Thursday, June 30, 2011

Days 18-21

Day 18: Film That Is Your Guilty Pleasure
PS I Love You


Who wouldn't wanna watch Gerard Butler all day/week/month/year long?

Day 19: Film That Made You Cry the Hardest
My Sister's Keeper


I shed tears the minute I saw the sister. O_O From the start to the end, I finished a whole box of tissue.

Day 20: Movie with Your Favorite Actress
Two Weeks Notice


Sandra Bullock! /o/ This movie is also epic. Definitely a must-watch.

Day 21: Movie with Your Favorite Actor
Gamer


Gerard Butler. \o/ He's very versatile. He can play a frickin' Spartan and at the same time play a phantom, a lover, a player, and a criminal. <3 He's perfect.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Day 17: Least Favorite Book Adaptation

Day 17: Least Favorite Book Adaptation
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


Ugh. The movie didn't even explain what the hell Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, and Prongs mean. Rarr. Mess with any book you want, but NOT Harry Potter!

Fifty People, One Question

Directed by Kamil Krolak


The thing about regrets is that the person who made the most mistakes (providing he/she learned from them) would not have one. Mistakes are made by doing the wrong things to others, thinking the wrong things even if you know the right ones, etc. If you learned from your mistakes you would not have any reason to want to go back and change anything that you did.  Regrets only exist with missed opportunities. Things that you wish you did but, for some excuse that you made, you didn't. It's definitely a million-dollar question when you're asked what your biggest regret is because missed opportunities exist every moment in all of us. Whether it'd be not learning to play any kind of musical instrument or not marrying your college sweetheart 'til 50 years after. Everything we do has opportunity costs (forgive my Economics point of view). When you decide to do something, you completely abandon doing something else. Regrets are always there but some are not big enough to be categorized as the BIGGEST ones.

Regrets burden us every single day and all we can do is lighten that burden. Lighten them until you reach that point, be able to say, "I have no regrets," and actually believe it.


PS: I like the latter part of the film. After being able to realize their biggest regrets, they turn around and walk away. They decide to go forth and continue living while carrying their heavy baggage just hoping to lighten them the minute they go home.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Day 12-16 (super overdue)

Day 12: Favorite Love Story
A Walk to Remember


One of my all-time favorite films. Nicholas Sparks (author of the book, A Walk to Remember) has a way of making a very sad ending bearable. :)

Day 13: Favorite Chick Flick
10 Things I Hate About You 


Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. What more will you ask for? <3

Day 14: Favorite Documentary
The Cove


This movie changed my life. That's how influencing this movie is. Watch it and let it make a change in yours.

Day 15: Favorite Play Adaptation
Sweeney Todd


Johnny Depp. <3 I actually wanna see the play. I wonder how bloody the stage is after every show. O_O

Day 16: Favorite Book Adaptation
Stardust


The Brits have this perfect way of adapting a book to a film. Plus, Neil Gaiman is just amazing. Nuff said!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

"Your kiss, I miss. Why did you leave me?"

Max's Unlimited Chicken Promo. It speaks for itself. When my orgmate asked everyone in the org to eat at Max's, I was determined to get my money's worth (and more). I was planning on eating about 10 servings of the famous chicken. I knew about that much could fit in my stomach so I was excited. I initiated a contest on who could eat the most number of chicken and everyone agreed to join.

And so it began.

We finally arrived at Max's and we were all eager to eat our first one. I was so cocky saying to my orgmates who ordered rice, "Wala na matatalo kayo, may kanin pa kayo," and bit off a chunk of the enormous breast of the chicken on my greasy hand. I ate slower than how I'd usually eat which really surprised me. Disregarding my slow pace, I was still in the game. My strategy was not to drink any fluids so I wouldn't feel bloated right away. It worked until my third serving. I was already feeling the chickens filling my stomach. I had to drink from my glass of iced tea because my throat felt dry. That did it. I felt full right away, but I was still able to push myself to have my fourth one (para maka-boundary lang :p). After that, the sight of chicken disgusted me. Whenever the waiter arrives holding a basketful of chicken, I felt like vomiting. I wanted to test my gag reflex but it didn't work. Promises not to eat chicken ever again were made. One of my orgmates ate 7 servings of the fattest, in my opinion, chickens that ever lived (and died). Kudos to her! Respect was earned that night. My stomach felt insecure to hers and the others'. Damn stomach, you let me down!

The chicken extravaganza wasn't the only thing that made my night. I was with the people who I don't usually hang out with that often and I actually had a blast. I wasn't with the same crowd that I was hanging out with for the past years. I overlooked how awesome these people really are. There wasn't a moment when we did not laugh out loud and caught the attention of the people from the other table and the waiters. Jokes and laughters were exchanged as we were throwing bones of the chicken on a plate that already resembled a tiny mountain towards the end of the night. It was refreshing to hang out with the "kids". I guess we just always called them that because we didn't hang out with them long enough to actually see who they are as individuals and not who they are collectively. I have found out that they are not as innocent as they claim they are.

It was nice making someone realize that the more we hate, the more we love (and it's true... but me, the more I love, the more I love <3). It was nice to find out that banana ketchup, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce go together. ;p It was nice to have the feeling of satisfaction na naka-boundary ka na. It was cool to be able to laugh through your nose with ease and poise. It was amazing to find out that the record for the most serving of chicken was 14. And it was amazing that we were all able to eat 43 servings of chicken in 2 hours.

Singing "Halik" by Aegis from Quezon Circle to Philcoa was the perfect way to seal the night of the 9 undergrad students/Glee hopefuls and the 11 poor, helpless, and FAT chickens they devoured.

PS: I really miss doing crazy things like this with the-same-crowd-that-I-was-hanging-out-with-for-the-past-years. I hope to see you guys real soon. Perhaps in forever and a day?

Just Five More Months... Only Five Months...

My roommate told me that our landlady is bitching about my going home late all the time. She claims that I wake her up from her deep slumber because, (1) the gate squeaks like nails on blackboard (the gate that she refuses to put oil on so it wouldn't make such a shrieking noise) and (2) the stupid dog keeps barking whenever it sees something move (if they would only walk the damn dog and play with it more it wouldn't be that agitated). The only thing that irritated me so bad is when she said to my roommate, "She always comes home late. Is she even studying?" ARE YOU SHITTING ME?! You have no idea what I do when I'm outside (or even inside!) the fucking boarding house! Yes, I go out with my friends all the time (and I always tell you that I'm with them whenever I truly am), but I also spend sleepless nights in coffee shops and the frickin' library STUDYING and biting off the heads of people who would dare to distract me from it (which I also tell you)! I need an enormous table (because I like spreading my things so I can immediately grab anything) or a place not conducive to sleeping to be able to study effectively and efficiently. The/your boarding house does not/cannot offer me those things so I have to do something. It pisses me off when people (even my parents) ask me that stupid question (yes, stupid questions DO exist). It's very offensive to me because I have never worked my ass off like this before and I don't need people lurking behind me saying that I'm not doing anything or that I'm not doing enough. I mean, I'm no laude standing or whatsoever, but I HAVE BEEN A CONSISTENT DEAN'S LISTER SINCE FRESHMEN YEAR so shut the hell up and mind your own shit.

I don't need to prove anything to you. Your a powerful person in UP, why don't you log in to my CRS account and see for yourself the grades of a student who has friends (which you did not have I suppose... otherwise you'd get what I'm so pissed off about) and still manages to keep her grades up. It's not my problem that you don't get it because you're senile so just bug off. If you don't want any sound coming from your boarding house, rent it out to turtles or lizards not human beings.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Day 11: Favorite Kid's Movie

Day 11: Favorite Kid's Movie
Beauty and the Beast


It's between this one and Anastasia. But this is more romantic so yeah... <3

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Day 10: Favorite Foreign Film

Day 10: Favorite Foreign Film
Juste Une Question d' Amour


"It's not a question of gay or straight. It's just a question of love." <3

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Day 9: Favorite Musical

Day 9: Favorite Musical
Moulin Rouge


Ewan McGregor's voice is just amazing. Nuff said. All the hair on my body was awoken when he and Nicole Kidman sang The Elephant Medley. <3

Day 6-8 (overdue)

Day 6: Favorite Horror
Shutter


I actually hate horror films so there wasn't much to choose from. I feel like I don't learn anything from watching horror films so I don't really like wasting my time watching them. All they do is leave you awake at night imagining that your bed will eat you alive. This movie did just that.

Day 7: Favorite Animated Feature
Rio


There are actually a lot of animated films that I like more that this one but I just feel like this film wouldn't work if it wasn't animated well. I think other films like Despicable Me or Up would survive even if it was made in 2D because the storyline carried the film. In Rio, the storyline matched the animation very well. The storyline needed the animation and vice versa.

Day 8: Favorite Thriller
Law Abiding Citizen


I don't like this film just 'cause Gerard Butler is in it. It's actually a REALLY thrilling film. A bit morbid and scary. It's seriously worth watching.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Days 3-5 (overdue)

Day 3: Favorite Comedy
White Chicks

This film is a must-watch for us to get in touch with the hidden ghettos within us. From A Thousand Miles to Yo Mama's, you will never quit laughing while watching this movie.

Day 4: Favorite Drama
A Beautiful Mind


John Nash represent! Nuff said. If you haven't watched this film, you haven't lived.

Day 5: Favorite Action
Inception


I think the rumors and reviews about the film speak for themselves. I actually still don't understand some of the parts, but who cares. Leo de Caprio + Joseph-Gordon Levitt + the cherry on top, Ellen Page in one epic movie.......

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Day 2: Least Favorite Film

Day 2: Least Favorite Film
The Devil


Ugh. This is by far the stupidest film I have ever watched. And I've heard the director's no good. Watch so you can judge.

PS: Actually, my least favorite film is a battle between this one and The Village. But since I already answered The Village to the other 30 day challenge................

Friday, June 10, 2011

Day 1: Favorite Film

I'm doing another 30 Day FILM Challenge on Facebook. But I think this (30 Day MOVIE Challenge) is better so I gotta do this. :D

Day 1: Favorite Film
3 Idiots




Seriously, you gotta watch the movie! Do not judge the cinematography (like I did) before watching. You will laugh, cry, laugh again, cry again, cry some more, and laugh at yourself. WATCH IT!

PS: Amir Kahn is H-O-T HOT! :D He looks like Jude Law. *girl-giggles*

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Koala's March

Me: Baka kasi walang kasama 'yong friend ko mamayang 3am eh... Samahan ko nalang siya...
Dad: Sinong friend?
Me: 'Yong classmate ko sa Econ...
Dad: Sino ngang classmate? Anong pangalan?
Me: 'Di mo naman kilala...
Dad: Ano ngang pangalan?!
Me: Tricia!

A dialog between a dad and his daughter wherein the dad longs to find out if his daughter is going to hang out with a boy at 3am in the morning. It was actually kinda funny once I knew that that was what he was trying to do. I wanted to prolong the conversation as long as possible to piss him off. It kinda worked.

*on the phone*
Mom: Baby, miss na kita.
Me: Anubeyan 30minutes palang ako wala.
Mom: Haha! Nasaan na ba kayo?
Me: Papasok palang ng SLEX. (and yes, SLEX is 30 minutes away from our house)
Mom: Mag-iingat ka sa UP ah!
Me: Of course!

A phone conversation between a mom and her daughter wherein the mom desperately clings to her daughter because she thinks that her daughter may be up to no good. It's kind of surprising because she was in a bad mood the whole day. She probably just wants someone to help her with the chores at home (maid, day-off).

And now I'm alone in the boarding house with nothing to do and with only a bottled water in the fridge to consume.

And fine, yes, I miss them like hell already.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

30 Day Song Challenge

I just thought it'd be fun to compile all 30 songs I've listed. Listen away!

Day 1: Your Favorite Song
Buses and Trains by Bachelor Girl


Day 2: Your Least Favorite Song
Friday by Rebecca Black (O_O) or Banana by Blank Tape


Day 3: A Song that Makes You Happy
Swimming Beach by Parokya Ni Edgar


Day 4: A Song that Makes You Sad
Kandila by Sugarfree


Day 5: A Song that Reminds You of Someone
Over My Head (Cable Car) by The Fray


Day 6: A Song that Reminds You of Somewhere
Beer by Itchyworms


Day 7: A Song that Reminds You of a Certain Event
Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol


Day 8: A Song that You Know All the Words To
Lupang Hinirang composed by Julian Felipe


Day 9: A Song that You Can Dance To
Asereje by Las Ketchup


Day 10: A Song that Makes You Fall Asleep
Clair de Lune by Debussy


Day 11: A Song from Your Favorite Band
Burnout by Sugarfree


Day 12: A Song from a Band You Hate:
Vampire Social Club by Chicosci


Day 13: A song that Is a Guilty Pleasure:
Instant Pleasure by Rufus Wainwright


Day 14: A Song that No One Would Expect You to Love
Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty McColl


Day 15: A Song That Describes You
People Are People by D' Sound


Day 16: A Song That You Used to Love but Now Hate
Low by Flo Rida or Foolish Heart by Nina


Day 17: A Song That You Hear Often on the Radio
N/A

Day 18: A Song that You Wish You Heard on the Radio
Bubble Toes by Jack Johnson


Day 19: A Song from Your Favorite Album
Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader (from the A Walk to Remember OST)


Day 20: A Song that You Listen to When You're Angry
Sexy Chick by David Guetta featuring Akon

Day 21: A Song that You Listen to When You're Happy
The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson


Day 22: A Song that You Listen to When You're Sad
'Wag Ka nang Umiyak by Sugarfree


Day 23: A Song that You Want to Play at Your Wedding
At Last by Etta James (I want a guy to sing it though. Dibs!)


Day 24: A Song that You Want to Play at Your Funeral
Imagine by The Beatles (I want Glee's version of this)


Day 25: A Song that Makes You Laugh
Rude Boy by Rihanna


Day 26: A Song That You Can Play on an Instrument
Song for You by Session Road


Day 27: A Song That You Wish You Could Play
River Flows in You by Yiruma


Day 28: A Song That Makes You Feel Guilty
我是真的真的很愛你 by 言承旭 (Jerry Yan)


Day 29: A Song from Your Childhood
On My Own by Lea Salonga


Day 30: Your Favorite Song at This Time Last Year
Airplanes by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams