a guy, a girl & a demo

a little gem that kept me company last night.

don't watch this low-budget film unless you: a) love music, b) find beauty in heartache, or c) like pulling your broken vacuum cleaner down the streets of dublin.

glen hansard of the frames is my hero.

My NY in NY (New Year in New York)

Manhattan, NY -- I just have to share this picture.


Hahaha. Somehow, I was the only one who found this amusing. Everyone else was waiting for the crystal ball to drop. Duh...

Happy New Year!

musings by the beach

the future's looking bright ..i gotta wear shades

Batangas, PH -- a quick recap of the road trip with hasten (a.k.a. justine) last new year's day. we met up with a bunch of friends at high street for some post new year's eve drinking and chika. we bumped into friends from college and law school and met some new people. before we knew it, it was almost 6am and we had to leave to start our new year's day right - at the beach.

we had such weird weather - sunny, rainy, gloomy, bright - all in one afternoon. while desperately trying to get a tan we edited our "before we hit 30 must- do list," had a recap of the past year's (mis)adventures , and decided to make a toast for 2008:

to embracing the unexpected and to building things that last

that's partly based on our collective histories. raise your hand if you can relate.

'til next new year's road trip, hasten! hopefully it'll be with the girls. your turn to drive ;)

ADDENDUM: more Vietbodia stuff

Vietbodia -- Here are just some more Vietbodia stuff I missed:

BEST TRANSPORTATION/BEST LOVE TEAM: I'm sorry for missing this. We will never forget the most romantic ride ever: the scooter ride for the best love team Thuy and Papa Sly.


BEST BAR: Chu Bar with a Pinoy band singing Cher's Do you believe in love?!


BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE: The Morning After: Ate, huwag po! starring Papa Sly and me. hahahaha!


BEST DAD: Tony! And he's also the best tour guide and best translator!