I am Sherlocked!

With my recent craze for BBC's Sherlock Holmes, I am saddened that season 3 might only be released next year. What should I do? Boohoo.

So I am on the lookout for more of gorgeous Benedict Cumberbatch and his great acting. I can also say that I am Cumberbatched. :D

Before his Sherlock Holmes character, I was not much interested with Atonement, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, and Star Trek. (Yes, I humbly confess that I just watched Star Trek yesterday and it was indeed a good movie. Just like LOTR, but that's another story.) I prefer him with black hair than blonde.

Why Star Trek? Because he's in the sequel as a villain - a villain which I will be rooting for? Haha. MTV got some photos of the sequel's shoot, with Spock (Zachary Pinto who looks like Cumberbatch too?) giving dear Benedict a Vulcan Neck Pinch.

I just hope that Sherlock and Watson's adventures do return next year despite the fame that their actors might get from Hollywood. (While Cumberbatch is filming Star Trek 2, Martin Freeman is Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit.) We, the fans, need the answer as to how Sherlock survived the fall... although we have our own deductions, of course. :D

Until then, I will content myself with reading the original Sherlock stories of Arthur Conan Doyle in print. The game's afoot.

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The Great Azkals Experience

I admit I'm no soccer fan and I haven't watched such a game before July 3. But I definitely enjoyed it despite being in the bleachers and having to endure the pelting rain when the game commenced.

Thank God I believed PAG-ASA that there would be rainshowers and thunderstorms so my friends and I had raincoats - and maybe we were the only ones who were ready for the rain - since umbrellas were not allowed.

Professional cameras (DSLRs) were also prohibited so I didn't bring my trusty compact because I was afraid the guards would mistake it for an SLR. Yet we noticed some people who were able to smuggle in their SLRs; security was not as strict as we expected after all. So please bear with pictures and videos taken from my mobile phone.

The Rizal Stadium in its glory after the rain.

The supportive Filipino audience helped boost the Azkals' morale I bet. My friend Almah's shriek may have startled Sri Lanka's goalkeeper. :D

The whole experience in the bleachers was worth the price and the rain so I hope I get another chance to do this all over again. Here's a clip of the running Philippine flag...


and the Azkals' lap of honor after their 4-0 win over Sri Lanka.


Sorry I got excited when I saw Phil Younghusband, thus the clumsy hand. Haha.

Next game is Azkals vs Kuwait. Second leg will still be held at Rizal Stadium on July 28. That's a Thursday and kick-off is at 7PM so it's a pity that I may not be able to watch this. For you who can be available at the said date and time, be sure to get your tickets at Ticketworld so you wouldn't have to buy them outside the gates of La Salle at more than half the price. ;)

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Super 8: An Alien Passing By Town

I have been deceived by hearsayings that the title pertains to a giant 8-legged alien and so I thought I would be watching a sci-fi movie. Yes, of course, there was the giant alien - I wasn't able to count its legs though - who robbed electric/electronic stuff and kidnapped people. (Still I don't understand where the lost dogs come in the alien's path. Enlighten me please.)

But I believe the film isn't about the alien at all. He may have just crossed over from another movie, which might be District 9.

The film is about the journey of being a teenage kid, preferably in the 80s. Since I was born in the 80s, I was able to relate to the setting and missed the time when you don't have the convenience of fast communication (cellphones and internet) therefore you really need to come over your friend's house and hang out and do whatever you want, which in this case is making a zombie film. Hence the title pertaining to filming a super 8 movie.

I loved the teenage characters because they were just how normal teenagers are in such circumstances (even for an alien attack I presume). There's nothing extraordinary in them which makes them believable and endearing. The combination of the ordinary kids and the humongous extraterrestrial made the story more refreshing because there has been a lot of sci-fi adventures with grown-ups as protagonists. (This makes me recall ET directed by Super 8's producer, Steven Spielberg.) It was beautiful to see a bunch of teenagers running for their lives on what seems like a battlefield. Because of the stark contrast it created, not that I'm sadistic.

There's also a lot going on with relationships regarding families, friendships, the whole community, and a budding romance to boot. My favorite scenes were both from Joe and his father – first when they had a fight and the father, being the deputy, had to go back to the 12000 people who need his help, leaving his confused son alone; and secondly, when Joe let go of his mother's necklace after he got reunited with his father, symbolizing their acceptance and forgiveness for what happened.


As a sci-fi adventure I would barely give this two stars, but as a family movie it deserves its Rotten Tomatoes' rating and I would give it a 3.5.

Watch it and enjoy reliving a lost childhood. And don't forget the zombies in the closing credits. :)

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Request for a Blogger app for iPod

I'm typing this post using my iTouch (and my neighbor's generous wifi) only thru Safari so it would be a great help if you can point me to a real Blogger app for my device. I don't understand why there's a Google mobile app and yet there's none for Blogger. Why, Tumblr has one for a long time now.

Or is there one available for Android devices, ei?
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Donate Your Car and Help a Homeless Veteran

War may be over for most of us but have we reflected on the freedom and peace we’re enjoying now?

It’s sad to learn that over 200,000 US veterans are homeless now after all the sacrifices they’ve done for us to gain freedom and safety. Nevertheless there are still organizations that assist these brave men and women and we can offer our help as well.

One particular organization even accepts car donations while donors will receive tax deduction. If you are interested to donate a car, you can find their site – CarsHelpingVeterans.org – helpful and informative to process your donation. You’ll just accomplish a simple form online and car donations are accepted in all 50 US states. Your car will be picked up free of charge on a date that is most convenient for you. Once the donation is confirmed, you will receive a tax deductible car donation receipt.

Accepted vehicle donations are boats, cars, trucks, vans, conversion vans, motorcycles, RVs and property. Monetary support is also accepted through Paypal, Google Checkout or you may download and print their donation form for check or credit card donations. For other concerns, you can check the site’s FAQ page or contact the organization itself through the Contact Us page.


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Plants vs Zombies Now Available in iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

Wow, PopCap Games sure do know how to get people addicted to gaming. With the monster success of Plants vs Zombies in PC and Mac, it has released its cute tower defense game in iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad nonetheless.

Plants vs Zombies in iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Priced at $2.99, you can get your hungry zombies to attack your cuddly plants by downloading them at iTunes.

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Vote for the CNN Filipino Hero

Crazy Taxi Game

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Donate to Ondoy Victims thru Paypal

It's great to know that there are a lot of channels now for us to help and reach out to our fellow Filipinos who were struck by Typhooon Ondoy (Ketsana). I am deeply saddened with all the news of death and destruction from the recent calamity.

Ondoy's Trail of Fury from Glenn Omanio on Vimeo.

Let's do our share by donating to the Philippine Red Cross' paypal account: give@redcross.org.ph

Thanks and God bless.

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Take Me to the Philippines by apl.de.ap of Black Eyed Peas

I love the music video, the song, apl.de.ap's love for the Philippines.

Despite this being a campaign for Philippine tourism, it's hip and cool and classy. :)

It's even great to know that my provinces (Pampanga and Batangas) are mentioned in the song. :D

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Pampanga Photowalk '09

My first photo event and thank God the rain cooperated with us ^^

Still thinking of which one to submit as a contest piece. What do you think?



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I Can Survive in the Arctic Without Clothes

I can survive the Arctic without clothes!

Well, for two and a half hours that is..

According to this online quiz. Hehe.

It may seem outrageous but the quiz is quite funny. Try it for yourself and tell me how long you can survive the Arctic... without clothes! (Who would do that anyway? Ice Age people maybe. :D)

This quiz was provided by

Merchandize Liquidators

a Wholesale Clothing Company

Addicted to Facebook

I had a Facebook account even before the craze (and advertising) but I wasn't using it often just like my Friendster account because I got bored with all the social networking sites' activities.

But when my friend asked me to accept his invite for Mafia Wars, that was the start of my addiction. Facebook really has the UI, games, interaction that most people will get hook into. It even made me stop blogging, ei? Hehehe. (Plus the fact that I don't have the free access to blog anymore because of work.)

What games do you play in FB? I do Mafia Wars, then Pet Society and Farm Town on the side. I also recently found Bloodlines good though my first love would still be MW. :D

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Gay Adam with Eve

This is just so funny. Isn't Adam cute? Teehee. ^^

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Wanna Join My Mafia?

I'm so addicted to Mafia Wars in Facebook that I even blog it now, huh? Gawd.

I think I picked a not-so-Mafia nickname. I don't know much about the family, capice? Hehe. But I do enjoy this, now that I realize it, it brings out the gangster in me. Tsk tsk tsk.


You into Facebook? Mafia Wars? If not, join me. Please do. You might enjoy it or not but there's no harm in trying, ei? I also ignored my friend's request a long time ago until he reminded me personally without any obligation of playing he say. Now I'm hooked. 

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Angels and Demons, Still Better Than Da Vinci Code

I've read both books of Dan Brown and I liked the first Robert Langdon novel than the more controversial one because of the twisted twists. So maybe it's not a surprise that I liked its movie version as well compared to The Da Vinci Code movie.

Though the non-Brown fan would assume that Angels and Demons is the sequel of The Da Vinci Code especially with the movie pointing to a previous adventure of the professor, it's actually the opposite. Angels and Demons is the prequel though there's no problem with the events overlapping or interchanging since the two plots weren't connected with each other.

As for the movie elements, I nitpick on editing and I hate it when I see ugly cuts in the film. It makes the film cheap at times and I thought they could've made this low-budgeted since they know many will still see the movie just because of the title. True.

Book-wise, of course we know that the movie would alter scenes. Since it's been years since I read the novel, I don't recall exact parts of the plot that weren't played except for the the "Air" cardinal. He was located not at the stairs but at a bench. And of course, who wouldn't miss the greatest twist in the story? The carmelengo is the biological son of the late pope. Still I understand the gravity of that concept so we'll forgive them for that. I assume that we're blessed that the movie wasn't totally banned from filming.

Despite that great bit of twist that was left behind and the disappointment of not seeing Anne Hathaway as Vittoria (from past rumors), I can still say that Angels and Demons is a great film and we can give most of the credit to the novel of course. But I thank the screenwriters in putting a better film in Angels and Demons than the disappointing Da Vinci Code (maybe because of the greater scandal there).

If you haven't read the book, you may find this movie a little bit boring at first especially on tiring details combined with a little drag of comedy from Tom Hanks. (Still I think Hanks is perfect as Langdon.) But the story, particularly the climax that tries to lengthen and form as it goes, will surprise you as what I experienced when I finished reading the book years ago.

As one of my favorite books, Angels and Demons' message wasn't lost in the movie despite the obvious bending to religion instead of academe. The movie was worth the watch despite knowing the ending... the graphic visuals of torture are enough. (Though I think they were minimized for the audience. Or maybe I just had a darker imagination. Hehe.)

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Twitter + YouTube = BuzzTrendz?

I think trends are now easily set especially online because communication is faster and easier to access. What do you think?

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Pacquiao Win Over Hatton at Round 2

WTF Manny Pacquiao won TKO over Ricky Hatton on Round 2!

I wasn't even able to watch clearly because of my net buffering. Hell.

Didn't see Hatton's defeat this early in the fight. Pacquiao really nailed his pound-for-pound title now, no doubts about it. Freddie Roach and Michael Murrer did a good job for training here. Congrats to Team Pacquiao, congrats to the Filipinos. Yeah!

So who's next? Mayweather Jr.?

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Pacquiao vs Hatton Live Streaming

Congrats to Manny Pacquiao!

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Pacquiao-Hatton Official Weigh-in

Pacman at 138 lbs and Hitman with 140. Ain't Pacquiao's muscles more good-looking than Hatton's? :D

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