Arf-Arf

Meet panda's friend - "Arf-Arf."

At day, Arf-Arf is your typical attack dog. Vicious and ferocious, he's always ready to defend his master.

He wakes up hot headed, until he can fix himself up with a cup of his favorite Starbucks drink, Caffe Latte!

At night he is a cute and  fluffy diligent student.

He loves modern classics, urban living, and.. Finding Nemo! He has memorized its script by heart.

Life is not always easy for him though, in a lot of places, dogs are not allowed.

But life goes on...

It's the journey, not the destination.

Fighting Cock

Why did the chicken cross the road?

"Because life is too short, to be little."

The Panda's Blog Song

Whenever I hear this song, I feel like I have to blog, write something, anything, anywhere.



This song is gives hope. It is a burning ambition to give  the very last of your breath for a worthy cause. It talks about standing up for what we believe in  - not giving up, even if others take us down. It talks about finding strength in weakness and hope in failure. Our glory is buried in all of us, waiting to be unearthed and be found.

What about you? What is your blog song or writing song, if any? Reasons.

On Suspense

 Keep matters in suspense, like gods who do not show their faces.

Guitars

Look! An infantry of guitars under my command.

Wreck

There is a lot to be thankful for, our family, our friends, our health, the list goes on. But sometimes we take all of those for granted and instead choose to become fools. There is  beauty in humanity and life, yet most lost souls opt to focus on the trivialities.


 WHY IS JESUS RICH?

sirit?  ;)

BECAUSE HE SAVES! 


(got it? money saved - money earned, got the connection?)

That is one of the panda's all time favorite joke. But last night, there is no reason to laugh when at 3:00am, the panda received a message from his friend that two of their other friends met a tragic accident.

They immediately rushed to the accident scene as fast as the could, and this was what they found:

It was indeed a hell of a car wreck.

Thank god the said two friends survived. It was a miracle. They suffered a lot of bruises and pulled muscles but they are OK. They could have been seriously hurt. They could have died.

Since that night  there are only two things that kept running inside the panda's head like a broken record, like a digital loop that would not end.

First, God is good. 

Second, Jesus saves.

The panda's favorite joke, (on why Jesus has a lot of money) was not funny anymore. 

Miracles do come true. It happens every minute we affirm and count our blessings. In fact, we do not to wait for an accident or a tragedy  before it can be realized. Gratitude, the very moment it is bestowed, gives hope.

Get well soon mga tol. If there is anything the panda can do to help, he is here.

P.S.

"Pare, baba baka sumabog...!"

Regular cars did not explode on a crash. Experiment with gas tank in front of the car was not successful. Frank Doyle and explosives were needed. - MythBusters Car crash episode (Discovery Channel)

Now, that's funny.

On Simplicity

How to Deal With It.

It was a good idea when someone told me  a long long time ago to "Keep it real." It is simple. And it works!

Fish Food Where Are You?

The panda has been scouring for arowana floating fish pellets for weeks now in pet shops everywhere, but it is always out of stock. The arowana gets hungry too, you know. The only thing  the panda can do now is to feed his "other" small pet sword-tail fishes. In other words, the panda is feeding his small pet to his bigger pet. It is not a "nice" feeling.

Imagine feeding your small dog to your big dog!

How much more time should the panda wait until that fish food ceases to be be out of stock? Poor fish, you gonna have to be put on  a forced diet.

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It Hurts Part 4

It is sad that Ramon (second healthy molar) had to die, too. It was found out during the procedure that Pekto (third impacted molar) is unusually larger than the average impacted wisdom tooth.

You see, according to the dentist,  the biggest and the strongest molar would normally be our first molar - next would be the second molar. The third molar, normally would be the smallest. However, in the panda's case, the third impacted molar was abnormally the biggest of all his molars. That is the reason why the procedure of extracting only Pekto did not push through as originally planned.

Ramon had to go, really. He was the gambit. He was the sacrificial lamb.

The paradoxical wisdom of salvation is that someone must die so that someone can live. For there can be no forgiveness that can exist unless someone capable of forgiving pays the penalty by shedding his blood. It is sad, but that is life. Life and death co-exists in irony.

Menu for tonight? Very soft lugaw with a dash of salt. No chewing, swallow only. The panda slept the whole day, and will probably sleep the whole day again tomorrow. The healing process begins.

It Hurts Part 3

There is nothing funny about the death of Pekto and Ramon.

Panda is so tired to explain anything right now.... can't write.... can't think... Zzzz....

Oh! Thanks to all humans who gave their support and encouragement. Thanks to everyone who told the panda "you can do it!" Thank you to everyone who wished him well! You are all appreciated.

He's fine now. A little bit traumatized. A little bit  shocked from the whole process....

Zzzz....

It Hurts Part 2

Later that day, the panda went to the Dentist and had to wait for his turn. After some minutes, at last, the Dentist was ready to see the panda.

The panda was guided to the dental chair. After explaining to the Dentist the problem, the panda showed her the old photo of Pekto (the name the panda coined for his impacted wisdom tooth). She took a good look at the said tooth.

She explained that the condition was not an easy case. The bone above Pekto is unusually thick. She also said  that the panda's second healthy molar (which the panda named Ramon) will be at risk of being extracted too, depending on how the procedure unfolds. Then, the Dentist prescribed an antibiotic, a pain reliever, and an anti-coagulant drug that have to be taken 1 hour before the procedure.

"Your surgery will be scheduled tomorrow, you have to be well rested, okay?" - She said.  The panda and the Dentist said their goodbyes and well wishes, and the clinic session for that day was over. 

The picture of Pekto's and Ramon's death created a paradoxical sensation. The panda was happy that he will be relieved of his discomfort, but on the other hand, he was also sad because he has to lose Pekto and risk losing Ramon.

When the panda asked Pekto and Ramon how they felt after  receiving officially their death sentences, they told the panda, "Ok lang po boss, walang problema - ready na kami. Our lives were spent serving you with honor and dignity. Okey na kami -- kung baga sa jeepney driver, naka boundery na..."

The panda flashed an optimistic smile and went to treat  the said two molars to their favorite restaurant.

It Hurts Part 1

No one laughs at the fact that mother nature makes useless parts of the body.  Wisdom teeth are good-for-nothing other than to cause pain, trouble, and inconvenience. Because it does not get better, the wisest  thing  to do is, of course, to get those suckers out of there. 


Later this day the panda will have to go to his dentist to have it checked. He has to show the dentist a photo of Pekto (a name he coined for his impacted wisdom tooth). The dentist will have to refer the panda to a dental surgeon who specializes on these kinds of procedures. Dr. Dental Surgeon will have to set the date of the surgery, and come that day - more and more pain! Pekto's days are numbered; the mere thought of "losing" him, hurts. 

Lessons From Learning How to Play the Guitar

I learned how to play the guitar when he was in grade 4, my mom taught him how to. The first time  I heard my mom play "You Are My Sunshine" on a cheap guitar his Dad bought from Cebu, I knew that was the perfect instrument to learn to play.

Looking back,  the I was not even aware that,  in the process of learning how to play the guitar, I was also acquiring the skills of: concentration, creativity, competitiveness, sense of achievement, discipline, and patience - lessons in life which become handy whenever challenges or problems came along.

Wise men say, "Music soothes the savage beast." In the same way, learning to play the guitar enlightened the prudence and taste in me

I miss my  band mates :( Where are they?? :(

Panda's Musical Half

            There are a lot of musicians out there, but there are only few who are blessed to have band-mates that have stood the test of time. There are even fewer who have met their musical halves. She and panda have been loyal band mates since they were first year college. Although as the years go by,  the jamming sessions get more rare and infrequent, no one can take away the fact that they are more than just friends - they are bothers and sisters in music. Their bond is tattooed in their minds and is better than bliss. :)

On Privileged Communication

Can you keep a secret? If you receive an information from the panda by virtue of trust, confidence, fidelity or secrecy - please do not share it. Otherwise, that privileged communication would not make sense anymore. Besides, the panda would not have been told that to you if he had known that the information would be divulged  anyway. Zip the lip. Lie if necessary, but keep it as the last resort. Or, do not lie -- but do not tell the whole truth either.

The Panda's Vote

This is the first time that the panda ever voted in a national election and he is proud of it. Finally, all those hassles in falling in long lines paid off.

Who did you vote for president? The panda voted for a candidate who he thinks the Filipinos can be proud of. He voted for someone who is naturally gifted with skill and intelligence, someone who has a clear platform of governance and reachable goals. Sadly though, this same person the panda voted for is also a member of the wrong party  tainted with corruption, scandals, and controversies.

On Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a day of paying tribute to the handwork and sacrifices of our mothers. It is the day when we remember our mother's contribution in our life by honoring her.

Happy Mother's day to my mother and to your mother. Happy mother's day to all future mothers, too. Happy Mother's day to all women who have the ability to show and share motherly traits of tender care and motherly love.

To My Mama

Dear Mama,

There are no enough words to tell you how much I love you. Thank you so much for your love and care. I know that you have sacrificed so much for us. I will love you now and forever ma. I pray everyday that God will always keep you safe. Happy Mother's day! :)

Your son, Rah.

On Smoking

Today, the panda celebrates the day he decided to quit smoking.  He has not smoked ever since, not a puff. He will never smoke again.

The panda learned to smoke at a young age by modeling his mom.  His first puff of cigarette was a cheap unknown brand of cigarette bought from a sari-sari store. No, actually, his first puff was from a lighted random rolled piece of paper.

He did not care. Inhaling and exhaling that white relaxing smoke was the epitome of coolness that he shares with friends who were on the same boat. Smoking was like a gift from the gods that only few were invited to experience. Smoking was a tunnel to connect with the inner self.

It was not about the addictive nicotine, really.  It was more of the "social cues." Waking up in the morning was a cue to smoke. Being full after a meal was a cue to smoke. Sleepiness was cue to smoke. Drinking in a party was a cue to smoke. Taking a dump was a cue to smoke. Stress was a cue to smoke. It was the cue that was hard to beat. It was an automatic and involuntary command from the brain to light up and the panda was so helpless to do anything about it.

Until one day, the panda realized something that made him quit. This single realization was the key in solving his smoking addiction  mystery. The realization was this:


"It does not get better."


He understood that to be able to conquer this bad habit, he must have the strength to control his actions. He must train and discipline himself . He stuck with the goal of quitting until his will power grew stronger and stronger. He fought the battle by the second , by the minute, by the hour, by the day, by the week, and by the month. He fought the battle one party  at a time, one stressful moment at a time. He fought the battle inspired by the support of his girlfriend who stood by him specially at the most difficult times of the process.

It has been almost four months now  since that day the panda decided to quit. It took him this long to finally write about this accomplishment just to be sure that the habit would not regress. Finally, he can say for sure that he is free from  the shackles of that bad habit! No more cravings. His will power to resist smoking is stronger than ever.  He does not have to deal with smoking anymore for the rest of his life. The time and energy spent  for smoking in the past can now be used for things that really matter in life.

On Choices

The panda must choose - and he must do so with artful savvy.

Life is a matter of choice, yet we cannot choose everything. You will surely miss what you did not choose. It is a game of  skill.

Weigh matters carefully and choose what really matters most. Fools do not weigh things; they leave most of their lives to enchantment, everydayness, and slavish taste.

On the Importance of Laws

Laws, order, rules, definition, formulas etc., anyway you want to call it, are attempts to meet destiny halfway. It allows humans to predict and control nature and limit the effects of chance. But mother nature and father time are brutal, selfish, and unforgiving parents.  Sooner or later, they will destroy us all. But for the meantime, the more laws we know, and the more aspects of life we can control and predict, the more chances we get towards a good life. It is probably a good idea to study and learn as much laws as we can and make the most of what we have now. Choose to be happy. Sooner or later mother nature and father time will surely have their last sinister laugh before they annihilate us all.

WordCount Blogathon 2010 participants

The panda joins WordCount Blogathon 2010 by Michelle V. Rafter The Blogathon is an annual event that unites freelance writers from all over in a common commitment to learn more about blogging by posting to their own blogs every day during the month of May. Feel free to check other participants out, too.

WordCount Blogathon 2010 participants

Here is a complete list of the approximately 110 writers and bloggers participating in the 2010 WordCount Blogathon:

     

• Rebecca I. Allen – 356 No More, A journey from couch to fit
• Andi, Misadventures with Andi, Merry musings of a feisty foodie slash lit-chickie slash globe-trotting wannabe Frenchie!
• Anjuli – bhulbhulaiyan, a complicated entanglement of zigzag pathways
• Christa Avampato – Christa in New York, Curating a Creative Life
• Joan Lambert Bailey – PopcornHomestead, Gardening, place and my life in Tokyo
• Karen Bannan – Natural as Possible Mom, Because natural isn’t always possible — or easy
• Linda Barnby, TheNEA.org, Taking Entrepreneurs from Where They Are to Where they Want to Be
• t.a. barnhart – Left Coast Foodie, Damn, that’s good: a foodie blog by someone who knows what he’s doing
• June Bell – Enough is enough! Advice and support
• Teresa Bitler – Forty Firsts, A Midlife Crisis in the Making
• Athena l. Borozon – Altar Valley Daily Orb, The Desert Rat Dialogues
• Jane Boursaw* – Film Gecko, Cool movie news and reviews
• Alisa Bowman – Project Happily Ever After, Marriage advice from a recovering divorce daydreamer
• Carson Brackney – Carson Brackney, Consultant, Copywriter, Content Provider, Factotum
• Ben Bradley, Ben’s (Not Quite) First Ever Presence on the Interweb, Blog of an aspiring human being
• Sheena Brockington – Greenhouse Advertising, Cultivating ideas for small businesses
• Danielle Buffardi* – Horrible Sanity, Going into the mind of a mother and freelancer
• Beverly Burmeier – Going on Adventures, Travel stories from near and far
• Diane Calhoun – Violet is My Color, Life just happens, deal with it
• Danielle Carter – Live and Love Life VA, Helping you do more of what you love, and less of what you don’t!
• Fiona Chan – Candy Prison, A typical teenager
• Joy Choquette – One Year. 156 Fears. Life Changing. One woman tackles her fears
• Bernard Chung – Green Tea World, It’s more than just a cup of green tea here
• Caroline Clemmons – A Writer’s Life, Writing tips, interviews and miscellaneous ramblings
• Shelley Clunie – ShelCluzo’s Blog, Healthy, wealthy and wise at 62
• Cocotte – Leaping into Life, Uncommon stories to nurture body, mind & soul
• Christianne Cook – A Day in My Mind, The world through my eyes
• Sue Dickman – Life Divided, Food, garden, books . . . and India
• Jackie Dishner – Bike with Jackie, Using my special brand of BIKE to teach you how to turn obstacles into opportunities
• Tracy Doerr – Tracy Doerr, A chronicle of ideas and things that inspire me
• Ron S. Doyle* – Blog Salad, All the blog that’s fit to eat
• Dana DuGan – Chick with a View, It’s good to live on the edge. The view is better.
• Dan Eldridge – Labor Party, A Young Pioneers Media blog for Creative and Alternative Entrepreneurs
• Cindy Elsberry – Doodle9, Paddling down the stream…of consciousness
• Heather Faesy – Blame it on the Full Moon, My kids, writing and reading
• R. Jill Fink – My Opera, Musings about writing, food, weight loss and other hilarious things
• Jennifer Fink – Blogging Bout Boys, All about boys — raising them, educating them, learning with them
• Damaris Fish – Damaris Fish on Genealogy, Researching my family history and helping others with theirs
• Dylan Fogle – Discordianzen, The map is not the territory
• Katie Foote – Littlefoote’s Lab, A chronicle of what the unemployed girl in NoPo is up to.
• Barb Freda – Babette Feasts, Feast with Me (Food, Wine, Travel and Photos)
• Heather Frendo – Thrifty Knee Socks
• Andrea Genevieve – Andrea Genevieve, Where social medium, technology and higher education meet
• Janet Goldstein – Janet’s Publishing & Strategy Blog, Tips, insight, and inspiration for launching books and ideas
• Alexandra Grabbe – Chezsven’s Blog, Life as a green innkeeper on Outer Cape Cod
• Elyse Grau – My Garden to Table, Growing what you eat, eating what you grow
• Wendy Korn Heppt – Budget Style on a Shoestring, Budget savvy fashion, beauty and related news and ideas
• Katie Hinderer – Write Beyond the Cubicle, A freelance writer’s thoughts on the industry
• Amanda Hirsch – Tastee Pudding, In the search for creative life, the proof is in the Pudding
• Lisa Jaffe Hubbell – Eat, Read and Be Harried, Making it through life one book at a time
• Nancy Mann Jackson – Growing Food and Kids, Gardening, harvesting, cooking and preserving with kids in tow
• Robert Janelle – Without an Apostrophe, Ottawa freelance tech journalist
• Elizabeth King Humphrey – The Write Elizabeth, Writing. Creativity. Play. Life.
• Walter L. Johnson II – Georgia News Beat, An inside look at what’s happening in the state of Georgia
• B.J. Keeton – Professor Beej, Pop culture commentary with an academic slant
• Joey Khuvutlu – Sh*t I Find Worth Sharing
• Amy Kocur – AmyLizK, Maryland/ DC Metro area arts and analysis
• Courtney Koschel – Finding My Muse: A New Writer’s Journey,
• Sara Lancaster – No.2PenBlog, Resource for my clients and others interested in marketing communications
• Bill Lascher – Lascher at Large, A contemplative, pondered and unrushed thought banquet.
• Mary Dixon Lebeau – In the Boom Boom Room, Remember staying out until the street lights came on?
• Pooja Lohana – Brown-eyed Mystic, On writing and more!
• Sarah E. Ludwig – Parenting by Trial and Error, The learning curve in raising kids
• Jenny Lynes – Welcome to the Good Life, A student environmentalist exploring responsible, cheap, and fun living
• Su-sieee! Mac – This and That. Here and There. Now, Sometimes Then., Rambling about anything and everything that interests me
• Harry Marks – Curious Rat, Chewing at the tech industry’s wires…nom nom nom…
• Joanne Mason – English Idioms, What they mean, how we use them, where they came from
• Kim McNeill – Kim’s Play Place, An active parent trying to make sure my kids are educated
• Teresa Mears – MiamiOntheCheap, Discounts, deals and free events in Miami
• Rose Medlock – RFM, Rose Flores Medlock
• Melanie – 365 days: A different thing everyday in 2010
• Heather Minton – Stumbling into Grace, The adventure of following God and figuring it out in Portland
• Kathy Murray – Out and Employed, News, career advice and job resources for ex-offenders
• Alexis Neely – Life, Business and the Pursuit of Truth, A blog about the intersection
• Charles Newbery – Pine Tree Paradise, The life of a work-at-home writer and father of three
• Andrew Nielsen – A Green Mushroom, My take on the world of gaming
• Eric Novinson – Costing a Green Future, A green business blog
• Tracy O’Connor – I Hate My Message Board, Humor, crankiness, a museum of snack foods and the odd motivational piece
• Andrea Parker – Autism Fundraising Guide, For parents of children with autism
• Lilac Penafiel – What Have You Learned Today, Life lessons learned everyday…
• Tara Phillips – Two Hands and a Road Map
• Jennie Phipps – WalletPop, AOL’s personal finance blog
• Ed Pilolla – Ed Pilolla, What the f*** is love?
• Sue Poremba – I Breathe, Therefore I Write
• Michelle Rafter, WordCount, Freelancing in the digital age
• Rah – The Daily Panda, A panda that goes to school learns things
• Kate Reilly – Polka Dot Suitcase, Family fun through creative living
• Meredith Resnick – The Writer’s [Inner] Journey, Bestselling authors, professional creatives and emerging voices in quirky dialogue about how they write and why it works
• Vanessa Richardson – Way Out West Texas, City girl from California moves to Way Out West Texas, what will happen?
• Rebecca Robinson – Rebecca Robinson, Updates on freelance projects, reflections on journalism innovation in Portland and beyond, and brainstorms from the wee hours
• Carey Rossi – Thank You Everything, Appreciate the little things
• Natasha Rogue – The Writing Blues, Little tips on how I find motivation to get past the difficulties of writing life and the road to publication
• Joe Romano – Blogging Perspectives Daily, Blogging News Tips and Views
• Andrea M. Rotondo – Luxury Cruise Bible, Your source for unbiased luxury cruise reviews
• Melissa Sais – Digital Mom, Raising kids in a digital world
• Lisa Samalonis – Single Parent Savings
• Sami – Stonerpreneur, Stoner antics as they relate to my business and personal growth
• Ovetta Sampson – Musings of a Writing Princess, A Look Inside the Mind of a Professional Griot
• Dina Santorelli – Making Baby Grand, And I thought giving birth to real babies was hard…
• Lacey Savage – Tips and WIPS, Talking about writing fiction
• Lilian Schaer – Food and Farming Canada, A blog about the farming side of food
• Kristie Sloan – mkBeautyZone, Skin care and makeup information training and products
• Matthew Smith – Smidgen PC, Big news about tiny PCs
• Michelle Smith – Law Office of Michelle R. Smith, Because it’s your life, your family and your choice
• Stephanie Suesan Smith – Stephanie Suesan Smith PhD, Information Central
• Christa Sofinowski – Life Being Short, You Should Be Interesting, Documenting my quarterlife crisis
• Claire Splan – Alameda Garden, Gardening issues in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond
• Margarita Tartakovsky – Self-ish, {Sorta} Sage Advice on Being a Better You
• Thinkingtoohard – Thinking too hard, This is where I empty my head
• Blake Thompson – Black Thompson daht Net, “I’m just saying…”
• Jodi Torpey – Western Gardeners, Your online guide to gardening in the West
• Paul Tullis – Grim Tidings- True/Slant, My rants about politics & policy
• Jan Udlock – Imperfect Mom
• Brandi-Ann Uyemura – Brandi-Ann Uyemura, Rather be freelancing: tips for the beginning writer
• Beth VanHoose – Writing in Sand, My adventures in freelance writing, and other stuff
• Rachel Vidoni – East Coast Musings, A humorous look at kids, family and life
• Jen Walker – My Morning Chocolate, Writing, experiments, culture and adventure in food
• Katie Jett Walls – One per Week, 52 posts on things that matter to me
• Sarah Webb – Webb of Science, Connecting science and life
• Rebecca Weber – Newstilt SAfrica, Dispatches from South Africa
• Susan Weiner – Investment Writing, For investment and wealth managers who want to communicate more effectively with clients and prospects
• Rashida Williams – Really Rashida, Urban lit author blogging about my life and times
• Jennifer Willis – Jennifer Willis, Thoughts on religion, sustainability, media and culture

Nun Sense

On his way to the mall, the panda chanced to sit in front a nun. The nun sat near the driver. She would not bother passing other pasajeros pamasahe. That was ok, maybe she was praying, but what was interesting about her was that she was fat - like the stout Buddha. She can barely fit in her habit.

"Why is she fat?" Aren't nuns supposed to practice the Vow of Poverty?

When he got home, he googled  "vow.... of.. poverty.." The answers to his question became clear:

xxx The vow of poverty is not to be interpreted as being for ever poor, but rather to sharing everything in common. Those who embrace a vow of poverty do not claim private ownership of any possessions: everything they have is used for the common good of the Religious Order xxx

Wow! The vow of poverty is a misnomer after all. That explains everything! The nuns' mall strollings, their air-con rooms, their maids, their healthy everyday meals complete with desserts, their new service vans, etc. Pretty much more or less a comfortable community life, one may say.

The new understanding of the "vow" still does not explain why some nuns are fat. Whatever happened to religious fasting? Are they not allowed to exercise? Maybe it is a hormonal thing that  comes with age. Who knows? Vow of poverty and being overweight is hard to reconcile.

"Same Only" Pressures on Who to Love

Humans should be free to choose who to love. No family, culture, religion, or organization should impose that. The panda is against anti-human practices that take away humanistic choices on who to love. Fixed marriage or "same culture only" marriage are some examples of that. Christians should be allowed to marry atheists, feminists should be allowed to marry chauvinists, Juliets should be allowed to marry Romeos, and angels should be allowed to marry devils. Love is not an obligation but a personal choice. Direct or indirect coercion, matchmaking, and pressures to marry are violations of fundamental human rights.

The Panda's Crush

Having a crush is a big deal for the panda because such seldom happens. For a very long time, the panda used to deny the fact that he has a crush on her. He would say, "oh she's not really pretty, oh she's so skinny, oh she's so pa-tweetums, etc..." But sometimes, your crush kinda 'grows in you,' and before you know it, there it goes, the feeling is unstoppable.  The panda confirms, it is official, Taylor Swift is such a darling :)  The panda gets butterflies on his stomach every time he sees a picture of her. He pathetically gets shy around a picture of her. Lastly, he loses his concentration and totally goes crazy @_@ when he watches her sing and play the guitar on You Tube. It can only mean one thing - these are symptoms of mayday! mayday! emergency landing of the heart.

The Panda Reviews The Movie Iron Man 2

Iron Man is a movie about a rich cool party dude refusing to surrender his Iron Man suit invention to the State. He reasons out that it was enough that he was protecting the world. He discovers a glitch in his invention and begins to suck at everything. Until one day, while eating a strawberry, he comes out with an idea to solve the Iron Man suit glitch.

The moral of the story: be cool, try to use your brain, treat each day as if it was your last. This iron robot clad sequel is good enough to rust in the junk. The old movie Robocop is even better.

The movie does not have a real conflict that can keep the story together. There was no build up on the romantic aspect of the story. The special effects were not that special. There was no appeal to the emotions; the audience will not even feel a sense of danger. So, does the panda like it? No. Worth watching anyway? No.


The panda watched the movie in Gateway. The panda hates the Gateway. It is a jologs mall trying hard to be classy. There's even an evidence that its owners are jejemons.

The panda missed Shaider, Ultraman, Mask Rider Black, and Machine Man after watching Iron Man 2.

On Labor Day

Today is labor day. Today we remember the workers and employees, their rights, and their importance to our economy and society. Labor may mean physical toil, work done for wages, or a social class comprising of those who do work for wages. Workers and employees are part of the labor sector and are protected by labor laws.

Labor laws aim to promote full employment, to ensure equal work opportunities, to regulate the relationship of workers and employers. It also aims to protect the rights of workers to self organization, collective bargaining, security of tenure, and just conditions of work.

Labor laws are based on the State's inherent power to regulate rights and liberty for the common good, and to promote people's welfare by adopting  measures to insure economic stability through the maintenance of social and economic equilibrium.

If you think you are a victim of unfair labor practices or has been unjustly terminated - "don't be takot, let's make baka!" Fight for your right.  Labor laws are here to protect our rights. After all, where there is a violated right, the law provides a remedy.

On Organ Donation

Oh please spare the panda. The panda does not want to be anywhere near those cards. Someday when he dies, he wants to be preserved  intact and complete. Mummify him like an Egyptian prince, freeze him in a cryonic bed of ice, or just put him in a very big jar of chemical preservatives. Do not donate his body to medicine. Spare him from scalpels of medical students, too.  Please do not cremate him, keep his body safe from any fire; and kindly NEVER donate any part of his body  to any stranger. It is a personal choice in the end.

MMORPG

Word of the Day

MMORPG-
Mindless Meaningless Overrated Repetitive Pointless Game.

A game you play for no reason other than the fact that you are addicted or you're just trying it out. You play it and play it as your mind goes into a passive state as you click away and bash on your macros. The only "real" point of the game is to level up and strengthen your character as much as possible, and when you finally get it to the maximum level, hopefully you realize that you have just wasted several months or quite possibly even years of your life. It never gives you a sense of accomplishment because anyone can do it, you need no skill, no self-discipline, just a large amount of time on your hands and a couple Mountain Dews to pull some all-nighters. For some real gaming, play a console or PC game, which develops reaction time, perseverance, and maybe even a little hand-eye coordination. Even when MMORPGs get updates, it doesn't matter because the main point of the game is still just to kill more stuff and become more powerful so you can kill stronger stuff and become more powerful so you can kill even stronger stuff and become more powerful and so on. Maybe it's fun to play with friends because you can joke around as you play.

They're fun at first with all the cool, big worlds and fun, flashy attacks, but after that, it's just the power-up/kill stuff cycle. So please, do yourself a favor and at least realize what you're doing as you click away while in that raid. MMORPGs become more than just a hobby when you really get into them. They start consuming many aspects of your life. Get a healthy hobby like console games, or a PC game that requires skill like Counter-Strike or Starcraft. They have more of a point to them, like getting a however high score or something. Also, you can keep balance in your life with a console, it will work around your schedule instead of you having to work around its. You can still go outside and hang with friends and stuff while still playing video games. Consoles won't consume your life (well maybe just for short periods if you find really good games). It will be hard to quit at first because your mind will still be addicted to that MMORPG, but you'll soon realize how much better off you are.
Person 1: Hey, I just got a Wii.

Person 2: That's cool, I got World of Warcraft, it looks like such an awesome MMORPG!

(Six months later)

Person 1: Hey man how's it goi- Whoa! Dude, what happened to your skin? You look like a freaking vampire!

Person 2: Yeah, well I've been inside for the past 6 months staring at my computer screen. My character is getting really strong.

1: That looks unhealthy, man you should stop.

2: Never!

Credits:
posted by valleyone at http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=MMORPG&defid=2389987

When Life Gets You Down

Dory in Finding Nemo (probably one of the greatest movies ever) tells Marlin what to do when life gets you down.

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Dory: Hey there, Mr. Grumpy Gills. When life gets you down do you wanna know what you've gotta do?

Marlin: No I don't wanna know.

Dory: [singing] Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.

Marlin: Dory, no singing.

Dory: [continuing] Ha, ha, ha, ha, ho. I love to swim. When you want to swim you want to swim.

Marlin: Now I'm stuck with that song... Now it's in my head.

Dory: Sorry.

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What's in the Iglesia Ni Cristo Logo?

Just like Robert Langdon of Da Vinci Code, the panda is interested in Religious Symbology. Talk about him about any kind of religious symbogies and he'll listen to you all day. Here's one explanation posted by a blogger on the probable meaning of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Logo.

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What's in the INC Logo?


Finally we found an attempt to explain the INC Logo. Note, this explanation from one of its members (probably a Minister himself) is not official. See below. (Thanks to readmeinc dot blogspot dot com).




1. The bird is the dove or Holy Spirit
2. The flame is the light of salvation
3. The shield is the shield of faith
4. The scale represents the equality of the justice of God
5. The crown is the crown of eternal life
6. The lamb is the Lord Jesus Christ
7. The book is the Bible
8. The two scrolls seen in the Bible represent the OT and NT;
9. The upside down triangle means the equality of the members or brotherhood (Mt. 23:8);
10. White is holiness
11. Green is love
12. Red is courage

The logo of the INC has been used since 1919 but only appeared on its buildings of worship since the 1950s

On the contrary, here's what was thought about their logo (source: PinoyExchange.com)

On this image below, you’ll see a craftily “hidden” pattern of a “pentagram” on the compass and square. Observe really closely.
On this image below, you’ll see the scale, interlaced compass and square, and the craftily “hidden” pentagram. Now, this is a third coincidence already between the stark similarities between INC and Freemasonry. What do you call a 3rd coincidence? Is there such a thing in this world? Deliberate, copied, or just coincidence? Or, perhaps, they are the same institution!

Lost

It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything. -Tyler Durdin

The Perfection of the Now

"People believe themselves to be dependent on what happens for their happiness, that is to say, dependent on form.  They don't realize that 'what happens' is the most unstable thing in the universe; it changes constantly.  They look upon the present moment as either marred by something that has happened and shouldn't have or as deficient because of something that has not happened but should have.  And so they miss the deeper perfection that is inherent in life itself, a perfection that is always already here, that lies beyond what is happening or not happening, beyond form."

from "A New Earth"
by Eckhart Tolle

Anti-jejemon Awareness

Jejemon

R.P.G. Real PiNoy GangStER


WORD OF THE DAY:

jejemon


1) Usually seen around social networking sites such as Friendster and Multiply, jejemons are individuals with low IQs who spread around their idiocy on the web by tYpFing LyK diZS jejejeje, making all people viewing their profile raise their eyebrows out of annoyance. Normal people like you and me must take a Bachelor of Arts in Jejetyping in order to understand said individuals, as deciphering their text would cause a lot of frustration and hair pulling.

CAUTION: THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE BREEDING! THEY CAN BE SEEN WRECKING GRAMMATICAL HAVOC ON FACEBOOK TOO!

2) Jejemons are not just confined to trying-hard Filipino gangsters and emos. A Jejemon can also include a variety of Latino-Hispanic fags who enjoy typing "jejejejeje" in a wider context, much to the disdain of their opponents in an internet MMORPG game such as Ragnarok and DOTA.

3) Basically anyone with a low tolerance in correct punctuation, syntax and grammar. Jejemons are usually hated or hunted down by Jejebusters or the grammar nazi to eradicate their grammatical ways.
On AIM or YM:

miSzMaldiTahh111: EoW pFuOh!

You: Huh?

miszMaldiTahh111: i LLyK tO knOw moR3 bOut u, PwfoH. crE 2 t3ll mE yur N@me? jejejejeje!

You: You are a jejemon! Don't talk to me, you uneducated retard!

miszMaldiTahh111: T_T

credits:

karlenohwhirl  at Urban Dictionary http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jejemon

 http://img508.imageshack.us/i/qjmbn6nmreconnb6.jpg/

rap3r69 at http://www.tubeoli.com/video/Mdzs-tH0q4c/RPG-Real-PiNoy-GangStER.html

On Saving Earth

People keep on telling the panda to "help in the efforts to save the planet." But Mother nature has always pursued her destiny. What she is experiencing now is nothing compared to billions of years of what she had to go through: great floods, extinction of almost all living creatures, great tectonic earthquakes, ice age, asteroids, reversal of the magnetic poles, etc. All of these happened without human intervention; she survived it gracefully and turned out to be fine.

Mother Earth does not need us. The universe does not need us. The universe did not create earth specifically for humans. Humans are not the center of the universe. Mother Earth is fine, so let her take her course.

It is better to focus on solving more humanistic problems like the problem of hunger, injustice, and inequality.   This is better than spending one hour of lights out and other arrogant attempts to save earth. Humans cannot save her -- but humans can make the most of saving humanity so that it may reach its fullness. That's what is  more important.

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This is not to say that we should stop caring for the environment. Of course, we should care for the environment - to benefit humanity. But humans should be humble enough to accept the fact we cannot save the earth. If it is her time, it is her time.

First things first. First we save humans from anti-humanistic problems, before we can even think of saving the earth. We must be suspicious of those elites who use the "save the earth" campaign to personally benefit  from sponsors (like Coke and other brands) and as a theme for partying under the guise of "environmental awareness." But the fact is these elites, in reality, may not even really care at all.

On Burnt Skin

 It  really takes a lot of humility to accept that fact that a  burned skin will never be enough to forget a past mistak3. He is a twenty something man, reading a book on philosophy, eating his Chickenjoy with a can of Coke at the airport. His keloid scar from a burned skin in his left arm was as big as his fist. The skin was intentionally burned to erase an unwanted ink. Was it really that bad? Was it the name of an ex-girlfriend? Was it used to be an image of Satan but now he is a converted believer of Jesus, or was it the other way around? No one knows. Maybe he is happier now.

Face the Sun

Monsters in the closet. Dark past. They are all shadows. When all that can be felt and all that can be seen are shadows, Helen Keller says we should face the sun. When the face is turned to the sun, shadows fall behind. If a positive life is lived, the troubles fall behind. Accept. Learn. Forgive.

On Mayweather vs Mosely

BOYCOTT Mayweather vs Mosely. Do not waste your money. Save it instead.  FLOYD DOES NOT CARE IF HE PUTS UP A GOOD FIGHT OR NOT, HE JUST WANTS YOUR MONEY. That is why he is hyping all his fights with all the trash-talking and pushing. 

He also did this kind of "entertainment trick" in the Marquez fight. He kept on pushing and taunting Marquez in pre-fight conferences, but he came to the fight night overweight. The fight turned out as expected - very boring. He kept on running and dancing and would not engage Marquez. He cannot  even KO Marquez when he had all the chances. Do not expect an action-packed fight in May 1. He is an entertainer (sort of like a WWE  wrestler), but he never really makes an effort to be exciting in the ring. He was boring against Zab Judah and Bladormir in 2004. We fell asleep in Mayweather vs de la Hoya in 2005. He cheated his win against the Marquez in 2009. 

He claims to be the greatest boxer ever, (even better than Sugar Ray Robinson) because he has an unbeaten record of 40 wins and 0 loss. But if we follow his line of fuzzy reasoning, then Julio Cezar Chavez Jr. should be the greatest, because right now, at age 24,  he has an unbeaten record of 42 wins and 0 loss. It would not be surprising  if medical science discovers Floyd Mayweather fights as cure for insomnia.


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May1, 2010
(after the fight)


I told you so, it was a sleeper.