Mighty Meaty

Last night, I was a vicious carnivore. As much as I understand the plight of vegetarians, I could not turn down a good steak. The fact that it was free made it taste even better. Who would've thought that a bloody slab of cow seared on a grill would taste so bloody good? I was never really into rare steak, but after trying the steak at this place called "i Butteri" I changed my mind. One of our bosses decided to treat us to dinner last night. I did not bring my camera to take a picture of this glorious steak, nor did my phone have a camera to capture it's majestic beefiness. Instead, I will show you a picture from our first visit there a few months ago during the 'Caregiver' premiere in Rome:



It was a pretty surreal night. Sharon Cuneta and her entourage were 2 tables away from me and she directly in my line of sight. All I can say about her is that she is tupperware. Wait, why am I am talking about Sharon Cuneta? Erase erase.

The Correct Music Meme (The Ballad of Sean Foley - Maria Taylor)

Okay, my iPod was here the whole time. I'm going to do this the right way. Here's the proper post. Enjoy!


1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Randomly Tag people based on the first letter of the songs, consecutively,it has to be the start of their first name.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi (OK, this is starting out somewhat morbid again.)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Temperature - Aerosmith (Right now it's kinda chilly. Polarburr?)

WHAT IS 2+2?
ABC - The Jackson 5 (OMG! There's a line in this song that goes 2 + 2 is 4!!!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Around My Smile - Hope Sandoval & the Warm Intentions (Aww...)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Tira Me A Las Aranas - The Mars Volta (Yikes! Not the spiders, babe!)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails (Haay... ano ito, episode ng MMK?)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Longtime Sunshine - Rivers Cuomo (Metaphorically speaking...)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Root - Deftones (Puro... root?)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Dasal (Sa Gitna Ng Panganib) - Valley of Chrome (Naks... OPM. Reprazent Pinoy mital!!!)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Dominated Love Slave - Green Day (Oh yes... country hoedown at the ol' shotgun wedding. Yeeehaw!)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Killer Legs - Robert Rodriguez (This is from the Grindhouse: Planet Terror soundtrack. I guess all that leg shaving pays off in the end.)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
The Greatest Lie - Circa Survive (This can be seen as a philosophical interest. What is the greatest lie? Religion? Politics? The media? I ponder upon my rock.)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Make A Plan To Love Me - Bright Eyes (Oh no... she knows my secret!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Be My Angel - Mazzy Star (Kinda gay... but okay.)

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
I Shot William H. Macy - Head Automatica (Yeah... I'd be charged with murder. Unless you keep your mouths shut.)

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
In This Twilight - Nine Inch Nails (Twilight... zone??? Tanananah tanananah...)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Smoke Without Fire - Bright Eyes (Izdatlayk... dry ice?)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Missionary - Operation Ivy (Oh come on... I bet you're giggling too right now.)

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Stay - Goldfinger (If we're talking about foul odors, then yes.)

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
The Angels Hung Around - Rilo Kiley (Cool. Stay for the reception.)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Grace - Jeff Buckley (Oh yeah. Real scary. Chills to the bone. Brrr.)

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
End Of The Line - Metallica (Aba... may mga nakapila pala para sa akin? Hoy, bakit may mga lalake dito? Alis dyan!)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Check the Rhyme - A Tribe Called Quest (Yes, I need to check on the Rhyme. It's not friend's with the word 'Orange'.)

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Teardrop Shonen - Guitar Wolf (Meh.)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
The Ballad of Sean Foley - Maria Taylor (I guess I should change my name to Sean Foley.)

Meme v1 - (Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder)

I don't have my iPod on my right now. That's where I store a majority of my music. I usually load music, then delete it from my computer. So my selection is limited right now. I will have to do this again properly using my iPod music library... so away we go:

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Randomly Tag people based on the first letter of the songs, consecutively,it has to be the start of their first name.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
3 Ghosts I - Nine Inch Nails (Yes... just in time for Halloween.)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Dead Bodies - Rancid (Wow... this post is starting off very morbid.)

WHAT IS 2+2?
The Ice Is Getting Thinner - Death Cab for Cutie (Galing ko sa math.)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Take Warning - Operation Ivy (I don't get it.)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
The Sun and The Moon - Mae (Oh wow... just... wow.)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Please Don't Tell Her - Jason Mraz (Shhh... secret eh.)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Nothing Better - The Postal Service (Haha.)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
The Sound of Settling - Death Cab for Cutie (Aba...)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Outta My Mind - Rancid (Well... sometimes.)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Time Bomb - Rancid (Why not? It's very danceable.)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Edit - Regina Spektor (Pwede.)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
The Good Fight - Dashboard Confessional (Punch punch kick.)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
I Just Called To Say 'I Love You' - Stevie Wonder (Well, if I called you, it wouldn't be a secret, would it?)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Clockwatching - Jason Mraz (Baliktad ha.)

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Lock, Step, & Gone - Rancid (I suppose.)

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Standard Lines - Dashboard Confessional (Yes, they are killer.)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder (Do you mean Lateesha?)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Sleep Don't Weep - Damien Rice (Layo pards...)

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
For You To Notice - Dashboard Confessional (Anthem ng mga KSP.)

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
All Nightmare Long - Metallica (So when is this, exactly?)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Uh-Merica - Regina Spektor (Yeah, those idiots can be scary.)

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Saints and Sailors - Dashboard Confessional (Waiiit... sailors are usually dudes. Oh no!)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Silent Treatment - The Roots (dot dot dot)

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
As One - Rancid (As one... meaning 'nagiisa'? Pwede rin.)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder

*grumble*

A full bladder and long, bumpy bus ride along the cobble-stoned streets of Rome do not mix.

The view was really nice, though.

joke joke joke

Got this from a friend's blog. It was very poorly formatted, so I make did with what it is (Perpek gramur) If you need cheering up, read on. If not, you should still read on. Chickenjoy!


Mrs. Tanoy is a very kuripot Ilocana (no offense meant
to all Ilocanos). When her husband died, she inquired
with the newspaper, asking the price for the obituary.

The ad taker said: "300 pesos for 5 words."

She said: "Pwede ba 2 words lang? "Tanoy dead"

Ad taker: "No mam. 5 words is the minimum."

After thinking for a while, Mrs. Tanoy said: "Ok, para
sulit, ilagay mo,

"TANOY DEAD, TOYOTA FOR SALE "



Boy: Nay may ulam ba?
Nanay: Tignan mo na lang dyan sa ref, anak.
Boy: Eh wala naman tayong ref, di ba?
Nanay: O, e di wala tayong ulam. Konting common sense
naman dyan!



Caloy: Tay ,di ba sabi mo bibigyan mo ko ng P100 pag
pumasa ako sa Math?
Tatay: Oo. Bakit, pumasa ka ba?
Caloy: Gud news, tay! Di ka na gagastos ng P100.



Kano (trying to speak Tagalog): Meg-kanow isang kilow
mang-gow?
Tindero: One way.
Kano : Meg-kanow?
Tindero: I sed ONE WAY.
Kano : Aynowng ibig sabeyhin ng one way?
Tindero: Isang daan. Understang?!



Erap: Kalokohan! Di ako naniniwala! Walang taong ganun
kataba!
Loi: San ang balitang yan?
Erap: Dito sa dyaryo. Sabi; "British tourist lost 2000
pounds."



MMDA (with pen and ticket to a traffic violator):Name?
Foreigner Driver: Wilhelm Von Corgrinski Papakovitz.
MMDA: Ahhh okay...(sabay tago ticket)...Next time be
careful, ok?



BF: Sunduin kita mamaya ha. Bubusina nalang ako pag nasa
harap nako ng bahay nyo.
GF: Cge. Anong sasakyan ang dala mo?
BF: Wala. Busina lang...




Nag-aapply si Tomas na security guard...

Interviewer: Ang kailangan namin ay taong laging may
suspicious mind, highly alert, insistent personality,
strong sense of hearing with a killer instinct. Sa
tingin mo ba qualified ka?
Tomas: Sa palagay ko po hindi. Pwede po bang yun misis
ko nalang ang mag-apply?



Always remember, when SHE cancels a date, she HAS
TO.But....when HE cancels a date.....he HAS TWO.



Junior: Nay, bibili ako ng HIGH CAKE.
Nanay: Hindi high cake, anak. HOT CAKE yun.
Junior: Ok nay, watever. Pahingi nalang ng barya.
Nanay: Sige, kumuha ka nalang dyan sa SOLDIER BAG ko.



Pasyente: magkano ang facelift?
Doktora : complete treatment ay P145,000
Pasyente: mahal!!! ano bang pinakamurang treatment para
magmukha akong bata?
Doktora : heto tsupon, P20 lang!!



ORDER

Customer: waiter! bakit ang tagal ng order ko? ilan ang
cook nyo dito?
Waiter: ay, sir, wala pu kame cuk dito...pipse lang po!!



PROBLEMA NGA

Pasyente: Doc, may problema ako...tuwing alas otso ng
umaga dumudumi ako...
Doktor: so, anong problema doon?
Pasyente: Eh alas
nuwebe po ako nagigising.



CUSTOMER

A man was carrying 3 babies in a train. Lady sitting
next asked, "are they your babies?"
Man: "No, I work in a condom factory and these are
customer complaints!"



ACCIDENT

A lawyer driving on a highway notices a crowd in an
intersection. With his urge to get into the thick crowd
and see the action, he shouted, "I'M THE SON OF THE
VICTIM."
Upon hearing, the people made way for him to get
through.
There he saw, bloody and helpless lying in front of the
people...a pig bumped by a trailer truck!



PINTURA

Erap: Honey, nagpintura ako ng banyo.
Loi: Bakit dalawa ang suot mong jacket, ang init, init!!!
Erap: Sabi kasi sa label, for best results put on 2 coats.



MANNY PAKYAW

Reporter: Manny, anong bill ang gagawin mo kapag
congressman ka na?
Manny: Ano'ng yung tomotonog pagkatapos ng bawa't
round sa bukseng?

Meme III

I was going to post something else... but I realized that I haven't jumped that cliff yet. Kasi you guys jumped na. Of course, kailangan kong gumaya.

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?

I went to my first real concert. Edgefest in Ottawa, headlined by Green Day and the Foo Fighters. Left Canada to start a new life. Started my first year at DLSU and met my brothers from other mothers. Discovered the Philippines once again.

2. What 5 things are on my to-do list today?

Stop, look, listen. Breathe... and stop.

3. Snacks I enjoy:

Normally salty stuff like popcorn, Chippy, cornick, potato chips. Hmm... what a boring list. Let's spice it up. I like fried cockroaches dipped in hotsauce, frogs legs in worshhchchchhcshire shauce(however it's pronounced), a slice of watermelon topped with mustard and parmesan between two slices of white bread, balut with vanilla icecream, a baked potato stuffed with green mango and chutney.

4. Places I've lived:

Canberra, Las Pinas, Ottawa, Saronno, Milan, Slough(for 3 months), Rome

5. Things I'd do if I were a billionaire:

Buy happiness. (Don't pronounce that sentence with a French accent.)

6. People I want to know more about:

Look in the mirror.

Time is never time enough

I thought the clocks were changing this morning. I came to work 1 hour late today. Haha. Can't blame me though... I got an email from one of our supervisors that had this as the subject line:

"DST to end this Sunday"

But if you read the email closely, he says "Sunday, October 26." Nyek. Maybe he did it on purpose to see if we really read our emails? Good thing I wasn't the only victim.

Looks like it's the start of a busy day.

*EDIT* I forgot to add... when I logged into Sametime Connect earlier (the intercompany IM client), our Managing Director just happened to be online on a Sunday morning. Knowing him... he was online just to check what time we'd come into work today. Shet na malagket!!!

Ronald Mcdonald's invisible grip

I've literally slept though this whole day. Still have a bit of a hangover from last night. <3 What a great way to spend my day off :)

This is probably what it feels like to be a call center agent.

Nabangongot ako! Sometime in the afternoon, I dreamt that my door suddenly swung open and someone walked it. I opened my eyes, but I was paralyzed(that rhyme was unintentional). I didn't see the person who walked in. In fact, I don't think anyone walked in at all. I remember trying to move... trying to scream... but I couldn't. I was frozen, but my eyes were open. The thing is, it didn't feel like a dream. It felt real. This has happened many times before. The worst is when it happens late at night. The feeling can be described as... pure terror. It's different from being frightened because that usually happens when your mind plays tricks on you (Ay, may mumu dyan! Takot ako!). I use the word terror because being paralyzed and aware of what is happening around you is a really bad feeling. Since it's happened so many times, I know how to deal with it already. I previously thought it was something supernatural and external, but I read somewhere that the 'bangongot' paralysis happens biologically because at one point in time, our ancestors slept in trees. The sleep paralysis occurred to prevent us from falling from the branches. I don't know if this theory is true, but it's good enough for me. I also read that when the 'bangongot' happens, don't panic. I think that's how some people die from 'bangongot', when they panic and have some sort of heart attack. So I just lay there, cool as a cucumber. To regain control of your body, I learned that it starts with the toes. Start wiggling them. Something about them being the body part farthest from the brain leaves them the least susceptible to paralysis. It works though.

When I finally crawled out of bed, my belly told me to get some food. I just put on whatever was lying around since it was 8pm and I'm not out there to impress nobody then I walked out the door. I had no clue where to get food. I just let my feet do the walking to lead me wherever. Instinctively, I ended up at Mcdo. I don't know why. I think that happens whenever I don't have a particular craving. Walang kamatayang Mcdo. The walk to Mcdo was really nice and refreshing. There was a cool breeze that reminded me that it's Autumn, one of my favorite seasons. It was still rush hour and the nearest Mcdo was at the always busy Rome Termini train station. As I walked through the crowds of tourists and rush hour traffic, I suddenly missed Manila. In two months time I'll be there again to continue our love/hate relationship. Until then, I've got some travelling to do. My feet are getting itchy. And I just remembered: May nunal nga pala ako sa paa.

I want to see you after class. Alone.

This arrived in the mail today. I'm CELTA certified, biyaaaaatch!


(to complete the teacher aura, i put on glasses to make me look smarter)

If yo' ass wants to get schooled in spokening dollars, holla atcha boieee. Azyuken si, mai inglish es purrrpek. Apir!

;)

Fantasy becomes reality

I saw this feature earlier on TFC for the most amusing footwear company evarrr. So I googled them and this is what I found. Is it possible to fall in love with a shoe? Haytinkso...



Click here for hapipit heben

Lolabets... kung ito ang gagamitin mong pang-hapipit sa akin... swing away. :)



Whether shoe or fruit
Nourishing and comforting
Panalo tayo

haiku'd do this again and again...

Ok, so I was supposed to see John Legend and The Cure for free tonight, but there was a buttload of people at the Piazza so I'm pretty sure it would've been impossible to see them for they would have looked like ants. But that's ok, I saw something much much better tonight. *smiley face*



ispitslez ako
sa iyong kagandahan
buti nascreenshot

haiku'd do this all night...

So I've been inspired to take photos again. I went out earlier to do some night photography. I'm not too happy with the results. I feel 'rusty' like I haven't picked up my camera in ages. I went out with a tripod. Wheee long exposure.



Haikus are fun. I think I'll make it a habit to end every entry with one.



Night falls sooner now
Light the end of the tunnel
January star

uno, dos tres are on fire!

I'm planning on meditating under a Bodhi tree for the next 3 weeks.

I will, however, try to take 5 minute breaks every day to post a blog entry.

I'll end this one with a haiku.



Tonight I'm alone
Beer and chippy to consume
Wish I had my fruit

Random Ramblings at 1:17am

I just had 3 pints of lager with my new "boss" and my colleagues from Milan and the U.S. offices. I typed this all earlier offline. I wish I could type more but my colleagues have an early meeting tomorrow morning so I have to turn over the keys to the office:



I'm typing this all offline. My wireless connection here keeps dropping and it's bugging me. The IT guys have been here at the office since yesterday and they've been doing all these weird things to our office internet connection. It was all working fine before they got here; when they leave tomorrow it best be fixed lest my foot meets their asses.

I'm still amazed/amused that Kimbo Slice got KTFO last Saturday by an relatively unknown fighter. It was hilarious.

i'm going crazy without a certain someone. hint: her nickname refers to a fruit.

I bought a Smart sim card at the Smart sponsored event yesterday. It was a bit of an impulse buy; I saw their flier and compared the prices to my current sim card. Their rates are much cheaper than what I have right now so I forked out the cash. 10 euro lang naman, may kasama nang 6 euro load. Huway nat? After examining the card, I read the tiny print that says "it only works on 3G phones, sucker." Or something along those lines. As you ma

The temperature has dropped alarmingly ever since the hard rainfall last Saturday. I don't have my winter clothes here so I had to take a TFC jacket from our inventory. Medyo nababaduyan akong isuot sya sa labas ng office. It's either that or freeze my isabetlogs off.

I wonder if the temperature will rise again? I hope it does...

o canada... (part I)

betlog's mention of canadian bands in my previous post prompted me to look for old songs that remind me of good times. thanks to youchoob, these songs are a few keyboard strokes and mouse clicks away. if you miss that 90s "alternative" sound in a canadian flavour, read on...


sloan - the good in everyone

i love songs with hand-claps. if i were in a band, every song would have hand-claps. seriously. the intro to the video for this song is a bit long, so you can fast forward to about 2:10 to go straight to the muzak.


rusty - misogyny

yes, the video is all about male prostitutes and their male clientele. awesome song nonetheless. charing!


treble charger - even grable

i like the intro to this song. i think the band was more known for their song 'red' but that song is kind of a downer to post.


age of electric - enya

another sweet but simple opening riff. don't remember much about this band except maybe two other songs...


i mother earth - raspberry

i've always liked this band. never really liked their name but the same can be said about a lot of good bands. there are urinals in the background of this video. how convenient! i have a weak bladder.


moist - gasoline

i saw this band play live about 10 years ago at edgefest in ottawa. david usher seemed kinda full of himself. i remember he released a solo album shortly after but i don't remember if it was good or not. all i remember was that there was a fish on the cover. err... he was holding a fish. or something. kay lansa.


our lady peace - starseed

now here's a band i really liked. this song in particular reminds me of many a morning in canada as i would get ready for school, as it gave me LSS in the 7th or 8th grade. good times, good times.


hayden - bad as they seem

this song is chill. i remember trying to learn how to play this song and being 'plaburgast' since you have to tune the guitar down one full step, and then tune the lowest string down to a G! as flo-rida would say, that's "low low low low low." the two lowest strings would be G strings. yes that sounds funny but i say it with a straight face. TWO G STRINGS. it's true.

someone who'll make me laugh.
someone to be my better half.
keep me warm under the sack.
share with me my midnight... snack.