Rain... Rain...

The Rainy Season has arrived and it's that time of the year again where traffic is worse than the usual, skies are gloomy, water in the shower is colder, internet slows down and it's much harder to get out of bed...

But there are things that I like about the rainy season. I always look at the bright side of things. One is that it's awesome to be hugged by someone when it's cold. I thank Misha for that. Another is that drinking warm drinks taste so much better. Hot cocoa, warm milk, and my favorite... Coffee! A cup of Joe tastes so damn good when it's raining... Whether it be Nescafé Classic plain black, or with sugar, or with coffee-mate, the coffee is just perfect! Love it when it rains! The other thing is that it's easier to sleep at night! Sunday nights are usually difficult, but when the sound of the water droplets hitting the ground is present... It's quite soothing! Right?

In life, you gotta look at the bright side of things. You have to avoid the negativity and pessimism. Like the saying goes... When life throws lemons at you, go make Lemonade. :) The Rainy Season has its good parts too! Try to look for it. If you just woke up, go have some Coffee! :) 

Sugi's Awesome Chicken!!!

I love Japanese food!!! But there's a "Filipinized" Japanese restaurant which I love dearly. Sugi in Greenhills has super awesome Japanese food. :) My family and I have eaten there numerous times! It's a family favorite!

Anyway, do you have a habit of ordering just one thing in a particular restaurant since you just love it? Here's an example. Ever since I tried the Chicken Kuwayage of Sugi, never ordered anything else for my main course. It's always been that! The head waitress in the Greenhills branch Tina knows it already whenever we eat there. It's a constant order. I actually converted Jonty and Misha into Chicken Kuwayage fans.

What is Chicken Kuwayage? It's not Teriyaki style but it's "Barbecue-ish" and has a sweetish/spicy taste! It's boneless chicken / crispy-crunchy goodness rolled in one awesome package! Trust me on this one! You can't go wrong with this! It doesn't come with Gohan though. So be sure to order that side of rice! But it does come with the Sugi Potato Salad. It's pretty good too!

The next time you think of Japanese food, go to Sugi and order their Chicken Kuwayage!

Crepes!

Forgive me but I need to ask... is it pronounced as "krayps" or "kreps"? Hahaha!

I haven't been blogging about food so here's a food entry for those looking for new places to eat.

Anyway, Misha and I have been into these crepes lately. We've eaten at Cafe Breton (The Podium) and La Creperie (Eastwood Mall). Both restaurants have excellent service and the crepes come to your table really fast after ordering. Both also have a good ambience and friendly staff. Other than crepes, they also have omelettes and breakfast food but you really have to go there for the dessert crepes. 

I'll start with Cafe Breton. This place is an institution and I often order the Adam and Eve Crepe. I love the Apples and Cinnamon flavor with the Ice Cream. The crepe is pretty good actually. It's a bit chewy and that's how I like it! Top it off with Vanilla Ice Cream where the hot and cold meet! It's excellent!

The other one is the Nutella-Banana Crepe which Misha absolutely loves. Fans of the beloved chocolate spread will die after tasting this. I thought it was pretty tasty! I think this would be more for the die-hard chocolate spread fans. A bit too sweet in my honest opinion.

Now on to La Creperie!

The place actually serves shakes from "Big Chill"... It seems like they're sister companies. :)

Anyway, this one caught my attention so i had to order it. It's a  double chocolate brownie crepe with Vanilla Ice Cream. Imagine a chocolate flavored crepe. That's one. Inside there's warm, soft, and moist brownies. Outside there's Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate syrup! Damn son! How can you go wrong with that??? Mind you this is an indulgent crepe. It's a treat. Once in a blue moon lang dapat. But it's awesome!

Since I'm after "balance", I'd recommend the Adam and Eve from Cafe Breton. The Apples and Cinnamon really go well with the Vanilla Ice Cream. If you ever crave for the crepes, check these places out!

Fulfilling the Dream...

This is it!!!

I'm finally finally going to fulfill my dream!!! I AM GOING TO SAN DIEGO TO ATTEND THE COMIC-CON!!! HUH-FRIKKIN-ZAH!!!

This trip has been years in the making and I hope and pray that it pushes through. (knocks on wood and crosses fingers)

Jonty and I are going and we are EXCITED! Really! Our tickets got confirmed thanks to the help of a friend that we owe BIG TIME! 

I'm sorry but this is the geek in me talking. I'll finally get to see the writers and artists I longed to see! Pinoys like Whilce Portacio and Alex Nino will be there. I'll also meet up with my bud Philip Tan who works for DC Comics. I'm wishing I get to meet the greats like Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. But the person I'm thankful who confirmed to attend is Jonathan Hickman. He's gonna be bigger in a few more years. The man is a genius! I'm sad that Bendis won't go but it's ok. SDCC is already worth it!

There'll be panels but the crucial ones I have to attend are the following. The Avengers panel, The Amazing Spider-Man panel, and The Dark Knight Rises panel. (Cool huh? :) ) hehehe. I'm excited! :) Robert Downey Jr. Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson and Joss Whedon together! Whatuuuuuupppp??? :)

Comic-Con will also be the venue for the 2011 Eisner Awards and please do me a favor? Please pray for our very own Gerry Alanguilan who is nominated for his work on Elmer. :) There are also other Pinoys nominated so please pray for them. I'm sorry to put emphasis on Sir Gerry but he' been one of my idols. He's a good man! He deserves the Eisner. :)

I'll also be covering this for Yahoo! Philippines. Since they got me to be their comic book blogger, I gotta cover it!!! :) It'll be awesome!!! Mark the dates!!! July 21-24, San Diego!!!

You know what? Movie-type stories? It's possible!

There was one point in my life wherein I was shy to talk to girls. Oo, aminin ko, torpe ako for a time. I was also in an emo phase when I'd watch these romantic comedies where the main tandem were childhood friends. Now there's a one in a million story... "Childhood sweethearts". Boy is 4 years old and has a crush on the little girl. They separate ways. They meet back in high school and become friends. They separate ways again. One goes to school abroad, one stays. Both find love in  other people that doesn't work out. Both are devastated. Then the impossible thing happens... They meet again! Doesn't happen right? Wrong!

You know that ending in "500 Days of Summer"? Where the guy meets Autumn in the end? That happened to me! BELIEVE IT! I had a devastating part in my life that crushed my heart. But as the Lord works in mysterious ways, things really do happen for a reason. It really does. I'm telling you, on the 500th day, Autumn entered my life and changed it forever! 

Misha was the first girl I ever liked. Honest to goodness. She was my childhood crush. After kinder, the next time I saw her was in high school and I still found her to be pretty. She became a friend. Sadly she left in college but somehow we kept in touch. After several years (college+masters), in the most surprising fashion (facebook), she said that she was going to work with me real soon. Well, at least in the same building. We didn't hit it off at first when she went into the building. It took time of course. But I think this story is just too good to be true. A lot of my friends can't believe it really. But it's true. Call it cheesy, but I'm a happy happy man. :) I can't ask for anything more...

There was a comment a couple of months back... There was a reader that was going through some difficult times with his lady... All I can say is that the Lord works in mysterious ways. Things really do happen for a reason. We may not see it at first. You'll feel that the world just crumbled and ended. After time, you'll be thankful that it crumbled and "ended" because if that didn't happen, you wouldn't have seen one of the great things that happen in life and that's meeting your true love. (Cheese anyone? :) hahaha!)

Do you know someone with the same story? :) Well, I hope there's someone who has the same story. To those in difficult times, fret not... She/He is just around the corner...

Lightning Strikes!!!

SHAZAM! Call me a geek! But I love this new watch! Hahaha! This SWATCH just reflects my personality :) I can think of The Flash, Captain Marvel, and even Thor! Haha!

Swatch has been releasing some pretty cool watches recently. I don't know the name of the line but there's this gray strap with a black face and red hands. Looks really cool.

I'm not endorsing Swatch don't get me wrong. I'm just happy with this new lightning watch! :)

The number of lightning watches have been decreasing since people have been buying. Get one while you still can :)

My team

The Playoffs isn't as exciting for me anymore since my team is gone. But today, I have to give it to the boys in Dallas for putting on an amazing show! Dirk is a BEAST and that's all I have to say. 

Anyway, I'm here to write about my C's. My beloved Boston Celtics. I've written about them several times now I know. It's just that I'm a different kind of fan. I don't follow players when they transfer teams. I'm a team guy. I've always been a Celtics guy. Always have been, always will be.

This season was disappointing because of the trade. I'm still quite bitter about the Perkins trade but what's done is done. I just hope Mr. Ainge does something spectacular in the off-season. I'm glad that Doc Rivers is back with the team. What sucks was that Rondo got injured in the playoffs. He's the key to winning if you ask me. But that's not it. Personally I think they should have retained Nate Robinson since he plays well with Big Baby Davis. We all know how he performed in the Playoffs...

If Doc believes that the guys still have some fuel left, then I fully support it! The Big 3 gave a fan like myself an awesome title in 2008. It just sucks they fell short last year. Grrr... I still hate that game.

The season's over and all fans can do is look back. It's time to rest and rebuild again. The Celtic Mystique is weird... I don't know whether to trust in it but I believe in Doc and his ethic. Ubuntu!!! Let's see if we can acquire some good players...

For now, I'll just be a Basketball fan and see what happens. Forever, CELTICS! HOORAH!