A Short Test of Random Knowledge

Hello! I realized that the blog needs more audience interaction. So, here's a quiz to spice things up. It contains trivia questions on assorted topics I happened to think up. If you can answer all the questions correctly, it means that you either think like me or also have too much spare time. Either way, it's a nice way to spend time.

Another nice way to spend time is to read this webcomic. It's a parody of Romeo and Juliet using authentic videogame engrish and character graphics. Funny as hell in my opinion.

1) In the novel "Animal Farm," how many commandments did Animalism originally have?
2) In "The Purloined Letter," where was the stolen letter found?
3) In the Sherlock Holmes Story "The Blue Carbuncle,"where was the carbuncle found?
4) How did Tybalt die in "Romeo and Juliet?"
5) How long could Guybrush Threepwood hold his breath?
6) What were the names of Princess Leia and Han Solo's twins in the novel "The Last Command" by Timothy Zahn?
7) Which leader of the Bolshevik Revolution once studied as a seminarian?
8) The title of Adolf Hitler's autobiography.
9) Who was the Romanian National hero who had a habit of turning his enemies into shishkabobs?
10) What heinous crime did Elizabeth Bathory get executed for? Describe vividly.
11) Besides FFVII, what other Final Fantasy game had an animated special based off it?
12) In Adam West's version of Batman, who played Robin?
13) Who played Batgirl in the said incarnation of Batman?
14) If Batman and Robin were the Dynamic Duo, what were they called in the 60s when Batgirl joined in?
15) How many seasons did this version of Batman last?
16)Which season intorduced Barbara Gordon?
17) Super Mario's original name in Donkey kong was _______.
18) The Cambodian communist butcher who led the Khmer Rouge.
19) What does "SNK" stand for?
20) What does "Capcom" stand for?
21) What about "IBM?"
22) State Fermat's Last Theorem.
23) State the Pythagorean Theorem.
24) What is the lightest element?
25) What is a Chimaera?
26) "With _____, courage, and hope! I bind you!"
27) How many heads does the Yamatano Orochi have?
28) How many tails does a Kyuubi have?
29) What is the difference between a pupil and a student?
30) Gilgamesh's friend and rival.
31) the Mesopotamian goddess of love.
32) The Norse goddess of love.
33) In the myth of Hero and Leander, how did Leander die?
34) Who is Galatea?
35) Who is Eurydice?
36) The Greek godess with three forms, in Latin.
37) "Romeo come forth! Come forth thou _______ man..."
38) "Is this a ______ I see before me?"
39) Double, double, ______ and trouble..."
40) "Ryuko no Ken" literally means _________"
41) Which of the following novels is epistulary: Dracula, War of the Worlds, Smaller and Smaller Circles, or The Builder?
42) How many children did Moses have?
43) Sophitia's age in the original Soul Edge.
44) True or False: videogames are banned in Greece.
45) How did the Frog Prince really get turned back to human form? No, it wasn't a kiss...
46) Kermit the Frog's dominant hand.



You can e-mail me for an answer key if you want, but that'll kill all the fun right?

Got a new blog: Presenting the FAB (Fat Arrogant Bastard)

Hello readers. I have yet another new blog, called the FAB: Fat Arrogant Bastard. What is it about? see for yourselves.

A moment of silence...

...And no, it's not for the Death of Cardinal Sin. He already has a lot of bloggers mourning him so I won't need to jump on the bandwagon.

I am here to mourn the death of democracy in the country.
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Moment over.

Ok now, onto the meat of the post. I don't have anything particularly deep or lengthy to post today. I think I'll just settle for another collage of weird and wild stories, rants, and whatnot.

1) Considering how many "damsel in distress" stories there have been in the history of pop culture and literature, don't you think it's silly how these damsels never figured out how to defend themselves? I mean, all those women getting kidnapped by evil villains--you'd think they would have learned some karate by now to protect themselves.

And dont' start telling me how these stories were concocted by men. Folktales which first began this literary device found themselves being spread by women and housewives as much as the men. Blame the culture, not just men.


2) What's easier to do: die for a loved one or to live for a loved one? I pass this on to you (use the chatterbox to elaborate on your answers). Depending on the answers, I will write some sort of story around the concept. Don't expect mush though--you know me. I don't do mush.

3) As much as we'd hate to admit it, the binary is still the basic unit of human logic. In the end, we judge all things as either good or bad, black or white.

4) My persocom (personal computer, not sexy android) died today. I called her Percy and she finally, after serving me well for around a year, finally decided to call it quits. I will miss her. She brought me great joy, and was a big help to me during my thesis days. She was a good friend, my fine companion, and most importantly centerpiece of my room. Percy, I will miss you--until of course I decide to revive you and replace your hardware from ground-up. Time will tell.

5) Speaking of androids, Chi is so thin that if she were a real girl, she would fall over at the slightest gust of wind. Just wanted to point out how ridiculously thin character designs in anime have become.

6) Whose idea was it to put Robin in a leotard anyway?

7) Also, does anyone have comic book scans of Wonder Woman in her boxers? Yeah, before wearing that silly American-flag bikini she had boxers, and it made her look too stupid for words. Speak of which, why don't we start a petition to have Darna wearing boxers? She already has that weird shower-cap anyway.

8) I'd also want to know where I can find the comic book "Red Son." I think it's an alternate universe story where Superman landed in the USSR instead of America and became a communist superhero. Cool--just imagine the very symbol of American pop-culture being a commie.

9) Speaking of commies, I think they should shut the hell up. Especially the ones in this country. They won't be happy until they're running the government. Someone should take a sickle and hammer it into their heads (lame humor I know).

10) The senators in this country should all just commit mass-seppuku. Why are they delaying their agony? They're going to hell anyway. If they die now, they won't get punished for the future crimes they will commit.

Yan na muna.

The War

Have you ever thought of why the AFP has been fighting the same war against the communists and the separatists for decades now? The reason used to be because these forces were a threat to national security, and had the potential to break the country apart. Once upon a time, the war was a tool for upholding national security and the welfare of the Filipino people.

Now, the war is fought not as a means to an end but as the end in itself. The war is an instrument of power and chaos. The government we have thrives on chaos. The worse the disparity between rich and poor, the better. The more poor people there are, the better. Government knows this for a fact: the poor are easily manipulated, easily malleable, and controlling them is as easy as giving them a few handouts on a regular basis. You cannot control the rich that way, and it takes an infinitely bigger sum of money to pay off a rich guy compared to a poor guy. Hence, the government likes poverty. The government has no plans to cure poverty, because poverty is the leash by which they hold the poor by their collars.

How does this relate to the constant ongoing wars in the country? War is the ultimate means by which a government can manipulate and maintain the status of the poor. War causes disorder, pain, and suffering. It destroys jobs, lives, and the economy. Also, the military likes war. Majority of their soldiers come from the poor, wars cause poverty, and the poor fuel the military with manpower. Hence they want to keep things that way. These poor soldiers who have sacrificed their humanity to become mindless, heartless killers do so in order to drive more of their fellow Filipinos into poverty and chaos, perpetuating the breeding ground for even more soldiers who will later commit the same sin of treacheryt upon their fellow Filipinos because they were too stupid to think for themselves. A soldier is an automaton. To his superiors he is not ahuman being but a resource and tool. He is a number, a casualty, a statistic. He is the seed of chaos and further poverty.

Wars breed soldiers, and soldiers breed war. There would be no wars if there were no soldiers to fight them. No fighters, no fight, simple as that. "National defense" is a euphemism for the perpetuation of war. War in turn breeds fear, the great mind-killer. Fear breeds inequality, poverty and hopelessness.

Random Ramblings

1) More on THE TAPE: the reason, I think, why the president won't comment on it it that she can't deny that it was her voice on the tape. So now, she's doing the next best thing: pay some guy to say he taped the conversation then have him recant a few days later. Sergeant Doble, I'm looking at you. If this country goes to hell because you allowed the demoness to buy your soul, I sincerely think Satan will have your immortal soul. If you happen to be telling the truth, then fine. But I don't trust you.

2) I got an offer for tutoring yesterday but had to turn it down. The reason: my tutee did not speak nor read a word of English. I did not have my basic education training yet, so I referred him to professionals.

3) I also hjad my first beer in ages yesterday, and I think I no longer find it as enjoyable as before. I dunno, but the whole feeling of being tipsy does not seem so fun anymore.

4) Random quote: "When I first met 'Mr. Right,' I did not know his first name was 'Always.'" :))

5) Here's another: "When a man is single, he is incomplete. When he marries, he is finished." :P

I'll keep it at that for now.

Hello People!

So, I'm finally out of my depression--for now. I feel much, much better now compared to the past week. I realized that I was carrying some baggage from two years back that I simply had to get rid of. Anyway, I am now alive, kicking, and better than ever!

Anyway, expect a longer entry sometime this week. For now, I am enjoying my new lease on life.

A Thank You...

To all my friends who hung out with me in Glorietta 4 last June 4, thanks for the trip. It was loads of fun seeing everyone again (looks like we've all lost weight, must be stress).

Anyway, since you people are also my readers, I just want to say thank you. Oh, and also that I won't be updating this weblog until Monday next week. I want to take the week off from blog writing to think my life over a bit. Don't worry, it's not about something you people did. This has been a long time coming and I just want to do it now. Oh, and don't worry about Craptastic. I'll continue work on that one when I next get an inspiration.

Terminal Stupidity: Lito Lapid Bersyon

Kumusta, mga mambabasa (oo, kayong apat diyan hehe). Napagisipan kong isulat sa Tagalog ang aking artikulo ngayon dahil gusto kong maintindihan ito ng ilang mga mahina sa Inglesan diyan, lalo na kung ang pangalan niya ay Lito Lapid at kung isa siyang senador na hindi pinagpalaan nang utak. Itong arikulo kasi na ito ay aking isinulat para sa kanya, kasi medyo kulang ata siya sa abildad pagdating sa pagiisip.

Kasi naman, itong si Lito "Litong-Lito" lapid ay nagsabi ba namang hindi dapat ipatawag si Rodolfo "Bong" Pineda sa imbestigasyon nang senado ukol sa jueteng. Hindi raw dapat kasi hindi naman daw nadawit ang pangalan ni Pineda sa jueteng. Hindi nadawit? Eh di ba sinabi na nga nung testigo ninyong si Mayor na jueteng lord si Pineda?

At saka, tingnan ninyo naman. Hindi naman lihim sa buong Pampanga na jueteng lord si Pineda. Sabihin na nating hindi siya jueteng lord. Papuntahin niyo na siya para malinis niya ang pangalan niya, di ba? At sasabihin nilang kulang ang ebidensya. Natural kulang: magaling magtago ng pera ang mga gagong iyan. Kaya nga hindi mahuli eh. Pero magtanong-tanong ka sa Pampanga (at alam ko ito dahil marami akong kamag-anak na Kapampangan, kasama ni sina Pineda, pero malayo na), sasabihin nilang lahat na jueteng lord nga itong si Bong.

Pero wala eh. Talagang walang-wala sa utak itong si Lito Lapid.