Journey of Eros

I was dreaming last night when my phone rang. I instinctively got hold of it and press the answer button. It was Gibbs Cadiz who wanted to confirm if I could come for the playwriting talk scheduled this coming Saturday at the PETA center in Quezon City. I had to clarify with him what it’s all about, obviously, my memory wasn’t working well. (Some people I know talk strange things when they’re awakened from their deep slumber).

There was regret in my voice when I told him I couldn’t come because I have work on Saturday. I hated to tell him my work schedule has changed. The session would be surely informative and fun. Floy Quintos is conducting the talk.

"All right. Next time na lang," said Gibbs. And he hung up after I said thanks. I tried to get back to sleep but Morpheus seemed to have been annoyed. And my tooth was throbbing. 

It came from the author herself, J.K Rowling when asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love.  She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore’s feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."

Whoa! I didn’t think about that. If you read the Harry Potter series and think about it now, it makes sense. Is Professor McGonagall lesbian too because she didn’t have any relationships?   

from Yahoo News 

Hindi ko alam na may blog pala ang kaklase ko sa MA na si Sara Grutas. Nakita ko lang din sa blog ni Mark Angeles. Natuwa ako habang binabasa ang mga entries niya. Mas lalong nagiging interesante si Sara, kagaya ng mga isinusulat niya. Ginulat niya ako sa dagli niya tungkol sa dyip: "Nakasakay ko sa Dyip ang Kalaguyo ng Aking Asawa" na pinasulat sa amin ni Sir Vim noong simula ng semestre.

Malamlam ang mga mata ni Sarah. Bagay siyang lagyan ng gumamela sa tenga, tapos ngingiti siya tapos kukunan ng picture. Para siyang naglilihi, maputla kasi. Gustong-gusto kong pansinin ang sapatos niyang kulay puti na parang di nalalabhan. Sapatos pa lang niya, may karakter na.

Natawa at natuwa ako sa mga isinulat niya sa blog. May pagka-mushy rin pala siya.

Hindi ko pa rin napigilan ang aking sarili na manood ng 4pm film sa Cine Europa kahit me sumabog sa Glorietta kahapon. Tinext ako ng isang kaibigan na iwasan daw muna ang pagpunta sa mall at pagsakay sa MRT. Baka mangyari ulit yung naganap noong December 2000. Tuloy pa rin kami sa Shangrila. Kahit nagback out yung iba dahil natatakot. Marami pa rin naman ang nanood pero hindi fully-packed ang sinehan di katulad nung nakaraang taon na nagkakaubusan ng tiket.

Dead Man’s Hand ang una naming pinanood. Hindi ko na matandaan kung saang bansa galing. Tungkol ito sa babaeng nakipaghiwalay sa asawa niyang bailiff. Nakakatawa ang pagiging idiotic ng mga karakter. Hindi naman talaga idiotic ang pinaggagawa o pinagsasabi nila pero halos ganun ang effect sa kin. Sa romantic comedy puwedeng ilinya ang pelikula.

Closely Watched Train ang palabas nung alas 6. Isang apprentice ng dispatcher ng train ang nagtangkang magpakamatay dahil sa premature ejaculation na nangyari sa kanya nang subukan nila ng crush niya na magtalik. Sabi ng doktor (psychiatrist) na tumingin sa kanya, magpaturo siya sa mas nakakatandang babae na may sapat na karanasan sa buhay o kaya’y isipin ang football kapag nasa proseso ng pagtatalik. Yun nga ang ginawa niya.

Black and white ang pelikula. Indikasyon na luma na ito. sa konteksto ng panahong ginawa ang pelikula, masasabi kong maganda ito. Hitik kasi sa magagaling na detalye.

Baka manood ulit ako mamaya.

Time listed 100 Best Novels from 1923 to the present.  I have copies of "Atonement" and "On the Road" but I still haven’t read them. I plan to buy Bellow’s "Herzog." 

Here’s the Complete List in Alphabetical Order.

Ang Paglalakbay

Panahon na naman daw ng paglalayag. Kaya pala halos hindi mapakali ang lahat. May mga balisa, ang iba’y kinakabahan, samantalang nangangamba naman ang iilan. Tinatayang mahigit dalawang daan hanggang limang daang milyon sa aming lahi ang mag-uunahan palabas. May kung anong puwersa ang hihigop sa amin patungo sa tinatawag nilang obaryo. May isa raw sa amin ang mapalad na makakadaung-palad ang egg cell at mula rito’y mabubuo ang isang panibagong nilalang.
Mabilis lang naman daw ang biyahe. Sa paglalakbay, sagana ang lahat sa nutrisyong dulot ng seminal plasma. Ang vagina ang kinatatakutan ng lahat dahil masyado raw itong acidic dahil sa ibinubuga nitong lactic acid. Gayunpaman, malakas ang aming resistensya upang labanan ang kemikal na maaaring pumatay sa amin pagsapit sa vagina canal.
Nagsimula nang tumaas ang temperatura. Mayamaya pa’y tila hinihigop na kami ng puwersa patungo sa makipot at malapot na lagusan. Halos hindi kami makahinga sa tila tubong daluyan dahil sa sobrang sikip. Bumilis nang bumilis ang aming paglangoy hanggang sa tumalsik kami at nasadlak sa isang panibagong mundo: madilim, makipot at amoy-tae.

It’s when your classmate tells you the paper is due on Friday, barely 2 days from now and you still haven’t started anything yet.

Inside the FX going home, you panic, thinking about staying up all night because you’re afraid (no you’re not grade conscious) you’ll not pass the subject. You think you need to be absent from work the next day. You ask your classmates too for clarifications about the paper (a thesis proposal) - actually "eaves-dropping" if they’re done with it. It frightens you more to learn that it’s ready for submission and you wish you wrote it long before. But you’re just good in cramming, that’s how your creativity works well so you assure yourself you can actually beat the deadline.

And you’re right! But this isn’t the time to pop the champagne. Wait till you receive the result of your paper. Just hope it’s a different kind of shock.

I still believe "No Reservations" is a good movie eventhough Jessica Zafra wrote a negative review about it in her blog.

There’s something about Star Cinema movie productions which compels people to watch it. I for one look forward to their films, however sappy or sloppy they may be.

"I’ve Fallen For You" is one exception though. I didn’t intend to see it. But when friend Sheng invited me to go watch it the day after her birthday, I didn’t refuse.  Invites from friends whom you don’t see that often are hard to decline. There was another option - to watch "No Reservations" instead but Sheng was the birthday girl and she had complimentary tickets so she was the master.

I liked Kim Chiu in PBB but not in movies. I am not entertained with the way she delivers her lines. Feels like she’s being choked or squeezed. She’s hysterical sometimes too. She needs an extensive acting workshop. Gerald Anderson is equally incompetent as an actor. His expression is flat regardless of the scene.

Plot is typical. Rich boy falls in love with poor girl. Problem arises when they find out that their parents were lovers in high school. That affects their relationship. And as a Pinoy commercial love story, all should end well. You can guess what the ending is.