BEST OF 2014

I'm not going to wait for the year to end to post this. I have work on the 31st so I don't think I will be able to have the time to write a post then. So I'll write this while working on Rizal Day.

All images captured from Google.

BEST MOVIE (International)
LAST YEAR: Gravity

The best film is the type of film wherein days after you've seen it you still think about what you saw and it still gives you the chills. Whether it's how awesome the characters are or how disturbing the story was, it still leaves something. Gone Girl is my best movie of 2014. What a disturbing movie!!! I watched it twice and in both showing, I notice how everyone in the cinema were really talking seriously about what they just saw. It was disturbing. It was emotional. It was shocking. It was a very very effective film. On facebook, whenever I post about a film I just saw, I normally just get likes, but when I posted about this, people really wanted to discuss the movie. You don't really get that a lot. And for that reason alone is why Gone Girl is my best film of the year.
RUNNER UP: Captain America: Winter Soldier

BEST MOVIE (Local)
LAST YEAR: OTJ

I know in terms of quality, the indies take the cake for brilliance in the local film scene. But in all honesty, I have not been exposed to it as much as I want to. But to be honest, 2014 hasn't really been a good year for us in terms of quality films. Even the indies had fewer noteworthy titles to choose from. So bear with me as my pick this year is reflective of the mainstream Pinoy films that we all love to hate. But then again, truth is we still pay to see these films. We swoon when we see kilig moments. And we still smile watching all the same cliche's film after film after film. Honestly, all Pinoy films tell the same story but with only different actors. Okay, enough ranting. The best of all jologs Pinoy cheesy films of 2014 is Starting Over Again. And I choose this solely because I love Toni Gonzaga.
RUNNER UP: Bride For Rent

GAME OF THE YEAR (Console)
LAST YEAR: Grand Theft Auto V

2014 is the start of the current generation of consoles, so it's quite understandable that the games are not of the same standards as the brilliant games that came out last year. Honestly, this year only 2 games are vying for the title of the best game of 2014. A choice between gameplay innovation and sheer size. Admittedly, Shadow Of Mordor's Nemesis system is the best thing to come out of video games this year. It gives players the ability to tell it's own story uniquely his. But Dragon Age: Inquisition consumed most of my idle time ever since I bought the game a few weeks ago.  I have poured in 60 hours into this game and I don't think I'm halfway done. There are literally tons of things to do in this game world and it's clearly worth what I paid for. Oh and just like with previous Bioware Games that I choose to win GOTY, it really helps that they let players have gay sex.
RUNNER UP: Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor

GAME OF THE YEAR (Handheld)
LAST YEAR: Tearaway

I bought my PS4 this year, and have played no other console as much as I did with my PS4. So my choice for Game Of The Year for Handhelds for 2014 is the only game that I played the most. Nintendo is great at creating games that allow you to kill time. With titles like Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pokemon or even Animal Crossing, you could literally lose thousands of hours playing those games. But my 2014 Handheld game of the year is nothing like the innovative games I mentioned above. It's a return to form for classic JRPGs. Bravely Default is the best turn based RPG I have played since the time of the PS2 era JRPGs. It's tactical, challenging, and really addictive. I love getting new costumes as that meant that I will have new abilities. The characters are charming and funny and it has a very Japanese story which is quirky, imaginative and confusing as shit. Just how I like my Japanese Role Playing Games.
RUNNER UP: The Walking Dead: Season 2

BEST OF TV DRAMA 
LAST YEAR: The Good Wife

So the past few years I have been skipping on this show as the best US Drama series because there have been a lot of outstanding shows. That's why I think I've given this award to almost all of the best shows out there. That's why this year, I'm giving the award to one of my favorite shows of all time. Shameless. It's a family dramedy about a VERY dysfunctional family. The show is so taboo I don't think this will ever be allowed to be shown in our country. Regardless, the show is damn funny, brilliantly acted, and just like drugs, is so addictive. It is tasteless sometimes. It is filled with morally questionable characters and your heroes are pretty much all criminals in the making, but they are the most relatable and likeable characters on tv. I fucking love Shameless!!!
RUNNER UP: Game Of Thrones

BEST OF TV COMEDY
LAST YEAR: The Mindy Project

I am no longer the target market of MTV. I actually want to puke whenever I see something teenybopper on television these days. So imagine my surprise when I found myself glued to the television watching this year's winner. Faking It. It's a show about a couple of high school girls faking being lesbians so they will become famous in school. Just like the usual coming of age stories, one of them turns out to really be gay and falls in love with the best friend. But as cliche as this story gets, it's actually funny and it doesn't take itself too seriously (hello Glee). The show, now on it's second season, has now moved on from it's original premise and I think is getting better for it. This show may never win an Emmy, but I think it's the closest we'll get to seeing how American teenagers really are this generation. It's a cool show.
RUNNER UP: The McCarthy's

BEST OF TV (Local)
LAST YEAR: Got To Believe

What is a Gillboard Best Of post without an appearance of something directed by Cathy Garcia Molina. It would be nothing. And this year, I'm giving out the recognition of Best Pinoy TV Series to Forevermore. I love how this show makes me feel younger. It is a very Pinoy Soap Opera. It checks on a lot of boxes in the How To Make a Teleserye Handbook. The poor girl / rich guy love story. The evil future mother in law. The scene stealing supporting characters. The funny barkada of the guy. The third party. I'm pretty sure someone will get kidnapped by the end of this show. But then again, even if you do it, if you do it right. Get the script right. Get the chemistry right. Filipinos will buy the shit you throw at them. Unfortunately, I'm one who buys those shit. And come on, there really isn't anything really good on Philippine TV apart from our news and current affairs stuff. Is there? Anyway, back to Forevermore. What I like about it, is that it's smart enough that even if it ticks all those soap opera cliches, it gives us a bit of a twist that keeps us guessing if what we predicted will come true or not.
RUNNER UP: The Voice Of The Philippines

BEST IN MUSIC
LAST YEAR: Just Give Me A Reason

Let me be predictable for once. I like me some melancholy songs. And my song of the year goes to a singer who really writes great sad songs. The male or gay version of Adele as they say. Sam Smith's Stay With Me resonates for a number of  reasons. One, the song is really really relatable. Who among us have that one night stand that we wished was not just? Oh god, if I heard that song like 8 years ago, I would have sung that to that unforgettable one night stand. Two, Sam Smith. Wow, that voice!!! You could really feel his emotions in all of his songs. He's my favorite artist this year, bar none. Three. It was not overplayed unlike John Legend's theme song of the year. Four. It's just one song from an album that's full of great music. Actually, let me take back the award from Stay With Me. The Best In Music this year for me is anything from Sam Smith.
RUNNER UP: Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud

BLOG OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR: Wickedmouth

I know I haven't been the most active blogger this year. I think I visit only a handful of blogs. And let's be honest, there haven't really been a lot of active bloggers anymore. The greats have now moved on  to better things in life. But there's been no one really who's been as consistent in writing posts as this year's winner. Regardless the posts are read or not, he still writes. I heard it's something he needs to do. For me, he is the epitome of the adage, "we write to express, not to impress". He's one blogger that I have known from like when I started blogging a few years ago, yet, he's someone I've never actually met in person. I admire this blogger because it is difficult to find things to write, but he never seems to fail to find one. From trysts, to heartbreaks, his job, to family matters. They may sometimes be deep, but they are very well written. I have given this award to people who are no longer in the blog world, but I'm quite positive, we'll be seeing his posts for quite some time more. Cheers Kuya Joms of L'Heure Bleue
RUNNER UP: Geosef's Alphabet

BEST OF 2013

I don't think I can wait anymore for the last day of the year. I have work then, and I think I'll be busy doing work at home. So let's just do this today then.

As with my other Best Of posts, I would like to first thank everyone who stuck with this blog event hough I don't post the way I do before. Even though I'm less funny, I write very rarely and sometimes I don't make sense anymore. Thank you.

So let's get it started.

BEST MOVIE (International)
LAST YEAR: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I think this is the year where science fiction was taken seriously. It's not always about a chosen one destined to save the world. It's not always about super powered beings from another planet. Science fiction can also be simple. Something like... being trapped in space. Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity is a perfect example of a simple science fiction tale. It is unbelievable how you can be at awe at the beauty of seeing our planet from space and  the same time afraid for Sandra Bullock's character. That is the power of great filmmaking, storytelling, superb acting and today's technology.
RUNNER-UP: The Kings of Summer, Before Midnight

BEST MOVIE (Local)
LAST YEAR: Unofficially Yours
This year has brought us a surprisingly good number of awesome movies. Of course, we're still getting a bulk of romcoms, but we also got quite a number of quality films. A few of them were actually action films. If this were a different year, It Takes A Man and a Woman would have won the title, but since it's 2013, I choose OTJ as the best movie of the year. It is an awesome action film. Is it original? I don't think so. Filipino movie directors have been "inspired" by foreign films and some may compare this film to The Departed. It's action packed and it's intriguing. The fact that this is not a rom com alone gives it an edge over other titles.
RUNNER-UP: Four Sisters and a Wedding, It Takes A Man and A Woman

GAME OF THE YEAR (Console)
LAST YEAR: Mass Effect 3
Wow, this I had a really hard time choosing. While there are actually only two games that stood out, a lot of the nominees, if they were released another year would have easily won this distinction of being the best game. But how could you really choose between Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us? Both are really brilliant games. One has a really outstanding story with great gameplay and beautiful visuals. The other is a really huge game which no one could possibly want to stop playing. I could just make it easy and make it a tie, but there really has to be only one. I guess sky diving and dropping directly to a dirt bike then racing down the top of the mountain against a crazy drugged up daredevil, just because you followed a talking dog would trump an awesome zombie game this time. So, it is with great difficulty that I give the Game of the Year title of 2013 to Grand Theft Auto V.
RUNNER-UP: The Last Of Us

GAME OF THE YEAR (Handheld)
This is the first new title I'm giving out this year to replace comic book awards (if you don't know yet I have quit downloading them this year). I think it's only fair to separate the handheld titles from the console ones just because the quality between the two are really different. But then again this year, between my PSVita and 3DS, I played my handheld games longer than my consoles. Nintendo really had a strong showing this year with Luigi's Mansion, Fire Emblem, Pokemon and Animal Crossing. I think I spent literally hundreds of hours between the last three games. But the game I choose this year trumps them all not because of the length of time I played the game. Tearaway is a short game. But in the short time I played, it really pushed out all of the things my PSVita can do. From the touchscreen from the front back, camera, microphone, and everything else. All of them were used. Not all games could brag about that. And of course, it's got a great story.
RUNNER-UP: Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Pokemon X

BEST OF TV (Drama)
LAST YEAR: The Walking Dead
This is another tough category. But there are really only two shows that delivered really really strong episodes this year. Game of Thrones with Khaleesi's taking of The Unsullied and The Red Wedding. The Good Wife with it's Hitting The Fan and 100th episode. But really, only one episode is enough for me to give the title to The Good Wife. I have been a fan of the show since it's first season. But they really stepped up their game in it's first ten episodes this season. Just watch episode 5 (Hitting The Fan). I named it the best episode of any tv show ever. I clapped. I laughed. I sat on the edge of my seat. I got mad. All those different emotions just because of one episode. It's smartly written, brilliantly acted and generally just a joy to watch. I love this show.
RUNNER-UP: Game of Thrones

BEST OF TV (Comedy)
This is the other new category. Honestly, if I didn't separate the two categories, no comedy show would've won in Best of TV. I don't know why it took me five years to create this one. But I guess for one, there really hasn't been any truly strong sitcom on television the last few years. I think the golden era of sitcoms was the time when both Friends and Will & Grace were on air. Now, comedies just come and go. And this one, I'm afraid is a show that we may lose soon. The Mindy Project is a really funny series. Yes, Mindy can be a bit annoying. But really, there aren't that many shows that could make you laugh out loud or is tolerable to watch again other than this one.
RUNNER-UP: The Crazy Ones, New Girl

BEST OF TV (Local)
LAST YEAR: Be Careful With My Heart
Cathy Garcia Molina has been a strong presence in this annual thing I do, because she makes really 'kilig' movies. This year, she brought her signature work to television via my Best Pinoy TV Show, Got To Believe. This is again not originally nominated because it just started recently, but given it's newness, we it is a show that I really can't let go. I am not a fan of Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo, but I cannot deny that the couple has great chemistry. Something I last saw with John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. The show itself is funny, charming, sweet and Carmina is an effective villain. I hate her. How can you really deny giving the title to Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Care Bear, Teddy Bear and Gummy Bear.
RUNNER-UP: Honesto, Juan dela Cruz

BEST IN MUSIC
LAST YEAR: Madness / Muse
Breakup anthems have been the most relatable songs there is. I mean everyone has gone through one. Hearts have been broken at one point or another. While technically this song is not a breakup song, it's almost one. Pink has been on a roll lately in delivering really great songs, but Just Give Me A Reason is the best on her discography. Who doesn't know the lyrics to this song? It's about a couple having a trouble with their relationship and are trying to find a reason to stay with each other. Who hasn't been in this situation? That's enough for me for this song to be the best song of 2013.
RUNNER-UP: Blurred Lines

BLOG OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR: Wickedmouth
There hasn't been any blogger who has experienced more success this year other than Glentot himself. He's so successful he's now published. It's one thing all real bloggers would want for their blog. And that alone is reason enough for Wickedmouth to be this year's best blog... Again. I have had a chance to finally meet him this year when he gave me a signed copy of his book (which unfortunately was among the things that was taken from me by those fuckin' holduppers). Glentot, if you're reading this I need another copy of your book please!!! Anyway, if you don't believe me, just click the link and go to his blog. I'll shut down my blog if you tell me you didn't laugh in at least one of his posts.
RUNNER-UP: Alfabeto Della Mia Vita

KUNG MAGMAMAHAL KA NG BLOGGER

Hindi naman sa hindi ko gusto ang magmahal ng blogger. Kung alam niyo lang kung gaano karami ang kras kong mahuhusay na manunulat sa mundo ng blogosperyo, hindi mo aakalain na nagkaroon ako ng failed relationship sa isang kapwa blogero.

Pero marami ring dapat pagnilay-nilayan kung sakaling dumating ang panahon na magdesisyon ka na magmahal ng blogger.  Maraming dapat paghandaan.

• Hindi dahil lahat ng hinahanap mo sa isang tao ay nakita mo sa mga sinulat niya ay yun talaga ang personalidad niya. Lahat ng tao, blogger o hindi, kailangan ibenta ang sarili para magkainteres sa kanya ang mga taong gusto niya. Dapat bago ka pumasok sa relasyon sa isang manunulat ay kilalanin mo muna siya ng todo todo. Hindi yung dahil nagmeet na kayo ng isang beses, nagkatext o nagtatawagan araw-araw ay pwede nang maging kayo.
• Dapat maintindihan mo na hindi lang ikaw ang nagkakacrush sa crush mo. Kung ikaw ang maswerteng nilalang na napili ng blogger crush mo, kailangan handa kang sumailalim sa mapanghusgang mga mata ng "fans" ng kablog mo. Handa kang machismis. Handa kang malait. At kung sisiraan nila ang "mahal" mo, ay dapat tanggap mo kung ano ang mga maririnig mo.
• Siguraduhin mong hindi ka magiging kabit. Totoong, kung kabit ka, mas marami kang maisusulat na mga interesanteng bagay. Siguro mas sisikat ka. Siguro mas mahal ka niya. Pero at the end of the day, kabit ka. May sinasaktan ka. At maraming tao ang mag-iisip na medyo tanga ka. Tandaan, sa panahong ito, ang KARMA ay digital na.
• Kapag blogger ang mahal mo, masarap na mababasa mong sinusulat niya ay tungkol sa'yo. Pero pagdating ng panahon na wala na kayo, dapat handa ka na mabasa na kahit siya ang may kasalanan kung bakit kayo naghiwalay, ikaw pa rin ang magiging kontrabida. Na ang isusulat niya tungkol sa inyo, sa kanya mapupunta ang simpatya ng kanyang mga mambabasa. Dapat handa kang basahin sa blog niya lahat ng mga pagkukulang mo. Dahil blog niya yun, siya dapat ang bida... kahit siya ang may sala. Mayroon nga, aminadong plagiarist pero nagawa pa niyang paikutin ang kanyang mga salita at kahit papaano, siya pa rin ang kawawa.
• At higit sa lahat, kung sakaling hindi na kayo, darating ang panahon na ang isusulat niya ay tungkol sa bago niyang nakilala. Ang bagong nagpapatibok ng puso niya. Ang tunay na "the one" para sa kanya. Dapat handa kang basahin iyon, kahit ikaw hindi pa nakaka move on.

Hindi ko sinasabing masamang magmahal ng isang manunulat. Tatlong taon na kami ni Kasintahan, at sa palagay ko ay masaya pa rin kami. At hindi lahat ng blogger ay ganyan, maraming tahimik pagdating sa pag-ibig. Dahil sa totoo lang, mas masayang hindi nailalathala ang lahat ng tungkol sa isang relasyon.  

Masarap talagang magmahal. Sa blogger man o hindi.

Basta wala kang nasasaktan, at masaya ka, walang masama na magmahal.

GANITO PA RIN BA ANG MGA BLOGGERS NGAYON

Hindi ako masyadong napapaikot sa mundo ng blogosperyo, pero minsan may manaka-nakang mga post na nagpapaalala sa akin kung bakit ko minahal ang mundong ito.

Nakakatuwang magbasa ng mga blog ng kabataan, dahil naaalala mo kung paano ka rin dati. Ewan ko kung dahil ba ito sa edad ko, o dahil iba na ang kalagayan ko ngayon.

Medyo matagal na rin akong di nakakapagsulat ng mga napapansin ko sa mga makabagong manunulat. Pero gaya ng sabi ko noon, parang cycle lang ang blogging. Umiikot. Umuulit. Iba nga lang ang nagsusulat.

Naaalala mo pa ba noong nagsusulat ka.

ANG LUNGKOT NG BUHAY DAHIL SINGLE AKO
Nalulungkot ka tuwing umuulan. Nalulungkot tuwing Pasko. Umiiyak kapag araw ng mga puso. Nagsummer vacation ka mag-isa kaya depressed ka. Nagbibirthday ka at ang nag-iisang hiling mo ay ang magka girlfriend o boyfriend. Ang goal mo tuwing bagong taon ay magkasyota. Ang buong mundo mo ay hindi iikot hangga't single ka. Magpapakaplastic ka minsan, at sasabihin mo masaya ang single blessedness, pero ilang linggo matapos, ay magmumukmok ka dahil mag-isa ka.

ANG SAYA NG BUHAY DAHIL MAY SYOTA/ASAWA AKO.
Ipopost mo ang anniversary ninyo. Ipopost niyo ang monthsary ninyo. Ipopost mo ang weeksary niyo. Ipopost mo ang daysary ninyo. Ipopost mo pag nag-away kayo. Ipopost mo kapag nagkabati kayo. Ipopost mo kapag namimiss mo siya. Ipopost mo ang dates ninyo. Ipopost mo yung pagmamahal mo sa kanya. Medyo nakakasuka. Pero mahal mo, bakit ba. Oo. Ako yan.

WALA NANG NANGYAYARING MAGANDA SA BUHAY KO.
Magkukwento ka ng kwentong masalimuot tungkol sa buhay mo. Kung ano ang hirap na dinanas ninyo. Kung paano ka niloko at iniwan ng minamahal mo. Magkukwento ka kung paanong sinira ang buhay mo ng bulok na sistema ng bahay niyo, eskwela, trabaho o pamahalaang Arroyo at Aquino. Hindi ka nakikinig sa mga nagsasabing maganda ang buhay. Ikaw lang ang may karapatang magdrama sa mundo. At kapag may nagbibigay ng payo na hindi mo gusto, gigyerahin mo ito.

IKAW NA ANG TAMA. IKAW LANG.
Ikaw na ang nagbibigay ng tips kung paano maghandle ng pag-ibig. Kung anong klaseng girlfriend/boyfriend ang dapat hanapin ng mga mambabasa mo. Nagbibigay ka ng payo kung paano maghandle ng hiwalayan. Ng away ng mag-asawa. Minsan pa nga, gumagawa ka ng post para sagutin lahat ng tanong ng mga mambabasa mo. Ikaw na si Charo Santos Concio ng blogging. Pero sa totoo, disi-otso ka lang at di pa nagkakasyota.

IKAW NA ANG GUSTONG SUMIKAT.
Aktibo kang magkumento sa mga tahanan ng mga sikat na blogger hoping na yung mga nagbabasa doon ay mapapadaan din sa bahay mo ang mga mambabasa nito. Gumagawa ka ng kung anu-anong pautot masabi lang na in ka. Makikijoin sa mga tag na post ng iba. Gagawa ng kung anu-anong badge para sa kanila. Mamimigay ng award. Ililink mo lahat lahat sila kahit hindi mo binabasa. Magsusulat ka ng kung ano ang in. Makikisawsaw sa isyu o sa mga nagbablog war. At araw araw kang nagsusulat para ikaw ay sumikat.

IKAW NA MAHILIG UMINOM NG SPRITE.
Ikaw yung nagpapakatotoo. Yung isusulat ang tunay na damdamin mo. Wala kang pakialam kung may nagbabasa o wala ng mga sinusulat mo. Minsan isang sentence lang ang ipapublish mo. Hindi mo hangad na magkaroon ng bagong kaibigan. Ng syota. Ng kung ano pa man. Basta nagsusulat ka dahil dun ka masaya. Minsan ikaw lang nakakaintindi sa mga sinusulat mo. Pero ikaw yung gustong kaibiganin ng mga tao. Mayroong kokontra sa mga paniniwala mo, pero dedma ka lang dahil nirerespeto mo ang opinyon ng ibang tao.

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Ang dami nang nagsusulat sa mundo. Nakakatuwa kadalasan. Nakakainis at nakakalungkot kung minsan. May mga pagkakataon na gusto mong ihinto pero nahihirapan kang tigilan.

Masaya eh. Nakakatanggal ng stress.

Ang hirap iwan.

Ikaw, naaalala mo ba noong nagsusulat ka? Sino ka sa kanila?

BLOG LIFE CYCLE

STAGE 1: DISCOVERY
Maaaring bored ka, naghahanap sa google ng mga kwentong bastos o kaya'y kwentong nakakatakot. Napadpad sa isang blog. Nagbasa. Natuwa. Napaclick ng link sa ibang blog. Natawa. Naaliw. Nainggit. Naisip na kaya ko rin magsulat ng ganyan.

STAGE 2: CREATION
Nadiscover na pwedeng iclick ang B sa Blogger o W sa Wordpress. Nag-isip ng magandang title. Dinisenyuhan ang blog. Nagsulat ng unang post. Naghintay ng may magbabasa. Wala. Nagbloghop sa mga binabasang blog. Nagkumento. Nagmensahe sa cbox sa gilid ng blog. Nagfollow ng bloggers sa twitter, facebook at anumang social media. Nagrequest sa mga batikang blogger ng "link exchange" o "follow me and I'll follow back". Nakareceive ng unang follower at unang commenter.

STAGE 3: FASCINATION
Tumaba ang puso sa unang kumento. Nagsulat ulit. Ngayon, mas kontrobersyal, para maging interesado ang maliligaw. Kinuwento kung paano nabigo o nasugatan ang puso. Nagpatuloy ng blog hopping at commenting. Minsan hindi na nagbabasa ng blog, kumento na lang agad para makakuha ng mambabasa. Nadagdagan ng commenters at followers. Sumunod sa mas marami pang blog. Natutong magsulat ng mas madalas.

STAGE 4: RISE TO STARDOM
Araw-araw nang nagsusulat para araw-araw ding may bagong commenters at followers. Naadik sa kakarefresh ng home page, lalo na pag bago ang post. Natutong wag lumapit sa mga sikat na bloggers. Kinilala at kinaibigan ang mga kasabayang bloggers. Naglagay ng mga kung anu-anong abubot sa gilid ng blog. Naglagay ng music sa blog. Naglagay ng stat counter. Namigay ng mga blog awards na isang tag post lang sa totoong buhay. Naging mas mapangahas sa mga sinusulat na post. Nagsimulang mapansin ng mga sikat na manunulat. Nagsimula na ring lumaki ang ulo.

STAGE 5: FAME
Naging sikat na manunulat. Nababanggit na ng ibang mga blogero sa ilang mga post. Nagkaroon ng sariling pakulo sa kanyang blog. Nagpakontest. Nang-interbyu ng kapwa blogero. Nag-oorganisa ng mga bloggers eyeball. Nagkaroon ng mga kaibigan. Nagkaroon ng mga kaaway sa blog. Naalipusta ng isang blogger. Nang-alipusta ng mga blogger. Nakakilala ng mas maraming kaibigan. Naligawan. Nanligaw. Nagkasyota.

STAGE 6: AND THEN...
Nagkasyota. Puros love life ang sinulat. Nagkaroon ng pasok sa eskwela. Nagkaroon ng bagong trabaho. Nablock ang internet sa opisina. Nakipaghiwalay sa syota. Binura ang lahat ng post tungkol sa ex. Napagkaisahan ng mga barkadang blogger. Nachismis. Nagancho ng blogger. Nawalan ng trabaho. Nawalan ng pambayad sa internet. Tinamad. Nag-anunsyo ng pag-alis sa blog. Nabuko na di nagsasabi ng totoo sa blog. Nagsimula ng bagong blog. Hindi kasing sikat nang naunang blog.

STAGE 7: DEATH
Bumalik sa unang blog. Hindi na masyadong pinansin. Nagkalove life ulit. Nawalan ng ganang magsulat. Naging ex ang bagong lovelife. Binura ang buong blog. Nakalimot ng password. Nakamove on sa blogging. Namuhay ng mapayapa sa labas ng mundo ng internet. Namatay.

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Bato bato sa langit, ang tamaan wag magagalit. O kaya wag magrereact. O mag name drop (joke)

Gusto ko lang magsulat. :)

THE BEST OF 2011

A few more days, and we'll say goodbye to 2011.

Normally, I post this on the 31st, but I have a feeling that I'm not going to have internet access again, just like last Christmas, I thought to just post this today. My favorites of 2011.

But before I proceed, I'd like to give thanks to all the readers, followers, contest participants, all those silent readers, the people who followed my twits and liked my Facebook page (I am hoping you'd interact with me more there, specially those non-bloggers who I really don't know personally). I appreciate your taking your time to read about what goes on inside my head, even if most of the time they're not that interesting.

Enough drama, let's get on with the awards:

BEST MOVIE (International)
LAST YEAR: Toy Story 3
This film wasn't a part of my nominees of best films for the year, and I don't really think you'd all agree that it's the best film of the year if you see it. There were three films this year that gave me a wide smile after finishing the movie. Harry Potter, Crazy Stupid Love and my pick this year for best movie... The Help. It's a period film about a girl who wrote a book detailing the challenges of being a 'colored' maid, earlier in the last century. It's a film that you'd really root for the protagonists of the story. It made you care about the characters. I don't know what it is with Emma Stone, but so far she hasn't done any bad film in my book.
RUNNER-UP: Crazy Stupid Love, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

BEST MOVIE (Local)
LAST YEAR: My Amnesia Girl
This is the year of the indie films. Before, when I hear indie movie I instantly think of gay films. This year's best film is essentially a gay film, but it defied the norm. Zombadings: Patayin Sa Shokot Si Remington didn't have mandatory sex scene. It did not portray us Filipinos as poor people. And it made me laugh out loud throughout the entire movie. Films like these and Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank gave me hope that Pinoys can do really good films and not just cheesy romantic comedies. Although I'm really looking forward to seeing Unofficially Yours next year (John Lloyd forever!!!).
RUNNER-UP: Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank, No Other Woman

GAME OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR: Mass Effect 2
The last few months have been hard on my wallet. All the good games came out within  weeks of each other. But there was no other game this year that made me stay at home on weekends, forget that I'm in a relationship and basically ruined my social life other than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This game literally has no ending. I'm 100+ hours into the game, yet I'm still not half into the main story. Massive is not an appropriate description of Skyrim. It's not a perfect game. I own the PS3 version and I experience (take note, it's in the present tense) lag whenever I've played more than 6 hours of the game, it's not for those people who crave action every minute into the game (you do a LOT of walking in Skyrim), and even if it's got a hundred of people in the world, you'll hear the same voices over and over again. But then it lets you kill dragons. DRAGONS for cripes sake! Nuff said.
RUNNER-UP: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Gears of War 3,

BEST OF TV
LAST YEAR: Dexter
This year I'm really torn about this category. A lot of shows really deserve being on this list. I really got hooked on all these shows this year and they really delivered the goods. But I have to make one choice. Game of Thrones. Where else can you see incest, blood, gore, sexposition (exposition while in the middle of having sex), beheadings, DRAGONS, and heroes not be safe from death? Nowhere. Well, Once Upon A Time just did the last part. HBO didn't just give us a modern day Lord of the Rings. They stayed faithful interpretation of the original George Martin series (A Song of Ice and Fire) and they gave it to us in 10 straight weeks. I can't wait for April to see Season 2 (A Clash of Kings).
RUNNER-UP: Once Upon A Time, Shameless

BEST OF PINOY TV 
LAST YEAR: Showtime
I don't get to religiously watch the primetime teleseryes, but from time to time i try to catch up. There aren't a lot of shows that I find really interesting. Like I said in a previous post, some of the stories being shown these days are recycled stories from before but only give a different twist that would at least make it seem like a new show. Lost relative. Kidnapping/hostage taking towards the end. But it's not really those scenes that make us watch them. It's in the meat of the story. The acting. The way it makes us feel better about ourselves seeing we don't have family members who want us dead. And it's always a positive if it makes us laugh. I've always been a fan of Xyriel's acting, and seeing Coney Reyes brings me back to those days when I was a kid watching my mom cry while watching Coney Reyes on Camera. 100 Days to Heaven deserves this award.
RUNNER-UP: Budoy

COMIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR: The Thanos Imperative
Earlier this year, Marvel said that 2011 was going to be the year of the mutants. They did good on that promise with really great stories like Schism and Regenesis. But undeniably, this year's event is the Dark Angel Saga. Critics have been unanimous in proclaiming this storyarc as a modern day classic. Comparisons with The Dark Phoenix Saga is well-deserved, if not an understatement. This is an awesome story. The tale of Angel's descent into becoming the heir of Apocalypse is as gripping and as emotionally straining as other literary classics. It's beautiful when it started and much more how it ended. The Dark Angel Saga is a perfect example of how to write a comic event.
RUNNER-UP: DC: The 52 Initiative, Spider-Island

BEST COMIC SERIES
LAST YEAR: The Walking Dead
While The Dark Angel Saga instantly put Uncanny X-Force on the front row of this list, credit must also be given to other perfectly written series. And my hats off to Scott Snyder in making me read Batman. His Detective Comics was just riveting. A story you can't put down and stop reading. He knows his Batmen, whether it's Bruce or Dick, and he knows how to give them a challenge. Detective Comics' The Black Mirror and now his Batman's Court of Owls storylines are just some of the best stories published this year. I don't want him to leave this book as I think Scott and Batman are a perfect fit. Credits to Jock, Francesco Francavilla and Greg Capullo for giving the matching tone in terms of the art for Scott's words.
RUNNER-UP: Uncanny X-Force, Amazing Spider-Man

BEST IN MUSIC
LAST YEAR: Baby (Justin Bieber)
We don't really get a lot of quality Filipino music these days. I don't know if we're lacking good songwriters or if we just ran out of creative juice in terms of song making. What we're left with are bands with song whose lyrics don't always make sense and really good singers singing really used up remakes of songs. Then in came Zia Quizon's Ako Na Lang. It's refreshing in the ears. It sounds sosyal. It's uptempo. And you can't help but put the song on repeat. I loved this song. Whenever my phone randomly plays this song, I wouldn't listen to anything else anymore. I am not sure if her album contains remakes too (hopefully not), but listening to these kinds of songs make me hopeful in our ailing music industry.
RUNNER-UP: Adele

NEWS OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR: President Noynoy
Don't you just hate it when Filipinos are put in bad light. I am proud to be a Filipino. I don't want to leave this country. But when you have an incompetent and bratty President, a corrupt ex-president, a boxer who longs to someday become a Vice President (or God forbid the future President), a sibling rivalry that ended up in murder between a Senator's half sister and poor brother headlining the news, it makes you change your mind a bit. Thank God, Shamcey Supsup and Gwendolyn Ruais made us forget about those thing even for just a couple of hours. They may not have won their crowns, but at least our attentions have been diverted to something pretty and not nasty.
LAST YEAR: The Arroyo's

BLOG OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR: The Deadbeat Club
I loved short posts. They are easier to read. They don't make my nose bleed. And when done the right way, they entertain. I don't like long posts. I don't like posts written so lengthily with no direction and have no point. Bloggers tend to do that. But there is one blogger that does that, yet he still successfully gets me engaged in reading his long posts. He got me reading through his ordeal in finding an empty cubicle where he can dump his shit. I don't know how anyone could be so gifted in words. I'm jealous. His blog is not for everybody, you'd probably find this guy arrogant or snobbish. He probably won't find the time to visit your blog back if you comment on his posts. But he is a great read. This year the Best Blog is Lio's Same Shit, Different Day.
RUNNER-UP: Wickedmouth, Human, All Too Human, Ms. Chuniverse

Agree? Disagree? What were your bets for the year? And you've got til Sunday to join my little pacontest, see posts below. :)

I might not be online again on Sunday, so HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone!!!

THE BEST OF 2011: ANG MGA NOMINADO

Hanggang bukas na lang naman ang Nobyembre, at sa Huwebes ay Disyembre na, at dahil pasulput-sulpot na lang ang mga blog post ko kaya ngayon ko na ialalathala ang mga nominado para sa aking taunang Best of the Year Awards.

Sa mga bago lamang dito, tuwing huling araw ng taon ay naglalathala ako ng mga naging paborito ko sa taong nagdaan mapapelikula, telebisyon, musika, comics, video games at blogging. Wala lang, gusto ko lang. Blog ko kasi 'to. Tsaka para na rin matakpan yung post kung saan nagpost at nagbura ako ng concert video ko.

At dahil mayroon pa ngang isang buwan bago matapos ang taon, maaaring hindi man makasali sa listahan ng mga nominado, merong mananalo na shoe-in lamang.

Kung sa tingin ninyo, may nakaligtaan ako, let me know, idadagdag ko.

MOVIE OF THE YEAR (INTERNATIONAL)
Bridesmaids
Drive
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part Two
Source Code
X-Men First Class

MOVIE OF THE YEAR (LOCAL)
Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank
No Other Woman
Thelma
Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot Si Remington

GAME OF THE YEAR
Batman: Arkham City 
Dance Central 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Gears of War 3
LA Noir
Portal 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

TV SHOW OF THE YEAR (INTERNATIONAL)
Community
Game of Thrones
Once Upon A Time
Shameless
Suits
The Good Wife
The Walking Dead

TV SHOW OF THE YEAR (LOCAL)
100 Days to Heaven
Budoy
Reputasyon

COMIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
DC's 52 Initiative: DC Reset their entire comic line
Fantastic Four: Three - The Death of Human Torch
Spider Island: New Yorkers start having Spider-Man's powers
The Dark Angel Saga: Archangel the heir of Apocalypse
X-Men Schism: X-Men Civil War between Cyclops and Wolverine

COMIC BOOK SERIES OF THE YEAR
Amazing Spider-Man
Detective Comics / Batman (The Scott Snyder run)
Fantastic Four / FF (Future Foundation)
Morning Glories
The Walking Dead
Uncanny X-Force

SONG OF THE YEAR
Ako Na Lang - Zia Quizon
Give Me Everything - Pitbull Feat Neyo
Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
Rolling in the Deep - Adele
Someone Like You - Adele
Super Bass - Nicki Minaj

NEWS OF THE YEAR
Miss Universe and Miss World
The Arroyo's
The Norway Massacre
The Revilla's / Bautista's
The whole KC/Piolo debacle

BLOG OF THE YEAR
(Blog must at least have one post  per month... hindi pasulpot-sulpot lang... previous winners not included)
Escape Islands
Human, All Too Human
Mood Swings
Ms. Chuniverse
No Spam, No Virus, No Kidding
Same Shit Different Day
Sentimiyento de Patatas
Soul Jacker
The Creative Dork
The Daily Panda
The Gasoline Dude
The Great Maldito
Wickedmouth

Hindi pa tapos ang taon, marami pa pwedeng magbago lalo na sa mga pelikula (andyan ang aking childhood favorite na Adventure of Tintin, Muppets, Mission Impossible).

Kung meron akong nakalimutan, o kung meron sa tingin niyo na dapat kasama sa listahan ng mga nominado sabihin niyo, malay niyo yun pala yung dapat manalo nakalimutan ko lang kasi ulyanin ako.

KUNG ANIM NA TAON KA NANG BLOGGER... (MAGPAPACONTEST KA)

Kung anim na taong blogger ka na...

• Nakapagpakilala ka na sa iyong mambabasa (whether personally o sa iyong mga kwento tungkol sa sarili mo).
• Nakapagsulat ka na tungkol sa tinatawag na "quarter life crisis"
• Naipagmalaki mo na ang mga lugar na iyong napuntahan (lalo na kung ika'y nangibang-bansa).
• Nalagyan mo na, at inalis mo din ang mga maiingay na music apps sa blog mo.
• Nakagawa ka na ng anonymous blog
• Nakapag-hiatus ka na. Hindi lang once, twice pero maraming beses na.
• Hindi ka na nagugulat kapag ang akala mong straight blogger ay straight na lalake din ang hanap.
• Naging emo ka na dahil single ka. 
• Nakapanligaw ka na, nagkasyota o naligawan ng kapwa mo blogger.
• Naging keso ka na dahil may kasintahan ka.
• Naging bitter ka dahil hiniwalayan ka ng kasintahan mo.
• May ex kang blogger, o naging blogger pagkatapos niyo maghiwalay.
• Nagkaroon ka na ng creepy stalker.
• Nabanggit o naifeature ka na sa ibang blog.
• Yun nga lang minsan ay hindi maganda ang naisulat tungkol sa iyo.
• Mahahanap ang blog mo sa Google pag nagsearch sila ng mga katagang "unang j@kol", "kwentong s3x ng magpinsan", "paano makipag-usap sa dwende", "masakit ang condom", "lalakeng nakikipagtitigan sa Santolan"
• Naplagiarize na ang ibang sinulat mo.
• Nakasali ka na sa iba't ibang pacontest/pakulo ng ibang mga bloggers.
• Nanalo ka na kahit isang beses lang sa isang pakontest.
• Nakatanggap ka na ng "award" mula sa ibang blogger.
• Alam mong ang "award" na ito ay isa talagang tag.
• Naabutan mo ang panahon na dahil walang maisulat ang mga tao, kung ano-ano na lang na klase ng tag ang pinatulan mo gaya ng "litrato ng binti" tag.
• Naadik ka din sa paghihintay ng kumento. Refresh every 30 minutes ng page para malaman kung may nadagdag na kumento.
• May mga hindi sumang-ayon sa iyong mga opinyon at nang-aaway sa'yo sa pamamagitan ng mga kumento.
• Hopefully, hindi ka pumapatol sa mga ito.
• Nakapagpacontest ka na...

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Dahil ngayon ang araw ng aking pakapanganak sa mundo ng blogosperyo, magpapakontes ako.

Mamimigay ako ng 3 jacket (picture to follow) mula sa kumpanya ng gasolina na aking pinagsisilbihan. Wala masyadong kailangang gawin, just follow below:

1. Hanapin sa iyong blog ang pinakamagandang post na nagawa mo. Walang tema, basta yung post na proud na proud ka nang isulat mo. Yung tipong kung 1st time kong pumunta sa blog mo, mapapabalik talaga ako sa ganda ng ginawa mo.
2. I-repost ang sinulat na ito. 
3. Ilagay sa dulo ng post, ang link sa blogpost kong ito. Kayo na ang bahala kung ano ilalagay ninyo. Kung within the last month lang ang post, i-edit mo na lang yung dulo at ilink ang post na ito.
4. Para malaman ko na lumahok ka sa pacontest ko, magcomment lang dito at ilink ang blog post mo.
5. 1 post = 1 entry. More repost = more entries.
6. Matatapos ang contest sa Dec. 31, 2011.
7. Announcement of winner, Jan. 15, 2011.

Ang mga entries ninyo ay gagawan ko ng sariling links sa gilid ng blog ko. Ang gusto ko lang naman ay mabigyan ng pagkakataon na mabasa ng ibang tao ang husay ninyo sa pagsusulat. Added bonus na rin, mamimigay ako ng kopya ng paborito kong libro at paborito kong comics sa pinakamagandang post na mababasa ko at sa pinakamagandang post sa opinyon ni Kasintahan. 

Maraming salamat sa mga sumusunod at nagbabasa sakin kahit noon pa. Maraming salamat din sa mga naglike ng Facebook Page ko (ang dami sa inyo, di ko kilala at sobrang nagulat ako). At sa lahat ng mga sumunod sakin sa Twitter thank you thank you thank you!!! 

BULLET POINTS: GEEKY FRIDAY

Before I go straight to work mode, I just wanted to update this blog. Short things that's been keeping me off blogging and the blog community in general.

UNCHARTED 3
Great game. I don't know how many times I jumped off my bed while playing this game. It's like you're watching a big Hollywood Summer Popcorn Action Flick, with you having control of the main character. Will make a full review soon.

DANCE CENTRAL 2
I'm pretty sure I'm going to start losing weight again. Haven't found the time to dance yet, but any invite for a Kinect Party at my place, I'm game!!! I need to unlock all songs!!!

ONCE UPON A TIME
Let me promote another series that I am currently enjoying and that's Once Upon A Time. The show is about our favorite Disney characters (Snow White, Prince Charming, Pinocchio, etc.) cursed to be stuck in our world frozen in time with no memories of who they are. When I said Disney, I really mean the Disney characters from the cartoon flicks from our childhood. Watch it, it's a great show.

JIU JITSU
I want to congratulate a good friend of mine Max Nadin for winning the Gold Medal for the Master Category 57.5 galo weight in the recently concluded Rickson Gracie Cup 2011 International Jiu Jitsu Championship held in Japan. He's the only Pinoy who participated in the competition!!! Good job Max!!! Here's to hoping Sports Unlimited will take notice!!! Lolz

SOME GOOD NEWS
I'd also like to take this time to welcome back a prodigal blogger who became a friend of mine New Year's Eve last year. He disappeared for the last ten months because he had to fight off a health condition. I was able to talk to him earlier this morning, and am glad to know he's doing okay. My prayers will be with you, hoping for your complete recovery.

NOVEMBER 13
The date marks my sixth year of existence in the online journal community. I was thinking of a 'pakulo' to celebrate this milestone. My original plan was for another contest, but everyone's already started one, and I want to be different. But I might give away some swag from our little Fuel Company. We'll see.

Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Good vibes!!!

ONLINE LOVE AFFAIR

I was asked by a colleague who knows that I'm an active blogger if it is possible for a person to fall in love just reading the works of others here in the blogosphere. I think she wants to use this as a means for her to find true love.


I immediately said yes. It is possible. I remember one time I wrote about my imperfections and there was someone brave enough to ask me out on a date. It turns out the reader found me interesting. But I did not reply. The blogger was not my type.


Let's face it, this world is full of really talented writers, creative poets, romantics and uber cheesy bloggers. At one point or another, you'll find him or her attractive. Maybe not physically. But intellectually you find yourself fascinated and interested in the person behind the written works.


Idealistic as it may seem there have been a number of bloggers who met and fell in love with fellow bloggers. Now, whether they'll stay together or not, that's the question.


But it is possible to be attracted with just the writer's words. If you ask me, I could name a few people in the blogosphere (not just on my bloglist here) that I'm attracted to intellectually. I like the way they write. I love their wordplays. I'm at awe with their wit and I'm spellbound by their stories. It's sort of a crush on a different level.


I've only met a few of them personally, and other than exchanging comments here and there, we have no other means of communicating with each other.


Realistically speaking, I don't dwell too much on these crushes. I know most of the time, people who write under pseudonyms don't necessarily reflect who they really are in person. Sometimes a blog is just a way for a writer to become what he or she wants to be. When in real life they're far from what they say they are on their works.


This medium is still young. Alot has yet to happen. If history taught us one important lesson is that nothing really is impossible. 

But for bloggers, apart from enjoying the benefits of writing, finding the one in this medium is just the icing on the cake.

MY 7 LINKS PROJECT:

Dahil siguro napapansin ni Chyng na hindi nako masyadong aktibo sa blogosperyo nitong mga nakalipas na mga buwan, eh naisipan akong bigyan ng assignment. Medyo marami-rami na rin akong nakikitang mga post na gaya nito sa paglilibut-libot ko. Magsisilbi ata itong paraan para makita ulit ng mga mambabasa ang ilang mga post na karapat-dapat na mabasa ng mga walang magawa kundi makibalita sa buhay ng ibang tao.

Pasensya na kung wala akong link-link mula sa pinanggalingan nitong proyekto na ito at kung hindi ko na itatag yung ibang mga kapwa ko blogero. Busy kasi ako sa trabaho.

Anyway, simulan na natin 'to.

MOST BEAUTIFUL POST
Kwentong Ondoy
Kung meron akong isang post na ipagmamalaki ko, ito na siguro yun. Inspirado akong magsulat lalo na nang makabasa ako ng isang post tungkol sa kanyang karanasan noong bagyo mga 2 taon na ang nakakaraan. Naisip kong gawan ito ng kwento. Hindi ko inakala na maraming maaantig dun sa kwentong sinulat ko. At mas lalo akong nagulat na maraming nag-akalang totoong kwento ko ito. Sa totoo lang, hindi kami binaha nung dumating si Ondoy. Ni di man lang pumasok sa gate namin yung tubig. Gusto ko lang noon magkaroon ng maikukwento noong panahon na iyon.

MOST POPULAR POST
Para Dumami Ang Blog Hits Mo
Kung paramihan ng hits ang pagbabasehan, masasabi kong Ang Kwento Ng Gabi ang may pinakamaraming nagdaan. Ito ay nakita ko nang ipinaskil sa iba pang mga blog. Pero hindi siya para sakin ang pinakapopular. Ang basehan ko nito ay kung gaano karami ang naging mga malalaman na kumento ang dumating sa post na iyon. Basta nagsulat ako tungkol sa pagsusulat o pagbablog, medyo marami ang nagbabasa nito. Pero sa lahat ng blogging post ko, ito ang may pinakamaraming response. Hindi ito seryosong post. Sa ingles ito'y isa lamang satire. Pero mukhang merong mga sumeryoso sa mga pinagsususulat ko.

MOST CONTROVERSIAL POST
Epic Fail: Mga Kwentong Kamunduhan
Alam naman ng karamihan na ang dalawang blog ko ay wholesome. Na hindi ako nagsusulat ng mga kalaswaan para sumikat di gaya ng ilan-ilan dyan. Kaya marami ang nagulat ng isang araw ay nagpost ako ng aking mga kwentong kamunduhan. Di naman talaga ito kwentong aabot sa punto ng "kamunduhan" kaya nga may Epic Fail. Pero hindi ito yung tipo ng post na manggagaling sa isang manunulat na kagaya ko.

MOST HELPFUL POST
Anong Gusto Ng Mga Lalake
Naipaskil ko ito noong mga panahon na baguhan pa lang ako, at ang nais ay sumikat sa blogosperyo. Noong mga panahon na feelingero ako at nagpapaka-Joe D'Mango. Di ko alam kung sa totoo ay helpful nga ito, pero pag sinisilip ko kasi minsan kung paano napapadpad dito ang mga galing sa Google, ang mga inquiries nila ay "Paano Ako Magugustuhan ng Lalake." "Anong Gusto ng Lalake" "Type ng Lalake". In fairness naman sa post na ito, medyo sang-ayon naman sa mga sinabi ko ang mga nagkukumento tungkol dito.

A POST WHOSE SUCCESS SURPRISED YOU
Travel With Jaja
Noong mga panahon na baguhan pa lang ako, ito yung unang post ko na nagkaroon ng pinakamaraming kumento. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit noon ako ay nagkaroon ng tag for Featured Friend. Siguro hindi naman ako dapat magtataka kasi isang magandang dalaga ang fineature ko. Dito yata nagsimula akong magkaroon ng mga regular na mambabasang maton. At noong mga panahong iyon, sobrang saya ko na na may napapapadpad at napapadalas sa aking tahanan.

A POST YOU FEEL DIDN'T GET THE ATTENTION IT DESERVED
Pop Culture
Ito ay iisa lamang sa mga post na kung ako ay masusunod ay sana napapansin. Sa mga post na ganito lumalabas kung sino ako. Isang geek na mahilig sa pop culture. Dito ko pinupromote ang mga paborito kong palabas sa telebisyon. Pelikula. Video games. Alam kong ang karamihan ng mga tao ay walang panahon sa mga ganito dahil may iba silang pinagkakaabalahan. Hindi naman lahat ay makukumbinsi natin na gustuhin ang hilig natin. Pero nararamdaman ko ang tunay na saya sa pagiging isang blogger tuwing merong nagsasabi na "nabasa ko sa blog mo nung prinomote mo yung Game Of Thrones o Walking Dead... tapos nung napanuod ko, tama ka astig nga."

THE POST YOU ARE MOST PROUD OF
Bulalakaw
Marami akong post na maipagmamalaki ko. Yung nga lang mga post na pinaplagiarize ng isang blogger dyan hanggang ngayon, kahit walang paalam sakin, the fact na ninanais niyang angkinin yung mga sulat ko ay nakakapagpataba na ng puso. Ibig sabihin meron akong mga sinusulat na may sense. Pero itong post na ito, isang kwentong kathang-isip lamang ay natutuwa ako. Isang araw kasi, may nagkwento sakin na nagkalat sa opisina nila ang sinulat kong ito. May naglink sa facebook ng post ko. At nakakatuwa pa yung mga kumento nila. Naiintindihan ko kahit Cebuano yung mga kumento. Ito ba ang pinakamagandang naisulat ko? Hindi naman siguro. Pero yung the fact na alam mong umiikot sa labas ng blog mo yung gawa mo, that's something to be proud of.

Di nako magtatag. Pasensya na Chyng ha. Alam mo naman na hindi ako ma-tag na blogger. Gusto ko lang magsulat. Kung gusto niyong sumali sa proyektong ito. Go lang. Ang sarap balikan ng mga post nating may laman.

NAAALALA MO PA BA NOONG NAGSUSULAT KA

Hindi ako masyadong napapaikot sa mundo ng blogosperyo, pero minsan may manaka-nakang mga post na nagpapaalala sa akin kung bakit ko minahal ang mundong ito.

Nakakatuwang magbasa ng mga blog ng kabataan, dahil naaalala mo kung paano ka rin dati. Ewan ko kung dahil ba ito sa edad ko, o dahil iba na ang kalagayan ko ngayon.

Medyo matagal na rin akong di nakakapagsulat ng mga napapansin ko sa mga makabagong manunulat. Pero gaya ng sabi ko noon, parang cycle lang ang blogging. Umiikot. Umuulit. Iba nga lang ang nagsusulat.

Naaalala mo pa ba noong nagsusulat ka.

ANG LUNGKOT NG BUHAY DAHIL SINGLE AKO
Nalulungkot ka tuwing umuulan. Nalulungkot tuwing Pasko. Umiiyak kapag araw ng mga puso. Nagsummer vacation ka mag-isa kaya depressed ka. Nagbibirthday ka at ang nag-iisang hiling mo ay ang magka girlfriend o boyfriend. Ang goal mo tuwing bagong taon ay magkasyota. Ang buong mundo mo ay hindi iikot hangga't single ka. Magpapakaplastic ka minsan, at sasabihin mo masaya ang single blessedness, pero ilang linggo matapos, ay magmumukmok ka dahil mag-isa ka.

ANG SAYA NG BUHAY DAHIL MAY SYOTA/ASAWA AKO.
Ipopost mo ang anniversary ninyo. Ipopost niyo ang monthsary ninyo. Ipopost mo ang weeksary niyo. Ipopost mo ang daysary ninyo. Ipopost mo pag nag-away kayo. Ipopost mo kapag nagkabati kayo. Ipopost mo kapag namimiss mo siya. Ipopost mo ang dates ninyo. Ipopost mo yung pagmamahal mo sa kanya. Medyo nakakasuka. Pero mahal mo, bakit ba. Oo. Ako yan.

WALA NANG NANGYAYARING MAGANDA SA BUHAY KO.
Magkukwento ka ng kwentong masalimuot tungkol sa buhay mo. Kung ano ang hirap na dinanas ninyo. Kung paano ka niloko at iniwan ng minamahal mo. Magkukwento ka kung paanong sinira ang buhay mo ng bulok na sistema ng bahay niyo, eskwela, trabaho o pamahalaang Arroyo at Aquino. Hindi ka nakikinig sa mga nagsasabing maganda ang buhay. Ikaw lang ang may karapatang magdrama sa mundo. At kapag may nagbibigay ng payo na hindi mo gusto, gigyerahin mo ito.

IKAW NA ANG TAMA. IKAW LANG.
Ikaw na ang nagbibigay ng tips kung paano maghandle ng pag-ibig. Kung anong klaseng girlfriend/boyfriend ang dapat hanapin ng mga mambabasa mo. Nagbibigay ka ng payo kung paano maghandle ng hiwalayan. Ng away ng mag-asawa. Minsan pa nga, gumagawa ka ng post para sagutin lahat ng tanong ng mga mambabasa mo. Ikaw na si Charo Santos Concio ng blogging. Pero sa totoo, disi-otso ka lang at di pa nagkakasyota.

IKAW NA ANG GUSTONG SUMIKAT.
Aktibo kang magkumento sa mga tahanan ng mga sikat na blogger hoping na yung mga nagbabasa doon ay mapapadaan din sa bahay mo ang mga mambabasa nito. Gumagawa ka ng kung anu-anong pautot masabi lang na in ka. Makikijoin sa mga tag na post ng iba. Gagawa ng kung anu-anong badge para sa kanila. Mamimigay ng award. Ililink mo lahat lahat sila kahit hindi mo binabasa. Magsusulat ka ng kung ano ang in. Makikisawsaw sa isyu o sa mga nagbablog war. At araw araw kang nagsusulat para ikaw ay sumikat.

IKAW NA MAHILIG UMINOM NG SPRITE.
Ikaw yung nagpapakatotoo. Yung isusulat ang tunay na damdamin mo. Wala kang pakialam kung may nagbabasa o wala ng mga sinusulat mo. Minsan isang sentence lang ang ipapublish mo. Hindi mo hangad na magkaroon ng bagong kaibigan. Ng syota. Ng kung ano pa man. Basta nagsusulat ka dahil dun ka masaya. Minsan ikaw lang nakakaintindi sa mga sinusulat mo. Pero ikaw yung gustong kaibiganin ng mga tao. Mayroong kokontra sa mga paniniwala mo, pero dedma ka lang dahil nirerespeto mo ang opinyon ng ibang tao.

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Ang dami nang nagsusulat sa mundo. Nakakatuwa kadalasan. Nakakainis at nakakalungkot kung minsan. May mga pagkakataon na gusto mong ihinto pero nahihirapan kang tigilan.

Masaya eh. Nakakatanggal ng stress.

Ang hirap iwan.

Ikaw, naaalala mo ba noong nagsusulat ka? Sino ka sa kanila?

BULLET POINTS

• Kahapon kami ni Kasintahan ay nagtungo ng Enchanted Kingdom upang magcelebrate ng aming ika labing-isang buwan ng pagsasama. Mababaw man, pareho naman kaming masaya kahit ayaw niyang sumakay sa Anchor's Away at hindi ko siya napilit mag EKstreme.


• Ang sakit ng likod ko!!! Ayoko mang aminin pero feeling ko sign of aging na talaga ito. Kailangan ko ng masahista o manghihilot.


• Mayroon akong dalawang palabas na kinahuhumalingan ngayon. Ang una ay Shameless. Tungkol ito sa pamilya ng mga manggagantso at lasinggero at kung papaano sila nabubuhay kahit sila'y pinapabayaan ng kanilang ama. Ang ganda niya, nakakatawa at nakakabilib.


• Ang ikalawa naman ay ang Game of Thrones ng HBO. Hango ito sa serye ni George Martin. Ang husay ng pagkakagawa. Feeling mo nanunuod ka ulit ng Lord of the Rings. Isang episode pa lang ang pinapalabas kaya madali pa kayo makakahabol.


• Ilang linggo na lang at ako'y makakatapak na sa buhangin ng Boracay. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang dapat kong iexpect pero dapat pumayat na ako bago ako magpunta dun. Hindi na kasya sa akin ang mga pang-ibaba ko. Hayst.


• Hindi ko ito madalas nagagawa pero MARAMING SALAMAT sa lahat ng napapadaan dito. Nagulat ako pagbukas ko ng blog kanina meron na pala akong 322 na followers at 73 miyembro sa aking reader's community sa facebook. Salamat at kahit lately ay wala akong masyadong maraming naikukwento ay sinusundan niyo pa rin ako. Hayaan niyo, nararamadaman kong malapit ng bumalik ang mojo ko.


• Huli man, pero Happy Easter sa inyong lahat!!!

BAKIT NAGSUSULAT AKO

Medyo hindi na ako aktibo sa mundo ng pagsusulat. Hindi naman sa tinatamad ako, pero hindi pa ako masyado dinadapuan ng inspirasyon. Minsan iniisip ko kung panahon na ba para lisanin ang mundong ito.

Marami na akong nakilalang kaibigan. Naikwento ko na lahat ng nais kong ikwento. Busy na ang buhay pag-ibig ko. Wala na akong maisulat.

Pero pag binabalikan ko ang mga lumang post ko at nababasa ko ang mga kumentong gaya ng nasa ibaba, nagbabago isip ko. Mababaw man ang mga panulat ko meron pa rin naaapekto sa mga sinasabi ko.

Worth it magsulat sa tahanang ito.

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ayidnas said... i'm not really a bloggerbut as i am trying to find something in the web that could ease my pain of loosing my family i came across your blog entry about saying goodbye... It hurts... more than what i thought how it is that I know of when we talk about pain of letting go..I am very much inspired by you... who ever you are I thank you for this wonderful blogsite...now I am trying to make My own...

Like what you saidI quote"write to express, but not to impress"hope to hear it from you... Salamat kabayan!

ZsaZsa said... anyway, i was reading this at bloglines and in the middle of the text, i channeled the inner coniotic in me and i said to myself, "OMG! it's so nakakakilig naman! this Gilbert he's mahiyain pala."

nakakatuwa ang date mo, it's like something out of a teeny-bopper movie. yung mga kwentong first date ng dalawang hs student tapos ang tahimik, pero pag-uwi super kilig naman at hindi makatulog. whahaha. ayiiiiii!

Mugen said... Since isang pasasalamat entry ito, sasabihin ko sayo kung paano ko nahanap ang blog mo.

Naghahanap ako ng mga interesadong blog sa pinoyexchange minsan. Nagkataon naman na pinost mo yung link mo roon. Sa hindi ko mapaliwanag na dahilan, naaliw ako. Yung mga entry mo kasi light, tapos magkapareho pa tayo ng generation, tapos makwento ka sa nakaraan mo. Hayun, simula noon, araw araw na kita sinusundan.

Keep on writing. Maniwala ka man o sa hindi, nakikita ko sa iyo si Bob Ong. :D

UtakMunggo said... sa totoo lang napaluha ako sa kwento mong ito. napaka-vivid ng iyong paglalahad. at naiyak/naenjoy ako sa mga banat mo. siguro nga mas nagiging close ang mga anak sa kanilang mga magulang kapag nasa certain age na ang mga ito. siguro kasi mas madaling masakyan yung mga trip ng isa't isa sa buhay.

walang perpektong magulang. at ito ang lagi kong sinasabi sa sarili ko tuwing ako'y sumasablay sa napakapalpak kong role bilang ilaw (bumbilya) ng tahanan.

aba kinarir ko raw ang comment. sori naman. happy belated birthday sa mommy mo. God bless her.

gravity said... bow ako sayo! super keen observant ka haha. nakakatawa yung tungkol sa mga nagcocomment ng nice blog, pls visit mine. haha.

basta ako, super favorite ko blog mo. bukod sa halos magkaedad tayo, eh super idol kita sa lawak at astig mong mag-isip. Ü

write on Ü

Dylan Dimaubusan said... Nakakatuwa naman 'tong post na woh. Hindi ko alam kung isa ako sa mga babaeng mahahaba ang post, pero madalang lang ata akong magpost ng nobela - ang comment, nyahaha!

Anyways ito ang seryosong totoo, I'd have to agree with Mulong. Ang alam ko halos magkaedad lang tayo pero di ko alam kung nakaka-relate ka sa mga post ko, ako kasi madalas maka-relate sa pinagsususulat mo, kaya isa itong blog mo sa binabalik-balikan ko. Wala kasing halong kaplastikan at buhatan ng upuan.

TSK TSK TSK

Wala sa akin kung hihiram kayo ng mga naisulat ko.

Pinost ko yan sa blog ko para mabasa ng karamihan. Di ko pinagdadamot ang mga sulat ko. Kung gusto ninyo ishare sa mga kakilala ninyo, ayos lang. Matutuwa pa ako. As in.

Pero sana, kung gagawin ninyo, ipaalam ninyo sa akin o kaya naman ikredito ninyo na nakuha ninyo sa blog ko yung post ko. Ang tawag kasi dun pag hindi ninyo binigyang kredito ang pinanggalingan ng sulat ninyo ay plagiarism. Pag-aangkin ng sulat ng iba.

Hindi ako madamot. Mangilan-ngilang beses kong nakita sa iba-ibang blogs ang ilan sa mga sinulat ko. At natutuwa ako na halos lahat sila nilink back sa akin yung original na post. Yung iba nagpapasalamat pa.

Sa totoo lang nakakataba ng puso kapag nangyayari yun. Ibig sabihin maganda yung pinupunto ko. O may sense yung sinasabi ko. At ibig sabihin din nun na binabasa ng mga tao yung mga lathala ko.

Uulitin ko, hindi ako madamot. Kung gusto ninyo ishare sa iba ang mga sulat ko. Malaya kayong gawin yun. Pero sana lang bigyan ninyo ng kredito yung orihinal na pinanggalingan ng pinopost ninyo.

Mano bang ilagay ninyo na nakuha ninyo yung post na yun kay gillboard. Kahit di na ninyo ilink back. Ayos lang sa akin.

Hindi po ako galit.

Disappointed lang.

Hay.

MASAYA MALUNGKOT MASAYA MALUNGKOT

Malungkot ako.

Malungkot ako kasi napalungkot ko yung mahal ko.

Kasi madalas insensitive ako. Minsan may nasasabi ako sa kanya na hindi niya nagugustuhan. Kasi nasasaktan ko siya ng hindi sinasadya.

Babawi ako sa kanya. Kasi mahal ko siya.

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Noong Sabado, nagyaya ako ng ilang kaibigan sa bahay upang magdiwang ng no-parents weekend. Dapat Kinect party yun, kaya lang minalas at hindi pa dumating yung aking pinakahihintay na Kinect. Sa weekend pa.

Masaya siya. Mas lalo kong nakilala yung mga niyaya ko. Sayang hindi kami kumpleto, pero okay lang. Ang mahalaga ay naubos yung pagkain. Nanghihinayang lang ako, at hindi naubos yung inumin. Meron pa akong isa’t kalahating bote ng The Bar at madaming bote ng Red Horse.

Sino Gusto?

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Speaking of which, nagpapasalamat pala ako sa mga dumating. Ang saya na mas lalo mong nakikilala yung mga kaibigan mong blogero. Kahit tinulugan ka habang nagkukulitan pa kayo.

Salamat nga pala kina Boris (na dinayo pa ang lugar naming kahit galing pa siyang Quezon Province at uuwi ng Novaliches), Gincie (na galing pa ng party at iniwan ito para makasama kami.. kahit di niya naabutan si Boris) at kay Jayvie (na kahit ang pinakanaunang natulog eh panalo ang dinalang cake para samin).

Appreciate ko yun ng sobra.

Sa susunod meron na talagang Kinect at magsasayawan na tayo.

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Naisulat ni kaibigang Ro Anne na ang first impression niya sa akin ay mahinhin akong magsalita. Hindi ako ganun. Shy lang ako. Barubal ako sa personal. Pero syempre dahil first time ko nakilala lahat ng nameet ko dun, medyo tame ako.

As usual, nainggit ako sa kanya kaya gagawa din ako ng ganyan one of these days. Mga first impressions sa mga nakilala kong bloggers.

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Sa Byernes at Sabado ay may makikilala nanaman akong mga bloggers. Huli na sila. Promise. Iilan na lang ang mga manunulat ang hindi ko pa nakikita sa personal. Quota na ako sa buhay ko yata.

Unless tamaan ako ng topak at magdesisyon na magbirthday party.

Matagal pa naman yun. Lampas isang buwan pa. Medyo kailangan ko ring magtipid dahil may panibago akong mga utang.

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Speaking of birthday. This week makukuha ko na ang mga regalo ko sa sarili ko sa kaarawan ko.

Hindi ko alam kung ano meron, pero ngayong taon feeling ko magiging magastos ako.

Ganito kasi yun, ngayong linggo ko bibilhin ang aking bagong Xbox360 na may Kinect. Tapos naengganyo (nauto) ako ng aking kaopisina na bilhin ang kanyang binebentang brand new PSP. 7k lang kasi. Tapos 2 gives. Kaya di ko na pinakawalan.

Buti na lang diet mode nako ngayon. Gagapang na lang ako sa gutom sa mga susunod na buwan.

Tapos kelangan ko din pala bayaran yung ticket para sa Boracay vacation ko este wedding pala sa Mayo.

Hay ang tagal dumating ng grasya. Kelan ba ako mapopromote?!

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Huling pagmamakaawa ko na ito. Tutal nafigure out ko na kung paano iadd yung widget sa blog ko (salamat kay Boris), pero regalo niyo na sakin yung paglike sa Facebook page ko. Di naman ako nanghihingi ng picture greetings o kahit ano. Yan lang. :D

Di yun fan page. Gusto ko sana parang community yun kung san pwede ako makapag-interact sa mga kapwa ko manunulat at dun sa nagbabasa ng blog ko.

Pa click lang nito...

Salamat.

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Masaya malungkot. Masaya malungkot.

Ganun yata ang buhay. Binabalanse para natututo tayong tumapak sa lupa.

LAGLAGAN II (THE BLOGGERS)

Dahil kakagaling ko lang ng isang bloggers meet-up ngayong gabi, naisip kong ilaglag lahat ng kalaglag-laglag sa lahat ng mga nakilala kong mga kapwa manunulat sa blogosperyo.

Sino kaya ang mga bloggers na may sikretong ayaw malaman ng publiko? Sino ang hindi nagpapakatotoo? Sino ang malibog? Sino ang may hindi ginawang kanais-nais sa kapwa blogero? Sino ang pinakaplastik? Sino ang pinaka-emo sa personal? Ang pinakamayaman? Ang pinaka user-friendly? Sino ang may lihim na pagnanasa kanino?

Simulan na...

Biro lang!!! Wala akong alam. Wala pa naman akong nararanasang ganyan? Wala talaga akong alam.

Wala lang, gusto ko lang kabahan ang mga magbabasa nito.

Syempre Good Vibes tayo ngayong 2011!! Ayaw ko ng kaaway. Peace lang.

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Masaya ang simula ng bloglife ko ngayong 2011, dahil umpisa pa lang eh, talagang maganda na ang aking naging karanasan.

Gaya ng sabi ko, galing lang ako sa isang Blogger’s Meet-up sa Metrowalk. Nakilala ko na rin sa wakas ang ilan sa mga bloggers na matagal-tagal ko na ring naging kaibigan dito.

Unahin na natin yung nag-aya ng pagtitipon na si An Indecent Mind. Si AIM na natutuwa ako, at maliban sa s3x, eh nasama kaming mga kaibigan niya sa blogosphere sa kanyang itinerary. Nakatanggap pa ako ng sosyalin na regalo mula sa kanya. At dahil dun, eh hindi ko siya ilalaglag.

Nakilala ko rin si Roanne. Sabi ni Kasintahan ang ganda daw niya. Agree naman ako. Pero bigla akong kinabahan, mukhang gustong bumalik sa pagiging tuwid nitong ni Kasintahan. Nangamba ako ng konti. Di ko alam kung ano yung number mo, Roanne, pero sobrang ikinagagalak kitang makilala. Salamat sa regalo. Ingat ka sa biyahe mo mamaya.

Nakilala ko rin si Salbehe. Ewan ko, pero pinagpawisan ako dito sa babaeng ito. Di ko kinaya ang mga tanong. Nung una, akala ko simple lang, kasi tungkol sa trabaho. Ganun-ganun. Tapos nung nakainom na… ewan ko ba. Natakot ako!!! Promise!!! Uy, pero natuwa ako sa kanya. Yun yung mga gusto kong kasama, walang hiya-hiya. Hindi ka mababato.

Nandun din si Maelfatalis, na masarap ding kausap dahil isa pa itong walang preno kapag magkwento. Ang saya lang. Medyo feeling ko nga, naturn-on si Kasintahan sa mga kwento niya, pero ayos lang.Hindi ako nagseselos. Hahahaha

Andun din sina Yanah at MarcoPaolo. Matagal ko na silang kablog, siguro 09 pa or 08, pero ngayon ko lang nakita. Sa wakas!!! Ang kulit nilang dalawa. Para silang may sariling mundo. Hehehe

And mga bagong kakilala gaya nina Madz at MJ (tama ba? Sorry kung hindi!) na sana’y malaman ko kung ano ang blog.


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Meron pa ako siguro dalawang grupo na imimeet sa susunod na linggo. Pagkatapos nun, siguro quota na ako. Nakilala ko na naman halos lahat ng sinusundan ko. Ilan-ilan na lang ang hindi pa.

Yung iba kasi, ayaw daw akong maging kaibigan, kaya hanggang ngayon ayaw pa rin akong siputin. Pero okay lang. Naka-move on na ako. Kahit ang sakit sakit (joke lang).

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Sana’y walang naputukan sa inyo noong bagong taon. Saka na yung matinong post. Vacation mode pa ang utak ko ngayon.

BEST OF 2010

And so another year is about to end in a few hours.

But before I give out the best of 2010, I’d like to first thank everyone who made this year a good year for Gillboard. When I outed myself a few months ago, I thought that I would lose some blog readers because of it. I did lose a few, but surprisingly I gained more friends.

I did not expect that, and I appreciate all the support.

So a big THANK YOU goes out to all the people who still visit me and read, comment and interact outside of this medium. I love you all (in a not so romantic way).

On to our awards, here are my choices for the best of 2010:

BEST MOVIE (INTERNATIONAL)
LAST YEAR: Slumdog Millionaire
2010 wasn’t a good year for movies. There were a lot of duds and a lot of hyped movies that did not deliver. But there was really one film that I looked forward to. And I’m glad it delivered and exceeded my really high expectations. Buzz, Woody and the rest of Andy’s toys have one more adventure, and it’s their best yet. Toy Story 3 was for me one of the best films I’ve seen ever. I like films that make me smile after seeing it, but with this one, I was happy. I cried. I mean who wouldn’t. The last few minutes of the film was just heartbreaking as it is triumphant.
RUNNER-UP: Inception, How To Train Your Dragon, Kick Ass

BEST MOVIE (LOCAL)
LAST YEAR: You Changed My Life
John Lloyd’s been on my list three years running. I think I’m already a fan (man-boobs and all). It was a three way close fight for this title. One was about my birthday, the second is a shoe-in (Here Comes the Bride) which was hilarious and the third one was the winner, My Amnesia Girl. Toni Gonzaga and JLC have chemistry and they should do more. I know I hated the ending for this film, but damn, it was a great movie. No, this is not a rip-off of 50 First Dates. It’s a different story altogether. One that may not be common but is kinda logical (my kasintahan’s gonna burn me for saying this). Anyway, the tandem is fresh, the pick-up lines may not be original but were perfectly delivered by the duo. I loved this film.
RUNNER-UP: I Miss You Like Crazy, Here Comes The Bride

BEST GAME
LAST YEAR: Assassin’s Creed 2
Compared to 09, there were a lot of great games that came out this year. Well, not really. It’s only this year that I got my Playstation 3, so I only got to play most quality games recently. I only listed down 4 titles because these were the ones that took up one quarter of my year. But the best game of 2010 for me is Mass Effect 2. This in my opinion is one of the most engaging games of all time. Imagine, if you played the first game and kept your file, it’s going to read all the decisions you made and carried it over to your story. You have a cast of well-developed characters, hundreds of planets to explore and tons of missions to finish. And through it all you have to keep all your relationships intact, for when the time comes you go on your suicide mission you wouldn’t want one of your team members to die. I’ve played it twice, and it broke my heart to see some of them died. I’m playing it the third time hoping I’ll keep them all.
RUNNER-UP: Fallout: New Vegas, Red Dead Redemption

BEST OF TV
LAST YEAR: Glee
I was hooked on only two shows this year. The one a gem of a new series based on the comic book by Robert Kirkman. And the other, is one hell of a serial killer series. It was a tight race, but I’m going with the numbers. At the end of it all, The Walking Dead was only 6 episodes long. Not long enough to really get me excited. Dexter on the other hand had 12 for Season 5. The story of a forensics expert by day and serial killer by night won me over this year. Each episode was brilliant and the best part is that it gets better and better each week. I recommend you to see this if you haven’t. It’s one of the smartest tv series on air right now. And it’s one of the best. I am banging my head on the table for not recommending this in the past.
RUNNER-UP: The Walking Dead

BEST OF PINOY TV
LAST YEAR: Pinoy Big Brother Double Up
It sucks that I work on the night shift as I don’t get to see any of our local teleseryes. So this year it’s a difficult category. I’m left with talent shows, variety shows, Juanita Banana and Sabel. My choice is based on what made me laugh out loud, and that goes to Showtime. I know the talents haven’t been as stellar as when it started, but man Vice Ganda’s antics do not grow old. She’s really hilarious. I actually want to be a part of the madlang people (I hope someone nice from ABS-CBN reads this and gives me complementary passes). I want to experience how it is to be an audience member. Maybe show off my talent. Lolz
RUNNER-UP: Pilipinas Got Talent

COMIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR: Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign
The Big Two didn’t really have a lot to offer in 2010. They did have their share of events, but they haven’t been really well received. But there was one event that I really got hooked on in 2010. The Thanos Imperative. The Cancerverse has ripped a hole in the universe. It’s a parallel world where nothing dies. Where Death is Dead. It’s slowly coming out of the hole to eat up our universe. Our only hope lies in Thanos, the mad titan. This is the best event I have read this year, I’d even go so far as saying this is the best since Joss Whedon took over the X-Men franchise. Every issue was a solid effort from it’s creators Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Miguel Sepulveda. It’s a story that’s so big it involve the whole Marvel cosmic universe, and it was great. I actually shed a tear when I flipped to the last page of the series’ ending.
RUNNER-UP: The Deaths of Nightcrawler and Cable

BEST COMICS SERIES
LAST YEAR: Invincible Iron Man
The Walking Dead may not have won this year’s award for Best TV Show, but it’s printed counterpart is a runaway winner for me. I am six years late in reading Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s post apocalyptic opus. This time I made sure that I am not left behind. I’ve actually caught up. 79 issues of this series, I read in a month’s time. Best damn comics I’ve read in years. The last year saw Rick Grimes and company living in a walled community and determining how to create a society free of rules and norms, it may have had less zombies this year, but the end of issue 79 promises to give us a return to form. A herd of zombies is about to destroy Rick’s community. I can’t wait for 2011 to begin!!!
RUNNER-UP: Invincible Iron Man, Unwritten

BEST IN MUSIC
LAST YEAR: The Man Who Can’t Be Moved (The Script)
Call me jologs. Call me whatever you like. But I sang to the tune of Justin Bieber’s Baby all year long. It’s not a great song. Not by a mile. But dammit you’re lying if you tell me you don’t know this song. I sang this song at work. I sang this in the bus. While I’m taking a shower. I sang this to my Kasintahan. I sang this song all year long. Don’t tell me you didn’t.
RUNNER-UP: Club Can’t Handle Me

BEST IN NEWS
LAST YEAR: Goodbye Corazon Aquino
It’s two years in a row for the Aquinos. Happy news this time as the Philippines finally elect a new President. And with the change in leadership, we also saw a glimmer of hope for our country. But before that, of course who would forget the circus that is the campaign period of our elections. Jamby Madrigal’s tinapa incedent. Manny Villar’s desperate moves. Joseph Estrada’s betrayal. Jejomar Binay’s surprise win. The campaign period was only a few months, but the things that happened then could fill up news for an entire decade. Kudos to our fellow countrymen for choosing the lesser evil this time. But as always, our eyes are now focused on one man alone. And hopefully it won’t be because of the women who dumped him.
RUNNER-UP: Anything involving Willie Revillame

BLOG OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR: The Professional Heckler
Nominating someone is hard enough, given the category. I read all of the blogs that were nominated. Most if not all, I’ve acquainted to outside of our respective homes. But how do I choose the winner. Each blogger’s home is his/her personal kingdom. Each story or article came from the heart. They’re sincere. But then I read other people’s blogs because not only do I want to get to know these people, I also want to be entertained. Others entertain through their life’s anecdotes. Others through their travels. Others through jokes. And there are people who entertain just by giving their opinions. My choice for the year did not only do all of those mentioned. He also did it in fewer than thirty sentences, sometimes even less than a hundred words. And so I award the Best Blog of the Year to The Deadbeat Club.
RUNNER-UP: Wickedmouth, The Great Maldito, The Gasoline Dude’s Life
Agree? Disagree? And what are your bests for the year? Let me know.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!