Six months have passed, and I find myself walking along familiar territory again. There’s this comfortable feeling that I get during these revisits to places I love, with my mind absorbing the mundane beauty that escapes the everyday.
Things may have not changed much from then, with the same souls walking hastily along these crowded streets, [...]
Dear stranger,
Superficial as it may seem, I generally distinguish a good day from a bad one based on whether or not I hear the sound of your voice. Yes, I’m a sad case, but that’s how my life has unwillingly evolved.
On those good days, I manage to catch you on the line while I [...]
About two years ago, an Indonesian friend lent me his dvd of the Thai horror blockbuster Shutter and promised that it was way better than Ringu. At that time, while I thought it was actually comparable, I honestly couldn’t say that Shutter was the better picture.
Today, after having recently discovered that Youtube is in [...]
Shit.
I don’t know what got into me, but a couple of days ago, I downloaded American Gangster, the album by Jay-Z who was inspired to record the album after seeing the film of the same title. And as much as I don’t want to, I think I like it.
There’s this whole 70’s funk and [...]
Finally got to see Keka this past week (in Youtube!), and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised.
Half-expecting a bold film in the caliber of Gamitan, it was a warm welcome that what I saw was a beautifully executed picture. I was caught surprised with several components in the movie, about how its self-deprecating [...]
parang pelikula. pero dane e.
putanginang ‘yan.
This IM that greeted me in the morning made my day.
R: Hey Barry! I dreamt of you last night. In it, KC Concepcion was your girlfriend. The scene was something like… we’re at a coffee shop (probably coffee bean), you walked in with KC and introduced her to us. hahaha!
The only thing that could’ve made [...]
I first saw Jose Gonzalez in Conan sometime back, and I first thought ‘Wow, this Latin American folk singer is really something’.
Turns out, he is Swedish of Argentinian descent.
Anyway, lying here in bed with my disshelved thoughts, the music of Jose Gonzalez provides a calming and somewhat aromatic refuge, away from the stresses [...]
Dad came into my room this afternoon and raided my DVD stack. Apparently, he was looking for something to occupy him this relatively slow holiday.
Dad: Chinatown, is this a good film? Jack Nicholson stars. This should be good.
Me (knowing my dad’s tastes in film): Umm, that one’s kinda old. 1975, so you probably won’t like [...]
