song of the week - sleep all summer

Sleep All Summer
The National & St. Vincent

Weary sun sleep tonight go crashing into the ocean
Cut the line that ties the tide and moon ancient and blue
We take our empty hearts and fill them up with broken things
To hang on humming wire like cheap lamps down a dead end street
Close your weary eyes until the wintertime
And every time we turn away it hits me like a tidal wave
I would change for you but babe that doesn't mean I'm gonna be a better man
Give the ocean what I took from you so one day you could find it in the sand
And hold it in your hands again

Cold ways kill cool lovers
Strange way we use each other
Why wont you fall back in love with me
There ain't no way were gonna find another
The way we sleep all summer
So why wont you fall back in love with me

Combing over Broken Cross I held on you
Haunted by the ghost of something new

Curtains fall fashions fade an endless summer over
Another tide to launch an autumn moon over the dunes
There must be a better way to pull a whole apart
To keep a world from caving in
Another way to while away from you frozen and blue
Close your weary eyes until the wintertime
And every time we turn away it surges like a tidal wave
I could change but babe that doesn't mean I'm ever gonna be a better man
Give the ocean what I took from you so one day you could find it in the sand
And hold it in your hands again

Cold ways kill cool lovers
Strange way we love to suffer
Why wont you fall back in love with me
There ain't no way were gonna find another
The way we sleep all summer
So why wont you fall back in love with me

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my favorite song of the week is a cover. the original is by crooked fingers, and it is covered by the national and st. vincent. brilliant mixing of vocals and sad sad sad lyrics. the perfect ballad of a dying relationship.

the national and st. vincent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztzfr1PjFCY&feature=player_embedded

crooked fingers
http://www.fuelfriendsmp3.com/listenup/Summer%202009/10%20Sleep%20All%20Summer.mp3

discovering great new music gives me a good buzz equivalent to five beers. hehe.

world cup team jerseys @ ghills

world cup team jerseys are now available. you can get them for 650 a set (jersey and shorts). pretty cheap right? considering adidas sells the shirts for 3K a piece. i was planning to buy the spain jersey in adidas however they already ran out of stock the first two weeks they released them. only doubles xls are left. expat sizes. hehe. good thing there's the ever realible greenhills.

i'm ready for the world cup!!!

two weeks to go.

best bbq in town

i've came up with this list as a result of the best pork bbq debate the other night (after our sixth beer, naubusan na yata kami ng pag-uusapan hence the food debate). here's my list by ranking.

8) aling nene
osmeña highway, singalong, manila

7) three sisters
kapitolyo, mandaluyong city

6) amber
1324 filmore st. cor. emilia St., makati City / pasong tamo st, makati city

5) aling inengs
market market, fort bonifacio city / petron station buendia corner makati ave.

4) reyes bbq
all over the metro

3 yoohoo
metrowalk otigas / madison square pioneer / p burgos makati city

2) heaven's bbq
7224 malugay st., bel-Air vill, makati city

1) maknok
madison square, pioneer st, mandaluyong city


what do you think? legit list? i hope i did not miss any of the big players in the bbq business. hehe. i'm sure you are quite surprised to see a relatively unknown maknok as my number one. taste it to believe it. why don't you give it a try?

posting about food always makes me hungry. need to grab something to eat. bye!

heartbreak warfare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYI9lc_X5oo

poor kid. first heartbreak at age four. she's damaged for life. ;)

she will be breaking a lot of hearts in the future. hehe.

"hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

=p

book 10: blood canticle

if this is how anne rice ends the vampire chronicles, i'm disappointed. i'm not saying that the novel is bad. it's still worth reading especially those who have grown to love lestat and the mayfair family. it's just that lestat deserves a better ending than this.

to those who haven't read interview with the vampire, vampire lestat, queen of the damned, etc., skip this one for now. (it was downhill after memnoch the devil, although blood and gold was okay). with the prices of books nowadays, money is better spent on her earlier vampire chronicle novels. trust me on this.

book 9: let the right one in

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
- Jeremiah 17:9

this sums up what this novel is all about.

it is not just a vampire story.

a classic in the making by john ajvide lindqvist .

apo hiking society: paalam nAPO

Things have come full circle. As Apo’s career in the spotlight started with a farewell concert at the Meralco Theater, so they end it with another farewell, this time at the Music Museum. On May 27, 28, and 29, Jim, Danny, and Boboy perform for the final time as the Apo Hiking Society. Ticket prices are P3500, P3000, P2500, and P750 for balcony seats. For ticket reservations, please call The Thirdline, Inc. at 4260103 or 4265301, or The Music Museum at 7216726 or 7210635.

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almost sold out... the only tickets remaining are priced at 3500. o well, i should not miss this. bahala na. this will leave me scrimping the next few weeks. hehe.

see you saturday night at music museum. i hope it is as awesome as the eheads reunion concert.

until the dream gets broken

Until The Dream Gets Broken
By Trembling Blue Stars

I thought that I could hear it in her voice
Was almost certain something was beginning.
Though we don't talk about it,
Though this should not be happening,
We just keep on tumbling.

Let us dream a while,
Until the dream gets broken.
Dream a little longer.

I know that she can't be mine,
Still I'm loving every minute;
It's like I've always known her

I'm not thinking clearly ?
All I'm seeing is how we fit;
I just love being with her.
We're not thinking anything
Could come of these feelings,
They can't lead anywhere,
And we know,
We're not thinking anything
Could come of these feelings,
We're just not letting go.

And we know we'll have to do so,
But we don't want to yet
Though there's plenty of time for that later.

And we know that we're in trouble,
And we know we'll end up hurt here,
And want to be together.
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trembling blue stars always sings about depression - about breaking up, "infatuation and obsession, longing and lust, rapture and regret". and this allowed the band to be in the scene for 15 long years.

hmmm. why do we listen? the answer is simple.

misery loves company. we all get our heart broken at one point.

nike's write the future

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE&feature=player_embedded

... probably the best football commercial ever.

and this is coming from a fan of the adidas brand and a ronaldo hater.

do you agree?????

manila collective @ spot.ph

http://www.spot.ph/2010/05/24/5-places-to-try-this-week-5-steals-and-deals-6/

my friend's new cafe/gallery is featured at spot.ph 5 Places to Try This Week.

i was there last sat night for the opening. the place is actually easy to find. it's screaming white and it's just right beside bellinis.

i now officially hate inter milan

inter milan won the champions league title last night - their first european cup since 1965.

it was not an easy feat. they had to take out the english champions (chelsea), the spanish champions (barcelona) and the german champions (bayern munich) along the way.

what!!!! my top three favorite teams got clobbered by this mourinho-coached club. grrrrrrr.

italian football has a lot to celebrate now. they are usually criticized as boring because of the premium they put on defense. it looks like they had the last laugh.

i now officially hate inter milan.

(next to manchester united and real madrid, haha)

summer buzz

ang init!

it's the most common facebook status nowadays. yeah. of course. it's the middle of summer and nasa pinas tayo. what do you expect? so stop complaining =p

i'm very guilty of this too. i do whine a lot. especially about the hellish heat. since we don't really have a choice but to deal with it. maybe we should just try to enjoy the last few weeks before the rainy season takes over. i bet you that the rains will cover manila in ondoy-like proportions the next few months. a very hot summer usually means a very bad rainy season. we've already screwed up the environment. this will only get worse. try watching 2012. haha.

anyway, i better get back to why i'm writing this blog entry in the first place. i am concerned about the environment but i don't think i like to talk about global warming this early in the morning.

hot day, cold beer. summer is a thirsty season. so let me share my list of my favorite summer beers that will play a thirst quenching role in this crazy heat. i can assure you that they are perfect when unwinding after a long, hot day, or just lazily lying on the beach getting a tan and a buzz at the same time.


1) corona extra (mexico) - with a slice of lemon of course. everyone have tried corona right? it's light, very easy to drink in a clear see-through bottle. it has summer written all over it.

2) heineken (amsterdam) - with the green bottle and the red star is easily recognizable, even from miles away. haha. serve this refreshing great tasting beer ice-cold.

3) stella artois (belgium) - bittersweet and unique. a must-try.

4) hoegaarden (belgium)- this wheat beer is a perennial summer favorite - a perfect accompaniment to a picnic or barbecue.

5) tsing tao (china) - very drinkable and goes down easily (like water!!!). i like the light floral flavor.

6) titje (belgium) - it possesses a highly refreshing fruity flavor that quenches thirst right away. very pleasant to the palate.

7) bitburger premium pils (germany)- it has a bitter finish, ideal for cooling off on sun-drenched days and taming the heat of spicy food.

8) san miguel light (philippines) - sml can be found everywhere. it's accessible and reliable, just like a friend who you can always count on. hehe. also, the cheapest on the list. the perfect balance of light and right.

luxe spa

a friend just opened a spa in makati last sunday. please check it out. i tried out the foot reflex and it was first-rate. i'll surely visit again for the full body massage.

go visit luxe spa. it's located at 1344 filmre st. palanan, makati city (at the back of cash & carry parking lot). if you get lost, give me a call. haha.

more details to follow.

real geeky stuff

http://www.wimp.com/thesupernatural/

i guess everything can be explained by science and probability.
and coincidence is really more common and likely than many people think.

cool.

thanks beng for sharing the link.

manila collective

Manila Collective Grand Opening / Photo Exhibit : Nazareno by Jake Verzosa
Type: Music/Arts - Exhibit
Start Time: Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 6:00pm
End Time: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 6:00pm
Location: Cubao X
City/Town: Quezon City, Philippines

Description:
Photo Exhibit : Nazareno by Jake Verzosa
6pm, 22 May 2010
Cubao X

Exhibit runs May 22 - June 30 2010

Visit http://manilacollective.weebly.com/
Join Facebook group - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121655664530714&ref=ss#!/group.php?gid=116134121746955&ref=ts

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opening this saturday!!! i'll definitely try to drop by.

geek quote

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with someone you like for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." - Albert Einstein

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i wonder if this quote is really from einstein. very unlikely. i'll go check.

attn cervini boys

shaun is still in town. planning to set-up another night of drinking this week. most probably thursday night. to those who didn't show up last friday, you guys missed on a lot. so better show up this time.

let's get shaun wasted before he goes back to denmark. meeting place is ftr @ 8pm.

bbb - barca's back to back

barcelona fc won this year's la liga's championship in style - blasting valladolid with a 4 - 0 win for a back to back title!

it's good to know that money can't always buy championships.

until next year los blancos.

i smell a three-peat.

why we are poor?

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that
he had never failed a single student before but had once failed
an entire class.

That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one
would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment
in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged and
everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail
and no one would receive an A.


After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.

The students who studied hard were upset and the students
who studied little were happy.

As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little
had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided
they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D!


No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame and
name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one
would study for the benefit of anyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them
that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the
reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when
government takes the reward away, no one will try or
want to succeed.

Could not be any simpler than that.


What a profound short little paragraph that says it all


"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the
wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without
working for, another person must work for without receiving.
The government cannot give to anybody anything that the
government does not first take from somebody else.
When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to
work because the other half is going to take care of them,
and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good
to work because somebody else is going to get what they
work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation.

You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
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this was forwarded to me by my dad. he finally knows how to use email and the internet. haha. he even has facebook. i'm proud you.

anyway, the article is very timely even though our country is not a socialist state. we are poor becoz more than half of the people think that it's the govenment's job to take care of them.

to the newly elected leaders who promised that they will solve poverty, i wish you good luck.

book 8: harry potter and the deathly hallows

borrowed this book from a friend two years ago. and i started reading it just recently. it only goes to show that i was not too excited about it.

i was never a harry potter fan. i'm just a slave of pop culture. ten years from now or maybe even earlier, the harry potter series will be considered as classics - required reading in school perhaps. my kid, my inaanaks, nieces or nephews will definitely be reading this stuff for book reports, and i should have at least some knowledge about it. anyway, i think that hp7 is the best book of the series. the ending was kind of lame though. hmmm. maybe i better shut up. i don't want to start bashing harry potter. i can go on for hours.

i started reading the series just because everyone was reading it. but i don't think that it was a complete waste of time though. it was useful for coffee break small talks back then. people were just so crazy about it. it can fill in awkward quiet moments or lighten up boring conversations.

i continued reading coz i need to find out the ending. what's the point of starting if you don't get to see how it ends? we all need to know, no matter how it sucks.

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allow me to be senti for a bit. wait. let me grab a bottle of beer in the ref...

cheers to endings, to goodbyes, to closing cycles! happy, disastrous, depressing, or bittersweet... it doesn't matter. we survived. long enough to experience them.

cheers!

dick's post election statement

I would like to congratulate Sen. Aquino for his spectacular victory. I call upon this nation to unite and support him.

I would like to thank everyone who supported me especially my volunteers and those who gave up their limited resources as a manifestation of trust in my brand of leadership and track record.

I ran a very truthful, straightforward and candid campaign and thought we could run on the basis of our platform, track record and volunteerism.

I would like to congratulate all the winners and pray that they serve our country well.

We accept the will of the people.

Today, we have a victory for democracy with the successful exercise of our first nationwide automated election despite naysayers and doubters.

The fight for this country goes beyond this day. Let us forge on in building a Bagumbayan for our people.

http://gordonbayani.com/2010/05/11/dick-gordons-post-election-statement/

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- to all dickheads (or my friends who voted for gordon), let's celebrate the failure of election tomorrow night at ftr around 9pm. beer is on me. as promised.

- so many bad news today - lucy torres, christopher de leon, manny pacquiao, tito sotto, binay, bong revilla, jinggoy, lito lapid, erap as runner up, the partylist, etc. when will we learn? the filipino people are immature. we forget easily. we're doomed.

- what makes a right vote? the majority vote? hmmmm. i don't know... i don't care anymore.

- received a forwarded text message from a friend. cracked me up
"isinama ko name mo sa party list ng 'lambot 0-10', ha. hope you'll support us. we're against the failure of erection"

chelsea clinches premiere league title

chelsea fc wrapped up the title in style with a 8-0 win over wigan athletic. drogba was also awarded with the golden boot award. sorry rooney. better luck next year.

it was an exciting season for chelsea fc. a close one. i'm happy that they've finally made it.

let's go for both the premiere league and champions league title next year. i believe it can be done.

election weekend - day 3

big day. election day. stayed home until 3pm. watched "the flower of my secret" by pedro almodovar and "brother" starring toby maguire and jake gyllanhal. both were pretty good. late lunch @ chic-boy jupiter. delicious cebu lechon liempo. unlimited rice. bottomless iced tea. value for money. i'll definitely come back to try out the chicken inasal and cebu lechon manok. drove to boni high street to shop for new badminton shoes. yonex ultima 72 pro black. odd color for badminton. will definitely draw some glances. also got myself a pair of limited edition havaianas team espana flip-flops. now ready for world cup. haha. badminton training around 6pm at gbc. my smash still sucks. need more practice. quick dinner at pizza hut. picked up my laundry. visited the atm to withdraw rent money. currently surfing the net while watching the news on tv. looks like noynoy will be our next president. tsk tsk. ewan ko nalang. erap currently on 2nd place. wtf. what's wrong with the philippines. will probably read something before hitting the sack. another relaxing long weekend for me.

election weekend - day 2

started the day early. up by 8am. jumped into the pool. a few laps. off to the beach. nice view. lots of milfs. tocino and coffee for breakfast. went for a swim. lots of fishes. angel fish. dory. butterfly fish. jellyfish. sunburn. time to pack up. lunch at dixies clark. a southern american deli. the blackened salmon was okay. or maybe i was just hungry. ang init. temperature is around 34 degress i guess. headache. maybe i'm dehydrated. dropped by ministop to grab some 100 plus and a coke. watched "the cave" on my pc. it sucked. surfed the net for a bit. started downloading some movies. read "kick-ass" comics. nice job by mike millar. forgot to have dinner. too tired to leave the condo. a few chapters of "let the right one in" before dozing off.

election weekend - day 1

woke up at 530 pm to get ready. 3 hours of sleep. partied last night at loft 17. 4 fridays in a row. 2 six-pack of sml and a bottle of captain morgan in my jansport 70 liter back pack. fucking heavy. took the cab to cg2. ordered an ice-cold cafe americano at starbucks to wake me up. breakfast at jollibee nlex. arrived at montemar bataan around 11am. 3 hours travel time. thank you sctex. early lunch. starving. sucky spaghetti bolognese. hit the beach. crab hunting. photo ops. dinner. most expensive bistek tagalog. 320 pesos. drink. junk food. chat. taboo. party music. and drink some more. oops. liquour ban. tipsy. time to rest. long relaxing day.

good times

my friend dragged me to paragon bldg to catch this morning’s episode of gtwm. i said yes for two reasons – grace lee’s twin peaks and angelicopter’s pretty face. haha. anyway, the trike trip was worth it coz they were giving away 5-10-10 shirts from spoofs unlimited, and noelle cassandra was around. there’s no doubt that noelle cassandra is very talented. i just don’t get it why she does covers most of the time. she should stick with original materials (e.g. amazing). she has the potential to really stand out and make a name for herself. and she won’t be able to do that by singing david cook or sarah m covers.

we don’t need another mymp. we are in dire need of fresh faces with original materials – something they can call their own, and not borrowed.

enough with the covers.

MOS

found this interesting article...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/arts/design/04sex.html

i visited the museum of sex when i was in new york around 2004 (or maybe 2005). if you’re in new york and got a couple of hours to spare, why don't you check MOS out?

labor day weekend - day 3

long lunch with a friend. then a few drinks at grams. three ice-cold bottles of sml to be exact. drove back to the condo for a quick nap. headed to john and yoko gb5 around 730pm to meet up with ex-projectmates. one of my fav restos in gb. chat chat chat. eat eat eat. drink drink drink. went home at 10pm. checked my fb and twitter. browsed the net. happy to know lakers won against utah. good job kobe. keep it up. chelsea won against liverpool, 2 nil. the blues ahead by one point with one more game remaining in the season. dreading tomorrow. planning to finish hp7 before going to sleep. told my brothers to stop watching pbb on tv coz it's a freaking waste of time. it was a nice relaxing weekend. bye. signing off.

labor day weekend - day 2

slow sunday. woke up around 11am. drove to greenbelt to watch the mosley-mayweather fight at nsg. it turned out to be a boring fight. yeah. it was technical, but we wanted a "terrific" fight. i was impressed by mayweather's performance though. pacman will have difficulty with floyd's style. i can't wait for the fight to happen. pacman, here's your chance to be the world's best fighter ever. go for it. beer and pizza = good lunch. found a pair of yellow adidas football socks at adidas gbelt. of course i bought it. went back to the condo. read hp 7 and then slept. woke up at 5pm. back at gbelt for ironman 2 with brian and jp. it was entertaining but not as good as part 1. i would pick kick-ass over ironman2. dinner at recipe. best gising-gising in the metro. drove my bros home. then went to uncle moe's julio vargas for drinks with some friends. three bottles to be exact. good buzz. got an invitation to drop by bugsys but i was too tired. i'm now home. time to retire. good night.

labor day weekend - day 1

woke up around 530am with only 3 hours of sleep. partied friday night at loft 17. designated driver. had breakfast at jollibee shell slex. longganisa meal = yummy. arrived at splash island at 9am. 6,000 people at splash island. too crowded but we still had fun. last time i went to splash island was 10 years ago. magellan's drop is still my favorite water slide. heavy traffic at slex on the way back. grabbed two adidas dry-fit shirts at adidas depot c5. 50% off. nice. watched franco's album launch at eastwood with my bros. a family affair. 10 songs. super sulit. late dinner at kogi bulgogi. best bulgogi i've ever tasted. soju with water and freshly squeezed orange was pretty good. bill was only around 1,100. not bad huh. was home by midnight. dead tired. good night.