Comments on: Crests, not troughs http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2007/07/22/crests-not-troughs/ Twisted by Jessica Zafra - Pumping irony since 1994 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:20:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dr. Feelgood http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2007/07/22/crests-not-troughs/comment-page-1/#comment-21304 Dr. Feelgood Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:46:29 +0000 http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2007/07/22/crests-not-troughs/#comment-21304 Hmmm...I wonder if the film has any reference to my favorite, the wonderful lil' ol' Ms. Odel, who made Math much more fun and hilarious than one would ever think it would be with English delivered in her bedroom-voiced, sing-song Ilongo manner of enunciation, sprinkled with such bizarre mathematical terms as "triangohl" and "ehngohl" while wearing pink/orange lipstick, miniskirt, sandals w/ stiletto heels and tube w/ spaghetti straps, protuberant globular tummy unapologetically displayed, her head tilted a bit sideways from class, one eyebrow slightly raised, ending with her signature "hhmmm?!?"; all done apparently in the most sincere earnestness & seriousness, no hint of any sense of irony whatsoever. Once when I went to her cubicle for consult, I saw live chickens in a supot making loud noises down her table. Promise. Auraeus, during one of our many field trips, also introduced me to my first avant-garde play set not on stage but using all of an old, dilapidated building with the audience right in the middle of the action. It's great he's doing films now so more people can experience his brilliance. I have a confession though; I hate that Pisay hymn whose lyrics Jessica references in the title. Why oh why!!! Oh wait, aren't we supposed to pay back the school all its expenses (board, lodging, tuition, stipends, etc.) if we decide not to major in Math and Science during college? I wonder if Auraeus did...or for that matter, Jessica. Hehe. Hmmm…I wonder if the film has any reference to my favorite, the wonderful lil’ ol’ Ms. Odel, who made Math much more fun and hilarious than one would ever think it would be with English delivered in her bedroom-voiced, sing-song Ilongo manner of enunciation, sprinkled with such bizarre mathematical terms as “triangohl” and “ehngohl” while wearing pink/orange lipstick, miniskirt, sandals w/ stiletto heels and tube w/ spaghetti straps, protuberant globular tummy unapologetically displayed, her head tilted a bit sideways from class, one eyebrow slightly raised, ending with her signature “hhmmm?!?”; all done apparently in the most sincere earnestness & seriousness, no hint of any sense of irony whatsoever. Once when I went to her cubicle for consult, I saw live chickens in a supot making loud noises down her table. Promise.

Auraeus, during one of our many field trips, also introduced me to my first avant-garde play set not on stage but using all of an old, dilapidated building with the audience right in the middle of the action. It’s great he’s doing films now so more people can experience his brilliance. I have a confession though; I hate that Pisay hymn whose lyrics Jessica references in the title. Why oh why!!!

Oh wait, aren’t we supposed to pay back the school all its expenses (board, lodging, tuition, stipends, etc.) if we decide not to major in Math and Science during college? I wonder if Auraeus did…or for that matter, Jessica. Hehe.

]]> By: superbenlo07 http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2007/07/22/crests-not-troughs/comment-page-1/#comment-20417 superbenlo07 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:18:51 +0000 http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2007/07/22/crests-not-troughs/#comment-20417 "These strengths are on display in his third feature film, Pisay, the intertwined stories of six scholars at the Philippine Science High School in the ’80s." correction lang po. eight po dapat instead of six scholars. namely Rom, Wena, Mat, Minggoy, Andy, Liway, Euri, Daki. “These strengths are on display in his third feature film, Pisay, the intertwined stories of six scholars at the Philippine Science High School in the ’80s.”

correction lang po. eight po dapat instead of six scholars. namely Rom, Wena, Mat, Minggoy, Andy, Liway, Euri, Daki.

]]> By: Mew Mew http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2007/07/22/crests-not-troughs/comment-page-1/#comment-20405 Mew Mew Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:17:18 +0000 http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2007/07/22/crests-not-troughs/#comment-20405 I dug Pisay and I didn't go to Pisay. True, not as breathtaking as Maximo but I liked it a lot. Maybe because I saw the movie before it? Which is stupid, faint praise I know and beside the point. But I dug Pisay's ease and confidence. I liked the scene where the mom scrubs her pots and pans and cries and there is no explanation about why she does. She just does. I liked how it made me care for these kids. I didn't care much about the dying boy's scene with his lola but that's part of a fabric that's rich, knotty, imperfect, makulay, whole. I dug Pisay and I didn’t go to Pisay. True, not as breathtaking as Maximo but I liked it a lot. Maybe because I saw the movie before it? Which is stupid, faint praise I know and beside the point. But I dug Pisay’s ease and confidence. I liked the scene where the mom scrubs her pots and pans and cries and there is no explanation about why she does. She just does. I liked how it made me care for these kids. I didn’t care much about the dying boy’s scene with his lola but that’s part of a fabric that’s rich, knotty, imperfect, makulay, whole.

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