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Hello September

Here we go again…

When it’s all said and done
And the night has come
I’ll disappear
Take flight on the wind
of wishing you were here
Fading light
Like a star whose life has been gone for years

And I’ll fly, fly across the sky
And I’ll leave, leave it all behind
If you’ll be here, here with me tonight
I’ll be fine… I’ll be fine… I’ll be fine…

Mae – “Awakening“

It’s going to be a long month…

Souvenirs

I poured a lot of my grief on to this song when my sister passed away almost ten years ago. It didn’t make me feel a whole lot better, but it helped a little knowing that I wasn’t going through it alone.

Eventually, we all come out of it okay. The grief passes. Or maybe it doesn’t, we just get used to the feeling. We get scarred, but we heal in one way or another. It will take time, but family and friends help you to move on. And prayers… it helps knowing that the people we love are at a better place and that we will see each other again somehow.

To one of my best friends… who lost her dad a week ago.

Mary Beth Maziarz – “Souvenirs“

photo by alejka

One Too Many Hearts

Before the day is over, I just want to greet everyone out there a Happy Valentine’s Day! and while I’m at it, Happy Chinese New Year na din to everyone celebrating it.

I had an unusual V-day today… started the day joining a marathon, a “fun” run as they called it. Nothing big, just 5k. I was so proud of myself for finishing it haha. Thanks to M & S and the rest of Team R.H. for making it fun. Next week I’ll be joining another one… 7k this time… upping the ante a little bit hehe. Had a nice breakfast with M & S somewhere in town with nice interiors, I dubbed it morning clubbing haha. Then I slept the entire afternoon off while there was a power outage for hours. Thank God it was just a power outage and not our electricity being cut off… have not paid the electricity bill yet kasi… no maneh! My mission for the week will be to rob a bank to pay for the piled up bills. Don’t tell anyone!

Can’t leave you guys off without some music now, can I? Check out the songs below:

Para sa mga contentong mag-isa (for now)

John Mayer – “Perfectly Lonely“
(from his 2009 album Battle Studies)

Para sa mga nag-attempt (but di na-reciprocate ang efforts) *ahem*

Jason Reeves – “Careless“
(from his 2009 EP Patience For The Waiting)

Para sa mga umaasa (kahit katiting na lang ang chance)

The Bird and The Bee – “Tonight You Belong To Me“
(from their 2008 EP One Too Many Hearts)

At para sa mga may minamahal

Richard Hawley – “Baby You’re My Light“
(from the soundtrack to the 2008 film Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist)

bonus: feel-good music for the day (whatever your current relationship status is)

Ulrich Schnauss – “Passing By“
(from Volume 2 of the soundtrack to the 2005 film Elizabethtown)

and the official song for the day

you can download this song (”Valentine”) from Kina Grannis (a youtube favorite of mine) for free on her official website www.kinagrannis.com

HAPPY HEARTS DAY!

photo by: SweetsbyZoe

Christmas Is Here

From my home to yours, may you all have a meaningful and blessed Christmas! Sigh… the season went by so fast.

Just one song for you guys this year… hope you like this enough.

Mike Schmid – “Lullaby (Christmas Is Here)“

for more music, check out last year’s playlist!

Remember the reason for the season.

photo credit: farletvale

Is That Seat Taken?

September is here. If you don’t know that by now there is something seriously wrong with you, better get out of the rock you’re under. There’s something about the start of the -ber months that always dampens my mood. I tend to think about lots of stuff, assess my situation, worry about the world, and things like that. There is one big reason why I get like this, my family and friends know about it but I don’t think most of them realize it.

Here’s another reason… well…  these songs tell the story better than I do. Can you guess the theme? It’s pretty darn obvious.

It’s not your fault, so please stop your crying now.
- New Found Glory, “It’s Not Your Fault“

I don’t want it all back, I don’t mind where I’m at. I’ve been trying to stand tall. But I’ve been placing so much of my mind’s eye just trying to see over these walls I put in front of me.
- Peter Salett, “The Way Things Used To Be“

Old friendships fade away, love falls apart. And you’ve not spent a single day outside my heart. But, there’s just one more dream that I have left for you. I hope you’re smiling when he turns around and says I do.
- Jude, “I Do“

And I never thought it would hurt just to hear “I do” and “I do” and I do a number on myself and all that I thought to be. And you’ll be the one that just left me undone by my own, hesitation. And for the million hours that we were, well I’ll smile and remember it all then I’ll turn and go. While your story’s completed, mine is a long way from done… Your wagon’s been hitched to a star. Well now he’ll be your thing that’s new. Yeah what little I have you can borrow, ’cause I’m old and I’m blue…
- Sister Hazel, “Champagne High“

I came to see the light in my best friend. You seemed as happy as you’ve ever been. My chance of being open was broken. My words they don’t come out right, but I’ll try to say I’m happy for you… Is that seat taken? Congratulations.
- Blue October feat. Imogen Heap, “Congratulations“

Honestly over you… one lie short of true. I wished your love away…
- Cary Brothers, “Honestly“

Di siya nagbabasa ng blog na ‘to so I guess ok lang ipanglantaran ang mga ka-emo-han ko hehe. I’m sorry. Soon I will put it all behind me… soon.

To all the guys out there who know what I’m talking about, who feel these songs, this one’s for you!

Is there a cure for this?

photo by cappndave

The August Mixes (part one)

There used to be a time when my weekly dose of new music discoveries and updates would come from the radio or music magazines or MTV (ack!) or CD shops. Aaahh, those were the good ol’ days. Everything was at the right pace. I had exactly just the right amount of time to take each single, and each album in… digest the songs, learn the lyrics by heart, put them on repeat in the CD player, fall asleep listening to them, request them on the radio… all those wonderful things. Those days, I could walk into a record store and know exactly which albums are new. Not a week goes by that I don’t go inside one to check out the goodies, even the shop attendants recognized me back then.  Those days, I could still name every single song that would come on the radio after just a few notes or lyrics from a song’s intro. My friends found it quite amazing, hell they even called me a walking jukebox. With any music-related query and concern they had, they went to me. Those times, my dear readers, were the roaring 90’s.

The early 2000’s brought in a different kind of music revolution. Remember Napster? Kazaa? Limewire? Discovering new music took on a whole ‘nother level of awesomeness and ease. My tastes in and knowledge of music was expanding at a very rapid pace. For a time I was liking it. I could still absorb most of the stuff that’s out there.

Fast forward to 2009… there are too many great bands and artists out there that I’m missing out on, and there are too many of them that I know of now that I am slowly unintentionally forgetting the existence of the other ones. I can’t properly sing-along to songs anymore because my brain is overflowing with lyrics from plenty of songs that a lot of times I go blank.  More importantly, because of my busy and problematic life, I am slacking with this blog’s updates (I’m sure I’ve told you that for the gazillionth time this year). I can’t keep up with what’s out there anymore… darn you internet! lol. Okay, it’s either the internet is flooding me with too much information (don’t get me wrong, it’s great) or I’m getting old. Who to blame? Who to blame? Hah! I blame the internet! :p

xoxo — xoxo — xoxo

So, remember a couple of weeks ago when I promised one song per day? Well, I didn’t lie but I wasn’t able to keep it so shame on me! To make up for it, here are a bunch songs for y’all… some new songs and some new artists I’ve been listening to during the past month or so. If you want more information on any of them, google can help you out! hehe!

August Mix One:

Weezer – “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To“ (lead single from upcoming album Raditude, due out October 27th)

comment: I find it more instantly likeable compared to their previous lead single “Pork and Beans”. Fun song, I like!

Passion Pit – “Eyes As Candles“ (track from their current album Manners)

comment: Give their album a try, it’s very good!

Train – “Hey, Soul Sister” (lead single from upcoming album Save Me San Francisco, due out October 27th)

comment: I’m glad they’re back. Hopefully the new album is better than their previous release, which was a bit of a letdown. This new single of theirs is so catchy, even though it sorta reminds me of a certain Jason Mraz song. Don’t let the title fool you, it does not sound like how you’re thinking it. Lady Marmalade this is not haha.

Sondre Lerche – “Heartbeat Radio“ (lead single from upcoming album Heartbeat Radio, due out in September)

comment: Learned about him because of the movie Dan In Real Life. Quite the find!

Lights – “Saviour“ (lead single from upcoming album The Listening, due out in September)

comment: Learned about her because of a Gap commercial some months ago. She kinda reminds me of Donna Lewis (remember her?), sound-wise.

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – “Young Adult Friction“ (track from their current self-titled debut album)

comment: Very cool band name, if I may say. Soundtrack-worthy song!

Hellogoodbye – “When We First Met“ (track from their as-yet-untitled upcoming new album)

comment: What happened to the electronic elements of their sound? Still, I like this one quite much.

Mika – “We Are Golden“ (first single from his upcoming album The Boy Who Knew Too Much, due out September 21st)

comment: Igat lang gihapon siya lol. Melodic, fun, and dynamic… exactly what you’d expect from an upbeat Mika song.

Frankmusik – “Vacant Heart“ (track from his current album Complete Me)

comment: Check out the album! I think its one of the best pop albums to come out this year. What is up with all the 80’s-sounding songs these days?! Gaga what have you done?!

Ingrid Michaelson – “Maybe“ (first single from her upcoming album Everybody, due out next week)

comment: I don’t hear her quirkiness on this one. Its sort of a more mature effort from Ingrid.

to be continued…

Paalam…

Corazon “Cory” Cojuangco Aquino (1933-2009) Rest In Peace

The heavens cry when heroes die. It may have rained today, but the streets were filled with hundreds of thousands of people paying their respects and showing their love to one amazing woman who moved an entire nation to fight for freedom in the most awe-inspiring of ways. Years may have passed since she put this country onto the world’s history books for doing something great, but to this day, she remains a symbol of how great a Filipino could be in the most trying of times. We will never again have a leader as gentle, as loving, and as inspiring as you were and are. We will miss you, Tita Cory.  May your legacy and example help us all to bring our country back to greatness once more. Taos puso po kitang pinasasalamatan dahil sa binigay mong buong pagmamahal sa sambayanang Pilipino.