where to shop this weekend?

it's payday weekend... and it's also a long weekend... im sure everyone's gearing up to hit the bazaars and malls for their annual xmas shopping.

here're some of my recommendations

- noel bazaar @ the world trade centre
- rockwell's moonlit bazaar
- sm fashion/sports sale @ megamall
- buy pinoy exporter's fair @megamall

let's burn some cash!!! =)

wolfgang dos ekis

nov 28 was a historic moment. wolfgang played their longest concert/set - a whopping 32 songs!

c5 traffic, work, gf duties, lack of sleep, etc. weren't able to stop me from attending this superb 20th year anniversary gig. i'm already looking forward to tres ekis.

long live wolfgang!

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Venue; Irwin Theatre, Ateneo De Manila QC

SET LIST:
Set 1
Cast of Clowns
Natutulog kong Mundo
Darkness Fell
Arise
Center of the Sun
Mata ng Diyos
Bought and Sold
Sanctified
The Emperor Worm
Hell Looks

Set 2
Anino
Man98
Ilang Alon ang Dala
No Falter
Tulisan
Atomica
I
Meckam
Villains
Ibrahim
Diaspora Mama
John of the Cross

Set 3
Kandila
Sandata
Ang Bagong Dugo sa Lumang Ugat
Bulag
Instrumental
Live and Let Die
Come Together
Iron Man
Kung gusto mo Pa
Halik ni Hudas

suzuki cup 2012: azkals vs vietnam

perhaps the best coached game of the azkals... good job by the coaching staff of starting de jong and reichelt. the substitutions were also done at the perfect time - angel and chiefy provided the much-needed energy to jump-start the offense in the second half. world class goal by chiefy!

one more game guys! let back on track!

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if your office is at eastwood, you can watch the games at fridays! great food and excellent service.

suzuki cup 2012 azkals vs thai 2 - 1

it was a very disappointing loss. azkals started out really well. the first 10 minutes was the kind of tempo/pace we want to bring into the tournament. o well... but we don't need to panic yet. we just need to focus all our energies to regroup and prepare for the tuesday battle with vietnam.

the thais deserved the 2 - 1 win. we are actually somewhat lucky. it could have been 4 -1.

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nsg will also be showing the rest of the group stage games on nov 27 and 30. the place was packed last sat and we weren't able to get a table inside. be there 30 mins before the game if you want good seats. 

2012 book 6: the night circus

erin morgenstern's young adult novel started out strong. the book had so much potential.... however towards the middle, it turned out to a soap opera. nevertheless, i still enjoyed the book. hoping that her next work will fix some of her pitfalls.

azkals vs thailand tonight!

this is it! the moment we've all been waiting for -  the world cup of southeast asia, the suzuki cup.

our 22-man suzuki cup roster.

Goalkeepers

• Roland Muller
• Ed Sacapano
• Ref Cuaresma

Defenders

• Ray Jonsson
• Rob Gier
• Juani Guirado
• Dennis Cagara
• Carli De Murga
• Jason Sabio
• Jeffrey Christiaens

Midfielders

• James Younghusband
• Jerry Lucena
• Paul Mulders
• Chieffy Caligdong
• Demit Omphroy
• Jason De Jong
• Angel Guirado
• Patrick Reichelt
• Marwin Angeles
• Chris Greatwich

Attackers

• Denis Wolf
• Phil Younghusband

i think we have solid defenders. for the midfield, we're lucky to have lucena and mulders available. angel guirado and reichelt will be playing important roles in our offense. upfront, i'm confident that phil younghusband will deliver. i'm not sure bout wolf but who knows, this might be his time to shine in a big time competition.

good luck guys! as a bday gift, i'm be happy with a draw against thailand.

let's do this!

mimosa golf

i scored 117! 60 is the front 9 and 57 at the back 9. hmmm. i still suck but it is a big improvement from my 128 last month.

looking forward to get it to down to 110 by the year-end.

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the discounted rates for monte vista villa guests have already been discontinued. we paid the regular rate! it's kinda pricey considering it's not well maintained and it's too crowded. imagine 300 - 400 golfers a day! actually, mimosa golf could be the world's busiest golf course. so if you're planning to stay overnight in mimosa, i suggest you book at holiday inn villas - newly refurbished rooms and better facilities.

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still unlucky at poker. lost all games. anyway, i was lucky at the casino. we tripled our buy-in. good times.

global fc vs loyal sparks

the azkals errrr global fc advances to the finals at the expense of loyola sparks. i wasn't able to watch the first half but i've heard loyola's defense was iffy. i was rooting for the depleted global fc but in my opinion, loyola dominated the 2nd half. too bad they just couldn't finish properly.

as expected, global fc terribly missed the services of misagh, carli, etc. but the good thing is that their bench is the deepest in the league. most of them can actually start for other teams. congrats again to global fc. i smell championship!

thanks to the bartender of friday's eastwood for changing the channel from btv to aktv and for the excellent service! until the next game... 

xavier decides to stop a killing

this book is currently free. just access the link below for instructions. promo is from nov 12 - 15. i just started with the book... looks promising so far.


http://thespinaltap.com/xavier-decides-to-stop-a-killing/

silent terror - YOMYOMF halloween series

i know i'm a bit late. i should have posted this last halloween. but anyway, i think erik matti's vesuvius is the scariest of the four. check them out and let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLamdUEW_ElS7a0f9yRhHoGMyptFh3RzgS

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am i right? vesuvius is ten minutes of dread and terror.

six degrees of separation from lilia cuntapay

today is probably the last day where you can watch "six degrees of separation from lilia cuntapay" in the big screen. this film is rated 5 stars out of 5 by clickthecity.com. i kind of agree... there are some portions that are a bit dragging but overall it is a great film. it is something we pinoys can be proud of.

catch it while you still can at any sm cinema or at robinson's galleria. support quality local films!

2nd bej ps3 fifa cup

i won the 2nd bej ps3 fifa cup. silly huh?

basically, my siblings and i have this ps3 fifa tournament every once in awhile (usually when there's a long weekend). we pick two football clubs each regardless of the league... then a round robin tourney where the top four teams advance to the semis. the top two teams get home-court and twice to beat advantage.

jaypee picked barca and man city and brian, as expected, chose real madrid and man u. i picked my usual team chelsea and a new one - bayern fc (i used ac milan last tourney). for some weird reason, bayern fc topped the elims with five wins and 3 draws, and my chelsea ended up last place with one draw and seven loses. take note that chelsea was the 1st bej ps3 fifa cup champion (this was last april, holy week i guess). it was an exciting semis with bayern kicking barca out via penalty (2 -1), the finals was a high scoring 4-2 come-from-behind victory against real madrid.

back-to-back champion! i'm smelling three-peat :)

higuan and messi shared the golden boot award with 8 goals each. i had 8 players who were able to score with ribery and mandzukic topping with 5 goals each.

ribery - 5
mandzukic - 5
robben - 4
schwein - 3
muller - 2
gomez - 1
kroos - 1
gustavo - 1

looks like i won becoz i had plenty of options. but i do think robben should be mvp. he usually come in the start of the second half to give the team that much needed pace upfront.

until the next tourney... when's the next long weekend?

horror binge 2012

every october, i venture into a horror film binge in preparation for halloween. this  year, i decided to go local. we do have quality horror films. you just have to throw out whatever preconceived notions you have about locally made horror films. times have changed.

presenting my list this year.

1) shake, rattle, & roll 12
i agree with philbert dy when he said that the franchise continues to give a mainstream platform for talented filmmakers. jerrold tarog's punerarya alone makes srr 12 worth seeing.

2) shake, rattle & roll 13
supposedly, srr 13 is directed by three of the best filmmakers around - richard somes, jerrold tarog, and chris martinez, but i ended up disappointed. i expected more from them. but anyway, it is still worth seeing. good production quality overall.

3) tiktik: aswang chronicles
tiktik succeeds in offering something new! violently fun and offers a quick peek on the future of philippine cinema.

4) pridyider
it's not bad but it's also not that good. if you're into sam raimi horror films, maybe you will enjoy pridyider... a fresh and courageous effort by director rico maria llarde.

5) segunda mano
disappointing but good acting made the this film tolerable.

6) aswang
hmmm. also a disapointment but good thing i have a thing for lovi poe. i succeeded in finishing the movie. haha.

7) the healing
chito rono still has it. not as good as feng shui or sukob but it's lots of fun.

king & i

looks like the aggressive marketing campaign of king & i paid off. the tickets are selling like hotcakes. good thing we were lucky enough to get tickets for this weekend. i'm crossing my fingers that it will be leo valdez and monique wilson playing the lead characters. we are all set for the 2pm sunday show!

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for ticket info and availability, you may check out this link

http://www.rwmanila.com/entertainment-at-resorts-world-manila/newport-performing-arts-theater/the-king-and-i

2012 book 5: salmonella men on planet porno: stories

this collection of weird short stories by japanese author yasutaka tsutsui is the best book i've read this year so far. if you're a big fan of murakami or banana yoshimoto, this is definitely something you will enjoy. the crafty author created imaginative/mad short stories that i will remember for years to come. good shit!