Once Upon A Time

“Only one can break the curse, and only one knows the truth.”

Just like any other kid, I was also once very imaginative and I’d like to believe that I still am until now. I was and still is mesmerized by the mere thought of castles, royalties, fairies, magic and even dark powers. Those fancy stuff are part of my phase as a child who believes in fairytales beyond doubt. I even remember having all kinds of classic story books a kid knows. They even come with beautiful boxes and cases. I didn’t know what came into me and my sisters. We destroyed all of them in a heartbeat like outraged monsters. How perfectly dreadful!

For a stretch there I thought I’ve already gotten to grips with my enchanted mind’s eye, but here I am grappling with it all over again in spite of everything. A few weeks ago, I browsed YouTube for some trailers of new Hollywood TV Series that could get me hooked. I found only a few, and one of them is ABC Studios Production’s Once Upon a Time. The title itself thrilled me to watch for it. The series now has seven episodes. I’m still on the fifth, and I’m totally riveted by it. I can’t wait to see the developments of this new favorite show of mine.

Centers on a woman with a troubled past who is drawn into a small town in Maine where the magic and mystery of Fairy Tales just may be real.

Once Upon a Time stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, and many more. It revolves around the classic characters from fairytales that were trapped in a place where all their happy endings were stolen – Our World. The main characters are Snow White, Prince James, the Evil Queen and Emma Swan (Snow and James’ daughter). For a little information, Emma is considered to be the savior who is destined to break the Evil Queen’s curse and to free our beloved legendary fellows from the spell of not knowing who they really are.

If that hint sounded vague to you, I suggest you spend time with the Once Upon a Time and I’m quite certain you’ll be drawn to it. Anyway, before I end this piece let me share you some points about the show that fascinated me a great deal. First, is that it made me become a kid again. Why, because almost all my favorite storybook characters have connection with each other in this series. I also like that Snow White is not the dainty damsel we know. Here, she’s the independent and strong girl type who isn’t afraid to fight if necessary.

The second thing is the moral I get from each encounter the individuals of this story has. Just like in every classics, the most important thing we can gain after reading them is the lesson learned. For instance: “Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing.” You can have some more if you watch it. The third would be the production’s effort and expertise in coming up with a huge show like this on TV that I can compare to an epic movie. Two thumbs up to them! I hope it will reap more supporters, and of course, longer telly life span.

PS: I also heard in the local news that there actually is a Filipino in the cast. I haven't seen him yet, but they said he plays the role of one of Snow White's 7 Dwarfs -- Bashful. I'm just so proud of him!

Boredom Busters

Not being in school, means being in a rut! Being busy about something is always better than being busy doing nothing. I actually miss the feeling of being swamped with academic stuff. I miss whining about it, I should say. Just staying at home doing the same thing over and over again is beginning to kill me. I need to have some fish to fry. In other words, I'm dying to be employed. It really is true that human beings never get satisfied with what they have, where they are and whatnot. I'm cringing, cause I'm guilty as sin.

You see, I have this place all for myself every weekdays from 8am to 5pm. Aside from trying so hard to revise my thesis manuscript, all I do is just surf the web, download/watch movies and TV series, listen to my music library, think of what to cook for lunch, work on my household assignment, stare at oblivion, and worry about my safety. I'm like a slob! Those activities may not be exhausting, but they're unproductive. But anyhow, now I'll be sharing again the things that bust the boredom out of my system.

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL: "Devastated Peter takes a Hawaii vacation in order to deal with recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex ... and she's bringing along her new boyfriend."

WAITING FOR FOREVER: "A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress."

THE LYING GAME: "The show follows Emma (Chando), a kind-hearted foster kid who cant catch a break. She finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton (also played by Chando), who unlike Emma was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life."

MAMA's HOME MADE GOODNESS

PUNK GOES POP 4

uTorrent

JUNIOR MASTER CHEF PINOY EDITION

PINOY BIG BROTHER UNLIMITED (Season 4)

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: "A family of three move from Boston to Los Angeles as a means of reconciling their past anguish. They move to a restored mansion, unaware that the home is haunted."

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I just finished downloading Community Season 1 and 2 -- Season 3 coming up next. I'm also currently downloading some episodes from Grimm (NBC), Once Upon a Time (ABC) and Teen Wolf (MTV). Let's see if I'll get hooked to these shows as well. I'll let you know.

In other news, I had a great day yesterday with my buddies. Hollers out to Ate Jael, Maicie, Christine, Ed Ralph, Ate Cyndi and Ella. I enjoyed some serious and mature conversation I had with Ate Jael and Ed Ralph. The dinner was also fantastic with all the hearty laughs and inane talks. I'm so glad I got to be close to these crazy and fun guys before I left UP. When my batchmates graduated, I promised to myself that I will be a full-fledged anti-social creature. However, they came into my life and saved me from solitude. That sounds so melodramatic, but it's really what I feel for them. I'm looking forward to be with them in the year-ender gathering we're planning to hold in Samal this 11th of December. I hope Mom allows me to have a sleepover somewhere this time.

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Pretty Little Liars Binge

I love the caption: Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret.

Mystic Nymph singing Secret by The Pierces, "Got a secret? Can you keep it? Swear this one you'll save. Better lock it in your pocket. Taking this one to the grave. If I show you then I know you won’t tell what I said. 'Cause two can keep a secret if one of them is dead."

I'm no closet queen when it comes to my enthusiasm for ABC's Pretty Little Liars. I have an absolute fascination over that TV series, and I'm not going to hide it. I do believe that if certain things makes us happy, then by all means, we should not hold back in letting it show. Y'all agree?

I may get a lot of eye-rolling for this, but I love PLL! It's because of the on-going mystery that engulfs the whole story. It's very catchy, and that's what makes it more alluring. I love it that they have a mix of different genres. It has romance, drama, comedy, action, suspense.. name it, PLL has it!

I've read a lot of negative critic reviews about the show, but those stuff will not change the fact that PLL is one of my ultimate guilty pleasures. We have different interests, but that doesn't necessarily make us less of a person. It may be a cliche and predictable show, but hey, others also are. Walang basagan ng trip!

Based on Sara Shepard's teen novel of the same title.

PLL S02E13 The First Secret. Halloween Special.

I just finished my PLL marathon, and now I'm thinking of re-running it. The "Over My Dead Body" mid-season finale has made my heart pound fast, literally. It may seem a tad bit OA, but that episode had clouded my mind with so many questions and further confusions like the following:

• Will Spencer get back with Toby? Why did she have to kiss Wren?

• What made the Rosewood Police think those 4 girls really killed Alison?

• What will happen to Ezria with Jackie's petty threat? Will their relationship cause another trouble on the Montgomery family?

• Did Garett and Jenna plan that shitty situation to turn in the 4 girls?

• Who the hell is Pretty Eyes? Who is A, cause definitely it's not Alison?

According to some reliable sources, PLL S02E14 will be shown on January 12 2012. Wait for it, PLL-lites? I've seen the promo, and I bet it's going to be an explosive comeback. More revelations will be unleashed. Someone will go missing. Someone will die. Someone will be exposed. I seriously can't wait!

Meanwhile, here are some of my favorite photos from PLL stars. Grabbed them from their Facebook Page. And oh, they already have 6,132,301 Facebook fans and counting. That's something!

Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis

Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery

Troian Belisario as Spencer Hatings

Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields

Ashley Benson as Hannah Marin

Chicos de PLL
Ian Harding (Ezra Fitz), Drew Van Acker (Jason DiLaurentis), Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh) and  Tyler Blackburn (Caleb Rivers). Ian you're hot!

And by the way, do you know that one of our pretty ladies is actually a Filipino? She's none other than Shay Mitchell who was born from a Filipino mother and an Irish/Scottish father. No wonder why she's talented and beautiful! It's so good to know that Filipinos are becoming well-known globally. I'm proud of her!

I'm very sleepy now, so let me bid you goodnight. Sleep tight everyone! Enjoy the Halloween!

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