I envy Jamiroquai's Jay Kay in an astronaut suit driving around the city of London in a cool go-kart that I imagine is designed to fly over moon craters.
I love the whole idea of it that I wish I could do that right in the Makati Business District on All Souls Day or Good Friday when the streets are abandoned.
Love the video. Man, even the geeky impression of a working man dancing the bat out of one's soul (ala Hugh Grant in Love Actually) is nodful.
Love the funky music (Come on, who doesn't love Jamiroquai?! They've got a flurry of music awards to pour the beer over.)
Don't ask me the title of the song played on that video, though. Er... because.
I forgot.
Buuut if you want to hear their latest release, Runaway, I got it right here. And it's the live version recorded from their November 16 concert in London. It's a 5.19 mb mp3 file.
Yes, you may download and start playing it (especially in a loop). Let those toes tap and just get away with it.
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Sometimes when you're having a convo with someone, the people around can't help butting in.
Okay lang if it works to your advantage.
NICA: Ayoko nang it-text ka.
ME: Bakit?
NICA: Nakakainis ka i-text. Di ka sumasagot.
KRIS: (Butts in) Ganyan talaga yan! It's either di yan sumagot or bukas na yan magre-reply sa yo.
ME: Di naman.
NICA: Oo,'no! Tinext kita kahapon di ka man lang nag-reply!
ME: I texted you back. (Pauses) Ano ba yung text mo?
NICA: Nakita mo na. Di mo nga alam kung anong tinext ko.
ME: Yung na-receive ko, sabi mo, ingat sa pag-drive.
NICA: O tapos di ka sumagot.
ME: Kelangan ba ng reply yun?
NICA: Syempre!
GERI: (Butts in) Wacky, ang sinasagot dun, thanks.
RUTHIE: (Butts in, to Nica) Masanay ka na dyan ke Wacky. Mamamatay ka na lang, di pa nya nababasa text mo.
NICA: Sayang lang yung pag-aalala ko.
ME: It's the thought that counts. Thank you, ha.
NICA: Ay naku! Late na. Di na kita ite-text kahit kelan.
ME: Drama naman nito, o. Next time, di ka pa nagte-text, papadala ko na yung reply ko.
The following day, I sent her this sms...
ME: Ehem
NICA: Wow! You texted me! Nagpaparamdam ka ha!
A few secs later, I received a new sms alert but I didn't pick up my phone. When I was near the office, I remembered to check my phone for any messages. There were 8 sms in my inbox and one of them was this...
NICA: Papasok ka na?
Tsk! She's going to nag me again.
Look. I do read my sms, especially when I'm waiting for someone to answer me back thru text.
Oo na. Double-standard.
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I had dinner with my colleagues on Saturday night. We chose oriental and ate at Northpark in ATC to avoid difficulty in parking. Kris ate most of the food and Nica had to remind him that his appetite is ruining his diet. A couple of months back, Kris started working out to simply shape up and tone his abs.
Mikey, Randy and Jay arrived late. By that time, Kris had consumed almost everything on the table.
Yan si Kris ang masarap dalin sa eat-all-u-can. Di ka malulugi.
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kids should know that...
Kay grew up with his Jewish mother Karen Kay, a cabaret singer and impressionist who performed around the world, and his step-father, James Royal. He did not meet his biological father, a man of Portuguese origin, until 2003. With the exception of a twin brother who died at birth, Kay had no siblings. He was educated at the independent Oakham School in Rutland. He spent six months in Thailand at the age of thirteen with his step-father. When Kay was young, he was homeless and survived by committing petty crimes. After an incident with the law, Kay decided to clean up his act and focus on music. He gathered other musicians to make the band known as Jamiroquai. (wikipedia)
