Saturday, November 22 was the day of Tristania's birthday party and November's Buzz Night. Allan and I were late because Cubao was trafficky and we had a hard time beating all those early Christmas shoppers at Megamall. I had to buy things for my baby nephew; he bought a new guitar (as a birthday gift to himself)-- we shared a gift for Tristania. Charles met us at the mall earlier to help him out with evaluating the guitar but he had to nix Ayn's party because he had promised to pick Louie up at Monumento that afternoon. Yehoo.
But we were terribly late for Tristania's party, which was a horrible thing to do, being a ninong and a ninang. Ayn was texting us demanding where we were. I was worried that there weren't any people there-- it was a relief to discover once we arrived that there were plenty of kids already there enjoying the games. Charms, Jovy and Jovan of Matilda were there, sitting with Ayn, who, in spite of the hassle that comes with organizing a children's party, looked calm and dignified. Things were already in full swing. There were the clowns (ok, Allan, WHO has the p and f syndrome now? Hehe), the balloons, the little kiddies in their fairy tale costumes (tristia's cousin was so cute in a Snow White ensemble!), and the doting titos, titas, mommies and daddies coaching their kids during the games. Allan couldn't fit into the tiny chairs so he opted to stay inside and catch a few winks (after eating, of course). Soon, Ralph and Charmaine arrived (we thought they weren't going to come so it was a pleasant surprise) and we went inside to look at Tristia's picture albums while Ayn catered to her other guests. It was fun to see how Ayn creatively arranged the pictures and how we at the band were sprinkled here and there throughout Tristia's young life. I mean, we may have been late for her birthday party, but we've surely been there for her and Ayn along the way. It was nice to remember those first months when the idea of Tristia being a part of our lives and Ayn's role as a mother were new and exciting.
The pretty little celebrant was dressed as the Blue Fairy and she was pretty happy with the little cheese stick she constantly clutched in her hand, even when Ayn's friends would bother her with their cooing and clucking over her cuteness. Jovan and I loved Tristia's silver shoes and Charms wished she could borrow her fairy wings for the Matilda gig that night. Later, Tristia changed into a frilly pink dress for the candle-blowing ceremony (with, of course, her cheese stick in hand). The clowns made us ninongs and ninangs and titos and titas make wishes for her.
Me: I wish for you, Tristia, all the opportunities in life and the courage to take them.
Charms: I wish for you all the good things in life. *kiss*
Allan: Sana hindi ka tumulad sa nanay mo…
Ralph: Sana maging masaya ka sa buhay.
Charmaine: I wish for you good health…
Jarek: Sana hindi ka maging atheista…
Ngyarks. Hehe. Pero we had our good intentions, especially since we love Tristia and Ayn so much.
We sat around and drank a bit as the party settled down and night came. Mingled with Ayn's other friends, some of who had kids of their own. Roel was at a Kamikazee gig and couldn't come. Suddenly, Ayn decided to come with us to Buzz Night so candyaudioline could play. We were worried because she still had to take the LAE the next day, but she said she could do it and we were also glad that we had the opportunity to perform together again. We assured Tita that we'd let her go home right away.
So we arrived at Buzz Night. There were some people there already, but not many. Candyaudioline started setting up; of course, Allan just had to try out his new guitar. I panicked because my voice started to give. It suddenly disappeared and all that was coming out of me were hoarse croaks. Ayn wanted us to sing "Broken to Pieces" first, but since my voice was cracking, I thought maybe "Flaming Walls" would be a wiser choice so I could warm up. Ahem. I bombed. I couldn't feel nor hear my voice. Piyok City. Pero go pa rin. I just talked the audience through it, told them minamalat ako at pasensiya na hehehe. Dinaan ko na lang sa feelings at attitude. Hahaha! Nakakatawa, but I somehow pulled through it all. Ang saya sana kasi ang ganda ng tugtog nina Ralph nun, as in ang lakas tapos balanse silang lahat. Couldn't help but swoon during the last measures of "An Empty You". Actually, masaya siya talaga, and people enjoyed it kahit papano because they were clapping enthusiastically… a lot more came in after out first song, which was fortunate for the other bands as they had a bigger audience. It was fun.
Sunset Drive played next with their brand of emo. They were nice because they weren't really sure they could come at first, and they made it. They played a good set. Then came Balloon Derby, ever reliable. Then Popular Days, Band of the Night. I say this because they were really tight and they gave a really good performance, just like last month. Buzz Night was actually Tweetums Night because, when introducing "Watch Out For Me", Charles added, "Para kay Louie", which sent us all "yiheeeeing". Feel na feel nga niya yung performance hehe. What's funny was that, when Soft Pillow Kisses sang "Special Day", Louie also said, "Para kay Charles" which sent us "yiheeeeeeeeing" as well, but also laughing because of the meaning of the song. Aaaaaawww. Ahwuhwuh nuhmun, Charles! Tapos, pati si Allan nagpa-tweetums sa "Stay Here For a While". Teehee. Nagulat yata yung Weedisneys dun, eh. Hehehe. Nag short acoustic set din yung Spring Boutique. Last band for the night was Weedisneys because they came from Rock Radio Café, Alabang pa-- buti nakasunod pa sila! Ok nga eh kasi ang galing ng set nila kahit four songs lang, at syempre dahil pa tinugtog nila uili yung "Paranoid Android". Halata pala na maraming nagbabasa ng blog nato kasi sa opening riffs, nagtinginan ba naman lahat sakin! Radiohead kicks ass (hi, thom ;*) hehehe.
Buzz Night was great because people we hadn't expected to come had arrived (Sunset Drive, Spring Boutique and Weedisneys) and also the ever faithful Buzz performers were still there (Popdays and Balloon Derby). Here's looking forward to next month!
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