The Giant Disco Ball

April 14, 2011 by 17 Comments
This is a screen cap from the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. Horrible remake but these balls look like the ones I saw when I was a child. Except it was smaller and it was green and red.

I've shared this experience with only a few close friends because I was afraid other people would think I was either a liar or a lunatic. But I swear to God this is true and this happened. My mother's eyes were glued to Charito Solis in the original Mula sa Puso teleserye when I left the house. It was around 7pm and I was waiting for my cousin Joj to meet me in front of our house for our nighty jogging. I was 11. It had been our habit to go out and jog along the road, passing three barangays, go back to where we started and then run another lap. We were both in grade school and our … [Read more...]

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Who Ate the Tiramisu?

July 6, 2010 by 9 Comments
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I don't think I'll ever forget this story. When we were in senior year, my college friends and I just loved staying at my friend Ayn's place. The house is along Banawe St. in Quezon City and it was our favorite place to just chill-out, study, work on our group projects, shoot films, and just kill time. We always went there in a group. Why that place? Because it's so big with seven rooms, far from buzzkill neighbors, the design is ideal for parties, and the best of all, NO PARENTS. Ayn lives with only her sister, who is the type who asks you, "Hey, when is your next party here? I have … [Read more...]

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The Horrors of Being Asleep Yet Awake: Sleep Paralysis

November 3, 2009 by 38 Comments
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Have you experienced this? "You wake up, but you can’t move a muscle. Lying in bed, you’re totally conscious, and you realize that strange things are happening. There’s a crushing weight on your chest that’s humanoid. And it’s evil." (Wired.com) Scientists have a name for this medical condition --- sleep paralysis. I have a name for this, too: fudgin' nightmare. It's pretty common, though. In fact, it is believed that half of the population has experienced this. You're not alone. Yay for that. Even without these stats, I'd still tell you you're not alone --- simply because I've … [Read more...]

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The Giraffe in the Ref and the Completely Puzzled Life

August 14, 2009 by 21 Comments
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image courtesy of warkitty.com One December evening in Paranaque, Andre, Dane and I were killing time by solving puzzles that I compiled in my head since I was a little boy. You see, I love solving puzzles and challenging my friends to put their problem-solving skills to a test. It was one of those nights. We spent hours solving the detective stories I throw at them. Mind you, they were very difficult puzzles. Just before daybreak, Dane said: Dane: I am used to simple puzzles like the giraffe-elephant-fridge puzzle. Yoshke: What's that puzzle? Andre: OMG! You don't know that? Yoshke: … [Read more...]

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Top 9 Most Evil Women in History

March 2, 2009 by 69 Comments
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Because the world is celebrating International Women's Day on March 8... Wahaha, joke lang! It was supposed to be Top 10. I wanted to include Imelda Marcos but.... Nah. Not that evil, I think. And then Queen Isabella of Castille. And then my sister crossed my mind but I got too lazy so I just settled for nine. And oh, originally written for crunkish.com, a superduper fun website I used to write for. They say that behind every great man is a great woman. Following this principle, we can also assume that behind every evil man is an evil woman. Yes, there have been cruel women in history that … [Read more...]

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Top 10 Most Notorious Serial Killers

August 18, 2008 by 104 Comments
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In any known culture, murder is considered a heinous crime. This is because human life is valued more than anything else in the world. Throughout history, however, we have seen countless serial killers and mass murderers rise and spread terror. They are often seen as heartless monsters who are incapable of seeing life as sacred. Many of these serial killers commit murders one after another because of a mental illness or pure hatred and rage. Whatever their reasons are, they still manage to keep the attention of the public on them and mark their names on history. Here are the top 10 most … [Read more...]

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Protected: The Ghost Behind Debbie

January 10, 2008 by 31 Comments

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Shall I Let Him Take the Wheel?

November 16, 2006 by 4 Comments

Status: Starving. Music: Jesus Take the Wheel - Carrie Underwood After having a very interesting conversation with Kuya Tops about God, Jesus Christ and faith last night, I found myself thinking about my beliefs again. You know how much I love God but I don't believe in Jesus's divinity, which others find a little off and disturbing. I feel like I am a Jew stuck here in the Philippines with all the Christian Catholics looking at me in utter disgust --- Oops, you might get me wrong --- I'm NOT a Jew. Unknown to my very strict Catholic family, I do not consider myself a Christian. But last … [Read more...]

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