Disclaimer

A little disclaimer for me and my friends:

I promise I will not become too competitive as it basically ruins something along the way. Based on several eyewitnesses (including myself), too much competition "kills". It brings up a lot of shit as we go on. It's like I'm in a reality show where chaos roots from the circumstances people will think is trivial.

I'll be competitive alright but I will really make sure that I won't become something uncontrollable. I'll just be more active.

Thank you. Peace out.

A Kick

I got a little addicted with Hell's Kitchen lately. I usually hate reality shows for their drama but the drama in the show attracted me somehow. Moving on...

While I was watching its 10th episode, something kicked inside my head. It gave me some kind of realization that I needed for a while. From watching the show with all the pressure and drama that somehow made me think of the world I'm about to step into after college, I realized that I need to be more competitive.

I'm still uncertain of where to go after college but I want my path to be concrete once I made my choice. I need to move my arse and be more competitive and at least, be more active. I need to hone my skills and prepare myself for the real world. The real world is not as easy as college life or high school life (even if high school life is an epitome of HELL). The real world has more rejections to offer than the social life in high school. Real world has more issues we have to think about like helping our families and making clients happy unlike in high school or in college where we have to worry about what to do with our grades. Oh! And in real life, the currency is money. Cold, hard money that makes the world go round. Almost. Comparing to our times of education where grades makes our world go round.  


One exciting thing in getting a job is earning your own money. There's no need to rely on parents to give us some allowance to go somewhere. Earning money is somehow a symbol of independence. If you earn your own money, to me, it means you're in charge of it. You worked your butt for it and now, you must decide how to split your fruit of labor. Of course, if you have a good heart, you would give some to your parents for additional help. What remains is now up to you on what to do with it.

Now, if I will perform better this semester, I can pave my way through a good job. The salary is sort of a bonus, I guess, especially if the job I will nail is the perfect job for me. Speaking of perfect jobs, my plan is sort of vague but I want to nail a job as a writer in some video game magazines. I want to write reviews for video games. If possible, I want to have a second job in the film industry as a sideline. I know it's hard to juggle two jobs but it's possible. The logic is possible. I know I said I'm still uncertain of where to go. This plan of mine is still tentative for I don't know if there are still video game magazines being published here in my place but I'm still looking forward to work as a writer if there is still such magazine.

Oh Shit

Last night, a classmate gave me a link. I thought it was just some spam and I was supposed to ignore it. When she told me it was horror, I was interested and curious of course. So I checked it out.

It was a Korean web comic and of course, it's interactive. Yeah. It was about a girl walking to her apartment when she saw a limping woman. And... yeah. Won't spoil anything there.

My friends know me as a horror movie aficionado or in simpler terms, I love horror movies. But this one made me scream. Twice. Fortunately, no one in my house noticed me screaming.

So, if you're bored and you're looking for a bloody good time, you might want to check this one out. :) A warning though. It's not good for the weak of heart. If you're scared, don't click it. If you want to be scared, well, click it. If you want to hit me because you just peed in your pants, I warned you.

Bongcheon-dong Ghost

End of an Era

I know it's been almost two weeks or a week since the first semester ended. The second semester is about to start in a few days and I am nervous with after graduation. (I'm not making sense again.) I'm really nervous because we're graduating and I still don't have any frakkin' clue where to get a job. At least, I have these specific fields where I can go and try but there is still uncertainty and I hate it.

Second point is that I'm also nervous with the thesis because the second semester is the time where we all will be making the actual thesis unlike in the first semester where we had to busy ourselves with the thesis proposal. There are so many things to do especially with our thesis and our topic is extremely complicated. A lot of people including our thesis adviser and professors said so. I already broke down because of the pressure. (Yeah. I'm emotional.)

Third, I'm a bit excited with some things like there'll be changes. These changes, I won't explain because... I don't know. I just don't want to explain it here. Don't try to force me.

Fourth, it's kind of sad to start the semester because two of my friends got separated and last semester, I was always with these two crazy people. I actually enjoyed their company.

And finally, I ran out of things to type here. But so far, it's been one hell of a semester and everything's been insane lately. I kind of enjoyed the insanity, doing some things for the first time, and actually exploring. I never expected to be friends with the new people I know now because of this past semester. I also miss my friends who just transferred to another block and it seems to me that they can finally have their freedom with the choice they just made and I'm happy for them.

Fruit of My Mistake: Volume 2

This poem is sort of a sequel to the first poem that you just read. Still talking about the same subject. Not going to drop any entities here. I just wrote it two hours ago while going home from the end of a semester. Once again, for those who wants to use my poems, notify me. Thanks.

REQUIEM FOR THE LAST ILLUSION

Your affection, I will burn

Your feelings, I will throw

From the ordeal, I will learn

Learn not to dwell in sorrow

I will close my eyes

I will cast you away

Spare me from the lies

I will walk my own way

Forgive you, I will strive

And time will keep me

Without you, I will survive

Even with the faults in me

Now I will lay to rest

All my tears, I have shed

Before the pain kills my chest

From the scars I have bled

Fruit of My Mistake: Volume 1

This is the first time I'll post a poem here since the blog is starting to rot. Who reads it anyway? It was written two or three weeks ago, I think. One of the fruits of my mistake, I must say. For those who wants to use my poem in some way, ask my permission. Please.

SENTIMENTS FOR THE LAST ILLUSION

Can you be my last illusion?

Will I be your final dream?

Put an end to this delusion

Before it goes beyond it seems

Running in my mind

Leaving many footprints

No wonder I can’t leave you behind

Though I try to give you a hint

One look at your eyes

That gaze I seek to break

Let my feelings run dry

So you, I won’t forsake

Let me numb myself

To this sentiment of yours

I will not need any help

And shall you not exert any force

It’s better this way

No hearts will ache

No tears and pain will stay

In this step I’m about to take

Death Has Claimed Its Glory (For Now)

The ever present Death makes a return in Final Destination 5, the 5^th installment and the 2^nd movie to be shot in 3D in the Final Destination franchise. This time, it stalks the survivors of a bridge collapsing accident and it never rests until it claims the souls of those who were meant to die on the bridge.

On his way to a business retreat together with his co-workers, Sam Lawton (Nicholas D’Agosto, TV's Heroes) had a vision of a bridge collapse. When he snaps out of the premonition, he warns his co-workers about the impending disaster and they all flee to safety, sparing their lives from the accident. A few days later, the survivors started to die one by one and Sam realizes that death is coming for them. He teams up with Molly Harper (Emma Bell, Frozen, TV's The Walking Dead), his girlfriend to try to stop the gruesome deaths before their turns are up.

After The Final Destination sucked the life out of the franchise, Final Destination 5 comes along and surprises the fans and critics. The bridge collapsing sequence features the excellent use of special effects and the movie itself is a genuine showcase of the innovative 3D technology in horror. The opening sequence is also one of the most terrifying, gruesome, and action-packed visions in the whole series besides the Highway 23 pile-up in Final Destination 2. One of the returning elements in this movie is the suspenseful atmosphere. In almost every death scenes, you never know which thing will kill a character. The death sequences give a false lead about how a character dies and right when you don’t expect the moment, the character gets it. So far, the deaths here are the most inventive, suspenseful, and gruesome in the series. There are also a few moments in the movie that you will NEVER see coming. The movie also tries to break the repetition of the series and does it successfully with its new rule.

Another is the character development. Though the development is weak, the characters have managed to be rooted for by the audience and as the audience witness their deaths, they can’t help but feel bad for some of those they know will die at any moment. Tony Todd, who plays the mysterious mortician William Bludworth, makes an anticipated return in the movie and still, he creeps out the characters and the audience with his sinister voice and cryptic advices. Lastly, Brian Tyler's musical score is also filled with the fear that the whole movie is all about. It is even better than his previous work in The Final Destination. 

Final Destination 5 will make you cringe and laugh. The opening premonition and the finale will make your jaw drop and the whole movie will make you literally hold on to your seat with its suspense and amazing use of 3D. It is, by far, the best movie in the series and I hope the 6^th and the 7^th installments will maintain the dread that this one reclaimed.

RATING: 4/5

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