"R" Days

Had my rest day last Thursday 9:31 A.M. to Sarturday 9:59 P.M...

For this kind of job the rest days would not really mean that you'd have it on a weekend. And if we say rest day, that would not just mean that I would spend my break sleeping all day. But it would mean having fun at home or somewhere else..

Well.. it was a good thing that last Thursday was our payday. So it meant that I can eat out on a fancy resto and go where I would want to go... (=

I really had fun last Thursday and Friday.. well.. the rest I spent sleeping for energy before work..

Okay.. here's what happened:

SPURRRR-of-the-Moment

Thursday, November 15, 2007

After shift, I had brunch at Starbucks Cafe since my friend Lua is craving for Blackberry Green Tea frap that they have there.. Well I had my Peppermint Mocha frap and Strawberry Bliss Cake... yum! We stayed for an hour or two, eating and chatting (the usual..).. After that, we just went home to dress up. Then went to the mall.. Inside the mall, we stopped by some shops and did some important tasks before we went about strolling.. We visited the art gallery, then some shops whose goodies caught our eyes, then the Fair Trade Center where we bought some of our fetished stuff (earrings and necklaces..)...

We were supposed to meet with some bandmates in the evening because Jagat (the oldest among our bandmates) planned on treating us with Titanic ice-cream at Bigby's.

Jagat did not work that day so he met us on the afternoon and treated us with coffee. They had their usual brewed coffee and I had my usual cup of latte. After some sips and short chat, we continued strolling.

I didn't expect that caffeine would hit me differently that day.. After the stroll, we had dinner but I was already feeling unwell.. I was about to eat dinner when I can see myself being rushed to the hospital emergency room.. I was about to panic..

That was the high I got from the latte that I had. And just to take note I still haven't taken a sleep or even a nap that day. I could feel my body about to collapse and my heart was already palpitating. I tried to sleep at the resto but I cannot shut myself down because of the caffeine.

So I had the quick decision of going home..

I still couldn't sleep when I got home.. So, I tried making myself comfortable by lying on the floor with my back against my bag of laundry which is ready to be shipped to the laundry mat. Oh well.. that did the trick though.. slowly I was feeling really sleeping but a little dizzy... So I transferred to my bed but I fell asleep with a pillow on my back and face.. hehehe...

I missed the ice-cream that night.. hehe.. but at least I was able to get myself home just in time... or else...

Rhasta - Raggae Evening
Friday, November 16, 2007

The second day of the "R Days" is quite different from the "Spur-of-the-Moment Day". It's still fun but we had clean, cheap, and unexpected fun that night. hehehehe....

Well.. after the beauty rest, me and Lua dropped our laundry to the laundry mat then went to the mall to see the Yamaha and Perfect Pitch sponsored band competition which they call "Asian Beat".

The competition was participated by 21 amature bands in Cebu. What they meant for amature was that these bands do not have an existing record contract or has not been able to release a record. The competing bands were to play just one composition with there own choice of genre.

Various genre of music were played on that competition however we didn't actually finished watching the competition..

But instead we went to Ethiopia: Cafe 88. Our favorite cafe. Had a dose of caffeine and nostalgic conversations. (the usual... )

We were to go to The Outpost. It's a local bar where a lot of artist hang out.. (= But before that, we passed by the boarding house to drop some stuff and invited some friends but only Pebble was able to come with us. (=

There was some kinda gig there and we just really went to watch some of our bandmates tap their djembes. We never expected that celebrities and cool bands would be there.

Just our luck I guess.. And I know I'm always loss with words when I am overwhelmed. But anyway here's what happened:

+ Arrived at The Outpost. Felt kinda out of place coz the place was really packed.

+ We registered. Because we were asked to do so. And it's with no fee anyway.

+ Ishtamaya told us that Lourd de Veyra was there. We were excited and got flustered by the sight of him. And Tado (the comedian you see on T.V.. the one with big eye glasses and long hair) was also there.

+ Went inside the bar and got ourselves some seats.

+ Watched the video clips that were shown.

+ Ordered (iced-tea, four seasons, pineapple juice and Calamares.

+ Listened and sang along with the bands play ska, roots and raggae. Well... they are Island Joe, Skunky Muggles and Jr. Kilat..

+ There was technical issues with the microphone so the last band was not able to play their supposed to be last song which left the people hanging for more music.

+ Nataraj and Pradiip were tapping there djembes. Did not stop until we were able to form a big circle inside the place. Other musicians got their instruments and played with the beat. Lua and I were taking turns with the egg shaker. (.. I was tapping the table and my lap most of the time though)... hehehe..

+ People start dancing inside the circle that we made. We were asked to dance too but only Pebble lasted long on the dancefloor. hehe..

+ Twas already 4 a.m. and the bar was closing. Everyone packed and went home. Others stayed and still had a chat with other musicians.

+ We decided to feed ourselves and went to a nearby tapsilogan. I was sleeping while every had their share of tapsilog.

+ We said our goodbyes and went home.

+ Slept until Saturday noon. (=

I missed telling you the crunchy parts though.. hehehe.. just give bits about it:

* Tado offered to buy me a drink but I turned him down politely.
* Lourd de Veyra passed us by a lot of times. Though we never got the courage to chat with him or even ask for an autograph.
* Island Joe's really great. Their bassist was also cute whom my friends fancied.
* Pebble danced with Island Joe's males vocalist. (amazing!)
* A photographer took a picture of us. hehehe..

The three little girls and the big bad wolf.

Oh well... that was our Rest Day... And next week's RD would be... hmmmn... guitar festival... and karaoke... hmmnn... we doon't know what fun lies ahead..

Enjoy your weekends too guys! Or shall I say, your RDs!!