Boknay

Happy Birthday Tita 9!!
Last last night, I did my last minute gift-hunting in Glorietta for the folks here in the office and I was able to distribute their presents yesterday. Sa wakas! One less group to concern myself of. Later tonight, I'll go out with the Justice League-HP tropa after work to celebrate the Green Lantern's return-op-da-come-back from Singapore. I have gifts for them too... Ho! Ho! Ho!

After that Glorietta spree, I rushed home to ask the sister to wrap the gifts. I then headed to Hap Chan Ermita for Tita 9's birthday bash. Two videoke songs and three cans of beer after, we headed back to their condo, chillax a bit, then with Kim and Gi, went to Starbucks Malate for yet another attempt to claim my Istarbuko planner...

...which never happened... again.

Tumambay lang kami, kwentuhan, and worked on an entrepreneurial brilliance that involved the marketing of an artificial "boknay" for nursing students on the go. Waha. Mga flip na idea ni Aina.

Session ended some minutes past midnight.

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New photo album on my Multiply account:
Tita 9's Birthday Bash (Click Me)

Sandstone Bites Nights of Wonders

Friday Evening - "Sandstone Christmas Bash"
Location: Blanvil Resto, Leviste Street, Makati

We had our Christmas party last Friday at ang theme ay 80's generation. Hindi ko inabot ang dekadang ito pero malaking tulong ang mga lumang litrato ng Menudo sa internet at payo ng mga Tito kong patay na patay kay Phoebe Cates. Obviously, napaka-sinungaling ko.

Anyway, kasama ako sa grupo ng defending champion dito sa office sa Christmas presentation contest. This year, halos hindi nabago yung line-up namin from last year (although, randomized yung pag-pili ng groupings... bunutan). Tumataginting na kinse mil ang premyo at gaya ng huling taon, comedy skit pa din ang gimik namin. Hindi kami sanay mag-seryoso.

Group 1:
(defending champion cast) - Obi, Roy, Bubung, Myce, Glenn
(new additions) - Menchie, Portia, Lee, Ling, Chris

I really would like to go on with the details of our presentation but I'm too lazy to write at the moment. Basta isa sa mga highlights e nag-damit pambabae kami ni Chris at Roy at rumampang parang pokpok sa saliw ng kantang "Beautiful Girl"... na hanggang ngayon e nag-e-echo pa sa kukote ko.

Like last year ulet, walang praktis praktis. Most ng mga nangyari sa stage e impromptu. Kaya ganun na lang kasarap nung kami pa din ang nanalo. Walaaang ka-effort effort. Astig. Kaming defending champion cast e two-time winners na, except Myce who's now on his third champion title in a row. Angas.

Group 1 for the Win!
Obi, Menchie, Lee, Glenn, Portia, Bung, Roy, Chris, Ling, Myce (not in pic)

Sana next year, ma-aksidenteng magkakasama pa din kami sa grupo. Yan e kung me "next year" pa. Abangan!

Bago umuwi, nang "liver" si Miss Mhye sa Istarbuko. Sakto... medyo barag nako. Kelangan ko talaga ng kape. Di pa kasi nag uumpisa yung party e umiinom na ako ng Pilsen. Most ng QA team ang kasama... ang wala lang ay si Roy, Jama, Cara, Ferdie Ferds, at Nheys. Sumunod naman sila Menchie, Nors, Karen, and MJ. Ang nakalimutan ko... belat!

May tatlong beses akong nag attempt mag claim ng Starbucks Planner pero nanaig pa din ang hiya ko. Olats. Halos alas tres na kasi nun pero gadaming pa ding gremlins sa Istarbuko. Umuwi na lang kami. May kasal pa akong pupuntahan and I should be up in three hours!

Got Istarbuko?
L-R: Obi, Nors, Evs, Cha, Mhye, John, Bung, Karen, MJ, Mench

Saturday Morning - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Location: Ermita Church, Del Pilat Street, Ermita (doh!)

Ang aga ko nagising para sa kasal ni Gelo. Zombie mode pa ako habang nagkakalbo ng sarili. Bumili pako ng magarang barong para sa ispesyal na araw ni Bozz Beef. Lakas mo sakin, man! Karipas ako papuntang Ermita at buti naman umabot ako sa tamang oras. Actually, mas maaga pa sa inaasahan kong dating ko. Yun nga lang, barag talaga ako sa sobrang kulang sa tulog.

The ceremony started around 10:30AM. I was first offered to be the Best Man but ended up among the Secondary Sponsors. Sabi ko kasi ke Bozz mahiyain ako sa personal. Di naman kasi ako kilala ng family niya tas mukang di rin maganda kalalabasan ng "best man's speech" ko. Kinikinita ko na... malamang panay laglagan lang sasabihin ko. Haha.

Seriously, his best man did a great meaningful speech and given the chance, I would just ditto to every word he said. Put it to heart, Bozz!

Tinay was there pala. Cutey. She was with her sis and Lou and another dude whose name I forgot. Sayang walang videoke hehe. Sana makalabas kaming lahat sometimes. Hindi kasi ako nakapag-stay ng matagal dahil antok na antok na ako.

Happenings of Note:
* Yung hinagis ni Gelo yung pigeon, it flew in the air for a while and hit the pavement hard and half-dead. I dunno why. Poor bird.
* The reception ceremonies ended with a music from Eraserhead... "Sa Wakas", while the couple strut and dance to the tune. That was ANGAS! Astig nun Gelo, I dig.
* Extra ako sa AV presentation. A picture of me and Bozz Beef scrolled there, taken on one of our airsoft spree (in military gears and guns in twain).

Attendance: Dan, Dadang, Owen, Obi, Pork, Arvs, Jake, Jeff Yu, Romy, Soc, Mylene, Kaya the Wildborne, ang nakalimutan... belat!

Saturday Evening - "Fortress Nights"
Location: Fortress, Virramall, Greenhills, San Juan

Natulog lang ako ng malupet sa bahay tapos pagkagising that night, kinaladkad ko si Long para samahan ako sa Greenhills. Andaming nakatambay dahil hanggang 11PM ang shop nila Arvs. Nilibang namin ang sarili namin sa paglalaro ng "Bang!".

Attendance: EJ, Romy, Les, Mote, Mark John Lloyd, Fluff, Mussolini, Obi, Sponklong, Kim, Kei, Arvs, Dadang, Dan, ang nakalimutan... belat!

Sunday Evening - "Bazaar of Wonders"
Location: World Trade Center, Manila

Nagkayayaang pumunta sa World Bazaar Fest ang Tribong Parcon kaya sugod mga kapatid!

World Bazaar Entrance Ticket

Last day na at hindi na ganun kadami ang tao. Ang sikip pa din, though. Pero at least tolerable na hindi parang Divisoria sa kasagsagan ng payday Christmas-season weekend (alam mong pag pinagsama-sama ang mga adjectives na ito, isa lang ang ibig sabihin... trapik!).

Nagpalitan kami sa pagbantay ng kambal at pag rampa sa tiangge. Hindi pwedeng sabay. Ang ligalig ng kambal.

Marami-rami din akong nabile. Pero sa haba ng listahan ng pagbibigyan ko ng gifts, hindi kaya ng isang bilihan lang lahat. Actually, mamya lang tatakbo ulet ako sa Glorietta para sa next batch ng gift-hunt ko.

Gadaming celebrities present, pero ang nakakuha ng attention ko e si Jodie (pano ba spelling nun?) Sta. Maria. Kung kelan siya nagka-asawa, saka siya gumanda ng sobrang lupet. Grabe. Cutey. Hawig niya nga si Pouty. Dati medyo pumapalag pako sa comparison e.

Hindi ganun kaganda yung mga stuffs ngayon kesa last year. Pero panalo pa din yung exhibit, overall.

*****

New picture albums on my Multiply account:
80's Christmas Bash (Click Me)
Fly Boys (Click Me)

Updated music album:
Page Music 2 (Click Me)

Five to Nine

December 5 and 6 - "Young Love, Sweet Love"

Happy Birthday Lola Acelds and Lolo Johnny Tango!
Ang sweet noh, magkasunod ang birthday nila. We celebrated their birthdays in Luk Foo near Multinational Village. With Lola was three of her amigas. One of them was the actual doctor that conducted my dad's physical examination before he entered the military waaaay back during the time of the dinosaurs. Kamuka ko daw tatay ko noon, nung payat pa siya.

Argh. Does it mean, I'm destined not to be? Abangan!

Gadaming pagkain. Nag undertime ako sa tarbaho para makahabol dito, yun pala ang aga ko pang dumating. So kwentuhan muna ng malupet. Hanga sakin mga amiga ni Lola dahil wala pa daw ako gelpren. Sabi ni Tita Oh sana mag-mana sa akin anak niya. Isipin ko nga daw muna kinabukasan ko bago mag-seryoso sa babae. Hindi ko alam kung dapat akong maging proud o magising sa katotohanang panahon nang gumalaw-galaw baka ma-istrok.

I ate to that! Lobo ang tiyan kong umuwi.

Attendance: Lola Acelds, Doktora Amiga, Amiga 2, Bading Dong, Tita Angie, Tito Sprite, Tita Ophen, Jason, Jara, Badong, Cheng, Liz & Lei, Mommy Groovy, Obi Doobie, Sponklong, Ribbons, ang nakalimutan... belat!

December 7 - "QA Team Christmas Bash"
Nagkaron ng separate na Christmas celebration yung team namin dito sa opis. Gluttonous dinner lang at ang walang kamatayang exchange gift. We held it at Di'Marks in Greenbelt 3. Bumaha ng pizza at ang word of the night... "ravioli"!

Para ka lang nagka-cast ng spell sa mundo ni Harry Potter... "Koya, Koya... ravvvvviiiioli pa!"

Attendance: Nheys, Obi Doobie, Kring, Bubung, Nieto, Miss Mhye, Portia, Cara, Ranger Roy, Evs, Chacha, Ferdie Ferds, Jama, ang nakalimutan... belat!

After ng dinner at walang kasawaang kwentuhan, takbo ako ng QC para sa...

December 7 - "SBB Christmas Bash"

Yung arko sa UP-Fine Arts (walang kinalaman sa entry, trip ko lang ilagay)
Yung grupo namin sa airsoft - "Screaming BB's" - held an impromptu Christmas party in Gerry's Grille in front of ABS-CBN, Timog. Shot shot lang, kainan, at kalokohan.

Halos mabuo ang Team SBB with some of our Team Apocalypse friends (actually, dalwa lang silang sumipot). Ang wala lang nung gabing yun ay sina Garrkid, Steph, Kumander Raymund, GF ni Brian, Joel, Persian Army ni Kuneho, Jorge tsaka yung mga pasulpot sulpot na kapamilya... Bozz Gelo, Mayor Tengco, Wife ni Rommel, Jumping John, Little John, Stormy MacFarlane, Jordan, sino pa ba?

Nag AV presentation si Jun sa laptop niya ng mga ma-aksyong ritrato namin over the past months para inggitin yung mga ka-tropang hindi na nakakasama sa laro. Mukang epektib naman yung pang-iinggit. Maglalaro na daw sila ulet next year.

Sakto. Mukang dadami na ulit ang grupo. In time para sa plano kong trippings na gumawa ng Airsoft TV... a short program about the hobby na may halong kalokohan. Kausap ko kagahapon si Mayor about the nitty-gritties of shooting a raw show. At least, may idea na ako kung san mag-uumpisa.

May lumapit samin na promo girl. May dalang 5 assorted shots na pinatulan namin. Rhum ang na-toka sa akin. Ayus naman ang lasa. Pero mas nabarag akong umuwi dahil sa sipa ng mga Pulang Kabayo.

Attendance: Kurnel Paji, Arvs, Le Jakob, Jeng, Jinggoy, Rommel, Lloyd, Hansy, Jubay, Kuneho, Zeb the Destroyer, Obi Doobie, Val, Kornpleks, Dok Teban + GF, Attorney Brian, Jason Phatboi, ang nakalimutan... belat!

December 8 - "Bang Nights"
Tumambay kami as usual sa Fortress sa Virramall. May dalang "Bang!" si Kim. Card game siya na malupet for up to 8 players. Nakaka-ubos ng oras... up to the point na literally "nanginginig na ako sa gutom" dahil past 9pm na pala at waffle pa lang ang kinakain ko... nang hindi ko namamalayan!

Theater Mall
Commercial Break: Birthday ni Jara this day... happy happy birthday!

Attendance: Erich, Erich's Sis, Obi Doobie, Arvs, Kei, Kim, Dick, Emp, Benito, Romy, ang nakalimutan... belat!

Nung lumalim ang gabi, nag text na sila Orange Dwarf at Techy Friend. I met them at Starbucks Theatermall bago namin naisipang sa Starbucks Harbour View magpuyat. Sayang, hindi namin inabot yung dobol stikker cutoff ng Istarbuko. Hindi rin ako nakapag claim ng organizer ko dahil gusto ko may ritrato ako pag nangyari yun, e ang problema tinamaan ako ng hiya (kahit alas dos na yun ng madaling araw). Gadami pa din kasing tao. At least alam kong may hiya pa pala ko.

Andami kong natutunang konyo term sa kanila... courtesy of their everyday konyo encounters. Basag sila samin da whole night (or morning):
TOSH - The Old Spaghetti House (hataw sa karumi gamitin sa sentence ito!)
CBTL - Coffee Beans and Tea Leaf
OL - Overlooking (sa Antipolo)
RP - Robinson's Place
...tsaka syempre yung mga klassik:
Shang - Shangri La
EK - Enchanted Kingdom
OMG - oh my God (hindi napag-usapan, pero patok sa sarap kotongan ng nariringgan ko nito)

Umuwi na kami nila Ains and Gian a couple of minutes past 2AM. May airsoft game pa pala ako in 4 hours!

December 9 - "Land of the Zombies"
Aga ko nagising. Kulang pa sa tulog from the tambay last night. Met the boyz of Screaming BB's at da Shak before 8AM then we pushed to Petron-NLEX to rendezvous with the rest of the gang (Sir Gem's Henchmen). After the attendance was completed, we headed further North to San Jose Del Monte... after several wrong turns inside Sta. Maria proper.

The gamesite (dubbed Somalia) is awesome. It's on top of a rolling hill, surrounded with ample ruins and game-enhancing natural terrains. Some prominent teams that attended were SJAG and HAGIBIS. Our team merged with Sir Gem's to form what we called GPA (Gem's Private Army)... hehe.

The games were good aside from several zombies assunder (you can't really avoid em in airsoft these days anyway). Sinasaktan na lang namin pag may nagkukunat. They have the option not to call a hit, but they don't have the option not to feel the PAIN. Haha.

First time ko ginamit si Lawnmower, my AK-74 pain gun. Inuna ko ginamit yung much friendlier HK-51 during the first two games but in cases of severe zombie-isms, some hurting should be called for.

Attendance: Kornpleks, Val, Obi Doobie, Jubay, Jeng, Jinggoy, Meng, Zeb the Destroyer, Xerxis, Garrkid, Hansy, Storm

Eh nagkayayaang mag inuman...

December 9 - "SBB Christmas Bash Part Deux"
May murang inuman daw sa Timog sabi ni Val, so after ng laro, deretso kaming "Piging's" sa tabi ng Behrouz. Maulan-ulan pa ng dumating kami sa QC pero walang nakapigil samin para magpabaha ng pagkain at mamam.

Sobrang mura nga talaga. Asa bente plus lang ang mamam at ang mga pulutan e hindi lumalampas ng sandaan. Mga naka lampas limang plato nga kami ng sisig sakatunayan.

Ang maangas, may mga natatagong Happy Horse sila.

Happy Horse (noun) - Pulang Kabayo beer variant; Urban legend has it that for every case of Pulang Kabayo there's a single "Happy Horse" that kicks more powerful than a regular Pulang Kabayo bottle. It was so coined because of the alleged smile on the horse of its markings. It could also be easily discerned from regular bottles through the label behind it which was written in red. Source: Encyclopedia ni Lola

Regular Pulang Kabayo (left), Happy Horse (right)

*****

New picture album in my Multiply:
Dan-Dadang Nuptial (Click Here)

Updated picture album:
Baguio Road Trip (Click Here)

This is a Catchy Title

"Odi et Amo."
- Catullus (Chapterhouse Dune/Catullus 85)

I hate her yet I love her.

Agent Four Seven

Nanood kami ng "Hitman" last Saturday sa Theater Mall. Last full show, pero gadami pa ding tao. 10pm na kasi ang sarado ng shop ni Mang, tapos aabot pa daw ng 11pm this coming weeks so kelangang tumambay ng konte para me kasama si Arvs. Astig naman sa Virra nights e. Gadaming "sights".


Hitman
Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert!

Based from the Eidos game of the same title, "Hitman" is a story of a mercenary gunman only known as Agent 47. He was given a mission to assassinate a Russian president which later on involved him on a convoluted political plot of country-wide consequences. Along the way, he met the hotty Nika who unknowingly holds the answers to the identity of the double-crossing client. Together, they were able to crack the real score behind the conspiracy and just like any other action flick, the lead put an end to it (although the last part just screams PART TWO!).

I haven't played the Eidos game but a friend told me that the film gave justice to it. It's a typical action movie with flawless stunts and awesome close-combat scenes. The character made into Agent 47 is compelling in a way that you can really identify the cold-hearted assassin in him. Nika on the other hand (who has been half-naked on ample parts of the movie) portrayed the role of a passive victim quite well although I still don't think it has any significant relevance to the entire plot except for the movie to have a sexy lead actress. It even added to the awkwardness since Agent 47 should be completely devoid of emotion but the last parts of the film implied otherwise.

The concept of an organization of gun-for-hires is cool but the movie has been vague about the nature of the "Agency". I dunno if they intended it to be like that to add an air of shadiness on the org but I believe they should have divulged at least more info on them because along the movie you'll see several more agents going after 47 himself. And with it, there has been implications of "Agency" traditions (the short sword combat) that could be more interesting to viewers if explained.

In all, the movie is not a disappointment. It stays true to be your "action film" and a little bit more.

Rating: 6 gulamans.

Batgirl and Orange Dwarf

Starbucks-Malate... with Batgirl and Orange Dwarf (haha... peace!)
Happy Birthday Ly!
Someday, I'll probably make do with life without wondering how you are and if you're okay... but for now, I just want you to know that I involuntarily smile with just a thought of you. May tumutugtog ng "It Might Be You" sa paligid ko kapag naiisip kita! Haha... yikeeee!

Hehe... ang keso. Parang mababasa ah.

*****

Happy Birthday Cardinal Aeron Boy!

Silence speaks louder than words so eto oh...

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Yan sandamakmak na silence... pag hindi ka pa nabingi nyan. Hehe.

*****

New picture albums on my Multiply site:
National Scale Model Competition 2007 (Click Me)
- Nag ingress kami ng mga miniature models last Thursday habang nagkukudeta si Trillanes. Mga apat na trophy ang naiuwi ng tropa dahil sa mga sari-saring entry na ipinasok namin this year. Maaga nag sara ang Megamall noon dahil may curfew ng alas dose. Sayang, mas maganda pa naman ang entries sa exhibit ngayon kesa nung huling taon.

Screaming BB's in San Mateo (Click Me)
- Dumayo kami ng airsoft sa kaopisina ni Rommel sa San Mateo. Sobrang parang buwan ang kalsada pero impyernes, maganda naman yung resort na pinaglaruan namin. Tabing bundok. Pero hindi kami nakapag dala ng damit pang-swimming. Olats.

Inuman kami sa Jay-J's Timog pagkatapos ng laro. Olats... ilang Pulang Kabayo pa lang barag nako. Sarap ng sisig!!!

Naiuwi ko na din sa wakas yung dalawang baril kong si "Layla" at si "Lawnmower".

SBB Attendance: Obi, Rommel, Hans, Jeng, Jinggoy, Jun, Ian, Zeb, Val, Garrick

Si Lawnmower yung nasa taas (RPK siya... AK47 variant)
Si Layla yung nasa baba (SAR Offizier M41 FS... peborit kong baril)

Boknay

Happy Birthday Tita 9!!
Last last night, I did my last minute gift-hunting in Glorietta for the folks here in the office and I was able to distribute their presents yesterday. Sa wakas! One less group to concern myself of. Later tonight, I'll go out with the Justice League-HP tropa after work to celebrate the Green Lantern's return-op-da-come-back from Singapore. I have gifts for them too... Ho! Ho! Ho!

After that Glorietta spree, I rushed home to ask the sister to wrap the gifts. I then headed to Hap Chan Ermita for Tita 9's birthday bash. Two videoke songs and three cans of beer after, we headed back to their condo, chillax a bit, then with Kim and Gi, went to Starbucks Malate for yet another attempt to claim my Istarbuko planner...

...which never happened... again.

Tumambay lang kami, kwentuhan, and worked on an entrepreneurial brilliance that involved the marketing of an artificial "boknay" for nursing students on the go. Waha. Mga flip na idea ni Aina.

Session ended some minutes past midnight.

*****

New photo album on my Multiply account:
Tita 9's Birthday Bash (Click Me)

Sandstone Bites Nights of Wonders

Friday Evening - "Sandstone Christmas Bash"
Location: Blanvil Resto, Leviste Street, Makati

We had our Christmas party last Friday at ang theme ay 80's generation. Hindi ko inabot ang dekadang ito pero malaking tulong ang mga lumang litrato ng Menudo sa internet at payo ng mga Tito kong patay na patay kay Phoebe Cates. Obviously, napaka-sinungaling ko.

Anyway, kasama ako sa grupo ng defending champion dito sa office sa Christmas presentation contest. This year, halos hindi nabago yung line-up namin from last year (although, randomized yung pag-pili ng groupings... bunutan). Tumataginting na kinse mil ang premyo at gaya ng huling taon, comedy skit pa din ang gimik namin. Hindi kami sanay mag-seryoso.

Group 1:
(defending champion cast) - Obi, Roy, Bubung, Myce, Glenn
(new additions) - Menchie, Portia, Lee, Ling, Chris

I really would like to go on with the details of our presentation but I'm too lazy to write at the moment. Basta isa sa mga highlights e nag-damit pambabae kami ni Chris at Roy at rumampang parang pokpok sa saliw ng kantang "Beautiful Girl"... na hanggang ngayon e nag-e-echo pa sa kukote ko.

Like last year ulet, walang praktis praktis. Most ng mga nangyari sa stage e impromptu. Kaya ganun na lang kasarap nung kami pa din ang nanalo. Walaaang ka-effort effort. Astig. Kaming defending champion cast e two-time winners na, except Myce who's now on his third champion title in a row. Angas.

Group 1 for the Win!
Obi, Menchie, Lee, Glenn, Portia, Bung, Roy, Chris, Ling, Myce (not in pic)

Sana next year, ma-aksidenteng magkakasama pa din kami sa grupo. Yan e kung me "next year" pa. Abangan!

Bago umuwi, nang "liver" si Miss Mhye sa Istarbuko. Sakto... medyo barag nako. Kelangan ko talaga ng kape. Di pa kasi nag uumpisa yung party e umiinom na ako ng Pilsen. Most ng QA team ang kasama... ang wala lang ay si Roy, Jama, Cara, Ferdie Ferds, at Nheys. Sumunod naman sila Menchie, Nors, Karen, and MJ. Ang nakalimutan ko... belat!

May tatlong beses akong nag attempt mag claim ng Starbucks Planner pero nanaig pa din ang hiya ko. Olats. Halos alas tres na kasi nun pero gadaming pa ding gremlins sa Istarbuko. Umuwi na lang kami. May kasal pa akong pupuntahan and I should be up in three hours!

Got Istarbuko?
L-R: Obi, Nors, Evs, Cha, Mhye, John, Bung, Karen, MJ, Mench

Saturday Morning - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Location: Ermita Church, Del Pilat Street, Ermita (doh!)

Ang aga ko nagising para sa kasal ni Gelo. Zombie mode pa ako habang nagkakalbo ng sarili. Bumili pako ng magarang barong para sa ispesyal na araw ni Bozz Beef. Lakas mo sakin, man! Karipas ako papuntang Ermita at buti naman umabot ako sa tamang oras. Actually, mas maaga pa sa inaasahan kong dating ko. Yun nga lang, barag talaga ako sa sobrang kulang sa tulog.

The ceremony started around 10:30AM. I was first offered to be the Best Man but ended up among the Secondary Sponsors. Sabi ko kasi ke Bozz mahiyain ako sa personal. Di naman kasi ako kilala ng family niya tas mukang di rin maganda kalalabasan ng "best man's speech" ko. Kinikinita ko na... malamang panay laglagan lang sasabihin ko. Haha.

Seriously, his best man did a great meaningful speech and given the chance, I would just ditto to every word he said. Put it to heart, Bozz!

Tinay was there pala. Cutey. She was with her sis and Lou and another dude whose name I forgot. Sayang walang videoke hehe. Sana makalabas kaming lahat sometimes. Hindi kasi ako nakapag-stay ng matagal dahil antok na antok na ako.

Happenings of Note:
* Yung hinagis ni Gelo yung pigeon, it flew in the air for a while and hit the pavement hard and half-dead. I dunno why. Poor bird.
* The reception ceremonies ended with a music from Eraserhead... "Sa Wakas", while the couple strut and dance to the tune. That was ANGAS! Astig nun Gelo, I dig.
* Extra ako sa AV presentation. A picture of me and Bozz Beef scrolled there, taken on one of our airsoft spree (in military gears and guns in twain).

Attendance: Dan, Dadang, Owen, Obi, Pork, Arvs, Jake, Jeff Yu, Romy, Soc, Mylene, Kaya the Wildborne, ang nakalimutan... belat!

Saturday Evening - "Fortress Nights"
Location: Fortress, Virramall, Greenhills, San Juan

Natulog lang ako ng malupet sa bahay tapos pagkagising that night, kinaladkad ko si Long para samahan ako sa Greenhills. Andaming nakatambay dahil hanggang 11PM ang shop nila Arvs. Nilibang namin ang sarili namin sa paglalaro ng "Bang!".

Attendance: EJ, Romy, Les, Mote, Mark John Lloyd, Fluff, Mussolini, Obi, Sponklong, Kim, Kei, Arvs, Dadang, Dan, ang nakalimutan... belat!

Sunday Evening - "Bazaar of Wonders"
Location: World Trade Center, Manila

Nagkayayaang pumunta sa World Bazaar Fest ang Tribong Parcon kaya sugod mga kapatid!

World Bazaar Entrance Ticket

Last day na at hindi na ganun kadami ang tao. Ang sikip pa din, though. Pero at least tolerable na hindi parang Divisoria sa kasagsagan ng payday Christmas-season weekend (alam mong pag pinagsama-sama ang mga adjectives na ito, isa lang ang ibig sabihin... trapik!).

Nagpalitan kami sa pagbantay ng kambal at pag rampa sa tiangge. Hindi pwedeng sabay. Ang ligalig ng kambal.

Marami-rami din akong nabile. Pero sa haba ng listahan ng pagbibigyan ko ng gifts, hindi kaya ng isang bilihan lang lahat. Actually, mamya lang tatakbo ulet ako sa Glorietta para sa next batch ng gift-hunt ko.

Gadaming celebrities present, pero ang nakakuha ng attention ko e si Jodie (pano ba spelling nun?) Sta. Maria. Kung kelan siya nagka-asawa, saka siya gumanda ng sobrang lupet. Grabe. Cutey. Hawig niya nga si Pouty. Dati medyo pumapalag pako sa comparison e.

Hindi ganun kaganda yung mga stuffs ngayon kesa last year. Pero panalo pa din yung exhibit, overall.

*****

New picture albums on my Multiply account:
80's Christmas Bash (Click Me)
Fly Boys (Click Me)

Updated music album:
Page Music 2 (Click Me)

Five to Nine

December 5 and 6 - "Young Love, Sweet Love"

Happy Birthday Lola Acelds and Lolo Johnny Tango!
Ang sweet noh, magkasunod ang birthday nila. We celebrated their birthdays in Luk Foo near Multinational Village. With Lola was three of her amigas. One of them was the actual doctor that conducted my dad's physical examination before he entered the military waaaay back during the time of the dinosaurs. Kamuka ko daw tatay ko noon, nung payat pa siya.

Argh. Does it mean, I'm destined not to be? Abangan!

Gadaming pagkain. Nag undertime ako sa tarbaho para makahabol dito, yun pala ang aga ko pang dumating. So kwentuhan muna ng malupet. Hanga sakin mga amiga ni Lola dahil wala pa daw ako gelpren. Sabi ni Tita Oh sana mag-mana sa akin anak niya. Isipin ko nga daw muna kinabukasan ko bago mag-seryoso sa babae. Hindi ko alam kung dapat akong maging proud o magising sa katotohanang panahon nang gumalaw-galaw baka ma-istrok.

I ate to that! Lobo ang tiyan kong umuwi.

Attendance: Lola Acelds, Doktora Amiga, Amiga 2, Bading Dong, Tita Angie, Tito Sprite, Tita Ophen, Jason, Jara, Badong, Cheng, Liz & Lei, Mommy Groovy, Obi Doobie, Sponklong, Ribbons, ang nakalimutan... belat!

December 7 - "QA Team Christmas Bash"
Nagkaron ng separate na Christmas celebration yung team namin dito sa opis. Gluttonous dinner lang at ang walang kamatayang exchange gift. We held it at Di'Marks in Greenbelt 3. Bumaha ng pizza at ang word of the night... "ravioli"!

Para ka lang nagka-cast ng spell sa mundo ni Harry Potter... "Koya, Koya... ravvvvviiiioli pa!"

Attendance: Nheys, Obi Doobie, Kring, Bubung, Nieto, Miss Mhye, Portia, Cara, Ranger Roy, Evs, Chacha, Ferdie Ferds, Jama, ang nakalimutan... belat!

After ng dinner at walang kasawaang kwentuhan, takbo ako ng QC para sa...

December 7 - "SBB Christmas Bash"

Yung arko sa UP-Fine Arts (walang kinalaman sa entry, trip ko lang ilagay)
Yung grupo namin sa airsoft - "Screaming BB's" - held an impromptu Christmas party in Gerry's Grille in front of ABS-CBN, Timog. Shot shot lang, kainan, at kalokohan.

Halos mabuo ang Team SBB with some of our Team Apocalypse friends (actually, dalwa lang silang sumipot). Ang wala lang nung gabing yun ay sina Garrkid, Steph, Kumander Raymund, GF ni Brian, Joel, Persian Army ni Kuneho, Jorge tsaka yung mga pasulpot sulpot na kapamilya... Bozz Gelo, Mayor Tengco, Wife ni Rommel, Jumping John, Little John, Stormy MacFarlane, Jordan, sino pa ba?

Nag AV presentation si Jun sa laptop niya ng mga ma-aksyong ritrato namin over the past months para inggitin yung mga ka-tropang hindi na nakakasama sa laro. Mukang epektib naman yung pang-iinggit. Maglalaro na daw sila ulet next year.

Sakto. Mukang dadami na ulit ang grupo. In time para sa plano kong trippings na gumawa ng Airsoft TV... a short program about the hobby na may halong kalokohan. Kausap ko kagahapon si Mayor about the nitty-gritties of shooting a raw show. At least, may idea na ako kung san mag-uumpisa.

May lumapit samin na promo girl. May dalang 5 assorted shots na pinatulan namin. Rhum ang na-toka sa akin. Ayus naman ang lasa. Pero mas nabarag akong umuwi dahil sa sipa ng mga Pulang Kabayo.

Attendance: Kurnel Paji, Arvs, Le Jakob, Jeng, Jinggoy, Rommel, Lloyd, Hansy, Jubay, Kuneho, Zeb the Destroyer, Obi Doobie, Val, Kornpleks, Dok Teban + GF, Attorney Brian, Jason Phatboi, ang nakalimutan... belat!

December 8 - "Bang Nights"
Tumambay kami as usual sa Fortress sa Virramall. May dalang "Bang!" si Kim. Card game siya na malupet for up to 8 players. Nakaka-ubos ng oras... up to the point na literally "nanginginig na ako sa gutom" dahil past 9pm na pala at waffle pa lang ang kinakain ko... nang hindi ko namamalayan!

Theater Mall
Commercial Break: Birthday ni Jara this day... happy happy birthday!

Attendance: Erich, Erich's Sis, Obi Doobie, Arvs, Kei, Kim, Dick, Emp, Benito, Romy, ang nakalimutan... belat!

Nung lumalim ang gabi, nag text na sila Orange Dwarf at Techy Friend. I met them at Starbucks Theatermall bago namin naisipang sa Starbucks Harbour View magpuyat. Sayang, hindi namin inabot yung dobol stikker cutoff ng Istarbuko. Hindi rin ako nakapag claim ng organizer ko dahil gusto ko may ritrato ako pag nangyari yun, e ang problema tinamaan ako ng hiya (kahit alas dos na yun ng madaling araw). Gadami pa din kasing tao. At least alam kong may hiya pa pala ko.

Andami kong natutunang konyo term sa kanila... courtesy of their everyday konyo encounters. Basag sila samin da whole night (or morning):
TOSH - The Old Spaghetti House (hataw sa karumi gamitin sa sentence ito!)
CBTL - Coffee Beans and Tea Leaf
OL - Overlooking (sa Antipolo)
RP - Robinson's Place
...tsaka syempre yung mga klassik:
Shang - Shangri La
EK - Enchanted Kingdom
OMG - oh my God (hindi napag-usapan, pero patok sa sarap kotongan ng nariringgan ko nito)

Umuwi na kami nila Ains and Gian a couple of minutes past 2AM. May airsoft game pa pala ako in 4 hours!

December 9 - "Land of the Zombies"
Aga ko nagising. Kulang pa sa tulog from the tambay last night. Met the boyz of Screaming BB's at da Shak before 8AM then we pushed to Petron-NLEX to rendezvous with the rest of the gang (Sir Gem's Henchmen). After the attendance was completed, we headed further North to San Jose Del Monte... after several wrong turns inside Sta. Maria proper.

The gamesite (dubbed Somalia) is awesome. It's on top of a rolling hill, surrounded with ample ruins and game-enhancing natural terrains. Some prominent teams that attended were SJAG and HAGIBIS. Our team merged with Sir Gem's to form what we called GPA (Gem's Private Army)... hehe.

The games were good aside from several zombies assunder (you can't really avoid em in airsoft these days anyway). Sinasaktan na lang namin pag may nagkukunat. They have the option not to call a hit, but they don't have the option not to feel the PAIN. Haha.

First time ko ginamit si Lawnmower, my AK-74 pain gun. Inuna ko ginamit yung much friendlier HK-51 during the first two games but in cases of severe zombie-isms, some hurting should be called for.

Attendance: Kornpleks, Val, Obi Doobie, Jubay, Jeng, Jinggoy, Meng, Zeb the Destroyer, Xerxis, Garrkid, Hansy, Storm

Eh nagkayayaang mag inuman...

December 9 - "SBB Christmas Bash Part Deux"
May murang inuman daw sa Timog sabi ni Val, so after ng laro, deretso kaming "Piging's" sa tabi ng Behrouz. Maulan-ulan pa ng dumating kami sa QC pero walang nakapigil samin para magpabaha ng pagkain at mamam.

Sobrang mura nga talaga. Asa bente plus lang ang mamam at ang mga pulutan e hindi lumalampas ng sandaan. Mga naka lampas limang plato nga kami ng sisig sakatunayan.

Ang maangas, may mga natatagong Happy Horse sila.

Happy Horse (noun) - Pulang Kabayo beer variant; Urban legend has it that for every case of Pulang Kabayo there's a single "Happy Horse" that kicks more powerful than a regular Pulang Kabayo bottle. It was so coined because of the alleged smile on the horse of its markings. It could also be easily discerned from regular bottles through the label behind it which was written in red. Source: Encyclopedia ni Lola

Regular Pulang Kabayo (left), Happy Horse (right)

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New picture album in my Multiply:
Dan-Dadang Nuptial (Click Here)

Updated picture album:
Baguio Road Trip (Click Here)

This is a Catchy Title

"Odi et Amo."
- Catullus (Chapterhouse Dune/Catullus 85)

I hate her yet I love her.

Agent Four Seven

Nanood kami ng "Hitman" last Saturday sa Theater Mall. Last full show, pero gadami pa ding tao. 10pm na kasi ang sarado ng shop ni Mang, tapos aabot pa daw ng 11pm this coming weeks so kelangang tumambay ng konte para me kasama si Arvs. Astig naman sa Virra nights e. Gadaming "sights".


Hitman
Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert!

Based from the Eidos game of the same title, "Hitman" is a story of a mercenary gunman only known as Agent 47. He was given a mission to assassinate a Russian president which later on involved him on a convoluted political plot of country-wide consequences. Along the way, he met the hotty Nika who unknowingly holds the answers to the identity of the double-crossing client. Together, they were able to crack the real score behind the conspiracy and just like any other action flick, the lead put an end to it (although the last part just screams PART TWO!).

I haven't played the Eidos game but a friend told me that the film gave justice to it. It's a typical action movie with flawless stunts and awesome close-combat scenes. The character made into Agent 47 is compelling in a way that you can really identify the cold-hearted assassin in him. Nika on the other hand (who has been half-naked on ample parts of the movie) portrayed the role of a passive victim quite well although I still don't think it has any significant relevance to the entire plot except for the movie to have a sexy lead actress. It even added to the awkwardness since Agent 47 should be completely devoid of emotion but the last parts of the film implied otherwise.

The concept of an organization of gun-for-hires is cool but the movie has been vague about the nature of the "Agency". I dunno if they intended it to be like that to add an air of shadiness on the org but I believe they should have divulged at least more info on them because along the movie you'll see several more agents going after 47 himself. And with it, there has been implications of "Agency" traditions (the short sword combat) that could be more interesting to viewers if explained.

In all, the movie is not a disappointment. It stays true to be your "action film" and a little bit more.

Rating: 6 gulamans.

Batgirl and Orange Dwarf

Starbucks-Malate... with Batgirl and Orange Dwarf (haha... peace!)
Happy Birthday Ly!
Someday, I'll probably make do with life without wondering how you are and if you're okay... but for now, I just want you to know that I involuntarily smile with just a thought of you. May tumutugtog ng "It Might Be You" sa paligid ko kapag naiisip kita! Haha... yikeeee!

Hehe... ang keso. Parang mababasa ah.

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Happy Birthday Cardinal Aeron Boy!

Silence speaks louder than words so eto oh...

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Yan sandamakmak na silence... pag hindi ka pa nabingi nyan. Hehe.

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New picture albums on my Multiply site:
National Scale Model Competition 2007 (Click Me)
- Nag ingress kami ng mga miniature models last Thursday habang nagkukudeta si Trillanes. Mga apat na trophy ang naiuwi ng tropa dahil sa mga sari-saring entry na ipinasok namin this year. Maaga nag sara ang Megamall noon dahil may curfew ng alas dose. Sayang, mas maganda pa naman ang entries sa exhibit ngayon kesa nung huling taon.

Screaming BB's in San Mateo (Click Me)
- Dumayo kami ng airsoft sa kaopisina ni Rommel sa San Mateo. Sobrang parang buwan ang kalsada pero impyernes, maganda naman yung resort na pinaglaruan namin. Tabing bundok. Pero hindi kami nakapag dala ng damit pang-swimming. Olats.

Inuman kami sa Jay-J's Timog pagkatapos ng laro. Olats... ilang Pulang Kabayo pa lang barag nako. Sarap ng sisig!!!

Naiuwi ko na din sa wakas yung dalawang baril kong si "Layla" at si "Lawnmower".

SBB Attendance: Obi, Rommel, Hans, Jeng, Jinggoy, Jun, Ian, Zeb, Val, Garrick

Si Lawnmower yung nasa taas (RPK siya... AK47 variant)
Si Layla yung nasa baba (SAR Offizier M41 FS... peborit kong baril)