New York City: A Crazy City

NY Public Library and Cabs with International drivers ^_^

I still remember the lights at Times Square, when this young Filipino lad landed in the land of promise US of A. I can never forget the feeling of being squeezed in between expecting that everything was "Sex and the City" where Sarah Jessica Parker would suddenly just pop up into the open and greet me with her infamous GIGANTIC flower and Manolo Blahniks while getting splashed in the streets. Well right in front of me, after hours and hours of sleep and deprivation of it was just the city's public library and CABS... hundreds of CABS with Indian and Jamaican looking fellas. Talk about a mix of cultures! O_O

My friend promised me a night of enjoyment, well I said yeah yeah you can probably do anything that you want and we could end up anywhere but I won't even know where I am anyway. Sure enough, he became an instant tour guide... well not exactly...he gave in and got a city tour instead! ^_^ all expenses paid, courtesy of him (lol). It has the nicest name too… Trusted Tours & Attractions which you’ll surely love! ^_^

I saw couple of pictures of well known comedian Rex Navarette when I watched a couple of his shows in the Phillies. Yeah he knew what he was taking about. He really knows where to hit funny bones of people like me. Just a pat on the back and a couple of "messing up" of my friend's hair suddenly gave me free tickets to see his show that night. Man was I in for sumthing... Something crazy as Rex Navarette.

Since that was in the evening, we hopped around the streets and pointed me to some of the coffee table book pictures I saw at shops like starbucks in my homeland. That was really a sight to behold. Liberty... and I was at an awe!

OMG! Liberty moved! O_O

The tour was to blame for that, it was the culprit why was I holding my breath everytime! I even had fun at the famous Madame Tussauds wax museum! All included in the New York tours package they offered.

Bush and me discussing WORLD and International matters

By the way, they have a special promotion where a person can win a $150 Magellan’s Gift Certificate by signing up for their newsletter (http://www.trustedtours.com/newsletter.aspx). You should get this and never think about wasting time ever again! Go with New York tours! It's just awesome! ^_^ I STRONGLY suggest you start with their online travel guides

Denster and his weekly, funny short stories ^_^

Denster and his officemates
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Customer Service (Bad effects of outsourcing to India)

My Aunt passed away this past January. Her bank billed her for February and March for their monthly service charge on her credit card, and then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00, but had now grown to somewhere around $60.00.

I placed the following phone call to the bank:

Me: "I am calling to tell you that she died in January."

Bank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply."

Me: "Maybe, you should turn it over to collections..."

Bank: "Since it is 2 months past due, it already has been."

Me: "So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"

Bank: "Either report her account to the frauds division, or report her to the credit bureau...maybe both!"

Me: "Do you think God will be mad at her?"

Bank:"Do I think God... excuse me, what did you say?"

Me: "Do you understand what I was telling you... specifically the part about her being... dead?"

Bank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor!"

(Supervisor gets on the phone)

Me: "I'm calling to tell you, she died in January."

Bank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply."

Me: "You mean you want to collect from her estate?"

Bank: ".....(stammer)" .... "Are you her lawyer?"

Me: "No, I'm her great nephew, but feel free to contact her lawyer at: XXX"

Bank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?"

Me: "Sure."

( Later, After they have gotten the fax. )

Bank: "Our system just isn't set up to handle this..."

Me: "Oh..."

Bank: "I don't know what more I can do to help..."

Me: "Well... if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her... I suppose...don't really think she will care...."

Bank: "Well...the late fees and charges do still apply."

Me: "Would you like her new billing address?"

Bank: "That might help."

Me: "Fredrickson Memorial Cemetery, Hwy 19 and plot number 233."

Bank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!"

Me: "Yes sir, that's what we do with our departed loved ones."



Potato Sacks


For those keyboard jockeys (those with jobs that require sitting at a computer all day) who don't want to spend the money for those fancy exercise machines, here is a little secret for building arm and shoulder muscles. Three days a week is best.

Begin by standing (in your cubicle works well) with a five pound potato sack in each hand. Extend your arms straight out to your sides and hold them there as long as you can.

After a few weeks, move up to ten pound potato sacks and then fifty pound potato sacks, and finally get to where you can lift a one hundred pound potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.

Next, start putting a few potatoes in the sacks.



Now don't you feel like laughing? ^_^ Hehehh....

What is Victory Hair? How do you get it? Go Flirt! ^_^

Victory Hair happens when an unexplainable occurrence, a marvel, a prodigy, a fact, an experience, a happening, an incident, an event, a trend or phenomenon occurs. It’s when a GOODLOOKIN guy like me and a PRETTY gal like my wifey meet and in an episode…then explodes! wreaking uncanny looks to both our hairstyles. That is how you craft what is called “Victory Hair!”. A horrible pick up line like “Hey, are you a terrorist? Coz your “THE BOMB” won’t achieve this Victory hair.


How do you get to have Victory Hair? It’s simple! (when you use Extreme Style by VO5) :

* Go to her house, go out and make plans for the night!
* Watch a movie, yes even those CORNY and MUSHY ones coz you know it’s the ones she really like!
* Buy her dinner at places she never expects. Go adventurous and take her to PICC and take her to a boat! It’s what you call dining in style!
* Get her something… A simple gift, make it meaningful even if its not that expensive… remember: It’s the thought that counts!
* Take her home and make her the happiest woman on earth! << I like this part ^_^

If all else fails, practice with this game I found at http://www.VO5VictoryHair.com and start flirting with people like what I did one night. Yeah it’s fun and real easy when you get the hang of it I tell yah! Its also free so you don’t have to pay anything at all!

I’d strongly recommend starting at Extreme Style by VO5's Ultimate Flirting Championship!
Start pressing those unused keys and think about how you can improve the ways to flirt (~_^)”

START PLAYING HERE! ^_^

UE Red Warriors bows to Ateneo Blue Eagles 61-57

Photo by Diana Moraleda of Flickr

UE lost this game to Ateneo, but its okay! ^_^ We can do it!

The UE Red Warriors suffered a heartwrenching loss to Ateneo this afternoon Aug 20, 2008. I personally am sad because I've been rooting for my warriors since I've been one. I'm also part of the Red Tribe. If it were not for Tiu who sank a three-pointer while they were three points down in the fourth quarter to force overtime at 50-all we could have won this game. The lapses in defense were evident.

Ateneo was comfortably ahead in the first three quarters. The Warriors, however, managed to turn the table in the fourth quarter.They also hauled down a total of 24 rebounds mostly on the defensive end, outmuscling their UE counterparts inside the paint. Rabeh al-Hussaini and Nonoy Baclao combined for a total of 29 points to ward off the Warriors. I'll be holding on to the promise of them getting back on their feet and win more games.

GO FIGHT RED AND WHITE!
GO FIGHT RED AND WHITE!
GO FIGHT RED AND WHITE!
GO UE GO UE GO GO GO!

LATEST MEDAL STANDINGS : BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES (UPDATED 8:20am PST!!!)

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Kobe part of the success in the win of the US team vs Australia. The US won in the August 20 game and will vie for the Gold medal in the Olympics' Quarterfinals.

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Japan bashed the United States' 22-game Olympic winning streak Thursday to win its first gold medal in softball. This wasn't the finale the U.S. had in mind. Japan upset the Americans with a whopping 3-1 to win GOLD in the sport.


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LATEST MEDAL STANDINGS : BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES (UPDATED August 20, 7:23am PST!!!)

Casualty Tsohmlee Go bows out of medal contention
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Tshomlee Go lost 1-0 to Ryan Carneli of Australia. Go was in the round of 16 of the men’s 58kg category in Olympic Taek Won Do Wednesday at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.


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China now has 45 Gold medals and ties with US at 79 for number of medals won.

LATEST MEDAL STANDINGS : BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES (UPDATED 10:05pm Aug 18 PST!!!)

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Have you forgotten something?! : Alzheimer's Memory Walk

I somehow think of Michael J. Fox if I hear stories about Alzheimer's Disease. It's sad that of the fantastic 80's movies that he made, he suddenly was struck by Parkinson's Disease. He was doing orgs for stem cell research and finding out also the co-relation between the two. I hope a cure would in over three years by a team led by ProteoTech Inc. (Kirkland, WA) develop a treatment for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease that can disrupt or inhibit clumping of the protein alpha-synuclein. This clumping is associated with the loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brains of people with AD and PD. The researchers theorize that blocking this protein clumping could prevent further cell loss and stop this disease’s progression.

Other organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association, is holding Alzheimer's Memory Walk which is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. Its looking for team captain's to sign up and enjoin their community to benefit and help a lot of people for this event.About 30 percent of Americans over the age of 65 are affected by this disease, so do your share now!Join the Alzheimer's Memory Walk!

Joey De Leon says Pokwang is Aswang (MONSTER) @ Los Angeles

Grand Fiesta Eat Bulaga: Joey De Leon says Pokwang is Aswang (MONSTER) @ Los Angeles

Willie Revillame to Joey De leon's offensive Aswang Joke

You'll be the judge! ^_^

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes for PSP ^_^

I've been a Naruto Fan since I knew it even if it was not that publicized in the Philippines I always got ahead of the others in getting acquainted with up and coming Anime titles. Yes! I bought betamax tapes of Dragonball when I was in highschool would you believe!?! ^_^

Today I am giving more time playing this game in my PSP slim ^_^ and yes its giving me a GREAT challenge and YES ladies and gentlemen, I have NOT finished playing this yet. From the looks of it, every detail in the story came to life in the game also. A few days ago I unlocked a couple of in game movies and characters Kakashi, Guy and Gaara, but there were like 8 more characters I haven't seen yet. I've got to get more familiar with the PSP buttons coz I don't usually use the LR buttons on top. I have finished God of War and Brave Story so I'm really not gonna give up on this one.

Combos in this game is easy since it only requires a couple of buttons pushed. Ultimate moves use 2 buttons pressed simultaneously but its not that automatic and sometimes its easily blocked. Since I am now playing the HARD option for the game, I'm trying my best to finish it before the weekend. I just hope I don't get hand spasms and eye problems before I get to finish this ^_^. Good luck to me! I give this 4 KUMAGS! ^_^


Btw, I just bought a headset with mic and crystal case for my PSP slim ^_^ Its expensive but its alright... ^_^ I've got to take care of my gadgets of course! ^_^