Tuesday, December 27, 2005
New Year's Revolution
"The Rock said blow the candles, not the pool boy!" - The Rock

Speaking of WWE programs, I recently found out that ringside seats to the WWE Raw show in the Philippines cost P10440 per ticket. WTF.

No, this blog entry isn't about the WWE pay-per-view of the same name. I call this my New Year's Revolution, because it is so much bigger than a resolution. Resolutions are things like, "lose twenty pounds this year" or "earn enough money for a ringside ticket to a WWE show." I resolve to change my life for the better. Here's what makes up my New Year's Revolution:

Improve my relationship with God - Succinctly put by the title of an R.E.M. song, I'm "losing my religion." This 2006, I'll start going to confessions, attending Mass regularly, and if I have time, I'll join the SCA or the YFC. This past year, I always felt like something was missing in my life, and I now know what it was. I've been living for all the wrong reasons. This year, I live for God.

Let go of past grudges - I've managed to do that with two guys before Christmas break, but this year I'm letting it all go. If I can't manage to like you, I'll leave you alone. I promise not to judge anyone this year.

Put others first - I hate to say this, but I am a very, very selfish person. Therefore I resolve to be more selfless, to start genuinely caring about other people, and to understand that God made me to serve others.

In fact, I started practicing this third one just last Monday while planning a big Askalz (that's my grade school 11-boys-and-2-girls barkada) get-together at the Raw event with Roi. Look, while I am fully willing and able to pay P10,440 for ringside Raw tickets, I understand that maybe not all the Askalz can do the same, so I told Roi, "sa P2000 seats na lang tayo, basta magkasama para masaya. :)"

See? I'm not so selfish after all. =P (Hey, everybody's gotta start somewhere.)

[edit 1.9.06: For those who want to know, the subsequent post has been deleted because after asking myself "What Would Jesus Do?", I decided that Jesus would not air his dirty laundry in public.]
JC got bored @ 6:25 AM

Friday, December 16, 2005
Stripes and Stripes Forever
As a member of the Candy Council of Cool, I get a free CD every month to review. Next to meeting celebrities, it's my favorite part of the job. I've got five so far: the first one was Stonefree's Hibiscus, which I got at the Stonefree press conference (I love you, Miro Valera!), second was Melanie C.'s Beautiful Intentions, third was Killer Queen, which is a tribute to Queen (I got it at the Constantine Maroulis press conference), fourth was Lite and Live @ Tapika, a compilation of the best performances at Tapika, which is a quaint little bar along Katipunan Avenue which Ryan likes to frequent. And the fifth one...hang on, I'm getting there.

This is the process of selection: every month, the Candy editors have eight CD's every month for us to review, and we get to pick which ones we want. First month, I picked Melanie C. Next month, we had to draw lots so it would be fair for everyone. I originally got The Speaks' album, but I traded with Portia and got Lite and Live @ Tapika, because I like acoustic music, and Ryan holds Tapika performers in high regard (we both love Stonefree). This month, we drew lots again, and I got 6 Cycle Mind. While I think they're awesome, there was another CD there that I REALLY wanted, and hooray for me, I managed to trade with Regine.


OMFG I now have The White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan album!!!



Not that I'm anti-Christ or anything (quite the opposite, actually), but The White Stripes rock. Yeaboi! \m/

This Christmas break just keeps getting better and better. =)
JC got bored @ 9:06 AM

Thursday, December 15, 2005
It's anti-establishment. It's hot. It's RAW.
My brother told me that his friend told him that he heard that WWE RAW is coming to the Philippines. And I'm like, "Whoa!" David heard too, and he said he's going to try and pull some strings with Globe or Smart or any other sponsor (yaman kasi). As for me, I opt to just shell out the full P3,300 for front row tickets (unless I can mooch off David, and I seriously doubt he'd let me). Hey, it's worth it to get to see HBK and John Cena and Triple H and Christy Hemme and everyone up close! I mean, it sucks for me that Chris Jericho quit the WWE because I would kill to meet him, and it obviously sucks that Eddie passed away, but I'm still psyched to see everyone else! =)

I can't wait to go back to school and tell all my fellow WWE fans---maybe we can plan a major gimik at the Araneta Coliseum!

And if YOU wanna go with me, here are some of the details:

WWE Raw
Date: February 25 and 26 24 and 25, 2006
Venue: Araneta Coliseum
Tickets are available at all SM TicketNet outlets. Call 911-5555 for more information.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to look for my February 2004 issue of Raw Magazine with HBK on the cover. Hee-hee, I hope he signs it! *goofy grin*

Note to Sir Martin: I'll be wearing my Stone Cold Steve Austin "F*ck Fear Drink Beer" shirt. Hah!
JC got bored @ 7:50 AM

Monday, December 12, 2005
During Social Science class...
Sir Martin: Usually, the big guys sit at the back...
Bon: Oo, guys kami, kung yung spelling ng "guys" ay G-A-Y-S!


In any classroom, the back row is usually where all the crazy stuff happens, and we were no exception. Migs sat at the leftmost chair, I sat next to him, Bon sat next to me, and Brandon sat next to Bon. Brandon was on a roll that day, imitating II - Champaca's "I am confused!" skit using the accent of Emperor what's-his-face from The Last Samurai (um, I'm not very good with names). And then...

Migs: Brandon's gay!
J.C. [to Brandon]: You are gay!
Brandon: You are gay!
J.C. [points at Bon]: He is gay!
Brandon [also points at Bon]: He is gay!
Bon: I am gay!

Angkyut. What a great way to start the holidays. :)

"Let's make the yuletide gay, people!" - Carson Kressly, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
JC got bored @ 4:23 AM

Sunday, December 04, 2005
The Greek God and I
I nearly died when I read on Constantine's website that he was coming to the Philippines! Anyway, thanks to Candy Magazine, I was able to attend the Constantine Maroulis press conference at Tavern on the Square at Greenbelt 3. Mwahaha! I'll keep this (relatively) short to spare you all from my excessive fangirlyness.

Constantine was on a chair onstage answering press questions while we all sat facing him (I was only four feet away from him!!! <3 <3 <3 ). And I was the only press member there whom he flirted with HAHAHAHA EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT, OTHER PRESS PEOPLE :P

PR Rep: Constantine, are you single?
Constantine: Yeah, but I do have plans to find a girl and settle down someday [winks at J.C.]

It took all my self-control to keep from melting right then and there. And don't tell me I'm being delusional and that he winked at somebody else, because I was seated between two guys and Constantine isn't gay. He said "girl." Hah!

After the Q and A portion was a meet and greet opportunity, and for a second no one was sure what to do, so we all stayed in our seats. Constantine got down from the stage and then stood in front of me, dancing to the club music that was playing in the background. Then looking me in the eye, he said, "C'mon, dance with me!"

And that moment, I smiled the biggest smile I ever had in my life. Unfortunately, that same second, all the press people flocked to him (you jerks!) and I never really got to talk to him after that. Aww, patalo. :(

Anyway, yeah, the press people suck, but Constantine was soooo nice (and soooo hot) and this is a memory I will cherish forever and ever and ever (immortalized by my Killer Queen CD autographed by the Greek God himself)!!!
JC got bored @ 9:30 AM

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