ala lang... hehehe

to be or not to be…
a question that has baffled humanity since the dawn of our sentience… where do we came from… what’s the purpose of our existence… why do we exist…as a matter fact… why do we bother asking those questions… the answer is simple… humanity has a overwhelming urge to put reason to anything… but so far… the answers we come up with tend to disagree more often than not… the disagreement comes from two school of thought… to the rationalist there are no other proof more undeniable than our very our existence… “cogito ergo sum” declares the empiricist who are not satisfied by this a posteriori argument… they demand a prior argument which is independent of experience… to the empiricist the truth should hold true with or without us observing it…

the tree that fell…
a tree falls in the middle of a forest… does it make a sound… the answer to this question depends whether you are a rationalist or an empiricist… to the rationalist it does not since no one was there to hear… the empiricist would say that every tree that falls makes a sound… so which was your answer… as for me… the tree made a sound whether or not the sound waves traveled far enough to reach an ear… sound waves are oscillations produced from any interaction of matter… the sound waves travels thru a medium and loses strength until finally it dissipates…

the anthropic principle…
it states that certain conditions/parameters must exist since the universe is what it is as we perceive it now… there must be dark matter or our milky way would have dispersed millions of years ago… there speed of inflation should be of this value… and the list goes on and on… this principle goes along the rationalist line of thought… to the empiricist this is quite narcissistic & provincial… the parable below best describes the empiricist point of view…

the parable of the fish philosophers…
deep in the ocean floor… at the depth more than 6000 meters… a group of fish were impressing each other with their insight & bioluminescence… one brilliant fish said that the water around them was homogeneous, symmetric, and just right pressure… just the right environment for them to survive & thrive… if the pressure were anything other than what they are right now… their bodies would explode or implode depending on which way the pressure deviated… then another fish supposed that the temperature is at it is or otherwise the they would be frozen or boiled… as the other added their own observations of their surroundings… finally one of them put all these observations together and called the “fishropic principle”… they floated around congratulating themselves intoxicated with their pride… not noticing a net closing in around themselves… it dragged them up to waters whose properties were totally alien… as the marine biologist hauled the net… he said to other scientist “we got a whole school of them”… “they must have been having a conference or something” added one of the scientist… there laughter was cut short as they notice bright lights appeared above… they were so enthralled that they didn’t notice that their boat was being lifted towards the lights…

and it goes on…
and as we dig deeper into the mystery of the our origin… shall we finally realize our reason for being… are we just deluded fish swimming around a very small part of the universe… or are we a creation of being beyond our comprehension… or maybe we are just batteries living in a simulated reality… or is this just one part of our journey to enlightenment… no matter what it is one thing is for… humanity will never stop asking questions… and maybe that’s just reason for our existence…

the republic of lestheria

come visit the republic of lestheria...
http://www.nationstates.net/lestheria

blogging on the go...

Im writing this as im on my way home from olongapo...

bisita iglesia 2008

march 21, 2008

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9:20-st jude shrine
a perrenial favorite for the desperate, hopeless and board examiners... hehehe...
we lit candles for own secret petition...


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9:45-san beda chapel
originally not include in our original iterinary...
but it was on our way to san sebastian...
it has one of the most beautiful interiors...
i could stare at the ceiling for hours...


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10:10-san sebastian church
the only metal church in asia...
and it was imported from europe...
it has the most beautiful stained glass windows...


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10:35-quiapo church
there were so many black nazarene devotees...
so decided not to go inside...


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10:50-santa cruz parish
after the going thru the crowd around church... we rested a bit here...
might look old on the outside has very modern interiors...


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11:15-binondo church
church of the first filipino saint... san lorenzo ruiz...
who is actually a filipino-chinese catholic...


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11:30-manila cathedral
a beautiful blend of the old and the new...
ideal for weddings...


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12:00-san agustine church
one of the oldest church in the philippines...
also a world heritage site...

IRON KINGDOM SLANG

A sampling of some common Iron Kingdom slang:

Bang Out of Order phrs. Totally unacceptable
Blag, Blagged v. to steal. “The dimwit blagged from a bleeding’ churchie, ‘e did!”
Bloke n. A man. “What’s that dodgy bloke up to?”
Bloody adj./adv. An intensifier. “That bloody idiot needs a good thumping.”
Boinker n. A male, often used in lieu of ‘fellow’. “I dunno. Didn’t say his name, come to think of it. Just some boinker down at the pub.”
Boxy adj. To grow restless or go crazy. “We got ta move from this hidey-hole. Marag’s getting’ all boxy like.”
Bum n. Buttocks. “My bum’s a bit sore after riding all day.”
Bum-Fluff n. Adolescent facial hair; very insulting to a dwarf. “You call that bum-fluff a beard?”
Chuffed adj. Very pleased. “I was dead chuffed to awarded that knighthood.”
Churchie n. A man of the cloth: cleric. “That there bloke’s a Menite churchie, eh? Looks chummy.”
Clapped Out adj. Worn out amchinery. “That old steamjack’s a clapped out piece o’ scrap.”
Dead adv. Very. “I’m dead happy we escaped those farrow.”
Dodgy adj. Risky, suspicious. “I don’t trust the man. He seems really dodgy.”
Dreg n. Derog. 1. A desicable, worthless person. “Don’t waste your time with that filthy Marag, old girl. He’s not but a dreg with amind for your jubbies!” 2. Least desirable portion; refuse. “I’ll be humped! Those dodgy blokes left nothing of that roast boar for us but the dregs!”
Fob, Fob Off v., phrs. To deceive or to put off or appease through deceit or evasiveness. “That little strump pulled a fast one and fobbed Marag of but good! Heh-heh.”
Get Stuffed! v. Get lost! “Leave me alone, and get stuffed!”
Git n. Derog. An contemptible person. “That’s nasty thing to do, you complete and utter git!”
Gubbins n. Paraphernalia, miscellaneous stuff. “That steamjack engineer had a lot of gubbins in his toolbox.”
Halfhead n. Derog. Foolish person. “You go out carousin’ wit’ those halfheads again and you’re likely ta get kilt.”
Halfjob n. adj. Poorly made or unfinished mechanika. “You’da wet yer kecks if ye’d seen the halfjob come crawling outta that tomb! I fink ol’ Pendrake called it some ‘iron lich’ or some sort.”
Hole n. A distusting place. “Don’t go to Marag’s place, it’s a bit of a hole.”
Jackhead n. Steamjack worker. “Momma always said one jackhead’s as filthy as the other ‘un.”
Knackered adj. Tired, exhausted, ruined. “Sorry, I can’t go on, I’m bloody knackered.”
Lippy adj. Impertinent, mouthy. “Right, that’s it, you lippy arse! Eat this!”
Lug-Hole n. The ear. “Bend yer lug-holes this way, and listen.”
Manky adj. Disgusting, dirty. “Ugh! Don’t touch that copse, it’s manky!”
Mechastuff n. Mechanika. “Oy, but that bridge is run by mechastuff, right? So’s you don’t have the right pass code, you’re going bloody nowhere.”
Nip n. To go quickly. “Look, just got to nip off for a sec’. I’ll be back soon.”
Not Give A Toss v. phrs. To not care at all. “ Sorry, but I don’t give a toss what your problem is.”
Nut v. To headbutt. “I’ll nut ya one if ya look at me like that again!”
Pips n. Currency. “Marag’s willin’ to pay a load o’ pips fer this job, eh?”
Poxy adj. Rubbishy, of poor quality. “Of all the poxy luck! I had to end up in a cave-in with you!”
Pub n. Inn or tavern. Abb, for Public House. “Right, now to spend all those gold pieces! Off to the pub we go!”
Rummy adj. Odd; peculiar. “What a rummy little burgh thisis!”
Snog v. n. To kiss lustfully. “Fancy a snog, big boy?”
Sod n. Derog. A despicable person. “You are the most annoying sod I’ve ever met!” 2. A pitiable person. “I just saw your wife go off with that troll, you poor sod.”
Sod-all n. adj. Nothing. “Trust Marag to do sod-all when is help is needed.”
Steamo n. Anyone that works with steam mechanika. “terrific! That scenario knows his mechastuff back’ard and for’ard, eh? Le’t’s move!”
Stroppy adj. Bad tempered. “Don’t get stroppy with me, ya bum fluff-faced dwarf!”
Ta exclam. Thank you. “Ta for the help, me old mucker.”
Tosser n. Idiot. “Don’t be a tosser, Marag. You’ve got no chance with Alexia.”
Trog n. An ugly or coarse individual. Abbrv. Og troglodyte. “Your husband’s a real trog.”
Wank n. 1. Rubbish, nonsense. “This new suit of armor is a pile of wank!”
Wanker n. Derog. A contemptible person. “Get lost, wanker!”
Wazzock n. Derog. Cretin. “I can’t believe you did that, you wazzock!”

WIP: in color... sort of...

im quite happy on how it turned out...
but im still figuring out a lot of it...

WIP: the trinity gang

here is something wth a bit of perspective...
its there but i cheated at a lot of the angles...
i havent finalized the clothing just yet...
ive forgotten what trinity fashion is like...
so i got inspiration from battlestar galactica...