debut. vantage point.

she held her debut at the ballroom A of dusit hotel. the organizers transformed the ballroom into a beautiful mix of pink, gray, and white with buffet tables surrounding the ballroom and bouquets of roses as the tables. the debutante herself was a picture of happiness and had a glow about her throughout the night. the food was italian, a great selection if i must say. everything was perfect and according to plan.
and i, being the niece of the debutante, was honored to be invited to this grand debut. moreover, be one of her 18 candles. there was one thing that was off though...

i didn't know her name.

yes, i went to the 18th birthday of my AUNT (who's younger than me yet still has the right to be called "auntie") without knowing her name. until i reached the ballroom and saw the poster in front of the door with her name written on it. aaaah, so that's her name. okay. :)

i think no one can beat the closeness i have with this aunt of mine. :) but at least i got to know her name and greet her a happy birthday :) and maybe, just maybe, get to start bridging the gap. :)
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rewind to a day before. around 7:30pm. got to trinoma with plans of watching spiderwick. but the next showing was a bit late, so me and my sis settled for "vantage point." and i must say, good choice of movie :)

it's a movie that keeps you on your toes. the US president was shot. commotion would be an understatement to what happened when the bomb was put off. scary as hell when you think that that situation could happen to us. here, right now. in this country that's full of chaos and rallies. what if someone had shot the president? what would happen to the country then? would it do us any better? i doubt it. but that's my opinion.
one thing's for sure though. the end "vantage point" provided the viewers with was none other than the truth -- no matter what kind of tragedy the country has experienced... no matter how many lives have been affected... no matter how many precautions we take... we still live life the way we're accustomed to. and that the show must go on. 'cause after a while, the incidents will always be there in our history. but they'll only serve as memories.