Dishwalla albums More »

Every Little Thing

Every Little Thing will be answered with my favorite band’s, Dishwalla, song titles. Vannie, this is really forcing my creativity to the next level. hehe.

• Are you a boy or a girl? Somewhere In the Middle. haha, kidding. It just seemed like such an appropriate answer. But really, i’m a Miss Emma Peel.
• How old are you? Only For So Long, i’ll be a kid, but i’ll be forever young.
• Describe yourself. Healing Star.
• How’s life? Mad Life.
• Where do you live? Charlie Brown’s Parents.
• What’s your favorite song? Angels or Devils.
• Describe your love life. So Blind.
• What are you? Candleburn. click to find out why.
• What kind of music do you like? I’m not a Pop Guru that’s for sure.
• How are you feeling? i’m feeling like Counting Blue Cars.
• A few words of wisdom. Give as much as you can and don’t Collide with people.

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RB’s Ponderland album

oh yeah. Tricia’s album cover has got me curious if the artsy fartsy stuff that make up rockstars suddenly had a way with me.

“My band’s name is Russel Brand’s Ponderland and our album, “The Wheel Of Chance” is coming out this April. Watch out for it.” -ris, lead vocalist

Oooh, i like. Sounds very alternative to me. just my kind of music.

Feel like grabbing the tag? Go ahead and let me know what you got! More »

You make me feel like I can fly so high

“Julie Tearjerky on the ground
She’ll swallow anything that’s round
Pick it up next time around
Nothing stays the same
Nothing stays the same…”

It’s songs like this that I wish days were still perfect, the band had not disbanded, and I was back in my HS uniform and lounging at the school bench watching a basketball game. I was decidedly going to have a bad day today, no thanks to a person who manages to make me smile and pout at the same time, but I tuned in to Jam 88.3’s morning Slide (it’s a Friday segment where they play all alternative music from the 80s to the present) and realized it’s not worth it.

“Butterfly carnival
Butterfly carnival
Butterfly carnival
Butterfly carnival…”

So i’m gonna have a good day, no matter what. I’ll let it slide. No one’s gonna ruin my day. Not even you mr. jeepney driver, not even you mr. motorcycle, not even you.

“Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
“Well isn’t this nice…”
And isn’t it ironic… don’t you think”

Sarah McLachlan is crooning on my headphones. I am now tuned in to 99.5 RT, another great radio station. You might think I’m jologs for not even having my own iPod to listen to. I don’t care, playlists bore me.

“You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation!”

If i’m not gonna fly away, I’m just gonna have to drive then.

Like Nell, I like to drive when I’m sad, angry or just bored. That way I clear my head and I entertain myself with things I see on the road. Like Mango’s billboards of Penelope Cruz.

photoblogging session 7

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melancholic graffiti, etc.

Move over, Jinggoy and your expensive patrol cars. QC has its own fleet now.So, this is where my taxes go. One of these had better come to my rescue if one day i’ll find myself in a quandary.

this is why i still stick to my own brands not just out of corporate loyalty, but for safety reasons. that’s a thin green plastic strip you see there. and no, i did not set that up.

the name of the band is SILK. yes, even me. that’s how pretty they are (there are 2 more singers but this one’s the best for me) they’ve already played at 2 company events, so that makes them good. yeah ok, most of the audience are guys. you get the picture. (see upcoming gigs)

BF will probably do a double take before spray painting over this vandal. there’s a better version of it on the post beside it (the pig’s face is much clearer and the paint drips better) but it’s kinda hard taking a picture while driving. this caught my attention because it’s different. i mean, melancholy is not the usual graffiti word you’d see painted on sidewalks or walls around here. it’s usually gang names or symbols. makes me wonder, what could be going on in the minds of our youth today?

indie music

before dishwalla and snow patrol hit the mainstream, i was already a fan. i used to scour the internet for good alternative music to listen to and anything the suited my taste was immediately added to my playlist (and list of songs to download) and i was sure to become a fan. i’m not a real muic critique, but when it comes to good alternative music i know my stuff. i’ve also noticed that a lot of independent artists are getting their fair share More »

beyonce live on the show – ring the alarm

have you ever seen anyone sing and dance this good?

deym, i would love to learn these moves. beyonce is so ahead of the game and it seems like a good thing that she went solo, don’t you think?

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flash report

news bit #1: stonefreak!

had a really great time catching up with 2 friends, onee and joey, at shangri-la last night. i had to meet up with ons because i’m the lucky one who gets to surprise them with two avps for their wedding in january. though ’surprise’ isn’t exactly what onee would want for her perfect wedding, so i guess i’ll be having the first screening for her first. good times.

and of course me being at the shang means there is an ulterior motive. just a secret, but i really wanted us to meet there because stonefree was playing. *wide grin*. loved the band’s rendition of beautiful girls (originally by jojo and this dude…).

i miss watching live bands, really. i think the last time i was at a concert was in UP pa. Ang tagal na non! *hay* i miss the feeling of being in the middle of a crowd with pounding music especially when the act’s not a show band. good music, good times.

newsbit #2: lights, camera, action!

there’s a tv commercial shoot right out there on our dead-end street.  

it was a little bit irritating because as early as 530am they were banging those metal things around and mia naturally woke up because of all the ruckus. i mean, they can’t just come parading into people’s sleeping neighborhoods can they? ano ngayon kung shooting pa yan nung kung sinong pontio pilato? i mean, for us who have sleeping babies, it’s just not appreciated much. pero in fairness, maganda yung model ng tvc.

direk erik matti: “cut! i loove-et!”

newsbit #3: exhausted

and because mia was awake really early, i didn’t have to meme her to sleep again around 10.

she just did while playing with her milk bottle. hehe

newsbit #4: letters from the crypt, este, highschool

i was cleaning old stuff in my room and i came across these letters from way back in highschool from my bestfriend, nat.

and i just realized how fun it was to write letters with your own hands back then and you found even the littlest pieces of scrap to write on. those letters don’t even have any of the “important and adult” stuff in them like, “To whom it may concern”, “Cc:”, or something like,

This is in clarification of the note sent earlier at 0900 hours during English class regarding plans of extended bonding hours at the mall. Will it be suffice to provide 5 minutes after class before proceeding with the activity? The undersigned is concerned that some academic authorities might intercept the plan and have them undergo extreme detention penalties for said assignation. Please advise.

that would be very scary. imagine if we were all adult-thinking when we were in highschool. true, a lot of teenage pregnancies would have been prevented, and a lot of adolescent angst would’ve been non-existent, but it would’ve been utterly boring.

newsbit #5: my frustration

so while i’m at it, i unearthed some story boards i did for an advertising class back in college. i loved that class. i especially loved my prof, since he always gave good grades (and i mean i keep getting 1.0’s hehe). i learned a lot, so that’s not all bola. actually that’s when i decided i wanted to go into marketing or advertising when i graduated. 

i really want to produce this still. those papers aren’t really much, after all, i’m not a good artist, but i really think they’re good. (hehe love your own). it’s just one location per story so not that much off-site production. all my friends are in the film/advertising industry so what if i bring this up with them no? tamang-tama over coffee in tagaytay

direk iris: “cut! ano ba yan dingdong, ayusin mo naman!”

 :)

try [nelly furtado]

Got this song stuck in my head for now. I’m heading off to Bohol in a couple of days and it couldn’t have come in more perfect timing…

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All I know
Is everything is not as it’s sold
but the more I grow the less I know
And I have lived so many lives
Though I’m not old
And the more I see, the less I grow
The fewer the seeds the more I sowThen I see you standing there
Wanting more from me
And all I can do is try
Then I see you standing there
Wanting more from me
And all I can do is tryI wish I hadn’t seen all of the realness
And all the real people are really not real at all
The more I learn, the more I learn
The more I cry, the more I cry
As I say goodbye to the way of life
I thought I had designed for me

Then I see you standing there
Wanting more from me
And all I can do is try
Then I see you standing there
I’m all I’ll ever be
But all I can do is try
Try

All of the moments that already passed
We’ll try to go back and make them last
All of the things we want each other to be
We never will be
And that’s wonderful, and that’s life
And that’s you, baby
This is me, baby
And we are, we are, we are, we are
Free
In our love
We are free in our love

#075 music shuffle

got tagged by ida

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1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. NO CHEATING!
4. Tag people to play this game too.

How are you feeling today?
tonight i can write the saddest lines (neruda read by Andy Garcia)

Will you get far in life?
kaleidoscope world (francis m)

How do your friends see you?
sayang (stonefree)

Will you get married?
the wash (dr dre/snoop dogg) — what the??

What is your best friend’s theme song?
no diggity (blackstreet)

What is the story of your life?
his eye is on the sparrow (lauren hill)

What was high school like?
like Elmo’s Rap Alphabet (elmo) haha

How can you get ahead in life?
be my world (milky)

What is the best thing about your friends?
they Stick With You (PCD) — awww

What is today going to be like?
Earth (me’shell degeocello)

What is in store for this weekend?
the Truth (bamboo) — hmmm

What song Describes you?
angels brought me here (guy sebastian) — i was!?? really??

To describe your grandparents?
a dream is a wish your heart makes (disney OST)

How is your life going?
brokenhearted (brandy/boyz II men) — can it get any weirder?

What song will they play at your funeral?
didn’t know (splender) — yeah, i didnt know i was going to die hehehe

How does the world see you?
manila high (kala)

Will you have a happy life?
i’m a Naughty Girl daw (beyonce) — hahaha

What do your friends really think of you?
i’m a Prelude in E Minor (some Jazz dude)

Do people secretly lust after you?
promiscuous girl (nelly furtado/timbaland)

How can I make myself happy?
too bad (nickelback)

What should you do with your life?
maging katulad ni Narda (kamikaze)

Will you ever have children?
i miss you (incubus)

hehe interesting. try it, and lemme read it.