Merry Christmas

Yay! Presents!

I acted "surprised" like I said I would when Philip handed me my present, which he and Malou bought yesterday with my approval while I was with them. But it was addressed as from my nieces Samantha and Maxine. My mommy opened her present "from me," or which Philip and Malou bought for me to give to her. She liked it.

I finally debuted my Rascal Flatts shirt today! We went to church. We were late. We arrived when it was ending. So we were forced to sit and wait for the next mass. Philip confirmed with a security guard whether or not there would be another mass.

PHILIP: Is there another mass?
SECURITY GUARD: Yeah. 11:30.
RYAN: We don't have to tell them.
PHILIP: [gives me the "Are you serious?" look]

I caught Philip sleeping during church and recorded it with my video camera.

PHILIP: I was ... praying solemnly ... with my eyes closed ...
RYAN: [gives him the "Are you serious?" look]

We visited my dad at the hospital. I went home with Philip, Malou and Lola Ellie while we left the other "oldies" at the hospital to stay with dad. I slept for 2 hours.

I woke up and flipped through the channels and found a cool show called The Doctors. Apparently, gene testing is possible to determine whether or not you and your mate are compatible, and how compatible. It's like a scientific explanation for how the werewolves in Twilight can find their perfect mates, a process they call imprinting.

We went back to the hospital. I drank my bottle of C2 Green Tea Apple Flavor. It was bomb. We went out to eat at some restaurant. I found an ant in my quail egg soup. They replaced all our soups. I stuffed myself with sweet and sour pork, shrimps, chicken, siomai, tea, and endless refills of iced tea.

While my mommy bought something at the market, we waited outside where people were selling bootleg DVDs. We bought 1 of that new movie called Avatar. We tested it out in Philip's DVD player in his car (he's living large). It was a really clear bootleg! We also tried a bootleg of Ninja Assassin, but the fools illegally recording it in the theater had their camera crooked, so that was a no go.

On the way back to the hospital, a street was blocked.

PHILIP: It seems they blocked a street. They're having a party.
RYAN: Do they have a permit?
PHILIP: No.
RYAN: Can we fine them? (Remember, Philip's the district attorney who's trigger happy at fining everyone)
PHILIP: We could ...
RYAN: Yeah!
PHILIP: ... but in the spirit of Christmas, we won't.
RYAN: Boo!

The driver's brother showed up at the hospital to visit.

The driver, Bernie, has been missing all day. I heard a long, interesting story about him that I'll write about at another time when I'm not in a hurry to get to bed. But he claimed he had to go to his friend's child's baptism today. Philip doesn't believe him. Bernie asked for permission to stay out until 4:00PM. Philip gave him until 3:00PM. It's past midnight here in the Philippines and he's still not back. Philip ordered the maids not to open the door for him. Uh oh. Someone might be getting fired.

Since it's past midnight, it's officially my mommy's Birthday.