Her Bright Side: July 2011

Seriland and Goodreads Meetup

7:53:00 PM

It was a crazy week last week. Crazy because I think I was about to go insane due to our Prelim exams. The tests were quite difficult and the results were disappointing. So to treat myself, I attended Goodreads Meetup at Congo Grille El Pueblo then after my friend Uno and I went to Seriland at Manila Ocean Park.

Goodreads - Filipino Group

It was my first time to attend the Goodreads Meetup. Good thing Uno was there because I felt out of place at first. I don't think I'm good at introducing myself and I'm kinda shy when it comes to meeting new people. But after a while, I already felt comfortable talking to these awesome people who loves reading. Who wouldn't want to talk about books when you're both certified bookworms? : )

We just stayed for a while because we planned to go to Seriland after. I hoard some books that I didn't expect I'd bring home. I guess this wouldn't be my last attendance if everytime there's a meetup I'd bring home free books! hehe. Next time I'll bring books I'd share with them.

My friend Uno

Seriland - The Land of Happy Thoughts. I agree with that. We chose the Trick Art Museum. I enjoyed taking photos with the 3D paintings. Tiring but fun! We tried different poses. It was kinda hard especially those on the floor painting. My not so flexible body hurt a bit.

Shark attack!

With E.T.

Tearing The Mona Lisa Painting :)

Stealing Marilyn Monroe's Portrait

*Photos from Uno's cam

So that's our trip at the Trick Art Museum. There's also the Mirror Maze but we didn't go there, maybe next time. Next time I'll go there at Manila Ocean Park, it would be with the family and the boyfriend. It would be a great family bonding experience! : )

Harry Potter

Until the Very End

4:51:00 PM

One word I'd describe Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - EPIC. And I can't get over it. After I watched the movie, I checked Tumblr the next day for some gifs I will auto-reblog. So last week it was Harry Potter Appreciation day on my Tumblr blog.

The movie was amazing. I couldn't express how much I liked the movie. I think it's the best among the eight films. Of course it has to be! All the cast and crew did a great job on this. It picked up where the last one left off. I read the last book ages ago so I couldn't remember everything from the book. But when I was already in front of the big screen, I was like "I know what will happen and how it's gonna end." It's sad that this would be the last.

When I was reading the books, I hated Snape, until his true story came out. The feeling switched fast from hating him to loving his character. I didn't see his story coming. I thought he was just another villain who will make Harry's life miserable. J. K. Rowling is awesome. The twists were surprising and intelligently woven into the whole series. Now, he's one of my favorite characters from the series. I cried a lot when he died in the book and the movie.

It's obvious that I'm a fan of both books and movies. I will miss those times when I would wait for the next movies to come out and even with the books back then. Those times I will reread the borrowed Harry Potter books so that I won't forget the names, the spells and the adventures. The Harry Potter series is such an inspiration. It greatly explains how different kinds of love affect people and how love can save you.

Stuck with Harry until the very end.

Harry Potter

It All Ends Here

9:16:00 PM

I'm forcing myself to post something here to update it once in a while. So here it is! hehe. Well my life is not that interesting except those days when I'm not in school. Schoolworks that exhaust me plus this depressing weather equals a sickly me.

I've been waiting for July because "It all ends here". If you're a fan like me, then you know what I'm talking about. I posted a status on Facebook telling people how glad I am because I've been a part of the Harry Potter generation. Although I don't own the books yet(I borrow the books so I can read them. They are on my wishlist!), I grew up waiting for the release of both the books and the movies. The series has been a great part of my childhood and one of the reasons why I love to read. And I thank one of my favorite authors, J. K. Rowling for sharing with us the magical world of Harry Potter.

I'm excited to watch the movie and at the same time I feel sad because this would be the last. I wasn't able to watch the premiere live via streaming two days ago. I just remembered it when I saw a photo of the trio embracing each other. I couldn't help but be moved to tears. When I checked the videos of their speech, I felt the sadness that we won't be able to watch another movie after this. But like what J. K. Rowling said, "The stories we love best do live with us forever. Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home."