Book 2010/5: P.S. I Love You

Some people go through life searching and never find

their soul mates. They never do. You and I did,

we just happened to have them for a shorter

period of time. It's sad, but it's life!

Having watched the movie first before reading the book, I wasn't expecting much. I just thought of reading a fiction novel before I start reading my business-y books again. 

The beginning of the novel was a bit boring actually. Muntik ko na siyang hindi tapusin. All she did was sulk and I was getting pretty tired of it. It got interesting at the middle part of the book when Holly went out into the world again and tried to start all over without Gerry. These are things that you wish wouldn't happen to you. Losing someone in old age is painful enough, how much more when you were caught unaware? I haven't dealt with anything like this before (and I'm hoping I won't have to for a long, long time) and I would only have to rely on the author's description. Bilib ako sa author. She got me teary-eyed, she made me feel what Holly was feeling albeit not having undergone a similar experience. I got emotional on this part when Holly needed to pay for her internet use but she's $5 short or something and she can't think of anyone else who could save her ass. She called the first number that came into her head and then Gerry's voice recording played... Waaaah!!! Na-depress ako bigla.

In comparison to the movie, the book beats movie version, hands down. How I wish the movie stayed faithful to the book. It would have been more beautiful. Correct me if I'm wrong but I can't remember seeing Holly's relationship with her siblings or if she even had siblings in the movie version. I only remember Kathy Bates as her mom. They should have included that bit because I thought Holly's rediscovery (ie. seeing him in a whole, new light) of her relationship with her brother, Richard, was such a beautiful part of the book. Also, I liked how Holly tried to live her life as normal as possible but at the end of the stay, still feel the void that Gerry left. In the movie, parang she was sulking lang all the time. I'm not really sure about that but that's all I remember from it. The book is far better than the movie version.

I also liked how they toyed with the idea that Holly could be falling in love with another man so soon. Like there's attraction between Daniel and her but she feels she's not ready yet, yada yada yada. She looked for signs whether or not it's right that she gets into a relationship with this man and just as when she thinks she has made a decision, something suddenly happens. And everything just falls into place.

The good thing with watching the movie first before reading the book, I already have characters in my mind, like there's a movie playing in my head. Though I wish they cast someone prettier than Hilary Swank, haha.

And they say pigs don't fly...

Day 28 → A concert you have attended

Pussycat Dolls concert in 2006 at the Araneta Coliseum. Loved it and was inspired to lose weight so I could whittle my waist a lá PCD. Unfortunately, instead of losing weight, I gained pa! Boo! Some girls have all the luck.

catch-up post, 30-day challenge edition

30-day challenge is boring me, entonces, no lo hago. That's me, so eager to start with a project and then I get bored towards the end. I missed four days already so here's three of the four days I've missed. Three because I am so lazy to take a picture of whatever it is that could be inside our automobile. Plus, it says photo of something in my vehicle, I don't have a vehicle, so there.



Day 25 → Favorite clothing
At this point in my life, ANYTHING THAT FITS.
That would mean anything that was recently bought. And just recently, I actually go for items that are of quality. I used to buy from Divisoria where it's cheaper but I noticed that I after just a few wears, it either looks to worn-out already or broken like missing buttons, etc. I also love "vintage" (Read: ukay stuff).


Day 26 → Hometown location and facts
I suppose this is Pasig City...


The City of Pasig (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasig) is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It used to be the capital of the province of RizalQuezon City and Mandaluyong City; to the north by Marikina City; to the south by Makati City, Pateros, and Taguig City; and to the east by Antipolo City, the municipality of Cainta and Taytay in the province of Rizal. before Metro Manila was formed. Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Pasig is bordered on the west by

On June 11, 1901 the province of Rizal was created through Act No. 137 of Philippine Commission. Pasig was incorporated into the province of Rizal, and was designated as the capital of the new province.
In 1975, Pasig was carved out of Rizal province and became part of Metro Manila when the Metro Manila Commission (pre-cursor of Metro Manila Authority and later Metropolitan Manila Development Authority) was created by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree 824.
In July 1994, Pasig was converted into a highly urbanized city through Republic Act 7829. And in December 1994, President [[Fidel V. Ramos] ] signed it into law, which was ratified through a plebiscite on January 21, 1995.

Day 27 → Favorite story

What Katy Did  is my favorite story growing up. Not a fairytale. Buti na lang I grew up with this as my favorite story and not a fairy tale or else princess-princess ang drama ko. Blech. Hindi ako prinsesa. Reyna ako! Haha.
There's this inspiring saying that Katy's father told her when she was having an unlucky day~

"For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
 For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
 For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
 For the want of the rider the battle was lost,
 For the want of the battle the kingdom was lost,
        And all for the want of a horse-shoe nail." 


Dr. Carr reminded Katy that what happened to her during her day were all consequences of her previous actions, decisions. Kind of like a domino effect. Similar to Gojocco's teaching: There are no accidents.

pick flick: inception

Super na-intriga ako sa movie na ito. I must have seen a bazillion statuses on Facebook, raving about Inception. There was not a single rant. Not that I just want to get on the bandwagon but if this movie's really a good one, I think I shouldn't miss out on this one, see what's the fuss all about.

♥ Mis pensamientos sobre la peli, Inception ♥

1. I've heard some things about Inception already so I knew it was about dreams. I assumed maybe it would a little like What Dreams May Come or In Dreams, surreal. Yes, it was surreal but not like the two movies I've mentioned. I was expecting colorful graphics but it was dark, actually. I loved it, nonetheless. It was different from what I expected but I loved it.
2. Yes, I've already concocted in my mind as to how this movie would be and because of people's ravings about it made me expect A LOT. You know me and my expectations. I should've have known better than to assume. I should've have held on all expectations. Siguro kung hindi ako masyado nagpadala sa mga supermegafragilistic-ravings ng mga tao, I would consider this movie as really really good. It was an okay movie for me, though. Dang those FB ravers. They ruined Inception for me. Though I may not consider Inception as one of the greats unlike others, I still loved and enjoyed watching it.
3. How I would love to be Ellen Page in this movie! Two reasons: 1) she got to be surrounded by good-looking men, and 2) she got kissed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Gah!
4. Speaking of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I am totally digging him right now. I used to hate him during his 3rd Rock From the Sun days, thought he was okay in 10 Things I Hate About You but loved him come 500 Days of Summer. He's not the best-looking actor there is in Hollywood but man, I totally have the hots for this bloke. I am so looking forward to his other movies. My gosh, I still can't shake of his image, sleeping and smiling inside that van. **sigh**
5. And who would have ever thought Leonardo di Caprio would go this far? I really didn't think so. I thought he'd be one of those teenybopper idols who'd be laos right away. I'm glad I was wrong because he's a brilliant actor and he's starred in many good movies such as Catch Me If You Can, The Departed, Inception and will watch Shutter Island after I'm done with my Dexter season 1 marathon.
6. I like movies that make me think as much as movies that make my brain cells rest. Although I am not 100% sure that I "got" the movie. I think I got it but I am not so sure if I did. Haha. I guess everyone's entitled to their own take on the ending. It got a little confusing lang sometimes because it's a dream within a dream within a dream. Even I don't know what's reality anymore! This movie reminds me of Identity.
7. Why would people want to stay in their dreams? I'd rather be living in my reality than be stuck in a fake world, right? Even if I can only be with l'amour de ma vie in my dreams, I'd still choose what's real over my make-believe. Or subconscious. Wherever that is. Of course there are some dreams I would want to stay longer in like that dream I had a month ago but I would also want to snap back to reality. Siguro pag feeling mo nananaginip ka lang, gising ka talaga. Parang pag feeling mo nasisira na ulo mo, nasa tamang pag-iisip ka pa din. Huh?
8. Now that I've seen Inception, I'm kinda scared to dream now. It gave me this notion that I could get stuck in my dreams and die in my sleep. Oooh, that reminds me of bangungot! Like for example when I was a kid, I was told to never sleep on an empty stomach because my soul would get hungry, look for food and would get stuck inside the kalan or the ref and then I would die. I wouldn't want to die in my sleep. I'd feel betrayed if I did because it would mean that death crept up on me and caught me unaware and didn't even give me a chance to make the most of what's left of my life.
9. And have I told you about my aversion to open-ended endings? Although sometimes I would like to watch movies that requires brain cells, I still prefer that they give me definite endings. I don't care whether it's happy or sad, just give me a definite ending! I love happy endings. I love sad endings. I sorta hate open-ended ones. Nag-iisip nako the entire duration of the movie, please don't make me think even after the movie ends. It's too much for my brain cells to take...
   
    
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Day 24 → Random fact about you

Random fact about me na naman? Honestly, I can't think of anything interesting I can share about myself. Hmm... Okay, here it is: I still don't know what my blood type is.

This 30-day challenge is getting boring and now feels more like a chore. After this, I think I won't be starting anything like this that would require me to post something everyday.

little buddha asks...

Share your joy! What's good about your day?

1. I was late for class only for 30 minutes. Well, yes, I still arrived late but that's a big improvement as opposed to arriving an hour and a half late for class, ya? Interesting class we have right now and of course it also helps to have some kind of motivation ;) although said motivation was M.I.A. today. 
2. Break time yummies! L brought some moist chocolate cake for the class and J shared her Sour Cream and Cheddar Ruffles with us. All I have to buy is a glass of iced tea and I'm all good ☺
3. Lunch out with my T-party girls! Not complete but we had a blast, nonetheless. Though it would have been more awesome if we were all there. I love my friends and I love it that they're not "high-maintenance," so to speak. 
4. Jo's lunch treat! Grabe, ang bilis ni Jo mag-give in! Haha. 
5. Ice's coffee blowout! 
6. Times Trading exposure trip. Wee ☺ Got me some star-shaped paper clips, an expandable mini-folder and cougar-riffic pencil! ♥♥♥ For my next trip, I'm getting that dymo set and black construction paper. And I'm seriously considering buying a spiral ring binder chuva though I know I don't really need it. Then again, maybe not. And oh, next time I'll look for a calculator that prints out receipts. Omigosh, office supplies heaven!
7. Dinner at cousin's. 

Yun na lang kulang... Sayang! Pero okay lang. Definitely can live without it.

i wanna be a billionaire so friggin' bad

Had a verry long day yesterday. Tiring but I think I enjoyed it.

The rush could have been avoided had I not done all those things the last minute. Hey, not my fault this time. I was informed at the last minute that I have to come up with a new label ASAP. And my sister who's supposedly making labels and other stuff graphic artists do won't help me out. She wants me to send her an email for her to start working on my design. Anubah!? We live in the same friggin' house! Okay, bad vibes begone. To cut the long rant short, I was able to come up with a design all by myself... Wednesday night. And this is needed by Thursday at 2pm. In Trinoma. Obviously, I can't run to Megamall and have my labels printed. So I went to two printing shops near our place and it was actually a blessing in disguise, actually- it's better quality label-printing and I don't have to go far to have my labels printed ☺ I LOVE IT! See, God really works in wondrous ways. Anyway, I got my labels by 12 noon and I have to go home, put them on my bottles and rush to Trinoma to deliver them to AD who'll be meeting with her partner who has connections with a certain store. AD was with her friend, K who has been doing business like this for awhile. K shared her know-hows, experiences, etc. Na-inspire ako. I'm on a roll these days. Have to do something because I don't want to break the momentum.

Strolled in the mall by myself while they were having their meeting. Me in malls, all by myself = not a very good idea. This means I get to buy stuff. Yesterday, I bought (again) stuff for my eyebrows~

Revlon Brow Fantasy in Brunette

Sabagay, I've been planning to get one, napaaga lang. I still have handy-dandy Palladio brow pencil I bought last May but I reckon it's in a shade darker than my brows. I wanted a lighter one, hence this new brow pencil which comes with a brow gel that also comes in the same color. Though I usually steer clear of brow gels since they make my eyebrow area break out. I'll give this one a try and hopefully it won't give me brow pimples.

Note to self: Must not buy anything for my brows until December.


And since we're on the topic of kaartehan, I bought this online~

Tony Moly in Red Apple
Impulse buying ang tawag dito. The blogger wrote a good review for this product and before I knew it, I was filling up that order form. I'm keeping my fingers crossed... sana bagay sa akin yung color ☺

It really looks good naman on picture, diba? And it's a Korean brand so I guess it's good quality.This will come in from the mail by tomorrow. Exciiited!



I never imagined I would be this giddy over kikay stuff. Oh well~


Have to end this right now because I'll be going to get my nail done ♥♥♥ and oh, I also bought new nail lacquers for the spa~

Orly Matte Nail Lacquer in Iron Butterfly and Glam Rock
This one's justifiable. Haha.
Just a bit disappointed cos apparently they don't last as long as your regular manicure. They had to remove an ingredient which caused it to chip quickly. Fad nga daw eh, FAD! Okay, fine. Fashion victim kasi. Haha.



So there goes my mini-shopping escapade. Toodles~