quick updates because i'm lazy

i finally saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire last Saturday. my friends and i braved the throng of shopping people who came that night to glorietta. i didn't know there was a midnight sale. i hate crowds and long lines with a passion but what can i say? for Harry Potter, i can endure anything! lining up just to get into the theater (because we ran out of sure seats) for more than an hour was just ridiculous. but if it's Harry Potter it justifies the madness. i enjoyed the movie but was quite disappointed when they omitted the openning of the Quidditch World Cup. i was looking forward to see the veelas dancing. they're supposed to be enchanting with their graceful moves, right? and the little house elf of Barty Crouch (her name was Dinky, i think) wasn't there and Percy's sucking up to Barty Crouch wasn't included in the movie. pshaw. but it's okay, i guess. they took off the unimportant parts to make way for the more important scenes because the movie was already three hours long. it was also quite disappointing when the cuts were very obvious (or was it just me?). but in general, the movie rocked! Daniel Radcliff is HOT! i love the part when he took a bath at the prefect's bathroom. Moaning Myrtle was adorable and the girls from Beauxbaton were all pretty just like how i imagined they would be while reading the book. Fleur was pretty, Hermione too! victor krum was too buff but his muscles appear to be larger than his brain. HEEH. but everyone i know has a crush on him except me because i think Harry Potter was still HOT in the movie and Cedric too!!! i wish they showed Cedric taking a bath too. HAHAHA! *evil laugh*

anyway... enough about Harry Potter. all i know is that i got motivated to continue reading The Order of Phoenix again so i can finally proceed to The Half Blood Prince (nevermind if one of the parts got spoiled because someone told me. grrrr.).

i've been going out a lot lately. over the weekend my father, sister, and i went to the World Trade Center because my father had tickets for the International Bazaar. we didn't buy anything because there weren't anything good there anyway. the bazaar brought back memories of way back when we used to live in Myanmar. i went to countless International Bazaars and mostly bought food because Indonesian, Malaysian, and Indian food were my thing as a little girl. plus, my mother had a lot of friends and they used to give me their products for free. the Russian booth was my favorite because they sold really good Eclairs and cream puffs. every year we went to these bazaars and always got lucky winning something from the raffle draw. at the Australian Embassy bazaar, my father won a trip to Sydney for two but he never went. in this bazaar, i always looked forward for the bake sales because they sell yummy cakes and cookies! at the Korean Embassy bazaar, i bought a box of mechanical pencils (HAHA!), the ones with cute Korean character prints on them and is only about 2 inches long. it was so unique that my mother bought me a box.

yesterday, i braved the streets of Divisoria with alej and his friends to buy some Christmas decors. i had fun, though. bargain shopping is always fun because who doesn't love bargain goods? but the "jungle" that is Divisoria was hustling and bustling with activity. people were squishing and pushing and stepping on each other's foot that it got harder to breathe by the minute. the Christmas decorations were lovely. there were poinsettias here and there, Christmas trees, tree ornaments, sinamay, and tinsel paper everywhere. you could actually feel the spirit of Christmas if it weren't for the annoying crowd pushing and shoving. after running errands, i finally got home. i was tired and my body ached but i still had to study for a quiz in American History (Area Studies 167). this morning i woke up at 5am for my 7am class. now i'm home. tired. sleepy. blah.

so it's almost Christmas. i'm thinking of using my coin box as a "Christmas Fund" container so i can save for a little Christmas shopping. i want to do something special this year for me to feel the joy of Christmas. we all know the joy of Christmas is felt in the joy of giving and i feel like giving this year. i want to bake brownies and cookies too!!! happy happy! joy joy! :)

okay must go now. i'm waiting for a phone call. *yawn* i'm sleepyyyy.