Burlesque

(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1126591/)

Had a movie night with my friends again! yey! It's been long and this is a much needed break for me from all the school stuffs. We had street foods for the snacks. haha! We missed the "isaw" and "dugo" we usually buy during the summer. Fortunately, someone from our street was selling ihaw-ihaw again! yey!

We had "Burlesque" which is a very fab movie indeed! Musical flicks like this really interests me. Just like how the classic "Moulin Rouge" is still stuck on my mind. haha! Christina Aguilera was just too perfect for her character "Ali", with her very strong voice, sexy moves and very nice body. Very amazing! The movie went slow in the beginning while Ali wasn't performing yet and being frustrated and all to get in her dream job. Good thing for her befriending a guy from the bar, that she first thought was a gay, that accommodated her while she was homeless from being ransacked and being jobless. And a number of prods again before she started to hit the stage, at last, that's just what I'm waiting for. And then suddenly we're all-eyes-on when Ali was starting to be discovered by the club's owner. Her insistence paid off. woohoo! The sabotage on her backfired and everyone was too ecstatic as they discover how good she was in singing. It just suits her well! I love the songs performed, though most of it was new to me, I think those was 70s-80s music. The appropriateness of the songs got the viewers in the vibe. I'm so in love with the production. And so the story goes and everything went well for Ali and the club. She became the main attraction. Every prod. number she had was so good though racy (lol, not for the conservative ones). Plus Jack, the partner, his eyes, yea. haha! But then, the financial problem experienced by the club was still not resolved, and also add up the “fiance problem”. All in all, it was a good 2hr movie, perfect for those who love musicals! 5 stars! Woop!

Mogu Mogu

25% grape juice with nata de coco

The wonder that is Mogu Mogu. Yeah! Say it twice coz it’s nice. Hoho. Ang corny lang. hehe. Heard it last year pa but I just remembered about it yesterday on the way home after our thesis making. It got 5 flavors I think (grapes/mango/lychee/strawberry/pineapple). The thing with it is that it has bits of Nata de coco in it , feels like you’re drinking Fruitas + Zagu/pearl shakes, thus the name Mogu Mogu (Japanese term for “to chew”). It's "Nata de coco blended with fruit juice" and not the other way around.

I don’t usually like grape juices but this one went well, unlike some that tasted like syrups I take whenever I got coughs back when I was a child. It has this concentrated juice like flavor, which i like. Now I can't wait to try the other flavors! =] It costs 28php in 7eleven.

Lovin' Friday

It’s been weeks after my last post. Anyway, there’s nothing new besides my usual routine of school-home-school. I really need a time to meet up with my hs friends! But they’re busy for graduation. Tss. Sawa na ko sa mukha ng mga blockmates ko. Chos! Haha!

Last Friday was a breath of fresh air from my usual days. No classes because of EDSA day. Woop! Hooray for freedom and unity of Filipino people! Anyway, me and mama we’re supposed to go to Baguio for a day because she also has her leave for 3 days this weekend but we realized that it’s a waste of money for the bus tickets if we’re just gonna go back and forth. Hotels there were fully-booked already and there’s no choice for us but to go home at night so we decided not to continue. Besides, we have to save up money for our “Bengkek” trip. Haha!

Good thing our thesis meeting was moved the next day so I got to go out instead with mama. We first went to San Juan de Dios for her monthly check-up. She just got her lab test and her doctor wasn’t there so we decided to go to MOA after. Mama was already hungry because of fasting for the test so we immediately ate after arriving at Tokyo Tokyo. Haven’t been there for a while now and just noticed that they changed their exteriors. It’s a lot more nice now than before when it looks gloomy.

We tried their Bonburi bowls. In the poster, it was a big bowl FULL to top with rice and beef/pork/chicken. Well at least it lived up with the picture’s big bowl and full of toppings. Haha! It tastes good too. I had the chicken bowl and it got eggs with it while mama had the beef that is topped up with vegetables in it.

The "Bubble Freeze" from Go Nuts Donuts. Lovin' it! They offer it at its introductory price for 20php/cup. Those "lychee pearls" pops in your mouth like a bubble which explains the. very cool. haha! They have two flavors : these one above was the Buko Slush, and they have the other one called Mango Mambo which i prefer more.

Candies from Aji Ichiban. My new fave candy store! They've got more choices! =]

After eating we decided to just watch movies. We chose Black Swan even though I already have a downloaded copy of it. Too bad that “Just go with it” was already showing but was only scheduled in the evening; it’s in the premiere cinema so maybe it’s the first day. I never thought that Black Swan was freaky in a way. Haha! I love how the story was build up. The storyline was pretty nice, it makes the viewers think and it was never predictable in any way. And Natalie Portman did a great job in portraying her role. I think she deserves an award for that. I never thought that frustrations can get that intense and “psychotic “. Haha. But till now I don’t know the connection of that bruises in her back to what she became.

After the movie we strolled around and went to the department store to search for shoes to buy. I was looking for that Toms kind of footwear or any flats. But we ended up with nothing. (Choosy nga kasi. Haha. )We then just went to SM Southmall after. I like the new vibe of that mall, though some parts are not yet upgraded. The new placement of the establishments and new standard looks of the stores was a good change. And it became more spacious. So still we spent hours going around the department store. ( Ang choosy lang talaga. Haha!) And so I ended up buying those sandals with zippers in the back. After that we had dinner at Kenny Rogers.

My favorite platter, coleslaw on the side. =]

Their fro-yo was not bad at all. 35php for a cup + 10php for the toppings (mangos/brownies).

Whatta day. I love spending the day with Mama. Fun lang because we both love food! and a little bit shopping in the side. Hehe. On Monday, I’m back to my books. Tss.