I'm in the Philippines!
Hey. I'm in an internet cafe in Bacolod, typing as fast as I can because my parents are picking me up in five minutes to get coffee at a shop owned by a friend who also sells cactus, that we are buying to bring to the cemetery on All Souls Day. I hope this doesn't cost much. I only have 200 bucks in my wallet right now (about $4)because I didn't get enough money changed.
I'm going to Boracay on Friday and I'll be in Manila next week. Any good gigs on Nov. 10 and 11??? I'm dying to see a band, preferrably Ciudad or itchyworms or Twisted Halo or Sugarfree or Cynthia or anyone!
Gotta go!
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Monday, October 10, 2005
Something to do with my hands
Okay, here's one thing that sucks about living in New York. Real estate is too freaking expensive! I was blog-hopping and this guy bought a three-bedroom house built in 2004 in another Eastern state, with a garage and a backyard, for $125K. The house is gorgeous. It's modest, but it's perfect for a first house. Now, what would $125K get you in New York? Hmm, let me see. A studio in Flushing, a vacant lot in the Bronx, a cottage in the Catskills, or a mobile home. Add another zero for a fighting chance. I've been on a few open houses, and a fixer-upper in Queens with a creepy basement was selling for $535K. A two-bedroom condo in my current neighborhood is selling for $549K! Even with the assumption that four people are going to be sharing the mortgage for our dreamhouse, where are we going to find a two-family house near public transportation as none of us have cars (because it's expensive and unnecessary). Oh well. Hence, the age-old dilemma, would I rather be in my own nice townhouse in the middle of nowhere or my rented box in New York?
There is such a thing as a real estate miracle, though.
My dad's shopping list for me:
1. Centrum Silver
2. Vitamin E 300 units
3. Brut aftershave
4. Tea (Lipton or Tetley)
5. Cheese
6. Turkey bacon
Wala bang turkey bacon sa Pilipinas?
Okay, here's one thing that sucks about living in New York. Real estate is too freaking expensive! I was blog-hopping and this guy bought a three-bedroom house built in 2004 in another Eastern state, with a garage and a backyard, for $125K. The house is gorgeous. It's modest, but it's perfect for a first house. Now, what would $125K get you in New York? Hmm, let me see. A studio in Flushing, a vacant lot in the Bronx, a cottage in the Catskills, or a mobile home. Add another zero for a fighting chance. I've been on a few open houses, and a fixer-upper in Queens with a creepy basement was selling for $535K. A two-bedroom condo in my current neighborhood is selling for $549K! Even with the assumption that four people are going to be sharing the mortgage for our dreamhouse, where are we going to find a two-family house near public transportation as none of us have cars (because it's expensive and unnecessary). Oh well. Hence, the age-old dilemma, would I rather be in my own nice townhouse in the middle of nowhere or my rented box in New York?
There is such a thing as a real estate miracle, though.
My dad's shopping list for me:
1. Centrum Silver
2. Vitamin E 300 units
3. Brut aftershave
4. Tea (Lipton or Tetley)
5. Cheese
6. Turkey bacon
Wala bang turkey bacon sa Pilipinas?
Monday, October 3, 2005
Withdrawal
1. Steadier Footing - Death Cab for Cutie
2. Air - The Owls
3. Anthems for A Seventeen Year-Old Girl - Broken Social Scene
4. Chocolate - Snow Patrol
5. One More Hour - Sleater-Kinney
6. Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
7. In Between Days (acoustic) - The Cure
8. Move On - Rentals
9. Miss Misery (piano version) - Elliott Smith
10. Entire - The Spinanes
11. Just Pretend - The Bens
12. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
13. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
1. Steadier Footing - Death Cab for Cutie
2. Air - The Owls
3. Anthems for A Seventeen Year-Old Girl - Broken Social Scene
4. Chocolate - Snow Patrol
5. One More Hour - Sleater-Kinney
6. Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
7. In Between Days (acoustic) - The Cure
8. Move On - Rentals
9. Miss Misery (piano version) - Elliott Smith
10. Entire - The Spinanes
11. Just Pretend - The Bens
12. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
13. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
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