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Cebu needs parks.

Sometimes when I go to the Ayala mall, I pass by the empty lots owned by the corporation that hasn't been developed yet. I see a lot of people, usually whole families, just sitting on the grass relaxing. I see joggers passing by and children playing. It's a shame that there's no large public parks for people to enjoy. Maybe a few years from now buildings will be constructed on those undeveloped tracts of private land. Where will the people go?

There are small parks and recreational areas in Cebu. Some of them are too small and out of the way. Some areas are simply barren land not even intended to be used that way. I'm reminded of Central Park in New York when I went there to visit. It was a huge park with its own man-made lake. It was very accessible and it was a nice oasis of greenery in the urban landscape.

Why doesn't Cebu have something like that? I guess when you have a government that's perpetually starved of funds, little things like parks and recreation aren't high on the priority list. And why bother setting aside areas for relaxation when you could have a strip mall or whatever built there to generate tax revenue. You know, with the "development at all costs" approach the government has, the concept of parks sounds silly. It doesn't generate taxes and it costs a bit to maintain and clean up. People will probably litter and ruin it since there aren't security guards on patrol like in the private lots. Still, as the people in Ayala lands prove, people do make use of such spaces. I think that parks are even a necessity in city life. It can't be good to have all concrete and smog in your face. People need room to breath in this ever shrinking and tightening city.

It is good to enjoy simple things like fresh air, the warm sun and a cool breeze on your face.

Adrenaline Pumping

You know what sucked about Diablo 3 other than the weak story, shitty dialogue, mediocre gameplay and nostalgia pandering? It was the music. I don't know why everything had to either be full orchestra epic or bland one-note ambiance. The Tristram theme was good but what I really missed were the drums in Diablo 2. It made dungeon crawling more awesome that way.

The Avengers

I went to see The Avengers today. Come to think of it, i haven't watched a movie for a long time. I think this is the first movie I've seen in the theatre this year.

Anyway, I'll keep it short. It's a nice popcorn film. We already know how the story will go. It has funny bits and cool scenes. Tony Stark was the best character in the film and Samuel L. Jackson should have yelled more because he seemed only slightly pissed.

Now that I've seen it, I can ignore the damn hype.

Insomnia

I haven't had a good sleep for a long time. I'm gonna take some of these here Melatonin pills.

Cena Ruins Extreme Rules

I watched the WWE's recent PPV, Extreme Rules. The main event was a match between John Cena and Brock Lesnar. John Cena is the face of the WWE and, as I have probably written in the past, has a stale gimmick and move set. Brock Lesnar is a huge, muscular murder machine (a super soldier experiment by Nazis I theorize) who left the WWE for a career in MMA. After winning championships by pounding strangers into paste, He's back and he's even more of a dick than before and, considering that this is a guy who pushed a one-legged Zack Gowen down a staircase, that's saying something.

The other matches were awesome too but I want to write about this one. It was brutal. Barely three minutes in and Cena was already cut open. Brock manhandled Cena to the point that even I began to get those, "Is this real?" feelings. Seriously, I thought that the people's hatred of Cena, including mine, had finally gotten him killed. After an intense match, the likes of which haven't been seen in a while, it looks like Cena is done for.

Then he fucking ruined it.

After being put into a meat grinder for twenty minutes John Cena goes hollywood, hulks up in the end and beats Brock with a few moves in the last minute.

Goddamn it all.

Alright, John Cena "cheated"(technically it wasn't illegal) by using a chain around his fist but that's not the point. We've all seen this shit a million times before. John Cena get's his second wind and overcomes all odds etc. even after such an incredible beating. It didn't make sense for me.

To make matters worse, Cena gave a little speech in the end saying how badly hurt he was. Well, no shit. Hey, here's an idea; how about you get carted out by the medical team to make it look like you got hurt instead of just holding your arm and saying that it hurts? It's called "selling" people and you need to "sell" a beating not only because that's how pro wrestling fucking works but also since that's a must for suspension of disbelief. Cena says he's so badly hurt that he probably won't be around for a while (which was proven false by appearing on RAW the next night) and for people to drive home safely or something. What bullshit.

You know, this is what I really hate about Cena's character. No matter what happens to him, nothing happens to him. He gets steamrolled by Brock and he makes a damn speech and shows up fine the next night. He gets his ass handed to him by the Rock at Wrestlemania and it barely affects his ego or character despite saying how it was so important to him to win. He gets into an ambulance match with Kane which is supposed to be a brutal match where you have to beat your foe senseless to stuff him in an ambulance. NOPE! Cena's all smiles in the end despite getting smashed by the "monster" Kane. Can't Cena sell anything?

Oh yeah, the only thing he sells is merchandise.

For The Emperor!