Get Together

April 10, 2011 is another fun day for me and to some of my office friends like Cleo, Jeff, Glen, and Mae as we have shared together a fun and exciting day full of laughter, stories, rumors, music and of course food. originally it was plan to have a get together  in one of the resort in Antipolo to where one of my friend (Glen) live and since it was already summer and swimming is the IN thing during this season it looks good to spend this get together summer activity but though it looks exciting at the onset still the original plan never push through as planned because of some changes which I decided not to asked anymore and we just had all agree to have a Kareoke kind of activity that we will all enjoy. Funny thing is that on the day that we should all meet up it slip my mind about the meeting and I still went to the office to attend my work schedule. Initially we agree that since Glen and Cleo, will end their shift at 12:00PM  and  Jeff and Mae end their shift on much earlier time, they will just be rending post-shift OT to wait for Glen and Cleo while me,  I have to come to the office pass 12:00PM and will just gonna meet somewhere else and since I have worked scheduled for today which  will be at 2:00PM  will be rendering a half day instead so that I can still join them but then I did a complete opposite as I still  went to the office so early for the purpose of rendering a pre-shift OT without remembering our plan as I  really forgot the plan. When I'm at the office then, that's the only time I remember it and I was totaly stupid to came early to the office as the bosses were still their but good thing though that some of them didn't see me  and to cut the story short we all still went out to the mall.

We arrive in Trinoma pass 12:00PM it was actually my second time for me in this mall, The first time was with my college friends when we had our get together  and though its location is quit near in my residence because it's strategic location is in the North bound area of Quezon city but I still never visit the mall often and instead I more often visited some of the SM branches there is and needless to say that of my favorite is the SM Mall of Asia,  However this second visit to the mall leaves me a desire to go back again and experience it's magnificent architectural design  which reminds of one the history subject that I have back in High School the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" which is considered one of the original, seven wonders of the world and true enough the one that  I really appreciated the most was the Garden area of the mall that making you feel the sense that you were close to nature.   

As we arrive in the mall the first thing that we do is we all decided to go to the Red Box Kareoke at the  level 4 of Trinoma. Red Box is not a Kareoke bar per se where in people go onstage and take turns with the mic while the whole "bar" is watching and drinking beer it's somehow gives you a sense of privacy for you and your friends can can sing and dance as it has an individual rooms and mind you a cozy one that your friends can enjoy. We went there first hoping that we could get a room but then unfortunately all room is currently occupied and the earlier time of which  one of the rooms will be vacated is gonna be as at 2:00PM. Red Box has specific schedule and have different rate depending on the time you reserve or enter a room of course during evening the price could be a little bit higher as they have a so called "Happy Hour" and people are entering per batches and as for us  will be scheduled at 2:00PM to 4:00PM for the rate of P149 per head which does not include foods and dirks as you have to order that inside.

We all decided to take our lunch first since our batch at will scheduled at 2:00PM and since it was already lunch time when we arrive in Trinoma. we look for the restaurant to eat and we agree not to eat to any food chain resto for a change as we all have that available near at the office and we agree to eat a lighter meal as we might order some food also in Red Box. Snce we are already at the 4th floor we all agree to have a pasta experience at the Bigolli an Italian Resto that serve  pizzas, pastas, Stromboli and bottomless iced tea and soda and other Italian faves. Me and Mae ordered for Chicken Spaghetti while Cleo bought Spaghetti Bolognese  and Jeff ordered Chicken serve with Spaghetti pesto and Glen just eat Pizza. It was a very sumptuous meal which me and the rest of enjoyed. I singularly  enjoyed it as I was an all time fanatic of pasta and it was one of my favorite and the food which I never stop liking.

Spaghetti Bolognese

Chicken spaghetti serve in pesto sauce

Chicken Spaghetti

After that sumptuous meal we went back to the Red Box and we all enjoy the day while we sing all our frustration out and to the top of our lungs

Me

Me and Glen Singing our heart out

The Rest of us

Me and Mae

Jeff

Cleo and Jeff Singing in Duets

Me and Glen

Jeff the New Birit King

Me singing my heart out

Glen and Cleo laughing at something

enjoying

Me, Mae, Glen and Cleo

Queens of the Night

Last night April 10, 2011 The Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant once again crowned the winners and deserving ladies who compete for the titles for the Bibinibing Pilipinas Ms. Tourism, Ms. International, and the most coveted title Ms. Universe which the winner will represent our country to the 60th Anniversary of the Ms. Universe pageant on September 2011 which will be held in  Credicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil

There are 40 beautiful and intelligent candidates that are altogether competing for the coveted title and as well as all the prestigious prices that is at stake but only five come out winners and the followings are the lucky ladies who crown Queens of the night..

Bb. Pilipinas Universe - Shamcey Supsup
Shamcey Supsup 24 and stand a towering of height of  5'7 1/4  came from the city of Iligan, Lanao del Norte and is considered one of the biggest favorite during the show, though she was one of the pageants favorite she prove herself worthy of the title as she showcase her best talent and her intelligent to win the coveted crown and the nod of each and every judges. Proof of her being an outstanding candidate  she not just win the crown but she also bagged other special awards such as  Best in Talent, Miss Philippines Airlines, and Miss Creamsilk she also just not excel in pageantry but she also prove her self academically as she graduate magna cum laude in the UP college of Architecture. Shamcey is now holding in her hands the torch to prove her self in very best at the international stage as she will be representing Philippines and be the one of those candidates that will compete for the crown and title of Ms. Universe 2011 which be held in Brazil this coming September.

Bb. Pilipinas International - Dianne Necio
Candidate number 33 Dianne Elaine Samar Necio 18 years old and stand 5'5 1/2 came from the city of Legaspi, Albay. Diane is a nursing sophomore student and was not a neophyte in this kind of competition, back in 2010 she joined Binibini Pilipinas to try her luck, but  her luck landed short as she only won First Runner Up, Necio being not contended to be just a runner up to the queens of 2010 she once again joined Binibini Pilipinas and try her luck one more time but this time around her luck was really at her side because, though she never get the tile for the Bb Pilipinas Universe she still won a title and be one of the Queens of 2011 and not just a runner up but a as queen as she won Bb. Pilipinas International. Looks like the saying "try and try until you succeed" really works for Diane as she finally bagged the title. Diane will travel to Japan on October 2011 and will try her best to compete and represent Philippines for the Miss. International pageant.

Bb. Pilipinas Tourism - Isabella Manjon
Candidate number 25 Isabella Manjon 23 from Pasig city and stand 5'7 in height was a graduate and board passer in nursing in University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay (UERM) back July in 2010. She was also a varsity swimmer and done modeling stints that just serve her a lot in the competition. This lady with a  piercing eyes, a winsome smile, a shiny long tresses and a well-chiseled facial feature won her a title for Bb. Pilipinas Tourism. The title she won was a replacement for the Binibinining Pilipinas - World or Miss Philippines World title, which starting this year is no longer under the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc.

 The runner up for the Bb. Pilipinas are;

First Runner Up - 7 Janine Tugonon
Candidate number 27 Janine Tugonon 21 years old and stand 5'7 3/4 came from the city of Balanga, Bataan. Janine is no not a neophy in pageant competion as she was the reigning Miss UST 2010 were she represented the Faculty of Pharmacy

Second Runner Up - Mary Jean "MJ" Lastimosa
Candidate number 34 Mary Jean "MJ" Lastimosa 23 half Arab, half Filipino and stand 5'5 1/2 and studied in University of Mindanao. Lastimosa's family were leaving abroad except her sister. She was also won the title for the Mutya ng Davao back in 2008 and Reyna ng Aliwan aslo in 2008.





The 2011 Bb. Pilipinas Coronation night was held at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City and it was hosted by Derek Ramsay and KC Concepcion, together with beauty titlists Ms. Miriam Quimbao former Bb. Pilipinas world turned Bb. Pilipinas Universe and won 1st Runner up in 1999 Ms. Universe pageant  and beauty queen Ms. Precious Lara Quigaman who won the 2005 Miss International  beauty pageant.  The coronation was also broadcast live by ABS-CBN channel 2.

Rio

On April 8, 2011 my one day vacation leave which I have filed has been approve and thankfully  I spend the day with my little sister. Today me and my sister went to SM Sanlazaro a place that is quit near to my location and originally we plan to watch the movie in Mega Mall but then I was quit tired this day so I decided to just see the movie instead in SM in Tayuman. At we watched the movie "Rio" at Cinema No.3 The movie "RIO" is the 2011 3D computer animated film which comes from the makers of the "Ice Age" films the  Blue Sky Studios. This is CGI-animation studio which specializes in photo-realistic, high resolution, computer generated character animation and rendering and that is owned by 20Th Century Fox. The movie is set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu voiced by Jesse Eisenberg,  who is one of a rare species of a Spix's Macaw  Blu is a domesticated macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town in Minnesota. When scientists learn that another macaw was spotted in South America and that the macaw.

Jewel

Jewel (voiced by Anne Hathaway) is a female who is fiercely independent, high-flying macaw they take him out of Minnesota to meet the two. Together Blu and his owner Linda embark a life changing experience and adventure and head there way to that magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro. While there, Blu learns to confront his fear of flying in order to win Jewel's heart and at the same time both also learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life's many wonders. "Rio" brings together a menagerie of vivid characters, a heart-warming story, colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary music, and family-friendly song and dance that will captivate your heart and your passion for music and dance.

Nico and Pedro

The movie is truly for the young children to watch and also for all the people that is young at heart. The movie will teach us appreciate the colorful and beautiful culture of Brazil especially the city Rio de Janeiro. The movie is also teaches us to appreciate the fact that we should valued and take care the remaining but decreasing number of birds all over the world because as we know already birds are being smuggle and sell it for a higher price. we should also learned that this birds should not be taking away from their natural habitat where in they are free to fly the widest horizon and that is not being restricted in cages and we should be a help one another to save this one of the most beautiful creation of God for the future generation to see.The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha the same director for the Ice Age films (Ice Age (2002), Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)) and the movie Robots (2005) The characters are voiced by Leslie Mann as Linda, Jesse Eisenberg as Blu, Anne Hathaway as Jewel,  Jamie Foxx as Nico, Will i Am  as Pedro, and Jemaine Clement as Nigel.

Nigel

Luiz

Rafael

Source Code

Today me and my friend Jade agreed to watched a movie but I have  really planed to see a movie today alone as I cant find anyone that can accompany me due to work related schedule and it's a good thing that my friend decided to go with me. We watched the movie "Source Code" a dramatic-thriller with sci-fi elements  film which I been wanting to see, It was one of my list of movies that I thought it was interesting to watched. I even posted it in one my previous blog and true enough the movie I would say is all worth your money and definitely one of the must see movie in 2011,  I would like to say that it was highly commended and I'll do recommend other to watched it.  The movie is about Captain Colter Stevens played by Jake Gyllenhaal   who is decorated soldier  who wake up and find himself on a commuter train heading into Chicago and has no recollection of where or even who he is and the lasting that he remember is that he was flying in a helicopter in a mission in Afghanistan but there he is, in the body of a man called Sean Fentress inside a train.where he meets a woman called Christina played by Michelle Monaghan. going through a morning commute and before he can understand what is happening a bomb exploded and destroys the train and killed every passenger in the train including Colter.  Steven wake up again inside in an unknown chamber, strapped to a seat and wearing a military flight suit and has no idea what's happening, except he was greeted by through a computer screen by Colleen Goodwin played by Vera Farmiga who is also a military

woman that tells him he’s part of the operation called “Beleaguered Castle,” and he was in  government experiment called the Source Code, a program that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. Colter learned in the process that earlier that day, a bomb exploded and destroyed a train in Chicago where he was riding at and his mission is to locate the bomb and discover who created it before another bomb, this time a nuclear device, detonates somewhere in Chicago, causing the death of millions of people. Steven Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until uncover the identity of the bomber, while also figuring out what the alternative universe of “Beleaguered Castle” is. Adding to the puzzle, Colter uses the second chance opportunities to make peace with his father, and to find romance with a fellow passenger on the train.

The movie offered breathtaking mouse chase of uncovering who is the bomber as everyone in the train is a possible suspect, the movie also gives you the element of sci-fi thrilling drama with a futuristic proportion and an important and touching lesson for the viewers to understand. As for me, the movie tells us that every hour of every day,  every minute of every hour and every second of every minute really counts and that we should not waste it over to never ending arguments and fights, as we neglected the idea of being alive and that we should give thanks instead that after all that we been through we are still here alive and kicking and that alone is sufficient reason to go on with our lives and live every day as it is our last and we should never stop giving thanks to God for another chance that he gave us to live our life once more.  The movie will leave you a question that  "what will you do if you have only  have a second to live" ? it was hard to answer though our mind will give you a lot possible answers but do we really need just a second to live before we could realize how life is to short  to waste it? we all guilty of that but the movie can be a wake up call for all us to appreciate life and the time that we have.

The movie is directed by Duncan Jones  also known as Zowie Bowie or Joey Bowie who is an English film director, best know for directing the science fiction films Moon  back 2009 and star by Jake Gyllenhaal as Captain Colter Stevens, Michelle Monaghan as Christina, Vera Farmiga as Colleen Goodwin, Michael Arden as Derek Frost, and Jeffrey Wright as Dr. Rutledge. The movie is distributed by  Summit Entertainment

ReBoot

It seems that REMAKE and REBOOT are in for the year 2011. The once most watched and successful  t.v. series of the pass was bringing back to the boob tube for the new era watch. Reworking the previously hit t.v series for the majority of the viewers on present century. Here in the Philippines we also have our own version of reboot and that is what we called the REMAKE. Some of this remake are the teleserye that made Philippines Television history  like the Teleserye Mara Clara and Mula Sa Puso. We also have the Mexican adapted telenovela like María la del Barrio and  Marimar,  and a Philippines remake of Chilean drama entitled ¿Dónde Está Elisa? (Where Are You, Elisa?) or Nasaan ka Eliza?, There is also also hit classic movie or comic series like the one that Pablo Gomez's Machete which has adapted to a movie and now to a teleserye of the same title and among others, This t.v remakes are being offered by the 2 major  TV network company in the Philippines (ABS-CBN and GMA). American has its own version also of remake and that is what they called the REBOOT. Reboot as it define as an alternatively referred to as restart and in television jargon reboot means, reworking, restating, remaking the old hit t.v series or movie. Some of this movie or t.v series of the pass that is rumored or was confirmed to be rebooted are the following;

The Amazing Spiderman (2012) -  is a fictional comic book superhero character that was featured in Marvel Comics publications that has appeared in three films since his inception. Spiderman reboot is continuation of series Sam Raimi created  back in 2002 which was popularly starred by Toby Maguire.

In the reboot the series will place Peter Parker (the Spiderman alter ego) in a more contemporary setting, as a teenager battling today’s issue. The new Peter Parker will be played by Andrew Garfield which was also seen in the movie like The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), The Social Network (2010)Never Let Me Go (2010) and Boy A (2007). The decision of of rebooting franchise came from Sony who developing  Spiderman project simultaneously. According to the rumors Sony was working on both Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4 and an origin story from James Vanderbilt who was also responsible for the movie "Zodiac" However Sony decided to push back the start of production of Spider-man 4 as it was clear that Raimi and company would not be able to make the summer 2011 release date. The new Spider man reboot which has its working title "The Amazing Spider-Man" will be star by Emma Stone,Andrew Garfield, and Martin Sheen and directed by Marc Webb and will be release in 2012.

Charlie's Angel 
Is the critically panned female detective series that heralded the age of "jiggle TV  which run from 1976-1981. The show, which featured three shapely, often scantily clad women solving crimes undercover for a boss they knew only as a Godly voice from a phone speaker which become an immediate sensation, the series was the first shows that showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men. The series was broadcast in USA and brought by ABC Television network. The Charlie's Angel was originally played by Kate Jackson, the late Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Jackly Smith and the series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and produced by Aaron Spelling  and Leonard Goldberg. The successful t.v series also adapted to a motion picture twice through Charlie's Angel in 2000 who directed by McG and starred by Cameron Diaz, Drew Barremore, and Lucy Liu. The film was followed with a 2003 sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Now from the same network that brought the original hit t.v series will give you the reboot of the original series and in fact was in the work since 2009.The actress which will play of the three angels are Minka Kelly from "Friday Night Lights" along side Rachel Taylor from

"Transformer" and Annie Ilonzeh of "General Hospital". The new version will be produced and write by Miles Millar and Al Gough at the helm and Drew Barrymore who happened to play one of the Angels in two of the movie adaptation will also share producer credits. The new version is set in Miami. The 3 new Angels which play as Abby ( Taylor), the youngest of the gals and privileged daughter of a notorious Wall Street criminal. Her 'Angel' skill? She'll be an expert con artist and proficient in the defensive combat system Krav Maga. Kate (Ilonzeh), a studious ex-cop and martial arts master. Marisa (Kelly) She'll star as a former U.S. Marine trained in all forms of weaponry and hand-to-head combat.

Wonder Woman.
Another classic t.v series that will be rebooted on the boob tube is the Linda Carter original which was famously played the role of  the DC super heroine comic Wonder Woman. NBC reveals that the 27 years old actress Adrianne Palicki who star the 2010 film Legion and 2006 NBC t.v series Friday Night Lights was hand-picked by the executive producer David E. Kelly to don the big red which is now come in blue boots made famously by Linda Carter. As reported already Kelley said during the interview that pilot of the new Wonder Woman  reboot will be portray  as a "real complex woman and not just a superhero. Along with Palicki, Elizabeth Hurley and Cary Elwes have joined the cast. Hurley’s character runs a pharmaceutical company that is creating a drug that makes people stronger while Elwes plays the CEO of Diana’s company, Themyscira Industries. The series are currently shooting there pilot some early fan of the hopefully series is anticipating the Wonder Woman of the 21st century 

I AM NUMBER FOUR

Last March 21, 2011 me and my gay friend Jade decided to watched a movie, actually we been planning to watched since Friday but at the end of the day it was never push through as I often change my mind because I don't see any good movie to watch and I find some of the current movie boring but this time around we have decided to have it pushed and sine it's been awhile since the last time I watch a movie.  We went to Robinson Galleria and we watched the movie "I AM NUMBER FOUR" a scifi movie that is based on the book of the same title written by the author Pittacus Lore which is the pseudonym for James Frey  which the author of "A Million Little Pieces".  The movie is about John Smith and his guardian, Henri, who has been on the run since arriving on Earth from the planet Lorien. John only knows that there are enemies trying to find him. But as he nears his 16th birthday, he begins to learn so much more. John and Henri are hunted by agents from the planet Mogadore, the planet that destroyed Lorien after becoming uninhabitable through the greed and self-indulgence of the Mogadorians. And now the Mogadorians seem to be planning to take over Earth. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive

Number Four begins. John an outwardly normal teen never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri  as they constantly moving from town to town and despite the fact that his nomadic lifestyle has made it difficult to form meaningful connections, John experiences the joy of first love with a beautiful young woman  and begins to unlock his full potential after arriving with Henri in a small Ohio town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger. The "I Am Number Four" novel is set release its second book with the tile, The Power of Six, is scheduled to be released in September, 2011.

The movie is starred by Alex Pettyfer, the actor of the movie like Alex Rider: Operation: Stormbreaker and the 2010 movies Beastly opposite Vanessa Hudgens. Also starred Timothy Olyphant, of the movie Hitman and Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Kevin Durand.  The movie is directed by D.J. Caruso the director of the movies like Eagle Eye (2008), Disturbia (2007), and Taking Lives (2004)

Solemnity of St. Joseph

Today March 19 the Universal Christian Church was celebrating the Solemnity of St. Joseph. We honors the man who become the  foster-father of Jesus, St. Joseph. He know to be patron saint of all fathers, families, workers, and the Church. St. Joseph is a complete a model of humility, holiness, and obedient without delay, A model for fathers everywhere that is needless to say a good provider and teacher to his children. He cared for the Son of God, despite Jesus not being his own biological Son. His devotion to Mary, despite his suspicions of her infidelity, and his willingness to listen to the angel of God. St. Joseph demonstrate his humility and his extreme discretion with which he carried out the role entrusted to him by God that highlights his faith even more, which consisted in always listening to the Lord, seeking to understand his will and to obey it with his whole heart and strength. This is why the Gospel describes him as a "just" man (Mt 1,19). In fact, the just man is the person who prays, lives by faith, and seeks to do good in every concrete circumstance of life.
Today's Liturgy as well making us remember a great man, Saint Joseph. and his his exemplary life that shows us how we can be faithful and righteous to our faith and to GOD. Today we see how a great man teaches us on how we can be open to listening to God's word and to follow the special mission that God gives to us just like St. Joseph that in spite of his not understanding completely all the circumstances that surrounds him he still choose to follow God in most simplest and humble ways. He was a man with a great  faith in trusting God and in following God without any delay, without any questions, without any hesitation, He just follow, listen and trust.