#yung van gogh

[thcxfragile]

[zoomvis]

Bro thought he was Vincent Van Gogh 💀💀

[slvrsray]

Another tattoo for another unforgettable pain haha! God knows ano meaning ng mga to. Sobrang gulo. It’s me trying to recover from an illness and depression like Van Gogh.

And just like this painting, ganitong kagulo yung mind ko ngayon. Entered my 27th birthday of not feeling well and ill. Samahan mo pa ng sleep deprived.

[whataweirdfeeling]

HELLO welcome to WAWF WEDNESDAY your monthly WAWF update [1st Wednesday of each month]

Considering it is now the busy working month of September WAWF has some interesting new ideas occasions and plans

Read below to find out what WAWF has been up to this month

WAWF NEWS: Hard @ Work !

With Labor Day shedding light on all of the hard work being put in by many all over WAWF introduces its own brand new [work in progress] concept: WAWF 'Smudge'

Keep a lookout

U just might get smudged :)

WHAT WE’RE CRANKING

Recent: Voir Dire[Album] - Earl Sweatshirt

Honorable Mentions: LOVE + POP[Album] - Current Joys, BlakkBoyz present Half Doin Dope/ Van Gogh[Single] - JID, TESLA[EP] - Lil Yachty, Victorious//Bullets (feat. Bladee)[Single] - Yung Lean, MMM HMM (feat. Sexyy Red)[Single] - Lancey Foux

Lowkey: Free Pops Fr[Album] - Na-Kel Smith

Honorable Mentions: 1of1[Album] - Hardrock, Gotta Be Geeked[Album] - 2Sdxrt3ball, City of Crows[Album] - Black Kray, Before Alexandria[EP] - Izaya Tiji, Hits 2[EP] - Southsidesilhouette, Different Goals[Single] - Glokk40Spaz, PLUTO[Single] - Lil Candy Paint & Summrs

Still in Rotation: Ye[Album] - Kanye West

Honorable Mentions: The Life Of Pierre 5[Album] - Pierre Bourne, Branacles[Album] - Sahbabii, Drunk[Album] - Thundercat, Trick[Album] - Alex G, Little Dark Age[Album] - MGMT

Throwback: Dirty [Album] - Sonic Youth

Honorable Mentions: Kuuchuu Camp[Album] - Fishmans, Beats, Rhymes & Life[Album] - A Tribe Called Quest, Everybody Loves the Sunshine[Album] - Roy Ayers, Wild and Peaceful[Album] - Kool & The Gang

WAWF’s Wearing

The 1st unofficial @whataweirdfeeling surprise dual pop-up w/ @fitzunderglobalhugh

Offering multiple different garments + pieces ranging from old collections to new with a sprinkle of unseen/unreleased collabs

Catch us out again soon for the pieces u need ! :0

WAWF Magazine pushes art fashion culture and much more Stay tuned for all of the exciting things we have planned this month

[icaruzzz]

mga walang kwentang tula, (ayoko na) m̶a̶b̶u̶h̶a̶y̶

nakakapagod magpakapagod sa bagay

na 'di mo alam kung binubuhay ka ba o pinapatay

san ako nagkulang?

san ako nagkulang?

tanong ng lalaking may gulang

sa batang musmos pa lamang

unang sagot ay "ha"

sinundan ng hahaha

pangalawang sagot ay "ewan ko"

sabay ng pagkamot ng ulo

teka bat parang pamilyar ka?

ewan ko po sino ka ba?

dito ko napagtanto na ako ang batang ito

walang malay sa mundong kinalalagyan

walang hanay sa striktong lipunan

murang pangarap lamang ang nasa isipan

napatanong sa sarili ko

saan na napunta ang pangarap mo?

anong pangarap po ang sinasabi niyo?

yun po bang pinatay mo?

"oo , yun nga" ,bulong ko sa isip ko.

sa puntong ito huli na nga ako

kailangan kong ayusin ang oras sa tamang tiyempo

-intermission-

"Ladies and gentlemen, isa nanaman pong kababalaghan ang gagawin ng ating pambansang bayani", kapuri-puring anunsyo ng lalaki.

"RAT ALIVE!" he stated with pride.

sa pagkain ng daga,

sunod-sunod na patayin mo ang nasabi

hindi lang isa sapagkat may sumunod pa

kagatin mo agad ang ulo ang iwinika nito

"ilabas mona ilagay mo sa bunganga" ika pa ni aling nena

sa unang kagat , dugo ng daga ay tumagas

naghiyawan sa tuwa ang manonood at mga loko

sa malinamnam na pagnguya ,siling labuyo ang panghimagas

nagtawanan sila sa dulo

di alintana ang sakit nito

sa pagsulat ko ng tula na 'to

maituturing bang may sakit din ako?

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pre buhay pa si van gogh?

ewan ko di na siya nagpopost e

gegegegege

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lalaking may galit sa corned beef

binuksan ang iilang

easy-opened can

bumalingasaw ang halimuyak ng laman

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ayaw mo ba ng ulam ?

kahit ano naman ayos lang sakin

kahit tae pa ang ulamin ,

aking nanamnamin ang pagkain

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pilosopiyang pagong

simbagal ng tren ni bongbong

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gagamboy sa spider-verse

di naman totoo so I'll make it worse

in this universe, I'm still hoping that I'm your first

-/

gusto mo crisscross

edi sakin yung tortillos

e gusto ko piattos

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arsonistang mata ni mama

sinunog ang bahay ni lola

sa pagsindi ng kandila

nanilaw ang mata nila

nauna ang kurtina

sumunod ang pamilya

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ano ba yan puro alikabok

babalik naba ko nito sa alabok?

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megumi fushiguro

di ka crush ng crush mo siguro

[bbarican]

as someone who is forever in awe and in love with art and as domeone who wants to teach and talk about art for a living someday, im so heartbroken by the news that 2 protesters vandalized van gogh's sunflowers

if you watch the video thats going around right now, actually i stand by their cause naman pero putangina anong kinalaman ni van gogh and ng art in general sa cause niyo? eh di sana nagprotesta nalang sila sa labas ng mga office ng mga malalaking contributor ng fossil fuel

nakakagalit, sobrang irrational nung pag protesta nila; sana nagisip nalang sila ng ibang way to protest kasi i swear hindi talaga yun yung way to get their cause broadcasted; tapos ngayon makukulong sila eh di wala lang din shuta

[johnmarkv]

Dumating na ‘yung order ko sa Lazada. HNNNGGGHHH I’M CRYING ‘CUZ I DID NOT EXPECT IT TO BE THIS GOOD. SURREAL TANGINA TILA DINADAMA KO ANG INTRICATE DETAILS SA CANVAS NI VAN GOGH. PWEDE NA AKONG MAMATAY MAAAAA

Also, kanina ko lang din na-check ‘yung history ng mga orders ko. Iisang deliveryman lang pala since September... SHET FEELING KO UMAY NA UMAY NA SI KUYA SA PAGMUMUKHA KO AT SA PAGDAAN DITO SA BAHAY HAHAHAHAHHHA I’M SO SORRY UWU

[lovingshannen]

Today dapat yung Van Gogh Alive namin ni Mavis eh. Kaso nasa hospital ako ngayon kasi may pneumonia ako. I am so sad. Hindi ba talaga kami meant to be mag kita ni Van Gogh? Nung summer, di nakapag Amsterdam, ngayon naman sa BGC di pa din. My poor heart. 😭💔

[somberfleur]

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mountains or field

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egyptian or greek mythology

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[excerptofmythoughts]

lifetime

naalala ko lang na nakabasa ako dati ng tanong kung saan kung papipiliin ka anong pipiliin mo sa dalawa, ang ma-appreciate ka at ang mga ginawa mo (maaaring sinulat mo, mga kanta mo, drawing, etc) na sa buong buhay mo lang ang tagal nito o walang makakikilala ng mga ito o ikaw (bilang artist) mismo pero nang mawala ka na habang buhay na itong makikilala o maa-appreciate ng iba't ibang henerasyon (i tried my best, okay? hahaha nalimutan ko na exact words). hindi ko pa alam ang isasagot ko rito dati nang mabasa ko ito pero ngayong nakatulala ako at hindi alam ang gagawin sa buhay ko pipiliin ko ang una.

ayokong mabuhay nang hindi ko alam o naramdaman man lang ang halaga ko sa iba't ibang aspeto tulad sa kung may ibig sabihin ba talaga ang lahat. naalala ko lang ulit din kasi nuong pinanuod ko ang episode na vincent and the doctor. kung saan nabigyan ng pagkakataon si vincent van gogh na makita ang hinaharap kung saan kilalang-kilala na ng lahat ang pangalan niya lalong-lao na ang mga obra niya.

isa kasi ang naisip ko, sobrang deserve niya malaman kung paano siya ka-sobrang kilala lalo na ang mga pinaghirapan niya na binigay niya ang buong puso niya. na sana totoo na lang 'yung episode na 'yon kung saan nakita at naramdaman niya lahat. oo, deserve niya naman talaga mas makilala pa ng matagal pa at hindi lang sa tanang buhay niya. pero napaisip lang kasi ako, na ikaw mismo na responsable sa lahat ng mga ito ay hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataon na maramdaman na mapasalamatan, marinig ang iba't ibang kwento sa kung paano nagbigay ng sariling kahulugan ang ginawa mo sa buhay nila.

ang sakit lang isip ang katotohanan na sa buong buhay mo hindi mo 'yon mararanasan dahil ang oras pala na nakalaan para sa mga ito ay ilang taon pa ang lilipas at huli na para maabutan mo ang mga ito. ang gago lang ng buhay. hindi natin deserve lahat ng binabato nito lalo na at kung wala naman tayong ginawa kundi ang ayusin ang buhay natin.

[annexca]

#3

Yung totoo, likha ka ba ni Van Gogh?

Bakit kasi sa dami ng obra maestra sa Museo ay ikaw lang,

Oo ikaw lang.

Bakit ikaw lang ang paulit-ulit na umaagaw ng pansin ko?

- Nang si Vincent ay nilikha ni Van Gogh

[benefits1986]

Headsarte Draft 001

Ext. Intramuros at Night, Full Moon, Starry Night na mala-Vincent Van Gogh Trippy Mode (Sepia-ish pero may kulay pa rin siyang saks na sapul pa)

1: TMI mo noh? 2: Ikaw rin, TMI. 1: Magaling ako ngayon pero dati hindi. 'Yung gusto ko nga na school, 'di ako nakapasa e. Pero ngayon, eto na ako. 1: Aywaw. Bebentahan mo ba ako ng insurance or lupa? Maka-profile ng sarili mo, akala mo may final interview ka diyan. 2: Ay, hindi kita bebentahan. Sinasabi ko lang sa'yo. 1: 'Di rin kita bibilhan if ever. Mayaman ka na e. 2: Kelangan pang mas mag-hustle forda future family. 1: May ganun? Ayaw talagang bumitaw. Bakit ba gusto mong mag-family? 'Di ka ba mahal ng mama mo? Question 'yan a. 'Di ako nangaasar. 2: Favorite ako ng mga pamangkin ko. Saka gusto kong may kasama sa buhay. Pero alam mo ba? May nangyari sa family ko? 1: Ano 'yan? Pang-MMK? 2: Nung burol ng erpat ko, may bumisita. 'Di pala kami only family. Nalaman lang namin nung wala na si papa. 1: Jusko, dhzai. Ano ba 'yan? Naka move on ka naman na? 2: Oo naman. Para kay mama. 1: Ang lala mo. So, ikaw, loyal ka ba? 2: Oo naman. Ikaw ba? 1: Wow. Confident ka talaga noh? When last relationship mo? Ako sobrang tagal na. 2: More than 3 years ago. 1: Hindi ka serial monogamist? 2: Ano 'yun? 1: Hayyy. Bakit 'di mo alam 'yun? 2: Joke lang. Alam ko 'yun. Akala mo naman ikaw lang maraming alam. Hindi ako serial monogamist. Ilan pa lang naging jowa ko. Ikaw? 1: Ah. Onti lang din. 2: Weh? 1: O, e 'di bahala ka. Mas marunong ka pa sa akin. Nakipag-live in pa nga ako e. Hahahaha. Giba 'di ba? Matagal-tagal din 'yun pero olats din ending.

2: Bakit 'di kasal? Bakit live in? 1: Wala naman sa kasal 'yan or 'di kasal e. 2: Iba pa rin 'pag may papel lalo 'pag may mga bata. 1: Wawawawiiii. Purist? 2: 'Di naman. Dun lang tayo sa malinis at walang mintis. 1: Scarrie Bradshaw na ba me? LOL. ULOL. 2: May TOTGA ka? 1: What the fuck is that question? 2: 'Di mo alam 'yung TOTGA? 1: Alam ko. Syempre meron, matanda na ako. Pero pinili ko kasi magalaga ng nanay ko. Ayun muna inuna ko para full gear na, full force pa. 'Di ko mag-sabay ng dalawang major-major tasks sa life e. EME. 2: Ako rin meron. 1: Namiss mo TOTGA mo right now? 2: Hindi. Tapos na 'yun. Matanda na rin ako e. 1: Alam mo, tumigil ka na. Mga tanong mo noh, nakakainis. 2: Ayaw mo nga ng kids? Seryoso? 1: 'Di ko ayaw. Pagod na pagod lang akong mag-alaga ng mga tao sa mundong ibabaw. 'Yun lang talaga. 2: Ako, sakitin ako saka hypochondriac ako, pero, sinusugod ko sarili ko sa ER. Independent ako e. Saka may isang health issue ako na 'di maexplain ng mga doctors pero wala akong maint. Galing ko noh? 1: Makalapag ng red flag, wagas. Ayus. Salamat na lang. God bless. Kaya mo na sarili mo. Independent ka nga kasi, 'di ba? Tapos gusto mo ng kids noh? Iba rin. 2: Alam ko kasing kaya ko saka gusto ko talaga pero puwede namang wala. Depende sa usapan 'yan. 1: May negotiable contracts eme nalalaman? Baka nanguuto ka lang. 2: Bakit? Magpapauto ka ba? 1: Bakit ako? Magahanap ka ng bata as in bata na pak. Mas marketable ka ngayon because the vibe is giving daddy vibes all over. Mabenta ka sa market na alam na this. Kahit maka-limang anak ka pa. Puwedeng-puwede.

2: Huy. Gusto ko mature e. Pang mature roles. 1: Hayup ka. Kaka-Vivamax mo 'yan. 2: Ano 'yung Vivamax? 1: 'Di ba magaling ka? 2: Ano nga 'yung Vivamax? 1: Alam mo 'yung Tiktik saka Abante Tonight na may komiks section? 2: Inquirer lang meron sa bahay naman saka Panorama. 1: Hay. Jusko. 'Wag ako. Kadire reference. 2: Batang 90s. Born in the 80s tayo. Gets na gets mo nga e. 1: I hate you. Umiinit ulo ko sa'yo. Kanina ka pa. 2: 'Di halata sa'yo. Daldal mo e. 1: Ah, madaldal talaga ako kahit kanino. 'Wag kang feeling. Ikaw? Wala kang makausap? Socially awkward ka ba kaya ka ganyan? 2: Hindi naman. Mapili lang sa kausap. Sayang oras e. 1: Eto, sayang oras 'to. 2: Hindi naman sa tingin ko.

1: So, LS? Why or why not? 2: Depende sa'yo yan. Ano bang gusto mo? 1: Worth it ba sa estado ng justice system sa bansang patuloy nating pinipili in pink with blazing blue? 2: 'Di ko alam sagot diyan. Everything is subjective e. 1: Deep 'yan? 'Di nga? 2: Oks naman LS pero depende 'yan sa gusto mong ma-achieve saka dun sa gusto mong school, 'wag ka na dun kasi 'yung board member dun ay si ___. 1: True. Kadire talaga. As in. Ikaw anong plano mo? 2: Etong bagong program. Check ko lang sched. 1: Bakit 'yan gusto mo? In fairness, ganda ng track. 2: Para yumaman. 1: Mayaman ka na e. 2: Mas mayaman pa. 1: Wow. Future-proofing. Hahaha. Boogsh.

2: In fairness sa'yo. Sarap mo kausap. 1: Masarap talaga akong kausap. Basic. LOL. Kasi gago akong kausap always. 2: Ako rin, masarap... kausap. Saka magaling ako. 1: Aigoooo. Makabuhat ng bangko niya o. Sino ka diyan. 2: Try mo. 1: 'Di ka mayabang pero maangas ka. Alam mo 'yun? 2: 'Di ko sure e. Ikaw na bahala mag-judge. 1: Maka-tanong lang din ano po? Parang audit. 2: Audit ba? Basic. 1: Lekat pulikat ka. Straight ka ba talaga? 2: Oo naman. 1: Sure? Ang daldal mo e. 2: Oo nga. Ikaw, 'di ka ba talaga straight? 1: Hindi. Not ever. 2: Fluid? Yes. Wala namang mali sa fluid. Basic. Gusto ko 'yan. 1: Gago. Thanks! Next.

[solplparty]

킹받는 월요일 다 때려부수는 국힙 모음 [Playlist] https://youtu.be/-xt7f_aBy9s · TRACKLIST 00:00 서리 (30) - 호랑이레슨 (Hard Boiled) 04:28 Moldy, Sylarbomb - bet777.kr 07:15 Will Not Fear - Lil Sheep's Yung Blood (Feat. JP, sokodomo, viceversa, Untell) 11:39 SINCE - HOT SAUCE (Feat. 372) (prod. Wiz World) 14:37 미란이 (Miranni) - Tic Tac! 16:36 Omega Sapien - Rich & Clear 18:56 Moldy, Black AC - 3019 Cyberphonk 21:22 김아일 (QIM ISLE) - SAMOⓒ 아우토반 (Samoⓒ Autobahn) 26:01 킹치메인 (Kingchi Mane), 반고흐 (Van Gogh) - 개양귀비밭 (Field with Poppies) 30:09 Untell (언텔) - Hardrally (W/ KHUNDI PANDA) 33:17 서리 (30) - 골로가 모텔 (Motel Gologa) 37:52 와비사비룸 (Wavisabiroom) - 물질보다 정�� (Soul Than Mammon) 40:34 Black AC - 문 (MUL) (feat. Mudd) 42:28 C-st - 열등 (Second rate) (feat. 예본 YEBON, 킹치메인 YEBON) · LISTEN MORE AT Melon: https://bit.ly/3vCx6JH Genie: https://bit.ly/2Rsqa2S Apple Music: https://apple.co/3fbly9c Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WJKrl7 Bugs: https://bit.ly/3nWfqpq · FOLLOW POCLANOS! Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/poclanos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poclanos Brunch: https://brunch.co.kr/@poclanos Post: https://post.naver.com/poclanos #플레이리스트 #PLAYLIST #월요일 #힙합 #국힙 POCLANOS

[danaqcumber]

need pa idikit hair sa likod pero okay naaaa hehe cinderella ❤️ tigil ko muna saglit yung dolls ko, unahin ko muna mocchi and vincent van gogh dolls na pinapagawa hehe sa mga nagtatanong po ng price ng disney dolls, balak ko po set sila ibenta. tapusin ko po muna lahat ☺️ soooobrang thankyou sa lahat ng sumusuporta sa katulad kong gumagawa ng handmade items. nakakataba po ng puso, salamat 😭🤗❤️ pattern: greenfrog crochet #crochet #handmade# crochetaddict #crochetersofinstagram #supportlocalph #supportsmallbusiness https://www.instagram.com/p/CDOiDr-JYqw/?igshid=jqpqn092zvee

[filthysavagecreatures]

From Under the Vault: Sleeping Boy Collective Interview

Disclaimer: This was a transcription I found in a notebook. Nowadays, founding members Maria, Paeng, and Alva were part of SBC back then.

I will tell vague details of the people I interviewed from this new group of people I got acquainted with. They call themselves Sleeping Boy Collective. This group was formed as a tribute to their late friend Raffy whose favorite song was "Sleeping Boy the Paranoid" by Funeral Diner.

I remember that it was raining when I went against the trafficky Saturday of summer time 2015 from Parañaque. I even got lost on the way to QC (way, way lost. As far as Navotas) because I was not familiar with the commuting route of the area. This technically was my first time in Maginhawa. It was a blast.

I remember entering the house they were in. As I remember, I recall Alva, Maria, and Grois rents the place. Paeng is always around there.

Maria was helping Clarenz (which was coincidentally, part of SBC as well) set up his offset guitar. They were also hinting a part of a new song they wrote which ended up as "Corpse Medicine" from Beast Jesus' first EP In Various States of Disassembly. After that I was confused and they took me to dinner. I remember before leaving that Alva muttered something like "Uy, wala munang uuwi ha. Manonood tayo ng movie. Wild Tales."

While walking, I asked Maria where did they get a copy of Sunbather. They were heavily into that record back then. They replied, "one of my best friends shipped it to me."

Tim's sister, Tita Thysz gave an improptu tour in Maginhawa as we were walking to that dinner place. She introduced us the place so deliberately, that in my opinion, she can describe Maginhawa with her eyes closed.

Her introduction of Van Gogh is Bipolar, Caution Hot, and the original food park located there caught my attention.

All I remember from that dinner was Tim was eating dinner with red horse beer as his drink, I think Paeng was drinking beer too. I cannot remember the things I have ordered. Maria had this huge Root Beer Float which I regret not ordering the first time I saw it. Alva and Maria have small strands of cat fur in their shoulders, their, backs, well... in basically their shirts. By the way, their cats are friendly and one of them jumped in my lap before we were leaving.

Ocho from Quezo/Franco passed by when we were eating dinner. I was the only one who noticed.

The next stop was dessert! This place which I cannot remember the name of, served locally-flavored iced cream based on the regions of the Philippines. Tim actually payed for my dessert. (He owes me 150 bucks from the Algernon Cadwallader cd I sold him. So technically, we're even.)

This place ended up to be the go-to place where I take my friends whenever I get the chance to visit Maginhawa. Their "Bicol"-flavored iced cream is highly commendable.

Before we went back, Tim's sister had other plans for the night so she won't be coming back with us. Clarenz had to go back home since he's from the South and it's a long ride home.

We bid our goodbyes and the girls and Paeng bought more food and drinks (AKA red horse and pulutan).

While we sat down on their second floor waiting for them, there were are a lot of pedals on Maria and Alva's boards (I remember specifically, Maria showed me his mooer triangle Buff and Boss HM2.) and random guitars that I cannot describe back then. I'm pretty sure there was a Jazzmaster there somewhere.

This whole interview happened because Tim and I were present in the last King Ly Chee show last Friday. I asked him if I could do an interview with SBC because we plan to have an article posted for Timog Bulletin. He invited me to go to their place for the interview.

Kuya Ebong's Timog Bulletin blog was still active back then before he and Kuya Darwin turned it into a podcast a few years later. The next day, I went for it. Unfortunately, the recorded file was lost. This is all that is left and a bunch of interesting memories.

Here is the rest of the transcript which is the interview I salvaged:

Me: Ayun, background check. Ilang taon kayo nung nakarinig kayo ng punk, hardcore, screamo, post hardcore, or anything?

Maria: Anything extreme? Well, nonconventional music, I've been listening to weird shit since I was like what? Seven years old. 'Cause my mom used to work in a music store. I crate dig and I find cassettes that nobody wanted. I got into obscure electronic shit. Stuff like Atari Teenage Riot, Orbital, Chemical (brothers)

Alva (jokingly): My Chemical Romance?

Maria: Mga ganun. (random laughs in the background.) It was eventually when I was a teenager, siguro mga 14-15 ako, I got into stuff from Victory Records tapos-

Tim: Blame Snapcase.

Maria: Oo! Snapcase, Thursday... tapos dahil sa kakapakinig ko sa stuff na ganun parang binibili ko na yung cassettes and cds nila, nakikita ko yung "Thank Yous" nila. Ito like, "thank you to this band and that band."

Nagustuhan ko yung Thursday, baka magustuhan ko rin yung taste nila sa mga friends nila and everything y'know? These bands that they think they acknowledge.

Paeng: What's up brother? (Brings in food and beer)

Tim: What's up?

Paeng: Yeah.

Alva: Haha, biglang may Paeng.

Maria: So it just went from there. I have been listening to non-mainstream music since I was 13-14 until 25 going to 26 now. So that's me, who's chiming in next?

Me: Ayun, bale... lahat kayo.

Tim: Ok, ako naman. Ah, siguro nagsimula akong makinig ng non-mainstream shit nung may nag recommend sa akin na makinig or pumunta ng fourfa (fourfa.com) office mate ko siya sa net café tapos uh, elder statesman namin siya dati sa school. Parang, "O sige ganyan-ganyan ka naman pumorma, ganyan-ganyan ka magsuot, eto pakinggan mo." Or "puntahan mo yung site na to. Ako naman, "o sige." So doon na yun nagpunta lahat.

So... hindi ko siya actually nagustuhan kaagad. I didn't actually save it on the cellphone and played it throughout.

Parang nangyari, nagbackdate ako ng "ano ba yung (pinagmulan)?" Bakit ba sila gumagawa ng ganitong jams? Parang from one thing led to another then you see Revolution Summer (Dischord Records era of hardcore) parang ganun, tapos parang hindi ko pa rin siya napagtripan kaya pumunta pa rin ako ng pababa.

Nakita ko yung DC hardcore. Bands like Black Flag, Minor Threat, tsaka Bad Brains, etc. Saka ko pa lang nakita na "Huh? Eto pala yung ginagawa nila 'tas parang yun yung unang beses kong nafigure out na ito pala yung pwede ko mapag-tripan na kailangan kong sabihin na, "Uy eto ganito, ganito, ganyan." So that was I think in second year high school? Ay! Second year college.

Ah kasi parang expat or migrant coming from Bukidnon, nandito ako sa Manila, wala akong mapuntahan or mapagtripan tapos mainly, skate music lang yung pinapakinggan ko. Not really coming from the mainstream ika nga and eventually it led through there. Then you realize, "uy, masaya siya pakinggan." Ayun, so next is Paeng.

Me: (Very intimidated and a bit shocked that Tim's interview was over.) Ummm...

Maria: The question here is how did you first get into non-mainstream shit?

Paeng: Uh... PureVolume.

Uh... I got into non-mainstream shit because of my upperclassmen. Yung crush ko na girl na upperclassman ko, hinila niya ako on some sort of a date sa campus. Tapos nagsoundtrip kami ng mga... mga Typecast.

In unison: (Everyone laughs.)

Paeng: Tapos binigyan niya ako ng cd ng Typecast tsaka ano... Too Late The Hero tsaka Saydie. Which by the way, ako yung nagpoproduce sa Saydie ngayon.

Tim: And guitarist?

Paeng: 'Di na. 'Di na ako nagsesession doon. Tapos after nun, it became some sort of identity for me. Yun nga yung sort of formative years ng teenage life ko. Sa college, so naghahanap lang ako ng association or identity at that time. Kasi one, ayoko sumali ng frat. Two, mga upperclassmen ko medyo bully. Tapos na ako nun nung mga high school.

Aesthetically, I thought it was y'know... for the girls so sinundan ko yung trend na yun admittedly. Siyempre, naghahanap pa ako ng form of identity nun. Then, after I got out of the surface level aesthetics, I delved in deeper kasi may mga ibang subject matter ng mga usong kanta nung mga emo shit nun that didn't jive well with me.

Kasi una, hindi ako bobo. Tapos, naghahanap naman ako ng emo bands na hindi naman bobo at marunong mag articulate in deeper form or usage of language, hindi lang "Oooh, I'm so sad." or basta mga ganun.

Me: Surface level aesthetic?

Paeng: Yeah. Uhm... then I realized na these are just trendy stuff na nagpapa popularize lang ng mga websites na tinitignan ko. But then, may nakita akong isang page sa forum

*Grois goes upstairs, Paeng gets sidetracked*

Paeng: Where was I?

Maria: You found a forum?

Paeng: Ayun, nakahanap ako ng forum na nakalista ang napakaraming emotive hardcore bands. Ah okay medyo nadistract ako.

*pauses for a while and there was a little chit chat about my tablet's recorder.*

Paeng: Sorry naderail ako sa conversation. Tapos pinakinggan ko yung bands na nakalista doon sa forum. Pagkatapos nun, nakilala ko si Francis (Maria) sa isa pang forum tapos nagdecide kami magmeet up.

Francis wanted to play "chaotic converge stuff" which was what he was currently into that time. Bale, pinagsoundrip niya ako sa mp3 player niya dati tapos iniskip through ko every single one of the songs until narinig ko yung Scarlet (US). Naalala ko dati na sa soulseek kami kumukuha ng files. Si Maria, ginagamit niya pa rin. Ako, I don't have the patience anymore, and there weren't any torrents back then.

Tim: Limewire sucks.

Paeng: Yeah, Limewire sucks. You end up with misconstrued song titles and child porn. So ito yung beginnings into music and the ideology involved rather than the surface level aspect. Hanggang ngayon I still apply this aspect in critiquing and producing other records for other bands and how to interact with them. Dahil sa roots ko sa Davao punk scene, yung idea ng Anarchy tsaka anti-establishment is still implied. Pero narealize ko... everyone is technically a sellout.

Me: Why is everyone technically a sellout?

Paeng: From birth, you're not the one that chooses the lifestyle you're born into. Kapag pinanganak ka, mapa-mahirap man o mayaman ka wala kang choice. Doon ka lang makakapili ng landas mo kapag may autonomy or sariling decision ka na. Ako personally, lumayas ako from home at 16 after namin magkaroon ng argument with my mom. I learned life firsthand. Natatandaan ko nakatira lang ako sa kubo. Tapos yung CR ko butas lang sa lupa.

Hindi ako naniniwala sa sellout na word. Dati nung lumayas ako, isipin mo I was emaciated 5'11" ako tapos para ako yung sa Machinist.

Tim: Si Slenderman hahaha.

Maria: I look like Christian Bale hahaha... from The Machinist.

Paeng: May mga times na tumutugtog yung Capulette (pre-Caitlyn Bailey) tapos mag cocollapse ako. Mahihimatay ako kasi wala akong kinain buong araw.

Maria: Umabot sa point na nag organize kami ng gig para magkaroon si Paeng ng funds for food for one whole month.

Paeng: Tapos nagkaroon ako ng work sa mall serving food. It was then that I realized that we are tethered to the system and if I break it, I will die. But at the same time, if I want to change the system, I have to corrupt it the way it corrupted me. I am trying to do that by implanting myself into the system which indoctrinates the youth, which is the educational system. That's why I ended up landing a job as a professor in Mapua Institute of Technology. So what was your question again?

After this I asked Grois and Alva. As far as I remember in the interview:

Alva Presbitero's first introduction to extreme music was by his kuya recommending her some stuff like Botch and Converge.

When she was studying college in UP, she was involved in an alternative metal sounding band which took a lot from Deftones and Tool called Tabula Rasa.

She was frontman of prog band Game Theory. She was playing guitar and singing vocals with emo/powerpop/alternative group Small Hands alongside Tani Cariño of Neverdie and Chi & Sep of Typecast at the time of the recording of this interview.

I remember vaguely that Grois Enayo started getting into punk when she was in college.

"I just came here to drink beer... what's up?"

While studying, she started to look for bandmates in the PUP, Pulp, and Rakizta forums online. Which Paeng followed through jokingly saying:

"Ahhh... PULPera ka pala dati?"

After that endeavor did not work out for her, she started to look for members again to play Bikini Kill sounding stuff.

At time of this recording, she's a member of the politically-charged band, "Death to Puberty" which Chuck Baclagon fronts and the Shocking Details which where she channels her inner Riot Grrrl roots.

Currently, she is a member of punk group Catpuke and The Shocking Details recently released recorded material a few years back.

After the interview at about 3am-ish they guided me to how to commute to get back home and they went into a bakery to buy Coca Cola and bread I think? I don't even remember how I got home.

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