Day 08: The Starry Starry Night

Though I am not really familiar with any art works, I love arts. When I found out that Day 08 will talk about expensive art things, I was close to panicking because I rarely know any.

Good thing this song played on my phone, finally I have an answer.

For Day 08, the question was:

Day 08 — If I could afford it, the piece of famous artwork you would find in my home is…

Definitely it will be Vincent Van Gogh’s work!

And Don McLean’s song is really the reason why I want it. I love the idea of having the two Starry Starry Nights painting at my house. One will be above my bed’s headboard, the other will be on its opposite side.

The Starry Night, June 1889 (Source)

Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888 (Source)

Shala, right?

Crazier

*play this first*

I'd never gone with the wind. Just let it flow. Let it take me where it wants to go.

It started with a stare. I was sitting on a coffee shop in front of the mall’s cinema when I saw you. I noticed you right away. Your nerdy ways impressed me.

You open the door, there’s so much more, I've never seen it before

I saw you smirk. Probably you noticed me watching you. You then pretend to be busy with your mobile phone, you even acted like you were talking to someone over it. It was cute. Everything about you was cute.

I was trying to fly but I couldn't find my wings, but you came along and you changed everything

Anxious, I immediately grabbed my stuff, made my last stare and walked my way to the escalator to get out of the building and smoke. It might be the last time I will see you. I try to memorize how you looked – from the way you stand to the way you carried your red rucksack. However, you followed me. I tried to haste however you catch up. Finally, you said hi.

You lift my feet off the ground, you spin me around, you make me crazier, crazier

My mom said that I should not talk to strangers. It’s wrong meeting people this way. But there was something right in all the things that were wrong that day. I just cannot point my fingers on it. Then, I said hello.

Feels like I’m fallin’, and I Am lost in your eyes

You were perfect. The way you handle a conversation and your confidence blew me away. You said you were waiting for someone, and I just don’t care. Maybe he’s important but that person has to wait.

You make me crazier, crazier, and crazier

I was also waiting for someone, but I just don’t want the feeling to end. The sudden rush of blood, the butterflies on my stomach, and the fireworks, they were everywhere.

I've watched from a distance as you made life your own every sky was your own kind of blue

But we have to let go. Yes, the conversation was awesome, the sparks were there, but we are living separate lives. We have separate lives with somebody else.

And I wanted to know how that would feel and you made it so real

We exchanged numbers, and then we meet again. It was weird how I acted after we met. I started deleting all my messages on my phone, that way, if ever someone checks, your messages will not reflect. I even named you after a girl officemate, lied about my whereabouts, and went with you somewhere far where no one can recognized us.

You showed me something that I couldn't see you opened my eyes And you made me believe

Yes, we love each other. We were selfish. Both of us know that what we had was hurting people, what we have was wrong. Hence, You lift my feet off the ground, you spin me around, you make me crazier, crazier. Feels like I’m fallin’, and I Am lost in your eyes,You make me crazier, crazier, and crazier.

Baby you showed me what livin' is for

Guilt started to sink in. People started to know what we were doing. Happiness really has its price. Being happy for the wrong reasons will always make us unhappy.

I don't wanna hide anymore

We decided to end this.

You lift my feet off the ground

You spin me around

You make me crazier, craizer

Feels like im fallin' and I

Am lost in your eyes

You make me crazier, crazier, crazier

Crazier, crazier,

 

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It all started with a tweet. Can emo bloggers change their stripes? Blog superstar Spiral Prince and I shall attempt to do just that. The rules are simple. Write ten consecutive happy posts. If you falter, you have to write five more. *gulp*

I decided to use song titles for this, that way I won’t be confused. :)

The Emo Blogger's Happy Blogging Challenge: Madness

• ןıuǝ oɟ ɟןıƃɥʇ: Madness, A Series
• Sitting Pretty: Lazy Madness
• citybuoy: irresistible
• Spiral Prince: Ash Wednesday
• ♔ıǝɹɯɐı♔: SimSimi and The Banana Song
• The Orange Wit: Crazier

On Addiction and Dancing with Somebody

Nagpapaikot ikot ako sa mundo ng YOUTUBE ng makita ko ang video na ito.

Ang sabi ng nagshare ng link, the video was taken May 24, 2010.

Okay, isa pang video,

Ito naman last 1988 pa.

Notice the difference? Siyempre ung pangalawang video yung dapat ang tamang paraan ng pagkanta sa I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Sa Unang video, hindi ko maintindihan kung anong problema ni Mareng Whitney, iba ang korte ng katawan, mukha siyang haggard, at ang malala, pinapakanta niya sa back up singer ang chorus ng sarili niyang kanta.

According sa mga nagcomment sa unang video, the reason for the crappy performance sa unang video, was Whitney Houston’s drug addiction.

Haist, drugs talaga.

Actually, hindi naman ako mangmang sa drugs. Hindi dahil sa gumamit ako before, pero aside sa D.A.R.E seminar ko noong elementary pa ako, mayroon din naman akong kakilala na nainvolve sa drugs.

Okay, una, may pinsan akong addict. Sabi ng tsismis na kumalat sa family namin, shabu daw. Tumira ako sa bahay nila dati sa Makati. Sa squala sila nakatira (yeah, naranasan ko ng tumira sa squatter), ang sistema ng bahay nila, parang dalawang magkadikit na kwarto. Kasama ko ang pinsan ko sa room tapos yung tito at tita ko, andoon naman sa kabila. Isang umagang wala akong pasok sa school, nanonood lang ako sa cable tv na courtesy ng kapit bahay namin na magaling mag tap. Pinalipat ako ng pinsan ko dun sa kabilang kwarto. Since may kutob na ako kung ano ang mangyayari, sumunod nalang ako. Ayun, since magkadikit ang dalawang kwarto at plywood lang ang nakapagitan, rinig ko na may mga tao sa kabila, tapos parang nag iba ang amoy ng hangin. Mahirap iexplain. Parang mabango na hindi mo normal na maamoy sa kung saan. Pagbalik ko sa kwarto namin, ayun, parang bumaba lahat ng ulap sa kalangitan, alam ko na ang nangyari. Agad ko ng tinext ang nanay ko sa nangyari. Siyempre though hindi ako directly naging part ng “party” ng pinsan ko, baka kung ano pa ang mangyari sa kin since nagaaddict siya. Sa huli kong balita sa kanya, okay na daw siya, sa daming perang naubos ng tiyahin ko para irehab lang siya, naku dapat umayos na talaga siya.

Aside from that, mayroon akong officemate dati sa call center na super weird. Swear, mas weird pa sa akin. Haha. Hindi ko na didescribe kasi nagboblog din yun, at siyempre para sa privacy na rin niya. Pero sa super weird niya, nauupset nalang siya sa kung anong daming bagay. Umulan ng konti, upset siya. May nakita siyang bag na gustong gusto niya, kaso since alam niyang hindi niya mabibili yun, upset na siya. Upset siya kasi pakiramdam niya na walang nagmamahal sa kanya, na walang may gusto sa kanya, at nauupset siya sa mga pinakamaliit na dahilan, weird diba? Umamin siya sa amin na gumagamit siya ng valium, antidepressant when used inappropriately may lead to drug addictions. Obviously, inappropriate ang gamit niya kasi hindi naman siya nagpapatingin regarding sa depression niya, sinabihan namin siya na magparehab na, kaso ang ginawa niya, gumawa ng blog entry na parang nagbigay tribute sa kanta ni Amy Winehouse na my friends says i need to go to rehab but i say no no no. Sorry Amy Winehouse, hindi ko alam ang lyrics. :)

Ever since na nangyari yun, hindi namin alam kung anong gagawin kay officemates. Siyempre, concern kami kaso kung siya hindi concern sa sarili niya, kahit anong suporta namin sa kanya, haist, wala pa din.

Ngayon tinignan ko ulet ang unang video ni Whitney. As depressing and upsetting as it may look, sino ba naman ako para malaman ang mga tumatakbo sa utak niya, siguro may dahilan talaga siya sa mga ginawa niya, pero drugs has its cause and its effects, at kadalasan, hindi talaga maganda ang effects.

Naalala ko tuloy nung gumraduate ako sa D.A.R.E, though hindi ko na tanda ang meaning ng D.A.R.E, sabi sa kin nung principal namin habang binibigay ang diploma ko, “Say NO to Drugs.”

Ngayon, tatandaan ko nalang ang video na ito pag may nagattempt na magoffer sa kin, Oh em, ayaw ko masira ang boses ko! Paano ko na kakantahin ang I Will Always Love You, chos!

R.I.P Whitney!

Step by Step

Years ago, I saw a video on MTV. During that time, MTV was still on channel 23, they end by lunch time. Donita was still in Singapore and doing MTV Most Wanted, damn I’m old. haha. The video has a woman dancing in a podium while all the extras were dancing like crazy, it has umbrellas, and a good beat that will really make you dancing. The song also has a cool message, check it by playing the video below.

Now, it shocks me that Whitney is dead.

Yes, she was gone too soon. I remember reading Amapola and there was really a part that was all about her. She was Amapola’s song the day he was found by his mother. I will always love you was really done in an entertaining way, imagine reading, “and ayayayayayayay…” it was crazy.

I am a big fan of Whitney, from the day she sung How will I Know, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, to their patayan duet with Mariah Carey. I still cannot believe that she is gone.

But she is.

RIP Whitney Houston.

Taylor Swift Ours

the reason why i love taylor swift is the way she writes her songs. feeling 15 years old kasi ako pag mga kanta na niya ang tinutugtog. lols.

i love singers who write their own songs. actually, when it comes to music, i love the lyrics more compared to the melody. maybe because i am more into literature, or maybe i am just weird. haha.

but there is something about this song that really makes me love it more. i've been playing it on repeat for several days now. like i have 200 plus songs on my phone and this is the only thing i am listening to.

i know, i am weird. who cares? haha.

Enjoy!

You’re Making My Dreams Come True

 

I really don’t know why I am so into this song. I’ve been playing it on repeat for quite a while now.

Enjoy!

Heart to Heart

One of my all time favorite songs. I cannot sing it though, haha!

Which is a better live version of Heart to Heart, Kenny Loggins or Kyla? Comment on…

 

Battlefield

Sixteen minutes nalang, four AM na! Uwian na!

Dapat matapos ko ito bago ako umuwi, haha… ito na! Bahala na!

Matandain ako sa mga dates, mali pala, matandain lang talaga ako.

Naalala ko lang bigla ang isang tao. Exactly three years ago, nakasakay ako sa isang jeep papuntang Cubao galing ng Antipolo. May gimik kasi kami ng mga barkada ko noon. Hmm, plano ko nga dapat mag over night kaso siya, ayaw niya, kasi nga daw ang Nanay niya ay pagagalitan siya pag madaling araw na siya umuwi.

Mas matanda lang naman siya sa kin ng months, so kung 22 na kami that time, hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung bakit may mga restrictions pa.

So magkatabi kami sa jeep, tahimik siya, badtrip naman ako. Alam mo ba yung feeling na pinlano mo ang isang buong gabi mo tapos sa isang iglap kailangan mong magadjust para sa isang tao. Magkatabi kami sa loob ng jeep, pero parang ang layo layo namin sa isa’t isa. Sa mga sandaling iyon, alam ko na uuwi na ako ng single ulet, kinabukasan, pag hindi ko inayos ito, Hello, single blessedness na naman.

Sa sobrang pikon ko, hindi ko na iniisip na pagusapan o ayusin pa kung ano mang kalokohan ang mayroon kami. May mga bagay talagang marerealize mo kung kalian mo ibibigay ang lahat mo para magtagumpay the same way na may mga pagkakataon na kailangan mong magconcede at mas mabuti nalang umuwi na talunan.

Isa yung gabing iyon na mas pinili kong sumuko. Ng gabing iyon, natapos ang pinakamaikling relationship ko, gaano kaikli?

Six weeks.

** Hindi pa lumabas ang kantang ito nung kami pa, pero pag naririnig ko siya, alam na…

Birthday Blog 2011

Birthday ko kahapon! Hehe… Medyo normal lang ang mga nangyari. Hindi naman kasi ako mahilig sa mga bagay na grand, mas gusto ko simple lang.

Nagiisip ako kung ano ang dapat ipost, tapos naisip ko ang kantang ito.

Para sa musical version. hehe…

I’m standing here today. You helped me find my way.

Maraming salamat sa iyo.

Super Bass

Naghahanap ako ng video na ipopost ko. Since marunong na ako maglagay ng video using Window’s Live Writer, dapat astig ang unang video. Pagkabukas ko ng Youtube, ito kaagad ang unang lumabas!

Wahahaha! Alam na siguro ng lahat na baliw na baliw ako kay Taylor Swift! Nablog ko na rin na nagrap siya. Gusto ko din ang Super Bass ni Nikki Minaj, at perfect na perfect itong video na ito para sa una kong post. Enjoy mga peeps!

Taylor Swift – Mine

You were in college working part time waiting tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of falling
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts
I say can you believe it?
As we're lying on the couch
The moment I could see it
Yes, yes, I can see it now
Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
Flash forward and we're taking on the world together
And there's a drawer of my things at your place
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes
But we got bills to pay
We got nothing figured out
When it was hard to take
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about
Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
And I remember that fight, 2:30 a.m.
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street
Braced myself for the goodbye
'Cause that's all I've ever known
Then you took me by surprise
You said I'll never leave you alone
You said I remember how we felt sitting by the water
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter
She is the best thing that's ever been mine
Hold on, make it last
Hold on, never turn back
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
Do you believe it?
We're gonna make it now
I can see it
I can see it now

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

Sinusulat ko ang post na ito habang asa office. 5:30pm pm ang duty ko at ngayon ay 7:17 pm na! Paulit ulit na tinutugtog ang The Lazy Song ni Bruno Mars habang ineenterntain ang thought na “today i don't feel like doing anything,” pero no choice, andito na ako sa office, nagaantay ng email, naghahanap ng ka chat (buti nalang si Cyrus anjan), at binabasa ang blog ni Resty (salamat sa google reader). Siguro nga kung hindi naboblock ang blogger dito sa office andami ko ng na post. Haha…

Anyways, habang binabasa ko ang blog ni Teng, may biglang pumasok sa isip ko… Ano kaya kung kunin ko na ang backpay ko sa tatlong former companies ko? Yeah, sa tagal ko ng nagwowork, five companies for almost six years, isang beses ko palang naeexperience ang backpay! Ewan ko ba, nakakaalis ako sa isang company na di ko napoprocess ang clearance ko, at pag walangclearance, walang backpay! Hindi naman sa hindi ko kailangan ang pera (kung alam niyo lang), pero kasi pag alis ko sa isang company, may work na agad ako next week, siyempre wala ng time, hanggang sa di ko na alam kung asan ang mga gamit na kailangang isauli, at ayun, paalam backpay! Hanggang sa tinamad na akong mag asikaso kasi kuntento na ako sa mga bagay na mayroon ako ngayon.

Sabi nga:

I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil -- this is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13