I don't care if it rhymes, the rain in Spain plainly sucks

Rain, rain go away - cuz you're interrupting my brief abroad fun.
Those Almodovar adventures will have to be on hold for a bit longer :( BUT that doesn't mean I can't do anything.

First adventure was my search for Ibero-China. It is supposedly a pretty big Asian supermercado, very close to Tetuan metro stop so I figured why not drop by and grab a few fried rice fixin's and a boba drink. Somehow I've yet to completely adjust to the schedules here in Spain as I went at 2pm, during lunch/siesta time when stores tend to close - FAIL. Luckily the store is also what seems to be like a 2-block semi-kinda Chinatown, so I still went in to a few stores to check it out.

Find Filipinos (la gente) in Madrid: Check. On the same street was a Filipino convenience store called Reby's, so I decided to check it out just because. The owner started talking with me, first in spanish, then a little tagalog, then finally english (too many languages swirling in my brain). He was nice and told me there was a Filipino panaderia 2 blocks down. I didn't plan on buying anything. but he was nice so I bought 2 bags of Boy Bawang corn nuts. Hmmm garlicky MSG goodness.

The bakery was kinda small as well, selection of pinoy goods not super great but okay, I shouldn't expect much. 1 siopao (filled steambun) + 1 pack of pitsi-pitsi (rice dessert with coconut) = 5euro!! What a gyp. Luckily they actually tasted good, otherwise I would've had to stick with my other Filipinos (cookies).

Me and the roomies, the 3 of us left in Madrid this weekend, decided to go watch a movie. We picked Shutter Island, VOSE (Version Original, Subtitulos en Espanol). I know kinda lame, but we wanted to watch a solid movie that we could follow. Spanish/Spanish-dubbed flick next time.
Shutter Island turned out awesome! Very well done, well worth the 7euro. Although I must say that even HERE theater snacks are overpriced - 3euro for the smallest popcorn :(

PS Happy Picnic Day to everyone in Davis! I wish the warm California sun would make its way over here for us too!