The 500 People You Meet In Hell: A random sampling | The Philippine Star Lifestyle Features Young Star

The 500 People You Meet In Hell: A random sampling | The Philippine Star Lifestyle Features Young Star

A Father-Daughter Dilemma

I was watching a replay of the Pilipinas Got Talent Finals on Studio 23 when my phone rang. It was a good friend (Oy,Tors), and she called to inform me that they would be watching KC and Gabby's (and of course, Jericho's!) movie I'll be There. It was already 7:20 pm, and the last full show at the not-so-mall-ish mall starts by 8 pm. My reply: Uhhuh. I'll be there.

I was a little hesitant about watching the movie. For one, I'm not really a fan of emotional movies, much more on movies dwelling with father-child relationships. My relationship with my father isn't rosy, but it's not enough to make the movie poignant. It turned out that I was right.


Nevertheless, I watched. It turned out that the character's dilemma commenced in one Post-it note, where KC's boyfriend announced that he swindled her money (euphemism: this is not working for us anymore) intended for her soon to be opened boutique. The problem was, the money was only lent to her by a fearsome (yes, fearsome) financier played by Celia Rodriguez (no wonder). So she went back to the Philippines, to her long lost father, to claim her share of the family properties. But her father (Gabby Concepcion) can only produce the money in 30 days, so he urged KC to live with him. And the story unfolds with the only thing that was keeping me awake was KC's fashion sense (expected, since her role is a frustrated but promising fashion designer). During the course of the movie, my friends never fail to exclaim how they love to have KC's bags, and how they would look if they would wear KC's top. And oh, how can I forget Jericho Rosales. He's still got that kilig factor, and the killer looks! Mapapa-shet ka talaga. I also got from Jericho the most memorable line from the movie, "Be nice to the world, so the world be nice to you." Kinda like The Secret.


Admit it. The movie is a so-so. It did not even managed to make me feel good (although it made others cry, but not me). Some viewers exited even before the movie ended. (How could they? Haha) However, I just love the STARFISH analogy. Starfishes regenerate lost body parts, if they could only manage to go home. In the movie, KC and Gabby, healed their hearts wounded from past hurts, abandonment and oblivion, by going home to each other. To start the days anew, with a newfound daughter for Gabby, and a loving father for KC. (Yes, sila ni Jericho dun.)


Maybe if I could relate a little more, I would have liked it. But for now, I would like to have a try at the product of Gabby's business venture in the movie- yeah, you got it, lambanog.

We too are stardust.

Astronomers caught a glimpse of a future star just as it is being born out of the surrounding gas and dust, in a star-forming region similar to the one pictured above. (Credit: NASA, ESA)

ScienceDaily (June 18, 2010) — Astronomers have glimpsed what could be the youngest known star at the very moment it is being born. Not yet fully developed into a true star, the object is in the earliest stages of star formation and has just begun pulling in matter from a surrounding envelope of gas and dust, according to a new study that appears in the current issue of the Astrophysical Journal.

For more details, read Astronomers witness a star being born at sciencedaily.com.

I'm supposed to place my very own picture for this post. But I figured I am not what the article refers to. I'm not in the earliest stages of star formation anymore. Hah! So much for supernovas, a star's birth is equally wonderful. If the Big Bang were true, the same material that is in the stars are also present in us all. In the words of Jostein Gaarder, "we too, are stardust."

Mactan Rock Adventures

For my first attempt to get people to visit my blog (it pays to be honest) let me introduce the newest stuff here (drum roll,please) BEST CAPTION COMPETITION. Share a piece of your wicked mind and make us laugh, cry, or just inspire us. (Although I prefer to laugh, especially with the kind of photos I post.) Post your captions in Comments and please don't be anonymous. I accept any language. It doesn't matter though. Unintelligible entries never win. Ha ha.

Write a funny, witty, or any caption for this picture. (Oy, Karl and Wila, peace!) The winner will win a rare metamorphic rock dating back to the Stone Age. Mactan Rock joke. Here's the real deal: you get to eat a sumptuous meal at Mommy Noon's..(Oy Nadz, did I spell it right?). Deadline is next Sunday. Get that cerebrum running.

Bweshet na bekhow na mweyrong latteeerrrkk...

The video comes with a warning. Wag kang humarang sa banyo Inday. Baka sa urinal ako bumigay. (Do not block the C.R. door, I might poop on the urinal.) Ha ha. Gagang lady, you're so gaga.

Strangers and strangers forevermore

At an effort to bring up something interesting in a conversation, my friend the Renaissance painter suggested I visit www.cracked.com. I told him to visit the website of my friend Jessica at www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com and he did, so I thought of trying cracked. Hence, I found this article. Interesting!




The uploaded picture is too small. It reads, THE CLOSER YOU GET, THE FARTHER YOU WANT TO BE.


For a clearer and bigger picture, read The Importance of Not Getting to know Someone at the said website. A little laugh and a poke at your brain cells won't hurt.

The caption says: Keep society together--Zoom Out.


That sent me thinking.

Britain's Got Susan, Pilipinas' Got Jovit

Susan Boyle: Too old for the voice of an angel. Jovit: too young for a voice who reminds you of Freddie Mercury.

These two people can prove to you that prejudice is one of man's most refuted faculty. At first, you'll think as if the judges would pass out their performances as another nuisance to the show's main showcase. Until you heard them. In both cases, the first note nailed it twelve feet over, and twelve feet under. Congratulations, you proved to us that super stardom,( especially here in the Philippines), is more than just having a pretty face and starring yourself in a sex scandal.