Voice Lost

Sa isang iglap, isang henrasyon ang nawalan ng boses.

Peace.

As Seen on TV:

As they say: Dakota Harrison Plaza! Chorvah???

As Seen on TV: The Final Countdown

Ika nga.. EPIC FAIL!!!

Happy New Year People!

Relax...

Busy, busy bee lang po. Medyo tinatamad lang magsulat, ang considering changing the water of this fishbowl. So relax lang muna.

And to help you relax, enjoy this bit from the 80's, starring the eternal Bob Ross (afternoons at RPN9), The Joy of Painting.




Don't you feel much, much better?

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.

****

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...

Ang ganda ng loka... Feeling girl!


Da moves ni...

Michael Bayckson

He's Backkkk...

Dinner time! Val cooked spaghetti (Yey!). For the first time magdinner kami ng inde kanin. At bumili pa ng Coke si Karl (Aba parang b-day!). Sayang wala kaming makitang mala-Purefoods hotdog sa Foodtown kahapon.

Syempre since wala kaming mesa sa kuwarto, asa sofa kami lahat at harap ng TV (ganun kaliit flat namin). Pagbukas namin ng telee, ang unang bumungad samin ay si...

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Nay ko po.....
He's ba-aaaaack... [Pasok Knight Rider Sound Track]

And my half digested dinner is on the floor

It's Mich Buchannon, It's Michael Knight, it's David Hasselhoff! He's one of the judges (with Brandy and a Brit who wishes he's Simon Cowell) at Prime TV's America's Got Talent. It Premiered here in NZ today.

It's a show which features America at its most stupid, yet utterly entertaining(ganun ako kababawa, nyahahahaha). Pero wag ka dyan, me sariling action figure yan...

OK lang yung armalite, pero sumbrero ba yun?

At me album...

Oh-ah, Greatest Hits pa yan. Balita ko patok sa Germany ito eh.

Kung hindi pa kayo natatakot, eto pa..

Uhhhh.. [Shivers] . Bat ko ba pinag aaksayahan ito, makapag plantsa na nga...

May Elections: Careful-careful.....

While I was away, apparently the coming May Elections circus has gone under way, as scheduled and as forseen. In today's breaking news from ever-reliable Inquirer, it was reported that Richard Gomez went ballistic against fellow actor-candidates:

According to Richard, because of E-VAT, the local movie industry continues to struggle because it preys on producers and the moviegoing public. A source from Gomez’s camp said the actor-candidate would not spare anyone in his campaign against the E-VAT, especially those who openly support it, referring to Vilma (that's Vilma-in-Person to most of us. What's she called again? The falling star? Nevermind)

Richard had also made statements on the personal life of fellow senatorial candidate, Cesar Montano, who, he said, was remiss in supporting his Australia-based son, Diego, with former actress Teresa Loyzaga.

Richard revealed in a recent interview that Teresa’s friend called him up to complain about Cesar’s irresponsible ways as a father.

“Alam nyo, personal na yan. Pero kung ibang tao nga eh nagagawa kong tulungan, sarili pa kayang anak? Ibang tao nga napag-aaral ko, yung sarili ko pa kayang dugo,” Cesar said in a dxXL interview on Wednesday.

“Malinaw na paninira at patuligsa yan sa aking personal na pamumuhay. Hindi dapat palawakin at palawakin at palalimin,” Cesar added.


Gosh, I so miss the Philippines. It's one big, gooey, chunky pile of happiness, isn't it? :)

Barry-serious

I refuse to comment, fearing anything I say may be taken against me by my visa officer ;) .

New Zealand city to tap Manilow vs rowdy youth






Eye-love the hair!

Julia at the museum

Julia at the museum
Originally uploaded by Pixel Me Silly.

So cool. Closest thing I'll get to seeing my work on a museum.

Who that a Chulkist?

Who that a Chulkist?
Originally uploaded by Pixel Me Silly.

3 reasons why you should not buy a pirated DVD.

1. It might not run on your DVD player
2. You might get caught on cam in a "Isumbong mo kay Tulfo" raid
3. And lastly....

...Bad subtitles (It's actually "What are the charges?")

Click the pic for more at Pixel Me Silly

I'm a professional...

.. voyeur.

I started a new photo blog where I can shamelessly show-off my photography skill sets, which are a far cry from those I idolize, such as my friends John Chua and Ben Chan of Adphoto (Don't get excited, not Ben Chan of Bench, but Ben Chan of... Bacolod?) .

Forgive me, I'm self-taught(well I had a few units of photojournalism at UST, and still don't know my ISO from my aperture and shutter speeds). Maybe when I finally con the office in paying for a photography 101 class I'll get better.

And maybe, I can even become.. gasp... a wedding photographer (love birds, beware, MUWAHAHHAHAHAHA).

A sample.





More at Pixel Me Silly!

Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin (1962-2006)

If I were asked who was my idea of a man's man was, it would be Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin.

He was invincible. He shouts "Crickey!" with an alligator pinned under his chin or a tarantula on his hair. He swims in front of perenties (bayawaks) and handles poisonous snakes as if it were a harmless parrot.

He's funny without trying, and wears his trademark khaki shorts and boots everywhere, even during a dinner with George W. Bush. He made Sir David Attenborough's job of being a conservationist cool, and crocodiles cuddly.

He died yesterday, stabbed by a stingray right in the heart while filming a series aptly titled "Ocean's Deadliest". The news broke the hearts of a million kids who watch him everyday at the Animal Planet, including mine.

He must be giving demonstrations now on how to grab a devil by the tail up there in Heaven's Zoo.

Crocs Rule!




AP News
The Official Crocodile Hunter Site

I love Blambot

Check out Blambot.com and get free comic fonts like this.


You can also download the free balloon dialogues and the prefabricated sound effects (cool). I used some in the twins baptismal invitation.

Fanny's Angels

I'll kill you with my clothes hanger! (Hieee-yah!!)



Ey, check out this dude whom I saw on my way to public commute.

Kulang na lang isuot nya ang underwear nya sa ibabaw ng maong nya (Batman!). Sorry for the rant, I just feel a bit, uhm, Carson-ish...

But if you want style, check her out.


That's Lexi.. and quoting a former boss "wow, glamorosa maski tulog!"

Fab five does mang jeepeney driver; New radical weight-loss diet

Currently the biggest news to hit the newspapers in July is not GMA's SONA, but the arrival of the Fab Five.

No, not the Beatles stupid(There's only four of them, and one of them is dead). It's the excessively queer Ted, Kyan, Carson, Jai and Thom, or otherwise known as the stars of the hit show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy".

If you are wondering why I'm writing about this, the answer is no, I'm not gay (true! ask Pam ... errr, OK, according to Channel 4's gay-o-meter I am 50% gay--and proud of it!). However once in a while when I catch the show while channel surfing, I do stay on a few minutes, and finish the episode if its really good (or when there's no Ultimate Fighting Championship on Solar Sports-- oh-ah!).

Who wouldn't want free clothes, a makeover (maybe even a free pedicure), and having your house entirely made up?

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While they were here, I wonder if they had the chance to make over a Filipino?

If I was their local casting director, for maximum effect I'd get someone who has dirty fingernails, eats with his feet on the bench, wears sando to work, picks his pimples and facial hair with two 25-centavo coins, and picks his nose with reckless abandon. In other words, I'd nominate the next jeepney driver I ride with.

Regarding living quarters, I wonder what they'll say about the typical Filipino giant spoon and fork decorations in the kitchen? Or the last supper painting? OR the wall carpet with dogs playing billiards?

Hmmm, I wonder if Pam has already attempted to contact them.
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Since we're on this Queer-Eye mode, I'd like to share a radical weight-loss regimen that I recently discovered: No-salt diet!

After two weeks of sodium chloride starvation, I went from 164lbs. to an unbelievable 152lbs! The first time I weighed after starting the diet, I thought the scale was broken.

Be forewarn though: eating without salt is more difficult than you think(It's like eating paper or boiled-but-clean underwear). In fact I cracked a few days ago and back having table salt in my diet (tsk-tsk). The good thing however is my weight it holding up (for now), and my salt level craving has probably gone down 25%.

'Jeopardy' champ Ken Jennings blasts show

'Jeopardy' champ Ken Jennings blasts show
Yahoo News Service [Tue Jul 25, 7:10 PM ET]


NEW YORK - "Jeopardy!" ace Ken Jennings, who won $2.5 million during his 74-game winning streak, has a few unkind words to say about the show — and dapper host Alex Trebek.

"I know, I know, the old folks love him," Jennings writes in a recent posting, titled "Dear Jeopardy!" on his Web site.

"Nobody knows he died in that fiery truck crash a few years back and was immediately replaced with the Trebektron 4000 (I see your engineers still can't get the mustache right, by the way)."

Jennings also takes aim at the show's "effete, left-coast" categories and "same-old" format.

"You're like the Dorian Gray of syndication," he says. "You seem to think `change' means replacing a blue polyethylene backdrop with a slightly different shade of blue polyethylene backdrop every presidential election or so."

A call by The Associated Press to "Jeopardy!" spokesman Jeff Ritter was not immediately returned Tuesday.

Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, snagged 74 wins on "Jeopardy!" in 2004 before he was beaten by challenger Nancy Zerg.

Trebek, 66, has hosted the show since 1984. In a "correction" posted Monday on his Web site, Jennings offers an apology of sorts.

"We regret the insinuation that Mr. Alex Trebek is a robot, and has been since 2004. Mr. Trebek's robotic frame does still contain some organic parts, many harvested from patriotic Canadian schoolchildren, so this technically makes him a `cyborg,' not a `robot.'"
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This post is for Pam, who loves watching the show (and adores Trebektron 4000, yuck, hahaha)

Landis is the champ!

Isn't it ironic that a year after a cancer survivor won the toughest stage race in the planet a record 7 times, that he would be suceeded by someone who badly needs a hip replacement?


American Floyd Landis, who a few years ago raced as an unwanting domestique for Lance Armstrong, is this year's Tour de France champion. Despite racing with a arthritic hip for the past two years, the Phonak rider was able to ressurect an already scandal-ridden tour with his Lazarus-like performance in the last three stages.

Read how Landis story went here.

I think I know what Lance and Floyd were thinking on the sadle before they won their mallot jaunes, despite overwhelming personal odds: "After what I've been going through, it can't get any worse than this!"

Who knows, maybe in a few more years we'll see a kidney donor or recepient win the Tour de France.

More of Guy Goma...

Transcript of the interview of Guy Goma at BBC

Karen Bowerman: Guy Kewney is editor of the technology website Newswireless.

Goma: [Face of horror, click the pic]

KB: Hello, good morning to you.

Goma: Good morning.

KB: Were you surprised by this verdict today?

Goma: I am very surprised to see... this verdict to come on me because I was not expecting that. When I came they told me something else and I am coming(Mismo!hehehe). You got an interview that's all. So a big surprise anyway(Rightttt...).

KB: A big surprise, yeah, yes.

Goma: Exactly.

KB: With regards to the costs involved do you think now more people will be downloading online? (Sige tanong lang ng tanong...)

Goma: Actually, if you can walk everywhere you are going to see a lot of people downloading the internet and the website and everything they want. But I think...eh...it is much better for development and...eh...to inform people what they want and to get the easy way and so faster if they are looking for. (Good answer!)

KB: It does really seem the way the music industry's progressing now that people want to go onto the website and download music.

Goma: Exactly you can go everywhere on the cyber cafe and you can take, you can go easy. It is going to be an easy way for everyone to get something to the Internet.(You da man, Goma!)

KB: Thank you. Thanks very much indeed.
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NOTE: Galing nya ah, pwede syang maging politiko dito sa Pinas! Hehehe.

Goma Interviewed at BBC

Here's an interesting story that I lifted from the BBC Website, which happened a week ago.
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BBC News 'wrong Guy' is revealed

The true identity of a man who was mistakenly interviewed on BBC News 24 has been revealed. Guy Goma(Not Richard "Goma" Gomez ha), a graduate from the Congo, appeared on the news channel in place of an IT expert after a mix-up.

But Mr Goma, who was wrongly identified in the press as a taxi driver, was really at the BBC for a job interview. Mr Goma said his appearance was "very stressful" and wondered why the questions were not related to the data support cleanser job he applied for.

The mix-up occurred when a producer went to collect the expert from the wrong reception in BBC Television Centre in West London.

The producer asked for Guy Kewney, editor of Newswireless.net, who was due to be interviewed about the Apple vs Apple court case.

After being pointed in Mr Goma's direction by a receptionist, the producer - who had seen a photo of the real expert - checked: "Are you Guy Kewney?"

The economics and business studies graduate answered in the affirmative and was whisked up to the studio.

Business presenter Karen Bowerman, who was to interview the expert, managed to get a message to the editor that the guest seemed "very breathless and nervous".

Mr Goma was eventually asked three questions live on air, assuming this was an interview situation.

It was only later that it was discovered that Mr Kewney was still waiting in reception - prompting producers to wonder who their wrong man was.

Mr Goma said his interview was "very short", but he was prepared to return to the airwaves and was "happy to speak about any situation".

He added that next time he would insist upon "preparing myself".

A BBC spokeswoman said: "This has turned out to be a genuine misunderstanding.

"We've looked carefully at our guest procedures and will take every measure to ensure this doesn't happen again."
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See it in live action, Guy Goma's supposed BBC job interview at YouTube.

The real Guy (Guy Kweney, the IT Expert). Poor Guy's stock value must have plummeted to oceanic levels...



... while the better Guy (Guy Goma, the data support cleanser) has become an overnight sensation. He even has his own fansite.

Bagay ba sakin ang kulot...

... Bagay ba sakin ang kulot... Bagay ba sakin ang kulottttt~~~

Nak ng tupa, sino bang gumawa ng kantang ito?

Pero...

Come to think of it, after hearing it at the jeep this morning over and over again , it's starting to grow on me.

So...

~~Bagay ba sakin ang kulot... Bagay ba sakin ang kulottttt~~~

Did you know...

Did you know that Tenzing Norgay, who partnered with Edmund Hillary to be the first to summit Everest, had a daughter who married a Filipino and lived in the Philippines? Her name is Nima and she married artist Noli Galang.

I first read this in Ambeth Ocampo's column at Inq7.

As Mr. Ocampo said, too bad GMA7 and ABS-CBN didn't pick this up, or they could have had a coup by having Nima greet our first Filipino Everest summiteers (It would have been better than a greeting from Manny Pacquao or Gloria Arroyo-blah!)

Hurrah for 1-2-3 Everest feat!

I know my reaction is delayed, but after seeing the Everest 2D movie at SM Mall of Asia's iMAX, I couldn't help but get wowed by what they did. I'm a mountaineer and have seen my fair share of dangers and scary moments...

- trecking alone for 3 hours up Mt.Banahaw after being dropped by the lead group and being too far ahead of the sweepers (it was only my second climb)
- almost falling off a coconut tree bridge into a ravine, also in Mt.Banahaw
- almost getting hit by a bowling ball-size rock going up to Tarak
- getting stepped on the face by Carol and made into a human foot hold while climbing the "wall" at Mt. Makiling.
- crashing my bike going down Sta. Rosa (not hiking, but scary still)

... but what these guys did was nothing short of heroic(and crazy!). Remember it wasn't only just climbing the highest mountain on earth, but they also climbed on ice, crevaces and into thin air (at 26,000 feet, the air is too thin that your body slowly eats itself up, thus called The Death Zone). Note: The Sherpas say if you fall into a crevace deep enough, you end up in America!

So congratulations to Leo Oracion, Pastor Emata, Romy Garduce, and yes, Dale Abenojar(If he did summit) for climbing Mt.Everest! Come back home safe!

Fooohhhhh!! (Hard Gay!)

Who's the funniest guy (or gay) in Japan?


Hard Gay!

I have a new pastime at the office when things get slow, which only happens when our Frankenstein boss is not around intimidating everybody (he has this annoying habit of talking to people so close, you can actually smell AND see what he had for breakfast!). It's watching videos at YouTube and Google Video.

And while browsing around at lunchtime, I caught this clip of Hard Gay, a Japanese comedienne who dresses up in Village People/Freddy Mercury black leather cut-offs and studs, and has the physique of a pro-wrestler. He goes around the city doing random acts of kindness, but with his trademark gay style-- He loves to pelvic-thrust with arms raised, and shouts "Fooohhhhh!!" at the end of any phrase (Wait, I know someone who’s exactly like that…). His real name btw. is Masaki Sumitani, and he’s straight(not gay).

A picture of Hard Gay in action, taken from the show Bakuten. The purple text reads, "Welcome to the Hard Gay gas station!"

He’s absolutely sidesplitting, and has achieved cult status in Japan from what I read. The last clip I saw him in was his visit to Yahoo!’s Japan office. At the end he strapped himself with neon-light ropes, arms raised, and crane lifted to replace the “Y” in a huge outdoor neon sign of Yahoo! (And yes, whenever the sign lights up, he shouts “Yahoo!”).

Notes:
Links to Hard Gay videos at:
- YouTube
- Google video

The "new" kuwarta o kahon

There's a new game on NBC, which hasn't been showed yet on cable, called "Deal or no Deal".



Hosted by comedianne Howie Mendel(Isn't he the guy who now hosts America's Funniest at Disney Channel?), here's how the game is played:

"The rules are simple. Choose a briefcase. Then as each round progresses, you must either stay with your original briefcase choice or make a 'deal' with the bank(a mysterious entity) to accept its cash offer in exchange for whatever dollar amount is in your chosen case. Once you decide to accept or decline the bank's offer, the decision is final. Contestants are encouraged to ask friends or family in the audience for advice; however, only the contestant's answer will be considered binding and final."

[Tuny coughs]

Rip-off!!

Maybe the producers, Endemol(also the makers of Big Brother) were avid fans of Kuya Pepe Pimentels's Kuwarta o Kahon, and saw how good the game was in the 80s. It also has shades of Eat Bulaga's Laban O Bawi, where you have the Sex Bomb Dancers holding the boxes, while at Deal you have 26 glamorous spokesmodels each holding a brief case.



Ang hirap mamili no? One of the Deal models btw. is Filipina, Jenilee. Maybe we can convince her to join the new Sex Bomb Dancers.



The difference I see in Kuwarta/Laban and Deal, which probably makes it more exciting, is you can actually see how much money you are loosing as the game progresses. Also, instead of winning a banig, bunot, or a bayong of kangkong (as in Kuwarta & Laban), the lowest you can loose here in $.01(a penny).

If you want to get a feel of the game, (or, ehem, nothing to do in the office)play the online version of the game. I won a penny in my last game (I'd imagine feeling like a total fool winning that over a million dollars on live TV).

Superman (So that's why..)

I'm looking forward to Superman Returns, which stars newbie Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel, and Oscar winner Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor.



I don't know about Mr. Routh (he appeared in just one movie previous to Sup), but I think Spacey will make a heck of a Luthor, maybe even better than Gene Hackman. He's my second favorite actor to play a villain, next to Christopher Walken.

So this is why he's called Superman...


... He has big, strong hands!


Trivia: Luthor is one of several Superman characters with the initials "LL," including Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lionel Luthor, Letitia Lerner, Lori Lemaris, and Linda Lee (aka Supergirl).

For Trade: One (1) Mr. Bean Key Chain

HI. In my possession right now, standing on top of my desk, is a Mr. Bean Keychain.



I would like to make an offer to anyone out there willing to trade for this item. A Mr. Bean keychain may not sound much, but let me assure you that it is worth much, much more than it looks:

- Despite having been in my possesion for over a year now, it has NEVER been used and kept in my air tight office cabinet(for fear of depreciating its market value).

- I suspect that despite the appearance, the keychain is not of Mr. Bean, but of British actor...

...David Suchet,

...or (gasp) Sir Sean Connery.

- There are no trademark markings, which could only mean production of this item was discontinued before making the store shelves (thus it is a collector's item).

I will accept any item for as long as it is worth more than one (1) Mr. Bean Keychain (rubber sandals, a flashlight, a pepper and salt shaker, a pair of "unused" underwear, even seats to watch Wowowie).

Trades for this item is limited to areas that can be accessed via public transport from my location here in Las Pinas. I promise to personally visit you to make the trade (if you are in Cambulo, Banaue, it may take some time for me to get there).

So if you have anything to trade worth more than one (1) Mr. Bean Key Chain, send me your offer at tuny@pacific.net.ph.


P.S.
As in One Red Paper Clip, I'm going to make a continous chain of up-trades until I get a car, a house, a car and a house, or a week's all expense-paid vacation in Boracay.

Wanna Up-Trade?

Have you seen One Red Paper Clip? This blog is run by Kyle Macdonald, who had this crazy idea: Could he use the Internet to barter a paper clip for something better, and trade that thing for something else — and so on and so on until he had a house?

Well as things went, he ended up making a series of trades (a pen, a door knob, a stove, a generator, a "one instant party", a snow mobile, etc.) up to a year's free-rent stay at a nice house in Phoenix.

That's quite an impressive trading run. Do you think he'll get his house?

Hmmm.... [Ka-ching!]

I rummaged through my office cabinet to see what I can barter. I found pencils, a marker, a stapler(not mine), a mirror(what is this doing here??), writing pads, and a bottle opener. I also found paperclips, not only red ones, but in different colors(maybe I can offer to trade a GREEN paper clip..nahhh).

As I was about to drop the idea, I see the item that could possibly lead me to my very own house, car, or an all-expense paid vacation to Boracay for me and Pam.

For my next post I will formally make a trade offer for this item.

Where can I buy a Cifrele in astral colors?

If today was the 70's and I had a mustache, I'd be a model (correction, I'd be a star!).



I found this photo in Chuvaness' blog.

I would love to have a pair of Cifrele pants in "astral colors" and wear it at the office on fridays. Anybody know where I can buy one?

The best view of Mt. Everest...

Is definitely from the top.

I received this photo of Mt. Everest from my office buddy and former PALMC president Danny M.. It was said to have been taken by Roddy Mackenzie, who climbed the mountain in 1989.


Mt. Everest stands 8.85 kilometers above sea level, roughly the maximum height reached by international airplane flights, or less than the 300 kilometers achieved by a space shuttle. Hundreds of people have tried and failed to climb the behemoth by foot, a feat first accomplished successfully in 1953. About 1000 people have now made it to the summit.

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway

Nice: Football, Brushstrokes et al & Griffin & sabine

Check out Football, Brushstrokes et al... by Rene Enriquez. His journal shows his world through his sketches.

His blog reminds me of Nick Bantock's wonderful book, Griffin & Sabine.

Good Luck to the Filipino Mt. Everest expeditions!

I love to climb mountains, but have not been doing so in the last few years as I've been kept busy changing diapers by my three chikitings(and that's no easy feat at 1AM!).

That's why I envy the three expeditions going up Mt. Everest this year.

Sadly, a lot of criticisms have been popping up at the MFPI egroups (the network wars, how the Philippine Team was a barkadahay, and that one of the climbers is "not worthy" to summit the world's highest peak carrying the Philippine colors, due to his lack of experience(or popularity?).

To me, summiting a great mountain shreads you of all your physical attachments. At the summit, fatigued and in pain, you don't say "I did it for my country" or "I did it for my sponsors", but rather a simple "I did it" does the trick.


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Read more about the Philippine Everest expeditions at the sites below:
Mt. Everest News
The Official Philippine Everest Expedition Website
Romy Garduce's Blog Site

Things to to do between 9AM to 11AM

Mainit ang ulo ni boss(either natalo sa isang milyon-milyon na bid, or hinde naka-score kagabi)... must pretend to be busy...

Things to to do between 9AM to 11AM:
- mag check ng email
- mag check ng mga blog (Ella's stories really crack me up, hehehehe)
- mag isip ng mga pangalan ng dance group ko ("Dangerous Moves", "The Crazy Katz", "The Punkers")
- mag CR ng limang beses between 9-11AM
- Create my own South Park character (Syempre puyat)

- Create a South Park character version of Pam (hahaha, puyat di..zzzzzzzzz)



Sigh, so much to do, so little time....

Movies that define your teenage life

I just woke up, it's 12NN, and I was trying to catch up on sleep. The twins were at their usual little-monster selves last night trying to keep things "happening." I caught Pam watching Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion's P.S. I love you, and managed a glimpse of the scene where Sharon is groping Gabby's face in a stupid game where you are blindfolded and asked to catch and identify someone amid a giggling and shrieking crowd (of course ang magpapahuli lang dito eh yung may crush o ka-love team mo. This game reminds me of the Marriage Booth sa mga school fair dati, na ipapahuli ka ng crush mo para ikasal kuno kayo. Btw., di ako na-mamarriage booth dati kasi inde naman ako heart throb, kaya sa Jail Booth lagi bagsak ko).

So baduy. I asked Pam "Bakit mo pinapanood yan?"

"Anu ka ba, that's one of the movies in the 80's that defined every teenager's life." (Note: Pam and I are in our early 30s).


P.S. I Love you? Define my teenage life?

Never!!

Below are some of the movies that shaped Tuny's life, as I see it today.

Robot Jox(1990). Starring Gary Graham and Anne Marie Johnson(Who??). Natatandaan ko ito because of the great special effects (mala-Bioman/robot in karton suits pa nga lang noon), at naholdap ako nun sa Recto paglabas ko sa sinehan kasama ang best friend kong si Joel(Syet! Nakuha yung matagal kong inawitan na diver's watch!).

Karate Kid(1984). Immortal. Starring Ralph Macchio(asan na kaya ito) and Elisabeth Shue in her pre-sexy star days(Thanks Pam, hindi ko natandaan yun ah!). Sino ba naman ang mag-aakalang matutuo ka ng kick-ass karate moves sa pamamagitan ng paglinis ng kotse at paliligo sa dagat (Wax on, wax off, wax on, wax off. The Crane--Hee-yah!!).

Mac & Me(1988). ~~I had a feeling, all by myself, being so different, from everyone else~~ (Natural, alien ka ba namang dumapo sa Earth, kung di ka ba naiba sa lahat). This was voted pala as one of the worst movies of the century (I'm hurt...)

Ninja Kids(1986). J.C. Bonin rules! Dito ako natutong maghubad ng t-shirt at ilagay sa ulo ko ala-Ninja, at magtatakbong hubad sa Sampaloc na may hawak na patpat(Kasama ko manood nito ay yung magandang katulong ni Tita Uling sa Manuela Mall sa Las Pinas -yeba!).

Bagets(1984). Sino ba naman ang hindi makakalimot sa kakaibang intro at ending nito, na ginagaya noon sa lahat ng production number sa school ala Dating Doon-- From sa banggaan ni William Martinez at Raymond Lauchengco, hanggang sa moonwalk ni Aga Muhlach! Sadly ako palagi si Herbert Bautista dito kasi ako ang pinaka pangit at patpatin noon sa class.

Superman(1978). ~~Tantarararan-dandandan, tantarararan, Superman! ~~ (ay wala palang lyrics ito). Keanu has nothing on Christopher Reeves!

The American Ninja(1985). Starring Michael Dudikoff. Natatandaan nyo yung scene na nakikipagbugbugan sya sa mga sundalo? Na sa huli ay tatalian niya yung mata nya bago sya magpapapukpok sa ulo sa isang negro, sabay ilag? (Cool... Sadly sa pelikula lang nagagawa ito, at ilang beses din ako nagkabukol noon).

Teen Wolf(1985). Starring
the then teen everyone wants to be, Michael J. Fox. Sayang inde ako pinayagan ng tatay ko na magsurf sa ibabaw ng hatchback namin.

Thriller(1983). Kung akala mo MTV lang ito, you're wrong! Pinanood ko dati ito sa recto. Starring Michael Jackson(of course) and directed by John Landis, isa pa ito sa mga ginagaya sa school production numbers (Yung zombie dance). Natatandaan ko pang sinayaw ito ng Octoarts Dancers sa Student Canteen (siyempre inaaral ko yung moves at sinasabayan ko!).



Hayy, ang sarap talaga nang buhay ng bata. Sige na magtitimpla pa ako ng gatas ni Julia.
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[Afterthough: Napansin mo ba nung bata ka, pag hindi ka pinayagan ng nanay mo manood ng sine or kulang ang baon mo, sasabihin mo lang na "hihintay ko na lang ito sa TV." Funny enough parang sandali lang nasa TV na nga ang pelikulang iyon... ]

I wanna move to Venezuela!!

Have you heard of Spencer Tunick?

He's an artist who absolutely loves taking pictures of naked people. He loves it so much that he just convinced 1,500 Venezuelans to don their bday suits and pose in Caracas' main city square. The guy must have one of the best jobs in the world!





Makes me think: If I was there participating, sorrounded by all those beautiful naked Venezuelan bodies(To date the country has the most successful overall performance in the last decade in the world pageant circuit), what would I say if I suddenly get a hard-on?

- "Its cold...."
- "Sorry, I'm just happy to be here."
- "A-10-shun!"
- "Limbo-rock time!"
- "I'm selling Viagra, want some?"
- "Hello! I'm Tuny" (If i accidentally poke someone from behind)
- "It's really like that, stop looking!"
- "Sorry, I just woke up."

[How about you, what would you say?]

Click: Shopping sa Coastal Mall

I hate shopping, lalo na kung sale, feeling ko mabubulag ako sa dami ng tao. During a shopping trip with my mom last year sa Uniwide Coastal Mall, I tried to entertain myself by taking photos using my Siemens M65.

Question: Meron ba talagang mga bumibili ng mga ito???????


A really hard cock. Obviously it was the year of the rooster.

Cow in a shoe. I'm not really sure what this is, or what it is for, but it looks like a porcelain cow with a shoe for a body. (Okay, mamang artist, medyo bawas-bawas ng jutes, kung ano-ano ang naiisip.)