choco kiss
Tuesday, February 5, 2008phoem and i have been spending a lot of time together lately. i really learn a lot from her insights. i don’t agree with her all the time but her opinions make my lazy neurons work. haha. anyway, saturday, we had lunch at choco kiss in bahay ng alumni. sunday, we went to these weird seminar, watched 27 dresses, and had dinner at fazoli’s in eastwood.
choco kiss
this is my favorite place in up. this is where my friends and i used to meet after office. i think this is a good date place especially if you’re on a budget. with just P250 you can have a sumptuous meal, excluding dessert. they have the best iced tea in my opinion which you can have bottomless for P58. i always order bagoong rice but i’ve heard that their chix in a basket is really delicious. their hickory smoked spareribs (P190) which is my current favorite is also highly recommended (by me). if you’re not a rice eater and would prefer mashed potatoes, just add P20. 
choco kiss is at the 2nd floor of bahay ng alumni, up diliman. i think they also have a branch in morato.
weird seminar
the seminar on alchemy was kinda weird. i felt that it was a recruitment meeting of some kind of cult. they suggest certain yoga-like exercises that are supposed to help you absorb good energy.
towards the end of the seminar, we were asked to close our eyes and meditate. may parang chant pa nga, buti na lang nobody was serious enough to repeat the chant. since i have attention deficiency, i opened my eyes after a few minutes of pretending to concentrate. aba, aba, everybody in the room were in some sort of trance. scary!
27 dresses
it’s a feel good movie. nothing really extraordinary. it’s almost similar to never been kissed.
boy is cynical about marriage. girl is obsessed about marriage. then they fall in love and get married. ganun lang naman.
i like girly movies that are empowering like the devil wears prada. but this one is okay.
fazoli’s
they serve italian food real fast. i thought they are a filipino company pero american pala. they have huge servings so when i saw the pizza and pasta meal i ordered medyo nalula ako. it’s very affordable and they serve unlimited garlic breadsticks. i’m not really that crazy about garlic bread but fazoli’s breadsticks are really delicious.
i think this is also a good date place for fun couples who aren’t mushy. haha.
10 things
Monday, February 4, 2008i have been tagged by the rambling virus!
instructions: blog about 10 weird/random facts/habits/goals about myself. at the end choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names and WHY you chose them. Don’t forget to leave them a comment (You’re IT! ) and to read your blog. You can’t tag the person who tagged you, since you can’t tag me back - let me know when you’ve posted your blog so I can see your answers.
1. after college, i took up two courses that i didn’t finish. i took up nursing for one sem (didn’t even finish the sem) but i realized that i wasn’t caring enough to be a nurse. then i took accountancy for one year. i excelled in this course but i got impatient so i stopped.
2. i am not athletic. i don’t know how to play any kind of sport. i also don’t know how to swim nor ride a bike.
3. my college friends used to call me "brando".
4. i got published once in youngblood. the title of the article was "generous patrons".
5. i believe that people are inherently evil.
6. i’m willing to work my ass to death to achieve my career goals. heavy workload stresses me out but it gives me a sense of satisfaction. i also want to become an entrepreneur and amass wealth.
7. i don’t have a credit card. i prefer to pay in cash.
8. i get extremely nervous whenever i get a haircut. for some reason, i’m prone to haircut disasters.
9. in once tried to manipulate myself into thinking that i have a crush on a classmate. the experiment turned out to be half successful.
10.when i was younger, i believed in the power of "star bright, star light, first star i see tonight" the one thing i wished for every night actually came true.
i’m interested to know about these guys so i am tagging april, emcee, bren, francine, hailey, kirstine, michelle, pinaywife, wersp, and yods. i hope you’d have as much fun as i had in answering this meme.
make your blog interactive
having your own website is like having your own talk show. you have the freedom to write about anything that you want. you can express your opinions on various issues that you’re interested in.
just like a talk show, sometimes you’re also interested to know about what your readers think about you and what you write. some websites or blogs give readers the option to leave a comment or to post a shoutout but not all readers have the patience to compose sentences to give you feedback.
to know about your readers, you might want to set up quick polls or surveys in your site. this will allow your readers to provide feedback in just one click.
up fair
to those who are interested to go to the UP fair …
monday
LOVERAGE 2 : Outloud!
Tickets at P85
BAMBOO | PAROKYA NI EDGAR | KAMIKAZEE
6CycleMind | MYMP | UpDharmaDown | Kitchie Nadal
Imago | Itchyworms | Chicosci | Stonefree | Moonstar88
Silent Sanctuary | Mayonnaise | Soapdish | Shamrock | Gloc9
Cookie Chua | Queso | Treadstone | Blue Ketchup | Protein Shake | Ciudad | Fuse
Paraluman | Manibela | Chubibo | Tha-r | Zelle | Aurora | Melanie AND MANY MORE…
tuesday
Rakestra: Lost in Oblivion
Tickets at P85
Sandwich, Urbandub w/ Manila Philharmonic Orchestra, Parokya ni Edgar, Kamikazee, 6Cycle Mind, Sugarfree, Itchyworms, Moonstar88, Chicosci, Silent Sanctuary, Callalily, Hale, Imago, Mojofly, Rocksteddy, Mayonnaise, The Dawn, Slapshock, Radioactive Sago Project, Kiko Machine, Pedicab, Hilera, Pinup Girls, Ciudad, Chilitees, Taken by Cars, Cambio, Manibela, Zelle, Boy Elroy, Oi Wag D2, Bembol Rockers, The Dorques, Angulo, Too Late The Hero, Duster, Aizo, Bagetsafonik, The Ronnies, Concrete Sam, El Mercurio, Peryodiko and many more…
wednesday
Rock Love-an sa Sandaan! Kami n’APO ulit!
Sugarfree, Spongecola, Typecast, Callalily, Silent Sanctuary, Urbandub, Barbie Almalbis, Imago, 6cyclemind, Itchyworms, Hale, Greyhoundz, Proteinshake, Pedicab, Kjwan, Soapdish, Stonefree, Mayonnaise, Fuse, Mojofly, RockSteddy, ChicoSci, Check, Melanie, Hilera, VinceNoir, Paraluman, Manibela, Ciudad, Blue Ketchup, and many more…
thursday
SISFIRE 6 - kissing under the stars. fireworks. bands. capoiera. fire dancers.
kamikazee | urbandub | rivermaya | sugarfree | chicosci | imago | stonefree | up dharma down | mojofly | radioactive sago project | silent sanctuary | juana | giniling festival | moonstar 88 | chubibo | session road | purple chickens | pumping pluto
| and many more
friday
215 Degrees FAIRenheit
tickets at P70
Queso, Chicosci, Itchyworms, Sinosikat, Datu’s Tribe, Cambio, Callalily, Silent Sanctuary, Mayonaise, Soapdish, The Wuds, Blue Ketchup, The Jerks, Machine Gun, Anak ni Aling Juana and many others!
saturday
EUFAIRIA: 100 Years at the Edge of Sanity
Tickets at 80 pesos
men!
Friday, February 1, 2008
last night, i had dinner with my friends and of course we talked about what the bastards did this time. i just listened; i chose not to share my side of the story simply because i don’t give a damn anymore. i’m tired thinking about something i can never ever solve regardless of how much time i put into it.
naisip ko lang, do men talk about such stuff when they hang out? since they are the source of misery, do they brag about how much pain and suffering they cause? or they just don’t talk about it as if we don’t exist?
dishwasher
lately, we’ve been having difficulties in finding a housemaid. we pay for their transportation fares and then later on we would find out that they only plan to stay for a month (instant money, they ask for their month’s pay and then ask for money for their trip back to the province) or they just used us so they can fo somewhere else in manila. they make silly excuses to get what they want. *sigh* these people have complete disregard for others.
anyway, i end up doing most of the chores. my brother helps out but of course he tries to avoid it if he can. at dinner, he prepares the table just in time for my arrival so that he can bully me into being the dishwasher. yes, i’m older but i let myself be bullied by the brat.
