Posted by alvin on Mar 13, '08 3:17 AM for everyone
Rhean (Live PArtyAvenue) by Balaraw composed by: roel robles
All the times that i feel alive Are the times when our skin collide Candles glow with sickly dim light Illuminates the most beautiful sight And the night Is kissing your eyes As the angels descend upon this sight I feel your hand clasped against my chest While my hand lay still upon your breast All the times that I lied made you lose faith in my fight And the tears that are there are haunting my mind Seeing this is painful in my part Now is there still room for me in your life? Dawn is coming and it's so sad That these evenings have to retire One last glimpse as I kiss your eyes I pray that this moment will just last And I'm looking at the night sky Crying that you'll come back Begging you But now it's so clear to me that there's no chance That we'll ever be Together again
Posted by alvin on Jan 16, '08 9:47 AM for everyone
Balaraw formerly known as Balaraw ni Miguel was formed during the last quarter of 2003. Back then the main focus of the band was joining different band competitions with the belief that joining as many competitions as they can was a good venue for artists to learn and progress. True enough the band indeed progressed through winning some competitions and losing as well. The continuous participation of Balaraw ni Miguel in competitions gained popularity for the band among a small group of listeners. In 2006 Balaraw ni Miguel was able to record it’s first two demo songs, Haring Lawin and Sheena. Also in that year while still continuing to participate in different band competitions including the Global Battle of the Bands or GBOB, Balaraw ni Miguel was also able to play in great events such as Rakista’s RakRakan Series 3 and the UP fair 2006. In the same year Balaraw ni Miguel had it’s first radio exposure when the band was featured in NU 107’s In the Raw.
In early 2007 Balaraw ni Miguel had disbanded due to change of priorities among it’s members. Roel the band’s front man and bassist decided to continue what Balaraw ni Miguel had started. Roel started to search for new band mates. The name of the band was changed from Balaraw ni Miguel to Balaraw and consisted of Roel Robles on vocals, Alvin Chan on guitars, Javen Liam on Bass, and Rommel Robles on Drums. With the new formed band, Balaraw did not waste any time in getting back on track. In April 10, 2007 Balaraw had its first gig on Kolumn Bar, Timog. During the first quarter of the year Balaraw did a couple of gigs in different bars and events. In June of that year Alvin the bands guitarist has to go abroad temporarily, during the absence of Alvin the band decided to hire another guitarist to continue the streak of Balaraw. The band hired Roniel Santos as a new member. In July of the same year Balaraw’s drummer Rommel Robles have decided to leave the band permanently due to the pressure of his studies. Balaraw hired a new drummer, Jovic DeLeon. With the new line up, Balaraw continued to hone their skills as a band, wrote new songs, and kept on working hard on building a network contacts. Balaraw continued to progress. Things even got better when Alvin returned late November of 2007
Now Balaraw is much more aggressive than ever, pushing their boundaries and will stop at nothing to continue to evolve and progress as artists
Posted by alvin on Dec 27, '07 11:54 AM for everyone
6678 taylo street barangay pio del pilar, makati city! 8pm, december 28, friday. tugtugan inuman. basta kung gsto nyo tumugtog punta nalang kayo.
sensya na sa map. mahirap iexplain.
pag galing kayo ng lrt taft sakay kayo- bel-air or prc or guadalupe or ayala. pwede kayo bumaba doon sa cityland. pasok kayo sa eskenita between city land executive at ung lumang cityland. labas nyo delarosa. hanap nyo taylo street direcho lang hangang makita nyo ung X sa map. kulay parang orange ata ung building. sa 2nd floor. hanapin nyo lang si alvin.
pwede rin kayo bumaba sa washington. direcho kayo hangang rotonda. tpos sundan nyo ung arrow sa map para makapunta sa taylo.
ayun yun na ung pinakamadaling daan. pwede rin kayo doon sa my pasong tamo. sa my goldilocks, pasok kayo sa s.javier. direcho kayo labas nyo sa rotonda. tpos sundan nyo na ulit ung arrow.
Posted by alvin on Sep 15, '07 6:40 PM for everyone
September 14, 2007
Alvin! Avilus! Fong! Fonglai! Fuck you! (heheh it really feels liberating to address profanity to a single person whose daily utterances willingly accommodate it)
In short, masarap kang murahin kasi matagal ko nang hindi naririnig yung mga pagmumura mo. Hehe joke lang! isa pa, hindi mo naman talaga ako minumura eh!
Nakit ko yung pictures mo sa multiply. I did feel excited and awed na makita kang nakarating na sa mga lugar na yan grabe, proud ako sayo imagine, dati sa mga libro at tv ko lang yan makikita tapos makikita ko yung kabarkada ko na nakarating na mismo jan! astig ka Alvin. Once again, Im so proud and equally happy for you. Count that as an achievement- that once in a lifetime chance to be in New York City: the city that never sleeps. As they said, if you made it here (NY) you can make it anywhere in the world!
Una sa lahat, tutal nandiyan kana. Tanungin mo nga sa mga residents kung talagang winala ni David Copperfield (famous illusionist) yung statue of liberty.wala lang. bago ako maniwala na winala nga niya yon, I might as well ask a person to make a small research, who happens to be you! Hwag ka na aangal!
On the other side, parang naramdaman ko rin yung mga struggles mo and loneliness mo nung nakita ko yung room mo. Or are you feeling loneliness at all? Well siguro nga sobrang happy ka diyan. I do hope that you are...
i feel quite obliged to check on you the way I do to leslie and Vanessa (both of them regulary receive a lengthy letter from me, and according to them, my letter made them extremely happy and somehow eased their strong longing for home) hindi lang kasi barkada kita pero dahil you did make me feel important. Sa lahat ng mga kaibigan ko nung hs, isa ka sa mangilan ilan na hindi talaga nakakalimot. Diba, pag uuwi, nagpaparamdam ka through phone calls and minsa, bumibisita ka sa bahay? And all I can do is to entertain your generosity and thoughtfulness. Pero at the end of the day, may guilt din akong nararamadaman kasi hindi ko man lang mareciprocate yung kabaitan mo. Di ba never pa kitang tinawagan o binisita. Oo nga naman, hindi ko rin naman alam kung saang lungga ka naroroon o globe ba o sun or smart ang gamit mo.
But the point is, you held on to your promise na walang iwanan, and I have to admit, I held on to that also. Kaya never kong pinaramdam na nakakaabala ka pag tumatawag ka or pag dadaan ka sa bahay, because Im so fortunate to have that kind of treatment, especially from somebody like you who might have met and developed a web of friends na mas cool at mas astig at mas interesting kaysa kay simpleng Balot na taga probinsiya. Who am I to begin with, right? But you opted not to dump your hs friends and Im so thankful about that. Hindi mo lang alam kung gaano ako napapasaya ng mga dalaw at tawag niyo hindi mo ba pansin, sa tuwing tumatambay kayo sa bahay, kayo lang ang pinagsasalita at pinapakuwento ko kasi its the only way that I can catch on you since you live a faster life, compared the to my laid-back, slow paced existence, which on you reckoning, might not sound interesting at all. To be honest, siguro nasasabi ko na rin ito sa mga sulat ko, everytime na tinitignan ko yng mga pics at yearbook natin, you are one of those na gustong gusto kong pasalamatan ng maraming beses sa sobrang kabaitan mo sa akin. Kasi ang bait mo naman talaga. And if I were to make an essay, I would love to dedicate one for you because hs wont be the same without your contribution to it. You were like the golden to ticket para makapagcross over ako at maging member ng grupo mo, which, through observation, is composed of the majority of the batch. Without your approval, hindi rin ako makakasali. I might have said this a million time pero I saying this again, thank you for the good times and thank you for allowing me to share that good times with you.
The truth is, if I were to go back in time and experience one moment I consider my favorite, it would be the Pierre Curie and Aristotle days nothing can ever beat that, except of course if God would see me worthy to enter the gates of heaven and live there eternally. That would be the ultimate. But since I aint sure na makakapasa ako sa langit, Ill make myself content with the HS days for the meantime.
Remember the band days? Di ba halos inseparable tayong mgkakabanda? Alam mo bang nagtampo sakin si Marco kasi halos kayo nalang daw ang kasama ko at hindi ko na nakaksama yung isang ka close kong group composed of Marco, JP, Tookie? I was astounded when that issue was brought with me during the unforgettable retreat sa monte del rosario during the confrontation night? Heheh buti nalang na save ko yung friendship and I cant be any gladder to have you both.
Finally, na vent ko na yung matagal ko nang gustong sabihin. I really learned after all these years, that showing ones appreciation to other people can make them happy. Now, in case homesick ka or mejo nadadapuan din ng lungkot, remember that somebody out there was blessed by your existence and influence, and with these, he appreciated you very much more than you can ever imagine.
And I mean it. And I shall be forever in gratitude for your goodness.
God bless Alvin! Sana magkita tayo ulit.
PS. Lagi mo akong kinukulit na magbigay ng testi mo. Sana ok na to Hehehe balitaan mo ako Alvin a. Ill be more than happy to listen to your stories. Promise
balot_superstar
well nakakagulat and nakakatuwa. akala ko hindi na nagoonline si balot. ano ba nakain neto at my paganyan ganyan pa. haha. si balot ang bokalista ng banda ko nung highschool. at mga kinokopyahan ng mga ano mang papershets sa school. well natouch naman ako. and it made my day. nays ha! haha!
