Had a
lovely long weekend. Aside from doing
the usual weekend chores, I was able to do work for school (Bringing home
work. Pathetic, I know.), juice carrots
and apples, and continue my knitting. I
don’t know why it’s taking me this long to finish a coffee cozy. Still, I’m on it. J
The
highlight of my weekend was a trip to the theater to watch Wicked with my mom
and my brother. We’re all theater
fanatics. As a matter of fact, I cringe
at the exorbitant price of movie tickets nowadays that’s why Hon-some and I do
not fancy going to the movies anymore.
But the theater…sigh…I don’t think twice about shelling out thousands
for an experience.
And
what an experience watching Wicked was.
The set design was jaw-dropping, the dialogue and all the punchlines
were spot-on, and the songs were all applause-able (the Glinda effect! Hahaha!).
After
that gratifying theater experience, my family and I had dinner at Project Pie
at the newly-opened Blue Bay Walk. I
must say, the pizzas lived up to all that hype.
As
everyone knows by now, Project Pie operates on three simple rules about dining
there: Design. Build. Eat.
For P285, one gets to pile on as many toppings as he/she wants on a
pizza dough: mozzarella, feta, cheese,
gorgonzola, ricotta, parmesan, pepperoni, Italian sausage, crumbled meatballs,
bacon, grilled chicken, Canadian bacon, prosciutto, anchovies, red onions,
green bell peppers, jalapenos, cilantro, roasted red peppers, tomatoes,
caramelized onions, fresh mushrooms, garlic, rosemary, pineapple, artichokes,
fresh chopped basil, black olives, pesto, and barbecue sauce. Oh my!
Three Golden Rules
I built
my own white pizza (no red sauce, the dough was slathered with olive oil) with
mozzarella, ricotta, gorgonzola, parmesan, cracked black pepper, garlic, fresh
chopped basil, fresh tomatoes, and crumbled meatballs.
And
then I ate the whole thing upon the promise of attending my Zumba classes
dutifully. J
Weekends
are also when I try to catch up on my reading.
I usually read a chapter or two before going to sleep but it’s really on
weekends when I can curl up with a book and read relentlessly. I have noticed that I have already read quite
a number of books since the year began.
I’ve just finished David Levithan’s Naomi
and Ely’s No-Kiss List and Every You,
Every Me. I kind of have a
hit-and-miss relationship with Levithan’s books, most of which are hits. I loved Everyday
but I was surprisingly enamored by the photographic novel, Every You, Every Me.
I have
also started exploring Wendy Mass books.
I’ve read two so far: Every Soul A Star and A Mango-Shaped Space. Wendy Mass’s books make for great middle
school literacy links to Science and I love how each book focuses immensely on
unique topics like eclipses for Every
Soul a Star and synethesia for A
Mango-Shaped Space. On a recent trip
to a bargain bookstore, I was able to pick up a copy of Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life for a song (as in P50). It’s on my reading pile now.
Furthermore,
I have also started a relationship with Rainbow Rowell after reading Fangirl.
I love her humor. And Levi is my
new literary crush (sorry, Gus Waters). J
This
book, however, is what I’m currently reading.
I love Cath Kidston’s modern vintage prints and very pleased was I when
I chanced upon her book about how the brand started and grew. The book is so lovely that I’m willing myself
to read it slowly in order to savor each page, each sweet print.
And so,
the weekend that was. Here’s to a great
week ahead!
