Call-a-Glacier janai yo!

Follow-up sa "Call-a-Glacier"-- SUMIMASEN sa tinawagan ko kagabi. Mga 1:50 am na yun, akala ko ang sasagot glacier... biglang, "Moshi moshi..." I hung up. SUMIMASEN! GOMEN NASAI!

Brocka on DVD - It's about time!

Sa wakas, mapapanood ko na rin yung mga Brocka films! More info in this INQ7 article. I have been 'brain damaged" by Disney and Hollywood films, being so shocked to learn about Doraemon - the cat from the future, is so popular in Asia, except in the Philippines! Another shocker, my all-time Japanese anime faves VOLTES 5 and DAIMOS is almost unheard of in JAPAN! I went around asking my Japanese friends about these two and they went... "ehhh? nani? I have never heard of them?!" It turned out that MAZINGER Z, the one I found so lame, is one of the robot granddaddys here.

Back to Brocka, kudos to the people who finally had the gumption to preserve the golden years of modern Pinoy cinema. I believe that this is where all the new wave of kick-ass Pinoy directors and screenwriters touch base with, ang mga direktor and the movement in the 70's. I have to admit that Imelda Marcos also played a big role here, remember the MIFF?

Sige na, isalang na yung DVD ni Brocka, manood na tayo.

Call-A-Glacier

Hanggaling naman ng artist na si Katie Paterson, naglagay siya ng waterproof micrphone na loob ng isang glacier, tapos nakakabit ito sa isang telepono. Tawag lang sa mobile number 07758 225698, at konektado ka na sa polar icecap, at ang Vatnajokull, pinakamalaking glacier at mabilis na natutunaw sa Europa!

Maririnig daw ang "death throes" ng glacier na ito.

Sinong artista ang kamukamo? - bilis check na!

Nabasa ko sa dyaryo kanina...
Pinagkakaguluhan ng 15 milyong Hapon, ang "Kaochecki" (Face Check)! At bakit? Dahil pwede mong malaman kung SINONG artista ang kamukha mo!

Una, kodakan ang sarili sa pamamagitan ng digital camera, tapos ipadala sa male@kaochecki.jp kung ikaw ay lalaki, at kung babae ka naman, female@kaochecki.jp at mayroon ring mix@kaochecki.jp. O devah?!

Tapos may matatanggap kang email na may link sa website kung saan nandun yung 3 kamukha mong celebrity. Ito ay ginamitan ng face-recognition software kaya walang personalan, robot lang.

Madali, teyk a piktyur na, now na!

London 2012 logo

hmmm, is it just me? The London 2012 logo was recently unveiled and I could not help but notice its similarity to the Nazi SS insignia or a broken swastika. GRABEEEEE, ang pangit pa! Ano sa tingin ninyo? Go figure, rant, "give 'em hell"(ika nga ng prend ko).

Five Levels of Hangover

Guess, I've really mellowed out now. I used to log in several 5-star hangovers in a month, several years ago and the remedies depended on where I was.

In Manila, usually it was a bowl of hot soup - nilagang baka, prepared by my mom who knew what I have been through since she would see me "lasing na lasing", walk in, give her a "mano po" and head straight to the toilet, para tumawag ng maraming UWAAAK. Siyempre may sermon yun before I lose consciousness and upon waking up tuloy pa rin ang sermon. I feel the love.
©mama noodles

My Bangkok hangovers were remedied with a hot n spicy bowl of instant Tom Yum Kung, it sounds suicidal but the effect to keep you awake is more potent than several cups of hot coffee. I also follow this up with at least 2 glasses of fruit shake, usually 2 bananas or a quarter papaya, plus milk. I would feel ready for another night of partying later. Sabai deee!

©solmack

Tokyo hangovers were rare but deadly (with matching sermon pa). The remedies were not as hearty as before like the hot bowls of soup. There are these liquid concoctions in small one-shot bottles that one can buy at a vending machine (there is one next to my apartment) and this is what I usually drink. Nevertheless, it worked for my stomach, but the headache, I had to bear and since I couldn't afford to ride a cab to work, I had to join the other (probably hung-over too) salariman and OLs (office ladies) who like me, have to endure a train ride to work. One could be lucky not having to get on a packed train, but usually a regular Tokyo commuter would go through a meat grinder sort of morning ritual in the rush hours. Siksikan talaga, you'd feel your ribs being crushed, tapos may 5-star hang-over ka pa.

Kaya siguro sumuko na ako --- ayoko na talaga!

I got this one from my Ygroup and I revised a few things a bit for some Pinoy flava.

***** Five Levels of Hangovers

One Star Hangover (*)

No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function
relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 cokes
and still feel this way. For some reason, you are craving for a steaming hot bowl of nilagang baka.

Two Star Hangover (**)

No pain, but something is definitely amiss. You may look okay,
but you have the mental capacity of a staple gun. The coffee you are
chugging is only increasing your rumbling gut, which is still tossing around
the bulalo/lugaw combo from the 3:00 Lugawan sa tabi-tabi excursion.
There is some definite havoc being wreaked upon your bowels.

Three Star Hangover (***)

Slight headache. Stomach feels crappy. You are definitely not productive.
Anytime a girl walks by you gag because her perfume reminds you of the
flavored schnapps shots your alcoholic friends dared you to drink.
Life would be better right now if you were home in your bed
watching Koreanovela reruns.
You've had 4 cups of coffee, a gallon of water, 3 iced teas and a
diet Coke--yet you haven't peed once.

Four Star Hangover (****)

Life sucks. Your head is throbbing. You can't speak too quickly or else you might puke. Your boss has already lambasted you for being late and has given you a lecture for reeking of booze. You wore nice clothes, but that can't hide the fact that you only shaved one side of your face. For the ladies, it looks like you put your make-up on while riding the bumper cars. Your eyes look like one big red vein, and even your hair hurts. Your ass is in perpetual spasm, and the first of about five shits you take during the day brings water to the eyes of everyone who enters the bathroom.

Five Star Hangover (*****)

You have a second heartbeat in your head, which is actually annoying the employee who sits in the next cube. Vodka vapor is seeping out of every pore and making you dizzy. You still have toothpaste crust in the corners of your mouth from brushing your teeth in an attempt to get the remnants of the poop fairy out. Your body has lost the ability to generate spit so your tongue is suffocating you. You don't have the foggiest idea who the hell the stranger was passed out in your bed this morning. Any attempt to take a dump results in a fire hose like discharge of alcohol-scented fluid with a rare 'Floater' thrown in. The sole purpose of this 'Floater' seems to be to splash the toilet water all over your ass. Death sounds pretty good about right now...
*****

THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK

1.) Thanks, but I don't want to have sex.
2.) Nope, no more booze for me.
3.) Sorry, but you're not really my type.
4.) No, ayaw ko na, sorry, late na, wag diyan...
5.) Oh, I just couldn't. No one wants to hear me sing.

napa-UNGGOL ako sa sarapppp!

Hehehe, SARAP talaga ng luto ko! Domesticated on a Friday night dahil sa bwisit na sore throat ko. Buti pa partner ko may lakad. Nevertheless I know how to enjoy my Friday night, I went to the nearest Thai grocery and bought patis, coconut milk, and shrimp paste (sorry ha pero yung fresh shrimp paste sa galing Pinas minsan walang expiration date, tsaka ang laki ng bote!). Tapos takbo sa supermarket for a bottle of wine, green siling haba and pork liempo tapos for Saturday night, bread and cheese. The rest of my ingredients I already have like tinapa na galing Pinas at yung gulay, kalabasa at talong.

So luto ako ng, dyaraaan... GINATAANG KALABASA AT TALONGGGGGG! Hayyy, tinitikman ko pa lang , napa-UNGGOL ako talaga sa sarappp. MMMM, that bagoong smell really hits the G (gutom) spot in me! Luto na kanin ko, I am just waiting for the ginataan to thicken.

KAIN NA TAYO!