Charles’ Reviews: Ploning
In celebration of Judy Ann’s 30th birthday, she stars and produced a remarkable and ground-breaking film Ploning.
Judy Ann Santos stars as Ploning, a simple girl from Barrio Cuyo in Palawan, that embarks a simple relationship-based story to her father, lover and everybody else in their small Barrio. It may be one of Judy Ann’s best performance, a truly remarkable feat for her. Ploning conveys a simple message: Ang pag-ibig ay naghihintay at umaasa, na kahit sa anong paraan, maaari tayong magbigay ng pag-ibig sa lahat ng tao.
Rice prices are going up, way up high
As I have already spread out in the first part of this post, there are many factors why the rice prices are going up, way up high. Personally, I believe that there is a rice shortage, unlike the statements of our government officials disputing the rice shortage as a myth.
The Philippines has been scrambling to boost stocks and supply cheap rice to the poor as rice prices soared to near-record levels in recent months amid increased demand, crop failures, a shift to biofuels production or other land uses, and poor investment in the farm sector. The Philippines imports about 10 percent of its domestic rice requirement. The problem with our culture system…
South East Asia: Center of the Rice Crisis
Rice is the most staple food in this country, where in every corner of this archipelago, people are looking for rice. We never thought that there would be a rice crisis – or shortage of rice production, – but here we are now, at the center of the rice crisis. The government spends about $0.46 in every $100 of agriculture output, a level much lower than those of developing countries, which spends $0.53 in every $100, and much much lower in highly industrialized countries at $2.00 in every $100.
Now, where is the Philippines in this picture? Let’s not pin-point the Philippines as the main culprit. But yes! We do have contributed in this crisis – and we are in the forefront of the crisis. But there are many other reasons why we do have this crisis.
Charles’ Reviews: Manay Po 2: Overload
Its been years since I had my last movie review (Evan Almighty), but now since its vacation, I can do a lot more. Just this week, I watched two movies that opened: a local gay-themed comedy Manay Po 2: Overload; and a foreign parody Superhero Movie. But right now, I’m going to tell about Manay Po!
Pollution, not just bad, it’s a sin.
Are you polluting the environment, not helping the world in reducing the effects of climate change, and not an advocate of recycling? Well, now, you are considered a sinner. That is at least, according to the new list of Mortal Sins, according to Archbishop Gianfranco Girotti this month in Vatican.
Manipulate human genes? Cause social or economic injustice? All sins.
How about a new dance craze?
Forget the chicken dance, Macarena, and other old dance craze that has reached international fame! The PAPAYA dance from Edu Manzano’s Pilipinas Game Ka Na Ba? is the newest International Dance craze, as ABC’s Good Morning America featured it as the new Macarena. They even showed Filipino children and the Military dancing to its tune.
So, after the Cebu prisoners danced to the tune of Thriller, achieved international success, and even sprouted several imitations; now another dance craze is from the Philippines! Wow! That is amazing!
The New Seven Wonders of the Natural World
Last July, I posted in one of my blog entries the list of the New Seven Wonders of the World, which includes man-made monument from the old timer Pyramids of Egypt to the Ancient China’s Great Wall to the new world Christ the Redemeer of Brazil.
Now, another New 7 Wonders list is ongoing with an online voting determining who will fill-up the new list. But this time, the list will only include the Natural Wonders of the World. You may vote in their website thru the voting page.
And please, VOTE FOR THE PHILIPPINES’ REPRESENTATIVES in the Natural Wonders. They include the Tubbataha Reef, which can be located in Sulu Sea, Mayon Volcano in Bicol, and Chocolate Hills of Bohol.
March Right-hook Vengeance, and a stupid Bb Pilipinas Event
I know, I know! For the past blog entries here, I have been posting a fairly stupid and worth-nothing entries. Heck! I am so tired and wasted with my work, that I can’t give enough time to update this blog and to personalize it the way it used to be. So, here I am and making a right hook vengeance to those people saying this blog is dead.
Anyway, school year just ended, Holy Week started last Monday, today is Holy Thursday, there’s no work, no students, and summer is in the house. That means, more time for myself, more time to blog around, and more time for some summer-loving fun! so, let’s start?!? I’ll do this one by one, post per post, and topic per topic. So read on!
Sir Roger says: “I love my students!”
Note about the title: One of the new teachers in our school is Sir Roger Montecalvo, who teaches Speech and Communication for all High School Students. The line “I love my students” became infamous because of him.
Maybe I am too emotional, but I am way too much affected with my students’ joys and problems. This is an advantage of a fresh graduate, “immature” teacher. Ehem, excuse me…
Now, I have two students, who I can say, is the closest to personality. I tend to see myself in them, a similarity that I cannot shrug off easily. One very bright student, but does not have focus on his/her work. The other, a student who needs academic help. The two of them, and their classmates are spoiled in my classes. That is a simple advantage of having a teacher, who understands them, having just graduated from college, and still very “immature”. There are times that people tend to see themselves in others.
Charles’ Reviews: Evan Almighty
One day before my Licensure Examination for Teachers, I decided to relax a bit and shrug off my nervous, so I watch a movie. There was no good movie, except for Evan Almighty. Top-billed by Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman.
The movie is the sequel for Bruce Almighty, starring Jim Carrey. But as with the usual sequels, this is better that the first film. The prosthetics used in this film is so superb that anyone can be fooled by Carell’s beard, and growing hair.
The movie revolves around a newly-elected US Congressman, who is working to “Change the World”. They just moved into a new house, and works on a bill that calls for destruction of National Parks and converting them into subdivisions. But as life moves on, strange things start to happen. Animals (all different kinds of animals) start
following Evan around. And the number 614 appears everywhere he goes. Evan soon learns that the number is a verse in the Bible. In the book of Genesis, 6:14 is the verse in which God instructs Noah to build the ark. The ark was designed to meet the actual measurements of the biblical ark, measuring 450 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 51 feet high.
