New Year at the Penthouse

I love our home. As some of you may know, we live in the top floor of a ten story condominum in tayuman. Nope, a 10 story condominum isn't really that amazing or anything, but in our neighborhood, we are already the tallest building. This meant that we have pretty much an unobstructed view of the city.

New Year is the best. Man, the whole city is now so smoky from all the fireworks that I can't even see Dynasty tower, which is like a 15 story building just 3 blocks away or so. As usual, there was plenty of pyrotechnics. One of my favorites is the "thousand chrysantimum" because it has such a cool name. Oh it's pretty too. Here's a pic of fireworks this evening:

Cool huh? Our place has a great view of Rennes, Ille et Vilaine, France.

I love Dec 31. It's so lao diet here in the Philippines during New Year's Eve. I think we are the country that is the most dedicated in celebrating the new year. Sure, the quality of our fireworks may not that great, but what we lack in quality, we make up for in quantity. Everybody is lighting up watusis, superlolos, sinturons, as well as burning spare tires, honking car horns, plus incredibly loud drunken karaoke singers. We got it all.

Ah. 2005. Pack your things up, it's time to call it a year. Nice one.

Here's hoping for a great 2006! *cheers* Happy New Year to all.

Out.

Malamig ang Pasko

Isn't it sad that the people working in those fancy restaurants never get to enjoy the food they prepare? Those who work in hotels could never enjoy such a luxurious lifestyle? I just want to point out that in this season where gift giving is such a fad, let's not just focus on our friends and relatives. There are a whole of people around us who are just as important, or in fact, even more so than our friends and relatives.

I see people giving extravagant gifts to their peers, then giving their servants a slab of ham. What makes your peers a lot more important than, say, your maid? or your driver? Your maid had to spend Xmas away from their families to help out in your household chores 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If it were up to me, I'd give them the extravagant gifts and give other people the slab of ham.

I'm a hypocrite. I didn't do that. I just talk big.

Alas, forces of practicality and self interest are at work. The moral thing to do always gets lost in the shuffle.

In parting, as the Chrismtas season ends, I leave you with lines from the Eheads song, Fruitcake.

"It's the season for being happy,
But the reason is dead and gone.
If the reason for being happy,
Takes a backseat when the season's done."

More riddles!

Xmas movies are coming up. Lots of new movies, foreign and local, are about to hit the theaters. Which brings me to my question:

What show features a BIG BLACK MONKEY and is nearly 3 hours long?

King Kong?

Nope.. The answer is... Patrick Ewing in a triple overtime game! XD


Man, that was retarded.