Ready to start my 2nd sem and ready to face whatever it is i have to face... again. All's well that ends well i guess.
My sister had a blast yesterday and today because of her birthday. I've never seen her happier.In fact, I've never felt happier in a long time. My family will always bring out the fragile side of me. Yet, this fragility also is my source of strength to surpass the roadblocks of my life. It's really one helluva race but with my family cheering me on, I know i'll reach my finish line.
Mood-upgrading or Mood-degrading?
I almost forgot that I liked how Simon grouped situations and people into "mood-upgrading" and "mood-degrading". Salamat Rach at napaalala mo sa blog mo 'to. Today was mood-upgrading, twas my sister's birthday and my family had dinner and bonded.
Last night, I had a three-hour kwentuhan with my parents and it was the perfect "mood-upgrader" right before the sem starts. I told 'em about an unfortunate law school incident earlier in the day and they were very sympathetic. They even told me how proud they are of me, that was nice. A genuine mood-upgrading moment.
I haven't read a single page for my Civil Procedure homework on Tuesday. It's mood-degrading but I guess I'd rather think of it as a well-deserved last hurrah of shirking before I plunge again into the cold pool that is the law school.
Yvie gave me a "cyber lss" or what I'd like to call as a "mental lss". Bagay ba sa'kin ang kulot. She cut her hair and now i'm the only kulot DuhPerm senior. I'm thinking of having a haircut too, but I get haunted by my fear of looking like siopao if i cut it too short. Bahala na on Monday.
I haven't been getting much sleep. Because for the whole week, I was compelled to eat lunch on time with my parents. No, I dont hate that fact. I'm just saying that since I'm an insomniac, waking up at 12nn is not really a good thing during sem break.
But generally, I am happy. Looking forward to watching more entries for Cine Europa this week. Woohoo.
Last night, I had a three-hour kwentuhan with my parents and it was the perfect "mood-upgrader" right before the sem starts. I told 'em about an unfortunate law school incident earlier in the day and they were very sympathetic. They even told me how proud they are of me, that was nice. A genuine mood-upgrading moment.
I haven't read a single page for my Civil Procedure homework on Tuesday. It's mood-degrading but I guess I'd rather think of it as a well-deserved last hurrah of shirking before I plunge again into the cold pool that is the law school.
Yvie gave me a "cyber lss" or what I'd like to call as a "mental lss". Bagay ba sa'kin ang kulot. She cut her hair and now i'm the only kulot DuhPerm senior. I'm thinking of having a haircut too, but I get haunted by my fear of looking like siopao if i cut it too short. Bahala na on Monday.
I haven't been getting much sleep. Because for the whole week, I was compelled to eat lunch on time with my parents. No, I dont hate that fact. I'm just saying that since I'm an insomniac, waking up at 12nn is not really a good thing during sem break.
But generally, I am happy. Looking forward to watching more entries for Cine Europa this week. Woohoo.
Reg Conversations
[Nagkkwentuhan tungkol sa lalaki]
Kc: Crush ko un...
Patty: Un??!! Baaakit un???
Laha kami: Un ang type mo???
Kc: [puunong-puno ng emosyon, napasigaw] SIYAAA ANG GUSTO KOOOO!!!!
Euns: Ok, that ends it. The power of love.
Meliecar: Jomaeto, ihahatid mo ko ha?
Juancho: [biglaang sinambit] Ako na lang maghahatid sayo.
Euns: Naku, mag-ingat kayo. Ib-blog ko yan. [True to my word ha! haha]
Kc: Crush ko un...
Patty: Un??!! Baaakit un???
Laha kami: Un ang type mo???
Kc: [puunong-puno ng emosyon, napasigaw] SIYAAA ANG GUSTO KOOOO!!!!
Euns: Ok, that ends it. The power of love.
Meliecar: Jomaeto, ihahatid mo ko ha?
Juancho: [biglaang sinambit] Ako na lang maghahatid sayo.
Euns: Naku, mag-ingat kayo. Ib-blog ko yan. [True to my word ha! haha]
Cine Europa 2006
Last night was Rach's and my final shot on having a social life right before class starts... After our registration and sort of dinner with Ces and Carlo @ Goodearth, we headed to Shangrila to reward ourselves by watching two entries at the 2006 Cine Europa.
Our first film was "One Way Ticket to Mombasa" [Menolippu Mombasaan from Finland] directed by Hannu Tuomainen and written byAtro Lahtela and Hannu Tuomainen. When I read the synopsis for the flick, I dismissed it as another "Someone's dying so let's get out of here" plot. What made me appreciate it was its disturbingly laidback way of showing Jusa's journey towards his death, Pete's struggle to find a real life and the friendship that was formed in between living and dying. It was depressing because both characters were at PEACE amidst their own struggles. The flick brings out FEEL GOOD DEPRESSION, if it that exists.
Of course it didnt hurt that Pete [played by Antti Tarvainen] is a total hottie.
We psyched ourselves for the next film by going to Starbucks for a quick "drink". A few topics downed, we went back to the cinema excited and intrigued at what effect our second film for the night will have on us.
from IMDB
Our second film was "Simon" [Directed and written by Eddy Terstall from Nethelands]. "Simon" was a consolidation of a lot of things that are "DUTCH". It successfully demonstrated the synergy of these idiosyncrasies into a compact and solid whole that is the Dutch Culture. It tackled socially relevant issues like gay marriages, euthanasia, inter-cultural marriages, hash etc.
My favorite line would be, "Time does not exist." which I sort of connected to the circuity and continuity manifested through flashbacks. Simon, in my opinion, is more depressing than "One Way Ticket to Mombasa" because the pain, grief and fear of the characters are masked by the humour and color of the plot.
Eddy Terstall successfully presented the film not as something which gives rise to arguments, nor as a film hinting on what is right or what is wrong but as a film which plays with the emotions of the audience without dictating what should and should not be felt. It is in this film that you can independently decide as to whether you would want to dwell on the perfection that Camiel Vrolijk [brilliantly portrayed by Marcel Hensem] found in his homosexuality or on Simon's [played by equally wonderful actor Cees Geel] "seemingly" nonchalant acceptance of the oddities in his life. It can be described as "looking at the stars, appreciating different constellations without having to decide which constellation is most mystifying".
In the end, I felt bittersweet contentment at the same moment that Simon jumped towards his decided death.
There was an open forum right after the movie.. I sort of managed to ask two questions because I am a true blue "pa-star". haha...
camwhoring w/ Eddy Testall [director of Dutch film SIMON]
What better way to evidence my satisfaction than to strike a pose with the director who found a new fan in me.. That's after a short chat about his country, Netherlands.
IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT WAY TO END MY SEMBREAK WITH A BANG THANKS.
RACH for coming up with the idea of checking Cine Europa out. Let's do this again next week.
Our first film was "One Way Ticket to Mombasa" [Menolippu Mombasaan from Finland] directed by Hannu Tuomainen and written byAtro Lahtela and Hannu Tuomainen. When I read the synopsis for the flick, I dismissed it as another "Someone's dying so let's get out of here" plot. What made me appreciate it was its disturbingly laidback way of showing Jusa's journey towards his death, Pete's struggle to find a real life and the friendship that was formed in between living and dying. It was depressing because both characters were at PEACE amidst their own struggles. The flick brings out FEEL GOOD DEPRESSION, if it that exists.
Of course it didnt hurt that Pete [played by Antti Tarvainen] is a total hottie.
We psyched ourselves for the next film by going to Starbucks for a quick "drink". A few topics downed, we went back to the cinema excited and intrigued at what effect our second film for the night will have on us.
from IMDB
Our second film was "Simon" [Directed and written by Eddy Terstall from Nethelands]. "Simon" was a consolidation of a lot of things that are "DUTCH". It successfully demonstrated the synergy of these idiosyncrasies into a compact and solid whole that is the Dutch Culture. It tackled socially relevant issues like gay marriages, euthanasia, inter-cultural marriages, hash etc.
My favorite line would be, "Time does not exist." which I sort of connected to the circuity and continuity manifested through flashbacks. Simon, in my opinion, is more depressing than "One Way Ticket to Mombasa" because the pain, grief and fear of the characters are masked by the humour and color of the plot.
Eddy Terstall successfully presented the film not as something which gives rise to arguments, nor as a film hinting on what is right or what is wrong but as a film which plays with the emotions of the audience without dictating what should and should not be felt. It is in this film that you can independently decide as to whether you would want to dwell on the perfection that Camiel Vrolijk [brilliantly portrayed by Marcel Hensem] found in his homosexuality or on Simon's [played by equally wonderful actor Cees Geel] "seemingly" nonchalant acceptance of the oddities in his life. It can be described as "looking at the stars, appreciating different constellations without having to decide which constellation is most mystifying".
In the end, I felt bittersweet contentment at the same moment that Simon jumped towards his decided death.
There was an open forum right after the movie.. I sort of managed to ask two questions because I am a true blue "pa-star". haha...
camwhoring w/ Eddy Testall [director of Dutch film SIMON]
IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT WAY TO END MY SEMBREAK WITH A BANG THANKS.
RACH for coming up with the idea of checking Cine Europa out. Let's do this again next week.
Happy Birthday Bunsotutoy!!!
You know that I love you dear...
the greatest sister in the whole wide "whatever's-greater-than-the-universe"...
That Maita Moment
This is beyond embarrassing that the one thing that's left to do is just laugh and blog about it. [Ok, that's actually two things]
Ok, I was being my usual vain self doing "my thing" at the women's washroom... I couldnt see my whole self so as a routine, I would "make sampa" [haha] on that step sa part na parang pinaghuhugasan ng mop ng mga utility personnel sa harap ng salamin... [Maraming girls ang gumagawa nun so di un weird talaga] At that exact moment na I stepped down, pumasok si Ma'am Maita sa washroom at nagkagulatan kami. Tumawa na lang ako ng tumawa sa sobrang kahihiyan. Para mas nakakahiya, sinilip ni Ma'am Maita [Chan-Gonzaga] kung saan ako galing [yes, she had that "where did she come from? and what was she doing there? look], kumunot ang noo, lumingon sa akin, ngumiti at sinabi... "I'm not even gonna ask."
Ayun na. "That Maita Moment".
Ok, I was being my usual vain self doing "my thing" at the women's washroom... I couldnt see my whole self so as a routine, I would "make sampa" [haha] on that step sa part na parang pinaghuhugasan ng mop ng mga utility personnel sa harap ng salamin... [Maraming girls ang gumagawa nun so di un weird talaga] At that exact moment na I stepped down, pumasok si Ma'am Maita sa washroom at nagkagulatan kami. Tumawa na lang ako ng tumawa sa sobrang kahihiyan. Para mas nakakahiya, sinilip ni Ma'am Maita [Chan-Gonzaga] kung saan ako galing [yes, she had that "where did she come from? and what was she doing there? look], kumunot ang noo, lumingon sa akin, ngumiti at sinabi... "I'm not even gonna ask."
Ayun na. "That Maita Moment".
It's a given that people will disappoint you...
...but the people you trust will disappoint you the most.
The pain. The pain is not only unbearable, it's destructive... lethal.
The pain. The pain is not only unbearable, it's destructive... lethal.
Sam Imbe[cile]? JUMBO Edition
is it just me or is there really something wrong with this whole "naming a hotdog after Sam" thing?
Returning to Our Corner
I was thinking of that single moment when I shared the corner with Peter Pan, when I told him that things'll be fine and that ____ was not a bad subject to fail. If i were to rewind that scene and tweak it a li'l bit [in as far as the depth of our friendship is concerned] , this would be what I'll tell him. Considering the fact that he's not gonna be here anymore... I mean, in the law school.If things don't turn out the way we planned it, we shouldn't feel too bad about it. We have to look at it as an opportunity to start fresh. To plan anew. To redesign how you see yourself in the future. I'm not worried that you'll do good, in fact, i'm scared that you might live the life that I cannot live now that you left me here behind. I at times envy those who aren't here anymore, not because I hate my being in Ateneo Law but because I hate my whiny self. Getting booted out doesnt make you less of a person, it just makes you more experienced and well, sexier. So cheer up. At the end of this conversation, I still am here and I still admire you. Kung tabako lang sana niyoyosi natin, mas matagal pa sana itong landian na'to.This is in a way my way of saying goodbye to him. Mags-start na ulit ang sem. Sayang di na ko pwede maki-bum sa'yo.
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