WHEN A BUTTERFLY TALKS: HAPPY, CRAZY, DEADLY AND SURPRISING

A HAPPY LAST FRIDAY:

For all the "holics" out there...

I had the privilege to watch "Confessions of Shopaholic" (I was a fool for watching Push the other week instead of this) and I was greatly satisfied with the way the movie turned out. I completed all the "Shopaholic" series by Sophie Kinsella and I am eager to say now that the movie is not a "usual disappointment" compared to other "book-turned-into-a-movie-thingy."

Really...the best thing about all these adaptations is we get to see the characters we love from the book "come to life." It's such a damn thing sometimes to imagine what the character looks like or the places mentioned and a movie is very helpful. If you're a book-a-holic like me your brain is constantly at work imagining whatever it is that you're reading.

Isla Fisher is a perfect Rebecca Bloomwood and Hugh Dancy is of course the gorgeous "I speak Prada occasionaly" Luke Brandon.

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I saw Edward's Volvo...!

Nah...just the similar Silver Volvo C30.

My friend and I saw this car in MOA's huge parking lot - driving by, looking for a spot and after few seconds saw a space.
A young mommy with two toddlers were on this car and I had to wait for 5 minutes under the sun (it's lunch time and the heat was at its fullest) for them to get out of the car and walked out of our sight- before I grabbed my

cam and took a picture. I was tempted to stop and tell her "you got the coolest Volvo on this planet, Congrats!"

I know...I know!

It's a thoughtless act! But at the time, I didn't care.
I was excited and yes...hyperventilating.

Stupid silver Volvo! Whenever I am seeing a similar car, (Its been twice already) I always wonder if Edward is inside it. hahahaha.

My friend laughed at first but for all I know he likes Edward too. Oh come on, who doesn't like him? And who doesn't agree that Rob is the incarnation of Edward Cullen. He or she is a hypocrite :)

Stupid me. I showed my dad the picture and he reminded me that two years ago it's the same car that he originally wanted for me. But I was wishing for a bigger car- A macho looking SUV and that's what I got.

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A CRAZY RECENT FRIDAY:

Never say never...

I told my friend I don't have any plan of watching Street fighter because "Ken" and "Ryu" are not there.

I ate my word. I watched it.

It's not the greatest "Street fighter movie" but it's not the worst also.

It's just weird because Chun- Li is Chinese and Kristin Kreuk is not very Oriental looking - still, she got the role. Hmmm...perhaps she got some Asian blood or her favorite food is Yang Chow and Sharksfin soup and anything Chinese.

Anyway, she made a good Chun- Li. Not superb. Just good.

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Who is Geoffrey? Who is Peter?...

Had an extra free time so I went to my favorite salon (where else) and had a quick manicure. (no nail polish please).

Then...a woman (I would keep her identity a secret) who of course knows me started asking me "when will you get married?" (why do people keep on asking that? when it seems only yesterday and I was so into this guy and I want to marry him and they kept on telling me not to because marriage is not a joke but now they are asking me as if there's a time bomb soon to explode and no I don't have any damn plan to get married till I am 45!) Out of respect, I just gave her a smile and a sweet answer of "no plan as of the moment." I didn't add that it is this time that I am truly starting to enjoy the simple pleasures of single hood.

After that, she started babbling about certain Geoffrey and Peter and one more guy I couldn't remember the name. She told me that this Geoffrey is already married and living happily with his wife in USA. Good for him. Peter is also married with kids and also in USA. Good for him too.

I gave some "ahhs" and "ohhs" and some nods at the right moment and she seemed satisfied with it.

But in truth...I DON'T KNOW WHO GEOFFREY IS? AND I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENED TO PETER BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HIM TOO.

Gosh.

I wanted to tell her the truth that "I don't know those guys you're talking about" but she kept on babbling for good long 10 minutes and I couldn't put a word in besides some "ahs and ohs" before she left the salon. And I don't want to be disrespectful so "butting in" is not a good idea.

Woooo....

Now I hope she wouldn't tell me to Geoffrey or Peter for I am sure they don't know me too.

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A DEADLY SATURDAY:

Cat killer...

My parents and I were on our way to my store to drop off a week's goodies and I was casually looking at our car's right window while waiting for the stoplight turn green when suddenly I saw a young girl standing on the sidewalk screaming as a car beside us moved. I looked down to where here eyes were directed and there I saw an orange and white kitten. Its head is bleeding and its legs were up and it looked like it was having seizures. Clearly, the cat was run over by the car.

Instinctively, I clutched the door handle. I wanted to save the cat and bring it to the nearest animal clinic. It's still breathing. But the light turned green...Half a second passed and I saw the driver/cat killer of the Dark gray Nissan Sentra with a De La Salle University sticker (I memorized the plate number), looked out his window and stared back at the cat and laughed. His mouth was so wide. He looked so proud. Anger washed over me. If only my parents weren't with me, I would be tempted to get out of our car and throw a rock pass his window right to his mouth. It was so maddening. An amount of visceral energy flowed through me and I was unable to stop myself from uttering a string of profanities in the presence of my parents. At that moment, I wanted to avenge the cat. I thought of a hundred ways to kill him. I wish I had a gun. I wish I could turn into a lion and bite his head off. I couldn't erase the image of his evil laugh from my mind. I recited his plate number on my head over and over again...

Like every Saturday, we went to attend the service in our church after dropping the goodies at my store. But last Saturday, I was guilty of not paying much attention to the Pastor. God forgive me, but the whole time I was there...I was imagining killing the guy. When I prayed, I asked God to put that man's soul straight to hell.

Maybe if he didn't laugh..maybe if he didn't give that cat a sardonic stare...maybe I would understand. Maybe I would think of it as an accident and that he's innocent.

But he laughed.

Could humans be this bad?

I sure hope I don't have a weapon with me when I come across this guy again...or I might forget that I am a Christian and that I should behave properly.
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SURPRISING SUNDAY
Good friends...

Okay, so I still have two good friends and they sent me pictures to cool my head and en

d this weekend with a smile.

Here are the pictures. I am sure all of you will lov

e this too: I will post the others at my cyworld page.

These are the pictures from the Twilight Premiere in Tokyo

and Ne

w Moon preps at Vancouver.

Am i so glad I have friends all over the world?
I am!

I am learning now how to appreciate best my four friends who migrated in Canada and my long time friend working in Tokyo.