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Tears fall easier when it rains. As I have proven once again this afternoon. Despite my very tight schedule (and I mean crazy tight), I, for some stupid reason, was still able to make time for some recreational watching this afternoon. I'm so pressed for time that even while I’m typing this sentence right now, I am wondering what in God’s name am I doing posting a blog at this time when I only have less than a month to finish my thesis?

Perhaps only a handful of people would have an idea what The Classic is, but it is one of the many non-American films that I really love. I have seen it lots of times, but amusingly, each time is always like the first time. I laugh, cry and say “awww” at the same old scenes I have already seen for about a dozen times. Take into consideration that my copy isn’t quite as good as I would want it to be. It’s a VCD copy I ripped into my computer so the sound and picture aren’t that as clear as when you watch it in a real VCD player. And of course, it’s nothing compared to the clarity of a DVD copy. Also, my copy has that annoying Mandarin Chinese voiceover that tries to translate even the parts where the characters are crying. Panira talaga ng moment, I tell you! Grrr! Nevertheless, I still love the movie – and for many reasons. And the experience of watching it (or any senti movie for that matter) wouldn’t be as wonderful as when you watch it while the weather is cold and you have a nice cup of joe with you. *Sarap!* =)

That is why I love the rain. You can just let it all out. Kung gusto mo umiyak, ibuhos mo lang ang iyong luha kasabay ng pagtangis ng langit. Kung gusto mo tumawa, sabayan mo lang ang masayang ingay ng mga patak ng ulan. At kung sesuwertehin, malay mo, may isang taong makarinig sa iyo at maisipan kang damayan. *cue Nescafe commercial*

My original title for this post was “Out of Focus, Out of Sync”. Out of focus, meaning I can’t concentrate, which is something that isn’t new to me, and is proven by my recent impulse to blog when I’m severely crunched for time. Also, I’m seriously beginning to have doubts whether one can really make a movie out of the script I’m writing. Out of sync (a term I got from russ’ post, thanks again russ) because my body clock has totally gone haywire. I worked last night from 7:00 until 10:30 this morning nonstop, had breakfast at 11, slept at 11:30 and woke up at 5:30 in the afternoon to have lunch. I wonder what time I will be having my dinner. Even when I was lying on my bed this morning, I was wondering if I really still do need to sleep, or whether it would be better if I just do away with it and sleep early tonight. Apparently, my eyelids got the better of me. Out of focus and out of sync also applies to my current disposition in the greater scheme of things. I have a lot of things on my mind but I can’t seem to straighten them up in my head. Oh well, the universe can go on very well without me. As the great smelly Pumbaa would say, Hakunah Mutata!

Anyways, there goes my internet break. I need to go back to work now or else, at the end of the term, I would again be crying. And it wouldn’t be because of the rain. By the way, a little trivia to go along with this post, did you know that the war sequence in The Classic was shot in the Philippines? Some of the things you learn when you actually read the credits up to the end. =)