The Scene Around: Stanley Chi Pogi Points Book Launch (2012)

12/01/2016 11:31:45 PM

Photographed by Dennyl B. Venzon; obtained at Stanley Chi's Facebook page.

Talk about a holiday flashback. We go back to four years ago. It was the first of December 2012 at the branch of National Book Store in Shangri-la Mall in Mandaluyong City as Stanley Chi launched his book that set himself apart from being the Suplado guy we know.

Lessons From A Knockout Loss

11/24/2013 1:45:59 AM

Alam ko, sa oras na sinusulat ko ito ay ilang oras na lamang bago ang napipintong laban ni pambansang kamao Manny Pacquiao kay Brandon Rios sa kalapit-bansa lang na Macau.

Sa totoo lang, as long as gusto ko sanang makapaghanap ng panahon para i-playback ang kanyang huling laban kay Juan Manuel Marquez ay hindi ko na rin nagawa dahil sa obvious reasons – ang dami nang problema ng mundo, magpapakastress out ka pa sa resulta ng boxing nun?

Tinaguriang “biggest upset of the year” ang knockout win ni JuanMa kay Pacman. At kung die-hard Pinoy na fan ka niya, alam ko… na ‘yan ang isang video na hinding-hindi mo ilalagay sa koleksyon mo pag nagbigay na ng tribute ang media sa kanya. Oo, hindi kailanman. Kumbaga sa pagkain, siya yung pinakamapait ang lasa.

Playback: The Darkness – Everybody Have A Good Time

10:01:48 AM | 5/5/2013 | Sunday

Let’s take a trip back to the memory lane, let’s say about 11 months ago.

I’m not an avid fan of the Darkness. But I like few of their songs, especially when “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” penetrated the airwaves of the radio stations here in the country way back 2004.

I wonder though why they were silent after their One Way Ticket to Hell and Back almost 7 or 8 years ago. Or is it me who failed to dig the shores of YouTube to look for these asses?

The Adventures: Torrijos, Marinduque

3:06:02 PM | 4/11/2013 | Thursday

Kay sarap lang baybayin ang dagat habang pasikat pa lang ang araw, tumingin sa bawat kalyeng madaaanan, masilayan ang mga batang naglalaro, mga nagtaasang puno at bundok sa gitna ng matatrik na kalsada, at ang baybayin na mas lawak pa sa isipan ninuman.

Ito ang aking kwento, ito ang aking byahe sa bayan ng Torrijos, sa lalawigan ng Marinduque.

Ms. One-line-maker 2012.

11:27 p.m., 01/02/2013

WOTL: “Salamat, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, ang boring ng Senado kung wala ka.”

This lady should deserve and award for this year. Like one of the best women personalities for the year 2012. No kidding.

You know, I’d rather hear her fiery statements than that of the other ladies who can blurted out the shit on-camera (like Mommy D’s rants when her son Manny Pacquiao lost against his Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez). Not because she is an educated or too vocal, but because she speaks with sense. Somehow, improving than what she may be before.

PlayBack: Ron Henley – "Biglang Liko "

 01/01/2013 11:27 AM 

Isa sa mga bagong kanta noong 2012 sa genre ng hip-hop dito sa Pinas ay ang single ng rapper na si Ron Henley. Ang kantang Biglang Liko ay isa sa mga kantang ginawa ng FlipMusic sa nakaraang taon. Kasama rito si Pow Chavez. Inuplaod ang music video nito sa YouTube noong Pebrero 14, 2012.

Patutsada

Isang balik-tanaw sa ilang mga kaganapan ngayong taon ng 2012. Dito nasukat kung gaano katinidi ang isang salita na binitiwan sa live national television at kung gaano katalino at ka-insensitive ang mga taong nag-a la usisero sa mga social networking sites tulad ng Facebook at Twitter.

Sa kasagsagan ng kontrobersiya na kinabibilangan football team ng ating bansa na kung tawagin ay ang mga Philippine Azkals, isa sa maiinit na salitang umusbong at nagtrending ay ang patutsada ng brodkaster na si Arnold Clavio.

SONA 2012

Tatlong state of the nation addrss na ang nagdaan mula noong naluklok sa pwesto si Pangulong Noynoy Aquino noong 2010. Sa nakalaipas ng 2 taon, masasabi nga ba na marami na narating ang ating bansa sa kanyang pamamahala? Tignan natin. Ayon sa ilan sa mga nabanggit ni PNoy....

· Mahigit 3 milyong pamilya ang naging benepisyaryo ng Conditonal Cash Transfer program ng Department of Social Welfare and Development.

· Tumaas ng 43.61% ang budget sa edukasyon, partikular na sa mga State Universities and Colleges.

· Mahigit 434 libong katao ang nahasa ang talino sa ilalim ng programa ng TESDA.

· Umangat 6.4% ang Gross National Product.

· Bumaba ang unemployment rate sa mahigit 6%. Malaking tulong ang mga call center industries.

· 2.1 milyong turista

· Bumaba ang antas ng krimen.

· Sa darating na 2013, magkakaroon na ng baril ang bawat isang pulis.

· Ang 28 bilyong pisong pondo para sa modernization project sa AFP.

· Nilunsad ang project NOAH ng DOST.

· Ipapatupad ang performance-based incentives sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno.

· Ipinagmalaki ang gagawing LRT 1 extension project, mga imprastrakturang pang-transportasyon sa ilang mga lugar sa Visayas at Mindanao.

· Ang 8 beses na credit upgrade rating.

· Ang pagkakaroon na ng mga modernong gamit at sasakyang pandigma. Dapat lang, kelangan natin yan laban sa mga maninindak na... wag na, kapitbahay na lang, libellous na kapag sinabi ko e.

· At higit sa lahat, ang paghuli sa mga tiwali, o ika nga, “big fish”

Pero kukulangin na ko sa oras para isinulat ang mga binitiwan niyang mga salita ukol sa proyekto at achievement niya sa isa’t kalahating oras na haba ng kanyang SONA, tol.

Tahasan ba sya sumusuporta sa Responsible Parenthood? Oo. Para din a raw magkaroon ng backlog sa mga estudyante. Anong konek? Siyempre, populasyon ang usapan diyan. At teka nga, bakit di pa matapos-tapos ang jeskeng debate sa RH bill? Inuna nyo pa ang pagsakdal kay Corona? Pambihira.

Syempre, maliban sa mga quotable quotes na mababasa niyo sa mga news feed ng mga media nun, e mawawala ba ang mga “pasaring?” signature move na niya yata to sa mga speech. Sa lahat na yata ng mga napanood ko na pagtatalumpati ng kuya ni Kris e lagi naman itong may tirade sa admimistrasyong Aquino.

Not to mention, ang kailangan daw baguhin, ang “forgive and forget” mentality.

Pero ito lang ang sa akin. Maraming mga magagandang tawrget na pangako at istatistikang pigura sa nakalipas na 2 taon.

Yun nga lang, hindi ito laganap sa atin. Masisi ba ang media. Maari, kasi panay bad news nga naman ang nilalaman e. Sa ibang bansa pa daw lumalabas ang mga positibong bagay.

Pero sino ba naman ang hindi maalibadbaran sa panay pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina? Sa ganitong paraan ba mararamdaman natin ang pag-asenso? Actually, possible pa rin e. Pero napakakumplikado na usapan nay an, mga tsong at tsang.

May nabasa pa nga ako sa mga opinyon at mga balita. May pagkadiktadurya ba ang pamamahala niya sa nakalipas na 2 taon? Hindi ko rin alam. E wala namang martial law e.

Pero parang may kulang lang sa nireport ng kuya mo. Bakit wala sa usapan ang mga importanteng batas tulad ng Freedom of Information Bill? Akala ko ba the public has the right to know? Ang tagal na rin niyan ah.

Hindi ako maka-PNoy, in fact, hindi ko siya binoto noong eleksyon. Pero para sa akin, he’s still doing a good job at least. May panahon pa naman para maramdaman namin ang asenso sa tuwid na landas na yan. Tiwala lang siguro. At, ops, oo nga pala, buti na lang walang usapin sa lovelife niya. Tama yan.

Author: slickmaster
Date: 07/24/2012
Time: 05:54 P.M.
(c) 2012 september twenty-eight productions

MIAMI Heat on total redemption.

One of the most scrutinized teams in the past 2 years; the Miami Heat made all the way to the NBA finals and nailed a championship.

They were barely criticized when they landed LeBron James and Chris Bosh to the South Florida squad join their draft-mate superstar Dwyane Wade, and still failed to manage to take home the championship then after losing to their once-upon-a-finale-rival Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA finals.

Everything has changed then. They faced their finals opponent on their very first NBA regular assignment on Christmas day and won over them. It’s not just a revenge spelling on their acts anymore then, it started a circus run. Going up and down of the first four spots of the Eastern conference and eventually finished at the second spot prior to the post season party.

Lebron nails it. Now what?

This is it. LeBron James finally got his own ring! After that triple double and an insane 3rd quarter run, the MIAMI HEAT were crowned the 2012 National Basketball Association champions. Thanks to that tune of 121-106 score after those 48 minutes in Game #5 of the NBA finals.

Well, let me guess what are those critics and haters of the 3-time MVP will tell. He won MVP and finals MVP.

Thunder on a surprise run?

Well, not totally.

The HEAT is on once again for the Miami and Thunder will strike again for the Oklahoma City squad as the stage is set for the National Basketball Association finals game 1 today Manila time.

The Western Conference has been the home of the powerhouse ball clubs lately, and one of them is the Oklahoma City Thunder whom had been a major force to reckon since they almost surprise the Dallas Mavericks on their battle fro supremacy, which they had lost, by the way.

The Thunder had won 47 games in a shortened 66-game season, enough for the second spot in the Western Conference, plus a major addition to its roster – a big shot maker in a bulky point guard named Derek Fisher.

Almost a numbers’ game.

Here I go again. I just noticed something about the NBA again. A part of me has been addicted to the sports’ statistics. Well, not totally though.

Well, the Oklahoma City Thunder had defeated the San Antonio Spurs in an incredible run. Look, the Spurs had won 20 straight games before losing the last 4 to the Thunder. It was almost a stunning run, coming out short of tying the Houston Rockets’ 22-game winning streak few years ago.

And asking about the Thunder’s finals appearance to the upcoming NBA Finals?

Vintage.

Vintage.

I just can’t imagine how the San Antonio Spurs made another stunning run at the game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against a perennial contender named Oklahoma City Thunder.

They won 19 straight, something that is quite not familiar to the team that had been relying on the key veterans. Maybe experience helped them winning it.

I have to admit, when these two teams about to squared up in the said stage, I have to pick the younger Thunder squad over Spurs. Hmmm…. maybe because they can outrun the defensive team and not to mention, Kevin Durant scored in various and even mysterious ways. How many times have he nailed a game winner despite the outstretched arms of his opponent? How athletic can he be when he gets banged up in the air and still throws it down? Wow.

When a bull lost its rose.

Just a piece of observation on the series though I never witnessed everything game per game.

When Derrick Roses loses himself to injury at the very first game of the 2012 National Basketball Association Playoffs, it changed the fate of his team and the entire competition on the Eastern Conference.

Chicago Bulls was known for a championship contender before, especially when they had their MVP on their lineup. They even win games during the time he’s at sick bay though. But the fact that this is playoff time, the intensity level rises, players mature even and every one’s fighting at a higher risk.

2012 theory? That’s a fluke!

2012 theory? That’s a fluke!
Slick master
24.01.2011 – 11:12

I was personally disgusted by the way news had make its own analysis on what happened during the first few weeks of the year. Since flashfloods arouse around the Pacific area and also on American continent, many people would have wondered if either (1) it’s a sign of climate change; or (2) the coming of the end of the world? However, most people tends to think even more negative will had the second answer as their thought, especially of the fact that 2012 had shown a few months after a series of storms ravaged the Northern part of the Philippines in 2009.

Well, I used to remember reading that type of topic in one of my friend’s site in Multiply, relating to the Mayan Calendar stating that at December 20, 2012, there will be a huge disaster that can spell doom for the planet Earth. At first, I was scared, thinking that “man, is this for real??!” however, it also came to my mind that when it talks about judgment day, it is only God who knows when to do so and no other creature does.

So there is allegation of possibility that the disasters occurred during the last 18 months could be a sign of the end of the world or they called it as “2012 theory.”

HOWEVER, I STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THAT IDEA.

‘Cause people hearing that kind of news could be either stunned at disbelief, or will go panicking. After all, media had plays the role of manipulating the minds of society. If people can think otherwise, maybe they will realize that there is a lesson on watching 2012 than just believing on what they saw. Another thing is that people will took it the other way (or from negative to positive) and making changes in helping themselves, the society and the environment as well.

I mean let’s just face it and think wisely. Whatever catastrophe’s occurred in the world right now is clearly not the sign of the end. It’s just the fact that the climate on the world we are living in to now, is changing. We can slow down the process of it if we want to. And that can be by means of taking care of our environment.