Couch potato

The couch and television seems to be my newly found best friends. These past few days, I’ve been doing nothing but watch TV – the whole day. Well that was something I couldn’t do when I was still a student, and since I’m still bumming around.

Anyway, some of the shows I’m currently crazy about:

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Love this show. Really funny. I like the way the four characters talk to each other: they shout and argue 24/7.

On the Lot – just finished but it was one of the best reality shows.

Mommy Elvie’s Problematic Show – a low-budget reality show and I think the sequel of the Misadventure of Maverick and Ariel which stars Ariel and Mommy Elvie. Now the grumpy and ice cream lover Mommy Elvie has her own show. Lol.

Mad TV - I need a daily dose of laughter, and this show never failed to supply it for me. I think it's the best comedy show.

Scrubs – same reason. I think it’s funny. And i love the theme, sings: "I'm no superman..."

*as you can see, I love shows that makes me laugh. Not those dramas where the boy goes back in time to save the girl (considering they are still high school students) or with the theme song “Langit ka, lupa ako…” Grrr. *

WWE Raw – wrestling of course. You gotta love those fake punches and story lines. And this brand consist the best Divas in the industry (Go Daddy.. woohoo!) There’s Lita and Trish Stratus, two of the best Divas ever, too bad they retired last year.

Hardball – my daily dose of sports talk.

UAAP/PBA – and I don’t watch NBA, cagers are too good. Lol

Queer Eye – this show is really entertaining. Plus you get to learn something.

America’s Next Top Model – I just watch it. No reason really.

Chibi Maruko Chan – the girl who replaced Dora. She cute and funny unlike the little black girl who stares at you for a minute.

Heroes – my dad came home on night with the season 1 DVD. And it was great. Imagine X-men and CSi in one show. Really cool. Thought I finished the series, I still watch it on CS.

What the f***!!! Where can I get this f*****g thing!!!

News worthy

I’m a journalism graduate and even I don’t read the newspapers or watch the news everyday. I think it’s really draining. Reading and watching the same issues about politics, deaths and stuffs that I’m not and will never be affected. But I’m glad I watched the news last night. I was laughing so hard about the Bong Alvarez and Gretchen Malalad story.

The ex-PBA cager, Alvarez, was so drunk and he assaulted the taxi driver because according to him he was… ummm brought to a different place something like that. Then Gretchen came to cover the story for ABS-CBN. Alvarez declined to be interviewed by Malalad so she decided to talk to the cab driver instead. Alvarez, being a total gentleman, didn’t want Malalad to talk to the cab driver and was talking crap. Then he elbowed her and pulled her hair. And what do you expect a karate gold medalist and black belter will do? She gave him a quick punch or two. Gretchen was like ‘bring it on’.

I wouldn’t dare or even think of attacking a karate expert, or just any girl. Well, Alvarez was detained but later bailed out. Nevertheless, serves him right. Talk about being a total A**!!

2007 PBA Rookie Draft

No surprise for the 1st overall pick. No doubt Welcoat will pick Joe Devance, the obvious, wise and rational choice. Same thing goes with the 2nd pick, with San Miguel choosing Samigue Eman.

My favorite UAAP point guard Marvin Cruz was drafted to Air21 as their 14th pick. I mean I was expecting it but was hoping that they would not choose him. The team needs a good point guard anyway. Air21 also got Intal, Kramer, Aljamal and Masbang for their 4th, 5th, 8th and 20th pick.

Good thing Air21 chose Intal. I had a feeling San Miguel might pick him. Atenista overload for the Beermen if that happens (Gonzales, Tenorio, Villanueva, and Racela).

Red Bull took Duncil for their 15th pick. Might be to replace Fonacier. I also did not expect Escalona drafted to Ginebra. I was surprised that he was chosen in round 1 when I was expecting Marvin Cruz and Jojo Duncil instead, and the two were among the last two applicants to be chosen.

San Miguel chose Eman and Jonas Villanueva. Good choices. And I’m still a fan of the team despite it looking like a ‘used to be cagers’ of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. At least Fonacier is now a Beermen (my favorite Eagle cager), when I saw Villanueva playing for San Miguel I knew Fonacier will come next. Lol. And I don't really like the Enrico Villanueva.

Singing with Egay

Can you imagine life without music? Boring. Anyway, I found this cool song survey thing somewhere and thought I’d post it here. So yeah.

Kudos to Egay, our job hunt part 3 was cancelled. I’ll be posting another job rant when we, my friends and I, finally ends our job search.


RULES:
1. Put Your itunes, windows media player etc on SHUFFLE
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW GAY IT SOUNDS


IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
- Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
- Put Your records On - Corrine Bailey Rae (err…)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
- Invincible - Christian (I like this!!!)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
- La la la - Se7en

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
- Heaven Knows - Orange and Lemons

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OFTEN?
- Gemini - Sponge Cola

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR ENEMY?'
- Love Song For No One - John Mayer

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
- When Its Over - Sugar Ray

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BESTIE?
- Sundo - Imago (Milano, bumalik ka na daw sa pinas at bayaran ang "utang" lmao)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE ONE YOU LOVE?
- Stolen - Dashboard Confessional (musta naman)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
- Masilungan - Sandwich

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW
UP?
- All You Wanted - Michelle Branch (labo)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE
PERSON YOU LIKE?
- 4 in the morning - Gwen Stefani (weird)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
- Come Breathe Me - 17:28

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL
- Be Without You - Mary j Blige (Cool)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST??
- Can We Just Stop and Talk a While - Gary V and Kyla (isa pang malabo)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
- You're Beautiful - James Blunt (drama galore)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
- Home - Chris Daughtry (di ko gets lol)

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Speaking of Egay, the only thing I like when it rains is that you get to enjoy coffee more because it is cold. Anyway, I already mentioned that books and movies make the rain look cool and romantic, here is the most romantic movie scene with the rain present.

It's from the Korean movie ‘The Classic’ which stars Son Ye Jin and Jo In Sung. Great film. Watch the scene here.

Also I love songs about the rain. Just like Jay Chou's 'Qi Li Xiang' or 'Orange Jasmine' translated in english which is the song you're currently hearing. Though I do not understand Chinese, you can find the english translation of the song in the Net. And it's really good. Jay Chou's ballad's mostly includes the rain. Diao bu diao?! - means Cool or what? Jay's expression. Lol.

Go with the flow

Since everybody’s doing it, I will too. Got nothing to write anyway. Here’s my first meme I got from this site called Friday Feast. And this name and birthday thing, forgot to copy the link though.

Appetizer
What is your favorite kind of pie?
** Apple pie!

Soup
Name something that made you smile this week.
** Finally getting my hands on the seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter series.

Salad
What do you do to cool off when the weather is hot and humid?
** Drink iced coffee – in need of daily caffeine intake – and eat my favorite strawberry ice cream.

Main Course
You receive $1000 in the mail with a letter that says you can only use the money to redecorate one room in your home. Which room do you pick, and what do you buy to spruce it up?
** My room of course. I’ll buy those lots of plastic boxes for my useless papers, notebooks and magazine. Buy more papers and notebooks, a few pens and marker, post it (which I stick on my door to remind me of things). And I’ll buy the rest of the Barkada Trip toys, I only have three in my room.

Dessert
Fill n the blank: My _________ says __________, but I ____________.
** My parents says ‘magtrabaho ka na’ – implying call center -, but I say give me a little more time to look for the right one.

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18 April 1986
Your date of conception was on or about 26 July 1985 which was a Friday.

You were born on a Friday under the astrological sign Aries.
Your Life path number is 1.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.

Your birthstone is Diamond

The Mystical properties of Diamond

Diamonds are said to increase personal clarity to help one see things clearly as well as be straight-forward and honest. Supposedly, the higher quality the diamond, the better it is supports these qualities.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Opal, Quartz, White Sapphire

Your birth tree is

Maple, Independence of Mind
No ordinary person, full imagination and originality, shy and reserved, ambitious, proud, self-respect, hungers for new experiences, sometimes nervous, many complexes, good memory, learns easily, complicated love life, wants to impress.

You entered: Zaidee Berniss Samson Mendiola
There are 27 letters in your name.
Those 27 letters total to 119
There are 12 vowels and 15 consonants in your name.

Your number is: 11

The characteristics of #11 are: High spiritual plane, intuitive, illumination, idealist, a dreamer.

The positive aspect of the number 11 expression is an always idealistic attitude. Your thinking is long term, and you are able to grasp the far-reaching effects of actions and plans. You are disappointed by the shortsighted views of many of your contemporaries. You are deeply concerned and supportive of art, music, or of beauty in any form.

The negative attitudes associated with the number 11 expression include a continuous sense of nervous tension; you may be too sensitive and temperamental. You tend to dream a lot and may be more of a dreamer than a doer. Fantasy and reality sometimes become intermingled and you are sometimes very impractical. You tend to want to spread the illumination of your knowledge to others irrespective of their desire or need.

Your Soul Urge number is: 8

A Soul Urge number of 8 means:
With an 8 soul urge, you have a natural flair for big business and the challenges imposed by the commercial world. Power, status and success are very important to you. You have strong urges to supervise, organize and lead. Material desires are also very pronounced. You have good executive abilities, and with these, confidence, energy and ambition.

Your mind is analytical and judgment sound; you're a good judge of material values and also human character. Self-controlled, you rarely let emotions cloud judgment. You are somewhat of an organizer at heart, and you like to keep those beneath you organized and on a proper track. This is a personality that wants to lead, not follow. You want to be known for your planning ability and solid judgment.

The negative aspects of the 8 soul urge are the often dominating and exacting attitude. You may have a tendency to be very rigid, sometimes stubborn.

Your Inner Dream number is: 3

An Inner Dream number of 3 means:
You dream of artistic expression; writing, painting, music. You would seek to more freely express your inner feeling and obtain more enjoyment from life. You also dream of being more popular, likable, and appreciated.

Bonus feature

I can’t believe Zach Lipovsky was eliminated in ‘On The Lot’. I was rooting for him since the start of the show. He’s a great director. Original and creative stories, also a great guy when it comes to effects.

There are four left. And I think I’ll go with Will Bigham or Adam Stein.

On The Lot is one of the few shows I watch on the boob tube. Though I never imagined myself as a director, or just anything in the entertainment industry, watching the show makes me want to make my own movie – well like that will happen.

I just can’t help but be impressed. It’s no joke thinking of a story and directing it in a week. Though they only make two minute features, everything takes a lot of time.

Winner of the reality contest gets to work with Steven Speilberg. How cool is that?

‘I solemnly swear that I’m up to no good’

** don’t worry Neidz, I know you’re just about to read Deathly Hallows so I won’t post any spoilers yet.

So there, finished reading after two days, reading half for the first day and the rest the next day – I’m not the type who would read the entire book for a day, apparently my weak and thin arms wouldn’t allow me to carry an encyclopedia-like book for more than 30 minutes, plus my eyes and neck would hurt as well.

Anyway, the book was great no doubt. Every question answered. Though it somehow reminded me of Martial Law in a magical and fantasy way. The Quibbler was the Mosquito press, ‘Potterwatch’ was the Radio Veritas, and so on (during my senior year in college, I reported about the Martial Law thrice. Funny how I always that part).

So yeah, I love it. I just had a hard time visualizing the Epilogue for some reason.

And it’s really over. *sigh* I remember when I first read the series in High School, instantly becoming a fan. So now to wait for the final two movies and hopefully not be disappointed.

Exultantly examining the ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ book on the table.

Sho: At long last… [evil laugh]

Absence of action

So bored. Been basketball-less now.

SMC-RP’s Olympic quest turned into a nightmare. PBA draft not until late August, as well as the fiesta conference. UAAP only three days a week. Life is quite boring now. Lol.

So I guess I have to start my never-ending job hunting, yet again.

Looking for the “right job” is hard, but I’m not losing hope.

Decent consolation

San Miguel – team Pilipinas grabbed the 9th place in the FIBA-Asia tournament. They failed to get the Olympic dream but at least managed to top the classification matches right?

Hopefully PBA rules will be changed so our cagers will be familiarized with international rules. That would increase our chances next time, also bringing in the lessons SMC-RP learned from the tournament.

Maybe next time when we could see the likes of Archer Rico Maierhoffer, Tiger Jervy Cruz, Beermen Larry Fonacier or Enrico Villanueva, or Yousif Aljamal and of course Arwind Santos in the Philippine National Basketball team, we would then hopefully be part of the Olympics.

I’m a Danny Seigle fan, but in the FIBA tournament I was impressed with Gabe Norwood and Kelly Williams.

Anyway, PBA draft this month. Hope San Miguel picks good players. Also hoping that my favorite cagers (Marvin Cruz and Macky Escalona) will be drafted in decent teams.

Goodbye

'negrang lakwatsera'

I'm way over Dora, she bores me now. Good thing I have a new little kid to watch - Chibi Maruko Chan. I'm really loving the show now. The show somehow reminds me of my no.1 favorite anime Doraemon (I really love that one).

Maruko's weird and perplexed expression is way better than Dora's silent and blinking stare.

One thing though, Maruko's english voice in Animax doesn't fit her. But she's still adorable.

Just like myself, Maruko's ALWAYS late for school. Lol.

*sings*
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PAPPAPARAPA
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