the humanity of it all

i was mugged last saturday at the landmark–at a freaking mall for freakin’ sake.my wallet–all 5 kilos of it–were taken  by the moron who tried worming his way inside my bag (by human). and since i am frantically busy that day looking for what-nots and for new porma clothes, i did not notice it til i was to pay for my purchase.

when i reported it to the local authorities inside the mall, i learned that i am not the first person THAT day to fell victim to the unknown loser. and when i related the incident to a fellow geek and comic buff, i learned of other incidents of theft inside that store.

i since recovered the wallet, which was dumped somewhere inside the store premises. i am thankful for the people who work there who facilitated the return of my IDs and other pertinent documents inside my wallet. as for the loser–all he got is a total of 200 pesos. since i did not have money that day, i was using my mastercard to pay for the purchases. Sayang lang pinaghirapan nya dahil wala din namang laman yun! kamote siya!

i can just imagine the loser as he rummaged through my wallet–all the hardwork for nothing!

it pains me to even think how people can steal just so they can afford their needs. and don’t give me that crap about the need to feed your sixteen children and all other melodramatic shite… i don’t buy that crap. dude, i work! so why can’t you?

i don’t care if you only have elementary or high school education due to poverty… i know a lot of people who werent able to get their degrees either but they’re productive and responsible members of society and successful on their respective fields. that’s probably because they have the faith and values to succeed, unlike you, you freaking loser. i wonder if your kids ever don’t get some disease from eating foods bought through the money you steal from other people. i wonder if you get to sleep at night, or if you even have an inch of a conscience left.

i’ve read from a filipino literature somewhere "madaling maging tao, mahirap magpakatao…" (roughly translated, this means, it’s easy to become a man, hard to act human…) there are so many people out there–and i dont mean those from the lower strata of society–who are yes, blessed with everything a human being must have (nice eyes, nose, even status in life) but is utterly lacking in grace and values in life.

it’s sad especially when you think of it. we’re human beings but we don’t act like one.

hana yori dango crazy!

i have been a meteor garden since it first aired here 5 years ago. i listened to its soundtrack (still on the frequently-listened-to list in my IPod); have my CD episode-per-episode; and has literally followed F4 when they visited the philippines way back. i also plan to buy a spare copy of Meteor Garden 1 in the event that something unfortunate will happen to the first CDs (they are quite old already).
thus, it came as a pleasant surprise when i heard from a local channel that they will be airing the japanese dorama "hana yori dango" — their adaption of the japanese manga where it came from (the taiwanese version asked permission from the author for it to be filmed in taiwan back then). like any fan would do, i rushed…nah, SCOUTED makati cinema square for my own copy and watched it as soon as i got home.
it is indeed a pleasant surprise, as the j-drama has its own merits, the same with the twan drama. but what got me is the fast and easy pacing of the japanese version as opposed to the taiwanese version which is more dragging and has more emphasis on characters. there are also some characters from the meteor garden which was completely non-existent in hana yori dango (like xing he- san cai’s noveu rich friend). this prevented HYD from being too long and dragging at times, which happened at some parts of MG.
MG, on the other hand, often has more amusing scenes involving Dao Ming Sui (Jerry Yan). Matsumoto Jun of HYD also played his character well…though one cannot help but compare them (which will be unfair and would’nt do both justice). The same goes for Barbie Xu (San Cai) and Inoue Mao (Makino Tsukushi)…and for the rest of the actors who played both characters.

right now, my weekends are occupied by hana yori dango (i am yet to begin on +season 2). i have just discovered ARASHI (boy group where Matsumoto Jun is a member) and their song WISH which was used for HYD’s OST.
so again, here i am five years older but still the same old fan of the story.
my new quest? hana yori dango manga and a copy of the movie released in 1995 (yes there is one…)

...cant wait for season 2!

new cutie alert!

this one’s my newest indulgence.

jeong kyeong-ho!

(maiinis na naman nito si mike! hehe!)