Settled In

After a week of long-time-no-see (Tuesday business meeting w/ Mindstorm Media at their QC office to discuss producing the c3Maxx video doesn't count), Liza and I are now more or less (ok, more) getting used to the weekend "liaisons" (Euphemism Device activated). And Saturday afternoon was all liaison. :) We groomed ourselves silly for the occasion. She brought the bread and cheese, I brought peanut butter and grapes. After that mini-picnic we still had enough of an appetite for dinner at Teriyaki Boy Ortigas (though she doesn't wanna go back because of the taste). Washed the bad taste away w/ a nightcap at Starbucks AshCreek, where at the parking garage I handed her her Xmas present. She gave me a black 2008 Starbucks Planner.

The Sunday afternoon "liaison" was just so she could get outta thes house and avoid any impending lectures about Life by her Mom. Although when I dropped to pick her up she wasn't ready, so I spent some time bonding w/ Auntie Sally by way of helping decorate their Xmas tree and speaking to her in Fukien Chinese whenever possible.

Finally we were off in a quest to find Pa's Xmas present: Bally socks. SM Centerpoint didn't have any in stock and said only the Big Branches (like SM City or Megamall) had them. I was disappointed since the Xmas traffic jams seemed to be still in full force. We drove back to Agno to rest a bit and reassess our options, i.e. do I wanna drive all the way to SM North EDSA and possibly miss the salmon dinner for 6 pairs of socks. In between thoughts I whipped up some egg-ang garlic fried rice for her, as her last meal was brunch. She ate it w/ fish leftover from lunch, while I had a ponkan.

Eventually we did go to SM City, the traffic thankfully not as bad as I thought. True to their word Bally socks were available, so we got Pa 6 pairs and Liza bought another 3 for her dad. We didn't bother checking out the newly built Annex, and instead walked to the other side of The Block (get it?) for some Bubble Tea (and cake that looked but thankfully didn't taste like a cross-section and dirt and freshly mowed lawn grass).

We drove back to Agno again, this time so I can have dinner. It was only after we watched the latest episode of The Mentalist (seated together on the freshly reupholstered couch) did I finally drive her home. Later we texted each other thanks for the company, then she said her mom was glad I "conversed with her" in Chinese. I was just glad she initiated it.