Suicider

“Suicider! Suicider! And they say it’s over…”

Suicide is the act of intentionally terminating one's own life. Suicide occurs for a number of reasons such as depression, substance abuse, shame, avoiding pain, financial difficulties or other undesirable situations. Suicide rates are high in countries such as Russia, USA, China, and Japan; for some reason I don’t know. Here in the Philippines, suicide cases I always hear on the news are killing oneself because of poverty; Marianeth Amper, the 12-year old who hanged herself because she was not able to go to school for a month because she has no money to pay for transportation.

Some famous suicides are Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1927), Japanese writer (author of Rashomon), barbital overdose. Chris Benoit (2007), professional wrestler, murdered his wife and 7-year-old son and later hanged himself in his weight room. And Hunter S. Thompson (2005), American author, gunshot.

So you might be thinking why I made this post? I just wanted to show you the picture of the man who jumped from the fourth floor of the Trinoma Mall last November 3, 2007.





yeah! crazy man

Explainer

The Explainer is show on ANC wherein the host Mr. Manolo Quezon III explains things on various topics. I was able to attend a shoot of the Explainer awhile ago because we were asked by our supervisor to attend the said shoot. So, we arrived in the studio where they shoot the Explainer; little did I know the Explainer needs audience participation. During the show, we are forced to ask questions regarding the topic being discussed; which is about cardinals. I asked “If we have more cardinals (Filipino cardinals), what advantages do we get from it?” The guest on the show replied “Basically, two heads are better than one.” I did have a weak impromptu question, but the answer to my question is just lame. (or I'm just stupid)

Road Noisemakers

What’s up with these people and their noisy scooters? Scooters / Beginner’s Motorcycles are naturally not that noisy, but these people modify the scooter’s exhaust systems to increase the sound it makes to an offensive level. These people should be sensitive to community standards and respect other people’s rights to a peaceful environment. hoho, as if they will. Hoho. and as if I really care about other people's rights to a peceful environment, I just hate those scooters and their drivers.

This modification of scooters has become a fad (I just wish it won’t turn into a trend), I hope motorcycle retailers discourage the installation and use of excessively loud replacement exhaust systems; so we can all enjoy a peaceful environment.

For all the motorcyclists, why not just do locomotion. hoho

Milk

Just like Jean Reno in Leon the Professional, I regularly drink milk. It has been a long time since I started regularly drinking milk. So, I may say I’m a Milk Professional hoho. During my lifetime, I have tried various powdered milk brands. When I was young, I drank Nido and Bear Brand, which are the staple milk brands before. Recently, I have tried Anlene High Calcium Milk for 19 years old and above. I have to say Anlene powdered milk is one of the best milk brands around. It is high in calcium, it has a vanilla taste in it, and the texture of the milk is not too creamy. Months after discovering Anlene, I have been a drinking a glass of Anlene milk everyday. However, this afternoon, I come across a milk brand known as U-Care milk; so I tried it. I was amazed that it tasted just like Anlene, and also has high calcium (though not as high as Anlene's). But for the price of 40 pesos per box carton compared to Anlene which is 100 pesos, I rather choose U-Care than Anlene since there really is no apparent reason I regularly drank milk, it just became a habit.