TRAIN TO BUSAN: A Movie Full of Different Emotions

  

At first, I never really had a plan watching this movie. But it was like, everyone (my colleagues, friends and on social media) has been raving about this korean film. And so last Saturday, I gave in and watched it.

Train to Busan, a Zombie thriller film that stars Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi and Ma Dong-seok, has been breaking box office from all over the world since its premier last May. The movie has that close similarity to that of Hollywood's World War Z where the lead actor tries to stay alive along with his daughter after being under attacked by Zombies. The difference is... a lot. In this Korean Film, story focuses on the characters aboard a train fighting for their lives against a number of zombie infected passengers. 

As I watch the movie, there were scenes that made me laugh, hated a character, cried a tear, but most of the time, I almost screamed and shout (but had to control it coz screaming is not my thing, hehe). At the end of it, I felt so tired because I felt every inch of emotion the movie tries to make its viewers feel. It made me feel like running whenever zombies are approaching and it has a very good shock factor that kept my nerves so alive. The struggle of the characters in order to survive looked so real that it made me want to kill those zombies. :)

I applaud the cinematography, the musical background, and the technology they used. The texture of the film so smooth and clean. I loved the fact that they were able to combine all those emotions in a thriller movie which we rarely see in some Hollywood film with same genre. Having to pull off a comedy scene plus drama, action and horror in one is so commendable. The ending is a little sad, and there were questions popping out in my mind after like, how, when, where it all started and was the ending really just like that? But overall, it was like a hyperventilating roller coaster ride in a train movie and I liked it a lot. Clap! Clap! Clap!

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According to reports, there is a prequel to Train to Busan that explains how it all started, an animated film titled, "Seoul Station".

World Street Food Congress 2016

Started last 2013 in Singapore, the World Street Food Congress that promotes food culture, has now finally arrived here in Manila. The said event is participated by several chefs and food enthusiasts from all over the world, where they would showcase the best street food of the country they represent.

As food lover, I felt so excited to attend and catch this event. So last April 21, 2016, I went there and witnessed the latest food happenings in the Metro. :)

The World Street Food Congress held at the Bonifacio High Street Global City.

Admission is Free and Upon entering, you will find this 10 Jamboree Commandments.

As I go around, I found interestingly, deliciously-looking foods and the noticed how the foods were prepared.

How the Filipino Spicy Lechon is described :)

On top of every food stall, it shows the food's description and from which country it originated.

Some of the delish foods I found in the Jamboree :)

The only food I tried to eat was... Churros form the USA. 

How the Churros Locos started 

This Picture shows how it is done

 Churros Locos was the crowd favorite that is why i chose to have a taste of it... because that day, my teeth was not in a good condition ... too bad. :(

CHURROS :)

The huge crowd of food lovers at the event. 

This Food event is complete with a live band. 

Too bad I just got my braces on that day which didn't permit me to get to taste every food in that feast :(

The World Street Food Congress lasted from April 20-24, 2016. Hoping that in the coming years, they will get to organize this event again here in Manila. :)

Everyday is a New Beginning

 “When you’re dreaming with a broken heart, the waking up is the hardest part”

-John Meyer

Ever had that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you don’t feel like getting up? When you just feel so depressed and thought that sleeping is better than waking up, that dreams are better than reality? That moment when you had to ask yourself, “Para saan pa ba ang pagbangon ko?”

I believe we all had that moment in our lives. After a tragic incident, ending a relationship, after losing someone so dear to us, or whatever it was that made us feel so down. It is when we felt like our world collapsed and we are broken into pieces that we would thought of just sleeping the whole day and wish we don’t have to wake up anymore. But then, it won’t simply happen. As the morning comes, we would open our eyes, face the reality that what used to be there and we used to have is already gone, and go through another day of enduring that pain in our hearts until we get to sleep again. As each day  would pass by, we have to breathe and make a living. Even if we want to go back to sleep, we will get up from our bed, go to work or school, and we would continue living our everyday life, everyday routine.

Yes. It was like, there’s no life anymore. . . 

Not until we learn to let go of that hurt we have been carrying in our hearts.

After living a life full of pain for quite some time, there comes a point where we have to let it go, and detach from it. We  have to stop holding on to something that is not already there, to stop waiting for nothing and to feel unhurt. It may take some time, surely it will. Facing each day bearing such pain wouldn’t be that easy, but keep in mind that it will all heal. As they say, all wounds heal as time goes by. It may leave a scar, but that scar is there only to remind us of the lesson we learned from the experience not to dwell on our loss or grief. As the morning comes, open your eyes, wake up, get up and try to think of positive thoughts. It may be hard at first, but remember, everyday is a new beginning. Everyday is another chance for us to fight that sadness in our hearts. Everyday is another chance for us to do good, to be better and be stronger than ever. Each morning is always another fresh beginning for us to live again... To start over again. =)