Complicated Unconscious Demon Exorcism

Drei Corops: nasabi ko na sayo na nung bata ako naisip ko konsepto ng ensemada kahit dehin ko pa alam na may ensemada
Drei Corops: gumagawa ako ng toasted bread and put star maragarine tapos budbod ng asukal
Drei Corops: nung pagtanda ko nakakita ako ng ensaymada nabadtrip ako
Drei Corops: kasi IDEA KO YON
Drei Corops: hahahahaha
Filip Sabio: hahaha
Filip Sabio: hindi mo lng alam pare
Filip Sabio: nung bata ka
Filip Sabio: at wala ka pa masyado malay
Filip Sabio: pinakain ka na non
Filip Sabio: subconsciously
Drei Corops: hahahahaha
Drei Corops: dehin!
Drei Corops: IDEA pure
Filip Sabio: na draw mo yung ganong
Filip Sabio: setup sa
Filip Sabio: ulo mo
Filip Sabio: at ginawa mo sya based from subconscious memory
Drei Corops: can be
Filip Sabio: ayan may explanasyon yung ganyan mo
Drei Corops: pare nakakapanood ka pa ba ng discovery channel
Filip Sabio: pero yung MATRIX idea ko
Filip Sabio: saken talaga
Filip Sabio: hahaha
Drei Corops: teka
Drei Corops: yung concetp
Filip Sabio: hindi pwede manggaling sa subconscious
Drei Corops: concept na peke ang mundo?
Filip Sabio: concept na
Drei Corops: madami nadapuan ng idea na yan!!
Filip Sabio: nabubuhay tayo sa isang
Filip Sabio: dein
Filip Sabio: ganito
Drei Corops: geym\
Filip Sabio: nabubuhay tayo sa isang mundo
Filip Sabio: na utak lng ang nageexist
Filip Sabio: everything around us is
Filip Sabio: SIMULATED
Drei Corops: ilan taon ka nyan
Filip Sabio: grade school
Drei Corops: pwede
Drei Corops: orig nga
Filip Sabio: tangina orig talaga
Filip Sabio: kse walang pwedeng mag feed sa utak ko ng ganon
Drei Corops: pare dugtungan natin sci fi concept ni chel
Drei Corops: sa future daw
Filip Sabio: ano
Drei Corops: lahat ng tao, may black box parang eroplano
Drei Corops: narerecord mga events right before you die
Drei Corops: kaso ang gusto ibuild ni chel ay dapat mali yung technology na yon
Filip Sabio: pare meron nang pelikulang ganyan!
Drei Corops: so may namatay tapos may mystery
Drei Corops: ano?
Filip Sabio: yung kay robin williams
Drei Corops: ows ano yon
Filip Sabio: teka google ko
Drei Corops: yung drama?
Filip Sabio: ano sya dun eh
Drei Corops: yung wat ddreams may come
Filip Sabio: DEIN!
Filip Sabio: gumagawa sya ng video
Drei Corops: bicentennial man whahahaha
Filip Sabio: out of the memories nung tao
Drei Corops: ONE HOUR PHOTO
Filip Sabio: na pinapalabas
Filip Sabio: DEIN
Filip Sabio: sa funeral nya
Filip Sabio: sya yung editor
Drei Corops: pano? technology?
Drei Corops: pyuture?
Filip Sabio: future
Filip Sabio: parang ganon nga
Filip Sabio: may black box
Filip Sabio: everything recorded
Filip Sabio: kaso nagka rebolusyon
Filip Sabio: yung iba ayaw ng ganon
Drei Corops: ay pota hindi orig sayang
Drei Corops: na ensaymada si chel wahahaha
Filip Sabio: hahaha
Drei Corops: pero baka orig din kasi di sya aware sa movie na yon
Filip Sabio: ayun
Drei Corops: dehin subconscious
Filip Sabio: "The Final Cut"
Drei Corops: walang way mapatunayan kung orig sakin yung tinapay invention ko
Filip Sabio: pare ganito lng yan
Filip Sabio: dein orig kse nag exist na
Filip Sabio: before mo maisip
Filip Sabio: whether may idea ka na
Drei Corops: same wid chel mubi
Filip Sabio: existing na sya o hinde
Filip Sabio: same nga
Drei Corops: dehin orig pero self congrats for thinking with no input hahaha
Filip Sabio: oo yun lang
Filip Sabio: haha
Filip Sabio: self congrats
Filip Sabio: "magaling ako"
Drei Corops: ayon...yun yung walang way maproove
Filip Sabio: pero hindi parin applicable sa lahat ng instance
Drei Corops: kung yung tinapay ko self congrats or subconscious input
Filip Sabio: kse nga baka may subconsciuous feed
Drei Corops: hehe
Drei Corops: ayon
Drei Corops: theory of self-congrats
Drei Corops: antithesis of self-congrats is subconscious input
Drei Corops: hahahaha
Drei Corops: pare eto na lang
Filip Sabio: The story is set in a world where implanted microchips can record all moments of an individual's life. The chips are removed upon death so the images can be edited into something of a highlight reel for loved ones who want to remember the deceased.
Drei Corops: ayyyyyy tangina sakto
Drei Corops: maganda kaya yang movie nayan
Drei Corops: eto pare sa channel 5 yung bagong 5 kanina lang nilipat ko channel
Drei Corops: kasi papatulan ko sana TV series local horror bida is Oyo Boy Sotto
Drei Corops: kaso PARANG EPEKTIB
Drei Corops: kaya nilipat ko na
Filip Sabio: hahaha
Drei Corops: concept is semi pwede na
Drei Corops: tignan mo kung orig concetp nila a
Filip Sabio: pare ibig sabihin lng non is
Filip Sabio: you are in the right state of mind
Filip Sabio: pansinin mo yung mga horror ng japan
Filip Sabio: kahit wala ka sa tamang horror takot state of mind
Drei Corops: wat do u mean
Filip Sabio: in the end
Filip Sabio: putangina takot ka din
Drei Corops: ahhh
Drei Corops: nagiging takot ka
Drei Corops: ibig mo sabihin nagkataon nasa mood lang matakot ang katawan ko ngayon
Drei Corops: kaya nauto ako
Filip Sabio: oo
Drei Corops: eto concept nung palabas pare
Drei Corops: gib opinion of originality
Drei Corops: title is DEMON CELLPHONE NUMBER
Drei Corops: simple lang
Drei Corops: may kumakalat na urban legend sa email
Drei Corops: na pag tumawag ka sa number na yon may demonyong tatawa tapos in 2 weeks yari ka
Drei Corops: may namatay na
Drei Corops: umabot sa part ng palabas na may imbestigador
Drei Corops: nalaman mula sa telecomm company na binura na yung number na yon dati pa
Drei Corops: iniimbestiga ni oyo boy kung sino may ari nun dati
Drei Corops: nilipat ko na nung
Drei Corops: nung yung isang tao na ginawa yon for TRUTH OR DARE
Drei Corops: nagreing ang phone
Filip Sabio: tapos
Drei Corops: pag sagot nya hinagis nya phone dehin na pinarinig sa audience
Drei Corops: tapos ayun fog machine
Drei Corops: and then sillhouette of goat with big horns with man body
Drei Corops: nilipat ko na HAHAHA
Filip Sabio: wahahahahaha
Drei Corops: orig ba yon
Filip Sabio: putangina solid
Filip Sabio: hahahahaha
Filip Sabio: hahaha
Filip Sabio: dapat hindi na lng pinakita
Drei Corops: tangina madaling araw na kasi wala nako balak takutin sarili ko with GOAT HEAD BODY SILLHOUETTE
Filip Sabio: sana sa huli na lng
Filip Sabio: parang si sadako
Filip Sabio: hahahaha
Drei Corops: may sa-orig ba konsepto nga mga putanginang channel 5 na to
Drei Corops: medyo hinde
Drei Corops: pero parang pwede na
Filip Sabio: pwede na rin
Filip Sabio: ...
Drei Corops: hehhhehe
Drei Corops: o ayon congrats sa kanila
Drei Corops: semi orig
Drei Corops: tangina lang yung title
Drei Corops: sobrang explicit
Drei Corops: "demon cellphone number"
Drei Corops: hindi man lang "the number"
Drei Corops: hahahahahahaha
Filip Sabio: hahahaha
Drei Corops: PARE MAY NAISIP AKO ORIG!
Filip Sabio: game
Drei Corops: konsepto ng humaharap ka sa salamin pero demonyo ang mukha mo dehin mo mukha!
Drei Corops: TANGINA PANALO
Drei Corops: tapos hindi mo alam bakit
Drei Corops: nakakabaliw ang effect
Drei Corops: yung cliche kasi merong being sa likod mo
Drei Corops: eto iba na...IKAW NA YUN MISMO
Drei Corops: O OKAY BA
Filip Sabio: what?//
Filip Sabio: dein ko nagets
Drei Corops: pag harap mo sa salamin
Drei Corops: di ba yung cliche
Drei Corops: pag harap mo sa salamin
Drei Corops: may goatman sa likod mo
Drei Corops: o kaya ghost man
Drei Corops: or sadako
Drei Corops: yung naisip ko
Drei Corops: pag harap mo sa salamin
Drei Corops: kita mo
Drei Corops: sakto ikaw
Drei Corops: damit
Drei Corops: from foot to neck
Drei Corops: pero head is GOAT MONSTER
Drei Corops: sarili mong reflection GANON
Drei Corops: diba nakakatakot
Drei Corops: lagyan mo ng magandang plot
Drei Corops: saka horror music
Drei Corops: etc etc
Drei Corops: WINNER HORROR EPISODE
Filip Sabio: so ano
Drei Corops: wala pang plot
Filip Sabio: so ikaw talaga yon
Drei Corops: naisip ko lang yung nakaktakot na konsepto ng yung mismong reflection mo demon
Drei Corops: wala pako sa level of idea kumbakit ganon hahahaha
Drei Corops: andun palang ako sa nababaliw ka kasi bakit ganon
Filip Sabio: ah kse sabi mo kanina
Filip Sabio: may being sa likod ng demon face in the mirror
Drei Corops: ah dehin
Drei Corops: yung being sa likod is the cliche
Filip Sabio: ang naisip ko tuloy ganito
Filip Sabio: sinapian ka ng demonyo
Drei Corops: ahhh hahaha
Filip Sabio: pero yung demonyo naging unconscious
Filip Sabio: nung
Drei Corops: remove being behind you concept haha
Filip Sabio: sumapi sayo
Filip Sabio: ang natira lng sa kanya
Filip Sabio: yung residual self image
Drei Corops: hahahaaha
Filip Sabio: so parang sinapian ka ng dormant demon
Filip Sabio: pero ang effect lng nya is
Filip Sabio: yung self image nya
Filip Sabio: yun ang nakikita mo
Filip Sabio: hahahha
Drei Corops: hahahah naging komplikado hahaha
Drei Corops: pero yung idea ko parang pwede
Drei Corops: next taym bigyan mo ko ungas horror concept mo
Drei Corops: dapat yung ungas
Filip Sabio: pare naisip na yan lahat
Drei Corops: pati yung akin?
Drei Corops: la pa yon haha
Filip Sabio: ungas pa nga yung complicated unconscious demon exorcism ko eh
Drei Corops: hahhaahaha naging mas malalim
Filip Sabio: haha nakakatawa lng yung concept mo kse
Drei Corops: tangina solid nga yung channel 5 naalala ko nahayok yung direktor nagpasillhoutte na talga ng demonyo
Filip Sabio: kung ano yung facial expression nya, yun din yung facial expression nung demonyo sa salamin
Drei Corops: ah madali lang yon
Drei Corops: no facial expression from mirror!
Filip Sabio: hahaha
Drei Corops: plain monster goat
Drei Corops: eto balik sa sci fi
Drei Corops: napanood mo na ba FREQUENCY
Filip Sabio: oo panalo yon
Drei Corops: ang daming time flaws and logical flaws non
Drei Corops: pero PWEDE
Filip Sabio: talaga
Drei Corops: pare kasi binago nya yung history NYA
Filip Sabio: parang wala kong nakitang flaw dun sa timelines nila
Drei Corops: nagawan nya ng paraan na maging buhay pala yung tatay nya
Drei Corops: ganito
Drei Corops: ang nangyari
Drei Corops: kumbaga sa multiple lines of reality
Drei Corops: dahil sa events ng pelikulang yon
Drei Corops: ang dating ay
Drei Corops: ay palundag lundag sya from one reality to the next
Drei Corops: para syang naging reality jumper
Drei Corops: for example
Drei Corops: ang reality nya ay patay tatay nya
Drei Corops: tapos nung bandang ending, may mga nangyari..so hindi pala namatay tatay nya
Filip Sabio: onga
Drei Corops: tapos habang inaatake sya ng kontrabida
Drei Corops: dumating tatay buhay pa pala
Drei Corops: pwede mong isipin
Drei Corops: na na quantum-leap sya sa ibang realidad
Drei Corops: sa realidad na may tatay pala sya
Drei Corops: parang ganon
Drei Corops: hahahaha
Filip Sabio: ahh
Filip Sabio: hmmm
Filip Sabio: parang nagrewrite lng sya ng history
Filip Sabio: tapos nagdagdag lng ng impormasyon sa utak nya
Filip Sabio: parang concept ng butterfly effect
Filip Sabio: ashton kuthcer
Drei Corops: e di hindi pala nag exist at all yung pinanggalingan nyang reality...PERO kung hindi nangyari yon hindi nya maliligtas tatay nya.......pero pag inisip mo ng malalim kung hindi nag exist yung reality na namatay tatay nya, hindi nya ililigtas...OR hindi nya KAILANGANG ILIGTAS
Filip Sabio: napanood mo ba yon?
Drei Corops: oo okay yon
Filip Sabio: yun nga parang ganon
Filip Sabio: negrewrite sya ng past
Drei Corops: pero mga magugulong banat na ganyan kaya ko naiisip na malabo magkatime travel
Filip Sabio: pero both realities aware sya
Drei Corops: ganun nga nga
Drei Corops: ganun na nga
Filip Sabio: awareness of both realities, madedecipher mo lng what is real and is not
Drei Corops: pare alam mo yung grandfather paradox at saka yung sagot sa paradox na yon
Filip Sabio: dein
Filip Sabio: ano yon
Drei Corops: sabi sa grandfather paradox
Filip Sabio: tangina
Drei Corops: "time travel not possible because.."
Filip Sabio: baka theory of dinosaur brain nanaman yan ah
Drei Corops: DEHIN
Drei Corops: totoo to hahahahaha
Drei Corops: pero ungas yung late perception dinosaur
Drei Corops: hahahahahaha
Drei Corops: pero eto totoo
Drei Corops: from discovery channel
Filip Sabio: ungas talaga yon o game
Drei Corops: grandfather paradox says time travel not possible
Drei Corops: kasi
Drei Corops: pano kung mag time travel ka sa past
Drei Corops: and kill your own lolo
Drei Corops: then you will not exist
Drei Corops: e di hindi mo na nagawa yon in the first place
Drei Corops: so paradox
Drei Corops: sumikat yon paradox na yon for a long time
Drei Corops: pero may sagot
Filip Sabio: tama nga noh
Drei Corops: ang sagot ay
Filip Sabio: parang loop
Drei Corops: oo
Drei Corops: pero
Drei Corops: astig sa sagot simple lang
Filip Sabio: pano
Drei Corops: ang time travelling is hand in hand with reality jumping
Drei Corops: multiple reality lines
Drei Corops: pag nag time travel ka sa PAST
Drei Corops: at pinatay mo lolo mo
Filip Sabio: new reality
Drei Corops: galing ka sa reality na buhay ang lolo mo
Drei Corops: ang origin mo...one reality line with living lolo
Drei Corops: pag travel mo sa past and kill lolo
Drei Corops: that is a different bersyon
Filip Sabio: tama nga noh
Drei Corops: so kung isesetretch mo pare
Drei Corops: mula dun sa reality na nag time travel ka to the past
Drei Corops: tingin ng mga kaibigan mo nawala ka na lang bigla
Drei Corops: kasi wala naman silang recollection na noong araw may pumatay sa lolo mo
Filip Sabio: tama
Drei Corops: lumipat ka na nga ng TIME...lumipat ka rin pala ng REALITY
Filip Sabio: tama
Drei Corops: ang tanong na walang makakasagot
Drei Corops: ay kung bumalik ka sa future....sa sarili mong present pala
Drei Corops: makakabalik ka ba sa reality MO
Drei Corops: na buhay lolo mo?
Drei Corops: OR mapupunta ka sa future ng NEW REALITY MO
Drei Corops: na hindi ka nag-exist...pero andun ka na e so pwede ka dun na lang tumira as NEW MAN
Filip Sabio: tangina
Drei Corops: DIBA
Drei Corops: KOMPLEKS
Filip Sabio: sakit sa ulo
Filip Sabio: pero astig
Drei Corops: pero astig
Drei Corops: time travel and reality jumps always together
Filip Sabio: pwede mong isipin na
Filip Sabio: eto may sagot ako
Drei Corops: geym
Filip Sabio: maaaring mali
Filip Sabio: pero eto
Drei Corops: okey
Filip Sabio: pwede ka magjump from one time to another, in the same reality
Filip Sabio: becuase everything ALREADY happened
Drei Corops: so pwede mo kausapin sarili mo
Drei Corops: pero DAPAT naalala mo na nung bata ka may nakausap ka na matandang ikaw
Filip Sabio: ganito
Drei Corops: and DAPAT wala kang baguhin
Filip Sabio: parnag pansagot lng sa grnadfather paradox
Filip Sabio: pinatay mo lolo
Filip Sabio: lolo mo
Drei Corops: ok
Filip Sabio: pero dapat hindi mo magagawa kse nga dapat hindi karin nageexist
Filip Sabio: according to grampa paradox
Filip Sabio: BUT
Drei Corops: but
Filip Sabio: dun sa time na nagdecide ka na bumlik
Filip Sabio: bumalik
Filip Sabio: ay nangyari na
Filip Sabio: so parang
Filip Sabio: dr manhattan
Filip Sabio: theory
Drei Corops: ahhh
Filip Sabio: na everything and anytime
Filip Sabio: has already occurred
Drei Corops: PARE!
Drei Corops: yang sinasabi natin
Drei Corops: lahat andito!
Drei Corops: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandfather_paradox
Filip Sabio: wahahaha
Drei Corops: ang sinasabi mo ata ay NONIKOV SELF-CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLE
Drei Corops: tanginangyan
Drei Corops: tignan mo
Drei Corops: novikov pala
Drei Corops: ano say mo hahahah
Filip Sabio: tanginangyan
Drei Corops: ang kulit nung HEDGES
Filip Sabio: dapat jan
Filip Sabio: SABIO-CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLE
Drei Corops: oo kasi ORIG
Filip Sabio: kse AKO nakaisi[p
Filip Sabio: potah
Drei Corops: HAHAHA BUMALIK
Drei Corops: hindi ORIG
Drei Corops: SELF CONGRATULATE
Drei Corops: WAHAHAHAHAHA
Filip Sabio: theory of orig versus self-congratulatory
Drei Corops: oo
Filip Sabio: hahahahahaha
Drei Corops: hahahha
Drei Corops: tangina bumalik full circle
Filip Sabio: tainangyan
Filip Sabio: umikot
Drei Corops: parang yung dinosaur natin
Drei Corops: late perception of reality ONLY FOR TAIL
Drei Corops: not for eyes
Drei Corops: because short nerves can be
Filip Sabio: hahahaha
Filip Sabio: tangina kelangan ma save ko tong conversation na to for blog posting
Drei Corops: if for eyes tangina natusok ka na sa mata nakakita ka pa rin for 2 days more
Filip Sabio: hahahaha

Wii: Guitar Hero

We got a Wii last month. The game that we have played the most? Guitar Hero: World Tour. I admit that I when I got the console, Guitar Hero or Rock Band wasn't even at the top of my games list. I was looking forward more to Wii Sports or Wii Play or even Wario Ware. Besides, the Wii package I got in Greenhills had a free Wii Guitar, so essentially, choosing Guitar Hero and Rock Band out of the free 25 games that came with it was almost automatic.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't really sure that I'd like the game. Given that I have a fairly basic knowledge of playing guitars and such, I wasn't really sure I'd enjoy hitting the colored keys on command - just like 02 Jam or Dance Dance Revolution. I was thinking this is just kids' stuff.

It was the first ever game I played in our Wii console. I was amazed with how much you can "rock out" on the guitar. Imagine yourself hitting the strum bar on the same riff and moving your fingers through the colored guitar keys like changing chords . Imagine doing this to "Are You Gonna Go My Way," "Everlong," "Beat It," "Spiderwebs," "Freak On A Leash," etc.. and my favorite: "Eye Of The Tiger" Yeah! We got hooked.


Rebel Yell!


UPDATE (2/18/2009): I've now played - Guitar Hero: World Tour, Guitar Hero: Legends of Rock, Rock Band, and Rock Band 2. I have to say that Guitar Hero tops Rock Band easily. Guitar Hero has better songs and is more fun to play - I guess at the core, that's what counts for these games.

Thirty

December 15, 2008. My 30th birthday. I always thought about having a huge party on the roof or at the penthouse of a building, with a complete gig set for live rock and roll music, free-flowing beer and hard drinks, tons of people, and just all out fun.

So how did I spend my 30th birthday? I spent most of the day getting PLU fixed. Yes. On my 30th birthday I was at a car shop. This is actually by choice as I had really no extra money to spend on a party anyway, and a larger reason really was katamaran - I didn't want to do anything.

Mae Dei even dogged me for being corny and not "celebrating" my birthday like any other person would. On the other hand, she went absolutely crazy that I spent money on the car.

Anyway, I had PLU get all liquids flushed and then undergo a change oil (long overdue), replaced all spark plugs for a tune up, engine washed, foam washed, put in a new radiator coolant, replenished break fluids, fixed the headlights, replaced bulbs on the break lights, and replaced the worn down wipers.That is almost the equivalent of a human being getting a detox treatment. Which made me think: "Should I have gotten a detox at 30 for myself as well?"

The equivalent of a human detox.

Twilight

I didn't know that a vampire love story would work. But it did. I was afraid that it was going to be a cheesy-high-school-teenage-romance-angst-ridden-flick (think High School Musical meets Interview), but it wasn't. It was surprisingly good.
Also, there are new ideas to the vampire mythology from this book/movie that I found surprisingly pleasant - diamond skin, sunlight immunity, and "vampire vegetarians;" and a few others borrowed - unique powers to each vampire, and possibly rival wolves.


"It's like eating tofu for the rest of your life!"

Five Hundred

The Miami Heat is currently at .500 (7-7). Kudos to Wade for getting Eastern Conference Player of the week honors. In hindsight, I think you could have hoped for a better start to the season. Although, realistically speaking, I think they'll be hovering at around .500 for the rest of the season. As a fan, i'm really hoping for an 8 or 10 game above-500-finish . That'll put them at around the 5th or 6th seed in the east. However, at around .500, they can get either the 7th or 8th seed, or even lose out on the playoffs completely - remember, the East is much stronger now compared to previous seasons because of the emergence of the Hawks, Magic, Sixers, and New York; and even more consistently play from its powerhouses - Cavs, Pistons, Celtics.

Anyway, here are things to i've noticed from the season so far:
1. Miami NEEDS a real center. Too often they are just being overwhelmed with size.
2. Derrick Rose might edge out Beasley for ROY honors.
3. Chris Quinn suddenly becomes the second coming of Jason Kapono.
4. Shawn Marion will most probably be gone as soon as his contract expires. He seems too disinterested with how his team is playing.
5. Mario Chalmers will be a good point guard one or two years from now. Right now he is just.. inconsistent.
6. I don't know if James Jones and Jamal Magloire are the answer for Miami's bench woes.
7. Shaun Livingwho? Slowly turning out to be the Penny Hardawho incident.
8. Wade has been pretty amazing so far. I'm just worried he might be physically and mentally spent before the last two months of the season - where the schedule gets extremely tough and important playoff implications are abound.
9. Can't really be too sure if Spo has any effect on the players.
10. Wade might leave in 2010 if things don't turn around. Although I believe, he's happy right where he is, but he'll be aching for a superstar alongside him. Bosh, perhaps?

The Dark Knight Limited Edition DVD with Batpod

I just reserved myself a copy of The Dark Knight Limited Edition DVD with Batpod in Astrovision. This one is a bit pricey, around Php 2,750. (Note: It still won't be the priciest DVD box set we've bought. The Da Vinci Code Box Set DVD with Cryptex and the Ultimate Matrix DVD Gift Set are more expensive than this one.) Anyway, I believe that the Dark Knight DVD Set deserves to be one of the more expensive ones - the movie is that good and the box set looks just as awesome.

UPDATE: I just got the box set. I was really disappointed with how small the batpod was. Although the DVD content more than made up for it. The movie is, of course, exceptional - I have watched three times already since I got it. And I particularly liked the Gotham Tonight News Show in the Special Features disc. It featured a news show, discussing the state of Gotham and its well known residents as well as interviews with the characters themselves.

Bangkok Dangerous

Watched this on dibidi the other day.. Word of advice to anyone - AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL COSTS. Face it, this was no Hollywood-style big movie production. It was an asian flick so bad it felt like it was shot 30 years ago. You can sense that even Nicolas Cage didn't really want to be a part of this and that he may have been blackmailed to do this or something.

(EDIT: I was going to say that Bangkok Dangerous may have been the worst movie of the year. It is not. That title goes to Max Payne The Movie. Max Payne could have been worst movie of the decade if not for Olga Kurylenko.)

Laslas Convention

So this is what I look like as an EMONG. Disclaimer: Mae Dei put me up to this.

My Pain is Self Chosen

The whole tattooing experience was surreal. I knew there was going to be pain. As a matter of fact, I talked to a lot of people about the pain.

Some said that you get so psyched about the pain that when you first get "poked," you'll just be saying to yourself "Nah, it ain't that bad.."

Some said that it felt like tiny cutter blades scraping and actually peeling your skin, and then imagine that happening over and over again for more than an hour. Ouch.

The tattoo artist started with the outline of the characters and he used a needle with I think just one or two needle points. He started at the bottom character then worked his way up. It wasn't really that painful at first, however, I wasn't prepared for the shock that my body had to endure. When he was already outlining the second character from the bottom, I felt really lightheaded, my fingers and toes were going numb, my vision was blurring, and although I could still hear what they were saying, I felt my sense of hearing drop off a little. I was this close to passing out. I think that in about 5 seconds or more, I would have. Thankfully, I was able to call time out and asked for a break. They said that I looked extremely pale at that time - my skin was already porcelain white and my lips had absolutely no color. I can laugh about it right now, but that time was almost traumatic. (Actually, Mae Dei was laughing at me the entire time.) Anyway, I before I could totally pass out, I was able to lie down and rest for about 5 to 10 minutes. After I my head cleared up, I went at it again. He finished the outline for all four characters and then proceeded with shading inside the outlines. It is common belief that the tattooing of the outline is actually more painful than the shading. In my case, it was the exact opposite, the shading part was more painful. Way more painful. This time, he was using a needle with like 5 or 6 sharp needle points for the shading. The tattoo artist actually said: "More muscle less pain. More fat more pain." That was so true for me. I felt like the pain was everywhere. I guess one of the things I could be proud of was the reality that I did not pass out. I endured.

I was actually able to finish the entire session with just two more breaks - I had to pick up Seiichi from school and I had to eat something. He asked me at the beginning if I ate a full meal. And I did, just hours before. What I didn't realize was that all my strength will be sapped from my entire being because of the enduring pain. I actually felt hungry just after a few minutes of starting. So I ate bread and pasta in between.

After everything was done, I looked at my tattoo in the mirror and I was so hyped up. I couldn't believe that FINALLY I got a tattoo. I couldn't help myself from doing rockstar hand signs to myself in the mirror. It turned out to be awesome. I like my design. I like the fact that Seiichi's name will be forever part of my body. I like everything about it.

I paid the artist his fee which was 2,500 Pesos and I said to him "Pinakamasayang bayad ko 'to ng 2-5 sa buong buhay ko. Sobrang astig 'eh." We were both happy with how the tattoo turned out and I thanked him for the quality service.

In the end, I was so glad that I paid 2,500 pesos for the tattoo and 800 pesos for our car's tint - and not the other way around.

SE-I-CHI-KO Tats

A week ago, I was talking about the idea that sometimes cheap products are okay, but cheap services are often not. Little did I know that I would be going through this exact line of thought just a few days after. I mean, what better way to prove this point than to get a permanent skin tattoo. (I think I'm the first person to show an analogy between cheap car tints and permanent skin art.)

Anyway, I wanted to get a tattoo as early as college, but I just didn't have the right design in mind that would ultimately tell the story or at least an idea of who and what I am. And quite frankly, the thought of going through an hour or two of excruciating pain scared me.

A couple of months ago I decided on getting a tattoo of Seiichi's name on my arm. Thanks to Roy Rebong and Tara Enrile for their help on the Japanese Katakana symbols - I consider them trusted sources because they've been living in Japan for a good part of their life and they can read and write katakana.

I got my tattoo at the comfort of my own home. The tattoo artist, Engel Lucas, was referred by my good friend, Jobo Cataluna. Jobo had his first tattoo from Engel a few weeks back. This is the part where products versus services come in. The artist's service fee was relatively higher that other tattoo artists. I've seen Jobo's tattoo and I liked it. The black Alibata was very vivid and the way it was drawn was very good. I actually had a lot of choices when it came to whom and from what shop I will get my tattoo from. I was even quoted cheaper services by other shops, but since this is a major, major decision in one's life, I really wanted to be worked on by an artist whose work I have seen first hand and one who is recommended very strongly by his clients. It took almost a month of scheduling and rescheduling between me and the artist. And finally, yesterday, Monday October 6, we both had our schedules free up. The deed was to be done at around afternoon in our house at Village East. He arrived with his friend shortly after 1:00 PM. When I met him, I completely understood what Jobo was saying when he meant: "Okey gumawa ng trabaho yan." and "Madali kausap 'yan." He put me at ease right away and he shared stories of people passing out and peeing in their pants while getting a tattoo. I realize that last sentence may be paradoxical but I got the feeling from this person that he "understood it." He understood the feelings and decisions and spirituality involved in giving something as permanent as a tattoo. (I say "giving" because Engel does not have a single tattoo on himself! He says he has not yet fully visualized the tattoo that will describe him fully as a person. As for me, I totally get that - I liken that to the story about the town with only two barbers. One has a bad haircut and one has a nice haircut. Guess who you'll be choosing to get your haircut from? Exactly.) He also

He had a whole lot of stuff he brought with him - his big tattoo case with different colored inks (I think there may have been around 20 to 30 different color bottles), his two coil tattoo machine with a sort of like voltage regulator and a foot pedal connected to the whole contraption (probably to control the stick and poke of the needles), his needles were in clear plastic containers (that was opened in front of me), he had a lot of tissue paper, a lot of cotton balls, a lot of disposable gloves (for changing in between breaks), and a few liquid sprays that I did not get to ask what they were (he sprayed it on tissue paper he used to clean the skin while doing the tattoo). He also brought a few of his tattoo designs which were pretty amazing by the way.

So anyway, I started with me showing the design I wanted. He asked me beforehand if I already had a design or not. He was probably relieved to find out that I already had one and that I was already decided on it. He said that it usually takes 3 to 4 hours for a person to choose the design and even longer if the client needs to research a design. We printed out different sizes of the 4-character Katakana. After choosing the right scale, he stenciled it on what was probably carbon paper. He cleaned part of my arm with Betadine and alcohol, wiped deodorant material on it (for the outlined stencil to stick), asked me to stand up on my natural pose, pressed the paper on my arm, and "parang magic" the outline of my design was on my arm. The artist told me to look at the mirror and check if the position, scale, and everything else is right before the actual tattooing takes place. He said that we can redo the stencil if necessary. Anyway, I looked at it through the mirror for a couple of minutes, I was checking if everything is in the right place, and it was exactly where I wanted it to be.

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