Look who I found!

A trip to Cubao was stirred by fate and we found ourselves in Eastwood!!! We were just supposed to kill the hours in Cubao! Spend it the way we usually do! Sit somewhere while slurping something and notice almost everything nice or bad with all the people passing!! Let's call the other hobby that we have as …. fishing!! Hunting for yummy and delicious hot catches!! Hmmmm…..

We decided not to go home early and we took a full turn ! We found ourselves in Libis, a better place to go fishing!! Nikkei left me outside Starbucks as he tried to hunt for cheap yosi and tried to invent good excuses to leave his officemates that he accidentally found. I was wondering whats keeping him so long and was about to leave the table when I saw someone who was really familiar! I would recognize that face anywhere, that slender built and that unique mix match of medium sized shirts and straight-cut jeans!!!

"Noynoy?!" Noynoy!!! And it was really him! I was totally awed seeing him there! There are few more surprises! Pipo, Lucky and Tim are with him! Paula actually texted Nikkei on our way taht they might be around the area, but I didnt expect to see them there!!! It was such a high seeing them! I am surrounded by my college batchmates!!! All of them finished school already! Tim and Pipo are having their Masteral in Diliman! Lucky works in IBM… take note ha… HR!!! heheheh… Noynoy is here for training for another job as a Med Rep. Few minutes later, after discussing the lives of the people that we all knew, Pat and Paula came along!!

Imagine 3 years of not seeing these people! These people who made my college life so unforgettable!!!

Good thing that Flaegil was around the area! We spent the night in his unit in Lafayette!! It was fun! We finished few bottles of Grandma!! And again, for the nth time, I have no Idea how I got home!!! I wont forget the "Sucklolo, LickLola joke", a ten year old would do good in cracking it Noy!

I was just so happy seeing this people and patching things up with people that I didnt get along with in college! I was so immature during those years! They know how childish and weak I am in dealing with emotions! But I really want to thank you guys for giving me those memories that I would surely cherish forever!! Guimaras, Boracay, Miag-ao, Iloilo would not be that beautiful without you people!!! 

Congrats to Marian for giving life to another beautiful gift from God!!!! 

Curtain Call!!!!

A year and a half! God! I was able to stick with this company for a year and a half! I passed my resignation letter last Monday and thank GoD, effective Feb. 15, I would be a certified unemployed!

I would like to take a bow! I hear applauses and boos, but anyway, I would take my bow in grace and beauty! I would like to thank this company for my SSS contributions and the thousands of hard earned pesos. 

I just need to take a rest and keep distance from any phone sets! heheheh!!! So goodbye! Paalam sa mga kanong walang magawa sa buhay! Sa mga gagong kano na nag pak yu sa akin sa phone… dobol pak yu din sa inyo to the nth power! Mga ulol kayong lahat!! Sorry!!! heheheh!

Sorry din sa mga pinangakuan ko ng credits na hindi ko ginawa! Sorry din sa mga accounts na aking nabalahura! Sorry sa mga pinangakuan na hindi natupad! Sorry sa mga nasira ang buhay dahil sa kagagawan ng account namin, pero wala kayong magagawa dahil talagang ganyan!!! 

so sa lahat! baboosh! tenk yu por koling and hab a nice day!!! Chow!! 

The Unbearable Lightness of ….. ME!!!

I have troubles in remembering what my weight is! I have difficulties with numbers, especially if it's more than 100 or followed by grams, meter, kilo, pounds or whatever! I have exceptions though, I am quite good with numbers if it has a peso sign or anything monetary!

Something is wrong with my anatomy! I am 5'9 and an average looking 2nd yr highschool looks heavier than me! I swear that I dont have worms or any parasites in my system! Hmmmmm…..

I eat a lot! But that would also depend if I have enough money to satisfy my taste buds! I would go for anything! I could finish several servings of rice and I dont care if the food is drowned in liters of cholesterol. I eat several times a day and I am not as active as I was before! I tend to sleep for more than 8 hours and I spend most of my wake hours watching movies! It is still a big question why body fats keeps on avoiding me!

Thin is beautiful… but not in my case! I cant wear some clothes that I am dying to wear! I cant wear any sleeveless or anything skimpy that would show detailed structures of my bones! I cant find pants that would match my waistline and the lenght of legs! I am like a walking bamboo! I hate using belts but there are times that I have to, cause my waistline cant hold my pants!

I was walking to buy something the other day when Ishi (our 3 yr old neighbor) ran to me and insisted to be carried along. I was too occupied to mind her and didnt even bother to say hello or cuddle or pinch her… the kid gtot annoyed and pulled my shorts! Damn! I was the god of humiliation at that point! The whole worls was looking and my shorts were pulled down and everyone has a good view of how my undearwear covers my ass!! Whew!

The problem would be with my metabolism (a scientific explanation is good to cover any conspiracy)! Believe it or not but I have scheduled toilet deposits after every meals! Good thing that this doesnt happen if I am not home! But its quite unusual to have at least 3 visits on a day! They call the toilet seat as my throne! I finished reading Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things" with those frequent visits!

If I could think of an advantage ….. at least my sister and I could share clothes!

Listen….

Babel
Alejandro González Iñárritu

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal

This was the last film I watched for 2006. I watched it December 31st while getting ready for New Year's Eve. It won the Golden Globe for Best Picture Drama the other day, that's when I remembered that I didnt write a review for the film.

A lot of people seems to compare this film with 2005 Oscar Best Picture "CRASH". Well, I dont know but I think this film is better. 

I am a big fan of Iñárritu. I consider his films sacred; 21 grams and Amores Perros! Too bad I was only able to watch three of his works, it is quite difficult to get hold of a copy for the rest. It would actually be the first time for him to have a popular release with a superstar ensemble. He was even able to convince an a-list actor to tag along. I would kneel to Iñárritu if I was Brad Pitt just to be a part of this film.

Shot in 3 continents, in 5 languages, with one message …. LISTEN!!! 

The film holds different perspectives in a multilingual approach on what would happen if love is ignored, or replaced by hate anger and discrimination! The films intent to present their goal in different perspectives was beautifully woven. Each storyline holds valuable content and the casts were able to deliver exceptional performances.

I never saw Pitt's eyes drown in tears the way I saw him did in this movie. Pitt was able to dissolve everything that he was and was able to initiate an existence of an all new persona. Cate Blanchett was also good, you could feel the depth of her pain, the hurt of losing and you could easily dwell in her emptiness. The Japanese actress, Reiko, was a revelation! The 27 yr old actress was able to portray a 17 year old mute with no effort. She was fearless in showing her full frontals for the film's sake. It was not wasted though, cause it was initiated in a way that she would still gain your pity and respect. I still do feel that Gael Garcia Bernal was underused in this film! That actor has so much talent and he was not utilized well.

I liked the ending! It was so humble and simple! The denouement and the way the movie reveals the connection between the characters were quite abrupt but was still able to hold grasp of its intent.

It's successfully tragic! 

Apocalypto

Apocalypto

director: Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson has this weird taste in making movies! For a perfect Mel Gibson movie, it should be spoken in a dead ancient language, there should be blood, lots of blood, a whip of violence and a dashing story that  would surely capture your hearts!

Unrelenting violence wraps this movie, but its core is indeed more than blood and gore. I almost threw-up in the first part of the film, when one of the characters ate the genitals of a boar! Expect to see a lot of internal organs! I mean, these people are savages!- remind yourself of  that  for you to be prepared in any visuals that may turn your stomach upside down!   

It was a fun exciting ride though! Too much adrenaline and you would surely go further from the edge of your seats.

Apocalypto covers a man's escape from merciless marauders. It is a story of courage, family and love! This is an epic film that was very well woven by Mel Gibson! It is quite a shame that he went through his drinking scandals last year before the film's release! This is actually better than Braveheart in my opinion! The Passion of the Christ falls in a different level and is incomparable to this one. 

It is just overwhelming to notice such an irony in this kind of film! We all live in a world of two opposing forces that actually work together! Chaos and Peace needs each other for us to realize our strenght and push our limits! As what I have mentioned, the film is a feast of violence but deep within is a story of man's imeasurable love to his family.  

Visually stunning, very well made!