Saturday, December 13, 2008
I remember my first dream of Nadine Samonte and I even described it in a previous blog entry. It looked a little something like this:
Damn! I wish I looked like Dennis Trillo so...y'know...Nadz wouldn't be waking up to my nightmare of a face.
Damn! I wish I looked like Dennis Trillo so...y'know...Nadz wouldn't be waking up to my nightmare of a face.
Friday, December 5, 2008
In my dream this morning, I was at a party...a family get-together or something. We were playing a couple of parlor games and one of them was a number-guessing game. I seemed to be pretty good at it because people were amazed at how I got the answers right.
After the game, someone invited me to a room where I was supposed to talk to someone's relative who happened to be a scientist of sorts. In the room, there was this huge (but not ginormous) HDTV where the scientist and I were supposed to communicate via webcam. The scientist (who lives in New York, if I recall correctly) was a lanky bespectacled fellow who looked like James Woods ("Hades" in Disney's Hercules) or Matthew Wood ("General Grievous" in Star Wars).
At first, the scientist gave me more number quizzes which I solved rather quickly. He asked me how I did it and for the life of me, I have to say I don't know either. So I simply told him I just made some "educated guesses".
This number-guessing game must've been inspired by the episode of "Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue" anime TV series I was watching last night. In that episode, the character Daichi had some sort of "spatial awareness ability" where he's able to accurately predict an object's movement.
Anyway, the scientist then gave me a different quiz...this time involving sentences. While I was able to solve the first, I gave up on the second. I was able to identify the word "topography" but the preceding word (beginning with the letter "d") was totally unfamiliar. Even then, the scientist said that my answer was close.
But after that, something strange happened to the scientist. For some reason, he turned green...literally...and seemed to faint.
After the game, someone invited me to a room where I was supposed to talk to someone's relative who happened to be a scientist of sorts. In the room, there was this huge (but not ginormous) HDTV where the scientist and I were supposed to communicate via webcam. The scientist (who lives in New York, if I recall correctly) was a lanky bespectacled fellow who looked like James Woods ("Hades" in Disney's Hercules) or Matthew Wood ("General Grievous" in Star Wars).
At first, the scientist gave me more number quizzes which I solved rather quickly. He asked me how I did it and for the life of me, I have to say I don't know either. So I simply told him I just made some "educated guesses".
This number-guessing game must've been inspired by the episode of "Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue" anime TV series I was watching last night. In that episode, the character Daichi had some sort of "spatial awareness ability" where he's able to accurately predict an object's movement.
Anyway, the scientist then gave me a different quiz...this time involving sentences. While I was able to solve the first, I gave up on the second. I was able to identify the word "topography" but the preceding word (beginning with the letter "d") was totally unfamiliar. Even then, the scientist said that my answer was close.
But after that, something strange happened to the scientist. For some reason, he turned green...literally...and seemed to faint.
The Absent-Minded Professor © The Walt Disney Company
Friday, November 7, 2008
In the first dream, I was a professional GoKart racer. The track where the race was to take place was located along J.P. Rizal St. in Makati. I was supposed to be competing with this actor (whose name I won't reveal) and for some reason I beat him fair and square.
Now, I'm no GoKart racer and I doubt if HE was one too. The closest I got to a GoKart was the "paddle car" dad bought me when I was a kid. So my victory would've been suspect. And in my dream...it was.
After winning the race, I was confronted by this actress (whose name I won't reveal either) who vociferously voiced her suspicion. I didn't like the way she spoke to me so I "agreed with her in a very unusual way". But this didn't seem to appease her so I called to one of my "peeps" and have them show her my GoKart and my trophy. (For some reason, my GoKart was pink and it was made mostly of plastic. It was so light I was able to lift it with one hand.)
With that, I took my leave. I sashayed over to my car where a friend was waiting. As we whiled the time shooting the breeze, I asked my friend why the aforementioned actor arrived thirty minutes after the race had ended. (I suppose that's the reason why I beat him in the first place.)
My second dream had something to do with...Optimus Prime. In this dream we were living in this huge swanky house. It looked like my uncle's house in Marikina except the walls and the floor were beige. Curiously we had a house guest...former GMA newcaster Georgette Tengco. (I wrote about this weird GMA newscast in my Friendster blog and she seemed very amused by it.)
It seems that everyone in the household was a fan of Optimus Prime. At one point, a cousin of mine (the one who owes me 12,000 pesos) had me haul her Optimus Prime toy to her room. (It was three feet long!) Afterwards, Georgette invited me to the room she was staying in and showed me her Optimus Prime toy. It was only four inches tall but for some reason it was able to transform into...Galvatron (?!)...albeit a female Galvatron (!?). She seemed very excited about her toy until I told her that my toy was bigger and that my brother's was bigger still. That got her excited even more as she stood there with her eyes wide open and her mouth agape as if she was saying "Whoa!"
Some may find it odd that women are attracted to what is generally considered a "boy's toy". But ever since the live-action Transformers movie came out last year, the "robots in disguise" have acquired quite a female following. Fellow deviantArtist "Morwen20" is a fan as is ABS-CBN newscaster Cheryl Cosim who raved about the movie in her morning news show "Gising Pilipinas".
Oddly enough, my brother, my cousin and I don't own Optimus Prime toys. BUT...we did own that hulking die-cast Voltes V robot made by Popy back in the 70s. That thing was so huge it makes its "Soul of Chogokin" counterpart look like a peepsqueak.
Now, I'm no GoKart racer and I doubt if HE was one too. The closest I got to a GoKart was the "paddle car" dad bought me when I was a kid. So my victory would've been suspect. And in my dream...it was.
After winning the race, I was confronted by this actress (whose name I won't reveal either) who vociferously voiced her suspicion. I didn't like the way she spoke to me so I "agreed with her in a very unusual way". But this didn't seem to appease her so I called to one of my "peeps" and have them show her my GoKart and my trophy. (For some reason, my GoKart was pink and it was made mostly of plastic. It was so light I was able to lift it with one hand.)
With that, I took my leave. I sashayed over to my car where a friend was waiting. As we whiled the time shooting the breeze, I asked my friend why the aforementioned actor arrived thirty minutes after the race had ended. (I suppose that's the reason why I beat him in the first place.)
My second dream had something to do with...Optimus Prime. In this dream we were living in this huge swanky house. It looked like my uncle's house in Marikina except the walls and the floor were beige. Curiously we had a house guest...former GMA newcaster Georgette Tengco. (I wrote about this weird GMA newscast in my Friendster blog and she seemed very amused by it.)
It seems that everyone in the household was a fan of Optimus Prime. At one point, a cousin of mine (the one who owes me 12,000 pesos) had me haul her Optimus Prime toy to her room. (It was three feet long!) Afterwards, Georgette invited me to the room she was staying in and showed me her Optimus Prime toy. It was only four inches tall but for some reason it was able to transform into...Galvatron (?!)...albeit a female Galvatron (!?). She seemed very excited about her toy until I told her that my toy was bigger and that my brother's was bigger still. That got her excited even more as she stood there with her eyes wide open and her mouth agape as if she was saying "Whoa!"
Some may find it odd that women are attracted to what is generally considered a "boy's toy". But ever since the live-action Transformers movie came out last year, the "robots in disguise" have acquired quite a female following. Fellow deviantArtist "Morwen20" is a fan as is ABS-CBN newscaster Cheryl Cosim who raved about the movie in her morning news show "Gising Pilipinas".
Oddly enough, my brother, my cousin and I don't own Optimus Prime toys. BUT...we did own that hulking die-cast Voltes V robot made by Popy back in the 70s. That thing was so huge it makes its "Soul of Chogokin" counterpart look like a peepsqueak.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Hey! Ever saw that cartoon "The Twelve Tasks of Asterix" where Asterix and Obelix go to "The Place That Sends You Mad"? Well, today, we're about to return to this government office that shall not be named. Early this morning, I dreamt that we were back in said office and while slogging through red tape, we ended up in a sort of bureaucratic screw-up. I got so angry in that dream that I actually screamed "FU--" --
-- you get the idea. Will this dream happoen in real life? Today? Stay tuned!
-- you get the idea. Will this dream happoen in real life? Today? Stay tuned!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Hey, didja hear? NBC is gonna remake that 80s sci-fi TV series V. Never heard of it? It's about these alien lizards posing as humanoids in an attempt to conquer planet Earth. It stars Mark Singer (Beastmaster), Faye Grant (The Greatest American Hero), Jane Badler (Mission: Impossible) and Freddy Krueger himself Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street). Still haven't heard of it? Oh well...
Anyway, this isn't my Entertainment USA blog so in this dream, we were holed up in this hotel. Apparently, there was a rash of violent incidents where we live. I remember seeing my mother tending to one of our neighbors who was wrapped in bandage and IV tubes. At one point, I even asked my father about how my half-brother was going to make it out alive.
At that point, I suggested we go to this scientist / sage who might help us with our problem. The sage warned of an alien invasion and like me, he wasn't too big on aliens.
Sure enough, the next day, there was a group of ginormous alien motherships hovering in the sky. The aliens were there to invite Eartlings to take them to their home planet. After remembering To Serve Man and Soylent Green, I decided to stay. So dad and bro left leaving mom and myself to stay with a handful of Earthlings.
Anyway, this isn't my Entertainment USA blog so in this dream, we were holed up in this hotel. Apparently, there was a rash of violent incidents where we live. I remember seeing my mother tending to one of our neighbors who was wrapped in bandage and IV tubes. At one point, I even asked my father about how my half-brother was going to make it out alive.
At that point, I suggested we go to this scientist / sage who might help us with our problem. The sage warned of an alien invasion and like me, he wasn't too big on aliens.
Sure enough, the next day, there was a group of ginormous alien motherships hovering in the sky. The aliens were there to invite Eartlings to take them to their home planet. After remembering To Serve Man and Soylent Green, I decided to stay. So dad and bro left leaving mom and myself to stay with a handful of Earthlings.
Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear © Paramount Pictures
Monday, September 29, 2008
Yeah. My latest dream seems like a sequel to the one in my "SHAAAAAAAAAARK!!!" blog post. So anyway, my brother and I were fixing the toilet bowl because a lot of disgusting things have taken up residence there. At one point, I saw what looked like a worm (euwgh city!). But as I looked closer, the worm was actually a...everybody now...one, two, three...SNAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!
Oddly enough, in this dream, I thought about my "SHAAAAAAAAAARK" dream. (Perhaps, a dream within a dream?) So I planted my foot on the snake's body to prevent it from moving. In fact, I pressed my foot down so hard, I actually tore through the snake's skin.
With the snake injured, my brother grabbed it by the head. I saw the snake begin to move its body up my brother's arm and I thought he might get bitten.
I don't know what happened next because it was at this point that I woke up blubbering like an idiot.
Oddly enough, in this dream, I thought about my "SHAAAAAAAAAARK" dream. (Perhaps, a dream within a dream?) So I planted my foot on the snake's body to prevent it from moving. In fact, I pressed my foot down so hard, I actually tore through the snake's skin.
With the snake injured, my brother grabbed it by the head. I saw the snake begin to move its body up my brother's arm and I thought he might get bitten.
I don't know what happened next because it was at this point that I woke up blubbering like an idiot.
Escape from New York © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Monday, September 22, 2008
I don't quite know what to make of this one. In my dream, we (me, family, friends, whatnot) were at this horror-themed fun house. As we walked along the corridor, they were ghosts flitting about.
The announcer said that the ghosts were real. On the one hand they seemed fake to me as they looked kind of like cardboard cutouts. That said, I'd never seen cardboard cutouts look like those in my dream. They were either 3D holograms...or the real thing.
This reminds me of the time I visited "The Haunted Mansion" in Disneyland way back in 1992. I don't remeber much about the attraction but I was impressed by the Madame Leota crystal ball effect that was part of the train ride. I don't know if it's animatronic or a holographic projection or both but it looks kind of neat.
The announcer said that the ghosts were real. On the one hand they seemed fake to me as they looked kind of like cardboard cutouts. That said, I'd never seen cardboard cutouts look like those in my dream. They were either 3D holograms...or the real thing.
This reminds me of the time I visited "The Haunted Mansion" in Disneyland way back in 1992. I don't remeber much about the attraction but I was impressed by the Madame Leota crystal ball effect that was part of the train ride. I don't know if it's animatronic or a holographic projection or both but it looks kind of neat.
The Haunted Mansion © The Walt Disney Company
Monday, September 1, 2008
...this takes the cake. So anyway, I dreamt I was in the Paco Market area. At least, it looked like the Paco Market. I don't remember much about this dream but I vaguely remember passing through what looked like a police station. After that, I ended up in what was supposed to be a gymnasium. Trouble is, the only equipment this gymnasium had was a pair of pool tables, of all things. But don't knock it. Guess what the pool table was for. Yep, the pool table actually served as a volleyball net. The idea was to hit the volleyball over the pool table. There was even a guy in a wheelchair playing.
Really...I ought to cut down on the puns in my novels. "Cut down". Get it--no, I didn't think so.
Really...I ought to cut down on the puns in my novels. "Cut down". Get it--no, I didn't think so.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
My latest dream would likely make PETA cringe. And I hope it does as I do not have a high regard of them.
In my dream, my family was vacationing in a beach somewhere. There I was lounging with a niece and nephew in a small hut along the shoreline. A middle-aged man outside was fishing. I strecthed my legs outside expecting to dip my feet in the water. But as I did so, I found my foot resting on top of a...all right everybody now...one, two, three...SHAAAAAAAAAARK!!! Normally, people in that situation would retract their feet immediately but for some reason, I didn't. In fact, I kept my foot firmly on top of the shark's head thinking it would render it immobile. Thankfully, the shark was turned away from me and surprisingly, my foot did prevent it from moving.
It was at that point that the fisherman outside began attacking it with his knife. He struck the head, I think, but the shark was still alive. During the struggle, I suggested that the fisherman strike the shark's gills. At first, he ignored the suggestion but eventually, he acted on it and that finally did the poor shark in.
But as much as I felt sorry for the shark, I figured, better it bit the dust than having my foot bitten off.
In my dream, my family was vacationing in a beach somewhere. There I was lounging with a niece and nephew in a small hut along the shoreline. A middle-aged man outside was fishing. I strecthed my legs outside expecting to dip my feet in the water. But as I did so, I found my foot resting on top of a...all right everybody now...one, two, three...SHAAAAAAAAAARK!!! Normally, people in that situation would retract their feet immediately but for some reason, I didn't. In fact, I kept my foot firmly on top of the shark's head thinking it would render it immobile. Thankfully, the shark was turned away from me and surprisingly, my foot did prevent it from moving.
It was at that point that the fisherman outside began attacking it with his knife. He struck the head, I think, but the shark was still alive. During the struggle, I suggested that the fisherman strike the shark's gills. At first, he ignored the suggestion but eventually, he acted on it and that finally did the poor shark in.
But as much as I felt sorry for the shark, I figured, better it bit the dust than having my foot bitten off.
Friday, August 22, 2008
And when I say vegan, I mean vegetarian...not creatures from the moons of Vega.
To start off, I have to say that I'm pretty wary of groups like Greenpeace and PETA and events like Earth Hour and Shutdown Day. Far from being benign organizations and events they are actually anti-capitalist, anti-globalization, socialist / communist concepts that would one day be the progenitor of a world dictatorship.
Anyway, in my dream my family: mom, bro and myself were supposed to attend this seminar about how to improve one's lifestyle. The seminar, which had a veggie theme, was hosted by a well-known Philippine personality whom I won't name. I'm a big fan of hers but I'm not into her kind of lifestyle.
What was odd about the seminar is that the attendees were kept at the venue for the entire day. It was like we were under house arrest as we were made to listen to lessons about vegetarianism and forced to eat nothing but vegetables.
As I'm not a big fan of vegan lifestyle, I decided to hole myself up in a room all day doing nothing but watch TV. Early in the evening I decided to check on mom and bro. They were holed up in another room...and for some reason I found my brother feasting on Pringles potato chips and a bottle of Coca-Cola. We discussed a plan of escape and at one point, suggesting calling the cops. My mother just rolled her eyes at the idea. Either the seminar got to her...or it was just her way of saying "There is no escape".
There was a recent report that Cookie Monster is now made to eat "veggie" cookies. Whoever made this decision is ignoring that fact that Cookie Monster eats just about anything and at one point can be seen munching on a "full-sized" 747 airliner. Veggie Monster? Yep, what you're looking at here is a victime of vegan dictatorship.
To start off, I have to say that I'm pretty wary of groups like Greenpeace and PETA and events like Earth Hour and Shutdown Day. Far from being benign organizations and events they are actually anti-capitalist, anti-globalization, socialist / communist concepts that would one day be the progenitor of a world dictatorship.
Anyway, in my dream my family: mom, bro and myself were supposed to attend this seminar about how to improve one's lifestyle. The seminar, which had a veggie theme, was hosted by a well-known Philippine personality whom I won't name. I'm a big fan of hers but I'm not into her kind of lifestyle.
What was odd about the seminar is that the attendees were kept at the venue for the entire day. It was like we were under house arrest as we were made to listen to lessons about vegetarianism and forced to eat nothing but vegetables.
As I'm not a big fan of vegan lifestyle, I decided to hole myself up in a room all day doing nothing but watch TV. Early in the evening I decided to check on mom and bro. They were holed up in another room...and for some reason I found my brother feasting on Pringles potato chips and a bottle of Coca-Cola. We discussed a plan of escape and at one point, suggesting calling the cops. My mother just rolled her eyes at the idea. Either the seminar got to her...or it was just her way of saying "There is no escape".
There was a recent report that Cookie Monster is now made to eat "veggie" cookies. Whoever made this decision is ignoring that fact that Cookie Monster eats just about anything and at one point can be seen munching on a "full-sized" 747 airliner. Veggie Monster? Yep, what you're looking at here is a victime of vegan dictatorship.
Monday, May 26, 2008
The dream I had this morning is a combination of three things I've encountered recently:
The first is "Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest" which I caught on ESPN a couple of weeks ago. The contest they aired was actually the 2006 competition where six-time "pro-eating" champion Takeru Kobayashi handily deafeated his rival Joey Chestnut. According to Wikipedia, Kobayashi recently broke his jaw during training. He was able to compete in 2007 but he was eventually beaten by Chestnut.
The second is this "funny face" video that my nephew and I found on YouTube. It features a guy who stretches his face in extreme ways. In the video, he first stretched his tongue so that it would touch his left eye. Then he strecthed his lower lip to cover his nose. Then he stretched his tongue to touch his right eye.
The third is about the movie "300" which I saw for the first time yesterday. The movie featured this creature called the "Über Immortal", a freakish giant held in chains.
Put these all together and the result is...well, kinda weird. In fact, I won't I won't say much about what this dream is really about except to say that it's the weirdest eating contest I've ever seen.
The first is "Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest" which I caught on ESPN a couple of weeks ago. The contest they aired was actually the 2006 competition where six-time "pro-eating" champion Takeru Kobayashi handily deafeated his rival Joey Chestnut. According to Wikipedia, Kobayashi recently broke his jaw during training. He was able to compete in 2007 but he was eventually beaten by Chestnut.
The second is this "funny face" video that my nephew and I found on YouTube. It features a guy who stretches his face in extreme ways. In the video, he first stretched his tongue so that it would touch his left eye. Then he strecthed his lower lip to cover his nose. Then he stretched his tongue to touch his right eye.
The third is about the movie "300" which I saw for the first time yesterday. The movie featured this creature called the "Über Immortal", a freakish giant held in chains.
Put these all together and the result is...well, kinda weird. In fact, I won't I won't say much about what this dream is really about except to say that it's the weirdest eating contest I've ever seen.
300 © Frank Miller, Warner Bros.
Monday, March 24, 2008
I'd previously blogged about "Ghost Hunters" here...twice. This afternoon, I got to listen to an episode of their latest radio program "Beyond Reality" where they talked about...dreams. The episode dated, March 15, 2008, had two segments: the first featured the "Dream Dudes" Nicole and Michael Sebastian; and the second featured paranormal investigator Frank Konstantinos.
In the first segment, they discussed how real world events trigger memories of long-forgotten dreams. Jason talked about a dream he had when he was a child involving a T. Rex chasing him into the "Happy Days Diner". Oddly enough, his story recalls my own long-forgotten dream where I was standing in front of a stage that was infested with Velociraptors.
In the second segment, Frank Konstantinos talked about how people can take control of their dreams. In a previous blog, I talked about a dream where I was about to flunk a test thinking that it must be one of those "Oh no, I'm back in school!" nightmares. Back in grade school, I'd dreamt about being in a classroom that looked familiar yet different. Thinking it was a dream, I secretly snapped my fingers trying to wake myself up...to no avail.
Oh well, it's nice to see Jason and Grant take time off their very busy schedule to do another radio show. I'll definitely be looking forward to the next episode.
In the first segment, they discussed how real world events trigger memories of long-forgotten dreams. Jason talked about a dream he had when he was a child involving a T. Rex chasing him into the "Happy Days Diner". Oddly enough, his story recalls my own long-forgotten dream where I was standing in front of a stage that was infested with Velociraptors.
In the second segment, Frank Konstantinos talked about how people can take control of their dreams. In a previous blog, I talked about a dream where I was about to flunk a test thinking that it must be one of those "Oh no, I'm back in school!" nightmares. Back in grade school, I'd dreamt about being in a classroom that looked familiar yet different. Thinking it was a dream, I secretly snapped my fingers trying to wake myself up...to no avail.
Oh well, it's nice to see Jason and Grant take time off their very busy schedule to do another radio show. I'll definitely be looking forward to the next episode.
Ghost Hunters © Sci-Fi Channel
Friday, March 14, 2008
Just kidding. What can I say? I'm a Star Wars geek. But enough about me.
This is the fourth time I've dreamt of these lovely twins. Like most people, I've been a big fan of Mary-Kate and Ashley since 1987...when they were only nine months old. (They'll be twenty-two years old in June.) In my dream this morning, they were thirteen years old. At that point, I was working for them as a graphic artist. (They were multi-millionaires by the age of six.)
I don't remember much of the dream but I do remember Ashley asking me about some storyboards she had commissioned. I remember finishing the first set so I told her I hadn't started the second set but I'd have it ready by the deadline. A couple more things happened in the dream (Mary-Kate was there too.) but I only have a vague recollection of those.
Thre are two reasons why I had this dream. One of the reasons was last night I saw Disney's "Aladdin" on cable. I checked IMDb for "Aladdin" movie info...then followed the links to Lea Salonga's IMDb page where I discovered that she was in Mary-Kate and Ashley's "Olsen Twins Mothers Day Special" (circa 1993).
The second reason was that my cousin called me yesterday. I had done some storyboards for her (seven at the last count) and now I'm trying to avoid her like the plague. Why? Well, while I got paid big bucks for the first three, I haven't been paid for the rest. And considering my dire financial situation these days, I'm not really inclined to do freebies...especially when doing those freebies take a physical toll on me. So I've resolved not to take any assignments from her until I get paid first. There!
This is the fourth time I've dreamt of these lovely twins. Like most people, I've been a big fan of Mary-Kate and Ashley since 1987...when they were only nine months old. (They'll be twenty-two years old in June.) In my dream this morning, they were thirteen years old. At that point, I was working for them as a graphic artist. (They were multi-millionaires by the age of six.)
I don't remember much of the dream but I do remember Ashley asking me about some storyboards she had commissioned. I remember finishing the first set so I told her I hadn't started the second set but I'd have it ready by the deadline. A couple more things happened in the dream (Mary-Kate was there too.) but I only have a vague recollection of those.
Thre are two reasons why I had this dream. One of the reasons was last night I saw Disney's "Aladdin" on cable. I checked IMDb for "Aladdin" movie info...then followed the links to Lea Salonga's IMDb page where I discovered that she was in Mary-Kate and Ashley's "Olsen Twins Mothers Day Special" (circa 1993).
The second reason was that my cousin called me yesterday. I had done some storyboards for her (seven at the last count) and now I'm trying to avoid her like the plague. Why? Well, while I got paid big bucks for the first three, I haven't been paid for the rest. And considering my dire financial situation these days, I'm not really inclined to do freebies...especially when doing those freebies take a physical toll on me. So I've resolved not to take any assignments from her until I get paid first. There!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Well, actually no...but it looked like it could've been. Anyways, my dream this morning looked like it was a new "Harry Potter" movie. Although I've seen every "...Potter" movie made so far, I haven't read any of the books. So if my description of "...the Half-Blood Prince" doesn't fit what's in the novel...well, now you know why.
In my dream, there are these three wise man. They have magic powers that make 'em look like the Three Magi, but wise they're not. Instead, they act more like a magical version of the Three Stooges as they bumble and fumble with their magic. They were trying to transform a creature into a mighty steed but they couldn't quite get it right.
Then comes this more powerful mage that looks like a cross between Lucius Malfoy and Prince Nuada from the upcoming movie "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army". This mage not only successfully creates a mighty steed, but he later tranforms the steed into a three-headed dog. But unlike Fluffy in the "Harry Potter" books, this three-headed dog looks like a white wolf...wearing an armor that makes it look at home in the recent movie "The Golden Compass".
And as if that wasn't enough, the mage then morphs the steed into...a gigantic World War II era motorcycle! Weird.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is currently filming and will be in theaters on November 21, 2008.
In my dream, there are these three wise man. They have magic powers that make 'em look like the Three Magi, but wise they're not. Instead, they act more like a magical version of the Three Stooges as they bumble and fumble with their magic. They were trying to transform a creature into a mighty steed but they couldn't quite get it right.
Then comes this more powerful mage that looks like a cross between Lucius Malfoy and Prince Nuada from the upcoming movie "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army". This mage not only successfully creates a mighty steed, but he later tranforms the steed into a three-headed dog. But unlike Fluffy in the "Harry Potter" books, this three-headed dog looks like a white wolf...wearing an armor that makes it look at home in the recent movie "The Golden Compass".
And as if that wasn't enough, the mage then morphs the steed into...a gigantic World War II era motorcycle! Weird.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince © J. K. Rowling
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is currently filming and will be in theaters on November 21, 2008.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Two years ago, I dreamt that I had a birthday party at our old residence: 1306 Nieto Street. And the guest of honor was none other than...Kristine "Tintin" Hermosa! Wow! Talk about your pipe dream!
But you know what? It's not a big a pipe dream as I thought it was. In fact, you might say it came true...sort of. Today, February 27, is my birthday. And today is the premiere of the movie "My Big Love" starring not one but TWO Tintins: Kristine "Tintin" Hermosa and Toni "Tintin" Gonzaga (see portrait below)! And between the two Tintins is...um...er...uh...that is to say...all right. That's Sam Milby in a fat suit. But he certainly looks like...um...er...uh...that is to say...eh, you know...
This is not exactly an REM-type dream, but it's a dream nonetheless. And...EEEEEEEEEE!!!! I'm so excited!
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But you know what? It's not a big a pipe dream as I thought it was. In fact, you might say it came true...sort of. Today, February 27, is my birthday. And today is the premiere of the movie "My Big Love" starring not one but TWO Tintins: Kristine "Tintin" Hermosa and Toni "Tintin" Gonzaga (see portrait below)! And between the two Tintins is...um...er...uh...that is to say...all right. That's Sam Milby in a fat suit. But he certainly looks like...um...er...uh...that is to say...eh, you know...
This is not exactly an REM-type dream, but it's a dream nonetheless. And...EEEEEEEEEE!!!! I'm so excited!
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My Big Love © Star Cinema
Friday, February 22, 2008
I don't remember much about this dream. But apparently, we were supposed to be in a convention that took place inside this church that was so huge it might as well have been a cathedral. The convention specifically took place in the chancel where wooden school chairs / desks were scattered about. And on top of those desks were boxes of...Dunkin' Donuts?
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I don't know why, but I'm an avid fan of "ghost" shows such as the "Ghost Hunters", the docu-drama "A Haunting", Britain's "Most Haunted" and New Zealand's "Ghost Hunt". I was also a fan of local "ghost" shows like the daily afternoon documentary "Verum Est" and the docu-drama / reality show "Nginiiig!".
In my dream, I became a member of "Ghost Hunters". Talk about a "dream" job. So anyway, we were supposed to be investigating a residence in Washington, D.C. In truth, I've never gone been to the East Coast. I've only gone as far east as Las Vegas, Nevada.
The place in my dream was similar to that condo unit I described in my "Leaky room?" blog entry below...except this time, the unit we were investigating was on the fourth floor. And instead of facing a wooded park, it was facing a building that looked kind of like a cross between the Capitol Building and the Japanese Diet. To the left of the building was the Atlantic Ocean.
The investigating team was made up of Ghost Hunters International leader Robb Demarest, Donna LaCroix, myself and a host of others I couldn't remember. Oddly enough, we also had "Most Haunted" psychic David Acora as a guest investigator on the team.
Years ago, there was a falling out between Acora and the "Most Haunted" production team. So not only was it odd to have him join the team, but we were particularly wary of him. In fact, one time, Robb suggested that we do our investigations independently of Acora's own.
I don't remember much of the investigation, but something strange...and spectacular happened. And it didn't involve ghosts. At one point, Robb, Donna and I were in the room overlooking the Capitol / Diet building. I was looking at the ocean and I saw something familiar. It was a tornado...or specifically, a gigantic water spout. I've seen a lot of tornadoes in my dream and this one seemed to be developing out in the open waters. But as I kept staring at it, it got bigger! And not only that, it seemed headed straight for shore.
I pointed at the tornado screaming "LOOOOOK!!!" Donna who was in front of me, ingnored my warning at first. But as she turned around she started screaming too as the once benign-looking water spout turned into THREE gigantic twisters! The pedestrians outside became kibitzers as the twisters made their was towards them. But suddenly, the tornadoes dissipated...and the water crashed back into the ocean sending a tsunami rolling into the streets. The wave was so high, it reached the fourth floor of the condo unit!
That night, we continued our investigation. Acora said that he would conduct his own investigation inside a room. For some reason, he had a toy monkey with him and he said that he would channel his thoughts into the toy monkey. (The first episode of "Most Haunted" involved the ghost of a monkey that "possessed" Acora.) Before we left him, we saw Acora on a sofa spinning like a toy monkey himself...as if he were breakdancing or something. In hindsight, it looked for all the world like a paranormal phenomenon itself. But Robb and I simply dismissed it as one of Acora's shenanigans.
After that, Robb and I decided to set up some specialized gear in the kitchen. We were trying to hook up a transformer in a wall socket but the tranformer kept falling off. I suggested taping the transformer to the wall but the homeowner loaned us some rope / cable whereby we tied the transformer to the opposite side of the wall.
It was while installing the transformer that Robb himself screamed, "LOOOOOK!!!" And as I turned around, I saw this faint orb floating past by me. I've seen plenty of ghosts in my dreams, but this is the first time I've seen an orb.
In my dream, I became a member of "Ghost Hunters". Talk about a "dream" job. So anyway, we were supposed to be investigating a residence in Washington, D.C. In truth, I've never gone been to the East Coast. I've only gone as far east as Las Vegas, Nevada.
The place in my dream was similar to that condo unit I described in my "Leaky room?" blog entry below...except this time, the unit we were investigating was on the fourth floor. And instead of facing a wooded park, it was facing a building that looked kind of like a cross between the Capitol Building and the Japanese Diet. To the left of the building was the Atlantic Ocean.
The investigating team was made up of Ghost Hunters International leader Robb Demarest, Donna LaCroix, myself and a host of others I couldn't remember. Oddly enough, we also had "Most Haunted" psychic David Acora as a guest investigator on the team.
Years ago, there was a falling out between Acora and the "Most Haunted" production team. So not only was it odd to have him join the team, but we were particularly wary of him. In fact, one time, Robb suggested that we do our investigations independently of Acora's own.
I don't remember much of the investigation, but something strange...and spectacular happened. And it didn't involve ghosts. At one point, Robb, Donna and I were in the room overlooking the Capitol / Diet building. I was looking at the ocean and I saw something familiar. It was a tornado...or specifically, a gigantic water spout. I've seen a lot of tornadoes in my dream and this one seemed to be developing out in the open waters. But as I kept staring at it, it got bigger! And not only that, it seemed headed straight for shore.
I pointed at the tornado screaming "LOOOOOK!!!" Donna who was in front of me, ingnored my warning at first. But as she turned around she started screaming too as the once benign-looking water spout turned into THREE gigantic twisters! The pedestrians outside became kibitzers as the twisters made their was towards them. But suddenly, the tornadoes dissipated...and the water crashed back into the ocean sending a tsunami rolling into the streets. The wave was so high, it reached the fourth floor of the condo unit!
That night, we continued our investigation. Acora said that he would conduct his own investigation inside a room. For some reason, he had a toy monkey with him and he said that he would channel his thoughts into the toy monkey. (The first episode of "Most Haunted" involved the ghost of a monkey that "possessed" Acora.) Before we left him, we saw Acora on a sofa spinning like a toy monkey himself...as if he were breakdancing or something. In hindsight, it looked for all the world like a paranormal phenomenon itself. But Robb and I simply dismissed it as one of Acora's shenanigans.
After that, Robb and I decided to set up some specialized gear in the kitchen. We were trying to hook up a transformer in a wall socket but the tranformer kept falling off. I suggested taping the transformer to the wall but the homeowner loaned us some rope / cable whereby we tied the transformer to the opposite side of the wall.
It was while installing the transformer that Robb himself screamed, "LOOOOOK!!!" And as I turned around, I saw this faint orb floating past by me. I've seen plenty of ghosts in my dreams, but this is the first time I've seen an orb.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Of course he can! I'm talking about Ghost Hunter's Grant Wilson, plumber by day and paranormal investigator by night. Grant Wilson is also an LOTR fan and he writes and draws his own fantasy stories. So anyway, in my dream, Grant Wilson is demo-ing what is supposed to be Apple's new "iBook reader". Apparently, my subconscious was confused. The iBook is a laptop computer and what Grant was demo-ing was actually an eBook reader for the Mac OS...sort of like Apple's answer to Adobe's Acrobat Reader. But what do I know? I've never used a Mac before. I'm not even sure if Grant has either.
I don't know if this was a TV demo or a live demo. Oddly enough, as he was demo-ing the "iBook reader", I had the Apple "iPod reader" booted up...on my PC.(?!?) And as Grant was going through the "iBook reader" features, I noticed that these features weren't in the "iPod reader". One particular feature that the "iPod reader" doesn't have is an automatic "Fit to Screen" feature. And every time I'd view a page, I'd have to manually set the zoom percentage just to be able to see the page.
I don't know if this was a TV demo or a live demo. Oddly enough, as he was demo-ing the "iBook reader", I had the Apple "iPod reader" booted up...on my PC.(?!?) And as Grant was going through the "iBook reader" features, I noticed that these features weren't in the "iPod reader". One particular feature that the "iPod reader" doesn't have is an automatic "Fit to Screen" feature. And every time I'd view a page, I'd have to manually set the zoom percentage just to be able to see the page.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
I had plenty to dream this morning...so much so that I only remember only one of them. In that dream, my family had moved into a condo unit. I'm assuming it was on the top floor of the complex because I could see the entire city from my bedroom. It had only one wall and three window bays allowing for a full 18O degree view of the vicinity...particularly the busy street on front of the complex.
Unfortunately, the room had a nasty leak near the doorway where the water burst from a PVC pipe and was gushing like mad. Trust my luck to turn something godsend into an instant disaster.
Unfortunately, the room had a nasty leak near the doorway where the water burst from a PVC pipe and was gushing like mad. Trust my luck to turn something godsend into an instant disaster.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
One of the places that I usually go to during the weekends is a mini-mall in Quiapo called the Manila Plaza (formerly the Ever-Gotesco Recto Mall). I'd go there because the Page Jeans store on the second floor has pictures of one of my favorite actresses Katarina Perez. I'd also go there for the fried noodles which my brother and I recently had a hankering for. The fried noodles were being sold at a food stall on the third floor.
So in my dream I find myself at the Manila Plaza one afternoon. I go to the second floor...and I find that the Page Jeans store was gone...closed...boarded up. I look around the third floor and saw that all the stores were gone too. The whole floor looked like it was deserted.
I try to make my way to the third floor...only to find the the whole third floor was boarded up as well. In fact, the escalator leading up to the third floor looked like it was truncated.
So in my dream I find myself at the Manila Plaza one afternoon. I go to the second floor...and I find that the Page Jeans store was gone...closed...boarded up. I look around the third floor and saw that all the stores were gone too. The whole floor looked like it was deserted.
I try to make my way to the third floor...only to find the the whole third floor was boarded up as well. In fact, the escalator leading up to the third floor looked like it was truncated.
Monday, January 7, 2008
What a way to start the year! I had two radical dreams this morning!
The first one is going to seem kind of prophetic. There I was at an office or something. It was early evening and the streets outside were fairly crowded. Suddenly, I hear the people outside scream. Then there was this incredibly loud crash. I wondered what the commotion was but for some reason, I knew what it was. And with the office door ajar, I saw…it! I rushed outside and what I saw about fifty yards in front of me was the severed head of a gigantic statue.
Yes, yes. I know what you’re thinking. This is very similar to that “Cloverfield” trailer (the movie is due out on the 18th). Unlike Cloverfield however, this statue is not the Statue of Liberty as the face has an oriental look to it…kind of like a Buddha statue. Besides, the statue in my dream didn't have the distinct Statue of Liberty headdress.
And as people milled about it, the head suddenly turned…and squashed two kibitzers in the process। Fortunately, that’s the extent of the mayhem brought about by the statue as I spent the rest of this dream trying to contact loved ones on my cell phone telling them about the statue। (In real life, I’m one of the few people these days that do not own and/or use a cell phone.)
I made this drawing of Toni Gonzaga last year. You can check it out at my deviantArt account.
The first one is going to seem kind of prophetic. There I was at an office or something. It was early evening and the streets outside were fairly crowded. Suddenly, I hear the people outside scream. Then there was this incredibly loud crash. I wondered what the commotion was but for some reason, I knew what it was. And with the office door ajar, I saw…it! I rushed outside and what I saw about fifty yards in front of me was the severed head of a gigantic statue.
Yes, yes. I know what you’re thinking. This is very similar to that “Cloverfield” trailer (the movie is due out on the 18th). Unlike Cloverfield however, this statue is not the Statue of Liberty as the face has an oriental look to it…kind of like a Buddha statue. Besides, the statue in my dream didn't have the distinct Statue of Liberty headdress.
And as people milled about it, the head suddenly turned…and squashed two kibitzers in the process। Fortunately, that’s the extent of the mayhem brought about by the statue as I spent the rest of this dream trying to contact loved ones on my cell phone telling them about the statue। (In real life, I’m one of the few people these days that do not own and/or use a cell phone.)
The statue in my dream was four stories tall while lying on its right ear.
Cloverfield © 2008 Bad Robot Productions, Paramout Pictures
The second dream was more benign…but no less exciting. I was at a family get-together and after the party; I decided to go to Makati to do a little shopping. So I hopped on a jeep and I got to this mall. As with all of my dreams, the route to Makati doesn’t looking like any route I’d take in real life to go to Makati. The mall itself is totally unfamiliar to me yet my subconscious swears I’ve been there a lot of times.
There was one thing about the dream that was all too familiar to me however. And it totally belies the old adage “Familiarity breeds contempt”. After all, who would be there greeting me at that mall but TV personality...Toni Gonzaga!
The way she spoke to me...it was as if she'd known me all my life. Me? I was so excited I thought I'd...uh, run around the mall in a horizontal position, my chest parallel to the ground! Yes! That's it! I don't know why I did that but I tried repeating that stunt in my dream and found out I was unable to do it a second time!Anyway, the reason she met me at the mall, it seems, was that she was interested in my albums...my picture albums. Now, I don't know why she was interested in them but...hey! Who cares, right? It's Toni Gonzaga!
I made this drawing of Toni Gonzaga last year. You can check it out at my deviantArt account.
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