Crush ko (pa rin) si Bistek! :-)

I was cleaning up/classifying files in my mini-hardrive the other day -- the modern incarnation of the age-old pre-x'mas holiday cleaning tradition -- and came across a folder of digital photos taken during one of my evening Aikido classes at the Philippine Heart Center (circa 2003, I believe).

If I remember it correctly, it was Family Day that evening at the Dojo, and the students had invited their parents to view their Aikido practice. As it happens, Ms. Tetchie Agbayani's two daughters were Dojo-mates of mine so we were all treated to her riveting presence.

To add to the "star struck" moment, one of the senseis, apparently, had also invited then Vice Mayor "Bistek" Bautista to grace the affair!

Eeeeeeeeeeeeee! Kilig-ness ever! :-)

And now a word from the remaining 1%.

'La lang. I just thought it would only be fair to hear what the remaining "1%" has to say about all this "Occupy this and that" brouhaha. Tao din naman sila na may karapatang magpahayag, tama?

:-)

Yes. I'm joking.

F@CK you, Mr. Burns and everyone like you!

Yay! The good Mayor is Gay! :-)

Congratulations to Klaus Wowereit for winning his Third Term as Mayor of Berlin! Openly Gay and a Social Democrat to boot, Klaus inspires me no end.

No to Discrimination! Yes to honest public service!

Our own "still-in-the-closet" politicians can definitely learn a thing or two from him.

:-)

Are we selling our Heritage?

Buwan ng Agosto, Buwan ng Wika, Pagdakila kay Manuel L. Quezon. pero bakit may balita ng ang bahay ni Quezon sa New Manila ay binebenta sa mga developers? Para ano? Gibain at tayuan ng Condo?

Hindi ba pwedeng ideklara na Historical Site? Ito ay part ng ating heritage bilang Filipino, bilang taga Quezon City! We should balance development with the preservation of our historical sites!

Funny... Sad... but, unfortunately, still True.

How very apt naman this. :-)

Pero seriously, dapat bang lagi na lang tayong ganito? I can't imagine subjecting my future kids to this same pitiful (and infuriating) situation.

It has got to stop... and soon. Cliches tend to become unfunny rather quickly.

Bangkok in my mind.

At long last, I finally got to go to Thailand! Weeee!!! Too bad it was only for a day (don't ask)... still, I managed to squeeze-in visits to some "need-to-see" places or two. My absolute fave?

Khao San Road, beybeh!

 

It has everything one would expect from a real happenin' beach place -- henna stalls, curio shops, places where you can have dreadlocks braided into your hair, cheap food, cool beer, white people in skimpy beachwear walking the main road, stalls giving massages, bargain books, tie-dyed shirts and sundry... 

Yups... one can find everything at Khao San Road... everything except the beach, of course.

:-)

Do-it-yourself-Dilbert therapy session

Talk about living vicariously through others, I recently discovered that one of my favorite Dilbert books had cut-out finger-puppets panels at the back.

Finally! Now I, too, can banish the "Demons of Stupidity" with as much elan as Dogbert! :-)