Exercise is Evil

The act was impulsive. I quickly grabbed clothes fit for the task, grabbed my sister's running shoes and a teeny, tiny pair of foot socks. Then I walked towards the sports center, paid my dues and then walked among the fit folk. It wasn't awkward, loud dance music was blasting from the speakers as an aerobics class sweated itself out and people ran or walked or jogged. I started jogging then running for about halfway through then stopped to walk then run again. It was a pattern repeated until the back of my foot, chafed from   the lack of protection the teeny, tiny foot socks gave was wounded and I had to stop and examine the pink, opened layer of skin. Undaunted, I ran again until I could take it no more. This whole episode lasted about 30 minutes...I'm lying, it might have been 20. I stopped for a while to people watch which is very entertaining and a while lasted into minutes of just watching until I decided to go home. And eat. A lot. So I ate and my sisters were flabbergasted at the idea of me actually exercising. Flabbergasted. Then I did 10 sit-ups, ten! And then I had to lie down because my poor body could take no more and surrendered to aching pains which still bothers me 24 hours after that episode of running. Ouch.

SDCC

I feel alive. I am in front of my computer but the tweets from my fellow geeks and nerds from halfway around the world with their enthusiasm and excitement and love is infectious! SAN DIEGO COMIC CON!!!! Everyone is dressed to the nines in a way which only geeks and nerds could as they represent their favorite characters from TV, games and movies. It is heaven for geeks and nerds and even from far away I feel the happiness. Someday I'll be a physical part of that and then...and then....hahah, i'll quote all the best lines, dance the craziest and just be one of the happiest geek in the universe!

ALLONS-Y!!

An A-Z of Unusual Words

                                                           Project Twins

Scripturient
Possessing a violent desire to write

Ultracepedarian
A person who gives opinion and advice outside of one's knowledge

Ostentiferous
Bringing omens or unnatural or supernatural manifestations

Vernalagnia

A romantic mood brought on by Spring.

Hamartia
Character flaw or error of a tragic character that leads to his downfall

Hobbits in Middle Earth

I'd love to be a hobbit. If I lived in Middle Earth, I'd be a hobbit. They eat a lot. They have cosy holes. They live under hills. They don't have to wear shoes. And they get called upon to go on adventures which no elf, man or wizard would have been able to accomplish without the help of hobbits. HOBBITS RULE!!!

Here is Bilbo living a "chill" life, making smoke rings like nobody's business. 

And here is Gandalf who tries to awaken Bilbo's adventurous spirit in many clever ways. I love that part in book!

Words

“Your own words are the bricks and mortar of the dreams you want to realize. Your words are the greatest power you have. The words you choose and their use establish the life you experience.” 

– Sonia Choquette.

It Happened One Night

An old Hollywood romantic comedy is so much better than the ones of today. 

Apparently, these actors hated being in the film but you would not have seen a single scene in which they manifested that. They're both professionals!

Clark Gable...sigh. He is wit and charm personified. 

And it's so gosh darn funny but not too stupid-funny and sweet but not too cloying, I loved, loved, loved it. 

SAN LAZARO

If the opening sequence tells you how the movie will turn out, it would have been a Tim Burton-esque horror-comedy flick. But as lovely and haunting the opening sequence is, the film varied in its story. This is no light-hearted horror comedy fare like the usual Pinoy horror film, the story is simple but it is given a dark turn by the characters. Each has his own story to tell and every time the characters close their eyes and relive their memories, the story gets darker.  The film can be funny at the most unexpected moments, like that instance when Wincy Aquino Ong’s character was asked to give his laptop as payment for his rent but he reasoned out, “Ibibigay ko na ang atay ko, wag lang yung laptop ko”; a sentiment shared by most people nowadays. I did not whether to laugh or cry when Ramon Bautista’s character admitted he was Captain Barbell, he is quite funny without even trying but he fits his strong man character quite well.  Nicco Manalo was brilliant, he can play two different personalities and still look sincere doing it. I loved how this film has Ely Buendia as the cool older brother detective! This is the type of film that will make you lie awake at night thinking of the strangeness of human nature. It can be deceptive but hides something deeper and darker and spew evil when it comes out, they used the demon as the manifestation of this darkness and the characters get their reckoning. It was not only Biboy who was exorcised of his demon but Siegfred and Lemuel also exorcised their personal demons throughout the journey to San Lazaro.  Kudos to the filmmakers, it was brilliant and diverse! More Pinoy films should go out there and try other blends of horror films, not just the usual cheesy scream fest. 

Oh god, the FRENCH

French Film Festival.
I suppose gobsmacked would be the right word after seeing all the nudity, sex and intense french kissing in most of the movies. We started with Demon Lover, went in a few minutes after the film began, got confused by the plot, the hentai and the sex and then they started shooting and abusing and what the hell, I enjoyed it when the girl shot the guy in the head in the middle of his orgasm, it was morbidly funny. All the films were well made but I really only enjoyed watching The Artist (i love those black and white films!). I expected some films to have at least a touch of Godard or like Amelie but no, the films were about people I could not sympathize with. Cebu got the bad picks in this year's French Film festival. I was not amused.

Doctor Who?

I remember a month when all I listened to were the Doctor Series 4 and 5 soundtracks. They give me a lot of feelings.

Murray Gold, you are brilliant!

Pretty Food...and tasty too!

Horrible photo, did not do justice to the food. Tsk, tsk.