| Posted in | Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2009
I swear I get asked the most random questions.
Look!
He said...
I said...
Look!
He said...
I said...
| Posted in | Posted on Sunday, June 14, 2009
Before Power Plant Mall
Before Ayala Center
Before SM Megamall
Before Greenhills
There was...
MARIKINA SHOE EXPO, CUBAO
When I was a kid I would visit this place with my family weeks before school started to look for a new pair of school shoes. The stores sold locally manufactured shoes from the city of Marikina - shoe capital of the Philippines. The industry somewhat died with the influx of cheaper shoes from China and the construction of so many malls in Metro Manila.
Now only a few shops remain open for business. The rest were converted into restos, bars, art galleries and vintage stores. The compound is now more known as Cubao X.
I went to visit with Ryan and Sam as we looked to unwind after a very stressful day at work.
Old-school Marikina Shoe Expo
Our destination... Mogwai
Good beer
Craaap!
I'd hang out here again as long as it's not 100 degrees during the night. The light rain during our visit made the place surprisingly cozy.
Before Ayala Center
Before SM Megamall
Before Greenhills
There was...
MARIKINA SHOE EXPO, CUBAO
When I was a kid I would visit this place with my family weeks before school started to look for a new pair of school shoes. The stores sold locally manufactured shoes from the city of Marikina - shoe capital of the Philippines. The industry somewhat died with the influx of cheaper shoes from China and the construction of so many malls in Metro Manila.
Now only a few shops remain open for business. The rest were converted into restos, bars, art galleries and vintage stores. The compound is now more known as Cubao X.
I went to visit with Ryan and Sam as we looked to unwind after a very stressful day at work.
Old-school Marikina Shoe Expo
Our destination... Mogwai
Good beer
Craaap!
I'd hang out here again as long as it's not 100 degrees during the night. The light rain during our visit made the place surprisingly cozy.
| Posted in | Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009
Today the Philippines celebrates its 111th Anniversary Independence. Really? Didn't the Philippines go through American and Japanese rule after the Spanish left? The Filipinos NEED to get their facts straight. No wonder this day doesn't mean shit to most.
Happy Independence Day!
PS. That's how you properly display the Philippine flag when in vertical position.
RED ON THE RIGHT
Why?
Because normal folks read from left to right.
Happy Independence Day!
PS. That's how you properly display the Philippine flag when in vertical position.
RED ON THE RIGHT
Why?
Because normal folks read from left to right.
My favorite niece who can sing will be leaving the motherland soon. She's never had Greek food so I brought her to Cyma Eastwood.
The resto was packed and we were the 5th on the list. We got some yogurt while we waited for our table.
Medium Original with Cap'n Crunch and mango
Dear Jon Pena... Red Mango tastes the same in the PI
Sooooo two thousand and late
Steak! Dinner was fun. Convo about L&L, beaches, SF, LA, work, fam and the Philippine culture.
I always order this.
Eastwood Mall
Did I say she can sing? (click to play)
Adios! Regards to the fam.
PS. I had so much Cyma yogurt dip with my chicken it killed my stomach. By the time I got home the car's interior smelled like fart.
R.I.P. toilet bowl.
The resto was packed and we were the 5th on the list. We got some yogurt while we waited for our table.
Medium Original with Cap'n Crunch and mango
Dear Jon Pena... Red Mango tastes the same in the PI
Sooooo two thousand and late
Steak! Dinner was fun. Convo about L&L, beaches, SF, LA, work, fam and the Philippine culture.
I always order this.
Eastwood Mall
Did I say she can sing? (click to play)
Adios! Regards to the fam.
PS. I had so much Cyma yogurt dip with my chicken it killed my stomach. By the time I got home the car's interior smelled like fart.
R.I.P. toilet bowl.
| Posted in | Posted on Monday, June 08, 2009
After around a dozen court dates.
After all the time and money wasted.
It's finally over.
The score?
1-0
Not to preempt the court's decision. I'm just saying. The fact that I survived it makes me the winner.
Instead of discussing the details, I'll rant about what I had to go through the past year.
1. See all those people on tv crying for justice? I feel their pain. A simple civil case filed against me took more than a year to resolve. Theirs will take forever.
2. Court clerks are crooks. Yes I said it. Who charges 500 pesos for a transcript of the previous court date? Am I not supposed to pay only for the photocopy. Isn't that what the government is paying you for? It would've been alright if the stenographer at least got HALF of the words I said correctly. When I read the transcript I felt like I was hoodwinked. You can't even say no to these people. They hustle you into thinking that it's your obligation to pay for their crap they call work. Today I paid 500 pesos upon entering the courtroom then I had to pay another 1,500 pesos after I was cross examined because according to some old lady who approached me, my answers during the cross examination were too long and they had difficulty understanding my "slang" accent. What an idiot. She said, "1,000 pesos for the transcript and 300 pesos for me." 300 pesos for you? For what? How are you gonna be that old and still be crooked? I gave 1,500 just to get it over with and she didn't even bother to give me my change. They knew it was my last appearance there and they had to hustle me one last time. YOU ARE ALL GOING TO HELL!!!
3. How difficult is it to text the people involved in the case whenever the judge or stenographer isn't around? Do you really think just because I speak straight English I shit money?
4. Stray dog in the courtroom. 'Nuf said.
5. A supposedly hotshot lawyer disappearing in the middle of the battle, never to be seen again. What a way to finish you chump. That's what I call a highway robbery. You should set up an ebay account so your client can leave a NEGATIVE feedback for your incompetence. If you did that to me I would bitch slap you to my next case.
What's next?
The main battle.
And I will win it again.
* FLEXES ARMS *
After all the time and money wasted.
It's finally over.
The score?
1-0
Not to preempt the court's decision. I'm just saying. The fact that I survived it makes me the winner.
Instead of discussing the details, I'll rant about what I had to go through the past year.
1. See all those people on tv crying for justice? I feel their pain. A simple civil case filed against me took more than a year to resolve. Theirs will take forever.
2. Court clerks are crooks. Yes I said it. Who charges 500 pesos for a transcript of the previous court date? Am I not supposed to pay only for the photocopy. Isn't that what the government is paying you for? It would've been alright if the stenographer at least got HALF of the words I said correctly. When I read the transcript I felt like I was hoodwinked. You can't even say no to these people. They hustle you into thinking that it's your obligation to pay for their crap they call work. Today I paid 500 pesos upon entering the courtroom then I had to pay another 1,500 pesos after I was cross examined because according to some old lady who approached me, my answers during the cross examination were too long and they had difficulty understanding my "slang" accent. What an idiot. She said, "1,000 pesos for the transcript and 300 pesos for me." 300 pesos for you? For what? How are you gonna be that old and still be crooked? I gave 1,500 just to get it over with and she didn't even bother to give me my change. They knew it was my last appearance there and they had to hustle me one last time. YOU ARE ALL GOING TO HELL!!!
3. How difficult is it to text the people involved in the case whenever the judge or stenographer isn't around? Do you really think just because I speak straight English I shit money?
4. Stray dog in the courtroom. 'Nuf said.
5. A supposedly hotshot lawyer disappearing in the middle of the battle, never to be seen again. What a way to finish you chump. That's what I call a highway robbery. You should set up an ebay account so your client can leave a NEGATIVE feedback for your incompetence. If you did that to me I would bitch slap you to my next case.
What's next?
The main battle.
And I will win it again.
* FLEXES ARMS *
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