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Casa Armas is good, but Alba's (somewhere in Makati Ave./JP Rizal) is also worth mentioning. Ate there years ago and it was GREAT. Best paella I've tasted.

Instituto Cervantes (close to St. Scho/DLSU) also makes a slightly dry paella.

Recently I've tried San Mig Light and Heineken.

Both are nice. Not much difference in taste, with Heineken tasting a little lighter.

Both are much, much better to my tongue than Tsingtao, though. Corona Extra's pretty good too I think.

Chips

Crackers

Chocolate

Beer

I don't keep track, but I bring a half-gallon jug of water with me everyday to work. It's usually empty or close to empty by the time I go home.

Lunch - sinampalokang manok

Dinner - beef salpicao and pasta

10,000?

Pabango siguro...yung pabango ko iniregalo sa akin, nagtanong ako kanina PhP4,100 pala! :o

Yung sukli siguro sa wardrobe. Maybe a new pair of slim-fit denims, then some dress shirts.

Sa women...perhaps Void of the WildC.A.T.s. Full-body leotards have always been a fascination of mine.

In many ways, yes I am what you see on the Internet.

But recently I've learned I can be much, much sweeter in real life. Of course, I gotta be selective in whom to become sweet with, so I don't show that side in online fora.

The person may be right for you in many ways, but if the timing's wrong, it may not work either.

If you want the color but don't like the shine, may I suggest "hyper silver" rims?

I'm not much of a repairer myself. I keep myself to fluid maintenance and tire pressure checking.

I do opt to closely watch the mechanics do their thing when they make major repairs on my car. There's a lot you can learn from them (and you see how critical certain parts are on your car, like the CV joints and clutch assembly).

Chrome is too flashy...masyadong KSP ang dating.

I'll go for powder-coated rims...there are gunmetal gray wheels that look good, and there are those that look better in some other color.

Going on long drives with thumping music and good friends.

Nowadays a cold beer and lots of sleep are my best buddies when stressed out.

I can't exactly sing my heart out when I'm in a hotel room with colleagues.

I used to think it was possible, but it really isn't.

Think of it this way: The sexual element of romantic love is just another expression of it. It's not some "corruption" of what others would call "pure" romantic love; it's part and parcel of the whole thing.

If it is possible, it's pretty damn hard in practice.

We used to have a black 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280S lying in our garage for the longest time. (Not sure of the chassis number, was probably also a W116.)

We had the engine overhauled and eventually let it go. That car was really stately.

Lunch - nilagang baka

Merienda - Banana Nut Crunch cereal and turron

Dinner - beef sukiyaki

Don't they get chilled by the air flowing up there? Kidding.

I agree with the whole shape-of-the-head thing. Going bald isn't for everybody.

Tried Meiji Black this afternoon. Yum yum.

Any dark Chocolate, the higher the cocoa content, the better!

You tried Meiji's 86% Cacao yet? That's really strong stuff and it's a little too dark and "earthy" for my taste.

Venom and Carnage, I gotta say.

Extra fashion kudos points to Carnage for the angry red color scheme.

Kagabi: Greenbelt.

Ngayon: Opisina.

Overtime is killing me.

I'd recommend the following artists:

Vienna Teng (a Chinese-American who plays "chamber folk")

Bliss (a chillout group from Denmark, I think?)

Nobuo Uematsu and Yasunari Matsuda (Square-Enix's purveyors of excellent, epic video game music)

Sarah Brightman (for the classical singing fans who don't mind some pop)

...More to come next time

Rico Blanco

The Eraserheads

Sugar Free

Urbandub

Gary Valenciano

Hotdog

Low availability of second-hand units? Tell me about it. I had a hard time looking for a second-hand Jazz.

With demand so high, I don't think the Jazz will be discontinued anytime soon. The all-new 2009 Jazz has already been featured in a number of car magazines. Gone are the i-DSI engines, replaced with VTEC units in both 1.3L (~100hp) and 1.5L (~120hp) configurations. Expect those to make it here soon.

^ Tama yan.

When you shift from "D" to "2" you're locking out all gears except first and second. This will give you engine braking and/or increased acceleration. Shifting to low gears like this is recommended for steep downhill driving (e.g. Kennon Road or the Shangri-La Plaza covered parking ramps) to prevent burning your brakes out.

Turning overdrive off does the same thing, except that it locks out only your top gear.

On Honda auto 'boxes you turn off overdrive by shifting from "D" to "D3"---effectively locking out all gears except first, second and third. It's the same thing.