So I have't really got a chance to update my own Multiply, haha. Busy or maybe lazy for that matter. :) Anyway, here it is! The chance! 

Uh so, it's been a lovely week following our most anticipated event of the year (for this school year, I mean), the PICE Night, that is. It's really fun when you'd dress up according to the code/theme and just have fun, eat, dance all night without thinking of the grades or the exams that you might have after that "magical" night. Kumbaga, you live with the moment, cherish every second of it and then whatever may happen in the future, we'l just have to wait and see. Our theme for this year is a masquerade ball. Oh. YES. I have no choice but to wear a dress. Not a big deal for others but for me, well, I don't really fancy wearing dresses. lol. I know I am a girl, but not that of a girly type and so yes again, I have no choice, I have to. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that I have this really big arms (well, I'm fat. What would you expect? Haha.) so basically I'm getting conscious with it. Lucky to find a decent dress with manggas. I think it's cool. :-) It's very ironic though, to realize that I AM the one who's pursuing the idea of having a Hollywood-like entrance, with the photo wall and red carpet and all and then turned out, looking back at the ictures that we've taken that night, I don't have a photo at the red carpet. Might I go ballistic then. lol.

So the night, is fun. It's also good to see all, er, most of the CE students enjoying the Night that was full of mishaps and controversies (lol. leveling ha.) pero sa huli ay nairaos din at take note, naging matagumpay. Also, I noticed that the students are more open-minded this days, and are more cooperative in the sense that there's never a dull moment on the dance floor even during the sweet dances. Before kasi medyo may hiyaan factor pa e, walang gaanong sumasayaw pag sweet dance na. Pero this year, aba! Mga walang hiya na, haha, I mean, they're all for the enjoyment of the said event. Or maybe is it because it's Valentines' Day then, that's why people are so giddy and romantic? Bah, malay ko. :-)

Enough talk for the night, moving on, finally I get to finish reading Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison. I am so happy because I am long waiting to have a hand on those e-books. haha. Thanks to my friend for sharing her copies with me. Just now, I have already downloaded  an ebook copy of The Lovely Bones. I loved the movie and so, I wanted to read the book. I went to the last page first and saw the same freaking quote that made me laugh...

"I wish you all a long and happy life."

Haha. Kind of freaky, but loved it anyways. Talked a lot now, have I? :P I've read David's latest blog, by the way, and I am so moved by it. Uh, we should help other people the way that we can. It doesn't matter how big or small its effects to others would be, but it is so nice when you get to make them happy and sorts. It makes you feel fullfilled too. That's all for now I guess.

Ta ta!

We had an early day off of school yesterday and as usual, we went to town, haha. The usual routine: first stop- bookshop (to search for some books/magazines), bakeshop (to buy foods), walk thru the streets (and buy some Chicken Pops along the way) annnnd lastly, to hunt for some interesting new, not-so-new up to the classic, movies/DVD.

Yee! Luckily, I get to see this Driving Lessons dvd for the first time and I was like, "Wha? Is this real?" haha. For everytime we go there, I am on a hunt for some Rupert Grint stuff, aside from the usual Harry Potter movies of course. Well, truth be told, Rup only has 3 movies outside Hogwarts namely Thunderpants (2001), Driving Lessons (2006) and Cherrybomb (2009). Uh there's 4, I'm sorry, it's called Wild Target and it's not yet released as of the moment. :) Cherrybomb has just wrapped up recently and was an indie film, that's why there's a very little chance of it to be shown in here (be it on theatre or dvd). Tsss. I so want to see that movie, but all I can do now is to hope.

Moving on, when I saw that DL dvd, I bought it right away haha. It's not everyday that you get to find one, yeah? And later that night, watched it again (again since I've seen the movie through the internet a couple of times). It's always refreshing though, to watch movies on your own tv, without all the distraction and buffering, lol.

So... Hm. As we all know there's a lot of DL movie reviews around the web, and here... are my thoughts about the movie. I am a Rupert fangirl, (lol yes. And proud!) but I'll try to make this one fair to everyone haha.

'Driving Lessons' means a lot to Rupert for this is somehow his attempt to make his own identity and not just be known as Harry's sidekick, Ron Weasley that is. Did he succeed then? I must say yes. He has captured the right emotion that's needed in his every scene. The shy guy Ben Marshall, who's being deprived of a normal teenage life, er, sort of, by his so-called Christian but overprotective mother, Laura (Laura Linney). It was when he worked as an assistant to Dame Evie Walton (played by Julie Walters, who happened to portray Molly Weasley in the Potter movies, Ron's mother.) that he learned how to live and stand for his own. What can I say? Julie Walters is amazing! Convincing acting, indeed. She and Rupert has this on-screen chemistry of motherly affection making their scenes so nicely done. Laura gave an awesome job too, I am really getting irked by her all throughout the movie 'cause she's so crazy. Haha. Teaching about Christianity and being good when she herself is not even a perfect one. Who is perfect, anyway. None.

What I am loathing about though is Rup's on-screen partner here, the one who gets to have his first on-screen kiss and loses his on-screen virginity with. lol She looked like an older sister to Rup. Bahaha! Srsly. Or maybe I am jealous, or maybe no. Idk. But it was sort of cool though. Rup has perfected that awkward, innocent expression on his face making his scenes come up so natural.

My favorite scene from the movie has to be this exchange of emotional lines by Ben and Evie. It's when Ben failed to come to Evie's reading in Edinburgh after being held up, er, spending the night with Bryony.

Ben: I'm not going back.

Evie: Then I'll walk.

B: You can't! You're dying!

E: I am not dying.

B: You musn't be afraid of death.

E: I am not dying!

B: God embraces all who believes in him, for they will have everlasting life.

E: I AM NOT DYING! I MADE IT UP!

B: I forgive you.. ..God gave you your talent for a reason.

E: There's no God, you pompous little cretin.

B: God forgives you for that too.

E: Let's get one thing clear, sunny boy! I do the forgiving, not God!

B: That's a terrible thing to say!

E: You never read the bloody thing anyway!

B: I read the Bible every night!

E: Liar!

B: Liar? You tell me I'm a liar? I'd never met anyone who lied so much in all my life! You make out all people out of thin air! You make out professations! You make out money!

E: You said you'd be there at eleven and you weren't. For one time I really needed you and you let me down at one time.

Woo! That was really intense! I've never seen Rupert that mad. Oh well, this is his first lead role, lol, that explains why. But anyway, he's, er, they pulled it off rather really well.

I also love the behind-the-scenes outtakes and the deleted scenes that's included in the dvd. It's so funny how awkward Rupert dances in their rehearsals haha. And when Julie was laughing as she forgot some of her lines that's rather adorable to watch. Rupert dancing, singing Gospel songs, reciting poems, swearing... lol awesome!

Upon watching the movie, there is this promise that somehow, he's going to be a great actor, comedy being his forte, given the right opportunity in the future. For now, I can just keep my fingers crossed for that. Harry Potter movies may come to its end come 2011, but I do hope it'll not be the end for Rupes' acting career.

So there! I tried really hard not to be so much of a fangirl but eventually, I failed, haha. And I am sorry for that. All in all, Driving Lessons is a feel good movie. Might as well you give it a try and watch (if you still haven't.)

"Thank you for having me." -Ben Marshall

You can never really tell when you’re getting hooked into someone/something. It just kind of happened. From the smallest stuff to the biggest names in the whole Earth, everything seemed so addicting. And this “awesome” guy named David Archuleta is never an exemption -- the guy who took not only America but the whole world by storm. Archu-storm, they say, whatever it was. ArchAngels, Archies (Archienoy if you’re a Filipino) and a lot of variations, that’s how his fans are coined. I am so glad to say that, though indirect as it may be because I am not even a member of any of his fan site/group (before, I'm a proud part of the Archuleta Philippines family now so there's that), I am one of them, lol. 

So why did I come up with this? I don’t know, really. I just thought that what I am about to tell is worth sharing and that somehow you might get to relate to it, just because somewhere, sometime, in our boring lives, we became fangirls. Just a quick reminder, though, what’s written below doesn’t necessary mean that it refers to me or that I do those stuff, lol, rather that’s what I have seen, observed and well.. Lezgo!

David at the Idol Finale red carpet. (credits to original owner)

Every admiration has its PRO's and CON's, no matter how we view it. And so here’s my take on being an Archie. 

• You put Archu- prefix to most of the word that you know. E.g. Archu-storm, Archu-smile, Archu-family, Archu-everything and the list goes on.. 
• You always go to Youtube to search for his latest vlogs, on-tour videos, shows, etc. 
• You collect his pictures! 
• Your bedroom wall is filled with Archu-stuff! (Seeeee!)
• You have every magazine that features him, no matter how long or short the article is or how big or small the inset picture is. 
• You smiiiiiiile a lot! Just because David loves smiling. lol 
• You want to eat Pad Thai, though it the first time you have ever heard of it. (Pad Thai is a noodle meal from Thailand)
• Totoro? You loooove Totoro! Hahaha! Though you can’t figure out still what kind of creature it actually was. (A Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki creation. Watch the film! It is nice.)
• You know the lyrics of his songs by heart. 
• You can recall every Idol moment that he had. (Remember that time Simon Cowell called him a chihuahua or when he sat on the floor when asked to choose between his co-contestants? Or the ever enchanting rendition of John Lennon's Imagine?)
• You’re admitting that you have ODD, OAD. (Note: Obsessive David/Archuleta Disorder)
• You easily hear when people mention his name, sing his songs even if you are literally faaaaar from the speaker/from them. (LOL. I’M so guilty of this)
• You can answer every question related to him, his family background to favorite color to foods that he love, EVERYTHING , make that all-caps.

For greater good:

You know that you’re on the good side when:

• You’ve met new friends from every nation, Archu-friends, online, in person, and they’re here to stay. You are kind of sure that they are the realones, the kind of friends that are worth keeping though you’ve seen them only once, er, you’ve known them because of the web. They won’t let you down, and you are like that to them. But you can’t quite agree to the fact that you have to share David with each other, lol. 

• You refrain from swearing. Not that you are too fond of speaking swear words before, but knowing David, he seemed to be a nice guy, well, he really is, and so he has influenced you to be the nicest that you can be. 

• You face the world with one big smiiiiiiiiiile. You realized that life isn’t that bad at all and that he’s like a ray of sunshine shining down on you, and you might influence others to smile too. Then happiness is just at hand. Being optimistic won’t hurt. Thanks, D!

Oops! This is bad.

• When all you ever think about is him, lol, that can’t focus on the real world. 

• When you flood/spam him with your tweets. Bah! He still needs privacy, though he is a public person. We have to be reminded by the fact that it’s a one-way relationship. We can’t expect them to reply with our rantings, as always. They’re here to share their good music and let us to appreciate it. What’s good with David is that he shows appreciation for the support that he’s getting. He never forget to thank the fans. How sweet is that. And so, don’t lose hope. Tweet once in a while. Butttt.. Try not to spam.

Credits: Archuleta Fans Germany

There. I don’t even know if this makes sense but, in any way or two, people influence you in ways you can never imagine. And that there are so many ways of showing your support to persons that you value the most. Sometimes, it’s weird, but yeah, they’re making you happy and that’s what matters, really. 

Sheesh, I can’t think straight now. LOL. I still have a lot to review and remember for our exams. Haha! But I’m positive, everything will fall into place. Bye!

Sweeet.