Peer pressure
First off: Do we even have readers? I don't really give away the addy of this site as it has pretty damning content for all of us. What about you guys? You have friends who know of this site? Mind you, you can tell your friends to check it out. It's just that I hadn't gotten around to that yet.
To Hagrid: You should join the Iligan workshop. It's one of the few that gives more chances to the local languages. And one-act plays are accepted. Am sure if you put your mind to it, you're a shoo-in! Sali lang nang sali (right, Joel?), bibigay din sila.
Sorry guys medyo OC ako, you might have noticed I edit the spacing and the layout of the pics and text here occasionally. I don't censor stuff though. Go free will! ;)
To Joel: I never really asked you, but what do you like so much about Joan Crawford? And Kat Bjelland? Just a brief explanation to satisfy my curiosity would be nice. ;)
Damn I can't believe five free days went by just like that. Just proves time is relative. Didn't write any new fic or even in my journal. Finished '93 Booker winner Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, though, by Roddy Doyle. Am now reading Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon. Loved the film.
So here's my token comment on The Passion of the Christ. Didn't mean to see the film at all cos am not religious and I go out of my way to avoid gore. But my relatives really liked the film, and so did my mom. My cousin said the violence quotient in Passion was pretty similar to Gladiator, which I saw on cable without throwing up. ;) So I watched it yesterday with some family members at Eastwood (their cinema seats rock... literally) and I think it's pretty good. Brutal violence, but the acting wasn't OA or overly sentimental. Always loved Jim Caviezel (Count of Monte Cristo, Thin Red Line, Frequency), who playsa hot Jesus. Didn't know Monica Bellucci played Mary Magdalene.
To make a long story short, the movie (and my discussions about it with some of my family) has me wondering about my faith. Am a non-practising Protestant (my mom's Catholic, my dad's... I dunno), I used to go to Sunday school a lot; used to get high scores in Bible quizzes and CFP (Christian Formation Program) in high school at St. Joseph's. But it all fell flat when I learned in early high school that the Bible was written by a small bunch of ancient era guys whose lives were far-removed from mine. Naturally, it didn't fall out of the sky.
I felt so stupid (partly cos why hadn't I known this earlier? Prior to that I was just accepting everything as fact). I forgot most of the Bible stories after that. I still believed in God, but it was a more personal relationship. I talked to him in my prayers every day but the whole structure of Christianity suddenly became something I had yet to consider really believing. So cos I watched the film cos of family peer pressure, here I am again wondering about my faith. It was embarrassing how I forgot the difference between John the Baptist and John the Beloved (who stayed with Jesus' mom and Mary Magdalene all throughout Christ's crucifixion). Duh! I mean Liz Phair's Dance of the Seven Veils (Johnny my love/ We got us a witness/ Now all we gotta do is/ Get a preacher... And I am gonna get/ Your heavy head) is about John the Baptist's beheading. I really forgot my Bible stories.
And I dunno, I don't really believe in the devil. For me it's like man's scapegoat for their mistakes and sins. They always blame their shortcomings on the devil. I think we have free will. It's all coming from us. There was a creepy devil in the film, see. A bald androgynous person with a male voice and no eyebrows. Anyway that's all I have to say for now. See you guys soon! (April 16 Friday 645pm at Powerbooks Mega, to be exact. And don't forget the stuff for Marcia!)
First off: Do we even have readers? I don't really give away the addy of this site as it has pretty damning content for all of us. What about you guys? You have friends who know of this site? Mind you, you can tell your friends to check it out. It's just that I hadn't gotten around to that yet.
To Hagrid: You should join the Iligan workshop. It's one of the few that gives more chances to the local languages. And one-act plays are accepted. Am sure if you put your mind to it, you're a shoo-in! Sali lang nang sali (right, Joel?), bibigay din sila.
Sorry guys medyo OC ako, you might have noticed I edit the spacing and the layout of the pics and text here occasionally. I don't censor stuff though. Go free will! ;)
To Joel: I never really asked you, but what do you like so much about Joan Crawford? And Kat Bjelland? Just a brief explanation to satisfy my curiosity would be nice. ;)
So here's my token comment on The Passion of the Christ. Didn't mean to see the film at all cos am not religious and I go out of my way to avoid gore. But my relatives really liked the film, and so did my mom. My cousin said the violence quotient in Passion was pretty similar to Gladiator, which I saw on cable without throwing up. ;) So I watched it yesterday with some family members at Eastwood (their cinema seats rock... literally) and I think it's pretty good. Brutal violence, but the acting wasn't OA or overly sentimental. Always loved Jim Caviezel (Count of Monte Cristo, Thin Red Line, Frequency), who plays
To make a long story short, the movie (and my discussions about it with some of my family) has me wondering about my faith. Am a non-practising Protestant (my mom's Catholic, my dad's... I dunno), I used to go to Sunday school a lot; used to get high scores in Bible quizzes and CFP (Christian Formation Program) in high school at St. Joseph's. But it all fell flat when I learned in early high school that the Bible was written by a small bunch of ancient era guys whose lives were far-removed from mine. Naturally, it didn't fall out of the sky.
I felt so stupid (partly cos why hadn't I known this earlier? Prior to that I was just accepting everything as fact). I forgot most of the Bible stories after that. I still believed in God, but it was a more personal relationship. I talked to him in my prayers every day but the whole structure of Christianity suddenly became something I had yet to consider really believing. So cos I watched the film cos of family peer pressure, here I am again wondering about my faith. It was embarrassing how I forgot the difference between John the Baptist and John the Beloved (who stayed with Jesus' mom and Mary Magdalene all throughout Christ's crucifixion). Duh! I mean Liz Phair's Dance of the Seven Veils (Johnny my love/ We got us a witness/ Now all we gotta do is/ Get a preacher... And I am gonna get/ Your heavy head) is about John the Baptist's beheading. I really forgot my Bible stories.
And I dunno, I don't really believe in the devil. For me it's like man's scapegoat for their mistakes and sins. They always blame their shortcomings on the devil. I think we have free will. It's all coming from us. There was a creepy devil in the film, see. A bald androgynous person with a male voice and no eyebrows. Anyway that's all I have to say for now. See you guys soon! (April 16 Friday 645pm at Powerbooks Mega, to be exact. And don't forget the stuff for Marcia!)
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