A Busy Holiday
I’ve long expected that this holiday would not excuse me from doing my paperworks. It’s Christ’s Ascension Day holiday for both work offices and schools. I was supposed to be work-free but the nature of my job obliged me to do my duty at home even on this non-working holiday. But I’m glad I’m almost done checking the exams and the grades should be ready next week, thank God for this. Should I be in church because it’s Christ’s Ascension Day? As far as I know, there’s only one Catholic Church in this city and as far as I can remember, I’ve gone to that church twice since I arrived here. I’ve become an indolent Catholic and if you ask me if I believe in God, my answer would be the same as the Swedish people’s answer would be – yes, somewhere. I wouldn’t have the faintest idea what they mean with this but when I say this myself, it would mean somewhere in my inner self is a reflection that I believe in God. It wasn’t my intention to write about my belief. I was actually thinking to share this palatable potato dish that hubby would oftentimes request me to do. And today is not an exception. Sometimes I refuse when he asks me cos it takes half an hour in the oven, but when he peels the potato himself and everything’s ready, I’m it. So here it is!
Potatoes gratiné a lá Marlene
I’ve been busy on my work table and in my kitchen today. Tomorrow is a working day between two public holidays or the day we called “sandwich day” (lol!) and should also be a holiday for most, but my administrators have given us extra training day. The students are lucky enough to have a long weekend starting today. It’s too late to complain now, the plans have already been set-up. I anticipate this half-day training will give us more paperworks before school ends.
May Mayday!
I want this month of May over. The sooner the better. How can I do that? If only I can throw all my paperworks in a large bin right now. It’s always like this when schools are about to end for summer vacation that I feel like I’m getting short on free time. Though sometimes I think it’s my job (being a teacher) to blame for. While the students are impatiently waiting for their final grades, I and my colleagues are stressing out to get everything done before the deadline. And the administrators are like torturing us with demands, hand in this and that. This month is a total dilemma cos no matter how I plan ahead I will still end up in a roundabout of workloads.
First things first but which is which. A sandwhich maybe would help me recharge my energy a little bit. I still have a pile of exam papers to check. A course plan to submit to my superiors. And the setting out of grades, which is the most crucial of all paperworks I’m dealing with now. I am in a situation where I want to scream for help. Mayday! Mayday!
My blogging routine has been temporarily affected but the computer is just hard to resist. As we are obliged to do and submit all paperworks electronically, I can’t help but sneak a short time for blogging. But it’s not giving me a stress-free time after. I think I should end now before the situation gets worse.
Gotta Watch This Film
I can’t wait to watch “Angels and Demons”, a film based on the novel by Dan Brown, the same author of The Da Vinci Code. I’ve been waiting for this after I read the book about a year ago. Today is the premiere showing of the film but I can’t go watch it cos it will be late in the night and I need to be early for work the next day. The sleepy head in me has a hard time getting up in the morning. Anyhow, this film seems less controversial than that of the Da Vinci Code despite the involvement of the Vatican City and religious personalities in the story. I remember the Da Vinci Code was banned in the Philippines and pulled up from theatres after a day’s showing. I didn’t know if the ban was revoked later or something. I’ve watched that film and I should say I didn’t become less Catholic after that. I hope this will not be the case for the ”Angels and Demons”. Nonetheless, the actor, Tom Hanks hasn’t been a disappointment when it comes to movies like this.
I told hubby I wanted to see this movie with him since he also had read the book. But it’s quite a problem for me cos he doesn’t like going to movies. As a matter of fact, we haven’t gone to movie theatres together since time immemorial, hehee. He’d rather wait for the film on dvd. How can I persuade him to go with me. I was thinking it would be my chance to watch a film at the VIP lounge of the three year-old movie theatre (Bergakungen). I went to this theatre once with my friend but we took the ordinary lounge. The VIP costs more than the usual lounge. I heard that the lounge has it’s own bar where the guests can sit and enjoy some drinks and snacks an hour before the show. And that one sits comfortably on a leather armchair inside the movie room or whatever it’s called. Anyway, it’s fully-booked for today’s premiere. I still have to convince hubby to come with me perhaps on the weekend.
Bergakungen theatre – the VIP lounge
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