For The First Time

I rarely watch Pinoy movies, but I had fun with Roxanne yesterday watching For The First Time. I guess sometimes lighthearted movies make you feel better in a different way. It was a good way to end a really busy weekend.

Ironically (I'm not sue if I'm using this word correctly), yesterday was exactly a year ago when Roxanne and I had our first date. It was a rainy Friday, or at least it rained that day, similar to what happened yesterday. I remember my friend Cha helping me setup a date with her, Jhen calming me before the actual date, and the mouse that ran across Pizza Hut during dinner. That was a memorable night.

And the rest is history. Now I have to finish my breakfast and get ready for work.

Thank You Eraserheads

Even though the reunion concert was cut short, I still can't thank these guys enough for giving us a really wonderful show last night. All our prayers go out to the speedy recovery of their frontman, Ely Buendia.

Before everything else, I just have to say this. The Eraserheads is probably the most influential band of my generation. Their songs were like the soundtrack of my highschool life. It's like I can attach a certain feeling or recall a certain event with their songs. They're the reason why I tried to learn the guitar and aspired to become a rockstar. Yesterday's reunion concert, in my opinion, was far better than any Ateneo - La Salle game or any international act coming to Manila.

With that said, we really had a fun yesterday. Mac and Tim met with me here at the house, and before leaving we took pictures of the tickets and I had a hard time deciding if I should bring my camera (which I did anyway). We fetched Burn at Ayala Center, then proceeded to The Fort. We arrived at around five in the afternoon, and fans were starting to occupy the field.

After a really heavy dinner, we bought bottles of mineral water, got our cameras, and proceeded to the venue. Unfortunately, big cameras (like my SLR) and water bottles were not allowed inside. Belts were also prohibited, which was a big problem for Mac and Burn. So after complying to the said rules, we were able to enter the venue, waited for another hour, and the countdown to the concert started. That was probably the longest ten minutes of my life.

And then the concert started. They sang fifteen of their hits for the first set, and it was said that more songs were to be played in the next set, including some of their all time favorites. But thirty minutes after the first set ended, it was announced that everything had to be cut short, that lead singer Ely Buendia was rushed to the hospital due to fatigue. No jeers were shouted, instead everyone cheered for the band. And a silent prayer ended the event.

We were also exhausted after the concert. I almost lost my voice singing my favorite tunes. And with the multitude of fans that came, it was hard to leave The Fort early.

We hope that another reunion gig is in the works. Again, thank you Eraserheads.

More info on the Eraserheads

With A Smile video from yesterday's concert found on Youtube

Pictures courtesy of Burn

Too Hot To Handle

This is a really busy weekend for me. Last night, me and the rest of JETS were able to attend the anniversary party of Monster Radio RX 93.1 held at my brother's bar, White Avenue located along Tomas Morato. I'm not really into clubbing, but I had a lot of fun, and so were the rest of the gang. Sadly we had to leave early, in preparation for tonight's long awaited concert.

Thanks to my brother Caloy and his associates for all the accommodation, even though the place was packed. Please check out the gallery here, most are snapshots taken as we were about to leave the venue.

Next stop, the Eraserheads reunion concert.

Harbor View

Client calls can sometimes be fun. This was the case yesterday when Stara (RM and close friend) and I went to Harbor View in Manila. Yes, it was business, but apart from that we were able to enjoy a delightful lunch, as well as take pictures of Manila's bay side.

Please check out the rest of the pictures here.

New Modem, New Life

Blogging while having breakfast. One of the perks of having a steady Internet connection.

For the past year or so, I have been frustrated with our PLDT MyDSL account. Frequent disconnections and low bandwidth are often enough to drive me nuts. But thanks to PLDT's outbound support, they replaced my modem and splitter with new ones, and now I get speeds averaging 700 kb/s. Now this speed may be slow for a lot of Internet junkies, especially those who play online games and download stuff a lot. But for me, this is more than enough.

So again, thank you PLDT for answering my needs.

Oh, and by the way, do you want to know how fast your Internet connection is? Find out at http://www.speedtest.net/, just like what I did.

Unionbank Plaza

This is where I work, a big building that resembles a blue thermos bottle located in Pasig. This has been my second home since 2005, prior to that our headquarters was located in an old (but very memorable) building in Makati's business district.

This shot was taken last Friday. There were other pictures, but most of them were just test shots, since Gelsen and I had been testing our cameras for small details.

The Photographer

I rarely post portraits of myself here, but I really like this shot courtesy of Gelsen. This was taken last Friday, we were playing with our cameras and this was one of his outputs.

You can see more of Gelsen's photos here, and some of his tutorials here. Maybe you can find something interesting from the links mentioned.

As for my shots, they are still in my camera, and I'm still deciding if I will post them here.