10August09
Songwriters: Armstrong, Billie Joe; Bowie, David; Pritchard, Michael; Wright, Frank E., Iii;
I love Green Day. they sing loud songs. they sing mellow songs. with lots of curses/swearing in between. i love them still 
21 Guns reminds me of their song Wake Me Up When September Ends. very relaxed. a bit of melancholic melody. but with a very deep message.
i think america’s bad side of politics is bringing out the best in this group.
keep on rocking Green Day!
10August09
a very popular book. a best-seller.
my personal review:
a very straight-to-the-point, practical approach on how one should pursue one’s “Personal Legend. ”
a very simple yet engaging and meaningful narration of the character’s (Santiago) decision and determination to realize his dream (literally everything started with a recurring dream.)
very inspiring and encouraging. every now and then, cant help but pause upon passages that really holds true to one’s life.. to my life. o well, i think, the essence of the book, first and foremost, is for the reader to be able to relate to Santiago’s dream and his pursuit of realizing that dream, no matter what. Secondly, how the reader will be able to apply such in his own personal journey of realizing his/her dream. are you, or am i, brave enough to do what he did despite the odds? where am i on my journey to that ultimate goal in life? am i almost there but hesitant to embrace it like the crystal merchant? the merchant was afraid to do his ultimate wish/dream.. pilgrimage to Mecca (being a moslem).. cause he was thinking what else is there to dream about after fulfilling his highest hope? he was speaking for most of the humanity, i think. (was able to relate more to his character hehe.) with all the fears and uncertainties that CHANGE may bring into his life,he wasnt ready for that. he’s more at ease within the comfort zones he had been trying to live with every day of his life.
everything in the book was “realistic” and very much practical, until that point where Santiago spoke with the desert, and the wind, and the sun, and ultimately with the One who had the hand on every life and everything that existed in this life.
at that point on, the book made a 360 degree turn for me. sobrang bilib na sana ako. biglang naging fiction/fantasy ang dating. i mean, i know this is all fiction. but the metaphors and similes were acceptable and practical pa early in the book. but near the end..? it just wasnt what i expected it to be. hindi na naging makatotohanan. dont get me wrong, i still appreciated the book as a whole. just a bit disappointed with that part mentioned.
can’t help comparing this book with Celestine Prophecy, which was a good read, too. in some ways similar in laying out simple but often ignored truths about everyday life, but way different since it was more of a spiritual quest/journey. fiction and all that, at the end of Celestine Prophecy, you cant help but wonder. you are left with questions. these things couldn’t have happened. couldn’t have been true. but what if it did happen? what if that indeed was true? guess you just have to read it, to be able to relate to what im saying 
below are some great passages from The Alchemist. there are quite a lot but i’ll only post those that are personally significant to me.
“It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.”
“Wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”
“I dont live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man.”
“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
10August09
kinda late but was able to finally watch the film. pretty engaging but not much action in there. they sure did an acceptable version relating what needs to be related based on the book. but i guess “play time” constrained the film makers. there’s just a lot going on in the book that wasnt presented quite well in the film.
the title seemed got lost and wasnt relevant at all in the film. but in the book it was very much one of the centers of the story.. Harry’s curiousities and decisions kinda influenced and revolved in the mystery of the half-blood prince’s true identity.
there’s a bitin factor at the end of the film, that you wanted to see the 7th and 8th film immediately. one cant help but wonder how will Harry continue, single-handedly, what Dumbledore has started now that the latter is gone. will he be able to defeat Voldemort? or he will end up sacrificing his own life?
having said all these, of course im still very much looking for the final installment, which will be divided into 2 films.
28July08
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 *****
26June08
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.
2June08
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! 
2June08
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.
28May08
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
26May08
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.
22May08
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.
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