filipinovelas

i saw pinoy faces at the tv monitor of a video store inside a mall in petaling jaya. not pinoy looking faces but definitely pinoy faces.

it wast the most curious thing, in front of posters of malaysian movie and pop stars was this footage of nestor de villa eating a mango. what surprised me more after entereing the store was the number of pinoy dvd movies in the store, and more curiously that it was of the kristine hermosa - jerico rosales variety.

turned out that pinoy soap is a big hit in malaysia, especially 'sana'y wala nang wakas'. it's being shown on free tv and has a regular following. it's not dubbed though but they use subtitles instead.

what struck me was that i don't remember having seen any malaysian movie, not even in asian film festivals, and that i don't think i'll ever see any malaysian soap played in a pinoy video store.

i mused over this in between swigs of guinness, sometimes i'd return to the drone conversation- IT use by advocacy groups - then slide back to thoughts of asian cinema and tv again, went back....nope... haven't seen any malaysian film.

'the pillow book' at the UP film center ... must!

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the ties that bind

anak ni mistique si nightcrawler at naging foster mother ni rogue, x-men pareho sila nightcrawler at rogue habang nakahanay kay magneto si mistique.

anak naman ni magneto si quicksilver at si scarlet witch na mga miyembro ng avengers. asawa ni scarlet witch si vision na kasama niya sa avengers.

si vision ay ginawa ng kalabang robot ng avengers na si ultron. si ultron naman ay likha ni hank pym na miyembro ng avengers bilang ant-man at giant-man.

do i move you

hindi ko napakilala sa yo si nina simone ano siya yong kinukwento ni julie delpy sa last scene ng before sunset yong ginagaya niyang kumanta ng naglalakad at nagyoyosi habang kausap ang audience

I get along without you very well
Of course, I do
Except when soft rains fall
And drip from leaves then I recall
The thrill of being sheltered
In your arms
Of course, I do
But I get along without you very well

matagal tagal yong conversation na yon pero sa totoo lang isa lang ang kanta ni nina simone sa before sunset eh

I wish I could share
All the love that’s in my heart

ginagaya ni julie si nina simone nuong matanda na sa france kung san siya tumira pagkatapos niyang nilayasan ang estados unidos dahil di na kumportable ang mga kinakanta niya para sa mga puti don nagiging parang anthem daw ng black panther ang mga kanta niya

My father was rich and white
He forced my mother late one night
What do they call me
My name is siffronia
My skin is brown
And my manner is tough
I’ll kill the first mother I see
Cos my life has been too rough
I’m awfully bitter these days
Because my parents were slaves
What do they call me
My Name Is Peaches

kahit kantang pangbroadway di mo alam kung malulungkot ka, maiinlab, o magagalit kapag siya na ang kumanta

I loves you, porgy,
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
With his hot hands
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
I’ve got my man
Someday I know he’s coming to call me
He’s going to handle me and hold me
So, it’ going to be like dying, porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes I know I’ll have to go

me eksena din don sa palabas ni bridget fonda na the assassin nung naghiwalay sila ni gabriel byrne at sinigurado niya na sa kanya mapupunta ang plaka ni nina simone

So black is the color of my true love’s hair
Black is the color of my true love’s hair

ngayon kinakategorya ang cds niya sa jazz pero hindi naman talaga me mga albums nga siya ng pop standards ne merong my baby just cares for me na sumikat ulit nitong nakaraang dekada dahil ginamit sa isang commercial pero hindi din lang ganon ang kinanta niya

When I touch you do you quiver
From your head down to your liver
If you like it let me know it
Don't be psychic or you'll blow it
The answer better be (Yes, yes)
That pleases me

dahil sa distinct style at delivery niya akala mo puro original ang mga kanta niya pero marami ay cover songs pero super version niya kaya di mo halos makilala sabi nga niya oh to be young gifted and black

If morning echo says we've sinned
Well, it was what I wanted anyhow
And if we're the victims of the night
I promise you I won't be blinded by light
There is no need to take me home
I'm old enough to face the dawn
Just call me angel of the morning
Just touch my cheek before you leave me baby

mukhang paborito din niyang i-cover si bob dylan e siyempre late 60s early 70s non pero di na folksie ang tunog kapag rendition na ni nina

They say everything can be replaced
Yet every distance is not near
So I remember every face
Of every man who put me here
I see the light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now any day now
I shall be released

pati blues mhen ang galing niya mag blues kahit kantang hindi 12 bar na I-IV-V progression ay kaya nyang gawing blues

I put a spell on you’
cause you’re mine
You better stop the things you do
I ain’t lyin’ No I ain’t lyin’
You know I can’t stand it
You’re runnin’ around
You know better daddy
I can’t stand it cause you put me down

yon ang lawak ng catalogue niya kaya kapag nagbasa tungkol sa female jazz vocalists ay minor lang ang listing niya kesa kina ella, billie o sara pero sa totoo lang mhen siya ang pinaka-magaling kumanta sa lahat ng mga yon paniwalaan mo ako kahit hindi ko napakilala sa yo si nina simone

Baby, can you understand me now
Sometimes I feel a little mad
Don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel
When things go rough I feel real bad
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
And othertimes it seems that, all I have to do is worry
And then I know you're bound to see my other side
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy, I want you to know
That I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems and I get my share
But that's one thing that I would never do'
cos I love you
Oh... Don't you know I'm human
I got my faults like any other one
Sometimes I find myself, Lord, regreting
Some foolish thing - some simple thing I've done
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

the tipping point

huwag sumubok sumakay ng MRT ng may dalang kahit anong de-lata

charles baudelaire

Get drunk! One should always be drunk. That's all that matters;that's our one imperative need. So as not to feel Time's horrible burden one which breaks your shoulders and bows you down, you must get drunk without cease. But with what? With wine, poetry, or virtue as you choose. But get drunk.

from Be Drunk

And softly she decended her staircase of clouds and, noislessly, passed through the window-panes. Then she stretched herself out over you with the supple tenderness of a mother, and laid down her colors on your face. Ever since, the pupils of your eyes have remained green and your cheeks unusually pale. It was while comtemplating this visitor that your eyes became so strangely enlarged; and she clasped your neck so tenderly that you have retained for ever the desire to weep.

from The Favours of the Moon

cable guy

bakit regular na ang pag-mimisa sa loob ng mall kapag sunday? ok lang ba sa kanila kung mag ukay-ukay naman sa loob ng simbahan kapag monday to saturday?

pre-game and watch

non-electronic mind puzzle that drove me nuts!

maxi

nanalo ang "pagdadalaga ni maximo oliveros" sa montreal filmfest!! yey!!!!
yey din kila pepe, mike at bayang!!!!

'Maximo' to the max in Montreal
Sept 08, 2005 Updated 05:44pm (Mla time) Raymond Lee Inquirer News Service

(Inquirer Entertainment received this euphoric letter on Sept. 6, 10 p.m. Manila ime, from Raymond Lee, line producer of "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros [The blossoming of Maximo Oliveros]."

MONTREAL--We won! Twelve hours ago at the closing ceremonies of the 29th Montreal World Film Festival, our little movie was proclaimed winner of the Golden Zenith award for Best First Fiction Feature.

The jury, composed of Godfrey Cheshire (United States), Loic Magneron (France) and Paul Toutant (Canada) announced the prize, saying: "For its impressive quasi-documentary style and its spirit of humanity and tolerance, the jury unanimously awards the Golden Zenith to "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros" from the Philippines."

They also said they were bowled over by the music. They kept asking about Pepe Smith (musical scorer), Mike Villegas (who wrote the love theme) and Bayang Barrios (who sang the love theme).

pilmpes

ayi and i saw three excellent films last weekend. puro festival films. the first one was part of the belgian filmfest in megamall, ma vie en rose (my life in pink), which i had already seen sa isang european filmfest before.

it's a gift din pala to be forgetful kasi i get to enjoy books and films several times over. kaya, i again enjoyed the story of seven year old girl-boy ludovic who claims to have been given a y chromosome at birth by mistake. hats off to georges du fresne who was a natural as ludovic fabre.

i told ayi that the indie film mga pusang gala which was shown at the pink filmfest earlier this year has been released commercially and was actually being shown na sa gateway. speaking of indie films, ayi said she wanted to see ang pagdadalaga ni maximo oliveros which was previewed in the tv ad of the recently concluded cinemalaya independent film festival.

buti na lang, i was reading the news dun sa coffee shop sa araneta while ayi was reading neil gaiman's coraline, there were three screenings pala of ang pagdadalaga ni maxi that day at the UP film center and we still had time to catch the last one at 7:30. special screening daw to support the film in its participation sa film festival in montreal, pakiramdam ko special screening para sa amin ni ayi.

she was thrilled pink pa kasi she got our pagdadalaga ni maxi postcards signed by nathan lopez who was given a 'Special Citation for Best Performance by an Actor' at the cinemalaya awards night for his performance as maximo oliveros. The whole cast was actually good, kahit si pepe smith, even if it's second nature na siguro for him to portray an old drunk. Great story by michiko yamamoto who wrote magnifico which is now added to my list of must check out films.

the next day, we completed our own mini pink filmfest weekend by seeing mga pusang gala sa gateway mall. we progressed from 7 year old girl-boy ludo to 12 year old queer maiden maxi and then finally to gay mang boyet portrayed by ricky davao. superb acting din in this film, especially by irma adlawon who played marta, boyet's neighbor. the storyline of pagdadalaga is definitely superior but watching mga pusang gala made me start to want to try to think to want to start to try to write a story for film, again. it's that good.

the best part of that weekend...was that i spent it with ayi.

powerbooks sale til the end of the month

book discount color guide:

5% - yellow sticker
10% - violet sticker
30% - blue sticker
40% - red sticker

20% - on books without stickers
50% - on bargain books area

lena baker

"pardon for maid executed in 1945"

As Baker sat in the electric chair on March 5 1945, she said: "I am ready to meet my God." Moments earlier she had said: "What I done, I did in self-defence or I would have been killed myself. Where I was, I could not overcome it."

in limbo

i bought myself an umbrella last friday.
top ten things i always lose because i misplaced them.

1. pens
2. hankies
3. diskettes
4. umbrellas
5. books
6. slippers
7. socks
8. coins
9. receipts
10. jackets

aceh

it's happy news that GAM and the indonesian government had reached a peace agreement. i hope it would last this time, and if it does, i pray that the island be spared the fate of east timor after the 1999 referendum.

make poverty history

if you missed it the first time, here's click! and the other videos watch these now.

st. ives

friday na, di pa ako nakakain ng munggo.

pero palabas pa rin ang CRASH. pwede pa humabol ang di pa nakakapanood.

balik na ako sa national center, mula tuesday ng hapon eh sa eurotel ako nagtrabaho, ginawa kong office ang rm. 525 na me view sa farmer's plaza na inuulan ng tatlong araw.

me natutunan akong masarap gawin, magshower na nakahiga sa bathtub. actually kwela rin na nakalubog sa bathtub tapos nakabukas yong shower.

channel 100 ang asian adult channel sa eurotel, channel 106 naman ang american/ european. yong channel 100 eh naka-connect sa PC kasi me cursor pa. minsan kapag tamad yong operator eh nakaminimize yong screen at makikita mo pa ang desktop screen.


me libre na namang live jazz mamaya, mishka adams and the blue echoes uli. pero sa gateway naman, hehe kaya libre pala kapag tumambay ka lang na nakatayo, mapapa-gastos ka din kapag gusto mong umupo kasi sa cafe havana o sa italiani's ka uupo. sayang yong aug 27 cookie chua with infinity, demet, me kasabay na prosecution conference sa ilo-ilo.

meron ding screening sa bukas ng hapon ng willy wonka and the chocolate factory, yong naunang version na si gene wilder ang gumanap ng willy wonka.

yong DEKALOG ni kryzstof kieslowksi ay palabas pa rin sa sm megamall. 10 storya na base sa ten commandments na ginawa ng direktor ng bleu, blanc at rouge. bale 5 films na me tig 2 storya.

wish ko lang makapanood ako eh hanggang leeg ko ang kelangan ko pang isulat na trabaho. hintayin ko na lang lumabas kopya sa quiapo. mamaya maghahanap ako ng munggo.

thank god it's munggo

naghanap ako ng munggo kanina sa turo-turo na katabi ng 7-11 malapit sa lrt 2 station sa cubao, sa kanto ng st. mary at aurora na kapag gabi ay sangkatutak na babae ang nakatambay na iaalok sa akin ng kanilang bugaw, na madalas ay matandang babae, bakla o babaeng tomboy ang itsura, "chicks sir?" "kuha ka ng babae?" "sir ilan?", marunong din sila dahil kadalasan akong maalok kapag galing ako sa atm ng bpi na katabi ng 7-11, sigurado nga namang me pambayad ang bagong withdraw don, minsan naringgan namin ni cheryl magsigawan yong mga bugaw ng "hoy dito na yan, tatlo ang kelangan dito!" "ah hinde, nauna na dito", kahit nga iyong turo-turo na sinasabi ko eh inuman talaga yon na nagtitinda lang ng ulam kapag tanghali, pagkatapos non eh patuloy ang pagiging inuman niya na me bidyoke, na me mga babaeng pan-table, hindi ko pa nakitang magsara yong puwestuhan na iyon, gabi, madaling araw, umaga at hapon bukas siya, hindi nawawalan ng customer na naghahanap ng ka-table, napansin ko din na mga kuwarto kuwarto pala ang itaas ng lugar na iyon kapag tumingala ka sa labas, kamot din ako ng ulo ko na bakit matagal kong inisip na apartment ang asa bandang taas ng maliit na building na iyon, syempre kwarto kwarto, bakit ko inisip na pang-table lang ang ka-table, kapag gabi me manang don na me isawan, na kapag maaga aga pa eh yong mga babaeng nakatambay sa kalye at pang-table na wala pang ka-table ang kumakain ng mga binabarbekyu niya, kapag bandang hating-gabi na ay hapo nang nakakatulog si manang na nakasandal sa pader na hawak ang pamaypay niya para sa isawang uling na unti unti nang namamatay sa pagmadaling araw.

bakit kaya biyernes nagluluto ng munggo ang mga turo-turo at karinderya?

CRASH

i got this in the e-mail last thursday:

"CRASH" Excellent film.
No further explanation needed.
In cinemas now.

NIZA

i saw it last night, and i so very much agree, if you are to watch only one film until the end of this year, let it be CRASH.

happy birthday....

...richiekins!!!

war of the skies

i saw mishka adams and her band sa bistro 70s two tuesdays ago, galeng. jazz na pala ang tuesdays ng bistro. we should count our blessings pagdating sa accessibility ng world class music acts sa atin. for P150 pesos pwede ka nang makarinig ng live jazz, sus me consumable amount pa para sa pagkain.

ang mahal kaya ng kelangang ibayad sa north america at europe para makarining ng kasing calibre ng the jerks. eh dito P100 entrance lang. ganun din dati nung pinanood ko ang lampano alley, shites, ang mahal kaya pumasok sa blues bars sa ibang bansa.

another thing that we should be thankful for - the price of beer. magkano lang dito sa mga pwestuhan, P35 ang pale, kahit light. eh sa bangkok nga 90-150 baht ang isang bote ng beer. at...AT san miguel pa ang beer natin!!

galing ng live jazz, demet. to the uninitiated: what the musicians do is go through the regular rendition of the song and then lalarga na sila isa-isa sa pag improvise, halos di mo na makikilala ang song pero yon pa rin yon, parang platform lang yong song para lumipad sila, and then after nilang pumunta kung saan saan they all go back to the song. clap clap clap!!! whew.