Bangungot

Ang sama ng panaginip ko. Bumalik daw ako sa highschool days at nasa gitna raw ako ng math exam. Eh bobo ako sa math. Buti na lang pinapasahan ako ng kodiko ng mga classmates ko.

Ang problema eh nahuli ako ng prof, at ang prof eh si...

Hell's Kitchen @ 7.30PM TV2

Sabi ko sa panaginip ko "Gising-gising-gising!!"

Hehehe.

Para sa mga sawi

Inspirasyon para mga sawing mahilig umakyat ng billboard.

Astiggg....

Boom-Ti-Ya-Ya

Ay, Boom Dee-Yaya pala. Makes you just want to smile.

A guwapo ni Bearrrr.

Must Have: Dangerous Book for Boys

The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, How to Make Paper Planes, Laws of Football, Dinosaurs, How to Catch a Fish, Making Knots, Timers and Tripwires, Famous Battles, Spies, Insects and Spiders, Astronomy, The Golden Age of Piracy, Making a Periscope, Artillery, and The Solar System...

Must get my hands on Con & Hall's The Dangerous Book for Boys.

Nevergonna-give(nevergonna-give!)...

Walang makakatalo sa pinakaka-abangang Eraserheads reunion concert sa August 30 kundi...

Ang paghaharap ni Rick Astley at ginoong Roderick Paulate nung isang lingo!

Isa lang ang masasabi ko: Dick, asan ang turtle neck??? (~~We've know each other.. fr so long..~~ Oh-ahh, stock knowledge lang yan! Salamat kay Robot Girl at Tiny sa tip).

Do you really want to hurt me...

.. do you really want to make me cry...



Wala lang, na-alala ko lang si Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd). Ang ganda ni gaga, pati ako naloko nung grade one ako na babae sya. Remember nung magkaroon ng Boy George contest sa Eat Bulaga?

Balita ko eh Hari Krishna na raw sya ngayon, at nakulong kasi nambugbog ng boypren.

Hell's MaryAnn Salcedo, Pinay?

Is Mary Ann the Sous Chef at Hell's season 1 to 3, Pinay? Hmmm, masarap siguro adobo nito.

I read palaban daw ito:

She is now taking on a new role at NeoMeze in Pasadena, and talking about her time on Hell's Kitchen in a way that doesn't sound promising for her return. She does say that working with Gordon Ramsay was an honor, but that she found attempting to “teach waffle-house cooks” (a reference to third season chef contestant Julia Williams) absurd.-- Source.

Whatever Happened to Darth Vader...

According to Return of the Jedi, Luke cremated his father's armor and, during the victory celebration on Endor's forest moon, Luke sees the redeemed spirit of Anakin Skywalker standing alongside the spirits of Obi-Wan and Yoda.

Apparently that was a Sith trick. Vader lives.

More HAHAHAS at Blame Society.

Letitsnowletitsnowletitsnow...

Nyak umuulan!

Pero teka... Inde ako nababasa, and what are these pretty little white things na tumatalbog sa aking... aherm.. winter coat...



OHMYGULAYSYET! Its....

Ok na sana eh, kaso biglang me sumisilip na Bruce Willis. Sung by Vaughn Monroe.

To do before I die # 26: See snow, check!

Actually hail lang sya, at inde pwedeng gumawa ng snowman (but close enough, hehehe).

Forces of Nature: Akl & Manila

View from our flat today at 7:30AM.

Story today at the inquirer. I would be freaking out.

Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.

I'll try to get an inside scoop from the boys baka sila ang namamasilya ng butas (maybe me nagtakas ng Boy Bawang sa bagahe at sumabog sa lakas ng pressure sa cargo, hehe).

The Search for Weng Weng

Photo from Andrew Leavold's blog, by Nina

Oh my GULAY! Nobody told me that WENG-WENG IS DEADDDDDDDDDD!!!! And his name it Ernesto Dela Cruz. How un-Agent 00!?!

What's next, hindi totoo si Santa???).



Incredible what-ifs: Kung Fu match between Nino Muhlach vs. Weng Weng? Personally I think with Agent 00's superb martial arts technique and stunt training, he'll send Bruce Liit running back to his mommy crying.

For Y'ur Height Only, The Impossible Kid, D'Wild Wild Weng... Who would have thought he's been dead since 1992? I thought nag ala-Yoda sya't nagtago sa Dagobah with Palito, waiting for the right time to release the sequel of James Bones.

I guess he's what you call being Bigger Than Life (ta-daaa.. ). Salamat Andrew for bringing him back to our consciousness).

Dear Ate Beth

Dear Ate Beth, ano na ba ang nangyayari sa PBA?





Isa lang ang magpapabuhay sa PBA... Ibalik si JAWO! (at si Gido Babilonia, hehehe)

Sunday Morning

The Inquirer: Ready for the polls.

The Herald: Iraqis killing each other 1.3kms from me.

A good excuse for U2.

I Can...

Ohmygulaywakanasyet...

Uy, nagenjoy (Amininnnn!).

More here.

Love hurts

This is Tony Veitch, popular NZ Sportcaster and now the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons.

Binugbog nya girlfriend (2nd in the photo) nya two years ago, bad enough to land her in the hospital. He paid her to shut up. All smooth sailing till someone talked, and now he's all over the papers. He's suspended from his TV and radio gigs, and from the looks of it, his career is as good as dead.

Imagine pag sikat ka't ginawa mo yan sa Pilipinas...

... which is not very hard to do.

Malamang showbiz balita lang bagsak nyan, at magkakaroon ka pa ng sarili mong game show (oh diba). Btw., check this out: The Top 10 Most Shocking Philippine Celebrity Breakups (Homygosh! Break na pala si Lotlot & Monching! ).

[insert vomiting sound effects here]

The Face of the Day

Talo All Blacks (30-28), ang sakit.

Naalala ko tuloy pag natatalo ang Ginebra, parang dinudurog ang puso ko (The agony!). Buti na lang hindi palaging talo.



Hayy, those were the days, when every woman's dream was to be The Eskinol Face of The Day.

That, by the way, is DJ Alvaro rapping, Ultra Man (~~Look at them players running like hell sa porma nila talo ang chippendale...WTF???).

Fake it till you make it

Love this.

When this ad cam out, everyone started Googling McCallum & Partners(even me), only to find out that it doesn't exist. They had a whole discussion about it, even making the news. Hate messages, dissing, a professor at Auckland Uni said it did a good job at promoting the imaginary company, not Telecom.

Things is when they all started talking, that's exposure (and what Telecom wanted).

Touché.

Ka-Mate-Ka-Mate!

Forecast tomorrow:

Hooo-humm... Basa, malamig (as in MALAMEEEGGG). Masarap magkulong na lang sa bahay. Sa hapon mag oven na lang ako ng manok. At pag dating ng 8:30...

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Ka Ora! Ka Ora!
Tenei te ta ngata puhuru huru
Nana
nei i tiki mai
Whakawhiti te ra
A upane ka upane!
A upane kaupane
whiti te ra!
Hi!!

Wooohoooo!! Go All Blacks!! Kalaban nila ang world champs, Springboks (South Africa).

Well, for the first time, inde ko papasukin ko papasukin ang isport na ito (ano ako, bale? Baka magkabale-bale pa buto ko, hehe). Yung touch siguro, or manunuod na lang ako (or si Lexi paglaki, nasa katawan nya eh).

What I love about The Haka, especially the All Blacks Haka, is that you don't have to be Maori to do it. Many in the team are Pakeha(non-indigenous New Zealanders). You just have to prove to everyone that you're proud and worthy to wear the colours and do dance.

Maybe there should be a migrant Haka (or gasp.. a Pinoy Haka) for those who successfully settled in New Zealand.

Siguro kung ako mag cho-choreograph ang Pinoy Haka ay kumbinasyon ng Maori Haka...




... at nito.




Well, maybe NOT ;).
****

Some variations of the Haka in youtube.

College American Football Team Univ of South Carolina Trojans



Hawaii Warriors



Versus Braveheart



Ginger Breads doing the haka



The Australian haka (ata, hehe)



And.... Haka on Ice!

In the Not Too Distant Future: iSmell + Manny Tigas

In the not too distant future you can now say:

Caller: Tar@ntado ka! Etong sayo! (sound effects).

I name thee the iSmell.

----

And lookie here (and I'm very impressed). See who just joined Kobe, Ronaldo, Federer and Sharapova's company in the new Nike commercial.

Langya ka Manny, me sarili ka pang sapatos, tigas mo talaga! In the not so distant future eh magkakaroon din ako nyan (Ano kayang sport... uhmm... Piko? Hehe). For the full Manny training video, go here (ah eh Janina, sabi sayo eh, di na kailangan panoorin mo yung video).

I'm F@cking Matt Damon...

This is so f@cking hillarious. But wait, before you see this, click here.

So Jimmy Kimmel, talkshow host at Jimmy Kimmel Live! (duhhh), na laging inaapi si Matt Damon, gets a surprise revelation from his girlfriend, comedian Sarah Silverman. On his show, she expressed her feelings about where their relationship was going.

Here's more.

Well, the following video clearly shows Jimmy didn't take it very well...

Sing along with me now: ~~I'm f@cking Brad Pitt.. Coz his abs are so f@cking cute... ~~ :D

Time Travel & IC Mendoza

YouTube is scary...

Audrey & Lexi inuuto ng mga yaya. Taken a couple of weeks ago.

And check what I found online (A parallel universe Audrey & Lexi??? Exactly the same names).

Or maybe visions of the future? I don't think so. Pam, ikulong ang dalawang yan until they're 32, hehehe.

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Are you following American Idol Season 7?

Finalist Danny Noriega

IC Mendoza.

They have another thing in common aside from the looks (they're both pretty, nyarharhar....).

I am so Confident.. Uhm...

Babala sa mga manonood: HUWAG nyo itong panooring kung me job interview within the next 24 hours:

Nyahahaha... Naku po, gusto ko man eh inde ko makayanang i-play uli ito(sabi ni Gene "Patayan mo yan! Nakakahawa yan!").

Nakakahiya. Well I must say pag andyan na ang pressure at tensyon na parang avalanche, eh kung ano-ano rin ang masasabi mo. Like nung napilitan akong sumali sa Mr. AB:

Judge: If you were asked asked to choose to lose one of your senses, which one would it be....

Tuny: [Naku po, ano ba 'to, parang question ng tino-torture?? Sight? Inde na ka makakanood ng TV... Taste kaya? Ulol, pano ka makakain ng maayos... Baka pwedeng World Peace na lang...].

Judge: ...and why?

Tuny: I personally believe... That I would rather lose my hearing... Because... [Mumbles incoherently]... You know... Uhm... (look sa sky... Ah!) YOU CAN HEAR WITH YOUR HEART!! I thank you (bow).

Mga classmates, gago kayo, hehehe, thank you at pinahamak nyo ako ha (syet). 5 days akong pag napapapikit na para matulog eh, napadilat bigla't naalala ang kahindik-hindik na karanasang ito (parang war shock!).

Pero mabalik kay Janina San Miguel, eh naku ineng, wag ka magalala. Despite the criticisms, wag ka matakot itayo ang bandera ng Pilipinas (Represent!). We believe in you at maganda ka naman eh, wag ka na lang mag-English (my honest and sincere suggestion). Magko-contribute na lang kami na lagyan ang interpreter mo sa Q&A para gumanda sagot mo. Idaan mo na lang sa kendeng, quarter turn at marcha (ilang percent lang naman ang intellect sa criteria). Look at Manny Pacquiao, inde naman sya natatalo sa boxing maski bali-bali english (sabagay, tapos na ang boxing pag ininterview na sya.).

At guys, wag nyo sya i-compare kay Melanie naman, baka magalit yun at sumagot ng "Oh flease, I'm better-rerrr than her, duhh!!"

Kung inde pa kayo sawa. eto naman si Miss South Carolina '07! At least magaling sya mag-english.

Joke lang yun noh, natural magaling sya mag-english (magaling din parents nya eh, hahaha!).
What if she made a 911 phone call?

Eaattt.. Bulaga!

I'm starting a new thread, and its about the good 'ol days before playstations, computers, mp3s, and virtual sex life-- The Analog TV.

It may not be packed with features (no remotes, just a dial, and may not even work with cable), but it is full of all those good things that's the 80's: Voltes V, Super Friends, Shaider, The Great Space Coaster, to Gerry Geronimo's Ating Alamin, Student Canteen, Chito Loyzaga's barreling moves, and the golden age of That's Entertaiment (when JC Bonin was the man, not Bryle Mondejar).

And although the analog TV had died a natural death, along with the baston pants, hanging shirt, the Apple haircut and Rick Ashley, thanks to You Tube we can still download the 80's to our heart's delight (Or maybe until you reach your broadband limit).

So umpisahan na natin, starting with this!

The longest running afternoon TV show, Eat Bulaga, and their fantastic dance contests. Those were the days na the in-thing was fantasy (nakita nyo yung mala-Teletubbies na dancers??? Hehehe) and reality TV meant The News (which was then as boring as hell, and a good excuse to eat brocolli dinner).

I Just Heard A Real Angel

This one's dedicated to all those lucky enough to have a daughter (I have three!! Nyehehe).

May they be angels forever.

Snip-snip...

Matakot ang mga supot, the Americans are coming.

At the Inquirer, while browsing during lunch break.

Manlove

Pow-pow-padadada-duh-duwaw-waw...

Alright...

Val introduced me to Boston Legal last year, and have been hooked ever since. The wit, the characters, the humour, the fast lines...



... and Denny Crane.

"You know what I'm going to do, Brian, just to show you there are no hard feelings? I'm going to sleep with your wife."

''You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter lets him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says 'Who's that?' St. Peter says, 'Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane.''
--'From Whence We Came'

''Denny Crane. Denny Crane. Denny Crane.''
--Talking in his sleep, 'Gone'

Yeah-yeahhh...
Click here for more Denny Crane wisdom

But what I love most about the show is the relationship between Denny and Alan Shore. The holding of hands, the crying on shoulders, the comparing of "notes" in the toilet, the midnight scotch... It's all plain and simple Man-love. And don't mistake Man-love for homosexual or heterosexual love.

Manlove is the celebration of being men and what we're good at. Like the slapping of behinds after a foul shot, or flying chest pumps after a strike. It's the meeting of knuckles, the fancy handshakes, a manly bear hug, or tandem spa treatments...

... or maybe not. I still get squeemish holding another man's hand, or sharing a sauna with naked blokes. I once jumped out of the pool when Geoff dove in wearing skimpy trunks (Feeling ko kasi nakadikit ako sa water na nakadikit din sa blue trunks nya, hence kuryente, hehehe).

And what are Man-love turn-ons? Watching Boston Legal (which I hear has the same effect Ally McBeal had on some women I know). There's also admiring a sexy two-piece, such as this sultry, delicious...

... Canon 400D, or a heart-pumping, groin numbing....


2008 Specialized S-Works Epic Mountainbike (Sigh). And finally, nothing turns Man-love on more than a professional demonstration of...

... Kung Fu. Worked the Shaolin Monks last week at the Aotea, and got to see them do some really cool man-stuff, like bend spears with their necks, smash concrete slabs while laying on spikes, and swing at each other with sticks and swords.


[Btw., this post in not, in any way, a lame attempt to get people to buy me the right b-day presents, although mine was last Thursday... Consider this as a suggestion... Ehhhmmm, hehehe]

Ang Boyfriend Kong Baduy

Crocs Men's Crete Sandals: NZ$49.99

5-year old Old Navy Cargo shorts: NZ$25

Eye-2-Eye Aviator Shades bought at SM Manila: NZ$10

A T-shirt with a photo of Nora Aunor and
Christopher Deleon "In Love":

Priceless

I'm a sucker for all things Baduy, and to all those asking where I get these, they're from The T-Shirt Project. I bought a bunch for myself and as pasalubong last December at Trinoma.

Everything except Mang Tomas is from The T-Shirt Project.

So if you love me (or owe me money), you'll know what to get for my Birthday. Ano ba, mura lang toh no, P200-300++. Gusto ko yung Kuyug, Trust Condom and the Rico J shirt, just in case pwede magrequest.

Look up (Baka Tumulo!)

That below is Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah. I love and hate this song. Ang ganda-ganda, pero parang kinukurot ang dibdib ko pag naririnig ko sya, gusto ko tuloy i-pause. Memories kasi, and the song grips loneliness.

Minsan nga napapa-look-up ako, baka kasi tumulo at me makakita ang luha ko. The song feels like eating Christmas dinner alone, or walking in the park (in spring) by yourself.

Or... being alone in a strange country, 8,012 kilometers from home.

Aguy (look-ap! Look-ap!).

Da Good 'ol Days (Da Good 'ol Days)

Announcement...

I would just like to share the words of a very, very wise man.

Hey ya know, everybody's talkin about the good 'ol days, rights?
Everybody, the good 'ol days, the good 'ol days.
Natatandaan mo pa ba ang mga salitang yan, sweetheart?
Noong araw madalas tayong mamasyal, diba?
Sa Luneta... sa Fort Santiago.. Sa Paco Cemetery.
Madalas tayong manood ng sine, paikot-ikot tayo.
Namamasyal.

Sa pagtanda kaya natin, makakadalawa ka pa kayang...
Kilometro ng pamamasyal?
Aakyin mo kaya ako sa paglalakad?

Kung tayo’y matanda na

Sana’y di tayo magbago
At kailan ma’y, nasaan ma’y
Ito ang pangarap ko
Makuha mo pa kayang
Ako’y hagkan at yakapin ooh...
Hanggang pagtanda natin
Nagtatanong lang sa `yo
Ako pa kaya’y ibigin mo
Kung maputi (o wala na) ang buhok ko...

Correction: The words of a wise and very groovy man. Sorry, spent a good part of my half hour break downloading Rico J. Puno songs, including Sorry Na Pwede Ba, Magkasuyo Buong Gabi, The Way We Were, and Buhat.


Iba ka talaga, Rico J (you're the man, bebeh).

Natutulog sa Pansitan..

If by any chance me naghahanap sakin, pakisabi na nasa pansitan lang ako.

Pasensya na rin sa kalat dito, linisin ko ang aquarium mamaya (or bukas me pasok pa ako eh). So in the meantime, eh i-enjoy nyo muna ito...



Toodle-doo..

Ezekiel 25:17

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."
-- Ezekiel 25:17 (As said by Tuny, as said by Jules, as he said it in Pulp Fiction).

I can't believe I still remember that by heart after 13 years. Just finished watching Pulp Fiction. I love Samuel Jackson. He's so cool-ass (But only second to Christopher Walken).

Sinayaw ko yan sa Mr/Ms. AB (another story, shhh...)

Brought to you by the #2

Alam nyo bang sa kultura ng mga Koreano, eh napaka-importante ng number 2?

Ket kamo?

Eh kasi naman sa tuwing nag papa-kuha sila ng picture, eh parang inde nila mapigilan ang sarili nilang itaas ang daliri nila. As in isa, if not all, naka V.

Meron nga akong kilalang Samoan, nababanas na minsan, "if I see another V sign, I'll break their fingers..." Taray...

Dito pa naman sa Auckland, ang daaaammmiii nila. Usually makikita mo sila nakabaon ang mga mukha sa mga monitor ng gaming stations dito.

Well, sa aking lang eh, ika nga ni Yosimite Sam sa Looney Tunes, if you can't beat them, join them.

Me trying to prove a point.
Sino sila? Malay. Nakita ko lang mga yan sa Lion Rock nung
tramping namin sa Piha.

Ozkar Delahoyyyyahhh

Salamat to Meimei & Bakeks for leading me to this photo.

Sabi nung mama na naka blue: Oscar, dako ka falaaaaaaa!!

Zo kaka ang dalawang ito(Kakatuwa ha). Check out their Baduy site at When Baduy Happens.

My Weird Manilyn Reynes Dream

My gulay, I had the weirdest dream last night. It was so weird ang unang nabangit ko pag gising eh "Bakeeetttt.."

Let me explain.

In my dream, I was watching a show, I'm not sure kung sa TV or nasa loob ako ng theatre. Then suddenly, out comes dancing and singing on stage were...

The Triplets....

The Maynard Triplets from American Idol

Err.. Sorry, inde pala yang triplets na yan(Edi inde na sana ako nagising, hehe).

Ang Triplets na tinitukoy ko eh no other than Manilyn Reynes, Tina Paner at Sheryl Cruz. THE Triplets. Sa panaginip ko, syempre like before, si Manilyn Reynes ang bumabangka, at nagsasayaw sya't nag-twist-twist pa, even though medyo lumobo na sya. At they were dancing ang singing to an oddly familiar song that goes ~~Almost married in Juneee...~~. I asked certified Triplets fan, my friend Tita Juz, and she confirms that there's no such song.

Could not find a Triplets image of Manilyn, Sheryl and Tina, so opted for this one

Ang tanong ko lang eh... Whyyy? What's the point??? At of all things and people, baket si Manilyn Reynes ang napanaginipan ko???

Dahil kaya mabubuhay na uli career ni Manilyn Reynes sa Pinas? Or magkakasalubong kami sa Queen St. at tulad na MTV niya, kakanta kami "Bakit Ba Ganyan" with me being Dingdong Avanzado??? Inde naman ako fan nila, at wala naman kami Filipino channel sa flat namin.

Nasisira na ata ulo ko dito sa NZ. Baka may magaling mag interpret ng dreams sa inyo (helppppppp).

Ewan ko, bakit ba ganyan

Damdamin ay di maintindihan?

Kailangan ang pag-ibig mo

Dahil sa ako'y nagmamahal sa 'yo

Magmulaaaaa

nang kita'yyyyyy
makilalaaaaaaaAAAAAHHHH

[Ok boys, you can kill me now]

Da-dumdumdumdumdum!

8Am ng umaga, kagigising lang at... Ano kaya gagawin ko today? Wala akong pasok sa Edge, at wala ring pera, which makes going out a bit complicated. Bawat galaw mo kasi dito eh piso ng piso. Piso pa naman dito katumbas ng P33 satin. Ayaw ko rin gaano magkikilos kasi masakit katawan kow.

Hmm...

Nyak! Anak ng! Ahahahahaaha! Anubatu!

Habang pinapanood, pinipigil ko tawa ko kasi tulog pa ang Kiwinoy Big Brother House (at me sakit si flatmate Gene, kawawa naman). Pero eto ako, parang gago na mangiyak-ngiyak sa kapipigil ng tawa, lumabas na tuloy sipon ko sa kakaipit.

At ang galing nila ha! Iba talaga ang Pinoy, we love performing and showing off. Kala mo macho, pino or mahiyain, pero pag pinasayaw or pinakanta mo, aba, pang awards night ang performance or nakapikit ang mata habang humuhuni. Sa party nga eh, sigaw ka lang ng "picture-picture-picture!!" Abah, eh eto na kaming mga macho, nagtatakbuhan at naka-pose na.

Hay, thank you po Cebu Provincial Dentention Center at Byron Garcia, at nabuo nyo ang araw ko. Bilib ako sa mga naiisip nyo para maibsan ang lungkot at problema ng mga kapatid natin dyan. Although me sayad(sino bang wala!), ano nga bang gagawin mo kung preso ka't naghihintay ng kalayaan, kundi aliwin ang sarili-- and in true Pinoy style-- ipagkalat sa buong mundo ang inyong kalokohan(case in point: Helloooo!!). Question: nagkaroon ba ng audition para makuha ang role as Michael Bayckson? Bat inde ako nakakuha ng call slip???

Weird as it may sound, it made a tender beat in my heart. Aside from knowing the dance moves (sinayaw ko po yan nung short pants pa ang suot ko sa school!), aren't we, immigrant fathers, whom have left families, friends and the cheap thrills of our beloved Philippines, like prisoners?

We're all toiling in purgatory with heaven within our sight. All we can do now is keep our sanity in check with simple things (like dancing, or this blog which nobody reads). Hopefully soon we'll get financial freedom and rejoin our families here in heaven.

Aba, bida sila sa BBC, at meron pang Black-Eyed Peas, Hagibis at Dayang-Dayang version. Magising nga ang tatlo. You never know, baka magkaroon din ng version entitled "Kiwinoy Big Brother Special: Thriller in Queen Street"

Perfect...