The Galaxy According To BalatStar
all five horizons revolve around my soul
Other Constellations 
8th-Nov-2009 02:32 pm - BELIEVE IT
H1N1 VACCINE IS A BIO-WEAPON.
This is why the woman in Europe is suing the World "Health" Organization
,and people trying to get the truth out,are disappearing.

The vaccine is being made by no less than 6 different drug companies,not all in the USA,and its being engineered to
MUTATE INTO A MUCH MORE LETHAL VIRUS.
Cancer genes ,mercury,squalines,genetic DNA/RNA codes,from *other* viruses(INCLUDING THE AVIAN FLU),and LIVE swine virus,are ALL being added to the vaccines ,by different manufacturers.

DO NOT GET THE SWINE FLU VACCINE.
They are also purposely targeting the younger generations.
WATCH !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp4Y5GPbSbk
A security guard checks my driver’s license as I drive into the entrance to Moffet Field, a disused naval airbase that hosts the nascent Singularity University. Night has fallen, but it still feels like entering a top-secret installation out of a James Bond movie, crowned by with strange domed buildings and adorned by sculptures of airships.


8th-Nov-2009 04:00 pm - A for Effort
Since the contestants have shown their determination to find things to love about Makati, the least I can do is give all of them a ticket each to the Ayala Museum. So congratulations everyone, you’re going on a field trip. The Gold of Ancestors exhibition is fairly spectacular. mccoy, inin, keanoidd, dakner, missingpoints, elektra, every, Chus, [...]


8th-Nov-2009 03:33 pm - Gnu lenses
Olympus Pen E-P1 with all the accoutrements; string toy not included After Friday’s interview and point-and-shoot, I got to thinking: What if I really have to photograph a herd of wildebeest at the watering hole? I can’t use my dinky cameras, the beasts would laugh at me. (Hey I’ve never been to Africa, and I have [...]


8th-Nov-2009 09:24 pm(no subject)
Booty for the week:
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Japanese chessboard, only without the board. They let me have it for 20 pesos because only the pieces were left. (And missing one, boohoohoo.)

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Anime soundtrack mini disc. The only one I've seen so far.

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Books.

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My favorite find. It looks old but it actually still works. You can hear a voice say the letter you press. The batteries actually cost more.

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This one isnt from the Japan goods shop so it costs more and not sure I'll get one. You can see towels folded so they'd look like cakes, now they're turning to sushi.

Speaking of booty, I finally downloaded Guybrush part 4. I feel like taking my time with this one. I sort of had a dread feeling up my spine when I saw Stan's icon, but he's actually less annoying now.
8th-Nov-2009 10:32 am - Harajuku Girl in Milk Brand Clothing

This very cute Japanese girl was photographed in Harajuku. She was a fan of the Japanese fashion brand Milk, and several of her clothing items are from the brand’s collection. She is wearing a red and black harlequin/diamond pattern cardigan sweater over a button up white shirt, a short black lace skirt, over the knee black socks / stockings, and cute black platform heels. She is also carrying a large black polka dot Milk handbag and on her handbag is a Milk tie.

Girl Wearing Milk Brand Fashion

Milk Handbag and Tie

Cute Harajuku Girl

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8th-Nov-2009 03:35 am - Love- Leo Buscaglia
We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.
8th-Nov-2009 04:43 pm - NCF Open House 2009
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I look thinner standing up.

I know a woman
who keeps buying puzzles
chinese
puzzles
blocks
wires
pieces that finally fit
into some order.
she works it out
mathematically
she solves all her
puzzles
lives down by the sea
puts sugar out for the ants
and believes
ultimately
in a better world.
her hair is white
she seldom combs it
her teeth are snaggled
and she wears loose shapeless
coveralls over a body most
women would wish they had.
for many years she irritated me
with what I consider her
eccentricities -
like soaking eggshells in water
(to feed the plants so that
they'd get calcium).
but finally when I think of her
life
and compare it to other lives
more dazzling, original
and beautiful
I realize that she has hurt fewer
people than anybody I know
(and by hurt I simply mean hurt).
she has had some terrible times,
times when maybe I should have
helped her more
for she is the mother of my only
child
and we were once great lovers,
but she has come through
like I said
she has hurt fewer people than
anybody I know,
and if you look at it like that,
well,
she has created a better world.
she has won.

Frances, this poem is for
you.
 

 


"Look about you, Clarke. You see the mountain, and hill following after hill, as wave on wave, you see the woods and orchard, the fields of ripe corn, and the meadows reaching to the reed-beds by the river. You see me standing here beside you, and hear my voice; but I tell you that all these things-- yes, from that star that has just shone out in the sky to the solid ground beneath our feet--I say that all these are but dreams and shadows; the shadows that hide the real world from our eyes. There is a real world, but it is beyond this glamour and this vision, beyond these 'chases in Arras, dreams in a career,' beyond them all as beyond a veil. I do not know whether any human being has ever lifted that veil; but I do know, Clarke, that you and I shall see it lifted this very night from before another's eyes. You may think this all strange nonsense; it may be strange, but it is true, and the ancients knew what lifting the veil means. They called it seeing the god Pan." "


- Arthur Machen, The Great God Pan





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8th-Nov-2009 02:36 pm - nice promos to consider
Since I had quite a few post-Ondoy purchases (to replace home necessities that were destroyed), I realized that I do not always get the most out of my money when I pay with cash. Several banks have ongoing holiday promotions that would give me more bang for my buck. In other words: sulit! Here are some sulit EPS / credit card promos I discovered:


1. BPI EPS or Credit Card Real Thrills

You get one piece Jollibee Chickenjoy with rice for a minimum of P1500 single-receipt purchase, two pieces for P3000, and a whole bucket for a P6000 single receipt purchase. So instead of withdrawing cash from my BPI account before buying stuff, I just use my ATM to make EPS purchases.

I get free meals, and I'm not hassled by the long ATM queues. It's win-win all the way, di ba?!


2. Citibank Free Movie Tickets

Citibank gives one free movie pass for a minimum of P1500 single-receipt purchase, 2 passes + 2 softdrinks + 1 popcorn for every P7000, and 3 passes + 3 softdrinks + 1 popcorn for Paylite purchases worth at least P20,000.

I have accumulated a gazillion free passes and softdrinks and popcorn because I charged my large purchases with Citibank even if I am able to pay in cash. My sisters and I are just waiting for a good movie to come out so our whole extended family can go on a movie date.

Read the fine print.


3. Citibank Buy Now, Pay After Three Months

I took advantage of this to get stuff that I didn't have budget for right now, but I'd have funds for after I pay off my large credit card purchases next month. XD

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A word of advice, though: when taking advantage of credit card promotions, it's best to make sure that we're able to pay off our monthly credit card bills in full, otherwise the finance charges would be greater than the value of the freebies. E di hindi na sulit yun!

Have fun with your Christmas shopping! ;)

This Japanese guy with blonde hair was photographed in Harajuku. He is wearing a striped hooded shirt, light gray pants, and yellow boots. He is also wearing glasses. His bag choice is a backpack.

Yellow Boots in Harajuku

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I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.
I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell then that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wouldn't change the fact that they were upset. And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have.
I was minding my own business, liking Star Trek, buying a small and not unreasonable amount of Star Trek merchandise. Then, one day I woke up to find I had descended to a depth of geekitude I had never before suspected in myself.

I had found the desire to modify action figures.

What the hell? How did this happen to me?

Oh wait, I wanted a mini bridge crew for my Christmas tree and saw this unfortunate news: "Chekov in Enterprise Uniform (available only online with this assortment)." Right, if I wanted Chekov in uniform, I needed to wait until January and then buy a giant expensive package of figures. What? No. Just no. *

Then I came upon a way of making my bridge crew dreams come true through a method so stupidly simple, even I couldn't mess it up.

I give you... The Head Swap!  (Instructional pictures under each cut tag)



First, you need a Cadet Chekov figure and a Sulu figure and a hair dryer. )

Next, you put the hair dryer on high and blow hot air from pretty close on the neck of the figure from all sides.  )

Then you quick pull off his head. Pop! Off it comes! Pretty easy too.  )

Then you switch the heads. Voila! Now you have a Chekov in a gold uniform and a Cadet Sulu action figure too!  )
[info]alder_knight, want a Cadet Sulu action figure?

*Yeah, or buy him at the vastly inflated rate of $20 after shipping from a shady figure broker. I know. But hell no. This was cheaper, faster and more fun, and I got two figures out of it.
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