Oh well, papel!

Frozen Swirl Open House

2010-07-31T12:29:00.002+08:00

OMNOMNOMNOMNOM! <3

Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf gives out a cup of their Frozen Swirl yogurt for FREE!

I almost didn't get to see this one if not for a friend of mine who was kind enough to YM me the link. Thanks Wence! :)

Note to self:

Go to ATC on the morning of August 8. I can't miss this.

BIG. FREE. 18. UP.

2010-07-17T15:23:00.000+08:00

I've been seeing this ad around FB for quite a while now and it got me curious... what is Smart trying to pull here? Why 18 and up?

I checked out their FB page and apparently they'll unveil it on the 30th. I wonder what it'll be... These might be far-out guesses but could it be mobile porn? Celebrity sex scandals on Sandbox? What do you think?

It's just so odd for a major telco to focus on just 18 years old and up. If anyone of you is in the know (or perhaps know someone who is), do let me in on this BIG and FREE secret.

A quote from one of my favorite novels

2010-07-15T14:47:00.001+08:00

Her life was a slow realization that the world was not for her and that for whatever reason she would never be happy and honest at the same time. She felt as if she were brimming always producing and hoarding more love inside her. But there was no release. table ivory elephant charm rainbow onion hairdo violence melodrama honey…None of it moved her. She addressed the world honestly searching for something deserving of the volumes of love she knew she had within her but to each she would have to say I don’t love you.

From Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

The Best parts of Lonely

2010-06-20T17:32:00.005+08:00

Memory will rust and erode into lists of all that you gave me:
a blanket, some matches, this pain in my chest,
the best parts of Lonely, duct-tape and soldered wires,
new words for old desires,
and every birthday card I threw away.

From Left and Leaving by The Weakerthans

Planet 51

2009-11-30T13:36:00.013+08:00

Last November 16, I had the opportunity to preview Planet 51 thanks to Zed. It’s an animated film about this astronaut, Captain Chuck Baker, who lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first to set foot in it. Funny, because all the while he was claiming the land in the name of USA (complete with the flag and all), a family of green little people watch him in complete horror. And it’s not like these creatures are barbaric brutes. Oh no sir, they aren’t! They are pretty much civilized as your next of kin. And now, they begin to think Captain Chuck is an alien invader out to destroy them!

Truth be told, I’m not a big fan of aliens, green ugly creatures, and the like so I wasn’t too keen on seeing it. (Yes, I wasn’t a fan of Shrek either.) But I gave it a shot and it turned out to be an enjoyable surprise. If you have kids or if you have a kid brother or sister, you should bring them to watch this movie. Catch it as it hit Philippine screens on Wednesday, December 2!

Oh, and if you’re into online gaming, you can also enjoy the free-to-play movie game which you may download here. Gamers who are also SMART subscribers may buy virtual in-game money via SMS. While free gaming codes will be given to selected SMART bro users in order for them to get free virtual tokens. All in all, these provide great opportunities to extend the movie experience and be in the shoes of your favorite movie character!

Why I haven't been blogging here for a long time

2009-11-30T11:17:00.002+08:00

I'm sorry I haven't been on this blog for a long time. But gosh, tumblr's way too easy to use. Plus, I'm a very succinct person. I prefer things short and sweet. And blogging's way too much work. This is why I prefer tumbling.

But I shan't ignore this blog any longer. Will try to post every so often.

Is my daemon a match?

2007-09-15T16:51:00.000+08:00

Got this from Nikki's blog. Apparently, according my answers, my daemon is Thaleron, a snow leopard. But you can verify if my daemon's a match. With your answers, my daemon might just change.

2007-08-28T20:18:00.000+08:00

*Soundtrack of Your Life.*
IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle 3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. No repeat artists - but SHUFFLE played one artist twice
7. No cheating
Opening Credits::	In Too Deep by Sum 41
Day At School::	La Vie En Rose
Falling In Love::	Flavor of the Week by American Hifi
Breaking Up::	Someday You Will Be Loved by Death Cab for Cutie
Prom::	Angel by Sarah Mclahlan
Life's Ok::	May Angels Bring You In by Jimmy Eat World
Mental Breakdown::	Don't Let It Get You Down by Spoon
Driving::	I am What I am by Dido
Flashback::	Hotel Paper by Michelle Branch
Getting Back Together::	Summerlong by Kathleen Edwards
Birth of Child::	Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, and Fire
Wedding Scene::	Dare You to Move by Switchfoot
Final Battle::	Chicken Reel by Leroy Anderson
Death Scene::	Video Killed The Radio Star by The President of USA
Funeral Scene::	The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani
End Credits::	Take Me or Leave Me from RENT
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Ramblings Written in Exhaustion

2006-10-19T12:15:00.000+08:00

I finally found time to update this blog

after a year of silence. But what do I update it with?

Nothing but bits and pieces from my mundane life.

It'll be like a collage of some sort. But it might not be

artsy. It'll be a pastiche taken from my life and those

around me. But it won't limit itself to just those. No, it'll

also take things from media and forms that simulate reality

until nothing is real anymore.

Not even this.

2006-07-15T16:24:00.000+08:00

When I grow up, I want to work in advertising

Exposing the truth in the advertising world does not get any better than this. Hehe!

Pieces of My Memory

2004-12-03T16:21:00.000+08:00

Pieces Of My Memory

I am at loss in my feeble attempt to recall.
The storm has hindered the coming of my memory,
Shattering it into shards from a broken shot-glass.
Ebbing, as it is being washed away by the pouring of the rain.
Yet a few are diluted into the thin air
And are carried back to me by the howling of the wind.
I grab a hold of some and write them down.

-Rachel Ligan (11/29/2004)

red with stress

2004-10-23T20:24:00.000+08:00

look how i turned red from stress this week. haha! joke.

Jasmine Trias: The media exploitation

2004-10-17T14:08:00.000+08:00

The Philippine media makes a fuss on almost EVERYTHING. They put the most unworthy news like a family feud or a couple fighting on national tv. In fact, during the Angelo Dela Cruz hostage taking in Iraq, they covered the anxious family on almost every imaginable angle. Every TV station showed news about his wife, his siblings, and his kids every day. They even go to the extent of covering their... guess what... their pets. Yes, people, that's how desperate they are. Whew! What a way to lose your privacy. But hey, they seem to enjoy it anyway.

This week, the hottest new thing is American Idol finalist Jasmine Trias. They followed her from the airport, through the Malacañang Palace were she met the President, through her every pictorials and photoshoots, and even through the streets of Cavite while she visited her relatives and tried to discover her roots. Fans poured in the streets and greeted her. Those who were unable to, looked for connections to the young singing sensation. They targeted her father who was accompanying her. In fact, her father has now a loyal following who kept asking for his autograph. She also became a target for advertising. Big businesses like SMART telecom, HERBENCH and McDonalds paid her to endorse their products. (In the McDonald's commercial of the "Jasmine Trio," she didn't seem to be into the product which she was endorsing.)

I actually pity her. Sure, she makes a lot of money but for the media to just jump on her like that... I wouldn't wanna be her.

For the media, they have so much power in their hands but they don't seem to understand the extent of their power. They are indeed what Dr. Ricky Abad (a Sociologist Professor in ADMU) says in a Marxist sense "an opiate to the masses." But all these things only prove one thing--that is a great need for media literacy in this country.