last night i listened to some songs on my new mobile jukebox, well actually i was listening to just one melody by nick drake that was on eternal repeat. it's from the soundtrack of serendipity. somehow, whenever i hear this song, it brings me back to that one midnight two years ago: with too much vodka sitting on my head, riding at the back of a car, and chasing the sunrise on the sandy beaches of mactan, i told myself "i would like to feel this way again", foolish and giddy, happy and hopeful. these are such elusive feelings, it's so much easier to just be empty.

"I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.

It's been a long time that I'm waiting
Been a long that I'm blown
It's been a long time that I've wandered
Through the people I have known
Oh, if you would and you could
Straighten my new mind's eye."

- northern sky, nick drake

i finally found the one. =) got my w800i last sunday after our 2 hour badminton game. the fatigue messed up with my logical and frugal self until i finally gave in to the dark side. at last, my dream phone, yey!!

last weekend i finished watching season 1 of desperate housewives, thanks to jules for the dvd copy =) the viewing marathon gave me a headache but the hilarious episodes were worth the while, i hope there's still a next season to look forward to.

today, i had lunch at racks with my former classmate in malate catholic school. it's been a long time since we last saw each other - 13 years to be exact. time flies so fast, where do all the years go?

this is about the adventures of a caregiver who is driven by the guilt of abandoning her father in his dying days. it got her into a lot of trouble and ultimately led to her demise.

great acting, good plot, and a nice twist in the end, sppoky!! but basically it just boils down to these facts:

1. you can't undo your past mistakes,
2. live a guilt free life =) and
3. don't agree to live in big creepy houses even if they offer you $1000 a week.


where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 2
when: Friday, 19 August 2005. 10:20 p.m.

"Sunday morning rain is falling
Steal some covers share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable"

it was a hectic weekend. met up with emman and the gang last friday at max brenner after watching skeleton key. then proceeded to uplb the next day to visit babs, and back again that evening to makati to attend this house party at monette's pad. i was too tired to lift a finger so i decided not to go. ria's drunken antics has become a legend by now. they should ban texting/calling while drinking. i almost fell off my chair laughing when zet shared the text message she received from ri that night hehe.

i'm looking for a new place, the evil neighbor whom i shall aptly call as cruella devil had some post-its again on my door. she is worst than my high school principal, noticing everything from my guests' shoes to my hair to the food i cook. and when i say notice i mean she says mean things about it. she even accuses me of dumping garbage on the front door. gosh! it must be pretty tough growing old alone. here's her profile: mid 40's to early 50's, lives alone in a 56 sq. m. one bedroom pad beside ours, separated from her husband, lost custody over her 2 children, who visits her once a month, spends all of the day shouting to someone on her cellphone or bullying the door man, receptionist, janitor and all people at the condo. i wish she would just jump out of the window and end her misery. or else i just might give her a little push. arrrggghhhhhhhh!!!!!! i bought two newspapers looking for other options and i called my broker. anything but this hell please, i can't accomodate any more challenges to my already nerve wracking life.

"But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do
Sunday morning rain is falling and I’m calling out to you
Singing someday it’ll bring me back to you
Find a way to bring myself home to you"

-track: sunday morning, maroon 5-

witty dialogue, light comedy, amusing situations, totally predictable plot except for the last scene where the girl has to swim across the lake to get the man of her dreams. overall this is a fun, warm, and feel good movie, i recommend you don't watch it with bitter single women =) or guys who think john cusack is gay, so as not to ruin the effect hehe,

my friend let me borrow the novel where this film was based, she said the swim scene at the end was not in the book. thank god.


where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 2
when: Wednesday, 17 August 2005. 8:50 p.m.

i woke up yesterday with a high fever so i decided to just curl up all day and read back issues of time magazine. it was information overload right down to the core. at least it took my mind off my lesser worries. here are the things i learned:

1. yuan was reevaluated and increased 2.1% in value which produced mixed effects on china's export sector.
2. bush is turning a blind eye on karl rove's exposition of a covert cia operative.
3. free aceh movement promised to lay down arms and help rebuild aceh after the tsunami.
4. london is enlisting the help of spain and france in cracking down the terrorist network in their countries.
5. john cusack is still single. jude law is a philanderer. nicole kidman is doing another movie, this time it's about werewolves.

and that's how i cured my monday sickness.

this film is a major nose twitching event. i will not dignify it with a review. as i left the theater, i remember looking under the seats for my IQ.


where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 4
when: Saturday, 13 August 2005. 9:50 p.m.