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FROM ROSELYN LORIA

baby princess ko..:) haaay si mara,
naku sobrang sweet na baby and
friend..di nauubusan ng kasentihan sa
buhay..pero makuwento din..bagay
maging PRO kasi ang lakas ng boses
niya for her height..:) magaling na
listener yan, kaya pag may problem ka
and you wanna share it with somebody
go to mara..she's always ready to
help..:) unang tingin mataray pero if
you really get to know her marerealize
mo na sweet siya tulad ng sweet face
niya..(lumalaki na ulo, tama na ang
bola) hehe.. pero honestly sweet nga
talaga si mars,mara,maji,baby
princess..

FROM KLENG
si mara... ang aking roomate... ang
kasama ko sa lahat ng bagay... sa mga
kalokohan... siya ang laging nagsasabi
sa akin ng mga bagay na hindi ko
maintindihan... gustong matutong mag-
Ilonggo...nagpapaturo sa mga Ilongga sa
school. Siya ang babaeng walang pahinga
kasi pagnagpahinga yan walang awat
tulog mantika yan eh. masiyahing bata
pero mataray kapag dapat. Palaban...
hehe pati si Sir Flor...malakas masyado
ang oob. Makulit... ano pa ba ah
Maganda siyempre mana sa akin...
joke3x... o cge sabi nga ni Ate Rose
baka lumaki na uo joke o cge mwah at
Mahal ko yannel... maraming nagmamahal
diyan masyadong mahaba ang pila... nga
ba?


MIAN
mara!!blossoms.one of my good friends
in makiling.grabe daming experiences na
ang pinagdaanan namin nito.kasundo ko
siya in almost all things.lalo na when
speaking of kalokohans and ka-
kikayan.powerpuff girls.hehe.actually
to tell ya d truth we've had a lot of
memories togther.my partner in
crime.:). those bubong
nights,malicia,going to dorm d in the
midnight just to say sorri for that
pathetic guy?.nah!just kidding.he's one
of the reasons why we became close
friends.and do you still remmber your
HUMAN ALARM CLOCK during the 2nd year
days? hmmm..we've been throgh a lot of
fights but after that we're always
going back to normal..well that's our
chemistry..just like blossoms and
buttercup.its quite normal for us to
have that petty fights.how i wish ganun
din kami ni-..lam mo na..hay ma, miss
na kita at yung mga pinag gagawa nating
mga kagagahan pag may time at di na tyo
toxic sa skul lets do that again
togethr.:)actually this whole space
would not be enough to sum up all of
the memories we've shared
togethr..basta mara is a kind and sweet
gurl.dami ng experiences sa buhay.kahit
na bata pa yan(she's one of the
youngest in our batch)sa tingin ko na
experience at natutunan niya na lahat
ng dapat malamn sa buhay..syet senti.
and to tell you she's also included in
the list of "society gurls" in our
school.dats accrding to
mr.peterson.hehe.:)nice joe!joke ma!
sige til hir.ingat ka ma..if you nid
help nndto lang ako lagi para
sayo.hanggang sa makakaya ko.:)


THEA
Diva. Mara's a sister to me. I simply
love her no matter what. She's a very
strong woman. She knows what she wants.
A really funny girl. A totally sweet
friend. We've made so many memories.
Haaay, Mara mahal kita. Miss you so
much. Galingan niyo sa arts!
MmMmMuah.. :*


SARAH
i love this girl. she's the epitome of
a modern young(as in high school
young) lady. I learnt a lot from her-
and I'm older! Haha... but i guess she
learnt a lot from me too... diba Mara?
Anyways, I miss spending time with
her, we used to have a blast when we
were cottagemates... "healthy"
foodtrips, kwentuhans, iyakan... I
always used to have difficulty
starting relationships with people
pero at least in the end friends
talaga kami... and that's what i call
Mara, totoong friend yan. See you next
year dito. I'm excited to watch your
recital. enjoy your last year... DO
STUFF... but stay in control...cheers


JOWIN
mara was my "friend sa kalokohan" way
back in gradeschool... she could easily
charm anyone with her wits... and even
though she didn't get the academic
award for best in english in sixth grade,
for me she was the best there is in our
class in terms of grammar and
literature... now that i think about it, she
was one of the few in our batch who
made any sense... one thing certain
about her is that she will succeed in life
whatever career she plans to pursue...
take care, girl.. and i hope to have a
chat with u soon... ;-)


NESS
Wahaha... rumeyt... i can talk about
nostalgia more than anything else when
it comes to ate ma...

ang mga insomiac nights nmin
ang kape pag may exam
pagka hyper
maingay
musicology
at ang lahat lahat ng bagay na
mamimiss ko pag gumradweyt na xa...

at 'pag nangyari 'yon, gagawan ko na
siya ulit ng testi sa kung gaano
karaming beses kong iiyakan ang
lambanog nights at ang mga gabing
magkatabi kmi ksma ang marami
niyang koleksyon ng stuffed toys...

at oo nga pala..

[siya ang unang taong nagdala sa akin
sa bubong upang tignan ang buwan...
dahil sa kanya naadik ako sa
kalawakan... ]

[go 8a!]

sansinukob na pasasalamat rumeyt...


IA

wahaha

noon hindi ko ka-close si mara at
hanggang hello lang kami sa isa't
isa at hindi ko alam kung bakit
pinagkakaguluhan ang taong
ito.hahaha naks! pero biglang
nagkakwentuhan nalang kami at
nagpupunta na siya sa kuwarto
namin ni twinx at humihiga sa kama
ko at
siyempre..nakikipagkuwentuhan. :)
kahit ano mapag-uusapan
niyo.pwedeng magsenti,
magtawanan,pwedeng tungkol sa
art...naks hehehe naa-appreciate
din niya yung mga libro ng short
stories na pinapahiram ko sa
kanya.masarap ang kwentuhan
dahil sky's the limit sa mga topic ng
chika, pareho kaming nagshe-
share at di lang one way ang
usapan.magaan pa ang
pakiramdam mo at parang
pwedeng forever na kayong
nakahiga at dumadada...pero
siyempre kailangang matapos ang
lahat...naks heheh wala na ko sa
makiling pero sana isang beses ay
humiga ulit tayo at magkwentuhan
hanggang forever pero sabi nga ng
kanta...forever's not enough shet!
sobrang korny!ingat lagi!mis u!

NESS
sabi ko gagawan kita ulit ng testi...
well, ate ma,

I DO NOT MISS YOU

I do not miss you because you are
always there, dahil 'pag nawala ka,
maloloka na 'ko, buti na lang nariyan ka
pa...buti na lang...

buti na lang pinagbigyan ako ng
bulalakaw ko kagabi, but still, makiling
[and its rooftops] is not the same
without you...

so siguro...

I MISS YOU...

anlabo noh?
basta yun, kita nlang tayo sa UP?
jwk...

ingat sa kaleyds at 'pag nalungkot
ka, 'wag ka matakoy umiyak ng
malakas... :)

lab ya rumeyt

and I'll always do...
for you... [go john mayer!]



AI
met her at uplb---blk.mates nga kami pero di naman yan mhilig umatend ng blk-miting!! Jan ako natuto kaya d rin ako naatend, wahehehehe!!!newai ang pagkakakilala ko dito kay mara eh masayahin syang tao masaya pa rin sya kahit inaapi sya lagi ni carla, at (lalo na) pag nababanggit ang word na apple (kahit napagbintangan sya ni apple, ok pa rin sa kanya!!) ba wag ako tanungin nyo tungkol jan, sya! ;-)
hmmm.mataas rin ang flexibility nya (superior level!); mukha syang mahilig kumain (peace!!); mabenta ang mga jokes (kahit corny); masigasig gumawa pag laboratory; at photogenic!!!well, pretty naman talaga sya (oy di ako magpapalibre---ano ba wag mo kong pilitin!)pero di nga, pag nasa picture ibang level na ito pero kung ako sa inyo dun na lang ako sa totoong mara naks
ge po, thanks for being my friend!!!mami-miss ka naming pag nag-transfer ka yan naluluha na ko :p


BRENDAN
i beg you...to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. don't search for the answers, which could not be given you now, because you would not be able to live them. and the point is, to live everything. live the questions now. perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer...

BELLE
Mara... she's my friend/dorm mate/ classmate...well blockmate rin, but i tend to forget coz once lang siya umattend ng block meeting< EVIL laughs>pero ako rin naman 3 or 4 times lang naka-attend dun...hehe!
surely,you can count on her 'pag may problema, specially pag uwing-uwi na kami!! eventually,nasanay na rin 'tong girl na to na hindi umuwi every wednesday.kakalungkot kasi last sem we go home every wed.[but due to some sked conflicts, di na pwede] so from now on,minsan na rin lang ako uuwi ng wednesday para fair...hehe!!
we both love samurai x,smallville,OTH & the amazing race,oh.. "philedelphia cream cheese" pa pala [dami noh?!kaya magkasundo talaga kami! except for THE "i-hate-ben-affleck-i -love-josh-hartnett-issue" hehe!] OMG! addict din sa DS [as in!] oh no!! next year nga pala she'll transfer in Diliman...huhuhu!!='(
anyways, forget me not! & let's all make this sem memorable,hehe!! see ya!!

CHA
mara..!! hi there! hehe.. blocmate ko yan.. as in super blocmate nung last sem.. ngyn di mxdo pero im glad na clasmeyt ko xa sa chem.. 9hrs kme mgksma a week.. yey! hehe.. i've known her n2ng college lng nd msaya ako n nkilala ko xa.. nung una, akala ko maldita.. my pgksuplada kc.. i thought di ko maeenjoy ung sem na ksma xa but i was dead wrong.. as in dead.. sbrang saya nung last sem ko.. ksama ko yan sa tawanan, tuksuhan, kwentuhan, lokohan, aralan at xmpre nmn iyakan.. preho kmeng mhilig umuwi ng bhay kht malayo.. prehong homesick kya kme mgksndo.. preho dn kmeng gstong mgshift.. ang dmi n nga nming plano e, bhla nlng c Lord.. bsta i really thnak God na she became my friend! kht na mrming mga bgay n nkkdepres sa college life, i always hav a reason to smile thru her.. thanks sa lahat ng nbuong memries mara.. nd i hope we cud continue to build more until the sun doesn't shine anymore.. im always here for you, alm m nmn un dba? kaya natin to.. walang susuko! oki? labyou!! mwah2!! ^_^


MIA
Nung naging kaibigan ko si yNah...

...mas naging maingay ako
...mas mahilig na akong mang-away
...natuto akong manlibre
...naging vain ako
...naging mas masipag akong mag-notes sa Chem
...naging crush ko si "apol
...natikman ko ang mango-lychee shake sa vega
...nagpalit ako ng sim card to globe
...nalaman kong kaya ko palang gumimik kahit maraming gawain
...nalaman kong may kabaitan din pala akong taglay
...mas naging sweet at friendly ako
...marami pang mga bagay tungkol sa buhay ang na-realize ko

at higit sa lahat...

...naging mas masaya pang mabuhay c,)


CHRIS
kwasmeyt ko sa bio at math...
first day of classes pa alng she caught my attention nah...panu ba naman, graduate sa PHSA major in theatre pah...it didn't take long bago ko xa napanuod sa prod dito sa uplb..yeah, she did awesome...i also learned na she dances,sings, and even plays the guitar...kaw na ang artistah..hehehe...but bein the "rising star" that she is now, di pa rin nia napapabayaan ang acads...hehehe...
as i got to know her more, ayun, nakita ko na this girl's not only all work..hehe...marunong rin mang trips...anu pah ba?..ah! hopelessly addicted sa cloud9!!! adik din magtxt..hehehe...perpetual texters na ata kmi nitoh eh...hanggang sa lecture ni sabu eh magkatxt pa kmi...to think na nasa other aisle lang xa...hehehe...adik...kala koh walang tatalo sa kakulitan koh..i was wrong!! mas makulit po toh...etoh ang laging sumusuway sakin..di yan titigil hanggat di ko pa cnsbing matutulog na koh..hehe...dahil dyan, ATE nah kitah..tnx po ulit sa chocnut..tonsilitis itoh! God

MIKE
Hearing you call me your hero makes me think if I am truly worthy. I think you are highly intelligent and passionate which is rare for a person your age. When you call me hero, it humbles me. Thank you for entering the my world and The Dawn's.

I am tagging anyone who loves to eat.










1. Favorite Comfort Food


white chocolate chip cookie from mrs. fields





2. Favorite Breakfast Meal 


fried rice with longganisa and large orange juice.





3. Favorite Lunch Meal


kare kare with rice.





4. Favorite Dinner Meal


STEAK!.





5. Favorite Dessert


PANNA COTTA. ice  cream. blueberry cheesecake.





6. Favorite Cake


chocolate cake with caramel sauce.





7. Favorite Pasta 


carbonara.  tsaka yung nasa bon apetite na bacon and olive oil.





8. Favorite Dish That Others Find Weird


fish with cheeze wiz





9. Favorite Fruits That You Haven't Eaten In A While


Avocado.  melon. strawberries.





10. Favorite Junkfood


tostillos and dip





11. Favorite TV Show Related to Food (Cooking show, Travel show with food, etc.) 


iron chef. sweet dreams.  





12. Favorite Pastries


pizza bread and cream puffs





13. Favorite Way to Eat Potatoes


Mashed with lots of cheese and mushrooms.





14. Favorite Ice Cream


vanilla. strawberry. cookies and cream. pistachio.





15. Favorite Alcoholic Drink When You Really Really Really Want to Party


absolut vodka. absinthe.





16. Favorite Bar Chow


Gambas.





17. Favorite Chicken Dish


chicks in a basket at chocolate kiss.





18. Favorite Place to Eat with Your Sweetheart or Your Best Friend (Choose 1) 


chocolate kiss with mian. 





19. Favorite Place to Eat with your Family


friday's!





20. Fill in the blanks: I wish I could eat ____ in/at _____ with ______.


I wish I could eat at Friday's with my family. 

Instructions: Bold (or change the color) of all of the following TV shows which you have seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime. Bold and Italicize a show if you are positive you have seen every episode of it.

24
3rd Rock From the Sun
7th Heaven
Adam-12
Aeon Flux
A.L.F
alfred hitchcock presents
Alias
Allo Allo
American Idol/Pop Idol/Canadian Idol/Australian Idol 
America's Next Top Model/Germany's Next Top Model
Angel
Arrested Development
Babylon 5
Babylon 5: Crusade
BattlestarGalactica (the old one)
Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
Baywatch
Beavis & Butthead
The Ben Stiller Show
Beverly Hills 90210 
Bewitched
Bonanza
Bones
Bosom Buddies
Boston Legal
Boy Meets World
Brady Bunch
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bug Juice
Chappelle's Show
Charlie's Angels
ChARMED
Cheers
China Beach
Columbo
Commander in Chief
Cops
Coupling
Cowboy Bebop
Crossing Jordan
CSI CSI: Miami CSI: NY
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dallas
Dancing with the Stars
Danny Phantom
Dark Angel
Dark Skies
Davinci's Inquest
Dawson's Creek
Dead Like Me
Deadliest Catch
Deadwood
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Designing Women
Desperate Housewives
Dharma & Greg
Different Strokes
Doctor Who (new Who)
Doctor Who (series 1-26)
Dog The Bounty Hunter
Dragnet
Due South
Dungeons and Dragons (old cartoon)
Dynasty
Earth 2
Emergency!
Entourage
ER
Everwood
Everybody Loves Raymond
Facts of Life
Falcon Crest
Family Guy
Family Ties
Fantasy Island
Farscape
Fawlty Towers
Felicity
Firefly
Flamingo Road
Frasier
Friends
Full House
Futurama
Get Smart
Gilligan's Island
Gilmore Girls
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Green Wing
Grey's Anatomy
Growing Pains
Gunsmoke
Happy Days
Head of the Class
Highlander
Hill Street Blues
Hogan's Heroes
Home Improvement
Homicide: Life on the Street
House
I DREAM OF JEANNIE I LOVE LUCY
Invader Zim
Invasion
Iron Chef (Japan)
Iron Chef (USA)
Ironsides
JAG
Jackass
Jeopardy
Joey
John Doe
Kath and Kim
Knight Rider
Knots Landing
La Femme Nikita
LA Law
Laugh-In
Laverne and Shirley
Law & Order
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: SVU
Little House on the Prairie
Lizzie McGuire
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lost
Lost in Space
Love, American Style
M*A*S*H
MacGyver
Magnum P.I.
Malcolm in the Middle
Married With Children
Melrose Place 
Miami vice
Mission Impossible
Monk
Moonlighting
Mork & Mindy
Murphy Brown
My Family
My Favorite Martian
My Life as a Dog
My Mother the Car
My So-Called Life
My Three Sons
My Two Dads
Mysterious Cities of Gold
NCIS
News Radio
Night Court
Nip/Tuck
Northern Exposure
Numbers
One Tree Hill
Oz
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Perfect Strangers
Perry Mason
Picket Fences
Pirates of Darkwater
Pokemon
Power Rangers
Prison Break
Profiler
Project Runway
Psyche
Quantum Leap
queer as folk (US)
Queer as folk(british)
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy
ReGenesis
Remington Steele
Rescue Me
Road Rules
ROME
Roseanne
Roswell
Samurai Jack
Saved by the Bell
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scooby-Doo Where Are You?
Scrubs
Seinfeld
Sex and the City 
Six Feet Under
Slings and Arrows
Smallville 
Small Wonder
So Weird
South Park
Spaced
Spin City
Spongebob Squarepants
Sports Night
Square Pegs
St. Elsewhere
Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
Stargate Atlantis - New season
Stargate SG-1 -Newseason
Superman
Supernatural
Surface
Survivor
Taxi
Teen Titans
Teletubbies
That Girl
That 70's Show
That's So Raven
The 4400
The Addams Family
The Andy Griffith Show
The A-Team
The Avengers
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Bionic Woman
The Colbert Report
The Cosby Show
The Daily Show
The Days And Nights Of Molly Dodd
The Dead Zone
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dog Whisperer
The Donny and Marie Show
The Flintstones
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Golden Girls
The Jetsons
The L Word
The Love Boat
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mighty Boosh
The Monkees
The Munsters
The Mythbusters
The O.C.
The Office (UK)
The Office (US)
The Partridge Family
The Practice
The Pretender
The Prisoner
The Real World
The Shield
The Simpsons
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Sonny and Cher Show
The Sopranos
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Twilight Zone
The Waltons
The West Wing 
The Wonder Years 
The X-Files
Third Watch
thirtysomething
Three's Company
Top Gear
Twin Peaks
Twitch City
Upstairs,Downstairs
Veronica Mars
Wings
What Not To Wear (US)
What Not To Wear (UK)
Whose Line is it Anyway? (US)
Whose Line is it Anyway? (UK)
Witchblade
Will and Grace
Wonderfalls
Wonder Woman
Xena: Warrior Princess
Young Hercules

  Free premiere sa Sept 22, 7 PM sa Galleria, Cinema 1!!!!!!

"Imagination is more important than Knowledge"
-Albert Einstein

IMAHE NASYON / 2006 / 130 mins / DV

"WHAT HAPPENED AFTER 1986?"

20 YEARS. 20 FILMS. 20 FILMMAKERS. 1 NATION.

IMAHE NASYON is a groundbreaking, conceptual omnibus film by 20
alternative filmmakers who were tasked to present their personal
visions on national issues. It is underlined by a conceptual question
asked by line producers Jon Red & Carol Bunuan Red:

"WHAT HAPPENED AFTER 1986?"

In 2006, IMAHE NASYON attempts to answer the question.

That question also became a thematic and uniting thread across the
films, but each film is made of different cinematic genres that is
representative of the filmmaker's style, stressing the concept that
in spite of individual visions we share the same goal: to depict a
truthful image of the nation.

The omnibus project was conceptualized by Jon and Carol in
commemoration of Edsa 1, a political revolution that changed their
generation forever. It is also a celebration of the struggle and
growth of Philippine Independent Cinema which, in essence, is a
cultural revolution only now gaining public acceptance.

A unique and common element in IMAHE NASYON is rising Indie actor
PING MEDINA who is featured in all the 20 films. He represents the
next generation who will play a crucial role in the direction of the
nation and its image.

1986 - 2006. 20 years. 20 films. 20 filmmakers. 1 nation.

directed by: Poklong Anading, Emman Dela Cruz, Yeye Calderon, Neil
Daza, Lav Diaz, Tad Ermitaño, Mes de Guzman, Rox Lee, Topel Lee, Milo
Paz, Robert Quebral, Ellen Ramos, Raymond Red, R.A. Rivera, Lyle
Sacris, EJ Salcedo, Sig Sanchez, Dennis Empalmado, Ogi Sugatan, Paolo
Villaluna

THE 20 FILMS:

NANG MATAPOS ANG ULAN
Written and Directed by Lav Diaz

One of Asia's acclaimed filmmakers, Lav Diaz, lends his unique style
in a story about family, emptiness and country.

MISTULANG KAMERA OBSKURA
Written, Shot, Edited and Directed by Raymond Red

Independent filmmaking icon and the country's only Cannes winner
creates a short film about self-imprisonment and image perception-
underlining the role of the artist in an ever changing world.

LA PULA
Written, Animated and Directed by Roxlee

Satirist and indie pioneer Roxlee weaves a witty tale on when and how
the country's sense of oppression started.

BIYAHENG EDSA
Written, Shot and Directed by Neil Daza

Famed cinematographer and documentarist Neil Daza creates a poetic
piece underscoring social injustice through the eyes of a dying thief.

SPECI MEN
Written, Production Designed, Animated, Edited and Directed by Ellen
Ramos

Award-winning animator and co-director of the highly-acclaimed
Ilusyon Ellen Ramos makes a surreal beauty parlor scenario where men
are given extreme make-overs.

BARADO
Written, Shot, Edited and Directed by Robert Quebral

Music video pioneer and director Robert Quebral shoots through time
in this amusing piece about two generations sharing the same
political dilemnas.

ONE SHOT
Written, Edited, Scored and Directed by Paolo Villaluna

Co-director of the highly-acclaimed Ilusyon and multi-awarded short
filmmmaker Paolo Villaluna interweaves real time shooting across
three decades in a tragic story about how politics affect families.

TSINELAS
Written, Edited and Directed by Mes de Guzman

Urian awardee Mes De Guzman shows a day in the life of a lowly Metro
Aide worker. The Mendiola massacre and an object necessary for his
daily routine are the crucial elements in this poignant tale about
the Filipino condition.

ANG MANUNULAT
Written and Directed by Topel Lee

A surreal tale of political media silencing, utilizing the horror
genre, as seen through the perspective of a writer treated wIth the
unique vision of music video director Topel Lee.

IMAGINING EDSA
Written and Directed by Emmanuel Dela Cruz

How does the present youth feel about the Edsa Revolution? This and
other questions haunt the character in this lyrical piece by
recognized Sarong Banggi director and writer Emman Dela Cruz.

DIBUHO
Written, Shot, Edited and Directed by Lyle Sacris

Music video director and experimentalist Lyle Sacris interweaves
different Filipino faces and journeys with his stylized innovation of
the portrait genre.

LUGAW
Written, Shot, Edited and Directed by Milo Alto Paz

Award-winning documentarist Milo Paz makes a haunting portrayal of an
artist romanticizing third world aesthetics in a drama involving a
filmmaker and an unwilling subject.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Edited and Directed by RA Rivera

Music video director and satirist RA Rivera encapsulates an era of
political oppression in this multi-layered musical piece about human
rights violations and freedom of speech.

AKSYON STAR
Written and Directed by Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez

Sigfreid Sanchez, director of last year's much-talked about Anak ni
Brocka and Lasponggols humourously looks at the past four
administrations while at the same time making a satire of the
Pinoy "Hero / Action star" mentality in this music video.

LOCAL UNIT
Written, Sound Designed, Edited and Directed by Tad Ermitaño

Experimentalist and notorious short filmmaker Tad Ermitaño looks into
the future with this horrfying tale of a third world country trying
to keep up with the world's technological advances.

5 MINUTES
Written, Shot and Directed by Ogi Sugatan

Palanca winner, cinematographer and short filmmaker Ogi Sugatan
challenges the audience with issues regarding patriotism and sleeping
habits.

BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS
Conceptualized, Shot and Directed by Poklong Anading

Installation and video artist Poklong Anading juxtaposes street scene
images to create a multi-screen play on the nation's reversed
direction.

TALAHIB
Written and Directed by EJ Salcedo

Promising filmmaker Ej Salcedo recalls his playful childhood amidst
growing up in a highly-volatile economic situation.

BWAHAHA
Written and Directed by Dennis Empalmado

A satire on poverty, glamour, childhood and contraceptives. The daily
travails of the regular Pinoy is served us by eminent filmmmaker
Dennis Empalmado.

SILID
Written, and Directed by Yeye Calderon

A passionate artist. A constrained environment. Can art liberate or
imprison you? These are the questions raised by painter/ filmmaker
Yeye Calderon.

got this ljcut fromciawee

wah, magsusulat dapat ako tungkol sa results ng philippine ido nung sunday eh, pero ianantok na ako. ito na lang:

Drae -- okay'
Reymond -- gusto ko lang xa kasi may crush siya sa ate ko. or so i think.
jan -- huh?
miguel -- hoy digoy! sabihin mo sa mga schoolmates mo ang pangit ng performance niy nun, dapat hindi siya binoto.

oh well, tapos na. manood na lang tayo ulit sa sabado. vote for ira, don't forget! :D

wah, ilalabas na nila sa septemver 22! akala ko hindi na ipapakita.. huhu. don't worry direk jon, magpplug ako pag alam ko na yung final title, pero di ko talaga matanggap na ipapalabas nila.. wah! huhuhu. anyway, hintayin ang mga susunod na post. ang mga kaclose lang ang nakakagets nito eh. nyehehe.

Dear friends, schoolmates and colleagues,

Please forgive the appeals of a supportive sister.
I want to share good news that my sister, IRA PATRICIA MARASIGAN, was selected as one of the 24 semi finalists of PHILIPPINE IDOL.

This coming Saturday, September 9, 2006, at 9:00 pm, ABC Channel 5 will be airing live the elimination round of the women's group. Out of the remaining 12 females, four (4) ladies will be chosen to be automatically advance into the magic 12 finalists.

And so this this message.

As most of you know, PHILIPPINE IDOL is judged not only on the merits of the participants, but by the number of text votes they get. CORRECTION: THE ONLY BASIS is the number of text votes each contestant gets. Maybe sad, but true.

So, we enjoin you to vote for IRA PATRICIA by texting "IRA" to 2339 beginning right after the show this Saturday up to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. As far as we know, there is no limit to the number of times you can vote. For those outside the Philippines, you may want to sound off your relatives and friends so they can vote for you. The results will be announced during the 9:00 p.m. show on Sunday, September 10.

If you want to check Ira out, visit the Philippine Idol website at www.philippineidol.com. Ira's previous performances during the eliminations can also be viewed at www.youtube.com (just search for "Ira Marasigan" or "Philippine Idol 40" or "Philippine Idol 24.") As my mother puts it, hindi naman kahiya-hiya.

(As added background, Ira was a member and soloist -- along with her twin sister, Mira Francesca-- of the Ateneo De Manila University College Glee Club all through her four years in college -- she graduated with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. She has also appeared in musical productions of Tanghalang Ateneo -- "Ang Babaero ng Sevilla" and "Lam-ang" and last year's "Ang Birhen ng Caysasay" where she alternated in the lead. Then she had a six-month stint singing with a vocal group in Sheraton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur up to January this year.)

Actually, Ira joined Philippine Idol more out of the desire to find out for herself how far she can go. Now that she is in the semifinals, we have all come to realize that there are now those who are rooting for her to go all the way to the finals. As her sister, I only want to make sure that I, along with my family, did something for her and for all those who care for her; and we hope you will join us, too.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and please feel free to send it out to all those you think should get this as well. Don't forget to vote "IRA" this weekend!

Thank you and may you all continue to be showered with blessings!

Sincerely.

Mara Paulina Adlawan Marasigan

i have had a great weekend -- so far, that is.

i went home late thursday night from LB and stayed in CCp for a while. i hadn't had dinner yet but my dad told me we would be going home in a while. they (ira and my dad) were coming from the ramon magsaysay awards, my mom was coming from the Aliw awards (she won for best actress in a non - musical production by the way) and mira was coming from rockwell in a wine tasting event, i think. :D

so yeah, they were all in formal dress attire, mira was more or less very much presentable (as always) and i was in jeans and flip flops. major fashion victim on that night. i was coming from lb, i took the bus, what else were they expecting??  its a good thing, however i was still presentable in a normal day because i had my hair down and i was wearing my gymnastics sports jacket. o diba, star din.. ibang field nga
lang. :p

anyway, moving on.

i had no idea we were going to the manila hotel, and i was really so hungry that i didn't bother to complain at all when i found out. when we got there, the first one i met was Moi Ortiz and Boy Abunda (How great, right?).. beso beso and hello and stuff like that. i was too hungry to be ashamed of what i was wearing so i just smiled my way all through the conversation. well, after a few photo ops, we headed home and i grabbed dinner. (check out the photos in my Multiply account)

Friday was Palanca day :
My mom was judge for the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature 2006 and i kept on persuading her to go to the awards night so i could get the chance to accompany her and redeem myself from my fashiopn victim award of 2006 the other day. of course i got my way and i got to wear my favorite Tyler dress and my only high heeled white shoes and yes, the ingenious thing called hair extensions (refer to my new userpic and see those gorgeous curls).
we got stuck in traffic in bacoor and makati and we reached dusit hotel a little past 8pm. i first saw Ricky Davao and i had to tell my mom that he was waving at us. (poor mama, she wasn't able to talk to him, just by passing.) since we were late, we were aked to wait for our table 'coz they had to put up another one dahil sa dami ng dumating. (okay, waiting again) when we were finally asked to sit in our table, i got a glimpse of this skinny girl who was already sitting in our table. Ha! Angelie Heruela and her date: Liza Magtoto (na third place palanca winner pala this year and the writer of the play and soon to be film : HUBAD) it was a fun night. one of our conversation topics included that of Ping Medina's blog. (na dinalaw ko ngayon dahil nga napagusapan namin.. at sa inyong lahat na nagaasam maging kuya si Ping, ha! naging kuya ko na siya for a whole day while shooting a short film with Paolo Villaluna at tatay ko pa ang aking tatay talaga sa sining -- si Soliman Cruz and my mom was the ever fab Janice Jurado, kaya mamatay kayo sa inggit.. heehee.) so yeah, fan niya ako at kung fan niya din kayo, hanapin niyo sa friends' list ko ang blog niya, peace ping, hope you remember me. :D

 i was in for another surprise:
since we were in the far corner of the room i wasn't able to appreciate the play that  was being performed. (aside from the fact i watched that in the labfest twice already) but someone stood out -- Arnold Reyes. For those my close friends, you know how i was feeling at that moment. no need to say it. ha! nagkita, nakausap at nayakap at nabeso beso ko pa sikya. ha. ha.
aside from that, i found out that Jim Libiran won second place for his best screenplay and when i came to congratulate him, nalaman ko, pelikula ko pala yun! wah, i'm goin to be part of an palanca award - winning screenplay! yahoo.  Sir Jim-- aasahan ko talaga yan.. :D
oh and before i forget.. everybody kept on telling me i looked fabulous. i got rid of my fashion victim award that night.

Saturday morning has always been great for me. what more when i was able to watch The dawn's session In MTV, panalo diba?? (akala ko ba wala ng the dawn, ha?)  oh and tonight will be Philippine Idol(you know, can't stop plugging) kaya i'll be having fun the rest of my weekend.

ciao!

don't you ever get tired of watching singers belting out their high notes and speaking of television and their singing talents as their way of getting out of poverty? wouldn't you want something more than just sob stories and "professional amateurs" to soothe your ears and eyes during the weekends?

 

i certainly would.

 

if you are like me who prefer to listen to quality music, hear and see fresh new talents given constructive critiscisms for them be able to shine their brightest, (without having to try and sing glass - shattering notes) view quality television that has been lost for sometime now and really see professionals do what they're good at, then tune in to ABC 5's PHILIPPINE IDOL on saturday 9pm and get the chance to support the new people who will bring us once again great pinoy music...

 

and don't forget, vote for IRA MARASIGAN!

this sunday's episode of philippine idol is the best yet. great technicals -- editing and etch.

they finally finally announced the Top 24 so next week live elims na. thank goodness! (i have to check pinoy exchange on how they're gonna react to this episode --)

the reason wh i'm so thrilled that they finally announced the top 24 ay dahil hindi na kami under the confidentiality clause at pwede na ipangalandakan sa buong mundo na nakapasok ang ate ko sa top 24! woohoo. so you gotta vote for her. if you're reading this right now, i am telling you to vote for her. as in. ha.:D

siyempre i want my sister to win but i also have a few favorites as well -- si Paw Chavez, stephanie lazaro, GIan Carlo Magdangal, and medyo the maureen girl. ang hirap kaya pumili ng mga gugustuhin dahil everbody is so good. ang galing talaga ng pinoy!! diba??:D

siyempre i'm gonna watch the live elims next week and wait for gian carlo, haha. pero sayang talaga si marc stroem.. he would've been good. at i admire his passion.. alam niyo naman ako,. dakilang head over heels dead for someone who's passionate. kaya nga, THE DAWN FAN eh. :D

well, we'll see, baka naman may pumasa pa sa standards ko, apart of course for my sister..

so don't forget.. vote for IRA MARASIGAN!!
support the filipino artists. :D

This is so great. i just found out that Tulad ng Dati will be screening in UPLB. oh mga friends and family, manood kayo! hahaha. you'll be missng a lot if you don't watch.
at siyempre, tutulong ako sa pag ayos ng mga stuff before and after the screening.

at nakatext ko si sir mike sandejas! hay, ang ganda ng umaga ko.

i just came back from watching SPIT's despedida for beepsie.. i'm gonna miss yah beepsie! alavyah! :D

maya ulit paglipat ko sa CCP. :D

kindly, kindly watch Philippine idol on ABC 5 this coming sunday and see the top 24 of the country's soon to be recognized great singers. :D

watch out for them, alam kong isa lang ang mananalo sa philippine idol pero ang mga nakapasok sa top 24 are people who will be taking the philippines and (international countries, i hope) by storm. :D

[note: this is a review only for the DAWN's performance at rockestra.  i only came to watch because MIke Sandejas told me they were playing.]

I just came from watching The DAWN (and a few other bands) along with the Manila Symphony Orchestra at the Rockestra II concert in The Folk Arts Theater.

THe whole event itself was a blast, we have to give a standing ovation to all the organizers and the bands plus MSO for this one of a kind concert.  Its amazing what groups of people watched. there were nuns, senior citizens, high school students, college students and people from different kinds of professions . Everything was great: the music, the technicals, the crowd.   There were some forgivable dull moments with some of the other bands, but when everybody knew that it was THE DAWN's turn, everybody was at the edge of their seats.

I got complimentary tickets from the CCP, less than what i expected the seats weren't that good.  It didn't help that the person who was sitting in front of me was a big guy who showed no enthusiasm at all during the first part of the show.  It became evident, however, that he was saving up all his energy to cheer on the Dawn; and yes, he became my new bestfriend. The first song, i was very happy just to be able to sing along  "enveloped ideas" with the dawn.  When they moved on to the next song, "tulad ng dati" which happens to be an ultimate favorite of mine, i couldn't help but scream my lungs out, but no, i couldn't be heard because everybody else was doing the same thing. ANd then, Jett Pangan, started to take off his coat, it was evident that he was going to throw it to the audience and without a split second's hesitation, i stationed myself amongst the people in front who were  waving their cameras at the performers.  Too bad for me, i wasn't able to get the coat. (just for the record, i would've given the person who got the coat my lifetime savings and my bank account for that piece of clothing)  But as a consolation, Jett Pangan looked and sang to me one whole verse of their song, and that i wouldn't trade for all the riches in the world.

When Jett Pangan asked evrybody to stand up, everybody did.  and not only that they left their places and moved towards the stage. Everybody was so full of energy that nobody noticed that they were already pushing the people in front so close to the platform.  Nobody cared who they blocked, who they stepped on, who they had to tackle just to be able to see The Dawn up close and if   wishing they be able to touch jett's hand. 

That was a scene to remember.  How everybody wanted to be able to be so close to a rock band that has withstood the test of time, has been through heartbreaking trials and is still with us, in a different generation in fast changing times, and still sharing their great music, with a catch: with a full orchestra to back them up.

This is hope. This is what people cling to.  What people would want generation after generation to remember.  Great music. Great performances.  ANd the belief that we can adapt to change, accept it and make the most out of it.  Just like what the Dawn did.

We do not need to adhere to other cultures to be in line with the world leaders.  As long as believe in with what we have, we are way ahead of everybody else.

 yung nasa right side is a pic of some of the  people who made "tulad ng dati"  -- MIke Sandejas, the director, The Dawn -- Jett Pangan, Junboy "JB" Leonor, Francis Reyes, Buddy Zabala -- Ping Medina, who played the late Teddy Diaz  Mylene Dizon, who played the ex girlfriend of Jett and  Zoe Sandejas who played Jett's Daughter. 

tapos ito, music video ng Tulad ng dati, wah, nakakabaliw na sila.

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yeah, i still love them. i don't think i ever will stop loving them.

hail, hail, hail, the dawn!

 

naloloka na ata ako, i had the chance to stay up 'til five am this morning, watchin' MTV and myx waitin for somethin by THE DAWN, but all i got was the friggin dejavu, and never ending Pwede ba by soapdish. nakakapurga kaya. sana THE DAWN na lang. can't get enough of them.

i got my mom o actually take a picture of jett pangan, siyempre kasama siya. Beepsie Mercado, the one who sent me the mms wrote under the pic: "your mom and her future son - in - law.." 
*blush* nakakahiya kaya, nagfeeling na ako, nangagaw pa ng asawa. heehee.

but really, not only for jett pangan, but for the whole band -- they're the best, so much better than all the other bands that are taking the music industry by storm. THE DAWN na lang! i kept on telling them, i really hope that all bands today would play music as passionately as they do. 
hay!

i saw mike sandejas earlier today, i dunno if he still remembers me, but that's okay, he's still my hero. wah! he's the greatest. He deserves to win the best film award because he didn't do the film just for the sake of doing it, but because he wanted to convey a message to the public who would be watching his film. at ngayon, ako'y die hard fan na talaga.. puro pic na ng the dawn at ni jett pangan at music videos nila ang computer ko.

oo nga pala, i caught them in an interview sa ANC at nabaliw baliw na naman ako, hindi makatigil ng kakatili.. haha,

ayaw niyo maniwala sakin na sobrang ganda nung film? try watchin it.

here's the film trailer oh, :

 

habang buhay na pasasalamat para sa bandang -- THE DAWN -- sa pagbibigay ng inspirasyon sa akin sa mga nakaraang araw.
sa knilang walang katulad na musika na malapit nang idominate ang ipod ko at sa kanilang mesmerizing na mga titig na ngayo'y desktop pic ko, nyahaha.
yun pala ang kailangan ko para makapagaral at makapagreview ngscript. iispin ko lang yung kanta nila, wala na, solve na ako.
can't wait for the next time na makita ko sila ulit na tumugtog.
 ito, favorite song -- kanta para sa mga nakalimot at nakalimutan...


TULAD NG DATI

Wala na ‘kong makita sa iyong mga mata
Dati-rati isang tingin ko lang alam ko na, alam ko na

Bakit ngayon, ika’y nababalot sa kulay ng hatinggabi
Nagtatanong, nangangarap na aking magisnang muli

Bridge:
Kung may bagyo, o kung tag-araw
Sa iyong damdamin

Chorus:
Sana ay makilala ka’ng muli, tulad ng dati
Halika at lumapit ka’ng muli, tulad ng dati

Wala na ‘kong maramdaman sa iyong mga kamay
Dati-rati isang hawak ko lang alam ko na, alam ko na

Jett Pangan! Sana mabasa mo 'to ng malaman mo kung gaano ko kamahal ang banda niyo. buti na lang friends na tayo, huwag mo akong kalimutan ah? hehehe. :D

Sana kayo na lang ang sumisikat, nang maintindihan ng mga tao kung ano ang kahulugan ng pagbabahagi ng musika. wah!!

if ever magcommercial release ang "tulad ng dati" na movie, panoorin niyo ah,.

artistic ka ba talaga??

suppor the Cinemalaya film festival July 17 - 23 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. 
this is a digital film festival.

please come, support the arts! watch great films! have a great time!

see you. :D

New sem na nga at nasa LB pa din ako! wah. -- at least pinagpala ako ng kahit papaano -- dahil pumasa ako sa removals ng bio, yahoo! which means, wala pa akong nababagsak na subject at yes, SOPHOMORE na ako.. hehe. :D

iniisip ko pa kung anong kukunin ko na subjects this sem kasi binigyan lang ako ng six units ng reg. at ang binigay pa nila sa akin Math 26 MWF 2 - 3 pm, at Physics 3 na 7 - 10 pag Tuesday at 11 - 12 ng TTh. sana ginanda gandahan nila ng konti diba? pero okay na din kasi ako magddecide ng subjects na kukunin ko -- iniisip ko nga, baka mag BS GE na lang muna ako para gumanda ganda ang grades ko at matigil na pagmukmok ng coach ko at mga kapamilya ko ng ako'y makalipat na.

sobrang saya ng araw na 'to. hopefully nothing would make it bad kasi ang saya talga. :D