february to may 2009 movies

here's a collection of few of the movies i can recall that i saw this year.

for kids. i just watched this because blake lively's one of the casts. i got fond of the gossip girl tv series a few months back. surprisingly, she didn't go sexy nor got mushy w/ any male character in this movie, opposite to her gossip girl character.
watched w/ rye at the big screen. brought chills down my spine during the plane & train crash scenes

just saw this yesterday in dvd. nice to still see jason biggs' doing good comedy. hilarious!

on dvd. i think this is dakota fanning's first movie as a teener & i'd question her on why she even took this project. naahhh, this movie is dragging & tasteless.

i'll watch this over & over again. nice to see tasteful history remakes in the big screen

saw this w/ rye & our daughter on the big screen. eehh, it's a-ok

w/ rye & our daughter on the big screen too. i slept through half the movie ehehe

w/ an asian taste. depressing in the end. clint had to die to make a point. *:)

saw this in dvd after we saw 'angels & demons'
w/ rye at the movies. had a more fast-paced story compared to da vinci code. i did observe notable similarities with the characters on both films:

assassin: da vinci code- silas; angels & demons - assassin (no name)

antagonist: da vinci code - sir leigh teabing; angels & demons - carmelengo

tom's movie partners were lady actors: da vinci - agent sophie; angels & demons - vittoria

what do you think?

an adventure-filled film w/ an element of oddity kids & adults will appreciate

doubtless - this is the best tasting corned beef eva!

i just had to, had to share my sheer delight of discovering the canned corned beef brand 'palm'. i had savoured & got extensively satisfied w/ 3 of its available flavors: garlic, onion & barbecue. i believe they got chilli mixes as well. the bbq flavor's pure heaven! i actually just had a palm bbq corned beef late lunch! yummy!!! it is genuinely incomparable to purefood's corned beef which, in my opinion, is the only competitive brand for this product in the country.

palm corned beef is already out & available in most grocery stores. cost: P130

classmates

april 31, 2009
seafood island, eastwood city

after 12 work hours, khaye's wedding reception, pier one & dolce w/ officemates, i caught up w/ some schoolmates at the eastwood city. earlier that week, rhina, my ex-bff/ex-neighbor/ex-classmate, sent me a message that mau has invited everybody for a get-together. maureen who we fondly call mau, migrated to the US when we graduated elementary & that night would be the first time we'll be seeing each other again. rhina txt'd me late evening while i was still at dolce w/ my officemates that the get-together started late & i could still catch up with them even if i arrive after midnight. i had to pick up rye at eastwood anyways, who was out drinking w/ colleagues as well, so i decided to still show up despite being a li'l sluggish already & extremely sleepy from the day's activities.

w/ mau, harven & gladys

w/ maureen after 20 years

after a few minutes of 'kamustahan', & mau amused w/ my long eyelashes, asked twice if they were real hahaha, they all craved for coffee & transferred to starbucks but i didn't join them anymore. that was 3am on my watch already so i preferred my bed over coffee. the day eventually had to end anyways.

mau also did not forget to give me a couple of gifts (thanks dear!).

the wedding after

april 30, 2009
pier one/dolce

the kids (wehehe) wanted not to waste the remaining hours from khaye's wedding day & planned for a night-out next. 'twas a good call since myself & my team were super 'bitin' from the wedding.

we fared to timog's pier 1, ordered a bucket of gilbey's premium strength alcopops for the ladies & a bucket of sml for the boys. it was noticeable that the occasion had become utterly dull in the succeeding minutes so i invited them to dolce which was just a block away. the kids were so excited we marched to the club after just 2 buckets of beers.

at pier one

dolce

i was astonished to see that everyone amply enjoyed the evening. i had no regrets for bringing them to dolce for i had then learned that these people love to dance!

now i ponder if i'll expect an equivalent reaction from everyone if i brought them to a rock gig instead. i don't think so. *:P

wedded bliss

april 30, 2009
the oasis

my colleague & good friend khaye got married! too bad i was on shift & did not witness the vows. my team was able to follow in the evening, went straight to the oasis for the reception & still arrived too late. the newly weds were already wrapping up their wedding day & guests were already leaving.

a couple of quips:

me (when i bumped into our boss as he left): at least we arrived on time for the wedding reception's conclusion!

khaye: oh well, i'll schedule my next wedding on your day off!

hahaha

the busy bride was still able to join us for a couple of photo shoots.

this couple won't need luck as they obviously are the perfect couple! they both have a good heart & a steady future.

by the way, out of us 10 ladies in our department, she's the first to tie the knot. who could be next???

fallen oppression @ the dayo bar

april 17, 2009
it has been awhile since i've watched my brother play. bj just got back from australia thus able to pull a few strings & give fallen oppression a number of gig scheds.
we went to the dayo bar, w/ alex, to see them again.

compadres

unsure if fallen oppression will go through hibernation once again for bj's off w/ slapshock for a 6 month world tour. i bet they're looking out for a temp guitar player. well, goodluck bj & bro!

Easter Wonderland at Eastwood City

april 12, 2009
eastwood city, libis

brought the kids to eastwood for a fun & adventure-filled easter sunday. eastwood city came up w/ an easter wonderland setup in lieu of the traditional easter egg hunt. 5 'worlds' were assembled, scattered w/in eastwood. there were the Main Wonderland, the Animal Kingdom, the Empire of the Inflatables, the Game Zone, and the World of Circus and Magic. Each section hosted various activities, booths, and play areas, designed and organized according to its theme.

we came a little bit late in the afternoon so we didn't arrive in time for the parade, raffle, egg painting & a handful of other magical performances. the kids however, were still able to have a ball at the Animal Kingdom to pet assorted animals, got their hair groomed at the kid's salon, face-painted, watched magic, played games at the arcade & discovered amazing inventions in display. my kid particularly loved the huge inflatables & the heaps of plastic eggs w/ a candy surprise inside which the event holders gave away.

at the animal kingdom

before & after shots at the kid's salon

the characters; mom

at the PCCI (Philippine Canine Club) booth

face & body paint

my daughter

nik & rayne at the 'creativity' corner

the fair grounds closed down at 10pm & the kids were noticeably 'bitin'. my mom kept nagging that we if we left home hours earlier, we could've covered the entire event. oh well, there's still a next time *:)

we went home after dinner at pizza hut.