Fan de ciné

Those stay up late watching a movie kind of night is always a comforting thought for me. All cuddled up under big pillows and a blanket. Either bawling my eyes out from a romantic tragic drama, laughing my ass off from amusing punch lines or all hyped up from the suspense and thrill of action packed scenes. I wish I have all the time now to watch movies.

Lately, I've been digging action thriller kind of movies. The end of the world, apocalyptic kind. World War Z, White House Down, Pacific Rim, Olympus Has Fallen... all appears to be telling us something huh? no? okay. well, these are my latest movies that made me really at the edge of my seat.... screaming. well screaming inside, though.

Every time I finish a movie, I always have this hole feeling inside me. It's like I've been struck by the story, the concept and all the imaginations afterwards that come with it. It pains me not to have someone who can relate to the movie feels that I have. It's like I will burst with all the cool new thoughts about the film if I don't share the awesomeness of it to someone. Maybe I need to blog about it like I used to. 

I have that hole inside of me at the moment because I just finished Olympus Has Fallen. I am lost for words with the epicness (If there is such a word) of Gerard Butler ! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I am at a 'movie high', in fact I can relay the story to anyone right now. 

Apparently I am the only being in this house who is a tv series and a movie buff, hence the almost exploding hard drive containing all sorts of tv show episodes and movies. I can only imagine the job of a legit film critic, how awesome that job would be, sounds not like work to me. 

I think I officially proclaim myself a movie buff. I don't  know the accurate definition of a movie buff. But I feel like I am one, since (1) my pet peeve is when you’re watching a show with non movie/actor buffs, and they incorrectly think a character is played by a certain actor. Yeah, that kind of annoys me. and (2) I can never answer the question " What is your favorite movie?" because I cannot just pick one. I have movies that I like and love but I can't just simply pick one since it's like I'm cheating on the other movies if I say the other. hahahha weird but true. (3) I love the ambiance of a cinema, when I'm in a movie theater, I feel at ease like this is where my place with my people. =))))))

I love a good movie. They make me realize things and makes me reconsider life perspectives. Not to mention, I get to copy good lines that I can actually use in a conversation. (and yes, I do that as well.)  I wish I can meet people who are into the same movies and tv shows that I am into. 

THIS PHOTO, THOUGH... 

credits to tumblr. Disclaimer.

                           

     

It's a classic rib kind of birthday dinner! @ Racks El Pueblo

                                           

Peter Pan Feels

With just a snap, freshman year in college is almost over. Just final exams and I'm officially relieved of freshie concerns.

It bothers me how time seems so slow yet so fast. I badly want to go back to high school, feeling that I did not fully appreciate my youthfulness. I want to get another go at it. College is a whole new thing and I surely must make the most out of it (As cliche as it may sound). Now that one academic year is nearly over and done with, I can't help feeling that time really is ticking. Or am I just over reacting? can I be young and feel old at the same time? 

I can feel all this emotional uproar because it's my birth month and I'll be getting wiser older. But! I'm so glad I am not turning 18 this year just yet, I'm a child still :) It's weird that at this age I already miss and feel the nostalgic memories that childhood gives. Gahhh growing up sucks.  

To all kids out there, growing up may seem a fun and exciting phase. Well, it is... but be sure not to rush into it. 

Up Up and Away

Hot air balloons are one of the few beautiful things to watch drift away.

Went to the 18th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival for the first time in Clark Pampanga! First time to go out of town with friends alone! (college friends) yayyy to more adventure trips this 2013.

My editing skills, not too shabby aye?

Little Perspective on Studies

I know this isn't right, that I'm not exerting much effort on studies but I just don't want to stress myself. I know what I can do, I know my priorities, I know where I can excel and I also know that I'm not pushing hard enough to get what the fullest of my abilities can benefit and provide for me. I believe I just learned from my high school life. I want to start college not with the highest grades so I have room to improve, I'm scared that if I start great I will tire and bore the crap out of myself the next years and I will slowly lay low and bask in the appearance that I am just good at the start. Besides, when one's at the top there is nowhere to go but up and that is pressure. Real solid pressure. 

Besides, I'm still a freshman for Pete's sake. (idk who Pete is, I just don't want to take the name of God in vain.)

YEAH. just thoughts. 'cause it's that time of the year when prelims grade come out and everyone's freaking out about not meeting their expectations and/or feeling that they're not good enough. HAH Well suck it up and move on, everything has a consequence and you can't do anything about it BUT you can try to assume the fetal position and cry through life *cues sad song*. (Was that mean?)  I know I haven't been giving my best shot with studies and that is both a good and bad thing. And I am concentrating on the good side! I don't want to be some studies-studies-studies-grade-conscious kind of person. I am more than that. Everyone is <3 but then again, everyone is different. 

Start right

Juggling studies and watching LOTR on HBO with a cup of cold M&S supposedly hot chocolate. That is how I begin the last 24 hours of 2012. I want my New Years to be free of workload, so I'm trying to get my academic life going on.

I AM GOING APESHIT! Chem lab quiz, Phar Latin terms, not to mention other subject readings and quizzes. Just thinking about the rest of the things we need to accomplish, I am starting to feel sick. ONE STEP AT A TIME! I constantly note myself. Everything will be done before I knew it. Just like how this past year has passed and gone.

What I'm looking forward to 2013 are more people to meet, more social circles, more spontaneous hang outs, more books read, and more work done. Less procrastination, more productivity! and by work, I mean studies of course. I know this is hard but I just got to do it. 2013 will be a good year for me, as far as my horoscope and Chinese astrology says on year of the rats :) I will be turning 17 and I wish nothing more but a better me and driving lessons! I thank God for another year and for not letting the world end last 21st. 2013 is also the start of my shorter summer vacation! (because of that frickin internship) I have to get used to this because I'll be enduring shorter breaks the next years. Hayyyy this is really college life, I guess? you're kind of free but loaded at the same time.
Ending this post with a tumblr "note to self" photo,

A Journey Through The Middle Earth!

Watched The Hobbit with my sister two weeks ago. Bless her soul for actually going!! She doesn't really dig these kind 'cause she won't have any clue of what is going on and usually asks so much.

Still pissed about The Hobbit being made into a trilogy. It's meant to be a prequel, it isn't supposed to be as long as the LOTR trilogy itself but I trust Peter Jackson nevertheless.

Anyway, The Hobbit was 3 hour long.. all worth it if you find it interesting to watch all those fantasy creature stories.

•  In the movie, you will find the part where the dwarves came barging in Bilbo's hobbit hole as amusing and RUDE as it was relayed in the book. Rude, because who the hell likes having visitors gatecrash your house, eat all your good food and mess with your antiques.. I was personally in sympathy with Bilbo in that scene! 
• The Shire is the prettiest thing!
• How Kili looked the cutest and undoubtedly the hottest of them all is unfair for the other dwarves especially for Fili! just look at the difference, I can't help but laugh knowing that they're in fact of kin.  But I must say some of these dwarves are quite attractive without the facial hair and feet and whatnot. Caveat: Do Not Get Attached With These Dwarves!! because you never know who'll die... HAH spoiler. 3 dies from the book.
• Gollum will forever scare the shit out of me.
• The movie ended with a Smaug sneak peek.

 I thought it'll just be two parts, but then again, many adventures and long transitions would still happen before they can really slay that dragon  so I get the 3 part movie now. (still pissed 'cause we have to endure a tormenting year's wait til the next part.) I think I will soon have to refresh my mind and re-read The Hobbit..

now off to some LOTR MARATHON :)