(Mostly) books (again) and food (again).
This is just another one of those random blog posts with accumulated photos. Here we go:
Cute mini pandesal from Casa Marcos. The parentals and I had lunch there for their late anniversary lunch. It's tradition for me to take them out for a nice meal in a swanky (read: kinda pricey where we wouldn't eat on a normal day) restaurant as an anniversary gift for them. This year we went to Burgos Circle for some Casa Marcos magic (steak).
This is the steak I had, although it was already half-consumed by the time I photographed it, 'cause I pretty much devoured it before thinking of taking a picture. Look at that red meat goodness.
A doodle on the placemat of what I wore that day. More deets on The Cheapskateers.
Random lady and her dog. I tried taking outfit photos here, 'cause I figured I wouldn't have time later that day, but it just wasn't any good. Oh well bombshell.
The Fully Booked store at Bonifacio High Street is prolly my favorite branch among all Fully Booked branches because it's so HUGE! And well, idk, I've just always enjoyed myself at this branch.
I FINALLY got to go to Ayala Triangle for the lights show! The first and last time I went there was last year, when it wasn't Christmas time and so there was no lights show at all. Pretty Christmas fuzzy feelings all around.
During the rare occasion that I spend on myself (when it's not fashion or school-related things... or makeup), I end up splurging on books. And I mean SPLURGING. I had some leftover cash from the anniversary lunch date I mentioned, and I had an early Christmas money bill, so I got some early Christmas gifts for myself. This is very reminiscent of that time I got a shatloadda Murakami books from the same Fully Booked branch I brought up earlier. This is the second Christmas (or maybe more, and I've just never really noticed) that I spent Christmas money solely on books. See: Exhibit A, Exhibit B. Well.
Two Natsuo Kirino books. I got her book Out some time early this year... I'm assuming towards the summer time, 'cause it wasn't part of my Christmas book haul. I enjoyed Out immensely and so sought out these other two books I saw the first time... only because Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena wasn't available. This is also eerily reminiscent of that time I picked up a Battle Royale book last December ('cause it was a damaged copy), and couldn't get my hands on another copy until more than half a year later. (For the record, I picked up a copy of Parasite Eve back in June, but I was being my usual stingy self. I saw it at the Fully Booked Promenade branch then and so I went there last week, but there weren't any stocks available. SEEM FAMILIAR, HMM, BATTLE ROYALE? *weep*)
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs and Steampunk! by... several authors. I actually picked up a copy of the first book months ago, but didn't have any cash on me then. The second book I thought was cool 'cause, well... it's steampunk.
Zombies vs. Unicorns made me stop in my tracks because... when do you ever encounter a book about zombies and unicorns? Also, I adore the book cover. Out of all the books I got, this is the one I'm currently reading. It's also a collection of short stories like Steampunk! and is thus written by different authors as well, only this was revolves around... you guessed it, zombies and unicorns! Not together, mind you.
Funny how three of the five books I got were under the children's section. OH WELL GO FIGURE DOESN'T MATTER
The same day I went to Fully Booked Promenade, the parentals and I had lunch at Omakase. Mama said it was an early Christmas lunch for the three of us.
What you now know but wish you don't: this is Squidward post-Spongebob Squarepants.
Papa often orders uni sushi when we eat at Japanese restos. I once had uni sashimi before, and hated it. Papa said I should try its sushi counterpart once and for all. I did. It was good. So much better than the icky sashimi version.
Conclusion of this post: I will check out Fully Booked Promenade tomorrow. PARASITE EVE, I WILL HAVE YOU. Fingers crossed that this won't be another long battle with lack of available stocks...