To All The Single Ladies




Don’t let your longing for a godly man become your idol. Keep your eyes focused on Christ and maximize your singleness for His glory.
And don’t fool yourself; constantly talking about guys and being single does notmean that you have "given it to the Lord." That’s just you trying to convince yourself that you have.
I understand that this is a real struggle for many ladies. You pray, read all these singleness & dating articles, read couples’ blogs, read romance novels, watch a million romance movies, hoping that one day you will have something like that. Then years pass and you still don’t have that man. You’re still waiting.

Am I doing something wrong?
Am I ugly?
Is it because of __________?
Why don’t any of the nice guys notice me?
What do I need to change?

STOP. Stop trying to do all the right things. Be you. God doesn’t work in your time frame. Trust Him. What’s wrong is that you have made this issue your idol. You have filled your mind with romance, coveted the godly relationships around you, and put your hope in a man pursuing you (whom will never meet all the qualifications of those romance novels & movies). 

Okay… so what? Repent. Stop looking to this issue as your hope. Dating and marrying a godly man has become your idol. Yes it is a God-given longing, but you have taken that longing and have begun to serve and worship it.
You are single right now for a purpose, and that purpose is to serve and worship Christ with all your being. Stop waiting around for a guy to pursue you. Live your life. Serve Christ. Serve others. Proclaim the gospel. You’ll meet a guy along the way. If you don’t, God will still be the object of your attention and you will be content serving Him.


With brotherly love,
Rod



Author's Message:
I found this blog post in 
http://earthstranger.tumblr.com/ and repost it here. 

5 Things All 20-Something Women Should Know About Money

Author's Message: This blog post is originally posted by Lianne Martha Laroya, chief editor of http://www.thewiseliving.com/

Being a woman, single or not, means you should still be independent about money matters.
I hate most fairy tales. Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast – all of these fairly tales are spreading false beliefs and influencing the minds of little princesses growing up!
It’s not fair, right? Why are all these fairy tales advocating that we, as women, should follow our princes and practically be their love slaves and damsels in distress?
You have to wait for Prince Charming.
You have to be a submissive woman who will do everything your husband tells you to.
You won’t be complete unless you have a man managing your life for you.
No. No. And no. These thoughts couldn’t be far from the truth! Please, exorcise these from your minds right now.
The worst part is that these thoughts are applicable in the real-world as well.
You can’t manage your money wisely – you’re just a girl.
You just have to follow what your guy friends tell you about money.
You just leave everything for a guy to handle. Just sit there looking pretty and do your nails.
This shouldn’t be the case at all, right? Come on, you’re an independent, gorgeous and savvy woman.
Take note of these 5 things that all single women should know about money:
W – W is for Worth
Learn to remember the fact that you are someone who is worthy to plan for your future. There is nothing wrong with wanting to make your money work for you. It’s wonderful that you want to budget in order to achieve your financial goals.
You are not alone when you say that you want to be financially free. You know better than to let other people manage your money for you.
 Your self-worth dictates your net-worth. It’s not the other way around!
O – O is for Outcomes
You obviously know how much you earn per month, right? You’re well aware of how much your income is. But are you also tracking your outcomes?
Do you know what you do with what you have? Where does your money all go? You can only know this by tracking your outcomes objectively. Use a saving and spending plan (read: budget) to help you with this.
Here is a simple spreadsheet that you can use so that you can get started.
Track your outcomes to know what you’re working with. It can help you realize that spending less than you earn is possible.
M – M is for Marriage
Oh my gosh, don’t marry for money! Don’t even be in a relationship just because of the money involved. This is disaster.
You are not that lucky if a rich foreigner marries you. You’re not better than others if your husband is a rich heir to a multinational company. You’re not that impressive if your partner buys you insanely expensive dresses every week.
Girl, if you’re in a relationship with someone just because of money, don’t be shocked that he may start treating you as if you were his property.
E – E is for Emergencies
 That’s right – do you have your own emergency fund yet? If you don’t have one, get started with saving 3-6 months’ worth of your expenses in an account.
This is so that when you lose your job unexpectedly, when your health insurance doesn’t cover your medical bills or when you need to take a 2-week leave to take care of your sick parent, you’re covered.
Asking money from your lover isn’t an emergency back-up plan.
N – N is for Necessities
You need to know what your financial goals are so that you can plan for them. After working on your emergency fund, what do you plan to do next? Retirement? Advanced education? Condo? Car? Travel around the world when you’re 30?
You need to make your money work for you – you need to invest for financial success. For every financial goal, you should know your HR: your horizon and your risk profile.
For example, for your retirement goal:
Horizon: You’re 25 and you want to retire when you’re 60: 35 years
Risk Profile: Equity mutual funds or direct stock market investments can be right for you – they give high-returns and high-risks but you can ride through the risks since you have 35 more years.
Don’t fully rely on others to manage your money for you. You worked for this money. Youearned this money.
So, you have the right and the responsibility to control your cash. Don’t be Snow White. Don’t be Belle. Don’t be Cinderella.
Be Mulan instead.

IF I DO MY BEST, WILL GOD DO THE REST?

This blog is originally posted in Yeng Remulla's Blog 


I grew up hearing this popular saying "Do your best and God will do the rest."

That sounds good, maybe even spiritual. And yes, God is pleased with our faith when we do our best.

But some people can take that statement in the wrong context. They'll do what they can, but won't look hard enough to bring out the best in themselves.

Instead, some people believe the opposite: "Do your rest, and God will do the best." 

You'll see them always resting, passively waiting, living on auto-pilot mode, believing everything will just fall into its place when all they did was try a little.

Saying the right words is easy, but real faith will manifest in your action.

Do your best. Your real best. And yes, if your pursuit is aligned to His will for you, God will do the rest.

ENJOY THE WAIT!


You're waiting for your business loan to be approved. 

You're waiting for a prospective client to finally say "Yes" to your offer.

You're waiting for your business to take off now that you've done what you could.

Now that you're waiting, you realize that waiting (and not knowing what to expect) is harder than anything.

Getting news that you succeeded calls for a celebration. Getting news that you failed – you can face it, re-strategize and move on. Any answer will, somehow, give you closure.

But waiting?...

Like a test, you'll either pass or fail the waiting game.

Waiting is part of the package. Not only that it reminds you that you're not in control, but you also get to realize the important things in life.

You might as well do something productive and enjoy the wait.

Disclaimer: Article not mine. Grabbed from Yeng Remulla's Blog

what happened to "'til death do us part"


I was reading a blog and saw a controversial post about a Cristine Bersola-Babao's write up in a newspaper about "being gay'. I have read all the comments from the poll and found this anonymous comment


 The problem is not being gay, the problem is being sexually available to anyone, experimenting with anyone.. this destroys the foundation of being a family. 

the problem these days is the lifestyle being proclaimed as cool is being sexually active and available, male or female.. whats next - STD, teen pregnancy, abortion, homeless children, poverty, prostitution.. and it is always the young that suffers.. selfish

a straight person which engages sex with a lot of partners is also at fault for not giving value to commitment and family.. so they are just the same

tell me, why do gay people fight for the right to same sex marriage but only a few really ended as partners. and why do we want to legalize divorce, back up plan?

what happened to "'til death do us part"

simple, commit yourself to family (wife, husband, partner), and have a child, so that commitment goes to another level.. if you cant or is impossible to have, adopt one


This is self explanatory. Let us value the importance of family.

The Difference Between Men and Women


In Gary Smalley’s bookMaking Love Last Forever, he made a list of five differences in male and female behavior that he has found through years of research and counseling. Here are the FIVE DIFFERENCES:
1. Men love to share facts, women love to express feelings.
2. Men connect by doing things, women connect by talking.
3. Men tend to compete, women tend to cooperate.
4. Men tend to be controlling, women tend to remain agreeable.
5. Men tend to be independent, women tend to be interdependent.
Is this list generally true? What are your thoughts? And if this is true, how can it help you relate with your spouse or girlfriend?
Men, do your homework – make a list on how you can connect with your partner.


Read more:http://www.actlikeaman.org/difference-men-women/#ixzz2MdN5xoJd

Why was the First Man created Alone?


Disclaimer: It is an original entry from Sean's Blog
Paradise
Have you ever wondered why God created Adam before Eve? Let me speak first with the ladies. In some cases that we get to have men open our door, hear them say, “Ladies first” or “After you”… soon thereafter a smile marks our faces, and we’ll be happy to have met one of the few gentlemen left in the planet. But when our God created the universe, the human race, He first made Adam. As I pondered and talked with God, here are some of the reasons:
Men Are Designed To Lead.
Kindly note, designed, it’s not a matter of want. Guys, you’re made for leadership. God wanted you first to know the ins and outs, the structural framework and then you delegate. He knows that you hunger for the adventure, to seek the unknown for yourself and by yourself. And guess what, He specifically designed you to enjoy it.
Yes, two minds indeed are better than one. However, order first has to be established and our systematic God placed men in that authority. And as we all know, leadership comes with great responsibility.
Men Have Priorities.
If you will read in Genesis 1 verse 20-24, God created great creatures of the sea, every winged bird according to its kind, living creatures on the land, wild animals according to its kind and creatures that move along the ground. In v22, it writes God blessed them and said, “Be faithful and increase in number.” But again, for the human race, only a man was created.
In v26, God said, “Let us make man in our image in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
From here, we can say that God created man first for Himself; to do His work and mission for Him. He ought to be fully developed, molded into His likeness in strength and in character. And then after this, God creates his Eve – or should I say, He lets Adam meet his Eve.
And so what are we ladies ought to do? You guessed it right! We are to wait. But not just that, we are to be developed as well. In Proverbs 31 verse 11, it writes, “Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.” Statistics now says that for every man, there are 7 women! So we better make sure that we’re the better choice compared to the other 6, don’t you think?
Being a GentlemanWomen Are Designed To Partner.
There was an enormous task to be done. God had entrusted Adam with His creation. And He placed Eve alongside him to encourage, support and help him carry his tasks. God didn’t particularly specify that Eve should rule over the animals with Adam but He wanted her to be beside Adam. Some of you might think this to be unfair but basing it in Scripture, God placed Adam in-charge and so Eve’s focal was to be there for Adam… to serve him… to accompany him.
We are to trust our God and remember Him to be our Creator and Author of our love stories. He knows even the numbers of hair in our head. He knows the utmost desires of our hearts. Therefore, wouldn’t He know what is best for you? Definitely! But in our waiting, in Him alone, can we find the Perfect Gentleman.
‘You can’t hurry love.’
Men, Adam never asked God he needed a mate. He didn’t question his Master how come all the creatures he ruled over had a partner yet he didn’t. God just knows. In His wisdom, riches and grace, He provided him with his Eve out of his own ribs. And so men, I urge you to work and be developed for the advancement of His Kingdom. And women, wait patiently and expectantly for your Adam. Keep yourselves pure and be steadfast for your man.
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. –Matthew 6: 33.

Love is therefore a "decision". Not just a feeling.


During an open forum, a woman asked," How do I know if I am with the right person?"

The speaker then noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so he said, "It depends. Is that your partner?" In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?" Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind replied the speaker.

Here's the answer.

Every relationship has a cycle… In the beginning; you fall in love with your partner. You anticipate their calls, want their touch, and like their individual or unique characteristics . Falling in love wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love.

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet."Picture the expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something happened TO YOU.

Falling in love is a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few months or years of being together, the euphoria of love fades. It's a natural cycle of EVERY relationship.

Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's individual or unique characteristics , instead of being cute, it'll drive you nuts. The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship; you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.

At this point, you and/or your partner might start asking, "Am I with the right person?" And as you reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with someone else. This is when relationships breakdown.

The key to succeeding in a relationship is not finding the right person; it's learning to love the person you found.

People blame their partners for their unhappiness and look outside for fulfillment. Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes.

Infidelity is the most common. But sometimes people turn to work, a hobby, friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances. But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your relationship. It lies within it.

I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could. And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later.

Because (listen carefully to this):

The key to succeeding in a Relationship is not finding the right person; it's learning to love the Person you found.

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. You have to work on it day in and day out. It takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly, it demands WISDOM. You have to know WHAT TO DO to make it work. Make no mistake about it.

Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your partner), Just as there are physical laws Of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships. If you know how to apply these laws, the results are predictable.

Love is therefore a "decision". Not just a feeling.

Remember this always: It's not pre-determined who walks into your life. It is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let GO.


Disclaimer: I found this from facebook. I didn't write this article. 

Cinemalaya 2012 Schedule

FULL LENGTH NEW BREED
Intoy Syokoy ng Kalye Marino by Lemuel C. Lorca

Intoy has had the hots for Doray since they were kids in Kalye Marino, Cavite City, formerly the American Naval Base in Sangley Point. Both marginalized as the long-lasting effect of Americanabandonment of the said base, Intoy has become Kalye Marino’s best “tahong” caretaker-with-no-angst-about-poverty, while Doray a cheap prostitute-with-no-guilt, tending to her siblings’ needs. Intoy strives to have his own cages of “tahong” so he can have Doray, not for just a night of quickie sex, but forever. But what will he do to when she offers to drop by his hovel-on-stilts to quench his passion, but before it happens Nature has chosen to play a joke on his tahong cage? Will it be goodbye to his tahong business or to his damsel-in-distress and ultimately to Kalye Marino? From Eros S. Atalia’s 2001 Palanca Grand Prize-winning Short Story, Intoy Syokoy ng Kalye Marino is a love tale minus the obligatory romantic sentiments.

  • July 21/12:45PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 21/6:15PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 22/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 22/6:15PM – Trinoma
  • July 23/1:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 23/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 24/3:30PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 25/3:30PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 25/9:00PM- Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 26/4:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 27/1:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 27/6:15PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 28/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 29/11:00AM – Trinoma

REquieme! by Loy Arcenas

Circus hijinks surround the barangay of Sta. Maria in the midst of an international murder sensation. Swanie, Sta. Maria’s barangay chair and a distant relative of the killer, tries to gain political points by staging a wake for the criminal-turned-celebrity. Meanwhile in faraway Manila, Joanna, Swanie’s runaway son, navigates his way through labyrinthine bureaucracy, to give a neighbor a proper burial. With these two unrelated deaths, estranged mother and son each bury the dead long shelved in their hearts. Amidst these unspoken family burials, the neighborhoods’ penchant for funeral fiestas, gossip and secrets, bizarre social events and the sheer mix of scandal and inebriation complete the picture of dying the Pinoy way.

  • July 21/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 21/6:15PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 22/6:15PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 23/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 23/6:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 24/1:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 24/9:00PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 25/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 26/12:45AM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 26/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 27/12:45AM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 27/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 28/3:30PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 29/4:00PM – Trinoma

Oros by Paul Sta. Ana

The film set in a decadent world where even death becomes a provider. In a country where a cadaver may serve as license for holding a sakla operation (illegal gambling) in wakes, people may exploit the dead in order to generate income from the profits of gambling, and possibly pay for its burial. In Oros, a funeral parlor owner sells an unidentified body to Makoy, a kasero in a saklaan, who, along with his reluctant brother, Abet, set the stage for a three-week long fake wake holding the illegal saklaan. The sakla personnel deals with everyone involved, including Linda, an impoverished homeowner, as they agree upon a fictional story which will “legitimize” the wake.

  • July 21/1:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 21/6:15PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 22/1:30PM – Trinoma / 6:15PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 23/6:15PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 24/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 24/6:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 25/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 25/9:00PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 26/12:45PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 26/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 27/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 28/10:00AM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 28/4:00PM – Greenbelt 3

Ang Katiwala by Aloy Adlawan

RUBEN loses his job as a carpenter in a small town in Zambales where he lives with his wife EDNA and their 10-year old son, BUDOY. Desperate to make ends meet, he accepts a job as a caretaker of an abandoned property in Quezon City. Ruben soon finds out that the previous owner of the house is an important figure in the country’s history. When he is interviewed by a TV reporter about this historical figure, Ruben feels embarrassed that he knows nothing about him. Ruben soon starts reading up to get to know more about the life of this person, his accomplishments and what he has done for the people. Ruben’s fascination about the person’s life and his inevitable hero-worship irks the only friend he has in the sprawling compound, the night shift security guard, GIMO, who jokes that Ruben is slowly being possessed by the soul of his new hero.

  • July 21/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 21/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 22/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 23/3:30PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 24/3:30PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 24/9:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 25/1:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 25/6:15PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 26/9:00PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 27/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 27/6:15PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 28/4:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 28/9:00PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 29/1:30PM – Greenbelt 5

Santa Niña by Emmanuel Quindo Palo

When Paulino Mungcal and his co-worker in a lahar-filled quarry unexpectedly dig up the remains of his 2-year daughter Marikit, they discover that she showed no signs of decay. Could this be a miracle, and could she — despite death – cure the sick? Inspired by whatever healing power the deceased child may have, Pol asks the church to declare her a saint. But how, when her resurgence stirs up emotions buried by time, and shores up questions about pure love, guilt, sin and salvation?

  • July 21/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 22/9:00PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 23/12:45PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 23/6:15PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 24/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 24/9:00PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 25/4:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 25/9:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 26/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 27/1:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 27/6:15PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 28: 11:00AM – Trinoma
  • July 28/3:30PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 28/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3

Aparisyon by Vincent Sandoval

It is 1971, and the sisters of the Adoration monastery lead quiet, insulated lives in a remote town in Rizal. Mother Superior Ruth leads the group in its prayers and daily rituals and prides herself in keeping the nuns removed from the vices and vicissitudes of the outside world. Young and fairly new, Lourdes, joins the monastery and gets introduced to the cloistered life. Shortly after, Remy, an extern nun (who is able to leave the cloister from time to time to do errands for the nuns), gets an unexpected visit from her mother telling her that her activist brother has been snatched away. Deeply troubled, Remy asks Ruth for an indefinite leave of absence to help her family search for her brother. But Ruth turns down her request, reminding her of the increasing importance of prayer during that time of crisis and in order to keep Remy out of harm’s way. Behind Ruth’s back, Remy starts attending meetings of families whose progressive relatives have gone missing, something that Lourdes discovers when she accompanies Remy on an errand in town. Meanwhile, the meeting of families with missing relatives has left a profound impression on Lourdes, who decides to become an extern herself alongside Remy, a decision that Mother Superior reluctantly consents to. One afternoon, the meeting in town that Remy and Lourdes attend ends well into the evening. On their way back, deep in the woods leading back to the monastery, they fall victim to violence.Devastated, Ruth, Remy and Lourdes individually grapple with the emotional aftermath. Ruth is well aware that the crisis could either destroy the nuns beyond repair or draw them closer together.

  • July 21/9:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 22/3:30PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 23/12:45PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 24/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 24/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 25/12:45PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 25/6:15PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 26/1:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 26/6:15PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 27/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 27/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 28/11:00AM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 28/6:15PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 29/1:30PM – Trinoma

Diablo by Mes de Guzman

This is the story of Lusing, mother to five grown up sons who have distinct characters and professions of their own. Her children would occasionally come by for a visit. Each son comes for a specific purpose with different stories to share. Never has there been a chance that all five siblings came together nor met each other. The only moment they will gather as a family would be when one son is stabbed to death by a drunken loony while on a pilgrimage. Aling Lusing is a representation of the typical Filipina mother of perpetual help – caring and loving to a fault, gentle and generous, passive and pious. In spite of her frailty and her sons’ failures, she remains strong and steadfast, never ceasing to listen to their endless woes as well as wonders. She is always there for them to offer comfort in every crisis.

  • July 21/11:00AM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 21/3:30PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 22/12:45PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 23/4:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 23/9:00PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 24/4:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 24/9:00PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 25/6:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 26/9:00PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 27/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 28/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 28/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 29/2:45PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 29/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5

Mga Dayo by Julius Sotomayor Cena

Guam, U.S.A. Thursday, November 24, Thanksgiving Day. Alex, a local newspaper photographer, gets into a “green card marriage” with her good friend James, a Guam-born Filipino. Miriam, a former member of the Philippine press and now an established Guam journalist, longs to repair a damaged relationship with her American husband. Ella, a hotel housekeeper for almost 20 years, finds means of sending her 88-year old mother to the Philippines with the uncertainty of coming back. As the island of Guam celebrates this classic American holiday when people count their blessings and give thanks, the lives of the three Filipina immigrants intersect and find themselves at a tug-o-war of sacrifice and significance where they must find their home or must they find it somewhere else.

  • July 21: 1:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 21/9:00PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 22/3:30PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 23/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 23/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 24/1:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 24/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 26/3:30PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 26/9:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 27/3:30PM –Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 27/6:15PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 27/9:00PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 28/6:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 29/3:30PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute

The Animals by Gino M. Santos

Set in an affluent, upper middle class village in the suburbs, “The Animals” chronicles a day in the life of Jake, Trina, and Alex, who go through the musings that every kid in high school has to deal with. All Jake wants to do is have a good time, Alex just wants to fit in, and Trina simply wants more. A very vivid picture is painted of life in high school after the final bell rings, as well as a different side of the Philippines, and what is happening to its privileged children.

  • July 21/12:45PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 22/4:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 22/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 23/1:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 23/6:15PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 24/9:00PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 26/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 26/6:15PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 27/3:30PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 27/9:00PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 28/12:45PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 28/9:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 29/11:00AM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 29/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3

Ang Nawawala by Marie Jamora

Gibson Bonifacio stopped speaking when he was a child. Now twenty years old, he returns home to Manila from his studies abroad, his first visit in three years. He finds his family trying to keep it together, his mother still hurting from a tragic loss in the past. Against the backdrop of the vibrant local music scene, his childhood best friend tries to reconnect with him, while he unexpectedly finds a chance at a first, real romantic relationship. Amidst the holidays, Gibson reconsiders and redefines his relationships with his family, his friends, and with himself.

  • July 21/3:30PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 21/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 22/12:45PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 23/6:15PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 24/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 25/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 25/3:30PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 26/1:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 26/9:00PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 27/9:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 28/11:00AM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 28/6:15PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 29/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 29/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5

DIRECTOR’S SHOWCASE

Kamera Obskura by Raymond Red

The title “Kamera Obskura” is a Filipino spelling of the latin “Camera Obscura” which simply means “dark room”. The film’s concept adheres to formalist cinema, where the filmmaker’s thesis is to make a semblance of a vintage film seemingly produced sometime in the late 1920s to early 1930s in the Philippines. The thesis is to conjure up a film from a period that did not really exist in Philippine cinema’s historical cultural heritage as we know it, such as a pseudo-expressionist / experimental Filipino cinema of the silent film era. It is a film within a film. The narrative plays with the idea of a retro-futurist world where a prisoner locked away in a dark chamber for over two decades only sees the reality of the world outside through the small hole in his cell, which projects an image of the city on his wall, the phenomenon of the “camera obscura”. He later immerses back into society by slowly climbing up the different social classes represented by the levels of different floors in a mysterious building, where corruption, deceit, and betrayal seem to be at work at every level. The film KAMERA OBSKURA is a tribute to Filipino cinema heritage. Through the re-imagining of an era of cinema in the transition from the lost silent era, the filmmaker hopes to instill in the next generation the recognition of the value of passing on that heritage before it is totally lost.

  • July 21/4:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 21/9:00PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 22/1:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 22/4:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 22/9:00PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 23/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 24/6:15PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 25/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 26/4:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 27/3:30PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 28/12:45PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 28/3:30PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 28/9:00PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 29/9:00PM – Trinoma

Bwakaw by Jun Robles Lana

Bwakaw is a drama-comedy about growing old, and everyone’s fear of growing old alone. Rene is a gay man who came out of the closet at age 70. Ailing in his twilight years, he thinks it is now too late for love, even companionship, and that all there is to look forward to is Death. He has made a will, bequeathing his few possessions to his even fewer friends. Everything is packed and labeled, ready for distribution. He has even paid for a coffin, taking advantage of a funeral home’s Summer Sale. Nowadays the only companion Rene has is Bwakaw, a stray dog that hangs around his house and follows him wherever he goes. As Rene waits for the day of his death, he gets the surprise of his life when it is Bwakaw who suddenly falls ill and is diagnosed with cancer. Rene is surprisingly affected, and he realizes that he values Bwakaw more than he thinks. In his struggle to get Bwakaw cured, Rene finds comfort in the most unlikely person: Sol, a tricycle driver who helps him bring Bwakaw to the vet and befriends him. Buoyed by Sol’s friendship, Rene starts living. Little by little he discovers simple joys. To the surprise of his friends, he even has his hair dyed to look younger. One day, he finally decides to make a move on Sol. The revelation that Rene is gay and has feelings for him surprises and disgusts Sol. He rejects Rene and leaves in anger. In the meantime, Bwakaw’s condition gets worse. Not even Rene’s ancient Santo Entierro (a supposedly miraculous statue of Jesus Christ) can save Bwakaw. Bwakaw dies, and Rene’s neighbors help him bury the faithful dog. But Bwakaw’s death, even while it was still only imminent, has made a difference. Rene has found a new appreciation for life and what is most important. He decides to unpack the things that he has already willed to other people and make his house more inhabitable. He is, after all, still alive.

  • July 21/11:00AM – Trinoma
  • July 21/3:30PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 22/11:00AM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 22/3:30PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute / 9:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 23/4:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 23/9:00PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 24/6:15PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 25/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 26/3:30PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 26/6:15PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 28/1:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 28/6:15PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 29/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5

Posas (Shackled) by Lawrence Fajardo

Corruption is a process. Jestoni “Jess” Biag, early 20s, is a notorious snatcher victimizing people in bustling streets around Quiapo Church. As a routine, he steals wallets, gadgets and jewelries, which he will trade for a meager amount of peso—enough for him to survive and to support his family. Today, Jess will be captured by the police for snatching a cellphone of a call center agent, Ma. Grace Rosuello (Bangs Garcia). It’s his first time to undergo investigation. And as he goes in the process from Barangay Hall Clinic, Police Station to the Fiscal’s Office, we will witness how human rights violation bluntly executes, and how culture of corruption deviously perpetuates in this chain of institutions. In the end, despite the fact of proving Jess as guilty of committing theft, he will still get his freedom. But this freedom shackled him to a cycle upholding the predicament of his life.

  • July 21/3:30PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 22/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 22/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 22/9:00PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 23/3:30PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 24/12:45PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 24/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 25/4:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 26/3:30PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 26/9:00PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 27/6:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 28/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 28/6:15PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 29/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3

Kalayaan (Wildlife) by Adolfo B. Alix Jr.

Julian, a Filipino soldier stationed in Kota Island, is ready to leave Kalayaan. He already completed his three months of service. News of a pending coup d’ etat in Manila orders him to stay in the island until further notice. With nothing much to do, he spends his waiting hours walking by the beachfront, cleaning his rifle, watching porn, listening to songs on his old radio to overcome boredom and loneliness. He also has to contend with ‘someone’ seemingly watching him. Not until his officer from the main island sends the loud mouth Lucio and the newbie Eric to station with him on the island. Their moments together – chatting, drinking, playing basketball and exchanging stories about a ghost soldier opens up things that Julian tries to forget. He is now confronted with a growing loneliness and remembers a traumatic experience in his past, which he doesn’t want to talk about. His only option for survival is to cope with reality or lose his own sanity.

  • July 21/11:00AM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 21/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 21/9:00PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 22/12:45PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 22/9:00PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 23/12:45PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 23/9:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 24/3:30PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 24/6:15PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 25/1:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 25/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5

Mga Mumunting Lihim (Those Little Secrets) by Jose Javier Reyes

The death of Mariel (JUDY ANN SANTOS) was met with such hurt by her three closest friends. But it was her best friend, Carla (IZA CALZADO) that she leaves a most special gift, a box full of her diaries through the years. Carla has been Mariel’s friend since their high school years; they have practically shared everything in their lives together. Their two other girl friends, Sandra (AGOT ISIDRO) and Olive (JANICE DE BELEN) formed the quartet who would get together ever so often and served as a mutual support system. Despite warnings from Sandra and Olive not to read the diaries left behind by Mariel, Carla could not help herself to find out what was written on those volumes of handwritten materials. True enough, what she discovered completely shattered all her perceptions and beliefs of the friendship shared by the four women through the years. Inside those diaries were all the little secrets that the women kept from one another—all the hidden emotions, stories and comments that made their lives a sham. Death should be a closure but it could also be a terrible beginning and realization of what was hidden by the living.

  • July 21/12:45PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 21/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 22/11:00AM – Trinoma
  • July 22 /3:30PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 23/3:30PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 23/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 24/12:45PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 25/6:15PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 25/9:00PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 26/6:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 27/4:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 28/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 29/11:00AM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 29/3:30PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

SHORT FILMS NEW BREED

Shorts A (As He Sleeps, Balintuna, Bohe, Pasahero, VicTor)

  • July 21/4:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 22/6:15PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 22/9:00PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 23/9:00PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 24/ 4:00PM – Trinoma
  • July 25/12:45PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 25/3:30PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 26/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 26/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 27/12:45PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 27/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 28/10:00AM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 28/6:30PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 29/4:00PM – Greenbelt 3

Shorts B (Bulong, Manenaya, Rweda, Sarong Aldaw, Ulian)

  • July 21/10:00AM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 21/9:00PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 22/11:00AM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 22/6:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 23/4:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 24/6:15PM – Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
  • July 25/1:30PM – Greenbelt 3
  • July 25/9:00PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 26/3:30PM – Tanghalang Huseng Batute
  • July 26/9:00PM – Greenbelt 5
  • July 28/1:30PM – Trinoma
  • July 28/9:00PM – Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
  • July 29/12:45PM – Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
  • July 29/6:30PM – Trinoma

Ticket price is P150 per screening. Student price is P75.00 per screening. Cinemalaya 2011 Passes are also available in various packages:

ONE DAY PASS - P700.00
• admission to 4-6 screenings for one (1) day
• priority lane entry to screening venues
• free seating on a first-come, first-served basis
• non transferable
• admission to CCP screenings only (Not in Greenbelt and Trinoma)

TWO DAY PASS – P1,200.00
• admission to 4-6 screenings per day for two (2) successive days
• priority lane entry to screening venues
• free seating on a first-come, first-served basis
• non transferable
• admission to CCP screenings only (Not in Greenbelt and Trinoma)

FESTIVAL PASS – P2,000.00
• admission to all competition films including NETPAC Premieres
• priority lane entry to screening venues
• free seating on a first-come, first-served basis
• complimentary souvenir program and subscription to e-newsletter
• non transferable
• admission to CCP screenings onl (Not in Greenbelt and Trinoma)

FLEXI PASS – P3,000.00
• admission to all competition films including NETPAC premieres
• admission to eight (8) exhibition films of your choice
• priority lane entry to screening venues
• free seating on a first-come, first-served basis
• complimentary souvenir program and subscription to e-newsletter
• non transferable
• admission to CCP screenings only (Not in Greenbelt and Trinoma)

PREMIUM PASS – P5,000.00
• guaranteed accommodation to all Festival screenings, Congress and Forums
• guaranteed accommodation to the Opening and Closing Awards Nights
• priority lane entry to screening venues
• free seating on a first-come, first-served basis
• access to VIP lounge
• invitations to Festival receptions, parties and special events
• complimentary souvenir program and subscription to e-newsletter
• non transferable
• admission to CCP screenings only (Not in Greenbelt and Trinoma)

Tickets can be purchased at CCP, Greenbelt and Trinoma Cinemas. For more information and inquiry please call CCP Box Office at 832-3704 or 832-1125 local 1406 and 1409.

Credits to http://www.lakwatsero.com


Please Take time to like Lakwatsero on Facebook: