With only paying bills and loans at SM in mind, I left home at 2 p.m.
Just for kicks, I wore sis' mini skirt (successfully hid from her sight all week) which was a perfect match with the old army-green kipling bag and the red year-of-the-dragon shirt she gave me eons ago.
Bummer! Social security has set a deadline for loan payments. SM denied my payments for November and December. With Chores done, I shopped a little bit to pass the time. By little that meant, getting a bottle of Smuckers blueberry preserves, a bar of Snickers and Mentos from the Grocery; a 10-m dental floss and mediplasts from Watson's; and some socks for mom from the Department store.
While waiting ages for Glen to arrive, tried on some shoes where I ran into tan2.
It was the eve of the Chinese New Year. The taxi driver gave a disclaimer that he can only drive us through Gonzaga (?) without getting trapped in the traffic. Lacson (from a block away to the regional hospital to the 20th) was closed for the celebration of the annual Bacolaodiat (a CNY special).
Where we got off, the walk to Lacson brought us to Capitol Office. I wasn't sure which way to go so we walked towards L'Fisher and had to back to get to Kristin's which is just a block away from Starbucks.
Kristin's was a surprise. The place was a far cry from once it was (22 years ago with its crowded, alcoves for four) with it's well lighted high ceiling, space enough to talk animatedly without being heard by diners on the next table (except for some homo remark that merited a glance from one), and earth colors of beige, green orange and brown for the furniture and rafters. On the dining experience, we both had the Kristin's special which to my great dismay was only "karne prita". Hahaha! So much for fancy name for common food. The thing is, it was so tasty and filling, I only had very little rice. Well, that or the fact that we had a plateful of potato fries while waiting for dinner to be served. I would have love to pair it with some beer but as it was late and we have yet to travel, I made do with a soda.
For dessert, we walked to Starbucks. He had espresso (a cafe mocha) while I had a frap (java chip venti as usual). It was only eight so we decided to sit in for a bit and decided which way to take. He was not sold with walking up north and so we went South and took in the sight. Just across the coffee shop were rows of cars fitted with audio system playing the same number simultaneously with their proud owners standing nearby holding a bottle and bevy and trying to talk above the noise. There's Merci photobooth, al fresco dining at l'fishers, and grills everywhere. We had to stop a couple of times for him to speak with his friends.
The catch was the dragon dance contest which was ongoing in front of the PNB Building where the crowd was so thick, movement was nil. We got trapped there for a good thirty minutes and came out all sweaty (Ugh!). Then it rained before we got into a taxi that shuttled us to the bus station. That was pure accidental fun :)
Just for kicks, I wore sis' mini skirt (successfully hid from her sight all week) which was a perfect match with the old army-green kipling bag and the red year-of-the-dragon shirt she gave me eons ago.
Bummer! Social security has set a deadline for loan payments. SM denied my payments for November and December. With Chores done, I shopped a little bit to pass the time. By little that meant, getting a bottle of Smuckers blueberry preserves, a bar of Snickers and Mentos from the Grocery; a 10-m dental floss and mediplasts from Watson's; and some socks for mom from the Department store.
While waiting ages for Glen to arrive, tried on some shoes where I ran into tan2.
It was the eve of the Chinese New Year. The taxi driver gave a disclaimer that he can only drive us through Gonzaga (?) without getting trapped in the traffic. Lacson (from a block away to the regional hospital to the 20th) was closed for the celebration of the annual Bacolaodiat (a CNY special).Where we got off, the walk to Lacson brought us to Capitol Office. I wasn't sure which way to go so we walked towards L'Fisher and had to back to get to Kristin's which is just a block away from Starbucks.
Kristin's was a surprise. The place was a far cry from once it was (22 years ago with its crowded, alcoves for four) with it's well lighted high ceiling, space enough to talk animatedly without being heard by diners on the next table (except for some homo remark that merited a glance from one), and earth colors of beige, green orange and brown for the furniture and rafters. On the dining experience, we both had the Kristin's special which to my great dismay was only "karne prita". Hahaha! So much for fancy name for common food. The thing is, it was so tasty and filling, I only had very little rice. Well, that or the fact that we had a plateful of potato fries while waiting for dinner to be served. I would have love to pair it with some beer but as it was late and we have yet to travel, I made do with a soda.
For dessert, we walked to Starbucks. He had espresso (a cafe mocha) while I had a frap (java chip venti as usual). It was only eight so we decided to sit in for a bit and decided which way to take. He was not sold with walking up north and so we went South and took in the sight. Just across the coffee shop were rows of cars fitted with audio system playing the same number simultaneously with their proud owners standing nearby holding a bottle and bevy and trying to talk above the noise. There's Merci photobooth, al fresco dining at l'fishers, and grills everywhere. We had to stop a couple of times for him to speak with his friends.The catch was the dragon dance contest which was ongoing in front of the PNB Building where the crowd was so thick, movement was nil. We got trapped there for a good thirty minutes and came out all sweaty (Ugh!). Then it rained before we got into a taxi that shuttled us to the bus station. That was pure accidental fun :)
