i don’t care what the hell they say because for me the matrix still rocks! yup, i’m a fan alright.

my friends and i woke up early today to watch the movie, matrix revolutions. in anticipation of the crowds that will flood in due to this day being a weekend, we did the early bird attack on things.

as for me, i me them a little later than expected because my pants got an amiable visit from some members of the ant family---literally, ants in my pants! geesh. i took about more than two-thirds of an hour to eradicate my person of such “infestation”. painfully, i didn’t win the battle unscathed. i had nasty red ant bites on my thighs and legs. ouch!

rushing to the galleria with my friend, i got to the meeting place. as i assumed, their faces weren’t exactly that excited to see me late for almost one whole hour. i can’t blame them. i did away with the apologies though i can very much put my life on the line to tell them that i speak the truth. heck, i had red marks in my legs to prove it.

we trooped to the cinema. hmm… just as i thought. people were already there. it’s amazing how people can be affected by the martrix fever. the mall just opened but the cinema hall was already littered with anxious people. like hungry vultures, the five of us guarded the ticket booth, waiting for it to be opened for business.

since we planned to watch the movie twice, we had to get snack provisions. it would be unwise to have our tummies crackle while enjoying the “matrix experience”. it would certainly spoil it all for movie geeks like us.

implementing the early bird technique, we enjoyed the luxury of picking the place we wanted to sit in. it’s our nerdy privelege. deal with it.

to say the least, we enjoyed the matrix. to hell with all the awful reviews.

after much erratic discussion, we ate lunch at the food court. wow. sizzling plate of pork and vegetables! yum! i ate my hunger away.

the five of us were complete. what good is that if we don’t do something group-oriented, right? seeing the arcade was good enough an answer. we played and played till we almost used up all our moolah. hmm… i enjoyed it. it also didn’t hurt to see some superficially appealing people on the side, if you know what i mean. i certainly didn’t think this would be the additional activity. nice.

we went round and round the mall after. we weren’t really looking for something to buy. it was more like an excuse to chat around while burning down the good lunch we had. again, the five of us sighed in unison whenever we come across a couple doing the valentine’s day stuff. screw them all! so you’re happy? no need to slap it to my face. some people are lonely here. it wouldn’t hurt to try to walk on eggshells you freaks!

five people. zero love lives. not a good equation.

it was sunday. what do non-agnostic people do on sundays? i almost forgot but one friend didn’t. he coaxed us to go to church and hear mass. it was a struggle but since most of us still didn’t want to cuddle the pillows at home, we gave in. geesh. i've never been to the pasig church for the longest time. i still could remember the first friday morning mass that we used to attend without fail, the church songs that i sang with heartfelt passion when i was a kid. wow.

i saw old friends within the vicinity of the parish. same old place, same old faces, same old familiar warm feeling. it felt so damn good… so damn good.

i felt it was where i belonged. how many people get that feeling? together with my friends i see the life i want to live. all of these tell me… i'm damn right where i belong.