RACE Bohol and Cebu Tour - Mar 19-22, 2008 (kinopya)

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ito ang ilan sa mga kuha ng Mar 19-22, 2008 Bohol and Cebu Tour ng RACE na kinopya ko mula sa sites ng RACE at ni Abet. salamat sa pag-upload ng mga pics, mga kaibigan.

RACE Bohol and Cebu Tour - March 19-22, 2008

ang unang pagpunta ko sa lalawigan ng Bohol at muling pagpunta sa Cebu, courtesy of Radical Adventure Concepts and Events (RACE) noong March 19-22, 2008. sulit na sulit talaga ang tour na ito. medyo naparami ang naka-upload sa album na ito kasi triggerhappy ako at hindi naman talaga marunong sumipat - in short, puro patsamba lang.

Boxcar Racer-There Is (live on jay leno 9-2-02).mpeg

as a line in the song says: "there is someone out there who feels just like me, there is."

ang daming bagay na nasa isip ko, minsan dinadaan ko na lang sa mga pa-haging na ganito. i guess there will be time for everything. siguro hindi pa nga lang ngayon. here's to waiting for that time, dear reader. cheers.

VWA-VWF Interpromotional Video.wmv

a compilation of highlights from the NES game Pro Wrestling, featuring the following wrestlers: Fighter Hayabusa, StarMan, Kin Corn Karn, The Amazon, Giant Panther, King Slender (the Video Wrestling Alliance [VWA] World Heavyweight Champion), and The Great Puma (the Video Wrestling Federation [VWF] World Heavyweight Champion). the background song is "Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple, which was also used by "The Franchise" Shane Douglas as his entrance theme. i made this video clip by using screenshots of the video game taken with an FCEU emulator. i sequenced the screenshots and made them into several small video clips using Ulead Photo explorer, and imported them in Windows Movie Maker in order to lay down the audio track, which is "Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple as previously mentioned. i think the song gives this clip that old school pro wrestling feel to it, in contrast to the nu-metal laced videos that prevail today.

TNA iMPACT! Game Trailer.wmv

this is the trailer for the upcoming TNA iMPACT! video game. some of the wrestlers featured are Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle, Christian Cage, AJ Styles, Homicide, Sting, Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner, Showtime Eric Young, Abyss and the King Of The Mountain himself, Jeff Jarrett. this looks more realistic than the SmackDown! vs. Raw games, but it could be just the trailer, i don't know. let's just wait for the game to come out.

ROH - Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi Promo.wmv

a video ad of Samoa Joe and Kenta Kobashi's now-legendary October 2005 ROH 5-Star Match on the Fight Network. two very hard-hitting wrestlers in one superb brawl, now that's a strong style showdown for you.

Roddy Piper Bottles Himself and Cuts a Promo on The Sheepherders.wmv

when i saw this video clip, mas tumindi ang respeto ko kay Roddy Piper. walang ka-aling-aling ang delivery, ang galing. he is one bad S.O.B. enough said.

Southern Exposure - Bohol & Cebu Tour

Start:	Mar 19, '08 06:00a
End:	Mar 22, '08 6:00p
Location:	Bohol & Cebu

ang Holy Week Tour ng RACE for 2008. hindi halatang excited eh, 'no?

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wednesday, february 27, 2008

one of my bosses called me and told me to go to her office. i reluctantly picked up my notebook and pen and proceeded towards the "dungeon". she asked about a particular project being developed, of which i am the designated assistant. i told her that i needed to get some files to answer her query, so i went back to my cubicle and retrieved the necessary documents. at this point, i'm telling myself that i might be headed towards another ass-whooping, i.e., work-related lecture or "sermon". when i got back to her office, she told me to proceed with whatever i was doing for that particular project during my free time. then she told me the real "reason" why she called me to her office - that i was getting additional compensation, i.e., a raise in my salary - and that even though she gives me "oral beatdowns" every now and then, she appreciated what i do for the organization. i told her that the news was quite surprising and unexpected, and that i didn't take those "beatdowns" personally. at this point, i couldn't help my tears from falling - and i told my boss that if she didn't whip me into shape like that, i wouldn't appreciate her the way i did. i told her that in spite of all the cans of whoop-ass that she had opened upon me, i knew that she wanted to do that for my own good. i still have the crumpled piece of tissue that i used to wipe my face that afternoon. i thought to myself: we all get what we deserve, in due time. thank you God, for that wonderful blessing. i hope you consider including some of my other wishes in your "to-do" list. maraming salamat po.

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later that evening, i decided to buy some food, i.e., "pasalubong" for my mother, sister and elder brother. i didn't tell them the good news though, as i still didn't know when it will take effect. a hilarious sidestory my sister told me is that, her 1-year old son Gelo, whom i affectionately call "Boy Saging" (in reference to the Mark Lapid video clip which he seems to enjoy watching every time), pulled off some video-worthy shenanigans when they visited her in-laws during the previous weekend. Gelo hugged his cousin's doll (the doll was as big as him) and proceeded to give it a Tombstone Piledriver, an Ankle Lock, and a Crippler Crossface - you pro wrestling fans out there know what i'm writing about here - much to the delight of my sister's brother-in-law who is also an avid wrestling fan like me. too bad they didn't capture it on video, i would have posted it here too. if Gelo performs his first DDT and delivers his first promo a la Jake "The Snake" Roberts or a la Raven, i'll be damned if i don't witness it for myself - stage uncle ba?

i hope someday, i'll have a son like him.

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thursday-friday, february 28-29, 2008

i left the office earlier than usual - at about 7:00pm - in order to go to a party featuring The Chongkeys at Purple Haze Bar and Cafe located at E. Rodriguez cor. Tomas Morato, Quezon City. medyo less-than-average ang aking IQ pagdating sa direksiyon, kaya ipinagkatiwala ko ang aking kapalaran kay manong drayber. sinabi ko sa kanya na bababa ako sa kanto ng Tomas Morato at E. Rodriguez, sa Petron to be exact. e mukhang ang narinig lang niya ay yung salitang E. Rodriguez kaya nakarating ako hanggang Araneta Avenue. buti na lang napagtanungan ko si manang na nagtitinda ng candy, so sumakay ako ng biyaheng Proj. 2-3 at eksaktong dumaan siya sa tapat ng Petron kung saan tanaw ang Purple Haze.

at least ngayon, alam ko na ang hitsura ng Tomas Morato. i got there at about past 8pm, at wala pa namang tugtugan. Benjie of The Chongkeys told me to get in para makapag-beer muna ako, dahil nga wala pang tutugtog. maganda ang vibe sa Purple Haze, rock and roll talaga, without pretension. sakto lang, kumbaga. late na din nagsimula ang tugtugan, pero worth it naman. ang gagaling ng lahat ng mga tumugtog, too bad hindi ko na natapos ang set ng The Chongkeys dahil bukod sa wasak na ako, e kailangan ko nang bumalik sa opisina para makatulog kahit ilang oras lang dahil may pasok ako ng biyernes. it's obvious na hindi na ako sanay gumimik nang magdamagan, pero talagang enjoy naman yung tugtugan nung gabing yun. maraming salamat sa lahat ng bandang tumugtog - bihira na rin kasi akong makapanood ng tugtugan - pero worth it ang paghihintay sa inyo, peksman.

bago pa man ako magpagulong-gulong pababa ng hagdan, bumaba na ako at kinuha ang sukli ko mula sa bartender. paglabas ko, tumawid ako at nakapagtawag pa ng uwak sa Petron - mabuti at nakasakay ako agad ng taxi pabalik sa opisina. nagsalang pa ako ng pagkain sa oven toaster pero hindi ko na rin nakain dahil mapait na ang panlasa ko at nakatulog na ako dahil sa kalasingan. fast-forward ng ilang oras, mabigat pa rin ang ulo ko dahil sa sipa ng limang malalamig na pulang kabayo. bumangon na ako para maligo at nagbihis pagkatapos. lintek na yan, na-late pa ako ng dalawang minuto nang mag-time in ako.

hayun, buong araw akong mabigat ang ulo dahil sa hangover, pero pinanindigan ko na rin kasi kailangang maghanapbuhay e. naubos ang buong lunch break ko sa pagtulog, at hindi ko rin naubos ang pagkain ko dahil mapait pa rin ang panlasa ko. namaga din ang lalamunan ko at inubo ako dahil sa pag-inom at pagsigaw nung nakaraang gabi. pag-uwi ko ng bahay, bumawi ako ng tulog dahil hinang-hina na talaga ako.

worth it ba ang lahat ng dinaanan kong ito?

hell yeah!

after all, ito ang ilan sa mga eksenang nagsasabi sa aking masarap pa ring lasapin ang buhay.

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mag-a-alas nuwebe na ng gabi at nandito pa ako sa opisina dahil may kailangan akong tapusin within the week. gustuhin ko mang umuwi, hindi pa puwede dahil tambak pa ito. kaya in the meantime, sasagutan/papatulan ko itong questionnaire na ito, dahil medyo turat na ang utak ko. kasalanan mo 'to, abet, pero salamat.

Here's the rule: Remove 1 question from the list below, and add your own personal question to make it a total of 20 questions.

Tag 8 people, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged. Whoever does the tag will have blessings from all.

1. At what age do/did you wish to marry?
    - before the age of 35, i hope.

2. If you could have any musician's talent/s, whose talent/s would that/those be? (personal question ko, kung medyo magulo, ito ang Tagalog wording: Kung puwedeng mapasaiyo ang talento ng kahit na sinong musikero/mga musikero, kaninong talento/mga talento iyon kung sakali?)
    - dave matthews' guitar playing, thom yorke's lyrical genius, and lourd de veyra's writing prowess

3. If you can have a superpower, what would it be?
    - i'd like to be able to read minds, even if it could have disastrous implications. pero lalagyan ko ng weakness: tuwing mapapa-utot ako, medyo hindi gagana masyado yung superpower na yun. para naman fair, di ba?

4. If you can travel anywhere in the world, where would you want to go?
    - sa Amsterdam, para ma-experience ko ang Cannabis Cup - tuwing November yata yun.

5. Which trait of the opposite sex that you hate the most?
    - dishonesty, period.

6. When you get sad, what do you do?
    - i eat, sleep, or drink alcohol, whichever comes first.

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
    - i am afraid of losing whatever is left of my sense of optimism. siguro kapag nawala pa yun, wala nang kuwenta ang buhay.

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do with the money?
    - i'd probably buy my own house, somewhere with a great peaceful view. or kapag tinopak ako, maglalakbay sa kung saan-saang lugar sa Pilipinas, and then sa buong mundo.

9. What do you love the most last year (2007)?
    - 'namo. buwiset. wala!

10. What is your New Year's resolution?
    - none. i'm not bound by that kind of crap.

11. What is the moment you regret most?
    - when i wasn't able to give more time to a loved one because of things i had to do, i.e., work

12. What type of person do you hate the most?
    - hypocrites and self-righteous people. we are all dirty, and that's the truth.

13. What is your greatest asset?
    - my million dollar stretch marks as well as my 'exclamation point scar' from surgery

14. If you had one wish, what would you wish for?
    - to know the truth each and every time, even if it hurts like hell.

15. How did you celebrate the New Year?
    - i ate dinner with the family.

16. Name the one body part your partner or girlfriend tells you she adores.
    - it's definitely not my face. maybe it's my tummy. i don't really know.

17. It's 2008. What are you looking forward to this year?
    - i hope i find her. but if that will not happen, i'll just wait.

18. Anything in your life that you wish weren't so awful?
    - my lovelife is awful. if i had it my way, i wish that i'd have that happy ending just like in the movies. the problem is, this ain't the movies.

19. What's the shallowest thing you intend to do this year?
    - i've already lost my goatee to a ridiculous bet. i'd probably shave some other part of my body - siyempre hindi ko na sasabihin sa iyo kung saan.

20.  Where will you be 10 years from now?
    - hopefully, i would be happily married and have a couple of children by then.