wala akong maalalang UP student na nagsabing gusto na nya umalis ng UP. para sa karamihanng estudyante at mga naging estudyante ng UP,kung hindi man sa lahat,ang UP ay isang utopia.isang lugar na tila oasis kung ituring ng mga kabataang uhaw sa kaalamang hindi lamangyaong matatagpuan sa mga aklat, kundi yaong kaalaman na pakalat kalat lamang kung saan saan na kinakakailangan ng isang normal na tao para maharap ang tunay na mundo. sa UP walang pipigil sayo kung anu ang mga pipiliin mo sa buhay. may ilan akong kakilala sa highschool na pinagmulan ko na tuluyan ng naging cross dresser pagtungtung nya ng UP. ika ng isang kaibigan, dalagang pilipina na ang datingpasimpleng bakla.may ilan naman na noong highschool ay pilit na ibinabaon sa kaiilaliman ng isipan ang sarilingideyolohiya at mga paniniwala sa kadahilanang hindi ito tanggap ng lipunang kanyang ginagalawan.may iba naman na tahimik lang at hindi kayang ipahayag ang saloobin dahil sa ito aytila ba weird sa pamantayan ng tunay na mundo. marami din ang tila ba vagabond na paikotikot lang sa lansangan ng mundo at tila walang direksyon ang buhay. pero pagdating ng unang arawnila sa unibersidad, iisa lang ang kanilang nausal "i am home".
may kakaibang feel talaga ang UP. ika ng nga ilang propesor ko noon na naging bahagi ng undergroundmovement noong panahon ng martial law, kung tawagin nila ang UP ay ang "last frontier of democracy"ng bansa.kung susuriin, medyo malalim ang pinagmulang ng mga katagang yaon.dahil noong panahon umano ng martial law, bukod tanging sa UP lamang naipapahayagng mga petiburgis, mga intelektwal, mga mag- aaral at mga "free minded" na mamamayan ng bansaang kanilang galit laban sa rehimeng marcos. pero sa panahong ito, ang mga nasabing salitaay hindi pa din naman out of context. fact of life na na ang UP ay pinamumugaran ng mga political and liberated minded individuals. dito, kahit sa panahong ito, myriad ideologieswill come your way. you choose what to embrace. walang pipigil syo. walang magsasabi syonglesbiana ka kapag peminista ka. walang magba-brand syo na son/daughter ofsatan kapag sinabi mong atheist ka. wala din matatakot syo pagngalandakan mong komunista ka.subukan mong ipangalandakan ang mga yan sa real world, tiyak ko tingin na syo ng tao sira ulo.maliban sa kalayaan na pumili ng mga paniniwala, malaya din ang mga indibidwal na bahagi ng UPna ipahayag ang kanilang mga sarili. kung ukay ukay lang ang UP, tiyak ko it can cater to almostall sorts of personalities. nariyan ang mga punkista, musicians, rocker. dahil UP, syemprehindi mawawala ang mga geek at nerd. hindi din magpapahuli ang mga laid- back people na magsuot lang ng tsinelas at shorts, at kahit di magsuklay, ay pumapasok sa klase. may mangilanngilan na mga konyo. syempre pa, hindi mawawala ang mga weirdo. lahat ng klase, you name it,UP have it. pero kahit ibat ibang uri ng tao ang namamahay sa UP, wala pa ding pakealaman.mayroon kang laya na magmukhang rocker, nerd, weirdo o konyo (literally anf figuratively), walangtatawa o titingin syo na para bang nawawala ka na sa katinuan.yan ang tinatawag na kalayaan. may mangilan ngilan akong nakakausap mula sa ibang unibersidad at minsan nabanggit ko sa kanila na sa UP, pwede kang makipagdebate sa propesor sa tagalog kahit na nag-i-english sya.hndi ka nya sasabihang tanga o pagsasabihan na mag-english din. gulat sila pagsinasabi ko ito,pero ito ang realidad ng UP. naalala ko dati sa History4 class ko (Kasaysayan ng Kababaihansa Pilipinas), nagkaroon ng discussion kung bakit nakakaya ng mga kano na sabihi ang mga salitang vagina at penis samantalang tayong mga pilipino hirap na hirap sabihin ang mga tagalog counterpartng mga salitang ito. inienglish pa natin as if it makes any difference.kaya naman nagkaroon kami ng speaking exercise. paulit ulit naming inusal ang mga salitangpuke at titi. noong una natatawa pa ang buong klase at nahihiya, pero nung lumaon lumakasdin ang pagbigkas ng bawat isa.parang the vagina monologues lang. walang kumatok sa amin na guard para sawayin kami. walang dumatingna taga admin para ireprimand ang aming prof. walang isyu pagkalabas namin ng silid aralan.natutunan naman pagkatapos nung exercise na yun na sabihin ang puke at titi tulad ng pagsasabing kaibigan at pag- ibig.
napaka ideal talaga ng UP para sa paghubog ng isipan at kamalayan ng kabataan.una, hindi pinipilit dito na maniwala lamang iisang reyalidad lamang. dito maaari kang makapili kung ano ang susundin mo at kung anu ang paniniwalaan mo. kaya nga walang religion natinuturo dito ay upang maipakita na hindi sarado ang isipan ng UP sa iisang relihiyon lamang.para sa akin ang panahon ng pagpasok sa kolehiyo ng isang indibidwal ay isang crucial phase sa kanyang eksistensya. kaya naman mahalaga na sa pagbuo ng isang tao sa kanyang pagkatao ay mabigyan sya ng pagkakataon na makapamili ng kaisipan at paniniwala na alam nyang nababagay at makakabuti sa kanya. ganyan sa UP. kaya masasabi kong karamihan ng mga isko at iska ay natatangi dahil sila mismo ang bumuo sa kanilang pagkatao at hindi ang isang institusyon lamang.ito ang tinatawag na kalayaan.ikalawa, sa UP mo lamang mararamdaman na bahagi ka ng isang malaking lipunan na nangangailanganng iyong paglingkod. siguro sasabihin ng ilan na isang lofty ambition at isang fantasy lamang itong sinasabi ko. guni guni ika nga. pero sa oras na bumukas syo ang pintuan ng UP at ikawnaman ay pumasok, hindi pwedeng hindi mo ito maramdaman. manhid na lamang ang hindi makakarinig sa pagtawag syo ng lipunang iyong ginagalawan. kaya nga isang walang saplotna estatwa na nakaspread ang arms ang simbolo ng UP. dahil kahit hindi sadyain, ganito hinaharapng mga isko at iska ang mundo. bukas palad at handang maglingkod.
kaya naman sa sobrang pampered ng mga UP students, nakakalimutan ng karamihan na iba ang UP sa totoong mundo. kung tutuusin, ang UP ay isa lamang artipisyal na mundong nilikha ng mga intelektwal na idealistic at optimistic na ang tanging hangad lamang ay mabuhay sa isang daigdig na kaya silang tanggapin. kung baga, ang UP ay kanlungan ng mga pariah, kaya pagkatapos pawalan ng unibersidad ang mga mag-aaral na ito sa tunay na mundo, culture shock agad ang mararamdaman. dahil ibang iba ang kulturang UP sa kultura ng daigdig. kaya naman takot agad ang namamahay sa puso at isipan ng bawat isa. para bang batang natututo pa lang maglakad. kapag kumalasna sa pagkakakapit sa kamay ng kanyang ina, pakiramdam nito siya ay matutumba. pero tulad din ng batang ito, hindi naman pakakawalan unibersidad ang kanyang mga supling kung alam nitong hindi pa niya kayang tumayo sa sarili nilang mga paa.oo aminado ako, hindi sapat ang apat na taon na paglagi ko sa UP. kahit marahil ang ibang overstaying na sa UP,sasabihn na hindi pa din sapat ang mahabang taong ginugol nila sa paaralang ito. pero alam ko na ang aking nararamdaman, maging ng karamihan, ay dulot lamang ng takot sa kawalang maaaring maharap maglabas ng unibersidad. ngunit sa tingin ko, sapat na ang pag-aaruga sa atin ng unibersidad. sapat na na tayo ay tinuruan nyang mag-isip ng malaya at mamili ayon sa dinidikta ng ating isipan. sapat na na tayo ay tinuruan nyang maging iba at matutong pangatawanan ito. sapat na na tayo ay binigyan nya ng pagkakataon na makapamuhay sa isang komunidad na hindi alintana ang kaibahan ng isa't isa. dahil sa paghahandang ito ng UP,handa na tayo higit kanino man na humarap sa mas malaking mundo anu mang oras.
ngunit natatakot man ang karamihan sa simula, sa huli ay mananaig pa din ang mentalidad ng isang UP student. kahit gaano man kalakas ang lure ng real world, mananatili ang inner isko at iska sa puso at isipan ng bawat kabataang dumaan sa unibersidad na ito. tanga na lamang ang magsasabi na pilit silang binabago ng totong mundo at sya naman ay nagpabago. dahil kung ang isang UP student ay magpapadala sa narrow-mindedness ng real world, parang wala syang natutunan sa unibersidad. nasayang lang ang effort. sa isang crowd, kahit tila baga mukha ng clone ng bawat isa ang isa't isa, pilit pa ring umaangat ang tatak UP. hindi na maiaalis pa yun. once a UP student, always a UP student.
-komentaryo ng isang iska na nasumpungan ang post-UP enlightenment sa cruel real world.
pebi talking in gibberish again around 4:25 PM
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MON (Aug.28) & SONOFADITCH (Aug.27).....
may handa ba kayo?hmm...kung wala, tanggalin ang "happy" sa pagbati!wahahahahaha!joke...
Happy Birthday guys!
pebi talking in gibberish again around 10:20 AM
Monday, August 27, 2007
i watched evan almighty with mon yesterday. and would you believe it is the sole commercial movie we ever anticipated to watched? we never care less about harry potter or the fantastic four or even the chef rat named after a pasta in france. we just looked forward for evan almighty. we got too entertainment by bruce almighty that we assumed the second installment of the almighty franchise will be as much fun as the first one. but i think we overreacted and the movie is overrated. i had fun but the "magnitude" of the topic tackled had made the film another cliche. i still love the old guy bruce and his mundanity.
but what makes it rather tolerable for me to watch this flick was actually seeing a black God acting goofy and actually laughing. yes, i admire whoever the casting director and the screenwriter of the movie were. i simply adore morgan freeman and i never care less that the face of God in 2007 is a black guy with a weird looking set of teeth and smiles genuinely. it's like breaking the typecast of a blue-eyed white God. if God is always presented as "humanly" maybe many will be more enticed to "befriend" God. we make him extremely lofty that we fear him more, and i think God never liked it. i remember this movie called "Dogma", starring the not-yet-hot-and-famous ben affleck and matt damon. God was depicted as a naive woman dancing mindlessly around the trees and the flowers. and, surprise surprise! alanis morissette portrayed God. kewl...what if God really is a woman? or what if is actually asian looking? fair skinned, flat nose, average height? now we have something to mull over..
is perceiving God as non- caucasian and non-male being sacrilegious? i don't think so.....
pebi talking in gibberish again around 3:45 PM
Sunday, August 19, 2007
inayos ko ang mga VCD at DVD ko at naisipan ko biglang gawin to.wala lang.hehe..right now, ito yung mga movie na nasa akin. sa mga nanghiram, pakisauli na. sa mga gustomanghiram, mamili lang at sabihin sa akin ang (mga) napili.*wink*
VCDs
- el crimen del padre amaro (starring my boyfriend for 20 decades gael garcia bernal)
- zhou yu's train (starring my chinese counterpart, gong li)
- grease (oh grease lightning!)
- singin' in the rain (i'm singin' in the rain!)
- ang pagdadalaga ni maximo oliveros (isipin mo na lang, ang ating samahan)
- elizabeth (cate blanchett & josephj fiennes in one movie. what do you expect?)
- girl interrupted (my personal favorite*wink*. love angelina and winona.)
- bata, bata..paano ka ginawa? (another personal favorite. i'm feminist that's why)
- the wedding singer (i don't know why i bought this in the first place. but i do like it. haha!)
- boys don't cry (a must see hilary swank movie. i really love her!)
- the cannibal's daughter
- before sunrise (i was entraced by the story...)
- before sunrise (a rather good sequel worthy of our time)
- gia (a movie that departed from our angelina jolie stereotype)
- y tu mama tambien (when ask what my fave movie is, i fondly answer y tu mama*wink*)
- batch 81 (alpha kappa omega. the original sid lucero)
- sin noticias de dios (penelope cruz as hell's agent and gael as his boss..isn't it enough tickle your curiousity?)
- iron jawed angels (anothe personal favorite. my ideology and hilary swank in one film. malamang magugustuhan ko tlaga to)
- breakfast at tiffany's (audrey hepburn strumming her guitar & singing moon river. memorable.)
- taxi driver (to quote joyce, "angst, angst, ANGST!")
- four weddings & a funeral (i am a secret hugh grant worshipper)
- moulin rouge! (love!love!love this movie!yes!the explanation point is necessary!)
- so close (why do birds suddenly appear, everytime you are near. love seeing ladies in white doing hand & armed combat)
- garden state (natalie portman shed off her queen amidala's aura here. but she's still lovely. i also love the soundtrack)
- almost famost (another personal favorite. impluwensya ni joyce kaya mahal ko na din si cameron crowe)
- lost in translation (the inspiration of this humble internet loft of mine*wink*.i am a sofia coppola addict)
- jerry maguire (i only bought it because it's a cameron crowe film.i have never been a tom cruise fan.never in any lifetime)
- talk to her (an almodovar film. men talking to women in coma. all men's dream i reckon.haha!)
- dirty pretty things (got this for only P25!and its original.kaya ko binili.haller!hahaha!!)
- edward scissorhands (he's my dream boyfriend. seriously.)
- great expectations (i fell in love with this movie the first time i saw it. its the almodovar magic i guess)
- a walk to remember (same with pretty dirty things)
- american history x (a chilling movie that stayed in my head for days after watching it. a must see)
- casablanca (as time goes by..)
- death in venice (i haven't seen it yet)
- sabrina (the audrey hepburn version)
- american beauty (another personal favorite as well.i am officially a sam mendes fan after seeing this)
- annie hall (tim allen is really weird)
- bandidas (i copied it because it stars penelope cruz & salma hayek. my spanish- speaking muses.)
- battle royale (yeboi!!!an all time fave movie.for gorefest lovers, i recommend this)
- burlesk queen (hindi ba obvious na idol ko si vilma santos?)
- comrades, almost a love story (a movie of fate & love. fun to!!)
- deathrow (crush ko si cogie noong mga panahong ito. haha!!)
- elephant (watch this back-to-back with battle royale.perfect combo!)
- elizabethtown (i love cameron crowe!)
- fallen angels (i rever wong kar wai)
- farewell my concubine (gay movie?see for yourself.)
- fly me to polaris (ang korni nito.)
- frida (salma hayek at her finest!the movie is as vivid as frida kahlo's work.another personal favorite.)
- happy together (gay movie about lonely people. love this film!)
- il mare (tang inang lake house yan!binalahura ang paborito kong il mare!)
- imagine john lennon (i started to rever john lennon after seeing this documentary.)
- la visa loca (a film about our odd, yet really endearing, culture and way of life.)
- my girl (first seen it when i was 7.i get to see it again after 14 years.and i still like it.)
- my sassy girl (any girls' dream lovelife and all boys' worst nightmare.hahaha!!love it!)
- pinoy blonde (astro!astro cigarettes!)
- proof (papa jake gyllenhall. tama ba?)
- reality bites (not a recommended for post graduation movie marathon pick.hahaha!!)
- rent (five hundred twenty five thousand six hundrend minutes....batang musical ako!)
- the classic (korni nito. pero naiyak ako. hahaha!!)
- turn left, turn right (sinira ng ending ang buong kwento.sayang.)
- untold scandal (wahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!)
- chungking express (all time favorite wong kar wai movie)
- amelie (love it..love it...LOVE IT!)
- singles (cameron crowe!!)
DVDs
- battle royale 2: requiem (i like the first one more.)
- citizan kane (ask mon. i haven't seen it yet. sya lang tong excited.)
- french cancan (hindi ko pa din napapanood.a jean renoir flick)
- girl with pearl earring (i've read the novel, but i haven't seen the movie yet..adik ba?haha!!)
- half nelson (hindi ko pa din napapanood. a ryan gosling starrer.)
- love me if you dare (hay....love this one....ang kulay talaga ng french films.)
- bad education (papa gael bilang bading? pantansya ng mga bading!!hahaha!!)
- masahista (miguel said i should be very scared of this film. kaya di ko pinanood.hahaha!)
- my life as a dog (ehem...)
- pan's labyrinth (a fairy tale not for weak hearted.)
- pulp fiction (quentin!quentin!QUENTIN!hahaha!!)
- romance & cigarettes (see kate winslet in fiery red hair.)
- the science of sleep (see gael deliver dialogues in spanish, english & french.)
- the dreamers (mga batang inosente.basta!)
- the graduates (hindi ko pa din napapanood.)
- the pianist (hidi koto masyadong gusto.)
- the piano (ito ang gusto ko!*wink*)
- the virgin suicides (a personal favorite. i really can relate.love the soundtrack too.)
- transamerica (galing galing!)
- rebel without a cause (the hotness that is james dean..pero boses ano sya eh..hahaha!!)
- volver (my dvd sucks. problema ng mga pirata. bano and subtitle. an almodovar movie.)
- a clockwork orange (ang ganda!!the geniuos of stanley kubrick.)
- 2001: a space odyssey (another stanley kubrick film)
- freedom writers (a hilary swank starrer..mahal ko talaga sya!)
- M*A*S*H (a robert altman flick)
whew!!i never expected that the list will be this long! and now that i am always in the quaipovicinity,i am sure madadagdagan pa to.
ang mga sumusunod ay ang mga pinahiram kong mga anak. sana isauli na sila dahil namimiss nasila ng nanay nila.
- cinema paradiso: sa puder ni janine
- shanghai triad: sa kamay ni joyce
- the breakfast club: na kay nea
- sex & lucia: na kay mhare
pebi talking in gibberish again around 4:30 PM
ang mga sumusunod ay base sa tunay na pangyayari....
Tatlong Milimetrong Alaala
Ordinaryong araw.
Lulan ng isang maaliwalas na jeepney
Tumungo ako sa isang santuaryo kung saan
minsan nanahan ang aking diwang walang matunguhan.
Tahanan.
Sa lahat ng araw, bakit ngayon pa?
Sa aking muling pagbabalik hindi lamang
ang mga nakaraanang alaala lamang ang
pumukaw sa isipang puno ng hapis.
Hindi ko inakalang sa payak na araw na ito
ang isang tulad mo ay makikigulo din sa isipan ko.
Anung pakay mo?
Bakit sa gitna na nagsisiksikang mga kabataang
umaasang makapasok sa aking tahanan
bigla kang lumutang.
Isa kaba sa kanila?
Ngunit sa tindig mo tila ba
matagal ka ng bahagi nitong mundong
dati’y aking ginagalawan.
Dito ka rin ba nananahan?
Sumakay ka sa jeepney na lulan ko.
Hindi kita pansin sa iyong pagsakay
ngunit ika’y naupo sa aking tabi.
Tatlong milimetro lang ang ating pagitan.
Maganda ang buhok nya, nausal ko sa aking isipan.
Hindi ko madalas pansin ang mga lalaking
ang buhok ay kahalintulad sa isang dalaga.
Ngunit ikaw ay naiiba.
Taga dito ka ba?
Sa tagal ng pag- usad ng ating sinasakyan,
nakatulog ang karamihan, kasama ka na.
Pinili kong manatiling mulat upang
ika’y aking mapagmasdan ng di mo namamalayan.
Habang ika’y naglalakbay sa mundo ng panaginip
aking pinag- aaralan ang bawat linya sa iyong mukha,
ang bawat hibla ng iyong buhok,
ang kurba ng iyong ilong
Sino ka ba?
Saan ka nagmula?
Taga dito ka din ba?
Pababa na ako,
pero maari bang huwag na lang muna?
Bakit kailangang lumipad
ang oras gaya ng mga paru paro sa tangahaling tapat?
Bakit kailangang umandar pa itong sinasakyan?
Sandali lang, pero hindi ko pa alam ang iyong pangalan!
Sino ka ba? Dito ka din ba nakatira?
Sa aking pagbaba,
ipinasya kong hindi na muling lungunin ka.
Pero di ko natiis, tiningnan kita sa huling pagkakataon
habang umuusad yaong sinasakyan,
Hindi ko inakalang nakatingin ko din.
Ang iyong mga mata ay tila ba nagpapaalam.
Ang iyong tingin tila nagtatanong din.
Sino ka ba? Dito ka ba nakatira?
Sa ngayon marahil ay paalam na lang muna.
Hindi kita nakilala,
ni hindi ko din nalaman kung taga dito ka.
Ang tanging nalalaman ko,
isip ko ay iyo sa loob ng sandaling
tatlong milimetro lang ang pagitan natin.
Ang bawat linya sa iyong mukha.
Ang bawat hibla ng iyong buhok.
Ang kurba ng iyong ilong.
Ang mga iyon ay bahagi na lamang ng alaala.
Alaala ng kanlungang na aking diwa.
Alaalang habang buhay na itatago sa kailaliman ng walang paglimot.
Makita ka pa kayang muli?
Ang iyong mukha maalala ko pa kaya?
Sino ka ba?
Dito ka din ba nakatira?
Hanggang sa susunod na pagkikita.
pebi talking in gibberish again around 1:08 AM
Monday, August 13, 2007
- CD of Romancing Venus vol.1 & vol.2
- Il Postino Album( obvious ba? i'm into spoken words now.haha!)
- VCD or DVD of:
= desperate housewives season1 to season3
= heroes season2
= ugly betty season2
= motorcycle diaries
= fur
= amores perros
= lolita
= elephant man (david lynch)
= ghost in the shell
= ghost in the shell 2: innonce (i can't replicate my cousin's copy)
= kubrador
= bayaning third world
= romeo+juliet
- get cheap copy of catcher in the rye (should booksale launch a scavenging hunt, i will definitely join!)
- find an apartment
- get a copy of an introduction to cultural theory & popular culture by john storey.
- roam around the "muslim area" in quiapo (i swear i really am fascinated of it.)
- get the some blank VCDs from the muslim area.
- fruit and vegetable shopping in quiapo.
- come near to the malacanang gate without the PSG noticing.
- cook for my friends
- nick some recipes from my boss' library..hehehe..*sinister laugh*
- sneak into my boss' house..hehehe..*sinister laugh again*
- have my sony ericksson phone fixed.
- buy new mobile phone..weee!!(my 2100 is dying..heaven bless its circuits..)
- get new hair cut ala nicole of antm3 (after i get my self a new phone that is)
- track some people (be afraid..be very afraid..wahahahaha!kidding!)
- buy a skinny jeans!!
- get the cute yellow flats ive been dying to have.and when i say yellow, i really mean YELLOW
- find an installer for the extremely elusive adobe premiere 6.5 (no premiere pro for me)
- visit UP Manila
- get a broadband connection
i'll try to give you a progress report of this "to buy & to do list" after a month or two.*wink*
pebi talking in gibberish again around 10:23 AM
Sunday, August 12, 2007
this day seems to be a glorious day for the country.
i do commend the Filipino boxers for winning the boxing world cup against their Mexican counterpart. 5 out of 6 wins. not bad.i bet the last boxer from mexico had been "peer pressured" hence he was able toknock the filipino crowds' bet boom boom bautista.
another victories are brought to us by the band kjwan and vina morales for winningthre 1st ikon asean. vina had a stiff competition i must say (jacklyn victor of malaysiais really good) but she still able to emerge truimphant. i think the "showgirl"in her just blew the judges away. as for kjwan, their competitions are mediocre. kamikazee even have a greater chance of winning have they been our representativefor bthe and category. and i am not being sarcastic. i just hope many have wathced the IKON Asean. oh by the way, marc abaya is so clean and sooooo hot..*wink*
although i still believe this event is highly instigated by capitalisticinterest, i think we should still be proud of our kababayans. congratulations.
pebi talking in gibberish again around 1:14 AM
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
stashed on our erstwhile printer counter are my VCDs and DVDs (together withsome back-issue magazines and books, not to mention some blank CDs and DVDs)They are stacked there like hell that i am being scolded about that mess on a daily basis.that is, before the esophagus of the "elders" at home nearly had a breakdown.hahaha! Yet for me, it's a paragon of pure organization. *wink*
i reckon cinephiles like myself also have this sort of mess in one or two of their pristine andused-to-be-dustless cupboards somewhere in their loft. i swear you're not a full fledge moviebuff if you do not have 10 or more VCDs or DVDs where you spend half your savings or paycheck to.it's like some kind of investment you see.in my case, i had purchased more than 30 original VCDs, over 20 i only copied from rented and borrowed VCDs and DVDs, and more than 10 DVDs i bought from my suking deeveedee ventor from quiapo. yes, my sublime readers, i support bootleg DVDs. and i bet i'm not the sole patron ofpiracy through out the globe.
for one i do not tolerate any illegal kind of activities. i may have supported piracy butthat is out of love for movies. for me, as long as there is an original copy of themovie i am looking for, i will uncomplainignly buy it. i never care less about the price. i alwalys splurge all i want on original VCDs and DVs as long as its worth the price.but here in the philippines we seldom find the treasure usually found in the dustly pile of bootled DVDs around the metro in the your quintessential movie store. i swear i tried to rummage around for the original M*A*S*H, the science of sleep and bad education among others from legal distributorsbut i was just diheartened. where did i able to dig up these babies then? from the alleys of quiapo and otherbootleg suki.
it is rather disappointing that our film market, being tied to its Hollywood counterpartas one of my professors back in college once professed, wasn't able to cater to wide array ofmovie genre. this professor of mine said that the reason french and asian films are not ubiquitous in the country because our film market is exclusive to america alone. that is advance globalization and neo- colonialism for you. a rather unlikely manifestation of a bilateral trade agreement.haha! i am not surprise of it anyway.after all we still remain the ever loyal "tuta" of our ever loving Uncle sam. but then the fact thatthe film industry has not escape the cruel grip of imperialism really dismayed me.since the cinema had long been existing in our planet, i think there should be various titles available in every rack of any movie bar especially in this borderless worldcreated by globalization. but here in the country, globalization's focal point is the US of A.therefore we are doomed to be "entertained" by the crap offered to us by our dear uncle sam. on a lighter note, not all Hollywood films are made just for the rubbish bins. there are some worthy of oursensibilty. but then again, the Hollywood monopoly of our movie market had bereft us of experiencing sensible non- American movies enjoyed by the rest of the world. hence in desperate times like these we have no choice but to resort to bootlegs,the so-called weapon of mass destruction of the third world nations (although the word "third world" is a bit outdated, i still prefer to use the term for convenience). indeed piracy have for years been the biggest headache and pocket-ache (if there's such word) of the capitalists here and abroad. various counter-piracy activitieswere done to shut down piracy but then nobody is thick-faced enough to claim that they have triumphed over it.
in the end, it all boils down to the some people's monopoly of movies and how it affected thecinematic experience of every moviegoers there is in the country. you can't blame us for supporting piracy. apart from the extravagant cost of the originals, the legal means left with few alternatives.it is only in our suking deeveedee vendors that we can offer us plethoria of movie pick for as low as P50.
pebi talking in gibberish again around 3:15 PM
Sunday, August 05, 2007
- i was supposed to watch endo (a cinemalaya entry) WITH joyce, but i was late and freaked out a little because i bumped with someone i knew (ehem, wala kaming nakaraan. i wasn't me.hahaha) and hurried inside the cine adarna. hoping joyce will pick me up, i waited at the very back of the theater and didn't sit.. but i ended up watching it alone with gogo in my right hand and iced tea in the left...talk about patience. hahaha!!
- endo has a usual plot: boy meets girl. they were both contractual employees of our well loved tambayan, SM. they fall in love. girl being so "ambitious" applied to a luxury ship liner. guy tried but failed. and they end up not talking anymore. then girl thought she's pregnant. then i think i should stop here. hahaha!!spoilers for you my dearest..*wink*
- endo, for the romantics, is just a love story. actually, had it been mass- produced i am sure the audience are alreardy preparing themselves a handky and one heck of a "happy ending" musical number. thank god it was a cinemalaya entry made my a passionate artist. feminist like my self will find the protagonist girl (FYI: she bagged the well- deserved best actress "balanghay") rather endearing and realistic. i love the fact that all the elements of a stereotype love story are present. from the "other" girl/s to the marry-me-and-don't-leave-me-because-i-love-you-and-oh-by-the-way-abandon-the-plans-you've-conceived-before-i-came-to-your-life-and-yes-i-am-actually-kneeling-now-begging speech from a howling guy. and yes, audience sick of these usual mushyness will be heard yelling "tang ina mu pagsinunud mo sya papatayin kita!!" (babala:hindi sa akin nagmula yan...hindi..gago ka kung maniniwala ka sakin.hahahaha).. yet the resolution was a diversion from the expected.and of course, temperamental audience are relieved...that'll be me i guess.hahaha!! i also love the type of mushyness the screen writer and the director infused in the movie. basta, it was a good movie worth more than P70...
- gusto ko talaga mapanood ang tribu, the one awarded best picture. pati ang pisay ni aureus solito, the guy who gave us ang pagdadalaga ni maximo oliveros.
- next year, i'm so gonna watch all the entries in cinemalaya. and i must be in the opening ceremony. i need to be with my people..*wink*
- so unfortunate i wasn't able to see you-know-who there.. but i saw karylle..ang ordinaryo lang nya..sana sa tv o pelikula na lang sya lagi kasi paglabas nya sa konteksyon yon, hindi na sya mukhang josa..truli..
pebi talking in gibberish again around 5:51 PM
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