Last Friday, I had my last exams for my undergraduate years in college. After the exams in Mass Media Ethics, our notorious professor, as he is traditionally known for, kept us in class till almost midnight to watch two decades-old Hollywood films. We watched Lost Horizon (1973) and The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971).
We were prepared, however. We had pasta, chicken, chips, and dessert to sustain us for more than ten hours in class. Props to these sweet cupcakes which one of our classmates brought!
It comes to me with slight surprise that there is little talk among students and bloggers with regards to the imminent shortage of rice in the country. I don’t know, perhaps, as a middle class concern, the pursuit of low-carb diets and the shortage of rice go hand-in-hand? Or perhaps since we all apparently have alternative sources of nutrition, rice shortage isn’t really a primary concern? Or because many of us can afford it at 40 pesos a kilo anyway? I don’t really know. But for the common Filipino who remains to be poor, rice is one of the cheapest foods that sustain his daily nutrition, especially for the many work of his (if any) that require intensive manual labor. Just the thought of rice at 40 or 50 pesos per kilo must be really alarming and terrifying. When shall it be alarming for the rest?
The last pile of academic work has come upon me. I’m back to drinking energy drinks and 24-hour fastfood delivery to keep me up all night. I’m this close to graduating! To be honest about it, I’m not very interested in my present subjects anymore. Even my thesis! I just want to get things over with. Tsk, bad. It also feels quite weird that I don’t have to enlist in any subjects anymore. I’ll miss being an undergraduate.
law student, national democracy activist, film school graduate, photography hobbyist
March 31, 2008
2008 Movie Round-Up #6
Since I have relatively more time in my hands, I was able to catch up on some movie viewings. It can get quite addicting, really. In between doing the written thesis of our short film, I take breaks by watching a movie. The first one is a Spanish film, the two others are the first two installments in the James Bond franchise.
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