Not Again

The whole world is against me once again.

I am now thanking all the gods that it has been raining the past days that everything is just melancholic.

(And yes, I love watching the lightning.)

I need to get out.

SOON..

Justice Will Be Served

At least there is justice in this side of the world.

An old friend sent me a personal message this morning. Apparently, he read my entry about Mom and Tina's Bakery Cafe's manager. Read here. Seems that he knows the son in law of the owner and my issues will be aired to them. Thank you very much Bryan for being an avid reader of the blog.

Of course you can't read it. I just posted it as a proof that justice will be served.

He told me that he's going to send the link to the owner so they will be informed.

A few hours later, my hits doubled and I had no idea who were viewing my post.

I don't really want to make a big fuzz out of my experience. I don't want the manager to get fired naman or something. I just want them to teach him a lesson and of course send me a LARGE Dark Toblerone Chocolate Torte.

Yun lang.

Mom and Tina's Bakery Cafe

Tin decided to celebrate her birthday last rainy Friday evening at Mom and Tina's Bakery Cafe in Pasig.

I've been there once and bought Brazo de Mercedez and small slices of brownies and lemon meringue square (I LOVE).

Anywoo, hours before going there, I've double checked the menu so I could already decide which will I be ordering for dinner.

We ordered:

1. Mango Kani Salad (Php 209/ USD 4) - full serving (good for 4 persons)

Chiqui likes this sooo much. I like the Kani and sweet mango strips. However, I did not eat much because it has like loads of mayonnaise on top of it. Y'all know how I hate mayo right.

Verdict 3.5 out of 5 Stars. The lettuce was fresh and the mango was sweet :)

2. Ribeye-Steak served with fries/mashed potato/rice. (Php 285/ USD 4.5)

I like steaks which are cooked medium rare to medium. Well done steaks are not really yummy you know. It gets too hard and you will have the feeling that your tummy will stop digesting it after a few minutes. I like the rib-eye but it's really nothing special compared to Tender Bob's or Outback Steakhouse' rib-eye. The serving is big enough for me to feel so bloated few hours after.

Verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. The taste is a little kulang. I dunno. I like the gravy though.

3. Lasagna (Php 120 / USD 3.5)

Their Lasagna is probably one of the best that I've ever tasted. It was cheesy, hot and scrumptious. It's a must try! It is served with 2 dinner rolls which are equally good.

Verdict: 5 out of 5 stars

4. Dark Toblerone Walnut Torte (Php 485 / USD 10) for approximately half a gallon.

Their cold desserts are their best sellers. It was sweet, yummy and good. This maybe one of the reasons why I am suffering tonsilitis right now. Ice cream cakes or tortes are my favorite.

Verdict: 5 out of 5 stars

Other yummy treats that you will find here are the following:

Cupcakes (Php 11-24 )

Mini American Apple Pie, Mini Mango Creme Pie and the works (Php 80 / USD 2)

The ambiance was nice. The interiors were very cozy and comfortable. The waiters were kind and friendly. The manager was ANTIPATIKO! I soooo hate him.

Get this, they do not allow reservations. So we just went there and got the table that could seat all 9 of us. Then the manager told us why we were late and that we had to dine fast because there were other reservations for the night. Yadi yada. I looked at the other tables and these were empty. There was no queue outside so I did not get the idea of him rushing us to order and finish fast! Being the antipatika Bons that you know, I retaliated and told him

Bons: "Ganyan talaga kayo kahigpit dito no? and hindi kayo talaga friendly?"
Manager: "Ganon talaga eh".

Fuck him! For the record Mr. Manager, since you have no reservations, it meant that you do a first come first serve protocol. We came in first and just like any other restaurants in the metro, we can stay until dawn if we wanted too. And for crying out loud, we spent almost 500 bucks per head. Didn't we have the right to stay at least for 30 minutes after our meals? After all, there were still available tables and there was no queue outside. Fuck you! By the way, it was my second visit there and I experienced the same hostile treatment from the same manager. Kaya I have all the right to get pissed and retaliate.

Sayang yung food niyo and the reviews that people wrote about your cafe if the manager has issues with people dining in with no carlaloo. Maybe he had a problem because most of us had no car and went there riding a lowly Toyota Corolla Cab. And all the other customers parked their SUVs and sedans in front of the restaurant. Anong akala mo samin, POOR? excuse me ha.

But then again, try to visit the place. You're after the dining experience naman.

Mom and Tina’s Bakery Café
106 E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave.
Bgy. Ugong, Pasig City
632. 914-0833

Pictures taken from dessertcomesfirst.

On People

As much as you wanted your day to START and END right, people will DELIBERATELY ruin it for you.

And what I hate the most is that, it is inevitable that you get affected.
Shame.

Shit happens everyday y'all know.

And so what?

They reported in TV Patrol yata that Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion will go to Greece to shoot the kissing scene for their movie "For The First Time". Syempre updated ako no?

Anywoo.

I was pissed because I was waiting for some worthy news like inflation rate of peso, or what happened to that councilor in Manila who had an illegal slaughter house or whatever happened to that sunken ship.

TV Patrol is only a 30-minute show where 10 minutes is allotted for advertisements, 5 minutes is allotted for REAL NEWS and 15 minutes is allotted for Entertainment News.

Kebs ko kung maglaplapan sila ni KC sa Greece. Matatanda na silang dalawa.

And pwede ba, what's so wrong with having kissing scenes sa movies? Are u telling me that Megastar still wants her daughter to portray naive roles. Hello! she stayed and lived alone in France for years. God knows, what you can do when you are living alone in a nice flat in a foreign European country where conservatism is not really an option.

Ring a bell?
Yun lang po.

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Bons

Crappy Overrated Movie Industry

While everybody is eager to watch The Dark Knight, I was looking at a very special poster in Megamall the other day.

The movie starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo puzzles me to death.



Why?

The movie is called "A Very Special Love". I mean WTF? How hard is it to think of a very good title? Is it that effin' difficult for the marketing people of Star Cinema to think of a good one?

What happened to the early 90's marketing people who thought of "Bukas Na Lang Kita Iibigin" or "Bukas Luluhod ang mga Tala"?

I remember last year, Star Cinema released a film starring Aga Muhlach, Maricel Soriano and Angelica Panganiban.

A Love Story. hmmmm... Thank you very much Star Cinema for giving us an idea that the movie is a LOVE STORY. Hindi ba obvious?

Henako!


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Pain in the Ass

Taking care of my NEW hair is so much pain in the ass every morning.
I have to dry my hair correctly or else I will look like a member of the Orange and Lemons Band .
I took these pictures this morning. Get the point?
Or do I look Korean ?

Tangina Lang

Had the roughest week in my entire professional career of 8 months.

Wag mong pakealamanan tong blog ko because it's my own personal space. Wala kang karapatan kontrahin at diktahan kung ano ang gusto kong ilagay dito. Ilalagay ko ang nararamdaman ko at naiisip ko.

Ang mga nakaraan na araw ay mahirap para sa akin at sa mga ibang kasama ko.

Sa guilty na tao/mga taong nakakabasa nito.. READ ON.

Isipin mo, Walang pumoprotekta sa amin sa opisina sapagkat ang tunay namin na boss ay nasa Hong Kong. Namomolitika ang boss niyo ok lang sa akin, pero bigyan mo kami ng karapatan para protektahan ang sarili namin. I just want to play a fair game. We want to play a fair game. Hindi ako yung tipo ng tao na sususnod lang sa kagustuhan ng ibang tao dahil sa impulse decisioning at para lang masunod ang gusto ninyo. Nagkakamali ka.

Kung kinwekwestiyon mo ang pagiging opinionated ng ibang tao sa opisina, wala kang karapatan. Kung hindi ka opinionated, kawalan mo yun.

There is a thin red line from being opinionated to being pointless and nonesense. Yan ay pagaralan mo kung paano mo malalaman. Tinuruan ako ng mga magulang ko na maging opinionated at sabihin kung ano nararamdaman ko lalo na pag alam kong ako ay TAMA.

May mga taong matatapang dahil sa mga pinagdaanan nila sa buhay. Hindi mo alam kung ano ang nangyari sa buhay ko na malamang maiiyak ka pag malaman mo. Hindi mo alam kung gaano kahirap ako bumangon simula nung limang taon pa ang nakakaraan.

Wala kang karapatan.
Wala............................
Dahil unang una hindi kita kaibigan.
Pangalawa, hindi mo ko kilala.
Pangatlo, hindi mo alam kung ano ang kaya kong gawin.

Wag kang magmarunong.

Karapatan ng bawat isa sa atin mamili ng kaibigan. Wag mo yun diktahan.
Karapatan ng bawat isa sa atin sabihin ang gusto niyang sabihin. Wag mong pakealamanan.
Karapatan ng bawat isa sa atin ipakita ang tunay na nararamdaman. Bakit ka apektado? GUILTY KA?

Pero dahil nirequest mo, pipilitin ng mga taong SINASABIHAN mo, kasama ako, na isupress ang kanilang nararamdaman at sasabihin to, should I quote, "FILTER OUT THE NEGATIVE VIBES". Gagawin ko ang imposible pero kakayanin ko. Isusupress ko ang gusto kong sabihin at ang magiging witness ng mga nararamdaman ko ay itong blog na ito.

Gagawin ko yan dahil hindi ko alam na ganyan ka kafragile. Gagawin ko yan hangga't kaya ko. Hangga't kaya namin. When all else fails, aalis nalang ako. Bakit? Hindi mo kaya tanggapin constructively ang mga nangyayari sa buhay mo. Hindi mo kayang magisip na maayos. Masyado ka pa guilty effect kaya ka apektado.

Aalis ako kasi alam ko epektibo akong trabahador pag hindi ko sinusupress ang nararamdaman ko.
Aalis ako pag dumating sa panahon na majeopardize yung mga gagawin ko dahil sa pagsusupress ko at dahil sa kagustuhan mo.

Kawalan niyo. Marami ang naghihintay sa akin dito at sa ibayong dagat.

Tangina lang.

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Bons