wish you were here… again

December 21, 2008

As the year is ending, people tend to think of what were the things that happened to them throughout the year. I’m one of those people, but I’m trying to focus only on the good stuff. The first thing that came to mind and stubbornly stayed there, not letting me think of anything else, is the concert of one of my favorite bands—Incubus.

 

Truthfully, it was the most enjoyable thing that I did this year. 2008 was characterized by NOT having enough money. haha. I really like the band, and I wasn’t able to watch their first concert in the country, so I wouldn’t miss it for anything.

 

We weren’t able to immediately buy tickets from the ticketing outlet located at malls. It was really frustrating when months before the concert, all the good seats are sold. We cannot just get out of the office and head to the nearest mall to purchase tickets, and frankly, we weren’t expecting that fast ticket sales. Luckily, a friend’s friend was selling her lower box tickets because her reservation online for VIP seats was just approved. It took days before the approval, hence she already bought the next best tickets that she could get just in case. Lucky for both of us, we got the tickets we wanted.

 

But it was just some stroke luck that we got good seats. If her reservation wasn’t approved or if she was not a friend’s friend, we wouldn’t be able to get better seats, and I would have missed what would have been the highlight of my year. I wish there was more efficient way of buying tickets. Watching our idols live shouldn’t be so hard. Browsing through the net for upcoming concerts (there were rumors of U2 and Madonna coming to the country), I found a site that sells even soldout tickets for good events (read: Concert Tickets). If there was something such as that here, music fans wouldn’t have to go through the hustle and bustle of buying that precious piece of paper, and I would be eternally browsing for any upcoming Green Day events. haha.

 

Anyway, enough of my complaints. haha. It was just horrifying to think I could have missed my Incubus concert. I don’t want them singing Wish You Were Here to me. :p

 

 

   

  

I dig my toes into the sand

The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds

strewn across the blue flame

I’m leaning against the wind

pretending I am weightless

and in this moment I am happy

 

 

 

It really felt great seeing them play live. I wasn’t expecting them to sing their old songs because I thought they were promoting their new album, but they played both their classic and new songs. It was a delightful surprise to me. I was particularly happy with Megalomaniac, Wish You Were Here, Stellar, Nice to Know You, and Drive. They did not sing I Miss You, my favorite from them, but I wasn’t really expecting they would. No disappointments there. I also think they’re enjoying the Filipino crowd. We really are great fans. I lost my voice for a day after the concert, I think along with many people. I just love singing with them. :)

being in good company

Earlier today (I mean yesterday), our circle of friends at the office had our Christmas party. We hold our Christmas party every year, and every year, it is a delight.

 

The group is now bigger and happier! I still remember my first Christmas party with kg, the husband’s wife, pulot, and other nonbloggers (hehe). Pedro and I were new to the company, and we were really happy to be invited to this private gathering. Whether because we looked nice or we happened to have seats beside them, I wouldn’t know. haha. It was held at kg’s house, and her mom was very kind to host the games for us. I really had fun, especially because there was videoke and a billiard table in their house, both of which I’m not good at! We also had exchange gifts, and from there, I got one of my Vampire Chronicles’ books.

 

Our company is not a fun company. Although it claims to be the number 1 in the world in its industry, it has little budget for fun employee activities. Thus, we are having our celebrations out of our own pockets. But every penny spent on our little party gives me, us, priceless joy in return. Although I am not in a fun company, I am in a happy group.

 

For this year, we just held it in an open area at the office because we lacked time. Each (by twos actually) was assigned food to bring. There were so many delicious foods. There were lechon manok (which I said I cooked), bitterwife’s mechado, T2rad’s fish, the husband’s wife’s mashed potatoes and corn and carrots, cake (which pulot claimed to have baked), and many soft drinks! I was last to finish eating both lunch and dessert, and not because I eat slow. So many good food, so little time. haha. I think all of us ate more than we usually do (the best diet pills could hope to work on anyone of us!).

 

We had a Madam Auring game, courtesy of kg. haha. It was a guessing game, more like a quiz, of who is each person’s monito or monita. We were all competitive, but only T2rad got all the names correctly, so he got the chocolate from kg. T2rad was also my secret santa. I really like the bag he got me! Thanks a bunch!

 

Even if the party was just held at the office and only during lunch, all of us were happy and contented. That’s another happy day added to the year 2008 about to go away.

 

:)