bury me in this dress

I was channel surfing the telly when I saw Ratz on Kids Co. I enjoyed that movie so I watched it again. It’s a teeny bopper direct-to-tv movie about a ring which grants wishes. I like it because of the cute rat boys (Spike and Scooter) and the soundtrack. I like Candypants’ “Dishy” in particular. It’s the song played during the end credits.

Boys, like chicken, hard to eat
But I think boys are awfully sweet
Tender like a baby ham
Sticky with pineapple jam
Sniff the heady pink perfume
Clear your plate to make some room

Boys a super crunchy treat
Make a cookie hard to beat
Butter up and bake ’em through
Like a chewy macaroon
Tease the palate with a kiss
Then the kettle starts to hiss

I’m so hungry when I see
a juicy boy in front of me
Give me three square meals a day
with boy as side dish and entree

Some boys quick like Sugar Pops
Pour the milk and scoop it up
Others simmer all day long
Bubble up and burn your tongue
Any way they’re done is right
Smack your lips and take a bite

I’m so hungry when I see a
dishy boy in front of me
Give me three hot meals a day
of boy fondue and boy fillet

I don’t want a sirloin steak
Don’t give me a chocolate cake
What my tummy needs the most
Is creamy boy spread on my toast
When he’s nibbled to the core
Please, sir, may I have some more?

http://members.shaw.ca/molasses-one/Dishy.mp3

I don’t know much about the band Candypants. I’m not even sure if the band still exists. Their myspace page isn’t much help but I read that they’re from Los Angeles and their self-titled album was released by Sympathy for the Record Industry. If I’m not mistaken, I’ve been to their store when I was in Olympia, Washington and bought tons of CDs and zines. Anyhoo, “Dishy” is so fun to listen to and the lyric is perfect.

It’s Eiga Sai once again! Yay! It’ll be from July 2 to 12 here in Metro Manila and the films will be shown in Shangri-la and UP Film Center. There will be screenings in Davao, Cebu, and Baguio on different dates.

Shangri-La Plaza

July 2 (Thu)
7:00 PM – ALWAYS – Sunset on Third Street (by invitation)

July 3 (Fri)
2:00 PM – Tony Takitani
4:30 PM – Turn Over
7:00 PM – Kamome Diner

July 4 (Sat)
2:00 PM – Memories of Tomorrow
4:30 PM – ALWAYS – Sunset on Third Street
7:00 PM – Memories of Matsuko

July 5 (Sun)
2:00 PM – Memories of Tomorrow
4:30 PM – Mind Game
7:00 PM – Memories of Matsuko

July 6 (Mon)
2:00 PM – The Milkwoman
4:30 PM – Mind Game
7:00 PM – Turn Over (more…)

My thoughts are with you. Free Iran!

I was reading design blogs when I saw these furniture by Vincent Thomas Leman and fell in love. I want them in my dream house!

They remind me of Edward Gorey’s artworks. I wonder if I can have similar cabinets made here.

The 14th French Film Festival will be held in Shangri-la Cineplex from June 5 to 14. Admission is free on a first come, first serve basis. This year’s lineup is a retrospective on 14 films which were shown during the Cannes Film Festival as well as a preview of our very own Raya Martin’s La Independencia.

Below is the synopsis of the films:

ÇA BRULE
Director: Claire Simon
Cast: Camille Varenne, Gilbert Melki, Olivia Willaumez, Kader Mohamed, Marion Maintenay, Morgane Moré, Jean-Quentin Châtelain, Nabil Radi, Mathieu Bagnis
Running time: 1h 51mn
She lives in the Var, she has a horse, and she’s angry.
The exalted love story of an adolescent 15-year-old, with a local man: Jean, 37 years old, teacher, voluntary fireman, married and father of two. It’s the beginning of vacation and the eternity of summer.

A TOUT DE SUITE
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Cast: Isild Le Besco, Ouassini Embarek, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Laurence Cordier, Fotini Kodoukaki, Catherine Davenier, Nicolas Pignon, David Ayala, Odile Vuillemin, Léonor Graser, Emmanuelle Bercot, Olivier Augrond, Sabri Lahmer, Fatiha Chériguene
Running time : 1h 35mn
Set in the 1970s, A Tout de Suite is the story of a 19-year-old girl who discovers that her lover, seemingly a Prince Charming, is actually a thief who has just committed murder. “Tout de suite,” instantly, her safe and comfortable world is turned upside down and she is swept into an adventure that takes her from Spain to Morocco and Greece.

LA PIANISTE
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Magimel, Annie Girardot, Anna Sigalevitch, Susanne Lothar, Udo Samel
Running Time: 2h 10mn
Erika Kohut, 40 years old, is a respectable piano teacher at the Conservatory of Vienna. Living a single life, hardened by a possessive mother, she is a musician who leads a frustrated sex life. Frequenting peep shows and watching porno films, Erika dives into a morbid voyeurism and practices masochism. Until one day, when Walter, a 20-something student falls in love with her. From this affection is born a troubled relationship, emotional and perverted, between master and disciple.

MARIE JO ET SES DEUX AMOURS
Director: Robert Guédiguian
Cast: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Jacques Boudet, Yann Trégouët, Frédérique Bonnal, Souhade Temimi, Maïa Sevleyan, Frédéric Garbe, Danielle Stefan, Jacques Germain, Axel Koehler
Running Time: 2h 5mn
Marie-Jo loves her husband Daniel dearly, but is also passionately in love with her lover Marco. She is torn between the two, with tragic consequences.

FLANDRES
Director: Bruno Dumont
Cast: Adélaïde Leroux, Samuel Boidin, Inge Decaesreker, Patrice Venant, Henri Cretel, Jean-Marie Bruveart, David Poulain, David Legay
Running Time: 1h 31mn
In Flanders, Demester other and young local men enlist as soldiers to fight in a distant land. He also falls in love deeply with the young Barbe, even accepting her strange ways and her many lovers. Tragically, the war exacerbates the relationship between them, leading them to extremes.

(more…)

Last night, I was following the “progress” of House Resolution 1109 in the Congress. I was glued to twitter, plurk, and ANC up to the time the H.R. was passed. Feelings of disgust, alarm, outrage, and helplessness consumed me the entire time but I also felt sadness. Sadness because the rest of my family didn’t seem to care. Same goes for most of my contacts in Facebook who just kept on answering quizzes and playing online games just like any other day. Were they aware of what was happening? Hardly anybody paid attention to my status updates about the H.R. Didn’t they know that their future is at stake? I wanted to shake all of them but who am I to do that? After all, I was just like them earlier. I ignored the warning signs in GMA’s regime. I do not have the right to preach because I’m just as guilty as them. I just hope that they wake up before everything is too late.

In case anybody wants to know what the passing of House Resolution 1109 entails, it means that the Congress may now propose amendments or revisions to the Constitution with just 3/4 votes of all its Members. Amendments to the constitution is fine but now is not the right time. And definitely the way the House of Representatives railroaded the passage, blatantly disrespecting the outcries of the opposition and ignoring the opinion of the populace, is deplorable. This shouldn’t happen in a democracy. Furthermore, what happened is illegal. It disregarded the Senate and the passage was done in haste. Too hasty in fact which makes it even more suspicious. Just look at these proposed Charter Amendments:

Matrix House Proposed Charter Amendments

The changes (deletion of Congress and Senate, Parliamentary system, etc) if approved will affect the lives of ALL Filipinos. It will give politicians who want to hold on to power more time to do so. Politicians who betray us citizens over and over again. So let me express my indignation.

I say no to apathy!
NO TO CON-ASS!

Other blog protestors:
Stop Gloria Forever Moves! Kick ConAss!
Please Let Me Vote on 2010
I, Filipino Citizen
The Assembly’s Statement on the Plenary Debates on Charter Change
Dear Congressman Nograles
Oppose Constituent Assembly
In the Grip of Electoralism
Lighting the Beacons for a Phoney War?
There’s A Reason We Call It CON-ASS
House Resolution 1109 and the People
Have You No Shame?
The Pronoun ITS in Con-Ass Rez

If you have a blog post against Con-Ass and want to be added to the list here, just let me know.