Eraserheads: The Reunion (The Fort Open Field - August 30, 2008 8PM)

Eraserheads: The Reunion The Fort Open Field - August 30, 2008 8PM

Ticket Prices:

Php 1372
Php 844 About the Show:

Tickets Available at…
• all TicketWorld outlets
• selected National Bookstore branches
• Robinsons Department Store (Galleria, Malate, Festival Mall, & Starmill Pampanga)
• and Ayala Malls (Greenbelt 1 & Glorietta 1 Cinema Booth)
TicketWorld Head Office is open until 10PM
August 28 (Thursday) and August 29 (Friday) EXTENDED HOURS:
We have outlets to serve you until 9pm (Aug 28 and 29)
• National Bookstore (Mall of Asia)
• National Bookstore (Megamall)
• Glorietta-1 Cinema Ticket Booth
• National Bookstore (North EDSA)
• National Bookstore (Araneta, Cubao)

libre na sana napuryada pa!

Letter To My Future Son

Badoodles Junior,  Hoy ano na?  Excited nakong makita ka.  Kelan ka ba lalabas?  Antagal-tagal ng siyam na buwan.  Pwede bang labas ka na ng pitong buwan pwede na ‘yun.  Laro tayo ng football.   Tapos magpapancit tayo.  Tapos sama kita sa beerhaus.  Tuturuan kita pano mang-tsiks ng kahit walang pera.

Dalawang beses nang pinarinig sa ‘kin ni doktora ‘yung heartbeat mo gamit ang doppler.  Putik.  Anlakas ng tunog para kang rakistang nag-go-growl.  Ambilis pa. 150 beats per minute.  Pukinginangsheet.  Siguro kaskasero ka paglaki mo.  Baka maging magaling kang jeepney driver paglaki mo.  O kaya high speed kubrador ng hweteng.  Watdahek, basta makabuhay ka ng pamilya, oks na sakin ‘yun.  

Nakita na rin kita sa ultrasound. Syempre wala namang pinagkaiba, mukha kang baby. Sabi ni doktora, matangkad ka raw pero anliit mo pa rin tignan.  Pero syempre mas cute ka sa ‘kin.  Enero pa lang, hiningi na kita kay Mama Mary.   Sabi ko, ‘Mama Mary pa-order ng isang cute na badoodles junior na kasintakaw ko kumain’.  

Lam mo bang hindi matanggal ang ngiti ko pag naiisip kong magkakaroon na ako ng Badoodles Jr?  Pagpasok sa opisina, iniisip na nga ng mga nakakasabay ko sa elevator na baka manyak ako.  Lalo pa’t napapakapit ako kung kani-kaninong pwet dahil sa excitement.  ‘Yung tindera sa canteen, nagtaas ng kamay, kala holdap.

Pag niyayakap ko si BebeKo sa tiyan, sabi niya sumisipa ka raw, ayaw mo.  Kabata-bata mo pa lang possessive ka na.  Sige pag labas mo, sisipain din kita makita mo.  Hehe.  Ang likot mo na nga, palipat lipat ka pa ng lugar.  Iskwater boy in da making. 

Pag malaki ka na, una kong ituturo sa ‘yo ang pagbasa ng traffic lights.  Red is stop, green is go. Dami kasing Pilipino ngayon antatanda na hindi pa marunong sumunod sa batas trapiko .   Wala lang.  Trip lang kitang palakihin na socially aware saka responsable.

Palaging magpasalamat sa taong mabait sa ‘yo.  Ang Mommy mo, tinitiis lumunok ng mga bitaminang kasinlaki ng bato ni Darna para siguradong kumpleto ka sa nutrisyon.  Sabi ko kay BebeKo huwag gaano, masobrahan ka ng nutrients mamya tubuan ka ng tatlong mata.  Hindi ka na cute. 

Cool akong daddy.  Kung anuman ang gusto mong gawin sa buhay paglaki mo, igagalang ko ‘yun basta wala ka lang aapakang ibang tao.  ‘Yan ang gintong batas ng buhay.  Don’t shit others if you don’t want others shitting you.  At kung may mambully sa ‘yo sa school at hindi ikaw ang nauna, bahala ka nang mag-decide kung ano sa tingin mo ang tama sa mali.  I won’t judge you, I’m not a book.  Ang masasabi ko lang, ‘yang mga bully na ‘yan, bumabait ‘yan pag tinatarakan ng bagong tasang lapis sa mata.  [sipol]

Pero syempre wag mo naman akong tatablahin dahil kahit junior kita baka makatikim ka ng full swing na palo ng bat o batuhin kita ng granada.  Ang tatay ko, nahabol na ako ng kutsilyo kasi mayabang daw ako.  Hindi malayong maghabulan din tayo ‘pag mas mayabang ka sa ‘kin. 

For the record, pumapayag na ‘kong kahati kita sa dede ng Mommy mo.  Aprub.  Basta sa kaliwa ka lang ok? Sa kanan naman ako.  Buti nga kayong mga baby, konting pihit nyo lang ng iyak, nilalabas agad ng mga Mommy ang dede nila.  Kami kahit siguro umiyak kami ng todo todo, ayaw kaming padedein agad-agad.

Paglabas mo, alam ko na kakumpitensiya na kita sa lahat ng bagay tulad ng yakap ni BebeKo, atensiyon ni BebeKo, at pagmamahal ni BebeKo.  Tandaan mo, seniority first.  Dapat igalang ang nakatatanda.  Lalo na ang matandang isip bata.  Saka isa pa, pinakaimportanteng dapat mong tandaan, ako ang may-ari ng remote control sa bahay.

Hehe biro ko lang mga yan.  Huwag kang seryoso paglabas mo kundi hahatakin ko ‘yang bunganga mo ng pa-horizontal para mapilitan kang ngumiti.  Life is good.  Sabi nga ni Louis Armstrong, ‘watta wonderful world’.

credit to you: http://kwentongbarbero.com/2008/08/01/letter-to-my-future-son/

Man Enough To Cry… with you…. :(

“Man Enough To Cry”

I always loved, I always cared
But there was a part of me that wasn’t always there
But then you loved enough to stay
And so I found the self I lost along the way
So no more words I’m holding back that I should say
And I won’t hurt inside and tell you I’m okay
And every breath of love between us will be pure and true
‘Cause now I’m man enough to cry
With you

The lights were off, the doors were closed
So how you found this love in me only heaven knows
Thank God and you who brought me here
An open man found just in time for the living years
So no more words I’m holding back that I should say
And I won’t hurt inside and tell you I’m okay
And every breath of love between us will be pure and true
‘Cause now I’m man enough to cry
With you

Feels like waves of my love breaking through
Now I can lay down and share me with you
I won’t hold out I know now this life only lasts a while
So I’ll love leaving non to hide from you

So no more words I’m holding back that I should say
And I won’t hurt inside and tell you I’m okay
And every breath of love between us will be pure and true
‘Cause now I’m man enough to cry
So no more words I’m holding back that I should say
And I won’t hurt inside and tell you I’m okay
And every breath of love between us will be pure and true
‘Cause now I’m man enough to cry
With you

Cause now I’m man enough to cry….. with you….

Love and Pain (Why It Hurts to Care)

Love and Pain
Why It Hurts to Care

© Steven Dowdle

A deeper look at the way the two strongest emotions felt by humankind relate, and how it illuminates Christ’s role as Savior.

Nested in a bundle of wires, leads, and syringes, a baby—scarcely three weeks old—breaths labored, deep breaths. Within his tiny body, lengths of tubes and catheters reside, each designed to manipulate his vital functions enough to ensure another hour, at least, of life. His problem: A congenital heart defect known as tricuspid atresia, a malady in which the right ventricle of his heart didn’t form correctly. An emergency procedure has temporarily saved his life, inserting a necessary shunt into a pulmonary valve. Now he rests, his worried and fatigued parents standing by his plastic walled crib, watching powerlessly as machines assist his breathing and methodically drop medicines into his tiny veins.

Where is the greater drama? What is it that draws the eye to this particular scene? Is it the pathetic form enfolded in the plastic arms of an Intensive Care Unit? Or does it lie in the unseen weight that bares down on the distressed parents? What is it that transmits this image so forcefully?

The emotion most sought after—and, perhaps, most rarely reciprocated—is that of love. Such a powerful and enigmatic sentiment has been a permanent fixture in humanity throughout the millennia. Every form of expression—from modern “emo” songs to the surpassing poetry of Shakespeare—has attempted to contain what is felt for love, to somehow encapsulate and apprehend what is, essentially, an almost incomprehensible emotion.

Mothers most especially are cognizant of this capacity for loving. They put their own lives on hold—sometimes even approaching the valley of death in an attempt to bring another being to life—as they altruistically sacrifice self-interest and -comfort for the benefit of their progeny. The love of a mother is without peer.

It is this commiseration between sufferer and observer that lies at the heart of this hospital drama. Couched within the mother’s ability to love is an equal capacity to hurt and suffer—often vicariously—with her child. Indeed, it could be said that the depth of pain for one is a perfect reflection of the depth of love that is likewise felt for him or her.

What, then, of God, whose love for His children is fathomless? Indeed, it is known that we only “love Him because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19), and that He “so loved the world that He sent His Only Begotten Son” (John 3:16). What levels of love can He attain? And, conversely, what kind of commiseration and suffering does He feel when he looks upon us, His creations? Most pointedly: How did He feel when His Beloved Heir hung in agony upon the cross? Was this the cause for Christ’s heartrending question “Why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46).

The answer to this lies in the quiet ruminations of the heart, and should, if nothing else, deepen one’s conviction of the divinity of Christ and His expiatory, emancipating mission to the Earth. For truly He is the reason that humanity can love at all, and in spite of it all.

What Does a Web Developer Do?

A Web developer is a term that can refer to an individual or a company that provides services to build and maintain high-end websites. The skills of a Web developer are more expansive than that of a webmaster, who might be a simple end-user utilizing ready-made scripts to patch together a personal website. A Web developer is generally capable of writing custom scripts to accommodate a client’s needs, and is either professionally trained in, or has ample personal experience working with various scripting languages.
A Web developer builds a Web presence from the bottom up, fashioning everything from the home page to site layout and function. A good Web developer takes into account the client’s products or services along with the target market to create a website that will have specific appeal to that market. The site should also showcase the products or services in such a way that is not only promotional, but dynamic, stressing advantages over the competition.

Websites should look great and remain fully functional regardless of the Web browser being used to view the site. A Web developer typically checks pages and forms using the top browsers to check for interoperability. These browsers might include Microsoft™ Internet Explorer™, Mozilla™ Firefox™, Netscape™ Navigator™ and Opera™.

Easy navigation is a key element in any high-traffic website. Few things are more frustrating to visitors than sites that are laid out illogically, or products that are time consuming to find. Implementing a visually appealing webscape that is user-friendly along with an effective search engine, is one way the Web developer ensures visitors will enjoy their visit and quickly get to products of interest. Interactive pages that display items of related interest dependent on click values, helps to entice visitors to stick around while potentially boosting sales revenue.

The Web developer must also make sure that forms work properly. Various scripting languages exist in which to create surveys, contests, and sales mechanisms — the means to securely transfer information between visitors and the website. Browser settings for cookies and scripts can hamper the proper functioning of some Web forms. A Web developer takes all of this into consideration so that when a visitor fills in a form, they are sure to get satisfaction, and not have the form “hang” or “reappear blank” upon clicking the “Send” button. A site that is broken doesn’t bode well for business.

In many cases today Web developers are firms with teams of professionals that specialize in different areas of Web development and online commerce. While the humble webmaster is a good fit for yesteryear’s websites and continues to work for smaller sites, a corporation desirous of a custom Web presence and slick applications written with the newest scripts utilizing the latest technology are best served by a qualified Web developer.

Moymoy Palaboy Superstar

MANILA, Philippines—The latest YouTube sensation is not a singer in the usual sense, but two Pinoy lip-synching siblings, whose uproarious antics have earned them fans worldwide, including Peter Cetera of the famous 1970s group, Chicago.

The novelty music video act that is Moymoy Palaboy debuted on the Internet in February 2007, purely on a whim. “Trip lang, gusto lang naming makita sarili namin sa YouTube,” says James Ronald Obeso, a.k.a. Moymoy.

Since then, it has a garnered a total of 7.12 million hits for 22 uploaded videos.

Shy bro, not!

At first, James had difficulty convincing Rodfill, his younger brother, who was very shy. But when Rodfill finally said yes, deciding to wear a bushy wig to hide his identity, the act proved to be a rib-tickling bombshell waiting to explode.

 Using a Sony Ericsson W810i cell phone with a 2-megapixel camera — and with Rodfill editing the footage on an HP laptop — the first Moymoy Palaboy video, ‘N Sync’s “Dirty Pop,” featured only James.

Response to the next videos was phenomenal. Netizens couldn’t resist the way the boys put a twist to lip-synching, a refreshing update on the art of theatrical spoof. Giving their work a natural, raw appeal was the fact that the video was shot in austere surroundings, the cramped living room of their Pasay City apartment, with their aunt (“Mama Auntie”) casually wandering in and out of the frame.

So far, the most-watched Moymoy video is the brothers’ versions of the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe,” currently with more than 2 million hits. The rest are not far behind, viewed by the hundreds of thousands. Rodfill says they have upgraded from camera phone to a Nokia N73; and that he now edits on a new Acer laptop.

James notes that there are currently 7,400 subscribers to Moymoy’s YouTube account; these are the ones who spread the word. But who really are the guys behind Momoy Palaboy?

James, who turns 25 on July 17, was the male lead vocalist in a cover band, Passionista, which regularly performs here and abroad. James has been to Japan and Malaysia with the band, which is due to leave next week for a stint in Singapore. He opted not to join this time around, because Moymoy Palaboy has just been offered two hot gigs on cable and free TV.

Rodfill, 22, describes himself as “a nerd, the researcher” who loves to play computer games and tinker with electronic gadgets.

The brothers went to the same public elementary and high schools in Pasay where they were born. For college, they attended the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. James, a Broadcacting major, dropped out to find a job and help his mother, who was stricken with breast cancer. (She died in 2006.) Rodfill finished a Business Management course and now works as an in-house sales rep in PLDT.

Fastfood roots

Before becoming a band singer, James sweated it out as a fast food attendant. One day he auditioned for ABS-CBN’s “Star in a Million” singing contest, running into Christian Bautista and asking him for directions. The way James narrates how he fared sounds as funny as any Moymoy video: “Binigyan ako ng card , number 3 raw ako. Pina-line up kami… nung tinatawag na isa-isa…1, 2, biglang lumaktaw, 4 agad. Hindi ako natawag. Kailangan pala du’n pogi ka…”

James may look as ordinary as the neighborhood bums in Pasay, but it’s the least of his worries now. Moymoy Palaboy has crossed over to mainstream television, joining GMA 7’s “Bubble Gang” where it reprises its gags in the segment, “Iyo Tube.” It is also set to have its own short segments on MTV Philippines.

GMA and MTV wanted Moymoy so bad, they both offered the duo a talent management contract. The two giant networks are now Moymoy’s management partners.

Invitations to guest on other TV stations have been turned down, for now, to preserve the mystique and cult appeal of a music-driven act whose real voices are not heard.

The brothers are overwhelmed by the diversity of fans who regularly communicate with them on the Net. “Maraming taga-Mexico, meron din sa Colombia, UK, US lalo na sa California, at Canada,” says James.

Just last Saturday, he adds, an American member of the audience at Bedrock, where Passionista was playing, approached James and said his brother was a “big fan.” He introduced himself as John Cetera, and said his brother was Peter Cetera of the 1970s pop-rock group Chicago (who, it turned out, was also in town, incognito).

The Obeso brothers have added several communication lines because the fans have been engaging in discussions on the following social-networking sites: Multiply, Facebook, MySpace and Friendster. “Napilitan kami, kasi ‘pag Ginoogle mo ang Moymoy Palaboy, maglalabasan sa mga sites na yan,” says Rodfill.

How do they choose which song to spoof? “Depende sa trip,” James replies. “At kung ano ang gusto ng tao,” Rodfill adds. “Yung ‘Low’ at Soulja Boy, request ng fans.”

As Moymoy Palaboy breaches its 15-minute brush with fame, the brothers are nonchalant about the prospects of getting rich. “Kung ano kami dati, ganito pa rin naman kami,” Rodfill says. “Basta ako,” James quips, “nakahubad pa rin sa kanto.”

Moymoy Palaboy, superstar
By Pocholo Concepcion
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Eraserheads Should Disclose Concert Sponsor?!?!

Note: All references to the names of tobacco companies and their brands have been replaced with ******.
In earlier posts and in the comments section of those posts, I’ve outlined my position on the Eraserheads reunion concert scheduled on Aug. 30. I have said countless times that I have no problem with whatever product or company sponsoring the Eheads’ concert, as long as the sponsorship does not deceive people and does not violate the law and its intent.

In this case, however, the buzz has been that ****** is sponsoring the concert and that one can only get a ticket by registering on the so-called “red list” at ****** .

The only problem, of course, is that ****** is not saying it is behind the concert and even the Eraserheads are mum about it. Which is kind of weird — a sponsor of a multimillion-peso event refusing to divulge that it is behind the event?

The reason, of course, is that if ******, or any of the Eheads, divulged that the tobacco company is the sponsor, ******, which makes ******, could run afoul of the law.

Section 26 of Republic Act 9211 (Tobacco Regulation Act) states the following:

    Ban on Sponsorships. - Beginning 1 July 2008, cigarette and tobacco companies are hereby prohibited from sponsoring any sport, concert, cultural art or event, as well as individual and team athletes, artists, or performers where such sponsorship shall require or involve the advertisement or promotion of any cigarette or tobacco company, tobacco product or tobacco use, name, logo or trademarks and other words, symbols, designs, colors or other depictions commonly associated with or likely to identify a tobacco product; Provided further, That no manufacturer may register a tobacco brand name as a company name after the passage of this Act

This section seems pretty clear and straightforward. It would seem that the mere mention of ******’s or ******’s name in relation to the reunion concert would constitute an “advertisement” of the company and its products and could, therefore, be illegal.

So what, you may ask, would ****** get out of the concert if it doesn’t even what its name associated with the event? Well, actually, if it is true that the only way to get a ticket to the concert is to register on marlboro.ph, then that might constitute promotion.

Also, the registration at ****** requires that you give your exact address, your email, your contact numbers, among others. ****** can use the information on this database in its direct marketing campaign, which it has been doing in other countries ever since countries banned advertisements and promotions in the mass media.

My beef against the Eraserheads, as I have repeatedly pointed out in the comments section, is that, if indeed ****** is behind the concert, then the group is party to a deception. Not only that, they will be party to a scheme to promote the use of tobacco and in luring younger people to smoke in order to replenish smokers who’ve since died or quit. According to the government, more than 20,000 Filipinos die each year of tobacco-related illnesses.

The organizers of the reunion concert know that the Eraserheads, despite the fact that they’ve disbanded, remain extremely popular (they’re not called the “Filipino Beatles” for nothing), especially among the young. The demographics of the Eraserheads’ audience fits perfectly with the demographics that tobacco companies are targeting in peddling their deadly product. And this market of mostly young people are Internet savvy, which is why tobacco companies are increasingly using the Internet to lure more smokers. Which is why you can only get a concert ticket through the Internet.
I, therefore, dare the Eraserheads: name your sponsors. You owe the public and your fans at least that. If you can’t, and there’s no logical or reasonable reason why you can’t, that would be irrefutable proof of your complicity in this deception. And there goes your legacy.

By Carlos H. Conde

Comment!!?!?!

Mukang mapupuryada pa ata tong concert na ito  

For those who commute in Metro Manila!!! Be Aware!!!

just want to share this to all commuters for your safety and awareness

A True story from someone
Hindi ko na sana ikukwento kasi akala ko aksidente lang. Akala ko
lang! Yun pala meron pang iba na nabibiktima ng ganitong sistema.
Paano na kung yun lang ang natitira mong pera at malayo pa pupuntahan
mo? Kawawa ka naman. Maglalakad ka.

Paki pasa na lang po baka makatulong kahit konti.
 

Meet Dave - Eddie Murphy

It was a very good comedy, but it wasn’t the best. It had good moments, with funny or sometimes unfunny stereotypes. And seeing Eddie Murphy, pilot Eddie Murphy as an alien unfamiliar in Earth Culture was hilarious. Towards the end, the movie they had the cliche ‘Alien says good bye to humanity to leave’ and the ‘Two characters fall in love’ which made me like it less. Deffinately worth to see in theaters. Won’t be my favorite though. hehehhe…

for manga and comic fanatics

Hancock - Will Smith

Good special effects (even though there not all done)

Excellent hour and fifteen minutes (the movie is probably 100 minutes in length if I had to estimate the pacing in that time period was spot on)

Good combination of humor and action (I’d say more humor though say in the vein of Beverely Hills Cop, which had a good mix of humor and action) Will Smith nails the character (even if the character goes through a number of sudden changes out of nowhere)

Even though there weren’t as many action sequences as expected they all were pretty memorable especially a fight between Hancock and another superhero (I won’t spoil it)

A really good twist that I didn’t see coming at all (when you see it you’ll understand)

Cons: The villain wasn’t fleshed out at all in any way (they really didn’t need to have one in the first place and could have changed a few of the last scenes)

The last 25 minutes shifted more into a drama and didn’t totally fit the character of Hacock of the first hour of the movie

Charleze Theron didn’t have much to work on for the first forty-five minutes besides not liking Hancock

The relationship of Jason Bateman’s character, Ray and his wife Mary isn’t fully fleshed out and the chemistry isn’t all there (towards the end Will Smith has better chemistry with her and there scenes together are juicy and easily the best parts of the last twenty five minutes)

Overall I’d give the film an 8.5/10 because it was an innovative look at a superhero other then all the Batman’s and Supermen we’re given a truly conflicted character who isn’t fully invincible. There are many quotable scenes, funny moments, and good special effects that you haven’t seen in other movies before.

Good Job!! - Hancock! lol 

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Saw the Mummy 3 premier last night, and I have to say, it was better than expected. The plot moved quickly, and although there were the usual unrealistic factors, the legend behind the movie was true, so it made it somewhat believable. Brendan Fraser and Jet Li did a good job, as did the actor portraying the son. Maria Bello did not do as good a job as Rachel Weisz, and her accent seemed a little forced, but the pace of the movie made you forget about it. Overall, better than the Mummy Returns, not as good as the original…

Eraserheads Reunion Concert - Free Ticket!!!!

pagkatapos ng maigting na pagsasaliksik sa mundo ng INTERNET. nakakuha na ako ng IDEYA kung saan makakapagpatala upang magkararoon ng FREE TICKET ng CONCERT NG ERASERHEADS…

PINDUTIN LAMANG ANG LINK NA ITO!!!https://www.marlboro.ph/ACS/Main.aspx

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          Nag register ako dito nakita ko kasi sa isang blog na meron na syang ticket at nagregister nga sya muna sa website na yan… Meron syang picture ng ticket kaya medyo kapani kapaniwala… wala naman mawawala kung try ntin db.. saka muka namang authentic ung pagkakagawa ng ticket!!! hehehehe…
         
          Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. Register na keo before its too late!!! bka mag down na lagi website nila… kasi for sure this week kalat na to… hahahahah…