Oh, LoVe...

I've missed you so.

Years later all the blood still rushes to my head in mega-kilig fashion when I see you.

Bruised or bratty, sweet or sardonic, fully-clothed or fabulously half-naked--I'll take you in any shape or form.


Logan: "I thought our story was epic, you know, you and me. Spanning years, continents. Lives ruined, bloodshed. EPIC. But summer's almost here, and we won't see each other at all. And then you leave town... and it's over. I'm sorry about last summer. If I could do it over..."
Veronica: "Come on. Ruined lives? Bloodshed? You really think relationships should be that hard?"
Logan: "No one writes songs about the ones that come easy."

The Taxman

Graham: You still awake?
Patty: Just my brain. (about her IRS audit) I'm so ashamed. I feel like I've been bad. The government's gonna ground me.

My So-Called Life, Episode 1.4 "Father Figures"

Nothing like a government-related errand to fill you with impending doom, dread, and that lovely walang gana feeling. You bring a book just in case it takes forever, wonder if you should pack rations, and imagine the lines will be awfully long and the process painfully winding.


I'm not a fan of the awful "E" lampposts in our beloved city, but the people in Pasig City Hall were very helpful (from the lady janitor to the traffic dude to the land tax lady who even accompanied me to some other office because of an identification number mix-up).

I didn't even have to whip my book out!

Yun lang po. Natuwa lang ako :)

Who would've thunk...

...I'd find myself taking pictures of food?

Hershey's Chocolate-Maraschino Cake by Gabby.

Say hello to the most documented cake (and Gabby's first ever!) in the history of our apartment. Super yummy!

My Ten

(Stolen from Leo.)

The rules: List 10 musical artists you like, in no specific order. Do this before reading the questions below. Really, don’t read the questions below until you pick your ten artists!

1. Tori Amos
2. Sarah McLachlan
3. Heather Nova
4. Sinead O'Connor
5. Joni Mitchell
6. Indigo Girls
7. Ingrid Michaelson
8. Counting Crows
9. Better than Ezra
10. Snow Patrol

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
First song? Something from Rites of Passage. If we're going to go with the track listing, Three Hits. If we're going to go with what got stuck in my brain, Ghost. *Hikbi*

What is your favorite song of 8?
For not-so-jolly days, Sullivan Street. For happier days, Angels of the Silences.

What kind of impact has 1 left on your life?
Ohmygolly. Mega-impact. I still remember that eureka moment I got in the living room of the house I grew up in, listening to her CD on a late afternoon.

What is your favorite lyric of 5?
Oh you're in my blood like holy wine/You taste so bitter and so sweet/Oh I could drink a case of you darling/And I would still be on my feet

How many times have you seen 4 live?
Unfortunately, never.

What is your favorite song by 7?
The Hat. With Soldier at her heels.

Is there any song by 3 that makes you sad?
Walking Higher. But that doesn't stop me from singing it in the shower.

What is your favorite song by 9?
Under You. "And ramen noodles at 4:30 in the morning/When we barely could survive/I was never more alive"

When did you first get into 2?
While I was Fumbling Towards Ecstasy in high school.

How did you get into 3?
I don't na remember! But after Oyster tuloy-tuloy na.

What is your favorite song by 4?
I Am Stretched on Your Grave. Sarap to dance to it while doing the dishes, making laba, or simply jumping around the living room.

How many times have you seen 9 live?
Never. I'm beginning to dislike these "seen live" questions. Harumph.

What is a good memory concerning 10?
Trying to get Syd to like it and him complaining I like "boys who whine a lot."

Is there a song by 8 that makes you sad?
Colorblind.

What is your favorite song of 1?
Utang na loob, ang hirap naman ng tanong na ito. Dahil madaya ako I will do it by album. Fine. First five albums lang. Leo, hindi ko kaya itong tanong na ito. Sumasabog utak ko.
Little Earthquakes = Little Earthquakes
Under the Pink = Baker Baker
Boys for Pele = Hey Jupiter
From the Choirgirl Hotel = Playboy Mommy
To Venus and Back = Cooling

How did you become a fan of 10?
A friend ripped all the albums for me. Mabuhay ang mga pirata!

Happy Bang Bang!

Happy New Year from the Javiers!