michael jackson IN CEBU!

found this posted in an american blog. hilarious! hahaha...

who can dispute now that the philippines is the world's number 1 supplier of entertainment? :P i am truly amazed this was accomplished in a prison.

enjoy!

glumbert.com - Prison Thriller

coffee connossieur (pretentious me)

i got invited to join a group in lipa (batangas) that's supposed to evaluate different coffee blends for a new brand, intended to be launched as a fundraising product. (i just had to state that last phrase so as to appease my old colleagues from nestlé.)

if i remember correctly we were served 7 different blends combining varied roasts of barako, robusta and arabica. just like in wine tasting, we were encouraged to follow the 3-S procedure: sip, swirl, spit. i believe nobody heeded the advice. we sipped and savored the coffee as if we were all comfortably seated in a starbucks, nonchalantly discussing the issues of the world.

i, of course, know nothing of coffee, save for what an average consumer would already be aware of. so i scribbled down my scores, comparing one blend against another. based my ratings on personal preference rather than unbiased evaluation. and enjoyed the privilege of having to gulp down free coffee.

after a while though, the bladder could only take so much. this is what got left behind on our table.


i had to regret my disobedience as my system short-circuited after a burst of caffeinated energy. the drive to manila was unpleasantly exhausting.

wala lang

positivism is the key...
but extreme positivism is the right key in the right hole...

apparently, my mind is cruising on a different plane again.