Saturday, February 05, 2005
alfie
i have to say that Alfie is a great movie. or maybe it's just the fact that i had no idea what to expect watching the movie cuz i didn't know what the hell it was about. all i knew was [according to my friend] that it was about this guy who would talk to the camera as he would make-out with several, very scantilly-clad women. well, this did go on a lot in the movie. hehehe. but it was also a perfect example of how every action has an equal and totally opposite reaction, that there exists karma, and all things done cannot be undone. that's three sayings in one. hahaha. at the first few minutes of the movie, i went on thinking "damn this alfie guy. this man is my god!" later in the movie, with all his quotes and principles on women [e.g. "aim higher!" "she was like this aphrodite sculpture i once saw. perfect. but cracked and destroyed on the side. but you'll never notice until you get really close." "women. if they don't get you one way, they'll get you another."] and refusal to commit, i thought, "i'm doomed to his future." i'd find myself saying those very lines i've just quoted. and here i am, complaining of a lonely valentine's. hypocrite. karma's gonna catch me soon. pero shit dude, sayang yung 3rd girl niya. played by sienna miller. she may have been a little off the line, but i believe she would've been the best bet out of the four.
if you've got a little time, catch this movie. i recommend it. especially for guys. guys with girl problems. emo-ness. hahahaha. [plus i loved the montage of the artsy pictures and all the phallic images and hidden symbolisms. check it out. astig!]
what HAVE i got? and.. what's it all about?
adventures on an idle day
today started out as an idle day and ended up an adventure. half the day, i spent a thome. either in front of the stupid computer, or lying dead on my bed. damn my bed. i hate the fact it's so soft and inviting. it makes it harder to get up every morning. it sucks when you try so hard to sleep and when you've finally reached that level of comfort, it's time to wake up already.
anyway, at around 3pm, i got pissed at how idle the day had turned out to be and decided to get off my lazy ass and do something about it. i had no transpo, no plan, no one to go out with, and the only money i had was the amount my mom left for me since they were gonna be out the whole weekend at caylabne. P500. good enough for an adventure. i got dressed and stepped out the door. i would go where my feet would take me. literally. i was texting three friends at the time and i asked all of them, "north or south?" apparently, a normal person's usual reaction [as proved three out of three times] would be north. hmmm, interesting. this determined that i would take the north line of the mrt first.
1st stop. boni mrt station.
not really a stop. wala lang. i just paused for a few minutes to buy my favorite isaw from the isaw-guy at the bottom of the stairs. the isaw guy and i even had a little chat on how his business was and how this guy once went up to him complaining of how his son was sick and dying cuz of his semi-cooked and fly-infested isaw. what a great man. talking about his product's food poisoning to someone who's eating his product right in front of him.
2nd stop. galleria.
i made a point that i'd go at this 'going-around-the-metro' thing alone. a loser i may be, but at least i was a ball-sy loser. hehehe. at galleria, i went around and checked the movies scheds. the thought of watching a movie entered my mind, but it seemed a bit anti-climactic to this expreience. went around further and checked if i'd find someone i knew. lo and behold, repper kevin atendido was there. haha. wala lang, a bit of an awkward chat and then i was off. after a little jollibee, snack, i went off to my next destination.
3rd stop. araneta.
i dunno why i went to araneta. but hey, i was there, so why not make the ebst out of it. after window-shopping abit at the araneta center, i checked out gateway mall. it was really really nice. and really really small. i heard it was supposed to appeal to the AB market, but it was a melting pot of social classes. which is good, actually. the movie house area was very nicely designed. anyway, on my way back to the mrt station, this woman approaches me and asks, "pwedeng makahingi ng pamasahe?" in my mind, i was like, "huh?" i told her, "wala ho akong barya eh." "eh kasi nanakawan ako ng pera sa bus kanina eh. pahingi lang ng pamasahe." i couldn't refuse even though at the back of my mind i thought it might have been a ploy for me to get my wallet out while one of the woman's accomplices jumps out and steals it. with a "bye. ingat.", she left. oh well. i'll never know the true story.
4th stop. shang.
spending 15 minutes a destination IS pretty stupid when you think about it. but then, you get to notice [and probably enjoy] the simple things you don't usually. like the fact that my bag [yup ,i brought a bag with an extra shirt, my book and my {mon's} discman] was checked 13 times during my whole trip. and 10 of the 13 times, a mere peek in the bag or a touch of the GARRETT was good enough. or the fact that three stranegrs will be talking with me in this trip. two down, one more to go. i guess peoplea ren't as unfriendly as we'd like to think. you can still talk to people. anyway, shang was okay. nothing new. definitely a place to 'be seen' as you shop at a/x or kenneth cole.
5th stop. shaw mrt station.
looked for dvd's. there were none. actually, there were some, but i was probably too ashamed to buy them.
"boss, dbd, dbd, ex, ex. dito po. dbd mubi." in the mrt, i noticed that 3/4 of the people sitting down were women. which was good. and whenever seats would free up, the guys standing next to them, would remain standing and wait for a woman or a jerk-guy to take the seat. ahhh. chivalry exists!
6th stop. glorietta/greenbelt.
i'd really rather venture to places which weren't malls, but i had no idea how to get to them and even my adventure had its limits. at glorietta, i went around and saw [count them] 22 couples on dates. am i creepy and nosy? why yes. yes i am. i also had a 'hot chick' count through out the trip,, buuuut, i'm not disclosing that here. but i counted the most in makati as well. and most of them were part of the 22 couples! hahahaha. i went and bought myself a new pair of earphones since the earphones on my discman had to be jiggled and licked and played around with for the LEFT side to work. the right was hopeless. along my purchase, i decided to get the rivermaya "you'll be safe here" compliation as well. imbecilesque is a great song.
7th stop. fort.
i removed myself from the single line of EDSA and went on to the fort taking a cab. hung out at mc home depot for a while. dropped by the upper parking lot and reminisced a bit. it was great, [the fact that the sunset was on its last leg on the horizon] cept a big part of the parking lot was closed. then i walked to the center in the [almost] dark [walking along the streets of fort bonifacio city is scary at night] and had a look around. bought a drink and sat down. i was gonna go check out market market, unforunately, funds were not enough to allow it and i got lazy to get a cab going to place that was too near for a car ride and too far for a walk.
8th and final stop. rockwell.
i also noticed that some people who are physically gifted [think 'the bodies' or 'viva hot babes'] are more likely trying too hard to prove that there's more to them than their physicalities. now i'm really sure that there's more in there than the large boobs and made-up face, but why try too hard and display a personality that isn't even you? i was in line at starbucks with this woman who ordered in english. she was like, "meeess, ay'll hab di karamel ma-kyato. lis fom, okiy? end nat tu hat!" couldn't help but snicker. before she spoke, i was checking her out pa! hahahaha. tagalugin mo na lang girl! it made mer remember watching this episode of the buzz a long time ago, when they interviewed 'the bodies' [i think]
Q: what do you think is your edge against other sexy stars?
A of the woman: [pause] hah? ano? ilang taon na ako?
guffaw guffaw! anyway, going home, i took a cab. i got to talk to the cab driver about how he hated it when kids like me would pile up in his cab, sometimes in mubers like 7 or 8, and go from house to house around metro manila, all noisy and probably drunk and won't even give a measly tip! i could understand that. 8 noisy kids in a car? i wonder what my driver feels whenever my friends hitch with me?
home.
i don't get to do things like this too often. that's why i enjoyed every minute of my journey. being the last person possible to fit in an MRT, to the point that the door almost closes on your ass. getting blisters on your ankles because of the stupid ankle socks you wore which allowed your shoes to chafe your skin. and looking at people. it's fun to just stop and look at the differences and uniqueness of each person. hehehe. haaay. i would have enjoyed it better if i had someone to share it with. now THAT would be a GREAT date. hahaha. spontaneity is something someone shouldn't live without but shouldn't take more than moderately. it's like anything else. for me, it keeps me sane and grounded and helps me to enjoy and live my life better. these sudden spurts of spontaneity are the moments i'll remember on the day i'll die, not the exam i studied for nor the thesis paper i'm supposed to be doing.
when i got home, i found out that my sisters and their bf's would all be going out to see a movie together. i' would have gone as well despite my aching body, but it was a good thing they took pity on me and decided to stay, order some pizza, and snuggle to a good dvd. now who's the fifth wheel? hehehehe.
weeellll, that was my adventure for today. i learned a lot and did a lot and did it all on my own. it appeased my stress and shit-ness to know that i can still enjoy experiences like this. i know i'm crazy, but i think everyone is. they're just to caught up in their lives to see it. peace out.
the adventure ended at 10:44 PM
