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August 28:
Monitor issues, Keka, etc

Cool link time: check out the fabulous Inksurge by our friends Zoo and Jois!

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Quark Henares' KEKA rocks! I'm not just saying this as a friend and ate to Quark but as someone who's stopped watching local cinema since, well, since I knew better not to. I also normally don't like watching dark comedies but Quark can always be trusted to make it a fun ride like he did with his Palanca-winning "A Date with Jao Mapa".

I won't tell you how the story goes as there are enough blogs that do that already. However I can tell you that Arn & I had so much fun identifying the instances that poke fun at all the things we love to hate in local cinema -- 80s style production numbers, telenovela acting, etc. Arn even pointed out an homage to "Batch 81" (children of the 80s, did you see it?). Heck it even managed to bring out good performances, IMHO, from an ex-Ang TV kid and a former Streetboy.

So, if you trust my judgement please go and watch Keka. Our friends worked really hard and deserve a good night's rest knowing that their baby's out there being appreciated.

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My G4's Apple Studio Display broke down a couple of days ago so I can't work at all this week. (Hmm... it could be a sign from above to relax and take a break). Come to think of it, yesterday was the first time in ages that I did nothing all day but meet up with friends: lunch was girl-bonding time with Tippi and Sheila, and dinner was a long-overdue catching-up session with my Arn, Ramon, Neva, Quark and Lia. Why can't there be more days like this?

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Aww, thank you to everyone who expressed support for Arnold's new website! Your appreciation makes all the hard work worthwhile.