"Warp Speed, Mr. Sulu...If You know What I Mean."

'Rents and Bro are away for a weekend trip to Naga City. House is All Mine!

But enough about that. Mr. Sulu's gay! Well, at least that answers the question if there were any homosexuals in Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe. Green chicks, sure, but friends of Dorothy? I always wondered...

Where BIG Macs Come From...

Dopeyz Dinnah

The ff. is from my friend Lynette's blog. I would've written something about it myself last night, but good thing she showed more initiative so I could just swipe a copy from her...

Once upon a time in college, 6 individuals found themselves together by some force they couldn't quite explain (try love for the arts or weirdo behavior). They are the following people, pictures to follow:

• Anne - poised, gothic chic, poet, graphic artist, copywriter, classy
• Arjhay - craft guru, cooking angel, pre-school teacher, philosophical, our on cam girl
• Lynette - PR girl kuno, mtv singer, showbiz sponge, the only mommy so far in the group, youngest UN-minor
• Claudy - terror sweet professor, finesse, kind and uber-reliable, romantic princess
• Heintje - master photographer/editor, gay magnet, gentle giant, tae kwon do jin
• Wilben - writer/critic, the Voice, family businessman, ever ready daig pa ang boy scout

Last night, off we went to Aveneto for some pizza, pasta and lots of laughter. Yes, we were the loudest group cramped in such a small space and just having a great time. It's amazing to think that after more than a decade, we're still the same rowdy bunch. Slow pa rin yung isa ("di ko magetz!"), may tripod for the picture taking (happy birthday NOT), may mga new jokes, ex jokes (nasan na si *tootoot*) at sangkatutak na hirit.If only we can get together more often. I miss these people so much. Best of all, they met Rye. He got overwhelmed. Siguro if he could talk na, he'll ask why Mommy's friends are soo LOUD and noisy. Hehe

Flipside

The latest protest rallies had a mob so paranoid they beat up anyone who looked like they were carrying a gun, even a mentally retarted person.

For foreigners out there who only know about The Philippines from CNN and see us as a corrupt, riot-hungry mass of citizens, I apologize.

Individually you'd love us. As a group, we are a nation of idiots.

Oh, Joy! Murder!

Went for a job interview at Univoicesal Productions for possible voiceover assignments. Finally, an organization out to organize VO talents in The Philippines. Yeah, the whole freakin' country (I hope). Think I did okay.

There's a new channel out on cable (or it's been here awhile but I never noticed 'til today). Murder/Suspense shows Law & Order, and that's all I need to know to make me happy.

Happy happy happy.

Water Blast Wrinkles Former VP Even More

From today's Philippine Daily Inquirer:

The guy in orange is former Vice President Teofisto "Two-Fisted" Guingona (pronounced geeng-gonna). The idiot in gray with his right arm raised in defiance is trying his best to pose cooly for the cameras (or his drunk frat buddies) while at the same time that his filling's gonna get knocked out by giant gardenhose water.

Anyway, look at the veep's picture closer:

Seriously, this is the best picture they took? You can literally see the whites of this eyes, as well as the aquamarine color contact lens. (What the hell is a septugenarian male doing w/ color contacts, anyway? He was the freakin' vice president!)

It's almost as if he was trying to use heat vision on the anti-riot police who, btw, definitely used a weaker water cannon than last time. With all the bigger quasi-celebs in this rally, they erred on the side of lower water pressure, with just enough for to shove back but not take your face off. Although in the Veep's case that would've been a kindness. ZING!

Cibo and Breton

I thought I was the first to arrive at CIBO (near ABS-CBN), but as it turned out Aileen was already having pasta inside. So I just waited outside the building listening to a Jasper Fforde audiobook and looking like an idiot while catching glimpses of Phomela Baranda doing showbiz news for TV Patrol. Lyndon and Aimee finally arrived and she was the one who told me Aileen was already in CIBO.

Anyhoo, we all had pasta, and my spaghetti bolognese was particulary salty. David couldn't make it for dinner, so we just waited for him to arrive after we finished ours.


Wish one of them drew a mouth on the lady...

"Tits" finally arrived, and we car-pooled to Cafe Breton, where I ordered a chocolate shake. After some more chit-chat (that's what tonight was about, anyway), it was time to hitch a ride home. Kids (and one adult) waiting outside were bugging us to buy their flowers. They're not as agressive as the Beijing's "rose girls," but still hard to ignore. I'm usually good at it, but this time I actually had to say No for them to get the message. Isn't it enough nowadays to pretend they're not there...?

What's on my PC TV

As far as "high concept" (show's premise can be described in 5 words or less) TV shows go, it could be gangbusters, for all I care, but if the dialogue's crap, it will not pique my interest any further.

I tried to give new shows a try, like Commander in Chief (Geena Davis as US President) and How I Met Your Mother (one season telling story of title), but I couldn't get past the shmaltzy dialogue of the former (West Wing this ain't) and the unfunny jokes of the latter (defeating the com purpose of sitcom).

As for other sitcoms, Everybody Hates Chris (The Wonder Years meets Chris Rock. Hey, I'm getting good with high concept descriptions...) is faring better for me than My Name is Earl (Karma Komedy starring Jason Lee). Seems nowadays new sticoms have a better chance of becoming a hit (either with the audience or with critics) when there's a narrator and flashbacks involved. Malcolm in the Middle, Arrested Development, Chris and Earl, among others. Is it because the audience is too slow to catch up that the shows need to explain things constantly, or is it a device to stick in more jokes? Bit of both, I think.

As for new dramas, only Threshold (Anti-alien invasion task force) and Reunion (murder mystery. 1 episode=1 year) have me reeled in, curiosity-wise. Everything else is cops, cops, cops (all CSIs and Law & Orders) and Desperate Housewives. I wanna check out Ghost Whisperer (Sixth Sense meets Jennifer Love Hewitt), but I'm afraid I'd only watch it for the same reason I first watched Charmed. Sorry, but Alyssa Milano or no Alyssa Milano, rhyming spell incantation is corny, as well as saying demon or warlock in every third sentence of dialogue.

Frenemyster

I've now heard two stories (one of them from the annals of showbiz) on relationships that have been compromised by stuff the affected parties read from Friendster pages, and that's just ridiculous.

One thing you have to realize is Friendster is not Scripture, as in not to taken in as-a-matter-of-factly. There are single friends that declare themselves married, 20-somethings that are 80 (great skin tone), members of the Justice League (look it up, non-comics readers), circus performers and/or that look exactly like Angelina Jolie. Batman's on Friendster, for crying out loud.

Friendster, like henna tattoos, ouija boards and Tara Reid's career, are there for our amusement. Those who seek to have their relationships revolve around Friendster have got to smarten up. Don't read into anyone's testimonials and second-guess. Don't assume that a boy and a girl w/ their picture taken together are a couple.

Talk to the person. You're supposed to be their friend, after all.