About
On May 31, 1985, tragedy struck when 41 tornadoes hit Canada and the US, leaving 76 people dead. At the same time, a doomed couple in the Philippines were having the best orgasms of their lives. Nine months (280 days) later, a cute, healthy baby boy was brought into this world by normal delivery. That was exactly a week before Microsoft had its initial public offering.
Today, Yoshke Dimen resides independently in Mandaluyong City. He got a degree in Film from an overrated university in Diliman got a great job as a Social Media Expert but is still desperately trying to pursue a career in Foreign Service. In 15 years’ time, he will become the youngest ambassador to the United Nations.
Yoshke is a very selfish and ambitious man who kills time by writing screenplays, watching football on TV, seeing all sorts of films, blogging, bloghopping, cooking, devouring what he cooked, and getting drunk. He amuses himself with idiotic thoughts by secretly observing other people’s behaviors.
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Social Media Specialist. Obsessed with Facebook. Addicted to Twitter. Long-time blogger. Digitally social.
Struggling Filmmaker. Writes and makes films every now and then. He is madly in love with films. He is a huge fan of French New Wave’s Francois Truffaut. He is madly in love with films. He makes sure he gets to watch at least four movies a week.
Future Diplomat. Since childhood, he has always dreamt of becoming a diplomat — be a herald of peace, be an agent of international cooperation, be an active player in improving the overall condition of humanity, and yeah, travel the world and get paid for it. His ultimate goal is to work for the United Nations, the organization he strongly believes as the most effective in making this world a better place to live in.
Agnostic. He grew up in a very conservative society. His parents raised him as a very faithful Catholic. But he is not a Catholic anymore. Now, he doesn’t have a religion. But he has a God.
Pyromaster. Since he was a kid, he has always been fascinated with fire. In fact, it has been his icon. His friends remember his name upon the simple mention of fire. He has a third-degree burn on his left arm which he got when he was four, but it did not prevent him from playing with fire. Like fire, he’s playful yet serious, stubborn yet vulnerable, essential yet destructive, bright yet blinding, warm yet hostile, and of course, hot. (JOKE LANG. Wag seryosohin! Haha.)
Hopeless Romantic. He is in love with the very concept of love. To him, it is one of the most important things in this world. He believes that love knows no age, race or gender. Love can exist between people whatever the pairing is.
Gay. He used to love women. Period.
Even Steven. Equality is essential to him. Although he believes that nothing in this life is fair, he thinks that things can always be equal. Thus, he abhors racism. He spits on elitists. He tramples on narrow-minded people who believe that homosexuals and bisexuals and the like are lower species. He hates prejudices and stereotypes.
Impatient. He values time so much. To him, it is something that should not be wasted because once lost, he can never have it back. Patience, to him, is not a virtue. It’s stupidity.
Fickle. He changes his mind like Jennifer Lopez changes her husband. Err… more like Madonna changes her image. No, like Mother Lily (local movie producer) changes the entire cast of her upcoming movie… Yeah, like Mother Lily. Eeew.
Indecisive. Indecisiveness is his greatest weakness. This is because he doesn’t like regretting a lot of things. He makes sure he makes the wisest decisions and weighs every factor. But along the way, he gets confused and gets lost in thought.
Impulsive. Regarding things that don’t require much thinking, sometimes he doesn’t think at all. He walks around in a mall, finds something pretty, buys it right away, and realizes it’s useless. He wakes up, decides he wants to go somewhere, takes the bus to that place, and realizes it’s useless. He meets a person, finds him/her attractive, kiss him/her after an hour, and realizes he/she is useless. (Don’t believe this part. Haha. JOKE LANG DIN ‘TO.)
Environmentalist. His respect for nature is as big as his love for himself (which is HUUUGE, I tell you).
Hematophobic / Hemaphobic. He is abnormally afraid of blood — human blood, in particular. He dreads the sight of blood. Even his own. Especially his own.
Travel Freak. He is a well-traveled person who appreciates every culture and people.
Yogurt Addict. Whoever comes between him and yogurt, ipapakulam ko.
Sports Enthusiast. He loves playing lawn tennis, table tennis, bowling, billiards, and football (soccer). But he’s not good at any of them. Haha. He is a big True Blue (Chelsea), Liverpool, and Bayern Munich fan. He admires Miroslav Klose, Zenedine Zidane, Steven Gerrard, Oliver Kahn, Jens Lehmann, and David Villa (football); Timo Boll (table tennis); Roger Federrer and Marat Safin (lawn tennis); and Paeng Nepomuceno (bowling). His favorite national football teams are (in order) Germany, Spain, and England. He cried when Germany lost to Italy in the recent World Cup.
E-mail: yoshke.com@gmail.com
YM: fire_yoshke
Special thanks to Jhul Gutierrez for the artwork.
carrie
oo na! move on na talaga ako! waaaaaaaaaaa
Chino
the one and only ES…spell it…EEEEE eEEESSSS…
al
hey very nice site keep up the good work
chriscole
interesting site. when i 1st saw it, na-hooked ako..
Yoshke
thanks AL and CHRISCOLE.;) salamat talaga.
chriscole
welcome! your site is the best! wonderfully made.
chriscole
would like to know how or when can i get a password? thanks!
Kavitha
Haha, I cried too when Germany lost.
*still thinks of Kahn’s face at the end of the game*
Eina
Omg, I just had to laugh at that Mother Lily comparison, hahaha.
Interesting site, expect future stalking… I mean, comments. XD
Hehe. Iyon lamang XD
Yoshke
Chriscole, about the password. hmmm. It varies. I do not have a single password for all protected posts so it could only reach the intended people. I’ll give you the password when the post is not too sensitive or has not something to do with my affiliations (c0z these definitely are org’s internal affairs.)
Kavitha, i sis not want to see the battle for the third spot because it was painful. But because it was Kahn’s last international match, i had to. hehehe
Eina, what could be better than the mother lily comparison? Haha. I visited your site, too. So you just started. I LOVE THE COLOURS!!!
berg
fickle, indecisive, impulsive, hopeless romantic, environmentalist, afraid of blood, etc… and you said we didn’t have much in common hehe! nice place you got here, yoshke!
Yoshke
hi berg, weh, haha. i guess your tag post is not enough para magconclude ako kagad. ehehe. salamat sa pagbisita. i liked your site too. so expect more visits from me. and comments.
jun.anteola
nice blog. i like the colors… nice content too.
Lalon
Hi just a question here?
Isn’t it that agnostics are those who doesn’t care if a god exists or not?
Nice site by the way.
Yoshke
“Agnosticism” has a variety of definitions. But the only sure thing about this is the “uncertainty that God really exists.”
Uhm, links: http://www.religioustolerance.org/agnostic.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism
In the list of possible answers of Agnostics to “Does God exist?”
Mine would be: “Yes, God exists. But we have no possibility of knowing anything about God, now or in the future. ”
However, to be completely honest, that’s starting to change now. If you ask me right now, “Does God exist?” My reply would simply be, “I don’t know.” or “I don’t know but I think so.”
And for that, I shall edit this page right now. haha
Lalon
Oh I see.. Me? I have my own stand on religion..
If you can, Please find time to read this entry.. It’ll be very much appreciated.
http://lalondelarosa.blogspot.com/2007/08/reason-above-all-think-out-of-box.html
Nice day ahead.
Yoshke
i have read it just now. but i didnt comment. i hate talking about religion. hehe
Lalon
Point taken.
I don’t just talk to have an argument about it. But if someone’s provocative enough to give it a go, then I’d argue in a diplomatic way.
I know very well that Filipinoes aren’t adaptive to criticisms or to reasoning over beliefs for that matter. The current system is still allergic to those.
Ian
Yoshke,
Good day!
First of all, I’m one of your silent blog readers. In fact, I already read most of your entries. ^_^ Anyway, I just want to ask how to password-protect some of my too personal entries. Uhm, the same thing you did to some of your entries. I don’t have my own domain and my bloghost is just Blogger. I wish you could help me. I’m sooo desperate looking for the password-protection codes.
Thanks!
God bless and more power to your blog.
PS: You got a smart nephew. =)
-Ian
Yoshke
oh, Thanks Ian for lurking. Glad you finally spoke up. hihi.
anyway, im not sure if it’s possible with Blogger. I really have no idea.
But with Wordpress, password-protect-ing your entry is very easy because it’s one of the various features that Wordpress offers for FREE. You don’t have to do anything, you can have your post password-protected just by clicking a button.
Sorry, I’m not of much help. Im not familiar with Blogger.
Kurama Arushite
“He got a degree in Film from an overrated university in Diliman”
are you from UP Diliman? hahaha!
Yoshke
er… yeah. haha
Kurama Arushite
glad to meet a kapwa-isko. hahaha!
Yoshke
pssst, wala ka bang blog? haha
Kurama Arushite
who me?
Yoshke
yes, you. haha
Kurama Arushite
la eh. haha! di ko alam kung ano isusulat dun eh. kaya nagbabasa ako ng blog ng ibang tao para malaman kung ano pwede ilagay. hahaha! i find your blog really interesting. nakakatuwa. haha! wala lang…
Yoshke
waaah. salamat. haha. natuwa naman ako sa sinabe mo.
for that, magpapacheeseburger ako! burger! burger!
Kurama Arushite
hahaha! sana nga. favorite ko yun eh. about that cheeseburger thing, i haven’t watched the commercial yet. haha! in fairness uso yan ngayon. haha! la lang.
Yoshke
bakit hindi mo pa napapanood? asan ka ba?
Kurama Arushite
nasa Pilipinas.
di na kasi ako nakakanood sa mga local tv channels eh. hahaha!
Yoshke
ah okie. kala ko naman kung nasan ka. haha.
ginawa na nating chatroom to. haha
Kurama Arushite
haha! oo nga eh. sorry ha…
Yoshke
haha, ok lang naman.
jayster
hi yoshke…. im having fun reading your blog entries…. keep it up
Yoshke
thanks jayster! please do come back
melai
oi oi oi! yoshke!!! add kita sa blogroll ko… melaikick.wordpress.com labas ulet tayo ni david… kamon
Yoshke
sure. just tell me kelan, pede naman ako most of the time.
elle
haha very good. you should be a writer. your site is fantastic.
elle xx
Yoshke
well, surprise, surprise, I’m a writer. haha. thanks, elle.
Barry
UP. Overrated. I see. Lol.
Yoshke
haha. I don’t really mean that. Uhm, maybe a bit. Haha
renee smith
in the same way that ateneo and all the other elitist universities in the country are over-rated?..
streaming
Hi, i like your blog. Great Job
marianne
galing. if i want to feel good, i read ur site for any interesting and funny articles. i’m one of ur fan now =)
Yoshke
hey marianne, thank you for that.
Jinjiruks Ikari
I heart Yoshke!
Maki
“He meets a person, finds him/her attractive, kiss him/her after an hour, and realises he/she is useless. ”
way way impulsive. lol.
Kevin
Can’t agree more. LOL
Kiddin’!
jayster
yoshke im a gay guy and i found your blog interesting… i love it really…
Yoshke
hey jayster, thank you!
Kevin
F*** this site. It’s addicting! LOL! Uhm. Well, I think I exaggerated a bit but, yeah, it’s interesting.
I don’t know anything about you but by reading your posts and your friends’ comments, it justifies your wit and your being perfectionist. Nice site! Keep it up!
PS I used to be a features writer in HS and I dunno what happened but I think the interest faded away. I don’t write anything anymore. I just find it amusing how people, despite their being focused on their careers, still find the time to create wonderful things as blogs to share their thoughts to the entire world. I’m hoping for the best for you and your blog! G’day!
* Mukhang mas mahaba ung PS ko sa main comment ko ah. LOL *
Yoshke
haha, honga, mas mahaba yung PS. hihi. salamat po kevin. merry christmas.
Anonymous
I’ve read some of your articles today and have found that you’re using the Britons’ way of spelling a number of words. The words I’ve found that you’ve, uhm not really reiterated, but repeated a few times are realises and organisations.
It’s quite interesting because you’re using the American-English style of writing (grammatical, in general) but you are using some words spelled in the British-English way, as above-said.
Hhmmm. Wala lang. Just noticed.
Yoshke
I CAN EXPLAIN. Hahaha. (Parang boyfriend na nahuling nagchi-cheat. haha. wtf.)
I used to always prefer British English (grew up in a very Brit-ga-ga environment) until I started working as a writer for a company who required me to use American English. It took tremendous adjustments but I eventually got the hang of it. But there are still remnants of my Brit English days kaya yung realise and organisations and defence minsan hindi ko na napapalitan.
Tapos yung “Humour,” mahirap na. I used it as a tag. And a significant number of my entries are tagged “humour.” If I start changing them to “humor,” given my sloth record, I’ll probably finish when the Global Financial Crisis is over. Wahaha. Too arduous for someone too lazy (yay, that’s me). Haha.
Ayun, grabe. Nagexplain talaga. Haha
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Kevin
LOL to the explanation!
But anyways, I agree to that. It’s gonna be a bit hard to adjust to something that you barely used before.
Interestingly, how did you grow up in a “very Brit-ga-ga environment?” Like, do people in your place just love Harry Potter and the like?
Sloth record – I like that! LOL
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO!!!
PS: Ako pala ung anonymous. Just forgot to place my name there.
Kevin
LOL to the explanation!
But anyhow, I just agree. Doing something that you rarely do before is a bot gonna be groggy at first. But practice makes perfect, you know. But nobody’s perfect, so why practice? LOL 
:D:D
Sloth record- I like that. Haha
Another PS: Ako pala ung anonymous. Nakalimutan ko lang ilagay ung name ko.
Yoshke
Interestingly, how did you grow up in a “very Brit-ga-ga environment?” Like, do people in your place just love Harry Potter and the like?
I have a number of relatives in the UK. Encyclopaedia Britannica was my childhood sweetheart. Plus our cable provider seems to be stationed on another continent. Hehe.
Kevin
Hhmmm. This is my third time replying to the post above. Weird that my two other replies were not posted. But still, LOL to “I CAN EXPLAIN.”
)
But thanks for the explanation. Haha. For a guy so perfectionist, it’s weird that he hasn’t realized that his American and British English are kinda mixed up. Teehee.
I’ve checked out some of your articles tagged as ‘humour,’ and yeah, it’s a bit numerous so indeed you are to finish that, I think, after the 2008/2009 global financial crisis. LOL. Kiddin’!
And ako pala si Anonymous. Just forgot to place my name above kaya un lumabas.
Yoshke
haha, sorry bout that. that comment was mistakenly identified as spam. Sorree.
About the Am-Brit English being mixed up, hmm. Yeah. haha. Pero may mga articles na strictly American yung gamit ko. Merong strictly Brit lang. Ang masama dun, yun nga, sa isang blog, panget tuloy na magkakahalo. Pero WITHIN one article, I try not to mix them up. pero wahaha, mahirap.
Kevin
Shiyet! Ayan tuloy. My posts are allover the place. Parang sirang plaka lang. LOL. Anyways, am still skimming and scanning your blog. Never fails to catch my interest.
Yoshke
err, thanks for that.
Kevin
What’s with the err? I think it’s human.
Corny pills. Shit. LOL
LZ
hehe, nice blog…
Yoshke
thanks LZ
Kevin
When I try opening the Jologs article, it instead shows me this one
404 – Not Found
Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.
Anything wrong with this article’s URL?
Yoshke
if youve been trying to access that article through the link on the Archives page, yeah, you’re going nowhere. I changed the post’s URI but have not updated the archives page. too lazy. haha
Kevin
Yeah, I’ve been trying to access it through tha Archives. Kaya pala. Sloth record. Teehee.
ertling
hey, nice site.. the about page was already very very interesting! haha! i’ve already bookmarked ur site.. coolness yoshke! kudos! i’m hooked! keep ‘em comin’!
Happy New Year! Weeeh!
Yoshke
Hello ERTLING, I appreciate it. Thanks for the kind words.
ertling
oh gosh, i just gave out my email. haaaay.. booobing!
He wishes to go beyond the Philippine borders soon. — hey, how ’bout indonesia? fun fun! skip Bali and go to LOMBOK! heard it’s amazing.. hehe, dreamy dreamy.. next on my list!
may article ang NY times about Lombok.. http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/travel/21next.html?ref=travel
cultural site sya, di lang beach.. that’s what is missing siguro sa Bora, kaya di ko masyadong type..
happy travelling! weeeeeh!
Yoshke
Hahaha, salamat dito. ASTIG! Mukhang maganda nga..
But I’m thinking Cambodia and Vietnam muna.
ertling
waaah! na naman! loka! email pala nalagay ko hindi multiply site ko! galiiing… booobing!
126 :P
nice site!love it!i would love to have a gay friend just like u:P
Yoshke
I can be your friend.
hehe
lio loco
napadaan. natawa. bka bumalik ule. nice blog you have here. i’m keeping you tabbed.
herbs
hhaha. cool. we almost have everything in common. besides me being a struggling photographer and being effing clumsy with sports. i already consider chess a sport. hahaha.
Jenn Besonia
ako jackstone. hehehe
Yoshke
not even chinese garter?
deejay
“He amuses himself with idiotic thoughts by secretly observing other people’s behaviors.”
deejay does this too! only, not secretly.
and he even refers to himself in the third person, too!
he and yoshke could be kindred spirits.
but seriously, nice blog you have here. you’re a funny guy.
oh, and thanks for visiting my blog the other day.
Yoshke
Kindred spirits… hmm… I like it! Maybe. hahaha
Jenn Besonia
I’m agnostic too.
But like you, I have a God. Well, that’s okay. Wala naman sa religion yan. Pero wag naman yung maniniwala ka nang wala kang pinaniniwalaan. That would be ridiculous. Kudos to the agnostic people! haha
Yoshke
Cheers.
benj
Hey bro, it’s my first time here. Nice to see another Batangueno blogger.
Yoshke
Yeah, i didn’t know batangueno ka!
jehzlau
ur awesome
thanks for inviting me to the… 
Yoshke
haha. thanks for self-censorship!
elea
hey there yoshke!
we’re students from upd taking up eng30 this semester. we were asked to present a report about effective moneymaking schemes. and we’re considering the inclusion of blogging in the list.
in line with this, we’re asking you if you could be one of our interviewees. just a story on how you came up with a blogsite and what happened after your first pay check.
hope we could hear from you soon.
thanks!
kiko
Good Day…
Nice site!You just gave me lots of ideas to start my own blog site.
I would like to comment about your religion.Ay!wala ka pala nun.hehe. anyway, i believe that religion is not necessarily crucial specially nowadays where philosophy, beliefs and culture from different region of the world have been integrated due to globalization. Religion in its conventional sense is just merely a term that determines the way you search and express FAITH. Faith i believe is a profound element drawing one into enlightenment. Buddhist contemplates the nature of their existence through transcendental meditation, while Christian is through accepting and believing Christ as their personal redeemer. Nowadays, these culture have been discovered interrelated, parallel, and complement each other forming a cosmic interaction which harmonize the realm of human spirituality. Some Christian turn to the Buddhist’s meditation in order to search true Christian faith in a profound context. Some Buddhist on the other hand find the Bible an important reference towards the truth of life. All are united. They are just one.
You’re actually right in saying that you don’t have any religion. Even i, i dont have any religion either, but i have something to stand up for.
i suggest that why not do the same. Faith has something more to offer. Its man greatest treasure because it is something that neither moth nor rust can destroy.
Keep up the good work. May you inspire more young writer like me…tnx.
Noaneblazin
hey my comment may be way late to be noticed but I just want to comment bout your explanation in terms of religion.. Its totally true “Faith has something more to offer. Its man greatest treasure because it is something that neither moth nor rust can destroy.” I have a God but, (yes but!) I don’t really believe in the whole catholic thing anymore. I have a personal relationship with my god and I don’t really believe in what I think sometimes its just pure B.S. about Catholicism. I have an open mind when it comes to beliefs…
ria-chan
very funny profile! verbose and witty too. nice!
geen
nice one yoshke:D ily!
geen
nice one yoshke:D ily! it makes sense to meeeee:) i have fun reading
this blogs.
aethen
I had fun reading this page. knowing you.
chichi
amazing..i like ur personality na even if im just reading some of these things.i was more struck though with the word gay…he used to love women thing…bakit kaya?hmmm….
The Lady in Green Ruffles
hi..i am also from batangas and i studied hs in calaca. Are you from LEMEHI? Cause i’ve got friends there!
The Lady in Green Ruffles
the only words i found in here that i can’t use to describe myself is the yogurt addict. (i am addicted to chocolates.)
leash
very nice blogs..i was hooked till now, it started on the promil kid series and now, seems like i can relate to almost everything, esp on the special number 7 as this is a special num to be as well…and the name JJJJ..hehe God bless
Anonymous
you have a very interesting site and interesting story
keep it up!
Noane
Man, Yoshke! I’m totally amazed by your blog site, such intensity and warmness that got me instantly hooked! (Does that make sense, LOL!) I know someone who also writes blogs his name is jeff checkout his site. http://www.jefmenguin.com..
I was shocked that you used to be interested in women, how can that be changed. LOL.. I think we have so many things in common, I also love writing and observing things around me. I love writing poems and essays, maybe we can share some works.. I like playing sports but unlike you I’m pretty good at it ehehehhe.. But the thing is I’ve been a lazy ass ever since our P.E. class was over in 2nd yr college. so there’s not much practice.. you know what struck me most was that you love football and bowling, (you c we have a lot of things in common..) since Filipinos I think rarely love those kind of sports..
I’m so gone to bookmark your site and you know what I just discovered your site from facebook, the philippine beaches I signed up to, post your article bout global warming… who would ever thought that a filo, wrote bout it..
rick tuazon
I really enjoy reading your articles here. I am pinoy too bu i have been living in the Netherlands for 38 years. What caught my interest was you rtop 10 places in the Philippines which actually brought me to your site. I have become youf fan cause you’re witty, knowleadgeable, funny, substantial and really a great read.
I love u Yoshke. Keep it up. Hope this blog remains forever. (bwahahaha0
charzen
hi yoshke good day
thanks god cause i found your blog site its very interesting and a lots of good, bad, funny, and realistic things….keep of the good blog website…..
lieanne
i used to read your site as in the entire page,i get interested…ahaha with the author and also the attitude of the maker…keep up the work…you will go a long way…just a short span of time reading on your site i found it really interesting and envy you for having a good writing…:) keep it up idol…
Yoshke
thanks so much for your kind words lieanne! please come visit this site often.
benj
i hope you can be one of my future references
mekinudols
and the luckiest number is … 103 >_<
thanks sa pagbisita yosHke
& for letting me know you somehow.
jentambling
a gay diplomat….wag naman sana….
streaming
please keep it up i like u
Tintin
Very interesting blog and very funny, but the main reason kaya napadpad ako dito ay dahil halos magkapareho kayo ng nickname ng bf ko – only his is spelled “YOUSHIKE” but pronounced “Yoshke” (ako nagbigay ng pet name nyang yun, based on his real name). La lang… it feels weird knowing another person by the same name XD
May I ask… bakit nga ba “Yoshke” ang napili mong screen name?