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Boring catcy punky poo. This album has all of the elements of skate punk, eccept for it has all of the good bits taken out. It’s far too slow, it’s far too flat and it just insults me. The only previous work that I can clearly recall by Alkaline Trio, is their first two singles, ‘Stupid Kid’ [...]

Distance has finally taken its toll on Amrita Arora and her London-based English cricketer Usman Afzal. The couple mutually decided to go their separate ways after their strained realationship for the past few months.Says a source close to the actress, "It was a difficult break-up as both had been very committed for the last four years, but it was inevitable."Amrita, though, tried hard to work out

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen was discovered by talent scouts while eating at a McDonald’s. Victoria’s Secret’s Adriana Lima was discovered by an agent in a mall when she was 15 years old. I was discovered at the age of 20 at the bus stop on Northern Blvd. Okay, so obviously I’m not some famous model, but I really [...]

By the time this message posts, I might have already put in an order for a brand-new MacBook Pro. And, like any good Machead, the prospect of new hardware makes me miserable. After all, my old PowerBook G4 is incredibly obsolete, and I’m used to its idiosyncrasies. But I can’t deal with the idea of [...]

John Abraham is all geared up to produce a film on the agony of the tigers surviving in today’s miserable environment. Surprisingly, a documentary film on the condition of tigers will be his next venture as a producer rather than a bollywood film. John’s production company first produced a music video of Strings. Wildlife [...]

John Abraham is all geared up to produce a film on the agony of the tigers surviving in today’s miserable environment. Surprisingly, a documentary film on the condition of tigers will be his next venture as a producer rather than a bollywood film. John’s production company first produced a music video of Strings. Wildlife [...]

I see Jim McKay died. I remember as a kid watching the Wide World of Sports to see all the unusual sports. Now we have the Big 10 Network where I can watch Women's Field Hockey at 1am.I always like his understated way of bringing the show. The athletes were the story, not him.

Every time I'm in Italy I pledge to dedicate myself to becoming a better person. You know, like stop reading trashy magazines and start reading Pico della Mirandola, stop treating my body like an amusement park and do more artsy stuff, stop thinking about my pathetic little existence and focus on the big issues of the humanity. (Of course, now I'm not in Italy, so I have already broken some of my

Govt acts to lessen rape agony Cablinet approves Changes in Crpc Bill to be Reinterduced in LS,RS The govrnment has cleared a path-braking packeage to lessen the agone of rape victims. Completing trail of the rape cases in month having women judge hear rape casesas far as participcable and records victims statsment at the [...]

Searching and booking your ideal vacation package can be stressful, time consuming and costly. Thats why finding a travel agency with top quality vacation packages at low wholesale cost is key to your happiness. Holiday Travel of America has been the key for thousands of people for over twenty years. Original post by Jennifer Viegas, Discovery [...]

"I'm meeting an Australian exchange student on friday about your age.Anything I should not say that could be taken as offensive (besides the obvious of being myself).I got myself in trouble with an Italian once, which is why I ask. Cultural differences and so forth!"OK. I'm going to take the liberty of clarifying a few obvious things before we go any further.These are jocks:These are thongs:This is a rubber:I have no idea what a sweater or a pullover is, but this is a jumper:People don't go on vacation, they go on holiday. We don't have trash cans, we have garbage bins. We eat lollies, not candy. A barbie is a barbeque, but girly girls my age will also reminisce about the doll, now usurped by the evil Bratz dolls. A bogan is like an Australian redneck (a favourite word of mine, you may hav

I have a been in a state of agitation and stress for the past four weeks. Before Holy Week came, my son had informed me that he was failing in Math 17. Why? You were fine the first two months of the second semester. Well, things happen, he said. Yes. More like, I haven't been studying?Before the finals, I was constantly breathing down his neck for him to study. His teacher said he needs to perfect the take-home exams ( which I swear, is highly impossible for mere mortals like us to do) and get at least 66% in his finals. My son did not reach the limits but got a 4 instead. A grade of 4 entitles a student for removal exams. A student has a year to take his removals.Oh no! You will not dilly-dally with your removal exams. Ask your teacher when and where is the removals: April 9, 3:00 pm-5:00

“Gloom, despair and agony on me. Deep dark depression, excessive misery. If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. Gloom, despair and agony on me.” Boy, have I had one big pity party the last couple of weeks. I’ve been doom and gloom and oh, whoas me. I’ve had this song from Hee [...]

December 8th, 2001. No, that day doesn’t mark a big game in the NY Knicks history, a huge trade or anything like that. On that day, the Knicks sported a 10-9 record, not as good as expected, but hey, it was still better than .500, right? The roster probably wasn’t good enough for winning a [...]

You always have some pending expenses, as your financial condition does not support to finish all at a time. Since, your needs are always more than the financial resources you have, you have to relay upon an external financial solution to full fill all the needs you have at a time. To meet your requirements, now, personal loans are provided, which can help on any of your personal expenses.Personal Loans as the name suggest is a source of personal financing and can be obtained to payoff any of your personal expenses. You can go for this loan against a number of your personal expenses like, college fees, wedding cost, luxury holiday, buying a car, outstanding bills, and for the debt consolidation.These loans are available in both the forms viz. secured and unsecured. The secured form require

Did you ever think about people who got power? Who got power wants one thing only: keep it. So let’s start to think to political class, to economical class. If you represent a state, your power comes from people: if citizens think they need you (in your position) to live in their country, they’ll keep [...]

Just in case you don't recognize these little ditties, this is the song Agony and its reprise from the Broadway production of Into The Woods. If you don't know the play, don't worry, it won't take long to recognize these are the fabled Charming brothers singing of their princely woes. Also perfectly obvious is what's wrong with these idiots. But since I've had the audacity to include the word catechism in my blog title, it's probably a good idea to include something from The Catechism to further clarify things. "The chaste person maintains the integrity of the powers of life and love placed in him. This integrity ensures the unity of the person; it is opposed to any behavior that would impair it. It tolerates neither a double life nor duplicity in speech. Chastity includes an a

November 24, 2007It has been no secret that shortly after September 11, 2001, the kook anti-war left solidly opposed any retribution towards the radical Jihadists that have been attacking American interests, both abroad and at home now, for the past three decades. Maybe a bit more of a surprise, but not totally, was watching as a political party, smelling an opportunity to sweep back into power, joined forces with and followed the lead of the kook anti-war left in America.Shortly after the invasion of Afghanistan the New York Times ran an editorial titled, "A Military Quagmire Remembered: Afghanistan as Vietnam." Following that months later was the inclusion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq in the War on Terror, meeting constant opposition from leftists and most Democrats, even those that voted to go to war in Iraq originally.Apparently reliving the glory days of the anti-war movement during the latter years of the Viet Nam Conflict, aging hippies with their graying pony tails resurrected man

I recently saw this post from Jiphany in Friendster who is now also an OFW in Taiwan.Today is my salary day here in Japan. I am happy. But not until I figured out the exchange rate. On top of that, Inquirer reported that peso is gearing towards the 42.00 to 1 US Dollar mark within next week! Whoooaaa....I think as new heroes of the Philippine economy, we should support this petition. I am calling all OFWs like me to sign in for the petition.Here is the petition letter.Petition LetterAugust 1, 2007Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal ArroyoPresident, Republic of the PhilippinesDear Madam President:First and foremost allow us to commend you for the recent economic achievements of our country under your administration i.e., the spectacular 6.9% growth rate during 1st Quarter of 2007 which is highest in 17 years, the stock market reaching an all-time high, the peso at 7-year high against the US dollar and the multitude of incoming projects you have mentioned recently in your State of the Natio

Let’s continue the same direction. Here’s another great video from Epica (see my previous post as well), The Phantom Agony. This is a footage from recording showing the cellos, background vocals and choir as well. It starts with cello and violin notes combined with marching drums and choir, which actually remind me Rhapsody. Oh, I haven’t posted any vids from Rhapsody. Gotta do that next.. Anyhow, the song continues rising until the the death grunts and Simone’s clear vocals. There is a nice break in the middle after which the song continues faster until the last rise before violins and marching drums of the the final. Very nice song with powerful choir and operatic elements! I say this is a perfect power metal song with all the great elements in it. Buy Epica albums in Headbandger’s shop!

The Agony Scene is firing on all cylinders on its inspired and lovingly titled 3rd album, “Get Damned”, produced by Andreas Magnusson (Black Dahlia Murder, Scarlet), which will hit European stores on January 21st, 2008. If you missed out on the first two albums, you’ll want to hear this third, most mature and diverse offering from Tulsa, Oklahoma’s finest purveyors of corrosive hardcore! Continue reading "The Agony Scene: new album "Get Damned" out in January 2008!"

This Brush is actually telling a little story. It's the story of love!First you need to find the key to someone's heart. Second there can be a strong bond between the two of you (or you just love to play with handcuffs.. whatever you like better). Everything seems like a wonderful rose, but this rose has thorns. So you may get hurt and your heart can break sooner or later. There will be some tears you will drop - but time goes by, still and steady. Sometimes you will be a little devil.. sometimes you will be a little angel - but finally your broken heart will heal. And there will be a happy end...Download here

Down below are two paragraphs clipped from a post blogged by Glen Barry of Earth Meanders. He describes the deep pain and agony that has come upon him along his ecological quest. It is a very personal piece and it seems as if he is near the edge of mental collapse. Perhaps his writing helps him decompress some of the emotional pressure built up inside. I hope so. Glen Barry had gotten 42 comments on the post when I last checked. It was interesting to see in what ways people had reacted. There was a wide variety of attitudes to the problem. What is yours? Please check the poll at the top of my right sidebar and vote. clipped from earthmeanders.blogspot.comThis week a leading scientist reported what many of us already knew and intuited: that climate change has already surpassed critical thresholds that ensure it will be dangerous and deadly. Increasingly humanity is called upon to come to terms with the fact that our habitat and societies are almost certainly going to fail. I believ

How different is Philippines from Japan?1.) Prices of goods are very expensive. Bento (lunch boxes) ranges from 290 Yen to as much as 1,000 Yen per box.2.) Do not expect to find cheap Internet Cafes here. Per hour of Internet usage ranges from 300 to 500 Yen per hour depending on what city you live in.3.) Train stations here are very confusing.4.) There are no accessible public markets unlike in the Philippines. All food products are contained in styro containers. Costs around 400 to 1000 Yen depending on the food.5.) Japan is very advance in terms of communications. But do not expect to find pre-paid sim cards here. Only pre-paid cellphones but the price is too high.6.) Do not expect to find cheap laundry here. There are coin laundry shops here but it costs too much. Also, please bring IRON when you come here because it costs around 200 yen per piece of item just for the ironing.

Kind of random and pointless post today, since my back is acting 159 years old again. Something I did in the past few days (not sure what, exactly) has paid off by resulting in sciatic pain shooting down my leg yesterday morning, followed by tender, nervy pain in my lower back last night, and climaxing as serious, hobbling-type back pain for me all day today. It has worsened as the day has worn

1. Barburner2. Predation3. Dances With Devils4. Adversary5. White Nights6. Rapture7. Deliverance8. Rattle Me Bones9. the Opposition10. Will To Bleed11. Old ScratchDescarga: RapidSharewww.myspace.com/agonyscene

This picture was taken around 600AM inside POEA lobby. This is the line for Direct-hires. As you can see, there were more than 10 people who arrived earlier than me.This is the waiting area for direct-hire domestic workers.This is the waiting area for direct-hire skilled professionals.A chaotic scene at the POEA grounds when heavy downpour of rain made a lot of people stranded and scoured for space.

Dear Ah Beng, My son really, really wants an Internet-ready multimedia computer for Christmas. But my husband just got retrenched, and we can't afford to give him one. I really hate to disappoint my son, and I realise nowadays kids need them to get ahead in school. Can you help? Mudder Dear Mudder, Just give the little bugger some porno magazine or tapes for Christmas. It's what he really wants to use the Internet-ready computer for anyway. Ah Beng ****Dear Ah Beng, You know ah, all my friends say, my daughter go out with ang mor very good, very high class. Then next time I can visit America and stay in their big house. The problem is, the ang mor say ah, wedding the girl's family must pay for everything you know. Like that very loo ge

Anesthesia failure that allows a patient to wake up during surgery, paralyzed and unable to cry for help, occurs 100 times a day in the USA, a study reports Monday. The rate is similar to those documented by previous international studies, but many doctors have long questioned the prevalence. This is the first time in more than 30 years that the problem has been quantified in U.S. hospitals. USA Today October 13, 2003

Living with anxiety can be tough, but there is a way to overcome the worry that paralyzes you. Through prayer and study of scripture, I found a way to find peace and truly cast my cares on the Lord. More: continued here

Okay, I don’t want to turn this blog into Waiter Rant, but why is it that people still don’t know how to tip when they go out to eat? Why do people still think it’s okay to tip $1 on a $40 bill, even though they’ve had good service? That happened to my trainer today. I’ve waited tables before, so it’s not like bad tippers are new to me, but it still pisses me off. There’s so much talk about this kind of stuff - at least, online anyway - that it amazes me that people still don’t know how to act. I thought it was fairly common knowledge that you’re supposed to tip 15-20% of your bill in restaurants. I know it’s less common knowledge that most servers aren’t even paid minimum wage hourly - say hello to $2.63/hour! A lot of people probably also don’t realize that many restaurants require servers to share their tips with the barstaff, cooks, and dish room employees - none of whom are being paid the low rate of $2.6

It has now been over 24 hours since I tried to activate my iPhone through iTunes. I called ATT this afternoon and after getting disconnected twice managed to get a hold of someone. That person told me that a technician would be calling me and that I had been given "priority status". That was about 5:30pm. I called back at 6:30pm and spoke to another person, explaining that I was never contacted. That person told me that he doesn't know why a technician would need to contact me, it was a provisioning problem and would take 6 to 24 hours to resolve.I am crossing my iFingers that by this time tomorrow I will an iPhone that works.

Uncle Jo Stalin has kindly agreed to be this sites official agony uncle.We did askAdolf Hitler but he is busy working for davidcameron.com .He will answer all questions whether they be personal or political.please send you letters seeking advice to info@gordonbrown.comUncle Jo,I've been felling very depressed after hearing that the G8 are not going tokeep their promises and that millions of death

Well, Mark Redman didn't stay unemployed for very long. The Texas Rangers signed Redman today and he's expected to start for AAA Oklahoma this week.If Texas wanted someone that can toss batting practice for the opponents and bring pure grief to its fans, then signing Redman was a great move. If it was actual pitching that they were looking for, then this will turn out as unpleasant as giving a colonic to a water buffalo.Really, I find it hard to believe that the Rangers are so desperate for pitching that they would give Redman a shot. I'm convinced that you could put a rusty lawnmower on the mound and it would still have better stuff than Redman.So yes, the losers in all of this are the Rangers fans, who's eyes will now bleed and puke uncontrollably every time Marky Mark takes the hill. I know that it might seem like I pick a lot on this guy, but when you're so utterly horrible at your craft, you are going to get ridiculed all day long.Thanks to Babes Love Baseball for bringing t

The reality is that prime property in London is being driven by a supply-and-demand squeeze of extreme proportions, coupled with a wall of money from almost every corner of the globe. This is not just the place we live in; it's a place where everyone else wants to live, too. Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Chelsea, South Kensington, and Notting Hill now make up the most expensive two square miles of real estate in the world.More...

I've been taking 6 modules for as long I've been allowed to do so, and I'm clearing a 6 modular credit project module this holidays, as well as doing a 12 week Vacation Internship Programme the next May-Aug holidays.Taking 6 modules per semester, is very tiring. Now NTU undergrads, please don't start comparing, because you all take more modules but cover lesser in each module. Besides, you all get to do Industrial Attachment as a compulsory module. We don't. Most of us want to but it would mean 1) overloading modules, like how I've done so, and 2) having to take evening modules during the Industrial Attachment itself.But sometimes, I don't know why I overload modules for. I'm not planning to do Industrial Attachment (and 'henta khaki'? You siao ah?). Overloading gets to me when I don't have any free time. Especially for 3 consecutive semesters. But then, whilst I was studying, I scribbled this:UEM = possibly a non-examinable moduleB = Breadth ElectiveD = Depth ElectiveEE4001

Study: Cannibals Usually Dine Alone(Yeah, but do they start out dining alone, or does it just...kinda...END UP that way?)This world is crazy. Nothing more, nothing less.The Virginia Tech shootings just verifies it for me once more.Thirty people dead. More wounded. The gunman didn't even have the courage to live after what he'd done. He was a student at VTech...he was angry at life and other things, and lashed out.The only thing was, his anger at life cost other people their lives. It cost families and friends the companionship of their loved ones. It cost other students their feelings of safety and sanctuary within their surroundings. It cost a good school their own feelings of security...what can Virginia Tech do to make students, faculty and staff feel safe again?It could make other Asian students victims of blanket assumptions and hate crimes JUST BECAUSE THE GUNMAN WAS ASIAN.The arguments for and against gun control will rage loudly once again, pitting people against each

[i. impasse of thoughts] I can't see you, i can't hear you do you still exist? I can't feel you, i can't touch you, do you exist? The phantom agony I can't taste you, i can't think of you, do we exist at all? [ii. between hope and despair] The future doesn't pass and the past won't overtake the present all that remains is an obsolete illusion We are afraid of all the things that could

Copyright 2004 by asparkle2@yahoo.com and davobear [at] gmail.com. All rights reserved. “What do you want to do this morning?” The words were gravelly. Beth lifted her head from where she was resting it on his shoulder. They exchanged a smile, then she said, more soberly, “I have to pack.” “Me too,” he acknowledged, his fingers sliding around her hips to clench her bottom. “But we’ll still

Very little to say today, still in shock over how the Dallas Cowboysexited the NFL playoffs last night. The game seemed to be in handin the 4th quarter, with Dallas leading 20-13. However, the 'Boysgave up a safety and a touchdown, putting them down 21-20. Dallasthen proceeded to move into position for a game winning score.Falling just short of a first down or touchdown with 1:19 to go,Dallas went for a field goal to go up 23-21...a 19 yard field goal, chipshot, easy as pie....except that the season's hero turned to goat.Quarterback Tony Romo, who had resurrected Dallas' season,ended it by mishandling the snap for the hold of the field goal try.A desperate attempt to pick up the ball and score fell short, andDallas' very weird season was over. I listened to the last minutes ofthe game on the cook's radio in the kitchen of the restaurant; afterkicking a door and throwing a few menus around, I simply stewedin my misery. I guess the only good thing about it all is that I ONLY heard t

Picked this one up from How White and Nerdy Are You?Surprisingly, I expected higher. But then again, I wasn't much into geek clubs in HS and believe it or not, I am not fluent in JavaScript or Klingon. Also.. MySpace... I just don't get into it.And for the record: My favourite Theme Song is the Addams Family.

BERKELEY, Calif. - Human-rights activists are using high-resolution satellites to keep watch over imperiled villages in the Darfur region of Sudan and posting the images online to enlist help preventing violence. The new Amnesty International Web site was due to launch Wednesday in conjunction with a conference at the University of California at Berkeley. “We’re hoping that by shining a light that we will deter the abuse from ever happening,” said Ariela Blatter, director of the Crisis Prevention and Response Center for Amnesty International USA. Satellite images have been used before to document destruction in Darfur and elsewhere. But the latest project offers clearer, more up-to-date images, allowing experts to better track developments, Blatter said. The quality of the pictures is “very, very good,” said Lars Bromley of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an international nonprofit group that publishes the journal Science and provi