nice bod, wrong invite...hehehe

What about this online greeting card?


Happy Birthday of You
Happy Birthday of You

"be simply human....NEED ME? FRIEND WITH ME"

"I'm single yet confuse — Manila"

looks: excellent; grammar: careless

This is from one of my idols online. (picture was taken without permission)

"I sat down and interviewed famed male model Akihiro Sato on the set of his first movie, Handumanan today. He, along with actress/animal rights activist Chin-Chin Gutierrez, Jason Abalos and Carlo Maceda are in Dumaguete to shoot the film that is set here."

If one is naughty (like me), one is bound to imagine different scenarios after reading the first sentence. Did the author sat on the lap of Aki? Was he sitting down while Aki was standing up or strutting his stuff? I think Mark ( one of the most good-looking fellows in the blogworld) wanted to say he sat down with and interviewed etc.

The lack of comma after Handumanan leads me to assume that the title of the movie is Handumanan Today.

The error in the second statement is usually due to carelessness. Phrases such as together with, as well as, and along with are not the same as and. The phrase introduced by as well as or along with will modify the earlier word, but it does not compound the subjects (as the word and would do). So it should be: He, along with actress.....and Carlo Maceda, is in Dumaguete.


But then again, maybe our blogger Mark felt careless after talking to Aki and forgot his basic grammar? Hmmm.

a funny signage and two haikus

For the record, his services were much better than his grammar!

Two of my favorite bloggers posted haikus:

1. This is from justdrinkmilk:

Infatuated
yet totally one-sided.
Story of my life.

A haiku is best appreciated in its oral form when the measured rhythm becomes an auditory delight. The beauty of this haiku is in its composition, although it maintains the blogger's emotional landscape: desolate and depressing. The piece then goes against the tide since most haikus are celebrations of nature's beauty and bounty.

In its written form, the full stop in the second line is out of place. Maybe a colon will do the trick?

2. And from tristan:

The future looks bright

But, there is no guarantee.

Hoping for the best.

This one moves half a step away from desolation and faces the future with uncertainty. This is not as skillfully crafted as the first one, but the emotions are more fluid. The comma in the second line is unnecessary.

Walang Kawala premiered: strong film; weak sentence

from manilagayguy

"Walang Kawala is going to be premiered at the UP Film Institute on November 6. Tickets at 100 pesos available at the cinema booth on the day just before the showing time (7pm)."

1. The use of "is going to be premiered" is a confusing construction that can be avoided by the use of a future tense. "Walang Kawala will premiere at the UP Film Institute." Easier, right?

2. The second sentence can bemuse and bewilder even the most intelligent mind. Are tickets available on the day itself? Are tickets available the day just before showing time? If it's the former, then it will be wiser to a) simplify the sentence or b) you some punctuation:

a. Tickets at 100 pesos are available at the cinema booth just before showtime.

b. Tickets at 100 pesos are available at the cinema booth on the day itself, just before showtime.



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Naked in Pagudpud, thinking about dona victorina

I don't have plans of posting anything in my blog this week. After all, I am in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte at the Saud Beach Resort. I am here to rest and recreate myself. But I was reading Amiel's comment section where people responded to my comment about dog-eating.

So, despite the fact that I am terribly drunk, here is my response:

okay, since I brought it up...


No, there is no special resolution exempting Vigan from the animal welfare act. Exceptions are only allowed in areas defined as ancestral domains. The problem with environmental laws and animal rights is that they do not take priority in terms of law enforcement. I swear to god I saw several policemen lining up to eat in those dog- specialty eateries in Vigan, but nobody seems to care.

I come from an Igorot ancestry, so I should know that not all Cordillerans eat dogs. In the time of my forefathers, eating the dog of a fallen headhunter or warrior was part of the ritual to honor the dead. Most of the tribal warriors had dogs to accompany the hunt, and when the dog's master died, it was assumed that the spirit of the dog went with the master, so the dog was eaten as pure flesh.

My people were food gatherers, and yes, some tribes like the Ibaloi and Kankanaey have found eating dogs helpful during the very cold months because of the heat it gives to the hunters' body. Remember we wear g-strings? In the middle of a pine forest in the cold winds of December, the frost sometimes kill the weak?

It's not only the primitive faith of my people, it was also a survival mechanism that dog-eating became part of the culture.

Trust me on this, slowly my people are educating each other, and they have moved away from practices that dehumanize our culture, and damage the environment.

Tonight, I am naked here in Pagudpud, alone in the beach. I don't have a problem with that, nudity is the norm in my tribe. But certainly, we have learned to wear decent clothes when we the situation calls for it.

We have moved away from g-strings, we can move away from dog-eating. Give us some time.

Remembering Those Who Died of Wrong Grammar

1. Stella Strada

She was a boldstar who rose to fame in such movies as Kirot and Puri.

Her suicide note said:

THIS IS A CRAZY PLANETS

May she rest in pieces!

_____________________________

Incidentally, during the New Year's presentation of See True:

Inday Badiday: O sige ano na ang inyong prediction para kay Stella Strada.
Madam Auring: Lalo siyang sisikat sa darating na taon at malalampasan niya ang kasikatan ni Alma Moreno!

The next day's headline: STELLA STRADA COMMITS SUICIDE!

Prophecy fulfilled!
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Cristy Fermin is really an error: the person and the grammar

Finally, the news that all humans have been waiting for. I welcome the news from pinoycelebritybuzz.com about Cristy's suspension. I just hate the wrong grammar.

Here's part of the blog:

"She is suspended as host from ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz” and as anchorperson from DZMM’s “Showbiz Mismo” until December 31, 2008.

ABS-CBN also said that Cristy Fermin violates the company’s high standard of professionalism and integrity in journalism which is detrimental not only to her name and credibility but also that of “The Buzz” and ABS-CBN."

1. You don't host FROM a particular show, you are host OF a show. So, Cristy Fermin is suspended as host of ABS-CBN's "The Buzz" and as anchorperson OF DZMM's etc etc.

2. That is a wicked, dangling dependent clause you got in there. What you are saying is that the integrity in journalism is detrimental to Cristy and the TV station. How so? Just divide the confusing statement into two:

ABS-CBN also said that Cristy Fermin violates the company’s high standard of professionalism and integrity in journalism. Such a violation is detrimental not only to her name and credibility but also that of “The Buzz” and ABS-CBN.

And while we are at it, I have two objections:

a. I object to the insinuation that Cristy Fermin had credibility prior to the violation.

b. I object to the term of the suspension. Why not extend her suspension until December 31, 2220.