Random Pics - Part 3

Ocean Adventure, Subic

View from our vila in Palm Beach, Batangas (low tide)


M-i-c-k-e-y M-o-u-s-e!

Group pic!

Where else?

At One Tagaytay

UP Los Banos

The view from BSA Twin Towers

My unit (I wish!!!)

Getting new tint :)

My nephew Raymund, still with his patient name tag.

Davao!


More to come!

My Top Ten MTVs

Just wanted to share my favorite MTVs. Making MTVs I guess is the same as making a movie. It takes a good story, a good cast, wild imagination, something that will make your target audience get interested to what you're creating and eventually would mean big bucks. Just like in making MTVs, it should be unique, it should get your viewers interested in actually buying the CD. These MTVs I've chosen are some of the MTVs that made an impact visually. Fortunately, they came with great songs too. Hope you like them too.

1. REM - Imitation of Life (2001) - Unfortunately, the MTV is not anymore available on Youtube becuase of copyright problems. Here an exerpt from good ole Wikipedia of how the MTV was made to give you an idea. The single's video, depicting a scene of an elaborate pool party, was shot in Los Angeles by Garth Jennings. Michael Stipe, in an interview with MTV UK in 2001, explained how the video was made. "The entire video took twenty seconds to shoot. What you're watching is a loop that goes forwards for twenty seconds, backwards for twenty seconds, forwards for twenty seconds, backwards for twenty seconds, with one camera, static, and then using a technique called pan and scan, which is a technical thing that is used when they go from a widescreen format and reformat to fit your television or DVD, moving in on certain parts of the entire picture. And you'll see that we do that picking up various people within the frame." A post of the MTV in Youtube has already made the 2 million hits mark (2,175,815 to be exact). I assure you, the MTV is interesting.

2. Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World (2002) - This is another video that will keep you asking yourself "how was this made?" Maybe if given the chance, I'd try to learn MTV making. hahaha. Want to know how it was made? Click here (wikipedia, of course).

3. OK Go - Here it Goes Again (2006) - I've already featured this MTV in my blog a few months ago.

4. U2 - Numb (1993) - Hahaha. I really like this one. Would you do it? The Edge did it! Uncool but its U2. Hail! Bono!

5. Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (2002) - Made by the same director who gave us Kylie Minogue's Come Into My World, Michel Gondry. MTV looks plain but you'll notice that the objects in the video appears in tune with the beats of the song. See for yourself.

6. Coldplay - The Scientist (2002) - Took Chris Martin a month to learn the song backwards. According to, who else, Wikipedia.com.

7. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (1996) - Apologies for the grainy video. This is the best one I could find in Youtube. I remember watching them on TV performing the song live on one of the award shows. They had moving floors, like flat escalators. Watch the video and guess which one is moving, the walls or the floor?

8. George Michael & Mary J. Blige - As (1999) - "Did you know that true love asks for nothing?" My favorite song actually. The MTV is good, its full of GM and MJB. hehe

9. Madonna - Ray of Light (1998) - This MTV used time-lapse images (movements in fast forward 4x). It also features Madonna's dancing, although not her best singing voice.

Madonna - New Music - More Music Videos

10. A-ha - Take On Me (1985) - A Classic!

Special mention to Pink's Get the Party Started (I love PINK!!!!), Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend, Lily Allen's LDN, Eminem's Stan (just because my friend Hazel can rap along Eminem!!!!), Groove Armada's Superstylin. I hope there'll be more interesting songs and MTVs soon. I'll post again soon!

Happy Anniversary!

---Yan ang sabi ng blog ko.

It's been one year since my first blog entry. Haaay. Never thought that it would last this long...
Anyway, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving comments. Flattering ang dating e. Pag ganun kasi alam ko may nagbabasa ng blog ko. hehehe.
I admit, I am not a good writer. Erase, erase. I admit, I am not a writer. Dito sa blog ko, I just write things kung pano ko siya sasabihin.
Ang wish ko, sana, magkalat si Lord ng "good writing skills" at ma-ambunan ako *yipeeeee*

Hmmmm...

I want to blog. I miss blogging na.. but I can't think of anything to blog about...maybe tomorrow.

*sigh*

Movie Anyone?

NOW SHOWING:



COMING SOON:

Beowulf, Fred Claus, Superbad, The Golden Compass, Lion for Lambs, Game Plan and We Own The Night posters from impawards.com

Enchanted poster from cinemablend.com

One More Chance poster from photobucket.com

Twitter…

Hey, I think it’s cool. It’s like “micro-blogging.” I get to write anything I want——what I feel, what I’m doing, what I think about something...I get to update my friends of what I'm up to. It’s like a “shock absorber.” It’s like a virtual best friend.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Shaddap...Bwahahahaha. Go get yourself one.

38 Questions (Tagged by Mawie)

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? Regeena

2. What were you doing at 0800? Was at Medical City getting my xray plate

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? On a car ride going home

4. What happened to you in 2006? I got promoted *wide grin*

5. What was the last thing you said out loud? Hahahaha (sharing a laugh with Bex who kept me company until 6:30pm tonight)

6. How many beverages did you have today? 2 (water and a diet soda)

7. What color is your hairbrush? brown

8. What was the last thing you paid for? My sister's passport (I had it renewed at Amex)

9. Where were you last night? At home (can't go anywhere far actually)

10. What color is your front door? Red

11. Where do you keep your change? a glass in my cabinet, a small wallet in my bag, a perfume tube in the office

12. What’s the weather like today? Sunny

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Vanilla

14. What excites you? Going out with friends

15. Do you want to cut your hair? Not now

16. Are you over the age of 25? Yes

17. Do you talk a lot? Depends on who I'm talking to

18. Do you watch the O.C.? Sometimes (my Kuya's influence)

19. Do you know anyone named Steven? Yes

20. Do you make up your own words? Sometimes

21. Are you a jealous person? Yes

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Agie

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. Karen

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? My uncle

25. What does the last text message you received say? "Err...yung hair nya sa ulo?"

26. Do you chew on your straw? No

27. Do you have curly hair? Sabi nila

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? Tomorrow? Office. Can't go malling (doctor's order). What a bummer!

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? Can't say here.

30. What was the last thing you ate? Red Ribbon's Banoffee Pie (syet! it's just there inside the ref. What was I supposed to do?)

31. Will you get married in the future? Yes

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (with friend Bex)

33. Is there anyone you like right now? None at the moment

34. When was the last time you did the dishes? Can't remember

35. Are you currently depressed? Currently? No

36. Did you cry today? Today huh? No (but mababaw luha ko)

37. Why did you answer and post this? I got tagged by my friend Mawie =)

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey. Rose, Pearl, Carms, Donna and Hazel

Movie or Gym?

Thursday, 27 September 2007
4:37pm

And the winner is...

My Visual DNA

Saw this on my sister's blog kaya I made my own.

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Color Experiment

Does my new color scheme give you a headache?
Let me know.

Sensya na, this is my eccentric side...

Asar Kwento #1

I was on my way to our floor's pantry to get some ice for my sore foot/ankle when I found this on the door...

...when the only other door is...


yup, the elevator.

Office Funnies

Old Emails...

Do you also get Tina A's daily email? I only save emails that I think are worth keeping...those that have special meaning to me...and this is one of them.
*************

September 11, 2006

Verses of the Day
This week's promise: God gives us strength to cope with hard work
How diligently do you do your work?
Never be lazy in your work, but serve the Lord enthusiastically.
Romans 12:11 NLT

Personal responsibility comes home
The USS Astoria was the first U.S. cruiser to engage the Japanese during the Battle of Savo Island, a night action fought 8-9, August 1942.

About 0200 hours, Signalman 3rd Class Elgin Staples was swept overboard by the blast when the number one 8-inch gun turret exploded. He was kept afloat by a narrow life belt that he managed to activate.

At around 0600 hours, Staples was rescued by a passing destroyer and returned to the Astoria, whose captain was attempting to save the cruiser by beaching her. The effort failed, and Staples, still wearing the same life belt, found himself back in the water. Picked up again, he was one of 500 survivors.

On board a transport, he closely examined the life belt that had served him so well. It had been manufactured by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, and bore a registration number.

Given home leave, Staples asked his mother, who worked for Firestone, about the purpose of the number on the belt. She replied that the company insisted on personal responsibility for the war effort, and that the number was unique and assigned to only one inspector. Staples remembered everything about the life belt, and quoted the number. It was his mother's personal code and affixed to every item she was responsible for approving.

Tagged by Georgia Baby!

A - Age: 35

B - Band: Listening To Right Now: Alanis...Avril (angst music!)

C - Career: FOC-U (go figure!)

D - Drink or Smoke: Social (depende kung sino kasama ko)

E - Easiest Friends To Talk To: Chubbytoo, lil_jnx, my sister, my other girl friends.

G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Bears (yung red)

H - Have a Boyfriend: Kung meron akong boyfriend ngayon, hindi ko sinasagutan to! Iba inaatupag ko!

J - Junk Food You Like: Cheese Rings

K - Kids: Nikki, Raymund and Regeena (hehe!)

L - Longest Ride Ever: ILOCOS NORTE (with Hazel)

N - Names For Your Future Kids: Simon, Danielle, Ramon

O - One Wish You Have Now: To be richer than rich!

P - Phobias: Heights...Boat rides...

Q - Favorite Quotes: "Don’t frown because you’ll never know who’s falling in love with your smile."

R - Reasons To Smile: My family and friends!

S - Sleeping Hours: 12:00AM-7:00AM on weekdays & 12:00AM-7:00AM on weekends! LABO!

T - Time You Woke Up: Today? 7:00AM

U - Unknown Fact About You: I used to want to bungee jump. Kaso walang gustong sumama.

V - Vegetable You Hate: Eggplant

W - Worst Habit: ...used to bite my fingernails.

X - X-rays You've Had: Chest, foot

Y - Yummy Foods: My sister's home made pasta!

Z - Zodiac Sign: Pisces -- Imaginative and sensitive, Compassionate and kind, Selfless and unworldly, Intuitive and sympathetic ...On the dark side: Escapist and idealistic, Secretive and vague, Weak-willed and easily led.. (hahahaha! totoo lahat!!!)

I tag Marie, Meyri, Mawie, lil_jnx, JB and Mawee.

I'm Bored...

It's 4:22pm...I'm bored...not much work...most of the RMs closed already...my office room mate's been out since last week...I'm oh so bored...thanks to the internet, I've checked all the sites I wanted to see...I've checked my friends' blogs...even their friends' blogs...hmmm...i've checked my friendster...and my friends' friendster...and their friends' friendster...ohhhh...pathetic I know...what else to do...I've also checked what new camera I want...a DSC-N2?...a DSC-W200?...or a DSC-W55?...ohhh...wait, I don't think I can afford to buy a new one...I probably could...but not now...maybe next year...Arianna's dad kasi e...It's a one way ticket to a madman situation (sorry, got carried away, am listening to Sugababes)...dang those lights!...these room sensors... they've been testing my patience ever since we occupied this room...gumagalaw naman ako ah...hindi nga lang galaw na galaw...now I have to stand up so the sensors will "sense" me...arghhh...mabilang nga yung intervals...bwahahahaha...I've got ugly black and blue spots on both my knees...well, actually now they're red...had to put ice pack on them last night...who wants a 1 day free workout at slimmers world?...I have 2 certificates...given out last last saturday during the aero marathon...they really know who to give them to huh? @#($#@*( ...hay salamat, it stopped raining na...hmmm...4:47pm on my phone...13 minutes more...and I'm off...in the meantime, blog muna...wait lang, outside call...dang those banks na nag-ooffer ng credit card!!!!..."I'm not interested, sorry. Bye" BLAG...it's cold...bat ba kasi nakatapat sa akin itong aircon vent sa room e...gotta wear my jacket...brrrr...what time is it?...4:58pm...uyyyy, lapit na...ay, meron pa pala akong 5 na "This could be your lucky cup" from Figaro...di ko na napapalitan kung ano panalo ko...haaay...sayang...5:01pm na...happy weekend!!!!