Filed under: Pulitika't Kuro-kuro | Tags: 2010 elections, erap, estrada, Philippines, presidente
The hiatus I had from writing is finally over; I have been busy these past few months, I actually still am. I just have to write about something very important…FEAR.
Nelson Mandela once said, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” True to most, I would like to rephrase it for this post–MY deepest fear is not that HE is inadequate, MY deepest fear is that HE MIGHT BECOME powerful beyond measure…AGAIN.
The Philippines is about to start anew with the 2010 Elections coming very soon. There have been much said about those aspiring to become President, but only two seem to have found the lime light: Noynoy Aquino and Manny Villar. The two most influencial among the bunch. Noynoy utilizes the grieving supporters of his mother, the name he bears and their family’s connections, while Villar continues his TV ad assault gaining the support of the mass in the process. I might actually start having Manny Villar ad nightmares anytime soon. They’re the titans of the 2010 Elections, however let us not be quick to disqualify for there is indeed a black horse in this race; ousted President Joseph Estrada (former sounds too kind). You think he’d learn his lesson, heck, you think we’ve learned our lesson. The man is practically an ex-convict, you’d think that would account for his disqualification, but no, not in this country.
Estrada could win over the Aquino supporters (Noynoy’s crowd) via his TV ads alone, the Cory Aquino apology video has a strong impact (that’s one booboo from Cory’s career that would make her turn in her grave–no disrespect.) Everybody knows how much the mass loves Erap (Villar’s crowd), not to mention the amount of respect the entertainment industry has for him, some from Kris Aquino’s pool of connection will definitely turn. If Erap wins, and there clearly is a possibility of him winning, what the hell would become of this country? We already saw the economic devastation and mockery we received from having as our leader, hopefully we’ve learned from it all. I mean, I’m all for second chances but with this guy it’s like I called death himself to rain his wrath upon me. Come on, we haven’t even started picking up the pieces, and we already see litter heading our way.
If Erap is elected President I will flee the country without much thought.
Wouldn’t it only be right that my first chick-post be that of Stefanía Fernández, the crowned Miss Universe 2009? Yeah, I call it chick-post.
When Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza had to pass her crown, it was a tad unexpected that she’ll be handing it over to someone from her own Nation as well. This is the first time, threw thorough research yes, I researched that a country won the title consecutively. Though it’s disappointing, of course as a Filipino, that Bianca Manalo didn’t make the top 15. Considering her high online rating, I guess this year’s batch of contestants was just oozing with beauty. I mean, come on, there were at least 20 other gals who were eligible, in terms of appeal, to win it all.
I had, in order of favorite to least, Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir – Iceland, Bianca Manalo – Philippines, Stefanía Fernández – Venezuela, Gona Dragusha – Kosovo and Renete Cerljen – Sweden as my top five; and only two of them, Venezuela and Kosovo, got to the actual top five.
Perhaps it was because Stefanía Fernández was both enticing and elegant. She had a glow in her that was inexistent to other contestant. Okay, I’ll cut the crap and just draw my favorite word.
Stefanía Fernández was AWESOME.
August is an awesome month for Mixed Martial Arts. I had two big fights that I was excited about: Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin and BJ Penn vs. Ken Florian Gina ‘Conviction’ Carano vs. Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos, don’t ask why I didn’t care much about the Penn-Florian fight.
First fight’s first, Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin. Dominated is a word few, and I mean FEW, will associate with Forrest Griffin; but you’d be stupid to think that Anderson Silva will not be able to dominate Forrest Griffin. I had no doubts that The Spider will win the fight, the question was: how? People got bored with The Spider’s last two fights against Patrick Cote and Thales Leites, respectively. Critics were questioning him: Has he lost motivation? Was he scared against Leites? Did he not train as hard? Dana White himself was disappointed with Silva’s performance and was afraid his bouts wouldn’t generate as much money is they should be…and maybe he was on to something. In fact, when Anderson Silva was making his way towards the ring, fans were booing him. They were shouting “Let’s go Forrest!” They were cancelling the fact that this is THE Anderson Silva. They rang the bell and the bout began. Both started slow, trying to get a taste of each other okay that was gross. Then Forrest started throwing, unfortunately for him, Silva is a master dodger, his flurry was to no avail. Silva kept dodging, until he threw a beautiful right hand counter-punch. Forrest was rocked. The fight continued in that fashion with Forrest getting rocked twice, and on the second time, Silva even offered his hand and wanted to help Forrest get up on his feet. The Spider’s adrenaline started flowing; he nodded his head in dismay as if Forrest wasn’t doing anything. Forrest once again got rocked, fell down on his back but was able to get up, however at this point he was well over dismantled. While throwing a 1-2 combo, Anderson Silva got a counter-punch in and with that one punch KTFOed Forrest Griffin to one of the most embarrassing KOes ever witnessed. After the bout, everyone was just in awe at what Anderson Silva, The Spider, a phenom, can do.
Who’d guess that Gina Carano’s a mixed martial arts fighter?
This next fight is difficult for me to talk about. The women of sports have long been the apple of men’s eyes. Athletic women seem to have that tomboy/cowgirl appeal that men are, in most ways, looking for in women; this being a fact however, it’s still hard to have a crush on women fighters as compared to tennis and golf players with the exception, of course, of Leyla Ali, Mia St. John and the lady we will be talking about, Gina ‘Conviction’ Carano. When you speak about crush-ABLE women fighters, Gina’s right on top. Known by most as Crush in American Gladiator, she revolutionized women Mixed Martial Arts. Gina Carano is the former Elite XC women’s mixed martial arts champion holding a record of 7-0. She brings that title to Strikeforce and puts it on the line against Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos who held a 7-1 record before their fight. My heart was broken seeing the fight unfold. Cris dominated Gina with her aggressive style; but you can’t take away Carano that easy. She was dodging takedowns, escaped an ankle lock and a kimura before Cyborg was able to finally pin her down an pummeled his face with 1-2 punches. It sucked. Cyborg WAS A MAN-iac. She was ripped in places no lady should be ripped. She had this ape-like face that shouted “I WILL EAT YOU!” from all corners. She had tattoos all over her freakishly large body. In conclusion, the new women’s champion is indeed a man. Gina Carano was beaten by a man. No shame. She fought well…and she’s waaaaaaay hotter. Booy’all!
Filed under: DIY
I always visit lifehacker.com, for random Tech stuff (How ironic that I was bashing on technology in my last post). Anyway, I saw their post about a DIY (Do It Yourself) A/C. I watched the video in hopes of creating one myself; unfortunately I didn’t have the luxury of time to visit the hardware store, and was too lazy to do the processes involved. So I decided to create my version of the Improv A/C.
All you need is a fan mine’s the 3D High Velocity Air Circulator, a basin or a bucket for high-stand fans, ice, salt, an old tank top or any thin cloth that’ll be able to hold the ice and a piece of wood to hang your cloth. Get them, and you’re ready.
What you need to do is to place the ice inside the cloth, put salt on the ice (Sodium Chloride slows the process of the ice melting gradeschool science really), now hang the cloth full of ice in front of your fan. Put the basin/bucket below the cloth so that when the ice melts it’ll catch the water. The air from the fan will blow the cool “whatchamacallit” from the ice towards the direction the fan’s facing.
Here’s proof that I actually did it myself.
However, there are cons: 1) the salt doesn’t PREVENT the ice from melting, so you’ll have to get over the fact that the air cooling won’t last forver, 2) the air will probably get around 40-45% cooler don’t ask how I computed it, curiosity killed the cat and it might kill you too, 3) the set-up and clean-up process will get into your nerves if you’re as lazy as a sloth then again, if you ARE lazier than a sloth, you won’t even read this. It does have PROS, more on the financial side though. If you’re like me, and you’re cutting off on your electrical consumption so your share will be less on the electric bill, this works like a charm. It’s deceiving too, it makes you look like someone who’s WILLING to save a few bucks.
So, go ahead and try it…I promise you, IT WORKS.
It was three days ago when the internet went haywire. It was crazy, people complaining about it through the IM stats, Facebook stats, Multiply Quicknotes, Friendster shoutouts, Twits, Plurks, blogs… Some, including me, even did research on it, but that’s not my point.
We’ve all become dependent on the internet. I am guilty of showering my Facebook and Twitter accounts of complaints against PLDT and how I’m not getting my money’s worth of internet service. Was it their fault that I lost 2 or 3 business days? Noooo. I was just that DAMN affected. Haha. Booy’all! I earn thru the internet. My client’s send me design projects by e-mail, we discuss specifications and have our exchange thru Skype, and then there’s PayPal…the web is not just past-time for me; my whole life sort of revolves around it. So when it had to take a rain check, people knew, I was devastated. Hassle.
All of these got me to reflect though. What we’ll all be like in the future…will we be fat-ass-lazy-slobs as the movie “Wall-E” predicted? Or will we ever learn to super our technology like the people from the “Jetson’s”. Will we be able to use our brain’s full potential or be brain-dead? Will we ever need our bodies as much? The future is a vast space of unanswered technological advancement queries. But currently, it’s just scary. We have begun to port social interaction in the web; there are even people, estranged and all, who never leave their house, their friends are those from social networking sites. People they haven’t even met. People they know only by their online aliases. Will it get worse? Businesses, social networks, personal data, all of these things we’ve ported online. What if we lose the web? It’s not far from that happening. Natural occurrences CAN destroy the web, as we’ve experienced these past three days where current snapped the APCN2 undersea network cable. Southeast Asia suffered from internet drought. What if the web retaliates? What if it gets hyper-intelligent? What if it gains the ability to learn and act on its own? Life, as modern-men know it, will cease to exist. Man-made technological advancements advance to control men.
The past three days I realized that the web has become more than just an information superhighway; it controls more of us than we of it. The pretend-friends that we have online, the pretend-achievements we get through online-games, the vague fame we get from the hits on our webpages, blogs and stuff, the lifeless keyboard-bashing conversations we share with supposed real-life friends. After all, words spoken are always better than those written. Online life is actually sad when it’s given deeper thought.
Yet, at the end of this, I’m posting it ONLINE. Should we still call these “advancements” or are they contributing to our regression as human beings? What will we do? What CAN we do?
Filed under: Pulitika't Kuro-kuro
“It would take a lifetime to find someone like you.” –Bishop Soc Villegas
Pres. Corazon Aquino was the Philippines’ ray of light amidst the darkness of corruption, deceit and violence; and today, she once again IS. At least, after a long while, people of different principles, ideals and tradition come together as Filipinos.
My eyes were wet, while watching Cory’s burial, not because I was grieving for the country’s loss but because of joy. When I saw the number of people who attended and the tears that each of them was shedding I was in complete awe at how great President Cory Aquino truly was. My mother was telling me how ‘simple’ but wise, this woman who led the Philippines in its surge for truth back in the days. Truly, our democracy will forever be owed to her.
I have, but few words to share in this time of sadness. I just wish that the Filipino people will give justice to the legacy that President Cory left us; a legacy of truthfulness, togetherness and faithfulness despite hardships and trials. Finally, to the housewife who became the mother of us all, the sheep who led the flock, MABUHAY PO KAYO MAM!
Today is the heyday for the welterweight division in boxing, where the collection of fighters is beyond recognition. You’ve got Mosley, Margarito, Cotto, Mayweather, Marquez, FattonHatton, and of course, Pacquiao. The welterweight division is oozing with talent, and on November 14 we will witness two of the prime welterweights go toe-to-toe.
This will be the site for boxing fans all over the world. Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2) and Miguel Cotto (34-1) has reportedly reached verbal agreement with Bob Arum to slug it out at 145 lbs. Oh man…it’s on!
Manny Pacquiao, after the unparalled dominance over Ricky Hatton, has erased all doubts that he is by far the NEW pound-for-pound king following Floyd Mayweather Jr., however ‘NEW’ doesn’t cut it for Pretty Boy Floyd. He claims, he still is the P4P king and that Manny will never be anywhere near his league. ‘NEW’ is not enough, we’ll have to see who the ‘REAL’ P4P king is; thankfully, Manny will not have to wait for Mayweatherthat wuss, who recently chickened out of a fight against Marquez. On November 14, if Manny wins his fight against Miguel Cotto, he will make his point clear.
It will not be easy for Manny though, Miguel Cotto is a natural 145-pound fighter. There is where he dominated simply with his seek and destroy fighting style. Yes, I remember, people said that with Ricky Hatton as well. Bear in mind, Cotto is an entirely different fighter than Hatton–random thought: Cotto + Hatton = COTTON! Anyway, Cotto has more dimension to his style and not to mention his discipline is far commendable. Manny will have to sit this one down with Freddie Roach, and I mean SIT THIS ONE DOWN. Manny fights better off the ropes than anyone I have ever seen but for this fight, I think he’ll do otherwise. When Miguel Cotto was dismantled by Antonio Margarito, he was fighting off the ropes. Cotto was entirely out of his element. Margarito was able to expose Cotto’s weakness, but taking advantage of this will be once again, difficult for Manny. Margarito was able to pull it off easily because he was noteably bigger than Cotto. So what will Manny’s ace be in this fight? Like every other Pacquiao fight, he’ll have to overwhelm his opponent with his speed. Which will then contradict what I have said about Manny not fighting off the ropeswell that was fast.
However both fighters take this, I believe we’ll see one of the greatest welterweight fights in boxing history. I’ve always wanted to see Cotto vs. Mayweather Jr., but now that Manny Pacquiao, in my eyes, has exceeded him, Cotto vs. Pacquiao sounds perfect! I won’t miss this for the world, and neither should you.
Filed under: Pulitika't Kuro-kuro | Tags: 2010 elections, Philippines, presidente
The level of respect and amount of hope that our people have on today’s government is indeed imperceptible; taking into account everyone’s all-out assault against both the administration and opposition (including their irrefutable attempts on killing each other). You can’t help but wonder what the future holds for our country. To date, there are only two things that excite me about next year…the upcoming NBA Free Agents (includes LeBron James and a gang of basketball talents) and the 2010 Elections. Yeah, the 2010 Elections: where patriots with much needed idealism are thrown into a pool of greedy, power-hungry, ass-kissing hypocrites. They converge and munch on the crumbs of what was a reputable-soon-to-be-super-power country. What, if not for their blind ambitions, will they offer the Philippines?
I was privileged enough to have caught part 2 of the ANC Leadership Forum (replay). I was searching for the complete series on YouTube and Torrentz.com but couldn’t find one. GLADLY! A friend was online and saw my YM status. Turned out, she taped part 1…Imagine that. With Mediafire.com as our favorite file-sharing tool (I say ‘our’ like you use it too eh?) she was able to give me the 360mb worth of political mumbo-jumbo spoiled with an overwhelming amount of clichés, in four cutlets.
Reactions to Part 2 (the first I caught) of the ANC Leadership Forum:
The participants were Mayor Jejomar Binay of Makati, Senator Loren Legarda of the opposition, MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando and Former President Joseph Estrada of the bilibid, yeah I said it. The following will be in order of their appearance during the Q&A.
Former President Joseph Estrada played the role of a gold fish in an ocean infested with sharks (he miserably failed because Bayani Fernando stole the role from him). His answers were clichés, yes, but he delivered them like they were from his heart. The veteran actor in him was definitely present. His answers were more comedy than wit. He was cutting thru the thick grass of political questions with the phrase “kidding aside”. The one thing I have to agree with him though, was his positive view on the RH Bill (because of his “experience”, he said.). If I wasn’t groomed to be a practicing Christian, I would completely agree with RH Bill as well. I am pro-choice and drastic times call for drastic measures. If we can’t handle or even educate people in the depressed areas to stop having children if they can’t take care of them responsibly, then we ought to at least give them the tools to prevent (not put-away) the fruit of their lust from “being”. However, I am a following Christian and believe that abortion/safe abortion should not be part of the deal; therefore my answer to the aforementioned problem would be free education!
Senator Loren Legarda is absolute. Her answers were very relevant and quite exalting actually. Though their answers were rehearsed of course, not ignoring the fact that she was a correspondent back in the day, Loren showed great resilience when presented with impromptu questions. It was the ‘can do’ not ‘will do’, no mediocrity attitude of hers that caught my heart. As well as her views on the MSME law, small businesses are keys to our economic improvement, considering our country is drowning in them.
Mayor Jejomar Binay is quite the character. He has this sincere look in him or maybe it’s because he looks like ‘Yoda’ of Star Wars, but there is this side who kept bragging about the many things that Makati was able to be during his regime. One can only eat something continuously until it becomes tasteless; and to me, that was what it was…Tasteless. His answers regarding the corruption issue and how he acquires his 43M net income were classics: he was thrifty (Who the hell gets 43M net by being thrifty??? I’m thrifty, but I always find myself a buck short of building a respectable amount.), he gained properties from his parents and he has a piggery. If there’s one thing good about Binay, and from what I heard, he manages taxes well.
MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando was a complete mess. There was this point when Tina Monzon-Palma asked if he was “above the law”, on the issue of the 2 supreme court orders he overruled (mind you, he had no right to do so, he SHOULD be in jail), BF actually said YES! That got me to stand and shout “WOW!” Later he steers away from the controversy by saying, “Yes I abide by the law.” This made him look even more stupid. Either he has the ear of a 90 year-old or he used pictionaries more than dictionaries as a kid…OR he thought he was actually above the law. Either way, it flushed whatever amount of respect I had in him. His statement about using our money for business and not for consumption, conversely, is certainly notable. What intrigued me the most was his 178M net income, unfortunately this wasn’t tackled. Tina Monzon-Palma probably got tired of talking to the junk BF was that night, I still can’t believe how smart he made ERAP look.
My thoughts on “Part 2” as a whole:
Estrada, Binay and Bayani Fernando are without doubt, out-standing local officials. San Juan, Makati and Marikina are awesome partly because of what they have done. Erap has proven that he can’t take it on a national level; Binay and BF also look par with Erap. Senator Loren Legarda on the other hand, has not proven anything and being a media magnate alone has carried her places. However, I would gladly go with Legarda if it’s against these three, as she, considering what they all had to say, is more competent, relevant and honest.
Reactions to Part 1 of the ANC Leadership Forum:
The participants were Senator Chiz Escudero, Senator Richard Gordon, Governor Ed Panlililio of Pampanga, Senator Mar Roxas and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro. Getting tired of typing now…
Senator Chiz Escudero the youngest, I believe, among the Presidentiables, was just moving. If cars were witty then he is a Ferrari. The charisma of this guy is nostalgic of Barack Obama’s. Three introductions for one person IN ONE PARAGRAPH, that’s how awesome Chiz Escudero is. He was quick to answer the questions asked, and piercing at that. Especially when he was asked about the positive contributions of PGMA, the man simply said: “…minulat at ginising niya at marahil sa ilang parte ginalit niya ang maraming Pilipino para seryosohin ang kanilang pagpili ng susunod na pinuno natin.” Now that’s riveting. He left every kid inspired in the end when he said, “ang kabataan hindi lamang pag-asa ng bayan, ang kabataan dapat maaasahan na ng bayan.”
Senator Richard Gordon I don’t have much to say about him except that he was boring and so full of clichés. He will never make a difference. Richard Gordon is way past his politician-prime if you ask me, naunahan pa nya si Joker Arroyo. Although I have to agree when he said that being resolute is PGMA’s lack as a leader. It is very true. Our country isn’t run by one tiny lady, its run by her family of clowns. Gordon failed to say though that being resolute is the only good trait HE has. He’s just got “bad rep” written all over him.
Governor Ed Panlililio rained “I believe” while speaking. His answer to every question began with “I believe”. He probably thinks he’s in a beauty pageant or something (not to hash the reputation of pageant contestants…just the likes of Janina San Miguel may be.). If this country were to run on sheer beliefs alone, we’d be called Cuba. We need more than idealism, everyone HAS idealism. You’re not as widely known as the other candidates, including Gilberto Teodoro, people would want to hear what you bring to the table, not what you believe in. Also, cut the “if the people believe…” non-sense. You know you want to run as President, say it. Use your beliefs as reason to back it up, and then say what you’re going to do about your beliefs. Don’t say “This should be addressed” about issues; say how you’re going to address them. Don’t leave us hanging.
Senator Mar Roxas is like Air Supply songs, they’re corny, they’re hated, but they stick on you like glue I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you… Mar was just oozing with confidence, which showed and was heard. He said (on Presidency) “Do I think I can do a better job? The answer is yes.” Although it was pretty obvious that if what he and Korina Sanchez have is love, it isn’t pure. He’s at least using her to some extent; otherwise, he wouldn’t have talked about her as much as he did. IF he’s just using her however, Korina will also benefit from this…Imagine being a would-be-first lady. If I were a woman, I would choose “to be the first lady” to be one of my dreams. It was also pathetic for him to insert his “Lalaban tayo!” slogan during his talk.
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro is smart. That’s all there is to this guy. Teodoro has the idealism, and he has the spine to say how he’s going to back them up. He also has the spine to stand behind the government he’s working for, without sounding arrogant or damaging others. That’s a plus. He is also for amending the Philippine Constitution, which is definitely out-dated, because of our people’s adaptation on other cultures, especially western. Our country’s a world in its own, give me a nationality and there are at least 10 people in our country who’s acting the part (and dami nang Fil-Am, Fil-Chi, Fil-Jap, Fil-Span, lalo na mga FIL-ING!). Our constitution needs to mesh with its new environment. The only concern I have is his experience. The level he’s in, and at his age—as compared to Chiz Escudero who’s younger but is a Senator. Bigger fish will eat him. He might fold.
My thoughts on “Part 1” as a whole:
Gordon and Panlililio were like two bad jokes, one is used-up and the other one is missing a punch line. You can completely see through Mar Roxas’ mask; if there was an ounce of sincerity in him, his acting is ruining it. Teodoro and Escudero are both my choice. Both are young, yes, but both also gave the best answers: true and bold but sincere. If I had to choose one however, I would choose Chiz, his charisma won me over.
MY FINAL SAY:
Wow. If you reached this point, provided you read everything before this, then you must love reading and/or you’re completely concerned about your country’s health.
Anyway, after all of that, I’m still not satisfied. It would’ve been best to have heard Vice President Noli de Castro, Senator Manny Villar and Manny Pacquiao Senator Ping Lacson; though I would’ve hated on Noli and Villar as well. No, I refuse to hate on Ping Lacson. His firm leadership is just too attractive for one not to care (I know the retro people–those who existed during the Marcos era–will hate on me for this). It’s his dedication to enforcing discipline that speaks loud for me. Scary, yes, but effective? I can only hope. “And I appeal to the learned and the highly educated in our society to share their thoughts and help guide the vulnerable 80% of the Filipino electorate to vote wisely and conscientiously, not for their day to day personal needs, but for a country that we all love and care for.” Says Ping Lacson.
Finally I would like to share with you my top bids for 2010: Senator Loren Legarda, Senator Ping Lacson, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and PRESIDENT CHIZ ESCUDERO (sounds good does it?).
Filed under: Food
This all began at Sbarro–a pizza house, my friend ordered a 92-peso plate of their finest Caesar salad; and though the bacon bits were obviously Bacos (Smells like bacon, looks like bacon, but nope, it ain’t the real thing.), it was awesome. Their lettuce was as fresh and watery as, well, fresh and watery lettuce; my vocabulary couldn’t accommodate any equivalence of a lettuce.
I still remember my first Caesar salad, it wasn’t anything like Sbarro’s; hell it was better. It was home-made, my Tita made one for the kids (I was once a kid, you know.), and it was fantabulous! Of course, every home-cook meal comes with a price, ingredients weren’t cheap. Back then they didn’t have the Ladies’ Choice Caesar sauce; I think she put mayo, cheese, pepper and mustard instead. There were days when we’d use balsamic vinegar, it was even more surreal. At one point, it was served with roast lamb. And yes, I had more than one encounter with Caesar Salad as a kid. I always hated veggies, but this hearty meal changed everything.
Anyway, after I took a fork of Sbarro’s Caesar salad, the magic came back. I had to have it again. So I did. Twice, even. Last night however, I steered away from being a Sbarro regular, and ate at Pizza Hut. To my surprise, well not really, they had Caesar salad as well! At this point, Jam became my Caesar salad buddy. My only regret though, was how dry my salad was compared to hers. Hers was, in all astounding circumstances, swimming in sauce. Mine was in drought. Like Gaza strip: near the shore, but dry as hell; only without the war. I left Pizza hut in pain for they had murdered the magic I had with the salad. We headed to our fellowship at Elai’s. I cooked a soup, which I don’t know what to call. They called it squash chowder, chowder this, chowder that, some put croutons—recently found out what they called the crunchy bread, usually put on soups, and from people who were younger than me for that matter–on it. To hell with the soup, Caesar salad’s in the limelight. To cut the story short, as people are now wondering how the hell am I able to talk this long about food, we had Caesar salad again. This time, I abused the sauce. The magic I lost at Pizza hut, I regained yet again. By the way, the Caesar salad on the photo costs only a buck in US. That’s 46 Pesos, 50% cheaper than Sbarro’s!
It is only fitting, that the last two words of this article be: Caesar salad.
Filed under: Food
I saw this picture of me about to munch on a Baconator in my phone and decided to write a short blog about burgers…
One fine day, two weeks ago, my father saw an ad on Inquirer about Wendy’s about-to-become-infamous-in-pinas’ Baconator. He decided to take us along in his journey towards THE BACONATOR, being the food enthusiasts that we are. sloppy, but it was awesome.
Expensive but burgers have always been one of my favorite past times. Yeah, past time. Each of us owe the person who invented this sandwich a hug and a million bucks. See, it’s a complete meal with the provision of an iced tea! You’ve got your carbo with the buns, protein with the patties, and you’ve got your veggies as well, let’s not forget how portable they are; great, especially for people on the go! I just ended two sentences with exclamation points; you can just imagine how fond I am of burgers.
“Hey!” says the fan of Subway’s Cold-cut combo, don’t worry I’m a fan as well.
Here’s a list of my top 5 favorite burgers in ascending order(I was supposed to post these with pictures, but I couldn’t find a photo of one of ‘em):
- Wendy’s Bacon Mushroom Melt — I thought they were going to scrap this, good thing it returned.
- Wham!Burger’s Double Whammy — I’m never a fan of dry looking burgers, but one that looks dry but is unexpectedly juicy; put two patties in and hell yeah!
- BK’s Whopper — Who doesn’t like BK’s whopper?! It’s one of the best. Period.
- Burger Avenue’s Ridiculous burgers! — Could be the sloppiest burger out there, but then again what would you expect from a burger called ridiculous right? oh and, two words: cheese overload.
- Brothers Burger’s Lamb Burger — half a pound of broiled lamb patty, feta cheese and pesto sauce. I know, I had you at half a pound.This’ll take you right up to burger heaven! All that for 250 pesos…Worth it. (Also enjoy Brother’s Onion rings, they’re the best out there, aside from Burgoo’s and Racks’)
Slammers burger and McDonald’s Doublecheeseburger deluxe are also commendable.
