Thanks to Zed Shaw for saying what some of us can’t!!
The Motherfucking ManifestoForProgramming, Motherfuckers
via Programming, Motherfucker.
rePost :: Japanese Awesomeness::Reporter's journey to Sendai reveals Japanese virtues – Special Reports – GMA News Online – Latest Philippine News
Even inside the devastated Sendai International Airport where cars, planes and buildings had been strewn about like toys, there was no sign of looting. People using the terminal as a shelter did not even touch the food and water inside the many food shops that had been abandoned.
Since the supply of fuel was severely limited and difficult to purchase, I innocently asked our driver Tosho-san if there was a possibility of siphoning fuel from the wrecked vehicles strewn all over the coast.
Despite their desperation, Japanese residents of tsunami-devastated Sendai calmly line up for food and relief supplies.
His answer made me feel ashamed. Tosho-san told me if we did that he wanted no part of it since he did not want to join us in hell.
This same man would bid us an emotional farewell a day later after his vehicle ran out of fuel in the middle of the highway and we transferred to another.
via Reporter’s journey to Sendai reveals Japanese virtues – Special Reports – GMA News Online – Latest Philippine News.
I have to say that I take issue with how the writer wrote:
Despite their desperation, Japanese residents of tsunami-devastated Sendai calmly line up for food and relief supplies.
But I believe what he should have written was
Despite their desperate situation , Japanese residents of tsunami-devastated Sendai calmly line up for food and relief supplies.
People are desperate because they show this, or act that way. A situation may be termed desperate. But when you say someone is desperate and he is acting and show himself acting calmly then you are stating this because of something else.
But this is besides the point.
Japan you are Awesome. Your social cohesiveness is second to none. Bravo! We will be rooting for your success.
Duplicitous Media Bankers VS Teachers Pay :: The aily Show with Jon Stewart
Hillary Clinton on Family Planning.
I’m pro Family Planning and a rational reality based Reproductive Health program. I think the RH Bill is not being marketed well. It has become somewhat a war between people of great passion and even far greater pride.
Hillary Clinton’s words: “Good Family Planning and Good Medical Care Brings DOWN the rate of Abortion” and
“Keeping women and men in IGNORANCE, and denied the services actually increases the rate of abortion”.
The unrealiable and increasingly stupid fourth estate must be circumvented to prevent the horse race reportage that it has fallen on.
Twice and Thrice Cooked Adobo
After a couplpe of days stored in my fridge I thought of dividing the remaing adobo into two batches for twice coked and thrice coked adobo, angol style.
I’d have to say that I wasn’t too happy with the taste of both batches, luckily still had about 4 medium sized potatoes in the fridge. The reason I wasn’t too happy with the adobo was that I kept thinking of rice when I was tasting them. The flavor was just too strong. The potatoes helped in tempering the flavor. I finished those two batches in one seating.
Wasted Day 20110221
Was sick with fever since last night, felt this was a wasted day. I can usually shrug off things like this but I’ve been a little depressed lately .My day started with some experiments with twice cooked adobo and relearning how to cook great liempo. Initial experiments with salt and ginger message to 1-1/2 inch thick liempo. Heating was what i was trying to relearn. Started slow fire to high fire setting , the second batch was done in reverse. The high to low was less consistent but the meat center was juicier and a crisp outer parts. The low to high was more consistent across the whole liempo.
Astig, Estrada on the Offensive
Revenge is a dish best served cold. hehehe. I have a feeling that the recent offensive against the afp generals (notice the non capitalization FTS). I have a suspicion that these are the same generals that withdrew their support from the former president.
Corrupt VS Corrupt the people win??
I’ve always been conflicted about this, but if we have to wait for a white knight (CUE in Hans Zimmer) we would probably never be able to clean up the system. Cleaning up large messes such as our society has proven to be a game of inches (superbowl inspired sentence). We try to improve little by little, introduce systems of oversight , systems of transparency, till we finally have a place most people can be proud of.
We should view the Philippines as a young country, we do not have the foundations of a 1000, 2000 even 3000 year old culture for a cohesive and ready for success country. Philippine culture is probably less than 50 years and yet what we have already achieved when viewed in the proper context cannot be scoffed at.
BTW this is a rabbit hole we are entering. Who watches the watchmen?? (We are looking at you COA and Ombudsman)
PS: Both parents of a friend work for the COA, I have nothing against the Commission and my dealing with them have shown that the bad apples are concentrated on certain institutions(I’m looking at you DPWH, Customs, and BIR) and most people try their best and are honest people.
Community AWESOME!!!!
Fuck, Community just gets better by the episode It gets better by the season. Loved the Christmas episode. Loved the DND episode. You really should be watching Community!!!!!!!
Memory and Synecdoche NY
The more science learns about memory, the mind, our experiences , how we feel , how we remember our lives, how we understand our lives, how we form the narrative of our lives the more Synecdoche NY makes sense. Other films may be more well made more satisfying , more in the now, But Synecdoche New York hits you fron somewhere deep, somewhere you just have to think about, to feel, to understand , if you are part of the unfortunate people who deal with existential angst.
Happythankyoumoreplease
It seems like Ted Mosbey (Josh Radner) is s decent director. Enjoyed happythankyoumoreplease. New York stills seems awesome and I have to say that there is that part of me that dreams of that city.
EDIT:: I heart this film. very quotable, we personal. It feels like an inner monologue.