Oct 22, 2012

Owl City

I'm counting off before 2nd semester starts. I'm not excited, eh? Haha. I only have 15 days left to do anything I want for this break then back to serious business. Eliciting! :D
The past week, I haven't been so productive yet not also lazy. Just moderate and relaxed. How loving is the feeling of being in the comfort zone, right? But dangerous. Idleness keeps us from doing things right. But this post isn't about being idle nor being hardworking or anything related to what I have mentioned above. It's about the title!

Just recently, I've become engrossed with Owl City. I don't know how I came up listening to their music, I just found myself one day that I'm downloading all their songs. Maybe it's because of the new hit song, Good Time of Carly Rae Jepsen with Owl City. Well anyway, Owl City, according to Wikipedia:
is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement. Owl City developed a following on the social networking site Myspace, like many musicians who achieved success in the late 2000s, before signing with Universal Republic in 2008.
Adam Young *credits to Google
So, Owl City isn't really a band. Maybe it's appropriate if call it a one-man band because only Adam Young does the lead vocals, programming, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion, and vibraphone. Basically, ALL. That is according to what I have read in Wikipedia. 
Owl City's music is described as indietronica and synthpop and is often described as belonging under the "electronic music" label.
Isn't he cute? ;)
Indietronica is a music genre which is a combination of indie, electronic, rock and pop music. While Synthpop is kind of music where the synthesizer is used as the dominant musical instrument.  That's why if you'll listen to Owl City's most popular song, Fireflies, you can really hear electronic musical instruments used.

I think this is the first reason why I liked Owl City. His music is so unique! And Adam Young started recording because of insomnia  at the basement of his parent's house. That's something to creativity!  Second reason is that Owl City also sings Christian songs. I rarely listen to secular singers but because Adam is a Christian singer I found it interesting to listen to his compositions. Lastly is the lyrics.
If you'll really take time to listen to his songs and at the same time read the lyrics, there are no harsh and violent words. Some say, he's songs are a bit emo-type, but I like it that way. Some are lively!

Here are some of my favorites Owl City's songs:

1. Fuzzy Blue Lights


2. Vanilla Twilight



3. Honey and the Bee


4. Gold


And here's a cover of Gold with my sister and brother.


This was just really intended for fun but then because it was my mother's birthday yesterday, we decided to make it a birthday video greeting to her since she's currently with my father in Malaysia. Haha. Sorry for the random faces! XD

If you want to get to know more about Owl City, click links here:


Adam Young Music
Owl City Website
Owl City's MySpace Account
Facebook Account
Owl City's Twitter Account

His newest album is Midsummer Station. I think I'm a fan already. <3 font="font">
Happy Monday!

Oct 17, 2012

Oh, life! (Random Post 102)

Finally! It's sembreak already! My first day should've started last Friday but then we still had to take this remedial comprehensive examination in Financial Accounting 1 last Monday.  The exam is like a grade puller, if I termed it right. Haha. If we are not satisfied with our grade or if our grade is already under the cut-off grade, we can take that exam so we can pull our grade higher. Yep! That’s why I called it grade puller, but only higher. Oh well, so I took the exam, hoping that my B minus can still go higher to B since I just need one point to achieve that grade. And to make this long and non-sense story short, I didn't made it to B. Huhuhu. Here’s a print screen of my grade:


Haha. While talking to Papa and Mama over Skype. :D
This is life. You’ll get only what you have worked out. And I did not work out hard, I deserve B minus. But I’m thankful, of course, because I was able to pass. Financial Accounting is really hard; I must say if you’ll not study well. But it was fun studying assets.

Consequently, because of the exam, my official sembreak started yesterday. At sinulit ko yun! Haha. I spent my whole Tuesday at Aira’s house, with my best girlfriends, SUBO! I hadn’t seen them for almost 3 months and I missed them much! We ate, laughed, watched a horror movie, took pictures, and just had a good time to our heart’s content. After exhausting our minds with Financial Accounting, we deserve that moment. Here are the results of our insanity!

From left to right: Me, Wendy, Jom, Elle, Chi

Aira? Where art thou?


We're just so cute aren't we? Lol.

It’s just so much fun to spend some time, even for a day with them.

And this day? I was really planning not to be productive. Haha. I’m so mean. But I need to be a good Ate to my brother. Since he needed to buy some foods for their educational fieldtrip tomorrow, I decided to go with him to the grocery and buy items. We had a date :”).

At Dunkin' Donuts
Just a random post. I miss blogging. :)

Oct 10, 2012

Whattodo?

What I really wanna do now? I want to write!!! The plot, the setting, the characters. They are already here, bugging my mind, telling me to give them life. But my mind has been so preoccupied by so many things lately - school requirements, final exams, money, GPA, friends . Now I don't know how to start, where to start. My environment does not also coincide with my emotions. Sometimes I want to go back to my old bed, sometimes I want to go home, sometimes I want to have my own study table. Just to get back the emotion of writing. I don't know, I just think I need those things so I can write. Oh, and I'm planning to submit this story, if God permits me to finish it until Monday, to Saranggola Blog Awards. I just need to change some elements so it'll correspond to the theme, "LAKBAY." I'm not expecting to be awarded nor win, just want to share my passion in writing. Okay, updates soon!

It's sembreak already! I can feel already late night movies and late morning wake-ups. Haha. Okay, got to get back to my requirements. Ciao!

Oct 8, 2012

Another sleepless night


Here we are, trying to finish so many requirements in just one night! Now, how's that?
With me in the picture is Gladys, the one in yellow. Check her blog! http://saintgladys.blogspot.com/
Currently, I am creating a blog. Haha. While she is still finishing our past assignments that is to be checked tomorrow. She also need to finish our Financial Accounting Notes. I'm glad I'm already done with that. And another thing, we need to study for the this week is final examination! Oh my. This is going to be a busy week.
I'm really ironic. I post a blog whenever I'm busy. Haha.
Truth is, my mind and body are both tired, as in literally that I want to sleep for years. But sadly, we still have a week to go before sembreak. I promise myself that if I pass the cut-off grade for our major subject, I'll really give myself a gift! It's time for me to have a reward after all these sleepless nights.
Okay, gotta get back to work.
Good night! ;)
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