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Definitely (not maybe) one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. 

OASIS!!!

I was sooooo excited to watch them finally. I missed out in 2006 because I was too cheap to buy tickets, and more importantly, too preoccupied with a certain J-group. hahaha!

This time, it was just the right time. I liked Dig Out Your Soul a lot, and Brit rock is big here.

Thankfully, the tickets they gave us were seats, not the standing ones in the moshpit! We're too tired and old to stand in the moshpit! Ha!

When Oasis came out, everyone started screaming. 

“You’re not as crazy as before,” Liam said. (Apparently their first con in Seoul in 2006 was PSYCHOTIC according to S, who was there) Still, there were a lot of diehard fans screaming their lungs out. There was one dude behind me who keep screaming “WHATEVER.” Whatever? Whatever.

I used to like Liam, but somehow I was disappointed to see his receding hairline and sort of paunchy look. He looks so much older than his age. Heck, Noel looks like the younger Gallagher.ireallyreallylovenoel.

To be honest, I didn't know some of the songs, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy the concert. The songs from Dig Out Your Soul were good But it was so cool that they sang a lot from their first two albums. My faves would have to be Masterplan and What's the story morning glory, and of course, Wonderwall!

Around 10, Liam suddenly said, this is our last song. What??????? But ofcourse, Noel came back first for the encore!

“They told us, we couldn’t leave without playing ‘Forever,” Noel said. He was alone on stage, and started playing guitar. Live Forever is so good! ilovenoel.

Then they played Champagne Supernova and Don’t Look Back in Anger. For the final song, they played the Beatles’ I am Walrus. They rocked! ... But then again, my friend noticed how Liam's voice sounded kinda bad. "he only has a few more years,' she predicted. Hahaha! I'm more concerned with him losing hair!

Now, if only Radiohead would go to Seoul. And U2. And Coldplay. And Foo Fighters.... A fangirl can dream can't she?

Jason Mraz ... what can I say?

The first time last March, I was impressed but I wasn't that into his music.

The second time last August, I had fun even though I didn't know much of the songs from his new album.
 
But last night... The third time, I was charmed.

I've been totally in love with his album for the past months. You know I really love an album when I run out and buy the special edition package. So I was looking forward to seeing him again, if only to hear him sing "A Beautiful Mess" (my current favorite song!)

When we got there, the OlympicHall was packed, and I mean, PACKED. The standing area looked like there was no room left for people to stand. The last time I saw the hall that packed was, well... Arashi in 2006.

Jason came out, just wearing his trademark hat, white shirt and jeans. His first song was Make it Mine (such a fun song!). He also sang Geek in the Pink, The Remedy, Live High, Butterfly, If It Kills Me and You And I Both.

I've seen him three times and one thing I noticed about Jason is that he sounds even better live, than in his albums. Now that's rare. I've been to enough concerts to know that most artists suck live, and depend on to pre-recorded tracks. I'm a fan of some of those artists, but I'm not deaf.

Everyone started singing along to Lucky (I wish ColbieCaillat would have a concert too!), and dancing to Dynamo of Volition (Jason had everyone doing his crazy dance steps).

When he left the stage without singing my favorite song "A Beautiful Mess," I was almost ready to cry. But thank god he returned... and it was the first song he sang for the encore. A Beautiful Mess sung live is just soooo, for the lack of a better word, beautiful. *swoon swoon swoon*

I'm going to gush here... But Jason is just so darned effortlessly charming. He's not handsome, and he's not trying to be. He's just himself and that's what makes him so attractive. It also helps that he plays the guitar so well, dances goofily without looking like an idiot, makes funny comments and he just sings with emotion, but is never sappy.

Judging by the screams from the girls at the concert, I'm not the only one who's been totally charmed by Mr. Mraz. ^_^

One of my all-time favorite songs is Nothing (Takagi Masakatsu remix) by Chemistry. It's one of those songs that I can listen to all day long, and never get sick of.

But it's funny I never bothered finding out who Takagi Masakatsu was. All I knew was Nothing was a so-so song, until he remixed it into something really amazing.

I googled him and found out he's not just a musician but also an artist. And he has a profile on Apple. (The floral shirt is killing me). And his paintbrush is his Macintosh. ^_^

His works are just awesome.

Blame Twilight for introducing Iron&Wine. More specifically, blame KStew because she's the one who suggested the song Flightless Bird for the prom scene. Pretty unconventional song, but it worked for that scene.

I didn't even know Iron&Wine was just one person... until I saw him perform on JayLeno.

Anyway, I was listening to this mix cd from one of the Swarovski events, and this song came up. There was something about it that just caught my ear, maybe the beats reminded me of Chemistry's Nothing (the Takagi Masakatsu remix)?

And soo... I flipped the cd cover and turned out... the song was by Iron&Wine. Love this song!

10 Woman King

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When the book came out a few years ago, my best gal pals and I jokingly called it our "bible."

Yeah. It was the moment when we knew the guys were not worth it. Hahaha.... Yeah, I decided he just wasn't that into me. And the guy who was into me, let's not even go there. But I try not to dwell on those things. 

What better movie to watch on V-day than the big screen version of the book? A coupld of gal pals and I watched it, and it certainly provided a lot to talk about over coffee.

It's fun to watch girls like Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) because she's  like a composite of every girl. But sometimes, you can go OUCH because come on, who doesn't analyze phone conversations and read into every little thing the guy did or said? And who hasn't waited for the phone call that never came? 

The only problem with the film is that while it purports to squash girls' dreams that they will be the "exception," (as opposed to being the rule), it still gives a mostly happy ending. Like the girl who's been with her bf for 7 years but he hasn't proposed? I thought the book says that if he hasn't proposed, he never will.

But we're all suckers for happy endings. If it's a guy who looks like Justin Long, we're ready to forget he was such a jerk in the first place. By the way, I've always liked Bradley Cooper but he is way hotter here than when he was in Alias.

Since it's V-day this weekend, there's been a lot of stuff about favorite TV couples of all time. Here and here. 

Personally, my favorite TV OTP is Joey & Pacey (Dawson's Creek). It's great that they're always included in those lists.  As proof? I only have the Season 3 dvds and I even stopped watching DC until the series finale. (Click here for the Pacey-Joey VanityFair cover )

Here's some of favorite TV couples, in no particular order:

• Kate & Sawyer (Lost) - there's still one more season to go *crosses fingers*
• Chuck & Blair (GossipGirl) - their hate-love-hate relationship keeps me glued to GG. Please don't let the rumors be true -- no more Nate-Blair please???
• Lily & Rufus (GossipGirl) - they're infinitely more interesting to watch than lame Serena-Dan
• Veronica & Logan (Veronica Mars) - wonderfully dysfunctional. I hope the movie will include a reunion!
• Scully & Mulder (XFiles) - true love amid all those out of this world cases. I haven't watched the movie yet
• Kelly & Dylan (BH 90210) - hmmm... i don't know, i just hated Brenda
• Niles & Daphne (Fraiser) - so cute!
• Liz & Jack (30 Rock) - i love their banter
• House & Cuddy (House) - will they or won't they?
  

I think the best thing is watching them dance around each other for episode after episode, but somehow when they do get together, it's all downhill from there. So maybe that's why they're keeping Chuck and Blair apart for a few episodes more! Hmph.

I'm a huge fan of the Vitamin String Quartet, who does all these cool versions of my favorite rock songs by Coldplay, Incubus, Oasis, Muse, Switchfoot, Radiohead, The Fray, even the Beatles and Jeff Buckley!

And recently they did a tribute album... for the Twilight soundtrack!

I just love how they did SupermassiveBlackHole... and even NeverThink sounded absolutely lovely.

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Vitamin String Quartet

To be totally honest, I didn’t like TaylorSwift at first. She seemed overrated, too blonde, too bubbly, too country, too I-don’t-know. But I found out she did a duet with ColbieCalliat, so I listened to Breathe… and it just sold me on Taylor.

Soooooo... for the last two months, I’ve been listening to Fearless… so much that it’s taken over my iPod. Now that’s serious.

Watching her at the Grammys last night… I think she really does shine when she’s singing and playing the guitar. No frills. Too bad lil’HannahMontana had to sing along and ruin the song.

Taylor Swift & Miley Cyrus - Fifteen Live At 2009 Grammy Awards (HQ)

Wish the camera people did pan to the JoBros for their reaction seeing their exes on stage singing a song about boys who broke their hearts. ^^

On a different note, I just loved how Radiohead totally killed it when they performed 15 Steps. Other awesome perfs were U2 (ofcourse!), Coldplay with Jay-Z (totally rocked Lost!), Justin & Al Green, and JenniferHudson. Oh and how can I forget that “new bass player named McCartney” with Dave Grohl on drums.

Hmm… I wish someday I’ll be able to go to the Grammys. That'll be a total dream come true!

hi, 5!

It's the start of YEAR FIVE for me.

What used to be strange is now normal.

I used to like Kpop, now I'm just apathetic.

I didn't like the food or fashion at first, but now I can't get enough of it.

But four years and counting, I still have mixed feelings about life here. I can love it and hate it at the same time..

Nothing in between...

Maybe it's why I'm still here.

And I'm actually looking forward to more adventures this year.

Goodbye, year 4! Hi, year 5!

Mabuhay

I was just settling in to watch Lost season 5 ep 3 (Jughead) last night... when I see Desmond running across a seaside market... I thought I heard a Filipino phrase or two... But when Desmond enters a noisy gambling place, he looks for an Efren Salonga... I knew it!

Desmond and Penny were hiding in Pinas!

I do wish they showed more than just that Mabuhay sign. And what's the deal with having the doctor being a gambler?

Pinas looks so "fake" though... Just like Seoul in Lost. You can so tell, it's not Korea.

Maybe they'll get a Pinoy character in Lost or something. It's just so random to have a scene in Pinas.

I'm still addicted to Lost... I NEED to find out what's the heck going on with that island!!!!