Otit playlist (Playlist of the Uncles)

Hello Psychos,

Your mom is back at writing. Sorry if I haven't wrote for a long time 'cause the corporate world ate me. Also, Netflix and other stuff.

Anyhow, while smoking my Marlboro Blue. I realized that I like listening to old synthpop songs while hitting the nicotine. 

So I created a playlist for my old soul readers. By the way, this isn't my uncles playlist. I just putted 'uncle' to show that these songs are almost two decade old. These are also the songs that our uncles (middle aged men) dances whenever they are drunk.

First on the list is P.S.Y's Angelina. This song was popular in the Philippines back in the 90's (as told by the boomers). I like the message of the song because it's all about reaching your dream while being young. 

Sadly, the main vocalist-Yassine Dahbi has already passed away.

This italian song was also popular back in the 90's here in the Philippines. I like this more than the remix version (which was more popular than the original version). This is Due by Raf.

Would you believe that this duo was once part of the more popular new wave band New Order? Yes, they are. The Other Two's Selfish became more popular when the House Music genre entered the scene. Click this link to listen.

and the last one is The Knack's classic My Sharona. The film Reality Bites (1994) changed the way on how I listen to this music.

Happy listening :)

Jace 

Being regularized

Hello Psychos,

Okay so I've been working for the past 6 months now and this November, I will be regularized. That means that I'll have my uniform and get a taste of the company benefits.

For those of you who do not know (or not updated), I am working as a Social Media Concierge/Marketing Assistant in a motel company. My work includes of daily posting 24/7 as well as answering inquiries through our social media pages with turnover time of 12-hours for weekdays and 24-hours for weekends. Promoting the brand during events through our loyalty cards is also part of my job.

Simple as my work may seem but it is not. My first months of working in this company has been really tough for me. I've had sad days but I know pain means learning.

My six months journey at this company has been really tough.  But I know it is for myself too. So cheers to regularization, self. *toasts*

Favorite Music Videos

Hi Psychos,

Howr y'all doin aye. Hehe!

Back in college we have this class called Visual Communication. It's all about appreciating different kinds of art from 2D Cartoons, paintings, 3D sculptures. It's also a pre-requisite subject for our cinema classes. There, we watched A LOT of music videos and short films and all we do is to critique and appreciate the content from our own bringing. Since then, I appreciated music videos. It's like mounting a film.

Here are the list of my favorite music videos, as per this date.

1. The Killers- Shot at the Night

I liked this MV because it's like a modern tale of "boy meets girl" in the real world.

2. Coldplay- Up & Up

Other than the aesthetics of the MV, the lyrics of the song itself is beautiful. It is best played when you're sad, feel like giving up, or just happy.

3. HAIM- Want you back

I liked the idea that they've managed to shut down the whole Ventura Blvd. in L.A just to shot this at 7 AM. The choreography and symphony of the sisters really got me dancing. 

Old habits die hard

Hello Psychos,

So apparently, I've been reading Liz Uy's book StyLized for quite a while now. I found it best to read during weekend mornings kasi no hassle to break the fast (weh hehe).

It's been a while since I stopped reading fashion and lifestyle magazines like Candy and Meg. Recently, I found myself enjoying fashion-again. HAHA! I fond of watching Laureen Uy and Camille Co vlogs on YouTube. Ewan ko eh, I kinda like their lifestyle even through I kinda was about to turn into minimalist simple-living teen months and months ago haha.

Screengrab from my Instagram account. Liz Uy's StyLized

As of the moment I've been eyeing on Fendi Baguette. Also parang gsuto ko narin palitan yung name ng blog ko hahaha. Magiging Lifestyle blogger narin kaya si Jace? Kaya kaya suportahan ng kanyang minimum wage ang kanyang bet na lifestyle? Hahaha! ABANGAN...

<3,

Jace