George R. R. Martin on Conan

I loved when he said "...they would've known it if they read the books!" Makes all the sense in the [Westeros] world. Imagine the reaction of the series' first followers after waiting for a long time (10 years!) for book 3 to come out. Imagine how they must have felt when they got to the part of Red Wedding.

Must be terrible! The same reaction I got after finishing book 3. George R.R. Martin probably killed off a lot of great characters (spiteful and non-spiteful alike) in that book than books 1 and 2 combined.

PS: How could you hate on this fluffy, nerdy guy? Let's all be patient guys, Winds of Winter will be coming soon. Let's have faith with GRR Martin, he knows what' he's doing. He is not our bitch, as Neil Gaiman once put it off. :)

Game of Thrones Season 3: Valar Dohaeris

The most awaited date has finally arrived! We are all in for an Easter treat, a brand new episode of Game of Thrones season 3 (based on George RR Martin's first half of A Storm of Swords) has just landed and I bet all eyes were on their torrents awaiting their downloads lol.

Here are some of my thoughts about the Valar Dohaeris episode (too soon?) in pictures:

Not the ugly face I envisioned in my head but I guess Peter Dinklage's face needs to be recognized for those who need recognizing. lol.

These two! Get together already :))

I love the Onion (not the flaking skin though) who puts some sense in the shrouded wits of Stannis Baratheon.

Not too dick in this episode. Perhaps next?

O HAI Ser Barristan Selmy!

Images nicked from here.

Dany and the Unsullied (who are waaay well-dressed and armed than they have any right to be). But that's why it's called an adaptation :)

Oye. Can't wait for the next 9 episodes.

Payphone Parody - Game of Thrones

I gotta admit, I haven't seen nor heard Maroon 5's Payphone music until I saw this parody video. To give me an idea (and better appreciation, you know the parts where I need to laugh) I watched the music video of Payphone first. Simula pa lang ka-jirita na ang boses ni Adam Levine, squeaky high! I know gazillion people adore Adam Levine but hello, the high notes were disturbing. Yun lang pohw!

Going back to the subject. After watching the Payphone video, I then proceeded to watching the Payphone parody and man it was hilarious. The guy singing the parody has even perfected the ridiculously high notes!

If you're a fan of Game of Thrones, this is a must-see parody video. Lots of LOL moments :)

Game of Thrones Music Squeaky Toys Edition

Yes, another one of those. Too cute to pass up!

Stark Kids Being Adorable

3 of the Stark kids (Arya, Bran and Sansa or Maisie, Isaac and Sophie in real life) singing err rather humming along to Game of Thrones' opening credits.

I will save enough money so I can purchase and own a copy of GoT season 1 DVD, promise!

Tyrion Crashes Small Council Meeting

Out of all the new clips from various Game of Thrones season 2 episodes that HBO released today, this one is my favorite. Here, Tyrion Lannister can be seen crashing Cersei Lannister and the King's council meeting to deliver the news of a new Hand to the king. 

Naturally, Cersei did not take the news well.

Tyrion 1 Cersei - 0.

2011 Christmas Wishlist

Just in case anyone's interested :)

Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Black. For the longest time I've been dreaming of owning an Onitsuka pair.

Gerber’s Bear Grylls Survival Series. I'm a huge Bear Grylls fan nevermind the "staged" situations :))

Lego Planner. Because I'm a huge Lego fan.

Collection!

Issues #1-5 have two stories, one written by Stephen King!

Intrigued just because Evanna Lynch (who portrayed Luna Lovegood in the HP films) kept raving about it (plus the cool ads haha).

Cambridge satchel bags are terribly expensive so I'd settled for a Cole Vintage instead :)

To complete my A Song of Fire and Ice book series. Second hand book'll do!

As a kid I wanted this. As an adult, I still want it. Still can't afford it :|

Another championship title for Boston. It's a long shot but heyyy, you'll never know :))

If you're outside the Philippines, please send me one! I'll PM you my address :)

Socks. The staple of my every (birthday or) Christmas wishlist.

Aside from #10, I know I basically asked for material stuff. So for non-material things, here's my list:

• Happiness and peace of mind for Mo Twister. You can add KC Concepcion too.
• For the rumored Coldplay or Radiohead's concert to push thru here in MNL.
• Super advance: For Barca to win in this coming El Clasico! :D
• To borrow from my officemate's wish, JUSTICE FOR RAMGEN!
• No fare hike.
• For Chantel and I's dreamed indie film set in Sorsogon to push thru. Certainly it won't be about whale sharks nor popular tourist spots.
• NAIA rehabilitation plan to push thru ASAP.
• Fire-free Christmas and New Year.
• Full land distribution for Hacienda Luisita farmers.
• Justice for Maguindanao massacre victims.
• To not rain on Christmas.
• World peace.

Happy Birthday George R.R. Martin!

Happy 63rd Name Day, George Raymond Richard Martin! May the gods, old and new, be with you :)

Peter Dinklage scores an Emmy!

Because a Lannister always pays his debts, he gets an Emmy. Congratulations Tyrion! You always have the killer lines anyway :) #gameofthrones

A Dance With Dragons

The fifth installment in A Song of Ice and Fire series comes out today. I'm sure a lot of people have their copies now in their desk, bed or their hands, about to pee with excitement once again with the most awaited return of the characters from Westeros. I'm not sure when I can lay my own hands with one, I'll probably have to wait out for the paperback edition first because I'm nearly broke already :|

Enjoy! Gaad I hope I won't stumble in to any spoiler site. I've read enough spoilers to kick myself in the arse and get on with finishing all 4 books, which unfortunately I haven't completed yet haha.

Game of Thrones

Fell down the wonderful world of Westeros and never got out. I swear the whole series (10 episodes of them) were all brilliantly and amazingly made it pains my heart everytime I finish watching an episode, and so much more when the season ended.

Lesson learned: Don't get too attached with any of the character/s, you might not forgive the author for killing them off hee (though I've found out that that's really his style).

My favorite characters in GoT:

Eddard Stark (Sean Bean). Yes, he seems to have steered in the general direction of kingly, honourable character. Not that it's bad.

"In the name of Robert of the house Baratheon, first of his name, king of the Andals and the first men, lord of the seven kingdoms and protector of the realm, I Eddard of the House Stark, Lord of Winterfell, and warden of the North, sentence you to die."

Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage). He delivers all the killer lines! What he lacks in height he makes up with wit, smart and too often, snarky remarks.

Jon Snow (Kit Harington). There's just something about Ned's bastard's eyes that haunts me. Those sad, sad eyes. Plus, I'll always root for the underdogs.

Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) Such a brave young girl so unlike her despicable sister. Strong character! I also like her relationship with her father, Ned. Too bad, huhu.

The direwolves. All of them, at least the remaining ones. They're fiercely loyal!

Now I'm off to read GoT, the first of the seven-book series A Song of Fire and Ice. Best of luck!