The first ever local movie premiere I went to was in 1999, at the UP Film Center for the movie "Warat" starring Joyce Jimenez and Jomari Yllana. Joyce was praised for her Scorpion Nights 2 (which I haven't seen) so I thought, hey, why not go and see it? It's within the campus and it was for free if I remember it correctly. After the first few minutes, I left the theater. So that was my first time.
Last night, a good friend invited me to watch the premiere of Forever and A Day. He was a huge fan of KC Concepcion and he was my friend so I agreed to see it with them.
The plot is simple. It's a boy-meets-girl, girl is sick, and so on like that of "A Walk to Remember." Don't get me wrong about calling it simple. There is nothing wrong about simple stories. But a movie's success depends on the lines, actors, the cinematography, the music, etc. And I think this movie did quite well. The lines were not too mushy, casting was good (when you look at it, Bembol Roco and Vivian Velez can really have KC as their daughter), and the acting was good. My friend who is a fan of KC and has seen her movies was amazed! He said she really improved in this movie. Also, the filming did justice to the beauty of Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon and Iligan. One of the movies I watched in support of Philippine Cinema that involved showing off Boracay, didn't actually capture its beauty. This one did that I actually decided I should go to Iligan for the waterfalls!
I was there. 14 June 2011. Megamall Cinema 10.
Last night, a good friend invited me to watch the premiere of Forever and A Day. He was a huge fan of KC Concepcion and he was my friend so I agreed to see it with them.
The plot is simple. It's a boy-meets-girl, girl is sick, and so on like that of "A Walk to Remember." Don't get me wrong about calling it simple. There is nothing wrong about simple stories. But a movie's success depends on the lines, actors, the cinematography, the music, etc. And I think this movie did quite well. The lines were not too mushy, casting was good (when you look at it, Bembol Roco and Vivian Velez can really have KC as their daughter), and the acting was good. My friend who is a fan of KC and has seen her movies was amazed! He said she really improved in this movie. Also, the filming did justice to the beauty of Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon and Iligan. One of the movies I watched in support of Philippine Cinema that involved showing off Boracay, didn't actually capture its beauty. This one did that I actually decided I should go to Iligan for the waterfalls!
I was there. 14 June 2011. Megamall Cinema 10.
Travel stories are tough to write because you are bound to say facts (so obviously, they have been said before) in the very same fashion, specially if the story is not a first person narrative (I don't like I's in my writing).
I received an email today that made me feel horrible. Being the "i-am-a-positive-person" wannabe, I asked a few questions from my friend who is a writer/editor and began searching for travel writing pointers on the net.
Of course, I came across one of my favorite pieces on the subject again,"How to Write a Bad Travel Story" and also found "Roads Not Taken". I have taken it upon myself to write down these points after reading the latter.
- Don’t ignore what is too obvious, even it it's not "that pleasant"
- Talk about the present
- Have imagination – show instead of tell
- Have insight
- Inject humor
- Conversations/People
I received an email today that made me feel horrible. Being the "i-am-a-positive-person" wannabe, I asked a few questions from my friend who is a writer/editor and began searching for travel writing pointers on the net.
Of course, I came across one of my favorite pieces on the subject again,"How to Write a Bad Travel Story" and also found "Roads Not Taken". I have taken it upon myself to write down these points after reading the latter.
- Don’t ignore what is too obvious, even it it's not "that pleasant"
- Talk about the present
- Have imagination – show instead of tell
- Have insight
- Inject humor
- Conversations/People
I am Karla and am addicted to Charlie Chan.
On weekends, it's easy to have it delivered and we have been doing so for weeks now. But Yellow Cab is not that cheap. So I decided to cook on this oh-it's-a-Thursday-not-a-Friday afternoon. It's not the first time I have tried making this, though. But by far, this recipe which I am sharing (as a note to myself, too) is the closest I have gotten so far. As I don't have Java sauce (which most of the recipes I have seen recommend), I used peanut butter and oyster sauce.
My Charlie Chan
spaghetti cooked according to package directions (for this much sauce, I'd say about 300-400 grams)
2 pcs deboned and skinless chicken breast cut into strips, marinated in oyster sauce
6 tablespoons olive oil
8 cloves of garlic (artichoke)
A can of mushrooms (drained)
1 cup of peanuts (roasted and unflavored, if possible)
a mix of: 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1/4 cup oyster sauce and 2 pcs of dried siling labuyo (chillies), chopped
A tablespoon of butter (optional, I would say but this adds flavor and a very nice aroma)
Chopped spring onion, about 4-5 tablespoons
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Saute the garlic until golden. Add the chicken. Cover for about 2 minutes (check until the meat turns white). Add the mushrooms and simmer in low heat for 2 minutes covered. Add the peanuts and cover for another 2 minutes.
Add the mix of peanut butter, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sili. You can also use a leftover chilli flakes packet from your Yellow Cab delivery to increase its intensity. Simmer for a minute, Add in the butter until it melts and it's ready to serve over your cooked spaghetti. Garnish with the chopped spring onion.
So there.
On weekends, it's easy to have it delivered and we have been doing so for weeks now. But Yellow Cab is not that cheap. So I decided to cook on this oh-it's-a-Thursday-not-a-Friday afternoon. It's not the first time I have tried making this, though. But by far, this recipe which I am sharing (as a note to myself, too) is the closest I have gotten so far. As I don't have Java sauce (which most of the recipes I have seen recommend), I used peanut butter and oyster sauce.
My Charlie Chan
spaghetti cooked according to package directions (for this much sauce, I'd say about 300-400 grams)
2 pcs deboned and skinless chicken breast cut into strips, marinated in oyster sauce
6 tablespoons olive oil
8 cloves of garlic (artichoke)
A can of mushrooms (drained)
1 cup of peanuts (roasted and unflavored, if possible)
a mix of: 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1/4 cup oyster sauce and 2 pcs of dried siling labuyo (chillies), chopped
A tablespoon of butter (optional, I would say but this adds flavor and a very nice aroma)
Chopped spring onion, about 4-5 tablespoons
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Saute the garlic until golden. Add the chicken. Cover for about 2 minutes (check until the meat turns white). Add the mushrooms and simmer in low heat for 2 minutes covered. Add the peanuts and cover for another 2 minutes.
Add the mix of peanut butter, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sili. You can also use a leftover chilli flakes packet from your Yellow Cab delivery to increase its intensity. Simmer for a minute, Add in the butter until it melts and it's ready to serve over your cooked spaghetti. Garnish with the chopped spring onion.
So there.
