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I've been back in Philippines for two weeks now. Half of those 14 days feels like a fading dream in my head; it's all just fuzzy and unclear. Don't get me wrong though..I've had heaps of crazy fun since I got back. It's awesome to be in my room again, it's awesome to see my friends and other relatives again, and to hang out in the same places that I enjoyed hanging out in before, but if I were given the option of staying or going back to Bangkok, I would go back in a heartbeat. I miss that place. I miss my parents. I miss Mel and the kids. I miss the comfort. I miss the things and places I haven't seen or explored, and the people I've yet to meet.

I think maybe I'm still adjusting back into the flow of things here, but UGH. I miss Thailand!

Also, I don't start school until May. IF I pass the exam, that is. So no school and no work for now. Hence why, after listening to some Kanye West earlier, this was made:

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My brother-in-law, Kriss, and an all-girl band called Venus Butterfly (they would've made a lot of guys I know salivate) performed at a launch party for Absolut Vodka, held in Bed Supperclub. He gave me two invites so I took my friend, Josie, along. Heaps fun and yay for free booze.

Such a heartbreaking story but shows how awesome some people can be. We need more people like Muelmar Magallanes in the world. He's a real hero.

Photos from a series I put together using old snaps stored in my hard drive. Called it "Faces In Greyone" since, well, all these photos were taken in Greyone Social, where I used to work.

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At CB's wedding reception, there was a photobooth thingy. My friends and I loved it, being the camwhores that we are. And the snaps we got were way cute! Posting the rest soon.

I cheated and put more than one song for most of them. I have several different movies playing in my head. I threw in a couple of cliches in as well hahaha.

And on a semi-related note, I would totally name the movie of my life "The Product". For several reasons.

Opening Credits: Lit Up - The National
Average-day scene: Special Needs - Placebo / Celebrity Skin - Hole / Very Busy People - The Limousines
Best-friend scene: Bulletproof - Le Roux / I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas / Keep Your Head - Ting Tings
First-date scene: Hysteric - Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Goodnight & Go - Imogen Heap / I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
Falling-in-love scene: Your Ex-Lover Is Dead - Stars / Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones / All I Want Is You - U2
Love scene: Light On My Shoulder - Susie Suh / Lover, You Should've Come Over - Jeff Buckley / Evidence - Marilyn Manson / Closer - Nine Inch Nails
Fight-with-friend scene: Electric Bloom - Foals
Break-up scene: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - John Mayer / Chemistry Of A Car Crash - Shiny Toy Guns
Get-back-together scene: Mayfield - Augustana / It Means Nothing - Stereophonics / Crack The Shutters - Snow Patrol / Keep Yourself Warm - Frightened Rabbit
Wedding scene: Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves / I Melt With You - Jason Mraz
Long-night-alone scene: Hometown Glory - Adele / Little Motel - Modest Mouse
Heartbreak scene: For Blue Skies - Strays Don't Sleep /
Mental-breakdown scene: She's Lost Control - Joy Division / Death - White Lies
Driving scene: A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under - Why / So Long, Lonesome - Explosions In The Sky
Deep-thought scene: A&E - Goldfrapp / The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service
Regret scene: What Sarah Said - Death Cab For Cutie / 23 - Jimmy Eat World
Lesson-learning scene: Dakota - Stereophonics / Fix You Up - Tegan & Sara
"Life's okay" scene: Little Secrets - Passion Pit / Epic Last Song - Does It Offend You Yeah?
Party scene: Party & Bullshit - NOTORIOUS B.I.G / Listen To Your Body Tonight - Black Kids / You & Me & The Devil Makes 3 - Marilyn Manson
Happy dance scene: It's Tricky - Run DMC / Skeleton Boy - Friendly Fires
Flashback scene: Walking - The Dodos / (Nice Dream) - Radiohead
Death scene: Lose You - Pete Yorn / Hurt - Nine Inch Nails
Closing credits: Kids - MGMT

These are from when Carla (one of my best friends) got married in Cebu a few weeks ago.

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My girls & me (plus a blurry Chi in the background) photoboothing it up on Kassy's Macbook in CB's Waterfront suite the night before her wedding. I wish I was a gazillionaire so that I could put my friends on a plane to Bangkok.

And I'm back on LJ. I knew it was only a matter of time before I went back to using this thing. It's still the most reliable form of blogging. For me, at least. Plus, this journal holds so many memories for me! I've had it for years.

So here's the update on me: I'm currently in Bangkok, Thailand. I've been here since my 21st birthday, which was a month and a few days ago. I'm going to be here for another few months. I quite like Bangkok but I really miss my friends. I pass the time watching shows & movies, taking photos, editing, searching for new music, occasionally trying to write something substantial. I go out sometimes. Basically I'm a nerd that stays in most of the time and life is nothing exciting at the moment. Planning to go back to school when I'm back in Philippines.

That is all.

armadino and mikimercy. while waiting for the event to start. smiles that you put on when you're a kid and you're forced to be in a picture and then biiiiiiiig smiles.

some photos i took of my friends on a certain day where we had lots and lots of time to waste.





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also, i've been 20 for five days now and i still don't like it. and last night i watched "the dark knight" and was blown away by heath ledger's performance.

since was feeling particularly annoyed with someone at six in the morning, i decided to take my irritation out on my hair with a pair of scissors NOT meant for cutting hair. so say hello to uneven and curly bangs that always look different and are extremely hard to control!

( hurrr )

next stop: get my hair coloured again! still trying to decide what colour.

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my first attempt at HDR. i'm terrible, i know...but will keep trying anyhows. that's the upou campus, where i was the other day...as geeky as it sounds, i can't wait for school to start.

random: yay for david cook winning american idol!!!

the other night, i went to 6underground with fatih to watch paraluman perform, along with other bands such as updharma down, greyhoundz and typecast.

vince

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the paraluman boys are awesome, and so is fatih, because she stayed up with me until sunrise in mcd's, swapping stories and reminiscing about road trips and whatnot.

and if you're living in philippines...vote for paraluman's debut music video "emily" on myx by texting MYX VOTE EMILY to 2366. and if you're in metro manila, there's a benefit show on may 31 that you should go to; venue is 58 pansol street, barangay pansol, katipunan, quezon city. paraluman and heaps of other bands will be playing, the entrance fee is 150 (inclusive of one free drink) and it starts at 6pm. it'll be fun. :D

i do love going to the beach. i just wish they weren't so far though! i totally regret all the times that i lived a mere 15 minutes away from a beach, when i was still in hk, and never bothered to go a lot. most of the times that i found myself on the beach near me was whenever i fell asleep on the way home and ended up there, because the bus route ends there as well. anyways! when i become all rich and all that jazz, i will definitely get myself a comfy beach house. and stay there every summer. hurrah! a girl can dream. :P

( somewhere in batangas )

oh, and i got into UPOU. :D