De La Salle University-Manila, the best private university in the Philippines

Matutuwa na sana ako, then I saw this..

Goodness.. All of a sudden it looked like either one of our local channels bragging supposedly higher ratings than the other. First off I hate the network wars, and secondly, did we really have to put them in there? Are we looking for some kind of reprise because we didn't kick their asses in the UAAP like we did the last 2 seasons we were still in the said league? I guess some people are on a sugar rush right now from this kind of ego-candy. I see it as unnecessary. And by unnecessary I mean that streak of blue under the streak of green. It's already enough that somehow they got a lower rating than ours. But I can imagine people over there scratching their heads going 'WTF?' and others making excuses all the same.

Oh yeah, the catch phrase, the best private university, maybe to hide the fact UP pwnd us by around 200 spots. They're ranked 180+ if I remember correctly.

We should be proud of this achievement, no doubt. In this world it's hard to be recognized, especially on a global scale. But to candy coat this to attract more enrollees is just wrong. Our reputation should speak for itself and this should reinforce an already solid reputation.

Quote for the day: "D'oh!" ~ Homer Simpson 

Currently listening to: the sound of a one-hand clap
Currently watching: my life pass me by
Currently feeling: da secret feeling

Crap.. I just posted for the sake of posting. So many things have happened the past few days I can't keep up. Though I am following up on something concerning that item that the one who cannot see dug up the other day. 'Coincidentally' he also started an issue about the one who is not from here, and turned out to be true.

lkdsajflkajfjdklsfjlnvlnsjfjalksjdfajasdklnnvsmd... bah..

Quote for the day: "By Khorne it will be done!" ~ Chaos Khorne Berzerkers

Currently listening to: da secret listening thing
Currently reading: da secret reading
Currently watching: da secret watching
Currently feeling: wefjdsklfnjsnv;klj

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Currently listening to: a debate without words
Currently feeling: ...

I know it's been a while, and there's a huge gap between my last post and this post, and what a gap it is (including that Ohatsu + Angel Locsin + GLASSES = IT'S OVER 9000!!! at the WTC Christmas Bazaar), but the show must go on. One issue really hit home just yesterday.

I was talking with my long-time friend yesterday, and we got into a talk about her family being in Japan because of business, leaving her alone for Christmas. She's already been there for about a year, and I tell you it wasn't the easiest time for me, being that we only knew each other through text, this is because we met through said channel, and this was when textmates were still the in thing. 

So back to the present, she shared that from Japan her family has plans to move to California, and that she really wants to go there too. See, that got me thinking, we HAVE NEVER MET in the 5 years we've known each other, even to this day. Her time in Japan was when we had a 'falling-out', and I was really thrilled when I learned that she was going back home. To have her go abroad again, even if it is not in the immediate future, without seeing her, and having to wait 5 more years, will really piss me off.

So I decided to have us meet as soon as possible. We could've met today, but I turned it down earlier because I wasn't supposed to go to school today, but because of some 'influence to graduate' *wink*erich*wink* I ended up coming to school anyway, and I asked her if she was still free.

I thought we were good to go, but it turned out, that she will meet with her BF today, because she can't make it on Saturday, when they normally meet, because of community-service. And I was going to treat her some ice cream, we even have the same favorite flavor. How sad.

I would rather not put the rest of this in capitals to drive home the point HOW MAD FRUSTRATED PISSED OFF I became when I learned that.

She said that she couldn't say no, because they only meet once a week. Really now? Maybe I should present the fact that we have never met. Damnation... But I said it was OK.

It is true that I'm OK with it. Just because he IS her boyfriend and he gets priority. Who am I anyway?

But it is also true that I'm not OK (tao ako), in the traditional sense of the word, as I am extremely pissed right now.

Screw it all to hell. Whatever happens, happens. Time to get up and move on.

Quote for the day: "I understand more than you can possibly know." ~ Chaos Sorcerer

TO MY NEW FRIEND!!! ^_^:

Ala ka po ba YM? para dun nlng tau mag-usap ng tahimik.. actually I tried your name dito sa tabulas sa friendster.. eh meron.. ahaha.. humdrum_gurl@yahoo.com... AHAAA!!! sa iyong lovelife.. ahaha.. ganyan talaga.. pero i'm not going to commit myself sa isang babaeng hindi ko man maligawan.. so I'm keeping myself open.. alam ba nya kng anu nararamdaman mo? i think it would be better if alam nya.. well, depends sa situation niyo.. ^_^

Currently listening to: mg42, nagdodod eh
Currently feeling: extremly brib, and pissed

It is as what my title says. I am at my breaking point right now. Fighting two battles on opposite fronts, one taking all but my soul, another one promising to be just as bloody.

I am about to give up on the older front, on her. When I think about things I realize that I just waste my time on her, because no matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, I can never be good enough for her. All I had to do was be her best friend and be one at that. And I still end up getting replaced.

I no longer have the energy to continue. She has everything, and I have nothing. They say that the man who has nothing can still offer his life (halata bang adik sa DoW?), but it would depend on what grounds you were to offer your life to. Those 5 years have left me exhausted, wounded and weak. With the end far from sight, I choose to end it myself. I can no longer follow blindly. I deserve better. I deserve to move on.

Quote for the day: "Even the Warped mind can see odds stacked against it!!" ~ Chaos Aspiring Champion

Currently listening to: the bell of the 3 monks
Currently feeling: depressed & tired

THE BANE(blade) OF MY EXISTENCE!!!!!

pakshet hindi ako makapaglaro ng Dark Crusade dahil sa supot na RAM ng laptop ko. Already tried raising my virtual memory. If anyone knows how to bypass this f***ing rule please tell me. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Quote for the day: meron na, this is my 2nd post today

Currently feeling: pakshet

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My entry on Carol's debut. Mejo toh galit sa mga 56k users.)

Currently feeling: extremely brib

It was my sister who introduced me to the world of metal, I can remember listening to Metallica's ReLoad over and over again while I would study for my exams. And also she introduced me to one of her generation's iconic rock bands. Wolfgang. Up to now I only know two Pinoy bands by heart. And that is Wolfgang along with Razorback. That's why my world almost fell apart when I learned that Wolfgang had broken up. But my love of Pinoy rock was resurrected when I heard of the bands DRT and Lokomotiv, both made up of former Wolfgang and Razorback members.

Watching MYX Live last night, Lokomotiv was on, but there was something wrong with the picture. Wait, WHO THE FUCK IS SINGING AND WHERE THE FUCK IS BASTI??? So me and my sister started a debate on where Basti had gone, and I walked out of the room to find out what happened. And this was what I found out. Apparently, Basti Artadi has retired from the industry.

Don't believe me? Click (here)

*sighs heavily*
Truly a loss for the Pinoy rock scene. Especially in this time when we are being bombarded by bands who play the same damn chords over and over and whose vocals sound like sissy girls. It's a good thing I decided to buy Lokomotiv's debut album, 'Rock N Roll Death Toll' when I did, because I am almost sure that this album may become a collector's item, as this maybe the last studio album with Basti on vocals. Now let me weep and reminisce with my Serve in Silence and Black Mantra CD's while I scrounge up ate's collection of earlier Wolfgang tapes, yeah you heard me, TAPES.

 

 

What now for Lokomotiv? They have a new vocalist and his name is Ryan Hudson. He's a white guy from Jersey if I remember correctly. As a stand alone performer he's great and has a lot of potential, but not seeing Basti on stage came as a great shock to me and I initially didn't like the guy. Come on, he's replacing Basti Artadi, iconic front man of Wolfgang. Well at least he moves around the stage a lot more than Basti. XD Later on I see that Lokomotiv will have a great future and I look forward to their future work.

As for Basti, I am one with the legions of fans wishing him well in his future endeavors. And thank you Basti for giving us 14 years of good 'ol fashioned, head-bangin',  mosh-pit jammin' rock n' roll!!!

Basti Artadi, we salute you! 

Quote for the day: "Iligtas n'yo ako, sa sarili kong anino!" ~ Wolfgang - Anino 

Currently listening to: wolfgang oldies
Currently watching: wolfgang's acoustica
Currently feeling: sad and brib

Currently feeling: dodongy

This is a rehash from my old Friendster blog, but it still very much applies today.. This post is dedicated to the people who still listen and believe in old school REAL rock.

written by: ohmerrymayhem on 6/21/05. Original article found here

-o0o- 

So I was watching TV the other day. One of the big name music channels, though I won't say which one, and reading a guitar magazine. My attention was ripped viciously from the magazine by a single note. This sound, which emanated with all the confidence of a seasoned vocalist, from my TV, made me physically hurt.

The name of the band doesn't matter really. The fact is that there are many other bands out there like this. What was once a spot filled with people who were able, had  to be able, to belt it out or at least hit the notes, is now in turn filled with half experienced "vocalists" who would rather rush ahead and go beyond their means. Eschewing many hours of hard and strenuous practice, choosing instead to hawk their half-skills to the most likely paycheck, has become all too common in the once proud world of music.

Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate any contribution to the music community in one way or another. True, these artists are gettin their point across, conveying their heartfelt emotions. Well, some of them are. Others just hide behind the veil of the meaningful.

Or maybe I'm just cynical.

It's not only singers. Guitarists, once again infatuated with late 80's shred and thrash, pick and dive bomb beyond their ability. Rather than woodshed for a good amount of time and hone their skills, they run out fool-heartedly to try their hand at the game of speed. Or imitate someone else.

As a metal fan, I was whole-heartedly excited when the likes of Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God, and Shadows Fall pierced the thick skin of moderately mainstream media. I applauded. As a guitarist myself, it was refreshing to see a group of guys who had ability on their instruments. Arpeggios, pentatonic licks, massive slides and divebombs. They take skill, no matter what we really think of showmanship. While I myself am not an advocate of gratuitous soloing, I can appreciate talent when I hear it.

Much to my chagrin, not even weeks later, the market had been fully saturated with bands who reeked of those three bands.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, true enough. But music is not standard. It is not the norm, the exception, or the rule. Music is the sum of four or five (or more, as Slipknot and numerous Jam Bands have shown us) independant minds that come together, forsaking their one track approach to music in the hopes of creating something more.

In the hopes of creating something new.

Where have our heroes gone, when Metallica hire a group therapist to sort out their arguments? Isn't a difference of opinions or tastes what sparks great and new things?

Where are the heroes when we can destroy a song that was just barely written at all because we have to play faster without putting in the hours?

Where have our heroes gone when a musician's life has become such a market commodity that there are bands pushed down our throats on TV and Radio, new in one week, and in the next gone just as quickly as they'd swooped in on a fabricated hope?

Where have our heroes gone now? I give you your answer.

Our heroes are in their parents' basements, in the attics and dingy clubs that stink of piss and beer. They're in the highschools and colleges. They're living at home and across oceans.

And they're waiting, just waiting, to find those other pieces that complement their one piece so well.

In hopes of an agreeance of minds, a meeting of tastes, a glimpse of the fantastic. In search of that one chord that leads to the next, and the next, and the next.

After all, who can better write the music we so desire, need, to hear...

But us ourselves?

-o0o-

Quote for the day: "It isn't about the musician, it's about the music" ~ Eddie Vedder