Pagdalaw sa Buhangin (for real!)
October 26, 2006
Almost a year after I wrote that darned story, heto, nakadalaw na rin ako sa buhangin–at dagat siyempre. Not exactly the tropical paradise of my dreams, but it’s close. Low tide kasi!
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Salamat kay Rose Balajay (na kasalukuyang nakakulong dahil sa kanyang pyramid scams) dahil pinatuloy niya kami sa kanyang literally isolated RoseGold resort–o baka naman right of way lang yung gate na dinaanan namin?
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Kumpleto ang pamilya: Rivero (Lola), Rivero (Uncle Alan), Rivero (Uncle Eddie, siya ang host), Rivero (Uncle Jun), Badel (perfect attendance), Jordan (minus the parents, uwi na kayo Auntie Ching!), at Gavarra (siyempre perfect attendance).
Inay and Aruen. Si Aruen lang yata ang batang nakita ko na gustong bumitaw sa may hawak sa kanya. Swimmer or suicidal, I don’t know.
Just remembered something from Closer:
- Dan: Didn’t fancy my sandwiches?
- Alice: Don’t eat fish.
- Dan: Why not?
- Alice: Fish piss in the sea.
- Dan: So do children.
- Alice: Don’t eat children either.
That’s why you shouldn’t swim. At all.
Ah, the majestic low tide beach. Di pa nga knee deep sa lalim. Para kang nagmimilagro ‘pag dito ka naligo. So imagine a family of 20 doing a celebrated biblical stunt. Holy bleep!
One good thing about this lunar lunacy (what?) e maraming mapupulot. Mga starfish, hermit crabs, seaweeds (okay, hindi namin pinulot ‘to), at iba pang yamang dagat. Sayang ‘di kami nakapulot ng whale shark. Maganda sa aquarium yun.
Please, stop hunting sea cows. Endangered na sila.
Torture them if you like, but please don’t kill them.
In other aquatic news, the author has received reports that the sea cows have been slowly evolving over the last thousand years, significantly faster than any other organism on the planet, even humans. Of course, this is just a space filler for the next pic.
Anyway, si Aruen pala ang nagyaya sa buong swimming na ‘to.
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Aruen: Awraaawwbraag laag blaahh blahhh.
Translation: Mga $%!&@ kayo! Bilis! Gusto ko nang maligo!
Lahat: Opo, master.
Teka, ba’t walang nagkakarga sa batang ito?
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I almost dropped someone else’s phone with this pic. Strangely enough, almost non-existent ang waves dito. Kung gusto mo ng wave, hanap ka ng kasama. Magtulakan kayo.
Mukhang magandang lugar ‘to para isulat ang aking susunod na obra: Pagdalaw sa Buhangin, The Musical. On Ice.
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Ilang beses na ba akong nakakita ng pic na ganto? Ten years ago, ginawa na namin ‘yan e. At nakuhanan na rin kami ng picture. Ito madalas ang routine:
1. Maghahabulan.
2. Tren-tren (kapit-kapit sa tubig)
3. Pating-patingan.
4. See pic.
5. Sasama ang mga nanay.
6. May malulunod.
7. Tatawa kami.
8. Repeat 1-7.
9. Repeat some more.
Teka, ba’t wala akong matinong pic? Porke ba ang motto ko these days ay "behind the camera," ibig na sabihin isa lang ang pic ko?
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Okay, I rest my case. (pero ‘di pa rin matino e)
Debut album ng PseudoAsido out now!
Oks ang ‘Play the part’
Pati yung ‘You did’
At yung ‘Cramped, Not Trapped’
Debut album ng PseudoAsido out now!
Oks ang ‘Play the part’
Pati yung ‘You did’
At yung ‘Cramped, Not Trapped’
TYBIMAD
October 9, 2006
Just bought my first DS game:
Well technically it’s not a "game," more like a series of brain-tingling tests para raw maging ‘alert’ ang brain.
So why Brain Age? That’s because before this "game" can actually "train your brain in minutes a day," it has to measure your brain age first. Diagnostic test in other words.
Depending on how well you perform in a test or a set of tests, you will be given a starting brain age.
For example, ako, si Jay Gavarra na 21 years old. So what’s my brain age? Tangna, 63 years old! Yep, I need some training. Badly. Kaya pala hanggang ngayon ‘di ko pa rin alam ang pasikut-sikot ng Glorietta. Pero compared kay Jessica at kay Inay (na parehong naka-80) mukhang healthy pa ako. Mukha.
Amusing naman ang mga tests. May simple Math calculations (!), mga how-fast-can-you-read tests, memorization, etc. Challenging and interesting. And since Brain Age tracks your progress everyday, there’s always a reason to ‘play’ this ‘game.’
One reason kung bakit ko siya binili (aside from the fact na 1,300 lang siya compared sa bibilhin kong Animal Crossing na 2,200) e dahil gusto kong maging ‘videogame ambassador’ para sa nanay ko (na ang alam lang ay Tetris at, well, Tetris).
Aba, gumana naman. Noong una parang na-offend yata kasi pinapalaro ko siya ng game that could train her brain ("Ano’ng akala mo sa ‘kin, Jay?" sabi ni Inay Nelia), pero nag-enjoy naman siya.
Tapos pati mga kapatid ko nakisalo na rin. Wow, family time. Contest kung sino ang may pinakabatang Brain Age.
By the way, bago ako bumalik ng QC, pinapaiwan ng mama ko yung DS para makapag-Brain Train siya. Sabi ko na lang, "Adik!"
Current BRAIN AGE ng pamilya (except Jesper):
Inay Nelia: 65
Jay: 53
Julie: 44
Jessica: 45
next stop: Nintendogs
touching is goooood
October 2, 2006
October yata ang Christmas ko. Hehe.
Anyway, ipapakilala ko lang ang aking anak na si Junyor. Aba, tatlong buwan ko ring hinanap ‘to. Sa aking paghahanap ng hindi iPod white, ayun, bumagsak ako sa…er…iPod nano black. Ironic.
Nang mahawakan ko ‘to, medyo mabigat pala. Sobrang compact lang siya compared sa original DS. Siguro kapag ginamit ang Sony method (ilulubog sa tubig at iche-check kung may mga bubbles na lalabas, which means may empty space pang natitira), papasa naman si Junyor. Ang stylus? Ayun, compact din. Buti na lang medyo maliit ang kamay ko–kasing haba lang kasi siya ng isang normal-sized Crayola, tapos half the width.
A basta, tingnan niyo na lang. Hehe.
Let the games begin! 
(Pangit ang quality ng mga pix, galing kasi sa aking museum-quality phone.)
Exhibit A: Si Junyor ‘pag nahihiya.
Exhibit B: Si Junyor ‘pag hindi na nahihiya.
Exhibit C: Si Junyor ‘pag kaibigan ka na niya.
