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Today I found out that Sonny Moore (previously of From First To Last) is Skrillex! I find this very amusing. I can't even begin to explain just how hilarious, ridiculous, awesome, and random I find this whole thing :)) The last time I heard of him he still looked like this and now he's a producer and looks like this. This is so random and funny to me! I know, I know, people grow up yadda yadda. The whole "scene" thing was a passing fad anyways. Its just, I can't really reconcile my mental image of Sonny Moore with how he looks now. God, I'm having flashbacks to my 14 year old self and the lj communities of yesteryear. Auughhh this whole thing is wrinkling my brain. And as if him transitioning into dubstep wasn't random enough, he's actually pretty good. He's up for 5 Grammy awards! File that under Things My 14 Year Old Self Would've Never Seen Coming - and while we're at it, let's add "Sum 41 being nominated for a Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Grammy" (my bbs have come so far *wipes tear*). I actually like his remix of Levels (dammit that song's catchy) and a bunch of his other stuff. At first I was determined not to like him on principle - but I have a soft spot for dubstep he won me over.

My friends and I went to a club (ugh I knoww - but tbh it wasn't that bad) last month and if the dj played more songs like this (or just better songs in general) instead of that damned house track that went on for-fucking-ever, I would've been more enthusiastic about dancing. But as it happened, that song just had a repetitive beat with no variation whatsoever and I was not intoxicated enough to dance around to it for 5++ minutes (my own fault since I'm too cheap to buy my own (overpriced) drinks haha).

Anyway, I just wanted to get that whole Sonny Moore thing off my chest. Its still so hilarious! He even has a song (and album?) called "Bangarang" - more ridiculousness - that samples Dante Basco's voice. It made me want to watch Hook again :))


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Hello, I'm still here :) I haven't abandoned LJ yet (never!). I'm hoping this attempt to update more often actually succeeds. I feel like I keep promising to update more often, but I never follow through :))

General life update since my last post (which was way back in February gahd) - I'm officially a college graduate! But I'll save all the graduation hoopla for the actual graduation ceremony in April (I'm excited!). I graduated in October and I'm on an extra long vacation until I start med school in June. I had a lot of stuff scheduled since October, but I don't have a lot scheduled for January to May (bum life). After months of pretty much doing nothing, I'm sure school will be a welcome change in June (we'll see how long that lasts).

My mom and I just came back from a trip to Singapore to watch Wicked and visit my brother. We stayed for a week and even went to Malaysia for two days, but watching Wicked was pretty much the point of the whole trip. :))

( Trip summary for my future self when she feels like reminiscing! )

tl;dr. In short, the trip was

Hello, I'm still alive. I guess I just haven't felt like writing much. BUT I'm breaking my hiatus to write about the Yellowcard concert. At the start, Ryan said something about them waiting all day to play the concert - they were excited and antsy. But then he said that it was nothing compared to the years we spent waiting for them to come to the Philippines. GAH SO TRUEEE. I mean, I've only been waiting seven years :))

What can I say about the concert? It was awesome, perfect, amazing, and the VIP ticket was so worth it. Sulit ang 3,605 php. AS IN. I was so close I could've climbed on stage if I was crazy enough. Audience banter between songs was awesome. They played my all-time favorite song in the world (Only One) and it was perfect. Seriously. Those four minutes were amazing. And when they started playing Way Away I got a flashback of my 13-year old self hearing it for the first time. AGH sooo many memories tied with this band and their songs. AND AND they unexpectedly played Gifts and Curses. AND AND AND the Empty Apartment sing-a-long. Just everything GAH :)) They threw some of their stuff into the audience - water bottles, guitar picks, LP's drumsticks, and their set lists. GAH so jealous of whoever got the set lists and drum sticks. When LP threw his sticks into the crowd, for a half-second I hoped that I'd have a Jam-Peter Criss moment like in Detroit Rock City (and can I just say that if that DID happen, it would have been the most perfect thing EVER and I would not have been able to control myself) HAHA I can't eloquently describe the experience, though I think that if I had less ~feelings~ I could. It was just so. WORDS CAN'T EVEN. I CAN'T EVEN. Basta. :))

They were awesome live - I guess now I understand why some people love concerts so much. There really is just no comparison between hearing the recording and hearing it played live. The ~concert experience~ makes all the difference. I ended up going by myself since my cousin couldn't go because of exams. YES, I love them that much that I commuted to some place in Makati I've never been to, to watch their concert alone. There were times when I wish I came with someone - particularly during the idle waiting time before the actual concert. BUT once the lights dimmed and they started playing I was all, YEZZ I'M ALONE AND NO ONE I KNOW IS AROUND TO JUDGE MEHHHHH!!

I was tempted to have my shirt signed, but I had to catch the last train home. PLUS I'd just be bummed if their signatures faded off in the wash. Ohwell, NEXT TIME. And yes, there will be a next time because Ryan himself said that they'll definitely be coming back. Ryan talked about how surprised they were at the amount of fans that went to the meet-and-greet. Awwww NAMANNN - now I wish went (BUT the concert was more than enough - have I already mentioned how much I loved it? haha)

I didn't take any pictures or videos. My dad took the camera, and my phone's camera sucks. PLUS I was busy enjoying myself. I'm sure the internet will provide - lots of people had cameras.

I was standing close to the speakers, so my right ear was pretty much ringing after every song. Keri lang. I was screaming/cheering and singing along to every song, so I didn't realize how hoarse my voice had gotten until I went out and asked the security guard for directions. K LANGGGG


No voice and slightly deaf in my right ear, pero K LANG. I will never ever outgrow Yellowcard. They will always be my favorite. Suuuuper sulitttt GAH

As a bio major I'm no stranger to the all-nighter, the trick is trying to pull off more than one in a row.

I managed to pull off a successful all-nighter on Wednesday, but needed to do another one on Thursday because there just wasn't enough hours in a day to finish everything I needed to do by Friday. In retrospect, I should've been able to finish my ichthyology and animal physiology report fairly quickly, but the internet was being a bitch and I only managed to download the software I needed by 2:30am. It felt like dial-up all over again. FUUU- D: On the upside, I was not late for my 7:30am class the next day - downside, I was groggy the entire day. SABAW

I got home around 6:00, slept for a bit and woke up for dinner. My eyes were burning and I kept tearing up uncontrollably. Never mind all the stuff I needed to do, I needed to take a nap. In my experience, after you've been awake for a certain number of hours (my limit is ~38hrs), you will inevitably crash (aka the near-coma). And I crashed hard. Fell asleep at around 8:30pm and abruptly woke up at 4am. First thought: "What time is it? 4am?! FUUUUUUUUU-".

( NOT a good start to my day. )

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