Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Goodbye, Amy!


So young... so talented. Goodbye, Amy!


Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home in London in the morning of July 23. There are no official report yet of the cause of death. Her body was cremated last Tuesday.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!


Photo from here.
On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on the moon, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," were televised to earth and heard by millions. But just before he reentered the lander, he made the enigmatic remark, "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!"

Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs.

Over the years, many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled.

On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26-year-old question to Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had died, so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question. In 1938 when he was a kid in a small midwest town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit the ball, which landed in his neighbor's backyard by the bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. and Mrs. Gorsky. As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky, "Sex! You want sex?! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"

Source: hcomi.com

Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Transformers Say...

Photo from Manila Fashion Observer.
Say it over and over in a robotic voice.

Obviously, I still have a Transformers: Dark of the Moon hangover. I am imagining every vehicle that I see to transform into an Autobot or Decepticon. Haha!

Sunday, July 3, 2011

What does your name say about your personality?

I stumbled upon acrophonology.net and had my full name analyzed. Here's the result:

My First Name
You have a love of travel and adventure, and you enjoy sports. You also have a very strong sense of fair play and want justice. You have a great deal of loyalty to those you love. You have much inner strength. You have much enthusiasm with a driving attitude toward achievement in life. You can handle details well. You have a methodical mind. You must learn to give 'wise' service and not be a martyr. You have a need to be up front. You have a diplomatic flair to your nature. Equality and fairness are important to you. Your independence and freedom are important to you. You can be quite inventive and quite curious.

My Middle Name
You are clever, inventive, imaginative and youthful. You enjoy socializing. You have much enthusiasm with a driving attitude toward achievement in life. You can handle details well. You have a methodical mind. Your privacy is important to you. You have a rich inner life. You have a need to be up front. You enjoy a challenge. You can take thought-directed actions.

My Last Name
You want to be productive and feel useful, and enjoy helping solve problems. You like to be busy and not waste time. Your privacy is important to you. You have a rich inner life. You enjoy make-believe and fantasy. It is hard for you to forget injustices. You enjoy a challenge. You can take thought-directed actions. You can be assertive and aggressive when the occasion arises. You have a great deal of loyalty to those you love. You have much inner strength. You tend to be private and secretive.

Well, true.
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