As Seen Behind My Sunglasses

"An Instance of Beginning"

That's how the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word INCEPTION.

INCEPTION

Have you experienced waking up from a dream then realizing that you're still in a dream? Dream within a dream — that's what the movie, Inception, intensively showed.

Honestly, like what I heard from the others who have seen the movie, I couldn't make a thing for the first fifteen minutes of the movie. The start of the film happened so fast that you'd only start to understand what's behind it as the movie progresses. This movie is so good that I decided to create this movie review!

I know that this is kind of late but SPOILER ALERT: This is an attempt to explain the whole plot of the movie and what it was all about.

I will not go much into details with what the scenes were but with what the whole idea behind it instead. First, in Cobb's (DiCaprio) world, they can infiltrate dreams. They can sleep and dream and know that they are dreaming. In our world, it's called LUCID DREAMING. The difference is that other can go inside your dream and alter it. That's when Inception can happen. Inception is the process of "PLANTING" an idea to the subject's mind so that when he wakes up, that idea will still be carried over. What's the danger? Take the case of Dominic Cobb's (Leonardo DiCaprio) wife, Mallory (Marion Cotillard). I'll explain later.

From the way it was shown, Cobb was a fugitive. Being a suspect for his wife's death, he was forced to leave his country, leaving his children behind. A businessman, Saito (Ken Watanabe), hires him for a job in exchange for his freedom. Using his connections, he deals with Cobb promising that if he succeeds, he'll be free to walk back in his country again. The crime? INCEPTION. The scene of the crime? Robert Micheal Fischer's (Cillian Murphy) MIND, the MARK. Fischer is the heir of Saito's rival company. Being a threat to his company, he wants Fischer to break his father's company thus weakening it against his.

The preparation then took place. Dominic Cobb works as an EXTRACTOR. He can go into the subject's dream and get information that the subject would be unwilling to divulge consciously. Together with his POINT MAN, Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), they started forming their team of infiltrators. They first recruited Eames (Tom Hardy), a FORGER. He can change his appearance inside dreams giving him the advantage of interacting nearer the subject. Sedatives are used to induce dreams. That's when Yusuf (Dileep Rao), came into the picture. A CHEMIST who formulated a type of sedative so powerful that it'll be harder for the dreamer to wake up. Also, his sedatives can induce deeper sleep or what they call LEVELS. And finally, a dream cannot just be a dream without someone designing it. Previously, he already had one, Nash (Lukas Haas), but replaced it. He went to his mentor, Miles (Michael Caine), to look for an ARCHITECT explaining that what Saito was offering is his freedom. Convinced, he recommended a young girl named Ariadne (Page Ellen). It was her who staged all the Dream Level they went to.

It was Ariadne who played as the Audience (as one of the reviewers I've read put it). The whole concept was explained to her making us understand the idea as well. This is actually the point when audiences start to understand the movie.

* The first concept in a dream, when you try recalling how you get to that certain moment, you wouldn't remember how.

* Second, if you're inside your subject's dream, you can change its architecture. Rule of thumb: never design the dream with an actual place from the real world, it can confuse you which is reality and a dream. You can put things from the real world like a lamp post or a telephone booth but not the entire place.

* Third, the people inside the subject's dream are his projections. Meaning, it's what's in his head and how his mind is programmed; like mental defenses. Simply put, it's like his body's white blood cells which combat invaders. Projections are also the indicators if the subject realized that his dream is trespassed. If projections started to look at you suspiciously, then that means the subject knows you're not from his dreams.

* Fourth, dreams have levels. The time inside the dream is different from the time in the real world. For instance, five minutes in the real world is equivalent to an hour in the first dream. I don't know about this part but if I remember it correctly, ten minutes is equivalent to another hour in the third level of dream.

* Fifth, there's a level of dreaming call the LIMBO where a dreamer can be stuck and not being able to wake up, possible forever. Little is known about that level.

* Sixth, KICKS are used to forcibly wake a dreamer up. A Kick happens when our body suddenly falls while we're sleeping causing us to wake up. The only disadvantage on relying on Kicks is that when your in a deeper level of dreaming and your body is in an abysmal free-fall, you won't wake up since you wouldn't be hitting the ground. You can improvise a Kick though; you can get yourself killed as an alternative.

* Seventh, gravity changes according to the upper level of dream where you were. Gravity is dependent on our position while we are asleep. This is shown when Arthur was in the hotel. As their van spins in the upper level of their dream, the gravity shifts accordingly as well. And when the van was about to fall off the river, everything was also in free fall. This does not affect the lower of dreams though.

* And lastly, make use of a TOTEM. As for Cobb, he uses his wife's spinning top. Arthur uses a dice, and Ariadne uses a chess piece. What is it for and how does it work? A TOTEM could be anything that only you should know what it is. It's your "REALITY CHECK" as I put it. For instance, you wake up and are kind of confuse if you're in another dream or in the real world already. You can then use your totem. Cobb spins his spinning top after waking up. If it topples over after some time, that means his back to reality. Otherwise, it'll just continuously spin.

Before their mission started, Ariadne finds out about Cobb's past and convinces him to let go of the guilt feeling, saying that it's too dangerous for the others bringing his own projections to Fischer's dream. The main antagonist of the movie was Cobb’s projection, Mal.

The infiltration started when they boarded a plane going to L.A.. Cobb drugs Fischer causing him to sleep and them following him in his dreams. The First Level was where the first extraction took place. Not anticipating what would happen, they didn’t know that Fischer’s mind was trained to protect itself from Extractors. It was raining when they abducted him and forced him to tell them the combination of his father’s vault. Eames changes himself to Peter Browning (Tom Berenger), Fischer’s godfather, pretending to be abducted as well. Browning convinces him to tell them what they want but he insists he knows nothing until they were in point-gun with the kidnappers. Fischer tells them a series of numbers. Being trained, his projections were military skilled making it difficult for the team’s mission; Saito was injured because of this. Cobb’s projections started to come in as well in the form of a runaway train. This was also the part where they learned the possibility of being stuck in Limbo instead of waking up. Pushing through with the original plan, they then went deeper to Fischer’s Second Level of dreaming. Yusuf stayed behind protecting their bodies in the van while running away from Fischer’s projections. He was left with one hour to look after their bodies before giving them the Kick. In this level, the Kick would be when the van falls off the river.

They used a hotel as their second stage. Cobb posing as a stranger, who offers help, tells Fischer that the Extraction was planned by his godfather. He tells him that the abduction was real and shows him that they’re now dreaming. Cobb also promises to protect his mind from the Extractor. This time, they ambushed Brown, again Eames posing as him, and went to his dreams. Cobb tells Fischer that it’s the only way for them to know what his godfather's motives were. This time, Arthur was left behind to fend for the remaining bodies while they sleep. This was the part where the concept of gravity was shown. Arthur dealing with Fischer’s projection, this was the scene where the hotel corridor spins; shifting gravity in connection with the dream’s previous level. In this case, it’s when the van rolls over and nearly crashes. After dealing with the projection, he then puts the team into the elevator where the Kick would set in.

The Third Level happens in a snowy mountain field. This time, the mission is for Fischer to retrieve the information inside the fortress. In his belief, it’s what his father’s intentions for him and his inherited company when in fact, it’s the PLANTED IDEA. The whole INCEPTION. Still dealing with his projection, he manages to go inside the fortress while the whole team backs him up. Eames then hears Arthur’s queue in a form of a classical music, signaling him to hurry up. Saito being injured from the previous dream, later dies. While almost reaching the vault, Cobb’s projection, Mallory, intervenes, shooting Fischer instead. As a sniper outside the fortress, Cobb had difficulty shooting Mal although Ariadne tells him that she’s not “real” and just his projection. He was able to shoot her eventually but Fischer, caught between life and death in that dream, went to Limbo. Ariadne, determined to finish the mission followed him to Limbo. Cobb objected saying that he’ll find Mal down there too and won’t be able to deal with her. Ariadne said that they’ll find him and bring him back there to complete the operation. Even though there was too much risk of going deeper into dreaming, they still went into the Fourth Level down. For the Third Level, detonated bombs were their Kicks; with Eames taking charge of it.

The Limbo is where Cobb and his wife Mallory created their dreams, their life, their everything. Cobb even shared that they even grew old in it. They first saw themselves in a beach and later walked into the labyrinthine streets of Cobb’s dream world. Cobb, knowing where to find Fischer, went to their home where he finds Mallory sitting in the kitchen. Mallory convinces him to stay with him forever. Ariadne pleads that Mal is just a projection, the SHADE in his dreams, that Cobb needs to let go. It was also revealed that it was Mallory’s idea to use a totem to distinguish reality from a dream. But then, Mallory wanted them to just stay there and live forever. Cobb then confesses that it was him who discovered the idea of Inception. He planted the idea of ending the dream in his wife’s mind letting them go back to reality. This idea was planted so powerful that Mallory even confuses reality with dream; the reason why he’s guilty of his wife’s death because of it, although his wife committed suicide. Mal jumped off the building, believing that she’s still dreaming. Realizing the lack of time, Ariadne shoots Mallory, killing her and pushing Fischer off the building improvising Kicks for them to go back to the other level. Though she pleaded for him to leave, Cobb still stayed with his wife. Ariadne then jumps off the building improvising her Kick leaving Cobb behind.

Back in the Third Level, Fischer wakes up and goes inside the vault of the fortress. Inside was his dying father, Maurice Fischer (Pete Posthlethwaite). In real life, he heard his father saying that he’s a disappointment during his last breath. This time, his father signals him to open a small vault near his death bed. Fischer uses the combination code to open it revealing his father’s last will and a paper fan. This paper fan was a reminder to the younger Fischer about his youth with his father. He then realizes that his father wants him to himself and take care of the company; dividing it. This idea was the main objective of the Inception.

Just in time of the synchronized Kicks, Ariadne wakes up the Third Level from Limbo. She was then killed by the explosion of the Fortress as the Third’s Kick. She later wakes up again to the Second Level but again being killed upon hitting the shaft of the elevator as the Kick prepared by Arthur. Finally waking up inside the van plunged underwater, they were all able to escape except for Cobb and Saito. Ariadne still believed that Cobb would make it.

The scene changes to Cobbs waking up on the beach. He was then escorted by projections to a safe house where an old man resides. It was revealed that the old man was Saito who was trapped in his Limbo waiting for Cobb. He then reached for his gun and the scene changes back to the plane where Cobb and the others are all awake. Ariadne was seen holding his totem. It can be concluded that the Inception was a success with Saito fulfilling his promise upon Cobb’s arrival in Los Angeles Airport. He was a free man. He went back to his home, Miles, who happens to be his father-in-law, waited for him outside the airport. He was again in their Kitchen when he arrived; he was then able to see his children’s faces now unlike when they show as his projections. Checking if it were real, he reached for his spinning top and spun it. Distracted with his kids and his excitement to meet them, he leaves the top without knowing if it would stop or continue to spin. As the top nears to topple over, the scene cuts off leaving us to guess if he’s still dreaming or is finally back to reality.

My Verdict:

Dominic Cobb’s character was played very well by DiCaprio. Same goes with the other casts. I think no one can play Saito’s part better than Watanabe. Marion Cotillard has played an obsessively loving wife effectively. Joseph Gordon-Levit, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, and Cillian Murphy fit the role perfectly as well. Michael Caine looked familiar, he happens to be the father of Samantha in the movie film Bewitched. And Ellen Page’s character was the one I like most. I think young people could relate to her character in the movie. Partly because, it was to her whom Dominic Cobb explained the whole idea; making us understand the plot. And partly, because she’s the youngest member of the group.

The scenes were surreal. What do you expect? They’re shooting dream sequence and all. I enjoyed the part where they were sitting in a café and details were given to her about dreams. Then things started to explode and everything was in slow-motion. I also like the part when she’s training; she broke the glass and it turned up to be a hallway. And one of the most thrilling parts was when the street started to bend upward. It was just pure awesomeness!

So what can I say about the movie? Totally DREAMY! It was like I was in a REVERIE while watching it. The scenes were amazing and the whole idea was fascinating. This movie has just put itself a notch higher the international movie industry; setting a new standard of quality films and story lines. It's a must-see! I hope it wins in the Academy Awards bagging the Oscars!

07-04-10

If I Were A Vampire

I’m currently living under the influence of the Moon. It has been hanging above my sky for days now. It has enchanted me with the beauty of overshadowing the Sun. ECLIPSE.

What if I were a vampire like the Cullens? I’ve been crazed by that thought lately.

For one thing, it would solve my issue of not having enough sleep because vampires don’t sleep. I know a pair of golden eyes wouldn’t get along with my features. But as Stephanie Meyers puts it, all vampires posses beauty that a pair of human eyes can just watch in awe. A pale white complexion isn’t a problem for me as well as being ice-cold and having a rock-hard body. That would solve my clumsiness and low tolerance for cold temperature. These were all the easy part. How about the dealing with constant thirst for blood?

Being a "vegetarian", as their inside joke, is not as easy as it seems. Imagine not eating your most favorite food. Imagine settling for the second best. And imagine mingling with your prey and holding yourself not to give in and eat it. I was really engrossed with the thought of being a vampire. Of course, not the conventional vampire we are used to. No coffins to sleep in on day time. No fear of the sun. And no fear of stakes and garlic. Just like a kid thinking he could be superman one day.

With the immortality that a vampire has, I could learn lots of languages and be fluent with it. Japanese, French, German, Italian, and even Latin. Vampire brains work differently unlike human brains. Their brains can learn stuff easily. It can think of multiple things at the same time. Yet, its human memories can fade in time. Their senses are heightened as well. They can hear sound miles away. They can see with their birds-of-prey-like eyes. They can track someone by distinct scents. Not to mention they move fast.

The thing I'm curious with is how Bella would deal with losing his Mom and Dad when they get older. How she's frozen in her 18 year-old body. If I were a vampire, I would also be in the dilemma of changing my family to vampires or watch them grow old while I'm frozen in my 22 year-old body. The sadness of leaving friends behind as well. But again, I'd be with the Cullens and they'd be my second family.

Being a member of the family would mean living with their lifestyle as well. Moving out to different places after some years of staying in one location. Or else our neighbor would notice that we weren't aging. Going back to school over and over again.. Is kind of a bore. But again, that just means you get to learn more stuffs. I'd take all the courses in college for example. Haha Collect graduation caps and gowns. Change names after decades or so. I could also learn how to play the piano and the violin. So much for all the learning stuffs here.

But the highlight of being a vampire, for me, would be vampire love. Bella was lucky she found Edward. Having a partner throughout their existence is one of their reasons for living. I wish I'd have my Edward Cullen. Someone who would not just be the love of my life but the love of my EXISTENCE.


That's me Daydreaming again.

Another Sunday Morning.

I looked out my window and the clouds enveloped the late-morning sky again. The sun faintly shone from the other side. It's not that sunny; it's not that dark either. It's somewhere between the sunshine and the impending rain: The Gray Area.

I've been in the gray area for the past few days. I can't say if I'm somewhat happy nor I can say I'm somewhat sad. Does being unhappy mean you're already sad, or does not being sad make you a happy person?

Another Sunday Afternoon.

The sun dominated the sky this time. Feeling lonely, I went to the mall to meet someone and watch a movie. The warmth of the sun hovered behind me as I walked my way to the bus station. Though the sun was shining, everything was dark. That's seen from behind a tinted sun-glasses. I watched Eclipse again. Though that was the second time I watched it, I still felt the same excitement I felt the first time. And though I was with someone watching it, I still felt lonely. After the excitement had gone, I was back with my old self. Loneliness can be felt even if you're in a company of someone. Sometimes, we still feel lonely even if we're in a company of someone. It could be that he or she is just not the person who could fill the emptiness in your chest.

Another Sunday Night.

It was a spur-of-the-moment decision when I decided to call my friend Rusell and told him I would drop by at his place. I miss the company of my friends. While waiting for the Jeep to fill up with passengers, it started to rain. Another spur-of-the-moment decision and I headed back to the mall to go home instead. I texted him saying to reschedule our meet-up next Sunday. Thinking of something to eat before going home, I went for pizza. I then meet one of my friends — Jay. Even with a quick conversation, my chest felt lighter. We caught up with what's new and what we're up to as usual. I miss them. Then I realized, few of the people I'm longing for are my high school friends. You may not know it but thanks for lightening up my day, Jay.

Another Day.

I got home with no one waiting. I turned on the PC and continued writing. Later, Art and Mykee came home. Karla is still in Batangas and wouldn't be home tonight. Now, I'm all alone again. Loneliness has been visiting me a lot lately. We could be alone by choice or by chance; but being happy while being alone is still a choice.


This Gray Area doesn't look like a field full of flowers and butterflies. Nor like a place under the shades of a tree on top of hill overlooking a breath-taking scenery. This area exists in the mind. My mind. And until the time I take my sun-glasses off, I'll always see the world as dark, gray, and dull. I know that I have to take it off soon but wouldn't it be better if someone would take it off for me?

07.05.10

For days, I've been trying to write something. Well, here goes another set of thoughts.

Random thoughts:

Work.

Work has been always good. Scratch that. It's better; at least from where I'm seeing it. Aside from the long calls I get, irate customers, and once-in-a-blue-moon issues, I can say that I'm managing work pretty well. These things may or may not be even written in my job-description. Not that I'm complaining but I think these are the things that make us better in the line of work that we do. The people I work with has never been cooler. From my seatmate who's talking calls up to someone I see on the floor. Sorry about the choice of word but I can't think of any to describe them. I even think that the word "cool" is an understatement. There isn't a perfect workplace. Office politics is everywhere. And not all company policies will be pro-employees. Take the issue of my company's PTO (aka vacation leave) system. Before, we get a bucket of 20-day leave credits which we can file and take. Now, we have to earn the days using a point-system, monthly. Other companies are already using this kind of system. A lot of complaints sprang from this change; some heard, some not. "How can you withdraw something if you haven't deposited any?" as they put it.The current system makes sense especially when you look it from the company's point-of-view. But as for my opinion, I like the previous system. Nothing wrong with liking it, right?

Fun.

Yesterday, we watched one of my most-awaited movies of this year: ECLIPSE. I only have two actually: Eclipse, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. My original plan was to watch it with someone last Friday; more of a date. But I thought going with my office friends was better idea.

At around 10:30AM, we were already lining up for the tickets at Glorietta's movie house. We anticipated that it'd be a long queue and we were right. I love every scene of the movie. I literally made an effort not to blink on the part when the Cullens were fighting with the Newborns! I also like the scene where the Cullens were chasing Victoria in the woods; the scene where they stopped near the brook because they couldn't cross the border of the Quileutte land. They were all wearing dark clothes and they all looked beautiful. Their gold eyes were their dominating feature. Perfect. I wish I were a member of the Cullens..

Home.

Thursday night. After taking a shower to prepare for work, my friend Karla received a text message from one of her relatives. Her father has passed away. Her voice were kinda shaky when she said it. I didn't see her cry though. Not yet, I thought. I didn't know what to say to comfort her. All I could say was I was sorry to hear the bad news. It was really a saddening news that I shed some tears. I know that the reason wasn't for the death of her father, but the tears I shed were for a friend who's lost a father. I remember back from my English class in college that if you couldn't find a word to say to express what you feel, give that person a hug. Words could be misunderstood but a hug wouldn't. I also make it to a point not to say "It's alright" or "It's ok" cause I know it' not. Better hug a person in silence for the heart speaks rather than your tongue. Our condolences Karla, to you and to everyone who has been left behind. May all your hearts recover from the grief and lost.

Family.

My mom, together with my little sister, Chloe, dropped by at our place yesterday. When I was on my way home from watching a movie, I felt alone again. After going out with my friends and satisfying our long wait to watch the movie, the momentary happiness i felt escaped me again. My housemates weren't at home when I arrived. I came home with my mom opening the door for me. A hug from my sister made me feel myself again. She gave me wet kisses on the cheeks. Lovely. She's turning two this October. Aside from the usual news I hear from my mom about their situation back in Rizal, not much of a difference so far. I miss my little brother Hanz as well. He's on second grade at school. My other brother, Macmac, still hasn't changed as well. I noticed that my mom has grown few silver hairs already. My mom has shouldered every burden of our family. She's been the same father and mother to us. My dad has his own family now. He still causes occasional headaches but it's manageable. My stepfather has been my mom's companion through thick and thin. I'm happy knowing my stepfather loves my mom unconditionally. He has shown love for my brothers as well, though we weren't his sons. I miss my family. I wish a better life for all of us.

Heart.

For this part, there's nothing much to say. I currently don't have a lovelife. I do occasional dates but that's just it. I'm liking someone from the other aisle on our floor though. Using my resources, I was to know that person's name. Tried looking the person's name in FACEBOOK but I can't find it. The name's kinda usual or it could be that the person is using a different name here in FB. Notice how I use the word "person" instead of using a pronoun? You go figure. Like what you see in the picture, my heart is still in my hands. Two possibilities:
1. Someone would steal it away.
2. I'd give it out to someone.

Fate will pick one.

That's it for now! I'm glad I won't be reporting for work tomorrow night. It's a long weekend for me and for the other guys there who wouldn't be coming to work as well. This thought made my Sunday better!

06-20-10

Last Saturday, our company held its summer event, SummerPilipinas, at Splash Island, Laguna. Sosyal. Malaki malamang ang ginastos ng company for the place. Yun nga lang, na-feel din namin na natipid kami in some other way.

At around 8AM, mahaba na ang pila.

Yung bus nasa gilid ng 2Go.

At ang pila, mula dun till Starbucks and back.

I don't know how many buses were rented pero ang alam ng lahat, kulang yun to accommodate us timely. Sa pila pa lang, marami ng eye candies. May Eclair dahil mukhang luscious and sweet. Menthos kasi cool-looking. At meron namang champoy na kukunot na lang nuo mo pag nakita. Almost everyone was exhausted. Halos lahat ng pupunta eh galing pang shift so walang tulog. Past 9AM, lucky me, I was able to hitch a ride in my manager's car together with Pipay, Mark, and Bryan, Paula's little brother. A big THANKS to Paula! hihi 10:30AM and we're already at the venue.

May welcoming performance.. ba tawag dito?

After getting a cabana to stay in, which took us 30 minutes to get dahil maraming tao and punuan na rin yung lugar, we ate the company-provided food. Ang tsismis eh it only costs Php24.50. I don't wanna do the Math. Ito na nga siguro yung isa sa mga tinipid nila but I'm not complaining. Just feel free connecting Chopsuey, Rice, Pork Barbecue, and a Hotdog sandwich. Plus the juice in tetra packs pala. Again, I'm not complaining. No sarcasm here. I just thought na may iba pang food na pwedeng pag samahin pero tipid pa rin. Enough about the food na nga.

Small world moment again. I saw four of my college-mates sa place! Sina Malou, Kriselda, Dana, and Star. Pati yung grade school classmate kong si Rhina who works in PS rin; na wala sa picture.

The rest of our team arrived bandang 1PM na. After eating, yung iba lumusong na kaagad sa tubig. As for me, kasali ako sa mala-Amazing Race na game called The Independence Day race. At akalain mo nga naman, ka-team ko pa ang Ex-special someone ko. Amazing talaga! Syets. "That little thing" na tawag ko sa kanya ngayon. It was awkward but what can I do, we have to play. We didn't talk directly the whole race but I can say we were good enough as a team.

There were tasks na hindi na pala dapat nag-slide para makuha yung clue. Kung hindi lang kami ng slide, we could have placed at least the third or the second spot. Ewan ko rin kung dahil ba yun sa instructions/clue sa letter kung vague or dahil hindi lang talaga namin na-gets yung point ng letter. I'd go with my former idea than the latter. Bitter lang. We placed fourth.

Another part of the event that all of us waited for was the Parade of Costume. The theme was about Philippine Festivals. Other teams did the Aswang Festival of Aklan, Pintados Festival ba yun from I-don't-know-what province, (sorry mahina ako sa Hekasi. Hekasi nga po natutulog lang ako sa classroom) at ewan ko na yung iba. Our team did the Sinulog Festival and Pipay represented us. Napaka Arisgada ng outfit! During the contest, we showed our support by screaming our lungs out. Nalaman na lang namin na sya ang Y for WINNER habang nagsi-slide kami sa kung anong slide man yun. Congrats Mang!





Pipay, The Winner!

Sumunod naman ang Mr. and Ms Hotshots. This time, pambato naman namin si Janna.

Dahil friends kami ni Janna, sasabihin kong maganda sya. True naman eh. Maraming guys ang umaaligid dyan. Kaya naka aligid din ako sa kanya. Haha Anyway, in fairness, magaganda at uber sexy ang mga contestant.

Like this guy. Look alike sya ni Jon Avila! Wala akong pic, sorry. But I managed to fish for this picture.

Needless to say, pero he was one of the crowd favorites. I didn't know who won the first place. Sayang nga lang yung kay Janna. But her partner got the second runner's up title. After nun, dun pa lang namin na enjoy gumala at mag-slide.

Aside from all the exciting slides that they have, na hindi na magiging exciting pag inulit ulit mo na, winner sa akin ang wave pool nila or Agos Grandes. The waves were really big and kinda strong. It was fun playing around. Naglaro kaming parang bata. One time, pag ahon ko after one of the waves, poof! Nasa harapan ko na pala si Little Thing! Another amazing moment! Tawa na lang ako at alis agad. Parang walang nakita. Tuloy ang paglalaro sa alon. There was one time that I felt I was given an uppercut after trying to stop the waves. As if I can. Kaya nga naglalaro di ba? Ang sakit sa ulo!

Pagod na ako around 7PM so after taking a shower we then went to the most excruciating part of the day — ang pumila sa bus! 7:30PM pa lang nakapila na kami. Panalo ang pila. Dinaig pa nga raw yung pila sa Wowowee. To top it all, umulan pa at syempre, basa kami! Pak! Paksyet talaga. 9:15PM na kami nakasakay. Nung nakasakay naman na kami, nakatabi naman ako ng isang babae na dala nya lahat yata ng anak nya. What I didn't like was the fact na ang ingay nya. Alam naman nya sigurong pagod lahat ng tao at gustong umidlip. Aba parang nasa bahay lang kung makipag usap sa anak nya. I'm not against her or anything. Nakisama na lang sana sya at nanahimik. It would be a big deal for me that time if I weren't so exhausted. Mabilis tayong ma-irita pag pagod at antok, right? 10:30PM na yata kami nakarating sa office.

Grabe. It was one loooong day! Pauwi, may maikling eksena pang nangyari. Habang nag-aantay ako sa kanto ng Buendia at Ayala tumawid, may lalaking lumapit sa likod ko. "Excuse me." sabi nya. At first I thought he wanted to go ahead of me so I stepped aside making way for him. After doing so, he just stayed there and said "Excuse me." again. This time kinalabit pa nya ako sa likod. Sleepy as I was, I didn't look back but from my peripheral vision tells me he was decently clothed. Sporty looking from the way he stood and I don't know how but I think he's carrying a big backpack pa. Kinabahan pa rin ako so I hurriedly crossed the street without looking back. I don't know what his intentions were; I was too sleepy to care that I just wanted to go home. After changing my clothes, I immediately fell asleep seconds after hitting the bed.

Maraming disappointed sa kakulangan ng organization ng event. But all I can say, masaya pa rin ako in the end. Instead of dwelling on those stuffs that made the event hassled, why not focus on the things you could have enjoyed during your stay? Salamat pa rin sa mga nag-organize ng event. I know the team had a very hard, exhausting, and difficult time as well. I think they still deserve a big Thanks.

To sum it up: nakakapagod, true; hassle ang bus, true; nag-enjoy ako, TRUE!