TAKiPSiLiM.. A FiLiPiNO VERSiON OF TWiLiGHT..

Filipino version of Twilight in the works

A Filipino version of Twilight is going to be produced for television by ABS-CBN, which bought the rights for over $1 million. Actors Rayver Cruz and Shaina Magdayao have been chosen to play Edward Cullen and Bella Swan in the film, called Takipsilim. Cathy Garcia Molina will direct the production, which is set to begin filming in the Philippines February. However, some Twilight fans think it will “ruin the real Twilight,” so they’ve started an online petition to put a stop to the production.

http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/filipino-version-of-twilight-to-be-filmed/2008/12/24/

DiSAGREE? SUPPORT THiS SiTE:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/say-no-to-twilight-filipino-version?page=22

Want more info:

Check out link for their "PRESS RELEASE" http://www.yehey.com/entertainment/celebs/article.aspx?id=231366

Filipino fans of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series will soon have another reason to celebrate after broadcasting giant ABS-CBN bagged the exclusive rights to make a local television series based on the vampire novels.

Initial reports said ABS-CBN paid $1 million with co-producer Ignite Media for the rights to the Twilight series.

The new series, tentatively titled "Takipsilim", will reunite the onscreen tandem of Rayver Cruz and Shaina Magdayao.

Taping for the series will start February of next year. Some parts of the series will be shot abroad and the other locations include Tagaytay, Bukidnon and Baguio. The series will be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina.


http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertain...wilight-remake

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CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Rayver Cruz as Edward Cullen

Shaina Magdayao as Isabella Swan

Valeen Montenegro as Alice Cullen

Gabby Concepcion as Dr. Carlisle Cullen

Luis Manzano as Emmett Cullen

Al Tantay as Charlie Swan

Yayo Aguila as Renee Dwyer

Fred Payawan as Jacob Black

Carlos Agassi as James

Chin Chin Gutierrez as Esme Cullen

Karylle as Rosalie Hale

Joross Gamboa as Jasper Hale

Jessy Mendiola as Jessica Stanley

Empress Schuck as Angela Weber

Brad Murdoch as Laurent

Nikki Bacolod as Victoria

Aaron Villaflor as Mike Newton

*source: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1334912/pinoy_twilight_fans_outraged_over_filming.html?cat=39

TWiLiGHT FiLiPiNO VERSiON .. TAKiPSiLiM?

A TOTAL iMiTATiVE iNSANiTY

i WOKE UP DiS MORNiNG TO CHECK ON MY EMAiL. i SAW A FRiEND OF MiNE POSTS A BULLETiN THRU FS SATiNG THAT THERE'S A FiLiPiNO VERSiON OF TWiLiGHT! AT FiRST, i THOUGHT iTS JUZ A SPOOF. MAYBE OUR FiLiPiNO ARTiSTS DECIDES TO DUB THE VOiCES OF BELLA AND EDWARD iN TAGALOG. YOU KNOW, LiKE BUBBLE GANG, WHEREiN THEY PiCK SOME COMMERCiALS AND PUT A LiTTLE FUNNY ESSENCE. BUT WHEN i CHECK iT.. SHiET! i WANNA PUKE.. iM SUPER DUPER SPEECHLESS. THiS iS REALLY A TOTAL iNSANiTY. MY GOSH.

i CHECK IT ON GOOGLE AND iT SEEMS THAT iTS REALLY HAPPENiNG. KAPAMiLYA STARS RAYVER AND SHAiNA WiLL PORTRAY AS BELLA AND EDWARD. MY GOD. AND WHO WiLL BE JACOB THEN? FRED PAYAWAN??? OH SHOOT. THiS iS TERRiBLE!

THOUGH i ADMiRE CHANNEL 2 FOR THEiR TV SiTCOMS ETC. MUKHANG THiS TiME THEY WiLL RUiN EVERYTHiNG. NOT JUST THE STATiON iTSELF BUT THE ESSENCE OF THE BOOK.. WHAT'S THE CATCH iN CREATiNG OR SHUD i SAY iMMiTATiNG TWiLiGHT BA?

WELL, iTS GETTiNG SERiOUS NOW. i GUESS ABS CBN WiLL PURSUE THiS PROJECT. WHY? FiRST, THEY CHECK iF PEOPLE WiLL LOVE THE iDEA. i MEAN PRESS RELEASE AND EVERYTHiNG. SECOND, OF COURSE AS A TWiLiGHT LOVER, WE WiLL SURELY GiVE/SHARE OUR OPiNiONS ABOUT THEiR RELEASE OR iDEA. WHATEVER iT iS. A POSiTiVE OR A NEGATiVE FEEDBACK. THEY DONT REALLY CARE. LASTLY, AFTER GAiNiNG THE RESULT, STiLL AT THE END.. THEY WiLL PURSUE THE PROJECT.

WHY? BECAUSE MERON SiANG NAGiNG iMPACT SA PUBLiC. EiTHER NEGATiVE PA YAN. THEY WiLL THiNK NA TAUNG MGA TWiLiGHT LOVER WiLL GET CURiOUS WiTH THE ON GOiNG MOViE/TV SiTCOM WHATEVER. AND BCOS OF THAT CURiOSiTY, PAPANOORiN NATiN UNG iBANG PART AND THAT WiLL GAiN AN ADDiTiONAL ViEWER OR RATiNGS TO THE SAiD TWiLiGHT FiLiPiNO THiNGY!

WELL iDEA KO LANG YAN! HAHA! iM NOT SAYiNG NA THAT'S EXACTLY THEiR ORiGiNAL PLAN. BUT, THiS iS POSSiBLE.

WELL. MY THOUGHT? i BEG TO DiSAGREE ABOUT THiS TAKiPSiLiM OR TWiLiGHT VERSiON THiNGY! i DONT LiKE THE iDEA. TAMA NA UNG MY GiRL! iTS A TOTAL iMiTATiVE iNSANiTY!

iLL UPDATE LATER. MAGHAHANAP PKO NG NEWS REGARDiNG THiS CRAP! GRRRR....

HAPPY HOLiDAYS!

BEFORE ANYTHiN' ELSE ..

Happy Getaway ft. Worst Experience

We went to Greenhills last 20th of December to shop gifts and stuff. My god. As i said on my previous posts. Marami pa rin nag ra-rush to buy different things. Super dami ng people. Goodnesz. You cant even breathe. Im not bein OA but its really true. Even the outside "tiangge".. Shocks, its really click especially this holiday season.

You will usually hear "ate/kuya wala ng bang tawad" haha :D
Well, we all know that we filipino's really insist for a cheaper price. We haggle and insist for the last price.

Honestly, im kinda guilty with that thingy. The Haggling part. I try my best to make the prie lower than offered. Especially if im going to boutiques and midnight shopping in libis, haha. :)

Anyway, good experience about yesterday is the C.O.D Version of Greenhills. The story is all about "PAGKAKAiSA" and "CLEAN AND GREEN LIVING". The characters demonstrate a "PAGKAKAiSA" or cooperation by encouraging each one and another to clean their area. And the pasimuno.. The kids Theyre the one who start the clean living project of their barangay. The eldest saw it so they follow it as well. And at the end, naging clean and green ang kanilang Barangay. Mother Nature rewards them with a fresh air and tiny butterflies around the green areas.

Nag enjoy naman ako. Though on my age, "22" :D ndi na advisable to watch those kinds of play. Cos only kids can appreciate them.. Its really kiddie hehe..

Worst part of my Greenhills get away is all about the "EATING TIME". My friends and i decided to go to "TERIYAKI BOY" in Greenhills pa rin. Why? Cos in TERIYAKI BOY in Tomas Morato, they provide great and affordable food. And highly recommended customer service. So we thought we will experience the same treatment.

But i realize that, not all branches provide the same service. Pagpasok plang ng resto, u can feel discrimination and favoritism. I notice that they prioritize foreigners instead of their fellow filipino's.

We request for the couch since walang gumagamit/nakaupo. But what they did? they insist and instruct us to sit sa typical and Normal table. Sa sobrang asar ko, i talked to the other waiter, lalaki this time and requested for another couch. Which he did naman..

He reserved a couch for us and transfer after cleaning the table. Weo rder the same food that we used to order. Food serving is still the same. Even the taste. Walang pinagbago. But what i notice is that the waitresses are so maarte and "FEELiNG" they act like something werein aybe bcos we are filipino's they thought we dont need the same service that they are giving to those foreigners. Bad thing pa is that when i call the waitress to order an additional rice for my "MAHMiNE" ..
My goodnesz, ang lola mo nka cmangot. I really hate her. Even the bill is so matagal. We asked for the bill 5 minutes ealier than those foreigner na katabi namin, and take note, NAUNA PA CiLA! They even get their change earlier than us. Oh dba?

Well my overall rating for "TERiYAKi BOY GREENHiLLS" WEN iT COMES TO CUSTOMER SATiSFACTiON iS 2! That's out of 10. 10 is the highest 1 is the lowest. And i guess "2" is not enough, if there's a DSAT.. baka un pa ang award na makuha nila from me!

Sorry but that's the worst experience ive ever had. Aside from us na notice ko, ung isang group of Filipinos din na kasabay namin i guess experience the same thing. They are mag anak and everytime they call the waitresses, dinadabugan sila! So.. Cguro BADTRiP lang yun dalawang waitress na nag aasist but its not supposed to be like that. They should not bring their problems or BADTRiP-NESZ sa work nila! It will affect other pipol na masasaya! :)

I dont have anything against the TERIYAKI BOY itself anyway. Its just that, Those waitresses that i encounter should recieve a CARE FORM haha!! Kaka asar tlaga. Anyway! Given na yun. Bka nga Bad day lang cla. Nandamay lang cla. :)

Forgiven.

CHRiSTMAS 2008

Second Week of December. As i said previously. 8days to go and its Christmas Time.

So, are you guys done with your christmas shopping? Its near, and almost here. Avoid Christmas Rush. Or else haha.. :D

Im sure our life goes on much like the Bethlehem days. Apparently, i notice that everything has change. Before, family members make sure that they are all complete on the NOCHE BUENA.

Now, i observed that most of the teens including 20-29 years old pals choose to celebrate xmas outside, with friends instead of family. In bars or Resto's instead sa Bahay lang. Hahaha!! Well its exciting nga naman. And i'll do the same thing if my significant half allow me to do so. :)

So, ayan. cguro nama nkabawi nko for my delayed posts. Haha! Sorry guys! Busy!


Dnt forget my gift ha?
:D

WHAT'S WiD XMAS 2008

HAPPY HOLiDAYS!

SO iTS CHRiSTMAS TiME. 8 DAYS TO GO GUYS. ARE YOU GUYS PREPARED?

ALRiGHT. SiNCE CHRiSTMAS iS COMiNG, LETS TALK ABOUT THE HiSTORY OF CHRiSTMAS.. ANYBODY KNOW THE STORY BEHiND THE CELEBRATiON?

WELL, LET ME GiVE YOU MY SHARE AND UNDERSTANDiNG ABOUT THiS OCCASSiON..
THEBASiC DESCRiPTiON OF XMAS iS ALL ABOUT JESUS CHRiST BiRTH.
WHEREiN, HiS FATHER DECiDED TO LET JESUS CHRiST STAY ON EARTH TO BE THE "TAGA PAG LiGTAS OF SANLiBUTAN"

BUT, DiD YOU KNOW THAT ASiDE FROM THE KNOWN QUOTATiON ABOUT THiS OCCASSiON W/C SYMBOLiZES AS SHARiNG OR GiViNG THERE'S ACTUALLY A DEEPER HiSTORY BEHiND THiS. WELL FORTHBELOW WiLL GiV US A BETTER AND A BiT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THiS OCCASSiON.

iTS A TRADiTiON THAT START SiNCE AD.354 OH!
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE ABOUT A.D THAT MEANS, AFTER DEATH OF JESUS..

BASiCALLY, 25th of DECEMBER iS JUST A REPLACEMENT OF THE ORiGiNAL TRADiTiON OF THE WESTERN. THE FiRST DECLARED DATE WERE CELEBRATED ON THE 6th of JANUARY. AKALAiN MO UN.. HAHA!

The Christians had by then appropriated many pagan festivals and traditions of the season, that were practiced in many parts of the Middle East and Europe, as a means of stamping them out.

There were mid-winter festivals in ancient Babylon and Egypt, and Germanic fertility festivals also took place at this time. The birth of the ancient sun-god Attis in Phrygia was celebrated on December 25th, as was the birth of the Persian sun-god, Mithras. The Romans celebrated Saturnalia, a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of peace and plenty, that ran from the 17th to 24th of December. Public gathering places were decorated with flowers, gifts and candles were exchanged and the population, slaves and masters alike, celebrated the occasion with great enthusiasm.

In Scandinavia, a period of festivities known as Yule contributed another impetus to celebration, as opposed to spirituality. As Winter ended the growing season, the opportunity of enjoying the Summer's bounty encouraged much feasting and merriment.

The Celtic culture of the British Isles revered all green plants, but particularly mistletoe and holly. These were important symbols of fertility and were used for decorating their homes and altars.

New Christmas customs appeared in the Middle Ages. The most prominent contribution was the carol, which by the 14th century had become associated with the religious observance of the birth of Christ.

In Italy, a tradition developed for re-enacting the birth of Christ and the construction of scenes of the nativity. This is said to have been introduced by Saint Francis as part of his efforts to bring spiritual knowledge to the laity.

Saints Days have also contributed to our Christmas celebrations. A prominent figure in today's Christmas is Saint Nicholas who for centuries has been honored on December 6th. He was one of the forerunners of Santa Claus.

Another popular ritual was the burning of the Yule Log, which is strongly embedded in the pagan worship of vegetation and fire, as well as being associated with magical and spiritual powers.

Celebrating Christmas has been controversial since its inception. Since numerous festivities found their roots in pagan practices, they were greatly frowned upon by conservatives within the Church. The feasting, gift-giving and frequent excesses presented a drastic contrast with the simplicity of the Nativity, and many people throughout the centuries and into the present, condemn such practices as being contrary to the true spirit of Christmas.

The earliest English reference to December 25th as Christmas Day did not come until 1043.

SOME OF THOSE iNFORMATiONS ARE ACTUALLY DERiVED FROM A SiTE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE HiSTORY OF CHRiSTMAS. iM ACTUALLY GUiLTY COS, 60% OF THOSE iNFORMATiONS APPEAR AS "NEW iNFO" FOR ME. BUT, DO YOU BELiEVE THAT CHRiSTMAS iS NEVER METiON iN THE HOLY BiBLE? EVEN THE EXACT BiRTHDATE DATE OF JESUS CHRiST IS NOT THERE. ARE YOU GUYS ALSO AWARE THAT iT WAS NEVER STATED OR iNSTRUCT BY GOD THAT WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THE BiRTH DATE OF HiS SON, JESUS CHRiST? SURPRiSiNGLY, iTS REALLY NOT iN THE BiBLE.

SO, HOW COME THAT WE ARE CELEBRATiNG XMAS WiTHOUT ANY iNFO FROM THE BiBLE.?

WELL, THAT i DONT KNOW. MAYBE SOON. HEHE! CGURO, WERE USED TO iT. OR PARANG TRADiTiONAL NA.


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