Saturday, June 16, 2007

balik-bata

somebody sent me this email and i really enjoyed reading it. it's really nice to reminisce and i miss my childhood while reading this:

Ito ang mga huling taon ng dekada '80 at ang mga unang taon ng
dekada '90. Ito ang panahong uso pa ang makiuso. Kung ginagaya mo ang style ng mga artista, hindi ka tatawaging jologs. Ito ang panahong tapos na ang martial law, pero malayo pa ang new millennium. Hindi pa high-tech pero di naman old fashioned. Saktong-sakto lang!

Ito ang panahon natin. Pero pano mo malalaman kung kabilang ka sa henerasyong ito? Narito ang listahan na makapagpapatunay if you're one of us. R U?

1. Paborito mong panoorin ang Shaider, Bio-man, Maskman, Mask Rider Black, Machine Man at kung ano-anong TV sitcom ng Japan na isinalin sa Tagalog. Break muna sa mga laro kapag alas singko na ng hapon tuwing Sabado dahil panahon na para sa superhero marathon.

2. Alam mo ang jingle ng Nano-Nano. (isang kending lasang champoy)

3. Nanood ka ng Takeshi's Castle at naniwala kang si Anjo Yllana talaga si Takeshi at si Smokey Manaloto ang kanyang alalay.
(Pinagiisipan mo - pano sila lumalaban sa final challenge na parang nakasakay sila sa isang bumpcar at nagbabarilan sila gamit ang water gun gayong sa Japan ginagawa yun eh taga Pilipinas sila?)

4. Alam mo ang pa-contest ng Kool 106 na uulit-ulitin mong bigkasin ang "Kool 106, Kool 106" hanggang maubusan ka ng hininga.

5. Naglaro ka ng Shake-Shake Shampoo, Monkey-Monkey-Annabelle,
prikidam 123, Langit-Lupa-Impyerno, Syato, Luksong-Tinik, Luksong-Baka, 10-20 at kung ano-ano pang larong nakakapagod.

6. Pumunta ang mga taga-MILO sa skul niyo at namigay sila ng
samples na nakalagay sa plastic cup na kasing laki nung sa maliit na ice cream. (at nagtaka ka, bakit hindi ganito ang lasa ng MILO kapag tinitimpla ko sa bahay namin?)

7. May malaking away ang mga METAL (mga punks na naka itim) at mga HIPHOP (mga taong naka maluwang na puruntong na kahit Makita na ang dalawang bundok.)Nag-aabangan sa mall na may dalang baseball bat at kung anu-ano pang mga sandata. Sikat ang kasabihang "PUNKS NOT DEAD!" pero kung gusto mong mag play
safe, pwede mong tawagin ang sarili mong HIPTAL.

8. Alam mo ang universal uwian song na "Uwian na!" na kinakanta sa tono na parang doon sa kinakasal.

9. Nagpauto ka sa Batibot pero hindi sa ATBP. [hahahaha!! totoo yan!!]

10. Nakipag-away ka para makapaglaro ng brick game. (hi-tech na yun noon) [meron ata akon niyan--yung 1000 in 1!! ]

11. Ang "text" noon ay mga 1"x1.5" na karton na may mga drawing ng pelikulang pinoy. (at may dialog pa!)

12. Dalawa lang ang todong sumikat na wrestler, si Hulk Hogan at si Ultimate Warrior. Naniwala ka rin na namatay si Ultimate Warrior nang buhatin niya si Andre d' Giant dahil pumutok ang mga ugat niya sa muscle.

13. Nagsayaw ka ng running man at kung anu-anong dance steps na
nakapagpamukha sa'yong tanga sa saliw na kantang Ice Ice Baby,
Wiggle It, Pray at Can't Touch This.

14. Hindi ka gaanong mahilig sa That's Entertainment at pinapanood mo lang ito tuwing Sabado kung saan nagpapagandahan ng production numbers ang Monday hanggang Friday group. (at badtrip ka sa Wednesday group dahil pinakabaduy lagi ang performance nila!)

15. Napaligaya ka ng maraming pinoy bands tulad ng Yano, Rivermaya, Grin Department, Tropical Depression, The Teeth, The Youth, After Image,Orient Pearl, The Dawn, Alamid, Wolfgang, at ang sikat na sikat na Eraserheads. (at aminin mong nakinig ka ng Siakol!)

16. Kilala mo ang Smokey Mountain, (first and second generation)

17. Hindi pa uso noon ang sapatos na may gulong. Noon, astig ka
kapag umiilaw ang swelas ng sapatos mo tuwing ia-apak mo ito.
Tinawag rin itong "Mighty Kid"

18. Kung lalaki ka, sikat na sikat sa'yo ang mga larong text,
jolens, dampa (mga unang anyo ng pustahan), saranggola at ang
dakilang manika niyo ay si GI-JOE with alipores.

19. Kung babae ka naman, ang mga laro mo with you're girlfriends ay luto-lutuan, bahay-bahayan, doktor-doktoran, at kung anu-ano pang pagkukunwari . ang dakilang manika mo ay si Barbie. (Sikat ka kung meron kang bahay, kotse at kabaong ni Barbie.)[meron ako nung mansion ni barbie!!]

20. Naniwala kang original ang isang cap kapag may walong tahi sa visor nito.

21. Swerte ka kapag panghapon ka dahil masusubaybayan mo ang mga kapanapanabik na kaganapan sa mga paborito mong cartoon shows tuwing umaga tulad ng Cedie, Sarah, at Dog of Landers a.k.a. Nelo. (Hindi ka ba nagtataka na sa lahat ng mga bida sa cartoons na ito, si Nelo lang ang di yumaman at namatay pa ng maaga)

22. Alam mo ang ibig sabihin ng "TIME FIRST!"

Bakit kaya ganon? Kahit sang lupalop ka ng Pilipinas naroon, eh
nakaka-relate ka sa mga pinagsasasabi ko. Siguro'y dahil wala pang cable at kakaunti lang ang pagpipiliang channels kaya parepareho tayo ng pinapanood. Maaaring wala pang playstation kaya kung anu-ano na lang ang naiimbentong laro na pwedeng
gawin sa kalsada o sa isang bakanteng lote. Pero kung ano man ang dahilan sa pagkaparepareho natin ng karanasan, masaya na rin akong naging bata ako sapanahong ito. Masarap alalahanin at balik-balikan. Di ba?

without due respect

last thursday, when our supposed gig was postponed, me and the rest of the band had a night out to treat ourselves over frustration, hehe! thanks to terrence for spending a time with us, i'm sure all of us had a great time and a nice bonding moment.
we moved from trader vics to peach garden in hilton to see the supposed gig venue. they were celebrating the post-independence day and the bar was jampacked and it's very hard to secure a seat. to my surprise, i saw the Philippine national flag hanging on the wall at the stage. i was disappointed to see it hanging there in a room comparable to hell. what made it more annoying is when i saw a group of pinoys in the dancefloor grabbed the flag and held it on top of them while dancing, grabe!!! i know they just wanted to be proud, i know the bar supervisor just wanted to give filipino spirit inside the bar but hey, that is not the proper way and absolutely not the proper place. when i saw that group of people who grabbed the flag i could not stop myself so i texted the bar supervisor and asked him not to let them play with it so he immediately took the flag from those crazy people. yes, the Philippine government is no longer respectable but please let us respect our flag that symbolizes our country. it is our brave ancestors' gift to us so let us give the highest respect to things that we inherit from the people who died for our country.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

kampai!!!

it's very frustrating. we were supposed to play in a bar in hilton tonight but we were not allowed because they need to secure a permit first for security purposes. the rest of the band is upset because we have worked hard for this gig. we reheased every friday, the only day that we can rest. we even rehearsed twice during a weekday until 2am i think. i am really ashamed to the rest of the band because i was the one who arranged it. especially to terrence because he is the one who excerts the biggest effort; above all, he is a very busy person being a managing director (i think) in a big company, yet he always gives time to our band. the instruments are in his place and he owns most of them not to mention the electricity that we consume (aside from the beer, hehe) and the noise that we make. aside from that, he always drives us home after the practice even if it's very late and he still has to work the next day. i really admire his golden heart and humility. inspite of his status in life, he has the time to get along with us though he is the only Indian among us. i also salute his talent when it comes to music, he is #1! to you terrence and the rest of the guys, KAMPAI!!! thank you all, i'm happy to be part of this band...

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

independence what?!

let's celebrate!!! today is our independence day! for more than 100 years we have been free from spanish colonisation.

but lemme ask you something.. do you think we are completely free? yes, we are not under foreign dictatorship anymore. no more spanish, japanese or american government. but what do we have now? do we have the so-called freedom? do you think just because you can do whatever you want to do in a 'democratic' country you are free? it's a big NOOOO!!!! every Filipino is a captive of a corrupt government official. every Filipino is a slave of a nothing-but-pain-in-the-ass politician. Filipinos are victims of their own leader/s. We are prisoners of their own interests.

now tell me, is there anything worth celebrating today? i think the only thing that the Filipino people are happy about during independence day is because it's a non-working holiday... it's a rest day that's all. certainly not because of independence..

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

pass...

hello! musta na? tagal kong nawala, i've been very busy lately. dami trabaho tapos naglipat pa ng bahay, ngarag na ngarag!!! but i enjoy being in a new house doing new things.. arrange this, arrange that, pukpok dito pukpok dun. i feel like i'm a handyman (assuming!), hehe! it feels good to be a carpenter, it's challenging and at least i am enjoying it even for a little while.

i'll be back soon to write about new things.