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!!!!
rePost:: 25 Truths About Men That Women Already Know But Many Men Still Don’t::Pinoy Penman
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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.
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rePosat::25 'truths' we put through – EMOTIONAL WEATHER REPORT By Jessica Zafra – The Philippine Star » Lifestyle Features » Sunday Life
Fun sage filled advice read. Read the whole damn thing!
23. “Someday your prince (or princess) will come.” That would be nice. And if he (or she) doesn’t, you can be happy anyway. You can hang out with your friends. You can take off at a moment’s notice. You never have to synchronize your schedule with anyone else’s. Your time and money are your own. You have your own bathroom. And if your prince/princess arrives late, remember these words of infallible wisdom: Separate bathrooms.
via 25 ‘truths’ we put through – EMOTIONAL WEATHER REPORT By Jessica Zafra – The Philippine Star » Lifestyle Features » Sunday Life.
rePost::::Your Brain in Love “A new meta-analysis study… – Lapidarium notes
Addicted to love is not a figure of speech it is physical reality.
Results from Ortigue’s team revealed when a person falls in love, 12 areas of the brain work in tandem to release euphoria-inducing chemicals such as dopamine, oxytocin, adrenaline and vasopression. The love feeling also affects sophisticated cognitive functions, such as mental representation, metaphors and body image. (…)
Other researchers also found blood levels of nerve growth factor, or NGF, also increased. Those levels were significantly higher in couples who had just fallen in love. This molecule involved plays an important role in the social chemistry of humans, or the phenomenon ‘love at first sight.’ “These results confirm love has a scientific basis,” says Ortigue. (…)
The study also shows different parts of the brain fall for love. For example, unconditional love, such as that between a mother and a child, is sparked by the common and different brain areas, including the middle of the brain. Passionate love is sparked by the reward part of the brain, and also associative cognitive brain areas that have higher-order cognitive functions, such as body image.”
via Your Brain in Love “A new meta-analysis study… – Lapidarium notes.
QOTD:: Love, be it …..::This song is so gorgeous it’s excruciating. | JessicarulestheUniverse
Love, be it for a human being or a piece of music, is often a matter of timing.
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This is an amazing line.
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rePost::News of the World: Rupert Murdoch and his minions really did lower the tone of Britain's tabloid press. – By Christopher Hitchens – Slate Magazine
The comparative fallout of the scandal on Britain’s two main political parties is probably fairly even. Successive Labour governments maintained much the longer and warmer relationship with Murdoch, while Conservative Party leader David Cameron did employ a former News of the World editor who is implicated in the phone-hacking scandal in a senior government media position (and Cameron has, aside from professional politics, himself pursued no career except that of a PR man for TV companies). The most neglected aspect of the entire imbroglio is this. Most of the allegations of shady practice against the Murdoch octopus have come from another newspaper. Under the editorship of Alan Rusbridger, the Guardian has been engaged in breaching an old unspoken code of the British press racket—that “dog does not eat dog.” The prime minister’s office showed itself incapable of conducting an investigation; the courts and the prosecutors appeared to have no idea of the state of the law, and the police were too busy collecting their tip-off fees. Admittedly, it isn’t usually the job of these institutions to keep the press honest. (Indeed, I could swear that I read somewhere that the whole concept was the other way about.) Still, it’s encouraging to record that when the press needed a housecleaning, there was a paper ready to take on the job.
via News of the World: Rupert Murdoch and his minions really did lower the tone of Britain’s tabloid press. – By Christopher Hitchens – Slate Magazine.
rePost:: ::Philippines vs Kuwait leg 1 preview: Underdog Azkals remain confident | InterAKTV
Filipino support
From the freezing tundra of Mongolia to the desert heat of Kuwait, the Azkals have experienced it all. Through everything, they have relied heavily on the support by their countrymen abroad.
The Filipino diaspora has not only produced Younghusbands and Greatwiches for Philippine football, it has also ensured that strong support from the Pinoy community is present in almost every part of the world. Nowhere is this support more evident than in the Middle East.
The team in was met with such fervour and enthusiasm in Kuwait, from training sessions all the way to the formal visit to the Philippine Embassy, that players remarked that it was like coming into a “home game” for them.
The players’ confidence appears to be also high, a must for any team facing such daunting odds. That confidence comes as a result of the team’s recent string of success, according to striker Ian Araneta, a longtime member of the national team.
via Philippines vs Kuwait leg 1 preview: Underdog Azkals remain confident | InterAKTV.
rePost::Captain America: The First Avenger Review by Nordling of AICN
Color me excited!
When I review a film, I like to sleep on it before I write it up. Sometimes that’s not possible, such as a press screening the night before a film opens. But I think I’m a better reviewer once I’ve had a sleep on a movie – I find that it’s easier for me to look at a film with that distance, and if in the morning I still like what I saw then it gets a positive review. Reviews of films right after seeing them tend to skew hyperbolic because I’m so eager to put down my thoughts and get them out. So you should take that into consideration when reading this. I’m under no time pressure to write this review, although I like to have my reviews out by opening day. But I really felt the need to share this one, because I’m just that excited over CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, which shoots to the upper levels of superhero films. In fact, I’ll probably make bold statements throughout this review, like “It equals THE INCREDIBLES and SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE in sheer filmic joy” or “CAPTAIN AMERICA is the RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK of superhero movies.” Again, take them how you like. I’m confident I’ll feel the same way in the morning.
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rePost:: Loved Reading THIS ::Brian Eno and Rick Holland Release ‘Drum Between the Bells’ – NYTimes.com
“In my normal life I’m a very unadventurous person,” Mr. Eno said. “I take the same walk every day and I eat in the same restaurants, and often eat exactly the same things in the same restaurants. I don’t adventure much except when I’m in the studio, and then I only want to adventure. I cannot bear doing something again, or thinking that I’m doing something again.”
via Brian Eno and Rick Holland Release ‘Drum Between the Bells’ – NYTimes.com.