The Very Convenient Discovery

I AM NOT the type of girl who knows every brand of make-up, which boutique is on sale, or what shade of eye shadow matches my dress but nevertheless, I still get to use what every girl should use: pantyliners.

I am in a band. I am the drummer in our school band, which is composed of a female vocalist and male guitarists. Sitting in front of the drumset during rehearsals,  gigs and jamming sessions can be pretty uncomfy down under and because of that I need the utter convenience I could get to be able to stay on the, well, rhythm.

I discovered the wonders of Charmee years ago when I was still in search for a good pantyliner. The previous one I used was too expensive and it made me feel like I was wearing a cardboard down under. The other brands I tried got crumpled, displaced or folded. Those brands were definitely not my choice of convenience.

Charmee Pantyliners Unscented, my choice of protection

I prefer using the unscented Charmee pantyliners. I carry a pack in my bag always. During band rehearsals when comfort is greatly needed, I don’t have to worry about changing pads frequently. I can go on playing the drums for hours and still feel clean and comfortable. I don’t have to lose my poise repositioning my pants when I stand up, which will only result in jeers and more jeers from bandmates. I have been there and I tell you, it made me feel like wanting to just wear a paper bag on my head while hitting the snare, toms and cymbals.

I also used to feel uncomfy and insecure in public with my previous brands of pantyliner. I had this thought that people were looking at me because something was wrong with my back. It was so embarrassing to always stop and look behind. It was like I was acknowledging my own insecurity. In public.

I wasted my money and time on the most popular brand of pantyliner but at least I discovered Charmee sooner. It is thick but soft and it stays in place even when I was walking or running. It has a good packaging and it fits perfectly in my purse. Also, it is not as expensive as the most popular pantyliner brand. Charmee is already my choice of pantyliner and for me it is the best. Indeed, it is not with the brand popularity or price or expensive and insistent advertising; it IS with the quality.

I am very particular with the brands I use when it comes to hygiene and self-maintenance. When I discover *my* brand, I stick to it. I do not have to look more for new brands and again scout for the best. It is like I already know each brand – its looks, price and varieties. My choice of brands is my identity and even if I am not the “girl” type of girl, I still know how to stay clean, look good, feel comfortable and convenient without having to spend a lot.

I recommend Charmee Pantyliners to every girl out there. To find out more about Charmee, visit:

Charmee.com.ph
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I’m blogging about my shampoo brand soon.

Gilmore: A Haven for PC Users

Gilmore is an Avenue in Quezon City (part of New Manila) that is best known for cheap computers and peripherals. If you want to save money in your computer purchases, take a safe trip to Gilmore and be amazed.

LRT 2 Gilmore Station - Google Maps

Located just below LRT 2 Gilmore Station is a street with malls and stores that purely sell computers (laptops, desktops), accessories and software. If you ever have been to Hidalgo in Manila, imagine the same look of the street only this time, it’s computers and not cameras.

One side of Gilmore Ave

There are big and small computer stores in Gilmore Ave. IT Center is the biggest mall in the avenue and it holds three floors of computer stores. Outside the mall are more stores.

I cannot forget when Microsoft Windows had a massive promotion in the area. I was scouting for my Vaio’s memory when some Windows promoters handed me refreshments with the Windows logo. They were giving away freebies, which I gladly refused for reasons I cannot remember.

I bought my sister’s netbook (she named ‘Sheenah’)  in Gilmore. It was 17,500 if paid in straight cash. I checked the mall price and it was a little above 20,000. I got it for 17,500 with lots of freebies.

Stores in Gilmore accept credit cards but give big discounts to those who pay in cold cash. My strategy is to act as if I have the whole money in my pocket and that I’m ready to buy something right away. Sellers become excited with that and hence will make bargains. You can haggle.

Many would complain that Gilmore isn’t very accessible. Well, not really.

There are only three ways I know of getting there (from south):

1. Via EDSA: Via MRT/LRT 2 – Take the MRT northbound to Cubao. From Gateway, take the LRT 2 (southbound) to Gilmore Stn.

2. Via EDSA: Bus/LRT 2 – Take the bus to Cubao Farmer’s (usual city buses from Baclaran to North Ave), then go to Gateway Mall and take the LRT 2 southbound to Gilmore Station.

3. Via Pasay/Manila: LRT 1/LRT 2 – Take the LRT 1 northbound to Doroteo Jose Station. Take the long walkway (near FEU) to LRT 2 Recto Station (terminal station) From there, take the LRT 2 northbound to Gilmore Ave.

If you don’t want to take the risk, take the cab. It will pass by shortcuts. From Makati, it will probably take the Zamora Bridge to Sta. Mesa and go straight to Gilmore. Just a precaution: as much as possible take the cab from Gilmore (if you already purchased anything) to a safer place. Snatchers and robbers still find computers attractive.

Be sure that when you go to Gilmore, you already know what you’re looking for. Some fixers there will give you more options and it’s best for you to have a fair knowledge of what you need so you’ll be ready to be bombarded with other deals.

Gilmore is a haven to those computer users with the longing to save. Do not worry about products being pirated or non-legit; you can always check the authenticity, plus, scammers in Gilmore will get caught easily.

So come down to Gilmore for some techie adventure.

Movie Review: Fast and Furious 5: Rio Heist

An early poster of Fast Five

Fast and Furious 5: Rio Heist is the fifth installment of the Vin Diesel-Paul Walker movie Fast and Furious.

Short summary that doesn’t really spoil the movie:
The movie starts with Dominic Toretto (Diesel) who gets sentenced to years of imprisonment with no possible chance of parole. But of course he has made his way to freedom, and this time he lives it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (making him the most wanted criminal in territories).

The story revolves around Dominic, Brian (Parker) and Mia (Brewster) and their new found team of the finest racers for them to have one last chance of freedom. In order to be free, they get face to face with Rio’s finest drug dealer.

The stunts
Oh yes, Fast and Furious will be nothing without the stunts. The train scene at the early part of the movie is insane. My heart was racing all throughout the stunts such as encounters with the much-obsessed cop Hobbs (Johnson). The final stunt is, as always, stunning. Hands down to Dom and Paul for being able to tow a massive vault without sacrificing the thing that made them famous (and notorious): speeding up.

Common things with the previous FF movies:
I cannot shrug off the fact that Fast Five contains snippets from the previous FF movies. Of course recurrent scenes and sub-stories are part of a movie series. Let me start with cops. Paul was a cop who went undercover in FF1 and eventually became allies with the Torettos. Paul let Dom escape but was still torn between his job and his friendship with Dom. The we-are-not-exactly-the-enemy-here stand does not go off. There has got to be a third party or some bad people between cops and the main characters (cannot aptly call them the heroes). Then, of course, the insane car speed and the jeerings during car race.

The title:
Fast and Furious 5: Rio Heist is a good and not-so-good title. Fast Five (shortcut) is good, but I have some problems with Rio Heist. It deeply reminds me of one of the so-so movies of 2001. After watching the movie, somebody suggested that the title should be Fast Five: The Vault. I can’t not agree more.

The characters:
There are more interesting characters in this movie. First, Dom and Paul create a team of badass people to complete the misison. The sexy Gisele (Gadot) is a badass speed driver with a Korean lover Han (Kang). Ludacris and Don Omar join the gang. Funny scenes include lines from Roman (Gibson), Tej (Ludacris), Leo (Calderon).

Dom finds an ally in Elena (Pataky), a cop who does her job passionately to get back on the bad guy Reyes (de Almeida) for killing her husband. Still not over Leticia’s death, Dom sees the sadness in Elena’s life. I just gave out a clue on who’s dating who in the end of the movie.

Mia takes the backseat as she is only limited to doing a few stunts.

Dom’s new elite team does a great mission with some satirical acts as side dish.

The final stunt is insane. And I swear I could have watched again a portion of the movie (about three minutes) that explains how the twist was done. It’s a mind fuck.

Don’t tell me that some stunts and scenes are impossible because Fast and Furious is about the impossible (sans the superhero stunts) but is still stunning.

I advise you not to leave your seat during the tail credit. Something comes up, something that involves a ghost.

All in all, I give this movie 5 out of 5. Vin Diesel did great in acting and producing the film, and as always, it has awesome stunts, lines, plot and cars.

There has got to be a sequel. I don’t really believe in ghosts.

Sun Cellular Philippines Has the Crappiest Service Ever

Let me share with you my second bad experience with Sun Cellular. I was not supposed to publish this blog post since I was being considerate, but since Sun Cellular management was not considerate with me, here it is.

I applied for a Sun Plan 450 on March 4 since I really, really need a postpaid phone. I went to the Sun Shop in Los Banos in the morning with some of the requirements and from there the agent and I decided on which requirement should be waived. I did not have my Certificate of Employment with me but I submitted all requirements and completed the application form. The agents said that the longest waiting time is five days. I was excited when I left the Sun Shop.

The following day Jairo, another agent, gave me a call, saying that my CoE cannot be waived. I agreed to submit it lest my application gets declined. I went to my office HR and asked them to rush a copy of my CoE. After getting my CoE, I rushed to Los Banos from my office in Makati. I got to the Sun Shop at 7:15pm. Tired and drained, I handed them the last requirement.

A week after, I was informed that the application is still pending. It was okay with me since I thought, maybe, there were too much applications at the moment. I was considerate.

A week after that, I received no calls or SMS. I was beginning to wonder why my application is taking too long. I sent the agents SMSs and gave them calls but I did not receive a single reply.

A week after that, I was informed that my application is being reviewed by the top management. They did not tell me why it had to come that far. I was pissed but I stayed calm and patiently waited for the approval of my application. I also told them that I should receive daily status reports since I was in Makati. It did not happen.

I was too busy to go to the Sun Shop every week. But come first week of April, I went back there and asked for the status. Again, they told me it was still being reviewed by the top management. I gave them an ultimatum, that if nothing happens come April 15, I’m revoking my application. I did not revoke it, instead, I faithfully waited for it.

I again called and sent them text messages but the agents did not respond. That time it has been a month and a few days since I last applied.

This afternoon, I went to the Sun Shop to again check the status of my application. Jairo couldn’t even look me in the eye so I asked another agent to check my application. She couldn’t find my application papers, and spend some five minutes searching for me in the computer. I told her to ask Jairo for help since he’s my agent. They two just made the waiting all the more longer. They searched the file folders but didn’t find my papers. Until finally, after about 10 minutes, the sales girl told me that my application was declined on March 27. Here’s the conversation:

“Sorry, Ma’am Sheenah, your application was declined on March 27,” she said

I replied with angry tone “Without informing me?! That was March 27. I gave you a call that day, and you didn’t tell me the truth! What the fuck is going on?”

“But we re-forwarded it for reconsideration, and now we’re still waiting for the feedback.”

“If I’m able to sell my other phone later, I’m revoking my application, and this time it’s for real.”

There was no point arguing with her. Sun Cellular management has kept me waiting for so long and then misinforming me, and then will keep me waiting for another lifetime. It wouldn’t matter much if I do not really NEED a postpaid phone (but I swear, you will have the same feelings as I do).

One more thing, I asked them what are the grounds for getting declined and they couldn’t answer me. My theory is that my application papers literally got stuck somewhere (since they couldn’t find it) and they need more time to find it, or to trace my information. But that’s just a theory I cannot back up.

So, okay, I’m left with no Sun postpaid phone because of Sun Cellular’s incompetence. I was not able to sell my other phone this afternoon, which means I probably have a lot of waiting to do.

I couldn’t get to the top management since it’s not allowed (as per agents) to talk to them.

They are not allowed to disclose the bounds for declining a client’ application.

Sun Shol Los Banos’s agents are utterly incompetent and ignorant.

They did not give me status updates when I asked for them.

Sun Cellular has the worst service ever. I have been to other networks and the agents are not like that. Sun Cellular sucks, really. This isn’t the first time this has happened. Please refer to my open letter about why Sun Wireless Broadband sucks.

The Great PNR Experience

A month ago Dave and I had a superb PNR experience. There are many reasons why we prefer taking the train to get to the heart of Manila:

1. It’s less expensive. For a flat rate of 20 pesos, one can go as far as Blumentritt from Alabang Terminal. 20 pesos is a very fair fare considering the hiking bus and jeepney fares.

2. Less traffic. It’s a train. It only stops on different stations (which are approximately 3-5 minutes away).

3. The view. Get to see Manila from a different view. If you’re used to the Lawton or EDSA route, then riding the train will give you another view. Plus you get to laugh at cars in queue for the heavy traffic and toll gates (ooops, sorry!)

4. Time. Travel time from Alabang to Buendia could take 30 minutes to one hour (depending on how congested the street that is affected by the forever-taking Skyway development). The train can take you to Buendia much, much quicker.

5. Safer. The new trains are equipped with sturdy windows and grilles. You do not have to worry about pollution since the train is air conditioned.

6. Route. The tracks traverse the roads that are usually congested and populous such as Lawton and EDSA.

We took the train from the Alabang Terminal Station. Although five minutes later than its ETA, it is still much better than taking another bus to get to España (our destination). You just have to get to the station minutes earlier than its ETA or you will stand all the way, just like what most people do in MRT/LRT.

Women are separated from men (just like in LRT) but I stayed beside Dave in the area for men.

Sadly I was not able to take pictures. People from all walks of life take the train. As far as I can remember, here are some of the PNR stations:

-Alabang (terminal station)
-Sucat
-Bicutan
-EDSA
-Buendia
-San Andres
-Paco/Pandacan
-Sta. Mesa
-Espana
-Dapitan
-Blumentritt
-Tutuban
-Caloocan (terminal station)

(I skipped some stations, sorry).

This new PNR Manila train is promising. The train itself is brand new and hopefully it does not get exploited by some people. If Dave and I are not bound to Megamall or somewhere in EDSA (because there are buses from Los Banos to Cubao), we can always take the train. It’s convenient, inexpensive and exciting.

Sheenah's Animated Movie A-List

Cartoons never get old.

In no particular order, I give you a list of my best-seen animated movies.

1. Iron Giant (1999)

Surprisingly, Vin Diesel did Iron Giant’s voice.

The Iron Giant is about a boy who makes friends with a piece of alien metal. However, the government is against it. The boy becomes the alien’s friend and…

You know what I love with this movie? The lines and the way a giant alien is pictured without causing much intimidation.

Iron Giant: “Hogarth, you stay. I go. No following.”

I cried. The movie stirred my emotions. After finishing the movie I so much wanted to make an iron friend out of scrap metal. Yes, seriously.

How I wish the Iron Giant were real. The movie proves that not all friendly creatures are cuddly; sometimes they rust.

2. Monsters Vs Aliens (2009)

Who wouldn’t love these monsters?

Monsters vs Aliens was shown right in time, a few days/weeks after the horrible Know1ng was shown nationwide. This animated movie wiped off all my anger brought by Nick.

What happens when an alien squid tries to destroy our planet? We seek the help of monsters, including Ginormica. She became a monster during her wedding day. Yebah.

This movie made me respect cockroaches for about five minutes. The movie made me laugh a lot, without thinking why I was doing it. I just can’t take my eyes off B.O.B.

What’s cute is, Monsters Vs Aliens has a pinch of twisted romance between Susan/Ginormica and a douchebag. The revenge is sweet at the ending.

This movie has an excellent animation too.

3. The Simpsons Movie (2007)

We all love the Simpsons since the time our parents were still preventing us from watching its episodes. We love the Simpsons more when they appeared on a movie.

Everything is classic in this full-length animated movie. The opening caught my interest because of Bart’s chalkboard gag that says “I will not download this movie illegally”. Springfield is shown and voila, my eyes widened.

There were many gags. I can’t name them all in one blog but I have a list of my favorites:

- Spider-pig

- Green Day/Titanic

- American Idiot Funeral Version

- Bart’s Weener

- That Nome incident

- Bountiful Penis and Satan’s Curly Hair

I still hope Maggie’s first word would be real. “Sequel?”

4. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)
I watched this full-length movie before I completed all South Park episodes.

This movie isn’t for children. We all understand that these construction paper cutouts are cute but nasty, just the way we like it. If you’re the close-minded type of person, five minutes of this movie will make you sick.

I love South Park. I love the way Matt and Trey brutally hit icons (Saddam Hussein, Satan, Clinton, Canadians and the Baldwins) which is just for fun. Amid all these gags, can you squeeze some lesson from the movie? I can.

- Don’t star in a scheize movie because your kid can see you on the internet.

- Fart jokes are not funny…  except when Terrance and Phillip do them.

- Satan is gay.

- Blame Canada when you have no one else to blame.

5. Coraline (2009)

Coraline is based on Neil Gaiman’s best-selling novel of the same title.

Unlike the other animated movies I’ve seen, this one is a bit dark and wicked. What is so special about this movie is that it is beyond my imagination. The director and the author’s creative minds were combined to make a marriage between the dark side and the otherwise colorful and playful world.

Coraline is a young girl, who’s apparently deprived of parents’ attention. She seeks love and caring through another world but she ought to turn back…

I wish I have read the book, but it’s okay; the movie can stand alone.

One more thing: the music maybe is disturbing, but it’s clever. You should listen to it during the movie for you to appreciate.

6. Rugrats in Paris (2000)

Two words: cute babies.

This movie is sweet. I can’t forget spoiled Angelica’s antics and the voices of the other babies.

This time in France. Chuckie finds a mother to take care of him and his dad. Everything else is pretty predictable, except Angelica, who’s too spoiled to handle.

I can’t forget the scene where Angelica was in the plane, listening to the remix of T-Boz’ My Getaway, and the scene where does karaoke dance with some Japanese men.

Rugrats in Paris is a movie for all ages. I recommend this if you’re in for some cute Nickelodeon shenanigans.

Them babies are so cute.

7. Mulan (1998)

Wow, an Asian heroine in a Disney movie! Surely no pun intended.

Mulan is great in many ways. She doesn’t adhere to the Chinese traditions and she is klutzy.

Disney’s version of this Chinese tale (or is this historical?) shows a graceful Fa Mulan having deep love and respect for her father. Instead of bringing honor by marriage, she disguises herself as a boy to be qualified in the army. She learns how to fight and uses her resourcefulness to beat the Huns.

Mulan is a proof that women can do more than cooking and staying in the house. I don’t know if this has something to do with feministic approaches, but it’s a beautiful message.

I love the songs in the movie, especially the one that asks “how can I make a man out of you?”

I didn’t like its sequel that much, but it’s not that bad anyway.

8. Shrek (2001)

This first installment of Shrek made me cry. Don’t ask if I’m emotionally unstable while watching because I’m not. I was touched.

What do creatures usually do when they see an ogre in the forest? They scram. Ogres are ment to be nasty and wild but Shrek here isn’t.

He was given a choice on whom to save among damsels in distress. He chooses Princess Fiona. He eventually finds out that she is too good to be true, but the story doesn’t end there.

This tale disproves the fact that all heroes and princesses are beautiful. Some of them are green and ugly.

The second and third installations are awesome too.

9. The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Stop-motion movies are not that easy to make. I give this movie a thumbs up for that.

Plus Meryl Streep voiced Mrs. Fox.

The movie makes a lot of sense: foxes are meant to be wild, which is why Mr. Fox couldn’t resist stealing chickens and risking his life for his family. However, because of this he and his family were put into deep trouble. He then finds a way to get back on those cruel farmers and redeem his reputation as a father, uncle and wife.

He wants to be fantastic and truly, he is. He loses his tail but never loses his family.

This is a movie about marriage and family. Of foxes.

I wonder how those ciders taste like. I’d love to swim in those.

10. The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Tiana  is the first-ever African-American Disney princess.

Disney did a great job in setting this movie in the jazz era, plus showcasing other Disney princesses at the beginning.

I thought it’s another fairytale consisting of a very handsome and bloody rich prince but no, The Princess and the Frog veers away from that traditional thought simply by changing the story. Here, Prince Naveen is broke and is a frog.

I love the songs. It matches the jazz era, plus the trademark of African-American singers (having a really strong voice) is well-showcased.

Sheenah's Movie Shit List Part 2

I give you the second part of my movie shit list.

6. The Day the Earth Stood Still.
The movie’s message: it’s Keanu Reeves.

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a remake from the 1951 movie of the same title. It’s an alien movie with a cool introduction.

I don’t know whether I was pissed or just bored inside the movie house. I was expecting for a deeper sense in the movie since the introduction made me anticipate.

So what, animals are being saved from monsters otherwise known as human beings? Aliens save the earth and eliminate humans because they think we destroy the planet. Ridiculous. If Keanu Reeves didn’t look oh-so-stunning in the movie, I would have walked out as early as its first half.

The giant robot reminds me of the then-GMA 7 icon (“Bakalman” as the cast of Ober Da Bakod puts it). Pure disappointment. Even Keanu.

7. Know1ng

I’ve already written a movie review about Know1ng. After watching it, I swore to myself never to watch it again.

I was raving about its trailer a year before its release since it stars Nick and it deals with numbers. This movie has a fascinating trailer that will leave you amazed. I feel like I was victimized because I was fooled.

The movie has an awesome first half and an awful ending.

It’s also one of the movies with awesome poster but crappy content.

Just read my review because I don’t ever wanna recall every single detail about this 2009 flop.

8. The Final Destination 4.

Movies about gore is cool, but doing them more than thrice is not.

The Final Destination 4 is just an outlet for brutal minds to express their creative thinking on the death of human beings… the fourth time.

Devon Sawa did one hell of a job in the first FD movie and that’s just about it.

Knowing a bit of physics, some stunts are not possible but, oh well, it’s a movie, a stupid movie. The fourth time.

I wonder how it became a hit in the US.

Death is coming. Death has been coming and it’s just the fourth time.

If producers ever make a fifth FD movie, I don’t know, but I’ll probably warn everyone not to watch it.

9. Mr. Bean’s Holiday.

Talk about a silly man in a silly TV show/cartoons/movie.

A little does of Mr. Bean is fine. Farce and no-brainer shows are healthy in fair amounts, but to make a full-length movie about them is mental abuse.

Isn’t it so stupefying to see the same dumb man doing the same shit for more than an hour?

I sort of liked the previous Bean movie (the one about Whistler’s Mother) because it has some sense. This one doesn’t.

Rowan Atkinson better stop making movies and focus on short episodes of Mr. Bean.

That’s about it.

10. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

If we’re playing a Final Fantasy odd man out, this is the one we’re eliminating.

As Derek the Final Fantasy fanatic puts it, the movie has nothing to do with FF. If you’ve seen at least one Starship Troopers movie, you’ll realize that this FF movie is nothing but its revival.

Final Fantasy’s supposed to deal with its nature, not aliens and bugs and whatnot. I wonder what has gotten into the mind of this movie’s producer that he veered away from FF’s true nature.

Falling asleep amid the movie is also a message that says “it’s boring. Shoulda watched Starship Troopers and anticipated for the Brainbug probe that was censored on the last part of the movie, demmet!”

The list doesn’t end here.

Sheenah's Movie Shit List Part I

I am never watching a movie without hearing or reading about its reviews. I never learned my lesson, which is why I end up ranting about the movie after the tail credits. To give you guys a favor, I now give you my movie shit list part 1.

Legion has become an addition to my shit list. I thought the movie has some creepy Biblical interpretation of God’s wrath, but no. It just has demonic angels, and two archangels battling over what they believe in. At first I thought it was blasphemous to interpret apocalypse in a gory and morbid kind of way, but I give the director the freewill. Even if the director sent more creepy angels to possess mankind and torture the audience, still Legion won’t make it to my A-list.

It’s possible that I am just biased because the movie contains scenes not suitable for pregnant women who love their child very much. However, even if I’m not pregnant, I would still find it crappy to characterize an old lady as a demon angel-possessed entity trying to kill a baby.

I give this movie a 1/5. 1 for choosing the perfect setting for demons angels to bombard.

The next movie in my shit list is Superbad.

Superbad is super bad. I’m not really a fan of Hill-Cera movies (except Kocked Up because it starred one of my all-time female crushes Katherine Heigl). I don’t know what’s the point in watching a movie made entirely of awfulness and booze. I’m just not into no-brainer movies anymore (that if I watch Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion for the first time today, I’d throw away its CD). I felt stupid the entire movie.

I give it a 1/5. 1 for Mclovin and his fake ID.

The Spy Next Door is in this list too.

Oh yes it’s *echo*Jackie Chan! But why would somebody make a carbon-copy of Vin Diesel’s The Pacifier? Just why? The plot and characterizations are the same but this time, instead of starring a duck, the movie starred a pig.

Yeah, it’s *echo* Jackie Chan but watching him just felt like watching Vin Diesel doing martial arts. I somehow lost respect for *echo* Jackie Chan for this.

And by the way, ducks do it better than pigs.

Fourth is The Zodiac.

The biggest irony about this movie is that it’s based on true events. How can life be so mysteriously boring? If the events were portrayed in a non-boring way, the movie would have been good.

I’m trying to recall some details about the movie but all I remember was feeling utterly bored. I wasted more than an hour figuring out who the Zodiac is.

One thing I learned from this movie is “don’t judge a movie by its poster”.

I give it a 1/5. 1 for the outstanding showcase of how the 60′s looked like.

The Mist.

Stephen King, I don’t really like you.

The Mist is another alien-meets-mankind movie. It’s creepy on the first part, because of the mist that mystifies every audience. While watching for the first time you may ask “what could be in the mist?” I just gave out the answer.

Okay, it’s an alien movie. Alien movies are supposed to be good. It’s normal for then to mutilate human bodies and squeeze their blood out, but what’s not normal is the ending. It is the worst ending written in the history of bad endings.

The Mist. A clever title with a clever poster. It is a failed attempt to make another blockbuster alien movie. Had I been curious enough, I would have skipped to the last five minutes of the movie and suited myself. That way I shoouldn’t have wasted roughly two hours.

I give it 1/5. 1 for the mist, which is supposed to be cool during the entire movie.

Enough with the part 1. I’m taking a good afternoon’s rest, which includes clearing my brain from these five crappy movies.

Open Letter to Chooks Management

Dear Chooks Management,

First of all, thank you. Your product has been driving traffic to my site ever since I posted my Chooks food review. However, I feel like I’m in serious trouble because I cannot answer all my readers’ queries about Chooks. I can only share how great your product is, but I cannot tell them the branches or franchise information. Why? Because I simply do not know.

If it isn’t too much to ask, can you just give me a list of your branches all over the Philippines? You can do so by posting a reply to this blog post, or sending me an email to sheenah(dot)tan(at)gmail(dot)com. That way, more and more people will discover the wonders of your product.

Thank you and more power.

Sincerely yours,

Sheenah

Food Review: Chooks to Go

FOOD RATING: 5/5

from Chooks to Go's Facebook Profile

Apologies for not providing an actual photo of the product. Why bother take a photo when I can just grab this delightful chicken treat and put it inside my mouth?

Chooks-to-Go is a brand from Bounty Fresh, a known manufacturer of products like chicken. It has taken its chicken product to a higher level by producing the oven-cooked Chooks-to-Go.

Part of Chooks-to-Go’s slogan is eating it bare, meaning, without the sauce. True enough, there is no need for any condiment since this product is as good as it is.

My dad, who is extremely choosy with food he eats, now defines “lechong manok” as “Chooks” since it instantly became his favorite. He spread the word to the family and everyone’s enjoying this chicken treat at times.

Without the need for sarsa (sauce), I didn’t bother finding a saucer and pour massive amounts of sauce (I sometimes feed on sauce alone) to go with my chicken. The roasted chicken is so tasty even on the inside. I can see the flavor well-distributed, and the skin (oh cholesterol!) well-roasted. A typical lechong manok would have burned portions.

Pam and I have been talking about joining the Chooks-to-Go contest and even thinking of how to spend the proceeds shoud we win. We heard that there’s a contest. The mechanics are here.

Anyway, Chooks is the best roasted chicken I’ve tasted by far. Sadly there aren’t any branch here in Makati. Los Baños has two. I’d like to spread this word to everyone so that there will be branches in Makati and other areas.

I give this treat a perfect five.