From Kopiroti To Nymphetz....So What About Soft Pillow Kisses?

Hello everyone...

Here's something that is some what Pillow related that i can post...

didn't wan't to go home early last night so i decided to go spotting somewhere in Morato... as soon as i was decided that Kopiroti was to be the venue, i texted Rene, Lara and Elaine that i wanted to kill time there... i arrived there at around 10pm, Rene followed 30 minutes later then Lara came in 20 minutes after Rene.... not much spotting went on since there was not that much "beautiful people" around plus there were these guys who were showing off their car-stereo-sub-woofer-set-ups and was really annoying... maybe too much low-frequency-mega-bass-noise kinda affected their way of caring for the people around them...

got to chat about lots of things specially about Pillow... i guess Rene is beginning to soften up a bit... we'll see, he and Lara do have valid points on their view of the Pillow situation and maybe, just maybe i might consider them seriously... we decided to call it a night at around 12:30am...

Lara insisted that she'll drive me home and i readily agreed... on our way to my place, i tried calling Charles since we haven't seen each other for quite some time and we're beginning to miss him a lot... he answered and told us that he was home with a friend so instead of going home, we went to Charles' place... he was with Tonio from Liquid Cindy and they were like jamming some songs together... we really miss Charles... he seems quite happy specially now that he knows that he'll be a father again very soon and it's going to be a boy... congrats Charles and Anne... i suggested that we celebrate and the best place was (drum rolls pls....) NYPMHETZ!!! But Charles, didn't want to go... hehehe, miss those days when just a small gesture such as a mere smile and a wink of an eye then all of a sudden, everyone was in heaven... those days are long gone and Charles has decided to be a GOOD HUSBAND... We left charles and Tonio to continue with their song writing / jamming session and off we went to the surprise-second-place of destination... although i was really saddened of the news that Charles will be leaving by the end of july as opposed to the original September date, worse he'll be gone for a really really long time...

Me, Lara and Rene arrived at Nymphetz around 1:30am... we were hell-bent of seeing the dance performers (Nymphetz Fashion Collection) but there was none that time around to Lara's dismay... though we did get to sing some of our fave videoke songs coupled by a decent serving of seafood garnished pansit canton/bihon, a few beers and a can of pepsi... and we even had time to take a few pics ourselves...







we went home around a quarter to four... it was quite an enjoyable night really... Lara and Rene are always good company... yeah we're the closest Pillow-Ex-Pillowmates at the moment...

So what about Soft Pillow Kisses? Nothing as of yet... Me and Rene, we're still at it... the rest, i can't really tell though Charles said that he's still in it come what may... although we still have to get someone to session for him in his absence... Jann Paul is really busy with work and his schedule too always makes it close to impossible for him to be with us always... I think Rene has also found someone to session for Jann Paul... As for Marian, we don't really know what's up with her lately although she did text me about an invitation to play a gig somewhere on July 12 a few days ago... i didn't reply coz i don't know what to say? it's not that simple to just play a gig every now and then with out preparing for it... and i'm just too tired to initiate things like practice and other stuffs then at the last minute, someone, and at times almost everyone, won't be up to it and during performance, we get to suck big time like "the song's too slow" or "wrong guitar lines" or "wrong lyrics" or "really way out of tune singing"... maybe there was a time when we were able to pull it off inspite of not preparing for those gigs but but during the last few gigs of last year, we were starting to play really bad...

i've always prided myself as being part bands that are some what unique... bands that will always be among the top if not the top of their class... and i'm not about to step down, specially with this band...

the in-betweens

I've been wondering for the longest time what's up with Soft Pillow Kisses and the only information I can get are stuff posted in this blog. I've been texting but so far, only Rene and Allan have replied. I do understand Janpol and Charles may be busy making a living too. Life's hard these days. I miss you guys, whatever you're all busy with. I hope that whatever it is you're all dealing with--individually, and as a band member--you do get to come to terms with the fact that we all love playing music and Soft Pillow Kisses' is sweetest to our ears. I guess that's the reason why we are all in it in the first place.

Some updates my side of the world:

-I finally got to see Kung Fu Panda. Panalong laugh trip! "Wait, wait, my fault! I tweaked his facial nerves! And may have also stopped his heart."

-My blue green hair is gone now. It has faded into oblivion. What remains is a light lumot color.

-I'm starting to blog in my Livejournal again. Add me if you're in LJ, most entries are set to friends-only mode.

-I finally got myself an mp3 player. My very first! I got the iPod Classic with 160gig worth of space. And I need all the help I can get to fill its HUGE memory haha. First thing in my mind: include SPK gig and practice videos there.

-I'm thinking of getting a tattoo. I'm just thinking twice about it because it might hurt. It will hurt, I know. But the possible amount of pain it will bring is making me space out just thinking about it. Wala bang painless?

Speaking of painless, I just want to say I feel better now. Post-break up chuvaness is already gone and I'm pretty much "painless" these days. Nothing beats unloading excess baggage and talking things over so you arrive at an agreeable point. There's no more bitterness nor bad vibes, only a great friendship that has been around ever since the relationship even started.

To SPK, I miss our food trips! I'm concerned, I hope you guys are doing okay.

The Incredible FUTURE....

Hello everyone...

yesterday was yet again a chance for me to watch a movie... i was hell bent on watching "The Incredible Hulk"... so after going to Church, i rushed to SM North EDSA to catch the 8pm screening... i arrived there at about 10 minutes to seven so i decided have dinner first at Pollo Loco and get to buy some DVD's... My DVD hunting turned out to be the highlight of that night... i was able to score 2 really old Jackie Chan films ("Fearless Hyennas" and "Spiritual Kung Fu") and the "Find Of The Night" an old Stephen Chow film called "King Of Beggars" one of my fave Stephen Chow movies of all time... Original DVD's at that...

at around 8:10pm, i went inside the theatre to catch a glimpse of some up-coming movies... i was really blown away by the "Hellboy 2" trailer... then all of of a sudden there was this ad about movie etiquette having a sort of badly recorded indiepop tune as it's background music... suddenly i thought of Soft Pillow Kisses... It's glorious past, miserable present and its uncertain future... then guess what happened next... I FELL A SLEEP!!!

Woke up in the middle of the HULK movie... worse, it was the last screening!!! wish i could have another chance at seeing the movie again... next time around, i won't be thinking about this band's future... on the bright side, the actions scenes in the movie were quite awesome...

hehehe... until next post...

Can't Help It Really...

Hello everyone...

Looks like we're in for another one... Hopefully not... But if it has to, then so be it...

It's been going on like this for months now or maybe a year and worse there's nothing i can do about it...

I really think its unfair to me and also "Soft Pillow Kisses" if i let it stay this way... I've talked to Rene since he's the only present member who i think is qualified to be a part of the next level...

But i have to consider a lot of things so i still have to think of other options just to save some of this bands precious entities... can't really do well without friends who i've grown to trust and have confidence with...

this leaves me with just a single option... i'm going to reform Superminty once more... This is the only way and i just can't help it really...

can you see where i'm getting at?

Exciting....

Hello everyone,

Can't help but notice how things have been for us since that last "Shamefully Forgettable" gig we had at Big Sky many eons ago... well i dont remember the exact date and honestly i don't want to recall any of it ever... actually, the only thing that i remember that night was leaving the stage very tired, enraged, disappointed and promising myself that it was the last time that Soft Pillow Kisses would every look that stupid ever...

Soft Pillow Kisses has come a long way since it's inception way back 1999 and i won't just let it rot like this...

Doubts and Uncertainty...

hello everyone,

ever get the feeling of tighly holding sand in your hand? it's realy quite unpleasant i suppose... the tighter you grip it the more it falls out of your hand leaving you dusty/dirty palms...

i really hate some songs being played on radio recently... how come these song get to be played on air... very disgusting... is that what we Filipinos are capable of digesting... Come on, it's been like a decade and a half since some really good music has reached our shores but still many go for these kinds of "bobo" songs... i wish i have the liberty of naming names or mentioning titles but my line of work prevents me from doing so...

maybe if you're the intelligent type of music fan, you'll have a slight idea of which songs or artist i'm refering to...

just in case you're wondering what the first paragraph's all about, it definitely has nothing to do with romance or stuff like that... it's really about making someone commit and inspite of the pledge of commitment, you still feel a heavy sense of doubt as to whether that someone would stick it out with you come hell or high water... i'm just being paranoid maybe but after tasting candy as sweet as that, it sure is hard to let such a thing go... it's a bit like addiction in a positive way... and it's just what we need to make things sweet again...

New Look... New Something...

Hello Everyone...

Nothing new as of yet aside from this Blog's new look... We do have an New Song that's like almost a year old and also some two or three more new songs in the bag, my own bag that is...

Can't really do gigs as of the momment... Let's just say that there are a few things that are need done and some of them require a lot of thinking and careful planning... So far, one of those things have been dealt with just recently and i'm quite happy that i wasn't disappointed... although there will alway be doubts but just have to bear with it at the momment...

That's that for now... i'll try to post more and more... good things hopefully...