Ttttangled!

It's February 13, just a day before Valentine's Day (obviously...), and Ate Angel and I just had what others would probably call a pre-Valentine date. But there is nothing in particular about today that I can relate with Valentines other than the date. We've been planning to watch Tangled since last year and we rarely go out. Actually, it's as if the days are fleeting and though we live in the same house, we rarely see each other except on the few Sundays that she doesn't have an activity in school. Today just happened to be our lucky day because aside from having the free time, we were also spared of feeling guilty for skipping weekly CG because since we all had personal businesses to attend to, the group decided not to hold it this week. We also had extra money, which is a very important criterion.

So all in all it was a perfect day for a movie date/eat-out except for Ate experiencing bouts of vertigo every now and then even after intake of medication. Nevertheless, we pushed through with it and what happened next was probably the most gluttonous time of our lives. It wasn't just an eat-out; it was literally and figuratively (exagge..) a pig-out. We decided to have lunch at Tong Yang, an eat-all-you-can restaurant and we were both very excited to try it for the first time. We were so excited actually, that we were able to wait patiently for more or less 45 minutes to get a table, because the place is packed and since the set-up's eat-all-you-can, people really stay long and 'eat as much as they can' to get their money's worth. Too bad for us, we already bought our movie tickets, which meant that we had to catch the movie at 2:15pm. We finally got a table at 1:30pm and Ate and I rushed to choose the foods we wanted to eat. But we can only do so much because we still had to wait for the food to get cooked. So to cut the story short, we ended up rushing to finish eating everything; and when we couldn't take it all anymore, because we were filled not just up to our stomachs but up to our heads as well, I proposed that we chew on the remaining food, then go to the restroom to throw them in the trash bin. Ate was reluctant at first, because gluttony is already one sin, but wasting food, God's blessing, is another. But I couldn't think of any other way- we could pay for the fine for having leftovers, try to finish everything and miss the movie, or stick to the plan. I did it first, because I also didn't enjoy the hard meat I was chewing. I ate and swallowed everything else I could manage to eat, and was even able to push down some ice cream and leche flan for dessert:) Ate eventually did the same thing. We both said sorry to God, at first, just resolving not to schedule anything right after an eat-all-you-can lunch; but later on, as we were walking slowly to the cinema, with Ate feeling uncomfortable and with the urge to vomit, she vowed never to try the eat-all-you-can lunch experience again. It was an abuse of God's blessings, and it led us to committing other sins. We also didn't feel good after eating because we were way beyond full. And as a consequence, the movie has already started when we reached the cinema, but my first 3D movie experience is another story:)

I got Tangled! It's a fun, great movie and I love Mandy Moore's voice on Rapunzel. Like other Disney movies, the songs are delightful to the ears, with meaningful lyrics I intend to download one these days.:) The blending of colors and the animation's fantastic, and not just because I'm easy to please...I think:). I didn't appreciate the 3D effects much because I'm not very comfortable with wearing glasses, although I probably need to see the 2D version too to objectively make a comparison. But the movie's wonderful, with the story made more exciting with both minor and major changes in the original fairy tale's plot. Rapunzel is now my favorite Disney princess, after Sleeping Beauty Belle and Little Mermaid Ariel. She matches Mulan's bravery and combines it with pure innocence (having been locked in a tower for 18 years), magic, and expertise in the martial art of hair fighting to pursue her dream, to see the lanterns. But what I love most about her is, SHE PAINTS!...and it has been my lifelong dream to be able to paint well...so that makes her a perfect inspiration for me, in the pursuit of my littlest to biggest DREAMS. Now I'm more determined to strive to become everything I hope to be, while singing beautiful songs with a gecko for a sidekick, and a cute thief for a prince charming (chos!)

But back to our gastronomic escapade turned sinful disaster, don't get me wrong. Tong Yang is a great eat-all-you-can restaurant, with their delicious wide range of food choices at an affordable price, and hospitable staff. It was our fault, that we got more than what we can manage, and that we put ourselves in such a compromising situation, not letting ourselves enjoy good food with all the time in the world. I'm willing to try it again with a different, better approach- which is to focus more on the food choices I really like, getting only what I can manage, and with much of the space in my stomach devoted to my most loved delightful desserts! But of course, I have no regrets whatsoever regarding how our date turned out. We learned our lessons, we were more than full, we got to try new things, and we had a great time and more- because we were together! (aaaah...mushy sisterly love, I can now imagine how Ate would cringe upon reading this...hahaha)

'til our next date! meow