Monthly Archives: April 2005

IF THIS IS IT PLEASE TELL ME SO

siyempre nakapila rin diyan ang mga iba pang mga classic na “and so on and so forth”, “LAH”, “WAH”, “AIYOH”, “whilst” and my personal favorite super duper kinaiinisang marinig: “at the end of the dayContinue reading

Posted in SINGAPORE, SNAPPY ANSWERS | 28 Comments

WORD OP D’ DAY: SMEGMATIC

SYLLABICATION: smeg-ma-tic ADJECTIVE: in tagalog, makupal – yun ba yung masarap na prutas? gago, makopa yon. smegmatic – asshole, magulang, mahilig mang api ng kapwa. ETYMOLOGY: from smegma – a sebaceous secretion (mala langis na pawis), especially the cheesy secretion … Continue reading

Posted in WORD DEFINITION | 18 Comments

“You guys line up alphabetically by height.” – Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach

“You guys line up alphabetically by height.” – Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach Continue reading

Posted in FRIENDS | 17 Comments

Lovers celebrate Valentine’s Day, Masturbators celebrate Palm Sunday

nagising ako kanina medyo masakit ang ulo ko. siguro dahil sa puyat. marami kasi akong pinagkakaabalahan ngayon pag gabi – wala pa rin si jet dito sa singapore kaya nga panay ang mariang palad ko nalilibang ako sa computer. ayan … Continue reading

Posted in MAHALAGANG BALITA, MYSELF | 22 Comments

Nothin’ but blues and elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song

Nothin’ but blues and elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song
TITO ROLLY AND SPIDEY UNDER THE TALAMPUNAY TREE Continue reading

Posted in FRIENDS | 20 Comments

Oleanders growing outside her door

balik bisikleta ako this week after being away for over 3 weeks. kanina lang ulit ako nag bike to work. hirap pala ng nahinto ng matagal, nag cramps ako at medyo nahirapan sa mga paakyat. tapos muntik pa akong na-late … Continue reading

Posted in MYSELF, SINGAPORE, WORK | 28 Comments

BREAK A HEART OF STONE

i recorded a new song. it’s a cover of alice cooper’s classic “i never cry” which came out in 1976 (from the “alice goes to hell” album). memorable ang kantang ito sa akin dahil ito ang isa mga unang natutunan … Continue reading

Posted in MUSIC | 31 Comments

You’ll be a dentist. You have a talent for causing things pain! Son, be a dentist. People will pay you to be inhumane!

You’ll be a dentist.
You have a talent for causing things pain!
Son, be a dentist.
People will pay you to be inhumane! Continue reading

Posted in PHILIPPINES | 26 Comments

THE AMBIVALENT CROWD

am-biv-a-lence, noun 1. having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel. 2. simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person, or action. GAMITIN SA SENTENCE: naging AMBIVALENT ako kanina dahil bigla … Continue reading

Posted in WORD DEFINITION | 15 Comments

POPE BATJAY DA PERS

gusto ko lang pong i-announce na may bago nang pope ang mga demonyito sa mundo – si pope batjay da pers. BWAHAHA. yan ang magiging pope kung nagkatutuo yung “super suspension of disbelief” angels and demons story ni dan brown. … Continue reading

Posted in MYSELF | 22 Comments

IT PUTS THE KETCHUP ON ITS FORESKIN OR ELSE IT GETS THE HOSE AGAIN

GENTLE READER: dear unkyel batjay. mayron po akong suliranin na gustong ikwento po sa inyo in the hope na mabibigyan po ninyo ako ng magandang payo. ako po ay isang OFW na naka assign dito po sa isang private zoo … Continue reading

Posted in BUHAY OFW, Dear Unkyel BatJay | 14 Comments

FULLY EXPOSED

nagsimula akong mag blog nung september 2001. just around the time ng pag crash ng mga eroplano sa world trade center. isang buwan pa lang ako sa singapore nung time na yon, malungkot at undersexed. in short, homesick ako at … Continue reading

Posted in ANTIPOLO, BUHAY OFW, MYSELF | 46 Comments

BLOGKADAHAN IN ANTIPOLO

nagkaroon ng salo-salo ang blogkadahan kahapon sa aming munting tahanan sa antipolo. marami namang nagsidatingan. from left to right: batjay, tito rolly, apol, mari, doc emer, soulmate jane, ajay at si mec. dumating ding late si ate sassy lawyer. at … Continue reading

Posted in ANTIPOLO | 20 Comments

ALMA MATER THE SONG OF THE BUILDER

madugo ang friday ko. gising ng 6 am at diretso sa airport after spending a night drinking with former buddies in cebu until 3 am. ok naman ang flight from cebu to manila. kasabay pa namin sa airport ang alaska … Continue reading

Posted in PHILIPPINES, SCHOOL | 5 Comments

SHOOT TO KILL

isa sa mga masarap kainan sa cebu ang SUTUKIL sa mactan island ng cebu. tulad ng mga tagalog (TAPSILOG, LONGSILOG, etc), may mga acronym din ang mga cebuano sa mga pagkain. ang ibig sabihin ng SUTUKIL ay SUgba (ihaw), TUwa … Continue reading

Posted in TRAVELER'S TALES | 7 Comments