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Sometimes he jokes, sometimes he sighs. Sometimes he's happy, sometimes he's sad. Sometimes he's good, sometimes he's bad. Sometimes he's there, sometimes he's gone. Sometimes he stalls, sometimes he's done. But whatever Marcelle says, whatever he'd do, you can be sure, it's true! It's true!http://mistervader.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)Blogger2871125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-5417002195711767500Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:35:00 +00002012-01-25T19:35:30.101+08:00reflectionproject 52 2012essaysgllf.:Project 52 2012 (4/52): On Why Mush Is Icky (Unless It's Coming From You):. But, but... how is this icky? Regardless of our own relationship status, fewer things cloy us and make us feel uncomfortable than seeing other couples all lovey-dovey and mushy-mushy right before our very eyes. It annoys more than a few of us, and you will always hear that omnipresent line, "get a room!" when the http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/project-52-2012-452-on-why-mush-is-icky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-3392178392149078648Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:08:00 +00002012-01-23T15:08:35.531+08:00mentalismmagikeljammcosplayfriendsmagic.:Priorities, Priorities...:. ... so. There was a cosplay event over the weekend, and it coincided with Sachika's trip to CamSur. Thankfully, she'll be coming back this February, so I can prepare better, since she kinda informed me about her trip to CamSur a bit too late. I ended up choosing the Otaku Con instead, since I wanted to meet up with one of my favorite cosplayer friends, Kristell.http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/just-another-magic-monday-priorities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-7791327100301524600Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:08:00 +00002012-01-20T18:08:53.618+08:00reflectionrandomicityphilippinesinternetpolitics.:... I'd Like To See How I'd String Them Together In One Train Of Thought:. Crazy times, crazy times. Just now, there's a bit of an uproar going on at the moment over the closure of Megaupload, an act which was immediately responded to by Anonymous with great prejudice. To say that the government would use this latest hacker attack as an excuse to push for stronger web laws would be quite an http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/sopa-pipa-megaupload-kodak-coronoa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-4110673872493164643Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-01-18T19:00:12.018+08:00unsent series.:Let It Burn: The Unsent Series, Volume 4, Part I:. I think by now, it makes sense to make new volumes in the Unsent Series at certain key points in my life, and looking at it, it's funny that things have worked out this way. Over the years, I've slowly done less and less of the third person bit, but the core of the Unsent Series has always remained the same: a message that I hope someone http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/end-is-beginning-is-end-unsent-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-3905780087303107376Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:22:00 +00002012-01-18T18:22:55.341+08:00reflectionproject 52 2012essays.:Project 52 2012 (3/52): On The Panacea That Is (Not) Understanding:. I'm sure you've heard it from this blog time and again - understanding doesn't make it hurt any less. And really, it doesn't. Whenever someone tells you, "I hope you understand," they generally think that if you do, things would get easier. It placates their conscience, knowing that you know where they're coming from. http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/project-52-2012-352-on-panacea-that-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-3049816118970971624Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:04:00 +00002012-01-12T20:04:38.685+08:00vituperationfood.:Fluctuation!:. Mang Inasal GC's rule. So yeah, sometime last year, I received a bunch of Gift Certificates from Mang Inasal, and, as you could see from the pictures here, they kinda don't have any expiration dates on them. I don't really know the whole deal about the laws regarding GC's and expiration dates, so I won't get into that, but I think it should be pretty obvious that if the GC http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/mang-inasal-sucked-and-then-they.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-5413951506581142733Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:24:00 +00002012-01-10T18:24:01.163+08:00reflectionproject 52 2012friendsessays.:Project 52 2012 (2/52): On (Never) Being The Best Man:.\ It was an interesting weekend, and under normal circumstances, I'd have written about it for Just Another Magic Monday, but the whole weekend just ended up getting me to think about a whole different topic, not entirely related to magic. So I had three functions to attend to last weekend: a children's party, a debut, then a wedding. If http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/project-52-2012-252-on-never-being-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-5783661487094923350Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:34:00 +00002012-01-05T16:34:16.373+08:00reflectionrandomicity.:The 2011 Year-In-Review Survey...:. 1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before? I'll give one hint: that's the way the Cookie crumbles. Never did that short-term before. I also went to Nagsasa and CamSur, did OGM, and Geekfight in 2011. I also sent flowers to somebody all the way in Malaysia. 2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-last-did-this-in-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-8674272281627779694Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:48:00 +00002012-01-04T15:48:07.749+08:00reflectionrandomicityproject 52 2012essays.:Project 52 2012 (1/52): On 12/12/12 (And Why It's Not Happening):. Surprisingly, I'm not too broken up over it. Welcome, 2012, and welcome a brand new Project 52. After some careful consideration, I've decided that 2012 would be a good opportunity for me to write essays. Like, at least 52 of them. Christopher Hitchens would be proud. Or maybe not. Hades, I'm not even sure how strictly I http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/project-52-2012-152-on-121212-and-why.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-7079544750466249614Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:31:00 +00002012-01-05T17:05:33.896+08:00mike unsonrex navarettepancakesreflectionsMy Belovedbloggingfriendscomedylovey-doveymentalismrandomicityrecollectionsbrush with celebrityphilo-sophiecosplaymagic.:2011 In Retrospect From My POV:. Well, wow. This was quite a year. For the past how many years, I've always done a top 5 or top 10 people I'm most grateful to, but I think that with everything that's been going on, there's just way too many people for me to thank. Let's just put it this way... if you're mentioned in this MASSIVE post I'm writing right now, then yeah, I'm thanking you for beinghttp://mistervader.blogspot.com/2012/01/2011-autobiographical-retrospective.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-2109433906122747723Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:04:00 +00002011-12-28T16:04:59.889+08:00project 52 2011shameless self-promotionreflectionmusic.:Project 52 (52/52): What's Up - 4 Non-Blondes:. Would you believe? I thought a guy sang this. And so we end Project 52 2011 with one of the songs I always love belting out during videoke, or even Rockeoke: What's Up, that song often mistaken as a He-Man original. It's very catchy, very challenging to cover, and really does have quite a message to people approaching or well within http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/12/project-52-5252-whats-up-4-non-blondes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-4866815076457607609Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:19:00 +00002011-12-21T15:19:33.082+08:00project 52 2011wrestlingmusic.:Project 52 (51/52): The Cult Of Personality - Living Colour:. Yeah, it's CM Punk's entrance theme. We get it. How many rock bands do any of us know fronted by black guys? Not too many, I can tell you, so catching an awesome group like Living Colour performing a song like this is a refreshing change of pace. And yeah, I can't deny that a lot of the newfound attention upon the song is becausehttp://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/12/project-52-5152-cult-of-personality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-2124719235029368522Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:57:00 +00002011-12-16T15:58:45.670+08:00freethinkersobituaryreligionchristopher hitchenseulogy.:Christopher Hitchens: 1949-2011:. How do you pray for the soul of a man who doesn't believe in a soul or in prayers? Simple. You don't. You celebrate his life. To say that the name Christopher Hitchens has a lot of weight upon me would be the understatement of the year, knowing full well that his famed debate with Douglas Wilson was one of the key components of my Masters thesis. Of course, http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/12/farewell-christopher-hitchens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-8644681555534645147Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:26:00 +00002011-12-13T17:26:02.726+08:00project 52 2011randomicityvituperationmusic.:Project 52 (50/52): Gives You Hell - All-American Rejects:. Truth be told, I'm lying. Last week, during videoke, this song came up with a vengeance. The ultimate "take that" song in my book, this instant classic by the All-American Rejects just really encapsulates the kind of sentiments you wish would hit the people who have turned their backs on you, even if in reality, it's probably less http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/12/project-52-5052-gives-you-hell-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-3780168198609669422Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:06:00 +00002011-12-13T16:06:01.549+08:00mentalismrandomicitymagikeldon boscojammfriendsmagic.:Just Another Magic Monday (Sorta): Homecoming:. One guess why there were no bondage jokes that night. I had a show Monday night as well, but inasmuch as that was fun, there was still nothing quite like performing in Don Bosco Sta. Mesa once again after approximately eighteen years since I last performed there. You see, years ago, one of the first people who ever taught me magic was a http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/12/just-another-magic-monday-sorta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-7977951123027011138Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:37:00 +00002011-12-13T09:30:52.398+08:00project 52 2011reflectionpancakesmusic.:Project 52 (49/52): Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough - Patty Smyth:. There's a reason why people don't stay who they are. Does this double as an unsent letter? Maybe, but not quite. Ultimately, this song just really reflects my sentiments at the moment, and is the simplest explanation I can give to anyone who'd ask why I am still going to be a part of this year's SMP. It is what it is, I http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/12/project-52-4952-sometimes-love-just.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-1861821402257382675Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:18:00 +00002011-12-06T18:27:13.799+08:00bloggersreflectionfreethinkersthepocjammfriendsbloggingphilippine blog awards.:And I Am Still Dumbstruck...:.                                                                                     otakufridge.com Ang hair ko, umabot hanggang dooooon sa haba! Yes, this is hardly related to magic, but the moment was, for lack of a better word, magical. Last Saturday night, I was tasked to do voice over duties for the Philippine Blog Awards, as hosted by Ms. Gang Badoy http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/12/just-another-magic-monday-its-true-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-4178531156072212182Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:31:00 +00002011-12-02T17:31:29.135+08:00fabucellesfreethinkersthepocfriendsbloggingphilippine blog awards.:Fabucelles Is Back:. I don't know about you, but it's always entertaining to read Fabucelles do his take on show business. It's pretty amazing how much hoopla there has been over the KC Concepcion-Piolo Pascual breakup, considering how little talk there has been about "Oplan Put The Little Girl To Sleep" in contrast. That being said, even Fabucelles, in a heavy showbiz article, took the time http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/12/randomicity-upon-mine-head.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-400945662972179323Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:10:00 +00002011-11-30T18:10:07.242+08:00project 52 2011pancakesmusicfriendsgeekfight.:Project 52 (48/52): Back For Good - Take That:. Oh, Robbie Williams. Why so grumnpy? So last night, I ended up doing videoke again with Paolo, Erin, Christina, Ren, and Chanty. Yeah, we kinda forgot to take pictures, but that's like a pseudo-Geekfight team right there, which was doubly amusing, considering the fact that the previous night, I was scoring for Geekfight classic since none of myhttp://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/11/project-52-4852-back-for-good-take-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-1906247329146405402Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:33:00 +00002011-11-28T15:33:23.099+08:00mentalismmagikelitchywormsjammopmmusicmagic.:Just Another Magic Monday: The 1thcyworm5!:. Yes! Yes! This pleases me greatly. I decided to write and do my JAMM's whenever I feel like it, but yeah, don't expect a religious weekly update from yours truly for now. Anyways, last Friday, the Itchyworms celebrated their 15th anniversary, and I was invited to be a part of it. To say I was honored would be the understatement of the year. I'vehttp://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/11/just-another-magic-monday-1thcyworm5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-2917537228566799883Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:06:00 +00002011-11-25T16:06:28.402+08:00philippinespolitics.:The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same:. So. A year after we heard him welcome us to the "daang matuwid,M" three years after his American counterpart promised his own countrymen that there will be "hope and change," things haven't really changed that much, have they? Back in Gloria's time, we had a greedy president and a lazy vice president. Now, in P Noy's time, we have a lazy http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/11/meet-new-boss-same-as-old-boss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-3651716175169048006Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:31:00 +00002011-11-25T13:46:53.526+08:00project 52 2011.:Project 52 (47/52): Separated - Usher:. No explanations necessary. Really, I don't think I need to explain why.http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/11/project-52-4752-separated-usher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-563134768267002983Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:13:00 +00002011-11-21T18:13:08.291+08:00magikeljammfriendsmagictsc.:The Return Of The Comeback:. So I ended up hosting The Story Circle's annual close-up magic competition last Saturday, and it was a load of fun. Meeting a lot of the TSC members of old definitely made my day, and seeing Patrick finally take home the big one with his choreographed Chop Cup routine really was awesome, and defending champion Tenkai wasn't too shabby, either. Judged by sir Rael,http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/11/not-just-another-magic-monday-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-2108001972187970108Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +00002011-11-19T12:00:03.022+08:00mike unsonbloggersrandomicityrex navarettemagiccomedyblogwatchpolitics.:Hilariously Hillary:.                                                                                    Unedited picture from Pinoy Weekly. I have nothing to do with this man. So I'm not really a big fan of Hillary Clinton, but I don't have much against her, either. That being said, Wednesday was a pretty larger-than-life experience for me as I found myself in the National Museum to http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/11/hillarex-reloaded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857574.post-3251723277008771826Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:16:00 +00002011-11-16T12:16:27.435+08:00project 52 2011music.:Project 52 (46/52): I Want To Break Free - Queen:. I'd like to dedicate this song to Gloria. In light of yesterday's airport drama, this song pretty much has me covered, to say the least. I like Queen, really. Not a huge fan like Ranulf, but I like their music, and this is one of their songs that I feel is notoriously underappreciated. That being said, yesterday must have been quite a thinghttp://mistervader.blogspot.com/2011/11/project-52-4652-i-want-to-break-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marcelle)0