*Loves To Write.
*Writes Well.
*Loves John Mayer, The Killers and Dave Matthews Band (SERIOUSLY??! I’m amazed.)
*Is in love with a sport other than what he is supposed to be in love with.
*Loves the color red.
Can you say… WHOA?
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My First Attempt At Writing A Movie Review
I am probably the cheapest person that you have to deal with. And I don’t mean that in any malicious way, I mean that you can easily make me smile and my vices aren’t that expensive. To begin with, the only things that I ever spend on are: coffee, cookies and chocolates, books and movies, movies, movies!! When people ask me what I “collect” that’s probably all that I answer. So, I decided this morning, why not try to do a movie review since that is all that my life consists of? Another problem with me is the fact that since I consume so many movies in a month, I am easily smitten by actors who appear so perfect on the widescreen. That my friend is a fatal mistake, trust me. They’re human like you and me, after all except for the freebies and the paparazzi shots. I have a new movie star crush every week but I do get the whole human thing, reallllyyy. So here’s my try at it, although, I’m not extremely meticulous about the screenplay etc etc, what I look at is the heart of a family and that may be my main basis of judgment for this said movie review.
(*Disclaimer: IF you haven’t seen Blood Diamond yet, stop reading now.*)
The movie that I would present to you today is Blood Diamond. I know that doesn’t come as a shocker to most of you since I’ve been raving about Leo for that past two days. BUT, I watched for another reason, EVERYONE’S talking about it, even a large number of my professors have seen it ( and even commended Mr. DiCaprio’s performance. Ahem), so my dad and I decided to check what the hype was all about.
I finally found out. It’s a good scene. A little boring in the middle parts of it and one could easily get tired of all the gun shots and all the running but at the bottom of it, it speaks of events that truly happened. That people suffered and died from. The diamonds that we pine for are usually from rebels and their captives. Someone died because of some of the diamonds that we so long to have. I know that not a lot of people know that, but at least those who have seen the movie would at least have an idea. It was so gruesome that it would allow you to seat upright on your chair and listen. Also, after you see glimpses of the film and realize how the other half is living (or suffering) you realize that your trials at the moment seems to be silly. How can you go on complaining about life when some people don’t even have food to eat and are constantly tortured by other people with their lives hanging on a thread every single day. I know that the Civil war is long gone in that part of South Africa, but at some parts of it, poverty is still very alive and kicking.
Another thing that moved me to the film is the friendship between the two main characters (*cough Leo cough*). Despite the sordid differences between the two, the sacrifice of brotherhood rang true. It was so alive and compelling that even if the character of my dear Leo died, my eyes were still glued on the screen. The success of the man was just so gripping. Don’t forget the journalist’s role because without her, all of Danny’s plan would have gone to waste.
A great film, just learn to sit through all of the fight and run scenes and you’d see it’s beauty.
I guess that for my first one this isn’t too bad but don’t expect me to come up with non-Leo reviews for awhile. For the next two weeks, he’s the man.
I don’t know after that. *wink*
The Deal With Forever
Eversince I started reading Your Best Life Now, I’ve resolved myself to discontinue my negative thinking. There are far better things ahead and thinking negatively will allow the negative to enter my life, so I’ve been resolved to thinking positively. However, life continue to throw hurdles at my way which is why I decided that venting out using my blog would be the greatest answer to all of the frustrations. *btw has my style of writing changed at all?*
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Forever. Everyone says it. Everyone promises, but does it ever follow through?
No.
And not just in relationships per se, but also when it comes to friendships and everything else.
Remember the friend who promised to be there forever?
Is she still with you today? If she is lucky you. But for most of us, that friend has long gone.
I strongly believe that forever is a term overused. To begin with, forever isn’t realistic. Next week isn’t either. Everyone promises and somewhere, someone gets hurt.
In as much as we know that forever isn’t likely, we still go on and believe it’s true and I repeat, not just in relationships.
The term I will be here for your forever is a crummy promise as well.
For one thing, words don’t speak louder than actions. It’s the other way around and to remind you, forever doesn’t mean just a year. It’s more than that.
This is what happens if your try to write an entry and your best guy friend is trying to snoop through it
It has probably more than two days before I bloggged. I was supposed to come up with something endearing that would make everyone visit this blog more often.
But, as I type this, nothing meaningful has presented itself aside from great devotion to the now wrinkled but still hot, Leonardo DiCaprio. (Would you believe that he did not win anything at the golden globes, KILL ME NOW.)
So, as I typed in those last words, I heard my best guy friend going, “Yes.” I’m supposed to write a million and one things so great about him, but since he is reading this as I am writing it, I can’t.
Suffice to say, I heard someone say that guys and girls CANNOT be friends. Nolan and I are the living proof to debunk that myth. This may be due to the fact that the first time I saw him, I thought he was a gay.
Turns out, he’s not. He’s one of the “man-nest” people I know.
I still think he’s gay though (his comment: “I’ll kick your a**. Are you serious?). The reason for this is because he totally gets everything that I say to him and he didn’t even grow up with a sister (Nolan murmurs, “bawi”).
Nolan is also the sweetest guy on the planet (I can see him blushing now) and I can rant forever and he’s just there to listen.
Also, despite the drama that has conspired in the previous year (see me gag now), he’s still there. No judgement whatsoever, just there.
And I think that makes me love him more.
This entry is probably going to end here now because it’s time for the both of us to stalk the new librarian. and wonder if he is actually as cute as everyone makes him appear to be (elk).Nolan has a wide array of not-so-nice comments about him that i’d rather not talk about here. But nonetheless, you would continually hear stories from me and my guy counterpart: Nolandia.
(Btw he said that the only handsome guy in a guy’s life is himself. Yeah. Right. Leonardo DiCaprio is GORGEOUS despite the wrinkles, get that Nulan)
And I call it… WRITER’S BLOCK
I’ve been blogging since I was 15 and been writing in my Pocahontas journal since I was 7. I guess what I’m really trying to say is this… I’ve been writing my entire life, which I why I find it really peculiar to encounter a strange thing called writer’s block.
In the golden days, I would rapidly write about what’s wrong in the world and never stop. I could as much as three entries in a day, but since last November, I’ve encountered severe cases of writer’s block. There are great times wherein I would find myself writing, but most of the time, I get lost. I know that there has been a lot of major things that has happened in the said months, but I don’t find the need to actually recount them through my blog. I’ve resolved to stop talking negatively about other people. So, cross out trashing other people and what do you have? Still there is a lot left to talk about.
One of them is the whole Daniel Smith case. I know I’m not a law student or whatever, but I do have a voice, which I intend to use often. To begin with, have you even seen Daniel Smith yet? I mean REALLY. I would’ve commented further, but I am not in the position to condemn anyone. So girls, please be careful next time, because if you start drinking a lot with random strangers there would be consequences.
Ohmigad. I feel it coming again. My head’s aching and my fingers just won’t start typing again… It’s coming again. So, if ever you read this lame entry, I hope you enjoyed it just a bit because at this very moment that is all my brain can process.
oh.. my heart;)
karla, i will email you soon:)
If only I could turn back time
The main reason why that is my title is because I am way too ashamed to write the real title of my latest favorite these days.
The thing with me is that I am totally in love with MY TV. I swear, I never miss an episode of my favorite tv shows and I practically memorized the lines due to the fact that I watch these tv shows all over again. Reruns are never wasted on me. The lives of these characters are ultimately major for me, as if I’m actually living and breathing with them. Also, for the past six years, these TV shows have all been “foreign”. Gone were the days that I was hooked on telenovelas, watching it every single night.
Until last monday. You see for the past few days I’ve been seeing advertisments all over my TV screen about the new soap on channel 2 featuring the two kids from big brother.
First of all, I can’t freakin’ believe that kids younger than me are starring in the own primetime show. A little jealous there because of the injustice of this world. But nonetheless, I serisouly started watching it and I got hooked. So, there goes my guilty pleasure. It’s not baduy at all and the fact that gerald anderson is cute helps as well.
Ohgad, have I turned into a pathetic person? Well, who cares, it IS nice show. Why don’t you try watching it tonight? Heeeheee.
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My parents and I have been reading “Your Best Life Now” for the past two weeks and after reading just about nine chapters of it, it’s as if my perspective has changed already. It’s truly a life altering book, go grab one for yourself, okay?
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School started 3 days ago and other than A PILE OF HOMEWORK, nothing’s new:) I think i have to get back to class. hehe:)
my two new favorite songs:)
The Pursuit of HappYness
I was fortuante enough to see Pursuit of HappYness last night. To begin with I am a major Will Smith fan and to see him in a serious movie wasn’t disappointing at all. I fell in love with his adorable son, Jaden.
The movie IS great, everyone should watch it when it “legally” comes out (hihihihi). I cried the entire time I was watching the movie, the emotions were raw and the situations were true.
Everyone goes through tough times and we are all allowed to pursue our own happiness. While there are people who care too much about ruining other people’s joy, there are people like Christopher and Chris who don’t even have a place to stay or food to eat.
We care so much about the superficialities of this world that we forget to be compassionate, we forget to be kind to human beings and we forget to look at the little things to make us happy. We search for big bangs and not knicknacks to make us happy.
The movie brought me back to earth and the harsh realities of life. Hardwork and determination does pay off and the movie inspired me to go on my own pursuit of happyness.
I think Will Smith is going to get the most conveted trophy in Hollywood for his superb acting and I hope that he does.:)
Go see the movie and have a happy day everyone!:)
2007 and then some…
Aloha 2007!
Finally, it’s 2007 and I’m utterly excited and optimistic about it. 2006 was such a bad year that I’m just so thankful that I got through everything. Without my daily prayers, I have no idea what would have happened. *shudder*
My family and I get this feeling that all the bad has happened in 2006 and everything would just be WONDERFUL come 2007. The entire family is so excited about the New Year and so are most of my friends. It has been said that 2006 was the year of the devil, *another bigger shudder* and he was doing absolutely everything to destroy things and make people submit to him more. So, I’m sure that everything evil that has happened in the past year was brought about by the devil and he used people who weren’t strong in faith to destroy Christians. I’m just glad that the Lord is on my side.
I enrolled myself today and boy was I extremely relieved, I know that it gets ultra busy when everyone decides to enroll on the same day. I have a pretty good schedule but I do think that my subjects are kindda tough. But, with a little hard work, why not?
I have totally immersed myself in Cold Case. It is such a cool TV show, it’s mature and I feel “grown-up” watching it. You should go grab an “ahem” “illegal” copy of it, you wouldn’t regret it, that is if you enjoy thrillers and the like.
I felt like I was 14 again when I visited Kat-Kat’s place last Tuesday. She was watching One Tree Hill and I remembered when I was her age (14) when I fell in love with Nathan Scott. During that time, NO ONE I knew liked One Tree Hill, in fact an old acquaintance of mine even said that she found it boring and guess what? She’s like totally in love with MY NATHAN four years later. Talk about peer pressure! So, I guess it annoys me to see people who love it due to peer pressure, but that’s a totally different story. When I first fell in love with Nathan on One Tree Hill, there weren’t illegal copies yet (I am so fond of them), I would watch One Tree Hill every week and cringe every time it ends. It was THAT IMPORTANT TO ME. No one could talk to me during Tuesdays because I was into One Tree Hill and as I watched the first season last Tuesday (ironic huh?) I found myself still reciting the lines, amazed that I still memorized them. Those were the days that life wasn’t so complicated, it was just that. I love Nathan period. No explanations. My dream world was enough.
For 2007, I would love to have back those childhood dreams. To believe again, To Hope again, To strive to find magic in the world again. To see past the ugly and just hold on.
Maybe, I’m getting to it. And I hope that you would be inspired to do so too.
Have a charming 2007!
