Twenty Eight

I turn 28 today and I will have an awesome birthday unlike last year.

Bank on it.

Fantasy island

Everyone's been raving about the six-star Bellarocca Resort and Spa in Marinduque. From the photos I've seen, saying it's beautiful is an understatement.

It just dawned on me recently that the resort was built on an island owned by the family of an old friend of mine.

It wasn't common knowledge but it wasn't a secret either that the Hiranos owned Fantasy Elephant Island. Back in our elementary days, we used to tease my friend Joji that they were so rich they actually had an island.

Anyway, I don't know if they still own it. My guess is they probably sold it for a a little fortune, a few hundred million pesos perhaps.

Tiger's costly trysts

It looks like Tiger Woods will one-up Michael Jordan yet again.

He's about to top the $168 million Jordan paid his ex-wife, Juanita, for their divorce settlement. According to estimates, Elin Nordegren stands to receive an amount north of $300 million.

Who would've though that a seemingly stupid one-car accident will trigger Tiger's downfall?

Manila celebrates a decade of NT

NTPI held a mini-summit at Grappa's Greenbelt last night to commemorate Niketalk's 10th year.

I won't lie. I'm stoked that the folks I didn't want to see didn't show up. LMAO.

Ninja Assassin

It's the goriest film I've seen since John Rambo. Blood and body parts scattered everywhere.

Story was blah but the fight scenes were awesome. I love how the producers went old school when they casted ninja pioneer Sho Kosugi to play the lead villain role.

Niketalk turns 10

10 December 1999 - 10 December 2009

Cheers and congratulations to the fam.

In true NT fashion, :hat :eek

Gambling warlords

My good friend often shared a baccarat table with two of the infamous Ampatuans of Maguindanao, Zaldy and Sajid, at the Grand Regal casino in Davao.

My friend said they were actually nice and generous. They usually took care of the banker commissions of my friend and the other folks who played on the same table.

Women are like swimming pools

They cost a great deal to maintain considering the amount of time you spend inside them.

For the curious and courageous

NSFW. Do not click. Be warned.

I dare you though because I know you cannot resist.

Click me.

Stray cat

Via TXTS FRM LST NGHT

(703): Tiger just fucked it up for all of us... she grabbed my phone this morning and started asking questions.

If Tiger Woods, the celebrity-cum-athlete-slash-role-model who probably had the most squeaky clean image in the world, can stray and cheat, so can everybody else.

Seriously. He just fucked it up for all of us.

Tiger jokes

- What's the difference between golf and an Escalade?

Tiger can drive a golf ball north of 350 yards but can't muster 10 meters on his Escalade.

- What was Elin Woods doing out at 2:20 in the morning?

She was seen clubbing.

- Tiger just got baptized a new nickname. He is now known as Cheetah.

- Tiger drives well on a fairway but he doesn't fare well on the driveway.

LMAO

Catch the Tiger by the tail

Tiger Woods is not an ordinary idiot. He's a billionaire idiot.

Seriously, Elin Nordegren-Woods is gorgeous. I'd wife her up with the quickness. I don't think I'll ever understand how and why Tiger could cheat on her with some ugly jumpoffs.

If I had his life, best believe I'd be more than contented.

Philippine islands

Seven thousand one hundred and seven.

NFL Week 12

Damn. I just missed out on one of the easiest weeks in the NFL. Coulda been up big time.

Four Sixes

About a week or so ago...

Ugly duckling

Dakota Fanning in New Moon looks way better than Dakota Fanning in real life. Seriously, that's already saying a lot since she was exponentially uglier when she was younger.

Don't get me wrong though, the ugly duckling is still no swan.

Fiction's worst female protagonist ever

Bella Swan is the dumbest, weakest, lamest, most pathetic, most loserish female fictional character of all time, bar none.

Seriously, this girl is a disgrace to the female of the species. She's a simp, a bitch and a whore all rolled into one.

We can be Heroes

I just caught the 2009 CNN Heroes special earlier. Wow, I'm speechless. These are all great people. They make the world a better place.

I'm sure there are a lot more of their kind who are doing their thing without much or any fanfare. Y'all keep it up.

*claps and sheds tears*

CNN's shameful act

What the fuck was CNN thinking when it interrupted their 2009 Heroes special for a live coverage on Tiger Woods' car accident?!?

Worse, it wasn't just an update. They stayed on the story for a good 30 minutes or so.

Seriously, that is so fucked up. There are a lot more important stories than Tiger stupidly ramming his Escalade on a tree/fire hydrant just outside of his Florida mansion.

Popularity contests

Filipinos seem to have a knack for winning anything and everything that's being decided via free online voting.

I remember there was a time Pinays would dominate the Miss Photogenic awards of major beauty contests primarily because the votes were cast on the web and one can actually vote unlimited number of times. That said, we have people who'd spend literally all day just casting votes.

With the Chinese government censuring almost everything on the internet, we got this online voting thing locked down for years to come.

Now if only the Nobel Prizes and Olympic Golds can be awarded this way...