August 5,

50 Years Ago Today

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Marilyn Monroe
(June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)

I have always been vocal about my deep fascination
with the most beautiful woman who has ever walked this earth.

I’ve had a crush on her ever since I was young.
And today marks the 50th anniversary of her death.

I am not kidding when I say that when I die,
she will be one of the first ones I will find.

I would have loved to live during the time when she was alive
and to be in her presence.

With all the Hollywood glamour and controversies aside,
I think she is way more than what we have seen.

New Song Added – Kumusta Ka

Here’s another one by Mr. Rey Valera.
I have mentioned it before,
how I am a big fan of his.

A great example of a great Filipino talent.

This song is called “Kumusta Ka.
And definitely another favourite of mine.


Music by – Rey Valera
Guitars and Voice by – Ty Martell

It’s also the first cover I did with the guitar effects
purely on Garageband.
Even the mixing and editing.

I am really starting to engulf myself inside the Mac and iOS environment.
Hopefully I would learn a lot more.

Thanks for listening to my stuff.
I truly appreciate it.

Lyrics start here.

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Flashback Friday

Here’s one of my favorite worship songs that I’ve covered.
I LOVE YOU – by Bro. Mike Lapid

I am re-posting this tune for Flashback Friday
just for a reminder, that no matter how much difficulties we have in life,
there is always someone who looks after us.

It also breaks my heart when people I love go through such trials.
This song has helped me a lot during those times,
and here’s to hoping it would help others too.

Thanks to Bro. Lapid for composing it.

Here’s
I LOVE YOU

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Five Questions – Lasts, Firsts.

This was supposed to be written yesterday for Friday Five.
But I was at work and too lazy too tired to do anything else at home.

So I give you these questions today.
After all, you know what they say,

“Better late than pregnant than never.”

1.) What was the last new song you discovered?

–“We all dream of Love,” by Paul Gilbert.
From the Space Ship One album.
One of the bazillion songs I am trying to learn.

2.) What was the last new dish you tasted?

–Since I live in Florida now, it’s customary for me to try these Alligator tails (Gator tails).
They are quite good.
Tastes like chicken and pork at the same time.
With a little hint of sourness in the end.
I guess it depends what the alligator ate before they murdered it.

3.) Where was the last place you visited for the first time?

–I wish I can say some exotic, far away place,
that would make you jealous with envy.
But what really comes to mind right now,
is the NorthEast wing of our building at work.
I haven’t been there before and I got lost trying to find my way back
and ended up in the fire escape stairwell.
(Hey, the sign said Exit, and that’s what I wanted to do.)

4.) Who was the last new person you met?

–A lot of people, actually. I just started a new job.
And everyone has been very nice, so far.

But I must say, that there is this one guy, a big guy.
Probably a sumo wrestler.
Whom I believe is one of the maintenance people in our building.
Always says “Hey Man, what’s up?” to me,
every time I go to the cafeteria soda pop machine, right by the payphones and restrooms.
He is starting to freak me out.
This wouldn’t really bother me, but he looks at me like I am his lunch or something.
He can probably smell the gator tails I have consumed.

5.) What was the last new toy you played with?

–A brand spanking new, out of the box,
Sun Solaris Server V40z. at work.

Up to four dual-core AMD Opteron processors
Up to 32 GB of registered DDR1/333 SDRAM or DDR1/400 SDRAM
System has 16 DIMM slots (four per processor); DDR1/333 or DDR1/400 ECC registered DIMMs (128-bit plus ECC databus).
Up to six hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI disks

Then I installed Windows Server 2003 on it, and played Solitaire!
Man did those cards ever fly!

I guess you should know by now,
I am a geek.
And a loser.

Hey, you think these Friday Five questions are easy?
Me and my Fellow Friday Fivers Team,
pull out our hairs just to be able to answer them.

And judging by looking at my exposed scalp,

I win!

I am going to lose it!

If I get waken up by these 7 am lawnmowing shitheads again,
I am gonna lose it.

Not only that.. they all keep coming back the whole day”¦

There’s the pre-lawnmowing shithead that conditions the lawn,
then the big ass machine lawnmowing shithead,
then there’s the medium sized machine that takes care of the ones the big one didn’t see,
then there’s the handheld rotor mowing shithead, who comes and cuts the corners,
then the poopoohead who comes with a windblower who attempts to clean up the mess.
They do this the whole day. Repeatedly.

What I hate the most?
Apparently, they all know when Tyler is taking a nap.
Then they all come around, along with the kids in our neighborhood,
whose sole means of communication is to scream their ass away
until they blow out their o-ring.

Then the other night, a couple of teenagers pass by at 3 in the morning,
screaming like they were being chased by a knife,
which at that moment, I wished I did.

Oh man”¦ When is this going to end????

Neo, if you’re out there, I could use some help!!!!!
Bring Trinity with you just in case.