Imagine

Imagine waking up next to this guy every morning or seeing him everyday or sleeping with him every chance you could get, will you not imagine too? Definitely, Yoann Gourcuff is one hot football player and he is French. I love everything about France…

I Like, I Wish…

I was in a mall two weeks ago and i got the shock of my life when i saw that my dream car next to Audi A8, the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG was on display. I was so disappointed that i don’t have my camera with me and i know that my mobile camera won’t be enough to capture the essence of the supercar so i just console myself by touching it.

Wow, i can’t describe the feeling while i was checking out the car. The design, the spectacular transmission (it’s a 7-speed double-clutch automatic!) and the door… The door alone could make you wish you were driving it with both doors open and it looks like it was flashing a victory sign as it points toward the sky. I giggled like a child when i played with the door by closing and opening it. I noticed that a handle pops out of the door when you unlocked it. A rep who was there explained to me that it has 563 horsepower and the 479 pound-feet of torque will thrust the speed from 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds. And he points out that you cant really drive the car with the doors opened. What a pity, i thinks it is its best feature. Anyway i can only wish for this car as its cost more than 9 million in Philippine money or $200,000… I wish i could drive it…

The 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at a Glance

Engine: 6.3-liter V-8 with 563 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque.
Transmission: 7-speed double-clutch automatic.
Speed: 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds.
Gas mileage per gallon: 18.8 combined.
Price as tested: $212,000 (estimated).

Lucifer – The Fallen Angel

I am a Catholic by religion and since i was raised around this religion, angels, crosses, Jesus Christ, God the Father, heaven and hell and Satan were the things that has been drummed into my psyche. I have accepted this belief. And then i started to ask things. A lot of why’s that doesn’t want to be answered truthfully. Keep in mind that since i was six years old up to the time i graduated in college i was reared and educated in a catholic school. But as early as i can remember i can see flaws in my religion. And though sometimes i waver in my faith, i still believe in God.

One of the flaws that has always fascinate me is the fact that Satan has once been a angel. The arch nemesis of God, as we have been taught, is the most beloved of all the angels in heaven. His Morningstar… So what happened? Some major-major thing must have happened. God is a creator and his heavenly choirs were a prefect creation. And paradise as a paradise was another perfect creation. Does jealousy have a place in Paradise? Does Lucifer really rebelled against God and that is the reason why he, along with a multitudes of angels who sided with him, was cast down? Was Lucifer’s rebellion an overnight thing or was he still in Paradise when God created Man, in his own image and likeness…

The story goes that when God created Adam and Eve, He put them in the Garden of Eden. It must have been a part of paradise then. And then the temptation came. And we all know what happened in the end. Biblical story such as this has been told orally, time and again. And i always ask why they portrayed Satan as a snake and nobody dared to answer me. I mean, a snake is also a God’s creation isn’t it, so everything he must have made must be perfect. Still, no one answer my question.

What if, Lucifer was not yet cast down when God created Man? Imagine if Angels have feelings and already there were multitudes and multitudes of them in Heaven. And mind it has seven heavens, thus the term “seventh heaven” comes into mind. Imagine that number. And then God suddenly wanted to create a thing made from his image and likeness to grace all the perfect creation He has done. Does God creation of Mankind brought about the Heavenly Rebellion?

Thomas Sniegoski, in his novel Fallen has given me light regarding this matter: What if Lucifer was beside God when he created humanity? And it was the root of his fall?

“Do you know I was by His side when He created humanity? The attention he languished on what appeared to us in the heavenly choirs as just another animal!” He remembered his anger, the uncontrollable emotion at the root of his fall so long ago. “HE GAVE THEM THEIR OWN PARADISE, A GARDEN OF INCREDIBLE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY. AND HE GAVE THEM SOMETHING THAT WE DID NOT HAVE. THE CREATOR GAVE THEM A PIECE OF HIMSELF, A SPARK OF HIS DIVINITY – A SOUL“ (Thomas Sniegoski, Fallen 2)

It does make sense to me and it has given me thought on the beginning of good vs evil. Evil cannot prosper alone. And as the fallen angels were cast down, those in heaven must have never bothered with them. So when Adam and Eve were cast out in the Garden of Eden and they multiplied (i cannot think of another word) that was the time when the fallen angels caused mischief and the thing. And Lucifer, now Satan have plenty of time to make man more miserable and question their faith and belief. It must have been justifiable for him to do this time and again. Torment mankind.

Every story has a beginning and you must always bear that in mind and not just blindly accept thing as they are. There are more mysteries around us that needed to be answered. But now is not the time for it. Still i’m beginning to scare myself because i now have a thing for fallen angels… Not good really…

This statue in Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid, Spain, is probably the only public statue in the world dedicated to the devil. It depicts Lucifer, the fallen angel who was cast out of heaven to become Satan.

Spectacular september Reading Challenge

I sure am taking the challenge! Are you?

It’s easy go to Thoughts of a Book Junky to sign-up.

How does it work?

•It will start September 1st and go on through September 30th.

•There will be a 5 book reading challenge, ( one book a week) that you will have to read. Which books? Any 5 you want. Its your choice… Easy huh. At the end of that week you will post your review on your blog and add your link to the Mr. Linky at the bottom. ( If you don’t have a blog you can either post a comment, letting everyone know what you think about the book or sent me an email with your review) * Sep first starts on a Wednesday so you can start your first book on Sunday the 29th if you want.

•At the end of each week a giveaway will be posted. That’s 5 giveaways!! The only thing you have to do to enter is, link your review on that weeks Mr. Linky. Plus get an extra entry if you add the September Spectacular button to your post or sidebar! ( Open Internationally)

So go sign-up and Happy Reading!

My 5 picks are….

Demon from the Dark – Kresley Cole
Born to Bite – Lynsay Sands
The Fallen 2 – Thomas Sniegoski
No Mercy – Sherrilyn Kenyon
Clockwork Angel – Cassandra Clare

The books are subject to change depending on my mood and availability…

Bro Code Snippets

While waiting for the new season of “How I Met your Mother” i am comforting myself reading the Bro Code. I miss Barney. A lot. I wonder what kind of trouble he would get into the new season. So while we’re all waiting let’s all read together the Stinson’s Masterpiece.

Bro Code

1. If you’ve known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever! Unless you actually marry her.

2. When questioned by a friend’s girlfriend, you need not and should not provide any information as to his whereabouts. You are even permitted to deny his very existence.

3. Unless he murdered someone in your immediate family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 24 hours.

4. A best man’s toast may not include any of the following phrases, “one time in
Montreal”, “one time when we were all piss drunk”, or “and this girl had the biggest
rack you ever saw”.

5. You may exaggerate any anecdote told to your friends by 50% without
recrimination, beyond that anyone within earshot is allowed to yell out “bullshit!”.
(exception: when trying to pick up a girl, the allowable exaggeration is 400%)

6. Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.

7. The minimum amount of time you have to wait for another man is 5 minutes. The
maximum is 6 minutes. For a girl, you are required to wait 10 minutes for every
point of hotness she scores on the classic 1-10 scale.

8. Bitching about the brand of free beverages in your buddy’s refrigerator is forbidden. But gripe at will if the temperature is not suitable.

9. A friend must be permitted to borrow anything you own – grill, car, firstborn child
- within 12 hr notice. Women or anything considered “lucky” are not applicable in
this case.

10. Falling on a grenade for a buddy (agreeing to distract the skanky friend of the
hot babe he’s trying to score) is your legal duty. But should you get carried away
with your good deed and end up getting on the beast, your pal is forbidden to ever
speak of it.

11. Do not torpedo single friends.

12. On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.

13. Before dating a buddy’s ex you are required to ask his permission. If he grants
it, he is however allowed to say, “man, your gonna love the way she licks your balls”

14. Women who claim they “love to watch sports” must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to pick a Buffalo wing clean.

15. If a mans zipper is down, that’s his problem, you didn’t see anything!

16. No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. (in fact, even remembering your best friends birthday is optional)

17. You must offer heartfelt condolences over the death of a girlfriends cat, even if it was you who secretly set it on fire and threw it into a ceiling fan.

18. While your girlfriend must bond with your buddies girlfriends with in 30 minutes
of meeting them, you are not required to make nice with her gal pal’s boyfriends-
low level sports bonding is all the law requires.

19. Unless you have a lucrative endorsement contract, do not appear in public wearing more than one Nike swoosh.

20. When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may always
ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who’s playing.

21. If your girlfriend asks to set your friend up with her ugly, whiny, loser friend of
hers, you must grant permission, but only if you have ample time to warn your
friend to prepare his excuse about joining the priesthood.

22. Only in a situation of mortal danger or ass peril are you permitted to kick another member of the male species in the testicles.

23. Unless you’re in prison, never fight naked. This includes men who aren’t wearing
shirts. If your buddy is outnumbered outmanned, or too drunk to defend himself,
you must jump into the fight. Exception: if during the past 24 hours your friends
actions have caused you to think “what this guy needs is a good ass wuppin”, in
which case you may refrain from getting involved and stand back and enjoy.

24. Friends don’t let friends wear speedos. Ever. Case closed.

25. Fives must be called at all times when getting out of your seat. If not, your seat is up for grabs. However, “house rules” may come into effect, in which case it is left up to the owner of the seat.

26. Shotgun can be called on anything where a shotgun applies., as long as you are in eyesight of the object, or it is at a reasonable time.

27. When picking players for sports teams it is permissible to skip over your buddy
in favor of better athletes- as long as you don’t let him be the last sorry son of a
bitch standing on the sideline.

28. If you ever compliment a guy’s six pack, you better be talking about his choice of beverage.

29. Never join your girlfriend in ragging on a buddy of yours, unless she is withholding sex, pending your response.

30. Phrases that may never be uttered to another man while lifting weights:
” Yeah, baby, push it!”
” Come on, give me one more, harder!”
” Another set and we can hit the showers”
” Nice ass! Are you a Sagittarius?”

31. Never hesitate to reach for the last beverage or pizza, but not both. That’s just mean.

32. Never talk to another man in the bathroom unless you are on equal footing:
both urinating, both waiting in line for all other situations an “I recognize you” nod
will do just fine.

33. Never allow a telephone conversation with a woman to go on longer than you are able to have sex with her. Keep a stopwatch nearby, hang up if necessary.

34. You can not rat out a friend who show’s up to work or class with a massive
hangover, however you may: hide the aspirin, smear his chair with hamburger
cheese, turn the brightness on his computer way up so he thinks its broken, or have
him paged every seven minutes.

35. If you catch your girl messing around with your best friend, let your states crime of passion laws be your guide.

36. If your buddy is trying to hook up with a girl, you may sabotage him only in a manor that gives you no chances of getting any either.

37. Before allowing a drunken friend to cheat on his girl, you must attempt one
intervention. If he can get up on his feet, look you in the eye, and deliver a “fuck
off” then you are absolved from all responsibility. Later on it is ok that you have no
idea what his girlfriend is talking about.

38. The morning after you and a babe, who was formerly “just a friend”, go at it, the
fact that you’re feeling weird and guilty is no reason not to jump on her again
before there is a discussion about what a big mistake it was.

39. If a buddy has lint, an eyelash, or any other foreign object on his hair or face, under no circumstances are you permitted to remove it. However an appropriate hand gesture may be made to make him aware of it.

40. An anniversary is recognized on a yearly basis, under no circumstances will
anything be celebrated in an interval other than a year.

41. When using a urinal in a public restroom, a buffer zone of at least one urinal will
exist at all times. If the only empty urinal is directly next to an occupied on, then
you are still required to wait. (Exception: at a sporting event where a line has formed to use the pisser)

42. If your bro is with another girl, you must knock and wait for an adequate response. If no response
occurs, and the door is locked, a 10 minute period is required before knocking
again.

43. The only time dicking over a buddy for a girl is legal, is when the girl ranks a 8 or above on the 1-10 scale. (exception: a girl may rank from 5-7, as long as there is oral sex involved).

44. A mans gotta scratch what a mans gotta scratch. This applies to picking as well. Let the man be.

45. No man shall ever watch any of the following programs on TV:
Figure skating
Men’s gymnastics
Any sport involving women (unless viewed for sexual purposes)

46. If you accidentally touch or brush against any part of another man below the
waist, it is an understood accident, and NO apologies or any reference to the
occurrence is necessary.

47. No man shall spend more than 2 minutes in front of a mirror. If more time is required, a three minute waiting period must be allowed before returning to the mirror.

48. Any dispute lasting any longer than 3 minutes will and must be settled by rock, paper, scissors. There is no argument too important for this determining method.

49. No man will ever willingly watch a movie in which the main theme is dancing, and if a man shall happen to view such a movie it is only acceptable if its with a girlfriend.

50. Only acceptable time when a man is allowed to cry:
when a heroic dog dies to save his master.
after being struck in the testicles with anything moving faster than 7 mph.
When your date is using her teeth.
The day Anna Kornikova chooses a husband.

51. If a bet is made, and the challenge is completed, then the bettor may recoup his
money by immediately completing a more daring challenge. If he refuses the
challenge or chooses not to propose one, then and only then, must the money be
paid.

52. Masturbate often. (exception: if your roommate is due back within the hour)

53. If a hot girl shall happen to pass by while you are in an arms reach of your buddy, you must, and will, tap him on the shoulder to make him aware of the babe

54. A man’s shoes may not intentionally match any other article of clothing on his body.

55. No comment shall ever be made to a man about how much he is sweating. In fact, there is no need bring notice to any body part which he may be sweating from.

56. No man shall ever allow anyone to speak ill of The Simpsons or any Rocky movie. (Exception: Rocky V)

57. You have not made any mistake if you find that there are extra pieces after
reassembling or assembling an object. In fact, you have just found a way to make
that object more efficient.

58. There is never an occasion in which any shirt without buttons may be tucked in. (Exception: when you are participating in a organized sporting event)

59. Unless you are under the age of 11 or wearing a bathing suit,, DON’T wear
whitey tighty’s. It still escapes all reasoning as to why they even make them in adult
sizes.

60. Any object thrown with reasonable speed and accuracy, MUST be caught.

61. No man shall ever keep track of, or count, the amount of beers he has had in a night.

62. Under no circumstances may two non-related men share a bed or anything which can be perceived as a mattress.

63. In an empty room, car, ect., a man can not ask another man if he is mad because he isn’t talking.

64. If you jiggle more than twice, your playing with it.

65. A man shall never help another man apply sun tan oil.

66. The guy who wants something the most is responsible for getting it.

67. If your friend says “Lick my nuts” as a way to put you down, don’t try to be
funny by saying “OK” and moving your head towards his crotch, two homosexual references in a row are just plain scary…

68. If you say ouch, you are a pussy!

69. It is the God given duty of every man to assist any other man that may be in
need of assistance in obtaining every guys dream (threesome with two girls).

70. It is your duty as a heterosexual male to make your buddy aware of any thong sightings in the immediate surroundings, it is even permissable if the girl is butt ass ugly, hey nobody wants to go down alone.

71. There are only three times when its acceptable for a man to say “I love you” to any other man…
1. He’s drunk 2. He’s dying 3. He’s in trouble and it’s the only way out of it (which probably means he’s drunk anyway)

72. At no time during a conversation with a buddy on instant messenger is either man allowed to send smiley faces to the other. This is simply too gay and it makes you look like a chick.

73. Under NO circumstances are two men allowed to ride together on one motorcycle/moped. (Exception – your ass better be on the way to the Hospital)

74. Never rent the movie “Chocolat” or “A Big Fat Greek Wedding” unless you know in advance that you will be getting at least oral sex in return from the chick you are renting it for. ( Sex is also required to happen)

75. If you are in the other room having monkey sex and you can be heard over the loud television and through a closed door, then every guy in the house is allowed to listen and laugh and use it against the other guy for black mail, extortion, etc. in the future

76. What happens in Montreal, stays in Montreal. Period. No questions asked.

77. It is acceptable to share a bed with another guy if and only if, it is a king-size
bed and there are 2 blankets on the bed. The minute you touch in the slightest way,
you are officially deemed a Homo.

78. If your buddy gets arrested and is going away to prison it is your duty to buy him soap on a rope.

79. It is perfectly acceptable to use a trashcan for a bong.

Source: The Bro Code

Happy and Sad

I have a long time crush on Jeff Hardy, former WWE and now TNA wrestler. And in my mind, he doesn’t have a girlfriend or whatever. I was so crazy for him that i even shelled out big money just to watch him live and wrestle during one of their country tours and I’m glad to say that i was able to touch his biceps when he’s doing his onstage routine. (Yes, i know i’ve settled for scrap and i was that close to the ring!) I was disappointed when he transferred to TNA because i love WWE. Although i’m not going to judge him on his drug-related issue because i know how passionate and creative a person he is and personally that is his problem alone.

I was so busy the past few weeks and as i was overseas and busy with official mission, the only contact i have with the world wide web is thru facebook. That is why today while surfing for any Jeff Hardy related news, this video made me cry and yet i’m happy for him… In a way.

Gone Too Soon

ND thou art dead, as young and fair

As aught of mortal birth;

And form so soft, and charms so rare,

Too soon return’d to Earth!

Though Earth receiv’d them in her bed,

And o’er the spot the crowd may tread

In carelessness or mirth,

There is an eye which could not brook

A moment on that grave to look.

Lord Byron

It saddened me to think of people dying young. It seems like a waste of life especially if death involves suicide, an accident or overindulgence. These past few days, two death has affected me, I may not know them personally but the tragic circumstances of their death has touched my innermost fear of dying.

First is the accidental death of Philippines Miss International 2009 Melody Gersbach. Melody, together with her make-up artist and driver were on their way to Naga City for the Miss Bicolandia beauty pageant when their Toyota Innova collided with a passenger bus. The three died on the spot. Gersbach represented Philippines in the 2009 Miss International pageant where she was among the 16 semi-finalists. Friends described Gersbach as a joyous person, elegant, beautiful, kind, and so full of life. She is not a complainer and has a ready smile for everything.

Second is the tragic death of Nicole John, daughter of US Ambassador to Thailand. Nicole apparently fell from a window on the 25th floor of a Manhattan apartment building where a party was going on, it was said that she slipped off her shoes and climbed onto a ledge of the building with her camera before her fall. An unknown before her tragic death, news such as this has made everyone curious as to what kind of teen she was and how she has come to this. And now media has portrayed her based on what they’ve seen in her blog and they are now portraying her as a tragically sad girl. A sad and always drunk girl. Can you really picture her life based on her tumblr (Tumblr has just taken down her site)?

“Seventeen. Attending Parsons in NYC. Studio art: painting & drawing. Reading. Partying. Lucid dreaming. Night terrors. Photography. Heights. Beautiful weather. Deep eyes. Good food. Traveling. Passion vs. apathy. Fleeting moments of euphoria. Drowning feelings of desolation.”

What a really sad ending for both girls. These two seems to have everything. Looks, money, a privileged life. One is a happy girl and the other a desolate one. And what can be known about them and how we see them can only be told by someone close to them. We cannot really judge them for what they are before they met their tragic fate. They may have already live their life to the fullest, that’s why they were gone too soon but still what happened to both of them is every parents worst nightmare… Melody and Nicole, may you both rest in peace.

Addicted!

Can you get addicted to a sitcom character? Happily i am! I Love Barney Stinson of “How I Met Your Mother” And this blog is partly a shrine for him and all his shenanigans. Don’t you just love him… He’s cynical, an ass, a jerk, a great poet, a man of great wit and Solomonic when wisdom is needed. And what more – he can quote from The Bro Code – the most critically acclaim book since… I can’t really remember. But reading the following, you wish you have snagged the book the first time you saw it in the bookstore… And now it’s sold out!

Critical Acclaim for “The Bro Code”

“This is the finest piece of literature ever written. Now will you give me my phone back, Barney?”

–Theodore M.

“This is by far the most disgusting, disparaging, stomach churning thing I’ve ever read, which means a lot if you’ve ever seen one of my husband’s grocery lists.”

–Lily A.

“You’ll howl… with delight!”

–Stephen King

“Stinson uses language like a scalpel, digging though our deepest emotional tissue to expose the very core of the human psyche.”

–Mike Tyson

“Finally! A book worth reading!”

–God

“Stinson beat me to it.”

–J.D. Salinger

“Jefferson’s out, Stinson’s in!”

–Rachel M. (President – Mount Rushmore National Preservation Society)

“An entertaining beach read.”

–Pope Benedict XVI

“Ewww.”

–Robin S.

“Out of this world!”

–Alien (creature from another planet)

“I’m sorry what?”

–Maya Angelou

“I have a hundred words for ‘snowflake’ but only one word for ‘The Bro Code,’ – awesome!”

–Some Eskimo maybe

“This book makes me want to rethink my career.”

–Mark (the dude who wrote the Gospel

I really need to look for that book again…

Source: CBS