The whole thing is a clusterfuck of ugliness and incompetence, with a generous amount of insensitivity on the side. I fear it’ll forever be a stain on the name of the Pinoy.

In the same way that we were a model of how to stage a bloodless revolution, we’ll now be held as a dark example of how wrong law enforcers and the media can be; how easily common sense and simple decency can be tossed aside in favor of big ratings and souvenir pictures.

It’s really a sad and very messy situation. Now I even hear conspiracy theories sprouting up, mostly to the tune of discrediting the current administration. Whether they are true or not remains to be seen. But if past experience of living in this country has taught me anything, it’s that justice is slow and oftentimes painful.

The people responsible must be held culpable, of course, but as Bob Ong put it, the most important thing right now is to move forward. It would be a big mistake to be sucked into the trap of self-flagellation for too long while awaiting the results of all the investigations ongoing.

We can only say sorry so many times.

Retro City Rampage takes the formula of the original Grand Theft Auto (a top-down view of open-world mayhem) and adds a few cues and homages from older games like Contra and TMNT (spread guns and underwater levels), all in a sprite’d and chiptune’d package.

I wish it were coming on something other than the Wii.

UPDATE: This tweet by the developers pretty much opens the doors for it to come to the PS3 soon enough. Noice! :D

Still by the same guy! I detect a pattern of awesomeness.

Rad.

Check out more of Freddie Wong’s nicely edited videos on his YouTube account.

And shepherds we shall be,
for Thee, my Lord, for Thee.
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand,
that our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command.
So we shall flow a river forth to Thee
and teeming with souls shall it ever be.
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.

Boom.

Been listening to a lot of jazz/soul lately. I’m looking for other artists in the ilk of Regina Spektor, Jaymay, Cat Power, Nina Simone, Julie London… any suggestions?

(via The Daily What)

Plus, you know, New York.

It’s being a whiny little bitch though, 200 photos per album only. And as you might be able to infer, being gone for a month, I have much more than that. So the struggle continues, but it’s getting there.

When that’s over, I’ll get something done here. Wait and watch for the magic to happen!