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2010 Spotlighting Moon Songs
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
"I Am The Demonstrator"
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2010 Spotlighting Moon Songs
Monday, November 16, 2009
I guess it's time to strengthen my Facebook Security.
A guy from my province adds me up. So I do my usual routine: message him because I don't know him.
Rob: Do we know each other? You related to ****** *******?
Stranger: I guess we just know each other in this facebook community. I'm not related to ******, but maybe we're cousins in far ties. Hehehe. Thanks for the message. May i know who you are?
Rob: I'm from Calbayog. You added me as a contact though we don't have mutual friends.
Stranger: Sa proper ka ba ng Calbayog? Nag-school ka pa ba? (Are you from Calbayog proper? Do you still go to school?)
Rob: Oo Calbayog proper ak pero adi ak Manila maiha na. Working na, maiha na liwat. Ikaw? (Yes, I'm from Calbayog proper but I'm here in Manila & have been working here for a long time now. How about you?)
Stranger: Working din po sa ***. Anu work mo? (I'm also working, here at ***. What's your work?)
Rob: OK. I work at a call center based here in Manila.
Stranger: San banda sa Manila? May sariling family ka na ba? (Which part of Manila? Do you have your own family?)
Rob: Pasig. Wala pa namang pamilya. (No family yet.) Do you know anyone from Calbayog?
Stranger: Yes but not so much. Why?
Rob: Just curious. Who do you know there?
Stranger: My relatives. The clans of ****-*****, and *******. But I'm living here at ***. My mother is from Calbayog City... I've been there last All Souls' and Saints' Day.
Rob: I see. Proud Samareños, we are! :)
Stranger: Yes!!!! Are you a straight guy? Hehehe. In a relation?
Rob: Yes & Yes. Sorry.
Stranger: Why sorry?
Rob: If you're looking for a guy-guy relationship, I'm not interested.
Stranger: I know. I don't have a plan also. I just want a '1-night'. Hehehehe. Kidding.
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GROSS
Don't get me wrong. I'm not homophobic but picking up people you don't know for your sexual needs is ultimately disgusting. I'll probably just report this guy. Or maybe go to his place with my friends and beat the s*** out of him.
Rob: Do we know each other? You related to ****** *******?
Stranger: I guess we just know each other in this facebook community. I'm not related to ******, but maybe we're cousins in far ties. Hehehe. Thanks for the message. May i know who you are?
Rob: I'm from Calbayog. You added me as a contact though we don't have mutual friends.
Stranger: Sa proper ka ba ng Calbayog? Nag-school ka pa ba? (Are you from Calbayog proper? Do you still go to school?)
Rob: Oo Calbayog proper ak pero adi ak Manila maiha na. Working na, maiha na liwat. Ikaw? (Yes, I'm from Calbayog proper but I'm here in Manila & have been working here for a long time now. How about you?)
Stranger: Working din po sa ***. Anu work mo? (I'm also working, here at ***. What's your work?)
Rob: OK. I work at a call center based here in Manila.
Stranger: San banda sa Manila? May sariling family ka na ba? (Which part of Manila? Do you have your own family?)
Rob: Pasig. Wala pa namang pamilya. (No family yet.) Do you know anyone from Calbayog?
Stranger: Yes but not so much. Why?
Rob: Just curious. Who do you know there?
Stranger: My relatives. The clans of ****-*****, and *******. But I'm living here at ***. My mother is from Calbayog City... I've been there last All Souls' and Saints' Day.
Rob: I see. Proud Samareños, we are! :)
Stranger: Yes!!!! Are you a straight guy? Hehehe. In a relation?
Rob: Yes & Yes. Sorry.
Stranger: Why sorry?
Rob: If you're looking for a guy-guy relationship, I'm not interested.
Stranger: I know. I don't have a plan also. I just want a '1-night'. Hehehehe. Kidding.
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GROSS
Don't get me wrong. I'm not homophobic but picking up people you don't know for your sexual needs is ultimately disgusting. I'll probably just report this guy. Or maybe go to his place with my friends and beat the s*** out of him.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
"Out Of Line"
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2009 Spotlighting Moon Songs
"Reasons/Illusions"
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2009 Spotlighting Moon Songs
Tracy Tuason - After Hours (The Velvet Underground Cover)
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Written by Lou Reed
Originally performed by The Velvet Underground
"Houses With No Ceilings"
Recorded on July 30, 2009
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2009 Spotlighting Moon Songs
Friday, August 07, 2009
Freeradio - Walking (Jazzed-Up)
Demo recorded on August 20, 2006.
Words & Music: Rob Equiza / Royce Obong
Inspiration From My Insecurities Music
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Analogous
I've always wanted to get a turntable. After collecting cassette tapes during early college, then CDs after that (& until now), I had this strong feeling that something is still missing.
VINYL was the answer.
I used to enjoy my father's talks about his turntable & the records he had during his childhood. I was fascinated by scenes in movies where a vinyl would be playing - specially 'High Fidelity'. I was curious about this passion Eddie Vedder had when he wrote & sang 'Spin The Black Circle'. It was everywhere but nowhere near me.
I guess my decision to finally buy a turntable was about 3 years ago when I saw some used LPs for sale at a CD store I frequently visit in Quiapo. I bought Sting's 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles' (which I could not find on CD & I only had in cassette) & The Police's 'Synchronicity'. So those were my first records. But I didn't have a turntable yet.
Over the next couple of years, I've been putting off the task of owning one. Getting 5.1 speakers instead for home audio & even an MP3 Player despite my devotion to my Discman. Earlier this year, I almost bought a 'Retro-Classic' Turntable out of sheer impulsiveness. (I'm like that.) Good thing I saw a Technics brand listing on eBay that warned the uninformed of the former's mediocrity. I didn't buy the Technics either though, it was way over my budget.
So a few months ago, when I had the money again, I knew it was time and finally gave in. I got to know two sellers. Both offers were good brands & not that pricey. But I decided to get the one from the turntable collector. We spent over 2 hours just talking about trivial matters regarding turntable & vinyls. I had to get as much information as I can. And I really enjoyed the conversation.
It's only been 3 weeks since I acquired my TRIO KP-M350 MKII Direct-Drive Turntable. I paired it with a TRIO 90-Watt Amplifier that I bought in Pier for a nice deal. And since I don't have the budget for a pair of decent speakers yet, I'm currently using the ones from an old Hitachi Radio. Surprisingly, it sounds neat. Although half of the time, I plug in the headphones for better listening.
As for records, I was able to find Neil Young's 'After The Goldrush' at Quiapo. And along Kapasigan, I got Prince's 'Purple Rain' & TFF's 'Songs From the Big Chair'. All were 2nd-hand but I noticed that the TFF LP was heavier than the other records. I guess that's what they call the 180-gram LP. So I'm not yet that knowledgeable in this field - but I'm open and ready.
For the past couple of weeks, I've been trying to look for local vinyl stores that offer a wide variety of artists with reasonable prices. I looked everywhere online from eBay.ph to Sulit to Auction.ph to OLX - all to no avail. But today, I think my wishes have been answered. I stumbled upon an Online Forum which is without a doubt the site that fills my heart's desires (well almost. hehe).
The turntable & the vinyl has come a long way. It never died. You see, art should always be considered. In a time when everything is reduced into untouchable files, nothing can compare to the real thing.
In with the old. Out with the new.
VINYL was the answer.
I used to enjoy my father's talks about his turntable & the records he had during his childhood. I was fascinated by scenes in movies where a vinyl would be playing - specially 'High Fidelity'. I was curious about this passion Eddie Vedder had when he wrote & sang 'Spin The Black Circle'. It was everywhere but nowhere near me.
I guess my decision to finally buy a turntable was about 3 years ago when I saw some used LPs for sale at a CD store I frequently visit in Quiapo. I bought Sting's 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles' (which I could not find on CD & I only had in cassette) & The Police's 'Synchronicity'. So those were my first records. But I didn't have a turntable yet.
Over the next couple of years, I've been putting off the task of owning one. Getting 5.1 speakers instead for home audio & even an MP3 Player despite my devotion to my Discman. Earlier this year, I almost bought a 'Retro-Classic' Turntable out of sheer impulsiveness. (I'm like that.) Good thing I saw a Technics brand listing on eBay that warned the uninformed of the former's mediocrity. I didn't buy the Technics either though, it was way over my budget.
So a few months ago, when I had the money again, I knew it was time and finally gave in. I got to know two sellers. Both offers were good brands & not that pricey. But I decided to get the one from the turntable collector. We spent over 2 hours just talking about trivial matters regarding turntable & vinyls. I had to get as much information as I can. And I really enjoyed the conversation.
It's only been 3 weeks since I acquired my TRIO KP-M350 MKII Direct-Drive Turntable. I paired it with a TRIO 90-Watt Amplifier that I bought in Pier for a nice deal. And since I don't have the budget for a pair of decent speakers yet, I'm currently using the ones from an old Hitachi Radio. Surprisingly, it sounds neat. Although half of the time, I plug in the headphones for better listening.
As for records, I was able to find Neil Young's 'After The Goldrush' at Quiapo. And along Kapasigan, I got Prince's 'Purple Rain' & TFF's 'Songs From the Big Chair'. All were 2nd-hand but I noticed that the TFF LP was heavier than the other records. I guess that's what they call the 180-gram LP. So I'm not yet that knowledgeable in this field - but I'm open and ready.
For the past couple of weeks, I've been trying to look for local vinyl stores that offer a wide variety of artists with reasonable prices. I looked everywhere online from eBay.ph to Sulit to Auction.ph to OLX - all to no avail. But today, I think my wishes have been answered. I stumbled upon an Online Forum which is without a doubt the site that fills my heart's desires (well almost. hehe).
The turntable & the vinyl has come a long way. It never died. You see, art should always be considered. In a time when everything is reduced into untouchable files, nothing can compare to the real thing.
In with the old. Out with the new.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Phoebe On A High
REBIRTH SERIES:
Phoebe On A High
Poster Paint on 1/4 Illustration Board
11 May 2009 / Rob Equiza
Monday, April 27, 2009
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Searching my past / 26
My mother was working in a school called Sacred Heart which was run by nuns. She lived in a small rented flat near the public market. Home was an hour and a half away where my father and my first two siblings were. The head nun at the school who was known to be very strict with everyone considered my mother an exception. Nanay was her favorite, seeing in her a good heart & her sacrifice as a pregnant woman travelling alone every now and then for several months for her family to live by.
When it was it time for my mother to give birth to her third child, she was at the rented flat. A midwife came to assist her in the delivery assisted by two working students from the school.
I was born at dawn. April 7, 1983. In Catbalogan, Samar. An old tattered towel was wrapped around me. No hospitals. No fancy baby clothes. Poverty smiled at my birth and I'm sure I smiled back at it in my own way.
Two days after, my father came to accompany us back to Calbayog - the place where I would spend the next 16 years; the city that I will call home all of my days.
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It was a sunny day when I woke up at past 7 in the morning. My parents and my brothers were still asleep save for Ronce, our youngest. With the few coins I had, we bought two candles at the nearest store from our house and walked the five blocks up the street. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral was still almost empty when we arrived. We lit the candles and said a prayer in silence. I turned thirteen years old that day.
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These are two points in my life that I am fascinated with upon arriving at my twenty-sixth year. One from a memory of my strong courageous mother, the root of how I embraced and accepted the lack of financial stability yet taking joy in life itself; the other a personal vivid view from my adolescence that foretold of the future independence I now possess.
Twenty-six doesn't mean I'm old. But it's not too young of an age either. So let all that has to be learned learnt, let all that hides unfold, and everything that sleeps, awoken.
I may be very far away from home and might still have to walk millions of blocks to where I'm headed. But you see, I am ready. So bring it on!
When it was it time for my mother to give birth to her third child, she was at the rented flat. A midwife came to assist her in the delivery assisted by two working students from the school.
I was born at dawn. April 7, 1983. In Catbalogan, Samar. An old tattered towel was wrapped around me. No hospitals. No fancy baby clothes. Poverty smiled at my birth and I'm sure I smiled back at it in my own way.
Two days after, my father came to accompany us back to Calbayog - the place where I would spend the next 16 years; the city that I will call home all of my days.
_______________________________________________________________
It was a sunny day when I woke up at past 7 in the morning. My parents and my brothers were still asleep save for Ronce, our youngest. With the few coins I had, we bought two candles at the nearest store from our house and walked the five blocks up the street. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral was still almost empty when we arrived. We lit the candles and said a prayer in silence. I turned thirteen years old that day.
_______________________________________________________________
These are two points in my life that I am fascinated with upon arriving at my twenty-sixth year. One from a memory of my strong courageous mother, the root of how I embraced and accepted the lack of financial stability yet taking joy in life itself; the other a personal vivid view from my adolescence that foretold of the future independence I now possess.
Twenty-six doesn't mean I'm old. But it's not too young of an age either. So let all that has to be learned learnt, let all that hides unfold, and everything that sleeps, awoken.
I may be very far away from home and might still have to walk millions of blocks to where I'm headed. But you see, I am ready. So bring it on!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
i am a ghost wandering in spaces
That plays in my head and I know I'll come around
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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