quiet nights, quiet stars

Seriously, when I woke up yesterday I had no idea Club 8 was in the country for a concert. I read a tweet, a couple of updates on Facebook, and then I got a call from Andrea asking me if I'd like to go. I was like, Wow, spontaneous concerts? I'm in!

Went there with Andrea's officemate Poxy and met up with other familiar faces Mela and Lia and her sister and Archie from college. It was in the SMX Convention Center. Our tickets were worth P1,300 (Thanks love <3) and the experience was AWESOME. (It was also NONSMOKING! A NONSMOKING CONCERT! AWESOME!) Front acts were good (Gentle Isolation, Camerawalls, Your Imaginary Friends) Plus Club 8 stayed to sign autographs at the end of it. AUTOGRAPHS, you guys. I got to shake Karolina's hand. Swedish girls = HOTTTTT. <3

Now that we've had Club 8, can we now also have Broken Social Scene, Stars, Bloc Party, Imogen Heap, Florence and the Machine -- the works? Please? Heh. I have rediscovered that part of me that likes concerts.

Speaking of concerts. I feel like I'll regret having to miss Dashboard Confessional's concert at the end of the month -- I have a feeling it'd be the sort of concert I can actually SING TO, Jesus, why do people schedule concerts on a THURSDAY? IN TRINOMA? Ang layooo, meng.

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On other news, last weekend was actually eventful, but with the election on Monday I forgot to mention that we went to a watercolor workshop last Saturday with Kora Albano at the UP College of Fine Arts. Look mommy, look at what I did!

This exercise was called the flat wash. Hehe. I felt so accomplished. Afterwards we had lunch at Chocolate Kiss and then I had to go to work and she had to enroll in Alliance for French lessons.

Then on Sunday I went home for a family lunch for Mother's Day. I was in my parents' house for more or less five hours. Talk about a quickie. Anyway, that was the Sunday before the elections, and mostly we talked about who to vote for, etc.

So. Post concert we had breakfast this morning at Salcedo Market with Poxy. I love Salcedo Market on Saturdays. The food is awesome and Andrea gets to meet some nice French guys selling French food with whom she can practice her French phrases with heheeh.

Basically, I am happy to report there are now other things going on in my life. The other day, I was thinking about how the elections had felt so heavy just sitting there on my chest, and I told myself how I'd never let anything consume me so entirely again because it was so exhausting, LOL. But then again, in hindsight, I'd always let the things I love consume me, so.

So. In conclusion: I love what I do. It's five years later, and I still do. :)