Sunday, September 13, 2015

Virtually Unknown Asian Actor to Replace Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man Lead Role





Marvel has just announced that veteran actor Robert Downey Jr. will no longer don the red iron suit in the next Ironman movie. The Studio confirmed that Downey Jr. did not sign the renewal contract citing conflict in shooting schedule as the key stumbling block. The man that the whole world knew as the face behind the crimson iron plate will be busy in his new starring role as Indiana Jones, replacing the aged Harrison Ford in the hit series. Location shooting in Mongolia for "Indiana Jones and the Ghost of Halitosis" has commenced and will hit the silver screen around July 2016.

Marvel took this development as an opportunity to bring a twist to the character of debonaire and engineering genius Tony Stark. The Studio decided that they will reboot the series with a virtually unknown Asian actor, Cariv Catanduanes, from the archipelagic nation of the Philippines. The producers believe that this will open up Asia as the Blue Ocean for comic books-based movies, noting the rise in patronage in Asia of recent Marvel projects such as The Avengers and Ant Man. 

Marvel Studios has rolled the dice in bringing in a virtually unkown actor. The powers-that-be in the Studio think that replacing someone as popular as Robert Downey Jr. with a popular name in Asia, the likes of Chow Yun Fat, has risks of appearing trite to the Ironman followers. The reboot will be like putting fresh ink on a clean slate, and everyone will be in for a big surprise. "This movie will hit the screens with a loud bang," one of the producers was overheard saying.

The working title of the movie is Iron Man: Sons of Solomon. "The whole  story is veiled in allegory", the Studio remarked. It is rumored that former UFC welterweight and lightweight champion BJ Penn will have a cameo appearance in the film as The Common Gavel.

Cariv Catanduanes is a method actor who hails from the Eastern part of the Philippines. He is a kung-fu practitioner and is fast and precise with a 1911 pistol and the local Philippine fanblade, balisong. He has starred opposite Asian petite powerhouse Zang Ziyi in the 2013 comedy flick, Crouching Grammar, Hidden Jargon, where they played the role of English teachers dueling in a badminton court. 

I'm sure by now you know already that this is a joke. I hope you had fun!

Sunday, January 25, 2015

I-share ko lang ang isa sa mga orig kong narinig na knock-knock jokes sa FB:

Knock! Knock!

Who's there?

Come back to me!

Come back to me! who?

Come back to me bok ang puso....
 

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Nahukay sa Baul, from the 1990s.


IN A STROKE OF A MOMENT

At some point  in  time  in your life, you’ll  face a defining moment.

It is either you define the moment,

Or the moment will define you.

 Kevin Costner (Tin Cup)
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 Daylight. Six hours and a quarter after midnight. The glass-top of the table seemed colder than last night. You are flat on your back, arms extended towards the side. Palms facing heavens. In repose, quite an impersonation of a crucified Spartacus. A wry smile accented your face. You always do that. You smile in an almost obligatory fashion right after your senses get on-line with reality again. As if just the feel of your own self  breathing is tantamount to the discovery of the wheel. A reason to smile. You felt like the night went by so hastily. The dark side of the earth caught light again in a single hush of time. One time, dark. Then, scintillating light. All in what seemed to be just… a moment. Your desk was last night’s bed. The Yellow Pages was a  pillow. Last night was good. Friday nights are often so. Grupong Pendong wrecked your eardrums with their repertoire of makabayan rock ‘n roll. “Bagyo, Bagyo” was in continuous playback in your sleep, like an avatar dominating the realm of your dreams. Three bottles of beer and local music. Damn good. You prowled the streets afterwards aboard Salamander, the car that had seen better days. Windows rolled down. Smog in your face. The center drawer was drawn and you fumbled for the cigarette. A lighter too. In a devil-may-care stride you went out to the balcony. You nestled upon the casing of an aircon external mechanism. You  combed your hair with your fingers, left hand. You lighted  the cigarette firmly tucked between your teeth, right hand. Multi-tasking. You always do that. You are fond of doing things simultaneously. What was it you said about that task-juggling habit? You wanted to save a few moments? You closed your eyes as the tar-laced smoke mixed with the morning breeze and filled your lungs. An aftertaste of familiar bitterness was persevering on your palate. (Palate? Or was it from somewhere deeper). The nicotine accented it for awhile then metamorphosed it into a grand, congenial feeling, like a walk in the clouds. One time, bitter. Then, the taste of grandeur. All in what seemed to be just…a moment. You opened your eyes and gazed due southeast. You have to look up now. You vantage point from the third floor of NEDA has lost its prime characteristic as a vantage point hence vantage no more. The building has risen fast. T’was like only yesterday that all that was there was a billboard sign that said “On This Site Will Rise Astoria”. You like looking at the workers up there, balancing on a knife-edge between wage and final literal plunge. But that’s not what you really enjoy seeing. It’s the sight of people. Flesh.  Skin. Bones. Expending energy to play an indispensable part in the rise of a structure. People in the act of creation. A visual stimulation that builds up an upcoming intellectual orgasm. That thought is giving you that wry smile again. For days turning into weeks and months you came out here in the balcony, officially for a smoke, unofficially to witness a creation. One time, just a concept on a billboard of wood, galvanized sheet and enamel. Then, a tangible structure of concrete. In a little while it will be homes to families and business addresses to corporations. All in what seemed to be just like…a moment. In its final state you intend to rejoice of its usefulness, utility being  your ultimate measure of a thing’s right to exist. You regard of yourself as the chronicler of the days and events that has passed and transpired. Chunks of time that are but mere parts of a process. A process that will lead to change. You like that. There you are with that smile again.   You always do that. The prospect of change always effect the breaking of those lips into a wide, slightly deformed smile in a programmed fashion. Something like, if X, then Y. Dynamism. It gives you happiness. You are incapable of sitting still for ten seconds. A young man in a hurry. You are inertia in motion. Yes. Motion. Action. All in your effort to create your moment? Last Puff. The cigarette butt kissed the concrete, instantaneously followed by the sole of your boot. The ember that has served well your palate was extinguished and had lost its prime characteristic as an ember, hence, an ember no more. Inside yourself is an inner Astoria. A building of ideas. Its walls, posts, railings, balustrades, windows…all ideas. As its foundation lies a principle. Eleven months now, the 26th level is almost done. Could’ve been all done by now had you not been shot twice this year. Burning lead. In the dead of the night. Pierced your wooden heart. Two small holes. One after the other. Two streams flowed in and flooded 26th floor. Must’ve been tough luck that yesterday, while Pendong was bludgeoning your senses with  G#s and Es and Fs and Ams and C#7s, a string of reason came about and interrupted your thought processes. It  sealed both apertures and assured you that civil works will be completed as scheduled. You realized that every lead that has mangled your mortal body is a lesson learned, learning being a part of that inner building process. Some lessons are learned hard, but are learned nonetheless. T’was like only yesterday when all was there was an inner billboard sign that said “On This Principle Will Rise A Good Man”.  Six years and twenty now. All seemed to be just like… a moment. How could a moment be so long?  But then again,  how old is the universe? It is that smile again.

 

 

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop



Mai-share ko la-ang itong blockbuster movie trailer. Kagagaling ng acting eh. Yan palang pag-arte eh kakahiya pala sa umpisa. Pero pag nasanay ka eh parang...kakahiya pa din eh.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Zen and the Art of Cooking

Resulta ng aking pag eesep-esep, masarap din pala ang magluto. Kasi pinagpawisan mo. At kahit medyo umalat, alam mo sarili mong pawis ang nagpaalat. Kung nasanay ka na sa cooking ng ina mo, ay please do not get tied down to it. Masarap magluto ng mag-isa mo, dahil lalabas ang iyong creative juices. As if you are creating something out of nothing, ika nga. At lalong masarap kapag may beer. Para bagang habang umiinom ka ay in-the-making ang pulutan mo. Hala sige, try it now!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Ang Pinakamasarap na KFC

Ito na siguro ang pinakamasarap na KFC sa buong mundo. Ayan o, sarap na sarap ang bunso ko...

Bread of Torture

Eto ang bago kong discovery, isang tinapay na pang torture. Ito ang partner ng kape dito sa Hanoi na kasing pait ng apdo.