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of love and Filipino films

For a lot of people, nothing beats watching an entertaining love story after having a bad day. There’s The Notebook, Titanic, Legally Blonde, and Sleepless in Seattle, not to mention the Before Sunrise trilogy and Mean Girls. 

But it’s not just the Hollywood films that do the trick. There are a lot of Filipino films that will quench your thirst for that tiny bit of on-screen romance and kilig and, at the same time, fulfill that higher purpose of art, which is to serve as a medium to convey important and relevant life lessons to keep you going.

Here are some of the best ones that you should definitely watch!

1) SAVING SALLY (2016)

Saving Sally is a live-action romantic comedy film starring Rhian Ramos and Enzo Marcos. Sally (Ramos) is a quirky teenager with strict and abusive parents who finds a loyal companion in Marty (Marcos), who secretly likes her. Although the plot is formulaic, the characters and unique animation and cinematography are a breath of fresh air. 

 2) ANG KWENTO NATING DALAWA (2015)

Ang Kwento Nating Dalawa directed by Nestor Abrogena will hit you in all the right feels. The story between Sam (Nicco Manalo) and Isa (Emmanuelle Vera) portrays another side of love which is often overshadowed by the dramatic kissing-in-the-rain and chasing-at-the-airports. The conversations between the characters are filled with raw emotion and are true to life, making this a must-watch movie, most especially for those who want to taste a slice of life. 

3) VINCE & KATH & JAMES (2016)

The 2016 rom-com is a good watch. Although it portrays the usual love triangle, the background of the different characters make it interesting watch, not to mention to sizzling chemistry between Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia. Their love-to-hate relationship, partnered by their own character’s maturity and background make Vince & Kath & James a lot deeper than the usual box office film made to appeal to the fans of love teams. 

4) BAKA BUKAS (2016)

Samantha Lee’s independent film stars Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Louise delos Reyes who portray the struggles of being a lesbian in the modern Filipino society. Baka Bukas, along with 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten were both entries in the 2016 Cinema One Originals Film Festival. More than the beautiful cinematography and realistic characters, the films’ initiative to portray the LGBTQ community makes it a one of a kind. 

5) I’M DRUNK, I LOVE YOU (2017)

In JP Habac’s film, Maja Salvador and Paulo Avelino portray the story of two best friends. Carson (Salvador) has been in love with Dio (Avelino) for seven years, and she can’t bring herself to admit it to him. With their college graduation just around the corner, they find themselves going on a road trip to La Union to attend a music festival, which is bound to change to change the course of their lives. The dialogue over drinks and superb acting coming from the cast, coupled with amazing soundtrack from local artists, will walk you through the highs and lows of growing up. 

6) DEAR OTHER SELF (2017)

Dear Other Self was shown last May. It centers around Rebecca who is torn between traveling and upholding her responsibilities to her family. The film revolves around two alternate timelines, presenting the different possibilities of her choice. The cast led by Jodi Sta. Maria did a great job in portraying the struggles of a millennial, showing the dynamics of a Filipino family and the struggles when it comes to career and finding love.

These six films are just some of the wonderful collection of FIlipino films that need our support. After all, we can only continue producing quality films if the people are active audiences and supporters of their development.

May it be a good day or a bad day, it’s time to buy that DVD (or wait for it to be released) and watch it with your barkada!

disclaimer: marcela rodolfo made all the gifs out of respective film trailers, which were produced by the respective production teams.

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― Ranata Suzuki

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How many have you read?

The BBC estimates that most people will only read 6 books out of the 100 listed below. Reblog this and bold the titles you’ve read.

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2 Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series 5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell 9 His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman 10 Great Expectations – Charles Dickens 11 Little Women – Louisa M Alcott 12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy 13 Catch 22 – Joseph Heller 14 Complete Works of Shakespeare 15 Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier 16 The Hobbit – JRR Tolkien 17 Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks 18 Catcher in the Rye 19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffeneger 20 Middlemarch – George Eliot 21 Gone With The Wind – Margaret Mitchell 22 The Great Gatsby – F Scott Fitzgerald 23 Bleak House – Charles Dickens 24 War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy 25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams 26 Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh 27 Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky 28 Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck 29 Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll 30 The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame 31 Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy 32 David Copperfield – Charles Dickens 33 Chronicles of Narnia – CS Lewis 34 Emma – Jane Austen 35 Persuasion – Jane Austen 36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – CS Lewis 37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres 39 Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden 40 Winnie the Pooh – AA Milne 41 Animal Farm – George Orwell 42 The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown 43 One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney – John Irving 45 The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins 46 Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery 47 Far From The Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy 48 The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood 49 Lord of the Flies – William Golding 50 Atonement – Ian McEwan

51 Life of Pi – Yann Martel 52 Dune – Frank Herbert 53 Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons 54 Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen 55 A Suitable Boy – Vikram Seth 56 The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon 57 A Tale Of Two Cities – Charles Dickens 58 Brave New World – Aldous Huxley 59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon 60 Love In The Time Of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 61 Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck 62 Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov 63 The Secret History – Donna Tartt 64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold 65 Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas 66 On The Road – Jack Kerouac 67 Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy 68 Bridget Jones’s Diary – Helen Fielding 69 Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie 70 Moby Dick – Herman Melville 71 Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens 72 Dracula – Bram Stoker 73 The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett 74 Notes From A Small Island – Bill Bryson 75 Ulysses – James Joyce 76 The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath 77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome 78 Germinal – Emile Zola 79 Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray 80 Possession – AS Byatt 81 A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens 82 Cloud Atlas – David Mitchel 83 The Color Purple – Alice Walker 84 The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro 85 Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert 86 A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry 87 Charlotte’s Web – EB White 88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom 89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 90 The Faraway Tree Collection – Enid Blyton 91 Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad 92 The Little Prince – Antoine De Saint-Exupery 93 The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks 94 Watership Down – Richard Adams 95 A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole 96 A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute 97 The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas 98 Hamlet – William Shakespeare 99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl 100 Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

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Chemistry is…well, technically chemistry is the study of matter. But I prefer to see it as the study of change. Now just think about this. Electrons, they change their energy levels. Molecules, molecules change their bonds. Elements, they combine and change into compounds. Well, that’s all of life, right? I mean, it’s just…it’s the constant. It’s the cycle. It’s solution, dissolution, just over and over and over. It’s growth, then decay, then transformation. It’s fascinating, really.

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steve trevor | wonder woman (2017)

I am…above average.

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Maybe if I had done something differently. (C.B) (6.14.17)

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–And all my soul is scent and melody.

Charles Baudelaire, “Exotic Perfume,” Flowers of Evil  (via calines)

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Time management? No problem.

Here are the ten apps you need to fight off the stress and your time management problem!

“Time? Anong time????”

Summer is slowly drawing to a close, and with the influx of news about the rainy season comes another story: school. After days of sleeping until 1 in the afternoon and binge-watching on series and K-dramas, the wheels of reality turn. We’re back to sleepless nights fixing reports and studying for exams, to dramas and late-night group chats with friends, and to the heartbreaking sacrifices we’ve got to make to be a step closer to success.

Most of the time, prioritizing one over another comes at a great cost. And sometimes, it comes at the cost of our personal relationships

But that doesn’t have to be the case! It is 2 0 1 7.

And these time-consuming things that you’re used to doing manually and alone? You can do it with the help of your smart phones. You can maximize the different perks offered by the digital age to make your life easier.

Here are some apps that you can use to ease your time-management problems and, along the way, to have a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle!

1. Ike Ike makes use of the Eisenhower priority matrix, as it organizes the things that you need to do by importance and urgency. The application itself is very intuitive, allowing beginners to enjoy its use without having to go through the trouble reading a manual. With this app, you can finish the important things you’ve got to do, and, at the same time, allot quality moments you can spend with the people you care about!

2. Sakay.ph Sakay.ph is the best friend and go-to app of novice commuters. With this, you can go to places you’ve never visited before without the fear of getting lost or tricked.

What are you waiting for? Time to call your barkada and bring them to that cute cat cafe!

3. Evernote Smart phones have a built-in notes application, but that pales in comparison to Evernote. Evernote allows you to access your notes from any other gadget because it saves your data in an online database. You can organize your thoughts into notebooks and tags. At the same time, you can also take snapshots of photos for visual references!

4. 7 Minute Of course, it’s also important for you to exercise. 7 Minute provides you with the short yet effective workout you need once the school work becomes overwhelming These fun and easy-to-do workouts target different parts of your body and are certainly worth a shot!

5. Spotify Having a bad day? Spotify is your cure! You can listen to the music of different artists and make playlists of your own. You’re certainly going to find the best music to listen to according to your mood!

6. CamScanner CamScanner allows you to take the best-quality photo of a document that you need. With this application, you no longer have to search for printer with a scanner or go through the pain of looking at a poorly-shot copy of your latest notes!

7. My Fitness Pal For all those who want to try a healthy and conscious living, My Fitness Pal is bound to be your buddy. It has a collection of different foods, the calories those food contain per serving, and the nutritional content.

Healthy living, here we go!

8. Quizlet Quizlet allows you to access different quizzes in the form of flashcards. You can also make one of your own. The best thing about this app, is that you can study whenever and wherever you are! You don’t have to flip through your notes to recall terms.

9. Duolingo For all those who want to challenge their linguistic abilities, this is the best app for you! You can learn a variety of languages such as French, German, and Spanish, in preparation for that overseas trip you’ve been waiting for! ;)

10. My Study Life My Study Life allows you to keep track of your busy schedule and classes. It also allows you to keep a list of your requirements and examinations. If you’re looking for an app that you really need to lessen the load of your handy but heavy planner, this is it.

In her article Facing Failures, Daphne Javellana discusses failure and how to use it as a form of motivation. Failures are inevitable, but the sun will always rise. Maybe, it’s about time for you to find your sun, instead of waiting for it to find you. And maybe, it’s time for you to step out of that comfort zone to see what else lies ahead.

Never be afraid to try new things, most especially when that solution to your time management problem is only a click away.

What are YOU waiting for? 

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Of hearts and voices

Mon Cœur S'ouvre à Ta Voix (lit. my heart opens itself to your voice)

That was the title of the piece that drew me in the magical—yes, magical— world of writing. It was neither a poem nor a novel. It wasn’t even an article published in our school paper or the daily broadsheet. The very catalyst of my journey as a writer was a fanfic I’ve stumbled upon when I was around nine years of age. There was no gut-wrenching or heart-stopping moment because its plot was simple and true to the essence of Bleach and its characters, but I’ve never felt more alive than when I was imagining everything she was describing.

And that was it; that was all it took for me to pick up a pen and start my own journey.

I found myself enjoying the rush and thrill of weaving words together to depict worlds and thoughts stored in my imagination. As a child, writing became a form of escapism and an expression of the words I could never bring myself to say. My works were published behind pen names, and I took advantage of the anonymity the digital age offered. Wattpad, Fanfiction.net, and AO3 became my safe havens where I interacted with other people and sought to improve my writing—behind a laptop screen, of course.

The protective bubble the anonymity granted? I loved it. I cherished it because I knew there'd come a day when I'd have to step out and leave it behind.

Come my late elementary years, this hobby I've learned to love translated to improved essays and reports, something my English teachers took notice of. They pushed me out of my comfort zone and encouraged me to write for our school paper. There, I learned all about the world around me. I was no longer bounded by the universes I've immersed myself in because under the guidance of my mentors, I was yanked back to reality where my voice could stand for the voice of the youth and where I—

And where I could inspire.

(For a 13-year-old girl, it sounded pretty far-fetched, but it was empowering. And it empowered me, indeed.)

Encouraged by the likes of Nick Joaquin, Ninotchka Rosca, and Raissa Robles, I found myself turning my words into fire and weapons to fight against poverty, corruption, and, most especially, indifference. It was true.

Words have power, and the writers have the responsibility to wield this power in their search for truth. Sticks and stones can break bones, but words can build the foundations of a better future.

I write this piece, once again in front of the bright glare of my computer's screen, but with much optimism in my heart. After all, for me, When in Manila is a good medium to connect with Filipinos of all ages. It is a tool that can be used to inspire and show others that we can be better and that the Philippines is worth the fight. This is a way for us to boost our morale in the age of social media, where change is just a click away.

It has been eight years since I started writing, and it is true that I’ve learned a lot since then. Over the years, I’ve learned that there is only so much that I can do and offer—that much is true.

But that will not—will never—stop me.

I am Marcela Rodolfo, a proud Filipino, who firmly believes that her voice can also bring about the change—no matter how small—that we need.

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9 facts from Disney princesses movies (adapted from Oh My Disney)

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AU meme : Owen broke up with Cristina and started a lovestory with Teddy - requested by itsjustagoodstory

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MBTI AESTHETIC: INFJ (5/16)

As the rarest type in the population, INFJs tend have very contradicting personality traits such as wanting to be noticed but hating attention, or having a logically oriented mindset but disregarding logic in situations where their intuition tells them something different. A difficulty many INFJs struggle with is balancing their contrasting personas. Highly perceptive of people’s feelings, INFJS are very attentive and empathetic listeners who enjoy helping others realize their potential. 

credits to st-pam for the drawing

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“You may take my castle, but you will win only bones and blood and ashes.”

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ten grey’s anatomy ships: mark sloan and derek shepherd  derek and i? we go way back. we grew up together, went to med school together. he’s kind of like my better half. not the better looking half, mind you. so when i heard he got shot…every day we give bad news to patients. we tell them their loved ones are hurt, or dying, or dead… and for the first time in my life i understood what that feels like.

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the jasmine is a water without blood, and the girl a nocturnal branch across the pavement, infinitely dark.

Federico García Lorca, Qasida of the Dream of Open Air (via mirroir)

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“I have lived long enough to see the same eyes in different people.”