concert aftermath

i take my word back. nag-enjoy naman ako kahit papano kagabi. session road played suntok sa buwan (at least the songs didn't sound foreign anymore). then kitchie was there. and barbie.

was surprised to find out that some of the songs of the speaks were a bit familiar. may version nga sila ng bizarre love triangle. ok, so nakikanta na rin ako. naki-headbang? nah, didn't go that far.

pardon the previous post. pano ba naman kasi, i've never heard of the first few bands: kinky hooters (rhea: what kind of band would name itself as such?), join the club (my brother says they have 1 song which sounds like la lopez singing emo--err, what's emo?), rocksteady, etc... then again, kailan ba ako nakinig ng rock music? pop rock pwede.

the concert ended at 1 a.m. but of course, di kami umuwi kaagad. may star-gazing pa. :=) was with my cousins so hinintay ko pa ang kanilang photo-op. sa loob-loob ko, kawawang mga artista, walang choice kundi mag-oblige. sino ba kasing may sabing may right na ang mga tao na makipagpicture dahil lang artista sila? besides, tao lang din sila, napapagod.

pero nang magsimula nang magbilang...1,2...aba e kumaripas na rin ang takbo ko para mapasama. kung sa bagay, artista pa rin yun.

kaya naman nang magtext ako kay rhea at hindi nagreply...
j: (text) galit ka ba?
maya-maya, tumawag.
r: ba't naman ako magagalit?
j: di ka nagreply e.
r: nagtatrabaho po ako. may kasalanan ka no?
j: uhm, kinamayan ko si barbie kagabi.
r: sabi na nga ba guilty.
j: at nagpapicture kami. kay izza calzado din. pero sumama lang ako.
r: haha sige na magtatrabaho na ako.
j: sori na...

oh well, kapag guilty, wag na magtext.

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sarap ng sembreak. too bad di natuloy yung panonood ng pba game namin kanina. andun si kris aquino bwahaha. (joke lang ha. yung laro naman papanoorin namin siyempre.)

concert

i'm here at a rock concert at clamshell tent, intramuros. why i'm here? don't even bother to ask.

why i'm blogging? well, it's only the third opening act and my feet are tired already, my ears, well, masakit na. the only chair i could see here is that of pldt mydsl.

not that i'm bored to death. it's been fun. but not my kind of fun. plus, i should have known there ain't any chair in a rock concert. (stupid)

as to pldt: they're doing a lousy job so far. i think my pre-paid net account runs much faster than their broadband dsl.

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oh well, got to make the best out of the night.

tipsy, not drunk but ecstatic

the other day, i received one of the best remarks a prof has ever told me. sa likod ng bluebook ko sa crim:

"One of the joys of teaching is coming across a very well-written examination booklet--yours is!"

wow, lumulutang na ko sa ere. pasensya na, lakas ng hangin these days no? natuwa lang talaga ako. parang lahat ng pagod ko nagpay-off. i didn't know i have a criminal mind pala.

but that was just the start. magdamagang videoke/movie marathon/poker night after kina bok. linashing lang naman nila ako. we had this card game na kapag nakabunot ka ng King, pipili ka ng iinom. as usual, perennial ako ang pinapainom with matching cheering squad.

blockmates: sprite lang yan.
ako: bakit parang may something bitter?
blockmates: lemon lang.
(chorus: buti na lang tanga!)
ako: gulp, gulp

nakalimang turns yata ako with that weird sprite. kung mamalasin (o suswertehin) ka nga naman, alas pa nabunot ko. tequila! 2 beses pa. nang maubos ang tequila, vodka naman. pinagpapawisan na nga ako, nag-iinit pa. wala nang natirang kahihiyan sakin. di naman nagdilim paningin ko pero parang movie ang paligid ko. 24 (o 30?) frames per second. weird. they all felt so unreal.

anyhow, eto excerpts from the block email (courtesy of ryan b, formerly of kule):

block get-together at bok's: COMMENTARIES AND JURISPRUDENCE
FELONY NIGHT

case7: In re navallo. muli, nalasing na naman po si
jobert sa iced tea kaya nahumaling siya sa pagkuha ng
pictures, including pictures ng mga paa ng mga
tao. kinuhanan din ng litrato sila lora and bridge na
kunwari ay lusting over steve the muscleman. ang
naturang picture ang gagamitin sa cover ng album ni
steve entitled "bitter no more".

case9: navallo v. reyes et. al. sa isang card game cum
drinking session na pinangunahan ni quino as principal
by induction at sinegundahan ng lahat, particularly
ni bridget as principals by indispensable cooperation,
nalasing si jobert. everytime na mabunot ang card na
"king", ang nakabunot ay malayang pipili kung sino sa
grupo ang iinom ng shot ng vodka with sprite. sa isang
undeniable indication of conspiracy, lahat ng
nakabunot ng king ay si jobert ang pinaiinom.

case10: navallo v. reyes et. al. (part 2, a la
francisco v. house) muli, sa isang game na
pinangunahan ni quino as principal by induction at
sinegundahan ng lahat as principals by indispensable
cooperation, mas lalo pang nalasing ang lasing nang si
jobert. sa isang a la truth or dare na game, lahat ng
tao ay magsasabi ng isang bagay na nagawa na nila (o
hindi pa nila nagagawa) at lahat ng tao sa grupo na
hindi pa nakakagawa (o nakagawa na) nun ay
iinom. narito muli ang transcript:

conspirator: i have never performed ________
jobert: glug glug glug (umiinom)

conspirator: i have ______ somebody else's ears
jobert: glug glug glug (umiinom uli)

conspirator: i was able to _____ with somebody in a
public place
jobert: glug glug glug (umiinom pa rin)

gaya ng naunang game, the actions of the accused
demonstrate a unity of action geared towards the
common purpose of intoxicating jobert, which brings us
to the next case...

case11: people v. navallo. all hell broke loose sa
kwarto ni bok dahil sa videoke challenge na
pinangunahan ni jobert. salitan sa pagwawala este
pagkanta sila jobert, andre at martin. pero siyempre si
jobert pa rin ang nanguna dahil nga sa mitigating
circumstance of intoxication, na na-offset din ng
aggravating circumstance of performing a felony in a
place of worship. opo, na-transform ang kwarto ni bok
into a religious place dahil kumanta si jobert ng
isang religious song, although ayaw niyang maniwala
nung una. narito muli ang transcript:

videoke monitor: "gaya ng dati by gary valenciano"
ryan b: jobert religious song yan a
jobert: (lasing voice) hoy hindi naman yan religious
song no. hindi kaya hindi kaya.hindi yan religioush
shongg...
jobert: (kanta kanta kanta)
videoke monitor: (patapos na yung kanta) "panginoon,
ako'y nabulag ng mandarayang mundo/ ako ay patawarin
mo/ mula ngayon ang buong buhay ko'y iaalay sayo/
gamitin mo ako/ gaya ng dati"
jobert: (nagugulumihanan) ay, bakit nga may
"panginoon"?

but it's too late, jobert, it's too late.

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ang saya ng block overnight. sana nga ay patawarin ako sa mga kasalanan ko huhu.

I will never leave you

I will never leave you..

You are safe here in my arms
Never fear i'll be beside you
Feel my love, touching your soul
Holding you closer as i whisper to you

I will never leave you hold on tight
Promise to stay forever by your side
I will never leave you promise i
Stay forever i will never leave you behind

Stay with me and you will see
I will be the one you've been dreaming
I won't hurt the heart that you've given
And never be wounded in my arms i promise

I will never leave you hold on tight
Promise to stay forever by your side
And i will always love you promise i
Stay forever i will never leave you behind

And every moment, every minute, every hour of my life
I intend to live my whole life with you
I will be your home and live the same forever in my arms
And will make it through

I will never leave you hold on tight
Promise to stay forever by your side
I will never leave you promise i
Stay forever i will never leave you behind......

( hold on tight promise to stay forever by your side )
I'll be with you... whenever, whenever, whenever..
( and i will never leave you promise i )
Promise i stay forever
I will never leave you behind....

You are safe here in my arms
'coz i will never leave you
Leave you behind.....

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promises have long lost their meaning and forever's a long time. but at this very moment, this i know is true.

sembreak blues

and i thought i could sleep my way throughout the whole sembreak.

halfway through, i realized i can't be a couch potato. you see, i've positioned the tv and the dvd player right in front of my bed so i'd spend the whole day either sleeping or watching, but no, my conscience is killing me. i need to do something. i need to be productive. i need to be useful.

so i went out of the house a couple of times to do some errands (self-imposed) or to simply meet friends. watched corpse bride with blockmates but for some reason, classroom discussions keep haunting me. can there be a valid marriage between the living and the dead? it's void! no legal capacity, no consent, no solemnizing officer, no marriage license, no marriage ceremony. not one of the requisites present! "we are amongst the living, we must abide by their rules"--lex loci celebrationis? my god, it's sembreak. give me a break.

watched a couple of movies at home. it was even more traumatic.
mr. & mrs. smith--attempt to kill the spouse can be a ground for legal separation
naked weapon--madame x and the china doll assassins' crimes can be aggravated by the circumstance of price, promise or reward
unfaithful--killing your wife's lover would have been justified if you caught them in the act...
kill bill 1--retaliation is not self-defense

i watch the news and it's all there. eo 464, cpr, eo 453...consti exam? dokyu--child trafficking. ayoko na, mababaliw na ako.

what makes it even more traumatic is that they all remind me that i'll soon be receiving a failing grade by the 26th because for sure, i flunked the finals. hay...3 has never been beautiful a grade.

with boredom slowly creeping in, i turn around and look for something to read. i don't want to touch law books, at least not now. but i have yet to borrow a copy of harry potter 1 and start reading while everyone's so excited about the 4th movie coming soon. so i looked at my shelf and tada...readings in social science II. plato to durkheim. that's what's keeping me busy today. oh well, til i get bored. if i'm really bored to death, i might as well read my brother's nursing books. added knowledge don't you think? then i might as well enrol in a nursing course and go abroad and earn big bucks. nah, i like it here in the philippines.

one thing i missed but just can't get myself to doing is writing and doing field work. updating this blog took me days, only to decide in the end that i'll just write 3 words. tulog! tulog! tulog! so many things to write about but no idea where to start.

yesterday, while on our way to the supreme court for a tour, i saw microwave vans along plaza miranda. ah, another rally i surmised. last time i was in the supreme court, there was also a big rally. the issue back then was fpj's citizenship. i remember getting off at ust, running after a producer of probe. my job was to bring the tapes as close as possible to her since she was bringing the camera. until then, i didn't know sprint lessons could be useful to journalists.

how i miss those days. i was thinking of doing fieldwork yesterday since our tour didn't push through. but for whom? i would have volunteered to assist anyone doing a coverage. but i didn't know anyone so i decided to go home. aboard the lrt, i saw smoke rising from the welcome rotonda area. would have been a metro story.

around this time last year, i was in surigao for the thesis. hay... i miss the whole thing...conceptualizing the story, researching, setting appointments, conducting interviews, writing the article... hope i'm still capable of doing it. we barely have writing assignments in law school. if there are, research is confined to cases, laws, and other things in the library. should be easy for us, although not quite. i still miss going out, getting lost and meeting people.

i could start writing about happy things =) but unlike celebrity crushes, real things i need to keep for myself hehe. =) all i know is: kung ikaw ay masaya tumawa ka...

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birthday pala ng brother ko ngayon. la akong regalo sa kanya. uso pa ba yun?

sembreak at last!

tulog! tulog! tulog!

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zzzz...