chasing kites

You can be amazing You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:07:05 +0800

You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
You can be the outcast
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Or you can start speaking up
Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
And they settle ‘neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

Hey lovelies, I hope things wherever you are right now are...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:02:43 +0800

Hey lovelies, I hope things wherever you are right now are awesome :)

I received a pleasant birthday surprise last Thursday evening when I got linked to a post on the USA Today blog running a feature on book trailers.

For those of you who are new to this place (I noticed a bunch of new followers — HI YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, WELCOME), last year around this time, a good friend of mine released her debut YA novel’s book trailer which featured a song I had written — “Hunger”.

It is a massive understatement to say that this made me so happy — what I am is totally floored and still pinching myself. Thank you, Universe. This was an awesome thing to receive this year. :”D

Listen to “Hunger” @ Bandcamp / Soundcloud

Click here! for more information on Kate Evangelista’s “TASTE”.

Work in progress. Started this one late last year, but sometimes...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:34:38 +0800

Work in progress. Started this one late last
year, but sometimes the words don’t come to
you until you’re ready.

“They say be careful with everything you do
offer these warnings and cautionary tales
make me afraid to choose
but why go apologize
for things that fit just right
I’ve got to go, the world is mine tonight.”

Reposting because I actually hadn’t shared this here....

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:18:51 +0800

Reposting because I actually hadn’t shared this here. Thank you sengokukiyosumi for posting this up when I didn’t have the guts to initially XDDD

HERE BE MONSTERS

the news said
we’d get clear skies
but the red dawn’s a warning
like blood on white tiles

then you said
“don’t be afraid”
its no less scary together
but its better than nothing

(piano break, use chorus)

Fear hunts true
it goes by Doubt some of the time
its the grays that cling like ashes
to all the good that’s yours and mine

but when dark comes
we stand our ground
its about as easy as hell can be
but the other options are out

and fine, the difference between
all the want and all that need
are worlds apart
or so they’d have us believe

but it’s the want that can kill you
it’s the want that carves you out
from inside

and sure, the bridges in between
your burned hopes and broken dreams
aren’t very different
that’s what they want us to think

so tell me lies to sustain the fight in me
and i’ll tell you lies to maintain your sanity

hold your breath, baby
and kick out as hard as you can
stretch those fingers to the light
at the very, very end
of your tunneling vision

hold your breath, baby
will your body up towards that sky
yeah everyone on the earth does die
but not tonight,
no, not tonight

yeah, i saw Red Riding Hood
smile at the Big Bad Wolf
who said: “what bright,
clever eyes you have,”
hey, there’s a war
in the world we live in
but i’ll go fight
if you’re just as willing

and when we’re weak
and strangers preach
on how it’s better to bend
than go and break out of stubbornness
feign that laugh and i’ll believe
i got your back
honey, hang onto me

hold your breath, baby
and kick out as hard as you can
stretch those fingers to the light
at the very, very end
of your tunneling vision

hold your breath, baby
will your body up towards that sky
yeah everyone on the earth does die
but not tonight,
no, not tonight

so hold your breath, hold your breath
and kick as hard as you can
stretch those fingers of yours
to the light at the end
cause when your eyes grow dark
we’ll be fine
it’s in the dark when the moon
shines brighter

and yes, its memories that burn
like the worst kind of brand
they warn us “Here There Be Monsters”
go get out while you can

but i refuse to be cowed by the threat
i run with wolves, don’t you get that yet

(soaring / juxtaposed with chorus)
and when i am drowning fast
from the weight of quiet guilt
and ghosts of all these accusations
that just don’t know when to quit
i will hang on tight
because it’s got to be better than this
and i will kick out hard
i won’t ever quit

(quieter, vocals/piano with faint strings)
hold your breath, baby
hold your breath
we’re not dead yet

I just dropped by to tell you, your song Here Be Monsters is positively /brilliant/ and I've played it at least seven times in the past two days. So, thanks. :D

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:06:48 +0800

eeeeee ♥ thank you so much! am really happy you love it. also, i see that you’ve reblogged HBM...

I’ve been neglecting this place. This needs to change, but I tend to be slow in stuff so...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:05:19 +0800

I’ve been neglecting this place. This needs to change, but I tend to be slow in stuff so...

Stuff I’ve been up to lately: “Got roped into...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0800

Stuff I’ve been up to lately: “Got roped into dressing up for Cosmania 2012 last month and had awesome fun.”

Photo

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:35:35 +0800

http://pifa.ph/

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:17:04 +0800

http://pifa.ph/: accidental-trick: The right to speak one’s mind, to share opinions and...

sometimes i plug into my ipod and i set a single song on loop so that i can tune out the words and...

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:30:06 +0800

sometimes i plug into my ipod and i set a single song on loop so that i can tune out the words and...

thedailywhat: Click-And-Drag Comic Masterpiece of the Day:...

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:03:12 +0800

thedailywhat:

Click-And-Drag Comic Masterpiece of the Day: Webcomic XKCD’s latest offering, “Click and Drag,” goes far beyond the image you see here. If you read it on the site, you’ll discover a truly astounding time-waster that must have taken ages to complete.

If you’re feeling less patient, someone has compiled the entire map in a zoomable window.

[xkcd]

Photo

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:42:35 +0800

heathyr: firebolting: I used to think that we were forever...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:53:20 +0800

heathyr:

firebolting:

I used to think that we were forever ever ever.

wow who gave you the right

this hurts me. it really does. all my ships.

i feel like a freak creeping up on your tumblr but holy shit i just listened to here be monsters. YOU! YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING AND DON'T YOU FORGET THAT. (meanwhile, i am a bit in shock realizing you're filipino... are you filipino? wait, don't answer that, don't mind me. i'm just. WOW. hi.)

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:15:00 +0800

Me Upon Seeing Your Message: asdfkjhasdlkjh why do i not have appropos GIF???and then i dug this one...

Photos from Friday’s radio guesting on DZRJ 810 AM’s...

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:40:19 +0800

Photos from Friday’s radio guesting on DZRJ 810 AM’s Society of Music program, hosted by the lovely Marybeth Nave. :)

herebe-dragons: cause when your eyes grow dark we’ll be fine...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:39:34 +0800

herebe-dragons:

cause when your eyes grow dark
we’ll be fine
it’s in the dark when the moon
shines brighter

Here Be Monsters - noelle pico

asadlfkjhasdflkjh gorgeous graphic :D

Here Be Monsters

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:33:55 +0800

Here Be Monsters: I performed this earlier and got requests to post the lyrics officially here and...

callmeprettybitch: music is the heart of life. for...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:29:00 +0800

callmeprettybitch:

music is the heart of life. for it speaks of love, without it there is it possible and everything is beautiful.

"People disappear when they die. Their voice, their laughter, the warmth of their breath. Their..."

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:26:00 +0800

“People disappear when they die. Their voice, their laughter, the warmth of their breath....

awesome day today :)

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:44:06 +0800

Awesome afternoon today spent at the DZRJ 810 AM station as a guest on their newly launched...