Eclipse

Here’s the official trailer of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse to be shown in theaters come June 30, 2010.

Why does it seem that Jacob has the nice lines over Edward? Like, “you have to consider the idea that I might be better for her than you are” and “I’m gonna fight for you ’til your heart stops beating”.

Sad, Rachelle Lefevre isn’t playing Victoria anymore.

But no matter what, i’ll still be watching it.

New Moon

New Moon

Amongst all four books, New Moon was my least favorite for the obvious reason that Edward Cullen is absent for the most part, I even used Ctrl+F while reading the e-book just to get my Edward fix, as it turns out I finished reading the book the fastest, . But judging it objectively, it’s good that it presented another side of the vulnerable heroine Bella Swan, it presented one of life’s painful realities that we can lose our one great love. It also gave birth to a character named Jacob Black which is far diffent from who he was in Twilight, how he tried to step up to gave Bella what she needs. New Moon also presented the idea that life is really full of mysteries.

Now, that it’s made into a movie I can’t help but still be excited about it ’cause Edward’s absence was given a solution to keep the fangirls drawn to the movie. Thank God that it will be shown here in the Philippines on it’s first worldwide release date which is 11 days from now, November 20. I’m hoping that the cinematography and Rob Pattinson’s acting skills will be improved and that it will remain faithful to the book.

But because of some important matters that I need to attend to I don’t have a ticket yet. I’m just hoping that things things will turn out as expected come November 13 so that I’ll be able to immense myself once again to my Twilight Saga addiction.

Go Team Edward!

Vaguely Specific

This a post from my old blog dated April 30,2009. I was just surprised that I wrote something like this so let me share it with you.

I am truly obsessed with The Twilight Saga, I’ve got all four books, an e-book copy of all four, I have the giant movie poster, movie companion, I’ve watched it in theaters twice, I’ve watched and listened to it on my laptop for countless times and just recently I bought the two-disc special edition DVD of the movie. Right now, I am looking forward for the movie adaptation of New Moon and Eclipse, I’m hoping that Stephenie Meyer will continue writing Midnight Sun and that Summit Media will make me see Renesmee breathing through the movie adaptation of Breaking Dawn. More than the nearly perfect Edward Cullen and the so easy to fit into image of the lucky girl Bella Swan, more than the appeal of Robert Pattinson and the effortless beauty of Kristen Stewart there is something in the story that made me so hooked to it. I’ve never been obsessed with any book in my life than Twilight, this is the first time, I knew it the moment I read the lines, “I was well aware that my league and his were spheres that did not touch”, in that instant I was bitten by the Twilight bug.

Maybe, obsession is really a part of my system, it’s seldom for me to find something that I would really like but once I’ve found it, I’m so into it. It goes just the same with finding someone to like or maybe to love.

Years ago, I was so into liking a guy whom I practically grew up with. We were friends but for some reason we didn’t know we stopped talking to each other, begin “hating” each other then talking again then becoming friends again. There is something in the friendship, something special, maybe I am just convincing myself or maybe it could also be true. It was so long ago, I’m not hoping to find answers to my questions anymore, it was a distant memory, a part of my juvenile past. But there is one thing I am sure of, I like him so much that it even made me think that I will never feel the same way again towards someone. My liking or maybe my love for him was never reciprocated, there were actions that could be interpreted as signs of affection but there were no words to spell what’s the real deal. I’ve eventually outgrown whatever it is that we have, if there is any to begin with. I spent years trapped on that overrated infatuation or maybe love. But why him? Why did I spent a good 5 or even more years of my life liking him? Maybe, he’s got a bit of the looks and is kindhearted but he also has his flaws and shameful deeds, he has his own share of embarrassments and mishaps but the hell I care, I still like him no matter what and I still can’t figure out to this day why it was him.

As I said, I’ve outgrown whatever it is that connects me to him, I was happy ’cause it felt like freedom but I was sad because I was afraid that I might not be able to feel the same way again, as they say it only comes once in a lifetime and during those times I thought that that “once” was him. But I was wrong ’cause a little less than a month after realizing that I’ve finally outgrown him I am once again beginning to like someone. I was asking myself why? Why him? Why so sudden? I barely knew him but I know in that instant that even if I was desperately trying to deny it to myself, I know that deep down in my core that I like him. It was different, there is something in him and I can’t figure out what it is that made me so into him in just a matter of days that went on to months and now years.

I am often asked by friends what am I exactly looking for, for a boyfriend and I find myself with nothing to say 100% of the time. There is nothing specific but I know that once I found that someone to like and to fell in love with I just know, it’s vague, nothing specific but once I found that someone, he’s the only one specific in my life, the only apple that I want no matter how beautiful the oranges are. It is vague as to the specifications but specific as to the person.

Up to this day it’s still him, it’s been 2 years and 5 months since the day I met and instantly liked him. Some are saying that he is ideal, his looks are presentable, may even be smart, stable, has a good family background, promising future and enough friends to prove that he is kind-hearted. We’re not friends, we are merely acquaintances and I knew all these things about him after liking him, so that only translates to whether I knew about these things or not, nothing will change how I feel towards him. It’s been 8 months since I last saw him and yet here I am still thinking about him and still wishing for him. I couldn’t fathom where his magic over me came from, I know I have a choice, I could stop thinking about him but the heart doesn’t have a choice and I willingly allow it to take over my mind. I know that I am beginning to be pathetic or maybe I already am but even in a distance, just thoughts of him is making my life somehow better. I see him as proof that there are still a few good men out there who are still single, a walking and breathing evidence, a symbol of hope but I know that if I will be honest enough with myself, he is more than that to me. He’s making me not forget how it feels to be maybe in love, a constant reminder of hope, prince charming rescuing damsel in distress personified.

I really am so into him, maybe obsessed is the word, this is my second “so into” status, the first one went to nothing and now as day passes by the flicker of hope is weakening. I don’t know where is this going to but one thing is for sure seeing him with someone officially will truly break my heart. If only we can be friends, if only we were given a chance to know each other more, if only I was not acting like a snob the day I met him, if only I smiled and created a friendly atmosphere around us…if only…then maybe just maybe I could be the one who will give sense to your life and you’ll be the one to give sense to mine. Maybe, I could be the person to whom your question “Can you marry me?” is directed to and I could happily answer “yes”. Maybe, yours and my heart wouldn’t be lonely today. Maybe, right now things wouldn’t be half vague and half specific but rather 100% specific that it’s you.

Things to do after CIA

It was September last year when I attended the orientation for the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) review. It’s almost a year now and I still haven’t take the test. I applied last March for the examination permit, it got released last June. I am scheduled to take the exam late this year. I must admit that the efforts I am currently exerting is not as intense as compared to my efforts for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) board exam last October 2006. Maybe, because I’m more confident now or because there is lesser pressure now since only a few knows that I’ll be taking the exam. I am not really sure why but I really want to attain the designation, furthermore, it has costed me nearly 50,000 pesos and that amount for me is no joke, so from this day forward I’ll be exerting more effort. But for now let me list down the things I want to do after CIA:

1. Take a trip to Hong Kong and Macau (plus Shenzhen if my means will permit me to do so)
2. Read New Moon once again to refresh my memory for the movie which will be shown on November 25 here in the Philippines.
3. Watch Twilight movie, again.
4. Watch the movies I’ve copied from my friends. My Hard Disk is screaming now, it’s fully loaded.
5. Post in this blog more often.
6. Go to Quiapo, to search for the tagalized DVDs of Meteor Garden, Princess Hours, Boys over Flowers, Full House and watch them again.
7. Begin writing some short stories.
8. Join Singles for Christ (SFC).
9. Begin my scrapbook project.
10.Most importantly, look for the job that will give me hapiness, fulfillment and prosperity in my career.

Lord, please help me attain the CIA designation in just one take. Thank you.

New Moon

As I said, I’m taking a temporary leave on being a twilighter because of my new fascination on Boys Over Flowers especially to Gu Jun Pyo but I’m still posting the first official movie trailer of New Moon that was launched at the MTV Movie Awards last May 31.

Here’s the clip, enjoy:

From Vampire to a young Billionaire

Months ago it was this dazzling vampire driving a shiny volvo named Edward Cullen but things changed last Friday night, I’m now into a young billionaire, the heir of Shinwa Group of Companies, the leader of F4 by the name of Gu Jun Pyo. Now my shoutout, YM status message and Facebook is all about this fictional character.

 

 

If Edward Cullen is all about perfection personified except for the fact that he is a vampire, Gu Jun Pyo’s character is far different. They are both undeniably handsome and rich but Jun Pyo’s attitude will drive you nuts, he’s bratty, easily loses his temper, bossy, bully but the things he’ll do once he’s in love will drive you even crazier. If Edward can get in the way of a van that’s about to crush you, Jun Pyo is somehow more realistic ’cause obviously he’s human. He’ll save you from the bullies, wait for hours in the winter night, take you to a far away island, cook for you, show you his heart from a chopper, give you a one of a kind pendant that he personally designed and he’ll even leave his mom for you, he’ll truly swept you off your feet despite of his attitude problems brought about by his social status.

I know it’s not fair to compare the two of them, it’s just that I’m surprised that I am ending my Edward Cullen addiction which eventually translated to being a Robert Pattinson fanatic, for now, at least for now. Now here goes Gu Jun Pyo/ Lee Min Ho addiction, I’m not sure how long it’s going to last. Boys over Flowers only has 25 episodes, if you’re going to do a marathon you can finish it over the weekend.

I didn’t know that I can be this much addicted to fictional characters not until these two came along. I guess, if you can’t find romantic love in your life you go and search for it somewhere else. In my case, I found it in books/movies and a drama series. For some this may sound pathetic but for me I don’t think it is. The feeling of being in love, being swept off your feet, the thrill of the chase, butterflies in your stomach, sparkling eyes, sweet smiles, are all beautiful things that almost every normal person wants to experience. I know that it’s quite impossible to forget the feeling of being in love but sometimes you need to be reminded on how good it feels and that love still exists. So for people like me, I’ll resort to immensing myself with all these fictional stuffs, I’d rather be in love with a fictional character than to be cynical and skeptic about love. After all, I believe that the reason why there are no fairy tale endings in real life is because people have become cynics when it comes to love.

I still believe that one day I will not be needing Edward nor Jun Pyo, someday I’ll be someone’s Bella or maybe Jan Di.