Wheels of gLORIE

Time and time again, my parents would tell me... kung hindi ka sasali, hindi ka talaga mananalo. My wife Lorie, proved once again, na malayo ang nararating ng mga malakas ang loob.



Last September 8, we celebrated Grandparent's day at Robinson's Galeria. May HotWheels event, siyempre yung anak ko gustong mag-race dun sa mahabang race track na inassemble nila. In order to participate in the activities, you have to purchase P200 worth of HotWheels item. So bumili ang wifey ko ng dalawang kotse. Unfortunately, Rohan (anak ko) can't join because he's only 4 years old and only kids 6 years and above can join. Sayang naman. Pero sabi nung mga organizers na puwedeng sumali si mommy sa seniors division.



And so it came to pass, sumali si wifey sa seniors division. The object of the race is to survive the multi-looped track and get the fastest time. Fortunately that day, only 3 seniors joined and they need 5 contestants for that leg of the race. So kahit kulelat si Lorie that day, pasok pa rin siya sa final round that will be held on Trinoma on the 23rd of September. Maraming goodies si Lorie that day, giftpacks from McCormick, Leslie's and 5 hot wheels cars - astig!



There are 3 legs of the race, the 1st is at Robinson's Galeria, 2nd is Robinson's MetroEast, and the last is at Trinoma. The event is sponsored by Hotwheels and Toys 'R Us. The grand prize is P10,000, a trophy + hotwheels goodies + bragging rights. Siyempre, excited si Lorie dahil pasok siya sa finals! We asked people what's a good car to use in these races. And majority told us to look for a PHARODOX HotWheel car. It's common, kaya madaling hanapin.



September 23 came, and there are 13 finalists in the seniors division. Lorie was the ONLY female contestant. Unfortunately she lost the preliminary elimination and didn't reach the final 5. She got a time of 1 minute and 45 seconds, 9th place (that means she kicked the shite out of 4 other men). Nevertheless, may P500 gift certificate siya + a HotWheels car + McCormick goodies. Not bad for a P200 HotWheels purchase.



While we were driving home, I kept thinking that I should've joined :)
There's no harm in joining (unless it's a fraternity or something illegal). Who knows, you might win.

Miss Na Kita Morning Motivation# 1

Ever since I filed a one month vacation leave last May - June 2007, I haven't seen morning motivation# 1.

Here's a lame celfone picture pic of morning motivation# 1



How lame could it get? A friggin' picture of the back of her head.
Ok, tagalog language in the third person perspective story coming up... sorry for my international fans (naks, as if.)

"Si morning motivation# 1 or Miss Imperial (hango sa dating gusali na kinatatayuan ng Shopwise Antipolo) ang babaeng muling nagpatibok ng puso ni Reinard. Hindi kilala ni Reinard ang babaeng ito, ngunit kilala niya lang ito sa kanyang pagmumukha. Dati ay madalas silang nagkakasabay sa sakayan ng FX patungong Ayala tuwing 8:30 hanggang 9:15 ng umaga. Kilig na kilig si Reinard tuwing nagkakasabay sila, lalo na pag nagtatabi sila sa upuan. Sa PBCOM Ayala siya bumababa, pero kung hihinto ang shuttle sa Tower One Ayala, dun siya bababa para sumakay pa ng jeep (Washington ata sinasakyan niya o 'di kaya'y Zapote). Ilang beses na rin silang nagkakangitian ni Reinard tuwing sabay nilang sinasabi: "Sa PBCOM lang po!"

May kasintahan si Morning Motivation# 1 (nakita na ni Reinard sa pilahan ng valley golf terminal sa Ayala). Si Reinard naman ay may asawa (hindi lang niya alam kung alam ito ni morning motivation). So talagang hindi puwede, may sabit na pala ang gagong si Reinard. Isa lang ang pinagtataka ni Reinard, bakit kaya hindi sumasakay si Morning Motivation ng diretsong Antipolo pauwi? Laging bumababa si Morning Motivation#1 sa Valley Golf. Madalas din silang magkita sa Shopwise Antipolo tuwing nag-go-grocery. Mahilig mag-grocery si Reinard ng nag-iisa, therapy ito para sa kanya.

Isang araw ay pinayagang mag-leave si Reinard ng isang buwan. Nung pagkabalik niya sa kanyang mahabang bakasyon ay 'di na sila muling nagkasabay ni morning motivation# 1. Kamakailan lang ay nag-iisang nakasakay si Reinard sa service ni Donald Sibaca (isa sa mga driver ng shuttle sa Antipolo). Siyempre nagkuwentuhan sila tungkol sa trabaho ni Reinard, at nabanggit ng binata (naks) na advertising ang linya ng kanyang trabaho. Biglang naalala ni Donald ang isa pang babaeng pasahero na ang linya rin ng trabaho ay sa advertising, at madalas din daw kaming magkasabay. Nabanggit din ni Donald na hindi na niya naisasakay ang babaeng ito. Pagkakaalam niya ay nagdadalangtao na daw ang babaeng kinukuwento niya.

Si Morning Motivation# 1 na kaya ang babaeng iyon? Nag-asawa na pala siya? Siya ba talaga ang babaeng tinutukoy ni Donald? Hay. Napahanap tuloy si Reinard sa listahan ng mga bloggers na taga-antipolo. Marami siyang natuklasang nagba-blog na taga-antipolo. May mga kakilala pa nga siya na dati'y mga school mates niya noong hayskul pa lang siya. At maraming magagandang antipolo girls na nagba-blog, sayang lang at hindi ito updated.

Miss na kita Morning Motivation# 1.
(oo alam ito ng misis ko)
siyempre pag may #1, may number 2 motivation din, pero yun... ibang kuwento na.

TonTon Kariton!

Some pics from the Legendary Comicbook Heroes Toy Launch last Saturday (August 18, 2007) at Toy Palace Farmers Cubao. Direk Avid Liongoren and I have no plan to join the art contest, but when they said that the raffle would resume in a while, we just decided to join for the fun of it. Pamatay oras nga ika nga.



Tonton Kariton was drawn in a span of 30 minutes or less. Everyone knows that I'm obsessed with Iron Man and this character is my tribute to him. Tonton is a mix of TONy Stark and Calvin & Hobbes. There's no backstory about this kid, it's just something I drew to kill some time. I only thought about this character after seeing Avid's photo of him in his MULTIPLY.



Si TonTon Kariton

Si Tonton ay isang batang mahirap. Hindi siya makabili ng sarili niyang laruan dahil kapos sa pera ang mga magulang niya. Lagi siyang pinagtatawanan ng mga kalaro niya dahil, ang mga laruan niya ay gawa lamang sa ginupit na kahon. Lingid sa kaalaman ng lahat, si Tonton ay isang batang malikhain na mahilig gumawa ng kung anu-anong bagay mula sa basura. Ang kanyang obra maestra ay isang malaking robot na gawa sa kahon. Napapagalaw niya ito sa pamamagitan ng mga pusa, insekto at dagang nakatira sa loob nito. Isang gabi ay sinakyan ni Tonton ang ang kanyang Robot Kariton. Tamang-tama nakita ito ng mga akyat bahay sa kanilang kalye na may masamang balak. Natakot ang mga kumag at kumaripas ng takbo dahil ang laki laki ng robot. Simula noon ay nagro-ronda gabi-gabi si Tonton sakay ng kanyang Robot Kariton upang ipagtanggol ang parokya nila sa mga masasamang loob.



pics courtesy of www.afhub.com and Avid

by the way, after someone won the major price in the raffle, we left without knowing the fate of our artworks.

Diyaryo! Bakal! Booty!!!

Bakal Booty

Eventually, I know I would come up with something like this. Sounds geeky. But doctors say that Iron is good for the blood.

Medical Shitty +

Long time, no post. That means I've been real busy the past few weeks.

Medical Shitty



Rohan was confined yesterday at the Medical City Ortigas. He was suffering from "fluctuating fever" since July 12, 2007. Fluctuating fever means, he'll get a fever, and it will be gone the next day, then come back again. We thought that he fully recovered last week Saturday and Sunday. But Lolo Ric and Lola Remy took him out for his cousin Leeyan's 1st birthday in Manila. I also let him have an extended bath that Sunday morning. We decided to have him confined come Wednesday morning, June 18 - because he's suffering from high fever (40c) + Stomach Ache and Vomitting. His Lola Remy suggested that we admit him to PCMC (Philippine Children's Medical Center), but they don't accept Medicard, so we decided to confine him in Medical City. It would be easier for me to confine him there since it's on the way to my office (unlike St. Lukes and FEU Hospital).

We arrived at Medical City around 5:30 in the morning. There are no available rooms, we had to wait. My dad called St. Luke's but they were also full. The nurses told us it's peak season for them since the weather is constantly shifting. Since this may be the same scenario for other hospitals. We decided to wait, hoping that there will be available rooms come lunch time.

Medical City's waiting rooms look fantastic. They have nice "closeable" dividers, that make your cubicle appear like a room with it's own aircon and lights. You can have your lights turned off and not affect the other cubicles. The only problem in the waiting area is that you don't get attended to very often, they won't even inform you that there are available rooms, unless you constantly visit the admitting department. The "intern" who also handled Rohan is not as efficient, especially when he placed a dextrose on him. Good thing, a senior supervisor arrived and did the work properly.

We only got a room come 3:00PM - thanks to my wife who persevered looking for a room in the admitting section. From thereon it was smooth sailing. The room we got is very nice (costs P2,100), they have a personal ref and my favorite, hot and cold shower. The staff is also very attentive, in fact even the Medicard Health Officer in there even assisted us on how to pay using our Medicard. :) I hope Rohan gets well soon.

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This PostSecret postcard came in at a perfect time. On the other hand, what I felt was opposite.
It's really weird whenever it happens.

Corbis In Da Haus

The lovely Alison Tham from Corbis visited Harrison today. And this is the loot I got:
• Calendar
• Notepad box
• Image CD
• 3 postcards

Sucks that I didn't win the Spiderman 3 lunchbox. :(

Hell Hath No Fury Like An Angry Lorie

Once again, my wife (Lorie) has proven who's the big boss in our house. It's her, she's got guts, balls, tenacity, rage, courage. If we go toe to toe, chances are she'll wipe my ass on the floor.

May 4, 2007 started like any other day in the Santos Household. We usually wake up around 7:30 in the morning. Lorie's routine is usually to go to the dirty kitchen to heat some water and cook food. That is, until a rat surprised her. As expected, she did her calm panic attitude. She grabbed her trusty floor mop (a weapon she used before when she killed one of their kind) and told me to shut the door and remove all obstacles (like Rohan's bike, water buckets) in the Kitchen. She asked me to help her get rid of the rats, but dude, rats are one of my weaknesses, I go GAY when a rat runs along the path I'm about to cross. Lorie told me to buy some "sticky rat trap", you know, those flypaper thingies, the damn rats are too fast, a trap will slow them up a bit. Shopwise, was still closed at that time, so I had to rush to EastMart (a local grocery near our market). The darn thing is, the only sticky traps Eastmart has are 4x5 inches. That'll do, I guess. I bought a couple. When I got home, the deed is done, Lorie has killed not just one, but two big rats. Judging from the crime scene, I think they entered through the kitchen ceiling.

When I asked her how she killed the two, she just told me that they both kept running around the kitchen and when they bumped each other in the corner, they started fighting. That's the moment she needed to strike the fatal blow. By the way, that slipper in the pic is about 9 inches long. Imagine how big those boogers are.

These are the moments when I realize why I married her. While I am all about planning and imagining. Lorie is all about action. She invested some of our money in a car aircon business (which is doing ok), and celfone loading business. While I keep thinking about morning jogging to shape up, she actually did some jogging for 3 consecutive mornings but find it boring so she quit. I'm afraid of rats and frogs. She's afraid of cockroaches. Yin and Yang. We fill each other's weaknesses.

I love you hon, advanced happy mother's day. :)

Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

Thank you Wowow channel. For the live feed Oscars and Boxing Events. For some wonderful Japanese films without any english subtitle. Brilliant Japanese Anime. And most especially for the Saturday Midnight skin flicks. Aaah, those were the days. It really sucks that Antipolo Sky Cable has removed it from the channel list a couple of years ago.

I first saw "Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World" at the Wowow channel. I came in halfway, but I was captivated by the wonderful cinematography and the beautiful Masami Nagasawa. I stuck through the film expecting to see some skin from the said actress. But alas, there was none (she had a scene where she was wearing a one piece swimsuit though). I stuck through at the end despite the lack of subtitles and trying to make out what they are saying. Since I came in halfway, I had to do some internet research just to find out the title of this movie. Crying Out... is a tale of youthful first love (ah, almost everyone has experienced that). The simplicity and thrill of courtship, the promise of forever, defying the odds, even death. And like most first loves, why it was destined to fail. Crying Out was also adapted into a Korean movie, "My Girl and I" (starring that guy in Sassy Girl and Jenny of Endless Love fame). The adaptation was not fateful to the original Japanese movie, but the geist remains the same.

I've been searching for "Crying Out..." since I saw it. I even thought of ordering the DVD online. But like love, it just comes to you when you are not expecting it. Last Sunday, we took Rohan out. Luckily my dad passed by his DVD suki at Metrowalk. I saw a couple of HMV and Meifu DVDs across dad's suki. And there it was, one of my Holy Grails. I watched the movie last night... and now that I have english subtitles to aid me in my journey, I was able to appreciate the greatness of this film.

It's as beautiful as the first time I saw it.
Even better.
But that's my cup of tea, not everyone might like it.

Monthly Paramdam

I've been busy and lazy lately (how is that possible?) I just thought I'd drop by and give a rundown on what happened the past few weeks after I lost my celfone.

• I GOT A NEW CELFONE!

After a week of extensive research in the net and scouring for the lowest possible price... I finally got a new celfone! The winner: Motorola V3x. Why Motorola and not Nokia? First, it's brand new cheap, it has bluetooth, expandable memory (I got 128mb at the moment), it is 3g capable, it's a clamshell phone (no more accidental button press), it has a 2 megapixel camera, big keypads, and I already got used to the Motorola Keypad orientation. It's a bit bulky though. My old celfone easily fits in my right pocket along with my wallet. With the new phone, there's only a select pair of pants that can accomodate this kind of setup (the iPOD usually takes up the whole left pocket). But, heck, I love my new phone! I love the sound it makes whenever I close the clamshell.

• I GOT 1 MONTH OF LEAVE APPROVED!

Budjette approved my 1 month leave! Which means I'll be gone the whole month of May. Woohooo! I don't know if I get to use it though, there are still some projects in my plate which will probably extend until May. Sigh. What to do on the 1 month leave?
- watch Spiderman 3
- get a driver's license
- draw like there's no tomorrow and do that Super Boboy Graphic Novel
- go to the beach or out of town (I don't know where)
- shape up, jog every morning (I have to get a good running shoe first)
... and more! Exciting!

Kurecolor Quickie

I'm feeling "unCREATIVE" for the past few weeks. Don't know why. It feels like I lost the desire to be an art director. Maybe I do need a vacation. A long one. Or maybe do something different, maybe I'll be a writer or accounts trainee :). I've been working nonstop for almost 3 years. I recall leaving or being absent at least a day or two. There's a lot of stuff I want to do, and I started none of them. The "man-maid" thing, a new book, early morning jogging - haaaay. If only I could take the first step. That's always the toughest part.

DespeBIBA And The Real Single Parent Experience

DespeBIBA

February 28 was Biba's last day in Harrison. The whole cast of Bahay Ni Budjette (that's the name of our team) paid tribute by taking her out to dinner. We ate at CRU, located in Makati Avenue (near Next Door). A cozy little place, with excellent dishes at a slightly expensive price range, great for dates and formal dining. Strange enough, we were the only people eating there, plus an expat and his catch of the day. I was in charge of Biba's going away present. I thought about making a video (just like the one I did for Teeny), but it would be unoriginal. With time running out, I just decided to make a BIBA action figure. I used a BARKADA TRIP figure for the body and just modified her face a bit, and customized the packaging. I included the jpeg of the action figure packaging just in case you're curious what it looks like. I hope Biba likes our gift :) - something we cooked up in less than 3 hours. There were no tears shed that night for the passing of the only girl in our team. But I'm sure we'll miss her feisty attitude. Biba Cabuquit - the AE Killer. Fashionista extraordinaire. Corn Muncher when we want to eat our Squiddy Balls. Supreme Copywriter who usually turns my trashy ideas into gems. And of course a sister who'll listen to your woes and stories.

Reinard's favorite CRU dishes (dunno the exact name)
• Italian Sausage with mashed potatoes (yummmeeee)
• Cru Pizza (the appetizer)

The REAL Single Parent Experience

Last February 25, Sunday - was the first time Rohan and I went to the mall (without his mom or lolo and lola). We were supposed to celebrate Lolo Ric's birthday, but Lola Remy wasn't feeling well so we cancelled the shindig. Rohan was depressed, he hasn't stepped on a mall for several weeks. So I told him that when he wakes up from his afternoon siesta, we'll go malling. True enough, we did. We went to Sta. Lucia East Mall, and then Robinsons. Actually, my real agenda is to get a Face-Off Daredevil action figure, whose price has gone down to P500 (originally at P1000). I just took the little runt for the ride. We weren't able to find a Daredevil figure (fortunately I was able to get it later via trade).
Here's our loot:
• GI Joe Sigma 6: Firefly
• GI Joe Sigma 6: Spirit Iron Knife (for Arjun, my officemate)
• Batman Mini Fan
• SpongeBob SquarePants Lunchbox
• Light Saber (Rohan's favorite loot)
• Marvel Legends: Hulk / Leader Face Off (which I traded for a daredevil figure)
• Gummy Candies
It was a fun experience. Absolute father / son bonding. The toughest part is feeding him and tracking him whenever he goes ballistic. During the whole trip, my wife and my parents keep calling me just to make sure that their unico hijo is safe. Sheesh, talk about trusting the father taking care of the child by his lonesome. I hope to go out with my little boy again sometime. This will go down as one of the most memorable days of my miserable existence.

Turn Left, Turn Right

Remember that book I was talking about a few months ago, "A Chance Of Sunshine"? I lost the book. I also mentioned that the book was adapted into the big screen, under the title "Turn Left, Turn Right". Guess what? After a few months, I managed to find a DVD copy of the movie in www.ebay.ph. Woooohoooo!!! It cost me P135 (shipping included), but hey, the feeling of finding your holy grail: Priceless! Major thanks to Jovie Lim... a very amazing ebay seller with lots of good korean/ asian titles.

Sigh, now I have to find a copy of the book again.

Chasing Cars

Snow Patrol's chasing cars is on my playlist lately. Here's a tribute image and the lyrics. :)

Chasing Cars

We'll do it all
Everything
On our own

We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel

Those three words
Are said too much
they're not enough

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life

Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads

I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life

All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see

I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

The February 2007 Playlist

Lots of music in my iPod uploaded last January, thanks to Ronnie! Here's the list in order!

1. Cattski - Obviously Blind (brilliant band, amazing song, if I had a credit card, I'll order their EP on their website)
2. Narda - Kusina (KaTwo is hot, I want to be her stalker - request niya yun in the pages of FHM)
3. Narda - Pantalon (great song from the Formica album)
4. Texas - Carnival Girl (heard this song on MTV, hunted it, found it after a long time)
5. SinoSikat? - Turning My Safety Off (major thanks to Ronnie, for finding this song)
6. Kasabian - Processed Beats (Their sound is a mix of U2 with a dash of Kula Shaker)
7. Artful Dodger - TwentyFourSeven (cool lounge music, we used it as a peg for one of our TV ads)
8. Shifting Sands - Siya Ay 'Di Ang Iyong Lahat (baduy yung song, pero 'di sikat)
9. Juana - Pansinin Mo (ok pala 'to, harhar)
10. ChiliTees - Sama Na (perpetually in my playlist, para kang kinakantahan ng mapang-akit na babae)

Guilty Pleasure of the Month: Someday by Nina.
Baduy, baduy, baduy, bakla, bading, and yet it found its way on my playlist. I'm such a softie.
Food Addiction of the Month: Sumo Wafer Stick Peanut Butter Flavor
Ang sarap! How could a non-URC food be so delicious and addicting? Other Sumo flavors suck though (IMO, don't let it affect you from trying it)
Addiction of the Month, kahit January Pokemon Ruby
Ang sarap ng POKE! POKEMON! Gotta catch them all! Napupuyat ako sa kapipindot ng POKEmon! Argh - kailangang makuha ko si RayQuaza tsaka yung mga fossils. Argh! Nadelete ng anak ko yung saved game ko! Nyargh! Back to square 1! Sayang yung level 98 namin na Blaziken!

...And the Globe Bashing Begins.

Just in case you're wondering (whoever is reading this), I do read other people's blogs. Just yesterday (Feb. 1, 2007), the new Globe Unlimited Text rates came out - and boy, did it make waves. But not in a positive way. People were complaining, my wife was shocked, my Globe friends were furious, the whole texting community was rattled and sent out text barrages to stop patronizing Globe and whatever service they came. Heck, even my wife's suki (because she has this loading station business) were astonished because of this sudden move from Globe.

Of course, I was not surprised with the new rates because we knew it beforehand, after all, we, the ad agency are tasked to break the news (whether good or bad) to the masses. And we have to deliver the news in good taste. Even during the production of the print ad, people who were using Unlimitxt regularly were already at dismay (most of them are the Unlimitxt50 subscribers). I don't really use Unlimitxt service regularly. I just use it, whenever I would be on a "texting marathon" which only lasts for about 3 or 4 hours. Therefore, I fall on the Unlimitxt15 category - the one day Unlimitxters.

In a way, this NightShift and Dayshift gig might work. Most advantageous would probably be the NightShift, where you'll only pay 10 bucks for a 10pm to 7:59 am chat. I only wish Globe made the Nightshift time slot earlier, starting from at least 7pm. Oh, well, there'll alway be Unlimited Text All Day for 20 bucks, just a P5 increase from the P15 I got used to. If you think about it, no one can really text 24 hours straight, you'll have to rest in between. Unless you're a TEXTAHOLIC (if such person exists).

Of course, my only real despair is that some of the chickens I designed for the print ad were removed. Bah, I spent hours just drawing them, and they were scrapped. Also scrapped are his sunglasses and the sun from the original compre. On the brighter side, at least I can use those extra chickens in the pages of Saranggola Magazine.

Just my 2 pesos. I don't think you need to boycott something just because their pricing scheme increased. If we do boycott everything that raised their price, we probably would'nt be commuting, putting gas in our cars, or even texting. Texting used to be free you know.

Then again, you can't really please anyone.

The January 2007 Playlist

Ah, new year, new music. Here's what's heavily played in my Ipod, in no particular order.

1. Azure Ray - Sleep (I watched, the Devil Wears Prada and found this nice song)
2. ChiliTees - Bumalik (from the ultra-amazing Pamana soundtrack)
3. Up Dharma Down - Flickr (again from the Pamana soundtrack)
4. Drip - The Arrival (Pamana soundtrack rules, need I say more)
5. Session Road - Outerspace
6. John Legend - Save Room
7. Titiyo - Come Along (from The Urban Lounge collection)
8. ChiliTees - Sama Na
9. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (both acoustic and regular version)
10. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Feeling 13 at 31

December 28, 2006 - Thursday.

After Work.
We ate at Burgoo.
Peed at a hospital.
Jammed at Baywalk.
Cruised at Manila Bay.
Nearly got into a fight on the way home.



Yes I'm 31 - but that day, I felt 13.
Thanks to the people who made this day possible.
One of the best days of my life.

Wishing we could do this again before our hairs turn white.

When It's Fate...

When it's fate, there's a lot of stories to tell.
How you met, separated, and met again.
You notice the littlest things and coincidences
and think...
these are the signs that we are soulmates.

On behalf of the reivolution blog
I would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Russell and Lou Molina
for an amazing wedding, fit for two perfect souls who found each other.



How I envy them.
The day I was married was a total disaster, I'm still trying to erase it from my mind. If we entered it on Guinness, we have a big chance of winning the worst wedding award. My son would ask what the vcd is - and I would tell him... "Rohan, that's the scariest movie in the world, don't let it happen to you." That marriage is the stuff Urban legends are made of. Don't ever ask me about it, or I'll be forced to kill you.

Seriously, I would want to get married to my wife again and do it right. Maybe this coming year on our 5th wedding anniversary. Or the 10th, just to make sure we got all bases covered.

Some highlight on the Molina-Ignacio wedding we attended last December 27, 2006
- Our friend Lot Eligio was the cause of delay before going to Tagaytay
- There were 2 vehicular accidents that we passed by on our way back to manila, one was a motorcyle at tagaytay, another was a vehicle crushed by a meralco post on Sta. Rosa which made us go back and take another route
- Again, our friend Lot was the cause of delay going home to Manila
- Norman's Vitara rocks - 4x4 vs rough terrains