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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
[random thoughts]
it could have been my first time to go to any of bolinao's beaches, and for that matter, just to go there for leisure. when i go to bolinao, it's either to visit the grave of my grandfather or accompany my mom to settle some matters. circumstances would not permit it.
it is supposed to be a season of good cheer. for my cousins and my aunt, it may not turn out to be such. losing a husband and a father is something nobody expected at this time. my cousins are still all in school. all of a sudden, their dad is taken away from them. though the prelude had been so long, i would like to think that their minds are finally at ease, albeit, in a very melancholy way. i have no better words with which to express my condolences to you tita cyn, tj, pat and alana. i know you can get through this. be strong and don't forget that there are many people around who are willing to help, just as how your family has always done in the past.
i don't want to end this post on a sad note.
i arrived here in dagupan at 12 mn. this was because i was able to leave qc by 7pm. this after having had a movie marathon (of the four i got to watch only two), a drinking session at around 10 in the morning, and more kwentuhan afterward with pizza for lunch. i don't think i can do justice to the experience right now. another time. when we get back from the funeral.
and um, christmas is right around the corner, poking its head out. don't feel it yet. i felt some semblance of the spirit when i was watching the fireworks after the lantern parade (this one really blew me away - ang galing talaga) with pinoy christmas songs being played on the background. rightn ow, there's nothing else i can feel that comes close to the happiness brought about by christmas.
it is supposed to be a season of good cheer. for my cousins and my aunt, it may not turn out to be such. losing a husband and a father is something nobody expected at this time. my cousins are still all in school. all of a sudden, their dad is taken away from them. though the prelude had been so long, i would like to think that their minds are finally at ease, albeit, in a very melancholy way. i have no better words with which to express my condolences to you tita cyn, tj, pat and alana. i know you can get through this. be strong and don't forget that there are many people around who are willing to help, just as how your family has always done in the past.
i don't want to end this post on a sad note.
i arrived here in dagupan at 12 mn. this was because i was able to leave qc by 7pm. this after having had a movie marathon (of the four i got to watch only two), a drinking session at around 10 in the morning, and more kwentuhan afterward with pizza for lunch. i don't think i can do justice to the experience right now. another time. when we get back from the funeral.
and um, christmas is right around the corner, poking its head out. don't feel it yet. i felt some semblance of the spirit when i was watching the fireworks after the lantern parade (this one really blew me away - ang galing talaga) with pinoy christmas songs being played on the background. rightn ow, there's nothing else i can feel that comes close to the happiness brought about by christmas.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
k o k o l o g y
kokology. quite a funny-sounding word, no?
i don't know where this word originated, but it is the title of a series of books which delves into the psych/e(?) of an individual by providing the basis for or an insight into the answers given to questions based on a specific situation.
ate macel just bougt one of the books. in the aftermath of eating, and talking in groups, and basically having nothing else to do as a collective (the Sonic collective, if i may say so) supposedly enjoying a Christmas party, some of us held class and answered questions, sharing a bit of our answers, and agreeing and vehemently denying the interpretation of some of our answers.
in the trash can-related question, the loose pieces of trash spilling from the can signify the image people have of me - something about me being straightforward and/or being righteous - but that it's only superficial. for deep inside, i'm actually keeping a lot of feelings bottled up, not providing for an opportunity to let them free.
in the cinderella story, the thing that stood out for me most of all is the image of Cinderella being transformed into the beautiful lady complete with paraphernalia and servants by the fairy godmother. yes, it's got something to do with me being optimistic in life, my expectations all high above, neglecting the fact that oftentimes, reality is many times less wonderful than our dreams. in the real world, practical approaches are needed, but due to this overly optimistic nature of mine, i tend to think of things in a grander way, which do not really help me. there's something else related to my ambitiousness but i couldn't find that train of thought.
both hit right on target. the first one is a matter of nature. i guess the second one also is, me being a dreamer and all. however, i think some aspects of it could be remedied, like me staying grounded in reality. for the questions regarding relationships, i must say i can't fully relate as yet, especially when the discussion turns to the type that requires, well, basically, romance.
note: seems like wasn't able to provide a sort of conclusion for the thoughts enumerated aboe. but i'll post them anyway. hehe.
i don't know where this word originated, but it is the title of a series of books which delves into the psych/e(?) of an individual by providing the basis for or an insight into the answers given to questions based on a specific situation.
ate macel just bougt one of the books. in the aftermath of eating, and talking in groups, and basically having nothing else to do as a collective (the Sonic collective, if i may say so) supposedly enjoying a Christmas party, some of us held class and answered questions, sharing a bit of our answers, and agreeing and vehemently denying the interpretation of some of our answers.
in the trash can-related question, the loose pieces of trash spilling from the can signify the image people have of me - something about me being straightforward and/or being righteous - but that it's only superficial. for deep inside, i'm actually keeping a lot of feelings bottled up, not providing for an opportunity to let them free.
in the cinderella story, the thing that stood out for me most of all is the image of Cinderella being transformed into the beautiful lady complete with paraphernalia and servants by the fairy godmother. yes, it's got something to do with me being optimistic in life, my expectations all high above, neglecting the fact that oftentimes, reality is many times less wonderful than our dreams. in the real world, practical approaches are needed, but due to this overly optimistic nature of mine, i tend to think of things in a grander way, which do not really help me. there's something else related to my ambitiousness but i couldn't find that train of thought.
both hit right on target. the first one is a matter of nature. i guess the second one also is, me being a dreamer and all. however, i think some aspects of it could be remedied, like me staying grounded in reality. for the questions regarding relationships, i must say i can't fully relate as yet, especially when the discussion turns to the type that requires, well, basically, romance.
note: seems like wasn't able to provide a sort of conclusion for the thoughts enumerated aboe. but i'll post them anyway. hehe.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
[walang maisip na title]
if there's anything that this sem is becoming, it's that i'm starting to regret sticking with my course. i've finally surpassed the math series. i've just about made enough to get over with physics 71. and now, here comes physics 72. if what my prof said was true, my brain isn't interconnected enough for me to fully comprehend the ideas being presentd in all these science courses. my head just swims through the concepts in physics. and when it's time for recit or quiz - i usually don't remember a thing of what was discussed the previous day. and it's like everything's so simple during the lecture, but when the questions come raining in, i don't know what happened to what i knew then. it's like my brain isn't processing the data. it just looks at them and throws them out. nothing there to retain. awhile ago, i was thinking, i really lke to read so why hadn't i taken a literature-related course. food technology being a majorly technical course, i don't know if i can't make it in the industry. and more students are taking up the course nowadays. i'd be dead meat.
and now, it's time to think of a probable thesis topic and right now, i've had no good ideas.
mantra to self: must not invite bad vibes, must no invite bad vibes. just go, go, go.
yes, i was on a roll awhile ago, just looking up on anything that may possibly yield anything. the place left to scour is the net. and oh yeah, need to look through my notes, especially those during the food chem classes. might find something that'll set off a spark.
***
november just breezed through and gone, leaving me with an impression of having wasted the past month. to think that this sem is thesis proposal sem. it was like, my only real (read: serious) class was physics. in kas 2, sir neil was usually interspersing jokes and stories into the lesson, which comes in the form of carefully prepared handouts giving just a general overview of the topics. we could while away the time just laughing at what sir was saying. we had our first meeting in he 101 last wednesday. and i've got an essay due tomorrow about a treasured object (which i'm having a hard time identifying that's why i'm blogging for the lost time, haha). hrim 112 just serves to remind me that i'm no longer used to having 7am classes. there hasn't been a class day where i was on time. thankfully, our prof doesn't arrive at 7 on the dot, so at tleast, there's some leeway for me. although i forgot to anticipate the traffic caused about by the one-way policy in the acad oval, thus making the toki jeep's route further. but ma'am was later than me today so it's fine. as for fs 192, well, it has been so-so the past weeks. however, with the lessons in material/mass balance, i don't think it'll be easy anymore. analytical skills need to kick in. i just hope i have enough of those to serve me well in the exam on january 11.
and now, it's time to think of a probable thesis topic and right now, i've had no good ideas.
mantra to self: must not invite bad vibes, must no invite bad vibes. just go, go, go.
yes, i was on a roll awhile ago, just looking up on anything that may possibly yield anything. the place left to scour is the net. and oh yeah, need to look through my notes, especially those during the food chem classes. might find something that'll set off a spark.
november just breezed through and gone, leaving me with an impression of having wasted the past month. to think that this sem is thesis proposal sem. it was like, my only real (read: serious) class was physics. in kas 2, sir neil was usually interspersing jokes and stories into the lesson, which comes in the form of carefully prepared handouts giving just a general overview of the topics. we could while away the time just laughing at what sir was saying. we had our first meeting in he 101 last wednesday. and i've got an essay due tomorrow about a treasured object (which i'm having a hard time identifying that's why i'm blogging for the lost time, haha). hrim 112 just serves to remind me that i'm no longer used to having 7am classes. there hasn't been a class day where i was on time. thankfully, our prof doesn't arrive at 7 on the dot, so at tleast, there's some leeway for me. although i forgot to anticipate the traffic caused about by the one-way policy in the acad oval, thus making the toki jeep's route further. but ma'am was later than me today so it's fine. as for fs 192, well, it has been so-so the past weeks. however, with the lessons in material/mass balance, i don't think it'll be easy anymore. analytical skills need to kick in. i just hope i have enough of those to serve me well in the exam on january 11.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
just gotta say this...
just can't get this out of my head - just a little while ago, it was at the back of my mind, but it has now graduated to occupy my major thinking - so i'm making an entry out of it (just taking a break from reading various technical studies, hehe). in between talking about the peopling of Asia's different regions, sir Neil asked those who watched what they thought of Jan Dara (which was shown at the UP Cine Adarna last Friday at 10:30 am). after a silent reply and talking about what one of his students (someone who from Poveda) remarked about it, he proceeded to talk about the remarkable directors in Asian cinema. it turns out the director of Jan Dara is the one who directed the smash hit movie Nana, though i've never heard of it - unless it's the one the Japanese anime is based on. anyway, he also talked about three Chinese directors and he was quite aghast that none of us knew them. i actually knew one of them. of course, it's wong kar wai. but he being seated, and i seating second to the last at the end of the row in one corner of the room and with a voice that could barely be heard was not able to express my acquaintance with the famous wong kar wai, even if it was only with watching his films. the other director he mentioned was the one who helmed farewell, my concubine, a title i was familiar with but which i had never laid eyes on. anyway, it really bothers me now that he left the class without knowing that at least one of us knew one of the more artistic people in cinema that he was talking about. looking at it now, the fact that he was seating, the location of my seat which many times obstructs my view of him, and also the observation that he usually directs his view at the other side of the room, would've made any efforts of mine to express recognition of the director quite futile. but still, i could've raised my hand or intensified my voice since he was able to hear me when i expressed recognition of one famous miyazaki and his movie spirited away, but who, unfortunately, was the wrong person and film since he was referring to one of the pillars of Japanese cinema, along with Ozu whom joyce meant to movie-marathon with me (next week, dood). oh well, it's not really that big of a deal. but i have the notion that he thinks his students are not yet open to wider and more alternative cultures like the Asian culture which would be befitting students of asian history. but there's the notion that most, or almost all, of his students are freshies, and since many come from the provinces, one can't expect such influences to pierce the barrier set up by American imperialism. and i couldn't have answered satisfactorily if he asked me what i thought of wong kar wai's films, me being a passionate passive absorber instead of being a critically thinking viewer. one of my many pitfalls, something i was able to enumerate when i was taking a bath. more on that another time. maybe this morning, when i'm feeling like it. anyway, i'm getting back back to the thermal process contaminants.
Friday, November 23, 2007
the UP Underground Music Community and the UP Music Circle present: One UP, One Music
Come see UP Music at its finest, with One UP, One Music: three roaring nights of non-stop music. The first was last night at Purple Haze in Tomas Morato.Catch the rest at the following venues on these dates:
November 23 at Freedom Bar, Anonas, QC
with performances by
G3 Collab Band
Purple Chickens
Aki
Sacramento
Sandlady
Pin-Up Girls and
Rex
November 30 at Big Sky Mind
with the following bands:
B3 Collab Band
Fourplay
Jeebuz
Matilda
The Out of Body Special
La Passionaria
Wanwurd
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
about covers
there's something about covers (of songs, that is) which i don't like. i am not against people doing their own versions of such and such songs on the videoke machine. however, when i hear them being played on the radio, especially those senti/mellow love songs, i am quite irked. i mean there's the knowledge that those songs have been sung before, by their original artists. you're stuck with the feel of the original version, the inflections, the emotion imparted by the original interpreter of the song. so it feels like these singers doing the covers only wish to imitate what the song had been like but they will never live up to the original one. i mean if you sing One Last Cry in the same way that it was sung before, what's the merit of doing it? if the cover entailed a change in the style, the arrangement, imbibing a feel that is altogether new to the listener, kind of recreating the old one but adding something else for the listener, now that would be a worthwhile listen, a reasonable investment of recording funds and promotional materials. i'm sorry for fans of these "revivals." unless the revival was the first version of the song that i'vve heard, i may not mind or be irked as much. well, i'm not really a fan of senti songs. but as a fan of sound, i do not really want to subject my ears to such kind of listening fare.
Monday, October 22, 2007
another convoluted affair a.k.a. dilemma of the growing up kid
Click, starring Adam Sandler, is the movie to watch for protracted ambitions and time wasted on the mundane, for those people who, with the tons of stuff they think they need to do to get on with life essentially forget what is the important thing about living.
life is not about making the most amount of money, the promotions, the highest post in any company. on the way to the top, you might have lost your loved ones, the time you may have spent with your kids, wife, parents, with your dog.
the movie moved me, releasing forth a trickle of lacrimal secretions. we want to be happy. I want to be happy. but the quest for happiness is not easy. it's not eternal, but it is not always short-lived. it is often thought of that money can bring you to happiness, and thus, establishing money's importance in this material world, when in fact, you can be really, truly be happy without it. but duh, how would you be able to continue doing the things that make you happy if you don't have the moolah to get you from day to day - you know you have to eat, pay the bills, et cetera. living does complicate everything, even if you only wish to live a simple life. no matter how much simplicity you want in life, people around you would not approve, would be expecting more from you, and you'd just be pressured, hence, happiness, or its or more desired relative, contentment, becomes something that is not easy to achieve, setting you on a path of, if not spontaneous combustion, a few decades of working your ass off just to taste even a small piece of it.
hence, the need to graduate as soon as possible. hence, the need to stop procrastinating, to do things like a serious student would, the type who would be the employer's first choice for a good-paying job right after graduation, the type who plans everything ahead of time. thus, spelling the need for me to give up my, quote-unquote, sources of happiness.
but no, i am not that kind of person. or i do not wish to produce that change within myself yet. or i may be simply scared that the i won't be able to live up to the changes demanded of me. i'm only 21, i'm still enjoying life. i'm still imbibing insights and going through various wondrous and sometimes forgettable experiences. i'm still enjoying the spontaniety afforded by this lifestyle.
my dear self, another of the debates mind-inherent which i have to resolve. and quick. there's not much time left. actually, i do not have much choice. i just have to condition myself, program my mind to accept that that is what is supposed to happen. it refuses to do so now, but as things stand, i think there's no other alternative for my future.
and here i am presently, seriously hoping, wishing that there would be.
Friday, October 5, 2007
will be studying for math in a while
yes, i will be after i'm done committing these thoughts to electronic form, eventually letting it make its way to digital obscureness...
would you believe it, the sem's finally at its last two weeks. and this sem of mine is unlike any other. i've never had so many exams in a single week. tomorrow is the last long exam for math (and i'm confident i'd be able to cram tonight since i've slept most of the afternoon off, waking up at around 10 pm tonight. all because of watching a few more episdoes of heroes last night, and then staying up till 4 am to make a private repeat screening of take the lead). so next week goes like this:
monday: third exam for physics 71
wednesday: finals for chem 150 and 150.1 (two different subjects, thus, two different exams)
thursday (eto ang madugo): finals for math 54, 3rd long exaam for FN 11, finals for physics 71
oha! well, i'm not really used to having exam-dense weeks. di naman kasi ako eng'g na madalas nakakaranas nito. it was only this sem that these things are happening. siyempre, mag-trinity ba naman. ayan tuloy.
for next sem, (yeah, buti na lang nakapag-crs na ko) medyo pangit ang sked. kelangan bang kainin ng isang major ang halos buong thursday ko? makes it hard for me to enlist in any more classes. either i would have no class on monday, or i'll jampack all my classes in the TF block. which is what i've done since i don't have any other choice. ay, i still have class on monday, since i'll be taking physics 72. my subjects for next sem looks like this:
Physics 72: MTThF 12-1
FS 199: Th 9-12 lab, 1-3 lec
FS 192: T 1-3 lec, F 1-4 lab
Eng 1: TF 8:30-10 (um yeah, i think i have to take this because of the intricacies in our curriculum which requires me to take 9 units on communication skills which includes this but not Eng 30 which i think would more beneficial; but because i've reached my quota for AH subjects, i am not able to take this subject)
PI 100: TF 8:30-10
HE 101: W 1-4
Sport Climbing M 8:30-10:30 and
Tennis: MTh 7-8 or 7:30-8:30
that's a total of 19 units. i'm pretty confident that i'll be able to take all of these subjects (well, not the two pe subjects but i'll be going for one of them) since i've indicated graduating on my profile - which i should be, in a sem or two.
i've also looked up other subjects, particularly in comparative lit and film. most film subjects have been restricted and in those that were not were skeds that i could not possibly enlist because of conflicts with either my fs 192 or fs 199 (darn subject). i'm also interested in the CL 121 which is like a start of a series since it's critical approaches to lit 1 (this is not really the course title but something like it) and the next two subjects are the same with increasing value of the number after the course title. but even if they'd be available for my sked, i won't be able to take now since i've other requried subjects to take such as kas 2, pi 100 and he 101. other subjects that i still need to take are another ge (mst - i'm targeting geol1), hrim 112 (which is not offered this sem - i should've taken it this sem). looks like i've only got 9 units left after the second sem. this includes my thesis proper. then that means i've got lots of time for film/CL/foreign language subjects. there are a lot of integrated 10-11 subjects for many foreign languages and i think that'd be fun. it's kinda like physics or math which you take for one and a half hours everyday.
am quite talkative, aren't i. i was spurned by this talk of subjects enlisted. still an eager student, but not really when i'm already taking those subjects. being a student, i practically tackle things on a day-to-day basis, that's why i'm cramming for tomorrow's exam - which is what i've been doing ever since high school. the reluctant student...
who, among other things, misses futbol. i haven't played in two weeks. the last game was during the milestone tournament. i didn't play that long since i'm not a very effective player in terms of getting our offense to drive the ball towards the goal - much less, making a goal myself. i was quite down after that game. after all the months that i've been playing, i haven't actually been able to progress that much. i take a long time to warm up to a game, and since the 5-a-side tourney lasts 12 minutes, i won't be able to unleash my full game which i'm wont to do during scrimmages at training. i think there's also that follower factor. i usually opt to follow the more dominant personalities in the my team, and since my teammates are also my orgmates who i hang out with, their personalities off the field are those that count - and i am a naturally timid person. i think i am comfortable with being the support of others, even to the point of doing things for others in an entirely non-futbol related way and not in any sort of green-minded way. when there are no other dominant personalities in the group that i'm working with, i notice that i sort of take the leader role. partial conclusion: i need a personality development course, and i also need more substantial training (like what kuya Carl has said).
song that's playing in my head: Rent from the movie musical Rent
current obsession: Death note cosplayers. see their poster at http://blackmage9.deviantart.com
would you believe it, the sem's finally at its last two weeks. and this sem of mine is unlike any other. i've never had so many exams in a single week. tomorrow is the last long exam for math (and i'm confident i'd be able to cram tonight since i've slept most of the afternoon off, waking up at around 10 pm tonight. all because of watching a few more episdoes of heroes last night, and then staying up till 4 am to make a private repeat screening of take the lead). so next week goes like this:
monday: third exam for physics 71
wednesday: finals for chem 150 and 150.1 (two different subjects, thus, two different exams)
thursday (eto ang madugo): finals for math 54, 3rd long exaam for FN 11, finals for physics 71
oha! well, i'm not really used to having exam-dense weeks. di naman kasi ako eng'g na madalas nakakaranas nito. it was only this sem that these things are happening. siyempre, mag-trinity ba naman. ayan tuloy.
for next sem, (yeah, buti na lang nakapag-crs na ko) medyo pangit ang sked. kelangan bang kainin ng isang major ang halos buong thursday ko? makes it hard for me to enlist in any more classes. either i would have no class on monday, or i'll jampack all my classes in the TF block. which is what i've done since i don't have any other choice. ay, i still have class on monday, since i'll be taking physics 72. my subjects for next sem looks like this:
Physics 72: MTThF 12-1
FS 199: Th 9-12 lab, 1-3 lec
FS 192: T 1-3 lec, F 1-4 lab
Eng 1: TF 8:30-10 (um yeah, i think i have to take this because of the intricacies in our curriculum which requires me to take 9 units on communication skills which includes this but not Eng 30 which i think would more beneficial; but because i've reached my quota for AH subjects, i am not able to take this subject)
PI 100: TF 8:30-10
HE 101: W 1-4
Sport Climbing M 8:30-10:30 and
Tennis: MTh 7-8 or 7:30-8:30
that's a total of 19 units. i'm pretty confident that i'll be able to take all of these subjects (well, not the two pe subjects but i'll be going for one of them) since i've indicated graduating on my profile - which i should be, in a sem or two.
i've also looked up other subjects, particularly in comparative lit and film. most film subjects have been restricted and in those that were not were skeds that i could not possibly enlist because of conflicts with either my fs 192 or fs 199 (darn subject). i'm also interested in the CL 121 which is like a start of a series since it's critical approaches to lit 1 (this is not really the course title but something like it) and the next two subjects are the same with increasing value of the number after the course title. but even if they'd be available for my sked, i won't be able to take now since i've other requried subjects to take such as kas 2, pi 100 and he 101. other subjects that i still need to take are another ge (mst - i'm targeting geol1), hrim 112 (which is not offered this sem - i should've taken it this sem). looks like i've only got 9 units left after the second sem. this includes my thesis proper. then that means i've got lots of time for film/CL/foreign language subjects. there are a lot of integrated 10-11 subjects for many foreign languages and i think that'd be fun. it's kinda like physics or math which you take for one and a half hours everyday.
am quite talkative, aren't i. i was spurned by this talk of subjects enlisted. still an eager student, but not really when i'm already taking those subjects. being a student, i practically tackle things on a day-to-day basis, that's why i'm cramming for tomorrow's exam - which is what i've been doing ever since high school. the reluctant student...
who, among other things, misses futbol. i haven't played in two weeks. the last game was during the milestone tournament. i didn't play that long since i'm not a very effective player in terms of getting our offense to drive the ball towards the goal - much less, making a goal myself. i was quite down after that game. after all the months that i've been playing, i haven't actually been able to progress that much. i take a long time to warm up to a game, and since the 5-a-side tourney lasts 12 minutes, i won't be able to unleash my full game which i'm wont to do during scrimmages at training. i think there's also that follower factor. i usually opt to follow the more dominant personalities in the my team, and since my teammates are also my orgmates who i hang out with, their personalities off the field are those that count - and i am a naturally timid person. i think i am comfortable with being the support of others, even to the point of doing things for others in an entirely non-futbol related way and not in any sort of green-minded way. when there are no other dominant personalities in the group that i'm working with, i notice that i sort of take the leader role. partial conclusion: i need a personality development course, and i also need more substantial training (like what kuya Carl has said).
song that's playing in my head: Rent from the movie musical Rent
current obsession: Death note cosplayers. see their poster at http://blackmage9.deviantart.com
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
an afternoon with joyce bernal
Kabababayan ko pala si Bb. Joyce Bernal, ang direktor ng ilang mga romance movies ng Star Cinema at kasalukuyang nagdidirek ng Pinoy version ng Marimar (ngayon ko lang nalaman na may ganito na pala). Kaso mejo na-starstruck ako nung huli kaya di nalang ako nagpakuha ng picture kasama siya. Naisip ko tuloy pagkatapos na dapat nagpakuha na lang ako tapos tatanungin ko siya kung sang bayan o siyudad siya dun. Curious lang naman.
First time kong makakita ng direktor na may mga proyekto sa mainstream audience. Iyong dati kasing napuntahan kong directing workshop, medyo indie ang kiling nila. Dalawa lang naman sila. Si Sir Khavn at si Sir Quark na pansamantalang nag-mainstream rin (siya ang nag-direk ng Keka at sumulat ng Gamitan). Iyong tema ng mga pelikula ni Sir Khavn ay hindi iyong mga aasahan mong makikita sa SM Cinemas o kung saan pang movie theater dito sa Pilipinas. Ang napanood ko palang sa gawa ni Sir Quark ay ang short film niyang A Date with Jao Mapa – tungkol sa isang deranged fanatic nung 90’s actor na nabanggit.
Meron na akong pseudo-impression tungkol kay Bb. Joyce sa pagbasa ko ng entry ni Tonet Jadaone tungkol sa karanasan niya bilang parte ng crew ng last movie ni Piolo na dinirek ni Bb. Joyce. Hindi ko maalala iyong pamagat o kung sino iyong leading lady basta ung latest movie niya.
Ang galing kasi ang daming insights na inoffer si Joyce Bernal (tatanggalin ko na po ang Bb. sa simula dahil hassle sa pag-type… pasensya). Halos iyong buong proseso ng pagdidirek ng isang pelikula ay na-cover niya. At dahil may karanasan siya sa mainstream o big-budget movie companies, marami siyang naimulat tungkol sa mga pangyayari sa mga ganitong klaseng proyekto. Well, sa akin lang ‘to bilang frustrated film major/filmmaker. Inemphasize niya na sa experience nanggaling ang mga pwede mong sabihin sa isang pelikula. Mahalaga ito dahil kung parati ka nalang spectator sa mga pangyayari sa paligid mo, ganito mo rin ipapakita ang eksenang hawig nito sa pelikula. Ang gamit nga niyang ehemplo ay ang isang nagtra-travel hanggang Pasay. Meron sumasakay sa MRT North EDSA station, merong naka-kotseng hindi naka-aircon at meron ding naka-kotse ng may aircon. Iba-iba ang pagtingin nila sa paligid, iba ang karanasan pag bigla silang pumunta sa Pasay sakay sa hindi nila nakasanayang moda ng transportasyon. At ikaw, bilang direktor, may bearing iyon sa mga shots (if ever may suggestions ka sa shots at hindi lang iyong cinematographer, kung meron man, ang nasusunod) na gagawin mo. Kung POV ba ng nasa MRT ang gagawin mong pagkuha sa mga aktor na nakasakay sa loob ng kotse, o sa puro OTS shots ng mga aktor sa loob ng kotse.
Isa pang importanteng bagay ay ang pagmamahal sa proyekto mo. Hindi naman lahat ng direktor sa Pilipinas ay magagawa ang kanilang “dream film” (sabi nga ni Joyce ay dream na lang talaga iyong sa kanya without specifying kung ano o tungkol saan ito). At buti kay Joyce, naging trabaho niya talaga ang pinag-aralan niya. Kahit ano man ang idirek mo, iba pa rin iyong may pangalan ka na sa industriya. Kaya kahit tingin mo hindi ganun ang kagandahan ng konsepto, basta mamahalin mo iyong proyektong iyan, may makikita ka pa ring maganda rito na magsisilbing inspirasyon mo. Kailangan rin naiintindihan mo ang mga ka-trabaho mo, lalo na ang mga artista kung wala silang paghuhugutan ng emosyon. Naku, dito medyo la kong K. Di naman kasi ako masyadong kumakabit sa mg emosyon ng lungkot o pagkawala o failure dahil iniisip ko lang sila nang sandali pagkatapos ay isasantabi ko na dahil alam kong kailangan nilang dumaan at pagkalaon ay lilipas din. Shinare niya iyong experience niya working with Onemig sa first movie niya. Meron siyang sort of dilemma dahil inaaya siya ni Onemig na mag-jetski para lang ma-experience niya ang pag-jetski. On the other hand, andun iyong crew at iyong set ready to shoot. Para lang mas madirek niya nang mas maayos si Onemig, sumama muna siyang mag-jetski at na-experience niya ang adrenaline rush na dulot ng jetskiing.
At kung sa artista naman, magandang iplay-up ang asset nila o good traits. Siyempre for commercial release ang mga pelikula niya, so at least iyong composition ng shots et cetera ay patok sa manonood. Dahil nariyan ang manonood hindi para sayo kundi para sa mga artista. Hindi iyong kung ano lang ang gusto mong makita ay siyang masusunod. Ano ka, e di para sayo na lang ang pelikulang iyan.
Na-engganyo talaga ako at wish ko na sana may pera at oras ako ngayon at mag-shoot lang ng mag-shoot. Marami pa talagang kwento na pwede mong sabihin. At sa bawat isang kwento, may iba’t-ibang paraan kung paano mo ito sasabihin. Nasa iyo na iyon bilang director. Tungkulin mong buuin ang kwento – dahil walang pelikula kung walang kwento. Marami kang pwedeng pagkuhanan ng ideya sa mga shots na pwede mong gawin. At ang ilaw – isang napakalakas na gamit. Pwedeng magbago ang itsura ng isang tao dahil sa ilaw. Pwede siyang magmukhang matanda o magmukhang wrinkle-free dahil sa oryentasyon ng ilaw sa isang partikular na eksena. Pwede rin tong mag-set ng mood para sa isang eksena, o para sa buong pelikula. Pwede kang abutin ng dalawang oras para sa pag-iilaw lang ng mukha ng isang artista. Nakakamangha talaga ang kapangyarihan ng ilaw. Nais kong matutunan to kahit sa photography lang muna.
Grabe, I can feel the vibe. Tara, shoot tayo.
First time kong makakita ng direktor na may mga proyekto sa mainstream audience. Iyong dati kasing napuntahan kong directing workshop, medyo indie ang kiling nila. Dalawa lang naman sila. Si Sir Khavn at si Sir Quark na pansamantalang nag-mainstream rin (siya ang nag-direk ng Keka at sumulat ng Gamitan). Iyong tema ng mga pelikula ni Sir Khavn ay hindi iyong mga aasahan mong makikita sa SM Cinemas o kung saan pang movie theater dito sa Pilipinas. Ang napanood ko palang sa gawa ni Sir Quark ay ang short film niyang A Date with Jao Mapa – tungkol sa isang deranged fanatic nung 90’s actor na nabanggit.
Meron na akong pseudo-impression tungkol kay Bb. Joyce sa pagbasa ko ng entry ni Tonet Jadaone tungkol sa karanasan niya bilang parte ng crew ng last movie ni Piolo na dinirek ni Bb. Joyce. Hindi ko maalala iyong pamagat o kung sino iyong leading lady basta ung latest movie niya.
Ang galing kasi ang daming insights na inoffer si Joyce Bernal (tatanggalin ko na po ang Bb. sa simula dahil hassle sa pag-type… pasensya). Halos iyong buong proseso ng pagdidirek ng isang pelikula ay na-cover niya. At dahil may karanasan siya sa mainstream o big-budget movie companies, marami siyang naimulat tungkol sa mga pangyayari sa mga ganitong klaseng proyekto. Well, sa akin lang ‘to bilang frustrated film major/filmmaker. Inemphasize niya na sa experience nanggaling ang mga pwede mong sabihin sa isang pelikula. Mahalaga ito dahil kung parati ka nalang spectator sa mga pangyayari sa paligid mo, ganito mo rin ipapakita ang eksenang hawig nito sa pelikula. Ang gamit nga niyang ehemplo ay ang isang nagtra-travel hanggang Pasay. Meron sumasakay sa MRT North EDSA station, merong naka-kotseng hindi naka-aircon at meron ding naka-kotse ng may aircon. Iba-iba ang pagtingin nila sa paligid, iba ang karanasan pag bigla silang pumunta sa Pasay sakay sa hindi nila nakasanayang moda ng transportasyon. At ikaw, bilang direktor, may bearing iyon sa mga shots (if ever may suggestions ka sa shots at hindi lang iyong cinematographer, kung meron man, ang nasusunod) na gagawin mo. Kung POV ba ng nasa MRT ang gagawin mong pagkuha sa mga aktor na nakasakay sa loob ng kotse, o sa puro OTS shots ng mga aktor sa loob ng kotse.
Isa pang importanteng bagay ay ang pagmamahal sa proyekto mo. Hindi naman lahat ng direktor sa Pilipinas ay magagawa ang kanilang “dream film” (sabi nga ni Joyce ay dream na lang talaga iyong sa kanya without specifying kung ano o tungkol saan ito). At buti kay Joyce, naging trabaho niya talaga ang pinag-aralan niya. Kahit ano man ang idirek mo, iba pa rin iyong may pangalan ka na sa industriya. Kaya kahit tingin mo hindi ganun ang kagandahan ng konsepto, basta mamahalin mo iyong proyektong iyan, may makikita ka pa ring maganda rito na magsisilbing inspirasyon mo. Kailangan rin naiintindihan mo ang mga ka-trabaho mo, lalo na ang mga artista kung wala silang paghuhugutan ng emosyon. Naku, dito medyo la kong K. Di naman kasi ako masyadong kumakabit sa mg emosyon ng lungkot o pagkawala o failure dahil iniisip ko lang sila nang sandali pagkatapos ay isasantabi ko na dahil alam kong kailangan nilang dumaan at pagkalaon ay lilipas din. Shinare niya iyong experience niya working with Onemig sa first movie niya. Meron siyang sort of dilemma dahil inaaya siya ni Onemig na mag-jetski para lang ma-experience niya ang pag-jetski. On the other hand, andun iyong crew at iyong set ready to shoot. Para lang mas madirek niya nang mas maayos si Onemig, sumama muna siyang mag-jetski at na-experience niya ang adrenaline rush na dulot ng jetskiing.
At kung sa artista naman, magandang iplay-up ang asset nila o good traits. Siyempre for commercial release ang mga pelikula niya, so at least iyong composition ng shots et cetera ay patok sa manonood. Dahil nariyan ang manonood hindi para sayo kundi para sa mga artista. Hindi iyong kung ano lang ang gusto mong makita ay siyang masusunod. Ano ka, e di para sayo na lang ang pelikulang iyan.
Na-engganyo talaga ako at wish ko na sana may pera at oras ako ngayon at mag-shoot lang ng mag-shoot. Marami pa talagang kwento na pwede mong sabihin. At sa bawat isang kwento, may iba’t-ibang paraan kung paano mo ito sasabihin. Nasa iyo na iyon bilang director. Tungkulin mong buuin ang kwento – dahil walang pelikula kung walang kwento. Marami kang pwedeng pagkuhanan ng ideya sa mga shots na pwede mong gawin. At ang ilaw – isang napakalakas na gamit. Pwedeng magbago ang itsura ng isang tao dahil sa ilaw. Pwede siyang magmukhang matanda o magmukhang wrinkle-free dahil sa oryentasyon ng ilaw sa isang partikular na eksena. Pwede rin tong mag-set ng mood para sa isang eksena, o para sa buong pelikula. Pwede kang abutin ng dalawang oras para sa pag-iilaw lang ng mukha ng isang artista. Nakakamangha talaga ang kapangyarihan ng ilaw. Nais kong matutunan to kahit sa photography lang muna.
Grabe, I can feel the vibe. Tara, shoot tayo.
Friday, August 31, 2007
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Monday, August 13, 2007
[what has happened]
my life is such a mess, but before i depress myself which i am wont to do everytime i think about it, lemme just write about the pleasant things that i've learned or experienced these past few days or weeks. it was the thought of such things while i was walking home tonight which actually spurred me to write after months of silence (well, at least on this front - so much has happened, just wasn't in the mood to write during those times).
so, where to start...
hmmm... to fellow ft students out there, can i just say that fn (nutrition) subjects are so much fun. for those not in the know, we only have two fn subjects in our curriculum, and yet, these are the only subjects where we are able to cook meals or dishes which we get to sample for purely hedonical reasons (i.e., parameters for evaluating each dish are only qualitative such as "i like this cabbage salad in mayo with paprika extremely", or "i like this kare-kare very much", or "i dislike ampalaya in whatever preparation it is done in moderately" using the 9-point hedonic scale). this afternoon was the second session wherein we've cooked the dishes we've planned. the first one was the result of our planning for a given set of meals per day given a person's height, weight and energy requirement given his occupation. this was accomplished by using the Food Exchange List (FEL), an extremely helpful tool, especially if you're planning special meals such as when you are dieting. you are actually able to limit your calories, but then, to be able to provide more variety, you should be quite well versed in substituting food items as well as able to prepare them in a variety of ways so that you won't get bored with the usual stuff which you prepare, which i think i am wont to do since i don't have enough knowledge on cooking foods. the lesson is that with more meals per day, you are able to distribute the carbohydrate requirements in terms of food items. in our case, we only had three meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner and the requirement for the normal diet for a healthy person is that a minimum of 65% of the day's energy allowance come from vegetables. therefore, for breakfast of an adult male with an activity of the typical jeepney driver, we prepared a breakfast of 2 cups of cereal with low-fat milk, a slice of Gardenia wheat bread with four teaspoons of strawberry jam and a small piece of apple. for lunch, we had one-and-a-half cup of rice, tinola (with chicken breasts and sayote), 1 serving of lakatan and two teaspoons of iced tea. dinner was fried tilapia with sauteed kangkong with soy sauce, sauteed togue and buko juice. we also got to eat among others, buttered rosemary chicken (oha oha! o di ba, something close to gourmet cooking - well, at least from my point of view, since di naman ako napupunta sa mga fine dining places dito sa metro). =)
today, we prepared low- and high-calorie dishes. our group was assigned to work with vegetables. for our low-cal, we had steamed vegetables: young corn, carrots, brocolli, cauliflower, pechay, button mushrooms with a very minimal coating of butter and salt. our high-cal dish was kare-kare, the peanut butter and fatty pork slice upping the calorie content of an otherwise very low-cal dish had we used only vegetables. of course, the peanut butter taste of it was more than what i was accustomed or else used to, especially since it's been ages since we had kare-kare with genuine peanut sauce at home. mom had resorted to using only the kare-kare mix in recent years. however, to macky, our chief kare-kare cook since it's his favorite dish, the peanut butter taste was less than what they usually prepare at their home. i also discovered a new way of slicing eggplants. haha. what joy...
other dishes called for entree, dessert and beverages, appetizers and salads and cakes. thus, today's banquet (haha! i wish) included brownies for a high-cal dessert, a low-calorie cheesecake (cream cheese was replaced with cottage cheese) which still needs freezing at the moment (tomorrow is when we get to sample it), adobo, watermelon smoothie, hawaiian lumpia, cabbage salad (with raisins, cheese, onions, mayo and paprika) and ensaladang mangga. the cabbage salad was mexican-inspired, and the mayo didn't taste revolting at all, which it usually does, with the mixture of ingredients and more importantly, the large influence due to the paprika, which lends the salad its taco-like flavor. the hawaiian lumpia was also quite an interesting dish with sotanghon, ubod, pineapple and tuna flakes, among others, inside the usual lumpia wrapper complemented by a sauce with a tart taste which, if you would believe, has fish sauce (patis) as one of its ingredients. by just stretching the imagination, and combining food items with different sorts of spices, one can actually come up with many interesting dishes. a frustration of mine, actually. i'd really like to have the knack for combining different sorts of items and subsequently, ingest wondrous flavors, much like the chefs in 5-star hotels who create masterpiecese which less than 1% of the world get to witness within a span of 24 hours and never to be experienced again. the last holiday's chef didiere of the hotel poop come to mind.
those dishes i've talked about here, except for the ones which our group prepared, are courtesy of group one's executive chef, diana dreza (dood, apprentice ako sayo!).
***
last friday, i had the pleasure of watching pinikpikan's sir sammy asuncion do a hegalong solo with a perc accompaniment (i forget the specific instrument which was used). it was my first time to see him perform, not even with pinikpikan, although they'll be performing at this week's Friday Film Bar (6.30 pm at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery (back of UP Cine Adarna) featuring student short film Sakdal Laya, the full length In The Red Korner by Dado Lumibao and Bong Ramos, a not-to-be-missed performance by Pinikpikan and free-flowing tea and coffee).
so, where to start...
hmmm... to fellow ft students out there, can i just say that fn (nutrition) subjects are so much fun. for those not in the know, we only have two fn subjects in our curriculum, and yet, these are the only subjects where we are able to cook meals or dishes which we get to sample for purely hedonical reasons (i.e., parameters for evaluating each dish are only qualitative such as "i like this cabbage salad in mayo with paprika extremely", or "i like this kare-kare very much", or "i dislike ampalaya in whatever preparation it is done in moderately" using the 9-point hedonic scale). this afternoon was the second session wherein we've cooked the dishes we've planned. the first one was the result of our planning for a given set of meals per day given a person's height, weight and energy requirement given his occupation. this was accomplished by using the Food Exchange List (FEL), an extremely helpful tool, especially if you're planning special meals such as when you are dieting. you are actually able to limit your calories, but then, to be able to provide more variety, you should be quite well versed in substituting food items as well as able to prepare them in a variety of ways so that you won't get bored with the usual stuff which you prepare, which i think i am wont to do since i don't have enough knowledge on cooking foods. the lesson is that with more meals per day, you are able to distribute the carbohydrate requirements in terms of food items. in our case, we only had three meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner and the requirement for the normal diet for a healthy person is that a minimum of 65% of the day's energy allowance come from vegetables. therefore, for breakfast of an adult male with an activity of the typical jeepney driver, we prepared a breakfast of 2 cups of cereal with low-fat milk, a slice of Gardenia wheat bread with four teaspoons of strawberry jam and a small piece of apple. for lunch, we had one-and-a-half cup of rice, tinola (with chicken breasts and sayote), 1 serving of lakatan and two teaspoons of iced tea. dinner was fried tilapia with sauteed kangkong with soy sauce, sauteed togue and buko juice. we also got to eat among others, buttered rosemary chicken (oha oha! o di ba, something close to gourmet cooking - well, at least from my point of view, since di naman ako napupunta sa mga fine dining places dito sa metro). =)
today, we prepared low- and high-calorie dishes. our group was assigned to work with vegetables. for our low-cal, we had steamed vegetables: young corn, carrots, brocolli, cauliflower, pechay, button mushrooms with a very minimal coating of butter and salt. our high-cal dish was kare-kare, the peanut butter and fatty pork slice upping the calorie content of an otherwise very low-cal dish had we used only vegetables. of course, the peanut butter taste of it was more than what i was accustomed or else used to, especially since it's been ages since we had kare-kare with genuine peanut sauce at home. mom had resorted to using only the kare-kare mix in recent years. however, to macky, our chief kare-kare cook since it's his favorite dish, the peanut butter taste was less than what they usually prepare at their home. i also discovered a new way of slicing eggplants. haha. what joy...
other dishes called for entree, dessert and beverages, appetizers and salads and cakes. thus, today's banquet (haha! i wish) included brownies for a high-cal dessert, a low-calorie cheesecake (cream cheese was replaced with cottage cheese) which still needs freezing at the moment (tomorrow is when we get to sample it), adobo, watermelon smoothie, hawaiian lumpia, cabbage salad (with raisins, cheese, onions, mayo and paprika) and ensaladang mangga. the cabbage salad was mexican-inspired, and the mayo didn't taste revolting at all, which it usually does, with the mixture of ingredients and more importantly, the large influence due to the paprika, which lends the salad its taco-like flavor. the hawaiian lumpia was also quite an interesting dish with sotanghon, ubod, pineapple and tuna flakes, among others, inside the usual lumpia wrapper complemented by a sauce with a tart taste which, if you would believe, has fish sauce (patis) as one of its ingredients. by just stretching the imagination, and combining food items with different sorts of spices, one can actually come up with many interesting dishes. a frustration of mine, actually. i'd really like to have the knack for combining different sorts of items and subsequently, ingest wondrous flavors, much like the chefs in 5-star hotels who create masterpiecese which less than 1% of the world get to witness within a span of 24 hours and never to be experienced again. the last holiday's chef didiere of the hotel poop come to mind.
those dishes i've talked about here, except for the ones which our group prepared, are courtesy of group one's executive chef, diana dreza (dood, apprentice ako sayo!).
last friday, i had the pleasure of watching pinikpikan's sir sammy asuncion do a hegalong solo with a perc accompaniment (i forget the specific instrument which was used). it was my first time to see him perform, not even with pinikpikan, although they'll be performing at this week's Friday Film Bar (6.30 pm at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery (back of UP Cine Adarna) featuring student short film Sakdal Laya, the full length In The Red Korner by Dado Lumibao and Bong Ramos, a not-to-be-missed performance by Pinikpikan and free-flowing tea and coffee).
Friday, August 3, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
call for Yuletide entries for Philippine Genre Stories
Philippine Genre Stories is also accepting submissions for their December issue. from their blog:
"Send us a Christmas-themed genre story for the 2007 Yuletide season. Consider it a challenge to write a horror, crime, suspense, humor, fantasy, alternate-history, sci-fi, speculative, ghost, romance, or mystery tale around the Yuletide season. Just to put some additional seed to thought: how would you weave the usual traditions we see, hear, and experience around Christmas into a genre story? You can use the holiday setting and place a crime in a department store at the height of Christmas rush for a detective story, for example, or you can even turn this on its head and place the crime in Santa's workshop ("Ho Ho...Hey! Who stole all the toys?") where the Detective who has to solve it is some diminutive, smart-aleck elf, or perhaps some sentient P.I. doll. Or how about: what would zombies eat for noche buena?
"Well, you get the idea, I hope, and all the mixes and matches of ideas for a genre Christmas story--both merry and bright, and not so--are there. But of course, it's the writing and treatment of the author that will make the story worth the time for the reader.
"Deadline is October 5, 2007."
for details regarding formattinga nd others, click here. : )
happy writing!
"Send us a Christmas-themed genre story for the 2007 Yuletide season. Consider it a challenge to write a horror, crime, suspense, humor, fantasy, alternate-history, sci-fi, speculative, ghost, romance, or mystery tale around the Yuletide season. Just to put some additional seed to thought: how would you weave the usual traditions we see, hear, and experience around Christmas into a genre story? You can use the holiday setting and place a crime in a department store at the height of Christmas rush for a detective story, for example, or you can even turn this on its head and place the crime in Santa's workshop ("Ho Ho...Hey! Who stole all the toys?") where the Detective who has to solve it is some diminutive, smart-aleck elf, or perhaps some sentient P.I. doll. Or how about: what would zombies eat for noche buena?
"Well, you get the idea, I hope, and all the mixes and matches of ideas for a genre Christmas story--both merry and bright, and not so--are there. But of course, it's the writing and treatment of the author that will make the story worth the time for the reader.
"Deadline is October 5, 2007."
for details regarding formattinga nd others, click here. : )
happy writing!
Call for Submissions: Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol.3
From Dean Alfar's blog:
I am now accepting submissions of short fiction pieces for consideration for the anthology "Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 3".
Speculative fiction is the literature of wonder that spans the genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror and magic realism or falls into the cracks in-between.
1. Only works of speculative fiction will be considered for publication. As works of the imagination, the theme is open and free.
2. Stories must cater to an adult sensibility. However, if you have a Young Adult story that is particularly well-written, send it in.
3. Stories must be written in English.
4. Stories must be authored by Filipinos or those of Philippine ancestry.
5. Preference will be given to original unpublished stories, but previously published stories will also be considered. In the case of previously published material, kindly include the title of the publishing entity and the publication date. Kindly state also in your cover letter that you have the permission, if necessary, from the original publishing entity to republish your work.
6. First time authors are welcome to submit. In the first two volumes, there was a good mix of established and new authors. Good stories trump literary credentials anytime.
7. No multiple submissions. Each author may submit only one story for consideration.
8. Each story's word count must be no fewer than 2,500 words and no more than 5,000 words.
9. All submissions must be in Rich Text Format (.rtf – save the document as .rft on your word processor) and attached to an email to this address: dean@kestrelimc.com. Submissions received in any other format will be deleted, unread.
10. The subject of your email must read: PSF3 Submission: (title) (word count); where (title) is replaced by the title of your short story, without the parentheses, and (word count) is the word count of your story, without the parentheses. For example - PSF 3 Submission: How My Uncle Brought Home A Diwata 4500.
11. All submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter that includes your name, brief bio, contact information, previous publications (if any).
12. Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2007. After that date, final choices will be made and letters of acceptance or regret sent out via email.
13. Target publishing date is December 2007/January 2008.
14. Compensation for selected stories will be 2 contributor's copies of the published anthology as well as a share in aggregrate royalties.
Kindly help spread the word. Feel free to cut and paste this on your blogs or e-groups.
Thanks,
Dean
I am now accepting submissions of short fiction pieces for consideration for the anthology "Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 3".
Speculative fiction is the literature of wonder that spans the genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror and magic realism or falls into the cracks in-between.
1. Only works of speculative fiction will be considered for publication. As works of the imagination, the theme is open and free.
2. Stories must cater to an adult sensibility. However, if you have a Young Adult story that is particularly well-written, send it in.
3. Stories must be written in English.
4. Stories must be authored by Filipinos or those of Philippine ancestry.
5. Preference will be given to original unpublished stories, but previously published stories will also be considered. In the case of previously published material, kindly include the title of the publishing entity and the publication date. Kindly state also in your cover letter that you have the permission, if necessary, from the original publishing entity to republish your work.
6. First time authors are welcome to submit. In the first two volumes, there was a good mix of established and new authors. Good stories trump literary credentials anytime.
7. No multiple submissions. Each author may submit only one story for consideration.
8. Each story's word count must be no fewer than 2,500 words and no more than 5,000 words.
9. All submissions must be in Rich Text Format (.rtf – save the document as .rft on your word processor) and attached to an email to this address: dean@kestrelimc.com. Submissions received in any other format will be deleted, unread.
10. The subject of your email must read: PSF3 Submission: (title) (word count); where (title) is replaced by the title of your short story, without the parentheses, and (word count) is the word count of your story, without the parentheses. For example - PSF 3 Submission: How My Uncle Brought Home A Diwata 4500.
11. All submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter that includes your name, brief bio, contact information, previous publications (if any).
12. Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2007. After that date, final choices will be made and letters of acceptance or regret sent out via email.
13. Target publishing date is December 2007/January 2008.
14. Compensation for selected stories will be 2 contributor's copies of the published anthology as well as a share in aggregrate royalties.
Kindly help spread the word. Feel free to cut and paste this on your blogs or e-groups.
Thanks,
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Saturday, April 14, 2007
dreaming, walking, remembering
i lost all the reflective mood i was in before i turned on the pc to lay those thoughts bare this very early hours of a new day. yes, i've slept some two hours when i got home from BAI-APDC where i'm currently spending my practicum hours, so i'll be awake for a few more hours before i wake up again for my sunday tasks. one of those sunday tasks is going to greenhills, or elsewhere, where i can buy cheap collared shirts to wear for my daily trip to APDC. wearing collared shirts is one of the requirements, besides waking up at 5 am in the morning so that i can have breakfast and buy food for my lunch, which i haven't been able to do yet since the wednesday (april 11) we started spending the whole day there.
today was like the FS 178 days all over again when we had fruitcake or ham production in the PFP. this is because the Meat Processing trainees did luncheon meat and corned beef. the activity that most reminded us of it was when we cleaned up the lab during the time when the trainees were somewhere having discussions about the activities they did in APDC for three days (they started thursday, where the four of us practicum students - cindy, diana, ron and i - were sitting in). we not only had to apply disinfectant to the floors and walls, we also had to scrape the tables and the floor dry. although the total floor area is smaller than the PFP, it was still harder work, especially since there were only four of us, sometimes three. and since no stools are provided in the work area, are feet were dead tired after the day. we only got to sit during our snack and lunch break, and then we had to walk all the way across tullahan bridge before we got to sit in another massive traffic jam to get home.
one unlucky thing that has befallen us is that the tullahan bridge is currently under repair. the first time we went there, tuesday, the route was redirected into a private subdivision and on the way out, the jeepney would pass by APDC, so i thought we were lucky for this repair. normally, one would pass tullahan bridge, and get off somewhere a bit further off, but which is some yards' walk from the bridge, and walk through the street at the corner. when wednesday came around, there was no more route through the subdivision, and we had to start walking some distance off from the bridge since during those mornings, there was heavy traffic of empty jeepneys before the bridge, so we had no choice but to walk. i don't mind the walking, if not for the heat, and the fact that i sweat easily, even with little sunshine, which is impossible with this summer season and global warming, and only five minutes' walk.
anyhow, that's it for the practicum so far. unfortunately, to complete those required 300 hours, we have to go there everyday - five days a week, till june 1. and oh yeah, we got to chat with two trainees awhile ago who also took up BS FT in UP Diliman and i found out that they knew my cousin ate mm. they had student numbers starting with 94, the year i started grade 2. however, i wasn't able to get their names since we were chatting well before lunch break, and after the break, we separated ways, them in the session room and us in the meat processing lab.
***
my roommate for the past month has left just this friday. she'll be finishing her one-year course in IT at the UP ITTC by april 18. sadly, i wasn't able to see her off. also, i'll have no more source for bleach or other anime episodes or japanese series. she gladly updates me with what's new in her manga/anime/japanovela library and i wholeheartedly burn myself a copy for future viewing, since ittc students could download them freely and quickly at the japanese-funded ittc computers. lucky anime addict, that girl.
***
i wonder how my past roommates are doing. ate zye is working somewhere, but we haven't been keeping in touch much. alessa is in texas, taking part of her practicum. mars is also having her practicum right now with a semiconductors packing company and i'm glad she got in, for when she was telling me the story before, it seemed that it was impossible for her to be accepted in that company.
***
i had a weird dream recently. it was that dream that woke me at 5 am on a friday, when i could sleep late since we were allowed to absent ourselves to complete our summer registration. in my very vivid dream, the details of which i remembered the moment i woke up, i had a boyfriend, and the transition from friend to boyfriend came about quite quickly, since the guy, a familiar face among my blockmates, just asked me about it. i gave some explanation on why we shouldn't be a couple, but we ended up being together by the end of the day. the next thing i remember, the face of the guy changed into one of the classmates i've had this second semester. this was a younger guy, and the dream left me feeling like a sort of babysitter because of one really weird incident in the dream sequence. hehe.. what's really weird about it is probably the strange feeling of having someone care for me, which came with the added cost of me kinda looking after the guy since he was younger than me (he's like in second year right now, haha), the feeling that yeah, having a relationship with a younger guy (even if only in dreams) could turn out into or feel like a babysitting job, and also the bliss i get when i'm with him since my parents don't know about it, although there was one scene where my mom was kinda just making small talk with me and him. really weird.. so weird that his face has been lying around in my head since friday.
maybe because i've been tired all week that i haven't been having dreams, except that friday morning. haha, i'm wishing for more along the same story genre Ü
p.s. there was a soundtrack to the dream. it's the song beautiful by flipperstick :)
today was like the FS 178 days all over again when we had fruitcake or ham production in the PFP. this is because the Meat Processing trainees did luncheon meat and corned beef. the activity that most reminded us of it was when we cleaned up the lab during the time when the trainees were somewhere having discussions about the activities they did in APDC for three days (they started thursday, where the four of us practicum students - cindy, diana, ron and i - were sitting in). we not only had to apply disinfectant to the floors and walls, we also had to scrape the tables and the floor dry. although the total floor area is smaller than the PFP, it was still harder work, especially since there were only four of us, sometimes three. and since no stools are provided in the work area, are feet were dead tired after the day. we only got to sit during our snack and lunch break, and then we had to walk all the way across tullahan bridge before we got to sit in another massive traffic jam to get home.
one unlucky thing that has befallen us is that the tullahan bridge is currently under repair. the first time we went there, tuesday, the route was redirected into a private subdivision and on the way out, the jeepney would pass by APDC, so i thought we were lucky for this repair. normally, one would pass tullahan bridge, and get off somewhere a bit further off, but which is some yards' walk from the bridge, and walk through the street at the corner. when wednesday came around, there was no more route through the subdivision, and we had to start walking some distance off from the bridge since during those mornings, there was heavy traffic of empty jeepneys before the bridge, so we had no choice but to walk. i don't mind the walking, if not for the heat, and the fact that i sweat easily, even with little sunshine, which is impossible with this summer season and global warming, and only five minutes' walk.
anyhow, that's it for the practicum so far. unfortunately, to complete those required 300 hours, we have to go there everyday - five days a week, till june 1. and oh yeah, we got to chat with two trainees awhile ago who also took up BS FT in UP Diliman and i found out that they knew my cousin ate mm. they had student numbers starting with 94, the year i started grade 2. however, i wasn't able to get their names since we were chatting well before lunch break, and after the break, we separated ways, them in the session room and us in the meat processing lab.
my roommate for the past month has left just this friday. she'll be finishing her one-year course in IT at the UP ITTC by april 18. sadly, i wasn't able to see her off. also, i'll have no more source for bleach or other anime episodes or japanese series. she gladly updates me with what's new in her manga/anime/japanovela library and i wholeheartedly burn myself a copy for future viewing, since ittc students could download them freely and quickly at the japanese-funded ittc computers. lucky anime addict, that girl.
i wonder how my past roommates are doing. ate zye is working somewhere, but we haven't been keeping in touch much. alessa is in texas, taking part of her practicum. mars is also having her practicum right now with a semiconductors packing company and i'm glad she got in, for when she was telling me the story before, it seemed that it was impossible for her to be accepted in that company.
i had a weird dream recently. it was that dream that woke me at 5 am on a friday, when i could sleep late since we were allowed to absent ourselves to complete our summer registration. in my very vivid dream, the details of which i remembered the moment i woke up, i had a boyfriend, and the transition from friend to boyfriend came about quite quickly, since the guy, a familiar face among my blockmates, just asked me about it. i gave some explanation on why we shouldn't be a couple, but we ended up being together by the end of the day. the next thing i remember, the face of the guy changed into one of the classmates i've had this second semester. this was a younger guy, and the dream left me feeling like a sort of babysitter because of one really weird incident in the dream sequence. hehe.. what's really weird about it is probably the strange feeling of having someone care for me, which came with the added cost of me kinda looking after the guy since he was younger than me (he's like in second year right now, haha), the feeling that yeah, having a relationship with a younger guy (even if only in dreams) could turn out into or feel like a babysitting job, and also the bliss i get when i'm with him since my parents don't know about it, although there was one scene where my mom was kinda just making small talk with me and him. really weird.. so weird that his face has been lying around in my head since friday.
maybe because i've been tired all week that i haven't been having dreams, except that friday morning. haha, i'm wishing for more along the same story genre Ü
p.s. there was a soundtrack to the dream. it's the song beautiful by flipperstick :)
Friday, March 16, 2007
snared
it's quite hard to shake off that feeling of foreboding i kinda generated after writing the previous entry. but i had envisioned writing this post a number of times this past week. i've actually missed writing like this, sharing my thoughts with the notepad and some lost soul who'll care to read my rants and what-have-yous. in my vision, i had imagined writing about the greatness of some things or something and the joy you derive from it, or them. however, i can't seem to bring myself to write about them for i cannot articulate my thoughts well enough for them to see print, or in this case, a computer screen and the ones and zeros they require to be written.
there just are some things which blow you away. ideas or concepts, transformed into concrete or living and breathing beings... weaving an altogether different reality, which may be hidden within the threads of the reality where one dwells... stories of different beings, entities, interwoven, creating one marvelous epic stretching from when there was no time yet to the present... the epic exists, the stories came to be because there is destiny... and every being in the stories contributes to the completeness of the epic, bringing the stories round to a rousing conclusion... but you expect more... you just casually peeked in, an unexpected guest... you never knew the beginning... for as was said,
i have not read the whole thing completely, for these tomes of rich stories come in expensive packets. but i will finish the story. in the meantime, thanks pam for lending and continuing to lend what you have, that i may get a head start on the epic that was luckily recorded. i am forever snared by the endless and those of their realm.
there just are some things which blow you away. ideas or concepts, transformed into concrete or living and breathing beings... weaving an altogether different reality, which may be hidden within the threads of the reality where one dwells... stories of different beings, entities, interwoven, creating one marvelous epic stretching from when there was no time yet to the present... the epic exists, the stories came to be because there is destiny... and every being in the stories contributes to the completeness of the epic, bringing the stories round to a rousing conclusion... but you expect more... you just casually peeked in, an unexpected guest... you never knew the beginning... for as was said,
“But of course we never see the beginning. We come in the middle, after the lights have gone down, and try to make some sense of the story so far.
"... 'The story so far.’ Maybe it’s all we can ever hope for…"
i have not read the whole thing completely, for these tomes of rich stories come in expensive packets. but i will finish the story. in the meantime, thanks pam for lending and continuing to lend what you have, that i may get a head start on the epic that was luckily recorded. i am forever snared by the endless and those of their realm.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
***
we're well in the middle of the month of march. somehow, i don't remember feeling like this during marches past. a sense of reluctance to move forward but still eagerly looking forward. it's not so much about me as the people i know who brought about this feeling. my batchmates who are taking up four-year degrees are about to graduate around this time. in fact, one good friend of mine did. i was surprised by her text message yesterday morning. i believe she woke up to a friendly quote i sent and replied that it was her graduation day that day. i'm so glad for her. but at the same time, i felt that soon enough, i would be in the same boat as her, with no more school to look forward to. it's real work, out there in this material world, where responsibilities are truly on your shoulders. one wrong move and a whole array of consequences will happen. it's got something to do with the feeling that my generation, the people i have grown up with, are moving forward to become the frontliners of this society. nowadays, we mainly mind only what we want, but once we've graduated, the expectations and needs of our family will be foremost in our mind. it's like waking up to what you should do when you've dreamed all your life of other things, such things being something like deciding just where to eat, or what to do for the weekend. or i may just have been too sheltered or pampered to think these thoughts. yes, i haven't tried any form of paying job - although i wanted to do so many times this year. the only form of housework i know is sweeping, washing dishes, hanging clothes to dry. although i'm the eldest, you can't expect me to look after the well-being of a whole house, mainly because i've been used to my mom doing that for us. as for food, there's my younger brother that we can all rely on. he's the prince of our home kitchen, so to speak. anyway, this has turned into a rant of my qualities and my utter incapacity. which will be neverending if i don't stop. so back to regular programming...
my roommate and boardmate of four years left this wednesday for a 3-month OJT in the US. such big plans, moving forward - all bespeak of the future. not just any future, but the future she wants to have. maybe that's why i'm having these feelings because i'm afraid of moving forward. i don't think that far forward. i have no plans yet, not even for the next academic year. i'm just looking forward to getting on and completing my practicum this summer. i don't like big changes. i'm not yet ready to move forward and make changes in my life. right now, i'm 21, and contented with staying here in UP (originally, longer than my required 5 years which may just happen though i'm not sure about it yet), staying in this boarding house i've stayed in for all my collegiate life, and bask in the idealism, excellence and culture that the university offers. but looking around me, seeing my batchmates taking that step towards blending in with society, i sometimes feel ashamed that i don't feel the same, but at the same time, by some sort of competitive feeling, i want to take that world head on at the same time that they do.
but then, maybe, that's just the mature me thinking and taking over.
my roommate and boardmate of four years left this wednesday for a 3-month OJT in the US. such big plans, moving forward - all bespeak of the future. not just any future, but the future she wants to have. maybe that's why i'm having these feelings because i'm afraid of moving forward. i don't think that far forward. i have no plans yet, not even for the next academic year. i'm just looking forward to getting on and completing my practicum this summer. i don't like big changes. i'm not yet ready to move forward and make changes in my life. right now, i'm 21, and contented with staying here in UP (originally, longer than my required 5 years which may just happen though i'm not sure about it yet), staying in this boarding house i've stayed in for all my collegiate life, and bask in the idealism, excellence and culture that the university offers. but looking around me, seeing my batchmates taking that step towards blending in with society, i sometimes feel ashamed that i don't feel the same, but at the same time, by some sort of competitive feeling, i want to take that world head on at the same time that they do.
but then, maybe, that's just the mature me thinking and taking over.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
ho-hum...
i'm in a kind of ho-hum existence since this morning. it's not exactly a bad thing since this should only last by the time i finish this post. well then, what made me say this so? i've done nothing but lounge around since i woke up around eight this morning.
i just sat around or laid on my bed reading. i started reading the book "introduction to cultural theory and popular culture" by john storey, since it's already due on tuesday. when i tired reading of the various definitions offered by academicians on what is pop culture, i switched to reading the quotes on my phone and copied down some worth reading again. i listened to music when i remembered it was remote control weekend on nu. then there was a brief brown out so i had nothing to listen to. so i opened one window, and though it was quite sunny outside, there was a cool breeze. i tried juggling the ball but only managed to let it bounce on one thigh. after a short while, electricity came back then i flipiped open the book on pasta sauces and after it, the book on pasta. i made to make some notes during the first book and ended up with how to make fresh pasta and a recipe for cream sauce with black olives. i found two others, but by the time i finished writing down what the recipe said (practically the whole page of that recipe!), i got tired writing so i just put off copying the other two for another time. i've eaten nothing but loaf bread with tuna spread since last night, and when i ran out of the tuna spread, just the bread. in fact, i've watched two movies last night after i got home from training and dinner with sikad: take the lead and step up, two fairly recent movies on dances involving partners. it is fairly evident that antonio banderas is reaching his prime, with wrinkles showing up in his face. there is a difference with the way he looks in that movie, and say, femme fatale. i just love the tango he danced with one of his high-end student to show his detention students what ballroom dancing could achieve. i believe one of the guys there has some filipino blood. he definintely looks filipino, with a filipino name to go with it. this guy named dante basco, actually had a major role in the film, teaming up with his schoolmates, who went on to perform in the tango finals, to come up with a love triangle told through the same intense and expressive dance. i should learn the tango. then there was step up, with a guy named channing tatum playing the lead. i believe, this is the same guy who plays the love interest of amanda bynes in she's the man. now what kind of name was that. at first, i thought it was a girl's name. it's really cute. i'm now wondering about the nationality of this person. although he played his part quite well in she's the man, there's something lacking in his portrayal of tyler, not-quite-white-trash/not-quite-the-good-white-kid. it's not shown how he does in school, and he hangs out with a black guy, with a younger brother who likes to tag along which is one of the causes of his death. and together, the trio engage in some petty, some major mischief in the neighborhood. which is how tyler ends up becoming rehearsal buddy to upcoming next-big-thing-in-dance (ballet, to be exact) nora. i love the beats and the orchestration provided by the character played by r&b artist mario on the dance showcase of nora, whose performance was interspersed with hip-hop moves from that big, clumsy-looking tyler.
so that was last night and this morning. yesterday, there were only 6 of us girl during training. i didn't know what happened to the others, even to some of the guys. only one member of the most recent batch, anghang, showed up during training, and he's the one who's not around much. JL and mikai showed up after training, tired from last night's lagare shoot (imagine 7 short films to be shot?), as did gia and tetil - who fell asleep and weren't able to go to the sunken garden. as for me, i kinda liked training that day even though we were so few, since i got to play more, although, i wasn't able to give much thought to the things that i've been doing. i even fell down twice, scraping my right knee and elbow in the process. thankfully, there were no bruises, just reddening. we played four-aside football with manong bayan (i'm not sure of his name) and kuya carl, who was later on replaced by teej. i wasn't able to score any goals, but i was able to bring the ball into play lots of times. it's times like these that i could come out and do stuff like those, although i wasn't able to put into action various moves that i thought i should practice, like faking and the like. it would really be beneficial if girls played along with girls during training, than playing mixed matches. afterwards, sikad decided to eat at lkb. but since it was closed, we proceeded to rodic's. kuya pat had planned to treat us to ice cream, but since the one available at sc was expensive for his budget, he said he would just treat us at philcoa. i'm not sure if he continued with his plan, since many of us went home already, including me.
so there's two days. what i need to do now is start working on the introduction and methods and principles of our lab report on quality assessment for fs139. i volunteered to compile it, and somehow, i took responsibility for those two parts, too. i'm still waiting for the text of jez saying she's already sent her part through email. anyhow, i should be busy already, and stop lounging around. exams are coming in. these two weeks will see me preparing for two of them, all during the end of the week.
so there's me. i'm out.
i just sat around or laid on my bed reading. i started reading the book "introduction to cultural theory and popular culture" by john storey, since it's already due on tuesday. when i tired reading of the various definitions offered by academicians on what is pop culture, i switched to reading the quotes on my phone and copied down some worth reading again. i listened to music when i remembered it was remote control weekend on nu. then there was a brief brown out so i had nothing to listen to. so i opened one window, and though it was quite sunny outside, there was a cool breeze. i tried juggling the ball but only managed to let it bounce on one thigh. after a short while, electricity came back then i flipiped open the book on pasta sauces and after it, the book on pasta. i made to make some notes during the first book and ended up with how to make fresh pasta and a recipe for cream sauce with black olives. i found two others, but by the time i finished writing down what the recipe said (practically the whole page of that recipe!), i got tired writing so i just put off copying the other two for another time. i've eaten nothing but loaf bread with tuna spread since last night, and when i ran out of the tuna spread, just the bread. in fact, i've watched two movies last night after i got home from training and dinner with sikad: take the lead and step up, two fairly recent movies on dances involving partners. it is fairly evident that antonio banderas is reaching his prime, with wrinkles showing up in his face. there is a difference with the way he looks in that movie, and say, femme fatale. i just love the tango he danced with one of his high-end student to show his detention students what ballroom dancing could achieve. i believe one of the guys there has some filipino blood. he definintely looks filipino, with a filipino name to go with it. this guy named dante basco, actually had a major role in the film, teaming up with his schoolmates, who went on to perform in the tango finals, to come up with a love triangle told through the same intense and expressive dance. i should learn the tango. then there was step up, with a guy named channing tatum playing the lead. i believe, this is the same guy who plays the love interest of amanda bynes in she's the man. now what kind of name was that. at first, i thought it was a girl's name. it's really cute. i'm now wondering about the nationality of this person. although he played his part quite well in she's the man, there's something lacking in his portrayal of tyler, not-quite-white-trash/not-quite-the-good-white-kid. it's not shown how he does in school, and he hangs out with a black guy, with a younger brother who likes to tag along which is one of the causes of his death. and together, the trio engage in some petty, some major mischief in the neighborhood. which is how tyler ends up becoming rehearsal buddy to upcoming next-big-thing-in-dance (ballet, to be exact) nora. i love the beats and the orchestration provided by the character played by r&b artist mario on the dance showcase of nora, whose performance was interspersed with hip-hop moves from that big, clumsy-looking tyler.
so that was last night and this morning. yesterday, there were only 6 of us girl during training. i didn't know what happened to the others, even to some of the guys. only one member of the most recent batch, anghang, showed up during training, and he's the one who's not around much. JL and mikai showed up after training, tired from last night's lagare shoot (imagine 7 short films to be shot?), as did gia and tetil - who fell asleep and weren't able to go to the sunken garden. as for me, i kinda liked training that day even though we were so few, since i got to play more, although, i wasn't able to give much thought to the things that i've been doing. i even fell down twice, scraping my right knee and elbow in the process. thankfully, there were no bruises, just reddening. we played four-aside football with manong bayan (i'm not sure of his name) and kuya carl, who was later on replaced by teej. i wasn't able to score any goals, but i was able to bring the ball into play lots of times. it's times like these that i could come out and do stuff like those, although i wasn't able to put into action various moves that i thought i should practice, like faking and the like. it would really be beneficial if girls played along with girls during training, than playing mixed matches. afterwards, sikad decided to eat at lkb. but since it was closed, we proceeded to rodic's. kuya pat had planned to treat us to ice cream, but since the one available at sc was expensive for his budget, he said he would just treat us at philcoa. i'm not sure if he continued with his plan, since many of us went home already, including me.
so there's two days. what i need to do now is start working on the introduction and methods and principles of our lab report on quality assessment for fs139. i volunteered to compile it, and somehow, i took responsibility for those two parts, too. i'm still waiting for the text of jez saying she's already sent her part through email. anyhow, i should be busy already, and stop lounging around. exams are coming in. these two weeks will see me preparing for two of them, all during the end of the week.
so there's me. i'm out.
Monday, January 8, 2007
thoughts at dawn 2...
so it's like 4:40 in the morning. i'm hungry. i'm not sure i've had enough sleep. and i'm pretty sure i should've been studying, particularly solvinig math problems, ever since i woke up. if there's one thing that hasn't changed, it would be my study habits.
it's 2007 already. this is my first entry for the new year. there've been some changes alright... for one, i've changed my position in the room in the boarding house. i'm now occupying the space that mars used to occupy. so i transferred my bed and desk during the wee hours of friday dawn (i got back to up on thursday - which made me puyat so that after class at 3, i got back to the house, ate some, slept then woke up at 10pm when alessa arrived. after that, i moved my bed and desk and then slept at 4 am). yes, there still hasn't been any change in my sleeping habits. so far, the obvious effects of my move has been that i'd been able to use my pc more frequently and conveniently since i'm able to stay in bed and use it at the same time, say for example, watching the live action version of gokusen. ah, so that's what's been keeping me busy. i watched a total of 8 episodes last night. that's why i haven't studied for our math group quiz later. which is why i couldn't think of anything right now but sawada shin. a couple of nights ago, i also read through my death note manga scans. however, i don't have every chapter up to the end so i still have to find some means to acquire them (mars, hehe?). of course, i gotta finish this story. this one even has an anime version (the first episode of which i've watched at youtube) and a movie due for release. the guy playing nanahara in battle royale plays raito while L, according to my classmate, will be played by the guy playing sawada shin (an added bonus for watching the movie, haha).
i'm immersed in a lot of things japanese right now. what did i say about them a few entries back? well, those still hold up. anyhow, i want to read the manga version or at least watch the animation of gokusen, because the live action is only 12 episodes long, with one hour-long or so special which subtitle i have not been able to get my player to display yet. i've seen some snippets of the gokusen animation and the appearances of the characters in the live action differ greatly from their anime counterparts. i don't believe there's one single goodlooking person there, not even the teacher yankumi. i also want to know about the blossoming of a student's love for the said yankumi, which is not dwelt upon in the live action. of course, sawada shin is the said student and for a guy who looks like that, i want to know what he's really like and what really happened for such circumstances to happen by watching the anime or reading the manga.
so much for that. though the move has been good, the socket is not working that great. i should get myself a UPS. and then i still need to fix all my stuff. coz' some of it has been left in their usual places, like my footwear which i still haven't moved, along with a couple of boxes containing readings and notes. i'm also planning to move my clothes to the one also previously occupied by mars, because i think drawers would help me organize better. so much for organization. the only thing organized about me is my thoughts when i'm writing like this (typing away during the early morn), and possibly, the number of orgs i've joined or will join.
oops, my phone just fell to the floor for the umpteenth time. i've switched it off and switched it on, and still there's no coverage. wah, don't die on me dear phone. i need you...
yay! the globe text has returned. i've got coverage. my phone's fine once more. that's why i do not really like to replace this phone, because it's not easily destroyed by mere bumps and falls. it can survive a number of that. plus, it's got this super strong white backlight. it can literally light up a dark room as big as ours.
this is really embarassing, but ever since i've cross-posted my entries to multiply, i've been having regular readers (ate mm and ate joyce). well, it's good that they're the only ones who read these, especially since some entries when read by people other than them would embarass me. i would've preferred anonymity by just posting at blogspot, but well, to let my contacts know that i have a life, i decided to post at multiply. there won't be many of those kinds of entries (or so i think), but it would be tiresome to delete them at l, especially since multiply takes longer to load in web browsers. at least, in multiply, i know those people who read my entries. talk about wider readership. well, i'm just gratifying myself. pardon my airs dear readers (i.e. , ate mm and ate joyce, and occasionally, ate tin). okay, i'm just meandering and i need to stop now. and i wish to eat rice for breakfast. at least, i hope to. a good morning to me! and a good (insert appropriate time of day) to you!
it's 2007 already. this is my first entry for the new year. there've been some changes alright... for one, i've changed my position in the room in the boarding house. i'm now occupying the space that mars used to occupy. so i transferred my bed and desk during the wee hours of friday dawn (i got back to up on thursday - which made me puyat so that after class at 3, i got back to the house, ate some, slept then woke up at 10pm when alessa arrived. after that, i moved my bed and desk and then slept at 4 am). yes, there still hasn't been any change in my sleeping habits. so far, the obvious effects of my move has been that i'd been able to use my pc more frequently and conveniently since i'm able to stay in bed and use it at the same time, say for example, watching the live action version of gokusen. ah, so that's what's been keeping me busy. i watched a total of 8 episodes last night. that's why i haven't studied for our math group quiz later. which is why i couldn't think of anything right now but sawada shin. a couple of nights ago, i also read through my death note manga scans. however, i don't have every chapter up to the end so i still have to find some means to acquire them (mars, hehe?). of course, i gotta finish this story. this one even has an anime version (the first episode of which i've watched at youtube) and a movie due for release. the guy playing nanahara in battle royale plays raito while L, according to my classmate, will be played by the guy playing sawada shin (an added bonus for watching the movie, haha).
i'm immersed in a lot of things japanese right now. what did i say about them a few entries back? well, those still hold up. anyhow, i want to read the manga version or at least watch the animation of gokusen, because the live action is only 12 episodes long, with one hour-long or so special which subtitle i have not been able to get my player to display yet. i've seen some snippets of the gokusen animation and the appearances of the characters in the live action differ greatly from their anime counterparts. i don't believe there's one single goodlooking person there, not even the teacher yankumi. i also want to know about the blossoming of a student's love for the said yankumi, which is not dwelt upon in the live action. of course, sawada shin is the said student and for a guy who looks like that, i want to know what he's really like and what really happened for such circumstances to happen by watching the anime or reading the manga.
so much for that. though the move has been good, the socket is not working that great. i should get myself a UPS. and then i still need to fix all my stuff. coz' some of it has been left in their usual places, like my footwear which i still haven't moved, along with a couple of boxes containing readings and notes. i'm also planning to move my clothes to the one also previously occupied by mars, because i think drawers would help me organize better. so much for organization. the only thing organized about me is my thoughts when i'm writing like this (typing away during the early morn), and possibly, the number of orgs i've joined or will join.
oops, my phone just fell to the floor for the umpteenth time. i've switched it off and switched it on, and still there's no coverage. wah, don't die on me dear phone. i need you...
yay! the globe text has returned. i've got coverage. my phone's fine once more. that's why i do not really like to replace this phone, because it's not easily destroyed by mere bumps and falls. it can survive a number of that. plus, it's got this super strong white backlight. it can literally light up a dark room as big as ours.
this is really embarassing, but ever since i've cross-posted my entries to multiply, i've been having regular readers (ate mm and ate joyce). well, it's good that they're the only ones who read these, especially since some entries when read by people other than them would embarass me. i would've preferred anonymity by just posting at blogspot, but well, to let my contacts know that i have a life, i decided to post at multiply. there won't be many of those kinds of entries (or so i think), but it would be tiresome to delete them at l, especially since multiply takes longer to load in web browsers. at least, in multiply, i know those people who read my entries. talk about wider readership. well, i'm just gratifying myself. pardon my airs dear readers (i.e. , ate mm and ate joyce, and occasionally, ate tin). okay, i'm just meandering and i need to stop now. and i wish to eat rice for breakfast. at least, i hope to. a good morning to me! and a good (insert appropriate time of day) to you!
