Tuesday, August 30, 2016

THE FIRST DVD I EVER BOUGHT . . .



and that was a few months before I even purchased
my very first DVD player. I was just too excited to see
one of my favorite movies ever, the film I consider as


the "Casablanca" of children's films. And a large part
of that was due to Gene Wilder's role as Willy Wonka:


snarky and subversive, subtly lonely, a joyous genius, 

dangerous even; above all, a man of pure imagination.







My childhood would not have been complete without 
Willy Wonka. It was my Golden Ticket, and the reason
why I'll forever be transported by the magic of cinema.


Thank you, Mr. Wilder. It's been an unforgettable tour!


Monday, August 29, 2016

THEY NEED NOT BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

I really believe that Rody Duterte can be a good president,
in the same way that Noynoy Aquino was a good president.
I don't see why so many people have to belittle one to make
the other seem better. Why can't they both be great leaders?


Sure, they're absolutely different, and certainly both have their
blind spots, their obvious imperfections, their weaknesses. But
both have their strengths, and both certainly are the Presidents
the country needed, and wanted, at the times they were elected;



change has come, and change will continue, but not because 
of an Aquino or a Duterte. It's all up to us. We're fast becoming
a mature democracy, a country on the rise, and this momentum
can only be sustained by our commitment to personal discipline.


Pitting one President against another is a sign of immaturity and
an inability to move on; a selfish and self-serving refusal to grow
up and leave personal biases behind. It's high time for everyone
to be constructive, and not destructive; be critics but never cynics.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

R A W R : ASIA GOMEZ


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