Film: Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

Directed by : Leigh Whannell
Produced by : Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan
Written by: Leigh Whannell
Starring : 

Dermot Mulroney as Sean Brenner
Stefanie Scott as Quinn Brenner
Angus Sampson as Tucker
Leigh Whannell as Specs
Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier

I’m not a fan of horror movies, but the three installments of the Insidious movies are definitely my favorite especially the very first film. I’m not also the type who can easily get scared by horror films, but this one has that scary factor, enough to make me scream. I cannot count in my fingers on how many times I screamed in the whole duration of the movie. Haha! I’m not scared like you know, scared. But it has, uhmm... what do you call it? I cannot even find the perfect words to describe the movie. LOL. When I watch a horror film, I can easily move on and forget all about it after watching it. Because the more you think about it, the more you get scared. Do you get what I mean? LOL. I’m practically saying the word “scared” over and over again.

Anyway, let’s go back to Insidious: Chapter 3, the movie is actually a prequel of the first two installments of Insidious movies. It's about the story of the teenager Quinn Brenner, who wanted to contact the spirit of her mother, who died a year ago, through the retired parapsychologist Elise Rainier. Elise doesn't want to use her psychic ability anymore because of some “reason” which I don’t want to tell here, you have to find it yourself. LOL! So after Quinn's visit to Elise, she started seeing a mysterious man which led her to an accident. And that basically started her journey with the demon. Journey with the demon talaga?! wtf!

The story's okay and I kinda like it. Like I said, the terror factor was enough to entertain me and enough to make me scream. The demon was very scary and ugly. And oh, I have to say, good job to the one who did the sound effects! LOL. That was pretty scary and I get surprised every time the sound turns to something like when the demon has to show up. I hope you get what I mean. And about the acting, the characters are pretty good in acting their roles I have no complaints about it.

Oh, before I end this “movie review”, I have to say that the lead actress, Stefanie Scott is so pretty she resembles Selena Gomez and Miranda Kerr and also the Filipina actress Coleen Garcia.

3 out of 5 stars!

"Aka-chan" ♥

Hey, guys!! As usual, nawala na naman ako sa blogsphere. Lels. It's November already!!!

Anyway, there's nothing much to say naman. Aside from I got myself a new laptop! Yay for me! And huhu for my savings. Actually, there was not in my plan to purchase a laptop last Friday. Biglaang shopping lang `yun. I was just going to canvass a laptop since humingi ako ng opinion sa dalawang kaibigan ko. Yes, I really wanted to have a laptop of my own. The one I was using was my sister's at medyo nakakaasar na kasing gamitin `yun. Not sure if I've talked about it here before, pero isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ako tinatamad magsulat, eh, dahil sa laptop ng ate ko. Nakakainis kasing gamitin. So going back to the laptop I bought last Friday, nagtitingin-tingin lang ako sa SM Cyberzone sa Cubao ng laptop no'n hanggang sa ma-entice ako sa Acer laptop na sinasabi ni ateng sales lady don sa Asianic. Sale sila nung araw na `yun. And I had my credit card with me that day. Before ako, mag-purchase,  I texted my mudra and ate to get their opinion. Sabi ni ate, kung kaya ko raw bayaran, edi go ako. Sabi naman ni mudra, para daw sipagin ako magsulat, I should go for it. So `ayun nga, hindi na ako masyadong nag-dalawang-isip. Affordable naman `yung lappy. I just have to sacrifice my budget for gym-ing. LOL! `Wag naman. Magagawa ko `yan ng paraan. Hehe.

So since I already got a new laptop, I wish and hope na mas ganahan na ako ngayong magsulat ng nobela. Imagine na kahit isang manuscript ay wala akong natapos ngayong taon na 'to? At matatapos na ang 2015! tsk tsk! I really need to write more novels and have more approved novels for next year! Hashtag ambisyosa. Oo. Kelangan talaga `yan. I have to earn and save money so I could go to Japan and to finally realize my dream of watching Arashi's concert. I'm not sure when that's going to happen, though. For now, all I have to do is work hard and save up! Ganbarre!

Anyway, here's my new laptop, which I would fondly be calling, "Aka-chan". Aka is a Japanese word for the color "Red". And it's obvious why I named my Acer Aspire ES14, "Aka-chan". LOL. So yeah, dear Aka-chan, let's make more novels and more money! I'm counting on you! Btw, I really had a hard time looking for a Purple laptop~ I've always wanted to have one since it's my favorite color in the world! But I guess for now, we are not meant to be. I just have to settle myself with a red one. Not bad naman, right? More than the black laptop with the same model, I like this one better.

Was testing this baby out that night, I was watching One Ok Rock's 'Living Dolls" live performance on Youtube.

It's cute isn't it? *smiles*

PS : Hindi pa rin ako binabayaran nung may utang sa akin. Sabi niya bago siya manganak. Eh ang lapit na niya manganak, nganga pa rin! Jusmio! Anyway, sana bayaran na ako `no! Pang ipon din sa Japan dreams ko `yun!

That's all!

PSS Sabi ko wala akong masyadong sasabihin pero ang haba na ng entry na `to! LOL!

Film : Crimson Peak (2015)

Crimson Peak (2015)

Directed by   : Guillermo del Toro
Produced by : Guillermo del Toro, Callum Greene, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull
Written by    : Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins

Starring :

Mia Wasikowska as Edith Cushing
Jessica Chastain as Lucille Sharpe
Tom Hiddleston as Sir Thomas Sharpe
Charlie Hunnam as Dr. Alex McMichael
Jim Beaver as Carter Cushing (Edith’s father)

Crimson Peak opened in the Philippine theaters last week, October 14, 2015. And as I promised myself, I’m going to watch this film when it hit the Philippine cinemas. I did last Monday~ and I was alone. I just couldn’t wait to watch this movie because, duh! It’s a Tom Hiddleston movie! I wouldn’t want to pass up the chance of seeing this. Anyway, I was supposed to watch Crimson Peak with my friend, but she says she’s not available last weekend that’s why I decided to see the film on my own. I was afraid of not having the chance to see this film on the big screen. I heard that mall cinemas usually run the movies for a good 2-3 weeks, and it depends on how it is received by the movie goers.

By the way, when our office declared a half day because of the typhoon Lando, I went straight to Gateway Mall and was surprised to know that during Monday and Tuesday, the senior citizens of Quezon City have free movie passes. They can watch movies for free. Nice, `no? I’m not sure if it’s the same in my place. So when I entered cinema 4, I was amused at seeing senior citizens, anticipating the start of the film. I think there were only a few of us who are younger and most of the people in cinema 4 were senior citizens. I’m wondering if there’s any Tom Hiddleston fan out there aside from me. LOL!

Okay, so back to Crimson Peak, I’m not in any way a movie critic, and I cannot say that this blog entry is a movie review. I just want to encourage you guys to watch this film because it’s really great! I’m not saying this because I am a Tom Hiddleston fan, but because this film is worth seeing for. If you’re a fan of gothic, romance, horror, thriller, mystery, then I think you’d get to enjoy Crimson Peak. The story’s really nice, I kid you not. And its director is non-other than Guillermo del Toro so it’s to be expected that the film is good. The lead casts Mia Wasikowsa, Jessica Chastain, and Tom are flawless and perfect in their roles! Ahhh! I would love to see this film again!

This movie is also just right for Halloween~ and Halloween is coming, so don’t miss this! :)


Rating : 9 out of 10 stars!

Catching Up On Me (As If You're Interested.)

Hi guys!

Andami kong naiisip na ikuwento dito kaso kapag iba-blog ko na siya. Nawawala naman sa isip ko kung ano na yung dapat na isusulat ko dito. Anyway, I just want to update this blog. Wala lang. Nakaka-miss din naman kasi. Year 2013, ang sipag-sipag kong mag-blog. Biruin mong naka-93 posts ako that year? Iyon na na ang pinakamaraming entries ko dito sa ilang taon ko sa blogspot. Kahit wala naman masyadong relevance at walang sense, eh ang sipag kong mag-post. So, ano nga ba ang sasabihin ko? Okay lang naman siguro na mag-update ako rito ng kung ano-ano lang. Alam ko naman konti lang napapadpad dito. Lels.

So okay...let' start.

In the past months, I haven't written anything on the manuscript I was supposed to finish since the start of this year  (and I assume that people who follow this blog already knew about this because I've been saying this for a couple of times). I don't know, parang nawala talaga ako nang gana magsulat. I'd like to think na effect ito ng pagkahibang ko sa ONE OK ROCK lalo na kay Takahiro Moriuchi. LOL. I'm busy fangirling over them that I don't have time for something else. Iba talaga ang mag-fangirl, eh. Marubdob. Haha. Tanda ko noong nagsisimula pa lang ako sa Arashi, as in tinamad din ako magsulat no'n. Well, aside from the other issues I had before. At gano'n din no'ng 2011 when I was starting fangirling over Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK). Masyado akong busy sa fandom at puro sila ang inaatupag ko. Hehe. That's really not nice for my "writing" career, as if I have any. Chos. I have a few readers siguro. Mga less than ten. But I don't think they really follow me, or should I say follow my works. I'm not looking for or wanting fame or anything like that. I write because I wanted to. For self satisfaction, I guess? Since I was in my teens, I've always loved reading romance novels and I wanted to write one, someday. A few years later, I achieved that, it was a dream come true. At this point, I already have four published novels.

Ano pa ba ang gusto kong i-achieve bukod sa maging jowa si Taka? LOL. 

Pero ano nga ba ang punto ko rito? Hmm.. siguro, nawala na rin `yung drive ko magsulat since na-achieve ko na `yung pangarap na makapagsulat ng libro. Ang dami kong mga plano no'ng hindi pa ako nakakapag-publish ng libro. Gusto ko nang ganito, ganyan. Pero kapag inisiip ko ngayon, parang hindi ko siya kayang gawin. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. I've always had self-doubt in my capabilities. Aside from that, I don't have enough time to write. I have a regular day job, 8am-5pm and kahit na i-try ko magsulat kapag nakauwi na ako sa bahay hindi ko na talaga keri. As in sabog na ang utak ko no'n at wala na akong maisip. At ngayon naman, I go to the gym every after work. Mas late na ako nakakauwi ng bahay, so for sure, wala na rin akong time magsulat pa on weekdays. Even on weekends, kasi I'm super busy. Tapos iyon nga, like I always said, nawawalan na talaga ako ng gana. Kahit nga magbasa ng libro kinatatamaran ko na rin. Dati ang sipag-sipag kong magbasa ng libro. Ngayon, wala. Nganga! If there's one thing I'd like to get back to, it's my passion for reading books. Nakaka-miss din naman talaga. I have lots of books on my to-read list and ang daming pending. Hindi lang yung mismong libro, pati ebooks ang daming kailangan ko nang basahin. I wish I could find time to read again. Hopefully. And yeah, at the back of mind, I still want to get back to writing. I don't think I've said it here before, I'm a contract writer of PHR since last year and siyempre nakakahiya rin naman na for this year, wala man lang akong kahit isang naipasang manuscript sa kanila. Kahit walang nag-aabang ng libro ko, masarap pa rin naman sa pakiramdam iyong may published kang libro. I guess, lahat naman ng writer o nangangarap maging published writer ay ganoon ang feeling. Well, hopefully, I could get my groove back. Makapagsimula ng isang bagong kuwento. Kahit hindi na muna `yung kay Yuan at Cassie. I'm not sure when it will happen, maybe next year? I wissshhhh!

Anyhoo...

Kung meron mang magandang nangyari sa akin so far, this year, it's the fact that I'm losing weight. Yaaaay! Magbunyi! It has been a struggle for me for years. Pero ngayong taon ko lang na-achieve. Haha! Nakakatuwa lang. And I love that I'm seeing good results from my hard work. Sobrang nakakapagod magpapayat, but as they say, NO PAIN, NO GAIN. Super enjoy ko talaga ang workout ko na boxing. It's the kind of workout that I enjoyed from the rest I've tried before like aerobics, zumba etc. Iba `yung feeling ng boxing for me! Aside from losing weight, I can feel that I'm getting stronger. So kapag may nakaaway ako, puwedeng-puwede ko nang jombagin at siguradong tulog! Chos lang! Hindi naman ako palaaway na tao.

And here's a proof that I at least shed a few pounds.

Left pic : 2013; Right pic is very recent. Taken from last week, Oct. 2015

                   
 You see that?! You see that?!! Damn! I look good! Lels. I'm gonna post a whole body picture next time and the difference between my former majubis body versus the body I have now. I still have a long waaaay to go cause right now, I cannot say that I've already achieved the body I've always wanted. Candice Swanepoel ang peg ko! Hashtag ambisyosa. Wahahaha! Pero malay naman natin, di ba? By January 2016 super sexy na ako! hashtag ambisyosa to the nth power.

'Till next chika!! :)

The Way Back (Japanese version) ~ ONE OK ROCK

I honestly am not sure if I like this new OOR song or not, The Way Back. It really reminds me of "Sick Sad Little World" of Incubus from their 2004 album A Crow Left of The Murder. Though, it does not sound entirely alike the Incubus song, I mean, how should I say it? Some guitar parts are kind of similar. You be the judge. But it's nice to know that this song has a Japanese version. This is the kind of OOR that we know. Okay, they have full English songs from the way back, but still, it has the JRock vibe, that ONE OK ROCK signature. Do you get what I mean? But in the 35xxxv album? They sound like any other American bands out there.

Anyways, I've also said this to my friend, I'm not really happy about ONE OK ROCK venturing into the US market, but if they like it, then as a fan, all I can do is to support them if that makes them happy. I just hope that they would not forget their usual stuff. I love their old sound and style. It is the ONE OK ROCK we got to love. I know that a band needs to evolve as it is part of a band's growth, but sometimes it does not turn out in a good way. Okay, people, these are just my opinion and I don't speak for the whole fandom. I know most of the fans are okay with their change. Well, that's their preference and yeah, to each his own.



Btw, this is Incubus' Sick Sad Little World

So what do you think?

PS : It's my dad's 67th birthday today~ happy birthday, daddy!!! Love you and miss you! ♥