What is Philippine Action?

Being an action movie buff, not to mention someone who enjoys cool ways of kicking someone's ass, I've already seen a lot of different action movies. May it be mainstream western ones or asian ones, I think I've already seen a fair share of them and still on the look out for more.

Made me wonder though, has the Filipino made itself known when it comes to action movies? I mean if its about martial arts I think we can say that we do have our own
styles but were we able to showcase that in a locally made movie?

Its no brainer that asian martial arts has been popular in the action movie genre, and its an effective way to share asian culture and history to the rest of the world.

Some of my favorites:

Ip Man - Wing Chun (Chinese)

Ong Bak - Muay Thai (Thailand)

The Raid: Redemprion - Pencak Silat (Indonesia)

Maybe there's a cool Filipino action movie out there that I haven't seen yet, (you can leave a comment if you know any) or maybe this is the best we could offer. D:

Silent Sanctuary - Hiling

Hihiling kahit dumilim ang aking daan na tatahakin patungo sayo.

So I just got back on listening to this again and also watched its beautiful music video. I really think its one of the best opm music videos I've ever seen.

I'm a sucker for music videos with a story in it and I really like how each scene suited the lines of the song. Seriously, whenever it gets to the bridge, I still find myself crying sometimes. Its just that moving.

One thing though, until know I'm still not sure about the ending. So was the girl pregnant with the guy but she hid the truth so he won't stop from studying/working abroad? or was she pregnant with another guy?

Either way, still painful and bitter sweet since they chose to part ways in the end. :(

Franco - Song For The Suspect @ Myx Live

Considered as a super band because it consists of a members from different established bands, Franco's progressive sound can be called unique. Also, for me Franco Reyes' voice is just so smooth and addicting.

MRT-3, why are you doing this to me?

I dunno what the hell is wrong but it seems MRT-3 has been having a shortage of Stored-Value Tickets since last week. I tried to get a new one last Saturday but they said they're not available. And its been like that for the past four days. Its already getting on my nerves.

I hope they get this thing fixed as soon as possible though. They already stopped the alternative ticketing system since 2009,(G-Pass and Smart Money Pay Pass) maybe its time for a new one. Well I read stuff about it just now and it seems the bidding for a single ticketing system has been stopped by the government. Also, as mentioned from this news report, they said they now have funds for purchasing five additional trains this year. Damn, I hope they get those out soon.

You know, if raising the fare would mean getting a better service then I'm really up for it now. I dunno about you guys.

EDIT: found a news article which explains this

Pike Ramirez - Kayod Kabayo

If you guys watch Storyline often like me then you probably noticed that this song plays as an insert song on some episodes.

The simplicity of the song, with just the guitar and vocals really works with the mood of the show. Its really haunting. I really wish I could get my hands on the full version though.

Online Libel: A threat to internet freedom?

New law punishes hacking, online libel, Internet child porn
from: GMA News Online

So this has been a hot topic lately and wow just in time, a law just got signed for great justice!

Now I'm not gonna talk about hacking (which is still cool) or child porn, because we all know know those are pure evil. But more about online libel, because I think some people could abuse it or ruin some people's fun.

But what is libel anyway?

A libel is a malicious, false statement in written media, a broadcast, or otherwise published words.

Ok, so a malicious, false statement, which means something that intends to do harm. But what about those posts meant for shits and giggles?

This is what I'm a bit concerned about. Like if someone tells you online that you look like a dinasour, its not just about that someone who made the false statement. Its also about the people who view it online. People should know when to laugh/shrug it off and when to take it seriously. Like this Cyberbullying thing that was mentioned in this article. If I saw a poster like that online I'd first think it was just there for a prank. Its the age of Photoshop after all. I get that not all people know about it, but hey now you know! Although in my opinion that's one tasteless troll.

I just think that people online should have this certain awareness that these things happen and they should think twice whether to believe it or not. This kinda reminds me of that certain celebrity's war against Encyclopedia Dramatica. That was really gold lol.

But I'm not saying that having fun is good entirely. I mean there are those posts which are really meant to attack people, or tasteless comments that are only thrown because of misplaced emotions. Now that's not playing nice anymore.

The problem is though, it seems its up to the lawyers what constitutes to online libel. I mean what if the lawyer doesn't get the meme lol.

I think the intention of this law is good. It just reminds people to be even more responsible to what they do online. But I'm just saying, that the internet has already been a breeding ground of attention whores who try to be funny. So check first if its legit or not.

Pepsi Pogi: Not as pogi as I expected

Finally found a place where they have this blonde Pepsi so I checked it out.

So what can I say, smelling it at first I kinda thought it would taste like orange. Took my first sip and I found out was right. Its something like a weak Royal taste with an apple flavor kinda like after taste. Gulped the whole thing and it wasn't that memorable.

I liked Pepsi Twist more, which was that Pepsi which had that lemon taste. This Pepsi was not as pogi as the commercial suggested, "may itsura lang."