Unravel Life 2

Fact: Movies are recorded using photographic films.

The Dark Knight*, the sequel to the movie Batman Begins (of which I failed to see, but it doesn't really matter, the sequel is still just as great), is a totally wicked movie. I just watched it last night, and to tell you the truth, I was freaking gripping my seat all the time. It's an awesome must-see, and to quote my brother on his blog, "You cannot NOT watch it." Not doing so would not only make you look like a loser when your friends start to brag their ass off...

Friend One: Hey, guys- have you watched the latest Batman movie?
Friend Two: Shit, man, I just did! It was damn good!
Friend Three: (in a scary voice) Why so serious?

Your friends laugh, leaving you scratching your head.

Friend Two: Heh. What's your favorite scene during the movie?
Friend One: No question, it's the scene with the two ships-
Friend Three: Comown! It's my favorite, too!
Friend Two: Nah, I like the scene when Joker bombed down the hospital...
Friend Three: I like Joker's expression there. Very funny.
Friend Two: Not as funny as those who did not watch the movie!

Your friends laugh again, as you slowly retreat to the shadows.

...but you would also miss what may be one of 2008's best movie flick. It's that good.

Anyway, I'm back to my vice again- reading fiction books! I just finished reading The Face (Koontz, 2003) a week ago, and although the ending isn't that explosive (ala Harry Potter, Book 6), it's a terrific good read. With a book I just bought for 30 pesos at a local bargain shop, it seems unfair that I got so much fun reading it. Quality, now I know, does not go with price.

I have one thing against it, however: the book is so fun to read that I could not freaking stop flipping the pages until my roommate pleads to turn off the lights. Aristotle's Politics, of which I am required to read for the exam this week, was even put on hold as I read Koontz' damn book. Multitasking is definitely not an option when reading The Face.

Writers, I know we asked for fun and excitement, but please- let your readers catch their own breath at least for a second! Isn't it too much to ask to place boring scenes in there so we could have some sort of restroom breaks?!

With The Face finished and locked in a vault deep in the ocean, I judged that Politics could wait for one more day and decided to borrow another book from my brother's library**. Having heard from a friend that the book was good, I settled on Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. Not only does it have a blessing from a friend, it was also featured on Fully Booked's Top 100 Books of the Last Century. It must be really good to garner that much appreciation.

I just hope it doesn't meddle with my academics anymore!

That's all for today though, so yeah- thank you, and have a nice day ahead! :)

*No link! I implore you, if you haven't seen the movie just yet, avoid being spoiled and watch it now!
**My brother had this quest to read every book on the Top 100 list I briefly mentioned earlier, which is not to be confused with his quest of dining at the Top 134 restaurants in the Philippines. Cool, isn't it?

Fact: Kingdom Hearts II is a mix of Disney characters, Final Fantasy and... well, OCs.

I just finished KH2 last night.

Like always, I like it. The animation was good, the gameplay better. I was quite disappointed with myself, though, I didn't reach Level 99 AND I didn't have Fenrir nor the Ultima Weapon. I doubt you could understand what I'm saying, but basically speaking, I didn't complete the game 100%. I only cared for the storyline, but at the end, it was too late to turn back. Still, 5/5 stars for Kingdom Hearts 2. A nice sequel. Hope to God there's KH3!

Hmmm. Anyway. Summer's going fine, I'm currently reading Stardust by Neil Gaiman. I watched the movie before, and I thought it was really good. Now, I regret not reading the book earlier. Gaiman's writing is special, dazzling even. Inspiring. And for another useless fact about myself, I always mix Gaiman and Coehlo up. Damn them. They write so well. I wish I could complete my novel.

And oh, I want something new to do in the Internet. In hopes of having something fun to do, I found a site called RentYourSoul. It's fun, and there's a chance you'll win 10 dollars to you and your chosen charity. So, how to play this happy game? You just take a picture of your soul and hope that it will be chosen in the random draw. Easy, isn't it? For more information, just go to the site I linked above. ^^

Well, that's for today. Thanks, and have a grand time. :)