love...Sex and the City style

“Year after year, twenty something women come to New York City in search of the two “L”s: labels and love. Twenty years ago, I was one of them. Having gotten the knack for labels early…I concentrated on love.” – Carrie Bradshaw

Finally! The movie that I am very eager to watch for the past 6 months since I’ve heard it and happened last night. Hides, Beth, and I watched the last full show of Sex and the City in Mall of Asia and went home at 1:00 am.

I’m a Sex and the City fanatic since season 1…I guess 1999 or 2000 was the year that I first watched it on TV (HBO Asia). At first I thought it was all about sex but after I watched 2-3 episodes of the first season….it was about MANOLOs (Manolo Blahnik), it was about relationship, it was about love…finding a perfect person to live happily ever after and of course their sex life. Season 6 was bitin. Because after Carrie realized that PARIS and PETROVKSY were not for her, Mr. Big flew to Paris to get her there and get back to New York.

Plot: Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), a successful author, contributor editor on Vogue Magazine, and everyone’s favorite fashion icon next door, is back, as she continues to narrate her own story about sex, love, relationship, friends (Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon)) and fashion obsessed single woman in New York City (especially the stiletto shoes) after the hit series ended four years ago in HBO.

Also in the cast: Mr Big (Chris Noth), Carrie’s handsome yet elusive boyfriend. Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) as Miranda’s down to earth husband. Harry (Evan Handler), Charlotte’s loving and dependable husband. Smith (Jason Lewis), an actor, model, client, and devoted lover of Samantha. Louise (Jennifer Hudson), Carrie’s young and inexperienced but still label savvy assistant. Candice Bergen (Enid Frick), the editor of Carrie in Vogue.

(picture taken from VOGUE)

What I missed while watching this movie was their chatting about sex, BOTOX, and life. Who could unnotice the clothes, the bags, and the shoes; this is not Sex and the City if it wasn't for the signature brands? Thanks for the costume designer Patricia Field...(the lady who dress the ladies of SATC series and The devil wears prada)I know… I know Manolos was the star in the series but in the movie, it was Vivienne Westwood’s wedding couture gown who stole the show. I amazingly love the concept…oh I almost forgot the place of the wedding, the New York Public Library, I was shocked and never thought that it could be happened.

My rate: it would be a perfect 10…I just love and missed it.

Would love to wtch it over and over again.

Dream Vacation: Maldives

(Maldives: Anantara Resort in Maldives)

Do you have a dream vacation in mind? Have you ever think where you can relax and have fun? Have you ever think where to spend your vacation leave? Me...in Maldives.

(Maldives: Anantara Resort in Maldives)

Yes Maldives, it's my favorite beach destination. Where I can relax, have fun, and spend my vacation leave. Paris my dream country but Maldives is my dream vacation spot, although I can't swim to 6 feet deep water because I'm afraid of drowning and be eaten by a shark. I'd rather die with a disease or plane crash than eaten by wild creature or ship sink. What I love in Maldives? Its scenery is so spectacularly gorgeous, the sand, the water, the environment, and the people.

But the question is...WHEN?

Gorgeous CBTL and So am I...

I love Coffee!

I consider myself a coffee addict...drinking coffee with cream and four tablespoon of sugar is like a marijuana to me. The smell of a coffee bean is like nirvana, a never ending happiness and satisfaction of gratitude. Coffee shop are spreading and invading the world but few coffee shops offer excellent services and a great cup of coffee, either ice or hot. And Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is one of those. The first time I stepped in and bought a White Chocolate Dream Ice Blended drink in CBTL was 3 years ago, I fell in love With it. It was a bliss, a coffee extract and a dreamy white chocolate blended with ice, and non-fat milk topped of with a fudge ribbon. When I was in high school and early college, coffee was my most hated drink next to alcohol except for wine but when I tasted the coffee from coffee bean and tea leaf, it was amazingly and gratifyingly delightful. The taste was different and the aroma was tempting and wonderful. Over the 3 years I had tried different ice blended drink from them, like The Ultimate, an extract blended with chocolate covered espresso beans and your choice of chocolate, vanilla or white chocolate, and my recent favorite drink, the Black Forest, a coffee extract and special dutch chocolate blended with ice, chocolate Espresso beans, maraschino cherries and non-fat milk for a truly unforgettable experience. They also offer Non-ice blended coffee from chocolate to mango flavor drink and the Sunrise, a fresh orange juice and French deluxe vanilla with ice. A Coffee shop will not be called as like that if there are no espresso, brewed coffee, hot chocolate, latte available and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is the best place you can find and drink them.

Last night after we watched a movie, we passed by to CBTL-Mall of Asia, as usual I bought a white chocolate dream drink with extra chocolate syrup and hang out for a while with my friends and talked about stuff about life and our craziness. Did you know that CBTL also provides a quality and pleasant environment to chit chat with your friends, colleagues, and love ones?

What Happens In ....?

Yesterday, my friend Hides invited me to come and watch What Happens In Las Vegas? with Nazel and Ten last night in Mall of Asia, so after I went to PGH, I rushed myself to MOA. The date was meant to discuss what happened this past few days and try to have fun. Since 15 minutes was left to buy food, Hides and I bought a Subway sandwich, while Ten and Nazel bought a Jollibee Meal.

(picture from official website)

Plot: Jack and Joy, two strangers head to Vegas to have fun and away from their troubles, end up a huge shared problem when they wake up married. After arguing, Jack wins the $3 million jackpot using joy's quarter. A sadistic judge freezes the money (and the annulment) until the two can prove that they've tried for six months to make the marriage work. It's an all out war as they fight over the fate of the millions, but a funny thing happens on the way back to the courtroom. Actually, a whole lot of funny things, hence the term "comedy." But one is, they fall in love.

(picture from official website)

What's good about this movie? They have chemistry on the screen, both two actors have big sense of humor. Even though the story was ordinary they pulled it off. It was fun and we enjoyed the movie very much compared to Heartbreak Kid...it wasn't funny at all.

AAfter we watched the movie, I came with them to SPi and waited for Nazel to go home.

Rating: 8 out of 10

MATCH YOUR MAN...Sex and the City way

While doing nothing in the office, I browse the website of my most anticipated movie of this year...SEX and the CITY. I found the quiz about matching you to the men of sex and the city... Since I dearly love Smith (love interest of Samantha Jones), I prayed that his my match... Surprisingly.... he is

Can't wait to see this movie....

Field Trip II

I joined the summer outing of Philippine General Hospital-Neuro ICU nurses at Padi, Morong, Bataan last week. The meeting place was at the parking lot of PGH at 4:00 am, unfortunately...Filipino TIME!...we departed at 5:30 am. We arrived in Padi (a private rest house located in Strat Subdivision, Morong Bataan) at 10:30 am, if we're not lost in finding the Strat Subdivision the estimated time would be 9:00 am...

It was a 2 storey big house with 4 air conditioned bedroom, 3 bathroom/comfort room, an Entertainment system, billiard table, an air conditioned dining room, kitchen with complete amenities (2 ref, freezer, gas stove, electric stove, microwave, and etc.) shower room outside the house, and a pool. In front of the rest house was the South China Sea. Swimming on the sea was not advisable that day because of the big wave cause by typhoon BUTCHOY. We swam on the pool the whole day. Not just swimming trip we also had a food trip, non stop eating...hahaha (my diet was ruined). We left Padi on the second day of our trip and headed back to Manila but we decided to passed by Mt. Samat, where you can see a big cross and go to top of that cross. After 2 hours on Mt. Samat we headed back to Manila because some of us have work the next morning.

It was fun and I enjoyed it... If given a chance to go back there, I will...

Sale Alert!

Robinsons 3-day Back to School Sale on May 16 (up to midnight), 17, and 18: Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Metro East, Robinsons Place Manila, Robinsons Place Pioneer

Topshop: up to 50% on selected items until supplies last

Dorothy Perkins: up to 50% on selected items until supplies last

Wallis: up to 50% on selected items until supplies last

Rajo Laurel Birthday Sale: all Rajo Laurel items will be marked down from 15% to 90% off until May 31. Call 896-9884 or 895-5688 loc 88 and look for Jem, Mylene, or Matet for inquiries.

Rustan’s Annual Summer Sale: May 15 to 21, up to 70% off on selected items

Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall: up to 50% off on selections mallwide from May 16 to 18

Market! Market! sale: countless deals mall-wide from May 16 to May 18

Mexx ongoing sale until June 30: 2/F Mall of Asia, G/F Greenbelt 3, 3/F TriNoma

Aldo: up to 60% on selected footwear until May 31

VNC: up to 60% on selected footwear until supplies last

Tree House: selected shoes on sale until May 31. Visit thetreehouse.multiply.com for more details.

Sale Alert! -- Rustans Annual Summer Sale

What: Rustans Summer Sale
When: May 15-21,2008
Where: To all Rustans Department Store (Shangrila-Edsa, Ayala-Makati, RP - Ermita Manila)
Note: Up To 70% Off on selected items plus a complimentary Make Over Or Facial

Sale Alert! -- Watch Sale

What: WATCH SALE
When: May 15-16, 2008
Where: Food Patio, 7th floor PBCOM Tower Ayala Avenue, Makati City
Notes: Up to 70% off to all participating brands

Bug Bite!

What a day! my right eye just bitten by a bug.... a cockroach specifically...it isn't swelling yet but in a few hours I guess...It is hard type on a keyboard but trying...trying to see the letters on the keyboard...Help!!

Super MOM!!!

(picture from Daniel Lindksog Design)

Happy Mothers Day...Bonne Fete Des Mères...Feliz Dia de las Madres...Maligayang Araw ng mga Ina! Tomorrow, we celebrate the day of the greatest person on the planet besides God...our Mother especially my mama and my sister...I thought it will be on Monday because some of my colleague said...

Even though we can celebrate it everyday but still giving them a special day in our calendar every year would be a gift for them... A never ending thank you for a continuous tender loving care that they showed to us from the past to the present, and to the future...

Happy Mothers Day....

Love you mom and my sister...

Thanks But No Thanks?

It was past 5:00 pm when we arrived in Legarda, the FX driver took a short cut in Bustillios, so Arcee and Randy got out of the vehicle there, while I in Jollibee, Legarda. I waited about 5 minutes before a Divisoria jeep came, while in the jeep, I noticed some people when paying they fare was not saying thank you after a person grab their money...extending effort to passed their fare to the driver and vice versa, their location in the jeep was either at the end of the jeep or at the middle. Are they blind? Stupid? Selfish? or "Deadma"? It's so easy to say thank you! My God! If you don't like saying thank you, please don't ride a jeep or any public vehicle.

Favorites!

So bored, can't find any interesting sites to look at. I am not a basketball fan so I don't read forums about basketball, neither other sports...Sports don't love me! I am not an online game addict like ran, level up or whatever game it is. The only game I play on my laptop is The Sims, I like building a house, design it, and expand it more. Since I am bored and nothing else to do besides working...hehehe. Would like to share some of my favorites....

Movie:

The Color Purple -- An adaptation to film by Steven Spielberg from Alice Walker's Pulitzer's Prize Novel.

Why I loved this movie? It Address the numerous issues in the black female life, including their exceedingly low position in American social culture and sometimes the explicit content, particularly in terms of violence in 1930's.

It was titled " The Color Purple" because of the conversation between Celie(Whoopi Goldberg) and Shug(Margarette Avery) about faith, what God does to please people, Shug says, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it." After Celie asks what God does in response to this obliviousness, Shug replies that he creates something else people will see, because God just wants to be loved.


TV Program/Series:

Sex And The City -- From Candace Bushnell's book turned into a six season smashing hit series by HBO.

Why I loved this series? It is not just the sex, love, or relationship but FASHION!

but As Micheal Patrick King said about Sex and the City... People thought, oh it's just about sex or it's just about fashion. And then slowly over the years people start to see it's really about love ... and relationships ... and sex ... and basically the battlefield of trying to be in love—whether it be with another person or with yourself.


Music Artist:

Mariah Carey -- oh my God! I am a huge fan to maximum level....hehehehe Who could not love her? The best selling female artist in the history, surpassed Elvis Presley from most #1s hit and selling more than 160 million album since 1990's, tied at number 4 with Madonna and Janet of having the #1 album.

Song: Whenever, Wherever, Whatever -- By Maxwell, just love it....
I Still Believe Remix -- By Mariah Carey featuring DA Brat and Bone Thugs N Harmony
Got Till Its Gone -- By Janet Jackson
Bachelorette And Its Oh So Quiet -- By Bjork


Food:

There are lots of food, dishes, or cuisine that I like, from Filipino to Italian to French to
Japanese To Chinese to Thailand to American cuisine. From Filipino food, I like most are the Kare-Kare(especially from the recipe of ate Edna and Kat's dad), Baked Oyster, Baked Tahong, Sopas, Laing from Goldilocks, Mechado from my grandmother's recipe, Pork Adobo from my sister and aunt Intang's recipe, Sinigang, and Bagoong (all kinds). From the Italian cuisine I honestly and deeply in love with their pasta especially the fettuccine and ravioli noodles...cannot resists! Who could not like PIZZA? Please comment..hahaha. What I like about French dishes is the style and elegance they added to their food. Japanese... aishitemasu! Love the Maki, love the sushi, love the tempura but hate Yakuza. Chinese, like the siomai, dumplings, siopao, and others. Thailand....CRUSTASIA! American? it would be TGI Friday's, Wendy's, KFC, MC Donald's, Krispy Kreme, California Pizza Kitchen, And Hard Rock Cafe (all food they serve). Not all food I eat, I don't like dinuguan, fried lumpia, and anything that contains "lamang loob".


(from left: kare-kare, Fettuccine Alfredo With Shrimp, Maki and Sushi platter)


(from left: fried dumplings, oyster rockefeller, Friday's pacific pork grill, thai ice tea)

IRON MAN

At first, I had a doubt that Iron Man was not fitted to Robert Downey but I was wrong, I watched it last night with my colleague at My Cinema in Greenbelt 3, a special screening from Nokia. We arrived in Glorietta at 5:30 pm but the invitation said that the movie will start at 7:30 pm so we ate our dinner at World Chicken. Before the movie start, the Nokia staff gave us two food coupons(either muscle beach or NY FD) for the snack... free! Franz chose the muscle beach, while I chose the NY FD. They started the movie at 8:00 pm and ended at 10:15 pm.

Plot: Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and a genius inventor who is kidnapped by the Afghanistan terrorist and forced him to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, he build a hi-tech suit that will help him to escape.

An all star cast, From Robert Downey as Tony Spark to Gwyneth (favorite actress) as Pepper to Jeff Bridges as Obadiah to Terrence Howard as Rhodey. A Marvel movie was not successful if Stan Lee was not included in the film, he was more glamorized than other film that he guested, you better find out. If you'll wait after the credits and acknowledgment, you'll see the other guest appearance that will give you a hint for the big movie event soon. What I love about this movie was the suit, it was incredibly amazing! Totally hi-tech gear to protect the world...Way better than Spider man 3. It lacks action at the climax scene but still I love it. Gwyneth Paltrow was amazingly beautiful and stunning, I love her name in this movie...Pepper! So festive and sexy. I saw a lot of Audi cars there, was that their sponsor? and LG too? With regards to his flying thing, I guess if he will not flip his hands he will not fly...hehehe

If I will rate this movie and 10 is the highest, my rate is 8 because Gwyneth and the suit.

PS: Wait until the credits and acknowledgment finish, like what I've said above, a big and exciting movie awaits soon.

Speed Racer

If your kid at heart you will enjoy this movie. Basically this film was made for children. The slow motion with 360 degrees movement from the Matrix trilogy was also applied in this film. The Men behind this film are The Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver, who were the men behind the success of the Matrix Trilogy.

At first scene, I thought that the movie was boring and for kids only but when Rex Racer showed, waaa....everything was changed.

Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive and fearless young man. His only real competition is the memory of the brother that he idolized, the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, especially his dad, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed's thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries after he win a race, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret, which some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, the company will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival - the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Since from the beginning, when Rex Racer died and Racer X showed, you'll have an impression that there is something fishy about Racer X. (yahoo movies)

Prison Break Addict

I know...I know...I am not updated when it comes to TV series because no time for marathon...
Last Friday, when I had a dinner with friends I bought a VCD set of Prison Break Season 1. It was on sale from 1000 pesos to 500 pesos, complete first season, so grabbed the opportunity to bought it. Last night, I begun to watched the first episode up to 8, then continued it this morning and finished it at 11:00 pm, the last episode which was episode 22 when Micheal escaped the prison and the police were hunting them. The story was amazing and so excited to watch it... Can't wait for the season 2, will try to find original copies in the video store if they have.

Chikka...Gallore

I had a dinner last night with my high school friends, Rona and Wigalets (Nelsie's nickname since high school) in the food court at Glorietta 4. The meeting time was 7:00 pm and place was Starbucks 4Th level, Glorietta 4, so I arrived exactly at 7:00 pm but my friends came late almost 8:00 pm (expect wigalets to arrive early? Impossible!...hmp!). While sited outside the Starbucks we talked about our classmates that we hate, we like, and we love. Our crushes and cuties way back in high school and some funny moments. We paused our discussion because were hungry. Searched for best place to eat and ended at World Chicken in G4. While eating our dinner...a non stop chikka about life during high school up to now...we finished our dinner past 10:00 pm and decided to go home.

this picture was taken last year

Cake! Piece of Cake!

I asked Franz, my friend and a colleague, to go with me in Bonifacio High Street in the Fort, Taguig.

My sister wanted a Mango Bravo cake from Conti's Pastry and Restaurant! But when we get there, unfortunately all the Mango Bravo Large size cake were already reserved, so I bought the Peach flavored cake. After we bought the cake, we decided to walk and I toured Franz (because its her first time there). We had dinner at brothers burger. We ended the adventure with some pictures.

Franz wants us to go home because of her curfew.

Field Trip!!

Last Thursday, May 1, 2008, no work because it was a holiday!

We decided to go and see the Manila Ocean Park....We're supposed to be @ Enchanted Kingdom but most of my colleagues didn't want to go there.... It was hot, so hot! I was freaking soak and wet with my sweat... hehehe but its ok it was adventure, I guess walking and walking inside a big park. We waited for almost 2 hours before we bought our ticket, the park's ticketing booth was not organized. At 2pm, we entered the park's entrance, and first saw an amazon type of theme to present their fish...

On the second part of the park was the dark room, you get to see, nemo, dory, little mantray, sapsap(hahaha), and etc. Unfortunately No CAMERA FLASH allowed, only our silhouttes you'll see in the picture.

On the third part, you get to enjoy to pose on a big so big aquarium, we spent most of the time there, waiting for the mantray to come close. Most of the fish there were not that big, I guess after a year and if the park's mall will open soon, they will get bigger. I was so pissed with the lady who has a sign board saying " No Sitting Allowed", my God! how will a tired person relax their legs after a 15 minutes walk! and your not allowed to go back from where you started! Stupid rules!

After that big so big aquarium, the last stop was the KALALIMAN, where you get to see the sharks...and some sting ray...then you get to see again the stupid bitch girl who has the sign board! The exit of th park was at the second floor of the park, where the fish spa (for your tired legs), boat ride (you get to see the fishes from the big so big aquarium), the restaurant called "Ozeano" 600 buffet style lunch, and the souvenir shop were I bought a mug coaster worth 70 pesos, my colleagues were enjoyed in taking pictures.

If I rate the park 10 is the highest, it would be 5....

pictures will soon be post in this blog...