Movie Review: Get Real is Pure Gay Fantasy as Campus Jock Gets it on with Campus Nerd

Well, that's why they're movies!  It may happen in real life but just imagine the ruckus that can go with it.  Also, the nerd has to be really attractive since gay men are such vain SOBs!  Well, in the movie Get Real, the campus jock and the campus resident nerd, find themselves cruising each other in their town's public comfort rooms (well, to the gays of today, that's how we used to do it 15 years ago!).  And they hit it off and want to become a couple!  Problem is, it's not that easy to become a gay couple in a small town.  Even now, it will be a lot to take if the school's hot basketball player is the boyfriend of the school's Physics nerd or the campus editor.  Not farfetched, but just imagine how MAD the girls would get!

I really enjoyed this movie, which is incidentally, one of the Top 10 favorite gay movies of most gay men.  (I saw a poll result in the net).  One thing I really like about it is that it has a positive message - and NOBODY DIES IN THE END. 

That thing in gay movies where somebody has to die - should really stop.  We are gay and gay means happy.  We don't kill ourselves because some members of society hates us.  So stop all that self-loathing destructive gay men types already.  They do exist but they're just a miniscule bunch.

This is a teenage gay comedy though so it makes it more fun to watch since there are lots of young bodies on display!  After all, one of the main characters is a jock!  Well, the resident fag hag is there so everyone is in place.

Movie Review: Arthur Shows that Love is Worth a Billion Dollars

Of course it is foolhardy for anyone to throw away a billion dollars for love.  The sane thing to do would be to keep it.  That is the dilemma facing Arthur, a rather simple-headed billionaire brat, who gets into a fight of wills with his distant mother.

Well, the movie works because Russel Brand makes it work.  You are able to transcend your belief that someone could actually just nonchalantly wave that money away for true love.  Of course, not that Arthur didn't struggle.  In true Hollywood fashion by way of a dramatic scene towards the end, Russel Brand strips to his skivvies, in a way, stripping himself of all the trappings of his wealth.  It's good that Russel also had the support of very good actors, like Helen Mirren, his nanny, who has served as his mother since his real mother was too busy at work.  This is also the first time I've seen Jennifer Garner play a really nasty character.  The scene where she's stuck to the bottom of a magnetic bed is just hilarious!  This is the first time I've seen Greta Gerwig and he's Arthur's main love interest in this movie. 

Russel Brand's antics keeps the movie going.  There's no surprise in the end because true love has to win - and Arthur does get to keep his money.  In the end, his mother realizes how strong her son is because he can be willing to give up everything for true love!  A feel-good cliche if there was one!

Movie Review: Beastly Updates Beauty and the Beast for Today's Kids

In 1992, Disney released a very memorable animated version of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast - complete with a fantastic soundtrack and dazzling choreography!  Up to now, the image of the teacup singing to Beauty and the Beast has stuck to my mind! 

Well, Beastly updates the same story for today's young crowd.  It's perfect that they chose Alex Pettyfer - who really is hot - even with the bizarre make-up.  I find it also amusing that they put Mary-Kate Olsen as the 'witch' who casts a spell on Alex's character.  I actually like that they put her in that role!  This is also the first time I've seen Vanessa Hudgens act - and I understand now the attraction - why she is a Disney superstar!  She's coy and sweet and her looks are not too distracting.  Their courtship scenes are even cute - and I'm sure it was placed there to appeal to the sugary expectations of the youth.  There aren't much obstacles thrown in the way of the couple and getting to "I love you" actually happens very quickly.

Lots of eye candy here as Alex gets shirtless several times!  It's also a very tight film, at just under 90 minutes. 

Mi Composición Para Mi Curso Español: Noticias

Esta semana, El Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de Perpetua Ayuda o la Iglesia Baclaran ha recibido doble el numero de la peticiónes y cartas de acción de gracias, comparaba a semana normal. 

Cada semana, la Iglesia ha sido recibir 2,800 peticiónes y 1,500 cartas de acción de gracias.  Los Trabajadores Extranjeros Exteriores o OFWs en Ingles han mandado sus peticiónes y cartas por e-mail.

Los Catolicos se han congregado aqui todos los dias especialmente miercoles.  Han rezado para ayuda y milagroses y han ofrecido agradecimiento.

Our Decision to Hire Older People Was A Good One

I read a letter today in the Philippine Star where a writer asked Socorro Ramos of National Bookstore, if companies were biased against older people.  I admit I had that bias before so everyone in my company was below 23 years old at the time of their hiring.  All that has changed now.

We just recently opened a division where almost all the employees are older - in their 40s actually.  And it has been working fine now for the past three weeks.  Their work comes on time and they're really eager to do their tasks.  Also, their work is more professional and more mature.  That thing cannot be faked since you'd have to have experience and maturity to sound like that.

So, it's a good thing to have older people around.  Of course, it has to fit perfectly with what your company needs - and what we needed fit perfectly with what they could offer.