Fifty shades liberating

I have heard of this book a couple of months ago from 2 of my friends.  And to my curiosity I have downloaded a pdf ebook copy of the trilogy.  The first part of the 1st book was something, it wasn't the type that I would read, but to my surprise I look forward to reading it everyday until I finished it.  The 1st book was quiet liberating.  The story line itself is filled surprise and spontaneity. (I won't give details so not to spoil the ladies who are reading).

I thought resistance would fade as soon as I finished the 1st book, but no!  I can't resist reading the 2nd book, double the excitement for me.  The twist of the story and the excitement is more that I find myself giggling and smiling at the end of every chapter. Whooo.  It has kept me company every night before I sleep and every meal before I come to work.  How the love story of the characters overcome their differences and how they compromise to each others need.  It made me look forward to something with full of excitement, not a tv series I might say but more to that.

And on the 3rd book, concludes their love story.  How they manage and have coped up with all the trials.  The writer must be really passionate when she was writing this.  I admire how she manage to deliberately let her readers feel the emotions and sensation of this book.  No wonder they will be making a movie out of this book.

Fifty shades trilogy, is an addicting one.  From a woman's perspective, it is liberating thus it gives a sheer hint of being submissive to her partner.  It does not make a woman vulnerable at any point, the female character (Anastasia Steele) has a strong character.  Well defined young lad who knows what she wants yet willingly compromises to her partner (Christian Grey) without hesitation.

To conclude, this is one great book that I would still read in the future.  And I would surely love to watch the movie inspired by this book.  Well, I do hope that the movie meets all the expectations of the readers of this trilogy.

3 venues 1 occasion

Today, I can assume that celebrating father's day is "mission accomplish" for us.   We were able to visit and celebrate today's occasion with almost all the "dads" in the family.  Almost because my brother was not there, he have their company outing so he missed the celebration. too bad. :(

For a change, we were up early because we know that we will be out the whole day.  My hubby and I got our long awaited cargo from dubai (which is not the main point).  Our itinerary for the day is a really tiring one.  We have to go to 3 places today to fulfill our plan.  The 3 venues we had to celebrate Father's day are quiet distant from each other.

To start, our first stop is to go to Himlayang Pilipino in Tandang Sora (I think), to visit Lolo Pedro (maternal grandfather) and Tito Henry (maternal uncle) at Himlayang Pilipino.  Yes, they were with our Lord already.  We paid them a visit because it's father's day and said our prayers.  I know both of them are in a safer and peaceful place and that we should be really happy for them, but on occasions like this I can't help but really feel sad and miss them terribly.  

After the visit, we headed to our 2nd stop, Tempura Restaurant in Banawe and had our celebration of father's day.  Good thing we were there early for lunch, so we didn't had to wait long.  It's a Japanese food, father's day for us. =)  We had our favorites (favorite food in General not really from this restaurant) sukiyaki, tempura, katsudon, gyu asupara maki. The sukiyaki and tempura was good.  The katsudon was ok.  (T.Boy's version was better).  Gyu asupara maki was great, the asparagus were crunchy.  We tried also their chicken roulade which was realllly good. Haven't tried their version of chicken roulade before, and it was surprisingly delicious. The best part of this is that we get to share and spend it with our loved ones.

And for our last stop, to visit Lolo Ben (Paternal Grandfather).  It was suppose to be a surprise visit, but we wanted to make sure that Tita and my cousin were there also so we had no choice but to give her a call.  Despite the supposed surprise visit and father's day celebration with Lolo, I know that He is still surprise with the idea of us coming over. And seeing the happy look on his face, was just priceless. :)  I really think we should do this often.  And of course, coming over means a loooot of chikahan with my 2 Tita's and kulitan with my cousin, Gerard.  And a bonus call from my Ninang also. :)

After the tiring chikahan, we had merienda.  I just love occasions like this because I get to eat my Tita's pasta which is reaaaallly goood.  Really something I look forward to having during any occasion. =)  She prepared penne today and my-oh-my it was really perfect. :)  Maybe if she didn't run out of penne, I can eat a loooot more than expected. whooo..

This is just one amazing celebration. =) Hope that every father had a great celebration.

Credits to my hubby for the pictures.

the excitement of waiting

Why do we tend to be more anxious when we wait for something?
We realize how much time passed by, when we are sooo excited to achieve and do something.
Why can’t be waiting, be just like any normal activity?
Why can’t we rationalize?  Or is it because we take many things into consideration that makes waiting all the more exciting?
What is in it that makes the feeling intense?  Is it the outcome? The action to be taken? Or is it more of fear of the execution of your action?

An extraordinary sunday

Why do weekends end so quick? Hays, in so little time I have accomplished many things.  And tomorrow is manic monday once again. Whooa!  Today, Sunday, seems to be such a long day. Woke up to watch pacman's fight, and boy he lost nevertheless, he fought well.  The judges must be daydreaming when they scored rounds 9 onwards. Oh well, let's not sour grape and besides there's nothing else we can do anymore with the decision, being it the final.  But we should wait for the rematch and boy that would be exciting. :)






After the much talked defeat of paquiao, we head to SM San Lazaro to proceed with our plan to apply for a line. Yep, finally.  But unfortunately we have to wait for 3 days for the approval.  The policy have become tight due to the scumbags who just applied and walk away with the line.  And because of their delinquency, new subs have to suffer.  What makes me more excited on our postpaid line is that we will have the chance to watch Nicki Minaj in SM MOA, because of their promo.  So, how cool can it get?





After our line application, we had dinner at our all time favorite, Kenny Rogers and I had their baby back ribs. sweet! missed this, because the Kenny Rogers at SM Centerpoint was closed for whatever reason, i dunno!

Oh well, weekends are short really for all the good stuff.  But It's pretty worthy.  Weekdays, hello! please be nice to us especially at work. :)

another great dinner

A night of satisfying and wonderful dinner with my husband, mother, youngest brother and sister (who was late but glad she made it).  We had a great dinner at Heat, Edsa Shangri-la.  I loooove their buffet, they had a wide variety of choices from appetizer down to desserts.  And after several attempts to have a taste of all of what they offer, this by far is the closest.  The pesto penne was great two thumbs up.  The pad thai was perfect. The medium rare steak with mushroom sauce was fab.  The dessert was such a haven for me.  Not really for those who are on diet.

The best part of this great dinner is that I had to spend it with my husband, my mom and bro.  We had one of the best conversation ever over such a great dinner.

I Love Birthdays

No matter how old or young we are, we can't deny the fact that birthday celebration's makes us giggle.  Guilty, even if it's not my day anymore.  It's my bro-in-law's bday, and so my hubby and I celebrated his burpday.  It was simple yet fun filled celebration.  Having kids around made it really fun.  There were no parlor games or whatsoever but I can't deny the fact that we enjoyed it.  Family + Good Food = Fun.

He is the big brother of my hubby.  And having a 10 year age gap is not really easy for me to bond with him (we really have nothing in common, except for being the eldest child).  He already had a family of his own when my hubby and I were starting out as boyfriend-girlfriend.  We never really had a chance to jam or bond like his sister.  Despite that, it was not a hindrance.  He has his own ways to know me.  He took every opportunity there is (family lunch, dinner and birthday celebrations) to be there.  Have a small conversation and gave some useful advice.  He is a man of few words and more of a man of action.

He may not be realizing it, but I have really learned a lot from him.  I am thankful to be part of his birthday celebration.