i saw this entry by "no.1 fan" cno kaya cya? bigyan natin cya ng lahat ng kantang nirecord na natin!!!
Sunday, January 12, 2003
creamybicycle : so twee
yeah! nakapag-buzznight uli ako, after ilang months. yeah! panood ko Boldstar (aliw yung mga sablay! hahaha! lalo hinika si vin hehehe), Popular days (december song! ganda), Superminty!!! (panalo talaga sila! gusto ko ng recording mga kanta nila whaaah!), Candy Audioline (syet! astig guitar parts!!! pero parang mas umingay yung tunog nila, ewan ko lang kung dahil lang yun sa set list. pero isang song lang yung may allan (di pa marinig boses niya) and the girl vocalist duet na pinakaabangan ko lagi madinig at kinatutuwa sa mga candy songs--->yung di talaga nagmimix yung mga boses, magkaiba yung pitch nila. gustong-gusto ko yun. tapos sabay-sabay mo maririnig yun kasabay nung astig na guitar parts na may distortion tapos mabilis na drumming. yeah! astig na astig ako dun. semi-disappointed nga ako kagabi eh kase wala nun hehehe) Daydream cycle (yahoo!!! panood ko din uli sila! ang tagal na since the last eh. hay winter's gone) Sayang di talaga tumugtog Carnival Park, i want to hear them live again! hehehe. met myk dorothy records again, yey! alala pa niya ako. kinuwentuhan nya ako mga compilation/tribute albums na sasalihan ng Carnival park, asssstttiiiiggg nila! sayang din wasn't able to stay that long to watch Creamybicycle but was able to buy their album, i like! katunog nila softies!!! yeah!
ayooon.
syet. kailangan ko ng full monty soundtrack for my freakin' raket. sino meron? sino may alam kung saan ako makakabili? ala ako makita eh. please help. i badly need it. ---ALIW D BA? CNO KAYA ITO?
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
ahhh... yun pala yun eh... akala ko naman ay... cge na nga...
good news... denice from pulp e-mailed me three pics that was taken from the pulp summer slam pictorial... ayos na ayos ito... ayos na nga sana yung pic kaya lang, as usual, ayun may sablay... ano? eh d cno pa! cno ba ang mahilig mag maggaling dyan na akala mo'y sobrang alam nya yung mga ginagawa nya... cno ba yung dahilan kung bakit may sablay na tunog sa recording... may nalalaman pa kasing kung anu-ano eh... ganyan talaga... nothing is perfect. hay naku roel... paputol mo na yang lecheng buhok na yan...
kita kita tayo sa monday sa mayrics... candy-mates we might have practicethis sunday... i maybe on to somethingy...!!!
ps...
putang-inang chanel 2 yan... ang baduy na nga ni tado lalu pang pinabaduy!!! nag-birthday bash pa ang kolokoy sa MTB... hay naku, kung cno man ang ubod ng walang kasing bobong may pakana ng MTB-ing yan, pwede bah!!! lets make sacrifices naman beneficial to our cultural and artistic upliftment... kung d mo kayang iwasang di mag-contribute sa kabaduyan ng bayan, umupo ka nalang sa isang tabi ang keep your ideas to yourself... naawa na ako sa bansa natin... nag-uumapaw sa kasamaan, kasakiman, kaboboan, ka-apihan at higit sa lahat... SA kabaduyan!!! leche, punyeta, putaragis, PUTANG-INA!!!
may isa pa!!! next time nalang... sumasakit na dibdib ko sa sobrang.......................................................................................................................................
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good news... denice from pulp e-mailed me three pics that was taken from the pulp summer slam pictorial... ayos na ayos ito... ayos na nga sana yung pic kaya lang, as usual, ayun may sablay... ano? eh d cno pa! cno ba ang mahilig mag maggaling dyan na akala mo'y sobrang alam nya yung mga ginagawa nya... cno ba yung dahilan kung bakit may sablay na tunog sa recording... may nalalaman pa kasing kung anu-ano eh... ganyan talaga... nothing is perfect. hay naku roel... paputol mo na yang lecheng buhok na yan...
kita kita tayo sa monday sa mayrics... candy-mates we might have practicethis sunday... i maybe on to somethingy...!!!
ps...
putang-inang chanel 2 yan... ang baduy na nga ni tado lalu pang pinabaduy!!! nag-birthday bash pa ang kolokoy sa MTB... hay naku, kung cno man ang ubod ng walang kasing bobong may pakana ng MTB-ing yan, pwede bah!!! lets make sacrifices naman beneficial to our cultural and artistic upliftment... kung d mo kayang iwasang di mag-contribute sa kabaduyan ng bayan, umupo ka nalang sa isang tabi ang keep your ideas to yourself... naawa na ako sa bansa natin... nag-uumapaw sa kasamaan, kasakiman, kaboboan, ka-apihan at higit sa lahat... SA kabaduyan!!! leche, punyeta, putaragis, PUTANG-INA!!!
may isa pa!!! next time nalang... sumasakit na dibdib ko sa sobrang.......................................................................................................................................
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wait a minute! lest you guys think i'm totally indisposed for the next two weeks, i want to clarify things now...
i'm only saying i can't write in the blog as much as the boss wants me to for now because i'm finishing my thesis and taking care of graduation. but if we're gonna be playing sometime soon, I'LL MAKE MYSELF FREE. hehe... syempre.
yun lang ;)
i'm only saying i can't write in the blog as much as the boss wants me to for now because i'm finishing my thesis and taking care of graduation. but if we're gonna be playing sometime soon, I'LL MAKE MYSELF FREE. hehe... syempre.
yun lang ;)
Monday, March 24, 2003
oo nga ralph!!! ano na sa website...
sana marunong din ako gumawa ng website... ang dami ko pa namang porn pics that i believe could help us achieve world peace...
oh well... it's the start of a brand new week... syempre, panibagong simula. pero the way i see things, its more like a prolongment of a certain promose that was supposed to have been done more than a month ago... hope i'm not turning out to be like a president bush who after a very confident delivery of a promise a few days ago about liberation shit is now almost shit deep in saving his face...
ang band news, selena wants total autonomy for the next two weeks to give time to her academic obligations... (goodluck!) that means that candyaudioline would be out for two weeks not unless yours truly decides to take matters into his own mouth... hhmmm...
swimming!!!
sana marunong din ako gumawa ng website... ang dami ko pa namang porn pics that i believe could help us achieve world peace...
oh well... it's the start of a brand new week... syempre, panibagong simula. pero the way i see things, its more like a prolongment of a certain promose that was supposed to have been done more than a month ago... hope i'm not turning out to be like a president bush who after a very confident delivery of a promise a few days ago about liberation shit is now almost shit deep in saving his face...
ang band news, selena wants total autonomy for the next two weeks to give time to her academic obligations... (goodluck!) that means that candyaudioline would be out for two weeks not unless yours truly decides to take matters into his own mouth... hhmmm...
swimming!!!
Sunday, March 23, 2003
grabe may isa pa tayong member sa egroups natin! Heeheehee!
I was thinking, though… kawawa naman siya kasi di naman tayo nagpopost masyado dun sa egroups. Nilalangaw tayo dun eh. But then again, that’s an advantage for that member since we seldom send weird forwards and yucky shit, therefore, less chance of us spamming his/her email.
Naks naman, Allan. Was truly touched by your pledge of love in the last post. Weirdo ng spiel mo dun about the cd—I thought you were talking about real people! (Oh, wow, didn’t I just spoil the genius of the joke right there…) whatever. Basta na-touch ako dun. Pagbubutihin ko na tuloy yung pagkanta ko kasi dati hindi hehehe…
I hate the war. War is bad. I don’t even want to think about it because I get depressed (which isn’t good for me, either, because I don’t produce songs from the depression). I just noticed that so many countries have huge mass demonstrations while ours just has a teeny tiny one. Doesn’t anyone care here anymore? I guess they’re too busy worrying about more pressing problems like where to get food. Never mind. Just being sad.
Moonstar 88 had something at Claret yesterday and Allan invited me to check it out. I thought the event was some kind of fair—I wore my weirdly cut pants, tribus, a big floppy shirt, and a body bag. I knew something was wrong when I saw one boy wearing a leather jacket and white slacks outside… it was a dance/sit-down dinner.
Oh well, they looked at me, I looked at them, yadayada… at least i got to people watch. Some of the guys there looked like they came out of Buzz Nite. As I was watching the couples slow dancing, I remembered when I was a sophomore at high school, when holding a boy that close was a big deal. I think Allan was just thankful that all the boys dancing were holding girls in their arms.
Sir Charles, Sir John Paul, and their friend/bandmate (I think his name is Eric?) caught up with us there, and inspite of their urge to groove to that dance tune “Happy”, we moved on to a birthday party somewhere in Project 6. There was food and a lot of drink and I felt so bad (now so sad) that I couldn’t partake. My doctor said I have a liver problem and I have to stay away from salty stuff. Sigh.
Gusto ko yung boses ni Francis. I can imagine him singing “Indian Summer”. Sana dumating na sila sa next Buzz Nite. Oy Allan, tuloy mo kuwento mo sa taxi. And give me the next two weeks to finish my thesis… then I can post regularly. Ralphyboy, ano na sa website?
I was thinking, though… kawawa naman siya kasi di naman tayo nagpopost masyado dun sa egroups. Nilalangaw tayo dun eh. But then again, that’s an advantage for that member since we seldom send weird forwards and yucky shit, therefore, less chance of us spamming his/her email.
Naks naman, Allan. Was truly touched by your pledge of love in the last post. Weirdo ng spiel mo dun about the cd—I thought you were talking about real people! (Oh, wow, didn’t I just spoil the genius of the joke right there…) whatever. Basta na-touch ako dun. Pagbubutihin ko na tuloy yung pagkanta ko kasi dati hindi hehehe…
I hate the war. War is bad. I don’t even want to think about it because I get depressed (which isn’t good for me, either, because I don’t produce songs from the depression). I just noticed that so many countries have huge mass demonstrations while ours just has a teeny tiny one. Doesn’t anyone care here anymore? I guess they’re too busy worrying about more pressing problems like where to get food. Never mind. Just being sad.
Moonstar 88 had something at Claret yesterday and Allan invited me to check it out. I thought the event was some kind of fair—I wore my weirdly cut pants, tribus, a big floppy shirt, and a body bag. I knew something was wrong when I saw one boy wearing a leather jacket and white slacks outside… it was a dance/sit-down dinner.
Oh well, they looked at me, I looked at them, yadayada… at least i got to people watch. Some of the guys there looked like they came out of Buzz Nite. As I was watching the couples slow dancing, I remembered when I was a sophomore at high school, when holding a boy that close was a big deal. I think Allan was just thankful that all the boys dancing were holding girls in their arms.
Sir Charles, Sir John Paul, and their friend/bandmate (I think his name is Eric?) caught up with us there, and inspite of their urge to groove to that dance tune “Happy”, we moved on to a birthday party somewhere in Project 6. There was food and a lot of drink and I felt so bad (now so sad) that I couldn’t partake. My doctor said I have a liver problem and I have to stay away from salty stuff. Sigh.
Gusto ko yung boses ni Francis. I can imagine him singing “Indian Summer”. Sana dumating na sila sa next Buzz Nite. Oy Allan, tuloy mo kuwento mo sa taxi. And give me the next two weeks to finish my thesis… then I can post regularly. Ralphyboy, ano na sa website?
Thursday, March 20, 2003
hmmm... still waiting for something to happen... tagal naman ng war... kainis... JOKE!!! sino ba naman ang may gusto ng gulo... sori nga pala doon sa muntik ko na sapakin sa mayrics kanina at pati na rin sa kawawang mosher na napagtripan ko to the point na akala ng ilan ay gugulpihin ko, muntik pa yata mabalian ng braso (sensha na, pag mainit ang ulo ko malakas talaga ang grip ko)... pati tuloy si roel ay muntik na madamay! roel roel, next time manood ka nalang o di kaya, kumuha ka ng atleast limang taong aawat sa akin... kulang pa sa akin yung mga tao doon... kung wala lang yung kapatid nung isa sa mga katropa ng friend mo tinuluyan ko na yun... ang kukulit kasi!!! anyways, last ko na muna cguro yung kanina... tama si ian malaki ako masyado para patulan yun mga yun kahit marami pa cla... oh well... pag pumayat ako... magpapaka-biolente ako paminsan-minsan.
oi selena... aliw yang entry mo ah... dapat lang, creative writing ba naman eh... (hoy allan...wishing ka pala na iba yung vocalist ha. humph! - ano 'to?) hindi ah, ikaw pa pagpapalit koh??? nhakampoots! hehehe...
naku less than an hour nalang... eto kasing si bigote eh... d pa sumuko... eto namang si kano eh atat masyado... ang totoo nyan, ako may kasalanan ng lahat ng kaguluhang nangyayari... it's really my fault... i promised them both that i'd be sending them candyaudioline cd's... nung time na yun kasi, isa lang ang available - 'ala pa akong cd burner noon eh... sinabihan ko si kano na uunahin ko syang bigyan i-promise lang nya na he won't tell bigote eh... sa sobrang tuwa ng gago, he wrote it in his live journal not thinking na malalaman ito ni bigote... eto namang si bigote nag over react, ayun pinabagsak yung world trade at pati yung pentagon dinamay pa... at para hindi obvious ginamit pa si balbas-sarado... kaya ayun, hindi ko tuloy mapadala kay kano yung cd kasi bawal na maglabas sa bansa ng cd... nagpadala na nga ako ng soft pillow kisses kay kano para lumamig na ang ulo pero talagang greedy rin eh... bahala na nga kayo...
bakit ganyan ang mga tao... prone to violence and visciousness... aba puro "v" yun ah... mga bad words yun, kaya pala bad trip ako sa huling GF ko kasi sa "v" rin nagsisimula ang name nya... hay nako...
joking aside... i really don't like most of the things that has been happening lately... nothing good is ever coming up... (less than 15 mins to go...) where is superman, batman, spiderman, x-men etc... when you need them... next time, d na ako magpapahiram ng vhs at vcd, wala tuloy akong mapanood...
ayos itong background music ko (count to four - aspirin) ang ganda ganda... ang galing talaga ng sumulat ng kantang yan!
uy selina 13 songs pala lahat yon, sori... "don't go away", "nearby town", "we've been there", "pretend", "lapa", "discarded toy", "wicked glances", "better view", "flaming walls", "waste my time", "my silver chair", "felt so fine" and "an empty you"... next time two sets naman....
oi selena... aliw yang entry mo ah... dapat lang, creative writing ba naman eh... (hoy allan...wishing ka pala na iba yung vocalist ha. humph! - ano 'to?) hindi ah, ikaw pa pagpapalit koh??? nhakampoots! hehehe...
naku less than an hour nalang... eto kasing si bigote eh... d pa sumuko... eto namang si kano eh atat masyado... ang totoo nyan, ako may kasalanan ng lahat ng kaguluhang nangyayari... it's really my fault... i promised them both that i'd be sending them candyaudioline cd's... nung time na yun kasi, isa lang ang available - 'ala pa akong cd burner noon eh... sinabihan ko si kano na uunahin ko syang bigyan i-promise lang nya na he won't tell bigote eh... sa sobrang tuwa ng gago, he wrote it in his live journal not thinking na malalaman ito ni bigote... eto namang si bigote nag over react, ayun pinabagsak yung world trade at pati yung pentagon dinamay pa... at para hindi obvious ginamit pa si balbas-sarado... kaya ayun, hindi ko tuloy mapadala kay kano yung cd kasi bawal na maglabas sa bansa ng cd... nagpadala na nga ako ng soft pillow kisses kay kano para lumamig na ang ulo pero talagang greedy rin eh... bahala na nga kayo...
bakit ganyan ang mga tao... prone to violence and visciousness... aba puro "v" yun ah... mga bad words yun, kaya pala bad trip ako sa huling GF ko kasi sa "v" rin nagsisimula ang name nya... hay nako...
joking aside... i really don't like most of the things that has been happening lately... nothing good is ever coming up... (less than 15 mins to go...) where is superman, batman, spiderman, x-men etc... when you need them... next time, d na ako magpapahiram ng vhs at vcd, wala tuloy akong mapanood...
ayos itong background music ko (count to four - aspirin) ang ganda ganda... ang galing talaga ng sumulat ng kantang yan!
uy selina 13 songs pala lahat yon, sori... "don't go away", "nearby town", "we've been there", "pretend", "lapa", "discarded toy", "wicked glances", "better view", "flaming walls", "waste my time", "my silver chair", "felt so fine" and "an empty you"... next time two sets naman....
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Hello. Kasama ko si Selena right now. Wow,ang cute pala ng blog natin. Parang totoo. Sana magka internet na kami para makapagpost ako dito ng madalas.
Ang galing natin kagabi noh? Manghang mangha silang lahat sa atin. Sana hindi nila mabasa to. Kasi magagalit sila na alam natin na mangha sila. Siempre secret lang nila yon.
Long live chicharong bulaklak.
Ang galing natin kagabi noh? Manghang mangha silang lahat sa atin. Sana hindi nila mabasa to. Kasi magagalit sila na alam natin na mangha sila. Siempre secret lang nila yon.
Long live chicharong bulaklak.
Weeeeirrrrd…. Trippyyyyyyy….
O yan… weird and trippy na hehehehe ;)
The night of March 18, 2003 in the eyes of each candyaudioline member:
Ralph: Kasama ko si Charmaine… Kinikilig ako… uy dala ni Selena yung candymobile… sayang two songs lang… anong oras kaya kami makakatugtog?… three songs na natin, allan, KUPAL RULES!… sige, kaya yan, selena, mamaya pa kami magtotono… nge! Three songs nga!… ang bilis naman ng “felt so fine”!… May pansit rin ba kami?… sige, Mayric’s tayo mamaya!… dalhin mo na mobile, pa-gas na lang namin… yehey Mayric’s… walang tao… ang guwapo ni Roel… dead tuyay… ang sarap ng breaded porkchop ko… Ayn, “pretend” nga for soundcheck… saya, 12 songs!… sige,sa may pantranco na lang kami bababa… ba-bye!
Allan: Shit! 59 pesos na yung taxi eh nasa may UP Vanguard pa lang ako! 60 pesos lang pera koh!… hoo! Nakakapagod talagang maglakad… hoy simula na ba tayo?… shet, cellphone ko ang ingay… teka ha, nagkakaproblema pako sa Mayric’s… hoy,isa-isa lang!… miss, ito nga pala yung guest list ng kamikazee… O, selena, have you learned anything from last time?… three songs?? Sige, “felt so fine” na lang… putcha ang bilis!… aray naipit kamay ko, bad trip… Mayric’s tayo, ok lang? Chicharon bulaklak tayo dun… Mmm, sarap talaga with rice!… Kami nga pala yung candyaudioline. (eh ano ngayon?!)… Todo na ‘to—hindi, Ayn, hindi yun yung ibig kong sabihin… balik na tayong UP… Nasaan na kaya sina Sir Charles?… ‘wag naman diyan sa harap ng Bahay ng Alumni, sa tabi na lang—baka isipin nilang mayabang kami eh… sige, ingat.
Roel: Ayan, ang aga ko na naman! Ang galing ko talaga!… wow, may mga sticker pa kami na ID—astig!!!… uy, ayan na yung mga kabanda ko… o di ba? ang ganda talaga ng pajamas ko… Ano? Three songs pala? ‘Wag “felt so fine”! Sige na nga… Lan, ayoko nang mag Mayric’s, pagod nako… Basta daan muna tayong Warner, ha? Kunin ko lang sticks ko… Uy walang tao. Makisali kaya sa soundcheck nila… yes, led zeppelin intro… at kung anu-anong intro pa… introboys ako eh!… ‘Wag tayong mag “My Bloody”, sira yung snare eh, nasira ko… Lan, ayoko nang bumalik ng UP… sige na nga… salamat! Ingat!
Ayn: Pumapayat na ba talaga ako? Heehee… Ano ba yang ginagawa mo sa buhok ko, Chris?… Anong itsura?… Hi, Diego—Diego, si Selena… Yiheeeeee!… Uy, David, ginagamit ko pa rin bass mo!… Allan, “My Silverchair” tsaka “Empty You”, wala nang gagalaw dun!… habaan niyo na lang… Roel, habaan mo na, two songs na nga lang eh!!!… ay, three songs? Sige, “felt so fine”… ba’t ang bilis nun?… galing niyo din—hindi, sa CD… talaga, chris, pumapayat ako sa hair ko? Sige, magpapaganito na lang ako lagi… Allan, chicharon bulaklak… ‘wag muna tayong tumugtog, maiiwan yung chicharon dito kay chris… Allan, itodo mo rin yung sakin… hah, matagal pa tayo? Pwede ba akong magCR muna?… Uwi nako, pasundo ako kina selena… good night!
Selena: Agh, UP gig na naman, kinakabahan ako… lapag niyo muna dito yung mga gitara… ano ka ba, ralph ang ingay mo… ha? Eh magkakilala na kami niyan!… uy grabe naman kayo nakakahiya yan ha… Kwissy, why you teasing me? Sige, break na tayo, kunin mo na gamit mo… uy, tono na daw tayo kasi mabilis daw ang palitan dito… Wag tayong mangupal—two songs na lang tayo, basta may empty you… yes, tapos na,okay… hah? Three songs??… “felt so fine”??? God save me… Thanks for having us here… Pwede ba kaming kumuha ng pansit? Kwis, you want?… Allan, pwede ba? Enough with the mic issue already! I learned my lesson… Uy, si Meryl nakarating!… Mayric’s? My mom will kill me if I bring the car… wow, 12 songs? Sige… *sigh* ang sarap talaga ng chicharon bulaklak with rice… (11th song na) pagod nakohhhh… uwi na tayo please… ingat people!
hoy allan...wishing ka pala na iba yung vocalist ha. humph!
O yan… weird and trippy na hehehehe ;)
The night of March 18, 2003 in the eyes of each candyaudioline member:
Ralph: Kasama ko si Charmaine… Kinikilig ako… uy dala ni Selena yung candymobile… sayang two songs lang… anong oras kaya kami makakatugtog?… three songs na natin, allan, KUPAL RULES!… sige, kaya yan, selena, mamaya pa kami magtotono… nge! Three songs nga!… ang bilis naman ng “felt so fine”!… May pansit rin ba kami?… sige, Mayric’s tayo mamaya!… dalhin mo na mobile, pa-gas na lang namin… yehey Mayric’s… walang tao… ang guwapo ni Roel… dead tuyay… ang sarap ng breaded porkchop ko… Ayn, “pretend” nga for soundcheck… saya, 12 songs!… sige,sa may pantranco na lang kami bababa… ba-bye!
Allan: Shit! 59 pesos na yung taxi eh nasa may UP Vanguard pa lang ako! 60 pesos lang pera koh!… hoo! Nakakapagod talagang maglakad… hoy simula na ba tayo?… shet, cellphone ko ang ingay… teka ha, nagkakaproblema pako sa Mayric’s… hoy,isa-isa lang!… miss, ito nga pala yung guest list ng kamikazee… O, selena, have you learned anything from last time?… three songs?? Sige, “felt so fine” na lang… putcha ang bilis!… aray naipit kamay ko, bad trip… Mayric’s tayo, ok lang? Chicharon bulaklak tayo dun… Mmm, sarap talaga with rice!… Kami nga pala yung candyaudioline. (eh ano ngayon?!)… Todo na ‘to—hindi, Ayn, hindi yun yung ibig kong sabihin… balik na tayong UP… Nasaan na kaya sina Sir Charles?… ‘wag naman diyan sa harap ng Bahay ng Alumni, sa tabi na lang—baka isipin nilang mayabang kami eh… sige, ingat.
Roel: Ayan, ang aga ko na naman! Ang galing ko talaga!… wow, may mga sticker pa kami na ID—astig!!!… uy, ayan na yung mga kabanda ko… o di ba? ang ganda talaga ng pajamas ko… Ano? Three songs pala? ‘Wag “felt so fine”! Sige na nga… Lan, ayoko nang mag Mayric’s, pagod nako… Basta daan muna tayong Warner, ha? Kunin ko lang sticks ko… Uy walang tao. Makisali kaya sa soundcheck nila… yes, led zeppelin intro… at kung anu-anong intro pa… introboys ako eh!… ‘Wag tayong mag “My Bloody”, sira yung snare eh, nasira ko… Lan, ayoko nang bumalik ng UP… sige na nga… salamat! Ingat!
Ayn: Pumapayat na ba talaga ako? Heehee… Ano ba yang ginagawa mo sa buhok ko, Chris?… Anong itsura?… Hi, Diego—Diego, si Selena… Yiheeeeee!… Uy, David, ginagamit ko pa rin bass mo!… Allan, “My Silverchair” tsaka “Empty You”, wala nang gagalaw dun!… habaan niyo na lang… Roel, habaan mo na, two songs na nga lang eh!!!… ay, three songs? Sige, “felt so fine”… ba’t ang bilis nun?… galing niyo din—hindi, sa CD… talaga, chris, pumapayat ako sa hair ko? Sige, magpapaganito na lang ako lagi… Allan, chicharon bulaklak… ‘wag muna tayong tumugtog, maiiwan yung chicharon dito kay chris… Allan, itodo mo rin yung sakin… hah, matagal pa tayo? Pwede ba akong magCR muna?… Uwi nako, pasundo ako kina selena… good night!
Selena: Agh, UP gig na naman, kinakabahan ako… lapag niyo muna dito yung mga gitara… ano ka ba, ralph ang ingay mo… ha? Eh magkakilala na kami niyan!… uy grabe naman kayo nakakahiya yan ha… Kwissy, why you teasing me? Sige, break na tayo, kunin mo na gamit mo… uy, tono na daw tayo kasi mabilis daw ang palitan dito… Wag tayong mangupal—two songs na lang tayo, basta may empty you… yes, tapos na,okay… hah? Three songs??… “felt so fine”??? God save me… Thanks for having us here… Pwede ba kaming kumuha ng pansit? Kwis, you want?… Allan, pwede ba? Enough with the mic issue already! I learned my lesson… Uy, si Meryl nakarating!… Mayric’s? My mom will kill me if I bring the car… wow, 12 songs? Sige… *sigh* ang sarap talaga ng chicharon bulaklak with rice… (11th song na) pagod nakohhhh… uwi na tayo please… ingat people!
hoy allan...wishing ka pala na iba yung vocalist ha. humph!
wow! i'm still alive!!!
guess what happened to us a while ago or last night... i thought it was going to be one of those gig days wherein you'll just waste your time because you're only given two songs...
we played in this benefit gig at the up bahay ng alumni called "emergency"... for the accident victims of camia... we were slated to play the early portion of the show... as usual "mas marami pa ang pimple ng isang friend ko whom, would not be named than the people in attendance during that time of the gig... okey lang, sobrang aliw naman, kasi aside from our usual candy-in-our-own-world approach sa tugtugan the equiptment that was used was really ace! plus there were a few familiar faces mostly band members who were able to see us perform (aminin nyo na! manghang-mangha kayo cguro sa kaya naming gawin ano?)... sana hindi sila nabingi.... hehehehe...
after that, we went straight to mayrics for an impromtu set (12 songs... aliw!!!). which i really missed doing... before that, we had this bonding meal consisting of rice and chicharon bulaklak. walang tao nung mag start kami pero may mga pumasok din eventually... kakahiya lang nga sa kanila because sobrang snob yung dating namin eventhough i was able to dish out a few spills here and there. we still find it very difficult to talk to a crowd... i for one think that it's a total waste of time because i feel that we are just making a fool of ourselves knowing that not even a single soul in that venue would give a fuck as to what we're doing... receptive naman cla. i guess they were able to to like some of the songs we did, specially the poppier ones like "don't go away", pretend that we're smart", "nearby town" and "flaming walls". sana dumating yung time na masaykan na rin kami ng madlang lahat, nang sa gayon ay yumaman na kami. para ay next time na kumain ako sa shakeys, d na ako magdadalawang isip kung oorder pa ba ako nga strawberry shake dala ng sobrang pagtitipid...
hay naku... wla na akong masulat dito ah... basta sobrang nag-enjoy ako kanina... we (me and roel) even went back to up to attend to a band that we manage... i saw a few friends of mine there that i've not seen for quite sometime now... hay naku, ang gaganda na nila ngayon (kaya lang ang payat mo na pats). si other pretty faced friend of mine has a band na rin ngayon (Trivia: if ayn hadn't met mich, this gal should've been singing for candy, ang lakas pa naman ng appeal nya... uuuuyyyy ngingiti yan pag nabasa nya ito!)
oh well, that's all for now... sana okey yung kinalabasan nun benefit gig na yun... iwas a bit bothered by the fact na none of the bands that i saw mentioned anything in conjuction with the said event or even expressed opinion about the victims of the accident icluding your's truly... wala lang... i just feel a bit guilty that's all!!!
Funniest chu-chu of the day comes from our often times "away" bassist ayn:
eto yun!
guy from another band: (with all sincerity) wow!!! ang galing galing nyo sobrah!!!
ayn: (in her usual "away" self) ah... salamat!!! kayo rin, ang galing nyo!!!
guy from another band: (blushing) hah! eh... hindi pa kami tumutogtog eh!
ayn: (poised na poised) sa CD!
moral of the conversation: umiwas sa taong gutom!!! hahahahaha!
guess what happened to us a while ago or last night... i thought it was going to be one of those gig days wherein you'll just waste your time because you're only given two songs...
we played in this benefit gig at the up bahay ng alumni called "emergency"... for the accident victims of camia... we were slated to play the early portion of the show... as usual "mas marami pa ang pimple ng isang friend ko whom, would not be named than the people in attendance during that time of the gig... okey lang, sobrang aliw naman, kasi aside from our usual candy-in-our-own-world approach sa tugtugan the equiptment that was used was really ace! plus there were a few familiar faces mostly band members who were able to see us perform (aminin nyo na! manghang-mangha kayo cguro sa kaya naming gawin ano?)... sana hindi sila nabingi.... hehehehe...
after that, we went straight to mayrics for an impromtu set (12 songs... aliw!!!). which i really missed doing... before that, we had this bonding meal consisting of rice and chicharon bulaklak. walang tao nung mag start kami pero may mga pumasok din eventually... kakahiya lang nga sa kanila because sobrang snob yung dating namin eventhough i was able to dish out a few spills here and there. we still find it very difficult to talk to a crowd... i for one think that it's a total waste of time because i feel that we are just making a fool of ourselves knowing that not even a single soul in that venue would give a fuck as to what we're doing... receptive naman cla. i guess they were able to to like some of the songs we did, specially the poppier ones like "don't go away", pretend that we're smart", "nearby town" and "flaming walls". sana dumating yung time na masaykan na rin kami ng madlang lahat, nang sa gayon ay yumaman na kami. para ay next time na kumain ako sa shakeys, d na ako magdadalawang isip kung oorder pa ba ako nga strawberry shake dala ng sobrang pagtitipid...
hay naku... wla na akong masulat dito ah... basta sobrang nag-enjoy ako kanina... we (me and roel) even went back to up to attend to a band that we manage... i saw a few friends of mine there that i've not seen for quite sometime now... hay naku, ang gaganda na nila ngayon (kaya lang ang payat mo na pats). si other pretty faced friend of mine has a band na rin ngayon (Trivia: if ayn hadn't met mich, this gal should've been singing for candy, ang lakas pa naman ng appeal nya... uuuuyyyy ngingiti yan pag nabasa nya ito!)
oh well, that's all for now... sana okey yung kinalabasan nun benefit gig na yun... iwas a bit bothered by the fact na none of the bands that i saw mentioned anything in conjuction with the said event or even expressed opinion about the victims of the accident icluding your's truly... wala lang... i just feel a bit guilty that's all!!!
Funniest chu-chu of the day comes from our often times "away" bassist ayn:
eto yun!
guy from another band: (with all sincerity) wow!!! ang galing galing nyo sobrah!!!
ayn: (in her usual "away" self) ah... salamat!!! kayo rin, ang galing nyo!!!
guy from another band: (blushing) hah! eh... hindi pa kami tumutogtog eh!
ayn: (poised na poised) sa CD!
moral of the conversation: umiwas sa taong gutom!!! hahahahaha!
Monday, March 17, 2003
can't sleep... keep thinking about lots of things... and it bothers me to think that... ah never mind... still can't figure out how to use this damn program anyway...
we're in the middle of march and i still haven't found a cheap means of getting our ep out... oh well, maybe it's not yet time... or maybe i'm not trying hard enough... what if i die later, tomorrow or a week from now... what would become of my work... now i'm depresed!!!
oh well, there are few good things to look forward to... tuesday's gig is one, also a pulp article about candyaudioline which i am cynically looking forward to, that long delayed candyaudioline website, the black saturday gig in subic with almost all of the backbeat bands (parokya ni edgar, cheese, moonstar88 & kamikazee... wish hammilan and the youth could make it) and yes that summerslam gig - i hope by this time i've written a new song that would blow all our other songs away, which leads me to the issue of my not having written a song for more than a year now... i was able to write some but mostly throaways... but wait, when i did "better view" for candy and "beneathe the glare" for pillow, i kinda considered them as "hilaw" or "walang patutunguan" items... maybe i'm just putting to much pressure on myself...
oh well... today's monday, tomorrow's tuesday...GIG TIME is always a GOODTIME for me!!!
we're in the middle of march and i still haven't found a cheap means of getting our ep out... oh well, maybe it's not yet time... or maybe i'm not trying hard enough... what if i die later, tomorrow or a week from now... what would become of my work... now i'm depresed!!!
oh well, there are few good things to look forward to... tuesday's gig is one, also a pulp article about candyaudioline which i am cynically looking forward to, that long delayed candyaudioline website, the black saturday gig in subic with almost all of the backbeat bands (parokya ni edgar, cheese, moonstar88 & kamikazee... wish hammilan and the youth could make it) and yes that summerslam gig - i hope by this time i've written a new song that would blow all our other songs away, which leads me to the issue of my not having written a song for more than a year now... i was able to write some but mostly throaways... but wait, when i did "better view" for candy and "beneathe the glare" for pillow, i kinda considered them as "hilaw" or "walang patutunguan" items... maybe i'm just putting to much pressure on myself...
oh well... today's monday, tomorrow's tuesday...GIG TIME is always a GOODTIME for me!!!
Sunday, March 16, 2003
Sigh. There’s just no pleasing some people. Allan is still complaining I don’t write enough. But nothing happens with the band in between my posts anyway! Am I supposed to put my personal stuff in here, too? (Nope, I have another blog for that).
Haha. Maybe I’m supposed to be writing a story about the band… something nice and exciting and obscene and totally… fictional! We’re just ordinary people, you know. We have lives away from the band. Allan is part of Backbeat Management and he handles bands like Parokya ni Edgar, Moonstar 88, Cheese and Hammillan. Roel helps him out with the roadie stuff hehe (it’s a living, ain’t it?). Ralph used to work as an IT/web-developer for some company… but he quit and I think he’s either looking for another stint like that or has already found one. Ayn and I are still students at UP Diliman. So the thing is, when I don’t write in here, were just getting on with our own lives.
I guess it would be interesting if I did some crazy stuff here, as long as it pertains to the band. Ok, I’ll try to think of something by Tuesday, but for now I’ll do some straight reporting. We’ll see.
A lot of people were at Mayric’s last night for the Feminine Force shindig. The NU crowd was there, the female ones, that is. Nandun si Diego kasi tumugtog ang Cambio ;) hehe… pero shy ako masyadong pansinin siya. It’s really stupid, you know… we’ve had conversations before and we’re practically relatives! I guess I just get weird with people I wanna be friends with. Allan said my boyish persona disappears whenever I do that hahaha! Whatever!
We played a good set, according to Herbert. The sound was good. I was really nervous last night and a little paranoid. I was actually worried about singing “Discarded Toy” because it was about a girl who was left high and dry… I was afraid it was in bad taste to sing about that at a night of women’s empowerment. Sheesh… as if being dumped wasn’t a universal experience! Anyway, I was so nervous and all my muscles were tensed up the whole time. Afterwards, I had a really bad backache. God, I should lighten up, REALLY. The rest of them sounded good, though, even to me onstage. Allan scolded me for taking the mic from the front when he deliberately placed it there for optimal volume. I took it in my hands instead, and I kept backing up into the drums (NERVES!), making the mic absorb the sound of the instruments along with my voice.
But we prevailed! Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha! Charms really enjoyed us… (ok ba sa pikit?;)
Kaya lang napaiyak ako sa labas pagkatapos. All the tension got the best of me, and when Allan started on the mic issue, I burst. It was really funny and pathetic of me to do that but I was happy for the release. We looked especially ridiculous because we were outside the bar and everyone could see. Hay naku. Ganyan talaga ako. Madrama. But it sure is fun to see Allan panic like that! Men never know what to do with such outward displays of emotion.
We ate at the Timog Avenue food exchange in front of the Shell station. Obviously, Allan and the great Sir Charles and Sir John Paul just wanted to see the late night/ early morning goods (and this after playing at a Women’s Month celebration!). Still, Ayn, Charms, Ralph and I enjoyed the food. It’s amazing how they can make steak from tuna, and the Zamboanga chicken was simple and amazingly good. Sana dun na lang next time uli!
Expect something weird and trippy for the next few entries.
Haha. Maybe I’m supposed to be writing a story about the band… something nice and exciting and obscene and totally… fictional! We’re just ordinary people, you know. We have lives away from the band. Allan is part of Backbeat Management and he handles bands like Parokya ni Edgar, Moonstar 88, Cheese and Hammillan. Roel helps him out with the roadie stuff hehe (it’s a living, ain’t it?). Ralph used to work as an IT/web-developer for some company… but he quit and I think he’s either looking for another stint like that or has already found one. Ayn and I are still students at UP Diliman. So the thing is, when I don’t write in here, were just getting on with our own lives.
I guess it would be interesting if I did some crazy stuff here, as long as it pertains to the band. Ok, I’ll try to think of something by Tuesday, but for now I’ll do some straight reporting. We’ll see.
A lot of people were at Mayric’s last night for the Feminine Force shindig. The NU crowd was there, the female ones, that is. Nandun si Diego kasi tumugtog ang Cambio ;) hehe… pero shy ako masyadong pansinin siya. It’s really stupid, you know… we’ve had conversations before and we’re practically relatives! I guess I just get weird with people I wanna be friends with. Allan said my boyish persona disappears whenever I do that hahaha! Whatever!
We played a good set, according to Herbert. The sound was good. I was really nervous last night and a little paranoid. I was actually worried about singing “Discarded Toy” because it was about a girl who was left high and dry… I was afraid it was in bad taste to sing about that at a night of women’s empowerment. Sheesh… as if being dumped wasn’t a universal experience! Anyway, I was so nervous and all my muscles were tensed up the whole time. Afterwards, I had a really bad backache. God, I should lighten up, REALLY. The rest of them sounded good, though, even to me onstage. Allan scolded me for taking the mic from the front when he deliberately placed it there for optimal volume. I took it in my hands instead, and I kept backing up into the drums (NERVES!), making the mic absorb the sound of the instruments along with my voice.
But we prevailed! Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha! Charms really enjoyed us… (ok ba sa pikit?;)
Kaya lang napaiyak ako sa labas pagkatapos. All the tension got the best of me, and when Allan started on the mic issue, I burst. It was really funny and pathetic of me to do that but I was happy for the release. We looked especially ridiculous because we were outside the bar and everyone could see. Hay naku. Ganyan talaga ako. Madrama. But it sure is fun to see Allan panic like that! Men never know what to do with such outward displays of emotion.
We ate at the Timog Avenue food exchange in front of the Shell station. Obviously, Allan and the great Sir Charles and Sir John Paul just wanted to see the late night/ early morning goods (and this after playing at a Women’s Month celebration!). Still, Ayn, Charms, Ralph and I enjoyed the food. It’s amazing how they can make steak from tuna, and the Zamboanga chicken was simple and amazingly good. Sana dun na lang next time uli!
Expect something weird and trippy for the next few entries.
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
Monday, March 10, 2003
This entry is a little late because I was too tired to write yesterday. The other day, March 8, 2003 we played at two events: the Immaculate Conception Foundation and Buzz Nite.
At the former, we were given three songs to play. I guess the sound system sucked because the kids in front were complaining that they couldn’t hear my voice. They kept screaming “louder”. So I tried to sing louder. But they still didn’t hear me. Allan said it was because the speakers were to the side and that only the people in front couldn’t hear. The rest of them could.
Now I was thinking… why didn’t they say all those things to Kyla or Cover Me Quick or that high school band? I didn’t think it was because I was singing too softly because my throat was straining to make it loud. Why does this always happen to me? Why can’t I assess the sound system properly and adjust? I’m always so clueless about it. I felt so bad afterwards because I heard them say we were a voiceless band—and after trying so hard. My band mates don’t think it’s too bad. They tell me I do fine, and that we really play like that (with less emphasis on the vocals). I understand that, of course… but I feel like what little I contribute to the band is undermined whenever I sing too loud or too softly, or even when people just perceive it that way through the sound system’s weirdness. Sigh.
Anyway, once we left the school I felt better. When we got to Mayric’s, though, there was nobody there. Only one band was there, plus Roel’s girlfriend and Charles and John Paul. Allan had already warned us that the usual crowd of Buzz Nite wasn’t going to show up because of the indie pop gig on the 14th, but I honestly wasn’t prepared for what we saw.
It wasn’t too bad, though. Candyaudioline got to play two sets ;). And it was kind of intimate hehehe. A sort-of-punk band called Sunset Drive and a sort-of-something band called Skrew Ups played. Crush ni Ayn yung isa dun sa latter band hehehe (shet, papatayin ako nun… ah basta eh di baguhin niya tong entry hehe). Then there were Soft Pillow Kisses and Superminty. We really appreciated the fact that those other bands came at such short notice. They’ll probably be at the next Buzz Nite (if any).
Which brings me to my next topic. We decided to go for a change and eat at Ongpin’s beside Mister Kebab. After eating sinigang, sizzling squid, sweet and sour pork, and papaitan, Allan brought up the subject of Buzz Nite and what happened. I found it weird for the other indie bands to snub Buzz Nite in favor of ShelfLife night. Why not play at both? The thing is, Buzz Nite was always the venue for this genre. What happened?
We were thinking that the other indie bands aren’t satisfied with the type of music played at Buzz Nite anymore. There are those who don’t like the other bands usually lined up and say it should be indie pop night. What gives? I know I’m the biggest, stupidest newbie around, but I always thought that Buzz Nite was for the whole indie genre. Anyway, where were those people last Saturday night? It seems like everyone wants to jump ship.
So the guys talked about it and they were thinking of revamping Buzz Nite and sticking to the original idea of it, which was to hold an event that will include “all genres under the indie spectrum”. They were still thinking of how to do it… whether to change the venue, the name, or just the concept. I think that’s a better idea. If we’re to have a special night for our genre, we have to take care of it. I don’t think that’s the case these days. So let’s change the system!
Okay… on the 18th we’re playing at the third benefit concert for the Kamia victims. This will be at the Bahay ng Alumni and rumor has it that Matilda will be playing again! Yehey! On the 15th, Roel says we’ll also be playing at the Feminine Force at Mayric’s. Did I get that right?
At the former, we were given three songs to play. I guess the sound system sucked because the kids in front were complaining that they couldn’t hear my voice. They kept screaming “louder”. So I tried to sing louder. But they still didn’t hear me. Allan said it was because the speakers were to the side and that only the people in front couldn’t hear. The rest of them could.
Now I was thinking… why didn’t they say all those things to Kyla or Cover Me Quick or that high school band? I didn’t think it was because I was singing too softly because my throat was straining to make it loud. Why does this always happen to me? Why can’t I assess the sound system properly and adjust? I’m always so clueless about it. I felt so bad afterwards because I heard them say we were a voiceless band—and after trying so hard. My band mates don’t think it’s too bad. They tell me I do fine, and that we really play like that (with less emphasis on the vocals). I understand that, of course… but I feel like what little I contribute to the band is undermined whenever I sing too loud or too softly, or even when people just perceive it that way through the sound system’s weirdness. Sigh.
Anyway, once we left the school I felt better. When we got to Mayric’s, though, there was nobody there. Only one band was there, plus Roel’s girlfriend and Charles and John Paul. Allan had already warned us that the usual crowd of Buzz Nite wasn’t going to show up because of the indie pop gig on the 14th, but I honestly wasn’t prepared for what we saw.
It wasn’t too bad, though. Candyaudioline got to play two sets ;). And it was kind of intimate hehehe. A sort-of-punk band called Sunset Drive and a sort-of-something band called Skrew Ups played. Crush ni Ayn yung isa dun sa latter band hehehe (shet, papatayin ako nun… ah basta eh di baguhin niya tong entry hehe). Then there were Soft Pillow Kisses and Superminty. We really appreciated the fact that those other bands came at such short notice. They’ll probably be at the next Buzz Nite (if any).
Which brings me to my next topic. We decided to go for a change and eat at Ongpin’s beside Mister Kebab. After eating sinigang, sizzling squid, sweet and sour pork, and papaitan, Allan brought up the subject of Buzz Nite and what happened. I found it weird for the other indie bands to snub Buzz Nite in favor of ShelfLife night. Why not play at both? The thing is, Buzz Nite was always the venue for this genre. What happened?
We were thinking that the other indie bands aren’t satisfied with the type of music played at Buzz Nite anymore. There are those who don’t like the other bands usually lined up and say it should be indie pop night. What gives? I know I’m the biggest, stupidest newbie around, but I always thought that Buzz Nite was for the whole indie genre. Anyway, where were those people last Saturday night? It seems like everyone wants to jump ship.
So the guys talked about it and they were thinking of revamping Buzz Nite and sticking to the original idea of it, which was to hold an event that will include “all genres under the indie spectrum”. They were still thinking of how to do it… whether to change the venue, the name, or just the concept. I think that’s a better idea. If we’re to have a special night for our genre, we have to take care of it. I don’t think that’s the case these days. So let’s change the system!
Okay… on the 18th we’re playing at the third benefit concert for the Kamia victims. This will be at the Bahay ng Alumni and rumor has it that Matilda will be playing again! Yehey! On the 15th, Roel says we’ll also be playing at the Feminine Force at Mayric’s. Did I get that right?
Friday, March 07, 2003
Allan allan allan. sorry. Allan said last night at practice that i don't write enough here. Excuse me. We haven't been doing anything the past week, so why should i write?
anyway, tomorrow is Buzz Nite at Mayric's so don't forget to pass by. Wear purple in support of International Women's day ;)
We practiced all the old candy songs last night and it felt good. i was hoping we'd change our repertoire a little, though i still like "an empty you". We fixed "waste my time" so that i wouldn't have to die while singing it, and it sounds solid. Also, i'm starting to feel comfortable singing even the high ones... i actually pulled off "broken to pieces" without, um, dying. It was great to hear everyhting live again, and not just from the cd Allan gave me. I'm excited to record all of it one day.
Ralph says he's almost finished with the site. Hurrah! He says it's going to be an all-in-one and i won't have to be using this blog anymore... i can put it there. Hope he finishes it soon. i'm sure there are some people out there other than us who'dlike to see it up and running already hehe. Speaking of the band's endeavors, we talked about the CD again at Mister Kebab. Still the same problems... where to get the money, which is the cheapest, highest quality process, that stuff. We're actually considering the unthinkable: treating it as a demo and approaching big names. but i think we all don't really want to do that. i hope we find a sponsor or something. maybe something.
Roel lent his Mao cap to someone and that person lost it. He was hankering for a new one so I offered to give him Chris's. I just wanted to write that because i wanted Roel to be mentioned in the blog hehehe. i'll give it to him later.
Ayn took Tristania out to the mall the other day. What a princess that baby is ;) i miss her already.
so. Ralph and Allan and i were planning to meet online this morning but i was too tired. still am. tootle-loo!
anyway, tomorrow is Buzz Nite at Mayric's so don't forget to pass by. Wear purple in support of International Women's day ;)
We practiced all the old candy songs last night and it felt good. i was hoping we'd change our repertoire a little, though i still like "an empty you". We fixed "waste my time" so that i wouldn't have to die while singing it, and it sounds solid. Also, i'm starting to feel comfortable singing even the high ones... i actually pulled off "broken to pieces" without, um, dying. It was great to hear everyhting live again, and not just from the cd Allan gave me. I'm excited to record all of it one day.
Ralph says he's almost finished with the site. Hurrah! He says it's going to be an all-in-one and i won't have to be using this blog anymore... i can put it there. Hope he finishes it soon. i'm sure there are some people out there other than us who'dlike to see it up and running already hehe. Speaking of the band's endeavors, we talked about the CD again at Mister Kebab. Still the same problems... where to get the money, which is the cheapest, highest quality process, that stuff. We're actually considering the unthinkable: treating it as a demo and approaching big names. but i think we all don't really want to do that. i hope we find a sponsor or something. maybe something.
Roel lent his Mao cap to someone and that person lost it. He was hankering for a new one so I offered to give him Chris's. I just wanted to write that because i wanted Roel to be mentioned in the blog hehehe. i'll give it to him later.
Ayn took Tristania out to the mall the other day. What a princess that baby is ;) i miss her already.
so. Ralph and Allan and i were planning to meet online this morning but i was too tired. still am. tootle-loo!
Thursday, March 06, 2003
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