'I was having this awful nightmare that I was 32. And then I woke up and I was 23. So relieved. And then I woke up for real, and I was 32.' - Celine, Before Sunset

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Whose Birthday!?


Crazy bunch
Originally uploaded by Mark Ordoñez.


Crazy ass f*ckers could not think of a different way to celebrate a birthday than to watch yet another gig of Side A!

At this point, I'm wondering whose birthdays we are celebrating. Truth be told, not only during birthdays do we need to endure a Side A shindig. Last time, it was a send off. Then there was a welcome back. I'm just waiting for a first menstruation celebrated with Side A!

Luv ya Marchae!

Monday, October 24, 2005

What happened to our cultural identity?


New Friends
Originally uploaded by Mark Ordoñez.


I got to talk to my team mates from Thailand & India while they were here last week and I realized that, unlike them, we do not have much of a cultural identity.

It certainly did not help that we were Spanishized, Americanized & Japanized. They have their deeply rooted beliefs and customs common to them. We do not have that. They have their dietary restrictions. We do not have that. They have the cultural bounty and security not to actively seek the latest and the greatest of foreign imports. We do have that.

What exactly do we have? As of now, a cultural mixture as a result of globalization - a mixture that is uniquely Filipino.

My team mates found that especially interesting. =)

Sunday, October 16, 2005

#008: Latest on Tech & Movies

Mark's Major Mistake: Podcast 8 (download)

Listen as go through the latest news in Tech & Movies! For our friends using iTunes, check out my new album art!

Saturday, October 15, 2005

Thanks for the Memories!



My comment to Ms. Victoria Lamarr's latest video has been read by Fausto and Victoria in a recent Feast of Fools podcast! (Click hee for the snippet)

Thanks Vmar for the wonderful Memories! =)

Thursday, October 13, 2005

#007: Starting Anew Bitches!

Mark's Major Mistake: Podcast 7 (download)


Mamaya na tayo mag-picturan...
Originally uploaded by Mark Ordoñez.


Chrissy G. guest stars in this wonderful edition of Mark's Major Mistake. We talk about independence, leaving everything behind and ponder life beyond our shores!

Monday, October 10, 2005

Why bother?

Goblet of Fire is coming... Manila will be one of the first countries to have it. I believe even ealier regular screenings than the States because we premiere movies Wednesdays while them Fridays. Hehehe... I guess being third world doesn't mean we can't spend on movies.

I have recently installed a wireless router at home for our DSL connection. In 2 weeks, from a crappy 1 pc - modem system to a beefed up 2 pc, 1 laptop - wireless network. Not bad. Not bad at all. Now, about keeping my sisters from downloading everyhting on the internet about F4...

Desperate Housewives is moving along in the States. And I have seen the first 3 episodes already of the second season. Yeah... those bitches are even crazier this time around!

Mobile devices these days are getting more complicated & expensive by the minute! This time next year I bet they already have everthing running on electricity in one device. It's hard keeping up! I buy a new phone today, tomorrow half of the folks I ride with in the suttle service to work will have an even newer phone half the price I bought mine! I've leaned my lesson, I buy my phones now the same week they release them. So that I have at least a month or so of bragging rights before everybody else catches on. Downside is I pay something like 10k more than if I buy it a month after. But take my word for it, the shock and awe in the faces of my shuttle mates as they see my spanking new phone - priceless.

I noticed that in the past year that the biggest news are about natural disasters. 1 Tsunami, 2 Hurricanes, 1 Earthquake. Are we seeing the beginnings of the Day After Tomorrow? I would I say yes... but if we spot a meteor or a comet heading earth's orbit in a week or so, then maybe Armageddon? Something big is going to happen... I can just feel it.

But then again... I'm just bloated worthless git ... so why bother?