Best of 2017

Today is the last day of the year 2017. I'm sure a lot of people are busy preparing to welcome the new year. While I'm sat here for my last day at work for this year, I realized that the last 12 months has been pretty interesting with a lil bit of drama but full of wonderful music.

There's that once in a lifetime experience of listening to Coldplay's so called horizontal music dimension and the deep emotions they bring to each lines. Of course, the local music makers didn't fail to amazed me all the time. How about Parokya ni Edgar, Gloc 9, Franco and Silent Sanctuary all in one night?

The greatest surprise of the year is Ely Buendia's live performance. His songs and the throwback to the 90's music is something that I will never ever get tired of listening.

Singing along Hale's 'Blue Sky" and their new premiere single 'Alon' is such the best way to end this year. I was so glad to see them back after many years.

Call it Coldplay Hangover

This is it!

Tighten your wristband and enjoy the show. 30 minutes til #ColdplayManila

Surreal and magical. Such words can't really describe what it feels like to see my favorite band LIVE for the very first time.

I have waited not just for 4 months (when I got the ticket) but for 15 looong years or so. Glad that Coldplay made a detour to Manila this year for their A Head Full of Dreams concert tour.

Coldplay's music has captured my heart and played such a big role in my life. The Scientist was a song that I and my college bestfriends love to sing all the time. Fix You is a song to myself every time I feel that I'm at a low point and need inspiration and many other songs that I can relate to until today. I can't help but cried when I heard them played all my favorites. Feels great to sing your heart out along with the crowd. Here are some of my favorite verses and lines: 

Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start - The Scientist 

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?- Fix You

Oh they say people come, say people go

this particular diamond was extra special

and though you might be gone, and the world may not know

still I see you, celestial - Everglow

I don't care, go on and tear me apart
I don't care if you do, ooh
'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
I think I saw you - A Sky Full of Stars

Your skin,

Oh yeah your skin and bones,

Turn into something beautiful,

Do you know,

You know I love you so,

You know I love you so. - Yellow

buddies at the best concert ever!

From my Instagram post minutes before the concert: Another dream come true for me and a loud shout out to all of my friends who are also solid #coldplay fans but can't make it here at #ColdplayManila I shall look up to the sky tonight from the concert grounds and see all of you through the stars dancin, jumpin and singin along with the band just as each xyloband lights up and the stage glows with the colorful fireworks. 

Thank you so much Coldplay. You were a dream to watch and you made so many dreams come true!!!

Birthday blessings

When I became a mom, my every birthday wish is no longer for myself but for my son so I made it a point that he would enjoy the day rather than me enjoying it. So the unplanned trip to Angeles City was a simple way to treat myself on my birthday. The time out from work was all I really need to spend the day with this not so little one. And soon it'll be his birthday.

This was indeed a surprise that I never expected because the 'bespren' gave this to me weeks after my birthday. Thanks for the greetings and for all the love guys! By the way, the birthday card says: Some gifts you hold in your hand.. Some you hold in your heart.

Of course who would have thought that I got one of the best post birthday gift ever! I can't contain any emotions when I finally held this in my hand. There's just too many stories to tell on how I managed to get this.

Thanks to my family and friends who would always take the time out to remember me on my birthday--much love and hugs from ME..