Sunday, September 26, 2010

I'm a Shoester!





I honestly did not realize how many shoes I have until I took them out of their boxes and took pictures of them. Oh lord! Im a shoe addict! I never realized that there are shoes in my closet that I only wore once or twice!
There's just something about a new pair of shoes that makes me feel good about myself. That's the allure of it. I just feel that even if I wear a P50 shirt, I can still look fabulous with a nice pair of shoes to match the cheap outfit.
And I just think that, after all the stressful works at the office, at the end of the day, I deserve a new pair of nice shoes!

Most Played Song In My IPod for the Last 3 Months: Summer In The City by Lovin' Spoonful




I'm not a big fan of rock 'n roll, but this song has been one of my favorites these days. I feel a lot of fun whenever I play this on my IPod, that's why I use this as my alarm clock for me to start my day good.


SUMMER IN THE CITY
Lovin' Spoonful

Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head

But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright

And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city

Cool town, evening in the city
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop

But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright

And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city

Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head

But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright

And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city



Sunday, September 19, 2010

OUT OF BOREDOM!

I took pictures of my hubby while having his haircut with his favorite cutter. Wala lang. Nabagot lang sa paghihintay matapos.




A Gift For Myself








Last week, I just received this pair of shoes from my Ate Tess. It's been ages since the last time I splurge on something expensive. My Zoo York shoes!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Most Played Song In My IPod for the Last 3 Months: La Descarada by Reyli Barba


This is the theme song of Rubi (A Mexican Telenovela)

LA DESCARADA (Reyli Barba)
(With English Translation)


Es una descarada - she's a shameless
por ser la mas hermosa - because she is the most wonderful woman
no tiene casi nada - she has nothing
pero le gusta la vida cara - but she likes expensive life

Y a mi me gusta ella - and i do like her
y se cuanto me ama - and i know how much she loves me
se que suena conmigo - i know she dreams about me
pero amanece en otra cama - but she wakes up in another bed

Y el dinero le robo su corazón - and money stole her heart
las mentiras le desarmaron el alma - lies won her soul
y me duele su dolor - and her pain hurts me
mucho mas que su traición - more than her betrayal
yo naci para quererla aunque se vaya - and i was born only for loving her although she leaves

Mujer de nadie, Mujer de todos - woman of nobody, woman of everybody
Mujer que mata, Mujer que duele, - woman that kills, woman that hurts
Mujer que entrega y que arrebata - woman that gives herself, and that snatches/seizes
Mujer tan cara, Mujer ingrata - such an expensive woman, ungrateful woman
Se que no me olvidarás aunque te vayas - i know that you won't forget me although you leave
yo se que no me olvidarás aunque te vayas - i do know that you won't forget me although you leave

En mi cartera guardo su foto desgastada - i keep her old picture in my wallet
es mi mayor fortuna y mi desdicha - she's my bigger fortune and my misfortune
la Descarada, yo seguire mi rumba - the shameless one, i'll keep on my way
el mundo no se acaba, esta vida es muy corta - world is not ending, this life is very short
te cobra y te paga. - it charges you and it pays to you

Y el dinero le robo su corazón - and money stole her heart
las mentiras le desarmaron el alma - lies won her soul
y me duele su dolor - and her pain hurts me
mucho mas que su traición - more than her betrayal
yo naci para quererla aunque se vaya - and i was born only for loving her although she leaves

Mujer de nadie, Mujer de todos - woman of nobody, woman of everybody
Mujer que mata, Mujer que duele, - woman that kills, woman that hurts
Mujer que entrega y que arrebata - woman that gives herself, and that snatches/seizes
Mujer tan cara, Mujer ingrata - such an expensive woman, ungrateful woman
Se que no me olvidarás aunque te vayas - i know that you won't forget me although you leave
yo se que no me olvidarás aunque te vayas - i do know that you won't forget me although you leave

Mujer de nadie, Mujer de todos - woman of nobody, woman of everybody
Mujer que mata, Mujer que duele, - woman that kills, woman that hurts
Mujer que entrega y que arrebata - woman that gives herself, and that snatches/seizes
Mujer tan cara, Mujer ingrata - such an expensive woman, ungrateful woman
Se que no me olvidarás aunque te vayas - i know that you won't forget me although you leave
yo se que no me olvidarás aunque te vayas - i do know that you won't forget me although you leave



Sunday, September 5, 2010

The Reel Freak's Pick: DAY BREAK


Daybreak
Starring: Coco Martin, Paolo Rivero
Directed by: Adolf Alix, Jr.



A married man is having an affair with another man. After some time apart, the two men spend a night together in a family vacation home in Taal, Batangas. Together in such close quarters, the two are left with nothing to do but to confront the realities of their relationship.
The movie opens with William (Paolo Rivero), a doctor driving up to Tagaytay City to meet his secret lover JP (Coco Martin), a handsome young fellow with beautiful tanned skin in his mid-twenties. While driving, William was engaged in a cell phone conversation with his wife who was asking when he will return home. William made up an alibi saying that he has an unexpected appointment in Tagaytay and will probably be back in Manila the next day. On the other hand, JP was waiting in a public viewing park of the Taal Volcano to join William in his Tagaytay escapade. JP is a local boatman and tour guide in Taal, Batangas and William’s secret lover for a year now. Although, it was not specifically reiterated in the movie, listening to their dialogue, one will learn that the two men obviously met during one of William and his wife’s visit to Taal Volcano. If William has a wife, JP on the other hand, has a girlfriend. The two did not see each other for two months partly because William is very busy being a Makati physician and partly because he is a family man. While JP had spent two months secretly waiting for William while keeping himself busy with his boating job and his girlfriend. Deep inside, the two lovers missed each other so much. When they reached the rest house, William cooked pasta and they ate and drunk wine together. It was, however the last night that the two lovers will share their love with each other as William is scheduled to leave for Australia. William wants to call it quits but doesn't know how to break the bad news to JP who is already emotionally attached to him albeit they really didn't have an agreement that they are indeed a couple.
The tension starts when William tells JP that he's leaving the country. Several scenes and dialogue lead up to the climax as JP was reluctant to accept the fact that it was the end of their relationship. The two men spent the night talking about their past including happy and unforgettable memories while browsing their pictures. The night has been a beautiful night. Their intimacy renewed and they made love as pleasurable as ever. But as the daybreak comes, William remained firm to his decision, leaving for Australia and ending his relationship with JP. The movie ends as William is driving back to Manila again and JP, alone in the nocturnal Tagaytay rest house and numbed to the truth that their relationship is doomed in just one night.






My Film and Theatre Professor in college once said that the importance of a movie is, above all, the message it disseminates. This movie successfully accomplished this aim. It’s a gay movie, but need not have been gay for the story to work. The writers and the director chose the characters to be gay to reach all genders.

The story is just simple---- ending a relationship. There are only 2 characters. But what is amazing on this film is the delivery of the simple story within the 2 characters--- the 2 men confronting the realities of what their relationship will lead to. This is one of the few gay indie films that didn’t focus on erotic scenes and nudity. It proved that this genre can go beyond that, and can go deeper, bold but respectable, according to a movie critic.

I watched this movie 3 times already, and never grew tired of it. This is one film I intend to spend much of my life spreading the word about, because it deserves much talk and appeciation.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

My Ultimate Eyecandy, AKIHIRO SATO!



In the world of queer fantasy, hot guys are like 50 pesos per kilo(most especially if you spend most of your Sunday afternoon sitting in front of your computer and browsing...uhmmm, hot naked men. You almost get eyesore, because many are beautiful. All of them seem like falling in line in front of you and taking turns to be delightful in your eyes. You're like a king (or queen). When I favored one today, it will be "you are so last week already" the next week. And when I look
for another one to schedule an appointment in my dreams, sometimes I sigh and say "nothing remarkable".
That is me... at least in my fantasies.

This Akihiro Sato tickled my fancy when I first saw his picture in my (yes....) boyfriend's mobile phone.
I have a strong weakness with cute guys who have every Asian features running thru their veins (Read: when I say Asian, I meant typical Asian---Chinese, Japanese, Korean etc). Mga SINGKET, in other words. My gulay! I so adore this Brapanese hunk!
This instance was waaaaayy before he came to the Philipines to try his luck here. And I still had no clue who the hell is this mystical guy (I didnt even know his name!)

I was so knocked dead when the same exact face became a Cosmo Bachelor and saw his nakedness on its anniversary special. I was able to confirm also he'll be staying here in the Philippines, when I saw his Penshoppe billboard (he's the
primary male model of the brand).







And the rest is history. ANd I call myself CRAZY....

1. I joined his online fanclub
2. I frequented his fanzine
3. I collected pictures of him (softcopy and the hardcopy)
4. I stole a magazine from my dentist with his spread on it (i actually didnt steal the magazine though, i just ripped it off)
5. I voted for him twice a day thru texting (during Celeberity Duets)
6. I cursed Rufa Mae Quinto to death when she had a shower scene with him
7. I made an Akihiro Sato Shrine on my Friendster and Facebook, and dedicated an album on my PC for him.
8. I dragged my boyfriend all the way to SM MOA, while it was raining hard, to see him personally (during the Penshoppe Fashion Week). Prior to that, I threaten my niece (who happens to be a merchandiser at Penshoppe) that I will disown her if she fails to bring me to Akihiro