PRICELESS

TODAY, JANUARY 26, 2008/THIS THING WITH MY PRETTY BABY & I. ALAM KO IT COMES WITH A PRICE. BUT EVERY MOMENT WITH HER IS PRICELESS. I KNOW ALAM NIYA RIN ANG MGA RISKS. PAG NAKIKITA KO SIYA SA CAMPUS AND WHEN SHE LOOKS AT ME AS IF I'M JUST ONE OF BOYS, MAS LALO AKONG NANGGIGIGIL. KASI ALAM KO NA PAG KAMI NA LANG DALAWA. PAG WALA NA ANG MAPANGHUSGANG MGA MATA. IT DOESN'T MATTER NA IF SHE'S OLDER AND SHE'S MY TEACHER. PAG KAMING DALAWA NA LANG... SIYA NA ANG BABY. AT AKO NA LAGI ANG MASUSUNOD... AT YUN ANG PRICELESS REWARD SA PAGPIGIL SA PANGGIGIGIL.

I am so happy with my PRETTY BABY

TODAY, JANUARY 7, 2008/ GOD, I'm so happy. . . .
My PRETTY BABY is now in my bed, sleeping like a baby.
Ako hindi makatulog. Para pa rin ako lumulutang.
Para akong nasa langit. Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala. . .
I MADE LOVE TO PRETTY BABY & PRETTY BABY MADE LOVE TO ME.

I will not go into details na, this is between me and her na lang.
Bahala na kayong mag-isip guys!

my pretty baby is sad

TODAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007
i saw my pretty baby crying today.
i don't know why.
and i don't know who made her cry or what made her cry.
but i'm grateful for the opportunity that it had given me.
because of that i had the chance to console my baby,
and to be just right by her side.

many people saw me comforting her, but i didn't mind.
i want all of them to know and see that i love my pretty baby,
and that i'll always be here for her.

after a while she started to lighten up and was quite grateful for keeping her company.

I'M JUST SO HAPPY i just have to write it.

I'm pretty sure she loves me too.
Sa akin sya tumatakbo kapag malungkot sya.
She trusts me. And she sees me as someone who can comfort and protect her.

Kung sinuman ang nagpaiyak sa pretty baby ko,
Ive got one word for ya. . . . .LOSER!

cake for my pretty baby

TODAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2007

today i gave a cake to my pretty baby.
i guess she liked it because she smiled at the sight of it.
i think she just gave us a surprise quiz so that she won't be embarassed in front of the class.
it was a good distraction though, para maiba ang topic.
BUT I REALLY BELIEVE SHE LIKES ME TOO.
she's just being shy about it.

my pretty baby

TODAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007

I am so happy today because after 5 years of waiting
Dumating na siya. . .
Dumating na ang aking PRETTY BABY.
Kaibigan sya ng Auntie Lenny ko.
Lagi syang nasa bahay naming.
Lagi nya akong pinapasalubungan.
Ang bait nya sa akin.
Kahit mas matanda sya sa akin ng ilang taon,
Okay lang MAHAL KO NAMAN SIYA.
I DON’T CARE WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY.. . .
Five years ago pumunta sya ng States and now she’s back.
Teacher ko pa siya sa English Grammar.
Hindi pa rin nagbabago ang feelings ko sa kanya.
MAHAL KO PA RIN SIYA.
Pero siya nagbago na ang feelings nya para sa akin.
Sa tingin ko, MAHAL NYA RIN AKO.
May lagkit na ang mga tingin nya sa akin.
MAY SIKRETO SA LIKOD NG KANYANG MGA NGITI. . .

JOLOGS by Gilbert Perez

Director: Gilbert G. Perez

May mga kabataan na kung tawagin ang kanilang mga sarili ay "jologs"�silang mga cool, liberated, at makatotoo sa sarili; may mga kakaibang pananaw at mga beliefs na handang panindigan at wala silang pakialam sa mundo. At narito ang ilan sa kanilang mga kuwento:

Si Ruben (John Prats), ang bastardong anak ng isang mayamang kongresista, ay tinanggalan ng scholarship nang malaman ng eskuwela na siya'y anak-mayaman. Nang di sapat ang binigay na tulong ng ama, tinangka niyang pagnakawan ito sa pangangatwiran na siya'y may karapatan sa kayamanan nito. Si Chona (Michelle Bayle) naman, makatapos kupkupin ni Mando (Diether Ocampo) nang siya'y umuwing buntis galing sa Japan, ay basta na lang iniwan ang isang taon niyang anak para bumalik sa Japan kung saan mas masarap ang buhay at mas madaling kumita.

Nandiyan din si Dino (Patrick Garcia), ang nagbabakasyong seminaristang umibig kay Fay (Jodi Sta. Maria). Kahit na gustong-gusto na ni Fay na ibigay ang sarili kay Dino, ay nagpigil siya hanggang nakita niya ang kaibigan nilang nagpakamatay. At naisip niya: "Kung ganoon palang kaigsi ang buhay, bakit di pa kami magpakaligaya?" Ano kaya ang kahihinatnan ng ganitong pag-iisip ng mga Jologs?

Base sa paniniwalang lahat ng buhay ng tao ay magkaka-ugnay, pinamalas ni Direk Gilbert Perez ang pananaw na ito sa isang ambisosyong pelikula na tumutuhog sa samu't samot na kuwento tungkol sa mga problema ng kabataan. Ayos ang direksiyon, mabilis ang pacing, at mahusay naman ang pagganap ng karamihan ng mga artista kabilang na ang ilang mga crush at pantasiya ng bayan. Ngunit sa dami ng gustong ipahiwatig ng pelikula at dami ng mga bidang artista na siyempre naman ay pinilit bigyan ng pantay na pansin, ay hindi maiiwasan na maging malabo ang daloy ng istorya.

Sa gitna ng aliw at tili ng mga tuwang-tuwang manonood, sana naman ay mapuna na ang mga paraan na ginamit ng mga bida sa paglutas ng kanilang mga problema ay hindi tama o makatwiran, sampu ng hindi mabuting naging bunga ng mga ito. Tulad ng pagnanakaw ni Ruben, ang pagtalikod sa responsibilidad ni Chona, ang maling paniniwala ni Fay na dahil maigsi ang buhay ay may karapatan na siyang magwala, at marami pang iba. At nang mahuli sina Dino at Fay sa kanilang pre-marital sex scene, natuwa pa nga ang ama ni Dino na ang bra at panting nadiskubre niya ay hindi pala sa anak na kinatatakutan niyang baka bakla, kungdi sa babaeng naging sex partner nito, na sa totoo lang, ay parehong hindi tama. At ang mabilisang "and they lived happily ever after" na pangwakas ay malayo sa katotohanan.

MY PRETTY BABY AND ME

My day doesn't start by the time I wake up in the morning but it starts in my favorite class. Not because paborito ko ang subject but because of MY PRETTY BABY. It is our secret. But everytime she gets in the room and greets the class, her eyes meet mine and then she smiles. The curl of her soft, red lips reminds me of the nights we spent together in this room... my room and MY PRETTY BABY... My first lesson with her is not in the campus, but in my room. Our first smack... feather kiss... soft kiss... French kiss... Lick... Ha. ha. When she turns her back from our class at nakikita ko ang maputi niyang batok... naiisip ko and amoy ng aking unan sa maraming beses niya itong hinihigaan. And her legs! Laging balot na balot. Nobody in school knows how it curls around me when she hugs me at night. The ever righteous, ever virginal Ms. M is MINE.

Dreamboy by Gilbert Perez

Dreamboy dares to take a risk and be

The network war has spilled over to the big screen with ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema and Channel 7’s GMA Films each fielding a pre-Valentine’s Day presentation that both opened in Metro Manila theaters yesterday.

Star Cinema’s pre-Valentine offering is Dreamboy, a Gilbert Perez film that has for a leading lady, Bea Alonzo. Bea plays a Price Smart sales clerk under the care of her doting grandmother (Nova Villa). Bea’s life is pretty normal until she catches the fancy of Philip Ong (Piolo Pascual), the son of the owner of Price Smart. On their first meeting, Philip immediately takes her out to lunch and pulls out all the stops – the most impeccable of table settings, the finest foods, the works. But somehow you notice that for all his money, Philip wears an ill-fitting coat.

Next he picks her up in a stretch limo and they spend an entire day in the lap of luxury in Subic – which they close to the public for their private use. Again, you notice that with all his wealth, Philip is unable to buy correct and proper diction. And then, the viewer starts wondering: Is this really Piolo Pascual I am watching on the screen? He is bad and looks so uncomfortable.
You then begin weighing things. You can’t blame the guy, given the mushy dialogues and the horrible scenes he has to play. But surely, if he is a good actor, he should be able to rise above such preposterous material. Too bad, he doesn’t and sinks miserably along with the atrocious script. At this point, you want to write the various local award-giving bodies to start taking back his grand-slam win in 2002 for Dekada ’70.
The viewer also begins to wonder what has become of Star Cinema. Lousy screenplay, inconsistent actor – why, even the production design is bad. In one scene where the rich boy Philip goes home, his bedroom – from the floor (fake wood parquet!) to the fixtures – is unimpressive.

So far, the only saving grace is Bea Alonzo, a young actress I began to admire for her acting talent in Now that I Have You. In Dreamboy, only she and Nova Villa give decent performances in that part of the movie.
Bea is particularly effective in the party sequence where Philip’s wealthy aunt (Lui Manansala) in the traditional Pinoy soap opera looks at her from head to toe and questions her intentions for going out with the rich boy. Hurt, she expectedly banishes Philip from her life.

Enter a new character named Eboy who looks exactly like Philip. They even have the same mole on the temple, except that the mole is covered by a piece of plaster. It is easy to justify that plaster strip because Eboy is the rugged and athletic type who must be getting into a lot of little accidents as he engages in various physical activities (cycling, running, rock climbing, etc.)

To the viewer’s relief, Piolo as Eboy looks more at ease now. At last, Piolo, the good actor we’ve always known him to be, is back. Bea Alonzo is still consistent with her performance. Someday, I’m sure she’ll also start reaping acting trophies in the various awards derbies.Even the movie is starting to shape up at this point and the viewer is starting to enjoy it.

Confusion, however, sets in again when a third Piolo look-alike appears – along with the mole on the temple (or is it just near the temple?). The character’s name this time is Jaime, a restaurant employee.
The viewer now gets annoyed. Even Bea Alonzo is annoyed. Then – wham! – the big revelation. We finally see what the movie is all about and why Piolo Pascual plays three characters. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you the film’s big secret because that will spoil the viewing pleasure of the others who have yet to see Dreamboy. But it ties everything together – cleverly. Everything begins to make sense.

All of a sudden, you understand why Piolo is acting badly (it’s intentional and on purpose) and oh so hopelessly stiff in his role as the rich Philip Ong (I’m glad he didn’t lose his acting talent, after all – he really is such an acting genius) and why such atrocious scenes had to be staged in the early part of Dreamboy. Even the erroneous production design I pointed out earlier is explained. I take back what I said. The production design is brilliant and Piolo Pascual is great – he’s really deserving of his grand slam win.

Director Gilbert Perez rises up to the challenge of the very difficult material. Whew! It’s not such a bad film after all. In fact, I appreciate all the hard work that went into the film, especially the creativity.
Actually, I am not sure how this big surprise will be received by most other viewers. Some may say wow, what a surprise! – and start applauding. Others though may feel like they’ve been had.
In my case, I salute the people behind it for the very novel concept. At least it veers away from the usual style of local filmmaking and dares to take a risk and be different. Of course, it has loopholes in some parts, but you just convince yourself to overlook this lapses because the structure is really quite complex.

Although it takes a while to recover from those irritating early moments, at least it will keep the audience’s blood pressure from rising when they see the big surprise near the end. And all throughout, it holds on to the viewer’s interest – yes, even in the annoying parts because it still draws emotions from the audience. In the end you will marvel at the films’ very novel and wonderful concept (Dreamboy is graded B by the Cinema Evaluation Board).

Dreamboy’s most entertaining moment, however, is the closing credits – so don’t leave the theater yet (the last cameo appearance will bring the house down, I swear). An important word of advice: See this film from the beginning or you’ll never appreciate it.

Kahit Isang Saglit by Gilbert Perez

Here's the theme song from one of my favorite movies.
hope you like it too.


Kahit Isang Saglit
by Martin Nievera

Paano ang puso kong ito
Ngayong lumisan ka sa buhay ko?
Kung kailan sumikat ang araw
At lumigaya ang aking mundo...

Paano na ang mga bukas ko
Ngayong wala ka na sa piling ko?
Paanong mga pangarap, mga pangako sa bawat isa?***
Sana'y ika'y muling makita ko

Damhin ang tibok ng puso mo...
Sana'y yakapin mong akong muli...
Kahit sandali...
Kahit isang saglit mayakap ka...
Puso ko'y biglang naulilaIyong iniwanan na nagiisa...

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