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RAMA HARI (Reyes-Cayabyab-Lumbera)

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Before the performance For a has-been that never was a Prima Ballerina, a mezzo-soprano that never became a diva, and a thespian that is in a seemingly endless hiatus, being a part of the audience of the 7th of December 2012 production of RAMA HARI was sort of a NIRVANA. During the intermission The RAMAYANA Myth or Legend has always fascinated my feeble mind. The "after world" had always this connection with the "present world". Their spirits/avatars and their incarnations or re-incarnated humans have this "solid connection. I am a CHRISTIAN, but this epic made me read Bhagavad Gita  literature. I have seen these productions: Ramaya: The Epic(2010) Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1998 Japanese version) Rama Hari 1983 production With Ms. Jacqui Magno and Mr. Ric Segretto I would have loved to see how Ms. Kuh Ledesma, who incidentally was also born on the 16th of March, would have portrayed the role of Sita, but I would have

SAFE, a film by Boaz Yakin, starring Jason Statham

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( source ) Introduction: Jason Statham(JS) was one of the favorite actors of my baby brother, RJ , who is now in heaven. I remember one time I already bought tickets for a certain movie, but we had to wait an hour for our turn. After buying hot dogs from his favorite stall in Glorietta 4(Smokey's), I took his hand so that we could walk around Ayala Center first.  He didn't like it.  He did what I "hated" the most.  He wailed like a baby.  He wanted to watch a movie right that very moment. Most of the movies had guaranteed seating and the only one that had free seating and allowed one to enter anytime was CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE .   He was pulling me in that direction.  I did not want to, but what can I do?   JS was his idol.  Halfheartedly, I immediately traded our tickets. He was clapping all throughout the movie, but I on the other hand, was cringing.  I like watching action films in including the ones featuring him, but it was not one of them.  Anyways, no