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Bernard

Daimoku! Daimoku! Daimoku.... What??? I WAS CHANTING DAIMOKU!!!!

About Me

I'm the soul surviving Philippine ethnomusicologist M.A. student at UH. Soon to finish my M.A. by the end of this semester. I've actually traveled to Tawi-Tawi in the Sulu Archipelago and made it out alive (whattup ces drillon LOL) and oh yeah I'm that guy at every pinoy fest who everyone asks WHERE CAN I BUY A KULINTANG SET ???? and all i can tell them is ... quit being afraid of our Moro brothas and sistaz and get one in Mindanao yah damn self!!
Pinakbet: A mixture of vegetables that include:
bittermelon, eggplant, and squash
Which Filipino Food Are You?
brought to you by QuizillaDang.... I guess I really am Ilokano LOL!!
You Are Kermit
Hi, ho! Lovable and friendly, you get along well with everyone you know.
You're a big thinker, and sometimes you over think life's problems.
Don't worry - everyone know's it's not easy being green.
Just remember, time's fun when you're having flies! The Muppet Personality Test
Your Stripper Song Is
Closer by Nine Inch Nails
"You let me violate you, you let me desecrate you
You let me penetrate you, you let me complicate you
Help me I broke apart my insides, help me I?ve got no
Soul to tell"
When you dance, it's a little scary - and a lot sexy. Thanks Mark!!

My Interests

world music, comedy and horror movies, anything on the Philippines or Southeast Asia

I'd like to meet:

YOU!; the almighty DALER MEHNDI, the undisputed king of Indian music; my mentor, daisaku ikeda; and all the krazy kulintang players in mindanao;

Music:

Southeast Asian Music, Indian Bhangra, Hip Hop, R&B, Alternative, Reggae, Salsa, and old skool jams from the 80s to early 90s .

Movies:

History of the World Part 1, The Secret, Fahrenheit 911, The Producers, the Excorist, South Park Uncensored, The Ring, Freddy Got Fingered, Colors, Tommy Boy, The Haunted (its a made for TV movie that scared the sh*t outta me), School of Rock, The Flipside, and BORAT!

Television:

South Park, Simpsons, Family Guy Travel Time, Unwrapped, NBC's To Catch a Predator (never knew there was such a thing as PERVERTED JUSTICE lol!!), and Curb Your Enthusiasm

Books:

the Excorist, Asian Music Vol 27 No. 2, and Dream Jungle

Heroes:

Abram "Nico" Ellorin, Lapu Lapu, Mel Brooks, Amahl Lemontod,Magui Artists, and Sama-Tausug Artists in Tawi-Tawi (miss you Tambuli!!)

My Blog

In Loving Memory of Nicolasa Purugganan Barros

I normally don't post blogs but right now ... i need to vent.... for those of you who know me really well, I have always had a special someone in my life who lived with my family for 16 years. Tha...
Posted by Bernard on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:13:00 PST

My Shout Outs and Farewells

My Shout Outs and Farewells:   Yup Yup I told y'all I was gonna post this sooner or later hehehe.  In about 10 days I'll be jetting off to study in paradise so here goes my shout outs and f...
Posted by Bernard on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:54:00 PST

To All My Myspace Homies, I'm off to Hawaii

As some of you know, I applied to the Master's of Ethnomusicology program at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.  Yesterday, I got the results of my application and it turns out I GOT ACCEPTED. ...
Posted by Bernard on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:37:00 PST