Wednesday, November 25, 2009

House M. D. Quotes - Season 6 Episode 8 - Ignorance is Bliss

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Hold on. Take this instead. I was expecting more resistance.

Dr. Gregory House: That was the old me. New me is static-guarded and friction-free.



Dr. Gregory House: I feel like Mike Tomlin. Probably not as much as you do, but you get the idea.



Dr. Chris Taub: It's too hard to think?

James Sidas: No. Just unpleasant. No matter what I did, it really wasn't good enough. Then I met Dora. She didn't care how smart I was, or what I might accomplish in the future. It was the first time in my life that I was really happy. So I decided I'd rather be happy than smart.



Dr. Robert Chase: I know what you're trying to do, and I appreciate it. But I've got it under control.

Dr. Eric Foreman: That's what you said about the Dibala incident. Obviously you didn't.

Dr. Robert Chase: And talking about it made it so much better.



Dr. Chris Taub: Life's too short too worry about money.



Dr. Gregory House: There's only two possible outcomes for their relationship. They split or they stay together forever. If split, the sooner it happens the better for everyone. If stay, my meddling won't matter. In fact, if they survive it, it would make their bond stronger.

Dr. James Wilson: How you manage to elevate your narcissim to beneficence is masterful.



Dr. Remy Hadley: You gonna ask?

Dr. Chris Taub: I'm sure he's got a perfectly logical reason.

Dr. Gregory House: Can't be DIC, no hemorrhaging. And I'm calling all twelve Julia Cuddy's within a hundred mile radius.

Dr. Chris Taub: See? Completely reasonable.



Dr. Robert Chase: I'm gonna pretend there's something interesting over here so you'd shut up.



Dr. Chris Taub: This isn't some homework assignment his parent forced on him. This is passion. Why would he stop doing it?

Dr. Robert Chase: Marriage destroyed his soul.



Dr. James Wilson: This cannot end well.

Dr. Gregory House: Don't want it to end well. You should come as my date. You're not gonna want to miss this.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: So which one of us slipped through the wormhole into an alternate dimension?

Dr. Gregory House: I have always loved to travel. And paint.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Either you're trying to screw with me. Or you're trying to show me that you've really changed.

Dr. Gregory House: So which is it? I'm dying to know.



Dr. Remy Hadley: What's with the ties?

Dr. Gregory House: Makes me look adorably non-threatening.



Dr. Gregory House: On the otherhand, Taub and Thirteen can do the liver biopsy today?

Dr. Chris Taub: Why us?

Dr. Gregory House: Juniority. Welcome back!

Dr. Robert Chase: What do you want us to do?

Dr. Gregory House: Same as me. Have a happy thanksgiving.



Dr. Gregory House: You are not right for her.

Lucas Douglas: And you are?

Dr. Gregory House: Less wrong.



Dr. Gregory House: She invited me. She didn't know if she should until she figured out if I really have changed or if I'm still the same old SOB I have always been. But she always gave me a chance. Eight hundred thirty two chances. I used up everyone of them. 832's her limit. Make a note.



Dr. Chris Taub: Chase, you had a wonderful Thanksgiving?

Dr. Robert Chase: I don't remember. So I guess I did.



Dr. Chris Taub: Got drunk? Alone?

Dr. Robert Chase: No. That would be a sign I need to talk to you about this.



Dr. Robert Chase: Why does everyone assume everyone works in the *exact* same way?

Dr. Remy Hadley: We pretty much do. Our egos want to think we're all snowflakes, no two alike. But really we all want the same thing: love, forgiveness... chocolate.

Dr. Robert Chase: Well what I want is for everyone to leave me alone. How do I get that?



Dr. Gregory House: I can't believe that Lucas fell for my "I never say this because it's so personal except I'm so drunk" profession of love... the second oldest trick in the book.

Dr. James Wilson: You're right. It's his fault because his stupid.



Dr. Gregory House: He wasn't abusing the booze and taking the cough remedy medicinally. He was abusing the cough meds taking the booze medicinally. Bravo.



James Sidas: I don't think I could live without her.

Dr. Gregory House: You'd be surprised what you could live without.



James Sidas: You what the difference between her IQ and mine is? 91 points. In relation, she's closer to a gibbon than she is to me. Having sex with her would be an act of bestiality.



Dr. Eric Foreman: You really think you'd be happier with someone who could spell better?

James Sidas: No. That's the problem. I'm the one who's a jerk. But I owe her everything. I want to want to be with her. And when I'm clear... I can't.



Ronnie: Is the wait always this long?

Dr. Gregory House: Only on days that end in "day".



Ronnie: Don't you ever shave?

Dr. Gregory House: Yeah, once a week. How about you?



Ronnie: Every now and then, are you this rude to all your patients.

Dr. Gregory House: Oh yes! Don't think your special.



Dr. Gregory House: Sorry, I can't remember if I mocked you yet for being a male nurse?

Nurse Jeffrey: I think this counts.

Dr. Gregory House: Fair enough.



Dr. Chris Taub: That's what this is about? You think I'm a wuss?

Dr. Chris Taub: He made you miss Thanksgiving dinner.



Dr. Gregory House: Sorry to inconvenience you. Dying patients can be so thoughtless.

Dr. Chris Taub: Don't....

Dr. Gregory House: Great comeback! Is that Oscar Wilde? Come on people...



Dr. Gregory House: What about you? Got any predicatable dribble you'd like to add?

Dr. Robert Chase: I think they've given you enough already.

Dr. Gregory House: Well at least they're trying. They're not just sitting there like roadkill. Give me something! Give me something or I'll get your ex-smarter half on the phone and ask her!

Dr. Eric Foreman: House.
[Chase walks onto House and punches him across the face.]



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I heard. Gonna be pressing charges?

Dr. Gregory House: Against the ottoman I tripped over?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Against Chase?

Dr. Gregory House: Pretty sure the ottoman was acting alone.



James Sidas: It's lonely, isn't it?

Dr. Gregory House: It's not that bad.

James Sidas: Then you're not that smart.



James Sidas: Easier on your conscience if I die an idiot?

Dr. Gregory House: What's a conscience?



Dr. Gregory House: Sixteen splenectomies. Pretty sure he gets a set of steak knives.



Dr. Gregory House: Guess I deserved it.

Dr. Robert Chase: Well, if I thought that, I wouldn't be apologizing.

Dr. Gregory House: Your fist slipped?

Dr. Robert Chase: Everyone kept bugging me. Asking if I was okay.

Dr. Gregory House: So you busted my nose to keep people off your back?

Dr. Robert Chase: Pretty much.

Dr. Gregory House: Making people even more worried about you.

Dr. Robert Chase: Maybe, but at least they're not talking to me about it.

Dr. Gregory House: ...Fair enough.

Dr. Robert Chase: Cheers.



Dr. Chris Taub: Einstein's giving himself the lobotomy and you're cool with that?

Dr. Gregory House: Ignorance is bliss.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Christmas along Orchard Road

Our wedding anniversary stay in Quincy Hotel wouldn't be complete withoout a trip down Orchard Road. Although we didn't have enough time and energy to stroll down the entire length of Orchard Road -- there's simply too much to see -- we did get to see the best of the malls along Orchard Road have to offer.

Paragon


Tangs


A Tangs Late Night Shopping Owl :)


Inside Wheelock's Place atrium area


Wheelock's Place indoor Christmas tree


Ion's Christmas tree


Che's closeup on Ion's Christmas


Ion's Christmas Tree - Closeup from Below


Us through one of the Christmas Balls


Inside Ion's Christmas tree


Across from the Ion tree


Across the Ion tree - The Shaw House


Along the Orchard Road sidewalk - near Wisma


That's the last... our feet are aching by this time, crossing the streets, taking pictures, and chasing Nite Owls :). Obviously, we need to revisit the Orchard Road for more pics. :)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Efren Florida is the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year

Off the heels of Manny Pacquiao's historic win and controversies, another Filipino gives us another reason to be proud to be Pinoy.

Efren Penaflorida, the one who started the "kariton klasrum" or pushcart classroom concept, and the founder of the Dynamic Teen Concept, is voted the CCN Hero of the Year for 2009.

All of the Top Ten finalists receive USD 25,000. Efren, being the top this year will get USD 100,000. More good news for the hundreds of kids who have grown to depend on this program.

The event will air in CNN on November 26, at 9:00 PM ET/PT.

For more details, click here.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Our Third Year Anniversary!

We celebrated our third year wedding anniversary at Quincy Hotel where we spent three days and two nights. It is a very nice place, very near Orchard Road and offers special discounts for permanent residents and citizens.

What's more, we get complimentary breakfast, lunch AND dinner buffets! I honestly don't remember any other hotel which offers three complimentary meals per day. Of course if you're in town to visit the entire place, you normally can't go back to the hotel for lunch. (Well, not us! Hehehe)

Anyway, here's some shots that we took of the place.






Wednesday, November 18, 2009

House M. D. Quotes - Season 6 Episode 7 - Teamwork

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: You took a patient's life, you lied about it for weeks, you broke who knows how many laws and oaths to cover it up... But I can live with it. we can go through it together.



Dr. Groegory House: This envelope is oddly... medical license-shaped.



Dr. Eric Foreman: House is back in charge. We get to treat a porn star.

Dr. Robert Chase: Congratulations.

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: Perfect timing for us.

Dr. Robert Chase: We're leaving the team. And the hospital, effective immediately.



Hank: It's a job. Once you start letting your worklife rule your homelife, expecially if you're on the same line of work, your relationships gonna be short.



Dr. Gregory House: Jew with megalophalus, photophobia, and muscle spasm. You tell me which is the most unusual.



Dr. Gregory House: The only obstacle to you coming back is your wife... which has never been that much of an obstacle to you.



Dr. Gregory House: Taub thinks it's a brain issue. Thireen thinks it's multi-focal.

Dr. Eric Foreman: And neither of them wants to work here.

Dr. Gregory House: Don't take their words for it. Taub's problem is his wife. Thirteen's problem is you. Chase and Cameron's problem is the dead African dictator. None of them have a problem with the work.



Dr. James Wilson: There are a thousand people in the world who want to be on your staff. But you're going after the four who *don't*.

Dr. Gregory House: They "don't" because their lives are irrelevantly and annoyingly complicated. Which makes them confused. Which makes them make poor decisions.



Dr. James Wilson: And your life is simple? You went all the way up to the medical conference to cozy up to Cuddy. Instead, she's dating one of two people in the world you think of was a friend. There's no way that's not devastating.

Dr. Gregory House: So I had an attraction of sorts...

Dr. James Wilson: Yeah... The sort in which your imaginary tryst landed you in a mental hospital.

Dr. Gregory House: And I got help. She got Lucas. Who bought me a ginger ale. It's all fine. Which won't be true of my department unless I figure out which doctor I'm not hiring.



Dr. James Wilson: I supposed throwin yourself into your work isn't the worst thing you could do.

Dr. Gregory House: What is the worst thing I could do?

Dr. James Wilson: Long pause... then sigh...



Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: Divorcing sex from all emotional content?

Lexa: Emotion is emotional. Sex is mechanical. It doesn't really need to be any overlap.

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: Certainly not in your world.



Dr. Robert Chase: You think you can escape the consequences, but you can't. you don't get to make your own rules on morals.



Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: I've forgiven him.

Dr. Gregory House: Not from murder. Not you. Doesn't matter how evil Dibala was. By every conscience-hugging, Mother Theresa-loving bone in your body, you should be leaving him, not leaving with him.



Dr. Gregory House: A - my firing Chase was the only reason you left two years ago. B - When the full horror of his homocide hits you, your marriage will blow up. And Z - the only obstacle to you working here will be gone. Or maybe I skipped a couple letters.



Dr. Robert Chase: In other words, you're committed except when you're not committed. Doesn't work so well if you have a conscience.

Hank: Conscience? You mean that thing that kicks in when there's no logical reason to behave the way people want you to.



Dr. Remy Hadley: Do you have feelings for me or not?

Dr. Eric Foreman: I don't want our work lives to have anything to do with our personal lives.

Dr. Remy Hadley: You couldn't keep them separate. I mean *that's* why our personal lives don't exist.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I know you're upset with me because I did'nt choose to date your best friend. But I'm living my life. For the first time, I'm not gonna change that because of how it might affect him or you.



Lucas: This is very insulting. You're apparently shocked by this which means that you thought that there was someway that we could date, get married, have two kids, a dog, retire to Florida, all without House finding out. Or... you thought that we wouldn't date that long. The first means your delusional. The second means I'm delusional. Technically, it could also mean that you thought House had matured, but then we're back to you're being *cuckoo*.



Lucas: I'm also flattered. Yeah, 'coz you acted all-cool and everything with Wilson, but you feel comfortable enough with me that you could freak out. That's cool.



Dr. Gregory House: She thinks that you don't have anything to feel guilty about. Because you didn't kill anybody. I did. She blames me for Dibala's murder, not you.

Dr. Robert Chase: You were barely involved in that case. She knows that.

Dr. Gregory House: I created the big bad evil climate that allowed it to happen.



Dr. Robert Chase: Why are you doing this? Why are you trying to screw things up?

Dr. Gregory House: You got the tense wrong. Things are already screwed up. Which is why you don't just want to work for me. You need to. Cameron thinks your my personal sock puppet. If you don't stay, gonna be hard to prove you're not.



Dr. Gregory House: You've ended your self-destructive streak. You want to do something significant. Something that lasts longer than the few years you have left. My team is your first best choice.



Dr. Gregory House: Absolutely, you should do that. Three hours a week. Every doctor should. Coz every doctor can. But you don't want to be every doctor. Plus on my team you get to screw with Foreman...every way but literally.



Lucas: Emotionally, you may be you want to run away. But in my experience, if you're staring at a pitbull in some guys backyard, you're better off staying right where you are. Face the problem. That way, it can't bite you in the ass.



Dr. Robert Chase: What I did may be the worst thing I ever did. It may be the best I'm either a murderer or a guy who stopped a mass murderer. But I did it. Me. And even if it destroys me. I'd do again today.

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: You don't mean that. This isn't you.

Dr. Robert Chase: I'm not running away from what I did because you want me to pretend I never did it.

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: If that's how you feel - okay.



Dr. Gregory House: So his life of filth wasn't the problem. Clean living was.



Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: I was in love with you. I was an idiot. Tried to be like you. Tried to understand you. Because - thought I could heal you. You almost killed that patient.



Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: You did kill Dibala. By playing God and teaching us to do the same.

Dr. Gregory House: I taught you to think for yourselves.



Dr. Gregory House: Your husband killed a patient, and you're breaking up with me?

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: You ruined him... So he can't even see right from wrong. Can't even see the sanctity of human life any more. I loved you. And I loved Chase. I'm sorry for both of you. For what you've become. Because... there's no way back for either of you.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Pacquiao wins WBO Welterweight Belt

After twelve intense rounds of fighting, the Pacman gets the WBO Welterweight Championship and becoming the first ever boxer to hold championship in seven different weight divisions! SEVEN! Proud to be Pinoy! Congratulations to the Pacman!

The First
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Aside from the the late great Corazon Aquino, he is the only Filipino in recent memory who has become a "first" in anything globally. The very first boxer to be a champion in seven weight divisions. (Yep, can't get tired saying or writing it.) The first! The first!

The first... (Ooh yeah.)

What more could the Filipino people ask for. The most famous Filipino in the world today has now captured the hallmark of excellence. He will go down in history books with this very distinct honor.

Truly one of the greats in our lifetime...


Not without a scratch

The Pacman admitted this is a tough battle. And we can see why in his interviews following the match. The right side of his head is a bit swollen... A testament to Miguel Cotto whom many -- including the Pacman himself -- respect.

We should all raise our hats to Miguel Cotto. He may have lost, but he did not go down easy. I watched their fight several times. Have you seen the crazy flurry and powerful hooks Pacman delivered? If it were some other opponent, he would have probably been knocked out or have given up in the early or middle rounds.

Miguel Cotto was different.

After his last match, he set out to prove something to himself and all the boxing fans. He may have gone down, but he did not go down easy. At certain points, he gave Pacman a run for his money.

Though knocked down twice and defeated in the end, he never gave up -- it was the ref who stopped the match, if you remember. But I imagine that Cotto could easily have gone the distance. To stand toe to toe with the PacMan in tweleve rounds is no easy feat. The guts that this guy has! Talk about intestinal fortitude.

We're so happy that Cotto gave his all for this fight and for giving PacMan the competition that he deserves. In this fight, he undoubtedly brought out the best in Pacquiao.

This is but a setback for Cotto. This is not the end of the line for him. We can and should expect more from him in the future. Go Cotto!


Worth every cent

With such a long, drawn-out battle, no one who watched the fight could say that they have been short-changed. After a long time, we see Pacquiao at his best, battling twelve rounds. Almost an entire hour filled with excitement.

No easy knockdowns. No easy fights. No instant victories. Just twelve rounds of pure boxing at its best!

I remember a friend saying that in Pacquiao's previous fight, he just went out to buy some cigarettes. When he returned, the match was over. Not the case here. :)

It was a great match that was great to watch over and over again. We never get tired of watching two fighters at their very best.


What's next
Everyone already knows the answer to that: Pacquiao vs Mayweather! Fans are saying it. Commentators are saying it. Even Roach is saying it. Everything has been building up to this dreammatch. The former Pound-for-Pound champion versus the current Pound-for-Pound Champion! Mayweather vs Pacquiao! Pacquiao vs Mayweather!

We'll see what they can cook up with next year.

Though I agree with Aling Dionisia (the Pacman's mother): he should stop and retire. If not now, very soon. Better to stop while you're ahead. Better to retire as a champion that to retire because you got old and was defeated by a younger, fresher boxer.

Anyway, he said he was boxing so that his family doesn't have to work hard anymore. I don't think that was ever the case eversince he became a star. In spite of the recent crisis, he and his family is set for life. No need to pound and get pounded to feed his family. He should have more than enough by this time.

Parkinson's disease (Mohammad Ali), post-concussion syndrome (Bret Hart), and other trauma-related conditions are very real threats to those in this line of business. It's only a matter of time before a bad luck -- in the form of a younger and better fighter or a small accident -- could unravel all that he has achieved. Though not necessarily true, this does make a lot of sense: "You're only as good as your last match." This is Pacman's best match so far... Connect the dots...

Provide financial support for his family. Check.
Bring pride, honor, and glory to Filipinos around the world. Check.
Be the first boxer to be champ in seven weight divisions. Check.
Do movies with beautiful ladies. Erm... Check. (more on that later LOL!)

Only other thing I could think of that he needs to cross out of his list is his fight with Mayweather. But after that, I think it's best for him to retire.

Oh well, enough about that.

Congratualations to Manny Pacman Pacquiao for the win. Kudos to Miguel Cotto for the fight that he brought with him. Good work Bob Arum and Top Rank for setting up a great match. ;)

Friday, November 13, 2009

If you're down, watch this: Star ng Pasko

And here comes another feel good song from ABS-CBN. Their official Station ID for Christmas 2009.

Just what we need to lift our spirits after everything that happened the past months.



Star ng Pasko
Performed by: ABS-CBN Artists

Kung kailan pinakamadilim
Ang mga tala ay mas nagniningning
Gaano man kakapal ang ulap
Sa likod nito ay may liwanag

Ang liwanag na ito
Nasa ‘ting lahat
Mas sinag ang bawat pusong bukas
Sa init ng mga yakap
Maghihilom ang lahat ng sugat

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Tayo ang ilaw sa madilim na daan
Pagkakapit bisig ngayon higpitan
Dumaan man sa malakas na alon
Lahat tayo’s makakaahon

Ang liwanag na ito
Nasa ‘ting lahat
Mas sinag ang bawat pusong bukas
Sa init ng mga yakap
Maghihilom ang lahat ng sugat

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Kikislap ang pag-asa
Kahit kanino man
Dahil ikaw Bro, dahil ikaw Bro
Dahil ikaw Bro
Ang star ng pasko

Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Dahil ikaw Bro, dahil ikaw Bro
Dahil ikaw Bro
Ang star ng pasko!


Go Pinoy!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

House M. D. Quotes - Season 6 Episode 6 - Known Unknowns

Dr. James Wilson: We discussed this. It's been in your calendar for weeks.

Dr. Gregory House: So is Ramadan.



Dr. Gregory House: Could you be sitting any further away from Chase and still be in the same room?



Dr. Eric Foreman: Maybe this is House's way of telling you to talk to her.

Dr. Robert Chase: Sure. How was your day, honey? By the way, I killed someone. If I tell her, it's dumping a burden on her forever...



Dr. Gregory House: I guess it's no big deal. I'm just using that as an excuse to check out Patty and Selma.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Well, I feel bad. I haven't named your testicles.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I don't know why you choose to name them after somebody's aunts.

Dr. Gregory House: It's a complement. they're always smoking.



Dr. Gregory House: Your outbox is three times normal size. it's not a metaphor.

Dr. Gregory House: That I have a case, yeah. You're authorizing a discharge now. That was a metaphor.



Dr. James Wilson: Why are you reading my program guide ? It's not like you plan on attending any of the presentations.

Dr. Gregory House: I'd like to know how much boredom I'm missing.



Dr. James Wilson: If you want her, ask her out.

Dr. Gregory House: My God man, she's not some floozy in a bar. She's the floozy I work for. Gotta be no radical steps here, gonna be subtle. We happen to attend the same party. Chat happens to turn personal...

Dr. James Wilson: Like the frog in gradually boiling water?

Dr. Gregory House: Exactly. She'll be red and delicious before you know it.



Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: Is he having an affair?

Dr. Eric Foreman: No.

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: Why should I believe you?

Dr. Eric Foreman: You shouldn't. You should believe him.



Mr. Keener: They were hard to miss with all the giggling and the staring.

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: I'm sure that happens a lot.

Mr. Keener: I'm sure that happens to you a lot more.



Dr. James Wilson: We're all murderers we just don't have the guts to admit.

Dr. Gregory House: And once again, WHO CARES? You won't be hireable anywhere!

Dr. James Wilson: It there's one thing I've learned from you, it's that I should do what I think is right, and not to worry about the consequences.

Dr. Gregory House: Yeah, it's worked out great for me.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I'm a mother now. I need a guy I can count on every single day. Never been House.



Dr. Robert Chase: You're angry at me! You're taking it out on this guy 'coz you think he's lying to you, too, and you're gonna kill our patient in the process.



Dr. Robert Chase: We should call House.

Dr. Eric Foreman: Yeah. He'll recommend we take the cautious approach.



Dr. Gregory House: Studies show that 10 dollar wine tastes better if you told it costs 90 dollars. I'm sure the same thing has to be true for grape soda. Have one.



Dr. James Wilson: Yes you can sit here running up my hotel bill. Or you can go get the woman of your dreams...

Dr. Gregory House: I didn't know Angela Merkel was attending the conference?

Dr. James Wilson: I just spoke with Cuddy. She doesn't think you're reliable. And you will remain friend-zone until that changes.



Dr. Gregory House: I can't convince her I've changed my entire personality in a weekend?

Dr. James Wilson: Yeah, but you could make the first step.



Dr. Gregory House: Words can hurt you know?



Lucas: This is awkward.

Dr. Gregory House: A bit. That awkwardness should be probably be away if I left.



Dr. Gregory House: Euthanasia. Let's tell the truth. We all do it. We just don't talk about it. We play the game. Use other words or we don't use any words at all. Hmmm. Nice phrasing...



Dr. James Wilson: Hello... I don't know what department I want. I need... pants.



Dr. Gregory House: I've never given any less than my best. I am incapable of turning away from responsibility. My friends take advantage of that fact far too often. I know that I gave that man everything I could. I know that he knew that too...



Dr. Gregory House: This is a burden no one should have to carry alone. Because this is a decision no one should make alone. 'Coz frankly, I don't trust any of you.



Dr. James Wilson: What the hell? You think that little shout out is gonna make me forget that you drugged me, hid my pants, stole my speech?

Dr. Gregory House: You wanted your paper out there? It's out there. And your job is safe.



Dr. Gregory House: Is that the mom? I got a good comeback against the mom...

The Mother:Yes, I'm her mother.

Dr. Gregory House: Sure she needs blood... If you want to KILL her! Then you would have nobody to neglect.



Dr. Gregory House: Now, Cameron, pick up the phone and give me a dramatic exit.



Dr. James Wilson: When you do what I did, it's not enough to tell yourself you did nothing wrong. You need to hear it from someone else. If not God, or society, a friend. Otherwise you go crazy. What you said to me up there... Thank you. You're a good friend. Cuddy should know that.

Dr. Gregory House: You should let her know I drugged you so you couldn't confess to murder.



Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: Sorry. I don't know why I always suspect the worst. If you say you're not having an affar, you're not having an affair...

Dr. Robert Chase: sigh

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: Oh God, you are..

Dr. Robert Chase: I'm not.

Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: Okay. Sorry. Again.



Dr. Allison Cameron-Chase: If you don't want to tell... okay. But I could help. Whatever this is, it's eating away at you. We could get past it together. I love you no matter what.

Dr. Robert Chase: We lose patients sometimes. One of those patients... Dibala... We didn't actually lose him... I killed him.

Monday, November 09, 2009

Playing iAssociate in iPhone...

Been playing around with the game iAssociate in iPhone. It's a really interesting game, interesting enough for me to buy it for USD1.99 :))

It's a simple word association game. You start out with one main "theme" word, which is already associated with several other words. Your only clues are the number of characters per word. In the demo version (which is the same as the first puzzle of the full version), you start out with the theme "Out of the blue" starting with the word Blue. Best to watch the video below:



Note it shows the number of "characters", not letters; oh yes, numbers and punctuation marks are included too! Figuring that out sooner could save you some time ;)

As of the moment, we have completed three levels: Out of the blue, Surfing the web, and Theme:Comics and Cartoons. Had some "web" help for the first and last one, while we did the middle one on our own, without help.

The Good:
Gameplay is very simple and straighforward. You have a word, think of words associated with that word, enter it. If its correct, you get clues to other words associated with it. Lather, rinse, repeat until you solve all of the words.

It's a great brainteaser and in some weird way shows just how much you know. For us, being able to complete the Surfing the web theme shows that we are very familiar with the web -- not surprising since we're both IT people. We had a hard time for some of the themes, such as some cartoon characters that we barely know about.

Once you solve some puzzles, you get some trivia about things. Pretty interesting for the bookish, I-like-to-read-a-lot-of-books type of person.

The Bad:
Like all puzzle games of this sort, it has very little replay value. Once you have figured out a puzzle, there's really no point retrying that puzzle again -- unless maybe if you have absolutely a lot of time to spare and you aim only to best your score -- the fastest time to solve a puzzle/theme.

Also, it might be frustrating at some points particularly for puzzles/theme that you have little or no knowledge whatsoever.

Of course, that's part of the challenge. But the sad thing is, once you know the answers, there's really no turning back; once you know, you know, and the puzzle is solved... Unless you have a way of "unremembering" stuff, you really can "enjoy" this game as long as you haven't solve the puzzle yet.

Oh well, better make my 2 bucks worth it. Hmm... What's a phrase consisting of 3 words (3+9+10 characters long), the first wword being 'The' that is associated to "Prison" and "Stephen King"?

Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto - Tale of the Tape

This will be the fourth time I'm doing this so here goes.... our latest installment of the Pac-Man Tale of the Tape:











Manny Pacman Pacquiao

Tale of the Tape

Miguel Junito Cotto

30 yrs

Age

29 yrs

5'6 1/2"

Height

5'7"

67"

Reach

67"

Light Welterweight

Weight Class

Welterweight

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

54

Total Fights

35

49

Win

34

36

KO

27

3

Loss

1

2

Draw

0

If PacMan wins, he will not only capture the welterweight title, but also become the first boxer to ever hold titles on seven different weight divisions!

If Cotto wins, he will most undoubtedly be shot into stardom, being one of the few fighters ever to defeat the current Pound for Pound Champion!

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Sometimes when we tats -- Go Pacman!

Sometimes when we tats
The honesty too mats
And I have to close my eye and high.

I wanna hold you till I die
Til we bot break down and cry
I wanna hold you
Til the fear in me subsay

Woohooo! Go Pacman!

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

More Christmas tree pictures

Since I've been working night shifts the past few days -- well, erm, nights actually -- Che continued working on our new Christmas tree. Quite amazing how one item can spruce things up a bit -- referring to the big snowflakes decorating the tree.

She took some more pictures which is posted in her blog here.

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Building our Christmas Tree '09

After two years in Singapore, this is the first time that we're building our own Christmas tree. This is also the only time that I remember that we ever made a Christmas tree during Halloween! :)) Hehehe...

Here are some shots of our Christmas tree building last night...





And that's just the beginning! It starts with a tree, then some more wreaths, some garlands, some more decors... before you know it, it's Chrismas-y all over :)