celebraTINg exisTENce: Movie

Where do broken hearts go nga ba talaga? :)))

I now have 3 scheduled dates to a That Thing Called Tadhana screening next year. 'Yung totoo, friends? (Lakas maka-sabi ng friends e wala ngang may alam na nagb-blog ako. haha!) Di pa kasi kayo sumabay nung nag screening ng Cinema One originals!! Pero more than willing naman ako umulit basta libre niyo ko. HAHA

THAT THING CALLED TADHANA INARTE POST LINK: HERE. Alam mo kung bakit hindi ko maiwan ang pagb-blog? Para sa mga ganitong pagkakataon na magb-backread ako tas masasabi ko sa sarili kong, "Yung totoo, Tin? Wala ka na bang kahihiyan talaga?" Katawa shems. Muntanga. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Buti na lang kamo, binura ko 'yung nauna kong sinulat na about sa love pala kasi HAHAHAHAHAHA Jeskelerd baka sinakal ko na sarili ko. #damingsinabi

Para sa mga umibig, nasaktan, at umibig muli. In short, tatanga-tanga.

Anthony: Hindi ka na niya mahal. Anong hindi malinaw don?
Mace: Sabihin naman niya kung bakit, anong ginawa ko...
A: Bakit pag sinabi ba niya kung bakit, may magbabago? Ang bottomline, hindi ka na niya mahal.
M: Close ba tayo? Ang sakit mo magsalita ah.

M: Paano ba makalimot?
A: Ha?
M: Ikaw, ang hilig-hilig mong pinapaulit sinasabi ko e narinig mo naman.
A: Hindi ko rin alam. Nagising na lang ako isang araw, wala na siya. Nakalimutan ko na siya.
M: Gano katagal?
A: Matagal.
M: Gano nga katagal? One Year? Two Years? Three? Four?
A: Does it matter? Ang mahalaga, NAKALIMUTAN. (HUHUHUHUHU NAKALIMUTAN)

A: 'Yung ganyan kalaking pagmamahal, ganyang overwhelming love, imposibleng walang pupuntahan 'yan eh. May mababalik sa'yong pagmamahal. Not necessarily sa taong pinagbigyan mo, pero sigurado ako, mababalik 'yan sa'yo.

A: Diba nga, sabi ni John Lloyd, minsan kaya tayo iniiwan ng taong minahal natin kasi may darating na bago, na mas mamahalin tayo at ipapa-realize sa'tin kung bakit hindi naging okay 'yung dati, ipapa-realize sa'tin na, ah, ganito pala mahalin, ang sarap pala (HUHUHU KAYA MAHAL NA MAHAL KITA LLOYDIE EH.)

A: There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.

M: Si John Lloyd, di ka niya sasaktan, di ka niya papaiyakin, siya pa ang iiyak para sa'yo. (Ito talaga 'yun eh. HAHAHAHA)

A: Pag may dumaan na shooting star, ano iwi-wish mo?
M: Sana hindi ko na siya mahalin.

M:Hindi ko alam kung paano niya nakaya na tapusin na lang ang lahat, lahat ng eight years na 'yun sa hindi na kita mahal, makakaalis ka na.

M: Bawat chance na makuha ko, sasabihan ko talaga 'yung mga babaeng ayaw papigil na gustong magmahal nang sobra sobra na, "Teh, maghunus-dili ka, huwag tatanga-tanga. Tigilan mo na 'yan. Maawa ka sa sarili mo. Ang pag-ibig, salot 'yan sa buhay. Oo, papakiligin ka, pasasayahin ka, pero kapag nasaktan ka na, kapag winasak ka niya na, kapag hindi ka na makabangon, hindi worth it ang saya, girl, hindi worth it. Ang saya, oo, masarap maramdaman, pero ang sakit, pag naramdaman mo na, mas matagal siya lalagi sa puso mo. At minsan, kapag minamalas ka, hindi na siya aalis.

A:Bakit ba kayong mape-perang mga babae, ang hilig ninyong hinahanap ang sarili sa Baguio? Bakit ba sa Baguio? Hindi ba pwedeng pag-usapan na lang sa inuman?

M: Kung mahal mo, habulin mo, ipaglaban mo. Wag mong hintaying may magtulak sa kanya pabalik sa’yo. Hilahin mo. Hanggang kaya mo, wag kang bibitaw. Sorry, mahal ko eh.

M: Alam mo 'yung love na 8 years na kayo? Sa ganong love ka pa ba magdududa? Pero wala pala sa tagal ng relasyon yun. Ke eight months kayo o eight years, kung gusto ka niyang lokohin, lolokohin ka niya. Pag hindi ka na niya mahal, hindi ka na niya mahal.

'Yan na lang muna, mga b3h kasi pakiramdam ko ang spoiler ko na kahit quotes lang 'yan pero kung may idadagdag kayo, comment lang. :)) Manood na kayo ha para maghanap ng mga hugot na tatama sa inyo nang tagos sa bones. Hehehehe. Sakit oh. May pagka-Mace talaga ko. Yes? BGC? Pasig? Donut? Oatmeal? Hangin? Tubig? HAHAHAHAHAHA. Everything reminds me of you din ang peg minsan saka kung magbabayad ako ng pera everytime na may imi-mention ako, malamang makakaipon ako agad papunta sa lugar na pinupuntahan ng broken hearts.

P.S. Should you find yourself looking for a Sagada/ Baguio travel buddy after watching this film at 1. Hindi ka mamamatay-tao. 2. Hindi ka KJ. 3. Hindi ka reklamador. 4. KKB 5. Madali kang pakisamahan... Andito lang ako/kami. Magpaka-That Thing Called Tadhana tayo dun sa Baguio o Sagada. HAHAHAHA. Malay mo, sa dulo ng paglalakad natin sa Session Road, ma-realize mong ako pala 'yung forever mo. Yes, Mace? HAHAHAHA. Jk.:)) Uyyy, bakit di pa sabihin ang sigaw ng damdamin? Ipauubaya na lang ba 'to sa hangin??

Cheers to the great people we will be!<3

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LOOKING FOR That Thing Called Tadhana Quotes? Here.

ITO PO.

Paki-click 'yung "ITO PO" o "HERE" para ma-redirect kayo sa post na may quotes from the movie. Pagi-inarte lang kasi nasa post na 'to para di ka na mapagod sa pagbabasa, click na agad. :)

Para sa mga umibig, nasaktan, at umibig muli. In short, tatanga-tanga.

Maraming Salamat sa lahat ng taong nasa likod ng pelikulang ito! Sobrang nagustuhan ko at hindi lang dahil may One More Chance at John Lloyd reference pero nakakatuwa na minsan, makakanood ka ng isang palabas na andun 'yung kirot dahil nararamdaman mo rin 'yung sakit na nararamdaman ng bida pero andun din 'yung ngiti, hindi dahil sa nakakatawa lang, kundi dahil nabubuhay din 'yung pag-asa mong aayos din ang sitwasyon mo.

Pero kung napunta ka dito para maghanap kung ano 'yung tingin ko sa movie? Grabe. Sakit, kilig, tuwa, tawa, lungkot, lahat 'yan naramdaman ko. inTENse. Simple pero tagos at ang gagaling ng buong pagkakagawa pati ng mga artista. 'Yung pakiramdam na may pagka-Mace (Angelica) din ako kaya relate at bet. :))

May tendency na rin akong magsabi, "Gusto ko pumunta ng Baguio." Bahala na dun at bahala na pagbalik. Gapang kung gapang. Hahahaha.

ROMCOM KASI YUNG MOVIE, DIBA? Pero hindi ata pang romcom 'yung reflection ko. Hahahaha. Ang sakit naman kasi na hanggang dito, huhugot ako. HAHAHAHAHA. Woooo. Masokista levels, Tin. Iba ka. HAHAHAHA.

Where do broken hearts go? Baguio? Sagada? Rome?

Kaya ba dalawang beses akong nag Baguio ngayong 2014 at kaya ba pangarap ko rin makapunta ng Sagada at Rome e dahil broken ako?

Hindi... hindi masyado. hehehe.

Coming from a family who don't always travel, ang lala ko. Seryoso 'to, minsan iniisip ko na talaga kung napagpalit ako sa hospital kasi ako lang 'yung kakaiba sa'min. Madaming nagugulat kung saan-saan ako nakakarating, madaming nagtatanong kung bakit ba kailangan ko pa pahirapan sarili ko kasi gusto ko 'yung pagod ako lagi, pero ang pinaka-tinatanong sa'kin, para saan?

Oh okay fine. Don't laugh na ang lakas ko magsabi ng travel pero hindi pa naman marami napupuntahan ko pero the fact na ito na oh, I'm structuring my life around the possibility of traveling for a lot of times more, of going places and of getting out of my comfort zone. I know that I'll be able to go to a lot more places in the future. As in na-claim ko na 'yung ganung lifestyle.

Pero para sagutin 'yung tanong na, "Para saan?"

Alam mo 'yung quote na, "Sometimes you'll find yourself in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes, in the middle of nowhere you'll find yourself"?

Parang ganyan lang.

I'm not doing this to forget. Hindi ko rin 'to ginagawa dahil maluho ako. I'm doing this because it is in travelling that I was healed. Hindi from a romantic kind of brokenness but that healing from the stage when you feel so lost and you have no idea what it is that you want to do with your life. I am healed and I have moved on from that phase because I've found my passion. 'Yung isang bagay na willing kang mag-sacrifice? 'Yung bagay na kahit hirap na hirap ka na, sige pa rin? 'Yung isang bagay na kahit mag-kwento ka 24/7 e hindi ka pa rin mapapagod? Para sa'kin, ayun 'yon.

Kung may Anthony si Mace, ito muna 'yung tadhana ko. Magsama muna kami ng lakwatsa. hehehe.

Nagtataka ko dati bakit sa tuwing tinatanong ako kung ano gusto kong gawin e hindi ako makasagot. Pwede naman ako mangarap maging doktora, abogado, guro, singer, artista, model, beauty queen ganyan pero wala kong masabi. 'Yun pala, gusto ko lang maging certified lakwatsera. Hahahahaha. Yan yan.

Although hindi pa rin naman ako sigurado kung saan ako pupulutin nito dahil maraming pwedeng mangyari at hindi ko rin alam kung pano ako masu-suportahan financially, hindi ko na masyado iniisip eh. Life's uncertain and full of surprises kaya bahala na. Basta sa ngayon, 'yung kilig na nararamdaman ko tuwing nakakakita ako ng isang lugar na gusto kong marating? Sapat ng magdagdag ng dahilan para may gawin at para bumangon sa araw-araw. Sapat na rin na dahilan na lahat ng 'yon para mag-plano ako. And from someone who's used to not making plans? Aba. I've gone a long way. Iba-iba naman tayo ng pinagdadaanan. Don't judge. :)))

Siguro, iniisip mo ngayon.

"Ano problema nito? Anong point?"

Gusto ko lang rin siguro sabihin na hindi mo kasalanan kung sakaling nasa punto ka pa rin na hindi mo alam kung ano 'yung totoong nagpapasaya sa'yo. Ganun lang talaga tayong mga late bloomer eh, ano magagawa natin? Hindi mo rin kasalanan kung hindi ka pa successful sa standards ng society at this point in your life. You have your own life and success should be defined by you lang not by how other people define it. At the end of the day, ikaw, self-satisfaction at kasiyahan mo lang ang mahalaga.

Pero iba 'to sa walang ginagawa ah. Magkaiba naman kasi 'yung may effort sa malungkot na nga, hindi pa naghahanap ng ikasasaya at naliligaw na nga, hindi pa hinahanap ang tamang daan.

Kung sa kabila ng lahat ng effort na ine-exert mo e hindi ka pa rin talaga masaya na wala ka pang pangarap o hindi ka pa successful... it's never too late to start over o tyaga lang dahil darating at darating ka dun. Kasi kahit ano naman piliin natin sa buhay, may direksyon eh. Kaya kung hindi ka okay sa ngayon, move forward lang ng move forward. Don't get stuck. It gets better. It should.

Kagaya kung anong nangyari kay Mace at kay Anthony, siguro kahit anong sakit 'yung nararamdaman natin at kahit gaano kalabo man 'yung future natin ngayon... andun talaga 'yung magic when we start to celebrate life and embrace all the adventures it will present to us. Kahit masakit at kahit nakakatakot, harapin lang natin at huwag tayo tatakas. Who knows? 'Yung taong para sa'yo pala, nakalagpas na sa pambihirang traffic sa EDSA at makikita mo na finally. Who knows? 'Yung isang bagay na papangarapin mo, matagal nang binabato sa'yo ng universe pero hindi mo lang napapansin kasi ang dami mong pinanghahawakan mula sa past at ang dami mong excess baggage na hindi maiwanan kaya hindi mo mabuksan 'yung palad mo para sa bago. :)

Tadhana? Hindi lang naman 'yan para sa taong "bubuo" sa'yo eh.

A place where broken hearts go? Hindi naman kailangan na lugar lang talaga 'yan eh.

'Yan din ay 'yung person we will become may special someone man tayo o wala. 'Yan din 'yung bagay na maaari nating gawin na willing tayo magpakapuyat, magsakripisyo at mahirapan pero hindi pa rin tayo titigil.

Kaya... hihintayin mo na lang bang liparin ng hangin 'yung buhay na gusto mo mapunta sa'yo? Hindi. Kumilos ka at hilahin mo papunta/pabalik sa'yo.

God bless sa'tin. May our dreams for ourselves also be God's dream for us. Cheers to the great people we will be. <3<3

ANG DAMI KONG SINABI. SHEMS. DI KASI AKO MAKATULOG AT AS USUAL SOBRANG EFFECTIVE PAMPAANTOK PAG NAGSUSULAT AKO. HAHAHAHAHAHA. :))))))

P.S. About love din 'to originally eh pero k, binura ko. Okay na 'yung movie para sa topic na 'yun. Hanggang dito na lang ako. Hehehehe. May relevance din naman. :)))))

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Ang bilis ng panahon. Akalain mo nga namang isang dekada na pala 'yan. Joke lang. Ang bilis ng panahon, dagdag lang ng dagdag ang mga gusto kong ilagay dito ngunit walang pagkakataon hanggang sa makalimutan na pero habang fresh pa sa alaala ko ang kahihiyan, ito na muna.

We were at CCP yesterday to watch one of the offerings of this year's CinemalayaX: The Janitor. Dahil hindi naman talaga ko marunong mag-critic, e ipapaubaya ko na lang 'yun sa mga magagaling pero congrats to everyone who is behind the film 'cause it's definitely one of the best. Hindi na mabilang kung gano karaming tao ang nagsabi na maganda ang The Janitor.

I'll show you some pictures from yesterday. Before that, I'd love it if you'll keep the quote, "You'll only regret the chances you didn't take." in mind. Sorry naman kasi sobrang nadala lang ako ng emotions ko talaga.

The moment we arrived CCP, it was just the usual picture-taking. Pang-facebook, pang-blog, pang-Instagram ganyan.

My ticket to the movie. Obviously.

This is my current profile picture in FB and some of my friends were like, "Bakit ka nasa T.V?" "Artista ka na ba?"
Kalma.
This is taken from my audition video for next year's Cinemalaya entry entitled Ngangabells. Hahaha.
Joke. Nag picture lang ako sa TV.

Dennis Trillo and the movie director, Michael Tuviera, gave a short speech before the movie started.

SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE MOVIE: Ito talaga 'yung highlight eh.

I have a picture with Sarah Lahbati, Bella Padilla, Rafael Rosel, Dennis Trillo and JC Tiuseco but this picture is my favorite. Ka-selfie ko si Beh/Matthew!

The story behind this picture:

After the movie, we ran towards Dennis who was seated alongside with his actor friends (mga na-mention ko sa taas except the girls). People would naturally approach Dennis since it was his movie diba pero I tried to approach Tom agad after taking a picture of Dennis. Kinalabit ko si Tom and told him, "Pwede magpa-picture?" I had no one with me that time kasi andun sila kay Dennis so I had to rely on my very good skills in taking selfies. So nag-take na nga ko pero pagtingin ko sa picture, chura ko teh! Hinawakan ko siya ulit (Hinawakan ko!! Ghad!!!!! NA-HA-WA-KAN-KO-SI-TOM!! Edi ngayon lang nagsi-sink in nga.) sabay sabi na, "Pwede isa pa?" Sabi niya, "Yes, sure." Tignan mo naman talaga ung hawak ko pero mas malapit kami sa isa't isa dun sa unang picture to think na meron upuan sa gitna namin nyan kaso ang chaka ng fez ko talaga. Hahahaha. Pero pagkatapos namin mag-picture, in-escortan na siya palabas ng theater so I was one of the few who got to take a picture with him. Swerte ko plsss! Thank you, Tom Rodriguez! Nahihiya ko para sa sarili ko pero mission accomplished kaya alam kong naintindihan mo. :)))

Pagkatapos kay Tom, I approached Dennis and nakipag-selfie rin ako sa kanya but it was blurred. We brisk walked (nahiya pa kong sabihin na we ran eh) towards the exit kasi paalis na rin si Dennis. E hindi ko natiis na wala kong matinong picture kasama siya kaya nakipagsiksikan pa rin ako at successful naman (kami). Swerte ko ulit plsss!

Selfie with Dennis Trillo kasama si Ate na hindi ko kilala. Sa cam ko siya nakatingin. Huhubells.

I definitely have no regrets. Sobrang nakakatawa na nakakahiya lalo kasi nakita ko 'yung sarili ko in action. An instagram user uploaded in his/her account a video of us trying to get a selfie with Dennis Trillo. Sabi niya pa, "Dennis Trillo, pinagkaguluhan ng fans." HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. NAKAKALOKA!!!!!TOMDEN 'YAN EH.

LEE MIN HO SAKA JOHN LLOYD CRUZ NAMAN NEXT PLS. :))))))

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This is not a review. I only want to post something about it because my gherd, I never thought that I'd cry all throughout the movie. I needed to let those tears out so the timing's just right if not a little late. You might say that I am overrating this film but this was really successful in moving me. My head is thumping, my nose is red and my eyes are swollen from too much crying.

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I have a lot of Facebook friends who are also Korean enthusiasts so it's not surprising that I get to see Kpop, Kdrama, Kcuisine and Kmovie suggestions in my newsfeed. But then these past few weeks, even those whom I've never expected to, shared links of this movie entitled, "Miracle in Cell No. 7". I saw one who said that he hates the writer for making him cry. That was obviously a compliment because that meant that the writer was able to pull the correct strings that this became not only a heartwarming but also a heart-wrenching movie (whichever should come first). I've finished the movie 3 hours ago and I still feel like bawling.

Sometimes, I forget to be thankful or to appreciate life more especially when everything is normal and nothing "big" happens as days pass. I don't know, maybe it's because I get used to my normal life and usual happenings/problems that I forget that there's much room for improvement and there's much more to be thankful about... or again, it's just me.

In a world where some of our dreams are left unrealized (yet) and some of our wants are still not given/provided (yet), it becomes very easy to take everything for granted, right? Then this kind of movie comes and makes us remember for the nth time (1) how lucky we are for having the freedom to create and live a full, happy and worthwhile life (2) how we can comprehend the world and voice out our thoughts especially if we think we're being wronged (3) how we can choose to be the voices of those who can't (4) how we are all capable of loving people selflessly and be selflessly loved as well (5) how everyone deserves another chance no matter how dark his/her past was (6) how in a world of unfairness, you mostly have to fight the battle yourself (7) how there's always a possibility of forming bonds with other people like the kind of bond a family should possess- even stronger (8) how there are a lot of people who enjoy playing the blame game. TSK. (9) how you can choose not to be affected by them (10) how most of us are given the opportunities to act before it's too late. For #10, I am hoping for the best. May we spend the rest of our lives acting and not waiting for (bad) things to occur before we do something about them.

This movie broke me but then just like the quote I've read before, it's when you're broken that the light comes in. I really have to practice being grateful for all the miracles - big and small - this life has been giving me. I am a forgetful (and lazy) person so I often forget to be thankful. Truly a process of learning, forgetting and re-learning at times. :))

Kudos to everyone who is behind this film. You, guys, made me laugh and "weep" at the same time. I know that's it's more than a year late since it was released March 2013 but still, 축하드립니다.

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Oh Korea, you're so fine. You're so fine you blow my mind. Hey Hanguk. :)))) Kk!

I know I'm back at it again but you can't blame me since Korea Tourism Organization Manila has been posting Jeju Island package tours and seeing those in my facebook newsfeed brought back the intensity of my "desire to visit Korea" to 110%. 언젠가 진짜 갈거야, 한국. 정말 가고 싶다. Like KTO Manila's facebook page too and share my pain of wanting something yet can't have it. Thank you!:)

(but not having it now doesn't mean there's no chance of having it in the future, right? Still hopinggggg and claiminggggg and eventually make it happen...ingggg hahaha)

At this point, I only have time, energy and undying will to go to Korea. So while I still don't have the money, I shall travel through food again so here's another Korean restaurant. :)

한식도 다 먹고 싶다

If you're a Korean cuisine newbie, BIBIMBAP means mixed rice.

BIBIM means mixed.
BIBI DA (비비다) is the verb form meaning to mix and BIBIM is, well, BIBIM. :))
BAP means rice
DOLSOT means stone pot

So from it's name, it's mixed rice served in a stone pot.

The interior of Kogi Bulgogi

Days ago, KTO Manila also posted that you should use chopsticks to mix the rice so it won't get too sticky.

반찬도 다 좋아해 but the kimchi was waaaay too spicy for me.

I found the taste so-so. Unfortunately for their bibimbap though, my expectation wasn't met. Something's lacking plus the fact that we were rushing to eat everything because we were almost late for Maleficent. Hindi ko talag na-appreciate. The crispy rice the dolsot produces (tutong. haha) wasn't liked by my friends also. They prefer the normal bibimbap more- bibimbap that is usually served in a stainless steel bowl.

I'll try hoedupbap shall fate bring me back there because that got me curious. Imagine eating bibimbap with raw tuna as the ingredient. Sounds fun, I think.