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Rubik’s Twist and Rubik’s Cube

Memories of speed-twisting against my neighbor, Pierre back in grade school flashed through my mind as soon as I saw this Rubik’s Twist (Limited Edition) at Hobbes & Landes. So I bought it. No sooner had I unboxed it that I was able to instinctively recall the algorithms to form the sphere. Not much amusement from Sarah though. In her eyes, I transformed into a (geeky) little boy all excited about opening a (geeky) new toy. Haha! ‘Nuff said.

Solving my sister’s 3×3 Rubik’s Cube, on the other hand, was a challenge I had taken on just this past week. I wouldn’t have been able to conquer the cube without the cube solving secrets shared by Tyson Mao in 8 easy steps.
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Okay, so not exactly the type of truck that the real Transformers Autobot Optimus Prime is, but you get the picture. The rig above was spotted in passing on the North Luzon Expressway (NLE or NLEx) while Sarah and I were on our way to Subic Bay, Zambales.

We didn’t bother to stop and do a bodycount (JK!) since we saw that the MNTC Patrol already had the situation under control. No other vehicles were involved in the mishap. It seems that the truck went out of control before it decided to take a nap on the asphalt - sideways. We saw the woozy driver and crew scratching their heads in front of a couple of MNTC officers.

Photos below were taken last night at Healthy Shabu-Shabu (where you pay to eat out, but have to cook your food yourself) and at The Podium, Mandaluyong where there are shiny columns that are great for Mirror Project shots.

Spotted in the SM City North EDSA Carpark building, his jeep is cooler than yours:

Owner-type jeep with neon underglow!

Circumstance and the right conditions yielded the opportunity to successfully set a new (documented!) top speed record for Maritess earlier today.

No pretensions. She was not built for speed, but it’s nice to know that she can be made to safely reach new limits.

2004 Toyota Revo VX200
Stock 2.0 L 1RZ-E, 4-Speed AT (Gas)
105 HP, 1500 LBS, Redline @ 5500 RPM
150 KMH (93.2 MPH)

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After attending mid-morning Easter Mass and while the father was visiting his parental units in Cagayan de Oro, we (the mother, the sisters, the Sarj, and I) headed South and up to Tagaytay and then to Nasugbu, both in Batangas.

It took around an hour and a half to get to Tagaytay through moderate weekend traffic. Though I once did clock in at just 45 minutes - picture Maritess the Revo doing Initial-D impressions around mountains at past midnight. It seemed every Juan dela Cruz and his mother were up in Tagaytay! The eventual drive back down to Manila took, guess what! Four freakin’ hours! I had my foot just holding and releasing the brakes all the way down to level ground in Cavite.

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