ang kyut!

First time kong makakita ng tiny, tiny, tiny grapes. Champagne grapes daw ito, according to my Seoul Sister. When she handed them to me, first thing I asked was, "Seedless ba ito?"

buti pa pag biglaan, natutuloy

Chetski called for an impromptu catch-up session last Friday night. Good thing Huangcholi's family condo is currently tenantless. We all missed that place.


Sabi ni Huangcholi, mura lang daw sana ang budget for the take-out dinner. Kaya my Seoul Sister and I got yummy and cheap food from Mario's Kitchen. Clockwise: lumpiang ubod, baked tahong, pancit guisado, chopseuy and...


... tortang talong. Gutom na ang lola mo kaya inupakan na niya ang favorite niya.


Masarap na ang pagkain, mura pa. Kaya smile kaming lahat.


The self-confessed janitorfish. Sa hirap ng panahon ngayon, you can always count on Huangcholi. :-D


As usual, antok na ang lola mo. :-D


We all loved Chetski's new toy. We were surprised to get a wi-fi signal from Huangcholi's couch. Kaya yun, mega-viewing kami sa youtube.


There's a huge mirror in the condo. Siyempre, mas type kong kunan ang paa ko than my face. Hehehe.


There's always room for ice cream. Hindi namin naubos ang share namin... well, except for one person. Hulaan niyo kung sino. :-D

silver lining? not really

So the release date of HP6 has been moved from November 21 this year to July 17 next year. Bad trip. But then...


... the producers of the movie version of Twilight decided to move their release date from December 12, 2008 to November 21. Taking advantage ha.

Childhood Favorite

Remember Magnolia Ice Cream House in Aurora Boulevard? After being closed for so many years, nabuksan na ito ulit. And they even have a branch at San Miguel By The Bay! My college friends and I had dessert there last Friday night -- kahit na malakas ang ulan!

This is the one item in the menu that everyone remembers. Kung nakapunta kayo sa Aurora branch when you were young, I'm pretty sure na-order niyo ito. Tiff and Mommy Sally got to share this one. Can you remember the name of this dish? :-D

This one is their version of mudslide ice cream. Luisi and I shared this one, right down the middle.

Maricar and Cathy ordered this one. Can't remember the name of the dish. But it's berry delicious. Hehehe.

Parang eskimo roll itong wheel na ito. Cookie yung crust, ice cream ang filling. We had it cut into six para hating-kapatid.

Actually, yung pictures ng ice cream ang kinukunan ko. The girls just got in the way. Hehehe.

We were all glad Mommy Cathy was able to make it that night. (Tingnan niyo rin ang posters ng ice cream sa background. Hehehe.)

who are the people in your neighborhood....

Pauwi kami from the supermarket when we saw this:

Una akala namin yung naka-yellow raincoat lang ang sakay ng motorsiklo. Pero, why were her feet dangling in the air? And how can she see anything with that huge package in front of her?


Bwahahaha! Only in the Philippines! Note the "seatbelt" a.k.a. lubid looped around the driver's waist! Genius!

Our college barkada was supposed to meet for a surprise baby shower for our friend Pam but she had to beg off due to doctor's orders. But since everyone already agreed to come, tinuloy pa rin namin ang dinner at Hawaiian Barbecue sa San Miguel by the Bay -- minus the buntis mommy, of course.

Yup, there was a ginormous silver pineapple in the middle of the resto. Hawaiian kasi ang theme. Oooookay.

Kakaibang appetizer. Sweet corn with slightly spicy coconut sauce. Yummy.

One of the best baby back ribs I've ever had, promise.
Kahit bagyo, everyone who promised to attend the "baby shower" came naman kahit na-late na because of the floods.

Meron pala fireworks display every 7pm pag Friday and Saturday sa MOA -- kahit na bumabagyo.

a glass shoe for my nose

Went to see Cinderella at the CCP last Saturday. On the upside, among all the foreigners in the cast, 30-something Lea still outshone them all as Cindy. And the costumes were really, really fantabulous! On the downside, a) we were seated at the NOSEBLEED section already at P770 PER TICKET; b) we whipped out our pamaypays since the AC in the theater wasn't THAT cold (or maybe hindi na kami inabutan ng lamig dun sa may bubungan); c) we didn't see the dramatic entrance of Cindy at the prince's ball and the kiss between her and Princey at the wedding because the beam above the stage cut-off the view of their pretty heads! Yup, we were seated THAT high!

lost in translation

This film is probably one of the best Asian rom-coms ever. Great cinematography, catchy soundtrack, winning performances, quirky and witty script. It was the first ever Korean film I've seen. Even those at rottentomatoes loved it. A chick flick that even straight men would like. Kaso...


... the US version was released in local theaters today. Haaaay, like most adaptations of brilliant Asian films, this one also tried its best to adjust important scenes para mas ma-gets ng Westerners. Although I'm sure that those who haven't seen the original would like this version, someone who loves the Korean would be disappointed upon seeing this one. Good try though. Parang may kulang lang talaga. And to think this version was directed by the same person who directed the much acclaimed French flick, Love Me If You Dare (starring a young Marion Cotillard). Nakakaloka pa kasi...


... balita ko, may Bollywood version na rin daw! Hay naku!

andito na!

Days after I finished reading book three, the last Twilight book has finally been released in the Philippines today! Let me just give a short review of the books: Twilight (Bk.1) was good and quite interesting; New Moon (Bk.2) was really dragging; Eclipse (Bk.3) was action-packed and was (in my opinion) better than the first book.

So far:

1. I am trying to avoid spoilers as much as I can (am easily tempted to read reviews kasi)

2. My sister bought Breaking Dawn kaya she has the right to read it first. Works for me 'coz I really got to start cracking on that "thesis" (quotation marks will remain until I actually think I am working on one).

3. I am enjoying the trailers and behind-the-scenes of Twilight the movie.

4. I still think Twilight won't surpass Harry Potter (I intentionally ignored most recent comparisons made by the US media for the past week and a half).

5. I think Bella already has vampire blood somewhere in her family history -- that's the biggest bombshell in the fourth book, and that's why the title is "Breaking Dawn". Hula ko lang ito ha. :-D I hope I didn't get it right.