what would peter north do?

today i received an e-mail from ebay stating that i've just won my first bid. oh yes, ive only just begun ebaying the other day, due to boredom. did a search for something neat, found one, registered, placed a bid and ta-da! the final fantasy: advent children calendar is mine! well, will be mine, because i havent paid for it yet. when my salary arrives this wednesday, a small part of it will go to the seller's bank account and pretty soon i'll get my hands on that kick-ass cool calendar. other than that, nothing else in ebay interests me. for now. no sign of a jason vorhees hockey mask yet.

anyone got a ps3 out there? wanna be a good citizen and lemme have a swing at it for a couple hours? 'cause i aint buying one anytime soon. im content and happy with my beloved ps2. i just finished ultimate spider-man on it and it was fun. im playing hitman: blood money next, right after i buy a copy. anyways, speaking of which, i was flipping through the channels on tv last night and i came across the abs-cbn show xxx, where they were investigating medical exam fixers. why is the previous sentence in this paragraph? because they rip-off need for speed: most wanted. before each segment, the reporter is introduced in the exact same manner blacklist opponents are introduced in the game. and when i said exactly, i meant exactly exactly. i could almost hear the abs-cbn bosses commending the moron(s) behind those graphics. they should get a ps2 and pop in nfs:mw, so they'll see how original and creative their bastard employees are. oh yeah, right, maybe they actually knew about it all along. maybe they were even the ones who asked for it. fuck, i hate these giant xerox machines.

time for talkbacks! again, guys, thank you for spending time here.

comments talkback:

cheska: thanks, fellow chocophile! i never say no to chocolate, well maybe except when it's got nuts in it, especially almonds! no!!! anyways, the job's not as easy as it sounds. by the time we're regulars, we oughta be able to transcribe a 1-minute file in 4 minutes tops! plus there are files that are really hard to transcribe and that get on your nerves. good things some pretty babes pass by every now and then to calm me down...

jigs: yeah, it's cool. but just like any job, it's got its downsides. like we barely have enough time for chit-chat. dvd subtitles? i presume so, because the other day we just did some interview files for shrek 3. that was cool. carnage? hopefully, spider-man 3 sets him up for the fourth, since i don't think venom's gonna be a full villain in this one. as for the header, please explain to your nosy nurse sister that the misspelling is deliberate.

katia: no shit, for real? what account were you on? um, i have no idea what this mugshots thing is. anyways, technically im in no particular account yet. still under training. or t&c (transcription and captioning) is the account? i don't know.

patty-chan: i like that you like my header. sweet darkness, that's a nice way of putting it. actually, i have many more plans on how to, um, for the lack of a better term, "market" the hemorage brand. and yeah, no running around for us. except maybe when break time's over and we're nowhere near our workstations. strict schedule compliance. anyways, i actually have nothing against people who read those kinds of books. the conflict begins when they act like they're on a higher level (of intelligence, most of the time) than you. i mean, what? you learned a new way to cry?!

din-din: finger-tiring? actually, no. it never gets to that point. im quite used to typing, clicking, and staring on the monitor for hours. but you're kind of right about the social life thing. we're working on that though. my batchmates and i will be going out soon. be my guest and take a bite. and regards to your significant other as well!

@bet: yeah, andrew e. but not just him. almost everybody in the biz does that. which is their way of cheating the audience of the money they paid. and then you hear them talk crap about how piracy should be stopped and that we should buy original. sure, as long as they stop cashing in on revivals too.

bloodboard talkbacks:

red_pl8: what html thing is it that i might be able to help you with? thanks for dropping by.

jen: im... okay. yeah, i've been quite busy myself, hence almost no time for gimmicks and blogging. when you get back, then?

ghostin u: applications are very much welcome here. numerous applicants come in everyday. you should give it a try.

cheska: thanks for adding me to your list.

kipay: kfc batangas! the one in sm or the one in front of citimart? congratulations on your new job. favor though, can you ask the kfc management why their spicy products (hotshots, chicken, and especially my favorite zinger) aren't as spicy as before? to be honest, they aren't spicy anymore actually!

there you go, brothers and sisters. the gospel according to skizzy. praise be to kubrick.

p.s. if any of you do want to give peoplesupport a go, drop me a line so i could assist you. successful referrals mean cash bonus for me! woohoo! so, what are you waiting for! come on!

pardon my french

hoorayee! an update! a gawddarn blog post! stand up! stand up and rejoice everybody! put your hands in the air and lemme hear you say "hooo!" don't you hate it when a performer on stage does that? coercing the audience to a specific chant? i do. i hate it as much as when they aim the microphone towards you and want you to sing the song instead. i'm like, dude, i paid you to sing. so sing goddamit!

so anyways, welcome me back, ladies and gentlemen. what do you think of my brand spankin new header?

allow me to blabber about my new job. i am an entertainment transcriptionist at peoplesupport. if i shouldnt be telling you that and the ones that will follow this sentence, i have no idea so i don't give a monkey's pimply ass. basically what i do is watch small movie files, which are mostly interviews, listen very carefully to the audio and transcribe it. play, listen, pause, type, rewind, listen, play... and that's about it. the whole shift. it's really not that hard (my new friend and i are the fastest in the batch. the rest eat our typing dust), but it depends on the file and what the people in it say. if names/places/events/other stuff need checking, we fire up internet explorer and do research, which i'm pretty good at. it's actually quite fun sometimes, especially when the file is from a comedy talk show, or when it's really informative. like the last one we did about andrew jackson ( you know, the american president) and his movie-worthy love story. the uppity ones tell us that in the future we'll get a chance to transcribe films as well. one says that another transcriptionist hates transcribing r-rated movies. well, bring em all over to me! my pleasure. anyways, i like this call center job way better than the last one, for many reasons, like i get paid on time. unlike those government buttmunchers in quezon city! damn you all to hell!

oh, btw, here's the link to an old movie review that i've only uploaded now: art school confidential.

and finally from here on, the comments section is all yours. i wont be making anymore replies there. it's just me; i believe that the comments section should contain only your comments, suggestions and other messages (though i was gonna say 'violent reactions', dintcha? no way, cliche!). none of mine. what i would do instead is respond to them within the succeeding post. i shall do my best to answer all of them, the challenge thi would entail depends on the number of messages i receive. oh well, ive never really had that many comments. anyways, talkbacks start!

bloodboard talkback:
luigi: my main man, are you saying you'll be here on monday? if it's true, then holy shitballs! welcome back! cant wait to see you again and do with you things that are illegal in some countries. uncap the beer bottles and let out the girls! because the jai and luigi show is on!

ghostinyou: neither can i. as a big spidey fan, there aint nothin that can hinder me from watching this film. see you at the premiere!

onlinepad: thanks you, jen. i've added you as well. gimmick? anytime. especially if you're paying for it. question is, how? you're out of the country!

peter: dude, with what? the blog voting thing?

ituloy angpagsulong: hop `til you drop!

patty: will do my own rounds after this and i'll be sure to pass by your blog. take care, pattycake!

rho: happy belated halloween. man, i was gone for that long?!

din-din: yup. i was very busy. didnt have enough free time to do long posts. but thanks for visiting still. take care.

comments talkback:
katia: don't know if it'll coincide with the may 4 premiere in the us. but i pray to all the gods out there that it does. i'll keep an eyeball hanging out for any info regarding that. oh don't you fuckin dare cheat me, philippine organization that handles movie releases!

jigs: venom is in the other trailer, the one they showed in comic-con this year. you'll find it if you google it up. im sure we'll get to see it in full glory before the movie comes out, hopefully attached to one of the films early next year.

done! i'll be back at ya as soon as i can.

p.s. congratulations to the philippines for winning against mexico in a fist fight. rey mysterio's presence didnt give el terible enough boost to 619 his way to victory. the what-the-fuck-was-that? look on erik's face when he kissed the mat the third time was classic. [laugh] manny pacquiao for president!
p.p.s. on a totally unrelated note, remember that bald lifeguard dude with a mustache in baywatch who was an extra at first and then became a regular later on? of course you remember him. we all remember him. we just don't know who he is. he doesnt care though. because he got to see the baywatch babes' boobs bouncing in the beach.

spider-senses tingling!

dazzling ditko doodles! it's the new spider-man 3 trailer!!!

did you watch it? did you see the symbiote engulf spidey? did you see the black webbing?! did you see spider-man cleaning the train's exterior with sandman's face? still no venom though. but the trailer kicked ass nonetheless. sam raimi! give us venom on the next one!!! (directly below is a pic of what venom would most likely look like in the movie)

that is it for now, true believers! i'm gonna go home and play ultimate spider-man on my ps2. take care!

pick of destiny

rockers of the world unite! it's the first six minutes of the tenacious d movie!!!

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appy polly logies for my lengthy absence. if you happened upon the explanation i posted on the bloodboard, you'd know that the reason behind it is that i went through (and still am going through) one of the biggest problems of my life. a fate i wouldnt even wish on my enemies. well, maybe only because i want em to die in my hands. anyways, i may seem unaffected but believe me, deep within me, i could feel it eating at my soul bit by bit. i cope and i move on but i find it real hard to just completely forget about it and everytime the memory sneaks into my brain, i tear myself into pieces.

hey, i am on my second day of new hire training in peoplesupport. oh yes. ive lost my marbles and decided to become a call (center) boy once again. actually, i had applied around august, and after i had passed the tests and interviews, i got the "dont call us we'll call you" treatment. then i got a call last week saying there was an opening available but that i had to undergo everything again. since im lazy, i didnt go. day after that, saturday, i got another call and was told to go to their office at 5pm for "final assessment". contract signing soon followed and voila! i am a bum no more. the freelancing ive been doing for some time was okay, but the pay never came on time, and therefore, financial problems. so now i have a regular job. which looks like fun and will probably last longer than my previous attempt. best thing about it? for now, it is the donita rose/connie sison look-a-like trainer named mimay (for oh me, oh my!).

that's about all i can say for now. i'll talk more and try to hop around your blogs next time when i have full control. take care.

oh and btw, thank you, mysterious free wifi.