The Litterbox Letters

Moving to Wordpress

2009-01-30T09:35:00.000+08:00

It's going to be mainly a VTES blog more than anything.

www.anarchconvert.wordpress.com

2008-07-07T00:58:00.000+08:00

Your home is a

Gamer's Mansion

Your kitchen is stocked with chips, dips, and assorted caffeinated beverages. There's a pantry with emergency backup caffeinated beverages. You also have some breakfast cereals in there, but you haven't had breakfast since last Spring. Your master bedroom has blankets printed with images of Mario and Link. Your study includes unread copies of various gamer magazines, each purchased for the free demo CDs. One of your garages holds your collection of ferraris, and is measured in acreage.

Your home also includes a roost for griffons. You've never actually seen a griffon, but you keep the roost ready anyway. Your guests enjoy your collection of every console and associated game ever made. Except the Intellivision -- those controllers drive them NUTS. Outside is the moat that protects your home from goblin invaders and extended family.

And, you have a pet -- a koopa named "Shelly".

Below is a snippet of the blueprints:

Real Estate

My personality type - The Analytical Thinker

2008-06-26T20:36:00.001+08:00

Analytical Thinkers are reserved, quiet persons. They like to get to the bottom of things - curiosity is one of their strongest motives. They want to know what holds the world together deep down inside. They do not really need much more to be happy because they are modest persons. Many mathematicians, philosophers and scientists belong to this type. Analytical Thinkers loathe contradictions and illogicalness; with their sharp intellect, they quickly and comprehensively grasp patterns, principles and structures. They are particularly interested in the fundamental nature of things and theoretical findings; for them, it is not necessarily a question of translating these into practical acts or in sharing their considerations with others. Analytical Thinkers like to work alone; their ability to concentrate is more marked than that of all other personality types. They are open for and interested in new information.

Analytical Thinkers have little interest in everyday concerns - they are always a little like an “absent-minded professor” whose home and workplace are chaotic and who only concerns himself with banalities such as bodily needs when it becomes absolutely unavoidable. The acknowledgement of their work by others does not play a great role for them; in general,they are quite independent of social relationships and very self-reliant. Analytical Thinkers therefore often give others the impression that they are arrogant or snobby - especially because they do not hesitate to speak their mind with their often harsh (even if justified) criticism and their imperturbable self-confidence. Incompetent contemporaries do not have it easy with them. But whoever succeeds in winning their respect and interest has a witty and very intelligent person to talk to. A partner who amazes one with his excellent powers of observation and his very dry humour.

It takes some time before Analytical Thinkers make friends, but then they are mostly friends for life. They only need very few people around them. Their most important ability is to be a match for them and thus give them inspiration. Constant social obligations quickly get on their nerves; they need a lot of time alone and often withdraw from others. Their partner must respect this and understand that this is not due to the lack of affection. Once they have decided in favour of a person, Analytical Thinkers are loyal and reliable partners. However, one cannot expect romance and effusive expressions of feelings from them and they will definitely forget their wedding anniversary. But they are always up to a night spent with stimulating discussions and a good glass of wine!

Adjectives which describe your type
introverted, theoretical, logical, spontaneous, rational, analytical, intellectual, sceptical, pensive, critical, quiet, precise, independent, creative, inventive, abstract, eccentric, curious, reserved, self-involved, imaginative, unsociable, determined, modest, careful, incommunicative, witty

These subjects could interest you
literature, science fiction, philosophy, psychology, mathematics, Internet, drawing/painting, astrology, spiritual things, meditation, music, writing, strategy games, politics

Future plans--transfer this character to the new server

2008-06-14T09:06:00.001+08:00

new character, new (and better!) server

2008-06-14T07:33:00.001+08:00

Powered by WOWHEAD! take 3

2008-05-01T08:14:00.001+08:00

I like Stormherald.

2008-03-31T23:14:00.000+08:00

I Am A: True Neutral Human Bard/Rogue (2nd/2nd Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-12

Dexterity-13

Constitution-12

Intelligence-16

Wisdom-16

Charisma-14

Alignment:
True Neutral A true neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. He doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most true neutral characters exhibit a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil after all, he would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, he's not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some true neutral characters, on the other hand, commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They see good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. They advocate the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run. True neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion. However, true neutral can be a dangerous alignment because it represents apathy, indifference, and a lack of conviction.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Primary Class:
Bards often serve as negotiators, messengers, scouts, and spies. They love to accompany heroes (and villains) to witness heroic (or villainous) deeds firsthand, since a bard who can tell a story from personal experience earns renown among his fellows. A bard casts arcane spells without any advance preparation, much like a sorcerer. Bards also share some specialized skills with rogues, and their knowledge of item lore is nearly unmatched. A high Charisma score allows a bard to cast high-level spells.

Secondary Class:
Rogues have little in common with each other. While some - maybe even the majority - are stealthy thieves, many serve as scouts, spies, investigators, diplomats, and simple thugs. Rogues are versatile, adaptable, and skilled at getting what others don't want them to get. While not equal to a fighter in combat, a rogue knows how to hit where it hurts, and a sneak attack can dish out a lot of damage. Rogues also seem to have a sixth sense when it comes to avoiding danger. Experienced rogues develop nearly magical powers and skills as they master the arts of stealth, evasion, and sneak attacks. In addition, while not capable of casting spells on their own, a rogue can sometimes 'fake it' well enough to cast spells from scrolls, activate wands, and use just about any other magic item.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

My Alliance hunter on World of Warcraft

2007-11-12T06:41:00.001+08:00

This is on a pvp server (Ravenholdt)

I miss my horde characters -sigh-

2007-10-22T07:07:00.000+08:00

Your results:
You are Dr. Doom

Dr. Doom		87%
Magneto		69%
Lex Luthor		67%
Mystique		64%
Riddler		64%
The Joker		63%
Apocalypse		63%
Mr. Freeze		61%
Venom		57%
Poison Ivy		56%
Catwoman		55%
Dark Phoenix		54%
Juggernaut		48%
Two-Face		44%
Green Goblin		36%
Kingpin		29%

Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity.

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

New Post!!

2007-10-18T21:33:00.000+08:00

Quick recap:

went to singapore, bought a lot of books, read a lot of books, disappointed by the lack of new movies in iloilo, gearing up my character in world of warcraft, thinking about starting a wow character blog (but that wouldnt be interesting enough), want more books, playing a lot with son, got an upgrade on the nintendo DS, trying to find good nintendo DS game titles, teaching a full load of korean students, going to manila at the end of the month!

The Physics of Superheroes

2007-04-20T19:23:00.000+08:00

Taken from an internet article found here

When the Green Goblin kidnapped Spiderman's girlfriend, Gwen Stacey, and pushed her from the George Washington Bridge to her death, the debate raged in comic book circles for years: Was it the fall that killed her or Spidey's attempt to save her by catching her in webbing mid-fall, causing her neck to snap?

If Gwen has a mass of 50 kilograms, falls 300 feet and acquires a velocity of 95 mph, there would be 10g of force on her body, which she could potentially survive. But stopping short against all that force in half a second would certainly break her neck, as the Green Goblin declared in a later issue after Kakalios was widely quoted making the same calculation. "If I can teach a homicidal maniac like the Green Goblin about forces and motion, I'm making a difference," he said.

2007-04-18T19:16:00.000+08:00

Your EQ is 153

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.
71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.
91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.
111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.
131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.
150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.

What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?

Interesting --

2007-04-08T19:26:00.000+08:00

You entered: Johann ---

There are 15 letters in your name.
Those 15 letters total to 72
There are 7 vowels and 8 consonants in your name.

What your first name means:
German Male Variant of the Hebrew John 'Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor.'.

Your number is: 9

The characteristics of #9 are: Humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

The expression or destiny for #9:
The expression that you exhibit is represented bythe number 9. Your talents center in humanistic interests and approaches. You like to help others as you were intended to be the 'big brother or big sister' type. You operate best when you follow your feelings and sense of compassion, and allow yourself to be sensitive to the needs of others. You work well with people, and have the potential to inspire. This suggests that you could successfully teach or counsel. Creative ability, imagination and artistic talent (often latent) of the highest order are present in this expression. It's possible that you're not using or developing all of these capabilities at this time. Some of your talents may have been used at an earlier time in your life, and some may still be latent. Be aware of your capabilities, so that you can make use of them at appropriate times.

If you are able to achieve the potential of your natural expression in this life, you are capable of much human understanding and have a lot to give to others. Your personal ambitions are likely to be maintained in a very positive perspective, never losing sight of an interest in people, and a sympathetic, tolerant, broad-minded and compassionate point of view. You are quite idealistic, and disappointed at the lack of perfection in the world. You have a strong awareness of your own feeling as well as those of others. Friendships, affection, and love are extremely important.

Undeveloped or ignored, the negative side of the 9 expression can be very selfish and self-centered. If you do not actively involve yourself with work that benefits others, you may tend to express just the opposite characteristics. It is your role to be very involved with other people and their needs, but it may be difficult for you achieve this role. Aloofness, lack of involvement, and a lack of sensitivity mark the low road of this expression.

Your Soul Urge number is: 9

A Soul Urge number of 9 means:
With a 9 Soul Urge, you want to give to others, usually in a humanitarian or philanthropic manner. You are highly motivated to give friendship, affection and love. And you are generous in giving of your knowledge and experience. You have very sharing urges, and you are likely to have a great deal to share. Your concern for others makes you a very sympathetic and generous person with a sensitive and compassionate nature.

You are able to view life in very broad and intuitive terms. You often express high ideals and an inspirational approach to life. If you are able to fully realize the potential of your motivation, you will be a very self-sacrificing person who is able to give freely without being concerned about any return or reward.

As with all human beings, you are prone to sometimes express the negative attitudes inherent to your Soul Urges. You may become too sensitive and tend to express emotions strongly at times. There can be significant conflict between higher aims and personal ambitions. You may resent the idea of giving all of the time and, in fact, if there is too much 9 energy in your nature you may reject the idea. You may often be disappointed in the lack of perfection in yourself and others.

Your Inner Dream number is: 9

An Inner Dream number of 9 means:
You dream of being creative, intellectual, and universal; the selfless humanitarian. You understand the needy and what to help them. You would love to be a person people count on for support and advice.

I wanted to be Hiro!

2007-02-22T13:24:00.000+08:00

Mr. Bennet

You scored 50 Idealism, 54 Nonconformity, 45 Nerdiness

Are you on the list?
Congratulations, you're Mr. Bennet! You are one mysterious person with mysterious motives. Despite all the mystery, it's clear that you believe what you do is for the greater good, and you are obviously a well-educated person in your field.

Your best quality: Dedication to your work/organization/etc.
Your worst quality: Keeping too many secrets

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 36% on Idealism
You scored higher than 70% on Nonconformity
You scored higher than 63% on Nerdiness

Link: The Heroes Personality Test written by freedomdegrees on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

2007-02-09T17:22:00.000+08:00

2006-10-25T21:13:00.000+08:00

How evil are you?

OMG Civilization!

2006-07-09T20:39:00.000+08:00

We were just passing by the local mall (Atrium) when i saw it.

Filbars is opening in Iloilo! woot! Comics!

Altho they currently specialize in magazines...I spoke with the owner and asked if i could give him a list of the monthly titles i collect and if he can get them here in iloilo...he's ok with it so-- all seems to be progressing well in the comics department woot!

I'd die without Daredevil. (well not really but *shrug*)

Why!?

2006-07-09T19:11:00.000+08:00

Six phrases from the man himself...

"Mr. T. "I pity the fool"
"Don't gimme no back talk sucka!"
"Shut up fool!"
"Don't make mad!" amongst others.

Yeah. Mr. T in your pocket. A must have.

My Xmas or Bday Wishlist (part 1)

2006-07-09T18:55:00.000+08:00

OVERSIZED SIN CITY!!! This is just AWESOME!!! I'm pretty sure the art will just jump off the pages. It's the perfect thing to have on your shelf. And they already released 2 of these!!!

I WANT... (I saw one on sale in Fully Booked--hopefully it'll still be there by december when i scrape up enough money to get this)

Here's the write up on the second Library set:

This second Sin City slipcase completes the oversized archival editions, available only in these exceptional collections. The handsome 8"x12" books feature the individual stories printed on high-quality paper stock and showcase Miller's atmospheric cover art from the original comics!

Created with serious Frank Miller collectors and art connoisseurs in mind, these new archival editions are sure to satisfy! This slipcase holds Sin City volumes five through seven: Family Values, Miller's first direct-to-trade work; Booze, Broads, and Bullets, an expansive compilation of short stories from the Town without Pity; and Hell and Back, the longest Sin City story to date!

This Library set also includes a special edition of The Art of Sin City, a lush complement to these deluxe volumes. The Art of Sin City extends the reach of the Eisner, Harvey, and National Cartoonists Society award-winning series by showcasing content‹such as Miller's preliminary sketches, that cannot be found elsewhere.

Now the groundbreaking work that sent a rush of adrenaline through the entire industry is available in an attractive archival format!

Dark Horse, 4 slipcased hardbacks, 736 pages (total), published May 2006

Seth!

2006-07-08T20:04:00.000+08:00

He's here! and He's cute! (then again i'm biased duh)

He turns red a lot most especially when he cries...and he does that a lot =P

Poops a lot too--mainly due to the fact that he EATS A LOT!!! (almost 4 ounces!--which is supposedly not good for babies)

Then again he is big for his age---Seth's not even 3 weeks old but his size is that of a 5-6 week baby. Yeah. My son the basketball player jock. O_o

I can't wait to teach him VTES and watch him kick ass hehe.

2006-05-02T23:52:00.000+08:00

2 Weeks!

Tin is already in iloilo (to give birth) and I'm joining her in 2 weeks...

Thats a long time. I miss her already. Can't wait to get there (the only reason i'm staying is because i have to finish a real estate seminar and review for the exams)

2006-04-26T15:13:00.000+08:00

40+ means you're spoiled

Do you have:
(1) your own cell phone
(2) a television in your bedroom
(3) an iPod/MP3 player
( ) a photo printer
(4) your own phone line
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(5) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
(6) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(7) a childfree bathroom
( ) your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(8) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar
( ) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
(9) a working washer and dryer
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
(10) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
( ) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
( ) your own pair of skis
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
(11) wealthy family members
(12) two or more family cars
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry
( ) a yard
( ) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(13) good credit
( ) expensive jewelry
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
(14) more than two credit cards bearing your name
( ) a stock portfolio
(15) passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
(16) private medical insurance
(17) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans

Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
(18) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
(19) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner

Are you:
(20) an only child
(21) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
( ) been on a cruise
(22) traveled out of the country
(23) met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
( ) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
( ) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
( ) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast

Did you:
(24) go to another country for your honeymoon
(25) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
(26) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
(27) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you

2006-02-08T21:22:00.000+08:00

I'm a Father!

Grabe, seeing our baby via ultrasound was intense. Who would have thought that I'd be a father? Hehe. It rocks. (right now we're hoping for a girl but for some reason baby didn't want to show his/her gender) I know we're gonna have a beautiful baby-- i was so proud when the doctor showed us our baby's profile, she/he had a well developed chin and nose! (she/he has my nose! hahaha much to tin's dismay =P)

Look at me gushing hehe --so this is what having a baby does to you. I can't complain. =)

I love my wife and our baby. Happy days and thoughts. =)

(until i start changing diapers)

2005-11-05T23:40:00.000+08:00

New Blog link:

Character Designs

2005-11-03T23:18:00.000+08:00

OMG! I want this USB flashdrive!

This is L33t!

2005-10-31T08:38:00.000+08:00

A conversation

While watching WWE Smackdown on JackTV:
(Batista comes out)

Tin: Gwapo talaga ni Batista. Galing pa ng porma.
Me: Oo nga eh. Best dressed wrestler in WWE.
Tin: I think he's wearing pink.
Me: Is that pink? Looks like peach or salmon. Baka it's just the light.
Tin: I think it's pink.
Me: Baka turquoise pa nga eh.

2005-10-16T17:29:00.000+08:00

I have adopted eggs --

I call this one Silliputti.

And this one is Tangerine Dream.

2005-10-06T19:31:00.000+08:00

This is me

and this is Tin

2005-09-27T16:30:00.000+08:00

You scored as Emma Frost. Emma Frost is a former enemy of the X-Men but has joined them. She finds certain rules about not reading minds without permission to confining, and she still retains a bit of a bad-girl side. Some x-men are not certain of her alligence, and for good reason. Powers: Telepathy, Can turn her skin into Diamond, Psychic persuasion

Emma Frost

80%

Gambit

65%

Iceman

65%

Jean Grey

55%

Rogue

55%

Cyclops

50%

Nightcrawler

50%

Colossus

45%

Storm

45%

Wolverine

40%

Beast

35%

Most Comprehensive X-Men Personality Quiz 2.0
created with QuizFarm.com

2005-07-21T12:29:00.000+08:00

Jim Aparo, R.I.P.

One of the best batman artists ever. Dead at 72.

This is a bit sad since he was actually one the artists who sort of inspired me to collect comics and started me on me doodling. I loved his work and the Brave and the Bold --a batman title that basically teamed him up with other characters in the DC universe. (this is about to be relaunched some time in 2006 btw woot!)

His artwork was clean. A mix of Neal Adams and Alan Davis. Ganda. Linis talaga.

2005-07-13T18:12:00.000+08:00

Update!

oh yes--this is regarding my last post--for the 1-3 people reading this and wondering what's happened since my last post in June.

I'm still in Singapore. =P

hehe.

ok. not really but i wish i was. ^_^

2005-07-13T18:09:00.000+08:00

Woot!

So many things to be happy for!

10 more days til the Big Day!

Neil Gaiman!

Batman Begins!

DnD Minis!

Final Fantasy XI!

Singapore!

Driving around during weekends!

2005-06-05T14:22:00.000+08:00

Woot! I'm going to Singapore on WED!

First time out of the country-- I can't wait!

I can't believe I'm getting married in just a month or so... I'm excited about that as well! (Tin will kill me if I don't say so hehe--i love you hun =P)

I've stayed in Luzon for 26 years hehe...2 plane rides in less than a year...now that's an improvement.

Too bad lang I'll be missing the French Film Festival but the films weren't that interesting this year anyways.

Also starting my new job on june 20th. Condo renovation starts on the 7th. Things are picking up the pace!

2005-06-03T19:26:00.000+08:00

This was taken from Pia's and Tin's blogs:

Total volume of music files on my computer:

none. I don't have a PC anymore hahahahaha. (sold it to carding--will hopefully get a new one soon)

Last CD I bought:

Oh dear. It's been a while. Garden State OST. (not friggin available in the Philippines the last time I asked Tower and Music 1. Had to get this from Amazon pa) SUPER AMAZING MOVIE. SUPER AMAZING SOUNDTRACK.

The Shins will change your life--or someting like that.

Song playing right now:

In my head: Cranberries' Zombie. Don't ask. I dunno myself.

Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me:

Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews Band. --> Ultimate Love Song. Ultimate Fave Group.

The Entire Little Earthquakes album by Tori Amos. --> Ultimate favorite album. I once knew each and every song right down to the lyrics, and CD playlist arrangement.

These Are Days by the 10,000 Maniacs. --> From the 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged album. Another CD where I memorized everything. This was the start of my alternative music genre (of you want to go into the whole genre classification of Music and the hours of discussion that entails...) That said, 10,000 Maniacs was good up until Natalie Merchant went solo.

In My Place and Yellow by Coldplay. --> Mope rock at it's finest. There are actually better songs by Coldplay but these are the ones you can hum and LSS the most. This is another sign that my music taste is changing due to old age. As you get older you tend to look for melody as opposed to noise. Really talented band, they also appear on the Garden State OST btw.

Evanescence, Juliana Hatfield, Joss Stone and the Cocteau Twins. Yes I'm cheating but as you can see my taste is primarily centered on Strong female vocals (non pop tho).

Five people I’m passing this to:

Cuppkeyk--because he always has changing tastes in Music
Tin-- It's been a while since we had a discussion on music.
Dong-- Lets see how he's changed from the Rocker of college to the Aging Rocker of today hehe.
Pacoi and Abi-- Hiphop si pacoi dati eh. I wonder if that's still true. I dont know anything about Abi musically too.
Allan Popa-- Extremely interesting taste in music (he loved nice female vocals also) and as far as i remember, he had the best collection of singles and b-sides CDs evar. Complete Tori Amos, Suzzane Vega, Bjork etc. Very Impressive Collection considering this was way back in college.

2005-05-20T23:58:00.000+08:00

Something to do if I had an I-pod

50 things to do with your I-pod

2005-05-20T03:04:00.000+08:00

Latest XMEN movie news: Kelsey Grammer is The Beast!

If you think about it, the beast talks like Frasier ^_^

Good match!

Oh and Frank Gorshin was nominated for an emmy for his portrayal of the Riddler ^_^

2005-05-19T19:50:00.000+08:00

Riddle Me This...

Just read in some comic blog about the death of Frank Gorshin, the actor who played The Riddler in the classic Batman and Robin live-action TV series (Adam West and Burt Ward--Bif! Bam! Pow!)

He made the Riddler great. Here's to his final riddle.

2005-05-15T04:45:00.000+08:00

Small anecdote about the benefit of the new DnD minis

this is taken from a fan based forum post:

I love my DnD minis. They are so cool. And having the right mini to use in an encounter takes a load off the descriptions.

In a recent session, I placed half a dozen grimlocks around the party and said "You are surrounded." One player says, "Yeah, but what do they look like?" I reply, "They look exactly like that."

Mmmm, the benefit of minis.

Player's response was to pick up a mini, read the base, and say, "We're surrounded by grimlocks."

minis has brought a whole new dimesion to gaming. yes i'm hooked. =P

2005-05-15T01:42:00.000+08:00

Hmm...lets see...what's new with me...

Oh yeah asides from getting my brand new passport...I have a driver's license na! Woot! ^_^

All i need now is a car. (although Tin seems to be a bit hesitant about taking a joy ride with me hehe--such faith =P)

oh and I got the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures starter (it's cool!!!)

kick ass minis. perfect for campaigns and mini games.

2005-05-04T04:12:00.000+08:00

Some Donnie Darko news: (spotlight on the director)

DONNIE DARKO is one of those ultimate cult movies, but it looks like autuer Richard Kelly will be surpassing it with his next one, SOUTHLAND TALES, a sci-fi musical comedy mystery whatnot. It stars The Rock, Seann William Scott and Sarah Michelle Gellar as...well, here's the plot summary:

SOUTHLAND TALES is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Johnson will star as Boxer Santaros, an action star stricken with amnesia whose life intertwines with Krysta Now (Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project and David Clark (Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

The cast also includes Janeane Garofalo, Jason Lee, Amy Poehler and Kevin Smith, while Moby and Trent Reznor will compose the score, according to reports.

But here's where the comics come in.

Besides the feature film, plans are underway for an expanded version of Southland Tales including a a nine-part interactive experience with the prequel saga to be published as six separate 100 page graphic novels, each written by Kelly. The graphic novels will be released over a six month period early next year leading up to the film's release with the feature film comprised of the story's final three chapters. The aforementioned official website will continue to be updated, with hopes of making it one of the largest and most elaborate ever designed for a feature film. According to Kelly, "the graphic novels will work in tandem with the website, creating a more epic multimedia experience for those interested in taking the plunge."

The website is live now, where you can read the titles of the graphic novels there -- stuff like "Two Road Convergeds" and "The Mechanicals." The site is indeed a vast and puzzling edifice, like a giant silver bunny. It also crashed Firefox quite handily.

I got that from a comic blog hehe

2005-05-01T21:01:00.000+08:00

Time Zone!

I got a new team and a new sked at work-- I start out at 7:30pm now--go home by 4:30am-- that's a big shift for my bio-clock. Bleh--still getting used to it.

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Might also mean fewer time to spend with Tin-- that's not good. (Yes I'm addicted to my girlfriend like a crackfiend)

Hmm...comparing your future wife to crack cocaine...something wrong with that image haha!

2005-05-01T20:54:00.000+08:00

Carding has a friggin movie out!

Yeah--co-produced and edited by Carding--it has a horribly long title (check out Pia's blog for the poster and title details)

Like most independent films it's not limited or hampered by concern for the audience in terms of onscreen violence, depictions of sex and other controversial topics you rarely encounter in a local commercial film. At least 2 scenes with guys doing it, gory bloody beatups ala Fightclub, and people cursing in almost every sentence--definitely not a film for your grandmother.

Storywise--its ok. Not great, so-so actually. It's like Shock Rock--more flash than bang.

2005-04-30T06:00:00.000+08:00

News for DC fans--and Rob Liefeld fans

Rob Liefeld (he of the badly drawn anatomy fame) has just announced that he'll be working on a 2 issue Teen Titans storyline-- here's a quote from newsarama:

RL: Shaft was intended to be Speedy. Vogue was a new Harlequin design, Combat was a Kh'undian warrior circa the Legion of Super Heroes, ditto for Photon and Die Hard was a Star Labs android. I forgot who Chapel was supposed to be. So there you have it, the secret origin of Youngblood.

Ok. Youngblood was a ripoff of the Titans, why am I not surprised.

2005-04-30T03:06:00.000+08:00

It's full steam ahead for the wedding!

Invitations are currently in production, it was really lovely to see our names on the design--you get this sense of finality--like everything is clicking into place.

We even got an interior designer for our place na! (Turns out to be a fellow Quill member hehe) She's really professional --we were impressed with her portfolio, Grupo Santamaria was even featured in some issues of Real Living ^_^

2005-04-30T01:19:00.000+08:00

Some StarWars news:

Apparently there's gonna be a live action StarWars TV series pretty soon-- and fan favorite Kevin Smith is slated to write and direct a 3 episode storyline. This is great since he's also a StarWars fanatic--just check out Clerks, Chasing Amy etc for his StarWars discussions.

Not that I'm a StarWars fan but this will be interesting to see after all the Star Trek shows ^_^

2005-04-14T07:28:00.000+08:00

MMORPG WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

I need my fix bad. =P

MMORPG Wishlist:

1. World of Warcraft
2. City of Heroes
It's been a while.

2005-04-10T07:29:00.000+08:00

Breaking News! (of the non-pope variety and no it ain't about the royal wedding either)

OMG! OMG! OMG! Goodwill bookstore has a sale on all pocketbooks! It ain't just your regular sale either...non of that 10-30% off crap, it's a whopping 80% off!!!!!!

Just pause a bit and think about that. 80 FRIGGIN PERCENT.

I actually bought around 8 books (total cost over a thousand) and was only charged like 300 pesos!

Tin got a book priced at around 300 something and was charged 45 bucks! That's insane! (also actually a bit scary since I think this means Goodwill won't be selling pocketbooks anymore--just school supplies and textbooks)

Must check out the SM North branch and the Makati one... (i got my stash from the MegaMall branch--)

I'm raiding all the fantasy/sci-fi novels...(and some of the crime stuff)

2005-04-02T05:54:00.000+08:00

Damn good books out right now...

Just read Slick (un-put-downable!)

Am currently reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell (same un-putdownable quality)

great books.

oh and 1 year na kami ni Tin ^_^

and Jason Todd lives.

2005-03-26T08:23:00.000+08:00

You're a Vampire!! Seductive, beautiful,
mysterious, and quite evil. You're very dark
and dangerous.. You kill to feed, and prey upon
the most unsuspecting and beautiful people you
can find...

What Fantasy Race Are You?
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2005-03-26T08:17:00.000+08:00

I am a Hippy

Which America Hating Minority Are You?

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2005-03-26T08:06:00.000+08:00

Take the What High School
Stereotype Are You? quiz.

2005-03-26T07:32:00.000+08:00

You Are A:
True Neutral Elf Bard

Alignment:
True Neutral characters are very rare. They believe that balance is the most important thing, and will not side with any other force. They will do whatever is necessary to preserve that balance, even if it means switching allegiances suddenly.

Race:
Elves are the eldest of all races, although they are generally a bit smaller than humans. They are generally well-cultured, artistic, easy-going, and because of their long lives, unconcerned with day-to-day activities that other races frequently concern themselves with. Elves are, effectively, immortal, although they can be killed. After a thousand years or so, they simply pass on to the next plane of existance.

Primary Class:
Bards are the entertainers. They sing, dance, and play instruments to make other people happy, and, frequently, make money. They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.

Secondary Class:

Detailed Results:

Alignment:
Law and Chaos:
Law ----- (-4)
Neutral - XXXXXXXXXXX (11)
Chaos --- XXXXX (5)

Good and Evil:
Good ---- XXXXX (5)
Neutral - XXXXXXXX (8)
Evil ---- XX (2)

Race:
Human ---- XXXXXXXXXX (10)
Half-Elf - XXXXXXXXXX (10)
Elf ------ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (15)
Gnome ---- XXXXXXXXX (9)
Halfling - XX (2)
Dwarf ---- XXXXXX (6)
Half-Orc - (-1)

Class:
Fighter -- (0)
Barbarian -XXXXXXXX (8)
Ranger --- XXXXXXXX (8)
Monk ----- XXX (3)
Paladin -- XX (2)
Cleric --- X (1)
Mage ----- XX (2)
Druid ---- XXXXXXXXX (9)
Thief ---- XXXXX (5)
Bard ----- XXXXXXXXXXXXXX (14)

Take this stupid test here.

2005-03-26T06:35:00.000+08:00

Your Character’s Alignment

Based on your answers to the quiz, your character’s most likely alignment is Neutral Evil.

Neutral Evil

A neutral evil villain does whatever she can get away with. She is out for herself, pure and simple. She sheds no tears for those she kills, whether for profit, sport, or convenience. She has no love of order and holds no illusion that following laws, traditions, or codes would make her any better or more noble. On the other hand, she doesn’t have the restless nature or love of conflict that a chaotic evil villain has. The criminal who robs and murders to get what she wants is neutral evil. Some neutral evil villains hold up evil as an ideal, committing evil for its own sake. Most often, such villains are devoted to evil deities or secret societies. The common phrase for neutral evil is "true evil." Neutral evil is the most dangerous alignment because it represents pure evil without honor and without variation.

--excerpted from the Player’s Handbook, Chapter 6

take the test here

2005-03-18T04:55:00.000+08:00

I love my Tin.

I can never say it enough. ^_^

2005-03-12T13:51:00.001+08:00

Take the quiz at dicepool.com

2005-03-10T15:53:00.000+08:00

Time to be politically aware (thank you Pacoi):

Declaration of Revocation (by John Cleese)

To the citizens of the United States of America, in the light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today.

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories.

Except Utah, which she does not fancy.

Your new Prime Minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a Minister for America without the need for further elections.

Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.

A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium." Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.

The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour'; skipping the letter 'U' is nothing more than laziness on your part. Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters.

You will end your love affair with the letter 'Z' (pronounced 'zed' not 'zee') and the suffix "ize" will be replaced by the suffix "ise."

You will learn that the suffix 'burgh' is pronounced 'burra' e.g. Edinburgh. You are welcome to re-spell Pittsburgh as 'Pittsberg' if you can't cope with correct pronunciation.

Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary." Using the same thirty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "uhh", "like", and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication.

Look up "interspersed."

There will be no more 'bleeps' in the Jerry Springer show. If you're not old enough to cope with bad language then you shouldn't have chat shows. When you learn to develop your vocabulary, then you won't have to use bad language as often.

2. There is no such thing as "US English." We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of "-ize."

3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. English accents are not limited to cockney, upper-class twit or Mancunian (Daphne in Frasier).

You will also have to learn how to understand regional accents --- Scottish dramas such as "Taggart" will no longer be broadcast with subtitles.

While we're talking about regions, you must learn that there is no such place as Devonshire in England. The name of the county is "Devon." If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will become "shires" e.g. Texasshire, Floridashire, Louisianashire.

4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. Hollywood will be required to cast English actors to play English characters.

British sit-coms such as "Men Behaving Badly" or "Red Dwarf" will not be re-cast and watered down for a wishy-washy American audience who can't cope with the humour of occasional political incorrectness.

5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through.

6. You should stop playing American "football." There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game.

The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football.

Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like nancies).

We are hoping to get together at least a US Rugby sevens side by 2005.

You should stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the 'World Series' for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.15% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. Instead of baseball, you will be allowed to play a girls' game called "rounders," which is baseball without fancy team strip, oversized gloves, collector cards or hotdogs.

7. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry guns. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous in public than a vegetable peeler. Because we don't believe you are sensible enough to handle potentially dangerous items, you will require a permit if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

8. July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 2nd will be a new national holiday, but only in England. It will be called "Indecisive Day."

9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap, and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.

All road intersections will be replaced with roundabouts. You will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

10. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call 'French fries' are not real chips. Fries aren't even French, they are Belgian though 97.85% of you (including the guy who discovered fries while in Europe) are not aware of a country called Belgium. Those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called "crisps." Real chips are thick cut and fried in animal fat. The traditional accompaniment to chips is beer which should be served warm and flat.

Waitresses will be trained to be more aggressive with customers.

11. As a sign of penance 5 grams of sea salt per cup will be added to all tea made within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this quantity to be doubled for tea made within the city of Boston itself.

12. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling "beer" is not actually beer at all, it is lager . From November 1st only proper British Bitter will be referred to as "beer," and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as "Lager." The substances formerly known as "American Beer" will henceforth be
referred to as "Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine," with the exception of the product of the American Budweiser company whose product will be referred to as "Weak Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine." This will allow true Budweiser (as manufactured for the last 1000 years in the Czech Republic) to be sold without risk of confusion.

13. From November 10th the UK will harmonise petrol (or "gasoline," as you will be permitted to keep calling it until April 1st 2005) prices with the former USA. The UK will harmonise its prices to those of the former USA and the Former USA will, in return, adopt UK petrol prices (roughly $6/US gallon -- get used to it).

14. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun.

15. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.

16. Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776).

Thank you for your co-operation.

2005-03-08T07:56:00.000+08:00

2005-03-08T04:52:00.000+08:00

Discovery Weekend and How I Really Love My Tin

Just came home from Discovery Weekend (a sort of pre-marraige training camp) and I'm really glad I went ^_^

I love Tin so much, I can't wait to get married na!

2005-03-08T04:47:00.000+08:00

A vtes conundrum...

Kindred Most Wanted just came out about a week ago...and the set rocks!
I really want to try out several deck ideas and concepts but i just realized one thing...

...it's getting hard for me to schedule a vtes game! (so many cards...no one to play with! waaah!)

Toad's in the states, Katya's stuck in Ragnarok, Karl's into badminton, Carding is doing 6 things at once (editing work and ragnarok and dating, surfing na yan) and my Tin is also a bit busy...

Oh and David just lost his entire deck box (4 decks inside).

Will try to organize a vtes game this weekend...maybe Troy's group is free...

I want to make several KMW decks already!!

2005-02-23T10:13:00.000+08:00

Arr!

Asides from playing ROSE online, Tin and me are hooked on this very addicting game:

Sid Meier's Pirates!

It's a remake of the classic PC game...and it has a lot going for it!

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Also watched a lot of movies since the last update:

MUST WATCH MOVIE: Garden State. It's the new Lost in Translation!

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Special Thanks to Cuppkeyk for sending me his Moby CD--good stuff hehe

2005-02-08T10:36:00.000+08:00

Yes it's been a while...

I don't really have the time nowadays to update this--work takes too much of my time and the rest is spent with tin hehe

Not to mention that my home PC is down (no RAM)--and the phone is dead =P

Needless to say that a lot of stuff has happened ^_^

2005-01-15T10:45:00.000+08:00

For wedding news:

check out our joint wedding blog:

Tin and Jo's wedding blog!

2005-01-15T10:38:00.000+08:00

It's been a few days now but what the heck:

Comics news: Wil Eisner is dead.

Big deal. (blasphemy!)

The biggest news pa rin is (comics related): CCHQ is closed.

Now that's sad shit. (who cares about an old geezer you've never even met? much less read?--nevermind that the eisner awards were named after him =P)

Where will you hang out in katipunan now? Where else can you get your comics at reasonable prices and share meaningful conversation with the shop owners?

(you can't really "hang out" in Comic Quest or god forbid--Filbars...there's just no place to sit! Don't you just miss those nice benches in CCHQ?)

I really miss the place. Time to move on though...we got a wedding to plan!

2005-01-13T16:51:00.000+08:00

Clear blue round 1x1

You're a clear blue 1x1 round peg. You're very rare
and very cool looking, and a lot of you would
make for some very pretty designs. A building
made of you would look dark, mellow, moody and
just plain awesome. However, no one owns more
than two of you, from that one police station
set.

What Lego piece are you?
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2005-01-06T04:44:00.000+08:00

The lack of a PC!

That's the main problem in updating this blog...(I've been without a PC at the house for months now)
I think I'll try looking around for some RAM next time I'm in greenhills. =P

Oh, and my DVD player finally died. Talk about nothing to do at the house! (Carding took his PS2 with him)

2005-01-06T04:40:00.000+08:00

I don't feel that old...really...

2004-12-28T07:57:00.000+08:00

Adventure!

After almost a month of no updates--hehe (I blame work!...yeah right =P)

It's been a wild and crazy week! I was forced to do an Amazing Race type adventure just to reach Iloilo! My first day (and first plane ride) was destination: Bacolod--which is incidentally on a different island from Iloilo so I had to take a ferry ride the next day just to meet up with Tin!

It's actually pretty fun going to a place you don't know, not knowing the language, not even sure if you can get a ferry ride to iloilo hehe (I didn't make it that day since I arrived in Bacolod at around 630pm and the last ferry goes at at around 6pm)

I stayed in a seedy pension house while I waited for morning (this is after waiting for several hours in the airport terminal just hoping to get a chance passenger ride to iloilo)

The Supercat (that's the name of the ferry service) ride was amazing! Airconditioned rooms with an onboard movie! I took the movie as a good omen: 50 First Dates...the very first date i had with Tin ^_^

Will write more about my iloilo trip later--it's too long for just one write-up ^_^

Needless to say I ate a LOT of seafoods, had a serious talk with Tin's Parents (wherein I formally ask for permission to marry her) and ate a lot of seafood. =P

2004-12-04T07:10:00.000+08:00

Switching to Sun!

Trying out the unlimited 24/7 calling and texting stuff...will post results later

oh and I think we found our ring na ^_^

2004-11-30T06:32:00.000+08:00

This is a sad day...

CCHQ is closing.

Goodbye to the most wonderful place in katipunan.

You will be missed.

2004-11-27T11:08:00.000+08:00

and a happy thanksgiving to you too!

Not that we celebrate that particular holiday or anything--but that just means no work for any call center (except maybe tech support)--so...big yey =P

Just celebrated Carding's Birthday last night --was actually fun --the usual get together with the gang, some drinks, some food (dinner was at Hap Chan west ave for Carding's favorite Soy Tofu---the salt and pepper squid was amazing!!)

Consumed an unhealthy amount of food (2 orders of Yang Chow fried rice!) and still managed to find room for dessert (tried out the new ice cream nuggets by magnolia--yumy but a little bit too much in price for the novelty)

All we missed was Cuppkeyk the group lush hehe--Dong did his usual bartender thing (he made a nice drink with ice tea and some gin and soda)

I can't wait for the 23rd! (thats when i experience my first plane ride hehe) Iloilo here i come!

oh yeah...13th month pay should be coming up soon...(I calculated it and it really aint much)

2004-11-21T11:05:00.000+08:00

WATCH NATIONAL TREASURE. Now. (and grab some friends)

One of the best friggin movies for the year!! Kick arse!!

Non-stop action, the pacing was amazing! It only lets you catch your breath for around 2 minutes before starting another insane action sequence; the puzzles were cool and somehow researched enough--(although highly impossible hehe) it's just great the way they tied everything together.

And to think this movie was 2 hours and 10 mins hehe. (Tin went to the restroom twice)

Templar shit. Rock. (am still in rave mode)

I want a copy for the house ^^

2004-11-20T10:14:00.000+08:00

Updates--

So it costs around 20k to get married in Alabang...(air conditioned church tho!)

gotta save up!

oh yeah I'm going to Iloilo for christmas ^_^ (my first plane ride! whee!)

2004-11-16T06:25:00.000+08:00

oh yeah...time to be a little more political:

Powell just sent in his resignation (Rice may take his place--)

2004-11-10T07:42:00.000+08:00

Something that needs to be said every now and then:

I love you Tin!

ala lang-- ^_^

2004-11-07T10:59:00.000+08:00

Comics and more comics talk

Check out this new web comic:

It's cute ^_^

Jenny Jetpack!

In other comics news:

The new issue of previews is out so I think I'll begin a list of the comics i want to get but can't really afford to and another list of comics I'll most definitely get regardless ^_^

Despite having a girlfriend who partly owns a comic book shop --it does have it's pros and cons (a drawback is that she always knows how much money you have hehe)

Stuff I want: (some or most of these are already out now)

Avenger's Disassembled (it all starts here!--the old team is dissovled and some avengers die! --like hawkeye finally =P go Bendis!)

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest heroes (a re-telling by Geof Johns and Scott Kollins--amazing art by the former flash artist, interesting take--a must get since it's only a limited series) It's a fun mini series made by DC creators all about a Marvel superteam hehe.

Ex Machina tradepaperback (by Brian K. Vaughn--writer of the hit Y: the Last Man--good stuff considering the current political climate in the states, It's about a superhero who runs for mayor of a major city --new york? i forgot--the art is done by Tony Harris of Starman fame, some of his best work yet!)

Identity Crisis -- If it weren't for the art I'd actually get this. I'm not really a fan of the artist but critics have said that this is best work since hawkman. A highly controversial series where "several" DC heroes die (death toll so far: Sue Dibny, wife of Elongated Man who was raped and murdered--also turns out she was pregnant; Firestorm--apparently shot or something, never really read it yet and Tim Drake's dad--Robin's dad gets hit by Captain Boomerang right in the heart area ow.)
Maybe I'll just wait for the trade.

2004-11-07T06:53:00.000+08:00

Vtes Scratchpad:

since I can't access my hotmail on this office account I'll just put my random vtes thoughts into this blog =P

more anarch goodness: (what else is new...I'm still having fun with them hehe)
I haven't even explored the wacky combos and tricks of the Black hand yet! (maybe next year na hehe--)

got this from the ventrue anti-tribu newsletter:

Vampire of the Month: Dominique

Dominique
Clan: Ventrue antitribu (group 2)
Capacity: 7
Disciplines: AUS FOR ani dom vic
Sabbat: As a (D) action, Dominique may put a vandal counter on a
location. If a location has a number of vandal counters equal to its
cost (or 1 vandal counter if it has no cost), burn it.

Dominique Advanced
Clan: Ventrue antitribu (group 2)
Capacity: 7
Disciplines: AUS FOR ani dom vic
Advanced, Sabbat: During your untap phase, you may burn a location you
control to gain X pool, where X is the cost of that location.
[Merged] Independent Anarch Baron of Paris.

Dominique can play nine of the anarch-requiring discipline-based
cards: Diversion, Friend of Mine, Gear Up, Improvised Tactics, Loose
Cannon, The Mole, Principia Discordia, Reformation, and Smash and
Grab. This enables you to prevent damage, reduce a bleed against you,
gain +1 strength, draw an extra card during the press step, cause
aggravated hand damage if blocked, untap to block actions, cause a
bleed by a younger vampire to fail, burn an equipment card, steal a
hunting ground (to use or to gain two pool from!), and burn two life
from an ally or retainer. She's a pretty neat little vampire, really,
and we've not even discussed her discipline spread.

Dominique's AUS and ani make her an especially potent intercept
blocker since she can use the permanent retainers of animalism with
the transitory intercept of auspex. Once she does block, her superior
fortitude will enable her to survive to block another day and her
vicissitude lets her torporize unwary victims so they can't take any
more actions against our clan. Alternatively, you can go forward with
her by combining her AUS and dom to make her a bleeding machine with a
Pulse. Her auspex also comes in handy for croc-tongues and a little
telepathic vote counting. Need I mention that she can Freak Drive? I
thought not.

All told, Dominique is a remarkable vampire, especially when she
becomes an anarch.

Reading that just makes me go wow. hehe ^^

The possibilities!! (this is what really makes me interested in anarchs anyways--the sheer number of OPTIONS) It slices!(bleed) It dices!(combat) It wins games!(votes) Go toolbox! (nasty intercept and blood gain too!)

Rar anarchs! =P

another qoute from the same newsletter:

Card of the Month: Diversion

Diversion
Type: Combat
Requires: anarch Celerity/Fortitude/Thaumaturgy
Requires a ready anarch.
[cel] Gain one additional strike.
[for] Prevent up to 2 damage.
[tha] Strike: ranged. Steal 1 blood with an optional maneuver.

Diversion is almost the only combat card you'll ever need. It enables
extra strikes, damage prevention, and a maneuver (with ranged blood
stealing). Our clan is perfectly positioned to utilize it at every
level, since a selection of our mid-caps have celerity or thaumaturgy.
The only combat attributes diversion doesn't provide (presses and
dodges) are easily obtainable through either auspex or fortitude
(in-clan disciplines for us) for little or no blood. (In the spirit
of intellectual honesty, I have to admit that S:CE isn't available
through this card either, but in these current nights of easily
available intercept, I find it more useful to endure combat and
inflict some harm than to run away from it like a scared little
neonate.)

It has been said that the most attractive feature of anarch decks is
their diversity of options. Diversion is perfectly fitting with that
philosophy. If you're planning to include fortitude damage prevention
cards in a regular deck, you can shift to anarchs and perhaps also
gain extra strikes or blood theft by substituting Diversion for those
prevention cards (depending on your crypt, of course, but celerity is
a widely available discipline; thaumaturgy is a highly valuable one).

In the rare event that you don't need to prevent damage, Diversion is
still cycle-able due to its "up to 2 damage" wording (you can always
prevent 0 damage with it), so it won't even clog your hand.

RULING BY LSJ:

YOU CAN'T PLAY DAMAGE PREVENTION CARDS IF THERE IS NO DAMAGE (paraphrased by me)

so the above statement is incorrect about cycling

Spotlight: Ventrue Antitribu Anarchs

If diversity of disciplines is your goal with an anarch deck, there
are several attractive mid- to high-cap !Ventrue that will be perfect
for your needs. In the mid-cap range, we have Vincent Day, Paladin
and Paragon (5-cap: aus dom for pot tha; extra vote for burning the
edge), Dylan (6-cap: aus cel dom for pro; +1 bleed), and Marlene, The
Infernalist (6-cap: AUS DOM dem for tha; refreshingly non-infernal).
Though not as discipline rich as their clan-mates, you should also
consider Gerard (5-cap: aus dom for obt) and Charice Fontaigne
(6-cap: AUS DOM for pot) since both potence and obtenebration are
quite attractive anarch disciplines.

In the high-cap range, !Ventrue have some highly attractive vampires
to "Go Anarch" with. Of course you're going to be using Dominique,
who at the ADV level is Anarch Baron of Paris, and who is detailed
below; you should also consider Owain Evans, The Wanderer (8-cap: AUS
DOM FOR cel pre; hunting ground for the Methuselahs of your choice).
Both Joseph O'Grady (7-cap: DOM FOR aus cel; burn a blood for a vote,
+1 str) and Edward Neally (7-cap: DOM FOR aus pre; very attractive
specials you should know from former !Ventrue newsletters) are quite
attractive 7-caps for "Firebrand."

If the Ventrue Antitribu had nothing more to give an anarch deck but
disciplines, they'd still be good, but our clan has so much more to
offer. Consider the very attractive !ventrue clan cards.
Demonstration (Master, 1 pool: tap to cancel the votes of any
vampire) is just as great for the Anarch movement as it is for the
Sabbat. Loyalist (reaction usable by a tapped !ventrue: gain 3 votes
against a political action) is equally detrimental to the other
politicians around the table if an anarch plays it. The fantastic
!Ventrue allies, our Political Antagonists (Ally, 2 pool: 1
life/str/bleed; tap to give a !ventrue +1 intercept to block a
political action), are pretty amazing little creatures, really,
considering that they can help you block those pesky votes to remove
your Fee Stakes.

I couldn't have said it better myself. ^_^

Diversion can really convince you to play anarchs just for the sheer versatility.

To anyone who knows me well enough, I really don't like the ventru anti at all. (i really hate them...i don't like their discipline spreads--i find it too defensive, no offense except for dominate)So this will mark a first hehe. I'm going to plan a deck based on ventru anti as anarchs. (if i can find the time)

2004-11-07T06:10:00.000+08:00

One good thing about bush winning the elections:

hmm... can't think of any... =P

actually if Kerry won, I'd probably be out of a job--he doesn't like outsourcing so call centers would have been on his hit list.

Not that i like working in a call center myself but hey, it pays for the bills.

will be getting my student driver's permit this wed or thur, hope i can avoid the red tape that goes in any government institution =P (the last time was quick...45 mins to an hour)

2004-11-04T05:06:00.000+08:00

Stuff I need to do:

Get a driver's license (student)
Take a refresher course in driving
Steal enough money to buy a new car. (haha!)
Get a passport (just in case i win a travel package =P)

The new taxi cab fare rates are killing me! (my wallet mostly =P)

2004-11-03T03:52:00.000+08:00

More geekness:

Am currently having fun reading comics blogs (yes there are actually several blogs on nothing but comics)

Very entertaining reading (if you're a fanboy)--lots of insider information since some of these people are retailers, lots of comic reviews--saves me a lot of trouble on finding out if a certain title that just came out is worth buying or not (very important if you're on a budget hehe) ^_^

I can just literally spend hours reading one blog. Progressive Ruin has a TON of links and blog links on everything comics related. Cool site!

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In other news:

Just got an advance monthsary gift:

Lit Riffs

Writers "cover" songs they love
edited by Matthew Miele

cool stuff in the tradition of Lester Bangs daw =P

Yes I have a cool girlfiend ^^ (i love you hun!)

2004-11-02T04:18:00.000+08:00

Back! after a bout of tonsilitis!

feel's like I just a had a week's vacation ^_^ no work! yey! (no pay though =P)

I'm really sick of the call center industry. I want out!

Hopefully my application to ABS-CBN goes through...(that training thing here at work didn't pan out well >_<)

I'd quit in a minute if I weren't the default bread winner for the family (it's just me and my mom right now) someone has to pay the bills =P

on another note:

Taxi fares are killing me! must get driver's license soon!

Then again the car in the garage ain't going anywhere unless someone pushes it.

I am going insane. stress stress stress (and to think I only worked for 1 day last week!)

On a positive note:

I've having the time of my life with Tin ^_^ Everyday is a new adventure for us-- places to see, new tastes, experiences etc. Really fun. (even if it's just staying at home and napping^^) Falling in love more and more everyday...

2004-10-31T21:01:00.000+08:00

Too busy to update...

Actually I just can't find the internet time to do this...(maybe by next week when everything's settled--)

a lot of things have happened (some fun, some not so), what's new with you?

All i know is that I love Tin and that's all that matters.

2004-10-25T13:23:00.000+08:00

Woo! update!

Yes it's been a while. =P

Check out Tin's blog for updates on what's been happening for the past 2 weeks or so ^_^

It's our monthsary--happy 7th to us!

More updates to follow...

=P

2004-10-11T04:55:00.000+08:00

wow--decadent weekend =P

Tried out the Sunday Lunch Buffet at Wasabi (Makati Ave)--it was awesome! The dessert section was trylu amazing...I love the Creme Mocha thingy (coffee-mocha flan)
and the mango crepe was yummy! Yes i pigged out =P

We also went to Eastwood for dinner last saturday ^_^

Dinner was Italian Chicken at Fazoli's (kinda like a Sbarros place) and dessert was
at Floyd's (a very excellent Ice Cream place--Smoosh!)

It's funny because the whole eastwood thing was totally spontaneous. ^_^

We were headed home after a very relaxing spa (love that steam room) when we just decided to head over to eastwood (right before turning to santolan)

A very unexpected and yet quite welcome detour ^_^

Hopefully my commission arrives today so I can treat my hunny to a nice dinner at Chocolate Kiss (she's been dropping hints since last month--we keep postponing it for some reason or another)

Also visited an Interior Decorating exhibit (PSID--phil school for interior design) at the Paseo Center--Ang Galing!
The theme was movies! Each design team had to incorporate motifs and design styles from selected scenes--some booths were amazing. (the area was around 25-35 sqm. per booth)

My favorite exhibits:

Hero (oriental themed bathroom--i want!)
Breakfast at Tifanny's (super retro-pop kitchen--cheerful-funky!)
Tomb Raider (a living room Lara Croft can lounge around ^^)

All in all, it was a wonderful weekend with Tin. I want more please. (less spending and less eating tho haha!)

2004-10-06T11:06:00.000+08:00

I really believe that if there's any kind of God, he wouldn't be in any one of us---not you, not me, but just in the space in between. If there's some magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone else, sharing something. Even if it's almost impossible to succeed, but who cares, the answer must be in the attempt.

Celine
Before Sunrise (1995)

2004-10-05T09:13:00.000+08:00

Lateral Movement...

I've applied for the position of Subject Matter Expert (trainer for short) here at the company...my teaching demo starts tom! hopefully i make it. Ok lang kung hinde (I get no frickin pay raise-- they call it lateral movement =P)

If I do get accepted, it makes me part of management (small time pa rin) but that also means I don't get any spiffs or commissions (although it opens up lots of potential for growth and development...)

If I'm not accepted, it's also ok. (there's no pay raise anyways)

will see what tomorrow brings...(of course I'm still hoping for the best)

2004-10-04T07:53:00.000+08:00

Sunday Mornings ^_^

Went over to Tin's place for what would have been a fun sunday outing (we were planning a lot of activites like movies, lunch, malling, dinner etc) only to find out that she was coming down with something...(at least I managed to get her some orange juice)

All in all it was still time well spent--took care of my sick Tin as best as I could, watched TV and napped a bit in the afternoo. Still a very pleasant way to spend a sunday ^_^

I want more lazy day sundays like this.

2004-09-26T07:44:00.000+08:00

Far out roadtrip!

We missed the ceremony! We barely managed to make it on time for the reception.

and here's why:

We got lost. hahaha!

Ended up in friggin NASUGBO, BATANGAS!!!

(this is after we drove around in Festival Mall, Alabang Town Center, Splash Island, Taal Volcano Tagaytay! and a wonderful lunch at Josephine's)

So let's see, we covered Las Pinas, Alabang, Tagaytay and Batangas. Too bad the wedding was held in Cavite >_< (yes we went around the friggin place)

We just kept on driving straight down the road, took us about 40 mins before realizing that we were lost. >_<

Along the way we picked up some Buko Pie, Cashews, Peanuts, Apple flavored Lambanog, and some NY fries. lol!

We dragged our sore and tired butts home at around 7pm (coastal road--I wanted to make a side trip to baywalk or malate but I was voted down)

That was fun hehe. (a very fun way to celebrate 6 months with Tin ^^)

Maybe we can schedule another one in October ^_^

2004-09-23T10:51:00.000+08:00

Road trip!!

Jasmine (mutual friend namin ni Tin)is getting married this saturday (sept 25)-- which also happens to be Me and Tin's 6th monthsary thingy ^_^

The wedding takes place in Cavite so it's our very first out of town road trip!
Normally it's hard to plan a road trip since neither one of us knows how to drive (actually I do but I don't have a license yet =P) but we've managed to procure the driving services of Dong and Carding (for free! mwehehe)

Ceremony starts at 2pm so we have the entire morning to wander around the southern lands hehe.

Maybe we can sneak in a trip to Festival Mall, Alabang Town Center, Tagaytay (mushroom burger, sonia's garden etc) and other exotic locales in the southern provinces.

Dong is offended that I call Las Pinas, Alabang etc as provinces (heck anything beyond Magallanes is a province for me na) but _anything_ with a friggin toll booth constitutes as povincial to me =P

This promises to be a fun trip! (similar to the glee I've experienced when it was time for our class field trips back in highschool)

I'm so excited and can't wait for saturday! ^_^

(might also be a good time to take down notes for future events hehe)

2004-09-21T09:43:00.000+08:00

Guess what brainless funny movie we watched this time....

Dodgeball. Yes. Dodgeball.

Loads of fun.

Ben Stiller rules.

and Chuck Norris! (haha!)

O_o

2004-09-20T11:04:00.000+08:00

Boo!

Just had my first taste of "authentic" La Paz Batchoy --straight from iloilo! (Thanks to Tin's parents ^_^)

Yum! (all i can say)

I want more.

2004-09-13T05:14:00.000+08:00

Talk about comics...

Bendis is god. No really. He is.

I used to say that about Neil Gaiman (Sandman writer, among others) and Alan Moore (Writer of way too many kick ass comics) but I think it's time to expand the pantheon just a little bit. ^^

Brian Micheal Bendis currently writes way too many titles (Ultimate Spiderman, Daredevil, The Pulse, Avengers, Powers etc) and I'm really amazed at his gift for dialogue--which is his main strength. It all flows smoothly, casual and easygoing.

He's done several life altering things in Daredevil already that I'm starting to wonder when he'll run out of ideas! (He's revealed Daredevil's secret identity to the tabloids, blinded the kingpin, introduced a wife for Matt Murdoch, created a new designer drug made from Mutant Growth Hormone, really messed up the status quo and now Daredevil's taken over new york as the new Kingpin!)

Now he's planning to change the Avengers by killing off a long time member, disbanding the team and starting a new core team of Avengers with Spiderman and Wolverine in it! (Spiderman has never been a team player and Wolverine really doesn't work well with Captain America)

His ideas are radical and I'm really in awe. Shet.

ok fanboy mode off.

2004-09-09T10:56:00.000+08:00

I'd like to take the time out to say I love you to my Dad. I think I never got to say this to him personally. So i'm saying it now. I miss you.

2004-09-06T11:51:00.000+08:00

Upcoming games:

I'm actually interested in the new Magic set, Champions of Kamigawa. ^^

It uses a japanese like setting (samurai, spirit demons etc) and that always appeals to me.

Why go back to Magic? (the card game that started all card games)

Because I rarely get to play VTES anymore --Vampire games are a bit sluggish around the store nowadays.

There's also Magic Online to consider. (Can't find anybody to play with? There's always a game waiting online!)

And then there's the samurai factor. That's always cool ^_^

Whatever happened to Marvel and DC VS?

I like the game, I love the cards, but again, hardly anyone plays it in the store.
(The game is active but I don't like traveling to a mall just to play it)

--what else?

oh yeah, I got a haircut from Bruno's barbers in Greenhills (ask for Rico his dayoff is tues)

I'm just blogging that here to remind me next time I get a haricut hehe--I actually thought his name was Raul lol

2004-09-05T04:55:00.000+08:00

Mmmm....Mushroom burgers....

I am now a fan.

And yes this is my first time. And it was glorious. I love it.

I like the fact that it's one jeep ride away from me mwahahaha! We have indeed found our whitecastle burgers. The mushroom sandwich with cheese is just the right size, you can actually eat 2 of them in one sitting ^_^

I love sharing new food discoveries with Tin. (technically she's had them before but it's been years--)

2004-09-03T07:17:00.000+08:00

Tin and Johann go to Mushroom Burger!

Just bought a dvd copy of Harold and Kumar go the Whitecastle and after watching it, we immediately experienced a craving for burgers. lol! Went straight to Wendy's right after the movie haha. Apparently there's a branch of Mushroom burger near my place and since I've never tried it (*gasp!*) we'll give it a shot maybe on Saturday ^_^

Whitecastle burgers are very yummy (I saw it on unwarapped--the lifestyle network show on pop culture foods) they're very small, cooked with onions, lots of them so they're really savory and juicy. A person can usually eat around 2-4 burgers due to the small size.

The best thing that comes close to this is Wendy's. (I'm a McDo fan but the burgers at McDo aren't as great as Wendy's) In terms of pure toppings like lettuce, tomatoes, onions etc you can't beat Wendy's. (fast food comparison only of course) I don't even see enough toppings on a regular McDo burger! You just get a patty and some sad sauce/ketchup thing on the bun =P

Tin's been raving about Mushroom burgers for quite a while now so it's time for the taste test! ^_^

And yes regarding Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle: They had a sudden craving for Whitecastle burgers (foodtrip!) and it took them the entire movie just to get to their goal (Neil Patrick Harris, Dougie Howser stole their car among other mishaps lol) ^_^

Hopefully the worse that can happen to me and Tin is the traffic lol.

2004-08-29T06:09:00.000+08:00

Bah stupid blooger

2004-08-29T06:02:00.000+08:00

Wow: update!

Did a joint blog at Tin's site but i accidentally erased the entire thing! -sigh-
(It was at least 3 pages long!) oh well.

My TV arrived finally! (tues) and it is a thing of beauty. hahaha (screen size is still a bit small at 21 inches but it's fine)

Spent most of the stormy wed (happy 5 hun!) and thurs at Tin's house where we did nothing but snack lol. (this was covered in our joint blog btw)

Oh new shift: 4am to 1pm (don't know my dayoffs yet)

2004-08-22T09:58:00.000+08:00

SONY VEGA TV Countdown:

2 more days! It should be delivered on tuesday so I have to stay home all day to recieve it ^_^

2004-08-22T09:22:00.000+08:00

Something to do during my 1 week (5 day) vacation:

VTES musings:

Organize my VTES cards!! (this is more than 6 months overdue). I was just going over the vtes newgroups after a long hiatus and upon reflection (yes I reflect on a card game =P) I realized that the anarchs option which I used to think/say was the worst sect/option is now starting to grow on me. (particularly since I've actually made a successful deck out of the anarch option--quite good but not tournament winning...at least not yet)

The Gehenna expansion introduced more new 3 way cards into the mix so this enables more options in deck building and more ways to play with the anarch rules. If I ever get around to organizing my cards I think I'll be making 2-3 more anarch decks. (vtes is coming back...slowly but surely)

So far I've made a fairly good anarch intercept/toolbox deck. I think it's time to make a barons vote deck. ^_^ (this will be sooo fun...i hope)

I played a game recently with Tin, Toad and 2 more players (my first vtes game after _at least_ 5 months!) and despite using a Karl deck managed fairly well. As fair as anybody with a Karl deck will hope to manage anyways hehe =P

I found that I missed the game somewhat. And that it was fun playing it with Tin ^_^
(although she was doing everything she could to oust me =P) I think I'll dabble in some more vtes eventually. (and I do have the time hehe)

2004-08-22T05:10:00.000+08:00

Monster Pizza!

Apparently there's a new (for me at least) pizza join in town: Jugno's Monster Pizza!
I saw this in our office pantry --someone delivered 3 HUGE boxes and left it on the coffee table. They weren't kidding about monster pizza! Those boxes were enormous!
Might get to try it out later this sunday (hopefully)

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Currently reading An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears. Great stuff for fans of the Alienist (Caleb Carr) and The Name of the Rose (Eco) according to the blurb on the cover. And of course I'm a fan of both hehe. It's a fun read (an intellectual thriller!!--yet another blurb =P)

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I'm not really impressed with the movies out right now, although I do want to watch the Village it's not as compelling as the diretor's previous works. (maybe I'll rent it on dvd/vcd like I did with Signs)

Saw the trailer for Stepford Wives and it didn't grab my fancy. Ditto for Alien vs Predator. (I'll watch them to waste time but I won't actively seek them out at the cinema)

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