Happy hearts day, yay! To be honest, there's really nothing special about this day although for some reason it's celebrated like a holiday in most parts of the globe. I bet flower shops and chocolate manufacturers are real happy. I greeted my niece Gab a happy V day by making her a Valentine inspired bento lunch box. I get my bento ideas from Pinterest, I'm a bento addict in case you didn't know, teehee!
My Valentine's Day inspired bento lunchbox
Since I'm not too busy for quite some time now, I signed up for Iflix, it's free anyway but for only for a month, no credit card required and there are tons of Tagalog movies compared to Netflix. I use to download movies a lot but my 1Tb external hard drive is running out of space I've already deleted a lot of movies believe it or not so I decided to just watch free movies online to take advantage of my 3mbps plan with PLDT. There's just so much to do on the Internet and the service is not cheap but my family only use it for basic stuff like emails, social media and downloading music and movies we thought we'd rather make the most out of it. We rarely use the phone but it's no biggie, you can't have Internet without a phone line with DSL so there's no way to drop it.
Shift, Pinoy indie film by Siege Ledesma
I like watching local and foreign indie (independent) films when I have nothing to do since today is Valentine's day I think it is only fitting to review a love story. I've been scouring the Internet for a long time to find this Pinoy indie film entitled Shift, written and directed by Siege Ledesma starring Yeng Constantino but couldn't find it anywhere until recently my sister found a website where we're able to watch it (finally) for free. I know it's kinda late to review this film but who cares I liked it even more after watching it. Shift is an unconventional love story about Estela, a call center yuppie (young professional) portrayed by Yeng Constantino who fell in love with his co-worker Trevor played by Felix Roco, a gay colleague who became her mentor. Estela never had a boyfriend while Trevor is confused about his relationship with his boyfriend when he became her mentor to help pull her metrics up. The two became good friends so when Trevor broke up with his boyfriend Estela thought that they have a chance at love only to find out that he already met somebody else that left her heartbroken. Estela confronted Trevor about her feelings but realized that she can't change him so she decided to leave and pursue her application with another company.
What I like about this film is that I can very much relate because I am working in the call center industry. I know how it feels to be working in shifts, to struggle with metrics and to try to find something to inspire me to come to work every day. I thought it's pretty interesting because it's definitely not a boy-meets-girl but gay-meets-girl love story as well as a realization about life, like finding one's purpose which happens to a lot of people who feel like working in a call center is just a temporary job while waiting for something better. I like the concept of rebellious-boyish girl meets a confused gay guy because I know that with love, anything is possible however, there are things that we cannot change but life goes on no matter what. I think I can watch this film over and over again, it's basically an emotional roller coaster no wonder it bagged the Grand Prix or Best Picture Award during the 2014 Osaka Asian Film Festival.
On that note let me share this video of Cambio's song Call Centerto end this writing.
We're just counting the days of August and soon enough it's the start of the "ber" month... clock slays time, indeed.
It's the start of the school year for my eight-year-old niece Gabby and so far so good. I think she's loving her new school she can't stop talking about it every day, she's ecstatic that she already met new friends. I don't think she misses her old school at all, she's excited to come to school every day. To make things get more exciting for her I started making her "Bento" lunch box. I'm a newbie at this Bento making stuff but I'm enjoying it very much because it's really fun to make. It's quite an effort to wake up as early as four in the morning so I can prepare for Gabby's Bento lunch box but at the end of the day it's all worth it especially when she tells me that her classmates envy her "Bento baon" every day they look forward to seeing what she will have the next day.
Piggy
Cookie Monster
White Rabbit
My interest in Bento making started when I saw pictures of Bento lunch boxes on Pinterest. I started checking out bento makers on Instagram too so I can collect ideas on how it's done. I bought a few of my Bento making kit from Japan Home Centre like deco cutters, silicone cups, and food picks. I always enjoy shopping at Japan Home because I can't get enough of Kawaii stuff and they're pretty much everywhere. Of course, bento making would not be complete if it's not colorful and enticing enough for kids so I also bought this UFC Color Crazee Banana Ketchup pack which comes in four colors: Bubbly Blue, Goofy Green, Yummy Yellow, and Radiant Red. I love the crayon tube packaging it's so cool it's really made for kids to enjoy mealtime.
I guess I still have a lot to learn but when it comes to being creative, I'm never too old to try something new because mealtime is fun time!
