Category Archives: Random Ranting

Story Time: Brush With High Society Snobs

Back in September 2011, my Political Science class had a field trip in Metro Manila to visit the various locations where each branch of the government held their offices in (Malacañang, the Senate and House of Representatives, and the Supreme Court). That trip itself would make a fine story on its own, and let’s saveContinueContinue reading “Story Time: Brush With High Society Snobs”

What Infuriates Me About “Influencers”

As a blogger since 2006-2007, I have plenty of opinions regarding today’s breed or bloggers/vloggers/social media influencers. And with ~that post~ by a certain “influencer” going viral the other day, I felt the need to give my two cents. Brace yourself, this is a looooong ass read

Hot Take: Live Action Superhero Movies Don’t Give Me The Same Thrill Comic Books Do

I’ve been a comic book fan for a few years now, and I’ve amassed an okay-ish amount of physical and digital comics during that time. As my social media feeds suggest (as well as actual conversations with me), I would like to believe that I have enough nerd credibility to discuss this hot take ofContinueContinue reading “Hot Take: Live Action Superhero Movies Don’t Give Me The Same Thrill Comic Books Do”

Online Valentine’s

Remember, whilst it is nice that we have a day to be extra romantic and loving, Valentine’s Day is just a socially constructed pseudo-holiday attributed to some brutally murdered saint and has been subjected to extreme exploitation by capitalist entities hoping to cash in on people’s feelings. 
So don’t forget to love –in all its forms — everyday. Because it’s free.

DFA Data Breach

News recently broke out of a data breach involving the personal information of Philippine passport holders. Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin admitted (on Twitter of all places) that a former foreign contractor working for the government agency ran off with data, allegedly out of spite, after the former’s contract was terminated byContinueContinue reading “DFA Data Breach”

Thankfulness All The Time

Let me start this post by saying I badly wanted to make a reference to Ariana Grande’s song “Thank U, Next” in the title, but felt it would inappropriate to do so in a serious article. Okay, moving on. Life is not always peachy. There will always be days where everything feels bleak and unforgiving;ContinueContinue reading “Thankfulness All The Time”

Betting on Sports is BS

=o=o=o=o=Updated 2:04 P.M.=o=o=o=o= Pacquaio won via unanimous decision. Congrats, Manny!!! He reclaims his welterweight title that he lost to Bradley back in 2012. Somewhere, Mayweather is thinking about his life choices. =o=o=o=o=End of Update=o=o=o=o= In a few minutes, Manny Pacquiao is going to face Tim Bradley for the second time. Bradley beat Pacquiao two years ago.ContinueContinue reading “Betting on Sports is BS”