More Bob Ong Quotes...Translated (Part 4)

Back by popular demand, here are more of Pinkoy's translations of those quirky quotes from Bob Ong.

Before we proceed though, I just wanna clarify that...no, I'm not Bob Ong's translator (in answer to a reader's question posed in one of my first of this series). Let's just say, I'm doing the english-speaking world a favor by sharing Bob Ong's in-your-face, street wisdom about love and life. Talk about a reality check, huh.

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Humanity and Technology

Finally! Michael Jackson will be laid to rest. Though I must admit I was quite affected by his demise (the evidence being the two posts I did on MJ). Hey, I'm a child of the 80s, so that's that I guess.

Now it's back to the same ol' nose-bleeding task of posting (or reposting lol) some really good stuff here in Pinkoy.

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Madonna pays tribute to MJ

Still on Michael Jackson (sorry can't help it), I'm reposting this bit of news, including the video.

Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson at the opening night Saturday (July 4th) of her Sticky & Sweet (Part II) concert tour at London's O2 Arena.

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Ever Wonder...

1. Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

2. Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?

3. Why you don't ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

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A conspiracy bombshell or dud?

Lately I've been upping links from sources about this fairly recent issue about the H1N1 vaccine which they say would be ready for distribution by July.

Coincidentally, when the news broke out that Austrian investigative journalist Jane Burgermeister filed charges with the FBI against the World Health Organization, the United Nations and other powerful government officials (see links on right column), all of humanity was mourning over Michael Jackson's death, thus leaving this utterly shocking piece of news in the backburner.

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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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