Galileo Galilei turned Japanese and gained a lifetime overpouring of Pop sex appeal.

browsing at midnight has its perks. you get to unearth a gem of a band such as this one..oh and the vocalist has got the sexiest neck ever. fetish alert? *wink wink*

  watch their video right here. They sang the opening theme for one of my favorite anime ever, Ano Hana. :D The band released their first album “Parade” in Japan last July 19th, and have also decided to release their debut album simultaneously in America, Canada, and England. How I wish they'll extend all around Asia. I think their music's quite mature given the age of each band member. (ranges from 17-19). Hope I can get my hands on a copy of their album anytime soon..sighs..

that precious lust for Jon Foreman is a vice I won't quit....

Well, I'm soaked with adoration towards him most of the time so its still healthy. :P

giving us a taste of Vice Verses. Switchfoot on boy shorts and flip flops while doin sound check? PRICELESS! :D

Vice Verses is on preorder now. Check out the Foot's page right here. I live in Manila so I will just have to wait for the album's release in September. O September, my September, you won't come fast enough!

::travel song of the week::

nostalgic. and the words to this song is so brutally genuine. reminds me of my teenage years..

Follow you down

-Gin Blossoms

Did you see the sky
I think it means that we've been lost
Maybe one less time is all we need
I can't really help it if my tongue's all tied in knots
Jumping off a bridge, it's just the farthest that I've ever been
Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down
Anyplace but those I know by heart
Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down
I'll follow you down, but not that far
I know we're headed somewhere, I can see how far we've come
But still I can't remember anything
Let's not do the wrong thing and I'll swear it might be fun
It's a long way down when all the knots we've tied have come undone
Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down
Anyplace but those I know by heart
Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down
I'll follow you down, but not that far
How you gonna ever find your place
Running in an artificial pace
Are they gonna find us lying face down in the sand
So what the hell now, we've already been forever damned
Anywhere you go I'll follow you down...

tweets retweeted..

read this tweet by Jon Foreman today and the first thing that came to mind is my husband. We argue a lot this past couple of days cause Im on that time of the month. I know real well that I'm stretching my husband's patience to the brink and I'm just so thankful that I'm blessed with such loving, amazing person in this lifetime....



and at this moment we scream on top of our lungs, both of us...

"You won't destroy us... This evening and tonight, we'll take care of each other." -Jens Stoltenberg

of corneal abrasions and SL.

I was sent home from work last night cause my left eye was soooo red. The sight was so blurry and it hurts when it hits a certain light. My boss suspected it is Sore Eyes and so he got me logged out in a flash cause I might infect my colleagues. I went straight to Makati Med around 10pm and got it checked. It was corneal abrasion, something scratched my eye. My husband insists my long wearing of contacts as the culprit and I think so too. So buh-bye good ol' contacts for now.

Corneal scratches hurt a lot. But whats worse? No eye cosmetics until it heals. I'll miss my gel liners. :(

The Doctor has given 3 days estimated healing time. Good thing I was on plotted leave today and rest days tomorrow and Thursday. Almighty Father, I put my sickness on your caring hands.  :)

::travel song of the week::

I will always see Alanis Morisette in a different light amongst all the female musicians in this lifetime. Her music was the first angst-driven ones that I listened to in my early pubescence. I think her cool and I always will.

and through this masterpiece I appreciate her more not just as an artist but a sole entity as a whole. Imagine the guts it took to release unsent letters to your ex-lovers and making it a hit.  Spilling her guts for all the world to see... and I'm a fan.... a fan touched in a sweet way. :)

"Unsent"

dear matthew I like you a lot I realize you're in a relationship
with someone right now and I respect
that I would like you to know that if you're ever single
in the future and you want to come visit me in california
I would be open to spending time with you and finding
out how old you were when you wrote your first song

dear jonathan I liked you too much I used to be attracted to boys
who would lie to me and think solely about themselves and you
were plenty self-destructive for my taste at the time I used to say
the more tragic the better the truth is whenever I think of the early 90's
your face comes up with a vengeance like it was yesterday

dear terrance I love you muchly you've been nothing
but open hearted and emotionally available and supportive
and nurturing and consummately there for me I kept drawing you in
and pushing you away I remember how beautiful it was to fall asleep
on your couch and cry in front of you for the first time you
were the best platform from which to jump beyond myself what
was wrong with me

dear marcus you rocked my world you had a charismatic way
about you with the women and you got me
seriously thinking about spirituality and you wouldn't let me get away
with kicking my own ass but I could never really feel relaxed and looked out
for around you though and that stopped us from going any further
than we did and it's kinda too bad becasue we could've had much more fun

dear lou we learned so much I realize we won't be able to talk for some time
and I understand that as I do you
the long distance thing was the hardest and we did as well as we could
we were together during a very tumultuous time
in our lives I will always have your back and be curious about you
about your career about your whereabouts

of guys and lust..

    Talk about crazy, yeah, I'm actually wailing off my precious fury while typing this. I really don't understand the male species. They're all physical. All about physical. Its irritating and hurtful for us women. I know its so freakin absurd having this mentality towards the opposite sex knowing that I've spent more than half my life with male partners, be it sexually or platonically (if there is such a word). I remember Mo Twister ( a local radio jock here in Manila) once said "Girls, stop buying all those bags and clothes cause we guys don't really care about them. All we see is your butt and your boobs." ... and man its sooooo true.

    While on a bus ride home I saw a couple holding hands while the girl leans on the guy's shoulder. The guy, as moronic as he is, keep staring at/ leering on the busty girl sitting in front of him. I almost want to throw something to his face just to defend the sleeping girl beside him. It made me ponder on how most guys can really be animals no matter how decent a woman treats them...sigh... I appreciate my husband more and more.

junk-ish addiction

Wednesdays and Thursdays are my rest days. Rest days also mean that I get to spend more time sitting in front of the computer and be glued on the internet. Now it also means that I like munching on something while browsing like the manner of enjoying popcorn while watching a movie.. and this guy is the one I keep grabbing unto.

They're tasty and shaped like clubs as the name suggests. Gotta love calories baby! :D

last night I dreamt about my hero...

.... but like all dreams, they fade away from memory as soon as you wake up. LOL. See his literature in here and be blown away. I tell you, he's got the gift of words. Jon Foreman in Huffington Post

"Only in humility can we begin to find the beauty in everything. Do you have the
barefaced wonder to drift outside the lines? If you dare, you could rise up to be
the shameless architect of the unknown, charting new ground that the critics will
never know. For the rest of the crowd, there's safety in numbers. But for you- you
and your brave soul, there are no guilty pleasures. Just pleasures."    
                                                                                             --Jon Foreman

::travel song of the week::

This song defines my core. 

Growing up, I viewed her as a pretty musician with predictable music and mature packaging. Now I'm older and wiser, I revisited her pieces and view her as my heroine.

Hands by Jewel

If I could tell the world just one thing
It would be that we're all OK
And not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these
I won't be made useless
I won't be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
Poverty stole your golden shoes
It didn't steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn't ever after
We'll fight, not out of spite
For someone must stand up for what's right
'Cause where there's a man who has no voice
There ours shall go singing
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
I am never broken
In the end only kindness matters
In the end only kindness matters
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
We are never broken
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's mind
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's heart
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's eyes
We are God's hands
We are God's hands.

....and man she can yodel like no other. :D

hair talk

2 months ago, I used to sport this long hair, almost up to the waist. I have to admit it was pooooooorly maintained at the time that's why it got so frizzy and got attacked by split ends. I decided to have it trimmed and I specifically told the hairdresser to just cut 2 inches of it cause I would love it to not lose the length. Well you guess right man, by the time I stepped out of the parlor, my hair falls just an inch past the shoulders. The hairstyle is okay, its just that the length is sickening.I almost want to strangle the lady. I'm not really a fan of short hairs. I think long hairs are sexy not to mention the fact that I look better sporting it.

So I let it pass, 2 months after and of course, my hair got longer. I blow-dry it almost 3 times a week cause it made it look livelier and it gives my hair a little kick of volume. It was fun doing this hair routine for a month or so but now it just gets so blah boring. I need a new haircut or hairstyle. I was googling some and now I'm eyeing this pretty.

yaaaaaaay! :D

I'll have this on me next week on my rest day, I swear. And with that I vow not to have my hair trim by that lady ever again..

lippie 101

I was wearing red lipstick earlier, now I'm going for 

gloss. My lips but better. and shinier. LOL.

                                                    ^ ------- new lip stud. 
                                                              got tired of the bling type already.

yaaaay!

Mapo Tofu on a rainy day? suh-weet.

sushi's prayer

I know I've done wrong Father
Please let me see reason
wash these off with your mercy and forgiveness
I need You here
let me be strong
let my faith be stronger
let my love be the strongest
so that I can withstand what life will throw my way
let it be that strong and overwhelming
that even this temporary body can't contain
so it can radiate unto others
so it can embrace them in their solitude.
Almighty Father, I need you in me
in Your time, in Your hands
Let me be free.......

I hate cursing..using cuss words,filth words. I hate me cursing. and I hate the fact that I'm cursing whenever i get excited.or agitated.or irritated. Father, please cut off this tongue if it will help me get better. I'm sorry.  :(

::travel song of the week::

 I've been listening to this song like crazy whenever I'm cutting my way from home to work and vice versa(which is everyday). It brings me that certain relaxing and nostalgic mood not to mention the song itself and the artist are both plain awesome. Oh man, bring me back to the 90's. Nothing beats good ol' grade school memories. :P

 

Strong Enough

-Sheryl Crow

 God, I feel like hell tonight
Tears of rage I cannot fight

I'd be the last to help you understand
Are you strong enough to be my man?

Nothing's true and nothing's right
So let me be alone tonight
Cause you can't change the way I am
Are you strong enough to be my man?

Lie to me
I promise I'll believe
Lie to me
But please don't leave

I have a face I cannot show
I make the rules up as I go
Just try and love me if you can
Are you strong enough to be my man?

When I've shown you that I just don't care
When I'm throwing punches in the air
When I'm broken down and I can't stand
Would you be MAN ENOUGH to be my man?

wakey!

just woke up from a 15-hour sleeping marathon.
man, it feels so good.

Almighty Father, it feel so great to be alive!

insomia 101

 I CAN'T SLEEP!

> near to getting sick in the head now. yet  still afford to pause a second for camwhoring (no pun intended). Nah I just wanna brag about my glowing skin with no credits for photoshop. Sleepless and shallowly jovial.Truly, prayers and a smiling heart fades away acne. How I wish insomia is easier to deal with.need your refuge Father.. Please carry me back.

with red eyes I reach out to you....

What are you waiting for, the day is gone?
I said I'm waiting for dawn
What are you aiming for out here alone?
I said I'm aiming for home

Holding on
Holding on

With red eyes what are you looking for?
With red eyes, red eyes

All of my days are spent within this skin
Within this cage that I'm in
Nowhere feels safe to me, nowhere feels home
Even in crowds I'm alone

Holding on
Holding on

Every now and then I see you dreaming
Every now and then I see you cry
Every now and then I see you reaching
Reaching for the other side
What are you waiting for?

This is probably my most loved song off Switchfoot's Hello Hurricane album. too bad they didn't sing it when they did a gig here in Manila. that's fine, I was half expecting that they won't anyway. they've got a LOT of awesome songs to choose from in the first place.

This means a lot to me. let me tell you why....

I was born to a catholic family, grew up with the bible, my parents and grandparents preached the usual christian stuff, and that went on until I was 13. I was even the commentator when we did the first holy communion in third grade, and I was a choir member in our local church. Come high school, I can say that my faith in God pretty much waned a little bit. I was too busy thinking about myself and chasing my happiness to care about religion. That was also the time when we've got mean theology teachers in school and meaner priest in church. It made me think that hypocrisy has driven these people mad that maybe the existence of God is just a pretense..I went doubtful of God's existence. I lived steering my own wheel for the next 7 years. I graduated highschool and went to college without ever darkening the church's steps again. During college, I got entangled with an activist group rebelling against the government, and most of the people I met there are non-believers, mainly because communism doesnt really talk much about theology and christianity.I personally view it as a branch giving depth towards idealism within the people's range of influence to deal with.

It was during this time that I met my future husband Jerry. He's an atheist and "will always be." (That's what he said just a few hours ago before I sit this entry into writing.) Jerry is a sincere, decent guy respectful of women,of his parents, and of people as a whole. He rarely use cuss words and he NEVER badmouth anyone. He's not a liar (unlike me DURING those times), he always find time to help other people without expecting anything in return. I mean he really is nice. He changed the way I view life in general. Growing up, I always thought that you need to always be in church and talk about God all the time to be considered kind by society. And so when I got disappointed of those false priests and educators, It altogether shattered the foundation of my belief contrasted by the fact that someone can be really kind, to the core,without believing in God's existence. Eventually, Jerry and I got married and got blessed with a beautiful kid, we named her Adie. 2 years inside the marriage, we never prayed, never uttered Jesus under our roof, never touched or payed a glance to a bible. We lived our lives pretending to be normal people without us realizing that we're growing apart by the hours of everyday. And shameful as it is, I have to admit that I got lost to nowhere. Yea I cheated on my husband.

It was the lowest point in my life, cheating on the one I promised forever with, ruining friendship with those people I should've spend time with but failed to, being in a more chaotic state with my parents, and most of all having been the most submerged of melancholy and internal struggle of all. I can't turn to no one. I won't even confide those struggles with myself.

Then I prayed...out of the blue...without thinking on it, without testing volition... I raised my hand and prayed.

and I know within my guts, in that instant, I'm a changed person. see, that was my turning point.

I went ahead and confessed to Jerry all the things that ate me up inside. And as expected of him, he never got mad, never yell, never doubt my sincerity. And in that instant I almost want to slap myself to numbness, just to scold me for thinking that I can belong to someone else. I should've known from the start that I should be in Jerry's side.nowhere else. My Almighty Father put me not just in the right place, but in the best place. and I can' be torn from His side anyhow.

Hearing Red Eyes for the first time while lying in bed a few months ago, it showed me THAT turning point in my life like I was viewing it through a tv. How I cried. How I laughed. The feeling was so intense I can hardly breathe, I didn't know how I stayed with a normal teary facade at that time.It made me ponder on other's, with their own struggles and loneliness.There are so many depressing stories out there, filled with injustice, violence, and hatred. Lives of people being wasted right before their eyes. I want to reach out to these people, to shake them and ask them "What are you waiting for?"... salvation is always with us, within us, we'll just have to keep our minds and hearts open. I know I cannot enforce my belief into other people's throats.(I'm still working hard to convert my atheist but georgeous of a husband real-time)  but I know I can somehow make a difference should I be given a chance to share them an advised or two.

 re-reading my post,one would think I'm an old woman speaking. Sometimes I really think I should act my age..

What I'm aiming for now....

God loves a cheerful giver.
-- 2 Corinthians 9:7

With Horses In Her Eyes

They are a skramz band I met 2006.independent.beautiful.awesome.I just thought of sharing their music since they're once in a lifetime.sad thing is that they broke up a couple of years back.

Their song titles run from Page 1- Page 5.cool, right? go check them out.you're not gonna regret it. I promise. :)

Page 1 by With Horses in her Eyes

:P