Labels: books, sem break

...do come my way sometimes

these are the top 5 things that made me smile for the past week.

• the supreme court song. [ not that it's a good thing; but it did make me laugh and be amused for a few days ]haha. yes, there is such a thing. there was this talk at the slowly decaying malcolm theater last monday which we were required to attend in lieu of our labor class. since all the seats were occupied by the supreme court justices, the court of appeals and regional trial court judges and court employees [ not to mention the supreme court choir which sang the infamous "supreme court song" ], we decided to leave even before the lecture started. gawd. i can't get the damn song out of my head. it seemed like it was lifted from a decision penned by justice cruz with all the unnecessary dramatic quotes.
  
  
• lemony snicket's a series of unfortunate events, the movie. this movie is great [ walang kokontra. hehe ]. i don't think they could've done a better adaptation of the books. i love the graphics, the surreal, anachronic setting, the sounds. i like how the actors/actresses really breathed life into the characters of the story. they were all appropriate for the role. and i love sunny, her wit and cuteness reminds me of my niece, sophia. i've already watched the movie twice, by the way, and if anyone asks me to watch it with him/her, i'm up to the idea. i'm definitely buying the dvd when it comes out. i wonder when they're leasing the next movie installment?
  
  
• ultimate disc. i played at the beginners' night in san lo two mondays ago, played in a pick up game last wednesday and then joined the "plastic virgin" beginners' tournament last wednesday at the international school in the fort. it was a whole day event, from 9 am till [ gasp ] 6 pm. i had to re-apply sunblock with spf 45 every 15 minutes or so [ para namang may iiitim pa ako hehe ]. apparently, the other "beginners" were not beginners at all, as most of them regularly play in pick-up games in san lo or in UP, so i was, i think, the only one running around the field cluelessly. i was randomly grouped under donald's team [ was named "donald's ducks" ]. we were the overall champions but i didn't play in the finals game [ i developed a terrible headache thanks to the intolerable heat; plus my right leg hurt ]. i was also the little freerider in the 4 games i played - i never actually touched the disc the whole day. hehe. all i did was mark my opponent, and my opponent is always a beginner like me who almost never touches the disc as well. it was fun though, despite the heat and the physical torture and the fact that i didn't know much people there. at least i was able to take home a can of pringles and a small water jug as prizes for being "champions". mwehe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1. the team in action at the finals [ or at least i think that's them.. ]; 2. view; 3. the coaches [ donald is the one at the far left with the afro hair hehe ]; 4. sunset view
  
  

• my parents are home. my parents are finally back from the rotary event chu chu in the states. happiness! at last i don't have to eat all alone anymore during breakfast or worry about budgeting my limited cash. being home alone has its drawbacks - the silence and the unnecessary thoughts that creep through my mind are almost deafening i couldn't take it anymore. plus, i'm now richer by one new canon digicam [ the really small one ], two discs, a pair of old navy flip flops and a book on artists' journals [ most of the stuff were donated by my sister hehe ].
  
  

  

whee i now have a glow in the dark disc. if only i know how to toss decently


• the jars of clay concert. i've loved jars of clay since i was 14 [ yes, that was almost 9 long years ago ], when their song "flood" came out on the radio. they were the first contemporary christian band that i ever knew of. it's the only rock band i could listen to back then without feeling guilty [ because they say rock music is evil. hehe ]. last night was their concert at the araneta coliseum, and i can honestly say it's the best foreign act i've ever seen in my life [ no exagg ]. and i've already seen silverchair, duncan sheik [ it's top 2 on my list ] and incubus. i just find it nice how they were able to play their songs well, incorporate such inspiring message in their music, and actually relay such message to the audience. i like how they were able to establish rapport with the fans [ unlike when i was watching incubus, it was like watching an mtv for two hours ]. i was disappointed at first that the stadium wasn't filled up - we could see a lot of empty seats from where we were seated. [ well, at least we were upgraded to better seats. ] i was concerned that the concert won't be as loud and lively, and that the band would be disappointed with the low turnout. well, the whole thing still turned out to be a success, everyone was having a great time jumping [ albeit lightly ] in the moshpit and waving their brightly lit cellphones during the senti songs; the band played a lot of songs that i grew up with; barbie's cradle also rocked [ they opened for jars of clay ]; we saw some celebrities [ donita rose and alex compton haha ]; there was this guy from the audience who sang "unforgetful you" and proposed to her girlfriend on stage [ he probably had a deal with the organizers ]; some were so into the message that they were even raising their hands like they do in church; and dan haseltine [ the lead singer ] sincerely expressed his gratitude for such a wonderful crowd. ang galing talaga. i was actually screaming my lungs out [ which only happened during uaap games hehe ]. i felt bad when they were down to their last song [ "flood" ] 'cause i didn't want the concert to end yet. i didn't even care if i've been standing in the moshpit for almost an hour amidst the crowd. i just love their music and their message. i admire the way they profess their faith and how effectively they express it. and i want to buy all their cd's [ i lost their first album. darn. ].
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

thanks to the concert too, i got a free copy of fish magazine, and i discovered the edge radio. la lang. nakaka-inspire tuloy magpakabait. [ i know i will get raised eyebrows with this line. hehe. ]

Labels: books, disc, gig, random

last night, penny treated the harkadah [ half of us at least - jenny, wex and me ] dinner at big buddha, in greenbelt 3, then at bizu for dessert. i always look forward to seeing the harkadah because we always relive the good old college days when we're together. it's comforting to know that no matter how long it has been since we last saw each other, no one has changed one bit. we don't have to be pretentious or anything in front of each other. we can dress as casually as we want and no one would even care. we can be as jolog as we want and well, no one would even care. we could also talk about serious stuff more openly, without any apprehensions or setbacks, without any threat that our well-hidden secrets might find their way out of the group. and they're the only ones who share the same interests as i do. wala lang. i just miss them is all. i just hope we could see each other more frequently despite the time constraints.

good buys

crayons

i've been feeling artsy fartsy these past few days that i've actually started drawing on my sketchbook journal. it's not yet done, so i haven't uploaded the drawing. anyway, i bought myself a set of caran d'ache crayons. i know it may sound unreasonable to spend 1050 bucks for a set of 30 crayons, but i've been obsessed with this brand of art material since i was in 6th grade. this is actually my third set already - the first one i got from my dad [ i can't remember really how or why he gave it to me. all i know is that it was bought from some other part of the world ], which i overused until i was in first year high school. the second set i got from hongkong, when we went there for vacation during the summer before 2nd year. i decided to buy it since it costs much less there than in the phil. i kept on using that set in all my school projects and i always came up with pretty good works. my teacher/classmates would compliment my works and the crayons, as if it was more responsible for the result than i was. i distinctly remember sir fernandez [ our asian history/homeroom teacher who we hated at the time, but looking back, turned out to be one of the greatest teachers in high school ] saying that i should take care of it because it may prove to be useful even until i get to college. sadly, all throughout college, the set remained untouched, stored in a box hidden under my bed. i never actually drew anything when i was in college and always felt that i was too old for it or i had more important things to do. besides, i was happy with my life as it was. although there was an urge to draw every now and then, i would easily brush the thought away and continue doing other things i find equal satisfaction in. so anyway, i missed using my caran d'ache crayons when one of mr. sena's assistants in art class told me that the best brand for cray pas would be caran d'ache, but it costs more than 1k. when i went home that day, i looked for my set at home, only to find it missing. i suddenly remembered that i gave it away to patti/bianca because i felt that i won't be using it anymore anyway. besides, the pieces were all broken and they would be too inconvenient to use. i felt so bad about it that i just had to buy a new set. hence, this set. buying it felt like being reunited with an old friend i've neglected for a time. i hope i could find the time and confidence to draw more, no matter how ugly they turn out to be.

and i'm getting all mushy over a set of crayons. hehehe.

a copy of "wala lang" by bud tomas

i read about this in inquirer last week. it's a collection of essays on just about anything from the point of view of the author. what makes it interesting is that he wrote these essays and sent them through e-mail as an outlet for his thoughts/stress reliever during his law student years in UP law.

a copy of "neverwhere" by neil gaiman

i've developed a liking for neil gaiman lately, since neil lent me issue 2 of the sandman series. i just started reading it, but already i want to read the rest of his works. [ oh yeah, i already read his children's book, "coraline" before i gave it to patti as a present on her 8th birthday. hehe. ] i also liked the graphics. i hope someday i'll learn to be an illustrator.

Labels: artsy fartsy, birthday, books, harkadah