If you’re an 80’s child then you would really know “The Cure”. Those born after would have heard about them or their music. Hubby, the guy I live with, is a New Wave maniac. I’m not.

The day he saw an advert about the NME Awards gigs, he kept a reminder to buy a ticket for o2 Arena.

It’s now becoming unfair.

I dragged my tired and cannot-be-bothered soul to OMD’s concert in Roundhouse last quarter of 2008. China Crisis was a surprise opening act, but I couldn’t for the life of me just get into the groove of the moaning songs.

I didn’t join the REM concert because though I dance to “Losing My Religion”, I’m not really a fan and again couldn’t-be-bothered. Hubby claims he sold the spare ticket. Lout.

For the Cure, I made an effort to join because, you know, they’re legends afterall.

I gritted my teeth because hubby was 45 minutes late! I was contemplating murder but I controlled myself. The concert wasn’t too bad. I didn’t know the opening acts, they were all too young for me.

For goodness’ sake, this band called “Castles Castle” (I think) has female vocalist and I honestly thought she was just writhing on stage but the kids in the crowd were going wild. The singer apparently (to me) was attempting a Bjork-type of singing, you know? Like almost no lyrics but just eeeehhh-iiihhh–eeehhhh?

The redeeming factor was Franz Ferdinand played for almost an hour before the Cure. They weren’t too bad, but they’re not danceable and they’re certainly not Metallica.

The funny thing was hubby didn’t know most of the songs played by the Cure either! Hah!

He was hoping they would play their greatest hits but instead they (of course) played their new songs during the first half of their set! When hubby called it a night and went to loo, I stayed and watched/heard “Boys don’t Cry“!

Oh, that must hurt! For hubby at least. har har

Metallica are back this week. The only woman rocker I adore, Tina Turner, is also in O2. BUT I’m not seeing them. Why? I’ve been asking myself the same thing since last year. The cost, of course.

Hubby wants to see Morrissey in the Albert Hall this May.

And I want to see AC/DC in Wembley on my birthday!!!

Be still my heart, we don’t have the tickets yet.

Cross your fingers I get them tomorrow!!!

May tendency kong mag-aswang pumatol nang batang lalake. And Denise Van Outen gives people like me hope.

She announced her engagement to Pining’s crush Lee Mead last year and recently the media was on feeding frenzy to take a photo of their engagement ring, ang babaw ‘no? Pero talaga namang hottie ang guy and bow ako kay Van Outen. Aba e ilang taon lang ang agwat namin and look at her, proud and happy na “ok pala” ang boy toys.

Sayang at wala akong pang-suntento.

On the other hand… someone is missing theirs. Okay bad joke, I’m sorry.

Aba ang BBC, may kid’s presenter pala na walang right hand! Di ko alam until I read it on the news. I haven’t asked pogiBoy  and he’s often on CBBC instead of Ceebeebies now.

I just saw on the Friday’s dailies that the Beeb has been flooded by so many complaints about it’s disabled presenters. There are parents who claim their kids might have nightmares upon seeing the woman with a stump on her right arm!

How effing twisted. It’s a good thing she’s not discouraged.

This morning pogiBoy and I were queuing at the cash machine and the teenage girl next to us was badly disfigured. Her entire face was either burnt or maybe ravaged some disease. I saw it, pogiBoy saw and he stared, of course. I told him in a low voice that “it’s rude to stare” and all he said is “okay”.

Kids do not know about “difference” in human race.

Can’t those ignorant parents talk to their kids about other people’s limitation?

I think it’s brilliant the Beeb’s got another quality presenter on their roster. Others can’t seem to get past the missing hand.

Ang gusto ko dito sa UK compared sa “tingin” ko sa US ay mataas at mabigat nang katagang “Human Rights”. Sa US kasi parang natatabunan yan nang napakaraming technicalities at historical laws.

Pero ito din ang kinaiinis ko.

I don’t remember how many times I wrote about the yobs, teenage pregnancies and overall terror from these louts pervade England and Wales alone. I might have said it before but a burly officemate said that he makes it a point to stay of clear of swarms of teeners. You just never know.

In the last two years, the use of guns and knives (easy acces to) have been steadily increasing. So what would follow? Weekly news of teenage death, theft (at least those deemed news worthy) and a considerable number of disabled and elderly abuse & crime.

How can I fault a friend for sending her 14 y.o. son back to Pinas when the boy got in a fight?

Better safe than sorry and the boy is happier back home. So happy in fact, he didn’t want to spend Christmas last year with his folks!

So I nearly choked when I read a small item of news on the London Lite on Friday. There are sectors condemning  the Met for the increased stats on the use of tasers on teeners. One group said the Police should only use tasers during extreme circumstances.

It’s almost laughable. These people do not patrol the streets, I doubt they’ve even experienced fear of going out or looking outside their window! The Met already lost, have very limited use, of guns due to potential “Human Rights abuse” and now the remaining teeth they have are being filed to bluntness.

What is an “extreme case” to these people?

Kapag sinaksak ka na? O kapag tumatakbo papalayo at hindi mo na mahahabol pero kelangang mahuli mo?

Stupid.

Kaya maraming bata dito na lumalaki dito thinking they can get away with evil because of their age.

Ewan. Minsan natatakot din ako.

Of course I want pogiBoy to grown up in a safe environment. I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve lost count in thinking of him studying in UP. How cool would that be? Have him wanting to grow up in Pinas?

Baka maiyak ako.