Spoon Guesting Today!

Spoon aired earlier today, October 31, 2010, at 6:30pm, with a replay later the same day, at 10pm.  Another replay is on November 6, 2010, this coming Saturday at 11am.

I caught about 30 minutes of the 6:30 airing, but then I had to leave for our family Halloween party.  Sayang, I wasn’t able to catch the whole show, but I’m sure we’ll get to watch it naman.  I’ll post about our experience in full at another time, to give you guys a chance to watch it first. I wouldn’t want to spoil the episode by talking about stuff that you haven’t watch yet.

Oh, and before the day finishes, Happy Halloween!

(Cairo in his too-tight spidey costume)

The Top Ten Lines That Would Look Good On A T-Shirt

One of my favorite topics. I can so imagine these on a shirt. I wouldn’t be surprised to find these in actual shirts (I’m sure a lot were taken from real shirts). Anyway, these are leagues better than those “My parents went to New York and all I got was this stupid shirt”-type prints.

September 15, 2009 → The Top Ten Lines That Would Look Good On A T-Shirt – Sent in by: RabidThought

1. Nickeltro and Shezzo – “STUD: STD all around U.”
2. Homer Singson – “Alcohol and calculus don’t mix. Never drink and derive.”
3. An’Di’Licious – Front: A pic of 1up mushroom from the game Mario Bros. Back: “Get a life.”
4. KiD BuKid – Front: Picture of a female dog baring her teeth. Back: “This bitch bites.”
5. King Corn – In a magazine, I saw Kirsten Stewart wearing a shirt that said: “You must have mistaken me for someone who gives a damn.”
6. No name – “Why be difficult when with a little more effort, you can be impossible?”
7. West Ice Toshiba – In Tutuban, I bought a shirt that says in front: “PAKAPLOG.” At the back: “Pansit, Kape, Pandesal, Itlog.”
8. Sawyer – “Tweet others the way you want to be tweeted.”
9. I. N. Cognito – “I hope life isn’t a comedy, because I don’t get it.”
10. Jerowan – “If we are what we eat, then I’m Fast, Cheap, and Easy.”
11. No name – “Malaki ang titik ‘O’. “
12. Gromek – Front: “I’ve got the body of a god.” Back: “Buddha.”
13. Rodel – I bought a shirt online that says: “For the nth time, hindi ako si JOHN LLOYD!”
14. Abernathy – “Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not.”
15. Amber – “I’m single. Wanna change that?”
16. No name – Shirt had picture of a ruler and a rock. The ruler tells the rock: “You rock!” The rock tells the ruler: “You rule!”
17. Espeks – “Tama na! Sobra na! Palitan na! – brief.”
18. Sasha Purse – “Mirrors don’t talk. And lucky for you, they don’t laugh either.”
19. McSupremy – “I wanted to get a job as a gynecologist. But I couldn’t find an opening.”
20. Clueless Angel – BITCH: Babe In Total Control of Herself.”
21. Oscar Dela Hopia – “The earth is full. Go home!”
22. Cygnet – “Life is short, get out of mine!”
23. Ocean Deep 24 – “SIPSIP: Socially Inept Person Seeking Instant Personality.”
24. Marioh Caryo – Tshirt worn by a girl with huge boobs: “I wish these were brains.”
25. Sasha Purse – “Your IQ results came back…it’s NEGATIVE!”
26. Zachi – “Rehab is for quitters.”
27. Zachi – “Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.”
28. Baldugers – “To all virgins: Thanks for nothing!”
29. Baldugers – “Yoga is for posers.”
30. Fanjals – “Breathe in, breathe out. Repeat if necessary.”
31. Fanjals – “Why procrastinate when you can do it tomorrow?”
32. SqueakyRose – “Buddhists: Don’t hate, meditate.”
33. Marioh Caryo – “If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.”
34. Marioh Caryo – “All men are idiots, and I married their king!”
35. KuyaBob – “Aanhin pa ang condom, kung pareho naman kayong bottom.”
36. No name – “Don’t English me, I’m panic!”
37. No name – “Sith happens.”
38. No name – “Thousands of my potential children died on your daughters face last night.”
39. No name – Front: Picture of the Twitter bird. Back: “I don’t need 140 characters to say f*ck you.”
40. No name – “Tiyo Paeng mo ko.”
41. Lucio – T-Shirt for medics: “The louder you scream, the faster we come.”
42. Ms. Twiggy – “I’m not a proctologist, but I know an asshole when I see one.”
43. No name – F_CK, all I need is U.”
44. Niknokniknoknik – “Wanted: meaningful overnight relationship.”
45. No name – “I, Jack, called last night”

My New Baby: Canon Powershot S95

After hemming and hawing between the Canon Powershot S95 and the Canon Powershot G12, I finally decided to buy the S95.  Most reviews comparing the 2 would basically say that both cameras are practically the same camera.  One is just bigger and more ergonomic, while the other is more compact and slightly cheaper.  Given my budget constraints, I opted for the more affordable of the 2.  I’m not complaining, seeing it after I took it out of the box made me tingle in places I cannot reveal.  I had goosebumps!  I’m definitely very happy with my decision, but now I’m bracing myself for the matching underwater set-up that goes with the camera.  The strobe alone would cost more than the camera itself, and that doesn’t include the arm and the tray, etc. that come with strobes.  So good luck to my wallet on that. Hopefully by next year I’d have the budget for the strobe set-up.  For now, I’ll spend my time getting to know my baby a little better.

The Top Ten Quotes Gone Wrong

A highly suggested topic for the Top Ten, we finally did it with overwhelming responses.  I guess because these wise words are supposed to inspire awe, but tweaked to make it funny instead.  It’s like making minced meat out of sacred cows.

September 14, 2009 → The Top Ten Quotes Gone Wrong – Sent in by: Poljeffrey, Astroboy, Paul Ignatius and Sasha Purse

1. “Rixi – “What you rip is what you sew.”
2. RC and Cess – “Ang taong gipit, sa 5-6 kumakapit.”
3. No_Codename – “Ang lalaking gipit, sa bading kumakapit.”
4. Cynch – “Sa hinaba-haba ng prusisyon, sa bading din ang makaka-relasyon.”
5. Oo Nga Naman – “Honesty is the worst politics.”
6. Tofi – “Walang madilim at delikadong daan kung booking ang pupuntahan.”
7. Little Boy – “Success is relative; the more the success, the more the relatives.”
8. Cheyenne – “Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang adik.”
9. Paul Ignatius – “Aanhin pa nag damo kung shabu na ang uso.”
10. Arcueid – “Ang taong hindi marunong magmahal ng sariling wika, sa ‘call senner’ naglipana.”
11. Twisted Raj – “Matalino man ang bading, napeperahan pa din.”
12. Gege of Cavite – “Bato-bato sa langit, sa gym kumakandirit.”
13. Tammy Luk – “Aanhin pa ang gabi, kung wala ka namang katabi.” (the sequel) “”Anong silbi ng may katabi kung wala namang nangyayari.”
14. No name – “Why fart it and waste it when you can burp it and taste it.”
15. No name – “Lead me not into temptation…I already know the way.”
16. Febkinse – (conversation between teacher and student he flunked) Student: “Buti pa nag saging, may PUSO!” Teacher: “Buti pa nag bulalo, may UTAK!”
17. Jalet – “Dumb if you do, dumb if you don’t!”
18. Rom Bluegator – “Better delayed than departed.
19. No name – “Farting is such sweet sorrow.”
20. Overshooter – “Pangit man sa paningin, nakakabuntis pa rin.”
21. Bart Sison – “Men are like bank accounts. Without a lot of money, they don’t generate a lot of interest.”
22. Udattism – “Walang malayong kulangot sa mahaba na kuko.”
23. Moushou – “The truth shall set you free. But first it will piss you off.”
24. Bounce Boink – “A bird in the hand is worth every penny.”
25. KiD BuKid- “Kapag may isinuksok, ang biyenan may madudukot.”
26. Loipogi – “Aanhin mo ang gwapo, kung mas malandi pa sa iyo.”
27. Loipogi – “Do unto others…then run!”
28. Loipogi – “Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.”
29. Sasha Purse – “The roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl’s empty, and so is your head.”
30. Erick – “Roses are red, vi0lets are blue, I’m schizophrenic, and so am I.”
31. Ehem Fajardz – Roses are red, violets are blue, God made me beautiful, what happened to you?”
32. Baby Owel – I saw this slogan of a funeral service company: “If you did not take care of yourself, we’ll take care good care of you.”
33. Oscar Dela Hopia – “Pag binato ka ng bato, batuhin mo ng tinapay…na may kasamang bread knife.”
34. Maximo – “Pag nagtanim ka ng hangin, utot ang aanihin.”
35. Katrin – “First love never dies, but true love buries it alive.”
36. Diane-So-Pure – “Aanhin pa ang guwapo kung guwapo din ang gusto.”
37. Sayuri – “If at first you don’t succeed, then sky diving is not for you.”
38. SPY Shadow – “Walang matimtimang bading, sa macho dancer na gumigiling.”
39. Tarajhing Potpot – “Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling jowa, sa mga bath house naglipana.”
40. Angelo – “Kung ikaw ay nag-iisa, wag mag-alala. Sa mata ng duling, hindi ka nag-iisa.”
41. Princess Lulu – “Bi now, gay later.”

Irukandji

Even as a kid, I’ve always feared the Sea Wasp, a commonly used term to describe the deadlier species of the dreaded box jellyfish, because a book I bought as a kid about the deadliest denizens of the deep, listed it as #1 on their countdown, way above any shark, any poisonous fish, swimming the seas and oceans.  The worst kinds of box jellyfish encounters can kill a person in minutes.  And what’s scary is, it’s found in our general area, and death rates are actually higher in the Philippines than it is in Australia.  But this is attributed more to the lack of medical facilities and lack of anti venom supplies, than it is to higher occurrence.  Many sources point to vinegar as the singular best first aid to jellyfish sting, not urine, lemon juice, papaya, alcohol or other popular remedies.  So they say always bring a packet of vinegar with you on trips to the beach as part of your first aid kit.  Why the sudden interest in the box jelly?  I’ve been back in the water lately, and an upcoming trip to a beach area has got me paranoid.  And seeing this video didn’t help either.  Nightmares that I used to have as a kid about this invisible stealth demon in the calm sea waters have come to haunt me once again.  I hate them, and I hope I never come anywhere near them.  A good tip: once you feel some jelly stings, even just those small ones that don’t amount to anything more than little pinches, leave the water at once.  If some are in the water, more are likely in the vicinity.  And on that note, happy swimming!

 

The Top Ten Signs That You Are An Obsessed Lover

Oh, these are the scary, Fatal Attraction-types I’m deathly afraid of! But then, sometimes we become that which we hate.  i must admit, when I was younger, I’d have some stalker tendencies, but thank heavens I didn’t become one.  I was shown early on how unpleasant stalkers are so I told myself I didn’t want to be one.

September 11, 2009 → The Top Ten Signs That You Are An Obsessed Lover – Sent in by Khaiann

1. YñaKì – It’s love if you write her romantic poetry. It’s obsession if you use your own blood.
2. Gotgot – If you have a picture of her beside your bed along with tissue and a bottle of lotion with aloe vera.
3. Mommo – I need to smell my boyfriend between the shoulder and the armpit, even in public!
4. Abernathy – If you stay stuff like: “If you cheat on me, I won’t do anything to you. But to your family and friends…”
5. Czarovic – Obsessed ka kapag ipinagsisiksikan mo pa ang sarili mo sa taong ginawa na ang lahat para mawala ka lang sa mundo niya.
6. Gooey Kablooey – If you call every 30 minutes to see who she’s with at that moment.
7. Abby – If you secretly attach a GPS on his phone so you know exactly where he is 24/7.
8. Joltino – If you’ve built a shrine dedicated to her, complete with pictures of her, underwear, hair, toenail clippings, that you were able to steal from her.
9. McDenzel – If you’re the type to break into her house, enter her room, just so you can watch her sleep.
10. SPY Shadow – If you pick up her discarded candy wrapper and keep it in your wallet so you can have a piece of her wherever you go.
11. No name – I have a friend who goes to Quiapo church everyday to light black candles and say some chants for her unrequited love.
12. Gotgot – If your first strategy in courting her is using gayuma.
13. KiD BuKid – It’s love if you have her on speed dial; you’re obsessed if you call her in the middle of the night, then hang up when she answers!
14. No name – You are obsessed if, everytime you think of her, you get a nosebleed.
15. No name – If they get a call from you, in a public place, and you go: “I can see you…”
16. No name – I had my birthday at Manor Superclub, and I forgot to invite my girlfriend, but she showed up in front of Manor holding a red rose while wearing a creepy dress.
17. Karla – I have a huge crush on a celebrity. I give blowouts and treat friends during his birthdays, I cry everytime I see pictures of him with his girlfriend, and I have dozens of letters to him that I never sent.
18. B. – Edgar Allan Poe: “So I lie there with my life, my darling, my bride, there in her sepulchre by the sea.”
19. No name – If you’ve kept every single text message she ever sent you, because you can’t get yourself to delete them through the years.
20. Loi Pogi – If you hack into her Facebook account and you delete all his exes, at lahat nung mas magaganda sa iyo.
21. Acer – If the thought of her in a Sailormoon costume is enough to give you an orgasm.
22. Starbuko – I used to keep a strip of paper with my girlfriend’s perfume in my wallet. And everytime I miss her, I take it out and sniff it lovingly.
23. No name – You video yourself making love to her, then when you’re alone, you get off watching the same videos you took.
24. Mr. Perk – I had a friend who was obsessed with a basketball player. She’d be there during practices. And when rumors started spreading that she was his mistress, she even helped spread the rumor around.
25. Nickeltro – If she won’t accept your friend request, you view her account from a common friend then download all her photos.
26. Blitzkrieg – If you know everything about her, even her menstrual cycle.
27. No name – The Miss Venezuela of 1997 was kidnapped by a fan. All that trouble, just to get an autograph from her.
28. Kimugee – I didn’t erase my present boyfriend’s first ever text message to me which was: “hello. :-)”. And I locked it so it won’t be deleted.
29. Delta – I record all my phone conversations with my boyfriend. Then I listen to them again, this time, listen to the noises in the background, in case I hear something suspicious.
30. Niknok – I have a friend who “borrowed” a sweaty basketball jersey from her crush and at home she wore it for a week. Without washing it.
31. Luka Mommy – If your husband checks your Facebook friends and asks you the identity of every guy there, who they are, and where you’ve met.
32. Tricia – You spend all your free time trying to guess the passwords to all his accounts.
33. No name – I have a friend who’s been crushing on this guy, and for the past 5 years, she’d check his Facebook EVERYDAY just to check if his status is still “single”.
34. Nickeltro – You go to a shoe store and you buy every shoe that she tried on.
35. Dong & Lai – CSI NY: Man keeps a beach ball that his dead wife blew into, because it still contains her breath.

 

Bubbles “Art”

The pool at the resort we went to, had steps under which were open areas where you can swim under.  So there I was, swimming under these “bridges”, when I happened to look up and noticed that bubbles were trapped underneath these steps.  Out of curiosity, I tried taking pictures of the bubbles, and I was amused at how the different bubble formations under the different types of tiles, with matching algae outgrowths, made for interesting patterns. So I decided to take as many photos as I can and try to make “art” out of these bubbles.  Of course it entailed staying under the bridges for a substantial time, practically upside down, just to get the shots.  Here are some of the results:

Acuatico Resort, Laiya, Batangas

October was really toxic for me, no, let’s call it hectic instead, because my hosting load was unbelievably heavy since October 1.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m extremely grateful for the blessings that came my way, it’s just that it was taking its toll on me, physically.  So we decided to get away for the weekend, just an overnight trip, and booked ourselves at Acuatico in San Juan, Batangas.  We’ve tried many resorts there, Tivona, Balai, Virgin, and we’ve always wanted to try Acuatico but they were always fully booked.  Finally there was an opening, and we took it.

This was our cottage.  Even from the outside, it looked really nice.  It had 2 floors, with it’s own balcony, the bathroom downstairs and the bedroom upstairs. The room we got was good for 4, but since it was the only room available, the other queen-sized bed was left unslept in.  Here’s our room, the view from opposite ends:

The rooms are quaint and cozy, not luxurious like the high-end resorts, but very much comfortable.  I just like the unique way the cottage was designed, very odd, but in a good way.  One thing though, there was free internet available in the rooms, but the server was down, so I wasn’t able to avail of it.  Not really their fault, it’s just a downer if you’re expecting to enjoy free wi-fi.  And another thing, because the resort is really small, noise management is a bit of a problem.  Because one group was having a drinking session at the bar, we could hear every guffaw, every rowdy conversation they were drunkenly exchanging.  It was okay when the TV was on, but once we turned it off, the inuman noise was a bit inescapable. Thank goodness I was drowsy, so sleep came easy despite the noise.

The resort’s crowning glory is it’s sprawling swimming pool.  It’s a water-lover’s wet dream!  It’s got 3 “levels”, one for kids, the other for the bar, and the last, an infinity pool facing the sea.  The pool is surrounded by the cottages, so technically all the rooms are poolside.  We spent half the time in the salty sea water, and half the time soaking in the pool.  Here’s are the 2 views, one facing the bar, the other facing the sea:

The food is okay; not bad, but not great.  But what really impressed me in this resort is the service.  I really give it my highest marks!  I mean, everyone was really waiting on us hand and foot, and even before you had a chance to ask for something, they were already there to assist you.  The staff was always asking if you need anything, they have good dispositions, and generally courteous, friendly and eager to please.  It’s actually rare to find such good all-around service outside of the big Palawan resorts, so it was refreshing to find great service in a small resort like Acuatico.  We really enjoyed our couple of days in the water, as typhoon Juan threatened the country.  The price is not expensive, but it ain’t cheap either.  But for me, worth visiting if you’re a weekend warrior looking for a little pocket paradise a couple of hours drive away from Manila.

The Top Ten Signs That You Are Bisexual

Not gay, not straight, but bisexual. They say women are the true bisexuals. That for men, it’s just a halfway house between straight and gay. Women, on the other hand, can really swing to and fro with fluid sexuality.

September 10, 2009 → The Top Ten Signs That You Are Bisexual – Sent in by: PurpleRose

1. No name – There was this one time I couldn’t decide whether to watch the NBA finals or the Miss Universe coronation night.
2. Khittie Kat – When I look at girls with big boobs, I get confused. I don’t know if naiinggit lang ako, or if may gusto ako sa kanila.
3. Billy – I find girls who look like boys, hot.
4. Maximo – Pag nandito sa Pilipinas, may asawa. Pag nasa Saudi, may boyfriend.
5. Astroboy – Pag pinagpapantasyahan mo si mare sa isipan mo, laging kasama niya si pare.
6. Stubborn Mheann – We asked a friend we suspected to be gay if he was straight or gay, his answer: “or.”
7. No name – I’m the only guy my lesbian girlfriend finds attractive. If not me, she’d be with a girl.
8. Ms GM – I have both a girlfriend and a boyfriend.
9. Dealmasen – If you find both Bella and Edward hot.
10. Yuanito – If you are decreasing the volume of this radio show because your parents might hear the topic and you’re not ready to start a conversation w/ them regarding bisexuality.
11. DJ Gambit – When straight porn isn’t available, you’re okay with gay or lesbian porn.
12. Gab – If you’re a chickboy: puwede sa chick, puwede sa boy.
13. Chubbygoddess – I have a girlfriend, but all my exes were men.
14. Jack of Hearts – If you’re practicing “self-help”, then you get confused whether you were fantasizing about a girl or a boy.
15. Uglykidjoey – We have a friend who, whenever he talks about his exes, confuses his pronouns. He constantly switches between “he” and “she”.
16. Oscar Dela Hopia – When singing a duet at a karaoke, you want to sing both male and female parts.
17. Chinitoguy – We have a cousin who claims she’s lesbian, but we suspect she’s straight, but traumatized by men.
18. Llana – If you want both the bird and the bee.
19. Xander Holmes/Rednax – I know someone who has sex only with girls, but watches only gay porn.
20. Alikabok – If you’re having sex with your girlfriend on her bed, but you find yourself staring at her David Beckham poster above her headboard.
21. Dru – I’ve had 7 girlfriends and 5 boyfriends.
22. Jerguin22 – According to Virginia Woolf, great writers of all-time are 100% bisexuals.
23. Lucio – If naihahambing mo ang sarili mo sa TV remote – UNIVERSAL.
24. No name – One time, at the MRT, a guy came in, holding hand with his girlfriend with one hand, then groping my crotch with the other hand.
25. DJ Gambit – If you get into relationships with girls, but your flings are with guys, para di mabubuntis.
26. No name – At our dorm, there’s this guy who’s straight by day, night-crawler by night.
27. Caramello – If you’re torn between a gay guy and a lesbian.
28. Blitzkrieg – If you want to be the “poker” and the “pokee” at the same time.
29. Beverly – If you want to get it on with Chico AND Delamar.
30. Psy-vels – When I caught my boyfriend with his ex, I got confused. I didn’t know kung nagseselos ako sa boyfriend ko, o dun sa maganda niyang ex.

Back To The 80’s (CMMA Hall Of Fame)

It was a very nice surprise to find out that our show, Back To The 80’s, has been elevated into the Catholic Mass Media Awards Hall Of Fame, for winning the category Best Entertainment Radio Program 3 times (2003, 2004, 2008).  I wasn’t even aware of such an honor!  It was also a nice touch that on the year that we received the Hall Of Fame award, the show was again nominated in the same category.  2 other RX special programs were finalists in their categories, The Rx Concert Series and The Love Clinic.

I was really nervous to receive the award, but at the same time relieved when I found out that there were no speeches this year so all I had to do was to accept the award, pose for pictures, then go back to my seat.

It has been quite a journey for the show, having started it as Back To The 70’s, then stretched it to Back To The Seventies and Beyond (hosted by Bruce Romano during the 3 years we “disappeared”). And eventually Back To The 80’s when I hosted the show once again, upon our return in 2002.  I think it’s just a matter of time before we transmogrify once again into Back To The 90’s anytime soon.

The show progressed at a brisk pace, with only a handful of presentors, handing out the awards my medium (print, radio, television).  With no speeches, the awards were pretty much handed out at a comfortable speed.  Of course Back To The 80’s is a team effort, Raphael Reyes writes the script, I host the program, and Tom Alvarez produces the final product.  So we 3 share this award, and hopefully our listeners continue to enjoy the program, as we try to keep it as fresh as nostalgia gets, and we’re crossing our fingers that the show will still be on air for as long as people enjoy listening to it.

Flash, it’s the 2010’s!  Will Back To The 90’s be nominated for any awards?  Good night.