merry christmas!

So I just bought a wallet for Mom (I don't have to tell you how freakin much it cost me), and some trinkets for my friends.

I think this Christmas is the most magical Christmas for me ever, since I bought everything with my own money and I just feel proud to be able to do so.

I watched King Kong last night and it was cooooollll!!!!! Yep, humans are the beasts.

A Christmas present for all of you, "Wunderkind" by Alanis Morissette, from the OST of Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

"Wunderkind"
~ written by Alanis Morissette & Harry Gregson

Oh, perilous place walk backwards toward you
Blink disbelieving eyes chilled to the bone
Most visibly brave no apprehended bloom
First to take this foot to virgin snow

I am magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment

I am a wunderkind
And I live the envelope pushed far enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to serve, destined to roam

Oh, ominous place spellbound and un-child-proofed
My least favorite shelter bear alone
Compatriots in face they’d cringe if I told you
Our best back pocket secret our bond full blown

And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind
And I am pioneer naïve enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to seek, destined to know

Most beautiful place reborn and blown off roof
My view about face whether great will be done

And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind

I am a groundbreaker
naïve enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne

And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind
I am a Joan of Arc and smart enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to reign, destined to roam
Destined to reign, destined to roam

~*~

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

may we'll always remember that Christmas is not about gifts,
but about giving and sharing.

I wish for a Christmas free of fear and of pain
when joy and love are easy to attain
When hope fills every soul, everytime, everywhere
And the sound of anger is silenced by a prayer

facial junkie

Okay, that title makes me sound like some bukkake slut.

But no, what I meant was getting facial extraction, to take out all the acne and everything.

It was painful like hell, but I kind of enjoyed it. The feeling of being cleansed, as if going through the purgatory or something (hell? purgatory? I think I'm turning into a Catholic now).

Anyway, then I went outside to buy the meds (yeah, with *that* face) and some DVDs (bought Aeon Flux, Michael Jackson's "Number Ones", and Kylie Minoque's "Ultimate Kylie").

I don't have a freakin clue as to why people hated Aeon Flux the movie. I think it's supercool. Then again, I'm a feminist.

I love Aeon Flux. The story's okay (although it does bear a resemblance to The Island and all Aeon's friends died... sheesh, what a depressive story).

But the actions, the weapons, the wardrobe are supercool. And I so love the poster.

And as for MJ's "Number Ones", I cried during "Earth Song". Of course.

Ultraviolet!

So a few hours ago, I decided to browse to www.millaj.com.

And my God, I just found out that... Ultraviolet's gonna be out on 24 February 2006!!!

I can't stop hyperventilating. I've been hearing about the buzz of this movie since 2005 (it went to be filmed sometime in 2004, I think). And the date of the release has been pushed back and forth, back and forth, until today!

Or at least until 13 December 2005... That it's official! It's gonna be unveiled on 24 February 2006!!

I love vampires, okay, so it's not really about vampires, it's about this disease that makes people consume human blood and therefore gain more agility, strength, and intelligence.

But there's Milla in it.

I remembered the first time I saw Milla was in Kravit'z supersexy videoclip, "If You Can't Say No". And then years after that, I bought The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, and that was the moment I fell in love with her.

My favorite movies of hers are The Messenger and Million Dollar Hotel. Those are for the dramas. For the action/comedy, I love The Fifth Element, while Resident Evil 1 and 2 are soooo awesome!

Oh yeah, speaking of RE, two more sequels are in progress. Yay!!

She's my hero!

happy Sunday!

I woke up this morning at 4.30 local time. I went rollerblading at 5.15 up to 6.45.

I fell three times. Well, more like four times. Three times in the exact same spot (I have no idea why, probably I wasn't being careful or maybe I haven't skated for a long time).

The last one was because I was simply too tired and the terrain was so bad. And I didn't really fall, just tripped in front of a really cute guy in red. SHIT SHIT SHIT.

And almost got hit by a cab. My God.

But anywho, it was fun. I was really burning carb and producing endorphine and everything. All in all, I scraped my hip quite badly.

And then I met B and L and we went to see NARNIA (yay!!!) what a cool movie. And there was this really cool person, the one who played the White Witch. She's Tilda Swinton, the very same person who played Gabriel in Constantine (also a great movie).

Narnia's so cool. It got me shivered. I cried three times. And the score and everything is sooo perfect. B and I gawked when we heard Alanis's voice in the ending credit (I heard Imogen Heap's voice first before it faded to Alanis).

I double checked to Amazon and it's true! They were Imogen Heap and Alanis Morissette! In the Narnia's CD!!! (Immi's is called "I Can't Take It In" while Alanis's is called "Wunderkind").

I heard Immi's "Hide and Seek" at a local radio station and maybe, just maybe, there's hope that the song will be more popular here and I'll be able to buy the CD here!

That's one of my Christmas wish list. And the list goes on and on. 80% is about me. Haha. I know. Very, very, very selfish.

Oh, and as we were driving home, some lunatic played Celine Dion's "All By Myself".

I'm so dead.

Okay, that means two more flicks to watch this December: King Kong and Memoirs of A Geisha.

Aw geez... Tomorrow's MONDAY already???

vegetarian?

Over the years, I'd been a real fan of meat. I loved poultry, beef, ham, everything. So I didn't normally eat fish, but I loved them (cooked).

In work, I'm demanded not only as a PR person, but also as a graphic designer and copywriter (this will obviously look good in my CV. Yay!) and there are days when I'm forced to write something like how tasty shark fins are, how exotic hairy crabs are, or how succulent escargots are.

And there are days when I have to design posters showing grilled beef or barbecued chicken.

One day, it just hit me like a train: cows, chickens, fish, pigs are living beings, with flesh and blood, and moreover: emotions.

They can feel happiness, freedom, and love as well as sorrow, pain, and fear. And those traits make them not different than humans. So why is it okay to breed lambs to be eaten? Why is it that we curse the sadistic Martians (or whatever they are) who use humans as fuel in War of The Worlds when after watching it, we go eat a large beef burger?

Did you know that sharks are caught alive, have their fins slashed off while they're still breathing and then they're tossed back to the ocean? Did you know that sharks can't breathe when they don't move? Did you also know that sharks move with their fins? And did you, by any chance, know that salt (and salt water) can make wounds feel really painful?

Did you know that sharks, like humans, are also capable of feeling pain?

Did you know that hairy crabs are flown from Shanghai in an alive state, but because of the stress, they go comatose, to then be revived back for a short time only to be boiled alive so that the "taste and aroma are preserved more deliciously"?

Did you know that hairy crabs, like humans, are also capable of feeling fear?

Did you know that escargots, or snails eat dirt, so that in order to transform them into a tasty and safe meal for humans, they have to be detoxified, that is to starve them for 4-5 days, so that there's nothing left in their digestive system, which means they're ready to be cooked?

Did you know that snails, like humans, are also capable of feeling agony?

Right now, whenever I see a piece of beef meat, or a whole fish, being "beautifully presented" that is after being de-boned or have their backs sliced open, I always think of War of The Worlds.

I always think that those are humans. And I become so sick to my stomach.

I don't know about you, but that's enough to make me pledge to be a vegetarian. I still eat eggs and drink milk and eat chocolate, and then I start to think that I always feel sick when I got an e-mail showing soups made from baby humans.

I think I'm going vegan.

Oh, and it's rainy season again. Look out for any boutiques selling real-fur products. Who knows, it might be one of your lost cats' or dogs' fur. (Click
here: WARNING, NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED.) And then go sign the petition.

Does that look appetizing to you?

I fail to see anything different among the three pictures below:


bodies...


bodies...


bodies...

aww behave!!

Okay, the first thing is...

NARNIA IS NOW IN THEATRES!!

Okay, the second thing (and the third, and so on and so forth...) is that

OH MY GOD MY MOOD IS SO BROKEN...
(details down below)

we're having this big Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony when the Hotel invites top clients (from Sales & Events departments) and media (from Communications department) and... well, I met media friends and chatted awhile, and you remembered one time I told you about making friends with a media friend? Yeah, he's the one.

Anyway, he told me that he knew someone named L and that someone knew me too! And anyway he told me that L told him that I'm lonely.

Lonely!!!

My God... and that L guy and I barely knew each other.

Oh well, I am not lonely.

I come home every day, like 2 - 5 hours after office hours because I love my job, not because I want to go home tired and go straight to bed without thinking why I don't have a boyfriend.

I come home every weekend on the afternoon, and go out with my friends because I enjoy movies and malls, not because I want to block my mind away from my being single with filling my head with fantasies or splurging on Christian Diors or Esprits.

I write blogs everyday because I like to write, not because I want to promote myself to have a boyfriend (I don't even put a lot of revealing pictures at my blog).

So, the point is, I'm NOT lonely.

Oh, and did you know that my General Manager (of the Hotel) calls me Triple C behind my back?

Do you know what Triple C stands for? I thought it was something like... cheesy or cocky or... creative?

But no.

Triple C stands for...

Cute Communications Coordinator.

I gasped when my boss told me. Yikes. Omigod, I'm laughing so much right now.

Oh sh*t, it's late. I gotta go. I'll talk about the broken mood and the vegetarianism tomorrow.

Laterz!

movies, movies, movies!

Hey y'all!!

Boyhowdy, it sure has been a long time since I wrote anythin'. Yep, I reckon that ain't good.

My God, I can't believe I just typed hillbilly style.

Yeah! December's in! There's this 7 meter tall Christmas tree and a huge gingerbread house in the place where I work. I'll take the photos tomorrow.

Anyway, I can't believe that the long wait has actually ended! The three most anticipated movies (IMVHO) are here! Chronicles of Narnia, Memoirs of A Geisha, and King Kong. Geez, I got shivers and goosebumps everytime HBO plays King Kong's trailer!

Wait, has anyone noticed that Zhang Ziyi's mimic is exactly a la Aslan's of Narnia?

There aren't many things to write. Except that I've splurged quite a bit on a shirt and two ties (both of which are for official matters, I've Arancia to thank for helping me make up my mind).

Oh, and speaking of Arancia... There's this funny thing...

*Goddamn these nails! They're simply too long! I've to cut them. I can't type with these!*

I've a friend, he's the author of Blurt-Out. Apparently, he's also Arancia's friend! Blurt-Out buzzed me one day on YahoO!Messenger and we chatted about how long we hadn't seen each other (for over a year) and later set up a date. I also told him that I'd bring Arancia along.

And you know what? That was on Friday. When I was going shopping with Arancia on Sunday at Plaza Senayan, I spotted a very familiar face in front of the counter of Kinokuniya.

Yep, it was Blurt-Out.

We went a bit hysterical (I did manage to contain the hyperventilating), and we exchanged our new cellphone numbers.

And that didn't stop there! Another friend of mine, Serigala, also made friends with Blurt-Out and he told me that on Monday, the very next day.

So, Blurt-Out, you seem to be going around my life these days.

Oh, and remember about one of my BFFs I told you about? B?

Yeah, he broke up with his "boyfriend". Now I've seen it all.

Anyone wanna watch any of those three movies with me?

Oh, one more thing... I'm pleased to announce that I'm a born again vegetarian. Details on my next post! I've to go clean up my facial mask.