Saturday, May 29, 2021

Shopping Nokia 1.4

With the start of the pandemic, one of my nieces is in charge in buying groceries good for two (2) weeks for us.  This is to minimize the risk of catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus.  Since she is now in La Union and would be there for several months, it's my turn to do so.

Left the condo around 7:30AM with Edgar, the driver.  Was at The Landmark Supermarket around 8AM.  If I have known, would have left the condo at 8AM instead since it would open at 8:30AM.

We were second in the queue.  What is nice about being the early bird, we quickly ticked-off our shopping list.  But since I still have to buy carrot juice, will have to wait for the mall/ department store to open at 10AM.

Went to The Landmark's hardware section to buy CR2032 battery cell.  Then, to Glorietta for the Nokia store, which is now closed.  Went to MX ExpressMemo instead to buy the Nokia 1.4.  Plan to change the mobile phone used at home to this model.  Next is Standard Computer, and CompLink to buy the ink cartridges for my Canon printer.  Beard Papa's for the cream puff.  And the actual item in my list--carrot juice at Healthy Options.

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Supernatural Criminal Minds NCIS

Yes!  Was able to set-up so I can watch NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Supernatural in Netflix.  Shhh....

Rotating the series by finishing one (1) season each.  Thus, finished Season 1 of NCIS, and Criminal Minds.  On the way to finish Season 1 of Supernatural.  


Will be onsite for one week.  Took my rapid antigen test.  Negative for #COVID19   Thank, God!

Monday, May 10, 2021

The Sons Of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness

Another documentary from Netflix.

The Sons of Sam:  A Descent Into Darkness is a documentary series, more about Journalist Maury Terry who is obsessed with the David Berkowitz, known as Son of Sam, an American serial killer who pleaded guilty to eight separate shooting attacks.  Terry has an alternate theory.

#Like #ThumbsUp as it offers a different perspective.

Sunday, May 09, 2021

The Perfect Date

Hair pampering day.  The salon (and similar services) were allowed to be opened again after the government "slightly" lifted the quarantine status.  Should have done it last month per my schedule.

After, passed by The Landmark to buy my shampoo, virgin coconut massage oil, kitchen lighter.  At Glorietta mall, bought lighter fluid at True Value, cream puff at Beard Papa's and ice cream at Tiger Sugar.

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Brooks Rattigan dreams of going into Yale.  His father wanted him to go do the University of Connecticut where he got a full scholarship.  In order to finance his college dreams, he asked his bestfriend Murph, a computer programmer, to develop an app for a The Perfect Date, a plus one for any occasion.  It is a success.  But his ambition made him realize that he became a bad friend, an ungrateful son and a self-obsessed person.

#Fun #Like

Saturday, May 08, 2021

Fe@rleSS_

Another animated film from Netflix.

Reid is a teen video gamer who is an expert at the superhero action adventure video game Planet Master, and goes by the username Fe@rleSS_.  He was able to beat the second to the last level of the game where it was revealed that the protagonist Captain Darius Lightspeed has three babies, which he brought in his battle with him.  Reid decided to drop these babies off to the daycare before he tasks Captain Lightspeed to the last level.  While in daycare, the antagonist Dr. Arcannis steals the babies in an attempt to steal their superpowers.  The babies were able to escape and launched themselves to the real world, right at Reid's home.

That's when the adventure of Reid, in real life, continues.

#Fun #Like

Friday, May 07, 2021

The Mitchells Vs. The Machines

 And so it continues, my movie watching (instead of [Korean] series) in Netflix.

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The Mitchells vs. The Machines is an American computer-animated science fiction comedy film about a family (The Mitchells), with their weirdness, saves the world from robots controlled by an artificial intelligence (AI). 

Enjoy the ride.  Funny.  #Like


Even I am working from home, went to the office to take the rapid antigen test.  Negative of #COVID19.  Thank, God!

Thursday, May 06, 2021

Crouching Ghosts At Magnolia

Watched three (3) movies.  Hehehe!

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Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past is based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.  Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) is a famous photographer and womanizer.  When he attends his only brother's wedding, he gets reacquainted with Jenny Perotti (Jennifer Garner).  After a drunken speech, Connor was visited by his dead playboy uncle and informed him that he will be visited by three (3) ghosts who will bring him through his romantic past, present and future.

Funny.  #Like

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In Midnight At The Magnolia, Maggie (Natalie Hall) and Jack (Evan Williams) have to masquerade as lovers if they want their local radio show to be aired nationally.  They are childhood family friends and, as adults, giving dating advice together in their show.

#Like

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon based on the novel of the same name, is an action film.  A young "warrior" steals a sword from a famed swordsman.

This film has won several awards.

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

The Other Woman Destination Wedding

 Finished two (2) romantic comedy movies today.

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Destination Wedding is about Frank (Keanu Reeves) and Lindsay (Winona Ryder) met at the airport as they wait to board a flight to attend the same wedding.  Frank is the half-brother of the groom, who happens to be Lindsay's ex-fiance.

All throughout the weekend, they stick to each other, butting heads on a lot of topics, eventually making a connection.

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The 2014 film The Other Woman is about three women, Kate, Carly and Amber, who formed a bond as they plot to take revenge on the philandering husband of Kate, which Carly and Amber had a relationship not knowing that he is married.

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Once Upon A Time In China 2

 The second installment of the Once Upon A Time In China film series, Once Upon A Time In China 2.

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Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li), a Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, travels by train from Foshan to Canton to attend a seminar on medicine.  The situation there is very chaotic.  Protests against the signing of the Treaty.  There is also the White Lotus Sect, a cult which goes on attacking Westerners and destroying anything regarded as alien to the Chinese culture.  

#Like #ThumbsUp 👍

Monday, May 03, 2021

Once Upon A Time In China

 Decided to watch movies in Netflix (instead of my usual series).  As I was going through the list, was I glad when I saw that the Once Upon A Time In China film series is available!  My Nanay and I watched these movies by renting Betamax tapes.  (Note:  Betamax, not VHS.  Hehehe!)

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Set in the 19th century, the film series is about Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li), a Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity.  Action, comedy and a little romance.

#Like #ThumbsUp 👍

My second film is The Mirror Has Two Faces starring Barbra Streisand (who is also the movie's producer and director) and Jeff Bridges.  I was really hoping that the movie Yentl is available.

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Rose Morgan and Gregory Larkin, both Columbia University professors, meet when Rose's sister answers Gregory's "personal" ad.  Gregory believes that sex has ruined his life so he deliberately set out to find and marry a woman with absolutely no sex appeal.

Sunday, May 02, 2021

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

 Finished another South Korean television series and an American movie.

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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (Lee Sung-kyung) is a young woman chasing her dream of weightlifting.  She develops a crush on her childhood friend's older brother Jung Jae-yi.  Jung Joon-hyung (Nam Joo-yuk) teases her, plays along with her going to a diet clinic so she can be near Jae-yi.  But soon, he finds himself falling for Bok-joo.

It is cute.  Relatable.  I luv their bickering.  Joon-hyung must have taken it from his aunt and uncle who took him under their wing when her mom left him to remarry.

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I also watched Things Heard & Seen, an American horror film about a family who leaves Manhattan for a remote home in the tiny hamlet of Chosen, New York when the husband lands a job teaching art history in a small college.  This is when the wife discovers that both her husband and their new home harbor sinister secrets.