On Cupcakes, Bandwagons and 911

I wasn't expected at work 'til after lunch today so I decided to spend my morning in Beverly Drive. It's not a shopping trip, mind you. My paycheck won't allow any of that just yet. Besides, Ate and I are aiming to buy a car by November. So a huge chunk of our income goes straight to our car fund account. We're willingly starving for this. What can I say, we're very goal-oriented people. Haha. Of course, I'm exaggerating.

Anyhoo, I digress. Back to Beverly Drive. The main reason I wanted to go there was to sample a Sprinkles cupcake. I've been wanting to try it since I got here but I never really got the chance. Okay, so we got to the store and saw this looooong line outside. Oh my. It was probably close to a hundred degrees out (in fahrenheit) and all these people are waiting under the sun. This should be worth it. Snaps for quick service, I got in after just a few minutes of waiting.

As usual, it took a while before I was able to pick out which one I wanted to try first. I seriously hate having a lot of choices like this. I get so indecisive and I panic. But finally, I decided on a Chai Latte cupcake. I paid $3.25. (Wow, did I just really pay Php150 for one tiny cupcake??!) But hey, it's really good! Better than Sonja's, in my opinion. Their logos are exactly the same, by the way. Girly pink and mint green scripted font, brown background. Exacto. I wonder who copied who. Haha.

Speaking of hypes and bandwagons, the scramble for the new iphone here is crazy! Apple's newest baby had come out last week but the lines outside the stores persist to be at least a couple of blocks long. I was never an iPhone/iPod fan. Not that I don't like the product or anything. I guess I just never really felt the need for one. It's amazing what others are willing to pay and go through for a gadget that'll probably be considered old school in a couple of months.

Another thing causing long lines around LA these days is the upcoming movie premiere of The Dark Knight. Now that's a hype I'd love to be a part of. Heath Ledger!! I can't wait to watch you (for the last time..).

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I witnessed an accident today. It was really scary. One minute I was enjoying a quiet brunch of apple juice and a ham-cheese-egg muffin, the next a loud screech followed by a crashing sound rips through the air causing everyone in the cafe to jump in their seats. Everyone ran to the scene of the accident. Apparently, this car went out of control, hit a parking meter, hit a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk, hit another parking meter on the opposite side of the street, and caused two other cars to crash into each other. The most frightening picture here is the bleeding pedestrian lying on the crosswalk. Everyone started calling 911. It was pretty impressive how fast they all acted on it. In less than ten minutes, there were at least three firetrucks on the scene to secure the site. The police and the paramedics followed right after. The girl was off to the hospital in no time. I hope she's fine now.


** Totally random and unrelated but guess what. I got casted as part of the floor audience in this new CBS gameshow. I forgot what it's called, but I'll get paid for just sitting there and clapping occasionally so, yeah! Haha! This should be fun. :)