- The Painted Veil
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Apocalypto
- Babel
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
What I Didn't Like About the Rematch
1. Seeing Chavit Singson right beside Manny during Pacman's first few interviews. I think his support was enough. He shouldn't have flaunted himself too much.
2. Jennifer Bautista's Lupang Hinirang. It really should have been Martin Nievera as Mexico got Jon Secada.
2. Jennifer Bautista's Lupang Hinirang. It really should have been Martin Nievera as Mexico got Jon Secada.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Saludo Kami Sa 'Yo Pacman!
Hanggang sa mga oras na 'to, hindi mawala-wala sa isip ko ang tagumpay na tinamasa ng ating kababayang si Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao sa larangan ng boksing kahapon, Linggo, nang matalo nya si Erik Morales sa ika 10th Round. The best rounds talaga ng laban nya ang 6, 8 and syempre ang 10 dahil dun nya mismo napatumba ng 2 beses si Morales na resulta ng kanyang pagkakapanalo by TKO.
Iba talaga Pinoy.
May tibay ng loob.
May lakas ng pag-iisip.
May determinasyon.
At may takot sa Diyos.
MANNY
Iba talaga Pinoy.
May tibay ng loob.
May lakas ng pag-iisip.
May determinasyon.
At may takot sa Diyos.
Saludo kami sa 'yo!
MANNY
Pacman
PACQUIAO
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Quick Update
Last Monday night, my friend JP, Reggie and I were supposed to meet for JP dinner treat but we ended up accompanying Reggie in a crooked part of Pacita, Laguna as he drove his UK balikbayan friends home who just bought a 29" TV. It's not bad though. We still had a short but memorable time in Caltex SLEX, Starbucks. We also called up our friend Naida from Dubai that night and update each other somehow.
Then last Tuesday night, Reggie, Jess and I watched the Chronicles of Narnia at G4. Our reservation for 7:25 pm showing was forfeited because we arrived late but fortunately, another group of 11 I think, backed out their reservation and so we got 3 slots on a perfect middle seat.
Then last Tuesday night, Reggie, Jess and I watched the Chronicles of Narnia at G4. Our reservation for 7:25 pm showing was forfeited because we arrived late but fortunately, another group of 11 I think, backed out their reservation and so we got 3 slots on a perfect middle seat.
A Light of the Million Mornings
That was the theme of the Loboc Children's Choir concert we watched last Saturday at the CCP Main Theater. The orchestra ticket came from Tita Ely who is working for Don Bosco which I think is the main pillar behind the Tuloy Foundation where the concert's proceeds is for.
Anyway, the concert started at exactly 8pm. I came to believe that most of the members of the audience are active church members, and all of them seem to know each other very well. Or maybe it's just us (my bespren and I) who didn't know anybody at all.
I thought the concert was brilliant. The Loboc kids sang like angels. I didn't know their other guests aside from Cris Villonco who sang the A Light of the Million Mornings on their finale. They had these guests, a group of kids who played the violin supported by some senior violinists who was there on the stage for like 30 minutes. And honestly, I have not learned ever how to appreciate violin. I mean, I recognized all the efforts of these kids, their talents and all, but I just can't appreciate it. While they're playing, I secretly glanced at the entire orchestra and I've seen like 5 people sleeping who'll just wake up through the audience' appalause.
During the 10 minute break, we went to the lobby and there on the second floor was a lantern exhibit. It's very beautiful I must say! Filipinos are really so creative and inventive.
Pictures! Pictures!
1. The Loboc Children's Choir
2. The CCP Main Lobby
3. Parol made of dry guyabano leaves and fish scales.
4. Parol made of gugo leaves.
5. Made of corn. The effect is like sunflower but it's actually corn beads.
6. Made of garlic.
7. Made of bubog.
The curtain's down at 10ish.
Anyway, the concert started at exactly 8pm. I came to believe that most of the members of the audience are active church members, and all of them seem to know each other very well. Or maybe it's just us (my bespren and I) who didn't know anybody at all.
I thought the concert was brilliant. The Loboc kids sang like angels. I didn't know their other guests aside from Cris Villonco who sang the A Light of the Million Mornings on their finale. They had these guests, a group of kids who played the violin supported by some senior violinists who was there on the stage for like 30 minutes. And honestly, I have not learned ever how to appreciate violin. I mean, I recognized all the efforts of these kids, their talents and all, but I just can't appreciate it. While they're playing, I secretly glanced at the entire orchestra and I've seen like 5 people sleeping who'll just wake up through the audience' appalause.
During the 10 minute break, we went to the lobby and there on the second floor was a lantern exhibit. It's very beautiful I must say! Filipinos are really so creative and inventive.
Pictures! Pictures!
1. The Loboc Children's Choir
2. The CCP Main Lobby
3. Parol made of dry guyabano leaves and fish scales.
4. Parol made of gugo leaves.
5. Made of corn. The effect is like sunflower but it's actually corn beads.
6. Made of garlic.
7. Made of bubog.
The curtain's down at 10ish.
Monday, January 09, 2006
Movie of the Year
Watching movies has become my favorite diversion, and I've reached my maximum level of addiction to such activity last year. And, like any other fixation, my friends have become my greatest influence.
Well, enough of that. All I wanted to post is my monthly top pick movie and which could be my movie of the year 2005.
Hhmmm...I need some more time to decide. Anyhow, here's my list.
- Kung Fu Hustle
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Million Dollar Baby
- Finding Neverland
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Madagascar
- Sin City
- Fantastic 4
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Sky High
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- King Kong
Or maybe you, yes you, can help me pick the best...among the rest. Thanks.
By the way, I've added a new link for my movie list this year, and what I great way to start it with Don't Give Up On Us of Piolo and Juday. I thought it was a great film. Their so spontaneous and their chemistry still works, I must say.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Our Christmas Party
Last Dec 23, Mam Annie, Jess, Reggie and I had our group's own Christmas party. Needless to say that we had fun that night, and that we almost didn't want that night ends. We went home at almost 3am I think. We just had dinner and coffee. We're supposed to go on hotel hopping though but we instead stay whole night at Starbucks Leviste and 6750.
Pictures! Pictures!
Dinner: Old Spaghettie House, Valero St.
1. With Ate Annie
2. Picture the Japanese way, with Reggie and Ate Annie.
3. The food I don't prefer to eat next time. It's angel hair something...
4. The group before leaving for SB.
5. The OSH's main door taken from our table.
6. Each table has a wine. The place is absolutely, elegantly cozy.
7. At Starbucks Leviste.
8. At Makati Shang Lobby. We thought of hotel hopping because it's on this season when hotels take different style and creativity designing their lobbies with Christmas theme. And I heard that it was Manila Pen who won this year. Sad we didn't see it.
Pictures! Pictures!
Dinner: Old Spaghettie House, Valero St.
1. With Ate Annie
2. Picture the Japanese way, with Reggie and Ate Annie.
3. The food I don't prefer to eat next time. It's angel hair something...
4. The group before leaving for SB.
5. The OSH's main door taken from our table.
6. Each table has a wine. The place is absolutely, elegantly cozy.
7. At Starbucks Leviste.
8. At Makati Shang Lobby. We thought of hotel hopping because it's on this season when hotels take different style and creativity designing their lobbies with Christmas theme. And I heard that it was Manila Pen who won this year. Sad we didn't see it.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Holiday Roadtrip
My friends and I were supposed to go to Sagada last December 26-30 but plans changed because of some matters that one of our friends, Reggie, needed to attend to. And since we didn't want to just had that week passed without doing something exciting, we quickly thought of going somewhere else even just on a day trip. And roadtrip that was.
First Stop: Bacoor, Cavite
From our home in Paco, we headed to Bacoor to pickup our friend Jess somewhere near SM. Yes, our travel would indeed be shorter if only we had taken the SLEX but since Jess lives in Binacayan, which is out of SLEX, we had no choice but to take another way so we can pick her up. Hehehe. But I personally enjoyed going there and picking her up because I was the one driving. You know, dilettante driver enjoys first few driving experiences. And by the way that made me realize I'm an offensive driver. Bad...tsk tsk tsk.
Second Stop: Chowking, Tagaytay
It's high noon and we hadn't had our lunch yet so we stopped over at Chowking and ordered food for take out. Of all food houses, we ended up in Chowking. I don't know why. Oh, I was the one driving pala. As soon as I felt my stomach grumbling kasi, I suddenly pull my stirring wheel to Chowking's driveway. hehe.
Third Stop: Cheap Table for Rent overlooking Taal Lake
We're supposed to rent a table on one commercial place in Tagaytay but it's P500 per hour. It's kind of unreasonable so we decided to go back a bit and go to this place where table for rent is only P150 per hour. Though the place was kind of crumbling already, the view is still as nice and relaxing. In fact we did enjoy the place simply because there is something the other commercial place don't have - the dog. So while we're eating we're also serving whitey which looks like a white wolf. Oh well, I don't know what type of dog it is.
Fourth Stop: Caleruega
Oh and we just love this place! I want my wedding to be held there. The place is kind of private, though all my guests would require wheels just to go there (good luck to my guests from provinces hehehe). But it won't happen soon, not in the next two years. Anyways, going back to Calruega, I find the place solemn too. The climate is perfect, the view is perfect, almost everything is perfect.
The time we were there, someone (or two) is about to get wed. That's why some our pics accidentally include their guests. Or should I say, we're the ones who got included on their pictorials. hehe.
Fifth Stop: Tagaytay National Road
One of my friends bought flowers (hhmm....I wonder to whom he's gonna give it). Then moving a bit ahead, we bought naman pineapple, papaya and chico. I think the fruits are a bit cheaper there. Of course, you wouldn't go there from Manila just to buy those fruits because in transpo alone you would spend more than a hundred bucks. But if you're there for a roadtrip (like us!) and happened to see those fruits you love to eat (not to mention it could be displayed for media noche), and it's cheap, then why not buy it.
Sixth Stop: Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna
We took the other way going home so we can drop by at Reggie's Tita to pickup some things for grandma from States. And that was around 8ish already.
Seventh Stop: Macapagal Avenue
After several accidents seen in SLEX, we finally reached, or almost reached Macapagal road and was that really annoying! The place was so so crowded, people, cars, buses and all. We didn't realize that a lot of people will be there to witness the World Pyro Olympics! I thought that since the place would not be accessible as it would require wheels to be there, it's not a problem for us to drop by and see even for a while all these pyros. But to our surprise, my goodness, every corner was more than jammed. Anyhow, we still have witnessed the competing teams that night. They said it was Korea and another country I failed to know.
Eighth Stop: Star City
I swear this should be our last stop! And indeed it was. We're all tired. It's 11ish but Reggie wanted to go to horror house and so we all did. hehe. I guess even if we wanted to take rides, you have to queue for 10 years before you get to it.
We went home at 12ish and we slept like dead that night. But it was a wonderful roadtrip.
Pictures! Pictures!
1: Pictorial for the new season of Smallville to be televised in Krypton.
2: Inside this first 'tavern' in Caleruega. I forgot its name and I don't know what it is exactly.
3: Talagang pinagkasya namin ang mukha namin sa cam. hehehe.
4: Those were the people at the back that I mentioned earlier about. But we didn't mind them so long as we can take pictures.
5: The facade. Inside it is where pic 2 was taken.
6: Clark Kent, only slimmer and Pete, only taller, whiter, and weaker. hehe.
7: Back entrance of Starbucks Tagaytay overlooking Taal lake. We stopped over here just for my call of nature. I had an upset stomach that whole day and that time was the worst.
First Stop: Bacoor, Cavite
From our home in Paco, we headed to Bacoor to pickup our friend Jess somewhere near SM. Yes, our travel would indeed be shorter if only we had taken the SLEX but since Jess lives in Binacayan, which is out of SLEX, we had no choice but to take another way so we can pick her up. Hehehe. But I personally enjoyed going there and picking her up because I was the one driving. You know, dilettante driver enjoys first few driving experiences. And by the way that made me realize I'm an offensive driver. Bad...tsk tsk tsk.
Second Stop: Chowking, Tagaytay
It's high noon and we hadn't had our lunch yet so we stopped over at Chowking and ordered food for take out. Of all food houses, we ended up in Chowking. I don't know why. Oh, I was the one driving pala. As soon as I felt my stomach grumbling kasi, I suddenly pull my stirring wheel to Chowking's driveway. hehe.
Third Stop: Cheap Table for Rent overlooking Taal Lake
We're supposed to rent a table on one commercial place in Tagaytay but it's P500 per hour. It's kind of unreasonable so we decided to go back a bit and go to this place where table for rent is only P150 per hour. Though the place was kind of crumbling already, the view is still as nice and relaxing. In fact we did enjoy the place simply because there is something the other commercial place don't have - the dog. So while we're eating we're also serving whitey which looks like a white wolf. Oh well, I don't know what type of dog it is.
Fourth Stop: Caleruega
Oh and we just love this place! I want my wedding to be held there. The place is kind of private, though all my guests would require wheels just to go there (good luck to my guests from provinces hehehe). But it won't happen soon, not in the next two years. Anyways, going back to Calruega, I find the place solemn too. The climate is perfect, the view is perfect, almost everything is perfect.
The time we were there, someone (or two) is about to get wed. That's why some our pics accidentally include their guests. Or should I say, we're the ones who got included on their pictorials. hehe.
Fifth Stop: Tagaytay National Road
One of my friends bought flowers (hhmm....I wonder to whom he's gonna give it). Then moving a bit ahead, we bought naman pineapple, papaya and chico. I think the fruits are a bit cheaper there. Of course, you wouldn't go there from Manila just to buy those fruits because in transpo alone you would spend more than a hundred bucks. But if you're there for a roadtrip (like us!) and happened to see those fruits you love to eat (not to mention it could be displayed for media noche), and it's cheap, then why not buy it.
Sixth Stop: Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna
We took the other way going home so we can drop by at Reggie's Tita to pickup some things for grandma from States. And that was around 8ish already.
Seventh Stop: Macapagal Avenue
After several accidents seen in SLEX, we finally reached, or almost reached Macapagal road and was that really annoying! The place was so so crowded, people, cars, buses and all. We didn't realize that a lot of people will be there to witness the World Pyro Olympics! I thought that since the place would not be accessible as it would require wheels to be there, it's not a problem for us to drop by and see even for a while all these pyros. But to our surprise, my goodness, every corner was more than jammed. Anyhow, we still have witnessed the competing teams that night. They said it was Korea and another country I failed to know.
Eighth Stop: Star City
I swear this should be our last stop! And indeed it was. We're all tired. It's 11ish but Reggie wanted to go to horror house and so we all did. hehe. I guess even if we wanted to take rides, you have to queue for 10 years before you get to it.
We went home at 12ish and we slept like dead that night. But it was a wonderful roadtrip.
Pictures! Pictures!
1: Pictorial for the new season of Smallville to be televised in Krypton.
2: Inside this first 'tavern' in Caleruega. I forgot its name and I don't know what it is exactly.
3: Talagang pinagkasya namin ang mukha namin sa cam. hehehe.
4: Those were the people at the back that I mentioned earlier about. But we didn't mind them so long as we can take pictures.
5: The facade. Inside it is where pic 2 was taken.
6: Clark Kent, only slimmer and Pete, only taller, whiter, and weaker. hehe.
7: Back entrance of Starbucks Tagaytay overlooking Taal lake. We stopped over here just for my call of nature. I had an upset stomach that whole day and that time was the worst.
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