Si Andong Sabungero nag-Maong nagkaroon ng Anino

Corny! Hahahaha! But that’s to sum all the 4 short films I saw at Independence Film Festival at Shang today. I was a little undecided with the short films coz it was advertised on the paper last Sunday that they’ll show Adolf Alix’s Manila at 230pm and when we got there its not! Liar! Hehehe! But anyway, I would have watched Independencia but I have to go to work, darn! So we settled for the short films.
The first one was Andong by Milo. I don’t know if that’s a screen name or what. But the its my favorite among the four. I would have ranked Anino as my first fave but the kid who played Andong is just so lovely and cute. Not to mention he’s good. Really good for a kid. The story basically is about a kid who always goes to the neighbors house to watch television. He would sometimes drag his little brother so jump from neighbor to neighbor and watch TV, making his mom mad. One time he went to a TV repair owner and overheard the “Manong” and a guy talking about a raffle ticket he’s selling, the grand prize is a colored TV. Andong’s got excited, went home and harassed the mom everyday to give him 20 pesos (bente) so he can buy a ticket for the raffle. I love the harassing part, the lines are so real and the kid’s face is so admirable.

Andong: “Nay, sige na, penge ng bente pesos. Para bente pesos lang eh. Para manalo tayo ng colored TV, diba gusto mo ng colored TV?”
Nanay: “tigilan mo ko Andong, bat pag bumili ka ban g ticket mananalo ka ng TV?!”
Andong: “Bat pag dib a tayo bumili mananalo ba tayo ng TV?”

Sabongero is not bad, but my problem is the whole movie is in Cebuano. Don’t get me wrong, they probably did it to make the movie authentic, I’m not saying Cebuano’s are Sabungero. But for some reason, I don’t think the English subtitles are not exactly the same as the lines said by the characters. I don’t like to go into details coz I’m lazy eh. Hahaha! Basically he’s a sabungero who’d rather buy chicken feeds/tablets than his baby’s milk/diaper. One time he stood up his wife (who’s waiting for him so they can go to the grocery together) just so he can go to a cockpit arena and play sabong. He went home that night and was surprised that the wife found a way to have something for dinner. While he’s eating dinner he asked the wife where she got money to buy dinner, the wife said, “Buti na lang naalala ko yung manok mo!” the husband got mad and hit the wife, when he went outside to throw up, he saw his “manok” inside the cage. Then the wife went up to him, threw him a can of biscuit that contained money which the husband keeps for his rooster. The end.

Manong Maong is a total waste of time. Hahaha! That’s all I can say

Anino by Raymon Red. When I saw the director during the opening credits I know that I’m up for something interesting… and good. And I’m right. From the cast to the story to the music. Its like a good salad. It taste good and you know its good for you.

There you go. My two cents worth. Hopefully I get to see Manila in the future

sumo-sam

My room mate and I went to Shangrila-Plaza Mall today. We wanted to try something different and also we want to watch the Indie Film Fest. We decided to have lunch while waiting for the film. It’s my room mate’s first time at The Ledge. The place is cozy. The waiters in each restaurants are inviting but not the makulit type. We decided to try Sumo-Sam, since we’re famished and it’s the nearest to the cinema. When we entered the restaurant, no one was there to greet us or show us a table. I walked outside and the waiters are scrumming at one corner, hell knows what they’re talking about. I asked one lady if they still have a table for two and they showed us to a table, take this, beside a family. There are 4 vacant huge tables inside and 2 outside and they decided to put us beside another table. I don’t mind sharing, but if there are vacant seat, why share. So anyway, we asked if we can just sit outside.
After we ordered, I was observing the waiters if anyone would notice that we still don’t have utensils on our table. But of course, none did. They were too busy serving the 2 hotties on the other table, man! Wearing short shorts in public places really helps I guess. After 48,000 years, our orders finally arrived. We had the bacon asparagus, beef and chicken. Our food has been on our table and we still don’t have utensils and drinks. We had to ask 3 times before it finally arrived.
The food is heavenly. Serving is huge also, good for sharing. The place is clean. But the point of all this really is the customer service. They have the worse kind. The waiters are giving you the impatient look while you’re looking at the menu, I saw one while she’s waiting for order from another table, why be a waitress if you’re impatient. They’re not sensitive to the customer’s needs. Why do you need to ask for utensils 3 times before you get one. And the bill. My God! We waited for 20 minutes for the change. My room mate had the impression that they don’t want to give us the change coz it took that long. And its not even peak hours. We had lunch at 2pm. Tsk tsk tsk ! the experience is really bitter sweet. The food is great. But the waiters are abysmal.