Read, it sure helps!

If there is one thing I regret in this lifetime, it would be not reading early on in my life. Because of the realization, I forced my sister to read and to start early. And I know she benefits from it now. I started immersing myself when I was almost done High School. The books I read before that phase would only be the ones that were required by my teachers. If I had known that reading can help me so much I would have started like Matilda and never stop until I die. But as they say, nothing is ever too late. So I started  reading and it got crazy especially when I first had my own laptop. I named him Torch. I would ask Alvina for free ebooks. I would read everything off my computer until I fall asleep. It was weird to look at. But I also buy the actual books if I find the story dear to me. I have my standards in doing this. It also depends on my budget.

Reading helps my writing. It helps me discover new words and new ideas. It even takes me to an Alice-kind-of-Wonderland. It is unbelievable. Sometimes books make me so immersed that I skip meals. It makes me forget that the story is fictional and I have to let go of the characters once I am done reading their stories. Books are good best friends. They give you power you don’t even know you have.

And in that cue, let me share The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. It won the Best Animated Short Film Award in this year’s recently held Oscars. It is for all the book lovers out there. It made me tear up a bit. Enjoy!

READ READ READ!

My Racing Thoughts

The last day of January was the highlight of my month even better than my birthday. January is my birth month and it can’t get any more awesome than yesterday.

I saw Andrew McMahon once again after more than a year. It was August 7, 2010 when I first saw him live when he played with his band Something Corporate at Kool Haus. Yesterday January 31 2012, I saw him again and this time he played with his band Jack’s Mannequin.

Guitars are too mainstream. WANT TO KNOW WHY? 

 I have to thank Alvina for sharing their music to me. Hi Alvina! Thank you! Pictures for you!

I had been following Andrew McMahon from Something Corporate to Jack’s Mannequin. Andrew is a cancer survivor. He used to have leukaemia. He also has this Dear Jack foundation. I think that the experience just made him a better musician. I love how he explains and tells the stories behind his songs. Yesterday he told us about the story behind the Last Straw. He said he does not want to be political but he hated the president the time he wrote the song explaining the line “..how did he become the president?” (i.e. President GB). He told us we can download that specific song illegally and he would not care. He made cursing so damn sexy and  classy. That, I still have to learn. And they have confetti! I love confetti! They had the confetti during their last song LaLaLie (…and I’ve got friends *confetti* help me pull through la la la lie the space man that can’t get high I’m coming back to my girl by July).

Their live performance is flawless. I have to say that whoever the light guy is, you have done a wonderful job. The stage production with all the different lights manipulated made the performances awesome, great, terrific, superb (sorry poor dictionary). Sometimes you would think that you are watching a music video because of the rays of lights coming from the back of the stage perfectly shining through Andrew and his grand piano. YES, HE HAD HIS GRAND PIANO. I have so many emotions that words are failing me right now. So for you to visualize here are some shots taken by my sister Kim.

Jack’s Mannequin’s recent album is People and Things with the first single My Racing Thoughts. I suggest you go check it out.