the BATman

I love this movie… one of the greatest! Grabe, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time the movie was playing. Christian Bale is hot! Heath Ledger was outstanding! I mean this movie is totally not your typically comic-type movie that you would expect from a comic hero. Here, batman was portrayed as someone very human because the movie show how he's struggling to be this superhero for the city. He shows emotions and Christian does it so subtly!

And Heath Ledger!! Man, where do I start?? I mean he's a genius here. Every tick, every blink of an eye, every body language, every hand wave just shouts joker! He completely turned around that image of joker from a comic-type (this we got from Jim Carey from previous Batman) to a character that is so interesting, controversial and someone that you hate so much but you can't take your eyes off. If you think about it, he doesn't really have powers. All he has is a brilliant brain and a desire to just wreak havoc without using any powerful tools. I guess that's what makes the character so riveting. You don't really know what to expect from him. And I applaud Heath… standing ovation pa. :) I know, I sound like an infatuated groupie, but I just love the movie. Sige, so that I won't sound too gushy, there's one thing I find weird in that movie. Why does Batman have that voice that sounds like it's coming from inside a can? Sound like Darth Vader but with a cold.. Hehehe… but still, Christian Bale is hot! :)

the batman

I love this movie… one of the greatest! Grabe, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time the movie was playing. Christian Bale is hot! Heath Ledger was outstanding! I mean this movie is totally not your typically comic-type movie that you would expect from a comic hero. Here, batman was portrayed as someone very human because the movie show how he's struggling to be this superhero for the city. He shows emotions and Christian does it so subtly!

And Heath Ledger!! Man, where do I start?? I mean he's a genius here. Every tick, every blink of an eye, every body language, every hand wave just shouts joker! He completely turned around that image of joker from a comic-type (this we got from Jim Carey from previous Batman) to a character that is so interesting, controversial and someone that you hate so much but you can't take your eyes off. If you think about it, he doesn't really have powers. All he has is a brilliant brain and a desire to just reek havoc without using any powerful tools. I guess that's what makes the character so riveting. You don't really know what to expect from him. And I applaud Heath… standing ovation pa. :) I know, I sound like an infatuated groupie, but I just love the movie. Sige, so that I won't sound too gushy, there's one thing I find weird in that movie. Why does Batman have that voice that sounds like it's coming from inside a can? Sound like Darth Vader but with a cold.. Hehehe… but still, Christian Bale is hot! :)

us visa... again

yep, i finally applied to a US visa again after losing my 1st visa in Malaysia. gash, now it costs $131 per application. the first time i applied, it was just $75.

I wasn't really nervous since if they don’t give us VISA, we'll just take our mileage elsewhere, no big deal. It was so funny coz hane kept eavesdropping on other interviews and "judging" if they will pass or not. I think he got 1 out of 5 correct. :) it was just a sorry state, filipinos are so blinded by the american dream, they feel they can be more successful there than here so they continue to hope and hope to get there. But they're stuck coz of course the consul would see that they're not really well-established here so they get denied… and it's just an ongoing cycle. How frustrating! But the one person that hane predicted wrong was this lolo who (from hane's eavesdropping powers) has his wife, kids and grandkids already in the US. So he's the only one left here. My gash, how lonely. And he still got denied! How heartless! I wanted to talk to the consul (who was actually our consul too) to just give him a break… but it just didn't sound appropriate! Sayang, I could've tried to help and probably made a difference to the lolo. Apparently the lolo was already denied twice so this is the 3rd time. Hane was telling me that it was probably because the lolo couldn’t really answer the questions properly. I don't know, he's probably not that good in english but I heard him trying to plead his case to the consul, I can hear his voice cracking. Grabe, it was heartbreaking. Hay naku, the things people to do to go there!
During our turn naman, he just asked us basic questions, countries we've been to, how long with the company. At first, I only mentioned asian countries and australia. Buti na lng hane butted in and mentioned south africa. It turned out that the consul had been to cabinda and helped to build the camp there. Oh ha! Talk about right place at the right time. Hehehe! I wanted to ask him how he got there and what was his company, but I felt I didn't want to waste time doing small talk when a lot of people are still lined up to get interviewed so I just kept my mouth shut. The consul then turned to hane to ask him basic questions (again) about his job. Then it was over. He just said he's gonna approve our visa, blah-blah-blah. I wasn't really listening… hehehe! I was just basking in the moment. When we turned to go, I was smiling but then I changed to a more somber look coz I was conscious of the others who are still waiting to be interviewed. I didn't want to gloat. :)

bebe @ 6 1/2 mos

Boochie… hehehe the names I come up with to call my bebe. it’s just so weird how I come up with these things and it sounds so natural saying it. Boochie, choochee, bebepoo, boochie-boochie, booboo. So funny. Hay… my boochie. He’s already 6 ½ months old and really getting to be so malikot! He can already stand in his crib all by himself. Yup, he knows how to pull himself up and we didn’t teach him that! Mother’s pride…  and he loves to smile a lot. It just gives me more energy when I get home coz the minute I open the door, he has this big smile on his face like he’s been waiting for me all these hours to get home! And sometimes he gives this giggly sound. Hehehe! That just takes away all the fatigue and tiredness of the day.

He loves to eat! Everytime he has his meals, he sways his legs like he’s just the most contented boy to just sit there and be fed.  when he sees us eating, he’d get our attention and ask that he be fed as well. The thing is, he doesn’t get fat. Tops says it’s all muscles that he’s growing. Hehehe musculadong baby. He loves to jump in his crib or even when we’re just holding him up. That’s when you know he’s far from sleep and hunger. And he doesn’t just jump, sometimes he gives out these small sounds like he’s singing and dancing, I swear! Hehehe… and he loves to dance! What I do is I hold both his hands while he’s in his crib and I sway and sing, and he gets all excited and tries to sway and jump.

Right now, his favorite toy is the rattle. And he loves to watch certain commercials on tv, seems more attentive to the commercial when sunsilk, Palmolive, or other ads with kids. I swear! I try to cover the tv with my body but he twists and turns, trying to get a peek around me. Naku, I have a potential couch potato in my hands! More like a competition on the remote control!

Then I try to read to him… as instructed by doc Gomez. I make it a point to read to him when his energy is starting to wane, and he’s getting a little bit tired from all his day’s work. It’s at this time that he can just sit quietly and seems to be listening to me read to him. If I don’t wait for this time, he’s not gonna stay put and he’ll just cry to let him up.

What’s next… :)