This might come in handy someday...

Last Saturday, I was in a frenzy downloading the Dawson's Creek's songs I like. In the process, I found the song I would use when I get married. Ha!

Heroes: Season 1

I just finished watching the first season of Heroes and liked it. It was pretty confusing at the beginning, especially when the story keeps on shifting from one character to another. But somehow towards the end I was able to make a sense of it, when every thing started falling into place. My favorite characters are Parkman and Hiro Nakamura. I hope they don't get killed in the following seasons.

The series kept my brows furrowed for 2 days straight. I was always wondering when "the heroes" would congregate and fight evil together a la X-Men. I haven't seen Seasons 2 and 3 yet but I guess the entire first season was just an introduction of sorts.

Btw, "Save the cheerleader, save the world" is cheesy.

Felicity: Season 1

I LOVED IT!

I never thought I would, but I did.

I slept at 4 am because I was itching to know how the season would end.

I watched it for the main reason that it's about this college freshman, Felicity (Keri Russell), who abandoned her Stanford-education dream just to follow her high school crush, Ben (Scott Speedman) to New York. And since I'm a sucker for movies/series with themes/plots like this, I decided to watch it.

Watching Felicity, it somehow gave me an idea how college/university life is in the States (if that's anywhere reality, I have no idea). Comparing it with my college life, I'd say we're worlds apart. When I was in college, it felt as if it was an extension of high school. What I mean to say is that at that stage, I didn't start living my life. College was all about independence but at 24 and 3 years after graduation, I don't know if I'm anywhere near independence.

In spite of Felicity's indecision on whom she really wants to be with, Ben or Noel, I didn't find her annoying (unlike Joey Potter, but that's a different series...). But if I were her, I'd choose Noel despite of his bloated face. At first, I didn't like Noel for Felicity due to his indecision over Felicity and his ex-girlfriend, but towards the end I decided that I really like him for Felicity. As for Ben, I don't know if he really likes Felicity that much or the fact that the girl who once was infatuated with him has her attention directed towards another guy makes her more appealing to him.

It broke my heart when Felicity didn't go with Noel to Berlin. It broke my heart that Felicity cheated on Noel with that Eli guy. Like what I've said about imbibing the mood of what I watch, I am now in a gloomy mood. The ending was open-ended as of the moment. It didn't show whether or not Felicity went with Noel to Berlin or she went with Ben on that 2-week drive home. I'm guessing she went with neither but Ben has the home court advantage since they live in the same locale.

Noel: [to Felicity] Don't hook up with Ben while I'm gone...

Poor Noel. Kung alam lang niya...

My sister said that Keri Russell chopped off her locks and was donning the short do for the second season which affected the show's ratings. Well, maybe it was because Felicity's curly locks is what makes her cute and without it, it's just not the same.

Where can I get SEASON 2?!?!!!!!!!

Kdorama: Only You

After a gazillion light years, it's only now that I got to watch Only You.

I wasn't really excited to watch the series at first since I'm not really a Han Chae-young fan. In fact, I didn't really like Han Chae-young. Maybe the only reason why I watched the series was Jo Hyun-Jae, despite of his poofy hairdo.

Well, I was wrong to judge the series based on its lead actress. It was good and based on my criterion for judging a series whether it's good or bad or so-so is the ability to make its viewer want to watch more of it, to make her want to know what will happen next... now! Not tomorrow, not next week. And this drama meets such criterion.

Of course, there were a lot of haba ng hair moments, sending me into a cloud of wishful thinking. Whatever that means. Haaay... that's all I can say.

Pick Flick: Paano Kita Iibigin

Paano Kita Iibigin
Piolo Pascual, Regine Velasquez

Got to watch the movie last night with my sister and my cousin. The movie was okay. So-so. I don't really like Regine Velasquez but I like her movies.

The story unfolded quite quickly. I reckon Regine and Piolo's love developed pretty fast. Regine's character, as was described by one of the characters in the movie, is stupid, tanga. She's that woman who never learn from her mistakes.

I, myself, wouldn't buy her "magre-resign nako" stint. Not when she's wearing that sheer-y dress with only a thong panty for an underwear... sans bra! Actually, it was already getting irksome when she does her scenes sans bra. It's hard not to notice her breasts just hanging there when she's wearing flowy, sheer fabrics.

Basta, okay lang. I wouldn't say that it's a waste of money. Like what I said, it's a so-so
movie.

Looking back, it's not good pala.

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I have been busy these past few days accompanying my cousin to job applications and mall tours. Since she doesn't really know how to go around Manila, I accompanied her to where she wants and needs to go. Alongside the job applications, we managed to squeeze in some mall-hopping. Or is it the other way around? Alongside mall-hopping, we managed to squeeze in some job applications. Hahaha. In two days, we were able to go to Virra Mall, RP, Divi Mall, 168 Mall, Glorietta, Megamall and Galleria. For two days, we were walking from sun-up to sun-down, until the soles and toes of my feet were blackened by the pollution of Metro Manila.

And since we have a guest over, which is my cousin, we did a lot of eating. Everyday, I felt as if I was on the verge of bursting due to excessive food intake. Also, Manang Marimi treated me to lots of fast food yummies. I've never felt so full for a long time until now. Among the restaurants/fast foods that we've eaten in, my favourite was A Veneto. I love A Veneto because of their spaghettis with loads of mozzarella on it. But yesterday I was slightly disappointed when they ordered a garlic-sauce spaghetti. Anyway, my current favourite is.... caramel apple! Accompanying my cousin was fun for me and at the same time, it freed me from my duties and responsibilities for a wee bit. For her, it was time away from the life she has lived for ten years. We're cajoling her to extend her vacation here in Manila so she could send out more applications and maybe try to re-organize her life. She's not liking the way her life is turning out to be and I believe it will never be too late to sort everything out. But first, she has to go some place far from where she lives right now, far from heartache whether caused by romantic affairs or familial conflicts.

Also, I've been feeling a little bit under the weather. I don't know whether it was caused by the erratic weather or too much intake of sweets. It started out with a sore throat then my whole body ached then the colds. I am still not totally well, justifying why I didn't go to work today. Hahaha.

Yesterday, just minutes away from the movie's start, we decided to go to St. Francis Square for some bargain shopping. My cousin bought blouses for her and for her mom. And I bought new DVDs. Now, I can add Witch Yoo Hee, Ma Wang, Heroes and Felicity to my collection. Finally, I can watch Felicity. Long have I been wanting to watch this series. Hopefully, I can find copies of My So-Called Life some time soon.

I have realized that when I watch sad, angst-y series/movies, I start to imbibe its mood. I want to steer clear of movies/series with such themes but then again I might be missing on some of the good stuff. Like what my cousin told me about watching Korean series... As someone who's suffering from a break-up, she's currently into hard core drama series. She said that sometimes, it's not such a good idea to watch these dramas since they give you false hopes because these dramas tend to exaggerate. So I told her that she should learn to separate fiction from reality. Maybe she's vulnerable at this time but it's also important to tell her that these stuff that happen on dramas don't happen in real life. She says it's too good to be true. Then maybe it is.

Something I got from a blog...

Now this is interesting... the rules are as follows!

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next three sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favourite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

Cook gave her sweets; the butler taught her to play chess.; Aaron the head coachman, taught her to play whist, and years later he taught her to use a pistol should the occasion ever occur when she needed to protect herself.

That sentence above was lifted from Judith McNaught's Almost Heaven, which is not my book but my sister's. I'm not really a fan of romance novels.