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

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

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.

Scary

This story was taken from www.inq7.net

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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.

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.

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."

Eggcellent

From the DLSU Alumni paper.

EGG was a project I worked on coupla years ago. Yours truly and friend Rachelle did multiple roles for the FlashTM animated feature. Rae did the voice of the lead character, while I voiced most of the supporting cast. The end credits would've been so much more impressive had it listed our names next to the cast of characters. But, no, they just placed our names.

Then comes the Indeo Awards, and indie short-film and video competition where EGG wins Best Film. I was surprised to learn that there was a Best Actor category, but no Best Supporting Actor (ego taking a blow), nor were I nor Rae mentioned by name (they just announced the winners). Damn you, Jeffrey Quizon.

Teeth Wash

Got a teeth cleaned today, more than a year after my last visit to the dentist. Can't be helped. Medical service of any kind in Beijing was expensive, and the closest I heard about a "decent" dentist in China was some Russian named Vladimir who spoke English and accepted cake as payment.

The process changed a bit over the past year. Now after the "brush and buff" the dentist (Aimee Yang) placed mouthgards filled with some kind of sealent (or finishing polish) over my teeth. Smelled and tasted like rotten fruit. Whatever gets the job done, I guess.

I went with my mom, who had her caps replaced. Never knew how much fake teeth she had. Love her priorities, though. Some women get fake boobs, she gets fake teeth.


Ma's old teeth