Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Manila Zoo

F.B. & I went to the Manila Zoo today. It cost about 40 peso’s each. (Less than a dollar). It’s a small zoo and was just okay. F.B. said for the price, you get what you pay for.

Here are some of the pictures I took today:














































































I loved this exhibit the best! There were stray kitty cats hanging out in the ostrich exhibit!

































I call this one dinosaur bird! He’s cool!



















These were stuffed or taxidermy animals?



















I especially love the zombie one:



















Love this sign!















After the zoo F.B. & I went to Mall of Asia again. We’ve hung out there a lot lately. I keep going on “shopping sprees” there. I love Watson’s drugstore. I got a pretty blue umbrella with white hearts on it. Then went to the supermarket for a “Sarah” shopping spree. I was excited they have rice krispie cereal. (I wanted Raisin Bran too, but they didn’t have it at that particular supermarket.) So we picked up some rice krispies and some milk.

I guess people don’t drink milk in the Philippines as much as people do in the United States. I didn’t see any gallon milks around there, haha! I did notice they have a lot of milk in boxes on shelves? Condensed? Not quite sure. I’m happy they had fat free milk though! Whoo hoo! We also got some pretzels. It seems the only brand I can find is Rold Gold’s though and they were in the cracker aisle! I miss my Snyder’s.

Oh, another thing I noticed in the supermarkets here. They don’t keep the eggs in a cold section? They just have them on their own little un-refrigerated carts. Well, I haven’t died yet eating scrambled eggs, fried eggs, salted eggs, etc and I’m still alive! Heehee!

We had Wendy’s for lunch. My burger was normal sized. F.B. had the triple burger. Again, just too small for him. Haha!



















We went to the 3D IMAX theater and saw ‘Sea Monster’s’. I liked it better than the other IMAX movie we saw back in January about T-Rex. We had Starbucks after the IMAX movie and we checked out the internet café again. They have DSL… nice for checking up on blog & forum stuff.

After Starbucks:





























Oh! I found the perfect shirt for F.B. at SM department store!















Random Sign:















Oooh! At Mall of Asia they have this neat thing in the parking garage now. There are sensors over each parking spot and when you pull into one the light above turn’s red when occupied and green when vacant. Pretty neat, then you don’t have to keep driving in circles looking for a parking spot.

Tomorrow we are going out to lunch with F.B.’s Mom, and we might go to Tagaytay next week.

P.S. The other day when F.B. & I were at the supermarket we saw Spongebob PEZ dispensers. F’s never had PEZ, so I bought one (at age 26, haha!) Here’s F.B.’s first experience with PEZ!














13 Days!!!

Just 13 days until I am off to the Philippines! Next weekend I have to pack! AAAH! It's coming up so quickly.

I got a nice surprise on Saturday. I was checking my bank account to see if my paycheck was deposited and noticed a larger amount then I usually get. So I checked my pay stub and it turned out to be a bonus award! I forgot they always send those out around this time of the year. It was a nice surprise though, since I'm going to have to take leave without pay in addition to using all my vacation leave when I go away. I'll probably miss 2 paychecks because of that... so the bonus was a nice surprise! I celebrated by getting a new purse. I saw this Converse Tote Bag at Target a few weekends ago and really wanted it, so that's what I bought with a little bit of my bonus money. (Usually I only buy accessories & clothing on clearance, sale or ebay!)


















I've been picking up stuff for the trip. I'm nearly finished. I forgot to pick up band aids & notepaper though. Yucky... but I always end up with blisters when I run around all those airports no matter what shoes/sneakers I wear. So I need to pick up some for my carry-on. And notepaper for writing letters on the plane when I'm bored. I can't believe I have to pack next weekend. I hope I remember everything. And I've got an e-ticket this year. All the other times I've traveled I've gotten a paper ticket. So I'm a bit nervous about the e-ticket. Not so much for leaving the USA, but for leaving the Philippines. How do e-tickets work when leaving there? Hmmm. I guess I'll find out... I've never seen those e-ticket machines in the Philippine Airports.

So much to do and so little time. I've got alot I need to get done before I leave October 6th. My eye glasses also decided they wanted to break last Thursday. So I had to drive down to my eye doctor and thank god my insurance covers new frames... I just hope they are ready before I leave the country for 2 months. They are going to swap my lenses out. I miss my glasses... I have funky black/purple plastic cat eye frames and I love them. They are the first glasses I've ever loved. Usually I hate myself in glasses but these ones are like a fashion accessory to me!

And my Fiance's Birthday is October 9th! I'm so excited I get to be with him on his birthday this year. We'll probably be going to Saisaki Buffet with his family. And I got 2 gifts for him that are related somehow.... hehe. But I'll share them with you all once I've given him his gifts. I can't believe I'll be in the Philippines in just under 2 weeks!!! I won't arrive there until October 7th, around 10pm.

Oh! I picked up Philippa Gregory's new book 'The Other Queen' at Barnes & Noble last Friday. $22 for a hard cover. EEK! I don't like paying full price for books, I usually get them on Ebay or used on Amazon.com for a few dollars each. I read ALOT of books & I can just imagine how much I would spend if I always paid the cover price. But the book just came out last Tuesday and I wanted something new to read on the plane. I'm excited though, it's about Mary Queen of Scots.

I don't know if I mentioned before but I also ordered 'The Life And Death of Anne Boleyn.' By, Eric Ives. Which I thought was a great biography about Anne. Er... and I also finally gave in and bought 'The Other Boleyn Girl' on DVD even though it is nothing like the book or history and I was outraged by them making Henry VII rape Anne!!! (Read my review of the movie here!) Oh well... I got it for $5 on Ebay so it's something to watch on my ipod while on my 15 hour flight to Hong Kong!!!! I am not looking forward to 24 hours worth of traveling... but at least I get to see my boy soon! Miss kita nobyo ko.... mahal kita...

I'm rambling, I'm exhausted and I have to get up at 5:30am. So it's off to bed for me. I will leave you with a pretty picture I took of a bumblebee the other day:

Fan?

If you have read my blog from the beginning you would know F.B. & I met on a 'Lindsay Lohan' forum 5 years ago. (See Here) Sometimes people ask how we met each other and I usually just say "online". For close friends I always say with a laugh, "In a Lindsay Lohan forum..."

So you would think since that is where F.B. & I met we should be diehard fans and grateful to Lindsay Lohan for somehow bringing us together. Honestly... not so much anymore for me. I liked her back in the day when she was a good little actress. My favorite movie she was in was the new 'Parent Trap' and the remake of 'Freaky Friday'. That was the movie that made F.B. & I join up on the forums in the first place. He being a fan & I joining up to look for guitar chords for one of the movie songs. We never joined up looking for a relationship... it just sort of happened after talking with each other & becoming friends.

I don't think I would call myself a Lindsay Lohan fan anymore. I don't think any of her movies aside from 'The Parent Trap', 'Freaky Friday' are worth watching. And I especially don't like the way she has conducted herself the past 5 years. (Hmmm... that seems to be a trend with past Disney stars.) Everything aside though.... I do have to smile when I think of the time we spent on the Lindsay Lohan forum 5 years ago. After all if it wasn't for the movie 'Freaky Friday' F.B. & I would have never crossed each other's paths.... and for that I am truly thankful!

*General Update* Just 3 weeks until I am off to the Philippines! Yay! I also got to have a nice birthday lunch with my family Saturday at the Chinese Buffet near our house. And I received a surprise birthday letter & 3 cards from F.B. on the 5th. Awww... just a day late for my birthday. Hehe. He didn't tell me he was mailing anything so it was really a surprise. It took 3 weeks to get here though! International mail is so slow.

My Favorite Music.

I went out Friday evening with my cousins & my brother. We had Chinese for dinner. (Yum! Sesame shrimp & Egg drop soup!) Then we went to the movies to see, 'The Dark Knight'. We pre-ordered our tickets online, which was a smart idea because the theater was mobbed when we arrived. The ticket line was out the door! The movie was very good. (Long too!) The joker freaks me out, he is so creepy. I still don't understand why Katie Holmes didn't resume her role in the Batman sequel as Rachel though.

I ordered two new books from Amazon.com. They arrived earlier this week. The Redheaded Princess by, Ann Rinaldi & The Life And Death Of Anne Boleyn by, Eric Ives. I finished the first one and I'm halfway through the 2nd one. I'm a fast reader, haha.

Anyway, since I made the post about all of my favorite books awhile ago; I wanted to do one with all of my favorite music. You can view my list by clicking on the pictures below or by going to my profile on stylem.com. Enjoy!

Infinity on HighFrom Under the Cork TreeTake This to Your GraveMake YourselfMorning ViewLight GrenadesS.C.I.E.N.C.E.A Crow Left of the MurderThe ReasonHoobastankEvery Man for HimselfThe+Red+Jumpsuit+Apparatus+is+a+band+...One X12 StonesPhotobucket · Photobucket ...Anthem for the UnderdogKutlessSea of FacesHearts of the Innocentdel album To Know That You're AliveStrong TowerForty Foot EchoAftershockSongs About JaneMaroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before ...Paper WallsOcean AvenueLights and Soundspanic-at-the-disco.jpgBlackbirdOne Day RemainsGreatest+Hits+(w/+Bonus+DVD)My Own PrisonHuman ClayWeatheredEverything You WantLadies and gentlemen: Dishwalla.DishwallaAll+the+Right+ReasonsThe Long RoadSilver Side UpThe StateCurbHybrid TheoryBlackoutGreatest Hits: My PrerogativeDignityHilary DuffFutureSex / LoveSoundsJustifiedBreakawayThe Very Best of Sheryl CrowThe CollectionGreatest HitsTake It All AwayYou Stand WatchingBittersweet WorldAutobiographyI Am MeThe Best Damn ThingLet GoUnder My SkinTragic KingdomThe Spirit RoomHotel PaperBe Not NobodyYourself or Someone Like YouMad SeasonCueshe's Available Album:Back to MeJars of ClayMuch AfraidIf I Left the ZooThe Eleventh HourWho We Are InsteadNo Name FaceStanley ClimbfallLifehouseWho We AreJesus FreakSupernaturalLove Liberty DiscoGoing PublicStep up to the Microphone40 AcresIn the Company of Angels: A Call to WorshipBack HomeLong Line of LeaversTransformWorship GodcandycoatedwaterdropsSONICFLOOdMuchOfferings: A Worship AlbumConspiracy No. 5UnderdogDrawing Black LinesTruthless HeroesProject 86SatelliteThe Fundamental Elements of SouthtownPayable on Death (with Bonus DVD)A Walk to RememberThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants13 Going on 30Coyote Ugly (2000 Film)Freaky FridayConfessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
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