ITS A WRAP! (what my year has become this '08)

this pic was taken kanina lang pag gising ko. haha.its like the last morning of 2008 and parang afro ang buhok ko.anyways..

this year is such a blast for me! through out the whole year i will say i had fun all year round. though you cant really escape some bumpy ride but fortunately i handle it pretty much ok, i have lost some friend(s) due to unfortunate events even i don't have any idea what went wrong they have all the rights to get mad at me from blocking you guys out of my life well i guess the blame was on me! been there, done that i already got over it pero alam mo yung feeling na pag nagkakasalubong kayo sa school esp. sa batibot where we usually hang out eh sobrang awkward na as if wala kayong pinag samahan mag babarkada well anyways ngayon kahit tinginan nag iiwasan narin pero im cool with that no hard feelings. as what the old saying goes "if god closes the door, someway he opens a widow" indeed it is, i have found some new friends when i shift to Legal Management i really must give credit to tan who really motivated me upto the last munite! mag ppol.sci na kasi dapat ako nun but days before kukuha nako ng form para sa pol.sci out of nowhere sumulpot si tan. i've never met him before or whatsoever pero he really have this power like the moment he open his mouth your like trap in his world and believe what he has to say a real smooth-talker as i described him. though sometimes eh he's starting to get into my nerves. lol. i have no regrets naman (so far) i mean i don't have choice since this is the last time as you guys know ive already gone to 4 different courses! (whew! record ei??).shit! kung tutuusin last year ko na to sa college at ggraduate nako sa march! well congrats nalang sa mga kabatch ko sa uste finally you guys made it! ok enough about friendship bla bla. about my personal life, my parents got married once again this time its their 25th wedding anniversary held last august which im so proud and happy of what my parents had accomplished and oh bati na ulit kami ni ate after of almost a year of not talking can you imagine living with a person in one roof kung san parang di kayo mag kakilala?! well we finally got our way on how to resolve and no walang kadramahan na nangyari just plain nag batian lang kami nung christmas eve you know for the sake of christmas narin kaya nag kaayos na kami so yun happy happy na ulit. meron din akong mga first time/try this year pero akin nalang yun. hehe. and as to my favorite movie of the year ill have to say "into the wild" sobrang cool ng film na to and i can see myself dun sa lead character and it was based on real life event though he died but still i think what he just did is a i call adventure of a lifetime! and as to my song of the year *ehem*ehem* do i need to say more??? IM YOURS syempre! lol. props for jason mraz for having 2 nomination for grammys! (best pop male vocal and song of the year) oohh *fingers crossed* hehe and congrats nga pala kay obama!(of course big plus dahil kay oprah) and kay pacman narin he made us all proud once again. so yun my 2008 is all wrap up! may 2009 be as good/great as 2008.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Where are you Christmas?

its my 4th year now since i started boycotting christmas. for some reason christmas is just an ordinary day for me except maraming handa, regalo, bla bla...i dont know di ko na ramdam ang christmas since nung umalis si mama for abroad last dec 2004 at nag kataon talaga na mag papasko eh no?.our christmas will never be the same kung wala si mama. and yung last dec. 2006 naman naki pag break si gf wow! ang saya saya talaga! and take note through text for the love of christ! sya yung inang gf ko na iniyakan ko kasi i was looking forward on how are we going to celebrate ang christmas together. pero ganun na talaga eh. anyways di nako bitter. haha.as of this moment hag hahanda na ang mga tao dito samin at mag pupuntahan ang mga pinsan ko. after nung mga kasiyaahan usually gagawin ko aakyat ako sa kwarto then iiyak nalang thingking mas masaya sana kung nandito si mama. christmas is the time na i will say na sobrang vulnerable ako. chirstmas ko eh yung "where are you chirstmas" yung theme song ng the grinch. sobrang akma sakin yun its been my christmas song for 4 years now. i would say na pagka madrama din ako at buhay ko. i once commit suicide last 2005 but im not ready yet to share my story masyadong personal at bloody kung di lang ako nahuli ni ate nun malamang patay nako but for the record hindi dahil sa babae! ang babaw naman kung gagawin ko yun dahil alng sa babae.

anyways, have a fun christmas yall ( yall? ghetto??) haha you wish!

Ang Inuman Vol. II

Mga Manginginom: jamel, allen, karl, pader, julius, richard at ako

Place: pica pica

biernes na naman ang lumipas at nag kasama sama na naman tayo. bawat lagok ng alak, bawat hithit ng yosi at bawat dukot ng pera sa bulsa (kahit wala ng maidudukot) masaya ako sa bawat minuto na lumilipas. bawat biernes may kulang na kasama pero sa susunod na biernes may dadarating at babagong makikilala. masaya ang buhay ko sa LM walang pagsisi sa paglipat kahit hindi ako ganun kasipag mag aral nakaka raos parin. ganun ang buhay sa LM todo ang hirap kay atty pero nandyan ang mga kaibigan para damayan ka ng mga salitang..."akala mo ikaw lang?! tado ako rin hindi nga aral!" (napaka inspirational diba?!).

sa mga kaibigan ko salamat sa lahat ng mga masasayang araw ng pag sasama..kay JAMEL na tumatayong pinuno at taga pag bantay sa amin. kay KARL na kasa kasama ko sa pag yosi at tunay na mang pupuntahan ako mapa recto, lepanto or gastam gate man sasamahan ako para lang mailibre ko kasi ng mountain dew/ choco banana shake. haha. kay ALLEN na sobrang mahal ang ue ang talaga pang nag sacrifice ng isang sem. haha ulit. kay pader a.k.a ALLEN ang bagong pasok sa lm na kapit barangay ko pala. kay TAN na kahit lagi inaaway ni karl eh nandyan parin to share his wonderful wisdom and broad knowledge. kay JULIUS kahit emo ka pre naka sundo kita you know how much i hate emo pero isa ka pa sa naging pinaka close ko sa lm at ang nag pakilala sakin kay "balot". si RICHARD ang kataas taasang presidente ng lm wooh! (gago! bumaba kana sa posisyon mo!) ang una kong naging ka close at ang ka-bituka ko sa lahat ng bagay at ang ka labasan ko ng loob sa mga bagay bagay lalo na kay "balot" ko.

kay hirap isipin na iba sa inyo mawawala na next year. sino na ang makakusap ko about hollywood, poilitcs, trivia? (jamel) sino na ang kadamay ko sa pag yosi ko tuwing alas 3 ng hapon sa gastam/lepanto? (karl) sino na kabiruan ko at ka shit talk, pag tingin sa mga magagandang babae tuma tambay sa batibot? (chard). my LM days wouldnt be the same kung di ko kayo na kilala. bawat yosi/alak/murahan ay mahalaga dahil dun ko kayo nakilala. at ang mg babae sa buhay buhay natin, bawat isa satin may mga babaeng binibigyan ng importansya torpe man o mahiyain ang mahalaga nandyan ang bawat isa para bigyan ng lakas ng loob ang isat isa.

so mga pare, sa mga susunod na biernes na darating magkulang man or mawalan ng pera kaming bahala sa 'yo basta wag ka lang mawawala sa

inuman...

Inuman Vol. III (x-mas party)

Mangiginom: jamel, karl, pader, allan, angelo, ruffin, julius, richard at ako

Place: Bgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig (pader's residence)

(WARNING: some languages may not be suitable for minors. maraming bad words akong masasabi dito)

bago palang kami pumunta sa inuman sinabi ko na kay karl sa gastam na parang di ata ako magiging masaya mamaya sa inuman parang may something na mangyayari pero binalewala ko na lang kasi what the hell eh inuman yun! what can go wrong?! so yun nauna ako umuwi kasi ala akong dalang pera at tutal malapit lang bahay namin kina pader mga bandang 9:30 nag kita na kami ni richard sa place ko at sabay na kami pumunta dun. pag dating namin dun nandun na sila at kumakain ng noodles at di pa nagsstart ang inuman para sabay sabay ang lahat. first few hours ok ang lahat tawanan, kwentuhan, laklakan at gin ang tinitira namin (tsk di pa naman gamay ng tyan ko yun. hanggang red horse lang talaga ako) then around 11:30 pinakilala ni pader yung mga barkada nya na taga dun then the nightmare comes. they started talking and talking mostly about "naruto" si julius lang naman ang nakikipag usap kami kami tahamik lahat even si chard nan dun lang sa sulok tahimik at si jamel which i find so weird kasi si jamel ang laging nag bbrought up ng mga interesting na topic. i already had this feeling na bad trip na si chard at any minute aalis na to. around 12:30am ayun nag paalam na si chard syempre pinigilan muna namin kung makakapag stay pa sya ng ilang oras pa pero hindi na namin na piglilan and to my surprise pati si jamel umuwi ng maaga kasama sina angelo at allan. so there goes four us left standing dun ako, si karl, julius, ruffin. nung kami nalang nandun biglang nagdating yung ibang friends ni pader shit! maa-outcast kami dito. nag kakatinginan na kami ni karl tsk tsk were doomed. thats where i started to realize what was i thinking?! i shouldve gone home kasama sila chard kanina. so yun usap sila ng usap habang kami trying to get busy (as possible as we can) gustuhin ko man mag txt pero kasi nandun sa tabi ng mga kaibigan ni pader yung bag ko. hours later julius and i decided to stroll for a bit para maka iwas sa pagging outcast namin. si karl at si ruffin nag paiwan. habang naglalakad kami sa labas ng madaling araw nag uusap kami about fuck our inuman sucks! its all fucked up! then sumunod naman si pader which is nabaitan naman ako sa ginawa nya kasi na feel nya na were already getting bored and keep apologizing and wasnt expecting na ganun na nga ang mangyayari. kaming tatlo nag usap about "our own problem sa LMSI" (im not going to detalied it anymore. personal and masyadong complicated na yung issue na yun) basta yun mga an hour and half ata kami nag usap then bumalik na sa inuman (back to hell) pag balik namin si ruffin nakahilata na at tulog at si karl nandun nung nakita kami sabi siguro "tangna nyo naman bakit nyo ko iniwan?! sa isip isip ko this is by far the most boring get together ive ever had sa LM then lumabas ulit kami this time sumama na si karl. fuck! tangina gustong gusto ko na umuwi definetly didnt see this coming! i thought maggiging masaya itong inuman like the previous inuman we had pero hindi. the essence of the alcohol pour straightly down into our stomach and mind you its not worth it. tang na talaga bad trip na bad trip nako nung mga oras na yun. buti kamo nag sialisan na sila at mga 4:00am nag situlugan na kami pero fuck di ako makatulog nun thingking of what we have gone through kani kanina lang. mga 7am nagsigisingan na kami (si karl tulog pa) at ako ang na unang umalis. pag uwi ko kain muna then txt kay richard and to think the worst is over, biglang tinxt sakin ni chard na nawawala ang cellphone ni karl!! tinawagan ko bigla pero cannot be reach na (i dont know kung lowbatt) as of this moment eh di pa daw nakikita ang cellphone ni karl. its hard not to entertain any negative thoughts pero im still hoping na baka na missplace lang ni karl yun somewhere dun. shit what a night that was! no offense kay pader and i have nothing against sa mga kaibigan mo pero di lang talaga nag ka tugma eh.i wasnt expecting that this is how are our last big year send off for the year 2008 is going to be. anak ng pucha naman oh! sa january isang malaking diskusyon to! dont worry pader wala kaming hinanakit sayo ayos ka parin ahoo! ahoo! hehe

P.S

balot pasensya kung di natuloy ang lakad natin ngayon. sobrang bad trip lang talaga ako i spent my whole fucking money for nothing! .bawi nalang ako sayo next time.

Pacquia VS De la Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya might have beaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. had he stayed with his jab and found a way to land a left hook or two. He would have beaten Felix Trinidad if he hadn't decided to run instead of fight in the last few rounds, and he might have gotten the best of Shane Mosley if he hadn't faded late in their two fights.

One common theme emerged after all of those losses — it always seemed to be someone else's fault.

"It's his nature," trainer Freddie Roach said. "He's never been a man who blames himself. He'll always blame someone else."

There will be plenty of blame to spread around on Saturday if De La Hoya can't beat an undersized Manny Pacquiao in a 147-pound (67-kilogram) non-title fight even the oddsmakers expect him to win. Unlike De La Hoya's fight last year against Mayweather, though, Roach won't be a target of it because he'll be in the opposite corner doing everything possible to carry Pacquiao to victory.

He'll settle for a decision win. But what Roach would really like is a knockout that could bring an end to De La Hoya's long career.

"I go through scenarios before I go to bed every night," Roach said. "I can't sleep until I come up with the right ending. And it always ends with Manny knocking him out."

Part of Roach's confidence comes from the knowledge that Pacquiao is supremely talented, so good that many in boxing have given him the mythical title of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the game. The other part comes from training De La Hoya for several months to fight Mayweather, and seeing what happened just before his fighter went into the ring.

"He's so tight," Roach said. "I've never seen a fighter so experienced be so tight before a fight."

De La Hoya vigorously disputes that, of course, and points to a number of wins in big fights against Julio Cesar Chavez, Fernando Vargas and Pernell Whitaker, among others. But he hasn't won a significant fight since knocking out Vargas six years ago. At the age of 35, De La Hoya needs a spectacular performance against Pacquiao if he expects to keep fighting for the huge purses he has been so accustomed to getting every time he steps into the ring.

De La Hoya the fighter knows that. Just as important, so does De La Hoya the promoter.

"I will be extremely, extremely disappointed if this fight doesn't end in a knockout," De La Hoya said. "It will be a total disaster for me."

De La Hoya hopes to avoid that disaster by trading often and frequently against a fighter who has built a career on coming forward with little regard for his chin. Pacquiao has been extremely successful doing that, but will be moving up two weight classes and be forced to face a fighter who will not only have a height and reach advantage but an edge in strength, too.

Pacquiao weighed 142 pounds (64.4 kilograms) at Friday's weigh-in, well below the welterweight limit, while De La Hoya was 145 (65.7).

The scheduled 12-round fight at the MGM Grand hotel-casino will be lucrative for both fighters, thanks to a $54.95 pay-per-view price tag that will generate millions of dollars even in a bad U.S. economy. Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 knockouts) is guaranteed $11 million (8.7 million euros), while De La Hoya (39-5, 30 knockouts) could easily double that with his percentage of the profits.

After trying to chase a slippery Mayweather for 12 rounds, De La Hoya may have found a perfect opponent for this time of his career.

"If you have a fighter who is going to come at me, a fighter who is going to throw strong punches with full force and is going to stay in front of me and has the heart to fight as hard as he can, then I welcome it," De La Hoya said. "I open up the door and I let them right into my home. Hey, let's fight."

Pacquiao knows no other way to fight, ever since his debut 13 years ago as a 106-pounder (48-kilogram fighter) in his Philippines homeland. He's won his first title at 112 pounds (50 kilograms) and his last at 135 pounds (61 kilograms) when he stopped David Diaz in the ninth round in June in his first fight at lightweight.

But he's never been in the ring against a fighter as big as De La Hoya, who has fought as high as 160 pounds (72½ kilograms) and is coming down to welterweight for the first time since stopping Arturo Gatti in 2001.

"It's going to be boxing history if I win the fight," Pacquiao said. "I believe my power and my speed can beat him."

So far that's been the case in most of Pacquiao's fights, and an entire nation will be holding its breath on the outcome of this one. Pacquiao is a national hero, mobbed everywhere he goes and beloved for staying close to his humble roots even while becoming the country's biggest sports star.

"You sacrifice and dream about a fight you can win," Pacquiao said. "It's hard to explain how happy I am now." - AP

Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/137884/No-one-to-blame-if-De-La-Hoya-loses-this-time

as for me, im rooting for de la hoya. not being an unnationalistic or something but hey, everyone is entitled with their own opinion and we are living in a democratic country so just deal with it ok?! and may pustaha kami ni richard him rooting for pacqiuao and i for de la hoya. so de la hoya needs to win this fight badly or else il lose my bet! lol

OLDBOY

ts a psychological thriller that is actually based on a manga novel. i have known this movie for quite sometime now i don't know why for some reason i feel that the movie just going to bore me knowing all the highly great reviews that the movie receiving, I'm still not buying it i feel i need more motivation for me to watch it fully and give my all into it. so, years past and ive decided to go see it. it started out a bit slow you know the lead got into prison for a crime he himself had no idea. for whole 15 years he's in prison his only connection to the outside world was his small tv set. then day came for his revenge to the person who got him locked up in prison and make his life a utter mess! he got out, fight back, met this hot young chick where he fell in love with. so that's pretty much all it. he got his revenge plus a new found love. BUT! you think that's all it?! his enemy had actually planned all out everything from the moment he kidnapped oh dae-su up to finding a new love life. so, the joke was on him! (oh dae-su)
I'm not going into details anymore i don't wanna be the asshole who spoiled everything up. all i can is, this movie is so brilliant and mind blowing that it'll actually make you sick, fell on the floor, and shock you to death! now I'm pissed that it took me so long before watching it. this may be one the best asian films i have seen. a lil trivia though this actually is the 2nd installment of "chan-wook park's" VENGEANCE TRILOGY. i have already seen all of it but out of the 3 vengeance trilogy, OLDBOY is by far the best! just followed by "sympathy for mr. vengeance" and lastly "sympathy for lady vengeance"
this movie actually goes to my list as my #2 spot for my favorite movies of all time (of course the godfather as being my #1)

the revelation scene i swear will shock you to death, i almost fell on the floor when oh dae-su --------------.
that's for me to know and for you ti find out. LOL
and oh the 1 vs i don't know exactly how many guys he fight with scene so amazing! galing sobra! and i heard it just took one take. how unbelievable is that?!

The Magnificent Cinema

"CINEMA PARADISO" by Giusepe Tornatore
this film is on the top of my list as one of the greatest films ive seen. this is the first film that made me cry me eyes out! a total tear jerker! the first version i ahve seen was the theatrical cut, i was kind of upset cos upto the end of the film there are some things that really straigthen out i was atually clinging up for more and that bums me out but 2 years after seeing it i found out (thanks to wikipedia) that there's a directors cut where all my question finally got answered! i was like whew! anyways, the story is divided into 3 chapters of the life of toto (lead character). 1st chapter is his childhood life its about a young sicilian boy who befriend an old man who works as the projectionist in the "cinema paradiso". the boy named "toto" has so much passion for films since that is their only way to entertain themselves at that time. as to "alfredo" (the old man) treated toto as his best friend. his companion and his own son(since toto has no father). the 2nd chapter is toto's adolescent life, where he starts to fall in love with this beautiful girl named "helena". he did manage to capture helena's heart but that didny worked out for them pretty much coz helena's father is against to their relationship. helena's father has a great future set to his daughter and to him (father) toto is just a poor, simple sicilian boy who has no future and no match for his daughter. so his dad moved helena away from him.an on the last chapter is about toto being already an adult who went back to his hometown after recieving a phone call form her mom that someone close to him already died (alfredo) and aslo to reminsce his hometown after of so many years of being away to his family and to alfredo. toto is now successful and finally achieved want he trully wants for himself and that is to become a director of his own film but deep inside him something is missing and needs to be puzzled and that is to go back to where his dreams started and to find the love that has been cut. the story is about tradition, culture, friendship, love, and of course lots and lots of cinema! this film would make you cry, laugh, and valued someone you really care about. well as for me. i kinda see myself as toto. since i for one loves films so much. but the thing is, for me i think it will be just a passion/hobby for me and it wont be gone any further.

see it for your self! you'll love it!

"IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE" by Wong Kar Wai

unarguably one of the most gorgeous, well-made film ive seen there ever was! hands down to the great WONG KAR WAI. in the mood for love as i described it as a moving renaissance painting. what so good or should i say "great" about this film is that, how wong kar wai made this film. since its really in his thing that every movie he make, he makes it a point that not only the story is great but how it is made as well. the color that he uses is so powerful its like almost hypnotizing in such way. the cinematography is jaw dropping i was goddamn hooked! and also the scoring, man it so haunting! the umeji theme that he used perfectly fits to the character so much its a like a rythm that the leads needs to follow and lastly his camera movements, from the slow phasing smokes out of tony leung's cigars is soo mezmerizing as if it has a story of its own and up to the focusing on the raindrops falling on the floor..is ahrg! well at first you'll notice what the hell was that all about? what the hell was that for?. well actually that his one of wong kar wai's thing that made him one of asia'a gift to the asian cinema in lined with the other legends like akira kurosawa, zang yimou, kenji mizoguchi, ang lee. about the story, its a about 2 couples who lives in the same building not knowing that their partners is having an affair with each other. tricky huh? but this is not your typical boy meets girl kind of thingy. this is way way better than those kind of crap. tony leung and maggie cheung is like magic the way they deliver their acting so great and so realistic to the extent that you would forget that its just a film! thats how great they were in this movie. of all films ive seen of wong kar wai, this one is by far the best.

"THE GODFATHER PART1" by Francis Ford Coppola

what a unbelievably excellent film. but it took me a year before i watched it Cos actually i bought a copy of this film a year ago but the reason that i don't have any guts to watch it is because the film is 3 HOURS LONG! i thought it will bore me and just waste my effing time. so just today i don't know what came up and finally decide to watch it. and to my surprise, none of those 180mins. fail to bore me as the matter of fact, i was still clinging up for more. i was in awe and can not believe myself why it took me a year before to watch it. the film tells the relationship of the CORLEONE FAMILY and holding up their business(drugs deals) and coping up as being sicilian living an american life. the godfather himself (marlon brando) is the patriarch of the family and one of the head of the five families. together with his children helps him taking care of their family business. santino as his short temper son, fredo as the naive who holds their business in las vegas, connie as his only daughter who oftenly beaten up by his husband(carlo) and lastly michael, the youngest son who he never wants to get involved in his family business. but little did he know he will soon took over as the head of the corleone clan. this francis ford coppola's epic masterpiece is about family, loyalty,greed,relationship. i dont know if i would recommend the film coz if you're into mafia films (well so am i) you probably wont bother seeing it. but hey, it works on me i was totally glued watching the entire film and i now consider one of the best and i don't know why after finishing the film i got goosebumps for such reason. marlon brando is still and will always be great and so as al pacino, robert duvall, james caan and dianne keaton. its an all star cast! (kung mag kakaroon ako ng godfather, i simply wants don vito corleone to be one lol). the movie ends up in michael already taking care of the business. and i cant wait to see the sequel of with(ill prolly watch it tomorrow). i just hope that my expectation of the sequel will be as great as to what i had on the first one. THE GODFATHER is without a doubt the best american film and one of the best ever made in the world. and oh the scoring is so wonderful! nino rota is a maestro in composing lovely scores.

the films's famous line were : "ill make him as offer that he can't refused" clever isnt? that's one hell of line. lol

"THE GODFATHER PART2" by Francis Ford Coppola
As i told before im going to see the 2nd installment of one of the greatest american film ever created. so heres what i got to say

The Godfather is considered to be among the greatest films ever made, both critically and publicly. Its sequel, The Godfather: Part II is a continuation of Michael Corleone's goal to create a powerful and respectable family empire. At the same time, the film gives a history of his father, Vito Corleone (played brilliantly by Robert De Niro), and his rise to power at a young age. Al Pacino's performance is quiet and solemn... He is cold and ruthless, with a whole contrast from the idealistic innocent war hero we initially met at the beginning of the first film... Here he's a calculating and frightening force, seeking to expand casinos into Pre-Revolutionary Cuba and consolidating an empire surrounded by perfidy and treason, maintaining total confidence in his ability to control the situation whether testifying before enraging Senators or trying to outface his worst enemies. Robert De Niro is particularly wonderful and convincing as a young Vito Corleone, who was of course played by the constantly-spoofed Marlon Brando in the original. De Niro takes an iron grip on his character and completely engulfs himself; this was, in 1974, the sign of an actor who would go places. Indeed, he did.I hesitate to call it a sequel, as "sequel" is quite simply the wrong word I am looking for. A film like"MANO PO: 2(LOL)" is a sequel but in the case of "The Godfather Part II" for me its something more. It's just too good to be called a sequel its like they just cut the first half coz you have to pee-and-be-right-back-in-a-couple-of-minutes kind of thingy. It is almost unthinkable to watch this film without having seen The Godfather (1972) first. both films compliment with each other. if the first one is arguably the greatest film ever made, the second installment is easily the best sequel ever produced hands down. its another perfect 5/5 for me!im going to watch the last installment of it, but critics says ITS NOTHING COMPARE TO THE FIRST TWO GODFATHER'S. well tingnan natin, well thats for them to know and for me to find out if the 3 godfather movie is gonna be GREAT! GREATER! GREATEST???the film's famous line were (which by the way, is so often used now a days)."keep your friends close and your enemies closer"

"ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" by Julie Taymor

Across the Universe is a movie that i think all beatles fanatics should definitely go watch it (myself included).if it only not for the beatles i wouldnt dare watch it. its musical that justify all the beatles songs, almost all of my favorite Beatles song are used in this movie. the song that they chose perfectly suited in every scenes. i gotta admitted I'm not really a huge musical junky, but when i found out the all the music here are taken from the Beatles i didn't hesitate to watch it and glad i did! i was satisfied and fulfilled. As someone who have no idea what had happen in the mid-60's, I first want to thank everyone who had anything to do with the making of this film! Your timing could not of been better! You helped me to be more open and vividly understand it all, the passion and idealism that made up the mid-late 60's. I also enjoyed being bathed in all the very colorful special affects its so nice to see that they really play around on the colors they've used its like an art gallery. The 60's and early 70's were a time of outrageously bold colors and design. Something brilliantly portrayed in Across the Universe! And, of course, last and most importantly, the Beatles! Their music reaches deep into my soul. You gave me insights into the meaning of their tunes that after all these years never crossed my mind!jim's version of "All My Loving, "Strawberry Fields Forever", Ive Just Seen a Face"are brilliant rendition! and same goes to Evan Rachel's version of "Hold me tight"i even downloaded it into my limewire! except for their rendition of "i wanna hold your hand" and "come together" i dont know i just dont simply buy it but the rest are all good.

"ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE" by Frank Capra

I should be inclined to say that Frank Capra made his masterpiece with It's a Wonderful Life, and it would probably be the obvious, easy answer to make as a movie-lover. It is, no doubt, with enough fantastical scenes to make up a couple more movies, and the heart that sits right in. That I ended up not finding it to be a truly astonishing movie may be that I'm just a cynic deep down or i already whats coming (thanks to HBO preview). It's the most amazing of credits to Capra and his cast and crew that it does hold up this well, and that the sentimentality stringing together much of what happens is actually well earned. But it does teeter on becoming a bit too dated, or rather that it's appeal of being a fable really only works best when dealing with the crux of the character George Bailey, and almost becomes weird in how it leaps from great happiness to the terrible bleakness of modern American life.well i got a admit i was kind'f hesitant to watch it cos i might just get bored to it since i have no clue what the movie is all about and i've never heard this movie before, well thanks to HBO who i accidentaly seen it because of their show "hollywood's 10 best" in that epsidoe they were countinue down the hollywood's 10 best christmas holiday movie. and guess whose number 1?? haha hell yeah its the its a wonderful life!(and take note: the movie is really not all about christmas holidays, it just so happen that the climax happened during christmas eve)im now included to those countless of people who have been touched, inspired and shed a tear of this film.

favorite line: "to my brother george, the richest man alive!"(that scene for me is one of the most heartbreaking scene in the history of cinema)

The Secret

a lot of questions have going on in my mind right after i finished watching the film. this is not your typical romantic movie as what you expect it will be. it''ll definitely made you think! (like what i am going through now). directed by "jay chou" whose famously known for in taiwan as a pop singer, who would have thought that he can make such a brilliant movie like this?! as his first directorial film, he set the bar high to the other upcoming director wanna be's. not only he directed it but also co-write it. its a story of a young college guy ring in piano who befriend and then later get in romance with this mysteriously young girl. their passion in music makes their bond even tighter but unfortunate events came happen. what is it???
that's how brilliant this movie is and obviously why they named it "SECRET"
because it all about secrecy...
that's for me to know and for you to find out...who knows you might understand it well than i do, and lets shares some thought if in any case you understand the film very well (if that is the case).
*SPOILER*
first half of the film: you want someone beside you holding each other the way the characters are doing it themselves. (sweet!)
second half: you'll get goosebumps...
latter part: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?! then *headache*
ending: WTF?! yeah i know! i literally said that...
the ending will really REALLY gives you a headache, that is is why this film is so fucking brilliant! well i guess i have to this film over and over as many times as possible for me to totally understand it completely.

Best Part: " the piano challenge"

its Final

As i approach this coming new school year, i once again shift my course (for the 4th time) and this time its AB Legal Management. i have gone to two universities already and shifted my course 4 times. i actually thought that my previous course(IS) will be my final draw then go straight to pursue my law. but i guess life's playing trick on me(in a good way). i have met this guy michael (mike if your reading this, i shall put the blame on you) whose majoring LM, were same year level. what impress me most about this guy is that i have found a buddy who i can share my thoughts/views too since i am fond of politics, religion, current events. is like we have one mind (except for religion). well actually he didn't encourage me or force me to shift my course same to him. what he did was he just advice me wants good for him since both of us will be on the same track after college and that is to get a degree in law. what i did was i looked on the curriculum of LM and compared it to curriculum of law and i found out that some of the subjects there were in law so it'll be a advantage for me if i already got there. so ive already made up my mind and finally follow what my instinct tells me, and so i did it. as to my year level, i wouldn't retain my year level(gladly).. so that's it. its final.

Across the Universe

Across the Universe is a movie that i think all beatles fanatics should definitely go watch it (myself included).its musical that justify all the beatles songs, almost all of my favorite Beatles song are used in this movie. the song that they chose perfectly suited in every scenes. i gotta admitted I'm not really a huge musical junky, but when i found out the all the music here are taken from the Beatles i didn't hesitate to watch it and glad i did! i was satisfied and fulfilled. As someone who have no idea what had happen in the mid-60's, I first want to thank everyone who had anything to do with the making of this film! Your timing could not of been better! You helped me to be more open and vividly understand it all, the passion and idealism that made up the mid-late 60's. I also enjoyed being bathed in all the very colorful special affects. The 60's and early 70's were a time of outrageously bold colors and design. Something brilliantly portrayed in Across the Universe! And, of course, last and most importantly, the Beatles! Their music reaches deep into my soul. You gave me insights into the meaning of their tunes that after all these years never crossed my mind!

jim's version of "All My Loving, "Strawberry Fields Forever", Ive Just Seen a Face"
are brilliant rendition! and same goes to Evan Rachel's version of "Hold me tight"
i even downloaded it into my limewire!

In The Mood for Love

unarguably the most gorgeous, well-made film ive seen there ever was! hands down to the great WONG KAR WAI. in the mood for love as i described it as a moving renaissance painting. what so good or should i say "great" about this film is that, how wong kar wai made this film. since its really in his thing that every movie he make, he makes it a point that not only the story is great but how it is made as well. the color that he uses is so powerful its like almost hypnotizing in such way. the cinematography is jaw dropping i was goddamn hooked! and also the scoring, man it gave me chils! the umeji theme that he used perfectly fits to the character so much! and lastly his camera movements, from the slow phasing smokes out of tony leung's cigars is soo very hunting as if it has a story of its own and up to the focusing on the raindrops falling on the floor..is ahrg! well at first you'll notice what the hell was that all about? what the hell was that for?. well actually that his one of wong kar wai's thing that made him asia'a great director in line with the other legends like akira kurosawa, zang yimou, kenji mizoguchi, ang lee. about the story, its a about 2 couples who lives in the same building not knowing that their partners is having an affair with each other. tricky huh? tony leung and maggie cheung deliver their acting so great and so realistic to the extent that you would forget that its just a film! thats how great they were in this movie. of all films ive seen of wong kar wai, this one is by far the best.