What's with the obsession?

We had lunch with my department last Friday. It's rare for us to seat and eat together.

I don't really hang around with lots of people or even with my officemates. I was amazed to know what others has been talking about during lunch. They are obsessing over "My Husband's Lover". Of course I can't relate with their discussion. That's my weakness, relating with other people.

The head of our department arrived late. We are done with our food that she contributed. I thought that "My Husband's Lover" discussion is over but I was wrong. Our head is quite obsessed with that topic. When we have lunch with her there is no way we won't talk about who is gay in our office. At first, ok it is a fun topic but if it is the discussion over and over I think it's beginning to be shallow. I mean you are the head of our department please talk something else. Don't make me look at you with shallowness imprinted at your head.

So that noon, she asked as one by one what we think of the same sex marriage. My reaction was, what the hell? Let us talk about something else it is so 90's. But I can't do anything. She paid for our lunch. We need to entertain her. It's funny that one of my officemates is really "kina career" yung question. She states some psychology terms. I am like, you like to impress us do you? Then when it's my turn to talk, our head said "tumahimik tayong lahat at magsasalita na siya". I don't talk a lot kasi. I mentioned it before. And plus they won't like what I might say. So after her intro about me all I said was "ok lang". And they were laughing at that. Mas mahaba pa daw ang intro.

You can't make talk. Period.

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10 Years of doing some... Kjwan

After a failed solo adventure at Cubao Expo last Friday, I told myself that I will just buy some working clothes at St. Francis Square on Saturday and maybe drop by again at Cubao Ex.

This morning I decided to play "Daliri" on my IPad. Actually, these past days I am putting Kjwan music on my phone. I am digging their music again.

So this afternoon I headed at St. Francis Square with my mom. After buying some slacks and jacket, I need to search for some blouse. My mom was a little bit tired so she went to Jolibee and wait for me there.

Around 6:30 I heard RJ Jacinto's voice over (not sure if it's his voice) advertising a gig around 1-6 pm. I thought it is already finished since it's past 6. But due to luck or whatever, I headed at 3rd floor and saw the amazing Kjwan. There were few sits available at the front row and other rows but I decided to stand at the side. I learned my lessons when watching a gig. It is much better listening to bands while standing and do some headbanging than sitting.

I am quite amused that Kjwan is performing in this kind of venue. I can count in my fingers the people at the gig. I don't know if I can call it as an intimate gig. Only a few knows their songs and I guess some were there because they know Marc as a character in some teleseryes.

I am singing along with the songs I know like "Meron Ba?", "One Look", and "Daliri". I can see that Kelly Mangahas was looking at me, or feeling ko lang yun haha... while singing along with them.

I felt really great when I heard them do "daliri". I am quite disappointed because Marc didn't say "Bastusan na!". My favorite line from the song. Hahaha.

I felt sad also because as I said earleir there were few people at the gig. I mean, hey people listen to Kjwan instead of Daniel Padilla s*#t!. Marc was pouring all his emotions kahit na it is a small venue. The energy and the power of the band are still there.

10 years na pala ang Kjwan. What the hell am I doing with my life? Why it is my first time to watch them live? I bought their albums, some songhits where kjwan or marc was the cover. I watched Marc's teleseryes when I was still a bum around 2010.

Hope they will be around for another 10 years. Kjwan is such a great band and we should lend our ears and money to them.

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The way you make me feel...

So if you are followng The Voice of the Philippines, you know that Aia de Leon formerly of the awsome band Imago, did not make it through the Blind Auditions.

She sang Michael Jackson's "The Way you make me feel", apparantly her soundtrack of her life according to her from a video I saw on youtube.

Her performance was great in my opinion. If I will compare it to the other auditionees who passed the blind auditions, it was way better in some contestants. Some say that it is wrong song choice. Maybe yes, maybe no.

I am really looking forward to this audition and I am really disappointed on the outcome. I am just saying to myself that Aia became famous already, so let's give others a chance. I remember one time she and her band have this life size image at Tokyo, Tokyo. So that means a lot I guess. I am just heartbroken too like Bamboo and Lea. She is great. period.

What I admire about her is her being courage and strong. That smile on her face while leaving the stage just tells me that she will be fine. And she will be back for more.

GOOD luck Aia!

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Flowers

So here I am obsessing over an old song by Rivermaya called "Flowes". Don't be fooled by the title. It is a simple title but with a very meaningful song. To be honest, I don't like the title. Too mundane. But songs are not about thr titles, it's about the music.

While I'm at work I'm listening to this song and get teary eyed. This is a heavy song. I can't be not emotional about this. I am imaging things while this song is playing, so here I used photoshop to interpret the song and use the line that strucks me the most.

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Posting the live version "Flowers" by Bamboo with Rivermaya. Goosebumps!

Unconventional conversations

While eating our lunch, my 52 year old officemate was telling us that she watched World War Z over the weekend and said it was a boring movie. Another officemate, a year younger than me said she watched Despicable Me and find it hilarious. I think I can contribute something to the conversation since I also watched a movie last Saturday. Well I watched Kinatay and I find it really disturbing. Imagine the chop chop victim was forced to blow job the guy before she was chop chopped.

Oh oh. Not a good topic during lunch and with the age range that we have, I'm sure they won't like it.

A lot of people been wondering why I don't talk too much. Well guys, that's the reason why. It's either you won't like what will I say or...you won't understand or get things I say.

Like in one occasion, my friends are talking about Daniel Padilla, they like to go to his concert. At that point I'm asking why I'm friends with them. I mean I can say a lot of things if they are talking about the other Padillas like Chris and Bobby. And if you are bringing me at the concert, friendship is over. Hehehe.

So I think it's better for me to stay this way. Just keep quiet and listen to things they say and judge them in my thoughts endlessly. If they are asking for me to talk, and if I did talk, then they will ask me to be quiet again.

Well as the popular saying goes, less talk, less mistakes.
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ELY BUENDIA and BAMBOO MANALAC-Music Geniuses

Iconic musicians in one photo.

How epic would it be if they will collaborate in a concert or song?

Ely with his rockstar appeal and Bamboo's soulful voice are surely a good match. I admire these enigmatic vocalists. Ely was known for his tounge-in cheek songs during eraserheads days. Bamboo was the unique frontman of Rivermaya. Both moved on with their popular bands and decided to create new identity. Bamboo is now a solo artist and Ely is with two rock bands, Pupil and Oktaves.

I think they are both underrated in some ways. Bamboo is underrated as a lyricist or songwriter. Get No Water No Moon album. Listen to "Ikot ng Mundo", "Spin" and "Questions". Actually in some aspects, lyrics wise it is the same league with old Rivermaya songs, or even better. Or maybe not. I'm just into Bamboo right know. So my thoughts can change without prior notice.

Ely Buendia is underrated frontman of The Oktaves and overrated as a member of Eraserheads. I mean, yes, eraserheads was so great, best OPM band ever, but they are gone now (well not so gone, since they have concerts) but he has still two great bands that we should listen to.

As they aged, both are trying new and different things. Ely is directing a movie "Bang Bang Alley". Appeared in some indie movies like "San Lazaro", "Rakenrol" and "Spoonfeed". In instagram he post pictures of his kids and even his girlfriend. It is quite unusual for me since we all know him as a reserve kind of guy. Bamboo on the other hand is seen regularly on TV. He is now more "reachable". Just tweet him like, "sir bamboo notice me naman pows" or "it's my birthday kindly greet me" and he will reply a smile face or "hi". He now learns to connect with his fans which is very hard thing for him to do before.

It's nice that we have someone like them in our generation. Two musicians who through test of time reinvent themselves and continue to grow as an artist.

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