The Killers in Manila 2010 + the good ‘ol times

Posted by pat on Dec 3, 2009 in Art Music Culture, Simple Highs | 6 comments

I’m probably one of the last to blog about this but what the heck. I love The Killers! I was pretty psyched when I saw a facebook post last week from World Wide Womb asking about a survey on who would want to the Killers to come to Manila. I guess the response was overwhelming because they are coming here to manila 31 January 2010!

Click here for the World Wide Womb Facebook page to get updates and more info..

I got this from the World Wide Womb facebook page:

TheKILLERS Limited Premium Tickets now available at WWW & Saga Offices
call 384-0239. First Come First Serve (No Reservations) . Other ticket
prices will be out Dec 4 at all Ticketnet & TIcketworld outlets.

Click here to go to Ticketnet for ticket reservations

And December 4 is… tomorrow. The premium tickets are probably all gone already. Now will I buy the regular tickets? Maybe. If what my friend promised is so… no, no need to buy tickets. Let’s wait and see. (Keeping my fingers crossed).

Its a given that I like their music but what puts them high on my list are some good times that I associate with some of their songs. My favorite of these good time are two events which happened at a rave and while clubbing with the same group of people in two different countries. One in Malaysia, the other in the Philippines. One in 2006. Another in 2009.

Mr. Brightside

That’s my good friend Alex and I. We were with a bunch of  our other good friends back in Dec 2006 at “Velocity”, at rave held at Sunway Lagoon at Sunway City.  The DJ who mixed for that event was Judge Jules. I don’t remember most of the stuff he played but I do rememeber the last song of the night – Mr. Brightside.

“I’m coming out of my cage and I’ve been doing just fine…”

I think we all went wild – me, friends, and 1000+ other people there at Sunway. That was awesome awesome night.

I was in Kuala Lumpur for a 3month training program with Marcus Evans, the first company I worked for (3 of the best months of my life) and that night was one of the highlights of my stay.

All These Things That I’ve Done

2009. I went to KL last May (’09) to attend a friend’s wedding and visit the KL peeps. Alex, Vik (Vik took the picture back in 2006), and two of their of their other friends – Prem and Imran – flew back with me so they can visit and see the Philippines. On their second to the last night here, I took them to Embassy (now known as Encore!) because the boys wanted t0 try the clubbing here in Manila. It was pretty happening night as it always it on a Saturday.

So there we were with our drinks, dancing, and having a great time…when towards the end of the night, the DJ played a mix of All These Things That I’ve Done. That did it for me. I was already hyper to begin with but  the song turned turned it up notch higher.  What sealed that moment in my mind, despite me having a buzz that night was this – in the midst of dancing, out of the blue, someone (won’t name who! hahaha) started singing in a quite… un-animated voice  -

“I’ve got soul but I’ve got a soldier, I’ve got soul but I’m not  a soldier…”

I stopped for a moment there, looked at the guy, shook my head and laughed out loud. I have to tell you, he may sounded like he could’ve used more soul there but I knew he was full of it. I knew he was having a blast but let’s just say,  some people are not meant to sing certain songs.  It was so hilarious that it was really cute.

(You know who you are, in case you read this, I don’t think I would’ve fared any better if I attempted to sing those lines as well!)

The only thing I didn’t like was that the night ended in an anti-climactic manner. In the midst of the music, the pumping bass, and the partying, the lights just suddenly went coupled with DJ saying his “thanks Manila” speech. Not to mentioned the bouncers herding us out of the club.

Nevertheless, it was a good night. We ended it with a late night after clubbing snack at Mcdonald’s. I the guys could join me this Jan 2010 to watch The Killers concert.

Ok, playing the songs on my laptop now….

Because I’m a frustrated interior designer..

Posted by pat on Aug 30, 2009 in Art Music Culture, Life and Stuff | 2 comments

I’m a frustrated interior designer. Its one of those things that I would looove to study if I were to study again. But that’s a big IF. For now, I settle by feasting my eyes on pictures of designs that I find totally awesome.

To get my visual fix, I go to this website : CoolHunter

The stuff that really inspire me are bar design and concept store design. I feel like a kid at a candy store when I see creative store design, and out of the box concepts for bar design. Totally fantastic.

Here are some of my favorites:

ChinaDoll Club, Beijing

I love the burst of color and the blending of hues. The lights, the mirrors, the pictures, and how the colors bounce off the black seats. Imagine stepping into this club… you’re greeted by a splash of color and booming music. Mind explosion.

Aesop Store, Zurich