he called me for the nth time and asked: did you miss me? i missed you...
i said no. i don't miss you. we just saw each other/ talked/ chatted, remember?
how long would it take to miss someone?
24 hours?
2-3 days?
a week?
a month?
call me the least romantic person on earth but i cannot fathom the thought of missing someone whose voice i've heard within the last three hours.
i feel...
flattered,
loved,
not trusted,
and slightly irritated
all at the same time.
how would you feel if you were in my shoes? if you were in his?
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
no more excuses
recovered from the flu? check.
clean sneakers? check.
clean gym clothes? check.
no period? check.
shrinking jeans? check!!!
time to hit the gym...
clean sneakers? check.
clean gym clothes? check.
no period? check.
shrinking jeans? check!!!
time to hit the gym...
Monday, September 3, 2007
Escape to Puerto Princesa, Palawan
We recently went on a 4d/3n vacation in Puerto Princesa, Palawan - home of two UNESCO world heritage sites and considered among the last frontiers. What follows are some things you might want to consider when going to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. You can find more info at http://visitpuertoprincesa.com/.
Getting there
Air Philippines, Philippine Airlines, and Cebu Pacific offer daily flights to Puerto Princesa from Manila. Air Philippines and Philippine Airlines leave and arrive Manila through the Centennial airport, while Cebu Pacific uses the Manila domestic airport. Cebu Pacific's flights to and from Puerto Princesa/Manila leave earlier than Philippine Airlines and Air Philippines. We boarded Air Philippines as the flight schedules were more manageable. Each flight takes about an hour and you have to check in at least an hour before the flight.
Trips to and from the airport are either via tricycles or the hotel/inn shuttle. Short trips within Puerto Princesa city proper is usually via tricycle at Php7.00 per person. For longer trips, Vans/cars can be rented and in some destinations, bus and ferry transfers are included in the trip package.
Eat your heart out
We ate at Kaluis (great native ambience and art decor- great for family lunches and dinners), Balinsasayaw Restaurant (specialties are bird's nest soup and grilled chicken, try their group meal packages for more variety), Vietnamese chowlong canteens (try the noodle soup and french bread), and at Kinabuchs (al fresco pub and restaurant with billiards).
Try the Vietnamese noodle soups, they call it "chow long" but it's called "pho" in Manila. Also try tamilok - "fear factor"-ish local delicacy made of worm-like creatures that feed on mangrove tree trunks served blanched, then dipped in vinegar just before you eat it. Although tamilok looks yucky, they actually taste like oysters.
Seafood (tuna, lobster, prawns, crabs) is cheap here and you can have them wrapped specially at the market for the trip back to Manila. Cashew nuts are abundant in the city and these are served roasted, fried, or as candies - turrones (cylindrical wafers with milk and cashew powder) and tarts. Lamayo (fresh fish marinated with vinegar, salt, garlic, pepper and other spices) is a popular buy at the market you can fry or grill this. Dried small shrimps (hibe), danggit (dried salted rounded small fish), and lato (seaweeds) are also available in the market.
Baker's Hill serves good pastries and bread. These are the ones flown in to Manila.
For the uninspired or those who miss the usual city food, Jollibee, Chow King, Mister Donuts, and Dunkin Donuts are also available in Puerto Princesa.
Shop 'til you drop
If you like shopping for pearls, mother-of-pearl, and other jewelry, beach-style clothes and decors then its best to do your shopping at the city market in Puerto Princesa. The prices of jewelry are at least 75% less than their Manila prices.
Rainmakers (bamboo shoots with small shells and pebbles that make rain-like sounds) can be bought at the market, at the Crocodile farm, and other native shops.
For your basic needs (food, drinks, toiletries) and for t-shirt hunting, there's a mall (NCCC) at the city proper.
Sleeping in the city
The Legend Hotel and Asturias hotels are nice hotels with their own swimming pools and serve breakfast, rates start at Php2,500 per night for standard rooms.
There are also pension houses and inns throughout the city purely for lodging. We stayed at Raq's Pension Inn which rents out family rooms at Php750 per night (air-conditioned rooms, cable tv, toilet and shower, potable water (hot/cold), airport transfer).
Wet your feet
Dos Palmas Island resort info is here. Their Manila office is at Antel building along Julia Vargas Avenue-the street in between the 2 buildings of SM Mega Mall. Its a short trip via bus (about an hour or less) from city proper to Honda Bay and from there, a ferry boat will take you to Arrecefi Island (Dos Palmas resort), Their overnight packages include meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner), use of swimming pools, bikes, kayaking, snorkeling trips ("aquarium" fishes and corals), billiards, videoke, and either spa treatment or introductory diving lesson. You can arrange your trips to Dos Palmas from Manila or at Puerto Princesa directly or through the hotel/inn where you're staying.
We went on a day trip to Dos Palmas for Php1800 each (adult) and stayed at the city for the rest of the vacation. Bus ride to and from the hotel, ferry ride to and from the bay area, welcome drink, lunch and all day tea/coffee are included in the day-tour package plus all the things listed above except the use of swimming pools, spa treatment, and diving lesson.
Aside from Dos Palmas Island resort, you can also check out other island tours in Palawan to Coron Island or go island hopping to Pandan Island and Snake Island. High-end destinations are El Nido and Amanpulo - they arrange chartered flights from Manila just for these.
We went to the Subterranean (underground) river national park and caves. The place itself is ok - good for trekking, seeing wildlife (monkeys and geckos), and a bit of swimming. Getting there is one hell of a ride- about 2 hours of rough roads, so be sure to rent a suitable 4X4 with enough seatbelts to keep you sane. Also bring food and drinks with you. You'll need it.
We also went to Sabang white beach and sipped young coconut juice straight from the source. The beach is clean and has a laid-back quality to it. For groups, meals are served buffet style at Php150 per person. Our lunch included grilled pork chops, adobong kangkong, grilled tuna, beef salpicao, bananas, and watermelon chunks.
Tame the wild(life)
We went to Crocodile farm+mini zoo but missed the trip to the Butterfly house. At the hatchery, the crocs were grouped according to age and species. There were two big pools where the older crocs were placed. They look immobile and stoned so the guide threw in some fish to get a reaction from them. The poor crocs fought for it and some came out bloodied in the end.
Hope I can start uploading the pictures. :-)
Getting there
Air Philippines, Philippine Airlines, and Cebu Pacific offer daily flights to Puerto Princesa from Manila. Air Philippines and Philippine Airlines leave and arrive Manila through the Centennial airport, while Cebu Pacific uses the Manila domestic airport. Cebu Pacific's flights to and from Puerto Princesa/Manila leave earlier than Philippine Airlines and Air Philippines. We boarded Air Philippines as the flight schedules were more manageable. Each flight takes about an hour and you have to check in at least an hour before the flight.
Trips to and from the airport are either via tricycles or the hotel/inn shuttle. Short trips within Puerto Princesa city proper is usually via tricycle at Php7.00 per person. For longer trips, Vans/cars can be rented and in some destinations, bus and ferry transfers are included in the trip package.
Eat your heart out
We ate at Kaluis (great native ambience and art decor- great for family lunches and dinners), Balinsasayaw Restaurant (specialties are bird's nest soup and grilled chicken, try their group meal packages for more variety), Vietnamese chowlong canteens (try the noodle soup and french bread), and at Kinabuchs (al fresco pub and restaurant with billiards).
Try the Vietnamese noodle soups, they call it "chow long" but it's called "pho" in Manila. Also try tamilok - "fear factor"-ish local delicacy made of worm-like creatures that feed on mangrove tree trunks served blanched, then dipped in vinegar just before you eat it. Although tamilok looks yucky, they actually taste like oysters.
Seafood (tuna, lobster, prawns, crabs) is cheap here and you can have them wrapped specially at the market for the trip back to Manila. Cashew nuts are abundant in the city and these are served roasted, fried, or as candies - turrones (cylindrical wafers with milk and cashew powder) and tarts. Lamayo (fresh fish marinated with vinegar, salt, garlic, pepper and other spices) is a popular buy at the market you can fry or grill this. Dried small shrimps (hibe), danggit (dried salted rounded small fish), and lato (seaweeds) are also available in the market.
Baker's Hill serves good pastries and bread. These are the ones flown in to Manila.
For the uninspired or those who miss the usual city food, Jollibee, Chow King, Mister Donuts, and Dunkin Donuts are also available in Puerto Princesa.
Shop 'til you drop
If you like shopping for pearls, mother-of-pearl, and other jewelry, beach-style clothes and decors then its best to do your shopping at the city market in Puerto Princesa. The prices of jewelry are at least 75% less than their Manila prices.
Rainmakers (bamboo shoots with small shells and pebbles that make rain-like sounds) can be bought at the market, at the Crocodile farm, and other native shops.
For your basic needs (food, drinks, toiletries) and for t-shirt hunting, there's a mall (NCCC) at the city proper.
Sleeping in the city
The Legend Hotel and Asturias hotels are nice hotels with their own swimming pools and serve breakfast, rates start at Php2,500 per night for standard rooms.
There are also pension houses and inns throughout the city purely for lodging. We stayed at Raq's Pension Inn which rents out family rooms at Php750 per night (air-conditioned rooms, cable tv, toilet and shower, potable water (hot/cold), airport transfer).
Wet your feet
Dos Palmas Island resort info is here. Their Manila office is at Antel building along Julia Vargas Avenue-the street in between the 2 buildings of SM Mega Mall. Its a short trip via bus (about an hour or less) from city proper to Honda Bay and from there, a ferry boat will take you to Arrecefi Island (Dos Palmas resort), Their overnight packages include meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner), use of swimming pools, bikes, kayaking, snorkeling trips ("aquarium" fishes and corals), billiards, videoke, and either spa treatment or introductory diving lesson. You can arrange your trips to Dos Palmas from Manila or at Puerto Princesa directly or through the hotel/inn where you're staying.
We went on a day trip to Dos Palmas for Php1800 each (adult) and stayed at the city for the rest of the vacation. Bus ride to and from the hotel, ferry ride to and from the bay area, welcome drink, lunch and all day tea/coffee are included in the day-tour package plus all the things listed above except the use of swimming pools, spa treatment, and diving lesson.
Aside from Dos Palmas Island resort, you can also check out other island tours in Palawan to Coron Island or go island hopping to Pandan Island and Snake Island. High-end destinations are El Nido and Amanpulo - they arrange chartered flights from Manila just for these.
We went to the Subterranean (underground) river national park and caves. The place itself is ok - good for trekking, seeing wildlife (monkeys and geckos), and a bit of swimming. Getting there is one hell of a ride- about 2 hours of rough roads, so be sure to rent a suitable 4X4 with enough seatbelts to keep you sane. Also bring food and drinks with you. You'll need it.
We also went to Sabang white beach and sipped young coconut juice straight from the source. The beach is clean and has a laid-back quality to it. For groups, meals are served buffet style at Php150 per person. Our lunch included grilled pork chops, adobong kangkong, grilled tuna, beef salpicao, bananas, and watermelon chunks.
Tame the wild(life)
We went to Crocodile farm+mini zoo but missed the trip to the Butterfly house. At the hatchery, the crocs were grouped according to age and species. There were two big pools where the older crocs were placed. They look immobile and stoned so the guide threw in some fish to get a reaction from them. The poor crocs fought for it and some came out bloodied in the end.
Hope I can start uploading the pictures. :-)
Monday, August 6, 2007
HK Shopping
It's a little more than a week since we got back from our HK trip.
We enjoyed our stay there even though we spent a good deal of our afternoons walking around and searching for the right bus stop. Hmm.. I should have bought one of them " I'm lost in HK" shirts... hehehe... (More on that later.) I did bought a black shirt that had "Coca-Cola" translated in several languages at Mongkok Ladies Market.
The octopus card was really convenient. We used it in paying for buses, train (MTR), tram, McDonald's, Watsons, and shops at the airport. You really should get one these cards upon arrival at HK. It saved us the trouble of counting for the exact change when boarding the bus, and going in-and-out of the MTR stations was a breeze when you have a card with you. I still have the card with me since I've forgotten to return it at the MTR station (and get my HK$50 deposit back).
We went to Mongkok Ladies Market, which had almost all things imaginable. They sold pet clothes and accessories, bags, custom-designed shirts, cute purses, fetish clothes, souvenir items, and the usual clothes and footwear. I wanted to get a picture of the 'fetish' clothes but they specifically said not to, so I didn't. Haay, I should have pretended not to understand English and took a picture anyway. :P
I'm not used to haggling prices, but I bought this nice black canvas tote bag with red sequined dragon design at its side for my sister for HK$80, down from the original price of HK$150. I also bought several cute beaded purses (watermelon, panda, smiley), originally tagged at HK$15, which I bought for HK$40 for 3 pieces. Later at the airport, I saw these beaded purses now priced at HK$45 each. :-o
As a reminder of where we stayed during our trip, I bought this small fridge magnet that beared the name Kowloon City and its Chinese translation for HK$5. At Ocean Park in Aberdeen, I also bought another magnet, this time, it was a stuffed toy in the shape of a black killer whale, for about HK$30.
I wanted to buy several pairs of shoes, a steal at almost Php300 each pair at a shop called "Union.." something, but nothing caught my fancy. Either that or my senses were overwhelmed by the sheer variety of choices - most of them in bright metallic colors.
Towards the end of our trip, I bought a Lithium ion battery for my DV camera, which was scarce in Manila. I also bought an extra lens for my camera that enabled it to take panoramic images and macro shots.
The shops that lined Causeway and Central were very pretty and high-end, but we were in HK basically to go bargain-hunting, so no thanks.
At first, I wanted to buy a whole lot of things but it occurred to me that most of these can be bought back home in Manila. The prices were also similar to those in Greenhills so early on, so I decided not to splurge on common things but chose only those that were unique to the city.
P.S. I'll post an update/annex to this entry with pictures.
Next: lost in HK
We enjoyed our stay there even though we spent a good deal of our afternoons walking around and searching for the right bus stop. Hmm.. I should have bought one of them " I'm lost in HK" shirts... hehehe... (More on that later.) I did bought a black shirt that had "Coca-Cola" translated in several languages at Mongkok Ladies Market.
The octopus card was really convenient. We used it in paying for buses, train (MTR), tram, McDonald's, Watsons, and shops at the airport. You really should get one these cards upon arrival at HK. It saved us the trouble of counting for the exact change when boarding the bus, and going in-and-out of the MTR stations was a breeze when you have a card with you. I still have the card with me since I've forgotten to return it at the MTR station (and get my HK$50 deposit back).
We went to Mongkok Ladies Market, which had almost all things imaginable. They sold pet clothes and accessories, bags, custom-designed shirts, cute purses, fetish clothes, souvenir items, and the usual clothes and footwear. I wanted to get a picture of the 'fetish' clothes but they specifically said not to, so I didn't. Haay, I should have pretended not to understand English and took a picture anyway. :P
I'm not used to haggling prices, but I bought this nice black canvas tote bag with red sequined dragon design at its side for my sister for HK$80, down from the original price of HK$150. I also bought several cute beaded purses (watermelon, panda, smiley), originally tagged at HK$15, which I bought for HK$40 for 3 pieces. Later at the airport, I saw these beaded purses now priced at HK$45 each. :-o
As a reminder of where we stayed during our trip, I bought this small fridge magnet that beared the name Kowloon City and its Chinese translation for HK$5. At Ocean Park in Aberdeen, I also bought another magnet, this time, it was a stuffed toy in the shape of a black killer whale, for about HK$30.
I wanted to buy several pairs of shoes, a steal at almost Php300 each pair at a shop called "Union.." something, but nothing caught my fancy. Either that or my senses were overwhelmed by the sheer variety of choices - most of them in bright metallic colors.
Towards the end of our trip, I bought a Lithium ion battery for my DV camera, which was scarce in Manila. I also bought an extra lens for my camera that enabled it to take panoramic images and macro shots.
The shops that lined Causeway and Central were very pretty and high-end, but we were in HK basically to go bargain-hunting, so no thanks.
At first, I wanted to buy a whole lot of things but it occurred to me that most of these can be bought back home in Manila. The prices were also similar to those in Greenhills so early on, so I decided not to splurge on common things but chose only those that were unique to the city.
P.S. I'll post an update/annex to this entry with pictures.
Next: lost in HK
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
cost of living
today, if you live in Metro Manila...
at $1 = Php46.00
- petrol costs about Php40 a liter (about 90cents)
- a can of coke will set you back Php20
- the minimum fare of PHp7.00 (on a jeepney) or Php10.00 (on an airconditioned bus) will only take you as far as 4km
- the flag-down rate for a taxi cab is Php30.00
- you can buy three pieces of hard candy or mentos for Php2.00 ($0.04)
- a regular-sized bar of hershey's chocolate is about Php30 ($0.65)
- from end to end of the MRT-3 along EDSA, a commuter pays Php15, but the government pays Php65 in subsidies per commuter trip, no matter the distance (there are 400,000 trips daily... 365 days in a year... you do the math.)
- if you earn $1000 per month and you're single, then life is sweet. some get by with a minimum wage of $6 per day, about $132 a month or even less
- typical condo unit in the central business district can set you back on rent fees by at least $260 per month and that's without A/C
- in a fastfood joint, a value meal of 1 beef patty with gravy, 1 cup of rice, and 8 oz. softdrink will set you back $1.00. a cup of mango caramel sundae (vanilla ice cream, mango bits in syrup, and caramel swirl) costs Php28.
- a kilo of mangoes is about Php26, but we get this for free because we have a mango tree in our backyard. :-)
- a 500ml bottle of distilled water is Php15 or $0.30
- a 330ml (350?) bottle of beer averages Php30 in a bar during happy hours, but goes up to about Php85-150 at regular rates
- on the same stretch of road, from work to home (one-way), if i took the bus, its Php15.75; on an AUV (typically Tamaraw FX) mega taxi its Php25 or Php30; on a taxi cab, its Php85-100; if i took our own van, its Php100 worth of petrol (one-way) and parking fee of at least Php40 (whole-day open space parking). so yeah, i commute to work.
- btw, our a/c city buses have t.v. on them, they usually play dvd movies or tuned in to any of the local channels
- a hair cut in the village shops, ranges from Php50-100. the same hair cut done by a senior stylist in essensuals toni & guy costs Php700 excluding tips.
- whole body massage costs anywhere from Php250 to Php2,000
- on average, an hour's rent of a badminton court with rubber mat (taraflex) costs Php300
how's life on your side of the world?
at $1 = Php46.00
- petrol costs about Php40 a liter (about 90cents)
- a can of coke will set you back Php20
- the minimum fare of PHp7.00 (on a jeepney) or Php10.00 (on an airconditioned bus) will only take you as far as 4km
- the flag-down rate for a taxi cab is Php30.00
- you can buy three pieces of hard candy or mentos for Php2.00 ($0.04)
- a regular-sized bar of hershey's chocolate is about Php30 ($0.65)
- from end to end of the MRT-3 along EDSA, a commuter pays Php15, but the government pays Php65 in subsidies per commuter trip, no matter the distance (there are 400,000 trips daily... 365 days in a year... you do the math.)
- if you earn $1000 per month and you're single, then life is sweet. some get by with a minimum wage of $6 per day, about $132 a month or even less
- typical condo unit in the central business district can set you back on rent fees by at least $260 per month and that's without A/C
- in a fastfood joint, a value meal of 1 beef patty with gravy, 1 cup of rice, and 8 oz. softdrink will set you back $1.00. a cup of mango caramel sundae (vanilla ice cream, mango bits in syrup, and caramel swirl) costs Php28.
- a kilo of mangoes is about Php26, but we get this for free because we have a mango tree in our backyard. :-)
- a 500ml bottle of distilled water is Php15 or $0.30
- a 330ml (350?) bottle of beer averages Php30 in a bar during happy hours, but goes up to about Php85-150 at regular rates
- on the same stretch of road, from work to home (one-way), if i took the bus, its Php15.75; on an AUV (typically Tamaraw FX) mega taxi its Php25 or Php30; on a taxi cab, its Php85-100; if i took our own van, its Php100 worth of petrol (one-way) and parking fee of at least Php40 (whole-day open space parking). so yeah, i commute to work.
- btw, our a/c city buses have t.v. on them, they usually play dvd movies or tuned in to any of the local channels
- a hair cut in the village shops, ranges from Php50-100. the same hair cut done by a senior stylist in essensuals toni & guy costs Php700 excluding tips.
- whole body massage costs anywhere from Php250 to Php2,000
- on average, an hour's rent of a badminton court with rubber mat (taraflex) costs Php300
how's life on your side of the world?
Monday, May 14, 2007
Filipino comfort food
The main course of any Filipino meal is incomplete without boiled or fried rice and ulam. My all-time favorite ulam (or viand) dishes are shrimp sinigang (similar to tom yum soup in Thailand), pork adobo, beef caldereta, beef steak, chicken tinola, pinakbet, rellenong pusit, and rellenong bangus.
Adobo is one of the first dishes I learned to cook. Marinate pork and or chicken cubes with soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, a couple of dried basil leaves, some black pepper and some water. Let it boil over medium flame until meat is tender and you don't smell the vinegar. You can stir the adobo only after the vinegar odor is gone, otherwise, you'll spoil the flavor. :-)
Rellenong pusit (squid) or bangus (milkfish) is basically grilled and stuffed squid or milkfish (stuffing includes minced tomatoes, onions, green mangoes, and ginger). We usually serve grilled meat or seafood with a soy sauce-based or vinegar-based dip. The soy sauce mix contains calamansi juice, and some red hot chilli peppers; while the vinegar dip has minced garlic, salt and pepper.
For dessert, I'd go for saba con yelo (boiled sweetened saba bananas with milk and crushed ice), or the halo-halo - a mix of sweetened fruit chunks (banana, jack fruit, macapuno, beans, chickpeas), jello, nata de coco, served with milk and crushed ice topped with leche flan (a variation of creme brulee), ube halaya (purple yam pudding) and ice cream. Yum!
Other traditional sweets that I find myself craving every so often are bibingka (rice cakes), ube halaya (purple yam pudding), pastillas de leche (milk candies), and yema (caramelized milk balls).
For those over 21, booze nights are usually accompanied by pulutan (from the Filipino word "pulot" or "to pick"). The amber juice is usually San Miguel Beer (SMB) Light or Red Horse beer. What we would order in bars as pulutan are sizzling sisig (minced pork skin in soy sauce and calamansi juice) and barbequed pork or chicken. Some prefer to chug their beer with chicharon (fried cracklings made of pork skin and fat) or balut (boiled duck embryos with a sprinkle of salt). An all-nighter ends with a serving of beef bulalo soup (beef chunks with bone marrow boiled with garlic, salt and pepper) or arroz caldo (rice porridge with chicken).
What did you have for supper?
Adobo is one of the first dishes I learned to cook. Marinate pork and or chicken cubes with soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, a couple of dried basil leaves, some black pepper and some water. Let it boil over medium flame until meat is tender and you don't smell the vinegar. You can stir the adobo only after the vinegar odor is gone, otherwise, you'll spoil the flavor. :-)
Rellenong pusit (squid) or bangus (milkfish) is basically grilled and stuffed squid or milkfish (stuffing includes minced tomatoes, onions, green mangoes, and ginger). We usually serve grilled meat or seafood with a soy sauce-based or vinegar-based dip. The soy sauce mix contains calamansi juice, and some red hot chilli peppers; while the vinegar dip has minced garlic, salt and pepper.
For dessert, I'd go for saba con yelo (boiled sweetened saba bananas with milk and crushed ice), or the halo-halo - a mix of sweetened fruit chunks (banana, jack fruit, macapuno, beans, chickpeas), jello, nata de coco, served with milk and crushed ice topped with leche flan (a variation of creme brulee), ube halaya (purple yam pudding) and ice cream. Yum!
Other traditional sweets that I find myself craving every so often are bibingka (rice cakes), ube halaya (purple yam pudding), pastillas de leche (milk candies), and yema (caramelized milk balls).
For those over 21, booze nights are usually accompanied by pulutan (from the Filipino word "pulot" or "to pick"). The amber juice is usually San Miguel Beer (SMB) Light or Red Horse beer. What we would order in bars as pulutan are sizzling sisig (minced pork skin in soy sauce and calamansi juice) and barbequed pork or chicken. Some prefer to chug their beer with chicharon (fried cracklings made of pork skin and fat) or balut (boiled duck embryos with a sprinkle of salt). An all-nighter ends with a serving of beef bulalo soup (beef chunks with bone marrow boiled with garlic, salt and pepper) or arroz caldo (rice porridge with chicken).
What did you have for supper?
Monday, April 30, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
ikaw, gusto mong mangarag?
kahapon, papunta kami ng palengke at grocery nang biglang humirit si jum.
jum: mommy gusto mong mangarag?
mom: ha?
jum: mangarag. yung sapin sa may pinto.
mom: a... mga rug. akala ko tinatanong mo ako kung gusto kong mangarag e.
happiness under 100 pesos
when i was little, i used to enjoy those sugary treats that can be found at your friendly mom and pop stores or sari sari stores. their dizzying colors and the feel on my tastebuds equate to childhood nirvana.
we went to market yesterday and my brothers headed straight to those wholesale outlets, earnestly hoping to find the long-lost treats. we came home with big smiles plastered on our faces and a bag full of goodies.
chocnut - Php21 - a pack of about 48 individual candies
Haw haw milk candies - Ph16 - the packaging is mint green with a cowhead
Choko choko chocolates - Php46 - a pack of 50 chocolate sticks that ooze from a thin plastic tube
Cheap LALA milk chocolates that tasted like brownies - 4 * 4.50
total: Php96 
what i didn't find was those candy sticks that we used to call as "tira-tira."
send me a message if you see some of this sticks somewhere, help me feed my craving. :-)
Friday, March 23, 2007
or you can have lunch at dinner
Caterer to potential client: We serve breakfast all day. Even at night, if you wanted to have breakfast, it would still be possible.
Office cafeteria
Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
22 March 2007 4:45pm
:-D :-D :-D
Office cafeteria
Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
22 March 2007 4:45pm
:-D :-D :-D
Monday, February 26, 2007
teriyaki = chinese food (not!)
Last Saturday, I rode the an Ayala-C5 Tamaraw FX on my way to Play Underground, the wall climbing gym at the Powerplant Mall. I was seated beside the driver and there were two middle-aged ladies at the back. The radio was not playing, so I amused myself with the mindless chatter in the van.
Lady 1 (bewildered):
Lady 2:
(Note to self: Order Kani salad and Chicken Teriyaki Don AND NOT wanton noodle soup at Teriyaki Boy.)
*Teriyaki Boy is a local resto serving JAPANESE food.
Currently feeling: amused
Lady 1 (bewildered):
You mean to say that you go to the market everyday?
Lady 2:
Yes. I like roaming around the place. I eat alone most of the time. I particularly like eating at Teriyaki Boy* - yung Chinese food? Mahilig ako sa Chinese food.(I like Chinese food.)
(Note to self: Order Kani salad and Chicken Teriyaki Don AND NOT wanton noodle soup at Teriyaki Boy.)
*Teriyaki Boy is a local resto serving JAPANESE food.
Currently feeling: amused
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