DVD Movies, etc.

My favorite room in the house is my music room, aka Entertainment room, aka home theater, aka Karaoke room, etc. In a couple of years, I've collected a number of DVD movies most of which I bought used or previously viewed from rental outlets whenever we go to the States. Some, I've inherited from Eph's collection when he switched from DVD to Blue Ray. Dan and Reg have also given me a couple of discs. Donna has also purchased a few from "dealers" (wink-wink) here around the area as well.

With the volume turned up so high, it's great to watch concert videos here. It's as if one's on the front row watching Arnel Pineda of Journey belting out their greatest hits.

When Pareng James and Mareng Celia came over on vacation from Hawaii, he noticed my collection and has mentioned that the swap meet at the Honolulu Stadium provides a good source of previously owned DVDs. So of course I gave him a list of the ones I want to have and as soon as they got back he prepared a package for me and sent them through his brother who went on vacation here recently. Not sure but I think he may still be here. Thanks a lot Pars, didn't realize you sent me that many. The last time we went to California last May, I also bought me a few more. I had to order me an extra DVD rack to fit everything. I now have a total of four racks.

We've been busy lately because Cong Paing and his wife Ate Let are back for the unveiling this afternoon of the Pampanga governors portraits that he was commissioned to do. But this past weekend I've started watching some of the movies I recently got, Nacho Libre (pretty funny Jack Black movie), among others but Pan's Labyrinth stands out. This is a 2006 film by renowned Mexican film maker Guillermo del Toro set in the 1940's during the reign of Spain's Franco. Little Spanish actress Ivana Baquero was really good in it. Great movie although a tad bit violent.