{"id":810,"date":"2010-12-25T17:02:31","date_gmt":"2010-12-25T22:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verastic.com\/?p=810"},"modified":"2010-12-25T17:15:56","modified_gmt":"2010-12-25T22:15:56","slug":"how-was-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/vl\/how-was-yours.html","title":{"rendered":"How Was Yours?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mine went unexpectedly well. I had no plans, really. Christmas, for me, started off with attending a friend\u2019s Christmas party which was advertised to start at 11:59pm on December 24th<\/sup> 2010. I had an issue with the time. I would have preferred it to start at about 8 PM, or 10 PM at its latest, so I could stroll in at midnight. But if it was starting at midnight, what time was I supposed to get there? I convinced Funmie to come with me. I went to meet her at her house, and before I knew it, I slept off on the couch. The pendulum swung, and it was now Funmie begging me to wake up and get dressed. If Funmie was not there, I would have slept till today.<\/p>\n\n

We got to the party at 1:00 AM. It was nice. Very hot and crowded, but nice still. I got to do the butterfly dance (remember that?). I love doing that a lot when I hear some old sounds. By 4:30 AM, I was back home. I had to go to church on Christmas Day! My church starts at 11:00 AM, but it was about 11:30 AM when I was driving out of my street. I\u2019ve been a naughty girl, I know. I was almost half-way in church when I turned around and went back home — for no apparent reason. I just did not feel like going. I was not tired or sleepy. I just felt the need urge to go back home.<\/p>\n\n

Back at home, I decided it was time to finally fry my chicken drumsticks. I spiced them up since Thursday and left them to marinade. Everyone was anxious to eat them. My mom was becoming inexplicably violent toward me and suspiciously caring about the well-being of the chicken.<\/p>\n\n

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Raw chicken rolled in all-purpose flour<\/p><\/div>\n

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In 2L of vegetable oil<\/p><\/div>\n

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Voila! Food is ready.<\/p><\/div>\n

So, as you can see, this isn\u2019t the healthiest food. Don\u2019t eat this if you\u2019re trying to lose weight. Or stay healthy. Or avoid a rapid increase in your bad cholesterol level. Or avoid a heart attack. Or avoid stupor by chicken gluttony. On that note, I should probably not have fried or eaten this chicken, but in my defense, I have not fried chicken all through 2010.<\/p>\n\n

My aunt, S.O cooked some fried rice the day before Christmas, but she left it in the oven \u2013 for reasons known to her alone. When I came to the kitchen this morning, I could already smell something. By afternoon, my grandma, mom, and I were convinced it was the rice. My other aunt, C.O, however thought otherwise. She was sure that it was the \u201ctoilet\u201d<\/em> she went to upstairs that somehow diffused into the kitchen downstairs. And do you know she ate that spoiled fried rice? All the while, she kept saying, \u201cSee? I told you it\u2019s the toilet I went to that is smelling.\u201d<\/em> Ehm\u2026how long does toilet<\/em> smell for? And since when did toilet<\/em> start smelling like rotten fried rice?<\/p>\n\n

My mom, on the other hand, brought home a foil tray of chin-chin on Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 (which she ordered from a caterer) and locked it up in the car, saying no one was allowed to eat the Christmas chin-chin till Christmas Day. I think she slept with her keys in the pocket of her\u00a0pajamas. I mean, seriously??? And my dad travelled to our hometown for Christmas. I spoke to him on the phone today and he said it was boring because not a lot of people came home for Christmas. No loud music. No masquerades entertaining people. No usual festivities. But he had the reason all figured out: everyone, including the masquerades, are afraid of being kidnapped! Yes, my family is special. I know.<\/p>\n\n

It\u2019s now 5:00 PM, and I think it\u2019s safe to say that every interesting thing that would happen today has already happened. I have gone to church attempted to go to church and come home. I have fried and eaten chicken. I have drunk cranberry-flavored Sierra Mist. I have flossed the stubborn meat out of the crevices of my teeth. I have even finally eaten some chin-chin. What else is there to do on Christmas Day? Next, I\u2019ll work on the promo video for Show Me Your Love 2011, after which I will take a nap.<\/p>\n\n

Merry Christmas, everyone! Let\u2019s not forget the reason for the season: Jesus Christ. Clich\u00e9, I know, but the truth nonetheless, no?<\/p>\n\n

P.S. I fear for the fate of my fried chicken when I wake up. There may not be any left. I live with carnivores. Pray for my fried chickens,\u00a0brethren.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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