Crazy Little Thing called Love

A good friend recommended this movie to me, since I'm a sucker for Rom-Com flicks and a hopeless romantic to boot. I've never been keen on watching Thai movies except for some occassional horror flicks, but damn, I completely fell in love with this movie.

Yes, this maybe your typical, cliched love story of girl-crushes-on-popular-guy fairy tale plot, but what makes it tug you in the heartstrings is the sense of purity and innocence of a teenage first love. It starts off with this dark-skinned, geeky girl, Nam, who has a crush on popular guy Shone, 2 years her senior, who has girls fawning over him left and right but is seemingly kind and nonchalant. Nam enjoys looking from afar and thrills on the little things like walking past his classroom, watching him across the cafeteria, and such formulaic high school crush tactics. But with help of her friends, she improved herself in both in her studies and appearance, fueled by her ardent love for Shone. 

I know it has that I've-seen-it-all-before appeal to the story, but what makes it endearing is the amount of comedic moments meshed with its love story. I give props to their homeroom teacher, and of course, her gang of friends who are always behind supporting her. Somehow it gives off that feeling of nostalgia as it kinda remind me of high school and all those crushes I had (Haha! Relate much?!). Also, Nam's perseverance and determination to improve herself, not to mention her being in love with the guy all those years is somehow an inspiration. 

But the best part of it all is the revelation that the guy likes her too (!), ever since her ugly duckling days. Alas, his cowardice took ahold of him and it gets complicated when his friend liked Nam, too and started going out with her. Aah, the melodrama high school love brings. I bawled like a baby when it was revealed in the movie that he made this journal full of photos of her from her duckling phase to the beautiful swan she is in the present.

Anyway, i won't be spoiling all parts of the movie anymore. 

Can't shake of this feeling...

For several weeks now, there's something that's been bothering me, and I am not even sure if it's right to harbor such feelings and thoughts. Ever get that feeling where someone who is a very close friend to you somehow hides something from you? Well, that's what I've been feeling right now. I dunno how I ever came to feel these things, really. I tried to write it off as just some transient episode of paranoia or some sort, but it keeps haunting me. I thought that just the fact that I've been having these doubts would mean that i'm questioning our friendship. 

For me, trust is a BIG issue in all of my relationships, be it familial or platonic. I've been lied to for countless of times. Trust me, it's not something one would enjoy. It's not the lies that are hurtful, but the act of lying pierces the most. And what's worse? The moment that you knew the truth and the person who lied to you doesn't even know yet. The mere instance when you keep feigning that you know nothing while that person just keeps on lying TO YOUR FACE. It's nothing but pure emotional torture.

So, now, it's safe to say that I'm having some trust issues with a certain friend of mine. I'm not really sure yet if this has some empirical basis, but I guess I have to keep in touch with my intuitions. I fervently hope they're wrong, and this is just some kind of a phase for me.

Will probably blog about the specific details in the future.

Professional but Still Jobless

After taking the Nurses Licensure Exam last July and subsequently succeeded in passing after several months of waiting for the official results, I confess that I am still jobless. Perhaps it's from the lack of trying and for somehow enjoying my life as a graduate with all the time in the world to just relax and do the things I never get to do much when in school, but for months now, I am still without employment.

For one thing, my mom still sends me my monthly allowance and I can still pretty much just laze around and not worry about work and earning money and such without the pressure from anyone because I don't have any family here with me. I only have to worry about my daily consumption and other expenses, and my monthly allowance form mom pretty much covers it. Yeah, you can pretty much think that I'm being a lazy ass who still depends on the 'rents. I confess that it is absolutely true.

Though, in some ways I have done some worthwhile activities these past few months. I have done my Basic Life Support and Standard First Aid Training, an essential experience for a registered nurse like me, and have done some freelance jobs here and there. I have also enrolled myself for an Intravenous Therapy Training scheduled next week, so that's something to look forward to, productively.

But for the majority of the time, I have spent it having DVD marathons, watching TV shows and movies I didn't get to watch while reviewing for the exam, catching up on my extensive reading lists, and the occassional hang outs with friends. Perhaps I am taking this opportunity to savor the feeling of unemployment while I still can, because by next year I will be applying for different hospitals and scouting for opportunities to work as a staff nurse or a nurse reliever at the very least.

If you find my carefreeness unappealing, do spare me. I am just someone enjoying unemployment while I still can.

Blast from the Past: Old Cartoon Favorites

There's this frenzy among my friends in Facebook now that involves changing our profile pictures into our favorite cartoon characters when we were wee little kids. Seeing photos of Simba, Scooby Doo, Powerpuff Girls, The Power Rangers, Johnny Bravo, and even Sailor Moon, among many other TV cartoon characters makes me look back on my after-school afternoons glued to the boob tube and just oggling on my favorite cartoon shows. Back then, my two favorite channels in the whole world were Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, and I had sole domination on the remote control until about dinner time, when the rest of the family  overrules me and I was forced to change into the evening news. 

Ahh, the rush of nostalgia just fills me now. I cant believe that it's been more than 10 years now. Looking back, I very much preferred the old shows back then. None of the Hannah Montana crap nowadays. For me, the old shows were more child-friendly compared to now. 

In lieu of this reminiscence, I will be counting down my top 5 FAVORITE cartoons. Although I have countless favorites, for the purposes of this post, I'll only be presenting my top 5.

#5: The Addams Family

"They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky. 

They're altogether ooky, The Addams family!"

taran-tan-tan *snap snap*

I've always been fascinated within gothic horror themes, and this show is probably the reason for it. I love everyone in this family! From the grumbling Lerch, to Wednesday and Pugsley's "playful" tortures, it never fails to amuse me. What I like about this show is that despite their eccentricities and being different from the rest of the society, they know the value of being a family and are not afraid to show it (although in a unique way). Plus, Uncle Fester always crack me up!

#4: Akazukin Cha Cha

This is probably the first anime show I've watched as a kid. Or at least, it's the one I remembered as the first. In fact, I remember that Cha Cha was one of my cartoon heroes. I even tried to look like her using a red towel as my cloak (haha!). I would then shout "Love! Courage! Hope!" in the living room, swirling around in my makeshift cloak and pretend to transform into a magical princess and use clothes hanger as my magic arrow. Hmm, those were good times. I was Team Shiine all the way, i liked him better than Riiya.

#3: Rugrats

From Cartoon Network shows, we then jump to Nickelodeon. These cute little babies always out for trouble is such a delight to watch, especially Chuckie, whom I think is too young to wear glasses, considering he's only about 2-3 years old. And the pesky little twins, Phil and Lil are my favorite, particularly when they start to argue. Never liked Tommy, though. Don't know why. *_*

#2: Hey Arnold!

Aah, that very familiar football head of his. I liked Arnold. He's cool. No wonder Helga fell for him deeply. I love how she always bully Arnold when it was so obvious she liked him. There was even this episode where she had a shrine just dedicated for Arnold with all the hearts and stuff. I love how this show involves mysteries and urban legends and stuff. Oh, and I also liked that black kid, Gerald. He's like the walking Google, he knows everything about everyone, that's why his hair is so big, its full of secrets! (LOL at my Mean Girls joke)

#1: The Little Lulu Show

And of course, for the finale. My #1 cartoon favorite: The Little Lulu Show!

I totally love Lulu Moppet! and her chubby little friend, Tubby! Lulu is such a sharp, witty girl who, along with her friends, often find adventures in their neighborhood and often get involve with mishaps and a whole lot of mischief. She's such a feisty character too watch, and a like her little love line with Tubby Thompkins. hihi. =)

So, I think that's about it. After this blog, Imma watch some of these shows on Youtube, just to feed my nostalgia for these dearly loved shows which were a very important aspect of my childhood days.

Ciao!

Somewhere in the Country, Someone's P741 M Richer

After all the frenzy of betting for the 6/55 Grand Lotto Draw with 741 M pesos at stake, it was finally announced that some lucky bettor from Luzon won the insanely huge monetary prize. Although I'm never a lottery enthusiast, watching some people going psyched over the jackpot prize and frantically betting through any nearby lotto outlet is an enjoyable thing to watch. Who wouldn't want some 700 million cash?!

Wow. What a lucky person he/she. All I can say is that he/she is really blessed. I mean, statistically, the odds are infinitely huge. With over 29 million possible combinations, he/she was very lucky to have guessed all 6 numbers right.

It's quite scary, though, having that much money. It's a hefty sum! One can probably quit their job and just  live off from that money until he grows old. Heck, it can reach the grandkids! 

But truthfully, I truly hope that that lucky winner would put the money into good use.

Song Joong Ki and Kim Byul - Instax CF

This is, by far, the sweetest CF I've seen. I was surfing for videos with Song Joongki (the guy in this ad) in it, and when I saw this video, my heart completely melted.

Aww, if only I have someone to surprise me like this. After watching this, I was totally itching to buy this camera. It's a good sign for Fuji'cause it's a marketing success. haha!

Just ignore my gushing, it's just the hopeless romantic in me.

It's the Time of the Year Again *ugh*

It's exactly 26 days to go before Christmas, and for 3 years now, a significant part of me has been dreading it. Not that I'm a modern-day Grinch or something who says, "Bah humbug!" and who loathes Christmas, I'm way too far from that. Haha!

It's probably just that for three years now, I haven't spent my Christmas with my mom. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm old enough already, I'm not a kid anymore. But this is THE time of year that I miss my mom the most. Even though we always bicker and argue before for even the just the pettiest of things,  she's my best friend. She's oceans and miles away now, working in Canada. And I MISS her so much already. Even more so now that I'm living alone.

I remember last year, on Christmas eve afternoon, when I went downtown to buy takeout food for dinner and I see people all bustling in the city streets getting their groceries and shopping for food for their Buena Noche (Traditional Christmas dinner) and right at those moments, I felt totally alone. I thought to myself that you can never feel more alone than being surrounded by a sea of people. Heck, it's way lonelier than being by yourself in a room, actually.

This Christmas, my friends, knowing my living situation, were thoughtful enough to invite me to spend the holidays with them. It's a nice gesture, I know, but a part of me feels hesitant to join them with their families. I feel that I would be an imposition and, realistically, it would feel awkward and sad for me, as it'll painfully remind me of NOT spending it with the one person I want to spend it with.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I have relatives living near me though. They're my uncles (my mother's younger brothers), which are the closest I get to immediate family. Thing is, I DON'T want to spend it with them. Why? Because they're just after the money really. Well, my mom's money really. I'd rather not discuss this matter in this post since it is an entirely different issue that I'm not ready to delve into just yet.


Hmm. Hope this year's holiday season would be a good, or at least, a tolerable one.