Re-watching movies

@ I had a week long rest and it was worth it. My daily routine was to wake up at 11 am, ate anything for brunch, do the laundry, clean the house, watched TV series and movies in the net, played Crazy Eight and Crosswise at www.spogg.com, went to the gym and dance classes, banyamos, re-watched movies again and katorlog. It was the same routine and it was productive.

 This is the only holiday where I never got the chance to travel with my colleagues @Rhose and @Jess. We opted to relax at home. (haaaaay nuay lang gale kel cen.)

 I watched (re-watched) a lot of series from Degrassi, The Glee Project, Supernatural, Fringe, Glee, RuPaul’s, SYTYCD, etc. Whew! And re-watched X-men, X2, X-men:The Last Stand, X-Men:Wolverine after watching X-Men: First Class.

 I enjoyed the Glee Project the most. Damian deserved to win the contest. Samuel also did very well in the tasks. Lindsay was super manipulative and can really act. Alex was very fierce and daring. Luckily, the four gets to be on the show. Damian and Samuel will be in 7 episodes while Alex and Lindsay got 2 episode arcs. But my fave was Hannah. I was saddened she did not make it to the finale. Looking at the aspiring gleeks, they looked very ready to start the new glee cast. I hope all of them get the chance to be on the show. It would be very nice to see new faces and members of glee club.

There were also sales in the mall and I got a pair of white sandals from a Horacio Pagani shop. wait... Who is Horacio Pagani? I know Horacio Pagani is a popular car designer. I am just wondering if he is now designing clothes... not sure.

 Classes started this week and I am back to work mode again! ;)

My sunburnt Arms

I have to deal with this sunburnt arms for the next couple of days until it gets dried up and peeled off then new skin cells will appear. I was on a team building seminar with my school colleagues yesterday at HuLuShanZhuang, Huludao, China. It is a training ground were organizations would bring their employees for certain team building activities. I had great time working with my team in several activities like wall climbing (without those safety ropes), crawling on some ropes, climbing on tires, climbing the mountain blindfolded, balancing on several kinds of bridge, bouncing a volleyball on a drum, crossing on a long wired bridge, and etc. After doing all these activities under the heat of the sun, I got this. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! The sunscreen did not work well. I still had a great time. Of course, I enjoyed the camaraderie and team spirit of my colleagues.

Next weekend, I will be with fellow foreign teachers for our Summer Sports Fest. I am expecting for another burn. hmmmm, i have to double up the SPFs!

Fire Cupping Therapy

I was looking at my hard disk files and found these pictures. This was taken after getting a Chinese Fire Cupping Therapy last spring. It is locally called "baguaner" /bagwar/. Several glass cups were heated and placed on my back. These cups then suctioned the skin which is effective in mobilizing blood flow. It looked scary especially when you see the fiery cups. It felt very tight when all the cups are placed at my back. In the end, it felt relaxing and soothing. You get these polka dotted back after the theraphy. They say..."the darker the spots means the unhealthier you are."

Happy Valley Best Ride

          I'm rekindling the child in me, after going to several "amusement/ themed" parks lately. I was at Beijing Happy Valley Amusement Park last May. There were many people in that place. The lines to each thrill rides are really long. You have to wait for long hours to get into the ride. I had fun but the long wait was terrible. If you want to enjoy the rides, then go early. I think most rides are fantastic but you don't have enough time to move around because the place is that super big. I went in the afternoon that means the place is jam-packed with many people of different ages. Some even in their wheel chairs are there. Hmmmm... here are the snapshots of my adventure in the place.

They also have beautiful slash colorful parades ala Disneyland

         


I saw the line to this Aztec Roller Coaster and thought of not lining up because the line was toooooooo loooooooooooong. I thought of taking pictures instead.

There are like four themes in the park. This is the Antlantic City... mucho ANTS!






   

         One of the best fun rides I tried was the biggest Aztec Sun Ride in Happy Valley. After lining up for several hours, (obviously, mucho gat hente!) it was worth the wait. Look at those tiny people on that giant swing... haaaaay! I am so excited to ride it at this time but I have to wait!

Time for my ride! Whew! It was by far the best ride ever! I looked so poised because I knew there were cameras around and I have to maintain my composure. The people around me looked so nervous! whew! Em lovin them facial expressions!

They have this not-so-scary-horror-house! It was a boring horror house. I think GLORIA sa Dapitan Horror House would be far better than this.

The 3D IMAX was cool. They showed an animation produced by LEGO Inc.

It was very tiring day. I suggest you bring many food when you go here and you can eat while lining up for your next ride. The prices of food inside the park is really very expensive. In the end, it was still a great experience.

Top 25 of 2010

Good day! Sometimes internet connections can be very weird. I still feel I am deprived from using the internet with its limitless functions... I wonder why I was able to use blogger knowing that it is still banned here in China. Whew... including Youtube too. Good I have few minutes to write this up before the web page would eventually turn blank.
As in Chinese... they would always say KUAI DIAN ER! (Move Quickly!)

At the end of the year.. I had to check on my music to see which songs are on the top 25 list! What's the most played song in your ipod? hehehe

Mine would be Bruno Mars' Just the Way You Are! I can listen to this song the whole day!
On the same place is my favorite Glee Track by Kurt (of course, Chris Colfer) Defying Gravity. I would sing this song all over again the whole day! I love how Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth did this great duo from Wicked!

:) I hope I can get to post more... I hope the firewall in China has totally broken! Fingers crossed.