three weddings and a christmas party

29 December 2008>Fran and Jbong>Sacred Heart Shrine
28 December 2008>Tin and Wils>St Jude

27 December 2008>SAs and Sydney SMEs>Imay'

26 December 2008>Jay and Jenn>UNO-R Chapel

Christmas day...

...is sea bass day. for lunch we had the two pieces steamed (by sis)

and another two fried (by bro) for dinner.

the shrimps were gone before they were ready to say "cheese".

my fave combo

what made this combo even more special today is the fact is that smuggling of such has completely went past undetected by the keen eyes of the "largepool" police who patrol the floor for unwary hungry call girls and boys. in relative peace, i was able to quiet the hunger pangs of my protesting stomach. and at one time, when there was relative silence on the floor, i grew pensive, thinking about the times back at the auto firm when snack delivery were uncommon especially on pay out days. in three months that i've been here, this is a first and it is a welcome addition to the wealth of experience that i am counting on my hands (and feet) each day.

i googled a guy last night...

...his name is hugh dancy. he starred opposite jesssica alba in 2003's sleeping dictionary, a movie that i have no inkling about until i spied it on the shelf of astrovision when sis and myself did our christmas shopping last sunday. it was about a love story between a young colonial official and a mullato sleeping dictionary (a monicker for a local woman assigned to teach the foreigner the language - among othr wifely duties) in sarawak (credits said the movie was partly filmed in malaysia.
hugh fit perfectly in the role of an idealistic officer who expected to do something great, i.e., transform or civilize the "savage" land that his predecessors has discovered.
he was also endearing in his portrayal of a man untrained in the art of lovemaking (he was 28 at the time - dob: June 1975).
as the story goes, falling in love with the sleeping dictionary was taboo. but he couldn't help himself.

his courage in showing defiance against the discriminating protocol of his kind tugged at the heart of the romantics...eliciting a sigh here and there. it sent a clear message of hope..which is my eternal mantra...hihihihi

the first became last...

...and almost missed the trip...

...to think that it was i who...
- first to notice the ad and has actually mistaken bella for hermione
- first subscribed to the film's OST "paramore" ringback (well, i had it for a 3-day free trial)
- first to rant about watching the premiere but didn't get to due to an unscheduled and unauthorized OT for training

i'm talking about twilight. i was able to watch it tonight, finally .
i checked it out first at the mall nearest to the work place with thoughts of catching enough time for a review. my heart skipped a beat when the print ad only displayed keanu and richard gere. so i ran to the nearest mall and checked that it is still showing (only in one cinema and sans the SRO sign that stood out at the box office in the last 11 days).

i was around 15 minutes late so i skipped meal altogether and waited for the break before the last full show to run and grab my favorite large fries, chicken sandwich combo at the north wing, devouring it with gusto during the opening credits.

well, i say that i enjoyed the refreshing story about meyer's breed of vampires:
- who turns more beautiful when hit by sunlight...as opposed to stoker's or rice's
- who lives as a family in a fine house that fits a page in better homes...and not in a coffin in some gloomy cave
- who engages in sport...vampires playing baseball...hmmmm...i thought they're only into hunting
- who has more constraint than the average human who lusts for what not

i must say that i was entertained by it.
and although i can't recall the guitar numbers on the soundtrack, i actually like it when i first heard it.

And the places that edward brought bella to, they all took my breath away (besides the fact that i was grossly distracted by robert's hairy arms which reminds me of...bjork...what were you thinking???). The forest tops with its proud tall evergreens and the waterfalls that drops from an immense height...boy when am i going to see these marvels again (even sans the piggyback ride up the evergreen top)?

black and white...

...in white and black.

this is justine not crying...after she dropped by the office to say goodbye

it has been a long two months

ignorance is bliss...sometimes

...because had i known that today is a holiday, i should have gone to the movies last friday. but i had grand plands of watching it at least ttwo times so i set my mind on seeing it today. to my great dismay, two theaters were opened to accommodate the holidaying crowd. still, at 3 pm, both has SRO sign on the box office. so i opted for an equally inviting alternative (though a costlier one), getting fed at bigby's. we had a platter of potato fries, quessadillas, fried chicken fillet, and honey glazed chicken. sis had lemonade while i sampled their yellow mango smoothie. my mouth still waters while looking at the pictures..
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