Recipes

Naglalakad kami ni Ellaine sa Trinoma at naghahanap ng makakainan.

Sabi ko gusto ko nang manok.

She suggested we try Recipes kasi masarap daw dun and she said that the Baguio beans dish is to die for.

So pumunta kami ng Recipes.

Dahil kelangan namin magyosi, dun kami sa labas. Al Fresco chuchu and drama ni Ellaine.

On the left you have the Baguio beans na masarap pala talaga. Niluto sa sili at gata. Parang Bicol Express pero Baguio Beans ang ginamit. The middle dish is fried chicken with eggplant. The chicken was delicious, it was crispy and really tasty. The dish on the far right is kangkong topped with lechon kawali. In fairness the lechon was really crispy.

There's Ellaine.

Dinner was good. After eating, we had coffee at Seattles Best then off we went to watch Green Lantern.

Hello!

Kamusta Dear Readers! Kamusta na kayo? Namiss niyo ako? :D

Pasensya na kung hindi ako nakakapagblog lately, medyo busy-busihan ako sa work. Ganito kasi yun, nung agent pa ako, pag may call or mail, work mode. Pag avail time, bonggang avail talaga kaya may time akong magisip ng pwede kong isulat para sa inyo.

Eh ngayon medyo hindi ko na naeexperience yun kasi oo nga't nakabukas ang FB, Twitter, Blog at kung anong mga anik sa browser ko, wala naman akong time para mag-isip ng isusulat.

Aside from that, I think my life has become a little boring dahil lagi nalang akong  nasa trabaho. Ni hindi na nga ako masyadong updated sa mga friends ko eh. The only time I have to relax at work is my 10 to 12 smoke breaks. Unlimited naman eh kaya pag stressed ako, deretso sa yosi area.

Not that I'm complaining, love ko naman ang work ko ngayon kasi it's something I like. Yun lang, naninibago parin ako sa surroundings ko. New boss, new workmates. Though mababait naman sila at wala naman akong masabi, syempre the relationship with one another still needs to be built kasi nagpapakiramdaman parin kami. Ansaaaavvvvveee???

Kaya ayun, as much as I'd want to update my blog everyday, there are times na hindi ko maasikaso. Syempre dapat kumayod. Para sa future. Para sa future namin ni Parker. Meeehhhh ganoooon???

So ganun lang, try kong magupdate kung kelan pwede. Wag kayong magsasawa dear readers.

Mahel kow kayow.

^_^

Tinarayan Ko

May na-award nanaman ako.

Ganito kasi yun, nasa isang office supplies store ako malapit sa office namin.

May kailangan akong bilhin at dun ako pumunta kasi sila lang ang nagbebenta nung kelangan ko.

Hindi ko na sasabihin kung ano binili ko. Hindi yun ang point ng story.

So ayun, nakuha ko na yung kelangan ko kaya pumila na ako.

May nauna sa akin sa pila at konti lang naman bibilhin niya so keri lang sa akin.

10 minutes...

20 minutes...

30 minutes...

Abay nakapila parin ako.

Ayun pala, yung isang bibilhin ng nasa harapan ko, hindi nirerecognize ng scanner nila yung bar code.

Or so I thought.

I was getting REALLY impatient which is a very bad thing.

Naisip ko nang umalis pero kelangan ko talaga yung bibilhin ko.

After another 10 minutes biglang tumunog yung machine keme nila.

Ayun naman pala eh, mali ang pagsca-scan nung nasa cashier.

So finally ako na ang magbabayad. Mainit parin ang ulo ko kasi kanina pa ako nakapila and I hate hate hate waiting in line.

Nung nakita ko na yung babayaran ko, naglabas ako ng 500.

"Sir wala ba kayong lower bill? Wala kaming panukli eh", sabi ni ateng cashier.

Nagpanting ang tenga ko.

"Problema ko ba yon?! Kung may barya ako, yun ang dapat na binigay ko sayo at hindi buo", I said in the most sarcastic tone I could muster at that moment.

Seriously, that's one of the few things na pag nasasabihan ako eh nagsusungit talaga ako.

Proproblemahin ko pa ba na wala silang panukli? Ako nga ang bibili diba? Kung ako rin ang mamromroblema sa panukli eh di sana nagpalit nalang kami at ako nalang ang magtatayo ng negosyo at siya ang mamimili.

Na-stun ata si ate at hindi umimik ng mga 5 seconds. Biglang may kinalikot si ate sa cashier at aba surprise surprise may panukli naman pala eh.

Babanatan ko pa dapat eh pero nagpigil nalang ako. Poise Anton. Poise.

I normally try to control my temper in situations like this but there are times when I slip and just lose it.

Nung inabot niya sa akin ang sukli ko, lumabas ako ng store at eto nalang ang nasabi ko sa sarili ko,

"I really need to find another place that sells this."

Birthday Party 2011

Every year I throw a dinner party on my birthday. Last year it was at Giligans with a group of 7 people. This year it was at Gerry's Grill and this time there were 14 of us.

People who were present were Sexy Anne, Mariah, Benj, Ellaine, Bongga, Jelai, Tess, Trix, Jaydee, Moneh, Ramon, Mary, and Maria.

Here are pictures from that night. Iba talaga pag nagsama-sama kami.

They surprised me with a cake. Na-touch naman ako, tumakas si Ellaine para bilhan ako ng cake. 

Dahil walang candle, yosi ang ginamit namin.

There is no greater joy than to celebrate your day surrounded by your closest and dearest friends. I've been back in Manila for more than a year now and within that span of time, I have made terrific friends. They are the best and dare I say that this has been the best birthday party I have ever had.

Thank you everyone for making my birthday one that I will never forget.

Clawdaddy's

Dahil birthday ko, tinanong ko ang boss ko kung gusto niyang sumama sa amin kinagabihan para sa party ko. Sabi niya masama daw ang pakiramdam niya kaya hindi siya makakasama pero ililibre nalang daw niya ako ng lunch.

Pagdating ng mga 12:30 niyaya na niya akong lumabas ng office. Since katabi namin ang Centris Walk, dun nalang kami pumunta. 

He asked me if I wanted to eat at Clawdaddy's. Magiinarte pa ba ako? Sabi ko, sure.

Pagpasok namin dun, halos walang tao. This didn't surprise me since most of the restaurants at Centris Walk are empty during the day specially on weekdays.

My boss, asked me what I wanted to eat. At first inisip ko na baka puro seafoods ang meron dito. Sorry naman, I have my ignorant moments din. Pero ayun, buti nalang may karne din sila. I asked him what's good and he said masarap daw yung beef ribs.

So yun ang inorder ko with a side of mashed potatoes and coleslaw. He ordered baby back ribs I think.

Grabe, the picture does not do the food any justice. Ang laki ng lintek na beef ribs na yan. It took me almost an hour to finish it together with the side dishes. It tasted really good and the beef was really soft. The barbecue sauce used on this was also really good.

You wanna know what's wrong with eating beef ribs? Nothing, that's what.

Natuwa naman ako kasi super kwentuhan kami ng boss ko habang kumakain. O diba? May bonding moments kami.

Mabuti nalang at talagang mabait tong boss ko kaya nga kahit anong iutos nito sa akin ginagawa ko nalang eh. Like they say, it's easy to find a good job but it's hard to find a good job with a good boss.

Johnny Rockets

Saturday night nang magkayayaan na mag dinner sa Tomas Morato. Kasama ko ang aking mga bagong friends from work.

Since I don't frequent Morato that much, mga kasama ko nalang ang nagdecide kung saan kami pupunta. Keri lang naman sa akin kahit saan eh.

We ended up in Johnny Rockets.

The place reminds me a lot of 50's Dinner back home in Baguio. The price, not so much dahil medyo mahal ang food dito sa Johnny;s.



Natuwa ako dito sa Jukebox pero hindi ko alam kung gumagana talaga siya. I didnt bother to check. Hindi ko rin alam kung para saan yung aparador na nasa tabi niya.



May instructions na nakasulat dito na pag naglagay ka ng piso at pinindot mo yung number ng song na gusto mo eh mag plaplay siya.

Naglagay si James ng piso.

Hinintay namin ang music.

Dun namin na-realize na props lang pala yun sa table hahaha.



At some point, may tutugtog na music at sasayaw ang mga waiter at waitress. Nakakatuwa, they were dancing YMCA here. Feel na feel nilang sumayaw in fairness.

Mukhang masayang mag work dito kung may mga ganyang eksena. Sigurado papayat ako.



Etong si kuyang waiter, pinagdidiskusyonan namin kung straight ba siya or hindi. In fairness gwapo si kuya. He's the maputi and matangakad type. Hindi ko lang mapicturan ng maayos kasi baka makahalata siya ahihihi



Ang arte ng pagbigay nila ng ketchup ano? May design pa talaga pero natuwa ako kasi si kuyang gwapo ang nagbigay.



Natuwa ako sa mga baso nila for some reason. You don't see coke glasses like that anymore.



Eto ang magandang part, may kamahalan man ang lafang, unlimited naman ang fries and soft drinks. Pero sa laki ng fries nila, isang serving palang busog ka na.



Ayan pare-pareho kami ng inorder. "The Original Burger".



Sabi ni Ishy wag ko daw ipost sa FB yung picture niya na to. Ok, pero wala siyang sinabi na hindi ko to pwedeng ilagay sa blog ko wahahaha. Mukhang natuwa din siya sa burger no?



Si James, Your humble blogger, at si Maynard.



Si Jeff, Ishy, at Mae.






Hindi maayos tong picture na ito dahil shushunga-shunga yung kumuha. Sayang, ang ganda pa naman ng smile ni ate na naka red polka-dot dress.

This is the second time na nakasama ko tong mga to. First time was nung nag divisoria kami. Masaya silang kasama, walang tigil ang tawanan. 

To sum it all up, naging masaya ang gay's night out namin. Food. Drinks. Gays. How could things go wrong?!

What's In The Bag?

I was at Comic Alley with Ellaine and Bongga. Ellaine got me something.

What's in the bag? 

It's a big-ass Modoki stuff toy! Seriously, it's twice the size of my head. While Ellaine was looking for something, I was playing with this and I said that I've always wanted to buy one but could not think of a reason why I should. Ellaine suddenly said that she'll buy it as an early birthday gift to me.

Oh yeah, it's my birthday in a few days :)

There's Me and Ellaine.

Oh yeah, sorry about the disheveled hair and baggy eyes. It's been a long week. 

Anyhoo, thank you so much for the gift Ellaine, I love it!