I was really shocked by the recent news about Mel Gibson’s drunk driving charge. He was flagged down by a police officer for overspeeding. He tested positive for alcohol.They then charged him for driving under the influence. The arrest wasn’t the most controversial. What he said during his arrest was.

Mel Gibson was said to have ranted against the Jews. He blamed the Jews for all the wars going on around the world. He was cursing and saying horrible things to the police officer in charge.

 I found the story hard to believe but after Mel Gibson came out with a public apology, it became clear that the incident isn’t just fabricated. Mel Gibson admitted that he has problems with alcohol. Who would have thought?????

 Mel Gibson just seems like he has got it all together. He has a perfect life. He has a loyal wife and wonderful seven kids. He is known for his charming personality and for his playfulness. He’s rich and successful. He’s talented and multi-awarded actor/director. He’s so gifted. It’s so tragic that he’s addicted to alcohol.

This incident has destroyed his reputation. Hopefully, it’s only going to be temporary. He’s not just the first celebrity who went through this. There are others who have fallen and managed to get up. But there are also lots of celebrities who have fallen and never recovered. But with his family and fans rallying behind him, there’s still hope for him. Although, it’s going to take a lot of maneuvering on his part. It’s been known that Hollywood is backed by Jews. Mel has to make it up to them somehow.

This story reminds me that there is no perfect person. There is no perfect life. Each of us have our own demons to conquer.

 Yesterday, I had a chat with several strangers. They told me their own sad stories. One woman’s son had molested her daughter; a young woman was raped by her own father; then there was someone who came from an abusive relationship. I realized that everyone has their own crosses to bear.

I should be reading a book but it’s been almost five hours that I’ve been glued to the internet. I know I’m addicted to the net. I should do something about it. Must try not to surf……….

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I decided to skip reading today. I just concentrated on watching DVDs. I watched Blade, Eureka, Angela’s Eyes, Aquaman, Heroes, Beouwolf and Grendel, and The Hills Have Eyes.

I can pretty much say that I’m a Blade fan now. I like the tv series because the story and the action gets better with each episode. They have good actors. I especially like their villain played by a British actor. He’s charming yet dangerous. The guy who plays Blade is adequate but his character doesn’t do much talking as Blade is a man of action. I like the girl who plays Blade’s character as she is a tough chick. I think Blade could really be a hit. I didn’t even like the movie that much ( even if I’ve seen all three movies ). I’m not a fan of the comic book. But because of this tv show, I’m beginning to get into Blade.

 Eureka’s pilot episode held so much promise. The second episode turned me off. It wasn’t as interesting as the first episode. The second episode was so boring, I slept through half of the show. If things don’t pick up on the next couple of episodes, I’m going to abandon this tv show.

 Angela’s Eyes is probably going to get canceled. The main character is unlikeable. The actress is pretty though but she’s not convincing playing a tough FBI chick. I’d be surprised if the show survives a season.

The Heroes pilot tv show is pretty boring. All pilots should set the premise for the whole series but the pilot did nothing to pique my curiousity. It’s another Lost imitation. They’re making it a serial-type of tv show where each episode is connected to each other. There’s even an Asian character complete with subtitles. It’s so obvious where they copied this from. Their heroes are so lame and all of the characters are unlikeable. I see ‘cancelation’ in its future.

I liked Aquaman. I’m glad that they didn’t cast the same actor that played the character in Smallville. That actor ( Will Toade ) was pretty stiff. This show’s Aquaman played by Justin Hartley is a better actor. He’s charming and he looks intelligent.  Sadly, I recently learned that Aquaman wasn’t picked up by CW. The show is available on Itunes for download. I hope that more people will rally behind it. This show could still have a future.

I really like the cast of characters. Lou Diamond Philips plays Aquaman’s adoptive father. Ving Rhames plays the guardian. The effects are decent too. The love interest however, is played rather blandly by a beauty pageant winner turned actress. But the premise of the tv show is rather interesting. I especially loved the nasty Siren. There were really thrilling scenes.

As much as I like looking at Gerard Butler, I just couldn’t help but sleep through half of his film, Beowulf and Grendel. I really though that this film would be an action-adventure. Fifteen minutes into the film and still there was no action and no adventure. But no matter how soporific this film is, Gerard Butler still managed to light up the screen. But his screen presence was just not enough to prevent me from falling asleep.

I was going to watch The Hills Have Eyes in the movie theater but decided to wait for it on DVD. I regret watching it on DVD. This movie would have been a lot scarier and gorier on the big screen. The actors did a decent job. The story and some scenes are borrowed from Deliverance. There’s even a character who looks like Jon Voight’s character. The new film though is a lot more nail-biting and violent. And I mean a lot MORE violent.

It’s rare for me to be affected by the bloody scenes since I consider myself desensitized from watching too many horror flicks, but there are just scenes in this movie that are just too violent. I often found myself cringing. I even rooted for the victims. And I enjoyed it when they slashed and chopped their enemies. This could be a new horror classic. It’s scary, thrilling and very taut.

I’m just going to spend the whole day watching DVDs and finishing my books. It’s surprisingly a warm and humid day even if it’s a cloudy day.

I wish I could say that I’ll make lemonade when life hands me lemons. But that’s usually not the case. When life hands you lemons, you usually can’t make lemonade because you’re either out of sugar or you’re out of water.

 I wish I could say that I’ll be able to catch whatever curve-ball that life throws at me. But that’s usually not the case. When life throws you a curve ball, you’re usually turning your back. The ball hits you at the back of your head and you get nasty bump from it.

 The thing is, life is unpredictable. You can never say that you’re really ready for whatever comes your way. You can’t tell God to give you a challenge when you’re ready to take one. Life is like a pop quiz. You never know that there’s going to be an exam until the teacher tells you to get your pen and paper. And usually, this always happens when you’ve a ) run out of paper b ) run out of ink c ) didn’t read through your notes d ) all of the above.

Life is full of surprises. No one can truly be ready for an accident or a tragedy. That’s the nature of accidents and tragedies. They’re tragedies because they’re unpredictable. They come out of nowhere. Tragedies and accidents usually happens when you’re not paying attention. It just smacks you in the face. There’s no way you can ever prevent it from happening.

When it rains it pours. I truly agree. What’s worse is that it always starts raining when you realize that you’ve left your umbrella at home.

I think I’m a bad judge of character. I befriended a girl in college who stole from me. We were very close actually. We had similar interests. I didn’t know that she was jealous of me. People would always compare us. She was chubby and I was rail thin.

 Our classmates would always point out the difference between us. They would keep saying that we were like the number 10. I was the 1 and she was the 0. Meaning, I was thin and she was round.  I was unaware that she detested the comparison.

Since she was my friend, I’ve long ago forgiven her for what she did. Even if I have no proof that she stole from me, I know that she stole from me. It didn’t happen just once. It happened twice. I think she knows that I know that she stole from me. She probably wondered why I stuck with her even after what she did. After college, I tried to reach out to her. But she has long since drifted away. I can’t say I didn’t try though.

One of my biggest mistakes was befriending my cousin. There was a time when we became close. I thought she was a good person. But I was wrong. She secretly hated me. I don’t know why. Maybe she was jealous of me.  But she really said nasty things about me when I turned my back. I haven’t been trying to mend our friendship. I’m happy that she’s out of my hair. I always felt bad being around her. She made me feel bad about myself. She was never a good friend to me.

My main problem is that I continue to believe in the goodness of people. i think that basically, everyone is good. I think that the bad people are the exception rather than the rule. I can’t help it. I was raised a Catholic.

This probably explains why my first boyfriend was a junkie. I don’t know why I fell in love with him. I guess, I wanted to believe that there was something good about him. I wanted to believe that he could be redeemed. He’s a good man though but when it comes to his habit, he is beyond redemption. He has been taking drugs for more than ten years now.

He’s made so many promises to me. He told me that he’d quit and that he’d change. He would but only for a certain time period. After that, he’d get all crazy and drugged up again. That’s why I left him. 

I still believe in the goodness of people. That’s probably the reason I’m such a bad judge of character. Maybe I should stop believing that people are inherently good. I want to become more cynical and less trusting. But try as I might, I still believe that there’s a goodness in all of us. That’s my worst flaw.

Lance Bass finally came out of the closet. it doesn’t really surprise me. What surprises me is the fact that some people still thinks he’s straight. He’s obviously so gay. I took one look at him during his N’Sync days and said to myself, ” He’s so obviously in denial.”

There are many gay people in the entertainment industry. For fear of losing their loyal female fanbase, they try their best to hide their real ’self.’ I can’t really blame them. Ever since George Michael came out of the closet, his career took a nosedive. It doesn’t help that he’s been acting bizarro in public toilets.

 I don’t think that the fans abandon their idols because they’re gay. The fans abandon their idols when they learn that they’re gay and they’ve been lied to all along. If only a gay entertainer would be brave enough to come out in the open right away. Being gay doesn’t dminish their talent. But lying does.

I mean, look at the Fab 5. They’re so popular. And they came out gay. I for one am still hoping that the handsome and proper, Kyan Douglas is only bi-sexual but as he has stated over and over again, he’s a real gay guy. Sigh. But I still LOVE the Fab 5. Who doesn’t want to be friends with them?

Here’s a list of possible/probably gay entertainers who haven’t come out in the open yet:
Michael Jackson- it’s so obvious that he’s gay. I don’t know how much he paid Lisa Marie to marry him. But it must have been a substantial amount of money.

And come on, he didn’t even sleep with Debbie Rowe ( his second wife ) to have his babies. And what’s worse, he didn’t even use his own sperm. He had his ex-wife undergo in vitro fertilization using someone else’s sperm. How wacko is that?

 Ricky Martin- I saw him once on an MTV show set in India. The way  he reacted to seeing a snake wasn’t ‘macho’ at all. That’s when I knew for sure. In his case, if he comes out of the open now, his salivating legion of female fans will truly abandon him.

Clay Aiken- So obviously gay. And what guy will grow up straight with a name like Clay????

Ace Young- he’s cute but my gaydar goes off whenever he’s on. He sings George Michael songs and Michael Jackson songs. He also sings a mean falsetto. Go figure. He’s cute though.

Ken- Barbie’s long time partner might be gay. He’s been with Barbie for decades and he hasn’t popped the question yet. He has the best wardrobes. He has a perpetual tan and a great smile. He could just be a metrosexual. Nah.

Okay. Thirty plus posts and one comment. That’s great. At least, I know someone’s reading my blog. Do leave comments if you’re reading my blog.

I tried uploading my picture to myheritage.com’s facial recognition software. The celebrities I am said to resemble are:

 Condoleeza Rice- 61 percent. I like Condi but eh, she kind of looks old. So I’m not flattered. Not at all.

Zhang Ziyi- 61 percent. How can I look like  a black woman and a Chinese woman at the same time??? It doesn’t make sense. It does however make sense that I’d resemble Zhang as I’m Asian.  I also have Chinese blood.

Mohandas Gandhi- 60 percent. Okay. He’s my hero. I love his pacifist ways. But hello, I do not look like a man!!!!

Rosanna Arquette- 60 percent. Well, at least, I don’t look like David Arquette. But it would have been nice if I looked like her sister, Patricia Arquette, as I adore that cute actress especially because of her wonderful supernatural show, Medium.  

Cameron Diaz- 60 percent. I don’t see the resemblance at all. But I guess if I wear a blonde wig and blue contact lenses, I’d know for sure.

Kristin Kreuk- 58 percent. This girl is pretty. She also has Chinese blood. Maybe the face recognition software recognized that I have Chinese heritage???

Drew Barrymore- 57 percent. I think we have the same chipmunk like cheeks.   

Adriana Lima- 56 percent. She looks hot but I don’t know who she is. I could wiki her bio and other stats but I’m too lazy for that.

Shirley Temple- 54 percent. I hope I better look like the young Shirley Temple and not the 80 year old Shirley Temple!

Katie Holmes- 53 percent. I don’t know why I don’t resemble her more. We have the same nose, the same cheeks and the same hair. I do not look like Condi Rice for cripes sake!!!

My friends think that the celebrities that I most resemble are:

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Danica McKellar