Opportunities Pass With Flying Colors

Yesterday, August 1, 2008, we joined the battle of the bands held in Calinan, Davao City. It is a 40-minute travel time from downtown Davao. My band(Mestiza Band because when we play, we drink the mixed drink "Mestiza". A mixture of a hard drink, beer, and soda.) joined the battle of the bands and it was our first battle as a band because we just started to form it. I was pretty confident about the event because I have enough experience to join battles. But in the end, it did not turn out quite well. I have reasons for that and I will explain in one by one.


1. Wig. The wig is not anymore my friend when I play. Because I am the drummer of the band, I did not clearly see what I was hitting because the wig covered my face. I thought it would be fine because I see other drummers with long hair play. But, it is otherwise. I had a hard time hitting what I want to hit and because of that, I did not get the "beat" that I wanted to play.

2. Pants. My pants are cargo pants. You might ask why my pants are one of the reasons that I did not play so well. You see, when I step on the bass, there is this tendency that the head of the step of the bass(I can't explain it well but I hope you get the point) will get stuck inside the lower part of my pants near my shoes. I really can't picture it out but I do hope you get my point, again. So still, I could not get the "beat" I wanted to play.

3. The Mestiza itself. We had a drink before we played. Because I did not eat lunch at that day, my stomach was kind of empty at that moment. You know what happens when you drink without anything in your stomach right? The alcohol will amplify its effects and it really made a big difference in me when I played. Hannah(a friend of mine) said that I got drunk and I even sent things that is very unusual. All I remember was when I woke up in our service when we were going back home. Did I vomit before the trip? That I do not know.

4. Our place to play. You see, we are the first band to play. Anyone in a competition don't want to get first because it is the time of the adjustments in the sound system, the judges might forget about your performance because some bands played after us, and so on. Personally, I want us to play in the middle which means some few bands will play first before us but I don't want to be the last.


Everything was a mess. I was a mess. I was traumatized about what happened and I really made a promise to myself that if we have battles, I will not wear the wig, I will not wear those pants again, I will regulate my drinks, and I will demand for a random pick in the competition itself. I even dedicated that performance of mine to Hannah and it turned out bad. I really feel guilty and I hope and pray that it won't happen again.


Don't let opportunities pass you for you will realize that that opportunity will never go back again.


I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dripped it carelessly, Ah! I didn't know, I held opportunity. ~Hazel Lee

Sad As It May Sound

Sad as it may sound but there will come a point in our lives where we must set some important things free. This will sound tough because you cannot easily let go of everything important to you. Letting things go is normal and is part of our lives. But, how can you let go of these important things to you? Personally, I easily let go of things that I want not because I'm too bored to it. It's just that it had made a change in my life and now it is time to set it free. People must challenge themselves on this part of our life.

For example, you really like this person and he/she is everything to you. Like all other problems in the world, the person you like likes another person. Of course at the first place, you won't let her go to the person he/she loves and instead he/she will go to you. Thinking about it, you are the only one who'll be happy because you are the only who got what you need. The other subject did not get what he/she needed so she is not happy. If you'll say that he/she is happy about you, think again. Maybe he/she can't do anything about it because the person they liked has another issue about this. In other words, we are living in a chain of events which is very complicated and sometimes hurtful.

This post may sound very complicated and I apologize about that. I am not really in that mood to post something and I'm just typing everything that comes in my mind. But, I hope you get my point. :)

This is my first post on the month of August. Be sure to check always for new posts and other stuff. I would really appreciate to hear from you guys. :)

I would like to thank hannah for giving me inspiration in doing everything I can. Thanks! :)