July 2011
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“I can’t start packing for tomorrow’s Real, Quezon over night bike...”
– mykdramaself, and my City Hunter addiction
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Am I dead? I think I might be dead. City Hunter may have gone killed me dead.
This finale hits all the right notes for me, wrapping up the plot and giving us some emotional payoffs along with the narrative resolutions, and doing it with suspense, tension (my blood pressure is still spiked, I swear), and satisfaction. The ending leaves me feeling wistful and bittersweet at the cost it took to...
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“”That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a...”
– Charles Bukowski
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Not like you didn’t own me before, Show, but this finale-lead-in? Kicks so much ass. I honestly didn’t think City Hunter was going to go out as strong as it came in, but I’m happy to be wrong. So giddy. I knew my love was not for naught.
-GirlFriday, City Hunter Episode 19 recap
SHIKES. I. CAN’T. WAIT. FOR. SUBBED. EPISODE 19.
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“Isipin mo isang araw nasa cubicle ka, sumasagot ng phone, nale-late sa pagpasok,...”
– Ely Buendia, rakenrol (via ehxie)
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WatchWe follow Tangi as he journeys from Kathmandu to the high Himalayas in the Solukhumbu region of Nepal. Here he climbs and then mountain bikes the virgin peak of Pikey discovering exciting trails, snow capped vista’s, and some sort of inner peace. A once in a life time trip to discover some of Nepal’s hidden secrets.
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I wish, in this lifetime, even if I may not mountain...
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Conrado de Quiros: Wangwangs →
Here comes Conrado De Quiros on PNoy’s SONA. A bit too sweet. I agree with the wangwang metaphor, the use of Filipino, the effective communication, the importance of going after the guilty. I have doubts with the speech writing credit and still considering on the one of the best speakers thing. But definitely resenting the lack of support for RH Bill.
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harrowing pictures of famine in somalia →
11.3 MILLION people DESPERATELY need humanitarian aid as food prices grow and supply dwindles in Somalia.
“You know how is it when you love someone? And the hard part, the bad part, the...”
– Neil Gaiman (via quotewhore)
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Gaynews24.com: ILGA wins UN accreditation after... →
gaynews24:
ILGA - the International Lesbian and Gay Association, one of the oldest international LGBT groups - this afternoon won accreditation as an NGO to ECOSOC, the UN Economic and Social Council. ILGA has been fighting for recognition at the United Nations for many years. Last…
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Full Text :PNoy's 2nd SONA →
”May mga nagsasabing pinepersonal ko raw ang paghahabol sa mga tiwali. Totoo po: Personal talaga sa akin ang paggawa ng tama, at ang pagpapanagot sa mga gumagawa ng mali—sino man sila. At hindi lamang dapat ako ang namemersonal sa usaping ito. Personal dapat ito sa ating lahat, dahil bawat Pilipino ay biktima nito.” - PNoy
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My Personal Reaction: Hope springs eternal, and a...
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for the second SONA of PNoy, I have decided to forgo going to the streets with a red banner. i considered biking to Commonwealth Ave. and watch the street SONA, it would have given me much opportunity to take street protest pictures. but then again, in my heart, i feel it is not yet the time. to take to the streets. to protest. to go on shouting and burning effigies. i’m giving this guy...
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Funny and Fake 'leaked copy of SONA' →
“Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
Vice President Jejomar Binay, I know Junjun was just trying to be witty, but it offended Kris and me.
Chief Justice Renato Corona, tigilan mo ang Hacienda Luisita. Why don’t you distribute Iggy Arroyo’s hacienda?
Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos, Joseph Ejercito Estrada, and she who shall not be named for she is...
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DEAD HEROES SOCIETY: Writing PNoy's second SONA →
deadheroessociety:
The speech writers of President Benigno Aquino III have meticulously labored over his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the crafting of which began as far back as six months ago with much brainstorming and research. Aquino will be addressing the 15th Congress as it embarks on its Second…
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one. there’s something wrong with writing and...
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“The ancients said,
“Accept and you become whole,”
Once whole,
the world is as...”
– Tao Te Ching (via ekrig, grail)
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WatchUP Mountaineer Romi Garduce, together with fellow UPM member Levi Nayahangan, successfully summited Cartensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) in Papua, Indonesia at 11 a.m. (Manila time). This leaves Romi with just one more mountain to climb, Vinson Massif in Antarctica, in his quest to reach the highest point in each of the 7 continents. (Comment Courtesy of Jom Daclan)
“Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see...”
– John Green An Abundance of Katherines (via 24ribs)
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Woo, final stretch ahead! Yoon-sung says it in this episode, and as I viewer I can feel it: The end is in sight. The romance is a little less prevalent, but for the best possible reason, which is a return of our crusading hero and his action-packed missions to take down baddies. Phew. For some reason it feels like it’s been a while since we had that satisfaction — there’s plenty of other payoffs...
“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t...”
– Neil Gaiman (via writingadvice)
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“International human rights law leaves out men in nearly all instruments designed...”
– Lara Stemple, Director of Grad Studies at UCLA School of Law, in a Guardian piece about men, rape, and war. (via psosullivan)
random things yesterday
1. Passed by the UP Mountaineers tambayan to attend the pre-outdoor skills meeting, ended up buying myself a new Mountain Hardware tent for PhP 6,500 payable within a month. I know, my sister woudl be so pissed off with my spending.
2. Then I ended up drinking Red Horse with Danny and the rest of the UPM gang at a bench near the UP Main Library;
3. Not satisfied with the tambayan drinking...
