What We Did on a Heroes Holiday

Last Monday was a National Heroes holiday and I was happy to have my weekend extend to a three day rest. Read more

The Roxas City Trip

Hey peeps. This is actually a late post but hey, its better late than never. I just got too busy at work. Anyway, the trip was last Tuesday. After my off from work, I went to Jaro Plaza to meet with my brother who had invited me earlier to go to Roxas City to meet with his childhood classmate. I arrived there earlier and had to wait for about an hour (and also was fighting my sleepiness). He arrived around 7:30 in the morning, rested for a bit and we’re headed off to Roxas city. Read more

Tournament Report: Phil. Open Day 2 – Standard (11th place)

Hi all. It’s been one week since I went to Manila to participate in the MTG Philippine Open 2009, together with the rest of Team Iloilo. To recall, Mao and Oliver got invites to the Nationals and the Phil. Open was the side event. They started well on the Standard part but got the losses on the Drafts. On Day 1 of the Philippine Open which is an Alara Block format, I decided to pilot my friend’s 5 color aggro. I started 1-2 and frustrated, decided to drop early because I wasn’t really comfortable with the deck’s lack of removal. I just went ahead and took some pictures of the Day One happenings and promised myself to get it back on the Standard format the next day. Read more

Iloilo M10 Prerelease Pics

Here are our pics taken during the M10 Prerelease Party here in Iloilo City. It showcased the event area, some game highlights and the awards segment. To recall, I got into the top 4 (4th place actually) with a 3-1 record. John Paul got the undefeated record 4-0 and got the first place and the T-shirt prize. The other t-shirt went to Mao who got 2nd place with 3-1. Better luck for me next time on the shirt.
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Saturday’s Playlist

I am not actually preparing for any actual playlist whenever I go Djing at Lanai. I just bring in my new House music album downloads and pick random from them and from my old/crowd favorites.

Here are a few of my picks from last Saturday’s session together with DJ Osiris.
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Tournament Report: Alara Reborn (Pre)Release

Hey guys. Just to keep back on track on updates, I decided to share with you my experience on our local Alara Reborn Prerelease last Saturday. You might be asking why its a prerelease since the scheduled date was April 25. Its because the product shipment was held by the Bureau of Customs. I didn’t knew the real reason (and too pissed to find out) why they did that but that really forced the local retailers to change the schedule a week later. Of course, a lot of players were disappointed of that delay but government crap can’t stop Magic players who enjoyed last weekend. I’m sure most of you too as this was also the schedule for the Release events. Read more

The Kitchen Finks Days

Just digging some of my old post at my other blog. This one got me interested in going back into cooking again. I missed those days. Yum, yum. haha.

I’ll just quote a part of the original post here. Read more

You’re A Filipino If…

- You point with your lips.
- You eat using hands and you have it down to a technique.
- Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.
- You nod upwards to greet someone.
- You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbow on your knee while eating.
- You think that half-hatched duck eggs are a delicacy.
- You have to kiss your relative on the cheek as soon as you enter the room.
- You’re standing next eight big boxes at the airport.
- You collect items from hotels or restaurants “for souvenir.”
- You smile for no reason.
- You flirt by having a foolish grin in your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly.
- You go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.
- You use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days.
- You scratch your head when you don’t know the answer.
- You never eat the last morsel of food on the table.
- You like bowling.
- You know how to play pusoy and mah-jong.
- You find dried up morsels of rice stuck on your shirt.
- You prefer to sit in the shade instead of basking in the sun.
- You add an unwarranted “H” to your name, i.e. “Jhun,” Bhoy,” “Rhon.”
- You put hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say “excuse, excuse” when you pass in between people or in front of the TV.
- Your middle name is your mothers maiden name.
- You like everything imported or “state-side.”
- You check the labels on clothes to see where it was made before buying.
- You hang your clothes out to dry.
- You are perfectly comfortable in a squatting position with your elbows resting on your knees.
- You consistently arrive 30 minutes late for all events.
- You always offer food to all your visitors.
- You say “comfort room” instead of “bathroom.”
- You say “for take out” instead of “to go”
- You say “open” or “close” the light.
- You ask for a “pentel-pen” or a “ball-pen” instead of just “pen.”
- You asked for “Colgate” instead of “toothpaste.”
- You refer to the refrigerator as the “ref” or “pridyider.”
- You say “kodakan” instead of take a picture.
- You order a McDonald’s instead of “hamburger” (pronounced ham-boor-jer)
- You say “Ha” instead of “What.”
- You say “Hoy” get someone attention.
- You answer when someone yells “Hoy.”
- You turn around when someone says “Psst”
- You say “Cutex” instead of “nail polish.”
- You say “he” when you mean “she” and vice versa.
- You say “array” instead of “ouch.”
- Your sneeze sounds like “ahh-ching” instead of “ahh-choo.”
- You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as “OA: for over acting or “TNT” for, well, you know.
- You say “air con” instead of “a/c” or air conditioner.
- You say “brown-out” instead of “black-out.”
- You use a “walis ting-ting” or “walis tambo” as opposed to a conventional broom.
- You use a “Weapons of Moroland” shield hanging in the living room wall.
- You have a portrait of “The Last Supper” hanging in your dining room.
- You own a karaoke system.
- You own a piano that no one ever plays.
- You have a tabo in the bathroom.
- Your house has too many burloloys.
- You have two to three pairs of tsinelas at your doorstep.
- Your house has an ornate wrought iron gate in front of it.
- You have a rose garden.
- You have a shrine of the “Santo Niño” in your living room.
- You have a “barrel man” (you pull up the barrel and you see something that looks familiar. Schwing…)
- You cover the living room furniture with bedsheets.
- Your lamp shades still have the plastic cover on them.
- You have plastic runners to cover the carpets in your house.
- You refer to your VCR as a “beytamax.”
- You have a rice dispenser.
- You own a turbo boiler.
- You own one of those fiber optic flower lamps.
- You own a lamp with oil that drips down the strings.
- You have a giant wooden fork and spoon hanging somewhere in the dining room.
- You have a giant wooden tinikling dancer on the wall.
- You have capiz shells chandeliers, lamps, or placemats.
- You have a Mercedes Benz and you call it “chedeng.”
- You own a huge van conversion.
- Your car chirps like a bird or plays a tune when it is in reverse.
- Your car horn can make 2 or 3 different sounds.
- Your car has curb feelers or curb detectors.
- Your car has too many “burloloys” like a Jeepneys back in P.I.
- You hang a rosary on your car’s rear view mirror.
- You have an air freshener in your car.
- You have aunts and uncles named “Baby,” “Girlie,” or “Boy.”
- You were raised to believe that every Filipino is a aunt, uncle or cousin.
- Your Dad was in the Navy.
- Your mom or sister or wife is a nurse.
- You have a family member or relative that works in the Post Office.
- Your parents call each other “Mommy” and “Daddy” or “ma” and “pa.”
- You have family member that has a nickname that repeats itself, i.e.”Deng-Deng,” Ling-Ling” or “Bing-Bing”
- You put hot dogs in your spaghetti.
- You consider dilis the Filipino equivalent to French fries.
- You think that eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning meal.
- You order thing like tapsilog, tocsilog, or longsilog at restaurants.
- You instinctively grab a toothpick after each meal.
- You order a “soft drink” instead of a “soda.”
- You dip bread in your morning coffee.
- You refer to seasonings and all other forms of monosodium glutamate as “Ajinomoto.”
- Your cupboards are full of Spam, Vienna Sausage, Ligo, and Corned Beef, which you refer to as Karne Norte.
- Goldilocks means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale.
- You appreciate a fresh pot of rice.
- You bring your “baon” most of the time to work.
- Your “baon” is usually something over rice.
- Your neighbors complain about the smell of tuyo on Sunday mornings.
- You eat rice for breakfast.
- You use your fingers to measure the water when cooking rice.

Very true. lol. I’m proud to be one.

A Few “Magic” Updates

Hey y’all, how are you doing. I just got some time to sneak in some update to this blog. I hope you had a fun weekend. Mine was great! I didn’t join the weekly tournament but it was fun. I’ll just won’t go into every detail hehe… Anyways, I’ve been browsing for Magic: The Gathering news & updates this past few days and here are some of them. Read more

Jaro Fiesta: The Feast of our Lady of Candles

Today February 2, the district of Jaro is celebrating their annual patronal fiesta, the Feast of our Lady of Candles or Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria. It is actually one of the most anticipated events here in Iloilo after the Dinagyang. The traffic hassle going in and out of the district can attest to that. Anyway, everyone is also looking out for this year’s Jaro Fiesta Queen and she is Marie Angelica Chan. A daughter of songwriter/singer Jose Mari Chan and his wife Mary Ann Ansaldo, Marie Angelica is a student at the Ateneo de Manila University and is taking up BS Biology. With her are the Princesses of Jaro, namely Nhatalie Karen Castro Calibara, Willielyn Jane Indiano, Margaret Javelosa, and Ginger Carmela Diamante Orais.

I remembered before back in college that we usually go to a friend and a former Magic player’s house a few blocks from the plaza. That stopped the year after we graduated. I got an invite this year but I think I can’t go because of this cough and sore throat. Anyway for those who can go there, just enjoy and have a happy fiesta!

*attached photo is the famous Jaro Cathedral taken by Luc Valencia.