Ang tunay na lalake walang abs...daw

Binabasa ko ngayon yung This is a Crazy Planets ni Lourd de Veyra. Isa sa mga ---could I say--- blog(?) niya dun ay yung tungkol sa mga kaibigan niyang todo maintenance sa abs.

True, he kinda has a point...majority ng may abs ay mga bading na mainstay ng mga gym. I've tried going to the gym on two occasions (by "occasions", I mean two different gyms for a few months---hindi 2 times lang). At karamihan nga sa may mga totoong abs ay bading---yung mga tunay na lalaki, yung mga malalaki yung tiyan na nag-aagawan sa exercise machine para sa abs.

Pero he focused dun sa mga paraan --- or kaartehan --- sa pagpili ng pagkain para lang i-maintain yung abs.

Ang pagkakaroon ng abs, higit sa exercise, ay nasa diet. Marami akong naririnig sa gym dati na nakaka-200 daw silang sit-ups, pero aakalain mong anak sa labas ni Erap sa laki ng tiyan nila.

I guess his point was, ang tunay na lalaki walang pakialam sa itsura; praktikal, sa madaling salita: mas iisipin yung abala ng pagsasakripisyo sa pagkain, kaysa sa outcome.

... sa mas madaling salita: tamad.

Marami na akong kakilalang na nag-repost nito (probably para i-justify yung pagkakaroon ng bilbil). Pag maganda nga naman yung choice of words mo, hindi na mag-iisip pa ang mga tao, benta na agad sa kanila yung idea.

...at sa mas madali pa lalong salita...

...to sum up everything i said in this blog...

I disagree. ---yun lang.. *bow*

Weekend Warrior

Ilang buwan na ang nakakaraan tadtad yung weekend ko ng activities: gym, violin lessons, guitar lessons, choir practice, at 4pm sunday mass. It doesn't sound too difficult...pero lahat ng activities na yan, may overtime...kaya wala na akong oras magpahinga pag weekend. Pag sinabing 2hrs lang ang activity, sa totoo lang, umaabot yun ng 3-4hrs. Plus, yung violin, guitar at choir practice, nangangailangan ng practice beforehand....at yung gym naman, papatayin ako sa sakit ng katawan at pagod, pagkatapos ko.

Now I'm thinking of doing it again...pero isang activity na lang (maliban sa choir activities of course). I'm thinking of trying out boxing. I badly need to grow physically [not to mention--emotionally too].

Spirit of the bolpen

As I was staring at the two highlighters I bought, I had a sudden flashback (parang Naruto lang...madaming flashback) of something that happened at school more about 15 years ago.The latest fad among elementary students at that time was this "spirit of the ballpen" --- para siyang spirit of the glass para sa mga walang pambili/mapagkukunan ng ouija board. Pero "yes" at "no" lang ang options mo, hindi tulad ng ouija na kulang na lang ay [Esc] at [F1]-[F12].

Anyway...I remember it was a hot August afternoon, habang natatalo na nakikipaglaban ako sa varsity ng chess sa ilalim ng puno sa tapat ng classroom namin, biglang magkaroon ng stampede mula sa main building ng school. Busyng-busy kami sa paglalaro nang biglaan na lang itong nangyari. Wala rin kaming idea kung anong dahilan kung bakit nagkastampede. Dali-dali kong niligpit ang chessboard [iniwanan ako nung kalaro ko na mag-isa---bwiset] at umakyat sa classroom. Doon ko nalaman kung ano yung pinagmulan ng kaguluhan.

May sinaniban daw dahil sa spirit of the ballpen...LOL WTF.

Later that day, nalaman namin na nahilo lang pala yung "sinaniban".

1996 o 1997 pa yata nangyari yon. Nakakatawang isipin na paniwalang paniwala kami noon sa ganung bagay.

Rockwell Ultimate Taste Test 6.0

Kaninang umaga lang siguro natapos matunaw yung lahat ng kinain ko kahapon. This event started at exactly eleven in the morning. I was already there at around eight, because I was expecting a long line, but thankfully there was none. When the doors opened, most of the people went straight to booth number 1, which was Concept Specialist Inc----any guesses on what they sell?---coffee with different flavors. Immediately, I noticed that most people would go start with #1, so we tried a different strategy: 10-1, 20-11, 30-21, and so on...Unfortunately the strategy didn't help much as the tent were deluged with foodies. in less than an hour, booth #55 became just as jam packed as booth #1. We managed to complete all the taste-tests in the event.

Some of the notable food/drinks that I tasted

• Flavored Brewed coffee by Concept Specialist Inc- (the one I mentioned earlier) I think the coffee I tried had a hint of cherry or some berry.
• Bugle Boy Arizona Green Tea - this must be the smoothest tea that I have ever tasted. Most teas need a perfect temperature for it to taste great, but not with this one. You can drink it hot or cold, and it will still taste great.
• Muesli Granola Kitchen & Bakeshop - I'm eating their monkey bar as I'm typing. They sell oatmeal bars that tastes a bit like ampao, but better. It's not too sweet or sticky like an ampao.
• Big Daddy Jay's All American Barbeque - this is the first booth that received a 5 from me. I love American food. I love thick slabs of grilled/smoked meat that disintegrate on your mouth. Their specialty is the Big Daddy Jay's Ultimate plate...It's P544, but damn, if you see the serving, and tasted the juicy meat, you'd buy it even if it's P800!
• Sushi Mo - I'm not a fan of raw or partially cooked Japanese Food, but I made an exception with Sushi Mo. The taste of their sushi is no longer authentic japanese...as if it was "adjusted" to suit the pinoy tastebuds (I'm not sure, but that's how it tasted to me) This is the first time that I was able to finish more than 1 piece of sushi (I ate 4).
• Gourmet Keso - chevre (goat cheese) with some added herbs and stuff...it tastes great. I hope I they sell their products in SM/Rob Supermarket.
• Casa San Luis - Quiche (read: keeesh) It looks like a pie of sorts. I don't know from what country this dish came from. They have adobo and bangus flavored quiche.
  
• Mochiko - Mochi Ice cream cookie dough flavor. It's an ice cream that is covered with bread-ish something...which turns out to be ice cream too. It tastes best when it is not too frozen. The owner, instructed us to wait for a few minutes before eating it. As you can see that I'm running out of adjectives...yes, it tastes, damn freaking great and delicious. I'm craving for it right now.
• Carmen's Best Ice Cream - again, I don't like ice cream that much, but I'm singing Paramore's The Only Exception, as I indulged in the two tiny scoops of brazilian coffee an malted milk flavored ice cream.
  

other notable food from the event:

• Spicy Chocolate - tastes like any ordinary P50 chocolate but, with a spicy aftertaste. I think it's having some sort of identity crisis: not sure if it wants to be an appetizer or a dessert (it's really a dessert)
• Strawberry and Mango Kefir - I'm not sure if the chef accidentally dropped a sack of sugar while making this frozen yogurt. I think it people with sweet tooth(teeth?) will like this though..
• Free Cerveza Negra/ SanMig Premium/ San Mig Pilsen (one only)- one of my friends doesn't drink beer...so I got his. >=D
• Hyphy's Calamansi Tuyo Spaghetti - it's black and it tastes like....tuyo of course.
• 5 Loaves & 2 Fish - Baked Veggie chips.
  
• Eat my GF - Fries cooked in Garlic and Parsley. Not too salty compared to the usual fries.

Sighted:

• Anton Diaz - You might not have heard of him, but he is one of the most popular food bloggers in the country. It's in his blog where I linked that photo that I discovered this whole thing.
  
• Gary Villanueva - Managing Director of Creative Juice Inc---the organizer of the event. I've been talking to him even before the doors opened--not realizing that he was one of the masterminds. I think he remembered me because I was the first one to arrive at the venue (3 hours early!). He was very friendly to the guests and the participants and very hands on with his business (event organizing company).
  
• Janice de Belen - her son is one of the participating vendors: Luigi Muhlach, as in the son of Aga Muhlach.
  
• Gelli de Belen and Ariel Rivera - They probably went with Janice. We saw them at the Power Plant Mall.
• Legs. Lots of Legs. Some with tight fitting maong, while some in very very tight fitting leather. Some covered with nothing but the air around them. My eyes were just as full as my stomach.

It was a wonderful gastronomic experience. I'm looking forward to 7.0!

Posts

I'm tired of Facebook. Not because everybody's there, but because of the negativity, the posts regarding mundane stuff, etc....but that's what social networking is all about, for you to know if the spoonful of rice has already reached someone's mouth, and the daily update of a friend's bowel movement and whatnot...

If I was a criminal, I could have already robbed houses, stolen identities, blackmailed, probably even access someone's bank account just by looking at their status posts, info, and check-ins.

I've set many of my facebook so-called "friends" (see the emphasis?) posts to hidden because of extreme negativity. I even unfriended and blocked one of my uncles because majority of his posts contained the word p*tang!na...After a day's work, the last thing you want to see in facebook is a wall-full of p*tang!na's to end your day.

Recently I have blocked another "friend" due to severe oddity. I've been wondering why there are chung-chung-park's* birthday celebration and soon-sdfkjhk-han's concert invitations on the right sidebar of my page...and then I checked who among my friends signed up for those events. His name popped up on the invitations. Those events will be held in Korea and in Peru.

On the other hand, I have another "friend" who I don't mind when she floods my wall with her twitter-facebook crossposts. She's a close friend of one of our choirmates. We met her only once, but our group easily got along with her.

Posts

I'm tired of Facebook. Not because everybody's there, but because of the negativity, the posts regarding mundane stuff, etc....but that's what social networking is all about, for you to know if the spoonful of rice has already reached someone's mouth, and the daily update of a friend's bowel movement and whatnot...

If I was a criminal, I could have already robbed houses, stolen identities, blackmailed, probably even access someone's bank account just by looking at their status posts, info, and check-ins.

I've set many of my facebook so-called "friends" (see the emphasis?) posts to hidden because of extreme negativity. I even unfriended and blocked one of my uncles because majority of his posts contained the word p*tang!na...After a day's work, the last thing you want to see in facebook is a wall-full of p*tang!na's to end your day.

Recently I have blocked another "friend" due to severe oddity. I've been wondering why there are chung-chung-park's* birthday celebration and soon-sdfkjhk-han's concert invitations on the right sidebar of my page...and then I checked who among my friends signed up for those events. His name popped up on the invitations. Those events will be held in Korea and in Peru.

On the other hand, I have another "friend" who I don't mind when she floods my wall with her twitter-facebook crossposts. She's a close friend of one of our choirmates. We met her only once, but our group easily got along with her.