Archive for March 5, 2008

8 Out Of 80 Aint Bad (Post-Oscars Rant)

{ March 5, 2008 @ 3:16 pm } · { rant, warren }
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I happened to catch the Academy Awards on ABS-CBN last week – and again last Sunday.  For the benefit of those who haven’t seen the 80th Oscars, it had tributes to past winners all over the program – for the past Best Supporting Actor and Actress, for Best Actor and Actress, Best Director, and lastly for Best Picture (it even had a tribute for “Binoculars and Periscopes” and “Nightmares” haha).

The video clip for the tribute to the past Best Picture winners included all the past winners since 1927.  And while they were at it, I counted the Best Pictures that I’ve already seen.  Sadly, I only counted eight, and these are

West Side Story

The Sound of Music

Oliver!

Braveheart

A Beautiful Mind

Chicago

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Departed

I didn’t include Shakespeare in Love, Titanic, and Forrest Gump in my count since I really didn’t finish them – Titanic had sex scenes so it’s off limits to us kids back then, also, I only caught Shakespeare in Love and Forrest Gump on cable TV and if it’s cable, you really can’t stay on a single channel.

Interestingly, 50% of them are musicals, primarily because my parents only allowed this genre, along with cartoons, to be shown in our house when we were young.

My new goal in life?  To watch as much, if not all, Oscars Best Pictures – and I’ll start with Million Dollar Baby that will shown on Studio 23 this Saturday. Ü

Hating The Irony Of Loving

{ March 5, 2008 @ 3:14 pm } · { romantic me }
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You have to set the one you love free for them to be totally yours.

The tighter you hold on to someone, the possibility of losing her increases.

You only realize how much you love someone when she’s already gone.

Silence speaks more than words.

Becoming “one” means growing more as individuals.

^ ^

The Spiderwick Chronicles

{ March 5, 2008 @ 3:13 pm } · { movie reviews }
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The other day’s (Feb 28’s) was one of the lazy afternoons I’ve been having lately. So I texted a friend, a movie buddy, just to say hi. And he replied that their classes was just suspended because of J Lo (not the popstar, I’m talking about the rockstar, Jun Lozada. haha. para kasing rockstar na may campus tour :p). And what would movie buffs do to kill one painful afternoon? Yes, you guessed right, we dined out (don’t tell me you did’t figure that out haha).The original plan was to watch Jumper. However, I read several bad reviews about the movie and my buddy also did. So there was no argument that we won’t be watching it anymore. Instead, we opt to watch The Spiderwick Chronicles since we’ve read good reviews about it. We watched it at a cinema in The Block, SM North EDSA since it’s not shown in Trinoma yet (ampf, and to my dismay, it actually costs more in The Block).

Anyway, about the movie… I liked it. It brought back the child in me (I never grew up I guess, hehe). It has a unique touch to it that separates it from any other fantasy movies I’ve seen so far. Maybe because the movie was based on a good book by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi who introduced such interesting characters. Or maybe because the movie can boast of a very unique visuals and CGIs.

The story was very captivating; there was never a dull moment in almost an hour and a half of fun and suspense. It was full of interesting twists and a very unique didn’t-see-it-coming climax. And witty humor adds flavor to the well written script.

However, the movie fails in its acting department. Although I would commend Freddie Highmore for giving a distinct characterization for both the Grace twins. But all in all, the movie is good enough to make you believe in the world of fairies, ogres and goblins all over again. A movie for kids and kids at heart alike.

W, W, W, Dot – From Paul

{ March 5, 2008 @ 3:10 pm } · { warren }
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***Copied this from Paul:

Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, and things. Nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person who answered the survey before you had the same initial letter. You CAN’T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

1.Your name: Warren

2.Four words: Wicked, Wise, Weird, Wacky :p

3.State/country:  Wisconsin

4.Boy Name: Wally 

5.Girl Name: Winona

6.Occupation:  Wrestler

7.Word that describes you the best: Willy :p

8.Something you can wear: Washed jeans

9.Something found in a kitchen: Worcestershire sauce

11.Something you shout: WOW!

12.Something you do at school: Whine

13.Name of a friend: Wowee? Dog namin dati na nakaka-trauma. ampf

14.Name of an animal: Whale

15.Name of a drink: Water hahaha.  Whisky na lang pala.

16.Name of a holiday: Winter break? haha. World AIDS Day? ampf

17.Name of a subject in school:  Water Resource Engineering, World Literature

18.Name of a cousin: Wala talaga :p

19.Name of a fast food chain:  Wendy’s hahaha, natawa talaga kami ng roommate ko.

20.Name of a person you’re crushing or had a crush on: Wala rin :p

21.Name of a food you like: Wrap-around, hotdog na binalot ng bacon

22.Name of a food you do not like: Watermelon na mapakla. haha, W pa rin yan

23.Name of a kid’s toy: Water gun. yahoo, saya ng W, water, world, very universal. haha

24.Name of a flowering plant: Waling-waling. Aw, may nakakaalam ba nun? hehe

25.Name of a shopping mall:  West, SM – other name ng North Edsa, SM. haha

26.Name of a person you like: Wala. Wala masyadong “W” na tao sa buhay ko.

27.Name of a person you dislike:  Wala.  Aw, ang kulit.

28.Name of a place in your school: Waiting Area

29.Name of an object in front of you:  Wax

30.Name of an electronic device: Walkman Phone :p

31.Name of a color: White?

32.Name of a tourist spot: Waterfalls

33.Name of your classmate: Warren.  Meron talaga, a batch higher nga lang.

34.Brand of a car: WolksVagen. hahaha

36.Name of a candy: White Chocolate

37.Name of a book: World Almanac

38.Name of a cellphone brand: Wony Ericsson. haha. Wodafone, haha ung japanese

39.Name of a sickness: Weariness. haha.  Waardenburg syndrome type 1, 2,  2A, 2B, 3, 4 sabi ng Wiki.

40.Name of a kind of fish: White salmon – haha

41. Make a sentence with at least 6 words starting with your first letter name only.
Why would Wally wrestle with Winona? haha nice nice

Negativism: Sa Mata Ng Isang Fence-Sitter (Para Sa UP, ADMU, DLSU, UST)

{ March 5, 2008 @ 3:09 pm } · { national issues }
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Unang nag-ingay ang mga taga-La Salle pagkatapos lumantad ni Lozada. Sa kanila napadpad si Lozada at kanyang pamilya after a turn of unfortunate events. The way I see it, papogi lang ng mga taga-La Salle ang pag-iingay; magandang publicity rin kasi to sa kanilang pamantasan.

Sumunod na nag-ingay ang mga taga-Ateneo. Syempre, di sila papatalo sa kanilang rival university. At, sumunod na rin ang UST, claim nila sa kanila daw kasi graduate si Lozada.

Ayon, parang ang gandang pakinggan noh na nag-iingay ang mga unibersidad, na may pakialam ang mga kabataan? Pero, meron bang naidudulot na maganda ang mga pag-iingay na ito?

I mean, kung seryoso ang mga unibersidad na ito sa pagko-condemn ng corruption, they should start within their system. Seriously, overpriced tuition fees? Dahil dun, fini-feed nila ang kahirapan – kasi nga di makapag-aral ang mga mahihirap.  I know, trabaho yun ng gobyerno, pero ang mga unibersidad na ito kasi against corruption, so kung seryoso sila dito, they must be part of the solution – gamutin nila ang ugat ng kahirapan.

Isa pa, di ba nanggaling naman sa mga unibersidad na ito (UP included) )ang mga “oligarchs.”  Kung seryoso talaga ang drive ng mga unibersidad na ito, then hindi sila effective dahil nagbe-breed nga sila ng “oligarchs.”

Ampf.  Sana hindi lang pang-show off ang ginagawang pag-iingay ng mga unibersidad na ito (lalo na sa UP :p).  Sana hindi lang publicity stunt.  Sana hindi lang para maging “in.”  Kung seryoso ang mga unibersidad na ito na labanan ang korupsyon, dapat gawin nilang mas accesible ang binibigay nilang edukasyon sa mga mahihirap, dapat i-instill nila sa mga estudyante nila ang patriotism, pagiging tapat at ang paninindigan na labanan ang korupsyon.

Ang mga pagkilos na ginagawa ng mga unibersidad na ito ay isang pagkukunwari lamang.  Ang itinatawag nilang resignation ni Gloria ay ika nga “isang bandaid para gamutin ang cancer.”  Hindi nga ata nila naiintindihan bakit andun sila sa lansangan eh.  At hinahayaan nilang gamitin sila ng mga puwersang ang nais ay kapangyarihan para sa kanilang mga sarili.

***Aw, wag n’yong masyadong seryosohin.  Haha.  Pero, kung iisipin n’yo, totoo naman, di ba? :p

Blog Visits: Their Places Of Origin

{ March 5, 2008 @ 3:08 pm } · { rant, warren }
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As you may have noticed, I embedded that little counter that is marked “sitemeter” last week (last Feb 18, I guess).  Its job is to keep track of the hits of my page as well as the average time a visitor spends in your page among others.  It also has some interesting features one of them is that it can map the hits by location.

As I checked my sitemeter again earlier, I saw some pretty interesting places where the (last 100) hits are coming from.  And these are:

1.   Singapore
2.   Nigeria – Abuja, Abuja Capital Territory
3.   Germany – Jork, Niedersachsen
4.   Netherlands – Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland
5.   Canada – Victoria, British Columbia
6.   Indonesia – Jayapura, Papua
7.   Netherlands – Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant
8.   United Arab Emirates – Dubai, Dubayy
9.   Mexico – Mexico, Distrito Federal
10. Indonesia – Jakarta, Jawa Barat
11. Thailand – Bangkok, Krung Thep
12. United States
13. India – Bombay, Maharashtra

So, Africa, Asia, N America and Europe are represented.  That’s pretty okay but pales when compared to the hits of my wordpress account.

1.   Denmark – Vrlse, Kobenhavn
2.   United States – Oceanside, California
3.   United Kingdom
4.   United States – Lowell, Massachusetts
5.   United States – Chicago, Illinois
6.   Austria – Vienna, Wien
7.   United States – Orland Park, Illinois
8.   United States – Los Angeles, California
9.   United States – Brooklyn, New York
10. India – New Delhi, Delhi
11. United Arab Emirates – Dubai, Dubayy
12. Argentina – Lans, Buenos Aires
13. United States – Gainesville, Florida
14. United States – Orem, Utah
15. United States – Richmond, Virginia
16. United States – Tucson, Arizona
17. Netherlands – Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland
18. United States – Washington, District of Columbia
19. United States – Los Angeles, California
20. United Kingdom – Horsham, West Sussex
21. Norway – Bod, Nordland
22. Hong Kong – Central District
23. Netherlands – Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland
24. Australia – Sydney, New South Wales
25. United States – Fombell, Pennsylvania
26. United States – Beverly, Massachusetts
27. Ireland – Bray, Wicklow
28. United States – Mead, Washington
29. United States – Dallas, Texas
30. United States – Schaumburg, Illinois
31. India – New Delhi, Delhi
32. United Kingdom – London, London, City of
33. India – Madras, Tamil Nadu
34. Poland – Warsaw, Warszawa
35. Japan – Nakama, Fukuoka
36. United States – Redwood City, California
37. United Kingdom – Plymouth.
38. United Kingdom – Thatcham, Berkshire
39. Australia – Melbourne, Victoria

For my wordpress account, hits are coming from , Asia, N America, S America, Australia and Europe.  Aw, my wordpress account has a more diverse audience.  However, my multiply account is the one with more daily average visitors. ÜÜ

I’m Tired Of My Now

{ March 5, 2008 @ 3:07 pm } · { national issues, rant, warren }
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I’m tired of my blogging and posting,
Of my multiply and wordpress account-tracking.

I’m tired of having a lot of free time and doing nothing
Because I end up spending a lot and not sleeping.

I’m tired of being single.  I’m tired of being rejected.
Of being left alone and being dejected.

I’m tired of hearing calls for Arroyo ouster.
We need serious housecleaning than just booting her.

I’m tired of Erap and his cronies!
What a bunch of phonies!

I’m tired of the civil society, the business sector, the leftist and the religious.
If they’re so smart, why not propose concrete, long-term solutions to issues?

I’m tired of my now.  I’m afraid of my future.
I need to feel assured, I need to feel secure.