The Reunion

Hey. It's been a while. I'm not really into blogging tonight but I wanna write/share something. 

I went out earlier to watch movie with my best friend, a new Star Cinema film entitled The Reunion. I got a little excited to see the film myself for it has a good casting, an exciting story and of course, a thrilling high school fun. Cause I literally missed high school! And as I had this high expectations about the film, I can say that I didn't get disappointed. It was real fun - a total package! Good actors and actresses came out portraying roles and they give justice to each of it, they got my humor (or should I say almost all the people on the theater laugh as I did) and the story came out as a whole riot but ended up peacefully.

I don't want to spoil people who haven't watch it yet. And of course, like my review/talks about movies or books, I don't give such things that would spoil you. You know this is another damn review. But I will end up posting this. All I want you to know is that you have to watch the film, especially with peers or barkadas because it will tighten your friendships. You won't regret watching it.

PS. Kudos to Mr. Franco Mortiz for this fantastic film!

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Let's talk about movies!

One of the reason why my summer isn't boring is because of movies. I do movie marathon some time, especially months like this where I do nothing at all. I beat my last summer vacation's record of 19 movies. 'Cause I watched 38 this time! Thirty-eight. Yup, you read it right. Haha. And I became an instant fan of movie rental shops because I hate cinema-copy-DVD/CDs, it's quite annoying to watch. And hard. And I missed a lot of movies in theater in a while. So here's my 2012 list with no specific order:

• Thelma (Maja Salvador as lead, an inspiring story, 3 stars)
• Fuschia (Something you want to watch if you get a full boring hours. Gloria Romero as lead, 4 stars)
• Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name and Death Note 3: L Change the World (I annually watch these 3 films every vacation over and over again! Hardcore fan. 5 stars)
• Bad Teacher (This teacher is not that bad dude! Haha. So I give 3 stars)
• 27 Dresses (Seriously good film especially for ladies out there! 4 stars)
• All About Steve (I don't care if others don't, but I love Sandra Bullock and this film is good though I'm expecting a love story drama in here, 5 stars)
• You Changed My Life (Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz fan, 4 stars)
• Kimmy Dora (This film is LMFAO, good comedy film, 3 stars)
• Tooth Fairy 2 (Just like the first Tooth Fairy with new characters and a twist, 3 stars)
• The Truman Show (I'm not sociologists or fan of society but a professor suggest me to watch this film. It's kind of fun, unexceptional but not ordinary film, I liked this, 4 stars)
• One More Chance (HARDCORE, One of the best film, ever. 5 stars)
• Pirahnna 3D (Eye catching film, I pity people who will sleep over this film, not a fan but I love it. 4 stars)
• Tanging Yaman (Broke my heart, 3 stars)
• This Means War (A good one, 3 stars)
• I Will Always Love You (INSERT CPTN HERE)
• Journey Home (This film cracks me up, 5 stars)
• Bahay Kubo (About a woman who adopt a lot of child and then when they that they are adapted, they leave the woman, good film for family, 4 stars)
• Hello Stranger (Thai movie, I'm not satisfied with the ending but you know, that's life. 3 stars)
• Jumper (Because of this movie, I wanted to become a jumper too. 4 stars)
• Memento Mori (Can't believe I survived watching this alone, I hate horror especially if it wakes you up in the middle of the night. 2 stars)
• Epic Movie (Epic, isnt't it? 2 stars)
• Battleship (I love how they made this movie so cool that it... Oops. I don't want to spoil you guys, better watch it. 4 stars)
• The Devil Wears Prada (Fashion is love, and follow what your heart says. Awesome, 5 stars)
• My Sassy Girl (Hollywood version, Sad but good with it's little drama, 3 stars)
• Miss Congeniality 2 ("That's how we do it in New York!" - Sandra Bullock, 4 stars)
• Larry Crowne (Inspiring and I got excited to see the changes with this Mr. Crowne, 5 stars)
• A Walk to Remember (I've just watch it this 2012. Pity me dude, but pity me no more! 4 stars)
• Crazy, Stupid, Love (I love the crazy part, so much! Can I go with 4.5 stars? :D) 
• Drag Me to Hell (Thought I'm gonna be a scared kid, but I'm not! 3 stars)
• A Mother's Story (Movie for all OFW's out there especially made for moms, 4 stars)
• Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me (Edgar Allan as lead with Mercedes Cabral, a good indie film from Eros Atalia's novel with the same title, 3 stars)
• Manay Po 2: Overload (Cherry Pie Picache, Jiro, Polo, and Pratty. Good actress and actors, 3 stars)
• The Viral Factor (I never thought I'd like action a lot, 5 stars)
• Ninja Assassin (Rain as lead, also a good one, 4 stars)
• The Darkset Hour (About alien destroying the world, awesome, 3 stars)
• Pathology (For people who loves to eat strawberry pie while watching bloody people, 3 stars)

Well, don't mind my ratings because all of us have different point of views. That one only depends on me, 5 stars to must-watch movies and great ones, 4 with awesome films, 3 with I'm expecting more or something else in the movie, and 2 of course are the least of my favorite.

So if you want to go movie marathon next time, catch up with some in my list!

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Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin

Warning: The content of this post is not a book review, book summary, or a spoiler. (Pero may mapupulot naman sa post na ito.)

December 09, 2011. Ngayon pa lang ang release sa Pandayan Bookshop ng bagong librong kagigiliwan ng mga anak na kinagagalitan ng mga magulang dahil ayaw huminto sa pagbabasa ng pink na libro na dahilan kung bakit hindi nila ito mautusan. (Hindi ba dapat ay matuwa pa ang mga magulang natin at nagbabasa tayo?) Kung isa kang BobO fan (Bob Ong), malamang alam mo ang librong tinutukoy ko.

December 11, 2011 ang talagang release ng libro. Pero dahil may mga fan na pabalik-balik sa bookstore at nangungulit sa staffs (na nagpakgrro (na hindi nila alam na bawal pa), at may iba namang sadyang may stock na pero limited. At sa kabutihang palad na nakasalo ako ng kabutihang palad kahapon, nagkaroon ako ng kopya ng limited na libro. Kaya lang hindi ako ang bumili. (Pero hindi na po ako magrereklamo at nagpapasalamat ako sa sponsor ko!)

Para na rin makatulong ako sa iba pang walang kopya ng Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin, narito ang ilang lugar na pwede niyo ng bilhan ng libro. (Ito po ay ayon na rin sa iba ng may kopya ng nasabing libro):

SM Rosales

SM Megamall

SM Manila

SM Dasmariñas

SM Mall of Asia

SM Marilao

SM Fairview

Ali Mall (National Bookstore)

Recto (National Bookstore)

Cybermall (Eastwood)

Shangri La (Edsa)

Gateway (Cubao)

(c) Kung meron na sa lugar niyo, mas maganda kung sasabihin niyo sa'kin. (Mag-comment kayo dito sa post ko) Para na rin malaman ng iba pang walang kopya. Pwede rin namang tumawag kayo sa pinakamalapit na Pandayan Bookshop, National Book Store, Fully Booked, at Powerbooks Store sa inyong lugar.

Kung wala pa talaga, hinay-hinay lang muna. Aabot rin 'yan sa inyo. Iwasan niyo na lang din munang mag-online at makuntento na lang sa mga spoiler. At dahil na rin nabanggit sila (mga spoiler) at dahil na rin sa ginagalang ko si Master Bob, katulad ng dati, hindi ako magpapaka-spoiler. (At hinding-hindi ko 'yon gagawin. Loyal fan kaya ako, Peksman. Mamatay ka man!) Oops.

Ganito, sabihin na lang natin na 'IN' pa din si Master Bob. May mga artista kasing sumikat pero nawala agad, banda na magaling pero naglaho din. Si Master yata hindi malalaos eh. Sabi nga, 'IN' for all generation! Doon ako sobrang hanga sa kanya dahil na rin nahikayat niya ang mga kabataang katulad ko na magbasa ng libro.

Nakatapos na naman ako ng libro mo, kaya ano pa ba? Sana may 10th, 11th, 12,.... eternity.

Sasamantalahin ko na rin ang pagkakataong ito na pigilan na ang mga nagee-book, lalo na ng BobOng books. Please. Stop piracy! Just support Filipino authors. At pati na rin sa tumatangkilik ng e-book: 'Wag na please, masakit sa mata!

Kudos Bob Ong for another great masterpiece!

CREDITS

FADE OUT

Tapos lalabas na ang mga tao sa sinehan at magsisigaw sa microphone ng "Number 1! Number 1! Number 1!"

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Bye vacation, hello university!

Vacation? It's ending soon! Very very soon. So, before going to pack my things and go back to schooling, I will summarize how FULL my vacation was! :)

So I will tell 3 things: What I have watched, what I have read, and what I did yesterday...

1. What I have watched?
For almost 2 months, I enjoyed consuming a lot of energy, radiation, etc. That was bad, though really great! So I'd finished watching 3 koreanovelas namely My Princess, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, and my FAVORITE (of-all-time) Secret Garden.

I also watched movies. Actually it’s 19 movies: A Millionaire’s First Love, Hello Schoolgirl, You Again, Grown Ups, Scary Movie 4, Saw VI, Death Note, Death Note II: The Last Name, Death Note III: L Change the World, Eat Pray Love, Mirrors 2, Salt, Who’s that Girl?, Bride Wars, A Crazy Little Thing Called love, 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant, Easy A, and Kasambuhay Habambuhay.

I love movies! It’s the best past time yet good for relaxing and bonding moments.

2. What I have read?

I finished reading “Dekada ‘70” and “Bata, Bata, Pa’no ka Ginawa?” by Lualhati Bautista. I also read Andres Cristobal Cruz’s “Ang Tundo Man May Langit Din.” And I posted a review here.

I love reading books especially Bob Ong's! Because of him I supported Filipino authors. So, if there’s a free time, I always read those books again and again.

3. What I did yesterday?

Yesterday was a very amazing day! I went to Ortigas with my friends. We watched Nestle’s short film anthology: Kasambuhay Habambuhay.

Nestle, celebrating its centennial year, made a short film anthology consisting of 10 exciting short film. “The directors pitched stories of various genres for the roster of brands BEAR BRAND Powdered Milk Drink, NESCAFÉ, MILO, NESTEA, NIDO, COFFEE-MATE, MAGGI, BEAR BRAND Sterilized, NESTLÉ ICE CREAM, KOKO KRUNCH, NESTLÉ Fruit Selection Yogurt and NESTLÉ FITNESSE. The exercise yielded a spectrum of stories – some personal, others experimental, but every single one so colorful and unique. But there could only be one story per brand. After a difficult process of selection, ten stories were selected which vary from drama, romantic comedy, musical, fantasy, satire, family comedy, suspense, adventure, mock-umentary and a Shakespearean parody.” I really enjoyed this short film! I watched it not because I just want so, but because I don’t want to wait for another 100 years! Kudos to Nestle Philippines!

And to my friends that went with me yesterday: I love them sooooo much! They made my day. And I gonna missed them a lot (since we're in different universities)!

Summer is so over, and vacation too! That's it! I think I need to ready for tomorrow's class. Yay. BIG Good luck for myself!

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Death Note Manga

Grabe, sobra kong na-hooked sa Death Note. This summer I watched it again and again, Death Note 1,2, and 3 (film/movie). Pagkatapos 'nun sinimulan ko naman basahin yung manga series.. Almost 110 Chapters! Hahahaha. Imagine? Kinaya ng patience ko 'yun! :) Yung anime hindi ko na napanood ulit. Pero napanood ko 'yun once nung napahiram ako ng DVD. Pareho lang katulad sa manga, mas sulit lang talaga yung manga. Frst time kong magbasa ng manga. Wala naman kase 'kong hilig sa mga ganon but then ayun... dahil sa Death Note.

Super kudos to Tsugumi Ohba, the author of Death Note and to the manga artist Takeshi Obata! Sila ang dahilan ng kabaliwan ko ngayon. Hahahaha! Sisihin niyo po sila.

Spoiler (favorite part?) :D - L will have successor/s, meaning he will die. - There are so many Kiras. - Watari will reveal his face! - Yagami-san, the director will die. - Nia/Near and Mello! *catch and figure who they are* Ooops. Tama na! Did you know? Tsugumi Ohba, As stated by the profile placed at the beginning of each Death Note manga, Ohba collects teacups and develops manga plots while holding his knees on a chair, similar to a habit of L, one of the main characters of the series. And his real identity was is closely guarded secret! What a mystery!

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Hello Schoolgirl

Got bored this morning so I hang out on mysoju. Anyway, I just finished watching this Korean movie entitled "Hello Schoolgirl." It was about a junior high school student, a civil servant, a melancholic woman, and a guy who's head over heels about this woman. The story was definitely about giving up easily on a reverse way. I shared this movie to all because its a little cute movie that shows how things should start off sweetly. It's definitely on the different way.

Spoiler.
This civil servant whose 31 years old is started liking an eighteen years old student... and they enjoy each others company. :)

Link here --> Hello Schoolgirl

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José Rizal

"Sa aking mga nobela'y pinilit kong sagutin ang mga mapanirang puring paratang sa aming mga Pilipino. Inilahad ko ang kawawang kalagayan ng aking bayan, ang aming mga karaingan at kalungkutan..."

Isang napakahusay na gawa ng mga batikan sa produksyon sa larangan ng pelikula. Patawarin niyo po ako kung ngayon ko lang maipararating ang kudos ko sa inyo. Patawad.

Sa eskwela ko, ang lahat ay nagka-cram sa paggawa ng projects at pag-ensayo sa play. Pero ngayon, sa bahay, ako ay nanonood ng José Rizal. Bigla ko lang naisipan. Napakatagal ng yari ng pelikula pero ngayon lang ako nagkaroon ng pagkakataong panoorin ito at sinunggaban ko naman. Sayang eh! At talaga namang lalo akong natuto.

Nalaman kong may mga tinuturong tama ang mga guro sa aspeto ng mga alam at hindi nila alam sa kasaysayan.
Nalaman kong karamihan sa mga alam nila e tama at totoo talaga.
Nalaman kong mali na lumaban sa paraang hindi mo kaharap ang kalaban mo. Dahil kung gusto mo talagang lumaban, humarap ka!
Nalaman kong hindi perpekto ang tao para araw-araw maging optimistic. Parte ng buhay na paminsan-minsan e ayawan mo siya.
Nalaman kong pwede palang mahalin ang mga bagay na hindi mo kauri. Pwede mong makasundo ang hindi mo kadugo base sa mga karanasan ninyo.
Nalaman kong napakahalaga talaga ng edukasyon pero hindi iyon ang napakalaking maiaambag mo sa buhay at sa bayan. Kundi ang tunay na pagiging mapagmahal mo sa bawat karapatan ng lahat ng nilalang. Dapat alam mo ang pagkakapantay-pantay. Kahit na may pinag-aralan o wala, karapatan ng bawat isa ang pantay na pagrespeto. Kung ang Diyos nga ay marunong tumingin ng pantay, ang tao pa kaya? Alam kong kaya natin maging pantay ngunit alam ko ring napakahirap nitong gawin. Tumbalik?

Sa kabuuan, hindi naman nasayang ang ilang oras ng pagkakaupo ko sa hara ng monitor dahil marami pala kong nalaman. Maraming nadagdag sa utak ko. Yun nga lang, minsan kailangan ko p 'tong balik-balikan para maging sariwa ulit yung nasa alaala ko.

Tunay ngang napakalaki ng naitulong ni Rizal. Tinanggihan niya na maging ang batas dahil alam niyan hindi ito perpekto. Nawalan siya ng pag-asa ngunit nabuhayang ulit Nalaman niyang malaki ang nagawa niya sa pamamagitan ng pagsusulat. Kahit na naging napakapanganib ng pinasok niyang larangan. Wala siyang kinatakutan at minahal niya ang tinahak niyang landas. Sobresaliente!

Natutuhan kong hindi lahat ng tao ay pantay-pantay.

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