♫ Arctic Monkeys - AM

First off, our sincerest apologies for not posting for so long. School is all up on our back :-( *sigh*

The Arctic Monkey's somewhat recent (released last September?) album "AM' is as slick as Alex Turner's hair and cool as his leather jacket with its popped collar. Their video for "Why'd You only Call Me when You're High" (below) pretty much embodies the tone of the whole album. 

All the tracks, like the video, set an image of an environment in a grimy but rat-free bar. The leather-clad skinny young thugs are playing pool at an ungodly hour on a thursday evening. These characters are completely drunk yet quiet and somber, glaring at everyone and discreetly rambling slurred, intoxicated monologues. Or they are in a loud, raucous bar fight. Either way, everyone in the bar is wearing a leather jacket and has way too much gel in their hair. 

"Mad Sounds" sets a sentimental lullaby tone, tambourines, heavy-bass playing and all. "R U Mine" gets you head banging and is a good bar fight anthem. "No. 1 Party Anthem" has funny satirical lyrics and a slow pace. I think the song was trying to make a statement or connection to LMFAO's own Party Rock Anthem. Each song has its own little personality that adds up to the whole album.

While listening to the music, the lead singer Alex Turner, has eyes wide with cool I can hardly bear. His voice is as smug and gentle as ever. The poetic lyrics have stayed quintessentially Arctic Monkeys, and are combined with the gentler, slithering, sly music the band manages to project a perfect, clear and consistent image.

Everyone knows this one, methinks.

♥ Lala

☀ How to help in Metro Manila for the Yolanda Situation!

Instead of sitting in front of your computer screens on your plush swively chairs, get productive and volunteer in relief ops around the Metro Manila area!

Shelly and I helped out in San Antonio on Saturday afternoon, details on where and how to contact them are below. I helped out in Balai under Operation Tulong Bayan (OTB) earlier today, details below as well.

We'd prefer to help out more, but we only have two free days in a week to do volunteer work because for the other 5 days, school naturally comes first. 

When we were little, we helped relief operations in Ondoy and Milenyo and never forgot. But now that we're older, we realize that devastation has been a yearly occurrence in the Philippines and has not been slowing down. This saddens us, but since we can't control mother nature, the most we can do is help out.
The following information compiled below hopes people will get up, out and packing:

Balai - EDSA corner MacArthur Avenue, Cubao QC 
CONTACT INFORMATION: 9136254 or 9113101 local 8400 RUBY BUSTAMANTE +639088816494

The Commissary at Whitespace - 2341 Chino Roces Ave Ext, formerly Pasong Tamo Ext, Makati
CONTACT INFORMATION: 7290030 or 7290032, +639178815237 TRISH LOCSIN 

Santuario de San Antonio Parish - 3117 McKinley Rd. Forbes Park, Makati City
CONTACT INFORMATION: (632) 843-8830 to 31

Department of Social Welfare and Development - 389 San Rafael Street corner Legarda Street, Sampaloc, Manila 
CONTACT INFORMATION: (02)734-86-39

and more (source: CNN)

The next few pictures are of the relief work in Balai Cubao earlier today. 

The pictures are nothing spectacular, and all point-and-shoot blurry iphone pics because I had to get back to work.

each person getting themselves busy

"real men" according to one of the organizers

bags

Sitting on your tushes complaining isn't going to do anything. 

Get to work, people! 

Hope this post helped give you some ideas on where to give a hand :)

♥ Lala

☀️ How to make your own Jamba Juice!

First off, we'd like to apologize for not posting for a long time - we've been busy with school and life, generally.. hehe

Anyway

School was cancelled last Friday and we woke up and didn't have much to do so we decided to go exercising!

We worked out in polo first, had lunch in Nanten and bumped into some friends. (Jose, Sabie, AJ... lol hi guys)

We decided to go to Jamba Juice, the high street one, just because... And spontaneously decided to try out making our own Jamba Juice - a feature that is available in Jamba any day, any time!

All you gotta do is order your delicious drink, ask if you can make it and voíla, get to it!:

1. You put on the standard Jamba uniform: cap, apron

2. Wash your hands

3. Put the ice cream

4. Put the other condiments

5. Skillfully flip the ice into the cup

6. Watch and blend

7. Serve yourself!

Instructions on how to!

feat. Jose Fores 

wow Rolex on the job

Shelloy getting ready

Pooper scooper for her orange drink

Lala bein lala

♥ Shelly and Lala