Yari ako kay Eagleton*

You Scored as Postmodernist Postmodernism (naririnig-rinig ko na si ma'am nela, are you sure of the capitalization?) is the belief in complete open interpretation. You see the universe as a collection of information with varying ways of putting it together. There is no absolute truth for you; even the most hardened facts are open to interpretation. Meaning relies on context and even the language you use to describe things should be subject to analysis. Cultural Creative 75% Postmodernist 75% Existentialist 50% Romanticist 50% Modernist 25% Fundamentalist 25% Idealist 25% Materialist 0%

Di ako sang-ayon sa resulta nito. Bukod sa tingin ko'y paradoxical na i-label ang sarili bilang post-modernist, hindi rin kasi talaga ako subscriber ng postmodernism sa pangkabuuan. Totoo, may ilang konspetong (sa pangambang maakusahan ng cherry picking) kaaya-aya at mapagpalaya tulad ng kotekstwalisasyon at desentralisasyon, ngunit nakalutang pa rin ito sa ere. Ang pagtangi na may katotohanan ay di nangangahulugang ng bukas na isipan. Tingin ko'y isang sintomas ito ng neoliberalismo kung saan ang lahat ng diskurso'y may pantay na bigat. Mas radikal nga lang pakinggan kung sa postmodernismo.

Anyway...

Tulad nga ng sa pop psych quizzes, umalagwa na naman ang fasinasyon ko sa self-diagnostics (nito lang ay nahihilig ako kay Lacan at Freud). Palagay ko'y signos ito ng kakulangan ko ng pansariling kamalayan. Maaari di ba? Pwede ring sabado ng hapon sa opisina at onting-onti na lang mamatay at nako sa buryong nang kunin ko itong pagsusulit. Isang posibilidad din yan.

Sa mga inggeterong katulad ko, nakuha ko ang pagsusulit na 'to dito, na una ko namang nakita sa kanya.

***

sorry, terry. peace na tayo ah.
terry: (*keber*)

pahabol: may sexual undertone ba yung imahe sa taas? o malisyoso lang ba talaga ako?

ang litrato ng isnaberong si terry eagleton ay mula sa http://www.crescentarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/terry-eagleton-btl-2006-a.jpg

Kung ikaw si Dave McKean, mag-ingat ka pag-uwi mo

Nito lang ay nadownload ko ang buong Arkham Asylum, isang critically acclaimed graphic novel. Gusto ko sanang magkwento at gumawa ng rebyu tungkol sa nobela kung saan pinasilip ang kinahinatnan ng mga kaaway ng Dark Knight sa pinagkulungan sa kanila, ang Arkham Asylum (ang Mandaluyong ng Gotham), pero di pa talaga ako nakakalayo (mga page 5). Kaya wag muna.

Pansamantala, ito ang aking listahan ng mga nobelang (/gawang) filipino na nais kong maisalin sa porma ng graphic novel. Pindutin nyo na lamang ang mga larawan para lumaki. Tala: nirerekomendang patugtugin ang "Alaala ni Batman" habang binabasa (o tumitingin ng piktyurs).

1) mondo manila: kung paano ko inayos ang buhok ko matapos ang mahaba-haba ring paglalakbay ni Norman Wilwayco-- Ika nga nila, kung ang Brazil may Cidade de Deus, tayo may MondoManila. Kwento ni Tony De Guzman, ginago ng sistema, ginago ang sistema, sa kalauna'y naging parte ng sistema. Nanalo ng Palanca para sa pinakamahusay na nobela noong 2002. Ginawan ng spin-off na pelikula ni Khavn dela Cuz (na hanggang ngayun ay di ko alam pronounce ang pangalan).
Kasalukuyan naghahanap si Wilwayco ng magpopondo para maimprenta ang kanyang 2008 Palanca winner, Gerilya. Kung mayaman ka, magpresenta ka na para naman mabasa na namin 'to.

2) di lang anghel ni U.Z. Eliserio - Hindi tulad ng Good Omens. Tungkol sa mga mga anghel, demonyo, mga dating anghel, and everything in between (ika nga ng mga taga-Ortehgosh). Marami kang matutunan dito. Hal. anu ang paboritong manok ni Jesus? Bakit hinde magandang ideyang pangalanang "Christ"ang anak na babae (lalo na kung sosy ang pamilya nyo) (mali, sa "Suso" pala ito), at ang patungkol sa giyera. Parte daw ito ng seryeng sinimulan ng "Sa Mga Suso ng Liwanag." Nalibre ko lang ang librong ito kasama ang Sa Mga Suso... sa may pre-loved bookshop sa likod ng AS.
"Kuliti 2: Pagtatanggol sa Pag-ibig" ang pinakahuli nyang proyekto. [Patawad, wala akong mahanap na kopya ng cover sa internet. Kaya itong anghel na mukhang burlesk dancer na lang.]

3) Ali+Bang+Bang ni Roland Tolentino - Isa sa kauna-unahang kwentong nabasa ko. Bagama't hindi pasok sa kategorya ng isang nobela (korni ang kategorisasyon) kasama pa rin sa listahan ko. May pagka-magic realist ang dating (sa akin, eh malay ko ba sa labeling na yan). Back-to-back pa ito ng pitada ni Guieb. Interesante rin sigurong maisalin sa graphic na porma ang Palabok.

Tala: hindi lahat ng aswang masama. May mga taong nangaaswang din. [muli, walang imahe ng libro]


Anu, pakidnap na ba natin si Dave McKean? Ambagan na lang ha.

Dagdag: naglibot-libot ako sa deviant art. maraming mahuhusay na ilustrador, partikular yung klutosis. nakakatakot nga lang kasi parang may sakit syang nakakahawa dahil sa pinili nyang pangalan.

imahe mula sa: http://images.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAKitRlT3xLC0tPicNYiW-7Agu5s1sx2PQkUz2y0jWM9G5bTrCM0FMMcSv1UzEtAGK98Oy9Xcu47uhnUYPwdRJzcJNeHYDZIV_iWm8P_NU3aRjI_XMbS_QJLuZ0HKXzz4pZG7/s400/vangogh.jpg&imgrefurl=http://tomztoyz.blogspot.com/2007/04/batman-in-art-history-funny-humor.html&h=320&w=400&sz=48&hl=tl&start=60&sig2=Xp10hpElryAHm5A2O87wmQ&um=1&usg=__UBiHJSkClmLvP-4bbGY4y1aPjds=&tbnid=cd6fnoJA6AGFAM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=124&ei=NAnvSNHXFpmQ6gP247zGBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbatman%2Bfunny%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dtl%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN
http://www.kamiasroad.com/mondoth.jpg
http://images.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://bp0.blogger.com/_cPczfwigsP4/R33C-girxWI/AAAAAAAAAdg/JyhnQPyJSAY/s400/alibangbang.jpg&imgrefurl=http://zchendevlemh.blogspot.com/2008/01/batibot.html&h=291&w=165&sz=8&hl=tl&start=46&sig2=lNKi2pnBVbkqRxvrFwimtA&um=1&usg=__xx_bSQjH5CNkI9dzJEEUQpB5QVU=&tbnid=-tno03U_UuM01M:&tbnh=115&tbnw=65&ei=ZjEZSfywC5Ge6gO3ubC9Dg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dalibangbang%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dtl%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN

Sino ang mananalo kung magsapakan si Chuck Norris at Slajov Zizek?

Palagay ko si Chuck Norris.

***

Feeling ko ako si Annabelle Rama na nakadiskubre ng bagong ie-exploit na talent nung tinuro sakin ni Mr. C si Yason Banal. Maka-Zizek daw. Interesanteng tao (sa palagay ko, ewan lang masasabi ng nanay ko).

Click ka dito para sa link papunta sa blog nya.

image from http://natsukashi.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/silent_rage.jpg

p.s. nasira ko yung shoutmix ko't tinamad nako palitan.

You The Man!

No, you the man, Eman!

Wala lang.

Click ka na lang dito para matransport ka sa Super Obama World.

image from http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0b2weUZ9kc2Ki/610x.jpg

No Food, No Love, No Birth, No Death...

I suspect we're living in a stupid screensaver


sabi ng isang cartoon na nakita ko sa net.

Ukol sa Gutom at Buryong, Vaneigem*

"Down with a world in which the guarantee that we will not die of starvation has been purchased with the guarantee that we will die of boredom."

"Itatwa ang isang mundo na, kapalit ng katiyakang 'di tayo mamamatay sa gutom ang katiyakang mamamatay tayo sa buryong"

~ Sipi mula sa The Revolution Of Everyday Life ni Raoul Vaneigem

* para kay stray, na palagay ko'y tulad kong buryong na buryong na rin. tayo kaya tayong fight club, kapatid
** nagkamali ako sa imaheng nailapat. ito ang asa link. binago ko rin pala ang salin


imahe mula sa http://thenonist.com/index.php/thenonist/permalink/perverse_subversive_and_absurd/

No Cause For Celebration

The usual attack of boredom compelled me take this test from critics rant. Something i found in Prof. Arao's site.

Mr A did a disclaimer on the test (if you could kindly refer to his site). Nevertheless, the ego been subjected to a lot of negative stress (aura) lately. Id (getit?) is wanting a massage

And here's how i fared.

Sadly (no pa-humble effect intended. honest.), i got a genius level rating. That implies that my posts are hard to comprehend (which unfortunately isn't tantamount to it being intellectual).

Honestly, i'd prefer getting a high school reading level.

Oh well, back to square one.

Sic(k)

Cruz calls PAGCOR women GROs; 104 year old Japanese weaver accurately reproduces important Japanese artifact; Have you seen Jun Urbano's (aka Mr. Shooli) new commercial?

Am missing the convenience of breathing through the nose.

And the moral of the story is...
Beg Bother is watching.
And he's telling.

(interestingly pointless)

What Have We Learned So Far?: I'm bound for Hell

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished me to the Eigth Level of Hell - the Malebolge!
Here is how I matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Very Low
Level 2 (Lustful)	High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	High
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Moderate
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	High
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	High
Level 7 (Violent)	High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Very High
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	High

At least I'm not in the same level as Gloria.
Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test, Cardinal Rosales.

Here's a virtual tour of Hell (according to Dante).

Ayon kay Nietzche...

In Heaven all the interesting people are missing.

* Ayon naman kay Amang, "boring" sa langit.
Puro kantahan lang.
Gusto ko kumanta pero ayoko namang puro kantahan lang. hay.

image taken from http://images.elfwood.com/art/c/r/crites/raphaels_angels.jpg

Buryong Series (Un-"Tooned" Version)

Watch out for this guy's blog. He talented. And really bored.

Naghahanap ka ba ng sakit ng katawan?

Zen And The Art Of The Mosh Pit:
A Beginners Guide To Slamdancing
by James Cook

Copyright 1995

Reagan-era politics, microwave food, docksiders, Izod, Rod Stewart, Def Leopard, Rocky sequels, Olivia Newton John, Pat Bennetar, aerobics, slimfast, neon colored radio stations, nuclear family theories, The Breakfast Club, Madonna, Polaroid cameras, and bi-level feathered haircuts. Need I say more? Punk rock is the logical reaction to cultural circumstances between the late 70's and early 80's. If I was a young individual who valued having a mind of my own, the prospect of being associated with any part of this would frustrate me to tears. I'd start a band called the Ramones. We may not have any skills but our music would be loud enough to keep our friends slamming into each other on the dance floor at CBGB's. The British might have ska and new wave but punk rock would be just the thing they needed --- one last chance to colonize America. Once they patronized punk rock, it would become legitimate. On both sides of the Atlantic, everybody and their mother would wanna dress like Cindy Lauper and intellectualize about anarchy. How ironic that those bloody scalawags would assume responsibility for inspiring the biggest marketing tragedy in the history of industrialized nations. Fortunately, the one thing that would remain authentic and survive the commercialization, marketization, and dorkization of our MTV nation would be the
Mosh Pit.

Ilang Realisasyon... (parte ng Buryong series)

May mga tanong na kaya lamang naging tanong dahil sa tandang pananong.

Unang Patikim

Ang fierce, ika nga...

photo taken from http://gmapinoytv.igma.tv/sidetrip/blog/

Pamamaalam...

Isang magandang metapora para sa paghihiwalay.



Ilalakip ko sana ang isang (gasgas nang) sipi mula sa "Relasyon," maikling kwento ni Eli Reuda Guieb, kaso nakalimutan ko na ang saktong linya. Tungkol pa ata iyon sa alaala/memorya. Paumanhin. Hay.

kinuha ang larawan mula sa https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYTEsT26SqInU4Plh0-Zf4lCIMJjXkKxFVTAOJVd4wKMRhPn5IeqiV7D7N8yM3gdfwa39Qve5vvr7iYuHWJZvBfeDQO0bKW1SUEb0CbVoNkx4o2fZ4BQuEl3FB6BJ7J4q7KltIg/s1600-h/76304233.jpg

You say you want a revolution...

Let's just stick with a petition for now.

Got this from the (in)famous "The Talented Mr. Montano" blog of Brian Borell. There's this site that sponsors online petitions. Maybe some of you (,my very few/imagined readers) could use it for some other advocacies.

And yes, down with the Gucci Gang!

Ngingi Optical Illusion*

Ang ngingi ay butt crack sa inggles. Pinauso ni San Dino ang terminong ito.

* dedicated to San Dino. Forward, brother, forward!

image taken from http://brainden.com/eye-illusions.htm

Ayon kay Jean Paul Getty,

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train - Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

Oo nga naman.

Buryong Series (The Anagram Edition)

Pangako, lilinisin ko ang post na ito, Samantala, ikaw, nabuburyong ka na ba?

Violent Our
Unveil Root
Outlive Nor
Virtue Loon
Louver Into
Velour Into
Louvre Into
Volute Iron
Ovule Intro
Unveil Or To
Liven Or Out
Liven Our To
Violet Nu Or
Olive No Rut
Olive On Rut
Olive Urn To
Olive Run To
Olive Tun Or
Olive Nut Or
Olive Nu Tor
Olive Nu Rot
Voile No Rut
Voile On Rut
Voile Urn To
Voile Run To
Voile Tun Or
Voile Nut Or
Voile Nu Tor
Voile Nu Rot
Viler No Out
Viler On Out
Viler Nu Too
Liver No Out
Liver On Out
Liver Nu Too
Live No Rout
Live No Tour
Live On Rout
Live On Tour
Live Nor Out
Live Ton Our
Live Not Our
Live Unto Or
Live Urn Too
Live Run Too
Live Nu Root
Vile No Rout
Vile No Tour
Vile On Rout
Vile On Tour
Vile Nor Out
Vile Ton Our
Vile Not Our
Vile Unto Or
Vile Urn Too
Vile Run Too
Vile Nu Root
Evil No Rout
Evil No Tour
Evil On Rout
Evil On Tour
Evil Nor Out
Evil Ton Our
Evil Not Our
Evil Unto Or
Evil Urn Too
Evil Run Too
Evil Nu Root
Veil No Rout
Veil No Tour
Veil On Rout
Veil On Tour
Veil Nor Out
Veil Ton Our
Veil Not Our
Veil Unto Or
Veil Urn Too
Veil Run Too
Veil Nu Root
Riven Lo Out
Vine Lo Rout
Vine Lo Tour
Vine Lour To
Vine Lot Our
Vine Lout Or
Nevi Lo Rout
Nevi Lo Tour
Nevi Lour To
Nevi Lot Our
Nevi Lout Or
Vein Lo Rout
Vein Lo Tour
Vein Lour To
Vein Lot Our
Vein Lout Or
Vireo Lo Tun
Vireo Lo Nut
Vireo Lot Nu
Virtue Lo No
Virtue Lo On
Rive Lo Unto
Rive Tool Nu
Rive Loot Nu
Rive Lout No
Rive Lout On
Vie Loon Rut
Vie Lorn Out
Vie Tool Urn
Vie Tool Run
Vie Loot Urn
Vie Loot Run
Vie Lour Ton
Vie Lour Not
Vie Lout Nor
Novel I Rout
Novel I Tour
Novel Ti Our
Novel It Our
Ole Vino Rut
Louver I Ton
Louver I Not
Louver In To
Louver Ti No
Louver Ti On
Louver It No
Louver It On
Velour I Ton
Velour I Not
Velour In To
Velour Ti No
Velour Ti On
Velour It No
Velour It On
Louvre I Ton
Louvre I Not
Louvre In To
Louvre Ti No
Louvre Ti On
Louvre It No
Louvre It On
Lover I Unto
Lover In Out
Volute I Nor
Volute In Or
Ovule I Torn
Ovule In Tor
Ovule In Rot
Ovule Tin Or
Ovule Nit Or
Ovule Ti Nor
Ovule It Nor
Love In Rout
Love In Tour
Love Ion Rut
Love Ruin To
Love Tin Our
Love Nit Our
Love Unit Or
Love Trio Nu
Love Riot Nu
Love Tiro Nu
Vole In Rout
Vole In Tour
Vole Ion Rut
Vole Ruin To
Vole Tin Our
Vole Nit Our
Vole Unit Or
Vole Trio Nu
Vole Riot Nu
Vole Tiro Nu
Lure Vino To
Rule Vino To
Let Vino Our
Lute Vino Or
En Viol Rout
En Viol Tour
One Viol Rut
Eon Viol Rut
Oven Oil Rut
Oven Lit Our
Oven Ti Lour
Oven It Lour
Rune Viol To
Ten Viol Our
Net Viol Our
Tune Viol Or
Vent Oil Our
Roe Viol Tun
Roe Viol Nut
Ore Viol Tun
Ore Viol Nut
Tore Viol Nu
Rote Viol Nu
Trove Oil Nu
Voter Oil Nu
Overt Oil Nu
Roue In Volt
Euro In Volt
Rove Nil Out
Rove Oil Tun
Rove Oil Nut
Rove Toil Nu
Rove In Lout
Rove Unit Lo
Over Nil Out
Over Oil Tun
Over Oil Nut
Over Toil Nu
Over In Lout
Over Unit Lo
Toe Viol Urn
Toe Viol Run
Veto Nil Our
Veto Oil Urn
Veto Oil Run
Veto Roil Nu
Veto In Lour
Veto Ruin Lo
Vote Nil Our
Vote Oil Urn
Vote Oil Run
Vote Roil Nu
Vote In Lour
Vote Ruin Lo
Re Viol Unto
Re Vino Lout
True Viol No
True Viol On
True Vino Lo
Rue Viol Ton
Rue Viol Not
Rue Ion Volt
Rue Vino Lot
Rev Loin Out
Rev Lion Out
Rev Oil Unto
Rev Ion Lout
Vet Loin Our
Vet Lion Our
Vet Ion Lour
Live Nu Or To
Vile Nu Or To
Evil Nu Or To
Veil Nu Or To
Rive Lo Nu To
Vie Lo No Rut
Vie Lo On Rut
Vie Lo Urn To
Vie Lo Run To
Vie Lo Tun Or
Vie Lo Nut Or
Vie Lo Nu Tor
Vie Lo Nu Rot
Vie Lot Nu Or
Lover I Nu To
Love I No Rut
Love I On Rut
Love I Urn To
Love I Run To
Love I Tun Or
Love I Nut Or
Love I Nu Tor
Love I Nu Rot
Love Ti Nu Or
Love It Nu Or
Vole I No Rut
Vole I On Rut
Vole I Urn To
Vole I Run To
Vole I Tun Or
Vole I Nut Or
Vole I Nu Tor
Vole I Nu Rot
Vole Ti Nu Or
Vole It Nu Or
En I Volt Our
Oven I Lo Rut
Vent I Lo Our
Roe I Volt Nu
Ore I Volt Nu
Trove I Lo Nu
Voter I Lo Nu
Overt I Lo Nu
Rove I Lo Tun
Rove I Lo Nut
Rove I Lot Nu
Rove Ti Lo Nu
Rove It Lo Nu
Over I Lo Tun
Over I Lo Nut
Over I Lot Nu
Over Ti Lo Nu
Over It Lo Nu
Veto I Lo Urn
Veto I Lo Run
Vote I Lo Urn
Vote I Lo Run
Re Viol Nu To
Rue I Volt No
Rue I Volt On
Rev I Lo Unto
Rev I Tool Nu
Rev I Loot Nu
Rev I Lout No
Rev I Lout On
Rev Oil Nu To
Rev In Lo Out
Vet I Lour No
Vet I Lour On
Vet Oil Nu Or
Vet In Lo Our
Rev I Lo Nu To
Vet I Lo Nu Or

Pagkaburyong, ayon kay Tolstoy

Boredom: the desire for desires.

Anna Karenina