Dec 23, 2011

MIssion Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Posted by rona at 1:59:00 PM 5 Reviewers Commented
I can't help but be thankful, grateful and blessed to have watched Mission Impossible in Hualien - province in west Taiwan. It was a beautiful experience because I had the best movie experience with good sounds of the movie house and comfortable seat. Well, of course, it had Chinese subtitles so that Taiwanese viewers could understand. 

When we came in, I noticed that it was an old movie house, but when we finally have sat down (with hubby) it felt like being in one of the cinemas at Mall of Asia! Super good sounds and comfortable seats, obviously true, coz I said this for the second time. Well, when the movie started, none of the viewers were making any noise. No one was talking which is so great because I never wanted to hear any other noise aside from the movie I'm watching. That's the kind of movie viewing I wanted. So you would imagine how I and my husband ignored each other the whole time. Haha.

Anyway, let's go talk about the movie. I have 3 words to best describe it, GREAT, JAW DROPPINGLY AWESOME! Oh, yes! It was one of those movies that I ever had my jaw dropped because of the scenes that will really make one's hands tightly grabbing his/her seat's arm. Really. I have had about more than 5 times of scream in different tones. LOL! My husband was having fun too because we could feel every ground shaking from the full impact sound of the movie from under our chairs.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is something you wouldn't want to miss! It's professionally made for all the viewers to say that every mission was really impossible but they were accomplished by Tom Cruise! A perfect actor for the movie and Oh So Handsome!! Well, I just love it! Truly amazing! Better watch it now if you still haven't! 

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Nov 20, 2011

Twilight: The Breaking Dawn Part 1

Posted by rona at 8:25:00 PM 5 Reviewers Commented
Finally, this is the movie that I've always been wanting to watch. And since it's my birthday soon, our Ninong decided to treat me and hubby earlier with food at Saisaki and a movie! Glad that Twilight is on. We caught the last full show last night at Robinsons Ermita. 

I'd like to applaud the producers, the writers, the director, the casts and the crew (all of them) for making this movie a little different this time. It was very emotional from the beginning to the end and you'll actually end up wondering with how it ended but all in all, for me, it was great! I liked how the movie was conceptualized. The kilig moments from their wedding and all the scenes that I actually love. The camera or computer tricks if you may call it that way, really, is fascinating! When Bella was carrying her child that is humanly impossible to think about coz the baby grew extremely fast inside her womb. But it put her to danger and really killed her human body. She looked terribly thin. Oh, I think, I can really say that this has made a lot of viewers thirst for the second part. I wish that it's very soon!  Bella is finally a vampire!
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Nov 12, 2011

Dress Up Your Blog with this CHIC Blogger Template!

Posted by rona at 4:03:00 AM 13 Reviewers Commented
Hello everyone! Here is another template that I recently made! I so love the simplicity and beauty of this template. I usually would play with the colours pink and brown but with this, I made it simple and nice and I liked how it totally satisfied my eyes. The soft touch of brown and white all over made this template look so professional yet still chic and cute!

I call it, "So Kikay" template. It contains a right sidebar divided in two and a cute footer down there plus that super cute girl on the header and not to mention the cute fonts that you'll truly love! Just click the photo for the full view. Never mind the title and description, it's only a trial. That is actually my other blog's name.

This is another free template and free service for installing and for few changes. Just leave a comment down here and I'll be assisting you.

However, this will be the last free template that I'm gonna give away. For the next designs, I'll start charging my customers but don't worry because I'll make sure that it's very affordable! Go grab this one and spread the love!

There is another cute template aside from this one, the Flowery Garden Template. Come see it here.

 the header and the body view


the footer view
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Nov 4, 2011

My Newly Made Blogger Template!

Posted by rona at 11:29:00 AM 6 Reviewers Commented
Since I am back to chill and relax at home after a long and busy week, here's something that I creatively made! While hubby was busy reading his e-book, I was designing this template the whole time. It took me a day before I was satisfied with the result.

Here's a screen shot! I call it "Flowery Garden Template"


I am offering this template for free! So, for those who wants to use this template, just message me here or leave a comment down this post and I'll be giving the html/xml format to you. 

I hope you all like it! As I really did enjoy making this. (^__^)

Lovelots!
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Oct 17, 2011

Camille Prats and Her Personal Blog Site

Posted by rona at 12:35:00 AM 8 Reviewers Commented
I discovered the love of blogging and started with this passion at multiply in 2008, which is still active up to this time. As much as I loved blog hopping even then, I discovered Camille Prats' multiply page! I was so happy to have learned that it's truly hers and not just some fan who put it up for her, because everything that was posted are all hers. She blogged about her adventures and journey as a wife to her late husband (who was still alive when she was still actively blogging), a friend to her really close friends, a daughter to her mom and dad, a sister to her only lovable sister as she calls her and siblings, and a young mom to Nathan (her son) and some plugs for her shows. She blogged regularly then that I would always surf what's new with her and sometimes leave some comment on her photo albums. But since she got this project of "Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan", she eventually updated for some time and now totally have no time to blog I guess. Especially now that her husband died recently from cancer. 

I love Camille Prats since G-MIK days, (my generation) which I would regularly watch back then, and I love her natural talent in acting! Not to mention her pretty face that still manage to admire her fans even though she gained a little weight. 

And two things that I recently discovered more about her and made me admire her even more...
First: Is to see this strong Camille Prats who stands up and goes on with life even  after losing her beloved husband. In her blogs at multiply, you can see how they adored each other and their only bundle of joy, Nathan. I saw this interview of her, at the wake of her husband when she said that she never cried in front of her hubby when the latter was truly depressed about his disease and was hopeless that he doubted to survive at all from the illness. Camille was there  for him until his last moment. She said that it's the only way to help her husband, to be able to gain strength from her. 

Second: Her passion of helping little kids by putting up a school for preschoolers called "Divine Angel Montessori". The director of the school is herself and she would visit and play with the kids there from time to time. This kind of Camille isn't known by the public and this is really admirable about her.

If you want to know Camille more and her personal life, her multiply site is open for all to see. Here's the link: http://camsprats.multiply.com/

Here's a screenshot of her multiply site!

Oct 8, 2011

Which Star Are You From?

Posted by rona at 10:43:00 PM 5 Reviewers Commented
Last night, I played some scenes that I really love from this Korean drama called "Which Star are You From?" I consider myself as a die-hard fan of Jung Ryeo-Won, the female main cast of this drama. After I've seen this, I really went for a hunt for any movies or drama serial that includes her. I really love her face and simplicity and she's really really pretty! Plus, she speaks fluent English!

About the movie, it's one of the many successful Korean serial of all time in 2006. It managed to earn a lot of fans from all over Asia. I haven't seen it on t.v. though because I always tend to miss a scene and so I bought a complete set of it from the DVD store. Fair enough because it kept me company for at least 2 weeks every night!

The story is really fantastic and very funny! The transition of events is remarkable. Jung Ryeo-Won played as Lee Hye-Su and Bok-Shil who happened to be sisters yet haven't seen each other. Unfortunately, Lee Hye-Su died from a car accident when she and boyfriend Director Choi (played by Kim Rae-Won) was in a moving car while proposing to her and gave her a ring. They were so overwhelmed by the moment that it was too late to avoid the truck ahead of them. Hye-Su instantly died in the incident. Choi was devastated for 3 years after her death that he holed himself inside his apartment refusing to work or do anything. Till a friend convinced him to go back directing a film. This was when he met Bok-Shil who looks so much like Hye-Su while he was looking for a good place to film another project. The story was really interesting from this event and I'll keep you curious about it. Hihi! 

I wanted to applaud the stylist of Jung Ryeo-Won in this drama because her style from being Hye-Su who is a sophisticated aspiring musician really differs from Bok-Shil who is a very innocent looking and cheerful girl who lives in the mountainside and who is always amazed by beautiful things around her. These pictures can show it!

(as Kim Bok-Shil)
(as Lee Hye-Su)

I encourage you to watch this if you want to feel young all over again. This drama will make you laugh, cry and feel so much in love. Go get copies for yourself and I guarantee that it's all worth your money. 

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Sep 29, 2011

Great Benefits of Eyeglasses for Men and Women only with Zenni Optical!

Posted by rona at 2:08:00 PM 2 Reviewers Commented
Do you have problems with eye sight? Need a pair of eyeglasses? Or thinking of replacing an old one? Well, think no more because Zenni Optical provides the best quality, fashionable and great eyeglasses for a very affordable price you can ever imagine!

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Here are several samples: (there are a lot more on Zenni Optical website)


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Sep 25, 2011

A Walk to Remember

Posted by rona at 1:16:00 AM 8 Reviewers Commented
While I was browsing our DVD collection last night, I found this very lovely movie of all time. I think that this is one of the best movies for me. Watching it for 4 times, it clearly had an impact in my heart. 

A Walk To Remember movie is really something to remember. I like how it was made and the scenes deeply touched me. It gave an inspiring and hopeful feelings to its viewers. The perfect direction and production together with the chosen casts to star in this movie is something to recognize. I remember when I first watched this in a movie theater, I can't help but reminisce all the scenes in my mind. I was pre-occupied with the scenes that deeply touched me. I thought that I was alone, but other viewers who walked out of the theater were looking so touched as well.

This dramatic love story is excellent, all because of its lessons in a Christian way. I love how the writers and producers thought of integrating Bible lessons in it. Because, I believe, that this served as a reminder for young couples to put Christ in the middle of the relationship and through that, miracles really do happen. 

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Sep 19, 2011

House: American Series Review

Posted by rona at 7:38:00 PM 2 Reviewers Commented
Lately, I started watching House, an American medical drama series which started filming last 2004 and is still aired on TV particularly on Fox Channel. It's one of the most popular American serial which a lot of viewers around the globe enjoy.

The title itself is driven from its main cast,  Dr. Gregory House , a genius in medical diagnostics which is played by Hugh Laurie. He is known to be a witty yet straight forward kind of doctor who is not very friendly with patients and colleagues. His personality in this movie is funny for me. I like how he pisses his co-doctors and patients and that he would have clashes with fellow physicians by his controversial diagnostic readings. He'd rather disobey administration policy and argue with  Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein),  who plays as the Dean of Medicine and Hospital Administrator, with simple issues like wearing doctor white coat in the hospital than being asked frequently why a doctor like him is limp. But  unfortunately, for the administration, they could not afford to fire Dr. house for he is the best doctor they have in the hospital. He may have this personality that not everybody likes him, but he has this true friend in Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean). 

Dr. Gregory house is leading a team of genius diagnosticians namely  Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer), Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morisson), and Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps). I love it whenever they would discuss difficult cases during their meetings. House prefers to study really rare diseases/illnesses. That interests him the most. Their brainstorming of speculations, tests and interviews with the patients are remarkable. I was really focused on one particular episode about a 9 year old girl who's having cancer. The girl's battle with disease seem to end soon enough because her death is awaiting her. But Dr. House and his fellow diagnosticians did their best to save the girl from dying for at least few more years with her mother and even more and more years. This episode is very breathtaking! I was holding my every breath with the outcome of their treatment. They resorted to this procedure of temporarily shutting down the girl's body, (in short, be dead for minutes), and remove the third of her blood, freeze her to the best they could and drill the girl's skull to find out something in her brain. This procedure is tricky and could kill the girl for they only had 60 seconds to do it and reboot the girl back to life. Thank God that the procedure was successful. The girl was okay and came walking out of the hospital the next day. I was awed of this episode! 

I'm still on its 2nd Season and according to Wikipedia, its now on its 8th Season which will premiere on October 11, 2011. So, I will continue watching this. It may be too bad that I discovered house this late, (which DVDs were piled in our collection for a long time now) but no regrets because I discovered something really worth watching for. Giddy yet yourself? Well, grab some copies for yourself then!

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Sep 18, 2011

Feel Good Blog!

Posted by rona at 3:16:00 AM 0 Reviewers Commented
Hello, mga Kagandahan!


Pagod ka ba? Stressed kaya? O puyat? Naku nakakapangit yan. Hihi. ;) Meron kasi akong bagong gawang blog site kung saan ang tanging gamit kong wika ay Tagalog. Pahingahan ko lang dun mula sa mga stress ng buhay. 


Kung ikaw, gusto mong bumisita at makipagkuwentuhan lang sakin, welcome na welcome ka!


I-click lamang ang link na ito: www.athomeakodito.blogspot.com


Halika, damayan mo kong mag-unwind at mag-chikahan tayo. 


Hihintayin ko kayo doon!

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Sep 14, 2011

LIE TO ME

Posted by rona at 2:04:00 AM 1 Reviewers Commented


These past few days, I've seen myself indulging into this American TV series called, "Lie To Me". It got me enjoying because of its very mind provoking concept. Judging each episode's unique stories and cases, one can tell that it's really an awesome series and that the collective works of director, producers and the writers diligently conceptualized it. Not only will it provide lots of informative and useful facts, it also gives awareness to ordinary people on how to detect a lie by himself. I always love it when Dr. Cal Lightman, the main cast who mastered in deception career and a very excellent human lie detector, resolves a case and turns complicated situations into a smooth pace of conclusions. Not mentioning the perfect scientific explanations that each episode is trying to imply.

Do you want to detect when a person lies to you? I'd recommend you watching this series! I guarantee that upon watching one episode, you'll learn basic tips on how to know that a person lies. Well, I just couldn't wait for the Season 3 to be available at my favorite DVD stall. ;)



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Sep 7, 2011

Women's Choice: My New Badges! Thanks to You Ms. Maxi!

Posted by rona at 5:21:00 AM 6 Reviewers Commented
Women's Choice: My New Badges! Thanks to You Ms. Maxi!

Sep 5, 2011

Legally Blonde 2

Posted by rona at 11:05:00 PM 8 Reviewers Commented

The movie is starred by Reese Witherspoon, a cheerful, fashioned woman lawyer and an animal lover named Elle Woods. She highly believes in making a difference. Setting aside the plans of her upcoming wedding and her budding law career, she pushed forward on campaigning animal rights when she discovered that her lovable Chihuahua Bruiser's mom is locked in a cruel animal testing facility. With all the support of her fiancé and friends, she went to Washington to make this happen.
            At the start of the movie, she struggled with the other lawyers who think of her as an intern at first and a little girl who is not so serious with everything. They did not believe her being an idealistic woman. But then she got the support of her boss, also a woman lawyer but eventually who turned against her. Without knowing all this, she finally got the chance of a hearing to the Congress bringing with her a bill which she called the "Bruiser's Bill". But unfortunately it was not approved.  But this did not discourage her to continue. She accidentally knew a senator who they both discovered that this senator's dog is a homosexual. With all this funny incidents, she got the senator's support to pursue this bill she's trying to campaign with. And also got the help of a servant whom she always meets at the doorway entrance.
            Once again, she got her feet to the Congressional hearing to discuss the bill. Her workmates were so amazed to her fighting spirit and for being so optimistic that she do it on her own way. With her dog Bruiser who is her lovable inspiration, she stood and spoke up. She believes that dogs or animals also have their rights and she is there to speak up for them when they could not possibly do it on their own. But then once more, the bill did not pass when her boss withdrew her support on it for some reason. She was so sad and depressed and was weak to go on anymore. But finally her workmates were there to give her more strength to finish what she had started. She was so encouraged. She got all the support and help from her friends and colleagues to be with her on this fight for what she believes in. They filed a Petition Discharge. They have to get at least 216 votes from people outside and inside the Congress to make it pass. It was with the help of a lawyer named Grace, who was at first disliking her and yet helped her to continue for she also wants to fight for something that she failed to do before.
            The number of votes was increasing little by little that it did add more will for them. Then the last 15 votes were to come. At last her boss was awakened with what she knew she did wrong. She made Elle Woods speak. She stood there in front of all respectable and honorable people then spoke up. It was an encouraging speech and a adoring one. They applauded for her. Finally, she got 218 votes which is more than is required.
            This movie is an inspiring movie especially for people who are weak. It is giving the strong will to speak up of what is to be worth fighting for. Elle Woods is an example of having the strong will to fight for what she believes in. although she is a woman, she pushed on doing things that would make a difference without giving up. She is an inspiration for those who are trying to speak up especially in our time today when a lot of injustice is happening everywhere, when people who are abused and harassed just chose to keep silent and others who has the power are not even having the courage to speak up for them. I believe that this movie is worth watching for.

Sep 2, 2011

Fireproof: Movie Review

Posted by rona at 8:31:00 PM 3 Reviewers Commented

I am so amazed and blessed with this movie and i could not just turn my mind off for hours from the scenes that deeply touched me after i watched it. God really can bless and talk to His children in every way. This movie has successfully became His instrument that it could reach people in the whole world. I admire the director and producer of this movie, who was the main cast of "facing the giants" for doing another work that will really inspire and will transform lives of a lot of people who are gonna be watching. I have also seen the "behind-the-scenes" and it just made me even more blessed for seeing that the movie was made from the efforts of volunteers from the Christian churches in the US - from the director, producer, to the camera men, casts, and make-up artists, and many more just to make this movie possible. And the first thing that they did every day before they would start filming is to pray.

I am encouraging everybody to watch this. It talks about working out broken marriage and how God changed the couple's lives together. You will definitely gonna love it and will be amazed of God's grace and power. It's two-way-thumbs- up!



I Am Sam: Movie Review

Posted by rona at 8:28:00 PM 4 Reviewers Commented

I actually has seen this movie years ago.. and i think that i've already watched it in like the fifth time last night, it's because this movie really touches me to the deepest of my heart. it inspires me so much that no matter how many times i watch it, or just play those scenes which appeals to me, i'd still be loving it and not get tired of it. in fact, i could easily know where and what part is what. i even had memorized most of the lines of each scenes for having it replayed for many times now (but not to their fully exact words)...=)

for a little summary.. this movie talks about a mentally challenged father who happened to have a daughter with a woman named "becka". Unfortunately, this woman had left him right after giving birth to the child. It was obviously because she was so ashamed of having the baby with a father like him. So Sam had to take care of the little infant all by himself.

Sam named the little girl "Lucy". He had a very hard time on taking care of her. He had to leave the little girl with somebody so he could go to work. The baby was always crying and crying all the time. And he had to feed her and keep an eye on her every now and then.

But that did not discouraged him to give up the baby nor think about it. His friends were so supportive although they were like him who were also special people. Lucy grew up so soon and went to school. The sad thing is, she was becoming smarter everyday. She was withdrawing herself from learning more in school when her father couldn't even read words by himself. It is because she was turning 8 and her father has a brain of a 7 year-old child.

That was when Lucy started to feel ashamed of his father. Since her classmates could not understand anything about him (Sam), they were like laughing at him all the time and that was just so embarrassing for her. Until problems occurred and the social welfare had to get her from the custody of her father.

This is where Sam had got to meet his lawyer and they tried everything they could to fight for Lucy just to get her back to him. But unfortunately, they lost the case. And Lucy was adopted by her foster parents sooner eventually. Sam just felt so depressed for losing her. He had lost the precious "lucy" of his life.

But since they had this very special bond between them (as father and daughter), the foster parents decided to just make Lucy go back to his father. it is for the reason that they just couldn't deprive that little girl from longing the one who's special in her life. They tried everything to make her happy with them but she would always sneak out of the house and went to Sam instead. What a very touching moment this is. It made them realize that Lucy really needs her father so much.

Love will always bring someone closer to its home and settle there in the end no matter what the circumstances are. And Love has it's every way to bring that
happiness to Lucy and Sam in this movie. *sigh*

Lesson learned: Disabled or mentally retarded a person may be.... he/she still has the ability to love and be loved... =)

Jackass The Movie

Posted by rona at 8:25:00 PM 2 Reviewers Commented




There was a time that I and my siblings watched movie in my brother's laptop...of course, as usual, its the boys who reigned on watching the movie they like since the power of 3 girls of the family cant ever beat the 4 thorns.

Since I am not fond of those movies that they watch... I just sat at the corner and browsed on those dvd's that i was planning to watch... wishing that i could sneak my choice of movie after... but what the crap! I couldn't imagine that there are people who are so happy on doing those things in this "jackass the movie" to themselves! I mean, what is that?!! 



I think that some people are really just that bored that they engage into these kinds of stuffs and hurt themselves in the process. I just couldn't help but to notice it when my brothers were jumping to their butts from laughing out and giggling... but I cant deny the fact that i actually enjoyed it, that i realized, I was in the midst of my brothers watching it like crazy....lol! It was a funny thing to look at although some of it were not suitable for young audiences that's why my other two young sisters rushed to the room and did some other stuff together instead.

Well.. I could say that it was my first time to see that movie because I only saw some portions of it in tv but they had a lot more of crazy and crappy stuffs in it that I almost puked on some of really yucky things they did to themselves. It was really really horrible. i think that movie will do no good to people who watch it. Because for me, it did nothing but it was enjoying though.. LOL!


Brokeback Mountain

Posted by rona at 8:18:00 PM 0 Reviewers Commented



This movie has actually opened my mind regarding homosexuals. I actually have gay friends before I entered the seminary but it is here where I learned more about them. And it is my gay friend here in UTS who first encouraged me to watch this movie. It was good watching it with him because I asked a lot of questions to him about the movie and relating it to real life situations.

I stand still to my belief regarding homosexuals, but I also love them as they are. I can’t actually fully sympathize with them because I don’t know how it is to be like them. This very close gay friend of mine has been telling his struggles to me regarding his identity as a person. He is sure to be gay indeed. He has some problems with regards to his father. Honestly I did not know how to comfort him because I didn’t know what to say. I just listened to him. His father disliked him for being a gay. But what is important now is that he told me that his father finally accepted him for what he is and actually calling him “hija” and is very proud of him for being a very diligent student in class. He is getting high grades and is a part-time faculty in the same school to where he is attending to because he helps in the choir.

In the case of this movie, it helped me to understand my friend. It actually added more on my awareness of their identity as gays, their social life and their relationships. I am relating this movie to my friend so I could reflect more on it. For me, I can just understand how gays feel about their situations. They feel the condemnation the most. They feel that they are always being laughed at. I don’t also want these people to feel this way because no one nor straight people deserved to be condemned and be laughed at.

The scene which left me curious is that when the two gays met each other again, and seemed to really long for each others’ hugs and kisses. I actually admire them for being so caring about each other that they understand each others’ problems and inner struggles in life because they have the same identity and they feel what each other feel. And the scene when the other gay died because it is the other gay who felt more grief and loss in his part because they were best friends and really had intimate relationship with each other. It seems like he lost the very important part of his life that no one and nothing could ever replace him.

Personally, I can’t be so much of advocating homosexuals but I want to understand them, and their struggles in life. I still believe that God only made man and woman alone. I don’t want to judge anybody on how they wanted to live their life because for me it is only God who has the right to judge people. What I can do is to love my neighbors and understand them and comfort them as much I can.

Bata, Bata, Paano Ka Ginawa?

Posted by rona at 8:15:00 PM 0 Reviewers Commented

Ako ay humanga sa pelikulang ito sapagkat talagang makikita dito ang tunay na kalagayan na nangyayari sa isang tipikal na pamilyang Pilipino. Makikita ang tumpak na pagganap ng bawat isang miyembro ng pamilya. Katulad ng pelikula, marami sa mga pamilyang Pilipino ngayon ang pangalawang ama na siyang tumuturing sa anak ng babae sa unang asawa na parang sarili niyang anak. Napakarami ang ganitong pamilya sa Pilipinas. Ito ay maaaring ang unang asawa ay hindi magkasundo at nariyang maghihiwalay at magkakaroon ng panibagong asawa kasal man o hindi. Kung kaya’t ang mga anak ay nagkakaroon ng pag-aalitan lalo na kapag hindi lingid sa kanila ang kanilang tunay na kalagayan.

Sa sitwasyon ng pamilya sa pelikulang ito, hindi lingid sa mga anak kung sino ang kanilang ama. Mayroong magandang naidulot ito at mayroon din naming hindi magandang naidulot ito sa relasyon ng bawat isa. Ang isang hindi magandang naidulot nito sa kanila ay iyong pag-aasaran ng magkapatid na humahantong sa away ay pag-aalitan. Hindi ito maiiwasan sapagkat sila ay bata pa at talagang dumarating ang ganitong pagkakataon. Katulad na lamang ng eksena kung saan ang magkapatid ay nag-away at pinagdedebatehan nila kung sino sa kanilang mga ama ang mas mahal ng kanilang ina. Nakakatuwa man ngunit ito ay reyalidad nang nangyayari at patuloy na nangyayari sa mga tipikal na pamilyang Pilipino kahit na nga sila ay mayroong iisang ama. Hindi talaga maiwasan ang mga ganitong pag-aasaran sa parte ng mga anak. Ang napansin ko sa pelikulang ito ay hindi pinili ng kanilang ina ang itago ang katotohanan sa kanila. Ipinaliliwanag niya ang mga bagay sa abot ng kanyang makakaya upang maunawaan siya ng kanyang mga anak. Hindi sekreto ang mga bagay na dapat ay talagang nalalaman ng kanyang mga anak at karapatan din naman nilang malaman ang mga iyon.

Ang maganda din naming naidulot nito sa mga bata ay minahal nila ang isa’t isa nang may pagtanggap sa katotohanang sila man ay kalahating magkapatid lamang. Ito ay mapapatunayan doon sa panahong pinili ng lalaking anak ang manatiling makasama ang kanyang ina at kapatid sapagkat mahal na mahal niya sila. Hindi siya sumama sa tunay niyang ama papunta sa ibang bansa dahil mamimiss nya ang kanyang bunsong kapatid.

Kung iisipin, mas gugustuhin ng karamihan sa mga pamilyang Pilipino ang itago ang mga ganitong bagay mula sa mga anak sa kadahilanang hindi pa nila ito lubos na mauunawaan. O ang iba naman ay talagang itatago na lamang ito at huwag nang ipaalam pa.

Mayroon akong kakilala na mayroong eksaktong sitwasyon na tulad sa pelikulang ito. Sila din ay dalawang magkapatid na babae ngunit magkaiba ang ama. Ang unang asawa ng kanilang ina ay kanyang hiniwalayan at kanya ngang kasama na ngayon ang bago niyang minamahal na siya namang ama ng bunsong anak. Hindi rin lingid sa mga anak ang katotohanang iyon. Ang kaibahan nga lang ay makikitang mas pabor ang ina sa bunsong anak. Naitanong ko ito sa kanya kung bakit ganito, ito ay dahil na rin sa pagbabahagi ng panganay na anak sa akin tungkol sa bagay na ito. Marami siyang hinanakit sa kanyang ina, dagdag pa dito ang di matapos na pang-aasar ng kanyang bunsong kapatid nang hindi man lamang sinasaway ng mga magulang. Naisip kong baka makatulong ako sa kalagayang iyon at naging positibo naman ito sa ina sapagkat kaibigan ko sya. Nakita niya din ang kanyang pagkakamaling iyon. At kanyang naibahagi din na iyon ay totoo sapagkat naaalala niya daw ang kanyang unang asawa sa panganay niyang anak. Doon niya napagtanto na walang kinalaman ang anak sa away nila ng kanyang unang asawa.

Sa kalagayang ng pelikulang ito, makikita din ang pagiging maboka ni Leah (Vilma Santos). Sinasabi nya talaga ang mga bagay sa tamang termino nito, maging bastos man ito sa pandinig ng iba. Nakita ko ang pagiging malakas niya bilang isang babae. Kaya niyang tumayo at lumaban sa hamon ng buhay gaano man ito kabigat. Maraming hamon ang dumating sa buhay nya, una na dito ang pagharap niya sa kanyang mga anak at ipaliwanag sa kanila ang katotohanang sila ay may magkaibang ama at pag-aaruga sa kanila sa abot ng kanyang makakaya, kasama na ang pagmulat nya sa mga ito sa kalayaang sila ang dapat magdesisyon para sa kanilang sarili. Binigyan niya sila ng kalayaang mag-isip at magpasya kahit na sa murang edad pa sila. Pangalawa, ang muling paghihiwalay nila ng kanyang pangalawang asawa sa kadahilanang mayroon din pala itong kinakasamang iba. Pangatlo, ay ang pagharap sa mga kababaihang mayroong kanya-kanya ding problemang kinakaharap sa kanilang buhay. Hinahangaan ko siya sa pagiging isang malakas na babae. Isa siyang huwaran para sa mga kababaihan. Hindi siya nagpadaig sa mga unos ng buhay. Hindi siya napanghinaan ng loob upang gawin ang mga bagay na makakabuti para sa kanyang pamilya. Itinayo niya ang kanyang sarili nang taas noo. Anuman ang dinanas niya sa buhay at anuman ang naririnig niyang mga salita mula sa ibang tao ay hindi naging dahilan upang siya ay sumuko. Kundi naging matatag siya. At ito ay itinuturo niya sa kanyang mga anak maging doon sa mga iba pang kababaihan. Tunay nga na kapupulutan ito ng aral lalong lalo na ng mga kababaihan.



The Bridges at Madison County

Posted by rona at 8:12:00 PM 2 Reviewers Commented



The Bridges at the Madison County is a movie of love, frustration, unhappiness, desire, and hope of a typical woman, mother and a wife. It is true that every woman has different kind of struggles in life and in different situations. In the case of Francesca, a mother of two college teenagers and a house wife, she has a family but she does not feel the happiness that a mother and wife should have. She is happy to see that her family is living very normally like any other families but she seemed to have a lot of unfulfilled space in her heart.

Francesca portrays a very typical woman in this movie – a mother who does everyday house chores and a wife who serves her husband, until when a stranger photographer came to ask direction from her. That is when her life had changed even for just a little time of experiencing the liberty of being a woman away from the everyday routine as a housewife.

I could say that Francesca was very much aware of those times when she and that stranger man met. She knew what she was doing not thinking if it was wrong or a right thing to do. What she knew is that she was acting like who she really is as a woman.

Francesca made me sympathize with her, maybe because I am a woman too. Although I really don’t know how it is to be in her situation. I sympathize with her for desiring the things she wanted for herself when she was still single. She met and married a man from whom she bore two children with. But she realized that in that marriage everything in her life changed as well. She was like driven away from the things that she wanted to do and the things she wanted to have. It is because the reality is that, marriage is a different phase in everybody’s life. But I believe that marriage should be as happy and fulfilling part in a woman’s life as she was when she was single. She still can achieve the things that she wanted and feel the fulfillment in her heart. She wanted to be whole as a woman. And that was her dilemma.

When that stranger photographer Robert came, she realized many things about herself. Aside from having feelings with this guy, she discovered that she can also have the things which can bring her happiness. She envied Robert for he can do things which he loves to do. Taking photos is his passion. Francesca learned that the desire of her heart to be happy is just fair for her to have even though she has a family to be taken cared of. She learned how love can actually bring a lot of happiness in her heart and that’s what she felt being with Robert. She laughed like she did not laugh in ages. She can be as she actually is. She was very happy and that happiness but sadly it just ended for four days.

Even though that event in her life was just temporary, Francesca did the right thing. As what I said earlier, she knew what she was doing. She let herself to act and be as whom she really is in that four days – felt and used liberty she had, loved a man so heartedly and cherished every moment with him… but she made the right decision in the end. She did not go with Robert which will make her leave her family.

As for me, Francesca had been very sad that she actually indulged herself to the wrong thing (which is true for she has a family). I cannot deny the reality that she really did wrong. It is just not fair for her husband and for her children. But it is not only her fault because her family has their fault too on this thing. Her husband seemed to be very busy about life as a family man that he did not notice how sad his wife got. They did not have the moments from which he and his wife enjoyed to do. They were like sucked into a life of having a family and live with it.

I learned essential things from watching this movie. I learned that building relationship everyday with loved ones is very important. Because, no matter how good a relationship started if not working it out everyday will be destroyed in the end.

I remembered a computer game “SIMS” which I really love to play because that game is a life game. Sims are people just like humans who also have basic needs like food, shelter, and love. In that game, a player should fulfill his/her sims’ needs. They need to be fed, sent to school, graduate, get a job, earn money, live a comfortable life with comfortable stuffs in the house made for them… they need to have someone to talk to, companion, build relationship with, marry and have family. These needs have to be always maintained high in percentage because they’ll be sick if hungry, frustrated if not getting what they desire to have or achieve or they will fight with the people around them if not. For example, if an adult male sim established to have 100% relationship with a female sim, get married and have children, they still need to talk, to play, to caress, to kiss, to hug and love each other and meet each other’s needs although they have differences in personalities. Same with their relationship towards their children and friends. It is funny because if they don’t agree with each other’s topic, you can see the minus sign above their heads which means that their relationship level decreases.

That is why humans should be working on to their relationships…everybody. In the case of this movie, that is what is lacking in Francesca’s family. Everybody has fault because they did not seem to reach out each other and open their thoughts and talk about things regarding everything. The percentage of their relationship has gone very low and poor. That is why problems occurred.

God has made man and woman to love each other and cherish each other. It is still very important to have prayer relationships. In Francesca’s situation, at the end of the movie, her children understood her enough that they learned from her and are eager and willing now to fix their own relationships with their own families. For me, that is what’s very important. Family is really important and a very essential part in everybody’s life. I admire my mother for forgiving my father for being unfaithful before. And that is because church people helped her to do so. We were young in that time but my mother said that we were a lot of help for her to overcome that situation. My father is a very good father to us now and I could say that relationships within the family have been restored. This movie is worth watching for.

The Crime of Padre Amaro

Posted by rona at 8:02:00 PM 0 Reviewers Commented



I was not shocked of the movie anymore because I already heard about such story before regarding priests and their vocations having the same kind of issues with Padre Amaro. The movie is very much a true to life story. It did open my mind more of this fact that it actually happens not only to priests but to other denomination workers as well. And it is a reality that this is an unending dilemma up to this time.

Padre Amaro is a smart, young priest and a promising one. He actually has the favors for being the bishop’s favorite. He is committed to what he is doing and he shows so much of his passion for being one. Until when he had an affair with Amelia, a young and beautiful woman who has obviously showed her feeling towards him at first.

It is sure that Padre Amaro was really attracted to Amelia. That is why he made it certain to make ways on how they could see each other and love each other secretly. I could say that Padre Amaro has been driven by his emotions as well for having relationship with Amelia to the extent that they enjoyed sex and caressed each other and exchanged sweet nothings. But it is also very firm and definite that Padre Amaro cannot have their relationship open to public. He did not want anyone to know about it but not to his fellow priest who has this kind of situation too, who learned about it eventually.

In the case of this movie, reputation is a priority. They made it sure that no one and nothing could ever destroy their reputation for being priests not only to Father Amaro but also to the other priests as well who face different other issues themselves. And brotherhood among priests is very strong in this movie. You can see how they actually protected each other because it is not only about reputation of a name but the reputation of the Catholic church itself is what they are putting on the line. And only one thing that they don’t want to happen…..shame – shame which will result to a very bad situation not considering those who will be affected or will be victimized by it.

That is what happened to the case of Father Amaro and Amelia…when Amelia got pregnant; Father Amaro did everything in his power to cover and to give solution to the problem. He could not and would not want to have the child because that will ruin his vocation as a priest. I felt so much pity for Amelia because she was a victim of love and of dignity – a dignity not for herself but for Father Amaro. It is actually putting her to a situation that the love they were having will not materialize to what she desires to have. And it will never happen.

Being a woman, I of course felt for Amelia. It was like I was feeling her every frustrations and struggle that she was having. And what I did not like is that, she had to die without any happiness that she could bring with her. She was not assured of the priest’s love for her. Let’s say that Padre Amaro loved her but not as he loved his vocation. He had been so advantageous of Amelia because she’s only young and vulnerable? That he could control every situation by himself? That is just very patriarchal to me. Amelia died helpless and alone. She did not deserve to even experience that because she only loved a man but unfortunately, she couldn't have this man to be with her forever.

I was just so amazed to my bones that Padre Amaro did her funeral. What a cold and very unloving he was. I can’t just stand the fact that everything that had happened was just all blown to the wind. Amelia did not even get the justice she should get. There were no one to talk about the truth but instead it victimized another innocent man who was the former boyfriend of Amelia. The blame was all to the poor guy.

If I were to direct the movie, I want the ending to be just fair for anyone who were victims. I want the truth to be opened out to the public and have Father Amaro pay for his sins to be fair also with the other priest who was removed from priesthood for being a nationalist.

This movie is not only a movie but a mirror to the reality which is happening also in this country. There are victims who suffer and there are guilty who are living their life normally. There is so much injustice to those who don’t even deserve it. There is so much abuse of power which is diligently used by those who possess them just to cover someone’s mistake. These are realities that we see in our world. And there is not enough power which people have to fight against it. And we have to be with them. There are people who are fighting so hard and I want to fight for women’s dignity. Women deserve to be respected and to be given pure love. Women deserve the happiness and life they desire to have. And no man can ever take it away from them.


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