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Hello fellow bloggers..

Sorry for not updating my blog
It is nice to be back here
in my sanctuary..

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Mindoro - House Blessing April '09

February '09

New Haircut.. Feb. '09

Practicum - Internship Training - Senate of the Philippines
March 23 - May 14, 2009

I promise to update my blog
To share my thoughts and to let my language spread into the Universe
Take care everyone..

River Piedra

A few hours ago I said this word to the special guy who made my days clear,
bright and complicated...
"Thank You".
That means saying the most sincere thank you ever.
Lol. beacause of him I was inspired.
Right now I am inspired by my dream. :)

I wrote this note because I remember the book of Paulo Coelho's
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept. My beloved story of love.
Our short story might not came out to be like the best love story of that book
but I grateful that he finally came into my life unexpectedly and so damn fast.

I may trigger the wars :) but saying that after those arguments have ended
that the love decreases up to some point.
What? If you truly love a person love wont decrease because
true love is only meant to increase as days goes by. One point.

Then, there are doubts. Doubts came because of the feeling of unimportance.
I dont want to elaborate it. I think I deserve a man who is capable of handling
a relationship without a single doubt of how important am I to him. Second point

I must admit that I have been waiting for this that is why I said "Thank you".
He let me go. I had a glimpse of my fate before and I am rejecting that part before
when I met him, but now I guess it is hard to break fate when it means
that it is your only one way to happiness. :)

I still don’t know if we are really meant to be friends or if he is really the one?
But I am hoping that the next time I would go into a relationship
it is not just with a man who passed by "dumaan lng" in my life but
a man who intended to last forever, without him having a decreased love
after every arguments but a love that is more than a glass can sustain.


- Xanthe

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

"I was born under unusual circumstances"
-Benjamin Button

And so begins “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. A man, like any of us, unable to stop time. We follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be. Directed by David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a time traveler’s tale of the people and places he bumps into along the way, the loves he loses and finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

The film has received genesrally positive reviews. As of January 24, 2009, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 72% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 169 reviews, with 77% of selected "Top Critics" gave the film positive reviews. According to Metacritic, the film received an average score of 70 based on 36 reviews. Yahoo! Movies reported the film received a B+ average score from critical consensus.

Todd McCarthy of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling it a "richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling." Peter Howell of The Toronto Star says: "It's been said that the unexamined life is not worth living. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button suggests an addendum: a life lived backwards can be far more enriching..." and describes the film as "a magical and moving account of a man living his life resoundingly in reverse" and "moviemaking at its best." Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter felt the film was "superbly made and winningly acted by Brad Pitt in his most impressive outing to date." Honeycutt praised Fincher's directing of the film and noted that the "cinematography wonderfully marries a palette of subdued earthern colors with the necessary CGI and other visual effects that place one in a magical past." Honeycutt states the bottom line about Benjamin Button is that it is "an intimate epic about love and loss that is pure cinema."

Joe Morgenstern of the The Wall Street Journal gave the film a rave and states "Benjamin Button is all of a visionary piece, and it's a soul-filling vision." Rex Reed of The New York Observer describes "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a monumental achievement—not only one of the best films of the year, but one of the greatest films ever made", and further states that it is "brilliantly directed and acted, sumptuously photographed and endlessly fascinating."

Awards and honors

2009 Academy Awards

• Nominated: Best Picture
• Nominated: Best Director: David Fincher
• Nominated: Best Actor: Brad Pitt
• Nominated: Best Supporting Actress: Taraji P. Henson
• Nominated: Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth
• Nominated: Best Film Editing
• Nominated: Best Cinematography - Claudio Miranda
• Nominated: Best Art Direction
• Nominated: Best Costume Design
• Nominated: Best Makeup
• Nominated: Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
• Nominated: Best Sound Mixing
• Nominated: Best Visual Effects

2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts

• Nominated: Best Film
• Won: Best Makeup & Hair
• Nominated: Best Director – David Fincher
• Nominated: Best Adapted Screenplay – Eric Roth
• Nominated: Best Leading Actor – Brad Pitt
• Nominated: Best Costume Design
• Nominated: Best Music - Alexandre Desplat
• Nominated: Best Cinematography - Claudio Miranda
• Nominated: Best Editing
• Won: Best Production Design
• Won: Best Visual Effects

Austin Film Critics Association[46]

Best Supporting Actress

Taraji P. Henson

Won

Houston Film Critics Association[48]	Best Film		Won
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won

National Board of Review[47][49]	National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
	Best Director	David Fincher	Won
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Eric Roth	Won

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards[50]	Best Film		Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards[51]	Best Director	David Fincher	Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Art Direction		Won

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>link< official site of this movie

my rate: 10/10 perfect score

I have watched this movie last Jan. 31, 2009. I didn't know that the movie has a deep and inspiring theme. Ofcourse, like those girls that was so fanatic and mesmerized by Brad Pitt's charms, i also intended to watch this movie. After reading the summary of the movie, I said to myself.. "wow". Then at that moment, I watched the movie. It was so inspiring fiction made by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920's. It is my pleasure to rate this movie, in my opinion, as a perfect score of 10/10. It was so inspiring, althought the part in the movie wherein Benjamin left his family to travel on his own and to leave his family in the arms of the other man because he wanted to reserve a better future with his daughter in the arms of the most appropriate man to do the job, that he thought in the end he would eventually be grown as a child and die. I cried in the end of the story. I just can't help it specially the moment wherein Daisy accompanied Benjamin untill the end. OMG,, huhuhu.. It is the best movie by far. Enjoy the movie!

1st Gimik with H.S friends

@ Dampa, Timog Q.C
01-17-09

my Highschool friends

drink , eat

alex, me and chie

pose party people
rose, me (with the peace sign), cio, jayson and chie

back side?
the bar was so crowded at that time

the very first Gimik with my Highschool friends
from Dampa (to drink and eat) to White Ave (bar)

Kung hei fat choy

Chinese New Year

Jan. 26, 2009 - Feb. 13, 2010

Year of the Ox Predictions by Sign

January 26 is the start of the Chinese New Year -- and it's the Year of the Earth Ox! This hard-working Chinese sign means a year of general progress, but find out what it means for YOUR Chinese sign!

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Don't know your Chinese sign?

Rat: Beware of burnout this year. Do what you always do best, stretch your resources and make the most from what you already have!

Ox: It's your year. Reach for the love, money and luck that are headed your way! Make the most of these gifts as they arrive.

Tiger: You'll feel the pressure to prove yourself to friends, family and employers -- take on responsibility and soar! Proving yourself is the key to improving your situation.

Rabbit/Cat: Keep a low profile -- you'll experience slow but steady breakthroughs. Gain experience and get ready to power into 2010!

Dragon: Enjoy the big gains this year and pace yourself: slow and steady wins the race in 2009. Learn how to be persuasive.

Goat: Focus on friendship and devote more time to your friends -- they'll help you through whatever problems might arise!

Dog: Avoid controversy and confrontation this year, and enjoy how much your money situation improves itself!

Snake: This could be one of your best years! Use your charm to win over friends, employers and even lovers!

Monkey: Play by the rules, and your efforts will bring huge rewards! Devote yourself to one project at once and enjoy your success!

Pig: Step up to your responsibilities and your hard work could be rewarded with glamorous travel!

Horse: Keep your eyes peeled for your dream job this year! Use your can-do, upbeat attitude to turn fantasies to reality.

Rooster: This is the year you bloom -- people will appreciate your wisdom and gifts, and the Year of the Ox will shower you with gifts!

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tempting

Oh crap

Heya, my new blog post is about temptation

Well, last Saturday we went to this famous university in Katipunan and whaalaala there are so many handsome, cutie guys there. Whew! Next to that, after a few hours, the official time was 10pm; my high school tropapeepz and I (of course) went to Timog, Q.C for our very first gimik together. Actually that was my super postponed birthday celebration. We, party people (that’s what we called our tropa for that party churva) went to Dampa and drink some beer, then around 12am we went straight ahead to White Ave. whew! You guys know what’s next, of course dancing and drinking, others smoke but not me. I arrived safe and sound (why is that? just joking people) in my apartment around 4:35 am. In the end, it was a hell super party people. I almost went home super exhausted. That’s temptation number one because once you have start partying it goes with your nerves, it’s like craving for more and more, meaning until next Saturday for party number two but this time with another set of friends. I just remember that today my classmate invited me to go partying with them, what? Haha. Oh gosh, this is temptation right?

The next temptation, (haha , sorry for the word) is about whew guys!, I mean a guy okay? Only one, oh no, there are two handsome sacristan in my university who were present in our foundation day ceremony today. I remember the famous book of Paulo Coelho. That book is about a guy who was about to become a priest that in the end he didn’t become one. He later chose his beloved girl since childhood, who was patiently waiting in the River Piedra. Actually the girl admitted to herself that there was no chance for both of them that she late turned to the River Piedra, sat down and wept. But I believed that her soul is waiting for that guy. God granted freedom and love for these lovers because in the end the guy appeared in that River Piedra and confessed his love for her. Now, why did I discuss the novel? A big NO if I’m thinking of having the same story. No. haha. They were just cute guys. That’s all. How sad for those ladies falling in love with a servant of God, like sacristan and worst even priest. They should move on and accept God’s decision that these people whom they loved most belonged to God.