Pissed

Movietime with cousin Pebi did not go as planned.

I am so f*cking pissed with what happened.

Last night I checked out the scheduled screening of Wanted:Border at clickthecity.com. There I saw that the schedule listed a 1:40 PM, 3:30 PM, and 5:20 PM screening of the film. Knowing that Pebi would be fresh out of her shift (her shift BTW ends at 6 am) at her call center/trading consultancy work, and that she normally spends Thursday morning asleep at home, we agreed on an early afternoon screening since she should be back in Cavite before 4 or 5 PM.

And so we met at the SC around 10 AM. Natawa ako sa kanya kasi yung get-up nya was "yuppieng gala" -- top part was "yuppie" while the lower half was "gala" (shorts and sandals). A quick stop at Maroons turned her into a "UPing gala" (a UP shirt now replaced her blouse). After spending a moment to check out the DVDs at the usual place, we made our way to Robinson's Galleria for lunch.

Of course libre ni Pebi. (Thank you!) Mealtime chitchat was the most meaningful I had in a looong time. Discussion went from movies: Sophia Copolla's Marie Antoinette and the sad fate of M. Night Shyamalan (Pebi expressed admiration for Lady in the Water; I, on the other hand, expressed skepticism on The Last Airbender; we both agreed The Happening sucked); to books: George Orwell's works (Animal Farm, 1984) to Paulo Coelho's I Sat by the River Piedra and Wept (pareho ang reaction namin sa book -- isang malutong na WTF?!)The food at The Old Spaghetti House was also good - the spareribs were soft and tender but needed more sauce and marinade IMO.

Things took a turn for the worse after lunch.

We hurried to the ticket booth around 1:15 PM to get in line for Wanted:Border only to find that Robinson's Movieworld had changed the schedule. There were to be two screenings of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON at Cinema 8 prior to the screening of Wanted: Border. The earliest we could watch was 5:20 PM and, knowing Pebi's situation, it was impossible for us to watch the movie as a "critical tandem" (naks) if that's the case.

F*ck.

After profuse apologies to Pebi, we decided to watch Paranormal Activity instead. Nilibre ko si Pebi as a token of gratitude for lunch and also for the fact that the sudden change of plans made us watch a movie that we both weren't planning on viewing. Nahiya talaga ako kay Pebi. And I was so irate at what happened that I just had to kick Edward's big-ass face displayed in the Movieworld lobby.

Honestly, that felt good. ha.

Halos walang tao sa cinema when we went in. Aside from Pebi and myself, I counted around 6 more people in the cinema. So much for the hype surrounding this film -- another addition to the "found/recovered footage genre" like The Blairwitch Project, Cloverfield, Rec, Quarantine (based on Rec), and The Hayden Kho Scandal (kidding)

Again, so much for hype. I considered the film as an indictment of the materialistic and self-centered American culture whose only response to the forces of the supernatural was to point a videocamera at it. The scenario presented in the film would unfold quite differently here in our country, where our culture is steeped in lore regarding the supernatural. This would explain why both Pebi and I viewed the film with a degree of incredulity and amusement -- but not horror.

Kung si Pebi pa: "Naku, na-engkanto lang yan. Tawas lang ang katapat nyan..."

but to be fair to the film, a few scenes did make me jump. The most interesting was the one where the woman, while sound asleep, was dragged by her foot from her bed by an invisible presence, and hearing her terrified screams as she was being dragged away from view... now, that was creepy.

And another question kept nagging me: Why don't they just shut the damn door?

And so our tandem shared disappointment instead of an enjoyable film experience. This afternoon just made me realize how much I hated the Twilight series, and now I could hate it with a vengeance. Nang dahil sa New Moon na 'yan nadiskaril ang plano namin ni Pebi, punyeta!


Note: checked the clickthecity website again, and lo and behold! the f*cking schedule has indeed been changed!Isaksak nyo yang p*t********g New Moon na 'yan sa baga nyo!

Movie Time

Just scheduled a movie watching session with cousin Pebi tomorrow. We will be watching the Cinemaone Filmfest 2009 Best Picture "Wanted: Border" at Robinson's Galleria. I'm making up for not watching "Yanggaw" last month...

Que He Compro?

Yo he compro pocas cosas hoy. Una cosa es un libro como Edad Media en Europa. El libro es pequeño pero tiene muchos informacciones y mapas que muy importante especialmente para maestros de historia en sus clases y discussiones. Cuanto cuesta es el libro? cincuenta pesos! Fenomenal!

Otras cosas he compro son para mi prima Pebi. Dos DVD de las peliculas favoritos de mi prima. Una pelicula titulo de "Be Kind Rewind" dirigido por Michel Gondry. Otra pelicula titulo de "Sweetie" dirigido por Jane Campion. Estos dos directores son famosos y tienen muchos elogios de los criticos de peliculas. Los he compro para mi prima porque el semana que vieñe es su cumpleaños. Estos sera regalos muy buenos para Pebi.

No sweat Spanish. Hope it's grammatically-correct though. Anyway - Pebs! malapit nang mapasaiyo ang mga pinagnanasaan mong mga DVDs. Teka lang hanap pa ako ng cute na ribbon. hehehe

Ginadumtan...parte dos

Ari pa gid isa gali...saw it a few weeks ago at Powerbooks Trinoma. I always leave bookstores with either a feeling of exhiliration or regret.

The Collected Plays of Euripides. I can't recall the exact title but it's a collection of the surviving tragedies written by Euripides. I am so looking forward to reading them again, especially Trojan Women - which in my opinion is the most tragic of all tragedies. If Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus is the "perfect" tragedy, then Trojan Women is the "tragic" tragedy. I remember reading it years ago...the raw emotions evoked by the play left me reeling. Basta, bumilib ako kay Euripides after reading Trojan Women.

But the book price was way beyond my capabiliy at this moment. It's the Moses Hadas translation so I know maganda ang pagkakatranslate nito.

I am dying to get my hands on this one since it would complete my collection of Greek dramatists. Aeschylus - present...Sophocles - present...Aristophanes - check...si Euripides na lang ang kulang.

Kung hahayaan ko lang ang sarili ko na bumili nang bumili nang libro baka mamatay ako sa gutom. hahahaha

Translating Pebi's maxim into la lengua española - "comprar un libro es mas importante que comer"...in short, libro muna bago lamon Ayos!

I Just Had to Post This

given that I am disinclined to entertain any academic thoughts for the moment...



ahahahahahahahahaha! Loved the mom's deadma attitude -- just going about her chores, unmindful of the two doing their thing in front of the PC.

Thanks to Pebi for posting this vid on her blog. Just what I needed...

A Word to the Wise...

Given the high incidence of teen pregnancy nowadays, I believe it is my duty to spread this vid across cyberspace...



English Translation (my personal attempt. warning! explicit lyrics!)

I can still remember when we were still together
A movie would be just fine for you
But since you've become a colegiala
You prefer drinking now
I wonder how you became friends
with such useless good-for-nothings?

You better listen to my advice
I know these people...

Don't you go with them
All they want to do is FUCK you
Don't you believe them
They only want to FUCK you

Don't think that they wouldn't notice
how skimpy that skirt you're wearing
You're SO cute but your face is full of make-up
A pack of cigarettes, a bottle of beer
are all it takes to make you tipsy

You better listen to my advice
I know these people...

Don't you go with them
All they want to do is FUCK you
Don't you believe them
They only want to FUCK you

And now you come calling
They have made you into a fool
Don't you worry
I'll kick their ass!

All they want to do is FUCK you

Don't you go with them
All they want to do is FUCK you
Don't you believe them
They only want to BONE you
Don't stay out 'til morning
They only want to FUCK you
Don't you let them
'coz they'll only FUCKING SCREW you

They'll just FUCK you...


Thanks to Pebi for alerting me to this vid...BTW Pebs, learn to love THE BITCH hehehe

Buena Suerte Pebi!

although late na ang post na ito at medyo hindi na aabot prior to the interview...

GOODLUCK SA INTERVIEW! Kaya mo yan! hahahaha astound them with your intellectual prowess and bravado! bwahahaha

kung hindi na kaya ng powers, eto isang "finishing move" courtesy of Sharon Stone...



Maybe they'll ask you about the prevailing problem of drug dependency in modern-day society -- or maybe the Gucci Gang -- so pati linya ni Sharon Stone applicable? hehehehe