First spam post of 2007

And just like that, its 2007! The year of Litson (aka Fire Pig). What opportunities are waiting for us? What problems and challenges will come our way, and--more importantly--how will we solve each of them and how will we manage? Before the questions lengthen my post (and actually start getting me worried), I'm off to do Magic Sing :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Little Toy for the Little Boy (in me)

Sigh, finally... Its so pretty...

Ok staring time is over. Time to play like crazy! XD OUENDAN!!!

Day 2 in Bora-land: A series of semi-unfortunate events

I'm proud to say that even the local flights of Philippine flagcarrier no longer follows "Filipino time". And I make this statement after almost not getting into my flight for Bora for being 2 mins late of the 45mins-before-boarding policy... thank goodness they still let us in (thanks to Bhey)! Irony of ironies :D Now this was only the beginning of a series of semi-unfortunate events that followed my flight "jinx".

The Series

High Tide... was higher than expected when I got off the boat after arriving in Boracay. Result = sticky sea water smelling jeans even if I rolled it up to my knee so it wont get wet.

Tricycle ride in the rain... from the "back door" of Boracay island where we got off the boat since we couldnt dock on the usual side due to strong waves. Result = a drenched right side on top of the item previous to this.

The Internet Cafe... was the first place we went to the morning of Saturday. This is not exactly unfortunate but it was kinda sad that the first thing we did after arriving in this wonderful beach getaway was work-related. Result = a blog entry while I was on the island! (Refer to Day 1 in Bora-land).

A school of Jellyfish... decided to pass by while I and Bhey was fish feeding near Crocodile Island. Result = tiny red patches all over and lots of extra bread

An hour of waiting for lunch... in a karinderia at Puka Beach where there wasnt any poeple besides us. Result = twice as hungry and no more time to lounge at the beach

A Sandstorm... blasted through the Boracay coast when winds picked up early Sunday night as we searched for a nice place to dine. Result = sandblasted legs and an in-room dinner of Andoks fried chicken

Next Ep... What made it all worth it. And finally, pictures frim the island getaway...

Day 1 in Bora-land: A Steal of a Deal to Paradise

As if I had some unknown jinx, I had some trouble with yet another flight, this time on our way to Boracay. Thankfully all this "jinx" has done is rattle me (very unnecessary though of course). Right now I blog with the white sand shores of this wonderful island just a few meters away :)

It's tried and tested: go to Bora just a few weeks before peak season and you'll find the best combination of great tour deals (travel + lodging) and a wonderful beach experience. At only 5000+ per head c/o PAL for 3 nights, this package was a steal! Escondido may not be beach front, but its Station 1 and the walk isnt that bad (less than 10mins to D' Mall). Combine this with the serenity of not having a packed beach and you are in paradise! No long waits in the best food and drinking places, no packed tiangges, wide walkways. Small details like these make or break a wonderful vacation. After here, we plan to take a seriously slow walk back to the resort and change into our serious wave-crashing gear and do some serious...um...wave crashing :D

Next Ep... Day 2 in Bora-land: More on the "Jinx"

Day 1 in Nihon Land: The Science of Murphy's Law

After arriving at Narita Airport passed 8pm, I wondered why the excitement and utter joy of being in the land of my dreams hasnt washed over me yet. The amount of stress I've put myself into in preparing for this trip strating two weeks ago must have been that much. This stress didnt go away even after I've left the house as mishaps after mishaps ranging from irritating to panicking plagued my trip. From leaving my return e-ticket at home (even after I made several copies) to getting flagged at the boarding gate for some unknown reason (the stewardesses never got back to me) to having to sneak into the hotel since we still didnt have a room for the night, I was always asking "whats going to happened next". As if my OC levels werent high enough the passed few days while I prepared for the trip. But now I'm just glad I'm here safe and with a warm bed within reach. Its 2AM Japan time and I've only had 3hrs of proper sleep. Of course now that I'm here my goal is to see and experience as much of Nihon Land as I can. That means even fewer amounts of sleep I'm afraid...

Blue tights and red underpants are in once again!

After the local release of the new Superman movie Superman Returns, I wondered if poeple would actually start a Superman-inspired fashion statement. Thankfully they stayed with the cute white shirts embelishing the iconic-"S" symbol and not the spandex blue tights with red hipsters sewn on top... I shiver at the thought. I hope instead to see more of the Lex Luthor-inspired clothing. Snazzy and sinister work well together.

Speaking of, I am trully pleased with how Kevin Spacey portrayed Lex Luthor. He's a sinister, diabolically funny, and bald works for him. But personally the title still falls on Gene Hackman's lap, Kevin just dresses better. I vaguely remember the 1978 and 1980 Superman movies but this movie does tie in as the "prefferred" part 3.

Strangely enough, after watching the movie last Saturday, i was plagued by last song sydrome of Bonnie Tyler's Holding Out for a Hero. I blame this on the latest Jack Black movie Nacho Libre. I'll reserve my comments for that movie when it comes out.

Btw, here's my friend's more length review of the film: Superman Returns

MMORPG for workaholics

Yes its possible, and there is never "no time for games" when it comes to this. Its the new "PLAY THEN LEAVE" styple of RPG and it can be highly adictive. In truth, this is an old old style of gameplay that more and more workers who are gamers at heart and are being robbed of precious QT (quality time) with their consoles or PC games should try out. Nothing feels more perfect than to kill some demons or blow up enemy robots in between that end-of-month budget meeting and the performance review sessions that follow.

Click this to waste some company resources and aleviate some lack-of-pawnage-stress: http://techwarrior.co.uk/?ac=vid&vid=37013529