davao is becoming like forks...

minus the snow, perhaps! hahaha!!

it's been two whole overcast weeks! omg!! it's the first time we ever experienced having overcast skies straight. i can't even remember how the sun looks like anymore! hahaha!!

trust me, it's so cold! i don't know how cold it could get, but i'm starting to feel the effect of climate change. yeah, you may say it's because it's december, but it was different. we're still in a tropical country and it wasn't like this last year! =p

anyways, the weather really is freaking me out. i wake up one morning and when i look out of the window and see the dark skies, i would think that it was still too early and i would go back to sleep, not realizing that it was already past ten or something.

it's raining right now. news had predicted that it'll be raining on a new year. haha!! it's true, isn't it?

we also already had the year-ender earthquake here. had it twice. first was last monday, i think. intensity 4. then the other was yesterday, it was intensity one only. i was expecting it to happen tomorrow, on new year as it usually happens... haha!!

anyways, happy new year, everyone! i'm making a video to greet you all!! i love you guys! you've been a great part of my 2008!

i hope i could see a lot of you next year! i have lots of plans and i don't think a year is enough to do them all, but who knows!!

just that, i love you sooo much!! =]

HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR! =]

P.S. sorry for the incoherent blog. i'm not myself lately. =p

Eagle Eye

Ok, I'm an official Shia Labeouf fan! He's really a great actor and soo cute!

But I noticed he loves to make films that are really, really weird!

From the Transformers, to Indiana Jones, to Disturbia, and now, Eagle Eye. I think he was also in the part 3 of Charlie's Angels, if I'm not mistaken.

Anyway, so I spoke of weird. Yes, Eagle Eye is a really weird movie, but I like it though. It shows the speed of modernity our world in approaching and how scary this modernization could get if not controlled.

Modernization has lots of pros and cons. One of the cons is that it could be used fo terrorism, like in Eagle Eye. Imagine a computer controlling everything you do and determining which among your loved ones should it kill.

Shia did a great job here! And Michelle Monaghan is also a definite action star in the movie, not just some lame leading lady! =]

7 Things I Hate About MILEY CYRUS

I went up to TG Forum the other night to check out some violators. There's this thread about "Reasons why you hate Miley Cyrus" I read through it to see if it violated anything and as I read, I couldn't help but agree to what the members were saying about Miley Cyrus.

So I didn't lock the thread. HAHA! Sorry about that. There were no violations in the thread though.

So I made this blog to break down the 7 things that I hate about Miley Cyrus.

7. She's not pretty. Ok, must be overrated but then I couldn't help noticing that whatever she does to her face, she still looks like the same. Looks so much like her dad.

6. I could pluck on her teeth all day and night and nothing will change. If you're a performer, you should at least pay attention to the part of your body that is always seen. Say, your mouth. Miley's got a huge mouth and combinations of huge teeth that she could scare Godzilla!

5. She destroyed the Disnyemania 5 version of Part of Your World. What the fuck? Since when did the Little Mermaid soundtrack belong in a rock and roll genre? She totally destroyed the beauty of the song.

4. She totally wrecked the JUST STAND UP song. God! I couldn't believe when I saw the video that she was included among those other music icons! She ruined the song big time! I was just glad that she only sang a few lines but still...

3. She isn't a good role model for the kids. Like Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Lynn Spears, she's got a lot of secrets up her sleeve that doesn't make her a good model for kids. Maybe if she isn't a Disney girl, I could have ignored it. She ruined the reputation od Disney though.

2. She doesn't have any good talent. Well, she acts, but I don't see her going beyond Disney TV. And probably if it isn't for her dad, she wouldn't have Hannah Montana to herself.

1. She doesn't have a good voice. Her voice is so irritating and she sounds so manly. Most of the time, I can only hear screaming. Yes, Miley loves to scream and she considers it singing.

There are lots of great artists out there. Why was Disney so desperate to push Miley to the top? I mean compared to Demi Lovato or Selena Gomez, Miley just looked like a frustrated singing contest participant.

I'm sorry. Miley lovers out there, you're free to comment and defend your idol. I'm just stating my opinion. Go do yours.

OMG!!! Marky Cielo is dead!!!! @_@

Please read this article from PEP.

So my sister was the one who first told me about this a while ago. She came up here and said, "Patay na si Marky Cielo" and I was silent for a while then, "Ha?"

Wow! I thought she was kidding, but she looked somber and I knew how much she liked Marky.

Marky is one of the few whom I actually liked in GMA-7. He's a great actor and his deep family roots is what made him more interesting.

At 20, it was so unbelievable that someone like him would just die like that. I was even thinking, "Oh no, not another Rico Yan."

There was no news yet on how he died. The only thing I knew from the news was that he died in his sleep, which of course seemed impossible, for I am a nurse and I know that one doesn't simply die in his sleep unless he forgets to breathe.

Of course, I wouldn't suspect that Marky forgot to breathe.

And I also didn't want to suspect that it was drugs or something. Marky is a really nice guy, as far as I'm concerned and I know, in the height of his career (being in LaLola, a TV series in GMA that is still on air), he wouldn't try to waste his life.

I just hope they would be able to identify the cause of death sooner and for now, condolences to the family that Marky has left.

He'll be another legend in the showbiz industry.

Disturbia

First of all, Shia is really, really cute! Haha! This Transformers hottie has actually proven he could be a hero on a suspense-thriller film.

Disturbia tells of a house-arrested kid who spent most of his boring days spying on neighbors until he discovered that one of them was a serial killer.

With the help of his pretty new neighbor and happy-go-lucky buddy, they put a surveillance to prove their doubt.

It was sort of just a twist of funny events by the beginning and the real action happened towards the end. All those moments, true friendship and deep love has been created and the quest for the real truth has been proved dangerous after all.

Allin all, it was good. It had the heart-stopping scenes, but I wished they started it by the middle of themovie, not close towards the end.

Feast

One thing I like about this movie.

Unlike those typical gruesome movies where the prey would accidentally get stranded on the predator's land and would be subjected for dinner, the Feast had shown a different twist of events. In this movie, it is the predator that actually visited the place where the preys were.

And unluckily for them, it was in a country pub where a lot of ill-assorted strangers have fallen victim to this flesh-hungry family.

The bad part? The family doesn't look human at all! Haha! And they also don't look like mutants or something. In fact, they looked like aliens.

And the movie concentrated so much on the killings and violence and sex, that they weren't able to satiate the need of the viewers to understand who and what those predators are.

You'll be satisfied with the showers of blood and flying body parts though.

Fog

Oh, I didn't know if it was a low-budget film or what. I was disappointed with the effects. But the story was good.

It was just so corny! LOL! I couldn't quite decide on how to describe this fucking feeling I have when watching the movie.

The suspense was just right, but it was lame. It could have been good if only the ghostly effects weren't so bad. Or if they didn't end it dramatically. LOL!

Oh well, it still deserved a three though. =]

The Jacket

Ok, I admit. This is the only mind-boggling movie that I never did understand. Haha!

This is probably gonna be the shortest review that I'll ever make.

I slept through the middle of the movie and when I woke up, they were still talking. The scene shifts constantly from the year 1993 to 2007 and I ended up wondering why the hell was it rated in a suspense/thriller genre.

Alright, enough of this. Pretty lame movie.

yes, i deliberately sang for you...

OMFG!!! a friend of mine has reminded me of this pretty old story when we were texting a while ago..

here goes...

a girl broke up with her boyfriend but she couldn't deny that she was still madly in love with him. they were estranged for several months but she couldn't suppress the fact that she missed him despite the reason of their break-up.

he cheated on her. he broke her heart..shattered it. she wasn't able to forgive him right away yet, when all the anger eased up, she couldn't bring herself to keep on hating him.

she tried to move on. going out with girlfriends to try to forget the pain she was feeling. she never talked about it, she never cried. she kept on laughing at jokes, smile at intended times. in short, she tried so hard to fool everyone that she was even convinced, herself.

then she and her girlfriends went to the mall. they were just there, planning to stroll and watch a movie, but she was dumbstruck when she saw the last person that she wanted to see who could ruin her day - her ex-boyfriend.

he was on a cafe, seated on the platform, with a guitar in his arms. he was talking. the girl tried to get away but her girlfriends pulled her inside the cafe. the bell rang when they entered and the ex-boyfriend looked up. his face lit up for a fraction of a second, but was replaced by a look of surprise upon recognizing who the newcomer was.

the girl and her friends were ushered on an empty table, "it's an acoustic night," the waitress said.

the girls giggled except for her. she kept her eyes on the table during that entire dilemma. but she wasn't able to hold for long when her ex-boyfriend started to speak.

"me and my special someone discovered this next song while the two of us were browsing random FM frequencies. we recognized the female lead singer's voice and knew that she was one of our favorites.

"we listened to the song, until the end and then, we both decided that it would be included in our short list of favorite songs.

"i'm singing this tonight, because that special someone has never left my heart, even if we're already apart."

then, he looked at her, in time when she also looked up. they both stared into each others' eyes and he smiled. he smiled the irresistible smile that he always reserved for her.

all their memories came flooding onto her brain like a plague. as the music started, her heart began racing faster, until she felt numb.

of course, she remembered that moment when they discovered the song. even before the song played, she already knew what it was.

her ex-boyfriend sang BROKEN by Seether and Amy Lee. the two of them had sang the song many times together and she felt her whole body was shaking as the song continued.

by the middle of the song, the girl caught her strength and stood up. she went out of the cafe without looking back. her girlfriend followed after her. she was walking so fast away from the cafe, away from the music, and away from the suffocating feeling that the environment was giving her.

she still didn't cry although her heart ached like it wouldn't heal again. she wouldn't try to win him back, yet, she knew that although she would be able to forget about him in the future, a tiny part of her heart would still long for him.

why i was reminded of the story? my friend told me that he was watching the BROKEN video on youtube. haha!!

txt wrds...

TXT WRDS...SHRTCUT KEYS...

we do it all the time when we're texting. we omit some letters in the words to shorten it and fit it into the 160-character capacity of cellphones.

but i know we also encounter it in computers. we see it in multiply comment boxes, friendster comment boxes, myspace, forums and even in instant messaging systems.

well, seeing those shortcut words annoys me so much. because there were times when i would have a hard time understanding what the word was because it was too short. there were times when i would spend a couple of minutes trying to decipher those letters. i was like, "what was that? can you type it properly? i'm not a cellphone!"

i mean, for heaven's sake, why can't you just type the correct spelling? is it really too hard? you were given an unlimited space on the internet, or in your computer, to type anything you want. you were even given 26 separate keys on your keyboard so you could type the words with ease.

then why do you still have to waste your time, trying to type in shortcut keys? i tried doing it, and i find it really hard to do, because i'm used to typing the whole words in the computer.

just think about it. you're in the cyberworld! you meet people who don't know you from head to toe. you don't only talk to your friends and not all people can understand your version of shortcut words and not everyone are fond of reading STUF LYK DIS! i'm one of those, that's why this kind of thing annoys me big time!

save yourself from annoying others. JUST TYPE PROPERLY. IT WON'T KILL YOU!!!

anyway, let's go back to the SMS thing on cellphones. you know those shortcuts used in tagalog texts?

like the letter Q? when they say "nandito na ako" (i'm already here), they say, "d2 n q" and i was like, "what? who the hell is Q?" and then later, i'd realize, they meant KO, not Q! damn! haha!!!

i mean think about it, come on!! how do you pronounce the letter Q? it's prnounced as kyu, right? not ko! then why the heck do people type Q to represent KO? isn't it like a really dumb thing to do?

maybe that's the reason why most kids and young teens nowadays don't know how to spell anymore. they are more exposed to cellphones and the internet and most of them are used to typing in SHORTCUT that often times, they forget the real spelling of the words. omg...major disaster to EDUCATION!

ok, i'm not saying i'm smart or anything. it's just that if you think about it, instead of making life easier, sometimes it makes life more difficult. it makes people doubt on whether they were typing the correct words or not. it's too simple a problem yet it complicates things afterwards.

i also have this grudge on the ME thing in sms. those times when someone would text you like, "d2 n me, wer n u?" wtf! what's with me and u? if you want to do that, why don't you just say, "wer r u? m already hir" say it in straight english, cut out with those taglish thing. believe me, THAT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR SOCIAL STATUS, for heaven's sake!

you don't need to fuck up with your typing or with your words just to look classy. even in commercials, they use that fucking thing. ME NA ME!!! duh!! what were they trying to say with that? if you translate it in tagalog, AKO NA AKO...doesn't it sound weird?

my friends and i hate that kind of texting. we even joke about it before, stuff like, "hir n me, were n u? der n b him?" and then we would laugh hard and stuff...there are people who do it because it's the trend. but before you do that, think about it. DOES IT EVEN SOUND GOOD? i think not. it sounds lame. fucked up...jeez...

well anyway, that's it for now. if you're reading this and you're one of those i'm talking about, then i'm sorry. it's my opinion, go make yours. hate me, i don't care.

i also made a video blog about this. this written blog is for the benefit of those who cannot watch my videos.

i'll make stuff again next time. thanks!

SAW 5

OMG! You wouldn't believe how it ended and I'm sure there would be no 6th sequel anymore.

So John Kramer aka Jigsaw is dead. So what? That doesn't mean his habit of playing LIFE GAMES is already over.

It was really something that you wouldn't dare to watch if you hadn't watched the first four prequels. Everything is connected. What happened in the 5th movie had something to do with what happened in the first.

The movie will definitely teach you how to trust people whom you think are definitely untrustworthy. It also challenges your rational thinking and it would even connect to the reality on how sometimes, your decisions will KILL you in the end.

There were Detective Hoffman, Agent Strahm and 5 total strangers who fell victim to Jigsaw and who must win his game so they would live.

However, Jigsaw wouldn't make anything easier. Even if he was already dead, he still made sure that all of his plans would come to action.

This movie would really make you realize how much decisions can affect your future. It would make you think on whether what you've decided was actually the right thing or would it just make you into a fool by the end.

Gruesome as this movie may be, it has it's own lessons which is the actual objective why Jigsaw did what he did. One lesson though. LOVE YOUR LIFE AND DON'T WASTE IT NO MATTER HOW FUCKED UP IT IS.

i almost fell down the stairs @_@

omg!! i almost fell down the stairs a while ago!!

fortunately, i was able to get a good grip on the banister, before the actual fall happened!

dammit!! i was already thinking how much of a disaster would it be had i fallen down.

i mean while i was holding the banister, i was frozen, my heart was pumping real fast and lots of nasty stuff ran inside my mind...thoughts like how many broken bones would i suffer...how deep would the concussion in my skull be...how many stitched would i get...i might undergo an orperation. those nasty stuff., hahaha!!

it's true. i was really scared. i was just a little thankful to my instincts. i mean even though i've got this really absent mind, i was still able to trust my personal instincts. "hold onto the banister and steady yourself"

shit. it could have been tragic! hahaha!!!

thiking about SAW 5 a lot!! =p

Twilight @ NCCC Mall

NOVEMBER 26th, 2008

Karen
Delle
Donna
Sarte
KC
Neym

BACKED OUT:
Mai-Mai - she left her money
MADEL - some sort of emergency

LATE:
Joseph and Joan - weren't able to buy tickets.

Since August, my friends and I already had the plan to watch Twilight together. That time, it was still on the December 14th schedule.

We've waited three months and all our excitement and anticipation paid off when we were finally able to watch it on the first day of screening yesterday, November 26th, 2008.

We bought our tickets at 6:00 pm for the 7:30 pm screening. We weren't mistaken. By 7:00pm, all tickets for 7:30 and 10:00 LFS were sold out. Even on the other cinema, tickets for the 8:00 LFS were also sold out. It was amazing. I've never encountered having sold out tickets for one movie in TWO CINEMAS!

The line was definitely long. We were already falling in line by the arcade. Still, we considered ourselves lucky. Because after us, the line kept on going in the back.

Sarte and his girlfriend KC kept on asking what the movie was about! Couldn't help laughing. They were watching the movie without knowing anything about it. Sarte said, "If Neym reccomended it, definitely, it's a good movie!"

So we went in at 7:15. Music was playing. We were waiting with our hearts beating faster than it was used to be. Everytime the music fades, I was like, "Oh my god, not yet, please! Not yet! I'm not ready yet!" Then a sigh would follow when another music plays.

Then it started. It was the first time I ever felt weird when watching a movie. It was different. I was anxious, excited, worried..Everything! And when the Cullens appeared, I was screaming. God! Shame on me! I shouldn't even fell this way, but it was really something that made me terribly feeling sick with excitement!

It was an amazing movie. My friends and I were so satisfied and I wanted to watch it again! Madel and Mai-Mai were planning to watch it on the weekends and I want to go with them! Haha!

So much for an Obssessive Cullen Disorder! =]

Twilight

Ok, first of all, I didn't know what genre to choose. Fantasy? Horror? But I chose romance. After all, it's a dominant love story.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG -hyperventilates-

I'm literally experiencing Tachycardia. God! It was so much more than I was expecting. I've been watching novel-based movies lots of times but this is the first time when I am definitely satisfied with how the movie adaptation came about.

So much for a low-budget film. They didn't disappoint the fans who were expecting this movie since day one.

But of course, like any other movie adaptations, Twilight has it's pros and cons. Not that the cons beat the pros! LOL! =]

PROS:

THE CULLENS

Carlisle: He's the palest among the Cullens. Does it have to do with age? Yet, he's the hottest! If a doctor like him would really exist, I think I wouldn't mind having cancer just to see him often! And, he looks like Tom Cruise. What more can you ask for?

Esme: She didn't have much appearances in this film, but I loved the way she greeted Bella on their first meeting. She's the perfect Esme that I was imagining in the book.

Alice: Can't wait for a lot of Alice's in the other movies. She's really got the vibrant aura of a nice sister.

Rosalie: Oh yeah! The bitch has definitely owned Bella in the kitchen!! BWAHAHAHA!!

Jasper: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, is that you? Ok, Don't get me wrong, he still looks hot. But I wished they got a different Jasper. Although by the middle of the movie, I finally saw the Jasper that I wanted to see. Anticipation helps sometimes. =p

Emmet: He's so huge! Hahahaha!!! And yep, he's funny. He looked so cute when he was cuddling Rosalie after she kinda lost her temper with Bella.

Edward: Save the best for last, they say! For months, the only thing that I wanted to know was, "Did they make a good decision of getting Rob to be Edward?" And the answer is a huge YES! He's perfect! It was unbelievable! He didn't disappoint everyone in portraying the HOTTEST role in the movie-world! Others might not agree with me, but hey, it's me! And watching the movie, I was able to fully understand why it was Rob and not the others. He deserved it. He is exactly the vampire-hottie that I was anticipating to see. He glitters in the sun perfectly, he does the crooked smile like no one else can and yes, he doesn't only dazzle Bella, but everyone in the movie house as well.

THE NOMADS: I like the way the movie introduced James, Laurent and Victoria by making them slaughter poor extras in the movie. That way, those who didn't read the book would be able to understand on why they wanted Bella so much.

THE IMPORTANT ELECTRIC SCENES BETWEEN EDWARD AND BELLA: The book was definitely cut really short to fit the story in a whole 2-hour movie. But then, all the scenes that book fans wanted to see in the movie were there! As in everything! They never missed out one important scene that would make us groan. They merged Bella's discovery and Edward's meadow in one scene yet it hasn't become cheesy. It was awesome! The Edward-Bella argument, the meadow scene, the kissing in the bedroom scene, the lullaby scene, the spider-monkey scene, the Port Angeles scene, the driving Bella to school scene, the hospital scene...They were all perfect! Believe me, I screamed when each scene was shown.

THE BASEBALL GAME: Ok, that was definitely not the way I imagined it. It was a million times better! OMG, while they were playing, I was yelling, "Fuck, that wasn't how I imagined it! OMG! That was awesome!" Jeez, it sounds so over-acting, but believe me, I've got Obssessive Cullen Disorder! =p All the Cullens were superb during the baseball game. If I were there, I would have recorded it probably. Haha! =]

BELLA's PEPPERSPRAY: Charlie was sorta serious in the book, but he was funny in movie. LOL! Funny in a good way, of course. The pepperspray thing really cracked me up. And it made Bella look really stupid when she used it on James. Pathetic move, but then, that only showed that Bella listens to her dad.

EDWARD FAKING HIS SLEEP: And he really looked like he was faking his sleep! I mean, when someone acts like he's asleep, he would definitely look like he was really sleeping. But Edward showed the viewers that he was indeed faking. It worked. He was perfect! =]

THE GRADUATION CAPS: Private joke. No need to elaborate. =p

BELLA's ALMOST TRANSFORMATION: Kristen did great there. It definitely looked like she was in pain. And when Edward sucked her blood, you would definitely think that he wouldn't be able to stop.

VICTORIA IN PROM: Yes, to tell people, "Hey, I'm still coming back to kill the bitch and avenge my mate!"

GLITTERING EDWARD: LOL! Can I pawn him? I was actually thinking he would glitter like really brightly. It was good though. And when he faced Bella while part of him shimmers in the sun, he was at his hottest!

THE COOKING SHOW: That was really funny! WTF, Bella! You definitely made these Vampires learn how to cook!

BELLA's CLUMSINESS: The movie has really shown how clumsy Bella was, even for only a little while. She slipped on the ice, she almost died on an accident, she tripped while walking with Edward in the greenhouse, and the most subtle of all, she was tripping while following Edward through the trees. That really rocked! =p

CONS (I hope you would still read this. I've only got a few. =])

THE VISUAL EFFECTS: It's understandable. Twilight is a low-budget film, but I still couldn't help but comment badly on the GFX that they use. I would often say, "My god, what's wrong with the effects?" It wasn't good. I hope it would improve in New Moon.

THEY MOCKED BELLA's TRUCK: Er, Bella's truck was supposed to look better than the others' vehicles in Forks High School. Forks, Washington is a little behind compared to Phoenix, Arizona.

JESSICA LOOKED SO PLASTIC: She wasn't. At least in Twilight.

SPIDER-MONKEY: Vampires are only capable of jumping at huge lengths and running so fast. NOT CLIMB TREES! What were they thinking? Edward is a vampire, not some sort of a Marvel superhero, for Christ's sake! And if I were Bella and I was brought on a tree top, this would be my dialogue, "Fuck, Edward! Put me down right now!" I'm not afraid of heights, but that would kill me. I just hope they just stuck in the running fast concept. =]

So, that's it. In general, I still love the movie. I have been super in love with the trailer and I wasn't disappointed with the movie. It was unbelievable, and I want to watch it for the second time! Haha!

And yep, I've really come to hate Bella Swan so much. It has to do with jealousy, of course! =p

photo comments...

are these people asking for photo comments that DESPERATE? omg, can't they just sit still and wait for people to comment on the photos they posted?

why do they have to go through your guestbook just to say, "hey, pahingi photo comments!" and not even ask how you are. jeez! they are really getting on my nerves!

i'm not pointing it out to anybody. i've only just encountered two people asking for photo comments. but i've seen a lot of them in my other contacts' guestbooks and they were like so desperate to have that CONTACT's HEADSHOT in their comment boxes!

don't they feel that whenever they ask for photo comments and their recepient would say "ok", that means they were only forced to do so because they were asked? meaning, they really weren't interested in giving those comments. they make comments because they were asked for it.

these people wouldn't die if no one would comment in their albums. i even don't care if people will just browse through my albums but leave nothing except their viewing history. i mean, if they can't have comments, then be it. don't compel them. you're just making tem feel too obliged to make "unrealistic" comments so just you'll have entries in your comment boxes. that's really out of the question!

people are really different nowadays. i wonder why most of them become too desperate to be known in cyberspace that they actually have to BEG for people to look at them.

jeez...you guys are unbelievable!!

sumilong na sa payong ko...

rash gave me this idea! gawan ko daw ng blog ang first time na paggamit ko ng bago kong payong sa ulan!

binili ko yung payong ko nung kasagsagan ng sale dito before a halloween. so far, hindi ko pa siya nagamit sa ulan. lagi lang sa araw. haha! alam niyo na, pinoy...nagpapayong pag may araw! haha!!

so anyways, i woke up at 5:30 this morning and i realized na malamig ang panahon. so natulog uli ako...then nagising nanaman ako ng 6am. tulog ulet. haha!! tas 6:30 then final na talaga. tulog ulet.
then yun, nagising ako ng 7am. bumangon nako dahil male-leyt nako. ahahaha..so yun..umuulan. bad trip.

i really hate going out na umuulan. pero masaya ako dahil yun nga, magagamit ko na payong ko! yay!!

so ginamit ko siya. haha!! ansaya. sobrang hirap lang sa jeep kase pahirapan ang pag fold sa payong na yun. eh di hindi ko agad-agad matitiklop. haha!!

tsaka pagdating ko sa hospie, diretso pasok ng payong sa lalagyan niya. wala nang patuyo-tuyo! hahaha!!

so hanggang sa umuwi ako ng mga 6pm, umuulan pa din kaya nagamit ko pa din yung payong. ansaya! ahahah!!!

ngayon, nakabuka siya sa harap ng bahay, pinapatuyo ko. sana umulan uli bukas. bwahaha!!! =p

CURRENTLY PLAYING HOTEL 626.

Hotel 626. OMG.

ahahaha!! anu ba naman yung game na yun? it was sooo UNPREDICTABLE! hahaha!!!

ok. i saw this game sa pinoyunderground forum. yung nagbigay ng link, he said it was SCARY AS HELL daw...so i tried to play the game.

i had to wait pa for a couple of hours because it opens from 6pm to 6am daw. hindi ko alam, pwede palang i manipulate ang clock settings ko para ayos. ahaha..

so anyways, i played the game and i was a bit SURPRISED!

because the SCARY AS HELL adjective was a total UNDERSTATEMENT. ahaha...it wasn't scary at all and it almost killed me to wait for it to load. AS IN 48 YEARS MAG LOAD ANG BAWAT LEVEL!

FIRST LEVEL: i have to open a door so i could go out.

SECOND LEVEL: i have to take a picture of this ghost because they said she likes darkness. ahaha..ang hirap habulin. sobrang dilim kase and you can only see the ghost when the camera flashes.

THIRD LEVEL: have to get out of the fire exit

FOURTH LEVEL: play a lullaby to the baby on a correct speed and creep slowly out of the room. ahaha.. I FAILED TWICE in this level. ang hirap i timing ng tempo nung lullaby. tapos ang hirap din i balance nung dot para hindi maingay ang paglalakad. ahaha..

FIFTH LEVEL: this was the part where i got stuck for almost an hour. the instructions said kase, LISTEN TO WHAT THE MADMAN WAS SAYING AND COUNT YOUR WAY OUT. so i was listening to the madman and i was ignoring the whispers in the background. eh ang problema, HINDI KO MAINTINDIHAN ANG SINASABI NG MADMAN. yung pala, you have to listen to the whispers! which changes everytime i fail! ahaha...i almost gave up last night pero i tried my best and after 52 minutes, i was able to get out of that wretched room!

SIXTH LEVEL: click on your picture or a door to get out of the room before you get killed. maganda sana kung may webcam. kase the computer will automatically take your picture in your most scared face. kaso, i have no webcam so walang picture ko na madi-display. ahaha. i had fun watching other pictures though! HOTEL 626 definitely owned them! ahaha!! =p

SEVENTH LEVEL: follow the telephone instructions to be able to go out and...TAPOS NA! ahaha...

akala ko naman, magtatagal ng mga 12 hours yung game. hindi pala. sobrang tagal lang niya mag load. ahaha..

AND I ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS INDEED SCARY AS HELL but i was disappointed! hindi naman pala. with matching kabog pa dibdib ko when i opened the site. kase nga nakakatakot daw. ahaha..

bad trip lang nga pag nag fail ka. lalo na dun sa MADMAN level. ahaha...bwiset yun.

in fairness, what i like about this game was that it isn't consistent. yung instructions ng telephone, the first game i played, puro left and one right lang ang turo niya. pero sa second, left and right na. hehe..

then yung sa codes para makalabas dun sa madman room, hindi mo pwedeng i-memorize. kase kada laro mo, iba't iba ang binubulong na clues. hehe..

it's fun, but not SCARY. oh please, don't ever try to tell me it's scary. i won't buy it anymore. haahha...

pero if you easily get scared, then try playing this game. hahaha!!!

makikisali na lang din nga!! =p FRIENDSTER

ahahaha!! FRIENDSTER. ang laman ng bawat PINOY BLOG in the last three days.

madaming nabahala
madaming nagtaka
madaming na bad trip
madaming na praning.

pero ako, CHOX lang! hahaha!! walang pakialam. dedma.

pero dahil naiinggit ako sa inyo, gusto ko din may FRIENDSTER ISSUE BLOG din ako. ahahaha!!!

FIRST ACCOUNT: nabawasan ng mga 100 ang friends ko. from 600+ to 500 something na lang
SECOND ACCOUNT: in fairness, kumpleto siya! or so i thought. haha!!
THIRD ACCOUNT: nag check ako kagabe, from 700+ friends, 82 na lang natira. then bago nag close uli ang site kanina, nag check ulet ako and guess what? a record breaking 0 number of friends! ahahaha!! as in WALA NA AKONG FRIENDS! eto sabe oh:

"You do not have any friends yet.
Check out the "Explore" page to see
what's happening on Friendster"

lol! pero ayos lang. hindi ako naniniwalang na hack ang friendster. sobrang imposible eh. so what do i do? i'll wait.

hindi naman bobo ang webmasters ng friendster eh. i'm sure they have saved everything sa database nila -- EVERYDAY.

so yun. YEHEY! MAY FRIENDSTER ISSUE BLOG na ako!

at parang ako lang yata ang hindi sumeryoso sa issue? ahahaha!!

LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE! IT'S TIME TO RE-MEET THE LOST FRIENDS! bwahaha!! =p

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

Oh, I can't believe I was able to answer the second Riddle of the Cryptex during Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveau's search for the Holy Grail.

What would he believe is the orb that ought be on Newton's tomb?

At that question, I remembered Newton's theory on gravity and quickly counted the letters that spelled APPLE. it consists of five letters which would also spell the password for the second cryptex. I was right. The password was indeed APPLE!

Anyway, For around twenty minutes after finishing the book, I was kinda disappointed. All throughout my reading, I was beginning to anticipate what the Holy Grail would look like or perhaps, its hiding place.

So it was such a surprise that nobody saw anything. Not me, not robert and Sophie, not even Sir Leigh Teabing.

But then, I realized, that maybe that's the primary purpose of the story. To find the true meaning of the Holy Grail that was kept hidden for centuries, even though it couldn't be seen physically.

Some said that after reading this book, Catholics would have their faith questioned. But I did not. Because most of the history that was written in the book were facts and I have already heard of them even before the book became a phenomenon.

I already knew about the conspiracy theory regarding Christianity. The history of the holy Grail and even the reason behind celebrating December 25th as the birthday of Jesus Christ.

Our deep faith in our God couldn't be simply threatened by a fictional book intended to entertain, not to scare. The Da Vinci code is a book not to destroy our faith as Christians, but to understand the things that we once believed as Satanic.

damn it! what happened to DEVIANTART???

it's been three consecutive days that i wasn't able to open the site.
can you guys open it? i dun think it's with my connection. i can open other sites properly, but deviantart's taking ages, it's killing me!!

Mag ingat ka sa...KULAM

Poor? Haha! Wala lang. I wasn't much satisfied with the movie kasi. It may have a very different twist in the end, but I've seen better...

I've seen a very similar Thai movie to this only with the exception of the KULAM part. I've made a review about it here. The title was Alone. That movie had the same plot with this movie starring Judy Ann Santos. The twin story and also the ending plot was very much the same.

As I've said, only with the exception of the KULAM part. But when I've found out that Mira has a twin sister, I've already guessed what the ending might be and I wasn't mistaken. I know it was scary and all for others, it was even good for me until I've seen how it ended because it wasn't much ORIGINAL.

Filipinos are already bound to make exceptional horror movies only if they will make their plots more original and unique. I appreciate the scare factor of this movie, but the story just disappointed me. =]

Well anyway, Judy Ann was such an effective actress. Maybe that was one reason why the movie became scary. Because probably if it would be Kris Aquino, I wouldn't stop laughing until the end! =p

Robert Pattinson as Dumbledore and many more!!! =p

LOL!! Check out the Headlines, they just made me laugh so hard!

Mirrors - Kiefer Sutherland & Paula Patton

SYNOPSIS:

It'€™s been nearly a year since volatile detective Ben Carson was suspended from the NYPD for fatally shooting another undercover officer, an accident that not only cost him his job, but fueled the alcoholism and anger that has alienated his wife and kids and left him crashing on his sister'€™s couch in Queens.

Desperate to pull his life together, Carson takes a job as a night watchman at the burned-out ruins of the Mayflower department store, which was destroyed by a massive fire that devoured numerous innocent lives.

REVIEW:

It's been a while since I've watched a horror movie and fortunately, I wasn't disappointed with this 20th Century Fox movie, Mirrors. It was a great risk watching this movie, I admit because I've often encountered bad horror movies lately that it was already hard for mew to trust new releases.

But Mirrors was something that really satisfied me. The movie doesn't leave anyone puzzled, but scared and worried about what may happen next.

Sutherland also did a very great job in portraying his role from an alcoholic to a deranged victim who had to convince those whom he love to believe him that Mirrors are doing something evil.

This was indeed a scary movie. There were scenes when you scream, be terrified and amazed. I think the most significant part of this movie was Ben and Amy's son, Michael who has been possessed by what resided in the mirror beyond what his parents could imagine.

The Strange Family. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Lord Voldemort, Bellatrix Lestrange, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter

See why it's strange? I love this picture so much!
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Department of Mysteries scene.

My Dream Blog. Train, Beach, Hongkong, E-load

July 02, 2008. Thursday
Estimated Time of Dream: Between 5:30am-6:00am
People Involved: Rashina, Nate, Aileen, Jordan, Abigail, some unknown girl, Icelle
If I wake up and remember my dream, I'll share it to you, guys

BEACH

The first part of my dream was when I was in a little hut in the middle of the sea with Rash. We were seated on a raft just floating alongside the house. Rash told me something about Wakeboarding and I reckoned that she might want to try it. Not knowing that I would be the one who would pull her when she does the wakeboarding.

Suddenly, the speedboat pulled my raft and I just realized that I was holding the other end of the rope which was pulling Rash. She was actually doing a spectacular wakeboarding without a board! She was just using her bare feet! It was really funny until I accidentally let go of the rope and Rash fell onto the water.

TRAIN

Then we swam back to shore. In front of the shore where we were resting was a huge planter with glass windows on top and just on the other side of the window was a bus and seated there were Nate, Gail, Jordan and Aileen. They beckoned me to go to them and so I did. They asked why I wouldn't go with them, and I said because I already made plans with Rash and others in wakeboarding. They said they understand and the bus was about to leave when I realized that it was a train, not a bus.

I ran to the other end of the planter to keep on talking to them while the train gathered speed. Then, I found myself inside the train without meaning to and my friends, whom I was just talking with earlier weren't there anymore. Instead, I was looking at Chinese people seating in their compartments.

HONG KONG

That was when I realized that I was in Hongkong and the train was going from Sha Tin District to Shek Wu Hui. I dunno where those places were but I could vividly remember them because that was what was written in the train dashboard. I went up to the conductor and I told him that I wasn't supposed to be in this train, I have to go back and I don't have a ticket. The conductor said it's ok, I would just pay when we get to the first station.

But I had a bad feeling that the first station would be miles from where I was so I asked if they could just drop me somewhere, since I reckoned that it wasn't yet far. So the driver hit the brakes - just like an ordinary automobile - and dropped me in a field just a few meters away from the station. That was when i noticed that I was with another girl whom I do not know. So we both went back to the staion, running as fast as we could because we were in a tunnel and we were afraid that we might meet a train on the way.

Then, we went to the station and paid for our fare which incredibly was only a peso! Afterwards, we have to sign something since the finance said that we disturbed the normal rhythm of the train by having dropped us on its way. So we did and we went out of the station.

But then as I went out, I realized that I was on the train again. Worse, I was clinging on the window by the driver. The train stopped onto the station and I went down with Icelle.

E-LOAD

We both went to a nearby store where they have an Electronic Load. We were accompanied by another guy whom I knew in my dream, but I didn't know in reality. I was about to write my number when I realized that I couldn't remember it. I kept on writing random numbers which I wasn't familiar with. Then I asked this guy friend about my number and when he recited it, I was like, "Damn! How could I forget that?"

And afterwards, I dialled my sister's number and told her that we should meet at Disneyland because my friends and I were going there.

What happened in Disneyland, I never got the chance to know because my eyes voluntarily opened and I wasn't in a beach, on a train or in Hong Kong because I was in my bedroom.

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)

The final book of the Chronicles of Narnia tells the tale of the final days of this magical country. Set some hundreds of years since the reign of King Rilian the Disenchanted.

This time, the most terrible thing that could happen to Narnia has once again happened and Jill and Eustace came to the rescue with the help of Professor Digory Kirke, Aunt Polly, Peter, Edmund and Lucy and of course, the great Aslan himself.

This final installment of the Chronicles of Narnia showed how a superficial world could end while there is a new and more wonderful life waiting ahead of you. No matter how hopeless you get in your known world, there will always be a real world wherein you can get your hopes higher and live your life longer.

I loved the last chapter of this book where they were able to meet the most legendary people who ruled Narnia. There were the first King and Queen - Frank and Helen - before Jadis the White Witch took over. There was Fledge, the winged horse with whom Polly and Digory flew with as they searched for the golden apple to protect Narnia. Then there was Mr. Tumnus the Faun, Lucy's first ever friend when she first set foot into Narnia. There were Caspian the Seafarer, Nikabrik the Good Dwarf, Reepicheep the Noble Mouse, Trufflehunter the Badger, Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, King Rilian the Disenchanted, Cor, Aravis and Corin of Archenland and many others. Of course, if you were able to read everything from the Magician's Nephew until The Silver Chair, then you will be as excited as I was upon seeing their names being mentioned again.

It may be a very deadly ending for the superficial Narnia where the non-believers of Aslan suffered but it was a very good start for those who kept their hearts and faith into the great lion who started and ended Narnia.

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)

In reading all the seven books of the Chronicles of Narnia, I never quite understood how time travels when you are not in the magical country of Aslan.

It has been around eight decades since Digory Kirke had the magical wardrobe created and the Pevensies accidentally discovered it. By that time, it was thousands of years since Frank the cabbie and his wife Helen have ruled Narnia. By the time the Pevensies arrived in the country, they never knew about how Narnia was created and all they knew was that it has been ruled by the evil witch who made it snow in the entire country for a hundred years.

Of course, they have restored peace in Narnia and left without meaning to, back into their own world. Then as they went back to the magical country a year later, they found out that it has already been 1300 years since they last left.

When Edmund and Lucy came back to join King Caspian in the voyage of Dawn Treader, it was only three years after their last visit when it has already been a year in the Pevensie world.

And of course, when Eustace, the Pevensie cousin and his friend Jill Pole came into Narnia, it was another century since he last joined King Caspian in the journey to the End of the World. The King at this moment was already too old and should be succeeded by his missing son whom Eustace and Jill have to rescue.

And apparently another year after in the normal London world, it was yeat another thousands of years in Narnia where the present King Tirian admitted that King Rilian was his great grandfather's great granfather.

But anyway, I only had that kind of time-table because just like what Eustace Scrubb said, it was really hard to determine how time works in Narnia when they are in their own world.

The Silver Chair tells a story about The missing Prince of Cair Paravel, King Caspian X's only son, Rilian.

This time, the Pevensie's weren't allowed to go into Narnia anymore because they were already too old to be in the country. This time, it was their cousin Eustace and his friend Jill's chance to experience the wonderful world of Narnia and to do what Aslan wanted them to do: to rescue Prince Rilian from the enchantments of an evil witch who named herself as the Queen of the Underworld.

It was really a nice story except for the fact that Eustace never had the chance to talk to King Caspian before the latter died of old age.

Also, both kids weren't too drawn into Narnia unlike the Pevensies who have actually loved Narnia since their first visit in the country.

But there were more mysteries in this book that made me wonder how come more and more creatures have desired to rule the country when they knew about Aslan and the ancient Kings and Queens of the Narnia.

But all the while, the two kids were brave enough to be able to rescue the Prince simply by believing on Aslan and not doubting anything that he wished them to do and see.

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Voyage of Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)

A year in the Pevensie world and exactly three years in Narnia.

King Caspian X was actually ruling Narnia in a fairly peaceful way but The Voyage of Dawn Treader didn't take place in the magical country, but in the sea.

This tells the adventure of King Caspian upon his search of the ten Lords of Narnia whom his evil uncle Miraz banished while he ruled the country. Caspian was doing this in fulfillment of his promise to Aslan in the previous book.

The Pevensie kids who returned to Narnia during this adventure were only Edmund and Lucy for Peter was studying for an exam with Professor Diggory Kirke and Susan has gone to America for her studies. In short, the two were already old enough to go back to Narnia.

Lucy and Edmund weren't the only ones who came back, but they were accompanied by a rather reluctant cousin of theirs, Eustace Clarence Scrubb. Now that name would be too important for the last two books of Narnia for the Pevensies wouldn't be returning anymore because probably by that time, Edmund and Lucy have already both outgrown their age and like Susan and Peter, would be too old to go back to Narnia anymore.

The Dawn Treader's journey in search for the banished Narnian Lords was so much of an adventure and it was really fun to read until the last chapter. Every island that they will step into would hold magic or an uncommon experience that not all of them could forget.

Even the "evil" Eustace was able to appreciate the beauty of the lands held by Narnia and how powerful Aslan is.

Kidapawan Trip. September 14-16, 2008

First of all, I didn't know that I was the only one whom Dhawell invited among our college friends. I was surprised since I would be staying in his house for two nights and apart from his dad, younger bro and cousin, I haven't met most of his family yet.

It was not so bad though. Although I only knew a few people among his high school friends, I still managed to get along with them somehow and it was fun.

Then the next day, we went to Lake Agco with Dhawell's family. I know, ang epal-epal ko but it's ok. It was just like I was a very distant relative! LMAO! =p

Lake Agco was in the foot of Mt. Apo. The lake, of course was boiling hot with steam coming from underneath the earth. But the heat of the lake can compromise to the freezing temperture of the atmosphere since we are by the mountain and it was raining when we arrived.

We could see our bodies steaming with smoke when we climb out of the hot pool then feel our muscles grown rigid and numb when we submerge into the freezing pool water.

It was great. Such a brief trip since Dhawell has to go back to Davao and has to return to Manila by tomorrow, but at least, finally, I have been to Kidapawan! =]

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Horse and His Boy - (C.S. Lewis)

This is supposed to be the sequel to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe but I suppose this wasn't much important because the story didn't revolve around the Kings and Queens of Narnia - that is, the Pevensie kids - but around an Archenlander boy who was kidnapped and made to live in Calormen as a peasant.

It mostly told the adventure of this kid, Shasta and a Tarkheena named Aravis who also ran away. Together with two Narnian talking horses Bree and Hwin, they set out from Calormene and Tashbaan towards the North going to Narnia.

It wasn't too much exciting to read but it was quite good although I believe it's not worth making into a movie for it only involves the long travels of the Horse and His Boy.

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)

Alright, buying the book was kind of a waste; because what you saw in the movie was exactly what was written in the book - every bit of it.

Well in the movie, the battle has been longer and there were more actions during the war between Peter and Edmund and the White Witch. But other than that, everything was the same from the beginning up to the end.

But it was still worth a read though. Well, sometimes, I think that the purpose for buying books was for my collection, not reading. Although I knew the story already, I would still buy the book so I would have a collection, or probably something to share with my friends.

I was glad, I saw the movie first before I read the book, which of course is another children's book. At least, I didn't have any bad bout about the comparison of the movie and the book, for of course, they do not have any differences.

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)

I was wondering at first why this first installment of the Narnia Chronicles wasn't made into a movie. After reading however, I understood why they didn't bother showing this story first before The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

It is indeed, a children's story. More like a fairy tale that could match the Mother Goose stories. I thought it was a novel; something like the Harry Potter series or even the Lord of the Rings books, but it was different.

It tells a story in the Point of View of the Author. It was nice reading the book and feeling as if he was really telling you the story himself, dropping all the formality and carrying on with narrating like he really wanted the readers to understand.

The Magician's Nephew told the story of how Narnia began and how the hell was there a Wardrobe that leads to the city in the house where the Pevensies have stayed during the war.

I never quite understood when I watched the movie. All I doubted was that Professor Digory Kirke, who owned the house knew about the wardrobe. I never knew that he was the one who had the wardrobe created in the first book.

It was fun, I was laughing most of the time while reading the book because of the animals in Narnia and because of Digory's Uncle Andrew. As the world of Narnia began (just like how our own world began according to the Bible), creatures all around the city start to become aware of their existence and the existence of the other worlds and creatures, including the humans, or as what Aslan called the Sons and Daughters of Adam and Eve.

So now I understood why it wasn't made into a movie for The Magician's Nephew only told the story of how Narnia began, and how that single wardrobe brought Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy to the other world apart from their own.

My favorite quotes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

"Dudley, for the first time in your life, you're talking sense."
-Harry Potter

"I don't think you're a waste of space"
-Dudley Dursley

"Blimey, Dudley, did the dementors blow a different personality into you?"
-Harry Potter

"I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library."
-Ron Weasley

"Then we'll have nothing to do except find Horcruxes. . . . It'll be like a holiday, won't it?"
-Harry Potter

"Dumbledore wanted to give me the sword? Maybe he thought it would look nice on my wall."
-Harry Potter

"Vot is the point of being an international Quidditch player if all the good-looking girls are taken?"
-Viktor Krum

"You're amazing, you are,"
-Ron Weasley

"Perhaps just one more, Master Harry, for luck?"
-Kreacher

"Wouldn't make any difference to her, she was so evil in the first place,"
-Harry Potter

"Bless him, and when you think I used to fantasize about cutting off his head and sticking it on the wall."
-Ron Weasley

RON: "What? No, of course not! I thought it was you doing it!"
HARRY: "My Patronus is a stag."
RON: "Oh yeah. I thought it looked different. No antlers."

"That makes me sound a lot cooler than I was,"
-Ron Weasley

"Of course not - we're invisible when we're under it, Ron!"
-Hermione Granger

"Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son. Haven't I just prove my Patronus is a goat?"
-Aberforth Dumbledore

"No, Luna will take Harry, won't you, Luna?"
-Ginny Weasley
"You have to come back here, Ginny!"
-Harry Potter

"IF WE DIE FOR THEM, I'LL KILL YOU, HARRY!"
-Ron Weasley

"NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"
-Mrs. Molly Weasley

"You were named after two Headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew."
-Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling

Ohmigosh! I couldn't believe it! The Harry Potter book series that I've been hooking for since 2002 has finally come to an end! And yeah, I only got the chance to actually finish reading it this week; since I stalled on Chapter Ten exactly a year ago.

It was so much than I was expecting. The war that situated at Hogwarts was something really not in my expectation list. LOL! But it was awesome! The way Harry's friends stood up for him, fought for him, and even died for his safety, only showed true Loyalty in the Wizarding World.

Well, I also salute the Death Eaters. They've remained loyal after all those years even if Lord Voldemort had nearly died sixteen years ago. Bellatrix Lestrange was the most loyal of all. I still didn't like her though.

Aside from the wonderful highlights, I didn't like the people who died in the book. Fred Weasley! Oh jeez, I'm glad Joie didn't have the chance to read Deathly Hallows anymore or she'll freak out! Lupin and Tonks' loss, too were very unprecedented; not that time when they have their little Teddy already. Too bad, really. Even Hedwig and Mad-Eye shouldn't have died that way.

Harry's love for Ginny was so well focused in this book. Even though they weren't together, Rowling still managed to show Harry's affection for his ex-girlfriend when she made Harry stare at a little dot in the Marauder's Map which was Ginny. And how Ginny popped in his mind whenever he got the chance.

Ron and Hermione's love story was funny. It was quite sudden. The way Ron showed her affection to Hermione before their declaration of love in the Room of Requirement, was just like the way Harry would have done. So it was unexpected although a lot of Ron-Hermione shippers were already wishing for it.

If there's one character that I'd love the most all throughout the seven installments of the Harry Potter series, it would be Severus Snape. Since the Sorcerer's Stone, although Snape has evidently showed his loathing towards Harry, he still bounded to protect him even after the rise of the Dark Lord. I didn't know why, at first. I just thought maybe because Snape has really turned loyal to Dumbledore. But well, I got my answer in the 7th book.

Here's an excerpt from the review I made on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last November 26, 2005. More than 2 years ago. =p

Let me pick up some lines from the book…this was from chapter 27: The Lightning-Struck Tower:

“We’ve got a problem, Snape,” said the lumpy Amycus, whose eyes and wand were fixed alike upon Dumbledore, “the boy (Malfoy) doesn’t seem able—“
But somebody else had spoken Snape’s name, quite softly.
“Severus…”
The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experienced all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading.
Snape said nothing, but walked forward and pushed Malfoy roughly out of the way. The three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the werewolf seemed cowed.
Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face.
“Severus…please…”
Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore.
“Avada Kedavra!”
A jet of green light shot from the end of Snape’s wand and hit Dumbledore squarely in the chest.

Okay, okay…for those who haven’t read the book yet, forgive me for being such a spoiler but honestly, Dumbledore’s death is all over the internet and it is not true that he will come back to life on the 7th book…as Dumbledore mentioned, no spell can bring the dead back to life…so definitely, Dumbledore can never be alive again…

The question is, does Snape really wanted to kill Dumbledore?...is he really back on the dark side?...

Well here is my theory …on the early chapter of the book , Hagrid has mentioned that he overheard Dumbledore and Snape arguing in the forest…I can’t really remember the exact argumemt but as I can remember, Hagrid said that Snape was asking about something and sort of doesn’t want to do what Dumbledore told him to do…Dumbledore got mad and those stuff…so, could it be that Snape has told Dumbledore about Malfoy’s plan of killing him?...and when he said, “Severus…please” did that actually mean that Dumbledore is begging Snape to kill him?...could it be that Dumbledore got angry with Snape because Snape does not want to do what Dumbledore wanted him to do and that is to kill him?...

That was my theory regarding Snape killing Dumbledore up in the Divination Tower right after Dumbledore went weak from drinking the potion to retrieve Voldemort's locket. And indeed, I have been right!

I couldn't believe it. When Harry watched Snape's memories through the Pensieve, I've become more and more excited about the part when he killed Dumbledore. And I was cheering when I read that he really did plan the killing, not with Narcissa or Draco nor Voldemort; but with Dumbledore himself.

Most of my friends hated Snape for what happened in Half-Blood Prince, but I continued to support him and cover up for him by stating my theory all over again. I didn't fail though. They asked me how I came up with the theory, and I of course credited two more friends - Dhawell and Elaiza - for the visualization of our theory. The three of us were the ones who actually came up with it, trying to deny the fact that Snape has gone over to the Dark Side once more.

Harry's right. Severus Snape was probably the bravest man that he ever knew. And yes, he is. He was the only one who have actually gathered up his courage to betray the Dark Lord as well as make him believe he was on the dark side. He did it, and even if I was soooo sad that he died, his existence had still been worthy enough for Harry to name one of his sons after him.

I'm so sad! I couldn't believe that I wouldn't be waiting for another Harry Potter book anymore. I couldn't believe that after 6 years, there'll be no more Harry Potter for me. I couldn't believe that Harry's adventures would have to say goodbye in the book already.

Oh well, things like that happen. But Harry Potter was probably the only book series that I've been hooking for for 6 years.

And of course, it didn't fail me. I was happy to have read this book and watched the movies. J.K. Rowling would still be my number one author.

I'd definitely grab her new book. I bet it'll still be as great as the BOY WHO LIVED.

My favorite quotes from Breaking Dawn

"You're pregnant! You're pregnant, aren't you?
-Charlie Swan

"I'm sure about you. The rest I can live through."
-Bella Swan

"Jasper? What do vampires do for bachelor parties? You're not taking him to a strip club, are you?"
-Bella Swan

ALICE: "No one will dare to call you plain when I'm through with you."
BELLA: "Only because they're afraid you'll suck their blood."

"He won't cross you today. He values his life too much."
-Rosalie Hale

"Alice wouldn't let us do anything else. Every time we tried, she all but ripped our throats out."
-Renee

"Enjoying the party, Mrs. Cullen?"
-Edward Cullen

"Then I suppose you don't realize how utterly, heart-breakingly beautiful you are tonight."
-Edward Cullen

"By the way, I love you."
-Bella Cullen

"You're awfully small to be so hugely irritating."
-Edward Cullen

"You're the best, smartest, most talented sister in the whole world."
-Bella Cullen

"Don't be afraid, We belong together."
-Bella Cullen

"So you seduced your all-too-willing husband. That's not a capital offense."
-Edward Cullen

"If I don't have a better sense of equilibrium in my next life, I'm demanding a refund."
-Bella Cullen

"It's an excuse—she wants to make sure I haven't killed you yet."
-Edward Cullen

"Over my pile of ashes,""
-Rosalie Hale

"Did you know that 'I told you so' has a brother, Jacob? His name is 'Shut the hell up'."
-Bella Cullen

"Is dementia one of your symptoms?"
-Jacob Black

Thank you, Captain Obvious. That doesn't matter to me. I'm staying with Seth.
-Leah Clearwater

Under my baby brother is not an upgrade.
-Leah Clearwater

"You know how you drown a blonde, Rosalie? Glue a mirror to the bottom of a pool."
-Jacob Black

"The chainsaw impersonation was getting a little tired."
-Rosalie Hale

"What are we, chopped liver?"
-Jacob Black

SETH: Edward looked like he was gonna rip her head off.
JACOB: Too bad he didn't.

"You. Got. Food. In. My. Hair."
-Rosalie Hale

"She's going to be dazzling."
-Alice Cullen

"Edward gave me grief for not getting you to a mirror before the wedding,"
-Alice Cullen

"Did you want to stay in the country? Or were you planning to continue on to Canada this afternoon?"
-Edward Cullen

"You nicknamed my daughter after the Loch Ness Monster?"
-Bella Cullen

ALICE: "I know—I'll play you for it, rock, paper, scissors."
EDWARD: "Why you don't you just tell me who wins?"
ALICE: "I do. Excellent."

"She's going to be the most spoiled half-vampire in existence."
-Alice Cullen

"Just a few seconds more, Bella. Then she'll go annoy someone else."
-Edward Cullen

"Esme sacrificed her second-best silver service to keep the little monster entertained."
-Rosalie Hale

"You. Me. Arm-wrestling. Dining room table. Now."
-Bella Cullen

"Er, Bella, I think Esme is fairly fond of that table. It's an antique."
-Alice Cullen

"I still think Dracula One and Dracula Two are creep-tacular."
-Jacob Black

"Aren't they feeding you up there?"
-Charlie Swan

"Well, she looks like a freaking supermodel, that's what she looks like."
-Max

"They'll be shocked when the infants save their superior lives, won't they?"
-Edward Cullen

"Seriously, people. They're not coming back. Everybody can relax now."
-Alice Cullen

"I missed you, too, Bella. So forgive me, and try to be satisfied with being the superhero of the day."
-Alice Cullen

"No one's ever loved anyone as much as I love you."
-Bella Cullen

EDWARD: "Damn it"
BELLA: "We have plenty of time to work on it"
EDWARD: "Forever and forever and forever"
BELLA: "That sounds exactly right to me."

Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer

OMG. People will understand, the book was just too thick to think about! LOL! It took me exactly 5 days to finish reading. I was supposed to finish this last night, but my eyes were already drooping and the words I was reading seem sooo meaningless to me already.

So I just finished it today. I was so expecting for a WAR to happen, honestly. I noticed in the four books, the action came alternately. There was one in Twilight, then none in New Moon then there's another war in Eclipse and none again in Breaking Dawn.

But that was one thing that I liked in the saga. How the author was able to make her book a bestseller even without violence. Just pure love and care for the family.

I can also see the reason why some readers didn't like Breaking Dawn. Probably because of how it ended. No war, no summit climax, no one got hurt and everything. But I understand it. Because for me, even if the supernatural was involved, I still believe that the main purpose of the Twilight saga was to let us know that no matter how different people are, co-existence is still possible if there's love in our hearts.

Man, that was deep! LOL! And it was funny why I wasn't able to hate Jacob in Breaking Dawn. In fact, he's the funniest and most absurd character in the whole novel. It was crazy, he's actually done all the things that I never expected.

Of course, Edward Cullen was still the best character for me. He's so awesome. He has this really calm attitude that can also calm you, not just because Jasper's around.

Oh yeah, Alice was the greatest side-character that I've ever seen on books. As I would always say, I'd definitely trade everything to have a sister like her. No matter how annoying she could be especially with dealing with parties (like Bella, I hate parties - formal parties), she's still the best sister anyone could have.

And Emmet is the counterpart of Alice for me. His good-natured attitude and positive outlook on things remind me of myself. The way I deal with problems with a smile is also like the way Emmet deals with danger. No pessimism, everything is a game, though taken very seriously.

In conclusion, Breaking Dawn is something worth reading, really. Although there are some boring parts and a lot of narrations, It still was able to convey the true message it wanted the readers to acquire. Appreciate love no matter the difference.

So much for a Sunday...

I saw him! Juan Paolo Garcia. My high school crush!

Brief history. I was in 4th year high school when I had this extreme crush on Paolo who was then a second yeat student. (But we're only a year apart, trust me. )

At first, pinag ti-tripan ko lang siya because he's cute and he resembles Harry Potter with his hair and round-rimmed glasses.

Then later on, came the tuksuhan from my barkada and his and yun, medyo nagka-crush na ako sa kanya.

So when I reached college, I haven't seen him anymore. I know where he lived though. He is my friend's neighbor and his cousin Carlo, is also a good friend of mine.

Of course things changed when you become more mature. I forgot about him as I learned to fall in love and stuff. Cheesy things. No need to elaborate.

It's been around five years since I last saw him. Then yesterday at Church, I saw him! Or rather he saw me.

Carlo was the one who called me. And I hated the way he did; with the suffix "ate" before my name. It felt so bad. But I'm 22 right now, and he's also 22 already this year. I was surprised when I saw his face. He's still so handsome but he doesn't have glasses anymore and his hair was a little spiky already. He'd grown so tall over the years that I was already looking up at him.

I smiled and my heart raced. It was scary, seeing your crush whom you haven't seen for a long time.

So sila ang lumapit sa akin. Sabi pa ni Carlo, ang daya ko daw, because I don't visit their house na. When I was in high school kasi, I often stay on my friend's house just to spy on theirs.

I realized I was laugjing at the thought and he was silent. And I was like, "Ang laki mo na ah, gumwapo ka lalo..." And then Carlo was laughing.

It was embarrassing but fun at the same time, We talked about his college years. He's also studying in Ateneo now. And he was quite surprised he never knew I became a nurse. Because back then, he knew I would be a Journalist

Well things changed. I didn't ask for his number, nor did he and Carlo, too. As I went out of the church, I thought that maybe I will be able to forget that fateful encounter soon. And maybe when we meet again by accident, then that'll be that time that I really won't let things pass.

He's so sooo hot and it surprised me that my heart beat so fast while I was near him. Damn! This whole single-blessedness thing for more than two years is driving me crazy!!