Cool clothing stores to watch out for!

I met with Jacks for breakfast this morning, but she had to leave early because she was feeling sick. So I spent the rest of my day browsing through Market! Market! and I got some cool stuff!

The Reader

Upon learning that Kate Winslet won an Oscar for this film, I felt only smug, finally pointing a finger at what struck me the most about the film. Winslet gave a winning performance, apart from the story being compelling to me in the first place. It is a story that spawned a lot of "what ifs" which occupied my mind most of today. What if Hanna Schmitz didn't get the promotion? What if Michael didn't get sick with scarlet fever? What if he had not thanked Hannah for her kindness? What if Michael revealed her illiteracy?

Somehow, this film saddened Carlo - yet it didn't sadden me at all. I thought it was beautiful, and it had a sense of positivity to it.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

This movie is one of the saddest movies I have ever seen, not in the teary eyed sort of way, but one that makes me ache and tugs into my heartstrings, subtly and strongly that the sadness does not pass through my tear ducts. Right after seeing it, I rushed to the side of the one I love, embracing him tightly lest time takes him away from me. This movie made me realize a very important thing: life is fleeting and short, time passes by very quickly, and when you find love, hold on to it very dearly and savor every precious moment because moments pass by like sand through your fingers.

Blade Runner

Harrison Ford

Its too bad she won't live; but then again, who does? - Gaff

After months of not having been able to watch this video lent by my boss, I was finally able to - and I liked it. Although there were much to be desired in terms of effects, I love the sets, the story,  the dialogue, the acting, the dark atmosphere of the film, and of course, Harrison Ford. The movie looked like something straight out of the web pages of Web Urbanist, an art/design website which I frequent.

Books, nails and Conan at home

I always tell my friends to go to bookstores that are away from academic and financial areas. People in the know haven’t gone to these bookstores, and one is bound to find a good buy in these hard-to-reach places. I happen to be close to such a bookstore, a branch of National Bookstore right behind our neighbourhood. They have a bargain rack, and I got a pretty neat stack of sale books! Lately I’ve been particularly interested in craft books with colourful pictures, (a relaxing change from all the words I got exposed to in law school), and these are the books that I got:

From the top: Wedding Flowers (50 pesos), Holistic Herbs (50 pesos), Decorative Frames (30 pesos), Painting Ceramics (30 pesos), Painting Glass (30 pesos)

Cheap, aren’t they? I had to come back to the bookstore because they charged me 127.50 for a 50-peso book. At least they corrected themselves.

I. Learned. The. Hard. Way.

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My Christmas Wish

A golden labrador retriever puppy