Today we had our Company Christmas party at “Hacienda Lavides” and also the first “gig” of our so called band with no name (an officemate suggested ‘No Mic Stand’ because of our tech problem during the performance). For the party we prepared 3 songs but only got to perform 2 due to limited time. We played ‘Superproxy’ by the Eraserheads and ‘Slide’ by the Goo Goo Dolls. We got lost in some of the parts but I think we did OK considering it was our first time.

We started preparing and setting-up the band “paraphernalia” yesterday. It took us the whole day to buy Angelo’s guitar and amp, go to Manila just to borrow another amp and carry my drum set to the venue. Today, we took a leave so that we could practice. It was a great deal of effort for playing just 2 songs, but it was worth it! But with our schedules, I’m wondering if we could do this regularly. I think that playing and having a full-time job will be difficult to balance. With this experience, I now have greater respect for musicians. They work hard and do the thing that they really love even if they aren’t sure if the business will love them back (by rewarding them financially).

Photos courtesy of Mr. KC Laiz. Thanks KC!

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