vetlongwalks home & pf

obviously, i'm still a bit glum over the news that there's a super typhoon coming our way, my flight to manila and ultimately the concert i was supposed to watch while in manila were canceled. so, rather than continue to rant about the "unfairness" of the universe by first hitting the visayas region with earthquakes and now this typhoon coming our way, i headed over at youtube to watch, what else but music videos by the band. WARNING: video overload!!! here are a few that they're known for from their more than 16-year career: PUSH (1997)

awhile back, i was just ranting about how the universe was telling me that there's no chance i could ever watch matchbox twenty live in my lifetime. i pointed out the several factors that were preventing me from watching the concert. as soon as i finished writing that post , i shared it over at my FB page and one of my officemates commented that the concert was canceled. not to believe right away, i googled the news to verify, and this was what i found over at InterAksyon Entertainment's website: below is the text of that news clip: Due to the threat of supertyphoon Yolanda, the management of Matchbox Twenty decided to cancel the band’s concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday. In a press release, concert promoter Music Management International said, “The band is disappointed”, but added that weather conditions had made travel to the Philippines dangerous. For refunds, ticketholders may call SM Tickets at 4702222 or return their tickets at the outlets where they were ...

UNIVERSE, YOU WIN. I GET IT NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. when I learned about that the band is coming to manila last october 30, 2013 , i was both ecstatic and sad. glad because i never thought that they're ever coming to the philippines! i once promised myself that should they ever include the philippines as one of their tour stops, I WILL definitely going to watch it - by hook or by crook. then i was sad because with their concert only 10 days away, i didn't think i could cough up enough money to watch it. in between learning about the concert and october 31, 2013, i found myself searching the Internet