After weeks of surviving on four to five-hour appointments with my bed, quick (and very late) dinners and working overtime on Saturdays, I decided to take a much-needed break. Well actually I was supposed to spend a whole day with my friend who just came back from China. She had to beg off a few days before. So now I was left with two whole days of pure R&R. Here's a list of what I did:
- woke up at 9am
- enjoyed my favorite corned beef for breakfast
- enjoyed a warm foot soak in my bubble foot massager
- cut my toenails and removed my nail polish
- watched Katoque and gaped at the mouth-watering recipes
- ate chicharon with rice
- watched Eat Bulaga's opening number. Their theme was Pinagbiyak na Bunga which showcased look-alikes. Jaya paired up with Julia and Pilita with Pauline. For the finale, it was Regine Velasquez and Michael V! It was so hilarious that I caught myself laughing out loud
- enjoyed the episode of Oprah which guested Justin Timberlake, Reba McIntyre and Kelly Clarkson. Justin's take on fame was very refreshing. I admire him now more than ever!
- read my Lonely Planet book and fell asleep at around 4pm, dreaming about Southeast Asian destinations
- woke up at 11 pm. My mom was forced to sleep in my room because I slept in hers.
- watched Amazing Race Asia where I fervently wished that Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez maintain their good standing in the race. Luckily, they managed to be at number two!
- chatted with Ron, Jumbz and Anna who were at Bistro to watch Streamline (again)
- watched Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights for a second time and drooled over Diego Luna and relished the Cuban beat
- slept at 2 am and woke up 6 hours later
- was roused from sleep with the honking of Manong Dyaryo's (that's what I call the newspaper man) horn
- got really mad at him because he left so soon despite my frantic calls of "Sandali, sandali!!!"
- walked a few blocks and spotted him (lucky me!)...thank God I didnt have to walk farther for two broadsheets which are inevitably part of my Sunday mornings
- enjoyed my brunch of fish and veggies dipped in honey mustard sauce
- watched half of Penelope Cruz's film Italia, which was, well, in Italian
- read the Philippine Star and the Philippine Daily Inquirer
- learned that Renaldo Lapuz used to be a tricycle driver at Sikatuna Village for 11 years!Ü
- watched Twin Sisters (Der Tweeling) on M-net (an African cable channel). It's a story about twin German girls separated at the age of 6. Anna remained with her poor relatives in Germany while Lotte was adopted by middle-class relatives who live in Holland. The story stretched from pre- to post-war Germany and Holland. This is one highly-recommended movie!
- almost burned my ham and sausage omelette (which soon became scrambled eggs with ham and sausage..hahaha!)
- washed the dishes while listening and dancing to Chris Brown on my iPod
- read Jessica Zafra's Twisted Travels till my eyes gave up
I really look forward to more weekends like this! One need not spend a lot to enjoy the simpler things in life. Ü
