Diamond Hotel's Cake Club, My Little Art Place's TripARTtight, and Kung-Fu Panda
mood: 
cheerful
cheerfulTripARTtight: a 3-man show at the "My Little Art Place" gallery on Wilson
The TripARTtight exhibit sprang from the intriguing minds of Arden Mopera, Buds Convocar, and Niel Pasilan. The art was a mix of representational and non-representational styles, and the concepts ranged from sprawling landscapes to childhood play.
I wouldn't be able to call this type of art completely abstract since after you stare at a painting long enough, you begin to make out images, depth, and a general sense of placement. Mopera's pieces, in particular, juxtaposed high concept with almost childish squiggles that, only when stared at long enough, begin to make sense.
My date and I arrived late, (due to me breaking my shoe and having to buy a new pair right before I had to meet him), and thus had the time to dally about the pieces in the thinning crowd (which was good, because we wouldn't have had time to absorb/understand the pieces otherwise).
Diamond Hotel's Cake Club
After the art opening, we then headed to Power Plant for the Diamond Hotel's Cake Club event. Of course, since we were late for the gallery, we were also an hour and a half late for the CC event. (Domino effect, omg.) When we got there, there was still plenty of cake left but the program was over. The events manager Tanya was kind enough to still let us in, though, and she graciously pointed us to the best cakes. :)
We also got a little box with a nice sampling of cakes, as well as a folder containing info for dessert catering and such. (And I must say that whoever did the graphic design on this was spot-on; beige and gold are such classy color combos.)
If you're interested in having an assortment of these sumptuous little pieces of heaven on earth cater your party, email indulgence@diamondhotel.com or visit their website at www.diamondhotel.com
Kung-Fu Panda
The party finished a tad early, so we were still able to catch the last full show of Dreamworks' Kung-Fu Panda. I've seen every single movie that Pixar has made, so believe me that it takes a lot for me to say that KFP was better than all of them. Finding Nemo is my personal Pixar favourite, but if I put it side-by-side with KFP... the latter wins. I'm not sure if it was Jack Black, the kung-fu, or the pitch-perfect slapstick humor that got to me the most, but there's something very relatable about Kung-Fu Panda.
I suspect it's because there's a little bit of a loser in all of us, and the 'hero's journey' plot with the comedic twist just trumped Finding Nemo's 'search for a sense of belonging' plot in my book.
In any case, it was a pretty good way to end a date; never a dull moment, and it pulls at the heart strings right at the very end. (And now I feel like training again. Lol!)