Philippine Aid: Typhoon Ondoy and The Power of the Internet

As of this writing, Philippine Aid has raised $6, 636 in less than 78 hours over the Internet thru their website via credit card and Paypal donation. In turn, the donations received online will be given to the Philippine National Red Cross which is currently in full action, among many other relief operation groups, heeding to the needs of the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Definitely this monetary support will greatly aid many of our country men stricken by this calamity.

It is quite admirable that even in the state of calamity, people such as the minds behind Philippine Aid (you know who you are) are quick to harness the power of the Internet using various social media channels like Twitter, Plurk and Facebook to spread its message both locally and internationally. And thanks to the vigilant users ( like Maki here)of these services, Philippine Aid is still is receiving donations from all over thus giving concrete example of how the Internet should be utilized to achieve immediate cause. Great job.

Now it ain’t over yet, help is still needed. Please Donate and spread the word.

GYM Membership: Dude, This Is ABCORE! Part 2

Behold mortals… the AbCore!

Ok that may not be the best picture of the machine right there. But it just goes to show how great the AbCore is. Even Professor X uses it! Uhm, well the guy on the seat looks kinda dead right? But who knows, underneath that taxidermied facade lies a chiseled, Conan the Barbarian abdominal muscles. Looks can be deceiving you know. He might just be playing dead. Why? I don’t know. One does not question the Professor.

Anyway. When I saw the AbCore, I had the feeling that it would be the answer to my burgeoning belly. And my doubts were laid to rest when I saw this great testimonial about the AbCore:

Great huh? Now if I could just find one concrete web content that validates this Bob Taggart’s existence, since this guy also claims he won the 2003 Pan American championship. Without proof, this Bob could just be a pot-smoking store attendant at the sporting goods section of a Walmart.

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GYM Membership: Dude, This Is ABCORE! Part 1

I forgot what day it was exactly last week, but one time at the office after lunch I swear to God I saw myself in the mirror and I looked pregnant. Like six months pregnant. My belly, from the looks of it, seemed fat and bloated. And so my immediate reaction to this was like, “LOL this is absurd!” I never get fat. My metabolism is super fast that I can eat as much as I want to and never get fat. That is true. So looking at the mirror I just shook my head and said to myself, “Oh my mischievous co-workers, somebody must have been studying sorcery and cast a beach volleyball under my shirt. Those silly rascals ahahaha. Now let me just raise my shirt up and see that it’s just a beach— HEAVENS TO MURGATROYD it’s REALLY MY BELLY!!!!

Friends, it didn’t take long for me to figure out what the horrific image is telling me. I can no longer eat the way I do. I can no longer exercise the way I do. I can no longer sit down and eat fried pork swimming in cooking oil and let fat rendezvous around my belly. Bob Dylan said it best, The Times They Are A-Changin’. Of course he was talking about social and cultural change but nevertheless same can be said about my bingeing ways. As soon as possible, the atrocity has to stop.

Which brings us to the meat of this post. Two days ago I got my ass a gym membership. And it felt as though the gods must have been watching my weight and decided to do something about it because inside this gym, I found a machine so awesome and magnificent it can only be made from the thunderbolts of Zeus at Mt. Olympus.

To Be Continued…

(my arms are a bit tired from lifting 300lbs of weight with 15 sets of 30 repetitions each, so I have to stop for now, please be patient my scrawny friends. Part 2 is coming soon)

SUN BROADBAND WIRELESS: Ain’t No Sunshine In This SHIT

No this is not the lifeline of a flu patient who took a pill of Advil for medication but accidentally washed it downed with a gallon of Hydrogenperoxide. Actually, the graph indicates how fast my wireless connection is exactly as I am typing these words. As good as dead right? Well my friends, death is a wireless broadband and I am currently connected to it. I will not drop any names in this blog though to avoid negative online reputation which will eventually…

SUN WIRELESS BROADBAND SUCKS LOOSE BALLS ON SUNDAY BINGO AT THE ELDERLY HOME! I mean come on man, the connection is so slow that if it were a track race against Dial Up connection, Dial Up would’ve circled the track twice and carry Sun Broadband on its back all the way to the finish line. I think growing a gray is common every time I wait for an online video to buffer. Now my patience is wearing thin so please allow me to rephrase and reiterate that first line. SUN SUCKS LOOSE, SKIN-FLAPPING, SHINY GRAY-HAIRED BALLS WITH CANCEROUS TUMOR ON SUNDAY BINGO AT THE ELDERLY HOME.

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Vote Pinoy! Vote for Graphic Designer CSJ89’s Mecha-Labaw Design!

Our good friend Christian San Jose recently joined the DBH 10K contest at Design By Humans, where the winning design will receive a whopping $10,000 cash prize! Let’s help him out by registering and voting for his illustration!

What’s in it for us, you ask? Get a chance to win 5 Design By Humans shirts when you re-post this to your personal site, blog, or social networking sites. Just e-mail contact[at]csj89.com your post link with “MECHALABAW” as the subject, and you’re automatically eligible.

So what are you waiting for? Let’s vote and spread the word!