... They just found an excuse within the show's storyline to feature a scene where Dennis Trillo dances the Robot, Disco, and Breakdancing.
Wow. Just wow.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Lemme Reiterate...
.:TV Appearance Tomorrow!:.
Tomorrow, I'll be making an appearance for an interview regarding psychic phenomena in ANC around 9:30 AM or so. I'll be doing the Acid Test, so this will be a doozy that you better not miss out on!
.:What Business Do They Have Exposing The Art?:.
Last Saturday, GMA-7's program, "Imbestigador", had a segment where they exposed several magic illusions including the Zig-Zag Lady, the Linking Rings, and even a locally devised effect known as "Burikadabra".
For a program that prides itself in bringing to justice the less desirable elements of our society, it boggles the mind why they would make it a point to disrespect the art of magic and expose these effects? Has it ever occurred to them that these people perform and keep a code of secrecy to preserve the integrity of the art? Or are they too concerned in exposing magic for no other reason than to just bring the craft down even further?
Programs like these are not unlikely to find themselves at odds with pirates: people with no regard for intellectual property and profit off of it. Isn't that what they just did here? Did they ever care about the livelihood of magicians whose credibility they undermined with their exposure? Did they even care that they were divulging ideas that they did not themselves own, and almost assuredly did not pay for either?
It's a slap in the face of an art that has made it clear that they deal in deception to begin with. People pay to be deceived. To even compare the art of magic to street hustlers and swindlers is an outright insult to magic as a whole.
What business does Imbestigador, a show meant as a public service, in sticking their noses into someone's decent, honest livelihood? If they want to do a witch-hunt of quacks and frauds whose claims bite off more than they can choose, sure thing, but expose magic wantonly and irregardless of the fact that people pay their bills through it? That's just uncalled for, especially when it even goes as far as to trample over intellectual property rights?
This isn't just a protest over something petty. It's a protest over a very unethical, unscrupulous, and willful exposure of an art whose key to success is secrecy, for no malicious reason, but simply to entertain. It honestly makes no sense why a reputable program like Imbestigador would go against its own principles of fair play and justice and flat-out ignore the welfare of magicians trying to make a living all for the sake of what? For the sake of ratings?
Count me in as someone who wishes to file my indignation against this program.
Tomorrow, I'll be making an appearance for an interview regarding psychic phenomena in ANC around 9:30 AM or so. I'll be doing the Acid Test, so this will be a doozy that you better not miss out on!
.:What Business Do They Have Exposing The Art?:.
Last Saturday, GMA-7's program, "Imbestigador", had a segment where they exposed several magic illusions including the Zig-Zag Lady, the Linking Rings, and even a locally devised effect known as "Burikadabra".
For a program that prides itself in bringing to justice the less desirable elements of our society, it boggles the mind why they would make it a point to disrespect the art of magic and expose these effects? Has it ever occurred to them that these people perform and keep a code of secrecy to preserve the integrity of the art? Or are they too concerned in exposing magic for no other reason than to just bring the craft down even further?
Programs like these are not unlikely to find themselves at odds with pirates: people with no regard for intellectual property and profit off of it. Isn't that what they just did here? Did they ever care about the livelihood of magicians whose credibility they undermined with their exposure? Did they even care that they were divulging ideas that they did not themselves own, and almost assuredly did not pay for either?
It's a slap in the face of an art that has made it clear that they deal in deception to begin with. People pay to be deceived. To even compare the art of magic to street hustlers and swindlers is an outright insult to magic as a whole.
What business does Imbestigador, a show meant as a public service, in sticking their noses into someone's decent, honest livelihood? If they want to do a witch-hunt of quacks and frauds whose claims bite off more than they can choose, sure thing, but expose magic wantonly and irregardless of the fact that people pay their bills through it? That's just uncalled for, especially when it even goes as far as to trample over intellectual property rights?
This isn't just a protest over something petty. It's a protest over a very unethical, unscrupulous, and willful exposure of an art whose key to success is secrecy, for no malicious reason, but simply to entertain. It honestly makes no sense why a reputable program like Imbestigador would go against its own principles of fair play and justice and flat-out ignore the welfare of magicians trying to make a living all for the sake of what? For the sake of ratings?
Count me in as someone who wishes to file my indignation against this program.
TV Appearance!
.:A Discussion On Psychic Phenomena...:.
I'll be at ANC tomorrow around 9:30 AM, for the November 1 episode where I and fellow TSC member Nomer will be interviewed about psychich phenomena. =)
Awesome!
This Saturday, I'll be on Lovely Day as well, on GMA 7.
I'll be at ANC tomorrow around 9:30 AM, for the November 1 episode where I and fellow TSC member Nomer will be interviewed about psychich phenomena. =)
Awesome!
This Saturday, I'll be on Lovely Day as well, on GMA 7.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Quick Update...
.:Jon Stewart, The Green Lantern...:.
Picture from Shaft Agents...
Picture from Shaft Agents...
.:Bookings Galore!:.
I'm booked to go and do magic every Sunday at Global Fun Carnival in Mall of Asia...
And then, I'm doing mentalism in The Block tomorrow and Tuesday. Real awesome, to say the least... I have a bunch of gigs after a long time...
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Gah!
.:Feel The Pain!:.
WWE, hire that commentary guy. Nao!
.:Can't Wait For Sembreak!:.
When will this pain end? x_x
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Ahahaha...
.:Busy, Busy, Busy.:.
Columbia found me an E-Copy of To Kill A Mockingbird.
They're really cool.
.:El And Charles...:.
... saw them both last night. Heh.
Columbia found me an E-Copy of To Kill A Mockingbird.
They're really cool.
.:El And Charles...:.
... saw them both last night. Heh.
Monday, October 22, 2007
The Weekend Was Quiet, But Whoah!
.:Sigh...:.
I don't wanna talk about last Friday's bombing event anymore. It's sad, and it's really just bewildering why they did it... more economic sabotage, perhaps?
My prayers go out to the affected families...
.:Isn't It Lovely?:.
My mom really likes my Beloved, so I can see...
.:Match Of The Yearu!:.
I don't wanna talk about last Friday's bombing event anymore. It's sad, and it's really just bewildering why they did it... more economic sabotage, perhaps?
My prayers go out to the affected families...
.:Isn't It Lovely?:.
My mom really likes my Beloved, so I can see...
.:Match Of The Yearu!:.
Somewhere around 0:50, prepare to see something that'd make your jaw drop.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Whoo!
.:MHF2 FTW!:.
Got together with Diane, Mark, and Joey for a bit of Monster Hunter 2, and it went pretty well. I'm glad things are going just fine in that regard.
Even went to Greenhills to have a co-teacher's PSP modded too...
.:Weekly Plan Time!:.
Time for me to start doing the weekly plan, heh.
.:Deliberations!:.
Here we go... looks like I have my work cut out for me, but I'm managing just fine, regardless. :)
.:The Icon Meme...:.
Credit of suggestion goes to Mlina.
: This image is my default image. Found it someplace on Scans Daily. Since I'm Mister Vader, I think it suits me just fine. While Darth Vader is evil, he's positively cuddly. And cute. :P
: Well, more Darth Vader love, of course. It's just perfect.
: Because you have to stop, collaborate and listen. It's Hammertime! I just found this picture, and it just reminded me of the 90's so much... heh.
: Batman loves Robin. What else can I say?
: Great Teacher Onizuka is one of my favorite anime of all time, and I just needed to have a userpic with him in it. He's the inspiration for my teaching career.
: A picture of The Rock, the Brahma Bull. One of my favorite WWE Wrestlers of all time, along with The Undertaker. Everyone knows I've been a fan of wrestling since time immemorial.
: Barry White is god! I'd kill just to have a voice like his when I'm trying to talk to someone on the phone. If you don't know who Barry White is, look him up.
Comment to this post and I will reply back with seven of your icons from your icon gallery. You then have to put a post in your Livejournal explaining the background of these icons and why you love and keep them. And the cycle continues!
Got together with Diane, Mark, and Joey for a bit of Monster Hunter 2, and it went pretty well. I'm glad things are going just fine in that regard.
Even went to Greenhills to have a co-teacher's PSP modded too...
.:Weekly Plan Time!:.
Time for me to start doing the weekly plan, heh.
.:Deliberations!:.
Here we go... looks like I have my work cut out for me, but I'm managing just fine, regardless. :)
.:The Icon Meme...:.
Credit of suggestion goes to Mlina.
: This image is my default image. Found it someplace on Scans Daily. Since I'm Mister Vader, I think it suits me just fine. While Darth Vader is evil, he's positively cuddly. And cute. :P: Well, more Darth Vader love, of course. It's just perfect. : Because you have to stop, collaborate and listen. It's Hammertime! I just found this picture, and it just reminded me of the 90's so much... heh.: Batman loves Robin. What else can I say?: Great Teacher Onizuka is one of my favorite anime of all time, and I just needed to have a userpic with him in it. He's the inspiration for my teaching career.: A picture of The Rock, the Brahma Bull. One of my favorite WWE Wrestlers of all time, along with The Undertaker. Everyone knows I've been a fan of wrestling since time immemorial.: Barry White is god! I'd kill just to have a voice like his when I'm trying to talk to someone on the phone. If you don't know who Barry White is, look him up.Comment to this post and I will reply back with seven of your icons from your icon gallery. You then have to put a post in your Livejournal explaining the background of these icons and why you love and keep them. And the cycle continues!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
I Was An Urban Legend For A Day!
.:Wha?:.
So there was this one time I substituted for Berkeley, and of course, I did a bit of magic for them while I was at it.
A few weeks later, they tell their Social Studies teacher about me. Ms. Rillo promptly asks, "who?" and she feigns complete ignorance about me, as if I didn't exist.
Soon enough, all the other Berkeley teachers were in on the joke. Mr. Javier was asking them who this "Mr. Fabie" was, since he's from the English department and he's never seen this "Mr. Fabie". Mr. Quijano acts surprised about it and asks the students if this "Mr.Fabie" apparates. Ms. Tong was in on the joke, too.
It took a while before Berkeley caught on that they were being taken for a ride, courtesy of Ms. Rillo, but I must admit that it was fun knowing that I was an urban legend of sorts for a few moments in the eyes of the Berkeley kids...
Short but sweet... =P
.:Loli Loves Venom!!!:.
And since I don't know if it's cool to gank her images, I'm just linking here: Loli loves Venom!
So there was this one time I substituted for Berkeley, and of course, I did a bit of magic for them while I was at it.
A few weeks later, they tell their Social Studies teacher about me. Ms. Rillo promptly asks, "who?" and she feigns complete ignorance about me, as if I didn't exist.
Soon enough, all the other Berkeley teachers were in on the joke. Mr. Javier was asking them who this "Mr. Fabie" was, since he's from the English department and he's never seen this "Mr. Fabie". Mr. Quijano acts surprised about it and asks the students if this "Mr.Fabie" apparates. Ms. Tong was in on the joke, too.
It took a while before Berkeley caught on that they were being taken for a ride, courtesy of Ms. Rillo, but I must admit that it was fun knowing that I was an urban legend of sorts for a few moments in the eyes of the Berkeley kids...
Short but sweet... =P
.:Loli Loves Venom!!!:.
And since I don't know if it's cool to gank her images, I'm just linking here: Loli loves Venom!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Finally Finished Recording, So Paying Something Forward...
Finished recording grades, so time to relax a bit!
Reply to this post, and I will list three things I love about you. Maybe more than three. Then repost to your own journal and spread the love.
Reply to this post, and I will list three things I love about you. Maybe more than three. Then repost to your own journal and spread the love.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Hehehe...
.:Coinkidink:.
While I was with my Beloved in Greenhills yesterday, we ran into a couple of my students, and it was really amusing how they gushed over Row...
"You're his... girlfriend?"
"Oh! You're sooo beautiful!"
"You're too big for him!"
The last statement made me do a double take. I'm 6', and my Beloved is a waif 5'2, and barely over 100 pounds (I'm not telling. She might get mad I revealed her weight.). How the heck could she be "too big"? Or did they mean it the other way around?
While I was with my Beloved in Greenhills yesterday, we ran into a couple of my students, and it was really amusing how they gushed over Row...
"You're his... girlfriend?"
"Oh! You're sooo beautiful!"
"You're too big for him!"
The last statement made me do a double take. I'm 6', and my Beloved is a waif 5'2, and barely over 100 pounds (I'm not telling. She might get mad I revealed her weight.). How the heck could she be "too big"? Or did they mean it the other way around?
Well...
.:Surreal:.
Didn't realize my Beloved is close friends with Aiza Seguerra. That being said, I ended up hanging out with Row's friends at Greenhills. We ate at CPK, and conversations were pretty okay...
It was fun, really. I kept a low profile for the most part, and I think that it was all good and I didn't do anything to make them dislike me or something...
That is all I have to say for now.
And, oh. We have internet again. Thank God for that, too.
I hope that means my blogging can go back to being sensible after months of being little more than shout-outs.
Didn't realize my Beloved is close friends with Aiza Seguerra. That being said, I ended up hanging out with Row's friends at Greenhills. We ate at CPK, and conversations were pretty okay...
It was fun, really. I kept a low profile for the most part, and I think that it was all good and I didn't do anything to make them dislike me or something...
That is all I have to say for now.
And, oh. We have internet again. Thank God for that, too.
I hope that means my blogging can go back to being sensible after months of being little more than shout-outs.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
TV Thoughts...
.:It's Interesting...:.
Believe it or not, I really feel that Zaido has been doing really well as a series so far. I haven't seen ABS-CBN's "Lastikman", but what I'm seeing from Zaido has been interesting for the most part, and I'm really glad to see nods here and there to the original.
Paolo Ballesteros as Ida is really disorienting. It does make you think, huh?
.:Outside Of That...:.
All this hoopla over the remakes being "rip-offs" have been unfounded, for the most part. Super Twins was rather different from Sailor Moon outside of their costumes. Lupin was critically praised, if only for the depth of Lupin's pathos, and it worked out pretty well. Asian Treasures was an ambitious foray that paid off well, albeit seeing Angel Locsin in ABS-CBN now is a bit sad.
Marimar is okay for the most part. It does make me wonder though about the series, because for all intents and purposes, Marimar's appeal back in the day was its fast pacing. This rendition does not have that feature.
Well, it remains to be seen...
Believe it or not, I really feel that Zaido has been doing really well as a series so far. I haven't seen ABS-CBN's "Lastikman", but what I'm seeing from Zaido has been interesting for the most part, and I'm really glad to see nods here and there to the original.
Paolo Ballesteros as Ida is really disorienting. It does make you think, huh?
.:Outside Of That...:.
All this hoopla over the remakes being "rip-offs" have been unfounded, for the most part. Super Twins was rather different from Sailor Moon outside of their costumes. Lupin was critically praised, if only for the depth of Lupin's pathos, and it worked out pretty well. Asian Treasures was an ambitious foray that paid off well, albeit seeing Angel Locsin in ABS-CBN now is a bit sad.
Marimar is okay for the most part. It does make me wonder though about the series, because for all intents and purposes, Marimar's appeal back in the day was its fast pacing. This rendition does not have that feature.
Well, it remains to be seen...
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