It is a unique thing for every novelist to take a realistic episode and unite it into his stories, to use novels as a formula of pain therapy, but Nicholas Sparks — whose sister died at the age of 33 — has twisted that poor woman’s passing into a goddamn industry. I’ve seen ample of Sparks’ movies now, unfortunately, that the tone shifting and where-the-fuck-did-that-come-from death in the mid of a romantic scenario doesn’t faze me anymore. In fact, it’s kind of a fun game: Trying to understand who will bite it in the end. Will it be a death that, though sad, reliefs to close the deal on the romantic storyline? Or will it be one of those gut-punch deaths where one of the romantic leads will die unexpectedly and tragically?

So, The Lucky One. Like all earlier Sparks’ adaptations, The Lucky One is a trite love story that floats pointlessly until Nicholas’ Reaper lowers his sickle. Zac Effron is Logan (because of course he is), a Marine who discovers a picture of a woman, Beth (Taylor Schilling), in a war zone. After Logan endures three tours in Iraq, he attributes it to this picture of “an angel in hell.” So, he sets about trying to find her, walking from Colorado to Louisiana, so he can thank her for saving his life. Problem is, when he finds her — at a dog kennel — he can’t bring himself to find the words, so instead he takes a job as a handyman/dog walker. Over water-splashing canoe trips in the pond, kitchen dances, and piano recitals in church, Beth and Logan fall in love. The rub? Beth has an gorgeous son, whose father — Beth’s ex — is an obnoxious asshole and a local cop with a lot of influences in the small Southern town. He wants to keep Beth and Logan apart, and the kid gets trapped in the middle.

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There is really something about high school that almost everyone doesn’t want to forget. Well, I believed it’s because high school is the era for students who wants to gain real friends. And that’s what I had, and still have.

April 16, 2012. It was the day that we meet again. My high school peers– Aubrey, Lea, and Krystle, and I decided to meet since everyone was around  Makati at that moment. Lea lives a few streets from my apartment. Krystle, who is currently taking her OJT in Mandaluyong,  was going to her apartment in Makati. And Aubrey, the newly grad-lady of Laguna, was at McKinley, Taguig for her first job application (she nailed it!).

From left to right: Lea, Krystle, Me, Aubrey

We decided to meet at Glorietta 4. It was a blasts seeing each other after more than a year. Since our meeting wasn’t plan, we decided to have dinner at Tokyo Tokyo, Aegis People Support, Makati.

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Anna Banana!
I love you a bunch.
I’ll dance like your monkey if we go for lunch

I bet you knew the tune of the lyrics above. Yeah, it is part of the song Anna Banana, from the TV ad commercial of PLDT. The 60-second Anna Banana ad features a young boy named Derek S. Lorenzo, who recorded himself singing a song he wrote particularly for his crush. He was so pleased his film clip got many hits on YouTube that he hungrily told his mother about it, not knowing that it was actually his mom who kept on watching his video post, just so he would feel good about himself.

I have to say, the Anna Banana PLDT commercial is really cute. I cherished the fact that the bottom-line was that a mom would do anything for her child. In this instance, the mom ups the views of her son’s song video on YouTube.

I really love the song sang by Derek. He actually composed it himself for Anna, the awesomest girl in his class.

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Summer is on the run, and students nowadays and doing their best to enjoy the vacation. And soon after this two-month break, school will open and new leaders will be elected for the student council. And if you are thinking about running for student council, you might try to weigh up the pro’s and con’s. And if you wanted to have an assurance of winning, you better have a catchy and convincing campaign before the election. It’s like you need to be distinguished from the crowd. And one great advice is creating election buttons.

Making election buttons can be a genuine campaign promoter for personalities who are running for student council. Buttons can support develop a group of campaign followers and help acquire fellow students thrilled about the upcoming election. In addition, buttons are low-priced to produce and effortlessly can be custom designed with your distinctive message. If you don’t have contact to button-making tools, you’ll discovery it much less costly to have your buttons ordered from an establishment that concentrates in custom retail.

However, a good campaign doesn’t only applies on giving out something that voter would like. You don’t want to give the impression that you’re handling out bribes. Confidence and good sportsmanship are still important successful campaign. And remember, always have a smile and be calm.