It never fails!

It never fails.

All week long, the weather was hot as hot can be.

There was a forecast that it was going to rain all weekend.
But it didn’t.

So, since the sun was shining bright,
Tyler and I washed my car.

Then this morning,
Lo and behold,
It was raining like a mother trucker.
We even got flood warnings and wind advisories.

How can that possibly happen overnight?
When I could have sworn there was a Drought yesterday.

Man! It never fails.
Every time I wash my car.

It also never fails that traffic starts when I leave the house,
even if it was 2 in the morning.

It never fails that when I switch to a faster lane,
that lane suddenly stops.

It never fails that there will be one asshole on the road,
cutting everybody off,
feeling like he had to be somewhere important.

If you go to a party,
It never fails that there will always be someone
who ruins everything for everyone.

There’s always something.
There’s always someone.

It never fails.

I think that’s also one of the reasons why the Senators lost the Stanley Cup.

If you want your team to win,
Let me root for their opponent.

Guaranteed.

It always happens.
It never fails.

Another T.N.T.

Tyler’s New Thingies.

Man, we haven’t done this in a while huh?

Here’s a recent one.

Before meeting the gang in Atlanta.
I had a little chat with my son,
and…

Ty: Okay Tyler. I need you to be very good today, alright?

Tyler: Okay Daddy.

A couple of minutes later.

Ty: Tyler, remember what I asked you? I need you to be very good today okay?

Tyler: Okay Daddy.

A couple more minutes later.

Ty: Okay, we’re about to see my friends. I need you to be very good today Tyler, okay?

Tyler: Okay! Okay Daddy! I’ll try. Settle down.

Well.
That put me in my place didn’t it?

In his defense,
he was very good.

I was not.

Atlanta meet up / New Song Added

Me and my Grade school friends met up in Atlanta, Georgia
last Labor day weekend.

And had a great time.

I played this song, in tribute to how wonderful these people are.
Them and their families.

Growing Up
By Gary Valenciano



Mobile Player here:

Piano and voice by – Ty Martell
Click here for Lyrics.

Thanks Abbie, Jay and Emma.
Thanks Maita.
Thanks Jojo and David.
and Thanks Myra, Chris and Jake.

You know,
I’ve looked at our old pictures,
and it made me wonder how things have turned out for everyone.

Sometimes, I can’t help but notice
how everyone’s life turned out as they are.

I never expected my life to be like this.

Nothing is as how you wanted them to be,
but still you make do with what you got.
Spending your time trying to fix your broken dreams.

Just like when I was at that age,
I wanted to be a famous Rock Star.
Rich beyond my dreams,
and with people bowing to my greatness.

That didn’t happen.
Not even remotely close.

Except for the famous part.

I am famous!
But only in Japan.

I am “big” there.

** Happy Birthday to Maita (13), Myra (22) and Emma (24).
***Also check out the Photos of our meet up here:

ATL – Meet up

Hurry, because I am making them private soon.

New Song Added – Maybe I’m A Leo

Maybe I’m A Leo
By Deep Purple

Click here for Lyrics.

I have been listening to a lot of Classic Rock these past few weeks.
I don’t know why.

I guess I am just re-introducing myself to how guitar music was
in the old days.
The good days.

I have always said that I would give anything to have been in that era.
In the music scene of the late 60’s and 70’s.

How I would love to have witnessed the first Woodstock.
The “real” Woodstock.

Where love, peace and understanding
dominated everyone’s feelings.

Well, that and drugs.

But I wouldn’t do the drugs.
I never have and never will.
I am not that stupid.

I don’t need drugs to make me feel high.
I get the same effect just by playing music.

Or eating wasabi.


Check out all the other tunes under Chorus.

I need a break.

I am in Orlando for a week, for training.
And tomorrow’s the exam.

I just took a break from
partying
drinking
gambling
womanizing
studying

yes, studying,
to update this site.

I just realized that I haven’t updated this site since …
well, since that post underneath this post.

I need to get back and keep this site up to date.
This is a product of my hard work.
It’s one of my accomplishments.

And I haven’t had any accomplishments in a while.

That’s why I need to pass this exam tomorrow.
Not just because I have to, but also for bragging rights.

You see the last accomplishment I have done successfully was,
this morning while taking a shower,
the bath soap slipped off my hands,
and I caught it!

In mid air!

Woohoo!!

I am awesome!

And a loser.

An awesome loser!

Beaches of the South – Update

It has been almost three (3) months,
since I started the South Beach diet.
I wish I had pictures to show my progress,
or a chart to see where I am and how much weight I lost.

But I won’t do that.
It is rude to brag about achievements,
since it might be taken ill by some people.

(39!!)

So let me just share to you what I have learned from it so far.

First. – I AM TIRED.

I get tired very easily.
I don’t know why.
But I am always tired.

Second. – I AM LIGHT.

I move a lot quicker.
Especially when I play guitar.
My fingers are a bit faster too.
And I can see the frets.
Maybe because my belly sticks out so much before
that the guitar was so far from me.

Third. – I AM STRONG.

I did the Groceries today.
And before, when I spend 80 dollars worth of groceries,
It takes 2 plastic bags and
I need two hands to carry them.
Now, I carry them with one hand,
in one plastic bag.

Okay maybe that last one was because of Inflation.

Stupid laws of Economics.

I’m done too.

That’s it.
I finished it today.

I read The Deathly Hallows.
I said goodbye to the world of Harry Potter.

A part of me never really wanted it to end,
that’s why it took me this long to finish it.
It’s an end of an era.
An end to the adventure.

I liked the way the whole series ended.
That was a good closure to it.

I am just a fan.
I take it as it is.

It’s just annoying sometimes,
when people make fun of me, because I like Harry Potter.

“You like Harry Potter, Ty?”
“That’s just sad for someone your age!”

Why yes I do.
I like Harry Potter.
It’s not just for kids.
The story is quite dark if you ask me.
It’s got great twists and plots.

Plus, I like to read.
It’s a good series of books.
Why am I defending myself?

Fucking Muggles!

-PS-
And yes, I wore my Marauder’s Map shirt when I got the book.
I have a picture of it somewhere,
(I’ll post it here when I find it.)

Thanks.

Thanks to all who comments on this site.

A special thanks to Marvin Joy
for his comments on

This Post.

Just when I am about to give up on this site-o-crap,
here comes a great feedback from a friend.

Even though I couldn’t take full credit on that one,
I truly am thankful for your praises.

It’s really nice to read comments like these,
especially when people piss you off
on a day to day basis.

Thank you so much my friend.
Thank you for listening.

Denden


Man,
now I really have to do good on my next songs eh?

Who’s idea was this anyway?

Happy Birthday Bro!

Denden and Rommel

In the spirit of my Brother’s birthday,
I tried to look for quotable sayings about brothers.
Having one or being one.

And since I can’t decide on which one to pick,
I wrote them all down here.
Here are my top choices:

Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.
— Marc Brown

He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.
— Neil Diamond

A brother is a friend provided by nature.
— Legouve Pere

Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.
— Vietnamese Proverb

It snowed last year too: I made a snowman
and my brother knocked it down
and I knocked my brother down
and then we had tea.
— Dylan Thomas

The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard
that food came out his nose.
— Garrison Keillor

Brothers don’t necessarily have to say anything to each other-
they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other.
— Leonardo Dicaprio

I am so in love with my brother right now.
— Angelina Jolie

Wait.
What?

Happy Birthday Kuya!