TeamManilaxEheads Watches Launch

Wow, a rare night-out on a weeknight (all of 2 hours harhar), hence, a blog post is warranted, heehee.

Last night, hubby and I went to the launch of Team Manila x Eraserheads' limited edition watches and shirts. The event was announced on Instagram. There are two watch designs - Alapaap and Moon Time - and there are only 300 of each design. One had to pre-order by commenting on Team Manila's Instagram post and had to go to the event to personally claim the watch.

Thank God I remembered to pre-order and to remind hubby. We managed to get 2 of each design. We're planning to use one set and set aside the other as a collectible.

After claiming our watches, we decided to have dinner at the event resto, Historia Boutique Bar and Restaurant. Suddenly, Buddy Zabala and Raymund Marasigan were there so we scrabbled to have the watches signed and take pictures. Thankfully I had a pen in my bag but a Sharpie would have been much much better. Too bad Marcus arrived later pa.

Eraserheads in Esquire

I was in first year high school when the Eraserheads broke out in the local scene. High school angst meshed well with the unreciprocated love and obscenities that is "Pare Ko." Most of the boys then started creating their bands and Eheads tapes were staples during Kris Kringle.

"Minsan" will always remind me of a fight that some of us girls had at the end of freshman year. I can't remember the specifics now - but I think it involved common crushes. Sophomore girls helped us patch things up. I remember there was a picture of us that day all lined up in a row with eyes swollen from crying. A day or two after, one of the girls wrote us a letter and she wrote the lyrics of "Minsan", tweaking a few words, referring to the fight.

Funnily, Eraserheads was not as "famous" anymore when I got to UP in 1998. I can't even remember watching them in UP Fair. When they disbanded in 2002, I was also graduating. Reports say that Ely bowed out of the group by texting everyone that he has "graduated" from the group.

Then came the reunion on August 2008. Hubby scrambled to get us tickets. It felt surreal. Goosebumps erupted on my arms and all the lyrics kept coming back. I was in high school again. Then the concert was cut short.

We were there again for their March 7, 2009 concert. Frankly, and even if I am not the best singer out there, I can say that they do not sound that great live. Or maybe because it was an open venue. But we were there for the words, and for the feelings they evoked.