Oktoberfest

Hah! Though we missed the cut, our band was able to play in M1's Oktoberfest event last October 18. It was great, though we could have done better with a little bit more practice and a couple of more songs on our repertoire. Well, we didn't get to participate in the contest but with the (almost) free beer flowing around, it's better than nothing. I'm secretly wishing that come Christmas, I would have a little cash set aside to start up my funding for a new drum kit. Either that or someone would kindly donate a donor Music Mate drums for me to resurrect my old gear. Well, cross my fingers until they go numb and hope good ol' Saint Nick stuff all my socks with wads of crisp P1000 bills come Christmas time. Hehehe.

So what am I up to....

Well, I've been busy for the past few weeks trying to get myself acclimated to the workplace and to the work itself. I'm halfway through my 2nd month and things are starting to get pretty much easier. I had my first family day over at M2 last September and it was such a fun day. It would have been more fun if my little boy was there with us. Then again, bringing a child to a far place via public transport is quite a different story. After the event, my wife treated me (yeah you read that right!) to a cool rustic resto where most of the deco are antiques. We had Crispy Pata as well as Papaitan and both were good! Love you wifey! Hehehe!

Lately, Me and my colleagues formed a band to try and take on the upcoming battle of the bands contest to be held in M1 as part of the company's Oktoberfest activity. Its been quite a long time since I've played fast-paced drums and its quite evident with our first practice that my drumming is a bit rusty. Well, we've managed to practice a few times and record a demo for the screening. Sad to say, we didn't make the cut. No matter, there's always the next time. Now that I've managed to rouse my dormant passion for drumming, I'm looking forward getting a new drum kit as well as a few good cymbals and a rockin' double pedal.


Well, I guess that's about it. I look forward to having these things, maybe in the nearest future... Hehehe... still a lot of things to settle before even thinking of buying these. But then again, If there's a will, there's a way!

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