Killing time in a relatively cool place.

It's fucking humid on the way to the mall. I took off the sweater I was wearing so I won't get drenched in sweat. I told my friend the peacemaker that I wore it so I won't look like my usual grubby self and not be stopped by the guards of the hotel where he was staying. Peacemaker sometimes checks himself in a hotel on weekends to de-stress; well, it's his money, after all.

I was singing along to Blondie's Maria when I saw Melay by the mall entrance. He was looking for her grandpa whom she thought went out for a smoke. It seemed a bit odd seeing her, in all places, in that little mall along Pioneer. She greeted me happy Chinese new year and said she's meeting another common friend, Anj, in a bit. I told her I was here to kill time before meeting another friend.

I didn't realize today is Chinese new year. I was too tired these last 2 weeks, and spent most of yesterday comatose so I didn't notice the date. I was reminded by a Fil-Chinese friend who commented on a text message I forwarded; I passed the recipe for pochero with an explanation at the end -- because it's always quotes that gets forwarded, just so we'd try something different. My friend said, why not a Chinese recipe since it's Chinese new year? Oh, so Chinese new year is today.

Speaking of food, I was listening to Save Ferris again last night and heard their song Spam. Save Ferris is an awesome band; it's good to hear a band whose players could actually play instruments and a singer who could sing really well. Anyways, so Spam was actually poor man's meat. Funny how here in the 'Pines, Spam has been a luxury food displayed by the middle class in their pantries. But then paella has a similar history in the 'Pines.

My friend just told me he's here. Hah! Don't you love mobile internet?