DonDonDonKaRaKaKa
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“Mom, listen, I haven’t been together with Topanga for 22 years, but we have been together for 16. That’s a lot longer than most couples have been together. I mean, when we were born, you told me that we used to take walks in our strollers together around the block. When we were two, we were best friends. I mean, I knew everything about this girl. I knew her favorite color, her favorite food. Then we became six, Eric made fun of me because it wasn’t cool to have a best friend that was a girl or even know a girl. So for the next seven years I threw dirt at her. I like to call those “the lost years”. Then when I was thirteen, mom, she put me up against my locker and she kissed me. I mean, she gave me my first kiss. She taught me how to dance. She always was talking about these crazy things and I never understood a word she said. All I understood was that she was the girl I sat up every night thinking about, and when I’m with her, I feel happy to be alive. Like I can do anything. Even talk to you like this. So that’s, that’s what I think is love, mom. When I’m better because she’s here.” - Cory Matthews, Boy Meets World
Forever reblog.
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School starts and expectations
Hey y’all,
It has been a while since my last post but well its been busy :). School started again and I am please to say I am hopefully on the right track to a good school year. I am writing this because I am feeling inspired by the people around me. I have my own place now and I had a great housewarming party with good friends. This year will be one to remember for sure.
So, for anyone reading this, I have developed the gonads to audition to become a performing member in my schools taiko group. (JISHIN TAIKO for those who don’t know). There is a major difference between a member and a performing member but I will spare everyone the details. I am so excited to go on this adventure of auditioning and I hope for the best. Every day is a learning experience so with that said, I won’t be sad if I do not make it but I will keep my motivation going. But thats a long time away, lets just say I am confident that I will do my best. I have been practicing and trying to get all the rust off of my playing and now my arms don’t hurt as much (ok lie but I’m motivated so it kinda lessens the pain). My audition would probably be two weeks from now and the anticipation and nerves are building up. Seems like my life will revolve around taiko for the most part and you know what? I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I really want to give a special mention to Robert And Stephanie who are also auditioning with me. Even though it doesn’t seem like it, I really have a deep respect for the both of them going on this journey with me. If it wasn’t for them auditioning I probably wouldn’t be. I wish the both of them luck in the future and hopefully, one day, we could all be playing Miyake or Yamabiko together as performing members. Both Robert and Stephanie’s motivation is really inspiring me to go out and practice more. I cannot wait for auditions to happen.
Anyways I am rambling on about things only a few people will notice so let me leave you guys with one final message for this post, Go out and try things that are out of your comfort zone. Who knows, maybe you will find that special hobby or event that will change you life. Well then, guess I will be off to bed now so for now,
Later Dayzz
Julz
oh me and abbi in a miyake workshop at Invitationals. My legs were so sore after that!
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Jen is awesome. I am forever her slave.
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Thoughts on the Summer
Hey Everyone,
Once again I am back to write about a random topic. This one isn’t so random though, summer. Summer brings good times, reconnection with friends, and memories that will last a lifetime. For me is no different. Intercollegiate Taiko Conference, Burn the Floor show (epic ballroom) and coming up Taiko Project’s Rhythmic Relations. However, I still feel incomplete. I don’t know what is missing but I do have an idea. I am too spread out. I have different lives everywhere now. I stay at 3 places constantly, friends from High School, The Card Shop, and Northridge. I truly miss going to Northridge and just being there but then I neglect all my other friends. I am going to try my best to organize (wow a word I dont use often) my schedule but this means for the mean time, no taiko practice!! :( It makes me really sad to say but currently, its extremely difficult to go there. I miss playing taiko so much but currently I have to stop until I get a ride there.
Anyways, on a lighter note, I am happy I am back home. I can finally see all my friends and hang out with a bunch of people I haven’t seen in a while. Tomorrow I get to hang with my buds from the shop and it is going to be a good time. This whole summer will be fun and I am excited to see what is in store. Let’s hope that this summer will be the best one! For anyone who is reading and does want to hang, hit me up when you can and I will definitely go! Well that’s it for now. I will see you all whenever I had a midnight craving for blogging lol.
Later Days
Julzzz
picture of me and a friend from the Intercollegiate Taiko Conference
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Past Weekend!
Hey Everyone,
Once again this is Julz Recio with another blog post! Ok so as the title says this is about my past weekend. I went to the 17th Annual Intercollegiate Taiko Conference hosted by Yukai Daiko and Kyodo Taiko of UCLA. Let me sum this up in one word, AMAZING! I got to hang out with a lot of people and take some amazing workshops with some awesome leaders. It is weird that its over but this makes me so motivated to just get better at my taiko playing. I thank everyone who made this weekend special and unforgettable for me and everyone who attended. This week just made me so motivated to play more and hopefully play during the next invitationals! Anyways to leave off I am just going to post this picture of Jishin at the invitationals considering it was so bad ass and alot of people liked our song, Yamabiko! Thanks to Arisa, Phil, Blaine, Ai for coming to perform with us and a special shout out to Joey Ortega for performing with his injury!! So with this I leave you all with great music and the epicness of taiko!
Later Dayzz,
Julz
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Name of my blog
Hi there to the people who read this :). Its another post made by the not famous Julz Recio. Sure, who wants to read a blog about my life. Well, no one really. I am just writing this for anyone who wants to know me better and my opinion on things. Doesn’t mean anything really but it let’s me escape my reality for a sec and I write about life.
So first off, name of my blog. Its a song believe it or not. See, I’m part of this group called Jishin Taiko and its traditional Japanese Drum playing with a group of people. It is really fascinating and I enjoy it highly but once again, no one really cares. Jishin is slowly becoming a new family to me because I am slowly getting closer with my group members. It is truly inspiring to see musicians at work and the amazing things they can come up with.
Anyways, back to the topic, Don Don Don Kara Ka Ka. Its a song that Jishin plays call Matsuri and it means festival in Japanese. It is probably one of my favorite songs because it was the first song that I wanted to play when I joined the group. I get to play a solo in the song which makes me happy too. A festival is a place where you just go to have a good time with friends and make memories and that’s the indirect source of my name. Well we have a concert coming up on Mother’s Day (yea my mom isnt going to be to happy but I’ll treat her out ;)) and I get to enjoy Matsuri with my other friends and it will be so awesome. Well there is a long blog that no one will really read so I should go to bed now as always. Hope you all have a great week and I will see you on the other end. Good night and for the first but not the last, Later Days
Julz
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I guess its my first one
Well this is unexpected. I didn’t think I would actually get myself to make a tumblr but I guess that i what being bored in Asian American Studies would do to you (Sorry Professor Gina just in case you would every read this :)) So I am not really sure what to do here but I’ll just start off with a default. Hey Everyone!! Name is Julian or Julz I guess for short. Just an active, happy guys who has his off days like anyone else. I will try my best to just write when I feel the inspiration come along and I will try not to write anything saddening or morbid. I am trying to continue this happiness streak that has served me well for the past few years =D. For now, whoever will read this, just know that I am happy that you are and I want you to know that I appreciate it! Well that’s my very short introduction for now, I’ll delve into my life more in another post because it is already 1:30 in the morning and both my girlfriend and my roommate are sleeping at the moment (not on the same bed thank God)so I think it is about time I do the same. Well see you later people of the world.
Julz
