gravity

on repeat on my ipod. love her.

Something always brings me back to youIt never takes too longNo matter what I say or doI still feel you here 'til the moment I'm gone

You hold me without touchYou keep me without chainsI never wanted anything so muchThan to drown in your love and not feel your rain

Set me free, leave me beI don't wanna fall another moment into your gravityHere I am and I stand so tallI'm just the way I'm supposed to beBut you're on to me and all over me

You loved me 'cause I'm fragileWhen I thought that I was strongBut you touch me for a little whileAnd all my fragile strength is gone

Set me free, leave me beI don't wanna fall another moment into your gravityHere I am and I stand so tallI'm just the way I'm supposed to beBut you're on to me and all over me

I live here on my kneesAs I try to make you seeThat you're everything I think I needHere on the ground

But you're neither friend nor foeThough I can't seem to let you goThe one thing that I still knowIs that you're keeping me downYou're keeping me down

You're on to me, on to me and all overSomething always brings me back to youIt never takes too long

#smf2012

Aloha Boardsports held its annual Surf & Music Festival last Oct 31 - Nov 4 in La Union. My friends and I spent 5 days in our second home surfing the different wave conditions, enjoying the company of my crazy (and i mean CRAZY) friends, bingeing on sausages, flame grilled burgers, isaw, barbecue and beer and, of course, loving every minute of listening to the awesome awesome bands right there on our (almost) doorstep.

day 1 was quiet compared to the rest of the 4 days we were there, we had small peelers. and by small, uh... 1 to 2 footer. BUT! As Buji said,, 

"Thank God we're loggers. 

Sharin a 1 footer with the birthday boy Jeff @msandsw. 

Taken and uploaded in the water on our iphone. #lifeproof Free wifi from kahuna resort. "

photo from Coast Thru Life's Instagram feed (@coastthrulife)

Lazy beach afternoon sunsets are the best. Especially with our little wahine Cadence :)

That evening, we celebrated one of our good friend Jeff Ganuelas' birthday at their place with a simple dinner -- some pancit, dinakdakan, liempo, roast chicken and FOUR CAKES. haha all groups had the idea of bringing Jeff a birthday cake so there.We had four cakes that evening. Good thing they were different flavors! #simplejoys #probinsyaLife

The following day gave us bigger surf -- shoulder to head high rights at the point and was able to use smaller my smaller board

photo by Natasha Ysabel Lee

And of course everyone was awaiting the festivities for that evening!

wow! what a stage set up! The concert was awesome. The booze we had was... enough. We couldn't believe we had 2 more nights of this (i hate to use this word) epic-ness.

Jam's colorful feet :) pretty!

At the LU Beach Apartment, "Good morning!" means going out to our 'common lanai' (aka driveway), sipping coffee while chatting and asking about wave conditions (or hangovers), waxing boards, and/or applying sunblock. And sometimes making phone calls to the office when necessary.

After that day's surf, we readied ourselves again for great bands, yummy food booths and more booze!

Highlight of the night though? Meeting Kat of SinoSiKat? and Papa Dom!

Kage and mi bro loving the moment!

Day Four was really exciting for us since this was the day when the biggest bands will be performing. And imagine my surprise when I paddled out to the lineup and... Franco Reyes was there. I know know, we've already met before and have surfed together but forgive me, I am truly a fan. O_o

So please indulge me as I will post a couple of ultra fan pics.

after the Franco performance / photo by Allen Aligam

Oh you wanna know the bands that played?

Urbandub

 Franco

Wolfgang (although you can't see them here. fail)

 Pupil

Yun lang naman.

THEN there was the afterparty. 

yes I just have to brag that Mr Reyes was with us at the after party.

photo bomb win for me and carla! :)

This photo was taken by a very buzzed pal ;) proof that our booze was indeed overflowin' ;)

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Can't wait for next year! Hopefully there'll be bonus nice waves again!

the sound of accordions

the soundtrack of midnight in Paris is currently on loop in my iPod. Love. It.

01. “Si tu vois ma mère” – Sidney Bechet
02. “Je suis seul ce soir” – Swing 41
03. “Recado” – Original Paris Swing
04. “Bistro Fada” – Stephane Wrembel
05. “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” – Conal Fowkes
06. “You’ve Got That Thing” – Conal Fowkes
07. “La conga blicoti” – Joséphine Baker
08. “You Do Something to Me” – Conal Fowkes
09. “I Love Penny Sue” – Daniel May
10. “Charleston” – Enoch Light & The Charleston City All Stars
11. “Ain’t She Sweet” – Enoch Light & The Charleston City All Stars
12. “Parlez-moi d’amour” – Dana Boulé
13. “Barcarolle from “The Tales of Hoffman” – Conal Fowkes & Yrving & Lisa Yeras
14. “Can-Can from Orpheus In the Underworld” – The Czech National Symphony Orchestra
15. “Ballad du Paris” – Francois Parisi
16. “Le parc de plaisir” – Francois Parisi

lianne la havas

absolutely loving this girl!

Is your love big enough?

Found myself in a secondI found my self in a second-hand guitarNever thought it would happenBut IFound myself in a second-hand guitar

So I've just got to knowI truly have to knowSo you've got to let me know

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?

Got so hot in the cityThat IForgot everything that I was looking forMade my way to the dance floorAnd IDanced til I wasn't drunk anymore

So I've just got to knowI truly have to knowBoy, you've got to let me know

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?Baby, let me knowIs your love big enough, the path is doneBaby let me know

UndergroundUndergroundWith the friends I've foundFriends I've found

I screamI screamOn Second AvenueI screamOn Second Avenue

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?Baby let me knowIs your love big enoughThe path is doneWon't you let me know

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come? (underground, underground with the friends I've found, friends I've found)Is your love big enough, big enough? (underground, underground with the friends I've found, friends I've found)

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?Won't you let me knowIs your love big enoughThe path is done?

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?(underground, underground with the friends I've found, friends I've found)Is your love big enough(underground, underground with the friends I've found)For what's to come?!

grunge

one of my best buds posted on facebook something about

missing the 90s and shared a link of the song Clumsy. 

It got me thinking about the music I enjoyed back in high school. :) so i made a new playlist.

touch, peel & stand - days of the new

all apologies - nirvana

you learn - alanis morissette

tomorrow - silverchair

five candles - jars of clay

at the stars - better than ezra

i stay away - alice in chains

cryin' - aerosmith

loser - beck

all i want - toad the wet sprocket

shine - collective soul

basket case - green day

i only wanna be with you - hootie & the blowfish

got the life - korn

enter sandman - metallica

lightning crashes - live

blurry - puddle of mud

tonight, tonight - the smashing pumpkins

#yesididhaveagrungephase

\m/

rakenrol

gravity

Gravity is a popular title for a song, ya? I am absolutely in love with these two. A staple on my playlist.

Gravity by Sara Bareilles

Gravity by John Mayer

on loop

orange sky alexi murdoch

time to wander gypsy and the cat

every teardrop is a waterfall coldplay

hard to handle the black crowes

valerie mark ronson feat. amy winehouse

finally falling mayer hawthorne

fearless ambulance ltd

l'amour carla bruni

kites geographer

falling out of reach guillemots

teardrop newton faulkner

shangri-la m ward

fearless

by Ambulance Ltd.

You say the hill's too steep to climb
Trying
You say you'd like to see me try
Climbing


You pick the place and I'll choose the time
And I'll climb the hill in my own way
Just wait a while for the right say
And as I rise above the tree lines in the clouds
I look down hearing the sounds of the things you've said today


Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd
Smiling
Merciless the magistrate turns round
Frowning
And who's the fool who wears the crown
Go down in your way
And ever day is the right day
As you rise above the fear lines in this crown
You look down hearing the sound of faces in the crowd

heard it on the radio

such a chill track. what a voice.

When we first met, it wasn't what you said

And still I loved you like mad, I loved you like mad

When we first met, they were playing that song

And then it stuck into my head, stuck into my head

When we first kissed, it made it to my list

And I couldn't stop myself, think of nothing else

When we parked the car, they were playing that song

And we turned it up to ten and started up again

Every time I hear it play

I think of you and those summer days

Oh, I can still remember

When I heard it on the radio

Oh, but now we are September

Come on, forget what we know

When you broke my heart, there was nothing you could say

And still I loved you like mad, I loved you like mad

Now that I think back, it wasn't what we had

They were just playing that song, made it last so long

Every time I hear it play

I think of you and those summer days

Oh, I can still remember

When I heard it on the radio

Oh, but now we are September

Come on, forget what we know

Oh, I can still remember

When I heard it on the radio

Oh, but now we are September

Come on, forget what we know

Oh, I can still remember

When I heard it on the radio

Oh, but now we are September

Come on, forget what we know

what are you doin' new years' eve?

i love this.

i love zooey and jgl