Showing posts with label playlist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label playlist. Show all posts

July 12, 2014

June 2014: Super Late, What is Happening?


Time have moved on, but it seems like I'm in a new world with the old confused me...so everything now is a blur especially last week.  How weird that I've been planning a month before June as to the direction of this blog (it's this blog's anniversary, 2nd to be exact) and now I don't know how to fit it in my life...hopefully I'll be regularly blogging soon though for the my sanity, it's a free space where I can express my thoughts on things that doesn't really matter but is still part of my everyday life.

So hello, treat this like an update???  Like for example the things that I've used up and thrown for a couple of months (there are still a lot more since I moved to a new place, but I didn't managed to capture our parting moment), as you can see below, it's a handful and while they are into a space in my old quarters I wonder why I collect/kept them and decided that this will be my last empties/throw post except when I used up products all at the same time.  If you follow this blog (thank you so much) then you might be familiar with most of the products so I'll just talk about the things that I haven't reviewed like the Happy Bath Facial Yogurt, Charlie White and Essence Brow something (sorry, forgot the name).

I got the Happy Bath Facial Yogurt as a freebie so I don't know much about it but it's like a very affordable drugstore basic facial wash (like ponds) that produce a decent amount of foam that luckily does remove basic makeup aside from the everyday dirt our face accumulated and the only complaint I have about it is the smell oh and the big opening of the packaging (that's two hehehe).  Next is a perfume that was given to me a decade ago (yes you read that right, 10 years ago) and it's only now that I emptied it, it's the Charlie White which is under Loreal (I hope I'm not mistaken) which was given to me when I was still in high school.  The smell is like "I just came out of the shower, I'm clean and fresh" with a hint of something flowery (I hope I nailed the smell explanation).  And the last one is the brow pallette (?) from Essence which I didn't use much because it just smudges right away and disappear or maybe I'm not just using it right and I'm just lucky to have a sister who has a slight obsession with eyebrows that she adopted it instead of me throwing it in the trash (and sing "It's not about the money, money, money").


It's also already been awhile since I shared the book/s that I'm reading...there's no other reason but me being lazy, feeling like a sloth just wanting to sleep or make friends with pillows.  But for the past months I'm just reading some classics/basic:  Sherlock Holmes and The Little Prince.  I already read the volume 1 of Sherlock Holmes last year and I'm amazed, on the second volume though I find myself being bored since some of the stories are just the same but if you like solving, crimes and the like then you should definitely read some Sherlock Holmes' stories/novels.

The Little Prince is something that I encountered when I was in grade 3 but didn't managed to finish it since I have to return the book to the school and unfortunately I do not have the means to buy myself a copy and up to now I do not have a copy of the book and just borrowed it from my sister.  Anyway, The Little Prince is something that have different meanings depending on what situation, age, scenario, feeling the reader has.  To others this might just be like a children's book, I thought it's a fascinating children story when I was still in grade school but reading it again now that I'm all grown-up gives a deeper meaning...it makes me think twice about my life...am I on the right track? or I'm just totally wasting my time on things that just burdens my life and makes me unhappy?...am I looking/searching for the right things? ---realization like that :)




"The men where you live," said the little price,"raise five thousand roses in the same garden-and they do not find in it what they are looking for."

And lastly my June 2014 playlist but aside from what is included below, I'm also loving Twilight Galaxy of Metric (I'm quoting some of the lyrics below because it hits me) and Macy Gray's rendition of Creep by Radiohead:



And that's it for June 2014!

May 17, 2014

May 2014 Playlist: Usual + Cover and Mixes


Spotify is now my brother's bff and he shares his addiction with me (speaker all over the place, hooray).  There are times though that I'm not enjoying his music of choice because the lyrics is just full of bad words and sex that I couldn't understand what's the essence of the song but when it comes to acoustics and covers and some of the rock songs, most of the time we are on the same boat.  Claire Marshall of HeyClaire uses mixes that surprisingly suit my taste so this May 2014 Playlist includes acoustics, covers, and mixes aside from my usual sound.  Enjoy!



Glow Hibou
Pompeii Bastille (Magony Session)
Cosmic Love Florence + The Machine (Live on KEXP)
Shot At The Night The Killers (Cazette Remix)
In My Veins Andrew Belle
Use The Same Old Song Mighty Mike
The Monster Eminem ft. Rihanna (Two Worlds Acoustic Cover)
Somewhere Only We Know Keane (Lily Allen Cover)
When The Sun Don't Shine Best Coast (Voyager Remix)
Trying To Be Cool Phoenix (Chainsmokers Remix)




Till then, Arya

April 23, 2014

April 2014 Playlist: On YouTube


At random, here's my playlist this April 2014 which I compiled on YouTube :P  I'll be skipping the monthly artist now and I guess forever unless I start being obsessed again.

1   Sick Muse  Metric
2   7 Black Roses  Chicosci
3   Tonight You're Perfect  New Politics
4   Paradise  Coldplay
5   Flux  Bloc Party
6   Wake Up  The Arcade Fire
7   The End  Pearl Jam
8   Need Your Love  The Temper Trap
9   Bitter Sweet Symphony  The Verve
10   Mr  The Killers (happy 10th birthday!!!)
11   Last Nite  The Strokes
12   Maps  Yeah Yeah Yeahs
13   Wonderwall  Oasis
14   All of Me  John Legend & Lindsey Stirling
15   Spectrum  Florence + The Machine

March 31, 2014

March 2014 Playlist: Scour not Sour


I will not be thematic this month and I actually don't know why for the past two months I'm being thematic.  My playlist this March is just about everything that I'm scouring over the net (mostly youtube) about artist that I heard either from the radio or from the background song of a youtuber.

But first, let's talk a little about Birdy.

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I first fell in love with Wings then Skinny Love and now Words as Weapons, Jasmine van den Bogaerde's voice has just the right deep and raspiness that gives so much soul to her songs.  To know more about her, just go to officialbirdy.com.  I'm looking for the reason why she's called Birdy, know why?

Continuing with the playlist, here's the 10 songs that I've been listening this March

Shangri-La, Lola Blanc
Blame Michelle for this ahahaha but it's a really fun song and it reminds me of the earlier songs of Avril Lavigne

Sleeping With A Friend, Neon Tress
Mutual understanding but unofficial?  I'm no expert with love so I'm also confuse.

Gold Gun Girls, Metric
I really regret that I didn't go to their concert last year.  Shame on me, shame on me!!!

Cool Kids, Ecosmith
It's hard to be yourself when fitting in a crowd that is definitely out of your league.  I also want to be a cool kid in my own way.

Taro, Alt-J
Bravo Alt-J! Okay to be honest, there are times that I don't exactly know the meaning of their lyrics but I can relate at the melody of their songs.

Space Oddity, David Bowie
Of pure bravery, bow.  Thanks to the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, I found this song.  Now I know why David Bowie is a common influence to the bands I listened to.

Silent Treatment, The Joy Formidable
I feel a calming feeling with this song and I don't know why. "I’ll take the easy sequence.  Less people, more freedom"

Same Love, Maclemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert
Equality, love know no bounderies.


Lonely Boy, Black Keys
I find this really catchy.  A love that keep him waiting, what a lonely boy.  Watch the video :)

On Top of the World, Imagine Dragons
No comment :)

Enjoy the music!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

February 11, 2014

February 2014 Playlist: Let's Fall In Love?

I've been pondering to write a short tragic love story this February for my playlist but after picking up my pen and trying to materialize in a piece of paper the thoughts and ideas and story sequence that has already formed in my head way before, my brain pop like a jack in a box - I'm not a writer, not talented enough to write a piece of simple story (everyone is talented, right?).

So I'll just be sharing in a simple way some of the songs that is on my walkman (old school, that's what my phone call it's player) most are love (in many forms) songs in mellow beats.

Random thoughts:  February is the month of love and love comes in many forms.  There's love for self, love for your partner, there's love for family and friends, puppy love, there's also the nasty, angry and scary love.  The latter is pretty bad and hope you are not experiencing it but I hope on February 14; whether single or in a relationship, you should celebrate a positive kind of love.  Happy Hearts Day!


*Click on the title, it will lead you to either youtube or soundcloud link:

Team, Lorde

I've been listening to this non-stop since Saturday.  It's totally not a love song, it's like a bestfriends' song.

A Quiet Walk Outside, Library Kids
A song that makes my tea time more pleasurable.  A lullaby, an unexplainable hymn that soothes my mind.

Arms, Cristina Perri
An unexpected yet lovely love

Flowers in the Window, Travis
A wedding and a promise of forever song, flowers representing their kids?  I believe so!

Flightless Bird, Iron & Wine
I know you this and have to agree with Kristen Stewart that the original version is better.  I like the "kundiman" effect of the guitar.

Wings, Birdy
Of missing someone and yet, can't do something to be with him/her.

For Reasons Unknown, The Killers
A break-up song, of suddenly losing the love feeling but I will quote what Mr. Brightside said in Royal Albert Hall:

"Any of you people ever loved somebody? Sometimes it comes very quickly, very easily. As easy as the way a beautiful English girl’s hair falls across her shoulder, and sometimes it disappears just as quick. You wake up one morning, the butterflies stop fluttering, but you want it back and you want to fight for it. You wanna breathe that fire again so you call for it, you call out."

Your Song, Paroka ni Edgar
Of having crush and being torpe.

Balisong, Rivermaya
Both happy and sad song.  If you're in the Philippines, you might know who the girl is (I hope I know what I'm talking about).

Come to Me, Goo Goo Dolls
And to wrap it all, a warming happy love song with a happy ending!

January 8, 2014

January 2014 Playlist


As twelve midnight strikes which signifies the coming of the new year, I suddenly looked back to the previous year...nothing has changed...not an inch which makes me sad because everybody is just changing and I don't feel the same and I don't know why and it creeps me.

"Trying to make a move just to stay in the game
I try to stay awake and remember my name
But everybody's changing and I don't feel the same"
-Everybody's Changing, Keane



I tried to have a positive perspective, there are times that this attitude helps me but most of the time I just feel down without knowing what's causing it.

"All night hearing voices tellin' me that I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for somethin'
Hold on, feelin' like I'm headed for a breakdown
And I don't know why"
-Unwell, Matchbox Twenty



And it lingers...

"And if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
You've been here before?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?"
-Pompeii, Bastille


So most of the time I just show my smiling face because it's easier than explaining to others how I feel.  I feel like a zombie and I sometimes catch myself in the burst of crying.

"Let me take you down
Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone
But it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me"
-Strawberry Fields Forever, The Beatles


The Beatles or the Rolling Stones?  Hard question since both of them are great.  I repeat:  BOTH OF THEM ARE GREAT so the only option I have is to be great!  I am young, I'll make a lot of mistakes and it's okay.

"I can feel it in my bones
Gimme sympathy
After all of this is gone
Who'd you rather be?
The Beatles or the Rolling Stones?
Oh, seriously
You're gonna make mistakes, you're young
Come on, baby, play me somethin'
Like, "Here Comes the Sun"
Come on, baby, play me somethin'
Like, "Here Comes the Sun"
-Gimme Sympathy, Metric



It's gonna be hard but this is my life and I should take charge and control it.  I will be great and whistle a happy tune :)

"Hey heart, won't you run again
On the highway, on the highway
Cause it's your heart, it's alive
It's pumpin' blood
And it's your heart, it's alive
It's pumpin' blood
And the whole wide world is whistling"
-Pumpin Blood, NONONO