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I wrote this article for StarStudio. Wala lang, gusto ko lang i-share:

Top 5 rain-drenched videos:

1. Una (by Sponge Cola) – Probably Sponge Cola’s most popular video, Una was shot in the garage of manager Raymond Fabul. Real butterflies and goldfish were used. Lead singer Yael Yuzon said that he didn’t care if he looked messed up in the shoot: the dirtier, the better. Directed by Wincy Ong.

2. Ulan (by Cueshe) – Ulan was the longest chart-rating video of Cueshe, and was shot in a basketball court. They had a miniscule budget, so they didn’t feature extras, and they just used a fire truck for the rain effects. The instruments they used here were later used for their fiery video, 24 Hours. Directed by Milos Curameng.

3. Nasaan Ka? (by Pupil) – Pupil shot Nasaan Ka at the ruins of an old hotel at BF Homes, Parañaque. Here’s a weird story: It was cloudy on the day of the shoot, so they were thinking of re-scheduling it. Diane Ventura (Pupil’s manager, Ely’s wife, and songwriter of Nasaan Ka?) insisted that they push through, and that she will stop the rain with her powers until 8pm. Sure enough, at 8pm, it rained, and that’s where they got the best rain and lightning shots in a local video ever. Directed by Quark Henares.

4. Heaven Knows (This Angel Has Flown) (by Orange and Lemons) – Heaven Knows was shot during a slight storm at the reclaimed area near Roxas Blvd. They hauled a real piano at the location just for the song’s intro, and half-buried several objects in the ground for some drama. Directed by Jeff Tan.

5. Kung Wala Ka (by Hale) - This video was the first local music video in a long while that didn’t feature performance shots of the band. It was shot in a resort at Pansol, Laguna using 16mm film. They also used a fire truck for the rain effects. Directed by Topel Lee.

  Wala lang… i stole these pics from my friend’s blog (Ron Tan).

  Panalo di ba!?!

So dapat may gig kami sa iloilo… so ang plan dapat, pupunta kami ng one day before nina Kelvin, Kerwin, Shellby and Caloy na dala lahat ng mga gamit. Eh di nasa NAIA2 na kami, mga 10 mins na lang before boarding. Tapos, may tumawag kay Kerwin. Sabi daw magkaka-bagyo daw sa iloilo, so BAKA ma-cancel yung show. So nag-tawag kami ng friends namin dun… Sabi naman nila, may ambon pero di naman daw mukhang bagyo. Eh di go kami! Eh naka-load na yung mga gamit eh. Alangan namang ipa-delay namin yung flight dahil lang gusto naming bumaba.

Medyo nakakatakot yung ride to iloilo. Madami-dami yung mga air pockets, so nakaka-kaba. Anyway, pag-baba namin, tumawag na yung organizer… Cancelled yung show. Shit. Tinawagan na din sina Jazz and Chino. So kami, walang choice kungdi kumuha ng hotel! Ayun… ganun na nga ang nagyari.

Taga-dun yung childhood friend (and ex-bandmate) ni Jazz na si Wally. Nag-dinner kami with him, tapos pumunta sa MO2 (isang bar dun na may tugtugan). Nakilala kami ng singer ng banda, so pinakanta kami ng 1 song (Akin Ka Na Lang). Nakakahiya!!! Eh mala-acoustic group sila, so walang bass. Tsaka cajon yung gamit. Si Wally ang nag-cajon (drummer siya), tapos gitara kami ni Kel. Joke namin dun, pwede na kaming magkaroon ng madaming gigs… Kami ni Kel kukuha ng session guitarist and drummer. Sila Jazz, session bassist and guitarist. Tapos in one night, makaka-tugtog kami ng 7 gigs. Yung pinaka-malaking budget lang yung kumpleto kami. hahaha…. joke lang! =)

Anyway, kinabukasan, sinubukan naming umalis, pero todo na yung bagyo. Na-cancel yung flight at nabasa na naman kami ( i HATE getting wet. seriously.). So ano ginawa namin!?! Eh ano pa eh di pumunta kami sa SM iloilo! Hahaha… kamukhang-kamukha niya yung SM Fairview. Bumili kami ng mga nice jackets galing sa Surplus Shop (P500 lang!). Na-tempt nga kaming manood ng mi:3 dun pero parang tanga naman yun di ba? So nag-dinner na lang kami ng Batchoy!!! (Kung may Wendy’s dun, nahirapan sana kami sa pag-pili!!)

Thankfully, ok na yung flight kinabukasan. But wait, umpisa pa lang ito nu’ng araw…. Flight namin to manila was 5pm. Nakalabas kami ng airport, mga 7pm. Sinundo kami ni Bolong tapos diretso kami sa bahay ni Chino to pick up Jazz, Chino and Aldwin. Tapos diretso na sa Pampanga!!! Wala nang dinner. Kasi sakto lang ang dating namin dun. Last band na kami dun, kaya salang kami agad. After the gig, diretso sa Sta. Maria, Bulacan (dun yung probinsiya nina Jazz so madami siyang cousins/fans dun!!!). Masaya yung gig dun!!!

Tapos, after the gig, at 1am, we had our proper dinner (thanks to Margaux Salcedo’s family). Pinaka-panalo yung Lengua tsaka Kesong Puti!!! Then, we had to run back to Big Sky Mind for Mich Dulce’s birthday bash.

We were dead tired, pero masaya pa rin… Eto yung kicker: we played 0.83 songs there. Kasi, 1st song namin yung "Happy Birthday", tapos sa may adlib part, bumigay yung mics. Kumanta na lang lahat hanggang matapos yung kanta. Tapos, di na naayos, so pack up na. Enjoy na lang! Naka-uwi ako mga 4:30 na.

More energy, Mas Happy!!!!! =)

Nag-guest kami kahapon sa GKNB… (we sang two songs for two episodes).

Anyway, after we sang Kabataang Pinoy, Kris Aquino interviewed us… tapos sabi niya, "Jugs, pumapayat ka… And gumaguwapo ka!"

Sabi ko, "Thanks, Kris, pero hindi talaga!! hahaha!"

Sobrang nag-selos si Jazz kasi super crush niya si Kris.

Ok lang, nanalo naman siya ng P25,000! =)
Oi, pero wag na kayong humingi ng balato… Kalahati pa lang yun ng tuition fee ni Keoni this June!

Nu’ng isang gabi pumunta ako sa SaGuijo mag-isa para tumambay, kasi maaga kami natapos sa gig/taping. Eh, sabado yun, so akala ko ang daming may tugtog…So nag-text ako lahat ng mga band people kung saan ang gig nila.

Surprisingly, lahat sumagot na wala silang gig… Weird no? Anyway, ang sumagot lang sa akin, si Katwo. Sabi niya, Ninja Kiss daw sa SaGuijo. Ok, eh wala naman akong magawa kaya pumunta na din ako, para panoorin yung Narda and Bagetsafonik tsaka para makausap din si Nico P para sa isang project. Ok na din kasi nakatambay ako (matagal na ako’ng hindi tumatambay for the sake of tambay lang) with Anjo+Clade, Jason, Cris Ramos, Bernie+Marcus, Nico and Katwo.

Anyway, habang nanonood ako ng Narda, naka-upo ako sa floor… Tapos may isang lasheng na jologs na tumabi sa akin… sabi niya, "IDOOOOOOOL!!! Ano’ng beer gusto moooooo? Sagot ko!" Sabi ko, "Wala, thank you," Sabi niya, "Walang ganung beer!"

Tapos lumayo siya ulit….

Tapos after a while, lumapit na naman, sabi niya, "Sige na idooooool, kanta ka naman!!!!… yung MAKITA KANG MULI, galing sa Panday!!!" Then he began singing, "Ipaglalaban ko… ang ating pag-ibig….."

Tangina, labo…. Sobra ako’ng labong-labo pare. Lumabas na lang ako. Tapos maya-maya, na-realize ko, naka-Fatal Posporos t-shirt ako… Na parating suot ni Vin.

So look at it this way, first time nangyari to… Akala ng isang tao ako si Vin kaya akala niya na ako si Ebe!

Apparently, BEER can do that to you!

JUGS

PS. Pls vote BEER by texting: NUVOTE BEER, send it to 29107. Thank you!! =)

Kung sakaling gusto niyo lang malaman…

Heto po ang chords ng KABATAANG PINOY.

Intro: D - G - C (4x)
Verse: D - C - G - A (2x)
Pre-Chorus: Bb - C - Bb - A
Chorus: D - E - G (4x)

Wala lang… may nagtanong kasi sa akin eh. Madali lang, so kapain niyo na lang!

Salamat po!! =)