Romantic Movie List

I may hate love because I am the 'promotor' of the weird feeling that we call clac. To refresh, CLAC stands for Curiosity, L...., Attraction, Compassion/ Care/ Concern. It is a feeling that is detached but you are aware that you have a strong feeling for someone. Not here to discuss CLAC, anyways, I still believe in love and all the things they believe in. Haha. Everybody wants love but not everybody finds it and I am the unfortunate one who will never find it, probably other forms of love but I'm good right now with self-love. I am a little bit of a romantic but I am just mature enough to know that nothing amazingly romantic will happen to me or no knight in shining armor or prince charming will sweep me off my feet. Here are the eight romantic films that I recommend for everyone to see. They made me cry at one point or at least half part of the movie but still a good watch if you have nothing good to see on TV or to do with life and you just want to be inspired and be in love.


If only
This movie is at the top of my list. It made me cry from the beginning of the movie, at some parts in the middle and at the end. I know men say they love us and sometimes they are just too stupid to pay attention to the details and other things and they are busy doing other things that they do not show how they care for the girl they love and that's what Ian Wyndham realized after his girlfriend Samantha Andrews died. The following day, he was 

given another chance to save her but he realized that the inevitable is coming as he tried to stop things from happening but end up happening no matter how hard he tried, instead he just tried to show her how much she meant to him. This 2004 romantic drama film just shows that it does not matter whether you have 5 minutes or 5 decades with the person just make sure that you express how they meant to you before it's too late.   


A lot like Love
A story of two people who didn't realize what they really need after seven years. Sometimes we are just too preoccupied by work, hobby, other people to discover how we really feel for another person. Oliver Martin and Emily Friehl are two people who first met in a flight and joined the mile high club and Oliver gave his number. During the seven years, these two people would have encounters and when they are willing to give 

their weird relationship a try, they discover that the other is settled. This movie is a reminder for my weird interaction with someone. Just like Oliver and Emily, we're not exactly lovers, we're not exactly friends, he's always busy with his career, I am most of the time with a different boyfriend. I don't exactly know if I love him, I know I care but that's just it. Anyway, I just love the tag line of this movie, there's nothing better than a great romance to ruin a perfectly good friendship. This movie teaches us that no matter how cool and comfortable you are with each other, no matter how attracted you are with each other, timing really does matter and of course the willingness of both parties to be in a relationship. At the end, if two people are meant to be together, love finds a way to bring them back together.


50 first dates
I fell in love with Adam Sandler in this movie. As a kid, I grew up loving Nicholas Cage and now as a twenty something grown woman, I adore Gerald Butler but as a teenager, I just like the antics of Adam Sandler. Henry Roth is one of those jerks that some unfortunate woman meet. The one who will just use you, sleep with you and leave you with lies. He is similar to the character of Barney in 'How I met your mother' until one day he met this girl, Lucy Whitmore and he fell in love with her unfortunately, she does not remember him. Talk about karma, right? You want girls to just forget you but they won't and here comes the girl that you care for and yet she will never remember you and yet he does all this crazy things just to be close to her. Seriously,

 she is the perfect one night stand for a guy like Henry, he does not have to lie to him and he can leave and she won't remember, nobody gets hurt. He went to extremes such as acting dumb and cannot read the menu in the restaurant, he used his friend to beat him up, he even tapes record their first meeting and gives it to her everyday until basically, he makes her fall in love with him, the first thing in the morning, isn't that sweet? This 2004 romantic comedy is a little bit tragic at the middle part that I cried but it still has a good ending. Watch this with your boyfriend to remind you that making you fall in love with him is a daily process! 


My Amnesia Girl
Not really a big fan of Filipino movies but I am so in love with John Lloyd Cruz especially that he reminded me of some guy that I went out with at one time so I agreed watching this with my sister and my then boyfriend. Anyway, many people think that this 2010 romantic comedy is a ripped off of 50 first dates, it has a different story, at first I thought so too but my curiosity with the teaser just made me watch this film. I am also a fan of Toni Gonzaga so watching this even if it's crappy would not make me feel bad for spending money watching this but it turns out to be great so I highly recommend this. Their cheezy lines made it more enjoyable to watch. Irene and Apollo were lovers but on the day of there wedding, Apollo decided to ran off. It has been three years and on the day of his friend's wedding, he was reminded of Irene and he found her in a

grocery store just to discover that she does not remember him because she had amnesia. Apparently, Irene really has no amnesia, it was just the first thing that came to her head. She never thought that they would see each other so it doesn't matter but then Apollo ended up searching for her and finding her and tried to win her back. This movie shows us that when you are in love with someone, it does not know time limits and you will do anything for love. My favorite line or scene in this film was when Toni and John Lloyd were praying in the church and Toni was thanking God because she was just asking for pandesal and yet He gave her hamburger with fries referring to John Lloyd.

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton
The 2004 romantic comedy film that shows that not only boys are making mistakes when it comes to love but also girls. Rosalee wins a date with movie star Tad Hamilton. She has a best friend, Pete, who has been in love with her for the longest time. At first, Rosalee is just like a way to show directors that Tad has cleaned up

his act and they should continue casting him but then he realized that he is starting to have real feelings for her. Of course, we all girls had this stupid things in our head where in a prince charming will come for us and just take us to somewhere fun and will never be sad again... and that's what Rosalee has in her head. Definitely she chose the movie star who tells her that he loves her over the best friend who has been there for her and has loved everything that she is and she isn't. She did not realize how she felt about Pete until she heard the 6 smiles of Rosalee speech. The story of the movie, sometimes we get sidetracked by flashy people with their looks and money, before we realize who really loves us.

Good Luck Chuck
The 2007 romantic comedy about Chuck. It was a curse to Chuck that whoever sleeps with him will marry the guy that asks them out after Chuck. At first, it doesn't really matter to Chuck, at least, girls just throw

themselves to him but it becomes a problem when he falls in love with Cam Wexler. This movie is funny and sweet and the defines love in another way, Love is when guy will not have sex with the hot girl that he really loves because he is scared of losing her to someone else.

Love Actually
Love is not just romantic love as shown in this 2003 romantic comedy film. Billy Mac and Joe shows the love between friends. Joe is Billy Mac's manager while Billy Mac is an aging rock star whose latest project is a Christmas variation of Love is all around. This is a story of different people showing their love and how they act because they are in love; a guy will hide his true feelings for the girl that he has fallen in love for because

for his love for his best friend, a Prime Minister will do everything in his power just for the girl, a boy would learn the drums so that he can perform with his first love and even ran to the airport just to get the first kiss, a sister would ignore her chances for  the love of her life for her sick brother. Among the stories in this film, I like the story of Jaime and Aurelia. They lived in a cottage and they cannot understand each other because Jaime speaks English while Aurelia speaks Portuguese but you will see in the subtitles and how they interact with each other, that they have a connection and attraction and as Jaime follows Aurelia to her hometown so that he can propose to her. It was revealed that both has been trying to learn each other's language so that they can communicate.

Little Manhattan
“Love is about finding courage inside of you that you didn't even know was there.” that is the quote from the 2005 romantic comedy film about first love. You will always remember your first love no matter how many other loves comes next. This movie just melts my heart. I am amazed on how innocent and how cute love was defined in this movie. It is realistic and charming. This reminds us that love really does not have to be complicated and the most important thing is that you do your best to make sure that nothing is left unsaid because lovers come and go, sometimes it's just not meant to be but make sure that you have given your all to make that someone feel how you felt for them. Gabe and Rosemary Telesco are two 11-year old who live in 

New York, they have known each other since kindergarten but it was in their karate class when Gabe noticed how pretty Rosemary is. He realized that girls are pretty and are pretty nice to be with. As he gets to know her and spends more time with her, he realized that he is falling for her. They are just 11 so do not expect to see a happy forever after ending.  



I hope you will enjoy watching movies as much as I did! Ciao!

Chef's Table: A review

It was January when I learned that celebrity chef, Bruce Lim, opened up his restaurant called Chef's table at the Fort. I already booked a reservation like a month ahead when I failed to get tickets for Taylor Swift concert. I brought my sister there since may isang tao na sabi siya daw ang kasama ko pero hindi nagrereply or anything, mejo walang kwenta lang di ba tapos bigla na lang magrereply sa mismong araw na yun when I already made plans with my sister.
We went there nagtaxi na lang kami instead of taking the Fort bus and bumaba sa Market, market at maglakad. It was 8:30 when we arrived, buti na lang nagpareserve ako kasi the restaurant was puno. We started the evening with Cebuana Chili wings. Masarap siya but for some reason, me nakita kaming hair na

nakapulupot sa chicken. it's gross and we told them and they handled the situation well. Hindi na nga nila kinailangang ipaalam kay Chef eh, free n yung Chili wings. Then I had Chef's salad while my sister had Beefsteak Pasta. Mejo maasim lang ang Beefsteak pasta while the salad for me was perfect. I love the vinegarette, parang mali pa spelling pero whatever. The dessert was great. Naglangka brulee yung sister ko while I ordered Mango cheesecake. The Mango cheesecake had a thick crust though but the rest was perfection. For our drinks, we had Lemongrass Iced tea which is something I recommend.
The overall service was great, everyone was friendly and chef was socializing with friends and everyone. If someone approaches him for the great food, he is just nice to talk to them kahit na hindi niya sila personally friend. Gusto ko nga sana siyang iapproach but nahiya ako. Naaliw ako kasi he was a big guy tapos napakadown to earth at nakashorts lang siya.
All in all, nagenjoy ako at hindi naman ako nanghihinayang sa perang binayad ko and nirecommend ko pa yung place for my dad's birthday kasi nga Filipino cuisine with a twist ang hain nila. I wouldn't give it 5 stars though because of the buhok incident but 4 stars na lang siguro dahil magaling ang customer service nila and I really had a fun night. They made sure that we were taken care of and all our needs were met.

Kapag bumalik ang x mo, anong sasabihin mo?

Grabe, super hindi ako makatulog kasi me nabalitaan akong napakagandang balita at naexcite ako at para madagdagan pa ang excitement ko, nkita ko pa ang fb account niya, yum! Hahahaha. eto ang blog na hindi niya pwedeng mabasa. hahahahaha. Hay, gusto ko lang makatulog.... Habang hindi, nag-isip ako ng mga bagay-bagay at eto ang naisip kong ibuhos ang enerhiya ko, sa tanong na, kapag bumalik ang x mo, ano ang sasabihin mo? Marami sa mga x ko, ang marami akong gustong sabihin pero hindi ko sila papangalanan, wala lang ayoko lang.

Para sa x ko whose name rhymes with Shroon Shrosa, 'Ngaun naiintindihan ko na ang lahat, no need to explain the past. Bakit ka pati babalik ngayon, hindi mo ba magamit ang pamilya ng ipinalit mo sa akin?'
Burn!!!!! Babala, wag na wag kang babalik na manggagamit ka, dahil hindi lang yan ang masakit na sasabihin ko sa 'yo. Sisiguraduhin kong sa sobrang sakit ng maririnig mo sa akin, magdidilim ang paningin mo at makakalimutan mong babae ako, at wag kang mag-alala, nakahanda akong saktan ka ng pisikalan kapag sinaktan mo ako.
Para sa x kong whose name rhymes with Vice Vaymundo, 'Wag na, no chance, me ilang panganay ka na noh. Ayoko ngang mag-anak gagawin mo naman akong instant mommy to N number of kids, ano ako, just add hot water?'
Ok lang na magpapabalik balik ka once a year, it gives me satisfaction na hindi ka na nakahanap ng better than me. I love your family as in wala akong maisip ni isa sa mga x ko na mahal ko ang pamilya tulad ng pagmamahal ko sa family mo so I'd rather be friends with you, kung ok lang.
Sa isa mga x ko whose name rhymes with Raolo Ran Rose, 'Sino ka? Kilala ba kita?' (gagayahin ko si Toni sa My Amnesia Girl)
Ito ang pinakanakakalokang taong nakilala ko. Kesyo nagCanada daw siya kaya kelangan naming maghiwalay pero mga 1 month pa syang nagtraining sa APAC non. Whatever. Nagsisi akong jinowa ko ang taong ito kaya magpapanggap na lang akong hindi ko siya nakilala, hinalikan or whatever.
Para sa x kong whose name rhymes with Jenneth Jantimbuhan, 'I love you din pero we're better na ganito lang tayo.'
May age gap tayo alam mo yan, tapos sa mga pinaggagagawa mo pa recently marami akong kinukwestiyon at naguguluhan ako, mabuti pang wag na lang saka ikaw ang x na kahinaan ko at basta. Sa tingin ko kapag hindi nagworkout for us for the second time, parang hindi ko na alam kung anong susunod na mangyayari sa atin na mabuti na lang na wag na lang nating itry, ok na yung kung ano yung meron tayo.  

How singles celebrate their valentines....

This year will be the third time that I am spending Valentines as a single gal. For some reason, I may have a boyfriend or fling all year round except around Valentines. I can still remember, the first year I will be celebrating Valentines without a boyfriend since I was 16, I was so scared of that fact but at least my friends were single too and we planned a party in one of the resorts in QC. Last year was not very kind to me either but  at least I had hope. I met this really cute guy, his name is Bryan and we almost went on a date during Valentines... he just had to go to the gym. Hahahaha. 
This year, akala ko me chance na akong mag-Valentines ng maayos but no, my then boyfriend just had to break up with me bec he met some slut sa work and up until now he's denying it eventhough he told me a 

week after that we broke up na he's seeing someone. Anyway, I had realizations this Valenines week. You can just imagine kung gano kacrazy ung emotions na naramdaman ko from pre-Valentines to Valentines itself hanggang post Valentines but at least, overall I am very happy. Noong Feb 12, it was the first day of work for me when I came back from off. Sabi ko, ok lang to, hindi ako maaapektuhan at natatawa pa nga ako kasi after shift, pumunta kaming mall ni JC and we met Kahren and wala man lang akong bitterness or anything na nararamdaman despite the lovers, the hearts, the flowers and chocolates and teddy bears around me. Si Kahren lang ung parang stressed na stressd that day. Feb 13, dito ko naramdaman ang stress ng Valentines na dinulot kay Kahren when we were at the mall. Super naiirita ako at gusto ko pang murahin yung agent na bumati sa akin ng Happy Valentines at napayosi ako ng matindi. Feb 14, hay grabe, buti na lang me nagbigay sa akin ng bulaklak at nagbigayan kami ng flowers nila Kahren at JC. Mejo pissed off ako sa araw na to yung 

nagbigay kasi ng flowers sa akin, me prsyo pa, tama ba yun??? Buti na lang, si TL, she won me a breakfast date with the guy that me and my friends call 'cutie pie', mejo annoyed nga lang yung friends ko sa kanya kasi nagfefeeling na siya na my fan club siya at ako pa rin ang humaling sa kanya, wahahahahaha. 
Feb 15, the day of the date, he was just charming and cute na I think I'm willing to let go of my inhibitions and my guard pero syempre, ano pa rin sa isip ko ang mga kelangan kong maaaccomplish sa buhay. Feb 16, wah, syempre super ask ang lola nio sa date namin at happy naman akong ikwento na it did go well. Hahahaha. Actually eto yung exact date ng breakfast eh, Feb 16 morning. Nung nagkita pa kami s office, he was looking at me at binati niya ako nung nagkakasalubong na kami. I can still remember na dati, halos ibagsak niya yung pinto sa akin nung magkasunod lang kami, ngaun, pinagbubuksan na ako ng lolo mo. Weee! Feb 17, Batangas trip, mejo borlogs na kami at hindi na masyadong nakapaginuman pero nakapagkwentuhan kami ng malala. Kumain pa kami sa Benoks at si JC kung anu-anong kalokohan na naman ang naisip. Feb 18, we went to Mt. Carmel, nagpray, nagpapicture sa Gumamela at sa mga santo. Umuwi me at naggym and I ate 

yogurt. Feb 19, me and my sister will be going to Chef's table and I will be posting a review about it.
So how do singles spend their Valentines? They spend it with friends, with potential lovers, with family and with themselves. They make sure that on the day of hearts, they are being treated with love as well. Narealize ko nga mas nasstress pa ako dati nung me bowa ako pag Valentines, una, gagastusan ko pa siya just to feel na not worth it ang gastos ko sa kanya, umiinit ang ulot ko kasi ang panget ng gift or BS ung date na pineprepare niya for us. It's just a matter of state of mind, kung pano mo titingnan ang mga bagay-bagay. If you decide to be happy, then you win over sadness.