Hi Hello...

hi sa inyong lahat...

tugtog kami mamaya ng candyaudioline sa 70's Bistro... yun lang... tahimik namin noh... Busy kasi lahat...

room for rent

im currently looking for a room to rent..near rockwell powerplant mall..

super low budget ako..

before the year ends sana maka move-in nako..

pls contact me here if u know a place..

thanks...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buzz Night is on December 2!!!

Hello Everyone...

it's buzz night this Saturday, December 2... As of the moment, there are 6 bands who has been confirmed... here they are...

Tether
Popular Days
Soft Pillow Kisses
BPI
Candyaudioline
Isolation

i'll be giving a complete line-up this wednesday...

Candyaudio-Blues...

hello everyone...

Candyaudioline hasn't been gigging for the past few weeks due to schedule problems... Both Mavi and Goteng ang me sometimes, have been very busy lately. And to make matters worst, Mavi has been having back problems. we were able to see her last night during her break. Shr was wearing a brce of some sort to support her lower back... don't worry, this has nothing to do with aging...

Although last Saturday, without Mavi, we were able to have practice somewhere in Recto. Hope we Could play in next month's Buzz Night which will be on the 2nd of December...

See you!!!

To Maggot Fans... Maggot Updates...

Hello everyone...

Her "Hotness" Maggot is currently busy with her internship... got a chance to talk to her over the phone last night and she told me that her scheds are a bit in-conflict with our gig scheds... according to her, she's also busy with turning down offers of dates and movie contracts. in fact just last night she was being bugged by a very persistent chap who happens to be a guitarist of a very popular rock group. its a good thing that she was able to ditch the guy with the help of her "Dota-skills"...

as for the others...

kel is currently sessioning as drummer for soft pillow kisses...

dennis is making lot's of money doing PA chores for one of the most popular rock band in the land...

mavi, i guess, is also busy with work and has recently been know to do oculars of gay bars with a few work-mates...

me on the other hand has been battling stress caused by work and dennis in particular. aside from that, i've also been confined a number of times at "Happy Sauna" due to a recurring rare illness that i had a few years back. hehehehe...

that would be all for today... stay tunes for more updates about your favorite candyaudioline characters in the near future...

Four Trista...

Hi Ayn!!!

eto na yung mga songs dun sa CD...

Pia Fraus - Moon Like A Pearl
The Charade - Monday Morning
Pia Fraus - Teenage Girl
Sambassadeur - New Moon
Math And Physics Club - Look At Us Now
The Primitives - Carry Me Home
Film School - Ume's Lament
Shout Out Louds - Shut Your Eyes
Brideshead - Same Story Different Day
The Railway Children - A Gentle Sound
The Daysleepers - Mesmerize
The Meeting Places - On Your Own
Brittle Stars - Souvenir
The Faunts - Memories Of Places We've Never Been
Headlights - Put Us Back Together Right
Say Hi To Your Mom - Twenty-Second Century
Fleeting Joys - Got Come Home
Guitar - House Full Of Time
Yatsura - Pampered Adolescent
Experimental Aircraft - Contemplative Silence

Candy-Photo From The Lazy Guys

Whaaaw naman!!! Ang Ganda Ganda... Kaya Lang Parang Ang Laki Ng Batok Ko Dun Ah!!! Thanks to Heeowa for The Photo... This taken during last Buzz Night (November 4, 2006)

Great Gigs Galore...

hello everyone...

We have been having great gigs for the past two outings. the one at Gweilos was really a blast... playing alongside bands who had no idea of what we were capable of doing, i guess we really caught them with their pants down... can't forget how their faces looked by the time we finished our first song... everything was at a standstill, as if the people present was still trying to figure out what just happened... by the end of the set, everyone was really appreciative... according to one of my bandmates, somene comented that we sounded like Smashing Pumpkins... oh well...

the other great gig we had was at mayrics during buzz night... well no need to elaborate any further... it's better if you just get to see us play live. promise, in any given day, we'll blow you away... hehehe...

Speaking of Buzz Night, i can say that it was one of the best one we had this year... tether, and lsunsetdrive was back back and each played as if they were never took a very long vacation... lazy lorelei played in spite being three members short, i would also like to mention Atomflot although i just wish they do more original compositions rather than being content which just doing stuff from new order and joy division... soft pillow kisses was also back with a new singer and bassist, i guess the crowd was really kind to us... and of course, candyaudioline. but the real revelation that time was a band called isolation... they really impressed me a lot... wish i could get them again for this december's Buzz Night!!!

buzz nite - nov 4

3/4 of candyaudioline...

Buzz Night Is On The 4th Of November...

Hello Everyone!!!

This Month's Buzz Bight will be on the 4th of November. it's this Saturday na pala!!! Here's the line-up:

Atomflot
Kim Deal's Revenge
Candyaudioline
Tether
Lazy Lorelie
Soft Pillow Kisses
Sunset Drive
Mizwa
Isolation...

Hope to see you there...

By the way, my other band, Soft Pillow Kisses has again undergone another line-up change... We now have a new bassist and a new vocalist...

A Reunion Of Sorts...

hello everyone...

tonight at mayrics, i will be playing with ex-candymates ralph, ruel, ayn and selena... it's going to be a reunion of sorts and i just can't wait to play with them... i was suppose to have practice with them last night but i had a very high fever which caused me to black-out for almost 5 hours... as of the moment, i'm not really well but i just can't let such a situation pass by and also i don't want to disappoint them...

that'll be all for now... by the way, buzz night will be on the 4th of november...

Last Night At Mayrics...

hello everyone...

it was one memorable gig we had last night at mayrics... at last i had a chance once more to watch my bandmates play live... ex-candies ruel and ralph happened to be there so i decided to let then play one song... it came out really well. it's the first time i ever got to watch mavi sing. hehehehe... ralph did the lead parts while dennis just gave way to ralph's sonic explorations... ruel was still a bit rusty doing the beats but by the middle of the song, he was back to his old self again...me and kel onstage after the first song then we went on to do "an empty you"... at first we thought that everything was going to run smoothly when, during the intrumental part, one of the amps started to suck bigtime giving dennis a tough time doing his thing... it went on until me and deninis decided to swap amps... i think we did well and the crowd and some friends like our set and the songs...

i'll be busy for the next couple of days. can't wait for monday next week...

Everything's Alright Forever... I Hope!!!

hello everyone...

in my last post, i was lamenting on the thought of drummer-less gigs and acoustic encounters... last saturday i decided to ditch the idea and gave one of our ex-candyaudioline drummer an unexpected call and offer to play drums again. he instantly agreed... we together with the rest of my bandmates planned a practice that same night... but as fate would have it, the studio was closed for the night and sisnce we're banned at the cubao studio where we usually practice, i decided to ditch the practice and just play mayrics two days later without practicing... i spend the afternoon planning on where to hang-out after the kamikazee gig that night in ateneo which was to be finished by 9pm...

on my way to ateneo, i received a call from eric of mayrics if one of my bands could play that night at mayrics. without thinking twice i called my bandmates - except out vocalist whom i knew would not be available because of her work-sched- and told them that instead of having practice, why not just play at mayrics. they all agreed to the idea... we all met up at an almost empty mayrics at around 11pm. i caught a glimpse of acel (a band fronted by ex-moonstar88 vocalist acel - they were quite good). just when we were prepairing our instruments, one of the bass strings snapped leaving me with no choice but to get maggot's bass guitar from sta. ana. i think acel's set was about to finish by the time were at maggot's place. while waiting for maggot inside the cab, i tried calling mavi informing her that we were to play at mayrics with the intention of giving her an idea that she could still catch up with us since me and maggot were still in sta. ana. she told me that she'd try to catch-up but she'll just watch us play. so me and maggot rushed back to mayrics where we found dennis and our balik-candy drummer has already finished setting up. also to my surprise, there was a crowd of about 30 people or so. this got me nervous so i rang up our vox a couple of times but she wasn't answering. so i went up stage and nevrously did 3 and a half songs. by the middle of the forth song "waste my time" i caught a glimpse of our vocalist seated at the back and hiding so i gestured at her to come on stage which she and and from there on, we did about five more songs... i guess the crown enjoyed our sort of funny set, with all the amps fucking up at times...

so now we're complete again...

welcome back Kel...

Wanted Drummer?

hello everyone...

just when things were beginning to look bright for us candies, up comes another slab of of tasteless dilemna facing us straight in the eye... yes, we have no drummer as of the moment... in fact, the last time we plated at 70's bistro, i had to ask ruel - also an ex-candy member to play drums for us two hours before actual play time... it was really quite a blast... thanks ruel... as of the moment, we plan on playing gig's either with a sessionist or just do it stripped down drumless, so if anyone one of you is interested to play drums for us just don't hessitate to message me or text me at this no. 09209610348... that's all for now...

Buzz Buzz Buzz... Buzz Night!!! October 7...

Hello Everyone!!!

Here's the line up of bands for this month's buzz night... sana hindi na umulan and hope you'll like it, coz i like it...

Kings And Pawns
Kim Deal Revengers
Sunsetdrive
Atomflot
Los Chubakabras
Lazy Lorelei
My Science Project
Candyaudioline
Soft Pillow Kisses

may 2 pa pero naskalimutan ko yung name... 'til next post...

The picture above was taken by me during one of my Chinese General Hospital visits... Tingnan mo si Doktora... Camera Shy....

Drunken Master...

Hello everyone...

we've been very quiet again... this time i've no idea as to why. i guess each one of us has been busy with other things other than being members of candyaudioline... feeling ko tuloy parang wala nanaman akong mga kabanda... what's new!!!

last monday, we played at mayrics, it was quite a memeorable one especially for me because i was sort of an emberrassment that night due to excessive drinking. i was so drunk that night that i don't really know what i was doing during the early part of our set... worst, i was the one doing the singing because our vocalist was sick that time... i felt very uncomfortable because i haven't been singing alone in candy for more that 2 years already... i even made a really embarrassing thing when i told the crowd that parokya ni edgar was playing after us when in fact parokya wasn't lined up that night... oh well, that's life...

bye for now...

Dilemna

hello everyone...

tonight we'll be at mayrics and i've been lo0king forward to this gig with loads of excitement and anticipation... but just an hour ago, mavi texted me that she has problems with her throat and also feeling a bit under the weather... it looks like i'll be singing alone tonight... something i haven't done for quite a very long time (2 years or so) i had just texted selena but she has yet to reply... hope that mavi could still make it...

oh well, might as well prepare for the worst...

That 70's Show...

hello everyone...

we had a great time at 70's bistro last monday night... there was a big crowd and the thrill of playing some songs that we have yet to play live was really overwhelming...

we took a long time setting up because i wanted to make sure that everything was in order but to my disgust, one guitar amp was busted - the one which dennis was to use... we decided to turn our volume down and just get on with it. the first song "flaming walls" was a bit of a let down because we haven't gotten the right levels yet and mavi did a minor error when she sang the last stanza a full bar ahead of its original placement... we chose "painful" as our second song because i still felt that carlo have yet to familiarize himself with the song pattern... it was almost flawless but by the end of the song, carlo was still playing the drums. i guess no one noticed the mistake and the crowd did like the song, i think... the third song we did was "sad inside" - one of my favourites... by this time we were sure of what was going om and everything was falling in the right places. i can even hear myself and mavi's voice sing in good harmony... again the crowd liked the song... by this time i was enjoying the thought of us playing at such a very low volume. "wicked glances" followed and we were all in a sort of a hypnotic-lock when all of a sudden dennis' amp was like having a very wicked asthma attack... me and dennis just looked at each other and decided to ignore it... after that me, mavi and maggot were having a minor discussion on stage as to how many songs we had already done and because of this, we forgot that we still had to do "nearby town". we did "my silver chair" with the volumes up a notch and i'm sure we were starting to sound a bit macho... we went down stage smiling and for me, it was one (the first one i guess) great gig for this very new candyaudioline line up...

the Highlight of our 70's show...
- two really pretty korean girls approached me and asked me... "Hey, Ellow... you guys have greats songs"... is your vocalist korean?

Happy When It Rains...

Hello everyone...

First of all i would like to thanks those bands who tried to male it to mayrics last saturday for Buzz Night!!! And also i would like to apologize to those who were present at mayrics for us (Candyaudioline) doing a rehearsal session on stage instead of performing (Our vocalist was expected to arrive late because her work was up until 11pm)...

Here's what happened. me and my candymates decided to practice at mayrics way before the regular playing time of the event... I arrived at around 8pm there were about 3 people seated. 10 minutes later Maggot arrived followed a little shortly by Carlo... by this time around 11 souls were inside i was a bit worried because the rain was really pouring hard. by 9 pm, españa was beginning to get flooded. dennis arrived 10 minutes later and immediately proceeded to the stage to practice... we did feel a bit awkward because there was already a lot of people watching. i asked the guys a mayrics to turn-off the PA system and just let the vocals come out of the stage monitors... 30 minutes into the practice session people were beginning to leave. i took some time to text my othe bandmates mavi and the rest of pillow and some of the other bands that the streets goinging to mayrics was already flooded... we went on practicing for the next hour and a half... tether drummer Jigger and her grilfriend were the only ones presnt at the time we were practicing... by the time we went down stage, flood-water was already at the doorsteps of mayrics... i got text messages from My Science Project, Lazy Lorelei and Kings and Pawns saying that they too were caught in flood at different points leading to mayrics...

it was about 12 midnight and the possibility of get out of that area was next to impossible. we decided to wait for the waters to subside... it was a good thing that the mayrics staff was very accomodating. letting us fool aroud the place specially dennis who was having a telethonwith a "girlfriend" for more than 5 hours, during which we had a swell time making fun of him by talking to his girlfiend and making them quarrel about issues of dennis' being a gigolo hehehe... we also had and acoustic guitar jamming session wherein carlo showed us his wide array of knowhow in the field of music from condiman to mainstream pop rock, me and maggot did some pictorial sessions infront of the bar wherein i was able to take a picture of me creating a powerball... at times maggot and carlo took turns at napping while i scour the area for a possible way out but it was only until 6am that waters showed signs of going... we left mayrics at around 7am and went home...

that's all for now...

By the way, we'll be playing at 70's Bistro tonight...

Here we go again...

hello everyone,

seems that we've been very quiet lately but the truth is...

okey, weve been busy with all sorts of stuff from personal to band related. candyaudioline have had atleast 4 practice sessions for the past two weeks. 2 were done in JR's - our fave studio "were anything from everything is a mess" in Cubao. another one was done during a gig last week at Freedom Bar and one more at Dish inside the ABS-CBN compound... i'm happy to say that "i think" we're jelling together as a unit to a point that i had to do a "Pat Reily" during our practice session last Sunday and a "Robert Jaworski" during last Monday's affair...

i bet you have no idea about what i'm saying... okey... i'll explain... nagalit at nainis lang naman ako sa... okey nevermind... the second half of the practice we had last Monday night was quite Satisfactory... The problem wasn't about their ability to what i tell them to do, it's more of remembering what needs to be done... I just hope that some of my bandmates learn from those momentary burst of hostility on my part...

About the picture... yes, we are still all smiles...

Buzz Night Is On The 9th Of September...

Hello Everyone...

Next month's Buzz Night will be on the 9th of September... here are a few bands who have expressed their willingness to be a part of next month's affair:

My Science Project
Soft Pillow KIsses
Kings And Pawns
Tether
Candyaudioline
The Automatics
Lazy Lorelei...

I'll be posting some more additions once i get to confirm more bands...

Another Pic...

Hello Everyone...

Here's anonther pic of the new candyaudioline line- up... Dennis, Me, Mavi, Carlo and Goteng a.k.a. Maggot...

Also we have had some time to practice some more songs and i'm happy to say that we can already play 12- 14 songs. Although during last night's practice, Mavi wasn't around ( I decided not to call her to practice because she has work the next day and so that we may be able to concentrate on rehearsing some more old songs...)

Hello Hello!!!

Hello everyone...

this blog has been very quiet lately to to a number of reasons... one is that we are again a NEW Band therefore we've been focusing on practices just to help the two new members catch-up with the songs... as of now we can only do 7 up to 10 songs... another reason is that we've been very busy with our own "other things in life"... Mavi has started her training sessions in preparation for her job somewhere in makati... Maggot, our new bassist, is also busy with school - she is a nursing student... Caloy the new drummer has been very busy and guilty setting up my computer... he has updated my previous Penium Poor PC to a Stagering Pentium 4-dyos-por-santo... oh dear... Dennis is also busy sleeping all the time and cracking up "pang-aasars" for the all of us all... me on the other hand has been very busy with work and just recently for the past week have been battling an old illness which resulted in a very hillarious escapade last saturday at the Chinese General Hospital...

that's all for now... one more thing by the way... we had one great gig last night at Mayrics... the 1st one in three tries for this new line-up...

Until next time...

Another Batch... Again

hello everyone...

this the new candyaudioline line-up...

from left to right... mavi (vox), dennis (guitar), carlo (drums), me (guitar/vox) and goteng (bass)...
see you this saturday...

By the way... here's this month's Buzz Night Line up...
FEATURING:

soft pillow kisses
lazy lorelei
luscious dreams
los chubacabras
candyaudioline
aurora borealis
falling leaves
yapanits
populardays
the automatics...

First New Candy Gig...

hello everyone...

as i mentioned in a recent post, candyaudioline has undergone another personnel change. we have a new drummer and a new bassist... introducing the new members... the drummer's name is carlo, he also plays drum for my science project and aurora borealis. he is also a very funny guy. our new bassist's name is margot but likes to be called goteng. but i enjoy calling her maggot. i thing she plays bass for 3-4 bands of the metalkind...

we had our first gig last night at mayrics along with parokya ni edgar and moonstar88 and some visiting band from new jersey - who dished out some really great "metal suff"... i was really nervous going into the gig because we haven't really gelled yet as a band but by the time i finished setting up my gear, i became relaxed and realised that it was just supposed to be an exercise for Buzz Night's gig this coming saturday... as expected, we flunked our set... the first two songs ("flaming walls" and "we've been there" were ok but by the latter part of the third song "waste my time", all hell broke lose. no need to make salaysay okei... but i still think that we were 75% pogi during the last song "an empty you"... well i guess come saturday we'll be 90% na...

see you nalang there...

Buzz Night is 0n August 5 Saturday

hello everyone...

here is this month's line up for buzz night:

soft pillow kisses
lazy lorelei
luscious dreams
los chubacabras
candyaudioline
aurora borealis
falling leaves

see you this saturday at mayrics...

Another Trip To The Starting Line...

hello everyone...

this is nothing new... as of last week, another incarnation of candyaudioline is in the making. we have a new drummer and a session bassist...

The Orgasm Simulator

This cold weather has put us in a sultry mood i dunno why im so bored or maybe im ti_ _ ng ngahaha! Allan kasi ehh..Luv ko na si Tawnee she's just like a sex goddess to me rawr! kwenk! kwenk! i miss posting here at candy's blog last post ko d2 c Selena pa vocalist namin hehe..oh ayan Allan nag post na ako pagbigyan mo na request ko Club Island nato!

*1995*

1995 is missing buses It's walking 15 miles to see your love It's knowing you're alive through all the fuzz It's never coming down from going up 1995 is cutting classes It's sitting over coffees talking indie treats It's the mere sensation of being the first one that you see When morning opens up the skies You see me when daylight opens up your eyes And though I'm happier now I always long somehow Back to 1995 All my friends have different plans to make their lives worthwhile Some for the better Some for worse Some have gone to different cities searching every mile For missing pieces that will make a whole 1995 seems like a long way to go If you ever were to find your way back home But the only thing I really miss is being the first one that you see When morning opens up the skies You see me when daylight opens up your eyes

Just Like The Old Days... Great Gig

Hello Everyone...

Last night, me and mavi got to play some candyaudioline some with the help of ex-candyaudioline members Ayn and Ralph with Ayn's boyfriend Jeff helping out with the drums...
We played two gigs... one at 70's Bistro and the other one at Mayrics... Both gigs were really great, Specially the one at Mayrics... I guess I'll miss this one for a vey long time...

Just like the old days when Candyaudioline was at it's peak... tight, confident and very loud... i'll post more details in the days to come...

I would like to thank ex-candymates Ralph and Ayn for Giving me an opportunity to play with them once more. Actually, it was ralphs idea that we get together and play some candy-songs... Thanks too to Jeff, you really made the songs sound great again... sana sya nalang naging drummer ko sa kahit anong banda ko!!! To Roel, thanks for being such a sport... paayos mo kasi yung phone mo para di ka mahirap mahagilap... to Selena, meron pa ring next time... and to to Mavi for making payag to my request na sya yung kumanta for both gigs... To Dennis too for setting up for me sa sobrang jam-packed na mayrics... I guess sobrang bag-enjoy din yung crowd sa amin... especially Kuhkees...

Until next time...

Quotable Quotes:

"Mahiyain ka pala" - from some guy who Mavi over heard while making her way out of the venue after our set...

"Hey! i Liked your set" - from some foreigner dude who shook my hand while passing by behind me... actually, di naman sya quotable kaya lang sobrang GWAPO nung guy eh...

WALLY

mutant adventures alert:

how would superman react to this situation?

after a tiring day as a superhero, superman decides to join his superfriends for a night cap. over food and drinks, superhero talks and exchanging tips on how to capture villains, a grim figure enters the door and halts all the fun. all of his superfriends are caught in panic and alarm! with his back to the door, superman whips his head to look behind him and identify the intruder... he comes face-to-face with no other than - - - clark kent!!!!

this was somehow what happened to sauna boy a.k.a. dennis last 3am...

allan! i-post mo na yung video!!!!

asteeeg talaga!

I retract...

though noone ever really directly commented on my last blog entry, i just want to bring it up...

(para naman masabing may nagboblog pa dito aside from allan :) )

my intention was to be more active in the band's blogs. the night after that morning that i last made an entry here, i checked out my old journals. perusing the pages for things worthy enough to share...

wala eh...

there was not one entry worth posting here...i'll just do that in my personal blog...hehehe...

and i quote dennis - "i'm shy.." (silent "Y" dapat -- pronounced as i'm shaaah...)

Para Kay Kuh... Here's Your Request

Felt So Fine

Felt So Fine
Eversince You've Been So Kind
Then You Left When I Went Out... I Guess

Now So Sad
Everything Just Look So Bad
Was It Something That I Said To You...

Too Late...
So Great...

Now So Sad
Everything Just Look So Bad
Was It Something That I Said To You...


Felt So Fine
Eversince You've Been So Kind
Then You Left When I Went Out... I Guess

Too Late... I Want You
So Great... I Love You
Too Late... I Want You
Sour Grapes ... I Love You...

Candyaudioline - Felt So Fine

wala lang... mahirap talaga pag walang magawa... kung anu-ano nalang ang pinag-gagawa...

Sana ... Someday....

hello...

sana someday kasama na ang Candyaudioline sa ganitong mga reviews... kailan kaya mangyayari ito...

----- boys and gerls....
I was just surfing the other day and came across this posting from somewhere...
naaliw lang ako...ano kaya sinasabi nila...well, the gist is there they
downloaded the Mutual CD from Soulseek and find that Pinoy bands are great!

jessel



Re: [pinoyindiepopscene] what other people saying...

ito pagkakasabi nung kakilala kung indo hehehe
copy paste ko na lang yung pagkakatranslate niya sa ingrish.


"that this afternoon he's downloading some files thru soulseek, and
suddenly there's this guy that he doesnt know bump into him and start
to chat with him. he said that this guy (slsk) is one of those guy who
knows the indiepop scene in philipines and the guy recommended his
songs and download it from him"

after a few hours downloading the songs.. he listened all songs that he
just downloaded. he was shock..that..all of the songs seems
interested...and he couldn't believe it..that it comes from
phillipines. it's not like one of those..original band like.."parokya
ni edgar".

a little review....

soft pillow kisses so fucking great ! sounds like blueboy... indiepop full
with nice guitar sound and those sweet voice... is so unique
it's 5 minutes track seems so fast..and makes me want it to play it all
over again n again.

apple orchard... is like the combination of shoegaze and indie pop with
male vocal..and have a very good english accent if u listen to it..u'll
never know that the songs is from phillipines good recording and very
surrounding sounds. the envy you men !

collour contest - this one is a twee pop band...more like a sweedish
band with a male vocal, very similiar with the acid house kings when
johan's singing.

sekian dan terima kasih = that's it and thank you

singit ko lang yung pillow sa candyblog

soft pillow kisses - just like the sky

at last... here it is...

Off Topic Lang Po...

hello everyone...

during the past few days, i've been so annoyed with a lot of things...

Item #1 "what is indie?"... por dyos por santo por pabor... tatapusin ko na ang tanong na ito sa pamamagitan ng isang declarasyon... "punyeta!!! ... walang tamang indie sa punyetang bansang ito...!" kung ano ang kahulugang alam nyo, yung na yun. ganyan talaga dito sa pinas, kaka-iba lahat... kaya nga may only in the Philippines sa slogan eh...

Item #2 Yung dalawang komentarista during the Pacquiao fight... i forgot the names pero ...tang-ina nyo naman... halatang-halata ang pagiging biased nyo... mahiya naman kayo sa mangilan-ngilang matinong Filipino na katulad ko... a-anuhin mo ang glory kung d ka naman lumugar sa tamang lugar... may nalalaman pa kayong "Manny is not 100%... bullcrap chong"... competition yun... katangahan na ng isang participant kung lumaban sya na hindi sya physically or mentally prepared... ano yun pang deny ng credit just in case di manalo ang manok natin... isang malaking tae!!!

Item #3 si pacquiao mismo... t.o. talaga ako during an interview sa isang t.v. news program... ayoka na i-elaborate pero may kinalaman sa kayabangan bigtime... eh panu kung nayari ka nung third round ano kaya sasabihin mo?

Item #4 yung ginagawang publicity ng GMA sa captain barbell... dude. pls naman... lumugar kayo... gagamitin pa ang superman para makapagbring-up ng walang kakwenta kwentang item tungkol sa seryeng iyon... tae ulit...

Item #5 yang mga hiphop na pinoy na feeling egot... kaya wala tayong sariling identity eh... "wassup yoh..." hello!!! okey lang kayo... yung mga negro kahit hindi maligo yan bagay sa kanila dahil sila talaga yan... to anyone concerned, pls, in doing so, look at the mirror and kindly kill yourself... pack the islangee accent...

Item #6 mga taong d marunong magpahalaga sa oras at effort ng kapwa nya... naku ang dami nyan... lalu na sa bisyong ito... ewan ko ba... dapat nagpapaka-manhid nalang ako cguro...

pero d ko kaya eh... kaya nga eto ako at inis na inis pa rin...

Pwede Na...

hello everyone..

before anything else, i would like to thank those who have sent me their comments regarding the video i posted sa youtube... yup, promise i'll try next time around to put up a more decent one... ano magagawa ko, wala naman akong alam sa ganito ano... sa mga naka-appreciate... sobrang salamat din... i'm trying to put up another one for flaming walls using the same session with an old audio recorded by the previous line-up...

last saturday was buzz night and as usual, naghabol nanaman ako because sobrang short notice... it was supposed to be this week pero di yata kami nagkaintindihan ni eric - meyrics owner... oh well, of the 8 bands slated to perform, only 4 was able to play... first up was soft pillow kisses who played quite well with arjay of candyaudioline pitching in at the last minute playing bass... thanks arjay... next up was tether who played their guts out... they're hands down band of the night... their vocalist sang quite well which reminded me of the singer of echobelly. medyo T.O. nga lang yung pagsayaw nya pero, the hell with the dancing! the songs are more important... next month ulit ha... then came lazy lorelie, a bit off compared to last month's set but still they were enchanting nonetherless... candyaudioline played last, we were supposed to do an ambushe-concert of sorts planning to play something like 10-12 songs buy our vocalist wasn't really up to it... she was in a bad mood of sorts. still we did about seven songs and i could say we played very well except during "nearby town" and "painful" wherein the drumparts (again) was executed differently...

after us followed another band, i think the name was Hampas Lupa, yup they're a Metal Band!!!
actually they asked me if i could put them up in the line up but i politely declined but since it was only about 12:45am, i told them that they could play right after canyaudioline's set... they finished their set 30 mins after and had a short chat with one of the members. i was quite surprised that they had some idea of the music that we played and one member i think is associated with an indiepop band who a one point was one of the most matched band during buzz nights...

that's all for now...

thanks selena

Buzz Night tomorrow, July 1 @ mayric's

Hello! Buzz Night is tomorrow, July 1 @ mayrics

Featuring:

Lazy Lorelei
Aurora Borealis
Tether
Soft Pillow Kisses
Candyaudioline
My Science Project

Entrance is P100 w/ one drink
Show starts at 10pm

Buzz Night July 1, 2006

Biglaan Pugs Galore!!!

Buzz Night This Saturday na!!!

Candyaudioline
Aurora Borealis
Tether
Lazy Lorelei...

Eto lang muna...

Candyaudioline - Can't Sleep

Can't Sleep - Candyaudioline

Weeeeheeeeeheeee... eto na yung first video ng candyaudioline... medyo lo-tech... sa phone ko lang kinuha yung mga clips...

so, here it goes...

introducing: mavi, dennis, arjay, kel and me (allan) a.k.a. Candyaudioline...

next time naman, video ng "flaming walls"

weee hee heee

kayo talagang mga taga lazy lorelei... thanks for the cute video, buti pa kayo. actually naunahan nyo ako mag post ng video... actually, i'm just waiting for the completion of my upload. it's a video of a candyaudioline song called "can't sleep" HOPE YOU LIKE IT....

Mutantaudiotrivia...

soon to be released....



Aquarium Smile

the candyaudioline album




out in stores this July

"Quote Of The Week"

"i will look for the highlights of my life beginning with my punk stage as a 15 year old girl..." - CandyMavi...

youbehchah!!!

dear diary

i used to keep journals in high school. i'd write about the highlights of my week in (and out of) school and also even the mundane everyday details of my adolescent life. a good hour before bedtime was spent on recounting what had happened during the day that was about to end.

i don't know why writing down my thoughts and perversions seemed a lot easier then. maybe because i knew i would be the only who'll ever read the things i wrote. not unless, someone broke in to our house and in to my room then forced open the padlock on my beaureau and took my journals for an unknown reason.

how i'd like to be able to do that here in our blog. but i realize, i'm a very private person - thus the need to express my thoughts , then, easily found its way in to the depths of my teenage journal. i cannot do that here. call me selfish but i have developed layers and layers through the years. i seem to lose little amounts of faith, trust, joy, boldness and unpretentious creativity every year.

but i guess, what worries me is what if the evil journal troll-fairy does find his way in to my house and upstairs in to my room? my thoughts and perversions during high school (the golden years, for me) will be lost...used as kindling for a sacrificial bonfire in an alternate universe...

so here's the deal, i will dig up my old journals from their hiding place and scan the crusty pages. i will look for the highlights of my life beginning with my punk stage as a 15 year old girl and share them with you...

...until my next entry

Practice... And It's About Time...

hello everyone...

seems that my bandmates are busy flooding our tag-board with non-sense, naughtiness and good-natured humore galore...

oh well...

i'm happy to tell you that we were able to push thru with our practice last night...

they started at around a quarter past 12 without me... i arrived at around 12:50am but didn't join them at once. i had a short chat with my ex-candymates Ralph and Ayn who were just about to go home when i got there. we talked about some stuff concerning heir band and some trivial items... actually they wanted to ask me permission if they could use my real name "siegfried" as a part of their bandname...
i find it quite funny actually... infact they are now offically called "Siegfried's Dillemna" goodluck guys and may my sacred name bring fame, fortune and FROSFERITEE...

going back to the candy practice, while i was busy chatting with my ex-mates, i can hear my bandmates practicing some of the songs and i noticed that "live" they were quite tight and impressive... i guess they're ready when the time comes that i can no longer be with them during gigs... although i would be quite comfortable if could here more of mavi's voice upfront singing with more confidence and authority...
i jined hem a few minutes later and after a few more songs, we decided to call it a night... no after-practice eating spree that time for each of us to go our separate ways in order to prepare ourselves for the following day's dance with life...

the rest of the team - exposed...

* Paper Man *

Humanoid: RJ, Aeronautics student and bassist

Planet of Origin: NA – suspended and floating in Space Dementia

Element: Earth

Super Power: “Origami Escape” – Paper Man is an expert shape-shifter able to elude the most difficult enemies. He can will his mutant cells to fold up, down, in and out to form the most intricate patterns. His best tricks are the “Paper Plane” (an effective impromptu escape vehicle for the other members of the team), “Graceful Swan” (perfect for baiting bad-ass-pimp-big-bosses), “Bangkang Papel” (for aquatic adventures) and the “Crumpled Ball” (one of the most damaging and far-reaching form of hurling weapon). Paper Man is also an expert “Drawing” – he has the power to make you believe his word and then forget all about it.

Sources of Strength: Teenage Sex & his Long, Shiny Black Hair

Weaknesses: Water & Scissors

Mode of Transport: Kite and Sumpit

Ultimate Disguise: Geisha the Creative Asian Beauty

Speed Level: defined by the air pressure

Damage Level: Precise Paper Cut

Weapons of Destruction: Portruding Collar Bone and Sneaky Moves

Hobbies: Hair Spa and Aerobics

Animal Nature: Lizard

Nemesis: Edward Scissorhands and Aquaman



* Sauna Boy *

Humanoid: Dennis, Call Centre Yuppie and guitarist

Planet of Origin: Planet Rectal

Element: Water

Super Power: “Snake Charmer Eyes” – Combined with his unruffled and composed slow mo voice, Sauna Boy’s eyes have the power to make time stand as slow and still as his choice of mental ability (or disability). When used for his own selfish carnal needs, he is able to lure poor-unknowing-above-average-“career” women in to his bed of pleasure. But, unlike Zuma, he does not prey on birhens and would rather avoid them for an unknown reason. He is also a devious “Ahas”. So men, beware…

Sources of Strength: Extra Rice and Paid Sex

Weaknesses: Pangs of Hunger and Oral Recitation

Mode of Transport: NA, an expert Belly Crawler

Ultimate Disguise: Wally the Eat Bulaga character

Speed Level: -0-

Damage Level: Articulate and Profound

Weapons: Snake Eyes and Pouting Lower Lip

Hobbies: Analysing the Complexities of Human Hardcore Porn and Pouting

Animal Nature: Sloth

Nemesis: Joel in the Palace



* Mr. J. P. Smith *

Humanoid: Ezekiel, Skater Boy and drummer

Planet of Origin: Pacong Bakya, Andromeda

Element: Fire

Super Power: “Ultra Retardo Hyper Drum Rolling” – Smith can generate and discharge deleterious noxious sparks from his smoking drumsticks through manic drum rolling. Ever the maniac, during team training, he can rupture as many ill-fated drumsticks as he can just for show.

Sources of Strength: Equal doses of Unilever products and Special Chelo

Weaknesses: Lack of Sleep and Deanna

Mode of Transport: Skateboard

Ultimate Disguise: Joey “Pepe” Smith – the Legend

Speed Level: Hyperspace Overdrive

Damage Level: too quick to gauge

Weapons: Killer Rapido Jokes and Spinning Drumstick Arnis

Hobbies: Board tricks

Animal Nature: Rabbit

Nemesis: no one as of the moment



* Agent Kodi-Go *

Humanoid: CandyMavi, Interior Decorator and vocalist

Planet of Origin: the infamous Erap City, Erap Galaxy

Element: Air

Super Power: "Selective Autism" - She possesses the exact opposite of Jean Grey's main power. Her mind (and sometimes, her whole being) can voluntarily shut out the rest of the outside world. This special power comes in handy especially when singing in front other people, as her humanoid. She hopes to trick the people watching her in to believing that she knows all the lyrics by heart. She fails from time to time. She has a cold and steely demeanor. Perfect for warding off sick bastards and dirty old men.

Sources of Strength: Big Cheeks and Hash

Weaknesses: Memorizing Lyrics and Yosi Smoke

Mode of Transport: Bridal Car for Chuckie

Ultimate Disguise: Kim Sam Soon

Speed Level: doesn't apply

Damage Level: 36”

Weapons: Talking Shoes and Swinging Big Hips

Hobbies: Rearranging Furniture and Rewriting candy lyrics

Animal Nature: Chipmunk and Hamster

Nemesis: D. O. M.s

"BaNd WiTh SuPahNaTuRaL PoWeR"

Code RED!!! 5 More songs 2 go!... Soon Mutant music will rise and take the radio by storm!!! dont be afraid... Mutantaudioline is here 2 help man kind... whew!... were on the good side... and thats good 2 hear! A big Halleluiah!!! am i right Ashtray boss!!! (wink) see you all at the training ground. The War has Began!!! Prepare for the ultimate warrior!!! syet mali pa... ultimate saga!!! yeah!!! ( while saying yeah!!!! Paperman felt MACHO!!! hehehe... yuck!!! ciao

And now...

hello people...

not much to tell... we've done mixing the seven song we recorded... everything came out well but i guess i still have to add some more elements and fix some of the drum parts...

the seven songs we did were old songs previously recorded by candyaudioline's original line-up way back 1999... these are the songs...

nearby town
all smiles
can't sleep
painful
out of fuel
if i could
felt so fine (this one's a more recent song)

what happens next is that, we are going to record eight more songs to complete the album... by the way, the album will be called "aquarium smile"...

we still heven't seen each other since the last gig we had last june 7 somewhere in cavite... i'm just giving each of them time to adjust to their new jobs or school or whatever they have been busying themselves at the moment...

seems that our tagboard has been very active with post from some people we do know and some who has been very careful not to expose themselves...

well i really have nothing more to say... bye for now...

mutantaudioline exposed: part 1

* Ashtray Boss *

Humanoid: Siegfried, artist manager

Planet of Origin: Marlets, Andromeda

Element: All

Super Power: "The Snooore" - First, he will trick an enemy in to thinking that he is sound asleep in order to disarm him. Then he will unleash his high-decibel-low-rumble-"snoring"-sound - capable of disabling any villain's sanity. Effect will last half a light year.

Sources of Strength: Yosi and Food

Weaknesses: Thunder & Lightning, Domestic plane trips

Mode of Transport: Metro taxi cabs

Ultimate Disguise: Vendetta the Rapper

Speed Level: One Step At A Time

Damage Level: Massive Metal Mayhem (with fireworks finale for a grand effect!)

Weapons of Destruction: Dagger Looks and Cold Cash

Animal Nature: Dugong

Nemesis: Patricia the toddler Princess Wannabe of Backstab Kingdom

What Is Candyaudioline Up To At The Moment?

hello evereyone...

right this very moment, mavi and me is very busy net-surfing somewhere dito sa t. morato... she very busy (halos di na nga humihinga eh) posting the Mutantaudiline profile: she is almost done putting me to shame just because of what i posted regarding her sudden and surprising rise to fame... ano mav, ok dito sa station168, ang ganda ng mga chairs... sulyap muna ako sa kanya... hayun, mukang satisfied na satisfied habang nagpopost ng profile ko as "Ashtray Boss"...

si kel, may trabaho na somewhere in the vicinity of UN ave. ang gulo nga ng sched nya... practice dapat kami kanina pero biglang 10pm to 2am yung shift nya...

si arjay naman is readying himself for the brand new school year... mag-aaral na ulit si "Creative Asian Beauty"... mag-pipiloto ang baklitang papar man(yak)... tataas nanaman ang consumption mo ng conditioner nyan titah at mamimiss ka Sauna Boy(Bastos)...

si dennis as usual, eh unti-unting humihina dahil sobrang kase-sex... at ang alam ko ay pilit syang naghahanap ng trabaho para ma sustain nya ang "hardcore sexual needs" nya... nung sunday nga habang namimili kami ng mga pirated na DeeVeedees somewhere in pirate heaven, busying-busy sya sa kaka-kilatis ng mga titles na mukang porn ang dating...

si mavi naman eh mag-rereview dapat for board exams pero dahil sa biglang nag-papasukan ang mga projects nya (interior designer po yan) eh balak nya munang ipag-paliban ang pag rereview at mag focus muna sa mga design projects nya, sa investment nya sa pag ba-buy en selat sa "the mutant files" na sya ang author. also, she is trying to get a grip at the reality that she now have fans...

ako naman eh... hay naku... may iba rin pala akong pinag-kaka-abalahan... malibas sa demanding na backbeat job ko... abala rin ako sa recording ng candy at sa release ng pillow album... maliban dun abala rin ako sa paggiging depressed ko once in a while... sana mag karoon na ako ng bagong...

hayan ah... kitang kita nyo naman cguro na mga tao rin kami... basta abangan nyo nalang ang mga ilalabas ng mga banda ko okey...

to heowa, i saw the pics, thanks ha...

Nakampoochee, Si Mavi Pasikat na!!!

hello everyone...

yung isang kabanda namin, sumisikat na!!!

Buti ka pa, may fanz cluv ka na... paano pag madinig pa nila yung mga ni-record natin... naku they might get blown away... boses pa lang eh, parang dinuduyan ka na papuntang hapag-kainan para makakain... hahahaharhar...

candyaudioline - an empty you (live @ kafe)

those were the days... Me, Selena, Ralph, Sonia and Roel

Mutantaudioline

hello everyone...

after a great gig we had last night somewhere in cavite, we decided to do some internalizing with regards to what we are to candyaudioline and also the rest of humankind... hayun!!! we discovered that each of us is a potential superbeing of sorts...

so here it goes... introducing... MUTANTAUDIOLINE a.k.a. THE SHY METAL SQUAD...

Mavi is AGENT CODY GO
Allan is ASHTRAY BOSS
Dennis is SAUNA BOY
Arjay is THE PAPERMAN
Kel is MR. J.P. SMITH

i can only give you this much info for the meantime for we have yet to discover our individual gifts... heeheehee...

Subo Mga Kapatid!!!

hello everyone...

candyaudioline has been very active for the past few days having played 4 gigs during the past seven days. actually if you include the gig we'll be having tonight...
also we are recording some old songs for an up-coming release...

yung lang muna... if i find time, i'll post some high lights of the gigs we had, pramis, maraming kakatawanan...

to dragon slayer... we need more people like you... sana dumami ka pa... hanap ka pa ng mga katulad mo para maisulong ang iyong marangal na adhikain... malay mo, balang araw, kilalanin ka bilang pambansang bayani... tanghalin ka bilang ama o ina ng musikang pilipino... pagaling ka ng tagyawat ha...

June 3 ang Buzz Night!!!

Line-up for this month's Buzz Night...

candyaudioline
sunsetdrive
lazy lorelei
my cactus garden
aurora borealis
los chupacabras
my science project
soft pillow kisses

ang dami 'no?

kita-kitz...

great gig!!!

hello everyone...

we played one of our best gigs at sm sta. mesa last saturday supporting kamikazee during one of their mall shows... it was as if everything was set-up. from the sound system, the stage, the choice of songs we did and even the crowd was really appreciative. kel was very steady, save for some really minor misses, and with arjay in the right groove, provided a very solid playground for me and denis' guitars... i guess both me and mavi felt quite relaxed while singing and did execute our respective melodies as decnt as possible...

after the gig we, except kel who had to rush to another gig somewhere in la loma, decided to eat dinner and watch a movie at robinson's galleria.

before eating, we all went to the edsa shrine for mass. there we were, like angels coming from a bliss-out-ethereal gig and then, all of a sudden, the devil got the better of denis who was really busy girlspotting... denis talaga oh... paano tayo pupunta sa langit nyan...

the soft pillow kisses album we'll be coming out, hopefully in a month's time... this means that we at candyaudioline should start practicing in praparation for recording...

May 13 Buzz Night Line-Up

hello again...

here are some of the bands slated to perform this saturday in Buzz Night at Mayrics...

candyaudioline
skies of ember
populardays
soft pillow kisses
my science project
the cactus garden
los chupacabras
slavedrum

show starts hopefully at around 10pm. gate is only 100 bucks and this will get you a free drink...

hope to see you there...

Assassinating the candyblog

Hello everyone...

"it seems that the problem is very deep... everytime i go to sleeep... i get nightmares..." - that's a line from an old Violent Femmes song...

someone hates candyaudioline... kung cno ka man nag-attemp na sirain yung blog namin ay tubuan ka sana ng planeta sa ilong at sana yung planetang yun ay tamaan ng ligaw na asteriod at rumaragasang kometa...

buzz night na sa sabado!!!

kita-kits!!!

Buzz Night is on Saturday May 13th!

Bands playing will be:

Skies of Ember
Popular Days
Soft Pillow Kisses
Candyaudioline
My Science Project
Cactus Garden

I'll try to invite one more band I have in mind...

Thanks to you for fixing this post hehehe!

Buzz Night Is On The 13th...

hello everyone...

buzz night for this month will be on the 13th - this coming saturday already...

so far, i'm sure that both soft pillow kisses and candyaudioline will be present. both popular days and tether won't play because of...

yun lang muna!!!

* virgin suicides...*

grant my wish mr. genie!

turn me in to a Lisbon girl

i want to be a Lisbon girl

or

just make me one i could play with

give me a Lisbon doll

hello candy boys!

dear >(a)< ,

i'm looking forward to saturday. u already gave your word! u said u will let me cut and style ur long mane after a vodka session..yey!

mwah! mwah! mwah! that's from me not from ...hehehe


my dear >(d)< ,

i'm so pleased u don't seem so irritable now everytime i'm around. u made me think i did something to offend u. oh,well,can't blame anyone who's undergone such a long el nino spell...tig*ng!

ikaw kasi e...hehehe


my dearest >(k)< ,

i miss u a lot! get well soon! practice was never the same without u. see u soon! i miss deaana, too...

u were never gone in the first place ok?

Acoustic Session's...

What a night!.. Seems like that we found a way 2 make our song's ahmm.... let me say, quite a bit sweeter. No tension No Shifting grounds ahh... in short it's a Different Candy night. Good Vibes all through the session. Glad 2 be back with you guy's! Most foremost Candymavidoobie... wuhoo!!! into space we go!!! see yah soon Candy-cast... Arjay-boy as she would call me...

Starting Over Again

hello evryone,

just disregard the last post that i made.

after countless hours of thinking and a few suggestions from some close friends/bandmates, i've decided to give kel another chance. although we did have a heart to heart talk last night on the phone. i told him the things that i don't like about him and apologized and promised me that he'd try next time around to be the drummer that i want him to be... in fairness to him, he has been the most reliable member of the band specially when situations such as my absence occurs which is one of the few reason why i had a hard time deciding on whether to kick him out of the band or not.

i'm glad that we were able to sort things out. such a move made us all realise how we all value each other as friends and members of candyaudioline...

oo nga pala... kung cno man ang nagkakalat na disbanded na yung candyaudioline at soft pillow kisses, tubuan ka sana ng planeta sa pwet... thanks!!!

Here We Go Again...

hello!!!

ever been in a situation wherein you are forced to do something you don't want to but since the object of the action is the one forcing you to do such a thing?

I'm in one now. and i have no other choice but to give in to the demands of my artistic cravings...

i have been very patient with him but i guess this time i am having none of it anymore... i had enough of telling this guy what i want him to do coz he does not listen. at any given opportunity, he tries to do want he wishes to do with the songs and in the process, ruin our live performances. what's the use of having 2 - 3 hours practice kung magkakalat din or hindi rin ma-e-execute yung mga songs properly... eversince the inception of this group in 1997, candyaudioline has always trived and conquered gigs based on the tightness of the execution of their songs... i don't get to experience that anymore. and that's for the past 5 months or so...

gusto ko maging tight ulit itong banda.

i have been exposed to a lot of gigs lately and have seen some really interesting bands. simple yet tight.

that summer feeling

hello everyone...

notice how hot the weather has been in recent days...

and did any of you notice how quiet we've been recently...

i guess we are all busy at the moment. dennis and arjay is preoccupied with their text/sex escapades, kel on the other hand is formulating a drum equation that would convince me that what he's been doing for the band (the way he keeps everything upbeat and spectacular for himself- kaya nawawalan ng dating yung mga kanta) is a VERY-A-GOOD... which brings me back to that gig we had last April 22 somewhere in mandaluyong... we did have to very positive practice sessions but when gig time came, nabali-wala yung PhP740.00 na binayad ko sa studio just to make sure that everything would run smoothly during gig time. pero hinde eh... hindi ako gaanong nag-enjoy!!! sayang lang...
si mavi naman, aside for an improvement in her vocal delivery for the past few gigs eh wala ako ganong balita pero we did hung out last wednesday somewhere in kamuning and did a walkathon of sorts somewhere along timog/tomas morato area... as for me, i'm really busy with work and had just recently finished recording, mixing and mastering the soft pillow kisses album...

extra extra...

- just received 3 cd's from ms. denice of universal records... (weevils, the radio dept. and the new pornographers)
- i also have with me a copy of the new Queso (formerly Cheese) cd with me...
- i accidentally viewed a picture of selena and her new boyfriend somewhere while searching for something in google... (nakaka-inis... ang tanga ko talaga...) ayan... kumpleto na araw ko... ang saya saya - nila... all smiles pa talaga... punyetah...

* bring me back to the sea! *

sometimes what i need is just an escape form the mundane.
sometimes constancy is seeked out to find rest from the mad dog days...
and i hope, someday,
in one unique moment, both will be achieved :)

* mermaid tales *

I am not a fan of the summer’s sun. My bare shoulders and limp hair wage war against its rays. But that day, and the hours that followed, caught me unsuspectingly. I was there at the beach to wile away the burning days and melting nights. Something was aimed to alter all potentials as soon as I got there.

I just got back from Nausgbu with some friends. I haven’t even put down my bags when the sea beckoned me to kick off my slippers and sink my feet in to the sugary sands. I never saw the sea as an enchantress. Unknowingly, I succumbed to her charms as the grains flowed and rose in between my toes.

And so my brief affair with a new goddess had begun…

As soon as we had settled and unpacked, my friends and I headed straight out to find the perfect spot at the beach. For four girls who were predominantly single and who were not out there to attract unwanted attention, the “perfect spot” meant a safe place where we could peel off our sweaty summer clothes revealing the skimpy bikinis underneath. Good thing the different resorts had few guests the day we arrived. So from five until dinnertime, I was free to enjoy the beach in its entirety – the smooth, warm sand…lush mountains framing the cottages…the sun slowly breathing its last embers…cool, silvery waves caressing my thighs…and the surreal view of the Taal at the end of the horizon…

I wanted to immerse every inch and cell of my urban body. I was overwhelmed. Nirvana briefly visited my bliss when I saw a small aqua blue bird fly and perch on a tree. The image of this memory still engulfs me.

We missed the sunset and I was almost crushed until we reached the far end of the shore. The sea did not fail to impress again…

This time, the rocky end of the beach revealed its own beauty. The tide was so low the shore seemed to extend towards half of the sea. The exposed rocks were like giant and baby turtles moon bathing in silence. Excited, I walked fast to embrace what seemed to be an illusion.

...to be continued

April Buzz

hello everyone...

salamat nga pala sa mga naligaw sa buzz night last wednesday... we had a good sized crowd and quite a very enjoyable atmosphere that night...

hmmmm... i liked Slavedrum's set, they somewhat relaxed my tensed nerves. the beats, the guitars, the bass, the sampled loops and vocals where all in their proper places... i guess these guys really know what thet're doing. A very rare thing in the local music scene...

next was tether. this one was a reunion of sorts (all original members intact)... save for the out of tune instruments, they were very impressive and powerful... on a sour note however, according to one member, they are thinking of not continuing with the band anymore... well, i tried convincing him not to but... oh well, some people just don't know...

skies of ember followed... they are still one of the really great bands that have yet to be given a chance to be heard by more people. although i was a bit disappointed at their choice of song to covers...

soft pillow kisses followed. our first song was great but during the second and third songs we were beginning to look like a bunch of morons on a field trip courtesy of charles' brand "GRETCHS" new guitar... i guess we were able to redeem ourselves during the fifth and sixth song. eloha's voice was way up this time around and according to friends, she sang in tune, well it could've been better if it weren't for the stupid accent... i would like to thank Lara (Ex-Pillow bassist) for filling in for our current bassist William who at that time was scheduled for crucifixtion at a local "senakulo" event that he himself organized...

after pillow, candyaudioline took the stage... well the two straight practice sessions did the band good save for me and mavi's occassional out of tune singing - feeling ko, sobrang lakas ng monitors to a point na nakaka-conscious... we played mostly obscure candyaudioline songs, the high point for us was during "waste my time" and "light a candle". actually, that was the very first time that we (current line-up) played those songs live. the last time that those songs were played was when me and selena started dating more than two years ago... by the way, selena was present that night... there was supposed to be a coup of sorts but the other ex-candyaudioline members (Ayn, Ralph and Roel) did not show up...

kings and pawns followed... by this time i was a bit exhausted so i just listened to their set from outside... i think they did two new songs which were really good...

last band up sa my science project... sayang itong banda na ito... they have a really great keyboardist, great melodies and have become a tighter unit during their past few buzz night appearances. but... they have two flaws... one is that they lack guitar lines that could compliment the keyboards. puro nalang kasi keyboards yung nagdadala eh pero minor flaw lang yan... and pinakamalalang flaw ng bandang ito is the vocalist... i'd rather go for a vocalist who sings out-of-tune that one like him... nakakasira sya sa banda... dapat sa iyo dennis mag-weezer ka nalang... i've told him already at every opportunity that their songs should be delivered in twee-est fashion - meaning malambot, malambing at relaxed... may mga tao talagang marunong lang makinig... hanggang dun lang...

* once upon a time, in a land far, far away... *

why do sperm cells look like wriggly tad poles under the microscope?

and why did the witch turn the poor prince in to a disgusting frog?

do fairy land tad poles grow up to become the frog that will turn in to my prince after the magical kiss?



i'm not looking for a prince for i am not a damsel in distress. it's just stress and a bad headache. i can handle myself.

no prince needs to sweep me off my feet and i will slay my own dragons. for i know my inner evils best.

glass slippers don't fit me and they are out of style. horses i may not know how to gallantly ride
but foxes i know how to tame.

i will run away even before the great clock strikes twelve. it's not that i'm afraid i will turn in to a vegetable or a fruit. i just have to go because you are boring me.

i'd rather sleep another hundred years than to wait for the magical kiss that will wake me up from this fantasy.

i don't need another slimy kiss that will eventually turn my so-called prince from charming in to another
frog.

Buzz Night

hello everyone!!!

Buzz Night is on the 12th of april, it's going to be next week - holy wednesday. So far there are a few bands confirmed. and they are...

shimmer
soft pillow kisses
skies of ember
my science project
candyaudioline

... i'm still waiting for daydream cycle, kings and pawns, and tether to confirm...

Candyaudioline Lyrics to: " An Empty You", and "Flaming Walls"

AN EMPTY YOU

Can I… suppose it stains
As I oppose your ways
And sa I fail, I see you smile
Holding back, just for a while

Maybe, it’s all vain
Try to believe it, yet unfazed
An empty you
Go pass me by
Holding back ,

(I’ll see you, I’ll see you soon, I’ll be with you)

… just for a while

FLAMING WALLS

move so fast beneath the sea of love
blurry motives shatter all my lush desires
boxed inside within these flaming walls
fucked up feelings reel me up I beg your fall …it ain’t right…

holding on to my sedate extremes
try to put an end to all your violent dreams
measured movements used to make you tall
a call to arm won’t even help you break your fall… it ain’t right…

I did I did I did...

I tried to make you feel that everything was real
a way to pull it off a way to break your fall

* strawberry cream pie *

not a single worthy testament
to capture another's wandering heart
no words flourished enough
out of an impotent mind
no verse borne out of
beautiful musings or daydreams
pretentious thoughts
impregnate my journals
malicious intentions for
an insignificant other keep me fertile
this hand that pushes this pen
pulls me to proliferate stale truths
putting it all out in the open
has never been my literary style
i'd rather thrive on rotten mushrooms
anchovy and strawberry cream pie
than to let you all in and judge me

kamusta!

hello everyone...

as usual, busy pa rin... pramis, as soon as free ako i'll make lots of kwento...

buzz night nga pala as april 12, (holy wednesday) kita kits!!!

... thanks mavi for posting stuff, sabihan mo rin yung ibang kabanda natin na mag-ingay naman dito...
... to kel, dennis and arjay, post naman kayo ng kahit ano...

patapos na yung recording ng soft pillow kisses, bawi ako sa inyo after that...

to kuhkees, cge if i find time... post ako ng lyrics ng candyaudioline sa groups...

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Something Wrong - Candyaudioline

you're the girl who has everything
you live in my dreams
living life-like fantasies
i've got to
got to get back
to my sense of reality
i've got to
i've got to

yes, i am scared
of falling in love with you
but i am more afraid
of never falling for you

no matter how i try
no matter how hard i try
i still can't get you out of my mind

are you scared of me
did i do something wrong
given you all my time
still you want to be alone

* my favorite candyaudioline songs *

1. something wrong
2. we've been there
3. wicked glances
4. empty you
5. ----

...ano sa inyo?

Sorry Sorry

Kamustah kayong lahat!!!

still very busy withy work... also, i've been using my free time for much needed rest... wala muna gaanong gimmick... promise, 'pag makaluwang-luwang ako, mag-iingay ako dito... PRAMIZZ...

baka tugtog candy next monday sa mayrics... i have 2 new songs for candy (na jam na namin ni kel ito a week ago) though i still have to find time to call a practice session...

ETO, MAY IBUBULONG AKO... nagrerecord kami ng soft pillow kisses... 12 songs ang plano, 8 song na ang na-lay-in namin and after 2 sessions, (one last tuesday march 7, and the other one last sunday march 12, 4 song semi tapos na.. 2 songs, vox nalang ni eloha... hay sana lang.. sana lang...
of the 12 songs that we'll be doing, 5 are new songs... yun lang

This March's Buzz Night is on the 4th of March...

Buzz Night March 4, Saturday @ Mayrics

here's the line-up...

candyaudioline
skies of ember
inflikt
soft pillow kisses
populardays
kings and pawns
shimmer
my science project

see you there...

BUSY Busy...

hi...

busy sorbra...
not enough time to post...
lot's of things had taken place...

sunday and monday practice sessions were held to ready us for this weeks string of gigs and to arrange the eheads song "light years" which we chose to cover on the 17th up fair night...

tuesday february 14. valentines day... pillow played up fair...

wednesday february 15. candy played 2 great gigs. an afternoon gig at the chino roces side of MCS, we played 6 songs all precisely executed. we did the "light years" cover... according to a friend, "wow ang galing, yung kantang yun nagawa nyong panrang sarili nyong kanta..." the next gig was at the up fair. we played at around 12:30am. did three songs. "felt so fine", was a good choice for an openning so coz it helped pick-up where soapdish took off, second song "my silver chair" was a bit of an embarrassment but i think nobody noticed (or nobody really cared) then we did the Eheads song again, this time much confident that the one we did earlier... the crowd liked our set i guess polus the usual "congratulatory" ceremonies everytime you go down stage after a decent performance... parokya buwi asked me if i was thinking of "selling out" mainly because we did cover a mainstream act's song and a local one at that... i just smiled at him and told him that we just did that because meron ngang "headsfest" sa feb 17 (that's tonight) at wala na kaming time magpractice... don't worry buwi anything we do will always comply with whatever i think is appropriate for us. tingin ko maganda naman yung version namin ng song. very candy-ish... even selena who dropped by at our makati gig was so delighted by it... hehehe...

tonight we'll be at up again... hope we get to do better than the one we did last time around... see you...

by the way buzz night will be on the 4th of march...

i'll give some really note worthy account of things that transpired during the past few days once i get to free myself from the rigors of a busy work-sched and habitual self-loathing...

The Good News

hello everyone...

again, i've been very busy during the past few days. work has swallowed up most of my time not giving me a chance to tell you that candyaudioline is back together again. we started practicing again last sunday (feb 5) followed by another practice session 2 days after... we are prepairing ourselves for the next batch of gigs that we'll be having specially the one at miriam college this coming saturday and the 2 up fair gig nights that we'll be participating in. one on the 15th and the other one on the 17th. plus an afternoon gig at the makati cinema square area also on the 15th...

we have been on a slump during our last few gigs last january and have just gone thru one of the most serious dilemnas i've ever encountered for this band's in it's entire 9 years of existence. for 2 weeks everything was hanging in the balance. gladly, everything has been settled and set aside. the four latest members (kel, dennis, arjay and mavi) is now fully adjusted to their respective roles in the band. kel has been keeping his promise to keep things as steady as possible, dennis is showing more confidence, arjay has been adding more flavors to each song with his truly remarkable bass skills, mavi on the other hand has given the band a new voice, youthful and quite innocent. a stark contrast to the blissfully offensive sound that this band has been known capable of doing... plus the fact that this band has been drawing itself to a more solid yet non-personality approach to things relieving me of the heavy burden of being "candayudioline" myself... as for me, i'm beginning to feel really old and wasted...

in fact during the last practice session, they were able to commence practice without me directly participating... i was a bit preoccupied with soft pillow kisses who at that time was also having a practice session taking turns with candyaudioline every 30 minutes, in preparation for tonight's acoustic performance (we'll be doing 4 new songs tonight) at pasig kapitolyo, in a bar called "kamarada". the same venue wherein candy played one their most recent and chaotic but quite enjoyable set just barely a month ago...

seeing them play without me and executing each song as if they've been together for quite a long time made me really happy. at least i can be assured that this time around, candyaudioline be able to do more gigs with or without me...

by the way... today is dennis' birthday!

happy birthday dennis! thanks for joining candyaudioline... thanks for your patience and perceiverance... and thanks for the many great thing you did for this band and me...
Here's more to greater and happier future for YOU and an overflowing abundance of extra-RICE!!!

i would just like to thank selena for taking time to fix this blog last night and putting up with my rantings twice yesterday during office hours (hehehe) tama ka nga selena...

"why the FUCK should i give a damned FUCK!", that's me from now on...

ok... yes we've been talking to each other just recently...

and... yes, we're friends again...

"why should i give valuable time? to people who don't care if i, live or die"... and so goes a classic line from an old The Smiths' song "Heaven Know's I'm Miserable Now"

wow and wow...

hello everyone...

i'm finding it very hard to sleep.

frustrated by a lot of things that had transpired during the past 17 hours...

buzz night didn't go on well as planned (what's new?)... some of the bands (at least 2 bands) that performed that night, judging from what my friends told me was too "far out..." sorry guys, i was given a very incorrect description of what those band were... just the same , i would like to thanks them for playing... at least it filled the space made by by other bands who couldn't make it last night. also it gave me enough time to catch-up, coming very late from a work related cavite gig...

i wasn't able to see the cactus garden and king's and pawns (mabuti nalang dumating kayo) perform...

i was so annoyed at what happened to us in cavite... moonstar88 was suppose to play at around 9pm so we arrived there at about 7:45pm. but because of some annoyingly uncontrolled stream of things (pertaining to how those people organized and programmed the entire proceedings) we were able to play at around 11pm... good thing that we were allowed to cut short our set...

soft pillow kisses set was a bit of a let down...

behind all these hang-ups was something more... some questioned were answered yesterday. i got so bothered to a point wherein i was so overwhelmed. distress took over and this made me feel very sick...

so this is how it feels when... nevermind... ill just have to get used to this for the mean time... i'm expecting it to stay with me for a very long time... i guess i'll just have to bare with it...

but to tell you frankly this is just too much...

i'm being tempted to clear a lot of things but i'm deciding to keep quiet this time around. from now on i will be my own witness, listener and believer...

again, THIS IS JUST TOO MUCH...

looking at the bright side, candyaudioline did play. we played last and it was quite an enjoyable set. we were supposed to do just 3 songs but the urge of wanting to end the set with bang made me do one more song...

first song we did was "an empty you" because arjay and dennis insisted on doing so. with a heavy heart i gave in to their request and now i'm beginning to regret it... na-confuse ako sa kanta to a point wherein i forgot the chords and the proper delivery of the song... next song was "felt so fine" (the old version) at this point we were back to our old form again save for the way i sang it... feeling ko flat ang delivery ko... hehehe i got so used to singing that song as a back-up to mavi's high tones... then i decided to do "better view" because i felt that i could sing it alone and it was the best choice for a last song... but in the middle of the song, my voice was starting to sound like a horny frog... nakakahiya!!! to my bandmates' surprised and also the rest of the venue's staff, i decided to do another song. kahit na ako rin ay nagulat eh hehehe... i wanted to do "flaming walls" sana pero baka magboses "helium" ako dun. so i chose "we've been there" because i thought i could do a different singing approach to it... hindi pala... what's worse is that i got a bit disoriented everytime i fail to reach the right note... i was obviously out of air... sa bridge part, kapos na kapos talaga. parang ganito "making __ans, __ u, shake your han__ do, dirty stu__, shut up, we've been _____..." hay naku talaga... pero aliw pa rin... kel kept his word and played really well... kung kumpleto lang kami sana... sana next time makabawi na...

Finally! February 4 Buzz Night Line-Up...

now here's this month's final BUZZ NIGHT line up:

the cactus garden
shimmer
day one movement
soft pillow kisses
my science project
candyaudioline
the news

populardays had to back out at the last moment because eric is down with flu... hay buhay!!!

MABUHAY!!!

a damage fee of 100 bucks will be charged. it comes with one free beer hopefully, everything gets going before 10pm...