If I Were A Cartoon…

…then I’d look like this.

This is Papa Ces the Cartoon. My illustrator friend, Haridas, did the drawing and I colored it myself using Photoshop. The blank eyes are Haridas’ trademark, I’m just wondering why he gave me a flaming ball with a face.  :)

PlayStation Portable

A week ago, I felt that everywhere I looked, there was someone with a PlayStation Portable on his hand or hanging down his neck. So I decided it’s about time I bought one.

And so I did.

Here are the games I got for my PSP:

1. Patapon is a fun game. You get to be a god and command a group of warriors by using a set of drums.

2. The Sims 2

I prefer the look and feel of the original Sims game.

3. I used to play NBA Live on my Sega Genesis system. I think the first NBA Live game I had was NBA Live 97.

4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is the first GTA game I ever played. Five minutes into the game and I found out why mothers hate this game.

5. Ridge Racer is fast! Fast and Furious fast!

6. I fell in love with Final Fantasy VIII when I used to have the first PlayStation. I knew Tactics is a different game with different gameplay, but as a friend once said, “You can never go wrong with a Final Fantasy game”. And he’s right.

Cents Is NOT The English of Centavos

This is a usual, every day occurrence for me whenever I buy something.

CASHIER: Sir, may 50 cents po kayo?

ME: Sorry, miss. Wala eh.

Even though I have a coin purse filled with 50-centavo coins, I always say that I don’t have any.

Cents is to the dollar while centavos is to the peso. I hope people will learn the difference.

Mini Reunion at Coffee Bean

Rachiel called us and invited us to a mini reunion at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Trinoma. Hazel was absent (which terribly disappointed me because I miss her) but I had a great time with the guys present. I brought Nhil with me and I believe she was the one who took this shot.

Left to right: Rachiel, Lynda, myself, Rainne with her very cute and smart son, Anton, and lastly, Paulie.

Rachiel will be leaving again for Dubai in a few days. But before we parted, she got to try Nhil’s EEE PC.

I wish her a safe and happy flight.

The Greek Guy Stole My Cab!

Nhil and I attended the recent Coca-Cola Bloggers Party at Taste Asia at the Mall of Asia (too many Asias!). We didn’t finish the event because we have to go someplace else so we queued at the taxi lane. The line of passengers was considerably long and after quite a bit of waiting, we finally got our turn at the front. Then a foreigner, I think he’s Greek or someone from that region, approached me.

Greek Guy: “Excuse me, how can I get to the airport?”

Me: “Just take a taxi.”

Greek Guy: “Ok. Thank you.”

Then just that, he opened the door of the taxi I was about to board. He went inside the car and the taxi sped off. I was left dumbfounded. When I turned around all the people behind me had the same look on their faces.

They couldn’t believe the Greek guy cheated all of us!

I couldn’t believe he stole my cab!

Funny thing was, although I should have felt angry, the truth is that I wasn’t. I smiled at the people behind me and said out loud, “Well, let’s just be kind to tourists.”

They smiled back.

Amaya Mahimig

My best bud just gave birth to a very beautiful baby girl. And she gave her an equally beautiful name:

AMAYA MAHIMIG

Good luck, Biela! I’m very sure you’ll be a great mom to Amaya.

Christian the Lion

If you have time, view this: http://www.snotr.com/video/1376

I’m sure it will hit a soft spot in your heart.

The One With The New Blog Header

I haven’t used Photoshop for almost a year now. Back when I was with Sterling Paper, I used that software in my everyday work as I was then handling six graphic artists and supervising their creative output. Of course I wasn’t near their level of proficiency, but I was able to learn enough to make good use of it.

And so today I tried my hands at it again. I just wanted to know if I could still use it. I sat almost for an hour thinking of what graphic or image project should I practice on till I noticed my blog header. The previous header was just a painting of a futuristic city. I got to thinking, “Why did I use this sci-fi pic? I’m not blogging about sci-fi. I’m blogging about my life.”

So I created a header depicting my life as it is today. And it is fitting.

For she is my life.

The One With The Eee PC Size Comparison

My old Compaq Armada saddles my Eee PC and a Gameboy Advance. The one in the middle is obviously my favorite.

And as my Eee PC House wallpaper says…  Aaaahhh!!!

The One With The Google Game

I just played one of the oldest Google games around and it really sparked my so far boring day.

I typed “Manoel is” in the Google search bar and made a search. The results I got were very interesting although of course, they didn’t make sense for me because the Manoels mentioned in the list are not me but some fellow namesakes of mine.

But still, it was fun! You should do it one time you get bored in front of your computer.

“Manoel is” Google Search Results:

Manoel is a fortification on the island of Malta.

Manoel is a populated place in Maranhão, which is a region of Brazil.

Manoel is ending up just hiring out space and producing nothing new

Manoel is a very talented professional that is always seeking opportunities in a very unique and innovative way.

Manoel is awesome.

Manoel is a Portuguese form of Emmanuel.

Manoel is on a distinguished road.

Manoel is the prettiest theatre I have ever seen.

Manoel is a Sao Paulo-based singer-songwriter from the late-60s-70s

Manoel is having his first Ars Nova one-man-show of sorts on the 6th!

Manoel is 47 years old and has been to Badwater

Manoel is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist