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Barcelona: A love untold (2016)

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Four "Free" Tickets from E-Plus (in actuality, PhP3.00 each) Directed by: Olivia Lamasan W ritten by:Olivia Lamasan and Carmi Raymundo Thank goodness I finally was able to watch this film.  I did not expect much because thought it was just going to be "the same old story" or probably it was going to be too commercial, but after being so impressed with these two young actors in SHE'S DATING THE GANGSTER , CRAZY BEAUTIFUL YOU  and the update of PANGAKO SA 'YO, even if I am not a die hard fan, I told myself I have to watch this. I was intending to watch this with Joy, but I was still on the road around the time she said she was going to watch this, then we became so busy and when we had time to watch movies, dad wanted to prioritise his provincial hero, Hermano Puli and the update of The Magnificent Seven. The Pentatonix Concert's tickets were purchased much earlier(and I didn't even realise it was a Saturday) so watching this film

Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli/Magnificent 7/Pentatonix Concert at the Big Dome

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Oh my!  I haven't watched Barcelona: A Love Untold and Bridget Jones's Baby.  I can't believe it. I'll watch them later. Anyways, here are two movies I watched last week and The Pentatonix Concert at the Big Dome Hermano Pule/Puli's life has always fascinated me. My dad's side of the family is from Quezon Province, formerly known as Tayabas. I have met some of the members of the existing brotherhood(well, I have no proof if they are really members) and was in awe of their mysticism et cetera bordering in the occult. I asked myself, if Hermano Puli was not a heretic, how come his disciples(again, I have no proof that they really are) seem so? So besides the little info found on text books, I studied his life. He did repent in the end, but he was not able to correct the teachings during his last year on earth. The Brotherhood started well, similar to the revival/Born Again way of having a personal relationship with God, but it was marred when th

SULLY (2016)

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Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger, III is an American retired airline captain who also works as an aviation safety consultant. Wikipedia Born: January 23, 1951 (age 65), Denison, Texas, United States Spouse: Lorrie Sullenberge r (m. 1989) Books: Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters etc. Education: University of Northern Colorado (1979), more Parents: Pauline Hanna Sullenberger, Chesley Burnett Sullenberger Jr. Children: Kelly Sullenberger, Katie Sullenberger The miraculous event happened January 15, 2009, almost eight years ago, but it seemed like everything just happened yesterday.  No.  I wasn't one of the 155 people who survived the crash, but almost everyone from all over the world was talking about this heroic man. Not everyone was happy with his being treated by a hero.  Of course, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had to investigate and thankfully, it was proven that he and his Co-Pilot, Jeffrey Skiles, were jus