http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/ * writer on edge * movie geek * action figure fiend * art nerd * exuberant online lurker * bookmaggot * rabid football fan ("It's football, not soccer, dammit!") * Tim Burton freak * nightmare bassist * dreamer * trinket maker * frustrated fashion designer * raging Scorpio * a skinny, 5-foot-nothing-always-mistaken-for-a-child, awkward, ball of shyness lameass with a pixie heart<BR><BR>I dunno what the hell I'm doing here. I already have a blog somewhere! Like I need to get any more connected, haha! I'll probably just make this my dumping site for pictures, old and new. Whatever. I dunno. But for now, I'll just be snoozing in your coat pocket 'til I feel the need to stretch and flap my wings. ;) Fri, 20 May 2011 22:50:43 -0000 Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:57:23 -0000 http://multiply.com/mu/jajakenobi/logo http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/ 100 100 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/18/Nancy_Drool_Album_Launch_at_Magnet_Cafe_High_St. April 4, 2009 - After 10 long years, we were finally able to release 12 of our recorded songs! Thank you so much to everyone who supported us and came to the launch, you guys are the best! http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/18/Nancy_Drool_Album_Launch_at_Magnet_Cafe_High_St. Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:57:23 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/calendar/item/10003/Nancy_Drool_Album_Launch_The_Mystery_of_the_Clueless_Heart <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/Popacatepetl/ND_face_only.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> On their 10th anniversary, Nancy Drool finally launches their independently released self-produced CD "The Mystery of The Clueless Heart", featuring 12 tracks of their favorite compositions written in 1999-2003. Recorded and engineered by Mark Escueta, Shinji Tanaka, and remixed by Joel Bohol. Nancy Drool is Haya Santiago-Florendo's brainchild, born in 1999 with the help of Jaja Pelayo, Tiffany Cortez and Myla Orogo. In 2001, Mutya Bose and Julius Sanvictores joined the band. We decided to hold a small party as a culmination of our work on the recordings, a celebration of the 10 years spent together and a hearty farewell to Mutch leaving the country, as well as Nancy Drool. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE! :)))))) VENUE: Magnet, High Street , Fort Bonifacio TIME: 4:45pm - 9pm, APRIL 4, 2009 (Saturday) ***PLEASE COME EARLY BECAUSE MAGNET HAS ANOTHER SHOW AT 9pm*** SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES BY: Jess Santiago, Shoulder State, Encounters with a Yeti... ****... http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/calendar/item/10003/Nancy_Drool_Album_Launch_The_Mystery_of_the_Clueless_Heart Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:54:43 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/17/Disconnection_Notice_-_Pupil At the Repeat While Fading book launch, Saguijo, Jan. 28, 2009 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/17/Disconnection_Notice_-_Pupil Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:24:41 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/15/Huwag_Mo_Nang_Itanong_-_Markus_Highway reggae cover At the Repeat While Fading book launch, Saguijo, Jan. 28, http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/15/Huwag_Mo_Nang_Itanong_-_Markus_Highway Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:41:52 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/17/Repeat_While_Fading_Book_Launch Jan. 28, 2009 at SaGuijo Still too sleepy to be creative with my description haha, I promise to edit this later, but I had SOO much fun haynaku, and well, Haya, Jules ayan, i-grab nyo na to at isalampak sa Facebook, haha! Di ko na kaya, matutulog muna ako. http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/17/Repeat_While_Fading_Book_Launch Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:11:53 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/14/Trapped_Under_Ice_Floes +/- in Manila, Nov. 8, 2008, Mag:net Cafe High St. Caught a bit of the end of the song. Awesomeness! I love this band, shet!!! http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/14/Trapped_Under_Ice_Floes Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:45:03 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/16/-_in_Manila Nov. 8, 2008 - Plus/Minus at Mag:net Cafe High St. What else can I say, Plus/Minus rocks!!! Saw the band with fellow Droolers and the Shoulder State boys. Had a BLAST. We got pics, picks, sticks, and autographs, haha! Oh, and my dear bandmates got me a +/- shirt as their gift for me, thanks you guys! Best pre-birthday treat evar! http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/16/-_in_Manila Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:18:25 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/15/Droolers_Night_Out Oct. 25, 2008 - Gimik to death: Went ukay shopping in Cubao with Haya, Mutch, and Jules, watched Marty McFly at Saguijo, tried to catch the album launch of Ang Bandang Shirley in CubaoX, and gatecrashed Chino's belated birthday bash somewhere in Timog. So much happened in one night! Fun times indeed. http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/15/Droolers_Night_Out Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:05:52 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/14/Shoulder_State_at_Wills_Attic Sept. 20, 2008 - Groupie duty for Shoulder State at Will's Attic (which is just a 15-minute walk from my house, by the way). Hehehe. Mainly that just meant I became the self-appointed official photographer along with Chino's girlfriend Tessa, haha. The boys played a new instrumental piece, plus a new song called Handicap Tiles which I loved. Yaay for new songs! Lots of good vibes and good music. Two things I'm very drawn to. :) And Rio!!! Plus/Minus, waaaahhh!!! *latches onto your arm* 8) http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/14/Shoulder_State_at_Wills_Attic Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:28:51 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/13/Huwag_Mo_Nang_Itanong_-_Eraserheads The video's crappy because we were so far away and you can't even see anything clearly, but I just wanted to record it anyway coz it's my favorite Eraserheads song. http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/13/Huwag_Mo_Nang_Itanong_-_Eraserheads Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:11:36 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/13/Eraserheads_Reunion_Concert_2008 At last! THE concert and THE band. Together after 6 years. I wouldn't miss it for the world. Not when tickets got more easily accessible. ;) And I got my money's worth, even if Ely had to sadly be brought to the hospital during the break. To Ely, God bless you man, you're my hero right now. I'll be praying for your health. It was definitely not lost on me how much you endured your own personal pains just to make other people happy. Get well sooonn! *hugs you in my mind* I went to see the concert with my old college friends Paching and her sister Joan, her friend Kcaty, Etch, and my bandmate Jules. We had a blast! Patron area rocks! http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/13/Eraserheads_Reunion_Concert_2008 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:20:37 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/journal/item/3/A_Watchmen_Teaser This is completely nerdy, but I couldn't stop squealing over this when I saw it yesterday (and I would have blogged about it sooner if I hadn't been <a href="http://www.plurk.com/user/pixiepop">Plurking</a> so damn much, haha). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen">Alan Moore's Watchmen</a> is one of the latest comics being turned into a movie, and well, having just finished reading and becoming a fan of the comic myself, I got so psyched when I found out that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_%28film%29">300</a> director Zach Snyder will be directing it. I personally thought that he did an awesome job with 300, so I have some faith that he'll do Watchmen justice. I mean, just check out this awesome teaser pic of the Minutemen!<br><br><a href="http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHXSCwoKCE4AAFdm2X01"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.jajakenobi.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHXSCwoKCE4AAFdm2X01/Minutemen%201.JPG?et=DlMcYtByQh8HMKhsYQ8d%2CA&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"></a><br><br>Dorky as they are, they look soo like the comic that it gives me hope that this'll be a good adaptation as well. :) I'm willing to give it a chance anyway. I'm not gonna go on a geeky rampage about it when I haven't even seen the end product yet. <br><br>I'm avoiding the movie's <a href="http://rss.warnerbros.com/watchmen/">official site</a> because of spoilers, but when I peeked very quickly I saw some pretty cool pics of the Watchmen already. No pi... http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/journal/item/3/A_Watchmen_Teaser Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:01:02 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/journal/item/2/In_Which_A_Writer_Inspires_Me_Yet_Again <p>Probably old news for some of you, but&nbsp;<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080605/ap_en_ot/people_rowling">J.K. Rowling was recently invited to give a commencement speech at Harvard</a>. Just now, I got a copy of the speech she gave through my high school batch's mailing list, and, wow, my eyes watered a little as I read it. Very inspiring. It reminded me of the things Neil Gaiman said when he was here and giving talks about imagination, too. I can never say it as eloquently as they did, but I have always believed in the importance of imagination also. When you're an only child, it's pretty much your constant companion.</p> <p>Sad to say, I don't think I've used it much for grander goals than to escape boredom. Or how to get closer to a boy. Or getting a rockstar's autograph and getting into concerts free. Or how I can best recycle paper, because I care about the trees. Or coming up with basslines for songs. Oh, and writing for work, and sometimes short fiction (though I never finish anything because I lose steam easily). Hmm, <em>medyo nagamit ko na rin naman p... http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/journal/item/2/In_Which_A_Writer_Inspires_Me_Yet_Again Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:12:10 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/calendar/item/10002/French_Film_Festival_2008 It has already started, but it's still ongoing at the Shang Cineplex of the Shangri-La Plaza Mall 'til the 22nd, so go see as much films as you can! :) <a href="http://www.alliance.ph/index.php?option=com_content&#x26;task=blogcategory&#x26;id=25&#x26;Itemid=142&#x26;limit=1&#x26;limitstart=2#start">Here's the complete list of films to be shown and their schedules</a>. Try to go 2 hours before the screening time of the film you plan on seeing, because that is when they start handing out the free tickets you need to get in. They run out quite fast, so don't be late, lest dates get ruined, the girls become VERY unimpressed, hearts get broken, and the world melodramatically ends yet again. And we hate it whenever that happens don't we? ;) http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/calendar/item/10002/French_Film_Festival_2008 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:19:34 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/11/Seattles_Greenbelt_3 May 27, 2008 - Last day of Jess at our office before she goes on to become super-cookie-baking-entrepreneurial-events-planning-full-time mom. :) Our tiny band of copywriters hung out at Seattle's Best in Greenbelt 3 after work to wish her farewell and good luck. Wish we could've hung out longer as officemates, Mommy Jess! Basta, "gimik tayow." *imitates how you quietly say it* http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/11/Seattles_Greenbelt_3 Thu, 29 May 2008 01:55:51 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/music/item/26/Devendra_Banhart I am seriously loving <a href="http://www.devendrabanhart.com">Devendra Banhart</a>! I don't care that no one would understand, I love him! Scary and weird my ass. *hugs this hippie close* <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/Popacatepetl/Devendra3small.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <i>When Natalie Portman is over and done with you and hopefully hasn't damaged your beautiful soul too much, please come to me, you sexy bitch. =) I'll take you to the sunflower fields and heal you with dewdrops and rainbows in the morning.</i> *kiss, http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/music/item/26/Devendra_Banhart Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:02:25 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/7/Steampunk_Rules Just how awesomely cool is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk">Steampunk</a>?! As a general fan of all things Victorian (mostly because of *roll eyes* Tim Burton's influence I must say, add to that my early love for stories like those of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells) and a frustrated technophile at heart, I think it's just the most brilliant idea ever this side of geekdom. I can't believe I just found out about this now! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, here's a video I found that features a steampunk artist and his work. A bit of background info on the craft is also provided. Check out the featured artist's <a href="http://www.datamancer.net/">site</a>, and numerous more examples of steampunk <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/steampunk">here</a>. http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/7/Steampunk_Rules Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:58:26 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/music/item/16/Nerd_Troubadour I first heard of <a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com">Jonathan Coulton</a> a year or two ago from <a href="http://wilwheaton.typepad.com">Wil Wheaton</a>, and then recently I came across <a href="http://potw.news.yahoo.com/s/potw/61785/how-to-become-a-rock-star">this article about him</a> that pretty much sealed my curiosity about the guy, so I started reading a bit of his blog and downloaded some of his songs. Well, the music ain't anything mind-blowingly spectacular, in fact he sounds like a bunch of other geek rock bands that I can't name off the top of my head at the moment. But still quite likeable; <i>I</i> like him anyway, his music makes me smile/smirk. If that makes me lame, then just go away, heh. What sets him apart I think, is his lyrics. Totally geek-witty, I love it! And he's <i>really</i> a geek, so in that sense at least no one can say he's a poser or anything dumb like that. He's part-Weird Al Yankovic-novelty, part-folk, part-geek rock. But most important of all, his story is inspiring, and that makes him cool in my book. He's probably got a million songs floating around already (he's so prolific), and I'm a late fan, but these are the o... http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/music/item/16/Nerd_Troubadour Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:29:10 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/10/At_Bubba_Gump I didn't get drunk, really! Jan. 4, 2008 - First Friday-night-gallivanting for the year with old friends Abby, Julls, Mae, Irish, Ria, and Ronald. Haven't seen most of these guys in a while, so there was a lot of catching up, yakking, joking (read: barahan mostly by Ria, haha!), eating, drinking, and of course, camwhoring. It was a fun, rowdy meet-up, just like it always is with good company. Cheers, guys, next year ulit! http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/10/At_Bubba_Gump Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:40:08 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/9/Rock_the_Riles_Dec._2007 Dec. 9, 2007 - Rock the Riles at the Q. Ave MRT Station. Love these lomo pics that Zel took of us. http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/9/Rock_the_Riles_Dec._2007 Sun, 6 Jan 2008 20:17:30 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/8/Stalking_Gaimans_2007 Nov. 25, 2007 - A bit late in posting these, but anyway, some pictures I took of Neil Gaiman and his son Mike at the 2nd Graphic/Fiction Awards at Fullybooked, Bonifacio High St. Sure, Neil is cool and brilliant and just plain awesome, but really, it's the son I'm smitten with... he's a Gaiman AND a programmer/techie person for Google. I just can't resist geeks! http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/8/Stalking_Gaimans_2007 Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:39:13 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/journal/item/1/I_wish_the_same_for_you_too <P><EM>"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself." </EM></P> <P><EM>- </EM><STRONG>Neil Gaiman</STRONG></P> <P>I quoted him already 2 years ago as my new year wish for everyone I care about. Well, I really liked its message&nbsp;then, and like him, I still wish the exact same things for all you guys as well, including myself.</P> <P>So, Happy New Year everyone! Let's make our lives extraordinary in 2008, shall we? Cheers! <IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/cocktail.png"></P> http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/journal/item/1/I_wish_the_same_for_you_too Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:09:05 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/7/Lomopalooza Dec. 1, 2007 - Lomomanila's awesome pre-Christmas party at CubaoX, and we got to play, yaay! Thanks to everyone who took some of these pics (Bong, Zel, Jo), and letting me steal them, hehe. http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/7/Lomopalooza Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:18:08 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/6/Sputnik_Launch Nov. 17, 2007 - Went with two mild-mannered geeks, Ronald and Jam, to the Sputnik Comic Bookstore launch at the CubaoX. Bands Marty Mcfly and Shoulder State put up a heckuva show, and just a couple of doors down Mogwai Bar was also having their launch. Yaay for their yummy but affordable wine! :) It was a bad time for my digicam to die out on me, but good thing Photographer Jam was there to save the day; the following pics were taken by him and his awesome cam (too bad the Gorillapod didn't get to see much action, kaka-aliw sya, mehn!), and he says there's more to come, which means I'll be photo-grabbing some more, haha! Thanks dude! Oh, and I saw a falling star that night! Wala lang. Cool Stardust moment. http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/photos/album/6/Sputnik_Launch Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:29:16 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/4/Sweeney_waiting..._I_want_you_bleeders At last! A teaser trailer for Tim Burton's next masterpiece, Sweeney Todd! A musical no less! Excuse me while I go into deranged fangirl mode right now, I've been waiting for a teaser for ages. Kindly cover your ears for a moment please. *insert high-pitched screams and incoherent whimpers here* And Johnny! Is there anything you CAN'T do?! You fucker, I love http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/video/item/4/Sweeney_waiting..._I_want_you_bleeders Fri, 5 Oct 2007 19:11:34 -0000 http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/music/item/5/Gaiman_Overload I'm posting these mostly for Jing (the Freak) and Ronald (the Clueless but Curious), but any Gaiman fan is free to listen in. These are interviews and a reading from Anansi Boys (at Rockwell) he did when he was here back in 2005. I don't remember where I got these anymore, but thanks to whoever posted these online. Sound quality ain't very good as you move along, but DEFINITELY worth the patience. WARNING: VERY inspiring to hear. Listen at your own risk. http://jajakenobi.multiply.com/music/item/5/Gaiman_Overload Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:50:39 -0000