Sweet Introvert

Since there are no clear rules on who should be posting in this thread, we appreciate SUGGESTIONS from those selling supplements and promoting alterrnative (read: NON-CONVENTIONAL) therapy.

As long as those doing so would make it clear to patients as to the extent of what you can do, and what you cannot. MDs and NON-MDs can coexist in this section, like they do in the non-virtual world. But for the benefit of the online patients posting, whose well-being is the primary concern, we require everyone to present facts, explained in the clearest way possible and not just by copying and pasting google info, thereby letting the patient make an INFORMED and INTELLIGENT decision.

There is an actual thread dedicated for that purpose alone - SUPPLEMENTS, ETC. Utilize it if you may.

Know your limits, people.

A recent trip up north showed me a new place to enjoy a welcome meal in the City of Pines. Cafe by the Ruins is a small establishment along Shuntug Road across from Rizal Park in Baguio. Its an open air establishment that serves simple food, simple but tasty, its fairly unique ambiance is due mostly to the fact that it is built inside ruined walls, don't worry, the rest rooms are clean, and the kitchen looks like its also clean. My family and I only ordered the same thing. Crispy Tapa.

The Crispy Tapa takes the standard tapa and shreds it before deep frying the whole thing, making it a delicious dish, well worth ordering. In fact, its sizzling hot so when you add some of the spicy vinegar that accompanies the meal, it makes a very satisfying sound, as well as very filling. Oh, and it also comes with some very hot soup, which makes drinking it at night a wonderful feeling.

The inner section of Cafe by the Ruins is pretty nice.

However if you can eat in the open air section (not when its raining) the ambiance is definitely nicer. Could be romantic (well sorta) and could be for the family.

You tell me that you love me,

you tell me that you care,

then next thing I know,

you are with another guy.

How sad is that?

Causeway on Libis has terrible dimsum, don't even bother.

Causeway in Banawe is great, as is Gloria Maris in Greenhills.

Hap Chan has generally deteriorated in quality.

For latetime snacking, Emperor's on Wilson in Greenhills is also excellent.

Another year marked on my life ... I wonder what the new year will bring?

Masuki area??? Traffic is terrible and parking is worse.

The way the rehabilitation of SLEX is going, by the time they finish, most of it will be ruins again anyway. Makes me wonder what moron came up with the concept of using the lowest bidder ... hmmm ... who's face graces the billboard at the far end again?

Multiple posts deleted due to being of a meet-and-greet type as opposed to being thread related. Please try to keep those confined to PMs or as part (albeit minor) of a mostly on-topic post.

Parked in EDSA Shang once, the vehicle beside me must have asked the carwash boys to wash his car, so when I returned, I was more than a little angry that my newly polished car was speckled with foam and water. I kept my temper and asked the carwash boys to at least spray the foam off, they laughed and said they would, if I paid them 50 pesos. I shrugged, walked back in and complained to the mall management. Bye-bye fool.

giving tips is optional, may service charge man o wala.

i never leave tips, kahit na ok ang service. eh job ng crew yun to provide good service.

however i do give tips sa mga di masyado kilalang restos kung ok ang service.

big time joints? never.

 

bigay mo na lang yung konting barya mo sa naglilimos sa kalye, makakatulong ka pa hehe

common sense, it's not safe to leave your things on your seat while getting condiments. this is the philippines, not exactly the safest and crime free country in the world.

 

leaving tips which is an acronym meaning Thanks In Prompt Service or something like that should be given out of goodwill, it's not a compulsory thing like the restaurants in the US or the taxi cabs here in the Philippines. Normally I only have two rules when deciding if i should tip or not; 1. if the service was really good and 2. if I think I should come back.

 

i hate restaurants which give change in the small denominations since most people don't like coins and tend to just leave them as tips. but doing it too much is just robbery!

 

Last night I was over at Ziggurat and the change they gave me was short; when I told the waitress about it she just said "okay", and made me wait for the longest time to get my money. Ziggurat in Burgos, Makati Ave area. don't really know if there are other branches.

 

also the jollibee at the Bonifacio Stop Over in Taguig is really bad service! really BAD! going to that pizza shop right across it is a much better choice.

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Anyways, I got ticked off at HEAT in Edsa Shangri-La Hotel. I had supper there with some relatives a few days back. We opted for the buffet, expecting good food (after all it is a 5-star hotel ... supposedly.) I started with the salad section, good selection. Then went to their sushi/sashimi section, again good selection. When I got to the meats, I asked the waiter to cut me a nice thick 1 inch slab of roast beef, he slices a thin eighth of an inch section. I told him once more, 1 inch thick, even pointing to which point he should cut. He ignored my request and sliced another eighth of an inch. I told him that if he didn't slice a nice thick 1 inch section, I would complain to the manager, this cretin then sliced a half inch section. I called for the manager and complained. My relatives (who it seemed were eating in HEAT every night for 2 weeks as they were staying in EDSA Shang then told the manager that if he didn't do something, they would never go back to HEAT, as well as complain to the hotel GM who they know pretty well.

So long cretin.

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice... We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to k*ll. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.....

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

If you don't send this to other people......Who cares?

George Carlin

Family, can't live with them, can't massacre them.

Old thread removed, new thread in.

This is insane, I've been getting sick every Friday night and getting better every Monday morning. Its like the gods no longer want me to have a weekend.

Sua be, gun se lan nang, gua kap di kong lo, juana si gong, di umsi juana.

Read that and gather from this, that which you need.

Well, I heard that you're leavin'

Gonna leave me far behind

'Cause you found a brand new lover

You decided that I'm not your kind

So I pulled your name out of my Rolodex

And I tore all your pictures in two

And I burned down the malt shop where we used to go

Just because it reminds me of you

That's right, you ain't gonna see me cryin'

I'm glad that you found somebody new

'Cause I'd rather spend eternity eating shards of broken glass

Than spend one more minute with you

I guess I might seem kinda bitter

You got me feelin' down in the dumps

'Cause I'm stranded all alone in the Gas Station of Love

And I have to use the self-service pumps

Oh, so honey, let me help you with that suitcase

You ain't gonna break my heart in two

'Cause I'd rather get a hundred thousand paper cuts on my face

Than spend one more minute with you

I'd rather rip out my intestines with a fork

Than watch you going out with other men

I'd rather slam my fingers in a door

Again and again and again and again and again

Oh, can't you see what I'm tryin' to say, darlin'

I'd rather have my blood sucked out by leeches

Shove an ice pick under a toenail or two

I'd rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue

Than spend one more minute with you

Yes, I'd rather jump naked on a huge pile of thumbtacks

Or stick my nostrils together with Krazy Glue

I'd rather dive into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades

Than spend one more minute with you

I'd rather rip my heart right out of my rib cage with my bare hands

And then throw it on the floor and stomp on it 'til I die

Than spend one more minute with you

What's that? Counting down your body clock?

I told you the water was deep, but nooooo, you still insisted that your lowered Accord could take it. Towing you back to Metro from Cavite was NOT fun for me either. Here is a simple clue, when the water is higher than your engine hood, its DEFINITELY too deep.

There was this Italian place where Queen's Castle is now (or could it be Heartbeat), I forgot the name of the place but I loved the food there back in the 80s.

Also the French resto where 6750 is now.

Here is to our wives and the women we love ...

... may they never meet!

Somebody (Depeche Mode)

You Don't Want Me Any More (Weird Al)

Dammit I guess we will have to waste our money on someone I mean something else then.

Any new military related books worth reading?

What kind of low-life would steal the damned lugnuts of a car?