Pig-Out at Dad's Megamall

We went to Dad's a few days ago at SM Megamall. For only 139 pesos, you'll get the merienda buffet - over 25 choices. Merienda is served from 3PM to 5PM.

Beginning with the best and tastiest (for me of course!):

1. Puto
2. Pancit Palabok (I got two servings)
3. Carbonarra
4. Siomai (box-office ang pila... nyahaha!)
5. Siopao

They also served bananacue and kamotecue though I'm not a big fan of it. Palitaw and biko were there. Special chocolate cake - i thought it was dry at first as it was exposed. I wonder how they kept it moist?

Lumpiang toge and sariwa, tokwa't baboy, dinuguan, pansit gisado, spaghetti. These are all I can remember.

Two of my friends asked me why do they have yellow and blue service plates? I just assumed jokingly, "Yung blue para sa mga mayayaman."

"Eh yung yellow?"

Girl attendant sa likod namin: "Para sa matatakaw!!! Joke lang po sir!"

Panalo talaga tong waitress na to! Panu na lang kung yung taong nasabihan nya will take offense di ba? Namula na lang ako at nakipagtawanan. Sabay sandok ng palabok.

Make sure that you finish everything you got in your plate or you will pay extra. The buffet is not for those who have weak digestive organs. Dapat yung panunaw nyo kayang tunawin ang interior ng gulong! Nyahahaha!

Dad's - the best so far.

Sa May Bahay...

Call me Mr. Scrooge if you want. I just have to write this. Have you tried listening to kids going around caroling? I mean literally. Here they are knocking at every door like doing trick or treating, "Namamasko po!".

What's annoying is they ALWAYS sing the same songs over and over again. I mean my next door neighbor's door is just about 3ft away and the apartment I live in is in a building with a common hallway; so you could just imagine hearing gossipers doing their thing. By the time these carolers reach my door, I already mastered the song and lyrics by heart!

The tune is pretty monotonous; much like they reading rhythmically. Here is the exact lyrics they are using. Note the first three lines have a uniform beat. But pay attention to the last line... you can compare it to a roller coaster ride.

"Sa may bahay ang aming bati (with rattles going *shik* *shik* *shik*)
Merry Kreesmas NAWAWALHATI (huh?)
Ang Pag-ibig ANG SYANG NAGHARI
Araw-araw ay magiging lagi.
Ansanhi po ng PAMPARITO (huh?!)
hihingi po ng aginaldo
Kunsakali kami'y perwisho

here is the part wherein they have to sing it double time

PASHENSYA NA KAYO KAMI NAMAMASKO!"

And it doesn't stop there... in fact, may karugtong! As in akala mong part sya talaga ng song:

"WEE WEESH YU AMERI KREEEEEEEEEESMAS (*shik* *shik* *shik*)
WEE WEESH YU AMERI KREEEEEEEEEEESMAS
ENAHAPI NYU YEER"

Asan yung 3rd na WE WEESH YU AMERI KREEEEEEEEEEEESMAS? Di ba tatlo yun? hahaha!

Then when you give them a coin - one peso will do, but try to observe them. Parang ayaw tanggapin na tipong wala naman silang magagawa. Anyways, you gave them the coin already. As soon as it touches his/her hand (whoever their point person is), the song changes immediately to the Thank You song:

...to the tune of the last line of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean...

TENK YU... (*shik* *shik* *shik*)
TENK YU...
*TENK YU BERI MATCH, TENK YU!

Oh well we have to consider the time and also the distance these little ones must have covered. Hey but wait! We live in the same building - damn it! And they're doing it every evening. Hahaha! So next time, before shoving the one peso coin into their hands (I don't do that - that's extremely rude!) or closing the door, try listening to what they are singing - kakatuwa lang pakinggan.

Seems like I haven't done that when I was a kid. Honestly, I haven't experienced doing caroling like the little ones do. Let's just say that my family is strict. They treated me like a monk. Bawal lumabas! Mongha?!

So am I a perfect candidate for Mr. Scrooge 2008?

The Year of the Ox for Ymon

I have a team mate who seemed gifted in doing Feng Shui readings. I had him make a reading on what does the year 2009 have in store for me. He goes:

"The year of the Ox connotes hard work and being born under the Snake sign would certainly bring big changes. The snake has a tendency to bite the hoof of the ox in self-defense as he might be stepped on. Good opportunities tend to hide behind what seem to be a dangerous decision or risks."

What I understood is I think 2009 will be good year to start a business for me. Better start reviewing on those guaranteed ROI businesses. Any suggestions?

Plurking Madness

It all started with my team mate Sam. At least sa kanya ko narinig yun. Anu nga kaya ang Plurk? Medyo takot pa akong i-access yung site sa office dahil alam kong active palagi ang IT namin sa paghuli at pag-block ng mga non-work-related sites. E nagkataon na down pala ang firewall - sugod mga kapatid! Nyahaha! But still I didn't get to view the site until I got home.

Plurk is similar to Twitter. If you're fond of postingone-liner blogs then this is for you. Both are social-oriented sites and can be viewed internationally (of course as it is web-based) so you can easily communicate with people on the other side of the world.

Hmm... I wonder when would we be able to communicate with celestial beings. Hahaha! Come to think of it, it's no longer impossible. Di ba?

Wag kalimutang lumingon sa pinanggalingan

Back to tier 1 mode again. Ang hirap mag-adjust... lalo na kung nasa night shift ka going on day shift. Imagine you have been accustomed to sleeping during the day and working at night then all of a sudden you'll be on the day shift.

Sobrang antok ako lagi ngayon habang umuuwi. It's good that my life is normal again, at least for now. Sobrang normal I have weekends off.

I know I have thought of this before and brought it to reality. Asan na kaya yung hinihingi kong pera?

Hmmm....