The Struggling Blogger

To be honest, and I have to say this, aside from a few minutes featuring the reunion and grand homecoming of Wanbol University students, there is really nothing Iskul Bukol about the movie.

But for credits, it didn’t destroy the concept of the reunion by making terrorists attack right on the reunion time, or conflicts arising right at the school, like we see in most ‘quickie’ movies that are shown in the cinemas today.
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(Taking a break from daily events, I dig up on my old works and found this one which was written way back 2004. A factual view on TV commercials, I’m planning to have an updated version, but I can’t find the time yet. I hope you still remember them. My apologies to those who may not be able to relate to this, as these are mostly commercials from the Philippines. Thanks)

It’s been ten years since you last saw your high school classmates! Ten LONG years! And tonight you’ll finally get to see them again. Because tonight is your reunion! You’re very excited to see your classmates again after so many years. You went to the reunion, full of expectations. As you enter the place of the party, you saw your former classmates, and as you approached them, even before the hi’s and hello’s, even before the beso-beso and kumustahan, the first thing that they asked you is, “San ka nagparebond? “ What?!!! Honestly, is that the way to greet someone whom you haven’t seen for quite a long time? I think a simple “hi” would suffice.
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