General Patronage

Needless to say, after the night out that ended at 4:30 in the morning, I got home safe and sound but not tired enough to fall asleep. After eating breakfast, I decided to go watch The Incredibles in a nearby mall. I wanted to catch the 1st showing to avoid major traffic. I also wanted to avoid the Saturday morning crowd because they tend to be chatty in movie theaters. At 10:30, I was already in a comfy seat in the middle, watching this Pixar short about a tap dancing sheep who loses his fleece every season. He becomes momentarily depressed that he's pink and naked, until this Big American Jackalope comes to the rescue and all ends well. Typical American ethnocentric brainwash propaganda.

The movie was funtastic. It was so great, I decided to sit through another round! I was thoroughly entertained with the wit that wasn't contrived and the flow of the story that was simply well-planned. It started really fast to tell you that it's an action-packed family movie, then slowed down a bit when you reach the part of suburban America. After that the movie picks up the pace once more to a satisfying climax. The cinematography was superb and reminiscent of James Bond films, including the musical score. I'm buying the soundtrack if they come up with one. This is for general patronage folks.

Note: It's really dull in the suburbs. There's generally a lot to do in the morning like hanging out in the mall or a friend's house, play video games or watch a movie for $7, eat in a nice restaurant or go rent a movie from Blockbuster. At night, the only things one can do are hangout, get high, get drunk, go bowling, or go to bed. They don't have night spots or clubs unlike in the major cities. Trust me I stayed in Virginia for 2 months and already I felt homesick during the time that I came to polish my highfalutin accent. Hahahaha The only thing that I wish we had here that they have there are those 1 to 2 day concert festivals of all the famous artists and musicians. Those are really worth going to. For $35, I got to see Sugar Ray, Orgy, SilverChair, Blink182, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Goo Goo Dolls, Mighty Bosstones, Live, Lit, The Offspring, and a lot more. I got to mosh in front where everyone was throwing giveaway cds at each other. Sigh ... it was truly memorable.

I've always considered myself a city boy even if I came from Baguio. I can't imagine living in a place that has no night life, no conveniences, no people. That would be torturous. Compared to American suburbia, there's no place like Metro Manila ... and the International Business Class cabin.

Moving forward, I asked around computer shops for any firewire-USB converters. Of course, they didn't have any. Too bad coz I'm not in the position to spend thousands with professional editors. For one, the unedited copy of the video contains highly-classified material unfit for most audiences. No it's not MAHAL taking a bath; not porn or anything Jojo Veloso would appreciate in the buff. What I can tell you is that some parts are extremely gratuitous and can only be seen in the editor's cut of my DVD. This isn't for general patronage.


The little prince: "What is essential is invisible to the eye."

Thank god for deleted scenes.


And so this only means I won't be able to enter my short film this year, though I still plan to finish editing it the way I want, complete with voice-overs and musical scoring. Perhaps if they open the same contest next year, I'll have it entered then if that's possible. No worries. Ü

ANyway, in a few minutes I'm off to Puerto!!! New friends are really fun! Yehey!!!