Early Morning

It's funny if you think about it. Today, all of us are early in the office. Leslie was here first at 7:30. (Yep, you read it right, s-e-v-e-n-t-h-i-r-t-y-i-n-t-h-e-m-o-r-n-i-n-g.) I was so shocked I almost dropped my croissant and tall cup of decaf cafe latte with almond syrup (Ahehe. I thought I'd put it in. Starbucks is a luxury that I can live without, but I indulge in on a day like this.) Oh joy!!! She brought loads of Oishi Bread Pan. Yummy. Denis trailed in after a half hour or so. He was surprised for a bit, and went on to complain about a party last night. (Bless his heart. He complains about parties.) Well, at least no one is not that grumpy. Leslie discovered that traffic is uber uber light during the early hours of the morning. And that it's not that hot. Yet.

Okay, nag-away/flirt na naman sila. Over a pack of Bread Pan. And then one of them insulted the other. The other wanted to return the bread pan (but refused to turn it over -- anlabo.) (Pag kayong dalawa nagkatuluyaaannnn...)

Then there was the story of the lost number of a certain Rock Ed vendor. After 54 expletives, 3 oil control films, several rounds of diner dash on my phone, it was finally found.

What a very early morning, indeed.

Two Hours

That's the amount of sleep I get every night in between trips to the bathroom to pee. It's so hot and humid at night, that I just drink several glasses of water before I dive into bed. Those glasses of water promptly wake me up after two hours. I stumble to the bathroom. Pee. Go to the kitchen. Drink more water. And then two hours later you know what happens. It's a cycle that I'm unable to get out off.

Of course, during the day, I drink more more more water. I go through about three quarters of a gallon during the time I'm sitting in the office. Which means, I zip through the bathroom every 20 mins or so. I don't care. Ang init sa earth!

Have to go. Bathroom break.

"MALINIS PLEASE" Join Rock Ed's Gathering for Clean Elections

"MALINIS PLEASE"

A Rock Ed gathering to demand for honest elections
May 10 2007Amoranto Stadium

music.poetry.film.fine arts

(dance provided by the audience)

6-9pm - the CLEAN CONCERT
Noel Cabangon, Joey Ayala, CynthiaAlexander, Kamuning Drive, Paolo Santos


930-1am - the HONEST CONCERT

Radioactive Sago Project, Chicosci, Kjwan,Giniling Festival, Paramita,UpdharmaDown, Makatha, Kapatid,Greyhoundz, JuanPabloDream, Peryodiko,Stonefree,and many more.


Watch short films and photo-exhibits from leading film makers and photographers of the country on the video wall.


No tickets will be sold. (Download file here, fill it up, bring a valid ID and present at gate.)

To enter email info@rockedphilippines.org
Show printed reply plus a valid photo-ID.

Or wear a Rock Ed T-shirt and showvalid ID. (school ID, work ID,driver's license, NGO ID, SK ID, NatlYouth Commission ID)

Come in White.Come in Peace.Malinis please.

Let them hear your voice. That you demand honest elections.

Tulad Ng Dati, A Review

After missing last year's cinemalaya and hearing great reviews about this film, I was so excited to hear that it was being shown in SM's digital theaters. Nards and I caught the film on its opening day.



I enjoyed watching the film. It was poignant in way because it reminded me of the sad passing of Teddy Diaz and those Storm days. (The whole time I was watching the movie, I was getting flashbacks. I also remembered my collection of The Dawn tapes which I played over and over til they were worn out!) It was funny too! They were all funny! But Francis had me laughing uproariously at his remarks and his hero-wannabe-almost-SWAT-like-on-sedatives antic!



Overall, I liked it. It's The Dawn. And I think they'll always top my list of favorite bands.



The film quality, considering it was digital, was very good. The editing wasn't tight enough though. The movie was a tad bit too long. I was getting impatient at some point because the main plot kept getting sidetracked by some additional plots.



I still like it though. :) Wonder if it's coming out on DVD....



To view trailer, click here.

How Was Your Weekend?

A bright summer morning on a Saturday in April would often find people still in bed, catching up on zzz's from a late friday night or on their way to a long weekend out of town. Not in Futkal. Yesterday, Rock Ed joined Coach Peter and other Futkal volunteers to teach football to children in a poor community. Under the heat of the summer sun, Futkal volunteers taught children how to play football, directing warm up exercises, and refereed games. The children were excited. Despite the fact that some of them, didn't have shoes or slippers, they played. Shrieks of laughter, whistles and the slaps of barefeet on the concrete were all that could be heard, punctuated with Coach Romario's (who was not very fluent in Filipino) shouts of "Pwesto!"

Hopefully, more children from these communities will be engaged in football because it only requires a large playing space, two sets of slippers to act as goals, and a ball. It doesn't need a court like basketball. Maybe, these children will be more encouraged to involve themselves in more productive activities with their spare time. Maybe, this will keep them out of trouble.

Kudos to you Peter, and the rest of the Futkal volunteers! We need more people like you.


21 April 2007, Highway Hills
Photo credit: Nards&Aggie

Lego Addicts

When Beng told us that Lego had an exhibit in Megamall, we packed the camera and left post haste.

Watching the exhibit was punctuated with, "can we buy lego? can we? can we? huh? can we?"

Megamall
Photo Credit: Nards&Aggie

A Study of Flora & Fauna

Another assignment in photography. These are taken from my Mom's garden.

Taken during Holy Thursday, 2007

Cat in a Bus

Princess Paws shared this link with me.

I knew cats were always the smarter ones. :)

Kapal

I wrote an entry about this a few months ago. And followed it up with another.

This is the third.

All I can say is, no self-respecting human being would have the nerve to sell this to a friend knowing that it's worthless. It takes an extraordinary amount of "kakapalan" to pull this off. Congratulations. You obviously are.

300

Notwithstanding the screen full of he-men with six pack abs that have taken the actors months to develop, the film 300, so far, is the best film I've watched that has been based from a graphic novel. I feel that "based" is a very loose term here; especially since the producers have been very faithful to the images that Frank Miller drew on his novel. (Click here for photos.) Although there were very very slight additions to the original story, it was tastefully incorporated and simply enhanced the original plot.



Editing was tight and done just the way I like it. There was no wasted time nor wasted image. Everything contributed to the story. (In fact, after watching 300, Nards and I always say after watching badly edited films, why can't they do a 300?) And the computer imaging and the transformations that were done, just take a look at this photo:



I didn't think I'd enjoy it, especially after seeing other graphic novels-turned-into-a-movie that were wretchedly done, but that rapidly changed when I saw the opening scenes.



It's a must watch.