Tired eyes in company of crazy friends.

I am in a room surrounded with Cliff Richard memorabillia. Within this space lies an amazing collection of DVD's; countless classics that would make anyone content.

In this room, three good friends chat throughout the night. Their topics constantly twist and turn into both genious clarity and absolute absurdity. Three people - Fia the mongoose, BFG the bigfoot guy and Jei the pukeko laugh the dramas of everyday life into the clouds.

BFG says "Dogs droppings. I like to eat eat eat, eeples and banini's; i like to ait ait ait aepls and banaenaes..."

Fia Neveau says "...same things we does every nrigh... ermm... lets conquer the world! no pinky! ahe he he he he he... shay-aar, met a boy, cute as can beee......"

as you can see, our conversations dont always make the best of sense, but we are comfortable with eachother, and our whimsical trips into madness are always met with good humour.

at the moment, these two silly people are making this weird re-indition of the 'Theres a hole in my bucket' song. Only their version includes a hole in a sock-ey, and chocolate cheese thats too chocolate; that cant be eaten cos BFG is diabetic... then it leads to advertising something on a rather dubious trademe website... and now im getting lost.

we often do this kind of thing. I tried to explain to them a theory, which explains a mans need to becoming more understanding of the sacred feminine, but evolution goes too far and creates a man in imitation of woman, which dominates the known world. having no traditional males around anymore, females become extinct, leading to a frog-like evolutionary change to the new-age man that allows him to bear fruit - a man able to bear children.

somehow i dont think my ridiculous theory wont be included in Dan Browns sequel to The Da Vinci Code. By the way, read that book; its the best.

Now they are talking about frog named freddy. they create a sentence about freddy and add another random sentence and making the story twist in random directions. Freddy has now got a porcupine spike stuck in his bottom. Jemima, his friend elephant as big as a house, cant do anything. Freddy is saved by an unusual hairy snake, who then bites him making him explode into a big blog of boogers..

theirs only so much you can take in before you completely lose track of whats going on. thats how it always is. I love these guys.

"It all makes perfect sense really" Fia proclaims. what a crazy world. This is Jei signing out. be sure to dust out those boxer shorts young penguins.

Facts Of Life That TV Teaches Us...

Facts Of Life That TV Teaches Us...
1)?Good guys are always outnumbered
2)?Good guys always win and get the girl
3)?If a woman is running away from someone she will trip and fall
4)?You car will always start immediately unless you are being chased by a maniacal killer
5)?Crazed maniacs and private investigators don't ever go home.
6)?Good guys always shoot better than bad guys
7)?Ugly people are always bad guys
8)?Police cars are made to roll easily
9)?Good guys are always good looking
10) Sex, murder, and mayhem is a way of life
11) Good guys are the only ones that have a sense of humour
12) Cars will explode in all accidents no matter how slight
13) If you jump hundreds of feet into water it will always be deep enough
14) The head bad guy is always smart. The guys working for him are always stupid
15) Haunted houses are never locked
16) Women will faint at crucial times
17) Good guys will always get shot in the arm or leg
18) All chinese people will know karate
19) Murders will always be accompanied by sinister music
20) Rich people don't have to lock their cars or spit out when they clean their teeth
21) Teenagers are always smarter than their parents
22) There are no ugly women, only ugly men
23) Thunderstorms spontaneously create murders
24) Computers never crash
25) When someone is dead or dying there will be a trickle of blood out of the corner of their mouth
26) Bad guys will make elaborate inventions for killing the good guys, but will leave before finding out if it works
27) Christmas Eve and Halloween night lasts for three or four days
28) As soon as you walk in a living room you need a drink
29) Police never wait for back-up
30) Everyone wins in Las Vegas
31) Nobody on TV has time to watch TV
32) Monsters are best hunted down when everyone spreads out and goes out alone instead of in groups.

Special times need remembering...

just thought i'd post up this email my elder sis sent me. Its just one of those moments that i think is extra special:

"...Hi Everyone,

You all know that Craig and I are moving to Sydney next month but I thought I'd also let you know another tiny bit of news....

Craig and I got engaged on Saturday!

Yup we're getting married, tying the knot, getting hitched etc.

Just thought you'd like to know? : ) hehehe

Love Leni..."

Congratulations Leni my beautiful wise sister, and Craig my new tall and witty (but can't pull a blak fo' fact nigga!) brother-in-law ;-p

Karen home moments

Here of some pics from my visit to Karens house - here you'll see Luke, Karen and Lucy. I'll write about the trip later ;p

Rock tha pinoy!!

Hey everybody! I dont know about you guys, but im really starting to like the Black Eyed Peas! I have both their most recent albums (Thanks to K for that one!). One interesting factor is that the resident Filipino of the group - Apl de Ap - enters one filipino song (tagalog language) in every album. I hope this becomes a tradition with the group, cos Apl's songs are quite nice to listen to. Pinoys are so cool! (though, i probably think that more because of their cute female population though; tee hee...)




Anyways, heres the two filipino songs from the albums Elephunk and Monkey Business; including some translations i found from the net:

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SONG: The Apl Song

ALBUM: Elephunk



[Chorus in Tagalog]

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo

Ako'y padadalang, balita galing sa bayan ko

Yaung pamamahagi ang mga kuento

Ng manga pangyayaring ganaganap

Sa lupang pinangako



[English Translation:]

(Come together and listen

I brought news from my native land

I'll tell you how we live and what goes on

From my beloved homeland.)



[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]

Every place got a ghetto this is my version

Check it out...

Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell

A version of my ghetto where life felt for real

Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven

God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living

How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?

Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.

Having to pump the water outta the ground

The way we put it down utilizing what is around

Like land for farming, river for fishing

Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can

We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin'

That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland



[Sing the chorus...]



[Verse two, Apl.De.Ap]

Yo, its been a while but...

I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on

Man it feels good to be back at home

And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone

I was fourteen when I first left Philippines

I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day

To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal

Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!

Now life has changed for me in the U.S

But back at home man, life was a mess...

I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down

On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...



[Sing the chorus...]



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SONG: Bebot (Original Tagalog Version)

ALBUM: Monkey Business



A.

bebot bebot

be bebot bebot

be bebot bebot

be

ikaw ang aking/ay



B.

pilipino, pilipino, pilipino, pilipino



Verse I

hoy pare pakinggan nyo ko

eto nang tunay na filipino

galing sa baryo sa pangbato

pumunta ng LA nagtrabaho

para makatulong sa nanay

dahil sa hirap ng buhay

pero masaya parin ang kulay

pag kumain nagkakamay

yung kanin, chicken adobo

yung balot, binebenta sa kanto

tagay mo na nga ang baso

pare ko inuman na tayo



Verse II

masdan mo ang magagandang dalaga

nakakagigil ang beauty mo talaga

lambingin di nakakasawa

ikaw lang ang gustong kasama

yung bahay o kubo

pagibig mo ay totoo

puso ko’y laging kumikibo

wala kang katulad sa mundo ko

pinoy ka sigaw na, sige

kung maganda ka sigaw na, sige

kung buhay mo’y mahalaga, sige

salamat sa iyong suporta



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TRANSLATION BY: MilkPhish



Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are



Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!



Hey man listen to me

This is the real Filipino

Came from the barrio at Sapang Bato

Went to L.A. and labored

So to help mom

Because life is so hard

But the disposition is still bright

when eating we use our hands

The rice, chicken adobo

The balut, being sold at the corner

Share the glass already

My friend let’s all start drinking



Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!



Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are



Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!



Observe all the beautiful girls

Your beauty really drives me crazy

Sweetness is never tiresome

You’re the only one I want to be with at

Your house or nipa hut

Your love is for real

My heart always speaks

There is no one else in the world like you



You’re Filipino shout now, c’mmon

If you’re beautiful shout now, c’mmon

If you value your life, c’mmon

Thank you for your support



Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!



Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!



Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are my

Baby baby baby Be (3x) You are



Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!



Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!



You’re Filipino shout now, c’mmon

If you’re beautiful shout now, c’mmon

If your life is valuable, c’mmon

Thank you for your support



Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!



(repeat)



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Additional notes from MilkPhish:

"bebot" -- be´-bot is a street slang word for "girl" or "female" taken from the Tagalog word "babae" -- ba´-ba´-e




no derogatory implications whatsoever; Filipinos do not demean their females. the only demeaning word for females is a Spanish word, but none in Tagalog.

I wish you enough...

Hey guys; this email was sent to me a while back by my elder sister. Recently we found out that there's a possibility that she'll be returning to Aussie, so events kinda reminded me of this email. Just thought i'd post it up here. enjoy!

***

Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments
together at the airport as the daughter's departure had been announced.

Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I
love you and I wish you enough."

The daughter replied,
"Mom, our life together has been more than enough.
Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom"

They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window
where I sat. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry.

I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking,

"Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?"

"Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking but why is this a
forever good-bye?"

"I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the
reality is the next trip back will be for my funeral," she said.

When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, "I wish you enough."
May I ask what that means?"

She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other
generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." She paused a
moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she
smiled even more.

"When we said 'I wish you enough' we were wanting the other person to
have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them".

Then turning toward me, she shared the following, reciting it from
memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

She then began to cry and walked away.

***

...now go everybody, and eat bananas.

tee hee ;p

The Contender finale

My favourite songs of recent times:
- Fix You by Coldplay
- Hate It Or Love It by The Game featuring 50 Cent
- Let Me Hold You by Bow Wow and Omarion
- My Humps by The Black Eyed Peas
- The Apl Song by Apl De Ap (Black Eyed Peas)
- What You Waiting For by Gwen Stefani

At the moment im watching Sergio Mora duke it out with Peter Manfredo for a phat $1,000,000 in the totally-addictive-to-watch Contender Championship [This blog entry was written aages ago]. Its the finale episode; the two last fighters in a massive Caesars Palace Las Vegas showdown, and the boxers are giving it all they've got.

My eyes whine in defiance every time i make them stray away from the screen. I dont know what it is about this show, i've never took an interest in boxing (or any competition fighting) before, but for some reason i have followed along with the entire plot of the show -

Sergio the Latin Snake, champion of the west side (REPRESENT!). With a cheeky grin that would piss off any competitor, This guy kinda taunts you into a trap and whoever falls for it, well, pretty much gets wasted. Sergio wants the million for his family who always come to watch him; most notably his devoted mother. He's my favourite of the two.

Manfredo is one tough italian though, and shouldnt be underestimated. The east sider knocked out of the tournament on the very first episode, he was revived into the show after repeated ass whoopings delivered by the west side (THATS RIGHT HA HA HA!!). He's made them pay for bringing him back. I saw this guy practising in the gym in the early episodes, and his punches - WOW! it was like hearing distant thunder. He fights for his Wife and kid, and i thought the little girl was cool with her funny lil' accent.

Ah boxing... i dont know, i guess in the back of almost every boys mind is the love of a good scrap ;-p

Enter the cocktail party!

PS. who is that weird girl who is in almost all of my photos that night?!? its crazy! how did she get in the middle of each photo every time??