Rocky and I were going around SM Cubao, scoping out any new Transformers and any possible Halloween decor when we found this pair of stuffed toys nestled among dogs, pigs, cats, and other natural critters.
Dragons.
Who would have thought one would find stuffed toys based on such noble, powerful, mystical and dangerous creatures here in a department store toy section? But there these two were, quietly in their dark little corner of a shelf, hoping to be discovered like the horde of treasure they quietly amass in secret.
For quite some time, I've spent my days indulging in food and relishing flavors. Food, in all its many forms and varieties to try, has always been one of my biggest indulgences. Even when I was religiously hitting the gym or seriously watching my weight, I would have days when I would treat myself to a Godzilla from Icebergs or a Mongolian Barbecue eat out (and fill myself with around 3 bowls of food).
Ever since I moved to Cubao to share a flat with Rocky, we've both committed ourselves to learning to cook. From what started out as an adventure with rice cookers, Rocky and I have been steadily getting more and more into cooking.
While the album might not be complete, it is definitely a nice compilation of what we've been able to make so far. While Rocky and I at times makes mistakes at times in our cooking, we definitely relish the freedom we are given to explore recipes and see what we can come up with. Here's an album documenting what we've been making so far!
Melchior: Where I go, when i go there, No more memory anymore- Only men on distant ships, The women with them, swimming with them, to shore...
Moritz: Where I go, when I go there, No more whispering anymore- Only hymns upon your lips; A mystic wisdom, rising with them, to shore...
Ernst: Touch me-just like that. And that-oh, yeah-now, that's heaven. Now, that I like. God that's so nice. Now lower down, where the figs lie...
Moritz: (Spoken) Still, you must admit, with the two anatomies, it truly is daunting. I mean how everything might..
Melchior: (Spoken) Measure up?
Moritz: (Spoken) Not that I'm saying I wouldn't...I wouldn't want to not...would ever not want to...
Melchior: (Spoken) Moritz?
Moritz: (Spoken) I have to go.
Melchior: (Spoken) Moritz, wait.
Otto: Where I go when I go there, No more shadows anymore- Only men with golden fins; The rythm in them, rocking with them, to shore...
Georg: Where I go when I go there, no more weeping anymore. Only in and out your lips; the broken wishes, washing with them, to shore.
All: Touch me-all silent. Tell me-please-all is forgiven. Consume my wine. Consume my mind. I'll tell you how, how the winds sigh...
Touch me-just try it. Now there-that's it-God that's heavan. Touch me. I'll love your light. I'll love you right... We'll wander down, where the sins lie...
Touch me-just like that. Now lower down, where the sins lie...
Love me-just for bit... We'll wander down, where the winds sigh... Where the winds sigh... Where the winds sigh...
MORITZ God, I dreamed there was an angel Who could hear me through the wall As I cried out, like, in Latin “This is so not life at all Help me out, out of this nightmare.” Then I heard her silver call She said, “Just give it time, kid. I come to one and all.”
She said, “Give me that hand, please, and the itch you can’t control. Let me teach you how to handle all the sadness in your soul. Oh, we’ll work that silver magic, Then we’ll aim it all the wall.” She said, “Love may make you blind, kid, but I wouldn’t mind at all.”
ALL It’s the bitch of living
OTTO The bitch, just the bitch
ALL With nothing but your hand
OTTO Just the bitch, yeah
ALL Just the bitch of living As someone you can’t stand
GEORG See, each night it’s, like, fantastic Tossing, turning without rest ‘Cause my days at the piano With my teacher and her breasts And the music’s, like, the one thing I can’t even get at all And those breasts! I mean, God, please, just let those apples fall
ALL It’s the bitch of living
OTTO The bitch!
ALL With nothing going on, nothing going on Just the bitch of living Asking: What went wrong? Do they think we want this? Oh, who knows!
ERNST See, there’s showering in gym class
HANSCHEN Bobby Maler, he’s the best Look so nasty in those khakis
ERNST God, my whole life’s like some test
OTTO Then there’s Marianna Wheelan As if she’d return my call
HANSCHEN It’s like, just kiss some ass, man Then you can screw ‘em all
MELCHIOR It’s the bitch of living And living in your head It’s the bitch of living And sensing God is dead
ALL It’s the bitch of living And trying to get ahead It’s the bitch of living Just getting out of bed It’s the bitch of living And getting what you get It’s the bitch of living
MELCHIOR And knowing this is it
ALL God, is this it? This can’t be it Oh God, what a bitch!
------------------- From the musical, Spring Awakening
"Ink", a film about the people who come out at night and give us dreams and nightmares, is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Action Thriller from filmmaker Jamin Winans.
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I am always impressed with stuff like this. Hope to find a copy and share it with you guys soon.
Look inside, Look inside your tiny mind Now look a bit harder Cause we're so uninspired, So sick and tired, Of all the hatred you harbour
So you say, It's not okay to be gay Well I think you're just evil Your just some racist, Who can't tie my laces Your point of view is medieval
Fuck you, Fuck you very very much Cause we hate what you do, And we hate your whole crew So please don't stay in touch
Fuck you, Fuck you very very much Cause your words dont translate, And its getting quite late So please don't stay in touch
Do you get, Do you get a little kick Out of being slow minded? You want to be like your father, It's approval you're after Well that's not how you find it
Do you, Do you really enjoy living a life that's so hateful? Cause theres a hole where your soul should be And you're losing control of it And it's really distasteful
Fuck you, Fuck you very very much Cause we hate what you do, And we hate your whole crew So please don't stay in touch
Fuck you, Fuck you very very much Cause your words don't translate, And it's getting quite late So please don't stay in touch
Look inside, Look inside your tiny mind Now look a bit harder Cause we're so uninspired So sick and tired Of all the hatred you harbour
Fuck you, Fuck you very very much Cause we hate what you do, And we hate your whole crew So please don't stay in touch
Fuck you, Fuck you very very much Cause your words don't translate, And its getting quite late So please don't stay in touch
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Sorry if the lyrics caught you off guard. But I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this happy-angry song! Check it out! Its in her album called "It's not Me, It's You"
If anyone out there were to ask me what movie to watch to get a feel for a perfect World of Darkness game, or if anyone wanted me to recommend a vampire film which truly explores new ground, this foreign film based on the 2004 vampire fiction novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist would definitely be the film I would cite.
Let The Right One In is a movie unlike any I have ever seen before. Brooding, dark, poetic, disturbing, touching, thought-provoking and yet fascinating, this film stands apart in the deluge of Underworld/Twilight (aka Too much Action, or Too much Drama) vampire tales that have been appearing in both film and on printed media. Centering on the awkward friendship forming between a 12-year old boy Oskar and a child named Eli who may or may not exactly be human, the story is a winding snow-covered path through a dark fairytale of poetic viciousness and ravenous human nature. Perfectly cast, beautifully shot, concisely scripted and then given just enough a dash of special effects to retain its modern nightmarish feel, this film had me holding my breath, staring in muted tension and sighing in uneasy happiness as the tale unfolded in its almost two-hour length. (I had opted to watch this over lunch, having the unfortunate scenario of having to stay up since yesterday... but I tell you, in no point did the film feel too slow, dragging, or overly focused on unnecessary plot threads.)
The title was taken from the Morrissey song "Let the Right One Slip In" (one can find this in their Viva Hate special edition album) as well as from the vampiric lore of vampires being incapable of entering another's abode without being invited first. The movie beautifully bares its own adaptation of vampire lore and carefully reveals it aspect by aspect in each passing scene. A gamer using the Vampire: The Requiem system can very easily design a Bloodline after watching this film. You will also find yourself fascinated by director Tomas Alfredson's attention to little cues on color, sound and detail. In fact, after seeing this film, you will realise how this small list of items suddenly invokes great images to recall: 1.) Rubik's cube 2.) Morse code 3.) Acid 4.) Window blinds 5.) Underwater swimming pool shots
Sadly, with this film already being so beautifully done, an American remake is supposedly in the works. Somehow, American distributors still find it difficult to believe that a Swedish language foreign film of this caliber would be hard for their audiences to understand. Then again, even the English release of the book was renamed to "Let Me In" because the publishers felt the original title was too long.
How sad.
Catch the original before the remake distracts you with its really shoddy version! (cases in point? Ringu vs The Ring, 엽기적인 그녀; literally, That Bizarre Girl versus the American remake, My Sassy Girl)
The "Her Morning Elegance" video is really good. And since others have already posted it, I decided to post this one. Same song, same director, but for an advertisement.
Already missing the work out sessions I used to have. Arms feeling much better, and legs and thighs still screaming from the work out two days ago and last night's dancing. It is a Saturday though, which means its gaming night with the tropa. Another round of Vampire the Requiem to continue the tales of "The Cainite Heresy".
(Sunday to Saturday, Jan 11-Jan 17): Gym - 4 Bar - 4
Total Tally so far: Jan 2-Jan 17: Gym - 9 Bar - 7
Desperately need a trim too. Hair getting quite unruly. Especially consdering tomorrow I will be the godfather of Oliver's kid. Pretty excited to be able to see Oliver and his family, considering the last time I saw them was back when he and his girl got married.
Still stunned over Final Crisis #6 which featured an incredible moment in DC comics history. Of course, there are ways around it, but it was really truly a shock to see that litmus test of a dead character done with a visual homage to the iconic cover of Crisis in Infinite Earths #7. I just hope that Morrison has more surprises in store for us.
Frustrated I can't get my copy of Silent Hill Homecoming to work. Just about to finish PuzzleQuest and am purchasing a copy of Left 4 Dead to be able to play both with my friends and online. Got also a copy of Prince of Persia but am still in the process of cleaning out my desktop computer, so I can't install it there yet.
Missing loads of people too. Stan ain't back from the hills. Don hasn't been showing up for any gimmicks. Neither has Sonny been visible either. Haven't been able to hit Fandom Cafe for Fandom Live (family stuff has been cropping up on Sundays). Miss having them ice cream runs with Mika, Mara and Chiqui. Haven't been able to toast with Jovan, Lynn, Beejay, and Hec. Was unable to attend the recent Yale parties too. Haven't worked on new film projects with Dek. Or gamed with Benny, Adrian, Adam, Nabs, Victor and so many other people. And of course, there's Isha whom I do miss and still hope to someday visit. The supposed 2008 reunion of the old DLSU friends didn't push through. The other mini reunion with my ABS-CBN former officemates hasn't either.
All in all, just shows how much I got to get my act together. Grab a planner and start marking dates. Heck, maybe even start considering having them too. Hahahah!
Lastly, there's the new Watchmen site where you can catch the score and hear some of the character's speak their lines. Something to tide us over til the movie is shown on March 6. Enjoy folks! Its a weekend, after all!
We found a pair of dragons today.
