It's been over a month since I've updated this blog. Good lord what have I been up to... I guess blogging about HP7 and the HP5 movie would be quite old news. Even the typhoon days have passed... Except I didn't have that much of a break considering I was always either in school or at JJ's house filming for our whang bang shebang history requirement (only Lozada's students can get it.) Anyway, the reason why I decided to blog today was because something made me smile this morning.
It is funny how seeing certain people make you smile. And when they smile back, it seems that your day has been well... made...(even though I still had to get to class, visit a store, hand in some cash, contact some people...)
Anyway...
It felt nice. For a change. To smile... am I getting infatuated again???
Speaking of which, I've been a sissy for a long time regarding women. There's one I need to have a serious heart-to-heart with. One who I want to catch up to. And some... well... :D
Man up Ozy.
But in the meantime, smile :D
Thursday, August 23, 2007
In retrospect
These days, with my sister in town, I often find myself thinking about my high school days...of how I was as a person, of my convictions, passions...
In retrospect I can say I was a very misguided individual, who claimed to be a realist just because he thought in the most depressing and plausible way. With such views I conducted myself in my day-to-day thinking. But as I looked into my relationships with people, with the people who I call my true friends, with the people who I have hurt, with the people who have hurt me; I find that I was quite the idealist.
The convictions and principles that I fought for were quite fanciful. Looking back at the limits of jurisdictions given to teachers and students in SJCS and my reactions to them, I was always doing my thing (not my best) to attain a certain semblance to a certain model that I had grown into accepting. Work at the Judenites I thought had to be professional (deadlines can be excused :D,) there is a certain pecking order (and I deserved my spot for spending 6 years in that paper!), a certain protocol, a certain system. These things I thought should be preserved. These things that really don't matter because you're just in some shitty high school paper. Because principles don't really matter back then, it's just do your work in any form whatsoever and kiss ass to the top. I was in too much of a hurry...too "professional." By the way, if any undergrads in the paper are reading this, ask for a detailed breakdown of the publication fee.
It was the same thing with the varsity, I expected people to conduct themselves in a certain matter. And again I pushed too far for people who just didn't care, and in the end were right.
And now, I'm in college when these things matter. I quit TheGUIDON because it was TOO professional and another reason... My actions in my orgs are relaxed and unrefined. Where is the Osmond in high school I wonder.
Life really knows how to throw those curveballs.
I wish I could go back to high school, fix my life there and enjoy my college life.
In retrospect I can say I was a very misguided individual, who claimed to be a realist just because he thought in the most depressing and plausible way. With such views I conducted myself in my day-to-day thinking. But as I looked into my relationships with people, with the people who I call my true friends, with the people who I have hurt, with the people who have hurt me; I find that I was quite the idealist.
The convictions and principles that I fought for were quite fanciful. Looking back at the limits of jurisdictions given to teachers and students in SJCS and my reactions to them, I was always doing my thing (not my best) to attain a certain semblance to a certain model that I had grown into accepting. Work at the Judenites I thought had to be professional (deadlines can be excused :D,) there is a certain pecking order (and I deserved my spot for spending 6 years in that paper!), a certain protocol, a certain system. These things I thought should be preserved. These things that really don't matter because you're just in some shitty high school paper. Because principles don't really matter back then, it's just do your work in any form whatsoever and kiss ass to the top. I was in too much of a hurry...too "professional." By the way, if any undergrads in the paper are reading this, ask for a detailed breakdown of the publication fee.
It was the same thing with the varsity, I expected people to conduct themselves in a certain matter. And again I pushed too far for people who just didn't care, and in the end were right.
And now, I'm in college when these things matter. I quit TheGUIDON because it was TOO professional and another reason... My actions in my orgs are relaxed and unrefined. Where is the Osmond in high school I wonder.
Life really knows how to throw those curveballs.
I wish I could go back to high school, fix my life there and enjoy my college life.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Movies
Ok, I haven't had the chance to watch Ocean's 13 and Transformers. I think I'll just download the former, and with the latter I hope Direq doesn't forget that we're watching it together. :D
What I was able to watch just recently are:
Cyrano de Bergerac
You Got Served
Evan Almighty (God bless the internet!)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Well this movie was from 1990 with Gerrard Depardieu playing the lead. All I can say is that it's a must see. Depardieu shows why when non-French people hear the words "French actor," his name pops up. Brilliant acting.
You Got Served
I'm contemplating downloading Stomp the Yard now. This movie was just I don't know... lacking a whole lot of stuff, from acting to script, of course nothing on choreo (amazing dance moves!)
It's just annoying how there are instances when the actors look like they forget their lines. The characters are just meh. It offers no new insights whatsoever as well as possibly painting a negative picture to whities and Asians. Call me paranoid but the ethnic differences between the groups and the character attachments are quite evident. And the whole Lil' Kim? WHAT THE HECK? She looked really weird there, and her script was exactly like what it is, a script. There is no trace of reality with what she was saying. Oh and the "father figure" big black guy whatever his name was? Just brushing off celeb security? WTF? Seriously, they should have pushed this character further I mean you can't really see how he's supposed to know everything when all he does at the start of the movie is host the dance contests.
Evan Almighty
Now this is a really really great movie. Of course there already is a suspension of belief about the seriousness of the characters. I mean Wanda Sykes as a congressman's assistant? No way.
The movie plays around a lot with the characters. There's a lot of puns and figurative language going on that contribute to the humor of the movie. Note major corporate sponsorship from General Electric and Idiot's Guide :p
But seriously the story and the direction were excellent. The camera angles show clearly the characters "God" and "Man."
The story this time is God calls Evan Baxter who's campaign slogan is "Change the World" to change the world after Baxter prays to God for the ability to do so. God sets Baxter with Noah's (of Ark fame) job. And from then on the story erupts to include the various themes of the movie.
Following its predecessor Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty hosts several of the usual explanation to God's nature. The implications on prayer, faith, and fellowship are quite strong. It is shown quite clearly how men of faith are called by God and discriminate against by the populace. It is a clear symbol of how people act when they see things bigger than themselves playing in their lives. It really is a masterfully-written script, you have to see it to understand the nuances of the characters of the movie. And in the end, there is a very beautiful message for all of us, but there's a spoiler alert.
The "Ark" is given by the movie a new meaning. It is termed as an act of random kindness. Despite is literal figure given in the movie, the Ark symbolizes that each person has the power to change the world by helping each other out. Just as the litereal Ark works on a form of contagion (population increase) thus so is the treatment of random acts of kindness.
What I was able to watch just recently are:
Cyrano de Bergerac
You Got Served
Evan Almighty (God bless the internet!)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Well this movie was from 1990 with Gerrard Depardieu playing the lead. All I can say is that it's a must see. Depardieu shows why when non-French people hear the words "French actor," his name pops up. Brilliant acting.
You Got Served
I'm contemplating downloading Stomp the Yard now. This movie was just I don't know... lacking a whole lot of stuff, from acting to script, of course nothing on choreo (amazing dance moves!)
It's just annoying how there are instances when the actors look like they forget their lines. The characters are just meh. It offers no new insights whatsoever as well as possibly painting a negative picture to whities and Asians. Call me paranoid but the ethnic differences between the groups and the character attachments are quite evident. And the whole Lil' Kim? WHAT THE HECK? She looked really weird there, and her script was exactly like what it is, a script. There is no trace of reality with what she was saying. Oh and the "father figure" big black guy whatever his name was? Just brushing off celeb security? WTF? Seriously, they should have pushed this character further I mean you can't really see how he's supposed to know everything when all he does at the start of the movie is host the dance contests.
Evan Almighty
Now this is a really really great movie. Of course there already is a suspension of belief about the seriousness of the characters. I mean Wanda Sykes as a congressman's assistant? No way.
The movie plays around a lot with the characters. There's a lot of puns and figurative language going on that contribute to the humor of the movie. Note major corporate sponsorship from General Electric and Idiot's Guide :p
But seriously the story and the direction were excellent. The camera angles show clearly the characters "God" and "Man."
The story this time is God calls Evan Baxter who's campaign slogan is "Change the World" to change the world after Baxter prays to God for the ability to do so. God sets Baxter with Noah's (of Ark fame) job. And from then on the story erupts to include the various themes of the movie.
Following its predecessor Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty hosts several of the usual explanation to God's nature. The implications on prayer, faith, and fellowship are quite strong. It is shown quite clearly how men of faith are called by God and discriminate against by the populace. It is a clear symbol of how people act when they see things bigger than themselves playing in their lives. It really is a masterfully-written script, you have to see it to understand the nuances of the characters of the movie. And in the end, there is a very beautiful message for all of us, but there's a spoiler alert.
The "Ark" is given by the movie a new meaning. It is termed as an act of random kindness. Despite is literal figure given in the movie, the Ark symbolizes that each person has the power to change the world by helping each other out. Just as the litereal Ark works on a form of contagion (population increase) thus so is the treatment of random acts of kindness.
"Well you just work here!"
This is a very very overdue post. I had thought about blogging about this since...a few months ago when my relatives from Canada and my family went to Greenbelt to shop. We were at Greenbelt whatever, that place with the fancy shops and little to no people.
So after a while my cousin started to notice that the salesladies and salesnotquitemen were giving the "customers" once overs. And thus the title of the post.
"Well you just work here!"
Isn't it funny how people are able to put themselves on pedestals and then proceed to judge and condemn other people? Oh yeah, without deserving to be on those pedestals.
Really bad management.
*trivia, after converting some stuff are more expensive HERE than in Canada.
So after a while my cousin started to notice that the salesladies and salesnotquitemen were giving the "customers" once overs. And thus the title of the post.
"Well you just work here!"
Isn't it funny how people are able to put themselves on pedestals and then proceed to judge and condemn other people? Oh yeah, without deserving to be on those pedestals.
Really bad management.
*trivia, after converting some stuff are more expensive HERE than in Canada.
Confused. Tired.
July 2
It's 8 am, I wake up, then there's this eureka moment. "Isn't today the deadline for the Comm Res review of literature?" I scramble for my notebook and check. Yes. There in clean and plain writing was: Deadline: July 2. And for two weeks I had thought it was July 4...
My class is at 9:30-10:30. That is the deadline as well. I am so screwed... Getting to AdMU takes an hour in commuting. How much more time will I have to write that damned paper. Oh and I'm supposed to have at least 5 journal articles as sources. I'm so screwed.
I bring my laptop to school, head over to the lib and start the measly paper. After 5 hours I was done.
This is really disappointing. I need a better reminder system.
It's 8 am, I wake up, then there's this eureka moment. "Isn't today the deadline for the Comm Res review of literature?" I scramble for my notebook and check. Yes. There in clean and plain writing was: Deadline: July 2. And for two weeks I had thought it was July 4...
My class is at 9:30-10:30. That is the deadline as well. I am so screwed... Getting to AdMU takes an hour in commuting. How much more time will I have to write that damned paper. Oh and I'm supposed to have at least 5 journal articles as sources. I'm so screwed.
I bring my laptop to school, head over to the lib and start the measly paper. After 5 hours I was done.
This is really disappointing. I need a better reminder system.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Updates
The next time somebody says "beware of sugar rush" I will be.
Not many updates but my list of things to do is quite long, as usual. Procrastinating is EVIL!!!!!
Gotta make time for the important stuff.
lol I can't quite remember why I'm blogging right now but oh wells. Til the next post.
Not many updates but my list of things to do is quite long, as usual. Procrastinating is EVIL!!!!!
Gotta make time for the important stuff.
lol I can't quite remember why I'm blogging right now but oh wells. Til the next post.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Summer Daze
A rather uneventful summer.
The RegCom first sem has officially, but not technically, ended and now I'm home. I'm pretty grateful for a lot of things right now. Like the 7 hour sleep I'll be getting. I just hope my sore left eye heals, as well as my cold sores...
Because of this RegCom session, I've met a lot of new people. It's a fun experience but ultimately quite taxing on one's physical and mental health. Either way I've had my fill of enjoyment, school starts quite soon.
Oh yeah, I played Ultimate Frisbee (dramatic music) yesterday! Fun times, though I seriously suck at catching the damn frisbee, in the "assist" part, I'm pretty okay.
Tonight was the banquet and Rana and I sang Crazy For You. Well Rana sang and I dramatized :p I really, really have to fix my inhibitions.
The RegCom first sem has officially, but not technically, ended and now I'm home. I'm pretty grateful for a lot of things right now. Like the 7 hour sleep I'll be getting. I just hope my sore left eye heals, as well as my cold sores...
Because of this RegCom session, I've met a lot of new people. It's a fun experience but ultimately quite taxing on one's physical and mental health. Either way I've had my fill of enjoyment, school starts quite soon.
Oh yeah, I played Ultimate Frisbee (dramatic music) yesterday! Fun times, though I seriously suck at catching the damn frisbee, in the "assist" part, I'm pretty okay.
Tonight was the banquet and Rana and I sang Crazy For You. Well Rana sang and I dramatized :p I really, really have to fix my inhibitions.
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