“It can be done.” De Quiros looks at Marikina, and sees what a miraculous transformation can take place when Filipinos apply themselves locally. I haven’t been to Marikina for years, and I remember it being rather seedy back then. Now, from here on the other side of the ocean, I regret not having seen how it has changed. But if Marikina can do it, so can the rest of the country, which provides some small glimmer of hope.
Pulp Simpsons
Simpsons in Pulp Fiction scenes, apparently by Simpsons animators themselves. (via Kottke.)
Yahoo Mobile Alerts
Seeing the kinds of alerts sent to michaelpaul by Yahoo, I could not resist subscribing my own mobile phone. The best will be forwarded to my mobile blog for the enjoyment of all.
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Jabez Board Game
There is a Left Behind board game, says Mike. (Who, by the way, wants me to tell you that he blogged it before Brandon did.)
Now all we need is an “Extreme Teen Jabez.” What? What’s that? Oh, okay, Rich has one already, for “hardcore teens.”
Okay, then how about the longest Christian URL you’ve ever seen? And their take on the evils of Alcoholic Communion? (Yup, it’s another one of them “Prohibaptitionists” with them thar “Bible Wines.”)
“imu”
Wunderground Stickers
Ooohh, weather stickers! How interesting! I wonder if I can integrate that into my blog somehow, without lengthening an already too-long blog menu…
(Found at Peter’s blog, via a link from Mike’s.)
Back in Church Singing
I forgot to mention this earlier: two weeks ago, I was accepted into watchcare fellowship at First Baptist Church. That means I have an “honorary member” status here, while my “home” church is still Berean Bible Baptist back in Parañaque.
Since then, I’ve begun singing with the Chancel Choir. The process of joining was quite amusing: I showed up at the choir practice hall and told the director I desired to join. I was under the impression that I would need to audition and undergo a voice test, then be put on probation before being allowed to actually sing from the balcony or from the chancel. Instead, he told me to go get a robe that fit, grab a songbook, and join in. Whoa.
Next thing I knew, I was with the rest of the choir on the church balcony, belting out a rather dissonant 1967 setting of the 31st Psalm, after which we marched down the main aisle to sing hymns from the chancel. “Dragged by your ankles into a baptism of fire,” as the choir director called it.
Looks like I’m back in church singing again, after years of dormancy. I love it. Um, praise God?
Bring back the Brownpau?
I’m flattered. Scared and anxious and decidedly negative at the moment, but flattered.
Un Chat con El Caballo Muerto
Man-on-the-street chat with a now-white Dead Horse:
brownpaudotcom: Hey Seth, I’m texting u from Georgetown! whee!
TheLobstersClaw: Whee!
TheLobstersClaw: I was just on your site Whee!
TheLobstersClaw: and now I’m reading about hoopla.com
brownpaudotcom: Any luck with that Frances Filat character?
TheLobstersClaw: I wrote a response to her second email and posted it! I have no idea who she is, but she makes me laugh so I like her:-)
brownpaudotcom: hmph. you’re just encouraging her … ain’t it fun? :D
TheLobstersClaw: Yeah! I pass around her letters at work and we all laugh and laugh
TheLobstersClaw: p.s. I thought your ERAP joke was funny
TheLobstersClaw: but then I the kind of person who encourages people to be absorbed into filth
brownpaudotcom: u shock me with your concupicent indignity!
TheLobstersClaw: do i? I’m sorry *goes take cold shower*
brownpaudotcom: u shock me with your cold shower!
TheLobstersClaw: brr… me too
TheLobstersClaw: I hate cold showers
TheLobstersClaw: I’ll go back to being concupiscent
brownpaudotcom: Erap’s fans simply can’t pass up a chance to go all…
brownpaudotcom: self-righteous. it’s 1 reason our country is the way it is.
brownpaudotcom: making it esp. fun to tweak them.
brownpaudotcom: Sorta like Frances.
TheLobstersClaw: heh heh… really though, I don’t even know who erap is. But I got the humour apart from association.
TheLobstersClaw: I gather he’s a bad man
TheLobstersClaw: except without the rectal bleeding
TheLobstersClaw: and strange familial associations
TheLobstersClaw: although frances has a strange hold on her daughter… y’never know these days
brownpaudotcom: I’m at the Abercrombie in G.Town. ugh. these prices…
TheLobstersClaw: I’ve never been to one of those…
TheLobstersClaw: but I did enjoy the t-shirts they pulled from the martket recently
brownpaudotcom: you’re not missing much. im out of the mall now. still can’t find those hats.
TheLobstersClaw: you should go for the hip-hop doofus look
TheLobstersClaw: is it cold in Wash or somethin’?
brownpaudotcom: not today, but it changes evry 5 mins.
TheLobstersClaw: weird… that’s one reason I like livin where i does
brownpaudotcom: oh fine… im at Urban Outfitrs, lookinj at hiphop doofus hats.
TheLobstersClaw: hahahahahahAHAHAHAHAHAH
brownpaudotcom: ACK! 4get it. they’re $20!
TheLobstersClaw: Where a handtowel on your head
brownpaudotcom: no! i will find those Pakistan hats! btw, save this chat and blog it, or mail it to me.
TheLobstersClaw: surely:-*
brownpaudotcom: YES! i found the hats!
TheLobstersClaw: Boo! Me want hip hop brown pau
TheLobstersClaw: Me want funny little man hat
TheLobstersClaw: Me need purple pants
TheLobstersClaw: Well, I need to go find some breakfast and pay a bill… you have fun with your hat
brownpaudotcom: Ok, cya.
TheLobstersClaw: :-*