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June 30, 2011
Jessica Rules TV Ep. 4: Psychologist Michael Duhig diagnoses your sudden obsession with the Philippine Volcanoes
As a veteran of the national men's rugby team the Philippine Volcanoes and a research psychologist who works in a mental institution, Michael Duhig is in the best position to evaluate the symptoms you have been exhibiting every time you see the underwear billboards northbound on Guadalupe-Edsa overlooking the Pasig River. He is unfazed by [...]
June 29, 2011
Time for an intervention
There are lines from the movies that creep into our everyday speech. When someone acts all-knowing, not because he knows shit but because he has internet access, I like to quote the first line from Rutger Hauer's famous monologue in Blade Runner. When something is wrong, it's more dramatic to quote Obi-Wan Kenobi than to [...]
June 28, 2011
Not your usual fashion problem. . .
unless you live in medieval times. Fortunately I knew exactly whom to turn to for help. This is a Nokia C7. The great thing about it is that you can take the SIM out and replace it without having to turn off the phone.
Vampire-killing priests and the RH Bill
Draft in my handwriting. If I'm not rushed I like to write out the draft in my notebook. This way when I type it onto my computer I can edit at the same time. If I'm rushed I write on the computer directly, although I have written articles on mobile phones. Usually if the piece [...]
June 27, 2011
A poster at last! Now to confirm the playdates.
The English title should be Zombitches 1: Scare Remington To Death!
"Baka tuhugin mo ang lahat ng muchacho dito": We look at Joey Gosiengfiao's Nympha.
This, uh, review first appeared in Today and is collected in Twisted Flicks. Click on the image to enlarge. If you're interested in Philippine cinema:
Most sosyal iPad case
It says Yes I have an iPad, so what. Also, you can work with the case on.
June 26, 2011
The Weekly LitWit Challenge 6.2: Recharging Your Brain
Photo: Lucban Girls Recharging Their Brains, 1978 by Uro de la Cruz. Your assignment this week is to write us a story in 1,000 words or less from the point of view of one of the little girls. Deadline: Sunday, 3 July 2011 at 11.59 pm. The Prize: Three books. The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore: [...]
The winner of LitWit Challenge 6.1 iiiiiisssss. . .
Casts of my ears by Leo Abaya David Foster Wallace wrote, "Quentin Tarantino is interested in watching somebody's ear getting cut off; David Lynch is interested in the ear." Excellent point: all of Blue Velvet took off from the discovery of a human ear, while in Reservoir Dogs the ear-slicing was just part of a [...]
Don't fall in the Pasig River.
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