On the 8 Spot

Wala lang malungkot.

7. Amy Winehouse was 27 at the time of her death. Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Kurt Cobain were also 27 at the time of their death. By dying at age 27 Winehouse has bought mystical cult status.

Astrologers say that 27 is the age of the “Saturn return”—the end of childhood, a time of chaos and confusion. One is tested to see if she can go on with the rest of her life.

The 27 Club didn’t.

via Jessica Zafra: Notes on the Death of Amy Winehouse – Interaksyon.com.

I’ve been meaning to write this for the longest time, but I was still cautious because some people don’t know how to finish.

No matter the ending Secret Garden is now my Favorite Koreanovela Romantic Dramedy.

The story is layered, the magical elements irritated me a lot but it made sense when view wholistically.

The camera work is superb and you have this sense that the director/DP/cinematographers knew they were doing HD and really had the discipline to create such beautiful shots. Emphasis on the shots. Each scene was shot from 2- 5 angles and 2-3 different zoom/focal points. It had winter scenes , indoor and outdoor scenes that where so colorful. It sometimes looked like a painting.

MINOR RANT AHEAD SKIP THIS :: The Philippines is a beautiful as any place in this earth we just don’t have the discipline and probably the desire to create beautiful shots. Shame on the producers who don’t support these artist. They desire the quick buck and in the end lose the big bucks from selling these series overseas. END OF RANT

The story was layered and was obviously written as a whole unit, nothing of those write along the way that we are commonly subjected to here in the Philippines. You want know how strong the story was? Right up to the “Epic Sacrifice” I loved the 2nd romantic plot more than the leads. The story of two people who was so in loved with each other they were actively hating each other because of a “little” misunderstanding. Loved the writing/plot. Here we can commend the voice actors and the translators who did a superb job of enlivening the tagalized secret garden!!!! It was so awesome!!!!

Like Jessica’s List. PSHS alumns represent!

8. Men will never admit to staring desirously at other women in the company of their mates. They were just gazing at the scenery. To provide deniability, they can practice and will perfect that “gazing at the scenery” gaze, with the distant mountains at 12 o’clock and the luscious babe at 3 o’clock.

via Pinoy Penman.