gossip girl catch-up night

From episodes 11 to 15, in one sitting. After all, sinusulit ko na ang nalalabing araw ng aking kalayaan. When Glenda leaves, I have no one to man the shop which leaves me no choice but be there all day.

I am so satisfied with the last five GG episodes I saw. I think I have never been this satisfied with GG since the first season which I still think is the best of 'em all. I'm going to keep this short...

• Now it has been established that Serena took after her mother when it comes to being slutty. Man, they've been around! Seeing her mother like that, Serena should've known better than monkey-see-monkey-do. I guess she wants to give her mother a dose of her own medicine but then again she's only going to self-destruct. Plus, all this family drama among them, they're dragging innocent people down along with them. Sheesh... 

• Speaking of collateral damage, take Ben, for example... Three years of his life wasted and he can never get back because of the warring mother & daughter. Since we're on the topic of Ben na rin naman... if I were Juliet, I'd kill him. Juliet went through all that trouble of getting back at Serena, even costing her a possible lovelife with man-whore Nate, and then she'll only find out that Ben's dating her! I wanna see how this ends... Though Ben is kinda cute

• Serena & Lily reminds me of Sharon & KC. Wala lang.

• Watching GG for four years now... though I'm not so sure if the show is an accurate representation of how the filthy rich and fabulous live their lives, I think I can conclude one thing from this- that the rich know how to manipulate those of the lower social classes with their money. Sad but true. Though I still have faith in the Law of Compensation... 

• Naaawa ako kay Rufus... trophy husband, always nakabuntot kay Lily. Seriously, he doesn't have something to call his own now. 

• And Eric... haaay, can't he just stay on the down low on this show FOREVER!?! Cos I think not only his family doesn't notice him, the audience also doesn't notice him. Haha. How harsh. I'm just annoyed at how him in these recent episodes. Anubah!!! If he doesn't have friends, there must be something wrong with him!!! And everybody else has their own big issues, why bother them with yours? Ayaw lang ata ni Eric malamangan siya ni Serena. Siguro sa isip niya, "akala mo ikaw lang ang mago-Ostroff?" Ikaw na, Eric. Ikaw na!

• Second best thing about these five episodes- walang Jenny Humphrey at Vanessa Abrams. 

• And my favorite thing about episodes 11 to 15- Dan + Blair. I've been waiting for forever for this to happen BUT it hasn't happened yet and I should know better than to keep my hopes high. Note to self: Lower your expectations. But can you blame me? I've grown to love the tandem that was Blair + Chuck, but I know Dan + Blair would be awesome ♥

 

 

 

Dan and Serena doesn't even have a common interest- apparently, they're just both bedazzled by Serena's beauty. But Blair + Dan, they have a common interest in movies! Kinikilig ako hihi ☺ Although impossible (because of their shared enmity towards each other) this Blair + Dan angle is still probable. I'm looking forward to next week's episode.

breakeven

...is not what I am going for this month's business because I really really really wanna watch the script in concert this april 16! just when i thought that it won't push through as they didn't have MNL in their itinerary (only HK). but i found out through a high school seatmate that they're going. GAH! so there, i must work double triple time so i could afford the more expensive tickets. but i am really conflicted whether or not to get the more expensive tickets or the cheapest ones. well you know me, i'm cheap. it's in araneta naman so i wouldn't mind watching from the farthest bleachers. i like the music, not the musicians; ergo, watching the concert from the P850 seats will suffice. but i still need to work triple time cos there are so much more i wanna buy haha.

 

only, i don't have anyone to watch it with. i don't know any script fans out there aside from me. it sure is lonely watching a concert alone unlike if you're going to watch a movie solo. wala kang mahahampas pag kinilig ka bigla. boo. but still they're coming!!! whoopeedoo! ideposit na ang P850 haha!

week 7: the week i let karma do its magic

I lost my faith in Chinese horoscope. In the first place, I think I shouldn't actually be even wasting my time reading it. Sabi kasi 2011 is going to be my year and February is one of the best months of the year, eh parang such prediction doesn't hold true.

♥Monday♥
Valentine's Day! Umm, not that I really care. Started my day early with a delivery in Fort. Went with Nonoy to do mommy's errands. Cinderella's Sister marathon.

♥Tuesday♥
Walked going to the printer to give AD's files for printing. As usual, I didn't go to the shop again. I reckon there's too much bad energy there for me to want to stay there. Seriously, I need to find new people because the employees right now are bringing too much drama in there. Rode the LRT going to Anonas to meet AD so we could go ukay. We weren't able to get anything except dibidis- Mean Girls 2, Gulliver's Travels, Black Swan and Due Date. AD treated me to cheeseburger and nacho at Mama Chit's in Marikina. And by the way, this is the day I went cold turkey. So far so good.

♥Wednesday♥
Decluttered the room and went on with my Cinderella's Sister marathon.

♥Thursday♥
Finally finished my Cinderella Unni marathon! Loved this series to bits... and also Chun Jung-myung oppa ;) Went to the shop to do some manning duties and also permed someone's lashes. I really wish I could find good people for my shop. Too much drama, especially other people's drama, is emotionally draining. Why can't they just go to work, do their work properly and then go home LIKE I DO. You treat them nicely and go the extra mile when it comes to other stuff that isn't work-related and then they betray you. Well, karma's a bitch. I just wish everyone the karma that they deserve. 

♥Friday♥
Helped with AD's booth set-up in Megamall for the bridal fair. Lunch with AD and her friend, Kit. AD treated me to lunch and also to frozen yogurt. Spent most of the day handing out flyers. I now remember why I always take flyers given me- cos it sure sucks having people ignore you or refuse taking your flyer even if done with a smile.


♥Saturday♥
El Fili 3rd meeting. Me and my compañeras went to Chocolate Kiss for lunch. I had beef caldereta and rice, then devil's food cake for dessert. It was alright. Not as spectacular as expected. Ayan kasi, sabi nga 'Lower your expectations.' After lunch, hitched a ride with Joji going to Rockwell. Finally got my BE Multi-tasking Minerals. Also bought funda but they didn't have it on hand so they're going to deliver it to my house, supposedly, yesterday. It's not yet here. Went to Megamall again to meet with AC. AC treated me to coffee and we window-shopped till 9pm. Was supposed to hitch a ride with AD going home but her car's battery went dead cos she left the lights on. Ate dinner then coffee again, to kill time. Para maiba naman, I ordered Caramel Macchiato. Bag of Beans' was better. V and the kids are back at home! J1 slept in our bed :)

♥Sunday♥
J1 woke me up verrry early in the morning. New househelps arrived but these househelps looked very suspicious. Went to Megamall again to meet with cousins and because mommy wanted to see AD's booth and also to treat us to merienda/dinner. Pollo Loco again after a long time then coffee again. Calories galore! Didn't go to mass.

Looked like a good week, right? Well, it was a relatively good week only there were some news that one of my employees was doing 'part-time' work for another shop just like ours which happens to be located also inside the village. The face, diba? Ayun nga, I'm letting karma take care of them. It will get them one way or another. Maybe not now but eventually it will get them.

eye candy: chun jung myung

Because I've gone cold turkey last Tuesday, I easily found my replacement ☺ Well, yeah, we're back to crushing on Korean actors and pop stars although I'm sticking to actors this time around. After watching Cinderella's Sister, I'm so smitten with ya, oppa ;)

 

 

 

 

So sexy harhar! Me likey me eye candy :) Who else can look so doggone sexy and also look so innocent with those puppy-dog eyes? I would've spammed this post with more pics but it's almost 2am and my internet connection's acting up. Boo. 

I'm just happy that I found something (or is it someone?) to make things expedient. I wanna watch What's Up, Fox again!

Cinderella's Sister

Oh my, it's been six months since I last watched a Korean drama/series. Well, I've been avoiding getting hooked on a series, be it US or Korean, since it eats up most of my time. Ako pa naman ay medyo mahina ang EQ pagdating sa ganyan- Once you pop, you can't stop nga, diba? But for this one, I blame ABS-CBN. Since they show Cinderella's Sister very very late and I get very impatient waiting for it, I decided to buy a copy.

A modern twist to a classic fairy tale, only the protagonist isn't "Cinderella."

Having to live with a mother (Song Kang sook) who has switched men a million times, Eun jo's childhood traumatized her in a way that she doesn't get attached to people or things. But with a simple twist of fate, their lives crossed paths with Hyo-seon/Brianna and her father, Dae Seong.

angst-ridden young Eun-jo

Already without a mother, Hyo-seon who is looking for a mother-figure sees it in Song Kang-sook. Kang sook seeing this as an opportunity for her and her daughter Eun jo to live conveniently, she grabbed this chance.

Hyo-seon in happier days

Hyo-seon was very much excited with their new family, their new set-up. But Eun jo always had this thinking that they wouldn't last in there, that some day she and her mom would run away just like they did before. Albeit the warm welcome and kindness her stepfather and Hyo seon was giving her, she rejected all these. Scared to give her heart away and risk having it hurt, she chose to shut people out of her life, except for one- Ki hoon/Timothy.

Eun-jo: “It’s strange. It feels really strange. The way he talks, I’d want to believe him even if he said the moon were square.

With a face that cute, I would also believe him if he told me the moon were square. Ki hoon was the reason she didn't run away from Dae Seong Cham Do Ga. It was unspoken but both of them knew that they were both special to each other. Foreign to this new feeling, she still put up a front and didn't give her heart to him. She was devastated when Ki hoon left without even saying anything to her.

Fast forward to 8 years after...


After finding out about the betrayal, Dae seong suffered a second attack which led to his death. Kang sook, who realized that she has learned to love Dae seong after his first attack, was distraught. Hyo seon was mourning for her father's death. Eun jo, too, was bereaved for the death of the man who believed and never gave up on her but she didn't want to show it. Ki hoon was feeling mournful and guilty. Everyone was hurting. Every. One.

“It hurts when I don’t see him, and when I do. It hurts whether he’s here, or whether he’s not. Hurts whether he smiles at me, or smiles at someone else. Hurts whether he calls my name, or doesn’t. As long as I don’t disappear into the earth, I think I’ll continue to feel hurt, Jung-woo, but still, being here is better. Being able to see him and hate him is better than him not being here.”

Hyo seon's impossible optimism has turned into frustration that she could never be at par with her sister and sadness also that nothing is solely hers anymore

And Ki hoon's smile gone. Always spaced-out. Serious mode palagi

It was like I was also in this story- crying my eyes out with matching hikbi pa. I swear I don't get it why these people complicate their lives. Well, I wouldn't know haha. And I think it's good that I don't. I don't know if I wanna know. I loved each and every one of the characters, how they evolved and shaped by the events in their lives.

What I like about this drama is it's not only about love, it's about relationships between sisters, mother and daughters, husband and wife, father and daughters and WAITING. If you wait and don't give up on a person, things might turn out for the best. I like waiting. It could be torturous but I like it. And in this story, after eight long years, everything turned out for the best. Dae seong didn't die in vain. It was all part of a grander plan.

As with classic fairy tales, it had a happy ending. I just loved it that it had an ending. I was browsing the net and I read someone's comment that it was open-ended and she was hoping for a part 2. I was preparing myself for not having an ending-ending to this story and I just abhor open-ended stories. I don't care whether it's sad or happy. Just give me an ending. Capisce?

lola kisses make me giddy ☺

I LOVE EEEET!!! This is why I love Korean dramas... they feel real. And it would seem as if you're feeling what the characters are feeling in that moment. Cathartic, it is. Plus the theme songs, waaah! Yes I can feel your pain, stab me with a rusty spoon why don't you...

na ireoke haru handareul tto illyeoneul
na apado joha
It's okay if I'm hurt for a day and a year like this
nae mam dachyeodo joha nan
It's fine even if my heart hurts
geurae nan neo hanaman saranghanikka
Yes because I'm just in love with you

week 6: the week when i ate till i can eat no more

♥Monday♥
I used to hate Mondays when it used to be the first day of school then work. But now that Mondays mean I have the day off and all to myself and I could do anything and everything that I want sans guilt, I began to fall in love with it. Anyway... I was able to do some work-related stuff like call the courier for pick up of an order, send labels for approval and massage tutorial with Nene. Watched Eat Pray Love and The Social Network.

♥Tuesday♥
Honestly, I can remember what I did that day. If I remember correctly, I stayed home to take care of my sick sister. I stayed home rubbing the tummy my sister sick with dysmenorrhea.

♥Wednesday♥
Early morning train ride going to supplier. Savemore will be the death of me I swear. With the proliferation of accessible Savemore groceries, I'll be wasting money more often. Groceries, bookstores and hardware stores have that effect on me- they make me want to spend even if it's just a pen or chichirya. When I go in, I must buy something. Went to Rome to start working on an order.

♥Thursday♥

Went to the printer's to pick up labels. Spent the rest of the day cutting labels, sticking them on bottles then packing the stuff together. Product pictorial to put on my business blog. Worked on another order- Tartine et Chocolate cologne and Olive room & linen spray. I love doing these stuff I could do this forever~



♥Friday♥
Delivery day. Because Nonoy was not available, I had to take a cab going to Tiendesitas. Not too convenient but it was okay. Hung out at Starbucks Silver City (Tiendesitas) and waited for client to pick up. Read a book while I had lunch. Just realized now that I hit three birds with one stone that day- had lunch, finished a book and made a delivery. Waited for AD to fetch me. Had merienda at McDo.

♥Saturday♥
Saturday morning routine ♥ How I missed this even if I still get cranky having to wake up at 6am. Fun class. It's always nice to learn something new. Shangri-la with A after class. Lunch at Pho Hoa. Was able to coax her to transfer malls and watch My Valentine Girls. Dinuguan and bbq meal at Goldilocks after the movie. I hate it that I'm always hungry :( I was really conflicted whether or not to buy Cinderella's Sister DVD. I did.

♥Sunday♥
Early morning drama c/o mi madre. Lunch-out at A Veneto in Hypermart. Joaquim's so so so adorable (and naughty na din). Bbq and chichirya for merienda. Started my Cinderella's Sister marathon. Once you pop, you can't stop!

Project 100: My Valentine Girls

Guilty pleasure time! Lakwatsa day today with BFF Armida. I already texted her yesterday if we could watch this movie and she asked if this was the one with Eugene Domingo in it. Thank God Eugene Domingo is in it or else I would watch it alone. No, I won't be caught dead watching a baduy movie ALONE. At least I need an accomplice. A fall guy. Haha. We had lunch in Shang and since Shangri-la cinemas don't show baduy movies (except John Lloyd movies which, in my opinion, aren't baduy), we walked all the way to Megamall to watch My Valentine Girls. OMG, I'm such a fangirl (which A doesn't know. guilty pleasure nga eh)

A's MTRCB card already expired but thanks to Citibank's subsidized movie passes. But the movie cost 180 bucks... quite expensive to think that this is in Megamall and a local, baduy movie (and not even John Lloyd film). But what the heck... Three stories in one movie, kinda like Shake Rattle & Roll, cursi version.

1. In the first story, Soulmates, there were inconsistencies such as how was Rhian able to hail and ride a cab when she herself is supposedly a "ghost." Why do things pass right through Richard but not Rhian?
2. Also in Soulmates, can someone please explain how one date to Enchanted Kingdom make two people soul mates? I mean, they were not even humans when their 'date' happened. Eto ang hindi ko magets sa movies, how could spending one day or night kahit sabihin pang one whole day yan eh magfa-fall in love truly, madly, deeply na kayo with each other? 
3. In Soulmates still. Don't you find it funny that their houses are empty. Their rooms are empty. Hell, even their closets are empty. Mas mukha pang bahay ang ospital. 
4. In the second story BBF... I may be a bit biased because I'm a Solenn fan. Gosh, I still can't believe I'm admitting that here. Anyway, it's your run-of-the-mill best friends who are secretly in love with each other story. Wala man lang a little something extra. Though this story could have been much better without Lovi Poe in it. Kelangan ba talagang ganun magsalita? Sheesh.
5. A asked why does short skirts look okay on Rhian but looks skimpy and slutty on Lovi? 
6. Still on BBF. That shooting incident seemed off. Do they really have to include that there. They could've done without it, imo. At kung nasa tama kang ulirat, you wouldn't somewhere there's a fight. Kung anu-t-ano pa man, that scene's just plain stupid.
7. The last story, Gunaw, was the redeeming factor of the trilogy. Just as I thought I already grew tired of Eugene Domingo's acting, she proved me wrong. A and I were laughing our heads off. Wait, I think we were laughing our heads off during that chanting scene. Kung matupad nga naman ang wish mo, ano? Kinabog ng scene na ito ang isang episode ng Kristine dahil sa dami ng half-naked boys!
8. Gunaw reminded me of the Walking Dead but with horrendous prosthetic because their zombies didn't look like zombies at all. They looked like burnt victims. And not that I'm taking this seriously but their zombies are pretty fast moving. Meron pa kamong nagma-marathon!
9. Here's the shocker: in the middle of the third story, the screen went black and the lights were turned on. Then I saw security guards going inside the cinema. I was panicking already cos I thought there was some sort of emergency or whatever tapos the people started screaming. Turned out the actors paid a visit! There was Richard Gutierrez, Solenn Heusaff and Lovi Poe and that tiyanak there in front of the cinema. They just wanted to thank everyone who's watching and that we tell our friends to watch also. Galing ng style ha. 
10. In fairness to GMA Films, their film title didn't come from a song. They could have easily named it Suddenly It's Magic or I Feel So Free It's Like A Fantasy. Well, it's not really creative and original but still A for effort. Though ang pangit ng musical scoring (parang galing sa ilalim ng lupa ang music) at ng editing (transition from one scene to another wasn't smooth, kumbaga sa cellphone call, choppy). Sorry, but my heart still belongs to Star Cinema when it comes to local rom-coms.

Now we know why the movie is more expensive- may special appearance kasi ng mga artista. By the way, speaking of artistas, I saw Aubrey Miles and Troy Montero in Shangri-la. Also Gabby Eigenmann. Then Richard G, Solenn and Lovi in the cinema.

booktrack 2011-03: Dirty Dancing: Looking Back 2

Ever since, one of my favorite subjects in school was History. Even if the teaching methods employed by most of my History were the usual memorization of names, places and most especially dates, I still enjoyed it pretty much. Maybe I'm just a history geek at heart (and I'm proud of it). I read Ocampo's first Looking Back book and I enjoyed it and was the reason why I bought Book 2. And since I'm also chismosa, history + chismis = HAPPY HISTORY GEEK ☺ I'm also happy with the purchase since it's only 95 bucks. What a steal! 

Very, very interesting read. If you're into history and also culture na rin (since history shaped our culture), this is very fun and informative. History is much more enjoyable if we know the back stories, the intrigues, the drama behind all those dates and this book (along with other Ambeth Ocampo books) will give you just that- from Aguinaldo's time to the Beatlemania. 

Next book on the list: Why We Love by Helen Fisher Nothing But You: Love Stories from The New Yorker Back to Helen Fisher's Why We Love. Just because it's Valentine season. 

excuses excuses

It's Friday once again. My oh my how time flies! I promised last week that starting this week, I'll be doing my manning duties but looks like I broke that promise again. I have a valid reason for skipping on shop duties though- I had an order to work on. But really I need to step it up. I have to work on my time management skills.

On the brighter side of things, I made the delivery today ☺ Whoopee! Pick up of the order was in Tiendesitas. I was there from 1230 till 6pm! And 5 hours and a half, most of the time I was eating- coffee, sandwich, fries and coke and a box of nerds. AD fetched me in Hypermart then we had merienda in Mcdo. Pano naman ako papayat sa lagay na yan? But I was also able to finish the book I was reading today :)

happy duckies ☺

too cute. rubber duckies remind me of my nephew

There's so much fulfillment I feel every time I finish working on an order. I take pride on my works of art, my babies. I hope this year I'll be working on MORE! Seriously, I can be working on orders, on my feet for 12 hours a day and still feel good after. Tired but fulfilled... and happy.

Fili day in the morning and then meeting up with A after class. We will be watching My Valentine Girls. So sue me! Haha. After watching Survivor Celebrity ed. I am a Solenn fan. She's so pretty and, like her, I wanna learn how to do make up. Bad reviews for the film, actually, but I wanna see for myself. It's free naman so okay lang siguro if ever this movie really sucks.

OMG. 4 days till I go cold turkey. Parang I'm not yet ready.

Project 100: The Social Network, Eat Pray Love

Buhayin natin ang Movie Marathon Mondays! Time management is all it takes. Naks, yabang akala mo kung sinong magaling sa time management. Anyway, today was a mix of work and some recreation therapy.

Eat Pray Love

Started watching last Friday but had to leave in the middle because I accompanied mommy to church. At least I only have an hour or so of what I thought was a dragging movie. But I always finish what I start so here it is...

First of all, I was also not that into the book. I really thought she was selfish. She wanted out of her marriage and the reason was they grew apart. They grew apart. Not a valid reason, in my honest opinion. Why not take a sabbatical from your marriage instead? Wait, is there such a thing? There should be!

Now, in comparison with the book, andaming kulang. Before I thought it's better to read the book first before you watch the movie. Dapat ata watch the movie first before you read the book. I read The Time Traveler's Wife and Eat Pray Love first and I found their movies lacking. And in the case of P.S. I Love You, I watched the movie first then read the book and appreciated the book more. Or maybe it's just really the book or the movie.

The Social Network

I've heard so much buzz about this one. A lot of raves, actually.

Three things:

1. Mark Zuckerberg is an ass if the the movie portrayal of him is accurate. He bashes his ex-girlfriend on the internet and he betrays his best friend who helped him put up this billion-dollar enterprise. Just an observation ha, he's very typical of geeks who make it big- they want to seek revenge on that girl who rejected them or the jocks who bullied them or just anyone who they thought didn't pay attention to them. But even with all that money, he still is miserable and couldn't get Erica Albright back. That is if this story is accurate.
2. What was Erica Albright thinking? Why does she have a Facebook account? Why!?!?! Though I think the ending was brilliant. Loved it. Imagine, 6 billion dollars yet you couldn't get that one thing you want?
3. I really feel for the best friend. I don't really care about the Winklevoss. Eduardo deserves so much better than that betrayal. If there's anything Mark could do for his friend who helped him start up all this Facebook thing, it is to protect the interest of his friend. 

Brilliant. Though it's sad that it is a true story. It really happened. Kaya nga sabi nila do not get into a business with friends if you want to keep them.

Week 5: the week that was a rollercoaster of emotions

♥ Monday ♥

Day-out with Ycel. 10:30 call-time at La Salle. As usual, I was late. Alumni card renewal. Went to MOA. Lunch at David's Tea House- lemon chicken and sweet & sour spareribs and hakaw!!! Love & Other Drugs. Merienda at Kopi Roti- soft-boiled eggs FTW. While waiting for the LRT, I was told to go to Pius Center in UN. Dinner with mommy, AD and Uncle in Max's UN Ave. I'm so stuffed I feel like a pig.


♥ Tuesday ♥

Final touches to shop repairs. While waiting for the karpintero to finish, organized stuff and magazines. When you arrange Cosmopolitan mags by date, starting with January, you'll get this <--- nakakatuwa lang. Though I am not a Comso girl. I buy it for the customers. I am actually a Glamour girl. PM: back to the kitchen for Feb's supplies inventory.



♥ Wednesday ♥
Interviewed prospect employee. I'm conflicted whether to get her or not. She's knowledgeable of most massages but after she did a trial massage on me, I didn't feel so good. I need a sign.

♥ Thursday ♥
Kong Hei Fat Choi! Divi trip, accompanied by Ate Jo. Was able to do almost everything on my list- rubber duckie, towels, fabric for seat cover, supplies, etc. Check. Check. Check. Free tikoy and calendar. Yay for freebies! Got the Philippine Star to check out my "kapalaran" for 2011. Ah basta swerte ako forever.

♥ Friday ♥
Woke up with stomachache, feeling all gassy. Stayed all day at home. First Friday mass with mommy. Massage tutorial.

♥ Saturday ♥
Woke up early on a Saturday morning for my Spanish class! Wee! El Fili course is fun. I miss this. I'm so glad I enrolled for it. Showbiz chismis over lunch with mis amigas at the Casino. The most expensive tocino meal ever. In fairness masarap naman siya pero di na ako uulit. Hitched a ride with Cheek and wife to Ortigas.

♥ Sunday ♥
Sunday lunch-out! Mong Kok lunch with Tita D. Super busog. Movie, Tita D's treat: Tangled. Coffee afterwards, mommy's treat. Sunday mass.

My card reader's busted. Boo! Must get a new one from CD-R King so I can post pixelized pictures taken by my phone camera.

Project 100: Tangled

I'm such a sucker for Disney animations. Not those CGI type but the old-school ones like in the 90s. Sure, 3D makes things more interesting with all the effects but it distracts you from the story. Kaya ayoko ng Avatar eh... outside all those kick-ass 3D effects, the story sucks. Anyway... I was excited for Tangled ever since its trailer came out. Old-school Disney animation, yay!

Watched Tangled in SLE's musty cinemas but I don't really care about that as long as there are no rats/insects scurrying on the floor. The mustiness greeted us as we entered the cinema but was gone once the movie started. Maybe because all my attention was on the movie or maybe I got immune to the smell. But who cares? The movie was great!

I already know Zachary Levi voices one of the characters but when I actually heard his voice, I was giddy! I was like, "Chuck! Chuck!" Haha. I love love love Chuck and even if his character, Flynn Rider/ Eugene Fitzherbert, is supposedly a thief, a hooligan, I know Flynn's a good person inside- cos he's the bida and with Chuck's voice, he must be a good person. Ha. Judging a person (or a fictional character) based on his voice.

The one thing about fairy tales, even if they're modern adaptations, you know they will always always have happy endings. You just can't crush little girls' idealism towards love and finding prince charming; you let them find out for themselves. But again, who cares!?!! Let us escape from the harsh realities of this life even if just for an hour and a half, ya? Hay, I have Disney to blame for my Cinderella complex that I just can't shake off. By now I should know that happily ever after don't just happen and 'prince charming' don't just come knocking on my door. At least here in Tangled, prince charming was first  "thief charming" before he became a prince. Rapunzel's just adorable. These fairy tale heroines, how old are they supposedly? I find her so cute. And her optimism puts my positivity chuva to shame. Sa sobrang haba pa lang ng buhok niya, she should be complaining about how heavy it is. But then again, it is magical so maybe it doesn't weigh a thing.

Bribery exists even in animations! What's the world coming to? Well, it was portrayed in a funny way but still that is bribery. And aside from bribery, beauty can get you anywhere. Rapunzel easily coaxed the horse to be on their side even just for one day and the same horse can be easily bribed with apples. But this is no time to get so serious...

Fun movie! And it's even more fun because we were watching with kids! Lots of them! Nakakatawa mga comments nila. I love it! And you know what else I like in this modern twist of fairy tale, Rapunzel isn't wholly dependent on the guy. She also kicks ass! Her hair kicks ass! I hope Disney makes more of this.

booktrack 2011-02: Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door

I just need a copy of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and I will have all three of Robert Fulghum's books. Thrifted It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It a few years back and this book late last year. Booksale is love ♥

How I wish I could write essays like this man does. I blog because I like writing and not because I like writing it would mean that I actually make sense. I rarely do. Anyway, I really admire people like Mr. Fulghum and how they make interesting essays and make sense of almost anything under the sun, even if it's just about the most mundane, everyday stuff such as meatloaf. 

I had fun reading this and in the tradition of book reviews, my style, here are snippets/ quotes from the book I find inspiring~

Yet love has a way of ambushing the heart and folding the best laid plans back in upon the planner... Everybody gets burned sometime. Everybody gets a turn. And to wit I don't know if I am actually lucky that I haven't gotten my turn yet.

"Maybe something will happen" is Cinderella's motto and that is one motto that shouldn't be lived out. I should remind myself to get this Cinderella syndrome off my system. I thought Cinderella syndrome has something to do with waiting for prince charming; turns out it is waiting for something, anything, to happen to you. In the fairy tale, it just happens that Cinderella's something is her prince charming. I should make it happen myself. In the words of Tim Gunn, Make it work!

Hope for better times is not enough- that one must be an active participant in the quality of the future. If I want flowers in the future the planting must be done now. Also related to doing without that darn fairy tale syndrome. Honestly, this just spoke to me. I am guilty of waiting for things to happen. Passive waiting. Always hoping for some kind of Divine Intervention- that's me! And that shouldn't be the case. Hope and faith must be active verbs. Ya hear?

Also came across the Law of Compensation or the concept that one's extremely good attributes/skills are offset by another attribute that is not so good. Meaning, an extremely good-looking woman may be dumb as a stump. God is fair after all. There is hope for me. Haha! What could be that one attribute or skill I'm extremely good at?

It was entertaining and informative reading this book. I enjoyed it so much I think I will reread It Was On Fire... soon. Next book on the list: Ambeth Ocampo's Dirty Dancing: Looking Back 2.

manila day

According to my sign, this is an auspicious year for me. I will not expect too much but I will pray that things will be in my favor. Last month was sucky but looks like things take a turn for the better. Crossing my fingers (and toes)...

Last Monday- spent the entire day in Manila Ci-tey!

Ycel and I went to the alma mater last Monday. I was expecting the environment to be different from how it was seven years ago. I was delightfully surprised that it still is the same. I'm officially missing my college days. It almost feels nostalgic to walk the halls of LS again...

 

If we had more time, I would've wanted to go eat in aristo, sps and cc. I wanted to visit the lib again but I don't know if we can go inside without a school ID. Can I use my alumni card instead?

MOA afterwards and lunch at David's Tea House. Yummy yummy lunch we had- sweet and sour spareribs, lemon chicken, hakaw and yang chow (that's supposedly good for 2-3 persons but was able to feed 6). Loved their Lemon Chicken, comparable to Wai Ying's. Whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant, I always order lemon chicken when available and Wai Ying's version is my benchmark of good lemon chicken.

Watched Love and Other Drugs. I liked it, Ycel didn't. I thought it was nice. Uber cheesy but nice.

Only, there's too much sex and it's only R13. If I had a 13-year-old kid, I would freak out if she watched this. It's not even PG13 for crying out loud. But then again it would so awkward to watch this with a parent. Ha.
And what happened to Mia Thermopolis? Lost innocence, tsk. It's always hard to accept the fact that people grow up and Ella Enchanted is now fornicating on screen.

Chow time again after movie- Kopi Roti! It's the first time I've set foot in Kopi Roti again ever since AB left for NY. I miss AB. She liked Kopi Roti so much and we'd always go there and I was always complaining to I've reached my saturation point for kopi buns and if I eat one more, I'd throw up. I never thought I'd miss it.

I had fun with Ycel kahit kinakawawa niya ako haha. Dear Ycel, FYI... hindi pa rin ako nakauwi agad. While waiting for the train home, sister dear called and asked me to go to Pius Center where my uncle pari is staying. We had dinner at Max's UN. I'm such a pig. I must have eaten half my weight that day.

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What's keeping me busy these days?

Mostly business-related stuff, worrying about life in general, where in the world do I get good nail techs, I'm in love with my National Geographic/Discovery/BBC documentaries, Korean series and my vision board. I'm really trying to change my work habit but it takes time to get out of a habit you've gotten used to. 

Speaking of habits, I'm almost over one (bad) habit. Not bad as in the truest sense of the word, but bad for me. This has something to do with my Feb 15 deadline. At least if I go cold turkey on the 15th, it'd be much easier for me. 

A new habit I have is Cinderella's Sister. I hope they put it in an earlier timeslot. I'm resisting the urge to buy a DVD from my suking pirata.

Will end this post with my LSS and favorite song as of late

kong hei fat choi

more like fat joy. FML.

Planned this divi trip last week, totally oblivious that it was Chinese New Year's. In fairness, it's not as crowded naman so keribels na din. Almost mission-accomplished, forgot to buy additional fabric for curtains

• new seat cover fabric 
• towels
• royal blue organza ribbon
• baby blue frosted tulle
• rubber duckies
• galvanic spa wand
• spa supplies

My supplier had this raffle thingy for Chinese NY- spend 3K and get a chance to win something from them. Because I was eligible, I picked the ang pao Ate Jo chose (I swear I'm such a people-pleaser) I won something from their 99-peso trash stash. There was a hair blower somewhere there and I was hoping to get that but I didn't. Boo. Yun pa naman ang kailangan ko. Anyway, I got free calendar, tikoy and 100 bucks off my next movie.

Dragon dance. Firecrackers. Free tikoy. Thankful that I serendipitously chose this day to go to divi.

week 4: nosebleed

Had visitors from New York. Went to Tagaytay to see the volcano and whathaveyous. Filipino lunch at Josephine's and merienda in Bag of Beans- yummy coffee and blueberry cheesecake. Traffic going back to Manila was bad and Joaquim was having tantrums inside the automobile. Went to Kuya B's house and had dinner. Pork sinigang, FTW! We've been eating since morning. THIS IS THE LIFE! And when I start on packing on the pounds, I'm sure I'll be hitting my head with a fork. But really, food tastes sooo good. I have no other choice than give in... Started repainting of the shop.

Day 2 of shop refurbishment. Sta. Lucia to buy additional materials but came home with nothing. AC treated me to nuggets meal, upsized to one with twister fries. Giddy!!! Was supposed to go out on dinner with cousin and friends but because of the bus bombing, they opted to stay in the hotel so we ended up just eating in the hotel bar. It was a fun night though- chitchatting over (verrrry expensive) Coke and pizza margherita.

Mostly stayed in the plaza to oversee repair work.  Trip to the hardware to buy additional materials. AD accompanied me in the Daiso store to see if there are stocks of those 88-peso wall stickers we want to put on our accent wall. Zilch. Ended up just having coffee in Starbucks SLE, which with its outdoor table set-ups, reminds me of The Hills... jejemon version. Ha.

Trip to the hardware again. They started working on the waterproofing. Called AD and asked if she can accompany me to Home Depot to look for wallpapers for our accent wall. Went first to Megamall to check if Daiso St. Francis has stock of the 88-peso wall sticker. Still none. Boo. Season 2 and 3 of Dexter. A NatGeo docu on volcanoes, atmosphere, etc. New Ambeth Ocampo book for 95 pesos ☺ AD treated me to shawarma in Uncle Moe's. Yummmmmy!

Stayed home all day-  bantay sa (supposedly) last day of repairs but they didn't finish yet with the repainting of the tables and stools so they'd have to come back on Monday. Nene and I cleaned up the shop and got it ready for Saturday.






Stayed home ALL DAY again. Started watching my documentaries and only go to finish the one on volcanoes. Merienda over My Amnesia Girl with AC and Nene.

 

Skill-tested a nail tech at 9 in the morning. So far, so good. Asked her to do extra work muna while I'm still interviewing more nail techs.  Lunch at Don Antonio but sans mommy and AC. Yummy lechon kawali, pancit and turbo chicken for lunch. Christmas gifts ♥