Sympathy of Mr. Vengeance

You know how Old Boy was a really good movie and had some pretty brutal scenes?

Well the Chan-wook Park (director and co-writer) did another movie before Old Boy called Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and I think it had a lot more of what I like to call, "oh efff!" scenes.



The ones that are a little too realistic and too pull you a little too deep into the movie and are pretty gross, but you know it's about to happen so you curl into the back of your seat and say, "oh efff!". But not in a way like how some people would in a Saw movie. Those are joke movies in my opinion. I'm talking about the realistic and disturbing way. A real movie.

I think the thing I noticed most is that the sound effects weren't over done like everything else out there. In this movie you could hear natural chirps of nature in the background, and the very realistic sounds of a knife penetrating the skin. A movie is more disturbing when they don't use background music.

So the lack of music, combined with a very good story and sound effects, and amazing direction give this movie a 9/10

Captain

Hello my blog.
What was that?
You want to hear about my day?
Your so sweet for asking!

Well the highlight of my day was reading the latest chapters of Bleach and Naruto of course!

Have I ever told you how I feel like I relate with Shunsui Kyoraku the most out of all of the Bleach characters?


Yeah...him!

I don't want to explain why though, because in order for me to draw the connections out for you I'd have to talk about myself... and that's something I just don't like to do.

but yeah, I guess if you ever wanted to get to know me better you could watch or read Bleach =P

Great News!

I just finished downloading the last 150 issues of The Amazing Spider-man!!!
I can't wait to see this suit in action...



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"Love is blinding when your timing's never right
Oh but who am I to beg for difference
Finding love in a distant instant
But I don't mind
Oh love at least I tried, well I tried..."

All the other times I've listened to Mr. Curiosity by Jason Mraz I always felt so connect to the lines,

"I'm looking for love this time
Sounding hopeful but it's making me cry
Trying not to ask why
Cause love is a mystery
Mr. curiosity
Be Mr. please
Do come and find me"

but now life is a little different. I'm more pessimistic towards the idea of love and that's why the first quote of lines rings truer. It sounds a little more like a declaration of understand, acceptance, and defeat.

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The special service today was really something special. The main sanctuary was filled with visitors which is something I haven't seen in a long time. A month of prayers truly fulfilled.

Even the performances that they held outside were uncharacteristically organized and entertaining.

It was heartwarming to feel everyone truly united once again.


P.S. The Anniversary Program held at Central was looked legitamus to the maximus.

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Additional thoughts...

A couple of nights ago these two older ladies checked in and one of the two just seemed like a really energetic and fun-loving lady and so last night when I saw her again I started talking to her and it turns out she's an assistant principal at a high school in New York. The reason that's significant is because (I've only mentioned this to one of my best friends) I was thinking about trying to become a math teacher.
Well I was torn between two paths. Teaching math, or getting back into programming. I get slightly influenced at my work because half of the people that stay at my hotel are microsoft employees that are my age or a little older, but they're making fat bank. I know I can program, but when I try to picture myself doing something related to computer programming in the future I cringe. Yea there's money, but it just doesn't seem very fulfilling.
But thanks to a lengthy conversation with that one guest, I've decided that I'm going to try my best to pursue a teaching career.
She explained to me about how to get started and even pointed out a bunch of great programs for teachers. Like ways to get my masters paid for while receiving a generous teacher salary at the same time, ways to receive thousands of dollars of student loans taken care of, and the most exciting thing she told me about, and what threw me so completely over the top that my eyes literally started to tear up for a second while she was talking, was a program offered by the Gates foundation that pays every expense for a teacher to travel around the world to study art!! She literally went to every major city in Europe to study how graffiti correlates to the socioeconomic status of people throughout time.. or something along those lines. I was wowed to say the least.


I was praying for a sign and thank God I found it.

Blast from the

Today is a day of celebration, reflection, and thanks so I wanted to post something special; and what's more special than my very first blog post! The entry below was originally posted on myspace a long ways back. Some things have changed and others have stayed the same, but I just wanted to make sure you all knew that it was a glimpse of past RJ and not a present RJ post.

It's kind of cool how my 100th post is also my first and it happened on such a significant day. I hope it's a sign that good things are to come within my next 100.

My name is



I'm complicated, yet simple.


I like to ride the



I am a lover of music and cannot live without my



I always try to get my moneys worth at places like



I hate the thought of putting unnatural stuff in my body like food additives, preservatives, and stuff even as simple as Advil



My favorite store is



My heart truly goes out to the less fortunate and those who can't help themselves



I try to have fun and enjoy each moment



My bedroom window faces east, so I leave my blinds open every night so that I can wake up to



I'm an aspiring fighter



NO...not that UFC, this one.....



I like to observe and take in the moment



I drink a lot of



I don't think anything is more awsomer than being outside around 2 AM and just looking at the



I'm hoping I get a job as a



I love every single one of my



I even love my



I watch a little too much



I believe kids need role models



This is what my peepee looks like



If I'm really thirsty I drink



This is what I spend most of my time in front of



But this is what I'm always keeping my mind on

Spare

"...So I'll keep my head down
If you keep it quiet from now on
In the halls I'd rather hear silence
Than the bell of new love..."


Change. It's something I spend a lot of time thinking about. Observing. Analyzing.
I am completely support change in almost all possible ways. Even changes that lead to "bad" outcomes aren't necessarily bad changes. The only time a change should be considered bad is when it's a change that leads a person or peoples to either a more selfish or more harmful way of life.

Being able to change one's mind is the spice of life. Some people walk down a straight path in life, but I say oscillate along that path! Jump over the bushes and climb up a tree. It may take longer and you might end up with some bumps and scratches, but you'll eventually end up at the same place as everyone else.

Another aspect of change is the complete change of one's way of life. We are all products of those around us, especially those who surrounded us when we were children, but that doesn't mean we are forced to think and act in accordance to nature. It may be hard to fathom sometimes, but we do have control over what we think about and how we think about it. All it takes is will power, a resolve to change, and probably a lot of practice and repetition... but nothing comes easy.

If only

There are a few places that I frequently visit and every time I do I wish that I could work there and still make a sufficient living.

Blockbuster: You get your hands on the latest releases of every single genre imaginable! Plus you get to talk with random people about movies! Those are usually the most enjoyable conversations.

Anime Store: There are a couple that I visit and it's so fun every time I go! I could easily work as a cashier in a manga store and have deep discussions about anime and manga with random people. There's always that otaku connection that makes you feel like you've known a person forever.

Golden Age Collectibles: It's an independent comic book store located in the Pike Place Market. Well this store is a generalization of stores similar to it like those more independent movie store chains with the life-size cardboard posters of Princess Leia and Spider-man. Those kinds of places have the coolest collectibles and random items of awesomeness! My Mecca. Golden Age is where I'm always able to find the rare stuff like the New Avengers: Illuminate graphic novel that I got Ryan right before I visited him in Cali. I got Cherie (big ups to Cherie)

Something from there as well, but sadly didn't get a chance to give it to her.¹

Oh yeah. I love when I can relate to something I read or watch. Thankfully it happens all the time.



















mmmk.
ja ne.















¹ I added a picture of myself pointing because that's my "big ups" pose and it was too difficult to use my asterisk-description-asterisk method. haa

you got it, you got it bad...

I think I ate ever single kind of junk food today and now I feel gross. I'm seriously thinking about going doing a Mary-Kate and Ashley (sticking my finger down my throat) to purge my stomach of all the badness that's settling in.

It's a bad day like this that makes me say to myself, "Crap, I'm going to be fat tomorrow!" A day can make a surprising difference.

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It's probably a bad thing that the very instant I saw this picture in the garbage I thought, "Twitter!!"

Update

It turns out 30 Rock is one of my all-time favorite shows now. It's super funny, random, witty, and smart. I likalot.

Random Fact: I only like to run outside when it's through a woodsy area. I don't like running on sidewalks. I feel like all I'm breathing in is pollution when I run near the road, so that's why I try to find forest-like places to run through. It's a unique experience every time.

Whoever made these is a cool guy/gal.

Pikachu, I choose you!

This poster was hanging in the front desk office at work and it reminded me that friends are not people who are ascribed into your life, but are people you have the ability to choose. You don't have to put up with the evils and selfishness of others around you, because there are better people out there in the world that you can associate with. Of course their not as abundant or easy to find, but all you need is one or two honest, real, pure-hearted friends and you'll never feel lonely, needy, or lost.

hi

You can tell when I'm not bored because I don't blog or tweet as frequently. I really want to blog once a day though, partly for my own sanity, and partly because I'm trying to keep to a dedicated schedule of doing things.

Lately I've been speaking Tagalog around around others. I've learned a lot and just need to practice I guess, plus it just seems come out naturally. I swear my first language is boater-English because I'm so bad at grammar and spelling.

I got to chat with Ryan today for a little while! It's always great to hear from him, and it's a good thing I got to talk to him because he reminded me that I promised to buy him an external hard drive so I'm going to do that this week. He wants me to collect all the good movies, music, anime, and comics that I come across for the entire 5 years he's gone. hahahaha I'm happy to do it because it'll force me to stay on top of music scene and all that good stuff.

I've been watching a lot of anime at work, but I just finished Code Geass so now I'm going to force myself to start chipping away at my blockbuster online list. Tonight I'm going to start the first season of 30 Rock because I hear nothing but good things about that show. As for when I'm home, all I watch is G4. I'm so addicted.

hmmm...what else to share?
I've been making a lot of plans for the future, but I'm still not feeling confident about any of them.
Starting school again in the Fall.
Going to PI in Nov. or Jan.
Exercising more.
Sleeping more.
Saving to buy my own place.

anyway... random.

Bruises - Chairlift

GUN...DAM?

I loved how at least one time per episode of Gundam 00 someone who never saw a gundam before would say, "Gun...dam?" and sound all confused. hahaha

And on a similar note, a new Gundam series is starting in October!!!

GUNDAM UNICORN

Yes the unicorn part makes it sound weird, but it's suppose to be a really good manga and they got some all-stars working on the anime so it should be good. I'm not sure if it can beat 00, but I still have very high hopes.

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When I was reading about the release of Gundam Unicorn, it made me think about the fall time in general since that's when it's releasing and I started to feel that stirring of blissful emotions inside my chest again. If you don't know already, Fall is my favorite time of the year. New TV shows, new animes, cold air, darker days, sidewalks painted in leaves, layers of cloths, wind, relaxing in the coffee shop, new music, football. I just love it.


The best memory I have when I think about last fall is watching Gundam 00 and then just sitting around for hours in a pho restaurant and talking about it with Jake. I'm way too Otaku sometimes. ehh, most of the time.

"...a pledge of eternal harmony..."

OH YEAH

I finally started exercising again. For the past two weeks people have been telling me a look skinnier, but it's weird because I've been so inactive and lazy. It's my job. I'm not too sure how much longer I can work at night because sleeping during the day is no where near the same as sleeping during the night. It doesn't matter how long you've been working at night, your still fighting nature if you sleep during the day.... and no one ever wins in a fight.
But yeah, one of the reasons why I started exercising again is because I got this sweet app on the iphone that makes it super easy for you to efficiently track everything you do and manage each workout with new or custom exercises.
Stupid/wonderful iphone. I've even been neglecting my laptop because everything is basically on my phone now.

I need to get back into music. I haven't been searching for stuff lately. I'm no longer on the forefront which sucks.

Me and You both...

At work (Second 50hr week in a row). So sleepy. Panata right after work. General Cleaning right after that. hang out (?). nap. Guard. Two services Sunday morning (We were warned that the lesson is twice as long as usual). Practice. Nap. Work. The bad part about this weekend is ending the Sunday night by going to work. Boourns.


OH... and two things have changed my life this week.
1) Finally getting an iPhone. Well worth the wait.
2) A Very Potter Musical. I have Cherie Elisabeth to thank for that. So thank you =)

I think our choir leader is expecting me to do the solo for the next wedding coming up.

I don't think I can do it because I get all choked-up just practicing the songs =/

Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection from MABONA ORIGAMI on Vimeo.

Scary Thought

This exemplifies why I don't shave with razors.

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I'm trying to get a job at my mum's work because she said that they a lot more than just dealing with bill payments at the At&t call center she works at. I'm trying to land a technical support job there so I can become a little nerdier and hopefully find that, "I belong here" feeling at the same time. Plus I really fancy the idea of working 10 hour shifts, four days a week starting at 4:50am.

well...

i hope that i dont fall in love with you - emiliana torrini


I'm completely unconventional in thought and in reason.

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Even if it stays the way it is, at least God has showed me that it's out there. Not a trace of doubt in my mind anymore.