October 13th, 2011 Events
Almost 2 years ago (I think), I met a bunch of mofos from the Internet. Next thing I knew, I was�single-handedly cheering them on during their very first gig as The Strangeness. And by “cheering them on”�I mean “screaming YOU SUCK! at them to hurt their feelings for no apparent reason whatsoever”. And now, not shockingly because they’re awesome, they’re about to launch their first ever EP called “Jesus Camp”.
The launch party is tomorrow, October 14th, at Route 196 in Katipunan. Drop by if you want to experience total eargasm. Or if you just want to heckle The Strangeness. I know I will.
July 25th, 2011 Events
San Diego Comic-Con 2011 has wrapped up and I can’t really say that it gave me a lot to get excited about. There wasn’t really an announcement or discussion that blew my mind. However, there are a few things that give me an undeniable geek boner. And of course, there’s this one little thing from Comic-Con that I absolutely love.
It’s NOT the announcement that Avengers Academy will be setting up shop on the west coast, but that’s cool too. Because you know who else is on the west coast? The Runaways. Yes, in my mind, the Runaways will inevitably be involved with — or they might even join — Hank Pym’s Avengers-in-training.
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July 13th, 2011 Events
A call for Rizal Awards nominations has been issued and God only knows how much we all need to heed it. Our concepts of patriotism, altruism and civic responsibility seriously need to be re-examined. We need to put people who represent Rizal’s ideals in the spotlight because really, I’m getting tired of Philippine patriotism being limited to Glee and sports fandom. You know what I’m talking about.
If you know of an individual or a group that represents the ideals of Dr. Jose Rizal, nominate them for the Rizal Awards. Here’s the call for nominations straight from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines:
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August 17th, 2010 Events
Last Saturday, before I engaged in some beer shenanigans, I was asked to be a judge in the Region 4 regional finals of Kraft Cheez Whiz’s Palamantasan sa Sarap. I applied my superior skills in judging in the cheering competition, but there were several other competitions involved in the event. The participants were composed of grade school kids from Region 4 schools. It was the battle of the best of the best and I, well, I was amused.
Kraft Cheez Whiz, in partnership with the Department of Education, came up with the Palamantasan concept which is a nutrition education-based inter-school competition where grade school kids engage in intense combat in different competitions like speech choir, cheering and “jarchitecture”.
JARCHITECTURE!
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March 2nd, 2009 Events
Back in college, I always thought I was the cool drunk guy who gives out sage advice to the kids and the lovelorn during drinking sessions. You know, the guy who makes sure the party is fun for everybody. The guy who makes sure nobody gets hurt, no matter how drunk they are. The guy who people generally like and who’s definitely, you know, not annoying. But I’m not in college anymore and I have this sinking feeling that I’m turning into a whole new type of drunk guy: THE DOUCHE.
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