Wysteria Blend
Monday, December 06, 2004
Culture, Coffee, Christmas (CCC)This has been a weekend of fun and culture, all in preparation for Christmas time.
Friday: I got sent home early due to the storm that thankfully never came, so Bam and I stayed home, watched Princess Diaries 2 with chips and dip. Ate was home early too so we watched it again with her that night, also with chips and dip.
Saturday: Bam had this homework for school so we went to Ayala Museum. What a cultural experience! And it's hard to believe such a nice museum exists in this country - a far cry from the National Museum and the Old Ayala Museum. There's actually a lot to see - old sculptures, religious relics, paintings, elephant tusks, dioramas, old clothing... We felt like we were in the scene of The Da Vinci Code. Plus we had to look for that "object" Bam's teacher assigned them to look for that appeared in Capitan Tiago's house in Noli Me Tangere. We found it. It was a slightly romanesque painting by one Belvino Mauricio. If you look at it closely, it looks like a structure of a house with a lot of rooms. If you look at it from afar, you'll see his name boldly but discreetly on the entire painting. A masterful optical illusion.
VOSA time is, as usual, a haven of sorts. I love my choir. Everyone is just simply fun to be with. Then, after mass, it was the usual dinner at Butterfly but with Ate Triccie and Olli. Then we went to Pen with Regina. The Christmas decors are really pretty, not to mention the magnificent tree. It was also then that I was overcome by a sense of pride in my being an Assumption girl. Just watching Regina giving the bulk of her allowance to the Make A Wish Foundation just to make a child happy for Christmas and asking everyone for recyclable junk to sell made me want to share something of my own too. I realized then that in our school, giving need not be a contest. It's done from the heart.
Sunday: To top off the already wonderful weekend was a night of music at the Podium. There to enchant the audience that night were the San Miguel Chorale and Philharmonic. There's something about good music that adds cheer into everyone's lives. Then, for the first time, I treated those present to dinner at Cafe Med. Just thought I'd give something back to all those who've spent and gone out of their way to treat me in the past (Ate Pebs, Ate Triccie and Olli in particular). It's my way of saying thanks.
So today I began the new week well. I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping, plus I had my Starbucks hot chocolate and ensaymada. I hope Christmas this year turns out to be a truly happy one for everyone. On a happy note, I'm signing off.
Current LSS: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Michael Bolton
