Alex @ April 20, 2008 | | Money, Sex and Relationships, Technology | Comments (5)
The problem with people with repressed childhoods (like me) is that we tend to overcompensate when we finally gain some independence and get some spare change from our wee salaries. I guess it runs in the family too. I remember my dad buying me an airsoft pistol only for him to play with it more than I had. (Oh yeah, he’ll be dead for eight years now in a few days.)
Anyway, people have been overly critical of my extreme miserliness. I rarely buy stuff and never spend a cent I wouldn’t earn back immediately or in a bad investment (not that I haven’t made a few, and surely, these drove me to wits’ end). Spending, for me, is a sin. My greatest luxury has always been treating my Dearest to something. I rarely buy clothes, gadgets, other effects and doohickeys for myself.
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Tags: DS Lite, Gaming, Nintendo
Alex @ February 9, 2008 | | Education, News, Politics and Society, Sex and Relationships | Comments (4)
It has been quite a long while since I’ve blog hopped blogs of fellow Filipino bloggers. Interesting bits here and there but Basapa never disappoints with up-to-date commentaries on relevant social issues. Here’s something about sex education in Quezon City.
Save for a few weeks vacation when I was a kid, I lived in Quezon City all my life. All of my schools are located in Quezon City. My past two jobs were also based in QC. Unless I’d find some place more suitable for me to start a family, I’m staying put. There’s a lot to hate about the city but hey, it’s my hometown.
So what do I care about sex education in QC? Frankly, not much. But apparently, it’s such a big fuss. Especially since the Catholic Church.
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Tags: Education, Politics and Society, Religion, Sexuality
Alex @ March 18, 2007 | | Entertainment, Sex and Relationships | Comments (2)
I used to be a fan of pro-wrestling. It’s like soap opera for men. Never mind the idea of two (or more) guys in trunks or tights grappling each other, trying to pin the other or make him submit. It’s the brainless and barbaric side to pro-wrestling that appeals to me. And yes, for hot-blooded men out there, there’s always the sexual appeal of the women and, as WWE color commentator Jerry Lawler exclaims, “The puppies, JR, look at those puppies.” Puppies referring not to canine young, but to big, and luscious mammaries.
Which leads me to wonder how could they move with those gigantic breasts? (Well, most of they would have probably had their breasts done like this New Jersey breast augmentation). I mean, it’s really amazing, especially when they begin to wrestle - doing all of those high flying. Do those racks make them aerodynamic or something? I wouldn’t know, ’cause I don’t have boobs.
I really wonder if seeing girls go competitive would even account for women empowerment. I mean the wrestling fan demographic is composed by hot-blooded beer-fueled males and a large part of women wrestling appeal would probably be the male fetish of seeing women “got at it.”
Retired female wrestler Trish Stratus claimed in an interview that she would never do Playboy which is stark contrast to the rest of the other WWE Divas (like Sable, Torrie Wilson, Ashley Massaro, Candice Michelle…). Trish claims “it’s not my style” and says that she wants to be remembered as a champion wrestler.
Oh well, whatever they say, it will always boil down to “The puppies, JR!”
Tags: Blog-to-Profit, Entertainment, Sex-and-Relationship, Wrestling
Alex @ March 2, 2007 | | Education, Sex and Relationships | Comments (2)
I remember our Old to Middle English literature class and one of our readings was Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory. Now in the course of that class, we were discussing all sorts of issues like how Lancelot’s romance with Guenevere brought upon the downfall of Camelot. Our class concession was Arthur was the one to be blamed for ever leaving Guenevere with a guy named Lance-a-lot. Hehehe. Yeah, can you leave your girl with a guy named “Totoy Mola?”
Anyway, with regard to that topic, we had a short discussion on the concept of courtly love (which was summarized in a treatise written by a guy named Andreas Capellanus). Courtly love was supposed to be the weltanschauung (a fancy German term for “world view”) of that period. With the belief that anyone who goes against it brought about the disorder that led to a culture’s downfall.
For those who are asking “Is chivalry dead?” then it’s probably a good idea for you to read up on Capellanus’ The Art of Courtly Love. Chivalry’s supposed to revolve around this concept. And for all you lovely ladies who have long sought for that knight in shining armor, here’s a bit of Capellanus. Make a check list if your guy believes in any of these. Guys, check this out too (and probably find out what an oafish brute you are, hehehe…).
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Tags: Academics, Andreas-Capellanus, Chivalry, Courtly-Love, Education, Romance, Sex-and-Relationship
Alex @ February 14, 2007 | | Personal, Sex and Relationships | Comments (0)
I hope my girl doesn’t get to see this before we go out today. Hehe. I’ve been working double time to keep my funds up. Summer tuition is just around the corner and graduate classes don’t come cheap. And I’m saving up for a laptop and a car (Holy f*ck!?! A guy can dream, right?).
Hehe. Sure say, “But it’s Valentine’s you cheap bastard!” Yeah, tell that to the 60% of Filipinos who are starving, idiot. Besides, you don’t need a fortune to be sweet on a capitalist-driven day (just like Christmas).
How much is a bouquet of roses today? Oh yeah, they’ve got 500% markups today. Well, good thing restaurants can’t hike up prices that quick, though reservations are quite challenging.
Anyway, I’ll be going out today. I kept most of my cash in the bank. If all else fails, I think I’ll bring my credit card. Hehehe.
Oh well, pointless post.
Tags: Cheap, Holiday, Personal, Sex-and-Relationship, Valentines
