even if i didn't understand a word of korean, i still liked the korean version better. I guess Jun Ji-hyun (not sure if I remember her name right) was feistier and funnier than elisha was. plus the lead actor (whose name escapes me right now) in the original version was way funnier than jesse bradford was. there were little comedic scenes in the english version as compared to the original. plus the scenes of jun ji-hyun's imaginative stories are better in the korean/original version.

i would've loved to read the book also. but i don't know how to read korean. hehe. i wonder if it has an english version too? hmmn.

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went out last friday to celebrate my friend's birthday. it's been a while since my friends and i went out (the last time i saw redj was during my wedding, and glenn, i think about 2 years ago) and i really had a blast. when da mentioned that we go out to celebrate rhods' birthday, i was kinda hesitant. i already made plans with my k-batches ruth & bel for a mani-pedi date days ahead. but since it's been awhile since i've seen redj, i told da i'd get hubby's permission first (he doesn't want it if i sleep-over in someone else's house). and when he agreed, and after i texted bel and ruth about rhods' birthday, i happily told da to push through with the arrangements.

we went to grilla kalayaan (stopped over at national bookstore at powerplant first, and was soooo tempted to buy the latest marian keyes title). and it was way too late (after 2 buckets of sanmig light) when we learned that they were serving what they called "below zero" beer. what's below zero? well, a bottle of a perfectly ice cold beer's what it is. i promised hubby i wouldn't drink that night. but because of their urging, i gave in and had a couple. a few minutes after rhods & i arrived, i remembered that we used to hate the place (service is soooo slow and the waiters are always out of sight! plus we kept on following up our orders!). but redj wanted a bar that was a little secluded (instead of the usual ortigas/makati (greenbelt) joints that we used to frequent) and so the decision to go to grilla.

it was great to see glenn and redj again! plus, glenn was extra generous that night and shouldered the bill ( i guess he was making up for forgetting the biscuits that he promised, hehe).

i guess our table was one of the loudest ones esp. when da was doing her usual funny antics again (which is what we sooo love about her, a gimik with her is definitely not dull).

rhods, da, redj and glenn ---- when are we going to do it again? hehe

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i got word from the store where i bought my monitor. it seems that the 3-week waiting period would be extended. according to them, samsung told them that they were still awaiting some parts before samsung could fix my monitor. waaahhh. and the worse part? they wouldn't give a timeline on how long the wait could be. darn.

(p.s. da, nosebleed ito, pinuna mo kse na laging tagalog ang entries ko eh, hehe)

Did you see any picture where we were on the beach? Yeah I thought so. may be I'll change the title to "tayo na sa bus..." or "tayo na sa swing..." :)

As always, we enjoy the weekend. Thanks!

we just reminisced about a lot of things last night. sobrang napakaliit na bagay, tawanan agad. most of us were married at buti naman at pinayagan kami ng mga asawa namin na gumimik one last time. my ka-batch is leaving on the 28th na kse. kumbaga, last free weekend na nya ito.

ang sobrang napagkatuwaan namin eh yung mango/tuna concoction ni ruth. kakadating pa lang namin, nakita ko na ang container ng tinadtad na manggang hilaw. sarap sana. biglang etong kabatch kong si ruth, binuhusan ng tuna (canned).
antuken: batch, baket may tuna pa? wag mo na lagyan nyan.
ruth: recipe ko to, mas masarap kung may tuna.

so tahimik na lang ako. pero talaga, feeling ko, hindi masarap. in other words, hindi ko tinikman. kada may darating na bisita, napapansin ang ensaladang yun ni ruth. at halos iisa ang opinion naming lahat. hahaha. mga bandang madaling araw, napansin namin na aba, mejo kumonti ang ensalada. at ang nakakatawa, lahat kami pala, secretly, eh kitang si ruth ang kain ng kain ng concoction nya. para siguro masabi na mabenta! hahaha.

we went to bed past 3am na ata. maganda yung resort. homey, cozy. big beds. malakas ang aircon. may stove/ref na. mura pa (although, we didn't pay for anything naman, sagot na ni consul yun, hehe).

batch, nawa'y maging masaya at makulay ang 6 years mo sa brussels. pag yumaman ako, invite mo ako para madali makakuha ng visa ng oyropa ha. hehe. naco. sobrang mami-miss namin ang malakas at malutong mong tawa. padalhan mo kami ng waffles. o di kaya tsokolate. hahaha. have fun batch and always take care!

2007 Christmas Party

swimming na ang kasunod nito! wuhoo :) this time kumpleto na ang lahat