I'm Right Behind You

This morning, I became witness to one of the best series of events in Smackdown’s history and all non-pay-per-view shows WWE has to offer.

Here's the vid.

I know it's all entertainment, the clip of the Undertaker beating down Chavo Guerrero was taped prior to the trio’s entry to the arena, Chavo hid under the ring after the first blackout and Taz’s supposed involvement was a distraction so the audience won’t notice the Undertaker, hiding under the ring, climb up and stand behind Vickie Guerrero after the second blackout. It’s scripted but I was amazed how the sequence of events turned out. I’ve been a fan of wrestling since childhood but never in my life I have seen something so brilliant like what the staff from WWE Smackdown just pulled off.

Clap clap :)

You rest in piece Vickie.

Meepo's GeoDomination

Wohoo! I have done it!

I have finally beaten five insane level AIs on DotA's 6.54b AI+ v1.52 map!


After numerous defeats and victories against 3 to 4 AIs, I have finally bested 5 insanes in two attempts. Having to use Meepo, the match was numerically 4 against 5 but it requires efficient micro skills to unleash the character's deadly potential in pushing and slaying heroes and my enemies, Tidehunter, Lightning Revenant, Obsidian Destroyer, Storm Spirit and Pitlord, are definitely no push-overs and all have damaging AOE skills that could easily kill my clones.

It's a feat I don't consider as outstanding as beating 5 of your friends in a game by your own but still, it's an accomplishment due to the fact that these AIs are very smart and bada_s and also, it's a proof that my micro skills have improved.

Now, where's Bryan? :D

Whoa!

Lea, a dear and very special friend of mine, sent me pictures she took after her visit to a bookstore near her office. Though not taken with the most hi-tech digital camera around or as magnificent as photos shot by professional photographers, these pictures are priceless because of the thought and effort she poured into them.

She knows that I am a zealous fan of the One Piece franchise and one of my dreams is to own the series’ manga – all of them! Sadly though, they are way too expensive to collect so for now, I’ll just imagine the pic is my book rack. Hopefully I can convince her to buy every One Piece manga published for me hahaha...puleaseeeeeeee Ley ;)

As bonus, Lea also took a stolen shot (shops prohibit costumers from taking pictures of their displays) of the Wolf Predator action figure from the movie Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem. If you’re wondering why she have gone through all the trouble just to give me a pic, the cult icon is one of my favorite movie characters of all time and my costume on our Cosplay Contest, which was featured here in my blog...how sweet :)


You rock Ley! Thank you so much...mwahhh!!!

This is for Sarah and John Connor

After three arduous, tormenting and embarrassingly humiliating days without winning a single game against 3-4 insane level AIs on DotA's 6.54b AI+ v1.52 map...


I FINALLY SCORED A WIN!!!

Eat that you blasted AIs!!! I will never allow you artificial beings take over and dominate our world!

Who's your daddy now huh?!

"Look at my mole." Hahaha...Classic!!!

My friends and I have this tradition of doing weird stuffs as present whenever one of us celebrates his birthday. Before, we gave out flyers (with picture) around our campus to spread out the news, we climbed a 2-storey building through its posts, beams and trusses just to hang a streamer above our school's entrance gate and I was the recipient of a birthday surprise complete with party hats, a makeshift er bakeshift cake and balloons (those were condoms actually hahaha) at 6 am in the morning.

Now, even the four of us are already professionals and working for different companies, our tradition still lives on. Though not as wacky back then because of time and availability constraints, the effort, the thought and the fun factor will always be there, three very important things that make our birthdays so amusing, special and unforgettable.

Here's what Tambaliyok posted on Vetabz Blue's profile in Friendster, our dear friend who's celebrating his birthday today. Enjoy ;)

Man, those were the days :)

Happy Birthday Phot!!!

Fun Time with A.M.

It's been our tradition to gather up at my Tatay Carding's house every Sunday. It's the sole reason why our family is tightly-knitted, which is very important of course and why grandpa is still vibrant like a young stud even at 78 years of age (he loves seeing us, his grandkids and his great grandchildren).

That brings me to Alessandra Monique or A.M., the girl I've been mentioning in my posts. This niece of mine is amazingly witty I tell you, she already learned a ton of words even she was still a few months old. The environment she was in contributed a lot, growing up with a bunch of grown-up folks and zero kids-near-her-age made her into this chatty and intelligent bratinella. The people who have spent time with her can attest how witty this girl is and how fun she is to be with.

This past Sunday, I was with A.M. most of the day and man, it was fun. Here are some excerpts of our conversations:

While going back to our grandpa's house after buying mangoes...

Anth: 'M, asa naman Papa Agot? (my late uncle and A.M.'s grandfather)
A.M.: (pointing at the sky)
Anth: Naa na diay sya sa langit?
A.M.: Oo.
Anth: Kinsa kauban nya didto?
A.M.: Papa Jesus.
Anth: Unsa ila buhat didto?
A.M. : Kanta El Shaddai.


While taking pictures of her...

Anth: 'M, tarunga pagpose.
A.M. : (making various facial expressions)
Anth: Pagpacute beh...o aha man ka padulong?
A.M.: Aysa, maglipshtick sako.


Her mom and my cousin-in-law, Ate Malou, retelling a conversation she had with A.M. after her trip from Surigao.

Ate Malou: 'M, nigamay lagi ako Canadian na coins sa ako purse, imo ni gihilabtan no?
A.M.: Wala Nay uy.
Ate Malou: Ngano nigamay man ni?
A.M.: Imo siguro gipliti padulong Surigao.

A Dose of Stochasticity 2

I have a new set of random things that happened since my recent blog post.

• I've had the best rest of my life so far last Saturday. I slept almost the whole afternoon and evening after going home from work to the extent that my mom shooed me away from our living room with her patented eardrum-busting, decibel-breaking voice (I love my mom so much but I haaaaate her when she does that).

• My cousin saw my ex-girlfriend (for almost eight years) somewhere in the city who is now working at UAE for a major company. I was surprised because the news came unexpectedly; she's on vacation I guess.

• My PC's performance is still low even after an exhaustive tweaking this past weekend.

• Spent time with my witty and playful 3-year old niece, Alessandra Monique.

• Had a great Sunday exchanging text messages with a dear friend.
  

• I have thoughts of getting even with my ex-gf (recent) and her new boo but I have changed my mind, for one, they are not worth the trouble and two, what goes around, comes around :)
  

Thanks Mafs for enlightening me, I owe you big time.

A Dose of Stochasticity

It's been a long time.

Almost a month has passed since my last update so I made a random list of things that happened during my temporary departure from the world of blogosphere.

• Got assigned to lead a project.

• Beaten Dawn of War's Single Player Campaign.

• Purchased Company of Heroes' stand-alone expansion, Opposing Fronts (weee I am now able to command the German Panzer Elite. I'm so delighted for I've always been a fan of antagonist factions in RTS games such as Command and Conquer's NOD, Dune's Harkonnen, Generals' GLA and the Undead race from Warcraft III).

• Sported a new image for my blog's header.

• Spent "quality time" with someone I shouldn't have wasted my time with from the get-go.

• I have moved on :)

• Got the pics (at long last) of our July 11 white-water rafting adventure (thanks to ahem… yours truly hehehe).

• Realized that I have just wasted 23 months of my life.
  

• It sure feels great to have people like my family and friends who stayed and supported me no matter what in my saddest times and lowest lows. Thank you very much!
  

My Cosplay Costume - Extended Play

It's decided.

Aside from the cash, the consolation prize includes a free domain and hosting account for a year. Of course, I'll be keeping the money, the costume I made got me drained and almost brought me to the brink of being broke, but I'm awarding the domain freebie to the individual who wore, for me, the Best Costume last Saturday.

I'm giving it to...

Yes, it's you Kim.

Omedetou! You make use of it and have fun ;)

Ciao.

My Cosplay Costume - Day 12: Final Episode

Our General Assembly and Cosplay Contest just concluded this evening and I must say that it was a total blast. We all enjoyed the theme of the program and jammed to the beat of our very own Sticky Bandits who played popular tunes from animes Bleach and Naruto.

I congratulate my friend Raffy M., who played V for Vendetta, for bagging the Best Costume Award.

But the recognition should go to everybody, for pouring their hearts out into this event, for sewing and gluing their way to attain the appearance of their favorite anime, cartoon, and silver screen characters, and most importantly, for showcasing the designers and artists in them.

I didn't go home empty-handed, for I'm one of the three finalists who were given consolation prizes.

Not bad.

Next in line for me? Probably rest, play video games, rest, play video games, rest, play video games, and rest while watching the coverage of the Beijing Olympics.

I deserve it. Having exhausted almost PHP 900.00 for my cosplay costume and spent 6 hours in the morning and 2 hours when I get home after work in the evening for 11 1/2 days, not even my birthday got spared, so there's no one in this world right now who deserves a rest more than I do.


And as for my costume, I'll preserve the helmet and the wrist blades in a glass encasement as testament of my hardwork and my love for art.


This is it, I am now ending this series of posts. I thank everyone who followed it, who curiously and persistently asked me what I'm going to wear, who lauded my costume, and who rooted for me.

Thank you guys and...

My Cosplay Costume - Day 11: The Dreaded Dreadlocks

I am now in panic mode. With only one day left before the big event, fate seems to be having fun in giving me a hard time to find a suitable alternative to my character's hairdo.

Darn.

My Cosplay Costume - Day 10: An Alphabet of Plans

Not all things will go your way.

Last night, this humbling fact smacked me again right in the head after my plan of using certain materials for my hair and suit looked too complicated to pull off. Good thing my impromptu back-up plans saved my arse and my costume.

Another problem bugged me this morning, when my costume malfunctioned while fitting it. I anticipated it before, however, I forgot to mention it to my mom. Gladly, she obliged after kindly asking her to fix it up.

I have evaded disaster after disaster, thanks to letters A to Z and M-O-M.

2 days more to go. I can't wait to see Fred Flintstone and his wife, Wilma in their flesh this coming Saturday. It'll be fun.

Ciao!

My Cosplay Costume - Day 9 : It's a Family Affair

3 more days before our company General Assembly and Cosplay Contest.

3 more golds for Michael Phelps to surpass Mark Spitz's Olympic record of 7.

As headstart, I got up at 5:30 am to continue on my costume. I immediately jumped on the working table then did detail painting on my "upper body suit" while watching the live Beijing 2008 coverage. Keeping me entertained while I go on the tiring feat of finishing my costume before Saturday were the basketball match between China and Spain and the much-awaited finals of the Men's 200 meter Butterfly and the 4 x 200 Freestyle Relay, both featured the American swimming sensation, Michael Phelps. His quest for history energized me and amazingly, did the same to my mom and my brothers for they helped me make my costume. My mom already lent her hand yesterday after asking her to do the sewing (I don't have the patience for it) then this morning, two of my brothers gave assistance in making the props. It's a great relief, thus easing my burden as crunch time nears.

My decision not to disclose my costume prior to the event is intended to dissent from the usual for most of my colleagues already revealed the characters they are portraying and some preferred confusion by giving different answers when asked. For a change, I chose to make it top secret as possible...ei, surprises are always fun.

What I can offer are teasers, which are featured below:

My Cosplay Costume - Day 7 and 8 : Happy Birthday and My Return To Duty and Blogging

I took a leave from work yesterday as well as a breather from blogging. I went to church then picked-up some groceries for our small gathering and raw materials for what else, my cos(mic) play costume (according to Amidalea, haha that gets me everytime...thanks for the comment).

I celebrated my 2__th birthday yesterday with my family and relatives, got stuffed (as special request, my mom cooked Chicken Afritada for me hmmm yummie) and watched the coverage of the Beijing Olympics beside my beloved Tatay Carding (my grandpa). It was simple but sharing it with the people closest to your heart never fails to make the simplest birthday parties wondrous.

That's my Tatay Carding, the best grandpa in the whole world

My cute niece A.M. doing the popular Angelina pose from Bubble Gang

After they left, I continued working on my costume. Almost all of the vital components had their paint jobs done yesterday morning so I only applied the finishing touches and the necessary details to give them this realistic look...


Oh, I forgot to tell you that I won't reveal my costume yet :P

For my dearest friends and SMSI colleagues, thank you for the heartwarming greetings. Ichi, I thank you for greeting me at exactly 12:00:01 of August 11 (you're the first one, I appreciate the thought and the effort), Ann, thank you for the Durian Pastillas, and Leo James aka Tambaliyok, thanks a lot for giving me a copy of the classic Dune 2 game, man you never cease to amaze me of your sheer resourcefulness. My fellow Stickymedians, I will top the ice cream treat next year, I promise you that.

Again, Domo arigato gozaimasu!

My Cosplay Costume - Day 6: Six More Days

Frankly, I just can't find the groove to update my blog right now. It's been a looong day, did maintenance check-ups on my PC this morning then had our weekly family gathering on my grandpa's house. Thankfully, my costume's head gear, breast plate, and weapon now only need their finishing touches. I feel fulfilled for such accomplishment, however, beneath me is this void, this feeling of incompleteness.

Maybe I'm just tired, spending most of the day making my costume's vital components drained me out plus the fact that I went to countless stores yesterday to purchase some raw materials for the costume or maybe because.........(sigh) I rather not discuss it here.

Tomorrow is my day. I will enjoy my one-day leave, I will celebrate with my family, I will thank the Almighty One for giving me a myriad of blessings, and I will have fun, yeah, I will.

My Cosplay Costume - Day 5: 08-08-08, 0 and 8

It's the morning of day 5.

Last night, I hurriedly went home to watch the Beijing 2008 opening rites. The work shift that I'm in made me miss much of the program's best highlights, but replays are common especially for events like the Olympics so it's not the end of the world for me yet. Also, I was so anxious to check the condition of my costume's head gear, which I made yesterday morning. I left it for the glued tissue paper to dry and using this unfamiliar art technique gave me the uneasy feeling that it might turn out into a failure.

It was not.

I carefully poked the balloon's underside where the knot is located...pppfffffttttttt...the whole thing shriveled as the cracking sound of the hardened adhesive filled my room. It was a depressing sight, minutes tick then suddenly it stopped...amazingly, the balloon detached from the toughened layers of tissue and voila, in front of me is my costume's head gear.

In case you're wondering why I entitled my post 08-08-08, 0 & 8...

08-08-08 - the start of the Summer Games in Beijing.


0 - the shape of my cosplay costume's head gear (below is its appearance after the balloon was removed).


8 - Kobe Bryant, my favorite NBA player's old jersey number (now he wears 24). I share to you a short feature on how he was received by the crowd inside the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing.

This was the oddity of the night. Behind the Chinese president and the entire national team, the one athlete who appeared to get the loudest ovation was none other than Kobe Bean Bryant. The moment was so odd that even U.S. journalists were looking at each other in puzzlement. The Russian, Chinese and American presidents were here, but Kobe was the head of state tonight.

There you have it. I will now return to the uphill task of finishing my head gear. It is certainly the hardest component to make but if I could pull it off, everything will be A-ok onwards our General Assembly and Cosplay Contest a week from now.

My Cosplay Costume - Day 4: Huffin', Puffin' and Makin' the Head Gear

It's Day 4.

The laziness is gone and now I'm fueled with the fixation of getting this thing started with. I got up early, my alarm was set to 5:30 am (it woke me up, thankfully). Still a bit dozy, I turned on my PC to check my towns in Ikariam and greet someone a wonderful morning and a co-worker a happy birthday. After having a taste of my perpetual addiction (spelled as c-o-f-f-e-e), I took a shot of our cute bunch of Japanese Spitzes, who gave me the privilege of capturing them sleeping together then prepared the things I need for making the first piece of my costume, the Head Gear.

(from L-R) baby Ilaga, big bro Fulgoso & hot mama Akang

This is no cooking show.

I saw this on Disney's Art Attack (I should get my own TV show entitled, Ant Attack...funny...ho ho...)

I let the tissue-caked balloon dry after four coatings. I used paintbrush and glue mixed with water (they use PVA glue on Art Attack but it's not available here unfortunately).

I hope it works. (crossin' my fingers)

My Cosplay Costume - Day 3 (cont.): The Master of Santōryū

As my favorite of favorite anime characters, the master of the three-sword style is automatically one of my top choices for the cosplay. I present you the green-haired, sense of direction-lacking, and hypersomniac swordsman of the Strawhat Crew...

3. Roronoa Zoro


Pros:

• It is an honor to don the get-up of my favorite anime character, Roronoa Zoro, for the cosplay.
• The costume is awesomely kick-a_s.
• Zoro's clothing and the props to use (swords and goggle) are easy to find.

Cons:

• The green hair.
• Talking with a sword in my mouth.

The Challenge:

• The green hair posed a problem but it could be covered with a black bandanna as part of Zoro's trademark costume of white T-Shirt, black pants, and a green obi (above was his gear during the Skypiea Arc, which is cooler).

• Learning ventriloquism. (hahaha)

The Verdict:

• My best substitute if the going gets tough. Sadly, though he's one of the most popular One Piece characters around, only few of my colleagues would recognize him for majority are Naruto fanatics, even the girls. If only they could find in their hearts that my One Piece has the best story, moral lesson, animation, and fighting sequences (pweaceeeee...).

I'll continue with the list next time, probably a day or two after this or whenever I feel lazy again.

On my future posts (clues) will be a giant robot dreaded by the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and a murderous, cunning clown who loves to toy with flying rodents. As bonus, I will also feature the recipients of honorable mention awards, from the downright hilarious to the more expensive concepts of cosplay costumes. Till then, ciao!

My Cosplay Costume - Day 3 (cont.): Japan's First Ever Cartoon Ambassador

I came to the office a bit early so having few minutes to spare, I'll continue on the list of my costume runner-ups.

Next is none other than everyone's favorite cat...

2. Doraemon

Pros:

• The idea is a sure click since everyone knows Doraemon.
• The costume could come handy as a source of income since I can entertain kids on birthday parties. (hahaha)

Cons:

• I don't know where to find the fabric to use for the costume.
• I'm no expert in sewing and hiring a tailor is a financial catastrophe.
• Looking like this guy...

The Challenge:

• Making the humongous round head will be very difficult.
• Having the guts of pulling-off a Doraemon cosplay costume.
• People will be asking where Nobita is. (lolz)

The Verdict:

• Failed. I think it is just too complicated, well the idea of using it as a source of income by acting as a mascot is fun and tempting but based on experience, I don't wanna get sucker-punched by brats on my jewels.

It is just now that I knew this furry robo-cat from the future is Japan's first ever anime ambassador. Who would have thought that the mischievous robot feline, the brain child of cartoonist Fujiko F. Fujio, will be representing the Land of the Rising Sun's world of animation, amazing isn't it?

Congratulations, Doraemon!

My Cosplay Costume - Day 3: One Laaazzyyy Thursday Morning and The Space Sheriff

"It's why I'm easy...easy like Thursday mornin'..."

(yawn) The sloth disease hit me after waking up, all my muscles are unwilling to do anything except for my usual hygiene rituals, drink a cup of coffee while having a chit-chat with my folks, and sit infront of my PC. The only significant thing I did was making a call to a very special person (wink). Supposedly, I'll be making the "head gear" for my costume but I feel so laaazzzyyy plus I have a cough, which I just noticed this morning and I'm a bit feverish, probably caused by the messed up weather in our city.

Well, the good thing is, despite my condition, I feel like writing so I'll just talk for the meantime about my previous ideas for the event's costume. Well, they somehow failed to make it as my final choice but still, they are worthy of discussion and like pageants, there is a sole winner and there are runner-ups, which will be presented shortly.

Here is the first one that came across my mind:

1. Shaider

Pros:

• Shaider looks cool.
• If worn, the tokusatsu and metal hero legend would easily be recognized by some of my colleagues who caught the airing of the show.

Cons:

• The laser blade-wielding space sheriff is not an anime character (it was not stated before that costumes shouldn't be necessarily anime characters, which is the main theme for the cosplay)
• If worn, those who haven't seen his adventures on TV might mistake me for Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan, the lame Philippine spin-off of the series (toinkz). That would be embarrassing.
• Get sucked by the Time Space Warp. (lolz)

The Challenge:

• The suit is obviously a great challenge plus to make it more convincing, my plan was to use LEDs for the armor.
• Too many colors (paint is expensive).
  
• It would be great to have someone dress up as Annie, the space sheriff's sidekick (in her miniskirts, of course weee).
• Imitating his pre-battle poses.

The Verdict:

• Failed. Not entirely due to the difficulty of making the armor but it's more on the fear of being ridiculed as Zaido that sealed the fate of the popular tokusatsu superhero.

I still don't have the juice of getting my hands on the project but well, I think I'm ahead of schedule so I have all the time to feature the rest of the runner-ups. Stay tuned. (yawn)

My Cosplay Costume - Day 2: Secret...just check out my blog

I went this afternoon to a local store that sells a varied array of products that include floormats, materials for sandals and shoes, ropes, adhesive materials, screens, and plasticware to buy chipboards for my costume. My blog won't be complete without photos so I took a picture of the establishment but unfortunately, my shot was a total disaster. Afraid that I might alarm the guard and could not think of a valid reason why I took a picture of their building (It's for our science project err I lurve your store soooo much uh not convinced eh, honestly it's for my blog...oh, you don't know what a blog is...geez I guess I'm busted) , my trembling nerves got me this...

My futile effort as an investigative show correspondent

Here are the materials I bought from the store and an office supplies shop:

Thank you chipboards! You made the curious increase the traffic for this blog.

2 chipboards (14.50) = 29.00
2 all-purpose glue (18.75) = 37.50
PREVIOUS EXPENSES = 29.50
TOTAL = PHP 96.00

Tomorrow morning, I'll start making my "head gear" as what I've mentioned. Till then, ciao!

My Cosplay Costume - Day 1: Hello Again Blogosphere, Goodbye P29.50

Last night, I had this radical idea of documenting how I'm going to come up with my cosplay costume for our upcoming company general assembly 10 days from now. I don't know but it just struck me, maybe I just missed my days as a student where I got to make art projects for myself and also for my classmates...and crushes (eyes rolling) to impress them (ahhh the good old days) or maybe I'm writing it down because this project is for my first ever cosplay event and for it to become memorable, I decided to make a reality tv-like approach on the steps I'll take on making my gear for the event. Also, this probably would bring my mojo back for blogging, it left me three months ago, making a day-to-day account of something I lurve to do, which is art, surely is a great way of reigniting my passion of writing for the blogosphere.

First off, let me talk about our company's general assembly. Prior to this one, it is held monthly on the rooftop of the building where our office is located, now it's scheduled as a quarterly event wherein all employees gather to hear updates from all departments, know the company's present state and future projects, witness the hidden talents of colleagues, and devour, of course on the food, whether it's the monotonous bread with meat stuffing from the nearby bakeshop or the always inviting merienda treats (afternoon snack) as what we call it here in our humble country. The only difference right now is that aside from the fact that some are eager on showcasing their talents (calling out my colleagues, who wants to participate in a dance number?), it will now be held on a prestigious hotel in the city, unless there are changes on the program proper. Most of all, we are looking forward on what costumes to flaunt for the event, simple or daring, cheap or pricey, we are excited for this is certainly new to us, that's why we are pumped up, so pumped up that there is already a Google search spree in the office for costumes of anime and cartoon characters, superheroes, and hopefully, scantily-clad femmes and hopefully not, topless green creatures (Sor, I'm talking about you). The rewarding thing is there's a grand prize for the best costume as well as consolation for runner-ups but there's a catch, they were not disclosed - Everyone, scream "WE WANT 5 DIGITS!!!". Sir Jeeds, I hope you're reading this hehehe.

I demand a date with Tanduay's calendar girl Ehra Madrigal for the advertisement.

I will now start writing about my costume. See that image on my monitor, that's what I'm going to make - uh uh uh...of course I won't reveal the costume I'll be wearing, much more show to you in full detail the "character" I picked for the event. There will be hints along the way, I can't avoid that but I assure that you're going to have a hard time figuring it out, I don't want to kill the suspense you know. I will also record the items I will use and their prices as well so I could keep track of my expenses. Yesterday I bought:

It's not what you think it is

2 balloons (7.50 each) = 15.00
1 pack 2-ply bathroom tissue = 14.50
DAY 1 TOTAL EXPENSES = PHP 29.50

That's it for now. I'll be leaving in a short while to avail additional raw materials. Supposedly, I should have been busy making the "head gear" but I did not notice that I ran out of glue, bummer...so I guess it has to wait for another day. Thanks a lot to Nana for keeping me company. Till then, ciao!

It's All Part of the Plan

This is no doubt the coolest viral movie campaign I have ever seen. I’m leaving the film’s title for you guys to guess but if the vandalized portraits of US Presidents and the pierced “card” still don’t ring a bell, then click the knife stuck in the wall...


Now you know.

A Little Bit of History

Though it seems just an ordinary day in our calendars, a lot of significant events in history happened in April 24. Here is a brief list.

April 24, 858 - Nicolaas I succeeds Benedict III as pope.
April 24, 1872 - Volcano Vesuvius erupts.
April 24, 1877 - Russia declares war on Turkey through Romania.
April 24, 1898 - Spain declares war on U.S. after rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
April 24, 1953 - Queen Elizabeth II knighted Winston Churchill.
April 24, 1961 - John F. Kennedy accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs.
April 24, 1975 - United States performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
April 24, 1996 - Records highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11.

and the most historical of them all…

April 24, 2008 - My first ever domain is up :D

From Hollywood Chic to British Comic

After watching Blades of Glory starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, I searched for the profile and filmography of Heder’s leading lady in the film, Jenna Fisher. I spent minutes looking for her photos, video clips, and then…

Goldmine!

There in front of me is a video of Rowan Atkinson’s classic stand-up comedy act. To my delight, there's an archive tagged with the featured clip that features his performances in front of a live audience. I rejoiced for I love the British comedian's humor and having seen every single episode of Mr. Bean countless times makes me one of his biggest fans.

Fate really is funny. I looked for photos of a beautiful Hollywood chic but I got Rowan’s funny masterpieces.

Here I present to you, Rowan Atkinson’s stand-up skit entitled…

Welcome to Hell!

Filler 1

A man died, went to heaven & saw huge clocks behind him.

Man: What are all those clocks?

St. Peter: It's a lie clock, everyone on earth has it. When you lie, the clock's hands move.

Man: Whose clock is that?

St. Peter: Mother Teresa's. The hands never moved because she never told a lie.

Man: How about that one?

St. Peter: That is Lincoln's. The hands only moved twice.

Man: By the way, where is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's clock?

St.Peter: It's in God's office. He's using it as a ceiling fan.

Terrorizer of Elementary Students

Boredom really makes you do crazy things

Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala - the monicker given to local artist, Ariel Rivera due to his large fanbase mostly composed of female college students during the height of his career.


Badabong (the guy on the pic), you are one unlucky gretchin :D

Pimpus Maximus, you dodged this one but it'll be you next time (ev*l grin).

The Push-up Sc*ndal

I caught this guy during our break secretly doing push-ups in fists man, in fists!



To my fellow StickyMedians, guess who :D

Clue: He flaunts pearly-white legs LOLZ

Eat My Blogging Dust!

Whoa!

At long last, I have finally got rid of the ever pesky PSAs.

Days ago, my writing urge was halted by stop words. Ignorant with the restrictions on the choice of words, I crossed the line set to contain profanity in the blogging world. If you're into Adsense, there's no need for me to write what happened to my blog and what PSA stands for.

Drawing all the tricks in my bag, I made all the necessary revisions on my previous post where rampant use of stop words were spotted and voila! PSAs are all gone. See yah!

Everything is back to normal...for now. I know that on the horizon awaits more blogging obstacles but I'm up for it. With two very reliable "teachers" at my side, Website Ko and Dingexx, earning my first George Washington ain't that far away.

Georgie, here I come :D

2+4+6 = Ownage

On the first game, we were brought to school…

The second was a humiliation…

The third made us realize how puny we are against them…

It was the final nail to our coffin…

It was too much, an overk*ll…

A RUDE AWAKENING

(scene in wave effect)

3 hours before the match started. Flashback…

“How do these guys fare in DotA?”, I asked my friend.

“They are really not that good. Sometimes they get rattled. They play it safe.”, he replied.

Fast forward. In the middle of our second game…

“You lied to me man!”

We were eradicated, we got our as*es kicked, we got owned big time. The score was 3-0, not a close-fought 3-0 but an in your face, NOOB 3-0 beating.

Our group, I can say, were no pushovers. We were composed of an expert gamer in my boss Jeeds, Kim (he too got mad skillz), a good contender in Dingdans, and I can confidently say that I am 7.5 if I rate myself from 1 to 10. The only drawback we had was Noob, a newbie in this world of team gaming but hearing what my friend said before we started busting it out, I thought it's going to be fun.

IT WAS NOT.

The opposition showed us how DotA should be played in the big leagues. It was a display of hero skill synergy, perfect team coordination, and total a*s whoopin’. Imagine five of you getting into battle in the forest for following the other team’s bait, unprepared and unaware that the other four are just there, lurking behind the trees, and then…

Tidehunter uses his Ravage, stunned and damaged, comes Magnataur drawing everyone with his Reverse Polarity, and adding insult to injury, Lich releases his Chain Frost. If by any luckiest luck you’re still breathing, Puck and Enchantress are there to finish you up. 5 of us were wiped out, the opponents nada. 5 of us were shaking our heads in disbelief, the opponents laughing for Lich got another triple k*ll.

That was the story the whole afternoon. We were AIs to them, sitting ducks, walking stashes of gold…we were absolutely nothing. However, to get beat up like that enlightened me these 15 things:

1. DotA is a team game.

2. No matter how good you are individually, it all goes down to team chemistry and coordination.

3. AOE skill combos rock in team plays.

4. Wards, wards, and wards. Buying these expendable item changes the game.

5. Jah’rakal, no doubt, is a hero hunter late game but that fact makes the opposition lockdown their firepower on him.

6. Practice really makes perfect.

7. Nothing is constant. There will always be gamers who are way better than you.

8. “Paper” heroes should stay at the back. At the back I repeat.

9. Roaming heroes are baits and lure you into ganks. DO NOT follow them, if you can’t help it then expect an ambush hiding in the fog.

10. Battles happen in lanes. Wars are engaged in forests.

11. Don’t believe everything your friends say.

12. Getting killed over and over again really s*cks.

13. Paying 55 pesos after getting pummeled in 3 straight games s*cks more.

14. Getting your tail whipped by a girl s*cks the most.

(Sigh)

It was indeed a humbling experience. It made us realize that we still have a lot to learn and that we need more practice. Before leaving after the match, I said goodbye to one of our opponents as a sign of respect and to show that we’re cool even after getting blown up by them.

Oh, here’s number 15…

I’m retiring.

I'm Powerful, Determined and Tough

As an avid fan of the series, I often visit One Piece HQ for updates, special features, fanarts, and the latest manga, anime, and OVA releases. I'm a registered member of the site and I recommend checking it out if you possess the same fascination I have towards the franchise.

For fun, I took their Character Quiz to test myself and determine which character fits my personality best. It contains 11 questions about various situations and things that interest you the most. Results vary depending on your choices and the selection includes popular characters like the mischievous Buggy the Clown, the adorable Chopper, the cyborg Franky, Straw Hat Pirates captain Monkey D. Luffy, the mysterious Mihawk, the beautiful Nami, the very intelligent Nico Robin, loverboy Sanji, red-haired Shanks, the funny Usopp, Arabasta's very own princess Nefertari Vivi, and the swordsman Roronoa Zoro. Here's my result.

Coincidently, my favorite character of the series is none other than the expert of Santōryū (three sword style) himself, Roronoa Zoro. I have so much enthrallment for Zoro's character and how he drives himself to be the greatest swordsman in the world. He's my YM's avatar, my nick every time I play DotA, my Imeem's header, my PC's user account image, and my email accounts' passwor...ops, too much information :D

Curious which One Piece character you represent? Take the test and discover the pirate in you.

I Want To Be A Straw Hat Pirate

I'm a huuuuuggggggeeeee, huge, huge fan of One Piece. As of the moment, I hold dear episodes 1 to 347 of the anime and its complete Original Video Animations (OVA) as part of my collection of fave movies and series. I got hooked because of its wacky animation, yes, I really dig the artwork (I know some who don't). The animation may not be Gundam Seedish or Narutoish when it comes to being neat but what makes it stand out is how it intensifies the anime's action sequences, adding to that is the way illustrators do perspective views. Not convinced?

The most important aspect of the anime and what it really presents to its loyal viewers is the value of treating your nakama (friends in Japanese) more than Gol D. Roger's treasure in the anime. It is where One Piece revolves aside from the crew's search for the ultimate treasure and their respective individual aims and ambitions. The series focuses on teaching the grandness of having friends, keeping them, and protecting them with your life.

I'm still barely a third of the anime because I reviewed it from the first episode even after seeing it on TV (a lot of scenes were cut and lines were translated to our country's national language). I watch 2 to 5 episodes a day, with fingers crossed, I hope I could catch up on the latest releases before a new arc begins.



To all non-believers --- Gomu Gomu No.....BAZOOKA!

Finally...

Whoa! It's been a long time and finally, I have my first post since making these prehistoric cave writings (it's mine so I can make fun out of it anytime I want :) )

I present to you my new web log. Here you'll get to see my view on things, my opinionated side, my perspectives, and MY LIFE. I'm laying down though a disclaimer that some of the posts here won't have a touch a sanity (just like the one below) or agreed upon by readers for I believe in the freedom of expression and hey, it's mine.

You might stumble on something educational or just downright senseless, you might come back or strangle the person who referred you my site, and you might leave a comment to say how cool my posts are or how ridiculous I am, again, IT'S MINE and all I care is hopefully, to make your brief visit here all worthwhile ;)

anthROCKS is signing on. Have fun.

On This Site Will Soon Rise My SITE

My blog is under construction...

and I have these two doin' the work.





Man, why the hell did I hire them?