Never the same

Someone once said that the one you love, the one who loves you and the person you’re going to end up are never the same person. Guess it’s true for Blair Waldorf.

Who will not fall for the most adorable bitch of them all?

The one who loves her dearly

The one she ends up with

But he’s the one she loves the most

The saying was indeed true for my favorite fiction but here is what I think, in life there will be that someone who will love you more than you love them, someone you love  but doesn’t love as much and lastly, the one you end up with.

Happy Love Month

Crying over New Year’s Eve

Honestly, I don’t think New Year’s Eve can be classified as a tearjerker movie but buckets of tears flowed from my eyes for reasons that I still couldn’t fathom. Whatever the reason may be, let me share with you the scenes that caused my tears to flow.

“It’s suspended there to remind us before we pop the champagne and celebrate the new year, to stop and reflect on the year that has gone by. To remember both our triumphs and our missteps, our promises made and broken. The times we opened ourselves up to great adventures or closed ourselves down for fear of getting hurt coz that is what new year is all about – getting another chance. A chance to forgive, to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more. And stop worrying about ‘what if’ and start embracing what would be. So when that ball drops at midnight and it will drop, let’s remember to be nice to each other, kind to each other. And not just tonight but all year long”

- Claire Morgan (Hilary Swank)

This I guess is the most touching part of the movie for most of us, as for me what caused my tears to flow was the chances and the what ifs. It’s really difficult to find it in your heart, up to when shall you give chances, ’cause there are times when your mind is telling you that you’ve given enough but then your heart is asking you what if it takes just one more chance for things to get better. It’s logical and wiser to just continue moving on but your heart is shouting for another chance, just one more. To say that you are confused is an understatement.

Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer), the all work no play character that made me cry because of fear that I might end up the same way years from now. That feeling when you are filing for a leave and getting rejected as if they are telling you that you don’t have the right to take a break, that you haven’t worked/sacrificed enough for you to be worthy of the privilege.

Next is Hailey, Abigail Breslin is all grown up now, she’s still looks cute, but I digress. The mother-daughter drama, the teenage angst, who among us cannot relate to this kind of situation? At one point, we’ve suffered almost the same thing, that mama has turned out to be our life’s only enemy. But even if it feels like that sometimes, it is also true that she’s the only best friend that we are sure to have. When Hailey turned her back as she saw Seth kissing another girl and embraced her mom, I can’t help but cry. The young heart that mama is trying to shield from heartaches just got broken and is now back in her arms seeking for some comfort.

The Ashton Kutcher- Lea Michele thing is quite a cliché, it really was predictable but then again, life is a cliché, same old tricks, same old drama but it still thugs the heart like it’s always the first time.

Nurse Aimee (Halle Berry) also made me cry, long distance relationships are painful at times like this. I’ve kind of travelled that road, the feeling is just indescribable. Despite the modern technology, nothing beats presence, nothing beats being close and hearing them breathe beside you.

What would you do today if you knew you would not fail? This line got me thinking and crying at the same time. This line was from Sam (Josh Duhamel). Oh how I wanted to buy a one-way ticket to Singapore and begin a new life, not that I hate my present life and the people in it. I just want to try how it feels to be reborn, how things will work out for me, how it feels when everything around you is brand new, everyone is a stranger, how will I behave when nobody knows who I am. You might be wondering why Singapore, I’m curious how it feels like to live in a different country but I am not that brave enough to go and live somewhere farther than Singapore ‘cause I want to spend time with my family on special occasions, the country’s proximity is ideal for me.

Lastly, it’s Laura and Jensen’s (Katherine Heigl and Jon Bon Jovi) story that made me cry so hard. I wanted 2011 to end and welcome 2012 with new hopes. I want 2011 to be over soon because it feels like while I am in 2011, I am trapped, forever trapped in my “could have been” story that heightened at the early part of the year. Maybe, it’s not anymore the movie that I am crying about but rather I just chose it as a venue, made an excuse to use it as a reason why I am crying. The movie house is dark, I am alone, no one is sitting beside me, I could cry for all I want without having to explain my lonely self. Jensen proposed then left Laura, she was left hanging, she tried to move on and now that she’s ok, he’s back, he wants to be back in her life just when things are falling into place for her. You don’t walk into someone’s life, make a huge impact and walk away just like that, you don’t do that, that is damaging. The transition from believing that you’ve found someone to be with, to being alone again is really painful. Each time you remember how it was, every place you go where you spent time together, the songs that you listen to whether intentionally or not, it hurts every time you remember while you are trying to forget and act as if nothing happened, as if it was just a dream and now you’re awake to the reality of a lost love. His return wouldn’t have caused that much of a trouble if she’s totally over him but the thing is, she’s not. Oh how you want to just slap them, hoping that all the pain will be gone, hoping that it will somehow make it quits but no, it’s not enough ‘cause ‘til now you are still desperately convincing yourself that you’re over the person and it’s a lot more difficult that they are standing right in front of you. *Now, I’m on the verge of crying again*

To end this here are some of the quotes I love, thanks to www.ranker.com:

It only happens once a year: New Year’s Eve. It’s a time when hopeless can be romantic, and a resolution can become a revelation. And when one night can change everything.

“I’ve been splotting that slap for years. It wasn’t nearly as satisfying as I thought it would be.” (Slaps him again) “That was closer.”

“Remember, second chances don’t expire until midnight.”

“Mom, I’m over it. I’m over it and I’m over you! You’re just some wannabe hipster who judges everything and who’s too scared to take a chance.”

“Serendipity. You don’t mess with serendipity.”

The timeliness of this post has banished, the movie is not anymore shown in the movie house and the first month of the year has ended yesterday. Anyway, I’m still posting it despite the delay, I still feel it’s a worthy post, instead of just dumping it on my piling bunch of unfinished entries. This entry reveals how much of a tear jerker I am, how simple scenes and movie lines can make me cry which is partly the reason why I enjoy watching a movie alone. But it could also be I was just so stressed out at this time of the year, I’ve got too much on my plate when the movie was shown, I’ve got graduate school, year end is one, if not the most challenging part of the year for accountants and not to mention that same time last year I entertained the thought that I might have found the one. It was just so lonely and painful to see how different things are now from last year. Now, I’m explaining myself why I shed tears..hahaha..No matter how late, let me greet you again a Happy New Year!

Crazy Little Thing called Love (Part 2)

In a country like the Philippines wherein a lot of people from all ages are hooked on asianovelas, it is no surprise that Crazy Little Thing called Love, a Thai movie that is constantly gaining popularity over cyberspace will be a hit. The movie was shown on Philippine TV last Sunday and was dubbed in Filipino. Being a fan of the movie I watched it again, ‘though there were some cuts made due to a limited time slot, I’m sure that a lot of viewers enjoyed watching the film especially those who watched it the first time. But for me, who watched the movie in its full length version I must admit that the movie’s entertainment value was diminished especially the parts of Teacher In. The movie surely created curiosity from its audience actually, before it was shown blog hits on my article about the movie were steadily rising and yesterday, I received 500 hits.

Most of us are probably asking if there is a part 2 since the ending seems to be hinting some sequel. Honestly, I’ve been googling about it after I watched it and so far here is the most credible piece of information I managed to get from Wikipedia:

Sequel

There are rumors that this film will have a sequel with the working title of First Love: The Sequel 9 Years Gone. This was confirmed by the director but still on the draft process and there is no official release date yet. Also, another rumor states that another sequel, First Love: The Proposal, is on plans and would follow that events after First Love: The Sequel 9 Years Gone. Hearsays also states that Mario Maurer and Fern Pimchanok Leuwisedpaiboon will reprise their roles.These rumors only proves that this film have a high impact on the pop culture not only in Thailand but also to other countries like Philippines.

Quite funny to note that our country was specifically mentioned, as I said Thailand’s culture as shown is the movie is very much similar to ours, so I guess most of us could truly relate to it not to mention that Filipinos are really into Asianovelas.

Going back to the possibility of a part 2, most movies with sequels fell short of people’s expectation because of the standards set by the 1st part but I’m hoping that the second part of this story will give justice to the first since they’ve already transcended from young love to 9 years after. So I guess, the sequel will be focused on a real relationship, how are they going to deal with its challenges.

Let’s just all hope that a sequel will materialize and that it will be worth the wait. For sure we all want to see Mario Maurer and Baifern be together again

Serendipity

Jonathan Trager, prominent television producer for ESPN, died last night from complications of losing his soul mate and his fiancee. He was 35 years old. Soft-spoken and obsessive, Trager never looked the part of a hopeless romantic. But, in the final days of his life, he revealed an unknown side of his psyche. This hidden quasi-Jungian persona surfaced during the Agatha Christie-like pursuit of his long reputed soul mate, a woman whom he only spent a few precious hours with. Sadly, the protracted search ended late Saturday night in complete and utter failure. Yet even in certain defeat, the courageous Trager secretly clung to the belief that life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences. Uh-uh. But rather, its a tapestry of events that culminate in an exquisite, sublime plan. Asked about the loss of his dear friend, Dean Kansky, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and executive editor of the New York Times, described Jonathan as a changed man in the last days of his life. “Things were clearer for him,” Kansky noted. Ultimately Jonathan concluded that if we are to live life in harmony with the universe, we must all possess a powerful faith in what the ancients used to call “fatum”, what we currently refer to as destiny.

A friend visited NYC and sent me a picture of the actual Serendipity Cafe, it reminded me of my all time favorite movie. It’s hard to believe that a story as good as the movie can happen in real life but it doesn’t mean that there is no such thing as “destiny”, we just have to keep on believing.

Gusto ko lang naman ng Mc Donald’s Fries eh

 

I’ve always been amused by Mc Donald’s commercials and this is the latest one. It’s really cute, two innocent kids in the playground wanting just the very simple things in life. And of course, the melodramatic overanalyzing me that I am can’t help it once again, so here I am going overboard on this very cute advertisement.

“Gusto ko lang naman ng Mc Donald’s fries” eh, oo tulad nung bata sa TV simple lang naman ang gusto ko. Oo simple lang, sa maniwala ka’t sa hindi. Hindi man halata sa hitsura ko lalo na sa pananamit ko, pero simple lang naman talaga ang gusto ko. Magparamdam ka lang sana araw araw, make me feel that I’m a part of your day, that you’ll make time for me kahit na super busy ka. I’m not asking you to talk to me 24/7, just make me feel your existence and that I am a part of it. Hindi naman siguro yun mahirap, maraming means of communication, hindi ko rin naman sinasabing tumawag ka parati kahit minsan lang para ma-feel ko naman that I’m really special just like what you said before, na hindi ako tulad ng mga normal mong kaibigan na sa chat mo lang rin nakakausap. Hindi ko rin sinasabing mag-relocate ka dito o pumunta ka now na, just assure me na babalik ako para alam ko man lang saan magsisimula magbilang. Hindi ko sinasabing mag-I love you ka or what pero sana lang magkaliwanagan naman tayo kung ano ‘to. Mahirap kasi eh, nakakalito and most of the time unfair, unfair not only for me but for both of us. ‘Lam ko kung iisipin nating mabuti ‘to hindi talaga practical…but what about taking chances? After all, Life is all about it…wala naman talagang kasiguraduhan ang mga bagay sa mundo. Sa totoo lang, minsan nga naiisip ko tapusin na lang pero may tatapusin ba in the first place? at paano? kung sakaling tapusin man hindi rin ata mawawala ang mga tanong…ano nga ba ko sa’yo? Kung bukas ba mawala ako, hahanapin mo ko? Sakaling mabalitaan mong may umaligid sa akin ipaglalaban mo ba ko? O uupo ka lang dyan at walang gagawin, sabay sabing let nature run its course, sana lang ma-realize mo it is us who make up the nature. Sayang, nakakapanghinayang talaga, kahit ganyan ka sumakto ka sa hinahanap ko eh, kahit na wala akong sinabing adjective kay Lord, sumakto ka yun nga lang we belong to different races living in different nations, we’re miles apart. Kung babalikan…paano nga ba tayo nagkakilala hanggang sa paano humantong sa ganito, malamang tulad ko hindi mo rin akalain na magiging ganito kung ano man ‘to. I don’t know if you just came along to play a non-permanent role in my life or you’ll eventually be casted on a permanent one but whatever it is…Salamat, salamat..alam kong mahanap mo man ang blog entry na ‘to hindi mo pa rin maiintindihan. Ewan ko ba kung bakit hindi na lang in English ko sinulat, sabihin na lang natin na parte ‘to ng pagkatao ang linggwaheng iilang salita lang ang naiintindihan mo, the same as hindi ko rin naman naiintindihan ang mother tongue mo. Pero saka na natin isipin yun, gusto ko lang malaman mo na tulad nung batang cute sa commercial simple lang rin naman ang gusto ko.”

Crazy Little Thing called LOVE

 

“Every one of us has someone who is hidden in the bottom of our heart. And when we think of that person, we feel like there’s always a little pain inside. But we still want to keep that person. Even though I don’t know where he is today, what he is doing, I know that he is the one who taught me this. A crazy little thing called LOVE.”

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Crazy Little Thing Called Love, First Love, A Little Thing Called Love are the english translataions of this Thai movie. I’ve never watched any Thai movie before, this is my first and I was surprised that aside from the observation that Filipinos and Thais has similar physical features (I was often mistaken as Thai when I went to Korea), the culture is quite similar as well. Like their concept of being beautiful, you have to be fair to be considered as one, something that I really don’t agree with, not because I’m brown skinned, I just don’t judge beauty based on skin color, beauty queens are not all fair skinned. Aside from the concept of beauty, high school life as portrayed in the movie is almost similar to how it is here in the Philippines. Unlike the western culture, high school life’s major issue is friendship and love life, not so much about drugs and sex ‘though the concern for these things is alsro rising these days. I guess this is part of the reason why I liked the movie but apart from this, it is mainly because “It is everbody’s story”. Once upon a time, whether way back in high school or not we had a crush, got infatuated, tricked by our raging hormones, fell in love and we all wish that such feelings will be reciprocated, we all prayed hard to also be liked or loved by that someone and do everything within our power to make it possible.

Nam was a wall flower who had a crush on Shone, the cutest guy in the campus but unlike most stories the guy isn’t a jackass, he was a typical cute boy next door type. Nam wanted to be noticed so she followed the 9 ways from different countries on how to win one’s love as stated in the book that her friends bought. But aside from that, she also improved herself by becoming more beautiful with the help of her supportive friends. She also studied hard to get the top spot in class, it’s hitting two birds in one stone for her in this case ’cause aside from getting Shone’s attention, she also did it to be with her father who promised his daughters that if they get the top spot in class, they can live with him in the States. To make the story realistic there are antagonists, like the pretty mean girl who always acts that she can’t walk so that the guy he likes will bring her home, how not so pretty girls don’t get to join the hip school clubs, it was also shown how good looking kids are popular and how the not so good looking ones were looked down on and of course, how things changed when the ugly duckling became a swan princess. I must admit that I cannot relate with Nam, my high school wasn’t like hers, that’s another story to tell, but despite of that, the scenes really made me reminisce my high school days and the people whom I shared it with. Nam was so lucky to have very good friends and ‘though at one point she neglected them, they still accepted her when she came back to her senses and all four of them were still together even after high school ended.  Apart from making me reminisce, just like most of us who watched the film, the part I love the most is the romance part. I must admit that I don’t like the idea of changing yourself so that the one you like will like you back but the movie is about teenage love and I guess it’s safe to say that at one point we all did it. After all, we were once young and stupid. In this case, Nam really became a better person so even if her motivation was a bit shallow something really good came out of it, so I guess it’s ok, it’s not like she cut classes just to watch her crush while training basketball. As for the love triangle, it reminded me of a somewhat same scenario in high school, the one who likes me is the friend of the guy whom I like but we were never like Nam and Shone’s best friend, it’s a confusing situation, Nam wants Shone to feel that it’s him that she likes but she can’t ’cause it might ’cause a rift between Shone and his best friend. As for Shone, he was “silent ruled” he cannot confess his love ’cause his best friend got ahead of him in proclaiming that he likes Nam, so he had to live each day wishing it’s him that she is with. But this is not the heartbreaking part, I cried a pool of tears when Nam confessed to Shone, can you just imagine how it hurts to wait for three long years only to find out that you’re a week late? Baifern’s acting was really good, she was able to act out so well how hurt Nam’s feelings were, even when she fell on the pool, some might have laughed at it but I was so convinced at how lost she felt that time. I continued to cry when it was revealed that Shone really liked her, specially when the scrap book was shown, taking her pictures without her knowing was really sweet much more compiling them plus growing a rose for her, the joys of young love but it was too late for them at that point. Not until, we were taken 9 years after…of course you know how movies like this ends

I won’t go with the movie technicals, I’m after the story and despite it’s simplicity it was so true, it is indeed everybody’s story. I just hope we won’t wait ’til it’s too late.

Marry You

It’s a beautiful night,
We’re looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go,
No one will know,
Come on girl.
Who cares if we’re trashed got a pocket full of cash we can blow,
Shots of patron,
And it’s on girl.

Don’t say no, no, no, no-no;
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah;
And we’ll go, go, go, go-go.
If you’re ready, like I’m ready.

Cause it’s a beautiful night,
We’re looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

I’ll go get a ring let the choir bells sing like oooh,
So whatcha wanna do?
Let’s just run girl.

If we wake up and you wanna break up that’s cool.
No, I won’t blame you;
It was fun girl.

Don’t say no, no, no, no-no;
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah;
And we’ll go, go, go, go-go.
If you’re ready, like I’m ready.

Cause it’s a beautiful night,
We’re looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

Just say I do,
Tell me right now baby,
Tell me right now baby. x2

Cause it’s a beautiful night,
We’re looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

I have a thing for weddings, I first heard this song from Glee and I must say I really enjoyed it. For me it’s like the opposite of what they usually say, that marriage is not a simple thing. Listening to this song makes me feel like, we don’t have to make things complicated, I want to marry you so let’s do it. I’m not saying that marriage is not a serious thing ’cause it really is, but oftentimes we focus on the logic part of the thing that’s why it becomes a lot more complicated than it really is when in fact the biggest thing about marriage is the love the two people has for each other, it’s not actually the love that makes it complicated but rather the non-love aspect that comes with it.

GeunShin Saranghe

Hallyu doesn’t really rely on love teams, notice that most drama pairs don’t reunite after their first drama. But if there is one pair that I would really love to see together again on screen it’s You’re Beautiful’s Hwang Tae Kyung and Go Mi Nam/ Go Min Nyu played by Jang Geun Suk and Park Shin Hye.

You’re Beautiful is a really nice feel good romantic comedy series but it was made more beautiful because of the undeniable on screen chemistry between this two. I really got interested with this pair that I kept on googling for news about them and surprisingly, I discovered quite a lot. Before they starred for You’re Beautiful, they already worked together for a mini series when she was 15 and he was 18 (not sure of the age) but it was when they made a CF for Etude House that they became closer (also before You’re Beautiful). How can you not become closer, if you shared a passionate kiss even just for a CF? According to an interview, when Shin Hye first saw Geun Suk in the costume fitting for the CF, she was quite awkward, “’cause oppa was so handsome”. Couldn’t agree more with you, Shin Hye.

That’s not enough ’cause they’re closer than ever in their second CF, still for Etude House.

Since they’ve already worked for CFs, they are already friends when they work again for You’re Beautiful. I was so thrilled watching the BTS, ’cause they are really close and they are even flirting, seems that the chemistry continues even off screen. I am wishing to see more BTS but the imaginary bedroom scene is the best, Geun Suk was teasing Shin Hye that she likes him

I’ve also read from one blog post that there was a scene wherein he wasn’t really supposed to kiss Shin Hye but he kept on kissing her. Could it be? it’s for real?

I’m sure, I’m not the only one wishing for this to come true. Who knows, it could be that these two are wishing for it too

That wish isn’t really that far from reality, I guess, based on their interviews. Jang Geun Suk keeps on mentioning Park Shin Hye and even announced that his mother likes her. His mom even asked him to try it out with her and invite her to visit their house since they live in the same area but Shin Hye still haven’t paid them a visit. There are also rumors about a couple ring that these two has, I want to believe it but the pictures in the internet are not really showing that much to prove that such rumor is true. The radio prank call during Jang Geun Suk’s birtthday also tells how close these two must really be and based on a you tube video, Shin Hye’s expression when Geun suk called really says a lot, her eyes sparkled and her smile is quite different. Also, in You’re Beautiful’s after party, it was caught on video that Geun Suk licked the icing on Shin Hye’s finger, you wouldn’t do that to someone whom you’re not close with, right?

I really wish that these two will reunite in a movie or a series but so far after You’re Beautiful they only reunited for Garden 5 CF except for some hostings together.

 

These two really look good together, how I wish they’ll really end up with each other To add, when Jang Geun Suk guested in Champagne, he did not pick Shin Hye ’cause according to him, he’s just looking for someone to date unlike his mom, who’s looking at the perspective of marriage, does that mean if it’s in the marriage perspective he’ll choose Shin Hye?

Just sad…

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A friend posted this quote in Facebook, I was actually surprised reading it ’cause I wasn’t expecting that such a quote will come from him, it really was a total surprise. My perception of him is that he’s cold but reading this made me realize that maybe he’s just sad just like the men of my favorite K-dramas. Boys Over Flowers’ Gu Jun Pyo, You’re Beautiful’s Hwang Tae Kyung and Only You’s TJ Han all appears to be cold but they are actually not, they just have their own respective internal dilemmas.

Gu Jun Pyo

Born and raised as the heir of ShinHwa Group, he doesn’t know what it’s like have a real family, how to live as a normal person.

Hwang Tae Kyung

ANJell’s leader, loved and respected by his many fans but deep inside he’s longing for the love of his mother who abandoned him since childhood.

TJ Han

Born as a billionaire, the successor of Dae Young Group but he doesn’t know how it is to have a whole family, his mother left them while his father sees him as a failure.

These three are just fictitious characters but somehow it reveals to us a side of  the human behavior. A man is made up of the events that he has to go through. Each of us are unique because each of us went through unique experiences that makes up who we are.

Where do we really live?

Where do we really live in a world we physically touch or in a world we imagine?

I was watching the English version of the Korean hit, My Sassy Girl; I’m not sure if I was able to hear the words accurately but the question really got me.

Ayala Avenue, the 9^th and 4^th floors of building one, as well as the 2^nd floor of building two, all these were true, once upon a time you existed. Any person alive can see these things but they won’t appear just the same to them as it is to me. Ayala Avenue will be one of the country’s major and busiest avenues and the two buildings will always mean business for all of us but to me they are more than just that. I can touch them, see them, feel them, smell them or even taste them, that is a fact, they are real they exist. But aside from living in this physical world, I imagine a world far different from what really exist, fuelled by the flicker of hope that one day I will still see you and have a chance with you, that flicker is weakening day by day. Him walking along Ayala Avenue bumping into me, sharing some sort of a small talk about the world we used to belong, his smile that makes me forget all the sense of logic that I could have, these were all true, it was once true but not until the day when coming into the place we used to belong together isn’t any more a part of his daily routine. All I could do now is reminisce, go back to these memories, the only thing that can never be changed, it’s real, once upon a time it did happen. You are always present in the world I imagine but in the physical world we are in to, I’m not even sure if you can still remember me. The places I’ve mentioned surely means a whole lot different for you because I am not, wasn’t and maybe will never be a part of your world. 

“A very old supposed to be blog entry, I found it last weekend while I was trying to organize my files. It feels like the one who wrote it is a stranger.”