Sana by Up Dharma Down

Nilibot na ang buong mundo
Di pa rin ako nakukuntento
Makakahanap ng ipapalit
Nang walang babala
Lumipas ay nagbabalik pala

Nalilito na ako hindi na dapat gan'to
Nakaraan ay natapos at napagdaanan na
Bakit na sisindak pa sa t'wing naaalala
Matatauhan na wala ka na pala

Ako sila'y nandito na
Ikaw na lang ang kulang
Anong lunod o lalim ba't 'di na lang lumutang
Anong pait ang matamis at aking susubukan
Anong silbi ng narito
'Di mo na kailangan

Hindi nga nagtagal ang pagpapanggap na 'to
Kaliwa at kanan harap at likod ano mang anggulo
Titigan ay bumibigay ako

Damdamin ay kay bigat
Naisip na ang lahat
Wala na ba talaga akong magagawa pa

Ako sila'y nandito na
Ikaw na lang ang kulang
Anong lunod o lalim ba't 'di na lang lumutang
Anong tamis ang mapait at aking iiwasan
Walang silbi ang narito
'Di mo na kailangan

Wala na bang makakapantay at di na ba dapat pang maghintay
Ako lang ba ang nagkasala?
Kumakapit sa natitirang sana.

Kung babalik ka pa hanggang kailan kaya?
Ako dito mag aabang na magdutong na ang patlang
Ang kulang ay mapupunan wala nang makahahadlang
Wala na yatang hihigit sa pangungulila ko
Iba na bang nagbibigay ng mga kailangan mo?

Oh sana
Kay higpit ng kapit sa unan kagabi ko
Oh sana
Inaasam muling makatabi at mahalik sana

-- hanep sa lyrics..

"Sana" from the second album of Up Dharma Down entitled Bipolar.

enjoy!

fun ways sending greeting cards

tired of boring e-cards? try out this fun and creative greeting cards. take note v-day is 1 day away.

sample cards:
+ using smokes to spell your message from mapmsg

+ buildings or islands to spell your message from geoGreeting!

+ or etch your message from gMaps

enjoy sending free e-cards!! i did.

paper models project : subaru wrc 2006 photos

as promised..here's some pictures i've taken of my still unfinished subaru impreza paper model or cut-outs.

top view of front grill, hood, car cover and interior. btw, i used yellow A4 paper just in case your wondering why the "5" background is in yellow.



front right corner view. you can see the seat belts/harness..


bolted in..missing tires, back bumpers, windshield, wipers (yes it has this tiny wipers, i'll connect it later for the final touches), side mirrors and headlights assembly


i'm still having a hard time figuring out how to attach the headlight assembly.


i'll post more pics of my progress later. ciao.

paper models fold techniques

follow-up on paper models, paper crafts, paper cut-outs

i am such a noob. not that i'm complaining but i've spent more than 12 hours on the wrc 2006 front grill alone. that's because i don't know the difference between the two basic folds! not that it's my fault, can't read hiragana or kanji plus the pdf pattern has the japanese characters embedded on it, reason why i can't select-copy the words and have it translated. here's the legend:



after hours of googling i finally found the meaning of 谷折り which means "valley fold" by translate.google or "valley snapping" by babelfish (what the heck is snapping anyway??) finally i decided, googles' translation is better.

now i'm left with 山折り to translate.. if 谷 means "valley" and 折り means "fold" (just guessing) what's the antonym or reverse of "valley"? so i translated the words "hill" and "mountain". "hill" is 丘 and "mountain" is 山. am i genius or what?? haha!!

japanese to english:
谷折り - valley fold
山折り - mountain fold

searching again, i found out about the basic folds in Origami. cool. now i can fold those mind boggling/puzzling cut-outs again.

paper models/crafts/cut outs

i'd like to share my latest hobby -- paper crafts/paper models/paper cut-outs.

must haves (required):
+ scissors
+ paper or box cutters
+ glue - elmers glue is ok
+ printer
+ ruler
+ empty ballpen - used for making neat folds..run the empty ballpen thru a fold mark for easy folding (nice trick btw)
+ paper (light to heavy type) - if you like japanese cutouts (like me) better buy A4 standard size since most patterns are in A4. word of advice -- make sure when printing the patterns not to use the "fit to margins" settings or anything similar, use "none" instead to print the actual pattern size.

optional:
+ air brush - haven't done any project yet with paint since i always print in color
+ paint brush
+ glue gun
+ thin double sided tapes
+ paper clips - used for holding two edges together
+ markers
+ sticker paper - used for printing sticker cutouts i.e. car stickers/vinyls

here are some links i came across while "googling" to get me started. they are absolutely free so feel free to download and print.

for beginners:
+ i like subaru

5/10 difficulty (7/10 for beginners like me):
+ more impreza, f15 etc..

latest project of mine is the impreza 2006. see photo below:



others, with varying degree of difficulty:
+ yamaha TMAX - comes with english instructions, separate color and white versions.
+ check out this taiwanese 3D paper model site. they have a wide range of categories i.e. robots, weapons to furnitures.

enjoy! i'll post pics later - excited with my subaru impreza ;)

Ryan vs Dorkman Part Deux!

Ryan vs Dorkman Part Deux!

enjoy, and may the Force be with you!

stupid eh?

Most ridiculous British law:

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent)

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent)

3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent)

4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent)

5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (four percent)

6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (four percent)

7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen (3.5 percent)

8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing (three percent)

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent)

10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (two percent)

stupid eh?

--taken from yahoo news

whitespace

ever heard of whitespace programming language?

as the name implies whitespace makes use of spaces, tabs and newlines -- making the strings and characters in the script ignored by the interpreter. misleading a co-worker/programmer has never been this easy.. as you can write your code on top of a more programmer friendly code such as C. nonsense comments can help too. hehe.

makes me remember of my Brainf*ck post in livejournal!

there's an emacs mode you can download at the site. :)

enjoy!

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harry potter and the number seven

j.k. rowling seems to have a penchant for the number 7.

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the 7th and last book of the Harry Potter series
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is scheduled for release on 07.21.2007
• in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, harry will be in his 7th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie will be released today 07.11.2007
• the first Harry Potter book was published in 1997
• j.k. rowling and harry shares the same birthdate 07.31

sudoku

i simply love this puzzle. perfect for killing time. u don’t need to be a math wizard or have einsteins' IQ. only requirement is logic and of course, always have a pencil (with eraser) ready at all times.

whenever u want an instant headache then go on divulge yourself with uber gruelling SUPER TOUGH sudoku puzzles.