thrifty me.

 

I can't believe how uneconomical i have become. I am now officially a spendthrift.

So let's travel through time..During my first days in HS in da Philippines. I don't shop. I DON'T SHOP, for clothes that is. I rely all my fashion necessities from my mom. I believe i trusted her so much when it came to clothes. She usually bought me my then-"trendy" t-shirts, the famous "boot cut jeans", finished with my awesome "bulky" skechers rubber shoes. (my Dad called them, da bulldog shoes..LOL). Bench, Penshoppe, and the Sm department stores where my fashion staples back then.

This was the penny pinching me.."Clothes? bleh, kahit ano basta nasusuot."-Leanne Circa 2005

I was totally intimidated by Zara, Mango, Guess etc. I felt like if i ever set foot in these stores, i would turn to ashes, for only the "gifted-pockets" were worthy to step in. This was when I came to the Philippines, back in Oman, I never figured Jc Penney, Benetton, and Giordano were high-end, everyone bought their clothes there.

One faithful day, I was with my Mom, and she told me "Oh, sale sa Mango!" and I was like, 'yeah, as if naman'. So due to my Mom's persistent urge to go there. So I further explored. There was this PLAIN GRAY COTTON SHIRT. I WANT TO REITERATE "PLAIN". The moment i flipped the tag, my heart sank, seriously, it was on the floor. It was 799. who buys a PLAIN cotton shirt for 799? With 799, i would deem myself rich, 799 meant 2 or almost 3 shirts from SM, or heaps of food, for that matter. damn you discriminating store! ha! that's why there were only three of us in that store, my mom and me included, (darn i was such a bitter melon)  lol..how about all the fashion victims, like myself, who in all our innocence can't afford to buy a stupid plain gray shirt? And I got my answer, people like us are doomed to fizzle and evaporate into thin air, yep, i proved myself right, i don't belong in this store.

My Mom and Dad were such contributing factors, in the 'deterioration' of my fashion sense in the HS era(hahahaha). they wanted the "plain", "simple", "ordinary" clothes, that help you to blend in. Not FIT in but BLEND in.

I remember my first week in College. We still had no uniform, so we all had to wear our precious civilian clothes. I even asked my mom to buy a shirt from SM, a baby blue shirt with beading and glittery stuff, just for 350. I was so proud. LOL. So the first day, came, i never really cared what I wore, I was ok with it. But then as the days passed, I kinda noticed my then anonymous classmates wearing "nicely-designed" clothes, as I defined them back in 2006. I for the matter, wore shirts, 1 and a half sizes bigger. i wasn't used to wearing the "ill-fitted" clothing so i wore, loose ones. I was really fat then ( i kinda lost weight na, kinda? lol) so i resorted to loose clothes, and i felt uber thin in them. GOD, I was such a poster child for the fashion victims of the world.

So months passed, due to my realization that i had insufficient clothes and bad taste for fashion, i had to do something! I decided that I would go buy something for myself every week, ofcourse the savings I  had would enable me to purchase something WORTH wearing. At that point in time, fashion for me meant TIANGGE. the 168 type of stalls in cubao was my fashion haven that time. I was like going to the Hospital for fashion victims..LOL. Somehow i improved (i think), atleast i was learning to pick my own clothes.

At present: I can't say I'm a fashionista, because I can't afford to be one. Probably a frustrated fashionista. LOL. But one thing is, i learned that CLOTHES SHOULDN'T WEAR YOU, YOU SHOULD WEAR YOUR CLOTHES. like they say "nasa nagdadala lang yan". I find fashion in a plain white shirt, and your trusty old jeans. You don't have to flow with the latest trends in fashion, you don't have to wear liquid leggings, harem pants, balmain jackets, and military lace up boots. It doesn't matter what you wear, or where you bought it..what matters is how you bring yourself in it. I buy clothes from everywhere, from 168, Greenhills, SM, UKAY. Like I said it doesn't matter. (but sometimes it does..LOL..hahaha..one time my mom bought me a shirt from Mark and Spencer's, because they were on sale, so 750 nalang, plain white shirt lang, na may accent na buttons, Gah it felt good wearing it, I don't know, maybe there REALLY is magic when you wear clothes from branded stores.) LOL..I ask forgiveness for being so ironic..=)

One itsy bitsy tiny wish: I hope I earn heaps of money in the future so I can afford the "799 plain gray shirt"-type of clothes. *3*

xoxo

humbug!

exactly 5 hours ago, i was standing in line to buy a movie ticket. yes, my kind of stress-reliever. MOVIES. ok, so we watched, A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey. We decided to watch it in IMAX, just for the sake of experiencing the awesomeness of 3D movies.(yes, we are all insecure little people hoping to brag about experiencing the expensive movie experience, LOL). ok so we where in line. we expected that IMAX was expensive, but WTF? 350php for a movie? ok so the blurry gigantic-humongous-larger than life screen along with the goggles(haha) or whatever you call it, makes it that expensive? no wonder there are lots of poor people, these selfish mall-tyrants make everything else overly priced to mark the barrier between the people who can "afford" and those who can't. damn you business people with hearts of stone! LOL..sensitive, much?

well anyway, the movie was ok..it wasn't really "FUN" I suppose. i was expecting it to be all comedic, but it leaned more on the DRAMA side. one kid sitting next to me thought that it was a horror flick. And the glasses, "they are sanitized" said the english-speaking guy who gives you the 3D glasses(which by the way made me want to puke)...my head was spinning, seriously. i didn't enjoy the "3D" experience, and i don't think im gonna try it again anytime soon. One reason why i'm not fond of playing PSP or Playstation or XBOX or anything with that type of graphics, is because i have sudden migraines when my eyes are exposed to them, I remember when my dad bought our very first Playstation console, the grey colored one. And we had "Spyro" as our first PS game, before i knew it i was barfing 30 minutes into the game. i miss the 2D-graphic video games, much more "vision" friendly and easier on the eyes.

seriously, i don't get the movie, would Scrooge change if he hadn't seen the spirits of christmas? i think he was just threatened by the thought that he was going to die alone because everyone else hated him.

♥boots

due to STRESS OVERLOAD i decided to buy myself a gift, since i got 60/60 ( actually it was 53/60, but due to the bonus question..voila!!) in our very first PD quiz.... my new blackish/grayish suede boots!! yipee..♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

 

I suddenly remembered one sunday afternoon. my neighbor's daughter who just came from Canada was hanging out at our apartment. Hannah, had an awesome accent. it was so cute. We were watching the annual Macy's Thanksgiving parade on TV. since the child was just a mere 4 years of age, i had to adjust on the kind of language i was using.

i suddenly found myself saying "oh look, it's a big red star!", and hannah would say " yeah, but stars are usually white, because they're way up!" okay..so for a four year old to say that stars are millions of light years away, in a simple and clear way was weird. 4 year olds in the philippines would be dancing to the tune of Nobody by wondergirls and hardly even cared if the stars were either white or red.

So anyway what about boots? so we were watching the macy's parade when ziggy marley started singing. he was holding his daughter who was hugging him tightly. and then i said " oh look, she has pink shoes", and so Hannah corrected me by saying " they're not shoes, they're boots! i have boots too!". it was cute, and quite embarassing to know that shoes and boots where two VERY different things..errrr..

okay so i love boots, and i envy hannah because in canada, its normal to wear a comfy pair everday. i bought a new pair and  i wore it for the first time last weekend. i LOVED it!

and i just wanted to share with you guys, pictures which i picked up from the world wide web:

 

 

xoxo

SKORTS

SKORTS: skirt-shorts. i bought a new pair of high-waisted skorts, just the other day. And I'm having a major MAJOR problems of pairing it up. I've tried it with my trusty old plain white top, and I'm kinda confused(?)..LOL. well anyway I'm still brainstorming on when and where to wear it. I even bought a navy blue belt to go with it. Talk about desperation..

I've decided to draw inspiration form these:

 

and here's my pair of skorts:

 

and the belt that i bought, for the lone purpose of being paired up with it.

 

goodluck, i hope it doesn't end up being stashed away in the cabinet like some of my clothes, that never get to see sunlight anymore..(lmfao)..=(

xoxo

a love letter..

A LETTER TO THE FUTURE HUSBAND
By Vienna Olga Parce


To my ‘the one’,

I wish you to be the happiest man ever when you married me. I hope you’ve always dreamed of me just like how mother have always dreamed how my husband-to-be would be like. I hope you won’t regret that day you met me, that day when you knew my name, and that day you offered me that first kiss.

My parents’ marriage is not that successful. I’ve always dreamed though that once I grow up, I’d be able to reunite them. I failed. I know they both loved each other, at least then, when they were younger. But to us, I hope we’d love each other until the end. I hope we’d be together through all the good and the bad times. I hope that we two would never be a failure.

Let me be the woman you dreamed to be the mother of your kids, the woman to whom you’ll wake up with, and the woman you’ll be growing old until your last breath.

I am an only child. Pamper me with the care that my mom has always given me. Please pamper our kids too with the love that they deserve. Let us raise them well, together. Let us make them grow like how flowers bloom and how they give fragrance to everyday.

As a kid, I never had a father figure except for my grandfather whom I’ve always adored. Honey, let’s make a deal. Please don’t let our kids be like me. Be always there for them. Be always there for us. Let us together make them feel that we are the best parents alive.

I may embarrass you when sometimes I’d act like a man. Please forgive me for being that way for I’ve always loved to be as strong as a man. I needed that to feel tough. I needed that to endure the days before I met you. I expect you to be stronger than me, to be someone I can lean on, next to Him, next to Him up above.

Let’s send our kids to schools that would hone their talents and skills to the fullest. But let us not pressure them. Let us make them enjoy just like how we’ve been especially during our college years. Let us make them love what they do, and let them love to learn not just in school but also in everyday experiences they spend with people.

I would like to admit this to you. Someday I’d like to be back in my province and live a simple life there. If you would agree, let us build our house there. I don’t like a big house. I just want a big family – a big happy family. You’ll always remember the number. It’s the one that you’ve always laughed about my dreams back then.

Although you might not agree, I’d still be pursuing my childhood dream. I hope this doesn’t freak you out. We will still be together you know. This is also for us. There will always be news and I don’t want to busy myself with a random schedule. It may take time but I’d really want to help the weak, those people who’s been always taken for granted. You know I’ve always wanted doing this. You may still say I am being so idealistic, but someday, you’ll see, I am serious.

My mom has always feared the day that I would leave her for a man. She’s always feared about what my grandparents and her siblings would say about how she raised me. She’s been always afraid that when I grow up, I’d forget about her. She’s been always afraid that when I get to learn and acquire new things, I will be all changed. Let us not make her fail. Tell her how much I love her, always. Please love and take care of her, too. She’d love you, I know.

I’ve always prayed to God that someday I’ll meet you. My mom has always prayed for you, too. You are worth the wait. I am so sure about that. Thanks to Him he made me wait. If not, I may have married the wrong man – that man who’s not as near perfect as you are. I do not regret marrying you, and I wouldn’t surely regret having my kids with you. You make the best part of my life and I hope you’ll always do.

Thanks for everything. When time comes that I may leave before you, please never forget me. Promise me that. That’s the simplest thing I wish from you.

P.S. I love you. :)


Vienna 


it's so nice to fall in love

xoxo

HATE expires....tomorrow

I NOW OFFICIALLY HATE MONDAYS..

along with this i also hate..some *******..ONLY FOR TODAY

this feeling of hatred will officially disappear tomorrow..xD

wishlist: #1. i want a ROLEX

since the christmas season is just a month away, i decided to make my dream wishlist..=)

i started to remember the rolex mayhem days ago at Greenbelt. who would not think of stealing one? it's worth so much, and it doesn't go out of fashion, you can buy one today and it won't look bad, if you wear it in 5 years. IT'S IMMORTAL. well anyway i'd like a pink rolex..anyone care to give me one?

stainless steel with custom pink mop diamond dial and Pave diamond bezel 1.00 Carat total weight.
Model #-16014, Serial #-7 million 1970's.

Retail Price: $5,975.00

stress starts..all over again..

school has started..and for two days..believe me TWO DAYS..and it seems like forever..i already have a extra LONG list of things to do, and stuff TO BUY..darn it.

my head hurts..seriously, from simply choosing which task i have to start. i have 2 journals due tomorrow, a cultural tourism topic due the day after tomorrow. and a "dream wedding" scrapbook, i have to think about.

so apparently, this sem, i might have to 'abstain' from all the 'extra' expenditures. and save up for a 523php book, of which i am still deciding whether to buy or not, and a 2,000php worth of xerox copies, which in my opinion is totally 'impractical'. my professor should consider all the economic recession going on right now, i suggest he upload everything on the internet, of which i am positive he won't do. LOL

good luck to me. i hope i won't be a lost soul right now.
xoxo

i have been dreaming..

it's hot here in da pilipins..at this very moment, I'm apparently all alone, because the people living here apart from me have gone to do their share to make this world a better place. and for me I'm here, stuck at home, with nothing to do, so i've decided to post here at my blog..

school starts in two days, heck, my new sched is really a pain in the ass. I will be utterly forced to wake up at 5 am in the morning to get ready for my 7 am classes, thank God, i have 10 am ones, and all end at 3 pm. my mom loves my new sched, like for Christ's sake, how can you love this sched, its so fucking hard to wake up in the morning let alone cook your own breakfast, because apparently everyone else is asleep. Maybe I'll resort to the INSTANT/POUR HOT WATER-AND EAT AFTER 3 MINUTES kind of foods. But in reality i hate them, the msg, the 'fake' taste, it just makes me barf, the only time i'll eat them is when there's nothing else to eat, i have never craved for the 7 peso pancit canton that we usually buy from the 'stones throw-away' sari sari store.

So this past 2 months of eternal hogging, i have done nothing productive as to say, all i remember doing is going back and forth-back and forth-back and forth from manila to batangas. It all seems so fast. Uhuh..yes but i enjoy these things, stuff like these that make time pass by easily..WHY? Well to tell you plainly, my life sucks..BIG TIME..yes it does, and i will repeat, IT SUCKS. I get so envious sometimes why some girls just have it all..and i have,well,some of what they have..I actually begin to realize, do some people even envy me, or think of the things I have? Does my life matter to them? It kinda sucks to think  that i always count the things which i don't have..simply to over-exaggerate that THEY are better than me..in everything..yes I AM INSECURE. HOPEFULLY, well maybe after graduation, i might a find a new WORLD to live in, and probably start anew, as my life has been torn 2 times to be exact. and leading my own life might just make it better, but as i come to think of it, WILL IT? Oh well..something I've learned, is that NEVER plan ahead, JUST LET THINGS FALL INTO PLACE, it helps when you get surprised once in a while.

3 days ago, me and my friends had a post-halloween partey!! LOL..it was fun, and different, and we talked a lot. Things like the future, boyfriends, love, and other people..LOL..doing this, i kinda miss my old friends back in highschool in OMAN. Yes oman, i miss this place so much, it's like attached to me, well it is, because i was born and raised there, even though for no apparent reason i don't remember a single word in arabic. Yes, the laid-back life, no traffic, friends all over, friendly arabs, funny pakistani accents, and shawarma! One of my goals is to go back there, someday, with a friend, whoever that person might be. Maybe even work there, as for most of my older friends have found their way back there..WILL I TOO? It's kinda lame, that i can't get over the fact that I'm already here, and i hate it here, during highschool and my early days of college, i wished that this was all just a dream, that  i would wake up in my room in OMAN, and everything here is just a dream..just a dream, but ALAS! it isn't, no matter how hard i pinch myself, or blink, I'm living in this, i'm fucking living in this shithole reality. Luckily for me, i have learned to love this place, i have earned friends, and the life of a REAL teenager, because apparently in oman, teens don't get to experience much of what i got to experience here, and i got to become more closer to my relatives, which is somewhat a good thing too. And as i have no choice whatsoever. So im kinda liking it here, but i just wish that i go back to MY homeland which is OMAN and probably have fun back there again, just like the old times. but as of now, i'm stuck here in the motherland, of which is 'da pilipins' and probably just enjoy it here, life is short and i have utterly no choice but to enjoy it......while it lasts..=)

xoxo

THIS IS IT...the final curtain call

(from shockya.com)

i finally saw the michael jackson movie,THIS IS IT..it's more of a documentary-type..i liked how simple and straight forward it was..and most of all i feel the L.O.V.E for Michael. watching this makes you know Michael more. i just realized that he really has a good heart. he doesn't have the 'super-star-syndrome'.

one thing good about him, is that he knows ALL his songs..word by word tempo by tempo. HE KNOWS THEM ALL, well he should, all artists should. well for one thing, he wrote them, and he sang them. but some artists just tend to forget their lyrics, oh well....

another thing, i so love his OUTFITS, balmain jackets here, ray-ban over there..haha..he's such a fashionista..and all the glitters, crotch grabbing, and moon walking just makes me miss michael more..may his soul rest in peace..

xoxo

♥♥♥the genius that is..bob marley

my friend KIM from facebook tagged me in this particular photo..the message is cute..oh how i wish i could feel this way too..*3*

xoxo

dslr discovery

this morning i borrowed my friend's dslr camera..heck! what do i know? i just figured out that using one isn't just 'point and click', as i thought it would be..my friend/roommate/shopping buddy, was kind enough to tell me to switch to automatic mode, for the manual mode was for professionals..(gleek mode)..lol

so this morning i woke up at 6 oclock, and started taking pictures of myself..myself only because since i was in 'matic' mode, i couldn't control the focus..by the way i was using the macro lens..=)

i realized that using a dslr, was no joke..you really have to learn to use the damn rotten li'l bastard..haha

so after waking up at 6 am, after an hour of useless selca picture taking,,i felt really sleepy and woke up at 3 pm..i missed my favorite show..and my head still hurts..

little miss dress-up

last night i discovered yet another 'something' to pass the time away. it's called poupee girl. the site is mainly japanese. when registering for an account, you have to pick where your from; and the choices consist of mainly japanese cities. i figured it was made solely for japanese folk. but what the heck, i joined and chose tokyo as the city of which i'm supposed to come from.

just like all newbies, i was utterly lost. i didn't have any friends who were using the said 'social-networking site' so nobody told me what to do. so it took me two days to understand it ALL. it was hard at first because, their was just so much going on. good thing they had tutorials in ENGLISH. lol. but sometimes, some parts appear only in japanese characters, which i obviously don't understand, and click randomly when that happens.

i find it fun. like i said there are lots of things going on. you get to upload pictures of your favorite things, and your friends get to comment on them. speaking of friends, since none of my 'real' friends haven't heard of this, i didn't have anyone to add. so just like any desperate individual, i started randomly adding up people, and to-date i have 12 friends, of which i do not know any of them...hur hur..lol.

ok, so as i was saying. you get to upload your favorite things, and you get to 'suteki' them, it's like voting for the item. and comment on it as well. you also get to make a 'shopping list' and collect ribbons. the ribbons serve as the 'money' for shopping, and you can earn them, by commenting, signing in, buying stuff, uploading pictures, etc.

at the moment, i don't know but i'm kinda hooked to it, probably for because of the 'KAWAII' factor....

by the way here's my poupee girl/avatar..i named her leelee..!

poupeegirl


xoxo

5PREVIEW

once again, i stumbled upon an intersting site..i was surfing through "leblogdesushi.blogspot.com" and i checked out her DIY page (FYI: i love this site..*3*). and i saw all the stuff she's made, and my attention was drawn to this particular shirt. she said that she made it herself, using one picture from chictopia, as inspiration. so i clicked it and there was another link that brought me to this site >5PREVIEW

I SUPER LOVE THEIR SHIRTS..their simple yet quirky, it french based..so you can see lots of french words, eiffel towers..etc..

here are some samples i've seen..

ain't it pretty? *3*

i'm seriously considering t-shirts again..it's been a long time since i last bought one..

looks like some people are copying the designs..that explains why there where lots of imitations which they also cited in the said website..'bad bad'..

go check it out!

xoxo

time check..

it's 2:30 am...*3*

i painted my nails blue today..hoorah for me..

xoxo

Zzzzzz...

blog hibernation is SO ON!..haha bored..thinking of sumthin to post...Zzzzzzzz

Zzzzzzzzzzzz....

xoxo

luella wayfarer♥♥♥

  

i think i won't find this in a third world country like where i live in...lol..anyway, im lovin this!

♥♥♥

photos from http://www.bagborroworsteal.com

xoxo

shattered glass

this week has been different..i can tell that almost every year i experience something that really tests me. and this year it has happened, yet again..

i remembered my college professor telling us, that unlike her, we live in a world shielded by frosted glass. where everything from the outside world is, blurry, where everything in OUR world, is filled with pretty and wonderful things. i say that in my world, that glass has began to crack.

these past few days, i have thought of many ways to escape problems like these, many ways..and those ways have been selfish, and un-thought. maybe sometimes to escape life's problems, you just have to LIVE it. as simple as that.

sometimes, i look at the people around me, just like last night as i was watching the nightly news on television, a girl lost her sister and mother due to the typhoons up north. as well as a man who lost his wife and 2 kids, and left him paralyzed. sometimes i see the good things in my life, like a complete family, eating 3 times a day, having friends..yes those are the things that we should always be thankful for. this past week, i learned to count my blessings, literally.

every night i pray..hoping that this will all pass. i hope. maybe i should be thankful that unlike some, i still have a house and a family to be thankful for. my parents love me for who i am, and who i might be in the future.

so maybe my life hasn't begun yet. but in 5 months time, it WILL. and i'm sort of excited already. i just HOPE IT TURNS OUT THAT WAY.

to all the other lost souls out there, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel..i hope we all make it out..

xoxo

crazy koreans..LOL

this is so funny..i've watched it 100 times..and i still keep laughing..hahaha

enjoy

xoxo

little dragon

i won a cd! ahuh! a freakin cd! i received the e-mail that i won at channel v's random online contests..

i forgot i even joined it..

ok so it's little dragon..i don't know pretty much anything about them..

i'm still waiting..i sent my address and name and number last oct 2. and it's not here yet....

so what now? the prize probably got lost in the mail..=(..haha..but i'm still waiting..maybe 1 to 2 months..teehee

xoxo

INTERNET!!..finally

for two weeks...TWO WEEKS!! no dsl...i tried it all..

a. local internet cafe: nice place for someone who doesn't have it at home..too crowded though..but fairly cheap..and the owners are quite nice! xD

b.dial up: slow as ever...takes 400 years to check your mail..haha..even though they had free off-peak hours..I gave up..i was too tired WAITING for the web page to load..haha

and then here comes the commercial..smart bro plug it..only 990php!

we went to the nearest smart center..and snagged the first kit we layed eyes on..it took less than 30 minutes..=)

found the photo from the internet..

too lazy to take the picture myself..xD

its really handy..especially when you have a laptop..the speed=OK!..but it just fluctuates at times...there's just something about the consistency of the speed..but all in all..its A-OK!

so since the dsl is up again..this baby will go to the storage room first..xD..up until the dsl breaks down again..(which i hope..doesn't happen)

xoxo

IN MY LIFE

ok..so I watched a gay movie today..

the thing is..it's not your typical gay movie..where all the homosexual men dress in drag and end-up having the 'trying-hard-to-be-the-opposite-sex' image..

it was heartwarming..not a real tearjerker for me..

the real story was about family..not the gay relationship-centered movie i was expecting..

i was just quite shocked about the different scenes Luis and John Lloyd shared as THE gay couple in the movie..

they even kissed..i was like sh*t..my mouth hung open for..like..the longest five seconds in a movie theater..xD

but all in all i liked it..

spoilers:

Luis died..

John Lloyd married Vilma..not for love but for the sake of having his US citizenship..because Vilma was a US citizen, and I think it was the easiest way..=)

Luis looked more gay to me than ever..i'm starting to doubt his sexual preference now..hahaha..

John Lloyd slapped Ate V! for reaal..

two thumbs up for J.L's acting..all hail! xD 

i think he's(john lloyd) still hot even after this....

xoxo

ballchains and cocktail rings

some of my most favorite things..

bought them just recently..

 

pink swirl ring; star & moon swirl ring(top right)

 

 doggy bone ball chain necklace

heart and four leaf-clover ball chain necklace

XOXO

distressed jeans and military jackets

BALMAIN

my current obsession..

yes, i am LOVIN' his works..

and i am going to show you why..

BALMAIN'S SPRING 2009 ready-to-wear COLLECTION

<3 

 

  

  

  

i'm planning to do a DIY version of the jeans..

and as for the military inspired jackets..i've seen a lot of DIY versions..and i might try it out too..

probably when i get filthy rich..i'll be able to buy these..watch out for me! haha..xD

xoxo 

planet B-BOY

so..since my return from the village life..(haha..xD)..i've been extremely bored..

haha..so i've been flippin' through the cable channels..(thank GOD, and to whoever invented television)..i landed on yet again another documentary..

so this one is entitled PLANET bBOY..on star movies

 

so i first heard the word 'b-boy' from 2pm's jaebom(if you don't know this guy..uhm, just search for him on google)..i'm really a kpop addict, so that explains the 2PM connection..

so b-boying originated from europe..i thought it originated from the states..but anyway..here in the PHILS..whenever i see 'be-boys'(haha) i think they're kinda jologs..I don't know but filipino's have this mentality that anything filipino is baduy, compared to anything state-side or imported..

for example:

remember her?

ALMOST everyone here, THINKS she's jologs..

but in other countries, people give her standing ovations..why? i don't know..and i don't care..but i'm still proud of her, what she has done and accomplished..well where is she now? she used to headline the news every now and then...anyway

so anyway back to topic: PLAnET B-BOY

they actually featured b-boy crews from all over the world..no-one from the PHILS though..i think were not really good at it yet..

they had one from france: PHASE T

  

from korea: the GAMBLERZ

and

LAST FOR ONE also from s.korea

KNUCKLEHEAD ZOO from UsA

 

and my ultra-favorite..

ICHIGEKI from japan

  

  my fave member is katsu(if i'm not mistaken), he's the guy on the top-right corner with the cap

so these guys..well, majority of them come from poor, some say VERY poor families.. like the one's from korea..the crew LAST FOR ONE..they didn't come from seoul, they came from this remote village in korea..if you get to watch it..they really look like your typical 'farm' boys..but what the HECK, they won first place!

so the contest is called BATTLE OF THE YEAR..and heaps of b-boy crews battle it out to win top spot..

its really hard to explain in words what i've seen..its like..not just dancing, to them..it's an art..you really feel the emotion in every dance move they make..most of them don't really join for the money..

like the members from japan say..'it's a spiritual thing'..

japan won best show..and all of the members retires from dancing after the 'battle of the year' to concentrate on other things..rather than dancing..but they all swore to forever be b-boys..sweet. 

as for the guys from korea..most of them wanted to win so badly..because it may be last time for them to dance..

because in korea, all males have an obligation to go to serve in the army for two years..and in the army everything is banned..like dancing..they showed this short clip about the 38th parallel north..its the line that divides north from south korea..

 

that big THICK line is the 38th parallel north..it's so cool..'coz the soldiers just STARE at each other..haha.. xD

i don't know which is north or south in the picture though..

anyway..did you know that there is such a thing as a b-girl? haha..

i wanna be one

xoxo