Empress Of Drac, A Cebuana Blogger

Are you a fan of the original Tron movie?  Or do you want to watch a sci-fi film in 3D?  If your answers to all these question are yes, then you have a chance to win tickets to the worldwide special screening of more than 20 minutes of never-before-seen 3D footage of TRON: Legacy at the IMAX® Theater, SM Cebu on October 28, 2010 (Thursday), 7:00pm.

If you are residing in Cebu City and its surrounding towns, then you should not miss this opportunity.  Winning free tickets is very easy.  Just visit this link and follow the instructions.  If ever you will win, don’t forget to text me so that we can go together. (;

Tron: Legacy

Tron: Legacy is an upcoming sci-fi film scheduled for release on December 17, 2010 (US and Canada).  It is actually  a sequel to the 1982 film Tron.  The story is about Sam Flynn, a rebellious 27-year-old who is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn, a man once known as the world’s leading video-game developer.  When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the abandoned Flynn’s Arcade—that could have only come from his father—he finds himself pulled into a world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years. Continue reading here.

Tron Night: An Imax 3D Experience

Tron fans (who will win the Tron free tickets promo) will have the opportunity to join this very special event on October 28, 2010 at selected 3D & IMAX 3D theaters worldwide (SM IMAX theater here in Cebu).  This event will give audiences worldwide the first opportunity to step onto the Grid and into the cutting-edge, 3D world of Walt Disney Pictures’ high-tech adventure “TRON: Legacy,” during an exciting 20-plus-minute sneak peek of the highly anticipated film.

What are you waiting for?  Join the Tron: Legacy 3D Free Tickets Promo NOW!  Ja ne! ^__^

WARNING: There might be Spoilers ahead.  Please proceed if you’ve already watched Resident Evil: Afterlife

Good news to all Wentworth Miller fans out there.  Our Prison Break hero is back and he is being detained in some fiber optic glass prison in the zombie infested city of Los Angeles.  Of course, you know that I’m referring to Wentworth Miller’s newest character, Chris Redfield, one of the two main protagonists of the movie, Resident Evil: Afterlife.

Michael Scoffield is now Chris Redfield

Photo by RAFY – © 2010 Constantin Film International GmbH & Davis Films/Impact Pictures Inc. All rights reserved.

I just watched Resident Evil: Afterlife the other day and I was surprised to see my favorite PB hero being featured as one of characters in this kick-ass movie.  Even though this is the first time in the film adaptation that the Chris Redfield character is being introduced, every Wenthworth Miller fan should know that the character he’s playing is the main guy in all the game series of Resident Evil.

Jill Valentine, Chris’ original partner (and also the real protagonist of the Resident Evil game series ), also did a come back at the end of the film but she was under the control of Umbrella Corporation, leading an attack against Chris, Alice, Claire and the remaining human survivors aboard the Arcadia.

Resident Evil: Afterlife, A Must-See

Every Resident Evil fan should not miss this terrific sequel that would surely blow our bloody brains out.  Resident Evil: Afterlife doesn’t disappoint me and I’m looking forward for the next sequel in the next 2 or 3 years to come.  I am more excited for the sequel because I’m bloody sure that Wentworth Miller would be on it and I think he will have longer screen appearance and longer script that time.  I would love to see his bulging muscles as Chris Redfield’s character.

Anyway, I noticed something strange about Milla Jovovich’s face in this movie.  She used to have a square jaw in the previous ones, but if you will observe closely, her jaw is square no more and her face seems to elongate.  Plastic surgery?  Well, it doesn’t really matter.  She’s one of the big factor of the success of all Resident Evil series.  XOXO

In the end, my loyalty to CBS prevails.  At first, I hesitated doing this because of that little mess that happened a month ago.  But when I think of it now, it’s just like a tiny splat of mud that temporarily stirs the very still water.  Cebu Bloggers Society Inc., no matter what will happen, is still the only winner in my mind and heart.

CBS is very dear to me because of various personal and official reasons.  This is why I’m voting for it (http://cebubloggers.com) in the PBA’s Bloggers Choice Award.  In the near future, I am quite sure that CBS will not only become the leading bloggers group in Cebu, but also, will become the Philippines’ premiere blogging community.  This is because, as what Bimbo Cabochan said, “CBS is a very powerful group.”

CBS is the most organized blogging community in the country and has the highest number of active members compared to other blogging organizations outside of Cebu.  Unity, respect, humility, and camaraderie are the main components that bond the group together.  Being tagged as a “very bureaucratic” organization is definitely a compliment.  Arigatou ne!

Before anything else, I need to thank Miss Aileen Estoquia, for her help during our stay inside the UP Diliman Village. Xie xie ni for the very affordable, yet, very great accomodation. I also want to mention Mr. Xerxes Aaron Chua Bernades, my ultimate travel companion. Without him, my journey to Manila wouldn’t be that exciting.

I think, I’m the kind who expect too much, but has very low acceptance. I mean the summit is okay, but it is not what I expected it to be. This may sound unfair to the organizers who had shed rivers of sweats to make the event successful, but this is only my personal observation. This doesn’t necessarily reflect the majority’s impression. To make this review not so bias, I will enumerate first the positive stuffs.

PROs:

1. It was held in a very comfortable venue.
2. The activities started on time.
3. Free snacks and lunch.
4. Presentation equipments were all ready.
5. Some nice speakers(i.e. those ones who tackled Photoblogging 102, Video Blogging…)
6. Nice Q & A facilitation.
7. Great after party treats.

CONs:

1. There were no ice-breakers in between the talks.
2. A certain speaker didn’t discuss well the topic assigned to him. He seemed like he was just talking to himself and was talking about how people treated him because of the peculiarity of his blog. I don’t even think he’s aware of the audience’s reaction while he was there on stage. Good thing his partner saved the topic.
3. A few speakers were just merely reading from their power point presentation. Tsk…tsk…
4. A certain speaker was out of his mind. He suggested a system of leveling among bloggers, which I find unrealistic and should only remain a theory. From an artist to a maven? What is that? Jeezzz…
5. IDs were only given to the first 300 web registrants. This actually made me feel alienated. I’m soo weird. Haha…
6. Some of the participants had no free lunch(mostly those late ones). This is understandable since the event had a limited budget.
7. Siopao tragedy. I didn’t even bother to continue eating that thing. Haist…the prize of freebies…I sound sooo pathetic. I know. Hahaha!
8. There’s no getting to know each other activity or program during the after party. Bloggers from Manila stayed with their crowd, and bloggers from the south…well, had also obviously stayed with their own crowd. There were only a very few bloggers who made efforts to reach out to other bloggers. Everyone was very comfortable with their own beloved minions. Or, is it just me? Hehehe!

Lastly, to be fair, I did enjoy the overall event. I also learned a lot of new things and had also met few interesting people. Btw, here’s a CBS group pic during the after party at Katips.

Photo Credits: lord_dracula and vanjahnn

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This is the scariest gore film I’ve ever seen so far.  So please don’t watch this movie if you’re fainthearted.  If you survive the grueling and bizarre gory scenes in Saw series, then I tell you, you won’t succeed on this one.  I mean I finish the film with my knees shaking the whole time.  Those Asian & American horror films are not at par with this European Horror Indie flick.  This is the very first time that I feel scared while watching a sequence of gory scenes.  I’ve already seen a lot of twisted and hair-rising films in the past, but this one scares the sh*t out me the most.

Inside’s antagonist is played by Béatrice Dalle, a seductively vampiric looking French actress famous for her unconventional lifestyle and philosophy.  The story is not actually as interesting and great as the Saw series, but you’ll definitely go insane with the horrible-mind-frigging and sickening bludgeon scenes.  I know I’m already committing the sin of redundancy here, but I feel like my senses are robbed by some horrifying force after watching it.  This flick is definitely on the top of my gore list.  You should watch this if you are into gore and blood.  Good luck. (;