As I write this, almost all my requirements for legal immigration to the
United States have been met, I need my immigrant visa and TOEFL lessons
to finish.
To all those living in the Republic of the
Philippines, my home for the past 22 years, it is almost time for me to
say goodbye. For good.
For when all my paperwork is done at the
right time, I am ready enough to immigrate hopefully to the United
States of America - this being a plan I'd have had for 5 years now. I am
leaving behind a country that has brought me into the world, nursed me
and raised me into the man I am now. I am leaving behind my family,
friends and relatives. I am leaving behind 22 years of my life and the
best and worst moments I had. I'll faithfully remember these years with
deep respect.
Should I'll be leaving soon for the United States
of America to finish my high school and start college again and to work
hard for my family back in the Philippines, given that it's my personal
choice, this is one decision that will remain with me to the rest of my
days. And I will never regret it.
To my countrymen, thank you all
for making me one of your own. My time here is almost done. I am moving
away soon and will depart this country, my land of birth, for a better
life in the United States of America. My thanks for making me the man I
am now.
This will be surely a sad goodbye, Philippines. I will
never ever see this nation again soon, for I am surely safe in far away
lands, but will always think about these 22 years of my life here in
this country with deep respect and gratitude.
John
(formerly posted on DeviantArt)
Monday, June 20, 2016
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
In opposition to the recent Change.com petition to urge Marvel to force Fox to hand over to them the Fantastic Four movie rights
he recent Change.com petition to urge the Marvel leadership and
Disney to take possession of the movie rights to the Fantastic Four from
20th Century Fox and thus make it a full member of the MCU is another
act of opposition by the majority of fans out there against the 2015
remake movie, yet another action that has worsened the divisions within
the Marvel and Fantastic Four fandoms since the new FF movie was
announced. And thus, as a fan and supporter of this new take on the
First Family of Marvel I therefore ask all of you fellow fans of this
reboot movie all over the world to join me in condemning this online
petition.
To all who have signed this be ashamed of the fans and sympathizers of the new Fantastic Four movie and its cast - Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell - and its crew too. They waited 7 years for this to happen only to be met with severe criticism and bad reviews. Please leave us fans and supporters of the new film in peace and stop any form of opposition to the new FF movie, and thus we ask you to please watch this instead in cinemas!
I therefore will not sign this petition and no matter what will happen and no matter what the cost I stand with the new faces of the Fantastic Four. I hope all the fans and sympathizers of the new movie will, like myself, surely stand up against the opposition to the new movie and together with these 4 young actors whose faith and trust to movie fans are being tested at this tough time!
We will never lose our faith in them for they are the hope of our tomorrow!
LONG LIVE THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR!
John Emmanuel Ramos
Makati City, Ph
1256h, August 12, 2014
To all who have signed this be ashamed of the fans and sympathizers of the new Fantastic Four movie and its cast - Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell - and its crew too. They waited 7 years for this to happen only to be met with severe criticism and bad reviews. Please leave us fans and supporters of the new film in peace and stop any form of opposition to the new FF movie, and thus we ask you to please watch this instead in cinemas!
I therefore will not sign this petition and no matter what will happen and no matter what the cost I stand with the new faces of the Fantastic Four. I hope all the fans and sympathizers of the new movie will, like myself, surely stand up against the opposition to the new movie and together with these 4 young actors whose faith and trust to movie fans are being tested at this tough time!
We will never lose our faith in them for they are the hope of our tomorrow!
LONG LIVE THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR!
John Emmanuel Ramos
Makati City, Ph
1256h, August 12, 2014
Monday, August 10, 2015
To all those who have sent hate and have attacked with fierce language and bad reviews the new Fantastic Four movie, its cast (Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell) and its fans and supporters
(My first Blogger post in several months? hope I;m doing my best one day to bring some of my Tumblr posts here.)
(This post was inspired by this online article: http://www.filmoria.co.uk/2015/08/sunday-scene-keep-fantastic-four-away-mcu/)
I write this post before all of you in a symbolic condemnation of what you all have done to us fans of the new Fantastic Four movie.
You all know too well (but a few of you cannot accept) that the F4/FF movie series, based on the comic works produced by Marvel since 1961, has been the responsibility of 20th Century Fox since it took over the production rights from its former holders, and thus is not a Marvel production. But you all have acted in defiance of this new movie and have demanded that the Walt Disney group, in which Marvel is a part of, take over the franchise movies at once and start over again, given its poor showings in its US debut plus the recent comments from its director, Josh Trank, given what the 20th Century Fox leadership and management did to his vision for the franchise.
Some of you have started to distrust the new movie at the moment the new cast was announced - making this the first ever superhero movie with an African-American as a lead hero and cast member. And because of this, even in the days before and after the US premiere, several of you have opposed it because of Michael B. Jordan being the new Human Torch.
Some of you have boycotted it due to its poor reception.
Many of you have voiced your dissent, anger and opposition after watching this movie in cinemas.
Many of you have turned your backs on this and have called the 2005-07 movie series, staring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis as the only F4/FF movies they would love to watch and them as the only true faces of Marvel’s First Family, because of their likeness being similar to the original comic series. A few of you have also stated the superiority of the 1994 “placeholder” and unreleased movie over this reboot.
And many of you have put on the bad reviews given to this movie as the reason for you to agitate that Fox be stripped away from making any FF/F4 movies and that Marvel and Disney handle them while bringing them back in full faithfullness to the original comics, despite the fact that the reboot is based upon the issues of the Ultimate Fantastic Four comic series (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Fantastic_Four for more info) as well as from the original series and the various others that came after them as proved by the many references to them in the 2015 reboot movie (see http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/fantastic-four/248247/fantastic-four-movie-marvel-universe-easter-eggs-and-comic-references-guide & http://whatculture.com/film/fantastic-four-17-easter-eggs-in-jokes-and-references-you-need-to-see.php).
But to many of us who have watched this movie like me (and the few of us who have watched the original movies before), we will always support the future of the F4/FF in film, no matter what would happen, either if Marvel takes over or Fox stands its ground pending international results from overseas showings. We will be always be standing our ground with the new cast - Miles Teller (Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic), Kate Mara (Susan “Sue” Storm, The Invisible Woman). Michael B. Jordan (Johnny Storm, The Human Torch) and Jamie Bell (Ben Grimm, The Thing) - as the new face of the First Family of Marvel - the Fantastic Four. No matter what, this movie and its cast will be the current face of the FF/F4 for years and decades to come. We will put our trust and hearts to them and the Fantastic Four franchise in comics, television and film.
So to all of you and the critics who have attacked the new movie, its cast and crew and us its fans and supporters in the United States and all over the world:
May I tell you right now from the bottom of my heart on behalf of all those who have waited 7 years for this and have stood behind the cast and crew and this movie as a whole against all you have been doing against it and us:
Stop whatever attacks, criticisms and opposition to the reboot of the Fantastic Four! Will you not realize that the change we have all been waiting has finally come in the form of the new FF/F4 movie we all waited for?
Will you stop doing anything negative that would result in the poor showing of this film?
Leave us then, the fans and supporters of the new Fantastic Four movie, its cast and crew, in peace, and we urge you to watch it at once and repent of all you have done wrong!
I urge you to stop the things you all have brought damage upon this new movie. You all that attacked the movie and its fans negatively must be ashamed of what you have done and the opinions and words you have brought upon us fans who saw this new movie of the Fantastic Four!
The new FF cast deserves even better than this and we will make sure it is ready enough for a sequel in several years, even outlasting Rise of the Silver Surfer. We will convince others to watch this movie and see it in a positive light and make sure to support the future of this franchise.
Please accept this new movie and the new faces of the Fantastic Four. And then you will surely known that the change that we all have persevered and anticipated for 7 long years has finally come to our world.
And may I summarize what I have written earlier, the new Fantastic Four has come and no one, not even you who have opposed it, can stop them in their tracks!
No matter what may happen, this movie and the cast will be the Fantastic Four we had have come to know and watched for generations to come!
John Emmanuel C. Ramos
Makati City, Philippines
2310h, August 9, 2015
(This post was inspired by this online article: http://www.filmoria.co.uk/2015/08/sunday-scene-keep-fantastic-four-away-mcu/)
I write this post before all of you in a symbolic condemnation of what you all have done to us fans of the new Fantastic Four movie.
You all know too well (but a few of you cannot accept) that the F4/FF movie series, based on the comic works produced by Marvel since 1961, has been the responsibility of 20th Century Fox since it took over the production rights from its former holders, and thus is not a Marvel production. But you all have acted in defiance of this new movie and have demanded that the Walt Disney group, in which Marvel is a part of, take over the franchise movies at once and start over again, given its poor showings in its US debut plus the recent comments from its director, Josh Trank, given what the 20th Century Fox leadership and management did to his vision for the franchise.
Some of you have started to distrust the new movie at the moment the new cast was announced - making this the first ever superhero movie with an African-American as a lead hero and cast member. And because of this, even in the days before and after the US premiere, several of you have opposed it because of Michael B. Jordan being the new Human Torch.
Some of you have boycotted it due to its poor reception.
Many of you have voiced your dissent, anger and opposition after watching this movie in cinemas.
Many of you have turned your backs on this and have called the 2005-07 movie series, staring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis as the only F4/FF movies they would love to watch and them as the only true faces of Marvel’s First Family, because of their likeness being similar to the original comic series. A few of you have also stated the superiority of the 1994 “placeholder” and unreleased movie over this reboot.
And many of you have put on the bad reviews given to this movie as the reason for you to agitate that Fox be stripped away from making any FF/F4 movies and that Marvel and Disney handle them while bringing them back in full faithfullness to the original comics, despite the fact that the reboot is based upon the issues of the Ultimate Fantastic Four comic series (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Fantastic_Four for more info) as well as from the original series and the various others that came after them as proved by the many references to them in the 2015 reboot movie (see http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/fantastic-four/248247/fantastic-four-movie-marvel-universe-easter-eggs-and-comic-references-guide & http://whatculture.com/film/fantastic-four-17-easter-eggs-in-jokes-and-references-you-need-to-see.php).
But to many of us who have watched this movie like me (and the few of us who have watched the original movies before), we will always support the future of the F4/FF in film, no matter what would happen, either if Marvel takes over or Fox stands its ground pending international results from overseas showings. We will be always be standing our ground with the new cast - Miles Teller (Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic), Kate Mara (Susan “Sue” Storm, The Invisible Woman). Michael B. Jordan (Johnny Storm, The Human Torch) and Jamie Bell (Ben Grimm, The Thing) - as the new face of the First Family of Marvel - the Fantastic Four. No matter what, this movie and its cast will be the current face of the FF/F4 for years and decades to come. We will put our trust and hearts to them and the Fantastic Four franchise in comics, television and film.
So to all of you and the critics who have attacked the new movie, its cast and crew and us its fans and supporters in the United States and all over the world:
May I tell you right now from the bottom of my heart on behalf of all those who have waited 7 years for this and have stood behind the cast and crew and this movie as a whole against all you have been doing against it and us:
Stop whatever attacks, criticisms and opposition to the reboot of the Fantastic Four! Will you not realize that the change we have all been waiting has finally come in the form of the new FF/F4 movie we all waited for?
Will you stop doing anything negative that would result in the poor showing of this film?
Leave us then, the fans and supporters of the new Fantastic Four movie, its cast and crew, in peace, and we urge you to watch it at once and repent of all you have done wrong!
I urge you to stop the things you all have brought damage upon this new movie. You all that attacked the movie and its fans negatively must be ashamed of what you have done and the opinions and words you have brought upon us fans who saw this new movie of the Fantastic Four!
The new FF cast deserves even better than this and we will make sure it is ready enough for a sequel in several years, even outlasting Rise of the Silver Surfer. We will convince others to watch this movie and see it in a positive light and make sure to support the future of this franchise.
Please accept this new movie and the new faces of the Fantastic Four. And then you will surely known that the change that we all have persevered and anticipated for 7 long years has finally come to our world.
And may I summarize what I have written earlier, the new Fantastic Four has come and no one, not even you who have opposed it, can stop them in their tracks!
No matter what may happen, this movie and the cast will be the Fantastic Four we had have come to know and watched for generations to come!
John Emmanuel C. Ramos
Makati City, Philippines
2310h, August 9, 2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
IN MEMORY OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATHS OF SKIP MUCK AND ALEX PENKALA
Today, it has been 70 years since two NCOs coming from Easy Company of
the 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, SSGT Warren
“Skip” Muck and PFC Alex Penkala, both from 2nd Platoon made their
ultimate sacrifice for their country the United States of America, as
they fell victim to German artilery fires in their foxhole position near
Foy, Belgium, right in front of their buddies 1SGT Carwood Lipton and
T4G George Luz! This experience was yet another big blow to TSGT Donald
Malarkey, who already lost battle buddies in the days beforehand.
Indeed, at the end of the day, Easy Coy. was never the same, and the road was set for the company’s future savior, in the person of 1LT Ronald Spiers.
ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE FALLEN OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR!!
JM Ramos
2000H, January 10, 2015
Makati, PH
Indeed, at the end of the day, Easy Coy. was never the same, and the road was set for the company’s future savior, in the person of 1LT Ronald Spiers.
ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE FALLEN OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR!!
JM Ramos
2000H, January 10, 2015
Makati, PH
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Long time no post
To all those who are viewing my blog it's been almost a year since I last posted.
But soon.. I hope to give you my 2nd review...
Of the world's new no.1 movie ever.
#TheMazeRunner
But soon.. I hope to give you my 2nd review...
Of the world's new no.1 movie ever.
#TheMazeRunner
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Commemorative message in honor of the golden jubilee of the assassination and death of John F. Kennedy
Commemorative message in honor of the golden jubilee of the assassination and death of John F. Kennedy
To all the people of the United States of America and the world:Today, half a century has passed since America lost one of its most beloved presidents, John F. Kennedy. His sudden death caused by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas on this day in 1963 shocked not just the whole of the United States of America, but the whole world as well. His death changed a whole generation and an entire nation, and news of it turned our happiness into mourning.
Just 3 years into his term, and with all eyes ready for the 1964 presidential polls, where he was expected to be reelected, his trip to Dallas, Texas on that day 50 years ago was the one trip everyone did not expect to be the last of his presidency. He was shot while riding with his wife Jackie on the presidential limousine when it was driving in the city. He was rushed to hospital, only to die moments later, leaving a horrified and teary nation of more than millions of people mourning his death together with the whole world.
A veteran of the United States Navy and of the Second World War, and the first Roman Catholic President of the American nation, his short presidency was a momentous one for the United States and the free world.
Today, 50 years on after the tragic events that forever changed the world we live in, we honor the man, his short but meaningful life, and the legacy he left behind to all of us. We all still sad whenever we look back on this dark chapter in the history of the United States of America, but whenever we live his legacy, we know that he is watching over us in heaven, pleased that his memory lives on in everyone of us.
ETERNAL GLORY AND MEMORY TO THE FALLEN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY!!
(Taps) (Salute)
0013H, November 22/23, 2013
John Emmanuel C. Ramos
Makati City, PH
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Coming soon.....
My long awaited Gangster Squad preview and my view on the newest show that has become a part of me.
CHICAGO FIRE.
By the way... a happy 238th birthday to the United States Navy! Here's to more years of defending America and the free world!
Go Navy!!!
CHICAGO FIRE.
By the way... a happy 238th birthday to the United States Navy! Here's to more years of defending America and the free world!
Go Navy!!!
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