SLEEPING while watching a movie has become my hard habit to break. But I didn’t sleep at all while watching “The Amateur,” “A Working Man,” and “Drop.” A pleasant surprise indeed.
These three are kind of Holy-Week films since their common theme is “good triumphs over evil” and they happen to be currently showing in Cagayan de Oro’s cinemas this Holy Week.
Their common denominator is their genre: thriller. With one word added for “The Amateur” and “A Working Man”: action. And that definitely didn’t disappoint: action, action, and action pa more. Yup, must-see films.
I guess I now have to ensure that the genre of the movie I’m going to watch is thriller/action to keep me awake.
Malls will be closed on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, therefore, no cinemas and no malling for two days. So, what to do?
As a homebody, my staycation’s hard habits to break since the pandemic lockdowns have always been reading, writing, and spring cleaning.
For the four-day Holy Week weekend staycation, though, I gotta feeling I’ll simply be reading books so I can decide which to keep and which to give away. So, reading levels up to spring cleaning.
If only I can include a binignit taste-test on Good Friday, this will be the best staycation ever. But then on Tuesday, low-carb doctor Dr. Renato Jose Villanueva posted this on Facebook:
“Red warning: Dili mag binignit karon Biyernes aron dili masakit o maospital tungod sa diabetes o hypertension.”
Oh.
Halo-halo, which is the icy version of binignit, would have been perfect for the humid weather this week, and there’s binignit on Good Friday for those abstaining from meat.
Instead of halo-halo and binignit, the carnivore — that’s me? — bought fish. Which means I’ll have fish on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday? Hmmm. Good luck na lang.
Imagine this: watching movies at home while eating Jacks Halo Halo’s taro-ube overload and Fat Chef’s bilo-bilo. Or Chippy barbecue flavor with Coke Zero. S&R’s Supergarlic Mix with Royal Tru-Orange. Sharmaine’s Cakes & Pastries’ blueberry cheesecake with its Spanish latte. Raypon’s Puto with dinuguan. Yum! The high-carb dieter can have them all. No restrictions.
Meanwhile, the carnivore orders hotdog bites for her movie-watching at SM Cinema as she wonders if processed meat is allowed in her diet. Still, better than popcorn.
I now tend to look at other people’s supermarket carts and can easily see which should not be there: rice, bread, misua, sotanghon, bihon, pancit canton, instant noodles, biscuits, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, muffins, potato chips, banana chips, corn chips, tortilla chips, peanuts, peanut butter, almonds, almond butter, almond milk, candies, chocolates, chocolate drinks, yogurt drinks, yogurt, soda, fruit juices, vegetable oils, polvoron, dried mango, and so on and so forth, ad infinitum, ad nauseam.
If only I could tell them why those food items are bad for their health. But ramming the carnivore diet down anyone’s throat is like forcing a fan of Carmen Barangay Capt. Kikang “Kapkik” Uy to vote for reelectionist Cong. Lordan Suan as CDO’s District 1 representative. “To dream the impossible dream/To fight the unbeatable foe.” Hmmm.
