dvd wishlist

gosh, my post title sounds sooo corporate. blech!

anyhow, just a few minutes ago i had the urge to check out amazon. and boy, i now regret doing so.

loads of new and upcoming releases that i certainly am looking forward to:
• grey's anatomy - season 1 - released
• queer as folk - final (fifth) season - out may 9
• boston legal - season 1 - out may 9
• scrubs - season 3 - out may 9

now where my trusty credit card ... yay!

27

today i turn 27 with mixed emotions.

on one hand i'm really excited and very much looking forward to my birthday. i'm turning a year older and hopefully much wiser.

but on the other, i'm feeling quite anxious and scared ... don't know why, though.

all i know is that this will be a very very significant year for me. in what way? i've got no clue, but i've always felt this way about my 27th birthday.

so how do i sum up the past 27 years of my life? i think i shall say, bittersweet.

it's been great and rewarding, yet boring and uneventful. sometimes painful and frustrating. and most of the times, reflective and philosophical.

some things about me have changed.

i've gone from being a loner to being more sociable, to still being detached at times. from being cold and mechanical to being more emotional and warm-er. and from being cautious and goody-two-shoes to being unreserved (i see people agreeing) and, of course, evil.

but still some things remained the same.

i still dream of big things. i still am very o.c. i still love to have some drama in my life. i'm still scared shits of uncertainty. and i still fear of being rejected.

i still look forward to more years of fun and laughter - and tears na rin. i do wish to spend more time with family and friends. i want to meet new people and build some lasting friendships. in one way or another, i hope i could touch more people ... errr i mean, i hope i could touch more people's lives.

and i remain very much hopeful that someday i'll end my quest and finally be with a lifelong partner.

in the end, i am optimistic. and i guess, that is the most important thing in life.

p.s. thank you all for being a part of those 27 years

busy weekend - part 2

baby shower at tai tam tuk reservoir

had an early start yet again today. this time, it's for an outdoor barbeque baby shower for a pinoy colleague.

had to wake up early to make sure me and two of my other pinoy colleagues have enough time to drop by park n shop to buy drinks, ice, chips and other stuff we needed - and get to the barbeque site as early as possible to get things started.

the weather wasn't the best for an outdoor activity. it was very much overcast, damp, with on and off drizzle. it was cool though. but we had loads of fun, laughter and food, nonetheless.

of course, for any barbeque, it's always a challenge to start the fire. and we weren't spared. it took at least 15 minutes and 5 people to actually get the fire started.

for some weird reason, we feel charcoals in hk are of such a "high quality" and so packed that they dont' catch fire easily. good when you're trying to prevent the grocery from burning down, but bad when it's the single most important thing to get a barbeque started.

so we had a feast. there were i think about 10 dishes ranging from salads to pancit to barbequed meats and homemade cakes. there were so much food that we had to take a lot of leftovers home.

after lunch, we had to scamper to the nearest gazeebo (just about 10 steps away). it rained. but was a perfect cue for the "games" and the "gifts" part of the baby shower.

by 430pm, we called it a day and went our separate ways. some went straight home, some hoped make it to hear mass, others met up with friends, and i managed to squeeze in a couple of hours at the gym - with all the food i had, i really really can't skip gym.

it's been a very busy weekend - with early starts, but loads of fun. tomorrow ushers in my birthday week, and so far, weeknights are proving to be quite hectic. tiring as the schedule may seem, i don't mind, i know i'll have lots of fun anyways.

(photos from the barbeque to follow)