boy vs the wolf

Best animated film - hands down! Scary, touching, amusing. Goes to show that a great film doesn't have to be super long, with dialogue and with Steven Spielberg at the helm. This one defies all the Hollywood formula.

uncalled for

"Hindi ko kayo ka-kultura... Hindi naman kayo Pilipino. Nagpapanggap lang kayong kayumanggi. Hindi kayo dito lumaki." - Arnold Clavio on Azkals.

Arnold Clavio should know better than that. He comes from a network that takes pride of their "walang kinikilingan, walang pinuprotektahan" stance. As a journalist, he should be more prudent, more sensitive and more mindful of words that come out of his effing mouth.

It's not Azkals fault if some of them were born and raised in other countries. Growing up in foreign lands, I'm sure some of them were discriminated and bullied as a child. Kasalanan ba ng nanay nila kung nakapag-asawa ng afam? Karamihan naman sa kanila kaya nag-abroad ay dahil na rin sa kahirapan ng buhay.

persona non grata

This is one video that's making rounds in the internet that pisses me off.

If u hate the Philippines so much, then leave already! I'm just tired of people saying bad things about Pinas, lalo na't hindi naman sila Pinoy. Wish ko lang ay dukutin siya ng NPA or Abu Sayyaf.

Seriously.

Pero mas nakakainis yung mga Pinoy na sobrang makalait, esp. those that are still in the country. If u hate the Philippines so much, then why stay and make business there? Why don't you move to Iraq?

There's no perfect place on earth, OK?!

hiram na mukha 7

I don't know what to say sa bagong image ni Charice.

Dati kamukha niya si Arnel Pineda, ngayon naman...

your daily Jessica

Reunion teaser

While waiting for TV Patrol (gusto kong mapanuod ang recent Masbate earthquake), pumasok sa utak ko ang isang idea. Why not make a reunion teaser. I almost have 2 hours spare time before the news kaya might as well do something productive. Usually pag reunion, aligaga na ang mga attendees sa pagpili, pagbili, pagsukat ng kanilang attire - lalo pa't once in a blue moon lang ang okasyon (gaya ng FEUNAF reunion). So I came up with a short trailer that "might" be helpful to some people.

Here's the result --

It's a grand reunion - and who better represent all the decades but Cher. She encompasses all the eras.

The Book Shelf

Originally, ang book shelf na ito from Ikea ang gusto kong bilhin.

It's cheap and chic - you get your money's worth. Problem is may kalayuan ang Ikea from my apartment.

So i ended up buying a cheaper version in Office Depot. Kasya naman sa kotse so I just grabbed it. Mabait ang Pinoy tindero, he even carried the heavy box to my car.

Rockmando promised to help me carry the book shelf up to my apartment. Kaso may pasok siya. I went to Home Depot to look for mexicans that would help me carry the box and assemble the shelf.

Nagkataon namang Sunday. Kaya wala akong nakitang nakatayong mexican. Ang ending: binuhat kong mag-isa ang box. Good thing at may trolley ako. I was able to bring the thing from my car to my apartment.

Pagbukas ng box, tumambad sa akin ang screw, kahoy at kung ano-anong piyesa to assemble the book shelf. Gusto kong mag-collapse. Can I just listen to Miriam Santiago the whole day than assemble this puzzle? Gee, how the hell will I put them together! It's just so complicated. Without even trying, isinara ko ang box - and opened my YM to chat.

Hopefully bukas matatagpuan ko na si Mr. Mexican that would assemble my box shelf.

Portnoy's Complaint

Right now I'm reading 4 books simultaneously. Not because I'm a bookworm, but I tend to get bored easily. So kapag boring na ang isang chapter, I switch to another book. The problem with multi-read, I easily get lost. Lalo pa't isa lang ang bookmarker ko. Minsan tuloy nauulit ko ang isang chapter - at nalalagpasan naman ang iba (dementia much?)

Since I'm working 3 days straight, I got no time to drop by at Target. Kaya for now magkakasya na lang muna sa BART train ticket at paper clips as bookmarkers.

fierce bitches

Ibang klase talaga ang Pinoy invasion sa Amerika. Pati sa RuPaul's Drag Race, sinakop na rin. And these fil-am queens left an indelible mark to the viewing public with their larger-than-life persona.

First season, Ongina. She landed on the top 5.

Third season, Manila Luzon won 1st runner up.

And now on its 4th season, it's Jiggly Caliente. She's a barrel of fun and surprises. I wonder if she would outshine Manila's record in the show.

Jessica Sanchez

Half-Pinay, Half-Mexican Jessica is my 2012 American Idol.

Never been this confident (and hopeful) about a Pinoy contestant in American singing contests before. This girl got the pipes, the confidence, the stage presence, the groove. Rock on, Jessica. I will be rooting 4 u.