COMPOUND (Cinemalaya 2006)

I am no film critic,i admit..but i can say that i know a good movie when i saw
one.
last sunday,after a 9 hour shift from work a colleage asked if i wanted to join
them,they're going to watch Cinemanila at CCP.since ive been dying to see Donsol
since i found out that it stars Angel Aquino,i agreed to meet them.Only to find
out that Donsol had its last showing yesterday,saturday.and we also found out
that today is their awards night,too bad.had we found out that its the
Cinemanila's awards night,we should have worn gowns.hahahaha!
we settled on watching Short B,a compilation of 5 short films.while waiting on
the line,we overheard this old guy talking on the phone...
"oo,i have tickets na.we're going to watch Compound,i heard its good"
then my colleages and i smiled,understood na yun,we'll watch Compound instead.
while waiting for the film,we were walking around the CCP trying to find any
poster or synopsis about the movie.we couldn't find any.then i finally gathered
enough courage to ask one of the receptionist.viola!the reason why Compound dont
have any poster is because its an exhibit film from last year.
im not sure how many awards it got from 2005 Cinemalaya,but according to her the
film had some international recognition.So i guess we made the right choice.
before the film starts,a guy went on front and made some introductions about the
film.
the film is more or less 2 hours.but i have to give credit to the
creator/director,coz for the whole 2 hours i didn't find any boring and
dragging scene in the film.every character in the film is well established and
well played especially John Arcilla and Romina (forgot the name of the girl who
played the role). every scene is equally significant as the other.
i also like the transition of every scene,from the Compound itself to the life
of Jay (bisexual man who's trying to get some space from his wife and lover).
but what really amaze me is the twisted ending.just when you thought you had the
director,thinking that the film is,after all predictable,you're wrong!its an
open ended film according to the director.you may choose between the two endings
in the movie.
1.the main character died with his daughter inside the room
2.the terrorist hallucinations of the main character is true and everyone in the
movie was captured by the terrorist and died.they were sold to the terrorist by
the maid,Romina.

***although the terrorist theory was not established,i personally bought that
idea.i think i just like the twist and the "schindler's list" like idea of
it.it was presented in a very drastic way,and i felt the pain and desperation of
the characters,especially Romina.
another thumbs up in the movie is the musical score,thanks to the voices/music
of Bob Aves and Grace Nono.Im not familar with their music but i know for a fact
that their music fits the movie perfectly well.
all in all i liked it,even though it hurts to say that i had a hard time
understanding most part of it.hehehe!
Congratulations to Direk Will Fredo (Close kami?hahaha!) for making a classic

we had our last day at Academy Bay and tomorrow we'll have our Appreticeship training (yeah,5months yata kaming ite-train)...hehehe! well so sad lang coz split schedules na kami,at kamalas malasan pa na spit off ako.kainis!
i miss our batch.i love our batch.kahit laging asaran,laging tuksuhan kasi lahat malisyosa,laging parasite sa yosi mga tao,inuman hanggang tanghalian at higit sa lahat...okrayan ng kasuotan.hahaha!
but despite those kulitan eh yung fact na we carefor each other.mawala lang isa sa amin eh nagpapanic na kaming lahat.we look after each other,every time may assessment,we send each other texts reminding to study.we help each other,especially yung mga beterano sa field na to.
hay!now that we're on seperate teams,i just hope we'll still have time to hang out.

first call funk!

"thank you for calling.....this is ---- speaking how may i help you?"

those dreaded words.hahaha!imagine,sa hinaba-haba ng spiel ko,yung opening ko lang ang na-perfect ko.hahaha!funny talaga!
ok,warning some words are about to be technical,if you're not interested.feel free to click the letter "x" on the upper right corner of the screen.hahaha!yabang noh!sensya,high sa cough syrup eh.bad cold for three days na.
so finally,we went live last Friday.Live as in we're taking live calls last friday.super nervous ako,we're working in pairs and i had a chance to pair with Adona (my carpool buddy!) sa sobang kaba ko,i told the floor walker "she'll go first ha!" hahaha! pinandilatan ako ng lola mo.kasi wala naman kaming usapan pa on who will go first.so wala na syang magagawa,i felt guilty kasi alam ko na mas nervous sya sa skin tas i let her go first pa.
beep...here comes our first call,she forgot her cheat sheet sa bag nya so she used mine,funny kasi when she got her first call,she started reading my spiel,syempre akin yun,so name ko ang nakalagay dun.she stopped after saying Good afternoon,coz she almost said my name.hehehe!it wasn't that bad,although the caller is a bit impatient coz he's just asking for a phone number and we had to put him on hold twice.
after lunch t'was my turn to go live.whoo-hoo!
my knees are trembling,when the floor walker hooked the system she cant stop laughing coz both my knees are trembling so fast.hiyang hiya na ako sa itsura ko.sabi nya.."relax ka gurl!natatawa ako sayo eh!"..my gosh,how am i supposed to relax?
beep-ayan na first call ko.hala!lahat ng natutunan ko sa PS-training nawala sa isip ko,lahat ng Comm skills na natutunan ko kay Gloria nawala na sa utak ko.my mind went blank!then wala si Adona coz she took her break.oh my gosh!am left with no one!then my batch mate who's sitting at my back shook my chair..."putang-ina...Pre-PAR!!!" bumalik ang diwa ko,shit!i have a caller on the line.true indeed,the caller keep saying "hello".then i realize,i need to give my spiel.
whew!after the call,i wanted to raise my hands and shout..."shit!natapos ko!"
but then they'd think am crazy.i looked around,wala pa si partner ko,wala si floor walker,busy si batchmate sa likod ko.kakainis!i wanted to hug someone coz i just had my first call and it went smooth.i wanted to kiss someone kasi di irrate yung caller ko and nahanap ko yung ina-ask nya.pero wala akong kilala sa paligid ko.the agent at my ride side noticed that am looking for someone,she asked me if i need help.sabi ko hindi,gusto ko lang magcelebrate kasi natapos na first call ko,supportive naman sya.congratulate nya ko,di daw ako "Normal" kasi my first call went smooth.di daw normal yun.hehehe!
well,normal or not.am glad i finished four calls without a problem.then narealize ko,maybe i can do this.hehehe!

rain

i love the rain...i love the fact that it's cold and i dont have to endure the heat of the afternoon.
i love that i can start wearing my jackets again,some of them smells weirds already coz they've been stocked in my closet for some time.
i love the smell of starbucks (branding itoh!ok any coffee house) when it rains.
i love not using the aircon during rainy season,it saves electricity.

i dont like the rain...i dont like the rain coz it causes flood
i dont like the traffic jam when it rain.
i dont like the fact that cel lives in Malabon and they get stranded during rainy days :(
i dont like the rain coz i have to carry an umbrella when i go to work.

**ok im weird,sometimes i like the rain sometimes i dont like it.maybe i like it,i just like the effect of it.hehehe!
it's a wednesday...cant wait for friday,its payday!!im so broke.hahaha!
buti pa nung studyante ako di ako nawawalan ng money.

i had a sucky weekend...bow!

my weekend sucks!i dont even know where to start.my room mate's cellphone was snatched so when she got home she's crying really hard,i cant sleep,and am not that dense naman to sleep while she's crying over a snatched phone noh.so eto si room mate at mega comfort sa kanya.she called her partner to tell about it,so si partner jumped sa next bus going to manila.knowing my room mate,who's also been my friend since grade school,medyo smoochy sya sa partners nya,and true enough.dumating si partner at heto na sila.smooching each other.as in!I'm here!Mahiya naman kayo!turns out sila pala yung dense so nahiya naman ako sa kanila I left the house,went to gateway.and because "walang nagrereply" sa text ko,nag-book sale na lang ako.

finally someone replied to my message,ayun may nahila akong mag-watch ng Superman,which if i may say na sobrang sayang lang yung time ko coz its horrible!!!am sorry but i really didn't like it.
come sunday,andun pa rin si partner.ok fine since no choice na talaga ako maybe i'll just suck it all up then.actually ok naman sila eh,it's just that they cant get enough of each other.i feel uncomfortable about it.makitid na kung makitid ang utak ko,pero wag talaga in front of me.i know you're so in love and all,but "dont rub it in"

regarding the people involve.alam nyo naman siguro ugali ko,i have to admit tampo ako.i know you have your reasons why di kayo nagreply and why di kayo pwede,but sayang.yun na lang talaga masasabi ko.sorry jayz for not replying,i choose not to reply anymore coz naiinis na talaga ako.i just hope you guys understand.kasi nung time na nasa subic ako,isang text lang naman pumupunta pa ako ng Manila pag may happenings eh.sana lang you understand my frustration and tampo.di ako nanunumbat for the record,i rest my case

labo labo

i think there's something wrong with blogger.hindi sya nagaapear ng buo,i mean yung screen ko incomplete,yung text and title box lang ang lumalabas.ang gulo
anyway,i've been following the Wimbledon 2006 since it started last june 26.and i have to say sobrang thrilled ako sa sports na to.i remember the first time na nainteresantehan ako sa tennis,that was when i was in Macau at wala akong mapanood ng ibang channel maliban sa ESPN (yes,meron silang ESPN) French Open pa ang tournament that time.yesterday,i saw one of the most interesting match ever. Li Na vs my favorite Kim Clijster. i think Clijster is from Belgium (correct me if i'm wrong). i now i should be proud,as an Asian na for the first time eh may Asian (particularly Chinese) na pumasok sa Quarter Finals ng WImbledon. Li Na is the first kasi,ever. not even Male div eh walang pumapasok talaga. ang galing ng game.first match pa lang dikitan na,although nakalamang agad si Kim Clijster coz of unforced errors,pangit magserve yung Chinese.the match lasted for 87minutes,longest so far sa tournament.Clijster won 6-4,7-5
*sorry ang geeky ng entry ko.another thing i saw sa news,remember MArio Vasquez of American Idol season 4? he's the one who quit top12,which gave way for niko smith to enter the top12.well may album na sya,produced by Clive Davis.wala lang,he looked so hot sa interview.hehehe!

why waste?

for the past few days,ive been troubling myself with thoughts na di ko naman dapat pinagiintindi.i prayed to God and asked Him to "take it all away",first dahil kababawan lang naman sya and second,wala naman akong napapala kundi isipin lang yun ng isipin at lastly,sumasakit na rin ulo ko dahil lagi kulang sa tulog.when i went home this weekend,i went out with a friend from school (learning circle school). we talked about her problem (marital),well not that am the best person to ask for advice but maybe she just need someone to listen.and kahit antok na antok ako dahil wala akong tulog sa byahe,mineet ko pa rin sya.di naman sa nanunumbat ako,i know she reads my blog sometimes,hehehe! pero after we talked she handed me this card,i read it paguwi ko na then ayun pala yung answer na hinihintay ko kay Lord. she gave me a poem (courtesy of Hallmark.hehehe) and every word sa poem spoke to my heart. why bother nga naman sa mga bagay na wala kang control and mapapala kung andito ang mga taong ready na magpahalaga syo,who values you just the way you are and appreciates every gesture your show them.bat ako nagiging emotional these days regarding friendship?well i just feel alone.living in manila really gives me weird feeling everytime magisa ako sa house or after ko magwork and pauwi ako.parang ang lungkot lungkot.then 3 of my best friends are so far from me (joanne in kuwait,jocelyn in US and Bam in Cebu),wont even bother to send me text or email.i just miss them so much especially these times na parang transion period for me.everytime naman mag-attempt ako na magyaya sa mga friends ko,di magkakasundo schedule namin.of course dahil graveyard ako lagi.naiinis ako!and like icing on the cake,last Sunday nagaway pa parents ko.of course,ako nanaman ang referee.hay!bat ba lagi na lang dapat pag-awayan ang pera.pwede namang hindi diba?!never ko talagang maiintindihan ang mga magulang.at bago pa ako umalis ng bahay kanina,inaawardan ni mama yung lil sister ko,pinapagalitan nya kasi di daw nagsulat ng assignment.ok lang sakin pagalitan,pero alam na alam ni mama kung gaano ako ka-against sa pagpalo.ayokong pinapalo ang bata.kahit ako laki sa palo,ayaw ko na maranasan ng sister ko yun.feeling ko kasi mas mataas ang magiging level of realization/growth ng bata once na pinalaki mo sya sa paraan na mahinahon at walang sigawan.walang violence!i learned that from Encounter with God Retreat last year.at totoo yun.ang mga nanay daw natin,pag pinalaki sa palo ng mga nanay nila (na lola naman natin) eh may tendency rin na palakihin nila tayo sa palo.kasi cycle daw yun,at kailangang ma-break ang cycle.well,mukhang walang effect sa aking mudra ang mga sinabi nung pastor that time.what's my point?ayoko lang ng may sakitan,nakakaawa kasi eh.ang payat payat nung kapatid ko tas pinapalo pa.parang ang sarap isumbong ng nanay ko sa bantay bata.hehehe!oh well!that was my weekend.am loooking forward to this week.sana something special will happen.