IN THAT MOOD
"You'd never know it
But buddy i'm a kind of poet
And i've got a lot of things i want to say
And when i'm gloomy, won't you listen to me
Till it's talked away..."
Old Blue Eyes can really get you in that mood.
It's 5am and this song is playing while I'm writing this blog.
Lulu and Gabbi are sound asleep.
Tess got up and turned off the TV, gave me a smile and went back to sleep.
I'm in front of the computer drinking coffee (Tess makes sure my thermos is full every night). It's spiked with Amarula and man, it's good.
The sun is about to shine, Frankie belting it like no one else can, two wonderful kids, a loving and super understanding wife, and a blog to record it in history (my personal history, that is).
It can't get any better than this.
30 August 2003
28 August 2003
Police hunt for "Batman
" LONDON (Reuters) - Police have launched a manhunt for Batman, after a man dressed as the superhero beat another man unconscious outside of a cafe over the weekend."
Paging Budjette! Paging Budjette!
So someone has finally come out and be a superhero! Riiiiight.....
Anyway, what's really on my mind is how his costume looked? Is it cool like in the movies or is it just like those pajama sets that come with the paper mask and rubberbands for the ear things...
Well that person beat me to it. I was planning to be Mind Man or something. Hey maybe I can copy Conan and be Moleculo The Molecular Maaaann!
I won't have a problem with costumes. I'll let Gabbi and Lulu draw one for me. That gives me an idea, scratch Mind Man and Moleculo The Molecular Maaaann!.
I can be Father Man! Hope I don't get confused with a Priest. Oh wait, this is better:
Papa Man!
" LONDON (Reuters) - Police have launched a manhunt for Batman, after a man dressed as the superhero beat another man unconscious outside of a cafe over the weekend."
Paging Budjette! Paging Budjette!
So someone has finally come out and be a superhero! Riiiiight.....
Anyway, what's really on my mind is how his costume looked? Is it cool like in the movies or is it just like those pajama sets that come with the paper mask and rubberbands for the ear things...
Well that person beat me to it. I was planning to be Mind Man or something. Hey maybe I can copy Conan and be Moleculo The Molecular Maaaann!
I won't have a problem with costumes. I'll let Gabbi and Lulu draw one for me. That gives me an idea, scratch Mind Man and Moleculo The Molecular Maaaann!.
I can be Father Man! Hope I don't get confused with a Priest. Oh wait, this is better:
Papa Man!
27 August 2003
DEPRESS! DEPRESS!
Five minutes ago, I was in an up and up mood. Suddenly boom, depression comes stomping in like a rhino suffering from indegestion, lost from it's herd with an erection that would sire a dozen little ones.
Life does have it's quirks. A test in the BBC website is testing that the feeling of disgust is connected to the aversion to sickness. If that's the case is depression an aversion to life? I'm thinking like a twelve year old on pot.
Let's start over. Is there really a meaning to life? An end-all be-all statement that would categorically state that yes, life or better yet living has a goal?
Forget it, I'm just depressed. Nothing that a viewing of the Fifth Element or Seven wouldn't cure.
On another note, one of my favorite movie/book is Watership Down. Saw the movie countless times. Lulu and Gabbi saw it once (in the Disney Channel) and true to their genes loved it. We used to play WD a lot, with me as the one eyed general. Can't find a copy of the movie anymore. Eveytime I'm in a video store I try and see if they have it. I would love to see thelook in their faces when I pop that disc/cartridge out my bag. But I'm going on one year without finding a copy. It just frustrates me.
Five minutes ago, I was in an up and up mood. Suddenly boom, depression comes stomping in like a rhino suffering from indegestion, lost from it's herd with an erection that would sire a dozen little ones.
Life does have it's quirks. A test in the BBC website is testing that the feeling of disgust is connected to the aversion to sickness. If that's the case is depression an aversion to life? I'm thinking like a twelve year old on pot.
Let's start over. Is there really a meaning to life? An end-all be-all statement that would categorically state that yes, life or better yet living has a goal?
Forget it, I'm just depressed. Nothing that a viewing of the Fifth Element or Seven wouldn't cure.
On another note, one of my favorite movie/book is Watership Down. Saw the movie countless times. Lulu and Gabbi saw it once (in the Disney Channel) and true to their genes loved it. We used to play WD a lot, with me as the one eyed general. Can't find a copy of the movie anymore. Eveytime I'm in a video store I try and see if they have it. I would love to see thelook in their faces when I pop that disc/cartridge out my bag. But I'm going on one year without finding a copy. It just frustrates me.
26 August 2003
I'M BEGINNING TO LIKE THE TASTE OF MY FOOT
Movie actor is running for office.
Massive brownout plunges city into total darkness.
Country in heightened terrorist alert.
Small private plane crashes into house.
Singer/Actress has reconciled with actor boyfriend, wedding to proceed.
Indegenous Natives (??) questioning government over missing land fund.
So, do all these sound familiar? Well, if a third of filipinos can be heard, this is a popular comment these days in the Philippines; that the US is following the footsteps of our country. At first glance, these headlines do sound very filipino. And being one, filipino that is, I'm already tired of hearing it from everyone who has the ability to speak. Speak, yes but think? Anyway, ok, ok. I get it. Everyone gets it. Strike that. Everyone already GOT it.
But should we be proud of it? Amused?
Are we happy that our littleidiosynchrisies ummm... habit thingys are now seeping into other nations/cultures?
I would be more elated if it was the opposite.
Actually, hopefully we don't assimilate all. They could leave behind Oprah, Liberals (I don't disagree with them, but being filipino and a liberal at the same time is a dangerous thing! Believe me!), and oh yeah... Michael Bolton.
Movie actor is running for office.
Massive brownout plunges city into total darkness.
Country in heightened terrorist alert.
Small private plane crashes into house.
Singer/Actress has reconciled with actor boyfriend, wedding to proceed.
Indegenous Natives (??) questioning government over missing land fund.
So, do all these sound familiar? Well, if a third of filipinos can be heard, this is a popular comment these days in the Philippines; that the US is following the footsteps of our country. At first glance, these headlines do sound very filipino. And being one, filipino that is, I'm already tired of hearing it from everyone who has the ability to speak. Speak, yes but think? Anyway, ok, ok. I get it. Everyone gets it. Strike that. Everyone already GOT it.
But should we be proud of it? Amused?
Are we happy that our little
I would be more elated if it was the opposite.
Actually, hopefully we don't assimilate all. They could leave behind Oprah, Liberals (I don't disagree with them, but being filipino and a liberal at the same time is a dangerous thing! Believe me!), and oh yeah... Michael Bolton.
24 August 2003
Metaphilm - Fight Club
Jumping the Gun
What a wierd blog experience.
I was over at cbs' blog when Calvin and Hobbes was brought up. I was thinking of posting my idea about Calvin and Hobbes and how it seems to connect to the movie Fight Club, The Narrator and Tyler Durden.
So, with the cat out the bag, I thought of writing it down now. Research on it and I was psyched to do a damn good post! Next thing I know, someone has already posted a similar thing! And his was light years better than how I would have done it!!!!
Here's a sample:
"...Flash forward to the timeframe depicted in Fight Club. Calvin/Jack has reached an all-time low. He has done everything society has told him to do but is completely void of happiness. Hobbes, newly adjusted as "Tyler Durden" (after all, grown-up Calvin would no longer accept a jungle animal walking, talking, and eating canned tuna), re-enters Calvin/Jack’s life, determined to show Calvin everything he’s done wrong, whether he likes it or not."
Anyway, the whole article is can be read by clicking this link.
As my newly found post-modernist friend Ghost would say, it's not the author but the idea that is important!
What a wierd blog experience.
I was over at cbs' blog when Calvin and Hobbes was brought up. I was thinking of posting my idea about Calvin and Hobbes and how it seems to connect to the movie Fight Club, The Narrator and Tyler Durden.
So, with the cat out the bag, I thought of writing it down now. Research on it and I was psyched to do a damn good post! Next thing I know, someone has already posted a similar thing! And his was light years better than how I would have done it!!!!
Here's a sample:
"...Flash forward to the timeframe depicted in Fight Club. Calvin/Jack has reached an all-time low. He has done everything society has told him to do but is completely void of happiness. Hobbes, newly adjusted as "Tyler Durden" (after all, grown-up Calvin would no longer accept a jungle animal walking, talking, and eating canned tuna), re-enters Calvin/Jack’s life, determined to show Calvin everything he’s done wrong, whether he likes it or not."
Anyway, the whole article is can be read by clicking this link.
As my newly found post-modernist friend Ghost would say, it's not the author but the idea that is important!
23 August 2003
World Famous in the Philippines
WORD DROPPINGS
I think I lost a word or two.
If someone finds "luxury" or "opulence" lying around, please leave it in the comment box. I definitely need them right about now.
Thanks very much.
I think I lost a word or two.
If someone finds "luxury" or "opulence" lying around, please leave it in the comment box. I definitely need them right about now.
Thanks very much.
22 August 2003
World Famous in the Philippines
'AROUND THE WORLD' AFTERNOON
Friday, August 22, sometime around 2 p.m.
I woke up with my kids jumping up and down trying to contain their excitement.
"What's the fuss all about? You woke me up guys!", I told them while I try and shake off that sleepy stupor that keeps pulling me back to dreamland.
"We went around the world! We went around the world!", Lulu and Gabbi told me in unison while jumping up and down on the bed.
Gabbi does her standard drop knee jump on my back. Suddenly reality jolts my senses as pain kickstarts the adrenalin. Self constraint, patience, and love numbs my senses almost immediately.
"Around the world?", I asked. The last memory of a forgettable dream exits stage left.
Lulu shouts out, "We went to Washington, Munich, Amsterdam!"
"Tokyo, and also New York!", Gabbi adds.
"Ok! Ok! How'd you do that?", I asked.
"Lolo! He brought us to Merville and bought cake!" They again said in uncanny unison. It seemed they were talking about names of streets.
Gabbi comes up to me and whispers in my ear,"Lolo got lost so we went around the world."
Three day weekends and kids. Don't you just love 'em.
Friday, August 22, sometime around 2 p.m.
I woke up with my kids jumping up and down trying to contain their excitement.
"What's the fuss all about? You woke me up guys!", I told them while I try and shake off that sleepy stupor that keeps pulling me back to dreamland.
"We went around the world! We went around the world!", Lulu and Gabbi told me in unison while jumping up and down on the bed.
Gabbi does her standard drop knee jump on my back. Suddenly reality jolts my senses as pain kickstarts the adrenalin. Self constraint, patience, and love numbs my senses almost immediately.
"Around the world?", I asked. The last memory of a forgettable dream exits stage left.
Lulu shouts out, "We went to Washington, Munich, Amsterdam!"
"Tokyo, and also New York!", Gabbi adds.
"Ok! Ok! How'd you do that?", I asked.
"Lolo! He brought us to Merville and bought cake!" They again said in uncanny unison. It seemed they were talking about names of streets.
Gabbi comes up to me and whispers in my ear,"Lolo got lost so we went around the world."
Three day weekends and kids. Don't you just love 'em.
The Joe Pesci Show
SOME EXCERPTS OF CLASSIC SNL SKITS
Don't miss out on the last one: James Bond (Steve Martin) and Goldsting (Sting)!
The following has been brought to you by Reincarnation -- The Evaporated Milk from Dead Cows.
The Joe Pesci Show - from Saturday Night Live (1995)
The Joe Pesci Show
Joe Pesci.....Jim Breuer
Robert DeNiro.....Alec Baldwin
Mel Gibson.....Mark McKinney
Danny Glover.....Tim Meadows
Spider.....Will Ferrell
Brad Pitt.....David Spade
"...Joe Pesci: Joe, Joe! He's handsome and skinny, and I'm the crazy little tinny! I'll show you crazy! [ gets up and pounds Brad with his baseball bat, knocking him flat to the floor ] Hey, hey! Now that there, that's the "Legend of a Fall"! Hey, hey, Bobby, did you see the movie "Seven"?
Robert DeNiro: No, I did not.
Joe Pesci: Well, everyone's gonna see it now!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] One!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Two!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Three!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Four!
Hey, can you believe the movie's halfway over?!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Five!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Six!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Seven!
Robert DeNiro: Hey, Joey, hey here's the sequel right here! [ kicks Brad ]..."
Daily Affirmation from SNL (1994)
Daily Affirmation
Stuart Smalley.....Al Franken
Michael Jackson.....Tim Meadows
Lisa Marie Presley.....Marisa Tomei
"...[Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley enter and kiss each other.]
Stuart Smalley: Oh, that is . . that is just beautiful. Touching, lovely. Have a seat. Now, even though I used your initials to protect your anonymity, everyone pretty much knows who you are. Lisa, of course, is the daughter of the King, Elvis P., and Lisa, you look beautiful.
Lisa Marie Presley: Thank you. That must be because I'm so very much in love. [An awkward silence fills the room.] He has a monkey.
Stuart Smalley: Uh-huh. And Michael, of course, has been one of our hugest singing stars since his days with the Jackson F.
Michael Jackson: Stuart, Lisa Marie and I love your show. Sometimes we'll just take a day off and lie in bed together and watch tapes of your show. That is, when we're not doing the nasty.
Stuart Smalley: It is so rare to see a couple kids so head over heels in love with each other. You know, your marriage is a real inspiration. It gives all of us hope.
Lisa Marie Presley: We have a Ferris wheel on our front lawn.
Michael Jackson: Excuse me, Stuart. Girl, you wake up the devil in me.
Lisa Marie Presley: Yum, yum, gimme some.
[The two kiss again.]..."
Subway Guitarist from SNL 1993
Subway Guitarist
Young Man.....David Spade
Guitarist.....Rob Schneider
Yuppie.....Jeff Goldblum
Harmonica Player.....Adam Sandler
"...[guitarist continues playing, as a Yuppie walks by and tosses some loose change into the open guitar case ]
Guitarist: [ again offended ] Hey, what are you throwing money in there for?
Yuppie: [ confused ] Well, you're a street musician, right?
Guitarist: Yeah? So?
Yuppie: So, I'm giving you mnoey.
Guitarist: I'm an artist! I'm not doing this for money!
Yuppie: Then, why do you have change in there?
Guitarist: 'Cause that's where I keep my change! In my guitar case! There's no law against it!
Yuppie: Okay. [ takes his change back, begins to read his newspaper while waiting for his subway car ]
Guitarist: [ singing ]
'Please give me money
I'm very hungry.
Please give me money
So I can eat.
I don't have another job
This is what I do for a living.
Please give me money
So I won't starve.'..."
Bullets Aren't Cheap from SNL 1987
Bullets Aren't Cheap
M.....Jon Lovitz
Miss Moneypenny.....Nora Dunn
James Bond.....Steve Martin
Date.....Jan Hooks
Waiter.....Phil Hartman
Dealer.....Vicotia Jackson
Goldsting.....Sting
"...Goldsting: Gregory.. tonight, Mr. Bond's drinks will be.. complimentary.
[ music sting ]
James Bond: Goldsting!
Goldsting: So, Mr. Bond, we meet again.
James Bond: So this is your game now, peddling alcohol to the highest bidder.
Goldsting: I'm a businessman, Mr. Bond. Do you play baccarat?
James Bond: Yes. [ Goldsting eyes him down ] Oh, now? Now. Sure.
[ they sit at the table ]
Goldsting: Deal Mr. Bond a hand, would you, Victoria?
Date: James, be careful. Goldsting does not like to lose.
James Bond: Oh, like I do? [ reaches for a single note ] Alright. I'll bet.. mmm.. one pound. ..."
COMING SOON:
The Three Amigos in SNL
Conan O'Brien as Moleculo The Molecular Maaaann!
Ben Stiller as Tom Cruise in Celebrity Jeopardy
Don't miss out on the last one: James Bond (Steve Martin) and Goldsting (Sting)!
The following has been brought to you by Reincarnation -- The Evaporated Milk from Dead Cows.
The Joe Pesci Show - from Saturday Night Live (1995)
The Joe Pesci Show
Joe Pesci.....Jim Breuer
Robert DeNiro.....Alec Baldwin
Mel Gibson.....Mark McKinney
Danny Glover.....Tim Meadows
Spider.....Will Ferrell
Brad Pitt.....David Spade
"...Joe Pesci: Joe, Joe! He's handsome and skinny, and I'm the crazy little tinny! I'll show you crazy! [ gets up and pounds Brad with his baseball bat, knocking him flat to the floor ] Hey, hey! Now that there, that's the "Legend of a Fall"! Hey, hey, Bobby, did you see the movie "Seven"?
Robert DeNiro: No, I did not.
Joe Pesci: Well, everyone's gonna see it now!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] One!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Two!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Three!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Four!
Hey, can you believe the movie's halfway over?!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Five!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Six!
[ pounds Brad with baseball bat ] Seven!
Robert DeNiro: Hey, Joey, hey here's the sequel right here! [ kicks Brad ]..."
Daily Affirmation from SNL (1994)
Daily Affirmation
Stuart Smalley.....Al Franken
Michael Jackson.....Tim Meadows
Lisa Marie Presley.....Marisa Tomei
"...[Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley enter and kiss each other.]
Stuart Smalley: Oh, that is . . that is just beautiful. Touching, lovely. Have a seat. Now, even though I used your initials to protect your anonymity, everyone pretty much knows who you are. Lisa, of course, is the daughter of the King, Elvis P., and Lisa, you look beautiful.
Lisa Marie Presley: Thank you. That must be because I'm so very much in love. [An awkward silence fills the room.] He has a monkey.
Stuart Smalley: Uh-huh. And Michael, of course, has been one of our hugest singing stars since his days with the Jackson F.
Michael Jackson: Stuart, Lisa Marie and I love your show. Sometimes we'll just take a day off and lie in bed together and watch tapes of your show. That is, when we're not doing the nasty.
Stuart Smalley: It is so rare to see a couple kids so head over heels in love with each other. You know, your marriage is a real inspiration. It gives all of us hope.
Lisa Marie Presley: We have a Ferris wheel on our front lawn.
Michael Jackson: Excuse me, Stuart. Girl, you wake up the devil in me.
Lisa Marie Presley: Yum, yum, gimme some.
[The two kiss again.]..."
Subway Guitarist from SNL 1993
Subway Guitarist
Young Man.....David Spade
Guitarist.....Rob Schneider
Yuppie.....Jeff Goldblum
Harmonica Player.....Adam Sandler
"...[guitarist continues playing, as a Yuppie walks by and tosses some loose change into the open guitar case ]
Guitarist: [ again offended ] Hey, what are you throwing money in there for?
Yuppie: [ confused ] Well, you're a street musician, right?
Guitarist: Yeah? So?
Yuppie: So, I'm giving you mnoey.
Guitarist: I'm an artist! I'm not doing this for money!
Yuppie: Then, why do you have change in there?
Guitarist: 'Cause that's where I keep my change! In my guitar case! There's no law against it!
Yuppie: Okay. [ takes his change back, begins to read his newspaper while waiting for his subway car ]
Guitarist: [ singing ]
'Please give me money
I'm very hungry.
Please give me money
So I can eat.
I don't have another job
This is what I do for a living.
Please give me money
So I won't starve.'..."
Bullets Aren't Cheap from SNL 1987
Bullets Aren't Cheap
M.....Jon Lovitz
Miss Moneypenny.....Nora Dunn
James Bond.....Steve Martin
Date.....Jan Hooks
Waiter.....Phil Hartman
Dealer.....Vicotia Jackson
Goldsting.....Sting
"...Goldsting: Gregory.. tonight, Mr. Bond's drinks will be.. complimentary.
[ music sting ]
James Bond: Goldsting!
Goldsting: So, Mr. Bond, we meet again.
James Bond: So this is your game now, peddling alcohol to the highest bidder.
Goldsting: I'm a businessman, Mr. Bond. Do you play baccarat?
James Bond: Yes. [ Goldsting eyes him down ] Oh, now? Now. Sure.
[ they sit at the table ]
Goldsting: Deal Mr. Bond a hand, would you, Victoria?
Date: James, be careful. Goldsting does not like to lose.
James Bond: Oh, like I do? [ reaches for a single note ] Alright. I'll bet.. mmm.. one pound. ..."
COMING SOON:
The Three Amigos in SNL
Conan O'Brien as Moleculo The Molecular Maaaann!
Ben Stiller as Tom Cruise in Celebrity Jeopardy
21 August 2003
Lorem Ipsum - All the facts - Lipsum generator
Lorem Ipsum
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"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..."
- Cicero
"There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain...."
- Cicero
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"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..."
- Cicero
"There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain...."
- Cicero
20 August 2003
What an idiot i am...
Stupid... stupid... stupid...
I lost my cellphone tonight. Big bummer. All those numbers flushed down. And it was just a few seconds too...
I lost my cellphone tonight. Big bummer. All those numbers flushed down. And it was just a few seconds too...
17 August 2003
Movie Poop Shoot - One Hand Clapping
FREDDY VS. JASON
Nothing really feels good but to watch a classic hacker slash teen movie with not ONE but TWO, yep, TWO classic psycho slicer dicers. One in a hockey mask and another with finger blades.
It does sound disturbing that most of us would cheer these two on but then again, it's all for fun. They all die in the end anyway... Bring on Friday the 13th on Elm Street! It'd be spooky enough to get into Jason's dreams. I mean, really... I don't think he'd dream about the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man now, would he?
Freddy:Let's get this straight. I get to kill the girl with the big melons. You take care of the stoner kid.
Nothing really feels good but to watch a classic hacker slash teen movie with not ONE but TWO, yep, TWO classic psycho slicer dicers. One in a hockey mask and another with finger blades.
It does sound disturbing that most of us would cheer these two on but then again, it's all for fun. They all die in the end anyway... Bring on Friday the 13th on Elm Street! It'd be spooky enough to get into Jason's dreams. I mean, really... I don't think he'd dream about the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man now, would he?
Freddy:Let's get this straight. I get to kill the girl with the big melons. You take care of the stoner kid.
16 August 2003
E-Paper - Customer SERVICE of Philippine Airlines
Customer SERVICE of Philippine Airlines
Open Letter to Philippine Airlines CEO, COO, CFO. Well the last entry was March 2003. And from the looks of it, nothing has come out of it.
Besides even if PAL wasn't at fault, they should have the courtesy to respond immediately even if it means repeating their first message.
I had a dream where Lucio Tan told me that PAL Customer Service is an oxymoron. The way I heard it was "PAL Customer Service is an ox of a moron". Well, it was only a dream...
Open Letter to Philippine Airlines CEO, COO, CFO. Well the last entry was March 2003. And from the looks of it, nothing has come out of it.
Besides even if PAL wasn't at fault, they should have the courtesy to respond immediately even if it means repeating their first message.
I had a dream where Lucio Tan told me that PAL Customer Service is an oxymoron. The way I heard it was "PAL Customer Service is an ox of a moron". Well, it was only a dream...
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
'And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?'
Or so the song goes. Anyway, got home around two a.m. Again.
Depressed. I am jobert's worst nightmare.
I won in the casino last night. Also won this night. Collectively, I think I grossed around 20000. But I lost the 10000 by not stopping. Still, it was a good score. I'm more attuned to my feelings now. I can kind of zero in on the days I'll win. Hope I could do this with Lotto.
Still, I am depressed. Is this as good as it really gets? My job, my being, my reality?
I have a feeling that there is more in store for me. But what? when will it happen? How do i get it? I feel like that Talking Heads song above.
With nothing else to blog, let me leave you with something I made up tonight while walking the streets alone in the rain. Pardon the construct but I'm not a poet. Like I commented before, I'm just a guy with a keyboard who knows how to type. And that could be a dangerous thing.
detour
instinct departs with youth
maturity welcomes my reality
my world is a fantasy
enter, a tinge of insanity
lost in that eternal destiny
the sky cries
the ground trembles
the moon hides
as if life's in shambles
do I feel everyone's pain
will they care for the world's hurt
apathy rules the common sense
logic dictates we'll end up as dirt
why then this parody
life's meaning is obscure
improvement is it's desire
trapped in limitation
escape in imagination
loneliness is my company
i welcome its reality
the world is just insanity
what i would do for some profanity
will i welcome life's calamity
'And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?'
Or so the song goes. Anyway, got home around two a.m. Again.
Depressed. I am jobert's worst nightmare.
I won in the casino last night. Also won this night. Collectively, I think I grossed around 20000. But I lost the 10000 by not stopping. Still, it was a good score. I'm more attuned to my feelings now. I can kind of zero in on the days I'll win. Hope I could do this with Lotto.
Still, I am depressed. Is this as good as it really gets? My job, my being, my reality?
I have a feeling that there is more in store for me. But what? when will it happen? How do i get it? I feel like that Talking Heads song above.
With nothing else to blog, let me leave you with something I made up tonight while walking the streets alone in the rain. Pardon the construct but I'm not a poet. Like I commented before, I'm just a guy with a keyboard who knows how to type. And that could be a dangerous thing.
detour
instinct departs with youth
maturity welcomes my reality
my world is a fantasy
enter, a tinge of insanity
lost in that eternal destiny
the sky cries
the ground trembles
the moon hides
as if life's in shambles
do I feel everyone's pain
will they care for the world's hurt
apathy rules the common sense
logic dictates we'll end up as dirt
why then this parody
life's meaning is obscure
improvement is it's desire
trapped in limitation
escape in imagination
loneliness is my company
i welcome its reality
the world is just insanity
will i welcome life's calamity
14 August 2003
RED DWARF THE MOVIE
"...' RED DWARF THE MOVIE is set in the distant future where Homo Sapienoids, a fearsome combination of flesh and machine, and the next stage of human evolution, have taken over the solar system and almost wiped out the human race.
The only survivors are the crews of long-haul space freighters that left Earth before the conflict began. The Sapienoids send forth fleets of Death Ships to hunt them down. One by one - the human ships fall, until only one remains.
Its name - Red Dwarf...'
This is indeed the plot of Red Dwarf - The Movie. Kinda. It misses the bit where Lister, Rimmer, Cat and Kryten come together, obviously. It also misses out Holly and Kochanski. It misses the actual plot, in fact, and with good reason. This flyer was produced as a marketing tool for Winchester Films to sell the movie in various international territories. What story is included is there to whet the appetite.
It's been a long time coming, but finally Red Dwarf - The Movie is becoming a reality."
THIS IS THE ONE MOVIE I WILL NOT MISS! Say what you'll say but I've been a Red Dwarf fanboy mark since season one!
All together now:
It's cold outside,
There's no kind of atmosphere,
I'm all alone,
More or less.
Let me fly
Far away from here.
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
I want to lie
Shipwrecked and comatose,
Drinking fresh
Mango juice.
Goldfish shoals
Nipping at my toes,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
"...' RED DWARF THE MOVIE is set in the distant future where Homo Sapienoids, a fearsome combination of flesh and machine, and the next stage of human evolution, have taken over the solar system and almost wiped out the human race.
The only survivors are the crews of long-haul space freighters that left Earth before the conflict began. The Sapienoids send forth fleets of Death Ships to hunt them down. One by one - the human ships fall, until only one remains.
Its name - Red Dwarf...'
This is indeed the plot of Red Dwarf - The Movie. Kinda. It misses the bit where Lister, Rimmer, Cat and Kryten come together, obviously. It also misses out Holly and Kochanski. It misses the actual plot, in fact, and with good reason. This flyer was produced as a marketing tool for Winchester Films to sell the movie in various international territories. What story is included is there to whet the appetite.
It's been a long time coming, but finally Red Dwarf - The Movie is becoming a reality."
THIS IS THE ONE MOVIE I WILL NOT MISS! Say what you'll say but I've been a Red Dwarf fanboy mark since season one!
All together now:
It's cold outside,
There's no kind of atmosphere,
I'm all alone,
More or less.
Let me fly
Far away from here.
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
I want to lie
Shipwrecked and comatose,
Drinking fresh
Mango juice.
Goldfish shoals
Nipping at my toes,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
13 August 2003
Things I miss
Where are they now...
Looking back, I miss a lot of people and things. Close friends long gone, food I haven't eaten in awhile, even movies I haven't seen in a long time. Here is a list of these that I would want to meet up, eat, and watch again. Ummm... didn't mean it that way:
- Kazuo Miura: My best friend when I was in SH in SFO. Last I heard he went to UC Davis but that was ages ago.
- Blondie's Pizza: Those huge one dollar pizzas in SF
- Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich in SF (Broadway)
- Donut Holes
- The Dirty Dozen
- Kulangot (Boogers): Not sure what it is but these are brown sweet sticky things placed inside small bamboo shoots that you eat with a small stick
- Binatog: Mature corn cooked and served with cocunut
- Serg's Chocolate bars
- Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa
- Mylene Velasco: My first true... Saw her again years ago. Broke my heart to see her meet up with her boyfriend that day.
- Baby Coconuts - small itty bitty coconuts that you eat with a toothpick.
- Mason Ng, Lewis Tice, Richard Sarao: Good friends from SH
- Dennis Leonor: My best friend in Sta. Rita. Never saw him again after grad but he introduced comic books to me.
- Pee Wee's Big Adventure
- Minnie B.: Another true... ALready a closed book but if i can turn back time for just one day...
Looking back, I miss a lot of people and things. Close friends long gone, food I haven't eaten in awhile, even movies I haven't seen in a long time. Here is a list of these that I would want to meet up, eat, and watch again. Ummm... didn't mean it that way:
- Kazuo Miura: My best friend when I was in SH in SFO. Last I heard he went to UC Davis but that was ages ago.
- Blondie's Pizza: Those huge one dollar pizzas in SF
- Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich in SF (Broadway)
- Donut Holes
- The Dirty Dozen
- Kulangot (Boogers): Not sure what it is but these are brown sweet sticky things placed inside small bamboo shoots that you eat with a small stick
- Binatog: Mature corn cooked and served with cocunut
- Serg's Chocolate bars
- Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa
- Mylene Velasco: My first true... Saw her again years ago. Broke my heart to see her meet up with her boyfriend that day.
- Baby Coconuts - small itty bitty coconuts that you eat with a toothpick.
- Mason Ng, Lewis Tice, Richard Sarao: Good friends from SH
- Dennis Leonor: My best friend in Sta. Rita. Never saw him again after grad but he introduced comic books to me.
- Pee Wee's Big Adventure
- Minnie B.: Another true... ALready a closed book but if i can turn back time for just one day...
10 August 2003
09 August 2003
I got this sneaking feeling...
I GOT THIS SNEAKING FEELING....
From The Bill Maher Weblog:
"...Lawrence, Massachusetts superintendent of schools Wilfredo T. Laboy, who recently suspended two dozen of his English teachers for failing English proficiency test...has himself flunked a test of basic reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and punctuation – or as it’s known in Lawrence, “the three ‘R’s’” –three times ....Laboy (annual salary: $156,560.00) blames his repeated failures on the fact that English is his second language, on his failure to prepare adequately for the test, and on his failure to secure a seat next to an Asian person also taking the test."
Hmmm... Immigrant given the responsibility and power over other people, turns out is guilty of the same crime and blames the person seating beside him.
Could he be Filipino? Not convinced? He hired his own daughter-in-law! And defends it after ethics were questioned.
Yo! Dude! Yes you! Just because you got to the US doesn't mean you automatically know how to speak english. Makes me want to call him a no good, race destroying, shame inducing, mushroom cloud laying, ethic lacking, power tripping, ego filled, intellectually challenged, stupid moron.
But I won't call him that.
He could have worked in the local government before or something. That would explain a lot of things.
I hope the newswires get a hold of this and broadcast it all over the world. Oh... and post his picture too. This is something ABS-CBN probably would want to cover.
Check this site too for further proof.
Actually, he's Puerto Rican but honestly? I think he's a filipino politician at heart.
From The Bill Maher Weblog:
"...Lawrence, Massachusetts superintendent of schools Wilfredo T. Laboy, who recently suspended two dozen of his English teachers for failing English proficiency test...has himself flunked a test of basic reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and punctuation – or as it’s known in Lawrence, “the three ‘R’s’” –
Hmmm... Immigrant given the responsibility and power over other people, turns out is guilty of the same crime and blames the person seating beside him.
Could he be Filipino? Not convinced? He hired his own daughter-in-law! And defends it after ethics were questioned.
Yo! Dude! Yes you! Just because you got to the US doesn't mean you automatically know how to speak english. Makes me want to call him a no good, race destroying, shame inducing, mushroom cloud laying, ethic lacking, power tripping, ego filled, intellectually challenged, stupid moron.
But I won't call him that.
He could have worked in the local government before or something. That would explain a lot of things.
I hope the newswires get a hold of this and broadcast it all over the world. Oh... and post his picture too. This is something ABS-CBN probably would want to cover.
Check this site too for further proof.
Actually, he's Puerto Rican but honestly? I think he's a filipino politician at heart.
08 August 2003
HEADLINES
HEADLINES
Al-Ghozi fellow escapee killed in Lanao: military: Why am I not surprised?
Ex-president says gov't has no one to blame but itself: Ex-president might need an eye operation: he's blinded by the obvious.
DOJ on coup charges:Double jeopardy:Coup plotters Mutineers, as I understand it, believed Honasan. They even trusted the Philippine Government. Not very bright, are they? Personally, I wouldn't trust government as far as I can spi... ummm... pay them.
3 soldiers killed in NPA attack: So whose bullets where used?
Senate bares 5 'Fil-shams' orders deportation: Wow! At least the Senate is really spending their time and tax payers money wisely like overseeing Basketball!
QUOTE FOR THE DAY: If at first you don't succeed, bribe.
Al-Ghozi fellow escapee killed in Lanao: military: Why am I not surprised?
Ex-president says gov't has no one to blame but itself: Ex-president might need an eye operation: he's blinded by the obvious.
DOJ on coup charges:Double jeopardy:
3 soldiers killed in NPA attack: So whose bullets where used?
Senate bares 5 'Fil-shams' orders deportation: Wow! At least the Senate is really spending their time and tax payers money wisely like overseeing Basketball!
QUOTE FOR THE DAY: If at first you don't succeed, bribe.
07 August 2003
Sterling example - Aug. 07, 2003
Sterling example - Aug. 07, 2003; INQ7
"...Truth to tell, the local TV news scene has been overrun by some shallow show biz types, so Frankie and his committed ilk are now more the exception than the rule. As such, Frankie should be held up as an icon and sterling example for young media people to emulate. Lord knows, they need all of the good role models they can get, because even young broadcast news people sometimes turn in compromised work these days. So young, and already so tainted... "
Tell me about it. All you need is a bellowing voice or a cute face and voila! Neeewscaaaaster!!!
I remember Claudine in an exclusive interview during the Rico Yan death thingy. She's all crying and sobbing and the "news" person asks her, how she feels. That one is way past pathetic. I got oodles of stories like that.
Hardly anyone can rise above the likes of the veterans. Actually, no one can be qualified to be really called a journalist. Take away the idiot board (it's the teleprompter,which I don't want to call it here, where the idiot reads) and they start babbling nonsense. Their better off in Magandang Tanghali Bayan or Eat Bulaga. They will fit right in. Like a hammer to a lobotomy
They're just talking heads with humongous egos. They really believe their own crap that they come out arrogant. Maybe then they can proceed and mature into REAL JOURNALISTS? There is a chance but I'm not holding my breath. Neither should you.
Better yet, just stick to the BBC. I do. The local news is so tainted you can smell the turpentine.
But with the money they earn, I'd take that puppy to the bank and join their ilk. No kidding. I can wing it.
"...Truth to tell, the local TV news scene has been overrun by some shallow show biz types, so Frankie and his committed ilk are now more the exception than the rule. As such, Frankie should be held up as an icon and sterling example for young media people to emulate. Lord knows, they need all of the good role models they can get, because even young broadcast news people sometimes turn in compromised work these days. So young, and already so tainted... "
Tell me about it. All you need is a bellowing voice or a cute face and voila! Neeewscaaaaster!!!
I remember Claudine in an exclusive interview during the Rico Yan death thingy. She's all crying and sobbing and the "news" person asks her, how she feels. That one is way past pathetic. I got oodles of stories like that.
Hardly anyone can rise above the likes of the veterans. Actually, no one can be qualified to be really called a journalist. Take away the idiot board (it's the teleprompter,which I don't want to call it here, where the idiot reads) and they start babbling nonsense. Their better off in Magandang Tanghali Bayan or Eat Bulaga. They will fit right in. Like a hammer to a lobotomy
They're just talking heads with humongous egos. They really believe their own crap that they come out arrogant. Maybe then they can proceed and mature into REAL JOURNALISTS? There is a chance but I'm not holding my breath. Neither should you.
Better yet, just stick to the BBC. I do. The local news is so tainted you can smell the turpentine.
But with the money they earn, I'd take that puppy to the bank and join their ilk. No kidding. I can wing it.
Aeroplanes on my feet
Aeroplanes on my feet
Nat just moved to Detroit. Right now, he's just cooped up in his house in front of a computer. He hardly goes out. New home, new place, new strangers. Maybe we can go visit his site and keep him company. Allay his loneliness until school starts.
Ooh! Also, he has problems finding a new school there. Anyone from Detroit want to give him a hand? I think he's looking for a high school.
Bloggers unite! Help a lonely soul!
Nat just moved to Detroit. Right now, he's just cooped up in his house in front of a computer. He hardly goes out. New home, new place, new strangers. Maybe we can go visit his site and keep him company. Allay his loneliness until school starts.
Ooh! Also, he has problems finding a new school there. Anyone from Detroit want to give him a hand? I think he's looking for a high school.
Bloggers unite! Help a lonely soul!
06 August 2003
World Famous in the Philippines
Newswriting.com -The 100 Worst "Groaners"
Blogging is marred with difficulty. We, the rank and file, blog to express our feelings. At at the same time expose ourselves to criticism. In recent memory, that has been my mantra. That's why I threw my hat into the ring.
There's this fine line between expressing one's self and looking for acceptance. 'Write to express not to impress' the old saying goes. In the wake of it, the link seen here will set the stage on what words or phrases to avoid.
Amidst the backdrop of blogging, I vow not to repeat these blunders lest I wreak havoc to the blogging community.
The J-Walk Blog takes center stage for the credit to the link seen above.
Blogging is marred with difficulty. We, the rank and file, blog to express our feelings. At at the same time expose ourselves to criticism. In recent memory, that has been my mantra. That's why I threw my hat into the ring.
There's this fine line between expressing one's self and looking for acceptance. 'Write to express not to impress' the old saying goes. In the wake of it, the link seen here will set the stage on what words or phrases to avoid.
Amidst the backdrop of blogging, I vow not to repeat these blunders lest I wreak havoc to the blogging community.
The J-Walk Blog takes center stage for the credit to the link seen above.
Rocky Mountain News: State
New Bryant details: DA's evidence shows woman had physical trauma, sources say
"...Additionally, ABC News reported Wednesday that there was some consensual physical intimacy between Bryant and his 19-year-old accuser, but that it allegedly reached a point where it turned into a non-consensual encounter."
From the way I understand it, she changed her mind halfway through? Reminds me of the Nike slogan
I know, I know, that was low. I meant the old slogan: Lust did it.
"...Additionally, ABC News reported Wednesday that there was some consensual physical intimacy between Bryant and his 19-year-old accuser, but that it allegedly reached a point where it turned into a non-consensual encounter."
From the way I understand it, she changed her mind halfway through? Reminds me of the Nike slogan
I know, I know, that was low. I meant the old slogan: Lust did it.
Bulatlat.com
Analysis: NRP in the Mutineers’ Adventurism
"Sen. Gregorio Honasan’s “National Recovery Program” is far from being a surgical solution and should be dismissed as the work of an amateur out to apply superficial solutions to what is undeniably a complex, systemic problem in which millions of lives have been sacrificed in so many centuries. Definitely uninspiring, it is just Honasan’s election gimmick and anybody who is serious about it is simply unfit to lead."
Oh shut your piehole! It's not that our leaders (and I mean it collectively) are unfit to lead, it's just that voters are unfit to vote!
"Sen. Gregorio Honasan’s “National Recovery Program” is far from being a surgical solution and should be dismissed as the work of an amateur out to apply superficial solutions to what is undeniably a complex, systemic problem in which millions of lives have been sacrificed in so many centuries. Definitely uninspiring, it is just Honasan’s election gimmick and anybody who is serious about it is simply unfit to lead."
Oh shut your piehole! It's not that our leaders (and I mean it collectively) are unfit to lead, it's just that voters are unfit to vote!
04 August 2003
Unemployment in Singapore
Unemployment in Singapore blamed on foreign workers
" SINGAPORE - Rising unemployment as wealthy Singapore stumbles into hard times has rekindled a debate on the presence of about 800,000 foreigners, most of them workers, in the tiny city-state.
...Singapore's founding father and current senior minister, Lee Kuan Yew, was asked by a trade unionist why some Singaporeans working for a local firm were retrenched, while Filipinos receiving higher salaries were retained..."
I guess the economy there wasn't as it used to be. The GDP of Singapore in the year 2000 was $92.3Billion!
" SINGAPORE - Rising unemployment as wealthy Singapore stumbles into hard times has rekindled a debate on the presence of about 800,000 foreigners, most of them workers, in the tiny city-state.
...Singapore's founding father and current senior minister, Lee Kuan Yew, was asked by a trade unionist why some Singaporeans working for a local firm were retrenched, while Filipinos receiving higher salaries were retained..."
I guess the economy there wasn't as it used to be. The GDP of Singapore in the year 2000 was $92.3Billion!
US Church approves gay bishop
US Church approves gay bishop
"The Anglican Church in America has voted to confirm by a comfortable margin the appointment of an openly gay bishop."
Welcome to the 21st century.
You think we'll see a lot of converts to the Episcopal church?
"The Anglican Church in America has voted to confirm by a comfortable margin the appointment of an openly gay bishop."
Welcome to the 21st century.
You think we'll see a lot of converts to the Episcopal church?
RISKS
JOB RISKS
One thing that is risky in my line of work is that I handle KTVs. It used to be called girlie bars, nightclubs, now it's just three letters; KTV.
It stands for Karaoke TV. Why? Because these bars have private rooms where each of these room has a karaoke machine hooked up to a television.
You can get friendly GRO's to accompany you while you "enjoy karaoke". GRO. That's three letters that's new. Guest Relations Officer. And this past month, I have seen oodles. All shapes and sizes. All demeanor and attitude. From scantilly clad to scant.
Anyway, Monday is KTV day for me. I visit the KTVs in my area and check how things are going. See what help they may need. THe whole PR sheebang.
There's a new KTV that opened last week. I'll be visiting that too.
What's the point of this post? Temptation.
I try hard to be the shepherd.
But, I think I have the best solution to temptation. It's 100% guaranteed to work. After applying it, no more temptation. Zip. Nada.
All I got to do is to give in.
One thing that is risky in my line of work is that I handle KTVs. It used to be called girlie bars, nightclubs, now it's just three letters; KTV.
It stands for Karaoke TV. Why? Because these bars have private rooms where each of these room has a karaoke machine hooked up to a television.
You can get friendly GRO's to accompany you while you "enjoy karaoke". GRO. That's three letters that's new. Guest Relations Officer. And this past month, I have seen oodles. All shapes and sizes. All demeanor and attitude. From scantilly clad to scant.
Anyway, Monday is KTV day for me. I visit the KTVs in my area and check how things are going. See what help they may need. THe whole PR sheebang.
There's a new KTV that opened last week. I'll be visiting that too.
What's the point of this post? Temptation.
I try hard to be the shepherd.
But, I think I have the best solution to temptation. It's 100% guaranteed to work. After applying it, no more temptation. Zip. Nada.
All I got to do is to give in.
03 August 2003
CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?
CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?
Lieutenant Kaffee: Colonel Jessep! Did you order the "code red?!!"
Judge Randolph: You don't have to answer that question!
Jessep: I'll answer the question. You want answers?
Lieutenant Kaffee: I think I'm entitled to them.
Jessep: You want answers?!
Lieutenant Kaffee: I want the truth!
Jessep: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall -- you need me on that wall.
We use words like "honor," "code," "loyalty." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand the post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!
Lieutenant Kaffee: Did you order the "code red?"
Jessep: I did the job I was --
Lieutenant Kaffee: -- Did you order the "code red?!"
Jessep: You're damn right I did!!!
(mp3; As delivered by Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson)
Lieutenant Kaffee: Colonel Jessep! Did you order the "code red?!!"
Judge Randolph: You don't have to answer that question!
Jessep: I'll answer the question. You want answers?
Lieutenant Kaffee: I think I'm entitled to them.
Jessep: You want answers?!
Lieutenant Kaffee: I want the truth!
Jessep: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall -- you need me on that wall.
We use words like "honor," "code," "loyalty." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand the post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!
Lieutenant Kaffee: Did you order the "code red?"
Jessep: I did the job I was --
Lieutenant Kaffee: -- Did you order the "code red?!"
Jessep: You're damn right I did!!!
(mp3; As delivered by Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson)
02 August 2003
Bill Maher Weblog
POTPOURRI
1. ONE BAD BLOG
Thanks to my fave blog, The J-Walk Blog, I discovered the Bill Maher Weblog. It's so good, it's bad. Both these blogs are what I strive for. Guess I'm way way waaaaay to far from that.
2. BAD SKIES AHEAD
I just discovered that AXN has been pulled off from Destiny Cable. Ok, now this is it. I have been a loyal Destiny subscriber for the longest time. AXN was one of my favorites. I guess the evil empire has also gobbled that channel up.
I remember when Destiny was one of the few channels that supported AXN, Star, Disney. Now that they're popular, the evil empire comes in and starts buying them off the market.
That's what's wrong here in the country. There is no law protecting business from each other. If this happened somehwhere else, this I think there's a law against it.
I think I got to bite the bullet and change cable companies now.
To the evil empire, there's a special place in hell for you. I hate to be you and your family in the afterlife. Oh, and I hope you're lives are worse than the nightmares you get.
3. BAD FEELING, BAD PHONE CALL
I had a bad feeling yesteday. I felt that I shouldn't leave and go make the rounds at night. So, like the obedient psychic I am, I went home. Officemates where speculating it might be a coup.
I was wrong.
The minute I got home, I received a phone call. My wife had an accident. A good samaritan saw her faint while in the street, saw her cellphone, and called HOME.
I immediately rushed to the area. Groups of people were milling around her. Thank god, it wasn't serious.
There were two cops and a dozen people but not one of her things were taken.
Times like this make me still believe that we still have a chance.
Now, with that big bump on my wife's head and bruises on her arms, I'm sure she'll be mistaken for a battered wife. I should have taken a police report and testimonials!
1. ONE BAD BLOG
Thanks to my fave blog, The J-Walk Blog, I discovered the Bill Maher Weblog. It's so good, it's bad. Both these blogs are what I strive for. Guess I'm way way waaaaay to far from that.
2. BAD SKIES AHEAD
I just discovered that AXN has been pulled off from Destiny Cable. Ok, now this is it. I have been a loyal Destiny subscriber for the longest time. AXN was one of my favorites. I guess the evil empire has also gobbled that channel up.
I remember when Destiny was one of the few channels that supported AXN, Star, Disney. Now that they're popular, the evil empire comes in and starts buying them off the market.
That's what's wrong here in the country. There is no law protecting business from each other. If this happened somehwhere else, this I think there's a law against it.
I think I got to bite the bullet and change cable companies now.
To the evil empire, there's a special place in hell for you. I hate to be you and your family in the afterlife. Oh, and I hope you're lives are worse than the nightmares you get.
3. BAD FEELING, BAD PHONE CALL
I had a bad feeling yesteday. I felt that I shouldn't leave and go make the rounds at night. So, like the obedient psychic I am, I went home. Officemates where speculating it might be a coup.
I was wrong.
The minute I got home, I received a phone call. My wife had an accident. A good samaritan saw her faint while in the street, saw her cellphone, and called HOME.
I immediately rushed to the area. Groups of people were milling around her. Thank god, it wasn't serious.
There were two cops and a dozen people but not one of her things were taken.
Times like this make me still believe that we still have a chance.
Now, with that big bump on my wife's head and bruises on her arms, I'm sure she'll be mistaken for a battered wife. I should have taken a police report and testimonials!
01 August 2003
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Check Monday's post regarding free domain names
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TO Lt. Senior Grade Trillanes:
"This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall see this day and live old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispin's:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
- William Shakespeare
Henry V
The speech above as delivered by Kenneth Branagh (mp3) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Check Monday's post regarding free domain names
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TO Lt. Senior Grade Trillanes:
"This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall see this day and live old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispin's:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
- William Shakespeare
Henry V
The speech above as delivered by Kenneth Branagh (mp3) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
HOW NOT TO STAGE A COUP IN THE PHILIPPINES
HOW NOT TO STAGE A COUP IN THE PHILIPPINES
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Here's a step by step instruction on how NOT to organize a coup.
1. Once you receive a super duper confidential and confirmed report that members of a Special Forces army group have gone AWOL with high powered weapons, immediately announce to the unsuspecting public that there is no coup attempt. Repeat the message (make sure it's in the headlines of all the newspapers) for a couple of days.
2. Hours before rebel soldiers infiltrate and control a hotel, immediately announce to the dumbfounded public that "some" soldiers have disappeared and may LIKELY stage a coup.
3. Once rebel soldiers arrive, make sure that the police just stand idly by. Make sure that they do not interfere while the rebel soldiers start laying down C4 explosives in and around the area. It is imperative that the police are there so no one will disrupt whatever the rebels are doing.
4. Allow news reporters and some curious bystanders access to all areas even stand side by side with the soldiers, talk to them, take pictures of them, even while these rebels are still laying down C4 explosives.
5. Once the rebels have settled in the hotel and fortified their positions, alert the military. Again, this has to be done only AFTER the explosives are set, the rebels are inside and safe, and the police are still scratching their scrotum wondering what they'll have for breakfast. Also make evacuation of guests in nearby hotels voluntary not mandatory. Allow reprters and bystanders free reign of the area. Make sure NOT to cordon and secure the area. Let everyone come in and out of the hotel. Remember it is NOT a coup.
6. Now, this is important. Do not forget to do this since it might jeopardize your NOT Coup attempt. Have I got your attention? OK then, here it is, close all McDonald outlets around the area. Very important here. Close the Mickey Ds. Close em down. The reason is highly classified and should not be released to the public. Ever.
7. Let the rebels announce that they are not staging a coup. They just want change in leadership.
8. Transfer the ex-President to a safe area only to return him to his previous place after threats from his lawyer. Make sure to announce that he is NOT a suspect despite the fact that the meeting place of the rebels used to be owned by him.
9. Let one Senator (who led a failed coup attempt) and an army colonel (who is supposed to be the previous leader of the rebels) enter the hotel and let them have private discussions with the rebels. Make sure to announce to the public that the rebels are holding pamphlets written by the senator. Again, announce that these two are not suspects and are there to help ease the situation.
10. Make sure that the Vice President announce that the demands of the rebels is legitimate. Highlight one of the demands is for the President to step down. Again, announce that this is not a coup.
11. After lunch, announce a 5pm deadline.
12. Minutes before the deadline, announce that the deadline is extended until 7pm.
13. Minutes before 7pm, announce that the extension of the deadline is indefinite since the rebels are still talking to the press.
14. Announce that there will be no school the next day. Ooops, sorry, let the schools decide if they want to hold classes the next day.
15. Hold Mass in church.
16. Be firm when you order the rebels to "Stand Down". Do not use the word "surrender".
17. Once the rebels have "stood down", escort them back to their barracks. Do not put them in handcuffs. Do not let them leave their firearms, and further more do not check the identities of the news reporters leaving the area who suspiciously look like rebels in civilian clothes who have not staged a coup in the area.
18. Once everything is over. Come out, hold a press conference with a very happy face and say that everything is fine and ok.
19. Do not announce how many bombs were laid, how many were diffused, and make sure that the area is open for business the next day. Let the civilians discover if there were any forgotten C4 explosives lying around.
20. Hold your State of the Nation Address to both congress and senate and state you had a very fruitful and stable year.
21. Let film producers approach the rebel soldiers of offers for their life stories in soon to be made movies.
22. After everything has settled down, ignore the senator, ignore the ex-president but demand that the Defense Secretary resign since he is the bad guy.
23. After everything is in order and "back to normal", then and only then order the police to be in heightened alert. Oh, and be sure to commend them for the way they handled the situation.
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Check Monday's post regarding free domain names
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Here's a step by step instruction on how NOT to organize a coup.
1. Once you receive a super duper confidential and confirmed report that members of a Special Forces army group have gone AWOL with high powered weapons, immediately announce to the unsuspecting public that there is no coup attempt. Repeat the message (make sure it's in the headlines of all the newspapers) for a couple of days.
2. Hours before rebel soldiers infiltrate and control a hotel, immediately announce to the dumbfounded public that "some" soldiers have disappeared and may LIKELY stage a coup.
3. Once rebel soldiers arrive, make sure that the police just stand idly by. Make sure that they do not interfere while the rebel soldiers start laying down C4 explosives in and around the area. It is imperative that the police are there so no one will disrupt whatever the rebels are doing.
4. Allow news reporters and some curious bystanders access to all areas even stand side by side with the soldiers, talk to them, take pictures of them, even while these rebels are still laying down C4 explosives.
5. Once the rebels have settled in the hotel and fortified their positions, alert the military. Again, this has to be done only AFTER the explosives are set, the rebels are inside and safe, and the police are still scratching their scrotum wondering what they'll have for breakfast. Also make evacuation of guests in nearby hotels voluntary not mandatory. Allow reprters and bystanders free reign of the area. Make sure NOT to cordon and secure the area. Let everyone come in and out of the hotel. Remember it is NOT a coup.
6. Now, this is important. Do not forget to do this since it might jeopardize your NOT Coup attempt. Have I got your attention? OK then, here it is, close all McDonald outlets around the area. Very important here. Close the Mickey Ds. Close em down. The reason is highly classified and should not be released to the public. Ever.
7. Let the rebels announce that they are not staging a coup. They just want change in leadership.
8. Transfer the ex-President to a safe area only to return him to his previous place after threats from his lawyer. Make sure to announce that he is NOT a suspect despite the fact that the meeting place of the rebels used to be owned by him.
9. Let one Senator (who led a failed coup attempt) and an army colonel (who is supposed to be the previous leader of the rebels) enter the hotel and let them have private discussions with the rebels. Make sure to announce to the public that the rebels are holding pamphlets written by the senator. Again, announce that these two are not suspects and are there to help ease the situation.
10. Make sure that the Vice President announce that the demands of the rebels is legitimate. Highlight one of the demands is for the President to step down. Again, announce that this is not a coup.
11. After lunch, announce a 5pm deadline.
12. Minutes before the deadline, announce that the deadline is extended until 7pm.
13. Minutes before 7pm, announce that the extension of the deadline is indefinite since the rebels are still talking to the press.
14. Announce that there will be no school the next day. Ooops, sorry, let the schools decide if they want to hold classes the next day.
15. Hold Mass in church.
16. Be firm when you order the rebels to "Stand Down". Do not use the word "surrender".
17. Once the rebels have "stood down", escort them back to their barracks. Do not put them in handcuffs. Do not let them leave their firearms, and further more do not check the identities of the news reporters leaving the area who suspiciously look like rebels in civilian clothes who have not staged a coup in the area.
18. Once everything is over. Come out, hold a press conference with a very happy face and say that everything is fine and ok.
19. Do not announce how many bombs were laid, how many were diffused, and make sure that the area is open for business the next day. Let the civilians discover if there were any forgotten C4 explosives lying around.
20. Hold your State of the Nation Address to both congress and senate and state you had a very fruitful and stable year.
21. Let film producers approach the rebel soldiers of offers for their life stories in soon to be made movies.
22. After everything has settled down, ignore the senator, ignore the ex-president but demand that the Defense Secretary resign since he is the bad guy.
23. After everything is in order and "back to normal", then and only then order the police to be in heightened alert. Oh, and be sure to commend them for the way they handled the situation.
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