As I have posted in my previous column, our good ol’ Department of Finance has gone through and amended Order 17-09 calling for taxation of all reading materials imported into this country last April 27. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for the ‘rant’ Category
Let’s stop this dumbing down of our country!!!
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 24, 2009
Posted in Fantasy books, rant, reading | Tagged: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dan Brown, Department of Customs, Department of Finance, Dubbing, Enid Blyton, Fritz Leiber, H. P. Lovecraft, J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Michael Moorcock, Order 17-09, Philippine Government, scandal, sex scandal, Stephanie Meyer, Subtitles, taxation, taxes, The Florence Agreement, Tolkien | 4 Comments »
Thank goodness I got to buy my books on time….
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 8, 2009
I did manage to update my library over the past few months – even when I still had the disposable funds to buy new books (now that I am temporarily unemployed – I could go around catching up on my reading as well as my DVD viewing) Some of the new titles that I have added include: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Fantasy books, rant, reading, science fiction | Tagged: Department of Customs, Philippine politics, Robin Hemley, taxation, taxes, The Florence Agreement | 1 Comment »
Things Hollywood should’ve learned in 2008
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on January 2, 2009
Oh Hollywood…it’s bad enough that the global economic crisis is biting into both moviegoers and moviemakers hard the past year, why is it that there are just so many lessons Hollywood has to learn from the messes it has incurred over the past year. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in film, movies, rant | Tagged: Adam Seltzer, anime, BloodRayne, Disney, Dragoball Evolution, Dragonball, Dreamworks, Hollywood, Hollywood movies, horror, Jason Friedberg, Larry the Cable Guy, Sigaw, Speed Racer, Street Fighter, The Echo, Uwe Boll, video games, videogames, Walt Disney | 1 Comment »
So much for the Grammys 2007
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on February 13, 2007
As I look back to the recent Grammys, that which I have not seen in its entirety…all that I can say that the Police’s much-hyped reunion notwithstanding (and sad – not too sad, though – to say, missed), it’s been a bore (bore bore BORE!!!) through and through. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in music, rant, tv | Tagged: albums, Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Corrine Bailey Rae, Dixie Chicks, Goldfrapp, Grammys, James Brown, Marlene Dietrich, Pet Shop Boys, The Brit Awards 2007, The Brits, UK pop, Xenomania | 1 Comment »
