KFC Excess Change (Ire)

On 29 January 2006, I went to the KFC Shopwise branch at around 10.30pm. Waiting in line, I decided already on my order and prepared the necessary cash. Considering it was a late Sunday evening I was impatient to get home.

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BPI Disregards its Own SOP (Ire)

Breaking one of my SOPs, which is to deposit only in ATMs that are attached to a bank, I decided to take a chance on a kiosk ATM (ATMs beside a small office where you can do a limited amount of bank transactions such as opening an account), the first attempt quite successful that it emboldened me to repeat the action in the ABS-CBN BPI kiosk on 17 January 2006 (Tuesday).

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Rotten Meal at S.R. Thai (Ire)

I am at a loss on how to explain it. Is it just my misfortune to be with people who find that there’s something wrong with their meal from S.R. Thai? First it was the Wire Staple in the SR Thai Spring Roll (Ire), and now it’s a funny tasting crab meatball.

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Cheap Eats — Panaderia Pantoja

Cheese Bread Cheese Bread- Made famous by Kris Aquino’s admission that this is one of her favorites, the clover shaped bread boasts of cheese right in the center of each “leaf,” and costs only Php 10.

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Chuckles — Hard vs. Soft Time

The time for going to bed can be quite a struggle for the precocious three year old and his yaya because he feels he’s up to the challenge of being up with the adults.

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Elorde Boxing Gym

Elai SantiagoIf you want to feel like Rocky or Hillary Swank’s character in Million Dollar Baby, head on over to the Elorde Boxing Gym in Quezon City (between the Greenhills and New Manila areas). Ms. Elai Santiago gamely showed the boxing moves that every participant is supposed to learn, and she informed me that during the peak hours of 5-8pm, the gym is filled with, surprise, women (about 75%). It seems the sport has caught on with its cardiovascular and interval training benefits.

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Bare Essentials Red Hot Ensembles

It’s a proven scientific fact that the sight of the color red has a physiological and psychological effect, so set his blood boiling and his passions fiery hot with these fire engine red ensembles.

Baby Doll with Red Piping Baby Doll with Red Piping- Classy with its black chiffon that’s set off with red piping, the finishing touch of a bow makes you the perfect gift, ready to be unwrapped.

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Repertory Philippines Theatre Season 2006

Nobody’s Perfect A comedy by Simon Williams, the play gets its laughs from concealed identities and cross-gender dressing as a guy decides to dress up as a female and in the process falls in love. Opening the season, it’s currently running and will have its last performance on 05 February 2006.

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