An ALPHA-PHI-CULALIC Christmas

My very merry wishes to you guys!!!



MORE GROUP PHOTOS FROM THE CHRISTMAS PARTY

The First Annual Alpha-Phi-Culalic Christmas Gathering

Guys, we will also have our complete GROUP PORTRAIT at Shao's... so everyone dress up sweet and sharp... strut your stuff and look your hottest.

Reuel! No Koreans!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, everybody!

an Invitation

Christmas 2007

Greetings!!!


Dear Alpha Phi Culalic, F.A.R.T. , Jennie's Fans Club & R.V.C.C.W.C.R.G. members,


We will be having a Christmas Fund Drive Party with a theme "Christmas is coming, Red Horse is Ringing" on the 21st of December 2007 at the "BULWAGANG SHAO" in Posadas Muntinlupa, 8:00 in the evening.

The party is free admission provided that you will bring foods and booze (pot lock) by partner. Exciting and Expensive gifts, prizes and raffles are to be given away. Attendance is a must!

The proceeds of this Christmas Fund Drive Party will be donated to Jennie's Fans Club for proper fixing of their toilet bowl for the reason that Mr. Reuel Vernon Culalic clogged it due to excessive waste disposal (TRUE STORY).

These are the Gifts, Prizes and Raffles that will be given to the lucky winner:

14 Gifts (to be choose by......)

Prizes:
Early Bird - A punch or drop kick to Alpha Phi Culalic founder Mr. Reuel Vernon Culalic
Late Attendee - A grab from F.A.R.T. founder Mr. Ryuichi Gene B. Uchida
Most Yucky Food - An F.K. from F.A.R.T. founder Mr. Ryuichi Gene B. Uchida
Less Number of Beers - A Kiss from F.A.R.T. founder Mr. Ryuichi Gene B. Uchida
Leaving Early - A grab, Kiss and Hug from F.A.R.T. founder Mr. Ryuichi Gene B. Uchida

Raffles:
1st prize - A movie ticket in Resiklo
2nd prize - A movie ticket in Enteng Kabisote
3rd prize - A movie ticket in Shake, Rattle and Roll 9


Note: Please message me for your confirmation and what food or booze will you bring so that we can reserve a seat for you and your partner. See you there!

RSVP

Sooo....

Come rap with me, "Nuguid on the gym! Nug-Nuguid on the gym!"

To Mr. Ryu Uchida,

Hello Sir,

By exactly 7:21 this evening, I've read a message from my Multiply site... it's about a visitor from last Saturday's Lomomanila event. This person inquires about the two Lomographic Cameras she has been eyeing for a while now.

Obviously this could've been anyone from the dozens of people we came in contact with. Ok. So it's a girl. This rules out dozens already. Haha! One thing lead me to my conclusion is that the girl clearly states (not in exact words)

"I'm in one of your photos and I was with my sister that day... and all you can see is my hair!!"

And it only came down to this photo!

I feel very fulfilled to have solved this investigation in no less than 48 hours... and neither one of us have even started looking in to it yet. Hahaha! This seriously looks promising.. But we'll need a final confirmation to this conclusion. Til then!


Jennie Castillo



UPDATE!!!
2 minutes later... I have received a reply from the first msg. IT'S CONFIRMED!!!!! BWAHAHAHA! You sooooo owe me, Ryu!!

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
DO NOT CLICK!
DO NOT PUSH THE PLAY BUTTON!

LOMOMANILA FLEA MARKET with RYU and REUEL

Lomographers and curious newbies came to the LomoManila Bazaar at Cubao Expo last Saturday (Nov.17). Lomo cameras, film and other special lomo-inspired merchandise made by LomoManilans were being sold. Vinyl collectors also had an old-school playlist party and the lomo masters also shared tips and tricks at the The Newbie Sessions.

I went with Mr. Ryu Uchida and Mr. Reuel Culalic for the holiday event.. we arrived at the venue with the most pessimistic state a lomographer can ever portray. It was noon and it was hot, there were tents and small stores... but there are hardly any people around. The event would not start for another 30minutes, so we did our best to prepare our stuff. We were relaxing on our table, Ryu and Reuel with their earphones on.. not knowing that in a few minutes, we were gonna be mad dashed by a crowd of spend-crazy lomographers. At exactly 2:00pm, We were being pummeled by the lomographers and curious newbies left and right... We were caught a bit off guard with all the people that came in but after a few minutes we were in the game. BRING IT ON, LOMOGRAPHERS!

It all started to become a script and we were like a vinyl record player, broken and repeating, "Provia films are bluish and the Sensia's are yellowish" or "The Holga with colorsplash is 3,500"

This is like a LOMO OJT and it's only essential that I start writing about the evaluations.

Ryu was a natural at SALES (no surprise there)! The ultimate LOMO seller! Surely I couldnt have sold as much of the products and managed the customers if it weren't for this guy. An instant LOMO PRO thanks to a bulleted handout, 5-hour-market training and a girl in baby pink and green polo shirt. Haha! Do not worry, I will not rest til I found out who this girl is. That is if she becomes exceedingly active in the Lomomanila forums. You should've just asked for her number and said it was for "LOMO UPDATES" hahaha!

Reuel, on the other hand, had a special and more important task... which is to fetch the essentials like food and drinks, or quickly run to the car for more lomo films and cameras. There was a moment during the hustle and bussle when Ryu and I got distracted from what we were doing and witnessed a big walking stack of lomo boxes..only to remember Reuel was actually behind carrying all of it. Hahahahah! The Pile was high enough to cover his head. He had to walk with the boxes while eyeing his path sideways. God I wish I had a photo of the precious moment. With all honestly, Ryu and I couldn't have done a better job without the extra help. So we UN-HETCH him (just for a few days) for doing all the manual labor.

MORE LOMOMANILA FLEA MARKET PHOTOS

Bored mode...

What the fuck? I am so bored right now. I've got 3 hours before my next class and the internet here in school is so slow. I'm running out of cigarettes already because I was smoking just to pass the time away. There is nothing to do here in the office anymore. Sir Ed left left and it seems that everybody also dissappeared. Hell, not even Ryu is here anymore, and he said that he still has an interview today.

So, I am blogging right now just to kill time. I won't be blogging about anything in particular though, just whatever is in my head right now. Blog away then tats, blog away.

I donated blood last saturady because my aunt had a blood transfusion and they needed to replace the blood that was used. I was volunteered (I dont know how) and one of my friends also volunteered. The nurse had a hard time locating my vein so she fiddled with the syringe WHILE IT WAS STILL INJECTED. My mom promised me that she would treat me to any restaurant I wanted, of course that meant wherever she would take me. We ate at tomatoes and cheeses in that new area beside shopwise sucat. I went home to get my cigarettes then headed on to starbucks where Rod and Pao waited. That was another long tambay. All I remember doing was smoke then eat then smoke until the rest arrived. We went to Marbles after where we waited again. We had a few beers then decided to go home.

So, I am so hungry right now even though I just ate my lunch. I am chatting with Reuel, with his never ending drama. Though he claims it to be different from last week (ok nlng). Where the fuck is Ryu? I want to borrow his DS.

I read an article in the internet that Atlas Shrugged is going to be turned into a movie... Starring Angelina Jolie!!! Another great novel is going to be transformed into a mediocre movie I suppose. Hollywood is so gay.

Entourage Kicks-ass!!!

Anyway, gotta smoke, cya!!!

ESKALERA!!! BALLS! STICKS!!!

November 10, I was at ultimate Birthday-Lomographer-mode... couples Noel and Monica celebrated their twenteens birthday with lots and lots of booze and a hard-hitting Bacardi sponsored by Brgy Magdalo Kagawad Rod Vasquez. The presence of an ABS-CBN mascot (ahem), I mean celebrity, has also sponsored a 2 hour Mahjong-Newbie-Session.

MONICA AND NOEL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY PHOTOS

1 minute too early...

WARNING!: This entry has nothing to do with Reuel Culalic. For those with weak hearts and can't bear to read blogs with no mention of hobbits, please don't go any further than this point.

So, Pao and I were at select from around 11 a.m. this morning. We ate pizza bar and had a good man-to-man talk. I went to smoke after, Pao followed because he saw a familiar face in a car that was being fed gasoline. While Pao was busy chatting with... alam nyo na... I smoked another stick of Marlboro Reds. I did not finish the 2nd stick, it was hot and I was feeling hungry again.

So I ditched my unfinished stick, we crossed the street, made our way to the caf... or near the caf, rather when we heard a loud boom!!! Followed by a moment of silence... Followed by... PANG PANG PANG PANG!!! It was a string loud explosive sounds. I thought it was just some ass playing the drums because it followed a steady rhythm. Then I thought, that cant be right, until we sensed panic, or gossip I can't tell anymore these days. My inquisitive instincts told me that something was not right... And boy was I correct.

We didn't actually see anything happen but there was a lot of proof that there was indeed a shootout. There was a security guard lying flat on his belly with what looked to be blood on his leg, there was also a man wearing a polo that looked like our schools uniform (which caused more commotion), then there was the gathering of hundreds of people from college students to faculty, to top management. If there was a time documents needed signing by the management, that was the best time because all of the top management people were also concerned about the safety of the students and they just wanted to be sure that no one was hurt. The Security guard was shot multiple times in the leg and the other guy was a teller for Banco De Oro, who got shot in the right side of his stomach. I saw the police carry the teller to LPDH and I heard he was operated on. The bullet hit his colon. Then there was another who got hurt, was a clerk of select. The incident happened around 11:30, I was hungry and I wanted to eat but there was so much intrigue that Pao wanted to stay and listen to what bystanders had to say. We ate lunch at around 12. They closed select after that so I had to smoke in the other side, where the annoying old lady resides (old hag). I just hope select is not closed tomorrow morning. I need to smoke too. Well, at least i still got to see some Armalite shells before I went home (I tried smoking in select but there were people fixing the store). Select was opened already at 5 p.m.

According to GMA news, there were 7 robbers who got away with Php800K (Damn, that's a lot of money). Initial reports said that cash from the gas station and the convenience store was about to be transferred to an armored van parked outside when the group of armed men struck. The gunmen arrived and fled on board their white Toyota Corolla (TAT-277) and two other motorcycles. Radio dzBB said the Corolla vehicle was later recovered along Liwanag Street in San Antonio village also in Las Piñas City. Police recovered from the scene empty slugs of an M16 rifle as well as 9-millimeter and .45-cal. pistols.

GMA news also stated that Ferdinand Lalog, radio operator at the Las Piñas Police Station, said that an investigating team headed by Senior Inspector John Sulit, is conducting manhunt operations to capture the robbers and recover the stolen money.
CATCH THOSE FUCKING BASTARDS!!!


Imagine if I finished my 2nd stick of Marlboro Reds... That would be one exhilarating experience, if I were to survive. Nyahaha!!! There was a couple of Nursing students beside us (male and female) while I was smoking. Apparently they were not able to flea the scene of the crime. Although no student got hurt, they were still in shock. And I'm guessing this will be the talk of the week. The important thing was that no one I knew got hurt and I was able to eat lunch. Oh yeah, right after that gruesome scene, we had council meeting over lunch. Cool ei? Hehehe... Well, I'll let you all know when there are more interesting stuff happens. Cya!!!

What to do...

It's really better to be straightforward in expressing one's feelings whether good or bad for at least in that way the person will know where he or she stands. What's the point of playing games, having them share what they have been through in the past is nothing compared to being with them when the going gets tough.

"Just Because You Didn't See It, Doesnt Mean I Never Felt It.."

"The day you slipped awayWas the day I found it won't be the same"

Now Showing

To all members and to those who want to be a member of Rodney Vasquez Centre for Children Who Can't Read Good (R.V.C.C.W.C.R.G) please check this site www.rodstevenvasquez.multiply.com for inquiries and updates

The Winning Slogans

Si Rodney Vasquez po! Ang Gwapong Politiko! Walang kapares! Pangalan ay malinis sa ngalan ng public service! Ang Kagawad ng mga kagwapuhan! Serbisyo hindi negosyo!


Si Paolo Nuguid po! Ang Cute na Politiko! Madaming kapares! Pangalan ay malinis sa ngalan ng pag-ibig! Ang VP ng mga kababaihan! Pagmamahal hindi kalokohan!

The Truth Revealed!

The infestation of multiple authors has rendered this once peaceful and innocent blog site putrid and offensive. And you know what? I CAN’T STAND FOR IT! I mean, I can’t just stand down and let all the others take the glory! In the original spirit of this blog, I once again begin the hating of Reuel Culalic with utter volume and ardor!

I shall hate Reuel Culalic once more by revealing his true nature. I know, I know. Most of you probably know by now that the guy in question is actually the star of a now-over (thank God!) ABS-CBN tv show. I dare not mention the name of the character (Kokei!). Anyway, what I’m gonna reveal is a shocking…well…revelation. Witness the true nature of Reuel Culalic. Yes, the picture that you see is the REAL form of the abominable creature! Don’t stare too long or your eyes will burn beyond cure!

THE MAGIC IS HERE!!! - OCTOBER 29, 2007

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. =)

Rod Vasquez Brgy Kagawad Campaign Photos

Beer Bong Boys

Say hello to the new SSC VP...

Yo! Hello and good day you all once more. As you know, we at the Supreme Student Council and Council of Leaders... Sorry, let me start over.

Yo! Hello and good day you all once more. As you know, we at the Supreme Student Council and Council of leaders? (Geheheh)... Have been going through a tough predicament, one I thought would be next to impossible to overcome. With Sir Edward Franco passing over to the other side... of the globe (see Ryu's entry somewhere below) and the departure of the former (yet, supposedly present) V.P for activities, our dear president was in dire need for support. A couple of weeks back, we were desperately looking for "young blood" to be the new V.P and eventually succeed the throne of our president... To no avail of course.


*Paolo Nuguid Tearfully but graciously accepting his role as V.P.

Fast forward to present... I went to school after my OJT this afternoon in an attempt to enroll, which failed to my dismay. Nuguid saw me and called my attention. As I was going to him, he said to me and I quote "Tats, ako na V.P.!". Of course I was shocked, what happened to the "young blood". Well, to Pao, Goodluck and I hope you know your responsibilities... Hehehe. I just hope Nugs will do a good job like his past... whatever was and I also wish that Nugs will man the fort... office rather.

Then Nuguid told me REUEL CULALIC wanted to hang out with us in starbucks, so I waited for Master Ryu to finish with his work. I asked REUEL CULALIC if we would still push through with starbucks, he replied with his usual bullshit followed by tatamarin lng daw cya, bkas nlng. So in short, I wasted time again thanks to REUEL CULALIC. Nyahahaha!!!!

ISHPEECH!

Good day to all Alpha Phi Culalic members, Jennie's Fans Club, F.A.R.T and the newly establish R.V.C.C.W.C.R.G (Rodney Vasquez Centre for Children Who Can't Read Good!)

I never thought that I will surpass this inevitable challenge in my 1st year of my career, being a public servant. Thinking that I am too young, too immature, too hot, too cute and too handsome for this job but since the people of Bgy. Magdalo gave out their trust to me as their youngest Bgy. Kagawad I have no choice but to fulfill my oath and tasks open heartedly that will be given to me on December 1, 2007 without any hesitations, walang kai-kaibigan, walang kama-kamag anak. As I take my oath tomorrow (Nov. 6, 2007) I will promise to each and everyone of you that I will stay as your same old Rod Steven Olorocisimo Vasquez who is sweet, humble, hot, cute, and handsome. VIVA ALEMANYA!

Once again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for all the support and prayers. Thank you for making this quest possible!

Rodney Vasquez po! Ang Gwapong Politiko, walang kapares! pangalan ay malinis sa ngalan ng public service! Serbisyo hindi negosyo!

HETCHIN' REUEL CULALIC

Mr. Reuel Culalic, can you stop lurking around limewire and start posting as an Alpha-Phi author! JUST POST ABOUT WHATEVER YOU LIKE!! May it be about your passion in life, your LIKES and dislikes... ah yes, LIKES!! Remember, you have every freedom to post anything, post about the grand schemes of your very dear life... and try not to get carried away...

We just want to be entertained, dammit!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JAMI BALLESCA (NOV.5) , MONICA SAN LUIS (NOV.7) AND NOEL VERGARA (NOV. 11)

Jennie's Fans Club

Our group has numerous names. Alpha Phi Culalic. White Team. F.A.R.T. And most appropriately, Jennie’s Fans Club. Who’s Jennie, you say? The beautiful and dashing young lady in the picture you see, of course.

In this many-named group, over half of the members with an extra appendage in their area down low have, at one point, been “linked” to this group goddess. Not surprisingly, quite many are still enchanted by Jennie’s majestic, womanly allure. (Raise your hand if you’re guilty! Hey, you! Reuel! WHY ARE YOU NOT RAISING YOUR HAND YOU LITTLE DEVIL YOU!?)

To talk more about Jennie, her real name is Jennifer Castillo (I’m not quite sure if that’s the full birth name). I call her Ate Jehney, and you can pronounce it as Forrest Gump would: JENNNNEEEEEY! She makes her living by selling cameras and putting on the sweet smile and then moves on rich, unsuspecting men.

So if you’re interested in the girl in question, you better line up and pray because many others may have beaten you to her. Ok, Proton!
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On a side note, I am selling Jennie’s cellphone numbers for a reasonable price! Negotiable!

Shirts for the Big Boys

I came across this website this morning about shirt designs!!! I can't help it.. I was cracking up coz most of the designs kept reminding me of the guys from Alpha Phi Culalic. There was just a cute match for every guy... I REALLY LOVE IT!!!!

Tatos

This shirt is just so cute for Tats!!

Reuel

Hehehe. I REALLY CANT HELP IT!!!

Ryu

Because he is McLovin! The GILF shirt's cute for Ryu too.

Shao

Shao had a lot of matches for me.. there were so many shirt designs that suited him. Guitars, Jesus shirts.. haha.

Noel

Haha, wala... bagay talaga eh.

Jami

Weheheheh!

Rod

For Rod who's also a fan of Derek Zoolander and a member of the Center for Kids who cant read good!

Wally

I need a soldier!!!!! ARMY!

Paolo

Super bagay kay Pao...!!!!! Hahaha!

Go to BUSTEDTEES.com to view more designs

Let me write too!!!

Yo! Good day to you all!!! You guys enjoyed your Halloween? Well, I sure did... Diabetes here I come... Nyahaha!!!

Anyway, I am just dropping by to say I missed blogging and will be writing again. I will just finish with revisions of my thesis proposal so I shall make this short.

First of, Congratulation to Mr. Rodney "Kagawad ng Bayan" Vasquez for well, winning the baragngay elections as a Kagawad. Congratulations also to the founder of F.A.R.T, Mr. Ryuichi Uchida for purchasing a Nintendo DS, thanks for giving it to me this Christmas dude. Hehehe.

So, I'm off to die once more. See ya guys tomorrow at Rod's house!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, your newest author has arrived!!!!

JENNIE CASTILLO, LOMOGRAPHER EXTRAORDINAIRE!

So thrilled to finally take part of this growing confederation of REUEL CULALIC HATERS AND GAMBLERS OF SOCIETY... I'll be responsible for the official tallies of wins and losses from the trips at PAGCOR, photographs/lomographs for events, and possibly the overall design of this blog.

I am giddily waiting for new authors to finally start posting here. We're expecting a newly elected KAGAWAD to post his speech!!! I believe a special invitation has also been sent to Reuel.. now I have this intuition that the sacred blog will be infested with numerous dirty and ADOLFerous videos for the next couple of days. So we must watch out, dear readers and fellow authors... Korean Mom's may already be in our midst.

Anyway, here's a favorite photo of mine from Enchanted Kingdom.. Will be posting the lomographs soon.

ENCHANTED KINGDOM - RIO GRANDE RAPIDS - Oct. 29, 2007

I'll be waiting for your first post, GRANDMASTAHHHH!!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

Happy Birthday Sir Ed!

It's the birthday of Mr. Edward Franco today! Although I'm not sure if he's already celebrating there in the U.S. of A. Anyhows, happy birthday to him!

Politician Rod!

Who would have thought it? Our baby boy Rod Steven O. Vasquez, chauffeur officiale (probably not a real word) of the Alpha Phi Culalic, is now a full-pledged politician of the Republic of the Philippines.

That’s right, folks. Rod was elected October 29, 2007 by the good folks of Barangay Magdalo in Cavite as one of the Kagawad in their prestigious community.

As it is, he will now soon embark on a journey of responsible and dedicated service for his constituents, leading them to a new light, a new perspective, and a better life. We know he can do it!

Of course, seeing as how we tirelessly supported the little guy in two of his exhausting campaign events, donning his white and red campaign t-shirt, no less, it’s only proper that we be compensated sufficiently for our efforts. Which means: “CELEBRATION!”

My DS!!!

Dreams do come true! Yey! I recently got myself a Nintendo DS after a hard-fought and exhaustive period of saving. Yey! It’s so nice and I’m now back to my gaming mode! Woohoo!

Plus, no more buying game cartridges or DVDs-just download ROMs! Yahoo! I can read comic books, watch movies and video files, listen to mp3, and even go online (once I buy the necessary memory adapter), too!

With the NDS, who needs a girlfriend? Weeee!!!!

Shao Hardy!

I grew up watching professional wrestling, of which the “professional” nomenclature means fake, although legendary pro wrestler Diamond Dallas Page might disagree—“Wrestling is not fake, it’s fixed!”

I kind of gave up on the whole manly soap opera when some of my favorite performers started to disappear one by one. I still tune in from time to time, if only for the guilty pleasure of over-the-top dialogue and banter between fights.

Little did I know that one of the current stars in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Matt Hardy, bares a striking resemblance to my good, alcoholic of a friend, Shao. I mean check out that pose in the pic! Probably not enough to bring back the wrestling fanatic in me, but, at least we have one more catch phrase for our guitar-toting buddy.

Nostalgia

If there’s one game that I can actually and honestly say I’m competent at, it’s Counter-Strike (CS), the massively popular first-person shooter (FPS) mod of Half Life.

I remember my senior high school to freshmen college days when my life evolved around clan matches of said game. Money was flowing out, but more money was flowing in. Good times.

That’s why it gave me a good sense of nostalgia when we played CS last night in ATC (Rod, Tats, Nuguid, and Reuel). Here’s hoping for more.

No Mercy!

Billiards is not my thing. Sports in general are not my thing. I think I only really got good (relatively) in bowling and fishing…and I think ice skating (I think…). I once got as high as 234 in bowling and was baiting fish to their eternal demise left and right back in the day. And if nothing else, I was quite speedy in skating. Of course, all of this was during the happy times when I was in Japan, so unless I get a hold of my picture albums from then, you’ll just have to take my word for it.

But, getting back to the topic at hand: billiards. Of the handsome group members of Alpha Phi Culalic, Supreme Grandmaster Reuel is the undoubted maestro, tapping into the very reaches of the universe for his heavenly-acquired mad skillz. Nuguid is perhaps his lieutenant, so to speak, and I would rank as a conscript or a draftee—I didn’t even volunteer to be engaging in such a violent sport (?).

To the surprise of all three of us when we played billiards in ATC last night, I went undefeated for a one-hour period of serious ball action.

Reuel was up against Nuguid in the first round, which Reuel handily won. “Challenge the winner” was our rule, so I was up next against Reuel. He went down. Nuguid polished up his own billiards stick (sorry, I don’t know the proper name for that thingy), but he went down just the same. This process continued on for what seems like ages, I couldn’t take a cigarette break. What cruelty!

And so it was that Reuel only had one win and Nuguid had zero for all his troubles and enthusiastic screams of “No Mercy!” I was, I believe, 8 or 9-0 for the night. And it was all good. If only I was as lucky with girls.

Missing Guy!

MISSING PERSON
Since First Semester, AY 2007-2008

Name: Walter Aranza
Nickname: Wally, Wally Boi
Affiliations: Council of Leaders, Collegiate Mover
Hobbies: “Magbuhat ng sariling bangko”
Characteristics: White, hairy, with braces
Last Seen: Vicky Belo Clinic

If found, please report to:
A) National Bureau of Investigation
- Wanted by the International Organization Against Child Pornographers
B) Collegiate Mover
- Charged with being AWOL
C) Alpha Phi Culalic
- For not showing up in group events

REWARD: 1 sachet of Blue Mountain coffee, “The Best Coffee in the WORLD!”

Sayonara, Sir Ed!

Three of my four years of stay in the College Division of SISC was spent working alongside Sir Edward M. Franco in the Office of Student Affairs, primarily for the Supreme Student Council, Collegiate Mover, and the Rotaract Club. Needless to say, these were the most memorable moments of my life so far, what with all the painstaking work, meetings, and what have you.

It’s tough to just wake up one day, go to the office and not see that familiar, tough face of his. Selfishness and attachment makes it difficult to accept the dreams of others, but I (and all others whose lives he touched) should begin to understand that Sir Ed’s future awaits him in Kansas, with his wife and three children.

There, he should be able to take a tight stranglehold of whatever career path he takes. That’s just Sir Ed. If the technology existed today that could pinpoint the defining moments of an individual, Sir Ed’s name would show up in probably 90% of mine.

Today, October 18, 2007, at 10:55 am, Sir Ed will leave this country in search of a dream. There’s no doubt that he will succeed in this search. And we should push ourselves to do the same—to search for our dreams, to soar high, to live life.

In time I have no doubt at all that we would see that iron-clad face of Sir Ed once more. Looks like I have one more thing to add to my dream list.

A Case of Mistaken Identity

As if I needed more reason to shatter my abysmal self-image. Last night (10/16/07), while sitting around the college gate “kubo”, this “KOREAN MOM” (Reuel is smiling right now), came up to me and asked, “You, driver?”, while pointing at a parked van.

Shocked, confused, and absolutely flabbergasted, I could only respond with garbled phrases of “No can drive” and “Me, no license.”

Of course, a suitable and perfectly logical explanation is at hand. You see, in South Korea, where most Koreans come from, a basic requirement for a driver is to have a spectacular body, a godly face, and immutable charm.

The unknowing mom probably assumed that because I have all those qualities, and then some, that I am the person who’ll drive her to some kimchi place or whatever.

Makes sense, right?

Champions!

(October 11, 2007) Congratulations to the Yellow Team and the White Team for winning the championship for the College Cup: Season 7 tournament, basketball and volleyball, respectively

Yellow finally got the title they long deserved after a seemingly magnetic destiny of runners-up finishes. And White showed a classic redemptory attitude demolishing defending champs Yellow in straight sets. I guess Yellow had one too many gold medals; they’ve won it like a gazillion times already.

While it’s a teeny-beety sad that our own White Team in basketball never had such glory, its good that our friends in the more successful White kind of saved the reputation of the color (don’t be a smart ass and tell me that white isn’t technically a color!).

To paraphrase President Adrian Bonifacio (Supreme Student Council), who in turn was quoting the splendid Russel Crowe film, The Gladiator, “College Cup champions, I salute you!”
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*It’d take too long a space to list down the Yellow Team players, so I’d just mention those from the White Team whom I personally know: Tahl Cabañero (mythical), Sachie “The Love of My Life” Capada (mythical), Em Malazarte, France Gochangco, Mia Lustado, and Justine “Lover Girl” Himbing.

Chatbox Galore!

Haloo! Drop your hate messages for Reuel Culalic in the chatbox! See ya there!

A Kiss

“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves” – Albert Einstein

Found that quote while miscellaneously browsing the Internet. Somehow cracks me up; reminds of Paulo “Shao” Jaranilla very much. I think it was from the times watching Two Fast Two Furious. You know, from the scene where this guy stares and drives. There wasn’t any lip action in that particular scene, obviously, but I just get that weird déjà vu feeling.

And since Shao has always been the, how shall I put it, “team driver”, I guess that makes him the most eligible guy to spring up in my imagination of a guy kissing a girl while he drives (hmmm…I don’t think that that makes a good impression of my psyche…oh well).

Honestly, though, I’m pretty sure that the guy in question has indeed partaken in such an activity. But did he screw it up just as Einstein implied? A question for the ages!

Boxers interrupted my commercials!

Let’s take a break from the hustle and bustle of this blog to give you a slightly different story on life. Last Sunday (Oct. 8), while watching a special marathon feature of commercials by capitalist opportunists in the Philippines (seen on the country’s benevolent TV network, GMA 7—“serbisyong totoo lamang”), I became frustrated to no end that two boxers duking it out in the ring kept interrupting the program in 10-15 minute intervals. What a shame for the network execs. (greedy little pigs that they are), to disrupt my blissful TV time with non-sensical gladiatorial battles of two no-name fighters.

If I’d have known that that this would happen, I’d have happily paid for a premium on the live coverage of the commercials. Or just watched a DVD. The latter makes more sense, now.

Fiesta Ala Culalic

(October, 4, 2007) This blog, by all intents and purposes, and under a special mandate from no less than the United Nations, is hostile to Reuel Culalic. His cuddly appearance and oh-so-cute female demeanor is too much for this world that we live in. As the next step (backward) in the evolutionary ladder of man, Reuel is a danger to our way of living, to society, and to the general goodness of humanity.

But there are times when forgiveness must be accorded to whom it is due. And when someone goes on a spending spree of *000 for his friends (food, drinks, coffee, cigarettes, and various DVDs of which one type I can only say rhymes with corn), then that qualifies as sufficient grounds for a major pardon.

So, in behalf of the whole Alpha Phi Culalic, White Team, Super Royale Project, and the Federation of Admirers of Ryu’s Temperature (F.A.R.T.), we fully offer our admiration to Reuel Culalic, and award him the prestigious award as seen on the above right.

The End

It was a good run. But in the end, we are 3-3. Man, 7 seasons of College Cup and not once did we make it past the elimination round. Oh well, it was a fun journey. And our last loss against run-and-gun Red Team wasn’t by any means a one-sided affair.

Down by I think 13 in the first half, we were still able to make a game out of it and even lead by 2.

Alas, it just wasn’t meant to be. And yet, it was a good close. And there’s not much else we can ask for.

Test Your Might!

It’s crazy how the mind works. I always thought of myself as a rock-hard, run-of-the-mill young boy, who just like any other normal 18 year old (wehehe) out there is interested only in wanton destruction, violence, and, of course, bo…uhm, I mean…girls.

Anyhow, I now find this funny because recently, while indulging my beautiful “badeh” with copious amounts of smoke coming from my trustee Mild Seven life sticks, my mind kind of just drifted into outer space, visiting along the way purely innocent ideas such as how to save the world, how to conquer said world after saving it, and how best to further abuse the love of my life, Reuel Culalic. Towards the end of this thought process, my brain functions shifted to a more serious topic: pop culture.

I fancy myself as something of a pop-culture enthusiast, and of the many forms of pop culture entertainment, my current top 3 would have to be anime (1), movies (2), and TV (3). Coming in at a respectable fourth and fifth would be books and videogames (on hiatus on account of a dust-infested PS2).

To go back to what I was saying earlier, it just strikes me as odd that while I think of myself as this Rambo-like, take-no-prisoners, shoot first and don’t ask questions later kind of guy, my preferences (or at least my top favorites) in my 3 most adored entertainment mediums belie that notion. Read on: a. my favorite anime is Honey and Clover—a tale of a group of friends in art college and their life turns and tumbles (a love story); b. my favorite movie is Taiyou no Uta (English title: Midnight Sun/A Song to the Sun)—starring my future wife YUI as a moon girl who fell for a sun boy (another love story); c. my favorite TV series is Good Luck!!—a J-dorama about an airline pilot and a female mechanic (also a love story). YIKES!!

Oh holy of holy, is the ever-fierce Ryu Uchida a closet romantic? What mystery! What intrigue! What trivial inconsequence!

List down your faves too and see if it matches your thoughts on your respective personas! IT’S FUN!!!

Double KO

And here I thought Daniel Powter’s song, “Bad Day”, was really kinda cheerful. That is until a really bad day hits you right smack in the noggin. What a day.

To start it off, we badly lost our crucial fifth game against Black in the College Cup tournament. We’re now 3-2. To add insult to injury, I lost Php 200 in my first ever casino outing in PAGCOR. Damn roulette ball! Damn 00!!!

To put things in perspective, Php 200 would already buy me around 4 movie DVDs or one or two TV or anime series. Oh man!

But, not everything was bleak. Gambling with Reuel and Ate Jenehy was fun and exhilarating. And we didn’t hit any motorcycles coming home (wink!).

A DISCLAIMER!

Warning: Prolonged exposure to this blog may result in sudden and uncontrollable urge to go and find author. (This has happened...not).

Anyway, my deepest apologies to my legion of fans (by "legion" I mean Reuel Culalic") for failing to update this most holy of records. In the most simple of terms, I have but one excuse: I HAVE NO TIME! Darnnit!

But, fear not, for the mighty Ryu will soon emerge out of the burden that is work to write at will, at large, and at the expense of one Reuel Culalic.

Until then, in the immortal words of John F. Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." (Wink!)

Reuel Birthday!

(September 15, 2007) Happy birthday Reuel Culalic and congratulations for outliving the combined life spans of Gandalf, Dumbledore, and the ever-persistent cockroach! Truly, no one can surpass such a feat.

A birthday bash was of course in full order. The birthday creature treated us to Havana where we drank and sang merrily. I had a nasty case of the dry cough, which impeded my powerful and soothing singing voice. *But, my worst of vocal conditions is still in another league than the best of what normal people like you all readers can possibly hope to achieve. Eat your heart out!!!

Anyways, here’s to next week’s drinking session where we hope a certain empanada boy and a white boy can finally join us. Until then, adios!

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*This is, of course, a big, stinking lie.

The Fantastic Five

It was bound to happen. Yup, our White Team suffered our first (hopefully, our last) loss of the season, succumbing to the admittedly much-fancied powerhouse team Blue. At the end it was a 9-point deficit. And while a loss is indeed a loss, and no excuses should be given, some forms of defeat can be taken into heart as a crowning achievement all its own.

Our defeat was one such occasion. In the first place, losing to a stronger team isn’t something to be ashamed about; losing at such a close margin with only 4 (four!!!) players against 5 in a game of basketball is something to proudly brag about.

We started with only five players (insert joke here about the selection for the first five). They were the bravest of the bravest, among them: Wally, Nuguid, Tats, Jami, and new-boy Aaron. The tallest among these players is Tats…and he stands 5’7. In the 2nd quarter, Aaron got hit by an accidental elbow and proceeded to bleed profusely from his nose (picture a blood faucet). At only 4 players, we were then at the mercy of a rampaging massacre. Needless to say, it was a ugly affair, and frustration among the boys was at an all-time high (but one quick look at Reuel and all that goes away). But, the boys were strong, unflinching, determined, and possessed an ardor you couldn’t possibly imagine. WARNING: CHEESY MATERIAL TO FOLLOW! “It was the stuff of legends. In a battle of mighty gladiators, it was as if the entire world of the Heavens stopped in its tracks to witness this most epic of battles. The angels sung their most gallant hymns; the elements displayed their most brilliant luster; and even the destructive forces of nature were tamed. They bowed to five men:

Tats – “For the Glory of Sacrifice” - Stopped smoking (for a while) to build up stamina;
Wally – “For the Glory of Fellowship” – Maintained a cool head all throughout a heated game;
Jami – “For the Glory of Confidence” – For almost single-handedly saving our offense;
Nuguid – “For the Glory of Leadership” – For driving the momentum and the defense;
Aaron – “For the Glory of Blood” – Well…for…the blood. Lots of it.

And to the other White Team who came late, thanks as well and there are no hard feelings (to Labadan, Teiji, and Banzon).

As was the description of my native land’s unprecedented economic and cultural comeback from a war-torn wasteland: “Out of the ashes rises a Phoenix.”

At it again!

Lo and behold, the White Team does it again, beating the Gold Team in a 30+ margin of victory. We are now 3-0, and we’re all excited. But…We all realize that the tougher teams will be our next opponents. It won’t be of any surprise if our next three games go either way.

But we all know what we should do to make our chances of advancing to the semis a better prospect: PRAY! Yep, pray that Nuguid’s fancy-shmancy shots will hit the mark; Jami’s catch-and-shoot rhythm to be at its highest frequency; Noel, John, and Banzon’s inside game to be of powerhouse level; Tat’s multitude of screams to be dog-unfriendly; but, most importantly, for Wally’s missed shots to not exceed 20 this time around. We can only pray. Ahem

Tats is 20!

It seems just a short time ago, that Tats was still wetting his pants regularly and gets overly excited at the sight of candy (wait, he still does that!). Awww…how times have passed. Nowadays, Tats is a true grown-up. He’s mature, responsible, goal-driven, sympathetic (unlike Reuel, who’s sympathetic without the sym), and above all else, he has discarded all his childish inklings and instincts. And, oh yeah, people happen to assume I’m always lying. Go figure.

But, the important thing is that Joratio “Tats” Nuyda has moved away from the “teen” years and into the magical threshold that is the age of 20. 20!!! It brings tears to our eyes as our beloved friend has moved on to the next step in life. Too bad that’s really not gonna make any bit of actual difference. Hehe.

Being the good and society-fearing blokes that we are, drinking away the night was the only plausible way to celebrate this transition into, ahem, adulthood. The usual suspects were naturally present: yours truly, the birthday boy (makes no sense having a birthday bash without the celebrant there, don’t you think?), Rod, Shao (with GF Saki and broad Mario), Jami, France (with GF Kay), Moc, Noel, Reuel (financer), with surprise additions foremost of which was the Supreme Student Council President Adrian Bonifacio himself. Talk about a celebrity guest!

And so we had a great time. Blah blah blah. We all agreed that the most suitable gift for Tats is definitely not any kind of object (because he might eat it…regardless of its nature), but rather, a convincing victory in our next White Team game.

Happy birthday TATS!!!

YUI!

I have two simple dreams: 1. To have a constant supply of money without me ever working; and more importantly, 2. To marry Yoshioka Yui, or YUI, for short. Simple, isn’t it?

But who is YUI, you ask? YUI is a Japanese singer/songwriter and one time actress (hopefully this will change). Her hit songs include Rolling Star and LIFE, which is the 5th opening and ending song, respectively, of the anime series Bleach. Feel my Soul was her breakthrough single, used as the official soundtrack of the popular J-dorama, Fukigen No Gene. Tomorrow’s Way was also used as the ending song for the movie Hinokio: Intergalactic Love. Che.rr.y was used for a Japanese cellular music service commercial. Her latest songs, My Generation and Understand, were also used as OSTs for the J-dorama, Seitou Shokun!, and for the movie Sidecar ni Iru, respectively. Her upcoming new single, Love & Truth, will be used for the movie Closed Note.

All these point to the fact that YUI is the new darling of the J-Pop scene in my native land. So her talent is without question, and I believe so is her look, which is the most angelic and awe-inspiring façade to behold (see picture).

However, it is her role in the movie Taiyou no Uta (A Song to the Sun/Midnight Sun) which made her a household name in Japan (ok, maybe not quite) and a fanboy favorite internationally. In the film, she played Kaoru Amane, a girl suffering from a rare skin disease called XP, which prevents her from going out during the day. The story is pretty simple: She’s sick and can’t go out during the day, so she instead sings in the town park during the night. She happens to chance upon a long-time crush-a surfer boy who delights to bask under the sun. Their love story blooms and you get the picture. Trust me, and I can’t stress this strongly enough, Taiyou no Uta is one of the best films out there. It’s a work of beauty, even without my admittedly strong bias for YUI. Find it and watch it!

And, oh, she sings her most popular song in the movie by far, Good-bye days, along with two of her other songs It’s Happy Line and Skyline.

But I end this article of worship by simply stating this: rYUIchi – its destiny!
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Taiyou no Uta was screened in various film festivals around the world including the Chicago Film Festival and a little known art film festival you might have heard called the Cannes. That means its GOOD and you should watch it!

Miracle White

(Gym 2, Southville International School and Colleges) – In what can only be described as a freak of nature, the White Team basketball club of the College Cup tourney emerged victorious once again in a 61-29 win over the freshmen team, Orange.

“I…I was jus wachin…and den…and den dey wer weneng. I du not nuw wat hapeened,” said a shocked and salivating Reuel Culalic, chief groupie of the team after the surprise win.

This is the first time that the White Team had won its first two games in succession and many people are wondering if the team can keep this pace up. “Did you see my hang-time lay-up?” was the quick reply of Paolo Nuguid, who for lack of a better point guard starts for the team, when asked about his team’s chances to make it to the semis.

White Team Off to a Good Start!

(Gym 2, Southville International School and Colleges) – The much-loathed and despised “basketball” club, the White Team, headed by renowned womanizer and coarse idiot, Ryu Uchida, won their first game against the Sky Blue Team in the College Cup: Monarchs’ Cup tournament.

It should be noted that the White Team, in its past 6 seasons in the competition, have never made it past the eliminations round. “We are really doing our best,” said Joratio “Tats” Nuyda, captain ball of the team and Marlboro Reds smoker. “Ang sakit ng aking paa!” was the reply of starting center Noel “Boy Thesis” Vergara when asked about the injury he sustained during the first two minutes of regulation. The sad giant wasn’t able to return to action during the game.

In a similar story, retired (expelled?) por…I mean…point guard Reuel Culalic, who was in the bench offering morale support had this to say after the game, “Ba ba bi boo boo!”

The 70-47 win of the White Team was a shock win which probably wouldn’t be repeated ever again.
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White Team Lineup:
Point Guards – Paolo Nuguid (empanada boy) Aaron Lacson (new boy)
Shooting Guards – Jami Ballesca (returning boy), Walter Aranza (white boy)
Small Forwards – Joratio Nuyda (bee boy), Teiji Shiwa (pretty boy)
Power Forwards – John Labadan (scholar boy), Carlo Banzon (big boy)
Center – Noel Vergara (bigger boy), Lionel Zamora (muscle boy)
Musicians – Paulo Jaranilla (eat-strings boy), Miguel de Leon (piano-the-guitar boy)
Coach – Ryu Uchida (Paul Anka boy)
Groupies – Rod Vasquez (kagawad boy), Reuel Culalic (boy)

A Tragic Tale

Below is a story taken from the legendary tome of the ancients called the “Sanctimonious & Heavenly Indulgence of Tradition”, otherwise known as S.H.I.T.

There was a time when a young, handsome, and dashing man roamed this land. Call him Ryu. At all times, and everywhere he went, he had as a companion a curious creature, which while not quite King Kong, isn’t anywhere quite the Brad Pitt either. His most prominent feature was his teeth, which was jagged and sharp as a knife. People called it the double razor. He…wait…I’m not even sure if he is a he. Perhaps he is a she…oh…never mind.

Anyway, it…was quite the scary little thing. It had a fondness for cute little kids so you can just imagine the terror experienced by the little tykes whenever this freak of nature dared to approach.

And, so, this story went on and on with the omni-charming Ryu charming his way from town to town. Alas, the little creature alongside him was negating whatever charm Ryu had. It was as if the mere presence of this unwanted sidekick materialized into a fierce wind, sweeping away the chick-attracting pheromones emitted by the poor young man. Girls from one town to another were overwrought with despair as their hankering to be close to Ryu were hindered by this abomination.

Frustrated and losing all forms of hope, Ryu finally snapped, suddenly attacking what used to be his smelly but loyal companion. But as fate would have it, their confrontation led to a messy affair, as their lips bumped delicately against each other (for the love of God, don’t picture this in your minds). Magically, the creature transformed into a remarkably similar looking humanoid who claimed his name was Reuel. And then he said, “Narsday!”

The End
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Despite the hostile nature of this posting, and the upfront title of this blog, the author claims that he is absolutely enamored by the character of the person whose picture appears below. He claims to be deeply in love with the person. Meow!

Note: Narsday is an inside joke. Needless to say, it provides our group with tons of fun and laughter. Haha.

Voila! I'm back!!!

Hello, sports fans! It is indeed true, your eyes are not deceiving you! The master of all things delirious and adorable is back in the limelight of the bloggersphere. I, Ryuichi Gene B. Uchida (*see below for details) pledge to advance the cause that has long since been the battle cry of human civilization: to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God!

Actually...

That's not true at all! I'm just here to have fun, to recount the fanciful events and activities of the White Team/Alpha Phi Culalic/Jennie Fans Club and hopefully, soon, a super-secret project with the initials SPR. What is it? Okay, I'll let you in on a little clue: it's the quest to finally find yours truly his very own real girlfriend. It is!!! Exciting, isn' t it?

Anyhow, due tune in to this very channel for the very latest in Ryu gossip. Trust me, you won't be bored, and you'll learn a lot. Uhm. Right.

So, until then, my legion of fanatic fans, please be patient while your master conjures up his next posting. Hopefully, it'll be good news for all of us! So, in the words of my native land: SAYONARA!!! MATA NE!!!

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*What my name freakin' means:

Ryu - dragon

Ichi - one/first

Uchi - house

Da - farm land

Now, that's what I call an intimidating name.