Review: Quantum of Solace

I heart Daniel Craig.

In his latest 007 movie, he was at his action best again, as in. From beginning to end, the movie was action-packed.

My Love Nald and I grew up watching 007 movies through the influence of our parents. And we thank them for it, because our appreciation for James Bond films or any movie for that matter is more than skin-deep.

Anyway, My Love Nald likes Roger Moore, I on the other hand, love Sean Connery as THE James Bond. However, we see eye-to-eye and both agree that Daniel Craig is the most believable and REAL James Bonds ever.

You know what I mean when I say "real". Previous James Bonds always looked pristine, slick,and clean, even during the most action of actions in their films.
But not Daniel Craig as James Bond. His hair gets messy when he fights, he gets bruised, and most of all he gets emotional. It is also perhaps of the people behind the film thinking that it would be crappy to follow suit of previous James Bond movies where he is invincible, untouchable, almost un-real.

Nevertheless, Quantum of Solace is still very much like any other James Bond movie -- there are rich ugly villains; sexy and intriguing ladies; lavish parties; air, water, and land action scenes. The film revolved around Bond's mission to infiltrate and unearth underground activities of the story's villains in places in South America. Timely global issues such as water scarcity, graft, political manipulation, environment abuse were very abundant in Quantum of Solace's plot.

To add some human touch in the story, James Bond's emotions were played upon, which was actually used to further fuel the action and complicate the simplistic plot! Add to this, a beautiful lady named Olga Kurylenko who's sexy piercing eyes and stunts both matched those of Daniel's. They were quiet a pair, indeed!

Well, in general, Quantum of Solace deserves one's full attention, a MUST-SEE film, and My Love Nald and I are definitely looking forward to the next Craig Bond, ooops James Bond movie.


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Miami's Goals Q4 2008 and Beyond

A lot of people, including myself, believe that it is anyone's right to DREAM, and since it is free, one might as well DREAM big. In addition to this belief, one must affirm them and work passionately to achieve whatever those dreams are.

I'm writing this blog not just
to list all my "wishes" but to actually affirm that I will achieve all of them. I am a big advocate of setting goals because it makes life more defined with purpose and meaning.

Now, let's see, I have a lot of dreams in mind from my family, career, business, down to my personal ones.

MY FAMILY GOALS
  • Finish paying off our EOG (East of Galleria) condominium unit which My Love Nald and I purchased January this year.
  • Invest in a lot in our existing village and put-up our dream house.
  • Invest in two more condominium units >> one in The Fort and another one elsewhere.
  • Invest in a house and lot in my dear hometown in Baguio City where my Mom can just simply relax and enjoy her retirement days.
  • Completely and consistently remit my payments for my Manulife and Prulink investments (all for My Princess Aleksis' future education needs).
  • Travel with my family to different places outside Metro Manila/Philippines on a yearly basis. A goal My Love and I share especially help our Princess' grow as a well-rounded individual.
MY CAREER GOALS
  • Be part of a company that has the same ideals, values, and vision as mine. This may be a feat, but it could be done.
  • Focus on specific areas such as Business Intelligence, Research and Development, and Organizational Development.
  • Achieve senior executive post or a general manager (why not!) in the next 3-5 years time.
MY BUSINESS GOALS
  • Launch my business website by end of 2008 if not first quarter of 2009. I've already enhanced my social network site and I'd want it up a notch higher this time.
  • Continue to find unique products to distribute in the Philippines or ways of marketing existing products.
  • Don't want to be so mainstream. =)
  • Set-up an association/organization for online entrepreneurs with the goal of legitimizing biz transactions, registering them, educating online entrepreneurs, etc. An idea I came up with and My Love Nald said that it's a bright one!
  • Put up my own company that will showcase my skills and talents as a corporate diva. I have the core idea in a nutshell; I just need to start with the business plan to flesh out the details.
MY PERSONAL GOALS
  • Finish by end of 2009 or early 2010 my graduate school studies in Ateneo.
  • Organize our houses (yes, houses!) combining neatness and functionality. I'm such an OC-OC, I'd like to organize things a lot!
  • And now, my so-called "Desserts" (yummmm!):
2nd Gen 13-Inch MACBook: Been drooling over this for the past two months, and it will soon be mine!!!





LV Damier Neverfull MM: I used to obsess with their Speedy line but I figured I need more room for a lot of my stuff.







Philip Stein Harmony watch in brown strap: A nice girl needs a nice watch, don't we!










My Passport Essential 250GB Portable Hard Drive: I'm currently using My Love Nald's EHD and he's been saying I need to get one of my own, LOL!




A 3-day Stay in The Farm, San Benito: I'd like to pamper myself with the following: Purification Treatment, Lymphatic Drainage Massage, and Colon Hydrotherapy. Why I chose these, for detoxification of accumulated stuff inside and outside my body!

Love it! Now, off to achieving all these and more!!!

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