59 things…

another episode of my lists.

1. learn how to drive. I know I need to have a car to actually think about learning how to drive.

2. watch all episodes of each of the seasons on my list of favorite TV shows.

3. learn how to LET. THINGS. GO.

4. learn and actually speak five words from ten different languages.

5. read 5 books on subjects I know nothing about.

6. learn the stock market. I don’t want to be an investor or a trader. I just love the idea of me talking in numbers.

7. take a photo everyday. Something to document the passing of time.

8. live in another country.

9. do 10 things that scare me.

10. backpack in Europe and visit all the museums, churches, ruins, etc

11. ride on a train

12. see Kaka play in person.

13. donate blood.

14. bake someone a birthday cake from scratch

15. help out a complete stranger.

16. put all Usernames and Passwords into a notebook.

17. take family portraits with my mother’s side, and my father’s side.

18. watch all Academy Awards winners in the Best Foreign Language Film Category.

19. watch the films that won/were nominated in the Best Picture category.

20. read Time magazines top 100 books. (95 to go)

21. send flowers to my nanay for no reason

22. Ride in a hot air balloon.

23. watch Coldplay, Jason Mraz, Nickelback live.

24. be a tourist in my own country.

25. ride a police car.

26. go skydiving.

27. solve a sudoku puzzle in less than 10 minutes. (my average time is 13 minutes)

28. have my own library.

29. create a time capsule. (any suggestions on how to start one?)

30. ride a wave. (aka surfing)

31. play Your Love by Alamid on the guitar.

32. give 100,000 grains of rice @ freerice.com

33. sleep under the stars.

34. watch a meteor shower.

35. start a business

36. spend an insane amount of money in one day. (not my money though..nyahaha)

37. run a marathon for a good cause.

38. impersonate a famous person.

39. buy a domain

40. visit a strip club.

41. drink like there’s no tomorrow

42. beat some at a game of chess. (I know! I’m stupid!)

43. sleep for 12 hours straight

44. take a boxing class

45. learn how to swim.. WHOAH!

46. take a self-defense class.

47. memorize a poem.

48. completely eliminate SH*T from my vocabulary.

49. go rock climbing.

50. learn a new word everyday.

51. not speak a single word for 1 whole day

52. Watch a sunrise from Machu Picchu

53. reconnect with old friends.

54. teach someone to read.

55. pray for someone.

56. learn to speak Cebuano

57. learn sign language

58. get in a fight and win it!

59. persuade someone to make a list.

i am…

[Note: This post is to feed my ego.]

tired of not getting that much needed sleep. Always.

confused.

planning to drink more water.

blessed by my friends.

practical where it counts.

my own worst enemy.

not good at admitting mistakes.

Atticus Finch!

on the the outside looking in.

looking for a job that will make me less miserable.

a keeper of secrets.

number one insults.

afraid of rat babies…eeekkkk!

surprised you said that, but learning not to be.on the verge of breaking down.

waiting for the perfect opportunity to feed my wanderlust.

broke!

good at NOT thinking about things.

the end of the world as we know it, but I feel fine.

a fan of the cold side of the pillow.

amazed by how music can heal me.

still not used to hearing romantic declarations of love and affection. And I don’t think I’ll ever be.

one lousy and crappy blogger.

Reminiscing…

I feel weird writing about this but ok here it goes:

The ever conceited Kriss asked me to read his most recent blog post. To satisfy his ego, I did. I wasn’t prepared for the emotions and the memories that came flooding in. And before I knew it, I was shedding tears. Damn you, eggboy!

I was reading evidences of the my UP days, and I must say… damn, those good ‘ol days were sure fun… I remember how carefree it was way back then. You need not worry about anything at all (except for exams and papers and exams and papers and exams and papers again)! I remember spending time with SHIFT either pigging out or singing our asses off in the karaoke booth (gawd, how long has it been since we did that?).

Kakamiss ang student lounge days, kakamiss ang porsi - charles loveteam, ang tambay moments sa student council office, ang PE classes sa audi, ang kumos-kumos lunch sa mushroom, ang banana -q and iced tea ni manong sa likod, …gawd, I even miss the ancient library and its relic of books . Hay… hehe… I suddenly feel so OLD….T_T

It’s been TWO years…two years mahn… since I’ve entered a UP classroom and actually listen to my teacher blab about finance, debit, credit, balance sheet, accounts payable,cash and kung ano pa da nga mga accounting terms.

Yugz tama na ni a..daw mahibi naman ko liwat..hehehe

They Killed To Kill a Mockingbird

I was in a movie- hunting mood again and I stumbled upon a black and white movies goldmine. I was giddy with excitement when I found To Kill a Mockingbird on its list. Talk about sheer luck!

Hmmm… Where do I start? I’m a “complainer” so here goes my annoying complaints:

If there is one person in the world that I would want to be when I grow up, it would be Atticus Finch. His sense of justice, the fact that he is a lawyer, a great man embarrased by his greatness, his love for his children, and his way of explaining things endeared me to him. I was disappointed however with his character in the movie. Atticus Finch in the movie was very far from the Atticus Finch I have in mind. I’m not criticizing Gregory Peck’s performance here. It’s just that whoever wrote the script did not capture the true Atticus Finch…arrrgh…( why is it that I can’t explain things clearly?)

Another big disappointment is that I did not saw the personal development I was hoping to see in Scout and Jem. They practically left out that part of the story.

The trial was not what I imagined it to be. Yeah, I know the movie ranked first in AFI’s top 10 courtroom dramas but I’m here I am still complaining about it. (forgive me if I’m not making any sense.)

Something to defend the movie:

I’m not saying that the movie is bad. It’s just the characters and the story did not meet my expectations. Hayyy, this is what you get when you get to read the book first and watch its adaptation after. This is probably a movie that should have remained on paper.

For forum God…

I still stand firm in my belief that book is always better than its movie adaptation. I have proofs…bleh!

Pulp Dancing

After hours of combing the internet for the full version of the movie Pulp Fiction, I finally found the almost perfect site where I can watch it. But I won’t tell you where. nyahaha. Anyway, I can’t resist the urge to post this dance scene of Uma Thurman and John Travolta. Makes me want to put on my dancing shoes and do the twist.