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Banzai!

Yes, im bored and trying to de-stress. Soo here.

Crazy Stamp Lady


Crazy Calculator Chick

Not Another Gay Movie

I finally saw the much publicized movie, "Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros". I know it's long overdue. The film was released July 13, 2005 through CINEMALAYA.

At first I thought it was just another gay movie.Exploiting the taboo-ness of being gay in the Philippines. I found it bold for a film outfit to make a movie centering on a 12 year old gay kid, and actually release it.I guess times are changing fast, which is definitely a good thing.

The movie was lead by a newcomer, Nathan Lopez who played Maximo Oliveros, nicknamed Maxie. Also starring are mix of newcomers and veteran actors like Soliman Cruz (known for his role in ABSCBN's Teleserye Maging Sino Ka Man as Mang Oca), the cutie Ping Medina, Bodgie Pascua (Yes, Kuya bojie of Batibot),Jr Valentin who played the handsome cop Victor.Pepe Smith also graced the screen playing piano and being ridiculed by children.I read that he also wrote music for the film. It was directed by Aureus Solito (Pisay and Tuli).

This film is refreshingly funny. Nathan did justice to the role. Kudos to the casting they did, it made a powerful ensemble. Script is witty, would make you laugh on the right moments and cry on the tearjerker scenes. The cinematography is so-so could've been better. Of course, like most movies, it has its dragging scenes you'd prefer to be cut to the floor. But overall the film superseded that.

For someone who doesn't get to watch a lot of indie films, (due to a bunch of pathetic reasons), I'm very grateful for Starcinema for releasing this on mainstream media. A chance for them to make a quick buck and do Filipino movie goers some good by releasing a movie that is actually socially relevant.

For those who haven't seen this movie, go grab a copy (Im sure your suking manong in quiapo would be thrilled to see you) . It's definitely worth your while.

Detailed summary and movie description, click here

baby ally

another cute video of a little girl. what-eva! :)

cleopatra stratan

she is so cute. hehehe...

i love this song

Mmmm, mmmm
Say good-bye to not knowing when
The truth in my whole life began
Say good-bye to not knowing how to cry
You taught me that

And I'll remember the strength that you gave me
Now that I'm standing on my own
I'll remember the way that you saved me
I'll remember

Inside I was a child
That could not mend a broken wing
Outside I looked for a way
To teach my heart to sing

And I'll remember the love that you gave me
Now that I'm standing on my own
I'll remember the way that you changed me
I'll remember

I learned to let go of the illusion that we can possess
I learned to let go, I travel in stillness
And I'll remember happiness
I'll remember [I'll remember]
Mmmmm... [I'll remember]
Mmmmm...

And I'll remember the love that you gave me
Now that I'm standing on my own
I'll remember the way that you changed me
I'll remember
[I'll remember]

No I've never been afraid to cry
Now I finally have a reason why
I'll remember [I'll remember]

No I've never been afraid to cry
And I finally have a reason why
I'll remember [I'll remember]

No I've never been afraid to cry
And I finally have a reason why
I'll remember [I'll remember]

i swear, i'll sing this the next time we go out karaoke-ing again :D thanks whengie kasi because of you, i realized that this song is really nice!

WHAT AM I TO LOSE?

It's 1:21 AM and am sitting in front my my office PC. Thinking that tonight's my last shift here at BFM. Four days from now, I will be in a different company. I will have new sets of responsibilities. I will see new faces, hear new back-fence talks. I will use a new PC, sit on a new computer chair. I will have to deal with a new boss. In a nutshell, it's most likely a whole new adventure for me. Yes, I am pretty much excited about it but I also oftentimes ponder on the things that I'd lose that go hand-in-hand with my transfer.

Just a few months ago, I frequently expressed to my dabarkads from my old company about my frustrations in my career. They saw how moody I can get when I feel I'm genuinely defeated by my frustrations. We called it our "quarter-life crisis." Because of this, I was crazy at some point and depressed almost most of the time. I was stricken. But in the end, I always ended up okay. I never earnestly grasped the idea that I always ended up feeling all right because they listened. I had a company (and by company, I mean friends). And I am very grateful that one day, one of them told me that each of us has a "special opportunity to keep moving-on." We'll just have to look for it.

I began searching myself again. I reconsidered what I really want to do, what I really want to achieve. I looked for opportunities and found ways to move-on. I grabbed the initial steps. And here I am now, hopeful that I am back-on-my-track.

With my transfer, I am sure to lose my bitter pill, my frustration. Yes, I am finally moving-on and I should be happy...but not completely.

You see, I was with my dabarkadz from my old company when I experienced uttermost depression. I was with them when, for me, life seemed difficult. We talked about our lives. And because we stood by one another, we made each other strong. They are the reason why I am here, why I chose to regain my strength to move-on. Because of the bond with each other, it gave us a chance to exchange our thoughts about so many things until such time that I got hit in the head and realized that I can be ready to carry on. And then I did something about it that led me to my present place.

Going back to the present, what do I have to lose with my transfer? It's being with my dabarkads everyday...the bonding moments with them. It's a hard deal. But one thing's for sure and that is, I can always say that my fondness and trust for them never ever failed me. I can always bring the memories with the dabarkadz wherever I go.

Who knows, my kids will be calling them "tito's and tita's?"

Book: The Color Purple

Finally, I was able to read this critically acclaimed book by Alice Walker. It has been gathering dust in my bookshelf for a couple of weeks now. My copy is the really old one, printed in 1985, got it for only P200. I love the feel of those really old books, with somehow yellowish/brownish pages and the living creatures that come along with it.

I heard about this book already years back in college but never really had the interest to actually read it. I got it mainly because I saw an itsy bitsy part of the movie's trailer over at 2nd Ave(The coolest channel ever to hit cable, IMHO).I saw Oprah creating havoc on the street dressed like a peasant. Well, as they say, if it has Oprah, it must be good (errr). Looked up the author and learned that it won 1983 Pulitzer Award for fiction and the National Book Award.

As per the ever reliable wiki, "Taking place mostly in rural Georgia, the story addresses many issues related to African-American life during the early to mid20th century in the American south, especially focusing on women's low position in black social culture."

The book centered on the life of Celie, a poor uneducated 14 year old writing to God. The chapters were in forms of letters which made the story very readable. It would make one cry just reading about the hardships (in the real essence of the word) she had to endure from the man she thought was her father and then to the old man she was married off to.

I read this book in about 3 hours. That's how riveting the book is. It tackled slavery, abuse,exploitation that was seen across both gender and race. I felt the very same way I felt while watching Hotel Rwanda , one of my favorite movies of all time. One of those very few movies that broke my heart. Can't really imagine that humans are capable of doing beyond despicable things to one another. I prefer a different ending but overall the book is great. I am definitely gonna look for the movie.

A must read and a certified tearjerker.

Anyways, for a much more comprehensive summary and other relevant info about the book, click here

Iron Man Trailer

I'm exactly anything too great with upcoming the Iron Man movie but it looks good so far on the trailer. :D Found it first here.

i will rant right now and no one can stop me

ngayon ko lang nalaman na dalawa na lang pala ang tao sa inbound pag sunday. yeah, whengie moved to a more CONVENIENT schedule because she got promoted and kenn was given a new day off (sat-sun) until october 1. with all honesty, i am happy for wheng and kenn. good for them.

the sad part is... or should i say the awful part is there will be just the two of us (me and the newbie, irene) taking a LOT of calls on a sunday. take note, a LOT of calls.

i am going to rant now. i just hate how they pull out people in the shift where we are receiving a lot of calls not considering that the manpower concerned has been sitting there for more than 8 hours already with less patience and most probably had been stressed because of taking A LOT of calls during that particular day. i just hate why there are a lot of manpower during the days there are less calls and less people when there are a lot of calls. biased?! yeah, call me whatever, i want to rant right now and no one can stop me.

so, please don't blame me if i will be irate during those sundays. if there is one thing na natutunan ko dito, yun ay ang pumatol sa mga bastos na customer. i don't give a damn kse if you are in my shoes i'm sure you will feel the same way.

please take note, this is the first time i am ranting about this. watch out for more.

books

i bought books today but not the ones i planned to buy. hehehe... i promise to buy them soon. :)

What did she say?

Hmm.. quite interesting. Hehe. :P

Bluer Than Blue

Feelin` a lil under the weather today.

First day of my workweek. Will I still make it through the end of the week?

My sis is still in the hospital. No definite date as to when she'd be coming home. As a big sis, I got scared for her and the baby. She bled some and had an infection. I rushed over to the hospital.One scary ride.I texted my friends the minute I knew about her condition.Guess I wanted a hug, reassurance that everything will be fine,I asked for prayers for my sis and future niece to be safe. Amidst tons of calls during the midshift, they all replied. Thanks guys.

Wheng was offered Rej's job today. Better pay,better hours,better position. I am happy for her, but I sure am gonna miss her.I got used to her sitting beside me taking calls.And we'd make chicka the whole day. It would defintely be different without her here.

And yes, Chix.Missing her too. She's making a career move, moving to another company, to a job she wants. Same story.Better pay, better hours, better position. Sigh. Not all good things last aye?


I guess this is not my day.

First day of my workweek. Will I still make it through the end of the week?

who's the bookworm??!!! huh?!

i've been lurking in the national bookstore website today. initially, i just want to look at the content of the book which contains the 1408 short story of stephen king. and now i can't stop. especially now that i discovered that national bookstore is on sale. the book i am looking for together with a lot of books i like are on sale and i cannot help myself but to look for more books to buy. tsktsktsk... i am seeing myself rushing to the nearest bookstore before sept 16. too bad, i dont have cash. poor credit card... hehehe...

the following are the books i would like to buy:

this is the book contains the 1408 short story which is a motion picture now. i think its currently showing in cinemas.

the usual da vinci plot about jesus and mary magdalene. i am just so fascinated with the fictional stories that have been created by this plot.

i didn't know that bob ong released a new book. i haven't been to bookstores lately. but will surely grab a copy of this. i can't miss this. hehehe...

that's all for now. i will still look for more books to buy. good luck na lang sa bulsa ko. hehehe...

certified blog addict

holla. just came back from my usual four day restdays. i would like to welcome the birth of our group's blog. just like how my blog was born, i am glad we have a place to put our rants. as for me, more rooms to put my rants, booboos and babbles. hehehe...

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i just remembered that i was not able to sleep last night. at about 7pm last night, farah texted me to ask me to come an hour earlier than my regular shift and so i agreed. i went to bed early so i can sleep for at least 5 hours. i ended up awake the entire night. i don't remember falling to sleep. walang biro. good thing i will be out at 6pm and finally, i can sleep. can't wait.

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1408. watched this today. yep, while at work. sarap ng buhay noh?! this is only one of our perks at work. pero syempre, wag ka lang pahuhuli. hehehe... there might be a few perks, the downside is the fact that we only receive basic salary minus hmo and allowances. oh well, i still have a lot of things to be thankful for. :) going back to the movie, this was brought to my attention by riche our training supervisor. i am not a big fan of scary movies because i find it not worth my money if i watch it in the cinema. you might be wondering where i watched it... if you are curious click here. so here is what i can say about the movie. it is spooky but not that scary. however, john cusack did a great job and you will never listen to "We've only just begun" the same way again. the movie kept me glued to the screen waiting for the next scene because i cannot leave my station. hehehe...

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will post an edited version of this blog post on my blog. (i hate the new keyboard on kenn's station, the spacebar just sucks! hehehe)

First Day High

Historic day for the dabarkads. After being bored out of our minds, we finally decided to create the blog. We needed space to dump all our rants and raves without having to break someone else's bone. Also a place where we can post our funny antics caught on cam.

Read at your own risk. There may be endless musings, complaints and what nots.What do you care?Create your own blog. * wink

Join us for the wild ride. And enjoy every second of it.