Working Out Can Be Cruel

PROGRESS REPORT BA ITO?
If only the "tightened body due to intense aches and pains" actually lasted more than a few hours....

Hit the gym again today and oh my Lord, the pain is just incredibly humbling. The throbbing pain from the crunches and other things from the other day haven't faded. And now I have to add the pain from the arms and chest exercises done today.

And the torture...
How one's body suddenly looks so much better than just a few hours ago. And how that "nice body" look just betrays you and disappears to return to your fattening slob! Waaah... I can see why the lure of "liposuction" and other "supposedly instant body shaping devices/options" can be great.

Hayayay... but this must be done.
For health.
For the heart.
For the tummy.
And to make sure I have a better fighting chance against all them caucasians, irish boys and foreign men in Vancouver who might steal my Panda Bear away from me.

Virtual spots and coaching is always welcome!

(Time to dive into my steaming bowl of tuna chunks! Talk to you all later!)

Started going to the gym again today in an attempt to get back some of the tone I used to have. There was a time when I actually had a six-pack... sniff... sniff... now all I got is this keg.

But hey, I guess there's no bad reason to hit the gym. So, even if I'm sooooper delayed in doing so (medyo, sana I did this last November para laglag panty na ako by April) I kinda told myself, "go for it!"

Just got back and damn, my body is aching big time. Spent 20 minutes on the treadmill and my ankles were screaming. Even worse, wala pang 150 calories na burn ko.. so medyo ang San Mig Light... hindi ko pa na kokontra. Crunches... oh Lord, now I cannot fathom how I used to do 200 in a day. I barely survived 80 today.

Here's hoping the succeeding weeks help me gain more girth, stamina and muscle growth (why do I have a feeling this will be misread intentionally by some friends!)

This is all for me and my Panda Bear. Me to be healthier. And for my Panda Bear Isha to have a bigger challenge fattening me up again once I see her again.

Happy Easter from Fandom LIVE!

Goodbye Jericho

After a campaign to bring the show back with NUTS, Jericho gets a second cancellation from its money grubbing studio executives. Like other great shows in the past such as Millenium and Firefly, Jericho's death is blamed upon "low ratings".

I hate money grubbing studios that don't give a show a chance to grow and shine.

Tagged by MIKA - Seven

Se7en

I know I answered something like this on my blog before. I guess no harm in trying again.
I was tagged by Mika to answer this.

Seven things that scare you:

1. DOGS.
2. DYING ALONE.
3. FLYING.
4. SUCCESS.
5. INDIFFERENCE.
6. DISEASE.
7. DISCRIMINATION.
   

This will always be number one. I just can't help it. Even them cute fluffy puppies. Or those really neat looking deadly huskies. A doggie in th vicinity makes me freeze. Surprisingly, its different from my old list as far as the last two are concerned. I guess they sort of switched roles and got more.. specific. And yes, for someone who travels a lot and comforts others in a plane, I actually am scared shitless when flying. Which is why I love LOST.

Seven things you like the most:

1. My Panda Bear (although this should be under love, not like anymore)
2. Sharing time with people important to me
3. Sharing stories, making kuwento, roleplaying games (the storyteller in me ain't ever gonna die.)
4. Having the coolest family in the world. (Don't believe me? Wait till you meet my parents and siblings!)
5. Watching great movies and enjoying cool television shows.
6. Trying something new. (So much beauty in the world.. its too much to ignore!)
7. Guilty pleasures: Dark chocolate, peanut butter and raspberry. MMhhhmm..

This has changed much from the last time. And many would be shocked (among those who knew me from way back) that piggies are no longer on the list. Its not that I don't like them any more. I just dont' count them on my Tafh Tehn anymore.

Seven important things in your room:

1. My two computers. One for work. One for play.
   
2. My pictures of my Panda Bear and our stuffed toy Panda babies to keep her presence ever present.
   
3. Gaming books.
   
4. Comics.
5. My movie DVD and Music CD collection.
6. My backup DVDs of photos, old writings, etc.
7. Me.

Hmm again lots of changes. Used to have only one computer. And noticeably, biglang may backups na ako hahaha.

Seven random facts about you:

1. I still believe I will one day bring home for my parents an Oscar.
2. I do want to have kids. A lot of them. But first I have to get the courage to do something else. :-)
3. Although the business is great and the fact it helps my parents a lot is a huge plus, I really wish I could get back into my own plans, make films, create television shows and actually share stories as a living.
4. I have learned to just understand people. I've noticed there are a lot of people with issues. And a lot of others with issues with people who have issues. The cycle has to stop somehow or friendships just end. So I'm doing that. I'm choosing to understand my friends, and accept them as they are.
   
5. I've been dreaming of disasters lately. The latest was that of a major Earthquake, hitting Makati. I dunno if its anything psychic. Let's home not. Pinaka tinamaan was a building either part of or beside Don Bosco Technical Institute.
6. I don't give up on people. I do truly believe time heals wounds. And I am saddenned to know some of my old friends who became enemies never really healed. I only wish them the best now. Or at least that they stop spreading stuff about me.
7. I miss my Panda Bear. Absolutely intensely overwhelmingly so. So I keep myself distracted, so I don't turn into an emo-filled mushroom of mush.
   

Seven things you can’t do:

1. Take a bath/a swim/a shower with my eyes closed. I dunno why. Maybe its due to my respect for sharks? Or having seen Psycho? But it is another one of my phobias that don't make sense.
2. I can't park properly on the first try. Still learning here. I had a few lucky attempts, but it ain't skill if its luck.
3. I can't rap. I just can't. Don't ask me to try. It is painful to listen to.
4. I can't speak Tagalog well. Nabubulol ako. Mas sanay ako mag English.
5. I can't read txtspeak. I just don't hate having to dumb myself down for it. And I really prefer proper spelling and grammar.
6. I can't pet a dog.... without being coaxed to do so many times, and being reassured many times the dog ain't EVILDEADLYMANEATINGWICKEDVICIOUSRABID going to bite.
7. I can't think of a number seven.
   

Seven things you can do:

1. Believe. I have Faith. Nothing can change that.
2. Relate with others. In some ways a social chameleon.
3. Be open-minded. I thrive now on the variety the world has to offer.
4. Behave. Oh yes. It ain't easy. But now I am absolutely sure I can!
5. Shaman sight, Pranic Healing and Kulam (although I try not to anymore)
   
6. Try new things and get some hang of it somehow. Always was a jack-of-all-trades (or as a friend of mine put it once, "Tobie, Jack off trader ka." WTF?!?!)
7. Adapt.
   

Seven things you plan to do before you die:

1. Win an Oscar for my parents. (Still remains number one in my heart)
2. Have a family: a wife, and lots of kids. (Ahem... hmmm.. *whistles Simple and Clean*)
   
3. Get into comics or film, and actually have works others relate to.
4. Sky dive.
5. Either pet a Great White Shark, or feed a few sharks while scuba diving.
   
6. Teach. I miss sharing my skills to others.
7. Move to Canada. (*whistles Tulog na*)
   

Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex:

1. The self-confidence she carries herself with.
2. The nape.
3. The witty sense of humor. (UP Humor... hmm...)
   
4. The incredible brain that can keep me occupied and interested in conversation. (I ain't after just sex. Heck, I rather reserve love-making for special moments)
   
5. The interest in similar things. (I don't want someone too out there)
   
6. The interest in other things. (I don't want a clone of me)
   
7. The willingness to do something crazy once in a while. (I remember someone I dated before. It began to rain. Me: "Ey, tara! Ligo tayo sa ulan" Girl: "Ay... ayoko, that's so unhealthy. Ang squatter..." 1 minute later, "Whaa? You're dumping me?" Me: "Maghanap ka ng payong." And I ran into the rain enjoying my new freedom.
   

Seven things that repulse you in the opposite sex (buti na lang my Panda bear knows these things. Thanks to her, I've been spared from some horrible bad relationships.):

1. Unnecessary drama. There's normal drama. And there's drama, just because. I can't stand the second one. Usually, I tune it out of my head.
2. Clueless Wannabe. I hate all the posh girl kikay overload. I can't stand those who make a fuss over a stupid brand. Or worse, have issues with simpler things just cause they aren't in the latest issue of Cosmo or Vogue.
3. Naghahanap ng Issue. Sorry, but this really irks me. I met a few people who just raised issues even if there wasn't anything to be concerned over. "But what if..." is not a valid reason to start an issue. Because "But what if" can be applied to anything, even something as incredibly stupid as, "But what if I am actually a woman who believes she is a man dreaming he is a woman trapped in a man's body after having an operation to become a woman who likes other women?"
   
4. Sex focused. In a relationship, I don't want to have sex. I want to make love. And if ever there are those times in a relationship I just want to have sex, they tend to be spontaneous events we are just both overwhelmed with the desire to do so. But I don't want a relationship which seems hinged on sex more than love. I guess I outgrew that phase na. Mas serious na ako.
5. Overly concerned. I love being cared for. I love knowing someone worries over me or watches over me. But I don't want to be overly cuddled with protection. I'm not useless or unable to protect myself. I'm not incapable of being responsible. So don't treat me as such.
6. Forces me to choose between her and my friends. Just wrong. I like a person for who she is, and her friends tend to be a great contributor to who that person has become. So I feel really unhappy when another person makes me choose against being with my friends. They helped shape me to who I am.
   
7. Claims she is waiting for God to tell her I am meant for her. Didn't happen to me but frankly, this is just wrong. Whatever happened to God giving us free will and a chance to experience things? Now he tells us who to date? Just sooooooooooo wrong.
   

Seven things you say the most:

1. Ganun?
2. Sheesh...
3. Ei!
4. Kainis...
5. Uh huh...
   
6. Anyway...
7. Hey, when you get home, call or text me please. So I'm sure you got safely home.
   

Seven celebrity crushes:

1. Jennifer Connelly
2. Annette Benning
   
3. Evangeline Lilly
4. Angelina Jolie
   
5. Emma Watson
6. Sharon Stone
7. Tilda Swinton
   

Tagging: My Panda Bear Isha, Alec, Joey, Jovan, Majo and Urim,

LOST - Cut Sequence from "Revelations of a Charlie"

Mara sees my status on YM: "Waaah, Crying Over Lost"
Mara Fabella: why?
Tobie: why what?
Mara Fabella: why are you crying over lost?
Tobie: have you seen it?????
Tobie: (weeping face)
Mara Fabella: and no, i haven't seen it
Tobie: so i cant say why then
Tobie: or should i?
Tobie: hmmm
Mara Fabella: heh
Tobie: oh and in the episode.. my god...
Tobie: PANDA
Mara Fabella: (question mark)
Tobie: (weeps)
Mara Fabella: Sun and Jin ep, no?
Mara Fabella: why else would there be a panda?
Tobie: tell Mika, "I was right again!"
Mara Fabella: she gives a suspiscious pout
Tobie: PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANDA
Mara Fabella: so my guesses are confirmed, someone bites the dust
Mara Fabella: (weeps)
Mara Fabella: i'll text you panda na lang after i watch hehehe
Tobie: ok
Tobie: bites the dust...
Tobie: Sawyer and Sayid, locked in each others arms.
Tobie: They didnt see Hurley kasi
Tobie: Hurley rolled on top of them
Mara Fabella: awww, that's sad...
Tobie: tapos Ben looked at Locke and told him, "I told you. You're all Lost. Now the good looking blonde is dead. And your technician is dead. What are you going to do now Locke?"
Tobie: and Locke just slapped him in the face, "Eat your eggs."
Mara Fabella: mika: tobie tobie tobie!! i was in class today, then we were stretching, & i felt a crack in my neck with a bit of pain, & now, i can't really move my torso, left shoulder blade or neck.
Mara Fabella: parang that sounds like an actual spoiler.
Mara Fabella: (laughs)
Tobie: OMG
Tobie: Mika <-- did she get a check up?
Mara Fabella: no mika didn't
Tobie: Ooh and guess what Shannon returns! She reveals that Smokey is actually her and Boone's father!
Mara Fabella: she just got the injury today
Tobie: MIKA GET A CHECK UP
Tobie: DELIKADO YAN!
Tobie: Malapit sa utak
Mara Fabella: she got the injury a few hours ago
Mara Fabella: mika: okay..
Mara Fabella: she can't bowl daw.
Tobie: aba
Tobie: malamang!
Tobie: if Jack was here, he's shake his head, sigh aloud, then shake his head again and tell you, "Get some rest... Maybe we can find something to help you recover. Nothing seems broken but.."
Tobie: then Charlie bounds into the scene, "Jack! Jack! You have to come with me.."
Tobie: "Not now, Charlie.." Jack tells him and points at you, "I have a patient.."
Tobie: "Jack," Charlie continues, but smiles at you sheepishly, "You really have to see this! Its incredible... Its... its... amazing!"
Tobie: Jack looks at Charlie, with a shake of his head. "What is it?"
Mara Fabella:
Tobie: "Its Sawyer! And Sayeeeeed. They were....... they were lovers all this time!" Charlie spouts out excitedly.
Tobie: Jack shakes his head again.
Tobie: (He loves to shake his head)
Tobie: "Why are you shaking your head?" Charlie gasps, "Jack I am serious! No really! I am!"
Mara Fabella: aba, charlie is alive
Tobie: Jack shakes his head.
Tobie: "Why are you shaking your head?" Charlies asks.
Tobie: "Its because I love you," Jack replies, then winks,.
Tobie: FADE TO BLACK
Tobie: LOST
Tobie: hahaha

Mara Fabella: wow, it's a fanfilm...
Mara Fabella:
Mara Fabella: you just watched and are LOST active..
Tobie: Now I am tempted to post this WHOLE chat online
Tobie: hahaha
Mara Fabella: go ahead

Tobie: surprisingly, no one replied to my The Other Woman email
Mara Fabella: i would have, but this is the first time i've gone online in a while
Tobie: heheh
Tobie: post ko hehe
Tobie: should i edit out your injury?

A friend of mine posted in his blog this horrible true story about a yaya abusing the trust given to her, hurting the children assigned under her care and stealing away things of her amo.

She is currently on the run and the victimized family is hoping to find her.

If you can help, please do so.
Full post of all the necessary details of the vent can be found here: http://cpix.multiply.com/journal/item/137/HELP_US_FIND_THIS_YAYA

FANDOM LIVE! tackles ALIENS!

THANK YOU PHOTOBUCKET!!!

After emailling photobucket.com an inquiry on the deletion of my fourteenth issue of DILIMAN (dilimancomic.blogspot.com), I was so happy to hear from them the very next day apologising for the errorenous deletion of the pages. I feel tremendously grateful that photobucket reconsidered the deletion of the issue and admitted the minor error.

So, yes, Diliman issue 14 will be posted online soon enough for you all to enjoy!

THANK YOU AGAIN PHOTOBUCKET.COM for making this possible!

Photobucket gone wacko...

I have had my online (unfinished) comic, DILIMAN, on blogger for many years now. The pages of the comics have been in my photobucket account for so long. Slowly, I've been uploading the pages on the blogger account for people to easily access.

Today, I discovered that Photobucket has somehow deemed the fourteenth issue to be in violation of their rules/laws and have deleted the images. I do not know why or how black and white artwork would be subject to deletion while other sites use Photobucket to post porn, racism and the like, but they seem to have found a reason and done so.

So here's my blog post to document this terrific moment for me someday to look back and laugh at. Today though, I am sorely pissed.

My advance apologies to any who get subject to my growing fury.