Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Linking a Blog to Facebook and Twitter via NetworkedBlogs app

For the past few days, I've been playing around with several apps in Facebook for blogging.

So far NetworkedBlogs is one of the more useful ones, since it can automatically update your Facebook as well as your Twitter.

So here's how you do it:
1. Login to Facebook and search for NetworkedBlogs.

2. Click on 'Go to application.'

3. Register your blog.

4. Verify your blog. Either have your friends confirm (slow) or you can do it yourself (fast).

5. Click on Add a Twitter account and follow instructions to link this app with your account.


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Foods-To-Eat List: Christmas 2010 in the Philippines

After three long years, we will finally be going back to Philippines to celebrate Christmas! It's been a while so here are some food items that I want to eat once we get home:

"Star Bread" or Putok -- yep, miss the good ol' putok / star bread made in our local bakery, accompanied with Coke which I consume every afternoon. Though I'd probably pass on the Coke this time around...

Halo-Halo -- whether it's the halo-halo on the streets or the halo-halo in Chowking or Razon's, it's way better than anything they have here.

Red Ribbon's Salisbury Steak -- very yummy! Love the sauce on top of that luscious salisbury steak! Mmmmmmm...... Steeeeeaaaak..... :))


KFC Gravy -- yep, there's KFC in Singapore, but there's NO gravy! And no spoon and fork either! Yep, I miss the bottomless gravy we love and enjoy at KFC! Maybe I'll order some chicken too.....

Pampanga's Best's Pina Ham -- I used to sell some of this in my last job back there... Well, there's really no reason not to like it. It's cheaper than the traditional Christmas hams, but is very very tasty. A lovely alternative if you're on a tight budget.

Hen Lin's Siomai -- One of my favorites, going way way back in gradeschool. I remember when the local Park and Shop was still open and the "food court" area had a Hen Lin stall which sells 4pc of Siomai for 16 pesos. Then there's the calamansi/lime and the chili! Ah good times... Anyway, the only thing that's changed is the cost. And the fact that Park and Shop closed down a long time ago...


Smokey's Chicago Dog -- One of the reasons I love watching movies so much! Perfectly cooked hotdog on bun. Pickle relish. Bacon bits. Onions. Sauce -- not sure if it's just meat sauce or chili sauce? Plus a healthy serving of ketchup and mustard! Now, all we need is a move to watch...

Ah yes... Good times... :)

Sunday, December 19, 2010

How to Link your Blog to Facebook via Notes

Just in case anyone is interested, here are the steps in linking your blog to your Facebook. The changes in Facebook's look-and-feel a few weeks back changed the way some of the applications are configured, such as Notes. Here's the way I found on how to do this easily and quickly:


1. Search for "Notes"

Saturday, December 18, 2010

How to Link your Blogger to your Twitter via Feedburner

In case you want to automatically publicize your "Blogger" or "Blogspot" blog via Twitter, here's one way how you could do it, using Feedburner.

PART 1: Setup Feedburner Account / Feed for your Blog
1. Go to www.feedburner.com and login using your Google Account (yep, it's part of Google now).
2. On the space provided, enter your blog's URL then click Next.
3. Depending on your blog, you may or may not have an already existing feed and would be asked to select which feed to use (Atom or RSS). If unsure, just select any of the choices (or the default one) then click Next.

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Lego Minifigures Series 3 Revealed!

I just visited the Lego Minifigures site when a whole new set of characters greeted me! LEGO has unveiled their new 16 minifigures of the new Series 3. Should be available in stores soon! 


And without further ado, here are the sixteen new minifigures in Series 3 (Stats: Strength-Creativity-Speed; Favorite Quote)

Monday, December 06, 2010

Newborn Filipinos in Singapore... Now What? - Summary

We finally completed our baby's papers here. I just thought this summary might come in handy for other Filipinos in Singapore who have a child born here. Here's a list of your to-do's in order to ensure that your child has the papers to have a valid stay in Singapore -- i.e., so your child is not an illegal alien, a TNT here.

This is divided into three main posts, as there is a waiting time in between each.

Part One: From Birth to Passport Application
The initial part consists of the following steps:
  • Birth Registration
  • Philippine Passport Application
  • Extension of 42-Day Limit

Completing your Baby's LTVP Formalities (Newborn Filipinos in Singapore... Now what? - Part 3)

This is the last post regarding of the "Newborn Filipinos in Singapore... Now what?" articles.

At last, this is the homestretch. Weeks of patience and hardwork now pays off as your child finally gets his new Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP).

That is, of course, assuming your application was approved.

While waiting for the approval...
The review of your child's LTVP application usually takes between two to three (2-3) weeks. During this waiting period, it is best to get the following ready to avoid the cramming:

The Poem that Made Us Cry Again

While searching quotes for Riley's christening, we came across this poem... It pretty much summed up everything we felt. It's been a while but we never thought we'd still cry after all this time...
God Gave Us A Tiny Rosebud
For our Angela Marie

God gave us a tiny Rosebud,
It was the fragile kind.
She never opened her petals,
They were so delicate and fine.

God didn't want us to keep her,
To care for and to love,
So He tenderly took her away,
Up to heaven above.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

House M. D. Quotes - Season 7 Episode 8 - Small Sacrifices

Dr. Gregory House: I loathe weddings and their seven levels of hypocrisy. But you do seem awfully hissy. And there's an outside chance hat I could get you drunk and score. So as long as you don't take it as an admission of guilt, sure, count me in. A bit too much honesty?



Dr. Gregory House: Housekeeping. Either you're crazy or you're atoning for something naughty, and you're crazy.



Ramon: My Marisa was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Stage IV glioblastoma. When the doctors said she had two months to live, that's when I made my bargain.

Dr. Gregory House: With your health insurance carrier?

Ramon: With God.

Dr. Gregory House: Oh.



Ramon: I told him I would nail myself to a cross every year he kept her alive.

Dr. Gregory House: So how did that negotiation go? You lowballed with ear piercing and God countered?



Ramon: My ex-wife thinks I'm crazy too. She moved out the first time I did this.

Dr. Gregory House: Well, at least your daughter has one viable role model.



Marisa: You don't believe in God?

Dr. Gregory House: I did. Then I grew my curly hairs.



Dr. Gregory House: Causal determinism. We are hardwired to need answers. The caveman who heard a rustle in the bushes checked out to see what it was lived longer than the guy who assumed it was just a breeze. The problem is, when we don't find a logical answer, we settle for a stupid one. Ritual is what happens when we run out of rational.



Dr. Robert Chase: If you're done mocking him, we need to prep for an LP.

Dr. Gregory House: Good. Another hole in him should really make God's day.



Dr. James Wilson: I was buying an engagement ring. I'm gonna propose to Sam at the wedding.

Dr. Gregory House: That is the second stupidest thing I've heard today. And I'm surprised how close you came. You don't need to buy her a new ring. Isn't the first one good for all you can marry?



Dr. Gregory House: You want me to lie?

Dr. James Wilson: There's a lovely symmetry to it. The lie got you into it. A lie gets you out of it.



Dr. Chris Taub: What's it mean when somebody takes their cell phone into the bathroom when they're taking a shower?

Dr. Eric Foreman: It means they don't want you to check their calls, emails, or texts.

Dr. Robert Chase: If we're talking about your wife, it means the chickens are coming home to roost.



Dr. Gregory House: Fever, coughing up blood, coughing up teeth. So either God sweetened the deal with a "no flossing" clause or...



Dr. Gregory House: Trying to catch your wife cheating?

Dr. Chris Taub: Oh... Why would you say that?

Dr. Gregory House: Missing mojo. Posture's slumped. Expression defeated. Didn't try to back up your theory. And Chase told me. Go. Find your mojo.



Dr. Gregory House: You keep me happy, I return the favor. Think of it as tat for tit.



Dr. Gregory House: If you prick me, do I not bleed?



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: You knew I wouldn't like it, but you thought I would say I did. That's what this is about. You're trying to trap me into lying to you.

Dr. Gregory House: You sure? 'Cause that sounds so juvenile. (Cuddy leaves)



Dr. Robert Chase: You're okay with burglary now?

Martha Masters: I asked his permission. The reason we don't ask permission is we're afraid the patient is going to hide something, but our patient hasn't been home, lives alone. He doesn't have any help, and he has no motive to hide anything.



Dr. Gregory House: Cuddy got me the daughter's file. Well, not Cuddy exactly. Her signature. Well, not exactly her signature.



Dr. James Wilson: Maybe you hadn't heard. I'm kind of busy.

Dr. Gregory House: With what?

Dr. James Wilson: Sudoku. What do you think? I'm the head of oncology at a major hospital.

Dr. Gregory House: And yet these files are not from this hospital. These are from where-my-fiancee-works memorial.



Dr. James Wilson: If I don't help her, she can't go to the wedding and... We fell in love at her cousin's wedding, which is why I want to propose to her at a wedding. And now you have 60 seconds to berate me for that and for helping my girlfriend with her homework.

Dr. Gregory House: You don't want to propose at a wedding. Emotions running high, people on edge. You ought to try somewhere like a Buddhist temple or an aquarium. Or a Buddhist aquarium. That only took ten seconds. You can spend the rest of the time on my file.



Dr. Robert Chase: You want us to do a differential diagnosis on Jesus?

Martha Masters: Hears voices, thinks he's the son of God. Probably Schizophrenic.



Dr. Gregory House: Get an MRI of his brain. Let's see if we can find God.



Dr. Gregory House: You lied to make yourself older? Are you lying about being a woman?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Even if you can trap me, you think I'll suddenly embrace the value of lying?

Dr. Gregory House: My point is you already have. I just need to prove it.



Dr. Chris Taub: Chickens aren't roosting. She's just got a friend. A guy she met in an online support group for cheating spouses.

Dr. Robert Chase: I've heard of that group. It's called irony.

Dr. Chris Taub: You think she's cheating on her spouse with someone from a cheating spouse support group?

Dr. Robert Chase: Sounds like the perfect place to hit on vulnerable women.



Ramon: You didn't come to see if I was better. You came to see if your medicine has turned me into an atheist.

Dr. Gregory House: I'd settle for agnostic.



Ramon: Faith is not a disease.

Dr. Gregory House: No, of course not. On the other hand, it is communicable, and it kills a lot of people.




Dr. James Wilson: The daughter's case checks out. Stereotactic biopsy confirmed stage IV Glioblastoma Multiforme. Doesn't respond to chemo, but they gave it to her anyway as a hail Mary and just got lucky.

Dr. Gregory House: So either God intervened, which is a lazy explanation, or we just don't know why. Which is no explanation.

Dr. James Wilson: Sometimes there is no explanation. And I'm just fine with that.

Dr. Gregory House: Which annoys me to no end.



Dr. Gregory House: I hate rehearsal dinners almost as much as I hate weddings.



Dr. Gregory House: The only reason anyone gets married is that homo erectus females needed protection from predators while breastfeeding. The only reason these two are getting married is to throw an obnoxious gala and make the rest of us feel unworthy. Even though we know in two years their lawyers are gonna be fighting over the Bentleys.



Dr. Gregory House: She's got looks. He's got money. One of them is bound to run out.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I give it 19 months.

Dr. Gregory House: That's very specific.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: No fault divorce in New Jersey requires couples to live at least 18 months apart. I'm actually only giving it a few weeks.

Dr. Gregory House: Oh. Thought I was supposed to be the dark one.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Not today.



Dr. Gregory House: The point is to suffer like your savior did, right? Well, he didn't take myrrh, the Tylenol of ancient Rome. And his nails went through his wrists, not through his palms. Palms are for sissies. And what about the 39 lashes and the beatings and the crown of thorns? What you go through is closer to a bad manicure than a crucifixion.



Ramon: It's not about showing God my pain. It's about showing him my faith. If he asks me to die for my daughter, I'll do it gladly.



Dr. Gregory House: Sticking by your convictions and damning the consequences. You two have a lot in common. You're both idiots.



Martha Masters: All conviction's equally ridiculous?

Dr. Gregory House: Just when they're applied indiscriminately to all circumstances.



Ramon: One day, you're going to understand.

Marisa: No, I'm not. I am never going to understand that. If God could do this, I hate God.



Dr. Gregory House: Someone looks lovely tonight.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Thank you.

Dr. Gregory House: I meant me. Someone else looks simply stunning... That was you. And the blonde at the bar.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Just to be clear, this whole little act isn't gonna work. I need an apology. Not flattery.



Ramon: That's why we have beliefs. So we can still see the right thing to do when we're blinded with doubt and fear. Our beliefs define us. If we lose them, who are we?



Dr. James Wilson: No. No, I was thinking... I mean, if those two even have the slightest chance of making it, then we have to be a sure thing. And we've already made all our mistakes. And... I've come to realize that I love you even more than I thought I did. Sam, will you marry me again?



Dr. Gregory House: Hat trick, Chase. See? The life of the bachelor. All of the sex, none of the guilt.



Dr. Chris Taub: It's not over, okay? I just really miscalculated. I thought she'd forgiven me for everything. All those hurt feelings, they never really went away.

Dr. Gregory House: That makes a lot more sense.



Dr. Gregory House: I ran it twice. No mistake. Looks like God broke your deal. I'm sorry. But I'm also right.



Dr. Eric Foreman: Surprised you've got enough strength to come to work today.

Dr. Robert Chase: 36 hours is long enough for me to recover. And not nearly long enough for this guy to be getting better.



Dr. Gregory House: This patient is screwed. Technical term is dead as a doornail.

Ramon: Who is that?

Dr. Gregory House: God. You broke your deal with him, your daughter's fine, you're getting better. Nothing bad happened. Which can only mean one thing. There is no God. Of course, if your daughter gets hit by a meteorite today, I would have some serious egg on my face.



Ramon: It means I'm happy. It doesn't mean God doesn't exist. It just means he's-he's truly merciful. My beautiful Marisa was right. God is all about love.

Dr. Gregory House: Punishment is proof of God, and no punishment is proof of God? Ingenious argument.

Ramon: Faith isn't an argument. I'd like to see my daughter.



Martha Masters: Everyone else knew?

Dr. Gregory House: Everyone I could trust. So yes.



Dr. Gregory House: I've been an idiot. I got this argument stuck in my head. If everybody lies, then trust is not only unfounded and pointless, it's fictional. But trust is not an argument that can be won or lost. Maybe I just have to suspend my cynicism and believe. Maybe it's time I took a leap of faith. I'm sorry. I won't lie to you again.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Thank you.




Dr. James Wilson: Sam left me.

Dr. Gregory House: What a moron.

Dr. James Wilson: Too soon. I'm still in love with her.

Dr. Gregory House: I meant you.



Dr. James Wilson: Does she know you're here?

Dr. Gregory House: I apologized to her.

Dr. James Wilson: Good for you.

Dr. Gregory House: Not really. I lied. I just took your advice. Too bad you didn't.

Dr. James Wilson: Good for you.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Lego Miniseries 2 Complete!

I was born in the 80s, so of course I know and like Lego so much. We just completed all sixteen of the Lego Minifigures Series 2.




For those of you interested, here's the list of the figures in this series along with their stats (Strength-Creativity-Speed) as well as their favorite quote:

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Red Wii!

Just saw this while we were at VivoCity. It's slick. It's shiny. It's the red Wii! They're celebrating 25 years of Mario :)




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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

House M. D. Quotes - Season 7 Episode 7 - Pox on Our House

Dr. Gregory House: Why aren't you guys in my office?

Dr. Chris Taub: Why are you in the building? It's 8:00 in the morning.

Dr. Gregory House: Where's Chase?

Dr. Chris Taub: He's not here because it's 8:00 in the morning.



Martha Masters: Smallpox was eradicated over 30 years ago.

Dr. Gregory House: So were Hush Puppies. Have you checked out your local hipster coffee shop lately?



Dr. Chris Taub: The virus can't survive over 200 years.

Dr. Gregory House: You have.



Dr. Eric Foreman: We should test for the 21st-century suspects... varicella and measles...

Dr. Gregory House: You're free to perform whatever unnecessary tests you want, Foreman. Slavery was abolished years ago.



Dr. James Wilson: She's also probably never ordered the pasta special in the cafeteria. Would that also have some special paranoid message to send you?



Dr. Gregory House: What if I die of curiosity in the meantime?

Dr. James Wilson: You were an idiot for lying to her in the first place. Don't be more of an idiot now. Say nothing — to no one — about anything... That includes me.



Dr. Gregory House: Masters, have you got a boyfriend?

Martha Masters: That's none of your business.

Dr. Gregory House: Ah, probably just a dry spell.



Dr. Gregory House: Would you ever be extra nice to a theoretical boyfriend if you were really mad at him?

Martha Masters: I guess the only reason I would be extra nice is because I'm angry, and I just want him to go away so I don't have to deal with him anymore.

Dr. Gregory House: You passive-aggressive bitch!



Dr. Gregory House: Look, I don't want to go all Godfather on you. This was business. I wouldn't lie to you about something personal.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Well, you don't get to lie to me about anything. I can't compartmentalize my life like that.

Dr. Gregory House: Well, maybe you should practice, 'cause it comes in handy.



Dr. Gregory House: Bottom line: it's 30% fatal, which means your chances of being okay are about the same as a basketball player's chance at hitting a free throw, unless she finds dark, purplish skin blotches.

Lulu: What would purple blotches mean?

Martha Masters: Hemorrhagic-type smallpox.

Dr. Gregory House: In which case, her chances are more like Shaq hitting a free throw.



Dr. James Wilson: Are you saying you see House's side? It's not even a side. It's a fictional construction.



Dr. Samantha Carr: No, we have a different relationship... I think a better one. Lying was never part of it. Theirs is built on it.



Geerte: Oh, yes. My name is Geerte. Are you handsome sexiest American man?



Dr. Gregory House: Honey, could you email our new friend the Captain's log?

Martha Masters: Sure thing, Sexiest American man.



Dr. Gregory House: Scrofulicious... that's what they called "annoying" in the 1700s. Is she wrong? Then they died for nothing. Those slaves could have led long, fulfilling lives, mowing my ancestors' lawns.



Dr. Eric Foreman: Are you so afraid of this new girl, we have to take elaborate measures every time you want to skirt around ethical boundaries?

Dr. Gregory House: Elaborate measures? We took a walk... a walk you would have taken anyway. Actually, I saved you from the horrible post-differential traffic jam.



Dr. Robert Chase: Not really... not for them and not for you... the dad's new symptoms are consistent with them having smallpox.

Dr. Gregory House: Would be if he had a headache.

Dr. Robert Chase: He does have a headache.

Dr. Gregory House: No. He just said, "ow," and held his head.

Dr. Eric Foreman: Actually, he said, "ow."Then he said, "it's a headache."

Dr. Gregory House: Which could be indicative of head pain. Headache is caused by muscle tension or vascular stretching. Head pain is caused by trauma, which would include such events as a bleed in the brain from TB.



Dr. Robert Chase: You just tried this. I'm not a better liar than Foreman.

Dr. Gregory House: Sure, you are. You're descended from convicts.



Dr. Robert Chase: This isn't Cuddy. Your Jedi mind tricks won't work here.

Dr. Gregory House: These aren't the droids you're looking for.



Martha Masters: You don't trust me.

Dr. Gregory House: Going behind your back works better when you're not facing us.



Martha Masters: Instead of whatever lie you're gonna tell Broda, why don't you just tell him the truth? If we are honest and reasonable...

Dr. Gregory House: People of all races and creeds will live together in peace and harmony.



Martha Masters: So I guess honesty is the best policy.

Dr. Gregory House: Why'd you say that? Seriously? To establish your viewpoint, as if I didn't already know it, or to demonstrate some weird cross-generational female solidarity with Cuddy?

Martha Masters: Actually, I was just trying to fill the awkward silence.

Dr. Gregory House: Oh.



Martha Masters: Julie doesn't have smallpox.

Dr. Gregory House: Did I just dream the part where I finally agreed it was smallpox? Well, if what I thought was reality was actually a dream, then the reverse... Oh, my God. I had a threesome with Beyonce and Lady Gaga!



Dr. Chris Taub: So therefore your theory is you asked me to take the dad's blood, but I accidentally injected him with smallpox.

Dr. Gregory House: Exactly, although technically, it was the vaccinia virus, which is what the smallpox vaccine is made from. Same symptoms as smallpox, but only half the calories and almost none of the lethality.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: This is what happens when you have no respect for authority, no respect for anything.

Dr. Gregory House: You don't think it's a little much to use the threat of death to win a totally separate argument with your boyfriend?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: You think this is about the other thing?

Dr. Gregory House: Does seem to track suspiciously closely.



Dr. Samantha Carr: I'm not great with kids. I love them, but I get scared that I'm gonna do the wrong thing, and then... I usually do. And that's what I did with the lying. And I'm very sorry about that. The reason why I did the wrong thing was because I was trying to get you to do the right thing. Your mommy and your Lamby both really need you to get better. So... do you think that... you could be really brave and do the right thing?



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: You have any fever?

Dr. Gregory House: Not yet. But when it does come, I assume you'll see the pettiness of being mad at me for lying.



Dr. Gregory House: So it's inconvenient. My having a fighting chance at life is inconvenient!



Dr. Gregory House: It's kind of hard to do an autopsy in oven mitts.

Martha Masters: Take them off.

Dr. Gregory House: Says the woman standing behind two panes of glass!



Martha Masters: Do you believe me? Forget me. Do you believe you? You think it's rickettsialpox, don't you? If it is, it's curable, and she's gonna die unless we can prove it.

Dr. Gregory House: You really are annoying...



Dr. James Wilson: You were good with her.

Dr. Samantha Carr: Yeah, only after being bad.

Dr. James Wilson: It takes practice.

Dr. Samantha Carr: Maybe I should get a puppy.

Dr. James Wilson: Yeah, or... pregnant?



Dr. Gregory House: When I was dying... you realized that a little white lie between coworkers wasn't such a big deal.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Yeah, and that was true... when you were dying.


Sunday, November 14, 2010

Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito: The Results

WBC World Super Welterweight Title Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito
Cowboy's Stadium, Arlington Texas
November 13, 2010

Undercards:
Lee (winner) vs Dowther - KO ("dark match")
Rios (winner) vs Lourther - KO
Rigondeaux (winner) vs Cordoba - split decision
Soto-Karass vs Jones (winner) - majority decision

Main Event:
Michael Buffer - Ring Announcer
Yarir (?) - Himno Nacional Mexicano
Zyrene Parsad - Lupang Hinirang (sang the Anthem better than most; good job!)
3 Dallas Texas Cowboys Cheerleaders (awooga!) - Star-Spangled Banner

Judges: Glenn Crocker (Texas), Jurgen Lagos (Germany), Oren Schellenberger (Texas)
Referee: Laurence Cole

Intermission by Nelly

Recap: Tale of the Tape:
Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38KO)
Age: 31
Height: 5'6 1/2 "
Weight: 144.6 lbs
Reach: 67"

Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO, 1 NC)
Age: 32
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 150 lbs
Reach: 72"

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

House M. D. Quotes - Season 7 Episode 6 - Office Politics

Joe Dugan: Well, that's great. You can be the most moderate ex-senator in the
country. Hal, the election is seven days away, and even our own internals show
you down six points.



Senator Hal Anderson: We've always been the underdog. And we've always found a way to win.

Joe Dugan: I know. Because you have always let me do what's needed to be done.



Dr. Gregory House: Look at it like this, of all the ways to rupture it, nothing honors the real Achilles more than blowing the dismount on a keg stand.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: What's that smell? Onions? Peppers? Oh, I know! It's a sausagefest.

Dr. Gregory House: Sausagefest implies multiples. Now, if you're talking about yardage, I'd have to agree.



Dr. Gregory House: She'll be incredibly useful if my next patient is an Escher drawing. Those things are seriously screwed up.



Dr. Gregory House: Just because my sausage has been filling your bun, it doesn't mean you get to decide what flavor chips I nosh on during the day.



Dr. Eric Foreman: Senator Anderson sent this case to us, and personally requested we take a look. That's reason enough for me.

Dr. Gregory House: Black guy campaigning for the opposition? Does Obama know about this?

Dr. Eric Foreman: I tried calling him on the brother hotline. He didn't pick up.



Dr. Gregory House: Martha M. Masters? I'm Dr. House. This is the rest of the team. Boring, Bimbo, and Bite-size. Martha enjoys quadratic equations, Italian frescoes, and her turn-ons include learning to be a doctor. Take a seat.



Dr. Gregory House: She's like the Internet with breasts. Oh, no, wait! The Internet has breasts.



Dr. Eric Foreman: If patients know we're coming, they can hide something relevant to their illness intentionally or unintentionally. Their knowledge changes things.



Dr. Chris Taub: Are you a vampire? It's okay. We're inviting you in.



Dr. Gregory House: E coli is found in animals. So unless he's drinking pork cider… (Having a
fake epiphany) Pork cider! (Points at Taub) I need the number of the patent
office.



Dr. Chris Taub: Masters refused to go on the search with us.

Dr. Gregory House: Interesting. Which raises the question, what is your problem with her?

Dr. Eric Foreman: He is intimidated by her intelligence.

Dr. Gregory House: Why would that bother Taub? He's been working with people smarter than him for a long time. I think perky new girl makes him feel old.



Dr. Gregory House: Yeah, but she's a student. Makes you contemplate your med school days. Back when you had hair, muscle tone, and no need for a regular prostate exam.



Martha Masters: How can we ask our patients to trust us if we're not honest with them?

Dr. Chris Taub: How can we ask the patient to trust us after we tell him he can't trust us? Fine. Tell him. Clear your conscience, because that's what's important.



Joe Dugan: Medicine's like politics. At the end of the day, all that matters is results.

Martha Masters: That's not true. Respect matters. Honesty and integrity matter.

Joe Dugan: Have you ever thought about running for public office? Because I would love to have someone like you as an opponent.



Dr. Gregory House: Hooray! You popped your cherry, diagnostically speaking. Unfortunately, the first time always sucks. Pitch doesn't make any sense. Dugan's cornea was normal. You're obviously brilliant. So why would you hide your mind?



Dr. Gregory House: Rules are just helpful guidelines for stupid people who can't make up their own mind. You obviously don't fit into that category, so why put yourself
there?



Dr. Gregory House: Masters. If lying to a patient saved their life, would you do it?

Martha Masters: No.

Dr. Gregory House: That's a lie. If your grandma gave you a really crappy tea cozy for Christmas, would you tell her you liked it?

Martha Masters: Yes, but that's different.

Dr. Gregory House: So, you lie when it doesn't matter but you won't when it does. How'd you get so screwed up?



Dr. Gregory House: Never mind, then. She's got principles. She's like the love child of Einstein and Mary Poppins. Didn't even get Einstein's hair.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: It's worth having someone on the team who doesn't see the world entirely
as shades of gray.



Martha Masters: I wasn't looking for encouragement. It's a fact. Growing up, my whole life, really, I spent a lot of time by myself. And no one in high school wants to hang out with a kid that's three years younger than them. And studying Anosov diffeomorphisms, determining whether an unattributed landscape is a blakelock or a ryder or... I'm actually boring you right now.



Dr. Eric Foreman: We gotta give Masters some pointers, help her figure out how to deal with House.

Dr. Robert Chase: Why would I do that? The entertainment factor is off the charts. It's like watching a bunny hop into a buzz saw. Repeatedly.

Dr. Eric Foreman: And if we don't help her, she's out of here.

Dr. Robert Chase: No, something else is stopping House from firing her. I'm guessing it's his desire to keep having sex with Cuddy.



Joe Dugan: You say fears. I say rational, protective instincts. And judging by your accent, immigration probably isn't an issue you can be real impartial about.



Joe Dugan: He doesn't. You know that picture of him with the Mexican flags that seems to be from a pro-amnesty rally? That's from an amnesty international speech protesting the imprisonment of priests in Oaxaca. Yes, you did just prove that that ad is even more disgusting than you thought. You also proved that ad is effective. You still think my judgment is off?



Dr. Gregory House: So this guy spends his entire life campaigning against bleeding hearts. And it turns out he has one.



Dr. Gregory House: She can't diagnose a joke, but she's making progress on the patient.



Dr. Gregory House: The road to dead patients is paved with "or"s. Chemo is the more effective treatment, which means it'll confirm our diagnosis more quickly.



Martha Masters: I agree, but there is another option.

Dr. Gregory House: There are lots of other options. There's bloodletting, crystals, prayer...

Martha Masters: Another medically accepted option.

Dr. Gregory House: Which is both less effective and less scary. So the patient might just choose it. Unless, of course, we don't mention it to him.



Senator Hal Anderson: Doctor, can you talk some sense into him?

Dr. Gregory House: Would that I could, but ethics dictate that it's his decision. So all I can do now is return to my office knowing, even as my patient endangers himself, my integrity remains unblemished.



Dr. Gregory House: No, you're not. (he takes off his glasses) I don't mind your morality in theory. But in practice, you're risking my patient's life. So you're fired.



Martha Masters: As I recall, you have three actual doctors you haven't fired today.

Dr. Gregory House: They're in jail.

Martha Masters: What? Why?

Dr. Gregory House: Prostitution. So you're rehired.



Dr. Gregory House: He screwed you.

Joe Dugan: That was a hell of a move. Use the ad to shore up the base, fire the extremist to hold the center.



Dr. Chris Taub: We talked for an hour. She didn't remember me. She remembers the 20th digit of some math constant, but she doesn't remember a guy she had a one-on-one meeting with.

Dr. Robert Chase: Well, I barely remember you.

Dr. Chris Taub: Mystery solved. Now we can all go back to our lives.



Dr. Gregory House: Come on, stop pretending you're not gonna do this. As much as you hate me, you hate failing more.

Martha Masters: I didn't fail. You fired me. Repeatedly.

Dr. Gregory House: But if you walk away now, after I just rehired you, that's quitting.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: It's not an approved treatment and exposes us to liability. There's no way I can let you do this.

Martha Masters: That's an extremely cowardly position.

Dr. Gregory House: Listen to the genius.



Martha Masters: It's proper protocol for an unconventional treatment. But we shouldn't compromise patient care just to avoid lawsuits.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: You'll figure something out. The two of you have combined I.Q. North of 300.

Dr. Gregory House: That's also true of five morons.



Dr. Gregory House: The world changes when you're on the inside. You just gotta roll with it once you get out.



Dr. Gregory House: Evidence, not proof.



Dr. James Wilson: You got two choices: To be honest and face the medical consequences, or lie and face the personal consequences.



Senator Hal Anderson: Now that you're my doctor, you can't tell anybody, right?



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Thank you. There was a time when you would have completely ignored my request. That means a lot that you respect me enough to do this.

Dr. Gregory House: I've come a long way, baby.



Dr. Gregory House: How'd you like to come work for me?

Martha Masters: It's like I'm on a Mobius strip.

Dr. Gregory House: We've had this conversation. You want this job.



Dr. Gregory House: Prove yourself to me, no more games. At least, the current game ends. Others may start. You have my deeply-flawed word.



Martha Masters: What do I have to do?

Dr. Gregory House: Get Dugan to let us give him hep A. And while you're figuring out the best way to coax a patient into a treatment that has an 85% mortality rate, here's some advice: Don't.



Dr. Gregory House: You have a math degree. So let's see if you can follow along here. You lie to him, he definitely consents, he might live. You tell him the truth like last time, he might not consent, he definitely dies. Remind me what's so wrong about lying?



Martha Masters: He's risking his career to give you this chance. He wouldn't do that if there was any other choice.



Martha Masters: You can pretend you wanted me to lie, but you didn't. You want the people on your team to challenge you otherwise you'd just be a bully instead of a great doctor. You hired me because I don't compromise my principals.

Dr. Gregory House: Or I want a front row seat when you wake up and realize how useless your principals are. I don't want you to just lie to a patient. I want you to want to lie to a patient.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: And miss the ultimate admission that I was right about Masters all along?

Dr. Gregory House: She had me when she called you a coward. You gonna hang out?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I have to work late. Gloating requires a lot of paperwork.


Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Newborn Filipinos in Singapore... Now what? - Part 2

This is the continuation of my previous post regarding the papers you need to do for your newborn kid in Singapore. http://raabad.blogspot.com/2010/08/newborn-filipinos-in-singapore-now-what.html

Reminder: This post is based from our experience back in November 2010. Some details might have changed since then.


Philippine Passport Collection

Although you generally have to arrive early at the Philippine Embassy to accomplish things faster, for passport collection you actually have a bit of a leeway. No need to be at the gates before 7:00 AM. I was there around 10:40 AM (I got queue number 49; the number being served at that time was 26). I was finished by 11:15 AM.

And -- perhaps more importantly -- there is NO NEED TO BRING THE BABY WITH YOU!!! Yep. There's absolutely no need. Dads can do this on their own, without tagging along the entire baby crew. Means you can move faster and you don't have to worry about your baby getting irritated with all the noise and the weather. Yipee for baby! :)

So here's what you bring along:

Friday, October 22, 2010

House M. D. Quotes - Season 7 Episode 5 - Unplanned Parenthood

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I'm not bargaining sex for babysitting. Besides, you owe me.

Dr. Gregory House: For what?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Sex! I still don't see a female doctor in that room. It's making me very
unhappy.

Dr. Gregory House: Fine. Out of the goodness of my heart, which will make you happy, which
will make you desire me more, which will turn into more sex.



Dr. Eric Foreman: Do you want me to hire a white girl?

Dr. Gregory House: Go find a woman, and wipe that self-satisfied grin off your face.



Dr. Gregory House: Well, narrow it down to one before Cuddy starts withholding sex.



Dr. Robert Chase: House is gonna hate anyone we hire, because he doesn't want to hire... anyone.

Dr. Chris Taub: So you think I should abstain? Just give the decision back to him?
[Foreman can be seen in the background trying to contact House]

Dr. Robert Chase: Then he'll just mock you for being a wuss. You're screwed.



Dr. Gregory House: You're telling me to do the right thing while climbing out a window!



Abbey: Well, it's been getting better, actually. At least she's here in the building. That's pretty supportive for her.



Dr. Gregory House: I assume, since you're calling so early, that the surgery was a rousing
success.

Dr. Eric Foreman: And I assume, since you still think we actually did the surgery, you
haven't checked your messages in eight hours. Where are you?



Dr. Gregory House: I believe this is what your people term a "poopy call".

Dr. Eric Foreman: Uh, the word is "booty".

Dr. Gregory House: Well, I don't know what you're doing, but this is a poopy call.



Dr. Gregory House: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what?! I know about the Jew, the black, and the croc-hunter, but when did we get our Asian persuasion on?

Dr. Chris Taub: Dr. Cheng... is the NICU attending on the case. And she's not here.

Dr. Gregory House: Well, then I just wasted a perfectly good racial epithet.



Dr. Chris Taub: In fairness, it wasn't completely her idea. More of a Foreman kinda thing.

Dr. Gregory House: Well, then you're an even bigger idiot for trying to cover for her.



Abbey: I just gave birth. I'm, like, one big vat of hormones right now.

Justine: It's not just the hormones, mom! You're different with her. It's okay. It's good. It's just... I can't help thinking "where was this mom when I was growing up?"



Dr. Chris Taub: The baby's bleeding again.

Dr. Gregory House: I'm shocked! Oh, no, wait a minute — that's you.

Dr. Chris Taub: Yes, you're a genius.



Dr. James Wilson: That's because I'm the tickle monster.



Dr. Gregory House: Our patient can either go through life with the world's longest umbilical cord, or we can discuss the differential for magic blood.



Abbey: I had this baby because I... wanted a chance to be a special mom. But... not this way.



Dr. Gregory House: I am not going to bargain babysitting for sex. Who the hell said that? Of course I will.



Abbey: I ate all the right foods, I read all the books and the studies, and I... even hired a private detective to research each sperm donor. I just missed one big thing. My own cancer.



Dr. Eric Foreman: You're over-thinking this. House fired my pick site-unseen. He was never even interested in Chase's pick, he was only obsessed with how she reflected on Chase. Dr. Cheng is the only candidate he's actually responded to. You wanted House invested. He is. Hire her.

Dr. Chris Taub: And you think I'm over-thinking this?

Dr. Eric Foreman: Shut up and hire her.



Justine: Oh, you don't know if I'm great. You don't know me at all. And I'm not gonna let you martyr yourself for a two-day-old infant just because you feel guilty because you weren't around for me.



Dr. Gregory House: Was obviously just a pocket of air, like I said all along. But you saw the worst case scenario... like every irrational,
worried parent. You'd make a terrible mommy.



Dr. Cheng: You're a grown man, Dr. Taub. You can make whatever choices you want, and instead of hiring me when he said you could, you chose to act like a paranoid, scared little kid... I hate kids. Good-bye, Dr. Taub.



Justine: I'll make sure you never forget her... and what she did for you. She was just trying to be the best mom in the world. She was.


Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito - Tale of the Tape

What: Manny Pacman vs Antonio Margarito for WBC Super Welterweight Title
When: November 13, 2010
Where: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Continuing the tradition, here's the latest of Pacman's Tale of the Tape post:
Manny PacquiaoTale of the Tape Antonio Margarito
Pacman
Fighting Pride of the Philippines
The Mexicutioner
Pambansang Kamao (National Fist)
The Fighting Congressman
NicknameTijuana's Tornado
PhilippinesNationalityMexico
31 yrsAge32 yrs
5'6 1/2"Height5'11"
67"Reach73"
Light MiddleweightWeight ClassLight Middleweight
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
56Total Fights45
51Win38
38KO27
3Loss6
2Draw0

Notes: If Pacman wins, this will be Pacman's eighth unprecedented, record-breaking title division championship.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

House M. D. Quotes - Season 7 Episode 4 - Massage Therapy

Dr. Gregory House: I get it. You're jealous of my new cane, so you hired a new doctor that you could lean on.

Dr. Robert Chase: Exactly. Nothing to do with the fact that you instructed me to hire one.



Dr. Gregory House: Man, you're hot. I mean, seriously.



Dr. Gregory House: I know what you're thinking. She looks like Cameron, and he's hired her solely to sleep with her.



Dr. Gregory House: Well, you should have. But you'd be foolishly wrong. Yes, he's been dating at a near-Clooney pace recently, but at this point, the only hole he's trying to fill is the one in his soul, which means it's the emotional connection with Cameron that he misses. Did you ever marry a dying man? And if so, did you freeze his sperm?



Dr. Robert Chase: She was nervous. Give her a break. Oh… And she's not like Cameron.

Dr. Gregory House: True. Cameron had much smaller breasts. By which I mean she was smarter.



Dr. James Wilson: How are things going with Cuddy?

Dr. Gregory House: Great. We've gotten to fifth base. That's two home runs, and then she gives me back a triple.



Dr. Gregory House: Am I wearing a dashiki? [Wilson chuckles] Easy Rider auditions ended four
decades ago.



Dr. James Wilson: Whose idea was that?

Dr. Gregory House: Mine. But I let her think it's hers. That's the fun of a relationship.
You get the sex, the dinners… video game partnership. I also get a full-night's
sleep.



Dr. Eric Foreman: I checked the pipes and the paint. It's not lead poisoning. You got anything?

Dr. Chris Taub: Yeah, I was looking around in the corner over there. I found a question about why you have a problem with our new doctor.



Dr. Chris Taub: Dude, is this about Thirteen?

Dr. Eric Foreman: No. Why are you calling me "dude"?



Dr. Eric Foreman: One, I don't have feelings for Thirteen beyond friendship. Two, it's a temporary replacement. And three, dude?

Dr. Chris Taub: It felt right.



Dr. Gregory House: Dorothy. Dorothy. Dorothy, dear! It's Aunt Em, darling.

Margaret: What's wrong with me?

Dr. Gregory House: Well, on the one hand, you've got some mysterious heart and tummy problems. On the other, you look great for a 65-year-old. So who are you? And, no, that's not some weird Canadian pronunciation of "how."



Dr. Robert Chase: Why not just place a chair above a trap door with a shark tank underneath?

Dr. Gregory House: Wednesday is when I get my shark tank cleaned. Also because I'm giving her a chance.

Dr. Robert Chase: You're giving her a test.

Dr. Gregory House: This whole job is a test. I'm giving her the chance to fail it sooner rather than later. Or pass.



Dr. Eric Foreman: House was wrong trying to come up with a complicated reason you hired Kelly.

Dr. Robert Chase: Thank you.

Dr. Eric Foreman: It's actually quite simple. You think she's hot. You want to sleep with her.

Dr. Robert Chase: Well, it was nice to see you finally taking an interest in my life. We should go bowling sometime.

Dr. Eric Foreman: I'm just saying if you spend all your off-work time and energy getting laid, it's gonna spill into your work as well.



Dr. Gregory House: Well, it was a massage plus happy ending sort of thing. Now it's more of a sad ending. Because of you! I've tried 15
different massage therapists over the last few years. I don't know why, but she's the best I've found. She makes my leg feel better.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: So you really think that I would be okay with you getting a massage from a hooker you used to have sex with?

Dr. Gregory House: You don't mind the massage part, you mind the sex part, which doesn't exist anymore.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I know a great physical therapist. I will give you her number.

Dr. Gregory House: Why would I give up one who definitely works for one who might work?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Because I asked you to.

Dr. Gregory House: That's not really an argument, now, is it?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I won't see you until you stop seeing her.

Dr. Gregory House: Well, that's an argument.



Dr. James Wilson: Ah, yes, the age-old hooker massage conundrum. Cuddy might have mentioned something about it. Let's say you're right. Completely right about everything. Give in anyway.

Dr. Gregory House: This is not a point of pride. This is a point of principle.

Dr. James Wilson: Right, you're the Rosa Parks of hooker massages.

Dr. Gregory House: The principle is she's being irrational. If I give in on this, it sets the stage for the whole relationship.

Dr. James Wilson: Putting up with irrationality is the foundation for every relationship. I agree with Sam when she's calling her father a monster. I agree with her when she's calling him a saint. And in exchange, I get to have sex with her. And I'm sure she has similar tradeoffs with me. Relationships are hard. You have to make sacrifices. So sacrifice being crazy. Go get her a gift and apologize.

Dr. Gregory House: You finally made a good point.

Dr. James Wilson: Which, clearly, you have misunderstood based on how quickly you agreed.



Dr. Gregory House: Would you mind standing next to the screen?

Dr. Robert Chase: Yeah, she'd love to become a target for your ridicule.

Dr. Gregory House: She isn't already?



Dr. Gregory House: Snapilicious! But as I always like to say, it's better to be a helpful Helen than a negative Nelly. So while you're cooking up some ideas of your own, allow me to present theory 2.0 of why Chase hired you. Dr. Kelly, meet your doppelganger.



Dr. Gregory House: I know what you're thinking, Chase wants to sleep with his mom. But who wouldn't hit that if that looked like that? It's a classic case of what Freud called.



Dr. Gregory House: Well, you get major points for trying to trick me. Unfortunately, you lose 'em all for failing. Hold that. Hold that. See, now you're frowning. You can really see the resemblance.



Dr. Robert Chase: So that's what it is. You're angry that House gave me the chance to hire someone because you still think you're at a different level to everyone else. That's just pathetic.

Dr. Eric Foreman: I am at a different level.

Dr. Robert Chase: Which is reflected in what, exactly? Your title? No. Your salary? Not really. Your responsibilities? Hardly. Your attitude? Ah. I think we finally found it.

Dr. Eric Foreman: It doesn't change the fact that you made a bad decision because you want to get laid.

Dr. Robert Chase: Or the fact that you're courageously picking on Kelly because you're scared to take on House. Congratulations. You're a real leader.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I'm sure that some part of you believes this idiocy. But you can't possibly be stupid enough to think that you can convince any part of me. And that can only mean you're trying to sabotage this relationship.

Dr. Gregory House: Why would I do that? We're doing fine.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Because the next step from fine is serious, and you can't handle that, so you're trying to keep me at arm's length with all this crap.



Dr. Gregory House: You know what, I'm back to the Cameron theory. That you hired the dumb version of Cameron so that you could fire her and get revenge.

Dr. Eric Foreman: Give her a break.

Dr. Gregory House: Oh, you've switched sides? Let me guess, Chase represents the dumb version of Thirteen...

Dr. Eric Foreman: I realized if we all just keep pressuring Kelly, of course she's gonna get stuff wrong. It's irresponsible of me to let that happen.

Dr. Gregory House: You are a true leader of men. Get someone to cut into her head and get me a biopsy.



Billy: This is not who I married.

Dr. Gregory House: Of course she is. You just didn't know it.

Billy: I don't know if I can stay with her.

Dr. Gregory House: Sorry, as your marriage counselor, I'm not allowed to talk to you without your wife present.



Dr. Gregory House: Look, if you want me to give you a reason to leave her, fine. Apparently you haven't noticed, but she's got a serious mental illness.

Billy: It's too hard.

Dr. Gregory House: It's always hard.


Wednesday, October 06, 2010

House M. D. Quotes - Season 7 Episode 3 - Unwritten

Dr. Gregory House: For now. We're in the honeymoon period. Our brains are flooded with endorphins. Once she snaps out of it, where does that leave us?
Dr. James Wilson: House, you don't actually think she'd dump you because you, what, don't do yoga? Listen to the B-52s?
Dr. Gregory House: Not right away. We'll fight, makeup sex, fight, maybe sex, and then she'll dump me. With possible goodbye sex.
Dr. James Wilson: So, instead of enjoying the honeymoon phase, you've decided to skip it entirely.



Dr. Gregory House: No, then she'll start pretending to like things that she really doesn't just to make me feel better, which will make her feel even worse, which won't be my fault, so I'll resent her, and that won't be her fault, so she'll resent me. At least with my plan I get my one a day with iron till the bitter end.



Dr. Gregory House: This woman is on a 72-hour psychiatric hold. If she tries to run, shoot her. With a sedative, if that's more convenient.



Dr. Eric Foreman: So we're taking this case 'cause you're a fan?
Dr. Gregory House: No, that would be crazy and unprofessional. You're taking this case 'cause I said so.



Dr. Chris Taub: I have plans with my wife.
Dr. Gregory House: Yeah, nice try, but you hate your personal life. And you obviously don't have one.


Tuesday, September 28, 2010

House M. D. Quotes - Season 7 Episode 2 - Selfish

Dr. Lisa Cuddy : Well, that's why I plan on doing some talking first. (She pats his arm). I want us to formerly report our relationship to Human Resources.
Dr. Gregory House :Okay. You get them, I'll cover everybody else. (He pushes the elevator button with the tip of his cane).
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : I would appreciate it if we could keep it quiet until we had that meeting.
Dr. Gregory House :It's gonna be hard with me grabbing your ass all day.



Dr. Gregory House :I'm seeing Cuddy. (All heads up). Generally, without her clothes on. Use your imagination. Hope it's got a wide-angle lens. (He chuckles. They all stare at him, looking confused. He takes back the file Wilson was reading). You don't actually need that.
Dr. James Wilson :I'm gonna check my office for whoopee cushions.
Dr. Gregory House :This is not a prank.
Dr. James Wilson :This is not me walking out the door. (He leaves).



Dr. Chris Taub : Are you sure it a good idea to be yanking on the chain of command?



Dr. Gregory House :I agree. It's weird of me not to care. So either I'm a changed man because of Cuddy, or I'm pretending to be a changed man because I do know something about Thirteen and I'm trying to throw you off the scent, or I've just gone nutty bananas because I lost a patient. All of which you are free to discuss (Articulating) after I get a diagnosis.



Dr. Eric Foreman : How about just telling her we're planning this stupid test? And I'm hoping House and Cuddy are more than just a fling. It's clearly mellowed him out. He didn't even care about Thirteen.
Dr. Chris Taub : Right. The guy who ordered us to stop the patient's heart has mellowed out. It's gonna be horrible because it's doomed, which is just gonna make House 50 times more of a crank.



Dr. James Wilson :Yes, the lack of dime-store pranks is proof that you're actually dating Cuddy, and not just mocking me for being worried about you.
Dr. Gregory House :What do I have to do to prove this to you? Tattoo a cane on her inner thigh? Tattoo her inner thigh on my cane? (Cuddy enters).



Dr. Gregory House :Come on. One peck. Just enough to arouse him a little.
Dr. James Wilson :I – hey, I'm not even...
Dr. Gregory House :I didn't mean you.



Dr. James Wilson :I've been more passionate with my great aunt.
Dr. Gregory House :Mabel? Up high!



HR guy : How would you describe the exact nature of the relationship?
Dr. Gregory House :You ever see Wild Kingdom? Those insects that rip their partner's heads off after copulating? (He turns to Cuddy for approval. There is an akward silence. Ernest Griffin considers this and starts to write it down. Cuddy, who was preparing to speak, stops and looks startled.)
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : It's a sexual relationship.
Dr. Gregory House :Go slowly now. He's writing it down.



Dr. Gregory House :So what could cause her heart to stop and her urine not to drop?
Dr. Chris Taub : House, I was expecting your relationship with Cuddy to complicate our work long-term. (House turns back, gives him a patient, fake-polite look). I am now concerned it might be affecting us short-term. All due respect.
Dr. Gregory House :None taken. I listen to Cuddy all the time. She's my boss. Also yours, by the way.
Dr. Chris Taub : You'd listen, then tell her she's being an idiot, and do whatever you want.
Dr. Gregory House :I find I can skip the idiot part when she's not being an idiot, and since the scare test would have led to the same dead end, she was right to stop it. Which means your problem's about you.
Dr. Chris Taub : This should be interesting.



Dr. Gregory House :Losers love company. And if even a misanthrope like me has a chance at happiness, it's gonna be pretty lonely on that landfill of loserdom you call a marriage. (Taub looks a little hurt, Foreman smiles. House opens the patient's file). Heart, kidneys, go.



Sidney :He has tingling in his feet and his legs. I want a full battery of tests.
Dr. Gregory House :Carbon dating?



Dr. Gregory House :Well, that's true, he's definitely had his jowls done. Statistically, if he didn't have these symptoms, he'd be like most people of his age — dead for the past several decades.
Maurice :Do the tests. I'm sick.
Dr. Gregory House :You have a bad case of natural causes.
Sidney :Do the damn tests.
Dr. Gregory House :If the vial fills with sand, we take that as a bad sign.



Dr. Gregory House :What other problem could there be with a problem-free procedure? Boy's sports, science club, she's living his life, not hers. (He puts the file away, takes another, looks at Taub). Makes sense she's being a self-denying moron.
Dr. Chris Taub : She loves her brother. She's thinking selflessly. How is that at all—
House: Being moronic? Mm. If I can only think of a harm-free medical treatment she turned down lately.
Dr. Chris Taub : You're right. If everyone were more selfish, the world would be a better place.
Dr. Gregory House :See? I can skip the idiot part when you're not being an idiot. (He turns to leave the Clinic. Wilson is leaning in the doorframe, arms crossed, with a huge smile on his face).



Dr. Gregory House :Yeah, I had that same facial expression for the first 47 hours. Had another one too, but only for 15 seconds at a time. (They pass the door and walk together, as usual).



Della : I am. Sort of. Um, I got into skateboarding when some of Hugo's classmates did, and he realized he could never do it. (She looks outside of the room, where Chase is talking to her parents and Hugo). It's the same with a lot of things. We live through it together.
Dr. Chris Taub : And you're not worried you're being selfless to the point of self-denial?
Della : You've never been inspired by someone?



Dr. Gregory House :Yeah (Wilson looks genuinely surprised). I have to avoid this problem. If I can restrict our interactions to places where neither of us are wearing pants...
Dr. James Wilson :Yeah, that's not avoiding the problem, that's avoiding the issue.
Dr. Gregory House :Since avoidance is my plan for dealing with the issue, technically, that's not avoiding it. (He seems relieved). Thanks.
Dr. James Wilson :No problem.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy : Maybe we should plan on lunch tomorrow.
Dr. Gregory House :Problem is, at lunch you tend to wear tops.(Cuddy smiles widely. He lifts the sheet and takes a look). This is much better. (Cuddy laughs. He smiles and kiss her forehead, then lifts himself and prepares to kiss her properly. The phone rings. Cuddy frowns. He reaches for his phone and answers. During the whole conversation, Cuddy caresses his forearm and traces one of his veins).
Dr. Gregory House :Cuddy and I are naked. So I'm having trouble focusing. Use small words.
Foreman (He and Chase are in the lab, near a computer screen) : Kidney biopsy was clean, so we rechecked the piece of her lung from the O.R.
Dr. Gregory House :You lost me. Sorry, who is this calling again?



Dr. Eric Foreman : If we give steroids for rejection, it'd make an infection worse. If we give antibiotics for infection, it'd make rejection worse.
Dr. Gregory House :Which worse is worse?
Dr. Robert Chase:If we treat for infection and we're wrong, she'll be dead within hours.
Dr. Gregory House :And if we treat for rejection and we're wrong?
Dr. Chris Taub : She'll probably hang on a day or two.



Maurice :Skip the blood work. (House suppress a smile). Tell my son it's grim news. I need to be in a nursing home. A private room. (Pause) Make it a suite.



Cuddy : I sit around on my bureaucratic ass?
Dr. Chris Taub : I was relaying your words.
Dr. Gregory House :I said well-formed. I said well-formed! (to Taub) What were you—



Dr. Gregory House :Stop. I agree with you (He gives a little sigh. Taub is speechless). That was our analysis from the start. (to Taub) If you've got a problem with a team decision, you come to me. (to Cuddy, sheepishly) I'm sorry. I-I'll deal with him later. (Pleadingly) I said well-formed.



Dr. Gregory House :People who have not seen Cuddy naked should not throw stones.
Maurice :She does have great cans. (House gives him a look).



Dr. Robert Chase:Did it ever occur to you that House is just happy and could give a crap about other people's lives because of it?
Dr. Chris Taub : Well, that's ironic and depressing. And by that logic, the reason you don't give a crap is because you're happy, which means you've got someone new giving you chew toys.
Dr. Robert Chase:You're one-fourth right.
Dr. Chris Taub : Wait. Are you saying... (pagers beep) You're dating four women?



Dr. Robert Chase:It is LAM. The tests were positive.
Dr. Gregory House :Then the tests have to be wrong.



Dr. Gregory House :Damage has a way of spreading to everyone around you. For example, your obvious emotional damage is now making me have a philosophical conversation instead of dealing with your sister. See how that might be damaging?



Dr. Gregory House :Yeah, we get it. Your brother, the Saint. His sister, the Martyr. (He leaves the room. Taubs runs after him).



Dr. Gregory House :She has a nasty case of sickle cell trait. Her heart arrhythmia wasn't sudden at all. Screwed-up blood cells screwed-up the blood vessels, which gave us a screwed-up positive for LAM. If she'd told us about her symptoms sooner — like ever — she might not be dying. You were right after all.
Dr. Chris Taub : I never said sickle—
Dr. Gregory House :If everyone were more selfish, the world would be a better place.
Dr. Chris Taub : So she's gonna die.



Dr. Gregory House :I guess I can just chat with them about the weather. Blood tests just confirmed sickle cell trait. So they might be curious about the only treatment option. Though we are having weird weather lately.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : There is a huge reason not to take lungs from living patients.
Dr. Gregory House :So their siblings can die?



Dr. Gregory House :Maybe. (Raises eyebrows and admits it) Yeah. I think so. This is screwing me up. Why is it not screwing you up?
Cuddy : It is. I don't know why I okayed you foaming that lung. I realized it was wrong as soon as I said it.
Dr. Gregory House :I knew it! I knew 'cause you tilted your head.



Dr. Gregory House :Bizarrely, it explains all your symptoms. Better-fitting dentures, you'll be fine. Medically, there's no reason to go anywhere... Hospital rebate. You might wanna... put it towards couples therapy.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy : Don't put this on them.
Dr. Gregory House :What do you mean, put it on? It is on them! As much as they may wanna pass the lung here!
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : Of course they do! You're handing them an impossible choice.
Dr. Gregory House :Life has handed them a crappy choice, and they're picking the crappier option — trading who knows how many healthy decades for four or five years in which roller boy will be a limp rag.



Hugo :I want you to take half my lung.
Della : No. I'm not.
Hugo :You do so many great things. I just watch. I get to watch and coach and cheer. But that's not me out there. It never will be. If you take this piece of me, carry it with you... then I really can share in everything you do. (The parents stare at them). This is the great thing I can do with my life. Don't make me live without you.



Dr. Gregory House :We got lucky. I did give them an impossible choice. The kid took it away from them.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : That fight... was the first honest interaction you and I have had since we came back to work. If we are painfully, brutally honest with each other, maybe we'll get lucky again.
Dr. Gregory House :You've got a big ass. (He grabs it. Cuddy smiles at him, intertwines her fingers with his on her bottom, takes his hand and leads him to the elevator).

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

House M. D. Quotes - Season 7 Episode 1 - Now What?

Dr. Robert Chase : Yet you're the only person here without a potential case in front of you.
Dr. Remy Hadley : I haven't found the right one yet.
Dr. Robert Chase : Oh. I–I thought maybe it was because you were asking for a leave of absence and wouldn't have time to see a case through.
Dr. Chris Taub : I didn't say anything.
Dr. Robert Chase : He didn't...I saw an envelope on House's desk with your name on it, so naturally, I... steamed it open.
Dr. Eric Foreman : What's wrong with you? You steam an envelope to keep it secret.
Dr. Eric Foreman : Which is why I just ripped it. You gonna tell us where you're going?
Dr. Remy Hadley : Sure sounds like a no.



Dr. Gregory House : This is important. Right now, we are more important than what's going on at the hospital. So...I say we turn off our phones and... give the morning to us.



Dr. Gregory House : I am going to make you a magical bath. It will have bubbles and eastern spices and blue diamonds and green clovers... transformative powers. But… I must have solitude to focus my creative energies.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy : Don't do this. Why do you have to analyze things to death? Why can't you just... let it be nice?


Dr. Gregory House : If an EMT calls in with a brain or spinal trauma, just divert them to the nearest hospital. All you gotta do is stand around and keep the E.R. open. It's an administrative problem, not a medical one.
Dr. Robert Chase : House, where the hell are you?
Dr. Gregory House : Great. Glad you're on it... All systems go!



Dr. Eric Foreman : Why are you going to Rome? I found the flight information in your locker.
Dr. Remy Hadley : I love how everyone thinks it's so quaint and childlike of me to expect a modicum of privacy around here.
Dr. Eric Foreman : Your flight's tomorrow. What's so urgent in Rome?
Dr. Remy Hadley : I hear they want to tear down the Coliseum to build a karaoke bar.



Dr. Remy Hadley : You read my note. You go through my locker. And then you decide you want to round it off by lecturing me on my life choices?



Dr. Gregory House : Well, last night was emotional for you. We both lost that patient. We watched people die. I came back here and I went for the Vicodin, and you... dumped your fiancé and you came here.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : Which I don't regret.
Dr. Gregory House : I'm not saying you do. I'm just saying it was an impulsive move.



Dr. Lisa Cuddy : The secret bath is... burning my lady parts.
Dr. Gregory House : How do you think my anus feels? Burning means it's working.



Alex : Dr. Cuddy's first assignment was for me to get to know everything about Dr. House's team... and not to believe anything any of them told me.
Dr. Robert Chase : I'm... not a neurosurgeon?



Dr. Robert Chase : Cuddy's assistant decided to use his own brain. Who put that idiot idea into his head?
Dr. Gregory House : Perhaps you could follow the same advice.
Dr. Robert Chase : He notified DPH that there's no neurosurgeon on the premises. Said he legally had to, which he legally had to.
Dr. Gregory House : Sounds like you got the situation under control.
Dr. Robert Chase : No. I don't. You know I don't. When DPH shows up, they're gonna shut down our E.R. This can't be fixed. It is what it is, House.
Dr. Gregory House : Great. I've got every faith in your ability to solve the problem.



Dr. Gregory House : No! He's like a stray... he'll eat everything, shed all over the place, and crap on the floor... Hi. This is Gregory House. I can't take your call at the moment. Please leave a message. If this is Wilson, I'm fine, not suicidal, not on drugs, coping very well with the loss of my last patient. So feel free to go about your day without worry. Beep!
Dr. James Wilson :House. You can't just not show up to work. What's Cuddy gonna say?
Dr. Gregory House : If this is still Wilson... she gave me the day off. And tomorrow. Okay, maybe not tomorrow. But today. I'm fine. Now, go away. Beep!



Dr. Remy Hadley : You're pretty miserable, aren't you? Would you be willing to take a... fairly risky drug if it would make it all go away?



Dr. Robert Chase : Have you read the list of side effects on those drugs? We could crash his BP.
Dr. Remy Hadley : I haven't heard a thump, so I assume he's still quietly puking.
Dr. Robert Chase : We could be making him worse.
Dr. Remy Hadley : Bigger picture — we're making the hospital better. We can test for whatever you want to test him for once he's stable enough to get back to the hospital. Now, stop being a girl and move. So you gonna ask me about this Huntington's trial, and by ask, I mean give me your opinion?
Dr. Robert Chase : No. There is one thing, though. Will you have sex with me?
Dr. Remy Hadley : What?
Dr. Robert Chase : Well, this trial means you're leaving right away. I was playing a long game. Deadlines have been moved up.



Dr. James Wilson :You do seem okay. You want me to stick around? I could do my usual thing of pretending I like watching monster truck rallies, if that would make you feel better.


Dr. James Wilson :House... you could have died. You had a patient who did die in your arms. You shouldn't be alone.
Dr. Gregory House : I know. That's why I called a hooker. Now, go away. 'Cause... you'll be extra.
Dr. James Wilson :Are you really okay?
Dr. Gregory House : Are you gonna break in again? You checked my pulse. You checked my pupils. I'll mail you the urine sample.



Dr. Remy Hadley : Yadda, yadda. You don't think I should do it. Message heard.
Dr. Chris Taub : No. I approve. Living fast and dying young is crap. If you have a chance to get better... I say good for you.



Dr. Robert Chase : You do know we still have a sick patient here. Right? He's the guy sitting right behind you, taking off his clothes again.


Dr. Richardson : Not exactly stuck... I snuck out... Freedom is my birthright!



Dr. Remy Hadley : Did you eat any roe? Little tiny eggs?
Dr. Richardson : Nummy!
Dr. Remy Hadley : Toad eggs will cause nausea, and they can get you high. If I'm right, the antidote is fast-acting. If we can get him to keep his clothes on long enough, he can pass as a functioning neurosurgeon.


Dr. Gregory House : It's all there. All you gotta do is click confirm, and we're eating croissant and being insulted by stinky people this time tomorrow. Don't worry. I used Wilson's credit card.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : I can't.
Dr. Gregory House : I'm kidding. I used your credit card.



Dr. Gregory House : The hospital does not need your body. I do.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : So does my daughter.
Dr. Gregory House : Well, she can come too. Or to grandmother's house she can go.





Dr. Richardson : What if it doesn't work? What if I stay this way forever?
Dr. Remy Hadley : The antidote works quickly. If we're right, you should be back to your old self in no time.
Dr. Richardson : My old self was boring. Can't we keep the new self?
Dr. Remy Hadley : Just lay down, and stop unbuttoning.



Dr. Eric Foreman : Do you have anyone going with you to Rome?
Dr. Remy Hadley : Is that your passive-aggressive way of asking me if I'm seeing somebody else?
Dr. Eric Foreman : I hope you are. I mean... I hope you have someone with you. If I'm scared about this, I can't imagine how you must feel. You shouldn't be alone. If you want... I could fly over for a few days. Friends.
Dr. Remy Hadley : I appreciate that, but I think I'll be okay. I guess we took the long way around to being friends, huh?
Dr. Richardson : I guess we all did.




Dr. Gregory House : No. But I can see the past. And you're gonna remember all the horrible things I've done, and you're gonna try to convince yourself that I've changed. And I'm gonna start doing those horrible things again, because I haven't changed. Then you'll realize that... I'm an insane choice for someone who has a kid. And from there, it's a short step to the inevitable conclusion that all of this... was a mistake. Tell me any of that isn't true.



Dr. Robert Chase : Speaking of which... Earlier today I asked you about... having sex. You gave me a look that almost certainly could only mean no. However, on the other hand, I'd be remiss if I... didn't follow up and confirm. See? It's the same look. So if it didn't mean no the first time, then...
Dr. Remy Hadley : No. No. No, no. No.
Dr. Robert Chase : Okay. No pressure.
Dr. Remy Hadley : Does that method ever work?
Dr. Robert Chase : At least once.





Dr. Gregory House : I've done horrible things to you. And I'll do horrible things again to you. But because of one stupid moment with a dying girl and a pile of rubble... you think I can change. Tell me where I'm wrong.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : I don't want you to change. I know you're screwed up. I know you are always gonna be screwed up. But you're the most incredible man I've ever known. You are always gonna be... the most incredible man I have ever known. So unless you're breaking up with me, I am going home now.


Thursday, September 09, 2010

One of Riley's Rare Smiles

It took a long while. But at last, we got another rare smile for a split-second:




And we continue to wait for more of these moments. :)

- via BlogPress in iPhone

Monday, August 30, 2010

Newborn Filipinos in Singapore... Now what?

Being in another country, Filipinos should take note of the things that must be done to fix the papers of their newborns. Particularly in this country, you should try to accomplish the to-do list so you want have to cram it all on the last few days.

Remember, once the baby is born, your baby has a 42-day Social Visit Pass to stay in Singapore. You need to get it extended or have a valid pass (PR, dependent, etc.) before the 42-day limit expires.

The child's mother will most likely not be able to do this -- or rather would not be able to do anything at this point -- so this is especially for dads out there.

Before you continue, please note that the information below is true as of the first week of September 2010 -- the week when we applied for this as well. Some of the requirements and/or steps below may -- or probably will -- change later on. So please don't complain to me if the information below is no longer true; let me know the details of the changes and I'll change this accordingly.

Anyway, first things first. Once the baby is born, you have to file his/her birth registration right away.


Birth Registration

As per Singapore Law, you have 14 days to register the baby's birth to ICA. This is different from the 42-day limit stated above. Birth registration should be done within 14 days. The immigration status (i.e. Social Visit, Singapore PR, Dependent Pass, etc.) should be done within 42 days.

There are a few things you need to prepare in order to file the baby's Birth Registration:
  • Identity card (NRIC, FIN, E-Pass, etc) of both parents;
  • Original Copy of the Marriage Certificate, if applicable;
  • Notification of Live-Birth - this is the Red duplicate form you get from the hospital/nurse station;
  • Registration of Birth Form - to be filled up by YOU; most of the details should be found in all of the three (3) above documents;
  • Fee. I forgot exactly how much I paid, but should not exceed SGD 50: ICA fee of SGD 18 + hospital administrative fee, if you registered at one of the hospitals below.
Hospitals where you can register your child's birth include the following:
  • East Shore Hospital
  • Gleneagles Hospital
  • Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital
  • Mount Alvernia Hospital
  • Mount Elizabeth Hospital
  • National University Hospital
  • Raffles Hospital
  • Singapore General Hospital
  • Thomson Medical Centre
You should check out the reverse side of the Notification of Live Birth form for the above information.

After you have successfully registered, you should get the following:
  • Notification of Live Birth - updated with the Birth Registration Number;
  • Certificate of Registration of Birth (laminated);
  • Disembarkation Card (aka White Card) - usually attached with a notice from ICA "Regularisation of the Immigration Status of a Foreign Child Born in Singapore".
The actual processing takes no more than 20 minutes. The waiting time might be longer or shorter, depending on how lucky you are. Anyway, this makes it the easiest step.

Now before you can get to ICA to apply for your child's PR, Dependent Pass, or whatever, he/she needs a valid travel document, i.e., a passport. So our next step is to get...


Philippine Passport
The actual processing is fast. In our case, we finished within 40 minutes -- includes submission of forms, picture-taking, and payments. Of course, in order to achieve that, we had to get an early queue number. Meaning you have to be at the Philippine Embassy before it opens at 9:00 AM. There's just too many people applying for the new passport.

Also, as of this writing, the babies are required to be physically present in the embassy, as their photographs will be taken there as well.

Just some tips that should help:
  • Complete all forms and photocopy the required number of copies beforehand. Saves time and money. (Not sure how much the photocopier in the embassy is charging, but I bet it's slightly higher than usual.) Check out the list below.
  • Avoid going there on Thursday and Sunday (the end and start of week, respectively) as well as days immediately before and after a public holiday/long weekend. There's even more people there!
  • One person (usually the dad) has to be there really early. The baby can arrive later at 9:00 AM when the embassy officially opens. I was there at 7:15, but there was already a queue! Luckily, I was number 4. Within the next half hour or so, there were 10 people behind me.
  • Prepare for a long wait. It's up to you how to deal with long waiting times (around 2 hours). Bring something to read, something to play, something to listen to, or something to eat, whatever to keep you sane while you're waiting. The words "painfully slow" come to mind, so watch out! (Of course, if you're happy with just the chit-chats and gossips, just talk with the people in the queue.)
  • Once inside, while you process the papers outside, the baby can stay inside the air-conditioned halls of the embassy.
  • The windows to look out for are Window 6 (where you submit everything), Window 1 (where the baby's photos are taken), and Window 9 (where you pay). Best to know where they are, as it can be very chaotic when the waiting area is filled up with tons of people.

So what documents do you need exactly? Here's the list:
  • Passport Application Form - get form from the Philippine Embassy website;
  • Report of Birth - get form from the Philippine Embassy website; submit the form along with 5 photocopies;
  • Certificate of Registration of Birth - original for show, 5 photocopies for submission;
  • Passports of both parents - original for show, 5 photocopies (of the data pages) for submission;
  • Marriage Certificate of parents - original for show, 5 photocopies for submission, if applicable;
Not sure if this is applicable to all, but Report of Birth and all the 5 photocopies should have the left and right footprints of the child on the reverse side of the forms. In our case, the lady on Window 6 asked us to have the footprints imprinted on the forms. They provided us with the inkpad so that's one less thing to worry about.


After the initial submission of the paperwork on Window 6, everything should go on smoothly. The digital passport photo will be taken at the room beside Window 1. After that, you will be provided a letter to be given to ICA (details below). Then, it's off to Window 9 for payment.
 
You should end up with the following:
  • Claim stub for the passport. This should also serve as your official receipt with the breakdown of fees. Take note of the Collection Date (approximately 6 weeks from the date of application).
  • Certification from Philippine Embassy regarding the Passport processing - as the 6 weeks will most likely eat up the 42-day limit, you will need to submit this to extend your baby's stay in Singapore.

Extension of the 42-Day Limit
Due to the 6 weeks required processing time for your baby's passport, you can apply for an extension of his/her Social Visit Pass. This should give you some more breathing room to process everything.

Here's what you need:
  • Certification from Philippine Embassy regarding the Passport processing. See previous section.
  • Disembarkation Card (aka white DE Card);
  • Certificate of Registration of Birth - original for show, 1 photocopy for submission;
  • Passports of both parents - original for show, 1 photocopy (for the data pages) for submission;
  • Marriage Certificate of parents - original for show, 1 photocopy for submission;
In order to maximize your baby's stay, wait for the week when the 42 days will lapse before you apply for the extension. We tried applying for the extension a day after submitting the passport requirements. We were advised by the immigration officer in Counter 4 that the extension will overlap with the 42 days; they clarified that the extension will start from the day you applied for it, not on the day after the 42 days have lapsed. So she advised us to just return later when the limit is about to expire before we apply for an extension.


This is as far as we have gone, so far. I'll do another post once we have the passport and applied for the passes in October.


::UPDATE::
Got some new updates, but they're quite long. So, please check my next post on this topic here. For the complete list of posts on this series, please check here.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Riley says Hello World!

At 8:20 AM on 28th of August, 2010, our nine-month journey concludes with the birth of our son, Riley.

Here's some pictures taken within the first few hours of Riley saying "Hello" to the world. :)

Riley warm and cozy under the spotlight some time after birth. Taken shortly after he was weighed and measured.

Riley, when he was first brought to our room.
One of my favorite shots: this is Riley's first ever recorded smile. Dated Aug 28, 2010 17:57 SGT. :D

And now we embark on a new journey: parenthood. While that may seem scary, I'm looking forward to it. With this little bundle of joy with us, I can't wait! :D