Now I get it... the Europeans built the "God Machine" as a precautionary measure for instances like this one; in case the Republicans win the presidential elections, the EU can zap out the White House from the face of the Earth.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Pils na pils!
I looves beer. Ever since I learned how to drink beer properly, that is, chilled with no ice and if possible, in the proper glass, I began to distinguish the distinct flavors in a brew.
Noong bata pa ako kasi, ang beer ko ay San Miguel. After-office 1-bottle-lang sessions taught me how to drink beer with ice cubes in it. I guess it was because we order it in buckets (forget the 1-bottle), hindi na malamig yung next bottles so we had to put ice in it. I remembered the horrified look on my German colleague in my Bangkok days, when I nonchalantly plonked ice cubes into my beer.
Para sigurong pinunit ko sa mukha nya ang original score ng "Ride of the Valkyries" ni Wagner.
He told me that the brewer and the beer had to be "respected", thus the brew should be drunk properly. Hindi ko na lang kinuwento sa kanya kung bakit naging habit ko ang mag yelo sa beer. Honga naman, masarap ang Singha Gold kapag walang yelo, matamis ito, at hindi mapanghi ang lasa ng Kloster Bier kapag ito ay well-chilled.
I finally understood why he was so horrified about my ice-beer when I came upon the German brews. My first encounter with a Weizenbier, got me beer-orgasms. To plonk ice-cubes in it is pure sacrilege. This has been my favorite brew ever.
Of course, I still enjoy other brews like Pilsner, and to put San Miguel Pilsner head to head with Sapporo Edelpils, I have to say that any reason to plonk ice cubes in a San Miguel is justified. That is to mask the thin, sweet, skanky smell and flavor that also leaves a metallic aftertaste in your mouth. Parang may naka-babad na bottle-opener sa beer. I wonder how the original San Miguel brew tasted, hindi naman siguro ganito, parang sweet-metal juice. No wonder San Miguel Beer does not list its ingredients.
On the other hand, the excellent taste of Pilsener is in Edelpils. Hops - yes, the flavor of hops lingers, it is bitter and flowery, not like you've just sucked on a rusty bottle opener.
Noong bata pa ako kasi, ang beer ko ay San Miguel. After-office 1-bottle-lang sessions taught me how to drink beer with ice cubes in it. I guess it was because we order it in buckets (forget the 1-bottle), hindi na malamig yung next bottles so we had to put ice in it. I remembered the horrified look on my German colleague in my Bangkok days, when I nonchalantly plonked ice cubes into my beer.
Para sigurong pinunit ko sa mukha nya ang original score ng "Ride of the Valkyries" ni Wagner.
He told me that the brewer and the beer had to be "respected", thus the brew should be drunk properly. Hindi ko na lang kinuwento sa kanya kung bakit naging habit ko ang mag yelo sa beer. Honga naman, masarap ang Singha Gold kapag walang yelo, matamis ito, at hindi mapanghi ang lasa ng Kloster Bier kapag ito ay well-chilled.
I finally understood why he was so horrified about my ice-beer when I came upon the German brews. My first encounter with a Weizenbier, got me beer-orgasms. To plonk ice-cubes in it is pure sacrilege. This has been my favorite brew ever.
Of course, I still enjoy other brews like Pilsner, and to put San Miguel Pilsner head to head with Sapporo Edelpils, I have to say that any reason to plonk ice cubes in a San Miguel is justified. That is to mask the thin, sweet, skanky smell and flavor that also leaves a metallic aftertaste in your mouth. Parang may naka-babad na bottle-opener sa beer. I wonder how the original San Miguel brew tasted, hindi naman siguro ganito, parang sweet-metal juice. No wonder San Miguel Beer does not list its ingredients.
On the other hand, the excellent taste of Pilsener is in Edelpils. Hops - yes, the flavor of hops lingers, it is bitter and flowery, not like you've just sucked on a rusty bottle opener.
tayo'y mag-aliwww!
If you're my age and you used to listen to early morning AM radio as you prepare for school, you'll probably remember Paeng Yabut's morning radio show where he'd holler... "Tayo'y mag aliw!" That was my lola's favorite station and program, and when she passed away, Cho Paeng was sidelined the dial toggled between Rod Navarro's and now Mr. VP Noli Boy de Castro.
Hayy, those where the days... ngayon, Internet radio na, but I listen to it for non-stop streaming music. The news, of course I get to browse for free as well, pero iba na yung newscaster na may character di ba? It looks like the bloggers are the new "Cho Paengs", "OK NgaRuds" and "Noli Boys", di nga lang naririnig ang boses (unless ito ay video blog o podcast).
Na-alala ko lang kasi ito dahil September na. Usually, pag "ber" months na, tiyak na Christmas Songs na ang pinatutugtog ni Cho Paeng. Kaya naman iwas ako sa programa nya kasi, by the time Christmas comes, I am sick to the gills of Christmas Carols, mantakin mo namang 3 buwan yung pinakikinggan mo tuwing umaga ano!
Einiwey, heto and isang ka-aliw-aliw na blog tungkol sa bayan ni Godzilla, ng sushi at Cup Ramen. Dito ko rin na-discover si Toast Girl.
Ito naman ang link sa Pinoy Gay Blogs, and its sponsor site, tiyak na mauubos ang oras nyo dito sa sangkatutak na chuvachenes blogs ng ating LGBT community!
Tayo'yyyy maag-aleeeeewh!
Hayy, those where the days... ngayon, Internet radio na, but I listen to it for non-stop streaming music. The news, of course I get to browse for free as well, pero iba na yung newscaster na may character di ba? It looks like the bloggers are the new "Cho Paengs", "OK NgaRuds" and "Noli Boys", di nga lang naririnig ang boses (unless ito ay video blog o podcast).
Na-alala ko lang kasi ito dahil September na. Usually, pag "ber" months na, tiyak na Christmas Songs na ang pinatutugtog ni Cho Paeng. Kaya naman iwas ako sa programa nya kasi, by the time Christmas comes, I am sick to the gills of Christmas Carols, mantakin mo namang 3 buwan yung pinakikinggan mo tuwing umaga ano!
Einiwey, heto and isang ka-aliw-aliw na blog tungkol sa bayan ni Godzilla, ng sushi at Cup Ramen. Dito ko rin na-discover si Toast Girl.
Tayo'yyyy maag-aleeeeewh!
Kuwentong boys naman...
I'm lucky to have a friend who's a certified "film otaku", so if I miss seeing some films on the big screen, all I have to do is ask him. Among the stack of dvds I borrowed for my summer vacation, (Himala, Sister Stella L, Oro Plata Mata, Pan's Labyrinth and Insiang) is "The History Boys".
Ang galing nito! It's about a group of bright history students in grammar school who are preparing for the Oxford entrance exams. I googled for more info and it turns out that this movie was based on a play. Kaya pala... (hindi ko na kukwento yung mga highlights, manood na lang kayo) I wonder how the play went, it could have been more interesting I guess.
The soundtrack has got New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths, The Cure, Aztec Camera... all nostalgic 80's new wave stuff plus Rufus Wainright (o ayan, may hint na).
Hmm, the next time I borrow dvds, may "Hot Fuzz" kaya sya...
Ang galing nito! It's about a group of bright history students in grammar school who are preparing for the Oxford entrance exams. I googled for more info and it turns out that this movie was based on a play. Kaya pala... (hindi ko na kukwento yung mga highlights, manood na lang kayo) I wonder how the play went, it could have been more interesting I guess.
The soundtrack has got New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths, The Cure, Aztec Camera... all nostalgic 80's new wave stuff plus Rufus Wainright (o ayan, may hint na).
Hmm, the next time I borrow dvds, may "Hot Fuzz" kaya sya...
Saturday, September 06, 2008
the day of reckoning
Some scientists say that there's a miniscule chance that the LHC would actually produce a black hole that would eat us up, so here's crossing my fingers on next Wednesday!
I'm just keeping abreast of this so called "God Machine" which its website defines as: "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a gigantic scientific instrument near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France about 100 m underground. It is a particle accelerator used by physicists to study the smallest known particles – the fundamental building blocks of all things. It will revolutionise our understanding, from the minuscule world deep within atoms to the vastness of the Universe."
AMEN to that!
I'm just keeping abreast of this so called "God Machine" which its website defines as: "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a gigantic scientific instrument near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France about 100 m underground. It is a particle accelerator used by physicists to study the smallest known particles – the fundamental building blocks of all things. It will revolutionise our understanding, from the minuscule world deep within atoms to the vastness of the Universe."
AMEN to that!
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
laging "in girl scout-mode"
September 1 marks the 1923 Kanto Great Earthquake, whose magnitude was recorded at 7.9 and took more than 100,000 lives. This is the best time to update oneself on earthquake-related stuff, like the ones found in this online-English website.
A comprehensive Earthquake Survival Manual is provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It lists the 10 rules to remember in an earthquake... with I guess, #1 being "DON'T PANIC" -- so you can remember the other 9.
In case the big one strikes during office hours, there'll be millions stranded on the street, something like 6 people per square meter! This (Nihongo) website will help one plot the nearest route from the office to one's home on foot and download the map afterwards.
Nationwide earthquake drills are regularly held in Japan, this month's drill had around 590,000 people participating nationwide. So I guess, when an earthquake strikes, grab the nearest Japanese!
A comprehensive Earthquake Survival Manual is provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It lists the 10 rules to remember in an earthquake... with I guess, #1 being "DON'T PANIC" -- so you can remember the other 9.
In case the big one strikes during office hours, there'll be millions stranded on the street, something like 6 people per square meter! This (Nihongo) website will help one plot the nearest route from the office to one's home on foot and download the map afterwards.
Nationwide earthquake drills are regularly held in Japan, this month's drill had around 590,000 people participating nationwide. So I guess, when an earthquake strikes, grab the nearest Japanese!
Monday, September 01, 2008
しんじられなに! WTF! Ano ba yaaan!?!
EHHHHHHH?! Yan ang malamang na collective reaction ng buong bansang Hapon ngayong gabi, 9:30pm nang magbigay ng emergency press conference ang incumbent PM Fukuda Yasuo.
At vaketch kamo?! He quit his job! Reason: parliamentary deadlock. Dahil malakas na ang opposition (DPJ, Democratic Party of Japan) eh laging napupurnada ang mga balakin ng partido ni Fukuda, ang LDP (Liberal Democratic Party).
Hindi daw nya magawang isulong ang mga policies na makakabuti sa bansa dahil sa pagiging tigasin ng mga opposition. O di ba, imbyerna ang lolo! Sayang lang kasi si Fukuda ay napaka-liberal compared to his colleagues at the LDP. Ang malamang na papalit sa kanya ay si Aso Taro, isang über conservative nationalist and is also gaffe-prone. Ano nga ba yung kasabihan natin sa "islip op da tang"?
Imagine this happening in the Phillipines... si Gloria na nahuli sa isang taped conversation na nangdadaya sa ELECTION, ayun nasa puwesto pa rin. At least nag-resign ni Abalos...
Mahaba pa rin ang listahan natin... sayang ang lang bandwidth.
At vaketch kamo?! He quit his job! Reason: parliamentary deadlock. Dahil malakas na ang opposition (DPJ, Democratic Party of Japan) eh laging napupurnada ang mga balakin ng partido ni Fukuda, ang LDP (Liberal Democratic Party).
Hindi daw nya magawang isulong ang mga policies na makakabuti sa bansa dahil sa pagiging tigasin ng mga opposition. O di ba, imbyerna ang lolo! Sayang lang kasi si Fukuda ay napaka-liberal compared to his colleagues at the LDP. Ang malamang na papalit sa kanya ay si Aso Taro, isang über conservative nationalist and is also gaffe-prone. Ano nga ba yung kasabihan natin sa "islip op da tang"?
Imagine this happening in the Phillipines... si Gloria na nahuli sa isang taped conversation na nangdadaya sa ELECTION, ayun nasa puwesto pa rin. At least nag-resign ni Abalos...
Mahaba pa rin ang listahan natin... sayang ang lang bandwidth.
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