Under the Genetically-Modified Organisms Department: Tim Yap (whose private party at 12 I CRASHED a few weeks ago) writes about watching the coup unfold in the wee hours of the morning with his "trusted driver Abet".

Tim Yap writes: "Wag kayong lalapit- not one step!" A voice from the darkness howled. "We need to get something from our room. We are checked in at Oakwood," JM and I answered back, hands up in the air. "Si Tim Yap ho ito, si JM Rodriguez po, artista po!" We tried to charm the rebels, thinking they would recognize us. But I guess not."

Charm? Tim Who?

Doris Bigornia, of ABS, gets a namecheck: "We stayed till sunrise, chitchatting with the media reps from CNN, BBC and Associated Press. "I think it's stupid that you guys went there, you are much safer here," said ABS-CBN's Doris Bigornia as we waited outside Rustan's."

Stupid is right.

Yap continues: "The weekend's incident showed young people, the idealistic rebels included, reacting to a situation that they felt should be corrected and reformed. Which shows that young people will continue to make a statement in the only way they could-with "passion and intensity" (just like Louie Cruz's generation) and most important, with new ideas and refreshing idealism."

Exactly how far up do you have that stick up your ass?