Objective Jerk
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Objective Jerk
GLAMOUR AND GRIDLOCK: Hollywood's Star Power, Traffic Trials, and Celebrating ALL SOULS DAY!
What if the glamor of Hollywood and the fervor of an election campaign have more in common than we think? This episode uncovers surprising intersections between politics and celebrity culture, revealing how the sheen of stardom can sway public opinion and electoral outcomes. We explore the growing transparency of celebrities on social media that has people rethinking their allure, and how this shift could influence democratic participation. Our journey takes a cinematic detour as we admire a daring Robert Zemeckis film with Tom Hanks, a work that breaks the mold of traditional storytelling and cinematography, offering a fresh perspective amidst Hollywood's predictable trends.
In another thought-provoking segment, the spotlight shifts to Halloween's horror cinema and cultural traditions in the Philippines. Disappointment looms over the latest horror release, "Evil Dead Rising," leading to reflections on representation and its influence on storytelling immersion. Meanwhile, the liveliness of All Souls' and All Saints' Days in the Philippines comes alive through personal anecdotes about communal celebrations and the traffic chaos accompanying them. The episode crescendos in a tale of familial duty, logistical nightmares, and emotional trials, as we recount a deeply personal journey through gridlock to honor family memories. This episode is a tapestry of candid insights, cultural commentary, and personal narratives that resonate with both the ordinary and extraordinary moments of life.
What's going on? It's the Objective Jerk. I'm such a jerk. How's everybody doing? Did you get out and vote yet? I hope so.
Speaker 1:Get out there, vote. Don't think like, oh, it looks like he's got it, I don't need to go out and vote. No, get out there and vote, vote. The only way he's gonna win is if he wins like bigly. If it's close, they're going to be able to fudge the numbers and same thing's going to happen. We're going to be stuck with another communist retard for four years and things are just going to get worse. By the end of those four years, we'd be eating bugs and living in pods and shit. So let's not go there, right? Although I, although I'm over here in the Philippines, so I don't know. But yeah, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote. Very important.
Speaker 1:So what's going on there everybody? Oh, I got my earbud in my Just watching Dude. I just watched this. What do you call it? I don't know. It was like a campaign ad or whatever for Kamala Harris and it had all the actors that were the Avengers in the film, right? So I don't know if you know, but Trump and a lot of the individuals that he's selecting to be a part of his team, you know, and whatever they're calling them, like the MAGA, avengers or whatever this and that. So I'm kind of thinking that this is where this idea came from. But the thing that liberals and actors are just so clueless and stupid about is you have, yes, avengers is a comic book, it's a movie, and that's where Trump and them got, or somebody got it from right. But you have Trump and all these other people who actually do real stuff, powerful individuals making important decisions, trying to make things better for you know the country right, and then you have a bunch of liberal dorks who pretend to be, but yet we're gonna have them get on there and be like, oh hey, and the thing is, is like lefties, look at that. They're like, oh my gosh, you know like? I mean the. You know the.
Speaker 1:The infatuation in the, in the, in the, in the, in the worshiping of celebrities is just ridiculous, but it is kind of it is. It is going down. You know, less and less people really care about what they say. You know, really care about what they say. You know, and a lot of it's because of social media. You know, now we see what they're like, what celebrities are like in real life.
Speaker 1:You know, before the only time you saw a celebrity was when they'd let you, either in a film or, like you know, at the Oscars or whatever. You know what I'm saying, or I guess sometimes paparazzi might get them at the Oscars or whatever. You know what I'm saying, or I guess sometimes paparazzi might get them, but that's about it. That's the only time you heard or saw. And then Twitter and everything else, just yeah, they screwed themselves. I don't know it's crazy, but I definitely, but I definitely. Um, I've said it before.
Speaker 1:I just I'm like checked out of Hollywood, almost complete, not just like superhero movies, but just Hollywood in general, although I did see a review about a Robert Zemeckis movie where, like it's shot I don't know what it's called it's got Tom Hanks in it, which I don't know what it's called. It's got Tom Hanks in it, which I don't know, still trying to figure him out, but it's like the camera is in one place and does not move and it's basically like almost like a single shot, but it's, but it's, but it's not like a you know an uncut whatever, and like it starts off with, like the dinosaurs being extended. It just shows this one place and it just progresses to eventually a house being built, and then it shows a living room, and then it shows a family, and then it shows the offspring, and you know just kind of. So it's kind of a neat idea and it's cool, just because you know it's it's different. It's different. It's not a reboot, it's not you know all the BS that's going on right now. It's actually original, you know, and it's made by one of the greatest directors, man. He did Back to the Future, framed Roger Rabbit, forrest Gump, so it's probably pretty good. I'll probably check it out, I guess, eventually.
Speaker 1:But again, I just don't. I don't like, oh my gosh, like I used to get excited, kind of see something, be like, oh man, now I'm just like all right, maybe I'll check it out, just don't care. You know, and a lot of it's because it's crap, a lot of it's let me down, and a lot of it is just because the people that make it I don't want to support them anymore. They're all trash. You know, like I watched, me and my wife watched Evil Dead Rising on Netflix and I, I don't know, man, you know I loved the original Evil Deads. I have them in Army of Darkness and I liked the show Ash vs the Evil Dead, and I didn't mind the reboot Evil Dead that came out like a while ago now, pretty creepy and gory, you know. But I don't know if it's just again my age or maybe because I'm trying to be, you know, a good Catholic.
Speaker 1:But watching this stuff kind of was like I don't know, like I don't know. But we watched it. My wife didn't like it. She was like because the characters in it were just stupid and it's hard to get on board when you have characters that are just dumb and I mean, granted, we know it's a horror movie, so we're, you know, hindsight is always 20-20. And the characters don't know that. You know their mom's going to be a demon or whatever, but still, you see some shit. It's like, well, it takes them forever for it to click. You know shit. It's like, well, it takes them forever for it to click. You know, but but in in it it's like it's all just like, I don't know.
Speaker 1:It just seems like it's it's I don't know, I don't know how to, but like there's, there's a trans actor in it who's playing a boy and you know, right away it's like they're doing a thing and I'm just like God, that dude is like really feminine looking but, like I mean, to be honest, like you know, it wasn't like, you know what's it called. It acted like a boy. You know, a male, like I think you know honestly, did a pretty good job, but it just you can just see in the face and you're like dude, that was a girl, you know what I mean. And I looked it up and, sure enough, yeah, so it's like. You know. Am I going to turn it off? Because you know, but it's just like, it's just kind of annoying because it kind of pulls you out of it a little bit. You know what I mean, cause you're looking at it and you're just like dude, that's not a dude, you know. You can just tell man, and I don't know, it was just kind of. But then you know you watch it and and yeah, it's, it was all right. I don't know, it's just I don't know.
Speaker 1:I just I felt bad because, like you know, and then, and then all these individuals who were like, because, like you know, and then, and then all these individuals who were like trans and they're trying to do whatever, they always got like massive depression and all this kind of stuff and it's like you know, I don't know, I'm not okay, that's not what I'm here to talk about anyway, but so here in theilippines they don't do halloween necessarily. I mean, it seems like they kind of are, but they usually do all souls day, all saints day, and you know, I think I've talked about it before, but you know, everybody goes to whatever family members they have in the cemetery and they clean up the area and they're. And it's not like in the States where you just have a little gravestone in the graveyard right here and then this is like the old school, like you see in Louisiana, the old crypts, and you have the above ground kind of tomb things where the coffin is, and there's stuff all over the place and it's like a maze man. You can't even get to some places. So it's, it's really kind of, it's it's creepy but it's like pretty at the same time. But and then a lot of these places are just little little structures, a roof, and you know, for people to go in and hang out with their loved ones that are past or whatever. So we, you know, or passed or whatever.
Speaker 1:So we, you know, um day before or whatever, we went and cleaned up everything and, um, getting things ready, or a couple of days before, I guess, and then um, and then it's like it's, it's, it's, it's like a, it's like a zoo man, it's a, it's a circus. There's so many people and there's vendors and everything. But it's really, really frustrating because, oh my gosh I know I've talked about it before I hate beating the dead horse, you know, but the police here they're just stupid. I'm sorry, you know, I was federal law enforcement and so I kind of, you know, I get whatever, but it's like man and I guess you know we're out in the middle of nowhere, but it's like the police here just really don't do anything. They're like legitimately glorified security and they think they're badass because they're a cop and they're in the uniform and it's really annoying gosh, every time. Man, um, but I'm trying to like.
Speaker 1:So there's there's like two ways to get in the cemetery, but there's one main road and it's really close to where, like the neighborhood where my wife grew up in, and so when they do this they turn a road into a one way. So it's like exit only Right and to get inside you got to take another street in the neighborhood, barangay, and then go through and it'll come around and then you can go up to the entrance drop off, because they block it off and everything. And then you have to go around to do the one way to come out, right. So it's like, okay, you want to have the flow of traffic, okay, that's great, that works. You know what I mean. And then they don't want a bunch of people driving in, blocking doing whatever. Okay, that makes sense too. But that's one thing about the Philippines is like they have good ideas but their execution is just fucked.
Speaker 1:So we, and you know we went through this last year and so I was like you know what next year we're going to do a little earlier. So me and my wife, because we bought like a little generator, because we don't have, you know, some people can hook up electricity to their loved ones, whatever. We haven't done that yet. So we bought just like this little generator just to power some lights and some fans and some other stuff, you know. But we don't want to leave it there all night because people like to steal stuff from. We've had like solar lights stolen from her mom's's.
Speaker 1:You know, crypt, mausoleum, whatever, you, I don't know what they call them really. I mean it's just, it's just like a. You know it's a nice like cage with a roof but it's, you know, pretty looking and you can see the tomb and stuff and it's all like um, tiled marble kind of you you know anyway. But yeah, we've had solar, two solar lights stolen, um, and then people, you know people give um offerings to their loved ones. So they'll bring, like you know, like a Jollibee or McDonald's burger or something right Cheeseburger and they'll leave it there. But then they'll leave it and they'll leave and then somebody will come by and take it and either eat it or they give it to their loved one. You know what I mean. Like it's just, it's kind of, I think it's very disrespectful. You shouldn't mess with people, stuff like that. You know what I mean. But but they do.
Speaker 1:So we didn't want to bring the generator, even though we had like a lock and a cage and stuff. Somebody sees the generator in there. That's a little bit of money. They might risk breaking in to actually get it or whatever. You know what I mean. So we didn't want to leave it there overnight.
Speaker 1:So what we did is we got up at like four in the morning actually it was like 4, 30, I think got stuff ready, loaded up the truck and was going to go there to unload, right. And this was like right around six o'clock in the morning by the time we got there and they already had it blocked off. The cops were already there and they're like oh nope, you can't come in. It's like what. The thing doesn't really start till like way in the afternoon? Why are you blocking it off now? You have to let people do crap, get ready, get set up. You know what I mean. And it's like, and you're trying to explain this to the cops and they're just like yeah, it's closed. Yeah, I don't know, they they want to, they want it closed, like they're.
Speaker 1:It's like dude, we're just trying to drop our crap off and come out. There's nobody really here right now. You know it's like dude, how early do we? We got to start doing it at midnight now or something like what, the and that's not even the worst part man. So we went up there, we got like we talked to man. So we went up there. We got like we talked to somebody. That, okay.
Speaker 1:So we went up there, we dropped our stuff and then we left our truck parked up on this hill, out of the way because, in case you know, we have elderly that come and visit and whatever, and it's kind of a mess or whatever. So, like if something was to happen, somebody was like needing to go to the ER, it's going to be way faster for us to put that individual in our car and drive them to the ER than it is to call for help and have. You know what I mean. Like it would take them forever. So that's why we have the truck there, and then, of course, we get a little flack for that oh, where'd you park? It's like, dude, we're out of the way, we're not blocked, because there's a single road that goes up in there and they don't want it blocked, which is understandable, you know. But we're way up on this hill, far away from everything on the side, not on the road. So it's like, you know, we're trying to be cognizant and respectful, but's like dude, we gotta, we need to have something you know, and then you know. So then we get kind of set up and do everything and everything is fine, no-transcript, like I don't know.
Speaker 1:It was like around three or four or something. So I went home to shower, or well, I used the bathroom, I didn't use the bathroom and then it's just, it was hot man. So I was like you know, I'm gonna rinse off, just took a quick cold shower and then, um, got some other stuff that was needed, got on my talk, talk, right. My wife's like, hey, just so, you know, it's crazy now so many people, and I'm like, okay, I got it. It's gonna take a while, the one way I'll get there, but it's gonna take a while.
Speaker 1:I'm mentally prepared, so I'm not angry and frustrated because even though I could walk there in five minutes, it's going to take me an hour to drive there, right? Um, and I was like we are when we had our, our car parked in this parking lot where you would park and then you could walk in. So I was like, okay, that's there, I'm just going to park my talk, talk right behind that. Good to go, right, so I go there. And it's taking forever, right, so that where they the detour to go down the other side, it's just bumper to bumper, move forward, a little bit, move forward, stop, move forward, stop. Like taking forever. And it took like to go maybe a little more than 100 yards, took a half hour, 40 minutes or something like that. Know what I was like, okay, I'm just, you know, I did my thing, it was just going, whatever.
Speaker 1:But then, right at the end, all of a sudden, like five or six motorcycles, mopeds, come up on the side and try and cut in and it's like, and I'm like, I'm like fighting them off, kind of like, dude, fuck, we're all sitting here waiting, wait, you know. I mean Like we're all driving this thing, we're all sitting here on our ass. You can't just come in and like, and it was like, and I was like, hey, I started yelling at them. You know, I'm like what the fuck? Fucking, wait, they probably don't even know what. So I'm like irritated and I'm like god.
Speaker 1:So then finally I make the turn. I'm getting closer and getting closer to where I can turn and go by and then get to the, get to the parking lot, you know, because oh, I forgot to say this because I had my parents' ashes, so my parents passed away and so I have their ashes here and we're going to actually include them in this little mausoleum that my wife's parents are at. So they're going to be there and then just like a little thing for their ashes, you know. So it's kind of the plan, so I had them with me because we're going to, you know, bring them and be a part of the whole thing. And so I'm already walking far. So it's like, dude, I'm not gonna you know so.
Speaker 1:But as I'm pulling up, I see a car Come up the wrong way, which is supposed to be a one-way. But now I see a car come up right and then it goes to where I gotta go right and I'm just like fucking people, man, they just whatever. And then as I get there, the cops there is like he's flagging me to go take a left. I'm like, no, I gotta flagging me to go take a left, whatever. I'm like, no, I gotta go this way. I got a spot. He's like oh, there's no parking. And I'm like, dude, you just let a car go through there. And I'm like, and I'm like I have a spot reserved, I have a spot. And he and then like and I just went from like Bruce Banner to Hulk and I was like, fuck you. And I fucking went straight and people were coming.
Speaker 1:It was like a pain in the ass. But then by the time I finally parked, dude, my blood was boiling. I was really trying to calm down, I was, but, dude, I was so pissed and and and then you go in there. It's just so you know they have, they have I. I mean it's crazy how many people there were, but by this time a lot of people were leaving.
Speaker 1:But that's the problem is like they. They set up this detoured one way which makes sense and it works, but they don't enforce it. The cops have no idea how to kind of they they're just, they're stupid. The police here are stupid. If you're a Filipino police officer, I'm sorry, but you're dumb like they. Just the people that just really fail in school and college or barely make by and just really have no common sense, no reasoning. They become police here and I hate to say that because it's like that's kind of the field I was in, you know, security and law enforcement and stuff, and I used to get yelled at and all this stuff all the time you know. And they used to say, if you're not getting yelled at, you're not doing your job or whatever you know, because you got to enforce laws and stuff like that. But the thing is they don't, they don't know how to enforce anything. Why. Why couldn't we turn right? Because people were walking.
Speaker 1:A bunch of people were leaving, make them walk the way you're supposed to go, the detour, the one ways. Then you have the car coming up the wrong way. It's like dude, what are you doing? And these guys? And then it's just like they, just they have no clue, you know. And then it's like you're trying to bring an elderly, 80, 80 year old person in there and they want to argue with you about, oh, you can't bring that up there. It's like, well, you want this guy to walk up there with the cane. You know what I mean? It's like they're just they. They cannot think. Like they, just they. It's just, it's just retarded. I'm hoping. I know they're probably not.
Speaker 1:I think there's only a few people in the philippines listen to my. Well, I don't know, I can only tell with the podcast as far as my videos. I don't know who watches that, but it's probably the States. I would love to just sit there and next year be in charge of that and tell them. You know what I mean.
Speaker 1:They need to have like okay, you can come in and drive your vehicle, can't park, drive your vehicle, drop off stuff, do whatever you got to do up until I don't know 10 o'clock in the morning when 10 o'clock in the morning hits, you cannot come in and you're not going to be able to come out. You're going to be stuck there or something like that. You know, which seems ridiculous, but whatever, as long as you put it out there, the information and the thing is is, like you know, they probably let people in, like we did, and we stayed up there, but and then people do the same thing. But it's like dude, if you're worried about people going in there and parking and staying, have them leave their license with you, so then they can't get it until they come back out. And the other thing is, too, is like dude. There was like 10, 10 police officers and they're probably all like newbies, which is probably part of the problem, but they're all just sitting there on their asses fucking on their phones, while one or two are doing something. It's like they should be up through walking around patrolling.
Speaker 1:You know, I had to. I had to work events and walk around through the crowd and do whatever and make sure nothing was going on. They don't do anything, they're lazy and they're stupid and it's just like have that time for people to set up so they know, and then they need the one ways, the detours, I mean everybody. It's always the same so far, since I've been here. So most people know, but you still get the morons and they just don't enforce it. They don't have anybody, I don't know, they're just they don't know how, they don't know how to implement it. They're like, okay, this is going to be the one way, okay, and they just expect people to do it. But but people are stupid, people don't want to do what they're supposed to do, they don't want to wait, they don't want to.
Speaker 1:But it's like, set up the rules, set up the guidelines, but enforce but. And then also, just they have to have these guidelines or whatever that makes sense. So we were there like at six o'clock, 12 hours before, or maybe 10 hours before, you know, or eight maybe, before things really get going, and we can't go in there like what the fuck? Why are you closing it off so early, like we have to set? It's like that makes no sense. And I think last year they actually did put out hey, you need to buy this time by noon, or something like that. You know what I mean. So it's just it blows my mind because they, they have this event every year and every year.
Speaker 1:It's a shit show. It's hard to say that. It's like you think it would progress. Oh, this is what we screwed up last year, okay, we're gonna make it better next year, and then you know. But no, they don't. It, just, it just. Sometimes it's like it, just it's crap. And sometimes it gets worse and it's just like.
Speaker 1:I just have no respect for the filipino police. I just don't, sorry, sucks, but like I have not. I've talked to a couple like retired guys or guys that used to be police officers, you know, and it was fine and and and. But man, I just I have not interacted with a police officer since I've been here four years now where I was like, oh man, this guy's, he's, he's on it, he knows it. I'm always like, dude, you're a disgrace. You know what I mean. Like I am, I have not been impressed by them yet and it's like they just all think, because they're wearing the uniform, you must respect me, I'm important. It's like, dude, you got to give a look. It's like, yes, you get a little bit of respect from the uniform, gives you a little bit, but you still can't be a fucking douchebag. I don't know, it's just retarded, it's annoying. Anyway, that's it. I've talked over my limit. Holy crap, 25 minutes. All right, thanks for listening, thanks for hanging out, god, god bless, and I'll see you next time. All right, bye.
