A Wonderful Day (Part One:The Movie)

Yesterday was a great day for me. I went to Lipa to visit my bestfriend, Maggie. Since November, we lived a mile apart because of something unexpected happened. During those days in November and even in the latter part of October, I still couldn't believe why it had happened and of all people, why her.

So, like what I said, I went to Lipa yesterday, and it was trully a blessed day for me because at last, I'll see my bestfriend again. My aunt and Ate Rosie, my aunt's companion, (wow..she is serving our family for more than 25 years, and it's no joke!) accompanied me, and they also brought kapeng barako too while I spend the whole afternoon with Maggie. They just dropped us off at Robinson's Lipa since it's nearer to Maggie's place.

From the moment we arrived at the mall, Maggie and I decided to watch a movie. The movies that signed "Now Showing" were M:I:III, Poseidon Tiger Blade, and the other two that I forgot the title. Anyway, we didn't have the intention to watch the ones who's movie titles were forgotten since they had a really bad poster (hahaha, I'm so bad). So our choices were Mission Impossible, Poseidon and Tiger Blade. We didn't choose Mission Impossible because both of us don't like Tom Cruise in the first place, so why bother to watch? (sorry to those who like Tom Cruise, hahaha, I'm really bad...peace!) We also wanted to watch Poseidon but the film showing will be for more than one hour and I have to go home before six pm since I live in Laguna. We just decided and finally agreed to watch Tiger Blade, even if we didn't have any idea who the lead actor was and what kind of movie it was. Before we went inside the cinema, she brought a small or medium bucket of popcorn and drinks, then I ran as fast as I could to catch my aunt because the security guard outside the cinema wanted to confiscate my digicam. (Mamang guard, bakit nyo po kukunin ung camera ko? Di ko naman po ung gagamitin sa loob..) I admit that I was a little pissed off because the guard didn't trust me, and I didn't trust him either.

When we went inside the cinema, I thought that only the two of us were inside because nobody was watching near the giant screen. We went up and it surprised me because there were only a few people who were watching the movie. Actually, I counted it. There were only 14 people and that included us. Not even half of my class in school. Maggie and I were laughing because we realized that the movie was a Thai movie, and the actors, no offense, were overacting (hahaha...I'm really bad). We just understood the movie through the subtitles. The movie was about a secret agent who wanted to arrest the man whom the other people, including the police. And they also failed to kill him because he, the wanted man, had powers and only tiger blade, who happened to be the secret agent, could kill him. Wow, it was an action movie and Maggie and I just talked softly, laughed at the actor who has a peculiar voice, and wished that we should have watched Poseidon instead.

After the movie, we went to supermarket. She brought some cereals because she told me that she dreamed of eating them. Then we went to some stores to look for her older brother's oil control sheets. We also went to the department store and there she asked me, "bakit di ka mahilig sa make-up? Pero marunong ka naman...hahaha..." Ala lang...I just don't like it. =)

*Maggie and I*

What will I say?

Hello everyone!!! I'm Dana. It is my first time to create a blog. Honestly, I don't have any idea about what to write. I guess, I'll just put whatever pops into my mind here...hahaha...

When I was in gradeschool, I doodled a lot especially in my intermediate pad. I wrote about anything...I even drew logos of my favorite brands of clothing, like Orange Juice. I even wrote articles which were not published in our school paper but I saved some of them in my computer.

It was really my dream to be a good writer someday. I even thought about Journalism as my course for college. But everything changed when I entered highschool. I didn't have the time to doodle as much as I want unlike in my gradeschool years. I was very busy with school work. The only time that I could write articles was when our teachers asked us to write a theme for English or Filipino.

Writing has been a part of my life. Because of it, I can practice my English, my grammar and even my Filipino. I can also express how I feel or what I feel through it. I think, writing completes me..hahaha... Because of writing too, I also achieved some recognition in school. When I was in grade six, my short story, Ang Lumang Bahay, was chosen for the school paper. I was so surprised because I never expected it. That story was based on my imagination because during that time, I was fascinated with antiques and even ghosts and spirits. Then, when I reached my sophomore year in St. Scho, I joined the writer's guild. Unfortunately, I didn't write nor contribute in our school paper. But, my piece about nutrition won third place in school. I was also surprised because, yes, you guessed it, 1.) I never expected it and 2.) I wasn't really serious as I was writing that piece. I kept on telling not to eat junkfoods because they're bad for our health(shocks! I was the first one to eat french fries at McDonald's that day...hahaha...). I even wrote about facts that most of the people in the US become obese because they eat a lot of junkfood. Well, maybe, it was just a reward for my um, "unseriousness". (Is there a word, "unseriousness"? hahaha) But honestly, I was still happy when my piece was chosen even if it's third place. I received a certificate that still hangs inside my bed room up to now (of course it's inside a frame) and a green mango, wrapped in blue crepe paper. Yes, I also received a green mango because it was held during the nutrition month.

Now, I feel happy because I have this wonderful opportunity to write again. I think that I will pursue my writing skills even if I will not take Journalism as my course when I enter college. Like what I said, writing completes me. I will write about anything under the sun like what I used to do. If my article or piece will be chosen again, if it is according to God's will, I will be so thankful. And when that time comes, I will still wonder if I will receive or get a green mango wrapped in crepe paper again. =)