Here's another thing I have only tried out during Uni.
I mean, sure I see "puso" (Heart) when I was younger and in Tacloban City.
But I have only tried eating this packed rice concept during Uni.
I have to say that it was a novelty. My mother never let me try to eat rice via the wrapped sort, only ones cooked at home.
This is a very vivid reminder of a stage of my life that was more on exploration, discovery, friendship, strength, individuality and independence. A lot of lessons learned.
Now that I am working. I don't often have this. And I do prefer to cook rice at home than buying puso for dinner or lunch. Both for the fact that it's less costly as well as I like that I no longer burn water as Ian used to say. (Although I use a rice cooker)
(Yes Noks, I now know how to heat stuff HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
Peach Mango Pie is addiction.
I try to stay away from it, by not going to Jollibee which I am happy to say seems to be working. But whenever I do visit I get these little addictions to go.
This is making me hungrier.
I remember the first or original Tanduay Ice that was available.
A group of us actually went hunting for it during my birthday.
From Ayala to IT Park, we ended up at Mango Avenue, to a bistro that's currently no longer there. I don't remember its name. but I remember going there during uni, where a friend played on the band performing. Those were fun times.
And now, the bistro has been replaced by a large commercial building and Tanduay Ice now comes in many colors...flavors. This isn't the latest one out there. I do believe there's a peach and black label but haven't tried those yet.
I still like it. The different flavors are interesting and for now I still like the Red Mirage one aside from the original. But we'll see since I haven't tried the other 2 ones I mentioned before.
From Red horse to this. LOL
I guess with age comes a time where I admit to have mellowed out.
I'm okay with it though. Not feeling...disappointed or down or even nostalgic. Sure I recall how I can drink more than I should have, but that was then. I'm happy with my colorful drinks.
The first time I ever had Ngohiong was during my third year in Uni. I remember a lot of of my friends like eating them.
Since I'm not really a fan of anything that's related to lumpia...and nhogiong looks like a large version of fried lumpia, I wasn't too keen in testing it out.
First taste ever was at the VOT office, the staff bought a large bag of Nhohiong and brought it to our basement office for a short break.
I remember Windstone telling me I ought to give it a try before I make a decision not to ever eat it. So I snatched the one in his hand and ate it.
Can't forget how speechless he was all of a sudden. LOL
I mean I don't normally just grab someone's food and specially one he was already trying to finish off. I don't even remember why I did it.
To make the long story short. Yes. I did like Ngohiong. I still do. And pretty choosy since the ones we had back at Uni was really really tasty.
I have to admit the one in the photo which is from Red Moon Cafe is definitely good.
And now I'm hungry....*sigh*
Here's another light fixture I took when my team went to have dinner on some establishment in IT Park. I am not sure where this was. Probably Sunburst.
I think the one advantage in having an office located here are the number of choices for eating out and again the number of opportunities to take photos (and my secret affinity to light fixtures).
This would be one of those photos I take when I go on lunch break here at IT Park.
Often I get breakfast food. This is one of those days.
Maybe it's the egg that really draws me? HAHAHAHAHA probably.
Odd though. When I was younger I wasn't really prone to eating eggs. Not one of my favorites per se. It could be age that's a factor to consider.
Come to think of it, I definitely need to buy some groceries tomorrow. No eggs and the monsters need to be fed.
One of those days where I have to create my own opportunity to have a photo for the day.
I was too tired to go out, and I wasn't really on the mood to venture out of the room and preferred the company of my monster and my laptop.
So a bag of nips came in handy both for the project and the opportunity to just have a stress free day.
"You wanna see what happens in a bag of nips.
What goes on before they touch my lips
they make a rainbow (chocolate nips)
a choco rainbow (Chocolate nips)
And then they color all the flowers and they paint the trees
They’re sweet and delicious, look at all those bees
When I want fun, I get a bag of Nips and make a rainbow
(Nips, Nips)"
At my age I am still a fan of window seats.
Be it in a car, bus or a plane, I like being able to see the scenery. Despite how many times I might have seen it. Window seat.
Took this photo on the flight back from Tacloban to Cebu.
I wasn't really looking forward to getting back to work and just want to extend my vacation for a few more days.
When I think about it, it has been quite a while since I've been on leave.
I think I'll plot a longer leave plan this time than my usual Friday leave.
Looking at the sentence above is a stark evidence I need a life. LOL
Now that I am in a non-BPO company, I seem to have lesser time to enjoy life.
Going home to the island isn't complete without visiting the house where I really grew up.
Having been raised by my grandmother and uncle in my "forming" years, I would say I have been blessed to have been raised in such a place; somewhere quiet, with a large area to play and explore and most of all, near 3 places: the ocean, the mountain and the swamp. When you're a kid, those 3 places are definitely awesome. As an adult, it doesn't change. I am grateful for having been raised in such a place.
I can't say that the nannies I had enjoyed it as much as I did. I often escaped somewhere they have no inclination to follow. And because of my tenacity to wander, I had my cousins or my uncle looking after me.
I'm hoping my father decides to work on the house and the surrounding area already rather than the land he bought here in Cebu. I find places in the island hold more meaning for me and that I hope would still be there when I decide to take a break from the world or something.
My sister and I decided to go home for the Holy Week despite only having to spend 2 days there (over the weekend) since I wasn't able to go on leave and join Steph and her family in Bantayan. Working for an account that has MEC metrics sucks.
And since we no longer live with our parents, our old room is being occupied by the current helper that helps out my parents with house work and cooking. Therefore, my sister and I ended up sleeping on the floor in our parents' room.
Makes me feel like I'm a kid again.
And of course the little monsters kept on jumping on our made up bed or hiding under my parents bed and glomping my sister and I when the opportunity presents itself. Little devils.
Here's a photo of Chobi hiding under the bed since he didn't want to sleep outside the room.
In the morning, I woke up to him being balled up behind my back.
With this project...when there isn't any food or new object to take photos of then I have to make my subject.
Luckily, Joe's apartment had an egg left on his fridge and a few markers which I used to draw a face on the egg.
Not a great artist or cartoonist. Pen and painting isn't my forte. I may used to have dabbled a bit with both when I was younger, not now though. Just random doodles which I doubt I have time these days. (sad fact)
But I like how this came out.
The egg, the face. So despite a postponed outing and opportunity for photos, I still got one for the day that I definitely like.
Doughnuts!!!!
Yes. Despite being very sweet I still have moments I actually want Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I just try to keep my cravings a month or two apart. Helps with diet and keeping my sugar level within my body and not over flowing from my veins to the pores of my skin. SCchurrry.
And of course it doesn't hurt that the darn things are so picturesque. So two birds with one stone.
Just another 30 minutes on the thread mill of course.
Took this photo inside the rest room of Chicken and Beer at IT Park.
Went back out from the rest room to get the camera. I'm sure a few of the customers and staff were looking at me oddly, bringing a camera inside the rest room. Pervy.
Still it was fascinating. Sitting inside a rest room, with the walls painted in black definitely a large contrast to the very white bowl. LOL and of course the walls had this tree image with light behind them. It was pretty. A little eerie but still pretty.
I like checking out new places to eat. Aside from the food the ambiance is a great incentive to try out a restaurant or diner or tea room or cafe.
I think most of my photos are mainly related to dinning out: food, lights, friends, more food, more lights and of course there's a section for the monsters I live with as well as a few trinkets lying around the apartment or anywhere I'm at.
A certain friend ( you know who you are) who forgot my birthday had some making up to do. LOL
And I definitely liked what he got me as a late birthday gift/appeasement. Just shows as well how well he knows me. LOL
I got Stitch!!
My mom was asking if she could borrow it as a decoration on her desk at school...NOOOOOO. LOL
Stitch stays with me. Just need a case to keep him in.
Until the next time we guys meet up...KL?
Ever watched Despicable Me?
Minions!!!!
I am an animation fan. Always have been. Despite my age and how people may perceive animation or anyone into them, I don't really give a flying...
I am looking forward to watching the second animation movie and their trailer with the minions singing an original of the Beach Boys - funny. I have made it a ring tone and it does piss of Tinker that my phone did end up with a lot of doggy slob.
I watched the first movie again a few days ago and I still end up laughing at the parts that I surprisingly found funny then.
Some things are just meant to be watched over and over and over and over again.
(Photo taken at Moon Leaf Cafe near USC Main)
Our apartment is located near a church, market, school and a mall. Definitely a good place to live in.
My parents prefer our current location and often visit my sister and I.
Our mother has a constant complaint. For people now living near the church we hardly attend or visit. So it ends up that when they're visiting we get to go to church on Sundays.
On Palm Sunday this year, my mother insisted that we accompany her to church, and since my mother is somewhere near 4'11 in height and Palm Sunday is sure to have a sizable crowd at church, my sister and I went along.
I did get to attend mass and say my prayers and lighting candles after mass. But I think I was more focused on keeping an eye on my mom while she was busy taking photos. Just paranoid I guess.
Sure, it's the church but it's not a hundred percent safe even in broad daylight.
Sad but a fact. And yes I wore sneakers and kept a pen handy just in case I'd have to rescue my mom or chase after some asshole. LOL
I like getting Tinker something to play with and at the same time something edible. This is because he has a tendency to really chew stuff and swallow.
I have my slippers and a number of paper to attest to that.
Another reason I indulge in providing him and Rebel such chew toys is because they get so busy they forget to be their rumbustious selves for a short while. And that is bliss for me.
No monster who thinks they's still puppy sizes where they can leap at you and expect you to catch them. Take it from me. A 32 kg dog leaping from the first landing of the stairs straight at you is painful. Initially it was scary as hell. A few times, it get's normal in a way, but the pain doesn't.
I want to get those really huge bones I saw when I was in Manila. I think I would get one when I go there next month. Maybe it would buy me a few days of bliss.
One of those days when I was looking for anything in the work area for a photo subject.
I am so glad that Steve has a lot of stuff on his table. LOL
This is one of the trinkets I found on his desk. I just don't know what it is for. It could be a paper weight, a pill box or a ring box.
Steve told me that it was given to him by one of the trainers from India. And he uses it as a decoration on his desk than anything else and mostly serves as a paper weight.
It's quite pretty yeah?
One of those days. Having breakfast food for lunch which is actually during dinner time.
It's something quite common for people working outside the 9-5 (6) shift.
And for people like me who do enjoy breakfast food, well, awesome opportunity.
I love my shift now. I get to have time to just stay in bed before I head off to work. Or take morning walks with Rebel then get to sleep after and still have time to get ready before heading to the office. Or if necessary, work on a few errands. And when the shift is over I get to sleep when it's still dark. Literally speaking, since I sleep around 3am.
My mother has this habit of bringing chocolates when she comes to visit me and my sister here in Cebu.
Don't ask me why. I mean i guess mothers would still see the little rascals their kids have been despite their kids being adults.
I am not against it. In a way I guess I understand where it's coming from. Added the fact that we're not with them as often as before when we were younger, and that we live an island away, I let her get away with still treating us like we're still 13 years old.
As much as I might have some issues with my mother, I let her get away with most things. Despite the nagging, I would often just tell her she's right to avoid any issues. It's not such a big deal, to be always right or to tell people you're right, specially with your own mother.
