QUESTION: “Loungewear. Unsa na ang lounge?”
Answer: “Kanang mag-relax-relax ka.”
I overheard that convo at Uniqlo where a senior-citizen woman—oops, bawal ang judgmental—was playing lato-lato while doing her window shopping. I was expecting a child with that lato-lato, so, when I saw her, it was like, Whoa.
Anyway, I now wonder if I could use my old denim jeans as loungewear since denim is not exactly for pa-relax-relax while staying home. The denim’s thickness is more appropriate for, say, the cinema where the air-conditioning can be so cccccold, you’d need a shawl or jacket if you’re not used to autumn, winter, or spring.
When the economy reopened, great movies also made their much-awaited comeback. Even Limketkai Mall’s cinemas are reopening this month. This is great news—the more, the merrier—since Gaisano has opted to close its cinemas for good.
The cinema at a downtown mall in Cagayan de Oro seemed to have its own time in, though. We were there at 10:30 am, but the cinema ticket counter staff arrived at about 11:30 am. The line was long by then.
I asked them why they opened late and the reply was, hmmm, I forgot na. I simply charged the experience to the “Insidious” phenomenon. With its screening time at 12 midnight, it’s understandable that the cinema’s staff would have to stay up late, too, till dawn since they’re the last ones to go home, right? I don’t know really, I’m just guessing.
While lining up, we, the ticket buyers, had no choice but to talk with each other, and that’s how I discovered that most of them were there for “Insidious.” Except us. We were watching “Kandahar.” For a while there, I did wonder why the ticket buyers were mostly millennials. So, they were there for “Insidious”—query answered. And each of them was buying tickets for more or less seven people consisting of family, friends, and the whole barangay.
I did feel, hmmm, old preferring to watch “Kandahar” instead of “Insidious.” But I’ve never been a fan of horror films although once upon a time I did watch “Carrie,” “The Shining,” “Misery,” and other movies based on Stephen King’s novels, and also those not based on his novels such as “The Blair Witch Project.” Those were the days.
Now, I’d rather watch “Barbie.” Haha.
Horror movies can only make me hide under the seat, cover my eyes, and mindlessly eat popcorn. But if sticking to clean low-carb is a must even while scared out of my wits, I’d have to switch from popcorn to almonds, pecans, and walnuts. Ew. Macadamia nuts would be the yummier choice but even that can upset my tummy now.
“You must go home to remember what you are fighting for.” That’s a quote from “Kandahar.” I doubt if I could even listen to a horror film’s dialogue and if I could hear anything while everyone else is playing lato-lato.
This is not the first time for lato-lato to appear. It’s one of those toys that tend to make major comebacks—kind of now you see it, now you don’t. Barbie, on the other hand, has consistently been my favorite doll since the late ‘50s although I never owned one. Instead, I had this scary blue-eyed and blonde walking doll that was as tall as me.
