roadhouse cafe…
where east meets west…
makati ambiance daw with reasonable prices…right at the heart of bukidnon…
i don’t know about the makati part although it had a nice modern country decor…tama ba tong description ko?
pero good food… nice servings…and lets just say hindi fast food price
yum
i really think that sometimes i just sustain my body until it gets back on that plane to davao and then the whole system just crashes…
i haven’t been feeling all that well since around a week before i left…it must be the weather or the stress of the time of the year or whatever… basta it was raining on and off… i was busy sa field…commuting almost daily to baseco…shopping (divisoria) and the nightly gimmicks…
sunday last week nga kahit na i had lots of stuff planned (like the kids at PPM or the cantata at GCF) i stayed home the whole day and only went out for church (sa immaculate para malapit besides its a nice cathedral aside from actually being MY parish)
anyway, hyper pa ako…meaning in school or with friends or both… from monday to wednesday… since last night ko nung wednesday nakapag-gateway pa kami ng mean girls (the sorority…hindi naman kami the plastics =>)…so i can finally watch a movie (just like heaven…soooo worth the wait! and the effort -to some so worth watching again)…starbucks pa kahit lahat medyo kailangan umuwi ng early…
i even managed to watch some TV when i got home and had to restrain myself from watching until two am kasi really need to either sleep or pack…preferably both…
i woke up at 2:30 (the time i told tito filip i would be ready to leave) so kulang na nga sleep, hindi pa packed… left the house in 15 mins…just enough time to wash my face and brush my teeth…
tapos medyo systems failed na…
febrile and chills on the flight home (or maybe extra malamig lang talaga ang dawn flights)…
a different driver picked me up sa airport to take me sa mayon…(hindi na ako nag argue kasi yun daw instructions sa kanya) sabi ni mama dun daw ako sa mayon susunduin ni ariel pero sabi ni rommel akyat din daw sila ng farm so whichever…
abs and ariel arrived as i was having my breakfast (southbeach!) so pina-alis na muna si ariel for his other errands and si uncle moi na kasabay ko umakyat…
got in grande around 9ish tapos after a few minutes with dad and mom…crashed in kuya’s bed (tulog pa din sya)…
around 3pm ginigising na ako ng manicurista…you have to realize in our household, it’s normal to be woken up by the manicurista for your weekly mani/pedi/facial…
may fever na ako pero… how hard is it to lie in bed and be pampered?
the following day, friday ( kasi my parents wont be arriving until saturday), lola decided to take me to the hospital… hay meds nanaman pero hindi confined => ultrasounds siguro next week kung d pa ako ok…
rest muna…
a night of christmas carols and reflections
saturday, december 10 at the main chapel, san jose seminary, admu
kahit puyat, kahit pagod…
fell asleep at around 6am saturday morning (dahil midnight na dumating ang brownman) so esther and i slept until just before lunch…
rushed to my 1pm meeting for 161 sa college lib (sipag) pero umalis na rin mga past 3…
went to katips for some errands, got in starbucks past 4 ordered a grande hot chocolate with cinnamon (new favorite) and settled in a comfy sofa for a long read (yup, was reading environment and development…other stuff for 161 special topics)…
met tita chel at around 7 and grabbed a quick bite at jollibee tuloy na sa san jose…
buti nalang i went…
they were far from bukas palad pero full points for effort and it was nice to be able to reflect on advent and the true meaning of christmas amidst the gimmicks and shopping and general holiday rush…
nakahabol pa si esther…timing sa last christmas medley and the puto bumbong and hot chocolate…
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c nica nag-aayang mag shopping pero pagdating ko sa bahay almost 11 na hindi ko na kinaya… next time nix =>
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excited na ako umuwi… leaving dawn ng 15th… exactly one month lang ako nasa manila…
will be back evening ng january4
its been more than a year since I was last here…still as fun as ever J hay! I miss the days… I miss my friends…
sorry guys, I know marami medjo tampo kasi sobrang short notice yung yaya ko pero talagang the night before lang naman na concretize… si jo lang nga dapat kasama…na at the last moment naman nag cancel…c des kahit malayo, kahit maraming tao…game parin J… si esther…hay! minsan feeling ko naB-Bi na kita…lol… hope you had fun parin…
anyway, dahil marami nag complain… we are planning on scheduling another one…kahit na malamang next year pa (january naman don’t worry)… this time dahil alam na naming kung gaano ka in-demand ang brownman nowadays (hay! tama ka des, ngayon fan nalang tayo…d na sila ma-reach, sikat na kasi)…we have asked how to make reservations (grabe, monday palang daw full na reservations nila…buti maaga kami dumating ni esther…still managed to get a table in front albeit nasa side)…so sama na kayo this time ok?
i also found out na hindi ko na talaga na update ang phonebook ko since I changed sims last year (it’s been that long)…sorry again guys… next time nalang uli…
was here nung bday ni sheena (dec5)
great place kung mahilig ka sa breakfast food and or craving for it in the middle of the day or late night
but nothing you can’t get at home… ordinary lang ang food… lalo na kung may brothers ka like mine - who makes great omelets and steaks among other things
malaki yung servings
but not kung matakaw ka like a lot of people i know (hehe)
the price is so-so
not really cheap pero since ordinary yung food medyo…
as i’ve said before the silver lining of my being assigned to BASECO is its proximity to cheap shopping areas (read that as divisoria, recto and quiapo)
so everyday that we’ve been in the field i’ve been shopping (yup, EVERY TIME… my wallet is complaining na… lagi na daw sya empty)… my new hang-outs, divisoria cluste malls, tutuban, 168, MTC…
so enter a new world of shopping… a world where you don’t have to dress up (in porma clothes…the more gusgusin you look like, the better) and you wouldn’t even think of bringing a car or taking a cab (that’s just sheer madness)…a world where it’s not worth it to buy just one tiny thing (everything is just much cheaper wholesale)…
it’s also different in a way that you make sure you’ve eaten before going there and will only eat in the area as a last resort (ergo, dapat alam mo din saan ang starbucks, deli france and all the good fastfood stores –yes, may starbucks parin…sa may binondo)…
hindi din sya place for window shopping… i mean you have to buy something (a lot actually) para masulit ang trip…considering the fact that the area doesn’t smell so good, madalas maputik and super dami ng tao…
anyway, maybe it’s just the season… madami ding christmas shoppers…next year things might be better in terms of crowds and cheaper too…i still have three months…lol J
kababawan list (in any order)
- hot fudge sundae (or hot fudge mcjellies!)
- boy bawang (piso lang =>)
- nilagang mani
- isaw
- kitkat (haba ng history ko with this choco-wafer bar… loved this long before they started producing it locally…as in loved it so much that as far back as ten years ago i remember papa giving me a box of kitkat for my birthday…this means kitkat has been a favorite for more than a decade… 
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- bananas (turon, shakes etc…)
- chocolate coated pretzels/biscuits
- choco mallows
- v-cut
- sour cream and onion flavored potato chips
- almost anything with cream cheese
There’s an empty space in your distant gaze,
and you may look away, the void still stays.
There’s a hollow part in your weary heart,
and though you try again, no smile can hide your pain.
Fear not the night within. That’s where My light begins,
so you may one day see My face. Only I can fill your days.
There’s a raging storm in your broken soul,
and how you wish away your troubled days.
There’s an open door at your deepest core,
and though you lose your way you’ll still come home someday.
Fear not the noise within. That’s where My voice begins,
so you may one day see My song. Only I can still your storms.
There’s an empty room, there’s a hidden wound:
this heart that burns for you, if only you knew.
You’re the missing part in My yearning heart,
and I will stay around until the day you’re found.
May this, my whispered song,
lead you to come back home
‘til we’re no longer far apart.
Then will your laughter fill My heart.
