Review: The Other Boleyn Girl 2:32 AM

Hi guys. It's been while since the last time I posted a review. So here it is, my review on one of the most promising "history" movies I've seen, The Other Boleyn Girl.

It's a story about Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) and her sister, Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson), on how their father and uncle led them to get the affection of the King of England, Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Mary became a one-time mistress of the king, and Anne became the second wife. The movie portrayed how these sisters greatly changed England through their efforts on the King, especially Anne Boleyn. Read more of the story here.

For me, the movie was really informative. I learned so much about the history of England. I learned so much about Anne Boleyn, that she was the mother of the great queen Elizabeth. Also, about Catherine of Aragon, the 1st wife of Henry VIII, George Boleyn, brother of the Boleyn sisters. The struggle of the King to have a son. The English reformation after Anne Boleyn's death, that led to the Golden Age of her daughter's reign (Queen Elizabeth). The accusations, trials, secret marriages, scandals, persecutions and beheadings (ouch!). A LOTT!!!

So much for that, the actors played the characters well. Although I never really liked Scarlett's acting, she did great portraying Mary Boleyn. And I love Natalie's role as Anne, strong, intelligent and will-powered. All of them greatly did a great job.
The flow of the story was also good. I can say that because I understood the movie without any reference or background about the story. So it's really cool. :D

Now, I'm so thrilled to watch Elizabeth's story. There's a lot of movies about Queen Elizabeth (one played by cate Blanchett, one that was in the 90's, one's from Discovery channel, another from BBC..a lot!), and I wonder what to watch..

Rating: 89%

It Still Hurts 7:46 PM

This is for you, Cha.

My friend is having his 21st birthday today, and her girlfriend is having a surprise party for him. She requested us (the high school friends) to greet him at 7pm, the time his "surprise!!" birthday will start.

And its so amazing that people will do everything for the person they love, especially on this kind of occasion, to make them happy, surprised, and feel loved.

It's so funny because the exact same thing happened to me with my ex-girlfriend years ago. It was also a surprise birthday that I really didn't expect (that's why its surprise..tsk!).
I remember there are balloons everywhere, some filled with water, there are food, drinks, cake and most of all, my friends and my girlfriend. There were also phone calls from my friends greeting me happy birthday. And guess what, all that also happened at 7pm.

It is really a coincidence. But it made me think of my past. My weird but happy past with Cha. I started questioning myself "What did I do wrong? Was it my fault?", assessing what really happened between us. I started looking back the things that we've done, our rendevous, gimik-gimik, valentine's day, my birthday, her birthday, our birthday, the teddy bears, the chocolates, the donuts, the letters, the jollibees, the McFloats, the videoke, the dance revo, the Timezone spendtimes, the poems, the beach outings, the siomai cravings, the teasing, the cuddles, the gifts, the hugs and the kisses. And I realized I never really had moved on. I still cling to the happiness I've hold on with my past. I don't know. Maybe because of this coincidence that made me feel and reminisce the things we've done together with Cha. But realizing this stuff made me think to myself that I have never let her go. I still feel the loneliness, especially when I stumbled to places or see things that reminds me of her. I feel like crap.

But one thing that is so ironic is that I don't want us to get back together. The things we shared together was enough, including the pain and heartaches we contributed to each other. Yes, I still haven't moved on, but that reason keeps me from NOT doing the same mistakes I've made from the past. It was not in the right place at the right time. Though I'm lonely, but still I'm happy because of my friends who was always there for me, even before I had this happiness with Cha. Now, I don't feel like crap.

They say you will really never forget the person that once made your heart beat. First love never dies, but true love conquers all. I can never forget Cha, the things we've shared, all the joy and love we had before. But I cannot afford to hurt ourselves again. I want us to move on with our lives.

And for Cha, I hope we can be really good friends. I know what we had was more than friendship and I would hold on to that. I hope I'm still your "TC Boy" you once have known. I will always be here for you Cha no matter what happens. You're a wonderful girl and someone deserves you better than I do. Ingat always Cha and I will never forget you. :)