Joker outshines the Dark Knight

saw the movie this weekend. heath ledger’s psychotic character as Joker is simply superb. for me he is, by far, the worst and really scary villain in all of the batman movies. i must say, that he, Joker, was felt more in the entire film than batman himself   Joker made this movie his.. you can feel it in the character.. complicated, unpredictable, irrational, disturbed, heartless, and very, very evil.
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this one’s really good.
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my rating: five stars *****

 

Drizzle

it’s raining outside. how i love it when it drizzles.. just enough to cool the surrounding. and it’s way cooler inside with the airconditioning on. times like these, sarap mag-foodtrip anything seems to be extra tasty, extra yummy hehe.
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id rather not sleep when it rains. siguro id lie down lang at namnamin ang lamig ng paligid. then coupled by music of my fave artists.. ahhhhhh perfect.
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and the rainy days blues.. yap no longer have those. as far as i can remember, dati everytime it rains, i feel so down. as in parang may switch sa pagkatao ko. instantly ON pag uulan. and id be blue. id be sad. my spirits would be so down i could cry with the sky. and i just let myself be. but then again, why be blue? the rain cools and cleanses the earth. it got a soothing effect. a calming effect on me. that’s something good. over the years, i went through that transition. i have overcome whatever lows i have associated with the rain. and it’s exhilarating.
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i have befriended the rain!
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wag lang sobrang lakas at maging bagyo 

 

Kung Fu Panda

aint this movie cute? a panda (Po) who desperately aspires to learn kung fu. and by sheer accident (but accidents dont happen ), Po was declared the new Dragon Warrior. wow! and here began the conflict. the master (Shifu) and his trained students didnt like Po. cos he’s a nobody. he doesnt have the background. he doesnt have the built. he’s not taking everything seriously. being the designated Dragon Warrior means he’s got to be the best in kung fu so he can defeat the antagonist Tai Lung. he’s got to defend the community and restore peace and order to the whole valley. how can Po do that?  hala!
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but eventually Master Shifu took a risk and trained Po. he found a great motivator and Po’s weakness — food. and so began the training.

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time came that the whole village was threatened by Tai Lung’s return and revenge, Po was given the great Dragon Scroll which everybody thought contained a secret writings or techniques or powers to be the ultimate dragon fighter ever. but everybody was shocked upon knowing and seeing that the scroll contained nothing. it was blank. no writings whatsoever. what will they do now? <pause..>

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ha, this is getting longer. tamad na me mag-narrate hehe. so to make the story short, syempre the good won over the bad in the end.
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my rating? 4 stars. had a good laugh on several scenes. not boring at all. despite the predictable ending, i liked the story.

 

Prison Break

currently hooked with Prison Break. this series is already on its 4th season in the US. starring wentworth miller as michael scofield, the brother who intentionally commits a crime by robbing a bank (he’s far too cute to be a robber ) he got himself sentenced for 5 years at fox river penitentiary for the purpose of saving his brother who was sentenced to death for a crime he didnt commit. michael thought an escape plan to rescue his brother before the execution time. and so the story begins..

i am only beginning to know the characters in this very engrossing action-drama that will keep you at the edge of your seats. the gripping reality-laden scenes are so defined and to the point; sometimes may be blunt and violent but it was presented in such a way that it has to be there to make the storyline realistic. i found myself sort of “involved” with everything that is happening in the show. with every character. i felt empathy with both of the protagonists and the villains. just cant stop watching one episode after another. great actors. great storyline.

have heard reviews about this years back but since no station showed this on local tv, i never get to watch it. but lately rpn 9 included this on their primetime schedule. was able to watch one episode and that’s it. gotta see all seasons. started with the first season dvd. now im hooked big time.

two thumbs up!

ooopss..! checked out wentworth miller’s profile and.. what a coincidence.. today, the day i wrote about his show, is also his birthday!

 

Champions: Return to Arms

released way back 2005, this RPG was a sequel to the Champions of Norrath. kinda old yet it’s only lately that we got to play this. we’re just halfway through it. hopefully a week or so more and we’ll finish this off cos i only have weekends and after-office time to spend. the missions and challenges can be very engaging though repetitive at times. the level ups excites me cos it gives me more APs to easily defeat the enemies. still got a long way to go and so one plane at a time and more bosses to fight before i proceed to another.

 

Dear Future Me

this is quite fun. found this site http://www.futureme.org/index.php wherein you may send email to yourself.. yes to yourself anytime in the future. ’tis like a time capsule in an email form hehe.

just write anything you want.. talk to your future self.. your expectations maybe. i just narrated the events of the day and the latest bits and pieces of my life so i will have something to read in the future exactly one year from now (that’s the date i set.) you never know.. you might be surprised. and this could bring a smile to your self. it already did

 

Welcome “me” to wordpress.com

last weekend decided to finally make my blog public. a very daring move i must say. been blogging on and off for the last 5 years but privately shared only with friends.

reading the forums here, i was able to effortlessly import my blog from another social networking site. even the comments went with it hmmmm. after filtering the personal and the not-so-personal stuff, i am now able to continue blogging from where i have last posted.

cool! wordpress is cool! got a lot more of tinkering to do to enhance my blog. a page at a time.  and everything will be in order.

 

And the winner is.. David Cook!!!

i’ts a victorious finale after all for Mr. David Cook..!! the newest American Idol!! weeeeeeeeee.. champagnes out please
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im so happy he won after all the not-so-good feedback from the judges last night. the fans thought otherwise. mind you he was really good. yes! yes! yes!
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cant wait to watch the episode tonight on QTV chanel 11. and one more thing.. One Republic will perform Apologize on stage tonight! huwaaaattttt?!?!?!?!?!? gotta go home early. gotta go home early. no way im gonna miss that! simply great! simply marvelous! nabuhay bigla ang dugo ko hehe. now life is slowly seeping back to my being haha “:>

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below are some videos of David’s defining moments @ AI:

audition piece

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Hello by Lionel Richie- great version

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Billy Jean. you wont believe this version.. he totally overhauled the song and it was amazing!

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he totally made this song his own. it’s now a hit single played on the radios.

 

Morning Rumbles and Mumbles

here i go again. masakit batok ko. trying to keep my eyes open.. parang mahuhulog ulo ko
i know, i know it’s the late nights (sigh..) di talaga me makatulog ng maaga. there’s just too much distraction
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earlier last night, watched American Idol. been following it since day one. my fave David Cook is in the finals. asar inapi nila bet ko huhu. he’s rocking good with his way of singing.. kinda modern/pop/rock alternative.. my thing you know. but last night, the other finalist was favored and praised to the hilt. ewan. pag si david cook nanalo.. mukha ng mga judges na yan hehe. later today malalaman na ang result. so am really excited to know the outcome. whether he wins or lose, i really wish he’d make it big to the music industry. cos boy he’s really good. he’s got the talent (big time), the looks and the charm and the presence. well good luck to him.
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been listening to Paolo Nautini’s These Streets. i dont know if you’ll agree with me, but he sounds like John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting? John’s another great singer composer, dont you think? anyway, Paolo’s song is pretty good. he’s got a distinct accent.
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the last few days exhausted my time painstakingly killing computer viruses. ugh!
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this week i just wanna be quiet. mental exhaustion gets the better off me. some pending things are still pending. not that i dont do them but because of external factors (people! people!), beyond my control, that just wont do their share of the job. iwas kausap muna sa mga taong not sharing my personal virtues and values and beliefs in life. baka kung ano masabi ko ba. industry and not procrastinating are such vital traits i value and it affects me when people are not being so. maybe i expect more of people. i demand more of people. i can be pretty critical but if one can do those things why not the hell do it now? why delay? demm!
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ok ok let me not be angry.. ang aga aga e hehe. just letting it out i guess. and yes it helps.
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despite the frowns.. it’s a good morning today. when i got time, will try to post another one later today.
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side note:
times like this i just wanna write and write.. lost in my isolated world of letters and spaces and commas and periods.. with really cool songs playing in my ears.. drowning and blotting the world away from existence.

 

You’re Beautiful

.. Mr. James Blunt!!!!!!!! “:>
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and so where do i begin? im still smiling to myself everytime i remember the concert last night @ the Araneta Coliseum. it started an hour late. o well that was kinda expected. but when the show began we didnt really mind the delay. james’ very first song was I Want You from the recent All the Lost Souls album. ’twas the first time i heard it really and i loooooove it agad. as in.
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the whole repertoire was a combination of the Back to Bedlam album and the recent one mentioned above. the concert wasnt that well-attended for whatever reasons there could be, but hey it was worth the watch and im sure everybody present there did have a great, great time. really!
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i love it when he spoke with that heavy, heavy brit accent. he talked a bit of the songs before singing them. “this next song im gonna play you will make that one sound like a happy one (goodbye my lover) cos this is really miserable.” hehe. he was referring to his next song No Bravery relating it to the time he was in the army.. witnessing life and death. cute niya din magsalita ng tagalog.. maraming salamat, paalam.. hehe.
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ala akong matitinong videos at photos dahil ang dilim. (i might search youtube for better videos.) the only one i took in full was “You’re Beautiful” (gosh it takes forever to upload so gotta skip this one.)

james head-bangs hehe
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dont know what song was in the video above but boy! james sure headbanged at the piano =)). the crowd just went wild hehe. ang likot niya galaw ng galaw.. ikot ng ikot except for the really slow ballads of course. there was this one time he surprised everybody by going down to the audience and quickly made his way to the throng of people.. mabilisan lang inikot niya ang oval don sa baba at bumalik din agad sa stage. whew i wasnt able to capture that one, nagpanic kasi di ko napindot record button hehe.

all in all, i wasnt expecting the James that i witnessed last night. seeing him on tv appearances and the videos released, he seemed the serious type. my mistake. he is fun and playful, he has charisma, he is down to earth, he connects with the audience, and undeniably.. without question.. a great, great singer-composer. his voice alone is more than enough to capture my heart
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you’ll really be be with the quality of his voice. kahit alang accompaniment maa-appreciate mo talaga. so strong. so solid. so raw. so full of heart. so full of soul. lahat na hahaha!
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another special event that’ll forever be cherished “:> “:>