Because we watched Angels and Demons

TGIF!
Today, I watched angels and demons with cea and nicole in Gb3. I was in G4 like 10am, haha. I bought two tops in terranova because it was sale. haha. boo. :D Then, I went to powerbooks and spent 2 hours there reading random books. (I should've just bought a book :|) Around 1pm, I met up with nicole in timezone an dgave her a super tight huuuuugggg! Gewd! girl, i missed you! We bought a ticket and waited for cea in nyfd. I missed cea too! :D She's still the same haha, I love her shirt!! (Potato: (to fries) I AM YOUR FATHER!!) haha, benta, sorry :PS So we watched. The movie was great! I liked it...kinda..they made revisions. I don't wanna spoil it, just watch. If you didn't read the book, then it'll prolly be like a super totes amazing movie! but if you did read the book, don't expect that it'll be exactly the same because they made it like 40% different. Facts about the illuminati were the same, it's just that the story of vittoria....ok. I should stop. WATCH IT. haha. I'll buy the DVD. and watch it again without thinking about the book so i can see the beauty of the movie. :P. So after watching, cea bought fries coz she was so hungry1 haha :P We made kwento the whole time :) i was making kwento bout my problems and cea rin, kinda, and nicole was just there listening, because you know, her life's pretty perfect. haha. joke lang :P. WE talked about random stuff :D. After that, we went looking for a game shop that sells sims 3 (woah, there's one na?! didn't even get to enjoy sims2 that much. boo!) unfortunately, WALA! so there. haha I bought floss in breadtalk first before leaving. :) I like this day. chill lang :)

Oh yeah, we should totally go bowling next time!!! :D and laser tag!!!. I miss you guysssssss!!

Bla bla

Yesterday, Cea, Bernice and I went to greenbelt to watch watchmen. I think that movie was too heavy for us especially after physics (no, I'm not going to put CLE coz that exam was a joke) TE. It was morbid and violent. we couldn't believe it was just R-13. See we should've just watched you changed my life. Haha. But the movie was good :)

I'm really lazy to study for exams. I'll probably start studying after lunch. I don't know if i should still read all the stories in lit, they're too long. I'm never gonna be able to study here at home because of the computer...My hand just can't push the power button and turn it off. haha. I'll probably go to starbucks...haha that place has been my library for the past week. I remembered last wednesday, Missy, Alex and I went to G4 to have a group study at starbucks...It was helpful. haha, especially with the smell of coffee around me :))

Studying with friends is actually a good idea (unless the subject you're studying for requires memorizing). pero you can get really sabaw with them! There was one time, we were at missy's place, I was memorizing the stuff about momentum and i said "the MOMENTUTY.." haha, and i said it thrice! and we played wii pa :)) and we were throwing chips at each other and shouting at each other..yeah :)

oh shoot! I don't have math notes pala :| and i don't really get math :))...gosh, i hate math.

but i'm just really happy (and sad at the same time) that this is the last TE ever! I can't believe i was able to survive 4 comprehensive TEs. torture, man, torture.

oh yeah, i hate the grad practice schedule :| we only have one free day:| and they should've made everything half day :\
ergh!
but ohh well.... :)) last month in AC. (insert happy or/and sad face).

Takipsilim - The Filipino Version of Twilight

When I first heard about Takipsilim (which is the soon-to-be Filipino version of Twilight [The worldwide hit book series written by Stephanie Meyer]) I was a bit shocked. I didn't see that coming. I mean, twilight is such a big thing and i can't really imagine ABS remaking it. I've read a lot of blogs about it (especially perezhilton) and most of them are so angry, furious, exaggerating and overreacting. There was one...i don't remember if its was a blog or a forum but it said something like I hate being a filipino, it's such a shame and that I can't wait for its whole race to die. Other blogs and forums say things like (not exact words, I'm basing it from my memory. haha) "Im gonna migrate" "I'm so embarrased" "baduy" "kadiri" "annoying" "It's gonna ruin the whole thing" "it will not give justice to the novel" "for sure the quality's bad" and bla bla bla.

After reading so many hateblogs...I have to say that I'm quite disappointed not because we (yeah, im pinoy :)) are copying another american film and we don't have originality, I am disappointed because Filipinos themselves don't even know how to receive this whole remaking thing objectively. Yeah, I said that "i can't really imagine ABS remaking it." but can't we give it a shot?

Most of us are saying that we don't have originality and that all we know is copy and copy and copy. In my opinion I think that there's really nothing wrong with ABS copying twilight. Americans copied asian movies too like shutter and the ring. What i can see here is that we, the Filipinos are afraid that this remaking might come out sucky and shameful knowing that we aren't really that good compared to how hollywood makes movies (duhh). Let's face it, compared to Hollywood movies we are sooo down there. But hey! our movies are not THAT bad. Our country is poor and ABS can't afford all those film stuff they use in America but at least the TV station is trying its best to cope with them. The best thing the audience can do is to support them.

(I think that the reason why most of the filipino TV stations in the country is copying american and other films is that the filipinos themselves are unpatriotic. They say that filipino movies are baduy. Most of the people I know don't even watch filipino TV series and movies. C'mon, do you watch Anne curtis' Dyosa? So I'm guessing that TV stations are imitating american films so they can attract people to watch (since the films are based on something american.)

In my opinion, a lot of Filipinos still don't watch Filipino films/series even if they are original. They just don't...simply because they're made by Filipinos.

...aND SERIOUSLY! do you guys think that they're gonna translate Forks to tinidor/s? :)) I don't think that filipinos are that stupid (unless they're trying to make it a comedy).

*sigh* Oh! and some say that it will not give justice to the book, hello?! The original one didn't also :)).

Another problem is the casting. People say that Filipino actors/actresses are not good enough and that no one can be Edward Cullen. hello?! The original cast wasn't that good also! and Robert Pattinson is so not Edward Cullen.

But i have to admit...I'm also nervous that the filipino version might come out ugly, but whatever! I bet the people behind Takipsilim are gonna do their best (they have to because they're gonna spend millions/billions for that) to present something good to the audience. If it comes out ugly? well, its fine for me because one thing is for sure: that the director, the actors, and everyone else responsible and part of Takipsilim did their best.
...and if their best wasn't good enough for you? It's not their fault.

*ok! i was soooooo into it :))*

Ohhhriight!

We went to Glorietta to watch Twilight (10:30pm - 12:00am something). I was really disappointed. Argh, I super don't like Robert Pattinson as Edward, he's creepy. I wasn't kilig at all, Cea and I were more interested in the "11minute rule" of david. haha. The movie was funny though :)) and I liked the fight scene. Alice was such a cutie.

We ate in choices first, okay, we were in poverty. haha. We were really noisy and we were singing pa Les Mis songs. Ohhriight! Sawi, O.M.O (On My Own) video :P

David: safe?! :))

Went to Rustans > our tambayan. haha. Cea was looking for a Santa costume, cutie :). Saw a lot of adorable and disturbing stuff. Nicole, I forgot na your "hirits"! Saw Icia there! AHHH, rustans na nga lang may global warming pa, duuude, research paper haha. Dancing Elmo and Goober, very disturbing :| Exploring the deepest part of Rustans, haha walang tao :)) The glow in the dark shoes. Emo and malandi clothes for children, tsk tsk. :\. cribs!

Went to starbucks an hour before the movie. Cea was being...:|..i dunno, her "hirits" are so not like her :] you know the..."i wanna see you guys..." HAHA. We planned na the birthday celebrations, sooo excited :]

wushooo...

May mga Balak (I like this pic :P)

Bernice, Cea, Me, Nicole, and Alex

The glowing shoe

She's the only one who can do that in Rustans

Icia babes :]

Alex, me and Nicole

Bernice with her other family

Eclipse and The Alchemist

Yesterday I bought Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I was actually planning to buy all of the twilight series pero walang available na hardbound. I didn't want to buy the paperback edition because it easily gets dilapidated. However, the fully booked miss found a hardbound Eclipse. Thank You. I bought it together with Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. I was super happy. When I got home, I felt really stupid for getting The Alchemist and not Veronika Decides to Die which I've been wanting to read since forever!! Oh well, I'll just buy that book next time and also Twilight and New Moon.

I just finished reading The Alchemist, by the way. It's really good and the ending's really funny, sorry, ang babaw pero it super made me smile. I'm planning to read it again but I don't see the connection of Narcissus with The Story of Santiago. Anyone who wants to tell me?

I've read Eclipse last year and the other two books of Stephanie Meyer. I know it's kind of like wasting money to buy Eclipse since I've read it but i love the story and I just want to have all the twilight series so I can read them over and over again. Oh, and I'm uber excited for the twilight movie. :P

Because of Akeelah and the Bee

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." The above speech by Nelson Mandela was originally written by Marianne Williamson who is the author of other similar material." -speech of Nelson Mandela

...I am now determined to study for college entrance tests. No more procrastinating. No more slacking off,...no more! Tsktsktsk.