HAD FUN AFTER THE WORLD ENDED

December 22, 2012.

Went to HS Otakus gathering in McDo Lacson. Got reacquainted with familiar people. Ate a cheeseburger with fries for brunch.

Watched the Hobbit with Miloy and Kurt. It was awesome! Particularly loved the flashbacks to Erebor, and the scenes with Orcs and Goblins, and every scene with at least one dwarf in it. (oh, of course, Riddles in the Dark was dramatic as well.)

Heard Miloy humming the Dwarves' song. Must've got LSS.

Decided to accompany Miloy a ride home. Took a ride in Kurt's car, the three of us. Finally know where Miloy's house is. Watched last part of 2012 on Miloy's TV. Now I know where to hunt her down if ever a bounty is placed on her head. MWAHAHAHA!

Got a ride home from Kurt. Watched Iron Chef episodes. Watched Disney's "A Christmas Carol" starring Jim Carrey. Played vintage (read: 1950's) music until bedtime.

"BAH, HUMBUG!"

Oh, and I forgot to mention: SURVIVED THE SO-CALLED APOCALYPSE FORETOLD BY THE MAYANS.

"What gloom and despair do you bring to the mighty Pacal? I would offer refreshments, but I have an apocalypse to prepare for."

 -- King Pacal of the Maya

Here's to surviving another doomsday prophecy. Good luck, godspeed, God bless! And Happy Holidays to one and all!

It's that time of the year...

...yet, living in a tropical country with no snowfall, you can't really tell if it really is that time of the year. Sure, people may flaunt their lights and decorations but it's still a freakin' tropical climate. The slight showers and typhoon that recently passed by are not making the situation for our climate better. Aside from slight inconveniences (waay klase, mabaka-baka pa dala kapote kag payong, etc.) and major devastation (especially in the south, which was usually a storm-free area), it sucked. It sucked away all the cool winds so it just got all the more humid. IT SUCKED; therefore, IT SUCKS. BAH, HUMBUG!

No. Christmas carols and Santa Claus will not be enough to convey that "wintry" atmosphere for me. For that, I must turn... TO AZEROTH. TO NORTHREND!


Keep your stinking workshop elves and their pansy-green clothes. I'd rather have the Vrykul. Oh, and I do bet that the Lich King can beat up the Jolly Old Red-Clad Bearded One's ass any day.

Good luck, godspeed, God bless!

Death, Grief, and Hope

"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends."
 -- J.R.R. Tolkien

"Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them."
 -- George Eliot

"Our hearts are restless until they rest in you."
 -- St. Augustine

"What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."
 -- Helen Keller

"Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them."
 -- Leo Tolstoy

"These are called tears. They come when we are so sad, so soul sick, it’s as if our hearts are so full of pain there’s no place else for it to go."
 -- Taretha from "Warcraft, Lord of the Clans"

"I will not say "Do not weep", for not all tears are an evil."
 -- Gandalf

"Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal."
 -- Victor Hugo

"But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer..."
 -- Samwise Gamgee

Lunes na naman bwas

Sembreak 2012 (Last Day)

Daw pirme ko lang 'ni ginahimo nga seremonyas...

Eraserheads - "Sembreak"

Goodbye, Sembreak 2012... Hello, 2nd Semester...

Cyber Insanity

This might be the part of Youtube and the Internet that have been abandoned by reason and logic.

1. He-Man's Version of "What's Up?"

Three adjectives for this: "weird", "flamboyant", and "hilarious. (And I just can't hold back the urge to be amused when I get to the part with the dramatic "Don't Cry Out Loud" insertion, featuring Bird Lady.)

2. YOU SHALL NOT PASS (Techno Remix)

Ahh...  Those four immortal words by the Grey Wizard of Middle Earth himself, Mithrandir a.k.a. Gandalf the Grey... and four words that every student dreads to hear from his teacher in Science or Mathematics.

3. "This Is My Peepee"

This video screams "PEDO!!!" and "EXHIBITIONIST!!!"

4. EPIC SAX GUY from Moldova Eurovision 2010
Oh... kay. Cheesy saxophone music, cheesy dance steps, cheesy attire... Only thing not cheesy in this video is the pelvic thrusting (or crotch-humping) of the so-called "Epic Sax Guy"... IT'S DISTURBING!!! O.o

5. Banana Song (I'm A Banana)

Uh... Random, non-sequitur, nonsensical... Barely any trace of sanity and/or reason here...

I suppose that there's a silver lining in the midst of all this craziness. Say, let's watch an 80's music video! Some good old nostalgic musical fun...
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Oh, goodness gracious... "Rick-rolling"...

Good luck, godspeed, God bless na lang... Here's to another semester, I guess.

MUSICAL AGITATION 2 (Featuring Capercaillie)

This Celtic (Gaelic) Scottish band's songs exemplify Scotland's culture, both old and new. Their sound intertwines traditional Celtic and folk music with contemporary and global styles. Despite being named after a wildfowl native to Scotland's forests, the music of Capercaillie is no mere bird call, especially those songs that have become my all-time favorites. Embodying the Celtic qualities of Scotland, they are what they are to Scotland, as Enya is to Ireland, I think. Here are some of my favorite tunes of theirs...

1. Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda ("Alexander, Son of Gallant Cholla")
"Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda" is a Capercaillie song that I have always regarded as one of the quintessential tracks of Celtic music, in my opinion. The recorded version is already ear-candy for me, with the primally rousing quality of the bodhran, mystique of the plucked strings, haunting vocals of the band members, and magical blending of flute and fiddle. It was only recently that I realized it was a song about a Scottish warrior from the 15th century. And for a long time, I've been looking for a video on Youtube featuring a live performance of this song. The more recent ones lack that "umph" that I find in the recorded version. Good thing, I found this:

 2. Rann Na Mona
I always make this song as my happy tune. Every time I hear this, I feel like I'm brought to some coast in faraway Scotland in the summertime, which is apparently the topic of this song. And I imagine there would be merrymaking and dancing. I love the flute/tinwhistle solo by Marc Duff in the middle, as well as the unison of Karen Matheson's singing, Manus Lunny's bouzouki, Charlie McKerron's fiddle, James Mackintosh's drums, and Donald Shaw's keyboard. :3


3. Coisich, A Ruin ("Come, My Love")
Creepy but intriguing intro for a song about calling to one's lover. I did not expect an upbeat tempo, until the bodhran (hand drum) started pattering. Karen Matheson's style is similar to Enya's and I love the guys' backing vocals and the bass too. And it was the first time that I saw a violin/fiddle being plucked THROUGHOUT AN ENTIRE SONG.

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Apparently, this is my second Musical Agitation post. There will be more to come, if I find the time. In the meantime, good luck, godspeed, God bless!