Work Almost Complete

Pending the unsent music files and images, I'm nearly done with my work. Of course because of the added voice overs, the file jumped from 10 MB to 81 MB...

Holy Week

I guess today's the start of Holy Week. Shops are closed, not much to watch on local TV, and there's probably some processions and pasyons being recited in various parts of the country.

Saw Elvin at church last Sunday and he did make a statement about Holy Week before and Holy Week now. He described the time in the 80s as B.C., Before Cable. During that time, people had the choice of watching either Christ get crucified, or the cartoon/anime Super Book and Flying House on TV. Now, with the advent of cable, there are actually other shows you can watch during Holy Week.

I also remembered what Ambeth Ocampo told us about the pasyon. During the Spanish colonial era, well, Filipinos didn't exactly have a lot to do aside from work. There's no TV (no telenovelas), no radio, and people didn't travel a lot. The only thing they had to look forward to was the pasyon. That's probably the highlight of the year excluding Christmas. In comparison to today where Holy Week is one of the most boring of times (at least to those who don't reflect, pray, and fast) or probably an opportunity for people to leave their homes (or go back to their provinces, depending on how you see it).

TV

Eat, sleep, work, TV... that's basically my routine for today. I guess what shocked me today was the Evolution cartoon... yes, I'm talking about the one based on the movie a few years back. The fire truck gets an overhaul, the protagonists are kids, they get advanced armor (kinda like the Power Rangers redux in the Avengers cartoon), and they get a three-eyed yellow creature as a mascot. Oh yeah, Justice League is back on Cartoon Network again.