Saturday, October 21, 2006
Hanging bridges, Mint Car, and Sexy Love.
I just can't believe Mint Car was actually included in the soundtrack of A Lot Like Love. And I can't believe I've watched the movie, didn't take note of that song played in the background while Emily was taking photos of Oliver, and months after went gaga after that same song. Argh.
Anyway, I swear I'm making A Lot Like Love my lovelife inspiration!
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I may have missed the Candy Fair but I got to spend such a wonderful day with my dad and my lola in Baguio. We had lunch at Don Henrico's--my dad actually was trying to feed my lola with the "airplane" tactic, walked down Session Road a bit--my lola couldn't do much walking anymore, bought that 15-feet Christmas tree--we've spent two tree-less Christmases, had coffee and bought ube in Good Shepherd, went to SM to drop something off, passed by Klondyke Hot Springs Resort to inquire--Kuya Randy and I crossed the hanging bridge just to inquire, and then we went home.
My trip to Baguio brought me back to my childhood and all those simple joys that used to come with it. Don Henrico's Mexican Spaghetti had always been a family favorite and it felt really good being able to enjoy that dish again after such a long time. I remember the last time we ate at Don Henrico's in Session, we were with a few cousins from the States and my grandfather was still alive. I also enjoyed walking hand in hand with my dad down Session Road. I was reminded of days we'd spend at the mall when I was really young. Our trips to the mall would never be complete without visiting The DIY Shop or ACE Hardware. And I remember how he hated that when I'd get tired I'd pull him down and I'd just squat--and how occasionally he'd let me sit there without nagging. And interestingly, even if Kuya Philip had told us how good the kapeng barako in Good Shepherd was, I got a strawberry gelato for myself.
But what reminded me most of my childhood was the hanging bridge we had to cross to get to Klondyke. Surprisingly, I grew up crossing that hanging bridge to my great-grandfather's house in a barrio in Balungao. Its wooden steps were a lot less stable than Klondyke's metal ones, and it was held by only thick ropes and not that cable Klondyke's bridge was made of. The height we were to fall from was a lot higher and the river below, much deeper. And so you'd have to imagine eight-year-old me crossing that fragile bridge with Ald still being carried by Ate Em along with our other cousins.
Don't you just want to go back to the times when life was all but simple and even just the smallest things brought much contentment?
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While we were buying the Christmas tree, the girl who was manning the store asked me if I've done a commercial before. I just said no since I'm sure nobody really remembered that JG Summit TVC we did, but she insisted she's seen me on TV before. She even asked if it was for a Vaseline ad or any shampoo commercial. I said no, but her brother heard us and said, "Ikaw ha, hindi ka pa nagpapakilala sa amin!"
It was quite embarrassing and I denied 'til the very end. My dad found it rather amusing and he kept teasing me about it. But it was a really interesting experience. :P
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Someday I'm going to wake up with the drive to finally learn how to do real cooking. And real baking as well. And someday I'll be domesticated (and I don't mean just the couch potato type). Yeah, baby!
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Someone tell me why Ne-yo's Sexy Love has been my LSS for the last 48 hours. I don't even listen to Ne-yo, so why oh why?
