One day...two icons gone

It was around 6:30 this morning (26th of June) when I bolted out of bed to get ready for a trip to Manila for an important meeting with colleagues at our mother network. Vaguely recalling that my cellphone's alert tone went off around 30 minutes ago when I was half waking up, I checked that message that came in. It came from our radio consultant Andy "DJ DoubleB" which said "Michael Jackson is dead. 45 minutes ago. Heart Attack."

Say what?

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Greetings you will never see in a Hallmark card

(Have a good laugh peeps ^-^)

Front: I heard you have gone deaf.
Inside: I'll bet you didn't.
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Front: I'm sorry to hear you have gone blind.
Inside: See you later, you fucking bastard!
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"My Favourite Things" redux

A couple of days ago a friend of mine emailed (or forwarded) me a very interesting piece about the reunion of the Von Trapp Family. If you know what I'm talking about, you're definitely around my age (lol). I'm talking about that timeless film classic "The Sound of Music." The original cast had a reunion 40 years after the film was made.

For those who haven't seen the before-and-now photos yet, I'm posting it here in Pinkoy.



(Hey...where is Christopher Plummer in that reunion photo?)

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111 years of Philippine Independence

No work! no classes! Yey! And this isn't because of the flu pandemic (read entry below).

For you history buffs out there (or for others who are interested anyway)...I'm upping these useful links about how and WHY this day, June 12, one hundred eleven years ago, became and forever will be remembered as our country's day of independence (unless another geezer comes along and disagrees...just like this one).

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While we were doing something else...WHO declares swine flu pandemic

Just got this update 15 minutes ago. Really needed to re-post this courtesy of Yahoo news. Pinkoy is awfully concerned.

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Careless Whisper

Funny... it actually took a sex video scandal for this mushy 80s song to gain the spotlight again in this part of the globe.

I don't know if George Michael will appreciate it or cringe, but his 1984 #1 hit "Careless Whisper" got a new lease in life all because of that controversial Hayden Kho-Katrina Halili sex video - nope, not the real one, but the one where they lip-synched the song while dancing in their underwear (love that bandanna doc!). And, it has a name... the "Careless Whisper Scandal" (google it). What a way to revive an 80s classic.

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Fun Things to Do on the First Day of Class

(Have fun in school kids!)

1. Smoke a pipe and respond to each point the professor makes by waving it and saying, "Quite right, old bean!"

2. Wear X-Ray Specs. Every few minutes, ask the professor to focus the overhead projector.

3. Sit in the front row and spend the lecture filing your teeth into sharp points.

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What's wrong with Hayden?

So far, almost half the population of this country has probably (and guiltily) seen the controversial sex videotape of Dr. Hayden Kho, Jr. and sexy starlet Katrina Halili. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the entire Senate committee currently hearing this scandal already saw the video, in aid of legislation. The erstwhile lovers have become household names that even an ex-cop wanted to get his own five seconds of fame on local news by pouring a whole bottle of mineral water over the already remorseful Dr. Hayden.

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God Meets Bureaucracy

In the beginning God created heaven and the earth. Quickly he was faced with a class action suit for failure to file an environmental impact statement. He was granted a temporary permit for the project, but was stymied with the Cease and Desist order for the earthly part. Appearing at the hearing, God was asked why he began his earthly project in the first place. He replied that he just liked to be creative.

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SHITisms

(Ingenious! For fun only and is not meant to shit on anyone. Enjoy...)

1. Taoism: Shit happens. If you can shit, it isn't shit. Shit happens, so flow with it.

2. Hare Krishna: Shit Happens, Rama Rama Ding Ding. She-it happens, She-it happens, happens, happens, she-it, she-it... (Repeat until you become one with she-it). Please take this flower and buy our shit.

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