The Beat I'll Miss

This is Ebe's latest email to the Sugarfree mailing list.

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hey guys. i am glad you heard it from mitch first. i know some of
you arent taking it well, but sana be happy na lang na we are
parting as good friends. and sabi nga, "this isn't goodbye, just
goodnight." he's always gonna be around.
sana kung ano mang suporta ang pinakita nyo kay mitch, ipakita nyo
rin kay kaka. he's a nice kid and he's working double time to learn
new AND old songs.
our friends are sad, but excited din kasi we're working on new songs
for the october release of our 3rd studio album (grabe, it's been
two years na pala since we released an album). jal and i are very
happy because one, mitch is always gonna be here for all of us, and
two, kaka's passion is rubbing off kaya masipag kami ni jal.
i can not promise you anything but this. kahit anong mangyari, i
will not let you down.
mitch's last manila gig happens on friday at the hard rock cafe.
we'll be playing at 10 pa but if im right, i dont think they charge
entrance until 8pm. im sure he'll appreciate it if you guys go see
him one last time. mahal na mahal nya kayong lahat.
let us grieve, pero gaya nga ng sabi sa dramachine, wag po tayo
mabuhay sa kahapon.
saka mas bagay sa ating lahat ang nakangiti.

ebe

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And here is Mitch's blog post on their Multiply account.

I was pretty shocked because I only subscribe to emails from the moderators now. I had no inkling. At ngayon ko lang 'to nabasa, kahit na nung Miyerkules pa na-post.

Goodbye, Mitch Singson.

My poor heart is breaking.

Multimedia

I'm currently crazy about Pandora. Everyone has to try it. Once you've created an account, you can start making radio stations. What you do is simply type in an artist name or song title, then Pandora searches the Music Genome Project (yes, this site appeals to me on so many levels) for artists or songs that have the same general sound, influences, technique, etc. It's allowed me to expand my music vocabulary; for instance, I now know what vamping means. I think.

And then, if you're not already watching Grey's Anatomy, you should start. I caught the first three episodes on Star World, then I kept on missing it because I constantly arrived home late. Good thing my mom was able to borrow pirated DVDs for Seasons 1 and 2 from a friend. Sure, the inlay is in Korean and they mixed up some episodes, but what the hell. I'm hooked. My favorite quote so far:


Intimacy is a four syllable word for "Here are my heart and soul - please grind them into hamburger and enjoy."


I have yet to finish Season 1, so no spoilers from those of you who are fans. Okay? Okay.

Steamy Window Sequence

Alright. This is too fantastic to not blog.

Yesterday, the MBB guard spotted a pickup truck parked at the grassy area behind the building. No one seemed to be inside, but the vehicle was rocking. She proceeded to inspect what was going on and peeped in. What she found was a teenage boy and girl, both totally naked, having sex on the backseat.

The windows were not tinted. It was 11:55AM.

Nakakatawa, na nakakaawa rin. It was probably just two kids who didn't know what to do with raging hormones and their, umm, physiological effects. But still: The windows were not tinted. It was 11:55AM. Haay. The couple was escorted to the UP Diliman Police, who interrogated them. The boy, it turned out, is an 18 year-old DLSU student; the girl is a minor. How did they end up in UP? I don't know. The back of the MBB building isn't even romantic: just grass and parked jeepneys in the distance and the occasional goat grazing.

Really, for a building teeming with geeks, Albert Hall plays witness to the juiciest events. The juiciest, I tell you. One good thing that came out of this was we ended up gossiping for a good twenty minutes in my Master's class. The professor was only too happy to oblige. She had access to full details: the parking space occupied by the pickup truck was hers. Hahahaha.

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I started working at MSI exactly two years ago today. Happy anniversary, K-Ann! I'm rubbing ashes on my head as I type this.