all i want for christmas :)

The ones I've carefully jot down on my Christmas list. I just hope I'll be able to get at least half of the things on the list.

As of now, all I want are:

MacArthur by Bob Ong
Idol!



Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
I was sleeping when the world started buying this. Baduy na kung baduy.



PHR Lothario Series by EM
Love it. Love it. Love it.



PHR Kristine Series by MC
One word: LOVE IT!
new Vans Slip On
Wearing high-cut chuck's is major hassle :((

As of now, the stuff above are what's on my list. Not really expensive :)

"Twilight" Pinoy Remake?

Ok so I was supposed to post this entry several days ago but due to some inconvenience I wasn't able to go online and bla bla bla.

Anyway, I learned about this news several hours before Christmas eve at the official blog of Twilight Coven Philippines.

According to them,it was stated on an ABS-CBN site that:

Filipino fans of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series will soon have another reason to celebrate after broadcasting giant ABS-CBN bagged the exclusive rights to make a local television series based on the vampire novels. Initial reports said ABS-CBN paid $1 million with co-producer Ignite Media for the rights to the Twilight series. The new series, tentatively titled "Takipsilim", will reunite the onscreen tandem of Rayver Cruz and Shaina Magdayao. Taping for the series will start February of next year. Some parts of the series will be shot abroad and the other locations include Tagaytay, Bukidnon and Baguio. The series will be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina.

Rayver as Edward? Gimme a break.

Sample nga ng Takipsilim:

YIKES!

PS: Happy news: There are speculations too that the remake is only a hoax:

"Twilight" Pinoy Remake is a Hoax?

But we can't rejoice yet as to the network hasn't released yet their official statement. What a very nice Christmas gift guys, way to go.

Perfume:Story of a Murderer

He lived to find beauty. He killed to possess it.

Perfume:The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 German film directed by Tom Tykwer and based from the novel Perfume by Patrick Süskind.

Several songs were inspired by this book including Scentless Apprentice by Nirvana, Red Head Girl by Air and Du Riechst So Gut by Rammstein. Both the vocalists of the two bands (Nirvana and Rammstein) claimed the book as their personal favorite.

I loved this movie since the first time I saw it. Although it was a little disgusting, you can't seem to stop watching it.For the benefit of us all, I took the time to blog in the plot of the movie.

Plot

Set in 18th century France, the film tells the story of a misanthropic, olfactory genius, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) and his homicidal quest for the perfect scent.

The film begins with the sentencing of Grenouille, a notorious murderer. Between the reading of the sentence and the execution, the story of his life is told in flashback, beginning with his abandonment at birth in a French fish market. Raised in an orphanage, Grenouille grows into a strangely detached boy with a superhuman sense to smell. After growing to maturity as a tanner's apprentice, he makes his first delivery to Paris, where he revels in the new odors. He focuses on a girl selling plums and startles her with his behavior. To prevent her from crying out, he covers the girl's mouth and unintentionally suffocates her. After realizing that she is dead, he strips her body naked and smells her until the scent fades. Afterwards, Grenouille becomes haunted by the desire to preserve scents forever.

After making a delivery to a perfume shop, Grenouille amazes the owner, Giuseppe Baldini (Dustin Hoffman), with his ability to create fragrances. He revitalizes the perfumer's career with new formulas, demanding only that Baldini teach him how to convert scents into perfume. Baldini explains that all perfumes are a harmony of twelve individual scents, sometimes with a theoretical thirteenth scent. He also tells a story about a perfume discovered in an Egyptian tomb that was so perfect that it affected the entire world the moment the bottle was opened. However, when Grenouille discovers that Baldini's method will not capture all scents, he becomes depressed and leaves Baldini to learn superior methods in Grasse. En route to Grasse, Grenouille realizes that he has no scent of his own, and is therefore a cipher. He decides that creating the perfect smell will compensate for his lack.

Grenouille finds work in Grasse assisting with perfumes. After some experimenting, he succeeds in preserving the scent of a woman by cutting her hair, covering her in animal fat, and then distilling the animal fat. To force the woman to undergo the procedure, however, he must kill her. Grenouille embarks on a killing spree, murdering beautiful virgins and capturing their scents. He dumps the girls' naked corpses around the city, creating an uproar that threatens to tear the city apart. Nearing completion, Grenouille selects a beautiful young lady, Laura (Rachel Hurd-Wood), for his thirteenth scent, the lynchpin of his perfect perfume. Laura's wealthy father, Antoine Richis (Alan Rickman) realizes the danger and attempts to flee the city with his daughter. Grenouille tracks her scent to a roadside inn and sneaks into her room that night. The next morning, Richis discovers Laura lying dead in her bed.
Soldiers capture Grenouille moments after he finishes his perfume. On the day of his execution, he applies a drop of the perfume to himself. The executioner and the crowd in attendance are overwhelmed by the beauty of the perfume. They declare Grenouille innocent before falling into an orgy. Walking out of Grasse unscathed, Grenouille has enough perfume to rule the world, but has discovered that it will not allow him to love or be loved like a normal person. He returns to the fish market where he was born and empties his perfume bottle over his head. Overcome by the scent, the nearby crowd devours him. (from Wikipedia)

I've been wanting to see this movie again but it seems fate won't let me. I can't seem to catch the timing whenever it's shown on StarWorld. Hopefully I'll be able to find a DVD copy of it.

Books, books and more books.

Books are ♥.

I love reading so much and it's something that I'm proud to admit. Even though some people think that people who love to read are just a bunch of weirdos, I really don't care. I'd rather stay home than parrrtteeyyy senselessly. Yes, I do go out every now and then but I don't go out and get pissed-drunk anymore. Maybe I just got tired of the usual senseless activity.

Anyway in relation to this bookworm thingy, I happen to bump into a Deviantart article entitled Books.Reading.A big part of our life and I saw some interesting photos about books and book lovers. I hope you'll like them as much as I do.

I feel inspired :]]

Paolo Coelho’s books really have a huge impact on me. They made me think more, explore more and made me realize how import and beautiful life is. I really admire his open-mindess about certain topics that are usually taboos to other people.

As of now, I’ve only read 3 of his best-selling novels and I can’t wait to read the rest.

The Alchemist. A personal favorite of mine. I’ve been hearing positive remarks about this book and I was dying to get a copy of it. Unfortunately I only got my personal copy several days ago thanks to my sister who provided me two PC novels (The Alchemist and 11 Minutes).

The book tells about the story of Santiago, a shepherd boy from Andalusia who had a dream about treasures and the Great Pyramids of Egypt. He went to follow his dream and met several people including a king, a gypsy, a merchant, an alchemist and the girl who stole his heart-Fatima.

This book is really inspiring especially to those who still have doubts about following and discovering their dreams and realizing that what they’re looking for are the ones standing at their doorsteps.

The Zahir. The first ever PC book that I’ve read. I borrowed a copy from Quennie and returned it after several months (I didn’t know why It took me so long to finish this amazing book). The description of this book is that it’s a novel of obsession.

The story revolves around the narrator, a bestselling novelist's search for his missing wife, Esther. He enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. He is suspected of foul play by the authorities and the press of having a role to play in the inexplicable disappearance of his wife from their Paris home.

Thereby, the protagonist is forced to re-examine his own life and marriage as well. The narrator is unable to figure out what led to Esther's disappearance. Was she abducted or had she abandoned their marriage? He comes across Mikhail, one of Esther's friends. The narrator with his help realizes that to find Esther, he must find his own self. Mikhail introduces him to a tribe who has unconventional ways of living. Through the narrator's journey from Paris to Kazakhstan, Coelho explores various meanings of love and life. (summary from Wikipedia)

Another must-read. :]]

11 Minutes. I just finished reading this one a couple of hours ago, and yes, 'tis another good one. It tells about the story of Maria, a Brazilian girl, who was forced to sell herself in order to survive in a foreign country. She was a bit skeptical about love and doubt if she'll ever fall in love. Later, she met a painter who showed her what Love really is and accepted her for what she really is.

Another musttt-read :]]

So I suggest If you wanna feel inspired, you better read inspirational books like these or you can check PC sites:
www.paolocoelhoblog.com
www.paulocoelho.com.br/engl/

Straight Ahead

Lotsa homework plus reports and neverending long quizzes. Yet,amidst all school junk my desk still looks like this:

Books haha. Can I consider it as a guilty pleasure? rofl.

Anyway, I was just wasting your time here. Darn, I must be drunk.