paranormal activity

i'm a big fan of blair witch project, cloverfield, and rec (also quarantine). there's something about the amateur hand-held camcorder point of view or found footage effect that creates a heightened sense of reality and a greater sense of dread. paranormal activity is at par with these films. the film will get you involved and keep you on your toes from start to finish. i suggest you watch it at night and with the lights off.

forget about the hype (i know it's over-hyped!!!) and enjoy the film as it is. for a film with only 15,000 dollars budget, it's pretty damn good.

rexona cup results

we finished third place !!! not bad... not bad at all... age has slowed us down but we still have that winning attitude. haha.

the last time i played football in zamboanga was 14 years ago. i was still in high school back then. i can't believe that it has been that long...

merry christmas...

"Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home !"

- Charles Dickens


one of my favorite christmas quotes... happy holidays everyone !!! cheers !!!

gulp

here are some of the best places to chill and lounge around or to have private parties around the ortigas/mandaluyong area.

1) for the road (madison complex, pioneer)
good food, cheap beer, and cool music. i suggest you try out the liempo for the road and buttered chicken. you'll see me here on most nights. haha.

2) bugsys (j vargas, citigolf area)
the buffalo tenders and chicken wings are too die for. you get lucky on some nights. lots of eye candies.

3) taverna (meralco corner j vargas ave.)
one of my fav bars in the ortigas area becoz of its ambiance. hirap lang ng parking though. it's such a pain.

4) pivo (home depot complex, j vargas ave.)
overwhelming beer list. need to say more?

5) cafe mondial (silver city, j vargas ave.)
an ideal place to chill and load up on beer before heading to alchemy or to the fort for a night of partying.

home at last

just arrived in zamboanga this morning for a much needed holiday break. it's been a stressful week. it seems that my body couldn't keep up with the "work hard. party harder" mentality anymore. haha. imagine 3 stag parties, 2 weddings, 3 xmas parties, 1 bday bash, and 1 binyag... all in one week!!! i had to double-book or even triple-book on some nights!!!

2009 is a bad year for me. but i should still count my blessings. looks like i'm coming out of it still in one piece. buti nalang.

to make most of my thirteen days, i'm listing below my things-to-do.

1) catch up on sleep
2) get a massage
3) lunch at alavar or maybe zackys (used to be sunburst)
4) dinner at antonios
5) start my aquathon training
6) join the rexona cup on the 26th and 27th
7) finish a book
8) watch lots of tv (i rarely watch tv in manila)
9) buy pasalubong
10) blog blog blog

for my first night here, it's tv time =) bye.

clive barker

thanks to an office mate, i got introduced to clive barker. i've heard about him before since he's responsible for hellraiser. i was just not convinced enough to try out reading his stuff. but after getting to read book of blood, it seems that i could be a future fan.

if you're fond of stephen king novels, my guess is you will like book of blood. i'm definitely planning to read more clive barker stuff next year.


note: i also got to watch the movie adaptation... it's okay. not bad at all.

apparition

i received urbandub's latest cd as a kris kringle gift last monday night. in my opinion, this could be urbandub's best effort to date. when listening... make sure to crank up the volume... and allow yourself to get intoxicated with udubs signature heavy riffs, screaming drums, and harmonious vocals blending of gabby and lalay. the signature melodic rock tunes and diverse songwriting are still there. but the best thing about this album is that their growth and evolution as artists are apparent. this band is not afraid to try out new stuff and go on full throttle while at it.

so what are you waiting for? reward yourself with good rock music this christmas. apparition can give you a good buzz equivalent to five beers. intoxicating music.

cheers !!! burp...

avatar

avatar is finally here.

the long wait is over. and it was worth it.

avatar has everything in it - including the "wow" factor. and it gives us a preview of the future of cinema. life is 3d. so why shouldn't films be?

it's really a blue christmas...

happy holidays to everyone !!!

happy blue xmas

this year is ateneo's year.

not only ateneo celebrated it's 150th bday... the blue eagles also completed the season with a PCCL championship.

after winning the uaap and uni-games, the dream season is now complete with this championship win against the feu tamarraws.

it's cherry on a vanilla sundae. sweet.

congrats to the blue eagles for making history.

wanted border

wanted border is a product of cineone festival. they say that this festival is more experimental than its more popular counterpart cinemalaya. watching this film validates that. wanted border is a film that everyone should see but not everyone will like. it's easy to dislike for a lot of reasons, but you can't not acknowledge the genius behind its creative process.

the dark subject and non-linear story-telling actually reminded me of christopher nolan films. and its being experimental, thought-provoking, and out of the box made me think of darren aronofsky. so it only goes to say that i love this film, and i give it a five out of five rating.

si baning, si maymay, at ang asong si bobo.

this is the only film i was able to watch last cinemaone festival. milo tolentino's work is pretty good. i like the characters he created, the film's crisp and vibrant colors, and picturesque backdrop. i have one complaint though. the film could be tighter with better editing. the film is 20 minutes too long. it often has the pace of a 25 year old car with engine trouble. sayang.

superbad vs sqs utd, 5 nil

we got our asses kicked big time !!! 5 nil...

o well... maybe we partied too much friday night. haha.

three straight loses. we better get our game going soon. hopefully, it's uphill from here.