HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACY

Yep, its my sister's birthday. 

Pardon me for reusing an old picture here.   Just making sure I blog about my sister's birthday.

Heard you had a great party and I am terribly sorry I wasn't able to join you!  Here's to more years to come, sis!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACY

Yep, its my sister's birthday.

Pardon me for reusing an old picture here. Just making sure I blog about my sister's birthday.

Heard you had a great party and I am terribly sorry I wasn't able to join you! Here's to more years to come, sis!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

MEME: sorry

After seeing Mika's meme, I wanted to try it as well.
Sadly, in the course of answering it, i realized some questions were strangely affecting me more than they should.  I guess emotional scars still healing and all that jazz.  My apologies if I can't comply and answer the meme.

Sorry.

MEME: sorry

After seeing Mika's meme, I wanted to try it as well.
Sadly, in the course of answering it, i realized some questions were strangely affecting me more than they should. I guess emotional scars still healing and all that jazz. My apologies if I can't comply and answer the meme.

Sorry.

Awwww...

This made me melt.
Awwww...

Awwww...

This made me melt.
Awwww...

Bike Hero!

@ Yahoo! Video

You got lots making a fuss that this was actually made by an ad agency and not a bunch of kids.  Frankly, its still a feat even for an agency.  I love it. I love the creativity of it.  And I love the parts that really catch you by surprise.

Great work!

Bike Hero!

@ Yahoo! Video

You got lots making a fuss that this was actually made by an ad agency and not a bunch of kids. Frankly, its still a feat even for an agency. I love it. I love the creativity of it. And I love the parts that really catch you by surprise.

Great work!

Just fell in love with this song

Tell me what you want from me
So I can try to make you see
That I’m in no position for giving
Cos’ all I see you do is lie
And I can’t help but close my eyes
And wonder ’bout you in my life
I’m drowning in your tears

I’m delirious
Are you serious?
What goes on in your head?
I’m just curious
Cos’ I’m hanging here
Got me dangling here
Think your love, oh your love has got off my head

It’s unbelievably hard to love you
But I love you anyway
I’ve been trying too hard not to love you
But I love you anyway

Oh, I should’ve known
That you’d go and steal my eyes
Oh, I should’ve known
From then on I’d lose my life

I’m delirious
Are you serious?
What goes on in your head?
I’m just curious
Cos’ I’m hanging here
Got me dangling here
Think your love, oh your love has got off my head

It’s unbelievably hard to love you
But I love you anyway
I’ve been trying too hard not to love you
But I love you anyway
It’s so incredibly hard to love you
But I love you anyway
And every time I try too hard not to love you
I love you anyway

I don’t get it, I really don’t get it
I try to walk away but my feet won’t let me
I don’t get it, I just don’t get it
I try to walk away but my feet won’t let me

You have me baby
You drive me crazy
You have me baby
You drive me crazy

It’s unbelievably hard to love you
But I love you anyway
I’ve been trying too hard not to love you
But I love you anyway
You have me baby
It’s so incredibly hard to love you
You drive me crazy
But I love you anyway
And every time I try to hard not to love you
But I love you anyway

I don’t get it, I really don’t get it
I try to walk away but my feet won’t let me
I don’t get it, I just don’t get it
I try to walk away but my feet won’t let me.

------

I just love this song right now.  although not all the lyrics fit, well, they do more or less.
but no, no lies were exchanged in my version.   :-D

BirthBySleep Unseen Footage HD Translated NO PIX REAL VIDEO!

The quality is very iffy, but it was nice to see glimpses of the story and the possible voices they would have.

Here's hoping somehow they release PS2 friendly versions of them.
Sighs. I know I know... still one can hope, right?

Just fell in love with this song

Tell me what you want from me
So I can try to make you see
That I’m in no position for giving
Cos’ all I see you do is lie
And I can’t help but close my eyes
And wonder ’bout you in my life
I’m drowning in your tears

I’m delirious
Are you serious?
What goes on in your head?
I’m just curious
Cos’ I’m hanging here
Got me dangling here
Think your love, oh your love has got off my head

It’s unbelievably hard to love you
But I love you anyway
I’ve been trying too hard not to love you
But I love you anyway

Oh, I should’ve known
That you’d go and steal my eyes
Oh, I should’ve known
From then on I’d lose my life

I’m delirious
Are you serious?
What goes on in your head?
I’m just curious
Cos’ I’m hanging here
Got me dangling here
Think your love, oh your love has got off my head

It’s unbelievably hard to love you
But I love you anyway
I’ve been trying too hard not to love you
But I love you anyway
It’s so incredibly hard to love you
But I love you anyway
And every time I try too hard not to love you
I love you anyway

I don’t get it, I really don’t get it
I try to walk away but my feet won’t let me
I don’t get it, I just don’t get it
I try to walk away but my feet won’t let me

You have me baby
You drive me crazy
You have me baby
You drive me crazy

It’s unbelievably hard to love you
But I love you anyway
I’ve been trying too hard not to love you
But I love you anyway
You have me baby
It’s so incredibly hard to love you
You drive me crazy
But I love you anyway
And every time I try to hard not to love you
But I love you anyway

I don’t get it, I really don’t get it
I try to walk away but my feet won’t let me
I don’t get it, I just don’t get it
I try to walk away but my feet won’t let me.

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I just love this song right now. although not all the lyrics fit, well, they do more or less.
but no, no lies were exchanged in my version. :-D

O Bar reopening night!

After a few nights of struggling with O Bar having its renovations, we were batch to enjoy the great music, comfortable ambiance and affordable drinks at the newly redesigned O Bar at Nakpil Malate.

Happy to see a lot of familiar faces that night!
Happy naman ako to be able to get out and relax a bit even if I was nursing a little bit of sickness that night. Work as exhausting as it is stressful,I welcome every night I get a chance to get out and let loose a bit.

(Note: save for the first 19 pictures, the rest were taken by Sonny.)

Astrópía Trailer for the US

Am I really sick for wanting to see this?

Surely I can't be alone in finding this to be a really fun movie?

Pushing Daisies has been cancelled.

Damn you.  Damn you horrible ratings hungry fiends.
Damn you to hell.

I'm going to kill another dog in protest.

Grrr...

Pushing Daisies has been cancelled.

Damn you. Damn you horrible ratings hungry fiends.
Damn you to hell.

I'm going to kill another dog in protest.

Grrr...

There is no spelling JOY without O.

Last February 25, someone whom I have not heard from for quite some time suddenly invited me to join him for his birthday.   Tom was at Giliggans in Malate and needed some company that night.  As it turns out, Tom was celebrating his birthday and a lot of his supposed friends did not show up that night.   Some had valid reasons they could not make it.  Others simply were too self-absorbed in their own problems to come.

So I decided to go. 

Who would have thought that single action would lead to finding new great friends as well as a really comfortable and cool place to hang out at?

O bar in Malate isn't your typical bar.  Located at Nakpil-Orosa, O bar is in the heart of what was once the sprawling bohemian center of Manila.   Where once stood places like Third World Cafe, Garlic Rose and the like only to be flushed away by the money-grubbing consortium crowd, O bar like many other bars rise to give Nakpil its shot of energy and vigor once more.

Here, sexuality and gender do not matter.
Social status is not the highlight.
Wanna-be fashionistas are not the norm.
And best of all, pretentiousness is to be left outside the door.

Which I guess is why I feel sad and confused these past few days.  In addition to the many layers of complications and challenges I have been going through, not having O bar to go to after a long day of hard work is not easy.  My last two nights, though, fun, were not nights in any form or way that I preferred.  And somehow, I sense, not having O bar as the destination that night may have muddled things up.

You cannot spell JOY without O.

Here's hoping in a few more days, all renovations will be done, and the newly transformed O Bar will be ready to step out of the closet and back into the spotlight.

There is no spelling JOY without O.

Last February 25, someone whom I have not heard from for quite some time suddenly invited me to join him for his birthday. Tom was at Giliggans in Malate and needed some company that night. As it turns out, Tom was celebrating his birthday and a lot of his supposed friends did not show up that night. Some had valid reasons they could not make it. Others simply were too self-absorbed in their own problems to come.

So I decided to go.

Who would have thought that single action would lead to finding new great friends as well as a really comfortable and cool place to hang out at?

O bar in Malate isn't your typical bar. Located at Nakpil-Orosa, O bar is in the heart of what was once the sprawling bohemian center of Manila. Where once stood places like Third World Cafe, Garlic Rose and the like only to be flushed away by the money-grubbing consortium crowd, O bar like many other bars rise to give Nakpil its shot of energy and vigor once more.

Here, sexuality and gender do not matter.
Social status is not the highlight.
Wanna-be fashionistas are not the norm.
And best of all, pretentiousness is to be left outside the door.

Which I guess is why I feel sad and confused these past few days. In addition to the many layers of complications and challenges I have been going through, not having O bar to go to after a long day of hard work is not easy. My last two nights, though, fun, were not nights in any form or way that I preferred. And somehow, I sense, not having O bar as the destination that night may have muddled things up.

You cannot spell JOY without O.

Here's hoping in a few more days, all renovations will be done, and the newly transformed O Bar will be ready to step out of the closet and back into the spotlight.

Woke Up- In Pain

They call it Night Cramps.  Woke up to my right leg having a terribly painful cramp session.   Being alone in my bed, lying face up, I suddenly felt my right leg go frozen in its awkward position and just felt pain explode inside of me. 

I forced my leg down.   Applied pressure using my left leg to force my right leg flat against the bed until the spasmic pain subsided and the cramp began to fade.

Thankfully, this cramp lasted barely five minutes.   There was one time I was in too awkward a position to force the cramping leg to straighten up that I had to just endure the pain and that seemed to have lasted for nearly twenty minutes.

And I am absolutely sure this kind of pain has nothing at all to stand compared to giving birth to a child, but damn it, it was still painful.

I wonder, however, if this is the world's way of giving me a rude awakening, so to speak.
Get on your feet.  Exercise!  Finish that comic! 

Just prior to waking up in utter pain, I was having a strange dream.   I was standing in some massive field where hundreds of people in costumes and outlandish outfits were preparing for some competition.  They were all dressed up to be part of some competition against each other as they showcased massive displays which were made up of their outfits when they stood together.  Walking passed them, I reached a building and greeted my old boss, Beth Siojo.  She teased me, asking me if I was willing to work for ABS-CBN Global again and suggested that I can even work for the Advertising group again with all previously passed benefits and bonuses retroactively given to me.    I told her I'd consider and the whole dream shifted then to me wiht a group in a bus headed to Mall of Asia/Enchanted Kindom.  There I found myself with my old officemates (Joey, Marianne, Ma-an, Jen, Ramil) and stranger still, old classmates (Bambi, Lolit, Jo, Consy) and lastly Karen Kunawics (who carried with her a stuffed toy of a lifelike looking baby) and Don Dee and they all seemed to know each other. 

At first in the bus, I asked the conductor how much it would be from Sucat road to Mall of Asia and he replied "Isang Daan po."  That caught me off guard in the dream and as I was complaining abou thte cost, everyone else too started to complain.  The conductor ignored us and we all just were forced to pay.  But Karen wasn't going to let it slide.  While the conductor slept, she sneaked her hand into the conductor's belt pouch then liberated all the other "tickets" to everyone else in the bus and those waiting outside. 

We then got down at Mall of Asia, stepped inside, and suddenly were at the water ride of Enchanted Kingdom.  I had some kind of wardrobe malfunction with my speedos and excused myself while the rest of the girls decided to go on and enjoy the ride.  While trying to, uh, fix, my speedos, Sonny shows up and teases me, "Natuto ka lang pumorma, di ka na marunong mag swimming" to which I strangely replied, "Gago.  May wax buhok ko."

We both hear some guy complaining, and we peer out of the window to see Don Dee arguing with some guy who looks like Akihiro Sato about the water being in some way lacking.  To quote Don sa dream, "Its just not enough, you know.  The alcohol content is too low. Eehay moht algaysuminda.  You need to mix the vodka with the rhum."

Sonny tells me he wants to go swim and I tell him to go ahead.   I look at the water in the distance and watch as a yellow inflatable boat makes it way towards the first slide.  I look down at my hairy legs and see my feet have gotten dirty from being wet and standing (yes suddenly) on the beach's white sands.  I look up and see a film camera aimed at me.  I hear it click on.


And I have my cramp.


Can someone tell me if all this is supposed to mean something?

Woke Up- In Pain

They call it Night Cramps. Woke up to my right leg having a terribly painful cramp session. Being alone in my bed, lying face up, I suddenly felt my right leg go frozen in its awkward position and just felt pain explode inside of me.

I forced my leg down. Applied pressure using my left leg to force my right leg flat against the bed until the spasmic pain subsided and the cramp began to fade.

Thankfully, this cramp lasted barely five minutes. There was one time I was in too awkward a position to force the cramping leg to straighten up that I had to just endure the pain and that seemed to have lasted for nearly twenty minutes.

And I am absolutely sure this kind of pain has nothing at all to stand compared to giving birth to a child, but damn it, it was still painful.

I wonder, however, if this is the world's way of giving me a rude awakening, so to speak.
Get on your feet. Exercise! Finish that comic!

Just prior to waking up in utter pain, I was having a strange dream. I was standing in some massive field where hundreds of people in costumes and outlandish outfits were preparing for some competition. They were all dressed up to be part of some competition against each other as they showcased massive displays which were made up of their outfits when they stood together. Walking passed them, I reached a building and greeted my old boss, Beth Siojo. She teased me, asking me if I was willing to work for ABS-CBN Global again and suggested that I can even work for the Advertising group again with all previously passed benefits and bonuses retroactively given to me. I told her I'd consider and the whole dream shifted then to me wiht a group in a bus headed to Mall of Asia/Enchanted Kindom. There I found myself with my old officemates (Joey, Marianne, Ma-an, Jen, Ramil) and stranger still, old classmates (Bambi, Lolit, Jo, Consy) and lastly Karen Kunawics (who carried with her a stuffed toy of a lifelike looking baby) and Don Dee and they all seemed to know each other.

At first in the bus, I asked the conductor how much it would be from Sucat road to Mall of Asia and he replied "Isang Daan po." That caught me off guard in the dream and as I was complaining abou thte cost, everyone else too started to complain. The conductor ignored us and we all just were forced to pay. But Karen wasn't going to let it slide. While the conductor slept, she sneaked her hand into the conductor's belt pouch then liberated all the other "tickets" to everyone else in the bus and those waiting outside.

We then got down at Mall of Asia, stepped inside, and suddenly were at the water ride of Enchanted Kingdom. I had some kind of wardrobe malfunction with my speedos and excused myself while the rest of the girls decided to go on and enjoy the ride. While trying to, uh, fix, my speedos, Sonny shows up and teases me, "Natuto ka lang pumorma, di ka na marunong mag swimming" to which I strangely replied, "Gago. May wax buhok ko."

We both hear some guy complaining, and we peer out of the window to see Don Dee arguing with some guy who looks like Akihiro Sato about the water being in some way lacking. To quote Don sa dream, "Its just not enough, you know. The alcohol content is too low. Eehay moht algaysuminda. You need to mix the vodka with the rhum."

Sonny tells me he wants to go swim and I tell him to go ahead. I look at the water in the distance and watch as a yellow inflatable boat makes it way towards the first slide. I look down at my hairy legs and see my feet have gotten dirty from being wet and standing (yes suddenly) on the beach's white sands. I look up and see a film camera aimed at me. I hear it click on.


And I have my cramp.


Can someone tell me if all this is supposed to mean something?

LEFT 4 DEAD

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Video Games
Genre:	Action
Console:	PC Games

Zombies overrunning a city + Four play Coop Play + All other players as the zombies + Freaky running, jumping, leaping, entangling zombies = Damn Good Game.

Left 4 Dead is a new shooter game from the makers of Half-Life and Counterstrike. Embracing the themes and motifs of a zombie movie, the game has you and up to three other friends as a group of survivors in a zombie overrun city. Adding to the fun is the fact that in multiplayer games, all other additional players get to play one of the zombies that can appear in the games very many spawning points.

With amazing atmospherics, lovely light effects, and really incredible visuals, the game captures the feel of a city overrun by the living dead. In single player, the computer's A.I. handles the three other characters superbly. They aren't as useless as in other games.

The demo currently downloadable via Stream allows only barely 5 days of playtime. However, the game is sure to shine once its released this coming November 18th.

Add to that what the creators call the AI Director.
"New technology dubbed "the AI Director" is used to generate a unique gameplay experience every time you play. The Director tailors the frequency and ferocity of the zombie attacks to your performance, adjusting pacing, special effects and audio on the fly."

Talk about making the experience even more personal and giving it much fun replayability.

Add to that the fact that there are many kinds of zombies, from the mindless fast running horde (yes, no Dawn of the Dead slow zombies here. The zombies here are more of the 28 Days Later fame), to the deadly hunters, the sneaky witches and the grotesque boomers. And more.

Fun fun fun game!

Check it out when you can!

Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

Someone please get this guy a contract to work in the gaming industry!

Damn...

Halo 3: Landfall

Beautiful film by director Neil Blomkamp.

DNAgents 25 Years

One of my favorite comic books is back!
Woot!!!

Losing my edge

I am definitely losing my edge.

There was once a time when I had a huge list of mini-projects that I was indulging myself in.  I had my online comics, my theater work, my short films, my gaming, my travel plans, my schooling plans, my workouts at the gym and my commercials.

Now, I have my work.
And my occasional nights out with friends to destress.

Komikon is coming up again this year and I have yet to finish the final issue of Diliman.  Buti pa ang Planetary, ang delays niya understandable.  Kasi the team is busy with all these other projects.  Eh ako?  I'm surrounded with all these incompleted works which I should have accomplished so long ago.

Diliman?  Unfinished.
Sandman tribute?  Unfinished.
The last two Nanowrimos?  Unfinished.
This year's Nanowrimo?  I didn't even join.
Horror anthology with some friends?  On hold.
Alamat contribution?  On hold.

Ultimately, its been work.
And escape.

Work.
Escape.

The answer is there, clearly before my eyes.
After reading some of the posts of my friend Carl, who recently made some nice articles on comic book creation and the dedication one needs to have in accomplishing them, I began to realize how much I've failed in giving my works the end they deserve.

But then again, one can almost look at my life as a whole and read it to be in the same boat.
Film school?  Indefinitely cancelled.
Winning an Oscar?  Shelved for the time being.
Actually making another short film?  Uh. Yeah.
Fullybooked Gaiman contest?  Didn't even bother to try.
Palanca?  See above.
FGS?   See above.
Open Gaming Meets?  Missed the last two.

I'm on hold.
My life is on hold.
I've lost my edge and become a faded muted shade of color in the background.

Why can't I move?

Losing my edge

I am definitely losing my edge.

There was once a time when I had a huge list of mini-projects that I was indulging myself in. I had my online comics, my theater work, my short films, my gaming, my travel plans, my schooling plans, my workouts at the gym and my commercials.

Now, I have my work.
And my occasional nights out with friends to destress.

Komikon is coming up again this year and I have yet to finish the final issue of Diliman. Buti pa ang Planetary, ang delays niya understandable. Kasi the team is busy with all these other projects. Eh ako? I'm surrounded with all these incompleted works which I should have accomplished so long ago.

Diliman? Unfinished.
Sandman tribute? Unfinished.
The last two Nanowrimos? Unfinished.
This year's Nanowrimo? I didn't even join.
Horror anthology with some friends? On hold.
Alamat contribution? On hold.

Ultimately, its been work.
And escape.

Work.
Escape.

The answer is there, clearly before my eyes.
After reading some of the posts of my friend Carl, who recently made some nice articles on comic book creation and the dedication one needs to have in accomplishing them, I began to realize how much I've failed in giving my works the end they deserve.

But then again, one can almost look at my life as a whole and read it to be in the same boat.
Film school? Indefinitely cancelled.
Winning an Oscar? Shelved for the time being.
Actually making another short film? Uh. Yeah.
Fullybooked Gaiman contest? Didn't even bother to try.
Palanca? See above.
FGS? See above.
Open Gaming Meets? Missed the last two.

I'm on hold.
My life is on hold.
I've lost my edge and become a faded muted shade of color in the background.

Why can't I move?

I WAS A SILENT HILL NURSE!

Finally, after wanting so bad to try to do this for years (and no, I don't mean dress in drag, I just LOVE Silent Hill so much), I finally got to do it!  Woot!!!



Thanks to Karen and Penny for the pictures.

Too bad I couldn't make it all bloody since the Philippines seems to have this thing against Halloween being scary.  I built the costume up between 3pm and 9pm the same night.  Total cost, less than Php1,000.00

Next target?
Either Pyramid Head, Katamari Damacy or somehow be able to cosplay Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth.

I WAS A SILENT HILL NURSE!

Finally, after wanting so bad to try to do this for years (and no, I don't mean dress in drag, I just LOVE Silent Hill so much), I finally got to do it! Woot!!!



Thanks to Karen and Penny for the pictures.

Too bad I couldn't make it all bloody since the Philippines seems to have this thing against Halloween being scary. I built the costume up between 3pm and 9pm the same night. Total cost, less than Php1,000.00

Next target?
Either Pyramid Head, Katamari Damacy or somehow be able to cosplay Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth.

Halloween too Commercial?

Halloween too Commercial?