You have not known what you are.
You have slumbered upon yourself all your life.
Your eyes have been as much as closed most of the time.
What you have done is already in mockeries.

The mockeries are not you.
Underneath them
And within them,
I see you lurk...


-Walt Whitman



2.11.08

another tease from the 'prince'

I AM STILL DISAPPOINTED and a little frustrated towards warner brothers’ decision not to premiere harry potter and the half-blood prince until july next year. this was supposed to be my most anticipated movie of 2008. watching it on IMAX 3D would’ve definitely beaten the exhilaration of passing my licensure examinations. harry potter fanatic talking… hehe!

since i can’t do anything about it, i just keep my self updated with the latest potter news while waiting, along with wizards, witches and muggles who knows the lightning-scarred boy busy playing with his stick. i visited mugglenet and found out that a new international teaser trailer has been released. and as usual, i couldn’t help but get excited. hehe!



i like this teaser far more than the first one. i was not able to place some scenes in relation to the ‘prince’ book and it made the anticipation more exciting. i want to be surprised. i am neither a potter book purist nor a movie purist. let the writers do what they have to do just let the story be true to the books. i have come to understand that the storyline of the book must be altered for it to fit a prescribed and limited length of a movie. but 24-hour long potter movie would be really cool! piece of advice: don’t read the books before watching. it lessens the disappointed. hehe!i am frustrated at first especially towards ‘sorcerer’s’ and ‘chamber’ because of the deleted scenes and changes but ‘azkaban’ was really great! alfonso cuaron twisted the story and i loved it. the fate of the ‘hallows’ was somehow left to david yates’ hands. crap.

i consider myself more of a reader than a writer and if harry didn’t pass under my nose i don’t think i could handle any extensive reading at all. the series made me love reading. i can’t remember how many times i’ve read each book from it. a principle somehow was formed in my head: if i could read a book as ‘thick’ as harry, i could deal with any thick books out there (except for medical books of course. there was this medical-surgical nursing book required for our curriculum. it was five inches thick and as big as the book of shadows in the tv series charmed. the letters were so minute it could practically blind you not to mention that it could cause severe cerebral hemorrhage due to very strange and difficult-to-pronounce medical terminologies. this book could kill, i tell you. but still i’m alive, you see? haha! did i mention it’s on two volumes?). i was fascinated by jk rowling’s descriptive and creative prowess. since harry potter, i was motivated to read other literary works and authors. i usually dig novels about mysteries and conspiracies that’s why i admire dan brown’s works. as time went by, i was also able to view reading not just a form of entertainment and aesthetic pleasure but somehow, an escape.

it was on my sophomore year in high school when a very close friend, tracey, let me borrow her sorcerer’s stone. it took me three weeks to finish it given that it’s just a relatively thin book. i was a slow reader back then. my reading incompetence probably gave tracey a clever idea because soon after i returned it she turned lending harry potter books to a business--5 pesos a day. haha! three weeks of reading would’ve cost me 70 pesos. hehe!

anyway, i went to haley’s place last night to do some catching up and watched some one tree hill episodes. the marathon was going fine until the sounds went out. haley’s crappy sound system was the culprit. hehe! i forgot to bring my ‘dolby surrounds’ because i was so excited to hang out with her. the sounds went back anyway and i was glad the episodes were a lot cheery than the previous set. i remembered watching it, insisting on watching some gossip girl afterward, just to neutralize the heavy mood.


after watc
hing we ate three large fries, burgers and cola at mcdonald’s, my treat. we were so full! i missed hanging out with her in that place. i couldn’t remember the last time we ate there. so many memories. after some funny and mushy talks i walked her home, her arm wrapped on mine. upon arrival at her place, i kissed her good bye and went home. she had no idea she’s the one person that keeps me sane through all my emotional baggage. i’ll definitely miss her when she leaves for saudi arabia. but just like peyton’s father had said, “people always leave. but sometimes it’s good.”

hales, if you’re reading this, please don’t comment! hahaha! peace out!





46 comments:

wanderingcommuter said...

whatta?!!! next year pa...

RJ said...

This post speaks of Roneiluke's interests and entertainment.

...and (maybe) lovelife?

[I love reading but I haven't read any of the Harry Potter books! I've watched every HP movie, though, still I was quite disappointed with The Order of the Phoenix (...piece of advice: don’t read the books before watching...).

Angels and Demons + The da Vinci... are the only books, I've read, by Dan Brown.]

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Parang nabasa ko ayaw mo nang magtanong sa akin kahit kailan. Ito naman, di naman ganun ang ibig kong sabihin. Peace!

Kris Canimo said...

next year pa talaga. nakakaasar.

Anonymous said...

hay sus! kay gwapo pala nitong si lucas! hahaha! nakipag-date...

anyway, sara naman. inaabanagn ko pa naman yun.

KRIS JASPER said...

they said they move it coz more kids daw will watch pag summer. But I think they were just afraid to release it this season coz of HiSkol Musical 3.

Anw, looking at your foto,

I miss hanging out with my girl BFF. sigh....

Unknown said...

I am HARRY POTTER's BIGGEST FAN!!!

Wait..I thought it'll be shown here before the year ends???!!!

I follow Gossip Girl as well! It's just sooo scandalous and I love it! :)

Im pretty sure you and her will keep in touch. And yes, sometimes leaving is good. I'm also sued that you appreciate her now...but, you'll appreciate her more once she's gone to another country. :)

~kinesics

lucas said...

ewik: yep. you got it.

rj: try reading it. masaya! hehehe! marami ngang disappointed dun sa 'order' but it's my second favorite from the movie series. i just love 'azkaban'.

yan ang first two kong nabasa. try reading digital fortress. astig! deception point was may least fave.

ps. hales is my bestfriend. :)

hehe! i know. i kid. peace!

prostetitute: hmmm... religion is taking it's toll on us..hays...something must be done. where living in a different world now. tradition must be bent somehow and give way to changes...

josh marie: nagblush naman ako bigla! hahaha! hales is my bff..hehehe! peace out!

lucas said...

KJ: actually, they moved the released date to make the gap between the two parts of hp ang the deathlu hallows a little closer...

it's cool having a girl bff. learned loads from her. hahaha!

kinesics: i thought i am the BIGGEST FAN?! HAHAHA! cool! :)

it was moved. the original release date was this november. they moved it to july next year to make the gap between the two 'deathly hallows' movie a little closer...

KRIS JASPER said...

Hey RON! It's nearly 5am and Im worried of my hit and miss sleeping habits. Got to swallow some aid na... sigh....

lucas said...

KJ: inumin na ang dapat inumin at matulog. tsk tsk. peace out!

madjik said...

errr next year pa?

sos ang baduy naman.

:p

yung hs musical pala ano..

wag na nga hahaha!

KRIS JASPER said...

0910am. Good Morning! lol.

4 hours sleep.... waaaahhhhhhh!!!!

lucas said...

madjik: naguluhan ako sa comment mo. hehehe! pero oo. next year pa nga. :)

KJ: 4 hours of sleep is good kesa sa wala. sakin nga 2 hours lang eh. pagising gising pa. hehehe! g'morning.

Clare Marshall said...

wahaahaha...ang ganda2 nmn ng bestfrend mo..awsus..pa effect ka pa jan..obvious nmn...hahaha..peace.. :D
it really shows how happy you are with her..all smiles oh...oi..hahaha..just delete this comment if ayaw mo post...ok lng..teasing mode lng ako now..cute nu tignan eh..oii...hahaahah :P :D

lucas said...

eyprille: hales, nabasa mo ba? hahaha! maganda ka raw! hehe! maganda talaga yang haley ko except sa webcams. ahahaha! joke lang! hehehe!

nako wa epek. sobrang immune na kami sa mga ganyang tukso. hehehe! marami na rin kaming isyung nalagpasan. hehehe!

showing naba yung tropic thunder? cool! :)

. said...

My biggest disability is that I'm more of a writer than a reader.

I think it is your greatest strength.

Pasensya na, hindi ako exposed sa Harry Potter kaya hindi ako makarelate. Hehe.

lucas said...

mugen: ah kya pala hasang hasa na ang mga daliri at utak mo sa pagsusulat.

it's cool :)

RedLan said...

Iba talaga kapag inaabangan mo ang isang series movie. Buti na lang hindi ako na-hook sa harry potter. isa lang ang napanood ko hindi pa yung first. Naalala ko tuloy yung spiderman 2. Maaga rin ang teaser. Naexcite ako at naisip ko panu kung di ako aabot the next year. lol.

It's cool talaga kapag my bestfriend kang babae. Marami kang matutunan.

RedLan said...

BTW, nakakalungkot talaga na iiwan ng kaibigan. Ilang beses ko na yan naramdaman pero somehow maligaya ka rin sa kanila at maibasan yung kalungkutan dahil alam mo naman na mabuti naman ang hangarin at dulot ng pagkalayo. Babalik naman at magkita muli. Ano pa ba ang magagawa ng internet at cellphone?

madjik said...

magulo ba? hahaha!

eto detailed version:
errr next year pa ba showing ng harry potter?

sos ang baduy naman.
kung kelan nandito nako at ready to watch it na..

:p
@kris Jasper
yung hs musical pala ano..napanood ko yesterday kasi yung daughter ko mapilit.. yung rating?

wag na nga lang hahaha!
so so lang kasi..

(hope its better this time! :p)

Anonymous said...

...hey luke,Ü...

...sabi mu wag ako mag-comment eh, pero yup, nabasa ko na (thanks eyprille! -kurek c ron, i look horrible on webcam, haha!)...

...anyway, dat was sweet luke,Ü let's just not talk about me going somewhere far, ok? marami pa tayong kalokohang gagawin,Ü...

...thanks nga pala sa tree hill, I watched the last episode again, twice! i love you,Ü...

pusangkalye said...

you mean Harry will be available in 3D Ron? OMG---we need to reserve na. keke. tagal pa pala

pusangkalye said...

I think it's always like that, the book version is always different because there's no limit to ones imagination. Unlike with film. But we have to give credit to Hollywood coz the special effects really progressed a lot. Just imagine if everybody just have to settle for third world technology....waaahhh...I wouldn't want to see fiction/fantasy movies anymore.....

Hm,mmmmm, you finally posted your photo here with your gf. what will she be doing in Saudi? I'm sure you will miss her, nways, you can always go there naman for a trip ayt?

x said...

awww... you seem to really like her! :D ayee!!!

Chyng said...

Im not a fan of HP, one in a million ako! KJ! hehe

Oh, besfren mo pala si Hales and she will leave soon! I wanted my best bud to always be around.. A talk over coffee with your bestbud gives more comfort than all of your friends combine. May sound unfair, pero totoo naman! ;)

Regards!

rheiboy17 said...

from harry to haley.... roneiluke, sino pipiliin mo ngayon? :-)

bka naman susunod ka rin sa saudi :-)

lucas said...

redlan: hehe! ewan ko ba? naghahanap ako ng mga bagay na kakaadikan ko. hehehe! ui, may spider man 4 ah? aabot ka pa pramis. :) ang dami ko talagang natutunan...i guess! hahaha!

dapat pala hindi ko na sinama yun. hehe! feeling ko tuloy nagdadrama ako..hehe! i lost hales once but she came back. the thought of losing her again is quite unbearable... matagal pa xa aalis. :)

madjik: ahaha! nabasa ko na! :) you have a daughter pala... :) cool mom!

balak ko sanang panoorin yun. hintayin ko na lang sa DVD. hehehe! peace out!

hales: ahaha! yeah i agree...xenxa na naging melodramatic lang ako. hehehe!

and now almost everyone here thinks your my gf. hahaha! sabi ko immune na tyo sa mga ganun. hehehe!

hindi ko pa napapanood ulit. mamya na lang. ingat ka sa work.

i love you too. :)

salingpusa: yeah! it's available in IMAX. i was able to watch the order of the phoenix in 3D last november last year... i agree. the visual technology has evolved so much. exciting tuloy lalo manood ng mga pelikula...

hala. she's not my GF...hehehe! she's my best friend. matagal pa xa aalis. kelangan niya munang pumasa ng nursing boards. sa saudi xa magwowork :)

acey: i like her. we like each other... coz were bff. hehe!

chyng: waaaaaaaa! hindi ka hp fan? hehehe! good for you...hehehe!isa lang tong hp sa mga addictions ko. :)

tama ka. pero ganun talaga. may mga bagay tayo na sa bespren lang natin nasasabi :)

rheiboy: haha! ang hirap naman ng pagpipilian! hehehe! joke!

she will work at saudi pero matagal pa. napadrama lang ako... hehe!

have a nice day.

rheiboy17 said...

roneiluke: bff pala ha. eh bakit yung coment ni haley james, may ILOVEU :-) aminin na kasi.

i agree (with eyprille), haley is a beauty....the two of you looked perfect for each other.

tama na ang bff na yan...

maalala ko tuloy yung kanta ni bugoy....

lucas said...

hales: see what i'm telling you. even the blog world is rooting for us! hahaha!dalawa na silang nagsasabing maganda ka! hahaha! at may nagaganap na kababalaghan sa ting dalwa. hehehe!

rheiboy: hahaha! walang malisya samin yung magsabihan ng i love you. pati nga sex life ko nasasabi ko sa kanya...in detail! hahaha! kidding :)

ang ganda nga ng kantang yun. too bad he didn't win...

Anonymous said...

maganda ulit yan. as always aabangan ko yan

lucas said...

kosa: panoorin mo sa 3D astig! :)

Kape Kanlaon\ said...

too bad i can't see the video...
next year would be a long wait....
sana may new book installment at mabuhay si voldemort ulet... hahahahaha

Anonymous said...

...luke,Ü...

..ayan, sobra kc premature ng page-emote mu, haha! dame na tuloy madadagdag sa fans club natin, =D...

...keme lang yan, we've been through worse na kantyawan, kahit sarili na natin e tinutukso na rin natin, wahahaha!...

...miss you,Ü...

Denis said...

bagay kau dudes

Bryan Anthony the First said...

eeekk cant wait!

kalansaycollector said...

hay bitinera nga yang hp6. leche. hehe.

hay namimiss ko ang harry potter. anyway tama kung hindi hp book fanatic, huwag basahin ang libro bago manood. haha.

xxxborgexxx said...

would it be fine if i said i dig lord of the rings more? hehe. but that doesn't mean i'm not looking forward to this installment. wala ng lord of the rings e :)

lucas said...

lance: hahaha! honestly ayoko na. hehe! oras na para matapos ang addiction na to. 7-part series is enough. hehehe!

hales: hahahaha! tama ka! lumalaki na nga ang fan's club natin. pati sa virtual sphere na to! hahaha!

yang mga ganyang miss you at i love you ang nagbibigay malisya sa kanila! hahaha!

i miss you too...i'll crash again on you place this weekend. kaw naman taya! hahaha!

i miss you too :)

denis: you think? hehehe! meet my bestfriend, haley :)

bryan: can't wait either :)

kalansaykolektor: sobrang nakakabitin talaga. dapat next next week na yun eh. hays...

borge: are you kidding me?! if there's still another lord of the rings trilogy i'll dig it. watched the return of the king thrice in the cinemas... hays... i thought peter jackson was planning to make the silamarillion??? hmmm...

Anonymous said...

kaasar next year pa! :( hmpt. uy tol inadd kita sa blog ko. galing mo sumulat :)

GreenMangoes said...

ako naman, nag start ako PRISONER OF AZKABAN. :)

then i watched film one and two. :)

i started reading the first book pero i never finished it.

---

do you know anyone who wanted to buy Order Of The Phoenix paperback for only 200 pesos? still in mint condition and had only read once. :)

---

about my Listahan post:

hahaha! no no. not a ghost. An ex girlfriend is considered from the past, right? something like that. :)

Anonymous said...

sayaaaaang, bakit kasi kelangan pa imove. kawawa naman yung isang magazine na HP ang cover sa issue nila. haha.

teka nga, research ko muna kung sino gaganap na narcissa malfoy. haha

The Dork One said...

i read harry potter 1 for a day! ganun din sa 2 and 3

adik no?

anyways it's nice to have a friend that acts like our shock absorbers...

sayang papunta na siya saudi

lucas said...

jules: ang tagal pa nga. asar. thanks, man. linked you up too...

peace out!

green mangoes: 'azkaban' was my fave among series. galing ni cuaron eh. try to finish the series. hehehe!

nako wala eh...gusto ko na nga ding ibenta yung hardbound books dito ng hp. 1-7. ang hirap kasi basahin ang bigat! hehe! mas madali kapag paperback...

so you wish to converse with your ex? hmmm..hehehe!

yoshke: ang pangit nung gaganap na narcissa...hindi xa yung napicture ko while reading hp..hmm..pero ok na rin. visit mugglenet.com :)

alex: talaga? ang bilis mo namang magbasa! mas adik ka pa sakin! hehehe!

yeah..very true :)

onatdonuts said...

nagbabasa ako ng harry potter nung ako'y college pa. Sabi ko sa sarili ko pag may trabaho na ako bibili ako niyan lahat ng books. haha ayun nung nagkatrabaho, nagulo ang mundo ko! laging lutang at bangag haha biglang nabura si harry potter sa isip ko. haha

pero manunuod ako niyan, sayang naman akala ko lapit na yung next movie..

mantakin mo yun, ang batang si Ron binata na pala, haha at nakipagdate pa. wahaha bagay kayo. uyyy. haha cge ingats ;-)

lucas said...

kuya onat: ganun naman yata talaga. gumugulo ang buhay kapag tumatanda. hehehe!

besr friend ko yun, kuya onat. immune nako sa mga tuksuhan na ganyan. HS palang kami ginawa na kaming love team. may fans club pa nga kami eh. hahaha!

Anonymous said...

hehe.. ang kulit-kulit ng mga comments nila bout u and haley (i though i should use that name here..☺)

mraming kinilig s pic nyo,, ang cute nman tlga.. namiss ko tuloy kyong 2 lalo..Ü

anyway, i can say din n hp books made me love reading.. una kong nbsa ang book1 when i was in hongkong for a vacation, at pguwi ko dito stin, bili agd ako nung nkset p nga first four books, hehe, hardbound, kya the rest of the books puro hardbound n din, pra prehas-prehas sila s shelf.. hahaha..=)

lucas and haley -- bagay nga nman! ;)