bottle design fail

FAIL

So the radio station I listen to every morning has been advertising SnG Sago't Gulaman ("The Pinoy Snack Drink") for weeks now that I grabbed one this morning to try it.

It was awful.

Not only does it taste 137.9% synthetic but it's sooo expensive. It costs Php33 a bottle in MiniStop - according to the DJs, it's the only place that sells it. That's worth 2 huge ice cream scoops in waffle cones.

Since they didn't have the "regular flavor" - plain black gulaman IS a flavor - I tried the Melon. I'm never buying one again.

So it's expensive. Distasteful (in what I believe the word should really mean). And I COULDN'T GET THE SAGO'T GULAMAN OUT by tilting the bottle. Their GENIUS product engineer or bottle designer or project marketing manager or whoever stupid person in charge decided that it would be cool to tease people by making it hard for us to get the sago't gulaman from the drink.

You're stupid. I hate you.

not "the youngest father", just another B***

Britain. The place where the men can wear scarfs and not be gay.

15 year old Alfie Patten became an instant celebrity when a tabloid published the news that he was the world's youngest father when his baby was conceived on February 9... 3 years ago. Yes, kids. He was a dad at age 12 and the mom, Chantelle Steadman, was then 14.

I was wondering how in the world these kids "got it on". The should have been under curfews! But no... The news gets worse. Apparently, the girls' RESPONSIBLE parents (please don't tell me you didn't hear the sarcasm) allowed Alfie to spend the night with their daughter.

WTF.

WATDAFAK.

GOOD JOB, Mr. and Mrs. Steadman, you just made it into everybody's "who NOT to be when I grow up".

Oh but that's not the story I wanted to share. So Alfie becomes a sensation for some reason - seriously, people, I've heard worse stories - and then he goes all "responsible", owning up the "father-figure" with the baby that turned out to be NOT HIS.

OH YEAH, Barney Stinson, that's a high five!
*For 2 reasons. (1) Barney Stinson finds other people's epic disappointments funny; (2) Barney Stinson thinks that impregnating women (or should I say "girls") ruins a bachelor's life.

DNA tests were conducted on the paternity of the baby when several other kids claimed to have had sex with Chantelle. The tests proved that Maisie Roxanne, daughter of Chantelle Steadman is not Alfie's.

You see, it's just like a high school essay! The title is the thesis statement and now I give my title-conclusion: There shouldn't have been headlines for this "news", it was just about another *misguided little girl*

kids don't "go out and play" enough anymore

This is a pretty long post. I'm sorry I don't have any picture to entertain you.

Source: http://aboutmyrecovery.com/download/

Synovate studied the modern lifestyle of Filipino kids by conducting face-to-face in-home interviews with kids ages 7-14, and their parents, in Manila, Cebu, and Davao. Majority of the participants (84%) came from Manila, and are part of the Socio-Economic D Class (53%).

Television and Media Consumption
The study shows that all of the participants have at least one television set at home. That's not at all shocking. Television has been the main medium of entertainment in the Philippines for decades.

More than 94% of the kids in the study group spent their 'yesterday' watching the television. And 23% of the parents don't have any rules on what their kids watch or when. Whatever happened to house rules? Did these parents simplify a set of house rules into, "stay out of my way, I'm busy"? Or are they simply being trustful?...too trustful perhaps?

I've seen parents shoo kids away and "strongly suggest" that they go to the room and watch the television because they're too tired from work and want to "relax in peace". That makes one think - do the kids watch too much television because they want to? Or is it because the parents don't give them options for a more positive form of entertainment? - Like playing with the kids in the neighborhood because you're too scared that their skins might darken playing too long under the sun? Keep your vanities to yourself and let your kids enjoy Vitamin D.

Cellphones and Internet
93% of the kids live in a home that has a cellphone; 26% have their own cellphones, where as only 46% have landlines. This particular information was apparently stressed in the study, stating, "Cell phones outstripping landlines 2:1".

I don't know what's so shocking about that - cellphones, although personal, unlike landlines that are shared by a whole family, have evolved to be necessities in our society. Parents wouldn't let their kids go to the mall with their friends unless they're sure that they can check on them every now and then - and that implies that cellphones are considered as security investments for their children. Landlines on the other hand - well who'd want to be seen carrying around a wireless Bayantel landline phone? That's social suicide for any kid.

"4:10 with computer; quarter with Internet" ~ shows a 40% more kids have at least one computer at home, and a 53% increase of kids having internet access at home from 2005 to 2007. This sounds like good news to me. I know how many grade school teachers could be irrationally demanding when it comes to school work. They expect kids to research on certain topics that couldn't be found in neither their textbooks nor in the very limited books of the school library. If you want your kids to excel - you have to have a computer and internet access. But if you want your kids to grow up as people and not turn into stupid jerks whom everybody curse and just hope to drop dead, then you better be a responsible parent and limit that internet access.

Tip: don't let your kid have his own computer in his room. Provide a family-owned computer in the living room or in the dining area. And don't be stupid. Make sure the the computer monitor doesn't face the wall or you would have ruined the whole thing of "parental observation". This set up gives kids less courage to "explore" too deep. And seriously, just don't be stupid. Don't let your kids dictate how you raise them. They're not your parents.

65% of the kids used the internet in the past 30 days. And of these 65%, majority of them played online games "today/yesterday". This reminds me - do you know how to block sites so that your kids wouldn't be able to access them whenever you're not around? (If you do allow them to use the computer and go online unsupervised). It's something every parent with young kids should know.

Parting words
My very bright nephew (my cousin's son) asked me who would win if Jesus and God fought each other...Apparently, he has been playing flash games online, "Jesus vs God". I don't know what went into my brother's head but he actually allowed a 6 year old to play THAT game. It might be funny for some and it might not even be religiously offensive for others but it's hell confusing for a kid. Be careful what they see on the internet - even porn-free sites aren't necessarily child-safe.

embarrassing high school moments

Many things annoy me today. More people annoy me. But what ticks me off the most is when I realize how annoying I can be.

This was how perky I was in high school. My lack of shame and lack of aesthetic values actually made me use this as my profile image in my social network accounts.

Never, never again.

Graduation Gift Ideas

*Disclaimer: this list is for my readers, not for my personal reference.

I'm too unorganized to categorize the following according to prices, so I'll just post whatever comes to mind. Hope the list helps you brainstorm on whatever you want to give your son/daughter, brother/sister, boyfriend/girlfriend, cousin/s, best friend, etc.

• "Clip on iPod Shuffle" (Apple iPod shuffle) - compact and great for people who exercise because of its portability.
  


• Sennheiser earphones - most people have mp3 players, but not everyone has a good set of earphones to match it.
  


• Pretty in Pink body splash (Victoria's Secret Garden) - for girls or for feeling-girls, no other body spray could smell as girlie and perky as this.
  


• Laptop bag - then put in a note saying, "now you have one more excuse to tell your dad that he HAS to buy you a laptop"
  


• FitFlops - college life entails brisk walking around campus to catch your next class, a pair of FitFlops would help relieve the unnecessary stress on your soles and even tone your leg muscles.


• External Hard Drive (Western Digital Passport) - additional storage is never too much and storing it in a pretty little external hard drive is never overkill.
  


• Olay Total Effects - more work = more stress! Let's not show it on our face.
  


• Gift Certificate - if you can't decide then let them!


• Buffet pass for 2pax - you should at least make sure that he/she has a date.
  


• Wrist watch - the timeless gift (see what I did there?)
  


• Camera - he/she couldn't have possibly experienced the best things in life yet, but he/she will! Better make sure he/she would be able to take a snapshot of his/her weird face when he/she does.


• A family trip (to Bohol, Boracay, Palawan, Philippines or to Singapore, or to Thailand) during vacation, before he/she sets off for high school or college. Relax and get a tan before going back to school or before diving into the life of the unemployed.
  


• An address book filled with company contact information that a new college graduate would need to jumpstart his career search.


• Spa pass - a full body massage that he/she can avail when she's free. Since school is over, she'd have lots of time on her hands.
  

*Disclaimer on disclaimer: I wouldn't mind if you treated this list as my wish list.

try the *authentic* Razon's halo-halo

Halo-halo. n. (ha-lo-ha-lo).
From the root word halo, which means "mix"; Halo-halo means "mix-mix".

If you haven't had Razon's halo-halo in Pampanga or in Tarlac then you've been a victim of halo-halo fraud.

Razon's is popular for its halo-halo. Which is ironic because it's not even real. *Authentic* halo-halo is composed of several ingredients:

minatamis na saging (sweetened banana), kaong (sugar palm fruit), gulaman (gelatin), nata de coco, minatamis na langka (sweetened jackfruit), pinipig (rice crisps)

+ shaved ice, evaporated milk, sugar, topped with leche flan and ube. If you want the "special" halo-halo, then they'd give you a scoop of ice cream on top of all those toppings.

Then, according to Wikipedia, "Condensed milk is poured into the mixture upon serving" ~ but that's just silly.

As you can see, *authentic* halo-halo pertains to the Chowking halo-halo

*picture from www.chowking.com*

And not Razon's.


Razon's halo-halo has only 5 ingredients: macapuno, sweetened banana, leche flan, milk, plus it's "secret ingredient": honey. It's "tasty" because it's too sweet. That's just that. Doesn't mean I don't like it. But I still can't quite decide if I like it better than Chowking.

Although I am SURE that the Razon's branches in Metro Manila are a sad substitute for the real thing. Everything tastes bland. Even the leche flan on the halo-halo is pathetic. In Tarlac branches (not a franchise), most customers order another glass of ice (automatically servied with milk) because the halo-halo serving is good enough for two. If you mix the extra ice+milk with the glass of halo-halo, that mixture is still sweeter than the servings here in Manila. Also, the "Pansit Luglug Plus" (plus size of the pansit) in Manila are regular servings in Tarlac.

So if you're from the south, going somewhere in the north then try the original Razon's. A very accessible, small Razon's restaurant in Tarlac is along the high way - right infront of the huge lot that they've boarded up for the first SM Tarlac construction.

Other dishes you must try in Razon's:


Palabok


Puto with...

...Dinuguan of course.

Dinuguan. n. Root word: dugo, meaning "blood". Filipino dish cooked with pig's blood.

You ask, "Why is Dinuguan black instead of red?"
Because it's real. We're not acting cool nor cute, going around saying, "yo, girl! Come try this Bloody Mary I mixed up." No. We're talking about REAL blood.

Stupid Profile Names

IT'S NOT CUTE.

It's one thing to stick to an online screen name and whatever variations of it, but it's a whole different issue when not only do you use stupid, uncharacteristic, unidentifying pen names, but you also keep on changing it and expect all of your friends to keep up with your current name.

As much as I'd like to say, "maybe it's not you, maybe it's me" - maybe it's because we're really not friends but you wanted me in your Friendster friends list anyway in order to have a superficial feeling of accomplishment whenever you see that you actually have 423 friends in total, which is why I may not care but your "real" friends do - I can't. That's just a load of bull.

"zzzzzzzzz" is not a name. It's a shout out or a status message. And it's worse when you actually change it into something that is just as stupid, like "uRbEzTfReN".

If you care so much about your social networking accounts then wouldn't your primary concern be being found out by friends? You're making it hard for people who actually care to be in your friends list to search for you and add you.

"But there are so many other people named Oyen", you might say. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT and assuming the name "baybiegurl" doesn't help at all.

Niro's HUGE pizzas

*This is an unpaid advertisement.



Good qualities:
Thin crust, saucy, and rich with toppings.


The pizza really is the size that they said it was. If you order a 20-inch pizza, the box is bigger than that because it contains an actual 20-inch diameter pizza.



What I hated: The pizza was delivered cold. We're presuming the delivery guy walked from their store...it's not like it's likely that he rode a bike or a bicycle with a 20x20 cardboard box, right? ...Right?

And I think some people prefer pizzas with more cheese. However, Pizza Niro's are less oily.

Since most 20" pizzas cost half the price of 30", you might think that buying 2 20" instead of 1 30" would actually give you more pizza slices. It wouldn't.
In cost: So 2 orders of 20" = 1 order of 30"
In area:
2 orders of 20" ~ 2x(314) ~ 628 in^2
1 order of 30" ~ 706.5 in^2

And for price reference
Yellow Cab's largest Pizza size is 18", costs P630-P780
Shakey's Grand Slam size is 18", costs P676
Compare the prices to Pizza Niro's offers.

If you're not from around here, take note that the conversion rate is 1USD~Php50.00 (It's actually currently 1USD = Php48.3).

Pizzas
Margherita
Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P130.00)
14"(P240.00)
20"(P445.00)
30"(P825.00)

Funghi
Mushroom, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P155.00)
14"(P290.00)
20"(P510.00)
30"(P940.00)

Prosciutto
Ham, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P155.00)
14"(P290.00)
20"(P510.00)
30"(P940.00)

Altonno
Tuna, onion, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P155.00)
14"(P290.00)
20"(P510.00)
30"(P940.00)

Hawaiana
Pineapple, ham, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P175.00)
14"(P355.00)
20"(P605.00)
30"(P1150.00)

Capri
Salami, mushroom, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P175.00)
14"(P355.00)
20"(P605.00)
30"(P1150.00)

Picante Mexicana (Hot!!)
Ground beef, onion, tabasco, mushroom, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P190.00)
14"(P370.00)
20"(P620.00)
30"(P1190.00)

Giardiniera (Vegetarian)
Tomato, olive, mushroom, onion, bell pepper, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P175.00)
14"(P355.00)
20"(P605.00)
30"(P1150.00)

Pepperoni
Pepperoni, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P175.00)
14"(P355.00)
20"(P605.00)
30"(P1150.00)

Pepperoni - Speciale
Pepperoni, mushroom, bell pepper, onion, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P210.00)
14"(P390.00)
20"(P650.00)
30"(P1230.00)

Marinara
Shrimp, mussels, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P195.00)
14"(P375.00)
20"(P630.00)
30"(P1210.00)

Gamberetto
Ham, shrimp, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P195.00)
14"(P375.00)
20"(P630.00)
30"(P1210.00)

Sicilian
Ground beef, ham, salami, onion, bell pepper, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P210.00)
14"(P390.00)
20"(P650.00)
30"(P1230.00)

Pollo con Funghi
Chicken, mushroom, pineapple, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P210.00)
14"(P390.00)
20"(P650.00)
30"(P1230.00)

Pancetta
Bacon, mushroom, pineapple, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P220.00)
14"(P400.00)
20"(P670.00)
30"(P1250.00)

Bolognese
Ground beef, mushroom, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P210.00)
14"(P390.00)
20"(P650.00)
30"(P1230.00)

Napoli
Bacon, ground beef, tomato, onion, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P220.00)
14"(P400.00)
20"(P670.00)
30"(P1250.00)

Milano
Shrimp, ham, tuna, mushrooms, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P235.00)
14"(P415.00)
20"(P715.00)
30"(P1275.00)

Frutti di Mare
Squid, shrimps, tuna, mussels, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P270.00)
14"(P480.00)
20"(P830.00)
30"(P1450.00)

Sorrento
Beef and pork fillet, mushrooms, tomato sauce,mozzarella, Bernaise sauce
9"(P235.00)
14"(P415.00)
20"(P715.00)
30"(P1275.00)

Primavera
Salami, ham, bacon, pepperoni, mushrooms, olive, onion, bell pepper, tomato sauce, mozzarella
9"(P250.00)
14"(P460.00)
20"(P830.00)
30"(P1350.00)

Calzone - Ham
Mushrooms, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P175.00)
14"(P355.00)
20"(P605.00)
30"(P1150.00)

Calzone - Chicken
Mushrooms, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
9"(P190.00)
14"(P370.00)
20"(P620.00)
30"(P1190.00)

Pasta
Tomato Pesto P115
Asian Chicken P114
Carbonara P130
Putanesca P115
Marinara P154
Bolognise P120
Aglio Olio (Oil and Garlic) P105
Tomato and Garlic P105
Garlic Pesto P105
Niro Sausage and Peppers P120
Linguini Verde P154
Mozzarella Meatballs P150

Salads and Appetizers
Asian Chicken Salad P155
Nacho Chip Salad P140
Buffalo Chicken Wings P85 - P155
Cheese Quesadilla P85
Mozzarella Sticks P70-P120

Specials
Baked Chicken P130
Roasted Garlic Liempo P120
Beef Salpicao P150
Hungarian Sausage P95

Salsa P34
Drinks P60

Extra toppings:
9" P40.00 ($0.85)
14" P60.00 ($1.25)
20" P90.00 ($1.88)
30" P160.00 ($3.33)

2 & 4 flavored pizza are available on 20" and 30" orders.

PIZZA Niro Restaurant Branches
BF Homes Paranaque 825.555 / 820.6337
Ermita, Manila 521.1910
Valero, Carpark, Makati 893.7551
Dela Rosa II, Carpark, Makati 817.4233

PIZZA NIRO Take Out and Delivery
Dela Rosa I, Carpark, Makati 387.7395/893.3565
Madison Square, Mandaluyong 666.6783

Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet - eat more to eat less and lose more

Last year I was joking about undergoing Chocolate Diet because I got tired of holding back on chocolates. After a few months, I discovered that a somewhat "Chocolate Diet" actually exists. Semi-sweet chocolate, or even better semi-sweet dark chocolate, apparently is low in saturated fat and is actually high in mono-unsaturated fat.

So what about mono-unsaturated fat? That's where the (Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids) MUFA-rich diet comes in. MUFA-rich diet is supposed to help you lose belly fat. Yes, it targets that particular nasty area.

The most common MUFA-rich foods are
1. Semi Sweet Chocolate
2. Olive Oil/Vegetable Oil/Canola Oil (a great excuse for deep fried dishes!)
3. Avocado
4. Peanuts (peanut butter)
5. Almonds, Cashews, etc.

But that was all just an introduction :)

Here comes Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet.

*picture unrelated*

If Chocolates are actually good, then why can't cookies be? Because Oprah said so. It was on Oprah where I found that most commercial mouthwatering cookies (I LOVE/HATE YOU KEEBLER ELF) actually have such a component that tricks your brain into thinking "I want more. This is good. I can't stop."

But Dr. Siegel said he has his own recipe which suppresses the appetite. But just so we're on the safe side, you should eat at least one meal and it can have 300-800 calories - we wouldn't want anyone fainting - alongside 6 pieces of cookies a day (90 calories for each pack of cookies).

Sounds good. But I want proof. I look at his list of Hollywood clients:
Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Mandy Moore, Guy Ritchie, Howard Stern...






I think the product failed to say that it's not particularly compatible with a woman's metabolism. Well I guess Oprah was right.

Porn for the elderly

On Yahoo news: In a country where close to 30 million people are aged 65 or older and the birth rate is low, Japanese pornography producers have unearthed a lucrative market.

74 year old Shigeo Takuda, Japan's king of elderly porn, is part of an industry that is growing fast with such an old-population niche in the Japanese society.



Apparently the old dude often stars with either the oldest female porn star, Fujiko Ito, 72, or girls decades younger than he is. Now this is disturbing in so many levels:

1. Old dude naked
If you were a nearing octogenarian, would you really rather see an old dude naked or someone that would at the very least remind of you of youth's vitality?

2. Old dude naked with old woman
I'm not against old people having sex. I AM against old people having sex and showing it off.

I can't even stomach the trailer of Nights in Rodante even though Richard Gere is at least 20 times hotter than Shigeo Takuda! And that was a trailer, all they did was kiss *shivers*

I'd rather see Texas Chainsaw Massacre again. And that's saying a lot since I avoid scary movies and thriller movies at all costs.



3. Old dude naked with [young] girls
Can you spell D - O - M?

So in essence, "old dude naked" actually sells? Why?! Because there are more people (in Japan) who can "relate" to it? Does that also mean that if Japan were over populated with obese people then they'd be selling Fattie porn instead? ...but America doesn't. So what's up?

Nurse's negligence proves fatal

This is a post written by my sister:

(Names have been omitted. Some small details might be different/deficient but the gist is here.)

On March 15, at around 8 pm, a female patient (around 24 years old) died in Ramos General Hospital due to a nurse's sheer negligence. This nurse FORGOT to put the patient's respirator back on after feeding and suctioning her. It was not until one of the family friends noticed that the tube of the respirator wasn't attached to the patient at all that they noticed that something was gravely wrong.

This patient has been in a coma for a number of days due to cardiac arrest in the middle of a surgical operation to manage an ectopic pregnancy(that's yet another issue), that was done the past week (if i'm not mistaken) and she has been under life support since.

According to my dad's narration, a group of the patient's dad's friends gathered on the bedside to offer a prayer, when one of the friends pointed at the patient in shock, saying "Bro! hindi nakakabit!" (Bro! [the tube] isn't connected!) The father hastily reattached the tube of the respirator to her daughter and rushed outside to confront the nurse that fed his daughter earlier. When he reached the nurse station, my dad told me "ayta, selikut da ne (they hid him already)" They don't know his name (not YET) but they sure remember his face.

Everyone who was there to see that patient specifically noticed that this nurse involved was clumsy, "mali-mali", knocking things over, and he seemed lost and clueless of what he was doing.

The parents and the whole religious community that they belong to plan to take action as soon as possible, to set things right, to seek justice. Ignorance is not an excuse, and there is definitely NO EXCUSE to the error committed, especially if it involves life and death, and if the mistake done was way too simple, only someone stupid can pull it off.

Let there be a lesson learned from this tragedy. A lot of us belong to the health care sector and there is no room for error. We all know this, but it takes a lot of effort to practice.

God bless that guy who cut an innocent girl's life shorter than it already is (intentionally or otherwise, it doesn't matter now, she's dead), who caused a whole new level of pain and anguish to the already suffering family.

Globe share-a-load and PIN retrieval

I. How to send Load:

To send LOAD, text send to 2+10digit mobile number.
Example without PIN:15 send to 29XXXXXXXXX.
Example with PIN:15 1234 send to 29XXXXXXXXX.

To send UNLITXT to a Globe Prepaid Number, text UNLITXTD send to 2+10 digit mobile number.
Example without PIN: UNLITXTD15 send to 29XXXXXXXXX.
Example with PIN: UNLITXTD15 1234 send to 29XXXXXXXXX.

To send TM Todo Text to a TM number, text TM to 2+10digit mobile number.
Example without PIN: TM10 send to 29XXXXXXXXX.
Example without PIN: TM10 1234 send to 29XXXXXXXXX.

Note that each transaction costs P1.00. If for example you were to send P10.00 load then the transaction will cost you P11.00 - P10 for the load you shared, and additional P1 for the transaction itself.

II. How to retrieve PIN:
You may either
1. Call 211 to have a Customer Service Assistant change your PIN for you - works if you're the Account Holder (or if you can convince the call center agent that you are). This is free of charge.
2. Or you can text the Mother's Maiden name of the account holder to 2916. This costs P1.00 per text message sent.

Watchmen sucked big time

The world will look up and scream,
"Save us!"

And I will look down and whisper,
"Whaaayyy soooo sserioouuus?!"

Oops. Wrong movie.

Watchmen was almost as bad as Australia - starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. With those two beautiful people in one movie, I actually expected that they'd burst into a song at least once! That might have made those wasted three hours worth it.

But no... I just had to stare into the young, half-bred's eyes half of the time - Nala. Kinda reminded me of someone who also starred in a musical but I can't quite figure it out who...

What's wrong with your face?

This feels like a repost. I have a similar post last year but something just triggered the angst all over again.

Here's a theory. The reason why you post pictures of yourself in non-straight angles is because it's the only angle where you'd look proportional and therefore, visually acceptable.

Am I calling you ugly? No, I'm just saying you're deceitful. And who can blame you? If it's the only way you can catch someone's eye on mySpace or on Friendster, then go right ahead. We'd like THOSE guys to be out of OUR way, anyway.

MySpace photo:


In Reality:

Google Tips and Tricks

Google provides many built in features that are useful tools in everyday needs. Here are some that I use almost on a daily basis:

Google Dictionary
To search for the meaning of "Muliebrity" then type

define: Muliebrity

Google Calculator
Instead of having to go to Start -> Applications -> Calculator on your Windows, you can just use Google your already open browser:

3*(sqrt 36)+5=

Google Converter
To convert from one unit of measurement to another:

100lbs in kg

a proposal to have a baby with a stranger

So it's a pretty normal morning until I found out that somebody just proposed marriage to me. He actually gave me a few options: to teach English, to become a care taker, or to simply marry him and have a baby with him. He even said that he'd pay me every month until the child is 20 years old, but that he's actually open to the possibility that we might fall in love.

So here's the email, I edited it a bit so it would be easier to read.

Hi!
Also i heard its hard to find job here in manila or sallary is low,I can help you to find English teaching or house/baby care job in Tokyo,its about 2000dollar a month.
Please search and find how to get japanese visa, job in Tokyo, I do business in Japan for 6 years and can help you!
Or if we make baby and marry i can pay you every month money until child is 20year old you dont need to work, because i think making child is purpose of life! O course if we fall in love or something i dont need to speak about money!
Im sending you my profile!
Come now to meet me at Makati,Greenbelt 3!
I am here now!
Dinner or tea together!
If you dont come i will leave Phillipines!
OK! Text me now or text me when you arrive at Starbucks in Greenbelt 3: 09084761518
My phone is good for texting not for calling because of battery, do you know where can i buy china phone with dual sim?
Email me also your other email address except this <*BLIP*>,this address is not good <*BLIP*>, i emailed there many times because I like you but more than half emails came back!
See you than!
Michael
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And he DID actually send me his profile. Quite lengthy... skipped reading after the first line.

new found respect for Pete Wentz

Yeah, I hated Pete Wentz.

What was there to like? All he was was some KSP (kulang-sa-pansin; attention-hogger) band member who I don't even find visually appealing.

Offense meant: I don't like the whole emo appearance on guys. The heavy eye-liner, the same side-swept hairdo, the smelly-looking attire. The last one I'm not sure if these emo-guys are projecting on purpose or it just so happens that people who go for the same look have somewhat the same psychologically disposition and are reluctant to take baths. Or maybe they thought that leaving their hair to naturally accumulate oil is the only way to make it look dark and shiny. Guess what? You're supposed to dye it black, and no, not with (cheap) henna because that won't make your hair shiny enough. Or maybe it's not psychological at all - but exactly because it's the easiest look and character to pull off. All you have to do is dress black, put on those stupid black rubber bracelets and sulk around, right? Sheesh talk about individuality.

Well, Pete Wentz, as I was saying. MahabangKwan told me that Pete Wentz is actually the lyricist of Fall Out Boy, not the all so awesome Patrick Stump. And since his source is the very reliable, Wikipedia (SHUT UP, HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS! YES, INFORMATION CAN BE EASILY RETRIEVED FOR FREE!!!) then I have to give up my old belief that Pete Wentz owes his popularity to Patrick Stump's talent and he better be thankful that Patrick Stump actually auditioned for FOB. Pete Wentz was supposed to be the vocalist of Fall Out Boy and Patrick Stump only reluctantly accepted the position when the band discovered his voice range - Stump was actually auditioning to be the drummer of the band.

I like Fall Out Boy for three reasons.
1. Patrick Stump has an awesome voice.
2. The Lyrics is aaaammmaaazziiing
3. Patrick Stump looks like an adorable leprechaun. You don't have to be either good looking or convict-looking to be liked!

So that leaves me to swallow my pride and say - yeah, Pete Wentz is pretty cool.

Worm in my salad

Yeah, I did post about praying mantis on my salad a week ago and now here's another one!

I always read the contents of my Goolai salad before I eat it. I'm particularly interested with the dressing - I always hope they'd have Mango Cream or some kind of fruity vinaigrette.

This time, aside from the usual content...


Bulaga! It's a worm!



And guess what I did. I avoided the worm at the bottom of my bowl but ate the salad anyway.

Maybe I've already eaten its friends? Could be... As long as I didn't see them or taste them or wasn't aware in the process of eating them, I could really care less. They're just worms - protein, nothing more.

I wonder if I'd be so "lucky" tonight to find another surprise.

stupid status message

I get Anniversaries. I even get Monthsaries - couples celebrating every full month they've been together. I know a month is not a milestone but at least there's a date that you celebrate. Which is why I can't understand "Friendship Monthsary" - how do you even know the date? Do you just assign it after you've actually realized that you're already friends? Are you even really friends if you put on a date on the day you find out that you've built a somewhat friendly relationship? Isn't that forcing things into place?


And what's this crap about "Friendship Monthsary" for special friends? "Special"? Aren't all friends special? Isn't that where you draw the line between friends and acquaintances? Barkadas/groups don't celebrate anniversaries or monthsaries together right? Because none of them really knew when they started to band together! That's what friendship is about. Stupid.

And what about this?
Don't you know that you can just sign in as invisible then change your stealth settings on specific people? You can even do this the other way if all you want is to hide from one person - just sign in as visible then appear offline to that one person - who I assume is either really stupid/horrible or is really sensible depending on which one you are.

Or maybe I'm the stupid one because you're on my friends list.

Whatever happened to originality like this?