70's Bistro... A Fever... A Fire And My Lovely Neighbor

Hello Everyone...

Last night we played at 70's Bistro... It was supposed to be a comeback thing for this band since we haven't played at this venue for quite sometime now... But from the start it was already a doomed thing... Kel won't be able to make it because his dad suffered a mild stroke last Sunday which made him not attend our usual Sunday thing... I called Roel (ex-candyaudioline drummer)early Monday morning and asked him to session for us... he instantly agreed... Well everyone was a bit hesitant with Roel, including me but this has always been one of this band's favorite thing - impromtu sessions... upon waking up yesterday, i got a message from Elaine telling me that she won't be making it since she had a prior commitment which she forgot to inform us... well, at this point, i was a bit unsure whether to push through with the gig but the urge of playing after a very stressful weekend was too tempting for me... Plus the fact that i already committed Roel... Elaine did say that she'll try to get to the gig but come 5pm, she confirmed that she can't... i tried getting Selena but she had a meeting somewhere in Makati and was unsure whether she'll get there on time... Now i was really on a backslide of sorts but i still wanted to play... and after consulting with both Rene and Dennis, i decided to push through with it...

I went to 70's at around 8pm and gave my ipod to Roel so that he could review that songs again... Seeing him again as a band mate was a very weird experience that time around... after a few listens he assured me that he still knows most of the songs... a welcome thing indeed... so during the waiting period, i hoped for a miracle wishing that by some weird situation, Elaine would show up or even Selena but it was never meant to be... instead my original candy bassist - Obie called me up and told me that she and Cheng (Original Candyaudioline vocalist) was going to 70's Bistro to watch the Parokya Ni Edgar gig... this got me really happy and excited because i have missed being with these guys... then I got a call from Cheng asking me instructions on how to get to the venue and after an hour's wait, Cheng was there... Wala pa ring pinagbago, magandang maganda parin kahit 30 years old na... promdi na promding sosyal pa rin talaga and after being almost everywhere in the world ganun pa rin... hehehe... i told her that Candyaudioline was playing and asked her if she still knew the songs but she told me that she can't hardly remember the lyrics to most of the songs pero kinulit ko sya ang after a bribe of sigig, beer and yosi eh pumayag din sya to sing two songs "Flaming Walls" and "Nearby Town"... i let her listen to it through my ipod and then we were set... Obie (Maganda pa rin kahit tumaba ng konti) arrived before i went onstage... everything was looking good when all of a sudden, i realized that iba ang pitch during Cheng's time compared to now... naisip ko bahala na... So candyaudioline started playing... the plan was, i was to do 2 songs alone "Discarded Toy" and "An Empty You" and Cheng would go up by the third song... we did the first two song with ease thanks to Roel's steady beats... i even think that i was singing quite well based on the crowd's response to the songs...

So now it was Cheng's turn but she "chickened out"... i was a bit disappointed that she didn't went on stage but i understood her... so i did the last two song alone... i guess we came through with flying colors specially during "Nearby Town"... i even had the confidence to look at the crowd for 2 straight song while singing which i never did in my entire career... i went down stage and proceeded to where Cheng and Obie was seated... Cheng told me that she should've gone on stage since she realized that she still knew the songs... well if only... i wanted to mingle with them but by this time i felt that i was running a fever... so i told them that i was going home... both didn't like me to leave but after convincing them that i was really sick, they allowed me to...

by the time i got home, my fever was running really high... i asked Rene to stay with me for a while because i felt that i had to rush myself to the hospital but decided to let Rene buy me noodles instead... i told Rene to go home... the noodles did help in someways... but still i was feeling really dizzy and started to have chills... when i was about to get some sleep, firetruck sirens were everywhere... One of the rooms from school in front of our compound was on fire... this got me all sweaty and really nervous... i went out of our house to check then i saw my favorite neighbor... she knows my name i still don't know her's and she is really very pretty (parang combinasyon ng indiepop, shoegaze at twee ang beauty nya)that time with the nervous smile on her face as we were talking to each other... she asked me if i was alright and i said i was running a fever... sabi nya, ay kawawa ka naman gusto alagaan kita... i smiled at her and said "nakatingin si kuya mo sa atin oh" she smiled back and gave me a mild pinch on my right cheek... hmmm... Maybe i should date her sometime... isama ko sa mga gigs kaya lang baka pagkaguluhan eh...

Thanks Rene... Thanks Roel... Sorry Cheng and Obie... Sayang i wasn't able to take a video or even take pictures... Dream Dream and Dream...