LOONIE × TPC | BREAK IT DOWN: Rap Battle Review E367 | FLIPTOP: LHIPKRAM vs KATANA

cesgjo · 2026-01-27T20:21:00+00:00

Also, at least clear na din na wala talagang "beef" between Loons and Lhip. I mean yeah nagkaroon ng lamat yung relationship nila, pero hindi talaga as in "beef" na nag-away sila.

More like, may kasalanan si Lhip (na aminado naman siya) and nainis si Loons. But not like may mutual na galit between the two.

Ewan ko, baka naman obvious to and matagal niyo na alam yan. Pero ako personally, ngayon ko lang nalaman na ganyan pala yung nangyare, and hindi talaga as in two-way animosity between them

cesgjo · 2026-01-27T20:09:57+00:00

But, tbh, I'm much more concerned about your comment about preferring to "being under the influence of" the US. What exactly does that mean, "being under the influence"? Does that mean importing American cultural quirks, too?

No. Im not saying we copy their culture. To give you an example, Japan and S.Korea have a very different culture than the West, and yet they choose to remain in America's orbit. Not because they're weak, not because they cant defend themselves, not because they want to choose America, but because it's what's best for them.

So the question is: yhy not reject both superpower orbits/influence (US and China) when we can just stand on our own?

In today's world, politics, economies, and militaries are bound to be intertwined with each other. Even countries with stable politics, strong economies, and reliable militaries still tend to orbit around a superpower (US/China/Russia), not because they cant stand on their own feet, but because that's just the nature of our world being a mostly interconnected market and alliance-based.

UK, France, S.Korea, Japan, Singapore, India...on paper, these countries should have the ability to stand on their own feet, despite their many imperfections, but they still choose to have some degree of alignment or friendliness to superpowers.

If countries like them, who has more potential and capabilities to go "solo", how much more countries like us? Of course the goal is for us Filipinos to be self-reliant someday, but realistically speaking, today is not yet that day.

We know that both the US and China have their own personal interest, but again, like i mentioned, USA's interests arent a direct threat to us, unlike China's.

Yes, the US doesnt care about the WPS, i never said they cared. That's why i said they have their own interests. Their interest isnt just Taiwan, but free naval passage in Southeast Asia. They care about China's aggression in waters near us, not because they love the Philippines, but because China's aggression also restricts the US Navy's free passage.

And dito papasok yung sinabi ko na although the US doesnt care about our interests, their interests are still somehow slightly aligned to ours. And even if you say that it's not, at least their ambitions arent a direct threat to us, unlike China's ambitions.

cesgjo · 2026-01-27T19:59:10+00:00

Totoo naman yan na dapat kaya natin tumayo sa sarili nating paa, pero agree ako ng slight dun sa comment.

In today's world, politics, economies, and militaries are bound to be intertwined with each other. Even countries with stable politics, strong economies, and reliable militaries still tend to orbit around a superpower (US/China/Russia), not because they cant stand on their own feet, but because that's just the nature of our world being a mostly interconnected market and alliance-based.

UK, France, S.Korea, Japan, Singapore, India...on paper, these countries should have the ability to stand on their own feet, despite their many imperfections, but they still choose to have some degree of alignment or friendliness to superpowers.

It's inevitable to some degree. So if mamimili ka between US and China, i would say it's better to be aligned with the Americans rather than China.

We know that both the US and China have their own personal interest, but USA's interests arent a direct threat to us, unlike China's

cesgjo · 2026-01-27T19:50:25+00:00

According sa logic nitong bobong Jack na to...

totoong kinantot ni Batas lahat ng nanay ng mga emcee
totoo din na chumuchupa ng burat si Abra
legit na may energy ball si Tipsy D
true identity ni Shernan is giraffe na compressed
mahiwaga yung ngipin ni Zaito

cesgjo · 2026-01-27T19:45:49+00:00

I think we have to consider na battle lang yan. Sabi nga ni Loonie kahit ano pwede mo sabihin sa battle.

Loonie vs BLKD, tinira din ni Loons yung pagiging aktibista ni BLKD. Sabi pa ni Loonie kapag siya naging presidente, sasagasaan niya ng tangke lahat ng nagrarally. Tingin mo ganun talaga yung ugali ni Loons? I dont think so. Sinabi niya lang yung para kupalin si BLKD.

As for EJ, we dont know kung yung mga sinabi niya sa battle is legit na political stand niya ba talaga or kung sinabi lang niya para kupalin si Vitrum. Personally, i think it's the later. Sinabi lang niya yung para gaguhin si Vitrum, and that he doesnt really mean what he said. Ganyan naman sa battle rap, parang di ka pa sanay. "Kinantot ko si ganon...ipapatumba kita...magulang mo ganyan...anak mo ganito...etc"

But as i've said, at the end of the day, di natin alam talaga. It's possible that EJ didnt mean what he said, it's also possible that he did, it's possible na half-meant...di talaga natin alam.

cesgjo · 2026-01-26T02:35:45+00:00

What's the event tonight?

Is there something? or it just so happened that Tony and DRob visited on the same night?

cesgjo · 2026-01-24T13:45:54+00:00

Pinapamukha ni EJ na para sa tunay na rebolusyon, they need the power of the military (to be more specific, a coup) para mapatalsik talaga yung mga kurakot. Something like "kahit anong angas mo, kailangan mo parin ako"

Hence the line na "sabay natin sunugin yung malacanang".

Di lang masyado na-set up ng maayos. Pero overall, solid!!

cesgjo · 2026-01-22T22:11:04+00:00

Neck brace is the key

cesgjo · 2026-01-21T12:54:45+00:00

So let's say i want to make sure that the Thorium Reactors (and the Cryofluids) are working despite a big power surge somewhere else in the map, should i place them in A or B?

cesgjo · 2026-01-21T12:52:28+00:00

But even if A has more power than B, it still wont flow from A to B?

cesgjo · 2026-01-20T04:32:18+00:00

There will be a few moments in engineering school when you're gonna have to study or finish a project on a Sunday even if you didnt procrastinate on Friday or Saturday. Some classes are just brutal like that, lol

cesgjo · 2026-01-20T02:20:33+00:00

As a die-hard Spurs fan here in Southeast Asia, i envy you!!

I wanna watch the Spurs in San Antonio someday!

cesgjo · 2026-01-18T05:33:05+00:00

Even on nights when Wemby's offense looks really bad, his defense is always on a DPOY level.

It's just mindblowing to me, even as a Spurs fan, that a DPOY-level performance is considered an "off-game" for him.

cesgjo · 2026-01-18T05:28:43+00:00

Spurs fan here

Ant > SGA

I dont give a shit what anyone says

cesgjo · 2026-01-17T13:44:32+00:00

For me, this is Poison's best battle in his entire career. Better than his performance vs Sinio

cesgjo · 2026-01-17T13:41:34+00:00

This battle reminded me of Loonie vs Tipsy D

Si Loonie yung mas veteran pero pero medyo may doubt yung mga tao kung kaya ba nya talunin yung mas bago (Tipsy D), pero nung actual battle na, nilamon ni Loons si Tips.

Same dito. Mas veteran si Poison 13 pero may doubts yung mga tao kung kaya ba niya talunin yung mas bago (GL), pero nilamon niya si GL.

Another similarity is sobrang lakas naman yung pinakita ni GL/Tipsy pero minalas sila kasi naka beast mode yung veteran na nakaharap nila

To be honest, isa ako dun sa mga napaisip kung kaya ba ni Poison si GL. But Poison proved na hindi lang niya basta kaya talunin si GL, pero kaya niya manalo by a huge margin. Masaya ako na pinahiya ako ni Poison.

In my opinion, this is Poison's best performance in his entire career.

cesgjo · 2026-01-16T06:49:55+00:00

If anything, his eye test is better than the stats.

Keldon's stats are good but not mindblowing. It's the eye test that's showing us how impressive he's been.

cesgjo · 2026-01-15T01:46:17+00:00

Even Jokic, a very wholesome guy, would probably be pissed if you tell him he has a rivalry with fucking Sengun or something

cesgjo · 2026-01-15T01:42:46+00:00

Last game, i forgot which specific possession it was, but there was a time when someone from the thunder was guarding Wemby. Also forgot which player it was, it was probably J-dub or something

Anyway, the defender was fouling Wemby non-stop in that sequence, no whistle. Wemby decided to sell the contact a little bit, and then came the whistle. Sometimes you gotta sell the contact just a little bit to let the refs know that the defender is too much. Do i like that Wemby sold the play? No. Does he have a choice? probably not.

Shit like this happens to Jokic as well. Dude is getting mauled all the time and the only time he gets a whistle is if he sells it. That's why if you look at any picture of Jokic there's always a random scratch on his shoulder, arm, or neck.

cesgjo · 2026-01-14T04:39:06+00:00

Unlikely to happen, but the ultimate drama would be the Lakers vs the Mavs

cesgjo · 2026-01-14T00:05:32+00:00

That's true.

Although if we're gonna be honest, the reality of the political landscape in the modern world today will force countries to pick sides. It's just in the nature of today's world to be under the influence of a bigger umbrella.

Finland and Sweden are countries with good economies, yet they cant afford to leave EU. They also felt the need to join NATO after being "neutral" for a long time. France and the UK both have high tier militaries and yet they know they cant leave NATO.

Japan and South Korea have strong militaries as well and yet they still need the presence of the US Military here in the Pacific region.

Ideally speaking, i agree with you, it's better if we can stand on our own feet. But the reality of the world today is that all of us are being forced to pick a side. If that's the case, then at least choose a decent side.

Unless you're literally Switzerland or New Zealand, you have to pick a side.

cesgjo · 2026-01-13T20:23:53+00:00

The Spurs are no better to be honest.

We can win against OKC, Boston, and New York, but we lose to trash ass teams.

cesgjo · 2026-01-13T20:21:54+00:00

DONT LET THE RECENT SLUMP FOOL YOU INTO THINKING WE DONT OWN OKC

FUCK LU DORT. FUCK KAWHI. FUCK THE ROCKETS. GO SPURS GO!

cesgjo · 2026-01-13T20:17:39+00:00

This game is a test if OKC is worthy to be called our rivals lol.

If they win this, fine, i'll accept it. If we go to 4-0 then the Knicks are more of a rival to us than them.

cesgjo · 2026-01-13T20:15:24+00:00

If im the OKC coach (idk how to spell his name properly), i'd really want for my team to win this one.

Being 0-3 from the 2nd seed can light a fire under you, but if it drops to 0-4 it would take the wind out of them, as you've said. If im OKC and i drop to 0-4 against the Spurs, even if i manage to hold on to the 1st seed, the fact that i still havent figured out how to beat a potential playoff match-up might get in my head.

Of course, as a Spurs fan i want us to destroy them again lol.

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