Mami Madness

It's my interim off today so to burn carbs I did some cleaning while re-arranging our furnitures to bring back the old look of our room. Love the fresh air! I guess I'm just bored so instead of slacking off I did other stuff to make the most of my rest day. I had my nails done, did some laundry and ironing too, how's that? 

Ma Mon Luk's infamous
Mami and Siopao

Yesterday, my twin sister and I along with our elder sister and teenage niece heard mass in Quiapo church. We ate lunch at Ma Mon Luk Restaurant just a few minutes away from the church. My sister said this restaurant is our dad's favorite place and that he used to take us there when we were kids because they have the best Mami and Siopao in town. Our dad also loves their Lomi. My twin and I were only five years old back then according to my sister so just imagine how old this restaurant is now it brings back the memories of Quiapo which is my birthplace. I don't recall the taste of their mami and siopao anymore since I was too young to remember but upon tasting it I realized that there's nothing like their mami and siopao it's worth coming back to. Ma Mon Luk's mami and siopao have its distinct taste that you won't find in any other Chinese restaurants, It's flavorful and tasty. A bowl of mami is enough to keep you full for a day. Their siopao is soft and fluffy and definitely way better than Chowking's siopao. I hope that Ma Mon Luk's legacy will pass on from one generation to the next because it takes a real good flavor to withstand the tough competition out there. 

Time for some movie

I've seen the most sought after Twilight saga "Eclipse" along with my sister earlier  because it's my rest day while it's her split off. It wasn't super but not so bad I think, compared to "New Moon" it gave more emphasis to Bella's love triangle with Jacob and Edward. Other characters were also given a brief attention like Jasper and Rosalie's story how they changed from mortals to immortals. The character of "Victoria" used to be portrayed by actress Rachelle Lefevre now it was by Bryce Dallas Howard. I thought Bryce is not apt to play the character of Victoria because of her sweet innocent looking face. She has to be someone "fierced" looking, just saying. "Eclipse" is more action packed I liked all chasing and fighting more specifically when the new born vampires led by Victoria fought with the Cullens and the wolves in the woods, love 'em wolves! They're real cute and furry I don't find them scary at all yet still way too hot in their human form, whoa. 

The movie went on for two and a half hours we skipped lunch we're starving after we headed to "Mexicali" for a late lunch. I had a plateful of grilled steak burrito made up of grilled meat, vegetables with fresh salsa, refried beans, mexican rice, cheese and sour cream wrapped in a fresh hand-rolled in a soft flour tortilla plus tortilla chips and salsa (yummy). For dessert we ordered this weird-looking but heavenly tasting spikey butterscotch pie oh boy it tastes so darn good.

I'm still watchful of my diet but since it's my "cheat day" I think it's okay to indulge on food once in a while. I don't want to deprive myself totally or I'll end up depressed for starving myself and I don't want that. After our late lunch we checked out the newly opened American clothing retail chain Forever 21. According to my research, they're throughout the USA, Canada, some parts of Asia and soon in the UK and Ireland offering fashion and accessories for young women and men. The chain, originally known as Fashion 21, was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1984 by a South Korean couple Dong-Won Chang and Jin Sook. I thought they have a wide variety of real chic stuff in there but I didn't see anything that suits my personality I find their stuff a little too girly for my taste so we left. 

Our last stop is the supermarket. We bought nutritious stuff for our diet. We prefer to ride an FX since we just have 1 grocery bag each anyway or it might take us forever to get a cab. 

Thank God we're home. 

Hopeful

I just got home from my sweaty boxing work out it's kinda crowded in Elorde today half of the court was occupied by badminton players and it's actually my first time to see them there that's why I'm no't able to run around the court. I used to come early but there are so many people working out so I decided that I'd come late but when I did people started coming in late too as well. Hopefully next week i can work out comfortably I hate it sometimes when I come early I have to to wait for my turn just like earlier my trainer have four students before me and it's a first come first serve basis of course, geez.

Today is a holiday and a milestone for us the country. It's inauguration day of our newly elected President Noynoy Aquino and Vice President Jejomar Binay. PNoy (short for President Noynoy) just finished his speech and it was a slap in the face for the previous government leaders who did nothing but steal money from people who put them there at the same time it's full of hope for the people to look forward to a corrupt-free government. PNoy and Binay are the 15th President and Vice President the Philippines. Well, let's all hope for a better country but we have to help our new leaders fulfill their promise, they can't do it alone remember, "improvement" begins with the letter "I".

Diet Freak

This day is about to end and I'm a little tired, tired, tired. First off my  rest day won't be complete without my boxing workout at Elorde to keep me fit. I headed straight to Antipolo church after my shift on Sunday then spent my leave in our house there so I had to set aside my diet for a while. I couldn't say no to home cooked food so I tried eating in moderation however, my two year old niece keep offering me snacks while i'm busy checking up our old pc then come dinner my other niece who's a real good cook served pork adobo by then I realized that I have to say goodbye to my diet for a while. I checked my weight earlier and as expected I gained a couple of pounds, geez! But I'm not discouraged by my weight gain and I'll continue with my work out and fruit diet. My goal is to lose 5 more pounds. 

Anyhow, I edited and uploaded pics from my DSLR camera, did some cleaning and laundry too. I sweat out a bucket like I did when I worked out earlier it's so freakin' hot I thought summer is over. 

Our broken window was finally fixed by our manong guard/jack of all trade, thank God because rainy days are here again and we don't want to invite rainshowers inside our room.

Foodie, Foodie

It's rest day transition week. I came to work for only three days then I'm on RD again, thank God. Though it felt like I had a long week or let's just say i'm just really tired, that's all. I thought I'll have my APE (Annual Physical Exam) after my shift but I changed my mind because I'm craving for dessert so I met up with my sister in SM Megamall (my place to be during RD). I've always wanted to go back to Amici located in Atrium just to have ice cream cake. When I went there for the first time with my friends I tried their "choco sans rival" I fell in love with it instantly. This time I tried "merry berries" it looks lovely believe me it tastes just as good but I still like sans rival better. I thought dessert was enough but my sister and I got hungry since it's lunch time already we tried the foodie at "The Kebab Factory." I had "lamb kebab shawarma" while she had some of their "chicken salad." We loved the shawarma dressings, my sister tried it on her salad too and it added flavor to it. I'm still watchful of what I eat and my fruit diet will go on but I consider this day as my "cheat day." I'm not worried at all I'll burn 'em cals tomorrow. Self control and discipline is the key to a healthy body. Need i say more?

Rain, Pain, Go Away

Rainy days are here again and kids are back to school. I don't miss school at all thank God i'm over it' because I hate having to deal with exams, homework, boring subjects and professors. I mean seriously? art class is all I cared about back then. 

Rest day again so as usual I worked out and boxed my heart out earlier. It was a good one I felt my sweat running down my spine. I lost one pound this week my fruit diet is definitely working yey! My sister got me into this fruit diet thingy but i think she needs it more since she works out just once a week, haha.

I had my neck sprain therapy at Pain & Rehab Center (located at the 5th floor of SM Mega B) yesterday. My left side neck has been hurting since last week I had difficulty sleeping for days I took Ibuprofen to ease the pain but to no avail. I even tried a real strong pain reliever but didn't help either. I had salonpas patch on my neck while at work even though it's kinda smelly at least it gave me a little feeling of relief. I know it's not good to self-medicate but I do it a lot because I find it such a hassle to visit a doctor but I do a lot of research about my condition first to make sure that I'm well aware of what's going on with me. I'm not in pain anymore prior to the therapy but my sister insists for me to still go there to make sure I get proper care plus it's Medicard accredited so I gave it a shot. I had consultation with a doctor first then waited for a few minutes for my turn to have therapy. First I had neck ultrasound then hot compress for 20 minutes. Lastly I had stretching of the neck and head. The therapy went on for roughly 30-40 minutes and my neck felt so much lighter after.

Change topic. So, Noynoy and Binay was proclaimed president and vice president respectively yesterday. I hope that this change is a good one. New leaders, old people so let's make it work. Our leaders can't do it alone, they need our help.

Sweet and Sweat

Since it's my rest day, my friend and I decided to stroll around SM Megamall to look for a Cerealicious kiosk unfortunately, it's not there anymore but thanks to my ever reliable phone, wifi and clickthecity.com it gave me a more up to date information about Cerealicious and found out that there is a Cerealicious Cafe at the 2nd level of Shangrila Mall. I've never had Cerealicious since SM Baguio during my Christmas vacation last year so I was delighted to know that there's one at the Shang which is just a ride away from where I live. I had a trailer (small bowl) of "Pirates of the Cadbury-ean," it's a mixture of Koko duo, Cadbury zip and Oreo cereals with milkshake and a scoop of vanilla ice cream (yum!). I'm not much of a cereal fan but this is no ordinary cereal to me. 

This is not your plain boring morning cereal 
bowl but with a fun twist, so to speak. My sister would be happy to know about Cerealicious Cafe and I'd love to come back soon to try more of their blockbusters. 




A bowl of sweetness is no good without sweating it out that's why rd is work out day for me as well. I bought a new pair of boxing handwraps that I'm excited to use for tomorrow's workout. I also got myself a jumping rope last week and this may sound funny but i don't know how to use it since I was a kid but I'm proud to say that I learned it in few days because I'm a little embarassed during work out how I wish I could skip the jumping rope exercise but I couldn't and I looked awful so I'd rather learn how to do it. Determination is the key. 

No Bummer

Since I'm home alone I realized that I'd rather be than go out and get fried under the scorching heat of the summer sun. My neck hurts so bad I'm not sure if it's just caused by a bad pillow when I sleep or if it's stress related? 

I started boxing in Elorde Libertad just last week. This gym is a lot spacious actually, I like it better. It's the size of a basketball court compared to their branch in Shaw, Mandaluyong which is comparable to that of match box so even if it is closer to where I live I'd rather work out in a bigger space so I can comfortably. I like working out during my rest days, that's twice a week because it is a good stress reliever, believe me. 

I applied a BDO cash card for my mom and I'm glad that I got it sooner than expected. I was told that it won't be available until next week. I can reload the card online so she can use it anytime she needs to purchase something, convenience at your fingertips. Nice. 

I haven't finished watching all the movies I downloaded last month so I still have a reason to get busy today. I usually clean up the house during my rest day but my sister paid a visit two days ago and did all the cleaning so I have nothing much to do but slouch and enjoy watching movies. TGIRD (thank god it's rest day).

Wake Up

Rest day again at last. I've been in the BPO industry for 7 years now so work has become such a drag to me. At first I enjoy what I do, I mean who wouldn't? It pays good compared to normal day jobs. Well, I guess we really can't have it all. Moving forward, I still feel guilty that I wasn't able to practice my right as a citizen of this country to vote during the may 10 election because I wa
s a registered voter in Antipolo many years ago but wasn't able to register in Mandaluyong where I now live due to time constraints. Hence, I did not experience the country's first automated polls. Given a chance I would've voted for Noynoy not because he's the son of Ninoy and Cory Aquino but because of his good reputation as a non-corrupt senator. 

Some say that Noynoy has no accomplishments. He never did anything significant while in congress and senate. That he only created 8 bills in 12 years as a legislator but none of which became laws. Nevertheless, I'd like to give him a chance to prove himself and lead this country to betterment. 
Although counting is not yet complete, partial results show Noynoy already secured about 40% of the estimated 37.5 million votes cast in the first automated polls. But i'm still confused about those people who voted for Erap. I mean seriously? What were these people thinking? Filipinos once unite for Erap to step down as president now does this mean people are willing to give him another chance to redeem himself after all? I don't get it. Just like the Marcos family for instance, it's written in Philippine history how much wealth they stole from the government and the people but they are still here for crying out loud. I guess we just forgive and forget too easily... sad and illogical, but true. 

Alright, nuff about politics. It's pay day tomorrow, I can't wait for salary adjustment. Darn I've been working so hard so I deserve it.

Vote Wisely

Today is a milestone for our country. This is the day for voices to be heard. Too bad i can't vote but i have my reasons and i'm glad that filipinos value their right to vote so for those who can, please vote wisely and listen to what your conscience say. Rock that vote fellas!

Money 3x

Thank god it's RD. I can't believe i survived another stressful week woohoo! First off I'm happy and content with my salary increase so I signed the paper with a smile on my face yesterday and all I can say is that all the hardwork definitely paid off. At least I have the slight motivation to go to work. Money makes the world go round baby. I mean, seriously?work is such a pain for the most part but without a job these days is like a nightmare so I gotta love and value my job no matter how cheesy it may sound 'cuz it keeps me going.

So, I had my highlights re-colored earlier and I'm happy as always with the outcome. The color is purple-pink ombre or something like that but it gets more exciting when it gets washed off after a few days so we'll see.

;)