10/13/2014

9gag.com: 10 Sentences That Can Change Your Perspective in Life


1. People aren't against you; they are for themselves.

2. Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.

3. You learn more from failure than from success. Don't let it stop you. Failure builds character.

4. The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it after.

5. Go where you're celebrated not where you're tolerated.

6. The person that you will spend most time in your life is yourself, so better try to make yourself as interesting as possible.

7. If you accept your limitations, you go beyond them.

8. People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily.

9. Everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.

10. Comfort is the enemy of achievement.

5/29/2014

Fugly Philippine Government Buildings

The people who did these MUST die. This is just a partial list and I will update this post from time to time.

1. Mecauayan City Hall, Bulacan.

Photo from Panoramio
Photo from Cake Picture Gallery


2. Santa Cruz Town Hall, Laguna

Photo from Benjie Layug
Photo from Cake Central

If you know other fugly government buildings, please do share it with me by replying to this post.

5/04/2014

9gag.com: Kisses and Prayers

Photo from 9gag

Airports see more sincere kisses than wedding halls.The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers than the walls of churches.

3/09/2014

Philippine City Lights and Urbanization


The Earth Observatory article Bright Lights, Big City describes how NASA scientists use city light data to map urbanization. You can see from the map below which part of the Philippines is urbanized. You can also see how the Philippines fairs to its neighbors:


 I hope one day, the Philippines will be as urbanized (and well-lit) as the developed countries.

2/19/2014

9gag.com: 30 Funny Philosophy Quotes That Make You Think


1. You can carry a rabbit's foot for luck but remember, it didn't work for the rabbit.
2. When your teacher says "get out", it means you have won the argument.
3. Rumors inform you about things you never even knew about yourself.
4. Sometimes your mouth is like a zipper. By the time you realize it's open, it has already embarrassed you.
5. If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
6. Also, if life doesn't give you water and sugar, your lemonade is gonna be terrible.
7. At the end of the day. life should ask you, "do you want to save changes?"
8. When life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic.
9. If you think that nobody cares if you're alive, try leaving some debts due.
10. If a kid asks you how can Santa Claus live forever, a good answer would be that he drinks blood.
11. Never be quick to judge a typo. First, check the keyboard to see if the keys are close. And even if they are not, you pointing it out will rarely be appreciated.
12. Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they have nothing to lose.
13. Pickles are just hulked out hotdogs.
14. I have never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question.
15. Every time some says "expect the unexpected", the best course of action is to test that quote by punching them in the face.
16. Anything that is free, either has a reason, a question, a secret, a beauty, a defect, a damage or a near expiration date.
17. No matter what life brings you, always take a lesson from your dog. Kick some dirt over that shit and move on.
18. Few women admit their age. Few men act their own.
19. Beauty doesn't count if 90% of it can be wiped off with some water.
20. Those who drink get drunk. Those who get drunk go to sleep. Those who go to sleep don't sin. Those who don't sin go to heaven. So let's all drink and go to heaven!
21. A true friend will always be right by your side doing the same stupid things til the very end.
22. Be the person your dog thinks you are.
23. Love you enemies. It pisses them off.
 
24. Money talks. Its favorite word is "goodbye".
25. Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did.
26. Contrary to a popular belief, standing a breath away from me doesn't make the line to the cash register smaller.
27. If you ever feel sad, just remember that somewhere in the world, there's a fat kid dropping his favorite ice cream.
28. If you are about to die inside an elevator, make sure you first press the up button.
29. Summer is the time when it's too hot to do all those things you put off last winter because it was too cold.
30. There are three types of learners: the ones that learn by seeing, the ones that learn by hearing, and those who have to pee on an electric fence to learn their lesson.

1/28/2014

Goldilock's Special/Classic Polvoron

I noticed these two classic polvorons from Goldilocks don't taste the same. Is it just me? 

Photo from Rawwr

Photo from Goldilocks