I haven't spent much time studying. I know I should, as I am still a student, but somehow, I am feeling the battery that is school. Now in my fifth year of continuous study, it seems as if my mind is telling me to give it a rest, and try to do something else. And with my newly found love for Movies, my mind is just getting the rest it needs.
Just this week, I managed to watch 8 movies. Last Monday, before my 830 AM class, I watched 28 Days Later, a story on an epidemic which spread all throughout England. Last Wednesday, right after my 830-930 class, I watched Step Up 3D at Gateway with my friend Darren, who thankfully had discounts for movies through Citibank purchases. I had to go back to Ateneo right after to catch my make-up 2:30-3:30 class. That same day, I managed to squeeze in watching Planet of the Apes (morning, before 8:30 class), Godzilla (after dinner), and The Happening (right after Godzilla). Good thing that we didn't have class last Thursday.
Yesterday, I finally got to watch City of Ember and How to Train your Dragon, two wonderful films. The former deals with a city built way underground, in an effort to save humanity from the world. People were supposed to stay there for 200 years, and after which, should follow instructions hidden in a time-sealed box, passed on to each mayor of the city. But when the box was lost, so was the possibility of getting out, until the generator giving light to the city started to have big problems, causing blackouts. The box, which was left hidden in the Mayfleet care, was found by a kid. And the journey goes on.
The latter is a movie on a Viking village and their problems with dragons. Hiccup, the lead character, somehow differs physically from the regular vikings. Beneath the frail structure is actually that kindness to dragons, making him not able to kill one, and ends up befriending it, and hence, training the dragon. The fierce night fury dragon has lost half it's tail, and Hiccup, furnished different tails for it. In the end, Hiccup loses his left foot, mirroring that of the dragon losing half its tail.
I found the stories of these two movies quite amusing and actually fun and thrilling to watch. Today, I watched the Dark City, which somehow resembles that of the City of Ember, with a darker tone.
In the end though, I have to start dealing with my Acads, and focus on them. I have to stop watching movies everyday, and instead use my time studying.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Thinking
In the recent days, I have been obsessing on Disaster movies, science fiction movies on global warming, and natural calamities. I have watched TV miniseries 10.5 and its sequel 10.5: Apocalypse, as well as CBS miniseries Category 6: Day of Destruction and Category 7: The End of the World. These movies which contemplates and depict the future of the Earth really interests me. Even when I was young, this has already been my favorite movie genre. It's exciting and at the same time, intriguing, to watch shows which show what might happen to the Earth. It's fun to actually learn on the one hand, or criticize the dumbness of the situation on the other.
Aside from these, I have spent time watching philosophical movies. In my last blog entry, I mentioned that it was Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr., which entailed a lot of thinking, due perhaps to the lines. Aside from this movie, I watched the Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy movies Before Sunrise and its sequel 9 years later, Before Sunset. The latter really made me think about my past experiences on living abroad, meeting people, and possibly, meeting them again in the near future. Will it be ever possible for me to meet up with those people I met from all over the world? Or will this remain a dream unfulfilled? I hope that it's the former that will happen to me.
As I had enough time before my MWF class, I watched another Ethan Hawke movie, Daybreakers, which deals with the future of humanity, turned into vampires. I'm expecting to watch another movie from this genre within the week, the movie 28 Days Later.
Speaking of disasters, I happened to watch a "disaster" movie, in the sense that the movie was literally a disaster. Jawbreaker is a chick flick infused with horror. Maybe for many it is a thriller, but to me, it simply lacked anything which interests me as a viewer. It's just not my thing, I guess.
I have been watching a lot of movies recently, just to pass time when I arrive very early in school. I can't do much when I'm there anyway. And besides, most movies I watch do make me think about my current situation, and what could happen to me in the future, which no one really can predict. But one thing's for sure, I'll be watching more movies this week,. including How to Train Your Dragon.
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My sister's going home in less than 2 weeks!
Aside from these, I have spent time watching philosophical movies. In my last blog entry, I mentioned that it was Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr., which entailed a lot of thinking, due perhaps to the lines. Aside from this movie, I watched the Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy movies Before Sunrise and its sequel 9 years later, Before Sunset. The latter really made me think about my past experiences on living abroad, meeting people, and possibly, meeting them again in the near future. Will it be ever possible for me to meet up with those people I met from all over the world? Or will this remain a dream unfulfilled? I hope that it's the former that will happen to me.
As I had enough time before my MWF class, I watched another Ethan Hawke movie, Daybreakers, which deals with the future of humanity, turned into vampires. I'm expecting to watch another movie from this genre within the week, the movie 28 Days Later.
Speaking of disasters, I happened to watch a "disaster" movie, in the sense that the movie was literally a disaster. Jawbreaker is a chick flick infused with horror. Maybe for many it is a thriller, but to me, it simply lacked anything which interests me as a viewer. It's just not my thing, I guess.
I have been watching a lot of movies recently, just to pass time when I arrive very early in school. I can't do much when I'm there anyway. And besides, most movies I watch do make me think about my current situation, and what could happen to me in the future, which no one really can predict. But one thing's for sure, I'll be watching more movies this week,. including How to Train Your Dragon.
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My sister's going home in less than 2 weeks!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Just keeping track
For this year, I have not watched much movies in the theater. Apparently, I have not been going to the movies much, although compared to last year, I have surpassed my record of 4 movies in a year. As of yesterday, I have watched 5 movies: Robert Downey Jr.-starrer Iron Man 2, Robin Hood starring Russel Crowe and Cate Blanchett, Toy Story 3, Christopher Nolan's Leonardo Di Caprio-starrer Inception and Angelina Jolie-starrer Salt.
Aside from these movies, I have had the chance to watch movies by downloading them: Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Young Victoria, The Princess and the Frog, 500 Days of Summer, Population 436, The Human Centipede (First Sequence). Just today, I watched Sherlock Holmes before my class started.
Recently though, I have been spending time in reading a manga entitled "S.A.: Special A", which deals with the lives of seven students of Hakusen Academy, who are attending an elite class, from an elite school. The seven students are separate from rest, having a separate place where they stay, "study" or hang out, having different uniforms from the rest. I've downloaded the Special A Anime Series, a 24-episode anime version of the manga, and finished watching it already. Spell addict!
Aside from these movies, I have had the chance to watch movies by downloading them: Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Young Victoria, The Princess and the Frog, 500 Days of Summer, Population 436, The Human Centipede (First Sequence). Just today, I watched Sherlock Holmes before my class started.
Recently though, I have been spending time in reading a manga entitled "S.A.: Special A", which deals with the lives of seven students of Hakusen Academy, who are attending an elite class, from an elite school. The seven students are separate from rest, having a separate place where they stay, "study" or hang out, having different uniforms from the rest. I've downloaded the Special A Anime Series, a 24-episode anime version of the manga, and finished watching it already. Spell addict!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Just a little more
My sister is currently on her way to the United States for a 38-day long trip. A real vacation, which she truly deserves. In 14 hours, she will be landing in Vancouver for a short stop-over.
Ever since first year (June 2006), me and my coursemates have not had a real vacation, During summer, we get to go to school for 6 weeks, leaving us with 2 weeks before and after the said summer term as our "vacation". Somehow, we're getting the feeling of getting tired with studying.
The 6 week summer semester of my Master's course has been long gone, and I am now 5 weeks into my first semester. Just 11 more weeks and this semester is once again over. Oh how longing am I for this break. Having classes for 6 times a week, even if only for short hours each day, is not good for me. I lose time going to and from the school, as I live far from my uni.
We will soon be starting with projects for banks. I don't know who my final groupmates will be, but I surely am happy with who I am with now. Having worked with them before, I'm sure we can do well for our upcoming projects.
Perhpas the only real vacation I had was when I went on exchange in Singapore in the first half of 2009. More than a year has passed since my stay in Singapore. I somehow miss the people I met there, my friends who I have not been able to talk to recently, to the Filipino staying in Singapore, and to the Filipinos who had the same journey with me. I miss the times when we were just carefree, staying up late in the TV rooms, watching movies together, and worrying about nothing.
I have graduated once, and I hopefully will graduate again come March 2011. I hope to meet with you guys again.
To my coursemates, just a few more weeks, and we'll be done with our first semester.
Ever since first year (June 2006), me and my coursemates have not had a real vacation, During summer, we get to go to school for 6 weeks, leaving us with 2 weeks before and after the said summer term as our "vacation". Somehow, we're getting the feeling of getting tired with studying.
The 6 week summer semester of my Master's course has been long gone, and I am now 5 weeks into my first semester. Just 11 more weeks and this semester is once again over. Oh how longing am I for this break. Having classes for 6 times a week, even if only for short hours each day, is not good for me. I lose time going to and from the school, as I live far from my uni.
We will soon be starting with projects for banks. I don't know who my final groupmates will be, but I surely am happy with who I am with now. Having worked with them before, I'm sure we can do well for our upcoming projects.
Perhpas the only real vacation I had was when I went on exchange in Singapore in the first half of 2009. More than a year has passed since my stay in Singapore. I somehow miss the people I met there, my friends who I have not been able to talk to recently, to the Filipino staying in Singapore, and to the Filipinos who had the same journey with me. I miss the times when we were just carefree, staying up late in the TV rooms, watching movies together, and worrying about nothing.
I have graduated once, and I hopefully will graduate again come March 2011. I hope to meet with you guys again.
To my coursemates, just a few more weeks, and we'll be done with our first semester.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
AI9 Top 12 Review
So here's my ranking of the top 12:
1. Siobhan - she was really hot, amazing vocals, and the girl to beat
2. Didi - I never liked her, but now I did. Didi, one great girl. Love her song tonight.
3. Crystal - I want her to ditch the guitar. Now na. I believe that she has the greatest voice, but she has to unleash more of it.
4. Aaron - Among the teens, he was the best, and I think he has the feelings right for the song, which he showed to the audience.
5. Paige - I simply enjoyed her performance. With her sickness, she pulled it off.
6. Katie - She did pretty well. I felt her.
7. Lee - I still can't get over the pitch sometimes. I am getting the liking of people to, practically due to the roughness of his voice.
8. Lacey - Repetitive. I wish she just did something else than sit. I'm always on the edge with her voice.
9. Michael - Too smug of a performance? His voice is okay, but not that good. Didn't like his performance.
10. Casey - He's lost. He smiles a lot. Pa-cute. But it didn't work out.
11. Tim - I like how he changed the song but I have to be honest, it wasn't good.
12. Andrew - It was a mess. Michael did way better with his moving around the stage. Andrew is a clutter of Micheal's smugness and Casey's pa-cute.
This is based on performance. But taking into account the people's sympathy and all that, my prediction:
Bottom 3: Andrew, Michael, Lacey, with Lacey getting the boot.
I hope it's Andrew though. I hope to be wrong with Lacey, coz I love this girl.
1. Siobhan - she was really hot, amazing vocals, and the girl to beat
2. Didi - I never liked her, but now I did. Didi, one great girl. Love her song tonight.
3. Crystal - I want her to ditch the guitar. Now na. I believe that she has the greatest voice, but she has to unleash more of it.
4. Aaron - Among the teens, he was the best, and I think he has the feelings right for the song, which he showed to the audience.
5. Paige - I simply enjoyed her performance. With her sickness, she pulled it off.
6. Katie - She did pretty well. I felt her.
7. Lee - I still can't get over the pitch sometimes. I am getting the liking of people to, practically due to the roughness of his voice.
8. Lacey - Repetitive. I wish she just did something else than sit. I'm always on the edge with her voice.
9. Michael - Too smug of a performance? His voice is okay, but not that good. Didn't like his performance.
10. Casey - He's lost. He smiles a lot. Pa-cute. But it didn't work out.
11. Tim - I like how he changed the song but I have to be honest, it wasn't good.
12. Andrew - It was a mess. Michael did way better with his moving around the stage. Andrew is a clutter of Micheal's smugness and Casey's pa-cute.
This is based on performance. But taking into account the people's sympathy and all that, my prediction:
Bottom 3: Andrew, Michael, Lacey, with Lacey getting the boot.
I hope it's Andrew though. I hope to be wrong with Lacey, coz I love this girl.
Monday, March 15, 2010
So this is how it feels like to be a bum
Fifteen days after my final oral exam, I find myself doing nothing but stare into the mess of papers and books in front of me. My four years of undergraduate study is finally over, and I can throw away the clutter of readings and notes. Not all of them though.
I'm not doing much. I have caught up with the American Idol shows I've missed, with 7 Grey's Anatomy episodes, and with the last 5 episodes of Glee I failed to watch. I have written two of 5 letters which I am asked to write (I still need to buy that token for my benefactor!)
Looking back in my eight years at the Ateneo, I see a lot of changes and transformations that has happened to me. From being the transfer student from Lourdes School of Quezon City, to the graduating Applied Math major in Math Finance student, I can safely say, that I have grown a lot in those eight years. Interestingly, my graduation from High School and my graduation from the University fell on the same day. March 26, 2006 was my High School graduation. March 26, 2010 will be my College graduation.
I have decided to push through with my Master's program, about ten days ago.. I realized that going for the fifth year will really be helpful in the career path I will be undertaking. An additional year, and I'll have another degree. Taking an extra year will somehow level my education with that of the rest of world. I have heard many professors saying that the world looks at the Philippines as lacking a year or two in education, and sometimes, even when one has finished a master's degree in the Philippines, the student will be asked to take another master's degree, when pursuing a higher degree.
So if this is the case, why take the AMF fifth year still? I feel that it will be advantageous to take the fifth year, whether it is for work, or for futher studies. In working, having a master's degree gives one an advantage over applicants without the degree. In wanting to study further, most likely pursuing a higher degree abroad, having the fifth year somehow levels our education with that of the rest of the world.
God bless all graduates of batch 2010, and I hope that to all of us who are pursuiing this fifth year, that we will be able to make the most of our extra year.
I'm not doing much. I have caught up with the American Idol shows I've missed, with 7 Grey's Anatomy episodes, and with the last 5 episodes of Glee I failed to watch. I have written two of 5 letters which I am asked to write (I still need to buy that token for my benefactor!)
Looking back in my eight years at the Ateneo, I see a lot of changes and transformations that has happened to me. From being the transfer student from Lourdes School of Quezon City, to the graduating Applied Math major in Math Finance student, I can safely say, that I have grown a lot in those eight years. Interestingly, my graduation from High School and my graduation from the University fell on the same day. March 26, 2006 was my High School graduation. March 26, 2010 will be my College graduation.
I have decided to push through with my Master's program, about ten days ago.. I realized that going for the fifth year will really be helpful in the career path I will be undertaking. An additional year, and I'll have another degree. Taking an extra year will somehow level my education with that of the rest of world. I have heard many professors saying that the world looks at the Philippines as lacking a year or two in education, and sometimes, even when one has finished a master's degree in the Philippines, the student will be asked to take another master's degree, when pursuing a higher degree.
So if this is the case, why take the AMF fifth year still? I feel that it will be advantageous to take the fifth year, whether it is for work, or for futher studies. In working, having a master's degree gives one an advantage over applicants without the degree. In wanting to study further, most likely pursuing a higher degree abroad, having the fifth year somehow levels our education with that of the rest of the world.
God bless all graduates of batch 2010, and I hope that to all of us who are pursuiing this fifth year, that we will be able to make the most of our extra year.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Avatar and Christmas
After Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Watchmen, and Up, next comes Avatar. For the year 2009, I have only watched four new movies in the cinemas. Other than the aforementioned four movies, I had the chance to watch Bride Wars, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Slumdog Millionaire, 2012, In My Life and And I Love You So in DVD's or in the airplane.
About Avatar: It was awesome! There was a clear story, although it didn't have a smooth start. It seemed as if the movie started in the middle. Other than that, I would say that the movie is worth it. It is a klong movie, more than 2 and a half hours, but heck it's worth watching. Graphics = perfect.
About Christmas: I am not feeling it yet. I know it's near. Foodfest is just everywhere. But the Christmas spirit isn't sinking into me. I don't know why. Maybe it's overpowered by the fact that when classes resume, I only have 8 weeks left of school before it's all over for me. I hope I will do well in those remaining weeks, and hence I am hoping to finish all my assignments soon.
To everyone, Merry Christmas!
About Avatar: It was awesome! There was a clear story, although it didn't have a smooth start. It seemed as if the movie started in the middle. Other than that, I would say that the movie is worth it. It is a klong movie, more than 2 and a half hours, but heck it's worth watching. Graphics = perfect.
About Christmas: I am not feeling it yet. I know it's near. Foodfest is just everywhere. But the Christmas spirit isn't sinking into me. I don't know why. Maybe it's overpowered by the fact that when classes resume, I only have 8 weeks left of school before it's all over for me. I hope I will do well in those remaining weeks, and hence I am hoping to finish all my assignments soon.
To everyone, Merry Christmas!
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