A Day in the Life ... of 'His Pants'

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This is my third time to blog about pants so you are forgiven if you say, "Dude, Bill keeps talking about pants. First he talked about Federer's classic pants, then he blogged about that Dockers contest which is about pants, then he's going to talk about pants again? Do you think Bill has a pants fetish?"

Heh. Pants fetish. Is there such a thing? Anyways, let's talk about a day in the life of my pants a.k.a 'His Pants'. Let's have 'His Pants' do the talking:

"Between four to five in the morning, Bill wakes up and goes straight to the computer. He ignores me, yes, he ignores 'His Pants'. So I just lie there waiting and waiting while Bill stares at the computer, LOLs every now and then, and occasionally goes to the kitchen for his cups of coffee.

Around 12:00 noon, Bill notices 'His Pants', puts me on, and goes out to school/meet with friends/do some errands/etc. During this part of the day, I sometimes wish that Bill picked the other pants because I get dirty and suffocated by the bad air. I like it though when Bill picks me during his trips to the boondocks. Boondock air = 100% fresh.

Bill usually goes home around nine or ten in the evening. He throws me to the washing machine and goes straight to the computer again to do his silly LOLs and his occasional ROFLs and LMAOs. Bill ignores me once again like the way he ignored me in the morning. What an ingrate. That Bill. After I covered his "coverables" he just throws me with the dirty clothes?

By the way, did Bill tell you that he's a wash and wear guy. Yes he is. So I'm ashamed to admit this but I must: I'm an iron virgin. Yes, I've never been touched by a hot iron my whole life. Ack. But Bill says he's concerned about consuming too much electricity which will lead to global warming which will lead to the death of many penguins when their ice home floats to the Pacific.

So maybe I should forgive him for his non-ironing rule because I love those penguins too. I suspect though that he's lazy and is just rationalizing. If he's concerned about using too much energy, why is he always in front of his computer? What do you think?

Okay. Okay. Enough already. Let's end 'His Pants' story before he prattles on to the "dirty secrets". Silly pants, just because I gave you the platform to talk doesn't mean you can gossip about me.

Anyways, the point of this exercise is to encourage you dear readers to think about a day in the life of your pants and to share it with Dockers by making a made-for-television commercial about it.

As we said in our other pants-related posts, if you win this commercial making contest, your masterpiece might be shown at the Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Speaking of Jay, do you think his pair of pants spills his dirty secrets when he brings it to the laundry? It would be a potential gold mine to laundry shop owners, no?

Information Piracy

I wanted to use, "How The West Gets Information From Us and Deny Us Access to the Information" as the title for this post but it's very long so let's make do with the title above.

Anyways, this topic came to mind when I came across a story about Banaue earthworms at the Wall Street Journal. I wanted to read the whole article but it says:

What a bull. So someone from the Wall Street Journal goes to Banaue to do a story on the rice crisis, gets some information from our Banaue kailiyans, and limits online access to his article to those who can pay WSJ's subscription fee? Isn't this information piracy? As someone who believes in free access to information, I say it is. And it is happening silently without our knowledge.

Consider the following snapshots from findarticles.com:




These are articles on the Cordilleras, with information sourced from the Cordilleras, and written by iCordilleras. Unfortunately, people from the Cordilleras cannot access these resources unless they are willing to pay a subscription fee. Argh. And to think that the basic information -- about Kalinga's bodong practices and Bokod's conflict resolution system -- came from the Cordilleras, no?

As the web replaces books and libraries as the main source of information, it is very likely that we will see more of this information piracy in the future. Can you imagine the implications? Someday, if we are not careful, the Cordillera's collective wisdom/information/knowledge will be locked up somewhere in an internet vault that only the "haves" can access.

What do you think? Shouldn't we also start crying "information piracy" every time those Hollywood billionaires complain about their intellectual property rights?

Hope to make a longer, meatier post on this issue. [If I don't forget about it hehe.]

Cordillera Palarong Pambansa 2008 Results

Nag-blog na tayo tungkol sa Palarong Pambansa eh di lubosin na natin. Here's the top performers from the Cordillera Administrative Region during the recently concluded Palarong Pambansa 2008. Information taken from the horrendously user-unfriendly Palaro site.


Elementary

First placers
Benjamin Keith Sembrano -- Taekwondo
Carl Kevin Daniel -- Taekwondo
Carl Kevin Daniel, Benjamin Keith Sembrano, Keno Anthony Mendoza

Second placers
Marianne Mejica -- Taekwondo
Carl Kevin Daniel -- Taekwondo

Third placers
Rendel Flores -- Taekwondo
Keno Anthony Mendoza -- Taekwondo
Maria Crisanda Dangbis -- Javelin

Secondary Division

First placers
Marla Felice Ellaga -- High Jump
Christopher Manuel de Leon -- Arnis
Kevin Sagudo -- Arnis
Christopher Manuel de Leon -- Arnis
Jeordan Dominguez -- Taekwondo
Korinah Natura --Taekwondo
Fernand De Lizo -- Taekwondo
Jeordan Dominguez, Fernand De Lizo, Mambi Fuchigami -- Taekwondo
Patricia Mae Sembrano -- Taekwondo
Sarah Jane Opendo --Taekwondo
Patricia Mae Sembrano, Sarah Jane Opendo, Ivra April Tindoc --Taekwondo


Second placers
Mark Jo Vincent Veloria -- Archery
Fernando Delizo -- Taekwondo
Angelo Derasmo, Ryann Carlo Macadaeg, Jan Michael Reoteres -- Arnis
Nielmar Riolada -- 1,500 meter run
Maria Melissa Naputo -- 100 meter hurdles

Third placers
Christopher Manuel de Leon -- Arnis
Angelo Derasmo, Ryann Carlo Macadaeg, Jan Michael Reoteres -- Arnis
Divina Kitongan -- 800 meter run
Noel Pecking -- Boxing
Ivra April Tindoc --Taekwondo
Sarah Jane Opendo --Taekwondo
Jeordan Dominguez -- Taekwondo

*****
Congratulations to all of you. The elementary boys taekwondo team, the high school girls taekwondo team, and the high school boys arnis team placed number one in the overall team standings.

Bumabanat ang mga taga Cordi sa combat sports. In other sports, not so much.

Cordi Athlete Breaks National Record

Three cheers to Marie Felice Gallaga for breaking a national high jump record. Kasta man nga kailiyan. By the way, her name may actually be Marla Felice Ellaga because this is the name that's listed at the Palaro website. Marie/Marla, according to some news reports, is from Baguio City.

Cordillera athlete breaks high jump record using improvised equipment
ABS-CBN News

Despite training on improvised equipment, an athlete from the Cordillera region broke a six-year-old high jump record at the annual Palarong Pambansa, ABS-CBN Regional Network News reported Sunday.

Marie Felice Gallaga became a standout at the secondary girl’s high jump when she cleared the bar at 161 meters, shattering the record previously set by Mariz Cotoner at 160 meters.

"Sa high jump po natalon ko 161. Ang dati pong record ay si Mariz Cotoner ng Southern Tagalog Region na 160,” Gallaga said.

Gallaga shared her secrets: discipline and determination. “Advice ko lang po sa iba, disiplina lang po," she said.

Coach Art Alimbuyao said they used a makeshift cross bar for his ward’s training. He added that Gallaga was also well read when it comes to training techniques.

"Equipment po namin dito improvised lang. Ginawa ko lang po yung cross bar. Lagi ko pong pinagbabasa ng mga libro si Marie kasi nadoon po ‘yung ibang manual sa training,” he said.

Gallaga is now making preparations for the upcoming Philippine Olympic Festival to be held in Misamis Oriental.

Fashion Talk

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Today, let's talk about fashion! Yes, fashion. Do you have a sense of fashion? I must admit that I'm clueless when it comes to fashion. I just go for plain shirts -- gray, white, black -- and plain pants.

I've never been finicky about the clothes I wear. Or how they look. In fact, an aunt was dumbfounded when she learned that I don't iron my clothes at all. Yeah, I'm the wash and wear kind of guy. Actually, to be honest, I don't know why we bother too much about ironing clothes. It consumes a lot of electricity and we only use our clothes once and have to wash them again. There are exceptions to my non-ironing rule though, like when I really have to go formal.

So that's my sense of fashion.

Next, let's talk about classic fashion. What comes to your mind when someone says that a fashion is classic? To me, it would be that kind of fashion that survived the test of time. It's kind of old but it is actually ageless.

Remember the bell bottoms of your parents, the stretchy pants of the 80s, and the shoulder pads that your female teachers used to wear in the 90s? Can you imagine yourself wearing them now? Nah, I don't think so. Those are NOT classic fashion. They are just passing trends that look silly from the rearview mirror.

Anyways, when it comes to classic fashion I think a celebrity that embodies what it is would be Roger Federer. Is his sense of fashion ageless? Check. Nothing fancy? Check. Nothing seemingly trendy but actually silly? Check. Nothing loud? Check. No-frills kind of guy? Check. There, no contest, Federer is our embodiment of classic fashion. [Aside: Except when he wears that cream colored jacket in Wimbledon.]

Are you like, "Huh! I understand why Bill is blogging about Federer but why is he blogging about fashion? And its from out of the blue too."

Yeah, like you don't know why I blog about things from out of the blue. The specific reason though is that some of you might be interested in joining this "make a commercial contest" sponsored by Dockers, a clothing company with an ageless sense of fashion. If you win the contest, your entry might be shown in the Tonight Show With Jay Leno. For more information on the contest rules and regulations, you should visit the Dockers contest website.

Blog Quick Links: 03 May 2008

My apologies for the very infrequent posts. I've been busy and continue to be busy with some projects I have to do. In the meantime, here are some links which are worth visiting.

* Check out the Blog of the Sagada Igorot. His reaction to an Inquirer article about Sagada's "takba" mirrored my reaction when I first read the Inquirer story. Methinks the source of the writer, if he did interview a source, was pulling the poor writer's leg. Anyways, read the Sagada-Igorot's post here.

* The Call of Nature blog has a must read post on our population problem, machismo, non-scalpel vasectomy (NSV), and the very small number of men (only 73) who underwent NSV in Baguio. Read the post here.

* Here's something we should look forward to: two professors from Benguet State University are coming up with a biography of Bado Dangwa, World War II guerrilla leader and the first governor of the old Mt. Province (the present Cordillera Region except Abra).

* Howie Severino, host of GMA-7's Side Trip ni Howie Severino, visits Sagada to look for wild horses. Read his posts here, here, and here. By the way, I stole the above photo from his blog.

* Shameless self-promotion plug: our attempt to gain worldwide popularity (hehehe) is starting to gel. It's still a challenge though to develop a tone for the blog. Forgive the grammatical lapses because I was more focused on putting the blog's structure. Excuses, excuses, no?

* By the way, if you know anyone who wants to join GMA-7's newest reality show, you should encourage them to audition on 17-18 May at SM-Baguio. You can find the details from this Survivor Philippines blog. And here's some tips on how to prepare for the Survivor Philippines audition.

PHOTO CREDIT: Howie Severino's Blog

The PopStar Challenge: Alisa vs. Rihanna

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Those of you who are musically inclined might want to take Alisa Apps' Popstar Challenge. How does it work? The video below will explain the challenge. But here's the gist: basically, you decide whether Alisa Apps or Rihanna has the better music video or which of them is the better pop star.

The guy who took the challenge in this video obviously thinks its Alisa because he ended up grabbing some of her records. Hah, the silly things that fans do.

Lyrics: Igorota Song

Some of you have been googling for the lyrics of the Igorota song performed by Jun Utleg so we decided to blog about it. Here's the unofficial lyrics transcribed by a bibaknets member and forwarded to us.

Igorota
On a soft green [play] ground by the river bend
She was sitting there to meet the morning sun
She was playing a [flute] when the songbird's broke out

As they listened to [her wonderful] melody
And he was filled with every note she's playing
Slowly I sat by her side

Refrain:
Igorota, girl of my dreams
You're the most precious gift that I ever had
Igorota, queen of my heart
I'll go on loving you
Throughout my life

You are my day, my morning sun
You'll forever be my only one
She puts the [flute] then sweetly she smiles

And she asks me, "Why are you staring at me?"
I held her close and a songbird sang
I whispered to her, "I love you."

Repeat Refrain

I think credit for the song and its lyrics goes to Danny Tawanna. Great performance by Jun Utleg. By the way, the lyrics here are not 100% correct so please use it with caution :-)

RELATED: Jun Utleg's Igorota

Shower, Shower, Soap and Trouble

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One hot summer day, you were trying to rinse your troubles away but then your shower curtain kept getting in the way. Yeah, it was as if the curtain has a mind of its own; it got clingy, and sticky, and no amount of "shooing" it with water will dissuade the curtain from its clinginess.

So how do you solve a problem like this? Well, if you are Fred Flintstone, this is what you should do: 1) get a piece of stone and 2) tie it to the bottom of the curtain. Mission accomplished; the weight of the stone will keep the curtain in its place.

Unfortunately for you, you are not Fred Flintstone nor do you live in a town called Bedrock. So what do you do?

Aha, maybe you should try ShowerBow. But how does this ShowerBow solve the problem? Well it uses the same law of physics (i.e., that weight keep things down) that Fred Flinstone applied but in a more stylish way. Basically, the ShowerBow creates a counterweight that keeps the shower curtain in its place. Pretty simple, eh?

Now, if you've installed ShowerBow, you can use the shower undisturbed by clingy curtains. In fact, while showering, you can even sing Phoebe Buffay's Shower Song which goes:

I'm in the shower and
I'm writing a song,
Stop me if you've heard it,
My skin is soapy and my hair is wet,
And Tegrun spelled backwards is Nurget.

Lather, rinse, repeat,
And lather, rinse, repeat,
And lather, rinse, repeat,
As needed

Ahh, Phoebe Buffay, that silly but lovable Friend.

Jun Utleg's Igorota

Note: Back by popular demand.

Mapapa-wow ka sa ganda ng kantang ito. I think it typifies the kind of songs we love in the Cordilleras -- smooth, kind of quiet (or walang vocal theatricals), and meaningful.

Jun Utleg used to be a member of Binhi, the Baguio band known for that hauntingly beautiful song, "Ang Bata". I remember hearing "Ang Bata" performed in one of Baguio's bars, was haunted by it, and went back the following night to buy a copy of the band's record. I can imagine myself doing that for this song, "Igorota".

Fellow bloggers: Let's help promote this song. I-blog na rin ninyo sa inyong blog hehe.

UPDATE from rainne68, a commenter in youtube:

Atlast the song is finally uploaded sa youtube. Most people from Kias know this song way back 1990's because this song was introduced by Danny Tawanna who was the composer. Jun was so lucky that Danny gave him all his compositions to record. Danny is likewise lucky to have Jun record his songs.

For everybody's info Danny suffered from a stroke and is now living in Nueva Vizcaya. Just don't know if Jun pushed his plan of having Danny in his audience when he launched this album.

Our best wishes to Danny Tawanna. We hope he gets well.

NOTE: You can find the lyrics of the song here.

VIDEO CREDIT: Jun Utleg

Apartments in Budapest

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Any chance you will be going to Budapest in the near future? If there's a good chance that you will, you might want to check out these Budapest apartments at apartmentsinbudapest.com.

But why should you? Because apartmentsinbudapest.com has been consistently top-rated "for its wide selection, cheap rates, and unparalleled service". Cheap rates and unparalleled service? What's not to like?

By the way, did you know that a lot of the scenes in the film Munich were shot in Budapest? Yeah, the sneaky producers disguised Budapest as Rome, London, Paris, etc. What this means for you if you're apartment hunting is that you just might end up living in an apartment where Munich was filmed. Unless of course the producers actually used a warehouse and made us believe that it's an apartment.

Anyways, do check out these Budapest apartments if you are looking for a place in Budapest.

Ay-ayyeng The Movie

This could be the most romanticized and most over-acted movie about Igorots/iCordilleras ever? Since when did Igorotas dress like that when they work in the fields? Maybe after they attended a wedding where that kind of wear is appropriate?

You can watch the trailer here if you are in the mood to do so because I'm not in the mood to upload it. Hehe.