My balls are itching and the unfortunate thing is, I can’t even scratch them. Well, I suppose I can just grab and do some scratching down there until the itch goes away. Only problem is, I’m in a public place. The train, to be specific. I’m not perv enough to scratch my balls in public. I would have been able to do it if the train’s crowded. Right now though, it’s damn spacious. Less passengers are taking the train at this hour. You can practically change seats if you want. Few people are standing by the door. I reckon I can get off at the next station however I can’t afford to be late for my appointment. I try squeezing my legs together in a less conspicuous manner but, hell, the itch is too persistent.

Another problem, I’m not in a very good spot. You see, I’m sitting right next to a bunch of professional-looking people. Most of them are women too. I don’t want to get caught dead scratching my balls. Maybe, I should try diverting my attention to other stuff, that way, I’ll forget about the itch. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work. My mind chooses to stay focused on the itchiness of my balls. The harder I think about other things, the more itchy they get.

I’m two stations away from my destination. I know I can’t hold it any longer. It’s getting more itchy by the minute. I’m a desperate man. Pointing at any random building outside, I blurt it out as loud as I can: “Oh my God, there’s someone in that building trying to jump off!” And like magic, it works. All heads turn at the direction I point out. During those nanoseconds where every attention is glued at a scene that doesn’t exist, I grab my balls as fast as I can and pinch-scratch them.

I also feel a little lonely. There’s a definitive lull in the air punctuated by the gloomy afternoon sky. Lately, I’ve been feeling a lot like this. It’s somewhat disconcerting. I should learn how to deal this type of emotion. Sigh…

Maybe I should go to work, cancel my leave. Better yet, I have to suck it up and forget the drama.

When I saw the second season opener however, I got excited for Charice. Never mind her dorky looks, the lame acting or her Americanized accent. She totally nailed the song “Listen” as her audition number which is already her signature piece. Will she be back next episode? It looks like it. The rivalry going on between her and Rachel is something to be looked forward to.

I lost interest with the first season but now that there’s an exciting addition, I might as well include Glee episodes in my weekly ‘TV show downloading’ ritual.

Enthusiastic sa buhay. Ang daming pangarap. Adventurous. Mahilig magpunta sa mga film venues at festivals kahit mag-isa. Halos kada Sabado nanonood ng Spanish film sa Instituto Cervantes (sa likod pa ng St. Benilde ang building nila dati). O kaya’y dumadayo pa talaga sa Titus Brandsma sa Cubao ‘pag linggo ng hapon. Hindi rin pumapalya sa Spanish film festival sa Greenbelt. Laging naka-antabay sa mga palabas sa UP Film Center at CCP.

Sumasali rin dati sa mga screenplay contest. Minsan ding pinatid sa Ricky Lee sa bahay nito sa Quezon City nang subukang mag-audition para sa scriptwriting workshop. Sabi pa ng isang babaeng aspiring din na writer, mukha raw matatanggap ako. Natuwa naman ako. Pero siyempre, aspiring writer lang ako dati (kahit ngayon), hindi magaling. Kaya hindi ako natanggap. Hindi ‘ata umepekto ang pagki-kiss ass sa application form. Naaalala ko pa ang sinagot ko sa isa sa mga tanong: How Well Do You Know Ricky Lee? Sabi ko, paborito ko ang Kadenang Bulaklak niya at nagagalingan ako sa kanya.

So ayun, cute ang mga bata at lovable si GRU pero mukha namang walang kuwenta ang pelikula. Para lang akong nagsayang ng Php170.00. Ang mahal pa naman ng sine ngayon. Siguro next time, kelangan ko na talagang maging mapili sa mga palabas na papanoorin ko.

Pero gusto ko ‘yung mga robot na alila ni GRU. Cute sila.

I know I shouldn’t give a damn over their film choices because my ride doesn’t take more than 15 minutes but it’s still an agony watching a terrible flick while you’re stuck in Buendia. I don’t mind if it’s Survivor Philippines or Noah. They’re tolerable anyway. I just can’t stomach those bad DVD copies of Chinese films, with pixelated pictures and irritating subtitles. It would have been such a treat if the movie has a decent picture quality or correctly subtitled. It helps you forgive the traffic.

Maybe next time I hop inside the bus, I have to make sure their TV screen is showing either TV Patrol or 24. If not, well, too bad for me.

Survivor. I’m a huge fan of this show. I love the social dynamics of the game as well as the tough challenges. Of course, the bread and butter of the show is its characters. Boring contestants means lame season. After seeing Heroes vs. Villains last season, I got hooked. So I downloaded the previous seasons. It’s fun to see Parvati, JT, Coach, Cirie, Amanda and James play in their past Survivor stints. I got to see their techniques in playing the ultimate game of Survivor. James was lovable in China and Micronesia, so it’s a bit of a disappointment to see him get villainous in Heroes vs. Villain. Parvati’s a total b*tch in Heroes… but seeing her performance in Micronesia made me actually root for her. It’s such a shame that she wasn’t able to covet the title in Heroes.

The Vampire Diaries. What can I say, I’m totally interested with this show. Gorgeous cast. Fast-paced storyline. It’s an adrenaline-induced show. The threat and foreboding in every episode is enough to make your heart beat fast.

The Modern Family is addicting. Excellent ensemble. No weak link. It kinda feels like Brothers & Sisters, which can be the reason why I love the show in the first place.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to watch the most recent episode that has just finished downloading.

Mind-boggling and visually arresting, Christopher Nolan’s Inception deals with the complexity of dreams and the subconscious. It centers on Cobbs (Leonardo de Caprio), a specialist in industrial espionage, who penetrates other people’s dreams. Together with his cool gang of dream-walkers known as ‘extractors’, they try to persuade a young business tycoon (Cillian Murphy) to break up his father’s wide conglomerate for the sake of global peace. Cobb’s personal issues, however, put a crimp in their plan as her wife (Marion Cotillard) keeps on appearing in his dreams.

With its breathtaking cinematography, “Inception” is supposedly mind-blowing. But I was hardly blown away, if truth be told. Yes, it features fights that literally defy gravity and effects that are completely enthralling – that Parisian neighborhood ascending like a drawbridge is simply spellbinding. I find the film’s take on dreams too literal and scientific. Maybe, I expected a Lynchian approach.

Keeping track of all the simultaneous realities intersecting and converging with dreams seems to be an impossible task. The film demands second viewing if you’re intent on understanding its complicated subplots. It’s intellectually provocative, no doubt about that, though it doesn’t answer all the riddles. Not that it has to, but somehow it makes the film look like it’s created mainly to be admired. I could imagine Nolan smirking while audience wrack their brains to solve a riddle that doesn’t even exist.

My personal review of the novel here.

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