Sunday, August 31, 2008

SHAAAAAAAAAARK!!!

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.

Woo woo woo woo woo! No respect!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Vegan dictatorship

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".

Cookie Monster © Children's Television Workshop
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.