Annoying Orange - Time to Burn

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

Happy Birthday Mama Mary

September 8 - It's Mama Mary's birthday! Have a blessed day everyone!

A1 in Cebu this November

The popular British-Norweigan band, A1 will be back in Cebu this November 23, 2012 for a benefit concert which will be held in Waterfront Hotel & Casino. Before their "The Greatest Hits Concert" last February 25, A1 visited Cebu (February 16 to be exact) as they were declared the new Ambassadors of Goodwill for the Young Life Healthcare and Education Foundation. It was a surprise since their arrival in Cebu was not publicized. Because of this, I finally met them up close and personal. Supposedly the benefit concert was scheduled last June 8. However, due to the lack of time for preparations and promotions, the management decided to move the concert date to November. Last time I've heard, A1 is planning for an Asian tour that will also kick off in November, though I'm not sure if this is pushing through yet. What's important is, they'll be back in Cebu and I'll be able to see them live in a concert.

VIP ticket is available at 2750 Php. Call 032-3415963 for more details. Please like Cebu Loves A1 Page for more updates.

Courtesy of Young Life Healthcare and Education Foundation Philippines Facebook Page.

Boyce Avenue - 5 Years of Videos on YouTube!

David Guetta feat. Sia - Titanium (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on iTunes

Maroon 5 - Payphone (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on iTunes

I like this song. Good thing Boyce Avenue covered this song.

Meet and Greet with David Cook at Waterfront Hotel

It's the first Meet and Greet event that I've attended. I'm so thankful to Dayly Entertainment for giving me a chance to meet David Cook personally. 

Dayly Entertainment's tweet that I've won the M&G contest. 

My M&G pass. 

Me, Adelaine, David Cook and Joseph. We all won M&G passes courtesy of Dayly Entertainment. 

Photo Courtesy of Dayly Entertainment Facebook Page.

Meet & Greet and CD Signing at SM City Cebu

David Cook signing my copy of This Loud Morning. 

There you go. This Loud Morning signed by David Cook himself.

Photo courtesty of SM City Cebu Facebook Page. 

Davic Cook Live in Cebu

This is kind of a late post, still I feel the need to post this.

Last July 15, 2012, David Cook had a concert here in Cebu at Waterfront Hotel. It's his second time in Philippines and first in Cebu. I'm not a big fan of David Cook but I like his songs and his voice. There's also a CD signing at SM City Cebu by noon that day. Yes, I bought a copy of This Loud Morning and it was signed by David Cook. I just bought a Balcony ticket worth 700php. I even joined the twitter contest by Dayly Entertainment for the meet and greet pass and fortunately, I won. I was able to shake hands with David Cook. That's my first time with an international artist. Though I was able to meet a1 up close, I never had the chance to have a handshake with them. 

The concert is pretty good. I was able to listen to the songs of This Loud Morning and his self-titled album that's why I'm kinda familiar with the songs he sang in the concert. His voice is so powerful. He's really a good performer, no wonder why he was declared the American Idol for Season 7.

Balcony Ticket. It's all I can afford. 

The Walking Dead Season 3 Comic-Con Trailer

a1 & D'Sound - Talkin' Talk (Preprod 29.05.12)

A1 &Annie Khalid "Just 3 words "

MYFM Exclusive: Kris Allen Mash-up Of Rihanna/ Katy Perry/ Lady Gaga

Boyce Avenue - Broken Angel (Official Music Video) on iTunes

Boyce Avenue - Broken Angel (Behind The Scenes)

New Phone

Finally, my Sun Cellular postpaid plan application was approved. It took 1 month before it was approved. On top of it, if I didn't go to their office, I won't know that my application was approved. That's fine, as long as I have my new phone now - Samsung Galaxy Y.

The a1 Dream

And so I have this weird dream again. Well, not so weird. I dreamt about a1. In my dream, I know that a1 is here in Cebu. I went in some place which I don't know where exactly it is in Cebu. All I know, a1 is there and I'm right. I saw Mark, Ben and Christian. I'm wondering that they're out there without any guards. So I approached them and they said that they're on their way to the hotel. I joined them. I was amazed that we rode a tricycle and guess who's the driver. It's Ben. So he knows how to drive a tricycle. I was on the backseat and they are actually having a conversation with me. That's just the four of us. Then we arrived. I forgot the exact name of the hotel, but what I remembered, it's Sun Days or Sun's Day. I know that there's a Sun and a Day in the name. I remembered my friends - the admins of Cebu Loves A1 facebook page. I texted one of them and she actually called me. I informed her where I was and I'm with the band and I can't talk to her right now because this seems to be confidential. I just found out that there were some fans expecting them there. My best friend and his family are actually there (the Ortegas). They just arrived from Japan. They were able to have some photo ops with them. I'm the one who actually the photos. Then, the a1 lads were giving some souvenir or memorabilia items to their fans. I was surprised that my high school friend Gladys was there. She's an avid fan of a1 as well and it's because of her that's why I'm an a1 fan as well. I also participated in giving those things to the fans and in back of my mind, I want to get some for me *evil laugh*. When the event was finished, I told myself that this is my chance to have a picture of me and a1. I approached Mark first. I said, "Hey, Mark!" and I informed everyone "This is my idol". Mark replied "I don't care". I'm not sure if he's pertaining to me. He's tired that time and he was speaking with somebody else and he's not looking at me when he said that so I would assume that it's not for me. And there we go. I finally got a picture of me and my idol Mark Read. And then, the worst part of the dream. I woke up. I checked my phone with high hopes that the picture is there and I realized, oh, I was dreaming.

Why do you always wake up if you're on the best part of your dream?!

Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up [Official Music Video]

@a1official Followed Back

Last April 12, A1 - @a1official finally followed me in Twitter! First it's Mark Read, now it's A1. I hope @benadamsuk and @a1christian will do the same.

April Friday the 13th

I just want to share my Friday the 13th experience. I was in PAGIBIG office to pay the amortization and membership of my aunt. I forgot to bring the receipts but I didn't worry at all because I'll have my brother bring them. I fell in line to get a priority number for payment. The cut-off is 4:00 PM and it's around 3:40 when I arrived. Usually, the person in charge will just ask what do you need and they'll give you a priority number. Well, this particular employee ( I will name him STU for stupid. Sorry for the word but I just can't help calling him that way. Forgive me.), asked what type of payment will I do.  By the way, Stu is the same employee I encountered before and asked for the same thing. I said amortization that time and he asked me to get a payment order form first before he will give me the priority number. So I did what he asked me to and fell in line again to get the priority number. And now, knowing that he will ask me to do it again, I said membership this time with the thought that he will give me the priority number. But he asked for the receipt and he won't give me a priority number without it. I said I left it but somebody is on the way to bring the receipt. I know for a fact that the receipt is needed by the cashier. But the point is, I just want to get the priority number for 2 reasons. First, it's almost 4:00 PM and that's the cut-off. My brother will arrive most likely after that time. Second, if you have a priority number already, you will still have to wait for around an hour and a half to two hours for your turn. So I'm just saving myself some time because I don't want to wait that long again. But Stu insisted and instead asked me to get a payment order form. The payment order form is needed if you will pay the amortization. Well that's a different thing for the payment for membership. It just aggravated me because he's the only employee who does that. Other employees will just ask what you need and if you say payment, they will give you the priority number for payment right away without any questions. And Stu's insisting that this is the implementation and they've been doing that for a long time. He's so wrong. Even the lady after me complained because she was not given the priority number too. My patience was tested that time and I answered him back with not so nice words. I know it's not good but I just can't stand being pushed away by a government employee who doesn't know how to deal with other people. We're not paying a large amount of tax every payday to be treated like that by a government employee. I hope he'll realize that the salary he's getting is from us. This is not a big deal anyway but I'm very aggravated. Next time, I'll just make sure that I bring the receipts. 

Next, I went to Jollibee to order C1 - Chicken Joy + Rice + Drinks and C3 - Chicken Joy + Jolly Spaghetti + Drinks. I asked if possible the chicken part is thigh or breast. Unfortunately, only drumstick and wings are available, which I don't like. I don't like because for me, it's not worth of what I will be paying. If I eat in carenderias or chicken stores, drumsticks and wings are the cheapest. I know this is a silly reasoning but I'm not really comfortable of eating drumstick and wings in Jollibee. It's not SULIT. Why will I settle for something less if I can get more. There's nothing I can do about it anyway, not a happy camper though. 

So there you go. What a friday the 13th experience. Not to mention not having sales at work and getting a not so high  salary. I will not go into details. Enough said. 

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Boyce Avenue - Broken Angel - Official Video (Sneak Preview)

Boyce Avenue - Rolling In The Deep - Live at the MTV EMAs Belfast 2011 (...

Adele - Set Fire To The Rain (Boyce Avenue cover)

Lady Antebellum - Just A Kiss

Here's the original.

Lady Antebellum - Just A Kiss (Boyce Avenue feat. Megan Nicole)

District 12's Earth Hour

I know this is a bit too late. I just want to share my Earth Hour experience last March 31, 2012. I went to Persimmon to join the Earth Hour Trivia Night. I'm supposed to be with my former coworkers that time. Apparently, they're still in Slumber Land. I felt bad a bit, because I've been reminding them of this date. Good thing, my friend Cristine was on the way to our boarding house so I invited her. It's just the two of us who joined and we called our team DISTRICT 12. Awesome name, right? We didn't do well though, but I enjoyed it. Our final score is 22. Anyway, it was fun and I hope I could join another round of Trivia Night. I also won a 100 pesos worth of Gift Certificate from Mr. Coffee in the raffle. Nothing to lose. :D 

A whopping score of 22. At least we're not the last. 

Me and my BA Shield Shirt with my friend Cristine. 

The Hunger Games Experience

I've watched the advanced screening of this movie last March 21 with my friends. I haven't finished reading the book yet but I enjoyed this movie. It felt like I'm a teenager again since most of the moviegoers that time were like teens. Overall the movie was great but Harry Potter is still the best movie adaptation for me *bias*. I'm looking forward to the sequel of this movie, Catching Fire. That would be a long wait. I'll promise I'll finish reading the book.

It looks like Mark Read didn't enjoy the movie. I just saw his FB post about the movie. It's funny because he can't relate. LOL. Well, I think the movie is really for teens and young adults.

Kris Allen - The Vision Of Love

The Making of The Vision of Love

Here's the video of the making of Kris Allen's latest single, The Vision of Love. Cool song. Enjoy. ☺

Boyce Avenue - Daylight / Tonight - Live at the MTV EMAs Belfast 2011

Pearl Jam - Jeremy (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on iTunes

David Gray - Babylon (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on iTunes

Mark Read Followed Back

March 6, 2012 - Finally, Mark Read followed me back. This is so great! Mark Read is very active in twitter and he's actually replying to the tweets of his fans. He replied 2 of my tweets so far. Then they (including Ben) announced that they will start following back. I started requesting last March 1. Good thing it did not reach a month considering that they have lots of fans all over the world. Mark Read is one of my favorite singers. I really appreciate that he takes time to interact with his fans even in Twitter despite the busy schedule. He's really someone to look up to. A1 will be back by May or June. I would really save for their concert. 

Fail

I was not able to comply with my action plans on my first week. I'm still not taking a public utility jeepney on my way to work, that's 3 consecutive taxi rides. I was 5 minutes late yesterday. Well, I hope that would be the first and last instance of my tardiness this month. I will still try to wake up earlier so that I will be able ride a jeepney. I really need to save money.Vertical Horizon will also be having a concert this April in Waterfront.

Kris Allen - The Vision of Love (NEW SINGLE)

American Idol Season 8 Winner Kris Allen's new single - Vision of Love. Cool song. Enjoy!




Wake up if you believe
Love is not a fading dream
Tell me I'm not the only one
Who feels this way right now

Lonely needs a friend
Ask him where he's been
You could be the light that comes
And turns his world around

I don't wanna run, I don't wanna hide
When someone needs somebody
I don't wanna say, I don't got the time
When someone needs somebody
With a little faith and a little soul
We can't go wrong
We can't go wrong

When a heart breaks
And the world shakes
Will we stand for the vision of love?
When a tear falls
And the fear crawls
Will we stand for the vision of love?
Will we stand for the vision of love?

Singing
Whoa-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Make-up hides her face
Cause she feels out of place
She cries
Come on someone tell this girl she's beautiful

We don't gotta run, we don't gotta hide
When someone needs somebody
We don't need to say, we don't got the time
When someone needs somebody
With a little faith and a little soul
We can't go wrong
We can't go wrong

When a heart breaks
And the world shakes
Will we stand for the vision of love?
When a tear falls
And the fear crawls
Will we stand for the vision of love?
Will we stand for the vision of love?

Singing
Whoa-oh-oh (C'mon)
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Let's stand up)
Whoa-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Let's stand)
Whoa-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's stand for the vision
Stand for the vision of love

Whoa-oh-oh (Wake up)
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh (Wake up)
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh (Wake up if you believe)
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

When a heart breaks
And the world shakes
Will we stand for the vision of love?
Will we stand for the vision of love?

Merit Increase!

2 more months and I'll be celebrating my first anniversary in Convergys. I just received a very good news yesterday. I received Salary Notification Letter - that means Merit Increase! 6.54% on top of my basic salary is not bad. At least, I felt that my effort has been paid off somehow. 

Hello March

Yeah right, it's March already. Time flies so fast. February was the best month of the year so far for me. I hope March will be a good month as well. 2 months already passed and I haven't made my goal for this year still. I haven't made any last year. My plan is, just to make a goal for every month. I think I need to have a sense of direction. I should be more responsible this time. 

Here are my goals.

1. 0% Absenteeism Rate for this month. I made this possible last January and I was tardy for 4 times last month. I think I can do it again this month. I just need to value time more. 

2. No Taxi in going to work. For the past 2 months, I never went to work without taking taxi. Yes, it's quite expensive. My action plan is to wake up at least an hour and a half before my start time so that I'll have enough time to walk until Jones Ave. 

3. Trace my expenses. I've been doing that last January since I've got my free journal from Jollibee but I don't know what happened to February. The laziness syndrome was all over the place last month.

4. Delinquency free by end of the month. I'm referring to my bills - internet, electricity, water and house rent. I still owe my friend around 4K but I'll settle that in some other time.

5. Save 3 thousand by end of the month. I'm saving for a1 concert this May or June. I'm starting this month. Hahaha :p

6. Clear the Laundry Queue. I'll make sure that I will do the laundry on my rest days and if I have time.

That's all I can think of for now. I might need to add more in the coming days.

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Reply from Mark Read

Mark Read replied to my Tweet that they will be performing indeed at Magellan's Landing Pub. Thanks Twitter for giving me a chance to communicate with one of my music idols..

In Love With An Angel - Christian Ingebrigtsen and Maria Arredondo

This is the song Sara Skjoldnes (Ben's girlfriend) and Christian sang together last February 18, 2012 at Magellan's Landing Pub. Sara has a very nice voice. The song is very good too. This is the  debut single of Christian when he started his solo career in Norway.  The song became a hit, staying three months in the top 10 list of VG-Lista Topp 20 (Norway's official single chart).

Dreams Do Come True - A1 in Cebu

February 18, 2012

This is one of the best nights of my life. I've finally seen a1 in person and watched them sing live in Magellan's Landing Pub. They sang Caught in the Middle, Everytime, Like A Rose, In Love with an Angel - Sara and Christian duet, Take on Me and Heaven by your Side. That's amazing 6 songs for free!!! Thanks to Young Life Foundation for making this possible and for making my 10 year dream come true. I feel like I'm High School again. They will be back in May for a concert. Time to save.. :D

Here are some of the pics I gathered online. My camera went dead the time they performed so I don't have any pictures of them singing.

Oh, that's me.. with the blue stripe polo shirt.. :D 

Photo credits to the owner.. :D 

Slipped

February 17, 2012

I was in Jollibee, trying to relieve myself because I failed to see a1  yesterday. This is what I've written down while I'm eating:

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A1 is really here in Cebu. I regret that I failed to go to the airport yesterday. I so regret it! I should've paid PAGIBIG earlier. I could've seen them in the airport. I saw their pic yesterday at the airport posted in Facebook. They're really outside the arrival station. I would really be able to see them if I go there.

I tried to search what would be their itineraries. I found out that they will have a press conference tomorrow at Magellan's Landing Pub in Marina Mall by noon. I won't be able to go there as well since I have work. Damn it! I hope I would have sales tomorrow so that I will be able to leave early. I'll go on VGH! I found another website though, and it's stated there that they will perform in the same place by 9PM. This is my chance!!! I hope it's true. This is really my only chance to see them!  Good luck to me!

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When I arrived at home. I checked the A1 Reunited: Philippines group in Facebook and my twitter account, and I saw Mark's Tweet:

I hurried right away to the City Hall, I might be able catch them up there. Unfortunately, they're gone. I went straight ahead to SM and they're still not there. Tomorrow is really my only chance. I have a strong feeling that I will see them tomorrow. 

A1 is Back in the Philippines

I woke up as early as 4 am and here's what I found out. Their concert in Manila will still be on February 25 and they will be coming here in Philippines 9 days early. They're in Doha's airport when this picture was taken, and they're on their way to Cebu!!! I checked the arrival schedules of Mactan International Airport and if the data I gathered are correct, their estimated time of arrival will be 3:55 PM. I have enough time to visit the airport. I want to go there just to have a glimpse of the first band that made me love music. I won't be able to attend their concert because of financial reasons. Hopefully, they would stay here in Cebu even just for a day.

Photo courtesy of a1 Facebook page.

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Just When I Thought I was Over You

This is my first personal post this year and 3 days away before the month ends. I just had a dream. DJ hasn't contacted me yet ever since the year begun. So in my dream, I met her. I think we're in our school. I'm just ignoring her but it bothers me alot. Then on my way home, I met her and we're like holding hands while walking. I remembered the time when she asked me that she we should cool down a little bit and give her and her bf a space. That's so high school. It's just so ironic that I dreamt about her the time I said to myself that I'm letting go. Her memories keep on taunting me. And this song, Here I Am by Air Supply is the most appropriate song for this dream.

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Adele - Someone Like You - Boyce Avenue Acoustic cover on iTunes

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Greatest Hits Tour 2012 TVC

Red Nose

I really hate having a pimple on my nose.. DAYUM!!!

Bruno Mars - It Will Rain (Boyce Avenue cover)(Twilight Soundtrack) on i...