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Glorietta catches fire

man_drakulita — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:39:03 +0000

Smoke filled the Ayala mall yesterday afternoon when the Luk Yuen Restaurant in Glorietta 2 caught fire. I was there in time to notice the smoke filling the mall and yet the shoppers seemed to be as casual as casual can get. I took a (bad) photo of the hazy looking building but you wouldn’t even notice something’s going on unless you check out the closed stores at the background. (Sorry for being a bad citizen journalist. I was supposed to be heading for an interview!)

Upcoming events

man_drakulita — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:32:28 +0000

GERMAN MONTH will be from September – October 2006. Check out http://www.germany-philippines.com/ for the complete listing of events! This September, they will be holding a football film series as well as a BMW carshow. Also watch out for their filmfest at the Shang and the much awaited Oktoberfest!

The CHINESE FILM FESTIVAL 2006 will be held at the Mall of Asia from September 8 – 10, 2006.

GODOT, WER IS U?, the theatrical play which premiered during the French Spring in Manila Festival last June will still be holding additional runs at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater) every weekend from September 8 to October 1. Matinee shows will be at 3:00 PM (Saturdays & Sundays) and evening shows will be at 8:00 PM (Fridays & Saturdays).

If you want to settle for more affordable screenings, check out the UP Film Institute September-October screenings under the cut.

UP FILM INSTITUTE
September-October 2006
Sept 1 Fri 5 p.m.
@ the Videotheque: Ito Ba ang Ating mga Anak

Sept 1 Fri 7 p.m.
@ the Videotheque: Kontrobersyal

Sept 2 Sat 2 p.m.
Saturdays @ UPFI: Tamara

Sept 2 Sat 5 & 7:30 p.m.
Premiere: Todo Todo Teros

Sept 4 Mon 5 p.m.
Malena

Sept 4 Mon 7 p.m.
Sex Bomb

Sept 5 Tue 5 p.m.
Carmen

Sept 5 Tue 7 p.m.
Internet Queen

Sept 6 Wed 2 p.m.
King Kong

Sept 6 Wed 5 & 7 p.m.
Breaking News

Sept 7 Thu 5 p.m.
Mission: Impossible 3

Sept 7 Thu 7 p.m.
Pagdating sa Dulo

Sept 8 Fri 5 p.m.
@ the Videotheque: Miss Philippines

Sept 8 Fri 7 p.m.
@ the Videotheque: The Big Broadcast

Sept 9 Sat 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
CONTEND-UP Screenings

Sept 9 Sat 5 & 7:30 p.m.
Premiere: Compound

Sept 11 Mon 5 p.m.
Reincarnation

Sept 11 Mon 7 p.m.
The Long Weekend

Sept 12 Tue 5 p.m.
Wedding Crashers

Sept 13 Wed 7 p.m.
American Dreamz

Sept 14 Thu 7 p.m.
Ferdinando and Carolina

Sept 15 Fri 5 p.m.
@ the Videotheque: T-Bird at Ako

Sept 15 Fri 7 p.m.
Salsa

Sept 16 Sat 2 & 5 p.m.
Ateneo English Department Special Screening

Sept 18 Mon 5 p.m.
The Lake House

Sept 18 Mon 7:30 p.m.
4th Australian Film Festival: Somersault

Sept 19 Tue 2 p.m.
4th Australian Film Festival: Peaches

Sept 19 Tue 7 p.m.
Korean Filmfest Opening: Il Mare

Sept 20 Wed 2 p.m.
Passionate Strangers

Sept 20 Wed 5 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: A Day

Sept 20 Wed 7 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: Art Museum by the Zoo

Sept 21 Thu 5 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: Il Mare

Sept 21 Thu 7 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: I Wish I Had a Wife

Sept 22 Fri 5 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: Oldboy (@ the Videotheque)

Sept 22 Fri 7 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall…and Spring (@ the Videotheque)

Sept 23 Sat 2 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: I Wish I Had a Wife

Sept 23 Sat 5 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: Art Museum by the Zoo

Sept 23 Sat 7 p.m.
Korean Filmfest: A Day

Sept 25 Mon 5 p.m.
Gumising Ka Maruja

Sept 25 Mon 7 p.m.
Grand Night for RP Cinema with Best Picture Winner of 2006 FAP Luna Awards

Sept 26 Tue 5 p.m.
Shattered Glass

Sept 26 Tue 7 p.m.
The Keys to the House

Sept 27 Wed 1 p.m.
Cinema-Ikli/Cinema-Haba
8th Anniversary Celebration of UP Cinema-as-Art Movement:
Various Shorts including Cesar Hernando’s Kagat ng Dilim, Inyorai Films

Sept 28 Thu 5 p.m.
Superman Returns

Sept 29 Fri 5 & 7 p.m.
Digital Screen: Ang Anak ni Brocka d/w Lasponggols (@ the Videotheque)

Oct 2 Mon-Oct 3 Tue 2, 5 & 7 p.m.
Eiga Sai 2006

Oct 4 Wed 12 nn
Cinema-Ikli/Cinema-Haba
8th Anniversary Celebration of UP Cinema-as-Art Movement:
Premiere of Lav Diaz’ Heremias

Oct 5 Thu 5 p.m.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Oct 6 Fri 5 p.m.
@ the Videotheque: Nunal sa Tubig

Oct 6 Fri 7 p.m.
@ the Videotheque: Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag

Oct 7 Sat 2 p.m.
Ghost

Oct 7 Sat 5 p.m.
A Good Lawyer’s Wife

Oct 9 Mon 2 & 7 p.m.
Semester Ender: Pedro Almodovar’s Talk to Her

Oct 9 Mon 5 p.m.
Semester Ender: Return Engagement of 2006 Oscar Winner for Best Picture “Crash”

Kris won’t like this

man_drakulita — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 03:01:58 +0000

Check out James Yap’s profile at Wikipedia now! I’m not making this up. I was wikipedia-hopping when I came across this uhh interesting (yet slightly disturbing) page about this year’s PBA MVP:

Since when did James Yap traded his face for Allen Iverson’s? I hope someone’s working on that Wikipedia entry right this very minute!

Krispy Kreme in Manila

man_drakulita — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 03:30:56 +0000

What’s next after Toys ‘R Us? Krispy Kreme! According to this sweet news, the company will open its franchise here in Manila by the end of the year. Say hello to fresh (finally!) overrated doughnuts!

New five peso bill!

man_drakulita — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:50:45 +0000

LOL.

Rizal!

man_drakulita — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:11:58 +0000

June 19 marks one of the most underrated events in Philippine history— the birth of our National Hero: Jose Rizal.

Adarna House Sale!

man_drakulita — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:28:35 +0000

Adarna House, the first and largest publisher of Filipino children’s books, will be having a showroom sale! Click on the animated graphic image to see the larger version. ;)

RP idol judges now complete

man_drakulita — Tue, 30 May 2006 13:28:42 +0000

The list of Philippine Idol judges ios now complete. Together with Ryan Cayabyab, Francis M. and Pilita Corales will head the local version of the world’s most watched reality program. The show which will air on ABC 5 would be hosted by Ryan Agoncillo.

Connect?

man_drakulita — Mon, 29 May 2006 18:50:54 +0000

What’s your Internet connection?

I’ve been using Smart Wi-Fi (now repackaged as Smart Bro) and their service completely sucks. During my first week with them, my internet connection was down for the whole week! It took them sometime before the company finally sent guys to fix the connection. Now, I still “suffer” disconnections on random days (take note: days and not just hours), and if I do get a connection, more often than not it’s very unstable and super slow! Their technical support is not exactly such a supportive lot either.

My friends using PLDT myDSL are not very happy with their connection as well. Drat. Any suggestions on which Internet service to take?

Summer fun in the city

man_drakulita — Sat, 20 May 2006 08:44:35 +0000

I’ve been to Laguna, Bora, Bacolod, Iloilo, and Dumaguete this summer but so far, the summer photo I love the most is the one taken at. . .Intramuros! It was one of those windy Caloy days and I was out jobhunting-slash-dating. The boyfriend and I would have taken more photos but the big droplets of rain started to fall by the time I whipped out the cam.

For those who still haven’t been on a summer break now that the season is about to end, you don’t really need to go out of town and spend way too much just to have fun. Intramuros is just a ride away! :D