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Friday, August 31, 2012

"Countdown" by ARK

Can't you just smell the Christmas air?

No, honestly, I cannot smell it yet either. But since the wind is blowing colder and colder, I'm beginning to feel my favorite aura: The Christmas Aura.

I love Christmas. And since Dev and I are in the Philippines right now, we'll get to enjoy the longest Christmas season in the world. Did you know that the Christmas season starts in September in this country? And did you know that today is September 1? Oh yes! My beloved season has begun.
Today we'll begin doing the countdown. Almost every show on TV will have one: talk shows, news shows, variety shows...they shall all start anticipating the coming of Christmas.

What I wanted for Christmas last year has been given to me this year, so I do not have anything I want in minds right now. Perhaps a new keyboard?

It is still four months away, but I can't help but get excited. I'm being childish right now, but I know everyone loves Christmas...of course, except those who do not celebrate it.

Let's start the Christmas countdown now. Advanced Merry Christmas, everyone! :)



Thursday, August 30, 2012

"We Poop Houses?!" by DEV


Saw this on 9gag and thought: Hey, Ark would post something like this! I decided to copy what he'd normally do and post about how "nature is getting ruined by man" and stuff like that.

BUT JUST LOOK AT THAT! I mean, just look at that butt pooping houses everywhere. It's hilarious! Ark should see this, but he's busy getting married. Yep, Ark got married!

I know what you think... we're still in college, and we shouldn't get married this early, but don't overreact: It was just a wedding booth. He got "married" earlier today with this girl he really liked. That's nice for him.

To Ark: Congrats dude! :)

Now, while he's busy with his married life, I'll be posting this kind of nature sh*t. LOL. I shouldn't have said that. Ark hates swear words...even if they're censored. Oh well. :D





Wednesday, August 29, 2012

"Cooperation" by ARK

Hi everyone! Ark here. Well, our keyboard still has this problem, so it's really hard to post anything right now. But not even that can stop a determined blogger. I have a lot of patience for this, luckily. Soon enough, we will get ourselves a new one. Anyway, I will be posting my midterm article for one of my subjects this semester. It's about the Peninsula Siege, a controversial event in thwe short-term memory of every Filipino. :)

Here it is.

"The Peninsula Siege: A Test of Military and Media Cooperation"


The scene happened as media of all forms swarmed around it: mutineers, headed by Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Brigadier General Danilo Lim called for the ousting of the former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Not only did they call for it- they seized the Manila Peninsula Hotel for it. The event wasn’t expected to end peacefully, and it didn’t. Military vehicles crashed through the beautiful hotel walls, as Trillanes and Lim surrendered to the government.

The entire nation was shocked as they watched this story unfold. But beyond that are two others sides of a single event: the story from the police and from the media’s point of view. The Peninsula Siege is a controversial news story not only because of the coup but also because of how everything was complicated by the refusal of the media and the police to cooperate with each other.

Analyzing what happened from the perspective of the two camps would help us discover what went wrong…who’s right and who’s to blame.

From the police and the military’s view, the media men were hindering their supposedly smooth operation. They sent orders to keep the journalists away from the scene so as to be able to move easily. What they saw were reporters who selfishly clawed after their scoops, caring very little about their mission. According to them, the media refused to evacuate the scene despite the imminent dangers, thus affecting their performance.

From the eyes of the journalists, they were merely doing what they came there for…their jobs. It was their duty to get into detail with everything that was happening that day. And sure enough, they could not see things from a distance. BUT, I do believe they would have followed an order IF THEY RECEIVED ANY. The media men were supposed to respect orders from authorities, especially with the dangers that have been present. But according to Ces Drilon, a major correspondent of ABS-CBN, no one has given instructions to the journalists. “No one told them to vacate the Hotel as the teams began assault”, said Drilon.



If I were there covering the event and have been officially ordered to leave, I guess I would have followed too. That is, IF I get the instructions. Otherwise, I would practice my freedom and cover all I want. The people are dying to know what was happening there anyway.

It all boils down to who delivered and who received the information. In the end, everyone got to realize how important respect is, especially when two fields of expertise collide. It’s all a matter of give and take.


Tuesday, August 28, 2012

“Kwewep Moving!” by DEV

That awesome title really means KEEP MOVING, but this stupid keyboard won’t let me type my words so well. Now I have to make do with the On-Screen keyboard just to remind the online world that Dev’s still alive and handsome.

HAVE YOU REALIZED HOW MUCH ‘D’s, ‘C’s and ‘E’s WE USE IN OUR DAILY ENGLISH??

I’ll tell you… we use them a LOT! And those letters (including the number 3) are the ones you can’t press on mah keyboard. Ansd if I sdon’t wesdit my worsds thwey will look likwe this. It’s so annoying!
We should REALLY stop using those letters from now on. But wait…we can’t spell DEV without ‘D’ and ‘E’ can we?

But you know, the reason this thingy won’t work well tonight is because we moved to a different house. (Well Jen did. But since we’re living at her house, Ark, Cat Pig, Max and I tagged along too.) This new place is really neat and I can’t wait to trash it. Thing is, while moving every furniture, the keyboard went underneath some heavy stuff and possibly got broken there.

GAH!!! This is quite frustrating. I don’t “GAH!!!” too often ‘cause it doesn’t sound cool, but this is an exemption. You know I’ve been typing this short post for about 30 minutes now? I’ll check ya later guys. I’m gonna be smashing a certain computer part tonight. Sayonara! :D



Friday, August 24, 2012

"The Human Body" by MAX

Earth Invasion Report: Earthlings, otherwise known as “humans”, are made of meat. I like meat.



Do not worry, fellow martians, I will not eat my human subjects. I cannot risk failing my mission of sending reports to our home planet. I promise to keep watch of them…and make sure they do not end inside my stomach. Yum…meat.

Cat Pig, Dev’s unusual pet animal, is somehow capable of hacking into computer systems. With his genius capability and my alien technology, we were able to tap into a nearby satellite. I used this satellite to survey the entire planet and found that every human on Earth is made of consumable meat. Yes, my dear martian friends, I have found another weakness of this race. They can be eaten.

Ironically, these humans also love eating meat. This is their form of cannibalism. They hunt little animals, slaughter them and store them in freezing machines for future consumption. Furthermore, eating other humans seems to be unacceptable for most of them. They still keep space for affection, when it comes to their fellow Earthlings.

The human body, in general, is made of several different parts...

Skin- Unlike us, humans have different colors of skin…none of them are green. They seem to treat each other in accordance to skin color. Black-skinned humans, for example, have a long history of being “discriminated” against. I do not understand the logic behind this thinking, but I will do further research regarding it.



Skeletal System- Humans have “bones”. Unnecessary body parts that support the entire human’s entirety. We, martians, do not have these “bones” but we do not seem to have any problem regarding body support. Humans also love comparing themselves to animals, particularly with the skeletal system. They prefer to say that their bodies are highly similar to that of a “monkey’s”. I do not see this resemblance, but I pretend to…just so the humans would not react violently.

Nervous System- Contains the human brain…which is basically just a squishy substance where their thoughts originate from. Their actions are said to be controlled by this brain, but I can hardly believe this. Humans are highly impulsive, and rarely act in accordance to what their brains say. They follow advice from their emotions, from other humans and from alcoholic drinks.



Muscular System- This is the best part. This is another term for the meaty part we martians know and love. They apparently use it for “working”. These parts are used for moving Earthly objects and things.

Circulatory System- Contains the human heart. This part pumps blood into the other body parts. Also unnecessary for us martians, I am starting to believe these humans are highly different from us after all. Aside from this blood-pumping habit, the humans also incorporate their hearts with romance. “Love” as they call it, comes from the heart. I cannot comprehend how their blood pumping body part is in anyway related to the other humans they love. Another proof of human eccentricity.



Respiratory System- I learned that humans require a certain element known as Oxygen to keep themselves alive. We do not have Oxygen in Mars, and therefore we could never muster the potential of this element…unless of course we colonize Earth. The respiratory system grants the Earthlings the ability to intake Oxygen and transmute it into Carbon Dioxide. For whatever the reason, I am not sure. What is the importance of Carbon Dioxide and why are the humans generating too much of it? Are they trying to build a super Carbon Dioxide bomb to launch against us? I have to discover this quickly.

Excretory System- I am not too fond of this part. I guess the humans built “bathrooms” and “comfort rooms” for the sole purpose of hiding their disgusting excretory systems. The purpose of this system is unknown. Mental reminder: I must sneak inside a comfort room and learn how the humans use their excretory system.

There are other parts, but I am yet to classify them. But I have learned from my experience with Earthlings that they are highly complex beings that function well with each other. They use these body parts for their selfish objectives, and even for the destruction of others. The thoughts from their brain are highly insecure; the muscles on their body are used for the murder of others; and their hearts have stopped beating for others.

There is one body part mentioned by Ark, which he said is entirely pure and different from the other useless parts. The “soul” as he calls it, is hard to find within the human person, but is said to be the very thing that unites the Earthlings to their world.


"Because I'm Batman!" by DEV

I've never seen The Dark Knight Rises before. Haven't watched it yet. But you wanna know why I'm sharing this video?

BECAUSE I'M BATMAN!


I was sooo inspired by that line Batman said in the end...

Superman: ...you even got stabbed dude. Why are you still alive? Nevermind, I know what you're gonna say-

Batman: BECAUSE I'M BATMAN!!

LOL.


Get busy swimming or get busy dying. :)

"Of All Trades" by ARK

Who is Jack? Why does he have all trades? Why hasn’t he mastered a single one?

Jack of All Trades, Master of None… I have never fully understood this concept. I have heard a lot of people use this phrase, but their usage is often different from one another.

(I am sleepy. If I overlook a grammatical error, it’s because my eyes are half-closed. The only thing keeping me awake right now is my urge to type this article. It’s not an important article. I just want to write it. Oh my… I almost spelled “write” as “right”. Stay alert, Ark.)

I have heard people use that phrase negatively. As if being a “jack of all trades” is a bad thing. According to those who have used it this way, when you are a jack of all trades, you tend to master nothing. Is that bad? 

Well, I guess so. You don’t have a specialty or an expertise in life. You must at least try to be good at something. And some of us are naturally gifted at certain things. That’s what talents are for.

Those, however, who are “good at everything”, are less likely to specialize in anything.



On the one hand, some people have used it positively. To them, if you are a “jack of all trades” you have the ability to do a wide range of different things. You can cook, sing, dance, act, rap, write and drive…basically anything you put your hands on is easy for you. You don’t have to focus on anything because you are capable of EVERYTHING.

To take note, these are not my opinion. I am simply stating how the people around me have used the said phrase. I guess it is according to a person’s point of view, whether they believe you should be flexible in doing any job or perform spectacularly at a single targeted activity.

The differences have confused me. Should I use the phrase positively or negatively? I guess that would be according to how I want it to be. Words aren’t words until you use them, so I might as well use it any way I want.

Am I a jack of all trades? I am really not so sure. All I know is that I try my best in everything I do so that I get good results. That doesn’t necessarily mean I don’t have my talents intact. I do have a few talents (though Dev is a really great acrobat, and that’s certainly very different).

To conclude this sleep-inducing blog entry, I will be the one to decide which side of the coin I’ll acknowledge when using this phrase…better yet, I will search for and ask Jack himself. 

You sleep tight now. J


Tuesday, August 21, 2012

"Slender!" by DEV

Random Thought: The crescent moon looks like somebody’s nail clipping stuck to the sky.

But I’m not gonna talk about that. Like what the title says, this is all about my new gaming craze: Slender! (To make it sound cooler, try saying it as Slenda. C’mon, say it. Slendaaahhh…)


Downloaded the said game this morning and played it just enough to satisfy my daily dose of self-torture.
Let me fill you in on what this game is about (assuming you are not a 9gagger, or you simply don’t know the game): It’s a survival horror game. What’s a survival horror game? It’s a fast developing game genre that lets you play through your own nightmare. You have to “survive” the game to win it. Often, you’ll be facing lots of scary creatures…and dangers…but mostly scary creatures.

One example of this is “Silent Hill: Origins”. Another popular survival horror game is “Amnesia” (it’s like Slender, only worse).

So Slender is a simple computer game that opens with simple instructions of how to finish the game. It conveniently informs you to collect all 8 pages of a certain book. These pages are scattered all throughout the forest where you wake up and begin the game in.

With a flashlight that has limited battery and a character that walks horribly slower than a turtle, your only challenge is to escape the Slender Man. This dude, The Slender Man, will chase you everywhere you go.

Lemme talk more about this Slender Man.

Well, I really don’t understand why so many people are scared by him. To describe him, he’s only a tall guy in a black suit. He’s got weird long arms and a pale face…so pale he’s got no face! Yeah, yeah, not so scary. But when somebody like this is stuck with you in a forest and appears on screen to take you, it gets kinda creepy. The more pages you get, the faster Slender Man will be. 

One time I got 4 pages (farthest I got so far, sheesh.) and I stopped walking for a while. After a few seconds, Slender Man has already taken me! I mean, if he was THAT close, then that must mean he was just right behind me the whole time!

I don’t dare play this at night. Yeah, he’s not so tough in the morning. I’ve also gotten this clear idea that I’m never, ever gonna finish this short game.

The only reason I wasn’t scared when I first downloaded this game was because some sort of ballroom music was playing in the room. Fittingly, there were old women dancing too. It kinda takes away the horror aura of the game. Try playing it alone at night, with the lights off, and with the sound effects to the fullest…it adds to the fear factor.

Me, I’m done playing with my good friend Slender Man for now. I’m back to playing Pokémon for the night. Good night people! Hope you don’t get scared.



If you dare play this, here’s a cute little map that would prove no help to you, through the dark forest. Hey, at least you got a map, right?

Monday, August 20, 2012

"Don't Embrace!" by DEV

I saw Ark's post last night (yep, I only "saw" it. Never actually took time to read) But I saw a part of that post-something about not "embracing the dark". Well, I was like, you can't embrace the dark! It's not... hug-gable!

So a lot of genius ideas flashed in my awesomazing head. There are too many things you can't embrace. WELL, YOU CAN. Nobody's stopping you. But it's either impossible, or you'll end up looking stupid.

1. Cactus. This is on top of my list. Don't ever hug this unless you dream of becoming a porcupine. I've tried this before, and it wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be. You'll end up as a human pin cushion.

Challenge Accepted? Fly to your nearest desert and look for the BIGGEST cactus around. Also, try not to scream as you power hug it.



2. Air. Duh, who can hug air? Unless you're Aang from Avatar the Last Airbender, you can't really embrace the air. Doing this will only make you look like you're hugging yourself. Not a lot of air will stick around to embrace you back.

Challenge Accepted? Try hugging an entire tornado! That oughtta be a "whirlwind". LOL. Get it? A whirlwind? Nah, you're no fun.



3. A Shark. You know, unless sharks are sad, they're not really into touchy people. They don't like too much contact. Unless you really, really, really want to end up a snack. Use perfect timing, and look for the loneliest shark in the ocean. Chances are, you'll find one that truly needs a hug...or lunch.



Challenge Accepted? Try hugging 3 lonely sharks! When they begin attacking you, try wrestling with them. Roll right to the bottom of the ocean. Try spotting Adele as she sings to you her hit song "Rolling in the Deep"

4. Slenderman. He's not the type you can easily get in touch with. So yeah, he pursues you through an entire forest, but this is only for stalking purposes. He does not really like hugging. Plus, he's too thin. Not the hug-gable sorta dude.



Challenge Accepted? If you've finished every mode of the "Slender" game, try switching things up a bit and start chasing Slenderman. I mean, you got the right to be creepy too, right? Try chasing the horrible Slenderman into the forest and giving him a hug. Aww. Sounds sweet.


“Embrace” by ARK

Not everything must be accepted with arms wide open. There are things that, I learned, must not be embraced.

Never embrace the dark. When darkness comes knocking on your door, shut it-lock it up. Tell it to leave you alone, and it certainly would. What do I mean by darkness? Well, it has a broad meaning. It can refer to sin; to disease; to insanity; to lack of energy…it can simply mean lack of light in your life.



I think I have been living in darkness these past few days, but I want to put an end to it now. I am done embracing what I shouldn’t. Darkness is only there when light is not present. I ought to shed light on myself.
Everyone does this at times. We accept what we couldn’t change, and live in dissatisfaction. We do things we regret and protect ourselves by saying “we are only human”. We digest the fact that we make mistakes, and believe that we can do nothing about it. We embrace the dark.

People like this often start developing a good sense of vision. They start living in the dark and start seeing perfectly in it. They don’t realize which is which. They begin to forget which one is the real, clear picture. They look at the mirror and incorporate what they see with the things they said they never will be…and they begin admiring the new look.

I don’t know if you believe in the Illuminati. I do, in a sense, but this has very little to do with what I have been talking about. I only wanted to mention this because people who are under the “Illuminati” are good examples of people who have embraced the dark. I am not entirely sure if these rumors are true, but based on how I’ve been living these days, I could say it is pretty easy-losing yourself in the middle of a dark path.

I am done with this. If you think you are beginning to go blind too, better start lighting up your soul. How you are now, is how you should be. Don’t ever change for the worse and convince yourself of the opposite. Stick to what you have learned when you were young. It is good if you can balance innocence with what cruel things you’ve seen in the world. Stay in the middle, and don’t ever lose your balance.

Right now, I am trying to change the way I think. Better yet, trying to get back to how I used to think, only this time with a better idea of what I am up against. I will start accepting that things are not going well, and I must do something instead of living with the mistakes.

Right now I need an embrace. A real embrace. I want a hug from the people I care about, and who care enough for me too. I need to embrace the people who have been lighting the way to my real path all this time. I need a Heavenly embrace too.

You’ve seen the world…you’ve lived in it for quite some time. You know how dark the night becomes. But don’t ever forget that morning is just a few hours away.


Sunday, August 19, 2012

Things You Didn't Know: Narcissism

1. "Narcissism" usually is used to describe some kind of problem in a person or group's relationships with self and others.



2. In 1898 Havelock Ellis, an English sexologist, used the term "narcissus-like" in reference to excessive masturbation, whereby the person becomes his or her own sex object.



3. Shame is the feeling that lurks beneath all unhealthy narcissism, and the inability to process shame in healthy ways.



Source: Wikipedia.org




Saturday, August 18, 2012

“I’ve Gotta Be Me!” by DEV


Can you feel it, Glee fans? Glee Season 4 is just right around the corner!



Fact is, they’ve finished taping the season premiere…and I’m so excited to watch! They’ll be featuring a song by Carly Ray Jepsen. Oh yeah. That would be her hit “Call Me Maybe”. Not as excited for this song as the rest of the episode, though.

I wanna know what happened to the Glee characters after their graduation, and not only that, I wanna see new people bring the show to life. I wanna hear and discover new songs, and want to see the best season ever!

Well, since I’ve already been talking about the show, I should mention the spin-off too. Have you heard news about the Glee Project? Some say Blake won. I’m not very keen of that idea, ‘cause I was rooting for Aylin. Anyway, I hope he doesn’t turn out like Damian from the first season of the Glee Project, who contributed so little to my fave show.

I really hope they make him an interesting character. Blake’s a good actor. He’d do fine (at least better than Damian! Bwahaha. Sorry to the Rory Flanagan fans out there)

So…let’s get back to the series. In anticipation for the Season premiere (entitled “The New Rachel”), I’m gonna post a Glee song from Season 2 which fits what I feel right now. I’m gonna be doing this several times as I count down to the return of the only reason I open my TV.

So here’s “I’ve Gotta Be Me”, performed on the show by Finn Hudson.



By the way, Glee Season 4 will premiere on September 13, 2012. J


“Examinations!” by JEN


Success! All exams are over. Success! Nothing to do on “school days”. Success! I survived the exams.

Ahhhh. Exams are over! Time to save perseverance for the next “quarter” examinations! Have you experienced that breath-taking moment when your adviser gives you your test paper? I had this breath-taking moment this morning, yesterday morning, and last Thursday morning.


Do you believe that? Just for the waste of perseverance and energy of the student, they made this day an “examination day”. But it’s all over though. And now it’s time to party!!! Woohoo! Let’s celebrate!

And another thing, there are NO CLASSES on Monday and Tuesday! Can you imagine that?! No classes for THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS!!! Oh yeah. There is more time for partying!

But Dev and Ark are still wasting their perseverance for their “midterm examination” thingy. And for those who are wondering, I am 9 years old and at grade five level. Shocking, no? I am grade five at my very young age ‘cause I have studied since I was THREE years old.

Back to the topic, college students are still wasting their perseverance just for the examination thingy. College professors are not that merciful. They even have classes EVERY Saturday. But little do I care about that.

My only wish is that: the other quarterly examination comes next year. Students don’t have to waste their time just to study for that kind of examination. Many students will even enjoy their quarterly examinations if the quarterly coverage would be like this:

First Quarter:  
       
 Unit 1:                           
                         
1.       Tweety
2.       Spongebob
3.       Totally Spies
4.       Mickey Mouse
5.       Barbie 

Unit 2:

1.       Hello Kitty
2.       Cinderella
3.       Other Disney Channel and Cartoon Network Girly Shows

Note: Only all girl schools will enjoy these. J

There. Wish me good luck for the next exam. J


Friday, August 17, 2012

"What Not To Do With A Piece of Chocolate!" by DEV

Some things aren't just meant to be done to chocolate. 

1.       Put it in the middle of a busy highway and let it get run over by different vehicles.

2.       Test a newly-bought pen on its chocolaty surface.

3.       Give it to your dog. Seriously man, don’t do it. The dog will die.

4.       Use it as a glue substitute.

5.       Roll your computer’s mouse over it…as a mouse pad, you know.

6.       Give it to a stranger. Never talk to strangers…unless that stranger is there to break the rule and give you chocolate.

7.       Connect it to a radio and try to improve the signal.

8.       Re-eat.

9.       Use it as soap.

10.   Melt and disguise as mud.

11.   Trick local pigs into believing that the chocolate is mud.

12.   Put it in a shoe box.

13.   Use as a duct tape substitute. Nothing is better than duct tape.

14.   Place white chocolate on your mouth and pretend it’s your real teeth.

15.   Pay your taxes with it.

16.   Attempt to use it as bail.

17.   Create a chocolate creature, scream out “it’s alive!” and call it Frankolate.

 

18.   Give to Ark.

19.   Talk to it in public. It won’t reply, ‘cause chocolates are shy beings.

20.   Throw it at people. Chocolate is a precious resource. Don’t waste it.


CHOCOLATE!! You gotta love chocolate. Admit it dude, you’d give up your diet for it. In fact, you shouldn’t even consider starting a diet if you love chocolate that much. OR START A CHOCOLATE DIET!

LOL. I lied. I “like” chocolate, but I wouldn’t die for it. YOU MAD BRO?

The only chocolates I truly love are: CRINKLES>>>from my Mom’s office! That chef dude makes crinkles so delicious they make me want to go back to Heaven, where there are plenty of them.

Ark loves Oreos. He posted about that before. Y’know, Ark’s kinda creepy when he starts drooling over those overstuffed cookies. I won’t ever drool on chocolate. I should put that on the list of things you shouldn’t o with a piece of chocolate…

21.   Drool on it. Eww, man. Even you wouldn’t eat that. Unless you’re REALLY, REALLY possessive.

Peace out and rock on Chocolovers!





Note: the Frankolate pic, like other pics on this blog that weren't made by moi, was from...