Saturday, August 30, 2008

Howling 7


We need to put H7 on the RXbeer site so we can all watch it on the road!

Yum

The National Enquirer : Rudy's New Gal?

Friday, August 29, 2008

If you listen to fools...



I remember having this on LP and playing it over and over again while I just stared at the fabulous artwork on the cover. That is what you are missing these days with CD...the large canvas. I wonder how cover art as an art form has depreciated since those days? I bet this cover sold a lot of albums back in the day. Of course, the LP size limited the duration of albums - you can fit a lot more on a CD...so I guess there is a trade off there.

Ahh, memories. Here are the tracks from that beloved album of yesteryear:

SIDE ONE:

Turn Up The Night

Voodoo

The sign of the southern cross

E5150

The Mob Rules

SIDE TWO:

Country Girl

Slipping Away

Falling Of The Edge Of The World

Over And Over

Goes Down Smooth


Kirin Stout is nowhere near a good English or Irish Stout, but it is a nice thought in a country where Lagers are king. 6% ABV

Give me a drink Jim.......

Gotta Love Tokyo




Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Monday, August 18, 2008

Friendly Filipino Taxi Driver....

I'll keep this short and sweet unlike my last novel. So last week I took a cab to get to a karaoke bar. It was payday Friday here in the Philippines and they say people are extra spendhappy here that day. As I jumped into the cab i asked the good man "How much will this cost?" (it was only 4 blocks away) and he joyfully said "haha, it's payday Friday you ride for free!". Wow! It mustve been my lucky day to find such a generous cabbie! Arriving at the destination on a jam packed street, I was about to get out and he told me 100 pesos please ($2 U.S). I was rather taken back and dumbfounded for a sec and about to tell him "hey didn't you say i'd be riding for free earlier" but I just politely smiled, handed him his damn 100 pesos and got the hell out of the cab....what an @$$.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Friendly Filipino Folk.....

So this morning I got up and decided to check out this local travel agent to see if there's anything I can do for my final weekend in the Philippines coming up. Got my crap together and started to walk down there and as Im crossing this street this older filipino dude shakes my hand and says Hi to me. He asked me if Im staying at the Shangri-La and after I told him how I was he told me that he works there doing some cleaning. I thought it was just going to be a short conversation after he told me he had just finished his shift and on his way back home. He gave me some general directions on how to get there and I thought that would be it when I crossed the street. He started to walk with me like I was his best chum asking questions about me and such. You know the standard get to know you rubbish. I was starting to get a bit wary of him and he was apparently goona walk me to the place I needed to get to even though I already had an idea how to get there. I thought to myself as long as Im walking in a public area with people around I should be safe. We got to what appeared to be sought of a dodgy passage where I couldn't see much folk. Hesitantly I followed him staying behind him one foot. As we entered this dodgy passageway I saw this other fella walking out who looked rather suspect. He passed me but as I entered the passageway and looked around the corner of my eye to see if this other guy was gonna come back and try something on me. Nothing happened and the older guy I was following told me we are nearly there. He must have told me several times about how he has 3 kids, two which are twins. I was like "thats great" but it got rather old after he told me for the umpteenth time. We exited the mall on a main road and much to my relief, I saw the sign that said Asian Spirit (travel agency) which was only a few stores away.

As we arrived I started to thank him for his hospitality and helping me find the place but he started to come inside the travel agency with me. I started to get kinda weirded out again as I took a number at the door. He kept on asking me questions on which place I thought about visiting and such. He took a seat in the front row and I decided to seat in the row behind him but hte attendants were telling me how it was fine to sit up front. Not wanting to offend them I decide to sit upfront...next to this old dude who had somehow been transformed into a chum. Begrudingly I sat down next to him and I was in for another barrage of questions and such. Which vacation place are you thinking about going to, who are you going with etc etc to which I gave rather short responses since I was getting very uncomfortable at this point. Was this guy being a good samaritan or did he have something devious in mind.....so the lady at the front desk called my name and I went up front and decided on a trip and whaddya know dodgy old man is standing right there next to me at the receptionist desk. As I waiting standing up, I told the older man that it wasn't necessary to wait for me and that I know the way back to my hotel to which he said "I wait here until you get the ticket". Not being able to figure this guy out I just patiently waiting standing up while they printed out my tickets. They gave me the total and so I pulled out my wallet.

Opening my wallet to get my credit card yet I looked over at the older guy who was shamelessly peeking at what had I inside. I started to tilt my wallet away at an angle so he couldn't see but his eyes still followed it and it was at this point that I officially started to get kind of scared. Was this guy gonna mug me as soon as I left, get some of his buddies to tail me and rob me..I mean why else would freakazoid be so curious as to what I had inside my wallet. "Think fast, think fast Lehi" I repeated in my mind on how I could shake off this suspect fella. As the front desk handed me back my CC I asked if they had a bathroom and much to my relief they said they did but it was being used and if I didn't mind waiting. "I'll wait, it's not a problem" I told them. Turned around to face the older guy to thank him for his help he apparently got the hint and just nodded at me and left the store. A minute after he left I asked the front desk if it was normal for people to be that friendly as far as helping out and at first they though the older dude was with me. Much to my surprise they told me it's normal for this to happen coz that's how friendly filipino folks are. I told them how I was a bit scared because in America people aren't usually that friendly. It was then I kind of started feeling bad and I explained to the front desk that I didn't need to use the bathroom since it was just an excuse so he would leave. Maybe people are really good I thought to myself, there really are nice people out there who are willing to help their fellow man. Walking out the doors of the store, I chastised myself for my pessimism.
All of a sudden as I was crossing the street ( I went the opposite direction the old dude showed me ) lo and behold I see him again flagging me down. oh Jesus what did he want now. He came up to me and saying "Tip, Tip Please". Figuring we were in a public place with folks around I decided to pull out my wallet and much to his chagrin all I had was Hong Kong dollars. I decided to hand him $20 HK (about $3 US Dollars) to which he said thanks and he will get it changed but then he started asking for $10HK more. I had $50HK more but I wasn't going to be giving that to this guy. I refused several times before he got the hint and walked off in the sunset. I started to get pissed coz I was right all along, this dude was only being nice to get some money off me...filipino hospitality, yah right only at a price $$$$$$$$$.

btw I still love the Philippines.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Big Foot aka Cain Caught!


Rad Bigfoot Story

With Jizzle Mathers, as the beaver....

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Whfg fvg evtug onpx naq lbh'yy urne n gnyr,
N gnyr bs n sngrshy gevc
Gung fgnegrq sebz guvf rOnl cbeg
Qverpg sebz Wvmmyr'f yvc.

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Gur fxvccre shyy bs fghss.
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Gur wbhearl abg fb sha,
Vs abg sbe gur zvffvba fgngrzrag znavsrfgb
Gurl jbhyqa'g tb jvgu Rpub 1, ab gurl jbhyqa'g tb jvgu Rpub 1

Gur perj cnexrq gurve pnef ba gur fvqr bs guvf hapunegrq qhfpurar ebnq
Jvgu X-Wvmmyr
O. Crgrefba gbb,
Gur znvyebbz gbnq,
Gur Ebtre qhqr
Gur Crehivna...Nhfgenyvna,
Urer ba Wvmmyr'f Ybnq
(bs ohyy).

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Pbzr naq yvfgra gb n fgbel obhg n zna anzrq Wvmmyr
N cbbe NZ fb fvpx ur pbhyq eneryl rira juvmmyr

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ur znqr hc gur gnyr bs n zbhagnva bs ybbg

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Arkg guvat lbh xabj byq Wvmmyrf n gevyyvnanver
Gur qbpgbef nyy fnvq "ohg Wvzz, gurer'f abguvat gurer"

RPUB 3'f PBZCNAL

Pbzr naq wbva va bhe cenlre
Pbzr naq wbva va bhe cenlre

Jr'ir orra jnvgva sbe lbh
Jr'ir orra jnvgva sbe lbh

Jurer gur gernfherf ner uvf naq uvf naq uvf
Rpub 3'f pbzcnal gbb...

TBYQ QBHOYBBAF

Urer jr ner, snpr gb snpr
N pbhcyr bs tbyq qbhoybbaf.
Ubcva’ gb svaq, gur natyr Zbeba-v
Znxvat n tb, svaqva’ gur tbyq.

Gbtrgure, jr’er tbvat gb svaq gur tbyq.
Gbtrgure, hapbirevat gur zvar haqre zbyq.
Gb yrnea nyy nobhg gubfr guvatf lbh whfg pna’g ohl.

Arcuvgr Tbyq gbtrgure.
Lbh zr naq Rpub 4 gbtrgure (Jr’er tbvat gb svaq bhe jnl)
Lbh zr naq Rpub 4 gbtrgure (Jr’er tbvat gb svaq bhe jnl)
Lbh naq Rpub 4 gbtrgure


GUR TBYQRA OBLF

Gunax lbh sbe orvat n sevraq
Geniryrq gb gur pnir naq onpx ntnva
Lbhe yvcf ner frnyrq lbhe n cny naq n pbasvqnag.

Naq vs lbh guebhtu n cnegl
Vaivgrq rirelbar lbh rire xarj
Lbh jbhyq frr gur pebpx bs tbyq jbhyq or sebz zr
Naq gur pneq nggnpurq jbhyq fnl gunax lbh sbe orvat n sevraq.

GUR WVMMYR OHAPU
Urer'f gur fgbel bs n ybnq bs ohyypenc
Nobhg n zbezba pnir bhg va Qhfpurar
Naq vg jnf svyyrq jvgu tbyq, yvxr Sbeg Xabk,
Ohg vg jnf ynprq jvgu gencf.

Urer'f gur fgbel, bs n zna anzrq Wvmmyr,
Jub jnf ohfl jvgu sbhe oblf bs uvf bja,
Gurl jrer sbhe zra, jub obhtug gur fgbel...
Naq gurve qernzf jbhyq svmmyr.

Gvyy gur bar qnl jura gur wvmmyr gbbx gurz bhg gurer
Naq gurl xarj vg jnf zhpu zber guna n uhapu,
Gung guvf tebhc jbhyq fbzrubj svaq gur gernfher.
Gung'f gur jnl gurl nyy orpnzr gur Wvmmyr Ohapu.
Gur Wvmmyr Ohapu,

Gung'f gur jnl gurl nyy orpnzr gur Wvmmyr Ohapu.

GUR ARCUVGR TBYQ

Lbh gnxr gur tbbq, lbh gnxr gur onq,
lbh gnxr gurz obgu naq gurer lbh unir
Gur Arcuvgr Tbyq, gur Arcuvgr Tbyq.

Gurer'f n gvzr lbh tbg gb tb naq fubj
Lbh'er tebjva' abj lbh xabj nobhg
Gur Arcuvgr Tbyq, gur Arcuvgr Tbyq.

Jura gur jbeyq arire frrzf
gb or yviva hc gb lbhe qernzf
Naq fhqqrayl lbh'er svaqvat bhg
gur gernfher uhag vf nyy nobhg lbh, lbh.

TVZZR GUR TBYQ

Tvzzr gur tbyq V fher qrfreir vg
Vg'f gvzr V znqr vg gb gur gbc.
Tvzzr gur tbyq V’z ybbxvat sbejneq
Trg oruvaq zr chyy bhg rirel fgbc

V jnag n unccl raqvat
V'z gevrq bs cergraqvat
Jba'g yrg rz trg gur orfg bs zr
Jb jb jb jb

Tvzzr gur tbyq gur tnzr vf fheiviny
Tvzzr gur tbyq naq cyna zl neeviny
Tvzzr gur tbyq sbe urnira'f fnxr
gb zl cvrpr bs gur pnxr

Tvzzr gur tbyq
Tvzzr gur tbyq
Tvzzr gur tbyq

GUR WVMMYR-FGBARF

Wvmmyr, zrrg gur Wvvmmyr
Ur'f cneg bs gur zbqrea Arcuvgr snzvyl
sebz gur pnirf bs qhpurfar
Ur'f gur Xvat bs Erpbafgehpgvbavfg Uvfgbel

WVMMYRZNA

Wvmmyrzna, Wvmmyrzna,
Qbrf jungrire n Arcuvgr pna
Fcvaf n gnyr, nal fvmr,
Pngpurf urng phm gurl'er yvrf
Ybbx Bhg!
Urer pbzrf gur Wvmmyrzna.

Vf ur fgebat?
Yvfgra gurer,
Ur'f tbg 80'f Arj Jnir Unve.
Pna ur jrne n snapl guernq
Gnxr n ybbx bireurnq
Url, gurer
Gurer tbrf gur Wvmmyrzna.

Va gur puvyy bs avtug
Ng gur fprar bs gur pnir
Yvxr n fgernx bs yvtug
Ur neevirf vg'f n enir.

Wvmmyrzna, Wvmmyrzna
Sevraqyl arvtuobeubbq Wvmmyrzna
Jrnygu naq snzr
Ur'f vataberq
Nggragvba vf uvf erjneq.

Gb uvz, yvsr vf n terng ovt onat hc
Jurarire gurer'f n unat hc
Lbh'yy svaq gur Wvmmyrzna.

TBYQ NPERF

Zbezba snxref vf gur yvr sbe zr
Ohyyfuvsgvat vf gur yvsr, vaqrrq
Ynaq fcernqva' bhg fb sne naq jvqr
Xrrc nppbhag znantva', whfg tvzzr gung cynpr gb uvqr.

rOnl vf jurer V jbhyq erznva
V trg nyyretvp gb Qhfpurar
V whfg nqber zl obbx bs ohfvarff
Qnu-yvat, V ybir lbh, ohg sbetrg gur Wvmmyr-arff

...Gur Tbyq!
...vgrzf fbyq.
...V'z ivfvbanel.
...Gur Nqirefnel!

Lbh ner zl ubff
Tbbqolr, rOnl obff!
Tbyq Nperf jr ner gurer.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Oh man I dunno if I like this hairdo aka Never Doubt a Gay Hairdresser

So a few days ago I went to the hairstyle salon here on the 4th floor. As you guys have probably seen my hair in recent piccies it was getting rather hippie'ish. I just asked for a trim to down like half the size what it was and I left it in the control of the flamboyant out n proud hairdresser who was cutting my hair. Looks like he started to do his own version of what I wanted and I got a bit concerned since I didn't know what to expect. When it was all said and done I walked out of the salon and gave myself a long hard look in the mirror. The doubt started to kick in and I thought "oh man, this looks layyyyyme" i even considered going back to get it cut shorter like I had originally wanted but I thought whatever. As soon as I arrived here at work that night I kept on getting compliment after compliment from gals and guys alike about how great my hair looked and such. I was stumped! "Lehi, is that really you"..."Where is Lehi...what your Lehi"... "Your hair looks great" I still wasn't sold on it but now kudos were raining down like blood from the lacerated sky i feel a lot better about it. They know their stuff!

Breaking News...WHN (Wota Headline News)

Angry Fans Make a 15 year-old Singer Cry  
(2008,08,10)


According to some sources, at a handshake event held on August 6th, some fans made a member of ℃-ute cry. Unfortunately, it was not a cheesy touching tale of idols and their devoted fans.

The name of the victim is Arihara Kanna, 15 years old. Few weeks ago, she was paparazzied while she was having a date with a Johny's Jr member, Hashimoto Ryosuke, also 15 years old. This scandal shocked her fans, and some fans blew their top, and decided to put an evil project into practice at the scheduled handshake event. They ignored Kanna at the handshake event and just shook hands only with other 6 members passing her place. Kanna was confused with this fan's behavior, and as a result, during this event, pity Kanna started to cry.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008