15 URI NG KAIBIGAN NA MAKIKILALA MO SA INUMAN

15 URI NG KAIBIGAN NA MAKIKILALA MO SA INUMAN

By: Antonette Sarte

Based on extensive years ng pag iinom, eto ang mga pinaka common na tao makakasalamuha niyo sa inuman niyo halos gabi gabe. Sana ma-enjoy niyo. :D

1. The Silencer

Eto ung tropa mong tahimik lage sa inuman o lakad,  nkayuko nagtetext, nanunuod ng youtube o naglalaro ng COC. Magsasalita pag kinausap, tatawa pag may nakkatawa, tatagay pag sa kanya na, pero yuyuko na ulet pagtapos ng lahat ng ito. Hindi man sya pala salita, pero pag nagsimula na kayo mag usap, at “in the zone” na ang lolo mo, dire diretso na gagalaw ang bibig nya at dun mo marerealize na ang kailangan nya lang pala ay isang kaibigan.

     2. The Sleepy Hollow

Eto ung laging late naupo sa pwesto dahil kagigising lang, at pag upo nya e inaantok nanaman. Anak ng. Hindi sya gaano nakikiride sa mga trip nyo, dahil masaya na syang makinig at makitawa sa isang sulok hanggang sa dahan dahan na syang maglakbay sa panaginip niya.

     3. The VIPs

Eto ung mga nuknukan ng arte kung yayain, ang daming requirements. Ang daming dokumentong hinihinge, “Sino sinong pupunta”, “Hanggang anong oras”, “Kelangan sa malapit lang”. At kung ma- meet mo man lahat ng hinihingi neto, ay tyak late parin siya darating, dahil sisiguraduhin nyang nkalatag na lahat, nkapuwesto na lahat ng wala na siyang dapat asikasuhin, at kung nagdatingan na ang mga kapwa niya VIP, dahil boring nga naman makipag inuman sa mga butaw.

     4. The Chosen One.

Eto ung mga taong nakakangaga ng buong puso nung mag sabog ang Diyos ng kasipagan. Sila kadalasan ay nabibilang sa mga unang nadating para magluto ng pulutan, bumile sa tindahan, at mag timpla ng alak. Sila rin kadalasan yung mga huling nauwi, para magligpit at maglinis ng ininuman. Bihira ang mga ganito, at pag nakahanap ka ng mga katulad nila e tropahin mo na for life.

    5. The Agogo Dancer

Eto ung nasa gate palang e naghuhubad na ng t-shirt habang nasayaw Kolboy Style. Kadalasan, galing na siya sa iba pang inuman, at dahil kayo ang mga bespren niya, kayo dapat ang makasaksi ng tunay niyang kulay at kayo dapat ang mag hatid sa kanya sa huling hantungan (banyo, sofa, sala, sahig). Masaya kasama ang mga taong ito, dahil game na game sila. Kadalasan ay uunang namamatay sa inuman kakasayaw.

   6. The Hadhad

Eto ung mga tropa mong pag nalalasing e nangangati ang buong katawan, at nakakalimutan ang buong pagkatao niya. Nakakalimutan niya kung sino ang mga katabi niya at kung sino ang mga kasama niya basta pag nangati, e tyak siguradong magpapakamot. Kadalasan kilala na naten sila, pero may mga pagkakataon na biglang umuusbong ang hadhad skills ng isa mong kaibigan, pag nasobrahan sa alak.

  7. The Dramarama sa Hapon

Eto ung kadalasan nagyaya ng inom dahil may problema, pag upo sa lamesa ay nakatulala o may ka heart to heart na isang tropa ng ilang oras, pagkatapos ay biglang iiyak at makukuha na ang atensyon ng lahat ng nag iinom, at ang problema niya na ang magiging topic para sa buong gabing iyon. Kadalasan, nauuna malasing ang mga ito dahil sa pagpipilit lunuken ang buong bote ng Empi o sa pag angkin sa shot ng iba. Kadalasan nabagal ang ikot ng alak dahil hindi na naalis sa kanyan ang shotglass.

8. The Angry Bird

Eto ung tumataas ang presyon pag nakakainom ng alak, nagdidilim ang kanyang paningin at nagpapantig ang kanyang tenga. Aktibo ito sa mga diskusyon at pag siya ay natatalo na ay maghahamon, sisigaw o mag wo-walk out. Kadalasan nabalik din sila pag humupa na ang moment at mag so-sorry, with matching iyak pa. Masaya sila panuorin at kadalasan ay hindi na pinapatulan pag nasanay na.

9. The Sponsorship

Eto ung mga taong nanganganak ng pera. Kadalasan ay niyayaya siya sa inom dahil galante at di mahirap singilin, pag natyempuhan mo pang good vibes, e tyak makakatikim ka ng libreng alak at chichirya sa gabing iyon. Maraming tropa ang mga ito pero bilang lang ang totoo, alam na e.  

10. The MMK life story

Eto ung mga taong medyo gipit sa buhay, at hindi pinagpala ng pang ambag sa inuman pero kadalasan ay sinasama dahil pag tropa tropa. Madalas ay nililibre ito ng “SPONSOR” (read no. 9) pero minsan ay namimihasa ang mga MMK, dahil kahit meron na silang pera ay papanindigan pa rin nila ang saklap ng buhay at ipaglalaban ang 20PHP na ambag na “ipapamasahe” pa daw nila pauwe.

11. The Buffet 101

Eto ung mga laging kapos sa kanin mong tropa, na pag dating palang sa inuman e nakatitig agad sa lamesa. Minsan si CR daw sila muna, pero ang diretso pala ay sa kusina o rep para silipin kung ano mang pulutan ang meron para sa gabing iyon. Mahirap maglapag ng pagkain sa lamesa dahil nag sisilbing “War Zone”  ito pagkalapag na pagkalapag mo ng plato. Kadalasan ay madaldal ang mga ito dahil paraan nila yan para ma-divert ang antensyon mo sa pulutan, madalas ay hawak nila ang tinidor habang nagsasalita.

12. The Others

Eto ung mga tropa mong may sariling tropa pag nasa inuman. Sila lang kinakausap niya buong gabi at sila lang pinapansin niya. Kadalasan ay maasar ka sa kanila, pero kadalasan ay may topak lang sila. Hindi naman sila laging ganito, pero pag sinumpong ay talagang nakakairita, kadalasan nauuwi sa diskusyon ang inom kapag may mga “Others”.

13. The Balikbayan

Eto ung mga minsan lang magpunta, minsan lang sumulpot kahit nasa kabilang kanto lang ang bahay niya. “School”, “busy”, “trabaho”, “Lovelife” kadalasan ang maririnig mo sa kanya pag inaya. Madalas mo lang sila makikita kapag may bday, kasal, binyag, graduation tulad ng iba mong kamag anak na asa ibang bansa. Pero pag simpleng salu-salo at inuman lamang ay malabo mong masinagan ang anino nila.

14. The Ninja Turtle

Eto ung mga ci-CR lang daw, may kukunen sa kotse, mag wa-wifi lang, o bibili ng yosi. Yun pala umuwi na. Madalas to pag patapos na ang inuman, hindi mo sila maasahang magligpit o magwalis manlang dahil asa kanto na pala nag aabang ng tricycle. Kadalasan magtetext ito kinabukasan at hihingi ng pasensya sa bigla niyang pagkawala, kesyo tinawagan ni misis o sinigawan ng nanay kaya DAW umuwi.

15. The Perfect Attendance

Eto ung mga, ubod ng dali yayain, hindi mahirap kausap at kadalasan wala ng tanong tanong pupunta nalang. Tumutulong sila mag ayos at maglinis at nag aambag ng tama. Aktibo sila sa grupo at halos walang nami-miss na lakad. Endangered species na ang mga ito kaya tulad ng mga “Chosen Ones”, e sila ay ating alagaan at paramihin pa.

Pulutan 101: Cheez-it Sushi. Why not?

Have you ever thought that mixing and matching things/food can be done in an extremely strange level? Well it can. 

While most of us are struggling into this tight economy we all have in our plate. Most of us won't give up having fun. That's when creativity walks in.  

My friends and I always drink. Well we do a lot then than now. But old ways eventually became a habit, a legend, a way of life that will be passed on to generations. Lol. One of this "legend" that will be passed on is our famous Cheez-it Sushi. 

I know some of you might already be shaking your head in disgust but believe me guys, this is the shit. When you're young, broke and adventurous, nothing really could go wrong. We love to eat and drink, so why not be creative to add up to the fun? 

All you need is a pack of Cheez it, the curved cheese snack 90's kids loved and still love up to now which is around  20php. Some cooked rice and whatever the hell you want to consider as toppings, and voila you have yourself one delicious sushi/pulutan. 

We have our personal favorite combo: cheez -it + rice + scrambled egg bits + canned tuna toppings = culinary innovation. Lol 

It might look/sound gross, but hell you've done worse things than that. And it's fun so why be a grinch, you should definitely give it a try. 

Lost at 23

I guess when you're nearing 24 and jobless, you might as well consider that a near- death experience. Well for me it is, as much as I wanted to laugh about it, sometimes I just can't anymore.
After almost a year of job- hunting I finally snatched a job in one of the well -known companies in the country. But as always as it is, rainbows only last for so long.  Things went from bad to worst, there wasn't even a good one to start with. Well after 5 grueling months of denial and struggling, I finally left. And the moment I walked out the door, I knew I was doomed. I've been into the dungeons and horrors of finding myself a job for over a year and now here I am again, back on track.

I never considered myself ill-witted or something, I've seen better days when I was still in school, I haven't really had that much problems on exams and passing, now I don't know why I'm having such a hell of a good time looking out for a job. The experience isn't any close to normal anymore. Most of my friends got a thing or two just a month after leaving their college doors. And here I am, bleeding my heart out in this article.

Maybe because I wasn't sure of so many things in my life, that I don't even know what career best suits me. I wish I had thought of this back then, when I was still in college, I wished I've thought about how my towering height (5'3") won't let me in the airline industry and how my condition (skin asthma) won't let me step into the hotel and resort industry. I wished I knew how cruel the world can be when you stepped out of school.

Now I'm stuck, sitting in front of this laptop every goddamn afternoon, wondering how my life ended up this way. I'm stuck here wanting to deactivate all my social accounts so as not to see how almost all my friends are out there living the dream and I'm here eating leftover food from the fridge. It's funny how the people who need the most always end up with the emptiest hands every time. All I wanted was some stability for my age, some blueberry cheesecake and a day or two with my folks every week where I can take them to places while they're still up and able. Not so much isn't it? No brand new Iphone 6 there or some shitty 500$ branded bag on the list. Funny how when you want something so humbly normal, the richer kid beside you always gets something more. Is that how an ass life can be?

Well I hope she plays fair sometimes, instead of taking the life and soul of so many people who weren't as strong and creative enough to think of possibilities on how to make it. I know I'm not the only one in this path, for those who are with me in this ride, let's just try to keep it all together and keep a hold of the handlebar for some more. It's way too bumpy now, I know. Who knows, the paved road we've been dreaming about might be in the next turn.

ONE OF THE WORST CHIC BOY BRANCH I'VE EVER WENT TO

Well after typhoon Glenda hit home, there's nothing much left to do with all the power/water/wifi outages in town. For the first few nights I actually found it romantic eating with all the candle lights and with only them to sustain the dim lit vision all night. But past forward four days and it's not helping anybody's mood already. So we just had to eat out.
     Living in Imus, Cavite has its downside, actually many of them. Unlike living in other areas in the south (Las Piñas, Parañaque, Muntinlupa ), there's only so many places you can go in times like these. Yes malls have been springing up everywhere, but there's still this lack of those small, quaint yet modern and hip restaurants that all the latter has. All we have is fast food, chains and chains of them. So in times of hunger, you really have no choice but to resort to one. 
   So that night, I was craving for Sisig , and one of my faves is Chic Boy, I've always been a fan. It's cheap, tasty and will always give your belly the blob it needs. It offers Unlimited Rice and soup, overflowing chicken oil, mountains of fried garlic to go with all your high blood inducing foods. What else can you actually ask for? 

So I grabbed my hubby to go to the nearest outlet, and it's in V Central Mall Molino. We got there at around half past eight and people are still lining up in the counter. We immediately ordered our food,  Lechon Sisig for me and Liempo for him. They're both Unli-Rice. We sat down and waited for our order, I gently asked one of the waiters if they have fried garlic, and with a very delighting smug look on his face he answered a stiff, "WALA." Fine I'd let that pass, but past forward 20 mins. that's only when our dishes came. And my hubby even got the wrong one, the smug waiter kept on insisting he ordered a chicken leg. So I gave him our receipt. He checked then went away, thankfully after around 5 minutes he came back with the right order. Okay time to eat, finally.

As I was looking at my most awaited food, I readily realized something's not right. This isn't what I ordered. This isn't Sisig, this is OIL with a few spoons of meat.  

This is what their website says it's supposed to look like (Lechon Sisig)

And this is what I got: 

Really, are they serious? I'm not picky when it comes to food, but seriously, can you even call this food?  I tried to eat it since I'm really hungry, I tried scooping the less oily stuff out of the death pool but it just didn't work. I just scavenged a few slices of meat from my hubby. 

I'm a big fan of this restaurant, and I'm not against them in any way. But some of their branches really need to step up. If you want to maintain that good reputation then please hire qualified people, not to mention friendly. It's all about service. And with this branch, I'm not sure if they really have it. 

Hot Star Large Fried Chicken is now in the Philippines

Hot Star Large Fried Chicken is now in the Philippines

Well I must say say this is a new found treasure for all of us Filipinos who are very fond of unlimited rice and unbelievably large amounts of serving-size foods.

This restaurant got its origins from Taiwan and it kind of spread like wild fire into the whole world, managing to have branches in Australia, Singapore and many more.

Well here in the Philippines, it is located at one of the freshest and newest food hub in the city, The Blue Bay Walk in Macapagal Ave. Pasay City, just a notch away from the famous Mall of Asia, Complex. But the store need not fuss for as far as I know this is a first in the Philippines. So it can brag all it wants.

The menu is basically and as expected consists of fried items, the famous jaw-breaking fried chicken of course, then the equally gigantic fish fillet and then it also serves chicken skin and wings. Also, they have sandwiches for those who still consider their diet while dining at this place.

The Menu

For the price, I think it's still very reasonable for the amount and the size of the slab you're gonna get. I'm telling you it's gonna test every bit of manhood in your veins to devour everything and finish it. That's why you can order it with rice or just the chicken itself which you'd eat in their take out paper bag. And there's unli gravy too! ( a plus). 

     If you're gonna ask me what's the best thing to order I'd say go for the

BBQ style fried chicken cause it's probably the one that has the most taste in them. Frankly speaking, their chicken tastes good, but not really out of the ordinary just really, really large. I guess that's the catch.  But all in all it's good and worth every bucks.

My order:BBQ flavored chicken.

11 Songs that will give you a good cry

11 Songs that will make you reminisce, think and eventually cry.

Sometimes all you need is that one friend and good music to get you through the day.

So here’s to us going all through this hell and sh*t.

     1.  Amos Lee – Colors

“..Now I'm down,

I'm just hanging on the corner
I can't help but reminisce…”

Well this is one afternoon song you have to hear when you just got dumped, or you just got into a heavy fight with her. This will jerk your tears faster than your mom’s mouth.  This song will make you think, make you reminisce and make you realize his or her real worth. This might also make you realize how dull the world is when you’re alone.

    2. Turn your love – Jack Johnson

“..I don't want you to know
Let's not go to sleep tonight
It's not that it goes too fast
It's just that it goes at all..”

When we talk about Jack Johnson, it always screams feel –good chill out songs. And feel good doesn’t always mean feel right after hearing it, mind. This one is a simple yet deep kind of a gloomy song, the type that the people in their late 20’s or early 30’s can surely relate. But hey everybody still can it just depends where you’re coming from.  This song talks about two old lovers parting, they don’t want to but they have to, and they have accepted that. And they’re just trying to make the most of the time remaining in their relationship. Ironic as it may seems, that always happen in real life.

          3.  A Beautiful Mess- Jason Mraz

“…And through timeless words and priceless pictures
We’ll fly like birds not of this earth
And tides they turn and hearts disfigure
But that's no concern when we're wounded together..”

Well to be different, this one isn’t a break up or hate song. This one is just a sad love song. The lyrics are right but the tune, it just makes you feel beautifully sad. This one is for the lost souls who eventually found themselves again. And for the finders who truly appreciate the treasure they’ve found amidst all the damaged pieces of broken heart and dreams. 

 4.    Don’t say goodbye, say goodnight- Binocular

“..And now I've tried to see the truth
But I close my eyes
And you were there for me
And I was there for you..”

This one’s a classic. If you’re a 90’s kid then you’ve probably grown up to this kind of alternative music. The title speaks for itself. It’s one sad break up song. This song relives a hundred of memories in my mind, and the happiest are surely the hardest to think about. This one is perfect for the final moments of your relationship. The time when you finally decided that it’s time to go. Listening to this kind of hurts pretty badly when you really get into the zone and the lyrics are just too right.

 5.     Better that we break- Maroon 5

“..Now waking up is hard to do
Sleeping's impossible too
And every thing's reminding me of you..”

Well this is a post break up song. Maybe days, months or even years after the break up, and you found yourself still in love with that girl or guy but you realize it’s for the best to stay that way, this one’s perfect. This one will hit you hard after realizing that you still haven’t moved on, but you’d rather stay away because it’s your fault why all these happened. So you’ll just continue living sulking at the thought of it all, and wait till it all the emotions finally wither or pass by hopefully.

 

6.     Vienna- the Fray

“..Maybe in five or ten yours and mine will meet again
Straighten this whole thing out
Maybe then honesty need not be feared as a friend or an enemy..”

Again, a break up song for all of you guys. But this is like one of Jack Johnson’s, the deep and haunting type of music they always seem to have behind the beauty of their tunes.  This
 is for the one’s leaving town, going away for good, the ones leaving it all behind and letting fate decide for the relationship.  The ones determined to forget, this one is for you. 

7.  Come around- Rhett Miller

“..No one else can fix me
Although sometimes my heart tricks me
Into thinkin' someone else will do..”

Well this one’s another classic 90’s song.  It’s been used in the soundtrack of the American comedy series Scrubs.  It’s another post break up song, but with simple yet clear and bold lyrics everyone can surely relate to.  Months and a few failed relationships after the break up, you hear this song. And bam, you suddenly realized who really mattered from the start and how your life sucks now that the time and chance has gone.

 8.    Breathe in, breathe out – Mat Kearney

“..Hold on, hold tight
Make it through another night
And everyday, there comes a song with the dawn..”

This one belongs to the soundtrack of Grey’s Anatomy Volume 3, this isn’t a break up song. But this is for the struggling relationships. The one’s holding on a thin line, and for the ones fighting to hold on. This one’s good. The song’s not actually sad in fact it speaks about real love, but what makes it heart wrenching is the memories that go along with the tune as you play it. It will surely come crashing down. 

9.   Not over you- Gavin Degraw

“..Dreams
That’s where I have to go
To see your beautiful
Face anymore ..”

Well this one’s a good upbeat yet still very miserable song.  For the hopeless and the hopefuls, this is just right. For the ones left behind, the ones who haven’t a single bit moved on, for the ones hoping to get back and give it another shot and lastly for the in denials. Sometimes it’s easy making yourself believe that you’re already fine, but one good song is all you need to wake up to the sheer reality that you’ve been trying to avoid all this time. 

10.  Stay High- Tove Lo ft. Hippie Sabotage

“..Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain..”

This is a new song actually. And it will hit you harder than your mom’s hands once you feel where the song is coming from. This is for the ones who find it real damn hard to accept the truth that it’s over. The ones who want to escape reality. The poor people who try to live life in the shimmer of clubs, drugs and alcohol just to get away from it all, this is the song for you. This one is really sad, especially when this happens to explain your life right now.

11. Everybody Knows- John Legend

“…I'm calling your name and no one's there...”

Who doesn’t love John Legend? Amidst all of his famed love songs I found this good break up tune. For the ones who’ve been cheated on or been left behind, for the ones regretting what could have been, and for the hopefuls wishing there could have been a second chance to make things right. This one might help you take a step inch closer to acceptance and moving on. But still I won’t guarantee that it wouldn’t fill up your eyes.

 

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MOVING ON AND GETTING USED TO IT.

Do you really believe in moving on?  Maybe or maybe not and there’s no wrong answer. But for me, I think getting used to- is more like it. Or maybe moving on comes right after you get used to all the haze.  You can put it anyway you want but the one thing’s for sure, there’s no paved road for this. It’s going to be rough.       

                   

                There’s a difference between saying goodbye and letting go. You can basically say goodbye and not feel a pang of pain simply because a single word doesn’t guarantee a definite closure. You don’t close yourself to the certainty of not meeting again. You’re just parting ways for some time and you can always stay in touch because you’ll allow yourself to. But letting go, it’s a different world we’re talking about. Letting go is something definite, something firm and painful. It is a decision not made overnight, sometimes it takes days, weeks, months or for some unfortunately, years. It’s laying down the line, finally closing the door, and deciding to walk away, for good.

                These two words kind of get mixed up sometimes though. You can say goodbye and think of it as letting go but that doesn’t always work, you may wake up one night when the pain finally and suddenly comes crashing down out of nowhere from the distant past. That’s why saying goodbye isn’t easy, unless you really mean it. If the night before the moment of truth comes and you’re still having second thoughts, then DON’T do it. I repeat. DON’T DO IT.  This could be the worst decision of your life. This could be the biggest regret you’ll ever have.  Because once you said it, it’s like a continuous spell that will magically affect all your days ahead. Are you really prepared for it? Or is it just your pride getting in the way? Once you lay down the line, it will automatically affect your significant other. They will get hurt of course, and getting hurt doesn’t always guarantee an open heart for second chances. What if all this was just a spill of the moment anger and you DON’T really mean it, can you take all the words back? Yes you can apologize but it won’t be the same, a shattered glass will never be the same even if you glue it back a hundred times.

                Once this happens and the two of you resulted to splitting up, you force yourself to move on the fastest way possible. You jump into all the diversions available; Drinking, smoking, sex and drugs, whatever you fancy. You get to the next train and move out quicker than the sunset that afternoon.  It will all be a haze at first, and yes I won’t contradict that this helps, BUT only for awhile.  You can move out or drink all you want, get high as the Everest, and turn down like your neighborhood whore but still, you can’t escape. You just can’t.  He or she will be practically everywhere, like a ghost haunting you even in your dreams.

                So that’s why it’s very important to be sure about your decision. Then if you really want to end things, then you have to deal with it afterwards, not run away from it. You can cry, nobody said you can’t. You have to go through the stages. You have to face it the right way, come home to your family or call your closest friend and whine your heart out. Cry until you actually fall to sleep, until you have tears to spare. Empty your body fluids if that’s the way to go. Because eventually you will get tired, the tears will dry up, and finally, you will get USED to it.  And once you get used to it, I think that’s the only time the words moved on are appropriate.

Best of luck.