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Thursday, December 31, 2009

World Peace

Despite how cliche and corny it may sound, that is actually my one wish for everyone in the whole world for the new year.


Big thanks and kudos to the person who made this image. Really inspired me and several of my friends. I just don't remember where I got it so please don't hate me if I can't give proper credit to ya, haha. V(^^)

Firecrackers are for Idiots

There I said it.

I wanted to post pics of firecracker injuries. But Google Search turned up some really nasty stuff. And I mean NASTY! (Go search them yourself, see if you can handle it. Oh and turn SafeSearch off).

So have a safe new year, world. 2010's gonna be awesome. Nay, not just awesome. Legendary.



P.S. Watching fireworks is awesome though. Especially from afar and if handled by professional pyrotechnicians.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Der Herr der Ringe

I am addicted to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I truly am. It is amazing how some chance encounters can lead into lifetime obsessions.


It all began about ten years ago when I decided to rent a video of the first film. It was like, hmm ok so I suppose everyone's talking about it so maybe I should go watch it too.

Then my mind got totally blown.

You know how it's like when you're watching or listening to something and often you just pass something off as so-so or mediocre or nothing worth remembering? I suppose I'm some kind of jaded art fool who would not recognize a classic when I see one even if it's dancing naked in front of me. That's how bad I am, really. It's amazing when I see everyone going crazy over a film, or a song, and I just don't get it. Sad.


But when I watched this film, it was "oh" at first. Then another "oh!". Then "oh wow!". I was hooked, I couldn't help it, I loved it. I was all over it. Yes, it felt like great sex.

So then I decided to get myself a copy of the book. I mean, alright so it was based off several books by JRR Tolkien so let's see how the film compares to the actual literature.

And that's when it got even better. I couldn't put those books down. Literally devoured them. So the movie (and the two sequels) maybe amazing by themselves, but it is in Tolkien's written word where the real action and the real drama are at.

A visual film could only take your imagination so far. But the written word, that's the real intoxicating drug that can take you off into an escapist wonderland where you can just forget about your worries for a few hours and join an adventure led by knights, elves, and everything else in between.

It's been almost ten years since I got hooked. And I'm still reading the books at least once a year since then.

It's my addiction.


And the intoxication feels wonderful.

Photos from lotr-basement.webs.com

'Sup, Pepe!

A little cheer to the coolest dude of the 19th century!



Yeah, I just called him "dude".

He knew how to speak English. I'm pretty sure he would've understood what I said.

Photo from laguna.net/makjourn

Nostalgia Manila

Manila has got to be my favorite city in the world. And it's just sad how sometimes, one feels that this city is severely disillusioned with itself. The city used to have charm. But it's really frightening to see how the metropolis had let go of itself, trying to cover up the dilapidation with eye-hurting billboards, "modern" structures that just don't add up, government "city planning" that really isn't working. The end product feels like an old hag wearing bad make-up. Or a cover for a cheap, pirated dvd.


Shameful. Disappointing.

Thankfully a friend recommended this amazing blog and I couldn't be more happy to be able to reminisce and remember the things that made me fall in love with this city.

Nostalgia Manila

I'm not asking that Manila become the new Paris or New York. All I'm asking for is for the old glory of the city to be reinvented for the new century.

Bear vs Rob

Wee hours of the morning. Couldn't sleep. Watching Discovery Channel in the hopes that it'll get you sleepy.

Sometimes, when the brain's really tired, weird ideas come into your head. I saw this guy...



...and thought, hey wait a minute, he totally looks like someone else:



Did a little Google search and turns out it's not just me who thinks it.

Bear's TV show is awesome, even though most of his stuff is obviously staged.

Rob Thomas' music is also awesome. I just wish sometimes that he would sing more clearly so I wouldn't have to look up the lyrics of his songs in the web.

That is all.

Zzzzzz.....

P.S.
Oh yeah, in a fight to the death this guy would win:

Paraiso

This is just one of those songs that really get to you. I got reminded of it when a friend posted this same vid on FB. Sure opened a floodgate of memories.

Hail to the great Mr. C and to these four artists who really made it big way back in the '90s!

Sleepless @ 4AM

Got nothing to do and this video I saw in TMZ a few days ago just won't get out of my head.



Those British folks are really weird.

An Answer to Prayers



Who said church people don't have a sense of humor?

Photo from pinoyfunnypictures.blogspot.com

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Christmas Offline

So get this. It's the holidays, you're gearing up to greet everyone and everybody via the web then boom! Your ISP goes down, your phone line's down, all because of a bloody idiot who passed by our street and managed to entangle the phone lines to his vehicle. It gets even worse, the ISP won't fix the phone line because apparently it's not their fault and of course we have to pay for the repairs.

Aaah... but it's good to be back. Oh my blog... my dear, lovable, shameless blog... I missed you so. I missed you more than the legendary Barney Stinson misses dating on a day he had a bad cold.

Now I got tons of stuff to tell ya, but I'm afraid that with being offline for a week, so many ideas got crammed into my head, and I think imma gonna need a few hours to reorganize my thoughts then I'll be able to start posting like a maniac. Don't worry. It'll be phenomenal!

Phenomenal!

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Despedida Party for Lulu

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lulu. I never had the chance to meet Lulu in person. However, due to this funny incident, Lulu will forever be a girl whom I will remember.

It all started this one night. Janet, who is a common friend of me and Lulu, called me up. Apparently, Lulu is migrating to Australia which was why Janet and more of their other friends are planning a surprise farewell party for her.

Janet was assigned to do the invitations. She, however, was unsure as to how the wording for the invitation should go. So she asked me:

"'Despedida party for Lulu', is that right?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Nothing, I was just unsure what preposition to use."

"Oh ok, yeah it's for..."

"Ok, thanks!"

"...or maybe to." (grin)

"Grrr... which is it?"

"I kid, I kid. It's for... to, Despedida Party to Lulu." (laughs)

(Janet laughs along) "Yeah that sounds ridiculous!" (more laughter)

(silence)

(silence)

"Despedida party under Lulu."

(laugh) (laugh)

"Despedida party within Lulu."

(laugh) (laugh)

"Oh! Oh! Here's a good one: 'Despedida party without Lulu'!!

And as you can imagine the laughter went on through the wee hours of the night as we kept thinking of other prepositions that would give the sentence a whole new meaning.

I bet the neighbors were wondering why someone is laughing like a maniac at 3am.

Despedida party in Lulu.
Despedida party on Lulu.
Despedida party at Lulu.
Despedida party by Lulu.
Despedida party from Lulu.
Despedida party except Lulu.
Despedida party over Lulu.
Despedida party across Lulu.
Despedida party beside Lulu.
Despedida party besides Lulu.
Despedida party behind Lulu.
Despedida party in front of Lulu.
Despedida party along Lulu.
Despedida party before Lulu.
Despedida party after Lulu.
Despedida party alongside Lulu.
Despedida party during Lulu.

And the list went on and on.

It has been years since that phone conversation happened and still Lulu and her infamous Despedida Party remained a running joke for us. And as the years passed, it kept evolving and evolving to whole new dimensions.

Despedida party masterminded by Lulu.
Despedida party chosen by Lulu.
Despedida party ignored by Lulu.
Despedida party in memory of Lulu.
Despedida party inspired by Lulu.
Despedida party imitated by Lulu.
Despedida party despite Lulu.
Despedida party instigated by Lulu.
Despedida party with regard to Lulu.
Despedida party revealed by Lulu.
Despedida party reported by Lulu.

Lulu and the party invitation joke continues to this day. Only this time, it has turned into something a tabloid might carry as a headline:

Despedida party shocks Lulu!

- - - - - - -

Moral: Prepositions are evil.

Lulu is now happily settled in Australia and is married to a big, beefy plumber who looks like the owner of David's Salon. To this day, the author hasn't met Lulu.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

So I Was Just About To Write A Post...

...and then I suddenly felt tired. Soooo tired.



Just came home from that reunion I was blabbing (and dreading) about and it actually turned out to be fun! Lots of fun. Well yeah, sure I only got to see four (!) from my old class but that's ok. At least I didn't get to see those pathetic scrubs and bitches that I used to hate. And the production the school prepped for the event turned out to be really nice and nostalgic. Ah, the memories...

It's usually nice to rant at the end of day, get off unwanted stuff off yer head. But who would've thought having fun could be tiring? Bah, I need sleep.

Zzzzzzz...

Photo from clipartheaven.com

Crazy Things Parents Say

So, as always, I was on the hunt for some lolz on the internet and found this crazy site.

Crazy Things Parents Say



The scary part is, most of them seem to be true.

No Matter What...



...the show has to go on.

Friday, December 18, 2009

/facepalm

To all you idiots, this I say...

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Carolers

"Go die!" keeps popping in my head everytime I hear you.

You also make me want to punch baby penguins in the face.



...and I'm an environmentalist!

Shame on you, carolers. You'll be the death of a thousand baby penguins. And I'm only talking about your singing.

Photo from emperor-penguin.com

10 Things I Hate About Reunions

This coming Saturday's gonna be my high school reunion. It's been 10 years since I graduated from that school. It is also the school's 80th year. And I suppose that somehow this makes this year's reunion extra-special. And it annoys me.

I hate reunions, of any kind, type, form. Yet I am compelled to go. Not because I can't resist or help not going, but more like I know that some people will be out for my blood if I didn't go. =(



1. You have to pretend, or at least convince yourself, that you are totally psyched to see everybody again. That's right, everybody. If by unlucky chance you get to see that person you really hated back way back then, you have to pretend that you have been the bestest of friends and that there has been absolutely nothing that might have gone sour between the two of you.

2. You might get to see people you don't wanna see again. Not exactly the person you hate in #1. It could be that varsity jock who thinks he's god's gift to women and the world. Or maybe that weird nerd with an equally weird odor. Or how about that annoying know-it-all, who annoyed the hell out of everybody by knowing the answers to all the questions. It might also be the preppy cheerleader who thinks life is one giant cute pompom. Yep, you might see them again. And there's no escaping them. And yes, of course, they will still be acting like their old high school self.

3. On the other hand, you might end up not seeing the people you DO want to see again. Could be your best friend or someone you used to hang out with. But somehow, there always seem to be someone who would not be present. Sucks for you if you're stuck with people from #2.

4. So the party starts, and everyone starts talking about their lives. Then you would start having odd pangs of regret, It could have been about not having done this or that which could have made your life better than it is now. You could even be just as successful as Bill Gates but somehow you feel that there is still something missing. And reunions always seem to put those feelings in the spotlight... "Why is his/her life so much better?"

5. If you wanna see the passage of time, go to a reunion. You might remember him or her as being this or that in high school. But when you guys see each other again, hell everyone would just look older. And I mean, OLDER.

6. And then, everyone you talk to seem to be mysteriously interested in every detail of your life. Well not exactly everything, more like just those dark, hidden details that you want to keep to yourself forever. Been practicing how to sugarcoat words? This is the best time to do it. Knock yourself out wowing others on how amazing your life has been, even if all you've done really was wait on tables.

7. Then of course in every reunion, there will always be the cheesy singing. And heaven forbid, games! Why on earth would people wanna sing old songs or play games like kids? But then again, if the people in #2 would be the ones doing this, then it wouldn't be so bad, I think.

8. Then there's the food. Food at reunion parties are either a) devilishly good that you can't help but coming back for seconds, thirds, fourths... fifths... or b) fiendishly disgusting, you might as well eat garbage.

9. At the end of the party, when you are going home, no matter how you might have felt during that day, there will always be that unexplained warm, fuzzy feeling inside. You might have lived your life thinking that everyone is competition and that the world is one ruthless place to live in, but you end up going home feeling that everything would be alright. Cheers for you if you start tearing up.

10. And finally #10, the thing I hate most about reunions. Someone will always exclaim that "you look fat". Even if you're thinner than Kate Moss, yes you're still fat.

Now I just want it be known that I'm saying all these just to get these things off my chest. Like I said, I'm still going and there's no reason really to make the party feel like it sucks. And who knows, I might end up enjoying myself.

And there's only one way to find out.

*puts on party hat and blows party tooter*

Holy Cow!


Or maybe that's a goat...

It's almost like you can hear the kid screaming!

This made me want to watch Silence of the Lambs. How odd.

Photo from thisisphotobomb.com

Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Bloody Churchbell!

Dear Churchbell,



I sincerely thank you in advance for waking me up every 3AM til the twenty-fifth. It's so nice to be able to wake up and watch the sunrise, something which I haven't done in ages.

It's so nice to have a bad-ass giant church bell as a neighbor. Thank you for reminding me to repent and see the error of my ways. I'll promise to be a better boy and be more mindful of my manners.

Love,
Me

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

10 Life Mysteries Whose Answers I May Never Know


Why are the Simpsons yellow?

What exactly is Grimace?

If light travels faster than sound, why do rumors reach you faster than the light of truth?

Why is your life better than mine?

Why doesn't Winnie the Pooh wear pants?

Why can't I draw?

Why do people vote for politicians then insult them later?

What does infinity look like?

Where in the world is Waldo?

What do people mean by "it"?

Cake vs Pie: Los Baños Version

In a fight to the death, who will win?

Mer-nel's Chocolate Cake?



or the Original Buko Pie?



Yum...

Photos from sme.com.ph and overseaspinoycooking.blogspot.com

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

autocompleteme.com



Another website that gave me the gits and shiggles.

Efren Peñaflorida

So we've all heard about Manny Pacquiao and all about how he made the Filipinos proud. blah blah blah. We also heard all the sordid details about his alleged extra-marital affair. More blah blah blah.

But what about the other guy, you know, the other Filipino guy who also made it to CNN last month?


This dude's name is Efren Peñaflorida. And I must say that what he did is a thousand times more admirable than what Manny Pacquiao did.

Check out his wikipedia bio here.

Look, I admire Pacquiao despite his faults. But it saddens me that this
Efren guy, who has done something to change the lives of so many others, seem to be (as usual) being ignored. We keep hearing details about Pacquiao's supposed infidelity, but we hardly hear anything about this other awesome guy at all!

I suppose the media didn't get the memo stating that sportsmen with big egos are almost always having affairs. Durr.

Photo from mysinigang.com

Monday, December 14, 2009

Filipinoisms

As with many things that we borrow from Westerners, the English language has taken on a unique twist and flavor when spoken here in the Philippines. Although pretty much most of the vocabulary remains the same, we do have our own phrases and expressions that cannot be found elsewhere, often resulting in humorous misunderstandings.

Here are just some that are on the top of my head:

"I'll go ahead"
Instead of saying "See you later" or "Good-bye". Sure you can use it so long as there is something you intend to do after saying it, like say: "I'll go ahead and get myself a cup of coffee", But just saying "I'll go ahead" doesn't feel complete.

Example:
Guy: I'll go ahead!
Friends: Bye!
(Me: You'll go ahead... and then what?)

"Batch"
This is something that really irks me, especially when used in the context of "class", "group", "team". "Batch" is used when referring to things.

On a banner: Batch '99 Reunion
(Me: This must be a reunion of factory products.)

"CR"
Or the "comfort room". Somehow you get the picture of your head of a guidance counselor living in that room giving comfort and advice to disgruntled kids. 'Course what it really means is "restroom", "toilet", "bathroom", "the john".

Girl: I need to go to the CR.
(Me: To the where?)

"Ref"
This means "refrigerator" or "fridge". Do not mistake it for that guy in a ball game.

Guy: Are there cookies in the ref?
(Me: Unless he ate it, that would be weird.)

"Fetching"
You fetch things. But you "pick up" people. You don't throw people for your pet dog to fetch now, do you?

Guy: I'll be fetching my girlfriend.
(Me: Good luck with that.)

"Officemates"
Although we do get that you work with them in the same office, "co-workers" or "colleagues" sound more professional.

Girl: Officemates! You guys wanna go out on a gimik?
(Me: Thanks but no thanks, matey.)

"Come again?"
When you didn't hear something clearly, say "Pardon?" or "What was that again?" instead. For the really perverted minds, this expression takes a whole new meaning.

Girl: Come again?
(Me: Sure, if you're with me.)

"Pushing through or Not pushing through"
A meeting is either still "on" or "cancelled". You don't exactly push a meeting through, er, something.

Memo: Meeting is not pushing through.
(Me: Yep, that's one very heroic effort.)

"Open/Close the light"
We turn the lights either "on" or "off". Another expression lost in translation with "on" and "open" (and the antonyms) using the same word in Filipino.

Guy: Please close the light.
(Me: Say what now?)

"Already"
Often used at the end of sentences to denote that something has been finished, although the context of being finished has already been implied by the rest of the sentence. But it is okay to use it when you want to mean exasperation.

Girl: Have you eaten already?
(Me: Yes, I have eaten, so quit with the "already" already!)

"Tone down"
Unless you're talking about muscles and body toning, you don't tone down the volume of the radio or the TV. You "turn" it up or down.

Guy: Tone down the radio!
(Me: Yes, it's starting to look fat.)

"Go down"
You don't go down on a vehicle. You get off or on it. People get off the cab, they don't go down on it. Also, "go down" has another more sinister meaning. =O

Girl: Driver, I need to go down.
(Me: The lucky bastard!)

"For a while"
Another expression that irks me. When you want to mean that something won't take too long, don't say that it will! "For a few seconds" or "For a minute" is more acceptable.

Boss: Can I talk to you for a while?
(Me: Umm, yeah, how many hours do you need?)

"Look for me"
Again I get your drift. But "asking for someone" instead of "looking for someone" might seem the easier way to do.

Girl: Look for me when you get here.
(Me: Sure no problem. I hope I can ask for you too so I don't have to look around and waste time.)

"Fall in line"
We literally "stand in/on line". Why would you want to fall while waiting?

Sign: Please fall in line.
(Me: Ow...)

"Aircon"
Or as it is known elsewhere, "air-conditioner", "air-conditioning", "AC". We Filipinos love our shortcuts.

Girl: Is the aircon broke?
(Me: Nah, your English is.)

"Connected with a company"
"Working" with a good company is nice. But god forbid that I be connected to them via an umbilical cord or something!

Guy: I'm connected with P&G.
(Me: ooh.)

"Bottomless"
Bottomless coasters defy physics I tell you. But I'm okay with "refillable" ones.

Guy on fastfood counter: Sir, bottomless iced tea?
(Me: Sure, sounds good.)

"Rubber shoes"
I suppose that's what they're made of. But saying "sneakers" is shorter.

Girl: She wears high heels, I wear rubber shoes...
(Me: I think you're singing it wrong.)

"McDo"
Something that is uniquely pinoy! Elsewhere, they call it "McDonalds" or "Mac". (Also, Mc is pronounced "mac" here not "mick").

Girl: Guys, you want to go to McDo?
(Me: Yeah...)



Now I just want to be clear that I have nothing against Filipinoisms. They are unique, quirky, and people here understand them. However, when we Pinoys get ourselves lost in another English-speaking country, we might as well keep a close watch on our tongues or else we'll end up giving weird mental pictures to others.

Photo from topbanana.wordpress.com

Intense Hockey Game


Photo from thisphotobomb.com

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Holy sh--



Amidala and Anakin on a date. Amidala didn't see it coming, did she?

Photo from pictureisunrelated.com

Saturday, December 12, 2009

It's not so bad


At least he didn't reply "k"!

rofl kristen stewart. gtfo and diaf

Photo from roflrazzi.com

TV Rip-off Fail



Haha, I'm glad this turned out to be a hoax. It's bad enough that the two giant networks keep ripping off shows from South Korea and Latin America.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Must be Sweeney Todd's



Photo from pinoyfunnypictures.com

Cake vs Pie

The eternal debate. Who is better, tastier, yummier?

Cake?

Or Pie?

I decided to put these two contenders to the test via a... Battle for Survival!

The battle ensued for seventy-two hours and the result was something I never expected. However with both contenders exhausted, it only took one final heroic effort from Pie to push Cake off the table and on to his doom.



Pie then decided to go to the edge of the table to have one last look (and gloat) at his defeated enemy. This proved his undoing when due to a misstep, Pie slipped off the table and also fell to his death.



In the end, the ever-patient and quiet referee, Mr. Pancake, decided to jump off the table to judge for himself who is the winner, casually doing several backflips and gingerly landing on his toes without so much as a scratch on himself.



The crowd (of screaming Brownies and Cookies) went wild! They haven't seen such acrobatics before, let alone see anyone survive such a height.

In the end, it was decided that in the battle between Cake vs Pie...



...Pancake wins.

ALL HAIL PANCAKE!!

The author is not responsible for any distress or discomfort this story might have caused.

Rip-off!


Wow... these people have no shame!

Photo from pinoyfunnypictures.com

Looking for...


...stories of the supernatural from the University of the Philippines.

I've searched and searched via google and found just tiny snippets. So frustrating. Wanna hear and know more scary stuff about mah campuz!

Photo from pinoycentric.com

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Brown Raise Movement


Check out The Brown Raise Movement.

Recommended by a friend, this site has a lot of stuff about what's good (and not) about being a Filipino. Really interesting.

World of Warcraft: The Halls of Reflection


So after several months of waiting, World of Warcraft's patch 3.3 is finally out. The Fall of the Lich King, this patch is the newest and the final installment in the game's current expansion, where players like myself will finally be able to face off against one of the most diabolical villains in gaming history, the Lich King.

Like many other players of the game, I have found that most of this expansion's content has been lackluster in terms of difficulty. Of course the lore, the world design, the music, the spell details - in all these departments Blizzard Entertainment has surely outdone themselves and delivered what has to be the most visually stunning game expansion to date. But the level of game difficulty was mediocre and it usually doesn't take me and my gaming buddies that long to learn both raid and non-raid encounters. I know we shouldn't be complaining, being handed out gear and loot like it's Christmas. But to any veteran gamer, the path to getting oneself epic armor and weapons must feel, well, epic.

So lo and behold, Tuesday December 8, patch 3.3 finally came out and although the first few hours were buggy and laggy (as the game usually is after a big patch), my buds and I were finally able to see and experience the three newest 5-man dungeons in the game collectively known as the The Frozen Halls.

The first two dungeons, the Forge of Souls and the Pit of Saron, were amazing. You basically need to help your faction's leader (in my faction's case the Horde, the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner) in freeing the Lich King's captured slaves while delving deeper and deeper into the secrets of the Lich King's domain. It was intense, the fights' difficulties were a notch higher than the usual 5-man dungeons players have gone accustomed to. And for the first time in ages, we finally got a set of dungeons that is rich in lore and gaming content. My character, a tree-hugging Tauren Druid, =) had a blast healing my friends through the encounters. It surely was a great experience to feel a challenge while healing again. (Most of the dungeons in this expansion have been terribly nerfed and "dumbed down". There were several times when I almost fell asleep when healing those.)

Now the real surprise of the patch is the third and last dungeon of the Frozen Halls, the Halls of Reflection. As soon as we enter the instance, one can already sense a feeling of foreboding - I could literally feel the hair on my skin standing on end. And then the event started.

Bam.

My whole party wiped. Rofl. My friends and I were like "what the hell just happened?" We got swamped by enemies, everyone was being attacked here and there, everyone except the tank guy got one-shotted. And we had our laughs about it. (They gave me the additional bonk in the noggin' for failing at healing haha). It was then that we realized that the guys at Blizzard have finally given us something we have been wishing for - a challenge! Mind you, we were doing this on heroic mode so the challenge is doubled.

So okay, we resurrected, healed up, buffed up, decided on a strategy. It was obvious what the dungeon's quirks are: healing and mana intensive for the healer (me), the damage dealers need to pump as much damage as possible without drawing monster hate towards themselves (that's difficult to do), and finally the tank need to ensure that he could put all monster hate on himself so everyone will stay alive (great...)
So as we set ourselves up to restart the encounter, we found ourselves putting on keybind abilities that we haven't used in a looong time - crowd control abilities! It was like the good ol' days of World of Warcraft again. *sniff*

So anywho the encounter was started again and this time we were finally able to nail the continuous waves of monsters being thrown at us. All of us were on our feet, making sure that what has to be dispelled is dispelled, that all monster aggro is on the tank, that the healer is well protected, that the kill order be followed so we can down the monsters faster without taking too much damage ourselves, etc. It was intense and there were several close calls. But we finally did it. The first two bosses of the dungeon (Falric and Marwyn) are dead.

So we now moved on to the next room. And there he is! The Lich King. Sylvanas is fighting him and she's almost dead if not for our timely arrival. (hehe) And so it seems that the final confrontation is at hand.

Nope, as it turns out, the a-hole has a really deadly trick up his sleeve. He's got a Death Aura. Yep, get close to him and you're dead. So there's only one thing to do - to escape. Or as the game puts it, to "advance in a different direction".

So as the Lich King gave chase to us, we fought through a long gauntlet which would be our only way out of that hellish place. Again, undead monstrosities started spawning, walls started collapsing on us, I was again on my toes trying my best to keep everyone alive. (It was really difficult but I managed it). Everyone's heart was pumping hard by now and then we reached a dead end. Great. The Lich King was getting nearer. We'll be dead soon.

Then boom! Our faction's ship, the Orgrim's Hammer, arrived and blasted rocks off the mountainside, blocking the Lich King's path. We got on the ship, we fled to safety. But we know, as the Lich King watched us escape, that this won't be the end...



And truly it won't be. My guild's first incursions into the very citadel of the Lich King, the Icecrown Citadel, have only just begun. We know that, based on the challenge we encountered on the 5-man dungeons, this 10/25-man raid will be challenging, exhilirating, and badass. Sure it may take us weeks or months to learn and finally defeat the Lich King. But that's okay. What we're really looking forward to is that epic experience of being able to defeat this evil king once and for all.

Hail to the King, baby!

Learn more about the Lich King and everything else about the game here.

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Barney and Marshall's "Confrontation"

Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel from the show How I Met Your Mother singing "The Confrontation" from Les Miserables.



It would be very, umm, interesting to watch them actually perform these roles on Broadway.

Nay, not just interesting.

It will be legen... wait for it, wait for it... DARY!

Blastoise vs Charizard



But I liek mudkipz -____-

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Scandal Arubatorosu!


Poor Tiger Woods. Who would've thought that getting involved in a car accident at 2am can cause such a big fuss?

I do not approve of infidelity, but aren't the world media making such a big hype of this news?

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The Orangutan


I have a soft spot towards nature. And it truly saddens me every time I hear news about species being endangered.

The orangutan is one of these species that are now in rapid decline. Please visit this article on CNN.com to know more about the dismal conditions that are bringing the specie closer to extinction.

We are all part of the great circle of life. Whatever happens to these creatures, or to any other creature for that matter, will also affect us human beings.

Please care.

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I'm on a Boat

Please don't click if you're under 18 or find profanities to be objectionable... sucker.

Aww...


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Spoon @ net25

Just like everyone else, I'm sick and tired of the old bickering between ABS-CBN 2 and GMA 7. Yeah you're both number one... yada-yada... seriously, we get it, so shut the eff up. ugh.

I guess that's why I watch less of local stations nowadays. Just the same old boring crap with both channel's shows being just copycat of each other. I won't even trust them with the news - biased, loaded with craptastic sensationalistic bullshit, irrelevant. News about the latest loveteam? That's right, that's gonna solve all this country's problems, that will.

So there I was channel surfing one night and I've just had about enough of cable programs as well when I chanced upon this gem of a show. Spoon, hosted by Janice de Belen (the lovable girl from Flor de Luna yep I can still remember it haha), showing on net25.

net25. Hmm, ok. I never actually watched shows in this channel before. It's either some religious stuff that I'm not interested in or some pro-Erap commentary that doesn't really make any sense.

I've always had a thing for cooking shows. Who doesn't anyway? I swear those cooks/hosts are using some hypnotic technique to draw in the audiences. So there I was, watching the show, and loving it. Yep, I loved it.

Ms. Janice de Belen is a good, nay an awesome, host. She really knows how to build rapport with her guests. And she also has a know-how of cooking. Man, I learned more cooking techniques from her than from my mom. (peace, mom). I like how she's able to keep the conversation going, alternating between several topics like she's just tossing a salad. She's relaxed, she makes her guests feel relaxed. She makes her audience feel relaxed. I just haven't forgiven her though because I've been pronouncing the name "Janice" the wrong way for years thanks to her. Haha, just kidding, Janice! <3

Another thing I like is how they present their show as not just about the food, but also about the guest. The quirky, black and white photos of the guest in between commercials, plus the "shout-out" video of several important persons in the guest's life towards the end of the program, these make for very interesting diversions from your usual cooking show.

Hrm, if there's just one thing I don't like about the show, it's when they have to give those odd "gift packages" to the guests. Haha. I mean ok, the guests are nice enough to say "Thank you" but somehow you can read in their faces: "Ok... I'm a celebrity, I'm rich, are you seriously giving me a pack of cooking oil?!". But ah well, I guess that's what you call product placement, huh? I mean this show, like every other show, wouldn't be able to run without sponsors. But man, and I mean MAN! can't you guys think of a better way to promote them? roflcopterdownsendaid...

*cough* *cough* Heh, well it's really nice to find little gems like these on local TV. This show is entertaining, informative. funny at times. Screw those big networks' shows!

Spoon @ net25 is now ELITIST-approved.d(^^d)

Find out more about the show at http://www.net-25.com/spoon.html.

David After Dentist

An old funny vid from You Tube.



36 million+ views. Has been remixed to include music and rapping. Now it has a website too?! http://davidafterdentist.com

Hah, this is awesome.

This is hawt!

I know I'm hot, thanks, but please don't sell me!



"Pinoy" here is a misspelling of the word "penoy" which means "unfertilized duck egg". Some people here in the Philippines can interchange i's and e's sometimes. =)

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"Enthüllung", part 3

Pics from the show itself! Astig no? Les artistes bohèmes ftw!










Nochmals vielen dank für diese Fotos, Kim! =)