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So I just realized how boring my life would be if there were no Brain Train this year. It's weird how I enjoy academic stuff. Is it weird? Yeah, it's just stupid. I'm not reading books that much anymore. Yeah, I'm still saving up for a new phone that I've been saving up for since January but my mom wants us to keep our old phones unless it's already broken down or something, and unfortunately I take care of that phone so, well, carefully.

Aha! I just thought of an argument for mom. Yes . . . She will think about it. . . . >:)

What this is really about is what I've been doing since Thursday, because we didn't have classes yesterday so we have a looong weekend. I'm not complaining, because commuting is starting to get really tiring. And irritating because of the heat. I wish we were near Los Banos so we could have reviewed there and it was aircon. ~~But hey, at least we met the CSA peeps!~~

I've been watching movies. I'm weird because I didn't like watching movies much before. I'd rather watch TV series because it's lengthier. I guess you could say I started liking movies in 3rd year. I mean, of course I watched movies before, but I like them more now because at least I could start and end them properly, unlike in TV shows when I have to catch them on their airtime which is really hard because of the hectic schedule. So 4th year's gonna be even more hectic, but thank the Lord for movies.

Yes, I will recommend you some good movies to watch/download if you're bored for the rest of the summer. Onti lang naman, since the downloaded movies are SO BAGAL.

First up is I Am Number Four. I've heard that this movie isn't so good, but I still downloaded it. Ya wanna know why? Because of Alex Pettyfer. And Dianna Agron, of course. (I love how her character is so different here from Quinn.) I actually didn't know Alex Pettyfer until Michelle, Hanna, Irish and I watched him on Beastly, but that's on the next paragraph. Aaanyway, I've read this book before, and the first thing I thought of was how the author was so conceited because the planets and names and all those kinds of stuff were all related to him. Am I overreacting with that? I hated Henri in the movie, because in the book he was so fatherly to John even if he wasn't, and in the movie he was just a hot-headed asshole. He even looked like a friggin' hippie in the first part, and not the Vanessa Hudgens in Beastly type, which was cute. And Sam, John's best friend, played by Callan McAuliffe, was also different in the movie, because in the book he was so so geeky and in the movie he was cute that I almost didn't think that that was Sam. Wow, I just realized that I'm not talking good things about the movie. Sorry about that . . . Hmm, good things. Number Six was really awesome. Girl power!! \m/ She has shown more in the movie rather than in the book, but eh, who cares because she blew a lot of stuff up. Isn't that awesome?

A Beautiful Mind. This one is set in the 1950s. Cool, eh? It's a story about a man (and I couldn't say young man because he looked friggin' old already) who went to Harvard to study engineering. And he was really good. So good, that he didn't attend classes anymore. No, seriously. He's a genius. After his class graduated he even worked for some secret government agency thing and runs a school. And he fell in love with one of his students. Guys, I intended to finish the movie, but my eyes got tired and the character was just plain old. It was freaky. I'm sorry. Wow, trash talk again. :)) I wanted to watch the whole thing because, by the end of the movie, we find out that the main character actually has schizophrenia. It's a disease where you can't differentiate fantasy from reality, and when you have that disease you start to say and do eerie things, and everyone will think that you're crazy. I soooo wanted to watch. But the guy was just sooo old. I couldn't picture it anymore.

I Love You Man! Starring Marshall!! :))) Yes, that was probably the main reason why I wanted to watch this movie. Haha! I thought this was going to be an awesome movie. It's good, mind you, but I just expected it to be a lot funnier, because, well, it's Marshall, and the guy named Paul Rudd. XD But I guess this movie has a really nice lesson: You can't live an awesome life without a best friend. :D

Beastly. :"""> So Michelle, Hanna, Irish and I watched this at SM the 2nd day of Brain Train for my birthday. Haha! Alex Pettyfer played the main character. I didn't think he was going to be that hot. I am so glad he proved me wrong. As in, first scene pa lang, you can already see the hotness. His hair here was much awesomer than in I Am Number Four. This story is nicer, too. Like Beauty and the Beast. I keep my word, this is one of the nicest movies I've ever seen. :) I loved the cast, the presence of Neil Patrick Harris (and as a blind man) made me love it even more. Of course, magpapatalo ba si Vanessa Hudgens? Haha! I was really amazed by her performance, cause it's the first one I've seen that was different from her role as Gabriella. Gaaaah. If you haven't watched this movie, you better do, especially for those who wants to watch romantic movies and stuff like that. This one certainly made me a hopeless romantic again. x]

The Prestige. "Are you watching closely?" This movie was directed by Chris Nolan, who also directed Inception. I said this so that you'll have a background already of how awesome this movie is. Plus, Hugh Jackman is here! Wolverine plays a magician! Yes, a magician - not a wizard. The prestige is the part of a magic trick where you get to really amaze your viewers, because it's the part when you come back after you disappear. Hugh Jackman's character, and the other guy, his enemy, are always competing with their magic tricks. But the awesomeness will be revealed in the later part. Man. :)) This is a creepy movie, but it's absolutely worth watching!

And last but definitely not the least because I really was saving this for last because it's really awesome . . . Memento. This was also directed by Chris Nolan. (You see, Emi was suggesting me Chris Nolan movies because they were absolutely mindfreaking. So yes, I'm checking it out.) I like this better than The Prestige, but it's on the same level of awesomeness. This is about a guy who got in an accident when he tried to save his wife from being raped and murdered. After the incident, he "couldn't make new memories." Like, he'd do one thing for a while and the next, he'd be confused and wonder where he is. But it isn't amnesia, because he could still clearly remember everything before the incident. So he'd always take pictures, write notes and even tattoo the words on his body so that he wouldn't get lost on his way to finding the man who murdered his wife. And Chris Nolan, he has a different way of lining the scenes up. At first you kinda wouldn't get it but you'd catch on later. Seriously, this is a mindfreak movie. I mean, I'm still thinking right now about how those things could possibly be. That's how awesome it is.

By the way, I've switched to a new torrent-downloading site because the old one I was using doesn't display how many seeds the movie has - more seeds, faster download. Yeah. I started downloading Flipped a very long time ago - heck, I downloaded it before all these movies. It has just one seed, and it's almost finished, but still I have to wait, because, as I said, it just has one seed. -.- But I know it'll be worth it. :D

And by the way, watching movies isn't my only pastime this summer . . . You know, besides reviewing. ARE YOU AN OTAKU? Or Otakii, or something like that. I found out that one of my satrapemates is one, and she absolutely loooves Maid-Sama. Another satrapemate of mine is also on Otaku, but she doesn't watch/read it. So my interest in that manga got piqued even more - Vielka, Meg, Regina, Abby, Emi and Chai are some people I know who also watches them. Mainly because Usui Takumi is hot. Or something. I find him charming. ;) Haha. Yes, I've started reading it. And so far, here's what I know: It's about a high school student named Misaki Ayuzawa, a Student Council president at Seika High, a school that was once an all-boys school, and she was the first female president. Her father left her and since then she's become a "man-hater," always biased to the girls and prejudiced about boys. She secretly works as a maid at a cafe so that she'll earn money for her family. One day Usui Takumi, her "rival" (he and she are the top students), finds out about her big secret. BUT he doesn't reveal it to everyone. And he's just charming. Absolutely charming. I'm already hooked, actually. :D

I've read two mangas before - Koukou Debut and Goong, both suggested by Margie before. But I couldn't finish it. Sooo long. :)) Sorry Margie xP

Boring summer. Hehehe. But I ain't complaining. At least my life has a chance to be boring before the year starts. And it starts friggin' early.

By the way, let me take this opportunity to brag about my satrapemate. :)))) She's an incoming 3rd year student, she lives in Mindanao, although not a Muslim. I THINK. O_______O Anyway, haha, we were chatting and talking about courses. When I asked her what hers is going to be, she said Accountancy then Law. And I was like "O______________O". Law. For a while my mouth was open even if it was online. Seriously. Law!! I am really amazed at her. :)) AND she plans to study at Ateneo de Davao University, and she was saying it like it wasn't such a big deal! Well, girl, it is to me! :D I just wanted to thank her because she told our satrapemates to pray for me for the UPCAT. x] Thanks a lot, mate! :))

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