Summer Break, Movie Break

Just watched Ice Age 2: The Meltdown…wahaa! It was great fun!

Casanova’s next up…will surely watch this one. The production is fabulous as what the trailer shows. It’ll be like watching a Judith McNaught novel come to life. Can’t wait. 

Here’s a glance…

“He was the world’s most notorious seducer. A swashbuckler, master of disguise and wit - it was said no woman could resist Casanova’s amorous charms. Until now.

For the first time in his life, the legendary Casanova (Heath Ledger) is about to meet his match with an alluring Venetian beauty, Francesca (Sienna Miller), who does the one thing he never thought possible: refuse him. Through a series of clever disguises and scheming ruses, he manages to get ever closer to Francesca. But he is playing the most dangerous game he has ever encountered – one that will risk not only his life and reputation, but his only chance at true passion.”

“You stand for everything I write against.” — Hmmm…with this line one could say that it’ll surely be tough for Francesca Bruni(Miller), Casanova’s match. I like the character she portrays in this film. She’s not the go-with-the-flow type of lady. She’s the headstrong type. The one who wouldn’t believe in something just because everyone else believes so.

With the film’s leading man..hmm..I dont know..I dont know what’s with Heath Ledger but I think he’s perfect for the role. He isn’t really that good-looking but he’s something…there’s this mystery in him that you’d wanna solve. Well, not that I know him in real life, of course! Wahahaha! I mean, I’m just looking at the surface here. There’s something in his eyes, too..hmm..ano yun? Muta? Bwahah! Nah…me just kiddin’ around! Don’t mind me. All I’m tryin to say is that I’ll watch the film…ahihi..un lng pala, ano? Ang dami pang side comments..loL! Hanggang sa susunod

Now Reading: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Just as I’ve mentioned in a previous blog entry which spoke of my fondness of collecting books, I have bought books which I haven’t read before. Two reasons why I wasn’t able to do so was first, I didn’t have the time to read them and second, I just didn’t feel like reading them yet.

Now that it’s vacation time, I’ve trashed both of those reasons and opted to read one of the books I have in hand…Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. This novel, which happens to be a motion picture as well, is an autobiography by the infamous Chuck Barris, a TV host of the 70’s show The Gong Show.

Here…take a peek…

 ”Suspense, excess, danger and exuberant fun come together in Chuck Barris’s unlikely autobiography, the tale of a wildly flamboyant 1970’s television producer of innovative game shows such as “The Gong Show” and “The Dating Game”. What most people don’t know is that Barris spent close to two decades as a decorated covert assassin for the CIA, claiming to have killed over 30 people. He joined the CIA as an agent in the early 1960s. He infiltrated the Civil Rights movement, met with militant Muslims in Harlem and was sent abroad to to kill enemies of the American state, even as his game shows began to soar to ratings success.“

Life’s Intricacies

“I could not live the lie it would take, to have you here would be a mistake…”

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Sometimes a lot of things in this universe just doesn’t make sense. I mean how could something be so wrong when it simply feels so right? The whole world tells you it’s wrong but deep down you know that it’s right. So which one ranks higher…a realistic world’s wrong judgment? Or a surreal cry of the heart that speaks nothing but the truth?

This is one reason why I don’t like being not busy with school or with any other stuff…because I get the chance to go idle and think about stuff which I wanna think about and forget about at the same time. Arrrgh! here comes the baffling me again.

I just don’t understand why I have to feel this. And why it has to be you that I feel this for. This isn’t really a first time. I mean, why does my heart always go knocking on the wrong doors, huh? [So now, ya know what I’m babbling about!]

I have tried to eradicate the feeling. But then when you do something you’re not really willing to do, achieving succès fou isn’t really as easy as pie. I tried hard…but not hard enough ’cause in the first place, I didn’t want the feeling to go.

 I can’t fathom why all of these have to take place. And neither do I grasp the message being delivered to me.

Why do I smile instead of blush whenever I look into your eyes? Why do I feel so much like myself when I’m in front of you? Some things just aren’t comprehensible. I don’t know when all the questions will be answered. Only time could define this feeling. And so, time, I shall wait. On top of that…everything shall be treasured. Every single thing.

Another Chapter

Now I can finally say that we’re done with school..we’re done with the second semester of our second year in college, that is.

Man, it wasn’t at all a bed of roses, our life this school year! The first semester felt as if all my 4 years were put into it. It was such a looooong semester. Though time was moving at its usual stride, the challenges that met us made it seem twice as lengthy. Hmm…Imagine having 4 major subjects(I’m talking ‘major’ in all aspects) pulled into a single sem. And the schedule wasn’t really that helpful, too. Oh well..past is past. And I’m grateful enough to God for helping me survive it. Plus, it wasn’t at all that bad, anyway. I mean all the lessons learned were priceless. It went beyond what one learns from within the four walls of the classroom.

The latter semester, on the other hand, wasn’t very pressuring. Or maybe I just say so because we were made to be used to the pressure during the earlier sem. Well, whatever. I’m just grateful we survived. And at the same time, I sort of can’t believe we’re turning 3rd year already. I mean, heck! I could still clearly remember the first days of my college life. The slightly awkward moments with my at-that-time-new classmates, the first meetings with our we-didn’t-know-what-to-expect instructors, the curiosity on what was up for us in the coming days…I could still remember them all. Can’t believe 4 semesters has passed since those commencing moments.

Now, a lot of things have changed. Bonds of friendship were formed and, to this point, are being sculpted by test of time. Realizations emerged. Feelings emerged, too. Some have moved on. A lot has decided to take on other quests. Responsibilities have grown. Whatever has been done it all reflected to staying the pace of the only constant thing…change.

At this point, we are given the chance to breathe…to take a break from the semester that seemed to take us ages to finish. It’s time to gather strength for the next chapterwe’re about to face in college life.

Unforgettable Us

It’s been quite a day…and I don’t exactly know how to start this entry.  

One thing’s for certain, though I will never ever forget my fellows in learning.

We have gone through so much already ever since the first day of classes in our freshmen days. And as the semesters went by we have gone through highs and lows…twists and turns of our life as college guys and gals.

Outings at every end of the semester. Sleepless nights during school days, petty or at some point, crucial fights between friends. ‘Love teams’ were formed(LoL!). Mortal enemies emerged. Just a term used(mortal enemies)..I dont really mean it as it is..I mean these people arent really enemies, they just like bugging each other to annoyance. And we all enjoy watching ‘em irritate each other..lol!

But then bonds are always tested. It’s shouldn’t be all joviality. There has to be some sort or shaking moments too. That way, we could learn to weigh things, realize mistakes, and eventually take the next step in the stairs of friendship.

Today, for not the first time, we encountered a turning point in our relationship as classmates, as a team…as friends. We just came to a certain point wherein  we somehow neglected to do certain things. Small things which later on would have a great impact on our life as IT students, and eventually as career people. Think of it as forgetting the teeny tiny details that we ought  to keep in mind.

The incident had something to do with time…and some of us forgetting how precious it is.

This negligence caused some of us to lose patience and be infuriated. Some of us felt that something has to be done. Some just felt that the fire has to be extinguished before it finishes the whole place. We had the extinguisher in hand, the only thing we had to do was use it. And so it was used. A good move. Now all that we have to do is renovated the burned area so the place would be good as new.

The renovation part would have to take place in each of us. The choice of changing for the better would come from the person. After the extinguishing of fire, it is up to the individual, if he chooses to fix up the damaged area or not. I just hope we all do not choose the latter. I feel positive anyway that we won’t. For after the ‘extinguishing’, a response came in order…an encouraging one.

Oh well…that ends this blog entry. I still am busy with the project but I just thought I couldn’t let the day pass without being able to blog about what happened today and without thanking God for the lesson learned. For the friendship strengthened. And for the challenge of change imparted. I pray for the bond of friendship to get even stronger.

G’nyt everyone!  

[pix were taken earlier…after the ‘extinguishing’ happened…hehe!]

Task Roll Call

Finally..our exams are finished! Which means the semester has ended…technically. But I.T. students back here don’t usually end the semester with an exam…we usually close the sem with project defenses a week after exam week.

And so therefore here we are preparing for our defense come Tuesday morning. A website(an offline sort) has to be furnished with the last of updates. A presentation has to be finalized. Strategies have to be materialized. Documents have to be printed. Plan B’s have to be brainstormed. And a lot more that I haven’t thought of yet which I probably will realize later has to be set up.

This entry would help remind me of the stuff I have to do. And now that I have already had a roll call of the tasks that have to be present inside of my brain…I shall now get down to work. Ciao for now!

Tongue Splitting…Modification or Mutilation?

If this is your first time to hear about the tongue-splitting procedure, then you’re not ready for this…

Never, not in my 19 years on earth, did I ever think this thing was possible… 

Latest Piercing Rage: Tongue Splitting

It’s called tongue splitting and involves slicing the tongue right down the middle to create a forked look. Those who do it, call it body modification. Many others call it body mutilation.

Either way, it’s not for the squeamish.

[Read whole article] 

Yes, I Believe…

I just love this song! I’ve also heard the revival by Jinky Vidal and it sounds great, too. It’s the soul of the song that carries me away…takes me to paradise…

 
 
If I Believe 
Patti Austin 
 
If I believed in paradise
I’d swear I must be there
I’d swear I must be there right now with you
If I believed in miracles
I’d know that one was happening to me
But if I don’t believe in paradise
Then miracles aren’t real
Then someone tell me what is this I feel

I wanna believe it’s love this time
I wanna believe my heart’s not telling me a lie
But with you I can’t deny
if I believed in paradise
I’d swear I’m there

If I believed in magic spells
It all would be so clear
‘Cause magic spells must have brought you here
If I could see the future
I’d see if you and I were meant to be
But I dont know any magic
And tomorrow’s just a dream
But something in this fantasy is real

I wanna believe it’s love this time
I wanna believe my heart’s not telling me a lie
I wanna believe it’s love this time
I wanna believe my heart’s not telling me a lie
But with you I cant deny
If I believed in paradise
I’d swear I’m there

I’m there
I’m there
If I believed.
 
 
 

In Dire Need of a Miracle

Ahhhhhhhh…

 We’re trying to get together all the stuff we learned in Assembly Language so we could create a notepad…(the mere thought of it drives me nuts)…

 Have you guys got a miracle? Coz I could use some…Poof! Gotta go…am surely gonna be in coding mode for hours after this blog entry…

Bye! Wish us luck…a helluva lotta luck  b-(

p.s.                                                                                                                              When all of these stuff finish up…it’ll be this mode for me (and surely for the rest of my classmates, as well)

To a place like this, I wanna go..wahaaa! can’t wait to get into vacation mode again! Still thinking of place for our unwinding right now. 

The Semester’s Culmination

The semester is in its culminating week. Wow! I can’t believe I’m actually blogging about the semester’s end when it seemed only a few weeks ago when I wrote a blog entry regarding the previous sem’s culmination(It’s Over…Not Just Yet)…when actually, that was last October na pala! Can’t believe it! I’ve said it a thousand times, but I’ll say it anyway…time flies soooo sooo fast.

Oh well, what can I do but stay the pace of time. Submit to its hurrying and go with the flow.

Just finished the first of my finals exam about an hour ago. I’m up to my last two…one for the morrow and one for Friday. And then after that, we’d be having our project defense for two major subjects. And then after that…whoa…can’t believe I’m saying this…it’s summer break!

Oh but not so fast, still have a lotta stuff to finish so I could finally let go of my 2nd college year. Still have to finish all my projects. And guess what, I’m doin’ that ryt now…gotta go! Bye! 

So Much, So Little

Yesterday, I went to Nat’l Bookstore intending to buy envelopes for my nephew’s baptism invitations. It was almost 7 in the evening and I told(and almost promised) myself to hurry cause I still had a lotta stuff to do.

But..as I entered the bookstore, I was alluringly greeted by books which apparently caused me to break my self vow of not delving into items in the store(just as I usually do) so I wont be delayed. I’m very fond of skimming through stuff at Nat’l Bookstore(wanna have a mini lib someday..not that I’m a bookworm, though. I mean I only read when I feel like doin so. But I do like having a lotta books around. I own a few which I haven’t read yet. Di pa nko feel basahun.LoL!). Anyway..where were we..ahh…stuff at NBS..yeah I could spend almost an hour just going through them..and at most times, I don’t really buy them. (Mahal mn gud..pero lami jud kau paliton!).And so there I was…captivated with what greeted me..and I gave in to the temptation of having a look at them.

The books I found were Paolo Coelho’s The Alchemist(I really wanna read this), Eleven Minutes,  and the one I’m most intrigued of…Veronika Decides to Die. Other stuff that caught my eye were two of the many retaliations to Dan Brown’s bestseller the Da Vinci Code. These were namely Cracking the Da Vinci Code and Beyond the Da Vinci Code.

On top of that, I also saw this interesting book entitled The Heart of the Chronicles of Narnia. It’s mainly about the deeper meaning of The Chronicles of Narnia books. The subtitle says Knowing God Here by Finding Him There, which I think is really worthy of note. I mean, after all, there’s something much more profound in what I have thought to be just a fantasy movie. Well, not just any fantasy movie, though…for it touched me intensely. 

Hmm…what now…you think my skimming-through-the-synopses stops there? Nah-uh…no it doesn’t. I also went through some of Phillip Yancey’s stuff. Sir Denz told me enthralling stuff about some of his works so I thought of checking them out as well. I saw What’s So Amazing About Grace and In His Image(which was said to be a sequel of Fearfully and Wonderfully Made). These books were unexpectedly the least pricey of all that I’ve flicked through.

There’s quite a lot of ‘em, huh? And they all noteworthily deserve to be read, as well. Big problem is, wala sa budget(da one and only problem, actually)..LoL!

So now, you know why it’s so much, so little… coz there’s so much to spend for, yet so little to spend from. Well, what else have I gotta do but save, save and save. Summer na baya, wala nay allowance..toinx! Hihihi! Gotta find another way. Bye for now.

p.s.
yawyaw…
I’ve been in the dont-touch-me mode since the moment I sat on this comp chair. “Stoooooooop bugginggg meeeeee!”..I’ve been meaning to say to some people. But then patience, my love is a virtue..and one that I intend to keep…so sri nlng ko magyawyaw…kay samooooooooooooooook naaaaaa!
*sayin it out loud* “Arrrrrgh!” *SIOL* Whew..tingla si Mama, MAMA:Naunsa ka?…ME:Peace, Ma…I’m cool!…LoL!

Ay, daaah…hala cge nauy, sound trip sa ko pra marelax. Vuhvye!                             (now you see why I call this blog a “rant pit”!Haha!)

The Most Random of Thoughts

Today, I gurantee you…you won’t get anything sensible from me(Whatta gurantee!)! All you’ll be getting from this dried up brain of mine are random shouts emerging from an unlikeably wretched-and-at-the-same-time-happy blood-pumping organ you all call a heart. Whew! I didn’t quite get that. These thoughts would surely let you create a puzzle that’s impossible to solve..at least for the moment, it is. Help me solve them if you wish to.

So here they go, the most random of thoughts I’ve ever had… 

What is it with you?

 I’m inevitably running out of reasons to fight for what I feel…

 I am but destiny’s victim…

You and I are a living testimony that life is unfair!(Or at least I think so…LoL! Not that there’s ever a “you and i”, really…but if there was, then it we would really be a living testi that blah blah and blah…) 

 You make me grin like my mouth would rip to the sides!

 I don’t understand what He’s trying to tell me..but one day I will…

I just don’t see why it had to be you!

But at least there were chances… 

Is there something more deeper than love?

 It just isn’t my cup of tea…I’m not the go-get-him type..never could imagine myself as one..

So I don’t care what I feel…it would never come from me.

I feel like time’s running out..and like I’ve said, I’m running out of reasons to keep on letting this feeling flow…

Life is an array of questions, really. Questions that would take you either a second…or an entire year(even more) to answer.

And the next question is…what would it be?

One things, for sure, I wouldn’t shoo the feeling away..but if it does choose to go away then I wouldn’t stop it from leaving, either.

 I just hope it wouldn’t be too late…

-end-

Man, that was relieving…sometimes, if i write like that I feel like a needle has just been plucked out from me. I don’t know why but it makes me feel like that. It’s as if the puzzlement that the writing creates helps soothe the aching heart. Duh! Ok, ok…but don’t say I didn’t warn you! Like I said, you wouldn’t get anything sensible from me today..heheh! So I’ll stop here now…before I get even more pointless..Hehe! Ciao! Have a senseless night…*oops* ) *zippin my mouth* )

Rainy Thursday

It’s a rainy Thursday. And it isn’t just any Thursday for today, people in Davao celebrate the 69th Araw ng Dabaw. And yes, you’re right it’s a no-class and no-work day, too. Activities go on in the streets…float parades, concerts for tonight, etc.

 As for me, though, it won’t be much of a holiday ’cause there are some projects that I have to work on. Starting off with that documentation for the website we’re working on as a class. Plus, there’s that notepad we have to create using Assembly Language. I’m still doin’ some research on it, creating a notepad. Poof! It’s gonna be tough,mannn!

 Hmmm…I kinda feel like watching a movie today. Maybe I will if I finish a chunk of all that’s to be done for our finals.

That’s if fo now. Au revoir!

Blogging Personality

Eight months ago, I wrote my first entry as a regular blogger. And not once have I tried to think on how I blog or what I usually blog about. Earlier, I encountered this blogging personality quiz from blogthings assessing the way I write on my blog. So here goes…

Your Blogging Type is Artistic and Passionate

You see your blog as the ultimate personal expression - and work hard to make it great. One moment you may be working on a new dramatic design for your blog… And the next, you’re passionately writing about your pet causes. Your blog is very important - and you’re careful about who you share it with.

Hmm…pretty much says it. What bout you? What’s your blogging personality? Find out here. And tell us bout it.

First Day of My Weekend

Hello world! Wut is up with y’all?

 Or more so..wut is up with me??? LoL!

Well, it’s been quite a day. I started off as early as 7 am…I went to the Phil. Eagle Center for a school activity. I really wanted to join because it has been a long time since I’ve last been to Phil. Eagle in Malagos and I thought maybe it would be fun to you know…hop in and have fun. Consider it a 5-hour weekend get away.

It was great, the experience. I got the chance to get away for a while, meet some new peeps, and devour the serenity offered by mother nature. It’s just so peaceful out there. It’s about an hour away from the city proper…no polution, no noisy vehicles…it’s just nature at its best. And oh, the sun wasn’t that burning, too and the air was cool. I loved the experience! It brings out the nature-lover in me.

 Sometimes, you just need to get away from the city for awhile just so you could find real relaxation. I find real relaxation in nature..in the quite..away from deviously congenial creations of mankind found in the city.

 Many things have changed since my last visit there. I mean, hellooo I was only like…what…1st yr.. 2nd yr high school the last time so that isn’t surprising.

There’s not much to do in the Phil. Eagle Center, really. The place isn’t really that big so it doesn’t take much time for you to actually roam the whole area.

One thing I particularly wanted to do was to have a picture of me taken while I’m holding a snake. Hehe! You see, I’m veeeery afraid of snakes…at least until that time when I saw an episode of this TV show which showed some family in Manila that actually had snakes in their households not just as pets..but as supposed members of their family, as well! I mean…I’m talking snakes roaming around the whole house…freely…as in all around the house. In the living room or even in the bedroom! Whew! They said snakes won’t hurt you if only you wouldn’t hurt them.

So I held on to that thought..and I actually thought that doing so would make me brave enough to actually get myself to hold a snake. Well…I thought wrong. The least I have done was briefly touch the snake’s skin, that’s it! Oh and I took a picture of it too…just the snake. LoL! I just couldn’t do it. But one day I will. I was just so challenged when I saw this 7-year-old girl hold this snake as if it were a rope!(First time in my life to see a child hold a snake!) I was like…wow!!! How could she be so brave?! I mean heck..she just held it..just like that..she let the reptile crawl all over her and all! Whew! (pic of the said snake found below).

Hmm..so much for the weekend nature trip.

Before the clock struck five, I was already back to the beep beeps and whoosh whoosh’s in the city. And my next stop was the cinemas(as if I wasn’t tired at all). I was tired, actually. But when you speak of catching a movie does Dacky ever back out? LoL! Not in a thousand years.

My friend and I had Fearless in our itinerary for today. I just couldn’t afford miss it…not when I’ve been meaning to watch ever since I first saw its trailer. It’s just different when you watch a movie like that on a small screen.

Fearless…what can I say..it’s such a masterpiece! Another Jet Li masterpiece! I love it as much as I did Hero. It made me realize the real meaning of triumph and how one’s feet should be kept on the ground no matter how far he has reached in life. Thoughts to ponder upon, huh?

Well, after the cinemas, home was my next destination. Gotta get my mind to work again. Got some requirements to finish and duties to perform. Mean time, I gotta get some sleep first. That way, I’d be conditioned for the next part of the weekend.

Hmmm…I think that pretty much sums up my weekend’s first day! I’m really tired but it was all worthwhile.

Gotta buzz off for now! Coz I think it’s already the first hour of the second day of the week…and the entry title seems to be inappropriate..hehe! Au revoir! God bless y’all!

Faith in Fate

 Have you ever felt like time was moving at a particular pace? It’s like the world was rotating in accordance to a certain rhythm…a rhythm which is making the clock’s hour- and minute-hand move in synchronicity with a fateful happenchance…if it is an event of chance at all.

The bottom line would be…everything happens for a reason. Questions would have to remain as they are until the right time comes for them to be answered. Don’t take my or anyone else’s word for it. Have faith in fate and see for yourself.

Almost Weekend

Whew! It’s been quite a week!

One of the subjects I’m right now taking up is English 3. And annually, the Liberal Arts department of our school hold a competition having all classes under English subject as participants. Events such as essay-writing contest, modern dance, speech choir, etc. are being conducted. Our class participated in the last 2 that I’ve mentioned.

We didn’t do so well in our speech choir presentation. We weren’t able to practice painstakingly. It’s just a bit hard to gather everyone considering that we’re two sections combined into one plus we also have irregular studes as classmates. The schedules just won’t jive. Plus, we practiced 2 very short days before the final competition. Take that! However, we won first place in the modern dance competition! Yaay! All our late night practices paid off..if not in the speech choir, at least in the dance competition, it did.

 Well, basically, I’m just so relieved that it’s finally over, the competition. The thing has been on my mind the whole week. It’s considered to be our final examination in the subject, mind you. That’s probably why I had it stuck in my head the whole time. But now, I dont really care that we didn’t win in one of the competitions..I’m just glad it’s over! Whew! Tomorow’s gonna be another busy day. Got an activity to assist in in the morning and some projects and assignments to finish once I get home by afternoon.

Well, I pretty much expected it to be this way coz the semester’s almost coming to its conclusion and, as usual, we’ve got lists of to-do’s all lined up. Whew!

It’s almost weekend…and it’ll be a busy one, for sure. Bye for now!

New Found Rant Pit

Hahaaa! Love it here. I realy like the templates and everything. I actually got the blog link from one of my instructors. Thought it was real cool so I got one for mahself! My new found rant pit. Will be updating this tommorow coz right now, I need to get some sleep…gotta get up early for tommorow. G’nyt then!

Striving for Control

(originally written 2 days ago) 

The past few weeks have been quite a challenge for me. As the days went on I was becoming more aware of the fact that responsibilities, now heavier, are right in front of me and that even bigger ones await me. School stuff comes as the first, and next comes other inner challenges that I have to face.

I have been so moody these past few days. Maybe because so many things are running through my mind. I am, however struggling to keep it to myself…the supposed effects of the mood swings, that is. I feel like a cellophane bag incredibly full of water. One prick or slap and it would burst out wetting everyone that is within the same vicinity where it is. I get easily bugged and I try really really hard to hold on to control and keep from bursting out. That way no one would get wet with these annoying mood swings of mine. It’s hard sometimes, though, I’ve got to admit.

Hmm…I don’t really know what else to blog about. I’m pretty sure the only thing that would come out from my mind right now is mostly negative energy. But then maybe that’s why I’m writing..to realease all these negative stuff out from me.

Tah tah…got nothin else to say for now. I’ll be back and the next time will be more sensible and optimistic, I promise. hehe

Ciao for now.