Binge watching on 90s movies.

I don't mind spending Saturdays at home specially when I have a list of movies I want to watch.

Today's theme is (drumroll please) 90s movies!

Age reveal moment. Haha. I'll start with Sister Act.

By the way, did you know Sister Act is 25 years today?!?


There was a reunion number on The View a couple of days ago. Here's the video for you to watch. Enjoy!

The better you dress, the worse you can behave.

I never was fasyon. It could be because I'm not a fan of going with the flow, but most importantly, I am one who chooses comfort over style.

This little man, however, might be more fashionable than me. ❤️ The class that comes with preppy jackets. Tapos bigla syang nagtatakbo at naglaro na parang batang nakawala sa hawla. XD







Jacket and pants from H&M, shirt from Jockey, shoes from SM Dept. Store

What Would My Titas Say: Kita Kita Movie Review

Finally got to watch Kita Kita last week a few weeks ago.

Wasn't really planning on seeing this film as I was preparing myself for a movie marathon during the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino week. I realized I have missed a few good movies on the big screen lately so when a friend said she wanted to watch, I say why the hell not.

Traffic was so bad going to Town that we decided at the last minute to make a U-turn and watch in Festival Mall instead. Apparently, the cinemas there are almost a hundred pesos cheaper. (I have been watching movies lately in random Ayala Malls so I was surprised with the price difference. Turns out, Festival Mall was way cheaper because seats were really old, the floor for the cinemas was almost empty, and it's as if it was from a different mall, compared with the new wing.)

I like how the movie started with a light, clear storyline. The narrative of Lea's (Alessandra de Rossi) character was easy to digest in the first ten minutes. If they had made that longer, it would be borderline boring.



Cue lead actor. The introduction of Tonyo (Empoy Marquez) in the movie was written with lots of wit in mind. It seemed as if Empoy was just being himself.

Sigrid Andrea Bernado couldn't have pulled this movie off better as a writer and director. I loved how each angle and shot was well chosen for each scene. And all that happening in Japan! Sulit yung binayad namin sa sinehan!

Yes, this is me, giving this movie a thumbs up. On the other hand, I have way too many thoughts during and after the movie that I just have to let out here.

As a blind Filipina living alone in Japan, I couldn't imagine how will get through the day. Nakakakilig at nakakain love, sabi nila. But it all got too unreal for me when Tonyo narrated how he fit in Lea's life. At some level, it is stalker-ish. For me, it really knocked me back to reality upon learning Tonyo just broke up with his girlfriend, was trashy, followed Lea around and was instantly smitten with her kindness. If I were Lea, "Kuya, hindi ako rebound girl." I couldn't blame Lea though. She's a tourist guide for crying out loud, she's naturally a people person. But she broke up with that cheating boyfriend of hers, and loneliness was creeping its way up. The tita in me is screaming, just because you got cheated on, you shouldn't go for the next guy who's showing kindness to you. If she found out sooner she was stalked, I don't think she'd still like him that much.

Setting aside these comments, would I settle for a Tonyo? Probably not at this point. Maybe when loneliness eats me alive.

I recommend people watch this movie. Sulit. Then tell me watcha think. ;)

Ps. Masarap sya panoorin with Potato Corner fries. :D

Add a little sparkle.

With days and nights reaching almost-intolerable degrees of warmth, it is always nice to have something refreshing just about anywhere in this country. The Labor Day weekend gave a lot of urban peeps a chance to unwind and head to the beach to cool down, lucky for them. But if you're like me who'd rather stay in the metro and chill at the mall, there are other options.

*enter stage left*

Starbucks is yet introducing another "limited edition" drink for the summer, the sparkling lemonade drinks. I tried it out last Sunday and here are some thoughts of mine that you may or may not find amusing.

1. You can get it in green tea aka matcha or coffee. Coffee and lemonade, hello acidity. So yep, I chose the former.
2. In select stores (four, actually), they're having a buy 1 take 1 promo. I happen to live nearby in one of those stores, so I got two matcha lemonades.

3. I regret adding honey. It was too sweet after the honey addition. The honey was supposed to make my son like it. He didn't drink it at all because "Iced tea isn't green!"
3. Green tea sparkling lemonade looked like murky water. Or was it because of the honey?

4. Marketing for this new product was done almost 100% right. Creating a hype for a new product by saying it is limited edition will certainly get people to want to try it now and because we live in a likeable world, the need to share it on social media will definitely increase the chances of it being talked about. At least for the availability of the drink.
5. I assumed the drink has a short life span so I asked the barista if it will be available again. She thinks it's available til May 8th. But the B1T1 promo was for one day only.

I'm not sure if I outgrew green tea now. No, honestly, I like jasmine tea better. Or just plain black. Anyhow, it's a beautiful Tuesday morning and I'm considering giving the coffee lemonade a try.

Anyone else tried the Sparkling Lemonade drinks?

Rating: 3/5 stars. 

Calculated Risk

Running through your head
Over and over and over again
Toss and turn on the bed
Consume your soul without end

Strip off your worries
It'll make for good stories
Don't look back, jump in
Let go of your fears from within

Toss Coin.

If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?

People will say whatever they feel in the moment. Appropriate or not, it's what they're feeling. You can't judge them for that or make them accountable for what was swimming in their heads at that moment.

It's only good as the moment you're in.

I'll believe you when my heart tells me to. It will pass, and soon be a memory.

But maybe, just maybe, you're nothing but that. Maybe.

Monsters In Your Head

Unsteady waters. Strong current. How do you stay afloat?

When your heart knows what it wants but the circumstances shows you a different direction, where do you go?

When the fear is bigger than the dream, how do you draw up courage from within?

When nothing else seems to be right, is it okay not to be okay?