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This blog belongs to anne, a twenty-something girl who looks anywhere from 16 to 18. People say she's always smiling. One day she hopes to make a difference in someone's life. She likes blog hopping and reading about people's experiences. Her semi-addiction to shopping leaves her with lots of clothes and purses. She likes the color blue and prefers the temperate warmth of spring & fall, which most of her outfits are geared around. She loves to travel to different countries, which coincides with her love for world cultures and history.
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Away We Go... or not
Looks like this is my 100th post on this particular blog. WoOt! :D *does happy dance*Anyhoo, I participated in my first blood drive today. I was SOOO nervous! Even the medical personnel noticed! The lady who I met with said that she could feel the cold coming from my hands before she even touched me! LOL. :P Plus, my pulse was faster than the normal pulse for my age and my blood pressure was a bit high. Hahaha. I had a lot of indirect compliments though. One of the ladies wanted to see my ID to make sure I really was over 18 before I could donate blood. Heehee :D Another lady said, "Are you sure you weigh more than 110 lbs.?" :) (You need to weigh more than 110 to donate.) My friend, Ci, came with me as support because I didn't wanna go by myself. I was really grateful ♥ especially since she hates seeing blood as well. She sat pretty far enough from the blood, but close enough to still chat with me throughout the blood donation. The thing that hurt the most was the finger stick in the beginning. I don't understand why it hurt more than the actual giving of blood. Hahaha. I don't think I'll be doing this anytime soon, but I'm glad that I faced a fear. I am very proud of myself :D Ebry scored some free advanced screening tickets to see Away We Go. The movie looked interesting, but I was feeling a bit tired and weak, so I opted out. I hope I didn't miss anything really good! x_x Look! The lovely Karen bestowed upon me 3 different awards :D Thanks sis!    My Life in Ruins
My friend got passes to see an advanced screening of My Life in Ruins. The trailer looked good so I went along. Didn't realize how crowded it was going to be! Good thing we got there early! They even gave away prizes before the showing! We all got raffle tickets for the giveaway sponsored by a local travel agency. One person got a travel book about Greece. And two people got travel discounts (or packages) to Greece! Lucky! :D Even though Rotten Tomatoes only gave it a 13% rating, I thought it was great! :) But then again, I'm a sucker for rom-coms :P I enjoyed it more than My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Plus, it was a romance that blossomed between two coworkers... ;) Greece is SOOO beautiful! I love ancient history and I would love to visit Greece one day. One of my former coworkers is currently vacationing there. Her family owns hotels, restaurants, and yachts there! Isn't that crazy?! I would never leave! Harry Potter Exhibition
Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry will be hosting Harry Potter: The Exhibition. TimeOut Chicago describes it as: Hold on to your hats, Muggles: The much-anticipated 10,000-square-foot exhibit has finally opened at MSI, offering fans a behind-the-scenes look at the costumes and props from all the Harry Potter films released to date, as well as a few surprises from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, due out in July. Super-detailed settings inside the museum are inspired by the film sets (think the Great Hall and Gryffindor common room). Visitors can also toss “quaffles” in a Quidditch area and tour Hagrid's Hut.Sounds awesome, right?! :D Apparently, the exhibition will be going on a national and international tour. The rest of the venues haven't been announced yet. I'm hoping for D.C. or New York City so I won't have to fly. But, if they don't announce the venues soon, my friend and I are thinking of just flying to Chicago to check it out. I've never been to Chicago, so it should be fun. It'll be that vacation that I've been craving all year! :) Labels: friends, Harry Potter, movies, vacation up, up, and away!
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Junior Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. [Source] So my friend finally gave in and watched Up with me. I think my constant badgering and the 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes definitely helped :P I ♥ the movie! Watching it in 3D was worth every penny! As usual, Disney Pixar has outdone themselves once again! They're such great storytellers and you don't have a kid to enjoy it. I even found myself tearing up :'( and laughing out loud :D the whole time! Funnily enough, when I went to purchase my ticket for the show, I noticed that I couldn't find my credit card or check card XD (I don't usually have cash on hand.) Of course, I freaked out a little. Good thing I had my mom's credit card on me — I had forgotten to give it back to her. No worries, I paid her back :) Where were my cards you say? Well, I just realized that I had left them at work... in our fridge! I checked my accounts and there are no fraudulent charges so when I go back to work they should still be there. Hahaha! :P Labels: friends, funny, movies The future begins...
 So I finally saw Star Trek a week after it was released. I'm not a Trekkie, but once I heard about the cast, I was there! It didn't even matter if the movie was good or not! I just wanted to see my peeps! :P It definitely didn't disappoint, especially watching it on IMAX! YEAH! :D Gotta give Anton Yelchin some props though, pulling off a summer movie whammy with main character parts in Star Trek (as Chekov) AND Terminator Salvation (as Kyle Reese)! I can't wait for the 2 Star Trek sequels! I hope they get better each time. The Star Wars prequels were a little disappointing I thought x_x Suffering from a Troy Attack & Smile's up!
 I finally got to see this movie after pushing it back for 2 weeks. I'm a card-carrying member of Club Zefron :P so I had to watch it :) I'm not ashamed to admit that I really liked his character on this one. I think he really was believable as a dad. Plus, he just has a certain charm! Looks like Zac's turning into quite the certified movie star. Good for him! :D Anyhoo, last month I blogged about Matsumoto's new show, Smile, where he plays a half-Filipino, half-Japanese character. Well, some of the episodes are up! Yay! :D Check 'em out here! AND, he speaks a bit of Tagalog on one of the episodes! I saw a promo for an episode and it sounds like he says, "Hindi ako kayo!" (I'm not you!) Labels: friends, funny, Jdrama, movies Bromance at the movies
I told my coworker Mica that I wanted to see I Love You, Man and he got all excited and told me how awesome it was and how great Paul Rudd was in it. I gotta say that I definitely enjoyed the movie. Paul Rudd has this great talent of just playing a regular guy, but being really funny while doing just regular things. Does that make sense? It made sense in my head. LOL :P His character was so awkward; it was great! And, Jason Segel is just a crazy lovable goof. Oh, Marshall Eriksen :P extra work
One of my coworkers has a habit of doing "extra" work in various shows and movies filmed in the area. Last year he was in Baltimore to play a Baltimore City police officer in HBO's The Wire.Apparently, this week he'll be in Washington, DC playing a "DC Metro Bomb Special Police Officer" in a new yet-to-be-released CBS pilot, Washington Fields. Fun times. :) An old friend from college is also trying to get some extra work for Sarah Jessica Parker's new HBO show, The Washingtonienne, which I believe will be set in DC, but will be shot in the Baltimore area. If I could do extra work, I'd wanna be an extra in Ugly Betty. It'd be cool to play an over-the-top background MODE-y. Or a random Queens person. Plus, I like going to NYC so it'll be a good excuse! :D Julia Roberts + spy = Duplicity
Is it just me or is Julia Roberts not a convincing spy? Clive Owen, sure... but Julia Roberts?Labels: movies Valentine's Day... with friends <3
So, it's obvious just from the post title that I am single. LOL :P So, instead of spending it by my lonesome, I scheduled it as a movie night with my movie night buddies, Eb, Mp, and Ay. Coincidentally, it was my turn to host it so it was held in my house. We had a variety to eat: teriyaki-flavored chicken wings, pepperoni pizza, caesar salad, heart-shaped brownies and chocolate-covered strawberries. Definitely a pig out night! :D I ended up showing Slumdog Millionaire, which is currently my favorite movie this year, and Ghost Town. (Ricky Gervais is one of the funniest people EVER!) Needless to say, a fun night was had by all and it was great seeing them again <3 I look forward to our movie nights every month because that's usually the only times I get to see Mp and Ay due to the distances between our homes. February movie night was a success! :D PUSH... not so much
 One Push Can Change Everything I was so excited when I first saw the trailer for Push. From someone who used to watch the X-Men cartoons when I was younger, I've definitely been into the whole humans-having-powers thing, probably because I wish I had cool powers like them :P Push would've been a really good movie if the story-telling flowed — if it wasn't so convoluted. I understand that the main plan was supposed to be a "blind plan," but it would've helped if it was presented in a different way. I really liked the action sequences though. One of the supporting antagonist, a "pusher," was awesome. He was definitely underused in terms of plot and dialogue, but when they whipped him out for the action sequences: AWESOMENESS! :D He's Just Not That Into You
 I saw this movie when it came out, and underestimated its draw. I think the fact that it was partially filmed locally definitely helped. A lot of the people in the theatre would point out things they saw that were Baltimore- or Maryland-related. Quite interesting... I definitely enjoyed it! I haven't seen a proper romantic comedy in awhile. The movies have kinda been stale lately. I guess it's all leading up to the summer blockbusters. My friend commented that it wasn't as cliched as she thought it was going to be. I agree with her. They definitely covered a wide scope of relationships. My favorites are Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck's characters' story and Ginnifer Goodwin's semi-disastrous story. It's definitely a date movie, and a certified chick flick, but I don't care. It was great to relax and smile and giggle through it all... I found the audience, especially the women, very responsive throughout this movie. I think people commented on mostly everything! back... again...
So I'm back on Blogspot for blogging. I was at Sanriotown for awhile, but the not-being-able-to-make-my-own-theme kinda turned me off especially since I wanna get back into doing web design again. Blogger will give me the opportunity to get my coding skills to how they were before I got my job. I told my coworker that I miss my Internet life. Hahaha.Labels: movies he's just not that into you
Seems they're filming "He's Just Not that Into You" with Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, etc. down the street. My co-worker just told me that they changed some of the exterior of one of my fave lunch places to prep for the filming. Awesomeness!
one more chance
Imagine my giddyness when I found out that John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo have once again teamed up to do a movie! I'm pretty much sold on any project they work on together. Their chemistry and acting prowess are just unbelievable! After searching through YouTube, I found a trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY5reekjFYU.Labels: movies i am fabulous
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?That quote was from Akeelah and the Bee, which is apparently my movie of the moment. (I cannot stress how inspiring the movie is.) It is penned by Marianne Williamson in her poem "Our Deepest Fear." I thought I'd put that up as my day is winding down... just something to think about and reflect on. a funeral and the bee
So I found out that my friend's mom passed away on Friday. There is a viewing set for today and tomorrow, which I will not be going to. I don't think I can handle viewing a body... However, I am definitely taking off work on Wednesday to go to the funeral, which will be my first funeral in memory. I've probably been to one when I was really young, but I just don't remember.Needless to say, I was looking up funeral etiquette on Google to see if there were certain faux pas that I should be staying away from especially since this event is so important. The last thing I would want to do is cause more anguish to my friend and her family. On a lighter note, I saw Akeelah and the Bee this weekend and LOVED it! It is such a feel good story about, of all things, a girl trying to make it to the national spelling bee. I definitely recommend it. I know I tried to get every single member of my family to watch it ^_^ Labels: friends, movies, review, sad Princess Hours
My friend finally got me over her house to watch the Kdrama Goong (The Palace/Princess Hours). Seems like a good show and it's created quite a buzz online. It's just not one of those shows I can watch marathon-like. The Hana Yori Dango Jdrama probably took me 2 days to watch. Princess Hours is sooo long — each ep is almost 2 hours long! O_o But I'll try to stick by it... I was able to watch 2 straight episodes yesterday before giving up. LOL. We ended up watching a Filipino movie called Manay Po!, which is a comedy about a mom who raises 3 sons, who all end up being gay. LOL.On another note, I got my other friend into HanaDan. She's never watched anything foreign before...let alone with subtitles! But I got her hooked. I think she's probably re-watched the episodes much more than I have! Labels: friends, fun, movies, shows |