Operation Birthday Surprise

It has been a tradition to decorate the workstation of a teammate when it’s his or her birthday. Yesterday was my turn. As soon as I approached the room, I can already see the big Happy Birthday banner spanning over two desks. Yes, that’s how big it is. Around the birthday banner are balloons that are taped to the ceiling. Tie to each balloon is a ribbon where polaroid films were taped on.

The polaroid films contain birthday messages written by my teammates. In each polaroid film, Cez took a picture of all of us. In each picture, a different teammate posed beside me. The photo session was done last week. She brought her Instax while my other teammates brought extra polaroid films. I thought it was just an ordinary day and that she would like to test her new Instax. I didn’t have any idea or clue that it was done for me.

After a few hours, I went upstairs to get something. Then, I dropped by over Tina and Nina’s area to thank them for the video message that they have prepared for me. Thank you to Cez for putting it all together. 🙂 So it was a day full of surprises. Tina and Nina then came down to our office with a cake singing Happy Birthday. I didn’t know that they were up to something.

Another surprise is from RJ. He visited our office and brought me cake as well. Then came lunch. I had lunch with Cez at Rossini in S’Maison. Then, we went back to the office. On the desk beside mine were balloons arranged for me and a cake from Purple Oven. She ordered the balloons while Graize and Allyson picked up the balloons during lunch break. As for the cake, Cez asked Graize to buy the cake from Purple Oven last weekend.

Thank you to my bestfriend, Cez, for all the surprises. 🙂 I love the backstory of each surprise and how it was all put together. Definitely the best surprise 🙂 Loveyah!

Guardians of the Galaxy: Throwback your Playlist

I just watched the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 this weekend. I loved the soundtrack of this film, just like the first one. Hence, I searched for the Vol. 2 mixtape. I found one on YouTube. However, I wanted it to come from an official source. During my search, I found out about a Disney and Spotify collaboration. I visited this website to generate a retro playlist based on my selected Spotify playlist. The playlist is now named Coldplay!!!- Vol. 2. It has 20 tracks from various artists. My playlist has songs from Queen, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, and more.

Listen to the Guardians of the Galaxy – The Complete Mixtape at Spotify.

Ten Foreign Acts I’ve Seen, One is a Lie

There is a new trend going on in Facebook where one posts a status containing a list of 10 foreign acts one has supposedly seen live where one of which is a lie. In my Facebook timeline, I have seen it evolved into:

  • 10 bands I’ve sessioned or played with (one is a lie)
  • 10 foreign bands I’ve interviewed (one is a lie)


Instead of posting it in Facebook, I’m just listing it here:

  1. The Killers
  2. Nine Inch Nails
  3. Death Cab for Cutie
  4. Coldplay
  5. Paramore
  6. Stone Temple Pilots
  7. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  8. Smashing Pumpkins
  9. Saosin
  10. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Share your list by posting a comment below 🙂

Romantic Punch – a band from South Korea

Romantic Punch

While we were walking along the streets of Hongdae, we chanced upon a Korean rock band performing. We didn’t understand the songs that they sang but it seems like that they have a big fanbase. Aside from Romantic Punch, there are other street performers around the area. However, they have the most number of audience in the area. It is also interesting to note that the fans of the band are also passionate in singing their songs while they’re performing. Hope to see more street performers here in South Korea.