incessant rambling

sometime 2006 i wrote about the very very secret diaries of the lord of the rings. "In the VERY SECRET diaries, she (Cassandra Claire) takes us deep into the perverted minds of the (Lord of the Rings) characters as they obsess about their beards, hair, horn and get this... everyone is trying to hump each other." - if you want to read up on this one, jump right to Link#1 and Link#2 . In another entry, another diary got posted, this time the characters are from Manila's Lord of the Social Rings - apparently, they allegedly obsess about the same things with a bit of cocaine to make things definitely more eeenteresting. i thought the story should have gone pfft after it's novelty wears off. apparently, the owner of the "Diary" decided to reopen and add more stuff. and when we talk about stuff, we mean really dirty-laundry-hanging-to-dry stuff. it's not an intellectual read, but it's enough to keep me awake in the middle of reading work related research...

March 11, 2008 inquirer lifestyle section reported the existence of a blog that is turning out to be fodder for the telenovela crazed Filipinos. Drugs, Sex, Extortion, Death Threats, Freeloading Socialites, Coke (the sort that you snort), Social MOUNTAIN Climbers, Fashionista Disasters, (in)famous names, add to that Tons of Makeup. What do they have in common? A scorned man . You've heard "hell has no fury like a woman scorned." apparently they missed out on gay men popping out the kitty claws. this one is heart wrenching, gut stabbing witty witty writing. well, for those that got their names and pictures posted, it isn't. reportedly, the blog has gotten tremendous traffic streaming through its pages. why the fascination for trash ? well, for one it's high society trash and it's told by someone from within the circle. heck i could have gotten the same information if i just tapped my network of beloved (and abused) yaya and drivers that clean up the mess after...