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Happiness comes in many forms -- in the company of good friends, in the feeling you get when you make someone else's dream come true, or in the promise of hope renewed. It's okay to let yourself be happy because you never know how fleeting that happiness might be.

Ich bin frei

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

 

This is a real pain in the neck…Some people say "when you love dont pour it all out, spare some for yourself" but should there be limitations when loving someone? Thoughts are running through my mind.. Thinking of it almost day and night.. wallowing in pain.. If only we could be together.. If only I could do something about the situation… If only I could let him feel how much I care.. If only I can reassure that everything will be okay… If only.. It will take a thousand words just let another person know how special he is..But none of that matters now, for I am free..

Its sad this had to happen, but its better this way, things happen for a reason and we can only look back and hope we learned something from it. And life goes on. It has to! There are alot of things i would be facing besides this.. I need to let it go I know i can in time i just hope its sooner, before i feel hatred towards that person.. what we shared, i will treasure. I dont have regrets, sometimes things are meant to go wrong, its inevitable, yet we tend to blame ourselves despite the fact that we have no control over the situation, that's what hurts us more, thinking of how you could have done something to prevent it and yet you didnt because you know what you are facing and that you really dont stand a chance. Its like fighting a battle and losing because your reason for fighting is your enemy.

But the heart is incredibly resilient, it can hold all the emotions and feelings you hide deeply, it can take the pain no matter how bad it hurts, and in spite of everything, it can still heal. All you have to do is wait patiently til that day comes, and learn to accept that things arent always meant to be no matter how bad we want it. You can only look back and cherish everything. Time will heal it from all its wounds. Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not. Time takes it all, time bears it away. What's important is that you are not bitter over life's disappointments. Don't live in regrets. You have to let go of it because every day won't be sunny. And if you find yourself lost and lonely and in despair, you have your friends to help you get through it all. They're like the stars in the dark night they guide you and lead you back home."So, don't be afraid to make mistakes. The greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. You may get what you want, maybe more than you could imagine, nobody knows where life can take you. Its a long road ahead and the journey itself the destination."

 " Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. "

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Of Mother’s Day and Mornings at Subic Bay

Sunday, May 13, 2007

    Ok i went home for the weekend because i need to vote, yes im a registered voter and yes im from Subic Bay, actually its Olongapo City, but Subic Bay sounds way cooler. Oh and also its mothers' day, my mom kept on asking me, " oh where are we gonna have dinner tonight? " How should I know its your day..ok i did not say that to her hehe she would've hit me with what ever she was holding. I said " Ask Pop, its his treat" and then my mom goes " Oh I thought it was your treat? " NO F***IN WAY!! no effin way!! (ok again i did not say that to her) haha but that was basically the end of discussion.

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Untitled

Friday, May 11, 2007

It was raining today when I left the apartment, I had a good 8hr sleep which would prevent me from falling off my chair at the office and would help me battle those tickets and escalations (they just keep on coming everyday calling and calling and calling). Yep this pretty much was a stressful week, my back hurts from crouching here at my desk, my right hand aches from clicking the mouse all the time, my fingers are stiff from typing all the phone logs, my ears hurt and are always red for i have spent hours on the phone talking. Yes now i have logged out of my Callmaster and yet im still here currently on the phone still updating my escalations. Yvorry, a manager here and one of my pals, is next to me right now asking for money, "wala akong barya eh cge na pantaxi ko lng"  so I give her a hundred bucks and as she stepped away she was like "yehey salamat…ng marami…sa donation…" with an evil smirk on her face, i was like "Hoy! babayaran mo yan ah!" And there she kept on walking with that im-not-gonna-pay-u-haha-ur still-working smile, arrrgg!!! I would have grabbed her and said, stay here and work some more!, if not for the headset im wearing which of course would pull me back to my chair considering the distance that Yvorry had from me by now. Im looking forward to another movie from my list. Hope i can finish watching all of it soon. Im now listening to my new fave band Jimmy Eat World (well ive been listening to them ever since but i never really paid attention) and i really like them plus its better than the hold music from the telephone. haha! Im feeling so emo right now its all because of the rain, i hate it when it rains. Probably because every time something sad happens it was raining, so ive somehow associated them with each other. And by the way im still on hold so while waiting for the queue, im currently listening to my emo soundtrack and i have generated my suicide-slash-sad-songs-for-dirty-lovers playlist :


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Captain Jack is back!!

Thursday, May 10, 2007

        My favorite drunken pirate is back! (not that i know a lot of drunken pirates…) But yeah he is back and I cannot wait to see the third and last installment of the Pirates' series, At World's End. I am thrilled!! I cant contain this sharp feeling of excitement! (ok call me exaggerated but that's how i feel) I love Johnny Depp! He brings life to his characters and makes them unique that people would just have a strong connection and would leave a mark that audiences would just remember forever. I recall during my younger years, i watched a movie and it was called Cry Baby, he was still young back then but thats when i fell in love with him. hehehe. But Captain Jack is different from his other characters, a pirate who is always drunk, he walks funny, he gets himself into situations but is smart and sharp enough to escape and outwit his enemies. And he has a comedic way of doing it. And yep you heard me right it is the last, Johnny Depp said so himself, I saw E!news last night and he was interviewed. So sad to see them all go but hey the movie is going to be great! Let's see, the last we saw of Capt. Jack in Dead Man's Chest was when he was being swallowed by the Kraken, I wonder where that will take him…waaahhh!! Im so excited and i just cant hide it!!

 

 

"The possibility of saying goodbye to Captain Jack perhaps forever is not one I look forward to,But if that is the case, we had a good run. I know Captain Jack will always make me smile. 'Pirates' has done a lot for me, and in every way you can imagine. But most importantly, what I've felt is this intense, pure joy. Playing this character, and being this character and delivering this character will always bring a smile to my face… always make me happy and proud." - Johnny Depp

Catch the full trailer at Pirates3 - trailer

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The Beach Diaries

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Summer is about to end, where have I been so far…

*Al Frontera de Taal (Batangas)
*Capones Island
*Puerto Galera

On my TO-GO-TO list :

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Top 100 Films I Intend To Watch

Monday, May 7, 2007

IMDb's
Top 100 Films

(ranked)


  1. The Godfather (1972)
  2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  3. The Godfather, Part II (1974)
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2003)
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  6. Schindler's List (1993)
  7. Casablanca (1942)
  8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  9. The Seven Samurai (1954) (Jp.)
  10. Star Wars (1977)
  11. Citizen Kane (1941)
  12. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
  13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  14. Rear Window (1954)
  15. Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  17. Memento (2000)
  18. The Usual Suspects (1995)
  19. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  20. North By Northwest (1959)
  21. Amelie (2001) (Fr.)
  22. Psycho (1960)
  23. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  25. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) (It.)
  26. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  27. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
  28. GoodFellas (1990)
  29. American Beauty (1999)
  30. Vertigo (1958)
  31. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
  32. The Matrix (1999)
  33. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  34. The Pianist (2002)
  35. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
  36. Some Like It Hot (1959)
  37. Taxi Driver (1976)
  38. Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) (It.)
  39. The Third Man (1949)
  40. Paths of Glory (1957)
  41. Fight Club (1999)
  42. Spirited Away (2001) (Jp.)
  43. Das Boot (1981) (Ger.)
  44. Double Indemnity (1944)
  45. L.A. Confidential (1997)
  46. Chinatown (1974)
  47. Singin' In The Rain (1952)
  48. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  49. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  50. M (1931) (Ger.)
  51.  All About Eve (1950)
  52. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
  53. Se7en (1995)
  54. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
  55. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  56. Raging Bull (1980)
  57. City of God (2002) (Brazil/Fr.)
  58. Rashomon (1950) (Jp.)
  59. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  60. The Sting (1973)
  61. Alien (1979)
  62. American History X (1998)
  63. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  64. Leon, aka The Professional (1994) (Fr.)
  65. Life is Beautiful (1997) (It.)
  66. Touch Of Evil (1958)
  67. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  68. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  69. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  70. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
  71. The Great Escape (1963)
  72. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
  73. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  74. Amadeus (1984)
  75. Annie Hall (1977)
  76. Jaws (1975)
  77. Ran (1985) (Jp.)
  78. Modern Times (1936)
  79. On The Waterfront (1954)
  80. Braveheart (1995)
  81. High Noon (1952)
  82. The Apartment (1960)
  83. The Sixth Sense (1999)
  84. Fargo (1996)
  85. Aliens (1986)
  86. The Shining (1980)
  87. Strangers on a Train (1951)
  88. Blade Runner (1982)
  89. Metropolis (1927) (Ger.)
  90. Duck Soup (1933)
  91. Finding Nemo (2003)
  92. Donnie Darko (2001)
  93. The General (1927)
  94. The Princess Bride (1987)
  95. Toy Story 2 (1999)
  96. City Lights (1931)
  97. Run Lola Run (1998) (Ger.)
  98. The Great Dictator (1940)
  99. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
  100. The Seventh Seal (1957) (Swd.)

->Ok so far i've seen 23 films, 15 of which i have watched prior to seeing this list, 4 - out of boredom (you know how at home you all of a sudden see old VCDs lying around and tend to watch them) and 4 - upon seeing this list. All of them are great , of course that's why their on the list, but i 'd have to say my favorite ones would be, The Godfather I and II, Citizen Kane, The Shining, The Wizard of Oz and Finding Nemo!! 

Next on my list would be :

*The Shawshank Redemption (thanks to TV links)
*Life is Beautiful (thanks to my friend Mike who let me borrow his VCD)  

Look's like i got a long way to go..

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The games that play us

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Stratagem

I played hide and seek with fear of getting caught as I peek through your thoughts
I tried to hide as best as I could
but always you found me
And each time I told myself I’d play better
Afraid to lose this game,
I move swiftly passed shadows
But you saw everything
You showed me that hiding was a waste of time
A subterfuge that made me weak

A day never passed without you by my side
And now I’m poisoned by the flame
I could feel its warmth inside of me
A breath I can taste before it even escapes my lungs
I long for you in your absence
A yearning that pounds from within
And wander in this realm set forth by your charm

Insensitive to this game
you never noticed
For all this was child’s play to you
Yet and still, I sought for the best moment
to surrender myself in your arms
I swam across thousands of thoughts and emotions
Until I summoned courage
that pulled me back to reality

And in that moment I embraced the truth
I can only be with you
In my dreams
As I sleep
With just a bat of an eyelash
I was crushed
Game over

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Today is Labor Day

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

To be or not to be that is the question that i have been asking myself…errr…"what to be?" is more like it..hehehe

It all starts when you graduate high school, of course you're young, eager to learn new things and of course,  full of hopes and dreams and aspirations. At least for me that's when it started, i wouldnt count the part of my life when is was…hhmmm…let's say, still trading my peanut butter and jelly sandwich for combos! Cuz back then i told myself i wanted to be a doctor. But as i grew up my mother made me realize that we cant afford that hehehe so back to after high school we go..

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