July 31, 1995, the album-launching concert of my band Half Life Half Death's one and only solo album, at Mayric's, in Manila, Philippines (Pet de Jesus, rhythm guitar; Bimbo Ballesteros, drums; I, vocals; Ramil Aznar, bass; and Rain Paggao, lead guitar)

Our setlist included our cover of the songs "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" by Icicle Works, "The First Picture of You" by The Lotus Eaters, "This Charming Man" by The Smiths, and "Whirlpool Heart" by The Wild Swans. Of course, we also performed several original songs from our album: "Alimango," "Kapit-Tuko," "Brother's Pen," and the crowd-pleaser "Butterflies."

Our special guest was The Dawn, which consisted of Francis Reyes, guitarist; JB Leonor, drummer; Jett Pangan, vocalist; with Perf de Castro, then of Triaxis, on bass, pitching in for the absent Caloy Balcels.