Thursday, August 2, 2007

Something About the Red Sports Car

Images of the burning Ferrari F430 along South Luzon Expressway, which happened a few weeks ago, are all over the internet. A sports car bites the dust...literally.

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Anyway, a friend said that this unfortunate event is somehow comparable to the famous Fita commercial.


Talk about the famous red sports car cut in half. Lol.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Chic Literature: Feminine, Funny and Fabulous!

I'm not really a bookworm but I do have the weakness for chic literature. Why not, it's funny, sometimes mushy and advocates girl power. Last year, I was informed about the Powerbooks Warehouse Sale in Pioneer, Mandaluyong and without any hesitation, we ditch work and rushed to the place. Boy, it was so fun rummaging through piles and boxes of best buy books! Would you believe that I was able to buy more or less 10 chic lits for only 1 grand (in php, of course)??! Take note, 2 or 3 of them are hardbound. But then, until now, I'm not yet through reading them all. Hehe! I'm such a slow reader - need to psych myself up first to stay focused and get to the zone, you know. And sadly, sometimes I just don't have the time.

I've read quite a few chic lits and here they are. My most favorite would be The Thing About Jane Spring. :)

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

SomePINOY in YouTube!

Sometimes we need not to be serious all the time, making plans in the future, trying our very best to achieve our goals and become someone. Comedy, joke, jest, slapstick, humor, whatever you call it, that's what keeps us going. It's an art, pastime, entertainment, can even be considered as a therapy.

I myself have loved watching comedies since I was a kid. Be it Andrew E's movies, local TV shows like Ober the Bakod, Tropang Trumpo, Bubble Gang, Nuts Entertainment, silliest antics of people in America's Funniest Home Videos, stand up comedies at Comedy Central, of course there are the Hollywood movies like Meet the Parents and hey, there's MakeMeLOL and YouTube! In fact, Pinoys are known to be funny, it's in our blood and culture. We got our own style of comedy and it may be corny, silly, shallow or green minded. hehe.

And finally, it's great to see Filipinos being hilarious and entertaining people all over the world thru YouTube. Let's take a peek, shall we?!

Here's American-born Filipina Christine a.k.a. Happy Slip who's now making it big in YouTube.

Another one is the amazing participation of 1,500+ CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines! Check out the teaser.

You see?! We have the potential to be the next Jim Carrey or Eddie Murphy! Lol.

Monday, July 30, 2007

Oh my... oh my Havaianas!

Looks like my treasured flip flops are giving up on me one by one. Sadly, this is the second Havaianas to conk out on me this year. I have always believed that this is the most durable brand, hoping that it would endure my slipshod walking for 5 years or so, but I was wrong.

As a matter of fact, my 2 pairs of havaianas got busted in the same manner. Pay attention guys! Although Havaianas are made of resilient rubber, its structure has its most feeble point too. You see, the Y rubber strap may be flexible, but the fraction that is inserted in the side holes are quite brittle. I have the habit of standing on my slippers with my feet slightly skewed, hence, putting all my weight in that fragile section. After a year of squandering my dear slip-ons, 2 out of 11 pairs are now broken. Those 2 were my most favorite pairs. Though I can still have them repaired by
manong sapatero (shoemaker), I'm afraid I cannot use them anymore during gimmicks.

The Havaianas in the picture has gone kaput just this afternoon. The mokongs (my guy office buddies) were very kind enough to temporarily repair it so I could go home without walking barefoot. Being the resourceful guys that we are, we had managed to use a thin wire (commonly found to hold earphones and charger cables) and we had removed its outer cover. Luckily, I have a big perdible pin in my bin, we had used it to create a small hole in the rubber. The funny part was that we were trying very hard to heat up the pin without triggering the smoke alarm. The guys did their best to just inhale the smoke (rubber + heat= stinking smell) so as it wouldn't reach the alarm. Very stupid of us to make a scene in the office when there's no problem in doing it outside. Lol. Anyway, thanks guys!

Saturday, July 28, 2007

I want to learn Aikido!

I've just watched Belly of the Beast (2003) here in my thinkpad. Okay, I know, I'm 4 years behind schedule to watch this movie (*loser coughs*). Oh well, I just happen to see the DVD in the shelf and that's when I decided to check it out. It was my first time to watch a Steven Seagal movie (*total loser coughs*) and surprisingly, I was amazed with his Aikido skills. I was watching his fight scenes in awe and I couldn't believe how he moves smoothly while kicking some ass and breaking someone's bones. And from there, I thought, I'd like to learn that too! But how?! I don't have enough time and I need to save my money for my plans of leaving the country in 2 months time. Oh snap! Perhaps, there's Aikido workshop in Mauritius. Hold on sec, I have to google this!

Okay then, I'm back! There are some martial arts workshops but I still need to search further. Will keep you posted if ever I get the opportunity to pursue this exciting activity 'cause honestly, this is SO NOT ME! lol.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Doctor, doctor, I am sick!

This is my 3rd day to call in sick due to several reasons. I got:

>>> COLD SORES in my nose and I don't know where I got them. My officemates keep on teasing me that I absent myself due to some pimple problem! Yeah right, I just wish it's just a pimple. These cold sores are very painful which I didn't expect at all. Thanks to Dr. Google from which I consulted for medication. After reading a lot of forums, I rushed to the drugstore and bought hydrogen peroxide (for cleaning), nasal saline spray (for moisturizing) and trimycin-H ointment (for treatment). Right now, the sores in my nostrils are gone. What's only left is the pimple-like sore outside my nose. At least, I was able to save some moolah by not consulting a real doctor. Lol.

>>> MUMPS or just SWOLLEN LYMPHNODES right below my ears. As usual, I did self medication by using placing hot compress every night and voila, they're gone! :)

>>> NONSTOP MENSTRUAL PERIOD and yes, I know, right?! I must consult a real doctor this time. :(

No matter what, I have to report in the office by Monday. Otherwise, I have nothing to expect come payday. Yes, I'm still on probation, hence, the no work no pay policy. :(