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2006-11-14T20:29:00.000-08:00

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2006-11-14T20:24:00.000-08:00

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2006-01-22T18:00:00.000-08:00

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Eversince I was in 4th grade, I've wanted to learn...

2005-12-01T14:26:00.000-08:00

Eversince I was in 4th grade, I've wanted to learn how to play the guitar. That's why during my sophomore year in highschool, when we had guitar lessons on our music class, I got so into learning and asked my mom to buy me my own guitar. At first, she didn't agree coz she wanted me to learn to play the piano instead. She told me that guitars are for boys only and that she never thought I'd learn on my own. After begging and pleading, she finally gave in. So, when she came back from a business trip in Cebu, that's when I got my first guitar from Julia Schultz.

I sort of had a "band" in highschool. (I perfomed with them once) That time, I had someone to try Fisting with and exchange notes with, and it made learning so easy. But when I went to college, we had to move away - change residence. We moved south, near the university I'm going to. From then, I stopped playing music. College was boring and un-musical. I didn't have a single friend to play music with.

I started playing again last December because I really needed an outlet for lots of emotions I'm going through. Blame it on Quarter-Life Crisis!

I never really took guitar playing seriously, but now I really enjoy playing with an audience. My audience, for the most part are my close friends and workmates. But right now, I want to share something with you, my Blogger friends. It's a song I started writing last February but I just finished putting words recently. The melody was created before anything else and the lyrics was inspired by a boy I was attracted with - he had a really nice smile. But now, although we're working for the same company, and practically moving on the same floor and have the same schedule - I don't see him around anymore. But it doesn't matter, it's just a little crush, nothing more.

However, it's not really a song for him alone. It's more like a song about my attitude towards having a crush. So there, I think that's enough introduction... Here's my song called "Someday".

Wasn't able to attend girlfriend Lalaine's birthday party last night due to sleeping at home like a log. "No wonder there was a ringing sound in my ear..." So IT WAS the stupid 7pm alarm, stupid me! And I totally ignored it!!! Made a promise to Lani and Lalaine (both girlfriends from highschool) that I'll come since we haven't seen each other for months. I'm totally aware now that they're both out to kill me for not showing up. Now I'm planning to drop by within the week to hand Lalaine's little birthday gift (fluffly Elmo character bedroom slippers, nothing much but really cute) and arrange a coffee date with Lani as planned eons and eons ago.

When I woke up this morning, I noticed a new book at the foot of the bed, "Positive Imaging: The Powerful Way to Change your Life" in which I assumed, was bought yesterday by my sister. I guess she hasn't gotten over the ex boyfirend yet. Can't believe she really fell in love with "Boy Manhid." I've invited her to go out for movie and coffee later in the afternoon and get some fresh air at the Town Center. Err.. not really fresh air but just something to clear the cobwebs.

Salvation for my iPod battery

2004-09-21T17:08:00.000-07:00

I can finally upgrade the battery life in my iPod without having to buy a new one, according to this post on Gizmodo. Apparently the replacement battery has a life of 21 hours and takes about 5 minutes to install with the tools provided. Cost for the battery, tools, and instructions is $40, and it definitely voids the warranty (not that I had any warranty left).

More Microsoft music store information

2004-08-27T13:51:00.000-07:00

From this article in Rolling Stone:

The company has kept details of the Microsoft music store under wraps and declined to comment for this article. But according to sources close to Microsoft, the store will open to the public with somewhere between 600,000 and 700,000 tracks for sale at ninety-nine cents apiece. Within a couple of months, it will match Apple's 1 million offerings. Reports that Microsoft will use its financial clout to become the first site to offer the Beatles catalog (the band reportedly demands tens of millions of dollars for a long-term exclusive arrangement) could not be confirmed.

Seems like 500,000 songs or more is the minimum "cost of entry" for the music store business unless you are a boutique store selling exclusive content (i.e., a band selling its own live recordings).

And from the article, some rumors about Microsoft talking to Apple:

One source close to the matter says that Microsoft has made several overtures to Apple to make its store compatible with the industry-leading iPod but has been rebuffed. (Apple declined to comment.)

MSN Music store open next week

2004-08-26T19:41:00.000-07:00

Microsoft's music store, according to this post on Radiant Digital that links through to this article on Microsoft Watch, is planned to open next week, specifically on September 2. It will be interesting to see what Microsoft's answer to Apple's iTunes looks like.

Amazon early adopter music

2004-08-25T20:39:00.000-07:00

This is pretty cool, Amazon has a new Early Adopter Section for music. According to the site:

These are the newest and coolest products our customers of Music are buying. This list, updated daily, is based entirely on purchase patterns.

Also remember that you can point your feedreader (RSS reader) towards this address to receive the top 10 songs from iTunes.

Bjork and this business of music

2004-08-25T20:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some great quotes from Bjork on the music business; originally seen at this post on Boing Boing:

Is commercialisation ruining music, I ask, or words to that effect.
âYou know, a hundred years ago, if you wanted to do music you would probably be playing on street corners. I could have been in a hundred Rokk Ã ReykjavÃks and fifty Sugarcubes then and still not become famous. But when all the money started coming into music it attracted a new type of person who hadn't been there before, gambler types who like to wager a lot of money on this and that, hoping for giant returns. Now, with the internet, people are going to have to ask themselves whether they want to go into music even if they may not become multimillionaires.â
âYou know, its ironic that just at the point the lawyers and the businessmen had calculated how to control music, the internet comes along and fucks everything up.â BjÃ¶rk gives the finger again, this time waving it into the air. âGod bless the internet,â she adds.

By the way, Bjork's new CD, Medulla gets released some time next week, but you can order it here from an overseas shop early if you are a huge fan (this information comes directly from the Boing Boing post)

Promoter to offer concert downloads

2004-08-25T16:46:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately it's not an announcement about us doing it, but it's encouraging for the industry as a whole; the following story was originally spotted here on News.com:

Music promoter the

Mean Fiddler

has signed a deal with Universal Records that will let fans download live tracks from bands who are playing at events such as the Reading Festival. The deal will also cover concerts at Mean Fiddler venues in Britain, which have hosted Universal artists including the Scissor Sisters, Black Eyed Peas and Queens of the Stone Age. Subject to approval from the Universal artists, songs will be sold for 99 to 150 pence each.