#91: wear something with Hello Kitty on it. Done!

I saw the watch last week after I went to the grocery, but I had, like, 50 bucks left, and the watch costs 100php. So I went there again today and purchased and proudly wear it. It’s kinda cute. I am not even an Aquarius.

(plus, I also saw a cute HK earring in the same store. I’m wearing that on Monday)

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I finally was able to watch Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, but I was not able to catch it in 3D. I guess they stopped showing it after the release of How to Train your Dragon (except in SM North Edsa Imax. But I don’t want to go all the way to QC, especially on a lazy Saturday). It was unfortunate since I really wanted to check it out in 3D. Oh well.

(Side story on the theater where we watched the movie. So 3 minutes into the flick, we heard noises from the other side of the cinema house. So, we thought “ugh, theater etiquette naman”, because we thought they were just some imbecile movie goers. After about half a minute, we were startled but very large shouts “Ma’am sir popcorn doughnuts drinks po”… and it was already 5 minutes into the movie! It was really annoying since I can’t understand a single thing on what I was watching)

Tim Burton is one of my favorite directors and his movie ‘Bigfish’ is also one of my favorites. Alice, however, was not Burton’s best, methinks. The plot’s a little weak, but at least it was not a complete remake of  Carroll’s original. It was entertaining though, and maybe I’d enjoy it more if i watched it in 3D.

The plot of the story revolves around Alice 13 years after she first visited the Underworld. It was annoying how she repeatedly uttered ‘this is all a dream, and I’m gonna wake up soon’. And in the latter part of the story she had this big light bulb moment and she concluded ‘This is all real, I am not dreaming’. And we were, like “uh… duh!”. I mean, when I was 19 (she’s 19, right? I’m not sure), I can very much differentiate reality fro a dream.

However, I loved the chemistry between the Mad Hatter (Depp my baby) and Alice (the girl. lol). It was borderline creepy (since, you know, Alice is a child and Depp is… old – or Hatter’s supposed to be an old man), but it sure worked out. I was expecting them to kiss or something. It would be awesome if they did.

Helena (the red queen) of course, was fabulous. As ever. So was Anne (the white queen).

So, why is a raven like a writing desk?

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I LOVE Alice’s dresses soooooooo much!

I specially loved the red dress she wore while she was inside *spoiler* the red queen’s court. It was divine!

Here’s a series of pictures. These are not mine and credit is given to whoever it is due.

The back:

The front:

The side: fab!

I also fell in love with this one. This is totally wearable!

Love.

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Mad Hatter:  Why is it you’re always too small or too tall?

- loved that line

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Check our my progress here: 101 things to do in 1001 days

So I read this review about the book by Ellen Fitzpatrick, titled ‘Letters to Jackie’. It’s a compilation of letters sent to former first lady Jackie Kennedy (later Onassis) after JFK was assassinated in 1963.

I have the faintest of interest about other country’s history (except Russia Czars), but I found the book pretty intriguing. The review was awesome, since it included excerpts from the letters. Some of it made my eye a little teary.

But alas! The book was published only this year, so I was afraid that it’s not yet available here in the country. I checked Amazon out, and the fee for the book and the whole ordeal of transferring it here in the country could cost me 2k or even 3k bucks. So I’d rather wait.

But I took chances anyway.

So I sent inquiries through a couple of bookstores through their websites:

Fullname: Aika Pascual
Dayphone:
Mobile: — edited out –
Email: — edited out –

Message: hi, is the book “Letters to Jackie” available in any of your stores? If not, would it be available anytime soon? thanks

I got a reply an hour later, from Fully Booked Fort Bonifacio.

Good day,

Yes, it’s available selling price p1134.00 by Ellen Fitzpatrick. Would you like to reserve a copy?

Thank you.

I was glad to find out that the book already reached the RP shore, but I think it’s a lot of trouble to commute to Taguig for a single book. I replied:

Oh, that’s good news. But, is this available in FB Trinoma or  FB gateway (i live pretty far from the fort hehe). thanks big time

Then the Miss from FB fort bonifacio came up with a better idea:

Good day,

I can transfer your book to which branch? it will take 4 to 5 working days. Would that be fine?

Thank you.

But before I read her email, I already called FB Gateway since I pass there everyday, but the good kuya there told me that they had no stocks available. The dork in me replied to the ate fort bonifacio:

oh, that would be perfect. I already called FB Gateway and asked them to notify me immediately if the book’s available already in their branch but the time is indefinite, so I guess your idea is way better

The name i left them is Jamaica Pascual (contact number: –edited out–).

Thanks

Finally

Good day,
They’re going to notify you as soon as the book arrives at Gateway.
Thank you.

That was Sunday. Got my book on Thurdays!

I was this close to ordering the book online.

I am currently reading the book. What a very very sad piece of literature

I am loving Fully Booked more and more and more.

For one, they brought Neil Gaiman to the shore of this pretty country. That’s a big thing in itself.

PS. I also received a reply from one bookstore, but the book’s not yet available in their store. But they offered my a choice to ’special order’, which would cost me something like Php 1.7k.

PPS. I’m going to the Fort Bonifacio anyway. I’ll be in Market!Market! tomorrow to catch a glimpse of MY love Jason Castro (the guy with such dreamy eyes). But I’m planning to go there a little early since I want to finally watch Alice (missed all the 3D >_<).

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“Jackie O, we love her so” is a line from a song by the Spice Girls. Can’t remember the title, really.

I don’t know bout you guys but me, I once believed that Nick Carter was my boyfriend.

Wooooot! Ang sakit na ng lalamunan ko. I practically freaked out when Backstreetboys came out to the stage. Akala ko hindi ako GANON ka-affected (you know, akala ko half-hysteria lang), pero grabe nung nag-sigawan na yung mga tao, napasigaw na rin ako! hahah!

Ang sarap bumalik sa 90’s at early 00’s.  Yung mga bata yata ngayon eh lumalaki sa emo dudes at henerasyon ng eyeliner. Kung hindi man, ang demand sa mga bata ngayon eh maging cool.

Ang sarap lumaki nung panahon ko kasi boybands ang musika – nagpopromote ng pag-ibig. Lol. meganon? Ang simple ng kaligayahan ng mga tao.

Basta, lumaki kasi ako na usong uso ang boybands ang topping my list is BSB. Pero pag babalikan mo yung dati, although boyfriend ko si Nicky, di ko naman na-imagine ever na makikita ko sya in person. Orayt, speaking like a true fangirl!

Ang tindi nung concert. Maraming nagco-comment sakin “aba’y matatanda na sila ah!”. naiimagine ko rin na medyo ime-mellow nila ang pag-sayaw. lamuna, arthritis. Pero iba ang lebel ng energy nila! And inferness naman sa BSB, ang galing parin nilang sumayaw, tsaka syemps, nandun parin ang paniniwala ko na isa si Brian sa may pinaka-magandang boses sa crust ng earth.

Tapos andaming taooooo. Mga 7 kasi kami pumasok ni chens, tas mga quarter to 8, wala pa masyadong tao. Pero nung nagstart na, tsaka lang namin napansin na grabe andaming tao. Kala ko kami lang tatlo ni chens at mikay ang manonood eh! hahahhah! Yung sa harap nga namin, buong pamilya! as in may lolo pa! Totoo! totoo!

And, btw, and ganda ng seat na nakuha namin. Thanks, ate Ticketnet!

ANg sayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa di parin ako maka-get-over.

Pending ang ibang pics. bukas ko nalang upload

Sorry kung matagal tagal akong di nakapag-update nitong blog. Pagka-tungtong palang kasi ng bagong taon, biglang dami ng gawain sa opis kaya medyo tinatamad nakong mag-blog pagkauwi ko sa bahay.

Anyway.

Nagsimula na kahapon ang official campaign period para sa elections. Ibig sabihin, simula na ng perya.

Take note lang na ang mga candidates for national positions palang ang may karapatan na mangampanya. Pag yung mga lokal na kandidato nyo eh bumisita bigla sanyo, aba’y ipagpaalam nyo na agad sa comelec. Sa marso pa ang simula ng campaign period para sa local candidates.

Anyway.

May iboboto na ba kayo? Ako kasi wala pa. Well, meron na akong manok, pero syemps may pagaalinlangan parin.

Tip lang sa pagboto!

wag kayo masyadong magpapadala sa “pulso ng masa”. Wag kayo boboto na ang basehan nyo eh yung surveys.

Babala! Ikaw ba ‘to?

Kaibigan mo: sino boboto mo pre?
Ikaw: si ano nalang, tutal mataas naman sya sa survey eh

tsk tsk tsk tsk!

Totoo pong nangyayari yan. Hindi ko naman sinasabi na wag nyo iboto yung mga super nasa taas ng surveys (currently sina Aquino, Villar at Estrada yung mga yun) at iboto nyo yung mga kulelat.

Wag rin yung tipong iboboto mo si Top 2 para hindi manalo si Top 1. Nyeee! Hindi ito karera! Iboto mo yung pinaniniwalaan mo. Sa pagboto mo, siguraduhin mo lang na respetado mo yung tao.

Ang gawin mong batayan eh sa tingin mo ba, pag nahalal ang manok mo, hindi mo sasabihin pagkatapos ng isang taon na ‘(^!@*(! Bat ko ba binoto yan?!’. Kasi pag nanalo ang manok mo tas may ginawa syang kagaguhan, sisisihin kita. Sinayang mo ang boto mo sa kanya.

Ang punto lang dito, wag nyo sayangin ang boto nyo dahil yun ang sabi ng mga surveys o dahil kulelat na sya sa surveys and you choose to root for the underdog. Medyo gamitin mo naman ng konti ang brain cells mo at bumuo ka ng sarili mong opinyon. Sayang ang pagiging tao mo kung hindi mo paaandarin ang utak mo. Sana naging aso o pusa ka nalang kung di mo rin naman magaganahin ang rational thinking mo.

ok ba yun?! Apir!
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Nanonood ba kayo nung Korean variety show na 1 Night and 2 Days?

Ok, aaminin ko, nung una iritable ako sa mga Koreano. Wala namang masama sa tingin ko sa kanila, at naapektuhan lang siguro ang opinion ko nung kaibigan ko na ayaw na ayaw sa mga koreano (natatandaan ko pa yung reaction nya pag may nakakasabay kami sa elebeytor nun na koreano. Haha! Tas nakakatawa rin yung reactions namin one time nung may nagsisigawan na mga Koreano sa labas ng office namin. Afraid! Sila ang tinaguriang fighting koreans! haha! nakakamiss)

Tsaka medyo racist ako.

Pero grabe love ko na sila pagkapanuod ko ng 1N2D!

Si Chens kasi yung nagsasabi sakin nun -
Chens: panoorin mo yun! kasi ganito, si MC Mong dun ganito tas si Seunggi eh ganito ganito, tas blah blah blah dun si Hodong, tas nakakatawa si Eun Ji Won kasi parang syang blah blah
Aika: *afraid*

basta nakakatawa, kasi nung nagku-kwento si chens, di ko nagegets yung mga pangalan nila, kasi parang pareparehas. So, oo nalang ako. Hahahah! Hugs chens!!!

Tas yung nanood ako ng isang episode sa YouTube (na sinuspend na nga pala, no thanks to youtube *roll eyes*), grabe ang laki ng tawa ko! parang 50 minutes ata ang isang episode, so hinati-hati nila sa youtube na tig 10 minutes. Tas unang 10 minutes palang napapanood ko, tawa nako ng tawa! haha!

Basta parang ang main point ata nung palabas eh pahirapan yung casts. Halimbawa, maglalaro sila ng games para malaman kung sino ang matutulog sa loob ng bahay o sino ang matutulog sa labas (na nagso-snow, btw). o Kaya kung sino ang makakakain ng dinner, etc.

Tas sabi sakin ni Chens at Joko, sa KBS raw sya napapanood tuwing friday tas may replay ng sunday.

*teden* wala kaming KBS.

No thanks to our cable provider *roll eyes*

Basta ang kulit talaga nung show. Parang syang survivor na extra challenge na travel show na nakakatawa ng sobra sobra. Ibang lebel ng reality show yun talaga. Tas nakakatawa kasi yung iba sa kanila, life-long contract talaga. Tas mukhang nagsisisi na sya hahahaha.

Anim na lalaki kasi yung casts (celebrities silang lahat). Naaalala ko sa kanila yung kakulitan ng mga kaibigan kong lalaki sa GoUSTe, hindi nga lang manyak ang 1N2D. Alam mo yung kakulitan na mukhang hindi pinagiisipan? Ganon. Hahaha!

Pero ang cute sa 1N2D, pino-promote kasi ng show ang Korean tourism and culture kaya ang galing. Pumupunta sila sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Korea tas kung ano ano lang pinagagagagawa nila.

Sana may ganyan din sa Pilipinas. Tyak naman na super dami na lugar sa Pinas na pwede nilang i-promote eh tsaka puntahan. Kesa sa magsettle tayo sa ordinaryong travel shows o mga reality shows na minsan di mo na makita yung point, mas mainam na ganun yung gawin nila.

Basta, try nyo, search nyo sa youtube yung 1N2D (baka may iba pang clips dun), nakakatawa talaga sya.

ps. super crush ko si Lee Seunggi (sya yung bida sa Shining Inheritance) <3 ayaw ko na ke Rain hahaha!
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napanood nyo ba yung 4minutes sa Wowowee. Hindi ko sila kilala, pero kilala sila ni Mico so baka nga sikat sila. Anyway, basta ang wasak nung bumisita sila sa Wowowee nung Sabaday. 5 whole minutes of interlingual awkwardness.

Just when you thought that money can’t buy happiness

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I have a lingering headache for two days and three nights already. I think it has something to do with my eyes. I need to see the eye doctor this weekend. I just can’t take the pain. I always feel nauseated.

So I didn’t go to work yesterday because I can barely lift my head. Thank you for the guys who found time to PM me ‘aww pagaling ka!’ even though I was not able to reply. <3

crap. i should eat more carrots.

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I am so in love with this guy.

OMG! PUPUNTA ANG BACKSTREET BOYS SA PILIPINAS! AT SA SUPER EXCITEMENT KO, ITATYPE KO TO NG NAKA ALL-CAPS!

SA MGA HINDI NAKAKAALAM, SI NICK CARTER ANG FIRST LOVE KO. HINDI FIRST CRUSH… FIRST LOVE TALAGA! SORRY ATOM. SORRY RED  MUAH<3

TAS NALAMAN KO NA PUPUNTA PALA SILA DITO SA PILIPINAS SA FEBRUARY! SYEMPRE MAY KASAMA NA AGAD AKO! HAHAHAHA!

GRADESCHOOL PALANG NUNG NAINLOVE AKO KAY NICK CARTER. NAAALALA KO NUNG SUPER SAYA KO KASI BINIGYAN AKO NG MAMI KO NG CASSETTE TAPE NG BSB (BACKSTREET’S BACK) TSAKA MAY KASAMANG PAROKYA NI EDGAR.

TAS NATATANDAAN KO SA SUPER FANGIRL NILA AKO, MAY POSTER PA NILA AKO NOONG MALIIT PAKO. AS IN SUPER EWAN PA YUNG HAIRSTYLE NI NICKMYLABS, PERO ANG GWAPO GWAPO NYA SA PANINGIN KO.

(MAY ONE DEGREE OF SEPARATION NGA PALA KAMI NGAYON NI NICKY. YUN AY ANG TWITTER)

WATCHING THEM AGAIN, THIS TIME LIVE, WOULD MAKE ME CHERISH MY CHILDHOOD MORE THAN EVER!

NAEEXCITE AKO MEHN. BASTA NAEEXCITE AKO. LUMALABAS ANG PAGIGING FAN GIRL KO. KINIKILIG LANG AKO BASTA! WALA AKONG PAKE KUNG HINDI AKO MAKAPANOOD NG IBA PANG CONCERTS NGAYONG TAON (AWW THE KILLERS ) BASTA MAKAPANOOD AKO NG BSB!

LESSSGOOOO!

I LOVE YOU NICK CARTER OMG!!! GAGAWA AKO NG POSTER OMG!!!!

Summer: I like being on my own. Relationships are messy and people’s feelings get hurt. Who needs it? We’re young, we live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Might as well have fun while we can and save the serious stuff for later.
Tom: Ok wait, what happens if you fall in love?
Summer: *laugh*
Tom: what?
Summer: you don’t believe that, do you?
Tom: It’s love, it’s not… Santa Clause
Summer: what does that word even mean? I’ve been in relationships and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it… and most marriages end in divorce these days… like my parents.
Tom: ok, mine too, but…
SUmmer: there’s no such thing as love, it’s fantasy.
Tom: well I… think you’re wrong
SUmmer: Ok, well… what is it that I’m missing then?
Tom: I think you’ll know when you feel it.

- (500) Days of Summer

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Kuya, you’re being unfair dude

You know what I like about movies? They tell you the things your subconscience is subtly telling you, and movies actually put it into context.

Ok first of all, if you’re planning of watching the movie in the near ever, don’t read this until you actually see the movie. So from hereon, I assume that you’ve watched the flick, orayt?

(translation: major spoiler).

So, I first heard of the movie from Jake and he told me it was awesome, so I went and see it tonight. Alone.

Ate ticket-er: Isa lang po? (may laman ang pagkasabi!)
AIka: *caught off-guard* err…yup?

And awesome, it was.

Here’s the WHOLE story:

- Ted and Summer.

- Ted worked as a greeting card writer, while Summer was his boss’s assistant

- Ted was the hopeless romantic type who believed in happy endings and love and destiny.

- Summer, however, did not believe in love at all.

- Ted fell head over heels with Summer. They both have the same taste in music and that got the ball rolling.

- but she just want to be friends since she’s not really the relationship type.

- but they still kiss and go out together and have sex and all those stuff couples would normally do – except that they aren’t a couple.

- Tom was now confused what’s really going on between them

- Summer still played the ‘just friends’ card.

- They “broke up”.

- Ted was so fucked up, he can’t move on.

- They saw each other again.

- Summer was getting married.

- Ted still was so fucked up he can’t move on. STill.

- He was able to move on.

- Tom and Summer saw each other and pretty much cleared everything. Ironically, Summer now believed in destiny, and Tom became a non-believer of love.

- Tom met Autumn.

-end-

So, there’s the story. If you are the sneaky kind and you made past MY spoiler even if you haven’t watch the movie yet(don’t blame me! You’ve been warned), you can still catch the flick and enjoy it indefinitely.

What’s special about (500) days of summer is the way it was narrated. It was clear from the start that Tom and Summer will not end up together, but the ‘why not’ was the important question. The story jumps from the 5th day to the 289th day then back to 6th day. The creativity of the movie made it so awesome.

Not to mention Zooey Deschanel performance as Summer. She’s so effective and that might be one of the major reasons why this works.

I also love how the motion picture played the point of view. It was able to separate what Tom wanted to see and what Tom should have seen. It was awesome.

(500) Days of Summer is not your ordinary love story flick. It’s probably your subconscience talking to you.

Well, at least for me

(ergo: the movie’s great. watch it!)

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I’ve been down in the past weeks and this movie totally put words on my mouth. Remember this entry, the one when I was this close to actually finding answers but I slept again so I forgot?

Well, this movie is like freakin Confucius! Boom! Answer. Boom! Answer.

I was literally smiling while on the cab after watching a movie. Everything’s clear. It showed me the vast difference between reality and expectations.

Simply put, it’s like this:

Dear Aika,

*insert the whole movie (500) days of summer here*

Love,

your alter ego

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I think I can relate most to Tom SOOOO much. But subconsciously, I am a Summer, me thinks.

So, when does the 1st of my 500 days starts?

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QUotes from the movie:

Rachel Hansen: Tom, I know you think she was the one, but I don’t. Next time you look back, I think you should look again.

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Summer: I woke up one morning and I just knew.
Tom: Knew what?
Summer: What I was never sure of with you.
(then there was this big ‘awe’ in the theater. Super sad.)
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Rachel Hansen: Just because she’s likes the same bizzaro crap you do doesn’t mean she’s your soul mate.
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Narrator: This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, grew up believing that he’d never truly be happy until the day he met the one. This belief stemmed from early exposure to sad British pop music and a total mis-reading of the movie ‘The Graduate’. The girl, Summer Finn of Shinnecock, Michigan, did not share this belief. Since the disintegration of her parent’s marriage she’d only love two things. The first was her long dark hair. The second was how easily she could cut it off and not feel a thing. Tom meets Summer on January 8th. He knows almost immediately she is who he has been searching for. This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story.
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Paul: Robin is better than the girl of my dreams. She’s real.
***
Tom: Did you ever even have a boyfriend?
Summer: Of course.
Tom: What happened, why didn’t they work out?
Summer: What always happens? Life.
***
Tom: “Well this is, and Rhoda, no disrespect, but um, this is total shit. Go for it? You can do it? That’s not inspirational that’s suicidal! If pickles goes for it right there that’s a dead cat. Lies, were liars think about it, why do people buy these things? It’s not because they wanna say how they feel, people buy cards cause they can’t say how they feel or they’re afraid too. We provide the service that lets them off the hook. You know what? I say to hell with it. Lets level with America at least let them speak for themselves right I mean look, look. What is this, what does this say? “Congratulations on your new baby.” How bout “congratulations on your new baby, guess that’s it for hanging out, nice knowing ya.” How bout this one? With all the pretty hearts on the front, I think I know where this ones going. Yup “Happy Valentines Day sweetheart, I love you.” Isn’t that sweet? Ain’t love grand? This is exactly what I’m talking about. What does that even mean, love? Do you know? Do you? Anybody? If somebody gave me this card Mr. Vance, I’d eat it. It’s these cards, and the movies and the pop songs, they’re to blame for all the lies and the heartache, everything. We’re responsible. I’M responsible. I think we do a bad thing here. People should be able to say how they feel, how they really feel, not ya know, some words that some stranger put in their mouth. Words like love, that don’t mean anything. Sorry, I’m sorry, I um, I quit. There’s enough bullshit in the world without my help.”

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McKenzie: [drunk] So do you have a boyfriend?
Summer: No.
McKenzie: Why not?
Summer: Because I don’t want one.
McKenzie: Come on; I don’t believe that.
Summer: You don’t believe that a woman could enjoy being free and independent?
McKenzie: Are you a lesbian?
Summer: [laughing] No I’m not a lesbian. I just, don’t feel comfortable being anyone’s girlfriend. I don’t actually feel comfortable being anyone’s anything.
McKenzie: I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Summer: Really?
McKenzie: Nope.
Summer: Ok, let me break it down for you–
McKenzie: Break it down!
Summer: Ok. I, like being on my own. I think relationships are messy and people’s feelings get hurt. Who needs it? We’re young, we live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world; might as well have fun while we can and, save the serious stuff for later.
McKenzie: You’re a dude. [to Tom] She’s a dude!
Tom: Ok but wait–wait. What happens, if you fall in love?
[she scoffs]
Tom: What?
Summer: You don’t believe that, do you?
Tom: It’s love, it’s not Santa Claus.