Pick Flick: High School Musical 2

I know I'm way past this age bracket but I just can't help it but be a High School Musical fan. Actually, when the first High School Musical movie was first shown I was totally an anti. I heard their songs on radio stations, music video channels kept on playing it over and over, and people kept on gushing about it. I thought, overrated. Bah!

But when Anne, a classmate from IC who is, by the way, way older than I am, raved about it I gave it a thought and decided to watch it. And from then on I was hooked.

Okay, going back to High School Musical 2...

My expectations weren't really high since sequels are supposed to be inferior to the original. And true enough, it lived up to the tradition. This was more musical than the first and somehow that was what bored the hell out of me. And the songs weren't as good and as fun.

My favorite character is still... Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) . Haha! Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) was a little too sweet that she is starting to get on my nerves with all those giggling. I can just imagine how her script looked like...

Gabriella: *giggles*
Troy: I need a lifeguard!
Gabriella: *giggles* *more giggles*
Troy: Rescue me! Rescue me!
Gabriella: *giggles* *giggles* and more *giggles*

And I really don't get what's the all the fuss about Zac Efron. He's too effeminate. And the way he sways his hips is so gay. Oh, please! Plus, my sister and I already knows what's wrong with him, he doesn't have an upper lip. Well, he does but it's too thin. And also, the quasi-flared nostrils.

I think I'll just watch the first one to erase the bad impressions the sequel made on me.

Yes Man by Danny Wallace

Yes Man
Danny Wallace

A book recommended by my two sisters. They were raving about it and told me that it is a must-read.

It is mainly about Danny, the author, saying "yes" to everything. This "boy-project" of his was a consequence of his realization that he has been living his life quite negatively. Due this, he has missed out on things and deemed that he hasn't been living his life.

The first few chapters were boring. And the following chapters~ some were boring, some were funny and some were okay. There were some parts that I know were supposed to be funny like when he went to Netherlands to claim the prize he won in a lottery he never even joined, but I just found it irksome. His optimism was too overboard that it's bordering on stupidity. But the Albert Hejin bit was funny.

All in all, the book's okay. It was entertaining but I find some parts of it dragging. This book was based on the real-life boy-project of the author and I was really amused when I turned to the last two pages and saw pictures and memorabilia of his adventure. The Stonehenge picture was really funny. However, there were also some lessons I got from the book. Here are some lines from the book...

"I suppose in some ways all this is about confronting fears. People sometimes go through their lives having fears and never realizing they can be removed in just a few minutes, forever. People are always saying no to things, aren't they? They're frightened of change, used to routine, used to doing things in a certain way. Like, the people who take risks in business are the people who don't fear change, and ultimately they're the most successful."

"It's kind of a fear of the unknown, in your case. It's a negative form of thinking. People do miss out on so much by instantly and unthinkingly saying no... They don't realize they're putting a real limitation on their lives..."

"It's important to have time to figure out what you want to do. Because there are key points in life, times when one decision will affect the next twenty years of your life. And only then will you have the freedom to make another choice, which could affect the next twenty years."

Maybe this book is really, really good but I think I was expecting too much that it fell short of my expectations. However, even if I didn't find this book really really funny as what my sisters told me, at least I learned a lesson. There were some realizations made and I hope I could act on it as soon as possible.

Getting Up On the Wrong Side of Bed

I just dread days like today.

I don't want to elaborate and give a blow-by-blow account of why I am so miserable these days. I so hate this feeling. As the days roll by, I am really really beginning to dislike someone.

Hay buhay parang life.

I think it's a little late for me to act all rebellious. After all, I should be past that stage already. And if I rebel, I reckon that's just a step to self-destruction. Someone's really pissing me off and I feel as if she's competing with me. What for? ¿Para qué? But if I continue to act like this, I'd be the one at the losing end and end up miserable.

So in the meantime, I decided to put a stop to my being chika to everyone and give everyone the silent treatment. I need to watch Daria so I could imbibe her mood and perfect that monotone speech.

And no, I didn't see the lunar eclipse last night. :|

Eclipse & A New Passport

It's raining, oh no!!! I hope it stops before nighttime so I'd be able to see the red moon. There'll be a lunar eclipse later this evening although I still have to know at what time exactly. I haven't seen a lunar eclipse ever so this would be a first for me, hopefully.

Congratulations to me on my new...At last, I have a passport. Now, I can finally travel. I only have to worry about money. Haha! Actually, the obtainment of a passport must be the easiest step one has to do to travel. Anyone can have a passport. Getting enough money to travel is the biggest obstacle to hurdle. Anyhoo, even if obtaining a passport is the easiest step, I reckon it still is the most important as to no one can get out of the country without it. At least, I am a step closer to my goal. ;)

More milk coming

This post is, again, about my milk ads and my frantic search for those that I still don't have in my collection.

Last Saturday, I bought 3 back-issue magazines in the hopes of finding new got milk ads. Out of the 3, 2 magazines contained an ad each but the Redbook mag had the Mariska Hargitay one, which I already have. The newest addition to my collection was Beyoncé and Solange Knowles milk ad from Teen Vogue, April 2007. I was a little disappointed since Teen Vogue magazines come in that tiny size, ergo the ad also comes in that tiny size. But it's better than none.

The latest ads I got from the magazines that I've rummaged through are...

Dixie Chicks, David Beckham, Carrie Underwood & Beyonce and Solange Knowles

And more are coming! Juno's giving me more ads~ Carson Daly, Noah Wyle and Hilary Duff. Yahoo!!!

I know I have Amy Grant's ad in a magazine somewhere and...

I'm a High School Muscial fan and I can't not have this ad. I have to have this.

The newest milk ads are those of the Heroes stars! And I want those, too! Just saw Hayden Panettiere's ad and I can't wait to get a hold of it.

I Think I'm Addicted

The stash arrived.

And I am so ecstatic over it.

Uncle Er arrived from the States and I've received goodies from Danielle~ 10 bottles of nail polish! There were supposed to be 10 bottles but a bottle broke. Sayang talaga since it was the Boathouse Red color that she said was her favourite. Of course, I don't have the heart to tell her that bottle broke. I don't want to burden her with it anymore. Anyway, I am still happy happy joy joy over the fact that I have ten nine new, pretty bottles of nail polish.


Essie: Huckle Buckle, E-nuff is E-nuff, *dunno & Minimalistic

OPI: Malaysian Mist, Puerto Valarta Violeta, Strawberry Margarita, Most Honorable Red, Suzi Loves Sydney

Friendster

Precious time flies away when I start to log in to my friendster account. I actually wonder why I spend so much time with it when I'm not really doing anything with it. Maybe the chismosa in me is so strong that there's always this urge to pry into other people's lives.

Every time I look at other people's profiles...

* My eyes rolls incessantly because of all those "feeling" profiles. Hindi ako nanlalalit, nagsasabi lang ako ng totoo. I mean, for crying out loud, you can have all those "ugly moment" "bad hair days" and other not-so-great moments caught on camera, but please don't post them on friendster for all the world to see. Because it's really yucky...

* I want to throw up due to people's mushiness. The rule against public display of affection should be extended to the world wide web. Nobody really wants to hear you call each other "baby." Giving each other sweet testimonials is different from vomit-inducing professions of undying love. Blech

On the other hand, it's none of my beeswax anyway. This is another sign that I should get a life!

beeeyooootiful

"There are two secrets we keep:
The secrets we keep from others.
The secrets we keep from ourselves."

whatta

Still not completely out of my rut.

It's ate che's first day at work today after her accident. Hopefully, she'd be okay there. It's good for her that she'll be busy with other things so she could not think about her leg. When she stays here in the house, she has lots of idle time to worry about her leg and what it's going to look like when the cast goes off.

Manang has decided not to come back anymore. In other words, lumayas na siya. Good riddance.

And my mom told me that if I weren't God's gift to her, she would have thrown me away. And that was just the cherry on top. All these years I was unsure of whether she really is concerned about me and what she said this morning just confirmed it. She loves me (supposedly) because God gave me to her and not because I am her daughter. Takot lang siya kay God pero kung hindi, baka nga tinapon niya na ako. And that very clever and touching statement of hers just made me closer to her. NOT!

And now I so miss my daddy!!!

And there are 3 things that made my day despite of the shitty stuff...

1. Charlee's birthday! I miss the DJ Bunch. I miss Charlee! Just last year she celebrated her 2nd birthday with us here in Pasig... Time flies talaga...

2. Danielle's email. It's not really much but I really love receiving personal emails. Not those forwarded chain letter stuff.

3. Hermana Marissa's thank you card.

What to do?

Yesterday morning I was woken up by my sister. My father wants to talk to me daw. I thought what matter is so urgent that I had to be waken up. So I had a long distance scolding. Technically, it's not a scolding since he was just showing me the cards of the game. He's making the facts of life known to me. No offense taken. It hurt because all he was saying were true and it hit me right smack into where it should hit me.

So for the nth time I am a faced with this question: Ano ba talaga ang balak ko sa buhay ko? What the hell do I want to do with my life? In Charlee's words: Ano'ng gawa mo sa buhay mo tita joy?

The answer is: I do not know YET.

What the people around me are saying is right- that I am not getting any younger. I am approaching a quarter of a century and yet I haven't had anything I can say as an accomplishment. I've been trying to justify this by saying that God has better plans for me and that the right opportunity will come along. I've been coming up with those justifications for years now and until this day, there hasn't been any manifestations of what I believe in. God helps those who help themselves, so maybe I haven't been doing anything.

I know it's a decision I have to make. It's a decision I JUST have to make.

My Daily OM Horoscope yesterday was so right on...

August 13, 2007
Self-Conscious Inhibition
Virgo Daily Horoscope

Today may find you feeling self-conscious. This may lead to situations in which you would prefer to be alone, but instead find yourself among people, so you choose to keep a low profile. This could inhibit you from participating in the way you normally might, but you can give yourself permission to hang back and observe for a change. Trust the universe enough to know that there is a reason for you to be where you are, and also trust your intuition to guide you to the appropriate response to your surroundings. When you can align these perspectives, you may be able to find the purpose behind your presence in whatever situation you find yourself today.

Your self-consciousness may be telling you that you are not quite ready to share what is inside you, like a premature baby. Your inhibition may be based on the quality of your present audience, acting to keep you protected from unappreciative eyes until you are surrounded by more a supportive crowd. Your low-profile may allow you to observe those around you to find the people most likely to understand and connect with you and your goals. And your desire to be alone may be for a chance to hone your skills or prepare yourself in other way for an opportunity to come. By working with your intuitive guidance, you can find a gift in every situation and make the most of every moment, today and every day.

As for the moment, I still am clueless.

New Milk Ads Coming Through...

After frantic searching, I found myself 4 more got milk? ads from my sister's magazines.

Stockard Channing's & Clint Black's ads were from Real Simple magazines.
Garfield's was from Marie Claire.
Amelia Vega's was from People en Español.

Now I have to go through the In Syle mags. I know I saw somewhere the Dixie Chicks ad.

Top Tearjerker Movies

According to www.ew.com, these are the Best Movie Tearjerkers. The movies in red are the ones that I've already seen... actually, it's not much. Depressing count, I reckon.

50. Rudy (1993)
49. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
48. Cinema Paradiso (1989) i have the cd, haven't seen it yet
47. Moulin Rouge (2001)
46. Million Dollar Baby (2004) estoy de acuerdo....
45. Truly Madly Deeply (1991)
44. Dead Poets Society (1989)
43. Sounder (1972)
42. Now, Voyager (1942)
41. Little Women (1933, 1994) didn't make me cry... just got annoyed at Kirsten Dunst's character
40. Umberto D. (1942)
39. The Champ (1979)
38. The Iron Giant (1999)
37. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
36. Jerry Maguire (1996) can't remember if this movie made me cry. nevertheless, still liked it
35. Philadelphia (1993)
34. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
33. Imitation of Life (1959)
32. West Side Story(1961) i have the cd too but i haven't gotten myself to watch it
31. Romeo and Juliet (1968) watched it back in high school, but i wasn't really watching... i think no one really watches during film viewings in class
30. Cocoon (1985)
29. The Way We Were (1973)
28. To Kill a Mockingbird (1972)
27. The Deer Hunter (1978)
26. The Great Santini (1979)
25. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
24. Charly (1968)
23. The Joy Luck Club (1993) loved this one
22. Longtime Companion (1990)
21. Steel Magnolias (1989)
20. Stella Dallas (1937)
19. Ordinary People (1980)
18. Love Story (1970)
17. Glory (1989)
16. Titanic (1997) over-rated
15. Life is Beautiful (1998)
14. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
13. Brief Encounter (1945)
12. Old Yeller (1957)
11. The Notebook (2004) read the book but I didn't shed tears
10. Field of Dreams (1987)
9. Ghost (1990)
8. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) haven't seen it yet but when my sister told me the story, i cried
7. Brian's Song (1971)
6. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
5. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
4. An Affair to Remember (1957) watched the Warren Beatty-Annette Bening version and also loved it
3. Sophie's Choice (1982)
2. Bambi (1942) Bambi???
1. Terms of Endearment (1983)

I still have to go see the other movies and see for myself if they're really the best movie tearjerkers. Here is my top 10 though...

My Top Ten Tearjerkers
10. My Girl and I (Korea)
9. Love Affair (US)
8. A Moment to Remember (Korea)
7. Land Before Time (US)
6. One True Thing (US)
5. Sad Movie (Korea)
4. Oh Brother! (Korea)
3. Life as a House (US)
2. Message in a Bottle (US)
1. Taegukgi (Brotherhood) (Korea)

So these are the movies that didn't make me cry... they made me bawl!!! Sa Tagalog, hagulgol! Most especially with Taegukgi, I while the credits were rolling I was still crying inconsolably. As in may hikbi hikbi na!

I have to watch the other films on the list that I haven't seen yet. Who knows? My list might still change?

got milk?

I love collecting. I collect just about anything. I collect stamps. I collect movie posters from magazines. I used to collect angels but then realized that it's too easy to collect. I collect notebooks. I collect teenybopper videos. I collect Korean series and movies. I used to collect stationeries and stickers. I collect old letters. I collect lots of stuff. And I also collect got milk? ads.

In other words, ako'y basurera. Just like my mom, but I've never gotten to collecting milk cartons yet. Haha!

Back to got milk? ads... I started collecting these back in high school. My sister had lots of magazines and I'm fond of tearing out pages from her magazines. I remember back then, I used to carefully tear out the pages so that she wouldn't notice that someone had tear out a page. But now she knows about it already, in fact she was the one who showed the Sheryl Crow got milk? ad to me.

Just yesterday, I was soooo proud of my got milk? ad collection. But I got OC and looked it up in the internet for the want to find out what if I missed some of the ads. And omigosh the list was overwhelming! Turns out I don't have MOST of the ads! And I thought my collection is something to be proud about, ha!

Here are the milk ads that I ALREADY HAVE..Panis ang koleksyon ko! Hmph! And the other ads were released like 10 years ago! How am I supposed to get a hold of those now? And of course it's much fun when it's teared right out from a magazine than downloading it then printing it out.

So my friends, if you happen to have any got milk? ads that aren't in my possession yet, can I have it instead? Please!

Here's the list.

I almost had the Jessica Alba ad but then someone cut out the milk part. So I still don't have that one, too.

Thank you.

Josh Hartnett... I ♥ You!!!

Josh Hartnett's here in the Philippines!! Wow!

I know my reaction's quite delayed since this was last week's news pa. But I only got the time to blog about it now. Well, I decided to write about it since something happened last night in Compostela Valley where they were filming their movie.

Josh Hartnett and the others were supposed to be in Mt. Diwalwal in Compostela Valley, as the news reported. And just last night, there was this news that there was another landslide in the province, killing 8. But of course, I was more concerned on whether or not Josh Hartnett and the others were affected by the landslide. What a ditz!


Basta! ¡Josh Hartnett es muy guapo!!!! ¡Más guapo que nunca!