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slacking my way around web forums the fast few days have certainly added some contour into my web time. it's invigorating to solely read rather than write and communicate as it's awkward during the introductory phase. i got so disappointed with one thread. there was the central topic but the sub-topic was highly-conflicting and made me think about choices in this world.

in between being stimulated by the conversations amongst drifters (to me at least), i've chanced upon a couple of lav diaz interviews. it would be a treat to watch his films but it's not standard cinema. i'm not sure if dvd's are available for any of his works. batang west side is five hours long while his other features have ten hours viewing time. i kind of agree with some of his statements, but it's a fact that majority of the filipinos or the masses, straightforwardly avoid deeper, more profound films, those visualizing the ills of society, most of the time. one of the highest grossing films of all time in the philippines is ang tanging ina, with ai ai, a supposed to-be spoof of the tearjerker, ang tanging yaman, which depicts a story of a filipino family's dynamics. i cannot render judgments on things i haven't seen. and tanging ina, and sukob for that matter, the movie that overtook the former from its lofty perch, are not my preferred films.