little superhero girl

05:17 pm: "we've all got our junk, and my junk is you"
I want you to know
The time that we've spent
How great it's been
How much it's meant

Gosh, I don't know what to say
I'm really glad you feel that way
'Cause I'm afraid
That I like you more
Than I've ever liked
Any guy before

'Cause now, my love
I'm getting what I've always been dreaming of
So are you,
Fantasies come true

And now I swear,
When you want me I'm gonna be right there
To care, For you

Fantasies come true...

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Happy happy.

Been awhile. :)

10:44 am: "I could make you feel special"
From the star of 'Lolita'... and the writer that brought you 'Oedpius in Ten Minutes'...

Of all the things we were assigned to, it HAD to be the Philippine-American war.

By the way, Veoh rocks.

( Would you like to go big time? )

Tags: chorvaloo presents

11:08 am: "we're okaaaaay"
Been awhile since the last post. Uh, so the FF8-2 has been debunked, while FF7 remake remains...speculative. Heads up on that came from Gino, Pamela, and Gigi.

Outside of that, there isn't much to post about. I just came back from a study-sleepover with the Hi165 groupmates. We're putting together a puppet show of the Phil-American war. My heart goes out to Juan Luna. ;_; That study session also proves: God bless the internet. (Either that or the Jewish conspiracy is true: WWW is the mark of the antichrist. Either way, it's some kind of a blessing?)

To the chorvaloo files! I remember as a kid waiting for hours as Mum fiddled with a 30 second commercial in an editing studio. Mom wouldn't be home for days if it was an especially tricky commercial she needed to work on. It's hard to imagine having had to go through all that with Adobe Premiere, Moviemaker, and its ilk. The hours are still long, but its become much easier to edit from the comfort of home.

Let's take a look at some of the wonders of editing, featuring -- FAKE AND RECUT MOVIE TRAILERS!

It's simple really, but first you 'Must Love Jaws'...


Then ponder the ( 10 things I Hate About Commandments )

before getting tucked in by ( Scary Mary [Poppins] ).

And beware of being ( Sleepless in Seattle )

Happy viewing!

Tags: chorvaloo files

12:27 pm: "there's always some new sight!"
It's funny, from the trashtastic last entry, geeky little tidbits look all the more shiny.

I popped by ze journalfen and found the following:

Scene from the FFVII Remake Teaser. Goosebumps everywhere! I am singing the opening music even if it has no lyrics! Oooh oooh! *goosepimples!*

Leaked magazine scan of Rinoa in possible FFVIII remake. Less cloth! More skin! ...TATTOO?!

In other news - Iron Man movie trailer
When I predicted that Robert Downey Jr would put his own spin on Tony Spark (sheesh, what is this? a drag show?) Stark...YES THEY DID. Hearts to you, Robert Downey Jr!

Then youtube just had to point me out to some screens of ecchi video games. Aw dammit! I'm turning into a teenage boy again!

08:28 pm: "cause I love traaash"
I'm actually not big on gossip rags, but I enjoy the occasional heaping of Hollywood trash from time to time. I used to spend vacations vegetating on channel E! back in Jakarta. I love my True Hollywood Stories and Hollywood's Greatest Mysteries. xD I don't even really care about what Britney's up to. I never really went through a Britney phase, I put my Christina and Mandy Moore albums on loop more than I did 'Baby one more time...' I lost respect for her when I realized that she recycled the 'Baby one more time's loop for 'Oops I did it again'.

But man, her VMA performance has been such a trainwreck to watch! That and Vanessa Hudgens's nude photos--xD

There's Totallycrap.com, where I first saw Vanessa Hudgens's birthday fur. Celebrity gossip is not its central theme, it's an all-around blog site with flash game recommendations, crazy videos, and an internet trend tracker of sorts (we miss ya, Numa Numa Man!).

Speaking of -- have some of you people followed the Chris Crocker dramarama? xD Kid cries over people bashing Britney, really. So say hello to the new internet celebrity --

LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE! - warning, highly emotional, disturbing content.

Which of course, brings forth a whole string of youtube replies including one from Perez Hilton (http://perezhilton.com) himself.

Best one: Chris Crocker's Father: Where did I go wrong?.

Tags: chorvaloo files

01:16 pm: "is it me you're looking for?"
Blogging while waiting for Mica to get my e-load.

I decided to work from home today. I've been fighting off the under-the-weather feeling for sometime, and I reckon I could afford to cut today.

There are days when I really should just duck for cover and stay there a bit.

I'm working on my hi165 script. It's tricky, covering the war -- there are so many personalities involved, and so many things happening in a single moment.

11:39 pm: "I'm not even supposed to be here today"
Ushers in theatres can't be too nice. They'll have to be as nice as some flight attendants: hospitable, but stern. Theatre extends its discipline even to its audience, and with the advent of digital camera and cellphones...it takes a lot to make them sit their asses down and pay attention. It IS a live show.

May there be a special place in hell reserved for people who complain about getting the last row in the theatre. Folks, either fork over money for premium seats, or just book a different date. You picked your seats, it's not our fault you're sitting on them. Now make the most of it -- Sit tight, turn off your phones, and shut up.

And we really mean turn OFF your phones, NOT "put them on mute", Asscakes.

11:47 pm: "combatir"
I owe the RoD blog a few entries and a paper, I'll get to that when I wake up with my brain intact. I blame the cannibalism 69 joke. :P

Of all the books I'm strangely fascinated with now, it's 'Noli Me Tangere'. I kid you not. I find it novel how some things really haven't changed over the years, and I'm waffled by its map of manila back in ye olden days. Again, I say, Sisa made me cry. (Wait, I'm pretty sure I wrote about this before...bah, I don't remember anymore)

I got this very weird idea to translate Noli as a fighting game. Padre Damaso will jump-fly his way ala that winged monster from Tekken, with a special magical attack called "Preach". Padre Salvi on the other hand, will have a special attack called Grope -- guess what that does?

In the meantime, Maria Clara is armed with a fan while Sisa has a beserker mode. Sisa also has the magical attack called "Kundiman", which works the same way as Maria Clara's "Canto".

My favorite is still Ibarra's finishing move...he bombs himself, and turns into Simone. Attack. Win.

Select Player 1 or 2? Up to the challenge?

10:32 pm: "ask me something easier, a smile, a kiss..."
Do you want to be a better writer? Do you want me to help you be a better writer? Than you'll take my comments straight up, undiluted. I don't do it to be mean, and if you think I'm mean just because I called you out on your mixed metaphors and grammatical errors, you're not someone I should be commenting on. Find a different editor, get someone else's opinion, because you're sure not jiving well with mine.

I can agree to disagree. I can put that aside, but I won't take to being called mean because I use my education, upbringing, and do my damn job.

If you do not understand where I'm coming from, you are not worth my time, attention, frustration, and heartache.

Now if you excuse me, I have a panel to prepare for tomorrow.

10:59 am: "leave me alone forever"
Pardon, in the disorganization of my existance, I'm scrambling for some purpose. This entry may or may not make sense, but it beats sitting in the dark.

I flirt with typewriters. Kinda. I'm not keen on sticky keys and ink ribbons, but I like the clackety sound and my fingers on the keys. Typewriters aren't made for me though, with my tendency to make errors.

I've been told that I type way too quickly, but for once I found something that can keep up with my train of thought. Sucks that it wakes my Mom up when I'm not supposed to, or gives The Boy a painful earful over webmic, but there's something satisfying about it. Like now.

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There must be something wrong if the only thing I'm getting right this sem is philosophizing. Marcel's writing style is still annoying, but I'm amazed at how much sense he makes when I scrounge for a way to explain him.

For philo class I had to force myself up at ye olde ungodly hour of 5.30 to make it to school at 8.30. Nothing new, really, but it sucks when it's for a showing of a film I have on DVD. It counted on attendance, I can't worm my way out of that. @_@ The movie was 'The End of the Affair', based on the Graham Greene novel starring Ralph Fiennes, Stephen Rea, and Julianne Moore. It's a deeply moving film, lush with characters and imagery of a torrid romance between a married woman and a writer. It touches on the subject of god, miracles, coincidences, and the sense of promises.

How can anyone tell between dumb luck and a miracle nowadays? How can we ever tell if its pointing us to our fate? The Greeks believe in a sense of moira, and how turning away from his fate leads to insufferable consequence and hardship. Then again, aren't these the same people who illustrated a man blinded and mother-fucked by the hands of fate?

Hay conundrum.

Here's hoping for a better weekend, or week.

Tags: angstwhore

12:56 am: "momcatz"
Mi: I need to eat breakfast.

Mom: You eated it.

Mi: ...@_@;

11:44 am: "How we gonna paaayy?"
Rent up for a remake - http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/14741808.html

"Over a decade later, that temperature’s changed and the biggest names in pop culture have been assembled to create this new production including the creative team behind Kylie Minogue and her recent hit Showgirl tour and pop legends PJ Harvey and Jamiroquai. This highly-anticipated, modern day version of RENT is set to amaze and astound with its young and talented cast, handpicked for their street-edge and pop sensibility."

It's not THAT old! O_O; NO...just...NO. ><

A man DIED for that play, bad enough you let Chris freakin' Columbus get his prissy little fingers on it...what more--argh! *froths at mouth*

11:19 am: "for the price of a cup of tea, you'd get a line of coke"
Thank you Anthy, you got me into Tegan and Sara, Ani diFranco, and back to Belle and Sebastian. Good music, brill lyrics, who can ask for more?

I remember the Todd Solonz movie 'Storytelling'. Funny how a dark, depressing movie becomes strangely soothing with a dash of Belle and Sebastian.

Now, like the youtube dj that I am, have a Belle and Sebastian song - 'Dirty Dream Number 2'.



( Lyrics )

01:29 am: "she's not bad, she's just right"
Why yes I wrote an Ultimate Fantastic Four Fanfic.

Jed, read it. I try not to make her a psycho bitch. ;)

Drabble, Mary Storm-centered, spoilers for Ultimate Fantastic Four #23-#27.

12:50 pm: "Well I'm sorry for having a life"
State of Fandom -- Public Service Announcement

When was the last time some of you fanfolks had fun? Just fun? You don't try to know everything, you just took them as they were, found it kick-ass, collected the useless trivia but didn't feel the need to be RIGHT about it? Didn't feel the responsibility of spreading it to the masses in the hopes they'd become more intelligent, cultured and cool?

Cause uhmn, it gets really imposing, especially to us softcore fanfolks who just want to quibble over characters and the pretty. We respect that it runs deeper than that, but we're not looking for justification and a history lesson y'know.

I really should learn not to care about you guys, but some of you can get REALLY annoying REALLY fast.

Don't make me regret not putting this on filter. :P

02:16 pm: "kiss the rain"
Yes, I'm thinking of changing my layout if only to make it pic and youtube friendly. Especially for instances like now where I do my little 'thougthful webcomic post' of the meantime...



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When people say brave the storm, they weren't kidding. I COMMUTED THROUGH THAT FREAKIN' POURING RAIN LAST WEDNESDAY. I am now nursing head colds and the sniffles, which I worked my arse off to get rid of last week, only to get it again because hey-yo, rains! I wish the weather now would make it up its mind, there's just this ominous large cloud in the are contemplating "rain or not, rain or not?"

Look, massive abuse of the run on sentence! :p

Cream cheese icing is love, so are gay men, post-rehearsals dinners with people I haven't talked to in AGES, and short long distance phone calls where "GAGI KA" (rough translation: "You Idiot", could be worse depending on the severity of tone) actually means "Aww! I missed you too! Thanks for thinking of me!" XD

For lack of cuddles this rainy season, I had the following:

-Afternoon Naps.

-Multiplex Comic - about those crazy theatre ushers, commenting on movies, pop culture, and the crazy audience we all love and abhorr. Fun, laughs, good times everybody!

-Nitrome - Good old Pacman-esque flash game fun. Sprite art. Need I say more?

And how many times have I solemnly sworn to get into the Haiku a Day habit? --;

Tags: amusement

02:20 am: "you complete my faith"
Operation: Get Takuya. Mt. Diwalwal is guarded by the 38th Battalion of the Philippine Army. I'm sure that won't stop us. xD Sugod, mga sisters! For great justice!

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Why yes, there are newfound murky rivers around the Metro Manila area, I battled against the storm to get to school...I still had school. Good Lord, Ateneo. O_O Even the dominicans had the sense to let their kids stay home. Let's all get wet on that cushy little hill, shall we?

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In regards to the newest brouhaha of LJ suspending fan artists (and this time, they're dead serious about it) --

There's an easier way to do it. It's called AGE ENFORCEMENT. Hay.

07:53 pm: "orange range"
Actor is easy to work with. Dated today, 1.41pm.

“He didn’t have work on the first shooting day, Friday; still he went to the set,” the staffer recounted. “He was just there to observe how we worked and to watch his [Japanese] co-star, Takuya Kimura.”

RED ALERT, RED ALERT! Takuya Kimura is in the country!

Of course, Angel is in Bacolod, Kalen is still in Taiwan, and Sai has boyfriend. Gaddemmet, Harem Trained!

It would've been so easy! We could have stormed the place disguised as Mindanao seperatists and taken Takuya Kimura pillowed by boxes of coffee and almond pocky! The dream! So close but so far!

We'll get you Takuya, you and those legs of yours--!

12:58 am: "chotto matte! chotto matte!"
Mabuhay, Angel! I hope the text I sent you warmed you from Cebu Pacific's icy service in Taiwan. :D

Today on the chorvaloo files -- Spanish-Japanese actor Shirota Yuu! Best known for his roles in the Prince of Tennis (Tezuka) and Sailormoon musicals (as Tuxedo Mask, musicals are called Tenimyu and Seramyu respectively). He is also on the currently-running dorama series, Hana Kimi, and has starred in a number of other doramas and j-movies. This is not some well-merchandised pretty boy, this boy underwent years of voice and acting lessons.

I'm not trying to show him off as an Academy Award winner - nope! Au contraire, this is him...COOKING!

( Shirota Yuu Cooking )

and from Khursten--

( For Prince of Tennis fans: Tezuka Cooking, parody of above video )

09:07 pm: "off with her head!"
Look! I borrowed a layout! Click me, click me!

This mind-melting humidity and general mrehness has rendered me more incoherent. Happy birthday Sammeh~

Entry fodder time! Harry Potter meme from Catsky.

Name: Mia
Age: :P
Location: my room
Friending Policy: Friend away, if you interest me and dnt type lyk dis, I usually friend back.
Hours it Took You to Finish DH: about 14 hours

BEFORE
Former Favorite HP Book: Philosopher's Stone
Canon (or Not Disproved) Ships You Supported: Hermione/Ron
Number of DH Theories You Had: 1
Describe Your Best/Favorite Theory: Harry makes a pact with Voldemort. He has to be Voldemort in order to destroy him.
What Time Did You Get it at? Last Friday at around 5pm, c/o Ralph'darling.

( rest of the meme...SPOILER WARNING!!! )