I did a lot of crazy shit back in college. No this does not include falling for the ridiculously stupid and ugly boys--which by the way I have done way too many times that anyone should ever do legally. I do not exactly call myself reckless or rebellious but I think I did my share of crazy shit back in college. Here are but some of them.

1) Gayuma. Ex. Unrequited Love. No, I did not gayuma an ex. I had this friend who was ridiculously in love with her ex. In order to win the said ex back, I would accompany my friend to places where they sell gayuma and other trinkets. A lady who sells gayuma suggested that she feed him this bag of cat hair. Of course, the cat hair would be guised in some sweet food. We made a batch of cookies, me and my friend, and my friend made us (me and another friend) go to her ex to feed him the said cookies--spiked with cat hair. No, she was not able to win him back.

2) Bus Ride, Seat Fare, Chance at True Love. It was a cold December night and I was on a bus bound to Manila. A few minutes into the ride, a little right after I paid the fare, I got an SMS from a friend who told me that the boy I had a huge crush on was on stage our college Pasiklaban stage (that is pretty similar to UPDiliman's Lantern Parade--only with more drugs, alcohol and rock and roll), drunk and looking for me. Never had a chance to think, I went down the bus not minding the ticket I had already paid and took the cab back to our school. I saw said guy making-out with some girl in the college parking lot.

3) a Pencil, a Gang of Four, Police Blotter. Hello, my name is Kath and I had stabbed someone with a pencil. (Hi, Kath!) I just came from Nihonggo class which was a grueling three hours on a Friday evening, one could easily imagine that everyone is looking forward to a sleepy weekend, but no I had to go to class. I was out to have dinner (alone) so I decided to withdraw money from the bank, I accidentally bumped into a girl who was just coming out of the ATM booth. Their gang of four decided to gang up on me the moment I went out the ATM booth. They were pushing me and pushing me (all four of them) so I decided to protect myself. I stabbed one of the girl's arms with a pencil. A few seconds later a guard stopped us and called to bring us to the police station.

4) Bid a Guy for the Highest Amount. It was during the College Fair when this Org in my college had this idea that a great way to raise money is to bid cute college guys to lonely college gays, guys, girls (like me!) I had the meanest crush on the captain of the college debate team, so I bid for him! Needless to say his bid was the highest bid for anyone that day.

5) Put down a Restraining Order on a Boy I Dated. My dating history is not stellar. My dates included boys with girlfriends, boys with fiances, bums, drug addicts, etc. I was dating this boy when I had the biggest crush on our organization's chairman. After the said ex and I broke-up he would occasionally go to my place in the morning and ransack my clothes and personal belongings. One time I saw him going through the photos I had printed taking copies of photos of the said boy I had a crush on. He was ballistic and mad and was prepared to hit me. A few days later I put down a restraining order on said boy. He could not come to the baranggay where I live unless he wants to be jailed.

There were some other crazy shit I did which can not be written down mostly because they would consist of several felonies. What crazy shit did you do during your time?

24 for 24. I am turning a year older in a few weeks' time. I still keep too much secrets. I run around with my heart on my sleeve. I pretend I am not emotional. I like the pronoun "I" too much. Outside my bedroom are two dogs sighing their selves to sleep.

Please hold my hand when we cross the street. I have been told I do not know how to.

( Birthday Wishlist )

DISCLAIMER: I am a total sap. Which explains a lot of the reasons why these songs are here. The thing is that my emotions dictate why I will like a song. A song becomes my favorite if it elicits a good emotion from me.

Getting on with the program. The 100 songs meme is one started by Baddie, right here, and is said to be the songs you would want your future children to listen to. Friends who are also doing this meme are here, here and here. Drop by their pages for their ongoing count, as well. The entirety of my list here: the 100 songs meme.

From some of my favorite male bands in the planet. Here we go:

31. The Shins - Kissing the Lipless
I remember being in an island paradise earlier this year and swinging in a hammock listening to this song--LSS-ing to this song. I did not want to do anything that afternoon unless after I satiate my need to listen to this song right here.

You've got too much to wear On your sleeves It has too much to do with me (very definitive of my "love life" or lack thereof)

32. The Postal Service - Nothing Better
A little side story: I have this thing for words. This year, I decided to go out on a date with this guy on the account that he used "I gather that" in a conversation. Words, they affect me!

Your heart won't heal right If you keep tearing out the sutures

one: the imagery of sutures appeal to me, two: its use is just very appropriate. One also has to consider the fact that this is a song, a conversation, between a couple (Jenny Lewis and Ben Gibbard in vocals, ftw!) They do not make songs like these anymore. Duets are <3

33. Death Cab for Cutie - Brothers on a Hotel Bed
Death Cab for Cutie makes some of the most lyrically exact songs. Exact in the sense that they could be any one's story. The 1min+ intro makes me want to tap my chest and grip it. Listen to the lyrics. There is a part of me fearful that maybe someday I will end up with this story. Painful as it is, I think most of us are condemned to this.

You may tire of me as our December sun is setting because I'm not who I used to be

Side note: the words "Break Away from the Concrete" (if you wanna leave a comment on this blog) and "Landlocked Lovers" (for those who have left a comment) are from this song.

34. Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life
This song will play in my wedding, assuming of course I will feel like getting married.

35. Pinback - Fortress
One of my favorite words: Fortress, because I have been told I wear a lot of them.

36. The Magic Numbers - Take A Chance
(Sorry not the full version)
The Magic Numbers may not always make the most cohesive and lyrically brilliant songs, but they sure make the most catchy tunes. This one makes me want to take of my shoes and dance.

37. Bloc Party - I Still Remember
Two of my favorite Bloc Party songs are in one album, FTW! I think of this song to be the background music to Seven Years Later, Driving Home, a poem by Justine Camacho.

38. The Decemberists - Oceanside
This song makes me blush. The sexual innuendo is controlled and very orgasmic. Sexual banter in sexy, sexy form.

If I could only get you ocean side/To lay your muscles wide/It'd be heavenly.

39. Wilco - I am Trying to Break Your Heart
For a while, this has been my twitter profile. Because I am like this. Because I subscribe to love the way this song describes it to be. I will not say anything anymore at the risk of giving out too much about myself.

40. Muse - Starlight
I named my camera after this song. Starlight is just so catchy, that if it gets played on shuffle more often than not you will not hit the next/skip button. The first few second just kills. The clapping and the tapping is just very infectious.

Getting on with the program. The 100 songs meme is one started by this guy right here, and is said to be the songs you would want your future children to listen to. Friends who are also doing this meme are here, here and here. Drop by their pages for their ongoing count, as well.

Considering that the last list was a bit too diverse and unorganized, the next few ones will have a little more order in them.

I am not a huge fan of solo female acts. While they may make intense and great music, I just cherry-pick some of the songs that I like from their albums and in they go to my iPod. Here we go, female vocals.

The links are clickable so you can listen to them and cherry-pick the ones you might like as well. Listen to the ongoing playlist via Blip.FM

For some of you who had just tuned in the program, the 100 songs meme is one started by this guy right here, and is said to be the songs you would want your future children to listen to. Working on the assumption, that I want any future children of my own, here is the list of songs for my very wonderful awesome children should listen to. In continuing with what has been started, songs 11-20. Here we go:

This is an internet meme. One which has been inspired by One Tree Hill and started by this guy right here. It had continued and is continually being played by internet whores such as myself. Considering that a lot of my friends: here, here and here had been doing it, and I could only be as kilig when I am reading them, I am now writing my own list.

I will be the first to admit that I know nothing much about music. I remember being in Mogwai, Cubao X with two of my friends as we were sitting by the bar and they were choosing what songs to play on the iPod by the bar. They had decided to play Skid Row's I Remember You. Every single song they played, I have very little knowledge of. One of my friends would ask whether I know the song they chose, and I said no. He asked me what I listened to when I was younger. When I was younger I listened to a lot of jazz and music from the 70s. Which would explain some of the songs on this list. 

This list is the ten songs which I absolutely adored growing up (read before I turned 18.) Not that these are the only songs I listened to when growing up, but then this has got to be the most definitive ones. So here we go:

In the tradition of the beautiful Nikki, I am putting this in BlipFM.