Lahat tayo may mga kadramahan sa buhay, at lahat yun may dahilan, may kwentong nakapaloob. Wala naman hindi nakakaranas ng kalungkutan. Lahat tayo ay may kanya-kanyang malulungkot na ala-alang di malilimutan. Aminin natin, lahat sa atin a may nakapaloob na isang emo – tipong madrama, pero hindi naman yung suicidal type. Umiiyak tayo, nasasawi, nabibigo, at natututo.

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So Friday morning found me running and being epically late for work (as always), right? You see, I could’ve taken a cab, but no, I had to go through a tricycle driver who overcharged me, jump around East Avenue to prevent my untimely demise (being turned into road pizza by a jeep or bus or pedicab or tank), and I had to elbow three women just to be able to ride one jeepney to the MRT, where I had to endure a car filled with construction workers who smelled like they were paid obscene amounts of money to not wear any sort of deodorant at all (Also, the way they stank, it’ll take nothing short of Lysol to freshen up the air).

An old image rehashed for relevance

 
And I forgot to mention, it was fucking hot and humid. I was sweating buckets by the time I got off the MRT at Ortigas station. It was rather weird, because I just came out of an airconditioned, half-filled, smelly train just 30 seconds beforehand. More »

Pangalawang beses ko na ito nirepost..noong una sa multiply account ko, pangalawa ngayon.  Pasensya na medyo mahaba, pero di ko mapigilan pagkatapos sabihin sa akin ni Aya na binasa nya ang maigsi/mahabang kwento na to na ginawa ko noong Oktubre 1996.  Kung babasahin nyo..salamat.  Kung hindi naman okay lang.  Pero sana mabasa nyo :p.

Si Aya nga pala..iyong anak ko na iniwan ko sa pinas may mag-aapat na taon na ang nakakaraan…

Daydreamer – the repost……

I’ve been a patron of Vanilla Bean for about 3 years or so simply because they have good food that is reasonably priced but above all, they are closest to places I’ve worked in Salcedo Village, Makati.

One thing I can say that has been consistent with them is that they have the worst service of all!  I have been around and comparing it to other restaurants with the same calibre or even to the infamous jollijeeps and Hong Kong hawkers, Vanilla Bean surely takes the cake.

Looking at the bright side, I’ve always thought that their waitresses will change but for the past 3 years or so, this didn’t happen.  I’ve heard one of them say how cruel or strict the owner is with the waitresses so there was a time we took pity on them so dismissed our dismay.  Yet, they continue to disappoint customers with their snobbish, unfriendly and frowning service.

To site examples, they claim to be open 8:30 am to 6:00 pm.  One time, I went there are 8:30 am to get breakfast and coffee but a waitress said that they were still closed so I waited outside on their lanai chair to wait thinking it would be that long for them to open.  After 15 minutes, I asked if I could order food already.  She said no, so I asked if I could order coffee while I wait, she said no again.  Another 10 minutes passed by when I asked again for coffee because it was almost 9am at my watch.  She simply replied, “Wala pa ngang 8:30 sa relo namin eh!”.  Pissed, I just smoked a cigarette at the lanai then halfway through it, I heard a few noise behind me.  When I looked, she just turned the sign to OPEN then proceeded to go inside the restaurant — not bothering to approach me at all!

Another time with another waitress,  she was taking our orders when one of my friends asked a bit more questions about the food.  She continued to frown more obviously (because they only smile once in a blue moon) then turned her back and walked away.  She went to the next table to take their orders then went back to us 5 minutes earlier.  Would it have been too much to ask for her to excuse herself?  And this place imposes service charges!

But you may not take my word for it so if you are interested to experience it for yourself, Vanilla Bean is located at the ground floor of Adamson Center along Leviste Street in Salcedo Village, Makati City.  Be sure to pack a lot of patience.

On its opening month, MARKETKO will be giving away!!

All members will automatically be included in the raffle draw.

*The more ads you post the more chances of winning.

- Lucky winner will be announced in the MARKETKO first issue magazine. on Oct 15, 2008.

(Promo runs Sep 1 to 30, 2008.)

Got BoingBoinged recently! Check it out here:

Friday’s post announcing that a fan named Eduardo Mercer had translated my story Printcrime into Brazilian Portuguese sparked two more translations; Luis Filipe Silva translated the story into European Portuguese and Paul Pajo translated it into Filipino. I’m particularly excited about the Filipino translation; I think it might be the first story of mine to be translated into Filipino! Filipino fan-translation European Portuguese fan-translation

Everybody’s talking about the Eraserheads these days. Hardcore fans. Posers. New media. Old media. All because of their reunion concert. This reminded me of how rabid a fan I was back in the 90’s and how casual an observer I am now. Don’t get me wrong, I still love the hell out of them and their music. I just loved them more when I was younger and the band was just beginning to shake the foundations of the Philippine music industry. It is all still fresh in my mind.

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In line with Google’s 10th Year Anniversary, they are releasing new products and upgrades one after another.  Just today they released the New Picasa Web Albums and Picasa 3.0 Beta, and Chrome.

Simply put, the new Picasa products (Web and Desktop) has become a Photo Suite (IMO), while Chrome if you still haven’t heard, is Google’s very own FLOSS Browser!

Details about the three products are available here and here.

I couldn’t believe it! I just got finished writing my newest post on my Friendster blog, updating this and that on my profile and then came the biggest surprise!

SUDDENLY, without any warning or any sign at all- my Friendster blog magically transformed into a new website!! A WordPress website!!

CRAP, all my sidebar except for the comments and recent entries- gone!! I just updated my blogroll, added new links- it’s all gone!! All the HTML codes and whatever else on my sidebar- gone!!

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Sir Billycoy,

Super enjoy talaga ang mga pangyayari kagabi sa The Fort open grounds. Well, andun kasi ako sa reunion concert ng Eraserheads. Grabe, jam-packed ang venue. Parang isang napakalawak at napakalaking MRT train during rush hour dahil sa dami ng tao. Gusto ko nga sanang mag-cartwheel sa tuwa, kaso hindi ko kinaya dahil sa dami ng tao. Pero kahit mainit, masikip at dikdikan, enjoy talaga kahit pa nagwa-water water na ang mga tao. Sobra nga kaming nag-wet sa mga pangyayari.

Ituloy ang pagbabasa…

Headline: Davao bus blast kills 6

Is it not better to be precise and specific? Digos bus blast kills 6

Davao and Digos have the same five letters and would surely fit in the front of the Inquirer. But why did the Inquirer editors use Davao instead of the more accurate Digos as the site of the bus blast?

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Through the ages of mankind, the topic of LOVE is always been a favorite preference of any piece or work of art! It’s because LOVE is one of the foundation why we keep breathing and living in this world full of surprises. No matter what medium it is conveyed, the theme of love always moved people. It’s powerful and it’s domineering.

I stumbled one time reading comments on some sites and learned that many Rainbow advocates and supporters had watched the movie: Love of Siam. It is a Thai romantic-drama film. There is one scene that is a focal point of controversy (watch video below). It is simply a gay teen romance of two teenage boys (Mario Maurer as Tong and Witwisit Hiranyawongkul as Mew) but the film’s story revolves around the value of friendship, loving and being loved, family’s quest for unity of a loss member, separation and loneliness, identity crisis amidst affection, obedience of a son and protection of a mother, camaraderie and understanding of friends, musical talent and how gifted the young of today, infatuations and unrequited admirations as part of teen life, the many diversities of emotions, and of course, the right to choose the kind of sexual preference you want to live.

The controversial kissing scene after the jump at http://www.obnoxiousqueer.com

If you found out your close friend is cheating on her husband or his wife, boyfriend or girlfriend will you call their attention or even tell their spouse or beau?

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