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I don’t normally blog about shows I don’t like. Why waste words talking about something you’d rather not? This is just to explain why I encourage people to watch the shows and movies I blog about.

I’ve been watching the First Season of House, MD and I must say it is the wittiest show I’ve ever seen. (See Inside My Head category.) How can you not like a show that leaves you dripping with acid from the sarcasm and wondering why you never thought of that comeback? Honestly, few shows actually teach me something and House is one of them. I’ve been forced to look up what the hell vasculitis means and Churg-Strauss. I’ve become more of a hypochondriac too, scared of termites because of nephthalene poisoning and going to India (you’ll know when you’ve seen that particular episode). Aside from putting a damper on my travelling plans (I’m sticking to First and Second World countries), I’ve also realized it could have been actually cool to be a doctor. (Of course, 14 years of medical school made that uncool. And the fact that I live in the Philippines. Reason is self-explanatory.)

Having a lead character like Gregory House just made the show riveting. I love how they break down stereotypes and have instead a lead who is as damaged as he is smart. You have a man who is so removed from interpersonal relationships that he can alienate people with only a single sentence. Yet this inability to bond and feel is what makes him a great doctor because he can make objective decisions without the impediment of his emotions. He is a vicodin addict, yet a doctor who knows the effects of drugs better than anyone. He sacrifices a life to save the majority but disagrees with the hospital patients being used for agressive experimental treatments in the name of Science and risks his medical license to save a troubled bulimic who cuts herself, because he thinks she is worth saving, even though she may not. He is not so good that he should be sainted and not so bad that he should be doomed to hell. And that is what is so fascinating. He is so flawed but with every patient he saves, you can’t help but feel that he is redeeming himself. He is pompous and arrogant, never could accept his mistakes but encourages his staff to challenge his diagnosis. He is such a contradiction that even his staff scratch their heads once in awhile.

I love House because it made me smarter, much like CSI. I love the fact that I learn from it. Few shows end with me wanting to applaud the writers and kissing their feet because I know I never could have written what they have. I probably will never be as witty but I’ll keep watching the show hoping someday, I will be.

First of all, how the hell does one give an unbiased opinion on this movie? I mean it’s Harry Potter!

So John and I watched it last Saturday along with Pia, Vix, Rabang and Jake (I got everyone’s name right, I hope!) I have a question, if you know each other, ate at the same restaurant(though not at the same table), watched the same movie (but didn’t sit in the same row), does that mean you went together? Just something to ponder on…

Going back to Harry Potter… (Which is the point of this blog. Why am I straying?) The movie was great! I have to say it’s the most fun Harry Potter movie tht I’ve seen so far and is as of this moment, my favorite Harry Potter movie. It had its hilarious moments. (Champions, at the sound of the cannon —- BOOM!) It had its quirks. (Hey, my eyes aren’t glistening with the ghost of my past!) It had the sad parts. (Cedric dies) It was such an amazing roller coaster ride that even the threat of my cold environment induced asthma was not enough to make me leave. To summarize it: It was awesome! So go see it.

Side comments (just because this is my blog and I can):

1. I thought Cho Chang was gonna be prettier. Sort of like Kristin Kreuk. But then she was supposed to be Chinese, not exotic Asian looking so I guess it’s ok. The Scottish accent threw me off a bit though. I mean what if Chewy (the cute pooshit or the Star Wars character. Take your pick.) suddenly spoke perfect English! It was weird.

2. Ron should cut his frigging hair. Does it really say in the book he has to wear a red broom all the time?

3. I still say I secretly want Harry and Hermione to get together. But there’s no chance of that happening. Besides, Ron’ll be too broken hearted.

4. Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince aren’t as fun as this. I don’t think we’ll ever see the characters as happy as they are in this movie.

I finally found it! Kodak Easyshare C360. I’m a novice so this is exactly what I need!

I’m here at work surfing the net for good digital cameras. I’m currently looking at cnet.com’s reviews. It helps but the problem with living in the Philippines (well, Bacolod for that matter) is the stuff that you want aren’t always in stock and is a lot more expensive than if you bought it in the States. It’s difficult because you are limited to buying only what the suppliers have. It’s frustrating. The specs for each of the cameras are also different as well as the brands and I just find everything so confusing. It’s hard to decipher the camera lingo too if you’re a newbie. (I mean what the hell are chrome aberrations, aspherical lenses and motorized drives?) Thank God I have Pia. I don’t even have to ask her what each of the specs mean. I just show here the specs and go,” So what do you think? Which one should I get? This one? Ok thanks.” So Pia hang in there coz I have more specs here for you…

John and I, on the phone yesterday…

She: Hon, what do you do if a character in The Sims dies? I mean I didn’t save the game so can I stop her from dying?
John: It depends hon.
She: The problem is in my last saved game she was already sick. Is there some way to prevent her from dying again?
John:Ummm, I don’t think so hon. In The Sims, once your character dies, she dies that’s it.
She: *Sighs. Coz she got sick after she swam in the pool. I’ve been trying to get her to rest and I thought she was going to be fine but she wasn’t. I put in a medicine cabinet in the bathroom hoping that there was actually medicine in it, but there’s nothing. And you can’t really call the hospital right?
John: No honey, you can’t.
She: She was so sick. She wasn’t getting better. She went to pee in the bathroom and she coughed really hard and collapsed.
John: Really hon? What was her name?
She: Sheila
John: *chuckles You named her after you?
She: Yeah. *sniff And then John came in the bathroom to pee coz his bladder bar was all red and…
John: Wait a minute..did you say John?
She: Yeah I named the guy John.
John: OK….who else do we live with?
She: Mary…she’s the maid. She paints too… Anyway, John found her in the bathroom. I thought he was going to pick her up but she disappeared and there was in an urn instead. Why the hell do they turn up already cremated?! So instead of peeing, he mourned. It was sad. *sniff sniff She was already a Resident. She wanted to be a great doctor. But that won’t happen now, coz she’s dead! Oh, I should never have installed that pool! I feel so bad…You can hook up with Mary now, coz Sheila’s dead!
John: Hahaha! Oh honey you’re so cute!
She: Why are you laughing?! She died!
John: I know but…* chuckles
She: So is there anything you can do?
John: I’ll try honey…
She: Ok. But if she really dies, I’m not playing The Sims anymore. I’m too traumatized.
John: Hehehe Ok ga.

John and I were looking at watches in the mall a few days ago. The choices were mostly expensive brands which we’d pay an arm and a leg for. While I was pondering on the recent economic crisis which would prevent 95% of Negros population from buying said terribly expensive timepieces, The Love Of My Life turned to me and said, “That’s what the symbol of Philippine government should be!” He was pointing at the Lacoste symbol. I cracked up from that!

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