In recent years, the movie studios have been mining the characters and stories of the comic books that began many years ago. Spider-Man is the most popular of the bunch, raking in more money than Batman or any other superhero.
Next to the wall, near the head of my dining table, is a hot and cold bottled water dispenser. I honestly don't know how much it cost when my wife bought it in 2006, but I think it was made in China and I'm sure it wasn't expensive. It says "Nova" on the front of it — what a generic sounding name. Anyway, it no longer works right and I'm going to have to buy a replacement… eventually.
My wife, Josie, is considering a trip back to the US with money she saved for just that purpose. She normally travels using Philippine Airlines, but the current fares are averaging $1000 each for one-way trips from Manila to Phoenix, with more than one stop. I know there are cheaper flights than that. It turns out that Hawaiian Airline flights are at $766 right now, but going up in mid-March to $866. The only stop is in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Regardless of who conducts a house blessing, and regardless of the religion, I don't believe it has any effect on benign spirits. A ghost, or some other spirit of some kind, has been in and out of my house since the day it was built. Before 2003, I didn't even believe in ghosts. Now I do and it's based on my own experiences and not some Filipino folklore. Whether a house blessing wards off evil spirits or not, I can't say because I've never been haunted by an evil spirit.
It should come as no surprise that professional wrestlers, the kind you see on TV wrestling shows, are little more than actors. A lot of the holds and moves are legitimate in wrestling and a lot of them are not. More often than not, when it appears that one of these "celebrities" has been injured, the injuries are faked and it's all show. These professional wrestlers, with a whole bunch of "acting" experience under their belts (no pun intended), are the perfect candidates for roles in movies requiring a screen presence that reflects muscular power. I'm going to point out some of the movies and the wrestlers associated with them. It won't be pretty.
This isn't a secret. Some of the best nursing schools as well as some of the most affordable nursing degree programs are located in the Philippines. The problem with most Americans seeking nursing careers in the US is that they're more willing to spend a lot of money, no doubt with educational assistance programs and financial aid, than to go through the necessary steps to get the training they need as quickly and as inexpensively as possible.
No, I'm not Batman. Do you think I would be sitting here, writing this, if I was? Besides, he's a fictional character. The only reason I bring the title phrase up is because of a pamangkin – a nephew, but really a cousin once removed (Filipino culture is confusing) – and how he responded to my first question upon his arrival from the US.
Back in September (2009), I considered moving all of my websites to a dedicated server sometime this year due to potential VPS web hosting problems. Well, after making changes on the server and other things I'll describe, I no longer feel the need to do so.
Having been born in 1960, a baby-boomer, I've witnessed the evolution of both analog and digital media in the marketplace. Younger people can't seem to appreciate these advances in technology. I'm talking about the people who were born after the 1970s. Digital media comes in all shapes and styles, but the basic media (the stuff the digital media is put on) is very inexpensive. Expense comes into play when you start adding computers and assorted computer peripherals to the equation.
Parody movies have existed since at least the 1960s. The movies spoofed genres (spy spoofs mostly) at first and then went on to parodying other movies. Of all the spoof-style movies that have been made, only one was so bad that I threw the DVD in the trash can (it's a good thing it was on sale at the time, or I'd feel bad about it). I'll mention that one at the end of the article. In the meantime, I'll list a few movies you may or may not have seen and some that you may not even have heard of, especially if they were made way before your time.
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