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Come next week, I plan to watch “100″, this year’s Cinemalaya Grand Prize Winner. Sypnosis below:

‘100‘ chronicles the last three months of a cancer patient, Joyce (Mylene Dizon), who has a list of things to do before she passes away. Her list of tasks, mostly practical undertakings and closures, expands to the worldly and spiritual as she shares her last days with her bestfriend, Ruby (Eugene Domingo), her mother (Tessie Tomas) and the people around her.

With an unbelievably endearing appeal to the audience, this comedy-drama film guarantees 100% satisfaction. It presents to its audience a light, youthful – even humorous take on a classic subject while never failing to tug at hearts and making the viewers reach for their hankies. Filled with hilarious and touching moments, 100 boasts of stunning performances from Mylene, Eugene, Tessie and the rest of its cast.

Movie Highlights: From Shooting in Hong Kong to Skinny Dipping in Bolinao

The film is shot in different locations in the Philippines and even abroad: the white-sand beaches of Bolinao, the miraculous shrine of Manaoag, the majestic Mt. Pinatubo crater and the tourist attractions of Hong Kong.

100’s much talked-about scenes include a skinny dipping scene where the three actresses strip down while running to the ocean, a trip to the best sites of Hong Kong and the opening and closing scenes shot in the breathtaking crater of Mount Pinatubo.

Cinemalaya’s Biggest Winner

100 bagged 5 major awards in the 2008 Cinemalaya Film Festival. It won Best Director and Best Screenplay (Chris Martinez), Best Actress (Mylene Dizon), Best Supporting Actress (Eugene Domingo) and the Audience Choice Award. A genuine crowd-pleaser, the film touched the hearts of its festival audience and earned the nods of the Jury composed of international and local film experts: Max Tessier of Cannes Film Festival, Ansgar Vogt of Berlin International Film Festival, Kim Ji Seok of Pusan International Film Festival, actor Cesar Montano and film critic Lito Zulueta.

(Words and Poster taken from Clickthecity.com/movies)

I dunno who I am going to take to watch this movie, but I better bring someone since this might stroke my emotional button a little deeper than I would like. Also, it got me thinking again to trek Mt. Pinatubo next year, around January. I always liked trekking and I’ve always wanted to go to Mt. Pinatubo’s crater but not via the tourist route and means. I dunno, just being hardcore (not kuripot ha, the 4×4 rate is reasonable naman). I just missing walking up and down mountains. That’s all. To do list for January is the Mt. Pinatubo it is!