Crazy. This series is crazy.
My half-meant joke about what Serena did is apparently true. eep.
My heart bleeds over and over for Rufus and Lily.
Georgina is EVIL. Mtherfcking evil. Aside from fucking things up for Serena, that spilling of the beans over a family dinner about Eric was... wow. Pure pure evil.
And as to Blair... When things should go down... down would be somewhere with molten lava and fire all over the place.
This episode shouldnt be missed by any Gossip Girl follower. Tension. I think there were a lot of times my heart stopped.
5.06.2008
Random Crap #52239
- That number is also random. I just got worried someone might look for 00001 to 52238.
- Im still waiting for my files to be recovered. My 40gb hard drive suddenly went nuts and now my 80gb is following its path. Thank god for RecoverMyFiles.
Its just that, its taking so long. I reformatted this drive already and i think its also recovering the datas from back then. The Ghost of those deleted files. scary.
- Kula Shaker had a new album last 2007. strange. I didnt know it was the third album. where was i during 99. Hm.
- I was playing the violin downstairs and i saw this cd "chorus girl". 80s dance. Head Over Heels. Fuckit. I love this song.
- I just deleted a psycho on my contacts. creepy. she kept on messaging me garbles. what the hell is that.
- Never ever try mixing your fruit shakes with all purpose cream. The fact that it does nothing, except clog your arteries. It may sound enticing that your smoothie is creamy, but it's just the same with milk. so skip it.
- the weather's getting weirder than i thought. i think its going to cause an earthquake. or something seriously scary.
- i really dont get people who floods in the bulletin board with a chain ... bulletin? is that what we call it now? chain bulletin? mthrfuckr. "oooh your dad will die. aarrgghh you have to post this within 20 minutes." well guess what, my dad had died 10 years ago, what now shitbag?
- i am such in a random mood swing. i think its because of the chocolates. sugar rush hay.
- Im still waiting for my files to be recovered. My 40gb hard drive suddenly went nuts and now my 80gb is following its path. Thank god for RecoverMyFiles.
Its just that, its taking so long. I reformatted this drive already and i think its also recovering the datas from back then. The Ghost of those deleted files. scary.
- Kula Shaker had a new album last 2007. strange. I didnt know it was the third album. where was i during 99. Hm.
- I was playing the violin downstairs and i saw this cd "chorus girl". 80s dance. Head Over Heels. Fuckit. I love this song.
- I just deleted a psycho on my contacts. creepy. she kept on messaging me garbles. what the hell is that.
- Never ever try mixing your fruit shakes with all purpose cream. The fact that it does nothing, except clog your arteries. It may sound enticing that your smoothie is creamy, but it's just the same with milk. so skip it.
- the weather's getting weirder than i thought. i think its going to cause an earthquake. or something seriously scary.
- i really dont get people who floods in the bulletin board with a chain ... bulletin? is that what we call it now? chain bulletin? mthrfuckr. "oooh your dad will die. aarrgghh you have to post this within 20 minutes." well guess what, my dad had died 10 years ago, what now shitbag?
- i am such in a random mood swing. i think its because of the chocolates. sugar rush hay.
The Cool Factor.
I have been trancing out of myself lately. I think ive been missing the life of a person my age where i should be waking up going to my kitchen with a fridgeful of orange juice and a broadsheet on the top of a breakfast nook while the 7am sunray seeps through the window pane above my sink.
Wow thats one serious Danielle Steel going on there. Creepy.
Anyway, i was just wondering if i could own my own house within the next 5 years. Ive grown tired of what i really do in my life right now. It was fun til it lasted. Until, i think, people got sick of my face.
Kung iisipin nyo, when we started being a teenager, it was always the Cool Factor we were trying to achieve. We had that stage where we actually try to build up ourselves as someone with uniqueness. A character that would actually have a sense of accomplishment. The not so geeky, but street smart. I didnt know that there will come a time, youll find yourself waking up with a thought, that you wanted a new environment. That the character you were once trying to build, was a big joke to the other cool kids. Coz they think theyre cooler. Petty stuff like that.
It wasnt actually a sense of maturity e. Maturity, for me, is a very big word to handle. I mean, its too self-proclaiming when a person claims he's matured. Coz whatever we do, we are always in between. Unless youre the oldest person living on this planet. Of course its given that there will always be younger immatured people. But there are younger people who acts more matured than others. Thats the way i think i could use that word aptly.
Thing is, mahirap kasing panindigan ang pagiging cool. It just gets so annoying when one person acts so cool, i think his brain froze up. It would be fun kung lahat kayo lutang. Kaso hindi lahat ng oras, pareho kayo ng wavelength.
Just one observation. Let's say this season of American Idol. David Cook might be a strong contender, of course i like Cook, pero Archuleta will rule. not on a biased point of view. Demographics pa lang, from parents, pre-pubescent girls and boys with identitiy crisis. It was like the same case of Bo Bice against Carrie Underwood. Weird kasi parang halos walang point of comparison, pero ngayon, its pop against rock.(edited: Why is it rock? is it because his voice is huskier? Then Kiko Matsing rocks too.) Forget Jason Castro, Id like Syesha more than him.
David Cook looks and sounds a lot cooler than David Archuleta. Thing is, the votes they are gathering is not within a certain age group. Hence, outnumbered.
So parang, ang "cool" group is always the next set lower than the majority.
I dont even think i am making sense with that example. It just so happened that i clicked a link on youtube and heard the previous episode.
Ive heard once or twice that im cool. But i also heard once or twice that im a loser. I also tell myself that. Pero i think im cooler than what others might think of me. How narcissistic. Its just that, im really tired of living a cool life. Because to what i feel, its not cool at all anymore.
Wow thats one serious Danielle Steel going on there. Creepy.
Anyway, i was just wondering if i could own my own house within the next 5 years. Ive grown tired of what i really do in my life right now. It was fun til it lasted. Until, i think, people got sick of my face.
Kung iisipin nyo, when we started being a teenager, it was always the Cool Factor we were trying to achieve. We had that stage where we actually try to build up ourselves as someone with uniqueness. A character that would actually have a sense of accomplishment. The not so geeky, but street smart. I didnt know that there will come a time, youll find yourself waking up with a thought, that you wanted a new environment. That the character you were once trying to build, was a big joke to the other cool kids. Coz they think theyre cooler. Petty stuff like that.
It wasnt actually a sense of maturity e. Maturity, for me, is a very big word to handle. I mean, its too self-proclaiming when a person claims he's matured. Coz whatever we do, we are always in between. Unless youre the oldest person living on this planet. Of course its given that there will always be younger immatured people. But there are younger people who acts more matured than others. Thats the way i think i could use that word aptly.
Thing is, mahirap kasing panindigan ang pagiging cool. It just gets so annoying when one person acts so cool, i think his brain froze up. It would be fun kung lahat kayo lutang. Kaso hindi lahat ng oras, pareho kayo ng wavelength.
Just one observation. Let's say this season of American Idol. David Cook might be a strong contender, of course i like Cook, pero Archuleta will rule. not on a biased point of view. Demographics pa lang, from parents, pre-pubescent girls and boys with identitiy crisis. It was like the same case of Bo Bice against Carrie Underwood. Weird kasi parang halos walang point of comparison, pero ngayon, its pop against rock.(edited: Why is it rock? is it because his voice is huskier? Then Kiko Matsing rocks too.) Forget Jason Castro, Id like Syesha more than him.
David Cook looks and sounds a lot cooler than David Archuleta. Thing is, the votes they are gathering is not within a certain age group. Hence, outnumbered.
So parang, ang "cool" group is always the next set lower than the majority.
I dont even think i am making sense with that example. It just so happened that i clicked a link on youtube and heard the previous episode.
Ive heard once or twice that im cool. But i also heard once or twice that im a loser. I also tell myself that. Pero i think im cooler than what others might think of me. How narcissistic. Its just that, im really tired of living a cool life. Because to what i feel, its not cool at all anymore.
5.03.2008
Grey's Anatomy s04e13 - Piece Of My Heart.
"Giving birth maybe all intense and magical and stuff but the act itself is not exactly pleasant. But its also a beginning of something incredible, something new, something unpredictable, something true, something worth loving, something worth missing.
something that will change your life... forever."
Addison could've stayed :(. I miss her.
This ep is awesome. More than awesome actually. I dont know why, but i think its because Addison's in it. :D Or that elevator scene with Derek and all her girls. Plus Sloan. hahaha.
Hahn's got a lesbian crush on Callie. :rotflmao: Now i wasnt expecting that at all.
May 22's the season ender. Grey-Shepherd will be back together.
McRebound hahahaha.
♥ I love Grey's Anatomy. I really do. Next to Mountain Dew. *sigh*
something that will change your life... forever."
- Meredith Grey
Addison could've stayed :(. I miss her.
This ep is awesome. More than awesome actually. I dont know why, but i think its because Addison's in it. :D Or that elevator scene with Derek and all her girls. Plus Sloan. hahaha.
Hahn's got a lesbian crush on Callie. :rotflmao: Now i wasnt expecting that at all.
May 22's the season ender. Grey-Shepherd will be back together.
McRebound hahahaha.
♥ I love Grey's Anatomy. I really do. Next to Mountain Dew. *sigh*
4.30.2008
Much Easier.
Have you ever tried looking back, and thought... everything was so much easier. It was easier to committ mistakes, and yet never regret it. Easier to procrastinate, coz you always think theres so much time, and you detest that opportunities doesnt knock twice. It was easier to trust, and no matter how scarred you get, you always think its a symbolism of your bravery. Of you taking risks. And now, the wounds that you had hurts more than it was before when someone accidentally touches it.
It was easier for change back then. Do you ever get that feeling that its much scarier now to take one step away... or even forward? Those laughters that felt sincere and now... you become so cynical, you try to own paranoia at its finest.
I think we are not afraid to get old. Were just becoming more aware of reality around us. And we all know its not a pretty sight.
Ive never regretted anything. Its just that... i regret that i know more.
It was easier for change back then. Do you ever get that feeling that its much scarier now to take one step away... or even forward? Those laughters that felt sincere and now... you become so cynical, you try to own paranoia at its finest.
I think we are not afraid to get old. Were just becoming more aware of reality around us. And we all know its not a pretty sight.
Ive never regretted anything. Its just that... i regret that i know more.
4.23.2008
The Starbucks Principle?
I just couldnt stand it anymore. Ive read posts and ive got an email about this article... and its just... lame. this article has been posted ages ago. eh kaso nakakairita talaga to.
Haven’t you noticed how Starbucks has taken the place of Megamall, Enchanted Kingdom and Jollibee? Today, Starbucks spells gimmick. Suddenly everyone is mad about coffee, and is willing to spend a whopping hundred bucks for “one tall mocha frappe please!” or “I’ll have one grande iced coffee please!” Everyone claims it’s different, it’s something else and it’s to die for. Instead of catching a nice flick at the cinema, the Filipinos’ new idea of fun is to voluntarily park their buns at the café and gulp all the caffeine they can.
No one knows exactly why Starbucks has become the hot spot, when what they serve is just foamed Blend 45 for crying out loud. Oh, try pointing this out to Starbucks fanatics (ex. the likes of teeny-boppers and kikay girls), and you can expect getting attacked on how little you know about coffee. Get ready with answers like “Duh! Starbucks isn’t just coffee! They’re ground beans and processed chocolate and skimmed milk! What do you know about that?”
They have a point there, though, because even in the United States, when you talk coffee, Starbucks comes first. Their ingredients never questionable, and if I’m not mistaken, Starbucks is an establish-since-year brand. In short, Starbucks is the coffee authority. But it ends there. Starbucks is coffee, period, certainly not a gimmick place of some sort, not convincing enough as an alternative for the mall. This, I repeat, is the case in the United States.
But Starbucks invades Manila and here it becomes an obsession. As you may have already seen, the interior of Starbucks cafés are all designed to create a distinct ambience. Notice the Italian-tiled flooring, to the cowboy-motif wall covering, to the fancy lamps, tables and chairs crafted like those only seen in home magazines. Of course, who would miss the complicated bar counter, behind which all the grinders and blenders are displayed as if to remind you they really do process your cappuccino.
I mean, who can resist frequenting a posh place like this? Instead of worrying about other important things, the typical kikay teenager puts on her best dress and with her kikay friends goes straight to Starbucks where she orders “one tall caramel frappe please!” This takes time to prepare, which is fine. She feels rewarded by the fact that the ethical barista would shout her name across the room by the time her frappe is ready. After she claims it, she heads for the self-service counter where she takes excessive packets of extra sugar, extra cream and an inch thick of Starbucks tissue paper for souvenir. Then she sits by the front window, hoping someone she knows would pass by and see her drinking expensive coffee. She takes remarkably mall sips in order to prolong her stay, like a real smart-***.
During the entire process, there is the obligatory flaunting of Nokia cell phones, the occasional eruptions of “yeah” and “sure” here and there. You get the impression everyone in the room is from the conyo sector. Pathetic as it is, the Starbucks atmosphere is so contagious that it simply brings out the social climber in one.
You have to admit that the Philippine franchiser of Starbucks-whoever-he is-deserves credit. He’s certainly not stupid. He sees through us Filipinos, and definitely knows how to flatter us. Mr. Starbucks is aware of the average Pinoy desire to be associated and considered among the elite because well, in reality, the average Pinoy is far from being that. The average Pinoy home is less attractive than a place like Starbucks. The average Pinoy meal is without garnishes. The average Pinoy environment is less comforting and convenient than the service of Starbucks.
But when in Starbucks, the average Pinoy is instantly made to feel he’s in New York, or Las Vegas, or Paris, or anywhere else but Manila – one probable reson why we Filipinos buy this flick. We are total suckers for anything that is western in concept. But Starbucks has gone beyond colonial mentality; it has become pure escapism. It helps us forget about the EDSA traffic jam, the hostages in Mindanao, and the decreasing popularity of Erap. In this age of harsh realities of poverty and chaos, anything that offers oblivion and temporary indulgence sells fast. No matter how costly it is.
With their little creativity in repackaging, Starbucks is no longer just coffee. It’s already a religion. That we Filipinos practically worship that green logo with the exotic lady shows where we derive our strength to move on. It is from the promise of Starbucks every pay day.
Haven’t you noticed how Starbucks has taken the place of Megamall, Enchanted Kingdom and Jollibee? Today, Starbucks spells gimmick. Suddenly everyone is mad about coffee, and is willing to spend a whopping hundred bucks for “one tall mocha frappe please!” or “I’ll have one grande iced coffee please!” Everyone claims it’s different, it’s something else and it’s to die for. Instead of catching a nice flick at the cinema, the Filipinos’ new idea of fun is to voluntarily park their buns at the café and gulp all the caffeine they can.
No one knows exactly why Starbucks has become the hot spot, when what they serve is just foamed Blend 45 for crying out loud. Oh, try pointing this out to Starbucks fanatics (ex. the likes of teeny-boppers and kikay girls), and you can expect getting attacked on how little you know about coffee. Get ready with answers like “Duh! Starbucks isn’t just coffee! They’re ground beans and processed chocolate and skimmed milk! What do you know about that?”
They have a point there, though, because even in the United States, when you talk coffee, Starbucks comes first. Their ingredients never questionable, and if I’m not mistaken, Starbucks is an establish-since-year brand. In short, Starbucks is the coffee authority. But it ends there. Starbucks is coffee, period, certainly not a gimmick place of some sort, not convincing enough as an alternative for the mall. This, I repeat, is the case in the United States.
But Starbucks invades Manila and here it becomes an obsession. As you may have already seen, the interior of Starbucks cafés are all designed to create a distinct ambience. Notice the Italian-tiled flooring, to the cowboy-motif wall covering, to the fancy lamps, tables and chairs crafted like those only seen in home magazines. Of course, who would miss the complicated bar counter, behind which all the grinders and blenders are displayed as if to remind you they really do process your cappuccino.
I mean, who can resist frequenting a posh place like this? Instead of worrying about other important things, the typical kikay teenager puts on her best dress and with her kikay friends goes straight to Starbucks where she orders “one tall caramel frappe please!” This takes time to prepare, which is fine. She feels rewarded by the fact that the ethical barista would shout her name across the room by the time her frappe is ready. After she claims it, she heads for the self-service counter where she takes excessive packets of extra sugar, extra cream and an inch thick of Starbucks tissue paper for souvenir. Then she sits by the front window, hoping someone she knows would pass by and see her drinking expensive coffee. She takes remarkably mall sips in order to prolong her stay, like a real smart-***.
During the entire process, there is the obligatory flaunting of Nokia cell phones, the occasional eruptions of “yeah” and “sure” here and there. You get the impression everyone in the room is from the conyo sector. Pathetic as it is, the Starbucks atmosphere is so contagious that it simply brings out the social climber in one.
You have to admit that the Philippine franchiser of Starbucks-whoever-he is-deserves credit. He’s certainly not stupid. He sees through us Filipinos, and definitely knows how to flatter us. Mr. Starbucks is aware of the average Pinoy desire to be associated and considered among the elite because well, in reality, the average Pinoy is far from being that. The average Pinoy home is less attractive than a place like Starbucks. The average Pinoy meal is without garnishes. The average Pinoy environment is less comforting and convenient than the service of Starbucks.
But when in Starbucks, the average Pinoy is instantly made to feel he’s in New York, or Las Vegas, or Paris, or anywhere else but Manila – one probable reson why we Filipinos buy this flick. We are total suckers for anything that is western in concept. But Starbucks has gone beyond colonial mentality; it has become pure escapism. It helps us forget about the EDSA traffic jam, the hostages in Mindanao, and the decreasing popularity of Erap. In this age of harsh realities of poverty and chaos, anything that offers oblivion and temporary indulgence sells fast. No matter how costly it is.
With their little creativity in repackaging, Starbucks is no longer just coffee. It’s already a religion. That we Filipinos practically worship that green logo with the exotic lady shows where we derive our strength to move on. It is from the promise of Starbucks every pay day.
- Nick Garcia
starbucks beans are imported and it has to deal with taxes. we all know that when something is imported, it costs more. when he referred the starbucks coffee to blend45 connotes sarcasm... a need of wit is necessary to pull that off.
its stereotypical to say that the starbucks fanatics are kikay and teenyboppers. he should do his research on demographics.. and no... starbucks isnt franchised by "mr.starbucks"... the name is bienvenido tantoco. its so funny that he has to use snob appeal on his writing, the fact that he's annoyed by a marketing gimmick entirely made by snob appeal. ironic isnt it?
we are not jut paying for coffee. its the service that you want. the ambiance. that relaxing couch inside the cafe after that long stressful day. most of the time, people are there to have conversations or meetings.
the implication was so disappointing. saying that an "average pinoy" should just deal with nescafe 3-in-1s and doesnt deserve a little luxury for himself. because what? we have to deal with "more important things". sapalagay nya ba mura ang isang chickenjoy meal sa jollibee? dahil ano? mas nakakabusog yon?
cowboy-motif wall covering. wtf. hahahaha. now that made me laugh. is it because it's brown? LOL saan ba walang social climber? sa jollibee ba wala? kahit sa burger machine meron e. sa loob ng jeep, at sa LRT. meron at meron nyan.
kung gusto nyang magpakapulitikal, wag nyang daanin sa bad sarcasm and moronic observations. ang tawag dyan... sourgraping.
putangina badly researched at ignorante.
its stereotypical to say that the starbucks fanatics are kikay and teenyboppers. he should do his research on demographics.. and no... starbucks isnt franchised by "mr.starbucks"... the name is bienvenido tantoco. its so funny that he has to use snob appeal on his writing, the fact that he's annoyed by a marketing gimmick entirely made by snob appeal. ironic isnt it?
we are not jut paying for coffee. its the service that you want. the ambiance. that relaxing couch inside the cafe after that long stressful day. most of the time, people are there to have conversations or meetings.
the implication was so disappointing. saying that an "average pinoy" should just deal with nescafe 3-in-1s and doesnt deserve a little luxury for himself. because what? we have to deal with "more important things". sapalagay nya ba mura ang isang chickenjoy meal sa jollibee? dahil ano? mas nakakabusog yon?
cowboy-motif wall covering. wtf. hahahaha. now that made me laugh. is it because it's brown? LOL saan ba walang social climber? sa jollibee ba wala? kahit sa burger machine meron e. sa loob ng jeep, at sa LRT. meron at meron nyan.
kung gusto nyang magpakapulitikal, wag nyang daanin sa bad sarcasm and moronic observations. ang tawag dyan... sourgraping.
putangina badly researched at ignorante.
4.22.2008
Gossip Girl s01e14 - The Blair Bitch Project
Thank God my life's back to normal. Who's not excited for this day? Gossip Girl is fucking back.
I know, i know, i should getta hold of myself.
The Episode is a Jenny-Blair tug of war. Unfortunately... i am hating Jenny MORE.
And a new antagonist is coming to upper east side. Georgina Sparks.
Im stopping myself from posting details. I know some people would hate me. hehe.
I know, i know, i should getta hold of myself.
The Episode is a Jenny-Blair tug of war. Unfortunately... i am hating Jenny MORE.
And a new antagonist is coming to upper east side. Georgina Sparks.
Im stopping myself from posting details. I know some people would hate me. hehe.
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