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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - EXTENDED EDITION!

Start:

May 17, '08 2:00p

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WHAT: Private Screening of the Extended Edition of The Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
WHERE: Mosaic Lounge, Greenbelt One, Makati
WHEN: 2:00 PM May 17 2008
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Are you excited to watch the new Narnia film Prince Caspian?
Unfortunately if you're watching it in the Philippines it's been
delayed 'till the first week of June.

But to help tide you over in your excitement to see the latest Narnia
film, we at the Philippine Order of Narnians - the Philippines' first and only community of CS Lewis enthusiasts - are coming up with a
little event on the weekend Caspian was supposed to be released in.

At 2:00 to 5:00 PM on MAY 17, we'll be showing the EXTENDED EDITION of
the first film, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at MOSAIC LOUNGE
in Greenbelt 1, Makati.

This extended version of the film, which has scenes put back in it
where director Andrew Adamson cut it to shorten the theatrical
release, has never been released in the Philippines, and even in the
US was only a limited release. So this, folks, is going to be a rare
opportunity.

Mosaic Lounge is at the third floor of Greenbelt One.

Hope to see you there! :-D

-- RE de Leon
Founder and Moderator
The Philippine Order of Narnians
The Philippine community of CS Lewis enthusiasts

visit the site:
http://www.filipinonarnians.org
join the discussion group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/filipinonarnians

Saturday, May 3, 2008

I've done these things!!! - snatched from Freakna

Level 1
(x) smoked a cigarette
(x) smoked a cigar
( ) done weed
(x) drank alcohol

SO FAR: 3

Level 2
(x) been in love
(x) been dumped
(x) shoplifted
(x) been fired (was asked to resign is the same, right?)
(x) been in a fist fight

SO FAR: 8

Level 3
(x) snuck out of the house
(x) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
(x) gone out on a blind date

SO FAR: 11

Level 4
(x) had a crush on an older person
(x) skipped school
( ) slept (not sex) with a co-worker
(x) seen someone/something die

SO FAR: 14

Level 5
(x) had/have a crush or liked on one of your friends.
( ) been to Paris
( ) been to Spain
(x) been on a plane
(x) thrown up from drinking

SO FAR: 17

Level 6
(x) eaten Sushi
( ) been snowboarding (N/A)
(x) met someone BECAUSE of myspace (or Friendster, hehe)
(x) been mosh pitting

SO FAR: 20

Level 7
( ) been in an abusive relationship
(x) taken pain killers
(x) love/loved someone who you can't have
(x) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
( ) made a snow angel (N/A)

SO FAR: 23

Level 8
(x) had a tea party
(x) flown a kite
(x) built a sand castle
( ) gone puddle jumping
(x) played dress ups

SO FAR: 27

Level 9
(x) jumped into a pile of leaves
( ) gone sledging
(x) cheated while playing a game (hehe..)
(x) been lonely
(x) fallen asleep at work/school (all the time?, hehe..)

SO FAR: 31

Level 10
( ) used a fake/someone else's ID
(x) watched the sun set
(x) felt an earthquake
( ) killed a snake

SO FAR:33

Level 11
(x) been tickled
(x) been robbed/vandalized
( ) robbed someone
(x) been misunderstood
( ) pet a deer

SO FAR: 36

Level 12
(x) won a contest
( ) been suspended from school
(x) had detention (something similar to that)
(x) been in a car/motorcycle/4-wheeler accident (minor only)

SO FAR: 39

Level 13
( ) had/have braces
( ) eaten a whole tub of ice cream in one night (i'm lactose-intolerant)
(x) had deja vu
(x) danced in the moonlight

SO FAR: 41

Level 14
(x) hated the way you look
( ) witnessed a crime
( ) pole danced
(x) questioned your heart
(x) been obsessed with post-it notes

SO FAR: 44

Level 15
(x) squished barefoot through the mud
(x) been lost (always!)
( ) been to the opposite side of the world
(x) swam in the ocean
(x) felt like you were dying

SO FAR: 48

Level 16
(x) cried yourself to sleep
(x) played cops and robbers
(x) recently colored w/crayons/colored pencils/markers
(x) sang karaoke (i had to start somewhere, hehe)
(x) paid for a meal with only coins

SO FAR: 53

Level 17
(x) done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) made prank phone calls
(x) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) kissed in the rain

SO FAR: 57

Level 18
(x) written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) been kissed under a mistletoe
(x) watched the sun set with someone you care/cared about
(x) blown bubbles
(x) made a bonfire on the beach

SO FAR: 61

Level 19
(x) crashed a party
( ) have traveled more than 5 days with a car full of people
(x) gone rollerskating/blading
(x) had a wish come true

SO FAR: 64

Level 20
(x) worn pearls
( ) jumped off a bridge
( ) screamed "you suck" in class
( ) swam with dolphins

SO FAR: 65

Level 22
( ) got your tongue stuck to a freezer/ice cube
( ) kissed a fish (does a cooked fish count?)
(x) worn the opposite sex's clothes (all the time? :D)
(x) sat on a roof top

SO FAR: 67

Level 23
(x) screamed at the top of your lungs
( ) done/attempted a one-handed cartwheel
(x) talked on the phone for more than 5 hours (hah, try twelve!)
(x) stayed up all night

SO FAR: 70

Level 24
( ) picked and ate an apple right off the tree
(x) climbed a tree
( ) had been in a tree house
(x) are scared to watch scary movies alone

SO FAR: 72

Level 25
(x) believe in ghosts
(x) have/had more than 30 pairs of shoes throughout your life
( ) gone streaking
( ) gone to jail

SO FAR: 74

Level 26
(x) played chicken
( ) been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x) been told you're hot by a complete stranger (completely sick sense of humour)
(x) been easily amused

SO FAR: 77

Level 27
( ) caught a fish then ate it
(x) almost drowned in a pool (does the waterfalls count?)
(x) caught a butterfly
(x) laughed so hard you cried
(x) cried so hard you laughed

SO FAR: 81

Level 28
( ) mooned/flashed someone
( ) had someone moon/flash you
(x) cheated on a test
(x) forgotten someone's name
( ) slept naked
( ) French braided someone's hair
( ) gone skinny dipping in a pool
( ) been kicked out of your house

SO FAR: 83

Level 30
(x) rode on a roller coaster
( ) went scuba-diving/snorkeling
(x) had a cavity
(x) Black-mailed someone
( ) been black mailed

SO FAR: 86

Level 31
(x) been used
(x) fell going up the stairs
( ) licked a cat
(x) bitten someone
(x) licked someone

TOTAL: 90. so what does this tell me, that i don't know how to count? hehe..

The Tale of the Body Thief

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Horror
Author:	Anne Rice

Anne Rice Philippines held The Body Thief Gathering months ago, and only now did I find the time to write a review on the book that made my heart skip a beat. Unforgivable.

Warning: SPOILERS!!!

Disclaimer: This review does not necessarily represent ARP's opinions.

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Imagine Lestat having nightmares upon nightmares. He's burdened by so many things, including his guilt over his "daughter" Claudia's death, killing "innocent" victims, David's refusal to keep him company for eternity and endangering the life of his dear friend, David Talbot. Lestat attempted to end his life in the Gobi Dessert, but failing to do so. Of course he knew he wouldn't die. And I think it's only Lestat's way of finding out how strong he really was as a vampire. What a brat.

He's also being stalked by this madman, the notorious body thief of the story. James Raglan's the name, stealing's his game. He stole every damn thing he had, including the healthy body of a mental institution patient he now possessed. Once a member of Talamasca, this clumsy thief seems to learn nothing from his misadventures.

Pretty much like our Lestat, isn't he? Adventurous, devil-may-care - we don't call him The Brat Prince for nothing. He purposely disregarded the advice and warning of all those who love him. He switched bodies with Raglan and foolishly thought the trickster would give him back his beautiful vampiric body. (Conviniently, Lestat's skin was burned when he went into the sun, giving his body a tan that would pass for human)

David was the only friend Lestat had. The vampires abandoned him. The winter of Washington D.C. almost killed him. Being a vampire for 200 years, he already forgot how it is to become a mortal being again, someone who could actually die if he walks around with just a shirt on his back. He's forgotten how to eat, how to have sex, how to defecate.

He then falls in love with a wonderfully lustful nun who's just [playing] "curious." And so they made love. But hen Lestat had to leave and search for his body.

With David's help, and thanks to Raglan's carelessness (David tagged him as a "glorified purse snatcher"), Lestat was able to retrieve his old body back. At the crack of dawn, Lestat had to flee, leaving David and Raglan in a nasty bout.

David finds Lestat. Despite his previous refusal of the Dark Gift, David seems to be aggressive this time, and asked to be turned. As Lestat was drinking David's blood, the images that accompany the blood while it traveled from the victim's veins into his mouth were not David's. They were Raglan's! When I was reading this part the first time I was screaming out of excitement. What a twist! Back to the story... Lestat kills Raglan, taking with it David's body. But where the hell is David?

David Talbot was forced into a 20-something-year-old body. Imagine a 70-year-old mind in a young man's body. Lestat, being the Brat Prince, worked the Dark Trick on David, making him a vampire, against David's will. David abandons Lestat. Lestat realized that he's the tiger in his dreams attacking David in the jungle.

In the end, Lestat is still the lonely immortal adventurer with deep blue eyes.

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Hmm.. this is really more of summarizing the story than writing a review, isn't it?

* * * *

I love this book. There's nothing in the story that I would change. I felt remorse against the vampires who abandoned Lestat. And I hated Lestat for being such a big fool. But then again, without the body switch, we wouldn't have a story, would we? And Lestat - The Brat Prince, The Damnedest Creature - emerged as the victor in the end. I would like to see myself in a parallel situation and like Lestat, get away with it. Lucky bastard.

So tell me, how could I not love him?

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I find it distasteful to review my own review so kindly point out grammatical, typo and spelling errors. But then again maybe I wouldn't care, would I? =)

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Faith Like a Child

One time, Lemon and one of her playpals were talking. I couldn't help overhearing (are you kidding? I was dying to know!) what they were talking about. Lemon was apparently listening to DC Talk's music. Here's a summary:

Lemon: Ate ******, makinig ka, Christian [music] 'yan. (listen, that's Christian music!)

******: Hindi yan Christian! (That's not Christian!)

Lemon: Christian yan! Pakinggan mo, tungkol kay Jesus yung song. (That's Christian! Listen well, the song's about Jesus.)

*****: Hindi nga Christian 'yan! (No, that's not Christian!)

Lemon: (Napapahiya na) Eh ano 'yan? (Starting to get embarassed: Then what is it?)

******: Basta hindi Christian 'yan. Rock [music] 'yan eh. Hindi Christian ang Rock! (It's not Christian. Rock music cant be Christian!)

Lemon: Eh Christian Rock nga 'yan eh. (But that's Christian Rock!)

******: Hindi nga Christian 'yan. Iba ang Christian na kanta. Bawal yan sa Christians! (That's not Christian! Christians should not listen to that kind of music!)

Lemon: Ha? (Huh?)

******: May pinabasa sakin na book ang papa ko. "insert name of book here" ... (My dad made me read this book, "insert name of book here")

Lemon: Mommy, laro tayo ng trolley-trolley sa labas! (Mom, let's go outside and play with my trolley!)

No side comments from me for now. Sorry to disappoint you. =)

Okay, just one. If you teach your children values, please don't forget to teach them manners. =)

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Her Mother's Daughter alright.

I let Lemon borrow my 17th century gentleman/Anne Rice costume and painted her face as well. She's growing up to be more and more like me. Should I start worrying now?

Monday, April 21, 2008

Love, Korn

Y'All Want A Single video, uncensored. I loved Korn since I was a teenager. I find this video nice and well, brave. =)

To all you Korn followers and sellout music lovers (like myself sometimes, hehe..).