fever! all through the night...

it's not what you think.

i've been out of commission since yesterday. or tuesday evening to be exact. it started with a terrible migraine. pakiramdam ng bumbunan ko, may ga-daliring katabang tornilyong naka-bolt sa kanya (mga lima), para bagang frankenstein-ish look pero sa ituktuk ng ulo. tuesday lunchtime pa lang eh nahihirapan na kong lumunok. i just thought it was the atmosphere at the upfi faculty meeting but no, iba pa pala. may sakit pala talaga ang lola nyo. hay...

so ayun, kala ko makakapasok ako kahapon pero malas ng wednesday class ko at lagi sila natataunan ng sakit ko. mukhang tatamaan din ang friday class ko dahil nahihirapan pa rin akong lumunok as we speak. grabe kahapon, sakit kasu-kasuan ko. hay, i-blog baga ang maladies ko... bat hindi? para sa mga nagtataka kung nasan ako... asa bahay lang po, trying to recover.

kaya eto, tv o dvd ang kaharap. minsan lang din makapag-kompyuter pag di masakit ulo. hay...i hate this.

cinematically speaking, truli!

a funny and interesting cinema-related thing i encountered lately involved words. this inspired me to write. and i should write, now that they extended the grant thing i'm eyeing. write, dammit, write!

oh before that. sajana, thanks for the note. congrats, too, for the wacc competition prize! cool! :)

here's something interesting, but i'm just including the quotes of movies i've actually seen in whole (academy award show excerpts not included):

The American Film Institute's list of top 100 quotes from U.S. movies, with film title and year of release:

1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," "Gone With the Wind," 1939. - me, too! boring film! bakla lang umarte si scarlett o'hara kaya napagtyagaan ko hehe.

2. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse," "The Godfather," 1972.

3. "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am," "On the Waterfront," 1954.

4. "Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.

5. "Here's looking at you, kid," "Casablanca," 1942.

7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up," "Sunset Blvd.," 1950.

8. "May the Force be with you," "Star Wars," 1977.

10. "You talking to me?" "Taxi Driver," 1976.

12. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," "Apocalypse Now," 1979. - oo dito kayo nagpasabog sa laguna noh nung shooting! ganda nyo!

13. "Love means never having to say you're sorry," "Love Story," 1970. - well, this one i read the book and i highlighted this line ever so often. too bad the book got fed to the anays.

15. "E.T. phone home," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," 1982. - ah, the memory of skittles...

17. "Rosebud," "Citizen Kane," 1941. - my students hate the film! it's a generational thing, i guess.

20. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," "Casablanca," 1942.

21. "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti," "The Silence of the Lambs," 1991.

22. "Bond. James Bond," "Dr. No," 1962.

23. "There's no place like home," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.

24. "I am big! It's the pictures that got small," "Sunset Blvd.," 1950. - you should hear glenn close utter this line in the broadway OST panalo lola!

25. "Show me the money!", "Jerry Maguire," 1996.

27. "I'm walking here! I'm walking here!", "Midnight Cowboy," 1969. - strange. this line was repeated in Back to the Future part 2.

28. "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By,'" "Casablanca," 1942.

29. "You can't handle the truth!", "A Few Good Men," 1992.

31. "After all, tomorrow is another day!", "Gone With the Wind," 1939.

32. "Round up the usual suspects," "Casablanca," 1942.

33. "I'll have what she's having," "When Harry Met Sally...," 1989.

35. "You're gonna need a bigger boat," "Jaws," 1975.

37. "I'll be back," "The Terminator," 1984.

39. "If you build it, he will come," "Field of Dreams," 1989.

40. "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get," "Forrest Gump," 1994. - mismo forrest. takbo! oh hey you guys should eat at bubba gump at greenbelt 3. if you love shrimp like me, masaya sya!

41. "We rob banks," "Bonnie and Clyde," 1967.

42. "Plastics," "The Graduate," 1967.

43. "We'll always have Paris," "Casablanca," 1942.

44. "I see dead people," "The Sixth Sense," 1999.

45. "Stella! Hey, Stella!", "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951.

48. "Well, nobody's perfect," "Some Like It Hot," 1959.

50. "Houston, we have a problem," "Apollo 13," 1995.

52. "You had me at `hello,'" "Jerry Maguire," 1996. - guwaaaarrrrrrkkk

54. "There's no crying in baseball!", "A League of Their Own," 1992.

55. "La-dee-da, la-dee-da," "Annie Hall," 1977.

56. "A boy's best friend is his mother," "Psycho," 1960.

58. "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," "The Godfather Part II," 1974.

59. "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again," "Gone With the Wind," 1939.

61. "Say `hello' to my little friend!", "Scarface," 1983.

63. "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?", "The Graduate," 1967. - hello, mas memorable yung line ni mrs robinson noh "Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you're trying to tell me?" ang bakla, pramis.

64. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!", "Dr. Strangelove," 1964.

65. "Elementary, my dear Watson," "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," 1929. - same comment as love story. i read sherlock novels kaya i know this line.

66. "Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape," "Planet of the Apes," 1968.

67. "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine," "Casablanca," 1942.

68. "Here's Johnny!", "The Shining," 1980.

69. "They're here!", "Poltergeist," 1982.

75. "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers," "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951.

76. "Hasta la vista, baby," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," 1991.

79. Striker: "Surely you can't be serious." Rumack: "I am serious ... and don't call me Shirley," "Airplane!", 1980.

80. "Yo, Adrian!", "Rocky," 1976. - ay i can impersonate this line very well. ask me when we see each other in person. complete with the ngiwi lips ni stallone. my hobby is to impersonate people eh hehe. ching!

81. "Hello, gorgeous," "Funny Girl," 1968. - guilty of using this line several times teeheehee...kasi ka-birthday ko naman si barbra streisand eh hehe.

85. "My precious," "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," 2002.

86. "Attica! Attica!", "Dog Day Afternoon," 1975.

88. "Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!", "On Golden Pond," 1981. - punyetang nakakahagulgul na pelikula itich!!!!!

90. "A martini. Shaken, not stirred," "Goldfinger," 1964.

94. "I feel the need - the need for speed!", "Top Gun," 1986.

95. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary," "Dead Poets Society," 1989.

96. "Snap out of it!", "Moonstruck," 1987.

98. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," "Dirty Dancing," 1987. - nuba! this doesn't deserve to be on the list!

99. "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!", "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.

100. "I'm king of the world!", "Titanic," 1997.

 

and this one is just plain hilarious. got it from my writer friend butch's blog. vaklers rule! :) darth vakler! hahaha! kung sinu man ang awtor nito, magpakilala ka at nang ma-credit kita bakla! kakatuwa!

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A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . . . .

Warlahan! Naloloka na ang refublic sa mga atak ng Shit Lord, Count Dooku.
May mga nagmamaganda sa magkabilang panig. Evil everywhere.

Malers ko kung vaket ever. Basta bet lang nilang magwarlahan.

Ang eksena . . . . kinidnap ever si Chancellor Palpatine (ang pinakathundercats na lider ng Refublic ng Sangkabaklaan) ng separatis droid army under na leadership of General Grievous (isang robot na inuubo, nakakaloka ang concept ng robot na inuubo). Ka-joint forces nung robot na inuubo si Count Dooku . . . .

At ang eksena . . . may dalawang Jedi Knights na may-I-rescue sa makyondang Palpatine.

EXT. SA KALAWAKAN

Focus ang camera ever sa dalwang jutay na battleships. Fast and the furious ang eksena. May-I-follow lang ang camera ever hanggang .....

Reveal .......

Plentibums na spaceships ever . . . . laser here . . . . lase there . . laser everywhere.
Parang roller coaster. Ang concept eh hiluhin ang audience para witchelles sila makapag-jisip ng malalim later on.

Follow ever pa ren sa dalawang jutay na battleships.

Reveal .......

First jutay battleship ....... may-I-pilot si Annakin.
Second jutay battleship ........ may-I-pilot si Obi Wan.

Anakin: Sightsiva mey yung pinaka-daks na spaceship ever.

Obi Wan: Ayyyyy! Daks?! . . . . . . So?

Anakin: Anu buuuuur! Dahil yan ang pinakadaks na spaceship . . . . ibig sabihin nanjanchie ever si General Grievous, ang robot na umuubo!

Obi Wan: Keri!

Anakin: Atak?

Obi Wan: Atak! (sa ibang utaw) Dahil kami ang bida sa pelikulang itey hey hey. Kekemeng brakatak na kami. Wa kayong jujoin. Hayaan 'nyo lang na ipegis kayey ng mga bumbumkylie.

Enter ang dalawang jutay na battleships sa pinakadaks na spaceship.

Droid: Nag-enter na ang mga jedi.

Plentibums na droids ang umatak sa dalawang jedi pagexit nila sa dalawang jutay na battleships.

Lightsabers . . .

(insert nakakalokang tunog ng lightsabers na parang nagfu-fumegate)
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .

Luz Valdez ang mga droids.

Obi Wan: I-learn mey kung nasanchie yung ma-ondang si Palpatine.

Anakin: Keri. . . . . . nandoonchie siya sa tuktok nitong pinakadaks na spaceship.

Obi Wan: Keri. R2D2. Stay ka lang ditey. Annakin, atak, joint tayez sa elevator.

Enter sa elevator ang dalawang jedi.

Anakin: Di ba mga jedi tayez? Baket tayez nageelevator?

Obi Wan: Baket hindi! Gaga! Feeling mo? Ikaw si superman at nakakaflysiva ka? Ambisyosa ka ha!

Anakin: (emberna) hmmmmpf.

INT. Tuktok ng pinakadaks na spaceship.

Nakajupostraks ang Maondang Palpatine sa center ng room. Siyempre kelangan, maganda ang view from there.

Enter dalawang jedi.

Annakin: Ola! We are here to the rescue!

Enter Count Dooku.

Anakin and Obi Wan: (gulat)

Maondang Palpatine: (nagkukunwaring kunwari ay gulat)

Count Dooku: Haller! Anung eksenang itey?! Hmpf! Nagka-sight-sight na naman tayez hez?!

Anakin: True! At now, witchelles ka makakaisquierda! Kung sa part II ay na-luz valdez mo akez at naging-thank-you-girl lang akez. This time. Witchelles na mangyayari iyonchie! Magwi- winadol na akey dahil mas powerful na akey.

Count Dookuu: Ay true?! Hehe. Mas keri.

Atak.
Lightsabers
(insert nakakalokang tunog ng lightsabers na parang nagfu-fumegate)
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .

Wicthelles lang sila mga . . . . jedi mga acrobat pa sila.
Fight scene choreography: streetboys!

Nag-pa-gurl si Obi Wan. Naghimatay-himatayan portion.
Fight pa ren si Dooku at Anakin.
Na-lost si Dooku.

Anakin: I-pe-pegasus na kitey!

Palpatine: Keri! I-pegasus mo siya!

Anakin: Nagbago ang isip kez. Witchelles keri ang pagpegasus.

Palpatine: Haggard ka! I-pegasus mo siya. Shinutol niya ang project-arms mo. Kelangan mag revenge ka. Shit ka! Remember, ang pelikulang itey ay revenge of the
shit. Kaya go! Shutayin ara mo ang maondang yan kasi akez lang dafat ang pinakamaonda ditey na whitesiva ang heraton. Shutayin mey!

(insert nakakalokang tunog ng lightsabers na parang nagfu-fumegate)
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .

Shinugot ever ni Annakin ang julo ni Dooku.

Palpatine: (laftir) Fly na tayez. Iwan mo na yang si Obi Wan. Masyado siyang pa-gurl.

Anakin: Witchelles keri. Witchelles kez jijiwanan itey.

Palpatine: Jiwanan mo na yan ever!

Anakin: Ang nega mo ha. Join-join kaming umatak ditey. Join-join kaming fa-fly!

Naloka ang pinakadaks na spaceship.
Nahulog ang mga bida na kaniney ay nagshoshokbohan lang.
Biglang wag ipaintindi sa audience kung nasaan na ang source ng gravity.
Nakakapit si Palpatine sa paa ni Annakin. At si Obi Wan . . . hayun, mega yakap ever kay Anakin. Nagising bigla si bakla.

Obi Wan: Anung eksena?

Anakin: Hindi ba obvious?

Bumalik na naman ang center of gravity ng pinakadaks na spaceship sa tama.
Nalaglag yung mga bida.
Ala-spiderman-eksena and vollah!
Eynimomentz.

General Grievous: Ray shields! (ubo, ubo)

Na-trap ang everyone.

Grievous: General Kenobi, the negotiator. (ubo ubo) 48 years na akez na wait-galore sa beauty mo. At Anakin Skywalker. Ineexpectchiwariwariwaps key ay isang menchus (ubo ubo) na mas ma-kyonda.

Anakin: General Grievous . . . . . Supreme Commander of the Drois Armies. Ang jutay-jutay mez pala.

Grievous: Haggard ka! (ubo ubo)

Obi Wan: Anakin, witchelles mo warlahin ang robot na umuubo.

Umeksena si Artoo. Naloka ang everybody.
Lightsabers.
(insert nakakalokang tunog ng lightsabers na parang nagfu-fumegate)
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .

Pilot: General, naloloka na ship. Eynimomentz eh titanic ang eksena natey ditey.

Grievous: Emberna. Iisquierda na akey.

Fight pa ren sila Obi-wan sa mga battle droids.
Naka-isquierda na si General Grievous in a scape pod.

Obi Wan: Anakin, learn mo bang i-keme ang pinakadaks na spaceship na itey.

Anakin: Why not?

Jumupostrax si Anakin sa pilot's seat.

Eksena. Nag-enter the dragon na ang shulahati ng pinakadaks na space ship sa atmosphere.
Insert bulalakaw portion.
Crash landing scene.

Obi Wan: Another Happy Landing Eksena?

INT. Senate Office Hallway.

May-I-follow ang isang bilat sa grupo ng mga senadors ever with Anakin.
Sight si Anakin.
Lumapit ever siya sa sunud-sunuran portion. Ikmayl si potah. Si Padme!
Yakapsule . . . . .
Lapchukan . . . . . .

Padme: Wag ditey! Haggard, wag tayez ditey mag-dookit in public. Baka may maka-sighteous.

Anakin: Kiver! Kiver na akey kung ma-noselift nilang mag-jusawa tayey hey hey!

Padme: Anakin, witchelles kang tumalak ng mga ganyang eksena. Important ka sa Republic. Muhality of culture talaga kitey pero hindi ko bet na ma-pegasus ka lang.

Anakin: Witchelles akey mapepe-gasus. Mapepegasus lang naman akey because of you . .

Padme: Juntis akey.

Anakin: (naloka ng slight, ikmayl) Keri! Super keri!

Yakapsule moment another.

Anakin: Ang byonda-byonda mey!

Padme: Ma-byonda lang akey kase enlababo akey.

Anakin: Witchelles. Kasi, akez ang super enalababo sa iyez.


INT. PADME's APARTMENT - Bedroom - NIGHT

Magigising si Anakin. Jusang-jusa ng pawis ever. Warla sa panaginip ever. At heto pa. Nakajubadstra siya.

All focus on Anakin's bare chest.


INT. JEDI TEMPLE

Yoda and Anakin sitting, super jisip.

Yoda: Careful ikawchie pag sine-sense ang future ever, Anakin.

Anakin: Anechie ang gagawin key?

Yoda: Na i-let go ang everything na kinabobokotang ma-luz valdez, dapat i-learn mey.

Eksena na muna. Hayun. Separate lives ang mga Jedi sa pag-atak sa mga separatists. Habang bine-breinwash ng hinaharass at binebrainwash ng maondang palpatine si Anakin.

Hanggang sa hayun . . . . . nag-go-with-the-flow si Anakin, since magiging miss universe nga naman siya sa piling ni Palpatine. Nabobokot siyang ma-tegibums si Padme based sa mga panaginip niya. Chinika siya ni Palpatine na kayang 'nyang i-save si Padme sa pagka-tegibums kung male-learn niya ang ways of the Sith.

Tinegibums na ang lahat ng Jedi. Nabuhay lang si Yoda and si Obi Wan.

EKSENA.

Umatak si Padme kung nasan si Anakin.

Anakin: Padme, na-sight kez yung spaceship ara mey.

Yakapsule.

Anakin: Keri na ang everything. Anechiwa ba ang ginagawa mo ditey?

Padme: Nahahaggard akey. Nahaggars ako sa mga tinalak ni Obi Wan.

Anakin: Bet ni Obi Wan na mawarla ka sa 'ken.

Padme: Friendiva naten siya. Bet ka niyang tulungan.

Anakin: Witchelles tayo kering tulungan ni Obi Wan, hindi siya powerful.

Padme: Ang bet ko lang naman eh ang muhality of culture mey.

Anakin: Witchelles ka bubuhayin ng muhality of culture. Yung powers ko lang ang makakagawa 'non. Witchelles ka matetegibums katulad nung nategibums ang muderaka kez. Mas powerful na akey sa kahit na sinong Jedi at ginawa ko lang itey para mabuhay ka.

Padme: Chika nga ni Norah Jones, come away with me. Palakihin natin ang mga junakis morrisette naten. Shoma na ang mga ka-chervahan na itey.

Anakin: Witchelles mo ba nasa-sight? Witchelles na nating kelangang shumokbo-shoka ever. Mas powerful na akey maski sa Chancellor. Keri kong patalsikin siya eynimomentz, tapos tayo ang magiging mr. and miss universe. Keri nating gawin lahat ng bet nating gawen.

Padme: Nahahagarrd akez sa mga tinatalk mez. Shoma yata si Obi Wan. Witchelles ka na ang Anakin na kina-enlababuhan kez! Witchelles na kita noseline. Parang others ka na. Anakin, you're making my heart achy-breaky. Umaatak ka sa isang lugar na hindi ko namang kering umatak.

Anakin: Nagjejely-de-belen na akey. Dahil ba itey kay Obi Wan?

Padme: Witchelles! Dahil sa mga chenes mo . . . . dahil sa mga balak mo pang i-chenes. Shoma na itey! Shoma na itey! Enlababo akey sa iyez.

Anakin: (na-sight si Obi Wan pababa ng spaceship ni Padme) Shuntanginamey!

Padme: (na-sight din si Obi Wan) Witchelles ko siya ka-joint!

Anakin: Ka-joint mo siya. Bet mo ren akong warlahin noh? Jinoint mo siya para i-tegibums ako noh?

Padme: Witchelles! Anakin! Witchelles trulagen colagen sustagen yan!

Sinakal ever ni Anakin si Padme. Lola Padme, nag-faint.

Anakain:Wag mo kong talakan, Obi Wan. Na-sa-sight ko ang mga ka-charingan ng Jedi. Witchelles akez nabobokot sa dark side. Bring ko ang peace, justice, freedom, and securirty sa Empire kez! (i thank you)

Obi Wan: Empire mey?

Anakin: Witchells mong hahayaang i-tegibums kitey. Pag hindi kita friendiva, kawarlahan kita!

Obi Wan: Keri.

Lightsaber
(insert nakakalokang tunog ng lightsabers na parang nagfu-fumegate)
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .
Vooooooooooooom . . . . . .

Anakin: Wish mo lang!

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wala bang ganito ang lahat ng star wars saga? hehe. winona ryder ever!

o while we're at it, pahabol ko na itich, mula sa blog ni salamangkiero boylet. gusto ko purple ever but i will settle for this:

Green is your Lightsaber's color. Green is the color of nature. It symbolizes growth,
harmony, and freshness. Green has strong
emotional correspondence with safety. Green is
also commonly associated with wealth and
happiness, so someone with a green lightsaber
like yourself is a fortunate soul.

What Colored Lightsaber Would You Have?
brought to you by Quizilla

haiskul lane or a strange twist of fete?

i'm still trying to decide what to blog about right now. there's this strange urge to write when i went outside and the sun shone on my skin as i headed to snackaroo to buy my favorite bulalo of all time... but now, the heat has drained the creative juices. well, i'll wait for it to splash anew. in the meantime, share ko na muna pics para makita na ng haiskul friends ko. sige memory lane na lang tayo muna.

been reconnecting with my high school barkada from infant (child rights advocate lawyer eric mallonga's family owns the school). marlo the science boy genius hooked us up to a yahoogroup and voila! we've been in touch ever since. nakakatuwa to reconnect with these guys din. transports me back to when life was complicated na when we were choosing which ice candy flavor to buy (strawberry or orange) in a little town called sss village, marikina, the land of advanced crayola-named streets (i lived in azure street, our school is in russet near scarlet). colorful.

i was a totally different being in high school. a painfully shy bookworm, that's what i was. kaya laking gulat nila ngayon na madaldal na ang lola nyo and everythang. showbiz to the max pag tinodo ang powers. you know the type. basta. gulat sila sa kin hehe. lalo na sa sexuality. crush ng bayan yata lola nyo noon ng mga bois. chika! hahaha. i jest.

but i guess that's how life changes you. for the better or for the worse. i think this is better. for me. i mean hey, i can speak in front of a big crowd now, di ba? slight stage fright pa rin pero once i focus, keri na ko. therefore.


photothoughts...

carla!

the reason why we hooked up last may was because carla, our calgary canada girl went home after more than half a decade, methinks. kaya instant reunion na rin. it was great to see her. and her siblings.


at bubba

we met up at bubba gump in greenbelt 3. there's (from R) me, carla, arca who now goes by the name "inna" (ask her why na lang hehe) and her hubby voltaire, a theater guy from peyups (younger batch).


the jamorols

there's (from L) Ann her baby sis, her sis in law whose name i can't remember, and kuya aldo. they're awfully quiet people. gosh. na-culture shock 'ata sa amin.


marikina gels 4evr

chet and ogie, katabi ko



girl talk

inna chatted up carla...


guy talk

...while volts chatted up kuya aldo. that bucket thing, that's where i put the shell coverings of the 16 shrimps i ate. yes, 16. masarap. pramis.

separated at birth?

i swear, ann looks like the younger version of hannah romawac of session road. check out this 1998 photo of hers i took...


pinagpala sa pala-pala

our last night with carla was spent eating at pala-pala in libis. nomer's bright idea to take us there. sulit pala. masarap. more shrimp! yummy. there's (clockwise from L) me, carla, chet being harassed by athan, nomer, joel, marlo, ogie, arca, cho-cho's husband (sorry nakalimutan ko name!) and cho-cho.


cho-cho and hubby

laging missing in action si payatot girl cho-cho. adik sa kape yan. super.


the boys

di pa rin nagbabago mga guys namin. gago pa rin si athan pero going places naman sa career niya which is good to know. nomer is our saudi boy pero thank god he doesn't wear those clunky chaka gold jewelry typical of saudi ofws, no? joel works somewhere, kalimutan ko na. marlo is worshipped in some IT company somewhere in pasig yata. jimmy neutron at dexter yan combined hehe.


the girls

sayang di kumpleto ang girl barkada. our nurse chiqui's in the US while chielo's in riyadh yata or somewhere in saudi, hobnobbing with an egyptian dude (and she speaks arabic now! nakakatuwa!).


well, that's all for now. saka na ulit pictures.

state of my world

hay naku, me and my sorry ass, andito lang sa haus the whole day. plans of checking out the pink film festival at gateway didn't materialize; tinamad lola nyo. after that meeting with wwf, hay... yeah, nakakatamad nga to go somewhere else. suddenly, i had this urge to beautify my humble abode. i don't know why. but i made emoticons and posted them on the capiz windows. well, partly. umulan din kasi kaya tinamad ako. hate hate hate that rain, man. hay...

was catching up on current events today. well well well, mired in controversy na naman ang first family of the country pala. what else is new? caught a glimpse of mikey on ch7 categorically denying things about that jueteng whistleblower baglady. hay... i remember he had that same look when he was avoiding answering us about whether he will run or not as pampanga governor ba yun or something? some years back, when i was in pinoy times newspaper and we had dinner at torque resto dyan sa off-morato streets kasama si manay lolit solis and some of our editors. i can't forget his facial expressions because he was seated directly in front of me and i had nothing else to look at aside from my fetuccine alfredo (which sucked big time). no choice. and it was such a freaking long dinner. i should have ordered dessert. nahihiya lang ako kay manay lolit. yea, kay manay ako nahiya. hm, bakit nga ba? i can't remember na why...

hay naku, my poor country... so what else is new? jueteng will not go anywhere, now or ever. at least erap didn't touch the middle class. i guess his only fault was that he bcame brusko and tuloy, tinalukuran siya ng isang cohort. pero syempre mali pa rin yung mansions niya at ang katamaran. since gloria stepped in, she's been hounding the middle class - vat, taxes, all those things. mas lumalaki tuloy ang scope ng lower class. yung dating lower middle nagiging upper lower na. hay naku... that means us!!! san na kaya pupulutin ang new graduates?

all this talk pa lately about advocacy... ewan ko ba. minsan talaga, di ko alam kung nasaan ang advocacy ng mga tao. kung wala nang funding na supplied by european aid agencies, mamamatay na rin ba ang advocacy nila kaya? i wonder... hm.

minsan, i get paralyzed by these things, thinking about them, how this all affects my loved ones and friends, how i fit into the scheme of things, stuff like that. muni-muni moments. nakaka-paralyze thinking about it kaya nga i forced myself up to do something. yea, i need to work out again. been lax in that department for so long. our bellydancing teacher left na for a job at hong kong disneyland and i'm not so keen on boxing lately if i'm alone. kaya ayun... tinatamad lola nyo. pero i have to change that. lately, coming back to UP was great. i get to walk around the campus again, kung di umuulan. that's where i get my exercise lang lately eh. hay nakuh... have to change this.

wala pala pasok sa lunes yehei! :) buti naman.

merde talaga! la pluie bumalik pa. nyeta. je le déteste.

la haine da rain sa spain

i so hate the rain. i hate hate hate it. tales of flood, overflowing creeks and that freaky florsheim men's shoe is just too much for last week and this week. hate hate hate it.

in other rain news, beware the controversies. our country's ripe for turmoil. wire tapping, leaks, the like. kelangan na kayang mag-panic buying? ah basta, please be careful of crowded areas and uniformed people. i'm serious. if you're joining an anti-SONA rally, please be extra extra x 1000 careful. i mean it.

the force...of eros?

i was just tripping on this quiz. star wars fever still here, i guess...

You scored as Anakin Skywalker. Anakin Skywalker 56% Padme Amidala 56% Yoda 50% Darth Vader 44% Mace Windu 44% C-3PO 39% General Grievous 36% Obi Wan Kenobi 31% R2-D2 28% Clone Trooper 17% Chewbacca 17% Emperor Palpatine 6% Which Revenge of the Sith Character are you? created with QuizFarm.com

when i guess i should be tripping on this...

Your #1 Love Type: ISFP

The Artist In love, you feel deeply and experience intense emotions. For you, sex is serious. It's how you best express your feelings. Overall, you are laid back, warm, and a good listener. However, you tend to seem lazy and disinterested sometimes. Best matches: ESFJ and ENFJ

Your #2 Love Type: ESFP

The Performer In love, you relish every moment and tend to get caught up in passion. For you, sex is how you get in touch with all your senses. Overall, you are creative, popular, and flexible. However, you tend to dislike criticism and avoid any conflict. Best matches: ISTJ or ISFJ

Your #3 Love Type: INFP

The Idealist In love, you crave a long term, harmonious relationship. For you, sex doesn't come quickly - it takes time for you to open up. Overall, you are supportive, nurturing, and expressive. However, you tend to be shy and protective of your personal space. Best matches: ENFJ and ESFJ

Your #4 Love Type: ISFJ

The Nurturer In love, you are quietly intense, devoted, and tend too hold on too long. For you, sex is a way to get closer - and a way to take care of your partner. Overall, you are altruistic and eager to please your sweetie. However, you tend to also be non-confrontational and secretly frustrated with relationship issues. Best matches: ESTP or ESFP

Your #5 Love Type: ENFP

The Inspirer In love, you are passionate and eager to develop a strong bond. For you, sex should be playful, creative, and affectionate. Overall, you are perceptive and bring out the best in your partner. However, you tend to hold on to bad relationships after they've turned bad. Best matches: INTJ and INFJ

What's Your Love Type?

truly!

geez, i'm an artist type? i guess i am, when it comes to luuv.

hm, does this mean i can fall in love with a gypsy woman now, even if it's just goddamn hard? hm, let's see...

it's interesting to learn that people shy away because they are afraid to fall hard. fall for someone that hard. strange. they detach during moments of tenderness. they distance themselves from serenity being offered to them. too good to be true is their motto. maybe that's why it's called falling. they're afraid to get that hurt. it hurts when you fall. i guess that's how they see it. love is a circus witout the safety net. either you enjoy the trapeze ride or you go down from the platform and buy popcorn and watch at the sidelines while you munch away. so where do you find yourself in the circus of things?

you really learn something new everyday. amazing.

as for me, i like flying. sabi nga ng isang kanta: come to me my love/kiss me wild my love

did i hear those lyrics right?

life's too short to remain watching at the sidelines. i know now that i'm not built like that when it comes to emotions. i just don't like it when others get hurt in my process. eternal guilt lives upon me. i'm still learning how to get it out of my system.

make love to me like wild

hm, did i really hear that song right?

i never knew that i had an archetypal pattern of partnership. strange how others see that immediately. either they're so perceptive or i'm so naive.

i'd like to believe that i'm just...in love.

whatever.

abrazo de vida y de amor... abrazando.

mowdel+myusik bidyo

sa lahat naman ng characters...nyeta.

Star Wars Horoscope for Taurus

You are a dependable creature, but you do tend to be stubborn. You like material possessions and love to win at games. You hate being bossed around or losing. You may succumb to your physical strength when upset. Star wars character you are most like: Chewbacca

What is Your Star Wars Horoscope?

wala na bang ibang karakter? jedi man lang? nyeta.

hm.

it's 5a na pala pero got hooked checking emails here. nakatulog na kasi ko from 11ishp to 1.30a.was awakened accidentally, and had a hard time going back to bed...and so, here we are. sinus also acted up that's why i can't sleep. shet. ayan. still acting up. nyeta.

while i'm up, might as well post a few.

photothoughts...

it's not everyday that raymund isaac (seated) takes your photo, right? sabi nga nung isang dude na sinundan ko "yay! may pang-friendster photo na ko!" kalokah.

but i did it for icon. a last-minute addition/replacement for aida santos yata ako hehe. maita alerted them bout me. therefore. read the latest issue. the one with borgy manotoc. they photographed him in drag. yes, a Marcos descendant in drag, ladies and gents. mana sa lola nya. haha! ewan.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
sakaling makita niyong naglalakad sa buendia ang babaeng ito,
mangyari po lamang na ihatid siya sa kamuning,
hugasan ang mok-ap sa fez nya,
at itanong niyo sa kanya kung bakit siya um-oo sa gig na ito.
paki-sampal ng dalawang beses para matauhan
at di na niya muling ulitin ito.

haha surely i jest. i had fun. good while supplies last. this issue, where i am included, comes out in july daw. dun nyo na lang ako tignan. bet ko di nyo ko makikilala. bet?


jigs (facing) of (the now defunct) OUT! fame did the 'do while his assistant did the face. quote of the day: "Curl?" "No question!" leave it talaga to the badings to make lait your hair in such a fabulous fashion. i forgive them. that's melo (with the black dress) standing, producer something yata nung OUT! lgbt tv show sa ch7before. fabulous siya.



i felt like such a dork before the shoot. fidgety chuva and all that. i really really hate being in front of the camera. but thanks to years and years and years and yearsssssssss of impromptu photo shoots and modeling kuno chuvaness with my film chums the conconistas (and stacks of contact prints of outrageous shots), i was ready for my close-up that day. i kinda felt like what carrie bradshaw was feeling nung na-invite siya sa new york fashion week to model sa SEX AND THE CITY. "look, stanley, i'm a mo-del!" ako naman "luk meyn, i'm a mow-del!" ngyak.

but i still prefer working behind the camera.

which led us to yesterday.

"butanding" song pose

just finished shooting 2 music videos for pinikpikan (directed one, camwork for the other). masaya siya. cooperative yung band. and everyone else.

the percs of the job...

handheld moi is back. was surprised to find out that, after all these years of absence, my right arm still functions as the greatest human tripod this side of my mind. ngawit nga lang. meaning i need to work out na. again. as in. now na. now na!

use the force, luke, este libay...

na-delay ng 2+hours ang shoot because of the tech dudes sa rcbc theater. pero smooth sailing na yun afterwards. short glitch, is all...


datu butanding?

the anino shadowplay collective are plain creative geniuses. i loves them so beri much. katuwa.


kilawing butanding

and they're such crazies. kaya cool sila ka-work. super.


this shoot made me think of how it still amazes me that i can command such a platoon of people in a calm way as a director. tine-tense ko lang minsan si teta, our lighting designer, sa impromptu lighting design requirements ko hehe pero other than that, ayos naman kinalabasan. masaya sila lahat. saka ako. i can't complain much. i had fun.

this is really where i belong. film world. pero as much as possible, gusto ko camera work talaga. in the tradition of the rebel without a crew ni robert rodriguez, direct-shoot-edit-write. kaya nga ideal ang docu sa akin. pero these kinds of shoot i don't mind doing once in a while. there's some advocacy in it somewhere din naman kaya i like it. and camaraderie. yeah, i had fun.

sige ayan na araw. tulog na ko.