Was it in the news?

Last Saturday while doing my rounds, I got an advice that EDSA was closed. It was surprising since that is the City's main road.

The section of EDSA near Roxas Blvd. was closed presumably because of a bomb that was discovered at the Japanese Embassy. I got this piece of news from some police sources I know (who even confirmed that they detonated the bomb) as well as some outlets I cover near the area.

It's scary because at that time, Lovapalooza was just beginning over at Roxas (although it was far, I was worried that there was also a bomb there).

Now, I don't know if this was covered by the news. It's important since this bomb last Saturday could have been a precursor to the bombing on Valentine's Day.

ADDITIONAL:

It was on the news. Too bad, the article has been removed.

The Moment

I was having coffee with a good friend.

While talking, I somehow fell in that hole where I didn't know whether I was talking to myself or I was narrating my innermost feelings. It was like a moment in space where everything stops and there was five seconds of clarity.

Not really clarity.

More of self awareness. No presumptions. No false impressions. Just plain honest feelings, thoughts, and emotions.

It was ummmm.... trippy.

A LEGO Cathedral

"A view from the balcony looking toward the chancel. There's seating for an 80-member choir under the mosaics. The roof over the chancel and mosaic alcoves is glass...."

(via Tom McMahon) 

28

Call it ego or whatever, but I find it amusing when people try to guess my age.

I mean, I didn't notice it until recently. Seems people always mistake me for 28. And I'm 37 (in June, that is). Tried it again this morning at McDonalds. And Jane, the manager, thought I was 28.

What's with 28 anyway? Not 27 or 29. Always 28.

Hmmmm... maybe they were talking about my I.Q.?

7:35 de la mañana

Spanish Short Film.

Too bad the subtitles are in French.

See that? I go the ñ character correct...

Madonna

She talks the talk. And she walks the walk.

ummmm... she also swallowed.

Dooce

"ABC World News Tonight is sending a crew over to my house right now. In case you didn’t know, I lost my job because of this website THREE YEARS AGO. And Leta just put the circle block into the circle hole by herself. Anybody want to come babysit?..."

You familiar with the term Dooced? Well it's being fired from your job because of blogging.

VOA News - Pope Misses First Ash Wednesday Service in 26 Years

"Pope John Paul II has not presided over Ash Wednesday services at the Vatican for the first time in his 26-year papacy..."

Ack! I didn't know it was Ash Wednesday.

Oh wait.. It's Thursday already...

Dang.

The Annual Stella Awards

"It's time once again to review the winners of the Annual 'Stella Awards.' The Stellas are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's (in NM). That case inspired the Stella awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United States..."

No Sites to See Here

Seems today some of my favorite blogs are down. These are:

Now What Cat is in the litterbox but at you can find a bit of catnip over at Pinay sa Amerika
Sassy Lawyer is in recess. Maybe she's cooking up something.
Mlq3 m4y b3 l33t. 8ut i 5ur3 und3r5t4nd him.
Dyingle lang si Kwentong Tambay pero waswit naman niya ay ok pa....

Oh well, hopefully tomorrow everything will be back to normal.

ADDITIONAL

It's tomorrow already. And they're back up.

Ummm... Yeah.....

Every celebrity who has ever posed for Playboy.

Every Playboy Playmate is here

I'm all out of words.

Want to hear stupid in mono?

Hungry and sleepy?

Don't eat glazed donuts and wash it down with coffee.

You'll regret it.

Anywhooo....

A lot of things has happened over the week. Sassy got plagiarized, Jet got kidnapped, cbs made a prediction, etc etc. A lot of things has happened and it seems I'm that spectator in the middle of it all with my mouth wide open. Everything is passing by me and I don't have the energy to keep moving.

Heck, even the post below doesn't have any comment or anything. It's like I'm all squeezed out of words.

If brains have any warranties, mine skipped the recall announcement. Dang! I feel like a psyched up seventy year old on viagra let loose in an all you can eat burger joint without dentures and has just one sock on. What's the connection? I don't know but that is one funny image isn't it?

Wait. Wait. Wait.

Let's start over again.

Twenty minutes has passed since I wrote that sentence above this. Still nothing has come to mind.

I still don't know what to post.

Oh well, maybe next time.

Man sends text message in his sleep

"...A man... has discovered he sends text messages in his sleep.... one even mirroring a nightmare he was having..."

Ummmm... Sassy?

"...[The Eiffel Tower] was abruptly repossessed by the city of Paris....adorned it with a distinctive lighting display, copyrighted the design, and in one feel swoop, reclaimed the nighttime image and likeness of the most popular monument on earth. In short: they changed the actual likeness of the tower, and then copyrighted that.

As a result, it's no longer legal to publish current photographs of the Eiffel Tower at night without permission..."

Ummmm... so is this like the dark end of copyrighting? So does that mean Michael Jackson can copyright his face and... oh wait, that's under the "Likeness" copyright law isn't it?

(via The J-Walk Blog)

The HisTory of Michael Jackson's face

"A Photographic History of Michael Jackson's Face..."

Now he's supposedly sporting a nose made of cartilage from his ear.

Bangungot

"MORE than any other disease, bangungot is the literal thief in the night that kills more than 21,840 Filipinos each year. Now for the first time, leading medical specialists in the country have uncovered the myths surrounding the eerie illness. The mystery also deepens...There are no reported cases of bangungot among Caucasians and in other Western nations, although Asians -- especially Filipinos -- living in the United States have died of the syndrome there..."

It's also called Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome (SUDS). Ummmm... sudden... unexplained... There's a joke somewhere there but I can't grasp it.

IRIS Seismic Monitor

"Seismic Monitor allows you to monitor global earthquakes in near real-time, visit seismic stations around the world, and search the web for earthquake or region-related information....Earthquakes are shown as colored circles, where the size of the circle tells you the magnitude of the quake, using the legend at the top left of the map. Only earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater are displayed...." 

(via The Presurfer)

Making a Connection With the Dead

"A German inventor has come up with a novel way for relatives coping with the grief of losing a loved one to convey their feelings to the departed. The 'Phone Angel,' a long-life battery powered cell phone device, allows those in mourning to have contact with the deceased when personal pain, distance or disability prevents them from attending the final resting place..."

Why didn't I think of that? A phone you place inside the coffin so you can call your loved one? I wonder how you'd feel when it's your end of the phone that's ringing.

(via Museum of Hoaxes)

Rob Schneider's Attack Ad

""My name is Rob Schneider and I am responding to your January 26th front page cover story in the LA Times..."

So goes Rob Schneider's full page ad reply/attack to Patrick Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times.

Rainbow

Rainbow is a kid's show popular during the 70s and 80s. I presume in the UK. Anyway, this skit is a chock full of innuendos that you'd end up wishing it was actually broadcast.

According to sources, this was done as a parody for one of their Christmas Parties.

Real Funny. I wish I could play with those maracas.

(via The Presurfer)

FREE GMAIL INVITES

So there's this new interface for giving out GMail Invites. Anyway, for the really few who still don't have a GMail or a GMail Invitation, just comment me your email address and your free gmail invitation will be on it's way.

I checked and it seems I have 50 GMail Invitations to give away. So there's no rush. I mean that's 50 Free Gmail Invites I'm giving away.

Oh and do check your junk folders since Yahoo and Hotmail automatically tags GMail Invites as junk mail.

Quick! What's the Definition of the Word Credibility?

"...(Ces) has been telling people that I'm a klepto,' said Lucy. 'She was directly quoted. It wasn't like a friend of a friend of a friend [who was quoted]. The one who told us was the person she told it to. How reliable can a newscaster get...?"

ABS-CBN News. Why am I not surprised?

It's called competition, stupid

"...Piltel accused Digitel of unilaterally imposing a new rate scheme without NTC approval. It asked the commission to issue a cease-and-desist order against Digitel's '24/7,' which it said constituted predatory pricing, and to impose sanctions on Digitel for violating due process..."

So Sun Cellular's flat fee of P250 a month for unlimited calls and text is unlawful? That's like saying all those Eat all you can buffets are threatening the restaurant industry.

Well, seems the idea of the day is "If you can't beat them, let the government do it".

Star Wars Rap

"'It's not the East or the West side'
'No it's not'
'It's not the North or the South side'
'No it's not'
'It's the Dark Side...'"

Cool. Way cool Star Wars Rap Video.

To all the Vader haters out there, let's fire up the empire.

Drink Me

How to make a jobert

Ingredients: 1 part mercy 3 parts humour 3 parts instinct

Method: Layer ingredientes in a shot glass. Serve with a slice of wisdom and a pinch of salt. Yum!

Username:

Ummm... yeah. I think I need a little mercy in me. Too bad she's out of the country...
(via The Presurfer)

CNN.com - Suspect arrested in actress killing - Feb 1, 2005

"...assailants grabbed for the purse of duFresne's friend and the actress said, 'What are you going to do, shoot us?' One of the men then fired a shot..."

One of those things you just don't say to a guy holding a gun.

(via Leaning Towards the Dark Side)

Star Wars Episode III Toys Preview

I know this is so 1990s but doesn't this new Vader action figure look cool. I even saw a "Talk Like Vader" toy.

(via The Mortuary Portal)
 

blogsnow

"Every five minutes blogsnow evaluates which topics are been discussed in 5,020,004 weblogs.

It has been designed to be the fastest and most comprehensive blog news aggregator there is..."

I like the part where you can scan the most talked about movie of the moment based on IMDB links made by bloggers.

THE WORLD WILL END TOMORROW

Don't Panic!

It's just the movie trailer to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. All the answers you need to know are in here.

You think they'll be giving out Babel Fishes at the theatre? 

I TOTALLY FEEL THIS

"This is my computer.
There are many like it.
But this one is mine..."

Gene Kelly Sings in the Rain

Check out the Volkswagen commercial with Gene Kelly and his famous "Singin in the Rain" clip. Updated and just plain cool. The link straight to the video is here.

Really.

Really, really.