There was supposed to be a chess set, but I was too lazy to set it up.
And they say I read too many comic books...
May 30, 2005
Wishful Thinking
There was supposed to be a chess set, but I was too lazy to set it up.
And they say I read too many comic books...
The Men's List
I've very picky about spam I agree with. The following is one of them. Most of it, anyway. Fine, I agree with the ones in blue:
Finally, the guy's side of the story. We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! *Please note... these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday = Sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides.Let it be.
1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.
1. Crying is act of terrorism and we do not negotiate with terrorists.
1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say what you mean.
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question. No need to elaborate.
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted in two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other way.
1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done.Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it will be scratched.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want us to answer, expect an answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... Really.
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. Round is a shape.
1. Thank you for reading this: Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know men really don't mind that, it's like camping.
Finally, the guy's side of the story. We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! *Please note... these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday = Sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides.Let it be.
1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.
1. Crying is act of terrorism and we do not negotiate with terrorists.
1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say what you mean.
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question. No need to elaborate.
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted in two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other way.
1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done.Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it will be scratched.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want us to answer, expect an answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... Really.
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. Round is a shape.
1. Thank you for reading this: Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know men really don't mind that, it's like camping.
"Don't kill yourself on the weekend, eh?"
From Reuters:
Canada suicide hotline to open only from 9 to 5
A Canadian province will shut its 24-hour suicide hotline and replace it with one that operates only during business hours. Prince Edward Island, a small province on Canada's East Coast, says it is too expensive to operate the hotline around the clock. Starting June 1, it will be open only between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Canada suicide hotline to open only from 9 to 5
A Canadian province will shut its 24-hour suicide hotline and replace it with one that operates only during business hours. Prince Edward Island, a small province on Canada's East Coast, says it is too expensive to operate the hotline around the clock. Starting June 1, it will be open only between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Sasha in STAR
Pictured below is my dear friend Anastacia Jugo, or Sasha, taken from today's edition of The Philippine STAR. The article was on Nestle Philippines, Inc. (where is works) rewarding it's associates. We've seen this before, mostly with insurance companies posting rows upon rows of headshots of their best salesmen. Nice to know Sasha can a make the business section interesting to look at. :)
She's back!
She's back!
May 28, 2005
May 27, 2005
Tragic Yet Funny
Say Aw or Haw! to the following piece, it's up to you. Can't make this $#!+ up:
Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
May 25, 2005
My Summer Vacation, 2004: An Excerpt
Since I'm too lazy to retype everything...
For your reading "pleasure," this is my handwritten account of my summer vacation in Yangshuo and Dali, accompanied by Diane and Mendel (pssst... they're not a couple) . Apologies in advance for horrible penmanship.
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For your reading "pleasure," this is my handwritten account of my summer vacation in Yangshuo and Dali, accompanied by Diane and Mendel (pssst... they're not a couple) . Apologies in advance for horrible penmanship.
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May 23, 2005
And Because I"m Not Shallow...
After weeks of play, discovering (by accident) an "optimal" seating position to get the best view of the game, and not paying attention to the points until the end of the game, not only did I make second and third highest score in Bejeweled 2 Deluxe, but more importantly I beat Bebot, who make it look so easy, so smugly.
Eat that, ya bastiches, twice over!
Eat that, ya bastiches, twice over!
May 22, 2005
"This Weekend in News..." (Thanks, Reuters!)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian eye doctors have asked a court to ban a movie in which the heroine sees ghosts after a cornea transplant, saying it will scare off donors and patients.
The same doctors will soon look to also have the following movies, already released, taken off video shelves: Idle Hands, Return to Me, The Man with Two Brains, Body Parts, The Animal and Edward Penishands.
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese city has taken its fight on corruption to the bedroom, ordering officials to own up to extramarital affairs in the hope of keeping public money out of the hands of mistresses.
In other news, former Philippine President Jopeph Estrada has cancelled all imagined future trips to China.
The same doctors will soon look to also have the following movies, already released, taken off video shelves: Idle Hands, Return to Me, The Man with Two Brains, Body Parts, The Animal and Edward Penishands.
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese city has taken its fight on corruption to the bedroom, ordering officials to own up to extramarital affairs in the hope of keeping public money out of the hands of mistresses.
In other news, former Philippine President Jopeph Estrada has cancelled all imagined future trips to China.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -Upset villagers came to Maranhao state capital Sao Luis on Wednesday claiming the police had demolished their hamlet of Vila Baghdad instead of a squatters settlement about five miles away.
Sorry, mon, but all dem houses look so alike...
May 21, 2005
May 18, 2005
What, No Applause?
Caught bits of British MP George Galloway's testimony at the US Senate. Man, he seemed to tear them new ones. What I always liked about British politicians is how they can deliver a speech w/o looking at a script. It's almost cinematic. I was half-expecting some cheers from the audience after Galloway's chastising of the Senate. His Scottish accent already has made-for-TV producers looking for Sean Connery to star.
Dennis Franz+Anthony Hopkins= this guy.
Dennis Franz+Anthony Hopkins= this guy.
May 17, 2005
Now THAT's Love
I've been anti-smoking (as opposed to anti-smoker) for as long as I can remember. Though my stance on the issue has lightened somewhat (for example, New York and Makati City's anti-smoking laws are ridiculous), the advertising strategies some cigarette companies would use to entice the local market can still make me bust a gut laughing... and maybe just snicker like a bad cartoon villain. Case in point:
You know, there's nothing like trying to win the approval of your ladylove's folks with a carton of cigarettes.
You know, there's nothing like trying to win the approval of your ladylove's folks with a carton of cigarettes.
May 15, 2005
Jade
Today we celebrated the baptism and first birthday of my niece, Jade Lianne Co Santos. As with Ryan last week the baptism was in Greenhills. Different priest, but the same guy who did Jasmine's and Mia's baptism before. I figured out it was the same priest when he went over the same "skits" for the godparents to perform. Once again I took on the role of videographer.
The birthday girl!
Appropriately enough the lunch party was at the Jade Garden restaurant. When I got home to view the video, I realized my mistake of taping in widescreen format. Seems the 16:9 ratio won't translate on your standard tv without an S-video cable. Right now the video looks like a that "compressed" copy of Star Wars I used to watch.
This is Ryan, who turned 1 a week before.
The birthday girl!
Appropriately enough the lunch party was at the Jade Garden restaurant. When I got home to view the video, I realized my mistake of taping in widescreen format. Seems the 16:9 ratio won't translate on your standard tv without an S-video cable. Right now the video looks like a that "compressed" copy of Star Wars I used to watch.
This is Ryan, who turned 1 a week before.
May 14, 2005
May 12, 2005
Picture Perfectionist
Spent the afternoon getting Jella's birthday present ready for tomorrow, then spent the evening doing Deb's collage. Yeah, it's not her birthday, but I'd already been working on it for 2 months before starting again from scratch. Put more thought into it this time, so hopefully she'll find it kewl for when she gets here. That's what I like about making collages as presents. Relatively cheap and I get to learn more about Photoshop at the same time. And it's personalized.
Sample collage of Aileen Chu
Sample collage of Aileen Chu
May 9, 2005
Revenge of the Math Nerd
This cracks me up. A bit of Boiler Room meets Catch Me If You Can, though I'm sure this guy looks nothing line Leo DiCaprio, or even Giovanni Ribisi. Boy, talk about killing all chances for a made-for-TV movie.
Math student indicted in $43M scam
Math student indicted in $43M scam
May 8, 2005
Quiet Weekend
Just got back from gym, and the 'rents are still not back from their business trip to Baguio. Since the Slimmer's in Annapolis was closed (only on Sundays) I went to the Megamall branch, but not before making a long turn around EDSA (stupid MRT). My workout today was a bit "off," though. Hate these irregular workout schedules.
The only fuss that happened today was when I tried to exit Powerbooks, their security alarm went off. When they asked to look inside my backpack I deduced that my copy of Preacher: Dixie Fried I brought with me (supposed to be exercyle reading material) was the culprit. That's what I get for not removing the security barcode sticker. Hell, shouldn't it be invalid by now? I bought the thing while I was still in college, for crying out loud.
The nice thing was while planning to browse for magazines at Filbars I saw the 50% off sale at Comic Quest. Got a bunch of Stormwatch: Team Achilles, Plastic Man, Ultimate Spider-Man and JLA: Classified. Hmm, just occurred to me that I haven't listed titles down like that in a long while. Ended the day with a glass of light mocha frappucino, courtesy of Starbucks.
And guess who made the paper today:
Harajuku Kym! (de Guzman), second from left
The only fuss that happened today was when I tried to exit Powerbooks, their security alarm went off. When they asked to look inside my backpack I deduced that my copy of Preacher: Dixie Fried I brought with me (supposed to be exercyle reading material) was the culprit. That's what I get for not removing the security barcode sticker. Hell, shouldn't it be invalid by now? I bought the thing while I was still in college, for crying out loud.
The nice thing was while planning to browse for magazines at Filbars I saw the 50% off sale at Comic Quest. Got a bunch of Stormwatch: Team Achilles, Plastic Man, Ultimate Spider-Man and JLA: Classified. Hmm, just occurred to me that I haven't listed titles down like that in a long while. Ended the day with a glass of light mocha frappucino, courtesy of Starbucks.
And guess who made the paper today:
Harajuku Kym! (de Guzman), second from left
May 7, 2005
Tool Time
Yeah, that's a towel hook placed directly over the bathroom doorknob. For some reason my dad, who fastened it there, thought this was a good idea. While it proved useful, why it wasn't placed in the upper center of the door was beyond me. And we also have those 3M plastic hangers with the adhesive on the back, which, again, bewilders me as to why we didn't use those.
If there's anything I inherited from my father, it's my tendency to sometimes come up with ideas that always look good in theory but end up as crap in execution.
Interior design expert we ain't.
If there's anything I inherited from my father, it's my tendency to sometimes come up with ideas that always look good in theory but end up as crap in execution.
Interior design expert we ain't.
May 5, 2005
Scary
This story was taken from www.inq7.net
2 gunned down in Quezon City
A couple was gunned down in broad daylight in Quezon City on Thursday by unknown assailants, police said.
Police identified the victims as Efraim Go Young, a businessman, and Wendalyn Go Young.
They were on board a silver Honda CRV nearing E. Rodriguez Avenue when two men armed with .45 caliber pistols approached them after the traffic light turned red, police said. One of the suspects broke the car window using his gun and then repeatedly shot Young while the other went to the opposite side and shot the woman.
Witnesses told police that one of the gunmen took a black bag that the man held, prompting suspicion that the motive was robbery.
What disturbs me are two things. One is that the robbery was done close to my street. Two is that these two were probably chosen at random after coming out of a bank, w/c is more of less what I do every morning. But all I do is deposit checks. Not valuable loot, but who's to say these scumbags could tell the difference? Now I'm paranoid about going to the bank tomorrow.
May 3, 2005
Subconscious Mandarin
Last night I tried experimenting with an mp3 recording of Mandarin language lessons by listening to it while going to sleep. I wanted to see if all that stuffI've read about your subconscious being able to remember such recordings was actually true.
Maybe it's too early for me to say, but so far I don't think anything's sticking. Maybe it's because the audio recording wasn't meant to be listened to that way. (I doubt anyone would commit the Lord of the Rings audiobook to memory if they listened to it in their sleep long enough.) Hell, I was literally drifting in and out of consciousness as the recording repeated itself God knows how many times. And like reading a dull book for the first time I can only recall the last few portions. In my drowsy state I finally turned off the mp3 player and went out like a light.
I'm trying it again tonight, just for the sake of scientific curiousity, and my nature of not knowing when to quit.
Maybe it's too early for me to say, but so far I don't think anything's sticking. Maybe it's because the audio recording wasn't meant to be listened to that way. (I doubt anyone would commit the Lord of the Rings audiobook to memory if they listened to it in their sleep long enough.) Hell, I was literally drifting in and out of consciousness as the recording repeated itself God knows how many times. And like reading a dull book for the first time I can only recall the last few portions. In my drowsy state I finally turned off the mp3 player and went out like a light.
I'm trying it again tonight, just for the sake of scientific curiousity, and my nature of not knowing when to quit.
May 1, 2005
Hot Fudg(in') Sunday
Lord, the heat today. Outside it was like being surrounded by giant flat irons. Hot, steaming, flat irons. Good thing my nephew Ryan's baptism (and afterparty) was held indoors in sweet, sweet air-conditioned comfort.
Why Bill Clinton Might Want to Visit Oslo
Norwegian Court Convicts First Woman for Rape
OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian court has sentenced a woman to nine months in jail for raping a man, the first such conviction in the Scandinavian country that prides itself for its egalitarianism.
The 31-year-old man fell asleep on a sofa at a party in January last year and told the court in the western city of Bergen he woke to find the 23-year-old woman was having oral sex with him.
Wilder Hair
Watched Gene Wilder's guest spot on Conan O'Brien. Don't get me wrong, I love both these comedians, but the one thing I noticed right away was Gene's hair. It looked like it was coming off in clumps. Late Night's makeup crew must've been on crack if they let him out looking like that. Maybe he's undergoing chemotherapy, I dunno. At this point it wouldn't hurt to take the Tommy Lee Jones route. Then again, comedians were never known for their fashion sense.
"Yes, I'm in the Witness Protection Program."
"Yes, I'm in the Witness Protection Program."