singapore & kl - the second time around

i used to have this rule that it doesn't make sense to visit the same place twice... especially since there are 196 countries in the world. it just that there are many other interesting places left to be explored plus travelling doesn't come in cheap. however, i do think that there should be exceptions to this rule. we should not discriminate against a place purely for the fact that we've been there. honestly, spending two to three days in a city is not experiencing a country to any reasonable level.

i guess that's why i came back to singapore and kl after five years... to get to see what has changed, and a 33 year old set of eyes is different from a 28.

singapore... kl... glad to get to see you again.

the barca game was also a bonus!

zombies hate stuff

if you are a zombie fan, this is a must-have. now available at fully-booked. i need to check greg stone's other works now. the author has my curiosity :)

the xx setlist

the xx setlist @ nbc tent last july 31

1) Try
2) Heart Skipped A Beat
3) Crystalised
4) Reunion
5) Far Nearer
(Jamie xx cover)
6) Sunset
7) Missing
8) Fiction
9) Night Time
10) Swept Away
11) Shelter
12) VCR
13) Islands
14) Chained

Encore:
15) Infinity
16) Intro
17) Angels


the gig actually exceeded my expectations. it was an awesome lights and sound show.

unforgetable encore!

azkals vs indonesia: 0 - 2

indonesia is still our kryptonite. anyway, indonesia played well and made us look like a bunch of high school students against ufl all-stars. o well, i think coach weiss experimented too much. james younghusband playing right back and carli de murga as centerback!!! i'm glad though that mark hartman and jerry barbaso are on the team. well-deserved!

the team needs more tune-up games in preparation for the afc cup. i'm serious.

spain here we come

i was only able to watch the first three games of the elims. the first game (vs saudi arabia) at cable car cebu... the second (vs jordan) at joker's arm and the third (vs taiwan) at my college buddy's place. even with just 2 - 1 record in the first round of elims, my gut was telling me that we will make it to the finals. and damn i was right!

i followed the rest of the fiba tournament via twitter while i was in singapore and kl.... to whoever invented twitter, a big thank you!

anyway, we have finally beaten korea after 20 something years... and we are the second best in asia... good enough for me. very proud of the boys!

salamat gilas! with a few tweaks in the current line-up, we can get a win or two next year in spain. let's show the world that while height is might... "puso" can win games.

barca vs malaysia xi

one item in my bucketlist crossed out. too bad though messi didn't play. anyway, neymar's awesome goal more than made up for messi's absence. it's all about the first touch.

check out the highlights by visiting this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8NThS5eljo

the barca starting xi

valdes
pique
cesc fabregas
xavi
iniesta
sanchez
neymar jr.
masherano
busquets
jordi alba
alves

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

i wonder when i will get to watch chelsea play...

cebu 2013

royal krua thai. vienna kaffeehaus. white gold house. the loft. the penthouse. formo. politics cafe bar. elite bar. j avenue superclub. club alchology. phat po. cebu's original boneless lechon belly. bo's cafe. casa verde. mooon cafe. joker's arm. cable car. distillery.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i never leave cebu without gaining an inch or two around the waist. the food? or maybe the all-nighter parties? hehe. it's a love and hate relationship.

joey's life sentence weekend was a blast. as expected....

until the next wedding.

cinemalaya 2013

i only got to watch three films but luckily two out of the three were quite good.

nuebe
debosyon
the diplomat hotel

watch out for nuebe and debosyon if ever they do come out in the theaters.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i've heard that ekstra will have its theatre release in two weeks. make sure you don't miss it! quality filipino-made films need our support!