Babbling Point

"A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you've been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high full of the single greatest commodity known to man - promise. Promise of a better day. Promise of a greater hope. Promise of a new tomorrow. This particular aura can be found in the gait of a beautiful girl. In her smile, in her soul, the way she makes every rotten little thing about life seem like it's going to be okay." This was one of our favorite movies back in the 90s. If we developed the biggest crush on Natalie Portman in LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL, we absolutely fell in love with her in this movie. I also loved this poster back then—loved it so much that we used it as a peg for a cover of BATCH72. (But now that I look at it, I quickly noticed the awful Photoshop job done on the poster.) I was cleaning out my folders today when I found this poster again, which made me check IMDB and found the quote above. Just wanted to share. More qu

I was surprised to get this message from Mark Torres on my Facebook: Hey Budj, congrats on being PowerBook's Filipino Author spotlight! was very pleasantly surprised to enter PB Megamall and see your stand. It's great that the shop's recognizing your great work and contribution to the local fiction industry. It's a pleasure being able to collaborate with you. Keep up the fantastic work... And so, I clicked on the link and found out I am PowerBook's Filipino Author of the Month! Oh wow! Talk about having a Happy Easter! Thank you PowerBooks! And remember kids, you can order TRESE via http://powerbooks.com.ph Just click the links below! Order now! TRESE: MURDER ON BALETE DRIVE http://powerbooks.com.ph/webinternal/products.asp?product_id=4204 TRESE: UNREPORTED MURDERS http://powerbooks.com.ph/webinternal/products.asp?product_id=4770 TRESE: MASS MURDERS http://powerbooks.com.ph/webinternal/products.asp?product_id=5049