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Girl, You'll Be A Lawyer Soon...

2007-09-01T17:07:00.000+08:00

The last four years was a tough one for you — going through the hoops to achieve one of your lifelong dreams, while being cooped up in school to drill myriads of information into your precious head. Believe it or not, it was for me too. But I am not complaining though. I easily consider those years a cherished and exciting part of my life — no matter how tumultuous. Most especially

Casting A Spell

2007-07-20T19:21:00.000+08:00

Admittedly, I am saddened by the fact that there’s a small ratio of great big screen translations of beloved book classics, as compared to the crappy ones being churned out almost robotically. My only consideration is that although small in number, these are gems nevertheless. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy always come to mind in terms of such achievements, which was fortunate enough

What's New

2007-07-03T12:20:00.000+08:00

I'm currently improving my LiveJournal. I'm filling it up with whatever entries my mind churns out. But I am not abandoning this blogspot though. Especially since I can do wordwraps and image posting with but a few clicks (I'm O.C. like that). Thanks bloggeronimoes!About the LJ name, er, well, verily excitable about the Harry Potter series that time (well, still a bit now), I chose that name. I

My Life As a Movie...

2007-04-24T08:45:00.000+08:00

...And it's The Royal Tenenbaums, according to this survey. Cool. It's one of my Wes Anderson faves.It would have been more asteeeeg though if it was The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Or Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes. Or Joe Pring: Kidlat Ng Maynila. I often envision myself as a cop, a cop named Joe. Whose last name rhymes with 'Spring'.The Movie Of Your Life Is A Black ComedyIn your life,

Harry Potter And The Deathly...Mallows!!!

2007-04-13T02:59:00.000+08:00

The...End.Lord V (for Voldemort - or Vivienne, take your pick) looks kinda like Cobra Commander without the mask. Or Robina's nefarious mythical twin. If you don't get the last one, you're too young to understand, kiddo.Anyhoo...I'm betting on Voldie... TO LIVE! Ahahaahaha! (lightning crashes, thunder strikes, small farts unleashed...)Next J.K. Rowling best seller: "Tom Marvolo Riddle And The

Lost In Prison

2007-04-13T02:00:00.000+08:00

From Wentworth Miller's IMDB trivia:"I have a little fantasy where in the last episode of the season, we slip into the prison's sewer system, up through the grate, and pop out a hatch - and we're face to face with Matthew Fox and spend season 2 on a tropical beach." - jokingly linking his show, "Prison Break" (2005) to "Lost" (2004)Two of my fave shows right now. I'd like to talk about them more,

In Requiem

2006-09-08T00:58:00.000+08:00

IT magazine publisher found stabbed dead in officeHusband held for questioningBy Erwin Oliva, Tarra QuismundoINQ7.net, Inquirer, Agence France-PresseLast updated 11:48pm (Mla time) 09/07/2006(2ND UPDATE) The head of a publishing firm was found stabbed to death in her office, police said Thursday.Delia Gutierrez, 51, the president and chief executive of Media G8way Corp., which publishes the

Pabili po...

2006-08-18T19:19:00.000+08:00

What do you think's for sale here?

Nearly There...

2006-07-17T00:19:00.000+08:00

My Sassy Girl: Director's Cut, Il Mare, The Uninvited, Windstruck, White Valentine, and now Daisy... All I need now are her TV series: Happy Together, Fascinate My Heart, and (egads!) The Season Of Puberty.But I'm off to my Jeon Ji Hyun movie marathon anyway. After I get back from Singapore, that is.Ps. I think I got Anissa hooked on Korea-novelas too; she got herself the complete set of My Girl.

Go, Web, Go!

2006-06-30T15:11:00.000+08:00

Page 602

2006-04-11T11:11:00.000+08:00

"He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts."

Someone's Tokyo

2006-02-01T01:45:00.000+08:00

Downright offensive for some -- but it got me cracking like a hyena..."Tokyo is one of the scariest-sounding cities in the world. It's like a traffic jam at a pinball arcade wedged inside a dinosaur's a**hole. There are T-rex roars, beeps, honks, mechanical toots and a sound that I can only assume is robot ducks quacking madly. It is the background noise of a dystopian future where the world is

Hush...

2006-01-29T03:03:00.000+08:00

Really creepy to look at. Especially at 3am in the morning.But an awesome poster, nonetheless.So, you might say it's a creepy-awesome poster.Hmm, I kinda like the sound of that.Zzzzzzz...

Um, Spidey?!?!

2006-01-29T02:18:00.000+08:00

It'll take me a looong time in getting used to with this new costume. It looks, well, nice, I'll give it that; but I still like the black costume, which turned out to be a psychotic and parasitic alien symbiote and currently enjoys a wonderful relationship with Venom, the best. www.Marvel.com Here's a shorter version of Marvel's report about Spidey's wardrobe change (full story here):Word has

"Dear God: Please Give Us Many More Days Like This One. Thanks! Amen."

2006-01-29T01:43:00.000+08:00

Oh, Hun -- I wish it was always the post-Mid-terms weekend. I love it when I have you for one carefree afternoon.

The Week In Review

2006-01-28T03:33:00.000+08:00

Welcome back, PacManny!!! I'm enthralled and highly proud you won and beat the shit outta Morales; but please don't get pissed at me when I disagree with Senator Bong Revilla in lobbying to declare yesterday as "Pacquaio Day." Personally, I think Revilla's trying hard to outdo his father's accomplishments (which is almost nothing worth remembering) with this, truthfully, plain and simple idiocy.I

Pissed

2006-01-26T16:07:00.000+08:00

Always knew this was the reason...But who the fuck cares.

Malala Na 'to

2006-01-25T15:45:00.000+08:00

I. HAVE. GOT. TO. HAVE. ONE!HELPMEFINDACOPYohpleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!!!!!>> Strategically tied in to promote her new film Daisy is Jeon's appearance on the cover of the January issue of all Asian editions of the fashion magazine ELLE. It's the first time a South Korean starlet has

Mann, You're Good

2006-01-25T14:14:00.000+08:00

So into Aimee Mann these days... DeathlyNow that I've met you / would you object to / never seeing each other again / 'cause I can't afford to / climb aboard you / no one's got that much ego to spend / So don't work your stuff / because I've got troubles enough / no, don't pick on me / when one act of kindness could be / deathly... definitely 'Cause I'm just a problem / for you to solve and /

Many Happy Returns

2006-01-23T17:55:00.000+08:00

Our landline has been reconnected -- for the fourth time now since last year. This means, once again, another new landline number, which right now I've got no idea what it is yet. Nonetheless, I'll be able to go online up to the wee hours of the morning again. Oh, joy! More uninterrupted porno site surfings! Kate Beckinsale's back as Selene. Underworld: Evolution turned out to be as boring as the

Halloween Came Early

2006-01-17T17:30:00.000+08:00

"So tonight is the first night in a new era here in Indianapolis: the dawn of the age of superheroes. After realizing the total lack of justice in the world, my friends and I have decided to become superheroes in order to balance this fracturing planet of ours. Tonight, with my partner in crime fighting “Mr. Silent”, we went around the city helping people and stopping fights, drunk drivers, and a

Fire In The Hole

2006-01-13T16:38:00.000+08:00

Friday The 13th indeed.After lunch time, us peeps in the Editorial Team found ourselves sniffing around the office, searching for the source of that burning rubber stench. A few minutes later, the lights went out and our Human Resource head barged into our area, barking orders for all of us to proceed towards the Fire Exit, and calmly run like hell down to the first floor and out of the

Dizzy For Daisy

2006-01-12T17:06:00.000+08:00

I do believe she gets more gorgeous by the minute. And I truly reckon the movie is going to be tres awesome.But first, you gotta check out the trailer.An Unbreakable Vow: when I've established myself as a moviemaker, I promise, Ms Jeon, that I'll try hard to get you to do a movie with me.Promise. Saranghamida, Bo.

Gosh, It's 2006 na

2006-01-12T14:22:00.000+08:00

Hello 2006!A lot has happened from my last post here up to the time this entry was made. But I just don't feel like posting them. Don't know why, but I find myself opting to keep them within the confines of my mind, so only I can get to view them over, and over, and over.But don't get me wrong: the things that happened to me on the last days of the year up to the start of 2006 were nothing short

Latest Acquisitions

2005-12-19T18:44:00.000+08:00

To the tune ng theme sa 2001: A Space Odyssey ni Kumpareng Kubrick (May He Rest In Peace) --- Duuun.... Duuunnnn.... Duuuuuuunnn... Dun-an! Dan-dan-dan-dan-dan! Tarararaaaaaaaaaa.....and so forth, and so on. Anyway, mga bagong VCDs -- regalo sa akin ngayong Pasko. #181 The Thin Red Line** #182 The Uninvited** #183 Master of Disguise* #184 Die Harder: Die Hard 2* #185 Die Hard With A

Back To The 80s

2005-12-16T18:16:00.000+08:00

Had our office Christmas party last night. Yey. ;pAlthough I missed out the fun at the Lantern Parade (again) and the two women who joined the Oblation Run this year (and not the Oblation Run itself), the night turned out much better as compared to last year's.The theme last night was Dekada 80, which applied then to the overall theme of our yearly department presentations (to which the Editorial

The Big Picture

2005-12-14T17:05:00.000+08:00

Some may find this totally unfunny, or plainly so-so. But I find this brilliant because of the way it reveals the bigger picture by zooming out from the littlest detail. Just like those black and white movies of old where they iris out to unfold the whole thing. Plus, it made me laugh anyway, so what the heck. Kumiriring ang telepono nang madaling araw...."Hello, Master Carlos? Si Arnaldo po ito

Wondering, Wandering

2005-12-12T17:25:00.000+08:00

Not that I am neglecting you, dear Bloggie, but I just feel lazy posting anything these past few ones. Besides, BayanTel has decided that as an X'mas treat for us at 611, we deserve a phone connection-less X'mas. Sorry. Sigh. Anyway, I've been wanting to post these excerpts: Says the lagalag na boy. "So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you." (p.123) ...to

Cancerians Are Sentimental Schmucks (But In A Good Way)

2005-12-05T23:11:00.000+08:00

Mang Jimmy’s scrumptious servings = as low as P100 per dish (but no longer served with eternal viands of sweet, tasty rice).Quattro’s Macho Mugs = P72 (Red Horse) plus service charge.To finally fix our forever hectic schedule and agree on a day when old friends can hang out, drink booze, and be so drunken merry again = priceless.Well, ok. Add the 250 bucks I spent that night.Ah, just like the

Talaga Naman, Oo!

2005-12-01T16:44:00.000+08:00

Kahit na kapos sa badyet, kahit na mag-pancit canton ako ng tatlong araw, kahit na magalit sa akin si Hun (kamukha mo siya Baby, o!) -- heto at bumili pa rin ako. Alang alang kay Bb. Katrina Halili.Ayun. Nabobo na naman sa babae. Naka-two piece lang eh...But rest assured, Ms. Katrina, hindi po ako menyek. Ina-admire ko lang beauty mo.Lalo na't kamukha mo kasintahan ko. Ayus!

Lost, Lust & List

2005-11-30T01:30:00.000+08:00

"Lost”From the first few scenes of its first episode, I already knew this series is going to be as intriguing as it is very much unique. Indeed, it has continuously proved so -- hooking me up with the mysteries the island they are in is bit by bit unfurling (episodic, even), as well as with the secrets carried by each passenger/survivor. Last night, Studio23 aired the fourth episode of Lost:

Eight

2005-11-28T02:11:00.000+08:00

Eight things I liked about the 8th Philippine Web Awards:1. The Meralco Theater2. DJ Nayah3. The Radioactive Sago Project4. Paramita (you rocks, gurl!)5. The festive Fiesta drumbeats6. New winners (congrats guys and gals!)7. Recurring victors (ayuz! pa-inom naman dyen...)8. the gimmick afterwards: Double Deck in AutoCamp; with Bert, Paolo, Shiir, Grace, Daizie, Riza, Jane, Cham, Uly, Horace (ang

The Goblet of Fire (Or, How To Turn a 734-paged Book Into A 2-hour Blockbuster)

2005-11-24T17:06:00.000+08:00

Finally, the movie version of my favorite book in J.K's magical serial (which, depending on the mood, would sometimes rank along with Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince as my top ones) is released nationwide; we are, after all, 2 days early than that in the US, so, most fortunate for us, our American brethrens. Wonderfully too, I even got to convince Hun to watch it during its release date

I'm about to lose control and I think I like it...

2005-11-13T01:37:00.000+08:00

Things I am currently excited about... ...Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. I just saw on TV the Portkey scene. Wicked! ...Katrina Halili's FHM Calendar. That girl is sooooo hot! ...Yellow Cab sa sweldo! ...sweldo! ...the X'mas season. ...the plethora of VCDs I strongly BELIEVE my friends will give me during the Yuletide season. I am that much loved, after all. But please ask me for

Missing In Action

2005-11-12T02:14:00.000+08:00

A week-long vacation will do that to you - missing out on your blogging routine. I suppose I could say that it was because I spent the last few days on the beach, while surrounded with beautiful foreigners in skimpy outfits (mostly Koreans), and oh, that I got a TRO mandating me not to go near any computer. Or, I could say that I went to Singapore and entertained myself by watching foreigners in

The Jeon Effect

2005-10-30T01:37:00.000+08:00

To my dearest Jeon, Happy birthday!Guess what? I and my girlfriend watched your movie today. Yeah, embarassingly, it's just been shown in our theaters four years after it was released in Korea - and it has been dubbed in Tagalog. I really missed hearing your voice, your laughter and your sobs; although I don't speak Korean (yet), I have grown accustomed to the tone of your voice just by watching

Life Is Beautiful...

2005-10-26T23:54:00.000+08:00

That's what the day whispered to me when I woke up - and indeed it was! When I stepped out of the house, sunlight's just warm enough to energize my body for the full day ahead. A cool, morning breeze was already up and about, playing with the kids on the nearby park. Everyone I met seemed genuinely cheery, smiling back at me as they walk past by. I couldn't help myself but smile back. At the

...That Is, Until The Shit Hits The Fan - And Life Fuckin' Sucks!

2005-10-26T15:12:00.000+08:00

Son of a Bitch! No more [PRIVILEGE X]! Fuck! I spoke too soon: What a fucking day this is.

Oh, How Fun It Is To Have A Camera With You In Tagaytay...Hey!

2005-10-25T01:43:00.000+08:00

Just five additional photos to the ones posted by my help, Flipita, a couple of days ago. A bit of an ego-massage here: I can be such a nice boss to allow my servant two hours for blog-time. Anyway, without much further ado - the stars of this post...Apes pays homage to Mael and his 'Wazzup dawg?' poses, albeit in a more creative fashionThat's our room - and that's Sean's feet! Nice, huh? The TV,

Tagaytay Snow

2005-10-24T02:02:00.000+08:00

Alright-y.So far, the weird Korean movies I've encountered include of: To Do Or Not To Do, 100 Days With Mr. Arrogant (which tries to pass off as a romance-comedy - but it's constant display of a subservient female lead makes it very un-feminist and annoying), and the latest: Everybody Has Secrets. Well, it's a sex comedy; but as much as you will leave the cinemahouse (or the sala) laughing,

That Night

2005-10-22T01:57:00.000+08:00

I guess I've had seen too much melodrama that my life decided to imitate one.Who would have thought that a simple squabble (I, feeling neglected and unwanted, bugged her like hell only to ignite a very powerful bomb) would end up with a 10-day cool off? Right after I switched my phone off, I tried to drown my heartache (and probably myself, which I know is quite impossible but just maybe...) by

The Hunger (But No Kimchi, Please...)

2005-10-19T01:53:00.000+08:00

Ah, yes, the hunger's back - big time. In fact, one Friday night I couldn't refrain myself any longer that I decided to go online during the wee, wee hours so I could look for what Korean movie titles I must have. Gawd, the addiction's really growing - and worst of all, it's developed a knack for weaving good arguments after its hiatus. Like, it (this addiction) would tell me: "you'd always said

A Lot Like Love

2005-10-18T02:51:00.000+08:00

One thing people should never forget about Love is that it is the only one among the Fates that will never follow the rules. Compared to Destiny, Time, or even Death, Love is in fact the most rebellious among the bunch, at times the bully as it would work its way on others and make them do its bidding. This is so Love can triumph. What

Wherever I May Roam

2005-10-17T01:15:00.000+08:00

That figurative saying, ‘thinking with their feet’ - they must had been talking about me when they wrote that. Not that I’m so lagalag. And, heck, I don’t even earn enough money to go on a trip to Boracay on a whim. What I mean though is that I have a great desire to wander around this metropolis’ many hangout places – and as much as possible, in a cheap (but not that cheap!) yet highly

Simpsons, They're The Simpsons

2005-10-13T01:54:00.000+08:00

I completely adore The Simpsons - especially the short songs they feature in it! Here's a sample of some of the craziness in that fun town of Springfield...Flintstones Theme (Homer version)Homer: Simpson! Homer Simpson! He's the greatest guy in history, From the, town of Springfield! He's about to hit a chestnut tree!(BLOGGER'S NOTE: and he does) Waaaah!Rudolph the

I Feel So Warm Without You...

2005-10-13T00:33:00.000+08:00

I miss our refregirator. It's not broken though; it's just our caretaker decided to switch it off for, like a month. Explaining this decision, he pointed out that our monthly power consumption has become P3,000 plus for the last few months, and we need to cut back in our usage of electricity. So, he figured that to do so, he will just have to shut off our refrigerator for the next 30 days.Ugh.

Three Days Ago...

2005-10-11T02:11:00.000+08:00

...I celebrated my third year in the company I am currently affiliated with.Yay for me!If I had any extra money right now, I would have treated myself out.But I don't. So a pat in the back would do in the meantime. And five Korean DVDs. He-he-he...Seriously now, in spite of the, um, "interesting" encounters I've had here, I must say I've had a lot of good experiences here nevertheless.For one,

Manila Trippin'

2005-10-10T01:09:00.000+08:00

It was like being a participant of the Amazing Race; carrying a swollen bag full of Law books and notes, I and my Hun, with only a window of less than 5 hours, had to accomplish the following:a. Attend a mass in UP Diliman,b. Get to the nearest HSBC bank to withdraw a frighteningly amount of cash,c. Go to Greenhills and buy Hun's phone,and d. meet up with her classmates (at 1pm) in Greenhills

Dear Julia,

2005-10-07T01:04:00.000+08:00

What I thought was great joy you were trying to contain whenever I see your eyes sparkle, I never thought they were actually tears you were trying to hold back. What I thought was innocent fun in every mirthless laughter and every infectious smile you make (both of which can easily make any one's day), you were actually drowning the pain and suffering that have raged inside you for so long.I hope

Facts Machine

2005-10-06T03:08:00.000+08:00

Tantric's got me into it, so here goes...20 random facts.1. When at a beach, I would rather walk or stay along the shore - and watch the excellent designs of various bikinis being displayed right in front of me.2. On the first day of the Millennium, I bought an issue of PDI which I still keep (although it's in Bicol).3. I really, really want to live with my Hun in Singapore.4. I suck at dancing

'I Already Am Your Memory...'

2005-10-05T02:14:00.000+08:00

It’s always the ending that makes Korean melodramas so memorable. In just a few frames, the perfect world that the movie has started with and immersed the audience in, comes crashing down and dragging whatever good emotions the viewer has been feeling throughout the film down to the depths of melancholy. This is usually after when a sudden twist in the plotline surfaces, which brings about a sort

Time After Time

2005-10-03T01:59:00.000+08:00

Literally, Il Mare presents how love can transcend through time – and how it can go around the physical laws surrounding time. Now if you’ve seen Frequency, you’ll get an inkling on what I am onto before I go blabbering on how beautiful this movie is – story-wise, cinematography-wise, and actress-wise (hehehehe); if you haven’t, well, you can skip the next paragraph if you wouldn’t want to run

Singapore Sling

2005-10-01T04:44:00.000+08:00

It seems that I tend to think a lot of Singapore these days.Wait, let me correct that - I seem to dream and daydream a lot of Singapore these days. It's like I am being beckoned to go back to it...I have been to the place only thrice; my first trip there (sometime October 2003, which incidentally is my first plane trip ever and the first one flying outside the country), we had to stay on a hotel

Hyuck-hyucks.

2005-09-26T17:55:00.000+08:00

A joke by April:Q: Which Muppet character takes great care of its computer?A: Kermit Defrag.....Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah...Defrag, get it? Ah-ha-ha-haw-hee-hi-hi-ho-hu....Okay. That joke was truly funny. Anyway, congratulations on your still undated wedding, mare. Don't forget to bring us to HK Disneyland for your wedding, so I can meet the Mandarin-speaking Winnie The Pooh."Ni hao, Piglet - ni er bai wu.

Bit By The Asian Cinema Bug

2005-09-26T03:03:00.000+08:00

Voracious. It's my state of mind right now for Asian films. I have been nursing what seemingly is an insatiable appetite to watch all movies made by cinema outfits from Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and of course those highly-lauded indie (and classic) movies made in the Philippines, ever since I saw My Sassy Girl early September.Okay, I deserve that incredulous look on your face right now.

A Week Of Thursdays

2005-09-24T02:41:00.000+08:00

You said it purdner: what a week indeed. For one, the weather's gone all nutzoid! It would rain heavily at night while the afternoon would simmer like fuck, enough to make you sizzle in your own sweat. You can feel the September breeze though cooling your sweaty body in various parts of the day; unfortunately, that wayward air pockets made the office air conditioning a lot colder. There were

Nueva Caceres (Or, There And Back Again)

2005-09-23T13:41:00.000+08:00

Blogger's Note: While surfing the 'Net tonight, I stumbled upon some dude's Weblog (actually the blog didn't reveal the name of the author nor did it indicate the writer's a guy; I just assumed he is a 'he' after stating in his profile this - "Hobbies: Beer"). Anyway, the blog's about the strange things that seem to happen all around him. He doesn't know why this is so, or why only he can sense

A Honest-To-Goodness What The Fekt Story

2005-09-15T16:33:00.000+08:00

Yes, I know it's gross. I know it's very bastos - my apologies to my dear female friends - but I just can't help but laugh on the columnist's response!!! What a jerk that person is! But the one who wrote the letter had it coming though...Nevertheless - OUCHIES!!! I can only imagine...Jeez, I hope the girl's okay though...

SentiMental

2005-09-15T01:44:00.000+08:00

I hate saying goodbyes.Probably this is why everytime I am all set for travel, I suddenly find myself disliking the idea (although just a teensy-weensy bit) of going somewhere quite far. Business trips or weekend holidays, the feeling nevertheless arises.But believe me, I have a great predeliction for travelling anywhere I can afford to go to. It's just that everytime I am headed for out of town

Kung Ako Ay Isang Transformers...

2005-09-14T20:57:00.000+08:00

...at hindi yung transformer ng Meralco, K!......malamang kakampi ko sila Optimus Prime. Ok sana maging Decepticon, kasi medyo fascinating maging isang kontra-bida. Pero, malamang hindi ko magugustuhan ang hostile atmosphere sa HQ nila. Alam naman natin na si Megatron ay eeeevulll at hate-monger, na si Starscream ay isang kapit-tuko (at hate-monger din na matili ang boses, na para bang hindi ba

Thoughts Headed For Nowhere, Now Boarding....

2005-09-13T01:27:00.000+08:00

That one gave me quite a scare...For an hour, my 'Comments' pages were inaccessible. I can read the entries and view the photos posted - but I can't seem to view my darn 'Comments' pages.So, I wrote to Blogger Support - to which, after doing so, the links suddenly went operational and back to normal. Now, isn't that fast? - that is, if the Support Team had something to do with it!Probably it's

May Magagawa Ba Ako Kung Patay Na Patay Sa Akin Si Ji-Hyun Jun?

2005-09-10T03:44:00.000+08:00

Pota.First time Blogspot entry ko na majority ay in Tagalog (o, siya, Tag-lish na nga, lintek) - at ang unang salita na ilalagay ko pa ay ang salitang 'Pota.'Bakit ba kamo?Wala lang.Hindi naman ako asar ngayon. Hindi rin ako minalas kanina.At! At. Hinding-hindi rin ako nakainom ngayon...Pero!Ngunit! Datapwat! Subalit!But! Ako'y lasing.Lasing - intoxicated kumbaga - sa kagandahan ng binibining na

Tear-Jerker

2005-09-09T15:10:00.000+08:00

First HalfI guess it's high time that I come out of the closet and tell the world one aspect of me...People of the world, I am a sucker (hey now, no funny ideas, eh) for romance-comedy movies.Verily, in fact - like you can expect me to line up on the first day of the newest Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan starrer, or to watch the new Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore flick for a number of times in a month (well, OK

She Sells Seashells By The Seizure.... *

2005-09-04T00:48:00.000+08:00

It's my Baby's buddy's mom's birthday today - and we got invited, along with some of her closest friends. Chinese food is so great, and I was able to eat my dinner using chopsticks only! I think I'm getting the hang of it - although I still can't catch a fly with it.The place nga pala is The Floating Restaurant. I am not sure this is the name of the place, but it was what the others called it. So

When You Still Can't Sleep At Two In The Morning - Blog!

2005-09-01T02:46:00.000+08:00

Just bought The Da Vinci Code before I went home. I hope this lives up to the hype and surpasses Angels and Demons, which I think is brilliant. OK, about to plunge into its mystery - be back at 1.***Interesting topic at TxTube tonight - Rockestra, the fusion of classical music and Pinoy alternative rock. God, how I wish now that I attended that event. They showed some clips of the performances,

In The Name Of Faith

2005-08-31T02:35:00.000+08:00

I just felt I had to post this. I have been re-reading Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, an adventure/thriller novel that basically revolves about the great battle between Religion and Science - and how one would go to the lengths of proving to the world whose faith actually holds the truth as to why we are here.I have to admit there are a lot of things in this book that some Catholics might find

Conspiracy Theory

2005-08-31T01:06:00.000+08:00

Conspiracy Theory for me has got to be director Richard Donner's best movie. With some brilliant shots and a couple of excellent acting courtesy of Mel Gibson as the likeable paranoid android Jerry Fletcher, and Patrick Stewart as the vile Dr. Jonas.The movie's packaged as an action/thriller, but it's actually a love story, talking about how love can save one's soul. Probably the theme of this

The Heebie-Jeebies

2005-08-26T13:26:00.000+08:00

Been sick since Sunday night. Confound this damnable weather, simmering us with a heat wave all day - and it is nearly September, the flood season! - only to pour down hard in the wee hours of the morning and then resume in roasting us alive the whole day. No wonder lots of people have gotten ill these days!But I'm okay now. I guess the fact that I am doing this entry is proof enough. Yeah, okay,

Kiss The Cook....Please?

2005-08-18T01:14:00.000+08:00

I feel like giving myself a pat in the back right now for cooking a splendid dinner tonight: fried chicken.Yeah, I know, it's not much. But I haven't been able to cook it the way I wanted to - until tonight. I wanted my chicken a bit salty but not that salty; skin's just crispy enough to bite but not too much that it will all crumble down the moment you sink your teeth into it; and its meat (or,

Hate-Monger

2005-08-17T05:12:00.000+08:00

I'm trying not to hate some people right now...Hmm, hmmm....nope, can't do it.Maybe I should just sleep it over....1:31 AMNope, hatred's still there...2:46 AMGroggy like hell, but still spiteful4:56 AMIt's GONE! I'm completely hate-less! Praise thee!4:57 AMDang, I dreamt the whole thing lang pala. Still hate 'em. Hmmm...I hate being hateful.

Just Like Me, They Long To Be, Close To You

2005-08-15T01:45:00.000+08:00

Wanted: Zhao WeiA.K.A: Vicki Zhao, Mei ChuFor being so damn beautiful.Sigh. So love Vicki. I love the way she smiles, and even when she does not. I also adore her beautifully radiant (and round) eyes. Sigh.So love So Close too. Especially the towel scene wth Shu Qi. Sigh....

Cheezepaper and the Alterna-rock Explosion

2005-08-14T01:26:00.000+08:00

Just downloaded MP3s from the Net (wherelse!) last night -- songs of The Youth and from the album 1896: Ang Pagsilang, which featured singles from hot talents (circa 1996) like Eraserheads, Rivermaya, The Youth, Agaw Agimat, and a lot more.Listening to them this afternoon, it got me reminiscing of the time when alternative rock finally made a breakthrough in the local music scene back in 1994-96

Meeting Ramon Bautista

2005-08-11T13:27:00.000+08:00

OK, by saying I met him, I mean it in a sense that I got to know who he truly is. Or his name, for starters.Channel surfing late Tuesday evening, I came across a familiar face in ABC-5: one of the actors/re-enactors (my term for those who appear in re-enactments) in the now defunct but uberfunny StrangeBrew.StrangeBrew is an UnTV program worth very much watching (in my opinion); it also the one

Girl Talk

2005-08-09T02:11:00.000+08:00

Never thought that bullying someone will shore up something good for me. Last Friday, I bullied my officemate to lend me her June 2005 Cosmopolitan copy. After skimming through it a few hours ago (while watching 'Outbreak'), I was delighted I did these two things: infuriating her, and reading this magazine.Having been an avid collector of FHM Philippines for the longest time (and occasionally

Sunday Morning

2005-08-05T13:43:00.000+08:00

Crunch time is here once again -- and those Stresstabs look mighty delicious right now. But I will get through, like I always do. Because when things get really hairy, and my Hunny is or my friends are unable to spend time with me, I take a stroll down memory lane instead. I reckon it sounds corny, and that it makes me seem like an escapist -- you know, maybe I am (and I don't deny being corny as

Birthday Boy

2005-08-03T01:10:00.000+08:00

Mon Dieu!!! Sacre bleu!!! Cordon bleu!!!Haven't made a post about my recent birthday celebration with the friends and chuvanesses pa pala!!! Right, so here's a blow-by-blow account -- complete with pictures and witty captions -- of that excellent drinking session.Just click on this link...+++Anddddd I'm done! Boy, am I sooooo exhausted! Anyway, now that it's been taken care of, on to my list...

The Beginning Of The End

2005-07-31T23:48:00.001+08:00

Two weeks have passed since July 16, the day I got my -- drumroll please -- Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince book. Hoorah! Hoorah!Anyway, I think it would only be fitting to write a critique about the sixth book during Harry's birthday, which is today (or, tonight). Man, am I a Potter-head or what?So here goes; oh, and dear readers, huge spoilers ahead.Let me start off by stating my

Do The Shuffle...

2005-07-30T12:58:00.000+08:00

Some random thoughts for today...RT (short for, yes you guessed it right, Random Thoughts) #1*To the tune of 'Do The Hustle'Tan-tan-tan-tanan-tanan-tan-tan Tan-tan-tan-tanan-tatan-tan-tanTan-tan-tan-tanan-tanan-tan-tan Tan-tan-tan-tanan-tatan-tanTannnn-tananaaaaannnn...DO THE SHUFFLE!Oh,wow. I can already imagine the look on their faces when the memo comes.-----RT#2I hate Midnight Madness sales.

Cruel and Unusual

2005-07-29T12:22:00.000+08:00

For nights when you need to stay awake or for instant uneasy sleep, down a glass of gut-wrenching, cholesterol-melting, brain-screwing guilt juice -- available in yucky flavor and sweetened-avocado-but-still-yucky-flavor. Though doctors may not prescribe it -- heck, they might even laugh at you for even asking them if it is medically proven -- but, as one avid user, I can vouch for its efficacy

Stop Cloning Around!

2005-07-26T18:27:00.002+08:00

I wonder now, how did Michael Bay wind up helming The Island. Was he Dreamworks/Warner Bros. studios' first pick? Did Mr. Bay walk in unannounced during a production meeting and tell them executives, "I am your man for this project"? Remember, his recent works were also taglined as 'A Jerry Bruckheimer Production' (or 'A Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Production' when the other half of this action

Of Cold, Hard Cash and Sweet, Tasty Fish

2005-07-15T16:53:00.000+08:00

Oho! Sweldo's here at last! Harry Potter, here I come, mate!It's turning out to be a good day after all. I still can't focus my mind on writing an article for our September issue (check out my mag's site). So, I'm going to waste this afternoon away updating my dearest blog, surfing the 'Net, and irritating my very fun but 'retarded' friend Lynda. Oh well, since I'm feeling a bit peaky right now

The Day Before Tomorrow (or, Today...)

2005-07-15T15:38:00.000+08:00

I'm too distracted right now to write anything sensible. I'm a bit twitchy over a few things. My main concern now is if I will be able to get my Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince book tomorrow. Accounting has not announced if our pay is already available. I hope they won't be late this time. Another thing is that I lost my reservation slip last May. PowerBooks told me to just show my I.D.

Allegedly Danica...

2005-06-25T19:59:00.000+08:00

A strange text disturbed me one Friday night. Well, I was perusing for VCDs in Landmark; naturally, anyone would be annoyed by that...wouldn't they?Danica: 'Hey (TYLER'S NOTE:I forgot the name she called me), Danica here. How are you?'Me: 'Sorry. This isn't (the name Danica called me). You sent it to the wrong person.' Danica: 'Oh, sorry. Who's this?'Me: (Texting back after a few seconds of

Now Showing: G8wars Episode I - The Love Triangle Menace

2005-06-25T19:27:00.000+08:00

Taken From The 2005 B-Movie GuideSynopsis: It's The Paper meets Kill Bill meets a lot of those stupid Korea-novelas and then meets X-Files. Top-grossing publishing company G8Corp. welcomes to its roster of award-winning journalists and writers two fresh graduates named Jennn and Afryl - a couple of highly-talented writers each fueled by a lofty ambition of their own (one dreaming to annex Naga

Friday Night Lights

2005-06-18T03:27:00.000+08:00

Sleep's not come yet; probably it's getting itself drunk with gigantic pints of beer in some Friday soiree with the Forces and the gods around us. Lucky bastard...I haven't had a serious gimmick since...well, two Fridays ago. But then again, that 'gimmick' couldn't be filed as an all out 'happening' as we all went home by nine. Cripes, 9 0'clock in my college days was usually the meeting time for

Creatures That Go Bump In The Night

2005-06-16T01:37:00.000+08:00

Vampires and vigilantes: they love the night so much because it is when their prey - mostly the criminals and the sickly - go out. Hmm...and yesterday I posted about ghosts. Should I name this week as 'Fright Nights'?I. Vampires - A Love StoryShimmy-Goddess and Hyferfwend April lent me Christopher Moore's 'Blood Sucking Fiends: A Love Story' a couple of weeks ago. I finished it last week pa but I

What Ghosts Lurk Around Us

2005-06-15T01:53:00.000+08:00

There are ghosts all around us - ghosts of pasts that are forced inside a wooden chest and locked in tight, and, along with its key, is thrown away either into the middle of the lake or chucked into a vent - with fingers crossed that no one and not even that person will be able to find it again. Most of the time, such hidden pasts disappear into the abyss - or a murky lake bottom. But always, and

I, Film Buff

2005-06-12T00:10:00.000+08:00

Aside from dreams of forging a Galactic Empire (when that comes into fruition, I shall be known then as Sith Lord Darth Panith) and building a mansion alongside a sea cliff, I intend to come up with one of the greatest movie archives in the world...OK, so they are not DVDs - they are all in VCD formats, so blow me if you find them appalling. I know that sooner or later, they will be phased out

With A Smile

2005-06-06T00:27:00.000+08:00

It's her smile.Her smile will always be the thing I love the most about her. Everytime I see her flex those certain facial muscles of hers, it disarms my heart from all the pretensions, the hate, the fears and the sadness it has armed itself with against the rage and toxicity drowning this planet. I never knew that one smile, her smile, can fill me up with a desire to love someone so bad that you

mag-no'li-a (my version of it)

2005-05-28T03:28:00.000+08:00

There are stories of coincidence and chance, of intersections and strange things told, and which is which and nobody knows; and we generally say, "Well, if that was in a movie, I wouldn't believe it." - The Narrator, Magnolia (1999, New Line Cinema)What is a day? It is a plethora of things that look unconnected with one from the other - but only when looking at it from a view from the top do you

I ♥ Episode III

2005-05-22T02:42:00.000+08:00

Why do I love thee? Let me count the ways...Emperor Palpatine a.k.a Darth Sidious - You are evil - pure and simple - and there's no excuse for your continued existence, you loathesome, foul, manipulating scum. Yet your dastardly evil deeds are a sight you know you can't bear to look yet can't help but look anyway. I do not root for you, treacherous Palpatine, but I laud you for being a villain

The Sith Has Hit The Fan

2005-05-18T17:50:00.000+08:00

Not so long ago in an office far, far away...from SM Lagro, here I sit typing this entry while hardly able to contain my joy. For I am and have been a Star Wars fan, devouring anything that is related to this saga of galactic proportions. Unfortunately, since I'm always out of dough, I have been unable to collect the figurines and the cool toys but have settled on purchasing VCDs of the great

Interpreting The Interpreter

2005-05-15T03:20:00.000+08:00

I haven't posted for almost a month now and that's bad. It's not like there's nothing happening in my life; only a lot of unforeseen things has transpired and also I needed to concentrate very hard on work. By not being able to post as well, it sort of hindered me from accomplishing my objectives for this blogspot. One of which is to impress dames out there - but I have to yet convince them that

Have A Nice Day...

2005-04-16T03:08:00.000+08:00

I'm actually feeling out of sorts right now. Must be that after some brewskies at Gerry's, I'm still a little bit tipsy...or tippp-zey, according to J-Kwon. But no, I have a high tolerance level for alcohol - beer, gin (heh, I couldn't help writing that), alcohol, rubbing alcohol (really, I and my cousins took a nip when we were kids; tastes like chicken, mates). That is, just as long as I don't

A is for "A couple of fckinggerdammotherfckingsonofab*tching angsts..."

2005-03-31T01:33:00.000+08:00

#1If boring holes in your head with a Bosch electric drill was made into flesh, I believe it would be in the form of the crooning, geriatric couple -- as in husband and wife -- P & V. Perhaps suffering from some sort of brain damage that causes them to have delusions that they can actually sing and dress hip, perhaps they are so bored that their boredom has outshone the sun, or perhaps they are

Slept, swam, and sine-ed.

2005-03-28T00:13:00.000+08:00

Good God, what a four-day vacation it was. Nothing to do but lounge around in my bedroom (I still board so technically the bedroom is my flat; although we have a sala...). My bro's up (or rather down) in Naga City so I got the place all by myself. Sweet!So, what did I do? I watched tons of VCDs, VCDs, and more VCDs. It was all my film-buff persona's fault. Suddenly, all my mind relayed to my body

one killer intro (yeah, right)

2005-03-26T04:37:00.000+08:00

we are satellites, orbiting around earth. most of the time we transmit silly, random stuff; at times, we beam out life as it unfolds. these get picked up by many wayward satellites which possibly later on relayed to other satellites for the world to see. there are unfortunate times when gatekeepers brand them as cosmic noise and discard them. i wish somebody's watching, or noticing the