boobtube junkie

Who grew up not watching tv?

A lot of people think i did (specially those who knew me from school, haha!).

Now, when you try to remember those shows which you grew up with, a rush of nostalgia hits you as the stream of retro-shows flood you (friday nights: teenage mutant ninja turtles, 90210, amazing stories, power rangers etc.). You are overcome with mixed feelings when you remember the many evenings and weekends you looked forward to, waiting for those tv shows (huh?).

For some reason, recalling these shows makes you remember certain things about childhood and growing up as well; even the smell of sauteed onions cooking up in the kitchen while watching them. You picture yourself waiting for dinner and watching Master Splinter fighting Shredder with Michaelangelo, Donatello, Rafael, and Leonardo-- and you couldn't help but smile.



There were times when you sneaked glances of your favorite show while reviewing for a quiz the following day. For those who learned early the wonders of multi-tasking, they even manage to review for a quiz, finish reading assignments and of course, see how alex mack would once again have fun using her accidental special powers.

Here are some of the best TV shows which must have "touched" lives of growing kids circa 1980s/1990s.

MacGyver

This man Richard Dean Anderson, happens to be my uncle. Haha! Seriously, MacGyver made a complete Saturday night. It used to be aired at 7pm Saturday nights. You must have enjoyed how he figured out using every scrap around him and turn any place into a science lab. He was the man, for a grade schooler who knew little of chemistry and physics. And you wonder, why did he choose to be called MacGyver? Well, his first name was Angus.




Doogie Howser, MD

Before Meredith Grey, there was Doogie Howser. He must have been the inspiration to some kids whose standard reply to: what do you want to be when you grow up?, was (sheepishly): a doctor.



Amazing Stories

Perhaps few remember this tv show. Even so, this feed would probably tag some strings in your head and make you remember, ah yun pla yun, hehe.

One of the episodes i remember is that which featured a middle-aged woman driving on the road. As she was driving it starts to rain and an old lady hitchhikes with her..along their way she finds a car and is surprised to find her young self in the car with her dad...then she sees her bridal car ... both of these strange visions happen while she was engaging in some conversation with the hitchhiking lady...then they come to an intersection where (are you still surprised? hehe) she finds a woman caught in a vehicular accident and seeing a familiar something (was it a broken mug? with "Charlie" written on it) realizes that it was her! (oooh...) Her mind races and she finds herself sitting on the driver's seat again (well this is the amazing story...). It ends with the hitchhiking lady saying, "thanks for saving my life honey..." Ooooh, that was amazing for a third grader back then. I was proud of myself when i picked it up (the old lady was her! couldn't it get more amazing?) and didn't ask the adults watching: what was that about? hehe...



Tonight feels pretty much like a Saturday night...what are you watching? :)

as things collide

Maroon 5 - As Things Collide

You have this way of dipping in and out of sight
As things
collide
Bridges burning softly in the night
And you
have this way of falling
In and out of time as it goes
by
Passing silently with no goodbye
And I've
spoken with all of the other angels
They don't know
what to do
And I agree with them whole heartedly
I
do

Telegram came today from a friend saying
"Where in the hell have you been?
Where are you
going?"
I said "I don't know
Does the loneliness
show?
And if so
Does it ever end?"
And I've
spoken with all of the other angels
they don't know
what to do
and I agree with them whole heartdly
I
do

You have this way of meaning everything
And
nothing to me
At the same time
Returning my hellos
with goodbyes
'Cause I've spoken with all of the
other angels
They don't know what to do
And I
agree with them whole heartedly
I do

'Cause
I've spoken with all of the other angels
They
don't know what to do
And I agree with them whole
heartedly
I do

And I've spoken with all of
the other angels
They don't know what to do
And I
agree with them whole heartedly
I do

world pyro olympics

it was the last day of the world pyro olympics. despite the huge crowds and a friend who struggled with stampede-phobia (the crowd was really a monster, hehe), it was a fun experience...

here are some photos of the entry from china...and a "front act" courtesy of the mahiwagang ilaw...

wounded willow and moonlighter poster

photo courtesy of master

food trip

At the national sports grill...




more pictures

new year, old times

from photo archives hehe...

Ts-day with Morrie

“Ts…”

Ts is a trite expression which puts across an air of slight aversion over a certain situation, thought, act or person. Sometimes, it hurls a low-key mockery of sorts mingled with good-humored banter, or a simple stifled snigger.

Examples. Having lousy internet connection just when you have some time to spare for non-work related surfing: “Ts…” (translation: Kainis!). The sight of a president wearing a cut-and-paste smile (which is more of a smirk) through her Christmas message: “Ts…” (translation: President? We actually have one?). Catching someone whom you thought was stiff and serious dancing away in oblivion: “Ts…” (translation: in between sniggers and under your breath—“hmmm…ganyan ka pala ah…”).

Ts-day describes a day in the life of an everyman we shall call Morrie (a take-off from the bestseller, Tuesdays with Morrie, in a deliberate but vain attempt to eliminate your inattention).

It was a fine Thursday morning. Morrie set out to renew his passport which was due to expire on the second quarter of 2007. The day before, he had his picture taken thinking it will save him time when he submits the requirements the following day. He accomplished the application form he downloaded and went straight to the government agency thinking it will only take less than an hour to finish what he came there for.

The line was not at all heavy. Morrie was confident that everything will be a breeze. Perhaps because most people were on holiday, so until this point, it was still going pretty well for Morrie.

Until at the first stop, two malevolent creatures sprung up: sorry kid, your picture ain’t good. Morrie argued, it's the standard passport picture excuse me. Morrie tried asserting himself, only to receive an empty threat (realizing it was an empty threat made everything worse, that Morrie was browbeaten anyway): kid, don’t push it…and they did not put a validation stamp on the picture. Morrie tried to find someone who could answer to him and insist that there was no problem in using the picture he had himself taken the previous day. To his dismay, everyone in this little bureau seemed to be in connivance. Morrie yielded and had his picture taken in an express booth (parked right inside the bureau gates) labeled as a government cooperative, which did not even issue an official receipt for a passport ID picture which cost more than twice the price of other photo shops.

The completely irritating thing (thus a “Ts” moment) about this situation was not so much about having to pay twice the price for a picture which should have been accepted in the first place but was purposely and scheming-ly rejected to make these people have their pictures taken in the so-called government cooperative booth. Thing is, these people deviously use misinformation to their advantage at the expense of the same people who are essentially the source of the wages they receive. Darn.

Requirements

Click and you will find clearly stated under the requirements: Three (3) copies 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm new photos (colored with plain white background). Photo should show applicants in decent attire with collar.

4.5 cm x 3.5 cm new photos
4.5 cm x 3.5 cm new photos
4.5 cm x 3.5 cm new photos

Not anywhere was it stated that the face should occupy 90% of the frame. Yet they insisted that the standard photo should be more close-up. But they failed, or they deliberately failed, to inform the poor applicants that such specific ruling was in place. Darn.

The ID picture was just a part of Morrie’s Ts-day. There were other irritating entities strewn in that agency which completed Ts-day with Morrie: the pompous lady-guard who barked on people as though they were her minions, obviously ignorant that the people she was barking on were mostly professionals who deserved better and more courteous people to assist them.

It was a terrible thought after Ts-day for Morrie, having been convinced that this country’s heading for the dumps. He ceased to wonder and stopped wrestling with his idealisms. While he could not cast all the blame on people in government service for their notoriously famous lousy service (although not all people in government should be labeled as such)—defending their inefficient and inadequate service with an apparent under-compensation etc.—he realized a lot of Filipinos have ceased from taking the initiative to better themselves, despite dreadfully disappointing realities.

Ts. What a sorry loss.

Even more disturbing were the afterthoughts which stirred Morrie’s head after his Ts-day. It’s devastating, getting caught in a limbo of cynicism and social apathy.

Ts.
Ts.
Ts.
Ts.

nohari window

for those who dare face their dark side hehe...

Arena (known to self and others) timid, insecure, overdramatic, predictable	Blind Spot (known only to others) violent, glum, simple, lethargic, withdrawn, unhappy, needy, unimaginative, inane, ignorant, distant, childish, impatient, weak, embarrassed, panicky, passive
Façade (known only to self) cynical, dull	Unknown (known to nobody) incompetent, intolerant, inflexible, cowardly, aloof, stupid, irresponsible, vulgar, hostile, selfish, unhelpful, brash, cruel, irrational, boastful, blasé, imperceptive, chaotic, loud, vacuous, unethical, insensitive, self-satisfied, smug, rash, dispassionate, callous, inattentive, unreliable, cold, foolish, humourless

Dominant Traits

62% of people agree that meancb is timid

All Percentages

incompetent (0%) intolerant (0%) inflexible (0%) timid (62%) cowardly (0%) violent (12%) aloof (0%) glum (37%) stupid (0%) simple (50%) insecure (37%) irresponsible (0%) vulgar (0%) lethargic (25%) withdrawn (25%) hostile (0%) selfish (0%) unhappy (37%) unhelpful (0%) cynical (0%) needy (25%) unimaginative (12%) inane (12%) brash (0%) cruel (0%) ignorant (12%) irrational (0%) distant (12%) childish (25%) boastful (0%) blasé (0%) imperceptive (0%) chaotic (0%) impatient (12%) weak (25%) embarrassed (12%) loud (0%) vacuous (0%) panicky (37%) unethical (0%) insensitive (0%) self-satisfied (0%) passive (12%) smug (0%) rash (0%) dispassionate (0%) overdramatic (37%) dull (0%) predictable (12%) callous (0%) inattentive (0%) unreliable (0%) cold (0%) foolish (0%) humourless (0%)

Created by the Nohari Window on 28.12.2006, using data from 8 respondents.
You can make your own Nohari Window, or view meancb's full data.

johari window

here's something recovered from the archives, hehe...

there seems to be something wrong with the window, is it just the moonlighter or what?! the arena and facade quadrants were a null set...hmmmmmm....too much in the unkown and blindspot...

Arena (known to self and others)	Blind Spot (known only to others) able, accepting, caring, cheerful, clever, confident, dependable, dignified, friendly, giving, helpful, idealistic, intelligent, introverted, kind, knowledgeable, logical, loving, mature, modest, organised, patient, powerful, quiet, reflective, religious, searching, sensible, sentimental, shy, silly, sympathetic, trustworthy, warm, wise
Façade (known only to self)	Unknown (known to nobody) adaptable, bold, brave, calm, complex, energetic, extroverted, happy, independent, ingenious, nervous, observant, proud, relaxed, responsive, self-assertive, self-conscious, spontaneous, tense, witty

Dominant Traits

62% of people think that meancb is intelligent

All Percentages

able (12%) accepting (6%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (37%) cheerful (6%) clever (6%) complex (0%) confident (6%) dependable (31%) dignified (6%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (6%) giving (6%) happy (0%) helpful (18%) idealistic (31%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (62%) introverted (6%) kind (25%) knowledgeable (31%) logical (6%) loving (25%) mature (12%) modest (12%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (25%) patient (18%) powerful (6%) proud (0%) quiet (6%) reflective (31%) relaxed (0%) religious (12%) responsive (0%) searching (12%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (6%) sentimental (18%) shy (6%) silly (6%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (12%) tense (0%) trustworthy (37%) warm (12%) wise (25%) witty (0%)

Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 28.12.2006, using data from 16 respondents.
You can make your own Johari Window, or view meancb's full data.

prescription

is there any prescription for chronic writing-constipation?






images replacing words seems a good home remedy...