A Woman's Worth - Marianne Williamson

Category: Books

Genre: Self-Help / Feminism / Spirituality

Author: Marianne Williamson

This is a review and summary of the book A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson

One of the female authors in the world of "self-help" that I adore is Marianne Williamson. Her books changed the way I view the world, love, life, and women. Her words really ring true and I admire the way she writes.... If only I could write like her. *swoons*

This book is a call to all the women of the world and the lovers of women. :) This honors all types of women and what we bring to the world in our own way. What we thought was weak is honored in this book. Absolutely one of the books i recommend women read. :)

The Bucket List - 2007

Category: Movies

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Director: Rob Reiner

Writer: Justin Zackham

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Rob Morrow, Alfonso Freeman, Rowena King, and more..

Tagline: When he closed his eyes, his heart was opened

This is a review and summary of the movie The Bucket List

Corprate billionaire Edward Cole(Jack Nicholson) and working class mechanic Carter Chambers(Morgan Freeman) who have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together at Cole's hospital, they decide to leave the place and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. In the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life. from ImDB.

This movie inspired me to create my own bucket list. Such a nice heartwarming story about living life in the present moment.

Lines I Love:

Carter Chambers: You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you.
Edward Cole: We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round.

Edward Cole: I envy people who have faith, I just can't get my head around it.
Carter Chambers: Maybe because your head's in the way.


Funny Lines

Thomas: What are you doing here?
Carter Chambers: Fighting for my life. You?

Edward Cole: [Carter's obsessing over a car] You gonna drive it or buy it a dress?
Carter Chambers: Just getting to know each other.

Edward Cole: I want my own room.
Thomas: You run hospitals, not health spas. Two beds to a room, no exceptions.
Lines that made me cry..... T_T

Carter Chambers: Even now I cannot understand the measure of a life, but I can tell you this. I know that when he died, his eyes were closed and his heart was open. And I'm pretty sure he was happy with his final resting place, because he was buried on the mountain. And that was against the law.

Edward Cole: Good afternoon. My name is Edward Cole. I don't know what most people say at these occasions because in all honesty, I've tried to avoid them. The simplest thing is I loved him and I miss him. Carter and I saw the world together, which is amazing when you think that only three months ago we were complete strangers. I hope that it doesn't sound selfish of me, but the last months of his life were the best months of mine. He saved my life, and he knew it before I did. I'm deeply proud that this man found it worth his while to know me. In the end, I think it's safe to say that we brought some joy to one another's lives, so one day, when I go to some final resting place, if I happen to wake up next to a certain wall with a gate, I hope that Carter's there to vouch for me and show me the ropes on the other side.

Carter Chambers: [in his letter to Edward] Dear Edward, I've gone back and forth the last few days trying to decide whether or not I should even write this. In the end, I realized I would regret it if I didn't, so here it goes. I know the last time we saw each other, we weren't exactly hitting the sweetest notes-certain wasn't the way I wanted the trip to end. I suppose I'm responsible and for that, I'm sorry. But in all honestly, if I had the chance, I'd do it again. Virginia said I left a stranger and came back a husband; I owe that to you. There's no way I can repay you for all you've done for me, so rather than try, I'm just going to ask you to do something else for me-find the joy in your life. You once said you're not everyone. Well, that's true-you're certainly not everyone, but everyone is everyone. My pastor always says our lives are streams flowing into the same river towards whatever heaven lies in the mist beyond the falls. Find the joy in your life, Edward. My dear friend, close your eyes and let the waters take you home.

Knowing - 2009

Category: Movie

Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Director: Alex Proyas

Cast: Nicholas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne, Lara Robinson, D.G. Maloney, Nadia Townsend, Alan Hopgood and more..

Writer: Ryne Douglas Pearson, Juliet Snowden

Tagline: Knowing is Everything...
What Happens When The Numbers Run Out?

In the Year1959, as part of their school program, students were asked to draw pictures of life as they imagine it in 50 years and place it on a time capsule. Lucinda, an odd child writes a long string of numbers instead of drawing a picture.

In 2009, the capsule was opened; student Caleb Koestler gets Lucinda's "drawing" and his father John (Nicholas Cage), an astrophysicist and a widower, takes a look. He discovered that the dates of disasters over the past 50 years with the number who died was what the "drawing" predicted. Three dates remain, and all coming soon. He investigates, learns of Lucinda, and looks for her family. He also fears for his son, who is also starting to hear voices and who is visited by a silent stranger who shows him a vision of fire and destruction. What's going on?

Probably one of the 2012 possibility.. but it happened in 2009.

An A-Ok thriller....

Sex, Love and Dharma - Arthur Jeon

Title: Sex, Love, and Dharma

Category: Books

Genre: Self Help / Sex & Love / Spirituality / Non-fiction

Author: Arthur Jeon


" Will I ever be happy in love?" "Why do I always fall in love with the wrong person?" "How can I stop sabotaging my relationships?" and "What's the secret to a passionate sex life?".

Found this book on sale at NBS. Though, I'm not really the type who would buy a book that screams "sex" in black.. but when I read the overview at the back and read the first few pages.. I told myself: "This is different". Indeed it is. It is very practical and modern. I love it!

This book personally helped me while I was going through things in my personal relationships. How to distinguish whether it's real or mere neurosis. from love the feeling to love the action.

Still reading it now and then....

Sweet Home Alabama - 2002

Category: Movie

Genre: Chick Flick / Romance / Comedy

Director: Andy Tennant

Writers: Douglas J Eboch, C. Jay Cox

Tagline:

Sometimes What You're Looking For Is Right Where You Left It.

Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon), an up and rising fashion designer in New York, has gotten almost everything she wished for ever since she was young. She has this great career and is engaged to New York City's most eligible bachelor.

But Melanie's past back in Alabama holds many secrets, including Jake, his redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. And since she is about to get married she decides to take a trip down south to settle matters straight, and make him sign the papers. But when things don't turn out the way she planned them out, she realizes that what she had before in the south was far more perfect than the life she had in new york city.

Sweet and charming!

Tokyo Cafe - Pasay City

Category: Restaurant

Location: Pasay City MOA


Date: April 14, 2008

I enjoyed the chicken and cheese roll they have here! Yum. I'm a sucker for cheese ya know that? Chicken ala pobre is so and so a-Ok..

will prolly go back because of the chicken and cheese roll. Hehe.

Max Payne - 2008

Category: Movies

Genre: Suspense

Directed By: John Moore

Writers: Beau Thorne and Sam Lake

Tagline:

Casts: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Chris O'Donnell, Donal Logue, Amaury Nolasco, Kate Burton, Olga Kurylenko, Rothaford Gray and more.

Overview and Review of Max Payne Directed by John Moore.

I decided to watch this because it stars Mark Wahlberg. We were supposed to watch Mirrors but Mirrors wasn't on that time so... we got stuck with this as well.

3 years ago, NYPD detective Max Payne's wife, Michelle and baby were murdered. Max gets himself transferred to the cold case office, obsessed with searching for the killer who got away.

Mhmmm.. not that good of a film. though... enough said.