one saturday afternoon

with work eating up much of our time and add to that regular house chores, our life has been turned into ofc-bahay-ofc-bahay routine. that’s why i took this rare free time we had and planned a devoted saturday afternoon for my lovely wife. 🙂

since we’re residing down south here in laguna, we don’t get much to wander around the city (yah, probinsyano’t probinsyana kami. 😆). at first, i though of bringing my wife to trinoma, the latest mall creating much buzz, lalo na at it’s ayala-developed. but then, it occured to me that she is much of a harry potter fan so i thought it would be better to bring her to arguably the best cinema in the country to watch her favorite movie series.

globe platinum cinema at gateway mall is a premiere cinema. using the most advanced technologies, it ensures the movie-goer maximum viewing pleasure. the cinema itself seats only 40 people. yup, you read that right. 8 per row and 5 rows… 40 people. each person get his/her very own la-z-boy seat. to top it all off, unlimited popcorn and drinks. premium experience does carry a high price tag though but it does not matter, this is for my wife anyway. 😉

i called the cinema a day in advance to reserve tickets for saturday. reserving tickets is a cinch as one can do it either online or thru ticketnet. i chose the later. thankfully, there were still seats available (3 seats na lang, to be exact). my wife was really excited as i told her the news. husbands, don’t we just love seeing our wives appreciating our surprises? 😉

we arrived at the cinema almost half-an-hour before screening time. that gave us ample time to appreciate the waiting lounge. ganda naman kasi. sobra nga ganda, selle even said to me, “dito na lang tayo manood parati.” gulp. patay. 😀

as people started to enter, we grabbed a few popcorn tumblers (ok, ok… 4 tumblers to be exact. hehe) and a couple of drinks and entered the cinema. wow. for a 40-seater cinema, it was huge. like i said, it only had 5 rows with 8 chairs per row. then there were 3 aisles. so it was 2 chairs then aisle, then 2 chairs then aisle… etc. tapos the 2 chairs were not really together as it was seperated by a table for the drinks & popcorn. maluwag talaga. we got to our seat and instantly played with the la-z-boy. cguro, we spent the first 5 minutes just playing around with it. 😆 it’s a good thing we entered the cinema early kasi kung hindi, we would’ve missed the early part of the movie as we were busy adjusting and getting the perfect setting for the la-z-boy. 😀

harry potter, although it is really meant for kids, is an entertaining movie. i would’ve personally preferred more fearsome monsters and more violent action scenes kaya i just used my imagination at in-imagine ko na lang na ganun. 😉 i did get lost at times because i have not followed the movie series (nor the book) that’s why i had to ask my wife a few questions from time to time (like, “sino sya?”). overall, it was an enjoyable experience.


our tickets. we’re not sure but we think the 2 small stubs are for the movie pass and then for the snacks. not sure though.


my wife eagerly waiting at the lobby. 😉


another view of the lobby.


even the comfort rooms look nice.


yes, the la-z-boy seats. for the ultimate pleasure in viewing experience.

the pampering did not stop at the movie house. since my wife is somewhat of a fashionista, we dropped by one of her favorite boutiques, mango. we went around the shop and she tried on a few items and saw a nicely-fit pair of capri pants. then she wanted a top also so i searched through the hangers and found a 600 peso mango top. a great find. 😉


ended the day going back to laguna and having our dinner at home. a well-spent saturday afternoon… especially for my wife. 😉