2008 YearEnder Post.

Its a half and an hour before we start throwing away our calendars. And im here, ran inside my room coz every single friend that i have here in our neighborhood is holding a firecracker.

And my hands preoccupied by covering my ears. My god i hate them.

I think New Year's Day has always been the day i look forward to. Its like the rewind button without the rewinding purpose. And that doesnt even make sense.

Im sincerely Happy. I think this year was so messy, it built me as a person. Ive faced my demons alone and my friends around me, letting me know that i have them around me. I was so laid back until there came the mess. But they never left me. And i am so happy because i know im so blessed.

• Tricia Hermosura - it was this year that we never saw each other that often. But you were always with me no matter what. I could literally hug you while typing this, (talk about multi-tasking) and utter i love you so much for being the bestest friend ever. I think weve even had telepathy coz of this friendship. Like when our eyes meet, we know the words were about to say.
• Yeshyee Hermosura - My god. If there comes a time that we have our own sky-is-the-limit budgeted event, MTV will crumble to pieces. The harnesses, the fireworks, the LCD screen background, the choreographies... walang tatalo. I think si Ona lang. with Ivan. hahahaha.
• Ronaldo Nicolas / Abhie Trillana-Icamina / Ivan Ocampo - I love you so much that i almost caused our friendship to fall apart. But you were still there. No matter what. And you tried understanding me, making me realize things i shouldve done as an adult. It came to my senses that this phase of my life is one of those wake-up calls. Those laughters we shared, those craziness no one could ever imagine... this year was one hell of a roller coaster ride. And thank you for taking me off my own roller coaster. Yeah it was nauseating already. I love you guys. (I really should start getting used to the fact that abhie's last name is icamina, hahahaha.)
  
• Erika Hocson - Wow. And should i say wow. We have come this far. And in every battle in your life, you should expect that im just a step behind you. You have been the sweetest, the nicest, and the most thoughtful of all. And i would not let anybody hurt you like *insert asshole's name here*. I love you!
• Ethel "Mamu" Cachapero - There came a time that you were struggling with your own battles. And as much as you wanted me to fight my own, you still helped me with every chance that you get. I am grateful that i have you. And i will find that right time where i could somehow give back that kindness we had. I will never ever leave your side. I love you mamu. so much.
• Leeza Dela Fuente, Celest Flores, Don Peñalosa, Hannah Alacantara, Hazel Laude, Jamie del Rosario, Lea Pagsisihan and Cecil Enriquez - you have been my sisters (and don... my.. brother?... hahahaha) and though i might seem to be so preoccupied and we dont see each other... always think that i am wishing to be there with you. I hope for more years. And more bricks to scream on. hahahahahaha
• Champ LuiPio, Sheldon Gellada, Roll Martinez, Omnie Saroca, Lesley Espiritu, Abby Mañalac, Emy Calcena and Anna Sy - My treehouse family. My Hale family. Its always a breath of fresh air whenever we see each other. This year has been that year where i think one of the turning points has come. But the music that connected us will always be on maximum volume. And more years for us!!! :D
• Monty Macalino, Gracie Potenciano, and Luanne Manlapaz - whenever we see each other sa gigs, you were like the fireplace when the place is all covered with snow. The warmth from you guys will never be matched. And i really feel glad that youre a part of my music life. More years to come para sa Fernando Torres!!!
• Wawa Sy - akala mo wala ka rito noh. Gagu mahal pa rin kita! :D kahit di tayo nagkikita ng madalas, para kang christmas gift para sakin pag sumusulpot ka. luv u still wawerz!
• Ryan Edric Ramos - I love you BFF. Thank you for being there when i need to be cheered up. For making my days special. For the laughters, the series that we share. The food, the cookings. I sincerely think that were triplets. It just so happened that im a decade away. LOL.
• Rae Ramos / Dianne Uyanguren - kayo talaga e. fan ako ng loveteam nyo kahit maraming epal. Kayo ang bida ng koreanovela ko. hahahahaha
• Rey Madriaga / Al Jomaih Lamoboloto / Gene Aris Inguillo - my blood brothers. I have shared years of music with you. And that kind of music we are playing together is something that no age or disease could remove in my system. Pag nagka-amnesia ako, isang tugtog lang ng what if or stolen sky... babalik yata ang alaala ko. seriously. kayo ang tattoo ko. permanente na kayo at walang atrasan. darating ang araw, tayo na ang kakaway at pipirma hahahaha. mahal ko kayo. :D
• Rae Ramos / Jeff Ancot / Sid and Kim Del Prado - kayo naman ang mga pinsan ko. simula pa lang to ng tagumpay. darating din kayo don. hanggang ngayon yung paniniwala ko with your music, you will get what you deserve. :)
• Ehboi Sugay - ang isa sa mga pinakapasaway. Pero eto ka pa rin at eto pa rin ako. So eto tayo.

At sa mga hindi ko nabanggit, hindi yon dahil nakalimutan ko kayo, yun ay dahil mag ttwelve na kakaisip ng dedication sa bawat isa. and the fact that we know each other, and youre in my phonebook, the kind of a person i am, you should know by now that youre special. Sa lahat ng bandang sumali sa treehouse. Sa mga taong nanonood sa treehouse at sa mga taong sumusuporta ng bandang pinoy... kung alam nyo lang kung gaano ako kasaya at natutulungan nyong bigyan ng pagasa ang mga musikerong gustong marinig at DAPAT marinig ng buong mundo. Happy New Year sa Lahat at sa Pamilya nyo.

Ingat sa paputok and may we all face the coming year with contentment and happiness. Tagay para sa inyong lahat! :)

I lost my Wallet. This Holiday Season is the Bomb YEAH!

Gabby and I went to Robinsons to get food for Charlie. And a dog soap. She wanted to go to the amusement center and we played there for an hour.

We went to National Bookstore and got something for our Xmas Party tomorrow. I had it wrapped. and the way it was wrapped SUCKED bigtime.

at dahil sa pukinginang cab driver na yon, ang dami kong dala, wala pa shang barya. SA ISANGDAAN! WALA SHANG BARYA SA ISANGDAAN. putangina. pagkabunot ko ng wallet ko, after saying na wala shang barya, kumuha ako ng pera sa bulsa ko para sa barya nya.

pagkauwi ko... wala yung wallet. andun lahat cards ko. putanginang buhay to.

Happy Holidays!

Ryan The Temp Santa Slash Christmas Guru.

Its official that Ryan really is the Christmas bear... that is, if there is a carebear for that.

I was so bummed yesterday until 8pm. Coz i have been alone since Sunday and the only Christmas-y object here in our house are the christmas lights outside our house. and i doubt it that my uncle wanted to put the lights because its christmas. It's so people could see his plants on nighttime.

The gig started ok, Rae singing two songs and Dinno taking over. Classic. hahahahahaha. I know how Rae gets so annoyed whenever it occurs Then a British guy jammed with us, making me sing "Message In A Bottle" and Coco playing on drums. Al's in tandang sora and Gene with his in-laws. So i got really exhausted hoping that we will be playing. Coz Sid's Mom is expecting it. Until Rey came and we played for an hour.

Rae's Eheads Fruitcake Book is Amazing! Ryan is a sneaky sneaky gif-giver the fact that he knows what i shouldve bought then he buys it for me as a gift. That Purple Zara Jacket will never be trumped hahahaha. Then he got me this Scarf from Topman for Christmas. Dianne gave me Panda coasters (kasi ako nga raw si kungfu panda. wow.)

The Noche Buena is... of course, nakakahighblood. I went out of my sisters house coz they had this broiled chicken and LOTS of lechon kawali. Hypertension anyone? Had Kurant before the Ramos' famous Hot Cocoa. Then Dinno and I watched Teeth. Such a Christmas Movie.

JM has been missing in action. :( what is wrong with that person. It's christmas and i have been expecting him since sunday.

Ivan called me up at around 12mn. My cheeks are still hurting from now. We were just laughing the whole conversation.

Tricia and I didnt have the opportunity to call each other. well, Yesh, Rye, Her and I had a pre-christmas gathering. Rob Manila, eating at Gumbo and laughing all night while eating.

Ryan woke me up at 145pm. He brought gifts and Candy canes. Well acually, there were 7 candy canes hanging on the computer table. I ate one. It was actually eight. hahahaha

So to all... of course Merry Christmas to you and your family. Hope when new year comes, we have cleared ourselves and showered each other with love. :D

Lethargic and Annoyed.

Since Friday, my body has been absorbing alcohol. I have tequila, vodka and beer streaming in my veins. As I have myself waking up at 3pm today, I agreed on having Cup Noodles and a liter of Minute Maid coz i really do not have the energy to type, lalo na of thinking what to cook.

Whats worse... is the tagalized version of Twilight.

Wouldnt be twilight the english version of Lobo? whatever that is. Ive heard its a love story between a werewolf and a human being. tama nga ba ako? baligtad nga lang. yung werewolf yung babae.

So whats the difference of making us see the same story everyone has already seen or read? Ah. siguro it caters the people who dont fully understand English. Sana lang hindi nila gawing tagalog ang bagong buwan, eklips (forgive me for that, i tried googling the tagalog word for eclipse and it showed tagalog version of total eclipse of the heart which is "bakit hindi ka naging tapat"... ugh. abnormal drowsiness coming up.), at sa pagbasag ng bukang liwayway (in fairness parang 70s film by lino brocka ang title na yan).

I strongly believe in the Filipino's talent. We have a lot of creative minds canoodling somewhere pero i really do not get the idea, why do we always have to have a version of EVERYTHING. pero lets give them credits for that. Talented talaga tayo sa paggaya. With added drama, and such.

I saw the casting at twilightsaga.multiply.com. if you do not want to get offended, do not highlight the space below.

Rayver Cruz will star as Edward Cullen and Shaina Magdayao as Isabella Swan in the local television version “Twilight.” The hit vampire novel has been bought by ABS-CBN has bought for more than US$1 million with Ignite Media as co producer. The taping is set to start next year by Feb. in Baguio, Tagaytay, Bukidnon with some parts to be shot abroad. To be directed by Cathy Garcia Molina, the TV adaptation will focus on Edward and Bella’s love story to be treated as drama, romance and fantasy. The unofficial cast includes Valeen Montenegro as Alice Cullen, Gabby Concepcion as Dr. Carlisle Cullen, Luis Manzano as Emmett Cullen, Al Tantay as Charlie Swan, Yayo Aguila as Renee Dwyer, Fred Payawan as Jacob Black, Carlos Agassi as James, Chin Chin Gutierrez as Esme Cullen, Karylle as Rosalie Hale, Joross Gamboa as Jasper Hale, Jessy Mendiola as Jessica Stanley, Empress Schuck as Angela Weber, Brad Murdoch as Laurent, Nikki Bacolod as Victoria and Aaron Villaflor as Mike Newton. Rayver and Shaina were former love team partner but the tandem did not work. It seems their tandem will click in “Twilight"

Ok eto na yung word vomit e.

Sa lahat naman ng gaganap na James (edited: i typed in Jasper hours ago... sorry.), BAKIT NAMAN SI CARLOS AGASSI POR DYOS POR SANTO? SIRAAN BA TO NG BAIT?

Pero ito hindi ko kinaya. Nasa Twilightsaga.multiply din nakuha hahahahaha.


galeng di ba. ito naman kay greenpinoy.


Twilight paper. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA. Yan ang creativity. Barugin nyo ang mga taong akala nila cool yang mga pinaggagagawa nila. Oh and by the way, find that petition site for "Takipsilim". Wow. they hated the version so much, they will really find a way to make it stop.

Pero kung ang rights daw ng twilight is costing around 1 million dollars, mukhang si Paquiao ang magbabayad out of his panalo at sha ang gaganap na Edward Cullen. Sa baguio raw gaganapin e. Wow forks. Tinidor.

Sige lang. gaya lang. sino ba ang malulugi. Nood na lang kayo ng ibang channel. Kaya ayoko ng manood ng local channels e. Mauurat ka lang kahit sa balita pa lang.

Birthdeps Eve.

I think this is the only birthday i will never try to celebrate. This is the only year that i really didnt feel any excitement or anything. Shit yeah im getting old.

Time flew so fast. And i really never noticed that my day is fast approaching.

It's Abhie's birthday too. I remembered the perfect birthday we celebrated last 2005. I read the notes cheche compiled secretly while we were celebrating. I remembered ourselves having fun. Jumped on the pool at around 4am. Randomly. Drunk with 30 bottles of gin and 3 liters of vodka. 2 cases of beer. All of my friends were there. Aia was there. and i read her note when we were so thankful that we have each other in our lives. but of course i messed up.

Abhie gave birth yesterday. Of course i got excited. but we have loose ends that I need to tie. She was so pissed off i disappointed her. in a lot of ways. coz i didnt grow as a person. And evaluating my year, yeah. i think i got stuck last 2005. Just in case you read this, consider this as my open letter. I really do feel sorry things had to happen this way. And Ivan was right. I kept on running my whole life. If theres a new word for sorry, i think thats it that i will be using.

I miss my mom. There were a lot of years she missed my birthday. Well of course i am too old for this kind of drama shit. But what do you know... old people still has issues. Or the fact again, that i am stuck.

I just wanted to sleep for 2 days. so it would be december 12 then. I wouldnt be thinking what food to cook, what my friends were expecting, what i would be busy of, hosting them, getting drunk with them. in fact, there were many days within this year that it has happened. so why would it be too significant. para lang akong saksi ni jehovah. ngayon naintindihan ko na.

i am not proofreading this. and for the past couple of days, hindi ako nakakatulog. naglalaro ako ng tokobot. kanina sa mall, i was slurring. thank god ryan was there to cheer me up. i trance, drank bottomless orange juice and had potato chips, talk, then trance again.

i really do not know if i am making sense today. its just so irritating that i have to oblige myself to be cheery coz of my birthday and christmas. i really do not feel cheery at all. cheery is not even my pretend-emotion.

im happy in a sense that i have friends. few of them are really excited on celebrating it. and im still afraid to disappoint them. coz im not emo. im just so blank. so blank, i really do not know what i am thinking right now. i think my hands got its own thoughts. it just keeps on moving and typing.

so okay. happy birthday to me. happy birthday abhie. i love you and i wish for pele to be as healthy as a horse. (pun intended. ivan's private joke. teehee) -- yey humor!

so there. i have to go to sleep now. and pretend its a happy day to look forward to.

3:41am.

I was really about to sleep since Ryan and I talked on watching Twilight as soon as tomorrow morning. I really do not want to watch it at the first day coz of the hype although ive had the book waaaaayy back and started noticing that everybody's blogging about it. I loved it though, but not like Harry-Potter love.

Then i started browsing and things that you discover before you go to bed... makes you REALLY awake.

1. Run is one of the best snow patrol songs. as much as we wanted to cover it, weve done chasing cars and signal fire. That song is somehow sacred to me and i really didnt want ANYONE to have it covered.

But i ate my words. Leona Lewis did a REAAAAAAAALLLYYY awesome cover of it. as in shet.

2. e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein's proven right. Yes its geeky. but man, if people nowadays could actually create something from it, i would bet it'd be not that helpful for humanity.

3. Pushing Daisies got cancelled. tangina. I love pushing daisies.

4. And still, that last episode of Prison Break is driving me nuts. Like i wanted to be one of the writers and have someone TORTURED.

5. Oh come on. We all know that Britney Spears is great. And she's ripping off an Eraserheads' album. I kid, i kid. I saw her recent Rolling Stone pictures and hmmm... she has "recovered". On a serious note... i really want her back. hahahahaha.

I really should sleep now. Ryan will kill me.

Treehouse November: In Between

Habang naglalagas ang dahon sa ibang bansa, pagkatapos nating magtakutan at Bago tayo magkabit ng christmas lights... salubungin natin ang lamig ng Disyembre sa Treehouse Prod sa Club Dredd Eastwood sa ika-29 ng Nobyembre, 9pm, kasama ang....

Hale
Mayonnaise
Julianne
Angulo
at Zelle

featuring:
Pitik at
Syato


same same. 150Php pa rin at makakatulong tayo sa One Gene One Child. :D

Tara tara! :D

In The Midnight Hour: Greys Anatomy s05e08

"Im just gonna keep my eyes closed because, this is like the moment in the morning when you first wake up and you're still half-asleep and everything seems... things are possible, dreams are still true and one moment between waking and sleeping, anything can be real, and then you open your eyes and the sun hits you and you realize that... im just gonna keep my eyes closed."

- Izzie Stevens

"Sometimes... Words fail."

- Dr. Hunt

Denny's ghost acting up like Patrick Swayze to Izzie is driving me nuts. I know it's impossible that Denny is friggin alive coz yeah Izzie saw his heart for autopsy and having a twin for a twist is lamer than lame.

But Izzie breaking down and confused fuckin breaks my heart.

Izzie: Alex wait. I'm a mess. I'm a frickin' mess and I know that and, I ... you deserve better.
Alex: Stop it. If you don't want to be with me, if this is too much for you right now, it's okay. But you're gonna have to break up with me, because I'm not going anywhere. I can handle the mess. It's up to you.

Hello ambabaw ng luha ko. Tapos maggagaganyan si Karev. And Denny saying... its ok, im just right here.

Dr. Hunt to Cristina is awesome. Him being such a sensitive soldier is too much though. tapos tyope pa. hahaha pero i think It's time that they gave Cristina some love interest after Burke.

the crazy interns are interesting huh. I wanna buy a DIY appendectomy and pull a friend out of his normal life then hand him a scalpel. Just for fun. wow psycho.

Ok back to reality.

PSP 5.00 m33-3 and Red Cups.

Yesterday was a not-so-good day. Since ive planned going to the UDD gig at Podium and Sourberry at 6UG, i actually never left Road 3 at all. In fact, i just enjoyed eating weird german potted meat spreads and nutella while i am psuedo-hired as a pseudo-spy. Ive waited for my very reliable profiling database, friendster, to up their site coz they had the maintenance since morning of yesterday. Unfortunately, it's still a mess.

Ryan passed by, giving me the new starbucks promo card, which i think became my thing for 5 years now, From coupon-generous planners,  til free pens that became a pencil. It was my sort-of journal before until LJ. and Multiply. And i think i got to use um... 1/4 of every planner. but this year's was the jampacked. Receipts, stickers and concert tickets.

The promo card only needs 16 stickers. Which i think, is still okay coz they started late. Before, i think they need 24 stickers coz they start at October.

So he went home, i started surfing again, then i saw this new PSP game, N+, that had nice ratings. Looked for it but what i found is... the 5.00 m33-3 software for PSP. Mine was 3.90 m33-3 so i thought... Holy crap, this will be a looooong upgrade. But it just took me 3 upgrades away. ^__________________________^

3.90 m33-3 > 4.01 m33 > 5.00 m33 > 5.00 m33-3

which is actually nice coz ive heard 5.00 m33-2 was so buggy.

I slept at 7am. :s But it was all worth it. although i didnt find much change on the PSP's performance. It just had this Playstation Store, which i doubt everyone would celebrate seeing it on their consoles. Hackers get it for free dude. Get over yourselves. Thing is, you could change your XMB using CTF files instead of going to your flash0 on Recovery Mode!!!

like this!!! you can just change that with just a press of an x!! (courtesy of Consolespot.net)

...

that sounded geeky and senseless, doesnt it? (i so love that artwork from Buuf. And just in case you wanted to download it as well, just click HERE. :D)

I woke up at around 1130am, trying to pull the curtains coz the daylight tries to seep through my eyelids and then i found this on my computer table.

Venti Dark Cherry Mocha ♥♥♥

... with a Red Ribbon Sponge Cake. Goodness. After typing those things... i just got stuck to period. I really do not know what to say. :*) And I really dont know... what to.. say. :D But to that stalky creepy but more-than-i-dont-know-if-sweet-describes-this person... i love you so much. ♥

so moving on, (this is really about the planner anyway...), it looks like the 2005 planner. in 3 different colors. which is not a good thing by the way.

(credits to CoffeeandBlunder for the very courageous taking-of-the-pic. Coz i know some managers are just a pain in the ass sometimes.)

Ok. Ill stop blogging for today coz my tortang talong is waiting for me downstairs and my coffee is getting cold. (if you want me to post pictures of the tortang talong as well, just say so. :p)

An Excuse is Never An Apology.

I was surfing online when I saw Yeshyee's YM status. I stared at it for how many seconds and messaged her a sigh... and so true.

When the world is changing, and when excuses are the substitute for apologies, i think this place is going to crumble. Justifications, rationalizations that makes us think we are right. forgetting that we have hurt other people based on our unsolicited opinion and criticisms. because we always think that everybody is a critic.

I thought criticisms should always come in a constructive form. So we could expect change. make everything better. If criticism is the opposite of that, it would be plainly, logically and simply called as destructive. So i really didnt get the idea that everybody could also destroy someone or anyone through blunt "opinion" (*insert HARD sarcasm on those quotation marks*). And i believe that there is another word for that.

If we are afraid of hearing someone criticize us in the same manner we crticize them, lets be sure that we are FAR more ready so we wouldnt just humiliate ourselves from our blown-up egos. Coz im pretty sure that pop is not even the sound when it bursts.

And as to backstabbers, if we are in a position to choose when youve discovered, defended and amicably confronted one, why do we always come as an insolent self-righteous bitch? I even think its a disorder. coz no matter that you try to resolve something in a manner where you prove youre more matured and well-upbrought after witnessing such crabby behavior, the backstabbing goes on. And for them they clearly do not know what they're doing, like theyre sleepwalking or worse, schizophrenic. as if blackout episodes come with word vomit.

I also thought that patience is a virtue. A virtue with boundary that when you exceed the limit when passing right patience... is tolerance. And we do not get credit by tolerating someone who runs his fingernails down the chalkboard over and over. Like its music to their ears, and yet pretend to regret theyve already done it. Or not.

If everything is not personal, why dont we just give each other the right to baseball bat each other's heads. Then pretend it never happened.

Coffee & PC // Greenhills // Eastwood

So we have this coffeemaker that we never used. Weird that they buy an appliance and not touch it. Hello have they heard of China Collections. Or stamps.

Ive been palpitating like crazy. I had three mugs of Folgers French Vanilla with cream and i dont think i will set a foot in starbucks again. If i want coffee based anything, that is.

Im meeting Erika at Greenhills today. Just to catch up. I mean a lot of things happened when i was hibernating in my own world. And besides... i need a coffee filter. Bathroom tissue doesnt look hygienic at all.

Sourberry will be rocking Al's bar tonight with Fernando Torres' Production. Everyone should check them out. I think they're promising. Seriously. (The fact that i tried to "manage" them hahahaha)

But... i will be going to Eastwood with Mamu and Bamboo tonight. 89.9's halloween party. Ive heard there will also be a lot of bands playing.

Ugh. I have to go take a bath now. My bladder is killing me.

----- ♫ (after 8 hours) ♫ -----

Just got home from everything.

This is why i regret buying a camphone with 3.2megapixel. I always forget to take pictures. super senseless.

Anyway, Ive met Janna and Erika at Starbucks Promenade (and yes i didnt order anything thank you.) Talking about random stuff and some weird issues i still cant comprehend and blog about. Roamed around Virra Mall to find Minnie Mouse's gloves and a new housing for my phone. Shes going to Embassy's Halloween Party, and hello E, i say go as Amy Winehouse. Dead cat as the hair and eyeliner. easier than minnie. or not hahahaha. then ate at Teriyaki Boy then went to Fully Booked for Nic Sheff's Tweak (as Ron recommended it), they have the book but i didnt buy it. coz i made a promise i have to finish the pending books... and now i regret not buying it.

as i wait for JM, i went to watsons and grabbed a bottle of shampoo, lotion, deo, tictacs (again), facial cleanser, and stuff i really didnt intend to buy coz i know i still have it. i was so bored waiting for an hour and a half.

went straight to eastwood, met with mamu, anna, leeza, and ayen. then i saw kimi and LT there. Had a pciture with Nathan Azarcon with his devil horns (which are cute by the way), ate DQ, roamed around the shops, saw a tongue ring (coz i apparently lost mine) then bought it, took a glimpse of the CDs Mamu gave me..

Sugarfree Live with MSO (hooray!!!!)
Bamboo's Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday (which i totally forgot to have it signed.. stupid stupid stupid)
Katy Perry's One of The Boys (..♪ i kissed a girl and i liked it.. ♪)
The Best Of Radiohead (wooooooooooooooo)
Queen + Paul Rodgers (i dunno if this is the queen that we used to know)
The Other side // Acoustic, Live and Loud (Versions of OPM band songs)
And Two Christmas Albums by Bloomfields and Martin Nievera. Sweet!

♥ Heart you Mamu. more and more. Thanks a LOT.

but i lost mamu, leeza, ayen and anna when i bought ice cream. So we just went straight home and i grabbed a bottle of sprite coz i, again, tempted to have some coffee.

My back hurts. and i miss this life. :D

Crazy Treehouse Prod.

It was a rainy night and i was really having a hard time going to the gig alone since i dont know where in ortigas 6underground is. So i called JM to go with me and got a cab at around 10pm.

I failed to watch Kjwan and 524 Project. I heard from Alden of Callalily that they were ridiculously awesome.

When Sugarfree started their set with Prom, then Kwarto... wow. Ebe come on. He's still a friggin god when he plays. Ciudad is REAAAALLLYYY good. i cant believe i dont have their album yet. And i said HI MITCH to Jal, and me closing my eyes for a second realizing that i am completely a moron.

Cecil and Kristina were there. Hooray!!!!

When Kean and I had the opportunity to talk outside the bar... man, he brought up that scene from Mcdo where we first hung out, callalily without any album yet. and the only song they have was stars then. Where he had this plastic cockroach and threw it at LT then she screamed like she was going to get murdered and the whole McDonalds stopped like it was in pause, everybody looking at her, LT with her tray, without any sound for 5 seconds and she, melting from embarassment. wow. that memory was almost surreal.

Pau of Join The Club drummed with Hale's Pitong Araw, Hale singing Suspension, and Shan of Mayonnaise perfecting every song on their set was pretty much AWESOME. crazy crazy Awesome.

Where the hell is Omnie? Man we miss you so much!!

sometimes... its really not an option to smile in a picture. i also think that i only have three pictures sa sobrang gulo at saya kanina. Ill wait for Kristina to upload the craziness.

Miguel Escueta being Miguel Escueta plus Kean Cipriano plus the hyperactive adrenalin-powered Champ is equal to RIOT. ang gulo ng buhay kanina. sobrang sayang magulo.

I really regret the fact that i almost didnt make it tonight. Man what a way to feel so sane.

Layout Day.

Weird that i had migraine for straight 3 days, and unlike Edward Cullen, i hated sunlight.My Migraine was gone after ive spent the whole day finishing two layouts. (edited 322am: Make that THREE!) My photoshop went berserk so i reinstalled it. And when i started finishing the Treehouse and Hale Multiply Layouts, i think my nerves went numb and the pain was gone.

Check it out yall. :D

Treehouse Multiply
Hale Multiply

Oh and by the way, just join the groups if you like. :D

Okay Drool.

I was uploading things from my Photobucket and whoa... the memories. i couldnt stop clicking. lol

anyway... i was supposed to blog the wonderful things you see in the mall. well mainly i was referring to MY mall, which is robinsons place, manila. Im not talking about amusement centers, or clothing shops... im talking about the food that would make you forget you wanna buy cds or cellphone accessories. (There's this Zara Trench Coat which costs like one 24-inch TV but wow hello i'll dream of it as if pandacan is new york. and yet again, this is about food.)

today, we went to Fully Booked rockwell so Ryan could buy two Stephenie Meyer books, eclipse and breaking dawn then roamed at the lower ground for something to eat. But hell, i ended up craving for ice cream. So weve got Fruits in Ice Cream. Mine was two scoops of Avocado, Ryan had scoops of Melon and JM had a scoop of Mixed Berries and Chocolate Mint (which is so weird by the way.) Then went to Rob Place again, so we could take a hold of Brooklyn Pizza. I already ate there twice last week, having huge slices of pizza, a plate of spicy shrimp pasta and buffallo wings, so i suddenly thought of other food to munch. Unfortunately, i forgot to take pictures of the mentioned items.

So i was thinking of having the cake i usually order at Secret Recipe...

...that Fruity Cake with freshly squeezed Orange Juice. And so i thought that i already had ice cream but i wasnt craving for anything. And then Yohgurt-Froz crossed my mind.

...with my all time favorite Mango or Banana+Strawberry. But hello, i said i already had ice cream.

So i went to Powerbooks to check if my card was already there coz i had it renewed and i was looking for a certain book that Ron told me. Listed but unavailable. And then i recalled the book that Jay picked up at Fully Booked and i suddenly had an idea of getting this...

Jimini Pizza's The Chicago Pizza Factory. Any topping would do. And for One Solo Pizza, man... you should try the wheat crust.

Until i realized i wanted Potato Chips and Orange Juice so we ended up eating at HotShots instead. Ryan was eating his salad (Ang plastic!!! hahahahaha), with Blue Cheese which tasted like Alien Gerber as Jay would put it.

Oh and Rob Place has Fruits in Ice Cream too. I think they should pay me for promoting the mall. Nah. Alma Mall na namin yun e. Its under renovation though. Pero you should try all these stuff once a week. It's good for your mental health ♥♥♥.

Oh, P.S. i got a new phone. Since Ryan and Ivan had the same model with different colors, white then purple... i got the black one. :)

Sony Ericsson K770. ♥ iPhone is so overrated. Or maybe im sourgraping lol

The People We Choose.

its 1105am and i had fixed my bed already. I dont know if its just me but is the new updated iTunes (v8.1) more bugged than a farm? i mean... seriously.

Its halfway October and this month has been so... nauseating. There were decisions to make, and the best (or worst) part is the realization with a LOT of things. As much as i would like to bullet items for you, i dont think im in the mood of being list-y as of this moment.

I have realized that situations are always there to happen, but we choose the people we expect to listen, understand and accept us for what we say, what we act, what we are, and what we decide. When i was younger, a lot younger for that matter, i established to not be prejudgmental on who to be friends with. And as i grow old, ive seen such familiar faces that disappointed me and what hurts me the most... it was the people that i held really close to my heart. I know that those things are bound to happen, but when you speak years of best times and you think those are the memories that serve as glue that holds your pieces together, ive never thought that it will also be the branch, on the cliff where you hang using one hand, just waiting for it to break.

It was not my finest hour. Choosing one side, not realizing what other people said might be more true than what i thought exists. Than what i thought was special. And than what i thought was worth fighting for.

Im finishing my cup of coffee when i heard Charlie running upstairs. I forgot that i left him at my sisters house and when i came back, their door was already locked. It's weird coz when im squirming down rock bottom, Charlie sits beside me, and puts his head at my lap, looking at me while wagging his tail. As i look at him, i cant help but compare a dog's loyalty from a human friend. No wonder there are old cat ladies, and sadly, its much disappointing for humanity to rely on other species' warmth. Hello trust issues. Seriously... how do you expect to survive?

An adage once said, Tell me who your friends are... and I'll tell you who you are. But nobody mentioned that some friendships has expiration dates. So if we were defined during the times that we are friends with someone, would we consider the fact that we have changed after the friendship is over?

I think it's not that people change. People don't change. They just show their true colors after some time. That's how friendship works right? Being "true" to each other? It's just that we have to accept that some truth, doesnt work for everyone.

--- ♫♪♫♪♫ ---

Sorry I have to mention Ryan, Rae and Dianne, for what its worth, you were my backbone last night. I will thank you through my homemade ice cream and my promise to love you more than you could imagine.

The Truth About Lies.

We get to wonder why we get hurt when people lie. If everybody lies... do we honestly think that we have the guts to get disappointed or get angry when someone has done it to us?

We lie to maintain somebody's secret, protect someone's reputation, avoid somebody's feeling to get hurt or to not get punished for something that was done. Means justifying the end? What kind of end are we talking about? We might think that for a day, a week, or a month... everything could turn out okay after the lie... but how long can we keep it that way?

Honesty is not always the best policy. Sometimes, we get to wish we never knew the truth for the reason that we can not handle it. The denial and deception makes us cling to the reality that we have started to believe in, and makes us hold on to our sanity. Maybe, some truth are bigger than us.Or truth is subjective, perhaps.

There are times in our lives, some of us i guess, makes us search for more. There are a lot of things that could bother us and yet, not know what those things are. We lie to ourselves that we are happy, we are contented, because thats how the meaning of life goes.

And please dont give me to Run-To-Jesus crap to simply know the truth. It doesnt work that way. Spare Him for the delusion you want to create. It might be the answer to the search, but lets not always rely on him and also not do something about it.

When we were kids, we were taught that lying was bad. lying was a sin. and so white lies were also explained to us as we grow, an unusually "lighter" lie. but still a lie. might as well call it gray coz it was never pure in the first place. and again, we are not in the position to say that its "lighter". it might be big for the person we lied to.

Personally, i dont take it negatively when someone lies to me. Not that i do not know or see when a person lies. I give the benefit of the doubt but theres this one thing that im REALLY afraid of.

I may not trust anyone.

Day One.

"They say we leave this world just the way we came into it ---- naked and alone.

So, if we do leave with nothing, What then, is a measure of a life ? Is it defined by the people we choose to love ?

Or is life simply measured by our accomplishments ?

And what if we fail ? or are never truly loved ? What then ? Can we ever measure up ?

Or will the quiet desperation of a life gone wanting, Drive us mad ?"

- One Tree Hill
s06e05

I woke up 830 in the morning. Unusual as i may say but my body clock got used of the fact that i open my eyes, half-awake half-asleep, i got up my bed, opened the terrace door, grabbed my towel, made some coffee, went to the dining table and had my face on one hand, at this very minute of the day.

I have never been so old, thinking that i woke up not because i just want to, but because i know that i have a life to fix.

Not that its a mess or its ruined, but i guess normalsy runs on a different pace for me. I could say that i have issues (and i mean ISSUES) that some people might think as easy, but we all know that the only obstacle of a process is always time. The effort, so so, having the mentality to know that you can do it makes it a lot easier but time isnt that friendly for some who needs it.

This will be the final quarter that i have to finish all tasks for people i said yes to. Because they need to know that i always had a goal for myself. And a friend said to me, i should stop doing things for other people. Coz im really getting old (by terms of age excuse me lol), and i need to be reeaaaaaaaallly stable for a 6-yr-old angel.

God is so good, i have "something" coming up. I dont wanna tell it yet coz i also believe it might get jinxed. hahahahahaha

It has been so long since my last blog (before that other one where i convince myself to click one button). One thing also bothers me. Series.

Pushing Daisies
Greys Anatomy
Priveleged
Heroes
Dirty Sexy Money
One Tree Hill
Desperate Housewives
House
Gossip Girl
Prison Break
Brothers And Sisters
90210
Fringe
Private Practice

I think my hard drives are going to explode. Actually, my H: drive is getting a lot weird already coz it just gets lost right before your eye. I mean... it will suddenly go missing.

Hay. Should I say, bright sunlight, not that hot (ewan ko lang mamaya), orange juice and pancakes starts your day right. Good Monday. :D

Press Send, Xavier. Press.

Ive actually typed an email for about a week now. It contains the things that i truly feel to also prevent damage.

On the other hand, putting myself on other shoes, especially on the receiver, it would look scared, unprofessional, and i dont know what. But giving him the benefit of the doubt, he'd understand the contents of it whole-heartedly. Or Im hoping he would.

I edited again, but i cant bring myself to press the Send button. Im more than afraid how everyone would react and feel about it.

Fine.

It was so hard to gather myself especially when change suddenly comes rushing in your life. It has been so long since ive been idle doin my own stuff for the past how many years. Ive been stressing myself out for other people and yes, everybody doesnt think its right.

I cant even remember the last blog i posted. A blog about my life which could somehow be interesting. And i really started to wonder... as of this very minute, do i really know what i wanted? Or im just too caught up with other people's interest that i have to please them by always tagging along?

I want to finish the book im reading. I wanted to finish the series ive been watching. I wanted to cook, clean, run errands, hug charlie the whole day, stare at the rain while drinking hot choco.

.....

Okay, moment collapsed. Somebody called me to invite me on his birthday.

Somebody once told me i should "not stop". thing is, i wasnt actually aware that i started.

Stress, stress go away, come again another day.

My number 09174788477 suddenly had "no access to network" since tuesday and i called their customer service 6 times to ask whats happening. They all said that i was near Legaspi Village and they were having some maintenance so its normal.

How can it be normal if everyone 2 feet away from me is enjoying a full-barred signal? so i waited until friday but its still the same. It was so frustrating coz ive been using that number since 99 as far as i can recall. Goodluck naman.

Then one customer rep said i should go visit one of their service centers so i can have it replaced. It turned out na hindi pala pwede. Lalo lang daw akong nafrustrate.

Ewan. akala ko lang malakas ako sa globe. AMP.

Blame it on the weather.

i have been feeling sick since monday. but yesterday, my joints started hurting, i had a terrible terrible cough and my eyes are burning like hell.

i cant even think straight or do anything. im trying to make jokes and laugh but my god the pain. if laughter is the best medicine, i've finally realized that one cannot be a doctor for himself.

while i was waiting for a cab downstairs, i feel like im going to faint. my knees started to shake and everything was so blurry coz my eyes were teary.

now i have to eat so i could take some meds. i hate this day.

You Know Who Are MY VJS????

oh yeah!!! youve got to LOOOOVE ♥♥♥ two of the finalists (that will also be hosting Treehouse this month) for the Myx VJ hunt.

One will be Chino Lui Pio!!! \m/

and (drum roll please)...


Erikaaaaaa Hocsoooooooooonn!!!

My little girl has all grown up... *sniff*

So i know you know you wanted your VJs' a-true-to-the-core knowledgable music person... go vote for them!!!

As you read this blog of mine... grab your phones... (as in right now and i am asking you to really get it. ok im going to wait..)




5




4




3




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1... and start texting MYX VJ1 for Chino and MYX VJ2 for Erika then send to 2366! Super Duper Easy. :D i love you guys.

The Liempo Post.

I havent been blogging about my life lately. Does that mean im not self-centered anymore? hahahaha

After a week of eating and eating.. (starting from Ivan's Birthday Dinner), i think ive never eaten so much seafood in my life. Those Dampa Tempura and Sashimi is driving me nuts. We had dinner again last thursday (same area, different restaurant), and last saturday was the day i said to myself... oh my god i should try not to eat anything solid the next two weeks. after four hours, it didnt happen. It was Abhie and Pao' Wedding, (full of sea creatures again) and my uncle's welcome dinner at han pao.

my god. ilang hayop ang nakain ko sa loob ng tatlong araw na yon?

Ive had a high blood pressure the past three weeks. When I started working, all i get for lunch is that really yummy breaded porkchop sa jolly jeep. just in case you know a porkchop rehab, give me a call. the liempo addiction is not good for anyone's health, mind you.

it reminded me, may nagbukas na baliwag lechon sa tabi ng andoks dito sa may simbahan, and i ate liempo for dinner. i got so excited i forgot my veins are going to explode. ang kapal pa ng mukha kong mag garden salad kaninang lunch at pineapple juice.

should i like wear a bracelet saying... thou shall not eat liempo.

nung dinner ko with my relatives my auntie was like... "hindi kami nagdutyfree so walang perfumes ngayon, pero may chocolates na dala *looks at me* dalawa lang sa yo ha." then my other uncle got my attention and said.. "sinong fashion icon mo? si edgar ortiz?"

O_o

Bitches.

Im not that fat excuse me. pero its nakakahiya if i claim im just healthy. coz i definitely dont feel that i am.

*sigh* i really need to stay away from liempo. or promise myself i shouldnt eat that ever again.

anyway, i burned 6 mice this evening. weird. kasi its one of my skills, catching mice. i just really love torturing them. so what i did is, hinawakan ko sa buntot after grabbing it like a mad cat, then bubuhusan ko ng lighter fluid tapos ibabato ko dun sa apoy na sisindihan ko sa sahig using the fluid too. it was so funny when they run burning. like.. OMG FIRE FIRE FIRE. hahahahaha cute cute burning mice.

(edited: omg i read this part and it sounded psychotic O_o but what the heck )

i just hate mice. and that episode is not triggered by the baliwag liempo.

Treehouse Productions: City Lights

it has been such a long time since ive heard cynthia alexander and imago play.live.  So with this kind of lineup... ewan ko na lang sa hindi makakapunta and all i can tell you is a quote from angelina...

"whatever yaya youre such a loser".

see ya on the 24th.

ooh and by the way, yung two hosts... pure awesomeness. maliban sa sisikat na sila, mga hot pa kaya habang pwede pa tayong makalapit, lets grab the opportunity bago nila marating ang stardom hahahaha.

i bet that night will get really interesting. *winks*

yeah i did the poster. why the hell do i love purple nowadays.

The supposed 2nd-half Eheads Playlist

Yesh msgd me at YM and LS texted me regarding the myx interview of Raimund, Marcus and Buddy. Apparently, they showed the playlist that was never played that night. And I got this from Pau's Blog.

maskara
poorman's grave
torpedo
trip to jerusalem
back to me
maselang bahaghari
maling akala
tikman
spolarium
magasin
para sa masa
overdrive
pare ko
minsan
huling el bimbo

I dont think im ready to hear Minsan that night. I am preetttyy sure that i will go home, for the first time in my life, coming home from a rock concert with swollen eyes, not because somebody stole my phone or i was trapped inside a killer moshpit, but because of one song.

God, Anticipation.

Im still not over this. And as ive heard, it wasnt over as well.

Ang Hindi Pa Huling El Bimbo

August 30 was one of the most anticipated day in my life. When the news came out two months ago, i freaked out. Knowing that the band that influenced most of where i wanted to be, is going to have a one-night concert. Rumors spread online like fire, making one REALLY BIG sponsor back out. Four days before the concert, it was announced that the free concert is still pushing through, but it wont be longer free, instead putting a 800 and 1300 price on the admission. the tickets were released on ticketnet two days before 30th so ivan, abhie, and i were texting each other on getting it early in the morning (considering that 9am is really early for me). And then Mamu (as usual... one of the people i hold really close in my heart by giving me unattainable things, making it possible for me to have those things that money cant ever buy) called me, telling that im on the VIP list.

Saturday morning has never been that sunny and i woke up anticipating all the songs that the Eraserheads will play. God there was no time to review those albums. But as Yeshyee would put it, those Eheads lyrics are engraved in our hearts. And it was almost the contemporary nursery rhyme for my generation. (Wow... ambigat naman ng dramz. wtf!)

5pm and i had mixed emotions going on inside me. I was annoyed with the rain, i was eager to be there in a flash, i was excited to jump and im really nervous, happy, emotionally weird to see the whole band together again. Thank God my sister's car passed by and they dropped us on Mcdo 32nd street to meetup with Ivan, Rochelle and Joan. Walked from there up to Hi Streets and went all the way to the VIP entrance. (oh yeah!)

Ivan and I were eating Fish and Co. after walking around saying to familiar faces and friends like Tonet and LuI, Tintin of Max FM, Lou, Cris, Chuckie, Meme, Jeff of Soapdish, Raymond Fabul, Enzo of Severo, Bryan of Taken By Cars, Chino of Silent Sanct, Miro of Stonefree, Carlos of UpDharma and Boss Darwin of Soupstar. Then the countdown began.

A big screen with a 20-minute digital countdown started making the crowd get more and more excited by the moment. And our guess was right, it should be Alapaap that would open this unbelievable night. The goosebump-induced sight of the whole band plus the BIG LCD Screens, lights and the fireworks started the concert with a motherfucking blast. Ivan said that it is VMA Material. Seriously, i wouldnt miss it for the world.


grabbed from Youtuber zarathustralf

Alapaap
Ligaya
Sembreak
Hey Jay
Harana
Fruitcake
Toyang
Kama Supra
Kailan
Huwag Kang Matakot
Kaliwete
With A Smile
Shake Yer Head
Huwag Mo Nang Itanong
Lightyears

I listed the songs coz i almost wanna make a paragraph on each. What we're doing, what we're seeing but come on. All in all, its just fucking crazy. Mostly the backdrop was showing old Eheads Pictures, Snow while they play Fruitcake, Kaliwete and With A Smile video (tangina memories nung 90s), Funny Komiks and a lot of veerry interesting visuals. Trip to Memory lane talaga.

When the screen had the countdown again, i was like... WHOA. may intermission? ilang songs ba to? they havent played ang huling el bimbo, superproxy, magasin, minsan, torpedo, pare ko, spoliarium and other songs that still plays in my head. sa first song pa lang, sulit na ang kung magkano man yon.

so i went outside the area when rae and dianne texted me. they were with ryan, ls, and jeff. the network was jammed coz i cant send a text and it was so hard to even connect a call. after a few minutes, mamu called me and weve met on the barricades between VIP and SVIP (na in my opinion should be called SVIPAI... Super VIP As In.) and took a few pictures, bumming 4 cigarette sticks to Tricia Pablo (lifesaver talaga. halos manghingi ako sa photographer nung nasa gitna pa ako), and got a free mini-burger and a glass of coke kasi LIBRE sa SVIPs ang Food. sabi ko kay Trish sana may dala akong plastic para kukuha ako sa waiter tapos ibebenta ko sa VIP area hahahahaha.

and when the timer was cut... then seeing the whole band without Ely made my heart beat like crazy. It's either  he got pissed when everybody was shouting Group Hug or something bad really happened. Unfortunately, he collapsed backstage. When he was singing lightyears, he had this look on his face seen on the screen. na akala ko iiyak. I guess he was feeling weird na when he was singing the 15th song kasi i kinda heard that he cant do long gigs. Then i got a message from Mamu na "Xav, uwi na. Eli collapsd backstage". And then... Lally Buendia read a letter.

that one minute they made us pray, i was thinking... God please... this shouldnt be over. please make ely get the reward of enjoying the success of making this country sing one song together. please make the whole band forget all the differences they had and end whatever fight they have. and i hope theyre still there as the new generation emerges making them their influence and keep the fire burning. please let ely be ok.

and 2am, i called Chill Figueroa and she said Ely was already stable.

Still... the Eraserheads arent destined to even end a "one-night" affair.

Hindi pa ito ang huling el bimbo.

Eraserheads Concert: Pushing through.

Saw this at Wawa's Mutiply blog.


dear everybody

after much ado. the eraserheads concert is most definitely pushing
through.

philip morris and its brands have pulled out from the concert. but
another company is taking over the production. the turn over started
yesterday and they have already started work on the site in the fort.
so you can check.

there are good news and bad news.

unfortunately its no longer free. all the long winded registration
procedures in the red nation site is now void.

the good news is that the age limit is now 12 years old (for safety
reasons)and tickets will be sold so you dont have to wait for
confirmation and what not.

the official announcement and ticketing details will come out in major
newspapers and on the radio on tuesday.

these are the only details i know for now so no need to email me. im
just the drummer.

btw. i just got home from the last rehearsal. the band is cooking. we
will see you all on the 30th.

Raimund Marasigan


source: PEP Ph


wow naman ang Gen Admission. 1500. geez.

OMG THE LIPGLOSS TRAILER IS HERE!

no abbreviations!

OH MY GOD.

WHAT THE FUCK.

THEY ALL HAD ALMOST THE SAME CHARACTERS. AND IM TYPING IN ALL CAPS COZ I DONT KNOW WHAT I FUCKIN FEEL. EXCEPT THAT IM LAUGHING.

YOU GOTTA LOVE THE NAME JULIVEE. YOU GOT TO.

WHAT THE FUCK!

The Gossip Girl Pinoy Ripoff.

Aside from all Pop foreign songs getting tagalized, after some old underrated international songs "adapted' or should i say ripped-off as well... of course magpapahuli ba ang pinoy pag merong sikat na tv series sa ibang bansa?

I actually dont get it when we started getting hooked up with telenovelas and koreanovelas. But i kinda accepted the fact that we are neither a spanish nor korean-speaking country, so dubbers got a job. I got that. Pinoys were not contented so they "adapted" the normal 3-month or 6-month soaps making them last for a year or two if it begins to hit. Scenes were prolonged, intentionally slow-paced and bombarded with commercial ads. Until i got used to it again and thought of the positive side that maybe,,, adapting something can actually be something good that new writers and traditional directors could actually adjust from there.

When something is actually adapted... at least the filipino people gets to really know who should be credited.

Adaptation is different from being a copycat.

And this news from PEP... is not really good for me. or to any gossip girl fan.

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Bagamat bagong bihis pa lang ang TV5 kinailangan munang manghiram ng talents—mostly from ABS-CBN—for its slew of shows all piloting this week.  May foresight ang Prime Events Force Unlimited to come up with a show that will also introduce new talents exclusively for TV5. This way, kasabay ng audition for available talents, nagpa-go see rin ang Prime Events to discover new stars at tila sinuwerte naman sila sa mga nakuha nila—mostly teens from exclusive schools willing to try showbiz.

 

Lipgloss is a loose adaptation of the hit TV series Gossip Girl and follows the lives of the students of an ultra-exclusive high school through the school's "unofficial" website.

 

Halos baguhan ang mga cast with the rest, the under-exposed talents from ABS-CBN's Star Magic.

 

Leading the male cast are Star Magic's Rodjun Cruz, na kapatid ni Rayver Cruz, playing the main antagonist Jake; Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 1 housemates Fred Payawan as Jake's younger brother Jiggo and Mikee Lee as the resident bad boy Maui; at ang first Little Big Star winner na si Sam Concepcion as the moderator of the website Lipgloss as Kyle.

 

Joining them is fresh talent Kevin Lapena as the main lead boy Edge. A high school graduate of Don Bosco Makati, now a college sophomore of De La Salle, he fits in perfectly to the exclusive-school boys Rodjun of De La Salle high school, Fred from Colegio San Agustin, now of De La Salle, and Mikee of Ateneo from elementary to college.

 

Bukod sa exclusive schools, panlaban naman ng ilang mga bagong girls to be introduced in the show ang kanilang showbiz lineage.

 

Playing the two female leads are Saab Magalona as Meg and Maxine Eigenmann as Abby. Saab is the younger sister of Maxene Magalona and the second eldest daughter of Francis Magalona and Pia Arroyo; samantalang nakatatandang kapatid naman ni Andi Eigenmann si Maxine with famous dad Mark Gil.

 

Three other three new girls are Cheska Ortega playing Ziggy, the younger sister of Edge, who is formerly from Poveda and had to transfer to Reedley International School dahil hindi siya pinayagang mag-artista; Charina Suzara, playing the wannabe rich girl Julivee, is a student of OB Montessori; and Mary Grace Perido, the loner skating champ Louise, is from San Agustin College in Cavite.

 

Another Star Magic talent Miki Hahn plays the bad girl Steph. She is the only member of the cast who stopped schooling after finishing high school.

 

Makakasama nila ang mga beteranong artista na sina Lorenzo Mara, Rachel Lobangco, Lloyd Samartino, at Ricardo Cepeda. Lipgloss is directed by Cris Pablo and Aleah Eugenio.

 

Lipgloss pilots this Saturday, August 16, at 5 p.m.

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I cant wait to read the comments.

On The Eraserheads Concert Update.

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday warned Philip Morris that it may face criminal charges if it pushes through with the sponsorship of the reunion concert of popular 90s band Eraserheads scheduled on August 30 in Manila.

Health Undersecretary Alexander Padilla said Philip Morris will be violating Republic Act No. 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 which prohibits cigar companies from sponsoring sports, cultural, and artistic events of individual or team athletes, artists and performers.

"If we are able to show and prove that this concert is actually sponsored by you, by Philip Morris, then we will truly train our guns on you for clearly violating the law," Padilla said in a press conference.

He said the tobacco company cannot argue that they did not violate the law since the contract has been signed before the prohibition on sponsorship of events took effect on July 1, 2008 as stated on Section 26 of RA 9211.

"The company already knew when the prohibition would take effect so if they will try to circumvent that by saying 'we signed the contract before' that will not be acceptable," Padilla said.

In a text message sent to GMANews.TV, Dave Gomez, Philip Morris public affairs manager, said they have no comment on the issue.

Appeal to Eraserheads

A lawyer by profession, Padilla said Philip Morris, its president, general manager and board of directors will be held liable if they will proceed with sponsoring the concert.

He said the government, if it has to, could go to the retailers and confiscate the tobacco products.

The Health department and tobacco control advocates also appealed to Eraserheads to reject the Philip Morris' sponsorship of its much awaited reunion concert.

Padilla said the popular band, which disbanded in 2002, should disassociate themselves from a cigar company who will be sponsoring their concert.

"With their prestige, they should disassociate themselves to tobacco products which have no value or use. They should heed the law and bring the youth to other productive activities. Tobacco products should not be promoted," Padilla said.

"Considered one of the most influential bands in the country, the Eraserheads has become a role model of sorts for our young. I hope they will rise up to the challenge, do more than play music, and help young Filipinos reach their potential," said Dr. Maricar Limpin of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance-Philippines.

Limpin asked the Eraserheads to duplicate a recent act by singer Alicia Keys. The award-winning singer and pianist recently rejected the sponsorship of cigarette giant Philip Morris for her concert in Indonesia.

Louis Camilleri, chairman and chief executive officer of Philip Morris, has confirmed in a letter to Matthew Myers of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids dated July 30, 2008 that their company is behind the reunion concert.

Limpin said even if Philip Morris' name will not come out on any poster, billboard or material related to the Eraserheads concert, the public knows that to watch the concert, one has to be a member of the Marlboro red list.

Treachery in marketing

"This is marketing treachery at its worse. One has to be a smoker or must claim to be a smoker to be able to watch the smoker," Limpin said.

She said in registering with the Marlboro red list, one is asked what brand of cigarette he smokes and is asked for contact information and accept the condition that he is interested to receive "smoking-related" information and promotional materials from Philip Morris.

"You cannot complete the registration without checking that particular box stating you are interested in receiving information and promotional materials from Philip Morris. So in your attempt to watch the concert, you are opening yourself up as a target of Philip Morris advertisements," Limpin said.

She said while it is too much to expect Philip Morris "to grow a conscience and think of the well-being of children in the third world country like the Philippines", the former member of the band might be more sympathetic as they may have children, niece and nephews who may suffer from effects of tobacco smoke.

Limpin said Eraserheads former vocalist Ely Buendia knows the ill effects of smoking after suffering a heart problem in February 2007.

The DOH said at least 10 Filipinos die every hour due to smoking-related diseases or 240 Filipinos everyday or 87,600 every year.

"The Eraserheads should not allow themselves to be deceived by Philip Morris and protect their fans from this devious marketing ploy," Limpin said.

She added that Eraserheads will not run out of sponsors for their reunion concert if they will turn down Philip Morris.

"There are many companies who are more than willing to sponsor the concert but they do not want get involved in an activity wherein the company they are going to co-sponsor the event is a cigarette company," Limpin said.

She also clarified that their group only wants to spoil the coming reunion concert.

"I'm not telling the band not to push through with the concert, I want that to be cleared. In reality, we want the concert to push through but we are appealing to the band that maybe we should place more emphasis to the responsibility of the band. Maybe if they cannot get out of this anymore, I will challenge the band to play for anti-smoking event because all the other bands have been into a smoke-free event for the past few months since May," Limpin said. - GMANews.TV

Source: Yahoo.Ph

Treehouse // Lifehouse

Im much more of a hermit nowadays. I wonder why.

I was doing my laundry telline erika and champ that i cant go to kublai's coz of something that really ruined my morning. but instead of moping and stressing about it, i did my laundry instead. then champ made me realize something so i asked ryan, rae and LS to go with me hence... going out, and enjoyed a succesful treehouse night. Its actually the most populated treehouse night as of now. its just so weird that im actually hosting a "smoke-free" night. but the fact that i seriously wanted to quit smoking justifies. but not that i do anything about it. LOL i was mostly with erika and janna (her pretty, smart cousin full of randomness) and we were just laughing about some random stuff like erika's pseudo-stolen phone. hahahaha

then the next day, i watched the lifehouse concert at araneta with ivan, carmela, rochelle and joan.  rochelle bought me the tickets and i havent paid her yet. lol i was frustrated coz i definitely memorized some songs then they only played three of what i tried to memorize. im such a moron. do u actually review songs before going to a concert? cause i do. hahaha. joan and rochelle are ivan's highschool friends. went to starbucks san lazaro (spontaneity!). watching them laugh and talk about some serious stuff makes me so envious that i didnt go to their school. ito ang good vibes.

then it started raining hard until sunday.

Pushing Daisies fckin ROCKS! credits to wawa for loving it and making me utterly curious. hee hee

Poof.

"Disappearances happen in science. Disease can suddenly fade away, tumors go missing, and we open someone up to discover the cancer is gone. It's unexplained. It’s rare, but it happens. We call it mis-diagnosis. Say we never saw it in the first place, any explanation but the truth. That life is full of vanishing acts. If something that we didn’t know we had disappears... do we miss it?"

- Meredith Grey

When you actually go through something, like its your pre-midlife crisis, you tend to ask for this certain privacy which nobody could understand and this haze in front of you starts to fade out little by little.

And i just realized im stuck inside a whirlpool. A whirlpool so fast, i literally tranced without feeling nauseated. i thought it was fun. do you get the feeling when you see that swirling thing and youre so curious you tend to touch it and try to break the swirl? thats what i felt the first time.

until that whirlpool became sooo big i didnt know i was inside it. turning, deluded, and then i got tired, confused, dazed and... lost.

thats where i tried swimming against it. just to prove to myself that i am such a strong person and i will get through it. but i didnt. i was stuck. so i stopped struggling. waiting to feel rock bottom and disappointingly i was just stuck. i think its just waiting for me to crack my head open.

then there are these lending hands trying to save you. waiting for you to reach and grab them by the wrist. whats sad is they dont even notice that they are being pulled inside the whirl. congratulations. i am now spinning round and round with GUILT.

as much as i wanted to be thankful that they are now spinning with me, i think it defeats the purpose of salvation.

now i feel surrender. now i feel that i have to just let the whirlpool tire itself and decide whether to spit me out or drag me underneath its eye.

and now is the perfect time to throw up even without the dizziness. even without the churning. i just wanted to feel a little bit of relief after one horrible spin. because God knows its so tiring.

and the little twirl that my finger tried to play upon, that itty bitty twirl... became the biggest stirring of my self. and during these times, the choosing is for the unpriveleged, for it will judge who i really am.

and sometimes, you dont really wanna know the outcome.

- Xavier Pepito

August 19, 2007

Well what do you know... history just repeats itself. It's exactly the same thing as last year. Wow. I really need to use that quote above.

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Isang pambawing good vibes lang.

Charlie and Furball ♥♥♥

The EHEADS Reunion.

There has never been a better time to be an Eraserheads fan than right now - for the first time since 2001.

"Eraserheads Reunion" rumors have been flying all week around the wild and wooly pinoy blogosphere. A number of these had been reported on the decade-old Eraserheads mailing list , sparking speculations a-plenty.

And all these have definitely been enough to get me out of the music journo doldrums and get on the case. Were the clues and leaks and blind items intentionally scattered out there as a devious form of viral marketing? Perhaps.

If it was really a viral campaign, it has proved to be quite effective, and my hat goes off to the digital marketing strategist who conceived it.

The Rumors:

a) All four Eraserheads (for the uninitiated these are four guys named Ely, Raimund, Buddy, and Marcus) have signed up to perform for a one-night only reunion concert.

b) The concert will be held on August 30, 2008 at the CCP grounds along Roxas Boulevard.

c) The concert is sponsored by "a big company," who ponied up the big bucks to entice the eHeads to bury the hatchet and get together.

d) The concert will be free. People will sign up on a website to win tickets.

Whatever the rumors, it all came to a head on Sunday, July 13, when the info was leaked (or deliberately programmed) on entertainment writer Ricky Lo's column at the Philippine Star , who essentially confirmed all of the above as true.

 In a radio guesting on JAM 88.3 FM on Sunday, Ely Buendia confirmed the news as well.

The next piece in the puzzle - the mysterious benefactor.

"‘It took one big company to bring the former band members together,’ said the source who is keeping the company’s identity ‘confidential’ for the time being," wrote Lo.

PhilMusic.com has since learned that the mysterious sponsor is quite possibly Marlboro, the cowboy-smokin' brand of Philip Morris. Furthermore, the tobacco company has been rumored to have ponied up a rather large sum as the carrot on the stick for the reunion. Each member is said to be receiving a rather large sum - with estimates ranging from P2.5M to P10M apiece - in order to pull together for a 45 minutes set.

Given some of the friction reported between two camps of the eHeads over the years - the camp of Ely and Dianne on one side, and the camp of the other three guys (and their partners) on the other - it does appear that the money was sufficient enough to smoothen the path for a one-night gig.

There is some irony noted that it took a tobacco company to pull it off. As far as we know, three of the Eraserheads don't smoke. Raimund is asthmatic (hence the use of his email userID asmatik88), Ely is a heart attack survivor, and we have never seen Buddy with a cigarette in hand.

We also monitored the following message - containing the allegedly official announcement - posted on the Eraserheads mailing list on Sunday night by Villy Ray Villacorta:

Yes it's true. It's been in the works for several months na. Marlboro is sponsoring this concert and paid each of the members a staggering P10M each to do a full 45-minute set. This is the official announcement:

"No more blind items my dear friends. Yes. We are confirming it.
There is no point denying:

August 30, 2008 will be LEGENDARY!!!

The country's most influential band ever will be reunited for ONE NIGHT ONLY.

This once in a lifetime experience will be staged at the CCP
opengrounds.

Tickets are free and you can download it early August. Website to be
announced.

ONE BRAND.
ONE BAND.
ONE NIGHT ONLY...

ERASERHEADS REUNION CONCERT!"

At this writing, the website is speculated to be an offshoot of Marlboro's local website at http://marlboro.ph . Smokers are encouraged to sign up to be included in "The Red List" of special events. The list members are then notified of events by email and SMS. Could the Eraserheads Reunion concert be part of this?

If we could throw in some more speculative fuel in the fire, I'm guessing that music label Sony BMG will take the opportunity to make some money while the sun shines on this occassion - so expect some re-releases or noise involving the Eraserheads back catalog.

This early on, there has already been some buzz involving the release of an orchestral arrangement of the classic Eraserheads tune "Ang Huling El Bimbo" released as the single of an album of orchestrated pinoy rock songs called "Kumpas".

Posting on the Eraserheads mailing list, Romel Sanchez (a.k.a. "Sancho" - long time eHeads compatriot and former housemate of Ely Buendia):

There's a new version of "Ang Huling El Bimbo" performed by Ely Buendia, backed by FILharmoniKa, an orchestra under the baton of Gerard Salonga. It will be premiered this afternoon in Jam 88.3. I think RJ will play it tomorrow afternoon also. NU 107 will (hopefully) play this starting Monday or Tuesday.

This version is part of a new album called "Kumpas", an album of orchestral reworkings of popular pinoy rock songs.

So it's been that sort of a weekend. Smokin' news all around, and I don't just mean sponsored by Marlboro.

 

Philmusic.com

Lost.

I guess this has been one of the most crucial phase of my life. i dont know if i should call this my turning point, but there was this one morning, i woke up and i suddenly realized, that im the only one who understands my perspectives.

i suddenly wanted change. and i want other people to accept the change i wanted to happen. coz its atypical, unconventional and i dont know what else. so i tried to be honest. but yet again, honesty is not always the best policy.

i am suffering. and also, it just hit my head, that its all wrong. i made things happen, but it was all wrong.

i suddenly wanted to be alone. i suddenly wanted to disappear. i suddenly wanted a psychiatrist. i suddenly wanted a blue pill. i was back from myself, where i am afraid to hurt anyone but myself. i didnt realize, i am the only one who's hurting. coz i thought i wanted more. yet its the other way around.

no, i dont pity myself. i am not actually a fan of pity parties.

i think, no, i know, that guilt doesnt have to do anything about being honest. not even on having a clear conscience. this is why, being honest nowadays, deserves a credit. i also believe that some people doesnt even deserve the truth, because initially, they pretend to be okay with it. but as time goes by, little by little, your honesty blows up in your face.

weird right? you tend to make one virtue happen, yet, you suffer. what is that?

well, im one of those people who tries to be honest but not actually trying to enlist ourselves on that waiting area for canonization. i tried to be honest because i actually felt it was needed. just to get off that feeling about secrecy.

im done talking. im done being empathic. i think there are people in my life  who deserves more of who i really am.

My Name Is What? (tagged by Celest)

Rule: List all the names you were called by and the people who calls you that. Tag at least 5 members of your contacts and give a comment on their site for them to know they've been tagged.

Xavier - if you know me
Xave - if you're from the band scene
Mike D. - If you're Tani Santos, Chuckie Balbuena, Cris Ramos, Chill Figueroa or Leigh Topacio
Gretch - If you're from highschool
GX - if you're from FEU
Jietz - if you're from CSB
Chin - if you're my childhood friend or neighbor, or my kabarkada
Chenny - If you're Ivan, Abhie, Trish, Iza, JP, Toneth, Yesh or Suerte
MGCP - if youre Ivan or Abhie (we call each other a lot of names, sorry. lol)
Chennylin Spears - if you're Ona Nicolas
Greta - If you're Andrew Untalan
Agutayan - If you're my kabarkada in PeopleSupport
Jeremy - if you're a stranger who apparently knew me from random chatting or if you're an Experian Client who wanna cancel his membership, or you're a gay person crushing on me hahahahaha
Kuya Seyb / Kuya Xavier - If you're a haler or Edward Espinola
Cosmic - If youre Zobel Certeza
BFF - If you're Erika Hocson or Ryan Ramos
The Xavester - If you're Rae Ramos
Cheng cheng - if you're my Ninang Ester
Cheenee - If you're Josh Baldoza or Dianne Uyanguren or Teena Fisher
Sebyer - If you're Mamu
Fuhriend - if youre Don Peñalosa or Leeza Dela Fuente
X - if you're Celest or William Chester
Pepito - If you're Champ Lui Pio or Bianca King
Xavey - If you're Dea Bobadilla or Cheezee
Winner - if youre Ene Lagunzad
Kuya Babe - If you're Cher Lui-pio or Joan Sta Ana
Chen - if youre Alvin Saballa or my Uncles or Aunts
Yehboi - If you're a Flyffer
Staind - if you're Mariel of PinoyExchange
Prof - If you're Kelvin Yu or KC
AaronLewis - if you're from #nu107 mirc hahahahaha
Ching Chong - If you're Aldwin Ty
Dada - If you're Ysabelle or Gabby
Bhe - If you're Cheche Gamo

Kung Fu Chenny - if youre Ivan, Abhie, JP and Ona after watching Kung Fu Panda

Tagging: Al Lamboloto, Ryan Ramos, Ona Nicolas, Abhie Trillana, Ivan Ocampo

Emo Overrides.

I woke up, turned on my iTunes and listened to Joni Mitchell and Eva Cassidy all morning while drinking a cupful of black coffee.

Then i checked on my phone and ive got really emo messages from a friend. i tried responding and i know it wont just end there. and yeah hes kinda the reason why i started unlitxt-ing. i went outside and noticed that this will be a lazy saturday. the sky is gloomy and bright. which is ironic actually if i put it into words.

i really never wanted to play the "bata-ka-pa" card. but i know when a younger person is actually trying to be matured. but come on, being emo and matured doesnt actually fit in one package. and im not using the word immature as something negative. it's just a... one blunt fact. hindi pa matured e. ano pang salita ang pwedeng gamitin that wouldnt connote negativity?

is this really a phase? when we actually try to drown ourselves with sorrow and try to wait for someone to save us? or not even "save". just to get noticed that youre sad actually.

he says his sick and walang ganang kumain. and after daw magplay ng piano, hed play basketball kasi may trangkaso sha. sabi ko ang OA nya at alam kong alam nya na masama yon. he replied... "(insert what her-name-is here) doesnt care naman e. so ok lang." what the fuck right? i think im getting too old coz i easily texted back... for the record, a lot of people care for you. and that includes me. dont take us for granted because of one person that we really dont know personally. i understand that ur sad, pero that doesnt mean you should neglect your health. stop being emo at maaayos rin yan. if not, therell be a lot of things waiting for you. u askd me regarding maturity before, now is the chance to prove that you are. i care. period.

and thank god he took it seriously. coz seriously, im getting seriously annoyed. seriously.

i may not be the person who has the brightside ideas, pero drowning on too much drama stirs up my stomach. i think we have half of the day to indulge in it, pero kung naitulog mo na, can we please know that its a new day.

sometimes, i wish to be young again. pero kung nareach ko na ang level 120 tapos babalik ako sa level 1, i hope nasakin pa rin yung stats ko. i dont think i would want that kind of trait back.

"i see trees that are green... red roses too..."

The Real Blogging Starts Now

Ive been so weirded out by strangers reading some of my blogs. Actually, the part that im more weirded out is i know that they were reading it. (You know that small boxes appear in the most bottom of the page? The "Who Viewed My Page" list? That.)

I miss blogging randomly. Like what i really feel, what i really do, what i really like and what i REALLY hate. thats the purpose of my blogging. its my bathtub and mountain dew.

So let the fun begin. ^^

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First off, i kinda traded my phone for something that looks like less um... dinosaur-y. My old phone is beginning to look like a mini-transformer that would lose its head off anytime it hits something.

it looks pretty much like this. ^^

of course i am dreaming to have an iphone but i think it could wait. This lil puppy has 3G, 2 Megapixel Cam, good set of speaker, expandable memory and a clamshell. so its perfect for me. I have this fever coz of my nasopharyngitis since wednesday night and last night around 830PM, i think i almost became delirious and went to greenhills just because i wanna have my old phone fixed. it lost its screen around 7pm. but due to my impulsiveness, i browsed around and got this phone instead. three stalls na lang yata yung bukas kasi closing na pero sige lang. i think i just got lucky with this deal.

i was supposed to get mico's guitar effects. pero i think a phone is more important. (and im pointing out na may sense of maturity ang pagkuha ko nito. chura lang.) so it can wait.

and as i quote champ with my nasopharyngitis-induced promise to quit smoking coz its starting to kill me already... "PUTA!!! PARTY NA TO!" i just hope i get well for next week. i kinda sense that im getting a real job. im starting to hate what i really do with this scene. its burning me out.

Lets kill ourselves with the word awesome.

One Party size Shakey's Pepperoni Crunch
Two Cups of Corn with Cheese
Three Glazed Krispy Kreme Donuts
Four Large McDonalds Fries
and Strawberry Milkshake


It was Grey's Anatomy's 2-hour season finale. And thats where i ate the pizza. Did i already mention that Grey's is my ultimate awesomest series ever? I know i love Gossip Girl... but the ending kinda sucked. weird. One Tree Hill had that WTF moment at the end and Desperate Housewives left us with a big question mark on our forehead. But Grey's..? *sigh* its the best.

And then Treehouse Production was tonight. at mag:net . awesome. ganda ng lineup. :D

i am full of awesomeness today. really full. and im so tired, i really dont know why i typed these things.

Oh btw, wawa and erika are home. welcome back hugs for the awesomest people! :D i missed you so much. Kai gave me this Wii Gum Case and its awesome. luv u bff!

shit im really tired. and my back hurts. im so random, i just wanna blog for the sake that im doing something before going to sleep.

The Finale.

I just finished watching American Idol Season 7 finale. The last time i tried to watch the outcome was season 3 with fantasia.

I think this one's one of the bests. I honestly believed that those two were deserving. no matter who wins.

As much as i wanted to say that i felt bad Archuleta didnt win, my god... ive never been such a fan of a 17-year-old. mukha akong tanga when he sang with One Republic. And "In This Moment" was awesome. Ive actually had goosebumps when i watched him perform. He's like a grown-up Billy Gilman.

David Cook's performance though were really powerful. I mean, it could really catch your attention and make you stay in front of the tv while he performs.

But all in all, my heart goes to the other David. I still think he could go all the way. Im just afraid with David Cook might just be a fad since that title has been not-so-great with the other winners.

Im still happy with the outcome. I really think this season was the most interesting. Ive never felt bad on the results, in fact... that night was oozing with winning performances. :) I somehow felt bad when Simon was demoralizing Cook. Well i think that made him more surprised.

David Archuleta all the way! :D though america might not agree on it.

Fall Apart.

When the universe comes crashing down
i wont know know where to run
i wont know where to hide
and i wont have anyone to keep me safe.

When the sky is falling
i wont know who to tell this to
coz ill end up being a laughing stock
for this shallowness im scared of.

and when i start to fall apart
i wont know where to run
i wont know where to hide
coz that someone that keeps me safe
will get hurt
will just cry
or will leave me falling on this pit of guilt
ill drown myself into.

When this world turns upside down
i will try to stand still
i wont try to dodge

i wont know who made this
crash, fall and turn upside down
except for myself.

Who would be the night's Goliath?

David Archuleta VS David Cook.

The battle is on!!

My bets are on Achuleta. Magkikita rin tayo sa finals! ^^

On Anxiety-Inducing Sequels

Donnie Darko is my favorite movie of all-time. If you might ask, its about a troubled teenager who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, and sleepwalks caused by "predestination paradox" and a man-sized bunny wabbit. Sounds geeky but i tell you its ultimately cool.

Unfortunately, they were making a sequel off of it entitled S. Darko. Since Donnie (Jake Gyllenhall) died in the first movie, this sequel is now about his sister. Samantha.

Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl) will be one of the cast. :( I just hope having chuck in it could actually un-frustrate me. But on a serious note, i really do feel scared with them doing this. I love this movie so much. I know it will be bad. I just know it. *sighs*

Justin Chatwin (War Of The Worlds) will play a major role with the original Samantha Darko. This will take place seven years after Donnie died. (which actually is seven years after the first film.)

Speaking of Justin Chatwin, He will be playing Goku for the 2009 Dragonball movie, with James Marsters (Spike, Buffy The Vampire Slayer) as Lord Piccolo. Dragonball fans... would you think they could give justice to it? ~_^

-- oOo --

Gould's 1992 book-turned-to-movie Jumper made the Box-Office on its opening night and i recalled some of the people i know didnt like the movie coz of the storyline. Come on. You shouldve watched Carl Sagan Films then.

Its rumored that it will have 4 parts. I thought it will just be a trilogy. Wow saga.

Jumper (the book) was released 1992 and the sequel is entitled Reflex, which was released 2004. And they will be doing a film of that too. So the storyline will be more solid, catering for "deep people" (mukha nyo!)

I gotta admit, there is nothing to ruin on the first movie since it was just concentrated on Rachel Bilson and Hayden plus the chase with Samuel L. Jackson. I just wish for more BAMF (er... its the comic sound Nightcrawler makes when he teleports) and fight scenes. ^_^