Another Uncaptured Moment

I spent an intoxicating evening last Saturday (11:24:07) at The Outpost.

If you were able to read my previous entries, The Outpost was the bar I've had had a good time at the last time I had my RD (rest day). It actually is an artists' haven here in Cebu. An old house (made during the Spanish era) turned into a cozy place where most of the local and national artists hang-out. Inside you can find a small bar, a stage, tables and chairs, and paintings, guitars, all sorts of installation art hanging on the walls. Outside the house, you'll see the cottages that they've put where people can huddle together. They also placed some torch along the pathway which added to the bewitching feel of the place.

Anyway, going back to event.. last November 23-25, the Cebu Guitar Festival was celebrated at The Outpost.

Well.. good thing it was still mine and Lua's RD.. so the "three little girls"* went there...

We were kinda late when we got there. A few bands have already played and the place was packed the moment we arrived. But good thing that we found a spot just outside the house. We found an empty bench and sat there listening to the music from the inside while looking at the people below.

As usual, we remembered our friends who are way back home when we heard the band playing blues and funky music. And almost drift into the music. However, we were distracted and kinda got some attention there at our spot when an old man (probably a regular) asked to sat beside me. While we were chatting once in a while, and listening to the music, we also watching people's activities in front of us.. which includes a magician who's playing some magic tricks, entertaining those whom he passed by.

Oh well.. his name's Gene.. Not the magician you are thinking.. Not the one with a cape, a long round hat, and a wand.. But a guy in his early 20's.. With glasses and curly hair.. Dark complexioned and dressed like a combination of a goth and punk. Well... he brings with him his deck of cards though..

So there.. we were chatting and listening to band playing when suddenly Mr. Regular (the old man I've just mentioned) barged-in in our conversation. And guess what? He called Gene "the magician" to come over. Well.. that's what happened, Gene came over and showed us his tricks. So we kinda stole everyone's attention in just a snap.

We really wanted to get inside the house and Mr. Regular noticed it so he suggested that we get inside using the back-door.

Oh yeah, we were able to get inside but there were no vacant seats so we just stood there for hours. Ordered some drinks and stood near the bar. But got really crowded in that area so we moved a little to the center. I really didn't notice how long we stood there since I already got lost with the music, especially that it was the BLUES AND JAZZ night.. My hands could not really rest. They envy the keyboardists' hands and drifted away to the memories with my beau's hands.. (... missed those days where we would have our jazz and blues improvisation sessions at home or at our school's Rm. 309 (with the grand piano) )...

Anyway, as I've said.. the music was really intoxicating... at some glimpse, I was shutting my eyes while listening. And I had some kind of a high.. amazing!!

Oh well... just another event we never failed to miss but we failed to capture... again...

Just to inform you guys.. the reason why i don't have a lot of photos here, it is because I don't a have any sort of camera (on a phone, web cam, digital, and even the old kind..)...

Really is frustrating to think that I was unable to capture a lot of moments.. including this... =(

*Originated from Lua. Refers to me, Lua, and Pebble..