What: First Puerto Princesa, Palawan Trip
When: Feb. 18-20, 2012
With: Nichie, Eric, Pochi, Joy, Michelle, Mai & Me



Flight Booking:
Booked our flight last September, 2011 for only PHP 1,515/pax, roundtrip MNL-PPC-MNL

Land Arrangement:
Package of 5,000PHP/pax
Includes:
3D2N Hotel accommodation w/ breakfast
Day Tour (lunch own pax) to Iwahig Prison, Crocodile Farm, Weaving Factory, Baker's Hill, Mitra's Ranch, Gift shop, Butterfly Museum
Firefly watching (dinner package)
Underground River (lunch package), dinner own pax
Island Hopping (lunch package) starting at Honda Bay, Pandan Island, etc (there were 3 Islands)

What to bring:
Snorkeling gears, Underwater Cameras or cases, sunblock, extra shirt for both Underground river and Island Hopping.

Didn't get much pics on our day tour due to inadequacy of my camera.

Took much picture during our Day 2 adventure at the Underground River

Had fun with our Island hopping and snorkeling in Pandan Island, Honda Bay etc. Better bring your own gadgets 'coz it costs a lot to rent these things. It's like buying a new one. Really~

Ending my long overdue post as there is lesser memories left for me to blog about. I remembered enjoying the whole trip with my siblings. It was a special getaway trip, would just like to say... hisashiburi desu! (It's been a long while).

I got this from a friend.
30 Things About Me:
1. I am adopted. My biological parents and siblings are now my "cousins".
2. I'm not keen at numbers and details, if I miss your birthday, I'm sorry.
3. I am a fangirl, I started when I was 14. It became official when I was 24.
4. I embrace my Chinese culture deeply, but I despise the people.
5. I have stage fright. I am better in the behind the scenes. I can be a good assistant.
6. I stick to only one thing at a time. I hate quick turnover of events because I get easily satisfied with things I like the most.
7. If I'm not interested, don't even bother to ask me to do something.  I"ll never do it even if I said 'yes'.
8. I am a straightforward person, usually, when I say something, it's what I really think.
9. I help people a lot, most especially for those people who help themselves.
10. I hate user-friendly, money-sucking, social-climbing assholes. THey're my no. 1 worst enemies.
11. I can't get along with elite groups. Maybe 'coz I'm more of a middle class group.  I'm easy to get along, as long as we're in the same level of thoughts. No hang-ups, no bitchiness.
12. I love to eat all kinds of sisig. It's my only love.
13. I have strong tolerance for Chilli.
14. I can endure a day without eating.
15. I hate people commanding me to do things, the more you push me, the more I won't do it.
16. I love to travel in China. Just China. I'm saving for it.
17. I'm an extrovert, that's why I love posting my thoughts in public forum. In my pastlife, I could've been a lawyer or a public servant.
18. I'm an honest person. You can see through me if I'm lying. So, I never lied and will never lie. If I do, I'm sure I'll screw it up.
19. I'm hoping I can be some tree in my next life. Life right now is just so tough, sometimes I don't really know why am I still living up for it.
20. I love pink, black and transparent.  10 years ago, I'm such a sucker for transparent things.  That's why Anonymous was a well-loved shop of mine.  Then came the pink years which started in 2003.  The black should be combined with pink to be lovely.  I have a dream that I shall live in a transparent house with a pink  and white room, while my viewing room shall be in pink and black with a big projector, then all of my Jay Chou posters are hung up against the wall.
21. I used to play piano  but never finished the Thompsons. I still wanted to pursue, but I think it's too late.
22. I love watching chick-flick movies over and over again. Love make-over movies, it just makes me happy for the success of the main lead. haha!
23. I'm a sucker for dramas. I easily cry when I watch sad movies, and never rewatch them again. Ever.
24. Given the chance, I would like to go to Salzburg, Austria and do the Sound of Music tour. I'm such a huge huge fan. It's like a disney movie for me when I was a kid.
25. I can watch Stephen Chow movies almost everyday and laugh at his jokes.
26. I was able to kiss Andy Lau twice when I was fourteen, during his concert here in Manila at Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
27. I love to watch the sunset. It's been a while since I went to the beach and watch one.
28. I was able to make 3 scrapbooks of Andy Lau, 3 for Jerry Yan and 1 for Paula Abdul.
29. I failed my Chinese class in High School and now I'm a translator.
30. I love to be single and will forever be single.  I'd love to travel the world someday and watch all the concerts of Jay Chou and Jacky Cheung as long as I'm able to move by myself. :)

That's all!

Dog Movie Marathon n Me

For the past few days, I've been watching Dog movies, mostly tragic ones just because Nankyoku Tairiku (Antarctica) is going to air starting October 16, 9pm. I'm a bit excited 'coz it's my once a year date with Takuya Kimura. I skipped Moonlovers last year, so I'm so anxious to see Kimura-san on screen.  Anyhow, I started with Disney's Eight Below, then worked my way to Hachiko (Richard Gere) and Old Yeller (a 50's movie), then tonight it's Marley & Me. Four tragic films for a doglover like me.  What I learned? Dogs are irreplacable.

I know for some people it's just a dog, but if you were the one who was stuck with it, as the trainer said in Marley & Me, only one shall be the true master... If you were the only one true master, you'll realize that after your dog has gone to heaven, any dog wouldn't live up to the dog that you had. 

I once had a dog named CK. He was a pomeranian. I named him CK, then eventually it evolved into C-kai then to kai-kai then to HOY-psst... But the hoy-psst was a term of endearment. Kaikai was a companion, he knows when I hate people, he knows when I'm sad, he knows when to stay away 'coz I'm angry, he's quite a smart dog.  He avoids puddles when it rained, he's clever! He knows I hate him being so dirty.  When it's his 'fall' season- meaning he's losing hair because it changes seasonally, he knows he's incapable of showing off himself and hides most of the time.  He got lost once, some stupid maid got irritated with him and sent him off.  He never leaves the gates of our house because of the bigger pack of dogs awaiting outside, that's why I know somebody else let him out- by force!

I found him 3 days after I cried for nearly 2 days.  He was fed fish, his eyes were irritated with what he ate and he smelled bad.  Had to bathe him twice and feed him more meat.  In the end, he died.  I cried and cried for hours until my dad brought me to the pet store to replace him.  I bought Ichiko, a Japanese Spitz.  He filled some of the sadness that Kaikai left me.  He too, was a smart dog.  I never let him out of the playground.  He stayed inside the house most of the time.  One day, someone let him out of the playground and he ate a lot of things in the garbage.  Few days after his stomach reacted and he was poisoned.  He died a day after he threw up what he has eaten and the water inside his body. After that, I never took care for another dog again. 

The ending of these movies except for Old Yeller are harsh reality that dogs die earlier than their masters and they're just not as replacable as cats or other animals.  They know how to touch or warm the feelings of a human being.  I was a bit depressed when I watched this last one- Marley & Me. The doctor had to give it to him and the camera focused on the dog slowly closing its eyes as its spirit leaves its body.  It's just so sad they had to show it that way.

Anyway, the moral of this entry is: Never watch a dog movie continuously. It could lead to depression and blog writing.

Good day!

Ang Babae sa Septic Tank

While on a leave, I took this chance to watch "Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank". I'm a big fan of Eugene Domingo starting Kimmy Dora, she's one helluva brilliant and funny actress. Even if her 'banats' and 'hirits' are super shallow, I admit, I too am a shallow person with a good sense of humor of course!

I didn't expect I'd be watching a fullhouse during a 3:25pm wednesday at G4. I love the crowd in G4 cinemas, they clap, they laugh out loud, they're such great movie goers! Those people can really make me enjoy more on the movies I watch.

SPOILER ALERT BEYOND THIS POINT!!!

Going back to Babae sa Septic Tank, the main cast which is Ms. Eugene Domingo as Mila is a mother of 7 children who lives in the depth of squatter area, a shanty beside a pozo negro. She has nothing to feed her children except 1 pack of noodle split to 7 mouths + hers. The movie evolves in the scene where Mila divides 1 pack of noodle into 7 cups.

The movie is a bit of like a docu drama + reality + comedy. It was a bit dragging at first but you'll see how the story begins to turn to a new topic when they started looking for Ms. Eugene Domingo. This movie has tackled the real thing, the dream, the pride, the arrogance, the ignorance and also, the addiction to social networking.

This movie has also shown the reality vs the movie vs the reality turned to movie. The 3 segment change in this movie has shown how Mila affects the screen when they are filming Mainstream, reality show/docu drama and Indie film. That's why Eugene's acting was really tried and tested in this film.

The part that caught me most was Eugene's 3 kinds of Acting:

1. “Elevator” (tamang comedy w/ body sway up & down)

2. “TV Patrol”(walang kasing drama, OA, End of the World to!)

3. “As is, Where is” (Emotionless acting. hindi OA, tamang sambit ng dialogue lang)

This part was so hilarious as these 3 are trademarks of Eugene as an actress.

In the end, a shock and streak of laughter from the whole cinema has echoed as Eugene started her day for sequence 7.

You'll know... if you watched. :)

Kudos to Mr. Chris Martin :)

Updates from Weibo 5/6/2011

Source: Weibo
@非常人萬力：言承旭主演的诡婚(冥婚)即将在六月十日在北京开机，请多留意

@非常人萬力：真想不到这么拥跃，大家粉丝放心，没多久会有官网报导的，希望都支持诡婚电影，除中国以外片名鬼婚，开拍之後我会公开剧照，thx 原文转发|原文评论

From: 非常人萬力
Jerry Yan will be the lead for a new movie called "Dangerous Wedding" (translated title); Filming will start on June 10 at Beijing. Do stick around for more news.

2nd post: Never thought this would stir attention, to all the fans, do not worry, there will be official press release for this movie, we hope that you will support "Dangerous Wedding". Aside from the China title, this is movie will be entitled "THe Ghost Wedding", when the filming starts, I shall post more of the BTS pictures, thanks!

Something about Mother's Day

There's something about Mother's day that I don't feel special about. I think it's because I haven't been with my mom since 1997. If there was a sibling's day, I'll be happy to celebrate it.

To you moms... Happy Mother's Day. Love your kids... so they won't forget to celebrate Mother's day with you...

~that's all!

National Tell-a-Lie Day?

Did you know that April 4 is National Tell-a-Lie Day? Don’t try this at home. No matter what the people on this list really meant, they’ll be known as big fibbers

So whose the biggest liar for you to-date?

Public Figure: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Within my circle: some chameleon I met a few years ago and wish that we were never acquainted..