Must Haves this Month

February 5, 2010 at 9:12 am02 | In Music | Leave a Comment
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There are three music CDs I’ve been meaning to buy since late last year. On top of this very short list is Madonna’s latest compilation album, Celebration. Being an avid fan of the Queen of Pop, I told myself that I just got to have this album – particularly the two-disc edition. This edition includes practically all of my favorite Madonna songs – well, almost. Each disc contains 18 tracks including the song “Celebration” (love the fan video by the way – the one with Lourdes in it). Along with this is the Celebration: The Video Collection DVD, which I’m also planning to buy. Like the double disc CD, this one also contains most of Madonna’s hits through the years – but in video. Music videos of her classic hits such as “Material Girl,” “Like a Virgin,” “Open Your Heart,” “Like a Prayer,” and “Vogue” are included in the DVD as well as her newer hits like “Ray of Light,” “Frozen,” “Take a Bow,” “Don’t Tell Me,” “Hung Up,” and “Sorry.”

The other two must-have CDs for me is Glee: The Music, Volumes 1 & 2. I am one of the millions of Gleeks who tune in every week to watch the cast sing and perform various songs. And since I enjoy their musical performances so much, it’s only natural that I want to have the two volumes in my CD collection. I already have MP3s of Glee songs though but I think I want to buy the albums themselves.

However, due to financial setbacks I had in the past couple of months, I haven’t been able to get a copy of these albums. Hopefully I can get them by the end of the month.

Muse’s Undisclosed Desires

January 30, 2010 at 9:12 pm01 | In Music | Leave a Comment
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This is my favorite song at the moment. I never get tired of listening to this song. I’m not really a fan of Muse and I think this is the only song I love from them. But I love it for its catchy tune and because it relates to my personal life. I am battling my own personal demons and the song just feels like it’s talking about me.

Undisclosed Desires

I know you suffered
But I don’t want you to hide
It’s cold and loveless
I won’t let you be denied

Soothe me
I’ll make you feel pure
Trust me
You can be sure

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty is not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart

You trick your lovers that you’re wicked and divine
You may be a sinner
But your innocence is mine

Please me
Show me how it’s done
Tease me
You are the one

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty is not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart

Please me
Show me how it’s done

Trust me
You are the one

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty is not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart

Closet Space

December 23, 2009 at 9:12 pm12 | In Lifestyle | Leave a Comment
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The past couple of months had been so hectic for me that I hardly had time for myself and what I would like to do. But now that the holidays are here, I have more free time to do stuff that I’ve been putting off for several weeks. For one, I’m just done tidying up my room including my closet. I got rid of old clothes, shoes that I don’t want to wear anymore, and other knick knacks that had been cluttering my room.

Cleaning up my closet poses a challenge for me. The closet in my room is rather small for my ever-growing wardrobe. And this has been my problem because I tend to keep old favorites in my closet, even if they don’t fit me anymore or are no longer in fashion. I keep telling myself that I’ll get to wear them again someday. At present, my closet is still teeming with clothes even after de-cluttering it. It’s times like these that I wish a had a bigger closet. Like what Carrie Bradshaw said in the Sex and the City movie, “just give me a big closet!”

Of course, getting a bigger closet means getting a bigger room. For months now, I’ve been planning to move to another apartment. In fact, my sister and I had plans to invest in a condo unit ever since our respective apartments got flooded during the typhoon Ondoy. But due to financial restraints, we couldn’t afford to at the moment. A friend of mine suggested a housing program in Naic, Cavite called Ciudad Nuevo, which offers really cheap housing. But I guess that would be more convenient for those who live and work in Cavite, or at least near it. One of my housemates also suggested a high-rise condo called One Pacific Place in Salcedo Village, Makati. But the price range of their units is way out of my budget range. I have read articles from financial gurus who advise against buying property in these times of financial crisis. So now I’m more inclined to just move to another apartment (hopefully with a bigger closet) and save up for my future investment.

We Ain’t Stupid

October 15, 2009 at 9:12 pm10 | In Community, Movies | 1 Comment
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PXP at The Age of Stupid screening

I had the luck and privilege to have been invited to the gala screening of the latest foreign environmental movie called The Age of Stupid. I first learned about this movie through one of the X-Files forums I frequented. Being a fan of Gillian Anderson, I was glad to know that she got involved in promoting this movie in London and New York. When I expressed my interest about watching this film to my fellow X-phile friends, it turned out that they too wanted to see it. So when an opportunity came for us to watch the local screening, we didn’t think twice.

PXP on the green carpet

inside Glorietta 4 cinemaMy friends and I were able to watch the second screening (the first screening happened on September 21) of the movie last Tuesday, October 13. The five of us met up at Glorietta 4 Cinemas in Makati where the film was going to be shown. We had the chance to walk along the green carpet set up at the cinema and secured good seats. Several VIPs were also there including representatives from Greenpeace Philippines and the World Wildlife Fund. The main event started at 7:00 PM with a short introduction of the movie and a brief talk from presidential adviser on climate change, Heherson Alvarez who spoke about the upcoming UN Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen this December.

The Age of Stupid is part documentary, part animation, and part fiction that talks about climate change. It is set in the future in the year 2055. It shows our devastated planet after major natural catastrophes wiped out almost the entire Earth. An archivist looks back on the year 2008 and laments on what man has done that led to the destruction of our planet. The film is directed by Franny Armstrong and stars Pete Postlethwaite as the archivist.

I must admit, I liked this movie better than An Inconvenient Truth because the presentation is more engaging and Lily & meentertaining. It doesn’t really have that documentary feel to it unlike An Inconvenient Truth wherein it’s mostly talk and discussion. What I liked about The Age of Stupid is that it inserts human interest in between and talks about issues in simple terms that are not off-putting, especially to those who are not really into this kind of thing. I found the feature on the windmill argument quite touching. To say that the windmills should be taken down because they’re ruining the view is ridiculous.

We left the cinema at around 8:30 PM and headed to Glorietta 5 for dinner. Incidentally, the gala screening coincided with X-Files creator Chris Carter’s birthday, October 13, which is also the name of his production company (Ten Thirteen). So my X-phile friends and I considered our dinner as a celebration of that special day.

A Fusion of Fun and “Substance”

September 7, 2009 at 9:12 pm09 | In Food and Dining, Lifestyle | Leave a Comment
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AIME group pic @ KrokodileGrilleLast Saturday wasn’t exactly the perfect day to have a night out with friends because of the slightly gloomy weather – not to mention that it was raining sporadically. But that still didn’t stop my friends and I from having a great time. It was actually a reunion of sorts as my friends from my previous work and I decided to meet up last Saturday for dinner.

My friends and I agreed to meet at Shangri-La Plaza early evening. We were really excited to see each other again after last year’s reunion. Except for one, almost all of my friends were there. We had dinner at Krokodile Grille and spent the early hours of the evening chatting and reminiscing the good times we had at the editorial department of the magazine where we used to work. However, our al fresco dining was interrupted by the sudden pouring of rain. It was a good thing that the restaurant had big umbrellas to shelter us from the rain. So we finished our dinner amidst the rain and chilly wind.

getting wasted

Our original plan of just dining out turned into a fun, riotous night as we decided at the last minute to go to a karaoke bar after dinner for a drink or two. Since all of us had limited knowledge of cheap karaoke bars, we ended up going to Synder Karaoke Bar in Pioneer, Mandaluyong – the nearest karaoke bar we could think of. The place was not exactly great in terms of space and cleanliness but it’s all right. The service was quite good anyway.

Another former coworker of ours, Cox, came at the bar just in time to join us. We had a blast belting out (off-key) songs we love including the ones we love to hate. After three rounds of Tanduay Ice and a pack or two of cigarettes (for the three girls anyway), we decided we had enough.

getting wasted in Synder Karaoke Bar

It was a night of (mis)adventure as we proceeded from the bar to Blue Wave along Roxas Boulevard (?) to grab a cup of coffee at Starbucks. But we had to wait for Racky because she got tipsy and had to puke in the bathroom. By the time we got to Starbucks (around 3:00 AM), the coffee shop was already closed so we took another cab and headed to Mall of Asia. We went around the area a bit looking for a 24-hour coffee shop. By then, the rain was pouring hard and most of us were already wet. We were so grateful when we spotted a Starbucks at San Miguel by the Bay. And what do you know, they’re open 24 hours! So we dashed inside and ordered cups of piping hot coffee courtesy of Xien who was celebrating her birthday this week.

passing the time at Starbucks, San Miguel by the Bay

We spent the wee hours of the morning there and talked about “substantial” stuff (which was an inside joke). It was already 6:00 AM when we left the coffee shop and parted ways. I finally came home at 7:00 AM feeling sleepy but satisfied. I really had fun that night and realized how much I missed the gang.

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