Pure bliss. Really...buying CDs is my one and only vice. I'm too compulsive. Last night...I bought Franz Ferdinand -- You Could Have It So Much Better, The Futureheads...and my mom bought me the Harry Potter soundtrack for "getting good grades." I'm in the top 20 every quarter and that's all I get...one CD. I don't ask for much. An iPod would be soooo much better...

So...excuse me for talking about too much music. Let's start with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This is the only time I really went out of my way to buy the soundtrack...because after watching the movie, I was mesmerized. From the very start till the very end...plus there are actual songs in the album. The three songs are really cool..."Do the Hippogriff" is the sort of dance song that was shown in the movie...and it's so cool. Also, the last track, "Magic Works" is like a slow dance song and it starts off with a cheesy "This one goes out to all the lovers out there...hold each other tight, and keep each other warm." :D

Now on to the musical scores...There's a cool mix of dark music and lighthearted ones. And that's what I really like about it. The first track, "The Story Continues" is one of my favorites, definitely because it just shows you how dark and beautiful the movie is, even if it is just the first track...and it definitely made Hedwig's Theme, which is included for a few seconds, really darker and not like the playful one shown in previous movies. I haven't heard all the tracks...but one of the best would definitely be the "Quidditch World Cup" which has the Durmstrang 'entrance' music. I actually thought it would be in the "Foreign Visitors Arrive" track, which was the first song I listened to...and I was like "Nasan yung sa Durmstrang?" Good thing they included that. One track I'm not too fond of: "Harry in Winter"...because that's the Cho Chang scene. Katie=ugly.

Moving on...Franz Ferdinand. Really really cool. They have very different music from their first album...but both are really cool. My favorite tracks so far, aside from "Do You Want To?," are "The Fallen" and "Walk Away." As for The Futureheads...really cool. I first heard them in the OC Mix 4 and I thought their music was nice and something I'd probably listen to. So I bought it...and it's really nice.

That's it...my dad bought a new camera...and it's really nice and all...but not something I'm likely to bring around everywhere. It looks like a professional camera...not to mention costs like one...but whatever. It's my dad's money...not mine. So I'm not really allowed to complain.

I wanted to write sooner...but I've been very lazy. So...what happened to me this week?

MONDAY
First period...I had no idea what was about to happen. I mean, there were no signs whatsoever. I don't know what happened...but when we were in our workstation, everything started to get weird, and I couldn't breathe. So I took off my mask for just a few seconds, and realized I couldn't breathe even more. I went out of our (crowded) workstations to get some air, but when I sat on the table...I couldn't hear anything. I thought I was going deaf. Then my head started spinning, and then my vision started to blacken. A teacher approached me, then two classmates helped me up and kind of dragged a couple of meters down the corridor, and the next thing I knew I was shaking while standing up and my legs were giving up on me, and I was about to fall down. I've thought about it...and I think I was about to black out completely. But I was just fighting it...because I was scared that if I did I might not wake up or whatever. So then they made me sit down and I started making that sobbing noise, but I remembered there were no tears coming out. I wasn't thinking "Am I going to die? Am I going to die?," all I was thinking of was "Please Lord stop it" and "Omigod! Am I gonna lose my hearing forever?" Yeah, that was weird. Then the manong brought the stretcher and I remember I sat down right away...and the manong said "Humiga ka!" but I didn't know what to do. I actually don't remember lying down...I just remember the being brought down the stairs part. When I was lying down, everything sort of went okay, but then my arms became stiff and I couldn't move them properly. Then we got to the clinic and they took my blood pressure and bla bla bla. They actually didn't know what happened to me. It would've been weird if it was a chemical that triggered it...and they keeped saying I was anemic (I'm fully aware of it!), and if I had eaten my breakfast bla bla bla. When I was left alone I sort of cried silently for a moment because I thought God was punishing me or something.

The clinic sucks, by the way. Their beds suck...and I was more comfortable lying on the stretcher than on the bed. Plus I remember it was breezy because they were moving so fast and I doing some yoga breathing to calm myself. Haha. So yeah...I went back to the classroom before recess ended. And just because I was all fine and dandy by third period, doesn't mean that the whole thing wasn't serious. And I was really really annoyed when a few of my classmates were having a laugh about it saying "Can you hear me?" Just because the only words that escaped out of my mouth in the chem lab was "I can't hear anything! I can't hear anything!," doesn't mean that was all that happened to me. They're so self-involved that they didn't even bother to really know what happened. I had a freakin seizure for crying out loud!

I told my dad and he didn't know what happened as well, because my description of the whole thing was kind of vague...but it's never happened again so far. I didn't participate in the intrams practice, but I did toss a few balls to the batter. Nothing happened though. So it might not have something to do with exhaustion or whatever. I hope that never ever happens again.

Plus, I got a stain ('cause it's that time of the month) because I lay down too long...and I lost my handkerchief. Talk about an unlucky day.

TUESDAY
I was fighting the urge to make a fuss...because my head hurt the whole freakin day.

WEDNESDAY
Back to my normal self. But I still think I'm having a very ugly week...because during intrams practice...our batter hit the ball and since I was right in front of it (I'm the pitcher), it hit my leg so hard. It still hurts, and there's a big bruise (pasa and bukol...dang it) right now. You can't really see it from afar, which is good...but when you look at it up close it really sucks.

THURSDAY
Yeah that's today. Nothing eventful happened. We sold ice cream. Tomorrow's our entrep practicum and I just know I'm going to have the biggest headache because of it. Just like last time.

On a last note...it's official...Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson are officially separating. Woah. And you'd think they'd be the forever kind...because Jessica "saved herself" till marriage. You know what happened: they were too in the spotlight...always going out to events and such.

Stuck in my head: "Decent Days and Nights" - the Futureheads

It's a ritual and tradition that I watch every single Harry Potter movie on the first day it comes out. And in the Philippines, the release date was yesterday...so obviously I've watched Goblet of Fire already.

I loved it.

No matter how much my other classmates who have seen it said that they were so disappointed or they expected something much bigger, they have not biased my opinion on this movie. I loved it.

Of course, you'd feel a hint of a disappointment, because not everything made the cut and some parts were changed. But you can't be absolutely 100 percent true to the book to pull Goblet off...that would be impossible. You have to let some things go. I won't go into detail, of course...because some people might not have watched it yet.

So yes...how'd my day go yesterday? I was thankful to get the heck out of school and get myself ready to go watch the movie. It was traffic going there, and when we got to the theaters, I was so surprised to see a swiveled line. I was so freakin irritated. But we got in anyway...got good seats...until these useless fuckin a-holes sat behind us. Really. They were so loud and obnoxious, talked at the wrong parts, laughed at the wrong parts. It was annoying.

Anyway...the movie. I loved it. And I can't say it enough. I'm not really good in explaining the good stuff. So I'll just leave you to watch it.


But here are some things I was kinda ticked off about:

- Cho Chang (Katie Leung) and her ugly face, her ugly accent, and her ugly acting skills. No offense to fans...but it's true. I absolutely don't know why she was cast for that role. Really...I mean she's never acted before, not even in school plays. And the producers are all "she's such a natural actress"...but she's not. To prove my point: owlery scene.

- Hermione/Emma Watson. They put her in way too many scenes, gave her way too many whiny lines, and I don't know why she was crying after the Yule Ball. Also, the writers seemed to think that Harry and Hermione are super duper close...and they're hugging all the time, kissing each other's heads, and being all touchy-feely about it. It's annoying...

- The movie was actually funny. And there were a lot of laugh out loud moments. But sometimes, the jokes became too corny. And there were a lot of Fred and George scenes. Don't get me wrong, I loved them...especially in the whole putting their names in the goblet thing (fuckin funny)...but I think the writers put them in too much scenes for comic relief.


And here are some things that I liked:

- Cedric is fuckin hot! He's fuckin hot! He is. Robert Pattinson is fuckin hot!

- Dan's still sort of on the whole staring thing...but he's doing a lot better with his acting. Kinda weird though in his crying part, but I really felt it, you know. And maybe it was just me...but you could really see the pain in his eyes in the part after Cedric died, and I really felt it.

- I found Ginny (Bonnie Wright) annoying in the second movie...but she seems so much cooler now.

- Rupert is a great actor. He really is. He embodies Ron Weasley. ("Piss off!")

- Durmstrang entrance scene.

- Voldemort!


Ok...so...

The important parts were kind of stripped down (i.e. the talking and explaining things)...and that was a bit disappointing. But the movie had that grand effect that really left you awed. A lot of scenes were really great...and even at the start of the movie I was already crying because I was so filled with so much emotion. I've waited for so long for this, because Goblet is my absolute favorite book. When Harry brought back Cedric's body, and was filled up with so much sadness, I was crying! I felt the movie.

I just hope that some people realize that you can't really come into the theater having too much high hopes and expectations, 'cause if you do, you'll just be disappointed. You have to take things as they come, and be grateful for them. I really am happy with the way the movie turned out. As I said, there is a hint of disappointment with some parts being changed...but really...the movie was fuckin awesome.

Update: I just found the most beautiful Harry Potter review every. I was personally touched with this review. (As if I made the movie!?!?) Really...I've always read the reviews they posted in this site, and I especially looked forward to the reviews of Christopher Null. He didn't give a lot of praise to the first three movies, but he was definitely thumbs up to Goblet of Fire. 4/5 stars, and not a single statement of disappointment uttered. He even says he understood the movie even though he hasn't read it before. Goodness! I love this guy. I always thought that since he's so hard-to-please, he'd shoot down the film...but I was wrong.

If you've seen the movie, check out the review here.

"But overall Goblet of Fire has succeeded in doing one big thing that the first three movies completely failed at: For the first time, I'm actually looking forward to the next in the series."

I'd probably show this to everyone who says the movie was a letdown...because it's not...and everyone who says so should go to hell.

2 more days and my waiting is over, beeyatch! Last night I missed the first five or ten minutes of the HBO Harry Potter special because I didn't know that it was slated for 8 PM. I wasn't in the house so obviously I can't hog the TV to myself because my older cousins were watching this stupid horror movie (with Eliza Dushku...don't know the name). When my uncle came in the room and asked kung HBO yun, I suddenly realized that I missed the first few minutes already.

So I went to the other room and asked my brother to turn to HBO...and he was all "Ayoko nga!" kasi nagp-PS2 sila. Buti na lang my other younger cousins that were with him were medyo fans. So yun...when we watched, si Jien kinakausap na yung fans. Di ko lam kung anong nangyari bago nun. While we were watching, my brother was all "Lumipat ka na nga lang ng kwarto. Ikaw lang naman nanonood!" Ang kapal talaga ng muka...sinasabi pa niya na mapapanood ko na naman daw ng Wednesday. E makikita ba yung premiere sa movie hah? Bobo... Tas nag-alisan na yung mga older cousins ko sa kabilang kwarto, kaya akin na yung TV. Tas nung lumipat ako, lumipat rin naman sila...pati yung kapatid ko. Loser talaga. Nakikipag-away pa.

Yun lang ang storya ko. I know it's so stupid. But my life is stupid...so stupid is what you should expect. Intrams practice ulit today...at na-realize ko na nakakaconscious mag-play in front of the other teams. Ganun.

Take a load of this man!

Uh-huh...there's only four more days and nine hours till I finally get to watch Harry Potter! I can't put into words how excited I am. Really. I've been waiting for it for years 'cause GoF is my most favorite book in the series. I just hope I won't be disappointed with this one, as I was with all 3. Oo alam ko maraming tao ang love na love ang Prisoner of Azkaban pero sorry...it was disappointing. So there...we already reserved our tickets for Wednesday, Nov. 16 in SM North Edsa Cinema 1 (yung bago) 8:30 PM. Oo, yun na yung pinaka-convenient na place and time. Rockwell, Shangrila, Eastwood...di na kailangan magpasosyal. Basta mapanood.

Thursday we had a "grueling" intrams practice. It was raining half the time so when it stopped, obviously kelangan samantalahin ang oras. So we were out in the pitch and I was tossing the ball to the batter and mud was splattering all over my face. It was really really disgusting. And when it was my time to bat, I stationed myself in the muddy part, so naturally my shoes were all muddy and my legs started to get all muddy. Haha, it looked like poop. Pero may improvement na ako from last year. Ang bat ko medyo mas malakas na, at nakakasalo na ako ng fly balls. But game time I get so nervous I don't know what I'm doing. So we'll just see.

Buti na lang nawala na ang sakit ng legs ko. Yesterday fatigued talaga ako sa school. Pero mas grabe ang kina Betsy at Kiki. Dahil kelangan pa nila ng hawakan (tao) para bumaba ng stairs. Si Kiki mukang gago, sinabitan ako habang bumababa ng stairs, e ang sakit rin ng katawan ko. Pero right now ang arms ko medyo masakit pa rin. At may bukol pa rin yung thigh ko just above the knee. Ang pangit tignan! Pero kahapon mas malaki, so di na ako nagrereklamo.

Stuck in my head: "Goodnight and Go" - Imogen Heap.

Yes, it's back to school, after a long week of eating, tv-watching and computer-using. Two words can only describe our "sem break," and it's absolute boredom. Betsy made a bet that she'd be thinner by the time we get back, and I bet my thighs would get thinner. But nothing has really changed. Honestly, how can you concentrate on work-outs when the bed beckons to be laid upon and the remote is within reach. The only exercise I got was my fingers switching the tv on and off and pressing all the other buttons. Although, I did manage to do 40 minutes on the treadmill once (walking, hehe), so my week wasn't totally wasted. Unfortunately, all I got out of that were some sore legs that kept me up that night because I couldn't bend them. Hah!

Last week though, I've really thought about what I'm going to do with my life. And I decided to really go all out in school. I mean reciting and everything...'cause if you knew me or sat next to me, you'd know that I probably knew all the answers but I'm just too freakin lazy to raise my hand. It's a shame, really. This time around, I'd put a little more effort. Although, I'm not really sure if I can keep that resolution...but I'll try my best anyway. My goal this year, top 5 sa batch man!! (Hah! Kaya ba??) And merit card awardee, obviously. Since last year four teachers hated me (I'm kidding) and gave me a line of 8 in their subjects. It was sad.

So there...I've also decided to stop my day dreaming about stuff 'cause it's getting me nowhere. I have to focus on real life man. I'll save the dreams when I go to sleep. Wala na munang "I'm gonna be a tennis pro and win Wimbledon before I turn 23" crap.

Ah, yes. That's what I accomplished last week. I thought about life, watched a hell of a lot of tv, and got some hand exercise, yeah! But what about today?? Well, we got some of our test results and I'm happy to say that absolutely none of them are disappointing, even my Filipino grade. Wahaha! Pero, Mrs. Chem teacher naman! Bat kelangan ka pa mag-meeting this afternoon? I have to see my freakin grade!! I messed up that molecular geometry so bad and I hated myself for it! Grabe, kelangan ko na makita grade ko dun!! Pero there's always tomorrow.

Also, we had our first intrams practice today, and I can definitely say that I hate running. I like catching and throwing and all that ball stuff...but god I hate running. I really do. And I can't say it enough. Torture man! Torture! Wah pitcher ako! I'm scared 'cause I suck at it and my teammates fail to realize that...so there. After practice Ate Nica was talking about how if she got her hair cut she'd want it to be like Keira Knightley's in Domino. And it's so freakin cool. It'd look stupid on me though, 'cause I tried short hair in grade 4, and it sucked.

And, on a last note...missed the London premiere...but pictures are everywhere now. I don't get why Emma Watson tries to hard with her dress. A bit unflattering, I might say. Bonnie Wright (Ginny) looks so old...

...and Katie Leung's (Cho Chang) dress looks nice, but it looks like her body's not proportioned. And Daniel, what's with the green get-up? And Rupert, a bit on the scruffy side. Pics here.

Ah, the scrutiny!

Yeah yeah yeah!! New blog layout!!

Ok...from now until the end of the week, I'll be talking about what's been going on in my life. Not that it's interesting. I'll stop first about the crapola I've been going on about like tennis and the like...but don't mind me if I let something slip once in a while. Like the fact that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is only fifteen days away.

Anyway, I'll start that life reflecting as soon as my head clears. It's a bit hazy since there's a little too much to talk about. So, I'll start off by saying that it's about time my blog layout changed, 'cause it's long overdue. Since I am a Beatles worshipper, go figure why my blog looks like this. Unfortunately, though, I have yet to figure out where the fuck I'm going to put my tag board, archives, and all of others. But for now, I'm satisfied.

So since I don't have a tag board, if you wanna say something put that on the comment thingamajig. If it works, which is unlikely. Thanks much. I'm off to fix things that need fixing.

Edit: Tag board (and everything else) is now up. Scroll down the whole page to see it.