silent film fest 09 in hindsight

i got to watch 3 of the 5 films namely people on sunday, the cursed village, and fantomas. i'm now utterly convinced that i'm not a fan of silent films... but i will be back next year becoz i like good music.

nyco maca + playground's performance (people on sunday) was a mind-blowing, hair-raising experience. napabili nga ako ng cd right after. johnny alegre's AFFINITY (the cursed village) was okay but i think they could have done better with more preparation. corporate lo-fi (fantomas) got us tapping our feet and bobbing our heads from the start until the end credits start rolling.

my wish list for next year are drip, taken by cars, up dharma down, and urbandub. i think that these bands could pull it off.

korean film festival 2009

i can describe my day in two words. korean invasion!!!

i got to watch two korean films today at shangri-la edsa - beyond the years and barking dogs never bite. i'm not that impressed but i can say that both are well-made. check them out yourselves. you still have until tuesday.

here's the schedule - http://pinoyfilm.com/korean-film-festival-2009-at-shangri-la-plaza

i decided to end my day with a sumptuous dinner - korean beef stew and kimchi. haha.

annyonghi jumushipsiyo.

i'm starting to hear the wondergirls singing inside my head right now... "i want nobody nobody but you..." hahahaha.

adidas KOTR 09

i just registered this morning for the adidas King of the Road 09. i signed up for the 5K.

pretty cool singlet design... i like the color!!! check them out at the following adidas branches - gb3, trinoma, megamall, podium, rockwell, moa, katipunan.

for race details, visit this link

http://takbo.ph/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=32&func=details&did=167

see you there!

rotarun 2009 results

my official time is 32:12 (bib 5294)...

and i'm the 79th of the 524 overall 5K finishers, and 69th of 317 in the men's category.

not bad considering i wasn't really able to train due to the weird weather lately and my toxic schedule.

hmmm... and i was kinda sure that my time was 31:59 (based on my ever reliable watch). o well... 13 secs off is still pretty accurate considering they didn't use electronic time chips.

coke in blue

guess what? there's a new promo from jollibee where you can get special edition coca cola bottle wrapped in the colors of your beloved alma matter. it's funny coz i already found them being sold at ebay for 80 dollars for one set (8 pcs). whoa!!! i better start collecting. hehe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/8-COCA-COLA-Wrapped-BOTTLES-Jollibee-Philippines-PROMO_W0QQitemZ350252560564QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518cadf0b4&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

kimmy

posting my cousin's text msg.

kumimmydora ka na ba? kumikimmydora na ang lahat! takbo na sa sinehan bago ka maubusan ng upuan! KIMMYDORA! the movie everyone is talking and laughing about! watch and find out why it's the funniest event of the year! now showing!

finally

congrats to the blue babble battalion for finally making it to the top three of the uaap cheerdance competition. i'm still in shock. hehe. to whoever came up of the aerial moonwalk concept... great job!!!

and also, congrats to the men's basketball team for beating feu last saturday. what a game!!! definitely one of the most memorable comebacks in recent uaap history.

keep it up guys.

cineeuropa 09

september is cineeuropa time. bad timing for me becoz my work right now is like being in basilan. stressful. anyway, here's the link to clickthecity's comprehensive guide on what to expect. it's showtime guys!!!

http://clickthecity.com/movies/?p=5593

tribute to adrian lyne

i rarely watch tv nowadays... i would rather spend time in my room catching up on my readings. anyway, two sunday nights ago, for some reason, I felt an urge to check out if there’s anything good on cable. i was just flipping through channels until I came across hbo. indecent proposal was being shown and I read somewhere that it’s an adrian lyne film. to those who don’t know who adrian lyne is… he is the director of fatal attraction, jacob’s ladder, lolita, and unfaithful. pretty good resume right? i ended up watching indecent proposal and was amazed again. adrian lyne has this gift for making financially/commercially viable mainstream movies without turning off film buffs like me.

what makes a good film? a good film still lingers on after the movie credits stop rolling… it stays in your head. sometimes it even makes you feel uneasy… uncomfortable, restless. and it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t have a concrete ending. the absence of a clear cut ending can be the focal point of a film. with this definition of a good film, i can say with confidence that adrian lyne has created a bunch of them. he likes creating complex characters in difficult twisted situations. most of his characters are people in which we can relate to… we see a colleague, a neighbor, a friend, or even ourselves in them… and he takes us to a ride where we begin to question our morality, principles, and values. what would you do if you were in their place? you tend to ask yourself. and as human beings, we have the tendency to be voyeuristic. so we let ourselves be immersed in their world for an hour and half, or two... and we come out of it affected by what we’ve seen and experienced. this is the magic of cinema.

1521

last night, i had the most expensive pochero and laing for dinner. our bill was around 750 pesos for something you could get for 200 or even less at a carenderia or canteen. but anyway, it was the best pochero and laing i ever had. good shit.

so if you’re tired of the dining scene in makati, maybe you should try out 1521 (located at 547 Shaw Blvd., Brgy. Wack-Wack) for a change. they serve good old filipino favorites with a twist.

you get what you pay for.

which beatle are you?

maybe i woke up on the wrong side of the bed... i find it hard to focus at work this morning. it seems that my mind is floating somewhere.

anyway, while browsing the internet... i came accross this quiz/survey. which beatle am i? to kill boredom, i took the quiz and here's the result.

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you're paul mccartney

you're ambitious and hard-working, and you want to be appreciated for it. you're highly social and enjoy the company of others. things come easy to you, so sometimes you expet others to keep the same pace. you are quite the people-pleaser; sometimes to a fault. so you don't have to try so hard -- we see you standing there.

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so if you're also procrastinating at work, why don't you take the quiz and let me know the result. hehe.

http://www.spinner.com/2009/09/01/which-beatle-are-you/?icid=main|aimzones|dl2|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spinner.com%2F2009%2F09%2F01%2Fwhich-beatle-are-you%2F