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25 March 2014

#MRTBulok? Anong Bago?

‎03/‎25/‎2014 08:36:35 AM

Sira na naman ang MRT! Weh, ano pa bang bago sa balitang ito? Parang yung kasabihan na "same old shit" lang na nangyayari 'to sa araw-araw ah.

Sabagay, kung mapapansin kasi, sa nakalipas na ilang mga linggo at buwan ay lagi na rin nagiging laman ng balita ito. As in.

Ang masama lang, ay nasa bad limelight na naman sila. Ang saklap lang. Kung hindi may pasaherong nagpapakasagasa (ay naku naman, isa pa tong sira eh), may mga sigalot sa teknikalidad nito.

21 March 2014

The Art of Dissing The MRT

3/21/2014 1:25:54 AM

Ayan na. May nagngitngit na sa galit.

Sino? Siya lang naman, na may pinost na selfie at may mala-plakard o fansign na remark. At ang mga salita ay napakasimple: “Gago kayo, MRT!”


20 March 2014

Lookback: WrestleMania 29's Triple Main Event

3/15/2014 3:31:50 PM

It’s only few weeks before the wrestling’s biggest stage will take centerstage at the huge venue the Big Easy peeps known as the Superdome.

And much as I am expressing my dismay on my local TV channel for not airing the WWE’s flagship program RAW, the only thing I can do at the moment is to do a flashback review: and I am talking about the three huge main cards of the WWE WrestleMania 29 held at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey last year.

http://www.thewrestlingmania.com/
I remember, I used to be on the multi-tasking mode then when my ultimate-fave-but-now-defunct Studio 23 aired its Philippine telecast during that one fateful Wednesday night of April. I was working in front of my computer, and at the same time – was watching the 240-minute event (you do the math, please?) on my Cherry Mobile phone (yes, I’m proud to say that. U mad?). At that time, I was a team leader in my graveyard shift (10 p.m. – 6 a.m.) which did not really had much problem with me.

And what more can I say? Aside from those 80,676 patrons from East Rutherford whom witnessed this event, which is considered as the second largest all-time Wrestlemania event in terms of attendance?

But only three things really stuck my mind. What are those?

18 March 2014

E-Libel Strikes Again!

2/22/2014 1:50:10 PM

(re-updated: 03/19/2014 5:03 PM - Ilang linggo na ang nakalipas ay nagbigay na ng hatol ang Supreme Court sa isyu ng Republic Act 10175 o ang Cybercrime Protection Act of 2012. Ilan sa mga probisyon ay dineklarang un-consitutional, samantalang ang ilan rin sa mga ito ay idineklarang 'constitutional,' kabilang na riyan ang kontrobersiyal na probisyon na nagsasaklaw sa online libel)

O ayan na. Nagdesisyon na.

At legal nga daw ang e-libel.

Kaso, ano na mangyayari? Marami bang masasawatang mga gago sa modernong lipunan?

16 March 2014

LATE Two Minutes!

3/16/2014 2:32:27 PM

"Judging a man's character should be based on weighing his good and bad sides, AND CERTAINLY NOT on neatness and perfection."

 
Bago ang lahat... mali ba ang pamagat ko? Dapat ba ay 'Late BY or LATE FOR Two Minutes?' Actually, mas mali ka. Magbasa ka muna kasi bago ka mag-react kung bakit LATE ang nakalagay sa halip na 'LAST TWO MINUTES' (At P.S.: hindi ako coliseum barker sa PBA para sumigaw niyan).

May isang hindi magandang balita: hindi siya nakagraduate.

Siya ba? OO, siya nga.

Photo credits: Rappler
Aba, wag kang magtatatawa d’yan. Akala mo ba nagpapakasarcastic o nangto-troll ako?

‘De seryosong usapan muna tayo.Ano nga ba kasi ang kasalanan ng nag-iisang Aldrin Jeff Cudia, ang first class cadet ng PMA at kabilang sana sa mga nagmartsa kaninang umaga sa Baguio bilang takda ng kanilang pagtatapos sa Philippine Military Academy?

Na-late lang daw kasi sa isang klase niya ng dalawang minuto.

Aba, leche? Two minutes lang siyang na-late? Na-dismiss kagad siya sa serbisyo?

15 March 2014

Expanded Throwback Weekend

‎03/‎08/‎2014 08:06:46 AM

When old school library just expanded their franchise, just like Magic 89.9 did. Yes, the thing we know as "Saturday Slam" is now slamming to even greater heights, if we're taking about the timeline of hits here.

14 March 2014

Flick Review: Bob Ong's ABNKKBSNPLAko?! the Movie

03/‎14/‎2014 12:32:47 AM


I can only express my insights on the movie adaptation of that Bob Ong book in two words: as both 'entertaining' and 'disappointment.'

13 March 2014

I-Ban Ang Mga Teleserye!

3/13/2014 9:14:02 PM

May usap-usapan. Actually, hindi, naging balita na pala siya: isang mambabatas raw ay nagpapanukala na i-ban ang mga Koreanovela sa sirkulasyon ng Philippine television.

Teka, ano kamo? I-ban ang mga teleserye na mula sa Korea? Nung una tong pumutok noong nakaraang buwan ay napa-PM sa Facebook ang isang college friend ko sa kanyang pagkainis. Hindi naman siguro sa kangang pagiging K-Pop, ano, pero ano naman ang punto para i-ban ang mga teleserye na galing sa South Korea?

Unfavorable time slot daw sabi ni Buhay representative Lito Atienza. Sa paglipana raw kasi ng mga ‘to, nawawala na raw ang mga lokal na teleserye sa Pilipinas.

Ha? Weh? Di nga?

11 March 2014

Feisty Returns

‎03/‎08/‎2014 08:31:12 AM

I wrote a piece similar to this a few months ago, only to have my cellphone get stolen. It's just good thing that I managed to recall the words there.

It's been three months since these two guys announced their return. And now, the universe is pounding on them as 'heels.'

It was during late December when both Brock Lesnar and Batista announced their comeback to the World Wrestling Entertainment, with the former preferring to do so in a much lesser hype, and much even distorted direction (he was also rumored to return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship). He first slated hat during the very last WWE Monday program of 2013.

09 March 2014

The Scene Around: Ellen's Opening Branch at Ermita, Manila

2/22/2014 11:50:20 AM

Here’s what I spotted last month.



It was the near-end of January when I personally strolled around the Ermita area to witness the opening of the Ellen’s aesthetics branch there. See more photos below.

08 March 2014

Scoring Bombs

‎03/‎08/‎2014 7:53:40 AM

Here's what we can describe to the week that was in the basketball world: bunch of scoring barrages (at least for the nth time).

07 March 2014

Tapos Na Ang G2B, Eh Ano Ngayon?

03/‎07/‎2014 9:49:48 PM

Ayan na, tapos na sila!!!

Kaso... eh ano ngayon? (HOY PUCHA SLICKMASTER, MANOOD KA NAMAN NITO PAG MAY TIME!)

LECHE! Wag nyo kong pilitin manood nyan. Iniistorbo nyo lang trabaho ko eh.

06 March 2014

Throwback: Tribute To Francis Magalona

3/6/2014 2:04:04 PM

It’s been six years when his untimely death shocked us. Mainstream fans, hip-hoppers, real artists, whoever you are. At least for once you appreciated his KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD under those THREE STARS AND A SUN; when he, a MAN FROM MANILA, wanted a GIRL like you to BE MINE (or should I say, “Be with him”). He really has a WHOLE LOTTA LOVIN' to warm those COLD SUMMER NIGHTS.

Yeah, talk about some kind of ‘reference bars,’ eh?

05 March 2014

Sisihin Ang Kalsada?

03/‎05/‎2014 ‎12:44:54 PM 

Sisihan ba ang kalsada sa katarantaduhan ng tao?


Alam mo, hindi na bago ang ganito eh. Para naman tayong nagagaguhan nito. Similar lang 'to sa mga gunggong na palamunin na palaging sinisisi ang gobyerno dahil sa di umano'y pagpapapabaya sa kanila sa kabila ng pagiging tamad at palaasa nila.

Masyado na yata tayong nilalamon ng ating pagiging parasite. Oo, ang utak natin ay parang ganun na. Isa nang parasitisimo.

Tama bang sisihin ang highway dahil sa naaksidente ka dala ng pagda-drive mo?

Teka, tama ba? Sisihin mo ang skyway dahil nahulog ka? Sabagay, may mala-bangin na paligid kasi eh. Ika nga, elevated highway.

Pero... ano ulit? TAMA BANG SISIHIN ANG KALSADA?

01 March 2014

The Review: Lego Movie

2/22/2014 3:25:10 PM

Hmm, since I was a kid, LEGO used to be one of my ultimate favourite toys (aside from Matchbox and its Asian version, TOMICA, of course) But Lego was more popular than anyone else, unless you’re a girl and of course, Barbie used to be the hit for you female kids out there.

But, a building block toy, turned out to be a movie? Say, it’s like I’ve been waiting this for more than a decade and a half from my imagination. Or did anyone like saw this coming before?