"Bye." My cousin-in-law said to his son. And with that I was brought back to our breakfast table and reminded of my adobo and Jasmine Tea. I was overwhelmed with emotion as I realized that for a moment, for about a chapter... I got lost in what I was reading and forgot where I was. And I remembered why I enjoyed reading so much when I was younger. I loved getting lost. I am no longer the adventurous type. Going out, meeting up with friends and strangers, chatting, eating out, watching movies. That is what I love and enjoy doing now. But I do not love the outdoors. Nor big and exciting adventures. There used to be a time when I enjoyed it. I no longer do. Now, I like cafes. Tea time. People watching. Chatting. Sitting alone. Catching up with friends. Forgetting time. Unaware of where I am and what is going on around me. That is how I get lost nowadays. But there used to be a time when I was not allowed to go out. Indoors. At "home." Limited to a location. So I got lost by joining The Baby-Sitters Club. Got to know Archie and his…
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Entering Jurassic Park
A few days ago, I posted this on my Ria Jose Facebook Page: I created the post in celebration of #ScienceFictionDay. But it also gave me soooo many memories. As far as I can remember, Jurassic Park was the film that piqued my interest in the sci-fi genre. First Cinema Experience Interestingly, my first memory of watching a film in the cinema was another sci-fi film. All I remember was it was a King Kong film and the first scene I remember was King Kong in a some sort of hospital bed or operating table. Via Google Search, I recently found out that this movie was "King Kong Lives." King Kong Lives Movie Poster According to Wikipedia, it was released in 1986. I was around 4 years old in 1986 but I am not too sure if the film was released in our city on the same year or if my memory is accurate. I did enjoy that movie and many other sci-fi movies like ET, Batteries Not Included, Back to the Future, and even Robocop. But I was not particularly attached or fascinated by these films. Entering Jurassic Park Sometime in the early 1990s, I saw the trailer for…