10 posts tagged “this is stupid”

There comes a time when you realize that some of your friends just aren't worth being friends with.

I just hopped over to her profile and nearly gouged my own eyes out... ugh! All the shiny, glittery, and pink things are jumping out at me!!! *Delete Friend* 

But I don't care. At least I can exercise more control over what I eat; I can maintain a healthier diet, and it's cheaper than eating out.

The last two weeks practically sunk my first payroll deeper than Davy Jones' locker, what with my coffee grinder unusable and having two Starbucks outlets within two blocks of the office (at my first job, half my salary went to coffee; that's why I started brewing my own coffee at home). That, and dad's having a hard time financially. That means that we really have to tighten our belts (well, their belts, I'm only getting started), and even our food's getting affected.

I hit the grocery today and bought some chicken and veggies that'll be good for my lunch for the next workweek. It all-in-all, that cost me around P260. Interestingly, that's what it costs me to have a cup of coffee and a fudge bar at Starbucks for two days. It's okay, it's coffee. And coffee is the most awesome drink the universe. People should drink coffee instead of water. Water sucks. It doesn't taste like anything. It doesn't even have any color. It's boring. But I digress. Back to food. There's also the matter of my eating eight to twelve eggs a day. That'll add around P60 a day for me. I hate math.

Uhhh...

I'm tired of writing. I'll go watch some youtube videos, since the SkyCable people are such asshats and let go of all the Solar Entertainment Channels. Meaning no more daily NBA games, no more Daily Show with Jon Stewart, No more Conan. And my dad doesn't wanna switch to global destiny because they don't have Starworld and Animal Planet.

In the future, when I get my own place, Global Destiny nako.

SkyCable = Kampon ng Kadiliman. Tse!

Yesterday morning, despite the sudden rains and my only-partially-well-throat-infection-and-cold, I decided to go get my NBI clearance at Carriedo.

Well, that was stupid.

I doubled my shirts just to have some insulation that would protect me a bit from climate fluctuations (hot/cold) and sweating, but it didn't do much for me in my state. What made it worse was I forgot bring enough money for the fees. So I had to search for an ATM along Rizal Avenue and Recto. After 30 minutes, I finally found one in the then-just opened Isetann. I was already sweating when I got back to the NBI, and that was bad... the AC system was pretty cold in there. Buti nalang mabilis ang pag-proseso nila.

Long story short, I got my clearance, but it made me worse. When I woke up today (at 4PM), I couldn't breathe through my nose. I had to drink 4 glasses of water just to loosen the snot and cough up the phlegm.

Oh well, at least na-enjoy ko yung German Cheese Franks ulet sa Waffle Kind. Yep, I'm a regular genius.

Hindi na pala pedestrianized yung carriedo...

OMG! Jon Stewart insults Cory Aquino! Hisss! Retrieve the pitchforks and ready the torches!

Okay, the Desperate Housewives quip was pretty much justified; the knee-jerk, sensationalistic reaction to a piece The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was, (in my humble opinion) not.

There has been an incredible furor over a segment The Daily Show did a while back, one where a part of it shows a picture of former president Cory Aquino's picture with the words "slut" superimposed over it. Which is pretty stupid (I mean the reaction), considering what, it's weeks late? Which can only mean one thing -  no one who really watches the show and gets it got insulted. Only some clueless douchebags who probably got word of it thirdhand or so, and reacted without even understanding the context of the situation.

Here's one reaction:

Deedee Sytangco, spokeswoman of the former president, said the slut reference was included in a segment by correspondent Samantha Bee titled "Is America Ready for a Woman President?"

"Whoever put that graphic has a sick mind. Why would [they] do that to a revered democratic icon all over the world, known very much for her clean living and religious life?" Sytangco told ABS-CBN's morning show "Umagang Kay Ganda."

Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim also chimed in:

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim on Saturday called on Filipinos to register their protest against Comedy Central’s The Daily Show for maligning former Philippine President Corazon Aquino on one of the show’s segments aired recently.

Lim also urged Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo to protest the perceived slur on the Philippines’s democracy icon with the US State Department. (source)

Ooh. Powerful, pointed words. So what is it about the sketch that could possibly warrant such actions? Let's take a look-see.

The grist of the sketch is that majority of the American Public - as accurately represented by the news media such as FOX NEWS and CNN (/sarcasm) - are asking "Are We Ready For A Woman President?", and the sketch proceeds to go on an ironic mock attack against females and their ability to lead in general.

The sketch was not an attack on Cory Aquino. It was an absurdist mock defense of some of the neoconservative perspectives from the American political spectrum - those that basically say that women are inferior and incapable of managing any sort of constituency whatsoever, since women are weak, dumb, and ditzy (as portrayed brilliantly by Samantha Bee).

In short: the sketch says that women ARE capable, smart, and have the ability to lead, given the chance.

In fact, here's some more from Mayor Lim proving that he "gets it":

He said he is alarmed that if a highly respectable woman like Mrs Aquino could be treated shabbily by the American TV network, “how else can we expect our Filipino women to get the respect they deserve once they are abroad?"

“If we allow this kind of attack on the integrity of a woman who once held the highest position in the land, what would stop the world from debasing our women of lesser stature?" the mayor added. (source)

Well played sir! I am relieved that such a well-informened and perceptive person is in charge of an entire city!

In the segment in question, The Daily Show was merely trying to expose the bigotry, the sexism, and the hypocrisy that is right now so prevalent in the far-right.

So what was with the "slut" label on the former president's picture? In a piece of the segment, Sam Bee was browsing a fake gossip website a la Perez Hilton (which usually posts pictures of celebrities with certain words or doodles drawn on them), and it showed various female leaders of the world with some very derogatory but obviously fake, ironic, and ultimately ridiculous photos. Heck, Margaret Thatcher's head was superimposed on Britney Spear's crotch shot photo. How can you even take that seriously?!

 Everybody knows that Cory Aquino played a significant role in the Philippine Political scene, which included her being the first female president as well as amending the constitution to restore several basic human rights. While not without her detractors, it's hard to take all this crap about her "being insulted" on a fake news show seriously.

The Daily Show does not launch mindless, random attacks on people plainly just to spite them. They just don't. They satirize news and world events and they put everything in a neutral perspective; one that trims all the fat away and just serves the meat of the matter. In fact, a lot of people watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for it's unbiased, no-B.S. take on the news.

Obviously, not everybody gets it.

There are much more idiotic rants about how much Jon Stewart "sucks", "is lame", or "needs to be put off the air" by some bloggers who completely miss the entire point of the segment. Like somebody once said, opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

Well, just great. Now everybody else in the world'll think that Filipinos are idiots, thanks to you guys.

Note: All images used are under a creative commons license.
Videoclip of the said segment: link

Once more, some morons across the street decided to throw a drinking session... complete with a videooke machine. God help us all. My farts sound better than whatever their vocal chords are regurgitating into the bloody mic. Please, please, please, somebody get drunk enough and sing "My Way", so you can all be put out of my misery.

I think maybe I should just stab myself just so I can check into a damn hospital to recover in peace.

So screw it.

I was on my way home from the office this Monday when a fight broke out on the MRT station. I had no idea why these guys started fighting. Security got there reasonably quick, but it shouldn't have happened in the first place. Anyway, I'll still take train rides over bus rides; It's harder to get mugged the train.

Ah, salespeople. There are only two kinds; they're either slow or pretty (or both).

I was looking around for a pair of cargo pants and/or messenger bag. Before looking around the mall, however, I bought meself me mandatory cup of coffee for the day. Afterwards, I proceeded to go through the shops in Greenbelt 3 and Glorietta. Everything was going nicely for me until I got to the InStyle shop, which caters the OId Navy brand of clothing, which I liked (bought some good stuff from their store at the Ala Moana).

Here's what bugs me... a seconds after entering the store and looking around, this chick comes up to me and says that I can't bring drinks into the store premises. I politely acknowledged her and asked if she would take my drink behind the counter for me while I look around (which is SOP for majority of the stores I shop in).

"No sir, I can't".

So now she tells me that I can't shop in their store if I've a beverage in my hands, effectively telling me to leave. I was getting annoyed at this point, but I kept cool. She adds that the drink might spill and stain their merch. I point out the obvious that my cup of coffee had a lid, and that it was held firmly in my hand. She was not impressed.

"Well, perhaps you should reconsider that policy of yours. You're basically turning away a potential customer just because he has a drink in his hands?".

She repeats her point about the coffee spilling, the merch, stains, yadayadayada... I just left. That's really stupid.

It's a perfectly valid concern  that they're worried about spilling drinks and stained merchandise, but turning away potential buyers is incredibly dumb. Besides pissing them off by insinuating they're clumsy clods, they're not even offering to stow their drinks while the customer looks around. Awesome! They're practically attracting droves of customers that they can afford to turn away the negligible few who love to drink coffee while at the mall! Wait 'til I tell my friends! Oh, wait, that's right, they assume I have no friends to tell them about their stupid policy! They have nothing to worry about!

Gerard's Law of 250, chumps.

Fine, I'll take my money elsewhere.

shink (shirtless with pants): Hey, dad, lookit me! I suddenly have abs!

Dad: O rly? Good for you.

shink: Awesome! That means I look great nekkid!

Dad: Yeah, but that doesn't change the fact that you're a moron.

shink: Yeah, but I'm a good-looking moron!

We stare at each other blankly for 10 seconds and then walk away from each other.

I went and bought some coffee at starbucks so I could read the day's paper for free without conspicuously freeloading. But then again, I bought a stinkin' overpriced cup of coffee. Which is a redundantly negating point for the entire argument anyway.

Then I saw an awesome black shirt.