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Friday, July 16, 2010

2:04 pm

Yesterday was a "medj" day. Was feeling alright in the beginning but got a bit antsy/restless towards the end of the day and headed straight home instead of staying in the office to enjoy the weekly drinks in the office (aaawwww mheeen!!). My fickle minded self was deciding whether to gym or to lie in bed and just sleep before our recording later that night.

I decided to go for gold and hit the gym, since i've been to the gym thrice (so far) for the month of July! God! What a waste of monthly dues. Eeergh... Anywhoo, decided to have dinner at Little Tokyo afterwards and had my usual order of Maguro, and then also tried the Maguro Zuke Don, which was just pure LOOOVE!! Wish I took a pic, but wasn't in the mood to take pics at the moment... It had the perfect wasabi kick that I crave for all thematically Jap food. (I even add wasabi to Miso soup... O diba?!)

Afterwards, headed to Mile Long for the recording, and as always, I was early. Decided to take a walk, kill time, and find the nearest convenience store to buy some smokes and release the tension I was feeling.

Sat outside Shell for 15 mins and enjoyed the silence and time to myself. (Probably need more moments like this)

The stillness of the night. (Not advertising Sprite Zero in anyway)

The recording went well. The team headed to Bugsy's afterwards to unwind and eat Southern Porkchops, (which apparently is good!). See below an internal survey that was developed to why people go to Bugsy's!

HAPPY WEEKEND GUYS!!

A Night of Darkness

Thursday, July 15, 2010

3:36 PM

After the scary and WINDY night, that was Typhoon Basyang, almost half of the country was left in dark for almost an entire day. A few companies closed shop, while most schools rejoiced to a day of no classes. As much as possible, I tried avoiding heading home coz I knew for a fact that my humble and ever so GHETTO neighborhood, THE Cityland compound, would be last on the list to regain power.

So I headed to gym right after work, and to my surprise, even the ever so posh Salacedo village was still in the dark, (except for the companies of course, and the extremely upscale condos that had power generators as big as a Mini-stop).

Ponti building was black dark!

Seems like there were lights, but in person, that's just my camera making everything brighter.

After the gym, I decided to pass by Buendia to see if by any chance Meralco decided to add us to the list of areas that would be blessed with electricity. Crossed fingers - FAIL!!

So I decided to drive down to Shopwise knowing they're open 'til 11pm (thank god for Shopwise). Picked up a bunch of useless things (tissue, crackers, jams, and a copy of the new Preview) and saw one of the wittiest (and can i say one of the stupidest) named products on the market:

Clara Ole's Orange You Glad Vinaigrette and

Clara Ole's My, My Parmesan Vinaigrette!

KALOKA to the NTH power!!

Finally decided to go home, have some cold leftover Aglio-olio, took some melatonin, and fell asleep in the heat.

YUM! I love cold pasta!

Goodnight guys!

A Work In Progress...

Thursday, July 15, 2010
11:20 am

Like all things that undergo a long numbness or a sudden null... reconstruction and and a major update is always a must. With that, bear with me as I update everything on this site and bring it up to 2010. Similar to last year, my focus will still be the same... Food, wants & dreams, escapades, trips, and basically anything under the sun...

It's Been Too Long...

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

4:48 PM

It's been over a year since I blogged (and visited) the site that I once loved and dedicated a third of my time to (let alone my heart). It's really been too long...

A lot of good things has happened since then. Actually, let me correct that... A LOT OF GREAT THINGS has happened since then...

I left the blog with a heavy heart... A heart that was surprisingly quickly mended due to an acceptance of a feeling that I've felt a few months prior to the actual "heart-breaking", but was just really afraid to act on it. My final words last year was that everything happens for a reason, and that in time, we'll see the bigger picture... And in no time, I did.

Currently, I'm in a great place now. A place I never thought I'd reach in such a short amount of time. I'm in a different agency, with better career opportunities (in my opinion, of course), a great set of new friends (and of course, let's not forgot the old set of friends that I LOVE oh so much that are still there), a humble small home to call my own, a practical and domesticated mindset, a less materialistic approach to everything that I do, and an unrealistically crazy love that has matured into something I've always wanted and wished for.

I grew up guys... Or at least I think I did...

Welcome back!! :-)

NEW PRODCUT ALERT!

To all you tanners out there...

Before heading out to Bohol, I headed out to the grocery a few hours before my flight and started buying my beach toiletry neccessities...

Tanning lotion. tanning amplifier, sunscreen, aloe cooling lotion... And with a little wandering here and there... I saw this... Hawaiin Tropic's Royal Tanning Blend Continuous Spray...

This was extremely nice to use... It was easier than the tanning amplifier and the original royal tanning blend... Hence the name, continuous spray, it was truly continuous (well, that is until it runs out)... perfect for lazy beach dogs such as myself... LOOOOVE!

Anywhoo, here I am after Bohol... Sad, Semi-bloated, but GOLD!

Little Tokyo - Kikufuji

Last March 27, 2009, VGF Jon and I finally pushed through with our plan to eat at the now INFAMOUS Jap Food district in Makati... Little Tokyo.

Before all the huss and fuss and blog "ingay" about Kikufuji and the other reasonably priced restaurants in the area, Little Tokyo was really just a hole in the wall watering hole for the Japanese community and it's businessmen. I remember going there, circa 2006 or was it 2007, and we barely saw a single Filipino diner there... Now... The parking lot for Little Tokyo was packed with cars... mainly still from the the Jap communities, but the clients consisted of a large amount of Filipino diners...

The food was of course authentic... and it was really just good Japanese food... I wouldn't scream all out for it like I would about Tsumura in Salcedo... But it was reasonably priced and value for the money... Beats Teriyaki Boy and Omakase by a mile and then some...

The interior... Very Dojo noh?! Typical Japanese restaurant...

We decided to sit by the bar... Was hoping to get the seat by the Sashimi area, but sadly to say, it was taken...

Oysters... A little photography shot here and there... Alam mo na...

MMMMMMM... Shake Sashimi... My weakness...

The new Japanes craze in Manila... Spicy Tuna... The meat was extremely tender and just plain out YUUUM!! The "ang hang" - spiciness level was just right... But the spicy tuna from Haiku is still the best for me... MMMMM... Yum!!

Chicken Teriyaki...

Gyudon - The Filipino Favorite

Walking around...


VGF tying the rusty swing out...

A Sad Day

Monday, April 13, 2009

On my blog, there a few things that I tend to cover... Bags, restaurants, shoes, and basically anything shallow... But today, let's do something different... Let's talk about something deeper, something more personal, something that i've totally forgotten and lost...

Let's talk about me...

The past week have been a whirlwind of highs and mega lows... Ending... well, with a mega LOW. In life, I believe there's a balance, a balance of good events and bad situations. I mean, we all can't be happy all the time right?!? RIGHT?!? Haaaay... So anyways, something that I never thought and expected to happen, has happend...

I lost my partner in crime...
My confidant...
My LOML... =(

They say things happen for a reason. Things occur because there's something bigger, better, and greater that's suppsed to happen that mostly everyone involved, at the present time, probably can't see. But I guess in time, (keeping my finger crossed) we'll see the bigger picture.

As of now, I don't know how to go about my days. I don't know how to cope... But I guess in time... I'll know... We just have to keep moving forward and realize that more often than not, life goes on...

It always does...
(Secretly, I'm honestly praying and sincerely hoping it does...)

Til next time...

Nature Will Take Its Course

Tuesday, April 7, 2008

Happy Tuesday you guys... =)

I've been so out of the BLOG LOOP for the past few weeks due to the influx of workload am getting at the office! Grabe! The work is just over... But at least, the redeeming factor is that you actually get to see the work in progress... =)

Anyways, during the weekend, I headed on over to Hong Kong for my parents anniversary. We shopped like there was no tomorrow... Or more like, my parents and my sister shopped like there was no tomorrow... I did however pick up some good pieces, and a lot of office wear... So am quite happy and satisfied... I'll upload a few pics when i get home...

I have utang pa of a few restaurant reviews, hopefully i'll get to post it within the week... =)

Til tomorrow. =)