Heath Ledger
10:47 AM
January 24, 2008
To my infinite shock, I found out this morning that Heath Ledger, age 28, died last January 22, 2008. T___T Why?!? Strangely enough, Bianca and I had been talking about him lately, since we caught a film on TV with one of his ex's.
I found out through this morning's paper, because I saw the headline: "Brokeback Mountain star found dead in New York Apartment". So I turned to that page, expecting to find some other actor/actress who I probably didn't know. Heath Ledger was definitely the last person I expected to find. T_T It's a shame.
Poor Thing. ^^;
6:04 PM
January 22, 2008
Guess what? Bern got into a slight accident along Katipunan today. She scratched the bumper of the car whose bumper I totally wrecked about 2 years ago. ^^ Poor car. I think it's also experiencing a little problem with the "clutch". Tsk tsk. That's what happens to practice cars I guess. :p
And I forgot to mention a few highlights of last week. :D
Monday - Ivan treated me and Gil out to dinner. He was very generous, he even paid for the cab going to Katipunan. :D Yay! THank YOu IvAN! :D And it was funny that as I was heading home, riding at the back of the trike, I was able to see Ivan and Gil in the jeep they were riding. ^^ Never mind...
Tuesday - FP launch. I got to see Levs again and roam around Trinoma. :D I realized that I actually liked Trinoma, once I was able to get my bearings. That place is so huge and confusing. @_@ But the hugeness allows for nice new interesting shops, so once you get used to circumnavigating, it becomes a great place to hang-out. :p
Friday - TRIOdate. Now that I think about it, wasn't the triodate supposed to be in Trinoma? Damn. They removed all the star decorations already though, so I guess it doesn't matter. Besides, stacy wasn't feeling very well, so Katipunan was the place. (And it's sort of a study place.. ^^)
Saturday - make up class, by the end of which I found out that only three people have not been called to recite in class. Myself included. @___@ Plus the family ate out in a very belated birthday celebration for Bernice. ^^;
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1:44 PM
January 20, 2008
Johnny Depp is a genius! I liked it, despite the fact that some people I watched it with insisted that it was a feel bad movie and that there were moments I couldn't bear to watch. :p But that was expected. For one thing, a newspaper article called Sweeney Todd a character out for retribution and not redemption. And that is just what he gets. ^^
The movie felt like it was sung more than it was spoken.. erm.. it had more songs than dialogue that is. But after you get used to it, you can't help but notice how nicely the songs were done. They had a lot of duets, and the blending was nice. I think this movie adds greatly to the fact that he's a very very versatile actor. :D
*sigh* I'm actually supposed to be studying, no surprise there, but I had to blog about it anyway. ^^
"At last! My arm is complete again!" -Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp)
Honey and Clover Dorama~
1:12 PM
Wah! Takemoto.. ^_________^
Takemoto~ Played (and I quote) "to perfection" by Ikuta Toma. The website I got the pics from even mentioned that he totally nailed Takemoto, down to the intonation of the anime Takemoto's voice. And I have to admit, the times when he was narrating his views (just like in the anime) like when he saw Hagu tell Morita that she thought his work was good, I almost forgot it was Toma speaking, cause it sounded and felt like the anime Takemoto we all know *and love*. Hehe... Great actor. Glad they picked him. :D
Mayama with Yamada while talking to Rika-san. ^^ I have to say though, the movie Yamada looked better for the part than this girl here. There are moments when this girl isn't even pretty. T_T
Morita. Definitely the most disappointing in the cast. How could they pick this guy to play Morita?!? T_T I don't even love Morita half as much as I do Takemoto, but I was devastated with this Morita nonetheless.
Hagu. I think the movie Hagu was better suited for the role, but this girl is okay too. ^^
Appropriately the moment when Mayama should have said: "That is the first time I witnessed the moment when someone falls in love". Can you feel it just by looking at the picture? I do. XD
And here we see Takemoto watching Hagu talking to Morita. Ah, the sadness... I can't believe anyone would pick Morita (the dorama Morita that is) over Takemoto!
For more on the dorama.. check out this link. :D
Honey and Clover Drama ep.1
NEW LAY-OUT
12:09 PM
January 13, 2008
A new lay-out. It's always an occasion for a little celebration. :D
Theme: Spring(?)
Created by: Moi~ Of course.
About the lay-out: I know I'm not really too fond of spring, except it seemed too late to have another winter lay-out since I missed Christmas and all. Besides, the whole point of this new lay-out is a new outlook. I think. ^^; Hence the contrast to Version 7: Feathers, which was much darker. This new lay-out looks and hopes to convey the happy and whimsical carefree life that the Baudelaire orphans should have had. XD And green seemed appropriate for the season. However, I might end up changing it soon, because the lay-out was a bit rushed, and Bianca seemed appalled that I'm even using it. ^^ Enjoy!
Movie Marathoning..
10:18 AM
I downloaded some random movies that I was curious about, one of them being The Talented Mr. Ripley. I was curious about the film because, as you may or may not know, Matt Damon won sexiest man of the year last year, i think. This I find rather hard to accept, cause I do not find him appealing in the least bit. So anyway, it turns out his friends George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Ben Afleck have been campaigning for him to win the said title (for a couple of years now?). George Clooney was clearly very passionate about it. XD In an interview, he said that the moment he watched The Talented Mr. Ripley, he was sure Damon should get the award, and when Damon lost to another "Matt" last last year,McConaughey that is, Clooney said they'd be tightening the "campaign" for 2007. So I downloaded it out of curiosity. And it helped that Jude Law was in the movie. XD
"The thing with Dickie - it's like the sun shines on you and it's glorious,
then he forgets you and it's very very cold." -Gwyneth Paltrow, The Talented Mr. Ripley
But the movie ended up depressing me. @_@ So I stopped watching it and then my computer said it didn't have space, so I deleted it before I could even finish. ^^; I'm not really sure why it depressed me, but then again, the movie had so many tangled lies, and what not. Plus you get to think about how life is unfair and how people treat others as dispensable, or how some people just act without thinking and get themselves into horrible situations... Urgh. @_@ And the fact that you think you know it'll end bad, cause how else can it end? It was crazy.
Another movie I downloaded was The Covenant, which was weird cause the moment I finished downloading it, I found out it was playing on HBO. Hehe.. I actually saw it on TV while I was on the computer, except my download was complete and the movie on HBO was halfway through, so I watched it on the computer anyway. :p
I also downloaded Tristan and Isolde for some people at home, since I've watched the movie. ^^ Again, I got so irritated with Tristan and his "foolish" ways. -_- But if I recall correctly, the real story didn't have him as foolish. -_-
I also downloaded Stardust, but it was of bad quality so I deleted it. :p
And finally, I've also been downloading more ebooks. I actually can't believe how much ebooks Bianca and I now have. XD Though I have a feeling neither of us can finish reading all of them, and I still need to get used to them. XD No matter, at least we have a wide selection.
To be fair...
2:11 PM
January 07, 2008
Last year wasn't all bad. Sure my wallet was stolen twice and my USB/mp3 player was stolen once, but through some uncanny twist of fate or luck, I got my wallet back once (minus the money though), and whoever took my USB accidentally left it a the table where I finally found it after several months. (Look, i know it was stolen, cause I thoroughly searched that room and turned up with nothing, and then several months later, I found the USB among some people's things on the table during lunch, after a *bunch* of girls occupied the said table with their laptops. Unfortunately, Gil couldn't remember who those girls were. -_-)
Plus, I got my dream cellphone last year too! And it's been my dream phone for as long as I can remember. ^^;
And also, I finally got decent grades last semester! Yes! After several semesters not making the CS cut, things finally turned around. I don't know if it's the fact that I decided to be a plain member in all my orgs, or just that I sleep more this year, or I was simply so very lucky last sem, but things have improved. (In case you don't know, my New Year's resolution last year was to sleep more by sleeping earlier. Someone actually mocked my resolution, and I'll never forget that, but I saw it through. :D)
Cause really, I turn into a bumbling idiot when I lack sleep. Contrary to my resolution, I fell asleep at 2 for my last exam due to a combination of cramming, and noisy, inconsiderate roommates. What resulted was a genuine bangag disaster. During the exam, I spent some time wondering why the given period for computation was Nov1,2007 to Oct31,2008. I kept thinking, why in the world would they give us 1 year + 1 month for computation? Maybe the given was wrong.. @_@ And why did I think that? For some weird reason, my mind was telling me that November came BEFORE October in the year. My very mental image of the month timelines had November before October within the year. Also, later that night, Bern was joking a cousin that she was already 27 years old. Trying to play along, I couldn't figure what Bianca and my age was supposed to be. @_@ I almost said 26 and 25. Luckily, Bianca answered 28 before I did, and I remembered I would be 29. And of course, let's not forget the classic tale of how I call right left and left right when I lack sleep. As in I genuinely think that everything I see on the right is on the left and vice versa. Hence I flunked some Statistics exam cause the Normal curve was skewed in one direction while I kept answering another (in full confidence of the theory after a night of studying, I might add. It's frustrating that something this simple can let you down. -_-) It's like my mind goes into auto-mental-image-reversal when I'm tired. @_@
But anyway, I lost my trail of thought. And finally, I got to read a lot of good books last year. :D Last year marked the start of my ebook reading phase, but this year really got it kicked off to a slight fever pitch.. :D
Brain Freeze! @_@
12:32 PM
WAAAH!! I really really really hate it when I'm suddenly called on by a teacher to recite or read something in class, especially when I wasn't listening or wasn't in the least bit ready. I swear, when that happens, I think the blood freezes in my veins and stops flowing through my brain. I really go blank. T__T
For instance, my teacher returned a quiz and said that she'd be calling 3 random people to read their essays. As usual, when a teacher declares recitation, I get really nervous and spend the rest of the time forcing my heart rate down and keeping calm. (Really, this always happens, which is why I really dislike my law classes. Half the time I'm sitting on the edge of my seat and praying not to be called. -_-) Anyway, she started from the top of the class list, and then she called a second person whose name came after mine alphabetically. So I finally was able to relax, convincing myself that she had bypassed my name. So I started reading my test, comparing answers with my seatmates etc., i think I even spaced out a bit, enjoying my relief, when suddenly... she called my name. Considering I wasn't listening, and that I had my heart rate all calmed down and that I wasn't ready at all, the shock caused me to stare blankly at her and say "huh?". I think I heard one of my classmate wonder why I was so shocked, and all the while, my heart rate went into rapid escalation. From calm to panic, my poor heart no longer had the benefit of nervousness as a warm-up. -_-
And so when I stood in front of the class to read my short 5 sentence essay, my voice broke around 3 times and I sounded like I had just run a marathon before coming in front to read cause I had to keep breaking off for lack of breath. Hinihingal. I don't know why it happens, but it was so mortifyingly embarrassing nevertheless. I HATE PRESENTING/RECITING/MAKING SPEECHES! I'm a college student and I still can't handle essay reading. It's not like that was even really difficult. I'm truly pathetic. ---_____---
Happy New Year~!
7:25 PM
January 01, 2008
I have to start the year with a happier note don't I? XD
Happy New Year!!
Come fly with me! XD Let's leave 2007 behind! XD
Another Ending.
6:46 PM
2007. It felt like a really fast year, faster than most, for some strange reason. It feels like just a couple of months ago that I was reading the newspapers about the highs and lows of 2006, and here I am doing it again for 2007. I'm shocked to think that our dog is now a year old, that I have new cousins, graduating friends, but that I surprisingly still have the same interests. For instance, the dvds I bought last year were the earlier seasons of the dvds I got this time around, I still have the same favorite Christmas album, same favorite Christmas food, still trying to cram in a book or two to the closing year's have-read list, etc., etc.
I dunno if I'll be overgeneralizing, but I'm not sure if I loved the year I turned 21 very much. Aside from the comforting pattern that my life seems to have fallen into, I once again (just like the past few years) felt the sweep of change around me, as always leaving me behind to watch the retreating backs of those familiar things and faces that have taken the inevitable steps forward in their life. Just like last year and the years before that, I always end up with the feeling that I've been left behind again, still a creature unfailingly scared of change.
Several years ago, my cousins left for the US, and France moved in and out of our house, etc. This year, my grandmother died, and the house where my cousins and my sisters and I used to play in was sold and demolished. The garage where we sprayed water from a hose to make miniature rainbows is nothing but rubble, even its contents are gone who knows where, sequestered as they were by my shameless aunt. This year, Rob can drive already while I can't, and I had my wallet stolen twice within this past 5 months. I've a bunch of arguments left unresolved and suddenly, everyone is so busy that things like Christmas get-togethers have to be pushed aside. I can no longer write well, and what little drawing prowess I ever had seems to have disappeared as well. And one of the few things I've noticed that has changed in me is that perhaps I've grown more cynical and critical than ever! X_X
I'm almost dreading to think what this next year holds. What it will take from me, and what it'll leave me to become. Afterall, 22 was never a very lucky number for me. ^^; But then again, if 21 was bad, maybe things will turn around. Hopefully. HopefullyHopefullyHopefully. After all, hope beats everything, or so I understand from Dream's little game with some demon in the Sandman. ^^; Cheers everybody! May this coming year be a better one for us all! Let's aim for a happier ending this time around! Hurrah! \(^_^)/
To my infinite shock, I found out this morning that Heath Ledger, age 28, died last January 22, 2008. T___T Why?!? Strangely enough, Bianca and I had been talking about him lately, since we caught a film on TV with one of his ex's.
Johnny Depp is a genius! I liked it, despite the fact that some people I watched it with insisted that it was a feel bad movie and that there were moments I couldn't bear to watch. :p But that was expected. For one thing, a newspaper article called Sweeney Todd a character out for retribution and not redemption. And that is just what he gets. ^^
Mayama with Yamada while talking to Rika-san. ^^ I have to say though, the movie Yamada looked better for the part than this girl here. There are moments when this girl isn't even pretty. T_T
Morita. Definitely the most disappointing in the cast. How could they pick this guy to play Morita?!? T_T I don't even love Morita half as much as I do Takemoto, but I was devastated with this Morita nonetheless.
Hagu. I think the movie Hagu was better suited for the role, but this girl is okay too. ^^
Appropriately the moment when Mayama should have said: "That is the first time I witnessed the moment when someone falls in love". Can you feel it just by looking at the picture? I do. XD
And here we see Takemoto watching Hagu talking to Morita. Ah, the sadness... I can't believe anyone would pick Morita (the dorama Morita that is) over Takemoto!
