Reminiscing with Videos

Here I go reminiscing again on some of the songs of the 90's and believe me I've been there and done that literally. I don't want to go onto details but I'm sharing with you some of my favorites. Gwen Stefani has always been my ideal girl but nobody knew what happened to her. They apparently are not making music anymore and nothing seems to be surfacing on the hit charts these days that you might want to ask WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?! Yeap, I know, between that and the number one singles they sent out a couple of years ago I couldn't imagine why they would suddenly go out of the business that fast.



Danity Kane is one of the best girl groups that went out in the late 2000's but of course if P Diddy was managing you, you don't know where you'll be after a few years. I heard they disbanded because of obvious reasons, they didn't sustain the hits and the whole genre of music they tried to do. They are also overshadowed by the biggest one Pussycat Dolls. Well my vote still goes to these girls, see how they can sing and dance? That's exactly my point. The PCD can only sing on some parts but with Danity Kane they can all do that in their songs. This is one of the groups that I'll surely miss.



This new one from Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's Daughter named Willow is surely going to impress you. I really thought she sounded and looked like Rihanna. The deal is she is only 12 years old. Yeah she is that young... but I'm not really thinking that it'll be impossible since her parents are also soooo talented.

Check out this live performance on Ellen!



See what I mean?! Phenomenal people! Hmmm... now I'm thinking of casting some of my friends so I could make a video hahahaha! That'll be hilarious! =)

Should you fear the BLACK MAMBA?

I don't have to fear the black mamba. I just have to wear it!

Looking For Deals: Cars

I seldom go to malls or shops these days because of my busy schedule. To tell you honestly I don't even know how I survived this month without getting any hitches because of Philippine Fashion Week. I even went there without my van because as soon as the week started it totally went out on me crippling me from easily getting in and out of the venue. I said "This is not going to happen again... I probably need to get a new one" and so I did. Finding vans specifically within my area is a little hard because classified ads from newspapers don't work like what they used to. It usually shows a whole lot of cars in a "nationwide scale" and you need to check them out one by one to see if there is one in your area. If you are lucky you won't even find one too LOL. I'm not looking for brand new ones and second hand cars would be okay. I have a specific model in mind but I need to weigh out things first if I could get a better deal than that so I'm definitely open for something else. I checked out one great institution AYOSDITO.PH and got the leads I need showing everything within my area! What a time saver!

The ISUZU CROSSWIND I looked at was automatic, less than a hundred thousand kilometers and within the half a million budget I had. I think I'd go ahead and contact the seller. I found his contact details there too. I also have the option of trading in my old trusty Space Gear so I can get a discount off of it. I need to get that fixed too. Their online classifieds are very easy to look at and breeze through. They got what I need and let me know if it's within my area so I can check out the merchandise before I purchase it. I might not know how to buy a car but with the normal precautions they indicate at the site it's all going to be good.

Now isn't that nice to know?! =)

Valentines Day: So What! LOL!

A lot of people don't care weather its Valentines Day or not, one of them is ME. Of course there will be a lot of people raising their eyebrows... probably most will say I'm bitter, or maybe tell themselves that I'm like this because I'm not happily married. Well, for you guys, let me say this one thing.... I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!

Hahaha... first of all, the reason I'm single is NOT YOUR BUSINESS. Second is that if you think you are HAPPY because you are with someone, think again... not everyone who's married is truly HAPPY. Go to the corner and chant spells to make yourself believe your own lie. Don't even tell me about your kids, I can have that in my spare time. I hate you people for thinking that you are all that just because you have a family. I can go out every week and get women as much as I did years ago, actually I even got better now. I get laid when I want to. While you on the other hand only have one at home... not that I'm saying... but just sayin LOL!


I can still go out to clubs, drink or smoke in posh places and go to every single one of them anytime I want to. You on the other hand probably just call your friends and sit outside your house and drink like #sunogbaga's telling yourself that you are happy doing that. That's right, keep telling that to yourself. Hahahahah!

Someone just asked me out for a date, I told her "Huh?! Why should I go out today don't you think its cheesy?!" She said "Because its Valentines Day and I don't have a date!".. I answered "So what am I a pity date?! Do I look that desperate to you?!", she said "Because you don't have one too and I figured we go out like old times.." I said "Hunny I'm not that historical to be part of your "OLD TIMES" I'd rather not go out to be part of your culture. She said "sungit mo naman!" hahahah and I told her, no, I'm not a snob, I just hate going out just because it's this day or whatnot... I'd rather go out for the right reasons. If I wanted to go out I'll do that on weekends and I'm not going there to see someone I'll marry. Bars were made for hookups, if you find a diamond in the rough that's another story.

She said "You know what, you should get married soon... I'd like to see you married off rather than growing old not having someone to take care of you"... I said "Hunny, if I only married so someone could love and take care of me, I'd hire a caregiver or get a personal doctor... Sharon Cuneta could do that."

This Valentines Day sucks, it's full of people who want to pretend that they are happy. I wouldn't wanna break it to you guys but you have been hooked by people who want to sell flowers, food and stuff that make you fat. Commercialism at its finest! You'll die early and spend a fortune on all that crap and hospital bills. If you want to show someone you love em it wouldn't cost that much. Be happy if you are married; but don't go telling someone else that they are not happy because they are still single. I can do that tomorrow if I wanted to! =P don't make us look bad just so you can feel so superior because you have extra baggage.

For those who I heard were talking behind my back; eat my shorts! Always remember that envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own so in a way you are an ungrateful basta*d! LOL!


IKR?! DUH!

Getting Our House Fixed

When I arrived from work this morning I had to go and change clothes so I can rush to the gym. It's what I do on a normal day but when I picked up my shirt I heard something crack. My foot suddenly slid in one of the floor boards. Yeah I know this house is pretty old and we might need to renovate the second floor but I almost fell in this time. With the funds that I have right now it might be possible but the logistics of living somewhere else while doing that is giving me nightmares. That and I need a reliable Floor company that would be able to provide me with the design and structure that I need. I still want hardwood floors and the warmth it gives. It would be nothing fancy; just something that would look good on my space and give me the non slippery/rustic feel I have previously. Maybe I'll purchase more pieces to match it but as for now I'll settle for the old things I have since they are pretty expensive.

I don't want to fall in on it again so I'll try and look for ways to fix that temporarily then purchase hardwood floors once renovation starts. It was funny this morning but it's good that I am thinking of renovating this now. I guess it is time. It wouldn't be humorous if I fell all the way through and land on the ground floor right?! Ha-ha!

How about you?! Have you ever thought of getting your house re-modeled or fixed?

Philippine AZKALS Win Versus Mongolia Blue Wolves 2-0 (Video Embedded)

I was waiting for my Mom to arrive from Bacolod (yes she missed it by a few hours!) while watching the AZKALS VS MONGOLIA Match this evening February 9, 2011. I was so excited to see thousands upon thousands of Filipinos who flocked in Panaad Stadium who watched our home boys play with a lower ranked country like Mongolia. Yes we are the favored team to win this time.

I was sure that the Azkals would play with what they were known for, DEFENSE... but apparently this time they were the ones going to the goal several times and put the Mongolian Blue Wolves mum at 2-0. Caligdong scored the first goal for the Azkals which got the whole crowed cheering more at the 42nd minute. Here's the video!

Caligdong had to make sure you guys know his name ha-ha!

The half European Superstar Phil Younghusband also got a share of the loot a few seconds before the game ended. I was really waiting for them to score the second goal since he predicted this before the game started with TJ Manotoc. It was also a nice gesture for the Filipino crowd to cheer for the Mongolian players after their national anthem. Here's a playback of Phil Younghusband's goal!

Look at that! Just how many red shirts tried to stop that right?!

So it is clear that we have something to look forward to after this AFC season. They play for the love of the country so I hope and pray something happens to our team as we vie for the World Cup.... Yeah I know, libre naman mangarap diba?! (It's free to dream that big right?!) Ha-ha!

Credits to TJ Trinidad for the stills and youtube guy for the uploads!

The Cure: Early Prognosis

I have been witness to a lot of deaths this week that I'm a little emotional. I know how hard it is to lose someone very dear to you and the things that cancer brings. Some of them are incurable; some of them need so much medical attention that even if they live a few years they will use so much money until they get into the brink of poverty... or worse debt. The people they love and know will also be burdened and on most cases you have no choice. It is either that or death; so the choices are pretty much nothing. This is the plight of most that fall victim to environmentally hazardous substances such as asbestos. If there is no mesothelioma prognosis then it would be doubly hard to deal with cancer. Without early detection and the right treatment symptoms would be close to impossible to signify any improvement on one's overall health. I have friends and family who passed away of cancer and this is serious. The number 2 killer in our country is getting worse because of the lack of information and technology to battle it.

Poverty should not be an excuse to treat people and so does the lack of insurance. Coverage of these hard to battle sicknesses is one thing and the other is the actual realization of how precious life can be. It would be easier to deal with this if we had the right tools. Diagnosis is one of the steps that anybody going through this should endure. I would like help educate people on the hazards of living in old houses that have asbestos in their cement and paints. Unfortunately this was the trend years ago and a lot of the houses built with it are still standing now. I hope the community and government work together to eradicate chances of having this condition. It all starts with us. We have to learn and see to it that everyone gets proper care. We owe it to the next generation because it wasn't their fault that it got there in the first place.

Do you have relatives who had cancer? Did they survive? Share your stories please!

Glam - High Fashion by the River

In the not so quaint Marikina River Park we went in and arranged this photoshoot with the C4. The Call Center Camera Club is pretty big and by the looks of it there will be more shoots with these equally good looking guys in the coming months. My Fashion Photography itch would definitely welcome this.

I'm not going to show you the whole set but I'm going to get you a glimpse of some of the shots I made and what I was trying to achieve in post processing. I've been a little haunted by low key shots these past few weeks so I'm trying to get high contrast brightened skin colors because I'm not much of a fan of over saturated skin. I guess in some way I achieved that but I'm experimenting with layouts pretty soon. The end result is a little on the white-vampiric looking side and I got to emphasize on better parts like the eyes and clothes. Obviously I'm not done with the whole set but this should be a good thing to start that off.

Showing you some new sets pretty soon! Stay tuned for that! =)

Taking Care of IT Waste

We just had to upgrade our computers 6 months ago and it was really easy to do that in our office. The whole unit did cost a lot and we had some files on the old ones. Making sure everything on back up and working was a necessity since we are not planning to hamper our operations. Most corporations do that and to me this is mighty clear that we need to also get our old machines thrown out. We obviously do not have computer disposal systems in our part of the world so in short... we've got all our CPU stacked up right beside us. It's troublesome and takes a lot of space plus it is not going to look good as part of the interior design.



If there were some institutions like ROUND2 to do this for us we would be able to make this world a better place. Recycling is one of the ways to environmentally safe to do this. I can even think of some other things like giving these old units to far flung schools in the province that never had the luxury of having computers. It would surely help them a lot in education and make better next generation engineers or programmers. Information Technology has gone a long way and the proper disposal of its waste materials should be a priority. I'll ask people from another department to do these things and more. Maybe in the near future we wouldn't have to worry about it.

Have you thrown out old computers? Do you still have it somewhere and never knew when and how you are going to get rid of it? I have a good idea where to get it taken cared of now. You should too!

Angelo Reyes March 17, 1945 – February 8, 2011

I was shocked to say the least. Former Energy Secretary General Angelo Reyes committed suicide in the front of his mother's grave (via gunning himself down from a .45 caliber pistol). There must be a lot of things surrounding this event but if you think about it the pressure of being in the midst of controversy is the main cause of this. Honor has never been existent in this country of corrupt officials but look at what he did after getting his name marred in the AFP brouhaha. Rabusa the former AFP budget officer was also saddened about this even after exposing this system of money laundering in the defense department. It's so sad but after all these things there will still be a Senate and Congressional probe about the send off money they received to the amount of 50 million pesos. They apparently will still never forget about Reyes' wife too that had 41 trips outside of the country paid for by the peoples money.

I am sad because I knew him as my Dad's batchmate. He always attended their great activities. He was a decorated man and a civic leader. He chose to keep silent after all that because his reputation is being damaged, but Trillanes said otherwise and mentioned he had no reputation to damage anymore. He ain't sorry too for saying that. For what its worth I am still sorry for Angelo Reyes. May he rest in peace!

*image from Wikipedia