Almost A Rock Star

After more than decade (ehem), I finally got my heart's most fervent wish. :) --> beaming smile


- Get Your Own


I was around 15 when I dreamt of becoming a rock star. Haha. But since I never learned how to play the guitars nor the drums, it remained a pipe dream. A year or so later, I found myself wanting to become a deejay especially since I became friends with a couple. So I took up Broadcasting and had a hell of a good time during my radio internship at DZUP -- spinning records for hours everyday when no one else was using the place.

I never became a deejay. I guess I never had the glib of tongue nor the voice to become one. But my love for music brought me somewhere else -- for several years, I worked for a record company (two record labels, actually, although the first one I worked for was where I enjoyed it the most).

For a while I got burnt out. Especially when the music biz became too showbiz for my taste. I tried changing industries but the pull of show business was quite strong and I found myself in the limelight once again. This time I was at the heart of it all. You know, real showbiz stuff. But then I realized that although I'm quite showbiz enough, it wasn't really erm... enough, if you get my drift.

So...now I've turned full circle. And I'm back to what I really love. Music.

But no, I still am not a rock star. I just almost am. ;-)

Almost famous, yeah that's me, now that I am road manager to Sandwich.

Last night during one of our gigs, Raims said that being in a band is probably the best job in the world. I guess it is. And I have the next best thing. Hehe.

Seriously, it is!

You see, I never have to wake up early in the morning to go to the office. Unless of course there's an early gig or flight, which is not exactly everyday. And if I do have to go to the office to submit stuff or do reports, I don't have to go early. So I get to sleep later than usual, which is close to heaven.

Then there's the travel. They're mostly local, but who cares? I wouldn't be able to reach those places if I were stuck in an office right? Or maybe I would but not too frequent. And who knows? Maybe one of these days we'll have a gig outside of the country. We never know, do we?

Of course the best part of it all... I'm at the center of the music scene! And I get to work again with people I sincerely like and whom I've known for like a quarter of my life. I love my band. I love my work. I love my life. :-)

Yes, I'm almost a rock star and I'm loving every minute of it. :-)