A Hug From Taylor Swift

Was researching for a write-up for safety glasses when I bumped into an article on Taylor Swift granting two of her fan's wish: to receive a hug from her. It’s amazing how Ryan & Michael went out of their way to make this dream into reality. The mission started January when the two put up a site for it. Then they caught the attention of the singer and challenged them to do some good deeds like helping an old lady cross the street and giving out flowers to bring smile to people. And the two did a great job with the challenge that they got their wish:

 

Taylor dropped by Auburn University, gave Ryan & Michael one huge hug and a peck on the cheek, gave them front row tickets to one of her shows, and even performed an acoustic show for the auditorium full of supporters of the mission.

Taylor Swift is really one of the nicest superstars.

Dashboard Confessional Live In Manila On May 27, 2010: Tickets Now Available

Here it is! To some of you that are still in doubt whether Dashboard Confessional will be having a concert, here’s your proof. :D

This poster came out today with the details of the band’s concert. The Dashboard Confessional Live In Manila concert on May 27 will be held at the Trinoma Mindanao Open Parking at 8PM. Ticket prizes are as follows:

• VIP – Php 4,070
• Gold – Php 3,040
• Silver – Php 1,545
• Bronze – Php 725

Check out the poster for details on the discounted tickets ‘til May 03.

Dashboard Confessional’s Biggest Fan

If having all of the albums of an artist or a band who rarely release their album in our country doesn’t indicate that I am one of their biggest fan, then I don’t know what will.

Yes, I do not download my Dashboard Confessional albums; I order and buy them from Nick of the band’s official store. I think the last album released here in the Philippines was Dusk & Summer (where the song Stolen was from), and the next albums after were not.

My affair with the band started when I was in college. MTV was still ubiquitous. It was one late night and Alternative Nation was on. The VJ was telling something about a new band inching away from the independent scene and introduced the featured video of the day: Screaming Infidelities. I remember having to wait for MTV’s rerun of the show just to hear that song again. It’s one of those songs that definitely gives me butterflies every time I hear it.

The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most album wasn’t available locally at that time, so I had to depend on online audio streams just to hear Screaming Infidelities. There were a couple of radio stations here in Manila that started playing Dashboard Confessional songs later that year, but of course it did not receive as much airplays as it would’ve.

Nine years and eight albums later, here I am still awestruck whenever I hear Chris’ melancholy song writing.

I saw the ticket prices for the band’s concert and by the looks of it, I can only manage to buy Bronze. Maybe if I am such a bad daughter and it wouldn’t kill me to see my family starve for a week, then maybe I can get my hands on those VIP tickets.

But I will keep my fingers crossed and the hope that there is some magical way for me to watch the concert and maybe meet Chris Carrabba and the rest of the band.

Wish me luck? *fingers tightly crossed*

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Pretty

Hello, Quinn Fabray!

Gleeks love her. Gleeks hate her. Anyway you put it, Diana Agron is one pretty Glee kid. Yes, Lea Michele was the main character of the TV show, but half of the season highlighted some of Agron’s singing and acting skills. I got this photo from Tumblr.  A wrinkle cream would definitely not be on top of the list of D’s beauty loot.

Right click. Set as Desktop Background in 3, 2, 1…

Workstation

So my mom knocked on my door around 5am this morning forgetting it was a Saturday. My plan to sleep ‘til 12 noon isn’t as successful as I planned it to be. I decided to get out of bed, walk a little, have coffee and chat with the dogs. Then I checked my e-mail, only to find out that there are 10 new assignments on my Inbox. That’s on top of the first 12 that was sent to be the week before.

That only means I’ll be blogging my heart out the whole day. Hehe.

Decided to go back to my room and set up my work station:

Yep, that's where I do my blog posts; on my laptop on top of stacked encyclopedias and dictionaries. I need to go to a office furniture shop and buy myself a table. My neck and back is starting to ache as I am writing this entry. Why do I like putting myself into this very uncomfortable position? I don’t really know. It’s just I don’t want to leave my room and my father’s using our dining table to cook dinner. Plus all the small tables around the house are unavailable.

I’d be spending another six or eight hours like this so wish me luck. Hee.

Seriously?

There are things in this life that I sometimes find ridiculous. Maybe some of you will be raising one's eyebrows to some of them, but hey this is only MY preferences. You can like whatever you like and hate whatever you want to hate. Aight?

• knee-high boots, come one guys, this is a Tropical country with temperature reaching up to 36 degrees on a regular day. Talk about cruelty to one’s legs and feet.
• PDA in very awkward places to do PDA, while everyone’s eating? along the curb of a bridge where everyone’s rushing? inside a jeepney? It’s short for Public Display of Affection, but I sometimes find it rude especially if it’s done too much.
• hair loss for women, well that just came out of my head. i dunno.
• people who do not posts entries on social networking blogs or send text messages properly, I m3an th3Y wRiTe tHiSSS wAy.

…more to come

Mayer Manila Concert Rescheduled

This poster was in a friend’s Facebook wall. My reaction? I WAS HAPPY.

I know I have been raving about John Mayer’s concert since I read the news in Twitter a few months back. And I also have written my concern about how pricey this guy’s concert is that you cannot even think of buying a damn cream to remove blackheads just to save up. The VIP tickets is freakin’ 12 thousand pesos. If I am such a bad kid and it won’t kill me to see my family starve, then I would go and buy it. So I think the concert being rescheduled is a blessing. Yes, I am secretly praying for some solution of sorts on how the hell am I going to see this concert, and this is the answer.

He is listening to me after all.

So there, the John Mayer Manila concert will be on October 1, 2010.

Ounce

Gone are the days where I spent most of my time daydreaming. I never daydreamed about anything that much. My memory is all clouded and cannot even spot an ounce of scenario where my daydreaming had resulted to achieving something that I wanted. Accepting the fact that I will not be having a fancy walk in tubs in my bathroom is somewhat comforting and frustrating at the same time.

End of random thought over coffee.

Dashboard Confessional In Manila!!!!

It is finally happening! I confirmed it myself and it is true – Chris Carrabba and the rest of Dashboard Confessional will be having a show here in Manila! HOMAYGAAAAD!

Manila Concert Scene Tumblr page first posted about the news last Thursday on their site. Then the news spread like fire on Twitter. I immediately checked the band’s official site to verify. But it’s not posted in their tour page. I often visit DashboardConfessional.com and check out their e-store for new CDs. The local record bars don’t have copies of the last four and the first two albums of the band so I decided to order them online. I have all of the band’s 7 full albums, four of which were ordered in the U.S. Anyways, so I saw a new vinyl CD on their store on the same day I discovered about their Manila tour. Since I have exchanged e-mails with the store moderator, I thought of sharing the news with him and asked if he had any idea about it. And whaddya know, this is his answer:

Those rumours about the show [Manila tour] seem to abound!

– Nick, Dashboard Confessional store moderator

He did not specifically confirm the date, but I think that is implied. So mark your calendars people: Dashboard Confessional will be coming over to the Philippines for have their first show at the Trinoma Mall on May 27. I still have to watch out for the details about the time and ticket prices for the said show.

It’s crazy that malls are starting to charge people during mall shows.

I am a happy fan. Hope I can have my CDs signed. :D

*dancing like a teenage fan girl*

Any Younger

I know it's three months away, but I find it really funny that as early as April, I am already thinking about what I want for my birthday. I cannot believe I am turning 27. Yup, I have reached the age where the movies when I was a teenager are on queue for remakes, mixtapes are considered vintage and Cole Haan shoes is just a brewing idea for a hit footwear line. I guess I can start saying the I-am-not-getting-any-younger line at this point, hehe.

Dear Sunday

I have a confession to make: I hate you.

Well, not all the time. But this particular week, your arrival is something that most of us dreaded. Your presence means that the long weekend is over. Those sales job search will put into test as everyone goes back to work. Back to reality. Back to everything that we've tried to forget for a wee-bit this weekend.

Thank God for Peanuts at the Sunday newspaper. It’s not so bad after all.