(edited because i didn't give this post enough justice yesterday)

so... my recurrent absences (only 2 posts in February!?) from this blog may give you the impression that i'm busy. the answer is both yes AND no. yes, because i am horribly embattled from assignments, quizzes and all that bull almost every day, leaving me worn-out and time-constrained... and i also have commitments to fulfill. no, because i frankly don't know what to write about, therefore i sometimes abstain from the computer. isn't it a rule that when you don't feel like blogging, don't force yourself? although i've been meaning to write about a lot of things (that i 'drafted' in my head), somehow they all got lost and i feel too uninspired to continue. and lately, i've sidetracked my afternoon internet sprees for much-needed r&r... i do need rest! ;p

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what stuff i'm into these days, compensating my lack of social life:

Movie: An Inconvenient Truth, The Curse of the Golden Flower
TV: The Amazing Race All Stars!, American Idol
Book: "Norwegian Wood," Haruki Murakami
Song: "Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Do Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
DVD: The Simpsons Collection, Les Aventures d' Tin Tin Collection

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some last-minute Oscar buzz:

finally got to watch An Inconvenient Truth courtesy of our theology class. i was really glad that this documentary has generated enough heat that it has become required viewing for well, all mankind! i'm extremely proud of Al Gore (you are hands-down my hero!) ... he's a man on a mission, spreading his message through all means, with his effort, time, resources & plane tickets -- not as a politician, but as a private citizen. (i remember he visited the country last year to do this very lecture... hmmm how come i wasn't invited? =p)

the film deals mainly with the issue of global warming (never thought that powerpoint presentations could be so cool) -- i'll leave the stuff for you to find out... and then there's the sideshow vignettes of al's life. as i watched, i wondered what if Gore was the current president? the earth would be a much peaceful place, and we'd all be treehugging! Gore 2008!

detractors and cynics may denounce him as a crazed soothsayer, but i definitely believe that if we don't stop all this overpollution, Earth will simply be a mass of water! the environment has been al's major concern even as a young man, and he's very passionate about protecting it... his message rings true especially in the wake of hurricane katrina, and all these extreme weather changes the world's experiencing. haven't you noticed it's so fricking hot? it's not even summer yet!

without a doubt AIT's gonna win Best Docu. with his well-received appearances in the MTV Music Video awards and the Golden Globes, Al feels the love of Hollywood & the world baby :)

YOU MUST WATCH THIS FILM. YOU'RE MISSING A LOT!

stop carbon emissions and help save our world! go to ClimateCrisis.net, get informed and do your part!

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i still am going to be busy for the next two weeks, but don't worry, i'll update whenever possible :)

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