Same Old, Some New...
Just before 2010 started, there were some things I listed down in a list of things I want to do more of this year. Two of these things are: blogging and watching movies. I want my blog to become as active as it was before. Okay, okay, so maybe not as active, but, at least, more active than it currently is. And, I want to add movie-watching to my hobbies because I believe that I sometimes need some distraction from reality.
2010 will be my 7th year of blogging and so much have changed since I started. There is so much more to write and share about. Thing is, I just don't have as much time to write as I used to. And, I remember that when I was still very active in blogging, my mind would always be in blog-mode. This means that whenever I see or experience or hear about something interesting, I'd automatically think of writing about it and describing it in my blog. Nowadays, though, I just don't really have that anymore. And, I don't exactly want that, I just want to blog more.
Now, watching movies? Well, I've never been the movie buff. I do like to watch movies, but I can survive without them. If I don't get to watch movies for a whole year, I can live with that. Also, I used to be really choosy with movies I watch so there were just a handful of movies I was interested to watch. In short, I'm not exactly a movie fan. People who know me know this about me. I think I only got to watch a lot of movies when I lived in Manila because, well, movie houses were so near and most of my friends love movies. That was, I think, the time that I started to really like watching movies. And, I began to be a little less choosy and learned to appreciate all kinds of movies. But, then again, when I came back home (to MSU) almost four years ago, I started to spend less and less time watching movies.
I'm not saying that I haven't seen a lot of movies because I have. I think I have. Especially non-English foreign films. But, compared to most of my friends, I guess I'll have to say I've seen very few movies in my life. I remember back in 5th Grade, we were assigned to list down on index cards the movies that we've seen and while some classmates of mine already had 10 index cards or more, I only had 2 or 3. Hehe:) I'd like to make that list a little longer, I guess. True, I've never really felt the need to watch more movies, but, I don't know, there's been a lot of conversations about movies going on around me these days so I guess I'm taking that as a sign.
So, this year, I've decided to do more movie-watching. It's a nice way to unwind and de-stress. And also, it helps me a lot in relating with my students. Sometimes, I talk about a certain literary device or concept and I'd need to use some movies as examples to make my students really get the idea. Whether I like it or not, they know movies more than books. While explaining movies, I can make them see how great books are, too, since most great movies are based on books. And, these past days, I've come across some famous titles that have sparked my interest. Hence, I'm ready to embark on a love affair with movies. I sure hope this affair lasts long and proves to be as exciting and interesting as I think it is.
For movie buffs out there, any movie you'd want me to check out? Thanks! :)
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Have fun in your new love-affair! :) I'm sure Maru has plenty of suggestions na.
P.S.
Regarding your blogging activity, I'm happy na I get more updates from you now through The Ocean.
Ako naman, I don't like forgetting the titles of movies. For me kasi, that's just like forgetting a book's title, which I consider a crime. Hehe:) Medyo okay lang sa akin if I don't remember the actors and actresses and even the directors, but the title? Di ako khaparo o di aken katawan. :)
i can really relate to this ate di! hehehe. when i was still in manila, i lived 1 fx ride away from sm north and trinoma, so every weekend, i looked forward to my solo-movie trips! hehehe. foster home ko ang the block nung time na yun kasi dun lagi nakababad every saturday or sunday. going to the movies with a bucket of popcorn and large pepsi ang pang de-stress ko talaga. hehe.
keep your blog entries coming! :D
True true true!!! i have a few bokks turned to movies faves :) i do hope you get to do some movie-watching this year! :)
Sobrang pop culture ang i-recommend ko sa iyo, pero I just watched 'Zombieland' starring Woody Harrelson recently. I found the script well-written and absolutely hilarious.
'Stand by Me' is a good translation to movie of Stephen King's 'The Body.' Lumang-luma na nga lang yun. Haha! Dami pang movies! List down those you've seen para we know which to recommend to you. Hehe!
More entries please!
Sige, I'll try to come up with a list pero mukhang kahit paano'y mahaba-haba din 'yun. Hehe:)
Thank, Anj! :)
No, I haven't seen Twilight and New Moon yet. I'm not big on cute love stories, you see. But, I plan to watch the movies after I've read the books. :)
si dadi edowardo has a lot of movies that he copies from an officemate who downloads :P i made a list of the old ones - casablanca, richard the lionheart, among others. i also have love in the time of cholera, la vie en rose, that one about coco chanel. i think he already has a copy of sherlock holmes but we've yet to watch it. hehe.
dami nang naka-save sa hard disk namin kaso di ko pa napapanood. may kakumpetensya ako kasi gusto din manood ng the big piglet movie, lion king, pocoyo, dora's christmas movie hehehe.
ooh, about twilight...i think i have an entry na about that. honestly, the movie bored me (sorry, twilight movie fans). it bored me so much that i'm actually not that interested to watch the other movies in the series :P the books though, i read them and i had more fun. but that's just me :P
have fun with your movie plans :)
La Vie en Rose, naa pa ko sa UP when that was shown sa Film Center pero wa ko katan-aw. I read the summary, though. Casablanca, I saw that when I was in Grade School ug wa ko kasabot! Haha! :)
I loved "Love in the Time of Cholera" nga novel, I want to see the film. :)