The Sentinel

I saw the movie "The Sentinel" a while ago. It stars Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, and Kim Basinger. The story basically revolves around the Secret Service and its' agents. An agent (played by Douglas) is on the run after he was framed as being involved in an assasination plot against the US President. It is said that in the long history of the Secret Service, there has never been a traitor in its ranks. Evidence gathered by Sutherland (Douglas' former friend and partner) points to a mole in the service (Douglas) and he is tasked to catch him. Longoria tags along as the rookie agent/trainee. Douglas' alibi is Kim Basinger (the First Lady with whom he is having an affair). Of course they eventually catch the real culprit and they save the US President. In the end, the mole sort of sacrifices himself and in his dying breath asks Douglas to save his family but Douglas just kicks him aside (so I guess the mole's family later gets killed by terrorists because the mole failed his job).

The plot is okay, although somewhat predictable. It shows a different facet of the life of Secret Service agents. Good performances from Douglas, Sutherland and Basinger. I guess Longoria is the token hottie for the film. There is not much suspense/thriller value in the film since we know from the start that Douglas is innocent. I guess the movie will do good because it'll bank on name of it's stars. I rate it 2 1/2 stars out of 5.

Batman TAS

I already have Volumes 1 and 2 of Batman The Animated Series (DC Comics Classic Collection). :-) It's a total of 56 episodes of Dark Knight adventures!

Shirt Stories

Shirts are cool but some shirts are so downright inappropriate in certain places and if worn by some individuals... :p

"MASTURBATION IS NOT A CRIME" - worn by a 20ish FEMALE while walking around the mall.

"UNPROTECTED SEX CAN LEAD TO A CHILD SUPPORT PROBLEM" - worn by a man in CHURCH while attending MASS.

"I'M A VIRGIN, THIS IS A VERY OLD SHIRT" - worn by a female who looked just in her TEENS.

Tuna Sandwich

Naroong nasa kolehiyo ako, may panahong pinagkumpa-kumpara ko ang mga iba't-ibang powdered na orange juice. Pinakamasarap para sa akin noon ang Tang. May panahon naman na ang Ceasar's Salad ng ibat-ibang restaurant ang ikinumpara ko. Nangunguna para sa akin ay ang sa Tony Roma's at Mario's. Nitong mga nakaraang araw, sa paglilibot ko ay naipagkumpara ko naman ang Tuna Sandwich ng ilang mga kainan (ang mga sadwich ng Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Oliver's Super Sandwiches, Subway, at Almon Marina).

Presyo: Pinakamahal ang sa CBTL at pinakamura ang sa Oliver's.
Gulay: Ang sa subway ang may pinakamaraming halong sangkap na gulay, sumunod ang Oliver's at Almon.
Lasa: Halos pantay ang CBTL at Oliver's sa linamnam ng tuna.
Tinapay: Sa Subway at CBTL ay maari kang pumili ng tinapay, pero ang CBTL lamang ang mayroong Foccacia.
Preparasyon: Sa Oliver's at Subway ay nakikita mo habang ginagawa ang iyong sandwich.
Presentasyon: Sa CBTL at Almon naman ay nakalagay sa plato ang iyong sandwich, at may kasamang side salad ang sa CBTL.
Lugar: Maliit at medyo masikip ang kainan sa Oliver's at Subway. Kung nais mo ay makapag-relaks din ay mas maganda ang lugar ng Almon at CBTL.
Inumin: Depende sa gusto mong kasamang inumin ng iyong sandwich, mas maraming pagpipilian sa Oliver's at Almon, pero ang CBTL lamang ang may kape at tsaa.
Iba pang pagkain: Ang Almon ay may pasta/sandwich na kombinasyon, ang Oliver's ay may soup/sandwich naman, ang CBTL ay may mas masasarap na dessert, ang Oliver's ay may mga ibang salad tulad ng fruit at potato.

Para sa akin, nangunguna ang Tuna sandwich ng CBTL. Depende sa sitwasyon, kung akoý nagmamadali naman, ay mas pipiliin ko kumain sa Oliver's. Nais ko lang banggitin na masarap din ang soup/sandwich (vegeatable/tuna) comibination ng The Soup Kitchen.

'Yun lang! :-)

Pahabol...
Sale sa Araneta Center at sa mga SM sa Apr 28, 29 at 30!

Mas dumami ang graphic novels sa Bibliarch. Mas kumpleto na siya kaysa sa Power Books, National o Filbar's. Sayang lang at hindi sila On Sale.

Pansin niyo ba na sobrang dami na ng commercial/endorsement ni Pacquiao? Meron siyang SMB, Magnolia Milk, Dolly Tuna, McChicken, Alaxan, Circulan, No Fear at marami pa.

tedbits...

Bukas na ulit iyong Starbucks sa 6750. Ganun pa rin naman iyong disenyo ng lugar, lumuwag lang dahil binawasan iyong counter. May mga bagong varnish na upuan at nadagdagan iyong mga malalambot na upuan sa itaas. Wala na masyadong mesa, mas mukhang lugar na puwedeng mag "chillax"...

Sale sa Power Books simula Apr 17 hanggang 30. Kung hindi lang marami pa akong hindi nababasa na libro eh, bibili sana ako. Naalala ko tuloy iyong sa sineng Matrix, yung puwede kang mag-upload na lang tapos alam mo na ang isang bagay. Ano kaya kung sana ganoon na lang kadali at hindi na kailangang magbasa...

Malapit na ipalabas iyong Bituing Walang Ningning sa Ch2 na pinagbibidahan ni Sarah Geronimo, sa Mayo na. Mukhang maganda iyong teleserye. Nakakapanood ako ng mga teleserye dahil sa Mommy ko mahilig manood, eh siya siyempre masusunod sa TV...

Happy EASTER! :)

Heart

Wow, nakita ko kanina sa Power Books si Heart Evangelista! Ang HOT niya!!! Grabeng pretty at sobrang sexy! Suwerte ni Jericho..

tedbits...

napanood ko kagabi iyong Gospel of Judas na programa sa National Geographic Channel. ewan ko ba kung bakit masyado ang hype tungkol dun. bagaman totoong luma iyong manuscript na pinagbasehan at 85% nito ay na-recover, isa lang ito sa mga maraming mga "gospel" na kumakalat noong unang panahon ng Kristiyanismo. hindi ito isinulat ni Judas at ito marahil ay isang opinyon/salaysay/bersyon lamang ng mga Gnostic nuong ikatlong siglo.

sa darating na mayo siguradong puno ang mga sinehan... ang daming magagandang pelikula ang ipapalabas tulad ng X-Men: The Last Stand, Mission: Impossible III, Da Vinci Code at marami pang iba...

sarado ngayon ang Starbucks 6750 hanggang Apr 15, nagre-renovate sila...

nakatikim na ba kayo ng dilaw na pakwan? sarap, parang pakwan din ang lasa, dilaw lang nga ang kulay...

nabasa ko lang ito sa ibang blog... nadinig niyo na ba iyong kanta ng Kamikazee na Narda? may bahagi kasi dun na ganito : "...sumisilip, sa likod ng mga tala, kahit sulyap lang Darna..." naalala niyo ba itsura ng costume ni Darna? may mga tala...

Ice Age 2

Ice Age 2 is soooo COOL! :)

btw... Chimera's salads taste good.

Power Books Live!

Pilar Pilapil launched her autobiography (The Woman Without A Face) yesterday at PB Live. I saw her but unfortunately I didn't get to listen to her talk. Her book seems interesting but is quite expensive. Hopefully they'll come out with a softcover copy.

On April 7 at 6pm, there will be a talk on "De-coding Da Vinci : Truth or Hoax?) at the same venue. I've read and seen quite a few books and videos debunking/critisizing the Dan Brown Novel but I'll probably go to this one to get a Filipino point of view. Speakers are Fr. Ari Dy, SJ, Dr. Ricardo Boncan, and Maria Andrea Y. Santos-Mendigo.

Pahabol... Barbie Almalbis has a new album, her first real solo one. Check it out at your favorite record store!

MuVo

I just got myself a Creative MuVo TX FM, sort of a delayed birthday gift for myself. It is an MP3/WMA player with FM radio and recorder, voice recorder and 4 preset EQ settings. It is recognized as a detachable disc and can store 256 MB of data/ 128 songs. I'm currently playing selected OPM hits. With Limewire, I can download my favorite songs and play them anywhere I am. :)