work: one week food trip

sorry been busy with work...

"burp! excuse me!"

down to my second week.

top 10 outcomes after a nasty break up

10. the emo eater

what better way to channel depression than eating? after months or even years of depriving yourself from food; through counting calories, measuring oil consumption, and just munching an imaginary grain, nothing is more rewarding than grabbing a half gallon of ice cream or a humungous block of chocolate, without the words LITE, NON FAT or NO SUGAR in their label.

never thought that true love could cost this much effort.

and if you also noticed, for most new singles, sweets are the top options in the list.

why?

well, duh?! obviously, its to neutralize the bitterness. hahaha!

9. the new hairdo

this is a classic and probably the most immediate thing to do for people who come out from a break up. i remember, i once wondered how come barbershops and salons are such big businesses. eventhough having a haircut is not that expensive compare to other countries.

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then i realized three things: first, thats how big the broken hearted population is in the philippines. second, perhaps, thats how fast most people drop their partner off (its as witty as saying your partner is as cheap as a haircut). and lastly, thats how expensive having a divorce in other countries. no wonder we don't have such law, lalo tayong magihirap kapag nagkataon.

8. the bitter

i think this is a give away. but come to think of it, coming from a nasty break up is not always a bad thing. people coming from one happen to have a good chance in becoming either the new charantia endorser or even a good ampalaya substitute. and to top it all, recent studies show people who have quite a number of nasty break ups have a lesser chance of getting diabetes.

the downfall of it on the other hand, is they tend to make your beer awfully bitter. so cover those bottles guys!

7. the sentimental seeker

these are the type of new singles, that you will think are already fine from their break ups. since they are already making scenes and pulling all the attention from a partying crowd. but suddenly, you will just catch them staring at something from you or from other people. then the next thing you know they are already bursting in tears.

"that was the same underwear i gave him! huhuhu...though the garter in that is still tight. but still..." attach more huhuhu's here.

note: such also apply among people, places, animals, gestures, activities, sex, movies, songs, do you still want more? the signs are endless, you know.

6. the network switcher

whenever an unregistered number sends me a message, my immediate reaction is always a big "OMG! who is it this time?"

for some odd reasons, this is one of the most common things most new singles do after their break ups. odd because: first, whats the point of changing your cellphone number if you memorize your ex's number by heart? second, why take all the effort of hiding, if your ex knows where you live, where you work and knows almost all of your friends. besides, you were the one who excitedly introduced him/her to them, right?

and lastly, are you really that conceited to assume that your ex will still contact you for a second chance? dream on! you're the one who cheated asshole!--- okay that was purely me. sorry!

5. the prodigal friend

when you thought s/he is already out from your BFF list in the grounds that s/he never texted, called and even met you up anymore, after tying the commitment knot to that irrationally possesive-paranoid-psycho, here s/he comes crying and asking for your shoulders again. reaffirming completely all the reasons, you've said a million times, why s/he should not commit to that person.

obviously, s/he will be the same person again, afterwards, like the way you used to know him/her. s/he will text, call and meet up with you just like before. you're almost inseparable.

but hey! don't you just drop that wall yet because believe me, there is a big chance that this will happen again anytime soon. so whoever, invented the line, a friend is always there no matter what happens, must probably have friends who doesn't trust him/her at all. or probably, i am just ranting again.

4. the new bob ong disciple

almost a year ago, i have officially tagged bob ong as the ultimate emolord of the philippines (ofcourse, that is next to dabo, who is the ultimate emopotent and jake, who is also diligently climbing the chart), after receiving a large volume of forwarded quotes from his books, even up to now.

interestingly enough, i have also noticed that most of my contacts who keep on forwarding his quotes are either friends who just recently came out from a relationship or friends who are still effing single because they haven't moved on yet, considering it has been years.

now, i wonder, is bob ong already married or atleast have a partner? but what i wonder more is, how tragic his lovestory could be? it could have been more tragic than the hamlet to come up with these what seemed to be hopeless and lovephobic lines. what do you think?

3. the revenging player

i always believe in karma but in the ground that it should be through the natural cycle of life. thus, i disagree to those who live with the line, eye for an eye.

but for some new singles, revenge could actually be sweeter and juicier than their ex's best sex, did i rhyme it right? but the more disturbing part is, if they can't get it from the ex, then they will get it from others.

in other words, instead of sharing the love in the world, they would share the misery of falling, literally falling, just to get even. from there, the vicious cycle goes on.

so for those, who are desperate enough to feed on new singles for the belief that rebounds are easy catch, then think again. for it may be you who are into their bait.

2. sympathy fisher

these are new singles that practically don't do anything exept emitting negativity in a 100 mile radius, worst than the one dropped in nagasaki.

actually, i don't really have problems with such for i understand that this is a natural after effect for anyone who just came out from a relationship also known as bitter after taste.

but sometimes, negativity for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even midnight snack is just extremely exhausting. it drags all the happiness in you to a point that you are already colder than cold cuts, forgotten to be thawed and clueless what the word warm and love means. okay that goes too cheesy.

but if you are a book worm and saw that movie from one to six and looking forward for the last. then probably you already have a good picture what this people looks like. and yes, it starts with the letter D.

1. farewell bloggers

and to wrap things up, i personally decided, to put this one in the top of my list. for almost four years of blogging, i noticed that this is quite rampant among bloggers.

it seemed like its a growing trend among online writers to have their blogs, regardless of what they write, to be somehow the story of their lovelives. the whining feeling of being single through poems eventhough they're such a bad word players, the adventure of dating and even hooking up by either chic writing or eroticism, and the glorifying feeling of finally falling in love just to make their readers envious of what they're having.

but what they didn't know is that once the relationship ended its their blogs that suffer the most.

and ofcourse, that puts his readers down too. but give it a month or so, perhaps a wild imagination of words and associating it to that blogger, you'll see that that blogger already had a new one or probably just took a hiatus for all you know.

well take it from me folks, i know. I JUST KNOW!

so who are you among these? huwag magdeny! hahaha!

the staplest apetite

kapag ang palay naging bigas, may bumayo.

pero kapag ang kanin napanis, tiyak may kumamay.

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ganyan daw kacrucial ang seks sa isang relasyon,

it will either make or break you.

ang deep noh?! haha!

*an interesting way of saying how gloomy and boring my day is. sigh!

are you insecure? then listen to this...

who cares if you are short?
if you are obese?
who cares if you are ugly and full of acne?

who cares if your still single?
if your jobless?
lonely?
who cares if s/he dumped or left you?

because the truth is,

no one really cares

for the only person who overrate it,

is YOU.

i bumped into this video and basically, it touched me. hopefully, it will move you too.

if your internet's not that fast? then follow it through this:

everybody has their insecurities about themselves.

insecurities about your personality,

about where you come from,

about your family,

about your friends,

about people's perceptions of you,

about what you do,

about what you look like...

our challenge is to overcome all these insecurities

if they don't really mean anything.

i'm insecure about many things,

some of which include

my body.

i'm a short guy,

five feet, four inches,

but for the past two years

i've been working hard

working out

and i think its paid of

because,

i may be

a short guy,

and i may not be the sexiest guy,

but two years has

given me a body that i am proud of

the thing is,

i may have worked out a lot,

like the narcissistic fool that i am

but it doesn't take away all my insecurites.

i am still scrawny guy, and you really can see it

when you look at my ribcage.

you'll notice that i shaved my armpits in the same way that european guys around my gym do

because here in europe that's the common thing, and feel the peer pressure not to be hairy

i got surgical scars,

one right here; its a discoloration on my right arm.

and i've got other scars.

i've got scars here,

because when i was a teenager

i got acne down there

teenagers,

that can happen.

basically, it looks like i've got the state of hawaii right there and guam right there.

i ate a bag of chips for dinner the other day and i ate half a bag of chips today and because of that...

that type of thing doesn't help me get my abs that i want

i never go to sleep enough

you can see the bags under my eyes.

i don't drink enough water

i got a unibrow,

i have to pluck it

and i still have acne.

so i'm insecure,

and when you're naked

you feel especially vulnerable.

most people they aren't gonna see,

all your imperfections

they aren't going to see your scars

under normal situations

most poeple i can deflect from

what i think are my own imperfections

because i'll cover them up

with my clothes.

i'll cover them up with my jokes.

i'll cover them up with my personality.

i'll cover them up with working too hard.

i'll cover them up by being too nice to them

so that they can't see what's wrong with me

and that's how i overcome my insecurities;

by hiding them.

ultimately, i don;t think

i can't get rid of my scars

and if i really want to find somebody

who can accept all of me --- romantically

or otherwise -

then i'm going to have to find someone who doesn't mind my imperfections.

that

is a challenge, but it requires me

to just let some things go.

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so still insecure?

OF COURSE, you still are.

for changing it is a process and not something that you can do over night.

but what is important, is that you just don't use these as an excuse.

the party

unlike the last time, there were no balloons, although we planned to (purple and white actually). mom was not there to cook for me, so i cooked pesto for us and who would forget the fabulous chocolate fondeu. but what i like about that day was, i finally had guests.

the last time i celebrated my birthday was when i was seven. i basically had all the dish i wanted: lechon, cakes, ice cream of two different flavors, spaghetti, buttered drumsticks and chocolate lollipops. it was the only birthday celebration i had, so its hard to forget. aside from the fact that i had everything the way i wanted them to be: the balloons, the games and prizes, everything. except for one, i had no guests: friends for that matter.

when we were young, we were probably the first family who lived in a condo. our place was on the top of a commercial building somewhere in caloocan. i actually have a plan of tracing and going back there someday.

we were alone on that floor. so we never had friends. when we moved in a subdivision in malabon, my mom forbade us to go outside since we were near a community. my mom, as the usual her, was always anxious that we might get into trouble if we play with other children. so i usually found myself playing with my siblings or staring outside our terrace looking at other children happily playing. when we moved to bicol when i was in highschool, it was pretty much the same. we still have no friends since our house is standing in the middle of the centro. surrounded by the town hall, basketball court, health center, church, park, multi purpose hall, and seminary. the next residential house is probably a couple of blocks away from us. so i confess, those were probably the first moments i was introduced to the word envy. see jinjin, you were not the only person who had bad childhood.

but everything changed after i went to baguio. gaining friends back then was actually a conscious effort on my part. nonetheless, the trauma of throwing a birthday party was still there until last week.

a couple of friends and i, who are celebrating our birthdays on the same month, decided to throw a party. at first, we were so enthusiastic about the idea. we even planned it almost a month in advance and we were even planning it at the mediocre's coffee shop in cubao. but at one point. jepoi and i were already having second thoughts of pushing it because of some quite complicated turn of events. but we gathered all the courage we could squeeze out and still pursued it.

then here comes, the actual date, a day before odin's actual birthday. we already had the suite reserved, two hours to do the groceries and then a couple of more hours to cook and prepare everything. we were all cramming. those were the rare times you wish for the filipino time to happen. as usual the introvert, who from what i have heard is always the first guest to arrive, arrived. then three more guests: a jumping herbivore, a doctor and a future lawyer. then everyone just followed: two came in white, from new zealand and the other one was from north pole. the entire badminton team came in as well together with a bitch. while a princess and a loverboy followed. even the supremes paid a visit. then finally, three more partygoers and a culturati catched up. this is the problem if you have friends who prefer to be anonymous. hahaha!

the party started silently. we never knew firstcomers are introverts too. no wonder i am always on time. but when the clock hit midnight, everyone just transformed radically. the wine, vodka, tequilla, gin and beer poured like raging flash flood. and people i never imagined dancing just grooved their things and made the floor happy. it was already 6 in the morning when the party ended. though we never thought that the real hardship was just about to begin. the suite was a total wreck! i was even at the point that i don't want to leave the room anymore, scared that the hotel staff would just charge for all the mess we have done.

nonetheless, we arrived home safely, penniless but with a smile on our faces. i just can't thank enough those people who came. but i am grateful to all of you for atleast erasing the trauma i had when it comes to throwing parties.

i just can't wait for next year, bring it on quarter life crisis!

ps

thanks poi and dabo for crossing out another list: enchanted kingdom!

tres panalos

a few weeks back, i posted something regarding a newly launched movement called TXTMATES. the group advocates equitable mobile market for cellular service consumers.

recently, the national telecommunication committee acted upon the ongoing issues of mobile carriers by extending the effectivity period of phone load credits. in addition, smart already launched its unlimited call service, which is considered as one of the good starts of the movement.

soon, globe and other mobile carries will also launch their counterpart for this one, as part of the market competition, an act that they should have done way back.

something i could be proud of for in my own ways i have been part of this movement.

all you need to do is to show your support guys. click here!

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free theater play ticket. make a review. win zenzest gift packs, sinta and rene villanueva books and bilog cd... what more can you ask for?! salamat gibbs! you're the man, zobrah!

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me: what would you suggest for someone who has colds?

JL: have you tried irish latte?

me: not yet. alright, give me a large one.

JL: pause... sir erik?

me: *blush, speechless* yes.

JL knows my name! HAHAHAHA!

but wait there's more...

thanks for giving your heart/s to me, JL!

hahaha!

peace ODIN!!! hahahaha!

three victories to start my week, not bad! keep them coming please!

para kay lamberta makipot

aka dabo:

salamat sa pagpapakilala kay leah dahil kundi sa kanya ay hindi ko matitikman ang arroz valenciana aka fruit cake.

salamat sa pagtitiyaga sa ka-OChan ni jepoi para sa kanyang graham cake na sadyang may flower/starfish sa ibabaw.

salamat din sa marinara pasta mong sadyang napakasarap for a beginner's luck at crinave ko bigla paggising ko.

at siyempre sa pagiging clara (mara clara), angelica (marimar), celina (mula sa puso), valeria (rosalinda), pirenha (encantadia), amor powers (pangako sa iyo) at miss minchin ng buhay ko!

kaya aside dito,

at

isang namamasa, namimintog, bumubulwak, nangangamatis, nanghihimahid, at tayong tayong,

HAMPEY DEBUT SA IYO!!!

kahit every year ka nag dedebut! welcome sa bagong stage ng buhay mo, balitaan mo kami how it feels like para mapaghandaan ko!

HAHAHAHA.

nagmamahal ang bitter-na-cook-ng-paellang-pinagkamalang-tuyong-kare-kare-kaya-gumaganti,

ewik!

*naisip ko, ang babait ng mga tao kapag bewtdey nila. pero since ako si ewik at ikaw si dabo, deviant tayo.

**pero in a serious note, salamat. alam mo na yun!

konyo

its been ages na talaga since i wanted to eat paella. good thing che, one of my bffs invited me over to cook one.
at first, i really doubted if she really knew how to cook one or not, but who cares?! its still effing paella! and she is also half española, so i gave her the benefit of the doubt. we met on this like so-so place in up and had din-err. then we decided to spent the night at their place, good thing they were kind enuf to drop me to my place to get my pj's. i just really can't sleep without them! uh-uh! 'coz there like really uncomfortable kasi...then the next day, although we woke up pretty late na, it didn't stop us to pursue our plano! 
we went to the satellite market, like this talipapa in washington and bought all the ingredients: mussels, shrimps, clams, tuna, chicken, bell peppers (red and green), green peas, onions, a whole clove of garlic, two packs of tomato paste and four packs of rice in a nearby carenderia.i was really not into going there. 'cuz its really wet and eewee tlaga! then the people are like, sweaty and all that! 'cuz i don't really cook at home. like bakit pa, if i have the entire katips as my kitchen, di ba? but its not that bad naman pala. its quite exciting actually
basically, we only spent almost 150 effing pesos each! imagine that?! and to top it all, it is good for almost 8 servings!while we were walking back home, i decided to buy spanish bread and softdrinks since i am really starving and theres no bread talk or coffee shops naman there. i approached a sari-sari store and asked for sodas. the old lady took two bottles inside the refrigerator and opened it up.
then asked, plastic?
opo, please! i answered.
then she reacted, sa tagal kong nagtitinada ngayon lang ako nasabihan ng please (for the entire time i have this store, this is the first time, i have been asked with a please).
i was surprised like no freaking way manang?!?then the old man, outside the store whom she was having a chitchat with laughed and said, mas paki kasi ang madalas gamitin nating mga Pinoy. 
Oo nga, pero ewan ko, parang mas masarap pakinggan ang please siguro dahil madalas na nating naririnig ang paki kaya parang wala na lang. 
well, in a way it made me smile, knowing i was able to make someone smile to complete her day. like i am such an angel talaga.when we arrived home, we allocated the tasks. then while doing my tasks i have realized that the reason paellas are that freaking expensive in restaus are not because of the ingredients they put but kasi of the time and work it takes to cook one. while i was taking off the shells of the ewwee clams, i then remembered a blogger who told me that he believes that i am a closet konyo, which i think i am really not! i immediately thought of my usual get up, consist of a plain shirt, pair of jeans and flip flops, there is no f%#%* way i am one. i don't even know if such term actually exists. but when i recall what the old woman said, it gave me a small space to ponder at. 
but regardless, if i am or not, who cares? problem is, as i have said to that blogger, what matters is not other people's connotation of the word konyo is, but it is more on how you define yourself and the word in relationship to your life. 
and above all, the paella was just terrific!see you bitches!
xoxo!

top 6 places for your food tripping events under a tight 500 budget

6. the loop, ELJ building Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City.
opens every weekdays from 8am to 8pm. it offers a good number of food establishments. but what is exciting about this place is this is where most abs-cbn stars also eat. it fulls your apettite and satisfy your eyes at the same time.

must try:cake icecreams sold for 45php per slice: 450 per cake. also comes in different flavors: black forest, cappucino, ube, etc.

club house sandwich at grams diner, one of the biggest sandwich in town. not to mention the 70s ambiance that the establishment provide to their hungry customers. though with a tight budget, i suggest to put this last in your list.

5. cubao shoe expo, cubao, quezon city.
one of the fast rising places located at the back of ACS building. the place provides a wide of recreation and food establishes from retro thrift shops, modern pop art galleries, bars and restaurants.

must try: bellini's contadina or spicy spaghetti with chili, garlic in olive oil. the cheapest but the most flavorful pasta of them all. you are lucky if mr. bellini would be gracious enough to give you a glass of vino samto, a kind of sweet wine in the house.

mogwai's crispy chicken neck soaked in spicy vinegar dip. a perfect partner while youa re watching an indie or an art film being played everynight.

4. chinatown

if you are craving for something different and out of your fine dining comfort zone. binondo, manila offers a wide variety of chinese dishes and delicacies.

must try: sugarcane juice sold along side streets for 10php per glass. at first, you might be hesitant in trying it because of the greenish color of it. but believe me, it is the most refreshing drink you'll ever taste.

mezzanine cafeauthentic steamed dumplings sold around 100 per plate/10-15pieces. flavored with a rich explosion of herbs.

if you are stubborn enough to do the strolling, you can also try estero fast food chain, a food center along ongpin estero. it offers a wide array of chinese dishes in very affordable price.

salazar bakery home of fantastic toasted siopao and tikoy, in a wide array of sizes and flavors.

3. salcedo weekend food market opens every saturday 7am to 2pm. located along salcedo avenue, makati city. it offers a wide array of food choices for different appettites. its like your stomach's divisoria.

must try: super z sandwiches, the biggest and longest hotdogs and sausages in town.

2. banchetto weekend food market, located along emerald street, ortigas, mandaluyong city.
opens every saturday starting from midnight to noon. half of the the emerald street stretch is closed for traffic to give way for food kiosks. the venue offers a wide choices from simple barbeques, cakes, meat dishes to japanese, korean and mongolian food.

must try:shawarma sisig rice for 70 php

monster burger 120php, half pound beef patty, a great substitute for your brother's burger, burger king and/or wendy's apetite.

1. UP dilimanskip the university canteens, please.

first stop, lutong bahay and lutong kapitbahay, located near the university postal office. if you really want to experience the homy atmosphere while having your lunch. they would literally allow you to sit on their own sofa while watching on their 25' television set.
lunch: regular combo viands are around 50php

tree house, located near NCPAG building, offers a cozy atmosphere overlooking the wide green terrain of the University while eating on an actual tree house.
must try:clubhouse sandwich: 130php

likha diwa considered as an artist and/or vegan haven. located along c.p. garcia avenue. it offers a wide menus of vegetarian dishes and for meat lovers, you could also try their veggie meat for a change.

must try:

crispy banana sundae 75php, this is to die for me.

isawan booths

there are two famous isawan booths in the campus one will be near the kalayaan dormitory and the other one is near the college of law. they have a wide variety of grilled meat products in a very VERY reasonable price.

chocokiss

for sweet tooths and who only goes for fine dining, located inside bahay ng alumni building. they have two establishments: one is on the lower level. while the other one is on the second level.

must try: devil's foodcake and blueberry cheesecake, they are just simply to die for.

manong jimmy's

if you are a meat lover and has a big apettite for it, mang jimmy's will definitely do the trick. they offer a wide menu and promos for your meat apettite.

must try: 3 plus one, a combination of meat dishes and seafood variants.
sarah's and tomatokick two of the most popular drinking establishments next to the unibv
sarahs located along c.p garcia near likha diwa, offers an outdoor ambiance for your drinking sessions. it feels like you are literally drinking just outside your garage minus your parents checking you once in a while.

tomatokick located along maginhawa street inside UP village. its also offer the same thing with sarahs but a little bit fancier.

must try:chicken/beef fajitas then ask for an extra rice, i assure you, you''ll love it especially if its dripping with aoili sauce.

beach house located inside UP diliman, near the main library offers a good array of grilled dishes. the place is not that fancy but overlooking the sunken garden is all worth it.
must try: pork barbeque and salted egg and tomatoes.

when poverty kicked me hard

blessed are those who can still see poverty. - mugen

just like any other things that is too prevalent in our everyday life, poverty has already been considered as something that we often taken for granted. it is too visible in almost everywhere and in everyone of us that most of us would just not want to notice it anymore. probably, it is one of our innate response into something that we could not find ways in resolving, a form of escapism, away from something that some of us already considered as hopeless. but last night, reality kicked me hard and i have noticed poverty once again in the most least expected place and moment--- inside one of those fancy restaurants in mall of asia.

the other night, a blockmate from san beda invited me over for dinner. my initial thought was she might have a problem with her boyfriend again. but she told that it was just a simple(?) block get together. the initial plan was somewhere near katipunan since they have considered that i still have work in makati. then it was moved to diliman. then to quezon avenue. on their way to quezon avenue they decided to return back to mendiola because of the traffic in welcome rotonda and haggled if i could just take the lrt and decided where to go from there. by the time i arrived, we immediately headed off to mall of asia for dinner. from there, one of my blockmate suggested we get steak. all agreed. we went to this fancy steak house restaurant. when everyone settled down, the waiter handed each of us a back to back sheet of menu list. our initial reaction was, "wtf?!" the cheapest dish on the list was around 680 and it was a thin slice of roasted meat marinated in rosemary and some herbs.

i was indeed hesitant in choosing what i am getting eventhough i know that i am not the one who will pay for my meal. for me, i just find it too much for a dinner. i thought, it could already feed a family of 5 in a slum area in manila for a week or even more in the province. but my blockmate insisted since we were already there. i just asked them to choose one for me atleast just to lessen the guilt i was feeling. they've ordered me a jesse james steak, which i don't have the slightest idea what kind of beef part it was. it took me a while before i have answered, "well done!" when i was asked by the waiter how i wanted it to be cooked.

i am not really a fan of fine dining. i usually get off my guard whenever i dine in to such establishments. because compare to other food establishments, fine dining usually requires too many considerations and restrictions on how you use the the exaggerated number of utensils, how you sit, how you chew, and even how you swallow it. i know, its all about dining ethiquette but there are times in which these standards, which by the way are just borrowed from other societies' standards don't really apply on our own context.

but going back to the food, by the time it was served and had a taste of it. i really tried hard in looking for anything special about it to justify its price. but it seemed like the too salty gravy was intended to make taste to the almost dull and tasteless beef. for that, i didn't even finished my food and regreted for dining in into this place. but the big surprise was just yet to come. i was surprised when i saw our bill. it was totalled 11214.20. the tax alone was a whooping 1103.04. but when i thought it was finally over, i saw another line that says service charge with 919.20 printed on it. it just made me fell on my seat.

then, i realized how decandent people can be whenever they stop noticing poverty around them and even to themselves. sometimes we are too occupied with things that we want to buy, experience and lavish that we fail to realize that there are actually other people, more people to be exact, that needs these means more than we do. i thought probably if we have donated just a quarter part of the money that we have paid, probably by now, we have made an entire family smile and survived another day.

but as the conflict theory arguement goes, every society needs to have a social strata that is composed with the more advantaged and the less advantaged groups in order to create conflict that will serve as the impetus for a society to survive.

well, i just hope that one day, if possible, we no longer need to have these nor any conflicts in order to appreciate our lives--- that is my idealistic self speaking.

as i end this post, i am thinking, did we leave any tip?

lunch talks

when a person had an affair to another person after getting married, is it called cheating?


yes.


but what if, a person had an affair before getting married to another person and still continued the affair to the former, is it also called cheating?


it depends.





***remember allan? he is my officemate that has a boy friend, who is married and has a son.





when he opened this to us during our lunch break, one of our male officemate reacted, "home wrecker!"


no one from the group actually reacted nor contested back: a subtle way of affirming the remark. when allan realized this, he reacted, "it was not really my fault when in fact, i came in the picture first before my boyfriend actually got married."


jonathan answered,"even so. if you already knew that your boyfriend got married, you should have avoided him already. in consideration, atleast to their son."


"he just impregnated his wife by accident, than, that is why he was forced by his wife's family to marry her."


"marriage is marriage. regradless, if the marriage is a cause or a product of something else, we should still respect it."


from that point, i felt that the conversation is already beginning to create a friction. so i decided to butt in. i told jonathan, "you need to consider the condition that allan has because in the first place, he doesn't have any option for marriage. eventhough he or they wanted too, he simply can't. since there is no same sex marriage in the country."


on the other hand, i told allan that, "it is no excuse who comes first in the relationship. what matters is where the mutual decision is coming from and in consideration with the consequences and responsibilities it entail."


i added to allan, if only his boyfriend was probably there, i would have told him, "here's my phone and try calling taiwan. your hair might be being stepped on and run over by the people there right now. but seriously speaking, "make up your mind, dude! you can never have them both at the same time without hurting another person's feelings. not unless, your wife would agree to the set up that you three will share. because as of the moment, you are playing with somebody's feeling behind her back."


then all of us,became silent. we paused for a moment and then continued eating our lunch. then, i just realized how intellectual the conversation had been and i also felt that probably my officemates also freaked out with the realization. it also came to me that not all my officemates were pigs. i was lucky enough to have another set of individuals who i can strike a good conversation with. i learned that it is indeed just a matter of finding the right group in the right time and right place.


then allan spoke, "well, i just can't imagine his wife's boobs brushing on mine nor her catching my load. its just way over my imagination."everybody grossed out and "eeeewwww"-ed. then we all laughed. i even had goosebumps just imagining the picture. so jonathan just called for smoke and everybody stood up, except allan and i, and followed him. i thought, how soft stomached this guys are for losing their appetite as quick as that . but it didn't actually took allan that long to stood up and excused himself to smoke as well. when i went back to my plate to finish my meal. i found myself having difficulties finishing my meal as well. i just realized that all of us were actually having an over cookedmiso soup on the side.

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when i went out the building, i saw them all laughing at me. then jonathan asked me if i were able to finish my soup? i just then smiled naively.

ang TUNAY na BAON para sa AKIN

hindi ako nagbabaon sa opisina.

pero siguro kahit gaano kaburyong, paulit-ulit at nakakastress ang trabaho mo, ewan ko na lang kung hindi ka ganahan kung ganito ang makikita mo pagbukas ng lunch box mo...

seryoso, napaisip ako'ng magbaon ng nakita ko ito.

malisyoso

i was scanning over some pictures in my cellphone, trying to clear some space while waiting for the seminar to start.

when a shadow passed over my silhoutte.

i made a glance and then returned back to my phone.

then suddenly jerik, blatantly told me how malicious i was.

i was really surprised with the accusation.

i could feel the solid conviction of those words. it really came to me in a surprise.

i didn't even do nor say anything. the guts to throw such.

my blood was already rushing over my head and i could feel my face turning red.

then he added, "i know the seminar was not the only thing you came here for."

i already felt my fist tightening.

i want to ask him why or what's your basis.

i was about to punch him on the face, when suddenly i saw these in my phone

then, i just told him. probably i am. hehehe.

note: the image was a chicharon we had as pulutan in one of a drinking session i had with some friends.

ilocos food trip

'sinanglaw'

parang beef papaitan

bitter beef soup

cheese pemiento club house sandwich mojos
(not really an ilocos specialty, hehehe)

pesto pasta
(isa pa'ng hindi rin specialty)

ilocano style 'puque-pugue'

a mixture of eggplant, tomatoes,
onions, egg and it has BROTH!
the thing that differed it from
the kapampangan puque-puque
we commonly know.

pata tim
sweetened pork thigh

fish sinigang
dorado fish in sour soup

dinakdakan

ilocano version of sisig

bagnet
ilocos lechon

the original ilocano pinakbet
which has no squash on it.

when i found myself in laguna for the first time just for a buko pie

one day, i craved for buko pie. so i went to laguna without any idea of where it was.
hehehe