On Rome and Greece and…UP Manila?
One.
My mom broke the news today - she has just received an all-expense paid trip to Rome! "Appointed by Assumption College as the representative of the school to witness the canonization of Bl. Marie Eugenie in Vatican City". Wow.
Two.
My friends and I just saw 300. What a fantastic example of a movie masterpiece. It was like seeing a graphic novel come to life. Literally. Gerard Butler fit the role to a T. All the gritty details of the comic book were present. Hardcore action. Predictable plot - yes, but hey, Anybody who has ever read on the Battle of Thermopylae would know how everything was gonna end. It’s the depiction that gives justice to this film. I liked the fact that the scenes (man, the colors - THE COLORS!!!) remained faithful to the graphic novel. Frank Miller would be proud.
Three.
I saw her. When I thought the odds were greater that I wouldn’t. I saw her. In UP Manila, right after the quizbee. She was more beautiful than ever. That smile. The way she turned around as I called out her name. Our candid shaking of hands as she approached me, finding it funny that, after all this time, I was still dumbstruck and fumbling for the right words to say. There is one word I can use to describe it:
Magical.
Today was another good day. And no one, not even the Persian King can take it away from me.
Molon labe!
