2 posts tagged “gorilla”

Over the years I've amassed a small collection of monkeys, all stuffed toys mostly given to me by friends. Why gorillas? A bit of history, when I first became a net regular, the name igor was already taken in most email and web addresses, so I had to choose another screen name.

My solution: move the "i" in "igor" to the end and add "-lla". The result: "Gorilla". At about that time the anime "Slam Dunk" was being shown locally on Channel 5 and "Gori", short for "gorilla", was the nickname of Akagi, the team captain. Some people assumed that that was the reason for my name, but it wasn't. Until today, some of my friends call me Gori. So, I introduce to you my gorilla family... Yes, gorillas are in my midst.

One of my very first gorillas was this multi-colored huggable from my then girlfriend Jocelyn a little more than 10 years ago. It got lost one time, our maid took it home, thinking I wouldn't miss it. But I raised so much hell that it reappeared the next day. It meant that much to me.

A couple of years later, when I was working for Questor, the Uy brothers (DJ and Bryan) gave me this Mojo Jojo for my birthday.

Two years ago, for my birthday, I met the Questor / CV5 / P3 guys (Bambi, Olan, Cherry, Cecil, Bebert, Nick and Kenneth) for a night out. That day, the biggest member of my gorilla family "ILLA" came home with me.

In March last year, I bought a whole bunch of these clingy monkeys. Some of them found their way to my nephew Enzo's pram. I kept one of them for some monkey love.

This one I love a lot. This is "ILYA", a gorilla puppet given to me last Christmas 2006 by Bambi and Olan. He has since seen action in a puppet show during Enzo's birthday.

See him in action. Isn't he adorable?

Another gift gorilla, this one was given to me by Nick. I named him "NOGNOG". It's a shrieking gorilla doll.

 

Yup, he does sound like that when you push down on his tummy.

Just last Saurday, i passed by Vente, a Php20 store in Glorietta. I found these multi-colored orangutangs. I didn't let them go. They're the newest additions to my growing gorilla family.

So that's my Gorilla Family, and rest asssured it will keep on growing and growing. Thanks for looking.

Crossposted: http://gokitomo.com, http://gorilla.multiply.com and http://gorilla.vox.com

Word of warning, this post contains pics of a dead snake.

 

Had to dispose of my fifth snake last night. It's about a year since the last gorilla vs snakey, the one in Bambi's house. (I had a post about that.) This one wasn't as big as that one. This only measured 14 to 16 inches and was as fat as a cricket lighter. Adrenaline rush and dump wasn't as high but it was still there. The snake had a bulge in the tummy like Bambi's snake, I presume it ate a mouse.

  

I did the usual drill: jam neck then crush head then fully decapitate. I used my old wooden bokken to jam the neck and the samurai katana-inspired hunting knife to crush and cut. Yup, seems both serve some use other than just being part of my weapons collection.

 

I've disposed of 3 snakes with this knife already: this 14-16 inch one, the 8-12 inch one in my toilet while I was reading and a 6 inch baby snake. (Add to this another not so baby 8 inch snake and Bambi's 3 1/2 foot snake makes 5 snakeys.) I'm naming this knife the serpent killer. Every time I use it the thin edge at the tip always gets bent. And I always re-straighten it with pliers. I'll straighten it today.

Things I've learned through the years so far about dealing with snakes? 

1. Be fully aware and focused. But it is important not to panic.
2. The younger ones slither away faster.
3. Move away but know where the snake is at all times.
4. Heat or rain tends to make them go indoors.
5. They appear in places which used to have talahibans, especially here in the south.
6. As much as possible don't dispose of it alone, have someone to help you.
7. For larger snakes, a group disposal would be in order with each person having different roles: shooers, jammers, crushers / decapitators.
8. Snakes are a bit slower after eating.
9. A severed snake head supposedly can still bite you and inject venom.
   
10. For even larger snakes, call the fire department! This tip courtesy of Chameng.

Crossposted: http://gokitomo.com, http://gorilla.multiply.com and http://gorilla.vox.com