Don't mess with the "S"...

And I agree that one of the perks of living in the Philippines is that, normally, you get to watch the blockbuster movies before everyone else in the world ( by a couple of days for some or a few more for others .) I saw the 1st show on the 1st day with Helen and Ken. And I think he can fly higher than that.

I think the problem is that most people are too excited to see the big picture that they totally miss the big picture. (and I'll explain this.) A friend of mine at work told me when asked that the "S" was for sucks. Another said "S" was for special effects. Both agreed "S" was not for story. And I bet every geek and freak who saw the movie has their own list of nitpickings of how the movie doesn't quite cut it. Debates on this may go on and on. There was just too much expectation. And I don't blame them for this. Because ONE, it's freakin' SUPERMAN. He's like the ultimate icon for all generations. Someone not even all of the Power Rangers in the all of the universes could overthrow. TWO, they marketed it that way. What with the 19 years or so in waiting. With $120 million in budget. All the media hype. and THREE...(I'll come up with a THREE later in life.)...It's all LOTR's fault. Because they set the bar for movies like these. That feeling of content and excitement and entertainment one has coming out of the cinemas after the credits (because you stick around a little bit more to soak in it.)

But maybe it's LOTR bound. You don't just watch the FOTR. You watch all three installments which make it the one great story. The difference is (as well as the challenge) is that we knew LOTR had three parts. Maybe Superman too. (and three.) Maybe after a few more installments we'll appreciate the first one better. Or maybe not. At this point I don't know if I want to shellout another P120 to see it again. Only history will tell on both accounts. (2nd installment: Superman Stays...hehehe)

The rest I'll let you all continue to debate on...

"But when it was all over, something was missing. Oh, yeah. The fun." - Robert W. Butler (Kansas City Star)

HOT in HEEEERRRRReeee....

The Miami Heat won the the NBA finals!

Which means Chris, Max and Jed...Pay up!!! 450 big ones each bay-beee!!!

Mark and Nana, quite a few quarter pounder meals for us.

Greener Pasteurs...

This is MY Team. The Brown Cows. (Go ahead. We all had a healthy laugh at our team name. When your done, try to guess which ones are drunk and which ones didn't get any sleep at all. And the one in the middle is a Grizzly.) These are most of them at least. For as long as any of us remain decided in having our souls sold to the call center world, these are the people I work with. Day in. Day out.

We won the OT drive, won the cash prize and now we're spending it, here, at La Casa Linda. A Spanish style pool house somewhere in the outskirts of Cainta, Rizal. The place was very accomodating without the hassle of a 3-4 hour travel.

It would've been better if we could've spent a few days there instead of just an overnight stay straight from the night shift. (We're call center boys and girls afterall!) Maybe have some of those group activities set up, but lack of time and planning (and maybe a little bit of effort) didn't afford us much.

Which isn't to say we didn't make the best of it either. These Cows know a thing or two about partying ALL -friggin'- NIGHT - LONG... First let's just say that both food and booze were overflowing. There were Cows in the pool all day, Cows singing videoke all day, Cows eating and drinking all day and some Cows sleeping all day too. AND even when the storm hit us and we didn't even have electricity for a while the cows all gathered up for a batch of good old fashioned ghost stories. Which kind of scared the bejesus out of me a little. It was...fun.

If we can work as hard as we partied that night, the Cows will be grazing in greener pastuers for quite some time.