dear heart

Sino ang makakalimot sa love story ni April at Jimmy?

Ang tag-lish ng mga kolehiyalas those days. "kadiri-to-death", "kilig-to-the-bones"?

Ang umaalingaw-ngaw na "I don't Want You To Go" at "Come What May" ni Lani Hall?

Ang nakakakilig na love team ni Gabby at Sharon?

Kung inabot mo ang panahong 'yun..isa ka na sa mapapangiti, di ba?

Emote muna tayo sa song ni Sharon...

Dear heart,

ikaw raw ay batang-bata

At di mo pa kayang mag-isa

Sa bawat kaba, alam ba nila

Ang pag-ibig mong nadarama

Di ka binigyan ng layang magmahal

Sa batang katulad mo ito'y bawal

Balang araw magugulat ang lahat

Ikaw pala'y di na isang bata, dear heart

Sa bawat kaba, alam ba nila

Ang pag-ibig mong nadarama

Di ka binigyan ng layang magmahal

Sa batang katulad mo ito'y bawal

Balang araw magugulat ang lahat

Ikaw pala'y di na isang bata, dear heart

Dear heart

UP wonderment

my son Jaki and my little daughter Kiara had been watching the movie UP since yesterday. i guess they played it 5 to 6 times already. they're watching it over and over again today (while i'm writing this blog).

(translated, since my son talks italian)

Jaki: Ma, is it true that hundreds of balloons could lift up the whole house?

Me: No, not possible. it only happens in the movie. in real life, balloons can't lift up the whole house.

Jaki: ah..now i understand.

(pause)

Jaki: So the little boy and the little girl in the first part becomes wife and husband, then grew old?

Me: Yes, they got married and grow old.

Jaki: So, when i grow old, i'll be my sister's father?

Me: No, when you grow old, you'll still be Kiara's brother.

Jaki: and who will be my mother when i grow old?

Me: I am still your mother when you grow old.

Jaki: ah...even if kiara and you and dad grow old, nothing will change, i'm still your son, you are still my Ma, and dad is still my papi...?

Me: Yes!

(pause)

Kiara: baaaaa..baaaaa... (seeing too many ballons in the movie)

she got her balloon and i saw her trying to tie her toy to a balloon.

it was hilarious! she never gave up even she never knew how to tie.

yeah, my kids really amuse me.

movie marathon

sometimes my hub doesn't have work on tuesdays, so he just stays home. he's not so much into "going-out" like other guys who used to go out when no work. off-day like this, it means he's the one who'll bring our son in school, and i still can laze around the house in pajamas. our daughter zendra is still sleeping, so i quickly had a shower before she wakes up. she knows now how to escape from her crib. risky!

hub was back and we ate breakfast. he's in the mood to clean up the house, so i make myself comfortable watching David Letterman Show. what a queen am i. hahaha. it's almost 10am! i told my hub, let's be crazy, let's watch movies! it's my idea to double task too. watching while ironing. "gabundok ang plantsahin"(too many clothes to iron) at least there will be no "wasted time".

we're not so much of movie theather-goers here. english films were always dubbed in italian, so sometimes it's inevitable they will dub the scripts literally. though i can understand more of italian than english slang now, i still prefer the original language.

Film Number 1: Angels & Demons

i have watched Da Vinci Code and i thought, this could be a sequel. dan brown's novels are always packed with fascinating historical tidbits and mysteries that there is a constant need to inform the reader. the film is somewhat diabolical (hence the title demons). after the pope's death, an antimatter bomb somewhere in Vatican threatens the conclave of cardinals who are meeting to elect the papal successor. the movie is filled with amazing details about galileo, michael angelo and other scientists. i have come to know about the white fumes (when a pope is elected). didn't know that! most of the time, the actors speak italian so i exerted no effort to watch the film. i just wonder for dan brown's other novels, would it also be tom hanks playing the lead role?

time for prawn crackers. we got no popcorns in the house. i'm not a popcorn fan.

Film Number 2: Law Abiding Citizen

Jamie Foxx is an oscar and a grammy award winner. this film must be something. it's my first time to see gerard butler. i haven't seen the movie 300. i found "law abiding citizen" so thrilling, although some scenes are so violent. imagine a rich and intelligent man taking over the city? he was hurt and furious because his wife and daughter were brutally murdered. he technically plan everything outside and inside prison. but, of course, jamie foxx as a district attorney is smarter than him. "you can never fight fate"...

---lunch time ---

Film Number 3: The Informant

what was mark whitacre (matt damon) thinking? at first i can't understand the movie plot...but as the movie goes...i can sense lot of lies from the leading role, mark. this is based on a real story of a highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in US history. from mark's ever-changing account (he stole over 11 million dollars or so), to his cooperation with the FBI and threatens the ADM (archer daniels midland) where he worked as a bio-chemist, it becomes impossible to decipher what is real and what is mark's active imagination. from one story to another, he has answers to everything...lies and facts. of course, the truth will always set you free. so he was imprisoned.

it's almost 4pm!

time for me to dress up for work. hub and zendra were also ready to go out. they will head to the park and get jaki in school at 4:30pm.

(picture taken @ our building's corridor)