I'm Back!

microdot sleeve: This is just a test writing. I'm conditioning my head and ears on some new materials. It's been a long time, a very long time (about a year and almost 5 months of no hi's and ho's). I guess I've been struck by what they call a mental block. Or maybe, I just got busy on being a husband and a dad.

Anyway, just last month, Death Angel (a Filipino-American thrash-metal band) was here along with Anthrax. They played at Amoranto Stadium. Here's Death Angel on "Seemingly Endless Time" off their 1990 album "Act III." I guess Aris and Cyrus will love this. The riffs are great with its out-of-time tempo. I hope I could come back here and write more often. Enjoy for the meantime!

Twenty-O-Nine...

Microdot Sleeve: Nothing much to say about January's first leg, but I wanted to reminisce things that happened last year. Things that I wanted to write but don't have enough time. Things that I’ve said, yet nobody wanted to listen. Things that I heard but I really don't understand, etc, etc.

Recently, I'm into watching cartoons and anime, (Avatar:The Last Air Bender and Naruto Shippuden are some of my favorites.) Anyway, Naruto Uzumaki (Uzumaki Naruto) is the title character and main protagonist of the series "Naruto". Although he is only a Genin of Konohagakure, he is trained as a sage and thus is one of the village's most powerful ninja. He is the only son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, a member of Team Kakashi, and the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.

Naruto was born as the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki. Before his birth, they had decided to name him after the main character in Jiraiya's first book, hoping their son would be as great a ninja as the character was, which made Jiraiya Naruto's godfather. Soon after his birth, however, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacked Konoha. To save the village, Minato engaged the Nine-Tails in combat and sacrificed his life by sealing it within Naruto, to which Minato believed that his son would someday have use for it. Naruto was left to grow up knowing nothing of his parents, receiving only his mother's last name since Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, felt that it was best that nobody knew that he was related to the Fourth Hokage.

Before Minato died, he asked that the villagers of Konoha to view Naruto as a hero who had helped to stop the Nine-Tails. While few of the villagers did as he asked, most instead openly resented him for containing the monster that had destroyed their home. In light of this, Hiruzen decreed that nobody should ever speak of the Nine-Tails sealed within Naruto, hoping that their children would not resent him as they did. The children, however, followed their parents' lead, despite not knowing why. Iruka Umino would be one of the few exceptions, who was always compassionate to Naruto's plight. For this, Naruto came to view Iruka as the father-figure he never had.

The Maguindanao massacre, also known as the Ampatuan massacre (after the town where the mass graves were found), occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao province, on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The victims were about to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town. Mangudadatu was challenging Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan, Jr., son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan, Sr., in the forthcoming Maguindanao gubernatorial election, part of the national elections in 2010. The 57 people killed included Mangudadatu's wife, his two sisters, journalists, lawyers, aides, and motorists who were witnesses or were mistakenly identified as part of the convoy.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called the Maguindanao massacre the single deadliest event for journalists in history. At least 34 journalists are known to have died in the massacre. In a statement, CPJ executive director Joel Simon noted that the killings, "appears to be single deadliest event for the press since 1992, when CPJ began keeping detailed records on journalist deaths." The CPJ further noted that, "Even as we tally the dead in this horrific massacre, our initial research indicates that this is the deadliest single attack on the press ever documented by CPJ."

A Dam(ned) Nation...
(The unbelievable wrath of typhoon Ondoy)

Metro Manila had never seen a typhoon like it. It was undoubtedly the worst flood that Manila had ever seen. The floodwa­ters did not choose whom to hit or where to go. Rich or poor, everyone was affected. The news and pictures are really very grim.
We know that places in Metro Manila like Malabon, Marikina, Pasay City and Cainta, normally gets flood­ed... but not like this! Water covered the first floors and in some areas, even the second floors of houses! And places that were never before flooded, like the Katipunan Avenue, Ayala Avenue, Eastwood, Green-hills, Magallanes Village, the Valle Verde Villages, Green-meadows, Xavierville, Ka­mias, Loyola, Aurora Bou­levard and many more were under waist and even chest deep of water.

Camp Aguinaldo from air looked like a big lake. Buses and cars in EDSA near Connecticut Street, Greenhills were submerged in flood wa­ter. How can these things hap­pen? People were on their roofs just to keep from drowning. Men were tightrope walking in the electrical and telephone lines on top of the Meralco posts! People were stranded in the streets, inside their cars, in malls, in train stations! Everything was so sudden. The worst hit seem to be those families who were at their homes on a rainy Saturday of September 26 near the Mariki­na and Pasig Rivers, they were really devastated. It was so heart breaking!
As I watched the news, I saw how people lost their loved ones and their homes. I heard how the rescue workers were overwhelmed. They said that they have never seen anything like it. According to the weath­ermen, the amount of rainfall that normally falls in a month during rainy season in Metro Manila, fell in the span of six hours!

That was why the flood came without warning. But now, there are reports that the main cause of the devastation is someone’s error or wrong decision (thinking it will save one area but without thinking or expecting the damage it could do to other parts of the country). These unverified re­ports point out that someone decided to release water from the La Mesa and Angat Dams without warning and in a short time that brought about the suddenness of the rising of floodwaters.

From: Everythingfromheretothere.com (by William Patrick Corgan)

A Bow of Gratitude and a Sprinkle of Thanks...

I am thankful for You being You. Whatever decisions You have made in this world have only helped me to better understand mine. I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to You through the mediums of sound and words, pictures and Light. I am humbled by my commitment to the progress of the planet. I am thankful to my ancestors, who endured many hardships that are beyond my understandings, yet have helped keep the flame alive within me. I am grateful to any-One on this planet who is committed to Peace for All. I am thankful for every-One I’ve ever come in contact with. You have helped me immeasurably on my journey from Here to There. I am thankful that God sees enough in me to keep me going for yet another day. Thank you Lord for this beautiful day. I am thankful for all the artists who have inspired me to try harder, to push myself more, and to aspire to be my very best. I am still trying, but I shall get there someday. I am thankful for my many families, whether intact or disbanded. I carry all of You in my heart wherever I go. I am thankful to myself for having the courage to keep going, even when my environment may have encouraged me to do otherwise. It is the voice of heart that has guided me through every shadowed valley. I am grateful to my many teachers who took the time and energy to show me a better way. Thank you for helping free me from limited conceptions of life and Love. I am thankful to the Sun that heals me, and to the Moon that reminds me of who I am. I am thankful for the indigenous tribes of the Earth who keep our true history alive and hold the secrets for our future. I am thankful for all the mystics, seers, sages, poets, channels, and innocents who help the many voices of God come thru to us with humility. Thank you for your service to the planet. I am thankful to all my lovers who taught me about Love and the absence of love. I am thankful to all my partners who taught me there is no such thing as compromise when you stand in the Light. I am thankful to anyone who has ever given me a chance. That’s all I have ever wanted. I am really grateful to anyone who has ever given me a second chance. Thank you for remembering I am human and partially designed to fail. I am also thankful for laughter, puppies, babies, rainbows, sugar-free desserts, beautiful women, rules that need to be broken, long walks at night, strong hugs from a loved one, hope, clean power, any song that endures, heroes, zeros, Ronnie James Dio, gorgeous sunsets, slow dawns, good company, and a good meal. I am thankful for all of it: for every single piece of consciousness that is vibrating in harmony. May there be many more wonderful symphonies to come.

Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins

Let the dead bury their dead.....

microdot sleeve: An old saying: "A-anhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo?"

Today is what they call "All Saint's Day", and there's a lot of flowers, candles and prayers for people's departed loved ones. I'm glad I'm not part of that old tradition anymore when people visit their departed friends and families graves.

Think about this.....

Do dead people need prayers?

Do dead people need those candles and flowers?

Imagine this.....

A man had sinned for all his life, and after he died, people would go and pray for him.

Will he be save by other people's prayers?

Those flowers which people called respect, will it do anything for the dead? People should respect their loved ones when they are still alive and people should pray for the living and not the dead. But, there are two things which I still remember from that old tradition beside people's hypocrisy or culture of pretense: kite flying and an old tree in a cemetery where I carved some thoughts from the heart.

Kumusta Dear?

Marami ang nagkamustahan sa araw na ito. Mga buhay at mga patay. Marami akong nakitang naglalakad kanina papuntang sementeryo. Ang ilan ay may dalang mga bulaklak na ang pangalan ay respeto. Aanhin kaya ng patay yun mga bulaklak? Aamuyin kaya nila yun at sasabihin, "Wow! Ang gaganda nito at hmmmm! Ang bango!" Sana noong buhay pa yun patay dun siya nirespeto. Mga bulaklak ang nasa puntod niya, pero nung buhay siya, sinisigaw-sigawan lang siya ng asawa niya o ng mga anak niya o ng pamilya niya na sila rin ang nag-aalay ng mga bulaklak sa kanyang puntod kapag dumarating ang araw na gaya ngayon. Nakakatawang kapaimbabawan at pakitang tao. Respeto daw sa mga patay. Mga patay na wala ng malay sa mundo ng mga buhay?

Maraming pinakitang ibat-ibang mukha sa akin ang araw na ito. Mayroong nagsamantala, may basura, may nakatiwang-wang na, may nabubulok pa, may hindi naman mabulok-bulok, may naghambalang na, may nagliyab pa, may artista at nagsasaranggola, may pulitikong namumulitika pa, may nananalangin, etc, etc. Ang alam ko, wala ng maidadagdag pa ni maibabawas man ang buhay sa isang namatay na. Ang buhay, alam niya na siya ay mamamatay. Pero ang patay, may alam ba? Kung nag-iisip lang sana ang mga tao.

Sa katapus-tapusan ng mga pangyayari tungkol sa mga patay, ang sabi sa balita ng isang reporter ay kapiling na daw ng mga patay ang Maykapal. Ang alam ko, kapiling na ng mga patay ang makapal.....

.....Ang makapal na lupa.

Here's Daniel Johns and the rest of Silverchair. Three kids from Australia who made it to the top. They were just sixteen years old when their debut album "Frogstomp" was released in 1995. I remember some years ago, they did a show here in the Philippines at the U.P. Theater. Off their 1996 album "Freak Show," here's "Cemetery," a song about a phone call away, about an escort service and the red light district.

Cemetery
Daniel Johns
Silverchair

Need a change
Not to imitate
But to irritate
All the ones who hate

I may be late
Always seem to get the wrong date
Well, I guess it's fate

I live in a cemetery
Full of good will and integrity
You see, I have no specialty

Here's your warning
I'll give you click click boom

I live in a cemetery
I need a change
Not to imitate
But to irritate

I live in a cemetery

Nothing's new except, this site uploads much faster now than before. I've cut some images on the sidebar and made some updates on song videos. Anyway, I found a Smashing Pumpkins video of the song "Drown" and paste it at the sidebar. Hope everyone enjoy this.

Watch me bleed.....

Nothing to write nowadays but this. I'm into watching some cartoons on television lately. Avatar, Spongebob, etc. Some months back, I found this video with a "Tears for Fears" song "Watch Me Bleed" off their 1983 album "The Hurting." One day, I found myself burning some CD's with this song. I guess I miss the 80's a lot. Anyway, enjoy the music and the video.

The Seeds Need Sunlight.....

Sad news of the passing of celebrity figures has unfortunately been coming in droves over the past week. The recent tragic deaths of high profile figures such as Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and even pitchman Billy Mays have generated a lot of media attention, outpourings of support from fans, and plenty of discussion about their lives and accomplishments. Another musician and friend of the Pumpkins passed away last Thursday, but drew slightly less media attention. Sky Saxon, the founder of the 1960's psychedelic garage band The Seeds died in Austin, Texas of a suspected infection of internal organs at the age of 72. Pumpkins fans will most likely recognize Sky from his appearance alongside Billy and Jimmy in the band's 2008 video for "Superchrist." He was the guest bass guitarist seen jamming the opening notes of the song and rocking out the tune throughout the video. Billy Corgan had a very strong personal relationship with Sky outside of just their musical connection, and his passing comes a very sad news.

Sky began his music career under the name Little Richie Marsh, singing doo-wop songs in the early 1960's. He experimented with several different bands before joining forces with Jan Savage, Darryl Hooper, Jeremy Levine, and Rick Andridge to form the act known as The Seeds in the early days of the psychedelic movement in 1965. Their two most widely known hits were "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and "Pushin' Too Hard," (seen below) which reached the top forty charts in the United States in 1967. Shortly thereafter, however, Saxon disbanded The Seeds to pursue his "Sky Saxon Blues Band" project. After just one album under that moniker, The Seeds would re-unite to continue writing and releasing music into the late 1960's. They would also release sporadic albums throughout the 70's, 80's, 90's, and even into the 2000's while Sky experimented with solo albums and side projects of various forms. According to Saxon's website, there are thirty six albums or EP's officially attributed to him and the different projects he embarked upon over the years. The most recent of these releases was The Seeds' 2008 album "Back to the Garden."

The Seeds performing "Pushin' Too Hard" in 1967.

The Seeds played a very important role in the development of the psychedelic era of rock n' roll music. It's impossible to measure just how far a band's influence spreads, but they received shout outs in the form of a cover of "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" from acts as wide-ranging as Alex Chilton, Garbage, The Ramones, and Yo La Tengo. The Seeds themselves were heavily influenced by the Rolling Stones, and drew comparisons as the "American version of the Rolling Stones." They were among the first American bands (along with The Charlatans, Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane, and others) to take the blues and R & B base provided by bands like the Rolling Stones and experiment with it, trying to replicate the affects of drug experimentation in their music. The Seeds were based out of Los Angeles, close to the heart of the psychedelic rock movement in San Francisco. While their music may have been more popular at that time within the local California psychedelic scenes than it was on a national scale, they were certainly among the pioneers who laid the groundwork for many of the hit acts of the late 1960's and 1970's.

From: www.smashingpumpkins.com

Skins.....

Microdot Sleeve: In computer, skin is a piece of software that enables the user to change the appearance of images produced by existing software without changing their function. In music, another term for percussion drums, especially in a jazz band.

Back in the 80's, I was into New Wave and stuffs until I got hooked to Rush's music, a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. One time in the 90's, Vig and I had some conversations about jazz, and zildjian, and drums. I told him that I knew a guy(not personally) who played drums better than any drummer that time, and that is Neil Peart. Last week, I found this on youtube, a 3D animation of Rush's "YYZ" off their 1981 album "Moving Pictures" an album full of synthesizers and a lot of drums.

Half Note: Presenting... The Dead Pop Star!
Sounds like an introduction for a new wave band on stage, but the truth is, Michael Jackson is dead. He was pronounced dead earlier this afternoon at the UCLA Medical Center. I remember the british rock wave band Bolshoi, famous with their song "Away" and "Sunday Morning," had a live version of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." Also, Jackson's famous "Moonwalk" was an adlib steps of street dance like "Strutt" and "Breakdance" back in the 80's. Well anyway, I heard the news saying that, though he earned a billion dollars for the past 4 decades of his career, he died broke, and renting a home in L.A. with $500 million of debt.

Pahawak naman. No touch.....

Microdot Sleeve: Ang (Pahawak naman. No touch.....) ay maikling linya ng isang kanta noong dekada 70.

Noong kasagsagan ng nakakahawang sakit na SARS, taong 2003, ay nagkaroon ng kautusan ang mga simbahan na umiwas muna sa paghalik, paghipo, etc., sa mga santo o imahe. Kamakailan, dahil sa bagong sakit na kumakalat at nakakahawa, ang Influenza A(H1N1) virus, ipina-iiiwas munang muli ang mga tao sa paghipo, paghalik, etc., sa mga santo o imahe. Eh kung talagang utos ng Dios na humalik, dumalangin, etc., sa mga santo, bakit naman ipinapaiwas ang mga tao kahit na may sakit pang kumakalat at nakakahawa? Syempre, kung talagang may utos ang Dios na humalik sa santo at mga imahe, walang mangyayaring masama sa tao. Hindi mahahawa ang sino mang taong gagawa ng paghalik sa mga santo. Ang kaso, wala naman talagang utos ang Dios na ganoon, na humalik sa santo, dumalangin sa santo, etc. Kasuklamsuklam pa nga sa Dios ang gawaing ganoon (Deuteronomio 5:7-9).

Paano naman kaya isasagawa ang "banal na halik", na sinasabi sa Roma 16:16 at pangunahing ginagamit bilang pambati ng isang samahan, na ito daw ay beso-beso o shake hands lalo't ngayon na may H1N1 na nakakahawa? Ipapatigil din kaya nila ang kanilang beso-beso o shake hands? Kung ipapatigil nila, papaano kaya nila masusunod ang sinasabi sa talata? Noong araw, ang pambati daw nila ayon sa kanilang babasahin ay ang pangalan ng kanilang samahan, iyon daw kasi ang opisyal na pambati. Lately, beso-beso o shake hands na daw. Kahit pangalan o beso-beso, mali pareho. At kung mali daw ang beso-beso, ano daw ang tama, tanong ng isa nilang Ministro. Ha? Sila ang pangunahing gumagamit ng talatang Roma 16:16, nakadikit pa nga noon sa kanilang mga sasakyan ang sticker na Roma 16:16, tapos hindi pala nila alam ang kahulugan ng sinasabi sa talata na "magbatian ng banal na halik". Kaya hindi nakapagtataka, na halos wala ka ng makita na ganoong sticker sa kanilang mga sasakyan. Napalitan na ng banderang may tatlong kulay at kandelero. Kailangan talaga nila ng kandelero para sa kandila dahil nasa ka-Diliman sila.

Ang Mangmang (The Fool).....

Microdot Sleeve: Some years ago, nagkaroon ng Bible Expo sa Valenzuela City, may nagtanong kay Bro. Eli at nagpakilalang atheist. Papaano daw mapapatunayan ni Bro. Eli na totoo ang sinasabi ng Biblia? Sabi ni Bro. Eli, "Sa Genesis, sabi ng Biblia, nilalang ng Dios ang Langit at Lupa, ayan ang Langit, tumingala ka at makikita mo ang Langit, ayan ang Lupa, nakatayo ka mismo sa Lupa." Kapag naaalala ko ang mga sagot na iyon ni Bro. Eli, natatawa na lang ako sa atheist na nagtanong, dahil sa hindi siya naniniwalang may Dios, pati mga simpleng lohika, hindi niya alam.

(An excerpt from http://www.esoriano.wordpress.com/ by Bro. Eli)

According to the latest available statistics there are about 15-30% of the world populations that are either agnostic or atheists. Atheist and agnostics are defined as:

agnostic
ag•nos•tic [ag nóstik]
(plural ag•nos•tics)
noun
1. somebody denying God’s existence is provable: somebody who believes that it is impossible to know whether or not God exists.
2. somebody denying something is knowable: somebody who doubts that a question has one correct answer or that something can be completely understood.

Example:
I’m an agnostic concerning space aliens.
[Mid-19th century. a-2 + gnostic]
-ag•nos•tic, adjective
-ag•nos•ti•cal•ly, adverb
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

atheist
a•the•ist [áythee ist]
(plural a•the•ists)
noun
unbeliever in God or deities: somebody who does not believe in God or deities.
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

While it is true that there are evil that throughout the history of humanity were done by some people who "allegedly" are believers in the existence of God, the worst of evil were done by those who denied the existence of God Psalms 53:1:

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good."

This was the observation of the psalmist David. The same observation was written by another Biblical writer many hundreds of years after David.

In Romans 3:10-18, the apostle Paul categorically stated:

"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known:
There is no fear of God before their eyes."

Noong araw pa man ay may mga atheists ng nabuhay sa mundo. Hanggang ngayon, sa ating makabagong panahon, sa kabila ng maraming bagay at paniniwala ng iba't-ibang relihiyon na itinatag ng tao, ay may mga tao pa rin na hindi naniniwalang may Dios. Kamakailan lang sa Europa, sa London, may mga atheists na nag advertised sa pamamagitan ng mga bus.



Biruin mo, there's probably no God daw and stop worrying and enjoy life? Papano na lang kung ang life ng isang tao eh:

1. Mambugbog ng asawa niya.
2. Mang-rape ng mga anak niya.
3. Magnakaw.
4. Pumatay ng kapwa tao.
5. Mangurakot sa gobyerno.
6. Magdrugs.
7. Maglasing.
8. Mambabae.
9. Magsugal.
10. Etc., Etc., Etc.

Biro mo, mag-e-enjoy siya sa lahat ng kawalanghiyaang iyon? Napakasamang pamumuhay.

Tsinelas 2009

Isang uri ng panyapak. Proteksyon sa paa. Itong darating na Abril 10, maraming tao ang maghuhubad ng kanilang tsinelas dahil sa paniniwalang maaalis kung hindi man lahat ay mababawasan ang kanilang mga kasalanan sa kanilang paglalakad ng nakayapak na wala naman sa biblia.

Susugatan din nila ang kanilang mga sarili, maglalakad ng malayo habang nakayapak na kung tawagin nila'y penitensya, pero babalik muli sila sa dati matapos ang lahat. Inuman, lasingan, sugal, babae, etc.

Taon-taon, maraming nagpapapako sa krus. Mayroon pa nga babae. Tama ba na sila'y magkristo-kristuhan? Papano kung babae? Krista? Pwede ba yun na kalahati ay ang Panginoong Hesukristo at ang kalahati ay judio? 50/50 kumbaga? Ang nakakalungkot, krus ang simbolo ng kanilang paniniwala, na krus din naman ang pinampatay sa Panginoong Hesukristo.

Pagpapako sa krus ang CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ng EMPERIO ROMANO noong panahon ng ating Panginoong Hesukristo. Gaya ngayon, na kung hindi tinanggal ang parusang bitay, SILYA ELEKTRIKA o kaya'y LETHAL INJECTION ang capital punishment ng Pilipinas. Papano na lang kung noong araw ay silya elektrika o lethal injection na ang capital punishment ng mga Romano? Lalabas, may silya o kaya syringe sa mga altar. Biro mo, ginawa kasing simbolo ng pananampalataya ang pinampatay sa Panginoong Hesukristo, na ito rin ang inilalagay sa mga altar na dinadalanginan at ginagamit sa iba't-ibang ritwal ng mga tao.

At sa darating ngang Abril 10, madaming tao ang susugatan ang sarili, magpapapalo, magpapapako. At kung silya elektrika o lethal injection nga ang capital punishment noong araw, eh di pagkatapos paluin at sugatan ng mga tao ang kanilang mga sarili sa pagpipinitensya, tuturukan sila ng syringe sa bandang huli bilang finale? O kaya, uupo sa upuang may kuryente?

Ang nakapagtataka pa, bakit ang "PASKO" na kapanganakan daw kuno ng Panginoong Hesukristo eh ipinagdiriwang ng Dec. 25 pero taon-taon, iba-iba ang araw na pinapatakan niyon, minsan Lunes, minsan Martes, minsan Sabado. Pero bakit ang kamatayan Niya, laging Byernes? Kung minsan pumapatak iyon sa buwan ng Abril(gaya ng darating), minsan naman buwan ng Marso?

Nakakalungkot isipin na maraming tao ang napaniwala ng mga maling paniniwala.

Smashing Pumpkins Television!!!

Slang…..

Microdot Sleeve: Slang – a colloquial, nonstandard speech that expresses ideas in an unconventional and often playful and colorful manner. It is pertained to as a street language, for example, ain’t, gonna, wanna, shudda, cudda. Much slang is popular for only a short time, but many words that were originally considered slang are now in standard usage. Anyway, the last time I had an entry was more than a hundred days ago. Here’s a new one to fill that gap, written as a class memento for me and my classmates who graduated from a free training course on how to be a Call Center Agent.

I’m done taking up a free training course somewhere in Ortigas area. It was a month-long training in English Comprehension and Call Center stuffs. I’ve met a lot of people and new faces to remember. I’ve kept them in my memory box. Some of those beautiful human beings are presented here using Photobucket’s slide. I’ve also had a lot of kilometers, shred some pounds, and a few flats on riding a bicycle when going to my class. I’ve learned a lot with sweaty palms, trembled in near hypothermia while the air conditions in full blast. We’re all graduates now. Still, there’s a lot more to learn. Life is always like that. Living and learning.

Nachet (The Movie)
The Cast:



Coming to a Call Center near you.

Microdot Sleeve: The year was 2002, kapag sinabing ang Cellphone mo ay GSM, galing daw ito sa magnanakaw, kaya nga G.S.M. (galing sa magnanakaw.)

G.S.M.

Natatandaan ko noon, kapag naka-STARTAK ka, sikat ka na, flip phone yun na ang display ay parang yun sa selected Jollibee outlets na may running display behind the counter na sinasabing mabuhay or welcome, etc. Karamihang mayroong ganong phone ang mga artista. Tapos hanggang sa lumabas na mga ibat-ibang klase ng Cellphone, may Nokia, Philips, Mitsubishi, etc. Pero bago pa yon ay may analog phone pa, along avenida nabibili iyon sometime in the late 90's, kapag bumili ka ng ganun na karaniwan ay cloned phones, aakyat yun nagbebenta sa mataas na building dala ang phone na nabili mo, may ikakabit na aparatus sa analog phone mo para humanap ng number o signal, kapag naka-scan ng number, yun na ang number mo which is cloned, may kapareho ka ng number, magagamit mo na ang analog phone mo, at dahil may kagaya kang number, hindi ka matatawagan, ikaw lang ang makakatawag at magrereflect ang bayad nun sa bill ng original na may ari ng number. Anyway, ganun dati. Natatandaan ko nga, nakabili pa ako ng Bosch sa Recto, of course G.S.M. ang nabili ko or galing sa magnanakaw, may free pa na Bert (Sesame's Street) character sa antenna. Yun nga ang nagpamahal ng presyo nun nabili ko eh, si Bert, wahehehe! Then lumabas ang 3210, nakabili ako but after a year, nakipag-swap ako ng 5110 with syempre additional 1.5K yun may ari ng 5110. Minsan, naglalakad ako pauwi, nagtetext ako, sa Bulacan pa ako nakatira nun, may tatlong magkaka-angkas sa motorsiklo, hinablot yun 5110 ko, hindi nila nakuha, puro mura pa inabot ko, wahehehe! Kung ng time na yon may N45 na gaya ng picture sa ibaba, wala ng manghahablot ng Cellphone takot na lang nila. Wahehehe! Naalala ko si Bhab, sana magkaroon siya ng N45, madalas kasi siyang mawalan ng Cellphone.

Creepers.....

microdot sleeve: Creepers is a punk shoes made of leather with very thick sole. I remember a place somewhere in Recto who made a custom creeper shoes for punks.

Here's some memories. About a month ago, I was told by Bhab that she's into music stuffs and things of the past. So, I started making some roll calls on names and bands that I was listening to during the highschool days. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, etc. Then, I remember the post punk era of the 80's when I had an '87 Dead Kennedy's album called "Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death." One day, I found myself looking at some videos and stuffs in YouTube. The song "Kinky S** Makes the World Go Round" is still relevant today with its polical substance and of course "California Uber Alles" is awesome. Things that I'm missing at present is the music in the 80's, commercial music is everywhere nowadays, and I don't like it. Those bands appearing on TV makes me sick. I don't know? I guess I left myself in the past. Wanna join? Here's what I'm missing, here's what you've missed. A Jello Biafra classic. The Dead Kennedy's.