Here we are again, October! Oh, how I love thee. Two more months and we'll all be decking the halls with boughs of holly again. I'm pretty happy I was able to accomplish a lot during your time.
If we're talking about accomplishments though I do not consider this as one of them. I started October on a rough patch - curled up in a hospital bed in the ER due to abdominal pains. We're all still not sure what the heck is wrong with me but I'm continuing my doctor visits nonetheless.
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| All for the sake of documenting my life. #dedication |
Remind me to take better care of myself; I don't fancy getting punctured multiple times in the hand.
Once that's over and I'm back on my feet later that week I was able to meet up with my high school friends for a short send-off.
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| L-R: Me, Challs, Nikki. |
Lucky for Nikki, her company's sending her to train in Japan for 3 whole months! That means our food trips will be set back by a couple of months, too, but that's fine as long as she brings home lots of omiyage!
PS: Anyone who's going to Japan too and would like to send me gifts, mochi is the way to my good graces! :))
After lunch at Yutaka Izakaya in Sta. Mesa we headed over to the local mall to watch Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Eva Green has always been a girl-crush of mine, and I've heard really good things about the book as well so we decided to give it a shot. Good thing the cinema wasn't that crowded and we got some great seats, too~ We enjoyed the movie immensely and I recommend that you watch it whether you're alone or with a friend!
Right after I celebrated my birthday I went on to don another fancy costume:
I was fortunate enough to be chosen along with 15 other lovely ladies to participate in Animax Carnival PH's Oo-kun Maid Cafe! (Whew, what a mouthful!)
I've been part of a maid cafe before but I served as the maître d' for that event; this is my first time to participate as an actual maid. :> As someone who shies away from crowds and strangers I figured it was time to step out of my comfort zone and be outgoing for once - and it paid off big time! I met a lot of new friends and reconnected with my old ones from the cosplay scene. ♥ I even ran into a couple of familiar faces!
It was definitely a refreshing change of pace, all in all. *purrs*
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| Obligatory group photo with Ms. Cat! |
Of course I saved the best pic for last:
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| T-Rex-kun! ♥ |
10/10 would join this again just for another photo with T-Rex-kun! :)) Thank you for the experience, Animax PH!
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| Ugh that salmon~! |
After that crazy weekend Jed and I had a lunch date at Yabu to "celebrate" my maid cafe stint, lol. Everything was a blur at this point mostly because the endorphins are still working their magic, plus I'm with my no. 1 source of good vibes! :P
About a few days later we went for a stroll around their village and chanced upon The Nook Cafe while it was still semi-empty - so of course we had to go inside and have some of their butterbeer!
We also ordered some bacon-wrapped chicken for snack, because BACON! Haha.
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| Typical Slytherin. |
It's customary for one to take a picture wearing their House colors! One should never leave the cafe without a shot or two, I think!
In the end, this month had been one stroke of luck after another. I may have gotten off the wrong foot with October, but I'm waving goodbye to it on a high note. There's still a month and a half left until Christmas, still, so let's see what kind of luck I'll run into next!
Attribution: Blot title photo by averie woodard
Attribution: Blot title photo by averie woodard
