LAMA

week 4

waa.. so when week 3 started, I got some concentration problems.. because of a lot of things.... not even relevant things! anyway, week 4 is slightly better.. I had some concentration problem moments but I'm getting a better hold of it.. (I think and I hope so!)

(outside LAMA) gigs are coming up... starting this weekend, there's gonna be 4 weeks straight of gigging.. some paid! so I'm happy about that :) that would be my first ever paid gig! yey! what a blessing :)

this Saturday is Halloween. Marco and I are gonna do the same as last year: buy our costumes at the day/night of Halloween! so the costumes are marked as 50-75% off.. they're too expensive! I hope I could get the costume that I like.. (that would be one of my HWs for tomorrow: check out shops that has the costume that I like so I just go there @ the day)

rehearsal rehearsal rehearsals.. are coming up..

but now I wanna do is practice practice practice ..personal practice. because I wanna be on top of everything! I will make time :) right now the options for this part is: Tuesday-Friday and Sunday morning & early afternoon.. I need to fix my practice schedule so I feel organized!

that's all for today! off to dreamland for a few hours.. then off to LAMA again for another learning day.. yey!

feelings

I feel weird these days.. I think I'm back to "thinking stage." Argh!

That's why I shouldn't just stay at home.. but the thing is I don't have money to go out either.. and gas money is a pain too.. oh how economic crisis hits everybody.. ME.

I feel sad.. and sometimes bored - not always though..

The only diversion that I'm thinking right now is swimming but we don't have a pool in my house.. and the people who I know who have pools are busy :/ so they can't let me in..

I need to get out of this misery.

09 09 09

well.. now it's 09-10-09

it's been a long time since I "blogged" something.. weeeeee.. I want to write something..

So spring and summer's been a bit busy.. just a bit.. when there's classes.. I don't like it when I'm at home.. for 3 weeks.. of no school..... it gets boring..

anyway.. after that grudging 3 weeks.. things went uphill a little bit.

summer classes started.
ended.

fall semester @ citrus already started.. but I'm not going there anymore because I'm transferring to Los Angeles Music Academy (LAMA) yey!

For the month of September.. I have rehearsals for the upcoming musical on Oct 2-3, 2009.. BARE: A Rock Musical

The music's interesting and cool.. challenging too.. sometimes it gets me crazy so I needed some breaks.. and that's because I need to learn 33 songs by this weekend.. I can finish it in the next 3 days.. there's like 20 more songs to go so not that bad actually!

I also have some performances for Citrus College "Kenshu" an open-house thing for Japanese students..


What I need right now, aside from those nice gigs, is some sort of job.. a church gig if possible! That would be so nice.. for I am bankrupt right now.. I don't even know how I'm surviving.. It gets me crazy thinking about having no money.. it's kinda sad when I wanted to buy something - even small things - but I can't :(

My birthday's coming up next month.. so this is my final days of being a "teen" that's kinda sad and kinda nice..

But overall, all I need in my life is happiness - friends, loved ones, job satisfaction..! That's all that matters anyway! :)

spring break '09

I very much enjoyed the spring break (4/10/09-4/19/09)

I went to old town San Diego & San Diego Zoo. It was fun! The animals were very bored though :(

I also attended a friend's wedding; although, I missed the ceremony because I was saying my goodbyes to a friend who's going back to the Philippines.

I hope I'll have more joyful spring break.. (maybe even a wild one? even for one time? hahaha! :D )

oh yea!

I'm having a busy spring semester - like many people are - :)


The only disadvantage is just my energy goes so low every now and then.. some mornings.. I'm just dragging to get up :(

So far, everything is going well.. We have salsa band concert on thursday! yey! so we're working on that. right now.. I'll just rest and maybe sleep early :)

failure for finals

I think I didn't handle the whole semester that well.
argh.. disappointments.. I may not be able to get an A on Math 150 because I fell asleep during important lectures. I missed the core concepts about that rational thinggy. :(( I was getting an A this whole semester and suddenly, I flunked a test! now, I have to study! argh..

English 103? I'm doing alright. Except for my missed quizzes because I was always late and the quizzes were the first thing we do. so.. I think I missed 80% of those. But I'm doing totally good. I need to know what to write during the finals.

Harmony 201! compose.. compose.. compose.. okay I need to knock on the artist's door.

Jazz combo will be a transcription on a solo. yikes. okay I need to work on that one on Monday.

My gig week:

Monday - song-writing showcase
Tuesday - Bass jury
Wednesday - Pop/Rock II Christmas gig then Salsa band applied music
Thursday - Jazz Combo applied music
Friday - SM Club gig

My gig yesterday was fun! I played at 2nd street jazz with SM Club. hahaha all girls band. Marco wasn't there though :( it's okay. He had a paying gig the same night. Jonathan gave the whole band roses! how cute.





I need to stop reading New Moon so I could concentrate on my finals! hehe




I hope I'll get all A's this semester.

To The World You Might Be One Person; But To One Person You Might Be the World.

Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs.... who arranged a running competition.

The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.

A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. ...

The race began....

Honestly:

No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.

You heard statements such as:

"Oh, WAY too difficult!!"

"They will NEVER make it to the top."

"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"




The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....
Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher....
The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"


More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher....
This one wouldn't give up!





At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!

THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?


A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?
It turned out....
That the winner was DEAF!!!!




The wisdom of this story is:

Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic. ... because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!

Always think of the power words have.
Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!

Therefore:
ALWAYS be....
POSITIVE!

And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!

Always think:
God and I can do this!



Most people walk in and out of your life......but FRIENDS leave footprints in your heart