From the film Caregiver:

I love(!) love Ernie's character design. In our modern world merging fantasy with futuristic designs, supportive and down-to-earth Ernie sports a barong tagalog and an umbrella among his arsenal of powers in the Metanoia world.

Scott pilgrim vs the rest of the world:

For Thursday: Glasses (Megane), I Just Didn't Do it (Soredemu boke wa yatte nai), Tokyo Tower Mom and Me and Sometimes Dad (Tokyo tawaa? Okan to boku to tokidoki oton?)

For Saturday: Miyori's Sacred Forest (Miyori no mori), Always Sunset on Third Street 2 (Always zoku San-chome no yuhi) and How to Become Myself (Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata)

I Just Didn't Do It was engrossing. But it was quite painful to watch. I was really rooting for the main character to be acquitted on the groping charges, but no matter how convinced I am of his innocence (which is also what the movie is trying to portray), his is not one happy ending.

Tokyo Tower was mentioned in two of the movies. I've never heard of that tower until when I watched those films. Have you been there? It resembles something of the Eiffel Tower from afar. It must be grand to just go out of your house and see it rising up to the sky.

Megane was a bit trying to watch, but only because it was only revealing itself bit by bit, at quite a slow pace, not much dialog. The ending did not make everything clear, but it was still nice.

I didn't like Miyori no mori much. I thought it aspires too much to be like a Miyazaki/Ghibli film but fails.

9.4.2007

A couple of UP quotes (taken from text messages received – I have one more in my smart sim but I couldn’t find the sim card):

To the women of UP: you can walk into a room wearing a t-shirt and jeans, no make-up, yet be the most attractive girl… for at the end of the day, the world will look up to you not because you look like the next top model, but because you are a thinking woman with opinion… Fashion sense helps, but brains will always be more deadly than a pair of stilettos.

UPIANS, you are made in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, you would be standing, and when the world is standing, you’ll stand out. And when the world stands out, you’ll be outstanding. And when the world dares to be outstanding, you’ll be the standard.

So many things riding on the name of one school. Notions nurtured through the generations bring about an expression of awe or respect upon hearing one’s acquaintance to be studying in the UP – the University of the Philippines. As they say, only the cream of the crop are the only ones that get the chance to study in this great university of ours. With the image of being the most intelligent in the land, we students are hoisted the responsibility of helping in the upliftment of our beloved Philippines – even if we’re not sure that those who get to power have any intentions of doing such, falling relentlessly into the same traps and temptations that have plagued this country for so long.

But when I look at us, I just see ordinary students, trying to go through day to day academic life with the usual org activities and social, financial and spiritual matters which makes the college life very colorful and full of challenges. Once we’re through with the mandatory four or five years or however long it would take us to find ourselves and complete our chosen degree, we’re faced with the inevitable path of joining the current Philippine society by trying to carve a niche that will enable us to survive, and hopefully, in the long-term, make our dreams come true. And what have we to fear? We’re graduates of UP. Surely the world will be dying to employ us. Or rather, exploit us. There’s not much choice, is it? Unless you’re your own boss or you’re working in the industrialized countries, in which case you’d still be exploited but paid the better for it.

Talk of graduation looms over my head these past few weeks. People older than me who knew me a few years back would certainly ask whether I’d be graduating already. People I just meet ask what year I am and I reply I’m in my fifth year. Or sometimes, sensing the aura of seniority in me, they’d be asking if I’m graduating already. And always the answer is, next year – which is specifically first sem next academic year if… everything goes well. Meaning no more failures, no extra subjects (non-food tech related), no hazards or complications in the way of completing the thesis.

I don't read nor believe in horoscopes or in astrology in general but some friends have told me the information that can be gleaned from such. it was only out curiosity that i read mine today due to a few officemates' penchance to find out theirs when somebody brings the day's paper. I just renembered while walking home tonight that mine said something about today being unpredictable for money, maybe some even stolen from me.

well tonight i came from a mini-discussion on personal finance. this issue and the opportunities that would arise from how I dealt with my current situation were on my mind that day. I decided to take control of my expenses and actively set something aside for long term savings and investments. in fact on the way to work this morning, I was tinkering with an app on personal finance. then while walking to the venue where I was going to meet my friends, I was thinking about my predicament once again.

getting home tonight, I remembered what I read earlier today. coincidence, or is it astrology at work?
 

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It really does no good to have low self-esteem. And allowing others to trample on your views and accepting the negative things they say about you. No matter what others say, I still maintain that not everything is about looks. And there's still a lot of goodness in the world, no matter if all the harsh realities of life are bearing down on everything that you usually find delightful. 

I choose to be positive. I choose to think that I am and I can. 
 

I have been having a pessimistic outlook on life lately - everything from my present and future to Philippine affairs to environmental conservation efforts, etc. there just are some bright little patches from time to time, but that is basically my frame of mind these days. then i read inspirational messages from friends once ina while and my spirits lift up, until the pessimism takes over me again.

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