religious hypocrisy and other quirks

one of the tenants moved out and left the apartment in really bad condition. i had it repaired and immediately looked for a decent tenant to lease it to. a lot came to inquire, but most of them can’t afford the rent because they have more than four kids. i think people who can’t save for their own house must never have more than one kid. so anyway.. i was able to meet a family of three. i’m not good at judging a person’s character, but i’m pretty sure the woman is annoyingly talkative. it’s hardly an impression, it’s a fact. she wanted the place so bad, she kept on proclaiming they’re christians and would never be a burden to me. ah well.. in my experience, self-righteous people are a pain to co-exist with. good people never boast about their character, their countenance will do the talking.

bah.

no money, no honey

i have been procrastinating for so long and it’s starting to take its toll on me. not pursuing any goals seriously is making everything pointless. tiresome. boring. uninteresting. so yeah, now i’m working my ass off to accomplish one of my immediate goals: save enough money to renovate my almost dilapidated house (and have a snazzy office for myself heh). and as part of my work-my-ass-off phase, i’m very excited to finish most of my pending projects to start working on the tshirt collab my friends and i were talking about. the idea is very fresh and challenging, i’m interested to see how it’ll turn out :D

so there. that’ll be my goal for now– attainable thingies for chronic procrastinators.

zomg it’s shark boy!

two of my gal pals, who turned out to be rabid twilight fans, were debating which leading man is hotter, lautner or pattinson? i didn’t want to side with anybody because i will be flayed either way. so i said, pattinson looked like something’s stuck up his ass and lautner– well, lautner was…

a few minutes after i sent them this link, i got kicked out of the chat room. at least i got a good laugh out of that lol

local versions of gossip girl and twilight

you lack originality and taste. you disgust me. like gum on my hair. like my neighbor’s baconed briefs. like crap crumbs on my dog’s ass.

Lipgloss, TV5 (ala Gossip Girl)
this show will literally die trying.

Takipsilim, ABS-CBN (ala Twilight)
i don’t give a flying elephant even if you paid bajillions for the rights. it doesn’t change the fact that you suck worse than my neighbor’s baconed briefs.

gmail now with voice and video!

you can now start enjoying flawless (for now, lol) live video and voice while checking your google mail. the link used to be visible at the top right portion of your gmail, i don’t know why they made it so difficult to find right now. anyhoots, for those curious to install, here’s the link: http://mail.google.com/videochat

gmail undefined issue

 UPDATE: try disabling greasemonkey add-on before opening gmail. it worked for me. :)

if you’re using firefox 3 and you noticed your gmail is not working properly, you’re not alone. i’ve tried emptying the cache, restarting, uninstalling gmail-related apps– nothing happened. my friends from the chat list weren’t able to receive any of my test messages, and their names appeared as “undefined”.  i can’t even send an email!

gmail looks pretty normal with safari and ie, tho. so until team google fixes this, we might have to settle for older versions of firefox or any other browser except ff3.

handwashing clothes 101

the house help was gone for two weeks and i thought laundry, like any other chore, would be a breeze. i mean, technically it’s supposed to be manageable. so when laundry day came, i tossed the separated clothes inside the washing machine, pushed start and waited until the fat machine sings. its fur elise sounded like a car backing up. i was pleased how dry the clothes were, but i’d rather let it dry for hours as long as it won’t damage my stuff. washing machines can ruin your clothes and will never remove stains completely. i know handwashing could be tedious, but it’s really well-worth it.

hope this video helps!

tuli, anyone?

for some reason, i’m being fed random images of the guillotine.

how to make DIY cheap cappuccino

a month ago, i bought an 88 peso milk foamer because i was curious if it really works. to my surprise, this el cheapo gizmo works wonders! i had my first spill-free DIY cappuccino hehe..

here’s what you need:
- milk (fatty milk creates more foam. cow head’s so far my creamy choice)
- freshly ground coffee beans
- coffee machine (cheap one will do, because i’m cheap)
- milk foamer/whisker/whatever you call it

1) brew coffee. a spoonful of ground coffee for every half cup of water.
2) heat milk in a microwave. don’t forget to put cover if you don’t want to end up cleaning the mess later.
3) use the electric whisker on your milk until you are satisfied with the foam.
4) pour brewed coffee into mugs, then add your foamy milk.
5) dust cinnamon over your beverage, if you like. add sugar as desired.

voila! el cheapo cappuccino.

Ploning

when we were little, my dad does not usually approve when we watch local films. he says we get nothing out of crime, sex and vengeance in those films. there were few notable pinoy films, but never sold as much as the crappy ones. i’m not sure if the reason behind that is the inability to develop an improved taste for better films, or there’s simply very few sensible writers out there. i doubt it’s the latter.

the movie Ploning looks very promising. i heard it’s dante nico garcia’s first time to direct this big a film, and actress judy ann santos believed in the film so much, she even co-produced it. well, ok, i’m not a judy ann santos fan, but i have to admit that she is wise enough to know where to invest her career in. you can visit the official site here. anything that would improve our movie industry is worth supporting, no?

ploning trailer