My Watering Hole

My Watering Hole http://igme.multiply.com/ Thanks for visiting my Multiply site! This is My Watering Hole, my drinking spot, my place to relax and share out of the confines of a real bar. I keep stuff like photos and blogs here, as well as with my other sites like Friendster, Myspace, Facebook and Yahoo. Feel free to drop by anytime and comment. "If faith is a valid tool of knowledge, then anything can be true 'by faith,' and therefore nothing is true. If the only reason you can accept a claim is by faith, then you are admitting that the claim does not stand on its own merits." - Dan Barker Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:15:06 -0000 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:21:11 -0000 My Watering Hole http://images.igme.multiply.com/logo http://igme.multiply.com 100 100 The Incredible Hulk (2008) The first thought that crossed my mind during the opening scenes of the Incredible Hulk was Bill Bixby. Though the memory is almost gone, it was the TV series Bruce Banner whom I thought of - his eyes when he goes berserk; his ‘you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry’ remark; and that Gamma experiment which as I recall also happened in a lab and a chair similar to this 2008 incarnation. My guess is that in Marvel’s desire to erase the negativity of the first film they reverted to some old formulas. Edward Norton’s Bruce Banner reminded me somewhat of Bill’s because he was a man on the run; weighed down by his conscience because he injured some loved ones; and perpetually scared that the monster created from the Gamma experiment will rise again. Ironically, I like this incarnation of the Hulk because Bruce Banner has some fighting spirit. He has learned methods of self control but when he’s pissed he’s pissed – not much anyone can do there. Compared to Eric Bana (Hulk 2003), ... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/43 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:21:11 -0000 Erosion in Puerto Galera <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/topography">Topography</a> is hardly something I try to notice in a beach.  Who would study the physical features of the land when you can study the physical features of crowd especially the ladies…. A nice sunny day, fine sand, clear water, and an atmosphere that seemed derived from a Beach Boys song are all I the qualities I look for.  And there are a lot of beaches that fit that description in this country of ours, Puerto Galera among them.<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/topography"></a> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/topography"></a>But recently in my recent trip to Galera just this past week, topography was something I noticed, because if I am right, one of the favorite summer spots in the country may have its days numbered.<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/topography"></a><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/topography"></a><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/topography"></a>  <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/topography"></a><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/topography"></a> Bigger Steps I wish I had before pictures to better illustrate the point but the steps going into the resorts and the various restaurants in Galera were bothering me.  It was maybe two years ago that I got the feeling that I was taking more effort going up. The steps seemed higher than what I remember.  Ok, maybe it was my w... http://igme.multiply.com/journal/item/9/Erosion_in_Puerto_Galera Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:18:51 -0000 Kung Fu Panda If can be mobile like Po the Panda, do a split, do kung fu, in spite of my bulging tummy I’d be a happy man. Alright, maybe minus the splits. Kung Fu Panda rocks! It’s somehow like the old Cris Farley (remember him?) movie Beverly Hills Ninja but a thousand times better and guaranteed to make you laugh. The movie is set in ancient China, a country we all know from Jacky Chan movies, is the birthplace of kung fu. I like the use of animals as kung fu masters, each representing a style made popular in the kung fu genre: tigress, viper, crane, cricket, and monkey. It may not original using animated animals doing martial arts but Kung Fu Panda is certainly the funniest. And that amazes me always, laughing at jokes that would have otherwise corny when used in real life movies. Animation provides the greatest chance for the “suspension of disbelief” if I got the term right. Take Viper (Lucy Liu) for example; now how much offense can a snake do, other than maybe hug you to... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/42 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:42:19 -0000 Pasig Cools Down my Office <a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEhntAoKCnYAAE1AX5Q1"></a><a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEhnAAoKCnYAAEJoEXQ1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.igme.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEhnAAoKCnYAAEJoEXQ1/Image002.jpg?et=6cztNQQrvCefF30NS%2CoAaQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEhnAAoKCnYAAEJoEXQ1"></a><a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEhntAoKCnYAAE1AX5Q1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.igme.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEhntAoKCnYAAE1AX5Q1/Image000.jpg?et=eoum1P3x%2Bl1017uKKRzN9Q&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEhnAAoKCnYAAEJoEXQ1"></a><a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEhntAoKCnYAAE1AX5Q1"></a><a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEhoYgoKCnYAAGXwIyc1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.igme.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEhoYgoKCnYAAGXwIyc1/Image001.jpg?et=uMA4Yhtan6fMi5lU6ywX3g&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEhntAoKCnYAAE1AX5Q1"></a> The look going in The lobby guard instructing the incoming vehicle how to come in properly. The back end of our parking lot, as you see it was a hot sunny day. Waters in the streets usually herald the end of the hot days of summer and play time for the kids. But not here: there are no kids as this is the front of my office, the Department of Budget and Management Building 1. And, the water you see there comes from Pasig River so play at your own peril. Furthermore, it did not rain that day at least from our area. From the shoreline you would never guess that water is already filling the lots outlining the Pasig River because it doesn’t overflow, it seeps back (going under) through the drainage. Should drainage be able to do that?  And as I pondered what went wrong, I found out that water was also present in the road leading to SM Manila.    In both cases the water was not high enough to cause major inconvenience; it was only just a momentary nuisance.  If any... http://igme.multiply.com/journal/item/8/Pasig_Cools_Down_my_Office Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:33:08 -0000 21 Watching the TV series Numbers should tell you that math can be applicable in just about anything. For me, Math remains to still be understood as I barely passed it during my school days. 21 is a film a team of card counters (student geniuses) from M.I.T who went into Vegas to win big money using high level math. The interesting part is (and I’m still googling my way if) it was real. But suffice to say from the few readings I came up with a group of students did test themselves in Vegas with a system so effective they got away with millions. Now before I bore you into thinking that this is a movie full of math, it isn’t. 21 while being about blackjack and Vegas is also about the journey of lead character Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess). A nerd by all accounts he dreams of getting into Harvard Medical School to fulfill dreams of becoming a doctor. But going to Harvard needs money and scholarship applications are fierce. His luck would change in the class of Prof. Micky Rosa ... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/41 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:10:34 -0000 Awake There is a joke that goes: ‘Doc it hurts when I do this’; Doctor answers, ‘stop doing it’. Corny yes but what if you can’t do anything. What if you can’t stop that pain and it’s your own doctor that is giving it to you. The backdrop of the story of Awake is a phenomenon called Anesthesia Awareness. The name itself betrays what is wrong with experiencing the phenomenon; when you are under anesthesia you shouldn’t be aware. Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen) is the unlucky man about to on the operating table for an open heart surgery – a heart transplant in fact. For transplant patients getting on the table to get a replacement organ is actually a hopeful event except for Clay who became painfully aware (when he shouldn’t) that his heart was going to be taken out. Awake is not all about a medical anomaly. Clay Beresford does have a life besides having a bad heart – he is rich, handsome; he has a powerful mother and a loving sexy wife. Nice life right? Not entirely as t... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/40 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 05:17:58 -0000 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Compared its Da Vinci Code riding predecessor, National Treasure: Book of Secrets is more appropriate of being called ‘national treasure’, because this time the treasure searched for was entirely American. Allusions to American Revolutionary figures in part one I believe were merely a side story as the fabled (and more European) Templar Treasure and mysterious organizations such as the Freemasons were the true crowd drawers. Treasure hunter Benjamin Gates (Nicholas Cage) this time solves a more personal history puzzle when his ancestor during the American Civil War Era was declared an accomplice in the Lincoln Assassination. A trail left from a ‘missing page’ of John Wilkes Booth’s diary leads him to Europe and back; from places hallowed by history like the Buckingham Palace and the Oval Office. And like part one he just broke in, took what he wanted; with great care to the historical artifact of course. The entire crew is back for this second run around through American hist... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/39 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:07:38 -0000 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull If we judge based on the performances of past resurrected franchises such Rambo, Rocky, Terminator, and Die Hard, the Indiana Jones sequel would be on top. It came off in a shape fairly resembling its former self. I guess we can thank almighty Steven Spielberg for that feat. But then again, even Spielberg has his limits. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the fourth installment in the series; the first after 19 years because The Last Crusade was in 1989). The story takes place after the world war; a time of nuclear bomb testing, a cold war between America and the Soviet Union, and Communist Witch hunts. In the middle of all this Indy is kidnapped by Russians en route to taking over a secret army base. These Russians as it turns out were looking for the alien bodies in Roswell. Later on it turns out that aliens too are behind an ancient lost city in the jungles of South America. In hindsight (seeing the movie whole) I would have to agree with some opini... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/38 Sat, 31 May 2008 07:02:37 -0000 Iron Man Except for mild surprise that Tom Cruise was not able to lock on the Iron Man movie, I had no opinions of Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark when the movie was just green-lighted for live action production. Honestly, I had Patrick Bergin in mind for the role back in the mid 90s when Marvel seemed to be hot on making a movie of their characters. The mustache was the clincher. Thankfully I had no Hollywood producer to hear my choices because I loved the performance of Robert Downey, Jr. I was hooked to Tony Stark in the trailer alone with colorful shades and his answer to being the Da Vinci of the time as “ridiculous” because he doesn’t paint. The answer had humor, arrogance, confidence, and maybe even a dash of humility (maybe). Not the swab, debonair type of playboy, Downey’s interpretation of weapons manufacturer Tony Stark was unexpected but a refreshing one nonetheless. It was a style all his own; and it was perfect. Which is more than I can say for the portrayal of Jim Rho... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/37 Thu, 15 May 2008 22:14:28 -0000 The Other Boleyn Girl On the surface The Other Boleyn Girl seem like your typical love triangle – two sisters battling for the heart of one man. And had the film been titled something more common as “The Other Woman”, and set in a period more contemporary, it could make some money here in the Philippines. But being a historical drama of Henry VIII’s England, I seriously doubt it’ll make decent money. Natalie Portman plays the ill fated Anne Boleyn, 2nd wife of King Henry VIII who in turn is played by Eric Bana. The other Boleyn girl, Mary, is played by Scarlett Johansson. I don’t know enough of the historical accounts pertaining to the triangle to make a critique of the film’s accuracy. Safe to say, that based on many Hollywood films inspired from historical figures and events, I’d read first before accepting any of it as fact. What is certain is that Henry’s original wife Catherine had not given him a son and obsessions of that day especially for kings was producing an heir – a male heir. F... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/36 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:07:57 -0000 John Rambo Potentially John Rambo could have had more punch than the boxer movie Rocky Balboa, but it’s a dud. At least with Rocky you had some nostalgia albeit forcefully jammed down the movie goer’s throats with some old clips and locations. This movie is emotionally dead. Such a big waste of opportunity if you think about it considering its intent was, like Rambo III, to try to bring attention to a war torn country: Burma in this case. But when part III succeeded, part IV failed. John Rambo had the usual elements of war. There was all this brutal killing of civilians, but the problem is none of whom were any character of note. Genocide notwithstanding I did not feel any emotional connection to slain civilians – who were they; why were the soldiers killing them; what do they do. And other than having innocents I cannot relate with and probably the biggest problem of this movie is that there is no worthy villain that the audience can hate. On paper, Major Pa Tee Tint (Maung Maung ... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/35 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:00:30 -0000 DBM collection of photos from work and http://igme.multiply.com/photos/album/29/DBM Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:45:02 -0000 Replays (Coup Holidays Redux) (I wanted to edit Coup Holidays because it sounded bad to me, and this is what I came up with.  For, thinking such writing would never see the light of day in a government newsletter, I gave it to my boss because I was facing deadlines. It did (or will) see the light of day, minus a few names and harsh words. Well here are the words in entirety.  Here's to living somewhat dangerously in dangerous times.) One cold December night I was watching the Return of the King on DVD when in the scene where Aragorn was meeting an army of the dead, I got a crazy idea. Maybe this was what the Manila Pen Siege was all about; Sen. Trillanes, ala-Aragorn, beseeching the ghost of Andres Bonifacio to lead an army of dead Philippine revolutionaries to help him capture the leadership of this country. Crazy idea, indeed.  I only came up with it because I failed coming up with a sane one on why a Navy Lieutenant (now Senator) would repeat the same tactic with far less arms and perso... http://igme.multiply.com/journal/item/7/Replays_Coup_Holidays_Redux Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:20:04 -0000 Atonement ‘If you can go back in time and change anything, what would it be?’ You cannot, obviously. Atonement is a film about wanting to go back, but maybe the more accurate description is it’s a film about being burdened with a pain in the past. As in life, there is not much the lead can do. What is done is done; there is no going back. We make amends, do penitence; then maybe fate will look kindly, and give back that which was destroyed. Maybe . . . This film, however, is primarily a love story while being about pain and penitence. Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) play the star-crossed lovers separated by a childhood misdeed and the Second World War. They are very capable actors backed up by an equally capable cast that is if you don’t mind the accent. It’s an all British cast. I sometimes find myself needing more concentration in an all British movie; with the accent and the use of words. But this film is ok, no danger of nosebleed fo... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/34 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 21:52:37 -0000 Rendition I looked the movie up on imdb.com and was only to happy to see the quote I loved and decided to start the piece with it. “In all the years you've been doing this, how often can you say that we've produced truly legitimate intelligence? Once? Twice? Ten times? Give me a statistic; give me a number. Give me a pie chart, I love pie charts. Anything, anything that outweighs the fact that if you torture one person you create ten, a hundred, a thousand new enemies.” Rendition is named after a legal jargon of the same name wherein United States security agencies outsource their torture of terrorism suspects to countries that are more lenient to more ‘physical methods’ of persuasion. The quote mentioned above was said by one of the main characters questioning the practice. This film deserves the highest credit for being relevant to the times as it tackles sensitive issues especially torture. Would you torture a suspected terrorist for information? But often there is the argument t... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/33 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 04:43:14 -0000 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford This movie was a surprise in a low key kind of way. Actually, I was waiting for good old western style shooting; gunfights; cowboys; especially when one of the most popular leading men around, Brad Pitt, is the lead as Jesse James. I wanted action and I wanted to be dazzled. Instead, what I got was a puzzle, skillfully crafted, that I wanted to solve and savor even long after I have finished the movie. And the puzzle is; who was the bad guy? A strange question if you think about it since the demarcation lines between good and bad are always evident in movies. But strange as it is, it is the only question that came to mind when I finished watching the film. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is all drama; mostly talk, all throughout. Besides being a tale of the final years of the famous outlaw it is also a character sketch of the main protagonists: Jesse James and his killer Robert Ford. And it was one great sketch. I got the feel of who Jesse Jame... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/32 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 04:35:36 -0000 Coup Holidays <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.igme.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5HoaQoKCnYAAAE4Fnk1/doj-gonzales.gif?et=fgNngvJmzI34q8Yf8RJAAQ&nmid=" border="0">The government’s security agencies, for the umpteenth time, uncovered plot to destabilize the government. This time, they say, the plotters plan to use the Anniversary of Edsa II (Jan 20) and the Mendiola Massacre (Jan 22). This recent news is just one in a long line of attempts and alleged attempts against President Arroyo since she took power in 2001.  Many of these tidings of doom have come on or before special days like Labor Day, Edsa Anniversaries; and most recently Bonifacio Day.  I know Filipinos love holidays.  We have a Christmas season that is longer than anywhere else.  In the barrios we feed neighbors and sometimes even strangers at fiestas.  But what does it say of us as a people when we stain days often given in honor of heroes and events widely respected with the filth of conspiracy? The most plausible reason I have hear so far is purely organizational in nature.  Holidays, often those with a revolutionary nature, are often non-working ... http://igme.multiply.com/journal/item/6/Coup_Holidays Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:13:27 -0000 Lions for Lambs I have search my memory and I have come to the conclusion that Lion for Lambs is the first Tom Cruise starring movie that has made me think – all thanks to Robert Redford who directed it. But I must warn Cruise fans out there Lion for Lambs doesn’t have much of a story; no cat and mouse suspense; no death defying action; no sex. The film isn’t about making Tom Cruise looking cool. It’s a debate film, if that is the appropriate description; as all of the characters at one point or another have engaged in a debate with fellow characters. And the issue of the day is the War on Terror. What mimics as a story are two underprivileged young men, who, to the surprise of many of their classmates sign up for an unpopular war. Yet even they as characters are not exempt from debate. They defended their point of view to their classmates and to their professor, Stephen Malley (Robert Redford). I was grasping for an analogy and the best I can come up with is an editorial column. But th... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/31 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:19:53 -0000 I am Legend What if you had the world to yourself? Too big? Then, make it a city; let’s say New York – all its money, cars, art, buildings, weapons; everything is yours. I can’t help opening this piece with material wealth because it stood out in the trailer; the aircraft carrier, the sports car, the laptop… When I was in high school, I had this fantasy of being trapped in a mall and helping myself out to all the goodies. I am Legend main character, Robert Neville (Will Smith), has all the wealth of New York and is obviously feeling empty. He talks to a dog, sometimes engaging in full debates; he arranges mannequins in a video store as if they were fellow patrons; and he watches reruns of NBC news! My two favorite shots would have to be Neville sleeping in a bath tub and the noise all around is that of a jungle; and the other is a shot of money scattered, millions of dollars worth. The message is obvious – material wealth is nothing if you’re alone. Issues tackled in the film... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/30 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:08:14 -0000 Independence Day Independence Day’s opening sequence is incredible; one of the best I remember. Dozens of fifteen square mile saucers landing on earth from a mother ship that seems to half the size of the moon; a musical score in the background giving you a feeling of dread; and a line from an R.E.M song “it’s the end of the world as we know it…” It’s both scary and in some strange way festive, which, if you think about it, seems unfitting in a story that is about worldwide destruction. In this case, the pair of emotions worked because, in all likelihood, a real alien presence would arouse both fear and joy. Are they good are, are they friendly? Do they even have mouths with which to talk to? By any stretch of the imagination when alien existence is proven true it will be a world changing event that has never been seen before. Effects wise, there can be no mistaking of the feeling you get the look of the saucers; it was all fear. It was done very convincingly that the viewers may ask thems... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/29 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:02:44 -0000 Holiday Messages Require Pen And Ink <a rel="nofollow" href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R3SawwoKCoAAAFlAI1c1"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R3SawwoKCoAAAFlAI1c1"><img style="width: 156px; height: 199px; " class="alignleft" src="http://images.igme.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R3SawwoKCoAAAFlAI1c1/050pen.jpg?et=xSpMbD%2BIYUGnVChmYchY0A&nmid=" border="0"></a>(I like this piece very much.  I got it from <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/09/sunday/main3595631.shtml?">CBS News website</a>. Its simple and it feels so true) Nancy Giles Thinks Texting Isn't As Personal As Handwritten Notes? LOL!! Nancy Giles keeps just about every letter she's ever received. Bet you can't say that about e-mail! (CBS) (CBS) E-mail and texting have become an important part of modern life. But Sunday Morning commentator Nancy Giles doesn't think they're anything to write home about: <a href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R3SawwoKCoAAAFlAI1c1"></a> I'm not a texter. I'm a fast typist, but my fingers are too big for those little bitty keys, and I don't have the knack for abbreviating words. "LOL?" "U R 2 FNY?" Whaat? I mean, it's nice that someone wants to send you a little message, immediately, and texting sure can help in an emergency, but I don't want my telephone writing me notes. And I can't handle BlackBerrys, either. I have friends who take their BlackBerrys with them to the bathroom. Can't it wait? (The BlackBerry, not the bathroom.) Text message... http://igme.multiply.com/journal/item/5/Holiday_Messages_Require_Pen_And_Ink Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:16:57 -0000 The Kingdom The Kingdom is not a very good film in spite of being relevant with the times. It’s a donut because it started big and ended great, but it had no fulfilling content in between. There is an historical recap at the opening credits where you’ll get some highlights encompassing almost a hundred years of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the colonial days to the crash landing planes of September 11. There was a small portion in that intro about oil which got my interest. Tackling it would have given the film more personality in the sense many people are already alleging that American interests are not about peace and democracy in the Middle East but securing oil interests. Saudi is after all the leading oil producer in the world. Issues of that nature, sadly, were not tackled. After the opening credits, history lesson, and a perfectly executed terrorist attack in the opening sequence the rest of the film is all about explosions, guns, and CSI-like investigations. Jamie Fox... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/28 Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:05:16 -0000 It was Galman . . . . <A href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R1JJAgoKCoAAAAhuG-A1"></A><A href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R1JJAgoKCoAAAAhuG-A1"></A><A href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R1JJAgoKCoAAAAhuG-A1"><IMG class=alignleft style="WIDTH: 202px; HEIGHT: 136px" height=143 src="http://images.igme.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R1JJAgoKCoAAAAhuG-A1/airport.jpg?et=pDWoRPzwehCrr2vBnuXyeg" width=229 border=0></A>“It was Galman who did it”.    Like a broken record, this line was repeated by 16 soldiers over and over again since August of 1983 when the exiled former Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr. was shot at the airport tarmac.    So what is their point in saying it over and over again?   The obvious, it’s not their fault. If we are to believe the soldiers that fateful day was just bad luck for Ninoy; it was just the former senator’s time to go.  One man just happened to penetrate a quarantined area full of soldiers and media. One man, with suicidal tendencies apparently, went up close a<A href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R1JJAgoKCoAAAAhuG-A1"><IMG class=alignright height=147 src="http://images.igme.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R1JJtwoKCoAAABLd39c1/ninoy.jpg?et=sFQ4bX3t6dxQZveUrEWWhA" width=187 border=0></A> former Senator surrounded by guards and shot him with a pistol.   The later admission that one, only one, of the soldiers lead Galman in did not change the fact that the picture is so horribly wrong. One man, one shot, one kill.   ‘One shot, one kill’ is something I hear that snipers would normally do, but then Galman did not carry a rifle.  His ‘one shot, one ... http://igme.multiply.com/journal/item/4/It_was_Galman_._._._. Sun, 2 Dec 2007 06:11:12 -0000 What's five minutes. . . . <A href="http://igme.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RxFppQoKCoAAAESzHLo1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.igme.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RxFppQoKCoAAAESzHLo1/boxing.jpg?et=DeoXwK3PshKBL2XxbBqHrQ" border=0></A>What’s five minutes to a busy man?  A lot, it would seem, if Manny Pacquiao would be believed; Scheduling difficulties (maybe mishap is the appropriate word) being the top reason floated around to quell the firestorm that resulted from his ‘snubbing’ the City of Manila.   He is a national icon and fresh from a boxing victory that made the Philippines proud.  It’s a safe bet that every Filipino in the land (or abroad) wanted to shake his hand immediately after defeating Barrera, but unfortunately there’s not enough of Manny to go around.    But we’re not talking about one day or even literally shaking every hand in the Philippines.  Would five minutes really hurt as much?    Manny Pacquiao on his return day went to the office of his close ally Lito Atienza at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Quezon City.  At rush hour travel time would have taken an hour at least, maybe less if you avoided the main roads.  Manny ... http://igme.multiply.com/journal/item/3/Whats_five_minutes._._._. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:04:35 -0000 Ratatouille It is not often that you will see a unique idea in movies nowadays, especially when an adaptation of a book, television show, or comic character can guarantee money. But thankfully, once in a while you will find courageous and inventive filmmakers that can treat you with a sight you have never seen before. Pixar fits the bill as one of those brave filmmakers, and their unique idea is Ratatouille; a story of a rat named Remy who dreams of being a gourmet chef at a French restaurant. And before you say filmdom has many famous rats before, let me quash that idea now because it has never seen a in this fashion; doing something so unthinkable. Remy being a rat is prevented by all known civilized norms never to handle human food yet that is what he dreams of doing in Paris, home of the best chefs in the world. Typical of many animations especially those associated with Pixar and Disney, Ratatouille gives a lesson, which is to chase your dreams in spite of the obvious physical and cu... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/27 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:32:13 -0000 The Insider Before Russell Crowe took a stab at a Roman Emperor and was remembered for eternity for an Oscar award, he played a real life, down and almost out, former employee of a tobacco company in The Insider. Crowe played Jeffrey Wigand a whistleblower that broke open the case versus the tobacco companies; the allegation was that the companies have long known the obvious for years – cigarettes kill. And not only do they know, the movie says, part of their marketing strategy was to make the product more addictive, thereby increasing their profits. The Insider is not a mafia story or of spies and assassinations, but the effect is almost the same. When in a movie about the mafia or CIA, you’ll have the thrill of the hero, who is often a little guy, not knowing where the attack is going to come; in Insider, you’ll know it can happen to you. There may be no assassinations but there were death threats which could have carried out by the villains of the story – the tobacco companies. Wig... http://igme.multiply.com/reviews/item/26 Sat, 1 Sep 2007 11:39:26 -0000