If you’re looking of suicidal pretty-boy and almost pansy-looking vampires, then this is not for you. The show even kept with the hearsay on vampires which one movie I know didn’t. And you know HBO and Alan Ball’s reputation, they go beyond the censorship, if you know what I mean.

I was planning on reading the 3rd book, but I’ll pass on it indefinitely, or until TruBlood’s (O negative) aftertaste fades. Highly recommended for all you TV series lovers.

And now, I’m excited about the second season airing this June.

So what’s new you ask? Nothing. SSDD. LOL

I recently met up with a high school friend. We’d been wanting to get together (more on my side) then to catch-up and exchange DVDs. There were a lot of Saturdays that didn’t came through and just the last one was the lucky day. Earlier that day, I was on the mobile passporting project of the government. I woke up late and when I got to the gym, hundreds of people were already on line. I was probably on the 1/5 group on the back of the line. Hoping more slots would open up; I suck it all up and stood on the line. 30 minutes in, I found out that all the slots were gone and 2/3 of the people on the line will not be able to make the cut. Time to go home. As a bunch of the folks on the line started to broke off, I followed. As I walk away, I kept telling some of the people that we have no chance of getting in and that they should go home. Even when I was about to get a ride home, I saw a few people lining to the Xerox machine getting their papers copied and advised the man that all the slots for the passporting were gone. A short chit chat and I was on my way home.

On some other note, I watch the finale and my bet for Pinoy Big Brother Season 2 did won. Beatriz Saw (Bea). Among the diplomatic, the metamorphosis girl, the fighter; the country liked the bubbly motherly Bea better. I also wanted Wendy Valdez to win. I think she deserved it as much as Bea’s. We had the PBB2 24/7 Live Stream on pay-per-view cable which my mother religiously watched, well we all did, and probably I know them as much as they knew each other inside the house that if only the whole country saw everything, they would understand her more. The primetime showed highlights, we saw the whole thing. If only they showed some of those small bits we saw. Oh well, it’s all over and Wendy did won something anyway. With all the boos, I can only say one thing; she will be big.

Also I watched the Concert for Diana on cable, the whole thing. Lengthy but really entertaining. It had a great bunch of acts that pleased the young and the oldies as well. You don’t see an old lady grind to a P.Diddy song everyday.

Just finished re-re-re-reading (if such a word did exist) The Order of the Phoenix to freshen up for the upcoming movie. I’m really excited to see them all again. This is my favorite book and I have huge expectations for this flick. And on the same month, the last book will be on bookstores worldwide so I’ll be re-reading The Half-Blood Prince for it.

Still looking for a job.

About the website, it is nearly there. I have 4 prototypes to choose from. And it’s getting harder to decide which one I will choose. Maybe I’ll put screenshots on some forum and have the folks there decide which is which.

And with recent acquisitions concerning my quest to speak the language of love, this is one distraction that will be hard to fight. Bonne chance à moi.

A special Chinese cut of the movie was shown but still got their “panties in a bunch” sort-of-speak.

It offended them because the movie was made by Americans IMO. They don’t want others do and talk crap of their country and culture. With the phrases “defacing the Chinese people” and “insult to a hero, Chow Yun”, I quickly recalled a scene from the Curse of the Golden Flowers of Chow Yun beating his son to a pulp death. I cringed when I was watching that. Tell me that is not offending. But will be if the movie was made by a non-Chinese I suppose.

Are the Yellows biased?

I had no idea what the show was about when my friend John asked me if I have heard of the new series from US. On the phone, he swore on how good it was and I believed him and looked forward on seeing it. I tried my best not to look it up on the net, I thought it would be more of a surprise until I watch it. Builds anticipation even more. He has a copy of the first six episodes on him. The plan originally was to watch it at his place after we went out that night with a few of our friends, but time flew and it was a bit late to watch so he gave me his copy.

I arrived back home, couldn’t sleep because I was so full that night so I popped the dvd on the computer. I think it was near 2AM when I started and I finished past 6AM. I watched the first six episodes straight. The pilot was so engaging, gripping in a sense and turned on my curiosity button that until I ran out of episodes to watch was the time to stop. HEROES is that good. The first few episodes introduced the characters and as the story progressed, it started to show depth on each character. Great plot and it’s funny also. I like Hiro the most among all of them.

If you have been reading in the last year an a half I don’t post spoilers here so I guess you have to find a way to watch it for yourself. So now you ask, how was I able to watch the episodes 7, 8 and 9 (same number of episodes showed in US) with the fact that we don’t have NBC here on my side of the world? Mesdames et messieurs, the magic phrase is “google it”. Happy streaming.

One tidbit about this new show, the pilot episode was watched by 14.3 million viewers. And it’s not good because of that hype, it is good because I said so.

Nothing really happened that day, aside from we had fish and I contacted a couple of friends to meet later that week.

Good Friday

I started my day on the bike. I had a couple of difficulties riding the roads especially the one in front of the Grotto on our barangay. There was traffic and way too many people going up and down the long stairs upwards the 20-something-foot crucifixion statue. I saw a couple of devotees (mga nagpipinetensya) doing their penitences on the road flipping strips of bamboo on their wounded backs. The funny thing was the whole ordeal should be spiritual for them but it was ruined by their “groupies” that marched the streets along with them laughing and talking loud to catch everyone else’s attention, like it’s a funny joke or something. I’m glad I not one of those idiots.

After an hour of biking, I went back home. Flipped the TV on and there it was on Star Movies, into the opening title, a movie that I really wanted to watch ever since I watched the 2004 Oscar Awards and it had acting nominations from this movie, In America. It’s a charming story about an immigrant Irish family who came to live in America. Really good movie, very touching at times. Performances were great! Soundtrack is superb, particularly Andrea Corr’s Time Enough for Tears; it even managed to squeeze its way on my mobile playlist. This is one of those movies that makes you appreciate life more.

Later in the afternoon, along with, I’m guessing millions around the world, we watched Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. I was even joking the day before what version we should watch, widescreen or full screen (or pan scan) edition (we have both).

Black Saturday

After five days of fish, meat is back! And it was also the day for our little reunion. I left home an hour early so that I could swing by an internet cafe to do things I couldn’t do on my dialup; and that is watch movie trailers. 3PM came and I headed of to Booh’s, so we could go to John’s house together. The whole gang was almost all present (Booh, Joyce, Jeremi, Onat, John, Rai and Concon) plus two cute kids (Joyce’s). I brought a handful of movies to choose from but the decision came down to the movie that “maybe” would get the kids stop running around and hitting each other. The votes were in and Saw 2 it was! This one I borrowed from Booh’s when we were on her house earlier. The movie was good, a bit better from the first one. Concept is still the same but the story is far more engaging. And yes, there were a lot of blood.

Movie ended, life updates and stories shared (gossips included) and we had to break the group early. Some to attend the Easter Vigil and some to do other things. I swung by the video shop that night but found nothing good to rent.

Easter Sunday

Sunday started 4:30 in the morning. Like what we did last year, it’s morning beach again this year with the whole family. At the entrance of the beach, printed in bold red letters says “Ocean View Beach Resort. We are opportunists.” Ok, not really those exact words but it says the same thing. Entrance for 12yo and above “magically” became P120 from 80. Maybe they realized that they are the best beach in town (which I think they are) and it is summer and everybody will be going to them especially on the Easter Sunday because everyone loves to go to the beach on that day. My mom asked when and why and the lady on the entrance booth said that the price change was done the other month ago. My mom replied at her with the best comeback saying we were there on the beach not more than two weeks ago (which we were) and we paid P80, not P120. I wished I saw the face on the lady when that happened (I, with my sister, was on the back of the truck) and my mom told us that the shamed lady gave us a discount. LOL. The beach was packed with people as expected; there was even a mass and an egg hunt on the parking lot. We left at around 9, when the sun was beaming and the crowd just won’t stop growing. We arrived home, sleepy from waking very early for the beach.

Looking through those, I can say it was a really good week. So how was yours?

It’s really a good thing we got the premium cable package, Star is going to air it live via satellite (like the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, both I watched).

Everything is all set, they just need to be uploaded. Patience is a virtue and go crazy refreshing the site if it doesn’t load up.