I’ve been enjoying a lot of downtime lately, and part of that is having the time to enjoy some of the musical acts that have been coming over to this part of the globe. It’s quite exciting that there has been a no. of bands and performers coming over here. Not to mention really good theatre productions and musicals out in the next few months! It’s all making me really excited, even if it means starving for quite some time. hahaha. I’ve managed to catch Lifehouse last July 26 and Alicia Keys yesterday, and I really don’t regret shelling a small fortune for them. (Although, I honestly believed that the amount I paid for the Alicia Keys concert experience is relatively cheap, considering the quality of her phenomenal performance.)

I watched Lifehouse with my sister, my ultimate concert partner, Dan and my friend, CK at Araneta. Their song Everything is one of my ultimate favorite songs of all-time, and I was praying and hoping that they’d get to play it. l ended up a bit disappointed that they didn’t. Nonetheless, I had a great time and they were still able to play most of their signature songs, ending it with the emotional Broken.

Last night was amazing. As a huge fan, it was impossible not to be overwhelmed by seeing and hearing an 11-time Grammy winner like Alicia Keys perform live. She was just so amazing and even more wonderful than I expected her to be. My sister and I ate at Fridays first before going to the venue held at the SMX Convention Center. I really didn’t like the venue, but I understood that it was changed last minute to cater to the possibility of rains and storms. Logistics was terrible too. The show that was supposed to start at 8...

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My internet provider has betrayed me for days starting during my big B-day. I guess I’ve been so used to having net access everyday that it becomes too much of a necessity. Ugh, the struggle. Fortunately, I have it back and I can finally blog about my birthday week.

I spent most of it with my family because I really didn’t want too much fuss over it. I was just happy spending time with them and eating loads of good food.

Uhm… the mirror. haha. My mom, grandma and I attended a food-tasting event at Lepanto. Buffet-galore. It was the place where I held my debut, two years ago. They had table-setting arrangements, cake samples and lots of scrumptious food for us to see and taste. Pictures are over at my Flicker photo page.

As if one buffet wasn’t enough, I had another one at Circles with my family. I guess one day of pure katakawan is not so bad.

To all those wonderful, wonderful people who greeted me personally, and even to those who did it via SMS, email, Multiply, Friendster or this blog, thank you so very much. There’s nothing like feeling loved and being reminded that you have these people to share my joy and love with. Once again, birthdays leave me so emotional, especially this time around.

So what’s up with finally being 20? Nada. My friend, Mikey says it’s the new 10. Ha. As if 10 was such a great age. Well I have to admit, I would like to be 10 for awhile. Sure beats the emotional baggage that comes with maturity and the whole shebang of twentiness.

Does it mean I can have my fresh start now? God, I wish it was easy. But we are all entitled to a fresh start, and a positive future. I...

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Peter Petrelli owns me.

Fear not. This is a spoiler-free reaction. Don’t be surprised if I’m going to be at my utmost fandom point, because I just finished watching the best episode of Heroes an hour ago.

I wish I could post my theories, my rants and raves, but I know some of you guys might not want that at all. How does Tim Kring do it??? The storyline is nothing short of brilliant. The twists are aptly put. The way the characters are developed are amazing. It’s freakin exciting! It doesn’t end up becoming some mindless action, X-Men rip-off of a show. It isn’t hard to sympathize with the characters and follow through their adventures. It’s just too good. And it will be very painful for all this to end so soon.

3 Episodes Left – The Hard Part

To those who follow the show religiously, comment and tell me I’m not alone. Haha.

CREDITS: Photos are c/o NBC.

It seems like I’ve been on some kind of blogging slump. Mostly because summer permits me to actually have some time not to just waste solely on the internet. I still end up browsing for a bit though, especially when insomnia hits past midnight. Oh what should I do??? Regardless of a terribly exhausting day or not, I still end up like the nocturnal person I don’t want to get used to be.

Shush. The things that bother me during summer time. Sweet.

A few days ago, my fabulous Candy Council of Cool 7 friends met up for a meeting in Greenbelt. Our brainstorming session went rather well, and we were able to come up with lots of good ideas. In between all the Candy-related business, we ended up having so much fun by just catching up, sharing, talking, laughing and making jokes. I’m so thankful I was given this chance to be a part of Candy magazine, meet the fabulous editors and work with these beautiful girls. Despite age, batch, school, and even personality differences, we all had something to share and contribute. To put it simply: I’m having a great time. I love them. Here’s a group picture below. Sadly, Anj wasn’t able to join us. We all missed you, Anj!

The American Idol Gives Back concert is on right now, while I’m making this part of the blog entry. At this point, Annie Lenox is singing Bridge Over Troubled Water. Can I just say she’s amazing? Actually, all the performances are spectacular, and the star-studded charity event is unbelievable. Grrrabe. I find myself a bit teary-eyed from all the footages of the damning problem that plagues Africa and even the youth of Africa. It’s just so moving. The urge to make a difference tugs my heartstrings.

Bono. American Prayer. Argh. It’s official...

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