Love Phobia

 What is PURE LOVE, asked by a little boy named Jo-Kang to his father. The father hardly found the right words but somehow explained it in perfect sense -

"Pure love is when you love one person for the rest of your life"

LOVE PHOBIA

Another Korean movie to remember. Cuteness of the child characters - checked! Butterflies in your stomach - checked! Giggles of laughter - checked! The guy that sweeps you off your feed - checked!

Although, I didn't cried over this movie I must still say that the story was touching. Actually I felt terrible and at some point I hated the hospital for the tragedy that Ari (lead woman) has to survive. But what are her choices really?

“Love is remembrance... Sometimes, I open up my chest of memories, hoping to keep them locked in my heart forever.” 

-said by the grown up Jo-Kang

NOW could be Better than Good

To kill the traffic in my head, I stay awake because sleeping doesn’t help at all. Even in dreams I think of the same things that I think of when I’m awake.

While wide awake, its either I write or I watch movies. And since I got a long list of pending movies to watch – thanks to my dear friends who does the downloading part :) , I decided to watch this one movie until 2:00 AM. So,  I’ve crossed-out one movie from my list this month – NOW IS GOOD.

Okay, for a brief background here – I kind of like the type of movies where the protagonist dies in the end. The likes of Moulin Rouge, Sweet November, Devdas (Indian movie), Atonement, If Only, My Sister’s Keeper, Titanic (of course!) and the list goes on. So, as early as now you know that in the movie “Now Is Good” someone’s going to die in the end. Hahaha. SPOILER!!!

NOW IS GOOD stars Dakota Fanning whom I grew to adore since her Charlotte’s Web days. She starts the movie with the lines – 

MOMENTS. This is one. This – right here, right now is definitely a moment. Anything could happen next.

Those lines caught me. That was it! I was drawn to the movie.

Okay, it’s a story of a girl who’s dying with leukemia and before her time is out she creates a list of the “crazy” things she wanted to do before she go. The list includes drugs, sex, breaking the law, and more. Well, I get her – of course a dying person would want to accomplish something that a healthy person would do. Dakota’s character as Tessa is conventional. Her father is a cancer-freak who never gives up on finding ways that would cure her – he mastered all the about the sickness but failed to see his daughter. Her mother left, never attended any of her chemo-sessions, never witnessed her break down with blood gushing out from her nose. Her younger brother seems to care or not – he casually accepts the fact that his sister is going to die some day that is why she doesn’t bother spending time with him. Her best friend is her accomplice in fulfilling her list – she’s a little damaged – who accidentally got pregnant and wanted an abortion. So it’s a mess really. 

Then comes Jeremy Irvine’s character as Adam. He noticed Tessa. He spent time with her. He didn’t make her feel helpless because of her sickness. He made her laugh, love and alive. 

Tessa to Jeremy: “I was wrong. You can’t save me!” – Beautiful line in the beach scene!

Jeremy even made the most impossible item in Tessa’s list to reality – FAME. Tessa wanted her name to be written in the world so she wouldn’t be forgotten. Jeremy spent an entire night writing Tessa’s name in the entire neighborhood’s walls – that’s what we call vandalizing!

Then comes the dying part. There’s not much drama – not much difference with other movies where the lead character dies. The story was told in a simple and realistic view. By the way, the story did not focus on the list – she did not even fulfil it halfway. But for me, the most captivating part was Tessa’s conversation with her father –         

Father: He might let you down (pertaining to Adam)

Tessa: He won't

Father: What if he does?

Tessa: I'll still have you...like always

The floodgates went down. I broke to tears – terribly! Yeah, I had my cry baby moment for almost a minute there. Bollocks! I guess so, things will turn out that way huh? Okay, moving on...

On Tessa’s remaining minutes, moments were flashing – moments in a parallel world where she’s not sick where she was able to take meals with her family, a world where she was able to spend more time with Adam, and a world where she witnessed her bestfriend giving birth (she’s the reason why the abortion didn’t pushed through). As these moments where flashing, these lines were told – 

Life is a series of moments. Let them go. Moments all gathering towards this one.

GO-TO places

Whenever i am having a mood swing, i find remedy in my so-called happy places. a bad day turns better. i get to think. i get calm. clouded thoughts and emotions seems to disappear for awhile.

GROCERY - oh i love doing groceries!

it excites me so much to run over each section and choose what to buy. my mind suddenly plays fast forward thoughts on what i would cook and whom i would buy something for. believe me, i am an expert in doing groceries (winks).

 BOOKSTORE> SCRAPBOOKING SECTION

Whenever I get lost in this section I always end up overspending. Ka-ching! Ka-ching! My eyes turn $_$

I love collecting materials for scrapbooks. Ideas on my next do-it-yourself project or any artwork suddenly enters my mind.

HARDWARE STORE

All the planning ideas seem to be some kind of therapy for me. I like window shopping in hardware stores for new paint color, new floor tiles, new materials for our house. I don't tend to buy actually - I just waste away some time. The only annoying part in window shopping is the sales attendant that keeps following you :)



Other places that soothes bad vibes are:
CINEMA HOUSE
FOOD PLACES - a happy tummy = happy me
FRIEND'S HOUSE
BEACH
HOME
 

MusicBoxDiary: I Was Here - Beyonce Knowles

I WAS HERE

Beyonce Knowles

I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time  

Know there was something that, and something that I left behind 

When I leave this world, I'll leave no regrets, to  

Leave something to remember, so they won't forget
 

I was here  

I lived, 

I loved  

I was here  

I did, 

I've done, everything that I wanted 

And it was more than I thought it would be  

I will leave my mark so everyone will know I was here
 

I want to say I lived each day, until I die  

And know that I meant something in, somebody's life  

The hearts I have touched, will be the proof that I leave  

That I made a difference, and this world will see
 

I was here I lived, 

I loved 

I was here  

I did, I've done, everything that I wanted  

And it was more than I thought it would be I will leave my mark so everyone will know
I was here 

I lived, 

I loved  

I was here I did, I've done, everything that I wanted  

And it was more than I thought it would be  

I will leave my mark so everyone will know I was here
 

I just want them to know  

That I gave my all, did my best  

Brought someone to happiness  

Left this world a little better just because
I was here
I was here 

I lived, 

I loved 

I was here  

I did, I've done, everything that I wanted  

And it was more than I thought it would be I wanna leave my mark so everyone will know I was here.
 

(I lived), 

I lived (I loved), 

I was here (I did), 

I did (I've done), 

I was here (I lived), 

I lived (I loved), 

I loved I was here
(I did), I did (I've done)
I was here

selfie in the cinema

Have you ever gone out to watch the movie by yourself? If yes, have you been into the cinema where you are the only person watching the movie?

I bet you haven't! Well oh well, I will pride myself that I have watched a movie yesterday all by myself. And this means I was the only person in the movie house. Hahaha. Thinking about it is a little creepy and stupid but I was out there to feel better. I wasn't feeling well for the week and spending more hours in my work desk would worsen my case. So I packed up my things and went out from work early. I picked a local movie because I was oozing with "jologs" hormones yesterday.

I decided to watch a movie rather than going straight home because it would make me feel better, really. Movies are some sort of remedy for me. In between the almost 2 hours I felt stupid because I cannot laugh at the movie I am watching because I may seem crazy to be laughing by myself. I even kept looking in the right, left, back and front seats to check if I have some company but nah - I was totally alone. Somehow it felt cool because it seems I rented the entire movie house for myself. 

When I went out from the movie house - I felt stupid again for being alone. Hahaha. Well, I enjoyed having a fool of myself.

the minions did it again!

If you're a stranger in this blog, then I have to say that I am an avid fan of the MINIONS from the movie Despicable Me. In our office Christmas presentation last year, we even tried to mimic the Banana video of the minions - go check here.

Last week, the Despicable Me 2 was up for showtime in the cinemas. And do you think I would let the week pass without seeing Gru, Agnes and the Minions?! Oh hell no!!! So my friends in the office reserved seats right away and we watched the movie together. Our laughs were louder than the kids. Hahaha.

Movie Review: If you're a child at heart then you will love the movie for sure. There's no other way but to enjoy the movie. The cuteness of Agnes! The craziness of the Minions! The not-so-evil stunts of Gru! And to those who haven't seen the movie yet - here's a peek on what you are missing - Minions MV.

And aside from watching, McDonald's has a treat for the minion fans out there. 9 collectible minion toys are up for grabs if you order McDonald's Happy Meal. So what else did I do? For almost a week all I had for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are McDonald's Happy Meal.

Yesterday, my Monday Sickness strikes again - Severe Headache + Nausea + Flu.

And who came to my rescue? 

from zombies to aliens

WORLD WAR Z

It's a Brad Pitt movie for crying out loud! Of course I'm gonna rate it high! But in all honesty, this is one great movie to watch over and over again.

From the beginning to end - my eyes were glued to the movie screen. It was kind of scary in the beginning because the story was fast-moving and it felt like you were running along with the people in the movie. Running away from you-don't-know what.

Family factor - checked

Action scenes - checked

Cool Effects - checked

Pinch of comedy - checked

Solving a mystery - checked

Awesome ending - checked

MAN OF STEEL

 D and I have been looking forward to this! This superman movie is definitely far different from the rest. Gone is the boy-next-door factor for Clark Kent. He did not attract girls in this movie. No cheesy and corny parts! No rescuing girls in distress!

The history of planet Krypton was unveiled and narrated clearly. The movie focused on telling Clark Kent's story - his origin, his struggles, and how he reached the decision of standing up for the human race. 

Of course, the action scenes were A+

WARM BODIES

My brother watched this movie in the cinema and he told me that it was funny. Well, I could go for a funny movie. But unfortunately I wasn't able to watch it in the big screen, rather my officemate downloaded a clear copy for me :)

So for the love of zombies!!! Hahaha. Yeah, there are too many zombie movies now and blame it on Edward Cullen. And I must say that the lead woman looks so much a-like with Kristen Stewart. 

This movie is not the typical zombie-movie we usually see.

Yes, it's a love story! It's just a light romance with cheesy, funny and corny lines narrated by the lead guy zombie

Well, I didn't regret the hours I spent watching so it was fine :)