Because I enjoyed the film but I discourage search engines to find my blog.

• Masarap panoorin. It feels light yet meaningful. It allows you to savor and absorb the scene, the imagery, the emotions. I wouldn’t call it simple because for me, a movie that is able to tell a story beautifully without much “unnecessary noise” (the critics however say it’s actually “messy”) . It’s like I got immersed reading a really good novel wherein images are just flowing smoothly. I think this is because there’s harmony in the whole film (which the critics say, it somehow lacks..hehe)
• I entered the cinema with the heartwarming balsa scene of Kuya and Bunso and it instantly got me hooked (this, for example, was a less than 3-min scene and “Kuya” only appeared once). I was also touched at the scene where the father was talking about the dress he gave his daughter. This is the only time in the whole movie that the main character cried.
• And the story. I love the truth it points out about love and faith (if only I cite here the exact exchanges of thoughts between the four friends.
• And I perfectly agree that you cannot measure one’s love for a person by how “loud” he/she cries for him/her. Sure, the heart hurts, the heart mourns (and maybe she cries too when she’s alone, or her “thoughts” are the ones filled with tears rather than her eyes..hehe) but when you think about it, these are feelings brought by your love for a person, it can be a good/happy thing as well. [teka, iba ang sakit na inflicted purpose or brought by violence /abuse of power... just making sure.] Sabi nga, mas matakot ka kung hindi ka na nasasaktan. True. Neither should this “disappointment” in love affect your optimism about life. Life goes on — why not divert that love to the people around you? Marami ka pa matutulungan.
• I get the point why they made the child’s biological mother character like that. Being a person with disability, she’s setting an example that you can actually not drown in self-pity. Make the most of what you have. She’s bedridden and has accepted that she’ll eventually die, so the most she can do is try to be positive and add more emotional load to her children.
• I just realized something, a movie set outside the city, in the province, in a small community where there is a slow pace of life, would most likely bring out or portray the “nature” of people. I mean - people are “hubad” of their profession or jobs or of any marks of competition with power and status. It’s all about relationships. Doon lang umiikot ang mundo - survival and relationships (or should I say belongingness?), totoo naman eh, those are the basic things that would make us happy. It’s your character that will make you really stand out.
• I found myself crying for the main character, not because I feel sorry for her but because I understand her character (and it’s like I would like tell her friend, don’t feel too bad for her). I found myself crying not because of sadness but because of some other personal realizations (positive).
• I suddenly remembered Mulanay (starring Jacklyn Jose). Both films made an impact on me - Jacklyn’s in terms of career, while this recent movie is in terms of character - strength of character
• And when I said the move seems pure and sincere by just watching the trailer… watching the film made me prove the trailer didn’t lie.
• Well and you’ll probably like it as well if you have a critical eye. Mine’s not well developed, obviously so I leave that to the trained ones.