iBlog 4 and The 88db.com Blogger’s Night: Because I Felt The Need To Embarrass Myself More

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If you’ve been reading my blog (I’m pretty sure you don’t. Ass.), you would probably figure out that this blog is a chronicle of my failures and embarrassments, and that I’m pretty sure I just lost all chances of getting a girlfriend or even future employment because of what I’ve been writing. Hence, I felt the need to not embarrass myself in real life and limit my (mis)adventures on the interwebs. This decision directly resulted in my not leaving home and just generally spend my life in front of my PC, downloading Maria Ozawa videos.

But I probably snapped by the 400th hour and gave up on this whole blogging hermit thing. So I decided to stop being such a social wallflower and decided to go to some blog events.

As promised, I did show up at iBlog 4, albeit late for like 6 hours. I did manage to catch the speeches of Noemi Dado and Ria Jose. I only managed to say a quick “Hi!” to Ria before she got whisked off by men in black suits and sunglasses for photos and autographs and shit like that (what an in-demand this Ria Jose is).


Isaw, we has it (photo by Maki)

I also saw Maki, Cai, Madz, Mica, BA, Tita Dine, Ting, Ozy, Kai, Uretz, Darwin, AJ, Juned, Luis, Jonel, among other bloggers. Ladies, sorry if I freaked you out and all. I promise to not eat five sitcks of isaw in under three seconds again. It was also nice seeing Liz again and knowing that she’s never changed, especially after she debated for like two hours straight with Ozy. Poor Ozy. He was such a nice kid.

And I noticed that a lot, and I do mean a LOT of i.PH bloggers are attending these events. Awesome right?

Also, yay for awkward conversations:

Liz: (poking my arm) “See, unlike Ting who seems to get toppled everytime I do this to him, nothing’s happening to Ade.”
Me: (grinning like a sonofabitch) “Something’s happening alright.”

I promptly won a painful kick in the shins.

Later that day, I met up with TMB people (The Mordo, Jen, The Bim, Fritz, Marco The Site Guy, Mike “Fucking” Villar, Anne, LOLga [is your hair even real?], LOLen, Koryn and Penny) at Katip’s for the afterparty, erstwhile dubbed as the 88db.com Bloggers’ Night. They said that you should come as your blog. Since “Noisy, Noisy Man” would be really hard to make a costume for, Bim had an awesome idea: why not dress as The Man Blog instead? Sadly, security did not let us walk around Katip’s with our penises hanging out of our pants. Iknowrite.

In the party, I met and/or hung out with Blogie, Lorna, Marcelle, Luis, Pierre, P0yt, Kring, Joe, Benj, Coy, Shari, Janette Toral, Markku, Jeff and The Chicken Mafia (awesome costume! Congrats for winning the PSP guys!).




I failed to mention that I haven’t had a drink in like weeks. So when free beer was announced I was scrambling to get one and I probably elbowed some poor blogger in the nose so I could get three beers which I drank in one sitting.


And at the end of the party, my band, Lose Your Beer Belly (plus LOLen; it was her first gig with us) was there and we proceeded to rock. Well I tried to rock, except I was piss drunk.









Photos by Jayvee

Thanks by the way to Aileen Apolo and 88db.com for giving us the chance to play.

So I went home at 3 am drunk, tired, voiceless (because I screamed my lungs out the entire night. Come as your blog, remember?), shins aching, but generally a happy camper.

Also, I know I left out loads of people, so if I failed to mention you in the entry, sorry in advance and leave a comment so I can give you some link love.

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33 Comments

  1. Gravatar noemi  said on April 27, 2008: Quote

    I arrived so late for the party, enough time to see Lauren play a few chords. haha…

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  2. Gravatar Maki  said on April 27, 2008: Quote

    Ade! It was nice meeting and chatting with you for a while. You really play the guitar well.

    Funny, I called you Ade (a-de). It was Ade (aid) pala…nyahaha! :P It was

    Maki’s last blog post..Spot Pass in Trinoma (Part 1)

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  3. Gravatar avatar  said on April 27, 2008: Quote

    WTF? Is it ade as in aid? I also read your name as a-de. Well at least now Iknorite?

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  4. Gravatar philos  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Hey, thanks for the support, wouldn’t have won the PSP without the cheers and the chant hehe… btw, the pics are up, check it out

    philos’s last blog post..Chickens invade iBlog4

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  5. Gravatar Helga  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    TMB sux, everybody left.

    Helga’s last blog post..HALPZ, I’M STUCK IN WWW CIRCA 2003!

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  6. Gravatar Ria Jose  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Sorrrryyyyyy! I was very anti-social last night. :( It was nice meeting you! :)

    Hopefully, I’ll act better next time.

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  7. Gravatar Poyt  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    You rocked out there, man! LOL Videoke paaaa!

    Poyt’s last blog post..Wanna see me on TV?

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  8. Gravatar Blogie  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Hey Ade! Nice band you got there… the name, though, makes me go “ouch!”

    See you around!

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  9. Gravatar Cai  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Hi Ade! Nice meeting you, too! :)
    All the time I was recalling Noisy Noisy Blog because am sure I have stumbled upon it before.. anyhoo, it’s cool to meet people.

    Cai’s last blog post..So wassup?!

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  10. Gravatar Micamyx  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Hello Ade! Nice to meet you and the rest of the i.ph gang. We really enjoyed your company. hope to see you on May 3 (sana nandito ako haha)

    Btw, you are the better version of dominic ochoa wahaha :p

    take care!

    Micamyx’s last blog post..Pinoy Bloggers Love FotoLoco!

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  11. Gravatar the jester-in-exile  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    posted a video of your band on youtube and on my coverage post.

    (no complaining about the poor video and sound quality!)

    the jester-in-exile’s last blog post..The Jester-in-Exile Goes to iBlog 4 and the 88DB.com Bloggers’ Party (or, the floppy hat has gone out of style boohoohoo)

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  12. Gravatar Alex  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Too bad I wasn’t able to drop by iBlog4. Lousy UP graduation duties…

    Belated happy birthday!

    Alex’s last blog post..Burn, baby! Burn!

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  13. Gravatar keysi  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    aren’t maria ozawa vidyees blurded? also, if you want to continue attending these gatherings, you better not get married. lol.

    keysi’s last blog post..Blocked? Free Proxy? Yeah.

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  14. Gravatar Janette Toral  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Hi Ade. Great to finally meet you at the after-after party. Your band performed very well. All the best!

    Janette Toral’s last blog post..The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

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  15. Gravatar Arbet  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Isnabero ka pala personally ha ha!

    Arbet’s last blog post..Filipino Voices is now live

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  16. Gravatar Ade  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    noemi said on April 27, 2008:

    I arrived so late for the party, enough time to see Lauren play a few chords. haha…

    Yeah, I was looking for you the entire time! Nice talk though. :)

    Maki said on April 27, 2008:

    Ade! It was nice meeting and chatting with you for a while. You really play the guitar well.

    Funny, I called you Ade (a-de). It was Ade (aid) pala…nyahaha! :P It was

    Actually, some friends do call me “A-De” as well. I dunno, call me whatever you want to. Hehe.

    Helga said on April 28, 2008:

    TMB sux, everybody left.

    Yeah they do. But is your hair real?

    Ria Jose said on April 28, 2008:

    Sorrrryyyyyy! I was very anti-social last night. :( It was nice meeting you! :)

    Hopefully, I’ll act better next time.

    Iknowrite! I was like “Hi!” and you were like “Hi1″ then you ran away!

    Poyt said on April 28, 2008:

    You rocked out there, man! LOL Videoke paaaa!

    Videoke! High five!

    Blogie said on April 28, 2008:

    Hey Ade! Nice band you got there… the name, though, makes me go “ouch!”

    See you around!

    The name serves as a constant reminder to our band to finally lose weight. You’re not alone, buddy.

    Cai said on April 28, 2008:

    Hi Ade! Nice meeting you, too! :)
    All the time I was recalling Noisy Noisy Blog because am sure I have stumbled upon it before.. anyhoo, it’s cool to meet people.

    Nice meeting you too. :)

    Micamyx said on April 28, 2008:

    Hello Ade! Nice to meet you and the rest of the i.ph gang. We really enjoyed your company. hope to see you on May 3 (sana nandito ako haha)

    Btw, you are the better version of dominic ochoa wahaha :p

    take care!

    DOMINIC OCHOA FTW!

    the jester-in-exile said on April 28, 2008:

    posted a video of your band on youtube and on my coverage post.

    (no complaining about the poor video and sound quality!)

    LOL! Thanks!

    Janette Toral said on April 28, 2008:

    Hi Ade. Great to finally meet you at the after-after party. Your band performed very well. All the best!

    Thanks!

    Arbet said on April 28, 2008:

    Isnabero ka pala personally ha ha!

    I wanted to talk to you, but you were too busy talking to Fritz. :(

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  17. Gravatar Arbet  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    I wanted to talk to you, but you were too busy talking to Fritz.

    Eh isnabero din yun, busy he he.

    Arbet’s last blog post..Filipino Voices is now live

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  18. Gravatar geri a.k.a. raredog  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    I disobeyed your bands name that night! lol
    Great play!

    geri a.k.a. raredog’s last blog post..Iblog4 Summit and 88DB.com Party

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  19. Gravatar FunnySexy  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    I wanted to fangirl you… But I had to socialize (ppl were talking to me, I didnt want the to think I’m suplada). LOL. I’d make it up to you on May 3? Y/Y?

    FunnySexy’s last blog post..The Misadventures of the Palawan Gang (2/3)

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  20. Gravatar Penny Lane  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    yup, twas nice to see you AND to hear your band play! :D too bad there wasn’t much alcohol to go around :p

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  21. Gravatar Dexter  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Hello thanks for the link love you can check my site also.. well you can also put my pictures shared at flickr [ http://flickr.com/photos/dexfamily/sets/72157604756637877/ ]

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  22. Gravatar The [Deranged] Writer  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    If you noticed, there’s a guy wearing a red/fleshed color trucker cap and red/white polo shirt. Basta, red white and black is my attire’s color that night.

    It seems that I really can’t go around the party and talk to all of the people there. Actually, that’s not really who I am: an outgoing sociable guy. Shy type ako eh, and I don’t think I can strike a good conversation that easily.

    Oh well, next event na lang, I guess. Hehe. I’ll try to go to your next gig. And I think you guessed right on the girl I mentioned over my blog? Haha.

    The [Deranged] Writer’s last blog post..Realizations from the 88DB.com Bloggers Night (Part 2 of 2)

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  23. Gravatar twistedkai  said on April 28, 2008: Quote

    Too bad I didn’t get to hear you play, there’s still May 3 though.
    I’ll try to invite my classmates after our “mission”

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  24. Gravatar Jozzua  said on April 29, 2008: Quote

    Nice Jamming man. You had me at “vertical horizon”…

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  25. Gravatar Steel  said on April 29, 2008: Quote

    That hulk-ish chick in the first photo with big curly hair and her back towards the camera, who’s that?

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  26. Gravatar rhodora  said on April 29, 2008: Quote

    Tumugtog din ba si Marco that night? :) Mukhang ang saya nyong lahatga.

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  27. Gravatar Ade  said on April 30, 2008: Quote

    geri a.k.a. raredog said on April 28, 2008:

    I disobeyed your bands name that night! lol
    Great play!

    Thanks!

    FunnySexy said on April 28, 2008:

    I wanted to fangirl you… But I had to socialize (ppl were talking to me, I didnt want the to think I’m suplada). LOL. I’d make it up to you on May 3? Y/Y?

    YAY! Yes!

    Penny Lane said on April 28, 2008:

    yup, twas nice to see you AND to hear your band play! :D too bad there wasn’t much alcohol to go around :p

    Hey Koryn! Nice to see you after, what, ages?

    twistedkai said on April 28, 2008:

    Too bad I didn’t get to hear you play, there’s still May 3 though.
    I’ll try to invite my classmates after our “mission”

    Yeah I was looking for you! Oh well see ya on May 3!

    Jozzua said on April 29, 2008:

    Nice Jamming man. You had me at “vertical horizon”…

    Thanks!

    Steel said on April 29, 2008:

    That hulk-ish chick in the first photo with big curly hair and her back towards the camera, who’s that?

    That, dude is… Liz.

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  28. Gravatar Ade  said on April 30, 2008: Quote

    rhodora said on April 29, 2008:

    Tumugtog din ba si Marco that night? :) Mukhang ang saya nyong lahatga.

    Nope, di siya tumugtog. Sayang. :)

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  29. Gravatar manly stuff in general  said on April 30, 2008: Quote

    I thought of going but figured i’m too antisocial for events like this. looks like i missed out on a lot

    manly stuff in general’s last blog post..Be a gadget freak without losing money

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  30. Gravatar Jeff  said on May 1, 2008: Quote

    Do you have your band’s originals up in Multiply or something? Good stuff.

    Jeff’s last blog post..To twitt or not to twitt

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  31. Gravatar Jollibee Philippines  said on May 1, 2008: Quote

    That’s so cool. I think I saw you there at the event. But I’m also a sonofa social wallflower. :D

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  32. Gravatar markku  said on May 1, 2008: Quote

    From one (frustrated) rockstar to another, I think you played solid bass bro. :)

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  33. Gravatar Technofied  said on May 2, 2008: Quote

    Hey Ade, it was a pleasure meeting you at iBlog. Goodluck with your band. Very nice name. Haha.

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