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Nihon chinbotsu (Sinking of Japan / Japan Sinks) is a 2006 drama science fiction film situated in japan which is about to literally sink due to the movement of nearby tectonic plates.  the geological phenomenon led to the formation of a megalith at the rift, and as this accumulated mass collapses it drags japan down with it.

much like other disaster films (armageddon, deep impact, heck maybe even titanic), the plot used the calamity to show the different faces of humanity, a glimpse at ideologies that are japanese in their own right but holds true with all colors and races as well.  characters from different walks of life show that amidst the discrepancies in who we are we are all capable of loving, appreciation, of being selfish, of being heroes (we all know that!).

again, like other films of its genre, the ending (even the main storyline) is somewhat predictable (sorry for being a spoiler but the scene with morgan freeman in deep impact suddenly came to mind), but it did not in any way affect how i enjoyed the story.  the special effects of the film are as good as (i) expected from a japanese film, and cinematography wise i’m hoping i’d be ablse to see a filipino film of this level.  too bad i missed it when it was shown in the big screen, it would have looked good (but then again, without the subtitles i might not have understood it).

sinking of japan, recommended movie to those who appreciate disaster movies.  and even to those who don’t.

photo taken from wikipedia.

  far from it actually, although if there’s such a thing as favorite coffee quote, well then there you have it!  there’s really nothing wrong with the english, i just find it really funny.

if there’s one thing i’ll miss when i return home from japan, it would be the ever accessible vending machines dispensing whatever drink you’re craving for the moment (and there was this one that sells kitkat bars in a glass jar too, which i mistook as a chocolate drink because of the canister’s shape).  it’s usually coffee for me, machine-cooled ones during the summer and, well, machine-heated ones during the cold season.  i’d say i can count in my 2 hands the number of working days that passed where i didn’t take a dose of my stimulant (no wonder i couldn’t save any money!).  with no need for washing the container (just drink and dispose), and no preparation needed (except for getting money from your pocket), i’d say it’s cheap at a hundred yen per.

i guess when i go home for good this december, and start mixing those 3-in-1 sachets provided (at a cost) at the office pantry, i’d be looking back at those times when all i had to do is fish a coin out of my pocket, push a button, grab the can from the dispenser, pull the tab, and drink.  i’ll really miss that coffee.  but i definitely don’t mean this one.

YEHEY!!! Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday…Happy Birthday Labskeee…Hope maging masaya ka ngayong araw na ito…Enjoy the rest of the day Labskee…… I thank God for bringing you in my life and in this world…Labyu!!!

First, I would like to greet labskee, a happy happy happy monthsary!!!

On the eve of our 31st,  an awakening thing happened to me… Instead of me and my mom scheduled to watch “Transformers” after shopping for her shirt, we end up in a hospital…My mom did not feel well after shopping , she said, “Para akong hihimatayin”… So she suggested to go to the hospital for check-up. In East Avenue Medical Hospital, she had undergone a couple of tests, Xray and ECG… good thing, the results were all OK! the doctor said she’s fine according to the tests but needs a monitoring of blood pressure for the next couple days.   I gave my mom an advice…that is to exercise and eat just the right amount of food… My mom really is not used to exercising…and she eats fatty foods..I told her that if she wants to eat fatty foods, she should complement it with exercise, so the fat won’t clog her arteries….oh, well, I can’t blame her… “eating a lot” is one of my family’s habits that is passed generation per generation… While in the hospital, I was struck by many things…There are so many things you can learn and experience inside the hospital…Dealing with many patients, will give you insights about the facts of life. I realized that doctors are heroes themselves….I admire their courage, their sense of responsibilty and dedication to work and despite the fact that emotional stress could really get in the way while attending patients, they still manages to stand up and though sometimes tears fall from their eyes because of the pain seeing one’s patient, they could still manage to smile after…Isn’t it amazing how hard a job could be, though you get to feel stressed and feel your patient’s pain, self-fulfilment still manages to get over all of these? So to all doctors out there, “saludo ako sa inyo”   Labskee, I’ll give you the details of these later when we talk…hehehe….

Getting back to the monthsary day…hehe…31 months…and 5 months to go! miss you Son…mwah! :*

Hindi ikaw laaaaaaaaaaaabbbbsssss!!

today i forced myself to wake up at 7:07.07AM (almost did, missed by 3 minutes! and that’s using philippine time hehe).

lots of sevens across the board… doesn’t feel lucky though.

hehe happy 07/07/07 07:07.07!