The Cranberries Live in Manila 2012

Iyun, this early, nakaoo ako sa asawa ko nang magsabi siya ng “Nood tayo ng concert ng Cranberries Live in Manila 2012!” Nakapangako kasi ako na manonood ng concert, so double promise na ito, e kasama pa naman sa top ten reasons for failed relationships ang breaking promises, kaya ito, prep na.

Sana next time, Cranberries Live in Marikina naman, like sa Amphitheater

The Cranberries Live in Manila:The Greatest Hits Concert on April 10, 2012, 8pm at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Medyo matagal pa naman. Makaka-recover pa from Euan’s event, so kaya pang pag-ipunan. Hindi naman pihikan sa upuan si Mama Hush.

Tickets Prices:
PATRON VIP (FIRST 10 ROWS 101 & 103) (Reserved Seating) – P7420
PATRON (Reserved Seating) – P5830
LOWER BOX (Reserved Seating) – P4770
UPPER BOX A (Reserved Seating) – P2650
UPPER BOX B – P1590
GENERAL ADMISSION – P530

Okay na siguro siya sa General Admission.

Though kung makakahap ng friends among the sponsors, at presentors like  Karpos Multimedia, Midas Promotions with its official music channel, MYX! Pwedeng malibre na lang ang tickets. Sino kaya ang pwedeng kunektan diyan.

Run For Pasig minus the Running

One River, One Run 11-20-2011

Maku-kwento ko na sa anak ko, the very moment ma-discover niya ang Guiness Book of World Record, na Record Breaker ang tatay niya. HIndi dahil ako si Sarah Geronimo, but because part ako ng 2010 Run For the Pasig River kung saan we reached one hundred sixteen thousand eighty six (116,086) runners breaking the 20-year old world mark for the “Most number of participants in a racing event.” Fact yan. at mahalaga ang fact na yan this year dahil part ulit ako ng event. Hindi bilang runner, pero bilang writer.

It was actually the plan. We were to register dahil isang elevator lang naman plus apat na swipe ng id ang layo ng Dolphy Theater sa floor namin. Ang kaso, tumawag si Jefp, member ng ABS-CBN Special Projects Unit. Niyaya kami ni Melo na sumulat for the event. Bawal tumanggi sa grasya, opportunity knocks only once, though itong si Jefp, nakaka twice na kaya grab lang nang grab. Kaya iyun. Attend muna kami ng meeting at masaya naman at may na-meet kaming bagong mga tao.

sequence treatment

Pasabog ang roster ng mga hosts. Pero last monument, nabago ang mga iyun. Mine became Onse and Ahwel. Onse has become a friend after the weekly meeting namin sa taping Banana Split. Pero kahit nag-iba na ang expectations, marami pa rin palang perks ang pagiging part ng event.

Nagulat lang kami nung una na kahit 4:30 ang gun fire, 4:00 ang call time. 4pm ng day before. Wala na palang uwian ang event. Pero maganda na man ang tinuluyan namin at kasabay na nito ang sunud-sunod na mga perks.

perk no 1: Midas Hotel

We were house in sa Midas Hotel, malapit na sa CCP kung saan mag-start ang 3k race kung saan ako magpo-floor. Anlakas maka upper middle class ng hotel. MOre than that, may libre pang shirt from boardwalk. Wala nga lang kaming singlet like last year, pero wag na choosy.

Perk no. 2 Onse and Ahwel

Ansaya lang ng umaga kasama itong dalawa. sobra makapag warm up ng mga tao. At ang best ni Ahwel. Forever ko nang matatandaan ang hirit niya sa crowd. Habang hinihintay natin ang takbo, maglaro tayo. The Boat is Sinking. At ito ang crowd.

the 3K crowd

medyo na-delay ang start ng takbo dahil sa walang tigil ang pagdating ng mga runners

Morning Cirrus Cloud

After nung gun fire, pumunta na kami sa rendezvous ng mga runners. Aminin, tama ang speling ko. Iyun, medyo maliwanag na rin nang makarating kami dun at may crack na sa langit, like the picture above.

Pero kahit umaga na ay umulan pa rin ng mga stars.

Perk no 3: celebrity/ies Karylle and the Itchyworms

Karylle and Matteo Reparte

Hindi naman talaga stars like the Stars for All Season and her colleagues (Umf, tama na naman ang speling ko). Mga celebrities lang. Napadaan sina Karylle at Matteo Guidicelli. Nandun din ang Itchyword, Ney the Band, si Marcelito, K-La. Pero ang best part ay ang mga Ms Earth contestants.

Athena Imperial, Miss Philippines Earth 2011

Ms Earth 2011 candidates

Melo takes a pose with Ms Colombia

Magsinsaya lang din pala ang tumakbo at ang maging bahagi ng mga event organizers. Sadly, more than minus the running for us, it was minus the record-breaking goal din. Hindi na-achieved ang 150K target runners at hindi rin naibagsak ang 116K record. 86,547 runners joined the fun run this year.

Pero higit naman sa Guiness, mas goal naman yata ng event ang makalikom ng anda para sa rehabilitation ng Pasig River, and that 86,547′s contribution will be a great help.

Ang pasabog nga lang nito ay ang plano next year. Parang gusto ko nang tumakbo ulit. the Run for Pasig River enroute in EDSA.

National Book Week? Talaga Lang Ha?

It’s National Book Week. The rules: Grab the closest book to you. Go to page 56. Copy the 5th sentence as your status. Don’t mention the book.

And here’s what i got.

“Not every woman does, more’s the pity.”

Ang deep. Mahihiya ang balon sa kalaliman, Para hindi sa libro ni Linda Goodman galing. Well, it is from Linda Goodman’s Sun Signs. How to really know your husband, wife, lover, child, boss, employee, yourself through astrology. O, hindi lang malalim, mataas pa, abot sa mga stars.

"Not every woman does, more's the pity."

But what is this Facebook fad saying that we are now celebrating a National Book Week. Ano nga ba itong National Book Week na ito. Dedma na kung bakit page 56 at sentence no. 5, Ano na nga lang ba ang National Book Week? Sabi sa WikiPilipinas, “National Book Week is a celebration organized by the Philippine Library Association, intended to encourage reading and literacy among Filipinos and to promote public libraries in the Philippines.”

In 1934, Governor General Frank Murphy designated June 18 to 24 of every year as National Book Week. Bakit? ”…to sell the public library to the community by focusing the attention of the people on its resources and the extent and nature of its services.” However, in 1936, President Manuel L. Quezon of the Philippine Senate, changed the week long celebration to November 24-30.

Diba August ngayon? Are we supposed to celebrate Linggo ng Wika, instead of the National Book Week? And Why start the week on a Saturday? Baka naman sa ibang bansa ang event? Niweis, inalam ko lang. Hindi ako KJ. Nakiparticipate nga ako, at the very least. Malay mo, ito na ang next Christmas, like make everyday a Christmas Day, What about make every week a National Book Week.

Want to try the 80s?

I want!

maka costume man lang! Love!

The Ronnies, Flush and the Toilets, Kaze, Billy Gaga and Top Junk!

Dati naiinggit lang ako kina ate at sa mga barkada niya kasi nung mga panahon nung 80s. puma-party na sila, dumi-disco dance-dance. E naku naman, nasa Mababang Paaralan ng Sto Nino pa ako nun. Wala pa yata ako sa grade 3. So ito na. Isakatuparan ang frustrations nung kabataan, And when i say kabataan, rurok ng kabataan. like 8 years old.

Sa Route 196, sa Katipunan lang naman ito. August 10!