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Even when I promised myself not to get stressed-out from all the holiday frenzy, I found myself running around in the mall and in the supermarket like a chicken with its head cutoff. I hate last minute shopping! But when the dust settled, and the leftovers have been put away, I finally had the time to see the sights and watch a movie.
After dinner on Christmas day, we drove to the nearby mall, Eastwood, to check out the scene. This giant Christmas tree greeted us at the mall's courtyard. It's about 25 feet tall and decorated with lighted fiberglass balls that look like M & M's.
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The mall was pretty crowded--restaurants were full, and the theaters were jam-packed, too. I spotted a live TV broadcast of GMA, one of the local networks; and a couple of the mimes by the base of the Christmas tree.
Here's the crowd outside Eastwood mall on the night of December 25th.
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The Metro Manila Film Festival, a festival that features locally-produced films, started on Christmas Day. I was in the mood for comedy but the theater was already full when we got to the ticket counter. So we opted to watch Rosario, one of the entries in the festival. Set in the 1920's, Rosario is a tragic story of a liberated woman who was a victim of her own moral choices and society's prejudices. The credible acting and attention to details, being a period movie, were impressive, but the story was too heavy for me. I needed a sugar rush after Rosario.:p
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The crowd was thinning around 11 pm when we found our way to one of the restaurants. We ended Christmas day with a sweet and light Riesling.
I am linking to My World and Ruby Tuesday.
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