02.08.10
Fighting for control…
Yup, to post this I have to fight my 4-year-old nephew for the right to use this computer. He’s so addicted with watching youtube and playing games on facebook, I have a hard time persuading him to let me use the computer. Where are the toy robots and cars when you need them? But admittedly sometimes I’d rather let him use the pc than whine all day about not being able to use it. A whining boy is not a good thing…
I was finally able to meet with my high school friends last Saturday, Mary Anne and Iris:
I always have fun with them because we can be as silly as we want. After much reminiscing, we felt quite proud on the fact that our group of friends in high school tend to be misfits that the other cliques don’t quite know what to make of. Although we’re low-key and tend to stay at the background, but somehow every school activities, whether it be intellectual, artistic, or athletic endeavors, we somehow always have someone representing our group, and vindicating our group quite nicely, too.
We ate at three different restaurants. Yup, I counted. Had a java chip frappe and appetizers at a coffee shop (I forgot the name) somewhere, had a little shopping done where my friends bought this for my birthday:
(Interesting to note, it was made in India, brought to the UK, then brought to the Phils., where we bought it. So the reason why it’s so pricey is because it had a world tour!)
and then we ate at a chinese restaurant (at North Park) then had dessert (at Conti’s) where we had tiramisu, turtle pie and mango bravo:
(hmm, the picture is crappy but the taste is yummy!!)
Hmm, okay, so I kind of blew up the whole diet thing again. One week of dieting down the drain. But, it’s a common knowledge that losing weight is a vicious cycle. You eat, don’t eat, then eat again. And yes, I’m a good example of that principle, hahaha!
I just noticed that the post I’ve been doing lately always involved food and even have pics of food in them, which is another good example of a common knowledge about dieting, and that is, people who diet have only one thing in their mind, what to eat and when to eat it!
01.31.10
Oh, Figaro, Figarooo…
Cough, cough… anyway…
I went out last week to go to the mall and scour the bookstores there. I recently rediscovered the joys of reading books, the excitement I feel digging on stacks of books and being able to complete a series. Good for me, not so good for my pockets though.
Afterwards, my sis persuaded me, well… not really persuaded, more like mentioned, that we should eat something before we go home. We decided on Figaro, because she has this card that she bought that supposedly will give her freebies whenever she eats at that particular restaurant. I don’t know how much of a freebie is that if she has to pay first upfront before she can get anything for free. Anyway, I guess nothing is free anymore.
The prices of the drinks are similar to Starbucks, although I think the sandwiches are a little pricier here. Oh, but the portions! If you’re hungry, I think you will have to double what you usually order. I thought the pizza was not a pizza but a savory crepe, that’s how thin it was!
I ordered pasta. Good, but not great. I sometimes eat pasta served at a small food stall at the top of the mall, and at 1/4 the price of what I ate at Figaro, I think I get the same enjoyment, if not more, out of the less costly version. I don’t know if it’s because there’s really nothing different between them, or only because my taste is kind of pedestrian. I guess I paid more for the “ambience” than I bargained for.
Here is what I ordered. A pasta is not a pasta without the accompanying dessert, in my humble opinion.
01.21.10
Nice to be back…
I’ve been out for a while, so I’m going to ramble for a bit. Be warned…
So, what did you missed? Nothing much. I could tell you about the time that I had a back injury from carrying my nephew during christmas (go figure) and had to have help from rising from the bed. I couldn’t move much for five days and have to cancel my meetings with friends during christmas, but other than that the holiday was enjoyable for me.
I met with some friends earlier this january, there’s still some holiday spirit leftover so it was okay. We had fun dining out, and since I went out a lot of times to meet them separately, I basically binged my way through most of january. Yeah, you guessed it, I gained some weight. But isn’t that the purpose of a new year’s resolution? Promising to lose the pounds you get over the holidays? Um, I’ll just copy paste my new year’s resolution last year, I think you can see it under january 2009? I’m returning to gym after a month of absence, and right now I’m starting to think up excuses of why I balooned out so much! Hahaha, think, think, think…
I went to see some movies this january. I watched Sherlock Holmes with my sis and bros, Alvin and the Chipmunks with my nephews, and the Avatar 3d movie with friends. I enjoyed the shows, I’m a big fan of Sherlock Holmes and so I was looking forward to see how they portray him, I’ve been watching Alvin, Simon and Theodore since I was in elementary, and I was looking forward to see Avatar and see what all the hype is about. Yeah, although there’s not much story there, I got involved by all the visuals going on, so I liked it.
This january I was also busy finalizing the sale of a land we bought. It’s a farmland (yeah, I liked farmville so much I bought my own). We’ve decided to make a swimming pool with all the amenities in a small part of the land and we’re planning to rent it out to people who want to get away from the city for a day. We’re just about to finish with the pool and we’ll be starting our landscaping soon. I’ll post pics when it’s finish. Maybe I’ll even learn how to swim…
The internet shop is doing well, I’m glad to say. We’ve added 4 more computers and we’re thinking of adding 4 more. Hmm, but that could wait. I think we have to finish the pool first before we think about expanding the shop.
Between these, and going to city hall and paying for taxes and renewing my permits, I didn’t have much time to spend on my computer. Sigh, I’ve been neglecting my manga and anime habits. And I’m showing all the symptoms of being deprived of my vices. Therefore, after posting this, to save what’s left of my sanity, I’m planning to spend my entire day just reading manga online and possibly catching up on my anime watchlist. Adios!
