Monthly Archives: January 2009

Movie Review: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Yoshke in Movies, Reviews | 27 Comments

Genre: Comedy; Director: Danny Boyle Stars: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto After watching the film, I felt disappointed. I wasn’t expecting myself to like it. But I DID. Tremendously.  Haha. And this might be the first time that I’m rooting for an Oscar frontrunner. (Two years ago, I liked Little Miss Sunshine better than The Departed; Crash than Brokeback Mountain; Munich than Brokeback Mountain; The Hours than Chicago.) But then again I haven’t seen The Reader yet. But so … →

Movie Review: Doubt (2008)

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Yoshke in Entertainment, Movies, Reviews | Leave a comment

Genre: Drama; Director: John Patrick Shanley Stars: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis My professors at Film school had always said that the measure of a good film is if you are still able to digest the story completely on first viewing after you turn it to mute. Stanley Kubrick also uttered something like that. In other words, it has to be visual. Show, don’t tell, they say. I believed that, too. Until I realized that sometimes, … →

Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Yoshke in Entertainment, Movies, Reviews | Leave a comment

Genre: Drama, Fantasy; Director: David Fincher Stars: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is stuffed with dualities — young and old, birth and death. Unfortunately for Benjamin, the two words that came to my mind after seeing it were long and cold. First of all, I have to say I am a bit disappointed because I love almost everything and everyone in this film. David Fincher is one of my most-loved directors. Brad Pitt, … →

’7-Night Stand’ Random Scene 1

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Yoshke in Flash Fiction, Love | 41 Comments

This is lifted from a screenplay I wrote for one of my college organizations. We were so prepared to shoot it but we had some problems. And by “problems,” I mean budget. It’s a romantic comedy tentatively called “7-Night Stand.” Anyway, this is just one scene. 34 EXT  ROOFTOP  -  Later that night Marco and Nicole are on the rooftop. Lying on a mat on the floor. Next to each other. But with a foot distance between them. It’s almost … →

Bulleted Blurts

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Yoshke in Blurts, Health, Movies, Music, Travel, TV | 52 Comments

Status: Perfectly functional. Music: Smack into You | Jon Mclaughlin Wow, time flies. January has only a few days left. I still got tonsilitis. Dammit. But it’s aright, I’m completely functional. Just that my breath smells like a slice of durian you trap in a jar for a week and then you open it and voila… welcome to Payatas. Yaaak. So now I’m in Batangas with my family. Yesterday, I was in Tagaytay. And it was COLD. I know what … →

The Promil Kid Goes to School

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Yoshke in Conversations, Family, Health, Humor | 45 Comments

I’ve been sick since Monday. Tonsilitis again. Last year, I had this seven (or eight?) times. Gaaaah. Told ya, the relationship between infections and my tonsils is almost romantic. They love each other sooo much, they might elope in the near future. But if there’s any consolation, I’m losing weight FAST! Yay for that. Anyway… Guess who’s back!!! BECAUSE TEPID RAIN ISN’T FROM HEAVEN One night, I was in the middle of a barren land. A few months before, it … →

Weekend With Andre

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Yoshke in Conversations, Fashion, Friends, Humor | 81 Comments

Status: SICK! TONSILITIS! My first this year. Music: Mad – Ne-Yo | Poker Face – Lady GaGa Last year, my friend Andre introduced Diego to me. And right then, I fell in love. Diego was just soooo nice and cool and fashionable and affordable. Oh, sorry, I’m talking about the store. DIEGO Store. Their items, especially their pullovers and shirts were so cute. The best thing about it is that since it’s not that popular yet, you don’t have to … →

Top 10 National Stereotypes

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Yoshke in Lists, Public Affairs, The World | 68 Comments

Heaven is where the cooks are French, the police are British, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the cooks are British, the police are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and everything is organized by the Italians. This is an old popular joke that never fails to make those who hear it cringe or laugh. National stereotypes have been the subject of many jokes for … →

Similes and Metaphors

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Yoshke in Conversations, Friends, Humor | 93 Comments

HEADACHE On the way to my boss’s house for a little booze session last Friday night, I couldn’t help bitching about my terrible headache. I was sitting in the backseat with Mads. Yoshke: Gaaaahd, my head aches like hell. Mads: Why? Yoshke: I dunno. But the street lights hurt my eyes, too. Everything’s too bright. And it sends my brain to pain-land. Mads: So it really aches? How painful is it? Yoshke: Very. Very painful…. Like the first time. Like … →

See, I Have a Heart

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Yoshke in Causes, Friends | 25 Comments

Every December, my high school barkada and I visit Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage in Taal, Batangas to bring some toys, some books, some clothes, some food and some fun. This is how we end the year. Although it seems like an act of charity, it’s more like an act of gratitude, really. This is our way of acknowledging all the blessings that came along our way in the year that is just about to come to a close. … →

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