Le Jologue! - Christophe's Little World Space

The Dark Knight/Transformers Crossover?

2008-07-19T05:42:00.000+08:00

Awesome Digicustom!
Found at Jester Pictures (.com).
Enjoy!

Gasp! (No Air spoof vid)

2008-06-13T22:30:00.000+08:00

How do you love?

2008-06-13T22:09:00.001+08:00

"Real love is always one-sided. Swerte na lang kung pareho kayo."

-Christophe Pacaud

Errrr... you sure?

2008-06-13T22:06:00.003+08:00

"Paglalabanan ng 7 idol hopefuls and anim na sluts para sa Top 12!"

-Raymond Guttierez
Pinoy Idol (June 13, 2008)

Sigh, where did the soul go...

2008-05-30T22:43:00.001+08:00

My comments for Pinoy Idol tonight:

Gretchen: The Way You Make Me Feel

All the judges hated it. I loved it. She brought a fresh approach to the song.

Ren: Wind Beneath My Wings

I blacked out after she said I want you to know I know the throot. Ogie said best performance ever. I disagree. It was pretty lame.

Mae: Listen To Your Heart

Sorry, this was just sooooooooooo generic. If you’re looking for Pinoy Idol as in Sheryn, Sarah, and Rachelle, then that’s it. That wasn’t a compliment. Wyngarde criticized her as flat. Huh? Not. Dude needs to learn to listen.

Penelope: Everything I Do, I Do It For You

She was good. Not earth-shattering good. But she did the song justice.

Jayann: Kiss

Sounds a li’l like a slight-less refined Beyonce/Aguilera. She definitely got the right amount of sleaze that Ogie was lookin’ for. Liked it.

Meryl: I Feel For You

Sorry. This literally sounded like a bar band performance. Nothing special at all. Wyngarde did call her ‘the best’.

Carol: Must’ve Been Love

Too much ‘cambio’. She sounded like she couldn’t decide what genre the song was.

Hey surprise! I agree with Wyngarde saying she should give her best in the song.

Regene- With or Without You

The arrangement for the song was too low. It ruined what could’ve been a good intro. I’m on the fence on this one, she sang it all mellow-like. It was a rock ballad though. I’m not sure if I like it or not.

At this point, Tracy, seriously, drop the multiple wardrobe attack…

Sue Ellen- More Than Words

Sorry but the flat-ironed headtone is really beginning to piss me off. Can you imagine a whole CD of this? Dang. (another shot at the wardrobe by Wyngarde). All the judges seem to generally like her. Go figure.

Jeni:

Too much yelling.

For tonight, I'd say Gretchen gets my vote. Get better girls. You lost the soul singer already. Put some of your spirits in.

Death Note: The Movie

2008-05-25T13:25:00.003+08:00

When I picked up Death Note and its sequel Death Note: The Last Name, I thought it was yet another made-for-movies pseudo-anime treatment of a popular fad. Boy was I glad to be proven wrong. Death Note is an intelligent psycho-thriller that'll take you on a roller-coaster train ride that YOU KNOW is gonna be a fabulous wreck at the end.

The story follows Light Yagami, a bright young cadet with a strong sense of justice. As we later on learn, justice is pretty ambiguous, and really quite relative. Disillusioned at the fact that criminals are free to walk without paying for their crimes, his life is turned upside down when a bored Grim Reaper gives him the power to take away life with the use of a Death Note. Soon the audience begins to wonder whose side their on. Light, whose brand of justice deals death to whoever is labeled a criminal, or the enigmatic detective L, hidden in the shadows who has passed judgment on Light as even worse of a murderer than those he punishes. The story is a winner in that the subject matter truly is a worthy topic to debate on.

Two things work against the movie though, both of which however, can be viewed necessary. The first is that the Grim Reapers Ryuk and Rem are done in complete CGI, designed nearly identical to their anime and manga versions. To those who don't dig CGI characters, it can take a lot away from the film. But if you can get past the designs, the characterizations are pretty much done well. The second problem is that the movie is rather long. The second film is more obviously lengthened. Of course the fact that Death Note is several volumes long is the reason. There's only so much you can remove to try to still keep the film intact.

Watch these movie on a weekend afternoon when you got nothing to do. These movies have enough twists to keep you on your toes. Gore is kept to a minimum thank goodness. It's not so much an emo flick as it is a brilliant psy-war tale. Highly recommended.

Read all about Death Note at wikipedia. But try not to read too much. You wouldn't want to get spoiled.

Wikipedia article on Death Note

Here's the trailer.

Pinoy Idol- good points and some duh moments

2008-05-23T22:30:00.004+08:00

Let me start by saying that the initial performances on tonight's epsiode got me to thinking "Wow, these guys are pretty good" sadly that didn't stick.

Walton Zerrudo performs 'She's Out of My Life' pained and emotional, staying true to the feeling of the song and his own emotions. He states beforehand that he's singing it for his mother who had passed on.

Guess what Wyngard Tracy, the third judge, says- "Just enjoy your performance. You're too intense. Enjoy the song."

Mr. Tracy, if you ever find a way to enjoy that type of emotion, lemme know.

"You're the one who never lets me slip." sings Rye Estrada who runs thorugh "Your Love" like a cheese grater on a microphone, oozing nervousness (or overconfidence in tremolo). Oddly enough he gets praise from Ogie Alcasid and Mr. Tracy. Oh well.

Jolina Magdangal didn't let Sherwin Marquez's criminal performance of "How Do You Hill a Broken Heart"

Oh and Toffer Rei's "we goo-nah lib our lives Stigmatized" was a direct copy of the original, except for the awful pronunciation. He's got a cool name though.

I enjoyed how Mr. Alcasid critiqued Dio Paolo for oversinging 'Angels Brought Me Here'. I'm so glad for that cuz I was beginning to think there's no such thing here in the Philippines, where remade ballads have lost all their melody with all the vocal gymnastics. Mr. Tracy criticizes his choice of song. Whuh? He's a balladeer. It's a ballad. Oh well. His opinion.

Original Dub of Marian Rivera's Sunsilk Commercial

2008-05-19T22:01:00.005+08:00

This commercial is the original version which was aired before being pulled and dubbed over with the voice of someone who IS NOT Marian Rivera. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE Marian Rivera. Sher's adorable. But really someone's gotta help her out during shooting and dubbing with the pronunciation and stuff. The problem was apparent when she took on the role of Bella Aldama in Marimar. There she was forced to gobble up and spit out whole chunks of English that she clearly didn't have time to prepare for. I don't blame her. Not everyone's got great English. But the production crew- the director, has got to make sure her casting's right. Bella Aldama is a rich 'inglisera'. They should've made certain she acted wholly the part.

Public Nudity is now allowed in the Makati area...

2008-05-07T12:08:00.006+08:00

Not just allowed, but even encouraged. Take a look at this sign under the walkbridge between Landmark and Greenbelt 3.

Blast Buggy!

2008-05-04T02:14:00.002+08:00

The Blast Buggy is a buggy that turns into a shield (like the type the cops use in crowd situations) and a long gun. It rocks pretty hard. Last piece too.

Doin' it wrong, dontcha think?

2008-05-01T11:01:00.005+08:00

head over to Doingitwrong.com for more

"Iron Man, Iron Man, does whatever an Iron Can."

2008-04-30T20:08:00.003+08:00

"Maliwanag ang kanyang hinaharap."

Just saw it. It rocked so hard. Robert Downey Jr. nailed his role. He certainly fits the character of Tony Stark- a formerly irresponsible billionaire on the path of redemption. Gwyneth Paltrow and Terrence Howard portrayed the awkwardness of their relationships with the title character.

The CGI was certainly seamless. I should dare say it might even be more seamless than Transformers. The designs for all five suits all fit perfectly with the situations they are used in- the rugged Mark 1 built straight from scratch, the prototype Mark 2 with all it's flaps amid the streamlined design which we later see in Mark 3, a Gold iron-Man suit which Rhody (Howard's character) promises 'next time' to and of course, the gigantic Iron-Monger, designed to be a foil to Iron Man's own suit.

The story itself was color-by-numbers, but the film ran on the spirit of each of its characters, something Ang Lee's Hulk lacked. The dialogue was superb- Wildly intelligent and ruggedly charming wit and humor. Rotten Tomatoes gives this an 86%. I certainly recommend it.

AAAND... from Robotittah of the Fwoosh

That Stark, thinks of everything.

When famished in the mornings he dons his best armor yet....The Griddle Armor, capable of making huge, oddly shaped waffles to golden brown perfection.

Stylish black and white is fabulously matched to the decor of his personal kitchen.

Last but not least he has a fully functional giant blender attachment to mix up that ton of batter to feed his personal staff and employees.

Griddle Armor....because breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Start your day the Iron Man way at Stark International House of Waffles.

The Uniforce Cycle Gets Real!

2008-04-30T19:58:00.003+08:00

Seen below is Power Rangers SPD's Uniforce Cycle. An inventor finally truns it into reality. see below.

Speed is controlled by how far you lean forward, with the gyros relaying the information to the ECU (electronic control unit) hooked up to the motor. Futuristic indeed but a one-off for now.

Click this Gizmodo link to read more of the article.

Also check out this cool enclosed motorcycle.

Thanks to Watchermark of Rangerboard for pointing it out.

EXTOPHOLOGY

2008-04-29T23:40:00.000+08:00

Got this from Ram who got this from EP (dunno who that is), who apparently got it from MC (dunno who that is either) and Yusi (aaaaaaah! wait... (dunno who that is either)...

Let others know a little more about
yourself, repost this with your name
followed by "ology"

TECHNOLOGY

Q. What is your wallpaper on your
computer?
^ Power Rangers :)

Q. How many televisions you have in
your house?
^ 2

BIOLOGY

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
* I am right-handed

Q. Have you ever had anything removed
from your body?
* a few teeth?

Q. What is the last heavy item you
lifted?
* gymweights

Q. Have you ever been knocked out?
* oh, no, not really

BALLSHOTOLOGY (edited since this is a family blog, lol)

Q. If it were possible, would you want
to know the day you were going to die?
* no

Q. If you could change your name, what
would you change it to?
* Dash

Q. What color do you think looks best
on you?
* purple

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food
item?
* ewww

DAREOLOGY

Q. Would you kiss a member of the same
sex for $100?
* next question please...

Q. Would you allow one of your little
fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
* aww hell no... I'm an artist

Q. Would you never blog again for
$50,000
* oh, THAT i can do

Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine
for $250,000?

* neeeeeeeeeeeext

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of
hot sauce for $1000?
* sure

Q. Would you, without fear of
punishment, take a human life for
$1,000,000?
* i have to quit this survey before my church disowns me. next!

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
* tissue

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good
movie?
* never seen it

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in
your house?
* yes

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
* why on Earth would anyone SIT in the SHOWER?

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you
own?
* right now? 4.

LASTOLOGY

Q: Last person who called u?
* Dadha (of 255075! coming soon!)

Q: Person you hugged?
* Dominic, my student who went back to Korea

FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
* 2

Q: Season?
* Buffy Season 7. :)

Q: Color?
* persian green, purple, lime green, orange, cornflower blue... you should know better than to ask

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
* hmm, yeah i guess

Q: Mood?
* annoyed cuz of the many questions. my fault, i know...

Q: Listening to?
* Engine Sentai Go-Onger. Hi Chris Go!

Q: Watching?
* American Idol Season 1

Q: Worrying about?
* evaluations tomorrow

Q: Wearing?
*mustard

RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
* the internet?

Q: What can you not wait to do?
* attend Arnis class

Q: Do you smile often?
* yeah

Q: Are you a friendly person?
* yesh

DC Action Figures all in one place

2008-04-27T20:52:00.003+08:00

If you guys are fans of DC and/or action figures, click on the links above to grab the latest set of checklists I created for DC Hall of Justice.

Shaaakin! New Power Rangers not seen in Sentai

2008-04-27T13:33:00.002+08:00

A Japanese magazine famous for issuing American Power Rangers spoilers every year (probably cuz they look like a cool throwback to the Sentai from the previous year) just released this year's shocker. These are the Elephant, Bat and Shark rangers which were not seen in Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger but will be seen in its adaptation Power Rangers Jungle Fury. There were action figures of these produced but everyone was skeptical about actually seeing em on the show, especially since the Masters who possessed their powers have already appeared. This brings the total of rangers appearing to eight!

Loooooooooow (Parody)

2008-04-27T13:27:00.000+08:00

New Polo (Flo Rida Low Parody) - by Right Side of the Tree

Grate It! C'mon!

2008-04-25T22:18:00.001+08:00

40% Girlish, 70% Boyish, 20% Nerdy (WTH?) 20% Emo, 30% Childish (you have NOOOOOO idea)

2008-04-25T20:49:00.001+08:00

--Girlish--

[X ] I like at least one shade of pink

[] I don't like being messy

[] My belongings r organized

[ ] I don't like rock music

[x] I like wearing accessories

[x] Bright colors amaze me

[ ] I hate black

[ ] I go to the salon once a week

[ ] I comb my hair almost all the time

[x] I bring my phone with me

everywhere

TOTAL: 4

--Boyish--

[x] I wear baggy pants

[x] I play video games

[x] I listen to bands like Fall Out

Boy,

Yellowcard, Switchfoot, etc.

[x] I like wearing jackets with hoods

[x] I'm too lazy to do chores

[x] I don't like shopping

[ ] I like to go bungee jumping

[ ] I like being sweaty

[x] I'm a big fan of marvel heroes

[ ] I always wear perfume

TOTAL: 7

--Nerdy--

[ ] I always carry a pen in my

purse or pocket

[ ] I enjoy studying

[ ] I wear glasses

[ ] I'm a straight-A student

[x] I've never skipped any class in

my whole life

[ ] I like my shirt tucked in

[ ] One of my favorite subject is

science

[x] I like reading books

[ ] My assignments r passed up on

time

TOTAL: 2

--Emo--

[x] I love the color black

[ ] I always sit at the corner.

[ ] One side of my hair is covering

one of my eyes

[ ] I like listening to metal rock

music

[ ] I have a lot of problems in my

life. Promise.

[ ] I don't talk much

[ ] I don't have that much friends

[ ] I barely have fun

[x] I barely go out with my folks or

friends

TOTAL: 2

--Childish--

[ ] I love to stare at the ceiling 4

ten minutes

[] I sleep with a stuff toy

[x] I watch cartoons

[x] I love to invent words only i

understand

[ ] I sleep with a night light

[ ] My parents are the ones who

choose my outfit

[x] I'm scared of roller coasters

[] I like being with my family

relatives

[] I take bubble baths

TOTAL: 3

Multiply each score by 10 & repost

as ..% girlish, ..% boyish, ..%

Where would YOU be?

2008-04-25T20:43:00.003+08:00

1. ARE YOU OVER 18?

-- yes. sigh...

2. WHAT IS THE WALLPAPER ON YOUR

CELLPHONE?

-- Boukenger logo.

3. DID YOU GET ENOUGH SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

-- yes, i think

4. FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS

MORNING?

-- check my websites

5. WHAT DO YOU HAVE HANDY AT

YOUR BEDSIDE?

-- my cel

6. EVER TRIED TO SKIP MEAL?

-- why the heck would I TRY to skip a meal?

7. GRILLED OR FRIED?

-- grilled

8. WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE?

-- DNA

9. ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?

-- nope.

10. FAVORITE HANGOUT?

-- toy store.

11. 3 THINGS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT?

-- computer, .... that's it

12. FIRST THING YOU WILL BUY IF GIVEN 1

THOUSAND DOLLARS?

-- megazords

15. ARE YOU A GIVER OR TAKER?

-- a giver

19. IF YOU WERE INVISIBLE FOR A DAY,

WHERE WOULD YOU BE?

-- someone's shower? lol

20. STUCK ON A DESERTED ISLAND &

COULD HAVE ONLY ONE KIND OF FOOD

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT

WOULD IT BE?

--pizza

27. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO WHEN

THE CLOCK STRIKES 7 AM?

-- call my student

29. WHO DO U WANT TO MEET?

-- I dunno

30. HOW'S LIFE TODAY?

-- good actually.

Oh look, another survey...

2008-04-25T20:00:00.000+08:00

Forty Infos About Yourself. Be honest

no matter what...

[One]From whom was your last text?

`~ Jepoy

[Two] Where was your primary picture

taken at?

`~ at the gym

[Three] Whats your middle initial?

`~ L.

[Four] Your current relationship

status?

`~single

[Five] Does your crush(es) like you

back?

`~ hehehe. don't think so.

[Six] What is your current mood?

`~ blase

[Seven] Whats your moms name?

`~ Marilou

[Eight] What is the color of the

shirt you are wearing?

`~ blue

[Nine] What was the last thing you

drank?

`~ Gatorade Salmon Flavor, I mean Pink Lemonade

[Ten] If you could go back in time

and change something, would you?

`~ yes

[Eleven] Have a crazy side?

`~ everyone knows i do. alcohol not necessary

[Twelve] Favorite song?

`~ Cole's Song by Julian Lennon

[Thirteen] Something you do a lot?

`~ collect toys and go to the gym

[Fourteen] Angry at anyone?

`~ no

[Fifteen] Do you wanna see somebody

right now?

`~ yeah kinda

[Sixteen] Name someone with the same

birthday as you?

`~ I actually don't know anyone with the same Bday

[Seventeen] When was the last time

you cried?

`~ oh. i don't remember

[Eighteen] Who would you do anything

for?

`~ my mom

[Nineteen] Who is your idol?

`~ i don't have one

[Twenty] Whats the first thing you

notice about the opposite sex?

`~ i dunno, everything?

[Twenty-one] What are the 3 things

that make you like the opposite sex?

`~ smile, eyes and the way they talk it can make me smile OR laugh. lol

[Twenty-two] Whats your biggest

secret?

`~ I'm Superman.

[Twenty-three] where is ur ex now?

`~ probably plotting another blueprint

[Twenty-four] Favorite movie?

`~ Road To Perdition, Charlie's Angel

[Twenty-five] Do you still watch

kiddy movies or tv shows?

`~ yeah, so?

[Twenty-six] What are you eating or

drinking at the moment?

`~ nothing

[Twenty-seven] Do you speak any other

dialect/language?

`~ Aside from English, Tagalog and very little French, Japanese and Korean

[Twenty-eight] Whats your favorite

smell?

`~ Strawberries and Vanilla

[Twenty-nine] Describe your life now?

`~ freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Thirty] Are you a morning person?

`~ i think i'm not

[Thirty-one] Do you like the rain?

`~ yes i do. it's almost unhealthy how much i do...

[Thirty-two] What are you thinking

about right now?

`~ thinking about buying a new Megazord

[Thirty-three] What should you be

doing?

`~ nothing

[Thirty-four] Beside you every night?

`~ celphone

[Thirty-five] Cant do without it in

the fridge.

`~ soap? duh, what the heck else do you stuff in the fridge?

[Thirty-six] Do you like working in

the yard?

`~ no

[Thirty-seven] Heart or Brains?

`~ gotta be both

[Thirty-eight] Do you act differently

around the person you like?

`~ no

[Thirty-nine] What is your natural

hair color?

`~ dark brown..

[Forty] Who was the last person to

make you smile?

`~er... my gym buddies maybe. They're pretty funny.

Koreans Build a High-Rise in the Rainforest

2008-04-25T19:48:00.003+08:00

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. That's a pretty stupid thing to do, but hey, why are we shocked? If you haven't had the pleasure of dealing with Korean businessmen I urge you to take a month or so to study their methods. The lights aren't all on on the top floor. Well, that's ONE way to think of it, you can also think of it this way. They are incredibly smart people. In fact- TOO smart. So smart they won't pay the landlord on the last month they leave til they get evicted. They get a free month fully intending to leave. Haha. So smart that they were able to slide through so many loopholes and abuse the many graces given to them to further their own goals.

Let's take a look ladies and gentlemen at the latest project of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corporation,. The housing project for their Korean employees was begun even before all the papers and requirements, such as an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) , were secured. But what can we do? It's already there. Already an ill-fitting project for a rainforest, HanJin took it further by raising the buildings' height above the previously allowed tree-level allotment. But what can we do? It's already there. Oh and guess what, they actually built the thing over a patch of rainorest they had leveled especially for it. But what can we do? It's already there. And all this after they had relocated tribes to wastelands so they can utilize the land they live in. I mean, what the hell? John Radcliffe much?

I'd tell you what you can do, Philippines. Korean businessmen just raped the rainforest. Go down there and order it torn down. I mean seriously. Y'all gonna take this sitting down and smiling "But what can we do? It's already there." Yes, Mr. Zubiri, I'm talking to you. I admire your stance in this issue but you really gotta give it more oomph. Know whut I'm sayin?

Oh, and read the Warrior Lawyer's blog on it.

More links. 1 2 3

This is why we our med schools get bad rappz...

2008-04-25T00:40:00.005+08:00

Was ordering at a McDonald's when I saw this...
See, I heard tractions were painful but this is ridiculous. ;)

Check out Chester's post on Desperate Housewive's wapow comment on Filipinos. Methinks it's not a big deal, but hey, whatevaugh...
Oh, and Joan Rivers is a b*tch, people say. And she says Filipinos are dog-eaters. By definition, a b*tch is a female dog. Oh, look, fifth-grade math...

People should watch how they use their labeling tape...

2008-04-25T00:38:00.001+08:00

Love Book Sale. But seriously...

We've heard complaints from some of the displays...

2008-04-20T13:23:00.000+08:00

Nagoya Castle sez:

www.engrish.com

The Other Coke Zero Commercials

2008-04-18T19:56:00.002+08:00

This features Matt Austin who plays Bridge in Power Rangers SPD

This one has Coke executives hiring a lawyer to sue Coke Zero.

Wanna Ride?

2008-04-18T19:09:00.002+08:00

WANNA RIDE (FEAT. BONE THUGS N HARMONY)
WISIN Y YANDEL
SOUNDTRACK - TAKE THE LEAD

Ella se luce pa que la vea (put ya hands up!),

Ea ea ea, se menea se menea (put ya hands up!),

Bailando te rodea (put ya hands up!)… (swiss beats)

You really wanna ride, you know she’ll get it, get it,

You really wanna ride, and way you feel it, feel it,

You really wanna ride, let’s ride.

Now fella, nigga with a leather bag, and that’s the only spec uh,

You think you let a nigga enough a sip, I only sing here,

We’ve been here, just stealing in the back,

mixing a sip of Jack while the Phillies still fat,

What’s that, they heard it from the ghettos cause they moved us back,

They cant get close to that, Let’s toast to that.

Should we get it, we live it, weed* and don’t think somebody reaching ,

You think about the greatest on that base we better be there, who thug,

Don’t give you em all the credit cause is three months or what, no drama,

Heading, think, about the hummer, hummer, and everybody wonder how I do it,

Summer back out like that, the money lewer * and expand,..

Ella se luce pa que la vea (put ya hands up!),

Ea ea ea, se menea se menea (put ya hands up!),

Bailando te rodea (put ya hands up!)…

You really wanna ride, you know she’ll get it, get it,

You really wanna ride, and way you feel it, feel it,

You really wanna ride, let’s ride.

Tu vas a ver como con este ritmo se descontrola,

Ella se prende sola, Sube la consola pa que la negra mueva la cola,

El ritmo letal, celestial, tu cuerpo brutal, el momento fenomenal,

Se siente en un viaje espacial, mueve el arsenal, mujer inmortal,

Empieza, tra, avanza y empieza, con destreza, tigueresa, comele la fresa,

Prendete, no se quede tieza.

Ella se luce pa que la vea (put ya hands up!),

Ea ea ea, se menea se menea (put ya hands up!),

Bailando te rodea (put ya hands up!)…

You really wanna ride, you know she’ll get it, get it,

You really wanna ride, and way you feel it, feel it,

You really wanna ride, let’s ride.

Casi, mueve el chasi, te metiste con el facil,

Llego el perro inteligente como lassy,

Baile pa que nos respeten los paparazzi,

Hoy no te vas en taxi, yo nunca muero como las reebok classic,

Yo soy el kamikaze, agil W de rima es un oasis.

¿Cómo es? ¿Cómo es? Sigue bailando y no pare

¿Cómo es? ¿Cómo es? Ahí, ahí, ahí

¿Cómo es? ¿Cómo es? Sigue bailando y no pare

¿Cómo es? ¿Cómo es? Ahí, ahí, ahí.

Ella se luce pa que la vea (put ya hands up!),

Ea ea ea, se menea se menea (put ya hands up!),

Bailando te rodea (put ya hands up!)…

You really wanna ride, you know she’ll get it, get it,

You really wanna ride, and way you feel it, feel it,

You really wanna ride, let’s ride.

Yes I love to dance I dont want non stop

I can feel the beat, yes it makes me hot

Yes I wanna let go but I’m in control,

I’m ready to ride, watch my body go oh, oh, ha, ha,

I know u wanna see me do my dance, oh, oh, ha, ha,

come and check me out as I do my dance, oh, oh, ha, ha,

I know u like the way I do my dance,

oh, oh, watch me as I work it.

Ella se luce pa que la vea (put ya hands up!),

Ea ea ea, se menea se menea (put ya hands up!),

Bailando te rodea (put ya hands up!)…

You really wanna ride, you know she’ll get it, get it,

You really wanna ride, and way you feel it, feel it,

You really wanna ride, let’s ride.

Don't normally post lyrics but hey, they took forever to find so...

Crankin sooooooooo much better than that piece of crap original...

2008-04-18T18:34:00.003+08:00

Pari and Harvin save 'Soulja Boy- Crank That'

And from Yahoo Answers:

I've removed most of the letters that the poor dude can't pronounce anyway
A reader asks:

What is the Song "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" Song REALLY About???
...& please don't tell me it's about dancing cause I already heard from a few peeps that its not about dancing but about sex....but I dont know enough teenage slang to really understand it. I didnt even know he was say "Hoe" i thought he was saying "ooooh" so i guess that shows you how far off I am. lol. Can anyone translate this?????

Soulja Boy Off In This Hoe
Watch Me Crank It
Watch Me Roll
Watch Me Crank Dat Soulja Boy
Then Super Man Dat Hoe
Soulja Boy Off In This Hoe
Watch Me Lean And Watch Me Rock
Super Man Dat Hoe
Then Watch Me Crank Dat Robocop
Super Fresh, Now Watch Me Jock
Jocking On Them Haterz Man
When I Do Dat Soulja Boy
I Lean To The Left And Crank Dat Dance
And If We Get The Fightin
Then I'm Co**ing On Your *** *
You Catch Me At Yo Local Party
Yes I Crank It Everyday
Haterz Get Mad Cuz
"I Got Me Some Bathin Apes"
I'm Bouncin On My Toe
Watch Me Super Soak Dat Hoe
I'ma Pass It To Arab
Then He Gon Pass It To The Low (Low)
Haterz Wanna Be Me
Soulja Bo

Raleigh Jazz Fan graciously provides a translation:
I have created a new dance step, which I have modestly named "Soldier Boy", after yours truly.

I would attempt to describe the dance, but (a) you would confuse it with my experiences with a paid escort, and (b) your attempts to approximate my level of competence would be laughable.

Your envy of me may cause you to threaten fisticuffs, but that would be a grave mistake, as I would retaliate with a firearm.

Therefore my advice to you is to enjoy my prowess, whether it be my limber ballroom skills, or my equally laudatory efforts in the boudoir, wherein the natural conclusion of my lovemaking is likely to be quite voluminous.

(Please buy my record, won't you? I suffer from a speech impediment that renders me incapable of pronouncing the second half of nearly every word.)

Mario Moments by SnorgTees

2008-04-17T21:10:00.004+08:00

SnorgTees

My First Crush Gets Married

2008-04-17T20:29:00.007+08:00

Don't let the title shock you. Rea was just the type of girl everybody loved. She was sweet, gentle and kind, with a voice of an angel, and the spirit of a regal lioness. I've always remembered her, even if it has been half a generation that we haven't seen each other. I believe she deserves all the happiness this world can give her.
I'm incredibly happy for the woman now known as Mrs. Rea Ann Villanoza Koa. I wish her and her new husband Ken Koa all the happiness in the world.

Congratulations to the both of you.

The breathtaking wedding images were taken by Paul Vincent, who I'll most likely be calling the day I finally decide to walk the aisle.

Why Asian Guys don't get White Women

2008-04-15T23:40:00.000+08:00

Scary

2008-04-15T23:17:00.001+08:00

The Weeping Angels are a group of psychopathic hunters featured in the Doctor Who episode "Blink". Because their physiology is quantum-locked (see Schrödinger's Cat), they turn to stone when observed, covering their eyes with their hands and arms to prevent themselves looking at each other: this gives the impression that they are 'weeping'. This acts as a defence mechanism; they cannot be killed while petrified (though equally they cannot kill). They can move with great speed, being fast enough to move across a street in a single blink of the eye.

According to the Doctor, the Angels are as old as the universe (or very nearly) but no one really knows where they come from. He also describes them as "creatures of the abstract", "the lonely assassins", and "the only psychopaths in the universe to kill you nicely", because their method of "killing" doesn't do anything of the sort: a touch sends their victims into the past to live out their lives before they were even born; the Angels then feed on the "potential energy" of the lives their victims would have lived in the present.

In "Blink", a quartet of Weeping Angels strand the Doctor and his companion Martha Jones in the year 1969, and attempt to feed off the vast potential energy reserves of the TARDIS. Despite dispatching the Doctor, the Angels fail to get into the TARDIS; though they get the key, they can't find the machine itself. Sally Sparrow takes the key from one of them while it is in stone form, leading them to stalk Sally to regain it. During their pursuit, Sally inadvertently leads them to the TARDIS. Eventually the four Angels, having surrounded the TARDIS, are tricked into looking at each other when the box disappears, leaving them permanently locked in their stone forms.

In a poll conducted by BBC, taking votes from 2,000 readers of the Doctor Who Adventures magazine, the Weeping Angels were voted the scariest monsters of 2007 with 55% of the vote; the Master and the Daleks took second and third place, with 15% and 4% of the vote, respectively. The Daleks usually come out on top in such polls. Moray Laing, Editor of Doctor Who Adventures, praised the concept of escaping a monster by not blinking, something both simple and difficult to do.

The science of it:

Schrödinger's cat, often described as a paradox, is a thought experiment devised by German physicist Erwin Schrödinger around 1935. It attempts to illustrate what he saw as the problems of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics when it is applied beyond just atomic or subatomic systems.

The concept of superposition, one of the strangest in quantum mechanics, helped provoke Schrödinger's conjecture. Broadly stated, the superposition is the combination of all the possible positions of a subatomic particle. The Copenhagen interpretation implies that the superposition only undergoes collapse into a definite state at the exact moment of quantum measurement.

Schrödinger's mind-game was meant to criticize the strangeness of this. Influenced by a suggestion of Albert Einstein, Schrödinger extrapolated the concept to a larger scale. He proposed a scenario with a cat in a sealed box, where the cat's life or death was dependent on the state of a subatomic particle. According to Schrödinger, the Copenhagen interpretation implies that the cat remains both alive and dead until the box is opened.

Schrödinger did not wish to promote the idea of dead-and-alive cats as a serious possibility; quite the reverse: the thought experiment serves to illustrate the bizarreness of quantum mechanics and the mathematics necessary to describe quantum states. Several interpretations of quantum mechanics have been put forward in an attempt to resolve the paradox. How they treat it is often used as a way of illustrating and comparing their particular features, strengths and weaknesses.

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Gawin na namang tanga ang tv viewers

2008-04-12T23:36:00.003+08:00

"Halika na sa bitch, Halika na sa bitch. Akin ka na bitch, Akin ka na bitch."

What a load of crap. Then the writers will laugh at the poor people who start singing it cuz they don't know any better. DO NOT tell me Michael V. and co. didn't intend that. The song is studded with tons of innuendo, as is every other novelty track Filipinos dish. Lito ba Camo?

Murder on TV is now General Patronage

2008-04-12T22:53:00.001+08:00

This is what I get for watching Star Talk

2008-04-12T16:27:00.003+08:00

not a fan, but when it's on what can you do...

Lolit Santos on Gabby Concepcion...

"Ok na, pero napansin ko lang wala na yung affection...

(ok na sana, cuz it made sense that she no longer cares as much for him... then she goes)

Hindi na ko naapektohan. I'm not affected."

Ah, yun pala ang ibig sabihin ng affection ngayon.

Epic Win!

Some more TV booboos!

This time from TV commercials...

4g! Forever Young, Eternally Beautiful! I wish!
-Bea Alonzo

(Never gonna happen, eh?)

Dati (before) my hair breaks easily when wet.
-Kris Aquino

(So, uh... when was this exactly?)

Also a text has been circulating regarding KC Concepcion alleged TV commercial grammar booboo.

"My mom always told me..."

The texter went on to act smart saying "perhaps she always ate, always sang, always drank..."

Seriously, if you're gonna nitpick grammar, make sure you know what you're talking about.

Always can be attached to a past tense verb to say that one did something a LOT (or well, always) in the past, and possibly it's no longer being done.

:) Sleepy. My leg's busted from Muay Thai. Ja Ne.

Up Now? Up Later?

2008-04-12T15:49:00.001+08:00

Up Next nga naman kasi... Goodness... Seriously, does NO ONE in Startalk know what else to call their news cues?

More Pinoy and other Asian Power Rangers!

2008-02-17T01:58:00.002+08:00

Wow, It's been two years since my post on Pinoy and Asian Power Rangers. After two seasons of Asian absence in Power Rangers, we get two consecutive seasons of Pnoy goodness! 'Theo Martin' is the new Blue Ranger played by Aljin Abella. Possibly the second actual 'pinoy' character representation, note the Chinito looks plus the Latin name.

Operation Overdrive gives us our first Pinoy Pink Ranger, though her character seems to fit the 'Latin' slot in the ranger team as opposed to the Asian slot which is taken by Gareth Yuen (more later).

Rhoda Montemayor (born May 31, 1979 in London, UK) an actress and a dancer. She is of Filipino heritage. Her premiere role was as Tiger Lily in Finding Neverland. Her most recent role is Rose Ortiz, the Pink Ranger, in Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive. She has recently finished filming a cameo role in the film Adulthood. ^[1]

In June of 2007, Rhoda had appeared with her fellow Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive co-stars, among other past Power Rangers actors/actresses, at the Power Morphicon in Los Angeles, California.

And a couple I missed last time:

Kevin Kleinberg (born on June 24, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Trip, the Green Ranger in Power Rangers: Time Force. He graduated from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California in 2000. He is half German and half Filipino.

Phillip Kitsing Jeanmarie (born October 6, 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor best known for portraying Max Cooper, the Blue Shark Ranger in Power Rangers: Wild Force and as intersexed villain Vincent Clarkson, son of Julian Crane and Eve Russell, on the daytime soap opera Passions from December 2006 to present.

I have no solid bio proof that Phillip is indeed Filipino. But if he indeed is, that would mean there are two in the same sho/season 'Wild Force' along with Jessica Rey, who was the White Ranger at the time.

Overcompensating perhaps for leaving out Asians for two seasons, hehehe, here is another Asian ranger of Chinese descent (I need confirmation though). Here's 'Dax'-the guy who puts the humor in Operation Overdrive

Gareth Yuen (born 1978 in Australia) is an actor who portrays the character Dax Lo, the Blue Ranger on the 2007 television series Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive. He appeared at the Power Morphicon in June of 2007.^[1]

Oddly enough, it's the newer rangers that are hard to get info on. I'll be keeping track of Power Rangers still, so keep watchin' this space.

Hottify Yourself!

2008-01-05T22:17:00.000+08:00

Now that I think about it, every guy who’s ever been in my life’s been physically it. I remember thinking that when I was in first grade when everybody looked good in basketball jerseys. I grew up with the pastor’s kids- they were health buffs. The question asked was ‘how much do you bench?’ Course nobody ever asked me that. If I were in the Justice League I’d be Plastic Man. Heck even that polymer-poopoo-head had a six pack in a couple of comic issues. My best friend in high school, Ira, who went on to become the host of that adorable daytime show ‘Hapinas’ was the big dude in school. We all thought he could punch through a brick wall if he wanted to.

Now, I live pretty far away from my friends, and the substitutes are the hordes of Koreans that come over to study here and become my buddies-of-the-year. Now those guys? Pick ANY one of them randomly and the one you’d pick would be perfect for the cover of Men’s Health. I’m serious! I haven’t met a single Korean who I didn’t admire physically. Even my brother, adopted Korean, who seems to only loaf around all day, is not at all bad-looking.

Everyone who knows me knows that I’m a huge kid. I’m a big comic book buff. And everyone knows how well-toned Superman and the Justice League are drawn. Heck, even business moguls Lex Luthor and Max Lord have bodies that would give Paul Walker arun for his cash. Ever seen Professor X with his shirt off? (not the movie versions, Patrick Stewart’s great but… er… not a pretty mental picture) There are more shiny domes on him than what you see on his bald head.

So what’s your point? Basically, I’m surrounded by hot. It’s inexcusable to not be hot. Heh. Ergo in the new year, I remember what my (also super hot) friend Joshua once said. “Be careful cuz being thin and eating a lot can lead to you looking like a ‘butete’ (I think it’s a lizard, but by his description it one of those coffee-chugging aliens from MIB that sit in a room and loaf around with tiny frames and huge stomachs.) New Year’s Resolution? Hottify yourself!

Been hitting the gym and I feel awesome! I thought it’d be embarrassing bein’ the new guy, but the dudes there are either very nice or leave you alone in general. Fear of snickering alleviated. Does the gym make you feel tired? The opposite is true. You feel all energized after. It’s great! Now all I need to do is to make sure I don’t miss my daily Hand start eating right (that’s the harder part, cuz veggies? Eww)

Wish me luck.

What we've heard from Wizard World about JLU

2007-08-12T01:35:00.000+08:00

- They are looking at playsets and vehicles - no new product in that line to debute this summer because once they received the master license for DC, the company threw the brakes on EVERYTHING in order to properly gear up to fully exploit the DCU. There were some hints as to what upcoming JLU figures we could expect to see in the slideshow images.

- Mattel is very, very, VERY much into the JLU line, they are committed to releasing new figures with a very strong emphasis on the collector market. The only reason they don't have new figures to show is because of the new directive brought down from landing the DC master lic. as mentioned earlier. "2008 will be a very special year for the Justice League Unlimited line."

- NO to Hal Jordan

- New 10" figures come 2008.

- Blue Beetle and Captain Atom? "Some of the Charlton characters are still unavailable, and some are available. We're very interested in doing them. It's a legal hurdle."

- Next year Wizard World Chicago will happen BEFORE San Diego Comic Con. There might be 2 different exclusives for both shows.

- A slide was shown indicated that The Batman line will be revamped in 2008, with the possibility of figures like Cheetah and Captain Marvel, although nothing official was shown. (Since they didn't appear in the Batman, some may take this to mean they will appear in the JLU line instead as they both appear in screenshots in the Mattel slides. )

Christophe's Quotes:

2007-08-05T13:03:00.000+08:00

"The Longer You Dig, The Deeper The Grave."

- Xtof

Every second you spend to wallow in a problem decreases your chances of getting out of it faster.

So tired...

2007-08-04T16:08:00.000+08:00

...of people who can't put themselves outside the box. They either ask for validation on a feeling that they're not entitled to (anymore) and shoot down the man who tells him the truth simply because it hurts. Or they keep looking for solutions to a problem, unaccepting of the fact that the solution is smack in front of them. I'm tired of seeing the ones I love painting themselves into a corner, or searching in vain for things they are not to have, or acting like spoiled children, or...

I dunno. I'm incoherent now.

Racist Cartoon?

2007-07-13T22:39:00.000+08:00

In an article posted on Daum.net July 13, 2007, an expose was written on the prevalence of 'fake' English phone call centers in Korea. These call centers in question are, according to the article, made up of a workforce with 90% Filipinos. While I find nothing wrong his opinions and research. Lemme make it clear. MY POINT IS NOT TO ATTACK THE EXPOSE ITSELF.

At this point I'd like to note that the word 'Filipino' was mentioned throughout the article, emphasized by the said '90%' statistic. This brings us to the cartoon. Note the dirty clothes, 'Ita'-hair, and mustache... yes... mustache on an either clearly female figure OR a dude wearing a SACK (as in where you put your rice) OR a really badly dressed drag person.

Now, as a Filipino, doesn't that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy?

A Korean friend asked me if I could remember Koreans being portrayed in a racist way in Filipino popular media. The only example I could think of is Sandara Park playing a Korean in one Filipino movie. That wasn't negative at all.

Now let me remind you that though this is found on a Korean site posted by a Korean author in the Korean language, one must not assume this is the opinion of the general Korean populace about the appearance of the Filipino. The cartoonist is now held liable for using the internet as a medium without thinking about how racist his cartoon appears. I mean c'mon, nearly the whole world knows y'all gotta be PC (Politically Correct) before you can post any cartoon if you don't wanna get smacked at back.

Here's the article if you can read Korean- http://news.media.daum.net/society/affair/200707/13/munhwa/v17432805.html

Now if you feel like e-mailing the dude (hope that he can understand English), here goes-
hhandc@munhwa.com

EDIT-
The article basically states that there are many complaints as to Phone English companies having been discovered not to have 'native' speakers but instead Filipino speakers.

Just to let you know, a vast majority of the comments on the article speak against it, stating that many consider Philippine English-speakers as either Native speakers or very close/standard. They also question why the writer is sparking racist controversy and do research without including Seoul, which is the capital. Please note that the comments are in Korean and made by Korean nationals. Gotta love em. :)

The Power of Beyonce

2007-06-11T17:29:00.000+08:00

Now I'm not one to write about the influence that any individual or object could have over me but I believe Beyonce is a worthy exception. Heck, I'm even uncomfortable writing about it right now. Just before I was pulled off DC Superheroes, along with the rest of the editorial crew, I was about to write on Beyonce and her latest album, B-day. Right now I can't find the file that contained my review, but in general, I called the album 'loud' and 'whiny'. In fact I stayed away from the album for quite a while fearing my ears'd fall off if I ever dared listen to it again.
Thus Beyonce's singles came and went, and I, the long-time Destiny's Child fan, brushed off what everyone seemed to be calling hits.

For the longest time I went Beyonce-less (except for DreamGirls, which was A-MA-ZING!) until people around me started chanting 'to the left, to the left'... and thus I actually went and listened to the single "Irreplaceable". To me, it was catchy and was a fun song to sing. Little did I realize that the loud, insistent voice she was using had a strong psychological effect to its listener.

Now I'm the type who'd forgo smoking and drinking for a few taps on my mp3 player. Enter 'big problem'. And guess what, ill-fitting as most of the lyrics might've been 'I can have another you in a minute, don't you ever for a second get to thinkin' you're irreplaceable" stuck and got me through.

Now while I didn't totally get rid of the subject of my current irknessness, I went on to find myself another song that'd make me feel detached from the situation. "Freakum Dress' which pretty much said 'stop wallowin'! time to party!' jumped right out at me, and 'Beautiful Liar' reminded me that 'it's not worth my time' to be wallowing.

Like I said, granted, the lyrics aren't a total and perfect match, but the conviction with which she pushes the lyrics really drive every song home. And now I'm a happy camper (reference "Get Me Bodied' which is reallu ust about having a good time.) Thanks B.

The album B-day is available in pretty much any record bar except for the ones that still sell pirated casettes (which I think stopped multiplying around the time Hanson's MMbop came out). It has tons of music videos. Grab one now.

Other Fun Quizzes

2007-04-07T13:43:00.000+08:00

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

Christophe is mostly likely to say the out-of-date phrase:	That’s whack!
To:	Sigmund Freud

Why?	Because you both went for the last cupcake at the same time
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Christophe --

[noun]:

An immortal

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My obit....

2007-04-07T13:36:00.000+08:00

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and another version says

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Meanwhile in the Hoenn Region

2007-04-06T23:37:00.000+08:00

I don't think I had this problem in Kanto both times I was there, but my Pokemon in Hoenn are ridiculously 'blah'. Bad enough I didn't know I should plant berries back (the locals look at you all funny if you don't, kinda like chewing bubble gum in Singaporean streets) but the Pokemon I have seem to not be that interesting for me to train. Basically, I'm now in Vendanturf Town and i dumped all the Pokemon I caught in the first few cities into the Pokemon PC System, replacing them with newly caught ones. These ones seem decent, save for Sableye who looks as if he's about to eat any of the other Pokemon I let out... 'Blazooster' has evolved into a Combusken and has gotten me three badges already- thank goodness he's pretty decent in a fight. By the way, since I'm pretty much bored in Hoenn, I took a little trip back to Kanto and summoned Kanto and Johto pokemon to fill my pokedex! Yeah, I know it's cheating, but hey, I've been round three times, I deserve to at least 'feel' like a Pokemon master. Unfortunately I can't smuggle any of them to Hoenn. Oh well. Guess Im stuck with Combusken...

(art by Azhura)

Slllleeeeppeeee......

2006-06-23T07:40:00.000+08:00

I am running out of free time. I wake up at 12:30, have lunch. Teach from 1 to 6, then head to sta Rosa for my 9-to-5 (AM, that is). Thank goodness the new job training is so much fun. It's the highlight of my day even placed at the end of it. I don't know if I've got a lot of time to blog, but, hey, I'll try.

Melancon as Psylocke

2006-06-03T22:57:00.000+08:00

Of course we're all like, "We've got a Pinoy X-man! We've got a pinoy X-man!". Then we go watch 'The Last Stand' and she's there for a 3 second period in two instances.

Blink and you miss it.

Hot Complex:

Mei, Oh MeiMove over, Storm and Mystique: Mei Melançon is the latest superwoman to take on the X-Men franchise.

Shana Ting Lipton

Photos: Fredric Reshew

There are no damsels in distress in X-Men 3,” says Eurasian beauty Mei Melançon, who plays Psylocke in the third installation of the comic-book-based film series. The 26-year-old model-turned-actress portrays the bad girl who, as the story goes, started as a member of the X-Men before switching bodies with a female assassin to become an evil mutant hybrid. The 5’8” Melançon is something of a hybrid herself, the product of a Japanese/Chinese father and a French/Native American mother.Melançon shares more than a mixed background with her on-screen character. Psylocke’s superpowers include shadow-shifting and psychic strength, and Melançon has her own intuitive ability. When she was 16, her brother’s friend showed her a comic book featuring none other than the exotic villainess Psylocke. The teenage Melançon mused, “Maybe when I grow up I’ll look like this. I could play this girl!”Fast-forward a decade, and she’s ready for action in motorcycle pants, boots, armbands, and a leather corset—a sci-fi look she describes as “really hot and rad.” “When I put the outfit on, it empowered me. I felt a lot fiercer,” says Melançon. The Philippines-born actress, who previously had a bit part in Rush Hour 2, shouldn’t need much help doing that. In her free time she practices Wushu kung fu, hits the waves on her surfboard, and plays guitar in an all-girl garage band with a friend and a younger sister (one of her 10 siblings). She describes the unnamed band’s sound as a mix of punk and soul influences, crediting her hippie mother for teaching her to play guitar at age 5. “I was in a kids’ band called The Blossoms when I was 9. We used to perform at charities and clubs,” says Melançon.Beyond The Blossoms, Melançon’s childhood consisted of moving across the globe—Japan, Texas, California, Hawaii, and Hong Kong. From the final destination, she fostered an interest in the classic films of Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan, whose son she was friendly with. The spirited actress is most inspired by the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as an example of powerful female role models in action. “Men want the feisty girl they can try to tame,” she says. Note: That’s try to tame, fellas.

Published on Page A2-1 of the June 2, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine-born Mei Melancon is “a little disappointed” that, despite her two months of work on “X-Men: The Last Stand,” she appears only for a few seconds in the movie which earned over $120 million and toppled all box-office records last Memorial Day weekend in the US.As we wrote several columns ago, “X-Men” director Brett Ratner had these words to say about Mei, who portrays Psylocke, when we interviewed him in New York: “I first cast Mei in ’Rush Hour.’ Mei is a beautiful girl and a talented actress.”It’s unfortunate though that if you blink, you’ll miss her. She is the Asian-looking character with purple streaks in her hair who appears in a scene toward the film’s end.Saying she’s “just happy to be part of the project,” Mei has moved on—in fact to bigger things. She landed her first starring role in “Irreversi,” a film being shot in Hong Kong.“My real full name is Meiling Melancon but I prefer to be called Mei,” she told me via e-mail from Cebu, where she is visiting for the first time.Mei, 26, explained her connection to the Philippines and shared her experience working with the great British actor, Sir Ian McKellen, in “X-Men,” among other topics.Brett Ratner speaks highly of you. How is your working relationship with him since he first cast you in “Rush Hour 2”? He is fun to work with. I have learned a lot, working with him. He has been like a mentor to me, someone I can call for advice. I read for “X-Men” and he called me. He said I also had to be approved by 20th Century Fox and Marvel Comics, so it was a long process.What was it like being on the set with this highly esteemed Ian McKellen? I was not that nervous in the scene with Ian since it was pretty straightforward. Ian is a legend and someone whose acting talent I have always respected. He is so kind and humble. I actually got to go with him and a group to the Rolling Stones concert in Seattle (we were shooting in Vancouver). I have been working on a one-woman play. Since Ian has done one-man plays, he was very generous in letting me pick his brain about this theater form.What were some of the highlights of your work on “The Last Stand”? Just being part of such a big production, watching other actors on the set and working as a team with great actors like Ian, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Michael Murphy were definitely highlights for me.While Psylocke is a very small role, “X-Men” fans, especially Filipinos and Filipino-Americans, greeted your casting announcement as Psylocke with excitement.I was happy that people were as excited as I was when I found out that I was going to play Psylocke. I was in Vancouver working on the movie for about two months and we shot a lot of scenes. So I was actually a little disappointed when I got to the premiere and I didn’t see all the work up there in the final product. But it was a great learning experience for me.Each of the characters in the “X-Men” comics universe has interesting powers and back stories that can inspire a spin-off movie. What are the powers of Psylocke?There are talks of a spin-off movie, but at this point I am not sure if I would be in it. Psylocke has psychic darts and the ability to move through shadows, which you see only for a second in “X-Men.”Tell me about the movie you are currently filming in Hong Kong.I am doing a thriller called “Irreversi,” which is set in present-day Hong Kong. In the movie, my older brother dies in a tragic skydiving accident and I become close to his business partner, whom I end up marrying. But nothing is as it seems. What attracted me to the part was that I got to play a normal girl named Lynda Wee —meaning I am not doing kung fu and I am not “bad”—who gets caught in an emotionally charged situation and has to make choices to protect herself.The role is pretty intense. I also get to sing and play the guitar in the movie, which I am so happy about. I had a lot of fun making this film directed by Michael Gleissner and produced by Lisa Schahet and Kacy Andrews for Bigfoot Productions.I was told that you are in the Philippines in connection with this film.Michael Gleissner and Bigfoot Productions have a film studio and school on Mactan Island called the International Academy of Film and Television. I actually just arrived tonight here in Cebu from Cannes. It is great that there is something like this on this side of the world so more great films can be made over here.What are the challenges and heartaches of being a rising actress in Hollywood? The hardest thing for me is when you pour your heart and soul into something and then you are not able to see the fruits of it. It is hard for everyone but when I decided that I was going to do this, I don’t want to waste any energy on why it is too difficult because every career is challenging. Every project that I have worked on so far has been pretty unforgettable.Were you both a print and ramp model? Yes, mainly print. It was a great way to support myself while following my dream. But it wasn’t something I aspired for. It just happened.You were born in the Philippines but you are not part-Filipino?I was born in a hospital in Metro Manila. My mom Denice is French-American. People used to call her Elizabeth Rose. She had been living in the Philippines for five years when she met my biological father, a Chinese-Japanese, who was here on business. I do believe that I have family here but, in all honesty, I have no contact with my father so I am not sure. My mom remarried when I was pretty young.Do you speak Tagalog? My mom spoke Tagalog and taught me a couple of songs in Tagalog when I was little. This is actually the first time I’ve been here in 20 years so it is really cool. My brother Nathaniel was also born here.At what age did you and your family leave the Philippines for Japan? My parents traveled a lot doing volunteer work. My dad also held various translating jobs. I was 2 or 3 when I left the Philippines. My older sister Anaik, my brother Nathaniel and I are close in age so we were always chatting about where we were going. So I remember every step—getting to Hong Kong and, finally, Japan and thinking how different it was to be in this high-rise building instead of running around in the lush gardens and eating papaya. I had a really nice nanny here in the Philippines whom we missed when we left. I don’t remember her name, though. I would have to ask my mom.What was it like to grow up in Japan? And please share about this children’s performance group that you traveled with all over Asia.I really enjoyed growing up and traveling in Asia. We were either home-schooled/tutored or we would go to International Schools. I have played guitar since I was about 5. My mom is a singer and guitar player. About eight of us kids would put on productions of stories like “The Little Match Girl” and other plays and sing songs at different events. We also performed for convalescent homes, orphanages and senior citizen homes. I was pretty shy but for some reason, when I performed, I could do anything I felt like doing.How and where did you learn Wushu Kung Fu? I started training for Wushu Kung Fu about four years ago. I studied with different teachers in the Los Angeles area who each taught me something valuable.What’s next for you? I have a couple of things that I am looking at but I will have to see what happens when I get back to the States. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks for this great time.

Thanks to Ram for the remindershiphood... ness.

A Monolinguist's Guide to Mediterranean Menus

2006-04-11T17:27:00.000+08:00

By Peyton Mays, Senior Editor, MSN Shopping

Picture this.

The lights are low and your expectations high. You've been looking forward to trying this swank new French restaurant for weeks. The waiter hands you your menus and you flip yours open and begin to scan the various delights therein. But wait. Sacre bleu! The whole thing's in French and while you vaguely remember taking a couple of years of Spanish in high school, you also realize that, thanks to a few Pepé Le Pew cartoons, "sacre bleu" are the only French words you can pronounce.

Thankfully, the descriptions of the various dishes are in English, but when the waiter returns to take your orders, your confidence level has dropped somewhere below the trade deficit. The five-course prix fixe meal is tempting, but somehow rhyming it with "quick fix" seems, well, indelicate to say the least.

You could opt for the Marcel Marceau technique, stabbing your finger at various places on the menu with arched brow. Or, order the steak even though you'd rather have the scallops in a creamy wine sauce. You could ask the waiter for his recommendation and go with that in humble surrender. Or, risk the waiter's condescending correction and pronounce your choice the best you can, hoping that you haven't ordered braised squirrel.

An Italian friend once told me this joke:
Q: What does it mean if you're multilingual?
A: You speak several languages.
Q: What does it mean if you're bilingual?
A: You speak two languages.
Q: And what does it mean if you're monolingual?
A: You're an American.

Touché.

With that in mind, here's a brief guide to the correct pronunciation of some of the more popular choices you'll find on most French and Italian menus and a refresher course in the language of wine. The phonetics here aren't designed to make you trill and gargle like an NPR announcer, but they'll make you sound cultivated enough that you won't embarrass yourself in front of your date.

En Français
"In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language."
-Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad

Given the fact that the French look down their Gallic noses at the way French Canadians pronounce the language, the odds of impressing a French waiter are slim to none. A French menu is a minefield of silent letters and multiple sounds for a single letter. And for every rule, there are at least a dozen exceptions. Here's a list of some of the things you'll see, followed by an approximate pronunciation.

Aioli: ay-oh-lee
Au jus: oh-zhoo
Bechamel: bay-shuh-mell
Bernaise: bare-nayz
Boeuf Bourguignon: buhf Boor-geen-yahn
Bouillabaisse: (buie-yah-bayz)
Brioche: bree-ohsh
Buerre blanc: burr-blahnk
Canape: kahn-uh-pay
Champignon: sham-pin-yawhn
Confit: kohn-fee
Coq au vin: kok-oh-vah
Coquilles St. Jacques: ko-kee san zhak
Crepes: krep
En brochette: ahn-bro-shett
En croute: ahn-kroot
Endives: ahn-deev
Escargot: ess-car-go
Foie gras: fwah-grah
Gratin: grah-tan
Haricots verts: ar-ee-co-vair
Hors d'oeuvre: or-derv
Paillard: pie-yahrd
Pommes de terre: pom-dih-tair
Pommes frites: pum-freet
Paté: pah-tay
Potage: po-tahzh
Prix fixe: pree-feex
Salade Nicoise: sa-lahd nee-swahz
Saucisson: so-see-sawn
Tartare de boeuf:tar-tar dih buhf
Terrine: teh-reen
Tournedo: toor-nih-doh
Vichyssoise: vee-shee-swahz

In Italiano
When the stars make you drool just like pasta fazool, that's amore. But when "Gnocchi di patate con coniglio" leaves you tongue-tied, that's something else altogether. Two useful things to remember are:
"C"s and "g"s are soft (like an "s" or a "j" when followed by an "i" or "e." Both letters are given their hard pronunciation when followed by the letter "h."
Stress usually falls on the second to last syllable.

While you can probably fake it at Olive Garden, when you're upping the antipasto, here's a list that might come in handy.
Aglio: ah-lyoh
Antipasto: ahn-tee-pahs-to
Biscotti: bis-cot-tee
Bistecca: bees-tek-ka
Bolognese: baw-law-nyeh-she
Bruschetta: broo-skeh-tah
Cacciatore: kah-chuh-TOR-ee
Calamari: kal-uh-mahr-ee
Calzone: kahl-zone-neh
Canoli: kah-noh-lee
Caprese: ka-pray-she
Carbonara: kar-boh-nah-rah
Conchiglie: kon-keel-yeh
Coniglio: koh-neel-yeh
Farfalle: far-fa-lee
Funghi: foon-gee
Fusilli: foo-sill-ee
Gelato: jeh-lah-toh
Gnocchi: nyeh-ah-kee
Insalata: een-sa-la-ta
Manicotti: man-ah-Cot-tee
Marscapone: mas-car-poh-nay
Mostaccioli: mos-ta-choh-lee
Mozarella: maht-suh-rehl-la
Pane: pah-nay
Parmigiana: pahr-muh-zhan-na
Patate: Pah-tah-tay
Pecorino: peh-kuh-ree-noh
Pollo: Pohl-loh
Prosciutto: proh-shoo-toh
Radiatore: ra-dee-ah-Tor-ee
Risotto: rih-saw-toh
Tagliatelle: tah-lyuh-tehl-ee
Tiramisu: tih-ruh-mee-soo
Ziti: zee-tee
Zuppa: zoo-puh

A word on wine
Given the popularity of the grape, you probably already know your way around a wine list as far as most varietals go, and we're not going to suggest that you pronounce Champagne as "shahm-pahn-yeh" because people will think you're affected. And they'd be right. Still, there are a few that are sometimes mispronounced. Here's a list for the record.

Beaujolais: bow-zhuh-lay
Cabernet Sauvignon: cah-burr-nay sow-vee-nyohn
Châteauneuf-du-Pape: shah-toe-nuff due pahp
Gewürztraminer: guh-vurtz-trah-mean-er
Malbec: mall-beck
Muscadet: moo-skuh-day
Muscat: muss-cat
Pinot Grigio: pee-noh gree-gee-oh
Pouilly-Fumé: pooh-yee few-may
Rioja: ree-oh-ha
Sangiovese: san-joe-vay-zee
Sauternes: so-tern
Sauvignon blanc: so-vee-nyohnblahn (swallow the "c")
Sé millon: say-me-yohn
Shiraz: Australians call it shih-razz, Americans say shih-rahz. Now who's putting on airs?
With a little practice, no waiter will shame you and no menu will daunt you. Although, when it comes to ordering Thai food, you're on your own.

What the Fudge is this supposed to mean?

2006-04-07T07:36:00.000+08:00

Anyone remember Mariah's 'Brown Monkey' snap?

Bye Bye Taro...

2006-03-24T21:26:00.000+08:00

Life is incredibly short. Especially when you're a six-inch mammal.

Taro was special. when i bought him, he kungfued his way off my grasp all the time. he didn't like other hamsters, and at that time he didn't like people. He was the first hamster who I heard with a voice. The only time he had made a sound was just after we had bought him-my mom thought he was dead in his box and she kicked it to get him to move. Taro, rudely awakened, screamed like it was the end of the world for about two minutes. She felt real guilty afterwards. He ate anything and everything we gave him and kept good stocks for if when he got hungry. He learned to tidy up on his own, messing up just one tiny corner of his box. he made it a point to look up at us in greeting from inside the box, he did this with two feet. He was the hamster who walked on two feet. He exercised by attempting to escape, jumping near the corner repetitively. On those nights that he got out, 3 to be exact, he would crawl on my mom's leg while she's sleeping . He knew where she was every time, and crawled up to say hi. Whenever he got a wafer, he would prance around with it in his mouth like a huge cigar. Whenever he does something wrong and my mom nags him, he platys dead, with legs up in the air in a very unfashionable manner. He drove out another hamster from his box, feeling territorial of it. He enjoyed quiet time with me on my palm. He even survived a 'bath' from my mom, something most hamsters die of. then today at around 10am his health failed. we do not know if it was 'wet tail' as he had sat on wet sawdust, having turned over his water can. He was all wet. We don't know if he got some sort of pulmonary attack due to the wet floor, as he always overturned his water cans to try and make steps to get out of his box. When I got home, he was refusing food and could not drink. Having left from work, I heard from my mom that taro 'spoke' for a short time, not having done so in a while. I remember the only time he did this was out of 'fear'. 2pm, he left our home. I hadn't held Taro in my palm for days and my mom, while constantly talking to him, never directly touched him. She also hadn't 'spoken' to him all day yesterday. Both of us feel that we may have taken him for granted. It's a lesson to learn, as I was 'thinking about' spending time with him yesterday, but I just didn't.
Taro was my only pet. Don't anyone dare belittle his meaning to me. He will always be remembered.

We're gettin' Published!

2006-03-11T02:44:00.000+08:00

Check out the April Edition of DC Kids for my very first Book review with them. It was a fun type-up and I hope you enjoy it too.

My ears'a bleedin'.

2006-03-09T07:30:00.000+08:00

"Ibang klase ang freshness,
Feeling Confidence,
Ibang klase ang freshness,
Feeling Di Na Fresh"
(Jay R's Colgate commercial. incomprehensible.)

"What you gonna do with all that jank, all that jank inside that trank,
Imma get get get get you drank, get you lav drank of my hamp,
My hamp, My hamp, My hamp, My hamp, My hamp,
My hamp, My hamp, My hamp, My lovely little lamps,
Check it out."
(Heard in a music bar.)

Fastfood Woes

2006-02-23T23:21:00.000+08:00

I love fastfood. No, no.... I live fastfood. My body is 70% McDonald's. It's my emotional food. It's my sustenance. I also get into heated arguments with people about wheteher or not I should eat as much fast food as I do. You'd probably think that I'm the last person to complain about the establishments. Not so.
Cases in point-

#1 I go to a fastfood in the Paranaque area. I'm in line, right? Then the manager on the counter, upon my 'turn' motions me to the left side with an open palm without a word. A service crewperson attended to me, and I thought nothing of the stone cold silent manager... until about three seconds later when she attended to the person behind me in the line. So the crewperson was taking my order already and to multitask, the manager attended to the guy, greeting him with a warm 'Good afternoon, sir! What is your order?'
I was, like, 'What? Do you ignore the yuppie generation now or what?' I proceeded to state my order in full English to signify my annoyance.
To further salt my slashed bleeding ego, as the crewperson was about done with my order, the manager says to her, 'Let me at the register first' and she began 'punching in' the guy's orders and straightaway set up his tray. Two minutes later and voila!-the guy's order was done.
I had to wait for roughly seven minutes after that to get my order filled.

#2 The following week, I was in line right after my Chinese friend at another fastfood. It would've been a quick grab had it not been for a woman who wandered away from her line and 'hovered' beside ours. Now, it was quite obvious that I came after my Chinese friend since we were all yappy while she was ordering. I was definitely next. As my friend left. I began to dictate my order. Suddenly I realized that this floating lady with an order slip from her abandoned line was right beside me. So, the crewperson goes, as I am talking, 'Ma'am. Did you come first?" My jaw dropped to the floor. Of course the woman was all 'Yes, of course.' And the crewperson proceeded to take her order, ignoring my rolling eyes which were starting to mimic a pachinko machine on decaf. And so the woman left, having had her order filled. As the crewperson finally set her eyes on me, I let out 'Could you please make sure you take the order of the right person next time? The ones in line? I mean ... hello?'. I was amazed when the girl had the gall to insist that I did not come first. The manager overheard and asked to hear about the sitch. The crewperson continued to defend her stance. I told her not to insist, and of course the manager apologized for the erring crewperson.

#3 Two days ago, I ate at a fastfood in a mall in my town. I ordered a large meal and it took ages for my fries to arrive. About 15 minutes into my meal, I decided to check on it. Lo and behold, the frying machine zord thing was overflowing with fries and so were the trays of the customers being served. The reaction of the negligent crewperson? 'Oh, I forgot! Heeheehee.'

#4 Just tonight, after a looong day's work which ended in a taxing tutor session, I went for dinner at another mall fastfood. They no longer served anything except the generic burger meal. They told me that it was because it was already closing time. it was understandable. The two managers took my order, leaving out one detail- they didn't ask if it was to be dined in or taken out. They rushed preparations of my order in take-out bags with what seemed to be much impatience. Granted, they were closing. But did they really have to make the tired, hungry customer feel unwelcome?

It seems that everytime I go to a fastfood nowadays there are those things that make meel so... unfastfoody-happppyish. Hope they can fix this.

Painting from Cathy Quiel's collection
http://www.santabarbarawatercolor.com/

PBB One on steroids

2006-02-09T23:49:00.000+08:00

Is it just me or are the new housemates channeling the old? plus plus plus. ^^^
Gretchen reminds me of Nene, only this time she's licensed to kick butt and extra pretty. Bianca reminds me of a tempered Say. Rustom reminds me of Uma, probably the odd taste in fashion (I mean that in a good way). Mich is like Racquel-hyper version and English edition (lol), Keanna is like Cass, only Keanna is, like, totally acceneted and super out with the kasexihan whereas Cass keeps herself in check. Rico reminds me of misfit Sam, only not as cute, but just as fish-outta-water. Budoy reminds me of Jason, only it looks like Budoy has more joke ammo. Christian reminds me of crybaby Rico. Zanjoe reminds me of one of the torches by the pool, tall and unaffecting.

I love the new credits!!!

The Anthem-Singer, Jennifer Bautista Speaks!

2006-01-25T17:20:00.001+08:00

Ok, so here you can find Ms. Jennifer Bautista, mah best buddie ( 1 of 3), answering questions very candidly about her singing the national anthem for the Pacquio Morales bout last January 21. This isn't a formal interview. it's just a portion of our chat today January 25, 2005 at about 5pm. Just thought it'd be fair to hear her side of the story too. And, yes, I have her permission to put this up.

IM Starts now.

You have just sent a Nudge!

= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
yo
Jennifer says:
waddup???
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
Hi, musta, stilll in Las Vegas?
Jennifer says:
Nope , I'm in SAN Jose now
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
they played ur song in TV patrol in a pacquiao montage
Jennifer says:
yeah
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
you saw? And Ted Failon, like, HAD to comment
Jennifer says:
yeah... oh, the bad omen thing? Yeah, I cried because of that
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
look at the bright side, even et al do THAT ,like evry week
Jennifer says:
LOL, thanks
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
seriously though
Jennifer says:
I saw that bit in TV patrol, and was like... yeah, go ahead, ignore the rest of the song and just focus on the part where I messed up
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
hahaha
Jennifer says:
and it wasn't even THAT bad
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
Yeah, but JON SECADA!!!!
HAHA
you totally freaked cuz of him, no?
Jennifer says:
hahahahahah!
I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we were walkin' through that long hall way
leading to the arena, right?
there were a couple of guys escorting me
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
uh huh...
Jennifer says:
sabi nung isa
hey, guess who's singing the mexican anthem?
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
hahaha. It's in my blog. 'Jen vs Jon'
Jennifer says:
the other guy said, who?
JON SECADA
hahahahahahahahah!!!!!
I froze for like a second
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
harharhar
"If I Never Knew You..."
Jennifer says:
oh, you wrote about us in your blog, ey?
sige nga, mabasa nga yon
hahahaha!
I KNOW!!!!
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
i was like, shooting the TV with my cam!
Jennifer says:
I even posted his friggin' song sa blog ko!
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
hahaha
the irony of it all
Jennifer says:
yeah!
I have that song in my car too!
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
stomach butterflies?
Jennifer says:
If I never Knew you!
Kakaloka!
he was nice though
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
Ah
can i just ask though
what exactly happened?
Jennifer says:
k... here's what happened
usually, kapag shows... may monitors/speakers sa tabi ng stage so the singer can hear himself
kaso di naman yun show
fight naman yon
so walang monitors
right?
nahirapan ako to hear the music, saka yung boses ko
pero okay pa rin naman nung umpisa kasi tahimik naman
right?
eh tapos, nung nag-build up na yung song
people started shouting
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
ah
Jennifer says:
di ko na narinig yung boses, honestly, I didn't know na flat pala
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
can iquote you on that?
Jennifer says:
yeah!
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
like. this whole chat?
haha
on my blog?
Jennifer says:
hahah! no prob!
yeah, please!
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
honestly
i never ever heard you do a flat
Jennifer says:
for the record, di naman yun excuse
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
and ive known you for what?
48.5 years?
Jennifer says:
awww...thanks man
I know I didn't sing the song perfectly, and I should've done better
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
actually I was like, Wow, I dinnae know she can do that! hahaha
Jennifer says:
hahahahhha!!!!!
funny!
anyway, as I was saying
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
yeah?
Jennifer says:
although I have an explanation as to what happened to me when I was there on stage
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
yeah, i can so see skeptics jumping on that and saying it's not solid
Jennifer says:
or rink, or whatever
ring ata
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
ring, ija
Jennifer says:
hahahahah
kulit!
ring nga pala
yeah, yun nga, like i said
'lam ko naman, it could've been better...sayang talaga
na-disappoint din ako sa sarili ko when I found out na flat pala
but I was like...
well. I just hope people could see the song as whole
kasi marami rin naman lumapit sa'kin, saying that they were moved
some of them even cried
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
yeah
Jennifer says:
during the anthem
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
that's the diff when you hear it live and on TV
Jennifer says:
I know it's important to nail every note
especially in such a big event like that
pero sa'kin lang, ms importante yung heart
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
yesh
Jennifer says:
and if the song had an effect on those watching/listening
yun lang naman ang point ko
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
uh huh
AND has anyone evr gotten your side about this?
Jennifer says:
oh.
my side?
Jing Reyes of ABS CBN
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
oh
Jennifer says:
ininterview niya ako for Kontrobersyal
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
what was that like?
syempre for Kontrobersyal, hahahaha
Jennifer says:
hahahah!
O nga eh!
Ay! saka, si Lhar Santiago pala
for GMA
phone patch naman yon
well,nung sinabi ni Lhar na mixed emotions nga raw ang mga tao sa Pinas
some were moved
may umiyak
may kinilabutan
meron ding nainis
dahil nga it wasn't perfectly done
hindi naman ako nagulat, kasi lam ko naman I can't please everybody
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
and?
Jennifer says:
I explained it to them
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
like this?
i mean like u said it?
Jennifer says:
nah, this is more in-depth, I guess
sinabi ko rin, na pasensya na sa mga hindi nasiyahan
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
wow! i have a blogger exclusive
Jennifer says:
hahhahha!
sakto!
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
what about Ms. Reyes?
Jennifer says:
I'm gonna write my experience...the entire thing
sa blog ko
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
k
will link you
Jennifer says:
Ms. Reyes... yeah, I told her din
na ganon nga yung nangyari
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
uh huh
Jennifer says:
I apologized sa mga tao
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
pano naman sa mga hindi tao?
haha
Jennifer says:
for not nailing that last note
becuase I know i should've
hahahhah! sira ka talaga!
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
yes yes, i try
Jennifer says:
hehheh
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
so what did your mom and dad say?
I know they were disappointed too
di lang nila sinasabi, but I know
pero suporta pa rin sila all the way
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
so they pretty much were hush hush about it.
kasi nga
i'll say
in comparison to the way u usually sing
this was no biggie
Jennifer says:
nah, I guess they knew that I was already pissed off with myself
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
oo nga naman
i do that too
Jennifer says:
and they didn't have to rub it in
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
harhar
Jennifer says:
and yeah, that too, they've heard me sing higher notes, na kaya ko naman
my parents were like, "it's okay, what matters is you did your best"
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
well, that IS true
Jennifer says:
...."and we're still proud of you."
iyak nga ako eh
hahahah!
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
tach tach
nakakatach
haha
Jennifer says:
hihihihih
sobra
dami pang issue
like...
Pacquiao chose me over MArtin Nievera daw
hindi naman totoo yon
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
where has this been brought up?
Jennifer says:
nako! bago pa ako pumunta sa States
issue na yan
na nag-offer daw si Martin Nievera to sing the National Anthem sa fight
for free
however, guess It was just a matter of timing
Pacman already gave me his word,
saka pa lang nag-offer si Martin Nievera
= Christophe, 豆腐, 명연 or いちろ says:
ah
Jennifer says:
ganon lang naman yon.

IM Ends now.

Note: Certain portions that were off-topic and most likely irrelevant to readers were removed. Also I put the replies together so they're easier to read.

We were disconnected and reconnected with a new topic. Hope this enlightens one and all. ^^^

EDIT- Here;s the anthem on streaming video.

Jennifer Bautista sings the anthem in Las Vegas (Pacquiao vs Morales)

2006-01-22T22:25:00.000+08:00

I can just imagine what Jennifer Bautista was feeling singing the Philippine national anthem right before Jon Secada's Mexican one. She musta had 'Pashnea'sized butterflies in her tumy. hehe. This is truly a great honor as she sings for the country just minutes before Manny Pacquio totally pummels Eric Morales in the Las Vegas ring. Congratulations both of you!

Pinoy and Asian Power Rangers

2006-01-21T20:49:00.000+08:00

Researching for our next movie project my school club will be doing (Power Rangers: Mystic Force) I ran into some very interesting little info. We've got Filipino Power Rangers!!!

Jeffrey Parazzo, (March 29, 1978) is an American actor of Filipino and New Zealander heritage, plays the role of Trent Fernandez/White Dino Thunder Ranger. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He originally auditioned for the role of the Blue Dino Thunder Ranger but was thought to fit better as the mysterious White Ranger. He would later voice Thomas Oliver/Black Dino Thunder Ranger in the Power Rangers SPD team up episode "Wormhole" when Disney decided not to bring back Jason David Frank because of costs (as a result, the Black DT Ranger is not seen unmorphed in that episode). At this time, many people do not see why they could not bring back JDF because of costs. (taken from Wikipedia)

More screencaps
http://www.geocities.com/jeffreyparazzo/gallery_en.html

He also stars in this film- Sugar. But not as a lead.

http://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/05/art-g.htm

Next person on the list is another White Ranger, this time from Saban's Power RangersWild Force

She is Jessica Rey who plays Alyssa Enrile in the (now tagalized) Power Rangers Wild Force.
For some odd reason I can't copy her bio off her main site so I'll just the provide links.
http://jessicarey.com/jessicarey.htm
http://www.tambayanet.com/jessicarey/

and here's Michael Copon, from Saban's Power Rangers Time Force who also appears in 'One Tree Hill'.

Michael Copon was born on November 13th, 1982 in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. Michael Copon was cast by the Fox Kids Network as Blue Ranger Lucas less than a year after he graduated from Deep Creek High School (2001).
Copon can't believe how quickly he advanced from high school senior and defensive end on Deep Creek's football team in 2000 to print model in Los Angeles to Blue Ranger. People in Chesapeake say that Mike Copon is a nice kid. Religious. A little shy. Handsome. ''A sharp-looking kid,'' said his football coach at Deep Creek, David Cox. "I'm not surprised that he's gone this far this fast.'' George Kartis is a local photographer and agent who probably sent Copon on his way when he alerted folks in the Los Angeles modeling mix about Mike's husky good looks. One day, Copon is working for Los Angeles Models and Talent, and the next day he's auditioning to be a Power Ranger. Kartis says what others say about Copon. ''Mike's a religious, great-looking kid with a very supportive mother.'' That would be Monica Zelasko.
His decision to pursue acting was made on a total leap of faith, a move this native of Chesapeake, Virginian, is no stranger to. "My parents taught me to follow my heart."

That advice is paying off. When Michael Copon ditched a lucrative modeling gig in Hong Kong, little did he know he'd wind up on The WB. Copon's first big break came when he was cast in One Tree Hill on The WB as Felix, a hunky new dude on the block who's got a serious affection for danger. Here, Copon, who also happens to be an ex Power Ranger (think Lucas a la Power Rangers Time Force), fills you in on what's coming your way.
My character is: "A jerk! But, he's also funny and playful. I think the playful part is starting to rub off on me, but other than that I am nothing like him. For one thing, I can read for hours and hours. I don't think Felix's ever owned a book."
My hoops dream: "In my free time I like to play basketball. I don't play as much as I should. I don't know yet if they're going to have my character on the [basketball] team, but I sure wouldn't mind."
Being in the spolight is: "Definitely, quite an experience. Before I came to Los Angeles, I had no idea how many different types of women there are. The girls here all have their own sense of style. It's very cool."
Making out like a bandit?: "Who's Felix going to make out with first? I dunno. I think the lead girls are really turned off by him because he's such a jerk. They're definitely too good for him."
Growing up, I was: "In my own world. I was a little heavier than I am now. I wasn't popular. I spent most of the time focusing on art. It's so ironic because by high school I looked totally different and the girls who wouldn't give me the time of day in 7th and 8th grade were suddenly all over me. I'm grateful for the way I grew up. I didn't rely on my looks or anything for happiness. I think that's [kept] me grounded."
TV Shows"One Tree Hill" playing "Felix" (2004 - present)"Power Rangers Wild Force" playing "Lucas Kendall" (2002) Filmography Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny (2002) .... Lucas Kendall

Source - http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/actors/michaelcopon/bio.shtml (wit pics)

Here's Michael winning a VH1 recording contract-
http://www.carouselpinoy.com/olivercarnaydec2005.html#celeb
And his fans' major site- http://coponfan.com/

Here's a list of Asian Power Rangers cast members

FROM VIETNAM

The late Thuy Trang [Vietnamese] - Trini/Yellow Ranger [1st season] [Interesting piece of trivia, the Yellow Ranger in the original Japanese version of Power Rangers; Zyuranger was actually a guy, the same with the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers Wild Force/GaoRanger!]
Her character as a Vietnamese wasn't really established. Also the name Trini belonged to the original hispanic actress in the pilot episode. Thuy Trang died in a car accident.

FROM KOREA

Johnny Yong Bosch [Korean] - Adam Park/Black Power Ranger/Green Zeo Ranger/Green Turbo Ranger [1st Season thru to Power Rangers Zeo and 1st half of PR Turbo] Also does the voice of Vash the Stampede in the English version of Trigun. His character is also Korean and the series has him traveling to Korea to change from Black ranger to the new Green Zeo Ranger IV. His character lasted through 3 seasons (and 2 movies), which should explain the costume changes.

Patricia Ja Lee [Korean] - Cassie/Pink Turbo Ranger/Pink Space Ranger [2nd half of PR Turbo thru to Power Rangers in Space] . It is unclear whether her character is of Korean or Chinese descent.

FROM CHINA

Archie Kao [Chinese] - Kai Chen/Blue Galaxy Ranger [Power Rangers Lost Galaxy] Also stars in CSI as Archie Johnson and starred in "Jet Li's The One"

Jason Chan - Cam Watanabe/Green Samurai Ranger [Chinese but character is Japanese] - Power Rangers Ninja Storm [Has a huge fandom amongst the female members of the Power Rangers message board known as RangerBoard and is also a fully trained doctor IRL!]

FROM THAILAND

Michael Chaturantabut [Thai] - Chad/Blue Lightspeed Ranger [Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue] Also starred in very cool ad in the UK for Lynx/Axe! ^_^

VILLAINS (I'm not sure where they are from)
Jennifer L Yen - Vypra [Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]
Sin Wong - Toxica [Power Rangers Wild Force]

There are no Asians in the last two runs of Power Rangers (SPD 2005 and the new Mystic Force 2006). It remains to be seen if there will be any rangers inthe 2007 PR Season, Treaure Fleet (tentative title). But as you can see Asians and Filipinos (the most there have ever been from Asia) are an integral part of PR history.

Trivia: The Ninja Turtles once crossed over with Power Rangers In Space (6th season). Too bad it wasn't shown in the Philippines. That woulda rawked! ^^^

Asal Ko

2006-01-18T23:07:00.000+08:00

Wow. Just wow. I wan't totally into going to Tiendisitas for lunch last Sunday. I felt like it was an assault to my senses. I mean, hello! Pure Pinoy lunch? No burgers and pizzas? But it was so much fun! I'm not big on chicken-scraping and digging into 'em, but I just loved my Chicken Inasal lunch. Totally Le Jolouge! Hey, if you're an Inasal fan, you may want to pick up 2 servings. I absolutely loved the antique shops! I have no idea what was comin' over me! It was so Le Jolouge! (repetitive writin' right there). Throw in the mist fans, the blacklights on top of the trash, the magical restrooms, the sosyal cat and dog owners, and the perfectly waxed floors... 'Pinoy Ako' heaven!

By the way, has anyone seen this? Catch Naomi Watts lookin' ever so perfect in Vanity Fair!

Gosh. I hope I don't lose my blogging desires. ^^^

Finally!

2006-01-13T21:34:00.000+08:00

An all-English environment! What I've been longing for all mah life!!! Well, not naman all my life. Hehehe. My boss has been thrown suggestions regarding this kind of system, and my whole 'I gotta find an actual English-speakin' second workplace' thing might've been the final pickupstick. Haha. Now the office I work in is an English-speaking zone and soon, it will be the entire school.
I was gonna write somethin' anbout Filipinos and their English, but, hello? internet!

Glug Glug. A Day of Firsts

2006-01-07T20:52:00.000+08:00

Today was a day of firsts for me

1. Saw maybe a hundred spike-shaped trees in a row.
2. Went snorkeling.
3. Met hundreds of colorful fish and saw countless corals.
4. Saw a rainbow in the water (and none in the sky at the time).
5. Ate at McDonald's Tagaytay in shorts. (froze to near-death)

I'm tired and I don't wanna make an essay about today as of yet. But today was a fun day. :)

My Humps

2006-01-07T07:25:00.000+08:00

My Hump, My HUmp, My Hump, My Humps.
Check it ahht...

Ho-hum

2006-01-04T21:11:00.000+08:00

Tonight Im'ma sleep early. There's really not much to talk about today, aside from the fact that I spent a good part of the day rearranging the students' schedules, and dragging every CEE member i could find into the club blog. Oh well.

Etheria Walls: The Herans

2006-01-03T23:06:00.000+08:00

And here are the nemeses of the Sanggre, the Herans.

Le Jologue

2006-01-03T11:17:00.000+08:00

There's a side of me that is very very condescending towards certain people. If they act arrogant while it is not their place to be that way, or force themselves to measure up to certain standards that they obviously couldn't, or are generally 'epal'lious, then they are candidates of my 'oqrye' (try pronouncing that) or my generally ignoring their existence. I guess that is arrogance to some extent, and I sooo know that. So I guess that's why people sometimes think I'm not down to earth.
But people who know me very well can sometimes consider me as an earth-level jologue. I dunno why but this year I've been addicted to OPM, Pinoy Big Brother, the FilmFest and other things my old buddies'd call Jologs. (I love that film by the way-'Jologs'). And ever since childhood I've been a fan of camp and all sorts of childish things. That includes comics, 8o's cartoons etc. Oh well, add all that up and what do you get- Le Jolouge.

FYI- PictureTrail sucks. They deleted my one-month old account. They officially suck.

Turnin' Japanezah

2006-01-02T22:48:00.001+08:00

These days my PC's been stuffed with all things Jap. They have a strange camp thing going that I find so incredibly hard to resist. I'm almost done with the 10-episode drama, Brother Beat (no subtitles), recently binged on thrillers Audition, Uzumaki, and KairoPulse, wanting to repeat Sailormoon, the live drama, and beginning GTO and MagiRanger. It's sooooooooooo fun (and you, rerader, are thinking, is this guy, like, 12?) I'm 12 forever. Now cross reference that with my interest for Saw, Uzumaki, Kill Bill and the like and you get a pretty disturbing picture. hehe.

Yesterday, I decided to do something lifechanging. And I'll defeat the tell-all nature of my blog by not saying anything right now.

Hmmm

2006-01-01T00:40:00.000+08:00

I wonder how my little brother's New Year went... He's stuck in Cebu working his butt off, and from what I read in his cyworld, it isn't the best of times. Hmmm.... I hope he's faring well.

Happy New Year!!

2005-12-31T23:52:00.000+08:00

How else should i start my blog, right? haha. Funny thing, I've been working up til this time on the bloodiest task of the month- Teachers' Evaluations. AIEEEEE. What a way to end 2005. Not muchh on TV and my downloads are actually wearing hexagonal green shells. Not to worry. My neighbors aren't gonna let me forget it's new year. It's frickin noisy outside. Of course there's the news reporters screamin' at the top of their lungs in all the ruckus.

My new year's resolution- Not to waste my time on people who have no value.

i don't mean monetarily, of course. I've been through all the classes, A, B, C, and D long enough to know that it's character and heart that matter. I'm talking about those people who esteem themselves higher than others, or those that view themselves as 'great'. Those people who'd only spend time with you to lift their own benches or make you feel put-down. Those are the people who don't deserve attention. and they ain't gettin' it. I've started already, you might notice. It's quite fun.

Another? If there's a problem? Don't stand around dicussing it or blaming people. Just find the solution. ^^

(2006 now as of typing. H.N.Y!!)

/edit-continuing/

Ah. Just had Media nOche. Spicy Tuna Spag. Ham Sandwich. Fruit Cocktail. dark Chocolate.
OMG. Some guy on channel 7 is singing to a karaoke version of GooGoo Dolls' 'IRis' all poppified and balladey. Ewww. Normally I'm into versions, but they didn't even touch the arrangement. Anyway...

Microsoft Bintana

2005-12-29T20:49:00.000+08:00

Just had to post this

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/mantoy/bintana.jpg

Haha.

The True Meaning of 'Blog'

2005-12-29T20:05:00.000+08:00

Since last night, I realized the potential of true blogging. How it's not just one's personal 'pensieve', or thought-keeper, and that it is in fact, quite a public place. If I were to compare it to a part of the house, it'd be the open garage you see in the American movies where old memories are placed to last forever. That would probably never happen here though. You'd be robbed silly of your precious memento the second your eyes leave your precious garage. Okay, I'll need a better illustration. AH! Yes. that wall that exists in every Filipino's home. Right at the sala. It has all your graduation pics, your certificates and certifications (figure out the diff), your Mc Donald's Happy Meal collection amd your ceramic decor from every wedding, anniversary, 'binyag' and whatnot you've ever been to.
See, I'm very incoherent. That illustration was way too long.
Today, I'm beginning to feel the pressure. My blog's not just for me, is it? It's for everyone who happens to click in to a single word that happens to be in it.
Therefore, that's the true meaning of 'blog'. The 'blog' sound you hear when the pressure of writing better finally finds you and flattens you on the floor.
Okay, maybe, I'm exagerrating. (did I spell that right?)
There has to be some balance here. I have to learn how to put in the stuff I want, how I want it, and yet, not without regard to the readers.
Meaning my blog has to have stuff that people'll actually read! This is news to me. Really it is. Probably I'm one of the few who are like that.
Oh well...

The Etheria site is up... but a warning to slower PCs, the flash can take about 5 forevers to load and has no preloader bar to tell you where it's at. Also as of press date (nax) only 3 women are featured in the flash intro (Pirena, Amihan, and Alena). the gallery seems promising but the thumbnails are unclickable. http://www.igma.tv/show.php?showid=163

The Encantadia site is still running, though the show has ended. It's at http://www.igma.tv/show.php?showid=110

And of course the new Mulawin site, which is cool but lacks a lot http://www.mulawinthemovie.com

Etheria Walls: The Sanggre

2005-12-29T15:15:00.000+08:00

These are my Etheria walls made with images from the Etheria and Encantadia sites. First set.

Etheria Walls: Wave One- The Sanggre of Encantadia

2005-12-29T14:59:00.000+08:00

Darna Crystals

2005-12-28T23:42:00.000+08:00

These are the rsin figures i designed to go with the comic books. Negotiations fell through during pre-production, and even though a lot were produced and were being produced, production was halted. The designs came in different colors corresponding to different Darna appearnces. Red/Yellow, Black/Red, Black/Gold, Sharon variety, Crystal red etc and the pure crystals shown here.

Mulawin: So Good, It Can Give You A Headache

2005-12-28T20:40:00.000+08:00

Leaving the theatre, I felt like someone had stuck an 'ugatpak' up my... uh... back, the wrong way.
Mulawin's storyline had so much going on that it can leave you with a king-sized heeadache.
Too much emotion, too much plot, too much action, that it all ended up unfurled and misguided, with way too many loose ends. It's a great film, storywise, until you leave the theatre and a couple of hours later start thinking on what had happened.
Mulawin: The Movie is officially a part of the Mulawin/Encantadia/Etheria canon. It takes place smack in the middle of the war in Encantadia between Queen Amihan and Pirena and right at the end of the Mulawin drama.

A recap of the end of Mulawin: everyone who left the land of the Mulawin, Avila, had had their memories erased. This includes the chosen two, Aguiluz and Alwina.
Beginning the film: As luck would have it, Aguiluz and Alwina's boat on the way to the realm of man is met with a storm and they are washed ashore in two separate places.

In Encantadia, Pirena (Sunshine Dizon) weeds her way through her Diwata sisters (Iza Calzado's Amihan, Karylle's Alena, and Valerie Concepcion's decorative-more-than-anything Danaya) to get the Golden Seed and succeeds. For an unknown reason, she uses the Seed to bring back the king of the Ravena, whose name is Ravenum (Michael de Mesa, who's prosthetics are yuckier than ever before, in a good way).
This sets the search for the chosen two in motion, a task undertaken by Aviona (Bianca King, playing the character once possessed by Pirena), and the kiddie Mulawin.

Anyway, that was just the first 5 minutes. That's a lot. You can imagine what the rest of the movie was like at that pace.
The storyline wouldve been better stretched out into a mini-series.
I will not complain about the acting or sets since they're pretty much the same things in the series. Although it seems as if the FX budget all went into the Buwarka (dragon) effects, and not much was left for the wings and flight effects.
The effects, probably in chroma, were distinguishable, quite easily, from the non-chroma sleek film used in regular shots, a mistake commonly encountered in the past and evaded masterfully by 'Exodus'. The mass of effects can actually cause one to lose amour for the movie, if one was not a fan of the series.

It would help a lot if you were a fan of Mulawin to begin with before seeing this. If not, lower your expectations and focus on the story. But don't nitpick, or you'll activate a migraine.

Rax Awards for this one:
BEST DRAGON
BEST POSTER (S)
BEST STORYLINE in a FANTASY ADVENTURE

WORST EFFECTS (as in none of them were good, save for the dragon)

Ako Nood "Legal Wife"

2005-12-28T19:41:00.000+08:00

Stroke of brilliance!!! Haha. I had so much fun watching this dramedy. The story evolves around one Filipino-Chinese businessman (Jay Manalo) who's married to three different women.

Zsa Zsa Padilla shines as the 'sosyal' Chinese wife, the first, and legal, one. She delivered her lines in perfect fookien-accented broken Tagalog and spent much of her time trying to overpower the second wife- Cherry Pie Picache. Ms. Picache was downright funny as the 'Lucky Wife' the one that was able to rise from her heritage and become a 'sosyal' woman herself, even though she speaks with English marked with a Visayan accent.
Rufa Mae Quinto rocks as the sexy Manila girl, who's hobbies include mountain-climbing and expanding her businesses. Nearly everyone did well and the teen actors' performances, half-baked though they were sometimes, were quite okay. John Prats' closet 'mujer' scenes were quite commendable and it really showed that he had a lot more training than his reel siblings Julianne Lee and JC de Vera.

Though, I did have to ask my Chinese friends, Ceci, Allen, and Sybina, if Polygami was accepted in China. sybina said that the woman's parents might just have the guy kiled if that happened.

RAX AWARDS
Best Laughs
Best Actresses (all 3 leads)

Enteng Kabisote 2: The Legend Continues to Suck

2005-12-28T18:37:00.000+08:00

I left the movie theatre after the fourth installment of Okay Ka Fairy Ko's movie franchise with a huge smile on my face. This was because I had lowered my expectations completely of the Enteng series and aceepted it as brain-dead fun. Scratch that. There were NO expectations. Well, Vic was still Vic. I couldn't really measure his versatility cuz I think all his films were written around his generic onscreen persona. Hence, it's always been the naughty husband/goofy dad with the "Nyeaaa!", "Acheche", and "hi, fans!" lines. Kristine Hermosa fairs slightly better than before, and actually appears more useful than any other character in her family with all the balst attacks. One wonders why she has to let her husband go through all that swordfighting when she could easily do away with the moomoos with a couple finger-flicks. Aiza Seguerra's role, as with the previous movie has been sorely reduced to supporting.Alice Dixson, i have to admit, did a pretty good job as Magenta, though G Toengi was much more memorable (in the last film) even if Alice seems better fit. You will easily tire of Melanie Marquez's broken English jokes as Ina Verde. Not even the 'masa' laughed. Toni Rose (Ina Azul) was good. Victor Neri (Drago) was okay, and Jeffery Quizon's brilinat talents were wasted on his vomiting elictricity, like, half of the movie.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to be shown to children, though. Unless you want them chanting Joey's new catchphrase repetitively , (Pang-gay Pok Pok, Pang-Gay Pok Pok), or learn new phrases like 'napakain mo na si baby, asawa mo naman" complete with thumbsucking action (courtesy of Vic), or start fantasizing about their aunt (Oyo's thing for his tita's adopted daughter, which, while not tolerated by mom and aunt, goes on without moral closure). The ending sucked too. When Amorillo/Satana is confronted by her sisters, a couple of moral-lessonish sentences later, she gave up her plans, which is soooo out-of-character for the beautifully-played Satana (Bing Loyzaga). Horrid Verdana (Jose).

The special effects were the same as I remember them as a kid. No improvement. Terrible would be a compliment.

I only enjoyed the film because I was a fan of the old series. If you're not a fan, don't waste moolah on this one.

This movie was the top-grosser? Well. That explains a whole lot...

Gosh, I'm so tired, and sleepy, and handsome...

2005-12-25T08:16:00.000+08:00

How'd I spend my day yesterday? Lessee...
1. watched Brother Beat Episode 4 in the morning followed by The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2. went to the office to give my boss his handycam back

(to edit)

I'm 70% McDonald's

2005-12-23T12:42:00.000+08:00

I love Mc Donald's and will so never deny it. I've found a Double Cheeseburger contains more beef and cheese than a Quarter Ponder, and is cheaper too.

So funny. today's our Christmas party and the videoke machine's video is soft-porn. It was embarassing. The party is in a while so I hope they find some way to change it.
I have resolved to buy myself one shirt that I like every week. I started by getting an American Idol tee. Next- Slimer. But maybe I'll get a webcam first.

Yesterday I gave the most number of certificates to a set of CEE members. :) This year was fun. Hope next year will be too. Next year we will have both a movie project AND a concert. Shooting will begin for Power Rangers Livewire (a fandub) the first half of 2006. It will be both an acting project and a dub project. The film will be targeted to kids, unlike NEUP (2004) which was in the horror/suspense genre. The concert, for the later part of the year, will be a musical play, probably also in SM.

Chore...

2005-12-22T22:58:00.000+08:00

I'm tired and sleepy and don't wanna blog.

Yeesh

2005-12-21T23:23:00.000+08:00

Aha, so ... paolo Paraiso is Animus (in Etheria). That soooo explains everything. Oh well.

Our school's Junior Camp is getting nearer and nearer, hence my vacation's been reduced. haha. yaaay! More kids!

Today, the CEE, my English club had a meeting. We included several things in our itinerary for 2006. 1. A musical play. 2. A dub/acting project ala Power Rangers targeted to kids 3. Typhoon Relief etc. it's gonna be an exciting year. :)

Haha, tonight it appears as if all my chatbuddies decided to gang up on me by all being online.

Gratitude Journal
1. one student for 2 hours of tutorial time
2. a break from my IEC classes

Hmmm

2005-12-20T21:28:00.000+08:00

Apparently, the men of Etheria act and vocalize better than their women. The king of Hathoria and general, and Dingdong Dantes' King Ybrahim, and Dennis Trillo. I'm finding it cooler and cooler everyday. Haha. Francine Prieto, while looking the part, doesn't really deliver the lines as well as royalty should. It's not the acting. It's the voice. Too high-pitched and unregal.

Oh wait, the guy who plays Animus sucks too. Haha.

Then again the faces of Etheria, the Hera, play their part well. Even Jopay can steal the screen as a 'Kitchie Nadal with a blade'. And of course there's Allesandra who plays the clairvoyant Andora.

The opening of Mulawin the Movie is 5 days away and yet the website isn't open. If I were the webmaster's boss, he'd've been fired by now.

Gratitude Journal:
1. New student starting tomorrow.
2. Egg omelette sandwich.
3. Getting home in time for Etheria.

I'm so excited about the filmfest. Hope it'll be good.

Began the day with Brother Beat, a recommendation of my Singaporean friend.
No subs. But it's so visual that I can understand pretty much everything that's going on.

'Don't Judge Me Because of Your Ignorance'

2005-12-19T21:37:00.000+08:00

'Don't Judge Me Because of Your Ignorance'. Haha. Y'ask me, that kinda sez a lot about the speaker. that was on some guy's shirt.

I finally finished 'The Perfect Man'.
It felt super super weird.
and if I talked about it here without you seeing the movie, it'd be fairly odd to read. trust me.

Gratitude Journal:
1. A phone that actually works inside my room. (signal-wise)
2. Philadelphia Cream Cheese sandwich

uh oh...
I can't find that many things to be grateful about today. I mean aside from the general stuff like food, water, shelter...

Hope I can find some more tomorrow.

The X-Men 3 Teaser Trailer!

2005-12-18T21:50:00.000+08:00

Source: 20th Century Fox

December 5, 200520th Century Fox has launched the eXcellent teaser trailer for X-Men 3! You can watch the teaser in High Definition QuickTime and regular QuickTime formats here. It looks like director Brett Ratner is doing an amazing job picking up the legacy from Bryan Singer, who helmed the first two films.Also, the studio has updated the official website to include even more character images. You can view them all in the gallery here! X-Men 3, hitting theaters on May 26, 2006, stars Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Shawn Ashmore, Kelsey Grammer, Daniel Cudmore, Vinnie Jones, Ben Foster, Ellen Page, Olivia Williams, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Bill Duke and Michael Murphy

No Cameras, Celphones, and Cameras

2005-12-18T21:10:00.000+08:00

I spent the afternoon foloowing my two Chinese friends around the Alabang Town Center as they shopped for clothes etc. Ceci, the fashionista, and professional blogger (of 6000 hits on her opening week) practically left the camera on to shoot and shoot the whole shopping time away.
So lots of cam action ensues, much to my nervousness, that some of the shop people might go, 'sorry no pics please'. The shopkeepers in the boutiques were jovial about it, so Ceci just kept shootin.

Guess where we get stopped.

...a bakery.

They actually had a sign that said 'No Cameras, Celphones, and Cameras' (which i had to read and re-read several times to make sure THAT's what it said, perhaps to emphasize the fact).

Oh well.

Learned two new words today.

1. Naam - looks like a giant pizzadilla including the cheese filling.

2. Floss- bread with shredded stringlike whatever, the whatever being the 'floss'.

Both courtesy of bread-talk.

Cris Villonco was having a show with some orchestra. She's sooo not the birit queen. So sana she doesnt try na lang.
She sounds better being the calm and composed singer who doesnt fling her lungs at the audience.

Saw half of Heather Locklear and Hillary Duff's 'The perfect Man' last night- fell asleep.

Gratitude Journal.
1. Free floss and strawberry lemonade courtesy of Sybina.
2. Bought a Chicken Little celphone ornament. cute.
3. The huge fire in Zapote tonight didn't seem to involve anyone I knew.
4. Chatted with my Li'l bro 1am this morning.

Work on Saturday

2005-12-17T07:23:00.000+08:00

Hmmm. Today I've got class after class. Full-fledged teacherhood. Haha. Should be great fun. I hope my students'll be very 'activity'. haha. (interactive)

My Dec plan for myself is to marathon Exodus, Mano Po 4, Enteng Kabisote and Mulawin in one go in the moviehouse.

My 6-in-1 I Still know what you did last summer etc- DVD failed me last night. Which sux.

I swear I'm such in a pinoy phase. I keep listening to pinoy music, planning to watch the filmfest movies, sooo into Etheria, AND bIG bROTHER. HAHA

Le Jologue! - Christophe's Little World Space

The Dark Knight/Transformers Crossover?

Gasp! (No Air spoof vid)

How do you love?

Errrr... you sure?

Sigh, where did the soul go...

Death Note: The Movie

Pinoy Idol- good points and some duh moments

Original Dub of Marian Rivera's Sunsilk Commercial

Public Nudity is now allowed in the Makati area...

Blast Buggy!

Doin' it wrong, dontcha think?

"Iron Man, Iron Man, does whatever an Iron Can."

The Uniforce Cycle Gets Real!

EXTOPHOLOGY

DC Action Figures all in one place

Shaaakin! New Power Rangers not seen in Sentai

Loooooooooow (Parody)

Grate It! C'mon!

40% Girlish, 70% Boyish, 20% Nerdy (WTH?) 20% Emo, 30% Childish (you have NOOOOOO idea)

Where would YOU be?

Oh look, another survey...

Koreans Build a High-Rise in the Rainforest

This is why we our med schools get bad rappz...

People should watch how they use their labeling tape...

We've heard complaints from some of the displays...

The Other Coke Zero Commercials

Wanna Ride?

WANNA RIDE (FEAT. BONE THUGS N HARMONY) WISIN Y YANDELSOUNDTRACK - TAKE THE LEAD

Crankin sooooooooo much better than that piece of crap original...

Mario Moments by SnorgTees

My First Crush Gets Married

Why Asian Guys don't get White Women

Scary

Gawin na namang tanga ang tv viewers

Murder on TV is now General Patronage

This is what I get for watching Star Talk

Up Now? Up Later?

More Pinoy and other Asian Power Rangers!

Hottify Yourself!

What we've heard from Wizard World about JLU

Christophe's Quotes:

So tired...

Racist Cartoon?

The Power of Beyonce

Other Fun Quizzes

My obit....

Meanwhile in the Hoenn Region

Slllleeeeppeeee......

Melancon as Psylocke

A Monolinguist's Guide to Mediterranean Menus

What the Fudge is this supposed to mean?

Bye Bye Taro...

We're gettin' Published!

My ears'a bleedin'.

Fastfood Woes

PBB One on steroids

The Anthem-Singer, Jennifer Bautista Speaks!

Jennifer Bautista sings the anthem in Las Vegas (Pacquiao vs Morales)

Pinoy and Asian Power Rangers

Asal Ko

Finally!

Glug Glug. A Day of Firsts

My Humps

Ho-hum

Etheria Walls: The Herans

Le Jologue

Turnin' Japanezah

Hmmm

Happy New Year!!

Microsoft Bintana

The True Meaning of 'Blog'

Etheria Walls: The Sanggre

Etheria Walls: Wave One- The Sanggre of Encantadia

Darna Crystals

Mulawin: So Good, It Can Give You A Headache

Ako Nood "Legal Wife"

Enteng Kabisote 2: The Legend Continues to Suck

Gosh, I'm so tired, and sleepy, and handsome...

I'm 70% McDonald's

WANNA RIDE (FEAT. BONE THUGS N HARMONY)
WISIN Y YANDEL
SOUNDTRACK - TAKE THE LEAD