Soul Searching

2005-07-09T01:44:00.000+08:00

It's 1 in the morning and I just got home. I'm tired, I'm tipsy, and I already have bloodshot eyes. Andami talaga kwento pag balikbayan. ^_^

We had dinner/videoke/inuman at my Tita Bliss' place, because Tito Ramon and my cousins are here on a vacation. They were actually here since last Sunday, but it was only earlier that most of the family got together. Tito Ramon is a SeeBea (or CV) for the US Army, kaya sobrang dami kwento. Cool thing pa, they brought home pictures from Ate Marion from Iraq! Ate Marion is my cousin who is a medic for the US Army, she's currently in Iraq right now. The pictures were really cool! She has this knack of taking pictures of her bloodied comrades while they are being operated on. There even was this picture that showed a white soldier's intestines! Astig talaga. There were also some pictures from Kuya Joel (Ate Marion's twin bro) aboard his US Army battleship. Army mechanic naman si Kuya Joel.

I'm really tired, so I guess I'll bounce now. Nyt y'allz.
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Pahabol.
Ready for Sunday!

2005-06-26T21:12:00.000+08:00

Waaaaaah! My hamster just gave birth to, uhhmm, little baby hamsters! Astig. I feel so proud. Hehe. So, this is how fathers feel. LOL. I'm giddy.. too giddy. There's 3 of them, what should I name them? Hhmm, any suggestions? ^_^

2005-06-26T16:05:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was Aides' despedida. I do not know what it feels like when a family member goes away, because I haven't experienced it, but if I ever felt something close to one, it was yesterday. Cheesy as it may sound, yep, we (Edison4 '03 and Rooftopkids) are one big family.

As usual, meeting place was McDonald's Carpark (I still refuse to call it Cyberzone. just doesn't sound right). This was different from all the get togethers we have had in the past, well, because it wasn't an overnight event. Heck, it wasn't even in the familiar rooftop we all have grown to love. The going away party was held in Hannah's house. But before going there, those present in McDo (Me, Alex, Tottie, JC, Naneng), wrote their letters (intimate love letters chong!) to Aides before going grocery shopping for lunch. We left for the supermarket 15 minutes after Aides arrived. We met Joseph on the way to the supermarket.

Lunch was cooked in Hannah's place, which is a jeepney and trike ride away from SM North. Fe and Dino came before lunch started. Onga pala, lunch was different from the regular rooftop staple, spaghetti men! LOL.

After lunch, wala lang, bonding session in Hannah's living room while downing brandy. Alkohol sa tanghaling tapat, tama! JT and Felix arrived no earlier than 2 o'clock. These are two guys that I really miss, wala kasi nun last 2 rooftops. Well, everything's good naman, Felix is still the sexpot I've known since highschool, while JT is still Kapitan (at least figuratively speaking). Hehe. Gilbert followed around 3, while Francis arrived shortly before we were leaving. Pasaway talaga!

Sa aking tingin, hindi mainam ang ating naging desisyon na uminom ng tanghaling tapat, dahil nun lumabas kami ni JT para bumili ng yosi, 'di namin mawari kung tatlo o mas marami nga ba yun 'pack of wolves' na aming nakita. Doublevision ba. Hehe. Plus, with alcohol already in our system, going ala-Shaq on Hannah's little bball court was a no brainer for JC, JT, and me. LOL. Takte, ambabaet pa natin sa mga late dumating, shot kaagad bago kumain. Tama!

Basta yun. Aides chong, 'pag may kailangan ka, just holla' at your boy, ayt? I'll catch you on the flipside, whenever that is. Never forget. One always. ^_^

Currently listening to: Akap - Imago

2005-06-19T18:17:00.000+08:00

Ready get set, FETE!

Pucha, astig ng Fete dela Musiqe kagabi! Nanood ako kasama sina Franco, Pao at Kenneth. Ansaya, daming banda at tao! Pero ang pinakaokey.. 'di umulan! :D

Mga 9pm na rin kami nakapunta sa Fete. Sa may Alternative stage sa Podum driveway kami muna, sakto sa set ng Mojofly. Tumutugtog na sila ng Another Day nun. Ang ganda ni Lougee! Pero 'di yung ganda na inaasahan ko, mas maganda kasi siya sa TV eh. Tinugtog din nila Mata, Minamalas, at Sa Uulitin, next na single nila. Wala lang, napansin ko lang na parang si Kitchie-of2yearsago-nunnasaMojoflypasiya si Lougee onstage. Ewan, pero parang pareho ng galaw eh. Kasi si Kitch dati mahulig sa tilt ya head back then headbang eh, si Lougee ganun din. Tapos, si Kitch madalas din dati mag mag bend, ganun din si Lougee. Hehe. Similar!

Next up ang Color it Red. Hanep ang tugtugan ng mga beterano. Tibay nun Paglisan, walang kakupas kupas. Kahit yun mga punkista napapakaway. Wow.

Pagkatapos ng set ng CiR, punta kami sa Rock Stage (Rack’s Parking). Pucha walang tugtugan! Nagtanong kami sa napakaraming tambay na punks, rockers, emokids kung ano nangyari. Sabi tinigil daw muna, kasi masyado daw matindi at magulo yun mosh nun hapon. Pahinga muna at palamig ulo.

Sa Main Stage (Nagomi Parking) na lang muna kami. Ayuz naman yun tugtugan ni Cynthia Alexander eh.

Nun natapos na yun set ni Cynthia, balik ulet kami sa Alternative stage. Sakto para sa set ng Sheila and the Insects. Tagal na rin ng bandang ito, mga late early 2000s, kaya nakapagtataka baket ngayon lang talaga sila nabibigyan ng pansin sa eksena. Akala tuloy ng karamihan, bagong banda sila. Since medyo distortion-influenced yun sounds ng SatI, nagkaroon na tuloy ng moshpit. Syempre sali kami kahit na may hawak akong camera. Haha.

Next na tumugtog ang Hale! Pucha hanep ang reception ng tao sa kanila. Ang tindi nun pit, tuloy tuloy lang. Kahit na mabagal yun Broken Sonnet at The Day You Said Goodnight, walang tigil yun tulakan, crowdsurf, at banggaan. Tangina nakakaawa nga yun isang babae na may dalang digicam eh, mukha pa namang 'di sanay sa ganun. Siguro, fan ng Hale, pero 'di rakista. Kahit anong sigaw ni Kenneth sa mga nagmomosh na, “May bababae o! Naiipit!” walang pumapansin. Kawawa amp, grabe naman kasi talaga yun pit, pag 'di ka tumulak, kawawa ka. Haha. Pero ayus lang, kasama sa tugtugan yun. Peace naman pag katapos ng tugtugan eh.

Pagkatapos, sinubukan ulet namin sa Rock Stage, baka may tumutgtog na. Alrayt, set ng Kjwan! Pero nagulat kami sa pit dun, doble yun tindi sa Alternative. Puro mga nakaitim, tapos talagang tulakan, sikuhan, at sipaan. Pero syempre, join pa rin kami! Haha! Bilib ako sa mga babae na sumasali sa pit para lang makita sa Marc Abaya. Haha. Lakas talaga ng appeal amp. Nun natapos na set ng Kjwan, medyo may lull. Take advantage kami para makalabas sa pit. Tangina sabi ko dun na lang kami sa Alternative, akala ko mamamatay na ako sa may Rack's eh. Okay na na hindi ko mapanood Sugarfree, Imago, Greyhoundz, at Chicosci.. basta buhay at okay ako! Hayup sa tindi talaga yun pit nila sa gitna eh. Haha!

Sa Alternative na kami nag stay. Inabutan namin set ng Barbie's Cradle. May pit pa rin kahit ng BC lang ang tumutugtog, at lahat sabay sabay sa pagsigaw ng, “Ayoko ng torpeee!” Galing. Tapos nag solo pa ng Home si Kakoi Legaspi, axemaster hanep!

Narda naman pagkatapos ng BC. Sumasayaw naman lahat, wala muna masyado tulakan, may pagka-skapunk kasi yun tugtugan ng Narda eh. Nakaktuwa amp, yun main crowd ng Narda mga callcenter workers. Siguro nag callcenter yun leadsinger nila, si Katwo.

After ng Narda, Stonefree naman. Ang linis nun pagkakatugtog ng Sayang! Maghahanap na nga ako nun album nila eh, galing eh! Bridge naman ang sumunod sa Stonfree. Parang breaktime sa mga nagmomosh yun set nila, kasi acoustic na feelgood.

Tayuan at talunan na naman pagkatapos ng Bridge, kasi si…. Kitchie Nadal na! Parang pagod na pagod na yun itsura ni Kitchie, dami siguro gigs. Pero todo bigay pa rin siya sa performance ng Bulong, at Same Ground. Nakakatuwa yun Same Ground, may kasama si Kitch na batang babae kumanta. Siguro pamangkin niya yun or something. Ancute at ang galing nun combination.

Pagkatpos ni Kitch, moonstar88 naman! 4 yun tinugtog nila, Sulat, Torete, at 2 bagong kanta na kasama sa malapit na nilang irelease na album. Maychelle aylabyuuu! Wahehe. Ancute cute kahit na may sakit raw siya, kaya todo yun pagpapakanta niya sa crowd. Nakakatuwa kasi habang kumakanta yun crowd ng Torete, 'di pa rin natitigil yun moshpit, sige lang sa basaan, at tulakan.

Kiko Machine ang sumunod na banda. Sa mga hindi nakakakilala ng Kiko Machine, isipin niyo na lang ang Kamikazee, ganun. Parehong- pareho ng estilo, kupaw-punk na makulit ang lyrics. Val Sotto da best! Hahaha!

Sumunod naman ang mga Bagiuo musicians, Session Road! Sa may Suntok sa Buwan lang nagkulitan yun crowd eh, ‘di kasi siguro masyado pa sikat yun Leaving You at yun isa pa nilang kinanta.

At last na sikat na banda sa Alternative ang Spongecola! Nagtransform yun pit na parang katulad dun sa Rock Stage. Pero by that time wala na ako paki, masaktan na kung masaktan kasama yun sa experience. Dami na nag crowdsurf, natamaan pa ako ng sapatos sa ulo, pero tuloy pa rin sa pag mosh. Tulak lang ng tulak, taas ng kamay minsan at bodyslam! Puta sarap!

Umuwi na kami pagkatapos nun, pagod pero sobrang hyper at masaya. Pucha mga 430am na ako nakauwi ng bahay! Wahehe.

Tagal ko ng hindi nakapag mosh, dun ka na lang ulet naapreciate yun. It's art, pare. Kailangan in with the music yun pag mosh, 'di yun para makasakit lang. Oo, kasama yun sakit, pero 'di yun ang main point nun. At makikita naman talaga na ganun eh. Bawat may moment's peace, taas ng peace sign sa ere at sigawan ang katabi ng, “Peace, chong!”

Ito ang mga pictures na aking nakuha, medyo magulo at malabo, hirap kumuha sa gitna ng pit eh. Pagtyagaan niyo na lang! ^_^

Mojofly. Nakita ko ng lahat ng itoooo, pinahihiwatig ng mata mooo. Salamat na lamang sa 'yooooo!

Mojofly. 'Wag kang BA-LA-HU-RA!

Color it Red. Ang tanging pabaon ko… ay pag ibig.

Hale. Is that I love you, I love you.

Hale pa rin, todo sa mosh ang mga tao.

Hale. To me the life you gave me, The day you said goodnight.

Hale. Peace!

Wasted.

Kjwan. Bastusan na!

Mga tao sa rock venue.

Packed streets.

Barbie's Cradle. Ayoko ng torpe, ayoko ng torpeee!

BC pa rin.

Kitchie Nadal. Ancute. :D

moonstar88. Oh patawarin mo ako, mapaglarong isipan!

moonstar88. Maychelle Maychelle Maychelle Maychelle! ^_^

Spongecola. Bumibilis kumakaripaaaas!

Spongecola. Saludo ako sa may dala ng bandila!

Spongecola. Kulang lang sa pansin, kulang sa pansin!

Wasted ulet.

2005-06-06T22:21:00.000+08:00

Napanood ko na ang video ng 'Kwarto' ng Sugarfree. 'Di naman sa disappointed ako, 'di lang yun yung inaasahan ko. Yung Kwarto kasi ang aking paboritong cut ko mula sa Dramachine album ng Sugar, at masasabi ko na rin na siguro na kasama iyon sa Top30 favorite songs ko of all time, kung ililista. Isa pa kaya siguro medyo 'di ko naapreciate ay dahil iba yun idea ko para sa song. Pero kahit na ganun, natutuwa ako na makita na nabubuhay ulet ang local band scene at natutuwa rin ako na makita ang Sugar na parang Eraserheads of today. 'Di man kasing laki nun band breakout nun 90s, pwede na rin. Mabuhay ang OPM! ^_^

2005-06-05T20:13:00.000+08:00

Rooftopkids, 'eto na yun pics ng RooftopV. Waaah, astigas nakakalima na tayo. At haneps, kahit wala ang ibang veterans, nabreak natin yun 10person rule. Astigas ng neophyte at ng mga sophies! Sa uulitin!

Neophyte, sophies, at veteran. Gilbert, Brent, Joseph at ako.

Harcore veterans, laging present! Fe, Alex, Tottie.

Hala, sige magposing pa at ng masunog ang iniihaw niyo!

"Let's break the cycle" Wahehe ^_^ Matulog na lang tayo!

Ang mapanglinlang na isaw at ang naliligaw na chicken bbq.

Dino, Bert, Seph at ako.

Ang kauna-unahan at katatangi- tanging labteam ng Rooftopkids, Hannah at Dino. Or in other words, soro-girl at fratboy! :P

Sarap ng kwentuhan niyo ah!

Sige inom, yosi, at kwento lang!

Pagmasdan ang dilim.

Pag may tama ka na at walang magawa.. itaas mo ang shorts mo!

Sa wakas bumigay din.. alas singko na ng umaga!

Ito na siguro ang Rooftop session na pinakaonti ang ating naitumbang alkohol. Ansama naman kasi ng kombinasyon niyo ng inumin eh.. beer, Empy brandy, Tanduay rhum, red wine at GSM gin. Tsktsk. Nasayang tuloy yun gin, 'di na nabuksan. Paano ba naman kasi, sa Tanduay rhum pa lang, wala ng may gusto dahil sa tapang! Next time, back to basics tayo.. beer at Empy na lang!

Ewan ko lang ha, medyo naging cheesy tayo nun si Dino at Hannah na ang nagkwekwento. 'Di yun kwento mismo ha, pero yun mga reaction at kumento natin. Napaisip tuloy ako, "Takte, para tayong mga emokids ah!" Yak. Hehe. Pero nakakatuwa amp, may labteam tayo! At ang galing amp, si Dino nagslo-slowdown na. Sige lang pre, saludo ako sayo diyan. ^_^

Nakakatuwa din na looking forward tayo sa future. Hanggang uugod-ugod ba tayo nito? Hehe. O ika nga ng kanta ng Beatles, "When I'm 64." Astigas nga yun eh, kung hanggang sa pagtanda natin ganito pa rin tayo. 'Di naman necessary na sa Rooftop tayo lagi, basta nagkakasama-sama para mag catch up, uminom, at magkulitan ayus na yun.

May naidudulot pang aral ang Rooftop eh, 'di ba JC? Umaksyon na habang maaga! ^_^ 'Di bale chong, 'di ko gagawin ang pagkakamali mo. Wahehe. Emogirl! :D :D :D :D :D

Isa pang astigas, ang pagbabalik ni Aides at ang unang pagsama ni Gilbert! Yun nga lang wala naman yun iba sa mga originals (Felix, Francis, Naneng, JT). Tsktsk. Pero ayus pa rin, nakakuha tayo ng inside scoop mula kay Gilbert at nakasama natin si Aides bago siya lumipad papuntang US. Paksyet kayo ni Francis, 'wag na kayo umalis!

Alex, Fe, Hannah at kung sino man sa inyo, yun pics nasa isang Photobucket account. Username: rooftopkids Ang password ay katulad pa rin ng dati. Kung 'di niyo mabuksan, PM niyo lang ako. ^_^ Yun pics niyo rin, lagay niyo lang dun!

Sabi nga ni Tottie, Awabshu all! Wahehe. Sa RooftopVI!

2005-06-02T22:34:00.000+08:00

We have two new doggies! Yey! Shaq and Shine. Hehe. They're both half German Sheperds. I hope they grow as big as their mom, my lola's German Sheperd. ^_^

Aaaaw!

So that mean we now have 4 dogs.. little Maggie, my sister's Bunny, and Shaq and Shine! Para na talagang zoo ang bahay namin.. but I love 'em animals! ^_^

Currently listening to: Butterfly Carnival - sandwich

2005-06-01T23:37:00.000+08:00

I'm back from a 6 day Cebu - Bohol vacation. Yay! Actually, it was last night when I got back.

Wow. Cebu is super nice. Feels like Manila, pero laid back ang dating. Downtown Cebu is so cool! Parang oldskool Manila yun itsura. The buildings looked like those in Escolta, Avenida. Nice nice.

Plantation Bay, where we stayed, was also super nice. A bit expensive nga lang, pero ok lang, minsan lang naman. Plus, it looked like paradise, men. ^_^

Bohol naman is nature tripping! I enjoyed going around the different spots, wait up, I enjoyed the whole 6 day vacation.. well, except for the 1 hour-30minutes boat ride from Cebu to Bohol. I get seasick. ^_^

Here's the Cebu pictures. Bohol pictures to follow.. when I find my other Memorystick. Haha! ^_^

Lil bro at the NAIA2.

Uy! Nasusuka na yan! Wahaha!

Mactan-Cebu IA.

Plantation Bay! ^_^

This is the fuckin' life.

Me and my sis in front of the cottage.

Some landmark which I forgot the significance of. LOL.

Magellan's Cross.

Galapagos Beach.

Cebu lovin'

Cebu-Bohol.. I don't wanna leave!

Call me crazy, but I was kinda hoping/expecting/wishing that Kam will be going home to Cebu, too, and that we would be on the same flight. Haha! Wishful thinking!

2005-05-18T23:06:00.000+08:00

I watched GoodFellas again earlier, and I noticed that Murder Inc spoofed(sp?) it! No, I'm not talking about the Grease spoof in Mesmerize, but Ashanti's Foolish vid! Waaaaaaaah. Ang galing! Ashanti is the wife of Ray Liotta's character (Henry Hil), Ja Rule is Rober de Niro's character (Jimmy 'The Gent' Conway), while Muder Inc top honcho Irv Gotti is Paul Sorvino's character (Paulie Cicero). Everything from the vid was taken from the classic Scorcese film. I most especially like the part when Ja and Irv tell the Ashanti's guy, "You gotta go home!" Nakakatuwa. ^_^ Jay-Z also sampled the "Fuck You, Pay Me" part of the movie in his Vol. 2 Hard Knock Life album. Classic cult film talaga, daming may gusto. Panoorin niyo, sulit na sulit! And I think it's not that hard to find rin yata, pero ewan ko rin, because our copy was bought online by my dad. :D

2005-05-15T19:50:00.000+08:00

Since my last post, I got two new things. a) new pair of Chucks and b) new haircut!

Check the pictures out!

That's my new gray-yellow-black Chucks! Actually, dapat ang ipapabili ko kay mama yun yellow-green na lowcut Pony sneaks (mukhang pang rasta!), but they had no size 10 eh. So, I got the next best thing na lang. Astig pa rin!

My hairstyles in the past 6 months. Long scruffy hair to clean shaved with longass patilya to military crewcut (present). ^_^ Fuck me motherfuckers!
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Other things. One of my kabarkada is currently mad at us (the whole barkada--PSB), dahil daw tinitira namin siya. Tanginang yan. It happened last week while playing ball, Vicente fell awkwardly after being inadvertedly undercut by Patrick. And that was already after he had suffered cuts and bruises because of other falls while playing. Naintindihan ko yun reaction niya na inis at galit afterwards, pero puta para sabihin niya na sinadya namin yun at plinano, that's jsut fucked up. I don't get that shit, because we've been through a lot of things together, 7 years of friendship and kalokohan is alot, men. Why the fuck would we deliberately do something like that?

I just don't get it. Tangina lalo na nun inaawat ka namin ni Franco, kasi nag aasademonyo ka na naman, sa amin ka pa nagalit dahil kinakampihan namin si Pat. Puta, pareho lang namin kayo pinaglalalayo, si Mark at Gelo may hawak kay Pat. Puta, tayong tatlo ni Franco ang original na tambay ng Peace Street, tapos ganyan ang iisipin mo? Kami ni Franco pag nagkakasamaan ng loob, walang kaming tinitira ng ganyan, dahil 15 years na kami magkakilala. Eh tayong tatlo, 7 years na rin yun, puta ang tagal na nun, pare. Pinagbigyan kita dati nun nagalit ka at nagtampong na parang gago dahil sa amin ni Iya. Naintindihan ko yun, utol mo yun eh. Pagkatapos nun ako na kusang lumayo, kahit mag reply sa mga text ni Iya bihira ko ng ginawa, kasi yun yung hiniling mo habang nagwawala kang parang gago. Pero puta, iba na 'to eh. Itigil mo na yan kababato mo, 'di na masaya eh, sinisira na yun sistema mo. Nagiging parang si Emil ka na eh, sige ka sa rehab din abot mo nyan.

Simpleng tango at pagpapasensya lang inaantay namin, wala ng iba. Parang pamilya na rin tayo eh. Just lay off the coc, man. 'Di ako nagmamalinis, dahil magkakasama tayo dati sa ganyan, pero matagal na rin kaming malinis ng tropa, ikaw na lang natitira. Kahit tumira ng damo, quit na rin ako, yosi na lang talaga. Mahirap yun pakiramdam ng laging lutang. 1 linggo na nakakalipas, brod. Punta ka na sa Peace, tambay na ulit tayo.
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Ayan nakapaglabas na ako ng sama ng loob. ^_^

2005-05-11T16:31:00.000+08:00

I like white. I'm gonna keep this one for a while. :D

Currently listening to: Party Up - DMX

2005-05-09T20:01:00.000+08:00

Wala lang, picture sharing lang.

That's Bunny, my sister's ugly ass dog. But she's adorable as hell. Lalo na pag hinihingal. Hehe. ^_^

2005-05-05T21:39:00.000+08:00

Went to Neutral Grounds Galle with Mark earlier to get some cards for our MTG decks. I got a set of Ethereal Haze and a set of Lantern Kami for my Mono White Beatdown deck, while Mark got 3 Shambling Swarms for his Black Control deck. Badtrip, wala akong nakuhang set ng Reckless Charge para sa White - Red Gob Equip deck ko. Hehe. I got to test deck both my decks, though. I played against a blabbermouth. Useless amp. Puro ingay, wala naman pinalag yun RG Beats niya. Hehe. Another badtrip: the first reason we went to NG Galle was to see Santi, because I was thinking of getting his UG Madness in exchange for my Gob deck. Yun pala, he resigned na from NG. Nag adik na siguro ang gago. Haha. ^_^

Currently listening to: Lihim - Cambio

2005-05-03T22:00:00.000+08:00

I have been fucking busy this summer, but I'm not complaining. In fact, I'm actually happy that I am doing a lot of things. This summer has been sort of a rediscovering of old loves for me, that's why I'm almost always busy. Syempre, given na yun basketball, skate and tambay everyday. But other than those activities, I've rediscovered one of my true first loves, biking. I'm also playing Magic: The Gathering again. And, I'm blading (in line) again. Busyboy! Hehe! ^_^

Yun nga, I've already posted my love for bikes. Dun naman tayo sa MTG. I started playing Magic way baaaccck gradeschool days. It was much more simpler then compared to now. But I guess the progress made by the world's best CCG (Collectible Card Game) is for the good. New formats, abilities, clans make the game much more equal for all players. Gone are the days of the Black Lotus, the 4 turns Quezo decks, etc. Before, I used to play the Standard format, but since I stopped playing 1 and a half years ago I really have no knowledge of the last bloc (Kamigawa). And I also do not have cards from that bloc, that's why I'm now playing the Extended format, which is the toughest of all the formats as it combines cards from both Type I and Type II sets (Standard). I'm actually going to play in my first FNM (Friday Night Magic) tourney in a long time this Friday. I know I really don't stand a chance with my Gob - Equip/ Red - White deck, but I'm just looking to have fun and hang with the old Neutral Grounds crew. If before, I was a serious Gob purist who really followed the deck designs in Brainburst, now I'm just a normal player. Masyado na mahal ang mga pyesa ng Gob. Piledrivers now go for 350 a pop, while set goes for 1K. It used to be only 150 per, and 500 per set. But it's okay, tuwa at laro lang habol ko. Plus, we're going to party at Ipanema after the tourney which usually ends at around 1030. Friday, I'm excited!

Since I'm again playing MTG, and I have been hanging out in the new NG a lot lately, I might as well revive my Mage Knight career. LOL. ^_^ I still have my old army in my carrying box. Ano kaya? ^_^

2005-05-01T20:35:00.000+08:00

This past week, I have caught myself smiling in front of the TV two times. And I would like make this post a sort of thank you to the two people that have put that smile on my face. Thank you Reggie Miller. Thank you Michael Hickenbottom. ^_^

Of course, you all know who Reggie Miller is, but I doubt only a few of you know who Michael Hickenbottom really is. But first things first, my thanks to probably the greatest clutch shooter in NBA history ever.

Thank you Reggie Miller for turning back the time and showing as again who is the best at moving without the ball. No one does it better than you. No one runs constantly through multiple screens and picks better than you. I was an idiot when I said last year that Rip Hamilton is perpetual motion. YOU are perpetual motion. I'm a C's fan, but right now I'm hoping that you beat them and everyone in your path for you to finally get that ring that has eluded you throughout your 19 year career before you take that inevitable ride into the sunset. But one thing is for certain, with a ring or without a ring, you'll forever be remebered as one of the NBA's true superstars. A sure Hall of Famer, no doubt.

Thank you for the memories. There sure was a lot of them. The 8 points in 8 seconds in Madison Square Garden in the 90s has got to be the best. It was hard to accept that during that time since I'm a Knicks fan since birth (LOL), but now that I look back on it, it's one of the best NBA moment of all time. TMac's 13 in 35 doesn't even come close. Then there was the 3, a dunk, and a 30 footer to beat the Nets in 2003. No one scores in bunches better than you. And you do it during crunch time at that. Again, thank you.

I know you have anounced that you will hang up no. 31 at season's end, which may come sooner or later depending on the Pacer's playoff play, but I have one small request. Don't quit yet. Don't reitre yet. Give us one more year of MILLER TIME!

Now for Michael Hickenbottom. Still don't have a clue who he is? You probably know him, I'm sure of that, just by a different name. Hehe. Michael Hickenbottom is the birth name of HBK, the one and only HeartBreak Kid, Shawn Michaels!

Thank you Shawn Michaels for the speech last week at Raw. I know professional wrestling is scripted (it ain't fake! it's scripted!), but I have the greatest amount of respect for athletes like you who put your body on the line every single week for the fans. And you have done just that for the past 20 years, as you pointed out last week. Eventhough you, Vinny Mac, and Earl Hebner took part in the very unclassy Montreal Screwjob that killed the career of another wrestling legend (Bret Hart), you still manage to come off as classy, proffessional, and most of all, still a face after all this years. Eventhough you turned heel, the fans never really booed or dissed, they still cheered you on because there can only be one Showstopper!

Thank you for the matches, all of them from Shawn Micheals as a member of the Rockers to Shawn Michaels as anti- it D' Degeneration X leader to simply Shawn Michaels the legend. You defined highlfying wrestling. Jimmy Supafly Snuka only has time on you, but nothing else. Thank you for the 1 fuckin' hour Iron Man match with Bret Hart, that was a classic. Thank you for helping put over guys like Stone Cold Steve Austin, Randy Orton and others, knowing that as a greenie Bret did the same for you. Thank you for saving a dull Wrestlemania 21 which had the very untalented Dave Batista and John -stop with the crowd surf- Cena winning the two major belts. You truly are Mr. Wrestlemania, the Showstopper.

Whoa. Flashback of my childhood. ^_^

2005-04-25T23:25:00.000+08:00

Meet my other friends.

Panther. I've had this bike since I was 11 years old. That makes him 8 years old now. I've had alot of good rides with this bike, short ones and longass ones. I wouldn't trade this bike for any other bike in the world.. well, unless it's a Haro all black, alloy BMX. ^_^

Davey. My new roommate. He's named after Adam Sandler's Davey Stone character in Eight Crazy Nights.

Lisa and Whitey. My remaining hamsters. +RIP+ Patrick and Hakeem, I miss you both.

Maggie. My lazy ass dog. She's named after Maggie Walsh, a character in season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Pwede rin siguro after Maggie Quigley (Charlene in Naked Weapon). Wahehe!

And soon (I don't know exactly when, but soon!), I'll be introducing Betsy. Hehe.

2005-04-22T22:53:00.000+08:00

I love tiring myself out. I really do. Just for fun, I biked from East Fairview to UP Diliman earlier. Hehe. Adventure! The idea just popped into my head, while I was riding the FX on my way home from school. When I got home, which was around 1:45pm, I called up Pat and asked him if he wanted to join me. Syempre game naman yun, lagi naman eh! ^_^

We met up here, and quickly discussed important matters: our bike's conditions, safety matters, and the route. Well, both of our bikes are in pretty good condition. We both got new tire interiors just last week. And I also got new brake pads. I also changed the wiring to my 7 year old but dependable Shimano SIS gear system, 'di na kasi masyado kumakagat pag nag- downshift sa third gear. As for safety matters, side of the road as usual. LOL. Route: We decided to take the Mapayapa route to avoid passing by Litex and Manggahan. It turns out to be a bad idea. Going through Mapayapa and Don Antonio is a longer route, filled with lots of humps. But the good thing was, it was downhill most of the way, so no pedalling needed. LOL. We left the house at around 3:15, and we were at Ever Gotesco Commonwealth by 3:35. The ride through Commonwealth Avenue was smooth and fine, except for the part when I almost ran straight into a taxi that cut in front of me. Madapaker! Since, there really is no stoplights in Commonwealth, we crossed over to UP using the Central overpass. Buhat bike! Arrived at Sunked Garden at around 3:50. 35 minutes from East Fairview to UP is not bad at all, considering we took a friggin' long cut! Haha!

Rested for a while in Sunked Garden, while talking about shit. It felt good to sit down on the grass since my lower back was flaring up. Takte kasi ni Pat eh, ako pa pinagdala ng backpack para lalagyanan ng gamit! After about 15 minutes, headed straight back to Commonwealth Avenue, but this time we went the shorter way -- which meant passing by smoky and stinky Manggahan and Litex. It was actually fun. Fun, because Pat took a spill in Litex in front of a lot of pedestrians! Haha! He fuckin' braked on a wet spot and tried to swerve to the right. Talino amp! Haha. His left pedal got busted in the process. But we acually made it back home in one piece. Took us 1 hour and 35 minutes to bike from East Fairview to UP and back. That's a pretty good time!

Biking that long a distance, around 12-16 K estimated by Pat, isn't really that hard. Well, at least for us it wasn't. Maybe it's because, I BMXed when I was a kid. And I did flatland during my early teens. BMX was the shit back then. I actually still have a BMX batalya (frame) here, waiting to be used. I was planning on setting up one, but BMX parts have gone up since my HS days. A basic BMX back then would cost around 900- 1200php, but now a basic one would cost around 1800 to 2200. And a souped up BMX (complete with discbrakes, 4 pegs, alloy handles) costs around 3600php up. Wow! Ang mahal na. That's why I'm planning on taking this little project of ours little by little. The frame is actually ready, it has been recently spraypainted black. My next purchases for it would probably be be an alloy fork or just a steel fork, a medium sized black plate, and gray chains. That would already cost me around 700php. Buti na lang, I can save as much as 700 because I already have a frame. Wish me luck on this project! ^_^

Speaking of projects, me and my barkada haven't even finished a previous project -- a grindbox since we all have taken interest again in aggressive in line. Wala lang, sharing. ^_^

2005-04-18T15:56:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I had one of the worst hangovers I've had in my whole life! I was hung over almost the entire day! LOL.

I felt too fucked up but I was happy at the same time that a lot of people came to my birthday party last Saturday night. It was a hassle to set up, pero rewarding naman. ^_^

To recap my birthday (the whole day):

I woke up early to attend the 6am mass which, unusually, ended early. I then went jogging afterwards. Ang daming text na pala ang bumabati sa akin pagkauwi ko! Ayes! Hehe. I was too tired to eat breakfast, I just went back to bed. I woke (again!) up at around 11am, and hung out with Patrick until lunch time. After lunch time, I decided, since it was my birthday naman, to finally do one thing I have been wanting to do for a long time. And that was to finally be able to conquer the sickest downhill slope I've ever seen in my life.

So, off we (Patrick and I) went to the La Mesa Ecopark Bike Trail to ride down the Dunhill slope. Actually the slope doesn't really have a name, Pat and I just like to call it that after Dunhill Street in our village which is also downhill ride. But Dunhill slope is different. Its starting point is the highest point in La Mesa Ecopark's mountain-y forest, which is about 4 stories high. But that's not the most thrilling thing about it... masyadong matarik at biglang bagsak yun pagkakagawa! Plus, the slope was pure mountain kaya madulas dahil hindi sementado at puro buhangin at lupa lang. And it had this sick sharp right turn near the top, and chicane in the middle! Deathwish! We first looked at it from the slope's base and after deciding that we'll do it regardless of the consequence, we took a running start with our bikes to scale the slope. 'Di kinaya ng bike at mga legs namin dahil masyadong steep! Haha! Nilakad na lang namin kasama ng bike namin pataas. Wow, the view from up there was really nice. Both of us did the sign of the cross first before setting up for the ride. Pat volunteered to go first. Less than 5 seconds into the ride, he almost overshot the sharp right turn! That's almost a 4 story drop kung saka sakali! Pat finished the slope with a shout of joy, "Yes!" It was my turn na, seeing how Patrick did it made it easier for me. I did a hard right to avoid overshooting the turn, but I almost lost control at the chicane. Sarap ng pakiramdam ng sobrang bilis! Pat and I compared experiences at the base of the slope.. pareho lang pala kami na nakahawak sa preno the whole time! The brakes proved to be useless because the slope was too slippery and steep.

After riding around the village, we returned home to prepare the tables and chairs at around 4pm. After finishing with the preparations, I took a bath as I prepared for my guests.

Most of my guests arrived at around 8:30pm. My relatives (lolo, lola, tito, tita, and 2 cousins) came first. My village barkada (Mark, Pat, Vicente, Pao, and Franco) came second. Then most of my HS barkada came next (Francis, Eugene, Marcus, Joseph, JC, Brent, Chito, Neil, Vincent, Genred). LG came 15 minutes later, and Fe and Alex follwed at around 9pm. Later still, Ali arrived alone. And much more later still, Rondolf and Cocoy arrived. Enrique was the last to arrive at around 10:30pm, while Gelo, Mick and his cousin only dropped by and stayed only for 40 minutes because they had their own party for their Ate.

Dinner was spaghetti (shit loads of it!), beef with mushroom, inihaw na baboy, fried chicken, and inihaw na tilapia at bangus. I kept transferring from one table to another to attend to all my guests. In the end, I think I've pestered just about everyone to get at least 3 plates. LOL.

I brought out the alcohol at around 10pm. I had 5 Emperador longnecks and 1 Tanduay lapad as requested by my village barkada. 1 of the longnecks went to my Tito and Daddy. My village barkada wasted no time in drinking their first longneck, while my HS barkada had a surprise for me... a jumbo 2L Fundador! So, me and my HS barkada did that first. Since it was too big and doing just one shot would be too slow, we did the double shot opposite direction para mas mabilis. Most of us were already passing by the time we were finishing the 2nd Emperador longneck, while my village barkada was already clamoring for beer eventhough their lapad wasn't finisehd yet! LOLz. Then came a minor interruption, Ali was friggin' drunk! Wahehe! Shot kasi ng shot di pala talga umiinom! That was a big problem since Ali drove alone. We decided that Enrique will drive Ali's Lynx together with Ali and LG. While, Neil will follow in his Lite Ace para makabalik si LG at Enrique sa bahay namin. They left around 12pm, while the pary still continued. Genred finished the last shot of Emperador, so Eugene and I went to get beer. By the time they got back, around 12:45), we already had 2 cases of San Mig Pale Pilsen.. tuloy tuloy lang ang inuman! Fe, Alex and Enrique went home while the others stayed. Vicente then threw up, but said he's still good and can still drink, so hinayaan ko lang, minsan lang eh. Haha! We finished at around when 3am. Since I was too drunk and everyone else was also drunk, I just left all the food, untensils, and appliances in the garage. We were too rowdy in my room! Wahehe! I woke up at 7 to a headsplitting headache, but I've got to attend to my guests. So, I asked our maids to prepare breakfast. At tama nga ako, lasing nga ang karamihan.. ang kalat tuloy! Wahaha! Si Euegene naligo sa juice! My friends left at around 1030am after making sure Neil was okay enough to drive. LOL.

I then slept almost the entire day! Wow!

Mga repapips! Sa uulitin! ^_^

2005-04-16T00:51:00.000+08:00

The Missing PeaceStreetBoi

Yo JC

It's been a while, man. A month and 3 weeks since you "disappeared." We haven't heard anything about you in that span. And we do not want to pester Vicente or Iya about your status, because we know if it's hard for us(PSB), it's harder for them, your family. But we -- I understand. You gotta do what you gotta do. It must be hard what you're going through right now, and we wish that we could be there to help you, man. Tibay lang ng loob pare. We just wish that you call us or text us sometime, so we wouldn't be worrying about anything.

It's my birthday today, man. I know you won't be there, I understand. Walang tanggero. Walang kuya ng PSB. Hayaan mo, itatagay ka ng PSB at ng HS barkada ko mamaya.

We miss you, man. Come home. Peace Street ain't the same without you.

2005-04-16T00:31:00.000+08:00

The Missing PeaceStreetBoi

Yo JC

It's been a while, man. A month and 3 weeks since you "disappeared." We haven't heard anything about you, and we do not want to pester Vicente or Iya about your status now. If it's hard for us(PSB), I know it's harder for them, your family. We -- I understand, man. You gotta do what you gotta do. It must be hard, but I know you'll get through this. Tibay lang ng loob pare. We just wish that you give us a ring or text sometime, tell us what's happening with you, so we wouldn't be worrying about nothing.

My party later won't be complete without you. Hayaan mo, itatagay ka ng buong PSB, pati na rin ng HS barkada ko.

We miss you, man. Come home once everything blows over. Peace Street ain't the same without you.

2005-04-12T00:05:00.000+08:00

Tired, baby. Tired.

Linya sa Carlito's Way yan ah! Wahehe. ^_^

But seriously, I'm really tired. Went to school at around 10 to get my grades. Aaargh. The grades are decent enough, but it was lower that last sem's 2.81 even if it was just by a short margin. I'm not complaining, though, because at least I passed. ^_^

After I got my grades, I went to UP to get the Lockers Logbook I left there last week for binding. Hassle mehn! When I got there, it wasn't done yet. So, I had to wait for about 20 minutes. RO muna sa PC-han ng mga 30 minutes. After getting the logbook, balik na naman ng Ateneo kasi punta kami (DSWSmates) sa house nila Jamie (Peralejo). It was already around 12 when I got back in Ateneo.

Before going to Jamie's place, we ate lunch muna. Onga pala, I was with Jamie (malamang!), Ember, BJ, Trisha, Paddy, Kitin, and 2 of Jamie's friends. We got there at around 3pm... deretso inuman na! Wahehe. While Ember was mixing the drink (Tanduay long neck mixed with Coke and diluted with water), we were playing with Jamie's dogs. 6 dogs lahat! Andamiiiii! Medyo traidor yun halo ni Ember eh. 'Di mo malasahan yun alkohol at walang hagod. Pero after a while, mararamdaman mo na na may tama ka! Haha! Habang umiinom nun halo, binanatan din namin yun GSM long neck ng shots. Chaser ko yun halo.. tibay! Around 5, we were already pacing kasi medyo may tama na. LOL. We took a break, and watched Team America on DVD. Nakakatawa amp! Super lafftrip! Yun nga pala, Gino arrived with his GF shortly before we started watching. After watching, balik sa inuman, then dinner, and inuman ulet. Astig!

Gotta catch some z's now! Bounce!

2005-04-07T10:27:00.000+08:00

PlanSem First Day

The first day was solely for discussing the plans and agenda of DSWS as a whole, and of every committee. First, Cuads told us how Sanggu sees us as an org that is pampering the Atenean community. But that shouldn't be the case, because DSWS is here for helping in Atenean formation. Nevertheless, changes must be done to change the image that we are pampering, and also because of the transfer to Mateo Ricci.

We first defined what DSWS really is for. DSWS gives service to Ateneans in their times of needs (emergency!). Dun pumapasok yun pagtulong sa Atenean formation. Then after defining clearly what DSWS really is, we went with each com's plans for the coming school year. There were a lot of changes that we discussed, especially with the storage issue now that DSWS only shares a space with Sanggu in MR. We do not have our own room to keep alot of our stuff (ie. loans stuff, LnF, baklas stuf, etc)) In the end, the changes are:

Com1: Baklas items can only be claimed during the semester's first 15 school days. The previous rule was 30 days, but since storage is really an issue, we can not afford to keep most of the stuff that was left behind by the previous' sem's locker occupants.
Com2: The changes that the core decided for loans were the most drastic. To keep in line with that issue that DSWS is not pampering the Atenean, we agreed to lessen the length of borrowing items. Books/bibles, calcu and umbies can now only be borrowed overnight. Before, books can be borrowed up to 3 days. Another change for Com2 is the renewal of items. A student can now only borrow one of each the 3 items once a week -- max. So, no more renewals for the week if you already have borrowed a calculator. Next is the borrower's card. The borrower's card will now only have one side allotted for loans, the other side will have the a rules and regualtions contract signed by the owner of the card.
Com3: There were really no changes to Com3, since the move to Mateo Ricci really does not affect their services.
Com4: Com4 relies solely on the needs of DSWS and its coms. The major project of Com4 for the first sem the We've Moved campaign to inform the Atenean community that we are now situated in MR.
Com5: Both Com5 heads weren't able to join the PlanSem.
Com6: LnF had the most problems, because of the storage issue. No more happy room (our former storage room in Colayco) in MR. OAS is offering their shed (located behind CTC) to us, but we can not have constant and imeediate access to it all the time. That means, that if a student wants to claim an item, he/she has to wait for the time that OAS will allow us to open the shed. But the valuable and more manageable items will be kept in the LnF cabinet.
MemCom: Less space = less members. DSWS had 97 members last year, 45 remain (including the core). With the less space we have in MR, we decided to limit the shiftee's numbers per shift. Target number for members is 80.

Of course, those weren't the only changes we talked about. These are just the more significant ones. We also talked about the major plans of DSWS this year kaya nga tumagal ang first day from 130 to 830. Syempre we had a 30 mintues break and a GD in between.

After dinner, we took time to relax a little courtesy of the pool and the karaoke! Pao entertained us with his medley of Japanese songs. Jamie, Ai, BJ, Pao and I were the last to go to bed at 230 in the morning.

Second Day

The day officialy starts at 7 with the breakfast, but I woke up at 6 nevertheless. I woke up at 6 to jog and since I was part of that day's breakfast committee. I first jogged 17 laps around the basketball court, then was asked to buy oil, mayonnaise and butter. After breakfast, it was all business again.

The second day was for the DSWS' Code of Internal Procedures (CIP). I'm sure DSWS members will be suprised at some of the changes within the org. Of course, we maintained the family atmosphere of DSWS, but with OSA being stricter, we also have to be stricter in our CIP. Aimee, Mark (former MemCom head), and Jacob (former Finance head) dropped by to help us with the CIP. They told us that last year's core discussed the CIP from 9 in the morning to 1030 in the evening. Thanks to them, the CIP we had to work with really didn't need a lot fo changes except for a few minor ones that are related with the move to Mateo Ricci. Our CIP discussion only lasted from 9 - 6. But we again addressed the storage issue, which is the most pressing issue we have right now. Our day officialy ended at 830.

Everyone was tired by then with the whole day of discussion. After dinner, Gino and Jamie fell asleep on the inflatable bed beside the pool. Everyone was jsut sitting around talking about things.. except for Cuads, BJ, Ailen, and me! Pooltime! Haha! ^_^ At aroung 1130, everyone was alive again except for Gino and Jamie, parehong tulog pa rin! Karaoke to the max na ito, since the third day was only for calendaring and that only takes about 2 to2 and a half hours according to Cuads. With all the noise we were making with the karaoke, Gino and Jamie finally woke up at around 12. Before going further, we gave Cuads a birthday surprise! Buko pie! After that, karaoke up to 330 na! Everyone had their turn at the mic. Even Ino, who 's very reserved, sang. At sa wakas, nakakita na ako ng Andrew E sa karaoke! Wahehehe! ^_^

Third Day

And as Cuads told us, the third day was really short. It only took us from 10-12 to complete the calendaring process for the first sem. Calendaring is assigning specific or at least target dates for the projects and acitivites of DSWS and every com. After finishing the calendaring, no one wanted to have lunch! Pool na lang hanggang 330 ng hapon!

Arrived at Ateneo at around 530. I was picked up by my dad at around 6.

The whole 3 days was tiring but fun at the same time. Tiring because we had to seriously go over every detail, even the smallest one. Fun, because I got to really know the people I'll be working with in the core for the coming year.

Here's to a succesful DSWS for the schoolyear 2005-2006! ^_^

Currently listening to: Nanka Shiawase (Flame of Recca Opening Song)

2005-04-06T22:22:00.000+08:00

Spent the last 2 days and a half in Laguna for the DSWS PlanSem (planning seminar). But before I go any further, since I really haven't posted this yet in my blog, just so you know I'm the school's lockers cohead for 2004-2005. That means I'll be handling the lockers system for the 6000++ students.. and that I'm part of the DSWS Core 2004-2005. ^_^ BTW, the core is composed of:

Chairperson - Angela Cuadro (Cuads)
SecGen - Andree Pavo
Finance - Sheila Santos
MemCom - Jaimie Peralejo and Kitin Lagdameo
Com1 (Lockers) - me and Grace Travino
Com2 (Loans) - Gino Orense and Ai Masuda
Com3 (Carpool) - BJ Jimenez and Ailen Claudio
Com4 (Propasec) - Rita and Alen Buenaflor
Com5 (Promo Monitoring) - Ivy Reyes- Lao and Joel Barredo
Com6 (Lost and Found) - Pao Tolentino and Ino Flores

We (the core) met up in Xavier last Monday at around 7 in the morning for the PlanSem. The purpose of having a PlanSem is to prepare the core for the coming school year about what DSWS agenda should be, how operations should be, and when will things happen. The core is composed of 17 members, but there were only 13 of us last Monday since the other 4 (Kitin, Joel, Ivy, Alen) have practicums. The PlanSem was at Aimee's (last year's chairperson) resthouse in Laguna. We left Ateneo at around 830, stopped over at Petron SLEX, and arrived at the place at around 1130. The place was huge! It had a whole basketball court, a swimming pool, a guest house (that has a kitchen, sala, and 2 rooms), Aimee's house itself, and a sort of recreational building (3 floors mehn!). We settled in first and ate lunch. After which, the PlanSem's first day officially started.

...to be continued tomorrow (I'm tired!)

2005-04-02T22:32:00.000+08:00

I'm tired. Just got home from spending half a day with my HS buddies. We met up at Tech Central (SM North Cyberzone) at around 1. Or at least that was the discussed time of arrival, but only Marcus and I arrived on time. So, we just played RO while waiting for the others to arrive. Marcus advised me to create a new character if I was serious in pursuing a guild slot in RO. So, I made a new character, a swordsman named miGs_. Tank na naman! In just one hour, I'm now at level 30, job lvl 20! Wow! It was that fast because we went for Elder Willows and Bigfoots in the forests near Payon. My build now is vit-1handed. Makunat na makunat 'to! Hehe. But I'm still undecided if I'll put some agi into the mix, because stre and dex are standard naman. Genred and Gilbert arrived at around 130, while Francis and JC arrived 15 minutes later. Si Eugene na lang pinakalate, mga 215 na dumating! Wala pa rin pinagbago amp! Ehehe. After Euegene arrived, we went straight to Neil's place to play ball! Played from 330-6. Babaran todo, pero quits lang sa pustahan except dun sa dating utang nila JC sa amin na Coke1.5. Nothing special happened naman except that Genred now has this big gash on his leg after he accidentally got tripped on Francis' right foot. Sayang, batak na bataka pa naman na si Genred, constant motion ala Rip Hamilton eh! Tibay! At isa pa, kanina lang namin na-discover na may wangwang yun Lite-Ace ni Neil. Ay 'di lang pala wangwang, may mini-mic pa na nakakabit para sa external speakers! Cool! Ang explanation raw kasi dun, sa erpat niya dati yun Lite-Ace, pang pulis. Pinaglaruan namin habang umiikot sa village nila! Ahaha! ^_^

Ate dinner at Neil's house, and just hung out at SM North afterwards until 9. We're planning to make this a weekly thing, para naman may regualr physical activity kami tuwing weekend and para rin makatambay kami ng magkakasama. ^_^

Stuff I saw in SM that I'm planning to buy, kaya yun mga mababait dyan.. alam niyo na! Ahaha! ^_^:
- Neon Genesis Evangelion complete VCD set (including End of Eva and Death and Rebirth) - 750php
- Gundam Wing complete VCD set (including Endless Waltz OVA) - 1200++php
- Princes Mononoke DVD - 500php
- Tokyo Godfathers DVD - 500php
- Spirited Away DVD - 500php
- Asuka Langley Sohryu (Eva) 1:100 figure - 650php
- Eva 002 1:100 model kit - 1200++php
- Dora the Explorer keychain - 250 php
- Pony lowcut sneaks, blue - 1700php

Haha, lumalabas pagka anime geek ko! Eh sa yan ang kinalakihan ko eh! ^_^
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I'm currently watching Ragnarok:The Animation (ep 4). The character design reminds me of Eva! Yufa looks alot like Asuka, while Rohan(sp?) looks like Shinji Ikari. Baka same creator lang, pero 'di ko alam eh, wala kasing nakalagay sa dulo ng credits ng RTA.
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May bago akong crush. Woohooo. Anya Wu (Katherine in Naked Weapon)! ^_^

Currently listening to: The Teeth - Shooting Star

2005-03-30T14:44:00.000+08:00

I watched Carlito's Way again last night, saka ko lang napansin na Jay-Z got the intro (Hand it Down by Memphis Bleek and Jay-Z) for his Vol. 2.. Hard Knock Life album from Carlito Brigante's (Al Pacino) last words. He just changed some words here and there, but he copied even the speaking style of Pacino in the movie. Brigante's last words made me cry, man. It was just beautiful, but you've got to watch the movie to appreciate it. I felt Brigante's words. He was a made mob boss trying to change and make an honest living, but motherfuckers (old enemies and new gangbangers) jsut won't let him be. He was a free man already, but them came the fatal blow that shatters his dreams for himself and his girl, Gail. Here's the two quotes.

Carlito Brigante: Sorry boys, all the stitches in the world can't sew me together again. Lay down... lay down. Gonna stretch me out in Fernandez funeral home on Hun and Ninth street. Always knew I'd make a stop there, but a lot later than a whole gang of people thought... Last of the Moh-Ricans... well maybe not the last. Gail's gonna be a good mom... New improved Carlito Brigante... Hope she uses the money to get out. No room in this city for big hearts like hers... Sorry baby, I tried the best I could, honest... Can't come with me on this trip, Loaf. Getting the shakes now, last call for drinks, bars closing down... Sun's out, where are we going for breakfast? Don't wanna go far. Rough night, tired baby... Tired...

Memphis Bleek: Sorry boys.. but all the money in the world couldn't bring me back again. Lay down, lay down. Gonna stretch my mic out in Ponce Funeral Home on Marcy. All those new niggaz stop therebut a lot later than a whole gang of people thought... The last of the real hustlers, well maybe not the last... Bleek's gonna be a good rapper. New, IMPROVED Jay-Z. I quitI'm retirin. Ain't enough money in THIS game, to keep me around... Sorry Big, I tried... Honest... Can't go with me on this ride though. I'm callin the shots... The bar's closing... Where we going to for breakfast? Roc-a-Fella y'all OKAY, I'M RELOADED!

And only after watching CW for the 2nd, did I realize that it was the best of all the 5 classic gangsta movies I watched last week. Pacino was damn convincing as the Latino mob boss. Sean Penn played to the hilt his part as David Kleinfeld, Brigante's coc junkie lawyer from the streets. John Leguizamo plays Benny Blanco, the young up and coming gangbanger who eventually kills Brigante. The story showed that once your a made gangster, you can't really escape who you are, no matter how hard you try. Your so deep into the culture, that there really is no escape. And that's really fucking sad, because Brigante showed that he was a changed man after spending 5 years from prison. He quit from doing deals with his old comrades. He planned to make $75K honestly, and then jet off to the Bahamas to spend his life there with his girl. But he cant' really escape who he is, a gangster. And at one point, he even tells Gail, "It's who I am!" Damn, one great movie indeed! There is no shortage of killing, casualties, and blood, too! ^_^

2005-03-29T11:39:00.000+08:00

I'm killing myself. Haha! I'm sleeping late, uuhm around 12- 230, then I wake up early to run 5K. My whole body is hurting right now! I didn't even run this morning. I'll just rest my body today, and go for a longer distance run tomorrow. I'll just do the BtVS season 5 marathon some other time. Hehe.

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Benzon/ Crash-Override, salamat sa tank kagabi! Ambilis talaga mag - level up pag may tank. Mamaya ulit ha, para bukas nasa mga level 18-20, job 12-14 na ako! Yey! Sabihin mo rin pala kay Marcus, pahingi zeny! Haha! ^_^

chaingang_swordie, my RO character, is finally a swordsman! Benzon tanked me yesterday, going for some Rockers and Poporings. But I'm having second thoughts on having a str-vit-dex build. Parang masyadong makunat eh. I'm thinking of going for str-vit-dex-agi, but that would spread the stat points too much. Well, tingnan na lang kung ano mangyari.

Currently listening to: cHEESE - Mottaka

2005-03-28T13:13:00.000+08:00

I have been watching classic gangster and nu- skool gangsta movies the past few days. I've gone through Scarface, Taxi Driver, Carlito's Way, Raging Bull and Reservoir Dogs the past week. My dad and I bonded over those 5 films, since he those films were made during the 70's and 80's (his time). All of those except RD were made before I was born!

Scarface was the best! A young Al Pacino was very convincing as a cuban hoodie (Tony Montana) new to the American culture. The whole story is credible except for some parts. The violence, wow! And the cursing! Now, I know why OG's love this film. My favorite scene in the movie has got to be the last one, where Montana, too high on cocaine, was too numb to feel the smg bullets that were piercing through his body. He even had the guts to say, "I'm Tony Montana, you fuck with me, your fuckin with the best!" Then BOOM! A shotgun wound to the back ends the life of Miami's self made underground boss. Bonus: Michelle Pfeiffer(sp?) was hot as the coc junkie Elvira! Of course keep in mind that the film was made back in 1983.

Taxi Driver made my head hurt. But I appreciated the story, Robert De Niro (Travis in the film) trying to rid the world of all the scums. From his taxi, he got the perfect view of New York City. And it was filthy and full of scums.. at least to him. In the end, he sports this tough mohawk and proceeds to mercilessly kill the 'scum' of the city. Best shot was Travis getting shot in the neck. He holds his bleeding neck, and still manages to kill 2 more people, blowing a head and a hand in the process. Bonus: Cybill Sheperd as Betsy.. pretty!

I also watched some nu- skool gangsta and black films. Undisputed (again!), Baby Boy (again!), and Paid in Full.

Ving Rames is a cool mothafucka. He manages to bare his butt in both Undisputed and Baby Boy as a boxer/prisoner(U) and gardener(BB). He also drops some of the best lines. In BB, he tells Jody (Tyrese), "There are 2 types of niggas in this world. The niggaz with guns, and the niggaz with butta'. Now what are the guns? (pause) The guns are the real estate.. stocks and bonds.. it's shit that appre- ciates with value..." Man, you've got to hear it! In PiF, rapper Cam'rom and Mekhi Pfifer team up as tough hoodies looking to get some.

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I've been playing PC games almost non stop. I'm alternating Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne and Ragnarok. I'm hooked! I've finished MP using cheats, though. But I've started a new file, this time I'm going through the game without cheats. In Ragna, I'm feeling how hard it is to level up without someone tanking you. Still, 10 level ups in 3 hourse ain't that bad. Got to get that job level going, though.

Aight, I'm out y'all. Izlude(RO! LOL) is waiting for me! /gg

2005-03-27T07:40:00.000+08:00

Yey! I have finally gotten a hold of a CD of Amatsu Kunlun: A Tale of Two Cities, the most recent Ragnarok expansion. And I started a new acoount! Right now, I'm playing my character to be a swordie, he's called Chaing Gang Swordie afterall. I'm waiting for LG to go online right now.. tank mode na 'to!

I haven't gotten that much sleep yet in the past 24 hours or so. Yesterday, I woke up at 6 to go jogging with Pat. I went to bed at around 230 in the morning (kanina lang!), because we hung out at Mark's place until 11. And then I played RO until 230! Haha. Then I woke up at 330 to do the Salubong thing at the Church, I then attended mass afterwards. So, mula 4 hanggang 7, nasa may simbahan lang ako! Ang haba ng sermon ng pari. Hehe! ^_^

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Found this pic of Maja online. Waaaaaaaaaaaah! Ancuuuuuttteeee!

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Gelo and I were discussing yesterday jersey ideas for our team for the 2005 summer liga. We both agreed that we liked John Cena's Chaing Gang Soldier jersey. Gelo wanted to change it to Peace Street Soldier, though. And he also wanted it to be blue, not black. Mas astig kung papagaya talaga yun orginal, di ba? ^_^

There's the Doctor of Thuganomics with the phat ass jersey.

Currently listening to: Smashing Pumpkins - Perfect

2005-03-26T09:04:00.000+08:00

I have been running 5k regualrly since Monday. I start at 6, and finish at around 645. Pat joined me today. I've got to admit, it's much more fun to run with a partner. Plus, after running the 5k or more (we did a different route), we hung out at the La Mesa Dam Ecopark. It's cool to have your own forest inside your village that's complete with a lake, bike trails, a pool, gazebos, and lots of trees. Sarap ng hangin! What we did earlier was very different from what we used to do when hanging out together. When we hung out before, we never run out of cigs, but I'm trying to change and Pat also hasn't smoked for a month now (or so he says). Man, we also used to do some fucked up things. We used to roll a piece and smoke blunt in front of Pat's house. Haha. Sana magtuloy tuloy na ito! ^_^

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PULP SUMMER SLAM APRIL 30,2005!
Saturday!
Amoranto Stadium!
Gates Open at 12 NOON!

line up according sa flyers!

Orange N Lemons!
Tropical Depression!
Wunjo!
Dreign!
Cog!
The Ambassadors!
Moyg!
D2nation!
Nuncyspungen!
P.O.T.!
Kapatid!
Valley Of Chrome!
Mayonnaise!
Cheese!
Typecast!
Kamikazee!
Check Experiment!
Kitchie Nadal!
Slapshock!S
kychurch!
Agaw Agimat!
DRT!
Greyhoundz!
Chicosci!
Bamboo!
6cyclemind!
Jeepney Joyride!
The Dawn!
Shards Of Ice!
Kiko Machine!
Itchyworms!
Milk 'N Money!
Spongecola!
Kjwan!
Sheila and the Insects!

Libreng Pizza Hut pizza, libreng Pepsi X, libreng Red Horse beer, P50 discount sa t-shirt na gawa ng Tribal at regalo galing sa Globe!

P180 ang ticket! Mabibili sa Odyssey tsaka sa gate!

Currently listening to: Chicosci - Paris

2005-03-20T22:10:00.000+08:00

Tagaytay overnight with blockmates astig! Except for the Dencio's killer 1200php bill. Haha. Went to Mamplasan and Palace in the Sky with Ruel and Roy too, since we left Ateneo ahead of the others. Parang langit sa Palace in the Sky dahil sa hamog, nagbibiruan pa nga kami na yun gate ng Palace ay yun Gates of Heaven. Kulang na lang si San Pedro at ang kanyang manok. Haha! Badtrip lang wala ako jacket and naka- shorts pa ako, todo lamig, umuulan pa! Only my trusty Marlboro lights kept we warm. First time rin yun, 1 pack in 1 day! Pero last time ko na rin mag yosi yun (sana! lol), nag promise ako sa isang tao na hindi na ulet ako magsisigarilyo. Yey! Kaya 'to!

Kuya Mike would've been proud of me kung nakita lang niya ako uminom nun Thursday night. 6 cans, ilang shots din ng brandy.. buhay na buhay ako, 'di na yun batang sumuka noon Christmas 2002 dahil sa 3 bote lang ng Red Horse. Pero 'di ko pa rin kayang tumungga ng lapad at markang bungo, sumusunog yun eh! Haha! EJ astig, pampatagal ng resistance to amats. Haha! Then, puro tubig lang para malinis ang katawan. Naka 6 bottles of water ako straight. Sana maulit ulet. Inuman at videoke!

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My lil 'bro finally finished Prep. Grad kahapon. Wala lang, Claret looks so different compared during my time there. They have this oldskool castle look going, which is actually nice. The quadrangle is now rubberized. But the administrators and teachers still look the same, just older. Haha! Anasatacio and his crew of Misa and Guillermo still run the show. Ronque is still Prep Coordinator, basta most of the teaching crew from my time is still there. Haha! Even Manong Nic is still there, pero head janitor na raw siya! Astig!

Ngayon ko lang rin napansin marami ako Claret batchmates na mga mga kapatid din sa batch ng bro ko. Si Fronda, Manglicmot atbp.

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My dad was messing around with my hari earlier, trying to do a white side wall with the shaver. Bigla niyang na shave yun harap ng buhok ko. ahahah! Malamang, kinalbo na lang ako ng todo ulet. ^_^ I'll upload pics taken by my siter tomorrow.

Currently listening to: Greyhoundz - Your Puppet and Clown

2005-03-16T00:51:00.000+08:00

Man, this is some funny shit. I was browsing through SI earlier when I saw this.

Yo Pat, I love you and respect you and idolize you and all. But damn, you look like a fucking gorilla in the picture. ^_^

Click here to read the whole article. It's funny as hell, too. Deke, Yao, and Ewing all jawing at each other.

2005-03-15T10:21:00.000+08:00

Miami has lead the Southeast Division and the Eastern Conference all season long behind the wide shoulders of the MDE Shaquille O'neal and heady plays of Dwayne Wade. Combine that with steady contribution from the supporting cast of the Jones boys (Eddie and Damon), the underrated and Kurt Thomas- like Udonis Haslem and the white bench boys (Laettner and Doleac), the Heat are locked for homecourt advantage in the East throughout the whole playoffs.

The defending champs from Detroit has also lead the Central Division all season long, save for a few weeks the Cavs were Central's best, and are seemingly a lock for the East's 2nd seed. But with Atlantic champs, the C's, going an impressive 8-1 in the Antoine Walker part II era and Larry Brown due for another surgery, the 2nd and 3rd seeds could still shuffle between these 2 teams. Watch out for the Truth and Ricky D., both are playing rejuvenated games since 'Toine's and the Glove's return.

The 4th and 5th seeds are still up for grabs between the Cavs and the Wiz. Right now, they both own a 33-27 record, but the Wiz own the tiebreaker. The Cavs have rebounded from a 6 game slide and are on another roll again as King James looks poised to record a 25-7-7 campaign, the first one since MJ's in the mid-90s. While the Wiz' Golden State Alumni trio of Arenas, Hughes, and Jamison has been losing steam recently. Jamison's recent lackluster play and injury aren't helping either. But both teams still have a lot of basketball to play, 22 games! Wiz' schedule is more favorable, though. Plus, the Cavs still have a West coast swing left, and they have struggled against the Western teams.

And the East's 6th seed belong to the... dumroll please.. the Chicago Bulls! Looks like the baby bulls have finally found the rigth formula to winning games.. defense! They rank only behind San Antonio and Detroit in opponent FG%. And the defense has been anchored by rebounding and block demon, Tyson Chandler. The '04 draft also produced 4 heady rookies, Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, Andres Nocioni, and Chris Duhon. By now, everyone probably knows that Gordon leads the NBA in 10++ point- 4th quarters with 18. Gordon also is the only rookie in NBA history to score back to back 30 points or more from the bench in under 30 minutes. Gordon just might be the Microwave (Vinnie J) of the 00's. Hinrich has also been steady from the point. Eddy Curry has finally shown his true form, albeit only offensively. Plus, the vets (Harrington and Davis) are giving good production in limited minutes. This team is young, and could win a lot in the future. But there's a prob, both Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry are due for contracts at season's end. How can management convince both to sign for middle level contracts to save money for Hinrich's turn in '07 and the 05 rookies turn for contracts in 2008? Chandler might bolt for bigger money and success elsewhere, San Antonio and the Clips have already been talking to the former HS draftee.

The 7th and 8th seeds are definitely up for grabs between Orlando, Indy, and Philly. It would certainly be heartwarming to see this year's feel good story, Grant Hill, back on the playoff stage for a chance to win his first series, but with the Magic's recent loss of magic, they could slip further out. Bottomline: Orlando has a chance to get in this year's postseason, but the chance of GH winning a series, much more a ring, is very dim. GH is due for a contract next year, better ask for a trade to a contender then. Indy is holding tight to the 8th spot right now, but Jermaine's injury complicates matter. Looks like Uncle Reg will go ringless as he retires after the season. But what a class act, one team in 19 years? Beat that Mailman! Philly, meanwhile, has struggled since trading for CWebb. Looks like Adelman's Princeton type of play in Sacto masked CWebbs shortcomings. In Philly, CWebb has looked like the hobbled 32 year old that he is, struggling to switch and defend, and rotate the ball. The Raps are also making some noise, after Donyell Marshall's record tying 12 3's yesterday. So, look for a high contested last 20 games between these 4 teams as they fight for the last 2 seeds for the Eastern picture.

2005-03-12T00:17:00.000+08:00

Dave Batista is Filipino.

The Monster of the WWE is a Filipino.

Sabi ko na nga ba eh, wow astig!

His real name is David Bautista, the WWE just changed it to Batista because Americans have a hard time pronouncing the 'u.'

Wow, I still can't believe it. The walkingsteroidman is Filipino! All hail noypis! BTW, got it from www.demon-wrestling.com.

And also, I read that WWE Intercon Champ Shelton Benjamin is also half Filipino. How cool is that? I'll just search for the site again and post it. ^_^

Currently listening to: Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

2005-03-11T19:34:00.000+08:00

Saw some skater earlier, made me want to go out and skate again. Prob is I've got busted bushings which translates to literally no pop off the ground for the board. It also doesn't help that my board is a local maple deck, and the trucks are the oldskool welded ones. Hindi naman siguro masama mangrap ng magandang deck, 'di ba? Malapit na naman ang birthday ko eh. LOL.

I want:
- a blank maple Powell deck
- Tensor trucks. Indy's will do
- Doh- Doh's
- Ghettochild clear wheels

Alright, dagdag na lang yan dun sa dati kong wishlist. ^_^

I wanna skate again! Pwede na pangskate Chucks ko, luma na naman eh. Haha!

2005-03-11T07:48:00.000+08:00

Everytime I watch the Eraserheads' unreleased Para sa Masa vid (Roy! Salamat sa pagburn!) or any other 'Heads vid for that matter, I wish about becoming a director. Vid by Avid Liongoren and Quark Henares inspire me, too. I've got lots of concept in my head, waiting to be put into film. Haha! I actually drew a comcicstrip for Urbandub's A New Tattoo, complete with sidenotes abouut settings, transition effects, camera angles, and actors I want to play some parts! Haha! I also have a concept for Sugarfree's Kwarto, which involves sort of like a revolving door. I wanna be I wanna be I wanna be a director! ^_^

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The C's have gone 4-1 since 'Toine was reacquired! All hail the king of bad shot selection! 'Toine gives around 20 points, 10 boards, 5 dimes, and a steal every game, that's complete! Sure, too much has been said about his horendouse shot selection (12 out 32 against Pheonix last week). But hey, they guy comepetes night in, night out. Antoine's got heart. He's a souljah, unlike The Truth, who has been a disapoinment in his time as the C's leader. Sure, Pierce also has a complete game and plays more under control, but he mopes on the floor when the C's go down. But 'Toine doesn't, he fights on, flings a few 3's here and there, throws a shimmy, and go bicker with the refs. The C's are 3rd in the East right now, and if the playoffs start right now, they'll be up against an up and down Orlando squad. That should be an easy matchup. Go Beantown!

As for the other point- forward in the league aside for Antoine, C-Webb has been having a tough time with AI and the sixers. In the 7 games he has been with the Sixers, he's averaging 14 pppg (on 35% shooting, ouch), 6 rpg and only 2.5 apg. This guy averaged 20 points, 10 boards, 5 dimes, a chippy, and a block in Sacto. What's happening, C-Webb? You're in Philly now, that's as hood as it comes. Thought you was a gangsta. Oh wait, yeah, you're a private school wannabe who wanted to be hoodtough Jalen Rose all throughout college. Start playing right, man, all boos will be louder that they were last week against Bay City.

Currently listening to: Mojofly - Mata (Acoustic)

2005-03-06T11:15:00.000+08:00

Nobody throws a party like LG. Haha! And that's an understatement.

I went to LG and his kuya Apollo's double birthday party/ inuman last night at their new house in Novaliches. I was with some highschool buddies (Seph, Eugene, Red, Vince, Marcus). We got there at around 9, onti pa lang tao. Ate dinner first, which consisted of pansit, spaghetti and papaitan. Tapos inuman na!

Dami tao, mga friends ni Poly (Apollo). Andun din sila Valine at Toni, syempre mga special guests ni LG. Haha! ASA boy! Em- em (LG's younger sistah) was also there, hindi ko nga lang nakilala agad. Naks, dalaga na ang dati naming inaasar. Hindi na chubby, nagmi- miniskirt na eh! Hehe!

May DJ at mobile pa na friend ni Poly. Dami mga cripwalk-ers, syempre mga barkada ni LG. Hiphop boy eh. At syempre andun si Col. Gaboy, ang napaka-cool at matalinong erpat ni LG. Punta kayo www.gabbydictionary.com. Kay Colonel yan. Hehe.

Naka 3 beer na kami ni Eugene at LG ng nilabas bigla ang tequila. Syempre, napalaban kami, minsan lang naman kaya sige lang. Pero 'di ko talaga trip mag hard, hinahabol ka hanggang umaga sa sakit. Haha! Badtrip pa, onti lang yun lime, walang pangontra sa tapang ng reposado. Nun 1/4 na lang ang natira sa tequila, suko na kami. Beer na lang ulit. Overall, naka 6 na San Mig light ako at mga 6 shots ng tequila.

Mga 12 na rin ng dumating sila Rachel, Ernest, Kris, at Lloyd. At syempre kung nasaan si Lloyd, andoon din ang chongki. Pero hanggang yosi lang ako kagabi. No to herbs na ako. I've been clean for a while na rin. ^_^

Mga 3am na rin kami nakauwi, at syempre ang mga kupal lahat dito natulog. Haha! Wala man lang pasabi sakin ng mas maaga. Pero ok lang, masaya naman. At isa pa, minsan minsan ko lang makasama mga brods ko. 'Di bale, next week magtatanong ako sa CoS at CAL, kung anung kurso ang pwede kong lipatand dyan sa Peyups. Kung maganda, sige lipat ako. Pero kung patibong lang, hindi na lang, baka maiipit lang ako. Haha!

Sa Abril mga brod dito naman sa amin! Sa 17 ha, hindi 16. Hindi 16, dahil may patron tix na ako para sa Kitchie Nadal - Rivermaya concert! Woohoo! ^_^

2005-03-03T23:43:00.000+08:00

Okay I'm reloaded.

The same fuckyouthehelldoicaretanginamopakeko Migs is back. All courtesy of LG. Haha! ^_^

Pucha, kahit tagal na nating 'di nakakatambay ng magkasama, magkabrod talaga tayo chong!

Kakababa ko lang ng telepono, tumawag kasi si LG, isa sa mga best buds ko. Lumalabas ng todo pagkagago ko pagnagkakausap tayo eh. Haha! Tagal ko na ring hindi nakikita yun. 'Di bale, sa Sabado iinom tayo! Ayus!

As usual, we did the sinobababaemobrod routine first. Haha! Tibay mo pre, dami nun. Arlyn, Bek, Jenny, Aryan, Deanne, Jelline. Pero syempre enilaV boy ka pa rin. Haha! ASA! Kung ano kinalakas mo sa lahat ng PC games at sa mga babae, yun naman ang kinahina mo kay enilaV. Pero bilib ako sayo ha. Takte, ilang taon na nakalipas, ilang babae na ang dinaanan mo, dun ka pa rin sa tunay. Saludo ako sayo diyan!

Takte, nakakamiss mga kagaguhan naming dalawa ni LG. Sino ba ang kilala niyong aalis sa bahay ng 6am kahit na ang pasok ay 930am dahil periodical exams para lang tumambay at maglaro ng counter? Kami ni LG! Haha! Natatandaan ko pa, ang aga- aga, CS inaatupag natin sa may Konekt o SW. Minsan nga, naabutan pa namin si Dax na natutulog sa may sahig eh. Hehe. Tapos, malelate kami para sa exams, panalo!

Dabest din yun wagnatayoumuwidahilmalakasangulan adventure namin nila LG at Dayao. Akalain niyo ba naman na mula sa SM North binalak namin maglakad pauwi kahit na bumabagyo na at sobrang trapik. Di namin kinaya, hanggang Tandang Sora lang kami. Nakituloy na lang kami sa kanila Enrique, kapalmuks talaga! Haha! Tapos, the next day, CS na naman inatupag natin. Mgalanghiya talaga! Mahilig kami sa mga walkathon nitong si LG eh. Minsan nilakad namin yun buong Sauyo road para umuwi eh. Wala lang, trip lang. Astigas noh.

Okay din yun time na muntik na tayo mapaaway sa FX. Ang dahilan hindi ko na isheshare. Bwahahaha! ^_^

Pero pinakadabest nun tinalo ako ng sarili kong kaibigan. Natatandaan mo pa yun chong? Kung di lang tayo magbrod, nanlisik na siguro ako sayo nun. Basta babae, kahit barkada tataluhin mo. Haha! Pero okay na naman lahat, mas matindi na napagdaanan natin kumpara naman dun eh.

Saludo ako sayo brod! Bilib ako sayo dahil matibay ang loob mo gawin ang gusto mo kahit na maraming may ayaw. Bilib ako dahil tarantado ka pero mabuti kang anak. Bilib ako sayo dahil, tangina si LG ka eh, may iba pa bang rason? ^_^

Sa mga nakakabasa at nakakarelate: Inuman sa kanila LG sa Sabado. Birthday ni Gaboyski eh. Text text na lang tayo kasi sa Caltex ang meetingpoint. Alrayt!
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Screamfest na naman tugtugan dito sa bahay. Wala lang. Puro kESO, Tsikoskee, Houndz, Skychurch, RATM, Drowning Pool, Deftones, at SOAD pinapakinggan ko lately eh. Headbangers.
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Sige aral na muna ako Psych, wala pa ako alam! Pakshit!

2005-03-03T06:37:00.000+08:00

For trade:

faded blue Adidas cap signed by Lean Ansing and Jamir Garcia of Slapshock. Will trade for any Eraserheads memorabilia/ stuff.

2005-03-01T18:10:00.000+08:00

Alam ko malayo- layo pa birthday ko. More than a month away pa, pero what the heck.

Sa mga mababait na nilalang dyan. Eto po ang gusto ko, bwahahaha:

- Patron tix to the April 16(sakto: bday ko!) Kitchie Nadal and Rivermaya, SAME GROUND Concert at the Araneta
- black Tribal canvas sneaks
- gray/blue Pony lowcut sneaks
- cash!
- *

O dali na! ^_^

2005-02-23T20:42:00.000+08:00

I don't know what is it with guitarists and religion. Just last year, Mike Turner left Battery (the Philippines' premier Christian rock band) because he believed his true calling was to build a church in Cali. And just recently, Head left koRn because of his new found enlightenment. What's up with that?

I have nothing against them or their faith. But couldn't they stay with the band and be religious at the same time? Especially in Turner's case. He could've touched more lives had he stayed on with Battery. And he was a character that was very healthy for the local scene. He was a deadly axeman, winning NU's Guitarist of the Year in 2000. He was a welcome change for a scene populated by brooding and supposed to be emo kids (trendists!). Jars of Clay had nothing when compared to Battery. I still listen to my old Battery record when I feel lost and out of control. Turner's vocals and forceful riffs soothe my soul.

It's more tricky in Head's case. His new found faith would clash with Jonathan Davis' dark songwriting. So, him leaving the band was almost a sure thing from the start. Who would be Munky's partner in delivering riffs from Ibanez' 7 strings from now on? I wonder. Still it's a big loss for the international music scene. koRn, together with Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit, Sepultura, Soulfly, Rob Zombie, White Zombie, Pantera, Deftones, were the ones who started the whole rap-metal/ hardcore genre. LP, Good Charlotte, and others are just making money off of the music they started. Emo spun off that genre, too. And punk was revived with that movement. So, if you think LP, GC, Simple Plan, Yellowcard is hard and authentic.. think again. You may want to listen to the oldskool to really know the music.

Extra: Orange and Lemons! Astig! Pakinngan niyo! Just like a splenid love song! ^_^

2005-02-21T22:34:00.000+08:00

Remember those shoes from the early- mid 90's.. the one's that had pumps on the front.. and its slogan was Pump it up. Well, it's got a new look as Reebok has just relaunced its Pump shoeline. AI wore the new blue and white Pumps for the All Star game.

I like the black one better. Pero mas trip ko yun oldskool na lowcut na Pump! Yun parang kay John Cena! Astigas yun eh!

I'm bored.

I wanna stop going to school even for just one sem. ^_^

I just wanna bum around and maybe smoke all day.

I want money. Money makes the world go round. And yer wrong Mase, it aint Mo' Money Mo' Problems, it's Mo' Money No Problems. ^_^

I'll go hang now, the world can fuck itself on its own. ^_^

2005-02-21T06:40:00.000+08:00

Buy the Jan-Feb '05 issue of Pulp.. eve if it has Andrew E. on the cover. It's worth the 120 pesos. Andrew E. actually makes sense as he waxes philosophically about hip-hop's roots in the philippines. There's also a good coverage on the nominees of the 1st Philippine Hip Hop Awards. And of course there's the controversial 'Ely and Diane Breaks Their Silence... and A Lot of Balls.' Read as Jesus Dizzy Ventura (the artist formerly known as Ely Buendia) and his gf Diane narrate who really is to blame for the breakup of the local fab four, the Eraserheads. Circusfreaks will be surprised at to whom their pointing fingers at... the other three.

As for other things. Marc Abaya is no longer the frontman of Sandwich. The decision was made mutually by both Marc and the band according to bassist and former NU Myrene Academia. Don't worry Marc fans, you can still catch him on MTV and with his other band, Kjwan. As for Sandwich, Raimund Marasigan is currently playing frontman for them.

The Juan Dela Cruz band has released a greatest hits compilation. I think it's called Himig Natin or something. Gotta check that out, too.

I'm out y'all. Gotta go to school.

2005-02-20T21:48:00.000+08:00

I finally have my computer back! Yey!

Here's pics from the Francine Andrei's baptism a weeks ago.

The Peace Street Boys.. and some others.
front: JC, Mark, Pat, me
back: Helen, Pao's mom, Pao's dad, Pao's bro

Kris, Francine and Kuya Mike

PSB and baby Francine

At Kuya Mike's house.. Pao at ang karaoke.. extra si Mark at ang kanyang big-ass earring sa likuran.

My turn on the mic.

extra pic.. The Don. ^_^

2005-02-19T15:21:00.000+08:00

I haven't blogged for a week now. My computer crashed.. again. And up to now, it's not yet fixed. I'm at my gran's right now.

Puta ang astig kagabi! Pumunta ako sa SchizoFairnia ng UP Fairplay 2005 kagabi kasama ang aking mga highschool buddies. Putaaa talaga, suliiiit na suliiiit! After classes, deretso ako UP para imeet sila Brent at Joseph. Tambay kasi muna kami sa bahay since 6pm pa naman start nun fair at malamang- lamang matumal pa ang mga tao pag sa simula. Umalis kami ng bahay ng mga 630, sakay kami ng FX at jeep. Kwentuhang highschool kalokohan na naman! Haha. Grabe sobrang kakamiss HS. Dumating kami ng Sunken Garden ng mga 7pm, deretso bili ng 80php na tix at pasok agad sa loob ng fairgrounds. Since tatlo pa lang kami at wala pa yun iba namin barkada na parating pa lang at mga amateur bands pa lang ang tumutugtog, naglibot- libot muna kami. I signed myself up at the Frenzy condoms booth at the entrance, I got a free ID lace, a temporary Frenzy logo tat (which I haven't washed off yet! LOL), and a yellow banana scented condom. Haha. I also got loads of stickers from the Pony booth. Eh naikot na namin yun buong fairgrounds, so time to relax, sit on the grass and listen to music habang nag aantay ng mga kabarkada. Nakakuha kami ng magandang pwesto malapit sa gitna, ganda ng upo namin. Bumili na rin kami ng inumin, isaw at yosi. Wala pang pit, 'di pa kasi heavy yun tugtugan, pero ayus yun mga tumutugtog nun.. activist band fighting for Hacienda Luisita- Tampisaw(sp?) goth outfit The Late Isabel, the Quark Henares' managed Ciudad, at NU Rock Awards 2004 Best new Artist winner Orange and Lemmons. Mga 745 nagtext na si Eugene na nasa entrance na raw sila (Euge, JC, Neil, Genred, Gilbert). Pinuntahan ko sila dun. Wow, sakto dating nila sabay ng pagdagsa ng madlang tao! Haha! Pagbalik namin sa pwesto, wala na. Nakatayo na yun mga tao, unti- unti na kasing dumadami yun mga pumapasok. Pero tuloy lang ang tugutgan.. Itchyworms yun naabutan namin na tumutugtog ng Happy Birthday, tapos yun Brownbeat All Stars naman. Sakto naman nag text si Francis na hindi daw niya alam kung paano pumasok, so kailangan pang sunduin sa harapan ng Vinzons. Anak ng lintek! Pag dating namin dun, nakapasok na raw siya, bale nagsayang lang kami ng pagod para puntahan siya sa harapan ng Vinzons. Pero ok lang, nakatanggap naman si Francis sa amin ng todo asar habang nakasakay siya sa Octopus at gumagawa ng moves sa "bestfriend" niya kuno. Bwahaha! Nakita ko rin si Jude, isang GS barkada, astig. I was actually hoping to see more GS barkada, but hey andami talagang tao eh. Balik sa tugtugan, Radioactive Sago Project naman. Astig talagang mag spoken word si Lourd de Veyra! Astro! Astro ciagretter! Pero ang pinaka- astig eh yun nag adlib siya sa Baboy. Ang pangulo natin hindi baboy.. biik siya. biik! Ang totoong baboy ay.. Ang totoong baboy ay.. ang asawa at anak niya! Pati si Sandara Park baboy, tanginang yan! Astig puta! Talagang buhay ang diwa ng aktibismo sa Peyups! Pagkatapos ng RSP, Stonefree naman! Emo, screamo, underground, indy, alt-punk.. kahit ano man ang gusto niyong itawag sa kanila, napakagaling talaga nila! Pagkatapos ng Stonefree, islaman na kasi... Slapshock na! Kupaw man sila pero 'di maikakaila na napapagalaw nila ang buong crowd -- halong conyo, jologs, rockers, punks. Medyo bitin nga lang kasi 3 songs lang ang binanat nila. Pero ok lang, Urbandub sunod eh! Bow down ako sa south music.. wow galing! Mga 12 na yun, kaya tinapos na lang namin set ng 'dub, kasi iinom pa kami eh. Sayang nga eh, 'di man lang namin napanood SpongeCola, Greyhoundz at Sandwich. Deretso na kami uwi gamit van ni Neil para uminom magdamagan sa may bahay! Haha!

Malat na malat ako sa sobrang sigawan! Haha! ^_^

Currently feeling: hypeeerrr.

2005-02-11T08:07:00.000+08:00

Watched Baby Boy last night. Ganda! It stars RnB singer Tyrese and hip hip OG Snoop Dogg, together with big man Ving Rames. It's about how Jody (Tyrese's character) grows up from being a baby boy to becoming his own man. At first, Jody was this guy who slacks off, fucks 2 girls (he also has a son and daughter), and goes home to live in his mom's house (where his room has this phatass mural of 2pac!). Then his mom slowly knocks some sense into him, he then goes into selling stolen merchs (hey at least his earning his dough. LOL). Then shit starts to pour in on him, his wifey gets tired of his fucking around, Rodney (Snoop Dogg's chracter) gets out of the pen and goes to live with his ex (Jody's wifey), he gets beat up by lil' homeboys, and he now has to share his mom's crib with his mom's new boy, Melvin (Rames' character). He doesn't know what to do, because he was so reliant on people before, he doesn't know how to take charge of his life, he gets frustrated easily. Jody finally realizes he ain't no baby boy no more, he turns his life around. He goes on to drop Rodney with po' po's with his homie, killing Rodney in the process. He realizes that he loves his wifey and stops fucking around with other bitches, and in one part he even walked out in the middle of a potential screw! He moves out of his ma's crib and goes on to live with his wifey and son. And he and Melvin finally get along, afterall Melvin calms him down after he shoots down Rodney.

Ganda! Baby Boy is up in there with my favorite black flicks, Ice Cube's Friday series, Belly (Nas, DMX), Denzel's Training Day and both Barbershop movies. Great take on hood life. And I like that they showed the black's family ties. Jody buys stuff for both his baby momma's when he got the dough from selling stolen merchs. Jody also was very protective of his mom from Melvin, an ex- con. 'Di sayang panoorin talaga, kahit paulit- ulit sulit!

I think in a way, everyone's a baby boy inside. Everyone breaks down in a while, everyone needs someone to pick them up and point them in the right direction. Or maybe it's just me, baby boy? In a way, yeah. I still don't really know what I wanna do, I just like slacking off and hanging around, I still need someone to knock some sense into every once in a while. I'll probably grow up.. just not right now. :P

Music of the moment: Anthem Pt.2 - Blink 182
Currently feeling: contemplative

2005-02-10T20:28:00.000+08:00

Finally found time to relax this week. Cut my last class (Com) because of an appointment with the dentist. Mabilis lang pala, wala pang 45 minutes. Yey. Tambay lang sa tindahan kasama si JC at Mark. Nakita namin si Pongskie, bumibisita dito sa East. Naka ng sa long hair! Tapos shooting- shooting lang sa court. Laughtrip amp, gayahan ng tira ng mga NBA player.

Heard there's a remastered P.O.T. album currently on the shelves of music stores. Gotta get one for myself. Sige na people, yugyugan na! LOL. Kakamiss yun ska-reggae-altrock style nila Karl Roy. Fishcake the best!

Ah ewan. Lutang na lutang ako, parang naka- jutes pakiramdam ko. Ah ewan. Todo blanko utak ko. Haha.

Sige nood muna ako Baby Boy. Black drama! ^_^

Currently feeling: nothing

2005-02-09T10:43:00.000+08:00

The final lineup for the NBA All Star Game 2005 is officially out.

Starting for the East:
G - Allen Iverson
G - Lebron James
F - Vince Carter
F - Grant Hill
C - Shaquille O'neal
East Reserves
G - Gilbert Arenas
G - Dwayne Wade
F - Paul Pierce
F - Antawn Jamison
F - Jermaine O'neal
C - Zydrunas Ilgauskas
C - Ben Wallace

The starting lineup is good for me. Well deserved for everyone, even Vince Carter who has been lighting up the boxscores lately, scoring 41 and 43 the last two games. AI has proved he can play the point while remaining Philly's go to guy. For the year he's averaging 28.8ppg(1st), 4rpg, 7.6apg(4th), 2.17spg(3rd) . LBJ, no explanation needed here. GH is having a great season after missing majority of the past four season. Feel good story talaga. And eventhough Shaq isn't as dominant as he should be in the East, he's still Shaq. Plus there's really no other legit 5man in the East.

As for the East reserves, I like the selection except for Z. They could've put Stevie Francis or Kurt Thomas in there. Why the need for Z? They already have Big Ben booked for a spot. Z is still inconsistent, while Franchise (togehter with Hill) has lead the Magic to a respectable 25-23 record. Kurt Thomas is having a career season, posting 15 and 10 a night and setting up screens for Strarbury, the self proclaimed greatest PG. But the main reason there's no NYK players in the lineup is because of the 3-17 2005 record they have that has dropped them to last in the already pathetic Atlantic Div where the .500 C's are the leaders. Incidentally, NYK's slump started with Starbury's "greatest PG' proclamation. The other reserves are okay for me. Arenas has been terrific, and so has been Jamison. These two together with Larry Hughes has ressurected the Wiz to a 25 year best of 28-19. Hughes would've gotten Pierce's spot if he wasn't injured. The Golden State Alums (Arenas, Jamison, Hughes) are the only trio in the NBA to average at least 20ppg apiece! You also can't ignore Wade's growth in his 2nd year. He's even better than Carmelo! And JO has been a monster since returning from thatn 25 game suspension, the Pacer's just aren't getting the W's.

Starting for the West:
G - Tracy McGrady
G - Kobe Bryant
F - Kevin Garnett
F - Tim Duncan
C - Yao Ming
West Reserves:
G - Steve Nash
G - Ray Allen
G - Manu Ginobili
F - Shawn Marion
F - Rashard Lewis
F - Dirk Nowitzki
F - Amare Stoudemire

This is clearly an example of where popularity comes first, talent second. Yao was the lead vote getter for this year, but in my opinion he doesn't deserves that starter's spot. Amare does. He has been a monster all season long as the Suns post a NBA 2nd best 38-11 record. The forward and guard spots are the toughest call for the West, because KG, TD, Kobe and T-mac are shoo-ins year in and year out. But the MVPs of the last two years hasn't really been that dominating this season. The Wolves are on a 6 game skid, and is one game below .500(24-25). A far cry from last years 58 win season. They aren't even in the playoff race right now! TD is having a so-so season for TD standards. And it has been Manu Ginobili who's carrying the Spurs in the endgame. As for the highflying T-mac and Kobe, well they're having good seasons. But Nash and Allen deserve the starting guard spots more. Both Nash and Allen has lead this year's surprise teams to the 2nd and 3rd best record in the NBA overall. So if I can have my way, the West's starting 5 would be Amare at the C spot, Dirk and Marion at the forward positions, and Nash and Allen in the backcourt.

The West reserves all deserve their spot. Some of them even deserve a starting spot. Nash has got to be this year's MVP. 11.1 assists per game! And more importantly, he's the glue the Suns need. They basically have last year's Starbury-lead team, but Nash has turned them into monsters on the court with his pinpoint passes. Allen has been Ray Allen of old, deadly in and out. Ginobili is putting on the best minute for minute production in the history of the NBA. Lewis has matured and is a very capable sidekick for Ray Allen. Marion has got to be this year's Mister Average. He does nothing special, becuase he's so good at everything. 20ppg, 10rpg, 2apg, 2spg, 2 bpg. What more can you ask from the Matrix? Dirk has shown he can create his own shot after receiving much flak early on in the season that he wouldn't be as deadly without Nash feeding him the ball. And he has lead the Mavs to a 30-15 record, better that last year's 45 game mark. And finally Amare. Man-child. Beast. Monster. Call him what you want. Just don't call him center. He gets irate when he's called that. LOL.

And I found this quote from GH in reference to his past All Star experiences.
"When I was young and Scottie (Pippen) and I were both the forwards, the West [All-Star] starters were Shawn Kemp and Charles Barkley. Neither of us wanted to guard Kemp because he was a beast, and Barkley was usually hung over. So Scottie would stick me on Kemp."
-- Grant Hill

Haha! That's why GH is a consisntent All Interview team member!

Music of the moment: Could be Wrong - MYMP
Currently feeling: hungry!

2005-02-05T23:49:00.000+08:00

I'm tired. This has got to be one of the longest days I've had.

We had our Hi16 Field Trip from 630 to 630. Do not want to recall and elaborate any further.

After the field trip, I quickly went home to meet up with the PSBoys to watch the SHS Fair Bandaid 7. When I got to Peace Street, sakto namang may away dahil sa basketball. Ended up helping my boys, getting punched twice (sikmura, baby!), and succesfully hitting one with my wallet chain. After a lot of expletives exchanged, the fight was broken and we decided to push through with the concert. I went home to freshen up, change shirts, and attend to my aching tummy, pati na rin yun iba. Left at around 750 and arrived in SHS at around 805. By then, Bamboo has already finished their set and Barbie's Cradles was halfway through theirs. Got to watch Sponge Cola's and Narda's whole set, though.

Nakakatawa lang... GS and HS girls flashing the punk sign, conyotic HS boys also flashing the punk sign. Ansagwa, men. Imagine, girls in skirts and guys in polos and the punk sign together? Bwahaha! And as usual, madami na naman nakakilala kay Patrick. Basta mga HS girls, matinik ka talaga pare!

Sponge Cola. Crowd favorite. 'Di pa sila nagsisimulang tumugtog, maakabasag- pinggan na ang tilian.

Naaalala ko ang mga gabing nakahiga sa ilalim ng kalawakan...

Ilaw.

2 tambay ng PeaceStreet. Pat at ako sa gitna ng napakaraming mga HS girls! :p

Music of the moment: Only God Knows Why - Kid Rock
Currently feeling: wasted.

2005-02-01T20:42:00.000+08:00

Nagrereklamo ang katawan at ulo ko. Running class... Theo LT... Yosi [after 3 weeks na hindi pagyo-yosi]... kanto basketball. Waw.

Running was okay, I have gotten used to running 5-10K every Tuesdays and Thursdays. Medyo puyat lang ako kanina, so medyo no energy. The Theo LT was okay rin, forgot a few terms, pero okay lang parang 1st LT lang. Yosi, wow! I broke my New Year's reso pero it feels good. Sobrang tigang na ako kanina, nagwi-withdrawal na yun katawan ko. Haha! Then when I got home, deretso kanto bball laban sa mga kapwa tamaby namin! Haha!

Masakit man ang katawan, enjoy pa rin!

Ace: May araw ka rin sa akin! Haha! :D Libre mo ko SHS fair sa Saturday night! Bwahahaha!

Music of the moment: Motivation Proclamation - Good Charlotte
Currently feeling: fucked up

2005-01-29T11:28:00.000+08:00

GINEBRA! GINEBRA! GINEBRA!

Yes! The Gin Kings are back in the Finals! Despite the absence of Jayjay Helterbrand and only 6 points from Mark 'The Spark' Caguioa, Ginebra still won, 96-91 over the SMB Beermen.

But I've got to give credit also to the Beermen. They played well under pressure (from the crowd!), especially Dynamite Danny Siegle. Danny S battled double teams and triple teams all night long, but he kept his composure and opted to pass to open teammates rather than force up a shot. He dished out 6 dimes, one more than Olsen's total.

And I salute Danny I. for giving the Stone Cold Finger to the crowd after a fan taunted him. When will fans ever learn?

I like Ginebra's chances against Talk n' Text, even if Asi Taulava gets clearance to play. Other than Taulava, there's really no other big body in the TnT roster with the prolonged absence of Harvey Carrey. Mark Telan? Don Camaso? Yancy de Ocampo? Eric Menk, Rommel Adducul, and Andy Siegle will just bulldoze their way inside agains TnT's thinner frontline. Vic Pablo may be able to provide some resistance with his frame, but his game has evolved from being an inside banger to a steady spot-up shooter over the years.

The matchup here will be the backcourt.. Helterbrand and Caguioa versus Willie 'Thriller' Miller and Jimmy 'Mighty Mouse' Alapag. I just hope Jayjay is alright and will be able to play in the Finals after last night's calf injury. And to Coach Siot, palaruin ko naman si Kim Valenzuela para makakita tayo ng freestyle moves nung bata! Nabuburo na sa bench eh!

Music of the moment: Same Ground - Kitchie Nadal
Currently feeling:

2005-01-27T22:52:00.000+08:00

I've been on a downward spiral lately. No discipline whatsoever. No control.

Aargh. Patapon.

Stress is getting into me. I'm running my mouth again, just like back in HS. I've tried hard to control this, pero putangina 'di ko na natiis kanina.

Pagod, frusttration, inis.. tangina lahat lahat na pinagsama.

Gusto ko manuntok. Puta.

Pasensya na lang sa mga tao. Pero hindi ako hihingi ng paumanhin kaninoman. Ganito ako, lalabas ito paminsan- minsan.

Music of the moment: 10x Karma - Cheese
Currently feeling: wasted

2005-01-27T18:06:00.000+08:00

There's this thread in PEx talking about a starting 5 of local basketball cagers that could double as martial artists or goons. Here's my own version of that starting 5, yun mga inabutan ko lang na player ha! ^_^

At the guard spots:
Robert 'Sonny' Jaworski
- Cheap shots galore: flying kicks, elbows to the midsection, the infamous patid's. The Big J is undeniably one of the dirtiest players in local hoops history. But the best Jawo moment I have is watching him on live TV saying, "Patay na ba?" after Allan Caidic threw up on the court after a nasty fall. Classic!
Rudy 'The Destroyer' Distrito
- It is only fitting that Ginebra's prodigal son in the early 90's gets a place in this backcourt with his hoops father. And Distrito surely earned the Destroyer moniker. Who could forget him choking Alfred Uytengsu of Alaska over a contract scuffle? Surely, Spree took a page from Rudy's book. And ever wonder why the Jet doesn't fly as high nowadays? Just rewind back to the mid 90s and relive the now infamous sahod on Jeff Cariaso that almost ended the then rook's career. Bonus: Looks like Rudy is relieving his Detroyer days as he is wanted in Nevada for murder.

Forwards:
Benny Cheng and Wilmer Ong
- This list is becoming a Ginbera team! Who could forget these two guys? Fielded in by the Big J to put the hurt on opposing bigs when the likes of Alvin Patrimonio or Mon Fernandez are getting too many touches. Just because they are enforcers doesn't mean that they're not talented. Keep in mind that both were instrumental in Gordon Gin's 1996 tile run. Plus, Cheng was a former NCAA MVP.

Center:
Enrico Villanueva
- He may be the youngest of the lot, but he has had his share of martial arts moves. Flashback: DLSU -AdMU Finals 2002. Elbow to Adonis Sta. Maria's throat when no refs where looking. And if that wasn't a cheap shot, this next one surely is. Few posessions later.. Sta. Maria down on the floor.. Villanueva stamps his mark on the Adonis' throat with a thunderous boot. ^_^

Coach:
Robert Jaworski
- Need I say more?

Battle cry:
Let's get it on!

I'll make the bench list when I think of some more players. I only have 3 in mind for the bench right now. ^_^

Music of the moment: Basket Case - Green Day
Currently feeling: sick

2005-01-23T14:15:00.000+08:00

I got to hang out with most of the PSboys last night. Wow. Matagal- tagal na rin kaming 'di nagkakasama ng marami. Just like old times.. tambay sa harap ng bahay nila, nakaupo sa may gutter o sa kalye, nagkwekwentuhan, biruan, yosi (pero 'di ako nagyosi ah. di ko pa rin nabrebreak New Year's Reso ko!). Saya! ^_^

Pero 'di kami kumpleto. Ako, si Mark, Pao, Kuya Mike at Kenneth lang nandoon. Wala si Pat --laging nasa gimikan daw, wala si JC --kasama ang kanyang school barkada, wala si Franco --kasama ang GF. Pero okay lang, masaya pa rin.

Kagabi ko lang rin napansin, sa tagal naming 'di nakakatamabay ng magkakasama, andami ng nagbago. Si Kuya Mike, erpat na erpat na itsura! Ninong ako ng anak niyan! Si Pao tumaba na naman -- ano ba yan, pare, balak pa naman namin magtayo ng Paolo Fans Club at icheer ka pag naglaro ka na sa Mapua! Si Mark negrong negro na dating. Wazzup my boy? Hehe.

Sige sige, gawa muna ako Theo!

2005-01-21T22:59:00.000+08:00

Woopee. I got my left ear pierced today! I also got to hang out with 2 of my closest HS buddies, JC and Brent. I'll post pictures as soon as my digicam's batts get recharged.

Wow. It was fun to be with those guys again. Going around our 2nd home(SM North Edsa!!!) is still the best trip. ^_^

We met up at around 3 in UP, then we went straight to SM. First agenda: get my left ear pierced. So, ayun kami sa Silver Works. Actually, matagal tagal bago ako nabutasan, kasi kinukulit ko yun babae ng, "miss, baka mapasigaw ako ha." Hehe. I kept stalling. Then I finally decided, sige na. Sabi nun babae, "tapos na." Sa loob loob ko, wala ako naramdaman. Haha! Akala ko masakit, 'di naman pala! We went around and ate at McDo. And I got myself a new blue Vans mesh cap. Ang gastos ko na grabe.

Music of the moment: Stay Together for the Kids
Currently feeling: alive alive alive!

2005-01-21T08:19:00.000+08:00

I miss the good old days of the WWF, not the the WWE crap shown on TV populated by wrestling actors who can't fucking act.

I miss the Hart Foundation. Every single member.. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, Owen Hart (RIP), Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart, The British Bulldog and Brian 'Loose Cannon' iforgothissurname (RIP). The Hart Foundation embodied wrestling tradition. Sure, they sometimes played dirty, but who didn't? Bret is still the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be (anyone still remember this line? ^_^) Bret is also the only wrestler who arguably enjoyed more popularity than Hulk Hogan. I miss the kicks to the midsection. I miss the Sharpshooter that made opponents tap out. I miss Owen's highflying top rope moves. Owen was Chris Benoit before Chris Benoit (labo). I miss Anvil's hard elbow drops. I miss Loose Cannon's dropkicks and drunken stance inside the squared circle. Fans booed them, but that's part of the show. Someone had to be the bad guys. But I know that deep inside every true WWF fan is thankful to the Hart Foundation for what they have done for wrestling entertainment.

I miss the Legion of Doom, Hawk (RIP) and Animal. I miss their spiked body armors, especially the special silver ones they wore in Wrestlemania 1996. I miss the growling faces. I miss the kickass mohawks! What I most especially miss is the Devastation Device. Could there have been a more highflying yet powerful finishing move? Animal carrying the opponent on his shoulder, Hawk setting up on the high rope for the flying clothesline... ah, that was wrestling.

I miss the original Hulk Hogan, not the one who last appeared in the WWE in 2003. I miss the ripping of the shirt. I miss the familiar center aisle walk. I miss the bandanna. I miss the leg drops. That has got to be the most boring finishing move given to a superstar, but the Hulkster still made fans jump up and cheer everytime he winds up for the now immortal leg drop. And of course I miss the 'power surges' he experienced which eventually leads to a boot to the face, then the leg drop.

I miss the original Undertaker. The violet gloves, dark eyeliner, long hair over the face.. that was scary shit for me when I was 6. I miss the third rope walks. I miss Paul Bearer raising the urn. I miss the boiler room matches with Mankind. I miss the Tombstone Piledriver (he doesn't do it as much now). Good thing, the minds at WWE had the sense to bring back the old 'Taker last year. The Undertaker just doesn't cut it out as a big bike riding American badass. LOL.

I miss Mick Foley/Mankind/Dude Love/Cactus Jack -- whatever you want to call him. Mick has got to be one of the most colorful characters ever in wrestling history. I miss the Mandible Claw, which crippled opponents. I miss the Dude Love dance and song. I miss Cactus' spiked club. I miss Mr. Socko! And most of all, I just miss Mick appearing in the ring with every fan chanting "Foley is God!" Mick's retirement made me cry, I've got to admit. ^_^

Most of the WWE Divas look like whores, except for Stacy Keibler, Joy Giovani and Torrie Wilson. The original WWF girls (they weren't called divas back then) -- Sable, Sunny (!), Ivory, Jacqueline, iforgotthenameofXpac'sgirl, and ialsoforgotthenameofGoldust'sgirl -- were class acts. Sexy pero maayos na sexy pa, none of these skanks parading weekly in the ring.

I could go on and on. I'm a wrestling junkie, and I'm proud of it. But what I'm trying to say is that the WWF/WWE is on a decline. Save for a few, most of the gimmicks in the show suck compared to the WWF's greatest period (1980s- 2000). The wrestlers aren't that good, too. They act badly and they do not share the same charisma as that of the legends of the squared circle. I watch nowadays, just because it's a part of me since I was a kid. And I'm watching, waiting for the day Vince McMahon realizes that he doesn't need that many wrestlers. He just needs a handful of the best.

Music of the moment: Kama Supra - The Eraserheads

2005-01-20T19:32:00.000+08:00

Ito ang aking kasalukuyang nararamdaman at kalagayan.

why can i never let this go?
so strangely extraordinary..
why can i never tell you so.. i must be dumb..
why can i never let this go?
ill wait another day..

nakakatuwang makita ka ngunit pag andyan
ka na, di ako makahinga

Galing mo magsulat Kwami! 'Di pa kita ulet natye- tyempuhan na online, kaya peram muna nito ha. Hehe. ^_^

2005-01-18T22:24:00.000+08:00

Mark's finally home. He arrived yesterday from the States.

It was supposed to be happy and normal homecoming. OG is back, and the gang is complete. Everyone was waiting for the highgrade weed he promised he'd order for everyone. And eventhough I already stopped smoking, I just want to roll a piece and smoke with the guys for good times sake.

But shit happens. And I doubt if things will ever be normal again. Oh well, I really can't share this info right now. Onti lang ang may alam, and I guess malalaman rin ng lahat ng mga PSboys in time.

I wanna smoke even just one stick right now. I wanna smoke the shit out of my life.

Currently feeling: shocked.

2005-01-16T11:17:00.000+08:00

My favorite of this year's NBA rookie class.

That's J-Chill (he plays for the Atlanta Hawks, I just couldn't find a pic of him in a Hawks uni). Or Josh Childress to most.

Actually, I've got more than a few faves from this year's rookie class. Ben Gordon, Devin Harris, Josh Smith, JR Smith, Jameer Nelson, Chris Duhon and Shaun Livingston. But J-Chill is my fave. He's just so smooth. The way he dribbles, shoots and lays the ball... is just fucking smooth. Plus, the afro is smooth, too. Offensively, he's not that good yet, but he'll get there eventually. He just needs a consistent jumpshot. On the break and drives, he has no probs there, because as I said, he's smooth. ^_^ On the defensive end of things, he's like Tayshaun-lite.. long and rangy. He's a lanky 6'8" SF who's got good laterals and long arms.

But I feel that aside from Gordon, Emeka Okafor and Dwight Howard, the other rookie who has a sure bright future ahead of him is Childress' Hawks teammate and HS draftee Josh Smith. Smith is a monster, very much like Amare in his rookie year. Only difference is he's not as good offensively as Amare was. But he's a monster on the boards and defensive end. He blocked Dirk 5 times in a game! Plus, he's per 48 prod is gaudy.. nakakasilaw!

Music of the moment: Kandila - Sugarfree
Currently feeling: hyper!

2005-01-16T01:23:00.000+08:00

I so adore my hamsters.

That's them in their nighttime house. They stay in my old aquarium, where their cool wheel is, during the day in our sala. I then transfer them to this carrying case I got from the petshop, so they can sleep in my room on my table. Wala lang: that's my 1,200php Marshall Mathers(11 points of articulation!) figure behind them.

I also found this very little carrying pocket case online. Parang gusto kong bilhin, so I can bring them to school with me. Hehe. ^_^

2005-01-14T21:49:00.000+08:00

Let me correct my last post.

Yes, I've mellowed down. Meaning I've changed.

But there are some things that just don't change.

When it comes to certain things, I'm still the Migs of 3-4 years ago. Nothing has changed.

And I sometimes think, that I might never change when it comes to that. I'll still be the Migs who just accepts what's there for me, nothing more and sometimes less.

Hay.

2005-01-14T21:03:00.000+08:00

It's funny to think how much I've mellowed down in the last few months.

I feel so old.. but I like it.

Old in the sense that I'm not into some of the things I was into a few years back.

Old in the sense that I appreciate things/events I wouldn't normally even think about.

But I'm still the same kid who smiles at the smallest things. Still very happy go lucky.

I wanna stay 18 but older. Labo. ^_^

Currently feeling: contemplative

2005-01-13T21:40:00.000+08:00

I just saw the list of players likely to apply for this year's PBA draft. Mukhang malalim ang draft this year ah.

Arwind Santos, Anthony Washington, Dennis Miranda, Rey Mendoza, Paolo Bugia, Larry Fonacier, Jon Dan Salvador, Jerwin Gaco, Mike Holper, Derrick Hubalde, Paolo Hubalde, Mark Abadia, Wynsjohn Te, Marco Fajardo, Neil Raneses, BJ Manalo, Mark Macapagal, Christian Coronel, Jay-R Reyes, Alwyn Espiritu, Chico Lanete, Alfie Grijaldo, Cesar Catli, Toti Almeda, Froilan Baguion, Al Magpayo, Arjun Cordero, Christian Luanzon, Ronald Capati

I was surprised to see some players in the list.

Larry Fonacier. Can he play again already? And kung nakakalaro na nga siya, kaya na kaya niya yun competitive level ng pro ball? I think he should stick to the PBL muna, and maybe do some other commercial leagues like the URBL.

Holper and Washington. If I'm not mistaken, there's a 28 amateur games minimun rule in the PBA for players who did not play college ball here. Washington might make the cut, if ever Welcoat goes far in the PBL. Holper has no chance, since Air Philippines is already eliminated.

Derrick Hubalde. This guy has been gone for sometine. Besides playing two games for AP(?) in the PBL since last week, he hasn't appeared in any other commercial leagues.

Toti Almeda. Last I heard about this guy, is that he plans to play for the PBL at least for another season. And he's now in the list. Whoah. Well, Toti's a good guy, just not PBA ready -- yet.

I'm also surprised not to see some names on the list.

Leo Najorda. Graduate na siya from baste 'di ba? Many are referring to him as the poorman's Arwind Santos with a more consistent jumper. His stock can't rise any higher after winning 2 NCAA MVP awards and a DPoY award.

Robert Sanz. Grad na rin siya 'di ba? He has been one of NCAA's most consistent forwards in the last 3 years and his stock is already high after winning NCAA Finals MVP last year. Mabuburo lang siya sa PBL, pag hindi pa siya nagpadraft.

Plus, I also heard that if ever PBA draft rules are amended, there will be more NCAA/UAAP draftees likely to join since the draft is in October, almost after the collegiate ball season. If ever rules will be amended, these players might go the Don Allado way (play last college year, then immediately play for PBA):

LA Tenorio, Mark Cardona, KG Canaleta, Mark Isip, Joseph Yeo, Mark Andaya, Ronjay Enrile, Jemal Vizcarra

And there's also rumors about KG Canaleta's eligibility/ playing years left. It seems that KG already played some small time college ball in Cebu. Uh- oh. Baka 'di na siya makalaro kung mapapatunayan.

Music of the moment: Down - Blink 182
Currently feeling: annoyed

2005-01-12T16:34:00.000+08:00

I bought two hamsters yesterday. Wala lang, ginaya ko lang yun baby ni Ian Roy (hahahaha!). One was black and white, and the other one was brown and white. I named them Patrick(yun brown) and Hakeem(black), after two of the 90's greatest centers. LOL. I tried to take pictures of them, pero galaw ng galaw eh, kaya pagtyagaan niyo na lang ito. ^_^

Hakeem and Patrick

Patrick and Hakeem

That's my dog, Maggie. She's named after Maggie Walsh, a character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Music of the moment:
Currently feeling: hapeeeeee

2005-01-12T07:44:00.000+08:00

I had my head shaved last Saturday. I was going for the Mike Vallely - skatehardcore look. Haha! Pero I forgot some things. 1) MV is white! 2) MV has a kick-ass goatee! 3) MV has tats -- alot of them! Pero okay lang, sabi naman ng mga iba kong barkada para daw akong Ja Rule rewind eh. At least I look like a gangsta'. Hehe. ^_^

Mike V

Music of the moment: Kailan - Eraserheads
Currently feeling: tamad!

2005-01-09T18:37:00.000+08:00

Today, I did something very different. And it probably will go down as one of the once in a lifetime experiences in my life. You know what it is?

Participating in the Feast of the Black Nazarene. ^_^

Yep, I experienced it. Including the long waiting in Quiapo Church under the very hot sun with thousands of other devotees. And yes, I was barefoot just like all the regular devotees.

Okay, I did it for a Theo group project. But still, nagawa ko pa rin. Hehe.

Our group(Me, Timmy, Ian, Marga and BJ) + Rea decided to meet in Wendy's Nagtahan at around 830. But since I was a little early (mga 8), I texted BJ that I was already there since I knew his house was near. So, we changed the venue and jsut decided to meet up at BJ's, which is about 5 minutes away from Wendy's. As usual, ang tagal ng iba naming groupmates, kaya nanood na lang kami ng NBA muna para magpalipas oras. Timmy and Ian arrived about an hour later, and Marga just met up with us in Legarda. Pagkatapos nun, derecho na kami sa bahay nila Ian.

BJ, Ian and I just spent just a few minutes in the house, because we had to go to Quiapo to get maroon colored Nazareno shirts to be allowed entrance later on inside Quiapo Church. We got our shirts in Plaza Miranda, which was already packed with people. 100 each yun shirt, okay na rin, kasi nakakita kami ng iba na mas mahal eh. So, we walked back quickly to Ian's house which is a good 15 minute walk from the plaza. On the way there, I saw one of my childhood favorites... scramble! Sa mga hindi nakakaalam, ang scramble ay yun crushed ice na color pink(madalas) na nilalagyan ng powdered milk at chocolate syrup na binebenta sa kalye. Naexcite ako! Bumili ako at si Ian at wow nakakamiss talaga. It was around 11:30 when we got back. And just as we were about to relax and slowly eat our lunch, we were told by Ian's Tito Jun that we should be in Quiapo by 12. So, we quickly ate and changed into our maroon shirts.

We(Me, Ian, BJ, Ian's tito and his tito's friends) waited outside for Tito Jun's group to be complete. That was when we were told that we should leave our slippers in the house! Damn. So, we returned inside and left our slippers. Guess what happened next? With my first step barefoot outside the house, I stepped on a still burning cig. Fuck, it burned. Well, guess that's better than stepping on someone else's spit. But I soon realized that with all the people walking to Quiapo, I wouldn't have the space to move away from something on the street. Kaya ang mindset ko na lang ay wala rin naman ako choice eh, maghuhugas na lang ako pagbalik namin. The walk to Quiapo went well, until the part we had to literally jaywalk the road in front of Quiapo Church (Espana pa rin ba yun). It was okay for me and Ian to climb over the red barrier, but we had to go back and help BJ climb over it. Haha!

Once we were in the parang courtyard in between Quiapo Church and Plaza Miranda, ok na since only selected groups of devotees were allowed inside. We tagged along with Tito Jun's group kaya kami nakapasok. The thing was we had to wait for about an hour before the Nazarene would be brought out. The waiting wasn't that real bad, but the hot sun was torture on the head and on the feet! Once, the gates were opened, it was pure chaos! People rushing in, marshalls/ devotees pushing back, the float being rocked by the throng of people. We just videotaped the event, and didn't join, because Tito Jun said that someone inexperience would just get crushed. We waited for the crowd to thin, before heading back to Ian's house. My feet were already numb by then, it felt as if I was wearing a pair of shoes even if I wasn't.

Only on the way back did I truly see the fiesta spirit of Quiapo. Everyone was practically in the street with their handaans. Kids were running around with colored chicks which were sold for 10 pesos. There were also marching bands, which were fronted by gay dancers. Haha!

We planned to wait in Ian's house until the procession passed there so we can get some more footage, but his tito said that it would be around 6 when it will pass by there. Ian volunteered to shoot the video na lang. I washed and changed shirts and went ahead with Marga and BJ. Timmy and Rea stayed with Ian. Sayang, I would've stayed and drank, kaya lang may pasok at malayo- layo ang Fairview sa Quiapo.

I walked with BJ from Ian's house (which is in Nepomuceno) to Legarda, excercise na naman. There, we rode the LRT 2. BJ got off at Pureza. I got off at Araneta - Cubao. Buti na lang may Gateway mall na, transfering from the LRT 2 to the MRT is so much easier na. Walking around Araneta Center never fails to make me smile, maybe it's because I lived and grew up in Cubao (Boston street to be exact) for some years when I was a kid, but hey that's another story. ^_^

I rode the MRT from Cubao to Q Ave, then I took an FX straight to my house.

Nakakapagod man, masaya naman eh. Talagang nag enjoy ako! Adventure! And I'm thinking, if ever January 9 falls on a weekend again, I just might participate again sa pyesta ng Quiapo. ^_^

Music of the moment: Alright Without You - Mojofly
Currently feeling: tired but happy!

2005-01-07T22:58:00.000+08:00

Great moments they pass by
If you're careless
Desperately trying to speak the words
I've been wanting to say for a long time.
Tongue tied, every time I try to talk to you
In time, I'll find the right line.

Caught a glimpse of you
I tremble every time you walk by
Hopelessly trying to find a way
To be near you, to get near you.
In my mind, plays thoughts of you all the time
I'll find the right line...
-A New Tattoo - Urbandub

Ewan. Torpedo talaga ako. Akala ko after nun December, 'wow kaya ko na lahat.'

Ewan. Chongki siguro katapat nito. Haha. Joke, ayaw ko na mag smokez. ^_^

Parang may phobia ako amp. Ewan. Nakakainis.

Music of the moment:
Current mood: frustrated

2005-01-04T13:14:00.000+08:00

I have been listening to Sugarfree's Dramachine non stop! It feels like the Eraserheads all over again. Of course, sales- wise walang laban ang Sugar, but the songs' feel is the same. Parehong naglalaro sa 'masa factor.' I think the last album that really played on the 'masa factor' is Rivermaya's 2000 release, Tuloy ang Ligaya. Between the Stars and Waves was great, but it wasn't purely Pinoy. It sounded too much like watered down Euro- rock album. And there's Bamboo's As the Music Plays album. 'Noypi' is undeniably 2004's anthem, but it's the only cut in the album alongside 'Masaya' that felt purely Pinoy. So, I really feel that Dramachine is the best mainstream local release in a long time that really plays and caters to the people. I said mainstream, because some indie-underground bands deserve more attention than what mainstream bands are getting. 'Di na siguro ako dapat nagulat na ganoon, afterall 'Heads alum Buddy Zabala helped produce both Sugar releases.

Ito isa sa mga paborito kong Sugar song sa Dramachine.

Prom
Sugarfree

Nanginginig na mga kamay
Puso ko hindi mapalagay
Puwede ba kita'ng tabihan?
Kahit na mayiba ka ng kasama

Refrain 1
Ito ng gabing di malilimutan
Dahan-dahan tayo'ng nagtinginan

Chorus
Parang atin ang gabi, para bang wala tayong katabi
At tayo'y sumayaw, na parang di na tayo bibitaw

Nalalasing sayong tingin
Di malamanlaman ang gagawin?
Habang lumalalim ang gabi
Ay lumalapit ang ating mga labi

Refrain 2
Ito ng gabi ang malilimutan
Tayo'y naglakad ng dahan-dahan

(repeat chorus)

Matapos man ang sayaw, pangakong di ka bibitaw....

Parang atin ang gabi(2x)

(repeat chorus)

Tangina ang galing talaga. Pati yun 'Hari ng Sablay!' Parang ang dali makarelate, same with the Eraserheads and Rivermaya (pre BTSAW). Again we're only comparing mainstream releases here. Walang Imago, Cambio, sandwich na kasali. Mag iiba ang usapan pag ganoon. ^_^

2005-01-03T21:19:00.000+08:00

Syet, naiinis ako sa erpat ko. Lagi na lang pinakikialaman yun kwarto ko. Okay lang sakin na pakialaman yun porma ko eh, pero pag yun kwarto nakakainis eh. Baket ba, eh kwarto ko naman yun ah. Ano naman kung 'di ayos yun kama, nakakalat ang mga CD at DVD ko sa sahig, may mga lata ng beer sa table, at yun mga malilinis na damit ay nasa silya at hindi ko pa rin naipapasok sa cabinet? Kwarto ko 'to. Pucha, ako ang natutulog dito. Kung ano mang discomfort ang maibibigay ng aking mga kalat, ako lang naman ang makakaranas. Tangna. Nakakainis.

Isa pang nakakainis.. pasukan na naman. Aarrgh.

Kayo'y makisaya na lang sa aking mga picture.

My New Year's eve buddies.

May isa pa kaming kahon na 'di nabubuksan! Tulungan niyo kami ng erpat ko uminom!

Ako lang nagtali niyan! Haha! Ok fine tinuruan ako ng sister ko. ^_^

Music of the moment: Clocks - Coldplay
Currently feeling: sleepy. very sleepy

2005-01-03T17:44:00.000+08:00

The Phoenix Suns won over the Portland Trail Blazers earlier, 117-98. The win doesn't come as a surprise, since the Suns have the most potent offense in the league, averaging a blistering 108.69(1st) and owning a 10.27 points differential(2nd). The surprise is the Beast - Amare Stoudemire. Just look at this statline.

REB
MP FGM-A FTM-A O D T AST PF ST TO BS PTS
41 20-27 10-17 5 6 11 3 3 1 1 1 50

I know I know, Amare is having a very strong season, having averages of 25.6 ppg(4th), 8.5 rpg, 1.72 bpg. He's also shooting an NBA 2nd best 58% from the field And he has already shown what he's capable of in his first 2 years, winning the ROY and scoring 20+ straight 20+ point games last season. But this is the first time he has scored 50! And he did it against a very formidable frontline of Zach Randolph and Shareef Abdur-Rahim. The NBA's reigning blocked shots king, Theo Ratliff, did not play, though. Still, a 50 is a 50 and this is just the 3rd 50 point game this season (AI and Dirk did the other 2). Plus, . Future MVP anyone? He wasn't kidding when he labeled himself The Beast late last season.

But all the credits shouldn't go the Amare alone. The Suns are no. 1 in the league right now, because of the way they play. They oftentimes run teams to the ground, using blistering runs throughout the game. They play little defense, but play a lot of offense. Opponents often tire after about 2 quarters of a very up- tempo Steve Nash, the Suns major offseason acquistion along with Q Rich, led offense. Amare's teammates are the other reason why they're no. 1.

Nash pushes the ball as hard as Starbury did last year, but he does it with more control and precision, getting the ball at the right spots for his teammates. Nash currently leads the NBA in assists with 11 per game, he also hasn't forgotten how to shoot the long ball or just the ball for that matter, he's also averaging 15.9 ppg. And he's the only guard in the top 5 in FG percentage, with 52%(5th). Q Rich, the other FA signee, started the season badly. But he has since gotten his bearings back. Just a couple of games back, he made a Phoenix team record 9 3's. He's averaging for the season 15.1 ppg and 6.3 rpg.

Phoenix holdovers Shawn The Matrix Marion and Double J Joe Johnson are also having teriffic seasons. Marion, playing out of position at the 4 spot, is currently 4th in the league in rebounds with 11.2 per game. And his tenacious D isn't letting up either. Just 2 weeks ago, he set a personal best with 6 blocks. For the season he's averaging 1.9 bpg(10th) and 1.93 spg (5th). Double J for his part, has been consistent as always. Nothing spectacular, just consistent. Double J's scoring clip is down, though, but that can be credited for the more well spread offense ran by Mike D'Antoni (all 5 starters are averaging at least 15 ppg).

The bench, populated by unheralded youngsters and locker room presence- man Bo Outlaw, is inconsistent but pulls through at times. So far, only 3 point specialist Casey Jacobsen, Brazilian point guard Leandro Barbosa and Orlando castoff Steven Hunter are the only ones in the regular rotation.

It's almost assured that the Suns will finish in the top 3 in the very competitive West. But how far will this free wheeling high octance offense lead them? That's the pressing question most critics are asking. Some are already pointing that the Mavs, who also employed a high octane offense, did get as far as the Western Conference Finals, but bowed down to eventual champs Spurs. But the game played by the '02-'03 Mavs were very different, they heavily relied on the outside shot from the kicout passes from the penetrations. The Suns rely heavily on penetrations and drop passes, penetrations and kickouts, and very thorough ball movement. Plus, the '04-'05 Suns do not shoot as much 3's, eventhough 4 starters are very capable of doing so.

I think the problem is, 'Will they burnout?' Considering that all the starters play very heavy minutes every night, will they have enough left in the tank for the longrun? Plus, what happens when someone goes down? They can't afford to lose one starter, because the bench is very thin and the trade deadline is just around the corner and they don't have that much trade options or cap flexibility after the Nash and Q deals last offseason. Just as long as they stay healthy and have plenty left in the tank, they'll make a good run at the playoffs.

The other problem is defense. The stats don't show that they play very little defense, but that's a result of the open court game they run. Individually, they have the skills defensivley. But as a team, they just don't play a lot of D. Everyone know how important defense is in the playoffs. The Spurs had the interior presence of TD and The Admiral. The Lakers had Ron Harper and Rick Fox to keep the other team's star in check, plus Shaq was a presence just by standing there in the paint. And don't forget last season's champs, the Detroit Pistons. They won on defense. And on the other side, offensive minded teams haven't really gotten far in the playoffs. Examples are the Mavs, the '00-'02 Kings, the Pierce-Walker led C's.

So, I think the conclusion would be that the Suns will make a serious run in the playoffs, but they wouldn't win it all, because they still don't have all the pieces to win one. That wouldn't stop me from rooting for them, because 1.) My Pistons are so damn disappointing right now. 2.) They sure are fun to watch!

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Pucha long ass post. Haha! ^_^

Music of the moment: Irish Spring - The Mongols
Currently feeling: basketball-y

2005-01-02T18:13:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year to all!

It's a day late, but still it's a greeting. ^_^

I haven't been able to log on the past couple of days, because I've been on a Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4 marathon. I have gone through the first 17 episodes. I started on New Year's eve, which I though would be the worst New Year's eve I'd have in 3 years because there was no barkada inuman. Turns out, it was one of the best. I started at around 10pm with 3 packs of instant Pancit Canton, a liter of Coke, and 2 Lone Star lights. I finished about 9 hours later, having gone through White Chicks and the first 9 episodes of BtVS. Wow, cool pala mag marathon. Hayaan mo na ang lahat ay nagpapaputok. Hehe. The next 8 episodes, I watched last night since we went to my tito's house in La Vista to celebrate the new year.

So, there we were at my tito's house. It was cool, coz Tito Raf and his family were there. Our family hasn't been this complete since a few years back. Plus, it was the last time we were gonna see Claire and Alfonz for a couple of years again. Claire's going back to NY, where she's working for L'oreal. And Alfonz is going back to Rome to finish his priest-schooling(?). Isa pang astig, may karaoke! Haha! I didn't know my dad and tito's were karaoke addicts during the 80's. LOL. I'll post pictures as soon as my camera's batteries are recharged.

I have got to thank a lot of people for this past year.

Block R3: Astig kayo! Hinding- hindi kayo matipid sa kasiyahan. Salamat. ^_^

Peace street boys: Tumatanda na nga talaga tayo.. or bumabata ulet? Ang onti ng gimik natin ngayon taon, pero mas dumalas ang pag- basketball at tambay natin.. parang dati. Salamat, pag dating sa pag tambay at gaguhan, walang tatalo sa inyo!

Rooftop kids: Kahit na twice a year lang tayo halos magkita, anlaki ng pasasalamat ko sa inyo. Dahil pag nakakasama ko kayo, natatandaan ko kung sino talaga ako. Parang kayo yun reality check ko. ^_^ Salamat, sa May ulit tayo iinom ng todo!

My family: 'Di ko man sila kasundo minsan, ok lang, ganyan talaga. Basta andun yun suporta masaya na ako. ^_^

local music industry: Mabuhay kayo! Buhay na buhay ang eksena, parang lates 90's ulet! Save for a few misses, napakaganda ng eksena ngayong nakaraang taon. Wala ng mga kupaw (meron pero onti na lang), at mas nagbabalik ang original pinoy music. Astig.

Alright, Happy New Year ulet!

And please continue to pray for Sharky.

[Edit]
Syet. May tugtugan pala sa SM Fairview Annex kagabi (ang mall na nagiging gig place pag Friday at Saturday).. si Kitchie! Syet, 'di ko alam. Aaargh. Nakita ko na lang sa ML. Nakakainis, punta sana ako. Anyway, eto isa sa mga pics. Sayang naman o, nag aya pa naman si Patrick mag Starbucks kagabi, humindi ako. Argh.

At ito naman fave pic ko ni Kitchie. Mayrics gig yan.

'Eto, 2nd fave.

Music of the moment: Pony - The Mongols
Currently feeling: hungry and cold.

2004-12-30T21:18:00.000+08:00

My family went to Shangri-La today. Wala lang, biglaang trip lang. So, I was really in a hurry to take a bath in the morning, because I played ball with Franco, Patrick, and my sister's varsitarian friend, Jo. Damn, ang galing nun babae! Kampi si Jo at Franco, tapos kami naman ni Patrick. We lost the first game, 16- 10. Nakakahiya grabe. And on one posession Patrick got crossed out so bad! Haha! Buti na lang, we won the second game 16- 9. +1 pa rin kami! Haha! I was counting my attempts from beyond the arc, kasi bitaw ako ng bitaw ala Jemal Vizcarra! Idol. The first game, 1- 12! Pero medyo nag improve nun second game, 3-7. Pwede na rin.

I got myself a Vans black and red checkered wrist band in Toby's in Shangri-La. Check it out. Both my hand are now with accessories!

After Shangri-La, we went to Marikina to visit mg Lolas, Lolos, and cousins there. But when we arrived, only Inso Helen(lola) and Tia Mely(lola rin) were there. Wala sila Diko Domeng(lolo) at yun mga pinsan ko. We only spent a short while there, then we went to Loyola. After giving flowers to our dead, we went to Riverbanks naman! DVD craze! I got myself the complete 4th season of Buffy, a Bob Marley concert, KISS: the los concert, and White Chicks. All in all, my total DVD purchase amount to 560php. Wow.

Kakauwi lang namin halos, hindi tuloy ako nakanood ng Spirits. Aargh.

While in the car on the way home, we were listening to MYMP's album. And eventhough it's not my usual type of music, 'di ako nahihiyang sabihing naaastigan talaga ako sa tunog nila! Lalo na sa Waiting in Vain.. Juris = rasta idol! ^_^

Music of the moment: Prom - Sugarfree
Currently feeling: exhausted

2004-12-29T19:47:00.000+08:00

I saw my blockmates Christy and Heidi crying on TV.. and I can't help but cry, too.

Shine Sharky shine. Be safe wherever you are.

I'm praying for you, your family, and the other tsunami victims.

And I hope you, yes you who's reading my blog, are praying for them, too.

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Rooftop kids, tingnan niyo.. one year before ito.

Music of the moment: Encore/ Numb - Jay-Z and LP
Currently feeling: sad

2004-12-29T13:27:00.000+08:00

Life sure is weird at times. Maybe they should change the name of the holidays to death-days. Man, why do people with bright futures have to suffer? Why not the fucking cons na lang.

Life. I'll never fucking understand.

Maybe we aren't meant to understand it. Living it, is hard enough at times already. Yun intindihin pa kaya.

Still, I can't believe it.

We were never close, but you were a good friend and Eco102 classmate. And you would always tease me when we run into each other at school. I guess I'll never be hearing the word "Bacolod" said in a teasing way again.

Wherever you are, hope you're happy Sharky.

I'll be praying for you and all the other tsunami victims.

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If only there can be someone held responsible for all of this, I'll fucking blow their guts out with gats. I'll go Sonny Corleone on them. Pero wala eh.

Ewan..

Music of the moment: PacMan 20th Anniversary
Currently feeling: sick

2004-12-28T21:08:00.000+08:00

Everyone please pray for Sharleen Tan. She's missing in Phuket, Thailand after the tsunami. And for all the tsunami victims na rin.

Fuck nature.

We feel your fucking wrath now. It's the holidays for Chrissakes.

Currently feeling: nervous.

2004-12-28T11:22:00.000+08:00

Wala lang. This pic brings back so much memories.

Squirts of Joy.
Drummer: Fcom
Bassist: Dino
Vocalist/ occasional guitarist: Migs
Guitarist: Felix (not in pic)

I think we did pretty well for a HS trip band. We did a number that starts off with Chicosci's 'Paris' and then breaks into Disturbed's 'Stupefy' after the first stanza and then breaks back into the bridge of 'Paris' at the end. And before A Perfect Circle came out this year with a spruced up 'Imagine,' we played 'Imagine' with distorted guitars in 2003.

We may not be the best band ever to come out of QueSci, that is reserved for Sloth, Tofoo, and Slapshock, but we sure had fun doing what we do.

Music of the moment: Ava Adore - The Smashing Pumpkins
Currently feeling: nothing. n/a. LOL.

2004-12-27T20:53:00.000+08:00

There's only one thing I hate about the Christmas season.

The food.

I just can't resist eating. Take for example Christmas eve, there were only 9 of us here at home. But we had enough food to feed about 20-25 people. And since my sis and I had nothing better to do during that night, we practically pigged out until mga tira- tira na lang yun food. Lalaban kami ng sister ko, tag- team sa kainan! Haha!

And how about today. I went jogging with Pao, and Franco in the morning. We jogged for around 40 minutes before deciding we wanted to play basketball. So, we played basketball against the tricycle drivers here. Haha! Kalawang, man! I can't even shoot a wide open J! Haha! At least hindi lang naman ako, pati si Pao at Franco. Ayun, we ate at a Pares House after playing ball. Wala rin yun pinagpawisan. Oh well, ganyan talaga ang walang disiplina. ^_^

Maiba naman tayo.

I've got to say that I have one cool family. My dad is a former kanto boy/ tambay rocker. My mom was a nerd in school. My sis is her school's very own Shaquille O'neal. And my lil bro' is another punkista/ musicboy in the making. Kelan ka nakakita ng 6 year old kid na memorize ang 'Take It Easy' ng The Eagles. Haha! Astig noh, punkista who knows his music's roots! ^_^

PS. New link again.. majasalvador.cjb.net! Haha! Ancute niya talaga. ^_^

Cap girl.. I like! ^_^

Music of the moment: Let It Be - The Beatles
Current mood: in pain.. nabigla sa basketball!

2004-12-26T09:36:00.000+08:00

You know you're getting old when almost everything you recieve are clothes.

I am getting old. Aside from the money and the kicks from my mom, all I got this Christmas were clothes. Clothes are okay naman, but I'm just not that type of person who's very particular in what I'm wearing. I guess it's okay to have lots of shirts, para 'di paulit ulit yun sinusuot. Pero I got this Marks and Spencer light blue polo from my ninang. WTF am I supposed to do with it? First, 'di naman ako nagpopolo. Second, ambading nun kulay! Third, yun style niya yun bitin. Aaargh. Plus my ninang kept on saying that it was expensive. Yun na nga eh, she should've gotten me this Cadillac lowrider RC I kept asking for na lang eh.

Anyway, here's my new Puma sneaks.

We spent Christmas eve here at home. Wala lang tambay lang. But we spent Christmas day at my cousins' house in Wack- Wack. I'm not really that close with my conyo cousins, pero it was kinda good to see them na rin. Especially Claire, who only goes home every other year because she works in L'oreal (sp?) in New York. And Alfonz, who stays in Rome and is two years away from getting his priest-manship (?). Oooh, and Ate Marion also got to go spend Christmas with us. Buti naman the US Navy allowed her to have a Christmas break. But Kuya Joel didn't get so lucky, nasa Iraq pa rin siya at nakukumpuni ng mga helicopters. Everyone was well dressed at ako naman ang dakilang pasaway in my dark blue Tribal shirt, baggy jeans, and orange Chucks. Haha!

My family.

First row (L-R): Tiyo Raymond, my bro Bojo, cousin Camille, Tita Cindy, Tita Ditas
Second row: my cousins Alexa, Claire, Tita Marlyn, me, Ate Marion, my mom
At the back: Alfonz, Tito Boy, Franco, Tito Pocholo, Tito Oying, Tita Mila, Tita Tammy, Tita Tanie, my sis Katrina, Tito Roy
(not in pic: my dad, Tito Rod)

Merry Christmas again everyone!

PS. Naaadik ako sa Spirits ng channel 2! Maja Salvador! Haha! ^_^

[Edit: I've added two new links. The Point God, a Rafer Alston fansite. And rasheedwallace.com, Sheed's official site.]

Music of the moment: 241 (My Favorite Song) - Rivermaya
Current mood: content

2004-12-24T08:04:00.000+08:00

Naisip ko na ang New Year's Resolution(s) ko. Simple lang.

1. bawasan ang pagmumura
2. tumigil mag yosi

Simple lang, 'di ba. Haha! Tingnan ko na lang kung hanggang saan ko kakayanin!

Pero bago ang dadating ang bagong taon, Pasko muna. So, to everyone.. Meri Krismas! Nawa'y masaya kayong lahat at matanggap ninyo sana ang inyong mga ninanais na regalo.

BlockR3: Ayus kayo! Salamat nun Dec. 17. Ang gagaling niyo kumanta. ^_^ Meri Krismas!
Rooftop kids: Astig talaga tayo! Inom, yosi, puyatan, kwentuhan, kulitan... the best kayo! Sa Mayo na ulit yun susunod, antagal pa! Meri Krismas!
Peace Street boys: Since pasko naman, mag ipon na tayo at ng maipaayos na natin ang ating homecourt. Pero ayus na rin yun tambay na lang tayo sa kanyo at mag isaw tayo! Meri Krismas!

At ang pinakahuli. Maraming salamat sayo at naapreciate mo naman kahit papaano. Kilala mo kung sino ka. Nakangiti ako ngayong pasko dahil sayo. ^_^

Maraming salamat Steph. ^_^

Music of the moment: You'll Be Safe Here - Rivermaya
Current mood: excited!

2004-12-23T13:11:00.000+08:00

Last Dec 21, my HS barkada had the 4th installment of Rooftop! Rooftop is our bi- annual post graduation overnight inuman/ bonding session at Fe's condo’s rooftop in Tondo. Sa totoo lang dapat nun 20 talaga, pero may mga tao na mahirap macontact. And for a while, we thought that the 10person- minimum rule would be broken. Because there were only 9 who originally confirmed, and 1 backed out at the last minute. Buti na lang may 2 humabol. The final lineup for Rooftop 4: Veterans Fe, Francis, Alex, Melyssa. Third timers Migs, JC, Dino. Sophies Naneng and Hannah. And neophyte Joseph. Missing from action were regulars JT, Brent (back out!), Felix, and Aides (Netherlands kid!).

Meeting place. McDo SM North Cyberzone as usual, at around 3pm. Joseph and I were the first to arrive, which is unusual, kasi si Alex madalas nauuna. Sumunod na dumating si Francis. Umikot muna kami sa aming 2nd home nun HS, and SM North, since wala pa naman yun iba. Pagbalik naming nandun na si Alex, Naneng, at Hannah. Isa na lang kulang, si JC. After about 15 minutes, dumating na rin si JC. Kumpleto na, or so we thought, so grocery shopping na.

SM Grocery. This is the first time na hindi kami namalengke para sa Rooftop. Nabili na kasi ni Fe yun liempo, isaw, at hotdog. So all we had to buy were the drinks and chicheria. Francis and I bought the drinks (1 Emperador Brandy, 1 small Ginbera San Miguel, 1 Red Horse Grande, 8 Sang Mig lights, 4 1.5L Cokes). Actually, nag aalangan kami ni Francis sa pagbili, kasi una, yun pera na pinaghatian naming lahat baka maubos halos sa drinks at wala na kami maipangbayad kay Fe para sa mga binili niya. Pero since sabi ni Fe may lambanog pa sa bahay at 'di naman umiinom si Alex, Naneng at Melyssa ng beer, binayaran na namin yun drinks. Si Alex at Hannah na yun bumili ng chicheria. Just as we were about to leave to commute to Fe's house, nag text bigla si Dino kay Hannah na sasama siya at nagpapaintay. So, inantay namin. Buti naman at dumating din kaagad.

Commute. Para makapunta kami sa kanila Fe, sasakay muna kami ng Quiapo na jeep. Syempre as usual ang ingay na naman namin sa jeep, akala mo kami lang yun nasa jeep. Haha! Quiapo yun jeep so malamang dadaan sa may harapan ng Sto. Domingo, kung nasaan nakaburol si FPJ. At tyempo naman lumabas ang kalokohan ni Dino, nagsisigaw ba naman sa cameraman ng, "Boss kunan niyo kami!" Haha! Since may camera, napagkwentuhan na rin namin ang episode ng Konrtobersyal last Saturday na featured ang AlphaPhiOmega fraternity. Sayang 'di ko napanood! Nandoon pa naman at nainterview si Dino at si Anatole. Syempre na kantyawan na naman ang pagkawalan ng 'r' ni Antalole. Yun mga words daw na may r puro 'w' yun lumabas. Haha! Pumara kami sa may Blumentrit, tapos lipat ng jeep. Then trike naman after nun. At finally after 23php worth of fare, nasa kanila Fe na rin kami!

Ihaw. Pagkadating sa kanila Fe, tambay muna kami sandali sa condo ni Fe. Patay na nakakita si Dino ng gitara, lumabas na naman ang pagka- Rico Blanco. Pero pucha, hanep yun Mariposa mo buong buo, pati lead! Since nabili na lahat ng kailangan, ihaw time na. Mabilis naman napabaga yun uling ngayon, mga beterano na talaga tayo! Haha! Si Naneng na ang nag- ihaw ng limepo at hotdog, samantalang si JC, Francis, at Seph nagkwentuhan ng NBA, ako at si Dino naman ay nag yosi habang nagtutugtugan, at sila Fe, Naneng, Hannah at Alex ay tumutulong at nakikipagkwentuhan kay Naneng. Mga 8pm tapos na rin at naihaw na ang aming dinner. So, kain time muna.

Inuman na! Since maaga kami natapos mag- ihaw ngayon, maaga rin ang simula ng inuman, mga 930 lang ata. Una na naming binanatan yun Empy at Gin, pero may mga hawak na beer na rin ako, si Francis, at Dino. Tangina ambagal ng ikot ng tagay, haha! Sobrang daming kwento, nakakalimutan na yun tagay. Sunod sa tradisyon, isa- isa magkwekwento. Grabe si Joseph, antagal ng magkwento.. ay mali, antagal umusad ng kwento. Sinimulan ni Joseph ng ganito, "One time nasa Casaa(sp?) kami…" Eh andaming mga side comments, naulit tuloy uli. "Minsan uminom kami sa Casaa.." Nabanatan tuloy ni Dino ng, "Tanginang Casaa yan o. Pasunog na natin para wala tayong prublema!" Hahaha! Sumunod si Naneng at ang kanyang Jong lablayp. Tapos si JC naman at ang kanyang beanbag girl at syempre ang di mamatay- matay na pagkagusto kay Florian. Si Hannah nagkwento ng kanyang E experiences, si Dino initriga sa kanyang mga babae at syempre kung ano na ang nangyari kay Jenny. Hehe. Kay Francis, as usual tinira na namn sa pagiging bitter niya kay Marianne. Oks lang yan pare. Haha! Ako naman, as usual mga intrigang lablayp na namn. Wala na kayong mtatanong! ^_^ Hanggang kay Mel, Fe, at Alex puro lablayp ang tanong. Haha. Mga 1130 pa lang, marami ng nagpapass sa pag inom. Hina niyo. Haha! Kaya pacing muna kami, kwentuhan muna at resume ng 1230 ang inom. Napakalaking pagkakamali. Sobra sa pacing, halos walang tama na yun alkohol. Paano ba naman yun Red Horse at lambanong na lang pala yun natira, nag pacing pa. Haha. Mga kupaw. Kwentuhan na lang mag damagan, at yosi kasi wala ng alkohol! Di ko pwede share dito, sikreto lang ng lahat ng andun eh. ^_^ At hina na natin mag yosi, 3 kaha lang! Last time, yun 5 bitin pa tayo! Nag mellow na tayo kids, haha!

Got up at around 6 the next day. Joseph did most of the cleaning, the neophyte’s initiation. Then ate breakfast at Fe’s condo while watching FPJ’s funeral march. Uwi kami ng mga 930, para iwas trapik sa parada ni FPJ.

'Di man ganoon ka- init at explosive ang kwentuhan natin, naubusan pa tayo ng alkohol, at walang kaso ng nawawalang shorts.. masaya pa rin!

Miss ko na Rooftop kids!

Eto mga pics!

Bago uminom. Migs, Dino, Francis, JC, Seph.

The neophyte. Unang tagay ni Joseph!

Inuman na! Clockwise: Naneng(lying down), Seph, Fe, Mel (UP jacket), Migs, Francis, Dino, Hannah, JC.

The happy yosi kids.

Malalim na ang gabi!

Rooftop kids batch 4: (L-R) Francis(in blue), JC, Migs, Naneng, Alex, Fe. On floor: Hannah. 2nd row: Dino, Mel, Seph.

2004-12-21T10:43:00.000+08:00

I'm currently watching Myx Mo 'To on Myx. I realize na, wow it's been a while since I've been in a moshpit. Brings back happy memories of Slapshock- Headtrip launch in UP Bahay ng Alumni when I was in 2nd year HS... gatecrash, moshpit, stinky armpits of people, at syempre yun teargaaasss (kung sino ka man, tangina mo! ang ganda ng tugtugan sinira mo!) At syempre kasama na rin ang tugtugan ng 'shock, kahit medyo kupaw na sila noon. Wooohoo! Syet, huli ko na 'atang napuntahan ko na may pit eh yun Pulp Summer Shebang last year! Waaaah! Puro small club gigs na lang ako this year (teka, puro Altered Native lang ako this year!)... tsk tsk. LOL.

Whoa! Cambio is playing DV with.. Aia de Leon (of Imago)! And not just any ordianry Aia at that. A very slim Aia! What happened to the chubby boyish Aia de Leon of 3 years ago? Syet crush pa naman kita nun 3rd year akoooo! Naaalala ko pa nun sa The Fort nun 3rd year ako, tumugtog Imago para sa isang MTV event, anchubby mo pero grabe power vox mo sa Rainsong!

It's Twisted Halo's turn to play right now.. which reminds me, I have to get their Bolo Brigade album.. Local indie music at it's best! ^_^

The Mongols naman. Onga noh, 'di ko rin pa napapanood si Ely (ay sorry, Dizzy Ventura na nga pala!), post Eheads era. Ano ba yan Migs? Nun HS ka, gig muna bago aral! Haha!

Music of the moment: Bulakbol - The Mongols

2004-12-20T13:28:00.000+08:00

Sana mabasa mo rin ito. ^_^

Salamat at naappreciate mo. Sobrang salamat talaga.

Pasensya na rin. ^_^

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The future of the WWE..

My bro dressep up as John Cena.. Word Life!

2004-12-19T23:38:00.000+08:00

From Fe:

Mga minamahal kong rooftoppeeps, nais kong iparating na ang ating bi-annual inuman/bonding session ay mauusog sa TUESDAY, dec 21 hanngang WEDNESDAY, 22. utang na loob spread the word. Kaya minove ay para mas marami tayo.

O ayan ah. Pumunta kayo! Tangna, miss ko na kayooo!

Francis, ilang kaha kaya tayo sa Tuesday? Bwahaha! Nagagalit na baga ko, pero siga pa rin! ^_^

Music of the moment: Never Change - Jay - Z
Current mood: shaking

2004-12-19T13:38:00.000+08:00

Alam ko medyo malapit na ang pasko, pero sa mga gusto pa bumili ng aking regalo.. 'eto na ang aking Christmas wishlist 2004 edition! Haha! ^_^

- gray/orange Puma Suede sneakers (mom's getting me this!)
- blue/white Pony low cut sneaks
- Sugarfree - Dramachine CD (Pao walanghiya ka, palitan mo kaya noh)
- red Vans sling bag
- peraaaa!

Ansimple lang ng wish list ko. Haha. Wala lang, parang masaya na ako ngayong pasko kahit wala regalo eh. ^_^

Music of the moment: Kamasupra - Eraserheads
Current mood: bored

2004-12-19T09:12:00.000+08:00

I was just looking through some NBA stats, and I noticed that K-Mart has yet to average more than 16 ppg or 9 rpg. WTF? And this guy is said to be one of the elite PF's in the league today. Dang, that's an insult to KG, and TD. Hell, even to gayass Dirk and the ever consistent and dependable Elton Brand. Overrated = K-Mart.

At maraming salamat pala sa mga tao. Kilala niyo kung sino kayo. 'Di ko lubos maisip kung paano ko kayo pasasalamatan! Sobrang sobrang thankful ako sa inyo. ^_^

Takot? Sino? Ako? Haha!

Music of the moment: Hard to Believe - Eraserheads
Current mood: still sleepy

2004-12-16T22:01:00.000+08:00

Bukas na! Gamewinning time na! Gamewinner kaya.. o patalo? Sana 'wag naman. ^_^

It's now proven. I suck at buying gifts. Putangina. Haha. Okey lang yan, it's the thought that counts naman.. sana! Haha!

Hope everything goes well tomorrow. ^_^

If not, hey, life goes on. :P

Music of the moment: Lihim - Cambio
Current mood: kabado!!!!!

2004-12-14T18:58:00.000+08:00

Man, I was going through some of my stuff (mostly high school stuff) earlier. Mga pictures mostly. I quickly realized I miss QueSci, even if it was so small, even if we didn't have airconditioned rooms. I miss my teachers, most especially Ms. Torrejos and Mrs. See. And most especially I miss my barkada and friends. Miss ko na yun kulitan, yun cutting classes, yun acoustic sessions sa room. Miss ko na yun battle of the bands.. sinong nagsabi na mga nerds tayo? May Sloth, Tofoo, at Squirts of Joy ba ang ibang school? Haha! At 'di rin tayo kulang sa exposure, nakakatugtog na nga sa Ardz yun iba sa atin eh. Tangina, highschool...

Sana 20 na. Rooftop Session batch 4!!!!!!!

Music of the moment: Hola Hovito - Jay- Z
Current mood: di mapakali!

2004-12-13T20:05:00.000+08:00

Tanginang pasko 'to.

May sakit si utol.

Pupunta ng states si Mark.

Mag isa pa rin ako.

Ewan. Badtrip.

Sa Rooftop Sessions batch 4 na lang ako ginaganahan eh.

Ewan. Nakakainis.

Ewan. Nag- dadalawang isip na ako.

Ewan. Anlabo nun pumatay kay Dimebag Darrell. Tangina mo, fan ka? Baket mo pinatay si Dimebag? 'Di mo ba alam siya na isa siya sa mga natitirang legendary axeman? Bitter ka dahil nagbreak up ang Pantera? So, ano? Lahat ng banda nagkakaroon ng dulo. Sepultura -- wala na. Beatles -- wala na. GnR -- wala na. Tangina anlabo.

Ewan. Pota.

Music of the moment: Rockstar - NERD
Current mood: badtrip

2004-12-11T13:42:00.000+08:00

Have you ever been in a situation where you're faced with a difficult decision to make? Ako, ngayon nasa ganoon. And I have to decide now! Hindi naman now, pero less than a week. I keep thinking about Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' rap where the intro goes

Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

I keep thinking na, "Ayan na may tsansa ka na, kunin mo na." But at the same time naiisip ko na, "Shit, risky ito. Pag okay, ayus! Pag hindi, sobrang talo, game over agad." Parang madali lang, 'di ba? Pwedeng sabihin na don't take the risk and wait na lang for another opporutnity. Problem is, there might not be another one.

Shit. Hope everything goes well.

Music of the moment: Star - The Roots
Current mood: undecisive

2004-12-09T01:25:00.000+08:00

Gusto ko ng bagong gitara ngayon Christmas! Yun Fender Stratocaster na maple finish! Ganda nun!

Pero mas gusto ko kung ikaw na lang ^_^

Saya!

2004-12-08T10:45:00.000+08:00

Waaah! Ansaya ko. Kahit na halos hindi mo ako patulugin pag gabi, ok lang sakin.. kahit na hindi mo alam, ok lang sa akin.. kahit na napakalapit mo na pero malayo pa rin, ok lang.. Ok lang basta ikaw. ^_^

Kailan ko kaya masasabi sayo? Gusto ko na talaga aminin lahat sayo, kaya lang natatakot ako eh.. taragis na buhay talaga 'to o!

I see you through the smokey air
Can't you feel the weight of my stare
You're so close but still a world away
And what I'm dying to say, is that

I'm crazy for you
Touch me once and you'll know it's true
I never wanted anyone like this
It's all brand new, you'll feel it in my kiss
I'm crazy for you, crazy for you

Kaboom! Hehe.

Tangina nababaliw na 'ata akooooo!

Music of the moment: Toyang - Eraserheads
Current mood: hapeeeeee!

2004-12-04T11:38:00.000+08:00

I'm not in the mood to continue my storytelling. 'Di ko alam kung baket ganito ako for the past few days. Ang hirap potek!

LG pucha tagal na nating 'di nakakapagkwentuhan, puputok na ako nito! Alam mo naman 'kaw lang ang nakwekwentuhan sa lahat ng bagay- bagay! Hehe. Bloodbrod nga talaga tayo. ^_^

Kung alam mo lang.. ako'y nabighani. 'Di mo lang alam, inaasam, ang panahong makapiling ka sa una't huling pagkakataon.

Mariposa yun ah! Pero totoo yan. ^_^

Music of the moment: Mariposa - Sugarfree
Current mood: unfamiliar.

2004-12-03T16:13:00.000+08:00

continuation..

Ayun, bumalik na kami sa cottage, pero alis rin agad para sa labas na lang ng Clark bumili ng dinner and drinks. Carl and I went to this convenience store to get 18 bottles of San Mig Light and 1 Emperador long neck. BJ bought the dinner (2 whole chickens) from a nearby store. We went back to the cottage to change into our swimwear! Lahat kasama, pero Abby and Christy didn't bring their swimgear. So, we went to the pool at around 730 in the evening. I was the first to go into the pool. Damn, anlamig! Naglaro kami ng mataya- taya, lahat kasali pero KJ na naman si BJ aayw sumali. Mabagal daw siya, ah ewan. Hehe. After about siguro mga 30 minutes ng mataya- taya, tumambay na lang kami dun sa kiddie pool at nagkwentuhan. At about 9, balik na kami sa cottage to eat dinner. Pero syempre, nag anlaw muna kami. After dinner (na kung saan may anino na naman ako!), Carl, BD, Roy and I went out again to get some dishwashing liquid and sponge. Eh wala yun convenience store ng ganun, puro chips na lang binili namin para sa inuman!

Pag balik namin, inuman na!

Tuloy ko na lang ulit sa susunod, kiukulit na ako ng mga kabarkada ko! ^_^

2004-11-30T20:10:00.000+08:00

Wooh! Mga R3-mates na sumama sa Fontana.. astig kayo! ^_^

Well, since my PC is now virus- free for the first time in a very long while, bibiyayaan ko kayo ng kwento ng aking Clark/ Fontana overnight trip!

Usapan namin na meeting time 12:30pm sa Xavier sa Ateneo noong Sunday. Pero malamang- lamang lang naging 1:00pm. Nauna si Wena, sunod ako ng mga 12:15pm. My dad drove me to Ateneo. Then, si Fluff and Marker naman and dumating at around 12:40pm, samantalang si BD at Abby naman mga 1pm, si Ian Roy mga ganun rin dumating. At syempre pinakhuling dumating ang aming main transpo! Mga 1:15pm na rin dumating sina Carl, Christy, BJ at ang mga tito ni Carl na magda- drive ng van. I rode in Abby's Lancer together with Abby (malamang!), BD, Carl, and Christy.. para makaiwas sa anino. Hehe. Sa van naman, Carl's 2 titos, Ian Roy, BJ, Wena, Mike, and Fluff. Astig car ni Abby, smooth ride! We agreed to stop over at Shell NLEx to get something to eat since some us didn't eat lunch yet. On the way to Shell, we saw to huge billboard ads with Christy as model! Galing! Bmeg at isa pang brand ng hog feeds! Hahaha! Sa Shell, I grabbed a pack of Marlboro Lights while the others got their fix of late lunch. I rode in the van for the rest of the trip.

We finally arrived in Clark/ Fontana after around 3 hours. We checked in at the main desk first to get our cottage keys. Syempre si Carl na bahal dun, sya naman yun mukhang tatay eh. Hehe. When we finally got our things in the cottage, parang ayaw na namin lumabas! Ansarap, centralized aircon, carpeted floors, malinis na bahay! But we had to get up, to buy our drinks for the night's inuman session. So, Mike, Ian Roy, Christy and I headed to Pure Gold to get the booze. Pucha, when we got there wala na raw alkohol! Nagpunta na lang kami sa Nike and Adidas outlet.. at lalo pa kaming nalungkot dahil mga wala kaming pera! Huhuhu! At isa pang badtrip, when we got to the van to get back to the cottage, wala pa yun 2 tito ni Carl.. nagshopping pa sa loob ng Grocery! We had to wait an hour for them! We talked almost endlessly about Christy's weird beads and fingers.. humahaba yun pinky finger niya when she wears this bead bracelet! Freaky! We also talked about possible jersey designs for next year's IAC. And we decided to have a retro Philly home jersey inspired unis. Finally, Carl's 2 titos arrived.

...to be continued

Music of the moment: Love Will Keep Us Alive - The Eagles
Current mood: happy!

2004-11-19T23:44:00.000+08:00

Wow. It has been more than a week since I last posted an entry. Been kinda lazy lately. But not to worry, I have something to post about today. And no, it's not about my Baguio trip last weekend. Saka na yun, when I have time to upload the picture.

I was supposedto have my ACP class today, at 4pm. But since I have been becoming kinda lazy, I just stayed at home and wasted. LOL. Good thing JC dropped by at around 4 and said that Kitchie Nadal was in SM Fairview promoting her self titled release. So, I quickly took and abth and put on a faded pair of jeans to go with an old gray t- shirt and my trusty orange Chucks. So, ayun we saw Kitchie, got our CD's signed, and got our picture taken. Ancute talaga ni Kitchie, parand 'di nagbago yun face niya. I still remember seeing her for the first time back in 1st year HS, when she was still with Mojofly and they were still a relatively new band formed by Ricci Gurango, who had just split from the Hungry Young Poets which also included Barbie Almalbis (sp?). Nakaktuwa talaga yun pagiging chubby niya. ^_^

Kitchie and JC

Kitchie and me

the CD inlay

After the Kitchie show, we were about to go home when JC saw that Jeni Hernandez was set to do promotions for her album. So, we decided to stay and see if Jeni still remembers us as the guys she danced with in Dish in ABS CBN. And guess what? She did! We got posters even if we didn't buy her CD. And she signed them for us. Cool girl talaga. ^_^

The signed poster. It reads
"Luv yah,
Jeni

tnx for dancing w/ me at dish
jeni"

JC and Jeni

Me and Jeni

Happy happy me! Hehe! ^_^

Music of the moment: Sige - 6Cyclemind
Current mood: Ecstatic!

2004-11-10T16:48:00.000+08:00

The Basketball New Year started a week ago, and most of my teams (so far) has been performing quite well. Detroit is 3-1, Orlando is 3-1, Miami is 4-0, Dallas is 4-1, LACLipper is 2-2 and Pheonix is 4-0.

That's good, because I'm still leaning on the notion that Detroit will repeat, especially now that they've got the whole starting 5 intact and they added a healthy McDyess and the Argentinian rook Delfino.

Also during the preseason, I've picked both Orlando and Pheonix as the teams to watch out for as this year's surprises. GH is healthy and contributing, and depth has been the problem of most teams against Orlando which boasts a 11 man deep rotation of starters Francis, Mobley, Hill, rook sensation Howard, Cato and reserves Turkoglu, Garritty, Stevenson, Battie, Augmon, and last year's CPoY Nelson. Pheonix has also employed the same committe tactic going 9 man deep in their rotation.

Wade has just been sensational, especially with Shaq gettign so much attention. Do that all season long Dwyane, and you're a shoo-in for All NBA Honors!

While 2-2 might not look that good for other teams, it is for the Clips! ^_^

While most of my teams maybe performing well.. there are others which have been so-so and downright disappointing. The revamped Knicks are at 1-3, C's at 1-2, NO at 0-4 and Minny at 2-2. C'mon guys, wake up! ^_^

Music of the moment: Girlfriend - Kamikazee
Current mood: bored

2004-11-06T22:47:00.000+08:00

The 2nd sem has just begun, but there's already too much assigned readings. Aargh. Sembreak= bitin!

Buti na lang may mga pangpa- smile. LOL.

Anlayo mo naman kasi nakatira eh! Hehe :D

Music of the moment: Huwag na Huwag mong Sasabihin - Kitchie Nadal
Current mood: full.

2004-11-01T15:20:00.000+08:00

It has already been 2 days since JC's birthday inuman, pero puta I still feel hung over. LOL. Everyone was drunk from the almost never ending flow of beer. Pao, Kuya Mike and his GF, Pat, Jun, Emil, JB, Nikki and I were the first to arrive. We started at around 9, eating dinner first while talking about stuff. Puro kulitan lang. After eating, sakto dating sila Mark and Franco.. inuman na! I think it was around 11:30 when I got tipsy, paano ba naman, naka- 4 na bote na ako ng Red Horse! And then I couldn't take it anymore, I finally lit up a stick! After a month and a half, nag yosi na namn ako! The yosi and 5th bottle was just too much for me.. too much that I threw up! LOL. And everything was hazy after that. All I remember was that I could barely walk home, and I threw up 5 more times in my bathroom. Yuck. LOL.

I woke up 11am the next day to a very bad headache. Pucha, malas pa family day lunch pala, hindi ako pwedeng humindi at sabihing lasing ako. So there I was in Yellow Cab walking like a drunk, grabbing everything in my reach to support me. LOL. I spent the rest of my Saturday resting my aching head. Even up to now, I feel that I'm still a little dizzy. Hehe.

Red Horse talaga the best.. ito ang tama!

Music of the moment: Waiting in Vain - MYMP
Current mood: happy!

2004-10-29T14:43:00.000+08:00

The sembreak is almost over.. Waaah! Dang, I don't want to go to school anymore. LOL.

I have been on a DLing frenzy all day long.. games, MP3s, skins. Dang, I'm bored. Time sure is slow. I hope 7pm would come sooner.. para inuman na! Happy birthday JC! Takte, dapat may mga chicks mamaya ha! LOL. Saka na yun regalo kong CD ni Kitchie Nadal, wala pa ako money eh. LOL. At saka bibilihan ko rin muna sarili ko nun!

Music of the moment: Roses - Outkast
Current mood: n/a. LOL.

2004-10-27T13:39:00.000+08:00

Man, it's kinda weird seeing my East Fairview peeps maturing(sp?) all of a sudden. First, Kuya Mike and his girlfriend (live in!) had their baby girl last month. Then, JB and Nikki are set to get theirs this late November or December. Kaloy's girlfriend is 5 months preggy, too. Damn, kaya pala bihira na magpainom si Kuya Mike. Everybody's joking "who's next?" Pao and Lily? Mark and Tina? LOL. Takte JC, mukhang napag- iiwanan na tayo ah! Haha!

Music of the moment: hum of the aircon
Current mood: hungry.

2004-10-21T01:05:00.000+08:00

Man, I'm so tired and my whole body is aching! Never. And I mean never, will I play basketball for that long in a single day again. I played 2 sets of ball today, 1 in the morning and 1 just about a two hours ago. I played at 8 in the morning with some of my HS peeps, and about 9- 11 in the evening with my village peeps. Haha! Adik!

And thank you ____. Akalain mo ba naman na nag enjoy ako sa SM Perbyu? Bwahaha! :D Salamat ule!

Music of the Moment: Hit or Miss - New Found Glory
Current mood: tired but happy.