Frappe (Coffee is like Love)

Frappe Shot 6

Frappe Shot 6:

Tanduay Event 2008. It was a very surprising gig for me. Last morning, I invited Mi-Young to come and watch my band perform in MOA concert grounds. Pero sabi n'ya sa'kin, nakapangako na raw s'ya sa iba, sabi ko parang sa video lang ng “Magbabalik” ah (ako lang naka-gets ng private joke ko, sorry naman). I'm sad but I don't feel bad.

Minutes before our set, Janna arrived and I saw Mi-Young with her. Janna invited her before I did kaya pala hindi makapangako si Mi-Young sa'kin dahil kay Janna s'ya sasama, as if iba ang pupuntahan ni Jan noh? Pero natuwa ako. Lukaret talaga ang dalawang babaeng 'to.

They both stayed sa gilid ng stage along with some supporters and Ate Vienne and Kuya Arthur.

I remember it was our 3rd song when Mi-Young screamed. “Bamboo! Bamboo!” I was jealous, bakit ba lahat na lang ng babae nahuhumaling kay Bamboo? So Bamboo's here, alam ko after pa sila ng set ng 6centimeters eh.

Hindi tumitigil kakasigaw ng Bamboo si Mi-Young at si Jan naman, tawa ng tawa sa gilid n'ya. Then I realized that Mi-Young was actually referring to me, nang tagalugin ni Jan ang sinisigaw ng maputlang Koreanang 'yun, “KAWAYAN! KAWAYAN! May tumutugtog na kawayan!” Owpakingsiyet. Hayup ka Jan, gagantihan kita!

Sumakit ang cheekbones ko kakapigil ng tawa. Si AC buong giliw na tumawa kasama ng ngalangala n’ya habang si Kyle naman walang pakialam dahil sa amats at sina Lenin at Aldrin naman, as usual enthusiastic at masyadong focused sa performance. Muntik na akong mawala dahil sa napakabait kong best friend. Salamat Janna!

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          October 17, 2008… guess what? It’s my 21st Birthday today! Yeah! It’s my birthday, it’s my birthday… We’ll gonna party like it’s my birthday!

Actually, I won’t be having a birthday celebration because I told Mommy that Callaway has a couple of gigs today, straight. So I told them not to bother for I won’t be around. But I have this feeling that this would be a very lucky day for me! Yeah, call me Buddy Lucky Boy!

An hour before Callaway’s set for Nescafe Soundskool 2008 at Market Market, Bryan (Callaway’s Personal Assistant) and I stayed at the back of the mall near the car park and had our occasional lung-burning session away from the eyes of Wayers.

In the middle of my enjoyment, I saw a girl walking towards me with 3 plastic bags of cotton candy on her hand, it was Janna… I can smell a confession, yihee kinikilig ako!

“Oh, sa’n ka galing?” Ang pa-inosente kong ekspresyon habang tinatago ang yosi ko sa mga mata ni Janna.

“Dun!” Ang turo ni Janna sa likuran n’ya habang naka-ismid. Bad mood? “May nagpapabigay sa’yo, Happy Birthday daw, nahihiya eh.” Sabay ngiti ni Janna.

“Sino? Sino?” At bigla kong hinanap ang nagpapabigay ng mga cotton candy sa’kin sa kumpol ng mga tao sa mall.

“Isa lang ‘yun!” Gaga talaga ‘tong si Janna, hindi ko naman ibig sabihin na sinu-sino eh. “Teka, tatawagin ko…”

Ang totoo n’yan nae-excite akong makita kung sino man ‘yung taong nagbigay nito pero hindi ko ipapahalata s’yempre, so I continued to smoke.

“Happy Birthday Buddy! Happy SOP to you!!!” Said the girl in her Korean accent as she gives me the red ribbon cake.

“Regine Velasquez?? Este Mi-Young?” I was shocked to see her in my very eyes. I can’t help the sudden rush of blood in my face, kinikilig ‘ata ako. Naitapon ko agad ‘yung yosi ko sa kalsada at pinatay gamit ang paa ko.