I bought three of these bad boys last night. I’ve still got half of one left on my table, just waiting to be eaten. We downed two last night, and the other half while watching Shameless this afternoon. I’m doing that thing I do when I endlessly crave one type of food… have too much of it until it starts coming out of my ear, or until even just the sight of it makes me want to throw up everything I’d eaten. I’m not quite there yet with these bacon waffles (probably two or three more), so I’m still looking forward to eating what’s left while finishing this episode :) Highlight of My Day: Swiss Steakhouse for dinner! After two whole days of being bed-ridden, and doing nothing but staring dizzily at my laptop or sleeping, there is nothing quite like the promise of a Swiss Steakhouse to liven up my spirit. And boy, did it! Getting these killer burgers is always such a treat for me, partially because I know I can’t 100% have it (but I 100% have it when I can anyway). That, partnered with a large glass of apple juice. Oh, my god. It’s like a gift from god. A cold-blooded, animal-killing, scrumptious gift from god. Ain’t nothing like it. 
365/349: December 15 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAMA BEAR! I love you more than you love dropping baduy jokes to annoy me to no end ♥ I know. It would have made a whole lot more sense if I added this greeting and profession of love to the 365 that actually had my mom’s face on it, opening her birthday gift, but as it happened, she opened the gift a day before. Four hours to be exact. The greeting would have been grossly inaccurate. Instead, I will greet her and tell her I love her with a picture of sushi. We roll that way, deal with it. Roll, get it? No? Okay. As tradition goes, we headed to Sambokojin Yakiniku for dinner. It’s usually mass in the afternoon, followed by some lavish buffet dinner somewhere, but since we had a pretty late start today, we decided to head to mass after eating literally buckets and buckets of Japanese and Korean food. BUCKETS. I felt like throwing up the whole time we were in church. The priest’s immensely boring homily didn’t help my ailing stomach one bit. I had fun at dinner, though. It was an endless supply of kamameshi rice, katsudon, japchae, tempura, beef stew, all the shabu-shabu in the world, all the sushi in the world, and some decent desserts. How could I not have had fun? 365/340: December 6 We had our brand spanking new oven installed in our newly-renovated kitchen last night, something I’ve been waiting for for a really long time now. The renovated kitchen and everything in it is my dad’s gift to my mom, but as it goes, I’m enjoying it a whole lot more than everyone else. Or so I think, at least. That said, I was aching to bake cupcakes, and I jumped on the first opportunity I could to do so. My unhealthy obsession with anything sweet is no secret (that was supposed to sound fluffy and metaphorical, but it kinda sounds pretty literal, sadly), and as a result of that sinful experience with Sonja’s cupcakes, I’ve forever been interested in red velvet. Maybe it’s the color, maybe it’s the fact that I never really knew what its flavor was supposed to be, or maybe it’s that it’s practically everywhere, but not everyone can seem to get it right. Whatever it was, I was just so magically drawn to it. Literally, a fatty to a cupcake. It’s not even funny. My mom guided me through the entire process, and we ended up making a shit load of cupcakes and donuts, muchas gracias to the recipe I found online. I haven’t had a donut, but I’ve already had two cupcakes. Ah, the night is young >:) 
Longganisa Meal: Mcdonald’s, Filipino Style. This is probably the single best way to begin my morning, a morning where I told myself I’d forever stick to chicken, fish, fruits, and vegetables. The force is strong in this one. Thanks for the take-out, big brother :) 365/324: November 20 Grocery Sunday. But this time, we actually heard mass on a Sunday. I’d spoil your day with the gory details of everything that ensued, but since I love you all so much, let’s just leave it at “all I ate all afternoon was a crunchy chicken sandwich.” Oh, and I also shared lasagna with my brother, and froyo with my sister. Fatty for life, guys. These past few days, I’d been complaining to my friends about how single I still am, and the recurring piece of advice I get is to “do something about it.” Yeah, okay, thanks for the advice, guys. Very helpful. I’ll be sure to keep that in mind the next time I find myself in a single slump, which will probably in the next couple minut- no, wait. In a single slump again. Cheers! 
365/320: November 16 These past few days, I’ve been asking my parents to pass by Starbucks whenever they’re unlucky enough to be at the mall. While other people are frequenting Starbucks to rack up on stickers to get the planner, I’ve been frequenting (so to speak) to rack up on ginger bread cookies. It’s an abomination, I swear. My sweet tooth just cannot be satisfied anymore these days without having a daily ginger bread snowman. I have three in my stash, looking to buy even more in the coming days. Just preparing for the worst, y’know. In case the end of the world decides to come an entire year early, I’ll have ginger bread snowmen to keep me company. Who of you have heeded my words and have actually already tried one? :) 
365/319: November 15 I saw this photo (via @ffoodd) this morning and I just knew I had to have something this healthy-looking for breakfast.
I improvised (like ten-fold, obviously) and came up with that unwitty concoction above. Instead of the healthy 7-grain toast, I had pandesal. Instead of the pretentious (I tend to sour-grape… a lot) organic eggs, I had normal eggs, duh. Instead of the tomatoes, I had schublig sausages, and instead of tangerines, I had more sandwiches. I even seasoned everything with pepper to make it look good. Healthy-food mimicking fail. It was good, though. I put mustard :D |
I hadn’t been able to watch the Ateneo College Glee Club since late December, and since I hadn’t received any other invitations for a concert until the one scheduled for March 10, last night’s concert came up as a very pleasant surprise. My usual ACGC Concert date, Jess, agreed to meet up before the concert because I had no idea where the venue was.
It was a really great night. Appreciating from a distance, as it usually goes, and will probably go until the world magically shifts in my direction. Carelessly staring, ogling. I think I was smiling the whole time :)
We also cheered for Rina. She’s a senior now, and despite this coming week being her finals week, she still manages to give her all during rehearsals and concerts. She’s definitely a force to be reckoned with.
Jess, Rina, and I headed to dinner after the concert. Jess’ friend owns a restaurant that was nearby, and even though they were already closing, they agreed to stay open for us. VIP status, y’all! The food was AMAZING. I cannot stress that enough. People in the Philippines, if you’re ever around Timog in Quezon City, be sure to stop by Il Duelo. Above is what I ordered, and I’ll be damned if I never get to have either of them again.