CINDERELLA MAN

Cinderella man is one lengthy film that would not put viewers to sleep,the viewers would wanna see it ’til the end. it’s awe-inspiring and full of hope, IT’S A MOVIE! but hey it’s a true story, one with a happy ending. Russell Crowe has given another one of those performance that would make one let out a whistle.i would not even begin to describe ms. zellweger, i’d be too biased owing to the fact that i like her soooo much.whoever did the film casting was a genius.

it’s a three hanky film that’s worth every sniff.

funny i was not able to memorize any line from the film. maybe ’twas because i was too busy crying.but i was not too busy not hear the voice of an angel. as i was pouring my heart out during one of Braddock’s lowest points in the film, he whispered “that would never happen to you.” his voice was soothing. for a second, i felt there was nowhere else i’d rather be but there in his arms. just a second. the angel was gone before i could say something. he didn’t even hear me when i whispered “i know…i know that as long as you’re here, i don’t think anything could harm me…”

…AND I LAUGH AT MYSELF

just when one thought i’m living a miserable life, one would’ve to think again.i’ve gotten pretty decent IQ scores from the tests i’ve taken and i don’t have the proverbial ‘balat sa pwet’, but every now and then, stupid and funny (a.k.a. embarrasing) things happen.examples…

UNDERPASS
oct2004
my first job was in QC, i had no idea what exists outside QC.this is the very reason why a good friend voluntarily went with me when i went to looki for a new job a month after a gave birth.still full of excitement in passing an interview on the first day of application,we went to another company.after a series of seemingly neverending walkways and several call center ads on the walls,i blurted out (in a very audible voice) “sis, anong building na to?”. people stared at us and my friend surreptitiously whispered “sis, underpass to!” i just wanna melt then (at least now, i know makati like the back of my hand!)

BUS
oct2004
i stayed in a friend’s house in bulacan on my job hunting days.one of the interviews was scheduled on a gimmick day and we both realized we wouldn’t have anymore time to go back to bulacan after the interview.so we’ve prepped ourselves up for the day’s ordeal before we left the house. we both played with her curler and have painstakingly curled our hair.while in the bus, my friend took out her hairbrush and fix her hair, wanting the curls to stay.after a few minutes,my friend nudged me “anna, hindi ko matanggal tong brush”.we’ve spent the next hour or so detangling the brush from her ill-fated hair.at first, we’re doing it laughingly thinking of how hilarious the situation was,but after 30 minutes, we both wanted to cry ‘coz we haven’t made any progress at all.’twas then that an old guy from the back of our seat spoke “ineng, isa-isahin nyo tanggalin yung buhok para matanggal.” ’twas also only then that we realized we’re already catching the attention of other passengers. we followed the old guy’s advice, while my friend was already half-crying and whispering things like “hindi na talaga ako bibili ng mumurahing brush” or “bumaba na lang kaya tayo sa parlor at magpapagupit na lang ako…” five minutes before our stop we’ve completely detangled the brush from her hair but we kept our heads low on our way out. reaching a sidewalk, my friend chuck the brush straight into the first trash bin that we saw!hehe!

MRT
june 2005
my shift starts at 3am and ends at 12noon. a friend requested that i meet her in sm megamall right after a shift.i obligingly agreed.my friend specified that i take the mrt to avoid traffic, moreover she knew i wouldn’t take the mrt if she didn’t insist. i have not been too fond of that train ever since i’ve moved to makati,ang sikip-sikip kasi lagi sa ayala!but since i’ve given my word, i went to the station right after i’ve logged out.owing to the my being perennially late, my friend was constantly texting me, so i held on to my phone all the way to ortigas.i don’t know if it was due to lack of sleep or food (ndi pa ako nagla-lunch e!)or the fact that i was busy texting, but when i caught the rooftop of megamall within my peripheral view, i instinctively called out “ma,para!”. i just looked up from my phone to check out the reason for the sudden silence. ’twas only when i saw the stares people were giving me did i realize what i’ve done! the looks on their faces varied from disbelief to disgust to controlled laughter. ’twas like they’re expecting that any minute then, somebody would announce there’s a camera and we’re on tv!to make matters worse, the girl on my right-apparently realizing that it was no joke-smilingly said “o ayan miss, pumara na…” i raced my way out of the train and i’ve kept my head as low as i could! man, gusto ko lumubog sa floor nun! talk about embarrasing moments! until now, feeling ko ako yung kauna-unahang pumara sa loob ng mrt!