lisaisms

apparently, it is true: you really can't do much when you're "happy."

it's weird. i can't seem to do anything right when i'm in a good mood. everything i do just seems to SUCK.

and when you're up, the only way you can go is down. anticipation? yes.


i miss being miserable (not that it doesn't come naturally).

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Across The Universe isn't a great film, yet I find myself strangely liking it (or I'm probably just biased because it's based on The Beatles songs).

It's a musical, but it's not your usual musical (e.g. Hairspray, Rent, The Sound of Music, etc.) where people drop everything to sing and dance. The film makes use of the songs in a way a normal person would in his/ her everyday life. It's as if the soundtrack of a person's life is made up of purely Beatles songs. (And yes, of course the film has a great soundtrack.)

The actors in this film are the surprise. I love that Bono and Salma Hayek have cameos. Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson are pretty good. Although they're not that new to the scene, this movie may be the one that makes their careers. I love the character of Jude-- especially when he drew a portrait of Lucy on the wall of a building and when he sang on the rooftop. :) (yes, it's me and my thing with artists. hehe. he sort of reminds me of moby.)

The movie does not spare its audience from drugs. Parts of the film are psychedelic nonsense crazy, and very much depict how an addict perceives the world.

On the downside, the plot is quite predictable. I loved the rooftop scene, but you could totally see it coming. There are also some parts where I felt sleepy. Also, the movie could do without some parts (i.e. Mr. Kite scene) and characters (i.e. Prudence).

Overall, I think the movie's good, but it's definitely not for everyone.

(God, I am biased.)

Okay, honestly, the film is not that good at all, but it's definitely a must-see for Beatles fans.

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When this film first came out, I never thought that I would watch it at all because it's a Will Ferrel movie. But, the miracle of Holy Week, I watched Stranger Than Fiction on HBO. And surprisingly, I liked it. Thank god for:

• Will Ferrel stepping out of slapstick comedy. Reminds me of Jim Carrey's The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
• Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson-- the real actors.
  
• Maggie Gyllenhaal's cookies. My sister and I would love to have her (fine, her character's) recipes.

"Nothing is certain in life except for death and taxes." How true.

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I haven't read the book/ comic since it's always wrapped in plastic in all the bookstores, but I've always known that it's a good story. I've been waiting for the Persepolis movie ever since I heard that there's going to be one, and fortunately, it did not disappoint.

"Punk Is Not Ded." "Jichael Mackson."

You'll never hear "Eye of the Tiger" the same way again.

...stays in bora.

it's been a week since mary, gela, joan and i have gone to bora. unfortunately, i'm unable to recount everything-- it's really because so much has happened in so little time, and i think that they would agree that the four of us have bonded in our island adventure.

that's really what it was: an adventure.

i'm sort of disappointed in myself because i took less photos than planned. on the other hand, i'm glad i didn't take malcolm with me all the time (i love you!!!) because i wouldn't have truly experienced IT.

i'm not really a fan of bora (as far as the beach and parties go) but i would love to go back there with my girls and just CHILL. it's not really what you do in bora that makes it so memorable-- i could go parasailing, barhopping, ride an ATV, sail, dive, snorkel and still consider the whole thing forgettable. but i can also just laze by the beach, sip my mango shake, get my tan, oblivious to the world, and just ENJOY.

but for the sake of posterity and "untaken" pictures, our bora experience would not have been the same without:

• the boys: kramer, derek, row, ping, agents no. 1 & 2
• our quest to have nice tans (*ehem*)
• aria (the best pizza and pasta) and real coffee (the best brownies and marc's melt)
• the fulfillment of my (kababawan) dreams: getting a tan by the beach while sipping on a shake and getting a massage by the beach
• our photoshoot (in fairness, naglevel up talaga tayo *pat on the back for all*)

just <3.

(singit lang: ang sarap mag type sa bago kong bata na wala pang pangalan. hehe.)


*room and derek pics from gela.