Alive

Yes, ladies and wimps, this is still as functional as a can opener. As they said, ya can't put a good blabber down just like that. Blabbers don't die, they just take certification exams.

Under the sun is still earth (with less gap in the ozone, or so they claim) if you'll ask me. Still the old underachieving basterd groping for words.

Things will look differently though. Hopefully.

kabute

Yup, as the entry title implies, this page has been existing like one. Susulpot lang pag kumikidlat. Of course the genius in you will not find it so very difficult to understand that I do not mean it literally. But the horizon has been seen with lots of them the past days. Enough.

Notwithstanding the fact that I really need to cram for my certification exam in the not-so-later future, I still found time to cleanup my very durable (no bling-blingy theme whatsoever!!) Friendster profile, ridding it of unwanted comments which would give an IRC thread a run for it's money. I miss the old times wherein people would actually make an effort (at least it looks like it) to write a testimonial about what they see or think about their buddy. Before it was like TCP, now it's UDP on steroids. Enough again.

And of course as I browsed through the old old comments, this one never fails to amuse me for it's cleverness and wit. This is from Lynyrd and unless you didn't watch Starwars Episode IV: A New Hope three times (yes, you have to), you will not get the humor behind it. Behold. The part near the end got a bit corny though. Ahehe.

Lynyrd
04/14/2005 7:11 pm

• at last we meet again obi wan...
  this time i'll not gonna let you disappear
  just like that without a good swordfight...
  my good 'ol light saber is still kept inside
  my self locking, power grabbing, eye
  blinding, head balding, skin itching, foot
  scatching closet called "tukador"... do't
  you ever mess with me again, obi wan,
  wag kang mag-aangas sa taong may
  balbas, sila yung mga tipong di
  umaatras....
  
  in the end... it doesn't really matter.
  u... suck.
  
  pare....ayos.

New Year, Old Game

It's amazing how technology can actually make our lives so much convenient. No wonder people are getting bigger and wider, and the average age of cardiovascular/hypertension casualties is becoming lower than you can imagine. But it's not my point. Watch 'Supersize Me' if you wanna dabble on that topic.

It's also great how technology could make us rediscover old interests. In my case, the internet has renewed my interest in chess, the sport (sport?) I played competitively during my high school years. There are lots of on-line chess sites right now that offer games whether active type (game within 30 minutes) or correspondence type wherein players are allowed days to make their move. I've checked out several sites, though most are similar to free-to-try softwares, you can play for a limited time and/or with limited features. Of course you can stay longer but you have to pay.

However this site where I'm actively playing right now offers complete game features (save probably for some fancy stuff which I wouldn't need probably), all you need to do is register. All games are rated (you may opt not to make a certain match not rated) using the ELO rating system. You can start games and wait for online people to join in, or join current games created by other members. You can also join tournaments and compete for the championship, or you can join teams and participate in team matches. And the great thing about this is it doesn't require you to sit the entire game, as moves can be set to have a deadline of one full day up to two whole weeks. Of course you can cheat your way by simulating your position on an actual chess set (kalkal), but where's the fun in it.

With my results so far, I think I am still above average despite without practice, but I think I now realize why I am not so successful during my active playing days. And honestly, I think I am better now. Sounds not logical? I assure you it is. That is chess for you.

Twisted Christmas

If you like your ambient sound for the holidays wild and 'twisted', you might want to get your hands on this Christmas album from the US heavy metal group Twisted Sister.

'A Twisted Christmas' was released on October 2006, and it features classic Christmas songs performed in heavy metal versions. Well what can you expect. Although arrangements for all of the songs are typically, well, heavy, listeners would not help but appreciate the faithfulness of the vocal approach and melody to the original versions. All this peppered with TS's no-nonsense approach to metal created a whole new way to enjoy your favorite Holiday tunes.

Tracks included are the following Yuletide classics:

1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
3. White Christmas
4. I'll Be Home for Christmas
5. Silver Bells
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
7. Let It Snow
8. Deck the Halls
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
10. Heavy Metal Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas)
11. Bonus Track: We Wish You a Twisted Christmas (parody/remake of We Wish You a Merry Christmas)

Albeit all tracks are full of fun, I personally enjoyed the most tracks numbers 1, 2, 8, and 9 (actually my favorite Christmas song). This would be a great present for all your head-banging friends and loved ones out there.

Conversations (A Repost)

I coined up and posted this one some two years back and I still find myself smiling silly when reading this. So in tribute to my idle mind, I am reposting this magnificent piece of rubbish with a hastily made illustration. In short, a cheap blog filler. Bwahahaha.


Anu kaya kung makasalubong ko sa kanto namin si Obi Wan 'Ben' Kenobi..



L: Nice to meet you Sir Jedi Master Ben. Well.. may the Force be with you.

O: The Force will be with you, always.

L: What's with this Force anyway..

O: The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.

L: Wow. Can I be so lucky enough to utilize this Force, too?

O: In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.

L: (Amps. Antipatiko to a)

O: That's your uncle talking.

L: I'm sorry. (How the hell?) Anyway, I understand you had been well traveled all throughout the galaxy, do you have any favorite spot which you would like to visit again?

O: Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

L: We? Wut.. I mean you don't wanna bring me there, do you? I know you're a great Jedi, but you're aging, how am I suppose to even get out of there alive?!

O: Use the Force, Luke!

L: Luke?! I'm Lon, I'm not Luke.. you gotta be mistaken, mister Jedi Master..

O: (Handing Lonix something)

L: What's this?

O: I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damn fool idealistic crusade like your father did. It's your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.

L: Great. First you called me Luke. Then my father's a Jedi. Now you're giving me a.. flashlight? OK, wise one.. can the Force tell me where my father is, huh?!

O: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father.

L: Nampucha?! You're out of your mind old man, I'm outta here.. I've got work tomorrow and it's late. See, the moon's up already..

O: That's no moon. It's a space station.


Amfs. Wag na lang.