Random film at Balboa

So I'm at Balboa park with the Bayan Group. The thing is we had to go see a Filipino related movie, and as you may know from my previous blog I don't know much from the culture, meaning I wasn't excited to go see a movie.

At first I was feeling bored,  and the fact that the ticket cost ten bucks did not make me want to stay at all I was like what the hell this aint even AMC why is it ten bucks. The issue is not me being cheap, but paying for something I don't want to see is what made think to not go at all. I thought the movies were going to be history related or something near to that.

Well, even though I was having doubts of being there, I still went and being honest the film wasn't that bad. The Film is called Give up tomorrow and it's a documentary directed by Michael Collins about a Filipino-Spanish person named Francisco "Paco" Larranaga. Basically the film is about the injustices done to Paco like getting sentence even though it was obvious he was innocent all the evidence was in his favor and what he had to live through, also they talk about what Paco's family had to endure with this injustice and the living conditions of Paco along with what happened to him and the case over the years.

So I think it wasn't a waste of money after all, because I got to watch an interesting case and how it developed during the years.

Some random things to say, be open minded, that way you may end up enjoying an activity that you never gave a chance to because it looked boring or it seem like a drag. We find interesting experiences at the least expected places.




Give up tomorrow trailer

Feeling Out of Place

Have you ever felt out of place? Not wanting to be there at all?

Well, everything started when we went to Balboa park as the Bayan Community Group. It was a trip to see a Filipino film. At the beginning I was like whatever, I have to go to the trip, so let's get it over with. 

But then I realize that I did not know anything about the culture, so I started to feel weird because at that time I did not know what movie we would have to see. If there were any questions related to the Philippines in general I would not know what to say, even a simple question for example what is the name of some famous Filipino dishes? I would be speechless, In my mind I would be like how the hell should I know it's not like I go to Jollibee's every weekend right? 

I'm not trying to be disrespectful it is just what I thought at the moment. Not knowing a particular subject or topic can make a person feel weird or left out, simply because it may get them to think that because of that he or she wont fit in with the group. 

Random things to say don't be afraid or embarrassed to ask questions, you'll learn something new and maybe make new friends. People don't judge as much as we think, we judge ourselves the most, with that in my mind be open to new experiences and embrace them.