Transformers 4: Age of Extinction 4DX Screening with KitKat #breakommendation

I was just saying how I needed a break from it all and Nuffnang and KitKat's invitation for the 4DX screening of the Transformers 4: Age of Extinction couldn't have come at a better time. It was held at the new Bonifacio High Street Cinemas, located at the new Bonifacio High Street building which isn't completely done yet.

(Commercial: To all Friends fans out there, a Pottery Barn store will open in this new wing.)

Photo grabbed from http://hookedonhouses.net/2014/05/19/25-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-sets-on-friends/.

(That famous apothecary table might be available in the store along with the bird cage and that room divider in Phoebe and Rachel's apartment. Yay, right?)

Anyway, the movie house looks exactly like how other Ayala cinemas look like but the ticket booth kinda took my breath away for a second.

I think that amazed look on my face (that probably all the Nuffies saw) is proof that I haven't really gone out for a long while.

Upon registration, the Nuffies gave us food stubs for a couple of sandwiches from Quiznos for dinner.

Can I just say I hate how my hips look here.

After dinner, we went back to the cinemas to register with KitKat this time.

The girls manning the booth were really friendly and patient with everyone, I was thinking I can't do what they do…plus, they were a lot younger than me so I probably won't get hired in the first place. They gave away loot bags that have different kinds of KitKats and other freebies inside.

(Another commercial: While we were waiting for the movie to start, we were watching people fill their cones with ice cream at Family Mart. I've got one thing to say about that: Students are NOTORIOUS when it comes to all-you-cans.)

After all the waiting - we were scheduled to watch the last full show - we all went inside the 4DX cinema. It looks like your typical cinema except I thought that the seats were more comfortable.

When the movie started, the seats started moving ever so slightly that it makes you think if it really is moving. To be quite honest, the whole "ride" made me really dizzy that by the time Optimus Prime and the rest of the gang were "rolling out", I was already sitting on the aisle. I also had to take the shades off, too, because I was pretty sure that's what triggered my dizziness. The boyfriend sat with me on the aisle until the movie ended which I found really sweet (Oo, mababaw lang ako). There were also other environmental effects like cold wind and this scent that smells really bad whenever a car/robot appears on screen. There was also this thing that poked us on the leg that made me jump.

I can't believe I actually sat through an entire boy-movie without falling asleep considering the fact that I wasn't able to sleep in the afternoon and I had a few beers in me. Actually, I've been watching a whole lot of boy-movies lately so I'm proud of myself. I enjoyed the movie despite the dizziness. I just thought maybe it kinda lacked some kind of story… I'm saying that probably because I haven't seen the movies before that one so my opinion doesn't count.

Anyway, that was a fun experience. Not only because there's free chocolates but because it's my first time to actually attend a Nuffnang screening.

Incidentally, it's my first actual movie date with the boyfriend because we usually do movie marathons at home instead of going out because we think it's much sweeter that way.

Thanks to KitKat and Nuffnang for the opportunity to actually see Transformers 4: Age of Extinction in the new 4DX theater without spending a single peso…and for the free chocolates, too, of course!

Break.

I'm sure you've had one of those days when you wished you could grab an overnight bag and a few loose change, get on a bus and go to wherever that bus takes you. Today's that day for me. Dealing with the whole full-time work-from-home, single full-time mom situation does that to me a few times a year.

No, I don't intend to leave my daughter without a mom for the rest of her life. I just think it'll be nice to go on a trip for at least 3 days on my own (okay, maybe with the boyfriend or a few friends) to recharge. I feel like my reserve battery's on 2% and I might just shutdown any time now.

#burnout

Supermommy Memory Please!

I was never a memorization kind of student and obviously, I carried that skill - or lack thereof - over to when I graduated. It became worse when I had my daughter. Why? She was delivered through C-section and as most moms and moms-to-be know, memories of CS mommies deteriorate further after the operation. Anyway, once, I just wanted to reheat food from the fridge, I totally forgot about it and burned the food.

I had to resort to different methods to help me remember things:

Although there are more software, applications, and instruments to help me, it sometimes feels like I still need MORE to help me boost my memory. Usually, taking a (KitKat) break does the job for me. Clearing my head reminds me of the things that I need to do and rids my mind of the nonsense that I usually store in my head. So if I were to unlock a special skill, it's definitely the "never forget any detail" skill.

I love details; they remind me to be thankful despite whatever frustration a big situation brings me. Plus, if you remember to do the small things, you will never screw up the output. I believe that those apply to something as big as relationships to menial things such as art projects.

Getting this skill will make me the Supermommy I've always wanted to be. It's especially important now that I'm a stay-at-home mom/yaya and since I've recently landed that full-time, work-from-home job.

Okay, now I need that KitKat break. Reminding myself that I'm a full-time mom AND employee wore me out.

Keep Calm and Watch Movies

I have a confession to make: I am not fond of watching movies. At all. Which is quite ironic, considering I am a Communication Arts graduate. That doesn't mean, though, that I don't watch movies and I don't enjoy myself when I do. In fact, I've formed a theory for how I experience movies now: Since I don't watch a lot of it, the movies that I do watch blow my mind every. Single. Time. It doesn't matter if it's an actual mind-blowing indie movie or a super cheesy Star Cinema rom-com; it will still have me staring at the rolling credits by the end of the movie. (Which might be the biggest "movie violation" I've been doing, not paying attention to the closing credits)

In all fairness, I've watched a whole lot of movies for someone who isn't really fond of doing it. And like some mid-20, lovesick, fictional book character, there was one movie that started this on-again, off-again love affair with movies:

The first movie I remember seeing was the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie. I was a huge fan of the TV show version back then and who wasn't? It was probably the biggest foreign TV show that time; probably even bigger than how big Koreanovelas are now. Anyway, I remember forcing my dad to bring me to SM Southmall - which opened a month before Power Rangers was shown, if I'm not mistaken - to watch the movie because I totally didn't want to feel left out. It was a PG-7 movie and I've yet to turn 7 that time and I remember clearly how freaked out I was when we got in line for the tickets. I thought they'd figure out I was just 6 and reprimand me for even asking to watch the movie. I haven't thought that I had an adult accompanying me; I just thought they were going to kick me out of the theater. I don't remember how the movie goes now but I know I enjoyed myself so much because when my friends and I talk about it now, we agree that it was the highlight of our first grader lives.

I've watched a bunch of movies after Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie has opened that gate for me, mostly Star Cinema-produced ones (I'm a jologs at heart. Don't judge.) Although I can probably name you all the movies I've seen 'cause they're not that much. Now, though, I want to start watching movies again, thanks to the movie buff that is my boyfriend (Yes, I'm exactly the type of girlfriend who adapts to whatever it is my boyfriend is into. Again, don't judge.) The GMovies app couldn't have come in a better time. I immediately downloaded it:

The GMovie app is the first and only of its kind in the Philippines. It allows you to be updated with the current and upcoming movies that will hit the theaters, pick the best seats in the house and buy movie tickets. You don't have to drive all the way to the cinemas to do all that anymore. It takes the hassle off of watching movies. It will truly make your movie experience much more enjoyable.

But wait! There's more! (I know, I know… Lame.) You can download the GMovie app FOR FREE on your iOS or Android devices. Unleash the movie buff in you by downloading this amazing app now!

To fully enjoy your GMovies experience, follow their social pages:
- GMovies on Facebook
- @GMoviesApp on Twitter
- @GMovies on Instagram
- GMovies on Youtube

That's not the only thing Globe Telecom has in store for you! Globe, in partnership with Nuffnang Philippines, has an on-going blogger contest. One of the winning blogger's readers will get a chance to win 2 FREE movie dates per week for a whole month!

All you have to do is answer this one simple question:

“What movie made you fall in love with watching movies?”

Just post your answer on the comment box below with your e-mail address. That's it! Simple, right?

Hassle-free way of picking a seat in the house and purchasing your tickets and at the same time, getting a chance to win free movie dates for a month? You'll definitely "keep calm" when watching movies with the GMovies app.

No doubt about it.

I've been taking different kinds of quizzes posted on Facebook just to pass time and I love how one of them turned out. I'm definitely a 90s kid. I wouldn't have it any other way.

PS. I'm really bored.

PPS. I still am not used to all the commands for Mac so please excuse the gray lines I couldn't crop out of the screen cap.

The Heirs

I can't believe I'm actually looking forward to watching Koreanovelas now. I've seen a bunch of them, too (see here and here), thanks to being a work-from-home mom and to ABS-CBN for airing a whole lot of them in the afternoon. You know what, though? I'm actually enjoying it. I know they act all weird (for me) but the stories are oddly engaging.

Anyway, I'm currently downloading this:

and I'm most probably going to watch it in one sitting. Don't judge.

Mercury Retrograde

I am not really a believer of astrology but what's been happening to me and work these past few days led me to read about Mercury Retrograde.

I first heard of this term from Jill when I met up with her and Malia a couple of weeks ago. Apparently, whenever Mercury "stops" and starts "moving backwards", it affects the human race. This - according to what I've read - is the time of the year when almost everything seems to be crumbling down and the past rises up from the dead. This is also the best time to contemplate and put things into perspective.

Although I still don't believe it wholeheartedly (or understand it enough to actually consider believing it), something about it appealed to me:

Screen capture from http://astrology.about.com/od/advancedastrology/p/MercuryRetro.htm.

Which, if you think about it, happens outside of Mercury Retrograde so that really isn't just for this phenomenon but I guess it's safer to just kick this part here to high gear whenever Mercury decides to go Michael Jackson on us (the moonwalk dance. Get it? No? Never mind…)

Suffice to say, the weekend has been pretty cruel to me, in terms of work and I don't want to talk about it at all. I know I'm not the only person "affected" by this phenomenon and even if I'm not in the best of moods, I will tell us all this one thing: ON TO THE NEXT! (Probably not within the time Mercury recedes 'cause that might affect something…)

(For someone who doesn't believe in astronomy, I am too obedient on their do's and don'ts…)

(Maybe that's because I'm universe girl and the planets are part of the universe.)

(Or maybe deep down I kinda sorta believe it even if I don't understand it fully.)

#WhipIt

This Pantene ad has appealed to me the first time I saw it on TV a few days ago. Not only because I can totes relate to her dilemma but also because I have this girl crush on Denise Laurel. Hihi.
I also like the Opinyonada #WhipIt ad for Kris Aquino. Great job, Pantene (and ad agency)!