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Lumang Gitara (old guitar)

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  I haven’t blogged in a while, and that’s strange because I love blogging. It’s such a great way to express your thoughts creatively, almost like playing with words. It also helps exercise your writing skills, whether you’re drafting your next book as an inspiration to one day turn it into the big picture. Even as a short movie for YouTube, and Artificial Intelligence can do that. That’s something I’m planning to do later, complete with my own soundtrack and everything. I’m still a two-finger slow typer (no time for speed-typing classes), but that hasn’t stopped me. Especially as an introvert, blogging feels natural. Sure, I gather information from the outside world, but I filter most of it as I breathe it in, keeping what resonates and letting go of what doesn’t. It doesn’t matter if something is “bad,” as long as it’s not destructive to the planet or the universe. What I breathe out is what I liked, and that output changes in consistency depending on my focus. Right now, my focu...

OUTSIDE - A Zombie Film

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  I was quite impressed with this zombie film when I came across it on Netflix, especially since it's a film from the Philippines featuring my favorite actor, Sid Lucero. I remember he was chosen by Lav Diaz, my favorite Filipino director, to play a psychopathic character in Norte, the End of History , a film based on my hometown in the Philippines. The story is very unique, with some memorable scenes, strong drama, dark humor, and a few disturbing sequences I’ll never forget. And here he is again, the same actor I recognize as an excellent psychopath, delivering an outstanding performance in this zombie apocalypse film, Outside , directed and written by Carlo Ledesma. This filmmaker is now officially one of my favorites as well. The story takes place in a secluded Spanish colonial-era home, a decaying estate in the countryside that was once the childhood home of Francis. As a deadly zombie outbreak spreads, Francis and his family seek refuge inside the house, but tensions quickly ...