Rough Groove

October 09: 21 movies watched

Batalla en el cielo (Battle in Heaven) – Carlos Reygadas, 2005 (Mexico)
Tres dias (Before the Fall) – F. Javier Gutiérrez, 2008 (Spain)
53 dias de invierno (53 Winter Days) – Judith Colell, 2006 (Spain)
Asi de precipicio (At the Edge of the Abyss) – Teresa Suarez, 2006 (Mexico)
Kika – Pedro Almodovar, 1993 (Spain)
La buena vida (The Good Life) – A. Wood, 2008 (Chile)
La misma luna (Under the Same Moon) – Patricia Riggen, 2007 (Mexico)
Laberinto de pasiones (Labyrinth of Passions) – Pedro Almodovar, 1982 (Spain)
Mancora – Ricardo de Montreuil, 2008 (Peru)
Matador – Pedro Almodovar, 1986 (Spain)
A casa de Alice (Alice’s House) – Chico Teixeira, 2007 (Brazil)
Jalla jalla (The Best Man’s Wedding) – Josef Fares, 2000 (Sweden)
Laitakaupungin valot (Lights in the Dusk) – Aki Kaurismaki, 2006 (Finland)
La Finestra di Fronti (Facing Windows) – Ferzan Ozpetek, 2003 (Italy)
Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother is an Only Child) – Daniele Luchetti, 2007 (Italy)
L’Age Des Tenebres (Days of Darkness) – Denys Arcand, 2007 (Canada)
Ha-Asonot Shel Nina (Nina’s Tragedies) – Savi Gavison, 2003 (Israel)
Mamma Mia – Phyllida Lloyd, 2008 (UK)
The Savages – Tamara Jenkins, 2007 (US)
The Ugly Truth – Robert Luketic, 2009 (US)
Whisper – Stewart Hendler, 2007 (US)

Looking around for a web hosting provider

I was looking around the net for web hosting providers and really, once you’re out there, the number is just overwhelming. The challenge becomes who can provide the best hosting service at a price point that I can afford without me worrying about reliability as well as for the long term availability.

How can I evaluate the different providers? Searching around, I found several sites that offer such a kind of service but one stood out for me: Web Hosting Geeks. Compiled are reviews, ratings as well as hosting awards.

What I like about the site is that it is direct with a simple interface that doesn’t confuse the viewer. What you need most are easy to find and is just a click away. It’s sidebar, located at the left provides links to needed information. You need to know who are the top providers? A click will show you the top 10 with links to the ranked sites, features available as well as another link for independent reviews.

One section of the site that i really liked is the Web Hosting Awards — Best Web Hosts 2009. It saved me a lot of time evaluating the different providers. Here, one can chose from Best Budget Hosting, Best Green Hosting and 14 more award categories. What more will you ask for?

Massage, food trip and a long walk

I got myself distracted yesterday. As I’ve posted previously, I just went uptown, hang out and had a good massage. Nothing made me feel better than to relax and my muscles kneaded like bread. Before going home, I decided to eat at Larsian, that Cebu barbecue place that has been in existence for a long time.

I used to eat there. In high school, me and my classmates would go to this place long before it was formally housed under a roof. When I was in college and especially, when I already worked, coming home to Cebu would also mean a trip to Larsian. Good cheap comfort food.

Being sated, I still managed to go over Ice Castle at the Raintree Mall and had a bowl of halo halo, enough to cool my head off. And instead of riding the jeepney to the Citilink terminal, I walked the length of Fuente Osmena to the terminal.

Cleared head. Depressed a little.

Not in a good mood, depressed

For the past days, my amour never talked to me or replied to my calls and texts, a casualty of misconceptions and assumptions which aren’t true. I’m a bit sad. Depressed. Blue. It also never helps that the weather outside is a bit gloomy, and now, it just rained. Hard. Why o why…

Anyway, despite having many things to do this afternoon, I’m not just up to it. I just tweaked some google ads placement as well as added a couple of Nuffnang ads to further increase my earnings. Last night, I was supposed to meet my classmate at the ACFJ for a shoot at the Pasil fishmarket at 0200H but I texted her that I will not be able to come as I’m “not in good spirits.” I can’t just say that I’m a bit depressed.

I want to go out this afternoon. Probably watch a movie but upon checking, no film worth watching. How about a massage? Or maybe just hang out at the mall or have overpriced coffee or watch people.

Please. Let this end.

See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil: Erap is running

Okay guys, convicted former President, Erap Estrada is running again for the Presidency. Lets not delude ourselves again and suffer its consequences. Enough of a corrupt and convicted president. Let’s not see no evil, speak no evil or hear no evil about this one.

From the inquirer.net website.

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