Wednesday, December 30, 2009

new monitor!

as promised, i now have a new 19" LCD monitor! Unfortunately, i had to go for an AOC, as it had the longest warranty among other brands such as LG and Acer. Well anyway, i now have an AOC 919SW:

Thursday, December 24, 2009

merry christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!

...and a Happy New Year!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Rant on stage monitors

do you know what i hate the most about live stage setups? Stage monitors that do not work or are not properly setup! Especially on occasions where i line-in straight to the mixer, i am at the mercy of the stage monitors. And around 80% of the time, i can't hear myself! Or when i do hear myself, i can't hear the rest of the band! And what's even worse? If there's a keyboard amp, but it doesn't work!

On the brighter side, i will soon be buying an 18.5in or 19in LCD monitor to replace my 6 year old AOC 15in CRT, which is by now blacking out every 5 minutes or so. My hands are also swollen due to the regular slapping of the monitor to get it to work.

Updates!

~> i'll be going home to Tacloban on New Year's day! Problem is, my flight is 4am, and i don't have a place to stay to wait it out. It would be too dangerous to leave at exactly 12am, so i have to leave as early as 8pm on new year's eve. I'll be in Tacloban for 5 days

~> i miss my long naturally wavy hair:

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Have a blessed trip Nanay

Nanay (grandmother) passed away last friday. She was the heart of the Tan family. Have a blessed trip Nanay! Rest peacefully...

Monday, December 07, 2009

Bambi meets Godzilla

this is genius! This old cartoon started Marv Newland's animation career