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2009-09-29T07:02:00.000+08:00

Village People July Edition

2009-06-15T21:25:00.001+08:00

16th Asia-Pacific Award Council Award Winner
Most Innovative Online Publication 2008

Village People through its online publication fab4online.com won an award as the “Most Innovative Online Publication” during the prestigious 16th Annual Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards (APEA) organized by the Asia-Pacific Awards Council on March 30, 2008 at the SM Megatrade Hall, Philippines. The award was received by Mr. Dario R. Abawag who manages and maintain the online publication of Village People.
Featuring the performance of Kuh Ledesma, Faith Cuneta, and a lot more…

The Annual Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards (APEA) is a prestigious international tribute to world-class consumer products and achievers founded by Japanese-Chinese educator and civic leader Dr. Seiji Yii-Kagawa, international evangelist Rev. Sonia Y. Lim, journalist-civic leader Jonathan Nazareno-Navea, broadcaster Jerry Dy-Go and the late educator-author Prof. Urbano S. Reyes in 1992. APEA has been staged in various Asian countries, the latest of which was in Shenzhen, China and Singapore organized by the ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS COUNCIL (APAC) jointly with MEDIAPOWER SERVICES as event and production manager.

The project is a valuable showcase in recognizing not only the quality of service and product features of various consumer products and companies but also the significant accomplishments of OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS.

As a new member of the publication industry, we are humbled by the response of the market and now have a portfolio of advertisers who have entrusted us to provide them an alternative venue to showcase their products and services. Slimmers World Philippines, SM Group of Companies, Community Innovations (Ayala), UNTV, QTV, Mazda Philippines, Solid Broadband Corporation, My|Phone, IMAX, etc. are some of our partner advertisers of Village People.

For interested partner advertisers, we are now accepting reservations for our June 2009 issue.

For inquiries please call us at 583-3088 or 0922-877-6108 and look for John. Or you can also email us at inquiry@fab4online.com / fab4@fab4online.com and we will get back to you at the soonest possible time.

Warm Regards,

Fab4 Publishing

For Richie

2009-03-17T06:31:00.000+08:00

Remember those walls I built?
Well, baby they are tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make a sound
I found a way to let you in
But, I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had, you break it
It's the risk that I'm taking
I ain't never gonna shut you out!

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby, I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo

Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light
I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had, you break it
It's the risk that I'm taking
I'm never gonna shut you out!

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby, I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
I pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo

pussycat.

To My Life

2009-01-15T04:46:00.000+08:00

It's been a while and NOW i know
That i can NEVER ever let you go
From the first time we met and your first hello
I knew you're the one where my HEART will grow

You are my dream..the ANGEL from the sky
Who showed me what life is and how I can CRY
How I can have someone who I can always rely
To be there forever and never say goodbye

The one I can hug when I am in need
The one who give love.. that no one can exceed
The one who'll shed tears ...if my heart ever bleed
The one I have wanted..to share my LIFE with...

So,Now i ask you this ...will please you take my hand
And be the person... who will always understand
I want to grow old with you..i'm down in one knee
You're the only one I'll ask..."WILL U MARRY ME?"...

Come Home

2009-01-14T11:22:00.000+08:00

Labis na naiinip
Nayayamot sa bawat saglit
Kapag naaalala ka
Wala naman akong
magawa

Umuwi ka na baby
Hindi na ako sanay ng wala ka
Mahirap ang mag-isa
At sa gabi’y hinahanap-hanap
kita.

Hanggang kailan ako maghihintay
Na makasama ka muli
Sa buhay kong puno ng paghihirap
At tanging ikaw lang ang
Pumapawi sa mga luha
At naglalagay ng ngiti
sa mga labi

‘Di mapigilang mag-isip
Na baka sa tagal
Mahulog ang loob mo sa iba
Nakakabalisa, knock on wood
‘Wag naman sana

Filipino Movie Titles

2008-12-19T10:01:00.000+08:00

Got this from a blog from jomski... Sir pa borrow this is hilarious... lol

1. Black hawk down - ibong maitim sa ibaba

2. Dead man’s chest - dodo ng patay

3. I know what you did last summer - uyy… aminin!

4. Love, actually - sa totoo lang, pag-ibig

5. million dollar baby - 50 milyong pisong sanggol (depends on the exchange rate of the country)

6. The blair witch project - ang proyekto ng bruhang si blair

7. Mary poppins - si mariang may putok

8. Snakes on a plane - nag-ahasan sa ere

9. The postman always rings twice - ang kartero kapag dumutdot laging dalawang beses

10. sum of all fears - takot mo, takot ko, takot nating lahat

11. swordfish - talakitok

12. pretty woman - ganda ng lola mo

13. robin hood, men in tights - si robin hood at ang mga felix bakat

14. Four weddings and a funeral - kahit 4 na beses ka pang magpakasal,
mamamatay ka rin

15. The good, the bad and the ugly - ako, ikaw, kayong lahat (hehe)

16. harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone - adik si harry, tumira ng shabu

17. Click - isang pindot ka lang

18. brokeback mountain - may nawasak sa likod ng bundok ng tralala / bumigay sa bundok

19. The day of the dead - ayaw tumayo (ng mga patay)

20. waterworld - basang-basa

21. there’s something about mary - may kwan sa ano ni maria

22. Employee of the month - ang sipsip

23. Resident evil - ang biyenan

24. Kill bill - kilitiin sa bilbil

25. The grudge - lintik lang ang walang ganti

26. Nightmare before christmas - binangungot sa noche buena

27. Never been kissed - pangit kasi (hahahaha)

28. Gone in 60 seconds - 1 round, tulog

29. The fast and the furious - ang bitin, galit

30. Too fast, too furious - kapag sobrang bitin, sobrang galit

31. dude, where’s my car - dong, anong level ulit tayo nag-park?

32. Beauty and the beast - ang asawa ko at ang nanay nya

33. The lord of the rings - ang alahero:)

Village People - The 1st FREE Newsmagazine and Online Publication in the Philippines

2008-07-28T08:51:00.000+08:00

Village People - The 1st FREE Newsmagazine and Online Publication in the Philippines would like to be one of your Media Partners for your events calendar.

Published by Fab4 Publishing House, the Newsmagazine will be distributed in various locations in Metro Manila (High-Rise Condo's, Villages and Subdivision, Malls, Coffee shops, Restaurants, hotels, etc....) and will have an circulation of 50,000 printed newsmagazine. Fab4 publishing likewise offers photoshograhpy, editing, events management and other services which offers our partner advertisers the convenience of a one-stop-shop.

Likewise, a web-portal was created () to ensure maximum visibility to all valued partner advertisers. Currently, the web-site averages more than 10,000 hits per day!

Village People was conceived to serve the advertising needs of companies by providing a focussed, sensible, entertaining, informative and most importantly FREE Newsmagazine to your target audience. Attention was also given towards ensuring unparalled quality unseen in any other free publication.

As a new member of the publication industry, we are humbled by the response of the market and now have a porfolio of advertisers who have entrusted us to provide them an alternative venue to showcase their products and services. Slimmers World Philippines, SM Group of Companies, Community Innovations (Ayala), UNTV, QTV, Mazda Philippines, Solid Broadband Corporation, My|Phone, IMAX, etc. are some of our partner advertisers of Village People.

Recently awarded the Most Innovative Online Publication in the Asia Pacific by the Asia Pacific Excellence Awards (APEA), is a testament to our efforts of providing our partners with the best possible value for your advertising needs.

Attached is a sample copy of Village People for your review and consideration.

For interested partner advertisers, we are now accepting reservations for our August 2008 issue.

For inquiries please call us at 710-3598 / 571-0722 or 0922-845-0899 and look for Chel. Or you can also email us at inquiry@fab4online.com / fab4@fab4online.com and we will get back to you at the soonest possible time.

Warm Regards,

Fab4 Publishing

Gay Speak

2008-07-26T10:39:00.000+08:00

1. STRAIGHT ACTING = Alam na ng lahat na bading siya puwera siya! May goatee. Mahilig sa mga boys na pandak na mukhang callboy at gumagamit ng Aficionado perfume.
2. GYM BODY = Does nothing the whole day but cruise inside the gym and the showers. Longest relationship was with a dumbbell.
3. BUFFED = Steroid-induced pecs and abs. Knows all sources of good protein. Favorite word: "Dude!" (Pronounced as “Dod”)
4. NO EFFEMS = Thinks that having a relationship with someone effeminate makes him a lesbian.
5. SEVEN-INCH DICK = Asus. In reality, 5 inches lang naman talaga. In gay inches kasi, you always add two more inches to everything you measure.
6. YM ME = Jealous type. Ayaw ng competition sa chatroom.
7. I'M NOT EASY TO GET = Desperate but trying to sound choosy.
8. I'M HERE FOR SEX = I'm here for sex.
9. HANDSOME GUYS ONLY = “I am a shallow dork and I have a brain the size of a walnut. Did I mention even my dog hates me?”
10. JUST HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS = Did not make any friends in Friendster. Was kicked out of Dogster because they found out he does not have a dog.
11. GOOD IN BED = Needs a place to crash in but cant afford a pension house. The things he does for a good night’s sleep.
12. WHAT'S YOUR PASSWORD? = “I'm so horny I want to jerk off now.” Cant afford a paysite kaya kuntento na sa mga x-rated pics ng members.
13. TOP = Has had more girlfriends than boyfriends.
14. BOTTOM = Has very bad knee injury, hindi makaluhod para kumadyot.
15. I'M NICE = Dull, boring and has the personality of an ironing board.
16. I'M BAD = Just swallowed a dozen viagra pills. Has a tattoo, nipple ring and wears an ukay-ukay leather jacket during summer.
17. THIS GUY'S MAILBOX IS FULL = Hindi maka-check ng inbox kasi walang pambayad para sa internet café.
18. "WALA LANG" = Has a ten-word vocabulary which includes “cool”,“hi”,“wassup”, “he he”, “ha ha” and “tnx.” Longest word he can write is his name.
19. I AM ATTACHED = Cannot mention the word love. Has commitment problems.
20. I LOVE TO TRAVEL = Looking for a sponsor for next overseas trip. Always starts a sentence with "When I was in Europe..." Then you ask: "Saan sa Europe?" He says: "Ah... sa city mismo!" Wow. Europe City.
21. IF YOU'RE NOT CUTE, DONT EVEN BOTHER = Lonely and miserable. Nobody takes care of him when he gets sick. Has 500 “friends” in Friendster kasi approve lang nang approve kahit hindi nya kilala.
22. I AM SENSITIVE, LOVING, CARING AND HONEST = You are probably reading your mother's G4M account.
23. I GIVE GOOD MASSAGE/EXTRA SERVICE = A masseur who got suspended where he worked because he wears too much foundation.
24. MY MOBILE NUMBER IS = Tawagan mo ako kasi wala akong load.
25. NO PIC, NO REPLY = Nabasa lang niya ito sa ibang profile kaya ginaya na rin niya. Ni hindi niya alam kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng PIC. Wanna bet?
26. DISCREET = Loves to hang-out in extremely dark places. Haven't even seen any of the faces of all the men he's had sex with. One of the few people who gets excited during blackouts.
27. HAIRY DADDY = Lots of chest hair pero for some strange reason - panot.
28. CURIOUS STRAIGHT MALE = Can’t decide if he’s top or bottom.
29. A BODY PIC WITH NO HEAD = Hipon. Or Wanted by the NBI. Or against sa religion niya ang maging member sa G4M. Or puwede ring tabingi lang siyang kumuha ng picture.
30. KINKY = May collection ng large Liwanag candles na pang-undas. May bote ng petroleum jelly sa ilalim ng kama. Go figure.
31. SWIMMER’S BOD = Used to be gym-bod. Nagkasakit kaya pumayat.
32. FLAWLESS COMPLEXION = Photoshop beauty. Blurred. Dodged. Liquified.
33. VIRGIN PA AKO = Chances are virgin pa nga ito. Who in his right mind would be proud to be still a virgin?
34. VIEW MY WEBCAM = Frustrated Pinoy Big Brother contestant.
35. DON’T TEXT, CALL ME = Sira ang LCD ng 3210 niya kaya hindi niya mababasa ang text niyo! Tawagan niyo na lang, please lang.
36. I’M A SEX MACHINE = Disease carrier. Ouch!
38. QUIET AND SOFT-SPOKEN = Probably dead.
39. MACHO = Sinusundan ang Masculados sa lahat ng mall tours nila. Uses WD-40 as lubricant.
40. BLANK PROFILE = Has no clue who he is, what he wants and where his life is going. Puwedeng isama sa cast ng LOST.
42. MESSAGE ME = What he really wanted to say in tagalog was: "Gusto kong magpamasahe sa iyo." Baka typo error lang.
43. HOMEBODY = Unemployed guy. A bum. Free-loader. Professional home-partner contestant in Eat Bulaga, Wowowee and Game Ka Na Ba.
44. OUT-GOING PERSONALITY = He's just saying this to bring attention to himself. Pero sa totoo lang siya pa rin si HOMEBODY, the unemployed guy.
45. I DONT LIKE CASUAL SEX = Only has sex when in formal wear, like when he is in a Barong Tagalog, for example.
46. LOOKING FOR A SOULMATE = A former member of Spirit Questors. Enjoys supernatural relationships. Cant handle the stress of the physical world.
47. I AM NOT HANDSOME = Take his word for it. He's being honest for chrissakes!
48. I'M HANDSOME, INTELLIGENT, GORGEOUS = Perfect na sana tong taong ito -- ugali na lang ang problema.
49. STUDENT = Has insatiable thirst for knowledge... and sex. But remember: pag may STUDENT, may TUITION FEE na kasunod.
50. I AM MESTIZO = Contact lenses from Tutuban, skin peeling by Maxipeel, hair color by Tsin Tsan Tsu and rhinoplasty from Ellen's. Speaks a little chabakano.
51. SHY TYPE = No serious love since birth.
52. I’M SENSIBLE = Can carry a simple conversation for 2 minutes. Beyond that he simply moans.
53. I’M A MAN OF THE WORLD = He wants to make it clear to everyone that, YES, he is from this planet.
54. I’M A REAL PERSON = People have often mistaken him for an ornamental plant in the past.
55. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET = He has no plans of changing for the better. He is completely content with himself. Little motivation in life.
56. I’M NOT JUST INTERESTED IN SEX = Joined G4M as part of his research in molecular physics and Asian Religious Beliefs.
57. LOOKING FOR BADMINTON BUDDIES = In search for the perfect shuttle COCK. He wants to SCORE big. Naghahanap ng RACKET. And he really wants to SERVE.
58. BISEXUAL = A “top” with girls, a “bottom” with guys. And willing to pay for sex. Get it?
59. BOYTOY = It’s very clear that he wants everyone to know that he is young. And he has a toy. Now, Whether he is willing to share that toy is negotiable.
60. DOG-LOVER = A hot bitch who likes it dog-style. Loyal. Man’s best-friend. Pees everywhere. Doesn’t mind if you tie him up to a fence.
61. YOU THINK I’M HOT? = He’s not really sure if he IS hot. Needs a second opinion. And a third. The fourth will probably convince him… that he is NOT.
62. NATURE-LOVER = Very kind to nature… considering what nature has done to him.
63. MALIBOG AKO = Masturbates five times a day. Has 80GB of pornography in his PC. Has the complete collection of phone scandal videos. Watches National Geographic to see naked men hunting wild boar.
64. COWBOY = Has seen Brokeback Mountain too many times. He talks to his cigarette and says: “I wish I could quit you!”
65. I’M SIMPLE YET COMPLICATED = Uhm… this one really blows me. Probably manic depressive.
66. NO CROSS-DRESSERS = Doesn’t want to share his satin gowns.
67. DERETSO AKONG TAO = Has a very strong back. Drinks Anlene Gold regularly.
68. I DARE YOU TO SEE ME IN PERSON = Unfortunately, nobody dared.
69. COME AND GET ME = No one is sure if this is an invitation, a request or a cry for help.
70. TYPICAL GUY = He has two arms, two legs, a nose, a pair of eyes… uh, what else. Oh yes, a penis.
71. SELF-MADE MAN = He appeared into this world just by his sheer power of thought.
72. CANDY BOY = Wants to be licked allover. Comes in three flavors: BAGONG LIGO, PAWISAN and LUMUSOB SA BAHA.
73. I AM SENSITIVE = Can sense an earthquake even before it happens. He is now being studied by scientists to warn the human race of future tsunamis.
74. I HAVE A WONDERFUL MIND = His temporal lobe, anterior commissure and medulla will give you a hard-on. Oh, yes… he has a pornographic memory.
75. I AM THE LIFE OF THE PARTY = A Boyoyong party clown.
76. DECENT GUY = Wipes his feet before entering a massage parlor. Brushes his teeth after giving someone a blowjob. Says a little prayer before and after sex. Confesses regularly... on his knees.
77. OPEN-MINDED = His brain is everywhere except in his head. A perfect medium for séances.
78. COME OVER AND LET’S HAVE SEX = Thinks that Guys4Men is a delivery service.
79. HOPELESS ROMANTIC = Believes that love is eternal. Easily trusts everyone. Gullible. Sinampal na ng syota pero naniniwalang pinatay lang ang lamok lang sa pisngi niya. Thinks Erap is innocent.
80. I AM FUNNY = That fact that he has to say that he is funny is hilarious.
81. PURE TOP = Has a ten-picture exclusive contract with a porno film outfit which prevents him from being a bottom. Will only become a bottom when the 'right' project comes.
82. EXTREME TOP FOR EXTREME BOTTOMS ONLY = Will only have passionate sex with an Extreme Magic Sing microphone shoved up their asses.
83. TRIPPER = Has a marijuana plantation in his backyard. Uses tie-dyed shirts, showers twice a month and responds to "Tsong." Does not a have a day job.
84. ASTIG 2 ASTIG LANG = A former seaman. Ideal places for sex: barracks, breakwater, inside a jail cell. Must have during sex: handcuffs, Purico cooking lard and a cd of Aegis.

Diva Chronicles - Battle of the Divas

2008-07-20T09:35:00.000+08:00

Diva Chronicles is a comic that is (loosely!) based on the music industry’s biggest divas. It follows the adventures of the main characters, Mariah and Whitney as they live their lives, meeting lots of others along the way.

Little do they know of the dark forces that are plotting against them... it's not all smooth sailing when you're a diva.

Kevon Hayati the creator of these web-site was born in Scotland,1985, and recently graduated from the University of Abertay, Dundee with a BA (Hons) in Computer Arts and am currently living in Glasgow, Scotland.

Coincidence

2008-06-26T10:20:00.000+08:00

A chicken farmer went to a local bar, sat next to a woman, and ordered a
glass of champagne.

The woman perks up and says, "How about that? I just ordered a glass of
champagne, too!"

"What a coincidence," he said, "This is a special day for me. I'm
celebrating."

"This is a special day for me, too, and I'm also celebrating!," says the
woman.

"What a coincidence," says the man. As they clinked glasses he asked,
"What are you celebrating?"

"My husband and I have been trying to have a child, and today my
gynecologist told me I'm pregnant!"

"What a coincidence," says the man. "I'm a chicken farmer. For years all
my hens were infertile, but today they're finally laying fertilized eggs."

"That's great!" says the woman, "How did your chickens become fertile?"

"I switched cocks," he replied.

She smiled and said, "What a coincidence!"

Introducing the 1st FREE Newsmagazine and Online Publication in the Philippines

2008-06-12T10:34:00.000+08:00

Village People - The 1st FREE Newsmagazine and Online Publication in the Philippines would like to be one of your Media Partners for your events calendar.

Published by Fab4 Publishing House, the Newsmagazine will be distributed in various locations in Metro Manila (High-Rise Condo's, Villages and Subdivision, Malls, Coffee shops, Restaurants, hotels, etc....) and will have a circulation of 50,000 printed newsmagazine. Fab4 publishing likewise offers photoshograhpy, editing, events management and other services which offers our partner advertisers the convenience of a one-stop-shop.

Likewise, a web-portal was created () to ensure maximum visibility to all valued partner advertisers. Currently, the web-site averages more than 10,000 hits per day!

For interested partner advertisers, we are now accepting reservations for our July 2008 issue.

Warm Regards,

Fab4 Publishing

Asia Pacific Award of Excellence - Village People

2008-04-21T08:24:00.000+08:00

Village People thru its online publication http://fab4online.com won an award as the "Most Innovative Online Publication" during the prestigious 16th Annual Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards (APEA) organized by the Asisa-Pacifica Awards Council on March 30th 2008 at the SM Megatrade Hall, Philippines. The award was received by Mr. Dario R. Abawag who manages and maintain the online publication of Village People.

The Annual Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards is a prestigious international tribute to world-clas consumer porducts and services.

For interested partner advertisers, we are now accepting reservations for our May issue.

Warm Regards,

Fab4 Publishing

Village People - The 1st FREE Newsmagazine and Online Publication in the Philippines

2008-01-24T07:13:00.000+08:00

Village People - The 1st FREE Newsmagazine and Online Publication in the Philippines January 2008 Edition is now out! Go get your FREE Copies now!

For inquiries on how to advertise call us at 710-3598 or email us at fab4@fab4online.com

Fab4 Publishing

Village People - January 2008 Issue

2008-01-24T06:22:00.000+08:00

The Latest Edition of Village People is now out! Go get your FREE copies now.....

For inquiries on how to advertise call 710-3598

Fab4 Publishing

Visit and Advertise at http://www.richidequina.com

2007-12-14T10:34:00.000+08:00

Hi All,

Should you be interested to advertise in my site http://www.richiedequina.com , please do msg me at my yahoo account leeric_98 .

The site is now ranked 11th among the more than 10,000 registered web-sites in the Philippines and is the highest ranked personal site!

Again please visit http://www.richiedequina.com or email me at richiedequina@richiedequina.com for details...

The 11th most popular/visited website in the Philippines!

2007-12-14T09:10:00.000+08:00

I'm gonna be really lucky in 2008! Infact my luck has started and can't imagine what it will be like for me next year.... heheh

After almost 2 weeks monitoring my site ( http://www.richiedequina.com ) and trying to maintain my foothold at number 52 and 53 in the topphilippinewebsite and trying to hold back mannypacquio.com and be the most popular personal site in the Pinas, I got the shock of my life!

Now my site http:www.richiedequina.com surpassed popular iconic sites such as philippine star, manila bulletin, abante, cebu pacific, bpi, abs cbn and even the PBA!

Ok calm down, I know your wondering why? I know your saying who cares? Or even thats a mistake!

And again I will say give me my time under the sun! Back Off guys and let me sulk in my sites popularity for awhile!

Compromise! ok fine! I will try to make it more informative, more engaging and interesting so that you critics will get off my back....

But for now, please do continue supporting my site and who knows, maybe in another week I will gather more strength and finally enter the TOP 10!

Ciao for now!

richie dequina

I'm a TOP ... It's not wut ur thinkin! hahaha

2007-12-05T06:36:00.000+08:00

My last blog was bout power, the need, the want, the desire to have power....

Coincidence of coincidences, my personal site (which was recently downgraded into a GP Rated Site - General Patronage) is sitting atop of the www.topphilippinewebsites.com 's ranking!

So wuts it gotta do with power? I totally don't konw! hehehe But whatever it is, I wud have to say that not any tom, dick and harry can do this or be as lucky! Considering that the site is the 2nd most visited/popular personal site in the Philippines(I hate you pacquio), I guess it would sense for me to feel ecstatic!

Hmmmm maybe I can do consultancy jobs on SEO (Search Engine Optimization). hahaha Or tag along with me my company (MyDestiny # 273 and my freinds company (www.fab4online.com # 701).

You say a mistake? Well I don't care jose! If it is, it's a wonderfull mistake, for me that is....

Fed Express - Android

2007-09-11T12:31:00.000+08:00

About midway through yesterday's second set between Andy Roddick - meaning about the time that The Mighty Fed was getting so close to having a break point that he could almost see it with the aid of the Hubble telescope - a smitten female fan somewhere behind where Steve Tignor and I sat hollered, "Federer, you're unreal!"

Now that got me thinking. TMF certainly is unreal. But what if were, well, really unreal?

What if this "Federer" didn't really exist, except as some Jungian figment of the imagination of all those aesthetes who ever had to sit through a Luis Horna vs. Mariano Zabaleta match on clay? Or perhaps this "Federer" is an android, built by a bored, unemployed, Swiss time-piece designer. I mean, come on - doesn't this whole thing about "Federer" coming from Switzerland have "Jamaican Bobsled Team" written all over it, except for the fact that the Jamaicans in question couldn't find their way to the bottom of the hill with a map, while "Federer" is already, according to some, the GOAT (Greatest of All Time)?

Doesn't it strike you as just a little bit suspicious?

Hail, maybe this "Federer" started out as an idea in the mind of some Sega Genesis game designer, but the algorythms just got out of hand and he leaped across the Great Divide like some character out of a Philip K. Dick novel. Or maybe he's just a good old-fashioned hologram, like on your credit card. In any event, I think it's high time we asked: Does Roger Federer really exist?

The arguments for those who suspect there is no such thing as a Roger Federer, that we're just the victims of some humongous cosmic tennis prank, falling head-over-heels for a character no more "real" than Bart Simpson, Superman, or Zac Efron, were never better articulated than last night. Andy Roddick has a gigantic serve. He's a former U.S. Open champion, and he's been World No. 1. And he's bigger, stronger, and more experienced now than he was back then.

Last night, Roddick was playing his flat-out best tennis on a court that, if you believe what many of the players are saying, is faster than Wimbledon's Centre Court. And he was doing this was in front of an adoring American crowd, willing him to win with a vibe so strong that it put all that harmonic convergence baloney of a few years ago to shame. And yet. . . at the end of the set, what was the score? "Federer" was rolling toward the finish line, 7-6,7-6, to be continued. . .

Now, isn't that enough to make even the most Cartesian reality freaks among you wonder, at least a teensy-weensy bit?

How about what Roddick said after he lost in straight sets: You know, I thought I made him play as well as he could play. . . Personally, I think it was just tact that kept him from finishing that sentence: . . . for somebody who's really an android, hallucination, psychic projection or some other weird thing.

Beyond that, do you ever notice that this so-called "Roger Federer" has perfect hair that never seems to get mussed or out-of-place - the dude looks like one of those pictures your local barber has tacked up all around his mirror, hoping you'll be hoodwinked into dropping an extra Jackson on the full "I want to look like I'm in a boy band!" look.

You ever see, oh, human being Rafael Nadal's hair? Notice how wet and stringy it gets, and how it flies all over the place when he runs around, because he's working so danged hard? Now that's genuine human hair - tennis player cum rock star hair. How about Nikolay Davydenko? Okay, he doesn't have hair. Forget him. I think whatever "Federer" is, that hair is just painted on, like on those old-fashioned, pink, soft plastic dolls that smell so cool.

Have you ever noticed how this "Federer" doesn't really sweat?

Oh, late in a third set he gets this sheen on his forehead and cheeks, but that could just as easily be some kind of cooling apparatus meant to keep the machinery from overheating, like those sprayers that keep the vegetables fresh at your local Whole Foods. How about the fact that the guy never freaks out, pitches a fit, or, having broken serve (which he does quite a lot, actually), rolls out one of those flying scissor kicks, punching the air and yelling "Vamos!"

Androids only have feelings in strange movies like Blade Runner; in real life, they're probably real quiet dudes like "Federer", who's idea of an in-your-face end-zone dance is making a small fist and quietly aspirating a "Yes."

Here's another thing: You know an awful lot about "Federer," right? You'd recognize him across a crowded room in an instant, and if you exchanged a little friendly banter, you'd pick your moment to use the phrase "it's a pity", and then wink and jab him in the ribs with your elbow. But how do you know your elbow would actually hit flesh and bone? Have you ever touched "Federer", or do you know anyone who has?

Michael Barkann, you say? Ha! You wouldn't believe the things they can do at a digital video mixing board these days.

My own alarm bells started going off when I noticed that "Federer" has no known eccentricities, or distinguishing characteristics. His face is smooth, fox-like, handsome and well-proportioned. It's the kind of face you might put on a child's toy or doll, where you don't want to go with a big honkin' nose, weak chin, or Charles Manson eyes and a soul patch (That would the the Janko Tipsarevic doll).

Perhaps it's significant that "Federer's" game is equally smooth, clean and seamless. This is a guy to whom an unforced error is a challenge that gets overturned by Hawkeye. Everybody says that in order to survive on the tour today a player needs at least one weapon, yet "Federer" is so danged good at everything that you can't say he's got a weapon. Ergo, by the very logic of all the pundits and players, this "Federer" couldn't possibly survive, never mind dominate, on the tour today - unless something fishy is going on.

With thoughts like these in mind, I went back through some of "Federer's" recent press conference transcripts and found these telling exchanges:

Q. (Feliciano) Lopez didn't realize that you had won that many points on your serve. Were you aware of it as you were doing it? 35?

"Federer": "I don't know. What are you talking about?"

Q. From the time you were down Love-40 in the first game of the third set, you did not lose a point of your serve until that mishit.

"Federer": "That's awesome. What, that last game or what?"

Okay, how could "Federer" not know? I submit to you that only a creature or fabrication without emotion or the power of abstraction (yet cleverly programmed to mimic a young human by frequently saying, "awesome!") could be so oblivious to what he/it had just accomplished.

And before "Federer" played John Isner, he was asked how he would handle the big fella's serve. He replied: "I saw he had a good serve. He's got a good second serve, too. It's going to be interesting to see how I handle that because the trajectory of a big guy like this, tall guy, it's always different."

Note how "Federer" himself expresses an interest in seeing how. . . "Federer". . . handles the Isner serve. This suggests that perhaps this "Federer" is remotely operated by someone (perhaps inside the IMG luxury box, or via Tiger Woods' Blackberry) who really is curious to see how the machine, having been designed to handle serves from guys 6-6 and under, will handle the task.

During one press conference, "Federer" was asked how he relaxes between matches. He answered: "What do I do? I relax. I don't know, I just. . . I'm in the city. Take it easy. Have nice dinners and lunches. I have some treatment, massage, stretches, hang out with my friends and family."

Okay, work with me here. You're a voice-software programmer, right? You're told that you'd better build in some default answers to certain recurring stock questions that have nothing to do with the Nadal kick serve to the backhand, or the Novak Djokovic injury timeout. What kind of filler would you write?

At one point, "Federer" said: I'm happy with my game, to be honest. I've been serving well basically since the day I arrived in North America."

You know what I think he meant to say, before he caught himself?

"Since the day I arrived in North America. . . in that container ship used to smuggle me into New York harbor in order to avoid the Bush regime's religious extremist laws against androids taking the Greatest Road Trip in Sports along with the Roddicks, Sharapovas, and Chelas!

After "Federer" beat Isner, he was asked: Was that a fun match for you today?

He answered, "Yeah, I enjoyed it actually, believe it or not."

Okay, how about that believe it or not? Why wouldn't we believe it? I'll tell you why - because we know a robot is incapable of feeling human emotions like joy. That's why!

And finally. Remember how "Federer" collected a handful of second serve aces and won bushels of points by seeming to know exactly where Roddick was heading to field his shot. When he was asked about this in his press conference, "Federer" said, quite alarmingly if nonchalantly, "Well, it's good if you can read his mind sometimes."

Now, how many of you so-called regular human beings can read someone's mind?

I rest my case.

My Event - Biggest Cosplay Ever!

2007-08-03T16:18:00.001+08:00

Our 2nd Annual Cosplay Competition held last July 29, 2007 at the Fountain Area of Robinson's Galleria in Ortigas Center is arguably the biggest Anime Costume Competition Event of the year.

More than 100+ contestants registered and competed for the title of "Grand Champion" of the Annual Competion.

Watch out for other exciting pictures coming soon.

Quiet Dinner

2007-08-03T16:11:00.000+08:00

Had Dinner with Mr. Prime last Saturday at Robinson's Galleria in Ortigas. This guys appetite almost got me broke :-)

I Love Those Little Things

2007-05-08T12:21:00.000+08:00

I love those hugs you only give to me once in awhile
I love that little smirk you actually call a smile
Although you only give them to me when I'm sad
They still give me the good and take away the bad.

I love those special looks you only give to me
I love it when you actually "know what I need"
Although you only look to me at certain times
You still put away 'yours' and focus on 'mine.'

I love our longing talks and understanding words
I love it that you don't explain everything you've heard
Although we do not talk as often as I'd wish
I can still share with you "every person I've kissed".

I love looking into your changing-colored eyes
I love knowing everything of what you are inside
Although I can't always see those "sometimes baby blues"
I know my reflection's there showing gently out of you.

I love it when you yell at my funny everyday stresses
I love it when you somehow seem to "fix my messes"
Although, sometimes my thoughts are well thoughtover concerns
I like having you beside me, "assuring me nothing's turned".

I love looking all over and up and down your moves
I love it when you know I'm looking and "know that I approve"
Although you sometimes seem to get a little irritated
I still look forward to seeing you the next and following day.

And since I love you in every way and every part...
Not talking to you every day... would break my loving heart.

Clubmazda3 Draft Commercial

2007-04-17T14:15:00.000+08:00

Quality of the posted commercial not as good as the original file due to limitation of Youtube. I can show you the actual file when we meet.

Meryl Streep vs. Duct Tapes

2007-04-03T15:16:00.000+08:00

The Case For Duct Tape

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. As anyone can attest who's ever used a butter knife as a screwdriver, a piece of thread as dental floss, or a shoe as a fly swatter, they are right. In a pinch, just about any tool can serve multiple purposes never imagined by its creator. (We specify "just about," because we're pretty sure those "As Seen On TV" hot dog cookers aren't really good for anything other than cooking hot dogs.)

To wit: consider the innovative uses to which duct tape has been put. You've probably bought a roll in your time on this earth. You may even have some in your home right now. Perhaps you recall the last time you busted it out. And unless you are a ventilation engineer, we're guessing that you didn't use that duct tape to tape a duct. Duct tape may actually be the one product -- save, perhaps, the notably small and dainty "neck massagers" in the Sears catalogue -- that is used for its official purpose less often than it is for...every other damn thing people use it for.

Sharing time? Okay. We've used duct tape to repair the back of a framed piece of art. We've patched torn luggage with it. We sealed a parcel with it once. And although we weren't clever enough to do it ourselves, we know of someone in our extended circle of acquaintances who used duct tape, instead of a screw, to put a broken cupboard door back on its hinges. Well, back...ish.And those are fairly pedestrian uses. Consider this. And these. Put in a context like that, the idea of using duct tape to do something as common and dull as taping a duct seems like a waste of such a versatile item. Speaking of versatility...

The Case For Meryl Streep

...remember that episode of The Simpsons where Lisa keeps picking football teams for Homer to bet on, and he wins so much money that he gets gifts for everyone? And his gift for Marge is a (fictional) signature perfume named after Meryl Streep? What else could the stuff be called but "Meryl Streep's Versatility"?

There is no role Meryl Streep can't play. Accents are a breeze. The lovely Modiglianian lines of her face could belong to any period, nearly any ethnicity. She can rock any costume, any wig, even the brutal glasses they stuck her with for Prime. A few years back, she broke the record for most Oscar nominations for an actress. (Take that, Katharine Hepburn, you brittle old hag!) In her forties, she played a middle-schooler and totally pulled it off. So it was only a vocal performance -- on The Simpsons, of course. So what? Let's see you pull that off!

The Decision

No, your eyes do not deceive you: Fametracker has really, truly taken the bold and fearless position that Meryl Streep is a talented actor. We know we're going to get some pretty heated email for this one, but we can take it. What are we here for, if not to express minority opinions?
Uh, not. Everyone pretty much agrees that Streep's rad. But there are lots of actors who are good at what they do, but only do one thing; Meryl Streep, it seems, can do just about anything. If you hire her for a comic part that ends up more dramatic, she can adapt. If she needs to be haughty and elegant and also turn her head all the way around, like an owl, she rolls with it. If it seems unlikely that a movie -- such as this week's offering, The Devil Wears Prada -- would make us root for the serviceable but average Anne Hathaway and against the totally bad-ass Meryl Streep, she's going to make that happen. If your movie, metaphorically speaking, requires several patch jobs but you only have room in your toolkit for one implement, it should be Meryl Streep.

But perhaps we're not speaking metaphorically. Perhaps you've just moved into a new apartment, in which the sink pipes leak, the blind has a huge gash in it, there's a hole in the window screen, and the linoleum's peeling up in the corners of the kitchen floor. You have an unresponsive landlord, a negative balance in your bank account thanks to the enormous cost of first-and-last you just had to pay, and have scrounged just enough change from your couch cushions to make one purchase at the hardware store. Obviously, you buy a roll of duct tape. And, quite possibly, it's the last trip to the hardware store that you ever make.Ultimately, what we're looking at, here, is the question of versatility. Do we value it more in a performer, or in an inanimate handyman?

The Winner

It's Sophie's Choice all over again! Draw.

Courtesy of Fametracker....

Events Galore ! ! !

2007-03-23T13:16:00.000+08:00

Did I mention that I am Buddist?

Went to a Buddist Temple in Greenbelt and Ask Buddha to give me unlimited wealth, success, good health, happiness and anything selfish you can think off.

Then everything came true! Laser lights started blinding my eyes, techno beat pumped up my heart, vodka started drowning my lungs, and pretty people sorrounded the entire Temple.

I love my job! Imagine attending parties week in week out! Didn't I tell you I wanted to be Maurice Arcache? hehe

Pictured above is an event we recently co-sponsored at Temle Bar Greenbelt 3. Arrived around 12:30 so I missed the Open Bar! Too Bad... for me that is...

Actually I might integrate my official events (meaning office) and personal gimmicks into my Blog and look somethin like wut u see in the Lifestyle Section of daily's. HHHHmmmm

Anyway's till next time! Ciao people!

As I am

2007-03-07T21:01:00.000+08:00

He's been down and out
He's been wrote about
He's been talked about, constantly
He's been up and down
He's been pushed around
But they held him down, Destiny

He has no regrets
He accepts the past
All these things they helped to make he
He's been lost and found
And he's still around
There's a reason for everything
You know I've been holdin on.
Try to make me weak, But I still stay strong.
Put my life all up in these songs
Just so you can feel me.

So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.

Now he's older now Yes,
He's wiser now
Can't disguise him now
He don't need
No one tellin him
What to do and say
No one tellin him who to be
He's on solid ground

He's been lost and found
Now, he answers to G-O-D
And he's confident
This is not the end
Ask me how I know
Cause he is me.

Roman Adventure

2007-01-21T22:08:00.000+08:00

Have you ever imagine going to one of the Ancient World's Wonders? Well I no longer need too!

Watched The Gladiator? Russel Crowe? Ring a bell? Well check out my pic and see the COLLESIUM of Rome.

By now I'm sure most of u r already jealous . . . Like this fellow I know who tries he's best not to be insignificant . . .

Macau Adventures ! ! !

2007-01-21T21:50:00.000+08:00

1st stop during my recent travel was Macau . . . The Last Vegas of Asia ! Arrived at our hotel around 7:00 p.m. Not your 5 Star Hotel but we wer practically in the middle of all the hotspots in Macau (Hotel Lisboa, Casino such as Sands, Babylon - one of the nicest Casino's I've seen, shopping area, etc..).

Then after unpacking for like 2 minutes we went out to parteh ! ! !

No to shopping ti'll we reach HK . . .

My New Year's Misadventures

2007-01-05T12:09:00.000+08:00

I'll try to post a blow-by-blow account of my misadventures during my Holiday's by next week. Have to organize my thoughts and attend to tons of immediate concerns I have with my company or else I might get sacked! hehe

I'll let you see all the places me and my freinds ventured too. From the Gambling Capital of Asia - Macau to One of the Greatest Empire known to men - Rome and neighboring Italy and finally to the Shopping Capital of Asia - HongKong and lots more . . .

And I thought vacation was relaxing, let me tell you I am fuckin drained!

Project - Zoom Zoom

2007-01-05T11:39:00.000+08:00

Been thinkin of this baby for almost a year! And finally have my baby all to myself . . . I'm sure all yah are jealous but hey, I'm ain't the man for nothin! haha

Havent got time yet for our honeymoon but sure do get a hard-on everytime i see my baby!

Happy New Year !

2007-01-05T11:31:00.000+08:00

How did your New Year Celebration go? Let me guess, u lost a finger or even hospitalized due to excessive inhalation of Carbon Dioxide? In my case, was able to save 50 Panda Bears from hunters in China. Take that, Angelina Jolie. My heart is twice as big as yours. Twice as firm too. Mmm, and supple.

How High

2006-12-10T10:07:00.000+08:00

It's funny I spent my whole life wanting to be talked about

I did it, Just about everything, To see my name in lights

Was it all worth it? And how did I earn it?

Nobody's perfect I guess I deserve it

How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make?

Does this get any better?

Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone?

Will any of this matter?

It's funny How everybody mentions my name

But they're never really nice

I took it Just about everything

Except my own advice

Was it all worth it? And how did I earn it?

Nobody's perfectI guess I deserve it

Project - Flyer (new version)

2006-11-23T16:23:00.000+08:00

Now check this out guys! I think this rocks! hahaha Look for the difference...

Project - Flyer

2006-11-23T15:13:00.000+08:00

How do you like the treatment I made for the flyer? The lower picture is for the FRONT COVER while the upper picture will be for the BACK.

I need your honest to goodness opinion. hehe

Project - My Gadget

2006-11-19T14:50:00.000+08:00

A new career? Did I tell ya I use to be a master carpenter? Nah... Just wanna show off my latest and most favorite gadget! Say hi to my new Black n Decker Multi-Purpose Drill.. Only problem is I can't control myself from using it. Till next time, i have to go back to my drillin.

Project - My Christmas Tree

2006-11-19T14:40:00.000+08:00

Have you ever seen a Crhistmas Tree as beautiful as mine? I guess not! Sleek, slim, stunning and beautiful like its owner. bwahaha

My Event - Robinson's Galeria

2006-11-08T17:01:00.001+08:00

Check out the pics from our Robinson's Galeria Event. The event marks the start of the 1st even Inter-City I-Cafe Online Competition sponsored by my company.

Congratulations to all involved! The event was a rousing sucess...

Celebrity Sex

2006-11-07T11:55:00.000+08:00

Jessica Alba and her boyfriend Cash Warren were spotted what looks like having sex in the ocean. Or group calisthenics. It's hard to tell without my x-ray goggles. Although for the sake of my own amusement let's just go ahead and assume they're doing it. A bit disappointing though, since I always imagined seeing photos of Jessica Alba having public sex would be a bigger deal than this. Ya know, some scented candles, a few fireworks, and maybe a big banner hanging across the room that says "Congratulations, penis!"

My Pet

2006-11-01T20:26:00.000+08:00

Every imagine having a pet bear? Polar or Brown? Well well well! I have both n me dont care if its endangered! hehe I know your starting to salivate from severe jealousy but life isn't fair my dear readers.

Meet the latest addition to my household... Atleast now I have 2 new super cudly companions that'll keep me company.

Charlie's Angel or Devil?

2006-10-20T14:02:00.000+08:00

I'm no scientist, but if Cameron Diaz wants to look more youthful she should consider using skin lotion on her face instead of tobacco smoke. Unless she's trying to look like leather in which case she's doing great.

Her face is like a giant clown statue you'd put in your little kid's room to make him happy, only it scares the living the shit out of him and when he grows up he has an unhealthy fear of the circus. Or in this case, things with mouths.

My Gadget

2006-10-16T17:21:00.000+08:00

Check out my new Gadget! It's called On-Time by JBL... It's my latest addition to my ever expanding collection of gadgets with no substantial usage! Well this one is a real beauty if you see it live.

It's basically a futuristic Alarm Clock with IPOD dock, Radio (am,fm) on the side. It looks like a time machine or even a spaceship. Actually its a gift for myself on my birthday...

But the coolest feature of this expensive non-significant gadget is it has a blue light that illuminates the center that gives life to your IPOD. Ain't it kewl?

Next in line is a Samsung HDTV!

Power

2006-10-06T09:41:00.000+08:00

A passage from George Orwell's "1984"

A party seeks power entirely for its own sake. One is not interested in the good of others; one is interested solely in power. Not ewealth or luxury or long life or happiness:

Only power, pure power.

Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own? Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation. Power is tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.

Power us not a means, it is an end.

Guinness for Madonna

2006-10-03T13:45:00.000+08:00

Madonna has topped Britney Spears as the highest paid female singer in the 2007 Guinness Book of Records, taking in $50 million in 2004 to beat out Britney Spears, who held the record since 2001 after earning more than $38 million in 2000.

Elsewhere in the book: Nicole Kidman set the record for the highest salary per minute for an actor (a reported $3.71 million for a four-minute commercial for Chanel No. 5) and Oprah Winfrey is named the highest-paid person on TV ($225 million, according to the last Forbes power ranking). American Idol star Simon Cowell is the highest paid TV talent-show judge (about $34 million), while Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has the highest annual earnings for a children's author, with an estimated $64 million.

$50 million a year and the best look Madonna can come up with is looking like she's on her way to a NASCAR race. If I made $50 million a year I'd be walking around in a solid gold suit with $100 bills glued to it. They don't call me Classy McRich for nothing.

My Journal - Ravaged by Milenyo ! ! !

2006-10-03T13:25:00.000+08:00

One hellova typhoon Melenyo was ! ! ! Never seen anything like it in my lifetime, exagerating? u wish.... I was in the MIDDLE of the FREAKIN TYPHOON ! ! ! hehe No kiddin

Went to the US Embassy like 6:00 a.m. just to be told that they where closed for the day (Grrrrr hate waking up early). So instead of wastin time, went str8 to the office until around 11:30 went all the power went off! (Grrrr turning out to be a bad day!).

Here is where the excitement begins...

Was about to go home with mah sista and a bud go thru my usual route of goin inside Fort Boni area. Driving gingerly when suddenly, saw our Gym Signage outside the Philippine Army Wellness Gym blocking the entrance. Disregarded the scence as not out of the ordinary (may be rusty I thought) then proceeded and made a right turn when got surprised when I saw a tall Lamp Post blocking our path (thought it was kewl!) Tree fell down on the wire and took the post with it... (again nothin extraordinary).

Turn around to Fort Bonifacio the one Giant Tree Branch fell infront of us! (yipee... getting really excited). Persistent, proceeded towards Essensa Building (place wer Kris Aquino almost set fire during a fight with Mr. Joey) when suddenly ! ! !

Entering the Fort Boni Main, the wind suddenly swept under almost lifted the freakin car! (now blood pumpin real fast). Don't know how to describe the panic that followed since we where stuck in the middle of the chaos. Cars parked, bikes scattered all around and no one had any plans of moving.

After cursing and shouting at a car beside us, finally we where able to move infront of the building and us it to block the strong wind. Windows, Roofs, Trees and everything not firmly installed where flying all around us. (remember flying house? the cartoon? well it was true that day!)

Stayed there for 2 hours until the wind slow down considerably. Anyway have to get back to work now... More to come on my very unusual/exciting encounter with Melenyo....

Tata

Project - My Living Room

2006-09-24T11:40:00.000+08:00

My Living Room is not typical since it is dominated by an entertainment system. I did this since my bedrooms not big enough that my eardrums might bleed when the bass starts pumpin.

Can you see my center table, aint it a beauty? Had it custom made in Robinson's Work Shop whcih I highly recommend. They have the best craftsman and equipments in town. How bout the sofa? It is pure black velvet type with chrome / silver supports.

MyHome's ideal theme is to convert it into an Industrial Type of design. Biggest deal to me now is buy a beautiful 40 inch Samsung LCD TV!

Re-Inventing Work

2006-09-20T14:40:00.000+08:00

Today September 20, 2006 (Weds) marks the 1st day of our Work-at-Home Operation. The project will initially involve the S@M (that's sales n mktg u maniacs) and eventually applied to the whole organization.

Result Oriented is the name of the game. Show results and gain confidence from the management, otherwise think twice.

Multi-National Company's not only in the west but locally are already adopting this type of work environment. Infact, three valued corporate clients of ours have already implemented it.

Our aim is to instill dicipline, committment and freedom which eventually lead to a more efficient and productive work-force.

Something you guys should look into.

Madonna Crucified

2006-09-19T17:24:00.000+08:00

Madonna kicked off her new tour by crucifying herself on a giant mirrored cross and wearing a crown of thorns. The difference between Madonna and Jesus? When Jesus did it everybody in the world didn't want to punch him in the face.

Fametracker - Heidi Klum vs Bras

2006-09-19T17:02:00.000+08:00

Let's be honest: it's easy to hate models, or at least to dismiss them. From time to time, you'll hear someone complain about how certain people -- the elderly, the obese, those misguided souls with stand-alone mustaches -- are the last bastion of socially acceptable scorn and discrimination. But when it comes right down to it, besides fascist dictators (too easy!), is there any group more mockable than models? Most of them would be considered gawky, scary, or downright mantis-esque in the real world, sans makeup and stylists, and they're not exactly known for their wit or eloquence. (Remember watching Cindy Crawford and her mega-mole trying to seem laid-back as host of MTV's House of Style?)

Yet models are rich and thin and coveted and coked-up, like we all wish we were (well, sorta). Our jealousy could be phoned in from a tin can on a string. We certainly never thought we'd be making a case for how much we like one of them, especially a German spokesmodel for that uber-overrated purveyor of slut-chic Victoria's Secret. Still recently, when we read that Elizabeth Hurley hosted the British version of our favorite fashion competition/personality train wreck, Project Runway, we suddenly felt angrier than Nina Garcia locked in a room full of cowl-neck sweaters.

"Liz freaking Hurley -- how could they?!" we fumed. "Why can't Heidi do both shows? She's European!" And sure, she's got three kids, but how much time and energy can that hosting shit really take? A few "auf weidersehen"s, some "I don't really love that"s, a well-placed "We question your taste level," and before you know it, you're home eating bratwurst and bonbons with Seal!

Huh. Well looky there. We had no idea, but it seems we heart Heidi. When did this happen? Perhaps it was after we read the August cover story of Jane, in which Klum describes herself as taking shit from no one and loving muffins so much that pals started calling her Muffin. Awesome!

The Case For Bras

Holy underwire, where to even begin? We know there are plenty of cultures (tribal, hippie) that survive just fine without bras, but we don't live in those cultures and, frankly, we so do not want to. Not even to visit.

We shudder to think of our world without bras -- a world where, if we did shudder, things would jiggle unattractively. We wouldn't be caught dead running any marathons (and that goes double for cheering at such events, since no bras would mean bleeding nipples on women as well as men). We would be slaves to gravity. We do not want to be slaves.

Then again, without bras, this commentator wouldn't have the mortifying memory of being a third-grader (nine years old, people!) and having my dad say in his Texas twang -- in a public restaurant in front of my stepmom and sister -- that he thought it was time for a "brassiere." For me, not him. I also wouldn't have the uncomfortable-yet-liberating memory of relaying the story, as his truck backed down the driveway, to my mom and hearing her voice crescendo as she spat, "You can tell your father sometimes I DON'T EVEN WEAR A BRA!"

But family fun aside, bras are beyond essential. They lift and separate the busty. They pad and push up the flat-chested (unless you are confident enough to own your flatness, in which case, more power to you, Gwen Stefani). They can be sexy or functional or both. Sports bras make Title IX possible.

Sure, the uni-boob is an abomination, and if we see one more woman in a halter top/clear-strap-bra combo we will scream. (Specifically, we will scream, "Clear does not mean invisible! You can't have it both ways, lady!") But if it weren't for bras, those of us with fuller busts than, say, Runway designer Laura Bennett (i.e. everyone, including men) would have to walk around with our arms crossed over our chests at all times. We prefer to have our hands free for bass playing and inhaling chips and salsa, thank you very much.

The Decision

At the risk of having our Fametracker credentials revoked, we will now tell you, dear readers, something scandalous. Since moving to Chicago in June, we have been entirely without television! It's true! We have a TV set, yes, but without an antenna or cable connection, it functions solely as conduit for Law & Order and Simpsons DVDs.

We admit this unthinkable tidbit only to make the following information more impactful: we have not missed a single episode of Project Runway all summer. Moreover, we have seen some twice, maybe three times. Runway is the only show we currently watch with religious fervor, and despite frequent trips back to Texas, every Wednesday we find a way. That has to count in its hostess's favor, right?

Still, even if the case for Klum is stronger than we first thought, it's time to state the obvious: this is a patently unfair fight. We have a woman who looks fabulous in a bra versus the brassieres themselves. Bras may not make the rest of us look like supermodels, but they sure do enhance the confidence of women and the fantasy lives of men everywhere. As my friend Amber so succinctly put it, "bras totally kick Heidi Klum's ass."

The lacy black ones look so fetching peeking out from under our ripped up rock-n-roll t-shirts. And Heidi Klum won't stop things from bouncing while we vigorously brush our teeth (now there's an image for ya) or when we're pogo-ing around our apartment to the new Thermals record. And in the end, what good is life if we cannot dance with reckless-yet-boob-supported abandon?

The Winner

Bras

Finally! or is it?

2006-09-15T17:25:00.000+08:00

A rep for Whitney Houston has confirmed that she filed for divorce from Bobby Brown last Friday. I'd congratulate her on the smart move, but the decision took her 14 years longer than it should have.

Taking your hand out of a toaster is smart. Waiting three days to do it not so much. Although considering this I guess we should just be thankful she doesn't spend her nights crawling down the street offering to sell her house for crack money.

My Travel

2006-09-15T16:56:00.000+08:00

The road I have Traveled
Bridges I have crossed
I've gone the extra mile,
I've come to many stops
I had a few road blocks,
toward what I thought,
could be the end.

But had to be brought back
a mile or two again.
So when closure comes,
I do know what it will mean.

I'll finally have peace of mind,
I'll be able to feel,think, and breathe
I probably won't believe it.
I'll think it is all a dream.

And although the journey will have ended.
I'll never forget What I've learned along the way,
or how I learned to take it day by day

Re-Inventing History

2006-09-14T12:12:00.000+08:00

Great read for all you war historians. Given to me as a gift, Hitler's War was written by an English Historian David Irving.

The book explored moves undertaken by both Germany and its allies (AXIS) during the 2nd World War. Interesting is the fact that the book conditions your mind to strategize with it. Gets? Something like a virtual reality although this one uses a book . Decisions that could have turned the war around in favor of the Axis and fatal mistakes committed by Germany which led to its defeat. Got so engrossed, I finished reading it in less than a week.

The book is all about strategy (I'm all about strategy), strategy which can actually be applied in today's world. The book does not justify Germany's cause to wage war but how it was conducted.

Lastly, my reading the book does not mean I'm a Nazi! hehe I am just your average joe who's facinated by Earthlings.

Who's Got Grammys?

2006-09-12T13:12:00.000+08:00

Some music trivia for all you trivia and music lovers.

The most Grammys won in a single night is eight -- a record shared by Celine Dion(1999), Michael Jackson (1983) and Carlos Santana (2000).

Hate Celine for beating Mariah, hmm. Micheal really digs in my opinion while Santana rules beating the likes of the beatles.

Celine Dion:

1) Record of the Year : "My Heart Will Go On"
2) Album of the Year : Let's talk about love
3) Song of the Year : "My Heart Will Go On"
4) Best Short Form Music Video : "My heart will go on"
5) Best Female Pop Vocal Performance :"My Heart Will Go On"
6) Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal : "Tell him"
7) Best Pop Album : Let's talk about love
8) Best Female R&B Vocal Performance : "Treat her like a lady"

Michael Jackson:

1) Record of the Year - Beat It
2) Album of the Year - Thriller
3) Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male - Thriller
4) Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male - Beat It
5) Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male - Billie Jean
6) Best Rhythm & Blues Song - Billie Jean
7) Best Recording For Children - E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
8) Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical)

Santana:

1) Record Of The Year - Smooth
2) Album Of The Year - Supernatural
3) Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - Maria Maria
4) Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals - Smooth
5) Best Pop Instrumental Performance - El Farol
6) Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - Put Your Lights On
7) Best Rock Instrumental Performance - The Calling
8) Best Rock Album - Supernatural

My Fav ! Watch out Pete

2006-09-12T11:06:00.000+08:00

Re-Inventing the Encyclopedia

2006-09-11T21:51:00.000+08:00

Discovered 2 great sites for y'all.

While browsing for biographies, I stumbled upon Wikepedia which offers trivia type information on every celebrities, world leaders and who ever you can think off? You think its not cool? Try looking for Linda Lovelace or any porn star you can think off and tell me if the site ain't cool!

On the other hand, while planning my HK Disneyland Tour, I again stumbled upon another great site named WikiTravel. What's great about this site is that it give you all the information you will need should you plan to visit any known city to man. Hehe Try searchin for Atlantis!

In short, Wikipedia is an effort to create and distribute a multilingual free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language.

Wikipedia started as an Enlish Language project on January 15, 2001, as a complement to the expert-written and now defunct Nupedia, and is now operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. It was created by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales

Another public service by your host, Richie D

Me

2006-09-11T14:22:00.000+08:00

Sometimes I shave my face and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I won't
Depend on how the wind blows
It really just depends on whatever feels good in my soul

When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me
Every scar on my face is where it's supposed to be
And I know my creator didn't make no mistakes on me
My feet, my thighs, my lips, my eyes; I'm lovin' what I see

But, I've drawn a conclusion, it's all an illusion,
confusion's the name of the game
A misconception, a vast deception
Something's gotta change
Don't be offended this is all my opinion
ain't nothing that I'm sayin law
This is a true confession of a life learned lesson
I was sent here to share with y'all
So get in where you fit in go on and shine
Clear your mind, now's the time
Put your salt on the shelf
Go on and love yourself
Cuz everything's gonna be all right

I'm not the average boy from your video
and I ain't built like a hunkyrmodel
But, I learned to love myself unconditionally
Because I am a king
I'm not the average boy from your video
My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes
No matter what I'm wearing I will always be Richie D

Waiting

2006-09-09T15:23:00.000+08:00

Bored waiting for the clock to unwind. Last post for the day its now 3:30p.m. mla time. Finished swimmin now goin to shop a little then on clubbin.

Project - My Home (The Best Seat in the House)

2006-09-09T14:51:00.000+08:00

Due to the clamor generated by Project - My Home 1st edition, I am compelled to make it a weekly show (my own version of MTV Cribs).

The 1st edition showed my dining and living room project. Today's show will feature what is arguably the Best Seat of the House.

Ofcourse I am talking about our beloved toilet. Better than our sofa and even your favorite leather couch. Why you say? Simple! When you have stomach ache and wanna pooh where do you go? Can't pooh on your leather sofa can you? After pooing how do you feel? A sensation of satisfaction which only eating fatty foods can rival.

My next project is to extend my comfort room and make it more comfi and install a nice jacuzzi.

Till our next Project - My Home

Ciao

Taba-Ching-Ching

2006-09-09T14:17:00.000+08:00

In celebration of the 1st year Death Anniversary of my favorite pet Taba-Ching-Ching, Iam posting her picture on my Blog.

Taba-Ching-Ching was part of my life for 5 years until being brutally murdered by my other pet. Supreme Court acquitted the offender on grounds based on plea of insanity.

Taba-Ching-Ching lived a long and happy life.

Let us give a moment of silence in remembrance of Taba-Ching-Ching.

Miss you much

My Travel

2006-09-09T13:59:00.000+08:00

Bored and thought of posting some pics of yours truly. Nice panoramic style picture from my picture collection. This pic was taken from my Baguio Vacation 2005.

Re-Inventing the Phone

2006-09-08T15:58:00.000+08:00

Enough non-sense for the day . . . My 1st work related/intelligent blog . . .

MyDestiny, my company, will soon be launching another 1st in the world of Telecommunications. Watch out assholes ! ! ! :-)

We will soon be venturing into the world of voice services. I'm not talking about the common VOIP services but a kick-ass Land-Line, NDD, IDD VOIP Service. Now shut up PLDT we got the goods and you don't. huh

COMING VERY SOON

Battle of the Photogenic Non-White Pop Divas Who Are Losing Their Minds

2006-09-08T15:04:00.000+08:00

Diana Ross was the first non-white photogenic pop diva. She was groomed by Motown Records to compete with camera-friendly white pop stars like Julie London and Doris Day to light up shows like Hullabaloo or Ed Sullivan with her trendy hair and clothes. For the first time in American history, teenagers of all races were concerned about the hair, clothes, and love life of a black woman. Forget the march on Selma. This was the major moment for the civil rights movement. Diana went on to have a film career (albeit a short one) in which she served as nothing less than a glamorous leading lady.

Since then, the non-white photogenic pop diva has lost her groundbreaking political relevance, but still remains a cash cow for record companies. A lean and well-scrubbed black woman who is pretty and can sing inoffensive pop tunes will always sell records. She may even be a box-office draw. In the mid-'80s, Whitney Houston -- a talented former Seventeen model -- released her debut self-titled album. It went straight to #1 and stayed there for a long, long time as would all of her subsequent albums. Her popular videos, while devoid of edge or any particular grasp of rhythm, were showcases for the camera-friendly Whitney throughout the '80s and early '90s. The Bodyguard, her hit film debut, spawned the most successful soundtrack album of all time. Soon, she would become annoyingly ubiquitous. She was paid millions to sing the AT&T jingle and, during the Gulf War, recorded the national anthem and made it into a hit single. Such success would engender a certain level of resentment, so when Mariah came on the scene threatening to steal Whitney's title, a lot of us were only too happy to sit back with a bucket of popcorn and watch the catfight.

It's hard for a lot of us to remember ever feeling affection for Mariah Carey. But in the early '90s -- when she first came to our attention, tenderly stroking the microphone in her debut video, "Vision of Love" -- she seemed genuinely unsure of herself. And there was that range. Each successive power ballad or dance-flavored pop song to hit #1 was a dog call from heaven above. In the inevitable rivalry between Whitney and Mariah, most of us rooted for Mariah because she was the newbie underdog. The voice was better because it went higher. If Whitney was Blair, the privileged poised beauty from Facts of Life, then Mariah was Jo, the scruffy and gutsy girl attending Eastland Prep on a scholarship.

There was another big difference. While Whitney had been born into pop superstardom (her mother was gospel legend Cissy Houston, and her aunt was Dionne Warwick), Mariah had slept her way into it. This would become painfully apparent when Mariah married the man who discovered her, Tommy Mottola, the mobbed-up just-divorced president of Sony Records who was one hundred and seven years older than she was. Their wedding was described by the New York Post as "more of a coronation." Mariah's Vera Wang gown was an exact copy of Princess Diana's wedding dress and the ceremony featured dozens of attending pre-pubescent girls tossing rose petals at celebrity guests like Donald Trump. That would be the beginning of the end of Mariah. Oh, sure, she would still sell multi-platnum albums for the next several years, but no one really liked her. She went from being the girl next door you wanted to hang with to the CEO's wife you had to be nice to. Those cutoffs and belly shirts started to seem whorish and pathetic, and her over-produced nineteen-octave range started to offend. When she got divorced, she found the hootch within and became Mariah, the CEO's slutty, bitter, surgically-enhanced ex-wife. Soon, thanks to her newfound fashion-victimhood, the world was Mariah's gynecologist as she unleashed a series of videos that celebrated her almost mannered descent into ho-dom. Despite all that, a record-breaking recording contract with Virgin Records and a film debut in the can left Mariah's future looking bright.

Meanwhile, Whitney wasn't winning any accolades for restraint, either. The formerly squeaky-clean workhorse started blowing off concerts and television appearances, and there were reports of her walking around with facial injuries that seemed to be inflicted by her crackhead has-been husband, Bobby Brown. One fateful day she was detained at a Honolulu airport when security found a bag of pot in her bag. More rumors surfaced about her abuse of crystal meth, prompting even Liz Smith -- the most publicist-friendly gossip columnist of all time -- to write her an open letter begging her to get help.

I guess the millennium was a hard time to be a photogenic non-white pop diva. Even Diana Ross, the mother of all non-white photogenic pop-divas, had a run-in of her own with airport security. Mariah would lose it, too, posting Anne Heche-like messages on her website and checking into a hospital due to "exhaustion" after "Loverboy," her first single for Virgin Records, failed to hit #1 on the pop charts. It was then that Whitney would pull ahead of Mariah in their battle for world domination. Just as Mariah committed herself very publicly to a lockdown facility, Whitney -- showing signs of newfound sobriety -- would sign an even more lucrative recording contract with Arista Records. And while Mariah's semi-autobiographical film debut, Glitter, had what little audience it had laughing in all the wrong places, Whitney's 1993 recording of the national anthem hit the charts once more following the World Trade Center attacks. Her last album, My Love is Your Love, was not breaking any sales records, but it was a critical hit. It seemed that the evolution from Seventeen model into crack whore had provided Whitney with a little street cred and a sympathy-inducing patina. And in an age of tearful Barbara Walters confessions, Whitney's silence on the matter was refreshingly dignified.

Winner : Houston 2002

But as recent history unravelled, Whitney is back to her crack loving antics while Mariah on the other hand was emancipated with the release of her latest album which infact was the number 1 album of 2005. For good measure, Mariah is currently touring the world via Adventure of Mimi.

Winner : Carey 2006

Re-Inventing Travel

2006-09-08T14:28:00.000+08:00

Found an awesome site for budget travellers ! Well one is ofcourse Tigerairways and Airasia, but I would suppose you already know that :-)

But can you believe you can actually go to different places (talkin about travelling outside the Phil) and get FREE ACCOMODATIONS? Now that's what I call THE REAL DEAL ! ! !

Referred to me by my boss, couchsurfer members interact and if your lucky, will offer you their couch for free. If your super lucky, rich couchsurfers may even offer you a room. Ofcourse, do not expect a hotel type of accomodation, but hey, if you aint got the budget you have no right to complain. haha

But best of all, you will gain new freinds.

Ciao.

Legends

2006-09-08T14:07:00.000+08:00

Can you imagine gathering old and new (soon-to-be) legends in one extravagant, glitzy, glamorous black and white gala?

Saw this picture and thought you might be interested to see for yourself.

Check out Diana, Tina, Dion to the new generation led by Mariah and Janet.

Impressive . . .

Project - My Home

2006-09-08T13:44:00.000+08:00

How you like my Dining Area and Living Room? Btw I just had my kitchen cabinet/counter top extension delivered last night. Show you the pic next time . . .

That's it ! Just showin off :-)

WOW ! ! !

2006-09-08T12:36:00.000+08:00

Raven Software, the creators of the X-Men Legends™ franchise are putting you in the control of your favorite heroes from the entire Marvel Universe with Marvel™ : Ultimate Alliance.

Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis is the debut next-generation title from the creators of the Grand Theft Auto and Midnight Club franchises. Table Tennis harnesses the incredible power of Xbox 360™ through an advanced game engine designed specifically for next-gen console technology.

Never had this much anticipation for an X-BOX game since X-Men Legends and Top Spin (Tennis) . . . Ultimate Alliance and Rockstar Table Tennis will surely be a treasure for all you gamers.

Better find myself the title or i'll go nuts . . .

I GOTTA HAVE THIS ! ! !

Still Unwritten

2006-09-08T11:18:00.000+08:00

I am unwritten,
Can't read my mind I'm undefined
I'm just beginning
The pen's in my hand Ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page
before me
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That I could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close I can almost taste it
Release my inhibitions
Feel the rain on my skin

No one else can feel it for e
Only I can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on my lips
drench myself in words unspoken
Live my life with arms wide open
Today is where my book begins
The rest is still unwritten