An Apple a Day... Keeps Bill Gates Away.

Hold your horses, guys! That picture is only a concept design of some Japanese artist on how an iPod Watch would look like.

Today's topic... tantananaaaaan... Apple.

Apple. The anti-Windows. The anti-ordinary. The anti-mainstream. Some would say, everybody loves an Apple. Not entirely true. I for one... don't like Macs. But I have a different reason for not wanting one. As do other people who don't like it. I guess, I'm just a traditional Windows user. I can't be bothered to learn another OS... another interface... another kind of mouse! And what I hate about it the most is that it's not customizable. And let's not forget how expensive it is (including accessories). I know some people that love Apple so much that the only thing left for them to do is worship it! Apple vs. Windows is like Canon vs. Nikon. If you're a fan of one, you're the enemy of the other. Sometimes, it's kind of fun to listen to arguments between fans... it's like watching a debate that's full of emotions.

The iPod. Over-rated. I've seen tons of reviews on MP3's with the iPod winning, hands down. And most of them are so biased on the iPod. You might say that I'm the one who's biased. But no... let me tell you something...

There's this review about top MP3 players on this certain, famous site (which I love). When they compared the iPod with the Zen Micro, iPod won hands down eventhough the Micro had the advantage when it comes to accessories, pricing, earphones, features and sound quality. Now, they ranked the sound quality of the iPod higher than the Micro's when the Micro's SNR rating is actually way higher than the iPod's. And I have used an iPod (sister has one) and I own a Micro... the sound is almost night and day... just almost. I didn't get an iPod because everyone has one. Just like those Honda Civics... they're everywhere! There's no more individuality! We gotta be different! I have to be. eheheh.

Okay, enough Apple bashing. What I love about Apple is its passion to design new things. The built quality is also exceptional! They want to be different and they dare to be different. Just look at the iPod Shuffle. That thing is TRASH! RUBBISH! No screen?? ALL reviews always bash MP3 players from Sony, Creative, Rio when their screen are so tiny... and this has NO screen at all!!! And what do the reviews say? OOOOHHH... I LOVE IT! Pfffft! Biased fools. Well, things like that... only Apple can pull them off. And they did. They have become a marketing power. Steve Jobs is a genius. Well, not as much as Bill Gates is. ;)

You have an iPod? A commoner, no doubt. wahahah!

Pull Some Muscle!

We all know who this is... Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Austrian Oak. The Terminator. The Commando. The Real Action Hero. The most popular Mr. Olympia ever... he actually made bodybuilding popular among common folks with his first ever movie/documentary Pumping Iron (where he went toe to toe with Lou Ferigno--- the Hulk).

But what made Arnold stand out from other bodybuilders? Is it his accent? Is it his size? Or is it his really-hard-to-spell name? I would have to say 'all of the above.' If you have seen his earliest movie Conan the Barbarian, you'd be laughing your ass off because of his acting. It was stupid. He was an amateur. He was a bodybuilder in front of a camera... acting! We forgive him for his acting abilities back then. Because, it was his body that everyone wanted. Hollywood hasn't seen somebody that big in movies before who has the charisma of a potential blockbuster action hero.

A lot of guys and gals would look at body builders as monsters, weirdos, buldging chunk of meat full of veins and most of them are disgusted by the idea. Most don't even know what the sport really is about. Many think that it's just whoever's got the largest muscle will win. But it's not that. At least, not in the 60's and 70's. Back then, size doesn't matter as much as symetry. For those who are not familiar with the word when it comes to body building, Symetry is the size of a muscle in realtion to the person as a whole. So you may have the LARGEST biceps in the world... but judges look at you as a whole... so if your forearm lacks in size compared to your biceps, then you are not symetrical... in lay man's terms... you look like a mutant.

The sport has drastically changed through the decades. These days, competitors are just getting bigger and bigger! With new drugs and diets out on the market, they just get stronger and stronger. But bigger is not better. Here's an example.

The second picture shows Dorian Yates. Regarded as the LARGEST Mr. Olympia ever. This guy is HUGE! I'm not talking about height... but by the size of his muscles... all over! In an interview, Dorian says that when he trains, he trains alone. Even though his friends are all around the gym, he just keeps quiet and concentrates on his training. Doesn't speak to anyone, doesn't look at anyone. Now, that's dedication! He remains undefeated for years and years... 6 years in a row until his retirement, I think (I'm too lazy to make a reasearch).

Back to our topic, compare this guy with Arnold. He may have bigger muscles... but the symetry is not right. Arnold can be described as 'sexy'. This guy can be described as 'monster'. The sport has truly progressed... for the better, I don't know.

Whatever the case, these guys just show to the world that the human body can be something more than a frail and thin, bunch of skin and bones. It's not easy to build a body like these guys have... it takes time, a whole lot of energy... and most important of all is the determination. They prove to us that with enough effort, we can achieve almost anything.

The Nutcracker.

We ain't talking about that classic Christmas story. But about this pretty picture here. Ever rode a bike before? Ever got some nasty bruises while learning to bike? I remember when I got a nasty cut on my left knee. Man... that was a big sucker! And remember when the blood is all hard and dry and the wound is all healed? Yes... you slowly peel off your old, clotted blood. Good ol' days as a kid!

I'll give this picture a title... I'll call it KRRRRUUUUUNNNNCCCCHH!

Son of the Devil

This kid's name is Shin Chan. A very obnoxious little kid! Very 'bastos'. A problem child! He's cute... when you're watching him... but if he's your kid, you'll probably file him for adoption. If I had a kid like this... I'd probably kill myslef.

Shin Chan's one of my favorite Anime's ever. Really cute and funny. I got a doll of him that I got from Taiwan a few years back. But I can't seem to remember where I have put it. I was just reminded recently by a friend about Shin Chan. And I just thought I'd share this kid with ya'll.

Zerox Me.

Cloning is going to be a part of life in the near future. There are so many advantages to cloning in the medical field that it just can't be ignored. If you have seen The Island, you'll see its endless benefits! But what about ethics? What about God?

If human cloning is possible, does that mean we have no spirit? Spirits are supposed to be unique for each individual... and cloning is an exact copy of an individual, therefore, if he is cloned, then that clone would be an exact copy of him... but does that mean he has a different spirit? We'll find that out soon enough. I heard that they are attempting human cloning in Korea. The only real obstacle to human cloning is the Catholic Church. Cloning and human genetics always dreams of playing god. If humans can finally unlock the mysteries of our genetic code, then we can be considered gods, by some standards.

Imagine having a son/daughter who's perfect. No desease whatsoever. Designed to acquire only the best qualities of both parents. All due to a modification of its genetic code before being developed into a fetus. It all sounds so fictional... but it already can be done. I saw this show on Discovery Channel that talks about genetic engineering. They showed a fly whose genes have been altered to the scientists' specifications. They made the fly grow a leg on it's head. It may sound okay... but what if it's done with humans? A human with 4 arms! Cool... if he studied martial arts, then he'd be the ultimate warrior. eheheh. The UFC would then be more exciting!

The only advantage I see with this kind of genetic engineering is it can get rid of all those dreaded cancers!!!!

Okay, enough nerd talk.

Ripping Down the House!

Still ripped 2 more CDs this morning... namely Daniel Powter and Dido Live.



















They're kinda cool. As you might have noticed, they're all British... James Blunt, Jack Johnson, Dido and Daniel Powter. Well, that's because the guy I borrowed them from is British! ehehe. And he loves buying CDs... original ones at that! Which are perfect for ripping! ahahahha! Jack Johnson is still my favorite. Really cool music. I turned into an instant fan! Now, wonder who's viewing my blogs. As if I don't know... I've been getting on people's nerves trying to drag them into my blog. ehehehe.

And oh yeah... I just found out from two friends who are in China (both in different areas) that my blog and geocities website are not viewable from the People's Republic! There's communism for you! Kinda scary just thinking about it. Everything's regulated and controled... with an iron fist! Or maybe Yohan is just banned from China. Hmmmm.

Stand Like a Man!

Now, here's a gadget for the women. It's a small disposable contraption that allows women to pee standing up!! It's sort of like a straw that you can pee through. After using it, you can just throw it away. I heard it's quite popular in Europe... boy, if this gets marketed in Manila, you can bet your ass you'd soon be seeing women facing walls!

The equality issue of women to men... the gap is getting closer and closer each year. Maybe, like 20 years from now, we can all have interchangeable sex organs!! I WONDER WHAT I'LL BE TODAY... HMMM... I FEEL LIKE BEING A MAN TODAY... LET'S ATTACH THIS THINGEE HERE...! Yikes! It could happen, you know.

Old Times.

This shot is one of my old works. It's probably my favorite. I shot this back in 2002. During the peak of my photography career. From here... it just went downhill. Ahhahaha! This was shot on a drizzling night in December. As you can see, the sky at the back of the Main Building (UST) looks pinkish. A nightshot. No effect or Photoshop was applied on this picture (except for the writings on the top right corner). It really looks like sepia toned eventhough no color effects were applied. I actually had this printed for the second time because the 'ke gaw' developer adjusted the hue to make it appear... well... ordinary. As you can see, the letters printed on the trash bins on the left side, says 'UST.' Those blurred individuals walking towards the camera (below-center) is Mike and Ken. I told them to walk during the shot to give the picture movement. Oh, yeah, this picture was shot on a Kodak 100 film. No digital cameras back then... or at least, I still couldn't afford one. :)

Aah, that good ol' days of film. Every shot was a surprise. There are certain things shooting with film gives you that digital just can't provide. Hopefullness (while the shot was just taken), Anticipation (while the film is being developed), Excitement (while you are getting your developed film)... and lastly... Satisfaction (if you got the shot right). But there's also one feeling that you can get from film that you would not get from digital--- and that is Disappointment. Ahahah. I wasted a ton of money on film just so I could see the wrong shots! Well, those days are over for me. Digital could actually save me money. Hooorah!

The Prodigal Phone.

FOUND it! Just where I left it. And the battery's dead. Fun fun fun! Now, I'm seriously thinking of changing my phone. It's just too dangerous to be keeping this kind of phone. I'll end up loosing it. So, I might go for a cheap phone... the 6230i and below kinda phone. I don't really need mp3 or a camera on my phone. I just want BT, a nice screen, ergonomic keypad, small form factor and a light phone. I'll probably go for a Nokia. I don't know... hmmm...

Now, to sell my Treo 650! Anyone interested? It's got a 512mb MMC and tons and tons of apps and games in it!!! All registered... err... borrowed. ;D

Ripped.

Man, I just ripped these new CDs from James Blunt and Jack Johnson... and I haven't heard about them until seeing the CDs from an officemate's desk. So I told him that I'll borrow 'em so that I could rip 'em. I have no idea what the singers are like and what their songs are... but there's just this urge to rip brand new CDs... ehehehe. And boy... I'm loving these guys!! Their songs are nice and relaxing. Mainly acoustic guitars. Kinda like that MTV dude John Mayer (don't know about the spelling). Really cool.

Holy Lost World, Batman!!! I just left my phone in the bus!!! ARRRRGGHHH!! My Treo650... lost... well, I left it in our company bus... so there's a big chance that it's still gonna be there tomorrow morning when it picks me up for work. Sigh. I might sell it and get a cheaper phone instead. I'm too forgetful to carry phones like the Treo. Damn it!

Bored.

What's the boringest boring bore that that you ever had? When you feel like you can't do anything because everything's boring. Or maybe you can do something else but you can't... because you're stuck at work! Bored bored bored... aha... a Nestle Crunch is on my table... yummeee... it's been raining for more than a week! Geeez... what a bugger. Supposed to go out tonight... but noooooo... rain's here. Sometimes I wish they'd invent a dome or something over the city so that when it rains, they can just close the dome and all is nice and dry. :(

Now, this is the picture of the day. This guy must be desperate for a job. Is life that tough that you would accept a job like this? He better pray that the shooter is a good one. Or else, he'll be dead before his 1st week is over.

I have a question, would you rather have this guy's job or a job where in you clean septic tanks? Cleaning septic tanks require that you dive into that tank... most of the time. Yeeewww... if you ask me... I'd take this guy's job anytime, rather than that one!

My friend said that she saw Eddie Gil here in Hong Kong last night. That was in Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui... as Gil was coming down a taxi. Sigh... I wish I could have seen him. I'd really come up to him and ask for his picture with me. And then I'll post it in Friendster. ehehehe... that would be kewl! ;)

Zombie.

I REALLY need some sleep. I feel like a zombie. Still need to rush deadlines for next week's huge presentation. Pffft. I'm tired. I wanna go home.

My website is getting there! Been learning a lot of things for the past few weeks on web design! Kewl! Maybe 1 more week. My problem now is art! Gotta do 6 more drawings for the site. Sigh... tiring. At least, I'm done with the codes and design. :)

Oh, crap... I just realized... i'm going to do more than 6 more drawings... let's see... make that like 12-15 more drawings! Aaarrgghhh! This is going to kill me. Sigh... no one's gonna read my comics anyway... why am I even bothering to do this site all over again? Actually... that's cuz I need it for practice. eheheh. I'm asking a question that I know the answer to. Come to think of it, I have learned TONS already since starting this personal site of mine. It's a very simple site... but it's waaaaay more complicated than my previous sites. ahahaha... kewlnez!

Well, I gotta take a break from my site for now... too sleepy. I just got home from a party. And I did accomplish something today, too! I resovled a problem with Firefox and Safari. Whew! I can't believe I solved that mess up! :)

So we come to this... a time to talk about a picture or video clip or any kind of issue. Let's see what we have today...

Ok, you lousy bastards! Show me your face! Now, I'm really glad my face doesn't look like this... eheheh... blue eyes doesn't help with this guy's funny looking face.
Any of you know somebody that you really hate his face? Sometimes, it's not because he's ugly... he can be good looking... but you just hate his face. I know a few. I bet everybody knows a few too. I wonder why that is. The person can be very nice. But still, your blood boils at the sight of him/her. eheheheh. Maybe men are evil by nature. ehehehhe. WAHAHAHHA! MWAHAHAH! BWAHAHHAHA!
You've all been BASTARDIZED!

What Else is New?

So... as usual, that dang Friendster is again... under maintenance! What the heck is that about? So there's a scheduled maintenance everyday?? They're like an 80-year-old woman that's about to die! Grrrr... is all that I can say.

Well, met some people last night. Nice people. We get along fine. I think they're cool. Gonna go out again this coming saturday.

My website is slowly progressing as planned! And I'm getting all excited! But it ain't much... it's a start, nonetheless. :) I do hope you'll like it. Hmm, I guess nobody reads these blogs of mine... so I can pretty much say whatever I like... okay...

I am the BEST darn web designer in this face of the galaxy! And all you trying-hard wannabe's better go back to your mamas cuz I'm gonna make all your designs look like yesterday's old style! Ha! I am so good that I've been banned from all web designing competitions! They say it's not fair for others if I join. I guess they're smart to admit that. Hmpf!
Ah, the legend of the Origami fight. Cool, ey? How could they cut and fold paper that fast? And with style! Wow. Kung Fu Gami. I have a friend who's an origami master... Hubert... sa thingin mo may laban ka sakanilang dalawa? Ganyan karin ba pagnagtutupi ka ng papel? May pa porma-porma pa at naka kung-fu suit?

Crappy Friendster!

So, another blogging site. They're sprouting like weeds!

I really am so fed up with Friendster. It's always under maintenance! They keep adding new features but thay can't even maintain the most basic features... like being able to view Friendster!!! Geeeez!!! Those guys are getting richer and richer by the minute... and this is the kind of service that they can offer us?? PATHETIC!!!

That is why I am here. Switched my blogs to somewhere more reliable. I don't know if this site is good, though. We'll see. Aaw, man... no smileys??

Well, anyway, here's a picture that I took today...
Can any of you guess what that is? Very good! It's a fire hydrant! Wow!!! You are an intelligent person! Now... tell me... what's the color of the fire hydrant?? Black?? Are you sure?

Well, it's a simple picture. It's a simple object. it's just a play with the right shadows, right contrast and the right framing and you got yourself a nice picture. It's that simple. My photographic days has begun. And it's time for you guys to wait and look at my pictures. Criticize my pics if you want. :)