Songs Stuck In Sabrina's Head FM

Kimbra - Settle Down

2012-01-15T07:03:00.000+08:00

*I intend to write something about this, and I sort of have, but I don't feel like editing it yet (because it's not coherent for anybody other than myself.) But as a treat for whoever is reading this right now, here's the most recent song that's stuck in my head. It's not just the song that's awesome. Kimbra herself is amazing!

If you don't know her yet, now is the time to get yourself acquainted.

Garbage - Cherry Lips

2011-10-04T23:24:00.000+08:00

A few more weeks until my semester ends, and I'm starting to panic because I need to make sure I frickin' pass all my frickin' subjects, and all the projects and course requirements are sprouting up simultaneously and their slowly piling up on me! (WAAAAAAAAH!)

Not to worry! (well not too much...) I'm doing my best to manage things and pace myself, not to multitask too much. Konting kembot na lang talagaaa! Go baby go go!

I think I got lucky encountering this song after so many years. Someone randomly posted this in EARPHORIA and the post didn't get so much attention from the group members, but boy did it get so much from me. This has been practically my LSS for two solid weeks.

I remember watching this music video when it came out in 2001. I was addicted to MTV Asia then, and I remember thinking how sexy and risque this video was. (and how pretty Sheryl Mason was with her pixie cut and platinum blonde hair.) Yes, the lead singer took her clothes off, and practically sexy danced her way throughout most of the video, but the thing is, IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD.

You don't get music videos like this nowadays. Sheryl Mason looked gorgeous and yet still managed to look perfectly classy. Now, you get girls wearing as little clothes as possible, showing off their butt and boobs in an attempt to look and feel sexy, and basically get people's attention.

It's a shame that using your imagination is not so popular anymore.

Gladys Knights and The Pips - I Really Got To Use My Imagination

2011-09-27T21:52:00.000+08:00

I don't really like ranting about my problems and frustrations on the internet. Sure, I'd get the urge to do it, and once in a while I give in to the urge, but most of the time, I double think, and I stop myself. I want to do it because it is a sort of outlet and I just feel a wee bit better after ranting. I don't want to do it (especially on facebook) because I don't want and instant audience for my every thought. And I'd rather not actually remember the little things

College academics is by far my biggest hurdle in life. I don't want to give up, it's just not an option. But sometimes I seriously doubt myself whether or not this was the right thing to do. Or if I'm just being proud and stubborn. I can't seem to motivate myself anymore. At least not to the extent of having excellent grades. No I'm not grade-conscious. It's just that I know that I can do better than this. Way better.

On the up side of this post,

This is one song that I would absolutely love to be able to perform. But before that happens, I seriously need to work on my pipes to be able to pull off this song half as good as Gladys Knight. And I also want my own bad-ass backups like the Pips.

Actually, I think I'll still have an awesome time even if I were only to do back up for a song like this. Given that I'd be able to do those dance moves!

Kontra Gapi - Walang Pamagat

2010-07-26T02:45:00.002+08:00

Bored. Lazy. Procrastinating.

That is exactly what I am now. It's not that I have nothing to do, in fact there's quite a lot of things on my to do list. But as per usual, I'm finding it hard to actually start on something.

Why did I choose to blog of all things? I don't know. but at least it's something I can finally tick off my list of things to do. and believe me, it's been on the list for ages.

Still, I'm in no mood to talk.

Gahd. Why did I even bother.

Khalil Fong - Warm

2009-05-16T19:40:00.002+08:00

Back in 2007, I fell in love with a nerd. And that my friends would be Khalil Fong. He loves me too, it's a shame though that he doesn't know it yet. *sigh* I saw through an album recommendation in chinesemusicblog.com (Because I wanted more than the usual classic and pop songs I usually hear in Mandarin.) Lo behold, someone suggested "This Love", his second, and at the time most recent album. Black and white cover, shades and looking a little cocky, I gave a try. Someone said RnB, and apart from Jay Choud and LeeHom who sometimes delve into the genre, I knew of no one else.

It was love at first song.

And that love grew exponentially as one song played after another.

It was true love baby! I couldn't get enough, I immediately went looking from his first album, true enough all I find was more love from him. How romantic!

And despite knowing mandarin a teensy bit, I hardly knew what he was singing about, I didn't care! As long as I heard his voice, I could care less if he was cursing at me. (But of course not, my Khalil wouldn't do that.) Now who would've thought I'd melt even more after I learned the lyrics? Now I'm even more crazy about him knowing he's a kung fu master! (hahahahahahaha)

And it's weird I never took the time to blog about his songs here. When in fact a lot of his songs took a whole lot of space in my head playing over and over again, in a period of MONTHS. But I never got tired of him. Why would I ever be? It's true nerd love. Maybe I was just selfish to share him to the rest of the world. But sure enough by his third album, he was steadily gaining popularity, and more importantly, recognition for the genius that he really is.

Khalil Fong, if I haven't been clear enough, I LOVE YOU!

(And I'm not someone who openly screams her love to just anyone too.)

Now, after all this time, why am I blogging about this now? It seems to that there's another guy who is also worthy of my attention, CROWD LU! I have yet to hear his album, but the clips I've seen so far in youtube are quite promising, and what's funny is that the first time I noticed him was when he was performing together with Khalil. Both so adorkable. I'll choose them over any pretty boy. I only regret that I didn't hear of him sooner. (I sorta layed off the internet during the semester.)

and Crowd (weird name, I know) can even do Vitas. Ain't that hot? :p

Itchyworms - Penge Naman Ako Niyan

2009-05-11T23:57:00.005+08:00

There's been a bunch of things I wanted to write down, just because. They're so random and short that I intended to write them down in my blog in Multiply. But there's something about updating my Multiply site that instantly equates in my brain to procrastination. Hmm, maybe that for everything else too, but it seems more apparent to me when it comes to Multiply.

I decided to do it here, since I did promise myself to resurrect this one, even if it means very very irregular posting. It not that I have not had a song stuck in my noggin, (no, I never run out of those) it's just I guess I had nothing to say, at least not something I wanted published for the world to see. I know world wide web enough to set limits. Unlike before, I have a real life outside the net, (though I am still very much addicted to surfing.)

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This past April had been quite eventful for me, as compared to all the other Aprils I've had in recent years. Apparently it was Bicol month for me. I went with Kristin, her sister and her boyfriend on a landtrip to the peninsula. I've been to Albay before, but it was my first going there by bus. Also my first Holy Week spent on a trip rather than in Church and processions.
It was awesome seeing Mayon again. It's as beautiful as I remembered it. Being there was quite nostalgic for me even though I never actually stayed there for more a day before since my mother's family is in Catanduanes Island. The place just smelled like Bicol; smelled familiar.

I was supposed to attend summer classes. But I was one of the many unlucky people who was not granted a slot through the online registration, and I of all people should know that manual enlistment is like going through hell. No, enlistment at that point was not impossible, just excruciatingly difficult. I learned that my mother and my two other siblings were planning to visit to Catanduanes again. I haven't been there in 8 years, and after that recent Bicol trip, I sure as hell wanted to go back!

This particular adage applies to enrollment in UP: If there's a will, there's way. At that point, I didn't have the will AT ALL. But still, I did what I could to get a slot. I waited and tailed professors waiting to throw me a bone. But no, there was nothing. I wasn't devasted about it at all, in fact I wanted it. It meant vacation for me!

I am now at home in Bacolod. It's been a week since we got back from our trip. I won't recall the whole two weeks here (plus the 4 days of being stranded.) I'm too tired. and I have my hippocampus and photos for that. All I need to say is that, it was great to be back there. Sayang wala yung iba kong cousins, pero masaya pa rin.

Wow, that first part rant went too long than expected. I'm cutting this into two.

*edit: change of song*

To fit the Bicol experience of this entry, I changed the song to Itchyworm's Penge Naman Ako Niyan. The song is featured in PopCola's commercial, and although it's not all that great in terms of lyrics, I can't deny the catchiness of it's hook. No wonder they got it for a commercial. My brother sang it all the time! It wasn't long before I started singing it myself. But I got frustrated about it because even though it's a fun track, the part that rewinds in my head consists of only four words, which can get really irritating if you can't get it to stop.

It's first track under their most recent album called Self-Titled. (Yes, that's really the title.) I posted the link to their music video, which in fact has nothing to do with the song at all. Since the band members are no "buffs", the execs in the vid are trying to make them more TV gorgeous. Enjoy the song and the MV and see if gets stuck in your head. :p

Kung ano man yang iniinom mo
Ipasa mo naiinggit ako
Bilisan mo at buksan mo na 'yan
At gaganda ang ating samahan

Penge naman ako nyan!

Eraserheads - Ang Huling El Bimbo

2009-03-08T23:47:00.001+08:00

Last night's concert was a dream come true for people like me who grew up listening to Eraserheads, and never seeing them live since I lived islands away from Manila. (As a matter of fact, I can't remember them holding a national concert tour.)

No, I don't have their cassette tapes, nor CD's. (Only an anthology album, and that wasn't even mine, it's my sister's.) I don't have posters, I hardly even know anything about the individual members (at least not until college) to consider me a hardcore fan during their prime years.

I was a fan because of the songs. Radio and TV airplay was enough to suck me in. And yes, they defined my generation.

One time I got to reading an old article from Kule that one dude actually enrolled in UP just because the Eheads were UPians. I found it funny that someone would actually let a band dictate a factor in his future. Then again, you can't go wrong with UP anyway.

Interestingly enough, if say you play 6 degrees of separation and try to connect me with any of the band members, you'll find that I have more than one connection. :D

Despite the fact that this event was something of an accomplishment for me (ie, another box ticked off from my things-to-do-before-you-die list.) It wasn't the greatest thing ever. I dunno. I doubt it was because I didn't actually got to see the stage. (We saw everything from the screen) or maybe it was, but just a little.

The whole thing seemed a little sad. Maybe it was an atmosphere as a result of Francis M.'s death? Possibly. But Ely Buendia seemed like he had one of the most saddest faces on earth.

I was extremely glum when it was over, and even before it was over. I admit, I was kinda having a slight headache at the time. I felt a little irritated even. Signs would be, I talk less (as opposed to saying something with a tone I might regret.) and I want to be alone.

I felt a little better during the ride home. But still really tired.

Don't get me wrong, it's still something I'll never forget though. No doubt it was still epic, despite my mood.

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Ang Huling El Bimbo (English: The Last El Bimbo) is a rock ballad by Pinoy rock group The Eraserheads from their 1995 album Cutterpillow as well as their international album Aloha Milkyway. Aside from the usual band instruments the group used, the song features a synthesizer along with a piano. The song, narrated in the first person, tells the story of a man's unrequited feelings for his childhood friend, whose life came to a tragic end.
The song won MTV Asia Viewer's Choice Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1997, making the Eraserheads the first Filipino artists to win the award. It was used by McDonald's in their commercial in 2009^[1] as well as by radio station NU 107 as its last song on its final day of broadcast on November 7, 2010.^[2]
There are two known versions of the song. The first one has the singer continuing to chant the chorus until the song fades. The second version replaces the monotonous chant with a guitar solo and an orchestra ensemble playing the chorus. The music video uses the second version.

Heart - I Want You So Bad

2009-01-17T00:08:00.008+08:00

Who would've thought that something as simple as a blue shell could urge me so much to blog again?

I certainly didn't. But I'm too distraught to NOT talk about it.

Ever since I joined a performing org, I've had reason to bring out the my quirkiness, and accessorize.

And just last month (just exactly a month, if I'm not mistaken) I found a really pretty necklace with a blue shell as a pendant. I wouldn't put it down, fearing that someone else might take it before I finally decide. So in the end I bought it, and I've been a happy shopper ever since. The way I describe it as a "blue shell" might sound ordinary to you, but I was never good with flowery descriptions. What I can say is that I like that pendant since it was simple enough for casual jewelry and elegant enough for formal wear. It was simply PRETTY to look at. I wasn't wearing for people to see; I wore it because I liked seeing it myself, all the time. Parang naging agimat ko nga yun eh. I kept holding and rubbing it unconsciously.

And well today, the last time my hand reached for it, I couldn't feel it anymore. I looked down and poof! Shell not there. :(

I'm not a very expressive person, but you can't imagine the degree of depression I'm having over it.

Usually with circumstances like this, concerning things not of great importance to life (by great, I really mean life-altering), I've learned to be bum about for a good second (or minute, it depends) then get over it, realizing instantly the fact that "hey, it already happened, can't do nothing about it anymore, no use moping."

But I want to mope now! It's been a long time since I lost trust in society, (was even heightened during New Year's Day; but that's a completely different story) But you know I'm desperate when I actually had some inkling of hope that I still might find it lying where I most probably lost it. (Asa, sab, asa.) What's weird is that the other night, I actually examined it, and wondered when I would finally lose or break it. I'm not at all clairvoyant, mind you. I just know that I have bad experiences with material things, particularly accessories, that I like. They never stay long with me, as long as I would've wanted. They get lost, broken, misplaced, ruined or even "stolen". I expected the shell to suffer the same fate, but I didn't think it would happen so soon!

I hope by the time I'm done with this, I'll be done moping too. At least this way, if I can't have the shell, I'll have the memory of it, forever published in this blog and my back-up files. :p

And since this is my music blog, my compulsory song for the day is "I Want You So Bad" by the female rock tandem of Heart. "Alone" is still a better track than this in their 1987 album "Bad Animals", but this one's on constant replay too in my current playlist.

What's interesting is that I also noticed that the exact phrase is also in two other songs I've been listening to. The Across The Universe (Dana Fucsh, T.V. Carpio) version of the Beatles' "I Want You" and Maroon 5's "Secret".

And if it isn't obvious by now, " I-want-it-so-bad" is exactly how I feel about my pendant. (OA much?)

I swear, I going to Cebu to look for a replacement shell. :p

When the wind blows through your hair
I want you so bad, want you so bad
Oh I wonder if youre aware
I want you so bad
I wonder if you care
I never thought this would happen to me
I want you so bad, bad
I want you so bad

.:: FULL LYRICS

2008-06-21T23:16:00.001+08:00

Sa maniwala kayo o hindi, heto na at nagbabalik ako!

woohoo!

Masarap ba ang feeling ng pagkabuhay? OBKORS.
may pagbabago ba sa akin after my super-haba absence? siguro nga meron.

pero gaya nang sinabi ko sa multiply, gaano ko kaya katagal magawa toh, bago ako lumaho ulit sa oblivion?

shet. pansin ko pati writing style ko iba na. (actually, tingin ko nawala na rin ang writing style ko ng tuluyan ever since pumasok ako sa math-speaking world of engineering. at sa informal taglish culture ng Peyups.

wat-eber.

To prove I still know how to write in straight proper english, here comes my appropriate LSS song review (for the year!)

.:: FULL LYRICS
.:: Listen

Pizzicato Five - Sweet Soul Revue

2008-04-16T22:30:00.000+08:00

UNEDITED. UNFINISHED.

Pinakamagandang Bahay sa Balat ng Lupa
Saturday Paper
Joy Co Tour Guide
Dunkin Donuts Dance Competition
Driving
Sweet Soul Revue

omekashi shite
doko e yuku no?
so anata ni
ai ni yuku no yo
baby machi wa itsumo parade
baby dakara tsuite iko yo

And I'm Tellin' You I'm Not Goin' - Charice Pempengco

2007-12-24T01:22:00.000+08:00

So Charice Pempengco is the talk of the e-town. (by e-town I mean cyberspace of course)

My first memory of this name is when someone sent me a message saying, "Charice Pempengco was on Ellen!" Well, I knew right away that the sender meant Ellen Degeneres, but who the heck is Charice Pempengco? I figured enough that she's Pinay, because that would be one factor for anybody in the Philippines to make a big deal out of. My initial thought though that she was a Phil-Am, or at least a kababayan who migrated to the US of A. Who the hell has the opportunity to be on Ellen if your straight from the Philippines?

Apparently, Charice has. And not only in the Philippines too. Even to Sweden (for a digital record deal), to Korea (for a TV guesting) and now to America.

I pretty much ignored the message at the time, believing if she were big news, that definitely wouldn't be the last I'd hear of her. And I was right. Lo and behold a day later, comes a link to a multiply post of a friend of a friend featuring a video of Charice in Ellen. I watched it. and wow. she is something.

But honestly? She's just your good 'ol normal talented Filipina. Yes she's amazing no doubt about that. But as amazed and awed as I was when I watched her, I've seen and heard voices like this lots of times in the country. I have friends who can sing with as much passion and power.

What sets her apart is her age. She's extremely lucky to have been discovered young, because if she was older, people here would deem it great, nonetheless normal talent. It's actually pretty bizarre sometimes to see that people abroad find Charice's singing to be jaw-dropping to even spread rumors that she might be lip-synching. Believing kids her age can't possibly have a voice like that.

I do maintain that she has one of the best controlled voices I've ever heard in a kid. And when she gets out on stage, she commands it. Which makes her far better than the rest, 'cause not everyone with a voice like that has the same spunk.

But would anyone (who didn't watch Little Big Star) believe that she was only a finalist? (Eh sino pa ba nanalo, eh di si Sam Concepcion!) Weird eh? I had been watching a few episodes of LBS but with all the raw talent present in the show I never did remember her. All I remembered was the two crowd-favorites Makisig Morales and Sam. And like everything else in the Philippines, the competition became a popularity vote. and so Charice failed to bag the LBS title.

But what's the LBS title compared to international fame? NOTHING! This would be the perfect example of the anecdote, "When God closes a door, He opens a window." A big window at that. Charice is forever indebted to the dude who uploaded her vids, and she knows it.

Don't know Charice? After this vid, you'll never forget her.

But here's my favorite. Her guesting on the Korean show "Star King".
This was before Ellen and is actually the clip that pretty much gave her a ticket to the US. (Super Junior <3 hehe.)

To Charice, aim high kiddo! but don't forget to always plant your feet firm on the ground. ^_^

F.I.R - Blue Doors Ahead

2007-12-07T02:04:00.000+08:00

I stand up high
Plunge in this splendid city light
There’s no one but me
With gravity I can measure life

I try to hide
From your love and pride
So many times
I found myself (lost) in this wonderland and cry

How can I define
All these blue doors ahead
Tell me secrets and then make me wild
Isn’t the true love inside

I rise and compare
My hand with this city light
There’s no one but me
And silently, I get down and smile

I try to hide
From your love and pride
So many times
I found myself (lost) in this wonderland and cry

How can I define
All these blue doors ahead
Tell me secrets and then make me wild
Isn’t the true love inside

I rise and compare
My hand with this city light
There’s no one but me
And silently, I get down and smile
I get down and smile
I get down and smile…

Ilha Formosa (Touch Your Heart)

2007-05-28T23:53:00.000+08:00

If you haven't figured out why I've been away for three weeks (then again, it wouldn't have made any difference to my readers since I've always been away. lol) then it's time that I tell you. I've been to the beautiful island of Taiwan, and I've only been back in the Philippines a few days and dang it, I miss it already.

I miss the bus rides, I miss the hiking, I miss the food, I miss eating with chopsticks, I miss the tea (surprisingly, I do!), I miss the hotels, I miss the 7-elevens, I miss the night markets, I miss the people, I miss hearing mandarin everyday, I miss the confused look on my face, I miss my own group and batchmates, I miss the Fu Dao Yuans, I miss Taiwan!

It was basically 20 days (May 3 to May 23) just touring the country. We went from city to city, town to town, and in a matter of 6 days we've already finished the whole east side of Formosa. I can't (and won't) begin to tell you what an experience it was, because if I do, I'll never stop. All I can say is, I know that I'll be back. Taiwan, I shall return! (and I shall return fluent! Para di na ko magmukhang tanga.)

'Ilha Formosa' is portugeuse for Beautiful Island, as the country was called before they changed it to Taiwan. This song was actually only played and sung during the our last day, but it stuck just like that. Kinda like Philippine's "Biyahe Tayo" but catchier since the chorus is just repeated over and over again. Simple song, but so true. It did touch my heart.

The song in the vid is by A-mei, which isn't actually the version we kept hearing. same song though.

美麗的島嶼
張開雙手歡迎你
美食和熱情
沒有人能抗拒

台灣會是你難忘的旅程
讓所有美夢成真

Ilha Formosa
Taiwan will touch your heart
Ilha Formosa
Taiwan will touch your heart

Oh…美好風景 (在你身邊)
Oh…溫暖人情 (在心裡面)
這將會是你豐收的旅程
讓所有期待成真

Ilha Formosa
Taiwan will touch your heart
Ilha Formosa
Taiwan will touch your heart
Ilha Formosa
Taiwan will touch your heart
Taiwan will touch your heart

Catching Up...

2007-04-28T01:13:00.000+08:00

Just listing down the songs that, of course, got stuck in my head since my last blog entry. I wasn't too hard to recall these songs since they've been soooo long in my head and in my throat ( given that I kept singing these over and over again...) but they are still some that I know I've forgotten, especially during the first sem when my only resource of music was my cd player.

I've listed these down just to start attempting to actually write entries for the songs. I hope I could do it. Though honestly, I have the feeling that won't happen. But at least I already listed them right? (They're still not in chronological order though.)

Tryin' to get that feelin' again - Nina
Ai Dao - Fei Lun Hai
zhe dui ni you gan jue - Fei Lun Hai ft. Hebe
Oo - Up Dharma Down
Shiriusu - Kim Jeong Hoon
(Princess Hours OST)
Rang Wo Ai Ni - Zhou Yu Min & Da S
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Lauryn Hill
Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
Zhi Yin Wei Ni - Nicholas Teo
Flavor of Life - Utada Hikaru
Griffin and Phoenix OST
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Ye Lai Xiang - Teresa Teng
1000 Years - Kang Eun Soo
The Way It Is - Mieka Pauley
Hawak Kamay - Yeng Constantino
Jigsaw - G-force (Kalai Tunes)
I Don't Know How To Love Him - Jesus Christ Superstar
Time of Season - Blake Lewis
Doh Bah! - The Pussycat Dolls
Everything - Michael Buble
Always Open - S.H.E.
My Humps - Alanis Morisette (I'm not kidding.)

It seems almost impossible to resuscitate this blog as my summer blog. Apparently almost half of my summer is over and I still haven't done much here. Plus, starting May 1, I won't be here to update. for 3 weeks. *sigh* I'll be back May 24. By then, I'll only have one week of summer left. Although I could try to blog during the sem, that would be highly unlikely. tamad mag-aral, tmad rin mag-blog. haha.

Changes

2007-04-18T17:29:00.000+08:00

Although I did say I'm back to blogging this summer, it seems that I still find myself "forced" to update this... I dunno. I don't feel enthusiastic about blogging now at all. I'm thinking maybe because the look of the blog itself hasn't changed for a long time, so now I'm trying to do something about that.

I still haven't found a great layout to use, and I'm too lazy to make one myself. So as usual, I make do with the blogger templates. Editing page elements are the only thing I've tweaked so far. And I just realized that my own drop down playlist doesn't work anymore, It'll take sometime to fix that but like I've mentioned, I'm too lazy to do so. Well, I was thinking of changing it anyway. I'm out to find a new player. Though as a stand in, I've embedded my imeem playlist. It's all chinese. enjoy. ^_^

Uh.... hello. blush

2007-04-13T02:29:00.000+08:00

Ahehehehe....

Hi.

I'm sort of embarrassed to be updating this, but better late than never right? (excuses...)

I didn't really think I could blog during the school year like what happen two years back, but I thought I might be able to blog possibly once a month or so but... yeah, that didn't work out.

My biggest fault in this was not leaving a "goodbye for now" post for my "past" readers. And somehow I think I left my blog cold and distant to you all. Gomen! Dui bu qi! Sorry!

Well, now I'm back. Why? because it's summer!
surf's up baby! (internet surfing that is.)

Mockingbird - Carly Simon and James Taylor

2006-06-25T00:36:00.000+08:00

College life... *sigh* I feel like I'll never get use to it, but, it's just been two weeks so i don't know for sure... I still feel like it's a summer thing, that I'll still be going back to the usual high school life, but I know that's not true.... but I can't feel feeling like that sometimes... ah well, at least I don't get homesick, thanks to that thought. not like one girl here who cried because of homesickness... i don't know, It's not that I don't miss Bacolod and everything else there... just not to the extent of crying. it's just that I know I'll be going back there, and it's not like I won' t see it again.

Hardest thing here.... studying. damn. They say cramming doesn't work here. lot's of people told me that. and I want to prove them wrong. haha. no no, I might not survive my first sem that way... Let's test the waters first before I past judgement whether to cram or not. and hey, math17 isn't that hard... (ang yabang ano??) well, I'm just thankful hindi powerpuff (or power ranger.. or voltes V for that matter..) yung math prof ko... di pa ako nakatikim ng quizzes niya.. so I hope it won't be too bad... nyahahahay...

Wait! babawiin ko. di pla yun yung Hardest thing dito. At meron tlga akong namimiss ng sobra sobra. yung PC namin sa bahay... :(( huhuhuhuhu... I MISS YOU PC!! no other PC can replace it! not unless i copy ko lahat ng hard drive nun. that would be the only time some other computer could take it's place in my heart. hehe

Now about the song, another one from Carly Simon!! It's been in my head since I left bacolod. Simon and Taylor together... dang they're good. too bad they got divorce. oh well... I like how their two voices mix in this one, and ain't this a better tune than the 'mockingbird' lullaby? as my friend geneveive would say... that one was creepy.

Hear me now and understand
He's gonna find me some piece of mind
And if that piece of mind won't stay
I'm gonna find myself a better way
And if that better way ain't so
I'll ride with the tide and go with the flow
And that's why I keep on shoutin' in your ear
Say yeah, yeah whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, oh

.:: Listen
.:: FULL LYRICS

Do That To Me One More Time - Carly Simon

2006-06-12T13:18:00.000+08:00

UY!! tagal ko nang di nagupdate! senxa sa mga pumupunta dito na umasang may bagong babasahin! sorry talaga! kasi po naging busy ako sa yearbook namin at sa paglipat kaya sinacrifice ko ang blogging hours ko para dun... (bad blogger, bad blogger!) kaya, eto, wala pa rin akong masyadong blogging time kasi binabayaran ko na oras ko maginternet. huhuhu..

andito na ko UP, kasama ko si Genevieve sa Kalai... parang mga loner nga kami eh.. parehong wala pang roomate, pero siguro dadating na mga yun mamaya.. ewan lng namin... kakalibot lng namin ng Campus, pero di pa namin na ubos kasi sumakit na paa namin sa kakalakad.. at ang init pa..

yun lng muna ha!!! baka ang mahal na ng babayaran ko dito, wla pa akong masyadong pera.. (walang bangko ngayong araw...) meanwhile...

two weeks nang nasa ulo ko itong kantang toh... masarap kantahin pero di pa ko nakakaexperience. lol. (noh ba tong sinasabi ko...) will post the mp3 and lyrics later...
alis na ko. babye!!!

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Stars - Simply Red

2006-05-29T18:47:00.000+08:00

Anyone who ever held you
Would tell you the way Im feeling
Anyone who ever wanted you
Would try to tell you what I feel inside
The only thing I ever wanted
Was the feeling that you aint faking
The only one you ever thought about
Wait a minute cant you see that i

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I I feel you
I hope you comprehend

For the man who tried to hurt you
Hes explaining the way Im feeling
For all the jealousy I caused you
States the reason why Im trying to hide
As for all the things you taught me
It sends my future into clearer dimensions
Youll never know how much you hurt me
Stay a minute cant you see that i

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I I feel you
I hope you comprehend

Too many hearts are broken
A lovers promise never came with a maybe
So many words are left unspoken
The silent voices are driving me crazy
As for all the pain you caused me
Making up could never be your intention
Youll never know how much you hurt me
Stay cant you see that i

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I I feel you
I hope you comprehend

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Tag Tag Tag.... Bakit ako?!?!

2006-05-27T22:39:00.000+08:00

Since three people already tagged me to post three different things, naisip ko na pagbigyan sila sa isang post... (sa totoo lang, pinipilit ako ni Kevin... hahaha)

[LOVE LOVE]
To start with, Kevin tagged me. anu ba! sa lahat na pwedeng i-tag at sa lahat na pwedeng topic, lablayp pa! nyahahahaha

Instructions:
1. The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different descriptions of their perfect lover.
2. He/she needs to mention the sex/gender of their perfect lover.
3. He/she must tag 8 more people to join this game and leave a comment on their respective sites announcing that they've been tagged.
4. If tagged a second time, there's no need to post again.

Perfect Lover?! walang nga akong crush, perfect lover pa pinadescribe! nyahaha! If you do not know me personally, then you have noooo idea how weird this is for me to answer... sa mga kaklase ko diyan nanagbabasa, laughfest niyo na toh!

First off, Lalaki poh yung para sa akin, at ang lalaki na yun ay...:

1. maraming alam. not necessarily a genius, someone who has broad knowledge of different things, may it be music, books, movies, useless trivia, anything under the sun, because people like that usually has a lot to talk about, which brings me to #2...
2. great conversationalist. I enjoy good long conversations. I have met very few guys who I could talk to endlessly about anything, with no small talk, no dead air.
3. opinionated and open-minded. yung hindi hypokrito. who is firm in what he believes in, pero alam naman makinig sa iba. arguing can be fun though! heehee..
4. great sense of humor. my kind of humor... which is witty and slightly sarcastic, ever watch Whose Line? haha. I loooooove Colin Mochrie. weeeee.
5. musically-inclined. but of course!! kung matuturuan akong mag-gitara eh di maganda! lol. wag lang all-out rocker, hindi kmi magkakasundo nun...
6. mas matangkad sa akin. kahit na nakaheels ako... ahahaha, 5'2" lang naman ako eh... wag na rin yung sobrang tangkad at baka sasakit lng leeg ko.
7. harry potter fanatic. nyahahaha. wala lang. hihi.
8. an all around good guy. yeah.

these descriptions will not assure na-inlab kaagad ako sa lalaki. hahaha. I don't fall easily. correction. I don't fall at all.

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[SIMPLE PLEASURES]
ikalawa! Swann tagged me. eto mas simple..

Instructions:
Name ten of life's simple pleasures that you like the most, then pick ten people to do the same. ry to be original and creative and not to use things that someone else has already used.

1. chocolat. delizioso!
2. music. (obvious ano?)
3. Yahoo Messenger. for giving me the possibility to chat with friends
4. pagkain ulit. (di naman halata na gutom ako...haha)
5. comfy bed & comfy couch kung tinatamad
6. tv at mga channels nito.
7. a good book to read.
8. conditioner, nagpapakintab ng buhok!
9. juice. kalamansi. pagnauuhaw
10. yung hangin sa labas. hehehe, hindi dito mainit sa bacolod!

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[MUSICAL BATON]
Ikatlo!! Peter tagged me. He passed on the "Musical Baton"... ages ago!!! last June 11, 2005 pa... magiisang taon na hindi ko pa nasasagot. ahehehe... huli ko na kasi nakita eh... o, ngayon gagawin ko na!

Instructions:
Answer the following and pass on the baton to five people.

Total volume of music files on my computer: not sure how many exactly, last count ng media player ko, 900+, account ko palang yun, hindi pa kasama yung sa mga kapatid ko.
The last CD I bought was: di ko rin alam, ahehe, i just download most of the time.
Song playing right now: Don't Cha Wanna Ride - Joss Stone
Five songs I listen to: (bakit five lang? aaaw. gawin ko na lang "I last listened to...")
1. Carly Simon - Do that to me one more time
2. Matchbox 20 - Push
3. Pink - God is a DJ
4. Semisonic - Fascinating New Thing
5. Diana Krall - Just the Way You Are

I'm tagging...
kevin (utakgago)
swann
peter
chanteusse
kevin (ethereal)
thomas
dona
sarah
ron
inez

kayo na bahala kung alin diyan gusto niyong ipost sa respective blogs niyo... kung gusto lahat pwede rin!!!

American Idol 5 Season Finale

2006-05-25T22:21:00.000+08:00

I wasn't actually expecting much from the season finale since I was quite let down from yesterday's performances, but thank GOD I was wrong, I thought it was awesome! I haven't been this high since... ever!

This was the first time I actually enjoyed the judges introductions, especially Simon touching himself. haha. I mean I love Simon, but what's up with the tiny T's and the man boobs?

In the previous finales, they usually check up on the finalists' hometown fans throught out the show. But since Kat's fans didn't show up in mobs like Taylor's, I mean, come on! She lives in Los Angeles, her fans would want to see her live in the Kodak Theatre than stay out in Universal Studios wouldn't they?

So instead of that, the producers came up with "The Golden Idol Awards." It was fun, although the winners were obvious of course..

Outstanding Female Vocal - Princess Brewer
I understand why she didn't show up to accept the award, but I still wonder what might've happened if she did. Maybe, just maybe Aretha Franklin sang with her... haha

Outstanding Male Vocal - Dave Hoover
typical Dave Hoover. I'm not sure if he's really that crazy, or he just likes the attention. They say he went on flailing himself until the after party.

Proudest Family Moment - Claudette Yamin
Aaaaw. I actually thought Katharine's Dad would win. Then again, Eliott's mom deserved it more.

Randy Jackson Award - Rhonetta Johnson
Award for eloquence. Damn she has a wide vocabulary doesn't she?

Best Impersonation - Michael Sandecki
I really enjoyed this one, and when Clay Aiken stepped out, I'm like, woah... He looks good! haha, The Beatles haircut fits him well, not so gaylike anymore. And it's just amusing looking at Sandecki singing and acting like an awestruck fan.

Best Male Bonding - Brokenote Cowboys
I actually thought that maybe Garth Brooks or Tim Mcgraw might pop out and sing with them. Ah well, they did have talent, I guess they didn't want anyone to steal their thunder.

Aside from the Idol contestants own performances, what made the show damn good was of course the musical guests!

Let's see, last year if my memory serves me right, it was Rascall Flatts, Babyface, Kenny G., Lynrd Skynrd and ahahaha David Hasslehoff. So what's so different with this year's finale? Well, bigger, better guests and the element of surprise.

**Paris w/ Al Jarreau
The only thing I ever knew of Al Jarreau is that he's the guy with a soulful voice who sang "Teach Me Tonight", a song I wanted to play during our Grad Ball, then again no one in my batch would appreciate it. (oh well.) I didn't even know he was alive.. ahehe...

**Chris w/ Live
Remember early in the competition when Chris was highly praised with his rock rendition of Johnny Cash's "Walk The Line"? I think it was awesome too, but a lot of rock fans got furious with him because this rocker version was originally performed by the band "Live". Chris made it look like it was his idea... that's why by the next week, Ryan Seacrest ask him about it in those mini interviews he does before Chris' performance. He said Live was a favorite band of his, and that's where he got the idea. So I guess they were invited on the finale for credit, to show it's all good. lol.

**Katharine w/ Meat loaf
When Ryan Seacrest introduced Meat Loaf, I was like, what? they got him on the show?? woa... Yeah, he's gotten old, and the shaky voice didn't sound very nice know, but that performance won't take away his Grammy now would it? So it didn't really matter. And heck, he and Katharine sang "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" like it was a Broadway show. He did do theatre you know, and so did Kat.

Meat loaf, as funny as his name sounds, is someone I might never forget. Everytime someone would mention Meat loaf, I'd instantly remember the music video of "I'd do Anything For Love", which was slightly creepy but It had a Beauty and the Beast theme about it... There was Meat Loaf, with make-up so he looked hideous, and a Goddess-like woman in a bathtub. I haven't seen this video in years, and from what I just learned, this was released way back in 1993. I wasn't necesserily the video, but the song itself. I'll be putting up the music and the lyrics if anyone is interested to know what I'm talking about.

**Eliott w/ Mary J. Blige
As Eliott sang, I was quite bothered with the overlapping voice of a back-up singer, doing some runs i the song. Was it deliberate? they answered my question when Mary J. Blige came out... aaah.. so it wasn't a back up singer... I love Mary J. Blige, but she kinda stole Eliott's moment there... mom's still proud though. lol.

**Taylor w/ Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton looked wonderful and all, but I just couldn't understand a word she was singing!

**Idol contestants w/ Dionne Warwick & Burt Bacharach
The Burt Bacharach medley was already heaven for me, so many fine classics, but top it off with Dionne Warwick!!! I was a madwoman! I so wanted to be in the Kodak Theatre. She even sang 'Walk On By'... aww. the cherry on top. delicious!

**Prince w/ two very limber girls
Ryan Seacrest saying there are no more surprises, was like him saying there was one. so obvious, but of course no one expected it'd be Prince. haha... I understand why no one had a duet with him. No one had his range. He looked even more like Michael Jackson didn't he?

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Old Time Rock n Roll - Bob Segar

2006-05-21T15:53:00.000+08:00

We here at home love watching 'The Nanny' in the Hallmark channel. I actually forgot how funny the show was having watched it years before. Fran Drescher's voice is of course nasally, and annoying as usual but the show's worth enduring it. It airs everyday in the afternoon, but we choose to watch the reruns on Sundays because it's a 5 episode marathon. never gets boring.

Niles, the butler (Daniel Davis) is easily my favorite character in the show, with his quick wit, and his endless insults to CC Babcock. (and the pleasure he takes from it too.)

In one episode during the second season, (Canasta Masta) Everyone takes a trip, leaving Niles alone in the big ol mansion. and in the end, you see him in his undies dancing & lipsynching to Bob Segar's 'Old Time Rock and Roll' with a feather duster dualing as a microphone and a guitar in the living room. If that wasn't funny enough, CC walks in on him. For those who aren't familiar with the show's running jokes, this doesn't seem much. But for me, I'm already laughing my head off. (galing niya sumayaw, in fairness. lol.)

'Old Time Rock n Roll' is now a favorite of mine, not just because of Niles (but that is one of the reasons. hihi) but because the song says exactly how I feel about today's music, that's why I usually prefer old songs than what's 'hot' now.

Just take those old records off the shelf
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
Todays music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n roll
Dont try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n roll

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*Sa mga nagtitiyaga na bumisita sa blog na ito regularly, napansin niyo na siguro na hindi ako masyadong naguupdate... ewan, wala yata ako sa writing mood these few days. pero may mga entries ako, promise! naka-draft nga lang... another thing is, I'm trying to find a new skin for my blog, kaya lang hindi pa ako nakahanap ng maganda para sa blog ko... I've tried making one, but I'm having problems... Salamat pa rin sa mga bumibisita!

Save The Last Dance - Michael Buble

2006-05-19T22:13:00.000+08:00

"Save the Last Dance for Me" was a song by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, that was recorded in 1960 by the vocal group The Drifters, who took it to #1 on the U.S. pop charts. In the UK, the Drifters' version reached #2 in December 1960. Around this time, an answer record by Damita Jo entitled "I'll Save the Last Dance for You" gained popularity.

In the song, the narrator tells his lover she is free to mingle and socialize throughout the evening, but to make sure to save him one dance at the end of the night. The song is likely based on the personal experience of Doc Pomus, who had polio and used crutches to get around and could not dance. His wife, however, was a Broadway actress and dancer. The song gives his perspective of plaintively telling his wife to have fun dancing, but to please remember who she is going home with.

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Moody's Mood For Love - Elliot Yamin

2006-05-18T22:46:00.000+08:00

"Moody's Mood for Love" is jazz saxophonist James Moody's instrumental solo on the song "I'm in the Mood for Love." Later, jazz singer Eddie Jefferson wrote lyrics to this improvisation by Moody. This particular arrangement of the song did not come to be known by its now common title of "Moody's Mood for Love" until King Pleasure released a very popular vocal version in 1952. King Pleasure's version included vocals by Blossom Dearie as well as instrumental contributions from Teacho and Band. Other artists who later released renditions of the song include George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, Quincy Jones, Tito Puente, Amy Winehouse and Georgie Fame. The TONY award-winning musical Jersey Boys featured the song. The song also has been featured on an episode of The Cosby Show.

There I go, there I go, there I go
There I go..
Pretty baby, you are the soul who snaps my control
Such a funny thing but every time you're near me
I never can behave
You give me a smile and then I'm wrapped up in your magic
There's music all around me, crazy music
Music that keeps calling me so very close to you
Turns me your slave
Come and do with me any little thing you want to
Anything baby, just let me get next to you
Am I insane or do I really see heaven in your eyes?
Bright as stars that shine up above you in the clear blue skies
How I worry about you
Just can't live my life without you
Baby come here, don't have no fear
Oh, is there a wonder why
I'm really feeling in the mood for love?
So tell me why stop to think
About this weather, my dear?
This little dream might fade away
There I go talking out of my head again, oh baby
Won't you come and put our two hearts together?
That would make me strong and brave
Oh when we are one, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
If there's a cloud up above us
Go on and let it rain
I'm sure our love together will endure a hurricane
Oh my baby
Won't you please let me love you
And give a relief from this awful misery?

What is all this talk about loving me, my sweet?
I am not afraid, not anymore, not like before
Can't you understand me?
Now baby, please pull yourself together, do it soon
My soul's on fire, come on and take me
I'll be what you make me, my darling, my sweet

Oh baby, you make me feel so good
Let me take you by the hand
Come let us visit out there
In that new promised land
Maybe there we can find
A good place to use a loving state of mind
I'm so tired of being without
And never knowing what love's about...
James Moody, you can come on in man
And you can blow now if you want to

We're through.