◘ ephemeral abstract ◘

Paano ka nga ba maalala? Kapag swerte ka, tatlong beses sa isang taon.  Kung okay ka lang, isang beses. 1 in 365 or 3 in 365. Depende kung paano ka nakilala, minahal o nabuhay. Mga bagay na tumatakbo sa isip ko sa araw na ito.  Una. Birthday mo. Araw kung kailan ka nabuhay sa mundo. Marami ang makakaalala lalo na kung naka-set ito sa Facebook profile mo. Ipapaalala ito sa notification bar ng mga kapamilya, kaibigan, followers, acquaintances at mga estranghero na "huy, birthday nya, batiin mo!" Eto ang buhay sa technology enabled na mundo, kahit sino makakaalala ng birthday mo. Pangalawa. November 1. Syempre, sa lahat ng mga araw, eto siguro yung sure win, lahat maalala ka, syempre, araw mo 'to eh. Pinakaantay ng lahat, dadalaw, iinom, magre-reunion. This is your day, the day that everyone gathers to remember you and everyone else who needs to be remembered. Ito yung araw na nakalaan para sayo, pinaghahandaan ka, inaalala. Iba nung mga oras na andyan ka

Okay, I've recently discovered a very good band called Cigarettes After Sex (@cigarettesaftersex). They are an ambient pop band as Wikipedia would tell.  This band is literally one of the best bands that I've ever listened to lyrics wise. I love how they put rhythm and melody to seemingly ordinary text. When I listen to them, I'm transported to an entirely different world; dark, romantic and desolate memory of a love that was once was and what it will be in one's memory. Their music is the epitome of someone who has been in love once, broken into pieces, but will never regret the love that was once felt. The emotions of all their songs speaks to me as if it was written by someone whom I have known for so long. If you are the kind of person who loves music because you can relate to the lyrics, specially those melancholic ones, then this band won't disappoint. They have a total of five albums/EPs which is on my repeat playlist. I will link out their playl