Day 38 - at 4:30 on 4/30

We "closed" another bar today, me and my musician friends. Their gig really started on April 29, but didn't end until the early morning of April 30. Lucky this bar closes at 4 a.m., though we still hung around outside until past that. I took this photo at 4:30. 4:30 on 4/30.

The name of this place is Today X Future, but my friends who are there all the time just call it "Future." Now I call it "Future," too and feel like such an insider. :P

Anyway, music stuff on the floor is property of my friends. And isn't that doorway so artsy.

Day 37 - Power power lang 'yan

It's all about power.

I suppose that is why whoever printed these things thought it appropriate to use a Game of Thrones character as the sample correct answer for how to vote in the coming national and local elections. Though I'm sure GoT nerds would argue that "Khal" is not Drogo's last name but his title, and it perhaps would've been "more correct" if the choice was "SON OF BHARBO, Drogo."

Except, that wouldn't make any sense to non-fans and I think I'm the only one who cares. I mean, this is most definitely the smallest detail anyone can care about this election season. Am I right, people on social media?

Day 36 - On the Grass, Under the Trees, Beside the Mall

Today I tagged along with my friends D&M (and G, who is not in this photo because he was also asleep, but behind me) all the way to Tarlac for a gig. We got there really early so we could explore the area, but because this is still the Philippines, we ended up just hanging out at the mall. It is a pretty cool mall, though. Not at all concrete-y, but grassy and breezy and, because we traveled around 150km to get here, it was mostly impossible not to fall asleep once we'd found a place to sit/lie down.

Day 35 - Alabang Sunset

"I love this place. I take pictures of this place during sunset!" K said when I asked him if he was going to miss working in Alabang.

"Me, too!" was my reply.

And as you can see from this picture, there is a reason why.

Day 34 - #LuisOni Wedding

I'm not quite sure if L intentionally put me at Table 9 at his and O's wedding reception because he knows that 9 is my favorite number. I am very sure, however, that he intentionally put me at a table with these people as J and J are my bestest friends in the whole wide world. A also in pic because he and J are married now and I guess that makes him one of my best friends, too.

Day 33 - My InstaGift

So back in February, our manager issued a Valentine's Day challenge--we have to write the cheesiest love poem ever. And in the grand tradition of me winning Valentine's Day contests, I won again! :D

This is my prize. Gift certificates to SM. I will use it to buy myself a dress for my friend's wedding on Saturday.

As for my cheesy love poem... I may or may not post it here or on my main blog. I'll just put up the link here later in case it does make it online.

Day 32 - Hall

I've taken many a picture of our building's hall before, but here's another one just because. Just because it always looks real creepy when it's empty and especially now that the carpet's gone. I think this would make a nice location for a film or music video of some kind.

Day 31 - Dog Lies Sleeping

My dad who is in New Zealand at the moment asked me to take a picture of our puppy (now looking more and more like a dog). I said I couldn't because he was sleeping. So he said I should take a photo of him sleeping. Ta-da!

J likes sleeping in this exact spot, just by the door. (He kicks the welcome mat away like that, too.) I think it's because this place is shaded, hence, cooler, and also because he wants to know when people are leaving. We can only speculate.

Day 30 - Coffee and Cigarettes

For breakfast today, I had coffee and bread, while my friends had coffee and cigarettes. I'm very, very anti-smoking, but very, very pro-coffee. So... Coffee brings people together? Yes? Hooray!

(My friend M (and perhaps others, too) would argue that smoking brings people together, too. Fine. Maybe it does, but in my opinion, coffee is a much more delicious way of making friends.)

Day 29 - Park Under Maintenance

I had some things to do in Makati today and as I was walking around the city, I came across this park, which is usually very picturesque, and I guess still is but in a totally different way.

The trees here used to look so pretty and perfect. I honestly don't know what happened, why they cut down some branches and things, but anyway, this is how it looks today. I'm assuming they're just going to fix it. To improve things. And hopefully things do improve.

Day 28 - Too Many Feelings, Not Enough Chairs (Part 2)

So after the gig, we all went to Z&K's place as it's near DITO. There were so many of us, the only way we could fit in their house was by sitting on the floor. And nobody complained.

This is one of the things I love about Philippine culture--that camaraderie is more important than most other things. Z&K knew perfectly well that their house wasn't built to accommodate such big groups, but they welcomed us all the same. And they were such great hosts, too, letting everyone know where the restroom was and offering us all water and other things they could find in their fridge. I had a really nice time. :)

Also: The blog title is something my friend C said when she and some friends were at my house and some of us had to sit on the porch the chairs outside were too few. It seems no house ever has enough chairs for when a lot of people come to visit. And feelings are always too many. :P

Day 27 - Outside Looking In

Today, M and I watched our musician friends play at DITO: Bahay ng Sining in freakin' Marikina. LOL. Anlaaayo lang. But! We were able to make it because our friends D&M2 were kind enough to give us a ride. Yey.

So much drama during this night, and not just because of the short drama films that played in between the music acts. But anyways, this is M doing a dramatic pose at the semi-famous blue door of DITO. She's depicting how we want to be artists, but can't, and so we're currently just watching artists from a closed door with some glass panels that are somewhat covered by posters. #Drama

This was a really nice place, though, and I sure wouldn't mind going to it again for an art event I like, if it were nearer the South. :P

Also: It's my 2nd time in Marikina, yo! Congratulations to me!