Hey...

I'll be "shooting from the hip" and writing down the first thing that comes to mind, with minimal editing so here goes...

"Steal My Sunshine" by Len (thanks Dylan for telling me the band name) is playing in NU107.5 and it has been a really long while since I heard this song. Years. If I remember the MTV, it had this happy looking guy and this girl doing the vocals. The girl looked liked a battered girlfriend of the happy looking guy, if you ask me.

Just got two Sigur Ros CDs from HK courtesy of my mother. Yes, I listen to Sigur Ros. For those interested, they're a group from Iceland. Nice music, a far cry from what I usually listen to. But I do enjoy their music, and I have to credit a book I read for opening my eye to this band. The book is "Some Kind Of Monster" by Joe Berlinger with Greg Milner. The book is a behind the scenes look at the making of the Metallica film "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" (which I've also watched and own a copy thanks to Maica). There was a part in the book that says that the remaining members of Metallica went to a Sigur Ros concert and were blown away by the band. So I looked up Sigur Ros... and liked the music.

Anyway Maica left for the States again. Sorta pissed off and depressed. This shouldn't be happening. But the die has been cast, yadda yadda yadda. We've both got to do our best to resolve whatever issues are keeping us apart. And believe me, we are resolving them.

That's all. For now.

Out.

Which Supervillain Are You?

Got this off Third's blog.




Your results:
You are Mr. Freeze

Mr. Freeze 59% Venom 58% Dr. Doom 54% Apocalypse 48% Lex Luthor 47% Dark Phoenix 46% The Joker 43% Magneto 43% Juggernaut 41% Two-Face 41% Riddler 36% Kingpin 31% Green Goblin 29% Catwoman 29% Poison Ivy 26% Mystique 21%

You are cold and you think everyone else should be also, literally.

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

My Views...

I can be overly opinionated and very critical of things, people, issues, and other things. But I choose not to. Why bother? Everybody has an opinion and some are more vocal than others.

I choose not to be as vocal. Or not be as vocal to people I don't really know or give a damn about. Because what should they care what I think? And why should I tell them?

I've encountered lots of people who will just jump in on any conversation and offer their two cents. This I find rude, specially if they think they are the absolute and only authority on the subject matter. Just freaking annoys the living (and watery) sh*t outta me.

And these people act so damn arrogant, what's up with that? If they think they're better than you they won't even try to get along with you. No thanks, I'd rather not associate with people like that. I've learned how to get along with others, but I draw the line with arrogant sons (and daughters) of soulless b*tches.

I'd rather not get my already short temper up with people like that. I let them be, but stew inside because the world is unfair. Unfair because those vocal, arrogant people usually get ahead of me because lets face it, people in power love seeing "ambitious" people. The latter are usually ambitious not because they want to be the best, but usually because they just crave the power and the glory and the fame. They don't even have to be good at what they do, they just have to look like they're good.

Image is everything, substance is nothing.

Sadly I am more of a substance person than an image person. I'd rather let my actions (and works) speak for themselves. Because I know if I brag or become arrogant, people who are better than me (and I do know that there are more people better than me in higher positions) will see right through the act and look at the work I do. And I'd rather walk the walk than talk the talk.

Anyway enough of that rant, it is Friday today. TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) and, as I learned from my mom, SHABU (Salamat Hesus At Biyernes Ulit).

Everything seems to be falling in place these past few weeks. The "stars are aligning" and all that jazz. My head's getting clearer as to the things I have to do these coming months. Now all that's left is for luck to help me out. Big time.

Out.

Something Light...

I've been slacking on my gym commitment. Last week I only managed to go once, the week before, twice. I did have some valid reasons (I stayed up late at work Thursday night and was too tired come Friday, I was lazy, it was election day and I was out of town).

Speaking of elections, I once again did not. Still haven't registered myself as a voter, still have no plans to vote. I'm pretty sure there are those who would say it's my duty as a citizen to vote, and that I should not complain about the government running this country because I don't. But...

I pay taxes. I have just as much a right to bitch and complain about the government I AM FUNDING WITH PART OF MY SALARY than the person who votes who gets to play with MY HARD-EARNED MONEY.

Anyway back to the gym. This week I'll try to go my regular thrice a week. I was supposed to go today, Tuesday, with my officemate but I'd rather sleep and rest. I can go MWF. I'm varying the program I initially got. Why? Because it's getting boring. I'm changing some exercises, increasing weight in some, decreasing reps in some, and varying the intensity during my cardio.

It's tiring, specially since I always complain of lack of sleep. I do lack sleep but try as I might, every night I just cannot sleep earlier than 11pm. Dammit.

So what's the point of this blog? Nothing.

I'm just stretching my fingers while working. Back to work, then.

Out.

Got this off a forum I frequent (actually its my high school class' forum) and I answered it at the office while waiting for my renders to finish. It is currently Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 2:32am. Yes, I'm still at work.

"ok. so you have a movie made about your life. you need a soundtrack.

here are the rules

RULES:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Media Player, iPod, Winamp etc.)
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing.
5. When you go to the next question,press the next button.
6. Don’t lie and pretend you’re cool just type in what song really came out"

Here's how mine went... I copied this directly off my post at the forum.

"sali ako. i'm still at work, it's 2:25am i've got nothing to do but wait for my renders to complete before i composite them... most of the lyrics i got online. sorry sa mga maling lyrics.

A. Opening credits:
Dream Theater, Awake - Voices

"'Love, just don't stare'he used to say to me every Sunday morning"


B. Waking up:
Jimi Hendrix, Experience Hendrix - Red House

"There's a Red House over yonder, that's where my baby stays..."


C. First Day of School:
Metallica, St. Anger - Some Kind of Monster

"These are the eyes that can't see me
These are the hands that drop your trust
These are the boots that kick you around
This is the tongue that speaks on ths inside
These are the ears that ring with hate
This is the face that'll never change
This is the fist that grinds you down
This is the voice of silence no more"

ah, teen angst...


D. Falling in love:
Sandwich, 4-Track Mind - Everyone Suspects

"Everyone suspects, you're always the last to know..."


E. First song:
Megadeth, Countdown to Extinction - Architecture of Aggression

"Great nations built from the bones of the dead,
With mud and straw, blood and sweat,
You know your worth when your enemies
Praise your architecture of aggression."


F. Breaking up:
Sandwich, Thanks to the Moon's Gravitational Pull - Right Now

"You know what I want to do to you
You know what you want to do to me..."

seems apt...


G. Prom:
Pinwheel, Pinoy Blonde OST - Masayang Kalungkutan

"Hindi inaasahan pangyayaring sa ating inaasahan" (or something liket that)

WTF?!? i don't even listen to this album anymore... damned iPod...


H. Life:
Homebase, Cafe Del Mar Volume 14 - Dzihan & Kamien

pahamak, i haven't even listened to this song yet. seems interesing, though.


I. Mental breakdown:
Metallica, S&M - The Call of Ktulu

purely instrumental... puwede... puwede...


J. Driving:
Eraserheads, Anthology - Superproxy

"sawa ka na ba sa mga hassle sa buhay mo
ayaw mo na bang mag-isip para sa sarili
tinatamad ka ng bumyahe
ang gusto mo'y nakahiga na lang"

puwede rin...


K. Flashback:
Faith No More, The Platinum Collection - I Started A Joke

"And I looked at the skies
Running my hands
Over my eyes
And I fell out of bed
Cursing my head
For things that Ive said"

astig. lovely coincidence.

L. Getting back together:
Eraserheads, Anthology - Tuwing Umuulan At Kapiling Ka

ika nga ni Dylan, "I swear I didn't rig this."


M. Wedding:
Jimi Hendrix, Experience Hendrix - Dolly Dagger

"Here comes Dolly Dagger
Her love's so heavy, gonna make you stagger.
Dolly Dagger, she drinks her blood from a jagged edge...
Been riding broomsticks since she was fifteen
Blow out all the other witches on the scene.
She got a bull whip, just as long as your life.
her tongue can even scratch
the soul out of the devil's wife."

er, i don't know if this is a good sign or what...


N. Birth of a child:
Corrosion of Conformity, Wiseblood - Wiseblood

"When I was young some wise fool told me
live & learn but nothing comes for free
so I did what I could when I was able
to keep the truth away from our table"

interesting...


O. Final battle:
Corrosion of Conformity, Deliverance - Señor Loco

"So hard to be a fighter when your hands are always tied."

guess i lose the final battle.


P. Death scene:
Black Sabbath, The Best of Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral

"Reflex in the sky warn you you're gonna die
Storm coming, you'd better hide from the atomic tide
Flashes in the sky turns houses into sties
Turns people into clay, radiation minds decay"

sa wakas, a black sabbath song! and perfectly timed, too...


Q. Funeral song:
Homelands, Cafe Del Mar Volume 14 - Nitin Sawhney

WTF?!? FDNA!!! patalo... first time i've heard this song too...
parang ayos naman, sounds latino (should it sound latino?
just copied this album from my officemate)


R. End credits:
Dave Matthews Band, Listener Supported - Two Step

"Celebrate we will
Because life is short but sweet for certain
Were climbing two by two
To be sure these days continue,
The things we cannot"

puwede na rin. feel good closing song for a strange life."