Project Blog #1: Media Habits March 28, 2008

I just recently made ‘public’ this blog to my fellow Girltalkers. There’s a thread there entitled Support Group for GT Bloggers. After reading through the posts, it inspired me to share my own blog. Though I haven’t really shared my real name this blog will still let them know me more as a person. From that thread, a fellow GTalker (Mindy), was kind enough to create a blogring for all of us GT Bloggers. I’m proud to say I’m part of that blogring. The Project Blog was born from there - something for the group to do & update and it will also help each other know more about how the other GT bloggers think & feel about certain topics. A new project will be posted every Sunday, it’s now Friday and I haven’t done the project yet. Don’t get me wrong it’s not something I have to do, I want to do it. I’m actually excited about what the next projects would be. I just can’t believe it that it’s taken me this long to do this particular project.

 

Media Habits

• What do you read, watch, download, listen to? Why do you prefer those?
  • I actually read a lot but most of them are non-fiction books. I like the romantic, sappy, cheesy, corny, tear-jerker kind of novels, hehe. I was introduced to this type of books when my bestfriend offered to lend me one, and the rest is history. Now my mom is telling me to dispose of these books because we’ll soon move to another house and my precious books will just be kalat.
  • Watching movies is BF and I’s past time. When we still had the same schedule before (get out of work at 11am), we would catch new movies every Wednesday. But now, we just watch on the weekends. TV, I loooove watching CSI! Las Vegas and New York to be exact but I’m starting to love Miami, I just like it now. I also like watching sitcoms like Everybody Loves Raymond, Will & Grace, Friends, etc - obviously these are reruns, hehe. I only get to watch a little TV before going to sleep this is around 10am-2pm so there’s not much on. Oh! I also have this thing with cooking shows! I watch it every chance I get. With music, I can say I like all of the genres. I just like techno/house/chill out more. May it be old school (as in Beatles, even The Platters), hip hop, RnB, rock, even country, I like ‘em! The one thing I can’t stand is the really hard rock type of music - like the screaming, scary ones.

• What do you do on the internet?
  • I surf! Hehe at work Girltalk is almost always open the whole shift - I just refresh once in a while to check if there are new replies (I’m not being biased :P). When I get home, I automatically check my accounts in multiply, friendster, & facebook. Sometimes myspace when I remember to. Of course, I also check my email.

• How much have you spent/save on this habit?
  • Hmmm, I can’t really say I’ve saved on buying books because the authors that I like doesn’t come cheap in National Bookstore - they usually price it at P359! But I always check out Booksale and Chapters & Pages because they usually carry the authors that I like.

 

Supernatural March 28, 2008

My friend (& officemate), G, brought up the TV series Supernatural saying how she can’t watch it by herself because it’s really creepy. The DVD she has was borrowed from our other officemate (& friend) C. He actually told us to watch it because he said that it’s really nice. Since G doesn’t want to watch it at home we decided to watch a couple of episodes in her car. Her car has this stock radio that’s über nice, as in it has a touch-screen-TV-in-it-nice. Anyway, she was telling me that she wasn’t even able to finish the 1st episode because it was too creepy for her. So we went down to the parking lot and watched. We were screaming!!! Hahaha! Each of us were hugging a pillow to just hug and also to help cover our eyes in the really scary scenes. I can’t really say at which parts we were screaming. The whole series is so kick ass! We finished 2 straight episodes then the CD started acting up on the 3rd (pirated eh :P). Oh yeah, C was supposed to come with us but he was still doing something upstairs so G and I went ahead. On our way up again, C was telling us how he was supposed to scare us by appearing out of nowhere on the windows of the car but while he was walking towards the car he heard us screaming! Haha! He thought he might give us a heart attack already if he still scared us so he said that he just approached the car slowly so we’ll see him. We couldn’t see him through the windshield because we put up a sun shade because it was difficult to watch with the glare from outside. I now love Supernatural and can’t wait to watch the whole Season 1 - I know, I’m kinda late, well I am late but better than never actually watching it at all, right? It also helps with the scary factor that the actor (who plays Dean, one of the brothers) is sooo hot! He portrays this bad ass character but also has a soft spot when it comes to family. I will definitely by my own copy of Season 1, hehe, Season 2’s still running now I’ll just wait until that’s done before I buy my copy but I don’t think I can wait, haha!

Sing Along 05 March 26, 2008

Chasing Pavements by Adele

I’ve made up my mind
Don’t need to think it over
If I’m wrong I am right
Don’t need to look no further
This ain’t lust I know this is love

But if I tell the world
I’ll never say enough
Cos it was not said to you
And that’s exactly what I need to do
If I end up with you

Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads to nowhere,
Or would it be a waste
Even if I knew my place should I leave it there
Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads to nowhere.

I build myself up
And fly around in circles
Waiting as my heart drops
And my back begins to tingle
Finally could this be it

Or should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads to nowhere,
Or would it be a waste
Even if I knew my place should I leave it there
Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads to nowhere.

Yeah ehh

Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads to nowhere,
Or would it be a waste
Even if I knew my place
Should I leave it there

Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Should I just keep chasing pavements

Ohhh ohh

Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere
Or would it be a waste
Even if I knew my place should I leave it there

Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere

Black Saturday March 23, 2008

Since we follow US holidays at work this week was just any other ordinary work week for us. The only difference is we get to be paid double because we still worked during the declared non working holidays whatever. And also, there’s no traffic!

 

 

My shift starts at around 10pm; M used to be at the 2nd shift (starts at 3am) but she got transferred to the 1st shift (starts at 5pm). BF is also at the 1st shift. So when M got out of her shift early Saturday morning she kinda made jokes of going to Tagaytay. Being the kaladkarin that I am, I said yes! Haha!

BF, M, and I went down to the parking lot to talk about it. Wasn’t sure yet of whether to go to Tagaytay or Antipolo. We texted C to come down too because we invited him to go with us but he just started his shift! Haha he told us that he’s “nega” (as in negative) but after 5 minutes he rushed back upstairs to get his stuff.

We left the office around 3:30am to go to Tagaytay! Yey! I love these impromptu trips! We arrived in Tagaytay around 5am. Luckily, Starbucks is open 24 hours so we just stayed there to wait for sunrise. C, BF and I all had Caramel Macchiatos while M had a Cafe Masto (brewed coffee w/ milk, I think) then I ordered a slice of Oreo Cheesecake, BF had the Tuna Dill something sandwich and M had a Cinnamon Swirl. It was sooo cold! Good thing I brought a jacket. We just talked about random stuff and laughed at C because he was the only one without a jacket.

We just waited for sunrise and since the sun was fully up by 6:10 am the restaurants weren’t open yet we decided to drive around to look for food. We ended up eating at Mushroom Burger! Yey! Hehe I had the Mushroom Sandwich with Cheese, BF had the Pancit Canton, C had the Tuna Sandwich and M just had some Sago’t Gulaman. We headed back after eating. We were back at the office by 8:30 am. I just got my car in the parking lot and went home.

It’s now 7:08am on a Sunday. I woke up so early because I was asleep since 5pm yesterday! Haha that was looong!

Happy Easter everyone!

Marlboro Lights Blue March 11, 2008

I smoke. A lot, I believe. I’m at the point where when I don’t smoke my throat starts acting up. Tsk tsk, bad I know but it’s hard to quit - I know other smokers can relate to this. And to be honest, I’m not yet ready. I don’t want to quit. If I forced myself I’ll just end up smoking more after being deprived of it.

 

I’ve always smoked Winston Lights - well, for the longest time that is. But I did learn to smoke with Lucky Strikes - thinking about it now, yikes! I can’t imagine how I did that. After that, during highschool, I distinctly remember smoking Marlboro Lights, Reds and then Winston Lights - ahhh that was way better. It was just right for me, it slides down my throat real smooth. I can take Marlboro Reds (really strong for my taste) but I cannot take Menthols! Ugh, I really can’t. I can’t imagine my dad smoking them for 35 years. :X

 

Anyway, last Friday BF showed me this new cigarettes that Marlboro came up with. The box says Lights but after tasting it, it was like Winston Lights. It was way lighter than Marlboro Lights (Gold). And as you can see, the box is Blue & White - it’s like an “in your face” to Winston, haha. It wasn’t until this morning, before heading home, that I bought my own pack of Marlboro Blue. They don’t sell it as just a pack yet; it still comes in a nice box with a lighter. It’s priced at P38 (about $0.95!) but that’s because there’s still a lighter; but Marlboros have been more expensive than Winstons eversince so I’m assuming that eventually this will be priced at P30 (like other Marlboros). I think I’ll still stick to my Winstons, its cheaper by, at the most, P5.

 

BF and I have been talking about smoking and he always brings it up that what if we stop. Cold turkey? I don’t think I can. I told him that if I want to do something, I’ll do it on my own because the more you keep on pestering me about something the more I won’t budge. So there, I don’t think I’ll be quitting anytime soon.

 

Yosi break, anyone?

10,000 B.C. March 10, 2008

BF and I watched this movie last movie last Saturday in Mall of Asia (MOA). A few of our friends were saying that the movie wasn’t that good but we still decided to see the movie and decide for ourselves. The movie was ok, it wasn’t an “Oh my God” kinda movie but it was interesting. I think the plot was kinda shallow and it all revolved around this one guy running after his girl. Now, don’t get me wrong, that’s sappy, cheesy & romantic but this is like an epic movie or some historical stuff and it revolved around this? Oh well, it was a bit suspenseful so we were interested enough to finish the movie. Oh and I guess anyone would run after the girl because she is gorgeous.

 

Here’s a short plot I got from the internet:
When his tribe is attached, teenage caveman D’Leh (Steven Strait) must venture into the unknown to rescue his true love, Evolet (Camilla Belle), and his fellow tribesman, who’ve been enslaved by a clan of mysterious marauders on horseback. Along the way he’ll have to face saber toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and giant mutant ostriches (seriously).

 

 

My Saturday March 9, 2008

Yesterday was a very looong day. My friend M is getting married in April so we went to the manang who would make the gowns for the entourage to have me (together with a cousin & an aunt) measured for the gown. We both came from a shift Friday night so we didn’t have any sleep. Saturday morning, we left the office at 7am to go home to her house to leave my car & to meet up with M’s aunt & cousin. Thank God they were taking a driver because I wouldn’t have any energy to drive anymore. Divisoria is an area in Manila where you see all kinds of people from different walks of life. This is like the source of everything - fabrics, baking ingredients, baking stuff, ribbons, pans, pots, as in everything at 250% less the price outside (like department stores, boutiques or malls). But you could just imagine how crowded this place is. Don’t take me wrong, I like it here, not only because your thousand bucks can go a long way but you’d be surprised at the things you’ll see & experience. We walked to the manang then had ourselves measured then walked back out. Oh, we brought along 1 of the flower girls (she’s 6 years old) and she was mesmerized! Haha she kept on looking around and taking in the sites - I think she enjoyed herself! We had snacks in KFC but this was inside Tutuban Center already - airconditioned mall type center but with still low prices. We all slept on the way back to M’s house.

 

There’s a new Petron across the highway from M’s place that just opened and it’s like of the many gas stations in the metro that has coffee shops/establishments that was built in it. We stayed at Gonuts Donuts for a while. We were waiting for BF’s text so that we’ll know what time to leave for Mall of Asia. I had a Hazelnut Crunch cupcake (described in their website as walnuts and crunch swimming in smoky choco-hazel frost over chocolate cake) and a Choc-o-hazelnut frappe of some kind. The cupcake was yummy; it wasn’t too sweet and I liked how it was true to its name and had some crunch in the icing. The drink was a different story! It was sooo sweet I didn’t even finish it. M and I were saying that since the cupcake wasn’t sweet it was pretty balanced but no, it wasn’t. The drink was really too sweet for me - and to think I like sweets! M had hot coffee and a Butterscotch sticky roll (no picture in their website yet, tsk tsk) - that was too sweet for me too but she liked it so, good, because that was hers anyway.

 

M’s fiance works at Dell in their Mall Of Asia (MOA) site so she was still with me when I went to MOA. We just walked around when we got there. We attempted to look at Havaianas flip flops in All Flip Flops but there were sooo many people! You couldn’t even get close to the slippers on the wall because there was a crowd gathered in front already so we just decided to go to Crocs and look at their stuff instead. I am in love with the Malindi! It’s like the Prima but the style of this one is its a slingback! I WILL buy one! I will just have to save for it I want to buy one in Mango, Silver or in Turquoise. I want one in Gold but I’m not sure if it’s available, didn’t see it in their website. It’s priced at P1,850 (about $45.6 here. When M’s fiance, N, got out of his shift we decided to have dinner at Gerry’s Grill since M has a coupon that we can use. They ordered a Beef Casserole (P220) and rice while I had Tahong (Mussels) ala Pobre - P135) - now this was yummy! Every time we eat at Gerry’s (BF and I or with friends), I always eye this dish but never got to order it until yesterday. So now, every time we’ll eat at Gerry’s, I will have to order this. After dinner, we just stayed there to wait for BF to arrive. There’s a fireworks display in MOA every 7pm on weekends so we just waited for that. After the fireworks we went our separate ways already. BF and I decided to watch 10,000 B.C. - we caught the 7:50 pm screening - my take on this movie on a separate post. Since BF hadn’t eaten dinner yet, he did so after the movie. We ate at President Tea House over at the new “Baywalk” in front (or back) of MOA. It’s a row of restaurants by the bay. We ordered this yummy beef with rice noodles, siomai and mini siopao (pork buns). At this point, I was so tired already. I’ve been up for 24 hours (and counting) already. BF met up with our friends in Metrowalk but I called it a night already and headed home. I texted my friend who’s older brother put up a home service massage thing and I scheduled for one at midnight; we left MOA around 11pm. The massage was sooo good! The manang that they sent over was so nice. I like massages but I never liked the hard ones. And this manang had the right touch. Ahhh, pure bliss! I fell asleep immediately after that, haha!

CSI Hotties March 6, 2008

I am sooo addicted to CSI. Be it CSI, CSI: NY or CSI: Miami. I can watch reruns over and over and over again! Haha I’ve been meaning to buy the DVD sets since season 1 but every time BF and I drop by one of the dibidi places I don’t have enough cash with me, ngek, I’d rather wait until I have money & buy the complete set than just buy one and be bitin. Every Sunday on AXN they show 3 episodes back to back (umm, to back..) - one episode each (CSI, NY & Miami). It starts at 12nn up to 3pm then it has replays at night which starts at 9pm up to 12nn then there’s another one at around 3am, not really sure on this though. Then there’s this new channel on Sky Cable called Foxcrime that shows reruns of old CSI episodes everyday! But it starts at 3pm and I have to be asleep by then but sometimes I stay up late and wait for it. Since I get to watch this show almost everyday I can’t help but have crushes! Hehe

Here are my crushes in order

1.) Carmine Giovinazzo - From CSI: NY; plays the character Danny Messer. I don’t know what it is about him but I really like how he looks - rugged/bad boy image but when you see him in character he’s such a nice guy! *Sigh* Oh and I looove his ‘eyebrows knit together’ look. And he seems really passionate when he’s doing his role as Danny - like he’s always heated up when he has discussions with other characters.

 

2.) Eddie Cahill - From CSI: NY; plays the character Detective Donald “Don” Flack, Jr. He’s the boy-next-door type but has a ‘dark/bad boy’ side to him - it seems that I have a liking for bad boys, haha! But he is drop dead gorgeous! I like how he looks when he’s serious but look how cute he is when he’s smiling.

3.) George Eads - From CSI; plays the character Nick Stokes. This guy grew on me. I didn’t find him handsome at first but as I got to see him in every episode I started to realize that he’s good looking after all. Kinda like a boy next door type also. I’m thinking he was the kind jock during highschool & college; he’s a popular kid but at the same time he would volunteer to build houses for the poor during his free time - haha, my imagination see how far it goes!

 

Star Wars accdng to a 3 year old March 5, 2008

I found this YouTube link from my cousin’s review page in her Multiply. The kid is sooo cute & adorable. The video was obviously edited at the start but the latter part was not anymore which was where the kid did all the (cute) talking anyway.

Enjoy!ü

Vantage Point March 2, 2008

BF, bestfriend C, our close college friend (also an officemate) G and I watched Vantage Point at Eastwood last night. We caught the 10:30pm screening - and we got there 10:35pm. On a side note, I’m a stickler for things like this; if something is starting at a particular time I want to be there either at least 5-10minutes early or just in time for the movie, program or whatever to start.

Anyway, I’ve heard of the movie in the Oscars and I know a little of the plot when it was being awarded but I totally forgot what the movie was all about so I was kinda pissed that we missed the start - which is where most pivotal scenes in the middle of the movie come from. And then as we were watching the movie I realized on the first flashback how the movie was made. The ‘tagline’ of the movie is 8 Strangers 8 Points of View 1 Truth; literally there are 8 strangers and the story is ‘told’ by showing how these people see the ‘main event’ (don’t really want too much spoilers ). On the 3rd stranger people were laughing as the movie was being shown like it was ‘rewinding’. I was on the edge of my seat! The movie is sooo good and when we met our other friends for drinks after I was telling them to watch the movie! It was so action packed! And every time a (significant) stranger realizes or discovers something important his/her part stops and it goes back to a particular point in the movie and starts again so I was thinking “What did he see?!”, haha, it was a bit suspenseful.

After all the points of view of these different (significant) stranger, wherever their particular scene left off , it came together in one huge scene! And then you start to discover what they saw earlier and everything falls into place. Oh this movie is goood. Two thumbs up! Very, very good. Here’s a synopsis of the film I got from IMDB:

President Ashton (William Hurt) is attending a global war on terror summit in Spain. Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) are two of the Secret Service agents assigned to protect him. This is the first action that Agent Barnes has been in since he took a bullet for President Ashton six months earlier. We really dont know if Agent Barnes is up to the challenge of protecting the President. Shortly after President Ashton is escorted to the stage in the plaza by the Secret Service, he is immediately shot twice by a rifle from a window and falls to the floor. The crowd is in shock and chaos breaks out all over, especially, when bombs begin to explode. Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker) is an American video-taping the event to show to his children that he was actually there at this historic event. He believes that he has the picture of the man who shot the President. Agent Barnes sees the tape and has a clue to that person. Several different people witness the event, and only through their eyes do we see the truth behind the assassination attempt.