Lie

purple dress.

Saturday night.

you said goodbye.

It wasn't the first time.

colored excuses.

Sunny weekday.

you were ecstatic.

It was one of those times.

black alibi.

Gloomy weekend.

you were melancholic.

It was a rare moment.

white lie.

Every time.

moody.

Always.

The Playlist: Feel Good Inc pt. 1

For what it's worth, I'm listening to The Fray's How to Save a Life right now. What its direct effect to you, that I can't tell. But for one thing, it's on my Feel Good playlist these days. Let me share some of the songs I have in mind for this kind of playlist. I don't know if you'll like them but here they are, enjoy! And welcome. :)


1. The Fray- How to Save a Life
2. Coldplay- Viva La Vida
3. Jessie J- Stand Up
4. K.T. Tunstall- Suddenly I See
5. Maroon 5- Sunday Morning
6. Lenka- The Show
7. Carlisle Belinda- Heaven is a Place on Earth
8. Cee Lo Green- Fuck You
9. Bruno Mars- The Lazy Song
10. Katy Perry- Firework
11. Natasha Bedingfield- Pocketful of Sunshine
12. The Beatles- Here Comes The Sun
13.  Tegan and Sara- Where Does the Good Go?
14.  Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
15. Michelle Branch- Breathe
16. Katie Herzig- Sweeter than This
17. The Perishers- Come out of the Shade
18. Northern State- Iluvithwhenya
19. Ben Lee- What Would Jay-Z Do?
20. Lady Gaga- Born This Way


These are just some recommendations. Hopefully, I can update and include the links. I will share again soon. Have an eargasmic day! :)

iSight: iPhone designs

It's probably something that I should not be proud of, I said.

If I had some queer habit to confess, I think it would be my seemingly uncontrolled urge to take a picture of something that interests me. And I'm not talking about photography here, mind you. I'd just like to have a photo of that thing, regardless of its size or form, whether it's a book, a DVD, a newspaper clipping, an artwork, name it! 

In this case, that habit kicked in during my trip at the PowerMac center in SM North EDSA annex last May. I found myself snapping my camera (cellphone cam if you'd like to know) at these 'iPhone artworks' created by famous personalities. Well, for one thing, it was George Clooney's name that caught my eye. Then I saw Katy Perry, Eminem, Penelope Cruz, and Coldplay among others. Well not in that order, and technically, only their names. 

Weird? Normal? Unusual? Hilarious?

Like I said, It's probably something that I should not be proud of. Probably.

But it's one thing I'd like to share nonetheless.

And for these eccentricity, I'd like to borrow the term from one of the Ang Pamantasan's sections, iSight.

The 2011 Film Festival Challenge

Thunder roared. Heavy rain poured. And there we were, seemingly dancing under the buckets of teardrops beneath the angry skies.

I wish it was that beautiful. That poetic. But it wasn't. All I remember was my AP friends fooled around, twirled our umbrellas and dragged ourselves from PLM to the United Nations LRT station, despite it was raining cats and dogs. And that's probably the most memorable trip I had to any film festival I had ever participated. That was during the French Film Festival at EDSA Shangri-La. 

And that was three years ago.

I had first known about the film festivals held in Shang when I came across an ad about it in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I was a sophomore then. I perfectly remember that we were celebrating our university's foundation day when I, together with my friend, first went there. That was definitely not the last time.

Admittedly, that time, watching French films sounds more exciting to me than just lingering around the campus, pretending to be excited about activities that didn't require our participation, except may be for scripted applause. Clearly, there are better ways to kill time, and for something that you enjoy, right? Let the blissful murder of le temps, commence! Hence, it was a great way to get away (I love the rhyme). And one that doesn't cost; it's open to the public. First-come, first-served though.

French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and even silent films are featured every cycle. I'm not sure, but I think they also showcase Taiwanese and Spanish film festivals, as well. 

Last year, I was too busy with my academics and extra-curricular activities that I actually missed several film festivals at Shang. In fact, I only got to watch a film called The Stendahl Syndrome (about an illness of the same name) during the Italian film festival last October. (Yes. I was that busy.)

But this year? Let's just say, I will not let that happen again. I made myself a challenge: I vow to watch at least once in every film festival this year. Tee hee, I can download the films via torrent or have them in pirated DVD, but this challenge thrills me. The idea of finding time to be there even on hectic days is quite fun to imagine.

The French Film festival ad at Shangri-La, featuring the lovely portrait of Sandrine Bonnaire, whose films had been showcased during the film fest. 

The French film fest had just finished last June and I had only watched two films: Mademoiselle and Arthur. Currently, I'm planning  to attend the Eiga Sai or the Japanese film fest, from July 1 to 10.

Let the challenge begin!

Meanwhile, Tara lets!

Text Back

1 message received.

It's 2011 already. These days, everyone must have probably gotten a cellphone. Not may be at the moment but even just once, in their existence. Long before the iPhone and Blackberry, and the rest of the smartphones, had existed, people depended on these handy gadgets for that one thing: instant communication. It's not like we're still in the old days when we would wait for months just to get a reply. And it's definitely not like in the magical world of Harry Potter where only owls were utilized to transmit information across borders. Luckily, we are in the 21st century and communicating with one another has never been faster and easier

Faster and easier. It sounds like it's just a breeze. It seems like communicating with these mobile phones is as easy as 1,2,3. No big trouble, after all. But now, tell me if it's just easy as what it seems, then why would people seem to have a hard time doing an equally easy thing just like replying to a text message?

Oh no, don't tell me that we'll start blaming these portable things for their difficult-to-understand interface, or their confusing buttons. That's just a lame answer one can ever get. Why don't we get a reply, then? 

Walang load.

I've known people who endlessly showcase and parade their expensive cellphones (and not just one) around, along with their numerous not-so cheap gadgets as if its the Pahiyas festival in Quezon, only that they do it daily and that they're showing off gadgets and not their harvested crops.  Really, the act is screaming 'I am techie-savvy and for Pete's sake I lurveee technology!!!" or whatever phrase is suitable for them in the urban dictionary. But surprisingly, sometimes, they confess,

Walang load.

Sometimes, as if it's a trick of fate or just some random coincidence, these would be the same people who brag that they do frequent, if not hang out, at Starbucks, as if its a ritual never to be missed. As if forgetting such trip to the notable coffee shop would be a mortal sin, and it would be unforgivable. So they go there, have coffee, and yes, do the cycle once again- the Pahiyas Techie Festival in Starbucks! I would have concluded that they're living a hell of a life! Places to go to. Money to spend. Extravagance and luxury to live.

Pero walang load.

I could only let out a deep sigh. Really.

We have cellphones, mainly, to communicate faster and easier, right? It's just funny -at least for me- that you go around parading how 'rich' you are with all those gadgets and with all the Starbucks getaways, and yet, you don't have enough credit in your phone for a P1.00 reply. Really, you're funny, who are you kidding?

For some, communication is a necessity; I don't know with the rest of the humanity, though. I thought it was a common sense to reply to someone who's asking something through text. Especially if it's an important query. Especially if it's urgent.  But surely, "Please reply" and "Text back" were coined to stress that it's just so overratedly vital to answer back. Or may be they are to remind us, as if a prodding that means, "Utang na loob, magpa-load ka at reply-an mo ako!!!"

By then, I found out, common sense is not so common after all.