de-stressing weekend

It was not something we planned to do over the weekend. But when we found out an airline is having a low-fare promo, we decided to get ourselves a roundtrip ticket to Manila. We have nothing in mind but go shopping to a local bazaar that sells overruns (and imitations too!) of Lacoste, Abercrombie, Hollister and the likes. From shoes to bags, to apparels - and just everything you can find.

I say imitations suck but at this time when even the most powerful country in the world is in economic crisis - the 3rd world has a lot of saving to do. But at least, i don't just barge into those low-quality imitations. I was eyeing the overruns.

So, we went to the bazaar on Saturday morning and, just to have a little adventure with the railway transit, we went to Quiapo on LRT to feast on pirated DVDs! (oopps, did i say something about cheating?). I for one, knows it's not good to tolerate this cheats but faced with the reality that original DVDs cost 5 to 6 times higher than the Blue Ray Disc pirates (which has a comparable video quality to that of the original) and an aching pocket, who wouldn't want to save on a movie you get to watch only once?

But anyway, I wasn't much interested on american movies. Not now. I was so into Korean drama series and movies. I don't know. Maybe because theirs are movies that would make you think and ask how. And it's a little conservative than western ones, they invest more on acting and plot which i get to like. They are not at all happy endings. Realistic. So much differences i get to like. and not to mention the DVD shops in Quiapo had very good english subtitles. (That's what i'm looking for!) So i get to buy a few korean pieces for 3 pcs for 100 pesos.

The next day, off we went to Enchanted Kingdom to try out their rides i believe are a good de-stressing activity. You get to shout at the top of your lungs not minding anything and everything around you. From the thrills of the breath-taking anchor's away to the free fall of the log jam diving into the water, every little stress seemed exorcised from your system.

a three-day off for a year's stress -- not bad at all.