All Roads Lead To The Fort

If you are an OPM music fan, you would mark August 30, 2008 as an important date in history for Original Pilipino Music: All roads lead to The Fort Open Field tonight for The Eraserhaead's one-night-only reunion concert.

Naalala ko noon, The Eraserheads was my first taste of puberty. I was 11 years old when I first heard about them and their music from my older cousins, who were high school seniors then. Toyang and the whole Ultraelectromagneticpop! album was a relief for the never-ending Lambada addiction of my mother. LOL. Filipino music is very much dominated by foreign artist and other cheesy pop songs that comes with dance routines. The band hailed as the Pinoy version of The Beatles broke the monotony and created a craze that made legions of followers appreciate other local artist. The Eraserheads was also the first band that I saw play live. For only 50 pesos, I saw them and first-gen Rivermaya back-to-back in an afternoon concert at the 5 and Up Club launch in 1997. I remember being terrified at first because of the overwhelming adoration they got from fans while they play. Who would have thought that songs about college life and the roller coaster ride that comes with it would influence a whole generation of music fans? The band gave a sense of belongingness to everyone who felt lost back then. Feeling k0, I was a part of this barkada because I enjoyed their music as much as my cousins did. Both of them are married now and cannot be at the concert tonight; but the news that Ely, Marcus, Buddy and Raimund reuniting again made them all giggly and made them remember those fun times during high school.



Bands are sprouting here and there within the past couple of years. And all of these bands have something in common: The Eraserheads. They were influenced by the band in more ways than one. I had a chat with Ean of Up Dharma Down a couple of hours ago at Route196 about tonight's event. He said that bars all over the Metro will be closed because all bar owners and bands, including his, will be at the concert. It will aslo be some sort of a reunion for me because I will be meeting and hoping to see familiar faces later.

A lot have been written about the 45-minute concert and it's mala-teledrama production journey all over the Blogosphere. Disappointments, anticipation and frustrations ends tonight as this long-time dream come to reality.

It's nice to feel like an eleven-year-old again.

Wordless Wednesday - Capones Beach

Copyright, Maria Zobel M. Certeza

LSS - Matt Nathanson's Come On Get Higher

The opening drumbeats of this song makes me want to sway my head all the time. My friend Gene shared this song with me three weeks ago, and it has been on my play list ever since. I love how clearly Matt Nathanson pronounced the lyrics of this song. No pa-emo pretensions. It's simply a straight-from-the-heart, feel-good song. Thanks again, Gene :)

Ber

Better start giving out Christmas invitations as early as September. Prepare this together with your Christmas list and other things to consider for the Holidays. I am preparing my list in a week because I need to have an estimate of how much will I be spending. Last year, I ended up cramming and did my gift shopping last-minute and not getting the gifts that I wanted for everyone.

Fat

My aunt had her fair share of weight loss pills aftermath. She's not fat nor chubby. I was young then, and does not have a clear idea what those pills were for. Melting the fat and loosing your appetite are two of the effects after taking it. Then she got pregnant after a year...

Air Supply

This is madness.

In the FX, inside the bus, at the convenient store...

Come on! I am trying my very best here.

...wag namang ganyan.

Wordless Wednesday - Carlos of Up Dharma Down

Copyright, Maria Zobel M. Certeza

Brain Teaser

I can be lazy at times. There are a lot of things I can write about, but too lazy to even start a sentence about it. I sometimes find myself frustrated at times whenever there is a NEED for me to write and come up with a 50 to 100-word entry for my blogs, and I only end up writing an entry with 60 words or less.

See, I told you I was lazy.

Now, I found the solution to this "daily" problem of mine. Since I do not have that luxury to read and scan news items and blogs all the time for inspiration, and not in Shakespeare mode all the time, then why not have a question of the day. The next task would be where would I get these daily questions?

While doing our usual after-lunch walk going back to the office, my friends and I dropped-by to the near Papemelroti kiosk. And there it was, the very thing that I need: a box that says "Query: Though Provoking Questions For One And All". Its a box-full of small, square cards with interesting questions like Which era or period in history would you fit well in?, to Say (in my case, write) one memorable line from a movie that you like. I will pick the questions randomly whenever I do not have anything in mind to write about, writing entries would be like carrying golf bags with my pinkie. Fun, fun, fun!

I will label the post as Query #__ plus a two-word summary of the question for the title. Wahoo! :)

That's problem solved for me and more interesting contents for you, LOL.

Kitty and Charcoal

We have a new addition to the family. My two brothers named her Kitty-kitty. I asked them why they name the new kitten as such, and the youngest said that it came from a recent TV ad for a prepaid service. Kitty-kitty discovered the comforts of sleeping in the sofa yesterday. Before this discovery, our cold marble-covered floor was enough. Good thing our sofa do not have expensive slipcovers, so my mother has no worries when Kitty-Kitty and Charcoal (her mom) spends most of their time on our sofa.

Pics coming soon :)

Some Doubts

A futures trading will definitely make his day. Great opportunities will be lined up for him if he'll be patient enough to wait and go through the whole process. He has some doubts though, having been through with the process for three times without any success. Let's just hope luck is on his side...

Sarah Tancredi is Back in Prison

Wohoo! Sarah Wayne Callies is back in Prison Break.


Finally, the producers of the show came to their senses and brought back Dr. Sarah Tancredi into the story. In Season 3, Scofield's battle is not only within Sona's hell-like environment, but with himself as well as he struggles to accept the bitter truth that his true love have been kidnapped and allegedly beheaded. In reality, there were some issues with Callies' management and the people at FOX resulting to her not being able to appear on the show during its third season. Thankfully, the issue was resolved and Sarah's back in Prison.

Here is the preview of Prison Break's new season. The two-hour premiere will be on the first of September.

Popcorn Widget

Juan's List

Forty-four million things are on Juan's list. He forgot to ask the help of a futures broker that's why the list ended up this long. Half of the items on his list are random things that his eyes passed over decades of being a traveler. An elephant's tusk from Thailand and an a box of spices from the Argentina are two of his favorites. He kept his list, written on a small notepad, on his side-pockets. What to do with these items are one of Juan's dilemma.

Of TV Ads

Television advertisments shows how health-concious Filipinos are these days. Half of the commercials aired every day are either for diet pills, anti-oxidants or brain enhancers (if there are such things). Some of these ads features big celebrity endorsers. I wonder if these celebrity endorsers use the product that they are promoting, especially those who promote these anti-oxidants that has skin-whitening components.

Potter Six - Teaser

Here's another one to look forward to this year. Director David Yates, the director who started the wickedness in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, reunites with Harry, Ron and Hermione in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Fast fact: Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, the kid who plays the young Tom Riddle is the real-life nephew of Ralph Fiennes (Tom Riddle, Lord Voldemort).

The film will be in theatres this November.

Wordless Wednesday

Anawangin Cove
July 19, 2008
Copyright: Maria Zobel M. Certeza

Disney-Inspired Exhibit

Calling all Disney fanatics! Get ready to experience Mickey Mouse and other adorable characters from Disney like never before through this Disney fine art exhibit hailed " A Disney Fine Art Live Performance Event with Trevor Carlton". Carlton is known for his signature blend of artistic expression, music, dance and high energy entertainment that audience will definitely love. Trevor Carlton brings a different touch to the Disney characters many fans have adored all these years. Carlton is sure to inspire, energize and engage audiences of all ages.

Have the opportunity to purchase original and never-before-seen Disney paintings and other surprises when you purchase an event package.

So mark your calendars!

Date: September 20, 2008
Time: 10 AM to 4 PM
Performance Location: SLC, Utah

For more information about this event, you may call KC Sanders, Sanders Art Studio.com (801) 393-9419.

Drama Kunyari

Judging from the beating of John's heart, he is in desperate need of life insurance quotes. With all of the incapabilities that he had proven that he had, the seriousness of this need is undeniable. He breathes deeply, taking every step and every thought as he enters his four-walled world. This world that he's been in for the past 76 years is starting to fade, like his abandoned childhood dreams.

When will I wake up?, he asks himself the same time a knock can be heard from the other room.

To be continued...

Pardon, Pending

Calm? Check. In writing mode? Check. Pending blog tasks? Check.

First on the list is ac compressor, which was due almost a week ago. I am so dead. Good thing the people from the website is still patient with me when it comes to overdue tasks. My account is not canceled yet so I am still good, I guess. I will be doing my long post in portions to accommodate everything...