Hating Kapatid

Being a Juday and Sarah fan, I planned to watch their movie even before the showing date was set. It just so happened that my friend, Marvin, also wanted to watch it. We were so excited that we invited our other friends to come with us to the movies on its first day of showing. Many of them were skeptical and did not want to spend money on this film.

It's difficult for me to admit this, but they're not mistaken. Oh I hope that no one will add insult to the injury by saying "I told you so!" It's already painful for me just as it is. My expectations were hardly met. In my opinion, the movie was hastily made and is poorly done. The story was so shallow and the scenes were not coherrent. There were obvious abrupt cuts in between scenes. Adding to my dismay were the commercial endorsement scenes that came one after the other. Though I laughed in some parts of the movie, I still feel that something was missing - something that I longed for that made me go out of my way just to see the much anticipated Juday-Sarah team-up.

Okay, happy thoughts... Enough of the rants.. Looking at the brighter side, Marvin, Cecille, Tim, Daisy, Patrick, Jason and I still had a good time together. We were even able to see Sarah Geronimo in person! How lucky can we get! It's a pity that Marvin did not bring his camera. We were supposed to watch in Trinoma, but since the next available schedule is too late for us, we went to SM North instead. We arrived at SM North just in time for Sarah's arrival. I got so excited that I texted everyone in the carpool and fairy family right away!

Another unusual event that happened was that Carlos dropped us at Trinoma before Jason and Daisy arrived. (For those who don't know why I consider this unusual: Jason always makes his car fly while Carlos does the exact opposite.) Well, it only goes to show that knowing how to find your way makes you get to the destination faster, regardless of how fast or slow you attempt to get there. Does my made-up quote make sense?

All right, back to the topic. After this incident, I still will be an advocate of Filipino films. I didn't mean to bash Juday and Sarah in any way. However frustrated I was with the movie today, I'm still hopeful that in the near future, other people will be able to come up with a beautiful story that can do justice to Judy Ann's and Sarah's great talents. By then, I hope that I will be the one to tell my friends "I told you so!"

*Photo taken from this link.

My Friends Made a Loser Out of Me

After receiving MANY criticisms from my "friends" (emphasis on MANY is not an exaggeration), I finally decided to formulate my own fitness routine. Every morning, I would jog for 1 hour, completing twelve 400-meter laps on average. During weekends, Celine and I would swim twenty 50-meter laps. I even started joining Jason's deadly OTB (operation tanggal bilbil). Haha. Yeah, I'm that desperate!

At first, I was hesitant to do work-outs because I was afraid that I won't be able to sustain it. That will only make me gain more weight. But when I started my habit, I felt better inside and out. It only takes self-discipline and motivation to maintain this new lifestyle.

Where else could I get my motivation but from

my dear good "friends". Their trash talks are so inspiring that I want to lose weight right away, and when I get in shape, I would act as if I hadn't known them. *evil laughs* I always get the urge of unfriending them because of the way they say those criticisms. Not only that, they also make a stress ball out of me! Sometimes, I can't help but wonder if they really are my friends! Now, you know why I'm being so desperate. Haha! ^_^

Hey, criticisms aren't bad at all (well, it also depends on the delivery, of course!). They are actually good for you. From those criticisms, I get the drive to improve myself. When I don't want to get up in the morning, I just think of my "friends". Right now, you should already get the idea of how "inspired" I am.

Thanks to my friends, I'll soon be a loser, only then can I become a winner! Oh, they helped me win?! Haha! Then they must really be my friends after all.

* Photo taken by Binog.

Let's Think Happy Thoughts

When I was a kid, I had this childish theory that whenever I feel happy, something unpleasant will happen next that will make me feel twice as sad. As a child, I thought that the onslaught might be less painful had I not been happy.

Thus, I became the ultimate life sucker! Oh yes, I can drain the life out of people around me. Take my mom for instance. During family gatherings, when the people were just starting to enjoy chatting with one another, I would suddenly sulk in one room, or sometimes cry, just because I refuse to join their merrymaking, and my mom would have to leave the others to console me, preventing her to enjoy the occassion.

It took me years to realize what a terrible idea it was! Not only did I prevent myself from enjoying my life at its fullest, I also kept others from being happy. I dwelt on sad thoughts, and I missed a lot.

I decided to put a stop to it. I realized that sad things really happen, but if I allow them to consume me, I wouldn't have anything left to live on. Besides, I didn't want to have wrinkles so early. From then on, I started living on the positive light. I began finding joy in every little thing I did, sharing happiness and love to everyone close to me. I accustomed myself to smile.

I want this to be the essense of my blog. I want to keep a log of everything that made me smile and made me feel good, for future reminiscings. I want to share my random thoughts with you and I want you to feel happy while reading it. I hope that this blog will serve its purpose well.