Thinking Of Home
24Nov06

when i think of home
i remember the goodtimes
and not a time being alone
how i wish i'm home

moments with my dear ones
funtimes with friends
if there's a chance i'll do it
will hop a flight back home

it feels good to think
my loved ones are waiting
what brings me here
is a pride on its own

surviving is one thing
but how far can one go
when you care for you loved ones
you don't think twice, you just go

when i think of home
i remember the good times
the best is all there is
just wait, for soon i'll be home

moments with my dear ones
funtimes with friends
i won't miss it when i get a chance
next thing you'll know, i'm already home

Time To Write Songs

A good sign that pinoy bands are here to make waves. The bands have agreed to produce a compilation album next year so everyone I guess are stressed up creating their originals. I'm kickstarting with two songs inspired by a new friend (Awit Ni Mikaela) and a girlfriend 10yrs ago (Her Name). These songs may not necessarily be shortlisted (either by MeshP or Mr. Brosnan?) so I'll just cross my fingers for now and write as many songs as possible.

AWIT NI MIKAELA
by G. Ordinario

gusto na kita ngunit parang me kulang pa
sa tagal ng panahong tayo'y naging magkaibigan
bakit kinailangan mong lumisan, mangibang bayan, ako'y iwan
sana'y magpropose ka na, isasagot ko 'i do' so please itanong mo na

__hindi man, di na rin ako aasa
__pagka't ako'y handa na
__hindi man, hwag nalang
__pagka't ang puso ko'y meron nang iba

minsan ay pinakilala mo ang iyong kaibigan
mabait sya, ngiti nya'y di naalis sa aking isipan
minsa'y busy ka at siya'y aking naabutan
sa starbucks nag-iisa ako'y inimbitahan

o ba't kay bilis naglaho ng pag ibig ko sinta
daig ko pa ang isang kisapmata
tulad mo, ngayon andito lang
subalit bukas ako'y iyong lilisan

gusto na kita ngunit parang me kulang pa
sa tagal ng panahong tayo'y naging magkaibigan
bakit kinailangan mong lumisan, mangibang bayan, ako'y iwan
sana'y magpropose ka na, isasagot ko 'i do' so please itanong mo na

__hindi man, di na rin ako aasa
__pagka't ako'y handa na
__hindi man, hwag nalang
__pagka't ang puso ko'y meron nang iba

di na ko aasa pang muli
kung ikaw ay babalik saka na lamang ngingiti



HER NAME
by G. Ordinario

10 years since we parted
Your face was drawn in my head
The girl who used to own my heart
Is a wallpaper in my mind once again

_I tried recalling her name
_But it was vague, its a shame
_The girl who used to own my heart
_Has a name that's now forgotten

All that is clear till now
were happy times and sweet moments
Scenes of caring, giving, loving
The hell, what's her name again?

Those days we were foolish
No worries, no other cares
Time went really fast and guess what
I still can't remember, fuck!

_I tried recalling her name
_But it was vague, its a shame
_The girl who used to own my heart
_Has a name that's now forgotten

__I knew she'll be in good hands
__And my future was unsure
__For sakes we had, we needed to
__Part ways, and never look back anymore
__It's a pact we had to endure
__Time's healed the wounds, I'm sure

Those days we were foolish
No worries, no other cares
Time went really so fast and guess what
I totally forgotten her name.

I realized theres another one saved in my palm, I wrote this song in the office today.

TAKE ME TO YOUR ROOM
by G. Ordinario

Take me to your room
Where true freedom lies
Let's break every rule
That hinders our destiny

_Any man that drinks your potion
_Receives a doze of affirmation
_A promise engraved in stone
_Doesn't mean you have to be alone

Entice me, despice me
Pour out your energies and hurt me
After you close your eyes
You will know the pain has died

__We are searching for truth
__Till then we'll realize
__Its not the forbidden fruit

A promise engraved in stone
Doesn't mean you have to be alone

BANDA FANTASTIKA @ GASHAUS

The bayanihan spirit has done wonders once again! Banda Fantastika, featuring 8-pinoy bands had a resounding success. The new bands on the block (3b, Stonecold, De Ja Blue, kernel panic) did showcased very promising performances at par with the more experienced bands (quiverpool, launchbox, backwater, mrbrosnan?, meshpotatoes).

Here are some youtube links:
MeshPotatoes:
Yugyugan Na
Dito Sa Dilim
Beer
Last Goodbye
Santeria
Amber
Two Trick Pony
Aeroplane

Mr. Brosnan?
Banda Fantastika
I'll Go Wherever You Will Go
Push
Plush
High And Dry
Ulan

Launchbox!:
Mikaela
Deliverance
Ligaya
Leaving You
Panalangin

Deja Blue:
I'm Tore DownCome Together - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XWdCr5xeto
Oo
Hootchie Coochie Man
Give Me One Reason
De Ja Blue

Musicmania-3: Meshpotatoes @ Gashaus

Video Links:
Salamat
Last Goodbye
Santeria
Ordertaker
Hallelujah

Musicmania - 3: Backwater & Mr. Brosnan @ Gashaus

Session w/ Backwater:
Independence Day

Mr. Brosnan:
Wherever You Will Go
Push
Plush
All Over You
My Sacrifice

Lecture by FRANK GHERY

"MR. BROSNAN" and "MESH POTATOES" gig invitation

with Launchbox at the Gashaus

It was a totally different gig experience yesterday at Gashaus. I sessioned with Launchbox, we played alternative tunes that were new to me drummingwise. I find those songs challenging as the grooves were really unusual, specially the Barbie's Cradle's "Independence Day" and Sugar Hiccup's "Womb." Really enjoyable stuff for drummers.

My Gashaus experience has cleared skepticisms my former and defunct band 'thewoohoos' had as we thought they had the worst soundsystem setup and room acoustic quality. Not at all, they had brand new Marshall amps for all the guitars, 3-piece mic with boomstands, Tama Starclassic Drumkit with Sabian cymbals (basic hihat, two crash and a ride cymbals, plus a splash and a china crash, and dual iron cobra bass kick), a rare gig treat for drummers. Based on the feedback we received from friends who watched, the soundmix was very good at the audience area. The only setback was there was no monitor speakers for the performers. I was literally deaf to the vocalists but the guitars were good enough for me to hear. Besides that, the given set was only limited to 30-mins. Each band was required to clear at least 15nos of $10-each tickets. If you were to invite friends to watch I'm sure they will feel cheated, unless if the other bands performed similar radio-friendly tunes as we did. The rest played grunge and metal (i could be bias as we left with a few more bands to perform, i guess they played heavy ones too). Ok to me as a musician, but I felt our invited friends did not appreciate the other groups.

We performed around 5:30pm, almost halfway through the 'Musicmania 2' as the event title was. Even if we were not 'in' among all the bands based on the genre that we performed, we did received good applause compared to the others as the crowd had a 30-min break from the usual riffy, grungy, heavy stuffs by the rest of the bands.

Here are some pics (youtube vids will be posted soon):

Braunchbox from left to right (above): Saluyot(session guitar), Ivan(bass guitar), Jolly(session vox), Maureen(main vox), Titan(lead guitar), Tutik(me, session drums). I'm so glad to have been invited by them. Knowing them from the first practice through the gig I felt its not difficult to get along with them (Same with the Brosnans and the Meshes). They are always on their ground and needless to make pa-cute to stand out. That's a good thing abt this group. No wonder they have been playing together for years already, gig after gig.


related blog entries:
jiometry
reesespeanutbuttercups
full vids:
womb
soon
my favourite game
partial vids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FatGG2_dvSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK1RvPbrcck

HERE'S A HINT FOR SUNDAY'S GIG

...05 Oct...at Gashaus
a song from Fann Wong's band:

another from old forgotten Fil-Am band Moonpools and Caterpillars:

WATTAF_CK!!!

MEET DOC SHYRA!

UST Returns To Finals After 7-Years

Although in the finals series between UST Tigers and Ateneo Blue Eagles, the latter is leading by winning game 1, this semi-final win by the Tigers is something to be remembered as they did it in style:

http://www.uaapgames.com/recap091906.shtml

Causeway Bay Jam, 25Sep06

Mr. Brosnan set:

Selling the Drama
Angels And Devils
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Wherever You Will Go
High
Here Without You
The Day You said goodnight
Pinoy Ako
Laklak

Mr. Brosnan with George set:

Plush
High and Dry
With Or Without You
Wonderwall
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
She Will Be Loved
Under The Bridge

Video coverage tks and courtesy of Peloy Mike!

Who moved my cheese?

A good reading (now in audio) for someone who wants to understand why people need to make decisions and move on. Its all about positivity, nothing else. Tks for the book Doc Vlad!

Stefi was saddened by today's revelation, that one of her most loved companion is about to migrate to the land of the loonie toonie. It was difficult for her to accept at first but having explained to her the analogy of the "who moved my cheese" story, she realized that it is not too bad at all. Now she understands this could be just a short wait but soon after they will meet each other again. Godspeed!

And yeah, McDonalds has its own version as Stefi's mousepad:

"Launchbox" Gig Invitation!

GasHaus proudly features some of today’s most exciting bands. Just as the establishment is founded on the concept of complete artistic freedom, the musicians are encouraged to experiment with the entire spectrum of sound. Genres are unimportant so long as the music is good, true, and sincere. Despite coming from diverse musical and social backgrounds, artists share a common element of passion. Passion for music!

Check indie-filipino SG based band LaUnchBox! performing at GasHaus on Oct 1 , Sunday@5pm. Tickets sold for 10sgd (inclusive 1 softdrinks] . For ticket reservation, just email me or those in the cc list. Rock on!!!

Refer to the following website for more info and directions:

http://www.gashaus.com/

http://www.gashaus.com/directions.htm

http://soft.com.sg/2006/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=18226&start=0
The Band:

Mau Obciana – vocals/guitars
Ivan Cunanan – bass
Titan Mercado – guitars

Sessioning for this gig are:
Ogie Camat – guitars (from the band Mr. Brosnan?]
Glenn Ordinario – drums (from the band, Mesh Potatoes and Mr. Brosnan?]

The New 'Mr. Brosnan?'

Damn, we are ready to rock!!!

Gig Updates

Mr. Brosnan - 24Sep06, Causeway Bar, 4pm (a Pinoy charitable fund raising project, tickets at $10)
- Set 1 (George on Vocals)
- Set 3 (All Brosnan)

Session w/ Launchbox - 01Oct06, Gashaus


Mesh Potatoes - 15Oct06, Gashaus, (time TBC)

Weekend Break

School break is here, we thought Stefi deserves a movie treat. At first I thought she would be scared but it turned out she loved it, even wanted to watch it over again. She's been frequenting http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/monsterhouse/international/ these days seeing scary but 'not anymore scary' stuffs. To her its all just art creations:




Afterwards we decided to dine at MS deck. Twas their first time there, I was like having lunch everyday there when I was still with DP. (thank goodness food there doesn't suck anymore):


We strolled around MS, wifey had a serious walk-work-out (expecting women needs lots of those), until its time to hit the Cathedral. After the service I thought wifey should have some more w-w-o so we headed to Dhoby Gaut station, instead of City Hall station. On the way we had to pass by th newly renovated Cathay House (one of singapore's oldest moviehouse i guess):


and Stefi was delighted to find:


she finds these creatures fabulous as her very own 'Marlin and Nemo'(as she names them):


on the way back, while waiting for the train we recalled the "Monster House." We thought we'd like to share what we felt (we had a BLAST!):

...now that's too early for a holloween 'T or T'

enjoy the school break, while dad and mom enjoys this every moment, for a week:

Here's something for the tennis buff:

The Very Particular Art of the Racket Stringer

“Ivan Lendl was the first player to change rackets at every ball change; he brought a new level of professionalism,’’ says Prokes. “Now, the most professional player? Agassi. He is the new benchmark.’’

Cute!