Tikman Ang Langit

Ang Tikman Ang Langit ay isang antolohiya ng mga essay at mga piling ilang litrato tungkol sa Eraserheads. Ito ay binuo nina Melvin Calimag at Jing Garcia, at may panimula ng dating manager ng E-heads na si Robin Rivera. Ang titulo nito ay hango sa isang kanta ng E-heads.

Ang libro ay ini-launch sa Power Books Live sa Greenbelt 3 kanina. Nagbigay ng kaunting talumpati ang mga naging editor. Kumanta ng tatlong kanta (ng E-heads) si Lei Bautista ng Prettier Than Pink. Pagkatapos noon ay si Marcus Adoro (dating lead guitarista ng E-heads) at ang kaniyang banda na Marcus Highway ang kumanta. Huling lumabas ang Cambio na kinabibilangan nina Buddy Zabala (bass) at Raymund Marasigan (drums). Noon huling kanta ng Cambio (Magasin) ay pansamantalang nakihalo si Marcus sa banda, sa laking tuwa ng mga manonood. Parehong magaling ang palabas ng dalawang banda.

Marami-rami rin ang pumunta at nanood/nakinig kanina. Maraming nagpapirma ng kanilang mga nabiling libro sa tatlong dating miyembro ng E-heads. Nagsama-sama ang tatlo para sa pagkuha ng litrato hawak ang libro at sa sobrang dami ng nakikuha ng litrato ay hindi ako nakasingit para makapag-piktyur.

Ang libro ay nangangahalaga ng P180. Tulad ng Ultraelectromagnetic Jam (CD), malamang ay marami ring mga tagahanga ng E-heads ang bibili nito.

Epic Movie

Epic Movie follows the tradition of Scary Movie and Date Movie and spoofs some of the top movies in 2005-2006. Movies like this are generally said to be money-makers or milking cows of the major studios. They are able to come up with relatively low-budget films that rake in dollars in the box office because they bank on the popularity of previous releases. Epic Movie is not exactly several-laughs-a-minute good. It has it's shining moments though, but this will depend on whether you have seen most of the movies it tries to parody (Da Vinci Code, X3, Snakes On A Plane, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Nacho Libre, The Chronicles of Narnia, Pirates Of The Carribean to name a few).

... Check out the pictures of the 31 candidates of Bb. Pilipinas 2007 pageant at the cinema lobby of Gateway Mall in Cubao. Swimsuits!

Wish List

A lot of people write wish lists in their blog, some of them do get what they want. These are some things that would be cool/ I'd like to have, although they are not high in my priority list of things that I'd probably buy for myself at this point in time... :-D

1. Batman shirt (logo)
2. guitar (classical)
3. Batman blank CDs
4. new cell phone cover for my 7210i
5. black belt
6. A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern (paperback)
7. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (paperback)
8. Cafe Bossa by Sitti (limited edition)
9. Soulful Acoustic by MYMP
10. Maxim March 2007 issue

(pilit na yung iba eh. hehehe.)

... New TV craze: PBB Season 2. New hot chicks to watch, super-improved Big Brother house and newer, crazier gimmicks/ tasks.

MYMP!

Mahilig ako manood ng mga konsiyerto sa mga mall o kaya'y record store. Bukod sa libre at madaling puntahan, kadalasan din ay sa hapon sila nagtatanghal kung kaya't hindi ako ginagabi ng uwi. May pagkakataon ka ring magpa-autograph pagkatapos ng pagtatanghal di tulad pag sa malaking konsiyerto.

Napanood ko ang MYMP sa Robinson's Galleria kanina. Una ko silang napanood dati sa Robinson's Place sa Manila noong kakalabas pa lang ng Versions album nila. Simula noon ay naging tagahanga na ako nila. Ang MYMP ay binubuo nina Juris Fernandez (vocals), Chin Alcantara (gitara), John Angeles (drums), Oja Jimenez (keyboards), Emil Rivas (bass).
Ang "New Horizon" ay ang kanilang ikatlong album at ito ang sumunod sa kanilang 7x-platinum na album "Versions & Beyond". Ito ang kanilang pino-promote ngayon sa mga Robinson's Malls.

Pansin ko lang sa mga pagtatanghal na tulad nito ay hindi talaga ito nagsisimula sa oras na unang inanunsiyo. Kadalasan ay mga 30 min ang dagdag na paghihintay bago papasok ang emcee o deejay at magpapa-raffle o mamimigay muna ng kaunting papremyo. Nagtitinda ang record label on-site at kapag ikaý bumili ay makakaupo ka ng kumportable medyo malapit sa entablado.

Hindi naging iba ang palabas na ito. Si DJ Claudine ng bagong FM station na Heart 103.5 ("Easy listening the way it should be" daw) ang nagpakilala sa MYMP. Okay naman siya bilang emcee, cute din. (Mapakinggan nga minsan ang 103.5...)

Ang unang kinanta nila ay ang sobrang pinasikat nila na "Tell Me Where It Hurts" na kasama sa kanilang ikalawang album.



Ang sumunod dito ay ang mga kanta na kasama na`sa kanilang bagong album. "You Got It All", "So Perfect" (na gawa ni Juris) at "Only Reminds Me Of You". Sobrang ganda talaga ng boses ni Juris!

Kumanta sina Juris ang Chin sa "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".



Ang kanilang huling kanta ay ang "With You" na carrier single ng kanilang bagong album. Ito ay gawa/sulat rin ni Juris. Sobrang sulit ng pagpunta ko sa Galleria at paghihintay para lang mapanood sila!

Pagkatapos ay nagkaroon na ng autograph signing kasama ang lahat ng miyembro ng banda.



Siyempre bumili ako ng CD at nagpapirma rin. Ang CD ay may 13 kanta at nagkakahalaga na P280. Sa totoo lang dati ko pa gusto bumili nito nung bagong labas pa lang siya. Buti na rin lang nakahintay ako, yung kopya ko ngayon may pirma pa. May libreng poster na napapirmahan ko rin. Tangkilikin ang OPM, bumili palagi ng orihinal (na CD) lamang!

Tedbits...
...Congtaulations sa UST Women's Volleyball Team sa kanilang pagiging kampeon sa UAAP! Napanood ko ng live ang Finals sa pagitan nila at ng FEU Lady Tamaraws sa Studio23. Napakatangkad ng kanilang line-up at mahusay silang maglaro.
...Magsisimula na ang Season 2 ng Pinoy Big Bother sa Linggo.
...Tinatapos kong basahin ang The Last Mythal (Forgotten Realms) trilogy ni Richard Baker. Matagal ko nang nabasa dati ang unang libro ngunit nitong nakaraang buwan ko lang nahanap ang ikalawa at ikatlong libro ng seryeng ito.

food...

of note... at 3rd floor RCBC Plaza along Ayala cor Buendia...
Reyes Barbecue: moderately-priced and tasty barbecued food.
Grub Club: yummy desserts like Italian Cream Cake and Peanut Butter Cake.

Wow! This is my 100th post pala! :-D

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider was an "okay" kind of movie. Entertaining enough but not exceptionally good nor outstanding. It was kind of a dissapointment for fans of the comic book character, but I guess the effort was there. The special effects also did not add significantlly to the overall appeal of the movie.

...Comparing McDonald's Strawberry Milkshake and Jollibee's Strawberry Jolly Shake, the McDonald's shake is so much better in terms of taste and consistency/smoothness. It's too bad McDonald's milkshakes are available only in particular stores like the one Glorietta.
...The NBA All-star Weekend 2007 recently concluded in Las Vegas with the West convincingly defeating the East. Kobe Bryant was the All-star game MVP. Congratulations to the Heat's Wade (for defending his Playstation Skills Challenge award) and Kapono (for winning in the 3-point shootout). It was great getting the chance to watch the events live on TV at home. I haven't been able to do that before eh.

...A lot of people already have their own digital cameras these days. When you're in a group and once the picture-taking starts, I find it funny that everyone gets out his/her camera and everybody asks the same person to take pictures one after the other. The problem is, this person is usually a waiter/passer-by/guard/etc. who simply doesn't give a damn about the quality of the image he'll be taking. Either the picture will be out of focus, blurry because of shaking, or dark because a finger'll be partly obscuring the flash. Most importantly, he usually justs shoots and doesn't care about the background/foreground and you end up with pictures with a lot of useless stuff occupying most of the shot. That is why when someone asks me to take pictures or when I offer to take pictures, I make it a point that I get a pretty good shot.

Zorro

Ang Zorro na sulat ni Isabel Allende ay isang napakagaling na likha. Kakaiba ang librong ito sa mga dating kuwento ni Zorro dahil isinasalaysay dito ang pinagmulan ni Zorro, simula noong bago pa siya isilang hanggang sa pagsimula ng kaniyang buhay bilang isang maskaradong tagapagtanggol ng mga naapi. Napakalinis ng pagkakasulat ni Allende at hindi nakakabagot kahit na medyo mahaba ang kuwento. [( B-{)

...Lumabas na ang kauna-unahang album ng Pinoy Dream Academy winner na si Yeng Constantino. Pinamagatang "Salamat", ito ay mayroong nilalamang 10 kanta at P199 lamang. 7 sa 10 kanta ay gawa mismo ni Yeng at kasama rito ang kaniyang mga sikat na kantang Hawak Kamay, Awit ng Pangarap, at Salamat. Tampok din sa CD ang pinasikat ni Yeng (na kanta sa PDA) na Pangarap Lang, at ang kantang If We Fall In Love na gawa naman ng PDA scholar na si RJ. Masarap pakinggan ang boses ni Yeng at maituturing mo itong soft rock sa dating. Mabibili na ang CD sa Astrovision, samantalang wala pa ito sa Music One. Marahil ay bebenta ito ng marami kung pagbabasehan ang ami ng mga fans ni Yeng at mga bumoto sa kaniya noon sa PDA.

...Ang bagong Crispy Chicken Sandwich ng Jollibee ay... hindi lasang chicken at hindi ko nagustuhan. Crispy nga pero manipis, mamantika, at hindi nakakabusog. Mayroon na naman silang bagong putahe, ang Saba Con Hielo na hindi ko pa nasusubukan. Iyon marahil ang mukhang mas okey at sulit.

Music!

Lokomotiv performed to a small-sized crowd at Music One in Greenbelt 3 yesterday. They were promoting their album Rock & Roll, Death Toll. Based in L.A., they have been here in the Philippines for the past few weeks doing several gigs. Composed of former Wolfgang bandmembers Basti Artadi on vocals and Wolf Gemora on drums, they are joined by David Aguirre on lead guitar and Daniel Gonzalez on bass guitar. They sang a total of 10 songs, I think, with their most applauded performance being their rendition of the Pinoy rock classic "Beep Beep''. Man, they were really ear-splitting loud! Even though i'm not really into rock, admittedly, they were quite good. They have a new album due out later this year and they promise to return and promote again here in the Philippines.

Norah Jones' third album is already out in the market. "Not Too Late" is available as a De Luxe Edition with music CD and bonus DVD featuring 3 music videos, an interview with Norah, 2 behnd-the-scenes videos, and 2 live bonus tracks. The first released single from the album is the song "Thinking About You" whose video is already getting airtime on MTV and Myx. Norah has been involved artistically in this album more than in her 2 previous ones. Although some listener reviews have been not that encouraging, I still think the CD is enjoyable owing to Norah's beautiful voice.