The Plague

Guess what? No, it's not that someone's dying.

Guess again. No... No virus, which could kill millions of people leaving them dead on the streets, is spreading throughout the city. Well, not that I know of.

Guess again. Give up? Well, I forgot.

Anyway, for today, I'll be reviewing a book, named Shakespeare's Scribe by Gary Blackwood.

Shakespeare's Scribe:

I've only read the first few chapters of the book. And may I say, "Holy shit. It's a freakin' nice book!" I guess these are one of those rare occasions when I actually liked a historical fiction
book (if you know me, you would know that I HATE historical fiction).

The book is about a young orphan, named Widge, who lived in the time of Shakespeare. In this second part of a trilogy, he gets hired by Mr. Shakespeare himself to be an actor and at the same time, make use of his talent of shorthanding, which is writing down plays/scripts quickly (take down notes, etc.; he was used in the first book to steal Shakespeare's play by shorthand). At the time when the story is set, a plague is spreading across England. This forced the Globe Theater, where the Chamberlain's Men, where Widge works, to close. This was why they had to go around England to bring the entertainment to different places. And that's all I know.

The beginning was actually exciting. An adventure was up and about, and the author knew how to delight his fans, although this was my first time to read his book(s). He researched well on his history. He used the language back then. People don't recognize what really happened and what did not actually happen (which is my basis for a good historical fiction). And alot of other things which I would have mentioned but might spoil your interest in the book.

Review? First impressions really do help. But, they won't take you that far. You really still have to stand and deliver (A Boys, familiar?).

Today

I guess today would be all about betrayal, deception and shit like those. These are really bad things to deal with. I mean, getting bit by something unexpected would have hurt like hell. But, still in the end, what hurts you will only make you stronger. I mean, there is no challenge too hard to overcome. Everyone knows that one can do it, only if he'll try hard enough. Giving up is bullshit. I mean, if giving up only means hurting yourself or even take away something which makes you most happy, then, why give up, right?

-15th Review

How's Your Life?

Okay. So today was pretty boring actually. Trying to finish Breaking Dawn, started with Shakespeare's Scribe, thinking about what to blog about, etc. These were until I went online on Y!M.

I was speaking with lots of people and two of the most interesting conversations I had today were with Lui Narciso of AA and Bryan Mendoza. And the following will be reviews on our conversations:

Bryan Mendoza:

I'm not entirely sure what has happened to this kid. We were speaking about why he did not go with Mabee Clemente and Stephen Narciso to the AA Intrams. Well, I understand him. I mean, according to Marte, he would be overshadowed by them. I tried to convince him to go last night, but I guess he did not.

I'm not irritated by that but he tried to make up excuses to me. Excuses which actually worked for me. But, then again, I don't know if I actually know him that well to say the things I said. I guess he's trying to block me out.

My review? I guess my review would be that change is inevitable and sometimes, you don't want others to know that you've changed ar why you've changed. Some things are meant to be secrets. But secrets are like holes with your treasures in them. You want to cover them up while others want to find it.

Lui Narciso:

Background: She is a friend from AA (A Boys, she's from the soiree).

Okay, so we started with NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). In the middle of our conversation, we talked about our ideas. When she was telling her plot, I remembered the plot of Twilight, and it's pretty similar to her story. So, I told her that. Then... she started saying, "OMG. I'm being compared to the romance-y-love-y story" (or sth like that). Then she started throwing what I think were tantrums.

Okay. I'm screwed. Then, I told her I take that back but she said it's her fault, let's change the subject, etc. But, I kept on insisting that she continues her plot. But... no. (Fail) So I felt bad for saying Twilight in a sentence which compared her story to it.

In the end, I changed topic and ended up talking about movies. Btw, we talked about their intrams (coincidence?).

Review? No one is free from the grip of Twilight. And, random things can turn to connections.

So, that was my day. Why "How's Your Life?" maybe because of the fact that asking people this question will tell you who they might be. I mean, people get to know each other by asking simple questions like that one.

-15th Review

Destiny

I have recently watched the movie My Sassy Girl (sorry Marte, I watched it na), twice. Why twice? Well, just read on to find out.

Okay. So, the movie is about this smart college dude named Charlie (Jesse Bradford) who just wanted to finish his course in Business and work for a company his dad wants him to work at. All goes well but life had to be so sneaky and his cousin, to whom, I think, he was very close to, died.

So, the day that he received the message, his nerdy friend decided to play the game, "Who do you want to sleep with?" By the way, they were in the middle of Central Park. [The game is played by saying yes while looking at a girl you want to sleep with.] So, after the nerd's turn who basically said yes to all the women he saw, he asked Charlie, who SURPRISINGLY, saw a drunk, blonde chick, whose name you'll know later on would be Jordan, (Elisha Cuthbert) and, you know, love at first sight (in Charlie's point of view) and shit like that.

Then, the next scene shows Jordan, again, drunk, standing near the edge of the platform. Then, Charlie (SURPRISINGLY (oh, why do I even bother?)) shows up and sees Jordan and saved her (SHOCKING!) before the train smashed into her. Then, Jordan passes out and Charlie is troubled by whether he should leave her or take care of her. Then, his so-called new life, began. QUOTE: " There is a time in a man's life when he meets a girl who cuts his life in half: the time before he met her, and the time after."

Their love story was, let's say, a roller coaster. Heck, not even. Maybe, more like a roller coaster with cars replaced with love boats, and passes by a haunted house. It's just complete chaos.

What I loved the most about the movie is the guy's persistence. You will learn later on in the movie that despite of the accident-prone, hazardous, trouble-magnet girl that she is, he still came back for her. I loved how this was portrayed in the movie.

I loved how Elisha Cuthbert portrayed her sassiness and attitude which is like what my title points out. I love her drunk, or at least, acting drunk. She carried it, like she was used to it. Then, her subtlety in how the character should feel was perfect. (I may be biased though)

It looks like a low budget movie though. Somewhat like an indie film. I mean, what American would like to see a movie based on an Korean, let alone, Asian, soap opera. But, despite this, the movie was great no less.

I must admit that I haven't watched the Korean version (original version) of My Sassy Girl, but I liked how the American version wasn't so grandiose about the whole idea. Nothing big added. Just the simple plot.

SPOILER WARNING!!! [Skip this paragraph if you don't want to know what happened]
You should be prepared for a twist in the end. Everything just came together; secrets were revealed. And it moved me. I loved the way they made tear-jerker scenes in the middle of the movie, which is good because they prepared the audience for the dramatic near-the-end scene.

So, if you are planning to watch My Sassy Girl, expect nothing in the beginning. Experience every moment of the whole movie. Try to forget what I've told you because they will ruin some scenes. Watch it with an open mind. You might get easily bored at the start, but be patient and it will be rewarding. Besides, there will be more of the hawt Elisha Cuthbert in the movie. :>

-15th Viewer

Welcome 15th Point

Basically, I'm too bored right now. This is why I've decided to review random things I've come across.

So, most likely, I'll be reviewing things like movies, songs, albums, books, etc., all the boring stuff, but I might review certain things about my day and stuff like that. But, instead of the usual review, I might add in things a normal review wouldn't have.

Okay, I'm already bored. Let's get started.

-15th Viewer