unang hirit sa umagang kay ganda

after a fast paced night trek, and hours of alcohol-glazed bonding with fellow mountaineers, waking up and being greeted with a spectacular explosion of morning colors is just priceless.

(photos taken in Mt. Batulao)

me ganyan ba sa manila? :)

happy c",)

minsan, me nagtanong sa akin: "hindi ba masakit?"

sabi ko, "ang alin?"

"ang katawan mo."


nagtaka ako, "ha? bakit naman?"



"tinadtad ka kasi ng kaguwapuhan eh!!!"


wehehehe.

pagbigyan nyo na ako, birthday ko naman eh. :)

for one week

i'll be in Quezon.

for one week

i'll be away.

for one week

i'll miss posting here.

and, for one week

i'll miss you all.

(taken using a camera phone)

May we all have a meaningful Holy Week. :)

Ken Lee?

it has been going around for weeks already, and i've lost count how many times i ignored this video, but when i watched it the other day, i didn't know what hit me! geesh! turn that speaker on, at LSS (last song syndrome) na naman! pasintabi sa Keys Me.

we need a break from all the chaos around us, i hope you had a good laugh.

happy weekend everyone, kanpai!

beatles' world

i still have the Beatles love bugging me in a good way, my head is still dancing with their songs (nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna...) and the unusual humming every now and then can really get the attention of whoever's near the 10-ft radius. a combined aftermath of watching Across the Universe.

got enough of the Beatles?

surprise! surprise! it's Beatles' night in American Idol!

I haven't seen the entire show as of this writing but I was able to take a peek on some of the Top 12's performances including that of Michael Johns, my bet to win the plum (although if there's money involve in the betting, i'll placed it on David Archuleta as he's the chosen one), and guess what? he sang across the universe!

i am a fan of his voice, i like the Eddie Vedder-ish rocker's tremble, the confidence to hit high notes and the ability to make the song his own.

want to see the video? go here.

you may also want to hear Ramiele Malubay's rendition of In my life. go here.

for anything American Idol, go to Rickey's site, a US-based Filipino blogger who's an avid follower of the show, and considered the "fastest" when it comes to uploading the videos.

for sure, i'll be seeing the show later, but for the meantime...(nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna...)

UPDATE: i already saw the entire show, and some of the arrangements were trash! goodness, what have they done to Eight days a week? for reasons beyond me, i actually liked Carly Smithson's (sp?) Come Together (but still, i am not a fan). and i thought the braided guy somehow missed some tunes when doing the falsetto.

Across the universe

"Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup

They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe

Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind,

Possessing and caressing me.

Jai guru de va om

Nothing's gonna change my world

Nothing's gonna change my world"

if there's one movie that you need to see at least for this week, it has to be Across the universe.

from clickthecity:

"A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with “Dr. Robert” (Bono) and “Mr. Kite” (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy – against all odds – to find their own way back to each other."

i am not good at movie reviews but i can tell you that i really enjoyed this film, from the very impressive opening credits to the music (of The Beatles, no less) to the singing and the acting and the amazing use of colors and elements, to the explosion of weirdness and how it was used and weaved to create that psychedelic feel, it was wonderfully weird!

"Let me take you down,

'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields.

Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about.

Strawberry Fields forever"

i am a fan of the Beatles (though not at the level that knows every story behind each song, just a fan) and this musical is sure a fan-pleaser. i cannot speak for those who loved (and continue loving) the original arrangements, but for this member of the eraserheads generation, i just love the fresh takes on those Beatles' classics.

"Is there anybody gone to listen to my story

All about the girl who came to stay?

She's the kind of girl you want so much

It makes you sorry;

Still, you don't regret a single day.

Ah girl! Girl."

except for the lead actress Lucy, all the actors were neophyte or at least doesn't have that huge movie/hollywood credentials. the guy who played Jude auditioned for the role and Julie Taymor, the director, knew that it would be him the first time she saw him, and what a voice this Jude guy has, not the operatic/poppy type but a rock band vocalist which is suprisingly pleasant and the Beatles songs just fit him right. and he's not a john lennon/paul macartney wannabe either.

one more thing, the character Prudence was played by a Filipina, T.V. Carpio (what a name!).

across the universe is perhaps the best musical i've seen since Moulin Rouge (or maybe because i haven't seen too many musicals since Moulin Rouge) and although my words may not be enough to describe how remarkable this film was, i still encourage you to see it, showing exclusively at Glorietta 4 and Greenbelt 3 theaters (go to Sureseats.com for schedule).

and don't forget the soundtrack!!!!

click here for the trailer.

"There's nothing you can do that can't be done.

Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.

Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game

It's easy.

There's nothing you can make that can't be made.

No one you can save that can't be saved.

Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be in time

It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love"

All together now...

isang hapon...

sa paglabas natin ng pintuan, kung ano'ng naghihintay sa atin ay di natin alam. maaaring nakakagulat, maaaring nakakainis, pwede ka ring matuwa, at pwede ring hindi.

sa madaling salita, walang kasiguraduhan. sa pagtapak ng mga paa sa labas, handa ka ba?

hehehe.

playtime lang, di ako makaisip ng magandang intro para sa picture na ito na kinuha ko gamit ang camera phone habang pauwi ako noong isang araw. tungkol sana sa pagkain ang nakatoka ngayon kaso parang ansagwang tingnan na mula sa dalawang madudugong kwento ay pagkain ang kasunod.

lagyan natin ng pagitan para malimutan natin sandali ang tungkol sa limatik at sa kutsilyo. yaiks, ipinaalala ko ba? :)

para ngayong weekend, relax-relax lang tayo.

kanpai!

kwentong madugo

hindi ito tungkol sa limatik pero warning na rin, wag basahin kung takot sa dugo.

noong huwebes, nalimutan kong ilabas mula sa freezer yung burger patties na lulutuin ko kaya pagdating ko sa bahay kinagabihan, matigas yung patties. palalambutin ko muna sana para madaling mahiwalay pero naisip kong matatagalan pa yun kaya sundot-sundotin na lang ng kutsilyo para mabilis...

unang patty, tagumpay, naihiwalay ko mula sa limang magkapatong...

ikalawang patty, okey din.

ikatlo, uhm, medyo matigas kasi gitna ito. medyo nilakasan ko ng konti yung sundot, nilagyan ng diin yung kutsilyo at KATSAK!!!!

lumampas sa patties yung kutsilyo, diretso sa palad ko! arrggh!

kung anong bilis ng pagkatusok ng kutsilyo sa palad ko ay sya ring bilis ng pagbunot ko at kasunod nito'y bumulwak ang dugo sa palad ko. shit! nilagyan ko agad ng towel para matigil yung pagdugo. kabado pero pasok agad ako sa kwarto para kunin ang first aid kit ko. medyo napatigil ko yung dugo sa palad ko pero bakit meron pa ring tumutulo sa sahig?

leche! lumampas pala yung kutsilyo hanggang sa pagitan ng hintuturo at middle finger ko!

di ko na ito kakayanin, kelangan ko nang pumunta sa hospital, hanap ng shorts na pang-ibabaw sa boxer shorts (ayaw ko namang sumugod sa emergency na parang hubo hehehe), nakasando at suot ay kulay dilaw na feathery slippers (natatawa ako pag naaalala ko) ay tumawag ako ng tricycle at nagpahatid sa hospital.

mga sampung minuto yata akong dinudugo bago makarating ng hospital dahil naabutan ko ang buntot ng traffic papuntang highway. (kabado yung kapitbahay kong driver sa akin: kuya, okey ka lang? ako: malayo to sa bituka, okey lang)

eksena sa emergency room:

guard: anong nangyari dyan? (sabay bukas ng pinto)
ako: aksidenteng natusok ng kutsilyo.

pagpasok ko ng ER (sosyal hehe)
unang nurse: anong nangyari dyan?
ako: aksidenteng natusok ng kutsilyo
UN: hugasan mo muna sir (at sinamahan ako sa lababo)

at habang hinuhugasan ko ang mga sugat ko, ang hapdi ng tubig ha! dumugo na naman!!!!

MGA NURSE: anong nangyari dyan?
ako: aksidenteng natusok ng kutsilyo.

Unang doktor: anong nangyari dyan?
ako: aksidenteng natusok ng kutsilyo.

UD: panong aksidente? nakipag-away ka?
ako: no (talagang ingles ha, at ikinuwento ko ang mga pangyayari).

at paulit-ulit na same question, same answer, same story ang nangyari habang nililinis ang mga sugat ko, binigyan ng first shot ng anti-tetanus, kinuha bp ko, body temperature, weight (kelangan talaga? nalaman ko tuloy bumibigat na naman ako!) at tinest kung me allergy ako sa anesthesia.

dumating na yung doktor na magtatahi ng sugat ko, at...

Dok: anong nangyari dyan? (wahahahaha)
ako: (wahahahaha)

ayun, matagumpay naman ang pagtatahi, parang pamingwit ng isda yung ginamit, merong hook! me ginupit pa syang konting laman at diniinan pa yung sugat para mabawasan yung pagdurugo (buti na lang me anesthesia, kundi baka me umaatungal sa sakit dun).

four stitches sa palad at three sa likod. tagos!

medyo gumagaling na sila, at nakakapag-type na rin yung left hand ko.

on the bright side, natuwa na ako sa sarili ko, di ako nagpanic. at alam ko kung anong gagawin at kung anong kukunin ko. nagawa ko pang magsarado ng bintana at mag-check ng mga lock ng pinto bago ako pumuntang hospital (yun nga lang, feathery slipper pa rin ang suot ko hehe), nakarating at nakaalis ako ng ER ng kalmante, nakipag-usap ng maayos, nakipagtawanan pa sa mga magagaling na nurse at doktor habang nililinis at tinatahi ang mga sugat ko.

pinoy nga ako, nagagawa ko pang tawanan ang sakit!