Someone Owes Me Money

I am trying to live my life debt free and I know the consequences of having problems with money. I have seen some of my family members go through rough times and debt for them seems ordinary. Sometimes you try and help them anyway you can but bad credit loans really leave a mark in your credit standing. I understand that there are some instances where you spend a lot on cases like emergencies, natural disasters, medical situations and death. I can't say no to family too and that is one problem I am trying to fix until now.

I have also made the habit of lending money to friends who in the end could not afford to pay me back. This happened very recently. The amount is no joke either so I am trying to force him to pay me when his check arrives. I am also telling some other friends so they can somehow help me telling him about it. The thing I hate sometimes is that friends tend to get self imposed selective amnesia if you need the money already. They should have consulted credit professionals instead so they would be stricter putting penalties. I wish there was some way I could let them live a debt free life too. I don't want to end up paying for their debts anyway!

If you are reading this my friend, please pay me back soon! You know who you are!

I Had A Bad Day!

I have a bad hangover from this morning's drinking spree. I don't know what happened but I still managed to get home. I am a little upset because I still remember some details this morning. I want to forget it though. It was one bad day but hey I still have to be optimistic!

I made some friends in twitter today... all the way from the visayas region. It's amazing how it makes everything seem so close. Technology really breaks boundaries!

Now that I have a hangover, I popped a couple of tablets of my favorite hangover solution called BIOGESIC hehe. Not that I am plugging it but man it makes that headache go away in an hour or less. It is really effective and I like how it handles everything. Now I have time to write about my misadventures again on my site.

I am reading other people's blog again. Even if I do not believe in what they say I still take time to comment and give my thoughts about it. Then I still have some haters posting on my chat box over there >>>>>

It's okay though, I believe this is a free country.. but if it gets out of hand I'll do something about it hehehe =P

Yankee Dreamer Here!

I just saw this weekend that the New York Yankees won 8-3 versus low profile Chuck Norris homage team the Texas Rangers. This is another game and another day where people from their side of the country were hoping for an upset of some sort; that didn't happen. I am a Yankee fan and I never really thought anyone can beat them this season just by looking at the plays they had this 17th where the usual filling up of the bases and a batter hitting what he is supposed to happened. It was elementary and everything was implemented well. They are going to be my only baseball betting picks and I know I wouldn't be sorry that I did. They will perform better than the former champions whom I refuse to mention on this post (ha-ha!) and I am eagerly awaiting their comeback this season!

I am not hoping for another good game like this to happen every week but at least give me ample amount of show for the pitchers, infield and outfield people. The owners and fans would be surely proud of them just as long as they do their best. I am still a fan of Phil Hughes and if he improves his game more he's probably going to be one of those sports icons I would worship in my dreams soon. It's a tough game but since they do this professionally it would be proper to do their job as best as they can do! Am I right?!

Don Esteban's @ Tomas Morato Quezon City

When I arrived yesterday from the short break I had in Cavite, I saw my Mom and Dad not doing anything at home so I invited them out to eat at MA MON LUK a popular Chicken Noodle Soup/MAMI and Dimsum house that is quite near our place. This place was where the popular food pinoy MAMI was made. MA MON LUK was the inventor. Consequently my Grandfather built the place where this restaurant still stands in Quezon Avenue. The late Alejandro Martinez also built the first few buildings of National Bookstore.

The bad news is... when we parked the van I was excited even at the grueling stench of fish sauce smell around the restaurant. When Dad approached the counter, he asked the waiters and cashier if they would be able to accommodate us on a table. Apparently they were not really asking people to wait so they would be seated, it was every man for himself. Then they told my Dad that they ran out of SIOPAO... now how can a Mami/Dimsum restaurant run out of Pork Buns just like that?! Hayyy... I was really disappointed. So we just stood up and rode the van again and went on a road trip around the Timog and Morato Area. We ended up in Don Esteban's Quezon inspired restaurant which is just a few blocks away from our house.I was excited since I am a fan of their cuisine, I usually make my mouth water to the sight of Pansit Habhab... the food was great don't get me wrong. The problem is, the service was so slow. How slow you say?


We got our drinks at around 7-8 minutes from the time we placed the order. This Buko Shake was mine. Mom and Dad had the normal Buko in the shell... but it wasn't cold. Mom and Dad had to improvise and put ice on it themselves.

After a good 20 minutes... I was really getting impatient.

After 30 minutes of not getting any food, I was still in the verge of getting angry the kind waitress went to us and apologized. We already drank everything we had on the table. 50 minutes we still had nothing on the table. The first one arrived, the stir fried veggies. It was something like chopsuey and it was perfectly cooked. But we had to wait an extra 20 minutes for the other dishes to arrive.

This was the Ginisang Gulay which looked and tasted like Chopsuey.
It was good though because the veggies were cooked right and crunchy.

This is their longanisang lucban, it was very very good and not too salty like the ones I tasted from that province but the price was almost 200 pesos. Too high I guess and they are not even a fine dining restaurant.


Crispy Kare Kare... It was like crispy pata on Kare Kare... it was good... I tasted real peanut on the sauce though I hope it was not just peanut butter or powder based. I couldn't tell at that time because I was thinking about the slow service too much! Almost 300 and a bit too pricey for around 5 pcs of small cut pig legs, 6 eggplant slices and around 20 bits of sitaw. Yes I counted them!


The Crispy Kare Kare was overpriced but I still ordered it. The waitress was already apologizing because they were understaffed in the kitchen. The Pansit HabHab that I had to wait for arrived an hour 10 minutes from the time I ordered. This was appalling, good thing I was cool that day and Mom and Dad were not that hungry, otherwise I could have torn that place apart with my bear hands.






The Pansit Habhab almost was perfect, they shouldn't have to cut the pansit into small bits like that. I did not also see special vinegar to go with it like in Quezon as they were claiming to be doing that theme. It was fine but the cook should have instructions not to do that on my pansit. I have to eat long strands of it!

In the end... Food was great, a mere 4 out of 5 KUMAGS. The service SUCKS bigtime though! I would not recommend you eat here today, wait for about 6 months so they would be able to perfect their system. Go to another place if you are in a hurry to eat or experienced fast food, you won't get it here. I got myself filled up with yogurt froz on our way out... on a hefty 150 price I could have settled for a pint of ice cream but its okay to eat healthy every once in a while!

You Can Bet On It!

I am ecstatic since my new favorite for this season the Cleveland Cavaliers is doing well in rapping up their opponents. With the season nearing its end, I am optimistic that they will get to finish dealing with the teams from the west like Orlando Magic and the LA LAKERS. LEBRON JAMES has been doing a good job keeping the enemy at bay even if they often choose to sit him down as some of the reserve players already can beat the big teams in the league. If KOBE plans to step up and monster out the ball without team work it would be easy for their defense to stop him soon. The coach probably has some few tricks on his sleeve. If I were betting between these two, I would choose the Cavaliers for obvious reasons. I like how this would turn out.

I wish the Packers would do have the same fate as they do. I really love football since they showed it on this side of the world. I would really love to get the chance and play it soon too. I prefer to be a quarterback if the team permits it. That would be really a dream. I would never want to see my teams lose. That would really make me worry for my own hopes in the sport. I have been playing bowling too much these days and I need to get some sunshine through these other ball sports. I will be doing this soon; you can bet on it!

The Cavite Road Trip

It was a nice weekend since I got to spend some time with my friends. I went to IMUS, Cavite and traveled around an hour and a half just to get there. Now that I have been enjoyin myself too much at work, this different activity was a slight breeze in the ocean. It made me think about how the simple things in life can make you happy. Hey! I ate a lot and what this post is all about will make you think what to do in the kitchen afterwards.












I had so much fun, booze and a lot of other things that is not appropriate in this site ha-ha! Well it was just overnight so I hope I get to spend some more time next time with them soon. I want to thank Pekto for the liempo, Edu for the creamy spaghetti, Ruby for the finances and Shy for the ride home. I really had so much fun! The chicken we bought sucks bigtime! San Pedro thingy aint that good as everyone thought... I should have bought Andoks or Baliwag instead! =) but really I still had fun!

SHANGRI-LA!

I think I have been stressed for the longest time now and I need healing. Not just your ordinary rest and medicine but I need one that would be able to affect me internally. Things like these you need to take a chance going to spiritual leaders that would be able to make you meditate and think clearly. I must get one of those Crystal Singing Bowls from Silver Sky Imports to help achieve SHANGRI-LA. There are times when I can slightly meditate while having a cup of tea. When I am smelling chamomile or anything close to that over English scones or biscuits I really am in a state of calm. I like it a lot and if I hear anything that would make the ambiance more serene; that would be just fantastic!

The singing bowls from their store kind of remind me of what the DALAI LAMA used in Tibet. There are a lot of other handicrafts there too. It's only one tone from that bowl though that would be a signal to go deeper in your "state of mind". It's what makes me think a lot easier in fact. I hope I have one at home so if I go into a couple of YOGA positions I would still have something to meditate with right after. I need a break... and if it means that I have to do it this way I would gladly oblige.






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Hate Them All!

Okay. I'm saying sorry to my self for spending a thousand bucks again drinking out with buddies from other companies. I hate it when I work out and waste it gaining calories back again in just a single sitting. Beer plus fatty food is equal to diet's epic fail. I am not in the mood to go working out again tomorrow. I need a lot of things fixed.

I am going to finish my reports tomorrow so we can get that on line and screened. After that I'll try to see if I can bring clothes for gym, if I don't pack that up around 9:30PM I'll end up going home and get some sleep.

Darn political ads ringing in my ear, how can I get some sleep in the afternoon when it's hot outside and the darn hypnotic sounds of that creepy presidentiable plays on tv all the time! sheesh!

I wanna turn Resident Evil and kill those F@#*&^%#^ candidates!

I Feel the Need to Ride Again!

Did you know that I learned to ride a bike when I was about 3 or 4 years old?! I remember my cousin guiding me about half way and I told him to stop pushing me but when I looked at my back no one was there so I was literally on my own at a very young age. I did fall down at the end of the road but what made me mention that is because I really miss riding my bike. I was really small when I started and the hobby continued when I was in high school. I got into it competitively but I guess it was not really for me. I didn't win small competitions because there were still some kids better than me. I wish there was some way I could get back into riding again and form the symptoms of my gadget acquisition syndrome for dirt bike accessories. That would really be expensive since lighter, tougher bikes are getting to be the trend today.

It is another healthy alternative to my gym routine. I am trying to get another one so I would not be too acquainted with what I am doing now. The change would make me eagerly work out more but I think it is going to be a huge mistake if I often go out and eat or drink with buddies right after my shift. I am sometimes dead tired too but if I want to make this work I need to make necessary adjustments to my lifestyle right?! I need a trip to the bike shop and probably check out a few things in sites like BTO Sports to get ideas how to jazz up my gear! Wish me luck and cross your fingers as I try riding this weekend.

A Superhero Workout!

It was my first day back at gym yesterday. I guess I did enjoy it quite a lot. I never felt tired while running for 1 and a half hour so just imagine my stored energy. I did run quite a long while, I was dripping wet. I never imagined I enjoy running till I did that again. It did remove quite a lot of stress.

After that, I did a couple of sets in benchpress which is my favorite. I guess it was high time I did that again. It did firm me up a bit. I need to work out my tummy more though. It's getting bigger by the day. I am trying to eat less but there are times I need to drink a couple of rounds of beer to keep me a bit sane. You know how it is if I'm a bit lazy I just go home and sleep on it. Eating is really not that much of a big deal for me but I think my portions are way too big for ordinary humans. Heroes like me are on a special diet LOL.

I might not be able to fly if that is the case. But I can still lift a ton or more. I am invincible! So wish me luck on my second attempt at gym! =)