my take: Christmas Wishlist

Everyone’s had their own versions of Christmas wishlist, so I am going to dig right in. After all, this is the season of giving. I got too consumed with this idea that I have failed to think about what I want for myself. So, here goes… There’s no harm in wishing, so they say. These aren’t all material things though, since I think I’d have to be my own genie when it comes to those material stuffs.

1. PSP – Boo! I really suck at saving. haha. So I guess will be having the PSP finally. Grrr.

2. A new dress. I found one while shopping during my birthday but I was so pissed because they did not have a small size. I was freakin’ irate about that until Ed reminded me to relax. haha.

3. Christmas getaway with friends. This one, apparently isn’t tangible. But it would be the perfect time to make up time with friends or just enjoy. Tentative date is December 20. (fingers crossed)

4. Christmas getaway with cousins. I promised them I am going to treat them to this outing. I’ve been trying to contact my cousin Aubrey because I really suck at planning events too. Hope it pushes through so Ed and I would have some bonding time with my cousins.

5. Have a good, quality vacation leave. And with that I mean a day that would not remind me of work whatsoever. Maybe watch the Survivor finale, cook with mum.. so I guess I ate my own words as it looks like I’d be spending it at home.. with Ed though. Not bad. Not bad at all.

6. Watch movies, I mean THE movies I want. I did not get to watch that much movies this year, for some strange reasons. I have three prospect movies so far:
*Up
*Bedtime Stories
*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Hence, am calling the attention of my constant movie date, aka baby. List down those dates on your calendar. We have a date.

See? Nothing superficial. hehe

*extracted from my Multiply blog

cheating death

The title of this post is no exaggeration at all. Matty had a close call. The recent turnout of events in Survivor Gabon’s 12th episode was a wake-up call and it proved two things: (1) Kenny will switch up when he sees fit, and (2) Matty needs to win an immunity necklace…and quick!

Let’s face it. Even though the bitchy Corinne was lashing out about the lack of wit on the remaining ‘Fang 5′, as their alliance were called, they aren’t that dumb not to realize the threat that Matty poses to the rest of the tribe. After all, they’re all competitors despite calling themselves an alliance.

This episode was endearing though, as always with any other ‘family visit episode’ which is a staple in Survivor. And Matty established a new Survivor history by proposing to his fiancee during her visit to Gabon. Beat that Rob Mariano!

This episode yet again highlighted Bob’s survival skills and he’s competitiveness in the challenges, despite being the oldest out there. Indeed, he’s managed to edge out other younger and more athletic competitors such as Matty or Crystal. But then again, the recent challenges mostly involved mental ability, such as the Q&A portion in the immunity challenge and the puzzle solving part of the reward.

Bob and Corinne’s desperate plans to use the supposed “hidden immunity idol” that they got during the fake merge feast was brilliant. When survival is concerned, humans are certainly capable of innovating ways to save themselves. I would have nodded at this brave try but not for Matty’s sake. So much for sounding like a Matty worshipper, he could potentially be my first ever initial favorite to win Survivor.

Corinne wasn’t going to last another day at Gabon anyway. So maybe a side of her was glad she got the boot. As for next week, it must be exciting to see Kenny scramble to renew his alliance’s trust after he ended up betraying Matty in the last tribal council.

After all, revenge is sweet. I still love Kenny though.

trackback: 1st day of December 08

It was my birthday (though we were celebrating our second anniversary) and I certainly got myself tons of gifts, in the form of friends and family. We opted not to take any souvenir items with us on the way home from Eden, but those memories will forever be fresh in my memory.

“If I had a day to give you, I’d give you a day just like today.”