“You’re bonkers, but don’t worry…all the best people are.”
The film wasn’t that bad. Maybe people were expecting way too much from Burton and company. I like it – it wasn’t all too majestic, nothing close to being perfect (however you wish to describe “perfect”) but the movie did refresh my memory about Wonderland. Being immersed in the adult world without a choice, it was quite a sight to be locked inside Tim Burton’s world for an hour or two. I didn’t mind. It was a good break.
My favorite character? The best one of course: Helena Bonham Carter’s Red Queen was just fab! Don’t you just love her and her big head? And the way she called Alice “Um” – lovely! Hahaha.
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It was a pretty month, with all the pretty things cramped up to fit within its 28 days. Wish it could have gone slower, longer… but then again, I wouldn’t (and either way, I couldn’t) have it any other way. Here’s a souvenir:
On the way to Anawangin
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I was a Fully Booked volunteer when Neil Gaiman first came to visit the Philippines way back 2005. I was assigned on the last day – which was heaven and hell combined because neilhimself wanted to make sure everyone gets a treat. Like this one:
Post Ondoy, I have nothing left – not even high-res copies of photos of how that day went, except for the ones in this post—
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What a night, what a loss.
My night started out bad with little mishaps thrown in from everywhere – but nothing breaks my heart more than hearing Alexander McQueen’s death over Twitter just a moment ago. I’ve always been fond of his talent. He can be so simple, so straight to the point one minute and then go all out of this world the next. The man is a genius. Late last year, I was even drooling over his recent work to my boyfriend who would just give me a “???” reply.
A long time ago, I was also very much inspired to see my favorite model to be dressed up by him – in a virginal dress, no less. That wasn’t something I would have expected from McQueen. This was around 2004-2005, and being awe inspired, I ended up writing this – my favorite little piece I’ve ever written
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I ‘m not the fancy shmancy type. Here’s a couple of things on top of my head to make up my birthday wishlist:
Alcohol!
-Grey Goose, Absolut, Asti, Bailey’s Caramel, Arbor Mist…or just about anything a bit fruity or sweet!
Books
-Since almost all of my books got Ondoyed, might as well rebuild my collection starting with my favorite authors (Vonnegut, Garcia Marquez, Gaiman, Kundera, Winterson…) or just about any quality reading would do. If you’re feeling safe, bookstore GCs are very much welcome
Handwritten letters
…because it requires the sender to make more sense more than text/email greetings
Postcards
Notebooks
Frilly skirts and cute underwear (haha!)
Just about anything artsy fartsy and/or handmade
A web hosting account
A trip to an interesting food place
A TV set for the condo (Seriously!!!)
Did I mention books worth reading?
Anything silver
iPhone 3G earbuds, or any cute pair of earphones please
Red orange daisies
Your honesty
Okay, must stop.
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