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When I tried to play NFSU2 this morning, I found out that the game has been 100% completed, still have the option to re-race in the world map but it'll definitely be boring from hereon although the rest of the cars in the garage haven't maxed on stars. Still have a Supra, a Navigator, and an Audi to primp.

I'm such a lousy player. I'm stuck in Diner Dash2 and Flo on the Go at really low levels it's embarassing. At least, I was able to find a hot date for my Sim, Svitlana (I don't why I'm amused with this name nowadays)! I know that a lot of children are playing this game, caution to parents, supervise your kids' version of the sims, if they get hold of the nude patch, blurs are removed and they can see lots of adult action. Good for adults (TT), bad for kids. Though, I don't know what small kids are not exposed to yet at this age of (over)information.

Watched the Curse of the Golden Flower. The story line was simple but the production was the total opposite. Zhang Yimou vividly depicts how the nobility lived during the T'ang dynasty from the dressing up of the Empress and the rest of the house members to meet the Huangdi to the preparation of the Emperor's bath. I hoped the vividness stopped there. It was almost the middle of the film and I was fearfully anticipating blood from the beginning, still there was none. Later, I discovered that the director saved all the blood for last. The MTRCB shouldn't have given the film a PG-13 rating only, it should be R18 instead because of the violence. There was a scene close to the ending where Chow Yun Fat, pissed off with his youngest son for killing his older half-brother, removed his heavy, golden belt and lashed the poor boy until he turned to pulp. That scene was in my head for days. Very disturbing in my point of view. This is the reason why I avoid watching gory, violent films. I easily get disturbed and it just sticks in my mind. Sometimes I even had nightmares. I wonder what kind of adults young children would grow up to when they're always exposed to too much gore and violence. Like the current prez of the US maybe who just wouldn't stop sending troops to Iraq.

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I'm quite productive as both the Ecuador and Nepal pages are up. And I'm just waiting for Johannesburg to wake up for my call with dear B.

Isang mabilis na post para sa Eraserheads.

High school ako nun nung una kong narinig ang Pare Ko. Sobrang relate siguro ang Pinoy youth noon, lalo pa nung ni-release yung Alapaap. Angsty, rebellious, out of the box music para sa mga high school students na nalilito sa identity pati na rin sa music preferences nila dahil sa Western influences. Naging parang national anthem ang mga kanta nila, sinakyan pa ng mga politiko, masamang impluwensya daw dahil sa mga double entendre, nanghihikayat na tumikim ng alam nyo na. Siguro kung merong isang salita para mai-describe yung kasikatan nila nun, eto yung naisip ko: phenomenal.

Ngayon, pagkatapos ng maraming quadruple platinum na albums, pagkatapos ng mala-Beatles na kasikatan, wala na sila. Maraming dahilan, malabo lahat, sabi nila irreconcilable differences daw. Maraming magagalit dun sa huling statement, dapat siguro linawin ko. Wala na ang banda, pero yung musika andyan pa rin. Ang dami nang dumating na bagong mga mukha, maraming nagtangka at sumusubok na marating man lang kahit kalahati nung kasikatan nila. May mga sumikat, mas maraming nalaos, lahat sila aminado na malaki ang impluwensya ng Eraserheads sa musika nila.

From the Stickerhappy album

OA siguro, pero yung banda ang isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit inambisyon ko na makapasok sa UP. Lalo na si Ely. Hehe Typical high school student. Pero nung freshman ako, wala na sila sa UP, ni hindi na nga tinapos ng mga mokong ang pag-aaral e. Ngayon, pag nakikita ko si Ely o naririnig yung mga kanta nila, hindi ko maiwasan na mag-reminisce ng high school, parang synonymous na kasi yun, parang parte na ng buhay mo na hindi mo makakalimutan kahit tumanda ka.

Eraserheads Anthology album cover

Isa lang siguro ibig sabihin kung bakit biglang ganito yung tono ng post ko: I'm gettin old. Sheesh.