No Reservations: The Philippines

I wouldnt pass the chance to watch Anthony Bourdain's visit in the Philippines but i did. So i really was praying for someone to post it in Youtube and my prayer was answered.

I am currently watching it and i am so proud of Ivan and Claude who knows Manila and Pampanga respectively to give the trivial rundown of its food and culture.

Augusto, who won the fan choice award, toured Tony to Cebu. Listening to his plight of identity crisis, lead me to believe that we as a Filipino would intensely embrace the culture the colonizers had and make it our own. Making us a melting pot of sort, thus in a way would make us lose our identity.

It was amuzing to see Tony savor Lechon Cebu...owww how i love the Lechon from the South. As what Tony said: Best pig ever!!!

I am so proud of my country. The sight, the sound, the food...the people....

Labels: food, the philippines, you tube

Im Officially 30 years old!!

Ok fine! I know age is just a number but stepping into the world of being 30 means so many things to me. First, i cant just act childish and still get away with it. I am self imposing strictness and being proper. Wait, should being 30 means stiff and old, i don't think so. Maybe its just a phase in my life that i should really act like a mother to my kid and not just his playmate. Im guilty of being a momentary mother, someone who at that moment wants to spend time with Roo and the next would retreat to find solace. I should serve my husband like a real wife and not just someone who "if i feel like it" would arrange his clothes to wear at work or accompany him to do the grocery.

Work wise, i would like to think im at par with my age group. I was trained to deal with situation that would entail firm professionalism.

Maybe i would just act cuckoo with my friends. Those who are on my same age, most likely would just shrug off some stupid remarks or add to it.

I dont know, maybe im just exaggerating but i FEEL there is a need to Change.
Again, it would be good to see myself as a better person than who i was when i was in my 20's. More achievement and accomplishment not just at work but at home as well.

Ill try my very best to spend more time in being a Mother and a Wife. There may come a time that the little one would grow up and its too late for me to bring back lost time. My husband would always understand but i want to let him feel that He is my priority as well.

Labels: life

Ill be turning 30 this 18!!!! Im so excited. I feel that im ready to go to the next level. Im armed with the lesson's i learned in life and the blessings of family and friends to back me up.


1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Sleep for 7 hours.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did the previous year.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink plenty of water.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
14. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
15. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
16. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
18. Smile and laugh more.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don't compare your partner with others.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Forgive everyone for everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
28. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
29. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
30. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
31. The best is yet to come.
32. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
33. Do the right thing!
34. Call your family often.
35. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.
36. Each day give something good to others.
37. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
38. Share this with someone you care about =>

Labels: life

Turning Japanese, i really think so.

Hanz and I love to try different kinds of Japanese restaurant and find the difference among them.

For his birthday we tried, Sakae Sushi in MOA. This resto is so cute coz you get to pick the sushi from the conveyor belt. Sushi's are being classified per plate color, Yellow- Pink-Green- Red. Since red is the most exotic sushi, its the least item they produce.
Sushi on the conveyor. Ready for pick-up.
The number of plates we finished. They look like slingkies.
The price.

Next off, Misato in Madrigal, Alabang
Out of curiousity and somehow with the resto's snub image we tried our tastebuds and sacrificed our pockets with this resto.

The ambiance is good, but do we really need that? The place would soon became pack with lunch goers and we cant wait to dig in to our meal.
We were served dilis first, i was wondering if the pacing is slow for food delivery.
We ordered Kani Salad. This has less QP (jap mayo) so bitin.
I was wondering if they have Jurassic Maki but since they dont have, i just ordered California maki instead.
Our order is so Teriyaki boy. This part of the meal was so flavourful i just cant wait to eat rice with it.

Overall, its just overrated. Its expensive and taste like Teriyaki boy, by the way i love TB. This made me love Omakase more.

Last off, this restaurant is so hidden i was almost lost while looking for it.
Little Tokyo in Makati.

I really believe in the Secret. I was channeling this resto for months than i can imagine. Since the only person i know who would join me and be really patient while i search high n low for this secret cove is my darling hubby and since we really do not go to Makati, we had the right excuse to be there. I was getting my pasalubong from Dubai. So off to Makati we go.

I knew it was near Makati Cinema Square. On what side i dont know. We walked besides SanLo, there was a different Japanese resto. We tried to walk across Mile Long, there we found Little Tokyo but wait, its still close. We went back after we had a dose of Ukay adventure.

Around 6pm, i followed a lady who went inside an iskinita and found cluster of restaurant, i was now confused on where to go. My first stop was the familiar Takoyaki Balls, 6 for 100. They are the mother versions of those sold in the mall. Yummy too. Then we followed where most people go to

We ate here.
Ordered the never ending, California Maki. YUMMY!
30 pesos per stick of there Yakitori.
This tastes like Nilasing na Tempura. Sarap.

Overall, there are a lot of Japanese eating in this place you would feel like a tourist or somehow incognito. The price was resaonable, 1k for two people. The difference of Little Tokyo to Misato is this one taste so authentic.

I really want to go to Japan and taste all there food except maybe for Ramen, buy Hello Kitty stuff, Astroboy apparel and be in Harajuku. Bow.

Labels: food, japan, resto

Colorgenics (the link)

I had this test over the net about my current state of mind. I find it accurate.

You appear to others around you as a person who is simply 'laid back'. From time to time you shelve your ambitions and forgo the desire for prestige and recognition and you are often considered as mentally lazy. You have the ability and you are the first to know this, but you prefer to take things easy and indulge your longing for comfort and security.

You don't feel as if you can go it on your own anymore. You don't want to be taken for granted. You need to be recognised as a 'caring person' and it could be that you are searching to establish a relationship, not necessarily with someone new, but with that someone special who could feel the same way as you do.

You need a friend - a close friend - and you are willing to become emotionally involved with the right person, but you are very demanding and particular in your choice of partners. You are constantly looking for reassurance and it is perhaps because of this that you tend to be somewhat argumentative, but you try to hold back - careful to avoid open conflict - since this might reduce your prospects of realising your hopes of establishing a warm caring relationship.

Your inherent powers and perseverance are in danger of being overwhelmed by excessive stress. You have a great deal of resilience which is being overtaxed by the continued attempt to overcome existing difficulties but you are sticking to your objectives in spite of the intolerable pressure. After considerable reflection you believe that it is impossible to reverse the situation and so you would truly like to be free of it altogether.

The tensions that you are trying to cope with are a result of conditions which are really beyond your control. As a consequence of this almost impossible situation and not being able to get your own way, you are subjected to frustration and almost ungovernable anger. You are trying to remedy the situation but the stress that you are experiencing is making the situation even worse. You feel so inadequate that you are not quite sure which way to turn. A good suggestion would to be to try to relieve the stress and anxiety by participating in some very active physical activity which will relieve your tension.

Labels: personality test