tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:15:22 +0000random ramblingsfictionfanatichunky doodleslistsravesrantspicssurveyshappy and gaygoogly eyesnewstelevisionconfessions of a sissy in the city.http://98er.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (PJ)Blogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-1080175880922023810Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:21:00 +00002015-12-31T19:22:39.247+08:00listsrandom ramblingsraves (In no particular order) 5 Best Hollywood/Foreign Films I've Seen In 2015: Ant-Man Avengers: Age of Ultron Inside Out Paper Towns Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Filipino Films I've Seen In 2015: Heneral Luna Honor Thy Father I Love You. Thank You #WalangForever Best Eye-Candy Films of 2015: Cinderella Magic Mike XXL The Man for U.N.C.L.E. Films I Was Pleasantly Surprised http://98er.blogspot.com/2015/12/pop-culture-rundown-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-5521855923587696931Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:39:00 +00002014-12-31T21:39:16.447+08:00listsrandom ramblingstelevision (In no particular order) 10 Best Hollywood/Foreign Films I've Seen In 2014: Big Hero 6 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Gone Girl Guardians of the Galaxy How to Train Your Dragon 2 The Fault In Our Stars The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Hunger Games: Mockingjay The Lego Movie X-Men: Days of Future Past Best Filipino Films I've Seen In 2014: She's Dating a Gangster That http://98er.blogspot.com/2014/12/pop-culture-rundown-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-3125372523375272257Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:36:00 +00002014-08-08T12:53:55.140+08:00listsrandom ramblingsUPDATE (Aug 8, 2014): The full list is finally up! Meanwhile, Kris will stream Horizons in full midnight (US Central Time) in his YouTube page A couple of weeks ago, when I was in a five-hour midnight bus ride from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Kris Allen's "Written All Over My Face" (a song off his first post-American Idol album) played on my iPhone playlist. It's been years since I've heard the http://98er.blogspot.com/2014/08/my-definitive-ranking-of-kris-allen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-8015210455287610037Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:57:00 +00002013-12-31T20:57:37.946+08:00random ramblingsHello blog. It's been a while. Like one-whole-year while. Sorry about that. I guess this is worse than the previous years when I peppered you with my attempts at fiction, huh? And to think I wrote last year that I should write more. Among other things. Whoops. Ah well. Well 2013, you were a mixed bag. I'm not sure if you contributed a lot in the happy part of my "assignment" from last yearhttp://98er.blogspot.com/2013/12/thank-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-7847885928114837303Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:27:00 +00002014-01-01T00:38:27.415+08:00listsrandom ramblingsThis is inspired by the "best of" lists I've been seeing in my news feeds during the past couple of days. I actually can't believe I haven't done something similar (and regular) before. Anyway, while I am still pondering on how my year was (i.e., while still trying to come up with a more serious blog post like the years past), in no particular order... 10 Best Films I've Seen In 2013: http://98er.blogspot.com/2013/12/pop-culture-rundown-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-5570008369191803612Thu, 26 Dec 2013 06:33:00 +00002013-12-26T14:33:44.935+08:00listsrandom ramblingsHere's my list last year: Boyfriend? HAHAHAHAHA! (Struck that laugh at the end, partly because I really need to get serious with this. I do think I'm ready for a relationship now.) PS Vita. Or a new high-end, non-work-issued laptop. Or an iPad Mini. Zero debt by end of year. I figured if I want a six-figure savings account, I have to stop the leak, yes? (http://98er.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-christmas-wish-list-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-8421213443971014169Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:56:00 +00002012-12-31T15:56:00.530+08:00listsrandom ramblings We can run, we can hide We can show off our guns and put on a fight If it's love, hold on tight, hold on tight Maybe we'll make it out alive I have been meeting with a life coach twice a month since October. These sessions were set up by my boss for me and some of my teammates/fellow "stakeholder managers" (aka those who regularly talk to our internal customers and partners from different http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/12/out-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-863697542738386657Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:49:00 +00002012-12-28T17:49:08.491+08:00random ramblings I guess a major act of bad judgment and/or stupidity, like the Olympics, happens to me every four years. Okay, so what happened almost exactly four years ago was not the same thing. But I can't help but compare the two--dare I say close calls?--because in the end, I can't help but feel pissed off at myself. A warning: major stupidity ahead. As with some of life's little lessons, when you look http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/12/red-flags-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-7751846592337326924Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:44:00 +00002012-12-28T10:45:17.917+08:00listsrandom ramblingsHere's my list last year: Boyfriend? HAHAHAHAHA! (Oh boy...) PSP Vita. Or a new high-end, non-work-issued laptop so I can play Sims 3. :-P A savings account with at least six figures in it (Kelangan na talagang mag-ipon! Or mag-asawa ng mayaman!) Trip: out of country conferences, off-site work, or (and especially) leisurely vacations Backstage passes and/http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-christmas-wish-list-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-2380899170847629535Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:50:00 +00002012-06-25T20:50:27.742+08:00fictionWriting Challenge, Day 12 So... stuff got in the way of my writing challenge, which included the great firewall of China. ;-) (Seriously, I can't access Blogger when I was there last week. Not an excuse really, but just sayin'...)  To think I was all rah-rah! at the start of the month. *sigh* Oh well. Let's do thiiisss... Continuing from the last post... * * * bry0625: What happened http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/couldve-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-1957956068825043676Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:10:00 +00002012-06-12T21:10:15.440+08:00fiction Writing Challenge, Day 11 Happy Independence Day! * * * You've seen how agressive he can be, the voice continued. How he can stare a guy down into submission. Do you see yourself like that? Another good point--wait. "Hang on a second," I said out loud, to no one in particular, save for the ceiling I was staring as I laid on my bed. I sat up and cross my legs. "How would I know, crazy voice,http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/bros-and-hos-part-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-7845177914722432319Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:36:00 +00002012-06-11T23:36:35.405+08:00fictionWriting Challenge, Day 10 * * * I mulled over Perry's question for three days. Funny, I thought. I refer to Ryan as my "erstwhile pseudo-boyfriend" and for the life of me, I couldn't remember how we ended up that way. When I think about it, Ryan does have the qualities of a suitable boyfriend. He's cute, for one, in a more boy-next-door but more bear version of Oscar dela Hoya. He http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/bros-and-hos-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-6029745108140837045Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:51:00 +00002012-06-10T22:51:22.582+08:00fictionWriting Challenge, Day 9 Continuation of yesterday's post. Now back to my Teen Wolf marathon. (Colton Haynes! #unf) * * * I rolled my eyes again. "I can feel you rolling your eyes again, Bry," Perry warned. "God, Perry, if you're such a psychic eh di sana you would've known I changed the subject," I retorted, annoyed. "That's different." "Whatever Per." There was silence on the other endhttp://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/bros-and-hos-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-2013740108801398002Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:14:00 +00002012-09-13T18:29:53.061+08:00fiction Writing Challenge, Day 8 Macky and I had this weird conversation earlier this week, which is the basis of this part of Bryan's story. This is just the prologue though. I'm still trying to work in the main "topic" of the convo later. * * * "Ryan is such a dick," I whined to Perry the following morning over the phone. "Well, you were being a dick for telling him in the first place," http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/bros-and-hos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-5722222697641364324Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:54:00 +00002012-06-08T22:54:07.311+08:00fictionWriting Challenge, Day 7 The conclusion of the three-minute fiction I attempted last night.  Confession time: this story was was inspired by a TV episode I remembered yesterday when mulling over how approach this challenge. Care to guess which TV series was it (and the episode too, if you're like geeking out)? ;-)  * * * Normally she would've rolled her eyes and told the man to go http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/lucy-in-sky-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-8179747684363103262Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:43:00 +00002012-06-07T21:43:30.785+08:00fiction Writing Challenge, Day 6 So I wasn't able to write yesterday because I fell asleep the instant my head hit the pillow (lesson: don't try to lie down even when it's still 9PM). Anyway, I kinda hit a wall with the Bryan story so to reset/recharge, I'm trying this three-minute fiction by NPR. I actually already saw this last year when I was doing the same 30-day writing challenge, so it's cool http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/lucy-in-sky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-3447828052156256190Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:14:00 +00002012-06-05T23:14:58.375+08:00fiction Writing Challenge, Day 5 Conversation between Bryan and Ryan. * * * bi_ologist: So was he big? bry0625: What? bi_ologist: In your dream. This Allan person, does he know our sister Dakota Fanning? bry0625: LOL! 'Ba malay ko noh. Didn't I tell you he was wearing basketball shorts? bi_ologist: Ah. Yeah... I forgot about that detail... bry0625: Becausehttp://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/kiss-and-tell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-1071032772000322867Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:26:00 +00002012-06-04T21:27:25.226+08:00fictionWriting Challenge, Day 4 Final installment of Bryan's dream sequence. Note: NSFW. * * * A sound--was it a growl or a whimper?--escaped from my lips as my left leg instinctively shot out and clamped on to his right thigh. Both my hands suddenly dug inside his soaking wet shorts, still cupping his butt. I thrust my hips forward to rub my erection against his polyester covered one, and http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/climax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-65094172326254758Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:29:00 +00002012-06-03T13:30:25.467+08:00fictionWriting Challenge, Day 3 Onto the steamy stuff. :) Or at least a bit of it. Hehe! It's kinda bitin, but then again, I churned this out in like 30 minutes. NKOTBSB concert tonight! Whee! I have to prepare (my stalking gear). I noticed several grammatical lapses in my previous posts. LOL. Ah well, no time to edit. Write in white heat and all that. Mature content ahead. May be offensive to some http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/loaded-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-4155615542595783789Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:10:00 +00002012-06-02T20:10:38.322+08:00fictionWriting Challenge, Day 2 Continuation of yesterday's post. Apparently writing erotica is harder than I expected. And to think I've read several. I wonder how the likes of Sean Wolfe and Michael Thomas Ford do it? Heck, how do slash fic writers do it? Proceed with (slight) caution. :) * * * "What?" I asked, not sure if I heard Allan correctly. He leaned and gave me soft kiss on http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/loaded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-6526305926920877580Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:49:00 +00002012-06-01T22:50:47.517+08:00fiction Writing Challenge, Day 1 I decided to continue Bryan's story from last year. When I was looking at my scribbles in my small notebook, though, I put in there "change to first person" as one of my revision ideas. So I'm trying that out now. I also decided to try my hand at... erotica. LOL. The one below doesn't contain anything explicit yet, but I'm trying to set the scene. * * * Last night http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/writing-challenge-day-1-i-decided-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-1316808351348097165Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:43:00 +00002012-06-01T18:43:59.713+08:00fictionrandom ramblings I had a crazy idea a couple of days ago: why not revive the 30-day writing challenge Macky, Tin, and myself (and some other people) took to task last year? I don't know why I suddenly had that idea. I did say in my 30th post last September that I hope I'll continue to write. Of course that didn't happen. Hehe. (Although to be fair, I managed to keep a mini notebook of ideas for the story I was http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/06/30daywritingchallenge-whos-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-4051102571334464892Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:15:00 +00002012-04-08T21:21:10.463+08:00fanatichunky doodlesCAUTION: Extreme Fangirling Ahead. (Because seriously, who wouldn't with that amazing picture?) A whirlwind of kickawesome things have happened since my last Kris-related post (and that was just a couple of weeks ago!). In my last post, I was still cautiously optimistic on how things were going along with his album. Well now I can really breathe a huge sigh of relief, squee, then flail, http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/04/vision-of-love-redux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-2000145892038220630Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:45:00 +00002012-04-06T00:45:28.983+08:00random ramblingsI'm not much into the whole club scene. That, and my lack of volleyball skills, are the ones I apparently didn't get in the rainbow gene pool. Marco dragged me to O Bar in Ortigas last week. That'll make my fourth trip to such a thumpa thumpa place in my lifetime--my second in this particular establishment (I'm not counting the one in Sydney, because frankly, that was just a gin joint at 9PM). Ihttp://98er.blogspot.com/2012/04/just-dance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18692415.post-3264823950259158327Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:20:00 +00002012-04-08T20:21:43.791+08:00fanaticrandom ramblingsSo the title for this entry should not be surprising, as I have been stanning over "The Vision of Love", the new single by pocket idol Kris Allen since a remix of the then-rumored first single got leaked in the Internets. (Gotta love 'em Krinjas and their super-sleuthing skills; also to love: Kris as a possible #nuqueen of the dancefloor. :-P) Anyway, so the song (not to be confused with the "http://98er.blogspot.com/2012/03/vision-of-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PJ)0