story of a girl

Last weekend was crazy but the good kindJ.

Tet Defensor

First, our Media, Government and Society class under Former Dean Ellen Paglinauan, was able to get hold of Tet Defensor (former GMA-7 PR officer, but now working for Agatep Associates Inc.) for a mini-seminar about the clean and dirty faces of Public Relations. It was a very honest and informative take on PR and I really admired Ms. Defensor for sharing her expertise with us, accommodating all our questions and being so honest about the dirt that comes with the job. I would really love to work with/ for her but maybe not now, I still have a lot to work on – a stronger stomach specificallyJ.

LIFEHOUSE – Philippine Tour

I went straight to Araneta right after my last subject for the Lifehouse concert and boy was it hard to get there at around 6pm. You have to practically roam around the vicinity to find a decent parking but thanks to Kai for the “shopwise” tip.

Since I’m not really a super fan of the band, I couldn’t say more except that Lifehouse was great live and as usual, I had a nice time with my concert buddy Kai along with Kuya Jun (not Atom, hehe) and Divine. I realized that I’m actually not lucky with concerts because just like with the Maroon 5, the band did not sing the only song I’ve been wishing they’d do – Everything. But that’s ok because really, they did well rocking the house down though the audience, as according to Kai, was kind of dry as compared to the M5 crowd.

THE DARK KNIGHT

Finally, I got to watch The Dark Knight. I know there have been so many good words written and spoken about the movie and I have nothing more to add but another round of praises for it.

It was dark and philosophical for me but magnificently and realistically portrayed by the actors. I’ve been saying prior to its screening that maybe all the hype given to the movie was to be credited to the death of Heath Ledger but when I’ve “experienced” it, I felt otherwise. If Ledger was still with us, the celebration for the success of his portrayal of The Joker could have been even bigger than it already is. But that’s not to take away the light from the main man Christian Bale, he was just superb, dark but realistic, he kept me wanting more of Batman. He was a pained child turned superhero who used all his hurts and anger to fight crime, this version could have been just another movie from the comics but Christopher Nolan and Bale sure know how to heat up Batman. I really prefer him over the other red super characters who sometimes cross the thin line between heroism and cheesiness (sorry Marvel loversJ) and this movie truly gave justice to the uniqueness of Batman’s persona. I would have loved to repeat it right after but another two and a half hours at the mall on a Sunday would just be too much for me.

“Because he’s the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now… and so we’ll hunt him… because he can take it… because he’s not a hero… he’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector… a Dark Knight…” – Commissioner Gordon

UST still alive and kicking

By some breath of divinity, the tigers managed to fly higher than the soaring falcons (ironic I know ). It was so frustrating to see them almost lose the game due to unnecessary and mindless errors. Since I’ve seen this batch play, I knew instantly that it’s the kind who gets panicky during the last minutes of a game. The game versus the Adamson Falcons was a testament to that, I’m not underestimating the other team but I based my observations on the previous standings of the two in comparison and on the fact that UST was ahead minutes before the end of regulation (defensive:D).

The three losses of the team were all by close deficits. The kind that you cry over because those could have been wins instead. The hope is still there for them though and I’ll add some prayers to it that they’ll play well on their upcoming games.

By the way, I’ve read some forums about Mac Baracael’s (star player of the Far Eastern University) unfortunate accident and I am with the entire FEU community in praying that the man who shot him would soon be found and punished. But I hope some people would stop talking about who’s to be blamed for the incident because not even the police hold any strong information against anyone yet and pinpointing other schools, UST in particular, would not help since we are not even sure if it was UAAP-related.

Let’s just all hope that the guy gets better and be given another shot at basketball in the future.