Midweek Movie-and-Food Fest

Wednesday. Usually, it’s that day of the week when my senses are elevated to a heightened anticipation for the weekend ahead; my so-called ‘midweek high’. But for this week, the heightened anticipation that’s been building in my system as early as Monday was not for the sacred weekends; rather, I was anticipating a midweek movie-and-food trip date with my mom, and John Lloyd Cruz was but all to blame.

Mom had to pick up something from a friend’s home that’s somewhere Manila, so we decided to do our errands early to get on our miscellaneous activities as soon as possible. By 10:35 a.m., we were making our way to SM Mall of Asia to catch the opening day of You Changed My Life, the anticipated sequel to the Sarah G. – Lloydie flick, A Very Special Love. We bought tix for the 12:40 p.m. screening, and bought another set of tix for Confessions of a Shopaholic that was showing at 3:15 p.m. (It was a good thing the movie’s still showing so we opted to watch it anyway.)

Setting aside my being a die-hard Lloydie fan, YCML is a winner! Panalo ang comedy at kilig! The whole theater was filled to capacity, and moviegoers were laughing, crying, and going very kilig all at the same time. Somehow, the movie struck a chord in me more than its prequel did, probably because I remember myself saying some of Miggy Montenegro’s lines to someone a long time ago. But enough about that. There were LOTS of memorable scenes in the movie that I just can’t pick out one or two which I liked best. *sigh* Two-thumbs up for Laida Magtalas and Miggy Montenegro!

Cute scene from YCML (photo courtesy of www.starcinema.com.ph)

After YCML, we headed straight to Cinema 4 to watch Confessions of a Shopaholic. Admittedly I’ve never read any of the Shopaholic books, but I liked Kinsella’s flair for classy humor and wit in Can You Keep a Secret (Which I bought some months ago all because I was drawn to the attractive paperback cover that was all PINK. Hahaha!) Needless to say, it was a fun movie and my mom found herself laughing more than she expected in spite of herself. Isla Fisher (Who played the infamous Ms. Bloomwood a.k.a. Shopaholic) was not at all bad. If there was any scene in the movie that made me go gaga over her portrayal of the main protagonist, that would have to be the tango scene with Fluke… err, Luke. I have the Shopaholic series with me now, which I was able to borrow from a friend. However I’m still trying to figure out how the hell I am going to squeeze in a Kinsella book marathon this weekend. Good luck to me, then!

Oh, and did I say it was a movie-and-food trip date? Well, we just had simple brunch at David’s Tea House before the first movie. Admittedly it was a not-so-good decision. The service was bad, the black gulaman I ordered was WAY TOO sweet, and the food was just so-so. Mann Hann would have been a much better choice if one wants to go Cantonese for lunch. Before ending the day, we decided to have dinner at UCC Vienna Café. As usual, the place never disappoints me and my mom, plus the fact that this is the only place where we could enjoy really good decaffeinated coffee. Good thing it was a weekday so we had the place all to ourselves. We ordered Sumiyaki Eel and Mushroom in White Sauce spaghetti, Sardines Pizza Toast, and Blueberry Crepe (with ice cream) for dessert. For our coffee, mom had the decaf Vienna Coffee while I opted for the decaf Hazelnut Coffee. *Burp*

Going Cantonese for Lunch

Burp!

Turning Japanese for Dinner

Whew, that was quite a long post. I can’t believe this is only my third entry for the month of February. Work has been and still is a crazy whirlwind of deadlines these past few weeks so I’m pretty much too lazy to post anything during the weekends. Hopefully things at work will eventually come around. Hopefully.