From One Anniv to Another, One Promo to Another

Brothers Burger recently had their flashback-rollback promo last June 23. They rolled back the price of their 2 most-known burgers, Big Brothers Burger and Brother's Pounder to their prices back in 1999.

Me and my office friends were excited when we learned of the said deal. Unfortunately for us, we weren't able to do so. Initially, when we dropped by the Highstreet branch, we were already overwhelmed by the line of people waiting to take part of the opportunity that we decided not to buy anymore. After a half hour or so, we tried to check the joint again because the line we saw earlier were nowhere to found. We went inside thinking the management was able to perform damage control. We were disappointed though, because we saw rows of reciepts of the orders plastered on the wall. Apparently, it would take us 1 and a half hours for our orders to be served. That was the time we finally said we'd head to McDo instead.

It seems that this year marks not just Brothers' anniversary but also Krispy Kreme's. Krispy Kreme will give away a free Original Glazed doughnut for any purchase/s made on July 13.



Now, if only I'm not watching my weight. :-/

Being Cultured

ano ba? :)) we're so cultured :)) but yes, sige im in ;P

This morning, I received an email with that message from one of my girlfriends. It was in response to another girlfriend's email asking us if we wanted to watch another play on August for our monthly meet-up (considering we're set to watch a play for our July meet-up already).

I'm scheduled to see these:

Spelling Bee - July 3, 2009

The Fantasticks - July 17, 2009

Jack and the Beanstalk - August 8, 2009 (date to be discusssed)

These may put a dent in my wallet but they're also reasons for me to smile. One can't really put a pricetag on the happiness that a good company brings, right? And if it would help in one being considered cultured, then why not?

LSS of the Day

I wasn't into Taylor Swift's Love Story but I loved Teardrops on My Guitar. White Horse would probably come in second now. :)

White Horse – Taylor Swift Music Code


White Horse

Say you're sorry, that face of an angel
Comes out just when you need it to
As I paced back and forth all this time
Cause I honestly believed in you

Holding on, the days drag on
Stupid girl, I should have known
I should have known

I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell

This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you and your white horse, to come around

Baby I was naive, got lost in your eyes
And never really had a chance
I had so many dreams about you and me
Happy endings, now I know

I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell

This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you and your white horse, to come around

And there you are on your knees
Begging for forgiveness, begging for me
Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry

Cause I'm not your princess, this ain't a fairytale
I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rearview mirror disappearing now

And its too late for you and your white horse
Now its too late for you and your white horse, to catch me now

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
Try and catch me now
Oh, it's too late to catch me now

Hana Yori Dango vs Boys Over Flowers

[x-posted somewhere]

Meteor Garden was the in thing back then. Being the non-conformist that I was (and still am), I didn't join the bandwagon. I did give it a chance by watching one or two episodes, but the actors' acting abilities (or lack thereof) turned me off.

Then came Hana Yori Dango.
The Japanese doing their adaptation of their own manga was a welcome treat for me. Maybe I am just being partial because I've always been more of a JDrama fan than a Taiwan or Korean series fan.

Now, here comes Boys Over Flowers.
Not surprisingly, I didn't like it. This will teach me not to give in to my sister's cajoling next time she asks me to watch something.

Maybe I am still being biased but HYD still rules over BOF. Here's why:

- HYD is funny and touching while BOF tends to be too melodramatic at times.
- The chemistry of HYD's Domyouji and Makino is incomparable.
- HYD's Inoue Mao as Makino is cute and adorable as opposed to BOF's Koo Hye-Seon as Jan Di who looks old as a high school student.
- HYD's F4 aren't as good-looking as BOF's but I learned to love their characters just the same. Maybe because the Japanese actors were able to carry their roles well.
- HYD's Oguri Shun as Rui fits the role to the T. Plus he looks cool when he's wearing that white suit. I admit that BOF's Kim Hyun-Joong as Ji Hoon is really pretty but his eyes, most of the time, looked empty and blank. Acting-wise, I won't compare because I know that Hyun-Joong is a first-timer.
- First season of HYD included 9 episodes only while BOF had 25 episodes.
- I didn't appreciate BOF's soundtrack being boybandy.

I'd say the only redeeming factors of BOF are Kim Bum playing the role of Yi Jung and Kim So Eun as Jan Di's best friend, Ga Eul. In fact, it was their love story that I was able to see it through.

That being said, how about a Filipino adaptation, anyone?

beauty and madness

when you're usually the one who cheers people up... who will brighten your mood when you're down?

Late Bloomer

def. People who develop more slowly than others in their age group but eventually catches up.

I had my first taste of cotton candy when I was in high school already... a time when most of the students my age, if not all, probably had outgrown their liking to this.

I learned how to commute after I graduated from high school. The only public transportation I knew that time was the LRT. Learning how to commute through other means came later on. That was when I figured I needed alternatives on how to get home after 9pm.

When everyone else was being in a relationship, the idea of me being with someone seemed foreign to me. I decided to take a plunge in this thing called love when I reached mid-20s.

While most of the people born in the same year as mine know of famicom, I didn't have that chance to play with one. Instead, I was busy reading Archie comics and Nancy Drew. Now, I'm trying to catch up by playing the games that were once available in famicom and other game consoles on my DS.

I am one of those hooked to Pet Society and Restaurant City applications on Facebook. Hooked in a way that I tried cajoling my girlfriends into creating their own pets so that I'd have more pets to visit (means more daily profit for me). Apparently, at one point in their lives, all of them got addicted with Neopets (same concept with Pet Society but on a different platform) except me. -_-'

With all these that's been mentioned... does this mean that once a late bloomer, always, will be one? :p