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i love food. and that's the reason why i can never be as skinny as japanese or korean movie stars i've seen on asian horror films. i watch my weight but i was never super skinny, ever. i'm not really into japanese food because i'm mostly into italian or mexican stuff until my sister introduced me to Tokyo Tokyo's Best Chicken Teriyaki. 

BEST! Chicken Teriyaki originally cost Php129.00 which my sister and i normally pair with red iced tea. so, the meal would cost you Php181.00 per head more or less. my sister told me she loved the way it was cooked since it wasn't fried. well, how are we supposed to know? all i know is that it's really tasteful. 

moving on, i hope typhoon frank is departs soon before it gets destructive. one electric post just collapsed yesterday which might be the reason why we didn't have electricity the whole day long. 

survey to kill time...

1. Name someone who can always make you laugh?

` animal antics, Conan O'Brian

2. What were you doing at 10:00 this morning?
` walking around the house, no electricity...whadda hell??!

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
` cab on my way home, there's a new typhoon called 'frank'

4. What time did you sleep last night?
` normally way past 8pm

5. What color is your hair brush?
`translucent brown hair doctor

6. Have you text voted for an American Idol?
` not available in my country.

7. Hot tea or iced tea?
` both. hot tea for colds, iced tea - no colds

8. What was the weather like today?
` stormy.

9. Where did your last hug take place?
` good question...i last hugged our dog early this year

10. What are you excited for?
` shopping

12. Closest thing to you that is green?
` eww, i hate color green except for trees, greeneries...

14. Last person you spoke to?
` siblings

15. Are you very random?
` no

16. Do you want to get your hair cut?
` no

17. Are you over the age of 25?
` yes

18. Do you talk a lot?
` depends on the topic.

19. Does your screen name have an x in it?` n/a

20. Do you know anyone named Stephanie?` used to

21. Do you make up your own words?` i do.

22. Are you ticklish?` no

23. Are your ears pierced?` yes

24. Bar soap or body wash?` body wash (love st. ives..butter shea.)

25. Are you a jealous person?` depends...vindictive yeah..just kidding....

26. What brand of shampoo do you use?` sunsilk conditioner, don't use shampoo very often to
take care of my hair

27. Do you have curly hair?` long & straight

28. Where did you go today?` mall, groceries. ate tokyo tokyo's best chicken teriyaki.

29. What 1 item do you always pick up at the grocery store?`nothing in particular

30. What do you say a lot?` 'uhuh'

31. Red or White Wine?` red

32. Do you think you are pretty?` i can't answer that.

33. What are you doing tonight?` surfing the net, answering this weird stuff

34. Who was your last missed call?` n/a

35. What should you be doing right now?`lying in bed. resting.

36. Do you have a nickname?` philly

37. Are you a heavy sleeper?` no

38. What are you listening to?` sound of the electric fan behind me

39. Is there anyone you like right now?`TJ Trinidad, i saw him on cinemaone yesterday, local movie.

40. When was the last time you did the dishes?` today.

41. Did you cry today?` no.

42. Saddest dream?` can't remember.

43. Do you know someone with the same birthday as you?` yes.

44. How many pictures/paintings are hanging in the room you are in?` one. band poster of sandwich.

45. Does anyone like you? i guess.

46. Do you collect anything?` not any longer, i used to collect music cd's

47. Last time you went on a date?` n/a

48. What's mouse pad?' a thin rubber mat you use with your mouse.

49. Do you like coffee?` yes

50. Do you know anyone in the military?` no

51. Number of pillows you sleep with?`4 (small and big ones)

52. Could you live without a computer? NO

53. What age were your parents when they got married?` ?

54. Favorite flavor of ice cream?` cookies n' cream

55. Do you drive? not anymore. blame the traffic.

food and stuff

food bonding time, that's why i love week ends. my sister took home this salisbury steak meal from red ribbon and i never thought it was a huge meal which consists of pork chop, corn kernels, carrots, mashed potato, rice and a slice of black forrest cake with drinks. i was stuffed until dinner.

food coma. i fell asleep afterwards no matter how bad that may sound because sleeping is not good after devouring a huge meal and it was already evening when i woke up. i read a daunting news online about a local actor who recently passed away due to pancreatic cancer. i was quite shocked because he died prematurely whilst his career souring high. too bad. anyways, whilst surfing the internet i was talking to my elder sister in up north over sms regarding our growing up niece who's hates her new school down to those creepy things that has been going on in our house there. my sister told me there's 'doppelgänger' which means, someone copies or duplicates somebody else. crazy as it may sound but i believe in these kinds of things because they really exist and even history could prove that. i seriously got scared out of my wits because i was home alone last night. damn, i hate scary stuff when i'm home alone.

freaky it is.
i slept around 2:00 past in the morning again and fortunately had a sound sleep amidst the wake across the street. a neighbor just passed away few days ago and people who visited the wake almost blanketed our entire street. they were rowdy but what to expect from a typical filipino funeral right? the noise subsided around past midnight. the street was pitched dark except for the light bulb illuminating the tent.

breakfast of champions
this morning, my sister brought home breakfast from this 24/7 convenient store on her way home after her evening shift. she brought me some Ministop sharksfin (it's not really a shark's fin by the way, it's just fried dumpling). i love spending breakfast with my twin sister that's why i stayed up late last night to move the fixtures in our flat so we could have a bigger makeshift dining area. i also re-arranged our thing in such a way we both could see the TV whilst dining. We both love watching TV whist eating because we're cable TV junkies lol.  i love weekend. i love sleeping. i love simple things in life that makes us happy.

nothing feels like weekend...

i just decorated our flat's bathroom and bought some shower caddy whilst my sister bought some scented candles. i just wanted to make our bathroom look cozy lol. i wasn't totally happy with the way it turned out but i'll take some time fixing it one of these days perhaps. 

the world i know....

i woke up really early today because of my body clock. i just hate it when they turn off the lights in the hallway, it's so pitch black as if some loomy creature will turn up any time soon. anyways, i wento to pain & rehab clinic yesterday and no, nothing serious, just a case of a sprained left ankle. the Ortho explained to me the different types of muscle strain, the least serious ones and the major ones. mine is nothing serious as i figured. i just thought i need to see a doctor so the problem will be treated as it should be. i almost forgot to ask for a medical certificate. maybe i was so tired pacing around. the therapy was pricey had not for my healthcare provider. as far as i know it was somewhere around Php750 per session if i'm not mistaken. i was told i need at least 6 sessions, so 5 to go which would cost Php4,500. 

moving on, i recently watched this Korean/Vietnamese horror flick called Muoi and it was interesting. not so scary but freaky enough. here's my review..

Muoi

The Legend of a Portrait is a 2007 South Korean/Vietnamese horror film starring Jo An, Cha Ye-ryeon and Anh Thu. It became the first horror and also first rated film in Vietnam.

**Plot summary***

Yun-hee is under a lot of pressure because her editor wants her produce something interesting enough to sell for her next book. She hasn’t had a book published in three years and is all too cognizant of this fact. Things look up when her old friend Seo-yeon calls from Vietnam. Seo-Yeon informs Yun-hee about a local Vietnamese folklore centered around a girl named “Muoi” and her haunted portrait. It just so happens that in Yun-hee’s prior novel, she wrote a semi-autobiographical tale concerning her friends title “Secrets & Lies”. In the book Seo-Yeon was portrayed in the most horrid manner, but Yun-hee is sure that Seo-Yeon hasn’t read the book as she has been living in Vietnam for years. Yun-hee eagerly flies to Vietnam to learn more about Muoi.

Over a century ago, Muoi was born as a normal child, but was ostracized by the locals and led a lonely existence. She grows up with dazzling beauty and eventually falls in love with a handsome painter named Nguyen (Binh Minh), but Nguyen also charms a wealthy girl (Hong Anh) who is extremely jealous and vindictive. Once she finds out about Muoi’s relationship with Nguyen, she has Muoi’s ankle broken and face disfigured by something like acid in an utterly gruesome manner. Shortly afterwards, on the 15th day of the lunar calendar (the full moon day), with full grudge of social isolation, terrible maltreating and a current horrible face, Muoi hangs herself to return as a ghost out for revenge. Eventually, village monks are able to capture Moui’s vengeful spirit and seal it within her portrait by a hairpin.When Yoon-hee hears about a mystery of the portrait of Muoi from her best friend Seo-yeon in Vietnam, she goes there to meet her friend. However mysterious things occur as they try to uncover the secret of Muoi's portrait.

Upon investigation, Yoon-hee knows a Korean professor who was some years ago involved in the curse's research and also a friend of Seo-yeon. The professor has disappeared without any clue. Finally, after a long time of horrors throughout the exploration, she finds out a terrible fact that Muoi's spirit was stuck with him and transferred into Seo-yeon. His bloody corpse falls into Yoon-hee when she discovers a secret chamber in Seo-yeon's villa. Coming down the subway, she finds a recorded tape made by the professor with an incantation to call Muoi's spirit. At the end, he counts from one to ten in Vietnamese (Muoi means Ten originally) and the portrait appears in the dark with Muoi's corpse emerging from the picture. Muoi is now awakened and chases Yooh-hee while she tries her last energy to exit the chamber. At the end of her way, she finds her friend Seo-yeon standing together with Muoi's sudden disappearance. Seo-yeon insists Yoon-hee to kill her by a hairpin as she is marred by the ghost. Tearfully, Yoon-hee then stabs her friend. However, Seo-yeon suddenly laughs out loud, signing that Muoi is now transferred into Yoon-hee. Without struggle, Yoon-hee was highly hanged and entered by Muoi. The film ends with Yoon-hee's vengeful smirk after avenging Seo-yeon's betraying lover.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muoi