GLAM ROCK: MEMORY REPERTOIRE

Who wouldn’t remember Guns n’ Roses, Poison, Skid Row, Aerosmith, Kiss, Boston, Cheap Trick, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Warrant, Slaughter, White Lion, Danger Danger and Van Halen (oh, forgive me if I failed to mention your favorite Glam Rock Band)

Today I’m feeling a little nostalgic, going back to the Glam Era…Since I started the day listening to Poison’s “Until you suffer some (Fire and Ice)” oh yeah, it feels just right. Nothing beats the powerful heavily reverb drum beat, the catchy hooks and guitar riffs with effin’ shredded guitar solos and high screaming voice. The Glam get up *woot* to those sexy man who wore those tight black demin, spandex or leather jeans, headband or bandana, those who carries spiked bangs bleach blonde long hair, black and white make up and over flowing of silver accessories. A rock and roll lifestyle of partying all night and hell yeah! they can grind, remember Axl’s snake dance? And not to mention those Flying V guitars and understanding the use tremolo bar. Who wouldn’t miss that?

Glam is one of the music I grew up listening to, although I started listening to New Waves and British Rock at the age of 8-10 (I guess?). Glam is one of the music that influenced me to hold and play the guitar. As far as I can remember the basic chords for Glam Rock are G-D-A-C just play along with those 4 chords and I’m sure you’ll be just fine. And yes!, I wouldn’t deny the fact that I was one of those who struggled really hard just to learn how to play GnR’s “Sweet Child of Mine”, and all the effin’ ways to play it, you can play it normally like holding your guitar right in front of you showing off your skillful fingers or you can play it by putting the guitar at your back for a little exhibition and amazement of the audience . *boohoo* unfortunately I failed in doing the back part or both HAHAHA.

Why do I listen to Glam? That’s very simple. I like the lyrics, straight forward yet full of feelings. The song convey the real emotions of the song writer and the melodies are catchy, although a little noisy because of the vocalist boisterous sexy voice. I love the guitar riffs and the solos, it’s not as complicated as most of the rock songs now a days. The riffs are much clearer and easy to follow. By listening to it you'll be able to identify what kind of Guitar Effects used mostly Overdrive, Wah, Delay and Reverb or Chorus unlike today’s Rock music (if I can ever classify one) more digitized and uses a lot of sound mixes. Not saying that I don't like the RnR of this generation, it's just different from the Old School RnR.

I don’t know... but I really like listening to Glam Rock maybe because it offers appealing guitar riffs or maybe because I love listening to the vocalist voice (sexy charisma~Oh Sebastian Bach!^^) or maybe because I’m not your average girl who listened to Milli Vanilli or Vanilla Ice during those era, although I had fun listening to Cypress Hill. I really don't know. Oh hey! by the way, I’m not that old~~ just musically inclined^^ LOL!

Phantom of the Goblet

Last March Wacky and I was invited by Kaye and Kevin to celebrate Genelle’s birthday at Thunder Bird Hotel and Casino, Angono Rizal. That night I have to drop off Wacky back at our place (it’s still a school day), since I was home I decided to take 3 wine glasses from our bar, I told Kaye that I won’t be drinking rum or anything heavy since I haven’t got any sleep. So off we went to buy one bottle of red wine before heading back to the hotel.

We stayed at the room’s veranda since we can’t smoke inside. The guys were drinking rum and cola and we gals are drinking wine, there were only five of us drinking that night. Of course It wouldn’t be normal if I would not be snatching photos of the event, however since both of my cameras battery are dead I borrowed Kaye’s cam. So I was taking pictures of everyone and cam whoring as well, then I took a shot of the wine glass that I was using.

A few days after, Kaye uploaded the photos and she was surprise to see a face in the glass, she called everyone who was there with her and some said it was a man with a mustache, someone even said that it looks like Jesus Christ (thou shall take the name of Lord in vain, Sorry) and she even thought it looks like Che Guevara (I thought so too).

At first I really can’t see the image on the glass, but after showing it to everyone in the house including my two aunts and my mother, that’s the only time I believe that there is really a figure. But I’m a person who don’t easily believe in what can’t be explained by science or by logic I refuse to think that it’s an apparition or some sort of a warning, although everyone in the family is making fun of me, teasing that it’s a sign because I don’t go to church regularly (oh well).

I think there must be some logical explanation as to how that image or that figure was formed. You can clearly see my finger prints if you look closer at the image, the temperature of the wine reacting to the temperature of the glass thus creating moist, the dark background and of course the glare coming from the flash of the camera all contributed to the illusion. But whatever that is, I really don’t buy the idea that it’s supernatural or what not, I’m not someone who would go and shout “I saw a sign” (in the tune of ACE of BASE) or change my way of living because it’s a signal that I’m not living in holiness or I have an afflicted spiritual life or because I don’t go to church regularly and other reasons that I hope not to offend anyone. I know where my faith is and I’m confident that I’m a Christian and I believe in the Holy Trinity.

Anyway just for the fun of it, I think I saw Adolf Hitler, Che Guevara and after zooming out the image I can see Alf (haha). Well, I hope it’s not kulot my friendly guard (kulot is what we call this entity it is coined after some witnesses said it has a curly hair) my friends believed that it has been following me since college. I barely believe in kulot but my ex boyfriends (HAHA only had 3 serious, ok?!^^) claimed that they have seen it in our house. They have the same description under different scenarios of course, someone even saw it standing behind me while I was waiving goodbye and it’s quite an annoyance since it can imitate voice and pretend to be someone. Haven’t heard about kulot for a long time, maybe because I am single (HAHA I’m starting to sound like a freak here). Well, just check the photos.

RIP Skullcandy/ My Urban Jungle Soundtrack

I use to have a Pink Low Rider Skullcandy (RIP) but unfortunately due to my clumsiness I accidentally dropped it and rolled my swivel office chair on it. I tried reviving it using instant glue or some sort of adhesives but it didn’t help (I curse whoever invented that compound used in that darn plastic ^^), it’s not designed for sticky stuffs and I will surely die if someone will suggest to stitch it using metal wire arrrgh!. I gave up and kept it safe in my drawer after grieving for two weeks.

Now this is my ultimate wish: Monster Beat by Dr Dre, the reason for my drooling.

Unfortunately it’s quite pricey (sigh) a raging P12, 000-15,000 for a headset, it's a no way highway. Anyways, I’m thinking about buying a new skullcandy or a sennheiser or a mix-style headphones or an UrbanEars at least I can afford those

Mix-Style Headphones

Urban Ears Headphones

Sennheiser Headphones

Well anyways, let me share my URBAN JUNGLE SOUNDTRACK. It’s my daily energy booster and it helps me start my day right. I change my playlist every once in a while but I’ve been listening to this for almost two months now. Happy Music ^^

1. Absinthe Party at the Fly Hone Warehouse – Minus the Bear

2. Pachuca Sunrise – Minus the Bear

3. Candy Everybody Wants- 10,000 maniacs

4. This Charming Man – The smith

5. Girls and boys in love- The Rumble Strips

6. Morning Charm- Standfast

7. Trouble Sleeping- Corrine Bailey Rae

8. She’s so Lovely – Scouting for Girls

9. London Rain – Heather Nova

10. Foundation- Kate Nash

11. Up Against the Wall- Peter Bjorn and John

12. Object of my Affection- Peter Bjorn and John

13. Naïve(The Kooks Cover)- Lilly Allen

14. I Don’t know why – Moony

15. Just the way you are- Milky

16. First Train Home- Imogen Heap

17. Yabai- Arashi (Jun Matsumoto) ^^

18. Pure Shore – All Saints

19. Sun Burn Chilitees Remix- Sandwich

20. Too young to Die- Jamiroquai

21. Tender Buttons- Broadcast

22. Get up and go- Broadcast 2000

23. Vlad the Impaler- Kasabian

24. Let’s Get F*cked up and Die- Motion City Soundtrack

25. Fell in Love without you – Motion City Soundtrack

26. I got soul but I’m not a Soldier- The Killers

27. Sound of Settling- Death Cab for Cutie

28. Shooting the Moon- OK GO

29. Strange and Beautiful – Aqualung

30. Oh Lately it’s so Quiet- OK GO

31. Breakeven- The Script

32. New Soul- Yael Naim

33. Wish- Jem

34. Just a Ride- Jem

35. Poor Little Rich Boy- Regina Spektor

On a different note:

Why is it so hard to insert photos in Blogger?

Do I have to work on HTML whenever I Post Pictures?

Hmmmm...I'll figure this effin' thing out.

I am Your Fan Girl!

Oh effin' YES!

I am your fan girl. I look at you everyday and with just one tiny curve from you lips~ whooa! flings my heart into the clouds, sending me 50,000 miles away from my world and oh how I love those feelings. You keep me going like a shot of espresso in a dazed morning.

You are the epitome of ethereal beauty, divine and pure. I sometimes wonder if you only eat morning dews to survive, a mythical creature of some sort…Oh, you got the most astonishing dog eyes (lol) and hell yeah they scream melts whenever I look at them.

Oh well, I am your fan girl and that’s how it’s gonna be, nothing more nothing less. Whoopsy!

Well, Hello There April!

Hey there April! Welcome to my year 2010. How have you been? Well, I’m quite enjoying my time wandering and here you come! I miss you, although I know you’ll be adding another mark on my wall (Sigh) but I’ll be welcoming you with a bang!

Oh by the way, you’re making me think too much…I’m extremely worried and concerned if I’ll be able to catch up with your attainment. You see every year we meet up and it makes wonder if my manner and outlook towards things are at the same level as you…hope I can catch up and won’t be a disappointment.

So while you’re here, why don’t we have a goodtime and reminisce over the past years, maybe chat like what we use to. I know after 30 days I’ll be sending you off and I’ll get back to our cycle. Yup, that will be sitting and waiting for you next arrival.

I hate to admit it but meeting you again makes me anxious. You bring so much pressure in my system and I’m scared that I might not be able to greet you as gracefully as I used to. Oh and yes, I’m trying hard to live life to your expectation and honestly it’s not easy. But then again you have taught me how to shrug off the doubts and fears, so I’m betting another match with you. Let's take this year's challenge. Oh just to remind you I’m not a quitter, so I’m giving you a heads up, you can start a few feet before me and run as fast as you can, but I betcha, I can catch you and beat you with no sweat.

Till next year... Dude, when we see each other let’s have another one of this talk and check if things have improve with us! Kudos to another year!

Your April Child,

Back to the Pool

I’m getting older and yes, It’s time and I’m ready!…a friend of mine once told me: “if you want to find the right one for you, girl this is the best time”… ok so I’m going back to the pool huh!? How do I get back? Is there a new trend in finding the one? hehehehe

I went to this oh not so cool and not too dull party (I didn’t even drink a lot) a guy approach me with his glimmering smile…he said “Hi! So you are ____ friend?” I said “yeah hi!” (FUSHU! made me feel like in a high school soiree…hahahaha so old school and yet I feel like an amateur).10, 000 dozen questions followed one after another…where do you work? What do you do for a living? Someone even ask what brand of make-up I use (makes me wonder hmmmmmm…make-up?) and someone even ask me to challenge them like how I usually conduct interviews, to throw questions and evaluate if they will pass and so on and so forth.

Funny because some of them are just irresistibly charming…but I have put my guards up... I have to be more alert and inquisitive. Thing is, guys now days are simply deceiving and because of that I have to work double time (can't afford to have another mistake), bringing out the Nancy Drew in me…

First things first, differentiate the Well from the Rotten… How? Get to know them…

ASK INTELLECTUAL QUESTIONS

Ask anything that will stir up his intellectual juice, ask him why he took that course in college, ask him the most recent book he had read, ask him what kind of music he listens to, ask him how he view politics and know his social awareness lastly, ask him if he knows the Naiver Stoke equation (Joke, don’t ask him the equation part hahaha! unless you want the man to run away as fast as he could).

KNOW HIS BREAD AND BUTTER

You have to know if the person is earning his own dough or if the man is a living scrub. If he asks a lot of questions about what you do for a living and what not, then take the liberty in asking the same series of questions. If he refuses to answer or give you a series of zigzag unsure response like “I can’t divulge that info because I work as an undercover to some UFO agency” then chances are he’s a bomb or his trying to construct his answer to make it more appealing. Does it matter how much he earns? (YES hahaha!) Not really, what matter is how well he takes his job and if he’s happy with it.

KNOW HIS RELIGIOUS BELIEF

Ask about the guy’s religion and beliefs because those are the fundamental recipes of all relationship, whether its friendship, business or love. But be careful not to create too much fuss about the subject, you don’t have to convert the guy into your religion (yet HAHA!), and please that’s not a best topic for debate unless you want to annoy that person.

GET TO KNOW HIS ROOTS

Ask about his family background. What does his parents do for a living? Ask about his sibling and their relationship. Ask about his mother, guys in reality are all fan of their momma and honestly speaking I would go for a 3^rd degree momma’s boy than to know that he despise his mother. Make sure that the guy is someone who value Family. Someone would do things first for his Family before his friends.

IS HE EMOTIONALLY STABLE

Make sure that he is in touch with his emotions, observe how he talk to his friends and how he handle the most crucial situation (this comes on the later part), does he communicate his feelings openly with you, If not, you just got yourself a dry ice, congratulations! But again, not too in touch that he would whimper at the scene of sun rising or sob while watching Titanic.

IS HE LEVEL HEADED

Does your beau handle situation by weighing things or is he the type of a person who would go for spur-of-the-moment. I personally like guys who are spontaneous but only to a certain degree. There are things that can’t be decided by doing mini-mini-my-nimo or rock-paper-scissor or Coin Tossing. I like a man who would lead me or who would give me the pros and cons or who would give sensible advice in whatever decision I make. I would never go for a guy who can’t handle his own sh*t.

KNOW HIS INTEREST

Of course don’t expect that everything will be magic, like everything is coincidently a gift from heaven and amazingly same for both of you. You don’t want your man’s to like shopping or going to a beauty parlor grooming for a hobby or those other stuff that we normally do. But it will be an advantage to know what he likes and what he enjoy doing. In some of my forgotten relationship I fail to do this because I was too selfish to let my exs enjoy their own lives, I ruined their identity by making them watch teenybopper movie, making them listen to heavy metal because I don’t listen to RnB (only had 1 BF who listen to that by the way), changing his fashion taste because he looks too jologs (tacky) in his shirts and others that I refuse to remember HAHAHA! Let the guy have his own identity and let him enjoy what he likes doing.

OK don’t panic you don’t need to ask those question or know all of those things right at your first meeting or he’ll might think that you’re an alien from another planet studying male species. As you go along, like if he asks for your number and calls you that the time you hit the red button…be careful never ask question that you yourself cannot answer or the table will just tip over your face. Don’t impress guys. It’s a fact that guys are mostly scared of strong woman, so be subtle and at the same time don't change your list/criteria because of some pretty face.

Important note:You have to hear everything from the horse's mouth. Don’t rely on what your/his friends are telling you otherwise you’ll be banging your head on the wall. Oh well, have a merry hunting and May we all be prosperous in this side life.

I believe that everyone was born with someone to guide them. May we all find the hand that fit ours ^^v