shameless plug, and then some

for some really good reason i find myself constantly writing again. suddenly my flash disk is getting filled with text files of somethingness.

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lance, april, and i discovered a new hang-out. it may be so-not-cool, but it's own version of geektown. bestsellers, located in the fourth floor of robinson's galleria, is this gigantic huge amazing bookstore with a wide array of books. and they're cheap too!

it's perfect for the kuripot bookworm. like me!

Karess Rubrico Day

Start:

Jun 6, '08

what kiligs the karess?: my favorite romantic films

given that it's still the valentine season and all the buzz is about luuurrve, i decided to join the bandwagon by presenting you my favorite romantic films of all time. 

yes, i do have the romance bug in me. i just refuse to acknowledge it... sometimes. (let me fill you in on a little secret: i cry at movies when i'm watching them alone).

here are some of my favorite romantic movies, in no particular order. yes, spoilers abound.

1. casablanca - swaggering bogart + sultry bergman = fireworks. the film was interesting, not just because of its political angle, but because it was so real it hurt. bogart plays the slick, frigid, cynical club owner rick, whose resolve melts when reunited with his lady love ilea, played by bergman.

maybe the best thing about this movie was the fact that hey, they didn't end up together. it was a difficult decision on both their parts, but someone had to let go. it was something totally un-hollywood, and it made me proud.

2. a moment to remember - this korean movie is a CLASSIC (segue: everybody loved that other korean flick my sassy girl, except me. i found it too sugary-sweet). it makes you all mushy, soft, and giggly one minute, then sobbing, depressed, and dejected the next. the first chunk of the film narrates how soo-jin (the female) and chol-soon (the male) become magkadevelop and eventually, marry. in the course of their marriage, soo-jin contracts a rare kind of alzheimer's and very rapidly loses her memories. the normally hard, unfeeling, and unaffectionate chol-soon suddenly becomes sweet, loving, and human. the entire film is enough to make you feel, like, five emotions all at the same time. hunt for a DVD of this.


3. 50 first dates - i'm noticing a pattern here--i like love stories based on impossible circumstances. i'm sure you guys know the drill of this one: adam sandler has to woo a hopelessly-amnesiac drew barrymore, treating each daily encounter as if it''s their first time to meet. real awww-inducing, for me.


...to be continued!

on-the-job blooper

i was talking to someone who was driving. i said:

"oh, you're on the road, ma'am? (pause) why don't you pull over first? i don't want to get you into an ehhhk-si-dent."

i had to press the *mute* button to mask my LOUD laughter.

Judgement Day

Start:

Feb 8, '07 10:00a

*cue star wars imperial star theme*

una happy, sunod excited

i'm off to somewhere today. i am not sure what will happen, but i am confident, happy, and secure in what it will entail (naks).

suddenly, i'm being patient. wowers! i deserve a ! A for effort! haha, i'm kidding.

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i've been listening to an awful lot of DZFE (the master's touch) lately. i've realized that classical music is "effortful." it takes a lot of willpower not to fall asleep to it, for one--and when you do manage to listen through, you realize how nicely complex it is. 

in terms of composers, i'm beginning to have favorites. tchaikovsky's currently on the top of my list.    

old friends and new ones

earlier today i met magsy for lunch at megamall. magsy, a brilliant photographer, was an orgmate in my collegiate years (i felt so old writing that sentence haha). after finding out that his current place of employment was pretty much near mine, we decided to have eat out. it certainly was a change from our usual taft shenanigans.

funny, a few months of corporate living doesn't really change people much. we got to discussing taxes, job benefits, and episodes of grey's anatomy over beef gyudon and shiitake dumplings.

afterwards we walked (or in my case, limped) my way to krispy kreme doughnuts. after being hopelessly lost in megamall (note to self: building A is not building B), i discovered the much-sought-for donut paradise. after much perusal and mental drooling, i purchased the new york cheesecake donut.

imagine my delight when the cash register girl gave me an extra original glazed donut! turns out that each time the krispy kreme is lit up, you get a free OGD  for every purchase. yay!!

so there. i'm officially a KK fan. la la la la la!

happy

friday i find out that my value as a human being was not dictated by performance. i learned that i didn't need to set unrealistic expectations of myself, that undue pressure wasn't needed. i was proven right a few hours later--funny how things reveal themselves right under your nose without you actually realizing it.

today was a different story. i realized that whining is not and will never be an option, not to mention annoying.

i still am very much thankful for so many things.

yay!

days off are love

1. day off: the only time i get to do laundry, sleep whenever i want to, do whatever i want to, and think.  not that i don't think when i go to work, but...yeah. think.

2. i received an invite from marien to sign up for shelfari, where you can show off your books online. it's so much fun! i mean, for a book geek like me, it is!!! hahaha! i was really kilig when i was signing up for my account! it was euphoria, ecstasy, and excitement all rolled into one!

since most of the books i like are filipiniana, and their internation selection is quite limited, i haven't filled up my shelf much. then again, the site was still in its beta stage, so i'm looking out for more.  wheeeee!!!!!

to see my shelf, clicketh thou: http://www.shelfari.com/karess/shelf

3. haven't you noticed how c-c-c-cold it is lately? brrr. i'm betting that it's practically below zero in baguio.

i do like the change in weather. it's a nice change from the usual heat and humidity.

Shelfari

http://www.shelfari.com
As the invite from Marien states, "Shelfari is a free on-line community for people that love to read books." Quite fun if you're the reading type. However, the international titles are very limited--I found myself pouting when Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah wasn't in their listing.

beware, evil langaw! i'm about to getcha!

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