Ed Cruz

From HK Live website : Trip-hop band, Drip, headline this special HK Live! show. They have an impressive track record, having won both Album of the Year from the QLE Awards 2008 in the Philippines and the JUNKSOUNDS 2008 Regional Music Awards for Best Electronic/Fusion act in the whole of South East Asia. The meta-glamorous act are set to deliver a seductive experimental mix that is sure to enthrall the crowd. Other music acts performing will be: Violent Jokes, Synthetic (In)semination and Kongkeretebass . Ticket Prices: Advance - HK$100 (from Fringe Club) / On The Day - HK$150 So if you're around come and watch this gig, and/or spread the word. Thank you!

    Am so excited to hear the news today that Up dharma Down is going back to Hong Kong for the second time around - to play. I just love this band.. I just knew it when I first heard them live at 70's Bistro in October 2006. They went to HK for the first time and played at the Channel V's Amp thingy early in 2007, which I missed out on, cos I arrived a day late. Again, I'll miss out on this one, as work won't permit me to do so. I hope the band will diffuse and leave the mark of their music to every Chinese and gweilos crowd. And I hope this journey will open up more possibilities for them. If you have not heard of the band, then I urge you to go and listen to them here . Or check them out on MySpace .

I arrived today in Hong Kong, after 16 months. I come here often because I get invited by my dear friend Jac. And in the past year, I was working in a call centre in Manila, so travelling outside the country is an option I chose not to do. So it's good to be back! Of course, it didn't take long to know that I'm in Hong Kong, cos arriving here Sunday means that most Filipino workers are out and about, on every streets and foot paths, 'cos it's their day off from work, so everyone get together and do stuff. I'm staying at the Caritas House on Cain Road with Jac, it's a hostel where it's strictly for "male" guests only. It's a lovely place, as it's next to the Hong Kong Park, so when I got into the room at around 11a.m., the Orang-utang are making some wild noise. Jac arrived after a lecture in Sai Kung, so it's good to see him, especially after he left Manila in his terrible accident up in Tagaytay. He's recovering and still exper...