10 Thoughts on Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Saw this at the SM North EDSA IMAX theater on what I'd like to call a date, but the sickly combination of cough, cold and sore throat made it hard for me to concentrate afterwards (imagine trying to hold a conversation and preventing snot from dripping out of your nose at the same time). SPOILERS.

November Notes

Nov. 5: This was at the Penguin Gallery and Cafe in Malate.  It has three things going against it: 1)P150 Door charge, 2)No conspicuous signage, and 3) Barely enough art pieces to count as a gallery.  On the other hand it was the first time I've seen a didgeridoo being played live, and to a dance beat, as the man blowing on it was also doing musical mixes on his laptop.

No real occasion, by the way.  When I arrived Kes and Sue were there and we all waited for the literally fashionably late Dee (this pic doesn't do her top justice) to show.  Later on we joined Dee's friend Dirk upstairs for beers.  Place seems to be the preferred hangout of foreigners and pseudo-Bohemians.

Pinatulog Niya Ako: 5 Thoughts on Pina

Watched it w/ Lola over during a weekend screening organized by Cinemanila at Market! Market! Normally my movie reviews would be presented in 10 points, but I couldn't muster the same enthusiasm I did before I saw the film.  Note to cinema security: Not being allowed to record a movie is not the same as not being allowed to bring a camera into the theater.  Had I brought a pack of cigarettes would you have taken those even if I wasn't smoking at the time?

Ryan Cruz's Version of The Proposal

Ryan Cruz gives his girlfriend Kitin Flores her best movie date ever.

Ryan's Movie House Proposal to Kitin

10 Thoughts on In Time

al·le·go·ry  (l-gôr, -gr)

n. pl. al·le·go·ries

a. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.

b. A story, picture, or play employing such representation. (e.g. replace any mention of time or units of time in the movie In Time with money.

Coronimation

Halloween Night w/ Lola & The Rafaels

Taken from a table at Krispy Kreme at Bonifacio Global City.

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September Summaries

Sept. 3: This is my second cousin John's youngest daughter Althea celebrating her 1st birthday at Choi Garden. It's only my 2nd time to eat there, and the first/last time was also for a kid's party.

Chef's Table: A Brief Anniversary Party Foodie Tour

Without the restaurant in context this
 might be mistaken for a book cover.

My stock knowledge of Chef Bruce was limited to knowing he has a TV show on the Asian Food Channel (Tablescapes: Life on a Plate w/ Angel Aquino).  It was from Ana G. that I learned he had his own restaurant at the Infinity Tower in BGC, Chef's Table, and embarrassingly enough it was from a banner outside that restaurant did I learn that his last name was Lim.

Ana G. invited me to attend the 1st Anniversary party of Chef's Table, so this was my chance to partake of complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres served ina high-end restaurant.  Other attendees included Fernds, shiny-skinned host Lucas Raven, Phoemela Baranda, Rovilson Fernandez and the cast of 99.5RT's The Disenchanted Kingdom.
Below is a gallery of said cocktails and hors d'oeuvres not to be found on the menu, so if you weren't there last Friday you really missed out.

Stomptastic

For as long as I could remember I loved doing percussion, even before I knew the word existed*.  From beatboxing to strumming my fingers to tapping my pencil or drumming on my desk.  My taste for aesthetic sounds lay not in tunes from strings nor the striking of keys, but the tap of wood and/or plastic.  I was also fascinated by tap-dancing, because it sounded cool and looked easy.  You didn't need to be accompanied by outside music, lug around tape/CD players or looked crazy if you were only hearing the song in your head, because w/ tap-dancing you literally made the beat up as you went along.  Watching Sammy Davis Junior or Gregory Hines in action was mesmerizing.