Finally An Update
Wuhooooo! After a seems-like-forever hiatus, I’m back, blogging.
The hell week is finally over.
I filed a week-long leave of absence for the Foreign Service Oral Examinations. It was tough, intense, and mind-blowing. Very. Waaaaah, I really hope I could make it.
One of the questions they asked me was, “Who’s your favorite Hollywood director?”
And I just stared at them for 10 seconds. I was beyond nervous. I didn’t know what to say. I don’t even have a fave Hollywood director. Wong Kar Wai and Francois Truffaut, yes, but they’re so not Hollywood.
The first name that came to my mind was David Fincher but I was worried they would think my choice was too violent. And then Steven Spielberg, and I thought they would think I was too juvenile.
And so I said, “Stephen Daldry.”
Poor me. Can’t even think of a much more famous director. But come to think of it, he really is my favorite right now. “The Hours” remains my all-time fave film, after all. And I really liked “The Reader.”
Another question they asked me: “Brilliante Mendoza has just won Best Director at Cannes Film Festival for his film about a young cop who raped and killed a woman and chopped her to pieces. What can you say about this?”
My answer? Hmm… I think I’ll just keep it to myself. Ehehe. My opinion is not very pretty.
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Of course, days before the Exams, I was brushing up on my International Affairs. Was at Gloria Jeans Coffee in Tomas Morato/Timog a number of times. (Free Wi-Fi!)
On Monday, we saw Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson. Yum Yum. Haha.
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Last Tuesday, we finally found a new home! So later this month, my friends and I will be moving to GA Tower along EDSA, a stone’s throw from my workplace.
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Yesterday was our Barrio Fiesta in Lemery, Batangas. Perfect, perfect. After a gruelling, almost suicide-inducing Foreign Service Exams, it was time to PIG OUT!
I love fiestas. Basically because I love to eat.
Kudos to the Spaniards for injecting the fiesta tradition to our culture. Ahahaha.
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So right now, I’m back in the violently jolting metropolis. Work’s piled up. So I gotta split now.
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On May 31, 1985, tragedy struck when 41 tornadoes hit Canada and the US, leaving 76 people dead. At the same time, a doomed couple in the Philippines were having the best orgasms of their lives. Nine months (280 days) later, a healthy baby boy was brought into this world by normal delivery. That was exactly a week before Microsoft had its initial public offering.
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Welcome Back! Kayang kaya mo yan! Kaw pa.
Masyado dami nangyari a. Basta Ingat lagi. Be the Best!
haaay, sana makapasa!
salamat
good luck with your exams… and welcome back!! hehehe
salamat, salamat. hindi ko na rin mabisita blog mo masyado.
blog ko nga hindi ko na mabisita eh, haha
hi Yoshke…
Hi Noah!!!! salamat sa muling pagbisita.
Naipalabas dito sa Singapore ‘yung Serbis kaso hindi ko napanood kasi sabi panget daw.
Pero dahil nanalo si Brilliante sa Cannes, parang gusto kong panoorin ‘yung Kinatay.
pangit nga daw yung serbis.
ehehe.
Ang sinagot ko actually ay, “I am happy that the Filipino talent is being recognized overseas but I’m worried about the image that these films project onto the international community. It feels like we are prostituting the violence and poverty in the country just to get recognition.”
Waah, ayan, nasabi ko na. Sigurado may babato saken. haha
hope you make it, yoshke!
thanks ron!
pinagdasal kita sa exam mo! dapat ilibre mo ako.
wow naman! salamat sa prayers!
yung libre… pag pumasa na. haha
im glad you’re back!
thanks herbs! na-miss ko magblog
Welcome back to blogging yoshke!
salamat vinsonits!
How many times should you move apartments? Grabe ah. Ambilis.
*Pakialamera mode*
I missed reading this blog for a few days. Glad to be back kahit wala masyadong update.
every year, K? haha
halu
hello din po. Salamat sa pagdaan!
Shopaholic ka din Ateh?
Orals… Love em. Hahaha.
I’ll pretend I didn’t get that! hhaha
Good luck to you Yoshke. I miss this site so much. Haha!
galingan mo yoshke..
now lang kasi ulet nakapagblog after soooo long..
hehe.
sana pumasa. ehehe, salamat!
may balita na ba sa results?
Naku, matagal pa yun!
God knows how I googled your blog from the dregs of the internet, but I’m glad I did. Good luck with the psych exam, as it is your last hurdle.
love Stephen Daldry and Steven Spielberg!