Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit of… Whatever!

This is part 1 of my first trip to the glorious nation of US and A. I remember when I used the Borat reference in a conversation with Poopie, he gently corrected me. Being the condescending boyfriend that he is sometimes, he thought I didn’t know that it is United States OF America. LOL. It was so cute. Anyway, my dad, my brother and I were in Maryland for 10 days to visit relatives. It was so short, I don’t think anyone even noticed that I was gone.

I would have wanted to finish this post in one go, but it would probably take a few more days before I could publish it. The thought of my readers coming here often to check on me, finding nothing new to read, and leaving with their tails between their legs kinda breaks my heart. Naaaaahhh. If there will be a part 2, I’ll post it soon. And by soon, I mean sometime within the month… of June. :p If you want to see pics, they’re on my Flickr. Try to see them before May 28th, because that’s when my Pro account will expire and only the latest 200 photos will be displayed from then on. Actually, there’s a specific reason I wrote that sentence :p. I think I uploaded 300+ pics.

So, let’s put you guys out of your misery and read my entry of the century. Or not.

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Iz my Engrish good nao?

That’s one of our pet lovebirds. He’s the boy. We didn’t give them proper names, so I call them both “Birdie”. Blame it on unemployment, but one of my newfound hobbies is terrorizing their cage whenever the mood strikes, so this little guy knows me pretty well. He’s very protective of the missus and would do anything to fend me off of their cage. Notice the ruffled feathers? He’s not fond of cheezburgars. Or me.

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The case of the consumed phone card

I got my Basic Life Support certificate yesterday, which means I’m a trained cardiopulmonary resuscitator again. I don’t get why the mini license is only valid for a year. It’s not like CPR standards get updated annually.

Anyway. My mother and my cousin were out shopping in the morning, and bro was at home when he asked our mom for cellphone credits. They got him a SMART Buddy prepaid card worth 300 pesos. Using Ma’s phone, my cousin texted the PIN to my brother. She confirmed Andrew’s number with my mom before sending it. Even with a strong and full signal, mom’s phone being subscribed to SMART as well (post-paid at that), and the network clearly not congested at the time, he never received the text message. Later in the afternoon, I was the one out with our mother. She handed me the already scratched card and asked me to text him the PIN myself. I checked the digits twice before sending. Moments later, Andrew called me on my phone saying that the PIN was already invalid! In other words, the credits were already transferred into another account. I thought, how was that possible when the card was with mom the entire time and when he never got her text message in the first place? Nobody else could have known the PIN. It was really baffling.

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5 Lists of 7

7 THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

1. the dark
2. body mutilation
3. contracting HIV
4. failure
5. childbirth through vaginal delivery
6. being burned alive
7. 2 words that both begin with an ‘i’ and end with ‘y’

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She’s a super freak!

I’ve been watching Little Miss Sunshine over and over again in the past 2 weeks that I’m beginning to memorize the script line by line. LMS is about a dysfunctional family who goes on an 800-mile road trip to enter their youngest member in a kiddie beauty pageant. There’s not much to the story, but I fell in love with the characters. Steve Carell is Frank, a suicidal gay professor and scholar. He is taken in by the Hoovers after being confined in a hospital. Paul Dano plays the typical angry teenager in the family. These two’s performances simply blew me away. The rest of the cast also have their memorable moments in the film. The foul-mouthed, heroin-addicted grandpa is portrayed by Alan Arkin and is laugh-out-loud funny with his crazy lines. Greg Kinnear is the asshole dad who detests losing and losers, while Toni Collette is the ever supportive, pro-honesty mom who has trouble being honest herself. And of course, Abigail Breslin is so adorable as Olive. Despite each family member’s personal issues and conflicting interests, they are brought together by their love and support for Olive. If you’re into drama, dark comedy and quirky family movies, Sunshine is something you might enjoy.

Another thing I love about this movie is the music, which is mostly written and composed by DeVotchKa. I’ve been playing them in a loop on iTunes. There’s a sweetness, and at the same time melancholy in the opening track. Sometimes, it makes me tear up.

To somewhat dispel the negativity in my last post, here’s a clip of Olive’s famous dance number in the end. It always brings a smile to my face, and I love Dwayne’s “violent pelvic thrust”. Haha.

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