Jessica Zafra's Blog, page 326

This brilliant ringtone will make you pick up your phone against your will.

The other day I got a text message from Noel. "I'm with Bella Flores, wanna speak to her?" Bella Flores! One of the fiercest, most terrifying contravidas of Philippine cinema! When I was a kid the sound of her voice could freeze my marrow. What would I say to her? "You scared the bejeezus out [...]

Big Bang! The liveblog of the Philippines v. Hong Kong rugby match starts at 1400hrs on Saturday, April 16

Fourth quarter try and conversion by the Philippines in their practice match with HK. In the chaos I couldn't tell who crossed the goal line with the ball, but it looks like everyone did it. Stay tuned for all the running, kicking, tackling, scrumming, rucking, mauling and scoring, live from the Nomads Sports Club on [...]

HK vs RP rugby practice: Swarm algorithm vs. Chaos theory (updated with video)

Hot damn the Hong Kong rugby team is really good. Final score at their practice match against the Philippine team at IS Manila yesterday: 64-7. Often the score line is not a clear indicator of how the game went; in this case it looked like 64-7. The Hong Kong team warming up. See the little [...]

HK vs RP rugby practice match: Swarm algorithm vs. Chaos theory

Hot damn the Hong Kong rugby team is really good. Final score at their practice match against the Philippine team at IS Manila yesterday: 64-7. Often the score line is not a clear indicator of how the game went; in this case it looked like 64-7. The Hong Kong team warming up. They were not [...]

Aunt Janey's Old-Fashioned Agony Column # 11: Ceremonial Friends

We did not think a disclaimer would be necessary but we now disclaim that. Disclaimer. Though we have a lurid fascination with people's emotional and especially mental problems, we ourselves do not give advice. As we know ourselves quite well, we are aware that our own motives and purposes will come into play (We want [...]

This is what "I need some space" means.

It can't buy love, it can't buy taste, but I'll tell you one thing money can buy: Space. One consequence of urbanization is shrinkage: new condominiums are half the size of condos built ten years ago, but twice as expensive. You work hard and save your money so you can pay millions to own what [...]

Koosi is 12!

Happy Birthday, Koosi! Koosi maintains her kitten-like looks and very pink nose and paws by doing exactly as she pleases, rejecting all treats offered her (Though as you can see, she eats a lot when no one is looking), refusing to go near a dirty litterbox, demanding to be addressed as O Mighty Goddess, and [...]

The winner of LitWit Challenge 5.4: April is the cruellest month has been chosen by Sudden Death Read-Off.

Photo: Todd Louiso, John Cusack and Jack Black in High Fidelity. The Sudden Death Read-Off is as cruel as T.S. Eliot's April. The second the Yucch-meter reads a badly-written sentence or steps into a plot gap, the contestant is Out. #1 eyeonthesparrow did not survive the first sentence, a feat considering that the first five [...]

A man, a plan, a team, World Cup.

Coach Expo and JC. Photo by JZ. On your left is Expo Mejia, the coach of the national rugby team, the Philippine Volcanoes. When he was 12 he started playing rugby at school in Australia, taking the number 12 (inside centre) position. Rugby is fairly easy for viewers to follow because the numbers on the [...]

Sidney Lumet, 86.

Sidney Lumet, arguably the greatest director of the American crime drama, has died at the age of 86. His stepdaughter, Leslie Gimbel, said Lumet died of lymphoma at his home in Manhattan, the New York Times reported. Read the article in the Guardian. Lumet directed Serpico, Network, The Verdict, and his masterpiece, Dog Day Afternoon. [...]