Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium



Natalie Portman, Zach Mills, Dustin Hoffman

The magic dies when you stop believing it. That's what I understand about the film.

mad man

"Trillanes, comrades holed up at Makati hotel." That's the banner story of inquirer.net, as of this blogging. For those who haven't had the chance to watch the live coverage of this new stunt of Trillanes, well, the guy along with his minions walked out of their trial today and marched through the streets of Makati calling for the ouster of GMA. Wow! I wish everything was that easy. The easy way out, I mean. Well, Trillanes has been known for that for years.

Anyway, is he mad? The President was here yesterday for a Christmas party with the media. By the looks of her face, she was really tired. The bagyo, the earthquake, the impeachment raps, all hurled to her. And she's only, how tall is she? I'm quite taller than the President, and I can't even take the little problematic situation we have at home, that for a number of times in the last few weeks I've been thinking of quitting (by quitting, I mean, being independent). And here, this person, with her size and age, has to bear all the burdens that these people of Trillanes mind will like to hurl at her everytime the opportunity arises because she "continues to violate the Constitution of the Philippines repeatedly.” We still have that department that takes care of all our grievances like allegations and things like that. But Trillanes might have missed that important fact. Or he would not be doing this easy way out thing over and over again. But the fact that he was elected as a legislator should have given him at least an idea that everything should be placed in the right perspective first, bec change doesn't happen overnight. That if we want a new president, we vote for him/her. We don't always oust whoever sits in that post, bec that makes me mad as well. I might as well be walking out. lol!

the balikbayan

JUST before noon when I got here at the office, a workmate/friend announced that Lando is coming back. Another workmate echoed her announcement. So I checked inquirer.com, and voila! "Lando’ to reenter RP as ‘Mina’ exits." He sure likes it here, nagbalikbayan, eh. Mayta naay pasalubong nga maayo. lol! Anyway, have a grand time, dhong!

the noselift job

i had my nasal bridge lacerated Friday night. and i now look like some material for a comedy show. bec i really look funny with this piece of bandage (that one friend described as something "murag pantyliner," pweh!) plastered between my eyes. so fuck that bading who inflicted this laceration on my face! fuck him! don't ask me how it happened, i'm still not over it.

last night, i spent more than 3 hours at a public hospital, went home past 12mn, to get a medial certificate to be used as a proof in filing a criminal complaint against that bading. bwisit, i never wanted to make matters worse, but the certificate may come in handy if i finally decide to file a case against him. right now, i just want him crucified, that's all. no way can i forgive him yet, bec in the first place i didn't do anything to him, i don't even know him! i may be bad, but i really don't think i deserve this shit.

movies...

BEOWULF

Starring: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie

It's action-packed. It's best watched in the movies. And oh, the bods. But I heard, Ray Winstone's body in this 3-D flick is a far cry from his real one. Now, that's what you call the magic of technology.



BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE

Agnes Bruckner, Vivian Hugh Dancy

Agnes Bruckner's role in this film (she's a werewolf) is something to die for. The fly-run scenes are really good. Hell, yes, I want to fly too. lol!



KNOCKED UP

Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl

Just a bit funny. And the story is ordinary, even predictable. I watched it bec there was no other better movie then, pfft! But that's Izzie there.



ENCHANTED

Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey

Dr. McDreamy is dancing in this movie, my god! Hahah...Still, he is cute doing it. As for Amy Adams, uhm, I would prefer someone more beautiful for her character. Because this is fantasy, and they're giving us not only a less pretty character playing Cinderella or Snow White's (or is it?) character, but also an ordinary looking (not to mention stupid) girl. I don't know much about this Amy Adams though, and I'm bad. Well, at least the ticket was free. He-he!




MAGNIFICO

Jiro Manio, Lorna Tolentino, Albert Martinez

This is definitely my favoritest Pinoy movie. I watched it a month ago, and almost got dehydrated. The soft side of me got me then, so sensya na. This is really the best Filipino film I've seen so far. And I can go on saying so many best scenes in it, di nalang ko kay makahilak nya sab mo. lol!

the sPiceGirls

And they are so back! I wish for good na ni. I heard too that Victoria Beckham will be guesting Ugly Betty anytime soon. Wow!

celebrating bagyo the Talisaynon way

Cebuanos were really surprised by typhoon Lando's arrival around 4pm yesterday. No one was prepared for it, not even Pag-asa. Yeah, what kind of a weather forecasting method are they using there that they failed to predict the upcoming storm?, you may ask. Ambot! Because while Lando was wreaking havoc in the different parts of my province I was in a mall watching Beowulf. It was only from some friends' text messages that I learnt that something was going on outside. But had I known, the mall would be the last place I'd be in that very moment. Bec I'd surely be at home enjoying a mug of hot chocolate there, or watching the fierce sways of the trees from my window. Then after the storm, maglaruy-laroy sa kasilinganan, samtang magtamak-tamak sa baha, like what is a common scene in barangay Poblacion after a bagyo. I remember, when I was younger, at night after a bagyo, bec there's no electricity yet, everyone in the neighborhood, kids and adults, would go out of the house to talk about what they just experienced. While we, the younger ones, would gather at some neighbor's lantay to talk about our childhood memories or laugh at someone's stupid jokes. So probinsya!

But last night was different, when I went home after the movie, it was around 8PM, the street was deserted. Well, the power was restored by then, and most probably, my neighbors, including my childhood friends, were inside their own homes watching a TV show. Even if I had the power to cut the power again, so those guys would come out and tell me each of their stories of the typhoon, I still would not do it. Bec I also had my own fave TV show to watch too. It was Grey's Anatomy last night. I understand we've all grown up, and it was already gone.

Ormoc City in 20 minutes

It's like going there to buy its famous moron (choc-flavored budbod), then back to Cebu with it. LOL! Actually, we weren't able to bring home some moron, bec we were all itching to see and enjoy the place before we leave back to Cebu, and when we came back to where it's sold, it's already gone. I just bought a box of cheese sticks (?), I forgot the name, for P60, instead.

Anyway, it was still fun doing it that way, with no itinerary and all, and with the time fast ticking while we were at it (plus, the rain sabotaging it all). So what we did, we commissioned a trike driver to take us to the island's famous stops (not really famous the way we have the Magellan's Cross here in Cebu, but at least, for some souvenir photos. LOL) nearest to the pier. And two minutes before our scheduled departure to Cebu, we were back at the pier.

Now, the pics.

A monument of the whatever war. (I didn't have the luxury of time to read the inscriptions.)

Photos: (L-R) Our AE and Weesam 7 in the background, another AE and our ride (LOL!), the bridge.

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And here's the 3-yr-old cute passenger Emma.

shy.

10 mins later, nibangka na og estorya. she told us namatay na kuno iyang parents, kay "ang awto nabungi." weeeh...(nakumutan nuon. hehehhe)

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More of Ormoc: (L-R) the Megadome, the badjao-like kids at the pier, the St. Peter statue, and the plaza.

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The Doggie and the AE

(a story)

This is Lucy Torres' house.

This is the dog.

The dog there, and the AE also there.

AE: Pagdali, dhay...pagdali...

Doggie: Eew, bisdak! Ambisyosa!

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Some more photos: (L-R)) Camotes Is., the St. Peter's church, balay sa pati.

To Weesam Express, thanks for taking us there, and back (in time to do the real job. LOL!)

at 23

Aldrin Cabua (1983-2007)

This photo was taken last Sept 16 at a parade that kicked off the celebration of the PF week. He was one of the dancers then. A few days later, he was rushed to the hospital for severe stomach pains that could be traced to excessive alcoholic drinking. And from there he was found to have stage four cancer of the liver. Stage four cancer means you are already counting your days. He never went back to the office after that, although he'd been telling our boss and officemates that he'd be back "next week." No one told him that he was dying. At dawn of Nov 11, at the age of 23, he finally went away. Vaya con dios, Aldrin.

PS: A prayer for this guy, please.

the couch potato is back

Grey's Anatomy. It's on fourth season now (thank God, Studio 23 is
catching up!), and there's that same touch again that never fails to amaze me, I'm talking about the witty punch lines, and the humorous trio of Meredith, Izzie and Christina (although this one here most of the time doesn't have any idea she is already funny even if she is being seriously serious. I love her!) I was caught up in that scene at the hospital's canteen wherein Izzie was all prepped to fight the
approaching Dr. Callie, complete with all the details where she removed her shoes and everything that would be detrimental to the coming match--but damnit! George's wife did not come to see her to give her it. Or Izzie would sure turn into a pulp. If you've seen Sara Ramirez already (the Dr. Callie Torres-O'Malley), then you know what I mean. Grey's is aired over Studio 23 every Monday following Mo Twister's Kabarkada Break the Bank.

Ugly Betty. It was only last Tuesday that I was able to catch the
freshest episode of this show. It's on its second season already; I've never even gotten to see the rest of the first because there's no cable connection at home, and there's no more pirated DVD of it in the bangketa. The story is not that complicated anyway, it's a comedy so it's just all about laughing out loud. And laughing out loud was all I did last Tuesday. I'm actually still not over that scene where Betty,
who was in a middle of a meeting, in her goal to reach a plate of cookies at a nearby table, tripped her chair to that side causing the entire table of cookies and biscuits flying in all direction. And while everyone in the meeting was shocked at what just happened (while Betty was trying to collect all the scattered biscuits from the floor), Marc, the gay character of the show, broke, yet again, one of
his witty punch lines like this one: "Don't worry, Betty, they hardly
noticed it." And picked a piece of donut that landed on his side of the
table, and casually threw it away. Oh, Betty, you are a winner! Please, we should watch it together (if you too don't have a cable at
home) at 9:30pm every Tuesday, still in Studio 23.

Kabarkada Break The Bank. I've been watching this game show for four straight nights already. Nah, not that I like it. It's just the only
thing that's on TV, while waiting for Grey's and Betty (for Mondays
and Tuesdays, respectively), which is actually the only "better" thing to watch
after the primetime newscasts, bec I'm sorry, I don't watch telenovelas, which for me are so full of crap! So this Mo Twister-hosted show, that I think is a spin-off of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal of Kris Aquino (ABS-CBN), though the "smaller" version, is like the only "sound" that's played on my once green TV while I'm
reading the papers. The only time that I was actually hooked by it, I wasn't even waiting for a better show that time, was the other night. It was Asia Agcaoili's dancing to the tune of Sean Kingston's Beautiful Girls that really got me. The funny thing was when she’s at it, she oftentimes forgot that she was hosting a live game show. For several times, she failed to answer Banker’s calls bec she was totally engrossed to her dancing. She’s really cute. LOL! I watched the show last night, and dull Mo was back again. Cripes!

That’s all. But if there’s anymore show that’s really funny and good, suggestions are accepted. Ayaw lang nang naa sa cable, kay we don’t have that in my place, pobre! Thank you.

manila from the bird's eyeview

Metro Manila at 7AM of Nov 8. Crowded.

subic during the night

Subic is more than three hours away from the buzzling streets of Metro Manila. I was there to take these shots, and come back with a cold. No, I'm not complaining. ;)

mall of asia, a quick tour

Before we went back home, we had less than 2 hours to see the Mall of Asia. It was like joining the Amazing Race here: took some snaps here, and ran for the next stop, dined for a few mins there, and talked with old friends for the rest of the remaining time. Out of curiousity, I visited Imax, and just watched it. That was all I could do for the moment, never had the chance to see Beowulf that was currently showing in this mega theater bec there was no more time. a real big TSK for that!

Well, anyway, what I've seen inside the mall.

And finally, home.

Cebu at 5:30pm of Nov 10, several miles up.