IF YOUR NAME IS DUBYA…

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if your name is dubya, try this link: Cannot find Weapons of Mass Destruction… hehehe. hoy georgie boy, fucking hilarious, don’t you think?

LONDON, England (Reuters) — A Web site lampooning the United States’ inability to locate weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has become one of the biggest hits on the Internet.

The site, which is designed to look like a genuine error message — replete with “bomb” icon — is the top result when “weapons of mass destruction” is entered into one of the Web’s top search engines, Google.com

AGE CHECK POP QUIZ

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o sige, mag check tayo ng mga edad…

1. sino ang artistang lead character ng hit TV series na “The Six Million Dollar Man”?

2. sino ang ex-wife niyang member ng “charlie’s angels”?

3. sino ang babaeng lead ng “the bionic woman”?

4. sino ang bida sa tang-ta-rang-tang na kalbong pinoy comedian?

WHAT I HAVE FINISHED READING

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Q: what have i finished reading?
A: really old comic books

“Ronin” by frank miller. its release (20 years ago) was a graphic novel milestone. probably where some ideas on the matrix story came from, i’m not sure.

“Preacher: Gone to Texas” by garth ennis and steve dillon. hmmm… kung tatanungin mo sa akin kung may patayan dito sa comics na ito. hehehe… mayron. marami. definitely for mature readers only. it’s gory, it’s bloody, it’s violent, it’s really good. click the links above and read the reviews, tinatamad akong mag kwento eh.

and so, last weekend, in between taking naps and sleeping, i finished these two comic books. antonia came over last sunday afternoon for lunch. but other than than that, jet (bless her), just let me rest for the whole two days. one moment i’m watching tv, the next moment, it’s already 1 AM and i missed “ocean’s 11” and “six feet under” (that’s 4 hours i spent in front of the tv without really watching. dang). tapos, in that state between waking up and sleeping, i read the comic books. this is the way to read, when you’re in dreamland but already awake (or vice versa: you’re awake but still asleep). somehow, the stories seem more vivid.

i used to do this a lot when i was watching the mangga classic “ghost in the shell” on DVD. i come home from work and am very tired, switch on the DVD and let the cartoon put me to sleep. galing. next day, i do it again, and agan… until i eventually finished the damn anime. isa pa itong movie na ito na nag influence ng matrix story.

what i’m (still) currently reading:
a cook’s tour by tony bourdain

LONGGANISANG TUTUO

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here i am back in singapore, riding the bus and train on the way to work. picking up the free newspaper at the train station so i won’t get bored on the 45 minutes that it takes me to travel from home to office.

inside the train: there i am, reading the weird news that once in a while pops up in the otherwise boring singapore newspapers…. whoa!!!! mahalagang weirdong balita ito: isang lalaki sa malaysia ang pumutol, nagluto at kumain ng sarili niyang pagkalalaki kahapon.

kundi ba naman sira ulo! puputol lang ng tarugo eh linggo pa ginawa. GAGO!

FISH EYES AND DRUNKEN PRAWNS

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post conference lunch namin kanina. nagpakain ang opisina in celebration for the success of the conference yesterday. pumunta kami sa isang halal indonesian-thai restaurant at isa sa mga inorder namin ay curry fish head. pag lapag sa mesa, yung kasama naming tatlong babae eh nag-uunahan doon sa mata ng isda. hehehe… kakatawa tayong mga asians, walang kiyeme sa pagkain ng mga exotic animal parts.

pero teka, kagabi, si tom at si ceci (na mga amerikano) eh kumain din ng “drunken prawns”…ito yung buhay na hipong nilasing sa whiskey at kakainin mong gumagalaw-galaw pa.

POST CONFERENCE DINNER

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tapos na yung user conference namin dito sa singapore at iniwan na namin kanina sina ceci at tom sa kanilang hotel. pero nag dinner kami at sinama ko si jet para naman makaharap niya ang mga bagong kaibigan ko. bukas lilipad na sila pabalik sa america.

nakakalungkot din. magkakasama kami ng 2 linggo at wala lang… ngayon lang ako talaga nag enjoy sa trabaho ko. it brings back memories of the days when i was working with a group of people whom i respected and whose company i loved. ceci, tom, gk and norman: they are that kind of people. they work their butts off when its time to work but they find humor in every situation. yeah, kinda like me. hehehe. i look forward to the day when we can work together again.

be safe guys, till next time.

WEDNESDAY MORNING BLUES

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miyerkoles ng umaga… nandito na ulit ako sa singapore sa piling ng saging ni jet.

hirap talagang mag hanap buhay. kahapon lang eh nasa perth kami at nag bibigay ng isang conference. byahe ng overnight para sa preparations mamaya. bukas naman ay ang singapore version. ang maganda lang sa akin ay madali akong makatulog. kaya kanina, di pa nag take-off ang eroplano eh tulog na ako. pag gising ko eh preparation na for landing sa singapore. binibilang ko yung oras na gising ako sa eroplano… 20 minutes out of the alomost 6 hours na flight. di na masama ito. hehehe.

tumiwalag na ang isa sa grupo namin – si norman ay kasalukuyang nasa eroplano ngayon pabalik ng sydney. iniwan na namin ni gk sina ceci at tom sa hotel nila at magkikita mamayang lunch time. pahinga muna ng 2 oras, tapos trabaho na ulit. in the meantime, quality time muna dito sa bahay with mylab.

DOWN UNDER PART VII: PERTH PARTNERS IN CRIME

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My partners in crime for the Australian User Conference: Norman, the country manager for Australia. Really funny guy, kind hearted and a good companion. He is a Chinese South African who’s now an Australian Citizen. Ceci is a Fil-American, really good and realiable. She has been instrumental in making this event a success. Then there is Tom, our Marketing Manager who is also based in the US. GK is not in the picture but he has been my idol during the conference and I have been very impressed with the depth of his knowledge. Pag laki ko, gagayahin ko siya.

This week, the four of us have been working as a great well oiled team. Isang maganda sa kanila eh lahat sila ay kwela. Ang laking bagay nito lalo na’t on the road kayo at ang tanging bagay lang na nakakapagpaluwag sa lahat ay ang mga biruan at tawanan habang walang ginagawa.

I have been fortunate to be part of this team in Australia and it has been a very successful week for us. Tomorrow is our conference proper here in Perth then we fly to Singapore for our last set. By Friday, they will fly back to the US and I will probably be with GK when we do the same thing in China before the end of the month.

Wednesday ng umaga ay nasa Singapore na ulit ako at makakasama na ulit si Jet.

DOWN UNDER PART VI: Perth

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Perth, the city besides the Swan River. Unpretentious and simple, about 2 million people call it home. This is the last leg of our Australian Tour and I do not mind ending our Aussie activities here.

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Medyo malamig ngayon. Dumating kami kaninang hapon from Sydney. Limang oras din ang byahe – swabe naman at dahil medyo nakakainip sa eroplano, kinulit namin nina Ceci at Tom ang mga stewardess sa pamamagitan ng malimit na pagkanta, pagsayaw, pagtawa at paghingi ng libreng ice cream. Sikat nga kami sa buong eroplano at muntik na kaming palakpakan sabay tadyak. hehehe.

Pagka-landing, diretso kami sa hotel at pagkapahinga ng kaunti ay lumabas kami para maghanap ng makakainan sa syudad. Ang isang maganda sa malamig na lugar eh pwede kang maglakad ng buong araw at di mo mararamdaman ang pagod. Kanina ay naglakad kami simula alas singko hanggang alas siyete at dahil maganda ang panahon, di mo alam, ang layo na pala ng nalakad mo. Nagsimula kami sa isang park overlooking the city at natapos kami sa mismong kainan sa may siyudad.

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Nag dinner kami sa isang Indian Restaurant na may may-aring Intsik. Paano nangyari ito eh di ko na naitanong. Pwede na rin ang lasa… siyempre hindi kasing sarap ng mga kinakainan namin sa India. Bukas haharap na kami sa aming host para ayusin na ang conference details. Medyo nadagdagan ang aking responsibility – ok lang naman iyon dahil lahat naman kami ay may additional work. Aral lang ngayong gabi…

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Habang sinusulat ko ito eh nakaharap ako sa bintana ng aking hotel room, pinagmamasdan ang mga ilaw sa magandang syudad ng Perth at humihiling na sana ay madala ko rin dito minsan si Jet. Nakausap ko siya kanina at medyo parang wala sa mood. Wala naman akong magawa kundi tumingin ulit sa bintana at mag buntong hininga. Pagod lang siguro siyang tulad ko.