What happened and what I did last Tuesday was indeed embarrassing. All day long the question running through my head was, “What’s the point of all these?” Why do we have to dress up in gowns and be made up to celebrate our org’s anniversary? Why at the expense of our… dignity? At the end of the day I just surrendered myself to everyone’s excitement and eagerness to see their male orgmates in drag. Well, as long as everyone is happy, I shall be happy about it. I love UP MCO nonetheless.
Yesterday, I saw Sukob at SM North EDSA’s new cinemas at their recently-opened mall, The Block. This recent addition to the SM North complex actually makes the mall larger (in terms of floor space), than what used to be called the third largest mall in the world, SM Megamall.
What just irked me when I went to SM yesterday was when I noticed that SM North EDSA’s cinemas’ lobbies are designed with pictures of Hollywood and Western movies. This also holds true to Gateway Mall’s cinemas. Am I not in Philippine cinemas? It was disappointing really, that even in the physical space and aspect of our major cinemas, we see how Hollywood-oriented our moviegoing culture persists.
law student, national democracy activist, film school graduate, photography hobbyist
Why at the expense of our”¦ dignity?
I’m sorry if you felt violated.
thanks for being a great sport though.
ok, so that’s what happened.
Have no idea why you felt that embarassing with the–umm… wait, have I figured this out… you’ve just had a Bebot in your UP MCO anniv?
My gawd, oh… hahaha. I should’ve seen you. Just kidding. Indang, Cavite is a Great Wall of China far from UPD. With the fact that you didn’t mention what really happened and set your camwhoring on this post to its lowest Bikoy setting, nah… I don’t want to make fun anymore.
At the expense of your dignity. Hehe, it would be devastating if I whored myself with posh and glittered tutus. Anyway, the orgmates might have enjoyed the show. Be glad.
Err… buti na lang hindi natuloy yung sa ‘min.
One word–ASTIG!
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Hmmm… SM Mall of Asia is, as far as it efforts in international publicity is concerned, claiming to be the world’s 3rd largest. (not sure with the stats, though). With that projection, I’m pretty sure Henry Sy’s not really interested to lone Philippine patronage.
woeh. @ SM north. I haven’t gone there for years, ever since lumipat na kami sa katipunan. I miss north.
Ang ganda na ah.
but about the hollywood-esque layout, we discussed that in design class. From what I’ve heard from my prof, the ‘artist’ got paid 350,000.00 for the gateway collage thing and that he can actually be sued since the pictures there weren’t really stock images.
Ang pretty nung SM block. No comment on western cultural hegemony.
Actually. Weird no? You’re in the Philippines but it doesn’t feel like it. Kesyo mas cheap kasi tignan kung Pinoy yung mga pictures na ginamit nila dun.
i really do not care where a film came from as long as it is good… here’s my all time favorite movies…
my sassy girl (the sweetest luuuuv story ever),
everything is illuminated (“girls want to be caRRRnal with me”- he means girls want to hook up with him… and… “you and your gRRandfatheRR aRRe veRRy pRRoximal”- you and your grandpa are close… this is witty and profound at the same time)
ganito kami noon paano kayo ngayon (starring the young christopher de leon… PINOY AKO!!),
cellular (nice),
butterfly effect (starring Ashton Kutcher… you have to watch the film without blinking to fully understand it… some people i know didnt understand the story because they were talking),
lilo and stitch (sniffs.. sobs.. AAWW isn’t it cute?),
mulan (believe it or not i cried in front of the whole class when i first saw it in senior high),
spirited away (japanese anime… so cute and profound),
50 first dates (nothing beats the first kiss),
interstate 60 (if Irish people have lepricauns, Chinese have dragons, Arabs have genies what about americans? super deep non feel good movie… BTW, they got O.W. Grant… as in one wish grant) ,
phonebooth (Collin farrel… the setting of the whole movie is inside and within meters around the phonebooth… super duper suspense),
the joyluck club (chinese american film… really good… watch it),
the terminal (krakozia is home…why would i be afraid of my home?),
crying ladies (galeng),
magnifico (iiyak na nmaman ako… huhuhu),
the birth (starring Nicole kidman…),
That’s the problem with us Filipinos..
We look down at our own country..
Ano naman kaya ikina-cheap nun? Kaya namamatay ang industriya dahil sa mga taong ganiyan. Dapat sa kanila itinatapon sa states where their interests are best served.
Right! Blame SM. SM is evil. Hehehehe.
kelan pa ba matatapos itong colonial mentality natin? i loathe SM for using foreign models instead of the locals sa mga ads nila. (their alibi, kasi daw mga foreign looking daw mga models available sa stock images)
tsk tsk i guess its high time for us to be proud of being a filipino once again.
lets bring back the glorious past of country
mapuntahan nga yan!