Random Thoughts

1. Have you ever met a person that you think you'll feel comfortable but then, after talking to them, you feel like shit? I mean, they're not at simple as they seem; or they pretend to be. Generally, I'm a simple guy with simple dreams. But these people, they tend to blow their trumpets out loud..too loud, that you become uneasy and insecure! It's totally devasting. After you put your defenses down and expect that somehow they appreciate you as you are, but in the end, they don't. And they do that just to feed their ego. These people think they're too perfect for anyone that they just throw people away like chewed gum.

Case in point: Dated someone in the higher part of society (or a social climber, perhaps) saying "I'm cool, I'm harmless, I'm totally friendly." Yours truly gave in. And after the first date, I felt like shit..being in the lower part of society. No cars, no gadgets, no condo-units. And was thrown away like that.



2. I have learned that some people who think you're friends, in fact are not. They're just some people who come into your life for a certain period of time, and after that, all is forgotten.

But some do stay, and they are the ones who you should treasure.

Comic Me

Me as a comic character!





This caricature of me was drawn by Lyndon Gregorio back in 2002, when he autographed my copy of the first ever Beerkada collection.

Everyday at the Office

A.M.

Breakfast

Co-Trainees

Work

A Day of Food

This is food trip number 3, plate 1.

And to think that I am gaining weight.

All I can say that is is one yummy day since I had to eat at three different restaurants in an afternoon!

Since I was new in the company, my boss sent me to a training. And its a company policy that they provides us free lunch. So they gave us a Japanese meal from Tokyo Tokyo. But I wasn't able to eat my meal( My training classmates just reserved the meal for me anyway) since my boss invited us (the team) for a lunch out at Pizza Hut Bistro to discuss something. So there we ate our lunch. And it so happened that day, we were invited to a dinner out by a former boss. So there you have it, a dinner waiting at Dad's for us. ( I finished 3 plates of food, by the way..refer to the picture above).

After all that food, I felt like bursting! But I'm not complaining.

Its food and the best thing....its FREE!!

Less Than Twenty Bucks

It was one of those days that new reminisce of those moments in the past that as a kid(or even as a college student), you used to buy street food less than 20 pesos and be satisfied. But as time goes by and the impact of the world financial crisis in the US, it seems that everything around you is pricey. Even the simplest food that you eat! So accompanied by a friend and armed with a hundred peso bill, we decided to meet up at UP Diliman in Quezon City and look for those treats around the campus that will satisfy your hunger and it won't even cost you an arm and a leg. And be ready to eat those, just in case food prices do soar up high...we may never know!

Without further ado.

Number 1 Find: Fishball and Kikiam
Probably one of the most popular street food of time and the all-time favorite. The taste of flour and fish, and more flour. We were at the UP Shopping Center when we found this booth that sells it and decided to eat this.
Cost: For Fishball - 50 centavos each ball
For Kikiam - 12 pesos per piece, divided in 6 bite size pieces

Number 2 Find: Kernel Corn with Butter and Cheese
One of my favorites! Steamed kernel corn with luscious margarine with sweet and tangy cheese powder. Man, when I saw this, I immediately ran to the stall bought one for myself. Satisfying the kid in me....again.
Cost: 20 pesos for a 16-ounce cup

Number 3 Find: Chicken Gizzard, or popularly known as Isaw
THIS IS THE REASON why I go to UP. Grilled chicken gizzard, with spicy vinegar on the side. Mang Larry, thank you.
Cost : 3 pesos per stick

Number 4 Find: Botchi ( or "butsi" ) Fried Chicken Stomach ( basta, laman loob din yun! )
Another reason why I want to study in UP. To visit Mang Larry.
Cost: 20 pesos per pack


So there are the 4 finds I made. I sorely miss those days back in Sta. Mesa where I used to eat all of these stuff everyday after school.

A Haiku

Would just like to share an attempt to create a Japanese haiku.