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Muse: A Weekend to Remember.

Muse: A Weekend to Remember.

So as you may know, I spent December 10-15 in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, to watch my favorite band Muse perform at two different radio station holiday festivals. Here are the highlights from that memorable weekend.

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Lucid Dreams in Hollywood

Lucid Dreams in Hollywood

A week ago today, I was in Los Angeles, roaming around in “the world’s largest independent record store,” Amoeba Music, sifting through vintage rock posters, walking among aisles of CDs and vinyl records… and brushing shoulders with director Michel Gondry.

Oh right, ’twas Hollywood.

Vasthy, Liz, Christina and I had just come from eating dinner at Hard Rock Cafe on Universal City Walk. At Amoeba, we were all exhausted but willed ourselves to get lost in the music – literally. I mean, it’s why we were all here.

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A Month Later

A Month Later

Much has happened since my last post. Traveling, hanging out with friends, driving lessons, working. Take that as my excuse for the lag in updates. So picking up where we left off, summarizing as best as I can.

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Ch-Ch-Changes

Ch-Ch-Changes

It’s weird not being able to get online at leisure. I’m typing this entry in TextEdit until I can log back on in the lobby. So actually, it could be worse. In fact it will be, when we leave for Iloilo next week to visit family there. There isn’t any Internet there where they live. It’s miles of rice fields.

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Our First Days in Manila

Our First Days in Manila

My mom and I landed in Manila yesterday and got picked up by Uncle Jess and Aunty Mely, my mom’s uncle and aunt, actually. As we drove out of the airport – which looked a lot nicer than I remembered – I noticed the air quality, which was almost unbearable when I was here the last time, had actually gotten better, too. Not a hundred percent, but a bit noticeably better.

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