A spectrum of emotions and values in Rainbow's Sunset

Watch a different family movie this Christmas as acclaimed director Joel Lamangan and Heaven's Best Entertainment Productions bring an extraordinary journey and love in Rainbow's Sunset.

In the tradition of reunions and get togethers, a family becomes dysfunctional as the father Ramon Estrella (Eddie Garcia) comes out to an affair with his long time lover, Fredo (Tony Mabesa). Ramon decided to leave his long home and wife (Gloria Romero) to take care of Fredo who is dying of cancer. Disorder and confusion has struck the family whether they would accept and appreciate their father's decision.

Cast of Rainbow's Sunset with Joel Lamangan (director) and Eric Ramos (screenwriter)

In a blog conference with the cast of Rainbow's Sunset, the cast appreciated the values that they have learned filming. For young actors Noel Comia, Zeke Sarmenta, and Adrian Cabido, they have learned and want to impart acceptance, love and the importance of family as the essential things that we could absorb throughout the movie.

Kapuso Star Sunshine Dizon agrees and would like to reiterate that the family is the only group of people most important to us. They are the first line of defense against anything that would get us in trouble and they will love and accept us no matter what we may go through in life.

For director Joel Lamangan, he thinks that the LGBT-themed movies are getting more acceptance but the core of the story is love and acceptance. For a couple of years now, the theme has not left the MMFF and he hopes for good acceptance and understanding from the people who will see Rainbow's Sunset.

Rainbow's Sunset also casts Tirso Cruz III, Aiko Melendez, Max Collins as young Gloria Romero, Jim Pebanco, Tanya Gomez, Sue Prado, Marcus Madrigal, Ross Pesigan, Adrian Cabido, Hero Bautista, Vince Dillon, Nella Marie Dizon, Ace Merfel, Benz Sangalang and Celine Juan. With special participation of Albie Casino.

Cast of Rainbow's Sunset with Joel Lamangan and Eric Ramos

See a glimpse of the film Rainbow's Sunset below. Opening December 25 in theaters, an official entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival.

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Meet THE CROODS

Dreamworks Pictures, distributed by 20th Century Fox, brings us back in time in the adventure of the first family, THE CROODS.

as their home got destroyed after many years of dwelling, the Croods find their way out and discover a new world of fantastic creatures they never thought of. we now wonder how they will adapt and survive this incredible scenery and keep the family intact.

featuring the voices of Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone, THE CROODS' adventure will also give us a new perspective on life and the world.

THE CROODS opens March 30 2013 in the Philippines from Dreamworks Animation and 20th Century Fox.

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PARENTAL GUIDANCE

Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei stars in a family comedy clashing old school and new school parenting in the movie PARENTAL GUIDANCE.

inspired with Billy Crystal's personal experiences, he opened the idea when his daughter sent her kids to Crystal's home for a week while she was out for work. and then he writes about the movie and here it is. the point is how parents do their thing towards their children. quoting Billy Crystal, “The key to being a good grandparent is being a good parent first. It’s not necessarily right, just because the way things are done now, but you do have to respect the fact that they’re not your kids. So I think that’s a really important thing, is the time that you have with them has to be special. And it has to also be non-threatening and understood that you’re an extension of the parents. And then when nobody’s looking you spoil them.”

Billy plays Artie and Bette Midler plays Diane Decker. their daughter Alice played by Marisa Tomei puts them responsible for the care of their grandchildren for about a week. this movie will put families and grandparents into a hilarious moment with more of life lessons.

PARENTAL GUIDANCE is directed by Andy Fickman (The Game Plan, You Again, Race to Witch Mountain) set to open January 16, 2013 by 20th Century Fox distributed by Warner Bros.

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PARANORMAN movie review

when we all expected ParaNorman to just give us scares, i was actually proud to say that the movie has its lessons to ponder on. ParaNorman will make the audience some realizations on how we should listen to the children.

aside from its inline jokes like what we have on kids comics to teeny-boppers, the movie has its own sense of humor like putting in very common characters like Jason from Friday the 13th and from the usual American-style horror. story maybe simple but it was fun watching it.

it was a combination of zombies, ghosts, bullies, weirdness and even movie classics that even the older audiences will love. and beautifully done in stop-motion, it's better and cleaner than Gumby.

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PARANORMAN

if you are a loner kid with a third eye, you might be able to relate to Norman Babcock -- an eccentric kid who can also speak to ghosts. apparently, no one believes in his abilities except his friend, Neil. in this clip for the kids, Norman is called to save his town in a curse taken centuries old.

as they are plagued by zombies and other horrific incidents, Norman is joined by an unexpected companions, executions to stop the curse didn't go as planned.

ParaNorman, this movie shot in stop-motion and in 3D format tells us how one can be brave and make a change without superpowers. in case of Norman, he makes it to prove himself and even save his town from the bewitchment.

opening soon in the Philippines, ParaNorman is made by Laika Entertainment, distributed by Columbia International Pictures, Philippines.

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Doña Mary dies at 103

alisin natin ang pulitika sa bagay na ito.

ang 103-taong gulang na ina ng dating pangulong Joseph Estrada ay sumakabilang-buhay na po. naging prominente ang karakter ni Donya Mary lalo na nung nailagay sa ipitan ang kanyang anak sa kasong pandarambong. bagamat nasa kalungkutan, nanatiling matatag ang ginang at malakas ang pag-asa sa paglaya at katahimikan ng kanyang anak. tunay na si Doña Mary Ejercito ay naging ehemplo ng isang matiising ina para sa kanyang anak.

sanhi ng pagkamatay ni Doña Mary ang cardiopulmonary arrest at naging daan na rin ng pagbagsak ng ilang internal organs ayon sa kanilang doktor. isang madamdaming tagpo na hanggang sa huling sandali ay nanatiling malapit ang dating pangulo at ang kanyang ina at magkahawak sila ng kamay hanggang sa huling hininga.

samantalang nakiramay na ang palasyo para sa pangyayaring ito at si Doña Mary ay mananatiling inspirasyon para sa lahat.

STORY FROM INQUIRER.NET

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take me to my roots

i have wondered how i came to being. of course, there's the fact that i have my parents and grandparents. but beyond that, i have no more information of my genealogy. i knew as my mom told me that my grandpa has become a councilor of Marikina. and i happen to be cousins with the current Marikina representative, Del de Guzman. the Dela Paz clan, which my mother's roots happen to fall into, is a very big group in Marikina. i'm sorry that i didn't have to know our relatives i don't know our connection with the Legaspi actors (Zoren, Kier) but she also said that we are on the third degree of kinship. sometimes i want to assume that it is true but i'd like to trace our connection. maybe i got this "celebrity potential" too. ;)

i sometimes wondered if i have foreign roots, from which branch of the family tree did i get my physical features, how my ancestors look like, what they do when they were still alive. i also want to ask them, how do they spend their leisure time and what do they eat. time has left this information and most of us don't even try to take a look back on our ancestry.

so i signed up with this website i found for genealogy and try to trace back my ancestors. will i get my connection with celebrities? historical figures, maybe Jose Rizal or some Chinese business tycoon?

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kapag ang palay naging bigas, may bumayo

ganito na raw ang pagkuha ng bigas sa ilang lugar dito sa bansa (YM namin ni carissa):

carissa: alam mo b ung balita
carissa: grabe sex in exchange of rice
ohmski: sino?
carissa: sa jessica soho
ohmski: wow
carissa: ano ba nangyayari sa mga tao ngayon
carissa: grabe n to
carissa: wala na bang ibang mapagkakakitaan
ohmski: kulang na sa values
carissa: oo nga
carissa: gusto kasi madalian na makuha ung gusto nila
ohmski: sa ganyan kc cla nasanay ng govrnmnt
ohmski: yung lagi nlang nabibigyan
ohmski: e mron p ding mga halang ang bituka.
carissa: bakit goverment ang may kasalanan?
carissa: wala ba silang utak para mag-isip para sa kapakanan nila
ohmski: nasanay nga kc cla
ohmski: hindi naman gov ang bine-blame
carissa: ano ba ginawa ng govt para masanay sila?
ohmski: lagi ngang binibigay nalang gusto nila
ohmski: pamPR din
ohmski: lalo nga silang nagagamit pagdating sa elections e
carissa: iba na talaga mga isip ng tao ngayon
carissa: di ko lam e kung san nila nakukuha yung mga ganyang paraan
carissa: di ba?
carissa: hello?! bigas daw ba?
ohmski: kasi nga ang palay pag naging bigas, may bumayo!
carissa: hahaha!
ohmski: may point diba?
carissa: yes naman ang thinking!
carissa: hahaha
carissa: eh nauna yung pagbayo kesa dun sa bigas eh
carissa: pano yan?
ohmski: kaya nga. yung palay naging bigas na

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Blog Event of the Month: KANIN!

marami nang nagugutom. tumataas ang bilihin. walang trabaho.

mga problema nga naman talaga ng pilipinas hindi na natapos. buti nalang at hindi masyado mainitin ang ulo ng mga pilipino sa halip yung iba kaya pang gawan ito ng joke. pero sana matauhan naman ang lahat na hindi naman sa lahat ng pagkakataon e aasa sa gobyerno. sana din naman e makonsensya ang mga negosyanteng kumokontrol sa supply ng bigas para lang makakuha ng malaking halaga.

mungkahi ko sa mga pilipino:

1. magandang trabaho ang pagsasaka. at ito ang dapat pangunahin nating kabuhayan. malalawak ang mga lupain, sagana ang ating likas yaman at onti lang ang ating magsasaka. kung walang magsasaka, tayo ang nagugutom. mas marami tayong produkto, hindi na tayo masyadong aangkat ng ilang pangangailangan na may kapalit na malaking halaga.
2. masanay tayong magtipid. naalala ko ang isang sinabi ng isang mahirap na inere sa radyo: bakit ang mayayaman, kumakain ng marami pero nagkukumahog magpapayat? may punto sya. kung hindi tayo nagsasayang ng pagkain at sa halip binibigay ang sobra sa kanila, bababa ang porsyento ng nagugutom.
3. wag masyadong umasa sa gobyerno. oo nga't nilagay natin sila sa pwesto, pero ang trabaho nila ay ayusin ang anumang gusot. (na malamang e tayo rin ang may-gawa) maghanap tayo ng ikabubuhay, pwede tayo magtanim sa mga bakuran, makibahagi sa mga LEGAL na pamamaraan.
4. family planning. kung pwede nga lang gawing 2 anak kada pamilya, hindi na kasi uso yung palakihan ng lahi. alam naman nating mahirap ang buhay diba?
5. bumalik sa mga pinanggalingan. kung wala tayong mapuna dito sa Maynila, maaari namang bumalik sa mga probinsya at dun magtrabaho. kahit papano e magkakaroon ng mga panibagong magsasaka.

sana naman umahon na tayo. lagi nalang kasi siraan e kaya walang nangyayaring matino.

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Para sa mga Anak... Isang mensahe.

Sa aking Anak,

Sa aking pagtanda, unawain mo sana ako
at pagpasensiyahan.

Kapag dala ng kalabuan ng mata ay
nakabasag ako ng pinggan o nakatapon
ng sabaw sa hapag kainan, huwag mo
sana akong kagagalitan. Maramdamin ang
isang matanda. Nagse-self-pity ako sa
tuwing sinisigawan mo ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tenga ko at hindi
ko maintindihan ang sinasabi mo, huwag
mo naman sana akong sabihan
ng "binge!" paki-ulit nalang ang
sinabi mo o pakisulat nalang. Pasensya
ka na, anak. Matanda na talaga ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tuhod ko,
pagtiyagaan mo sana akong tulungang
tumayo, katulad ng pag-aalalay ko sa
iyo noong nag-aaral ka pa lamang
lumakad.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana ako kung ako
man ay nagiging makulit at paulit-ulit
na parang sirang plaka. Basta
pakinggan mo nalang ako.
Huwag mo sana akong pagtatawanan o
pagsasawaang pakinggan.

Natatandaan mo anak noong bata ka pa?
kapag gusto mo ng lobo, paulit-ulit
mo 'yong sasabihin, maghapon kang
mangungulit hangga't hindi mo nakukuha
ang gusto mo. Pinagtyagaan ko ang
kakulitan mo.

Pagpasensyahan mo na rin sana ang
aking amoy. Amoy matanda, amoy lupa.
Huwag mo sana akong piliting maligo.
Mahina na ang katawan ko.
Madaling magkasakit kapag nalamigan,
huwag mo sana akong pandirihan.
Natatandaan mo noong bata ka pa?
pinatyagaan kitang habulin sa ilalim
ng kama kapag ayaw mong maligo.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana kung madalas,
ako'y masungit, dala na marahil ito ng
katandaan. Pagtanda mo, maiintindihan
mo rin.

Kapag may konti kang panahon,
magkwentuhan naman tayo, kahit sandali
lang. Inip na ako sa bahay, maghapong
nag-iisa. Walang kausap.

Alam kong busy ka sa trabaho,
subalit nais kong malaman mo na sabik
na sabik na akong makakwentuhan ka,
kahit alam kong hindi ka interesado sa
mga kwento ko.

Natatandaan mo anak, noong bata ka pa?
Pinagtyagaan kong pakinggan at
intindihin ang pautal-utal mong kwento
tungkol sa iyong teddy bear.

At kapag dumating ang sandali na ako'y
magkakasakit at maratay sa banig ng
karamdaman, huwag mo sana akong
pagsawaang alagaan.

Pagpasensyahan mo na sana kung ako
man ay maihi o madumi sa higaan,
pagtyagaan mo sana akong alagaan sa
mga huling sandali ng aking buhay.
Tutal hindi na naman ako magtatagal.

Kapag dumating ang sandali ng aking
pagpanaw, hawakan mo sana ang aking
kamay at bigyan mo ako ng lakas ng
loob na harapin ang kamatayan.

At huwag kang mag-alala, kapag kaharap
ko na ang Diyos na lumikha, ibubulong
ko sa kanya na pagpalain ka sana ...
dahil naging mapagmahal ka sa iyong
ama't ina...

Written by Rev. Fr. Ariel F. Robles
CWL Spiritual Director
St. Augustine Parish
Baliuag, Bulacan

this was shared by the Tambalan this morning. it was also shared by Fr. Jerry Orbos on the Maundy Thursday mass last year. grabe naiyak talaga ako. natakot tuloy ako what if mawala ang parents ko. huhuhuhu...

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