Blast from the Past

With Anna's impending migration to the US, our group has made it a point to make the most of her remaining time here. And so in the span of a week, we got together three times and hung out with her at her pad. Duringour most recent get-together, we were able to convince her to drive all the way to Ortigas (yey!), where we all went to Tiendesitas.

Tiendesitas is this new shopping place that's like a cross between Greenhills and Market! Market!. They have everything from clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, crafts, furnitures and even pets. I had to literally restrain myself from buying stuff lest I find myself with absolutely no money left for anything else. Though I ended up buying something... Nothing fancy, really. Just a cute little toering that Anna picked out for me.

Anyways, while waiting for Sir Chris and Nathan to arrive, Anna, Weng, Sam, Mona, Allen and I window-shopped in pairs. Mikko had to leave soon after dinner since he had some editing to do at home. A little after midnight, we all sat at the food court thing and were treated to the music of The Dawn. Yep, Jet, Kiko, JB and this other guy (sorry I forgot the new bassist's name) played an unannounced set that night. Which is real kewl if you ask me since there were no jologs to disrupt the evening's entertainment. For an unannounced gig, the place was still packed. It isn't surprising though since Tiendesitas was already packed with shoppers from the get-go.

It was fun listening to The Dawn's repertoire. All of us grew up listening to their music. Anna and Allen were screaming like crazy. Both of them (and errr... myself included) were shouting at the top of our lungs for the group to sing "Enveloped Ideas". After around eight songs later, they still haven't sung it. Even though we were having a blast listening to them, we decided it was time to go since Nathan was itching to go for coffee already. We were on our way to the parking when I heard a bass line that sounded like "Enveloped Ideas" and I told Anna and Allen what I thought I heard. Both stopped walking and listened then The Dawn indeed started playing the song. Like mad people, Anna and Allen ran screaming all the way back to the stage area. I, of course, had no choice but to run back. By then, Sam, Weng, Sir Chris and Nathan were halfway to the parking and we didn't see them anymore until we got to Metrowalk. Haha.

All in all, it was a fun night. We ended up staying at Starbucks till 3am.

I am surely gonna miss Anna when she's gone. But hey, maybe we'll be together again sooner than I think... that is, if everything goes as planned. =)


Dark and Difficult Times Lie Ahead

Sure sounds like the story of my life. But no, it's the tag-line for the latest Harry Potter movie coming out next week. Yes people, The Goblet of Fire will finally open next Wednesday and I CANNOT WAIT! Tomorrow, we're already buying tickets to watch the movie on its first day. I am so excited!!!


There Is No Excuse For Betrayal

"There are worse things than Insomnia. Betrayal, for instance. Especially if the one doing the betraying is someone you love" - from the book Insomnia by Stephen King

I sure wish I didn't trust people too much.

I used to be a good judge of character. I could normally recognize someone's character and personality with just one look. Sometimes even from a picture or a video. Mario even commented about my uncanny ability before. I never missed.

But lately, I have been wrong. Most of the time.

I wish I can stop being too trusting. And I wish people would just stop betraying me. Coz it sucks big time.