25 November 1996
I have stopped quoting Buddha. Until I gain permission to quote Buddha on these pages, I will not quote Buddha.
Induction Dive!
Well, just last week, I went into the open water once again to commune with the fishes. The UP Marine Biology Society (my only org in UP) had its annual induction dive, and I came along since I needed to be "re-inducted" (for the entire story, see "Diving with Live Sashimi"). It was weird because I was part of the induction group while I myself was an "inductee". I actually had difficulty classifying my status in the org: am I still an applicant or a non-inducted non-member? Anyway, for my induction, it was more of the same "A to Z" craziness I experienced last time, but this time I had to do it with two other people, Jak and Emil. Jak was really game - gyrating his butt every time an "arouse your ass"-type of instruction came up. It was really hilarious. Aris (the org president) said Jak should receive the best performance award, almost entirely because of his great rendition of "dig your dong". With my second "A to Z" experience, I believe I have just created an on-going tradition in UP MBS.The new applicants' induction however was even more interesting (since this dive was for that purpose anyway). There were elaborate set-ups like "Master-Slave" and a chilling encounter with nature, but I think the applicants enjoyed themselves. My "Slave" was Mae. It was the first time I met her and to my surprise she was actually a registered nurse. Wow. She was very nice, and though I never asked for it as a "Master", she served me quite well - food, drinks, that kind of stuff. Some of the other applicants were also stand-outs. Foremost was Kathy who got drunk on one shot of scotch. Yow. She was classic-movie drunk! She was slurring, telling everybody she wasn't drunk even if she obviously was. It was so funny. It was so improbable (getting drunk with one shot) that we joked that she got drunk drinking salt-water. One shot of scotch? She must've taken a BIG gulp. Anyway, the other person that I liked was Dennis who I discovered studied in the same High School as I did. He had a great dance number that totally cracked everybody up. It was a mixture of seventies dancing bordering close to male-strip dancing. It was bad, really. But we loved it! So much in fact that days later during the post-dive meeting, we let him do an encore. Dennis was really great, he even knew how to line fish and spear fish... Also, my housemate, Gian Gianan (whom I mention often in my Jordan Slammer page) was inducted into the org. Now not only do we cook budget meals together we also swim with fish together. We even have the same haircut... hmmm...
As for the dive itself, this time, I had my mask fitted with graded lenses so I can see better. It cost me a fortune so I ended borrowing money for the dive itself. I saw lots of fish up close but unfortunately I wasn't able to take pictures. (As I said, no money for that expensive disposable camera...) The dive was at Laiya, Batangas and though not as spectacular as the previous place I went to, Ligpo, it was still a nice place.
Fortunately, I was able to go the the post-dive meeting, so my induction was completed. Now I'm really a member of UP MBS, and I'm recommending to all my friends to join. Anyhow, over-all, the dive was a fun overnight weekend I will remember for Jak's dong, Kathy's "Shumat Ka Muna Mare", Dennis - the gigolo and of course the alluring fish.
Jordan Slammer
Simple Meals for Simple Budgets
This is a recipe that I wrote in an unpublished issue of "Besteeled Benga Newsletter" (a
failed newsletter of the things that go on in the apartment). It's the classic "Singigang" which
I resurrected recently. It was actually cheap. I spent fifty-eight pesos for a meal good for
four. And it took only twenty minutes to prepare and cook. Here it is:Bangus Sinigang
1 medium size Bangus (milkfish)2 bunches of Kangkong leaves (swamp lettuce)
1 medium red onion
4 tomatoes
1 package Knorr sinigang mix (this is important, everybody uses this)
3 pieces chili pepper
patis (fish sauce) to taste
Procedure: Wash the kangkong leaves and break into bite-size pieces. Slice the onion and tomatoes. Cut the fish into four generous pieces. In a saucepan, boil a liter of water. Sprinkle the Knorr mix in until dissolved. Put in all the ingredients into the saucepan and simmer for ten to fifteen minutes. Add some patis to taste. Serve with rice.
Revisions, Revisions
You may have noticed that I've changed the formatting once again. I hope this is what you call progress. I've tried to make everything simpler this time and more consistent (and working!) The "copyright" notice is a fake - I don't know where I can get one. But at least I'm claiming everything here as my own (most at least). I finally got an old version of Netscape to work on my computer. It doesn't do tables and backgrounds, but at least I'm able to see most of my work before I post it on the web. Recently, I've been spending my money on a network game called Warcraft II and haven't had time to browse more of the web. I don't have any sites or software to review right now. Maybe next time.I have just one question: is anybody actually reading these things? I have a web counter that says over a thousand people have visited here (I'm the only one who cares about this actually), and I've received less than ten responses to anything. Is anybody really paying attention? Am I really talking to myself when I do this? It must have been my old guestbook that refused to work on me. Maybe some of you couldn't get through! If you drop by here often, how about some feedback? Let me know. I'd like to know. Hello? Anybody out there? Oh, by the way, I've added a few more links in "My Favorite Links and Utilities" page. See, I update these things. But are you still there? Hello?
Rickey
rickeyboy@hotmail.com