what's with HP?!

Yeah, what's with Harry Potter?! Some people look at Harry Potter as something which must NOT be read by Catholics and Christians because it "ruins" the faith. Huh?! C'mon, what's with that?! Harry Potter does not at all ruin any faith. It's not something bad. Yes, it's a story with witchcraft and wizardry but there's more to that. Besides, Harry Potter is a FICTION. Duh. The book is not real. The spells and all those things are pure imagination, all of which are product of the mind, specifically JK Rowling's mind. If Harry Potter is "bad" because of this, then should fairytales be banned too? Harry Potter is not the first book written about sorcery and magic. A lot of fairytales we grew with are also filled with magic and that's why we love it. What's the difference? Okay, maybe there are differences. For one, in fairytales we see more of the good than the bad while in Harry Potter, we see darker things. Second, fairytales would always have happy endings while in Harry Potter, it seems that when a book ends, Voldemort just becomes stronger. But these things are which happen in real life and that's why Harry Potter books are for the more grown-up people. Why do we like Harry Potter? Because we can relate to him as he grows up. We share his angst and feelings. We share his problems and the difficulties he has in school, in life and even with his friends. We knew the feeling he felt when he had a crush on Cho. We knew how he felt when he had his first love. Sometimes, like Harry, we cannot find love in our own homes. We find it easy to relate to him because we too, are teenagers. Those people who have something against HP, think and read between the lines. Voldemort can be a representation of what in the real world are problems. Problems which are too big, we fear to face but we know we have too. There's more to what just we read. Harry Potter is a book which teaches us a lot of values. It teaches us courage and strength on facing our difficulties. It teaches us how to value friendship. It teaches us that in every decision, we can make a difference. Most importantly, it teaches us the value of love. Really, there's no need to fuss over Harry Potter. There are even more books which directly opposes the faith (like the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons). But still, all of these things are fictional. If we have a strong faith, it wouldn't be ruined by some fictional books. Right?!

Harry Potter is a fairytale for grown-ups, a more matured book. But all the same, we enjoy seeing how good triumphs over evil just like how Cinderella wore her glass slippers and got her happy ending.

movie making

Okay, we are supposed to make a 30-minute movie for History. Uhm, how are we supposed to do that?! I don't know. Anyway, Karina and I talked awhile ago and we said we would make an animation film instead. Again, how are we going to do that?! I still don't know. But Karina does. haha Well, I have an idea on how to do such thing but I haven't really done anything like that. I think we're going to do it on Macromedia Flash Player. I'm going to her house this Friday and Tuesday and I hope this works. It's a long test dude! God, help us. Woohoo! Aja!