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Boy! What a day! So many things happened earlier… some of them I’d even like to forget. Though my wife and I had a short and sweet bonding moment which started out as a petty quarrel… but then making up is always sweeter! As usual, just like clockwork… I went to the gym. No absence for the past month already! I’m really noticing major developments on my body… I’ve lost my tummy already and my abs have started to show. I’m really excited! I promised my wife we’d hit the beach this summer… so I made a vow that come summertime, I’d be well prepared physically.Anyways, I’ve got a ton of things to do later…! I’ve got a meeting to attend to… I’ve got to take my daughter to her pediatrician (she’s had a fever for the past few days… subsided, then came back)… in the evening, Candles (the band I’m managing) has a 1 set gig at “Absinth” bar in Greenbelt 3, Makati.

Hope everything goes smoothly. No snags!

Shit! I’m hungry again! Must NOT give in to temptation…!

Bakit

Just wanted to invite my avid blog readers… particularly the ones residing in the Philippines and Filipinos abroad to please get a copy of Rachelle Ann Go’s newest record album entitled “I Care”, released under Viva Records. The album consists of 15 tracks and the only tagalog song included in the collection was written by me… the song is entitled “Bakit”. That particular cut was produced by Moy Ortiz of “The Company”.Hope you enjoy listening to all the songs in the album (especially mine! Hehe!)… For those who have already gotten their copies, “Thank you very much!”…

Please support our music industry… Please don’t buy pirated CDs…!

If you do, in the end… we all lose.

Still Trippin…

Sorry! Couldn’t help it… I’m back on the net and I’m still trippin on Pandora. It’s so addictive…! I’m even boppin’ my head to tunes I’m not familiar with, which is actually Pandora’s purpose… to look for songs similar to those you love listening to and play them for you.

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Oh… and did I mention that the music streams are all in 128kbps? Yep… the sound quality is very good. Nope, I’m not being paid to promote the site/service. Hehe!

Pandora Passion

I’m really really in love with the PANDORA website! It’s a new site that I recently stumbled upon. You feed the site songs and bands you enjoy listening to and it’ll play music that it believes you will enjoy as well based on the titles you’ve entered.I’m really loving it! Go check it out! I’m sure you’ll love it as well!

Rock on!

More cool (and not so cool) sites to checkout!

Well, as promised… I will be posting more links to sites which you guys might find interesting… so without much further ado, here they are:

1. IDIOT TALES – Really embarrassing stories and more!

2. Fan Fiction – Wouldn’t it be GREAT if skilled writers wrote additional stories based on your show?3. Guess The Title! – Just *think* of any movie or TV show (ever made!) and the computer will ask you a series of questions, and determine the show you’re thinking of.

4. Listen To Yourself – What is your body saying? It’s communicating with you as fast and as clearly as it can… so, what’s it saying?

5. Pandora – a cool computer program that artificially guesses what *other* music you’ll like, based on suggestions you feed it.

Well, that’s all for now. Definitely more to come! Hope you enjoyed the sites!

World Pyro Olympics Photos!

Just wanted to post some photos taken from the World Pyro Olympics 2005, which was held at the Esplanade from December 26-30, 2005. The Philippines was the host country for this year so we were able to watch the event.

Enjoy!

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Note: Kudos to Isa Muñoz for the pics!

A Few Cool Sites!

I’ve decided to regularly post some links to sites which I find amusing… interesting… facinating and even revolting…! Some of these sites may have been bookmarked long ago on my PC and some of them may happen to be sites I just stumbled upon during my regular internet wandering…

Well, anyhow… here are the first batch of sites you can check out:

1. http://www.szanalmas.hu/illusion/ – Check out the really cool pics!

2. IRIS Seismic Monitor – Be able to track earthquakes in real time!

3. Famous Celebs and their favorite Swear Words! – This is funny! (Note: needs Flash)

4. The Amazing Mind Reader! – It’ll astonish you, until you finally figure out the scam, then it’s boring.

5. Send an Email to your FUTURE self! – Exactly what it says!

Well, these are just some of the sites I’ve scoured all over the net. I will regularly post new sites for everyone! Probably on a daily basis!

If you enjoyed these links (or simply hate it), send me comments… drop me a line… post a “shout out” on the sidebar. That way, I know. Thanks!

Workout Sessions… Drinking Sessions… and my 2nd home!

Seems like venting out my frustrations through exercise does indeed work! My wifey came along and decided to join me at the gym yesterday as well. T’was fun! It’s been ’bout 3 straight weeks already that I’ve never skipped a workout day (not even Sundays)! The gym is slowly becoming my second home… no joke! It’s funny cause some of my friends call me at the gym’s landline knowing that if I ain’t home, I’m probably working out. They even drop by the facility to look for me there before actually passing by my house! A few days back, when I arrived at the gym, I opened my workout program booklet and saw a “post it” note inserted inside with a message from a friend asking me to ring him up. Haha!

Anyways, I had a an informal meeting with the members of the band I’m managing (“Candles”, remember?). My wife (who is also handling the band’s schedules) and Jun (co-manager) were there as well. Nothing really much to discuss… we actually already met the night before during the band’s gig at the “Metro Phi Resto Bar” along Metrowalk, and touched up on most concerns. Last night was just to make sure we covered all bases. It was also a teeny weenie drinking session as well! Thanks to Vince (our lead guitarist) for bringing the beer we didn’t really expect! Good thing we also had a number of “Smirnoff Vodka Ice” bottles which were leftovers from the holiday season.

Had fun! Didn’t really consider it a meeting… after Richie (our bassist) had left, and after a few more bottles (and cans)… everyone was kinda tipsy and REALLY laid back already… it seemed like most of the guys were on a cough syrup binge. Haha! So to liven up the party, my wife, Aileen, whipped up some good ‘ol POPCORN! Not the kind that you just pop into the microwave… she did it the oldstyle way! She did it “stovetop”! After she had done cooking it, she poured a generous amount of melted butter on top with heaping teaspoons of confectionery sugar. Yum yum! “Ooops! I just remembered… I can’t eat popcorn!” Well, not at THAT hour of the night! I wouldn’t be able to burn the calories and the sugar knowing that after our little drinking session everyone would be going to bed pronto. Besides, if I did give in to the temptation… I would’ve most likely regreted it in the morning and most likely hate myself for doing it. We all parted ways around 2am… I think the lot of them still headed to “Burger Machine” for a quick bite before heading home.

Well, today’s another day…! Another day at the gym! Just whiling my time away in front of the PC before I workout. Since it’s a Sunday as well, I’ll be taking the family to church in the evening.

I’ll probably be blogging away again later when I get back…

Stay tuned!

Ranting my ass off!

I can’t believe how bad some companies can get when it comes to professionalism! Not to elaborate too much on details and specifics… I was expecting some financial rainfall due me for the longest time now from a very reputable corporation I’ve been working in tandem with for the past few months now. Note the phrase, “in tandem with”… I am NOT an employee of this company… though I do have a contract with them with the binding agreement that they shall compensate me for services rendered, thereby making me what you might call a “supplier” if you will. This business organization has steadily earned notoriety for the exaggerated ways they have consistently delayed check releases. Believe me… EXAGGERATED is even a nice way of putting it! I just couldn’t come up with a better term for it. I was hoping they’d improve on their client relationship practices…

I’ve been promised, day-in and day-out, by the accounting department that I’d be paid really soon. Excuses such as, “the check is being prepared already…”, “the check will be released this Friday…”, “Oh, I am so sorry! The check lacks just one more signatory…”! Aaarrrggghh! I’ve had it! I’ve been hearing this bullshit for the past 3 weeks already! My work has been delivered already… they are already earning from it! And they couldn’t process a check for a small measly amount fast enough?! Just as promptly as I have complied with their requirements, so should they with their disbursal!

I’m really itching to divulge the corporation’s name… but maybe now is not the right time to do so. As much as I am ranting uncontrollably… I don’t want my emotions to get the best of me… for now at least.

Although, in a small twisted way, I have them to thank for my improved body. I’ve been releasing all my pent up frustrations in the gym, working out and busting my ass lifting weights!

Just Blabbing Away…

Just finished working on the musical score for episode 9 of ABC-5’s showbiz gameshow, “Blind Item”. Since the television station is so far away from my place, the production staff, after weeks of picking up the CD here, finally agreed that the best and fastest way for them to be able to get the material is for me to email it to them “per body“.

A show is divided into segments by “commercial gaps” and these segments, in TV Production lingo, are called “bodies“.

Good thing my executive producer uses Gmail… with its huge storage capacity, I’ll never have problems with my file sizes.

Looks like I’m coming down with the flu. Though I really hope it doesn’t happen. I had a terrible cold the other night and I’m thinking maybe that was just a precursor to a fever. Nooooo! I went to the gym yesterday even when I felt under the weather… maybe the workout would help jog my system. As a matter of fact, it somehow did! I don’t have a cold anymore although I don’t feel 100% healthy yet. I plan on taking a bath before going to bed… a hot shower will probably rejuvinate my body.

The wifey’s fast asleep already. I took a peek into our room and saw the missus fast asleep. Beauty rest. Getting ready for her job interview later around 9AM… which I will be driving her to.

Going to take a bath now…

Gotta get some shuteye…

… I’m hungry!

Back from the Ashes!

I’m back… back from the ashes… or so to speak. It’s the start of the new year and so I’ve decided to pay more attention to my Blogger account. I hope people will start visiting my blog more often since I will be posting on a more frequent basis. Been quite busy working/tinkering on the website of a band I’m currently managing. The band’s name is “Candles”. And for those of you who are a bit curious as to how the band looks or would like to just simply know more about them you can check out the band’s website by clicking here.

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I’ve lost a lot of weight since I last posted here. Way back August, I was probably around 172 LBS. I finally decided to shape up…! I got up from my comfy bed and headed to “C3 Gym” (my friend and trainer, Carlo Capati’s business)… Carlo gave me a wonderful diet program to go with my workout routine. I began working out about 6-7 days a week and it’s been 4 months already since I started. Now I’m down to just 138 LBS! I’ve never felt so good about my body in my entire life! “Why didn’t I think of doing this sooner?!” I would’ve looked much much better on my wedding pics! Hehe!