Refrain:

Sa tuwing lumalayo ika’y lumalapit
Nalunod ka sa pag-ibig
Di na magbabago pag-ikot ng mundo
Tuwing nakatingin sa’yo
Saan ka ba? liligaya? tapos na ba?
Ang lahat ng ito woo!!!

Chorus:

Iniwan ka sa pag idlip
Ako’y di na magbabalik
Paalam na sa’yo
(adios!!! )

Nagtataka mundo ko’y nag-iba haah!!!
Nagtatago nalilito sa’yo woo!!

+rep.ref. & cho.+

Iniwan ka sa pag idlip
Ako’y di na magbabalik
Paalam na sa’yo

SPONGE COLA composed of: Yael Yuzon- vocals; Erwin Armovit-guitars; Gosh Dilay-bass; Ted Mark Cruz-drums joins TRUE FAITH & 6 CYCLEMIND to jam and party with you all night.

So come on all you SPONGE COLA fans, enjoy upclose their popular hits like: Makapiling Ka, Di Na Mababawi, Pare Ko, Bitiw, Nakapagtataka, KLSP, Tuloy pa Rin, Tuliro, Pasubali, Jeepney, Transit, Gemini and many more.

Part of the proceeds for Anawim (Home for the Aged).
Tickets at: Ticketworld Outlets (www.ticketworld.com.ph; 891-9999)
Metro Bar (www.metrobar.com.ph; 374-7505) or
office hotline 454-2351.

Ticket prices are: VIP 550 and Patron 350.
Don’t Miss it. Buy your tickets now!

Pangako

Kislap ng ‘yong mga mata
Ako’y iyong nadadala
Parang angel ang ‘yong ganda
Di maiwasan hahanap-hanapin ka

O kay tamis ng ‘yong mga ngiti
Ako’y iyong naaakit
Tulad ng rosas nakakaaliw
Di mapigilan mabighani sayo

At hindi ko hahayaan na ika’y mawawala
Pipilitin ko ang puso mong mahulog sa’kin
At hinding hindi ka mag aalinlangan pangako ito
Gagawin ang lahat para sa’yo

Pag sapit ng gabi
Sa isip ay ikaw pa rin
Mga larawan mo sa aking tabi
Na laging nakamasid

The band will have their “Self-Titled” album tour hosted by Sony BMG Music Entertainment and FG Revolution Denim in various malls.

September 28 at SM Southmall
October 11 at SM Dasmarinas
October 12 at SM Pampanga
October 19 at SM Lipa

Shows start at 4PM where band members Jugs, Jazz, Kelvin and Chino will personally sign copies of their album (which will also be sold at the venues plus free poster).

Aminado ang mga naiwan sa banda na malaki ang epekto ng pag-alis ni Rico sa grupo noong May 2007. Marami silang gigs, endorsements, at guestings na nakansela, hindi lang dito sa Pilipinas kundi maging sa ibang bansa.

“Pwede nating sabihin na medyo napilay kami, pero it doesn’t mean na we won’t move on. Mas importante ang music at fans namin kaysa sa miyembro ng grupo,” ayon sa drummer at original member ng Rivermaya na si Mark Escueta.

Aminado rin sila na hindi naging maganda ang “breakup” nila kay Rico dahil nabigla raw sila. Although as early as March 2007 ay nagpaparamdam na raw si Rico na aalis na siya sa grupo.

“Pero sana magkaroon kami [ni Rico] ng pagkakataon na makapag-usap in the future,” sabi naman ng bassist na Japs Sergio.

May nagsasabing bubuo raw ng sariling grupo si Rico, may iba rin namang nagsasabi na magsu-solo na ang singer.

Kung tutuusin, pang-apat na pagkakataon na ito na may umalis sa band ng Rivermaya. Na-survive na ng grupo ang pag-alis nina Perf de Castro, Nathan Azarcon, at Bamboo Mañalac.

Kahit nawalan ng lead singer, tuloy pa rin ang paglabas ng grupo sa mga gigs. Hindi rin huminto ang mga naiwan sa paggawa ng musika. In fact, ngayong mid-August ay magre-release ang Rivermaya ng five-song EP na Bagong Liwanag.

“Included in the EP is the song ‘Sayang.’ Well, consider it an open letter to our fans in the form of a song. Alam naman nila kung ano ang nangyari sa grupo recently and I know makaka-relate sila dito,” sabi ng gitarista na si Mike Elgar.

Sa paghahanap ng bagong bokalista ng Rivermaya, hindi lang daw mga singer ang kanilang susubukin. Maging ang mga magpapakitang-gilas na mga songwriters at musikero, titingnan nila kung papasa.

Ang nakakaintriga pa, hindi limitado sa mga kalalakihan ang kanilang io-audition. Puwede raw maging babae ang susunod na lead singer ng Rivermaya. Hindi lang daw mga taga-Pilipinas ang puwedeng mag-audition, kundi pati na ang mga balikbayan welcome din.

Rivermaya will hold auditions for their new lead vocalist on August 24 and 25 sa Ishmael Bernal Gallery beside UP Film Center, UP Diliman.

Pipili raw ang grupo ng anim na finalists at paglalaban-labanin nila ang mga ito sa isang mala-Rockstar na contest.

Di mo na kailangan pang
Pumunta sa dulo ng walang hanggan
Para sumaya

[Refrain]
Ipikit mo lang ang iyong mata
Ang pusong mo makakita
Ng yamang di inaasahan

[Chorus]
Ika’y ginto sa puso ko
Sana ito’y malaman mo
Wala nang yaman sa mundo
Ang mas hihigit sa yo
Wala nang hahanapin pa
Sa yo ako’y kumpleto na
Walang yamang mas hihigit sa yo

Iwan mo na ang nagdaan
Matutong wag muling masaktan ang damdamin
Ako’y iyong pansinin

Di man ako tulad nila
Walang porma, walang pera
Pero mahal kita, ika’y mahalaga
At iingatan pa

[Repeat refrain and chorus]

Walang yamang mas hihigit sa yo

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/cueshe/#share

Since their debut in 2005, CUESHÉ have given us the hits “Stay”, “Sorry”, “Ulan”, “Can’t Let You Go”, “24 Hours”, “Back To Me”, “Borrowed Time”, “Walang Yamang Mas Hihigit Sa’ Yo,” “Bakit,” “BMD,” “There Was You” and “Minsan.” Now with a new album, the hit-making band composed of Jhunjie, Mike, Jovan, Fritz, Ruben and Jay are ready to give you more ‘promising’ hit songs.

August 7, 2010, Eraserheads Night
Place: Saguijo Cafe and Bar, Makati City

That is why the members of the popular band Kamikazee opened their own tattoo shop, Tinta 55, at the artist-friendly Maginhawa Street in UP Teachers’ Village.

“Bata pa ko sabi ko na sa sarili ko gusto ko magpa-tattoo kasi may tinitingnan ako na picture dati. Yung unang tattoo ko pinalagay ko sa kaklase kong babae sa UP Fine Arts dati. Meron kasi siyang machine (I was still young when I told myself that I like to get a tattoo of a picture I often saw. My first tattoo was done by a girl classmate at UP Fine Arts. She has a tattooing machine),” Jay says, showing a star tattoo on his upper left arm.

Tinayo namin ‘to not as business, kasi we look at tattoos as a form of art expression and gusto naming magkaroon ng shop na affordable para sa mga tao (We put this shop not as a business because we look at tattoos as a form of art expression. We wanted a shop that is affordable to people),” he adds.

When the shop opened in December 2008, most clients were celebrities and friends of the band including actresses Angelica Panganiban and Diana Zubiri, as well as members of local bands like Pupil, Franco, Urbandub and Parokya ni Edgar.

“Yung iba libre kasi libreng promotion na rin sa shop pag nakita ng iba at nagtanong kung san nila pinagawa yung tattoo (We gave free tattooing for the sake of promoting the shop, especially when people ask where the tattoo was done),” says Jay, whose latest tattoo is a floral-inspired design covering his throat down to his chest.

Less than two years after, Tinta 55 has been inking clients seven days a week. The four in-house and guest artists grew to seven. Most clients would schedule after-office sessions and pay a minimum of P1,000 for a simple black design or P1,500 for a colored design.

The age group of Tinta 55 clients ranges from 18-year-old first-timers to 50-year-old people looking to add on to their body art. One time, a group of 40-year-old dads went to the shop to get inked one after the other.

“Nung binuksan namin, yung kinikita para sa supplies and bills pero ngayon kumikita na at saka may reputation na yung mga artists (When we opened the shop, our earning were spend for supplies and bills but now, the shop is earning. Our artists also built a good reputation for themselves),” says Jay, referring to the Muziklaban awards and other citations earned by the shop’s artists.

One of their artists, Dyun Tats Depasupil, Jay’s former classmate in UP, started as a guest artist at Tinta 55. He still maintains his own tattoo shop in Fairview.

Dyun says more Filipinos have accepted the meaning of a tattoo beyond decorative purposes. Some say tattoos served as amulets, status symbols, declarations of love, signs of religious beliefs, and adornments during ancient times.

He shares that more and more people are having “real” tattoos instead of simply henna. “Tattooing is now accepted as an art form to express individuality,” he says.

For artists like him, tattooing also serves as a challenge because unlike painting on paper or canvass, the human body is much more delicate. Dyun says getting a tattoo is most painful when done on one’s ribcage, throat, neck, the back of the kneecap and the back of the hand.

That is why sanitation is important in all tattoo procedures, adds Jay.

The shop applies for an annual license issued by the Department of Health. Disposable needles and gloves, autoclave sterilization (which heats up reusable stainless ink tubes for 30 minutes at 150 degrees Celsius), UV sterilizer, and tongue depressors, are used.

“It is standard procedure that when a patient gets irritation after the process, we refer them to a dermatologist. As for the inks, we dispose used ink immediately because when you dip the needle there, it mixes with your client’s blood. We also advise clients to stay indoors often, especially if the tattoo is fresh to prevent the color from fading or to apply sun block if they really have to stay outdoors.”

Jay points out that their shop does not allow tattooing of minors.

Aside from being a source of income, Dyun says tattooing forms a “bond of trust” between the client and artist. For him, tattooing is not just a hobby but a profession that requires continuous learning and mastery of the craft and its technologies.

“You have to remember, a tattoo is permanent and there is a story to every design. As an artist, I am proud to make that design a permanent part of them.”