moving

Tonight is the last night I'll be sleeping in this bedroom. And right now I'm looking at a very messy room. All of my stuff are scattered all over the floor. It's SO stressful to pack. How do you fit 2+ years worth of stuff in a few bags?? Right now I have 2 big suitcases full. a small one filled with shoes. a big plastic storage box. a basket plus all the other extra stuff. izdrivingmecrazy. I seriously just wish I'd fit everything there. I've seen our room and its not very big. It will be enough if it was my own room but I'm sharing. I don't mind that I just hope that my new roommate won't think I'm taking over the room. Gaah.

Random

I feel like writing again. Even about the most mundane things. I haven't done it in a long time. Looking at my account I have so much draft entries that I haven't finished. I should get into that. Hopefully I won't get lazy again.

uncertain

in two weeks mama and aissa are arriving in Sydney for a holiday.

in three weeks I don't know where I'll be.

Take me back to this time

3 years ago my favorite band visited Manila for the first time. I can partly remember the time I found out that they were coming over for a concert. It was late December or January and I was in my parent's bedroom with my sister and was surfing the net. I think someone texted me or messaged me online saying that they were coming and I started to laugh and jump and roll on the bed like a giddy little girl. Yes, I was THAT excited.

See, they are one of the few artists that I know all the songs by heart. I started to like them back in 4th year HS thanks to a friend who gave me a burned copy of Songs About Jane and then I was hooked. So I HAD to watch them live when they come.

March 5, 2008 was the date. So many things happened that day/night. It was awesome. Our seats were great. If only there weren't so many bouncers in our area we could've rushed to the front. I had one pic where this happened:

He was looking AT us!

I had a blast singing and dancing all throughout the concert! I didn't like the people we were seated with in our area 'cos they were SITTING! C'mon! You don't sit at a concert! And they'd only stand when it's a popular song. Good thing I was with Sara or else I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much.

with Sara illegally recording the concert

But the real fun happened after the concert. We rushed to the hotel right after and didn't even get to see them take a bow. haha.  We tried our hardest not to get kicked out of the hotel until they arrived. But when they did it was crazy! It was like each of us made a mad dash to the band. Of course Adam was the diva who had all the security people with him so only a few were able to get a photo with him. I got photos with 3 of the other members and I was a happy girl! It was great!

First band member I rushed to. Matt was so pogi I had my kilig face on.

Favorite pic of the Night. James is Awesome!

Wacky pic Fail.

Jesse really was the nicest to the fans. We were actually able to talk to him. And I think he stayed longer than the others. (The stories about him being the nicest was indeed true.) Sara had a video of this and we had our own boo boo. So Jesse, I forgive you for not doing the wacky face with me. And thank you James for being so game! :D

Other highlight of the night was Mafe falling to the floor after realizing that she had a pic with Adam. And us friends quickly walking away from her trying to disown her. Oh friends. haha

After all these we still stayed around for a bit. Waiting for them outside 'cos we heard they were going to an after party. We were still keen on getting a photo with Adam. I wanted a photo with Mickey too. We failed. We didn't see them again.

But it was still a very unforgettable night! It was a great first fangirl experience for me! First time to see my favorite band live and I got to meet them. With the help and support of friends! woot! I'd love to relive this again with the same people, because you never go wrong with great company!!

Awesome friends are awesome! <3

Back to reality

First week back at Uni is done. It was okay but I'm already feeling stressed thinking of the stuff I need to do for the semester. One elective has so much stuff to do and the teacher is really intense I'm thinking of dropping it. It's not really my cup of tea but taking this class would be good for me so maybe I'll just stay put. Plus I've already changed my schedule 3 times this first week the student centre might not approve any more requests from me. Then there's the projects class. I'm excited to do this but I don't know what I want to do still. I need to get my act together by Monday, so I can already start preprod.

I think my mind has been on a break for too long it's struggling to function properly and doesnt handle multi-tasking anymore.

Can we fast forward to June please?

Babblings: Grammys 2011

Finally got to watch the entire Grammy Awards 2011! (thank you piratebay.org) So I thought of just typing out my observations on the show. I don't really have anyone to talk to about this here so why not write about it.

I watch the Grammys mainly for the performances because I'm curious to see as to what artists will do with their songs when they perform it live and to celeb watch (haha). It's the Grammys so you know they're going to give an all out performance. Or they're going to have an unusual collaboration or something which could either work or fail.

Some thoughts:

• no host. and the show still ran smoothly. well done.
• Aretha tribute was great! Particulary loved Martina McBride's voice and Florence's energy. Christina's mic stand is "papansin". But the diva off/ screech fest at the end was TOO MUCH. Good on ya J-Hud for not joining in. 
• Though I'm not a fan of Gaga. She really knows how to get people's attention. So in her incredibly high standard of attention grabbing performances this one was kind of blah.
• I don't think I've fully accepted that Ricky Martin and Neil Patrick Harris are gay.
• Awesome use of the video board by Muse.
• Cee Lo's performance was one of the most memorable, thanks to the muppet background singers/band and Cee Lo's pinata-ish costume. Only letdown was Gwyneth not playing along with the costumes and Cee Lo forgetting his words. ha.
• Mick Jagger was awesome! Loved his energy on stage! He was performing as if it was his OWN show. I dont know lots of his stuff but now I understand why he's a legend. It would probably be cool to see him do that live.
• Barbra Streisand is still Barbra! But I got distracted when she started to sing "Love.. soft as an easy chair..." The next word that came to my mind was "Stupid!" Thanks Salbakuta for ruining such a classic song.
• What's the difference b/n Song of the Year and Record of the Year?
• Katy Perry doesn't sound good live. Or baka ako lang yun.
• How cute was Nicole Kidman in the audience dancing along to the performances and singing the Katy Perry song?
• Also cute? Will and Jada = stage parents (plus Willow in the background)
• Bieber/Usher was alright. I guess. I can watch Usher dance all day but he needs to stop auto-tuning his voice. He wasn't using it before and he sounded great.
• Di nagets ni Justin yung joke ni Letterman. haha.
• Dear Lady Antebellum, Need You Now is a great song, but do you have to sing it in every performance? Didn't you sing that last year too?
• Adam Levine "performed" with Rihanna. I didn't mind that he was only a back-up since it's not his song, but dude should've gotten at least some screen time, it's not everyday you see him play the piano. He had no close-ups/midshots. Also, in that same number I didn't see Skylar Grey's face. She had the same issues as Adam and she was singing a full song and out-sung Rihanna! Grammys/CBS Fail!
• Emimen! Dr Dre! Galing niyo pa din!
• Arcade fire: Hyper
• Favorite of the night: Janelle Monae!! Love her! Glad she was given the chance to perform! I want to see her live and dance with her! Good thing she didn't push through with Good Vibrations or we would've missed that. hee. The whole collab with Bruno Mars and B.O.B was good too.

Okay. I'll shattap now. That's all I can remember about the show. Congrats to winners and non-winners!

pins and fingers

Am I the only one who does this when bored and sees a couple of safety pins lying around?

*I used to think this was a really cool trick when I was young. Maybe I'm still cool if I'm still doing it today. or Not.

"Rafael Nadal touched me..."

Lucky dude! 1. He got to see Rafa upclose. 2. He has a wife who understands his obsession with Nadal. (I wish there's also a guy like there somewhere.) 3. He got to see Rafa upclose and touch him!!!

Never thought I'd see a guy fangirl/freak out over a man! Loved his excitement all throughout the video. He even took a video of Rafa's famous ass. Well done sir!

I wonder if i'll freak out like this if I ever get to "touch" Rafa Nadal...

Yeah I probably would.

KATKINS

A few years ago a friend of mine made a very special blog entry for me on my birthday. A year before that she gave me a personalised letter plus chips. haha. Each year she always makes me feel special on my birthday. She never fails even just through facebook. I guess it's time for me to give some of the love back. She deserves to be treated like a princess on her day! :)

I think she remembers more clearly how we met. Though I do remember that we got close in FOTOCAM. This was during our first term for majors. She was a shiftee from ORGCOMM and didn't know anyone. I befriended her along with the half of the Bonosoc who I had the same classes with (Jill, Cuyeg, Jason). It wasn't hard to like her and it was very easy to get along with her. We pretty much were in the same wavelength regarding most things, so she easily became an adopted member of Bonosoc. :P One early conversation we had about a certain Pasig Paulinian was I think when we started 'bonding'. (please tell me you remember this. haha.) But through time we found out how much we related a lot with each other. From being Paulinians to being Lectors. From our crushes aka crushing on gay guys, to our weird stomach issues. Then we pretty much were together in most classes and were groupmates wherever possible. :)) College life would definitely be different without her!

random amphi tambay

One of the most vivid memory I had with her was during one dreadful course card day. I was struggling to pull myself together and she was there to comfort me. She helped me make that phone call and get through that day. I don't like crying in front of people especially my friends or family. Only a few of my friends have seen me cry. But on this day I couldn't hold it in. I don't think I've ever cried like that in front of anyone ever. It was hard. But she was there. And that was enough. So thank you for that! :)

My fave pic of us! haha copied from your bday entry for me :)

To this day, even if we're miles apart, she still remains one of my closest friends. I love that we are still able to talk about the most random subjects from bastusan to real life issues. Thanks for always being there for me. I'm glad to know that I have someone like you who always has my back! Sometimes it doesn't even feel like I'm very far from you.

We've been through a lot together! And I'm eternally grateful that you're my friend! Thank you for being you and for being my friend. I hope you know that I'm always here for you too! I'm only a YM, a FB message, an email or a tweet away. :)

I miss you terribly Katherine Pasigan! I wish I was there to celebrate with you! Do know that I love you! and I wish you all the success and happiness in life. No one deserves it more. :D

welcome back

... to me. Finally decided to blog again. Not sure how long regular blogging will last but I'll try (again) to post more. Actually been writing a lot of (draft) blog entries, and they are scattered in my computer. I tried using Tumblr but I felt uncomfortable posting personal stuff there so I'm back here. Tumblr will be used (though not exclusively) for fangirling purposes. 


Changed my layout to match my Tumblr page. Then I realized that most of the blogs that I had before had the same 'style' neon colors on black. hee. I'll shut up now and will try to post something with more substance. :)