New Experience: The KEG

We transferred to the place by accident when we originally planned to stay in Pier One. Due to lack of booze selection in Pier One, my friend April suggested The Keg. She said that the place is perfect for "Chill vibe" especially that it was around 8:30ish already. Since we were celebrating our two years of friendship since meeting for the first time at Marié Digby’s concert plus some new friends, when we arrived in the place I just thought that the casual elegant look of The Keg is just perfect because I invited Marié and planning to surprise everyone else. sas

Side note: It was suppose to be a total surprise for every single one until Marié herself spoils the event in one of our friends that she accidentally saw at Happy Lemon day before the party. Our friend told Jeff and then he told Tere. Good thing Tere told me. So the thread stops right there. Haha. Oh well. At least it was not on Twitter or something.

Jose Cuervo Patron shot with Marié

As the night goes on.. From 90s jam to the latest RnB songs blasting in their speakers. The Keg’s crew were one of the best staff I have ever encountered in my life. All the smiles, very accommodating, and considerate even if we brought an outside food. Name a booze, they have it. We were reserved to a table near the DJ booth. Food was superb and the ambiance/crowd is just perfect. Prices are actually not that bad considering how many we were there.

The Gang at The Keg. Definitely not a peace sign but for 'no.2' :)

Over all rating? 9/10. Definitely worth coming back. Marié Digby also told me that she liked the place. Kudos The Keg!

Kaleidoscope Heart

Inside is not a heart but a kaleidoscope :)

Now a days in our new generation of auto tuned music in the mainstream like Ke$ha and Lady Gaga,which I call a machine produced songs, L.A. based singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles is one of the proofs that REAL musicians with REAL voice and talent still exists.

If you ask me to write a list of who I want to see perform live, she's probably one of the top 10. I've been a fan ever since her "Love Song", "Bottle It Up", and "Gravity" in 2007. And so when I heard that she is going to release a new album, I knew from there that it's going to be worth the purchase.

When I first heard about "Kaleidoscope Heart" it already caught my attention because of the catchy album title. Thought it was just an extension of her upbeat and catchy song melodies.. To my surprise, a large portion of the new album is somewhat mellow and soulful. The little intro was just perfect! "Inside is not a heart but a kaleidoscope" :)

She definitely continues to show the world how good of a songwriter she can be.

About the appearance of the album, I'm really disappointed that labels even consider about releasing cardboard albums especially in our era that most of the people just download them free and illegal. For a second, I was even hesitant to buy the album right away to a point that I was thinking if a cardboard album is worth buying. But obviously, I still bought the album, opened it as soon as I walked out the music store to check the CD, and guess what? It has a booklet with lyrics!! So hyped about it. Cus the last time I bought a cardboard album, it was just literally the cardboard and the CD.

So anyway, my favorite tracks are Uncharted, Hold My Heart, King of Anything, Let It Rain, and Breathe Again. Something that a girl can definitely relate to. Or maybe it was just me? hehe

Please do write a comment below if you already had the chance to listen to it. I love feedbacks :)