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| read my mind |
| random taps on my keyboard. a collection of monlogues of a jobless, middle-aged dreamer - my thoughts, opinions and sentiments as well as some humor, adventures and misadventures, personal accounts & nostalgic tripping. entirely from a pinoy perspective. |
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| I've got the music in me |
| 2008-04-04 12:50:02 |
Being Pinoy means loving music. We seem to have this natural knack of interpreting the melody and lyrics of any song, be it rock, classics, jazz, rhythm & blues, or our sentimental favorites, ballads. Proof of this are the countless Filipino performers scattered all over the globe singing their hearts out to the delight of audiences. Another proof of our penchant for song are the numerous karaoke machines in bars, hotels, restaurants and clubs, not to mention personal karaoke gadgets in a...
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| new Pinay Scandal photos: the beautiful face of innocence |
| 2008-03-31 12:48:55 |
How could they do such a thing, force someone like her to pose for the cameras? Make an innocent young woman reveal more than he had to for the entire world to see? How will her family react when they see these pictures? These were the questions that ran through my mind when I first saw these photos, forwarded to me by a friend yesterday. I am sure he sent me these for amusement, to titillate the animal in me, in us. But it had a different effect. I thought of deleting all of these, stoppi...
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| my Tubbataha Reef diving “experience” |
| 2008-03-28 01:29:52 |
I could feel the cool water touching my skin as I swam effortlessly, weaving through colorful corals and fish, and avoiding fellow divers who blocked my path. Darn those newbies, why did they ever sign on to this dive, my dive. They’re keeping me back, I told myself. The diving instructors were working double time just to keep track of them. They’re just too slow for me, I thought. We should have been miles away by now if not for these turtles, exploring the other side of the Tubbataha R...
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| Ellen DeGeneres wants Arnel Pineda! |
| 2008-03-25 12:20:30 |
I was watching Ellen last night and this caught my attention. She was talking about Simon Cowell and his usual meanness this season on American Idol, showing clips of the (in)famous British lambasting hapless hopefuls on the hit show. She then segued into Arnel Pineda's video and how she wants him (and Journey) on the show. Watch this:
So there, Arnel Pineda will be in Ellen soon. Another thing for Pinoys worldwide to look forward to. Thanks Ellen. Thank you for featuring another worl...
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| pinoy scandal: an update on the Gucci Gang exposé |
| 2008-03-22 11:37:53 |
It has been almost two weeks since this scandal hit the country’s internet headlines but there are no signs that it is fading, dying a natural death as some involved parties had hoped. On the contrary, it seems to be gaining strength, much like a typhoon gaining second wind after its opening salvo almost fizzled out. Brian Gorrell’s blog, exposing all the sordid details of his involvement with the now infamous Gucci Gang (they’re in Wikipedia!) and the deceit that followed, is now the to...
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| an internet contest like no other |
| 2008-03-19 23:04:47 |
I normally do not pay much attention to internet contests. Aside from my regrettable luck in these things, I find that they’re either bogus or bland. With so many of these gimmicks littering cyberspace at present, it’s no wonder that most of them end up as duds with hardly any participants willing to join in. However, this one (Craziest Internet Marketing Contest You’ve Ever Seen by Guytae Park) is different. I immediately noticed the amount of prizes involved and wondered how someone ...
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| prince harry's aborted afghanistan mission |
| 2008-03-02 10:39:16 |
Prince Henry of Wales, third in line to the British throne and otherwise known as Prince Harry, has just been pulled out of Afghanistan after the media uncovered his secret deployment. Tsk, tsk. It was supposed to be a longer tour of duty but due to this discovery, fear for his safety and that of his whole regiment necessitated an early pullout. It is said that Islamic militants were already on the move to kill him.
For what it’s worth, I must say that I admire the guy and what he did. Fo...
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| heart to heart with dr. oz |
| 2008-02-28 12:57:59 |
Dr. Mehmet Oz has been quite a celebrity ever since he started guesting in Oprah. Many, as I am, are amazed at how he explains medical conditions and their cures/prevention in the simplest ways. I once saw the last part of his interview on heart disease prevention and found it very interesting, swearing to get the complete interview on a rerun. Then two days ago, there it was. I was flipping through the channels one afternoon and saw the same episode. Armed with my cellphone, I recorded the...
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| sign language |
| 2008-02-28 10:02:31 |
Driving through the metropolis and being stuck in traffic at almost every junction can be frustrating, and stressful. Luckily, for dreamers like myself, a wandering mind (intentionally or not) helps relieve this stress. Amusing street scenes and signs help a lot too. Like last Saturday when this couple started fighting in the middle of the street as they were crossing. They even stopped and started shouting at each other, oblivious to the many eyes watching from cars, buses and jeeps, and fe...
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| Oscars 2008: ‘the greatest show on earth’ turns dull |
| 2008-02-25 03:43:08 |
There are several television events that I prioritize over and above any other activity. Shows that have, over the years, caused me to skip meals, revise my schedules, forego much-needed sleep or even call in sick for work. He he. These are the Wimbledon finals (for both men and women), the Olympics opening ceremonies, day four of the Masters, a basketball championship involving my alma mater, the American Idol finals and the Oscars. And if I were asked to choose which of these is most impor...
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| american idol 7: the front-runners |
| 2008-02-22 11:54:18 |
With the eliminations over, it was time for the next phase of competition for the American Idol hopefuls. With back up singers, a full band and a live audience to complete the set up, the twenty-four aspirants showed us the stuff they’re made of in two nights of competition, culminating with the announcement of the first four casualties for this phase. I wasn’t really surprised with the results. Those four, namely Colton Berry, Garrett Haley, Joanne Borgella and Amy Davis, gave dismal ...
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| goodbye fidel castro, goodbye cuba |
| 2008-02-22 00:15:15 |
Cuba was in the news recently with the resignation of it’s long-time revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro. But this post is neither about Fidel nor Cuba. It is actually a joke about some Cubans’ escape from Havana to Florida that I think is worth sharing.
A group of Cubans desert their island on their way to Miami. In the middle of their arduous journey, one of the Cubans (the oldest one) suffers a major heart attack and as a last wish asks for a flag to say good-bye to his dearest Cuba...
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| social climbing logo contest by reyna elena |
| 2008-02-19 07:30:23 |
Here’s another internet contest I stumbled upon recently. It’s a logo making contest and the subject is (of all things) social climbing. Unfortunately, I am a bit late since submission of entries has closed this mid-month. But judging is open to all readers though, and I plan to take part. There are five entries which qualified and here they are according to my vote (from highest to
lowest):
To recap (and avoid confusion with the way they're laid out), here's my vote (because Ambo i...
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| the painful price of perfection |
| 2008-02-19 04:13:22 |
At a reunion several months ago, I overheard some aunts talking about cosmetic surgery and couldn’t help but smile. Wow, that’ a new topic I haven’t heard them talk about before, I thought. But who can blame them? They are at that age when things really need fixing, when Mother Nature’s gifts are slowly fading away and gravity is asserting its stranglehold on the body’s loosening parts. He he. Not for me, I thought. That is something I would never do. Maybe a few non-invasive pr...
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| afternoon trivia |
| 2008-02-19 03:44:16 |
I was watching cartoons with my nephew one day, as I always do on lazy afternoons. It was bonding time for us, with me trying to grasp the pace and depth of today’s animated favorites as compared to the ones I used to watch when I was a kid. Back then it was Popeye, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Voltes V, Mighty Mouse and the Superfriends, plus all-time staples from Disney, that occupied my TV time. But now, except for a few old clips from Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes, afternoon cartoon time i...
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| covering the great philippine circus |
| 2008-02-16 11:41:50 |
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Many tourists have yet to discover this great Philippine attraction, a spectacle pinoys young and old, rich and poor, schooled and uneducated have enjoyed for years. In fact, it is a common topic in many conversations, some of which have led to intense arguments, long standing animosities or, even death. It is a show many Filipinos claim to be unequalled in any part of the world, established many decades ago but only gaining both popularity and intense infamy in recent years. There are perf...
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| wanted: ‘sleeping’ pill |
| 2008-01-28 10:32:56 |
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Sleep. That’s what I did the whole day. My mind (and heart) was so stressed with so many things yesterday, with some carried over till this morning that I hardly slept last night. I couldn’t even blog. I browsed on a few sites though, but I didn’t leave any comments. Right after breakfast, after briefly checking my mail, I went back to bed. And the rest is hizzzzzzzzzztory.
But after several hours of restful slumber, I couldn’t help but think of the things I missed doing, my daily routine, just because I slept. I always feel this way after waking up from an ‘unscheduled’ rest (I’m a...
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