Sunday, November 30, 2008

Happy Andres Bonifacio Day!!

Although he is one of the most important figures (some would argue that he IS the most important figure) in the Philippine revolution for independence from Spain, very few of us really know who Andres, the man, is. As a child, most of the things I was taught, or that I read about, were colored by opinions of teachers and scholars. He was either glorified as a revolutionary hero or condemned for being uneducated and impulsive.

The search for the true and unbiased source of Bonifacio’s identity led me here… to his horoscope. Being born on November 30, he is a Sagittarius.

According to horoscope.com, here some clues for what Sagittarians should expect:

Celebrity Astro Gossip


Sienna Miller recently hit the headlines for the extreme lengths she was prepared to go to in a recent pop video which was definitely not children friendly! However, disturbances in her chart suggest that the next big event in Sienna’s story is going to relate to a personal relationship. Sienna may need to get herself a good publicist as the indications are that there will be some seriously salacious gossip spread around!
[Lesson from Sienna Miller to Andres: get yourself a damn good publicist, team Aguinaldo is spreading some seriously salacious gossip about you at the Tejeros Convention]

For those of us born on November 30

Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to provide those exciting challenges that stave off the boredom [like fighting for independence, yea!!]. Your money situation will remain strong until well into the summer, so expect no fluctuations in your finances until then. However after the summer it will be important to keep an eye on your spending patterns. The months of May and June will be a good time to take on new ventures and interests [like running for president, go Boni!], because while your energy will be at a peak you’ll also be in a more practical frame of mind, but make sure that you don’t neglect your friends [or they will promptly throw a hissy fit and then have you executed]. The fall will bring with it yet more developments [like being dead and in a shallow grave]. Affairs and flings will be the order of the day in the pursuit of fun [yes… Pugadlawin WAS super fun…]. Friendships become very solid in October and work or school will also absorb your somewhat flagging energy, which will be revived by a short respite in November!

From astrology.com:

Sagittarius Fashion Profile

The Archer is usually more at home under the stars than indoors, but even the illustrious explorer needs to wear clothing
[so true!]. Not big on fashion, and not really caring about making a statement, you dress in comfortable clothes that allow freedom of movement and can handle the rugged nature of your existence [uhh, yeah.. you can’t get more rugged than a Katipunero, hello!]. Clothing made out of hemp or other natural fibers suit you best. If you finally manage to render a garment unwearable for the holes [or bullet holes], you can give it [and yourself] a proper burial to return it to the earth. Hippie days are not past yet, for long skirts, ponchos and loose-fit jeans suit you perfectly. Sportswear of any kind suits your lifestyle. You may look out of place during dressy occasions [no shit!], but you're not so concerned about what others think of your looks, concentrating instead on letting them in on the inner levels of your knowledge.

Hiking boots or sandals adorn your feet on most days [psshhh, shoes are for sissies! Katipunero's only roll barefoot!]. Going barefoot is not too rare, either [see?]. Makeup is a pain and jewelry just gets in the way, broken or lost, so you simply don't wear any [you speak the truth]. Strong colors, particularly navy blue [uh, hello, red?], lifts your spirits, but you rarely bother to match your clothing. Sagittarius men have no problem with scraggly beards, and a woman's hair is something to turn into natural dreadlocks [hahaha!! i won't even say anything], shave off or throw back in a ponytail. Your colorful clothing causes smiles as you go, unassuming, on your way.

Fave Label: Marc Jacobs [huh… I always saw Andy as more of a Michael Kors kind of guy]
Would Look Good On: Katie Holmes


Friday, November 28, 2008

Breaking News: Math Geeks are Smart, Not Smooth

So I'm in my SBM class again right? So naturally I'm idly reading random blogs while my professor is yapping on about probability sampling...

And lo and behold, I find this
Math Geek Pickup shirt from Talk Like A Physicist :




Then I thought, "hey I used to know how to do integral calculus! surely this equation holds some clever joke and is therefore worth solving". Unfortunately, three years of corporate life has eroded all knowledge of them fancy maths from my noggin (sorry kids, despite what your math professor says, chances are you will never use all those fancyschmancy calculations past college, unless, you know, you become a professor yourself *shudders*).


Anyway, with a little google dilligence, I managed to solve for the punchline.


Behold, the solution!


har har har... that's 20 minutes of my life I'll never get back...

Item Number One in the List of Things to Buy When I'm Working Again



Saw this on moopshop

It's the Tommy xiao digital polaroid! Prints pictures instantly and even makes sticker prints! *sigh* being poor sucks

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Hello I Love Feel Good Videos

I keep seeing (and stealing reposting) wonderful things from swissmiss...

This is another one of those videos that leave you feeling like life is truly wonderful...



Geez, now I've got a silly grin on my face that won't go away! Now I have to go out and roll on the grass or hug a bunch of strangers or something...

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Hello I Love 30 Rocks

This made me laugh so hard that I think I woke my roommate.




Now I remember why I loved Sesame Street as a child ( aside from that psychidelic pinball cartoon where somebody sings "1, 2, 3, 4, 5... 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...11.. tweeeeeelve", you know what Im talking about right?). But Sesame Street seems to have become more sophisticated since my time. They show parodies now and not just kids playing in drainpipes and talking to all sorts of strangers. And apparently they count up to 30 now; the highest number I ever remember them counting to as a child was 12 (but then again my memory isn't what it used to be).

Going back to the video, this made me laugh:

Jack: Do you know how many rocks ARE here?? There could be 50, or a hundred or.... 3....

Liz Lemon: Well we can find out, Jack.

Jack: HOW?? We can't ask them, they're rocks!!

hahaha... God I have a pathetic sense of humor...

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Hello I Love You Lito


My love for Lito Lapid is well known among my friends (partly because of an incident involving Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and angry conjectures on who Legolas stole his moves from).



Alas, the heart’s memory can be short, and the longer our love-affair, the more we forget the little things that made us fall in love in the first place. Thankfully, this is where youtube comes in…

Seeing this was like falling in love all over again! Now that is what Lito Lapid is all about! It’s just… wow…Wow!! I don’t know where to start! I mean the song? The man cleavage (with shirt rivets to match)? The masked salakot? A musical segment that’s over 10 minutes long?? What.is.not.to.love?


I especially love how they got creative with use of clothing lines here…
There’s bolo + 100 meter clothing line = Pinoy Nunchucks (they’re like your usual Nunchucks only deadlier because they have razor sharp blades! … and easy to grip rubber handles) Also, one Bolo-On-A-String (BOAS) wasn’t enough! There had to be two (and they had to be holstered on Lito’s back, and form a kind of ghetto back fringe that fly all over the place when he moves). BOASes are one part nunchuck, one part whip, all angular momentum defying Filipino death machines.

Then there’s the clothing line as a part of a complex horse and tree pulley system. Never mind that it’s easier to just shoot Lito’s enemies from the ground. Never mind that hanging precariously from a tall tree actually makes him an easier target for his gun-toting enemies. Never mind that a clothing line that thin couldn’t possibly support his body weight. And never mind that what he’s doing would leave nasty rope burns. Anyway, his enemies, like his movie audience, are just going to stand still in wonderment while he machine guns the life out of each of them.

Ohh man… that’s too much love for one afternoon.. I have to lie down now… then go make my own Bolo on a string..