UPGO Rehearsal

UP Guitar Orchestra Rehearsal May 26, 2010

Jordan is left alone on Guitar 1. lol. Soloist.



Tomorrow is the wedding of a dear friend. Accompanied him to the salon today. I also got a haircut by my stylist Ken. He is straight and doesn't talk much but cuts really well. Very light hands.

Beer and Pizza

Beer and pizza go well together. I ordered pizza at Angel's Pizza. Pasta. Combo. They have the better tasting vegetarian pizza (the best one was in Dumaguete).

When you buy a big family size pizza, you get a medium size one for free. Not bad.



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Don't forget on May 27 (that's tomorrow!) there's a fundraising concert entitled "Kan Sadaeng Kita" or "A Guitar Concert" in Thai.

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Going bananas over bananas

I ate a lot of bananas when I was in Davao two weeks ago.



My personal favorite is the grilled one that I couldn't eat here in Manila. The other place I know that makes this "Ginanggang" is Samar Island in Visayas.



My late Dad's favorite. Fried Bananas. Eat them hot with butter. ;-)



I didn't take a picture on the boiled and fried (with sugar) ones though.

Bananas contain vitamin B6, C and Potassium. I like to eat them before a guitar performance or a really strenuous activity.

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Don't forget on May 27 there's a fundraising concert entitled "Kan Sadaeng Kita" or "A Guitar Concert" in Thai.

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Filfest Guitar Ensemble Rehearsal and Pictorial

Rehearsal last May 19, 2010.

And pictorial. Click to enlarge.





Photos by Lesley Faye Bello Verayo



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Don't forget on May 27 there's a fundraising concert entitled "Kan Sadaeng Kita" or "A Guitar Concert" in Thai.

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Breakfast on the road

It sucks that I can't have breakfast properly.

This is just one of those hectic days. I'm glad I'm almost done with them.



A granola bar and a light soy milk to go.

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Don't forget on May 27 there's a fundraising concert entitled "Kan Sadaeng Kita" or "A Guitar Concert" in Thai.

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Abelardo Guitar Quartet plays Fripperies

Abelardo Guitar Quartet plays Fripperies by Lowell Shaw.

Beguine and Medium Fast

Arranged for four guitars by Lester Demetillo.

This was in 2008 October 4 at My Bro's Mustache.

The Abelardo Guitar Quartet (from left to right): Jenny de Vera, Paul Adrian Moldez, Franco Raymundo Moscardon-Maigue and Monching Carpio


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Don't forget on May 27 there's a fundraising concert entitled "Kan Sadaeng Kita" or "A Guitar Concert" in Thai.

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UPGO at Arts in the City

I just got this email invite today. And my group the University of the Philippines Guitar Orchestra (UPGO) will playing at the same event. So please come. =)

Dear Frıends of ARTS ın the Cıty


You are invited to attend the inauguration of

THE GALLERY
the visual component of ARTS IN THE CITY and


ULAN SA TAG-INIT
featuring the works of twenty-two Filipino artists
in the fields of photography, painting, sculpture and art installation,
and performances by outstanding talents in music and theater.

JUNE 4
from 6 p.m. -- 10 p.m.
FVR Park
26th Street corner 7th Avenue
Bonifacio Arts Center
Taguig City


Curated by Ricco Renzo Galleries and Red Mansueto


RSVP not later than June 1
Sandy 0917-8407988

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Don't forget on May 27 there's a fundraising concert entitled "Kan Sadaeng Kita" or "A Guitar Concert" in Thai.

Mother's Day

Whatever it's called pasta.


Hahaha. But I put lots of spinach, eggplant, tofu and sun dried tomatoes on this one.



Mother's Day cake

Mocha and Coffee Crunch.

Happy Mother's Day to all the MOM's out there most especially to my own Mom and my 2 elder sisters.

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Please come to my friends concert this May 13, 2010 7PM at the GSIS Museum.

They will also be playing the same repertoire on their May 27 Concert entitled "Kan Sadaeng Kita" or "A Guitar Concert" in Thai.





Clickie for biggie.

It's my first attempt to make a poster. I'm using GIMP. It's hard to figure things out all at once. I've been reading a lot of tutorials for the past few days. I hope you like it.

It's ELECTION DAY today. I'm off to vote. BBBYYYYYEEE!!!

Lucky Food

A really cool gift from Asuna-san which my mom didn't open because she didn't know what it was. She waited for me to come home and figure things out for her (given my tiny knowledge of the Nihongo).

It turned out to be a snack. Mamemasa "Kuriimu Goshiki Mame" or the five colored bean cream.

Beans are considered "lucky food." And the five colors represents the earth: green for trees, pink for fire, yellow for soil, white for gold and brown for water. (source) uhmmm... yeah, that's what the website says but I think its yellow for gold, white for water and brown for soil, right? right? lol

Aside from the earth representation, the colors indicate flavor. Ichigo (strawberry), Banana, Miruku (milk), Koohii (coffee), and Maccha (green tea).



120th Anniversary of the five colored bean cream.

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Watched a LIVE last night. Veteran musicians are very entertaining to listen to.



Thank you for letting me play Chico, Paolo, Mr. Elmer Alba (uncle of Michael Alba) and Mr. Benny (for lending me his guitar). Thank you to my cousin, Kuya Jingo for bringing me there.

My mom brought a camera but didn't take one single shot of me playing. LOL

And yeah, a LIVE is a shorter term for Live Concert, Live Performance etc. usually at a bar (I think!). Do you know if they use that term for concerts in real concert halls? Let me know. =)

Davao is home

No blog post yesterday.

One word to describe it? traffic jam... whether be it cars, airplanes, humans, manila to davao.

I think it has something to do with the May 10 elections. Politicians may be doing their last minute campaigns.

Here's something that I looked forward going to the airport.


Ya Kun Cheesy French Toast with Kaya, 2 soft boiled eggs and iced lemon tea.

The eggs are perfectly done.

I love love eggs. I can cook them any way. Soft boiled, hard boiled, poached, scrambled, sunny side up... omelettes and my favorite Tamagoyaki or egg rolls!

2 eggs are too much to eat in a day. But I ate them anyway. lol

Busride


The line went from the third floor to the basement.

I was home in just an hour and a half.

Metronome speakers

Shopping at an electronics supermarket, Deeco, located in Cubao.

Poor metronome. Been with me for 9 years already.

This is the second time I'm going to change its speakers. 0.4W for PhP79.


Korg KDM-1
In July, I will have a KORG KDM-2!

Tidtu a bagu - Agamayu Butocan

From the UP Extension Faculty Concert last September 16, 2009

"Tidtu a bagu" by Agamayu Butocan

arranged for 4 guitars by Nathan Neil Manimtim



UP Extension Faculty Guitar Quartet: Ferdinand Medina, Eman Jamisolamin, Jenny de Vera and Peter Bautista.

Many thanks to Roneil Santos for sharing this video.

I'm a nut

Toby's House of Nuts at SM Megamall.



I bought my usual raw walnuts 100g for Php143, raw hazelnuts 100g PhP148 and raw almonds 100g PhP104.

Eat a handful of nuts everyday for snacks. ;-)

Kiddie Sweets

Well, here goes my sweet tooth again.

I bought all the Pocky's I could find at the grocery.



A personal favorite is the "Miruku" (Milk) Pocky.

I left the almond crush in the refrigerator and let my friends eat it. They said it tasted like Nestle Drumstick. I thought "Huh? Are you sure?" hahahaha. But it tasted great cold.

I better find some grown up desserts fast to substitute this kiddie sweet tooth of mine. Lol.

Which Pocky is your favorite?

I went greek

I went greek at Go Greek.

Lunch in the neighborhood.



Greek Vegetable Kebab

Side Salad

Pita

Boiled Potatoes


Everything's surprisingly good for Php150.

Put some fat into your food and it will taste great. ;-)

It rains, it pours

Rain in May.

When it's not suppose to rain yet.

Three days. Late afternoon rains.



I miss the smell.



Lazy. Sleepy. Practice guitar.



I saw three kalesas on my way to practice. =)