Wednesday, April 30, 2008

May 2008












www.comeeko.com


Peter Inge Ton Teus Adrie , The Two Johnnys Henk Nico Kees Mike in the Comic ' Mijn vrienden op de hak'








Make your own comic strip www.comeeko.com, step one is select a comic strip layout make your choose out of one to nine cells, step two are the settings of the comic for example the comic size, step three, upload your photo and place it in a cell , for more fun use the effect button or speech bubbles, go the last step when your like your comic , click on save , and start again.




Fotobewerking in stripformaat www.comeeko.com je start als eerste met het kiezen van een strip formaat links boven, kies het aantal vakjes waaruit de strip moet/kan bestaan minimaal 1 tot maximaal 9 vakjes, stap 2 is de indeling van je strip naar stap3, is een afbeelding selecteren en in het gewenste strip-vakje plaatsen, om het nog leuker te maken kan je er effecten, klik op effect aan toevoegen en tekst bij plaatsen , en tot slot is het resultaat naar je zin kan hem opslaan in je afbeeldingen.

Friday, April 25, 2008

i'm sick

I started feeling bad Tuesday night pa lang. Then Wednesday afternoon I had to leave work early dahil may fever na ako. Usual signs of flu. Pero ang matindi yong sipon ko causing a terrible headache coz it exacerbates my already bad allergic rihinitis.

Masakit ang katawan ko and even getting out of bed to go to the toilet is a bit of a challenge. Lalo na when I had to go out and buy the much-needed effervescent vitamin c. nakalimutan ko kasing humingi sa clinic eh yon ang primary medication ko pag mga ganitong kaso. Dumaan na rin ako ng grocery to make sure na may makakain ako while I’m being bedridden for the next day or two.

Habang naglalakad ako I feel like im floating. Ang iniingatan ko lang yong mga kotse baka mahagip ako. How I wish I was back home dahil hindi ko kailangang gawin ito, maraming mag-aasikaso at mauutusan sa mga ganitong sitwasyon. Unlike here where I have nobody to rely on but myself.

Sabagay I have long accepted the fact that this is part of working/living far from your family. Kaya kahit ganitong may sakit ako, hindi ako nagsi-senti trip. I never let myself be pulled down by unnecessary emotional trips na hindi nakaka-tulong. In fact it worsens your situation kung maho-homesick ka pa. Instead na madali kang maka-recover, lalo kang magkakasakit.

Ang isa pang natutuwa ako eh yong ugali kong pag may sakit ako, mas madalas akong kumain. Parang feeling ko laging walang laman ang tyan ko kaya kain ako ng kain. Which makes taking medication a lot easier.

Naalala ko yong trip ko to Al-Mana Hospital sometime in 2005. Yon ang first time na na-confine ako sa hospital. 4 days pa. First time kong ma-bigyan ng injection sa butt. First time ko ring makasakay ng wheel chair. Quite humiliating.

Sabi ng doktor, tonsilitis daw ang kaso ko. Nakakapag-taka naman na hindi masakit ang paglunok ng pagkain. Ang masama lang, kahit anong kainin ko, sinusuka ko. Until dehydrated na ako. Kaya nagpa-emergency na ako.

Hindi naman sana ako tatagal ng 4 days. In fact 1 day pa lang, maganda na ang pakiramdam ko. Kaso, nagkaroon ako ng allergic reaction sa antibiotic na binigay sa akin. So I had to stay longer para magamot yong reaction.

Pero sa lahat yata ng na-confine, parang ako pa ang nag-enjoy. Despite the fact na masakit yong isinaksak sa aking IV (na later on eh nakita kong nabaluktot pala kaya sobrang sakit), I was a happy camper. Parang welcome na welcome sa akin yong mga araw na naka-takas ako sa trabaho. And I had nothing else to do kungdi matulog, kumain at manood ng cartoon network.

At pag naiinip ako, I’d stay out of the room, tatambay ako sa lobby. Wala akong paki kung naka-hospital gown ako. Ang nakakatawa pa, nanghingi pa ako ng pera sa mga dumalaw sa akin. Wala kasi akong pera non. Saan ko raw gagamitin yong 10 riyals? May nagbebenta ng pastries room to room noh! Kaya kain ako ng kain!!!

Yon nga lang, nakakainis ang mga nurse na ang sarap-sarap ng tulog mo, gigisingin ka para painumin ng gamot.

Well, getting sick here exposes you to some sort of emotional vulnerability. If you let it get into you, you’re just making things worse.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

MY Anastasia










Vanmorgen zag de Anastasia na 15 maanden binnen te hebben gelegen weer het daglicht ze blijft nog wel even aan de kant liggen om te worden afgewerkt voor dat ze het ruime sop kiest haar bestemming richting tropische oorden.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

feel proud

the next madonna

another filipina is currently making our country proud. she's madonna decena, a pinay in the united kingdom whose audition at the show britain's got talent is now one big hit in youtube. she sang whitney's i'll always love you and despite the fact that her version is less powerful than the original, she made the song her very own with her sultry voice and an obviously seasoned style.
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and despite simon commenting about her movements which, according to him 'must have been acquired from singing in some clubs', the ruthlessly blatant judge can't help but say yes to madonna. he even said he loved it (the audition) which is something rarely heard from mr. grouch himself.
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of course the lovely amanda holden who's made it a regular stint to cry on anything that touches her obviously soft heart didn't disappoint me and piers was unusually pleasant being the first to say yes among the three. but it's the gallery's response to madonna's performance that touched me the most. they gave her a standing ovation! that's something really.... wow! goosebumps!
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just search for her name in youtube and see for yourself how this angelu de leon look-alike can touch your heart too. yes, she's got a sob story just like anybody else but hey, the lady can sing. she's got talent. and that's what the show is about.
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charming charice
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i might be one of the last to see charice pempengco's stint in the ellen show. i've been reading about her for a couple of months now and how she wowed viewers of ellen. i didn't really bothered looking her up on youtube. but don't get me wrong- i was happy for her making a name in the international scene. i just feel like i didn't have to prove to myself that she's good. i have faith in her even if i've yet to see her.
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but what made me itch to see some validation is when i read that she's gonna be featured in oprah's the world smartest kids. a show all about talented kids to be aired sometime next month. well, ellen is something. but the big o??? that's major.
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so i hit youtube and there she was, a 15-year old girl somewhere in the crossroads of being a girl and a woman belting her heart out in a hair-raising rendition of another favorite piece for singers who wanna make a name to themselves - and i am telling you. and oh yeah, i was right trusting her even before seeing her. this girl's great. what else can i say? she's pinay for heaven's sakes!
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i sure would be damn proud seeing her in oprah next month.
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arnel's journey

and of course there's arnel pineda who's now making an album with the journey and preparing to launch their worldwide tour sometime later this year. the first time i saw him in youtube, i thought his face is just being flashed while the original journey song is being played. heck, how'd i know that that brown flat-nosed pinoy sounded as good as the original journey lead!!!??? he instantly grew gigantic and made me a believer!

there you go. 3 talented singers currently making waves in the international music scene. it would have been 4 if ramiel didn't get the boot from american idol. but hey, three's a charm so i think madonna, charice and ariel's gonna be somewhere in the billboard charts anytime soon. go pinoys! we're sooooooo proud of you!!!!

Sunday, April 20, 2008

more retro


Taken in the early 80's. My Tay and Nay, with my big brother Edgar (pero mas matangkad ako sa kanya huh)....somewhere in Batangas.


Tay and Nay ulit (pamangkin ko po ang karga ng tatay ko)... mga early 90's na... somewhere naman sa aming probinsyang mindoro... if i'm not mistaken, binyag ito ng pamangkin ko na ako ang ninong kaya proxy si fadir...

Friday, April 18, 2008

Brugbarendecht







Een interessante site voor scheepvaart-liefhebbers is Brugbarendrecht (Kustvaart op de Oude Maas te Barendrecht)Joop Klaasman spotte dit casco op sleeptouw met de Groenland en de Thijs afgelopen maandag , een andere site is die van de Zeehavenpolitie hij is nog inbouw maar er staan al foto's op van vaartuigen gebouwd door Damen .

sawsaw

Have you read the news lately? Eto, may ilang isyu na naman akong nabasa na kareak-reak. Kaya ayan, hindi ko na naman mapigil na makisawsaw..

Sawsaw No. 1: Si Erap tatakbo na naman sa 2010???

May isang grupo raw (obviously supporters nya) rolling out a signature campaign to nudge Erap to run again in the 2010 elections. As in kailangan pa niyang pilitin huh. Eh alam naman nating he wanted so badly to return to the palace. Kahit ilang press release na ang ginawa nya declaring that he has no intention to run again. Maniwala ka naman? Though ang sabi ng iba, hindi raw sya pwedeng tumakbo kasi babawiin daw ang pardon sa kanya if he decides to.

For me, the question is not is he legible to run or not. Hindi rin does he really like to run or not. Por dyos!!! Ang tanong ko - rather mga tanong ko eh:

one -Sya na lang ba ang natitirang pulitiko sa Pilipinas, as in wala na ba talagang ibang mapipili?
two - Sya na lang ba ang nakikita nating pag-asa na magbago ang Pilipinas? What about the new breed of hopefully better politicians – Legarda, Escudero and the rest? Kailan natin sila bibigyan ng chance to prove their worth kung babalik at babalik pa rin tayo sa mga trapo?

three - Ganon ba talaga tayong mga Pinoy, talo pa ang may amnesia? Nakalimutan agad ang mga sapatos at diamonds ni Imelda. Ngayon, ang Boracay mansion ni Erap. At ibabalik pa ulit sya. Kaya naman malakas ang loob ni Gloria eh. God help this country!

Sawsaw No. 2 : Medical malpractice

A gay florist who had a rectal operation in one of the hospitals in Cebu is suing the doctors. Ang kaso? May nag-post sa Youtube ng operation na ginawa sa kanya where the doctors are making fun of the operation and in the process insulted him (the florist) personally. The clip was obviously taken by one of the doctors using a camera phone complete with narration pa, which at many points, ay talagang ginawang katatawanan yong operation.

Ilang araw pa lang ang posting sa Youtube but it is already creating an uproar among the viewers. Many are disgusted from what the medical staff did. And already there is a call for these doctors to be punished by revoking their medical licenses.

Ang masakit pa nito, the florist is receiving death threats after na mag-file sya ng kaso against the doctors. The nerve ng mga ito! Naturingan pang mga professionals but obviously the 10 years of education were not enough to teach them the basic principle of respecting others, much more their patients.

Kung nasa US lang itong mga ito, tapos na ang career nitong mga ito. Maswerte sila dahil wala pang maayos na medical malpractice law sa Pinas. They can still pull their strings of connections dahil mukhang at this early ay may whitewash na raw na nangyayari.

If you want to view the clip, use keyword ‘sotto scandal’ sa search ng youtube. Yon kasi yong name ng hospital sa cebu.


Sawsaw No. 3: Rice shortage pa rin

Aabot daw sa 2.1 metric tons ang kailangang i-import na bigas ng Pinas para masuportahan ang ating local consumption. Nag-umpisa na raw ang bidding process para sa mga foreign suppliers. Kaso, a total of 325,000++ MT lang daw ang kayang i-supply ng mga bansang nag—participate sa bidding. Hindi kaya ang buong requirement natin.

Bukod doon, tumaas na nga raw ang presyo nong ini-import na bigas. Ang nakaka-inis, despite all these, may mga pulitikong pilit nagdi-deny at sinasabing wala naman daw rice crisis sa bansa. Eh kung wala, bakit kayo nagi-i-import?

Minsan nakakapag-duda na nga ang ginagawang ito ng gobyerno ni Gloria. Some credible politicians and journalists are even floating the idea na ploy lang ito ni Gloria para mawala ang focus ng taumbayan sa mga graft and corruption issues na isa-isang lumalatay sa administration nya. Kung totoo ito, ito lang ang masasabi sko sa inyo – burn in hell you heartless nincompoops!

Kung totoo naman ang rice crisis, bakit wala akong naririnig na long term plan na binubuo para ma-address ito. Puro importation, puro distribution sa LRT stations at kung ano-anong pakulo ang ginagawa ng gobyerno. In the meantime, may parallel action ba kayong ginagawa?

Anong mangyayari after maubos ang inimport ninyong bigas? Iimport ulit? Eh bakit hindi palakasin ang agriculture sector natin. In the first place marami tayong rice fields. Agricultural country tayo, remember? Suportahan lang maige ang mga farmers natin, palakasin ang irrigation infrastructure at bigyan ng access sa murang pesticides and fertilizers. Buhusan ng pondo ang IRRI natin. Most importantly, paratingin sa dapat pagbigyan ang pondo – huwag ibulsa ng mga ganid!

Yon eh kung totoong may krisis. At kung hindi pa rin pinagkaka-kitaan ang mga importation na yan. Naku, nakaka-ubos kayo ng dugo!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

bakit ganon???

nakatuwaan ko lang i-search sa google ang name nitong blog ko. i found out na may ilan pala na gumagamit ng name na ito although on different domains. ang hindi ko lang maintindihan, itong isang site na nakita ko.

mukhang russian tong page but what puzzles me eh bakit nandoon lahat halos ng mga posts ko. kung search facility ito, eh bakit naman puro posts ko lang ang nandoon? sige nga, check nyo and let me know what you think....

http://www.tgsc.ru/redirect/dantespeaks.html

calling all the tech wizards here.... any comments plssss???

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

cute huh!!!


of course it's me... my parents said i was about 4 months old here. time really has it's own way of turning something so cute into something so....... ah well, i'd rather leave it all to you! hehehehe...

Sunday, April 13, 2008

the boobtube

it's been a while since i've shared with you things i've been watching. let me tell you naman this time the comedy and soaps i've been watching on tv.

call it a chronicle of the nights i've spent slouching on a couch watching what could be the best invention that came in a box (before computers ruled it). from the 70's to the current programs, here are my favorites...


Diff’rent Strokes. This one taught me how to appreciate black humor. Tuwang-tuwa ako sa negro at bibong bida dito na si Gary Coleman. It had a good 7 to 8 years run from the late 70’s to mid-80’s.

Full House. Shown from 1987 to 1995. I clearly remember how funny the gang led by Bob Saget was. At yong cute na baby pa lang na Olsen twins. Of course malaki na ako nang malaman kong dalawa pala ang gumaganap na role ni Michelle.

Sisters. As far as I can remember, ito yong unang-unang soap na tinutukan ko. A story of four sisters whose lives are so varied yet equally interesting. The cast featured Sela Ward and Swoozie Kurtz among others. It ran from 1991 to 1996 on NBC.

Melrose Place. Another soap that got me hooked on the 90’s, naumpisahan ko ang story nito na naka-focus pa sa original occupants ng Melrose Place (Andrew Shue, etc.) hanggang ilang taon na at nadagdag na ang characters ni Sidney at ni Marcia Cross. Hanggang sinawaan ko na kasi pumangit na at lumaylay ang story.

Ally McBeal. Eto naman ang sitcom na na-enjoy ko from the first season in 1997 until the last episodes in 2002 . Funny characters, magaling ang scriptwriter who wrote witty dialogues and of course, malupit ang scoring, mostly by Vonda Shepard na naging paborito ko dahil dito.

Six Feet Under (2001 to 2005). It’s a pity hindi na ito pinalabas kahit saan. HBO exclusive kasi. But this dark and rather spooky dramedy is something na pinag-pupuyatan ko noon sa Pinas. Very insightful on matters of life and death and everything in between.

Friends. Siguro naman hindi lang ako ang na-hook dito. Most of you must have seen and enjoyed the funny and witty scenes in this sit com that made Jennifer Aniston and the rest of the gang’s name a household fixture for ten years (1994 to 2004).

Scrubs. Ngayon ko na lang ito naa-appreciate after passing through it most of the time for the last year or so. Sometimes bordering on the absurd, pero nakakatuwa ang atake nito sa mga situations and characters at work (in a hospital) and their personal lives. Starring the wacky Zach Braff and hilarious Donald Faison. Premiered in 2001 and still going.

My Wife and Kids. Damon Wayans is one funny man! This is one hilarious show that presents the daily life of a black contemporary family. Had a four-year run from 2001 to 2005. Currently being shown on MBC4 and Dubai One.

Desperate Housewives. It premiered in 2004 and immediately won a huge following including me. The first season was extremely addictive. I hope they can keep it that way. Season 2 just ended on Dubai One.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Upcoming Big Budget Movies in 2008

Anamika - The Untold Story

Cast: Minissha Lamba, Dino Morea, Koena Mitra, Gulshan Grover, Achint Kaur, Prithvi Zutshi, Vishwajeet Pradhan
Director: Anant Mahadevan
Producer: Bhanwarlal Verma, Ramesh Shah
Lyrics: Sameer
Cinematography: Pushon Kriplani
Editing: Sanjib Datta
Art Direction: Gayatri Marwah
Story Writer: Anant Mahadevan, Anand Vardhan











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Karz - Vengeance is back....

Cast
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Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover, Rohini Hattangadi, Shweta Kumar
Director: Satish Kaushik
Producer: Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar








Its second movie of singing sensational Himesh Reshamiya after flopping of "Aap Ka Surror"
now he has decided to come again in acting and Satish Kaushik gives him second chance in his new upcoming movie "KARZ - Vengeance is back..".
As usual Himesh happy to wear a cap in his head as he do in "Aap Ka Surror" but in "KARZ - Vengeance is back.." he has no cap in head now everybody can see what is in his head?

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