i want it clean (sometimes)

most of the time i wanted my hair to let them be. loose and curly, flowing and unkempt. it makes me different from all the other rebonded hair that i can see all around.

there was a time i had them straightened (oh well, for the heck of it). big mistake, they lost their natural moisture (why? beats me!).  they hated me for it. they brittled ...and it's as if one by one they committed suicide. i had to appease them (conditioners and all) but to no avail. i ended up having to cut the bunch a little shorter.

and now that they are  uber-long again, the bad-hair-days have become frequent especially that i'm on a writing-spree, i just can't take care of them. not now. not just yet. so again, most of the time i let them be. loose and curly, flowing and unkempt.

but sometimes, i want it clean and hidden. best solution is have it braided. the way angelina does it in tomb raider (lump tie them all semi-tightly first then braid then tie again at the end).  tada!

my SALT in resortsworld manila

THE LOCATION: Resorts World Manila (a luxury casino resort) located in newport city, across NAIA3 in pasay city, ph. the resort have hotels, a casino, a shopping mall and cinemas too!

THE EVENT:  launching of cinema 2 (a conventional theater among 3 others, one of which included an 80-seater-almost-exclusive-butler-ready space) and special screening of angelina jolie's intense action film - SALT for media people, bloggers and resortworld's guests and representatives.

THE MOVIE: plot centers on a CIA officer (jolie) who is fingered as a russian sleeper spy. she tried eluding capture by superiors who are convinced she is out to assassinate the president. while trying to reunite with her spider-scientist-husband, she literally fought hard to prove someone else is the traitor. . . full-packed action with beautiful insertions of flashbacks and emotional struggle, this movie (as i have been telling everybody since october of last year) is a must-see!

OVERALL IMPRESSION: like the usual malls, specialty shops abound and cinemas are in the 4th floor but unlike the usual malls, the hotel staff (how do i call them - mall staff? customer service reps?) are well-dressed and so hospitable. what i loved most is the lounge at the 2nd floor that resembles that of a park, complete with fountain and bushes in a box (yeah right, it's a wooden plant box behind each wooden bench)...and oh, that beautiful clear canopy that made me wanna imagine how it is like enjoying my night coffee under the stars, not worrying a bit if it rains.

THE POSTSCRIPT:  i get the chance to meet bloggers wanderlust (http://sugarsmile.blogspot.com/ whom i owe the better pictures shown here), abet ( http://manila-life.blogspot.com/ who made me feel welcome all the time), jeff (http://boy-kuripot.blogspot.com/ whom i owe the unwet journey from venue to ayala) , jonel (http://nomnomclub.com/ who's been very accomodating with my extra-kulit sms) and FPJ (one pleasantly silent and i have yet to bump on again). hence, despite the downpour after the screening, the night was still a blast! thanks mucho too to az (http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/)  for always sharing the invits to events such as this.