Baby portraits

Donna made this really nice montage/collage of some sort of our baby pictures. :) Yes, i know we were that cute. Donna still is. ;D

Team Inkdepot

Here's our Inkdepot (click on our sponsor) Basketball team of the ongoing tipidpc.com basketball league. 8 teams total, we got eliminitated in the quarterfinals, with a 4-4 record in total.
We started with 2 losses, and slowly worked our way up for a spot in the semifinals. With great potential, scoring prowess, and a mighty lot to improve, we'll try for another run on the next open.



Players from top left clockwise.
Francis "Carl" Nicart- dashing debonnaire, 3 pt specialist, defensive wall & almost horizontally challenged;
Jake Quinday - the incessant leader, scorer, playmaker and intensity specialist;
OJ Ontiveros - the driving bull, shot blocking, defensive mammoth;
Obet Quinday - the prolific scorer (highest average) , go-to guy, and "almost" close equal to Kuya Quinday;
Aldric Licayan - the shooter, open j and 3 pt specialist, and fastbreak finisher mr pogi;
Me - the texter/schedule reminder, payment collector;
Gani Loyola - the sparkplug, playmaker and defensive specialist, and highflying rebounder;
Willison Yu - the anchor, shot blocker, power poster, 3 pointer, and only no sub no fatigue monster in the team.

We'll see you next conference, you better watch out, ...cause Santa's coming to town.

monologues 1

nothing's better than a monologue that touches the soul, holds the heart, and makes that lone teardrop fall..
from the top of my head, and of course google, here are a few of my favorites..

"Because I can't. I had an experience I can't prove, I can't even explain it, but everything that I know as a human being, everything that I am tells me that it was real. I was part of something wonderful, something that changed me forever; a vision of the Universe that tells us undeniably how tiny, and insignificant, and how rare and precious we all are. A vision that tells us we belong to something that is greater than ourselves. That we are not, that none of us are alone. I wish I could share that. I wish that everyone, if even for one moment, could feel that awe, and humility, and the hope, but... that continues to be my wish."
- Ellie Arroway(Jodie Foster from the movie Contact)


"The GUNFIRE AROUND us makes it hard to hear. But the human voice is different from other sounds. It can be heard over noises that bury everything else. Even when it's not shouting. Even if it's just a whisper. Even the lowest whisper can be heard - over armies.. when it's telling the truth."
- Edmond Zuwanie (Earl Cameron from the movie The Interpreter)


"You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight? Aye, fight and you may die, run and you'll live. At least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"
- William Wallace (Mel Gibson from the movie Braveheart)


"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Timo Cruz (Rick Gonzales from the movie Coach Carter)


"Dear Fellas. I can't believe how fast things move on the outside. I saw an automobile once when I was a kid, but now they're everywhere. The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry. The parole board got me into this halfway house called the Brewer, and a job bagging groceries at the Food-Way. It's hard work. I try to keep up, but my hands hurt most of the time. I don't think the store manager likes me very much. Sometimes after work I go to the park and feed the birds. I keep thinking Jake might just show up and say hello. But he never does. I hope wherever he is, he's doing okay and making new friends. I have trouble sleeping at night. I have -- bad dreams, like I'm falling. I wake up scared. Sometimes it takes me a while to remember where I am. Maybe I should get me a gun and rob the Food-Way, so they'd send me home. I could shoot the manager while I was at it, sort of like a bonus. I guess I'm too old for that sort of nonsense anymore. I don't like it here. I'm tired of being afraid all the time. I've decided not to stay. I doubt they'll kick up any fuss. Not for an old crook like me."
- Brooks Hatlen (James Whitmore from the movie Shawshank redemption)


"Ernest Hemingway once wrote, 'the world is a fine place and worth fighting for,' I agree with the second part."
- Detective Somerset (Morgan Freeman from the movie Se7en)


"Crude? No sir. Our founding parents were pompous, middle aged, white farmers, but they were also great men. Because they knew one thing that all great men should know--that they didn't know everything. They knew they were going to make mistakes, but they made sure to leave a way to correct them. They didn't think of themselves as leaders; they wanted a government of citizens, not royalty. A government of listeners not lecturers. A government that could change, not stand still. The President isn't an elected King, no matter how many bombs he can drop because the crude Constitution doesn't trust him. He's a servant of the people. He's a bum, okay Mr. Pitcannon? He's just a bum. And the only bliss that he's searching for is freedom and justice."
- Simon (Joe Pesci from the movie With Honors)

Samurai Champloo

This anime series surely grabbed me by the balls, the samurai fight were out of this world, a new style - captivating and awesome. The creator Shinichiro Watanabe who also created Cowboy Bebop mixes japan history with contemporary art even rap music. The characters are great and different. They aren't your ordinary lovable anime characters, they have their own distinct idiosyncracies that will surely raise your brow and at the same time solicit a grin. The soundtrack is also awesome, rap beat and ancient japanese melody cooked into a groovy and hip hop genre, it's really catchy.

This anime is tops in my list, and haven't been toppled yet with the likes of naruto, bleach, don't get me wrong - also like these anime, they're also good. Champloo is just for me, one notch higher. This series is only a 24 episode series which tells the story of 3 totally unrelated characters brought about my fate, to search for Foo's (the girl) father. The two other companion are Jin and Mugen - the 2 best samurai in the land, smug and outlandish, one is an introvert and principled, the other the opposite and rash. Together their travel sends them off hungry and into inexorable confrontations with different sorts of villains or wanna-be-villains.

Don't miss this one. This is an automatic classic.

Hope they extend this to another season and develop their story further. Here are some figures that I would love to have. Saw 2 in megamall, but they are now gone, I only would like them as a set.



also a statue series that would just be an add-on for me after the 3 figures above.



mirrored this in my toy blog