My Body Washed Up On Manila Bay Two Days Later

I once saw a girl walking on the edge of a bridge. She looked sullen. She didn't notice the cars quickly passing beside her, nearly running her over. All her attention was directed to the rushing water under the bridge. She moved over the railings and stood on the edge. She sighed looked up to the sky. A tear rolled down her cheek and she closed her eyes. She gripped the steel railings tightly, preparing to jump.

I couldn't decide whether or not to stop her. To end her life was her choice, and who was I to tell her not to jump? Nobody except her had an idea of the sadness she was feeling. Nobody had the right to tell her it was going to be okay, because nobody was sure if it will. I wanted to tell her to hang in there, that maybe, just maybe, there's a little hope. But her presence made me feel the weight of the world, and I couldn't speak. All I did was stand there, watching.

Our eyes met. Her pain and sadness coursed its way into my veins. I understood. This was her choice. It wasn't just a matter of lost hope, it was knowing that she had grown tired of life. She didn't want a part of it anymore. She decided it was best to go. I closed my eyes, let go of the railing and jumped.

I'm At A Loss For Words... And I Can't Say Anything Else Except "Sorry"

I'm doing a good job holding back the tears. The moment he said, "I'm not sure," I thought I'd break down and cry. Instead, I felt a sharp, stabbing pain to my chest, closed my eyes, and immersed myself in the hurt. I opened my eyes and continued typing.

"If you're unsure about that... ewan ko... maybe not... At least I heard it straight from you."

God. Somebody please kill me.

Blogs of Note and David Sedaris

Because I'm too lazy to start writing a new entry I'm going to do this:

You're going to want to become a waiter after reading this. And you're going to be thankful you never became a teacher after reading this.

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David Sedaris is on Wikipedia! Ü Here are two quotes from this guy:

"I love things made out of animals," Sedaris says, holding a knife with a hoof for a handle. "It's just so funny to think of someone saying, 'I need a letter opener. I guess I'll have to kill a deer.'" (--from an interview with David Sullivan)

"Shit is the tofu of cursing." (--from a Reading at the George Washington University)

Everybody should start reading this guy's works. Then people would be 30% more cheery than they were before.

F*ck Encantadia

I am mad.

I am a die-hard fan of Lord of the Rings. Ask any of my friends and they'll validate what I just said. I bled myself dry in order to save money for the premiere of FoTR. Jeni and I went through hell for TTT. I was at G4 as early as 10AM so I could be first in line for ROTK premiere tickets. For the past three years I had to literally BEG to my sister in the US to send me the extended edition DVDs. Yes, I am obsessed. Lord of the Rings is undoubtedly one of the best works of art mankind has ever created. I consider it sacred. That's why any individual who foolishly attempts to imitate it will come under my crosshairs and will be shot down mercilessly.

Tonight, GMA 7 will start showing their most extravagant and most ambitious fantaserye: Encantadia. I didn't really think much of it, considering how pathetic Mulangaw turned out to be, but I saw the show's teaser on their morning show... and now, I'm fuming. Every f*cking aspect of that TV show was copied from Lord of the Rings. They have an Enchanted Kingdom map that has a vague resemblance to the map of Middle Earth. They have sets and props that look like they were pulled out of the Weta Workshop. They have elves, they have orcs. I only thing I didn't see that would ultimately remind me of LOTR are hobbits (which, I can't even be certain are NOT in Encantadia. Maybe there are).

I hate GMA 7. I hate Mark Reyes, and I hate all his demon-spawned Production Assistants, Costume Designers, and Creature Makers. You hear that you bastards? FUCK YOU ALL. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but it only connotes how much creativity you people lack. You people are the epitome of everything wrong with Philippine Televison and Cinema. You have no sense of individuality so you simply copy whatever generates a lot of buzz in the industry and modify it a little then call it your own. Shame on you.

I hope New Line finds out about this and sues your asses off. Really.

(Sorry this blog turned out bad, I'm just really pissed. I'll modify it when I have time.... and when I've cooled down.)