Since the start of this year, I’ve developed the habit of watching movies or TV series every night to get myself to fall asleep. I think this habit started around the time I wrote this entry which is during a very low point in my life. Prior to that, I won’t be able to sleep knowing my laptop is still on. My mind would be screaming “Think of your electric bill!” or “MBP charger may get fried again, warranty had lapsed!” until I do something about it. Today I usually just let my FRIENDS DVD (which I’ve already seen countless times) play in the background while I’m asleep — I just turn it off in the morning time.
I’ve figured out the reason behind this: I want to hear sounds before falling asleep and while I’m asleep. Strangely I prefer the sound of people talking than music. If I do not do this “ritual” I catch myself thinking about many things that bother me and in the process, these thoughts prevent me from falling asleep easily. Unless I’m too tired to think, this is what I do every night to make sure I get a good night’s rest. Especially now that I’m all alone in a small apartment. You don’t want to hear creepy noises when you’re by yourself too, do you?
From 11:00pm onwards, after I’m done working on my freelance projects, I always watch a movie or two. I don’t know why that is but I’m really more into films and TV series than listening to music (I’m so outdated I’ve only heard of “Nine Inch Nails” when I learned about their upcoming concert here in Manila). The main reason I bought that external hard drive was so I can have something to store all my movie files in. And I know it’s not the noblest thing to do, but I download movies everyday so I have something to watch at night (you might say that I’m abusing my laptop, yes). I’m not even referring to movies that had just been released but old ones.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been brainstorming for movie titles to add to my collection. These are movies that I’ve seen years ago and would love to see again. Most of these are Rom-Com, cos I’m simply a sucker for that. Here are my recommendations in no particular order:
- Bedazzled
- Blast From The Past
- Fools Rush In
- The Whole Nine Yards
- The Whole Ten Yards
- The Terminal
- If Only
- Serendipity
- A Beautiful Mind
- There’s Something About Mary
- A Cinderella Story
- The Kid
- Anger Management
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Coyote Ugly
… among others! Aren’t sappy old movies the best? Currently enjoying the TV series “Chuck”, too. I’d love to know your recommendations. =)
my tastes are very weird… but for rom-com:
the princess bride
tv series: how i met your mother… haha funny ito.
tas pag nadownload muna makikinood din ako. when you are lonely text me! im just a few floors away…
* Bedazzled –> Ewan bat ayaw ko talaga si Brendan Fraser.
* Blast From The Past –> Can’t remember this one, bat ganon.
* Fools Rush In –> Waahh! I love this! Ultimate ROMCOM of all time. :) Bat nga wala ako neto? I’ll download now now nowww.
* The Whole Nine Yards –> Bruce Willis FTW :)
* The Whole Ten Yards
* The Terminal –> Katamad magDL, penge ng kopyaaa :)
* If Only –> I can’t remember how many times I’ve replayed this one. (Baka sakaling mabago ang ending haha)
* Serendipity –> And this too! <3 <3 Reminds me of an ex, yaikes.
* There’s Something About Mary –> I’ve never really finished watching this one.
* A Cinderella Story –> Hehe, may kopya ako neto, sayo ko ata nakuha? :)
* The Kid –> Hmm? Sino to?
* Anger Management –> Haven’t watched this.
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind –> Penge kopya!!
Bat walang Bridal Wars? Ang cute kaya non. :) (Then again, I’m biased pag New York ang setting hehe)
More romcoms baka trip mo idownload — mga romcoms when I was still in Highschool, I never really gotten over them! hehe :)
- Crazy Beautiful
- Centerstage
- Save the Last Dance
- You’ve Got Mail
- Pleasantville
- Sweet Home Alabama
- A Lot Like Love
- The Family Man
PENGE KOPYA NG FOOLS RUSH IN KELAN TAYO MAGKIKITAAAA :)
omg ung “Reminds me of an ex, yaikes.” sa Beautiful mind pala un, ende sa Serendipity hehe
@tarits: cge ba, one of these nights! I’m far from feeling lonely though. I cherish my “alone” times. Loner ever, haha =)
@Riz: Meron na kong Crazy Beautiful & You’ve Got Mail, but yehey, thanks for the recommendations! I want to see those movies again! Sweet Home Alabama, kakainlab <3
The Kid, comedy lang sya, with Bruce Willis din. Hmm, mas marami pala ang comedy kesa rom-com dun sa nilista ko. hehe! The Whole Nine (& Ten) Yards, Blast From The Past, The Terminal, There’s Something About Mary, The Kid, and Anger Management fall under *just* comedy, I guess. lol.
I have Bride Wars na rin, diba pinanood natin sa Cebu with Mae? Yung mga nilista ko are just those movies that I downloaded the past few weeks. =)
Sinong ex itech? Chika!!
in college, i used to set the tv on sleep for 90 minutes. that way, i have an hour and a half to try to fall asleep while the tv drones on and on. it’s because, like you, im scared to hear of eerie and creepy noises. hehehe.
now i just read a few chapters of my book for the week. i don’t get that scared anymore because i sleep with my kids. :)
some suggestions for your movie list:
-pretty woman
-never been kissed
-runaway bride
-10 things i hate about you
-drive me crazy
btw, can i link u up? :)
@Kaith: Right, pwede rin TV! I could use that, kaya lang feeling ko mas malakas sa kuryente ang TV kesa laptop hehehe
oh yeah, i don’t have a copy of ‘10 things i hate about you’! Drive Me Crazy, this I haven’t seen yet. I’ll check it out, thanks!
Link me up, go go go! =) I’ll add you to my list too =)