hard to find addresses

i don't have a good sense of direction with unfamiliar places especially when it's my first time. thanks to the technology of SMS that i can get to the place i wanted to in the easiest way. when i am a bit lost, i look for the large street name and look for a nearby policeman that can help me with the directions.

for example is when i am trying to look for the office of a company for an interview. i was in this street where almost no public transportation available. taxi cabs are reliable at this time. when we get to the street, we look for the address plaques. it's easier to find numbers when you are a bit lost. the address plaque was so big so there is no way that doubt that is the right place.

another thing is when we are looking for a place to prepare for a party. sometimes all we have is a calling card to contact the person in charge of the place. great places are always in the hidden areas. and address signs help us a lot with directions. another benefit of having an address sign is that meetings are never delayed, and time is maximized when you get on time. sometimes i think of hanging one at home myself.

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my first video editing project

though this is just a slide show, it really took me so long to finish it. figuring out simple techniques like fading in and out music, selecting the time for each slide to appear, selecting transitions and even adding titles. i used Windows Movie Maker which only had limited features for editing but that's all good to finish the project.

this project is for my niece's 7th birthday tomorrow. i'm glad that i've finished it. please tell me what you think about it. i'm open about suggestions. :)

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EMMA WATSON gets a HAIRCUT!

this is spreading online! EMMA WATSON, famous as Hermione Gringer in the Harry Potter movie series has got a haircut. not just a trim of split ends but she cut off the length!

people are telling that she looks like Twiggy. but i can see a Demi Moore from G.I. Jane in this new look. with this, it might be good for her to try other roles. good job Emma!

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THE EXPENDABLES posters

so how cool is this movie? it's got the top action stars from Hollywood! Stallone, Statham, Li, Schwarzenegger, Willis, Rourke, Austin, Lundgren, Roberts, Couture and Crews. below are the posters released online:

THE EXPENDABLES opens worldwide on August 13 2010 by Lionsgate and Millennium Films.

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RICHARD GUTIERREZ talks about SURVIVOR PHILIPPINES

RICHARD GUTIERREZ, matinee action star of GMA 7 talks about the experience hosting the third season of SURVIVOR PHILIPPINES, the Celebrity Showdown. see the interview in 24 Oras' Chikka Minute with Pia Guanio at the set:


it seems that the artista attitude has came to the host and more probably the castaways. they have to endure the dangers of staying in the island for 39 days with challenges without safe water, food and safe habitat.

watch out for Survivor Philippines 3: the Celebrity Showdown in GMA 7 coming soon this August.

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BETTE MIDLER and CHRISTINA APPLEGATE: "MEOW!"

Hollywood icon Bette Midler and Emmy-nominee Christina Applegate breathe life to the lead kittens in Warner Bros.’ new comedy adventure in 3D, “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.”

In the film, what’s going on is nothing less than the endless war between two species at odds since their earliest ancestors sought out the first caveman’s campfire. But now, one renegade cat agent – Kitty Galore -- has upped the ante. Determined to not only break the bond between dogs and humans forever but also pit feline against feline, Kitty’s bid for global domination could jeopardize the future of all creatures, four- and two-legged alike.

Starring as the voice of Kitty Galore, the scariest, loopiest, fur-challenged feline to swipe a claw since the maniacal Mr. Tinkles earned a permanent time-out at Doggie Alcatraz, Midler says, “I’ve been asked if I believe people are going to like this movie because they think their animals talk to them. Well, I don’t know about anyone else but I had an animal that did talk to me. She was a Jack Russell terrier, a dear friend of mine, and she spoke in complete sentences.”

Bette Midler and Christina Applegate

“I don’t think Kitty is misunderstood; she’s just evil,” Bette Midler states, confessing, “I like her a lot. She’s great. Villains are the most fun to play, they’re so over-the-top and usually the silliest. Here you have a wonderful combination of evil and absolute ridiculousness, which is irresistible.”

A former MEOWS agent, Kitty went rogue after losing all her fur in a depilatory vat that she fell into while trying to escape guard dogs at a cosmetics lab. Shunned by the human family who no longer recognized her, she landed on the street. Now a few hacks shy of a hairball, Kitty is one sour puss bent on avenging her losses on a grand scale.

Creating her cadence and vocal mannerisms was a process based both on looks and back-story, Midler explains. “You start with a sketch. In time, the sketch gets increasingly life-like and fleshed out until the creature is right there in front of you and sort of tells you what its voice should sound like. Kitty has gigantic eyes and very sharp, pointed little teeth. She seems refined so I tried to make her sound like a well-bred cat with a bad nature. She was obviously once a star and her stardom was snatched away from her so now she’s quite bitter and, as the title says, wants revenge.

“Having fun with it is key,” Midler continues. “Kitty gets whacked out sometimes and sputters because her mind is racing faster than she can talk.”

In the face of such sweeping peril, cats and dogs must join forces. Thus, dogs Butch (Nick Nolte) and Diggs (James Marsden) find their nascent partnership has grown to include MEOWS operative Catherine, who bravely puts all nine of her lives on the line with them, to bring Kitty down.

Describing the edgy alliance, Applegate says of her character, Catherine, “She’s a tough, smart, fearless cat, raised with the stereotypical distaste for dogs, but she’s willing to open up and take this chance. They’re working together for a common goal but are still a little bit at each other’s throats from the get-go.”

Applegate adds, “It’s absolutely absurd and fantastic, this whole secret high-tech world they have and yet it’s presented as perfectly normal. It’s as if all that other stuff they do—like purring and doing tricks, or tearing up the yard—is just designed to distract us from what’s really going on.”

Opening soon across the Philippines in Digital 3D and regular format, “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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sweet, funny DREW BARRYMORE in GOING THE DISTANCE

Drew Barrymore (He’s Just Not That Into You) stars in New Line Cinema’s raucous and romantic comedy with both heart and heat, Going the Distance. The film tells the story of what can happen when a beer-and-barbecued wings-fueled one-night stand accidentally turns into something more.

In the film, Erin’s (Barrymore) wry wit and unfiltered frankness charm newly single Garrett (Justin Long) over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning. Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New York City. But when six weeks of romping through the city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure they want it to end.

Barrymore reveals, “I liked this story because it had a lot of humor and it was sexy, but it was also surprisingly emotional. I couldn’t stop thinking about these characters and I really cared about why or how they were or weren’t able to work out their issues. Any story that deals with the complexities of a relationship in a very comical and contemporary way totally interests me.”

The role of aspiring journalist Erin required Barrymore to be both tough and vulnerable, with a smartass sense of humor. “Drew has often played an America’s sweetheart type of character, but Erin is strong-willed, she curses, she speaks her mind freely and is really on equal footing with the guys. Drew played it without losing any of her charm,” director Nanette Burstein states.

“Erin is a very strong girl; she can go to bars and win at video games and hang with the boys,” Barrymore offers. “But she put a relationship ahead of her dreams before and resented it, so she’s not going to do it again. I really liked playing someone with a sharp tongue and wit and honesty. I loved her bravado.”

“Being an educated woman of around 30, still interning in a shrinking job market, there’s a lot of competition and that’s frustrating,” producer Adam Shankman says. “So, like a lot of young professionals, Erin goes out after work to blow off steam. She plays as hard as she works,” he adds. “I think Drew felt that was a refreshing change of pace and she was fantastic in the role.”

“To me, both Erin and Garrett are really honest, flawed characters,” Shankman observes. “Garrett behaves pretty badly at times, Erin behaves pretty badly at other times, and they both behave selfishly. But even though life is giving them an ‘out,’ they’re honestly trying to make a go of it before they decide if it’s too big of a commitment. And while humor infuses almost everything, the emotional scenes with Justin and Drew really anchor the film.”

Like many real couples facing time apart, the characters in Going the Distance try to maintain both the humor and the emotion that flows freely when they’re together.

“Even though Erin and Garrett are separated by thousands of miles, we wanted to make sure that we didn’t separate the heart and the humor,” Barrymore concludes. “We tried to bring in both everywhere, across the board.”

Opening soon across the Philippines, Going the Distance is a New Line Cinema production, and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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