ang malayang ensiklopedya

OMG! kamerang pangmasid (surveillance camera), bakterya (bacteria), pakakawalang-panig (objective), himnasta (gymnast) ... and more!

 

this so reminds me of textbooks in high school when the government first shifted to using filipino as primary medium of instruction for majority of subjects. that was painful (and laughable) - the overly-thought and oftentimes literal translations ... geesh!

 

home economics in filipino was ok, but gosh, world history? asian history? economics? glad we didn't have to go through statistics, math (alhebra according to wikipedia tagalog), physics, biology and chemistry in filipino.

HIMYM

i haven't been buying into how i met your mother lately. although i still follow and like the show. the punch lines haven't been as funny as before the f**king writers' strike.

 

i like sarah chalke and she was great in scrubs. but i think the obsession with stella being the mother - or not - storyline just drained the show of it's magic.

 

i wish they just close that arc - with finality - and get on to what we really love about the show: a group of friends simply having damn crazy fun with everyday life and love situations, especially the awkward and stupid ones.

 

but there's still ... wait for it ... hope!

 

Confirmed: Heidi and Spencer to Guest on HIMYM

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b68112_confirmed_heidi_spencer_guest_on_himym.html

 

Kim Kardashian Joins Speidi on HIMYM

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b68318_kim_kardashian_joins_speidi_on_himym.html

 

i'm really liking the premise of this upcoming episode. it's simple, awkward and stupid. totally relateable. i really hope they pull it off. i really really miss the pre-strike himym.

the circus has come to town

'Obama of RP,' or 'Binay of Chicago'

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20081111-171528/Obama-of-RP-or-Binay-of-Chicago

... 'nuf said!

new star world logo ...

... sucks. rather than looking contemporary, it so reminds me of something that came out of decades past. it looks even worse on-screen.

they were doing a saturday rerun of friends when i first saw it. and i actually thought they were airing an episode from the early 90s!

the only saving grace? star world's new station id is refreshing and dynamic.

... oh and did i mention i'm hating the chinese subtitling! soooo distracting!

$4,000

i rarely check my monthly credit card bill ever since i started settling it by autopay. not exactly a good practice, but ...

 

anyhow, in one of those rare moments, i took a glance at my october bill. and to my surprise (really), i found out i only have about $4,000 in charges - inclusive of all octopus automatic reloads and utility bills, plus a few dinners and CDs on the side.

 

with the cost of living and inflation here, i couldn't believe this is possible. i guess, the psychological impact of a crashing stock market helped keep my expenses in check.

 

don't ask me about this month though - need to start shopping for christmas gifts, there's the onset of cool weather, and some pent-up shopping energy ... yaiks!

halloween

i wasn't really planning to join the revelry. just the thought of the huge crowd scares the bejesus out of me. but lou gave me a call and prodded me to join them at LKF. ok, i said, i'll just join for dinner then i'm making an escape before it gets really crowded.

 

but lo and behold, the crowds were already thick as early as 7:30pm. and by 8:00pm the overzealous crowd control measures were already in place.

 

we initially planned to hang out at hong kong brewery for a good view of the costumes. but there's not a single spot left. so we instead found a nice cozy spot at post 97 a few meters away. it doesn't have a ground-level view, but we do have a top view of the revelry - plus it's airconditioned!

 

by the time we finished dinner, we were practically stuck - i was stuck (there goes my escape). it was really crowded. so we just chilled at the resto - with plenty of food, "toys" and cameras to boot!

 

so after a couple of drinks, i transformed from being an office junkie to ... you make the call. check out the photos here:

 

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47046&l=b4576&id=574592567