But if there’s one thing to commend about Ross’ directorial technique, it was how the tracker-jacker hallucination scene was crafted and played out. And I cannot emphasize how beautiful it was. Fear and uncertainty were very evident in Katniss who cannot distinguish reality from her hallucinations. It was happening to her all at the same time (being haunted by her father’s death, to her life and house crumbling down, and then back to Peeta telling her to run to safety), and it was a scene that could have gone awfully wrong if it wasn’t for the guidance of Ross.
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- Neil Tupas Jr. may or may not have been a declamation contestant during his younger years. It sure was an enjoyable opening
declamation piece statement, given all the hand gestures and voice intonation.
- A failure of epic proportions for the prosecution panel at day two of the trial. Too many to mention, just read. Mahiya nga kayo kay Senator-Judge Franklin Drilon.
- On Franklin Drilon: Wait, I thought member ka ng prosecution panel?
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(Sorry, I can’t help myself. I made this Drilon meme.)
One Book, One DVD: Week 1
So for the remaining 51 weeks of this year, I shall be doing this. I may bend some rules along the way, but the goal is to have 52 books and 52 DVD titles by the end of the year. Challenge accepted!
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It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by GMA-Kamuning,
That a manager there lived whom you may know,
By the name of ANNABELLE RAMA;
And this manager she lived with no other thought
Than to fight and be feared by artists.
For the moon never beams without bringing me nightmares
Of the dreadful Annabelle Rama;
And the stars never rise but I feel the condescending eyes
Of the frightful Annabelle Rama.
![What Came to Mind When I Heard of “Put the Little Girl to Sleep”
Spokesperson Elena Bautista-Horn revealed earlier today plans for the assassination (or murder, no one is sure) of her boss Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Although the phrase Oplan: Put the Little Girl to Sleep is longer and taller than the target, I have to give credit to whoever came up with this creative name. It surely got the attention of the country as the online world went abuzz as soon as the plan was bared. As creative as it may sound, and as serious as it should seem, Put The Little Girl to Sleep is just too fancy a name for a murder plot. So here’s a list of what came to my mind upon hearing it on the news:
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[Above: Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair as Brooke and Helena, part of an untitled Hollywood film about a young girl’s rise to power.]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvh64xn4yN1qzfrkno1_500.jpg)
What Came to Mind When I Heard of “Put the Little Girl to Sleep”
Spokesperson Elena Bautista-Horn revealed earlier today plans for the assassination (or murder, no one is sure) of her boss Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Although the phrase Oplan: Put the Little Girl to Sleep is longer and taller than the target, I have to give credit to whoever came up with this creative name. It surely got the attention of the country as the online world went abuzz as soon as the plan was bared. As creative as it may sound, and as serious as it should seem, Put The Little Girl to Sleep is just too fancy a name for a murder plot. So here’s a list of what came to my mind upon hearing it on the news:
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[Above: Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair as Brooke and Helena, part of an untitled Hollywood film about a young girl’s rise to power.]
It was an ungodly sight.
Years worth of collected books, decimated by severe termite infestation. I couldn’t recognize the Dan Brown books, and couldn’t distinguish Animal Farm from Catcher in the Rye. It was painful to think that the books that were supposed to be part of my mini-library were gone. Spared from the destructive wrath of the termites were several reference books from high school and college, including World History by Perry and Organic Chemistry by McMurry.
And so I thought of the greatest restoration project this household has seen: The Marquez Restoration of 2012. Starting next year, every week or two, I shall be purchasing the following titles to replace those that were destroyed from my collection:
- Angels and Demons (Dan Brown) and an unofficial walkthrough
- The da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) and an unofficial walkthrough
- Deception Point (Dan Brown)
- Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)
- The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
- The Last Templar (Raymond Khoury)
- Twisted Series (Jessica Zafra)
- The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
- Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
- The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
- The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
- Poon (F. Sionil Jose)
- Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
- The Prince (Niccolo Machiavelli)
- Animal Farm (George Orwell)
- A book from the Alex Cross series
- A motivational book from my 4th year high school curriculum and student government adviser (with dedication)
- A Kinky Friedman book
- Five books which are all 40 years older than me, including Casablanca and a Mario Puzo novel
- 20+ Archie Digests and Double Digests
- And several more.
All that’s left to say is: challenge accepted.
Yesterday: “Something European” Kris Kringle + Meat” of the Human Body Exhibition + Paosee’s Pre-Birthday Celebration
Midas Marquez Appreciation Post
The last few days, we have seen Midas Marquez popularity shoot high up as he went from charming Supreme Court spokesperson to internet sensation, as his infamous “laglag” scene gained some much unwarranted media attention. Although this author believes that his reaction was fairly normal, in a country where testosterone levels run high, his reaction has g-a-y written all over it for most of our countrymen. No wonder he got so much flak for his effeminate action.
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1+3 Reasons Why EDSA Shouldn’t Be Renamed
Of course, public outrage ensued once people learned the plan of a certain solon from Bohol to change the name of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (colloquially EDSA) to Cory Aquino Avenue, in honor of Corazon Aquino, Philippine “mother of democracy” and mommy of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. Although we understand the intentions of the solon to pay tribute to Cory, but renaming an avenue regarded as a hell-hole (traffic, potholes, whatnots) after Tita Cory? She just might rise from her grave and haunt this man and do whatever scare tactics she has up her sleeve to stop this bill from passing. This reminds me of another renaming stint involving a man from Manila. Things got ugly (read: vehement opposition) the last time a certain Aquino fanatic tried to officially rename the internationally-regarded Manila Science High School to Cory Aquino Science High School two years ago. But after he realized that everyone from the MaSci community opposed his plan, he eventually backed-off and just had a statue of the former president built and erected somewhere in Manila.
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Five Deals for the Arroyos: Deal or No Deal?
Last week, we have seen the Aquino government shift into high gear and engage in real-life teledrama as they raced to the airport to put a hold on former president and Pamapanga Representative Gloria Arroyo’s departure for a scheduled check-up in Singapore, and eventually have her arrested before she managed to hop on that plane and “escape”. Of course, President Aquino and Secretary Lacierda praised aspiring 2013 senatorial candidate Department of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima for defying the Supreme Court’s decision of allowing RGMA to seek medical assistance abroad her commendable act of having the infamous representative arrested. Although what she did has put the executive and judiciary branches of the government in the middle of a compromising situation: a constitutional crisis as some experts call it, at least Gloria’s in the country and would be forced to answer the allegations.
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![What Came to Mind When I Heard of “Put the Little Girl to Sleep”
Spokesperson Elena Bautista-Horn revealed earlier today plans for the assassination (or murder, no one is sure) of her boss Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Although the phrase Oplan: Put the Little Girl to Sleep is longer and taller than the target, I have to give credit to whoever came up with this creative name. It surely got the attention of the country as the online world went abuzz as soon as the plan was bared. As creative as it may sound, and as serious as it should seem, Put The Little Girl to Sleep is just too fancy a name for a murder plot. So here’s a list of what came to my mind upon hearing it on the news:
Read more.
[Above: Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair as Brooke and Helena, part of an untitled Hollywood film about a young girl’s rise to power.]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvh64xn4yN1qzfrkno1_1280.jpg)
