(Re) Introducing - Fanny

A friend gave me a video about women in rock in the USA and it featured this really '70s kick-ass band, "Fanny". I thought, hmm mukhang Pinay yung dalawa dun ha... so I googled them and YES, they are Pinays and sisters too!

June Millington (guitar, vocals), Jean Millington (bass, vocals) - mga taga-Maynila!

These blew my socks off: Fanny was the first all-female band to be signed by a major record label. And from a fan site; "Some of the biggest music stars of the time, from David Bowie to Deep Purple to George Harrison to the Kinks, were so blown away by these four teenaged rockers that they went out of their way to promote the band and to book them as an opening act."

There were 2 Filipinas in this awesome band. They paved the way for the all-girl bands today.

先生、いつもありがとうございます！

今日のレッスンはよかったです。前のレッスンのときに、たくさん日本語のぶんぽうはわかりませんでした。自信があまりなかったです。今は自信をもっています。

３か月まえ、マンガをかいました、でも今までまだよんでません。このマンガは、「あたしンち」です。お母さんにつぃてです。とてもしろくて、おかしマンガです。

Sa aking guro, maraming salamat lagi-lagi!

Mabuti ang kinalabasan ng lesson ko ngayon. Noong araw, yung mga dati kong lesson, marami akong Nihongo na di maintindihan. Napaka-baba ng aking "self-confidence" noon. Ngayon, mayroon na akong "lakas ng loob".

Tatlong buwan na ang nakaraan simula nang binili ko ang manga na "Atashi 'n Chi", pero hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa sya natatapos basahin. Tungkol ito sa isang ina ng tahanan. Nakakatawa at nakaka-aliw itong basahin.

2008 March 20

Springtime is here, the lanterns are up at the park for o-hanami (sakura-viewing at night or viewing and binge drinking that starts at high noon), and surprisingly, I've only had a few severe bouts with hay fever, so far.

I walk through a park to get to the subway everyday and the sakura buds are quite fat and ready to burst. Imagine popcorn on tree branches, although they're the most delicate color of whitish-pink you'd ever seen. The official (yes, this is a serious matter here) forecast for sakura to bloom in Tokyo is March 23!

Malamig pa rin sa gabi, and it's so tempting to go for a bowl of hot and steaming ramen and a chilled mug of beer. When in Tokyo, slurp as they do; and slurp I did. Japanese know how to serve and drink beer - in a chilled mug and chilled beer - no ice (of course!). This reminds me of a joke about "salariman" (typical male office worker) --- How do you describe a "salariman"? Oh, he's hard working, always putting in a lot of overtime, and goes home really late to a warm beer and a cold family. Kanpai!

HULUg ng langit, wow bitin... asar!

Akala ko pwede dito manood ng sangkatutak na tv shows at movies, kakainis namannnnnn.... and Japan is taking steps to ban file-sharers from the internet.

Kung may A-B gang dito...

Kung may "akyat-bahay gang" dito, this news about 2 sisters stashing away US$56.4 million in cash to evade taxes would be a dream! Heto ang istorya.

nasa high....

tsk, tsk... this is a term I used to hear from my mom and her sisters. They were (or still are?) worried about my cousins and my susbstance abuse and were always on the lookout for those "tell-all "signs. hehehehe, just go check out strangeface's "darker days", to get an idea of what I am talking about.

I am really walking on fluffy springtime clouds as I blog. Reason is that a project I am involved in with the BBC has just won an award! ((((applause)))) . Dreams do come true, thanks to my dear friend Nuala who got me creating the characters for her Flatmates project!

Opo, nasa HIGH po ako... nanalo kami! ELT08 Innovation awards!

YEHEYYYY!

A night with Stars and BSS

Stars opening for BSS!

Broken Social Scene with Amy Millan (Stars) wala si Feist. There was an eerie silence after one set, then some guy from the crowd called "Ke--veeen" -- yun bang parang tawag bakla.... funny... siguro Pinoy yun. The venue was pretty small so I could've gone up front if I wanted to.
I went home with KC Accidental still playing in my head, and got up the next day to 7/4 (shoreline) and Cause = Time. Sulit na sulit!