Looper: A review

Last week, my roommate Pammy arrived home proclaiming, "Looper was good. Watch it. It has this Inception-like feel to it. You will like it." Which, of course, piqued my interest.

And last night, I finally watched the film with two friends. As is with any time-traveling story, Looper was mind-boggling.

The story was centered around a Looper, Joe, who was an addict. Haha. I'm sorry, that was what first came to mind. Not the fact that he was swift, fast, and downright cute. *forgive the girl gushing* To give you a brief background, I might need to spill some spoilers. So, continue at your own risk.

Water

Because I'm a water freak like that.

My List

I don't normally make a list of things to bring. Because friends either message/remind me of what to bring. And more often than not, I pack 2 hours before flight. I procrastinate like that. Hoho!

Anyway, in any case, Chabs asked me what are the list of clothing I'm bringing to Jeju Island. We are to climb up Mt. Hallasan, so it's imperative we bring hiking gears.

As I was emailing her, I came up with this list:
1. Trek pants
2. Trek shoes (Merrell, because it's light)
3. Thermals (Will have to check Debenhams and Columbia selection. As well as the offerings at WinterHaus in Cartimar Shop Center.)
4. Dress or 2 skirts
5. 2 shorts

100 Idea Challenge: 75

As part of the 100 Idea Challenge, today I picked out 75. Create a graph documenting or measuring something in your life.

Since I've been blogging for almost a year now, I gather I can post here the current readership status.
Thank you to my friends who kept clicking my YM status, ergo, adding up to my page views for the day. Haha!

This here is a snapshot of what today looks like. A bit like a demand curve for electricity, if you ask me. There're the peak points, which happens sometime between 0800 - 1700 hours when people are at the offices, and between 1900 - 2200 hours when people are tuning in for their weeknight shows. Hahaha! I'm kidding. :)

Korean Visa for Filipinos

Applications are of course done at the Korean Embassy located at the Upper McKinley road.

What we brought with us, since we were backpacking South Korea for 10 days (and we do not have any stamps from any OECD countries) were the following requirements:
(1) Filled up application form with passport size ID picture
(2) Passport (original and photocopy)
(3) Income Tax Return (photocopy)
(4) Bank Certificate - amounting to 50,000 Php
(5) Certificate of Employment (with annual compensation)

From C5, the Korean embassy is pretty easy to spot. We were queuing at 7:30 AM, and the windows opened at quarter to eight. Before 10AM, we were done! We received our stamped passport after 8 working days. Retrieval happens at 2PM. :)

For those who have traveled to OECD countries within the last five years. [Here's the list of OECD countries.]
Requirements are more lenient.


From the web, I also saw these requirements:

Manila

The sister was in town.

She dragged me screamin' and kickin' to shop.
I had to eat afterwards.

I realize she has the same pose. Almost every time.

You are a Tourist

I was in Los Banos, Laguna last Sunday to attend the christening of my college orgmate's baby.

100-Idea Challenge: Yesterday

Yesterday, I got #28. Write a letter to someone you admire.

I haven't gone around to doing it. I started - but ended at - Dear Friend. Trying to carve out Charlie's letters in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Hahaha.

So, I'm thinking maybe I should write to someone else, y'know. And I kept rummaging through my thoughts - who do I admire. So, I will write to a favorite musician. I have a lot of 'em. On top of my list would be Brandon Flowers. He's the lead vocals of the band The Killers. I've known them after I asked to borrow from Francis their CD, Hot Fuss. Then there's Admiral Fallow. But I don't know the names of the members. And there was a time I got addicted to Arcade Fire. And The Stokes. So, I will just start with a letter to Brandon.