signing on again to real life

yes, i am still alive. and i'm trying to go back to "real life" again. however, i still don't have enough time and so before i get back to work (yes, on this sunday afternoon), let me just blog about the last weekend where i last had non-professional social contact. the speed dating event we were organizing is finally over with last July 25. we didn't get the amount of participants we were hoping for, but at least we got enough participants to gain profit. i ended up being one of the participants because initially, there weren't enough females to even out the number of guys. so i went on a date with 20 guys, half of which i already know. well, what can i say?

1. going on 3-minute dates with 20 guys is very tiring. it's like you're talking non-stop for one-hour. and you have to talk loud enough to be heard over 19 other pairs talking at the same time.
2. i'd say i got my little share of weird dates (just a little because the other weirdos in the bunch were the guys i already know. :P). i think the most "unusual" SERIES of questions were "are you single?", "how old are you?", and "have you had a boyfriend before?". i was pretty sure the next question would be, "so what's wrong with you? why are you still single?". and i did have an answer prepared, he just didn't continue and ask.
3. lastly, i still enjoyed myself very much. and i would like to try speed dating again, i just don't want to be the organizer for it anymore. maybe next time i'd give different names or professions to every guy i meet. that would be more interesting.

what i loved most about it also was it became a venue for a mini-reunion with my high school batchmates. thank you to everyone who helped making it work, especially to Jae, Allen, Jeng, Urk, Ria and Dacs who were basically there from start to finish. also thanks to Mapet and J for helping me get participants. and to everyone else who i share a mailing list with for keeping up with my nagging emails. :D anyway, on to the next event... i watched the lifehouse concert in araneta last Saturday, July 26. it's the first time i've seen a foreign band perform live. and i love lifehouse, so it was a very good place to start (kahit ano pang sabihin mo, jae!). my only regret is not spending 1k more to be in the front row seat. i wish i caught at least one of the sweaty towels and drumsticks they used. yes, this is my best fan girl mode. thanks to my friend lino who took notes and the little videos i took during the concert, we managed to recreate their set list.

• Make Me Over
• Spin
• Am I Ever Gonna Find Out
• Simon
• Hanging By A Moment
• Blind
• Take Me Away
• Somebody Else's Song
• From Where You Are
• Bridges
• Better Luck Next Time
• Whatever It Takes
• You and Me
• First Time
• Disarray
• Broken

videos will be uploaded soon in my multiply site. :)